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Dec 2024
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Retrospectors Quiz of the Year 2024

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How many nickels did the first Automat take in 1902? What does ‘Opus Dei’ mean in Latin? And what WAS the title of the novelty song released by the Jamaican bobsled team in 1988?  It’s Arion vs. Rebecca in our fourth annual Retrospectors Quiz of the Year! Over festive drinks and listener feedback, Olly puts them to the test in this fiendishly difficult quiz ... Show More
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