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* QFTCI5GNM Final Round 4: Geography - 2 messages, 2 authors
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* Calvin's Quiz #129 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 2 messages, 2 authors
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* Calvin's Quiz #130 - 6 messages, 6 authors
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TOPIC: QFTCI5GNM Final Round 4: Geography
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/a4cd379971c8fb66?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Tues, May 24 2011 12:10 am
From: "Rob Parker"
> ** Final, Round 4 - Geography
>
> 1. Formerly known as the Ellice Islands, this Polynesian
> island nation is located in the Pacific Ocean, midway
> between Hawaii and Australia. Its population of 12,000
> makes it the 2nd-least-populous sovereign state in the
> world, with only Vatican City having fewer inhabitants.
> In terms of physical land size, at just 26 km² (10 sq.mi.),
> it is the 4th-smallest country in the world.
Tuvalu; Kiribati
> 2. It is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea,
> consisting of nearly 1,000 islands, covering a land area
> of 28,400 km² (11,000 sq.mi.). The capital, Honiara, is
> located on the island of Guadalcanal.
Solomon Islands
> 3. This group of 4 volcanic islands is a British overseas
> territory, the last remaining in the Pacific Ocean. Only its
> 2nd-largest island is inhabited. The islands are best known
> as home of the descendants of the Bounty mutineers.
Pitcairn Island
> Given the island or island group, name its capital or administrative
> center.
> 6. The Isle of Wight.
Cowes
> 7. Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio.
Pennsylvania
> 8. Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Nebraska, Kansas,
> Oklahoma.
Colorado
> 9. North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin.
Indiana (?)
> 10. The city of Melilla has a population of roughly 75,000
> people and is located in northwestern Africa.
Morocco; Algeria
> 11. The Island of Vukovar, located in the Danube River.
Austria; Hungary
> 12. Ankoko Island, also known as Isla de Anacoco, in
> north-central South America.
Columbia; Venezuala
> In each case, name the city.
> 13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi.04/city/13.jpg
Toronto; Seattle
> 14. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi.04/city/14.jpg
Rome; Barcelona
> 15. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi.04/city/15.jpg
New York
Rob
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Tues, May 24 2011 10:38 am
From: "Peter Smyth"
"Mark Brader" wrote in message
news:COOdnW-8vpz0oEbQnZ2dnUVZ_gKdnZ2d@vex.net...
Mark Brader:
>> In each case, name the city.
>>
>> 13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi.04/city/13.jpg
>> 14. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi.04/city/14.jpg
>> 15. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi.04/city/15.jpg
15. New York.
Peter Smyth
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #129 - ANSWERS & SCORES
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/40ef2d0613f3b737?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Tues, May 24 2011 6:05 pm
From: Calvin
On Mon, 23 May 2011 11:24:57 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:
> 1 What was the theme song to the 1988 movie Beaches?
Wind Beneath My Wings
5/12
> 2 Where would one find a fresco painting?
On a wall or ceiling
12/12
> 3 Which American invented bifocal spectacles?
Benjamin Franklin
8/12
Does anyone have access to the OED to find out when the term American was
first used in this sense?
> 4 What is the largest Canadian province by population?
Ontario
10/12
> 5 Who did Brad Pitt marry in 2000?
Jenifer Aniston
6/12
And I couldn't care less about such things, but it is unreasonable to only
write questions on topics than I am interested in.
> 6 Are Formula One races usually run clockwise or anti-clockwise?
Clockwise, even in the souther hemisphere thanks Dan :-)
10/12
> 7 K is the chemical symbol for which element?
Potassium
12/12
> 8 In which English building was Thomas Beckett murdered in 1170?
Canterbury Cathedral
6/12
> 9 The site of the ancient city of Carthage is located in which modern
> day country?
Tunisia
10/12
> 10 How many different B vitamins are there? (allowing 2 either way)
8 [oddly, since there is a B12]
4/12
And people either knew it or not, so the tolerance either way was of no
use.
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 129
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Chris Johnson
0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 6 Dan Tilque
0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 David
0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 5 Erland S
1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 John Masters
0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 8 Mark Brader
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 7 Pete Gayde
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 8 Rob Parker
1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 7 Stan Brown
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 Stephen Perry
5 12 8 10 6 10 12 6 10 4 83 TOTAL
69%
Chris and Stephen share the honours.
--
cheers,
calvin
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Tues, May 24 2011 11:47 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
"Calvin":
> > 10 How many different B vitamins are there? (allowing 2 either way)
>
> 8 [oddly, since there is a B12]
> 4/12
> And people either knew it or not, so the tolerance either way was of no
> use.
No, I didn't. See the comment in my posting.
--
Mark Brader "I'm not Richard, either.
Toronto Oh, wait: I am! Lucky me!"
msb@vex.net --Richard R. Hershberger
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #130
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/c0a067c127f58b80?hl=en
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== 1 of 6 ==
Date: Tues, May 24 2011 6:05 pm
From: Calvin
1 In American football how many points are scored for a touchdown?
2 The Faroe Islands are a constituency of which European nation?
3 In what year was China's one child policy introduced? [allow 2 either
way]
4 Which opera by Guiseppe Verdi is set in Egypt?
5 Which three colours appear on the Russian flag?
6 Which food, originally from North Africa, consists of semolina balls
coated in flour?
