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The idiot’s apostrophe, West Wing words and 55,000 Bibles – take the Thursday quiz
Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?
There was some correspondence about last week’s quiz as to whether the phrase “having at”, as in “having at a neighbour’s garage with a chainsaw”, was the correct usage of English or not. The quiz master contends that if the phrase “have at you” was good enough for Shakespeare, it is probably acceptable in a light-hearted quiz filled with questions on topical news, general knowledge, and one man’s weird niche pop culture obsessions. So why don’t you all have at this week’s version? Let us know how you get on in the comments. Enjoy!
The Thursday quiz, No 181
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Business - Inc.
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