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Postby Iranu » 12 Nov 2021 Read

Alan Rickman won a Best Supporting Actor BAFTA for his role in what 1991 film?

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Postby HappyCamper » 12 Nov 2021 Read

Nineteen ninety one saw the eruption of Mount Pinatubo, at force 6 on the volcanic explosivity index the second largest of the 20th century, in which country? Relief efforts were complicated by the simultaneous arrival of Typhoon Yunya in the affected area.

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Postby HappyCamper » 12 Nov 2021 Read

chengdufan wrote:Philippines


correct, it's the philippines! part the so called 'ring of fire' of high seismic activity around the pacific ocean.

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Postby chengdufan » 12 Nov 2021 Read

Who is the current president of The Philippines? Known amongst other things for his extreme war on drugs.

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Postby chengdufan » 12 Nov 2021 Read

James Bentley wrote:It's something like Duerte, don't know his first name, sorry. If that's not close enough, feel free to be strict!

Duterte is the correct answer; over to you Jim!

I think his first name is Rodrigo. He's in the news quite often here. His relationship with China isn't good, I believe.

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Postby Prop » 12 Nov 2021 Read

chengdufan wrote:
James Bentley wrote:It's something like Duerte, don't know his first name, sorry. If that's not close enough, feel free to be strict!

Duterte is the correct answer; over to you Jim!

I think his first name is Rodrigo. He's in the news quite often here. His relationship with China isn't good, I believe.


He’s the guy that’s tackling the drug problem by having all the drug addicts murdered, isn’t he. Route one, to say the least.

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Postby James Bentley » 12 Nov 2021 Read

Quite a few of Philip K. sausage's writings have been adapted into films. Which 1990 film is based on his 1966 short story "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale"?

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Postby HappyCamper » 12 Nov 2021 Read

Memory, the Heart is a 1937 self portrait in oil-on-metal by which surrealist? It represents the torment caused by an affair between the artist's spouse and sibling.

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Postby chengdufan » 16 Nov 2021 Read

The city of Chichen Itza in Yucatan, Mexico was built by which ancient civilization?

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Postby Prop » 16 Nov 2021 Read

chengdufan wrote:
Prop wrote:The Maya

Correct!


Bit of a guess!

One important surviving artefact of the Maya civilisation is the Popol Vuh. What is it?
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