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* QFTCI11 Game 2 Rounds 2-3: US presidents, TO streets - 2 messages, 2 authors
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* Calvin's Quiz #141 - 1 messages, 1 author
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* Calvin's Quiz #142 - 4 messages, 4 authors
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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 2 Rounds 2-3: US presidents, TO streets
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, Jul 2 2011 10:10 pm
From: Dan Tilque
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 2 - US Presidents
>
> On each question, we'll tell you a fact and then make a quip.
> And you name the US president indicated. Of course, if there was
> another president with the same surname then you need to make it
> clear which one you mean.
>
> 1. He vomited and fainted face-first into the lap of the Japanese
> prime minister. Perhaps they served him broccoli?
George H W Bush
>
> 2. He played center for the University of Michigan football team.
> Apparently his clumsy phase came later in life.
Gerald Ford
>
> 3. He personally hanged two criminals in Buffalo when he
> served as Erie County Sheriff. In those days, when they
> said "declare all food and plants upon entry to the US",
> they were dead serious.
Grover Cleveland
>
> 4. His grandpa William was the ninth president. So before you
> pooh-pooh the idea of President Jenna Bush... there is
> precedent.
Benjamin Harrison
>
> 5. His favorite candy was Jelly Belly jelly beans. We could
> tell you the exact flavor, but then a Secret Service agent
> would have to kill you.
Ronald Reagan
>
> 6. He was a submariner, so the US Navy later named an attack
> sub in his honor. Better than a dinghy, but they couldn't
> have splurged on an aircraft carrier?
Jimmy Carter
>
> 7. His nickname was "Big Bill". And no, we aren't talking
> about Bubba before his Jenny Craig stint.
William Taft
>
> 8. He was the youngest president to take office. We have no
> idea whether he swore the presidential oath on his teddy bear.
Theodore Roosevelt
>
> 9. His home is known as the Hermitage. Although it has several
> nice paintings, it's in Tennessee, not Russia.
Andrew Jackson
>
> 10. According to the "All in the Family" theme song, we could
> use a man like this president again -- because we all long
> for a return to the good old days of the Great Depression.
Calvin Coolidge
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 3 - One Street Ends, Another Begins
>
> This week's Canadiana round is about places in Toronto's street
> system where you seem to be continuing along the same street,
> but its name changes to something else. Most of these are at
> intersections, but not all.
>
> Note: On some questions the correct "suffix" of the street name
> (i.e. St., Av., Rd., etc.) is required as part of the answer.
> On other questions it isn't. Always include such a suffix with
> your answer; if it isn't needed, I'll just ignore it and you don't
> need to have it right.
>
> 1. For many years Kingston Rd. ended at Queen St., but the layout
> of the intersection changed quite a while ago. These days you
> can continue across Queen with a shift of direction near the
> intersection, and the name of Kingston Rd. changes to what?
>
> 2. When Avenue Rd. crosses Bloor St. southbound, what does
> it become?
>
> 3. When College St. crosses Yonge St., what does it become?
>
> 4. Dufferin St. includes a number of separate sections. If you
> follow the section of Dufferin running south across Finch Av.,
> what does it turn into before reaching Sheppard Av.?
>
> 5. When York Mills Rd. crosses Yonge, what does it become?
>
> 6. Keele St. is also divided into multiple sections. If you
> start on the section of Keele between Bloor and St. Clair
> and go north, it turns into one street; if you go south,
> it turns into another. Name either one.
>
> 7. What does Spadina Av. become if you cross Bloor northbound?
>
> 8. If you cross Lawrence Av. southbound on McCowan Rd., it turns
> into what street, which then changes direction by about 45�?
>
> 9. At what cross street does Queen St. turn into The Queensway?
>
> 10. If you cross Yonge eastbound on Davenport Rd., it turns
> into what street, which then changes direction?
>
--
Dan Tilque
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 3 2011 8:33 pm
From: Calvin
On Sat, 02 Jul 2011 15:49:09 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 2, Round 2 - US Presidents
>
> On each question, we'll tell you a fact and then make a quip.
> And you name the US president indicated. Of course, if there was
> another president with the same surname then you need to make it
> clear which one you mean.
>
> 1. He vomited and fainted face-first into the lap of the Japanese
> prime minister. Perhaps they served him broccoli?
Carter
> 2. He played center for the University of Michigan football team.
> Apparently his clumsy phase came later in life.
Ford
> 3. He personally hanged two criminals in Buffalo when he
> served as Erie County Sheriff. In those days, when they
> said "declare all food and plants upon entry to the US",
> they were dead serious.
Jackson, Adams
> 4. His grandpa William was the ninth president. So before you
> pooh-pooh the idea of President Jenna Bush... there is
> precedent.
Jackson, Adams
> 5. His favorite candy was Jelly Belly jelly beans. We could
> tell you the exact flavor, but then a Secret Service agent
> would have to kill you.
Reagan
> 6. He was a submariner, so the US Navy later named an attack
> sub in his honor. Better than a dinghy, but they couldn't
> have splurged on an aircraft carrier?
Truman
> 7. His nickname was "Big Bill". And no, we aren't talking
> about Bubba before his Jenny Craig stint.\
Taft!
> 8. He was the youngest president to take office. We have no
> idea whether he swore the presidential oath on his teddy bear.
T Roosevelt
> 9. His home is known as the Hermitage. Although it has several
> nice paintings, it's in Tennessee, not Russia.
Jefferson?
> 10. According to the "All in the Family" theme song, we could
> use a man like this president again -- because we all long
> for a return to the good old days of the Great Depression.
