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* 2011 world quizzing championships - 1 messages, 1 author
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* Calvin's Quiz #122 - 5 messages, 5 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/33efc1dfe11e4338?hl=en
* Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 292 (GOLQ292) - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/905edbd6680e8398?hl=en
* Rotating Quiz #14 - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/f9f42edad3e55965?hl=en
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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: Tues, May 3 2011 11:31 pm
From: Calvin
http://www.wqc2011.com/index.html
Still missing venue details but likely to include Sydney and several in
North America.
I plan to attend- anyone else?
--
cheers,
calvin
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #122
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/33efc1dfe11e4338?hl=en
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== 1 of 5 ==
Date: Wed, May 4 2011 2:12 am
From: Erland Sommarskog
Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
> 1 In which sport is the Stanley Cup contested?
Ice hockey
> 2 In which French city is the headquarters of Interpol
Paris
> 3 Which 4 letter English word reads the same forwards, back & upside
> down (when written in capitals)?
NOON
> 5 Which mythical substance was believed to turn base metals into gold?
> 6 Which European country's flag consists of maroon and white stripes?
Sounds like you're thinking of Lativ'a, although there is only one white
stripe.
> 7 Victoria Harbour is located adjacent to which Asian city?
Hongkong
> 8 What is gravlax?
Raw salmon that has been prepared in a certain way - gravad as we would
say in Swedish.
> 9 Who scored the infamous "Hand of God" goal against England in the
> 1986 soccer WC?
Diego Maradona
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
== 2 of 5 ==
Date: Wed, May 4 2011 5:57 am
From: "Rob Parker"
> 1 In which sport is the Stanley Cup contested?
Ice Hockey
> 2 In which French city is the headquarters of Interpol
Paris
> 3 Which 4 letter English word reads the same forwards, back & upside down
> (when written in capitals)?
NOON
> 4 Which monkey is the best friend of children's TV character Dora the
> Explorer?
no idea
> 5 Which mythical substance was believed to turn base metals into gold?
Phlogiston
[Almost certainly wrong - it was the "anti-oxygen" in combustion, but it's
all I can think of at the moment.]
> 6 Which European country's flag consists of maroon and white stripes?
no-eyed deer
> 7 Victoria Harbour is located adjacent to which Asian city?
Hong Kong (?)
> 8 What is gravlax?
Cured (uncooked) fish
> 9 Who scored the infamous "Hand of God" goal against England in the 1986
> soccer WC?
Maradona
> 10 After abdicating, Edward VIII became governor of which Commonwealth
> nation?
Not Australia
Rob
== 3 of 5 ==
Date: Wed, May 4 2011 6:40 am
From: "Chris F.A. Johnson"
On 2011-05-04, Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 In which sport is the Stanley Cup contested?
Ice hockey
> 2 In which French city is the headquarters of Interpol
Lyon
> 3 Which 4 letter English word reads the same forwards, back & upside down
> (when written in capitals)?
NOON
> 4 Which monkey is the best friend of children's TV character Dora the
> Explorer?
> 5 Which mythical substance was believed to turn base metals into gold?
Philosopher's stone
> 6 Which European country's flag consists of maroon and white stripes?
> 7 Victoria Harbour is located adjacent to which Asian city?
> 8 What is gravlax?
Scandinavian appetizer
> 9 Who scored the infamous "Hand of God" goal against England in the 1986
> soccer WC?
> 10 After abdicating, Edward VIII became governor of which Commonwealth
> nation?
Bahamas
--
Chris F.A. Johnson <http://cfajohnson.com>
Author: =======================
Pro Bash Programming: Scripting the GNU/Linux Shell (2009, Apress)
Shell Scripting Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (2005, Apress)
== 4 of 5 ==
Date: Wed, May 4 2011 10:20 am
From: John Masters
On 2011-05-04 01:34:42 +0100, Calvin said:
> 1 In which sport is the Stanley Cup contested?
> 2 In which French city is the headquarters of Interpol
Marseilles
> 3 Which 4 letter English word reads the same forwards, back & upside
> down (when written in capitals)?
BOOB
> 4 Which monkey is the best friend of children's TV character Dora the Explorer?
> 5 Which mythical substance was believed to turn base metals into gold?
Philosopher's Stone
> 6 Which European country's flag consists of maroon and white stripes?
> 7 Victoria Harbour is located adjacent to which Asian city?
Hong Kong
> 8 What is gravlax?
> 9 Who scored the infamous "Hand of God" goal against England in the
> 1986 soccer WC?
Maradonna
> 10 After abdicating, Edward VIII became governor of which Commonwealth nation?
--
A European says: I can't understand this, what's wrong with me? An
American says: I can't understand this, what's wrong with him?
