The brain’s happiness circuitry is activated when …

What was this magic stimulus? (Pocket)

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A fiendish quiz about literature and chess

 

A fiendish quiz about literature and chess (Telegraph, may require registration)

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If we want change, we have to make the case for it

4 Tips for Talking to People You Disagree With (Ted Ideas via Pocket)

With a link to her TED talk by Megan Phelps-Roper, a former member of the Westboro Baptist Church

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Agenda for AGM 16 September 2020

Agenda for AGM for Derbyshire Pub Quiz League to be held by Zoom on Wednesday 16th September 2020.

• Apologies.
• Minutes from previous AGM held on 18th September 2019
• Matters arising
• Treasurer’s report
• Chairperson’s report
• Election of officers and representatives
• President/vice president
• Ratification of divisions
• Honoraria
• Any other business and motion

 

Team contacts have received copies of the minutes from the 2019 AGM.

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Know a truffle from a toadstool?

Know a truffle from a toadstool? Take our Fungarium-inspired quiz and find out! (BookTrust)

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DPQL Balance Sheet

 

One member of your team should have received a copy of the Balance Sheet ahead of Wednesday’s virtual AGM.

If no member of your team has received the balance sheet please contact Dennis Slater.

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‘Only Connect’ is returning

BBC 2 Monday 21st September (Radio Times)

Series 16 – Episode 1 Pilgrims v Corkscrews

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15 questions that won Donald Fear £1m

Can you answer the 15 questions that won Donald Fear £1m on Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (Bristol Post)

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Four Reasons You Shouldn’t Exist

Physics says you’re an impurity in an otherwise beautiful universe (Slate via Pocket)

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How well do you know Scottish literature?

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How well do you know Scottish literature? (Telegraph online)

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