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| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 04 03:21AM Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se> wrote in > But Sweden has also extended far beyond its current borders. Which > was the first year when Sweden comprised all territory that is the > Kingdom of Sweden today? 1871 Pete |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 04 11:18AM +0200 >> But Sweden has also extended far beyond its current borders. Which >> was the first year when Sweden comprised all territory that is the >> Kingdom of Sweden today? Björn Lundun 1658 CORRECT! Dan Blum 1685 +27 Stephen W Perry 1776 +118 Russ 1795 +137 Mark Brader 1815 +157 David B 1850 +192 Pete 1871 +218 1658 was also the year when Sweden reached its greatest extention. I certainly did not expect anyone but Björn to nail this one, rather I expected a wide range of answers. What surprised me, though, was that everyone went for a later year. I thought my phrasing of the question would lure people to guess some more medevial year. > but bad answers will not knock you out. (If you answer both, please > specify which is which. If not I will assume that the first year given > is your actual entry.) No one tried this. Or maybe Mark did, but forgot to tell. The question has two possible answers. Most people would answer 1905 when the union with Norway ended. But that was a union, of which the offical name was Sweden-Norway, or so I believe. And Sweden proper got its current shape in 1815, when Sweden sold Pomerania to Prussia. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 04 11:21AM +0200 This contest is now open only to Mark Brader, Dan Blum, Björn Lundin, Russ, Stephen W Perry and David B. Q8: How high (in metres) is the highest point in Sweden? Answers should be in no later than Tuesday 7th, 22:00, preferrably earlier. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 04 05:13AM -0500 Erland Sommarskog: > Q8: How high (in metres) is the highest point in Sweden? 1955 -- Mark Brader I'm not pompous; I'm pedantic. Toronto Let me explain it to you. msb@vex.net --Mary Kay Kare |
| Russ <rns2XX7@att.net>: Oct 04 05:16AM -0500 On Sat, 04 Oct 2014 11:21:36 +0200, Erland Sommarskog >Stephen W Perry and David B. >Q8: How high (in metres) is the highest point in Sweden? >Answers should be in no later than Tuesday 7th, 22:00, preferrably earlier. 2500 metres Russ |
| "Rob Parker" <NOSPAMrobpparker@optusnet.com.au.FORME>: Oct 04 10:02AM +1000 > 5. Of course, Wayne Gretzky has every NHL scoring record possible. > Within 0.5, how many *points per game* did he average through > his whole career? 2.2; 4.1 > 8. He has won 18 Olympic gold medals, twice as many as his nearest > competitors. Michael Phelps > * Game 2, Round 6 - Entertainment - Subtitles > 1. "Dead Man's Chest" (2006, action). Pirates of the Caribbean 2; Pirates of the Caribbean 3 > 8. "Reloaded" (2003, sci-fi). The Matrix 2 > 9. "Judgement Day" (1991, sci-fi). Terminator 2; Terminator 3 Rob |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 04 03:33AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:J- > 1. This NFL expansion team set a record of 26 straight losses in > the 1976 and 1977 seasons. The closest anybody's come since then > has been the Detroit Lions, who list 19 in a row in 2008 and '09. Tampa Bay > 2. This NASCAR driver -- nicknamed the King -- won 200 races > in his career. To put that in perspective, Jeff Gordon has 85 > and counting. Name the King. Richard Petty > 3. In 1941, this Major League Baseball legend hit in 56 consecutive > games. The closest since then was Pete Rose with 44. Joe DiMaggio > 4. This Baltimore Orioles great played in 2,362 straight games > without missing one. Only six other players have played in > more than 1,000 consecutively. Cal Ripken, Jr. > 5. Of course, Wayne Gretzky has every NHL scoring record possible. > Within 0.5, how many *points per game* did he average through > his whole career? 1.3 > closest anyone has come to the 100 points scored on 1962-03-02, > in a 169-147 win with the Philadelphia Warriors. Who set this > unassailable record? Wilt Chamberlain > 7. This fireballer threw 5,714 strikeouts in his career. > The closest challenger now active is more than 3,000 behind. Nolan Ryan > 8. He has won 18 Olympic gold medals, twice as many as his nearest > competitors. Phelps > 9. The greatest NFL pass receiver of all time, he retired with > 22,895 career receiving yards. Terrell Owens came closest, > almost 7,000 yards behind. Rice > 10. In 1991 he passed Lou Brock's stolen-base record of 938. > He ended his career with 1,406. Henderson > complete title was "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"; what you have > to say is "Elizabeth 2". > 1. "Dead Man's Chest" (2006, action). Pirates of the Caribbean 2 > 2. "The Cradle of Life" (2003, action). > 3. "The Last Stand" (2006, superhero adventure). > 4. "The Quest for Peace" (1987, superhero adventure). Superman 4 > 5. "The Undiscovered Country" (1991, sci-fi). Star Trek 5; Star Trek 4 > 7. "The Season of the Witch" (1982, horror). > 8. "Reloaded" (2003, sci-fi). > 9. "Judgement Day" (1991, sci-fi). Terminator 2 > 10. "Tokyo Drift" (2006, action). Pete --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: news@netfront.net --- |
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