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| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 17 04:36PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:3dmdnRz-hNqsHN3JnZ2dnUU7- > Clym Yeobright. > 2. Name the Victorian novel that featured Mr. Micawber, Peggoty, > Dora, and Agnes. Great Expectations; Nicholas Nickleby > 3. Name the author who, in the 1930s, created the character of > John Galt. Ayn Rand > the author seeking America in a truck named after Don Quixote's > horse Rocinante. > 5. Ishmael, Queequeg. Name the book *and* the author. Moby Dick, Herman Melville > 6. Charles Darnay, Sidney Carton, Mme. Defarge. Name the book *and* > the author. A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens > 1. In the 1920s scientists excavated the fossil remains of Peking > Man. We now know this specimen, and the earlier discovery Java > Man, as examples of which human-like species? Homo erectus > skeleton. She has the pelvis and leg bones of a fully bipedal > creature. She is considered to be a member of which extinct > hominid species? Homo erectus > 5. Discovered in 1994, the famous Grotte Chauvet contains the > world's oldest cave drawings -- of animals, human hands, and > nude women. Within 3,000 years, how old are the cave drawings? 15,000; 22,000 > 6. Zhpu zber snzbhf pnir qenjvatf, bayl nobhg unys gur ntr bs > gur Tebggr Punhirg barf, jrer qvfpbirerq va Senapr va 1940 -- > va jung snzbhf pnirf? Carcassone > uhzna naprfgbe, gur erznvaf bs frira bs juvpu jrer qvfpbirerq > ba n erzbgr Vaqbarfvna vfynaq va 2004. Jung zber pbyybdhvny > anzr sbe gurfr ubzvavqf jnf cbchynevmrq ol gur arjf zrqvn? Java Man > 8. Jung qbrf "Ubzb rerpghf" zrna? Standing man > 10. Sbffvy fxhyyf bs Ubzb unovyvf fubj fvtaf bs gur qrirybczrag > bs n ertvba bs gur oenva pnyyrq Oebpn'f nern. Guvf vf rivqrapr > gung Ubzb unovyvf qvq jung? Pete |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Oct 17 05:16PM Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Name the Victorian novel that featured the characters > Eustacia Vye, Diggory Venn, Damon Wildeve, and the prodigal > Clym Yeobright. Pickwick Papers > 2. Name the Victorian novel that featured Mr. Micawber, Peggoty, > Dora, and Agnes. Pickwick Papers > the author seeking America in a truck named after Don Quixote's > horse Rocinante. > 5. Ishmael, Queequeg. Name the book and the author. Moby Dick - Herman Melville > 9. Written as a BBC radio drama in the 1954, it included the > characters of Myfanwy Price, Mog Edwards, Polly Garter, and > Captain Cat. Under Milk Wood > 1. In the 1920s scientists excavated the fossil remains of Peking > Man. We now know this specimen, and the earlier discovery Java > Man, as examples of which human-like species? Neanderthal > skeleton. She has the pelvis and leg bones of a fully bipedal > creature. She is considered to be a member of which extinct > hominid species? Neanderthal > 3. In what country was the first Neanderthal skull found? > 4. What was significant about the 1911 discovery in England of > the Piltdown Man? It was a fake > 5. Discovered in 1994, the famous Grotte Chauvet contains the > world's oldest cave drawings -- of animals, human hands, and > nude women. Within 3,000 years, how old are the cave drawings? 30000 > on a remote Indonesian island in 2004. What more colloquial > name for these hominids was popularized by the news media? > 8. What does "Homo erectus" mean? Upright man > 10. Fossil skulls of Homo habilis show signs of the development > of a region of the brain called Broca's area. This is evidence > that Homo habilis did what? Had language skills Peter Smyth |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 17 09:15PM +0200 > 1. In the 1920s scientists excavated the fossil remains of Peking > Man. We now know this specimen, and the earlier discovery Java > Man, as examples of which human-like species? Homo erectus > skeleton. She has the pelvis and leg bones of a fully bipedal > creature. She is considered to be a member of which extinct > hominid species? Homo erectus > 3. In what country was the first Neanderthal skull found? Germany > 5. Discovered in 1994, the famous Grotte Chauvet contains the > world's oldest cave drawings -- of animals, human hands, and > nude women. Within 3,000 years, how old are the cave drawings? 