Friday, November 04, 2011

rec.games.trivia - 8 new messages in 3 topics - digest

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Today's topics:

* Calvin's Quiz #175 - 6 messages, 6 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/2b5fb777b4a3847c?hl=en
* Rotating Quiz #38 - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/cfaab7a6c78c74b8?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #174 - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/352c76c91cd55943?hl=en

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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 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 3 2011 12:12 am
From: Dan Tilque


Calvin 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.

I haven't seen the answers to Quiz #174, no doubt for the same reason.

>
> 1 What colour is the cross on the Swiss flag?

white

> 2 Which brand of canned soup tins were painted by Andy Warhol?

Campbell's

> 3 In the 2000 movie Castaway, what object played the character Wilson?

a volleyball

> 4 The 1986 film Platoon was set during which war?

Vietnam

> 5 The TV show Magnum PI was set in which American state

Hawaii

> 6 What was the nickname of Spice Girl Geri Halliwell?

Sporty

> 7 The British TV series Life on Mars was set in which decade?

2010's

> 8 What was the scarlet letter?

A (for adultery)

> 9 What nationality was tennis player Ilie Nastase?

Romanian

> 10 Wall Street is located in which New York borough?

Manhattan


--
Dan Tilque


== 2 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 3 2011 12:40 am
From: Erland Sommarskog


Calvin (334152@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 What colour is the cross on the Swiss flag?

White

> 2 Which brand of canned soup tins were painted by Andy Warhol?

Campell

> 4 The 1986 film Platoon was set during which war?

World War I

> 5 The TV show Magnum PI was set in which American state

California

> 9 What nationality was tennis player Ilie Nastase?

Roumania

> 10 Wall Street is located in which New York borough?

Manhattan


--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se


== 3 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 3 2011 5:08 am
From: "David B"


> 1 What colour is the cross on the Swiss flag?

White

> 2 Which brand of canned soup tins were painted by Andy Warhol?

Campbell's

> 3 In the 2000 movie Castaway, what object played the character Wilson?

A Ball

> 4 The 1986 film Platoon was set during which war?

Vietnam

> 5 The TV show Magnum PI was set in which American state

Hawaii

> 6 What was the nickname of Spice Girl Geri Halliwell?

Ginger Spice

> 7 The British TV series Life on Mars was set in which decade?

1970s

> 10 Wall Street is located in which New York borough?

Manhattan


== 4 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 3 2011 6:24 am
From: Pete


Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in
news:9953655a-a3be-4cab-b232-a54b2d1ccdef@g27g2000pro.googlegroups.com:

> 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.
>
> 1 What colour is the cross on the Swiss flag?

White

> 2 Which brand of canned soup tins were painted by Andy Warhol?

Campbell's

> 3 In the 2000 movie Castaway, what object played the character
> Wilson?

Volleyball (FYI, it's "Cast Away")

> 4 The 1986 film Platoon was set during which war?

Vietnam

> 5 The TV show Magnum PI was set in which American state

Hawaii

> 6 What was the nickname of Spice Girl Geri Halliwell?

Sporty

> 7 The British TV series Life on Mars was set in which decade?

1960s

> 8 What was the scarlet letter?

A

> 9 What nationality was tennis player Ilie Nastase?

Romanian

> 10 Wall Street is located in which New York borough?

Manhattan

>
>
> --
> cheers,
> calvin
>

Pete

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== 5 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 3 2011 9:31 am
From: Russ


On Wed, 2 Nov 2011 17:30:02 -0700 (PDT), Calvin <334152@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.
>
>1 What colour is the cross on the Swiss flag?

White

>2 Which brand of canned soup tins were painted by Andy Warhol?

Campbell's

>3 In the 2000 movie Castaway, what object played the character Wilson?

A Volleyball

>4 The 1986 film Platoon was set during which war?

Viet Nam

>5 The TV show Magnum PI was set in which American state

Hawaii

>6 What was the nickname of Spice Girl Geri Halliwell?

Ginger

>7 The British TV series Life on Mars was set in which decade?

1970's

>8 What was the scarlet letter?

An "A", that was worn by a woman that committed adultery.

>9 What nationality was tennis player Ilie Nastase?

Romanian

>10 Wall Street is located in which New York borough?

