Saturday, June 25, 2011

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

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* Calvin's Quiz #140 - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/2aca0c18b9d9bb70?hl=en
* QFTCIMM Current Events 5-6 - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/5e6d8cd4bffc2221?hl=en

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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #140
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/2aca0c18b9d9bb70?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Jun 23 2011 7:34 pm
From: "Chris F.A. Johnson"


On 2011-06-23, Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 What substance do sumo wrestlers spread on the ring before a bout?
> 2 Which team has won the most major league baseball titles?

NY Yankees

> 3 Who did Billie Jean King beat in the famous 1973 battle of the sexes
> tennis match?

Riggs

> 4 Which colourful implement limits the amount of fraying from a cut cloth?
> 5 Who wrote and starred in the Austin Powers movies?

Mike Myers

> 6 Larry Tate was a character in which 1960s TV sitcom?

Bewitched

> 7 Which rock star is known as The Boss?

Springsteen

> 8 Which former heavyweight boxer promotes his own line of health
grills?

Foreman

> 9 Which cartoon character's wings were like a shield of steel?

Batfink

> 10 The Whalers were a backing group for which singer?

New England? no...
Bob Marley? no, that was The Wailers ...

Ahab? yes
Jonah? yes
Moby Dick? yes
... and various others

--
Chris F.A. Johnson <http://cfajohnson.com>
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TOPIC: QFTCIMM Current Events 5-6
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/5e6d8cd4bffc2221?hl=en
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Date: Fri, Jun 24 2011 2:21 am
From: Erland Sommarskog


Marc Dashevsky (usenet@MarcDashevsky.com) writes:
> In article <Xns9F0DEB29D99E6Yazorman@127.0.0.1>, esquel@sommarskog.se
> says...
>> > 8. You may have heard that the Boston Bruins won the Stanley
>> > Cup last week. Who won the Conn Smythe trophy for most
>> > valuable player in the playoffs?
>>
>> Tim Thomas
>
> Were you aware of him when he was playing in Finland and Sweden?

To be honest, I don't follow hockey that closely that keep track of
each player that come and go. When you say it, there was an article
about him in my daily in conjunction with the final games and it was
mentioned that he played over here for a while.

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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se


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