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* Calvin's Quiz #160 - 2 messages, 2 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/4e3148209fb5e9de?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #159 - ANSWERS & SCORES V2 - 2 messages, 2 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/8b307245623d7786?hl=en
* Rotating Quiz #28 - ANSWERS and SCORES - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/c9b8eda7d534eaf7?hl=en
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #160
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/4e3148209fb5e9de?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 30 2011 12:04 am
From: "Rob Parker"
> 1 Who is Barry Humphries' male alter ego?
Sir Les Patterson
(the main one - there are others, eg. Sandy Stone)
> 2 Which actor married Madonna in 1985?
Sean Penn
> 3 What is the maximum number of stars a restaurant can receive in the
> Michelin Guide?
3
> 4 John Lithgow starred in which 1990s US comedy series?
3rd Rock From The Sun
[Great!!!]
> 5 Who didn't want to belong to any club that would have him as a member?
Groucho Marx
> 6 Which Scottish city is known as the oil capital of Europe?
Aberdeen (?)
> 7 Which drug was withdrawn from sale in 1961 after causing deformities in
> hundreds of babies?
Thalidamide
> 8 What type of dish is consomme?
Soup
> 9 Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman co-starred in 1995 rom-com?
no idea
> 10 What is the main ingredient of a souffle?
Eggs
Rob
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 30 2011 6:14 am
From: "David"
1 Who is Barry Humphries' male alter ego?
Les Patterson
2 Which actor married Madonna in 1985?
Sean Penn
3 What is the maximum number of stars a restaurant can receive in the
Michelin Guide?
3
4 John Lithgow starred in which 1990s US comedy series?
Roseanne
5 Who didn't want to belong to any club that would have him as a member?
Spike Milligan
6 Which Scottish city is known as the oil capital of Europe?
Aberdeen
7 Which drug was withdrawn from sale in 1961 after causing deformities in
hundreds of babies?
Thalidomide
8 What type of dish is consomme?
Soup
10 What is the main ingredient of a souffle?
Egg
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #159 - ANSWERS & SCORES V2
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/8b307245623d7786?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 30 2011 5:15 am
From: "Rob Parker"
I'm glad to see that you haven't now scored "Matthew Flinders" as wrong. He
at least knew what he was doing ;-)
Rob
"Calvin" <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote in message
news:op.v0zy86rvyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au...
> On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:23:30 +1000, Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Calvin wrote:
>>>
>>>> 3 Who led the first circumnavigation of Australia?
>>> Matthew Flinders
>>> 1/11 (guess who)
>>> Cook and Tasman were sensible guesses
>>
>> Tasman is well known for being the first to sail completely around
>> Australia. (I learned that in some history class here in the US.) The
>> fact that he did so without actually seeing the mainland is interesting
>> but irrelevant.
>
> So it seems. Marc is now the outright winner, and I have included Bruce's
> "late" entry.
>
>
> Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 159
> - - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
> 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Bruce Bowler
> 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 Dan Tilque
> 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 Erland S
> 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 7 Jeffrey Turner
> 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 John Masters
> 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 Marc Dashevsky
> 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 Mark Brader
> 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Pete Gayde
> 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 Peter Smyth
> 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 7 Rob Parker
> 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 6 Stan Brown
> 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Stephen Perry
> - - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
> 4 11 6 12 10 9 9 12 11 7 91 76%
>
>
>
> --
>
> cheers,
> calvin
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 30 2011 3:02 pm
From: Calvin
On Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:15:46 +1000, Rob Parker
<NOSPAMrobpparker@optusnet.com.au.forme> wrote:
> I'm glad to see that you haven't now scored "Matthew Flinders" as wrong.
I considered it :-)
It's disconcerting how often things one has always been told are true turn
out to be false.
--
cheers,
calvin
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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #28 - ANSWERS and SCORES
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/c9b8eda7d534eaf7?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 30 2011 5:20 am
From: "Rob Parker"
Wow. I didn't expect such a victory. Or such a low average - and zero
scores from our a couple of the usuall entrants leaves me dumb-founded!
Next in this series in a day or so.
Rob
"Pete" <pagrsg@wideopenwest.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9F50CCDFDCE7Cpagrsgwideopenwestco@94.75.214.39...
> Pete <pagrsg@wideopenwest.com> wrote in
> news:Xns9F4A5E637901pagrsgwideopenwestco@216.196.97.142:
>
>> Music of many genres.
>>
>> 1. Who composed the "Roman Trilogy" (Fountains of Rome, Pines of Rome,
>> Roman Festivals)?
>
> Ottorino Respighi
>
>> 2. What woman's name has bluesman B. B. King given to his guitars?
>
> Lucille
>
>> 3. By what nickname was Grateful Dead founding member Ron McKernan
>> known?
>
> Pigpen
>
>> 4. Who was the co-founder and keyboard player for the jazz-rock
>> group Weather Report?
>
> Joe Zawinul
>
>> 5. During the playing of which song did Jimi Hendrix burn his guitar
>> at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival?
>
> Wild Thing
>
>> 6. Who composed and played the Alto Saxophone solo on the Dave Brubeck
>> Quartet's "Take Five"?
>
> Paul Desmond
>
>> 7. Which composer appeared at the official opening night of New York's
>> Carnegie Hall in May, 1891?
>
> Tchaikovsky
>
>> 8. What was the name of the first album by the English band Jethro
>> Tull?
>
> This Was
>
>> 9. Which two guitar legends collaborated on the album "Chester
>> and Lester"?
>
> Chet Atkins and Les Paul
>
>> 10. Which country music duo performed the theme to TV's
>> "Beverly Hillbillies"?
>
> Flatt and Scruggs
>
>>
>> Pete
>>
>
> Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL
> -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -----
> 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 John
> 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 Marc Dashevsky
> 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mark Brader
> 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 7 Rob Parker
> 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Erland
> 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calvin
> 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 Stephen Perry
> 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Jeffrey Turner
> -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -----
> 0 4 4 2 3 2 1 2 1 4 23 28.75%
>
> Congratulations, Rob. The floor is yours.
>
> Pete
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