Friday, May 20, 2011

rec.games.trivia - 8 new messages in 2 topics - digest

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* Calvin's Quiz #128 - 7 messages, 7 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/9378c10886547233?hl=en
* 2011 world quizzing championships - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/9bc40bfc71cd2c0d?hl=en

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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #128
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/9378c10886547233?hl=en
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== 1 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, May 18 2011 11:12 pm
From: John Masters


On 2011-05-19 03:17:11 +0100, Calvin said:

> 1 Harrison Ford played the character Rick Deckard in which 1982 movie?
> 2 How many on-court players are there in an ice hockey team?

5

> 3 Bright Eyes was the theme song to which 1978 movie?

Watership Down

> 4 Who became chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation in 1969?

Yasser Arrafat

> 5 Who was the female lead in the 1989 film 'When Harry met Sally'?

Meg Ryan

> 6 Kent Brockman is a character on which animated TV series?

South Park

> 7 Which historical event does the 1858 film A Night to Remember recount?

Sinking of the Titanic

> 8 Holyrood Palace is located in which British city?

Edinburgh

> 9 What is the key ingredient in the dish Babaganoosh?

Lamb

> 10 Who rules in a plutocracy?

The rich
--
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb
-- they're often students, for heaven's sake.
(Terry Pratchett)

== 2 of 7 ==
Date: Thurs, May 19 2011 1:41 am
From: "David"


1 Harrison Ford played the character Rick Deckard in which 1982 movie?

Blade Runner

2 How many on-court players are there in an ice hockey team?

6

3 Bright Eyes was the theme song to which 1978 movie?

Watership Dwon

4 Who became chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation in 1969?
5 Who was the female lead in the 1989 film 'When Harry met Sally'?

Meg Ryan

6 Kent Brockman is a character on which animated TV series?

The Simpsons

7 Which historical event does the 1858 film A Night to Remember recount?
8 Holyrood Palace is located in which British city?
9 What is the key ingredient in the dish Babaganoosh?
10 Who rules in a plutocracy?

The wealthy


--

cheers,
calvin


== 3 of 7 ==
Date: Thurs, May 19 2011 1:47 am
From: Erland Sommarskog


Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
> 2 How many on-court players are there in an ice hockey team?

6

> 4 Who became chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation in
> 1969?

Yassir Arafat

> 8 Holyrood Palace is located in which British city?

Birmingham


--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se


== 4 of 7 ==
Date: Thurs, May 19 2011 3:27 am
From: Dan Tilque


Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 Harrison Ford played the character Rick Deckard in which 1982 movie?

Blade Runner

> 2 How many on-court players are there in an ice hockey team?

6

> 3 Bright Eyes was the theme song to which 1978 movie?
> 4 Who became chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation in 1969?

Arafat

> 5 Who was the female lead in the 1989 film 'When Harry met Sally'?

Jane Fonda

> 6 Kent Brockman is a character on which animated TV series?

The Simpsons

> 7 Which historical event does the 1858 film A Night to Remember recount?
> 8 Holyrood Palace is located in which British city?

Edinburgh

> 9 What is the key ingredient in the dish Babaganoosh?

camel meat

> 10 Who rules in a plutocracy?

the rich

--
Dan Tilque


== 5 of 7 ==
Date: Thurs, May 19 2011 6:54 am
From: swp


On May 18, 10:17 pm, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
> 1       Harrison Ford played the character Rick Deckard in which 1982 movie?

blade runner

> 2       How many on-court players are there in an ice hockey team?

6 on each team, although I don't recall hearing it called a "court"
before

> 3       Bright Eyes was the theme song to which 1978 movie?

watership down

> 4       Who became chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation in 1969?

yassir arafat

> 5       Who was the female lead in the 1989 film 'When Harry met Sally'?

meg ryan

> 6       Kent Brockman is a character on which animated TV series?

the simpsons

> 7       Which historical event does the 1858 film A Night to Remember recount?

um ... in 1958 it was a film about the titanic sinking.

> 8       Holyrood Palace is located in which British city?

london

> 9       What is the key ingredient in the dish Babaganoosh?

eggplant

> 10      Who rules in a plutocracy?

the same wealthy people who do now

swp


== 6 of 7 ==
Date: Thurs, May 19 2011 7:38 am
From: Pete


Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote in
news:op.vvphyxzryr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:

>
>
> 1 Harrison Ford played the character Rick Deckard in which 1982
> movie?

Blade Runner

> 2 How many on-court players are there in an ice hockey team?

6

> 3 Bright Eyes was the theme song to which 1978 movie?
> 4 Who became chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation in
> 1969?

Arafat

> 5 Who was the female lead in the 1989 film 'When Harry met Sally'?

Meg Ryan

> 6 Kent Brockman is a character on which animated TV series?

The Simpsons

> 7 Which historical event does the 1858 film A Night to
> Remember recount?

Sinking of the Titanic

> 8 Holyrood Palace is located in which British city?

Ulster

> 9 What is the key ingredient in the dish Babaganoosh?

Rice

> 10 Who rules in a plutocracy?

The people

>
>

Pete


== 7 of 7 ==
Date: Thurs, May 19 2011 3:32 pm
From: "Rob Parker"


> 1 Harrison Ford played the character Rick Deckard in which 1982 movie?

Blade Runner

> 2 How many on-court players are there in an ice hockey team?

6 (?)

> 3 Bright Eyes was the theme song to which 1978 movie?

Watership Down

> 4 Who became chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation in 1969?

Yassar Arafat

> 5 Who was the female lead in the 1989 film 'When Harry met Sally'?

Sally Field (?)

> 6 Kent Brockman is a character on which animated TV series?

The Simpsons

> 7 Which historical event does the 1858 film A Night to Remember recount?

Sinking of the Titanic - assuming you meant 1958; there weren't many films
around in 1858 ;-)

> 8 Holyrood Palace is located in which British city?

Edinburgh

> 9 What is the key ingredient in the dish Babaganoosh?

Eggplant

> 10 Who rules in a plutocracy?

The Plutocrats (who are all very rich)


Rob


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TOPIC: 2011 world quizzing championships
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/9bc40bfc71cd2c0d?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, May 19 2011 5:54 pm
From: Calvin


On Wed, 04 May 2011 16:31:50 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:


Information re: North American venues is now available

http://www.wqc2011.com/america.html


--

cheers,
calvin


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