[SPOILER] Answers - was Re: REMINDER Pub Quiz tonight
Dave Cross
dave at dave.org.uk
Tue Nov 15 10:30:01 GMT 2005
Paul Orrock wrote:
> Simon Wistow wrote:
>
>> Final warning - pedantry will be harshly dealt with.
>
>
>> 26. Astronomy: What is the closest star to earth, after the Sun?
>> 26. Alpha Cenaturi
>
> There's no such place, Alpha Centauri is actually the correct answer.
Actually it's not. The correct answer is Proxima Centauri. But last
night I took a gamble on the quizmasters not knowing the right answer
and went for the answer I thought they'd want (Alpha Centauri).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxima_Centauri
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