Saturday, July 23, 2011

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* Calvin's Quiz #147 - 7 messages, 7 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/61626a79b0c14215?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #146 - ANSWERS & RESULTS - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/3dcb74c793322ca8?hl=en
* QFTCIMM Current Events 9-10 - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/ee9ce9ad16605ba5?hl=en

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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #147
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/61626a79b0c14215?hl=en
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== 1 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 22 2011 12:24 am
From: "Peter Smyth"


"Calvin" wrote in message
news:op.vyzpsdgiyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au...
>
>1 Television's 'Dynasty' was set in which American city?
>2 By population, what is the largest city in China?
Shanghai
>3 Which item appears on Ireland's coat of arms?
Harp
>4 Who wrote the book on which the movie The Shawshank Redemption was based?
>5 The last episode of which long-running TV show was titled Goodbye,
>Farewell & Amen?
M*A*S*H
>6 By what two-word name are the travelling English cricket supporters
>known?
Barmy Army
>7 Who hosts the British quiz show QI?
Stephen Fry
>8 How many red balloons did Nena sing about in a 1984 hit?
99
>9 Which animal has the longest lifespan?
Giant Tortoise
>10 In which Italian city is Michelangelo's David usually located?
Florence

Peter Smyth

== 2 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 22 2011 1:44 am
From: Erland Sommarskog


Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
> 1 Television's 'Dynasty' was set in which American city?

New York

> 2 By population, what is the largest city in China?

Shanghai

> 3 Which item appears on Ireland's coat of arms?

A Guiness

> 8 How many red balloons did Nena sing about in a 1984 hit?

99

> 9 Which animal has the longest lifespan?

Turtle

> 10 In which Italian city is Michelangelo's David usually located?

Firenze

== 3 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 22 2011 1:56 am
From: Dan Tilque


Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 Television's 'Dynasty' was set in which American city?

Santa Barbara CA

> 2 By population, what is the largest city in China?

Shanghai

> 3 Which item appears on Ireland's coat of arms?

lyre

> 4 Who wrote the book on which the movie The Shawshank Redemption was
> based?
> 5 The last episode of which long-running TV show was titled Goodbye,
> Farewell & Amen?

MASH

> 6 By what two-word name are the travelling English cricket supporters
> known?
> 7 Who hosts the British quiz show QI?
> 8 How many red balloons did Nena sing about in a 1984 hit?
> 9 Which animal has the longest lifespan?

giant tortoise

> 10 In which Italian city is Michelangelo's David usually located?

Florence

--
Dan Tilque


== 4 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 22 2011 2:15 am
From: Joachim Parsch


Calvin schrieb:
>
> 1 Television's 'Dynasty' was set in which American city?

Denver.

> 2 By population, what is the largest city in China?

Shanghai.

> 3 Which item appears on Ireland's coat of arms?

A Harp?

> 4 Who wrote the book on which the movie The Shawshank Redemption was based?

Stephen King.

> 5 The last episode of which long-running TV show was titled Goodbye,
> Farewell & Amen?
> 6 By what two-word name are the travelling English cricket supporters
> known?
> 7 Who hosts the British quiz show QI?
> 8 How many red balloons did Nena sing about in a 1984 hit?

99. (at least she sang about 99 german "Luftballons", don't know, if
the english version has a different number)

> 9 Which animal has the longest lifespan?

Tortoise.

> 10 In which Italian city is Michelangelo's David usually located?

Florence.

Joachim


== 5 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 22 2011 4:52 am
From: "David"


> 1 Television's 'Dynasty' was set in which American city?

Dallas ?

> 2 By population, what is the largest city in China?

Shanghai ?

> 3 Which item appears on Ireland's coat of arms?

A harp.

> 4 Who wrote the book on which the movie The Shawshank Redemption was
> based?

Stephen King.

> 7 Who hosts the British quiz show QI?

Stephen Fry.

> 8 How many red balloons did Nena sing about in a 1984 hit?

99.

> 9 Which animal has the longest lifespan?

I'll say a Galapagos Tortoise but I think that there are some sponges that
are thousands of years old.

> 10 In which Italian city is Michelangelo's David usually located?

Florence, Firenze.

== 6 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 22 2011 10:34 am
From: John Masters


On 2011-07-21 22:22:51 +0000, Calvin said:

> 1 Television's 'Dynasty' was set in which American city?