Coolidge
> * Game 2, Round 3 - One Street Ends, Another Begins
>
> This week's Canadiana round is about places in Toronto's street
> system where you seem to be continuing along the same street,
> but its name changes to something else. Most of these are at
> intersections, but not all.
Pass :-)
--
cheers,
calvin
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #141
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/7fd0750195b76cfd?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 3 2011 6:58 pm
From: Calvin
On Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:15:48 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:
Apologies for the delay.
> 1 Which Australian actress stars in The United States of Tara?
Toni Collette
3/11
> 2 Which character kills Macbeth at the end of the play?
MacDuff
5/11
LOL @ MacJohnson :-)
> 3 How many in a gross?
144
11/11
> 4 Retinol is a form of which vitamin?
A
8/11
> 5 Who wrote the 1924 novel A Passage to India
EM Forster
4/11
> 6 The Charge of the Light Brigade occurred during which war?
Crimean
9/11
> 7 In 1970, which country became the first to win soccer's world cup for
> a third time?
Brazil
8/11
And Pele played in all three as someone noted.
> 8 Which actress played the lead role in the 1986 comedy-thriller Jumpin'
> Jack Flash?
Whoopi Goldberg
4/11
Apparently it's one of Mark's favourites :-)
> 9 Which rock and roll lead singer played Ned Kelly in the 1970 film of
> the same name?
Mick Jagger
4/11
I'm very impressed- was only expecting Rob to get this one right. It's
just so unlikely if you don't know it.
> 10 Which planet has a year that lasts just 88 days?
Mercury
11/11
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 141
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 Dan Tilque
0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 David
0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 Erland S
0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 Jeffrey Turner
0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 John Masters
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 7 Marc Dashevsky
0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 6 Mark Brader
0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 7 Pete Gayde
0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 Peter Smyth
1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 7 Rob Parker
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 Russ
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
3 5 11 8 4 9 8 4 4 11 67 TOTAL
61%
I'd suspect that "Russ" is swp posting under an alias except he uses caps!
--
cheers,
calvin
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #142
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 3 2011 7:01 pm
From: Calvin
I'm gong to be interstate for a week so answers won't appear until after
that.
1 Which American city is also known as the Motor City?
2 Who invented the aqualung?
3 Which actress played Sally Bowes in the 1972 film Cabaret?
4 What word describes a person who dies without having made a will?
5 Which bone is at the base of the human spine?
6 Which sport uses an ocky?
7 How many square metres in a hectare?
8 Who shot John Lennon?
9 Who co-starred with Mel Gibson in The Lethal Weapon films?
10 Quito is the capital city of which South American country?
--
cheers,
calvin
== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 3 2011 8:08 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
"Calvin":
> I'm gong to be interstate for a week so answers won't appear until after
> that.
Well, that's better than if you died intestate and they didn't appear at all!
> 1 Which American city is also known as the Motor City?
Detroit.
> 2 Who invented the aqualung?
Cousteau.
> 3 Which actress played Sally Bowes in the 1972 film Cabaret?
Minnelli.
> 4 What word describes a person who dies without having made a will?
Intestate -- and I had *not* read down to this question when I made the
wisecrack above!
> 5 Which bone is at the base of the human spine?
Coccyx.
> 6 Which sport uses an ocky?
Well, it ought to be hocky, but it isn't. I'll try Australian football.
> 7 How many square metres in a hectare?
10,000.
> 8 Who shot John Lennon?
Hmm, I know this... and of course I know why... arrrrgh... (5 minutes later)
Hinckley!
> 9 Who co-starred with Mel Gibson in The Lethal Weapon films?
Glover.
> 10 Quito is the capital city of which South American country?
Ecuador.
--
Mark Brader | "There is ample evidence that Mr. Coyote was
Toronto | violating both the laws of gravity and inertia
msb@vex.net | at the time of this incident, and thus he is
| responsible for his own woes." --Stephen Menard
My text in this article is in the public domain.
== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 3 2011 9:58 pm
From: John Masters
On 2011-07-04 03:01:41 +0100, Calvin said:
> I'm gong to be interstate for a week so answers won't appear until after that.
>
>
> 1 Which American city is also known as the Motor City?
Detroit
> 2 Who invented the aqualung?
Jacques Cousteau
> 3 Which actress played Sally Bowes in the 1972 film Cabaret?
Liza Minelli
> 4 What word describes a person who dies without having made a will?
Intestate
> 5 Which bone is at the base of the human spine?
Cocyx
> 6 Which sport uses an ocky?
Darts
> 7 How many square metres in a hectare?
100
> 8 Who shot John Lennon?
Mark Chapman
> 9 Who co-starred with Mel Gibson in The Lethal Weapon films?
Danny Glover
> 10 Quito is the capital city of which South American country?
Peru
--
I once absent-mindedly ordered Three Mile Island dressing in a
restaurant and, with great presence of mind, they brought Thousand
Island Dressing and a bottle of chili sauce.
(Terry Pratchett)
== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 3 2011 11:24 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky
In article <op.vx2nw3huyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, calvin@phlegm.com says...
> 1 Which American city is also known as the Motor City?
Detroit
> 2 Who invented the aqualung?
Jethro Tull or Lloyd Bridges
> 3 Which actress played Sally Bowes in the 1972 film Cabaret?
> 4 What word describes a person who dies without having made a will?
intestate
> 5 Which bone is at the base of the human spine?
coccyx
> 6 Which sport uses an ocky?
> 7 How many square metres in a hectare?
1,000
> 8 Who shot John Lennon?
Mark Chapman
> 9 Who co-starred with Mel Gibson in The Lethal Weapon films?
Danny Glover
> 10 Quito is the capital city of which South American country?
Ecuador
--
Go to http://MarcDashevsky.com to send me e-mail.
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