(Terry Pratchett)
== 5 of 5 ==
Date: Thurs, May 5 2011 12:12 am
From: Dan Tilque
Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 In which sport is the Stanley Cup contested?
ice hockey
> 2 In which French city is the headquarters of Interpol
Marseilles
> 3 Which 4 letter English word reads the same forwards, back & upside
> down (when written in capitals)?
NOON
> 4 Which monkey is the best friend of children's TV character Dora the
> Explorer?
> 5 Which mythical substance was believed to turn base metals into gold?
philosopher's stone (except in America where it's the sorcerer's stone)
> 6 Which European country's flag consists of maroon and white stripes?
Latvia?
> 7 Victoria Harbour is located adjacent to which Asian city?
Hong Kong
> 8 What is gravlax?
> 9 Who scored the infamous "Hand of God" goal against England in the
> 1986 soccer WC?
> 10 After abdicating, Edward VIII became governor of which
> Commonwealth nation?
Bahamas
--
Dan Tilque
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TOPIC: Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 292 (GOLQ292)
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/905edbd6680e8398?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Wed, May 4 2011 3:34 am
From: The GOLQ Institute
GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #292 (GOLQ292)
Welcome to the May edition of the quiz. No intended themes, so just enjoy!
-- Howard Teitelbaum
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Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #292
Recordings #01-25 were from 1955 through 1968
Due 5:00 PM EDT (GMT-4) on Tuesday, May 31, 2011.
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I've known your kiss
And I've been close to heaven
The thrill of this
Will last me 'til my life is through
#01)
I know you got things to do
But everybody's expecting you
#02)
Yeah, there is heaven right here on earth
With those beautiful queens
#03)
Ooh, you got to do anything you wanna
Yeah! Got to got to love you
Yeah! Let me let me hold you
Yeah! Let me let me squeeze you
#04)
Now do you want my love
Or are we through?
#05)
You know we'll never get along
It makes me feel so blue
I'd go away, but what's the use?
I'd come right back to you
#06)
Speak to her, Mister Rainbow
And take her under your branches, Mister Tree
#07)
I appreciate your understanding of my generation's need for individuality
And need to rebel against the long file of look-alike faces
For us, there was a simple answer: hair
Hair on the face and hair on the head - lots of it
#08)
Two train tickets to L.A.
One round-trip the other way
I'll make my bed with feather balls
I start to move when forever calls
#09)
You ask her if she loves you
She answers "I do"
Your heart starts glowing inside
And then you will know she is just for you
#10)
I could love you, but why begin it?
'Cause there ain't any future in it
#11)
When we walk
You like to hold my hand
And when we talk
You tell me I'm your man
#12)
While we're dancing face to face
Oh, my darling, let's embrace
We'll be drifting into space
#13)
You smiled at me and really eased the pain
#14)
So many people need me
I've got so much, so much to do
But when my travelin' is over
#15)
I paid 300 years or more
Of slave-drivin' sweat and welts on my back
#16)
But I know that she's a girl
Just you wait and see
#17)
The lawn we were proud of
Is wavin' in hay
Our beautiful garden
Has withered away
#18)
You just took the coward's way to say goodbye
How would you feel here in my place?
#19)
You know the preacher likes the cold
He knows I'm gonna stay
#20)
Just because you've become a young man now
There's still some things that you don't understand now
#21)
We've already said "so long"
#22)
Little girl, now you're mine
Come-a let me hug you
#23)
And there's no need to take a stand
For it was I who chose to start
#24)
It's a year since he was here
Kentucky bluebird, fly away
#25)
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Tie-Breakers
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You broke the rules
You laid it down for all to see
You laid it down for all to see
#T1)
Well, you know that I love you so
You're the sweetest thing in the wor-orld
#T2)
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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #14
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/f9f42edad3e55965?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, May 5 2011 12:05 am
From: Dan Tilque
Rob Parker wrote:
> Here is the next in the Rotating Quiz series. Post your answers to the
> group, based on your own knowledge (ie. no looking things up). The answers
> and winner will be revealed in about 5 days from now. This time, there's no
> theme - but there is a slight Australian bias ;-)
>
> 1. Which 'Big ... ' tourist icon is located just north of Coff's Harbour?
> 2. Who writes the Discworld novels?
Terry Pratchett
> 3. What place holds the record for the highest recorded temperature in
> Australia?
Alice Springs
> 4. Who was the Australian Nobel laureate whose award related to the
> development of penicillin?
> 5. In the IT world, what does the acronym WAIS stand for?
Wide Area Information System
> 6. Which is the least successful Australian Football League team?
> 7. What was the (unofficial) theme song of the 1983 Australia II America's
> Cup team?
> 8. Who announced his retirement from cricket commentary in February 2009?
> 9. Where is the lowest point in Australia?
> 10. Who was/is the shortest serving Australian Prime Minister?
--
Dan Tilque
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