Thursday, November 24, 2011

rec.games.trivia - 2 new messages in 2 topics - digest

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* QFTCI11 Final Round 3 (not 2) answers: History - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/a431de1a76909991?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #180 - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/737f18455c546357?hl=en

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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Final Round 3 (not 2) answers: History
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/a431de1a76909991?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Tues, Nov 22 2011 8:11 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Stan Brown:
> > I don't understand on what basis "6" could be a correct answer to the
> > question.

"Calvin":
> Because the question could be interpreted as "How many Kings of Scotland
> *and only Scotland* were named James?" That makes just as much sense as
> "How many Kings of Scotland *and both Scotland and England* were named
> James"?
>
> I would have scored it the same as Mark, allowing either answer.

Yeah, but you're too generous with this sort of thing. I only did it
reluctantly.
--
Mark Brader | "Warning! Drinking beer, wine or spirits during
Toronto | pregnancy can harm your baby." (City of Toronto
msb@vex.net | notice in restaurant washrooms--men's and women's)

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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #180
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/737f18455c546357?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Wed, Nov 23 2011 8:34 am
From: Russ


On Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:39:07 -0600, Russ <rns2XX7@ATT.net> wrote:

>On Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:58:20 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>1 Which Australian-born Irishman is the only performer to have twice won
>>the Eurovision Song Contest?
>
>No clue!
>
>>2 Which country has owned Easter Island since 1888?
>
>Chile
>
>>3 Who starred opposite Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rouge?
>
>Ewam McGregor
>
>>4 Rum, pineapple juice and coconut milk make up which cocktail?
>Pina Colada
>
>>5 What was Elvis Presley's middle name?
>
>Aron
>
>>6 Mascarpone is a variety of which type of food?
>
>Cheese, but used in dessert dishes, such as Tiramasu
>
>>7 Daniel Johns was the lead singer of which Australian band?
>
>Just a guess, maybe Men At Work?
>
>>8 Who played the title role in the 1974 movie Young Frankenstein?
>
>Gene Wilder
>
>>9 What part of the body is affected by an aneurysm?
>
>Blood vessels in the brain
>
>>10 On average, who lives longer – married men or bachelors?
>
>Bachelors (they ton't have all the stress of a wife! LOL )
>
>
>Russ
>


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