LA

> 2 By population, what is the largest city in China?

Beijing

> 3 Which item appears on Ireland's coat of arms?

Harp

> 4 Who wrote the book on which the movie The Shawshank Redemption was based?

Stephen King

> 5 The last episode of which long-running TV show was titled Goodbye,
> Farewell & Amen?

Blackadder

> 6 By what two-word name are the travelling English cricket supporters known?

Barmy Army

> 7 Who hosts the British quiz show QI?

Stephen Fry

> 8 How many red balloons did Nena sing about in a 1984 hit?

99

> 9 Which animal has the longest lifespan?

Giant Tortoise

> 10 In which Italian city is Michelangelo's David usually located?

Rome

== 7 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 22 2011 4:15 pm
From: "Rob Parker"


> 1 Television's 'Dynasty' was set in which American city?

Houston (?)

> 2 By population, what is the largest city in China?

Shanghai

> 3 Which item appears on Ireland's coat of arms?

Harp

> 4 Who wrote the book on which the movie The Shawshank Redemption was
> based?

no idea

> 5 The last episode of which long-running TV show was titled Goodbye,
> Farewell & Amen?

MASH

> 6 By what two-word name are the travelling English cricket supporters
> known?

Barmy Army

> 7 Who hosts the British quiz show QI?

Stephen Fry

> 8 How many red balloons did Nena sing about in a 1984 hit?

99

> 9 Which animal has the longest lifespan?

Giant tortoise

> 10 In which Italian city is Michelangelo's David usually located?

Florence (?)


Rob


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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #146 - ANSWERS & RESULTS
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/3dcb74c793322ca8?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 22 2011 4:38 am
From: "David"


"Calvin" <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote in message
news:<op.vyzpoym5yr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>...
> Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz
> 146
> - - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
> 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 Dan Tilque
> 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9 David
> 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Erland S
> 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 Jeffrey Turner
> 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 Joachim Parsch
> 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 9 John Masters
> 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 Marc Dashevsky
> 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 8 Mark Brader
> 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 8 Pete Gayde
> 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 8 Peter Smyth
> 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 9 Rob Parker
> 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 Stan Brown
> 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9 Stephen Perry
> - - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
> 9 12 10 6 11 8 5 11 6 7 85 TOTAL
> 65%
> We have a 4-way tie on 9/10.
>

I only got 8.
I got questions 7 and 9 wrong.

D


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TOPIC: QFTCIMM Current Events 9-10
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/ee9ce9ad16605ba5?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 22 2011 4:38 pm
From: "Rob Parker"


> * Game 9 (2011-07-11), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Which picture shows a murder victim whose phone was hacked by
> "News of the World"?

O; G

> 2. Which picture shows one of the title characters of the film
> "Horrible Bosses", which opened Friday?

L; E

> 3. Which picture shows someone who became a head of government
> in the past week?

J; N

> 4. Which picture shows someone on trial for perjury?

G; Q

> 5. Which picture bears a significant connection to Montreal-born
> Erdem Moralioglu?

H; P

> 7. Gur Pnanqvna obng Gnueve (cvpgher Z) jnf ceriragrq sebz
> fnvyvat gb Tnmn. Jung vf gur angvbanyvgl bs gur zna va
> havsbez?

Greek

> 9. Gur npgerff cvpgherq va X qvrq guvf jrrx. Anzr ure.

Anna Massey

> 10. Jul qbrf gur zna fubja va W unir uvf unaqf va gur nve?

His sister has just won the Thai election

> * Game 10 (2011-07-18), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. The last NASA space shuttle flight was launched last week.
> What is the name of the shuttle?

Atlantis

> 2. Germany was the two-time defending champion in the Women's
> World Cup and they looked like a shoo-in this time around.
> But what country knocked them out of the tournament last week?

Australia; Japan

> 7. At $332/month, Toronto is the second most expensive city in
> Canada for parking. Which is the first in Canada?

Quebec; Montreal

> 8. In the midst of media scandals, Rupert Murdoch was forced
> to withdraw his bid to take over what media company?

BSkyB

> 10. He created "The Brady Bunch" and "Gilligan's Island".
> He died last week at age 94. Who was he?

His obituary was re-printed in "The Age" here in Melbourne, but I can't
remember his name.


Rob

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