Wednesday, November 09, 2011

rec.games.trivia - 4 new messages in 2 topics - digest

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Today's topics:

* Calvin's Quiz #176 - 3 messages, 3 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/4c8f342f6d4e1751?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #175 - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/2b5fb777b4a3847c?hl=en

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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #176
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/4c8f342f6d4e1751?hl=en
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Mon, Nov 7 2011 11:54 pm
From: Dan Tilque


Calvin wrote:
> Still suffering via GG...
>
> 1 Alex "Hurricane" Higgins is a former world champion in which sport?

boxing

> 2 Which author wrote the Godfather novels?

Puzo

> 3 Who had a 1985 hit with Summer of '69?
> 4 How many men did Liz Taylor marry?

6

> 5 Who was Ronald Reagan's vice-president?

George Herbert Walker Bush

> 6 Which actor played detective Jack Frost in the TV series A Touch of
> Frost?
> 7 Which restaurant chain is sometimes known by the acronym HRC?
> 8 What ingredient provides the main flavouring in aioli?
> 9 Which fictional detective was created by author Raymond Chandler?

Mike Hammer

> 10 Launched in 1954, what was the first nuclear-powered submarine?

Nautilus


--
Dan Tilque


== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Tues, Nov 8 2011 11:13 am
From: "Peter Smyth"


"Calvin" wrote in message
news:209feb8e-2e84-4c3e-8400-ea1fae67fdc0@p36g2000prp.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>Still suffering via GG...
>
>1 Alex "Hurricane" Higgins is a former world champion in which sport?
Snooker
>2 Which author wrote the Godfather novels?
Mario Puso
>3 Who had a 1985 hit with Summer of '69?
Bryan Adams
>4 How many men did Liz Taylor marry?
7 (one twice)
>5 Who was Ronald Reagan's vice-president?
George Bush Sr
>6 Which actor played detective Jack Frost in the TV series A Touch of
>Frost?
David Jason
>7 Which restaurant chain is sometimes known by the acronym HRC?
>8 What ingredient provides the main flavouring in aioli?
>9 Which fictional detective was created by author Raymond Chandler?
Sam Spade
>10 Launched in 1954, what was the first nuclear-powered submarine?
Nautilus

Peter Smyth

== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Tues, Nov 8 2011 11:54 pm
From: Pete


Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in news:209feb8e-2e84-4c3e-8400-
ea1fae67fdc0@p36g2000prp.googlegroups.com:

>
> Still suffering via GG...
>
> 1 Alex "Hurricane" Higgins is a former world champion in which sport?

Billiards

> 2 Which author wrote the Godfather novels?

Puzo

> 3 Who had a 1985 hit with Summer of '69?
> 4 How many men did Liz Taylor marry?

6

> 5 Who was Ronald Reagan's vice-president?

George H. W. Bush

> 6 Which actor played detective Jack Frost in the TV series A Touch of
> Frost?
> 7 Which restaurant chain is sometimes known by the acronym HRC?
> 8 What ingredient provides the main flavouring in aioli?

Garlic

> 9 Which fictional detective was created by author Raymond Chandler?

Sam Spade

> 10 Launched in 1954, what was the first nuclear-powered submarine?

Nautilus

>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>

Pete

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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #175
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/2b5fb777b4a3847c?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Tues, Nov 8 2011 3:28 pm
From: swp


On Sunday, November 6, 2011 7:41:58 PM UTC-5, Calvin wrote:
> On Nov 3, 10:30 am, Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Mark's problems appear to be contagious. I've posted this twice via my
> > news server for no responses so am trying via Google groups.
>
> Still posting via GG. Apologies if anyone's entry didn't get marked
> due to my server issues.

one of us. one of us. one of us. ...

> > 8       What was the scarlet letter?
>
> A [for Adultery]
> 7/12
> Not accepting a novel as the "title" was not capitalised (and I'm not
> Sephen)

neither am I

>
> Congratulations to Joshua, Russ and Stephen. This is the first time
> the last two names have both done the same quiz, dashing my conspiracy
> theory.

or proving that I have a job with a different ip address than the one I have at home.

or that I moved and am now the proud owner of 37 Radcliff Drive in the lovely town of Doylestown in the keystone state.

swp


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