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* Calvin's Quiz #130 - 9 messages, 7 authors
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* QFTCI5GNM Final Round 4: Geography - 2 messages, 2 authors
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* Calvin's Quiz #129 - 2 messages, 2 authors
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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 9 ==
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
== 2 of 9 ==
Date: Wed, May 25 2011 5:13 am
From: Erland Sommarskog
Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
> 1 In American football how many points are scored for a touchdown?
4
> 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]
1973
> 4 Which opera by Guiseppe Verdi is set in Egypt?
Aida
> 5 Which three colours appear on the Russian flag?
White, blue read
> 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 (Although they would prefer an answer like Halliburton.)
> 9 The Swarovski label mostly specialises in making luxury items of
> what material?
Marble
> 10 Which war began in 1861 and ended in 1865?
The US civil war
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
== 3 of 9 ==
Date: Wed, May 25 2011 6:58 am
From: Bruce Bowler
On Wed, 25 May 2011 11:05:06 +1000, Calvin set fingers to keyboard and
typed:
> 1 In American football how many points are scored for a touchdown?
6
> 2 The Faroe Islands are a constituency of which European nation?
Iceland
> 3 In what year was China's one child policy introduced? [allow 2
either way]
1980
> 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?
Hush puppies
> 7 Which company was chiefly responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil
spill?
BP (of course it depends on who you talk to, could be Haliburton or [the
name escapes me])
> 8 Which Bond villain did actor Donald Pleasance portray?
You Only Live Twice
> 9 The Swarovski label mostly specialises in making luxury items of
what material?
Glass
> 10 Which war began in 1861 and ended in 1865?
US Civil War
Bruce
== 4 of 9 ==
Date: Wed, May 25 2011 7:00 am
From: Bruce Bowler
On Wed, 25 May 2011 13:58:43 +0000, Bruce Bowler set fingers to keyboard
and typed:
> On Wed, 25 May 2011 11:05:06 +1000, Calvin set fingers to keyboard and
> typed:
>
>> 8 Which Bond villain did actor Donald Pleasance portray?
>
> You Only Live Twice
Argh... Misread the question (but didn't realize it until I read the
other folks answers)...
Bruce
== 5 of 9 ==
Date: Wed, May 25 2011 8:22 am
From: swp
On May 24, 9:05 pm, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
> 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]
1979
> 4 Which opera by Guiseppe Verdi is set in Egypt?
aida
> 5 Which three colours appear on the Russian flag?
blue, red, white
> 6 Which food, originally from North Africa, consists of semolina balls
> coated in flour?
semolina balls
> 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?
lead crystal
> 10 Which war began in 1861 and ended in 1865?
the us civil war (also known as the war of northern aggression by many
of my friends in georgia)
swp
== 6 of 9 ==
Date: Wed, May 25 2011 8:47 am
From: swp
On May 25, 11:22 am, swp <stephen.w.pe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 24, 9:05 pm, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
> > 6 Which food, originally from North Africa, consists of semolina balls
> > coated in flour?
>
> semolina balls
oh. after looking at the other answers I see what you meant by
semolina 'balls' -- I call those 'pellets' because of their small
size. I also looked up semolina balls on a few cooking sites,
including one from nestle. turns out, there's a real dish called
'semolina balls'
swp
== 7 of 9 ==
Date: Wed, May 25 2011 9:26 am
From: Jeffrey Turner
On 5/24/2011 9:05 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 In American football how many points are scored for a touchdown?
Six
> 2 The Faroe Islands are a constituency of which European nation?
UK
> 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?
> 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?
BP
> 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?
US Civil War
--Jeff
--
It is very easy for rich people to preach
the virtues of self-reliance to the poor.
--Winston Churchill
== 8 of 9 ==
Date: Wed, May 25 2011 4:14 pm
From: Stan Brown
On Wed, 25 May 2011 11:05:06 +1000, Calvin wrote:
>
> 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]
> 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?
Felafel or falafel
> 7 Which company was chiefly responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill?
BP
> 8 Which Bond villain did actor Donald Pleasance portray?
> 9 The Swarovski label mostly specialises in making luxury items of what
> material?
Lead crystal
> 10 Which war began in 1861 and ended in 1865?
U.S. Civil War
--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...
== 9 of 9 ==
Date: Wed, May 25 2011 10:10 pm
From: Dan Tilque
Calvin wrote:
>
> 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]
1977
> 4 Which opera by Guiseppe Verdi is set in Egypt?
