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* Calvin's Quiz #168 - 5 messages, 5 authors
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* QFTCI11 Game 9 Rounds 4,6: disasters, Simpsons - 1 messages, 1 author
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #168
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== 1 of 5 ==
Date: Sun, Oct 9 2011 10:55 pm
From: John Masters
On 2011-10-10 01:09:19 +0000, Calvin said:
> 1 The term Gonzo Journalism was first coined to describe the works of
> which author?
> 2 If I throw two standard dice, what total is most likely to come up?
7
> 3 Which African country was once known as Abyssinia?
Ethiopia
> 4 Who played the title role in Woody Allen's 1977 film 'Annie Hall'?
Diane Keaton
> 5 Which band had a 1960 hit with the instrumental Apache?
The Shadows
> 6 Which national capital has overtaken Paris with the most 3-star
> Michelin restaurants?
Rome
> 7 Which one-time US presidential candidate had a sister named Olympia?
> 8 Which American actor is reputedly the subject of Carly Simon's 1972
> hit 'You're So Vain'?
Warren Beatty
> 9 What name is given to an adult male swan?
Cob
> 10 Geoffrey Rush and Colin Firth both appeared in which 1998
> Oscar-winning film?
Shakespeare in Love
== 2 of 5 ==
Date: Mon, Oct 10 2011 1:56 am
From: Joachim Parsch
Calvin schrieb:
>
> 1 The term Gonzo Journalism was first coined to describe the works of
> which author?
Hunter S. Thompson.
> 2 If I throw two standard dice, what total is most likely to come up?
7.
> 3 Which African country was once known as Abyssinia?
> 4 Who played the title role in Woody Allen's 1977 film 'Annie Hall'?
Diane Keaton.
> 5 Which band had a 1960 hit with the instrumental Apache?
> 6 Which national capital has overtaken Paris with the most 3-star Michelin
> restaurants?
London?
> 7 Which one-time US presidential candidate had a sister named Olympia?
Michael Dukakis?
> 8 Which American actor is reputedly the subject of Carly Simon's 1972 hit
> 'You're So Vain'?
> 9 What name is given to an adult male swan?
> 10 Geoffrey Rush and Colin Firth both appeared in which 1998 Oscar-winning
> film?
Shakespeare in Love.
Joachim
== 3 of 5 ==
Date: Mon, Oct 10 2011 7:31 am
From: Jeffrey Turner
On 10/9/2011 9:09 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 The term Gonzo Journalism was first coined to describe the works of
> which author?
Hunter S Thompson
> 2 If I throw two standard dice, what total is most likely to come up?
Seven
> 3 Which African country was once known as Abyssinia?
Ethiopia
> 4 Who played the title role in Woody Allen's 1977 film 'Annie Hall'?
Diane Keaton
> 5 Which band had a 1960 hit with the instrumental Apache?
> 6 Which national capital has overtaken Paris with the most 3-star
> Michelin restaurants?
London
> 7 Which one-time US presidential candidate had a sister named Olympia?
Michael Dukakis
> 8 Which American actor is reputedly the subject of Carly Simon's 1972
> hit 'You're So Vain'?
> 9 What name is given to an adult male swan?
Cob
> 10 Geoffrey Rush and Colin Firth both appeared in which 1998
> Oscar-winning film?
The Full Monty
--Jeff
== 4 of 5 ==
Date: Mon, Oct 10 2011 11:42 am
From: Pete
Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote in
news:op.v232ttexyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:
>
>
> 1 The term Gonzo Journalism was first coined to describe the works
> of which author?
Hunter Thompson
> 2 If I throw two standard dice, what total is most likely to come
> up?
7
> 3 Which African country was once known as Abyssinia?
Ethiopia
> 4 Who played the title role in Woody Allen's 1977 film 'Annie
> Hall'?
Diane Keaton
> 5 Which band had a 1960 hit with the instrumental Apache?
The Ventures
> 6 Which national capital has overtaken Paris with the most 3-star
> Michelin restaurants?
London
> 7 Which one-time US presidential candidate had a sister named
> Olympia?
William Jennings Bryan
> 8 Which American actor is reputedly the subject of Carly
> Simon's 1972 hit 'You're So Vain'?
Warren Beatty
> 9 What name is given to an adult male swan?
Cob
> 10 Geoffrey Rush and Colin Firth both appeared in which 1998
> Oscar-winning film?
The English Patient
>
>
Pete
== 5 of 5 ==
Date: Mon, Oct 10 2011 4:23 pm
From: "Peter Smyth"
"Calvin" wrote in message
news:op.v232ttexyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au...
>
>
>
>1 The term Gonzo Journalism was first coined to describe the works of
>which author?
Hunter Thompson
>2 If I throw two standard dice, what total is most likely to come up?
7
>3 Which African country was once known as Abyssinia?
