Friday, May 06, 2011

rec.games.trivia - 9 new messages in 2 topics - digest

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* Calvin's Quiz #122 - 4 messages, 4 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/33efc1dfe11e4338?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #123 - 5 messages, 4 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/42ab5fe9d06f78cb?hl=en

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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 4 ==
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


== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, May 5 2011 1:49 pm
From: "Peter Smyth"


"Calvin" wrote in message
news:op.vuxk74wvyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au...

>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?
>6 Which European country's flag consists of maroon and white stripes?
Latvia
>7 Victoria Harbour is located adjacent to which Asian city?
Singapore
>8 What is gravlax?
>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?
Bahamas

== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, May 5 2011 4:40 pm
From: Pete


Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote in
news:op.vuxk74wvyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:

>
>
> 1 In which sport is the Stanley Cup contested?

Ice Hockey

> 2 In which French city is the headquarters of Interpol

Strasbourg

> 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?
> 6 Which European country's flag consists of maroon and white
> stripes?

Serbia

> 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?

Maradona

> 10 After abdicating, Edward VIII became governor of which
> Commonwealth nation?

Bahamas

>
>

Pete


== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, May 5 2011 6:26 pm
From: Calvin


On Wed, 04 May 2011 10:34:42 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:

> 1 In which sport is the Stanley Cup contested?

[Ice] Hockey
10/11

> 2 In which French city is the headquarters of Interpol?

Lyon
4/11

> 3 Which 4 letter English word reads the same forwards, back & upside
> down (when written in capitals)?

NOON
9/11
BOOB was a nice try. And Stephen couldn't even give this one in caps :-)

> 4 Which monkey is the best friend of children's TV character Dora the
> Explorer?

Boots
1/11

> 5 Which mythical substance was believed to turn base metals into gold?

Philosopher's Stone
7/11
LOL @ Sorcerer's Stone :-)

> 6 Which European country's flag consists of maroon and white stripes?

Latvia
4/11

> 7 Victoria Harbour is located adjacent to which Asian city?

Hong Kong
8/11

> 8 What is gravlax?

A Scandinavian fish dish
5.5/11

> 9 Who scored the infamous "Hand of God" goal against England in the 1986
> soccer WC?

Diego Maradona
6/11

> 10 After abdicating, Edward VIII became governor of which Commonwealth
> nation?

The Bahamas
5/11


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 122
1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0.5 0 1 5.5 Chris Johnson
1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 Dan Tilque
1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 6 Erland S
1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Jeffrey Turner
0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 John Masters
1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 Pete Gayde
1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 6 Peter Smyth
1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 Rob Parker
1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 Stan Brown
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 swp
10 4 9 1 7 4 8 5.5 6 5 59.5 TOTAL
54%

11 starters is good going for a tough quiz thanks. An outstanding effort
from Stephen sweeps the field.


--

cheers,
calvin

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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #123
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/42ab5fe9d06f78cb?hl=en
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== 1 of 5 ==
Date: Thurs, May 5 2011 6:29 pm
From: Calvin

1 A Night at the Opera and A Day at the races were 1970s albums for which
rock band?
2 What shape is the human cochlea?
3 The Giant's Causeway is a popular tourist attraction in which part of
the UK?
4 Which Beatle was featured in the 2009 biopic Nowhere Boy?
5 When asked what she wore on her wedding night, what did Marilyn Monroe
famously reply?
6 Which actress starred in the Purple Rose of Cairo and Broadway Danny
Rose?
7 Which breed of dog is also a Mexican state?
8 What creature was found in a ginger beer bottle in the landmark 1931
tort law case of Donoghue v Stevenson?
9 What nationality were the 1990s pop duo Roxette?
10 Which tennis player was stabbed in Hamburg in 1993?

--

cheers,
calvin


== 2 of 5 ==
Date: Thurs, May 5 2011 7:29 pm
From: "Rob Parker"


> 1 A Night at the Opera and A Day at the races were 1970s albums for which
> rock band?

Queen

> 2 What shape is the human cochlea?

Spiral

> 3 The Giant's Causeway is a popular tourist attraction in which part of
> the UK?

Ireland

> 4 Which Beatle was featured in the 2009 biopic Nowhere Boy?

John Lennon

> 5 When asked what she wore on her wedding night, what did Marilyn Monroe
> famously reply?

Nothing (?)

> 6 Which actress starred in the Purple Rose of Cairo and Broadway Danny
> Rose?

no idea

> 7 Which breed of dog is also a Mexican state?

Chihuahua

> 8 What creature was found in a ginger beer bottle in the landmark 1931
> tort law case of Donoghue v Stevenson?

Mouse (?)

> 9 What nationality were the 1990s pop duo Roxette?

Swedish

> 10 Which tennis player was stabbed in Hamburg in 1993?

Monica Seles


Rob

== 3 of 5 ==
Date: Thurs, May 5 2011 7:31 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky


In article <op.vu1c31tdyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, calvin@phlegm.com says...
>
> 1 A Night at the Opera and A Day at the races were 1970s albums for which rock band?
Marx Brothers Quartet

> 2 What shape is the human cochlea?
spiral

> 3 The Giant's Causeway is a popular tourist attraction in which part of the UK?
Wales

> 4 Which Beatle was featured in the 2009 biopic Nowhere Boy?
Ringo

> 5 When asked what she wore on her wedding night, what did Marilyn Monroe famously reply?
"Which one?"

> 6 Which actress starred in the Purple Rose of Cairo and Broadway Danny Rose?
Mia Farrow

> 7 Which breed of dog is also a Mexican state?
Chihuahua

> 8 What creature was found in a ginger beer bottle in the landmark 1931 tort law case of Donoghue v Stevenson?
mouse

> 9 What nationality were the 1990s pop duo Roxette?
Albanian

> 10 Which tennis player was stabbed in Hamburg in 1993?
Monica Seles

--
Go to http://MarcDashevsky.com to send me e-mail.


== 4 of 5 ==
Date: Fri, May 6 2011 12:29 am
From: Erland Sommarskog


Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
> 1 A Night at the Opera and A Day at the races were 1970s albums for
> which rock band?

Queen

> 2 What shape is the human cochlea?

Elliptic

> 3 The Giant's Causeway is a popular tourist attraction in which part
> of the UK?

Cornwall

> 4 Which Beatle was featured in the 2009 biopic Nowhere Boy?

John Lennon

> 5 When asked what she wore on her wedding night, what did Marilyn
> Monroe famously reply?

Her skin

> 6 Which actress starred in the Purple Rose of Cairo and Broadway Danny
> Rose?

Catherine Hepburn

> 7 Which breed of dog is also a Mexican state?

Chihuahua

> 8 What creature was found in a ginger beer bottle in the landmark 1931
> tort law case of Donoghue v Stevenson?

Beetle

> 9 What nationality were the 1990s pop duo Roxette?

I can ensure you that both Per and Marie are still Swedish. And they
released an album just recently.


> 10 Which tennis player was stabbed in Hamburg in 1993?

Monica Seles


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


== 5 of 5 ==
Date: Fri, May 6 2011 12:30 am
From: Erland Sommarskog


Rob Parker (NOSPAMrobpparker@optusnet.com.au.FORME) writes:
>> 3 The Giant's Causeway is a popular tourist attraction in which part of
>> the UK?
>
> Ireland

Oops!


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


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