Cleopatra
> 5 Which three colours appear on the Russian flag?
white, red, 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?
British Petroleum
> 8 Which Bond villain did actor Donald Pleasance portray?
Dr No
> 9 The Swarovski label mostly specialises in making luxury items of
> what material?
silk
> 10 Which war began in 1861 and ended in 1865?
American Civil War
--
Dan Tilque
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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: Wed, May 25 2011 2:49 am
From: Dan Tilque
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> ** Final, Round 4 - Geography
>
> * Oceania
>
> In each case, name the country or territory.
>
> 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; Vanuatu
>
> 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 Is.
>
> 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 Is.
>
>
> * Islands of Great Britain
>
> Given the island or island group, name its capital or administrative
> center.
>
> 4. The Shetlands.
> 5. The Isle of Man.
> 6. The Isle of Wight.
Portland
>
>
> * US State Borders
>
> In each case, name the US state that is bordered by all the ones listed.
>
> 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.
Montana
>
>
> * Territorial Disputes
>
> Given the name and a brief description of an area or region in
> dispute, name either of the countries laying claim to the disputed
> area.
>
> 10. The city of Melilla has a population of roughly 75,000
> people and is located in northwestern Africa.
Spain
>
> 11. The Island of Vukovar, located in the Danube River.
Romania
>
> 12. Ankoko Island, also known as Isla de Anacoco, in
> north-central South America.
Guyana
>
>
> * Cities from the Air
>
> In each case, name the city.
>
> 13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi.04/city/13.jpg
Vancouver BC
> 14. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi.04/city/14.jpg
Washington DC
> 15. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi.04/city/15.jpg
Pittsburgh PA
--
Dan Tilque
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Wed, May 25 2011 9:41 am
From: Jeffrey Turner
On 5/23/2011 6:44 AM, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2010-12-13,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days. For further information see
> my companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
>
> All questions were written by members of Five Guys Named Moe,
> and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and
> may have been retyped and/or edited by me.
>
>
> ** Final, Round 4 - Geography
>
> * Oceania
>
> In each case, name the country or territory.
>
> 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
> 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.
Micronesia
> 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.
>
> * Islands of Great Britain
>
> Given the island or island group, name its capital or administrative
> center.
>
> 4. The Shetlands.
> 5. The Isle of Man.
> 6. The Isle of Wight.
>
>
> * US State Borders
>
> In each case, name the US state that is bordered by all the ones listed.
>
> 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.
Minnesota
> * Territorial Disputes
>
> Given the name and a brief description of an area or region in
> dispute, name either of the countries laying claim to the disputed
> area.
>
> 10. The city of Melilla has a population of roughly 75,000
> people and is located in northwestern Africa.
Morocco
> 11. The Island of Vukovar, located in the Danube River.
>
> 12. Ankoko Island, also known as Isla de Anacoco, in
> north-central South America.
>
>
> * Cities from the Air
>
> In each case, name the city.
>
> 13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi.04/city/13.jpg
Rio de Janeiro
> 14. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi.04/city/14.jpg
> 15. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi.04/city/15.jpg
New York
--Jeff
--
It is very easy for rich people to preach
the virtues of self-reliance to the poor.
--Winston Churchill
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #129
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/40ef2d0613f3b737?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Wed, May 25 2011 10:54 am
From: Jeffrey Turner
On 5/22/2011 9:24 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 What was the theme song to the 1988 movie Beaches?
Wind beneath my wings
> 2 Where would one find a fresco painting?
outside
> 3 Which American invented bifocal spectacles?
b. franklin
> 4 What is the largest Canadian province by population?
ontario
> 5 Who did Brad Pitt marry in 2000?
> 6 Are Formula One races usually run clockwise or anti-clockwise?
> 7 K is the chemical symbol for which element?
Potassium
> 8 In which English building was Thomas Beckett murdered in 1170?
tower of london
> 9 The site of the ancient city of Carthage is located in which modern
> day country?
tunis
> 10 How many different B vitamins are there? (allowing 2 either way)
9
--Jeff
--
It is very easy for rich people to preach
the virtues of self-reliance to the poor.
--Winston Churchill
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Wed, May 25 2011 2:56 pm
From: Calvin
On Wed, 25 May 2011 16:47:33 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:
> "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.
OK then. Mark didn't "know" it, but got the answer spot-on anyway.
--
cheers,
calvin
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