7 Which company was chiefly responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill?
8 Which Bond villain did actor Donald Pleasance portray?
9 The Swarovski label mostly specialises in making luxury items of what
material?
10 Which war began in 1861 and ended in 1865?
--
cheers,
calvin
== 2 of 6 ==
Date: Tues, May 24 2011 7:37 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky
In article <op.vv0imsh4yr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, calvin@phlegm.com says...
>
> 1 In American football how many points are scored for a touchdown?
6
> 2 The Faroe Islands are a constituency of which European nation?
Denmark
> 3 In what year was China's one child policy introduced? [allow 2 either way]
1976
> 4 Which opera by Guiseppe Verdi is set in Egypt?
Aida
> 5 Which three colours appear on the Russian flag?
red, white, blue
> 6 Which food, originally from North Africa, consists of semolina balls coated in flour?
couscous
> 7 Which company was chiefly responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill?
British Petroleum
> 8 Which Bond villain did actor Donald Pleasance portray?
Blofield
> 9 The Swarovski label mostly specialises in making luxury items of what material?
> 10 Which war began in 1861 and ended in 1865?
American Civil War
--
Go to http://MarcDashevsky.com to send me e-mail.
== 3 of 6 ==
Date: Tues, May 24 2011 7:39 pm
From: Pete
Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote in
news:op.vv0imsh4yr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:
>
> 1 In American football how many points are scored for a touchdown?
6
> 2 The Faroe Islands are a constituency of which European nation?
Denmark
> 3 In what year was China's one child policy introduced? [allow 2
> either way]
1985
> 4 Which opera by Guiseppe Verdi is set in Egypt?
Aida
> 5 Which three colours appear on the Russian flag?
Red, white, blue
> 6 Which food, originally from North Africa, consists of semolina
> balls coated in flour?
Falafel
> 7 Which company was chiefly responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil
> spill?
BP
> 8 Which Bond villain did actor Donald Pleasance portray?
Blofeld
> 9 The Swarovski label mostly specialises in making luxury items of
> what material?
Crystal
> 10 Which war began in 1861 and ended in 1865?
U.S Civil War
>
Pete
== 4 of 6 ==
Date: Tues, May 24 2011 7:53 pm
From: "Rob Parker"
> 1 In American football how many points are scored for a touchdown?
6 (IIRC)
> 2 The Faroe Islands are a constituency of which European nation?
Denmark
> 3 In what year was China's one child policy introduced? [allow 2 either
> way]
1970
> 4 Which opera by Guiseppe Verdi is set in Egypt?
Aida
> 5 Which three colours appear on the Russian flag?
Red, white & blue
> 6 Which food, originally from North Africa, consists of semolina balls
> coated in flour?
Cous-cous
> 7 Which company was chiefly responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill?
BP
> 8 Which Bond villain did actor Donald Pleasance portray?
Ernst Stravro Blofeld
> 9 The Swarovski label mostly specialises in making luxury items of what
> material?
Handbags (?)
> 10 Which war began in 1861 and ended in 1865?
American Civil War
Rob
== 5 of 6 ==
Date: Tues, May 24 2011 11:50 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
"Calvin":
> 1 In American football how many points are scored for a touchdown?
6.
> 2 The Faroe Islands are a constituency of which European nation?
Norway.
> 3 In what year was China's one child policy introduced? [allow 2 either
> way]
1972?
> 4 Which opera by Guiseppe Verdi is set in Egypt?
Aida.
> 5 Which three colours appear on the Russian flag?
Red, white, and blue.
> 6 Which food, originally from North Africa, consists of semolina balls
> coated in flour?
Couscous?
> 7 Which company was chiefly responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill?
BP. (Preemptive strike: British Petroleum is wrong.)
> 8 Which Bond villain did actor Donald Pleasance portray?
Blofeld.
> 9 The Swarovski label mostly specialises in making luxury items of what
> material?
Glass.
> 10 Which war began in 1861 and ended in 1865?
The Civil War.
Oh, all right... the US one. Aka various other names.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Defendant's speech ends in long sentence"
msb@vex.net | --Minneapolis Tribune, February 25, 1981
My text in this article is in the public domain.
== 6 of 6 ==
Date: Wed, May 25 2011 12:32 am
From: "Peter Smyth"
"Calvin" wrote in message
news:op.vv0imsh4yr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au...
>
>1 In American football how many points are scored for a touchdown?
6
>2 The Faroe Islands are a constituency of which European nation?
Denmark
>3 In what year was China's one child policy introduced? [allow 2 either
>way]
1994
>4 Which opera by Guiseppe Verdi is set in Egypt?
Aida
>5 Which three colours appear on the Russian flag?
Red, White, Blue
>6 Which food, originally from North Africa, consists of semolina balls
>coated in flour?
>7 Which company was chiefly responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill?
BP
>8 Which Bond villain did actor Donald Pleasance portray?
Blofeld
>9 The Swarovski label mostly specialises in making luxury items of what
>material?
Crystal
>10 Which war began in 1861 and ended in 1865?
Crimean
Peter Smyth
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