[SOC] Comparing Temperatures UK and OZ

Ian C. Purdie ianpurdie at integritynet.com.au
Thu May 27 00:25:53 EDT 2004


Paul Bartlett wrote:

> I used to set a pub quiz with a chum and we revelled in setting mischievious
> questions.

We use them as fund raisers. Get local businesses to donate 1st, 2nd and 3rd
prizes and charge participants $5.00 a head to enter or $25.00 for a team of 6
who may collaborate.

> Here are two:
>
> o In Australia, does the Sun rise in the East or the West?

Am I standing on my head? Any correlation with way the bath tub water rotates at
the outlet?

>  How many operas did Beethoven write and for an extra point, name it.

I had to look it up at Google:

1 opera, Fidelio (1805)

> One team scored zero on that last one!

I can well believe that... What I know of Operas and Beethoven would fit on the
head of a pin.

> > Yes, I'm a bastard.
> >
>
> Can we doubt this?

Of course not <G>

Ian



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