Saturday, September 10, 2011

rec.games.trivia - 5 new messages in 3 topics - digest

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Today's topics:

* QFTCI11 Game 6 Rounds 9-10: no border, challenge round - 3 messages, 2
authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/486bdd2363edecfd?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #162 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/6dc11508170abf39?hl=en
* Rotating Quiz #30 - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/2a04cf8a6cd50539?hl=en

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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 6 Rounds 9-10: no border, challenge round
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/486bdd2363edecfd?hl=en
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Sep 8 2011 9:19 pm
From: Calvin


On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:17:09 +1000, Rob Parker <NO robpparker SPAM FOR
optusnet.com.au ME> wrote:

>> B1. These questions are about chefs from New Orleans, and as
>> usual we need their surnames. This chef is known for
>> Cajun cooking; his restaurant takes its name from his late
>> wife and his own first name, and his brand of seasonings
>> is his "Magic Seasoning Blends". What's his name?
>
> Magic Johnson ;-)

Like it :-)

--

cheers,
calvin


== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Fri, Sep 9 2011 8:55 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Dan Tilque:
> Gur nafjre vf Orytvhz, Senapr, Treznal, Argureynaqf naq gur bprna.
> Argureynaqf naq Senapr obeqre rnpu bgure ba Fg Znegva va gur Pnevoorna.

Dang! I thought about that part of the world, but I didn't know there
was an actual border such as you mention.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "A secret proclamation? How unusual!"
msb@vex.net -- Arsenic and Old Lace


== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Fri, Sep 9 2011 8:56 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Mark Brader:
>> To the nearest whole year and within 1 year, how long does
>> it take on average from one solar maximum to the next?

Stephen Perry:
> (I thought it ranged from 9-14 years though, not a constant)

"On average".
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | Do not meddle in the affairs of undefined behavior,
msb@vex.net | for it is subtle and quick to anger.

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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #162 - ANSWERS & SCORES
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/6dc11508170abf39?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Sep 9 2011 6:47 am
From: Russ


On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 08:59:28 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:


>
>
>And Stephen takes the round comfortably. Odd that "Russ" has disappeared
>:-)


Do you miss me Calvin????? That's sweet! Took the summer off (from
internet access!), but now that I'm back home, I may be back.

Russ

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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #30
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/2a04cf8a6cd50539?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Sep 9 2011 9:00 am
From: Joachim Parsch


Am 08.09.2011 00:48, schrieb Peter Smyth:
> Normal rules apply, answers will be posted in about three days time.
>
> 1. At which racecourse is the Grand National horse race held?
> 2. Which country won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930?

Uruguay.

> 3. In golf, what is the name of the amateur equivalent of the Ryder Cup?
> 4. Which tennis player holds the record for the fastest serve, at 156mph?

Andy Roddick?

> 5. In which city were the recent 2011 World Athletics Championships held?

Daegu.

> 6. In the 1932 Olympics, what was the longest distance that female athletes were able to compete in?

3000m.

> 7. Name a motor racing driver who has won both the Formula 1 World Drivers Championship, and the Indianapolis 500.

Jacques Villeneuve?

> 8. In which Italian city does SS Lazio football club play their home games?

Rome.

> 9. In which country will the 2011 Rugby World Cup be staged?

New Zealand.

> 10. What is the surname of the Ukrainian brothers who between them hold all four major heavyweight boxing titles?

Klitschko.

Joachim

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