40000 (But hadn't they discovered even older paintings in Indonesia just before the quiz was? Or was that announced later?) > uhzna naprfgbe, gur erznvaf bs frira bs juvpu jrer qvfpbirerq > ba n erzbgr Vaqbarfvna vfynaq va 2004. Jung zber pbyybdhvny > anzr sbe gurfr ubzvavqf jnf cbchynevmrq ol gur arjf zrqvn? Goblins. > 8. Jung qbrf "Ubzb rerpghf" zrna? Man who is standing up > 9. Jung qbrf "Ubzb unovyvf" zrna? Man that can use tools > 10. Sbffvy fxhyyf bs Ubzb unovyvf fubj fvtaf bs gur qrirybczrag > bs n ertvba bs gur oenva pnyyrq Oebpn'f nern. Guvf vf rivqrapr > gung Ubzb unovyvf qvq jung? Use a language -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 18 03:40AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > Dora, and Agnes. > 3. Name the author who, in the 1930s, created the character of > John Galt. Ayn Rand > the author seeking America in a truck named after Don Quixote's > horse Rocinante. > 5. Ishmael, Queequeg. Name the book *and* the author. Moby-Dick by Herman Melville > the 1920s. > 8. Name the author who created ex-basketball-champion Harry > Angstrom, a.k.a. Rabbit. Updike > 1. In the 1920s scientists excavated the fossil remains of Peking > Man. We now know this specimen, and the earlier discovery Java > Man, as examples of which human-like species? Homo erectus > skeleton. She has the pelvis and leg bones of a fully bipedal > creature. She is considered to be a member of which extinct > hominid species? Australopithecus afarensis > 3. In what country was the first Neanderthal skull found? Germany > 4. What was significant about the 1911 discovery in England of > the Piltdown Man? It was a hoax > 5. Discovered in 1994, the famous Grotte Chauvet contains the > world's oldest cave drawings -- of animals, human hands, and > nude women. Within 3,000 years, how old are the cave drawings? 32,000 years old > 6. Zhpu zber snzbhf pnir qenjvatf, bayl nobhg unys gur ntr bs > gur Tebggr Punhirg barf, jrer qvfpbirerq va Senapr va 1940 -- > va jung snzbhf pnirf? Lascaux > uhzna naprfgbe, gur erznvaf bs frira bs juvpu jrer qvfpbirerq > ba n erzbgr Vaqbarfvna vfynaq va 2004. Jung zber pbyybdhvny > anzr sbe gurfr ubzvavqf jnf cbchynevmrq ol gur arjf zrqvn? hobbits > 8. Jung qbrf "Ubzb rerpghf" zrna? upright human > 9. Jung qbrf "Ubzb unovyvf" zrna? handy human > 10. Sbffvy fxhyyf bs Ubzb unovyvf fubj fvtaf bs gur qrirybczrag > bs n ertvba bs gur oenva pnyyrq Oebpn'f nern. Guvf vf rivqrapr > gung Ubzb unovyvf qvq jung? talk -- Dan Tilque |
| Bruce Bowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Oct 17 02:06PM On Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:25:18 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: >> 11. Who is it? > Stewie Griffin (from "Family Guy"). 4 for Marc, Joshua, and Stephen. No partial credit for just Stewie? Bruce |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Oct 17 04:38PM +0200 On 2014-10-17 16:06, Bruce Bowler wrote: >> Stewie Griffin (from "Family Guy"). 4 for Marc, Joshua, and Stephen. > No partial credit for just Stewie? > Bruce or -- Björn |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 17 12:04PM -0500 Mark Brader: > > Stewie Griffin (from "Family Guy"). 4 for Marc, Joshua, and Stephen. Bruce Bowler: > No partial credit for just Stewie? "First and last names are required for characters where both are commonly used." -- Mark Brader "You mean he made love to you?" Toronto "Well, he went through all the emotions." msb@vex.net -- EVERY DAY'S A HOLIDAY |
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