Ethiopia
>4 Who played the title role in Woody Allen's 1977 film 'Annie Hall'?
Mia Farrow
>5 Which band had a 1960 hit with the instrumental Apache?
>6 Which national capital has overtaken Paris with the most 3-star Michelin
>restaurants?
Tokyo
>7 Which one-time US presidential candidate had a sister named Olympia?
John Kerry
>8 Which American actor is reputedly the subject of Carly Simon's 1972 hit
>'You're So Vain'?
Warren Beatty
>9 What name is given to an adult male swan?
Cob
>10 Geoffrey Rush and Colin Firth both appeared in which 1998 Oscar-winning
>film?
The English Patient
Peter Smyth
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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 9 Rounds 4,6: disasters, Simpsons
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Mon, Oct 10 2011 9:00 pm
From: Jeffrey Turner
On 10/8/2011 6:18 AM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 4 - Canadian Disasters
>
> Canada may not have suffered a major earthquake, but it's had its
> share of other kinds of disaster. Here are ten of them. Warning:
> a couple of these questions use wording that may be slightly tricky.
> Pay careful attention to exactly what you are being asked.
>
> 1. In 1914, over 1,000 people were killed when the ocean liner
> Empress of Ireland collided with a collier a few hours after
> departing from Quebec City. What company owned the Empress
> of Ireland?
>
> 2. A few years later, another collision of two ships in Canada
> resulted in about 2,000 deaths. Where did that happen?
>
> 3. The original design of this Canadian bridge was so incompetent
> that during construction in 1907 it collapsed due to being
> unable to support its own weight, and 75 workmen were
> killed. A new design was drawn up, but this time a
> construction-equipment failure caused a large section of
> the bridge to crash down, with 13 more deaths. The bridge
> was finally completed in 1917. Name it *or* name the major
> city near it.
>
> 4. On the night of May 4, 1971, 31 people were killed when
> a large part of the village of St-Jean-Vianney, Quebec,
> was destroyed -- by what?
>
> 5. In 1998 an MD-11 airliner -- that's a DC-10 derivative --
> crashed into the ocean off Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia,
> as a result of an onboard fire. There were no survivors.
> The plane was flying from New York to a major city in its
> home country. Name that country or the airline.
>
> 6. Canada's most deadly disaster of a certain type was in
> Regina in 1912, with 28 people killed, one more than in
> Edmonton in 1987. What type of disaster were these?
>
> 7. By what name is Toronto's most serious rainstorm of 1954
> generally known?
>
> 8. This accident did not kill anybody, but it disrupted the
> lives of hundreds of thousands of people. A freight train
> carrying propane and chlorine derailed in Mississauga, and
> the resulting fire spread chlorine into the air. They ended
> up evacuating almost the entire city and, it seems, making
> "<answer 7>" McCallion mayor for life. This happened in
> November of what year, within 2?
>
> 9. In the most deadly attack ever launched by terrorists in
> Canada, what was the target?
>
> 10. Within 5 years, when did the Great Toronto Fire destroy a
> large part of the city's downtown?
1867
> * Game 9, Round 6 - The Simpsons Round
>
> So far this whole season we have not had one Simpsons round.
> So, here is the Simpsons round.
>
> 1. What was the first name of the founder of the Simpson's
> department stores?
>
> 2. In 1952 Simpson's made a 25-year agreement to partner with
> another department store company in order to become a national
> chain. In most of Canada these stores bore the names of
> both companies: what was the exact form of that combined name?
>
> 3. What is O.J. Simpson's first name?
Orenthal
> 4. Following his conviction on armed robbery and other charges,
> O.J. Simpson is now in prison in what US state?
Nevada
> 5. King Edward VIII abdicated so that he could marry a woman
> named Simpson. What was her first name (after she dropped
> her original first name of Bessie)?
Wallis
> 6. Name the two British monarchs who came before and after
> Edward VIII.
King George
> 7. Two sisters named Simpson are pop singers and occasional
> actresses. The older one appeared in the 2005 "Dukes of
> Hazzard" movie, the younger in the 2009 version of the TV
> series "Melrose Place". Give the first name of the *younger*
> sister.
Ashlee
> 8. Name<answer 7> Simpson's soon-to-be-ex husband, *or* either
> the ex-husband or the current fianc� of her sister mentioned
> in the last question.
>
> 9. Name the Simpson who played hockey for Pittsburgh, Edmonton,
> and Buffalo, and now works for Hockey Night in Canada.
>
> 10. Name the Simpson who was a CFL All-Star 6 times between
> 2001 and 2007. He is now a linebacker with the Saskatchewan
> Roughriders, and after last year's Grey Cup game he has now
> played on the losing side of the game with three different
> teams from the western provinces. His nickname is "the
> Minister of Defence".
--Jeff
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