Manhattan


Russ

(Can you repost the answers from Quiz 174? They never showed up
on my server (Forte Agent access).

== 6 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 3 2011 9:03 pm
From: Jeffrey Turner


On 11/2/2011 8:30 PM, Calvin 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.
>
> 1 What colour is the cross on the Swiss flag?
White
> 2 Which brand of canned soup tins were painted by Andy Warhol?
Campbell's
> 3 In the 2000 movie Castaway, what object played the character Wilson?
> 4 The 1986 film Platoon was set during which war?
Vietnam
> 5 The TV show Magnum PI was set in which American state
Hawaii
> 6 What was the nickname of Spice Girl Geri Halliwell?
> 7 The British TV series Life on Mars was set in which decade?
> 8 What was the scarlet letter?
A
> 9 What nationality was tennis player Ilie Nastase?
Romanian
> 10 Wall Street is located in which New York borough?
Manhattan

--Jeff

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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #38
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/cfaab7a6c78c74b8?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 3 2011 6:49 pm
From: Calvin <334152@gmail.com>


On Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:40:21 +1000, Chris F.A. Johnson
<cfajohnson@gmail.com> wrote:

1. By what name is (was) Archibald Leach better known?

Cary Grant

2. One of the most popular chess openings is named after this 16th
century Spanish bishop and chess author

Ruy Lopez

3. Aerangis, Cattleya, Dendrobium and Phalaenopsis belong to what
biological family?

Camellia?

4. The City of Baguio is the summer capital of what country?

Guatemala

5. Who was the emperor of Rome when Vesuvius erupted in 79AD?

Caligula?

6. Who wrote "The Last Days of Pompeii"?

7. Who painted "Les Demoiselles D'Avignon" (though he called it "Le
Bordel d'Avignon")?

Picasso

8. W.G. Grace (1848-1915) was pre-eminent in what sport?

Cricket, though he was also a champion hurdler in his younger days

9. Schubert wrote one of only two pieces written for this short-lived
instrument that was fretted and tuned like a guitar, but bowed like
a cello; what was it called?

10. In 1967, a supertanker was shipwrecked off the coast of Cornwall;
what was its name?

Can't recall its name.

--
cheers,
calvin

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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #174
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/352c76c91cd55943?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 3 2011 6:51 pm
From: Calvin <334152@gmail.com>


Reposted via Google Groups

On Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:50:51 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:


1 Which branch of medicine is concerned with artificial human limbs?

Prosthetics
7/13


2 What was the given name of Margaret Thatcher's husband

Denis
6/13
"Dennis" gets more hits on Google but I'm pretty sure it should only
have one n. Either spelling is acceptable in any case.


3 In which novel and film do the Oompa Loompas appear?

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory [novel] or Willy Wonka and the
Chocolate Factory [film]
11/13
Badly worded question sorry. I meant novel and/or film. I don't know
why they changed the name for the 1971 film but I don't ask trick
questions so wasn't trying to catch anyone out over that.


4 Which Peanuts character offers psychiatric advice?

Lucy [Van Pelt]
8/11

5 Who are Amy, Beth, Jo and Meg?

Little Women
11/13


6 What is the main commercial use of the whale product ambergris ?

Perfume / cosmetics
11/13


7 Who served 18 years at Robben Island prison in the 1970s and 80s?

Nelson Mandela
10/13


8 Which American actor helped establish the Sundance Film Festival in
1978?

Robert Redford
12/13


9 Is the coffee bean actually a bean, a nut or seed?

Seed
8/13
Dan pointed out that the terms are not mutually exclusive so I'm
certainly willing to consider appeals.


10 Who was Marilyn Monroe's last husband?

Arthur Miller
9/13
Pope Pius XII was a good guess though.


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 174
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Bruce Bowler
0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 Chris Johnson
0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 Dan Tilque
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Erland S
0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 Jeffrey Turner
0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 John Masters
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 Joshua Kreitzer
0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 7 Mark Brader
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 8 Pete Gayde
1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 7 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Rob Parker
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 8 Stan Brown
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
7 6 11 8 11 11 10 12 8 9 93 72%


Joshua's 10/10 takes a high-scoring round.

--
cheers,
calvin


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