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| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 01 03:13PM +0100 > monk with a skill for breeding plants". But this Augustinian > friar is now known as the father of modern genetics. > Who was he? Mendel > he received a papal indult. But later his heliocentric > theories would be condemned by both the Catholic Church and > Martin Luther. Name that canonical scholar and astronomer. Gallilei > B1. Henry II is often quoted as saying, circa 1170, "Will no one > rid me of this turbulent priest?" Sure enough, someone did. > But who was that priest? Pope Pius VI > is bast known by the pseudonym he used while writing what > are now classic works of children's literature. Give that > pen name. C.S. Lewis > D1. Brigham Young University, named for the man the Mormons call > "the American Moses", is in what city? Salt Lake City > D2. In the 1600s, Jesuit Father Jacques Marquette joined Louis > Joliet, to become the first non-natives to map one of North > America's primary waterways. Which one? Mississippi > E1. Which Presbyterian minister was an American educator who > created a PBS children's series that ran for 33 years? > Can you answer this question? I know you could. No, I couldn't. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 01 02:44PM > 4. This soon-to-be-famous young American came to Toronto in 1917 > to work as a volunteer nurse. Her life was changed when she > saw her first air show. Name her. Amelia Earheart > 7. A dubious Toronto landmark during the Great War was the Stanley > Barracks, adjacent to the CNE grounds. What was it used for? holding Central Powers citizens > the title of "official eyewitness" to the War -- i.e. its > official photographer and painter -- by the government of Canada. > By what noble name is Max Aitken better known? Lord Beaverbrook > Sorblum, a WW1 veteran buried in 1919 at Holy Blossom Cemetery on > Pape Av. But how is he identified on his headstone, a reference > to his then-uncertain identity? Unknown Soldier > monk with a skill for breeding plants". But this Augustinian > friar is now known as the father of modern genetics. > Who was he? Mendel > he received a papal indult. But later his heliocentric > theories would be condemned by both the Catholic Church and > Martin Luther. Name that canonical scholar and astronomer. Copernicus > B1. Henry II is often quoted as saying, circa 1170, "Will no one > rid me of this turbulent priest?" Sure enough, someone did. > But who was that priest? Thomas Becket > the candidacy of John F. Kennedy because of Kennedy's > Catholicism. He famously counseled Richard Nixon during > Watergate. Name that politically connected preacher. Billy Graham > is bast known by the pseudonym he used while writing what > are now classic works of children's literature. Give that > pen name. Lewis Carroll > wrote the plays "Job", "David", and "Our God's Brother", > before changing his career path. Name that playwright who > had a much more storied career as the Vicar of Christ. Pope John Paul II > D. Geography > D1. Brigham Young University, named for the man the Mormons call > "the American Moses", is in what city? Salt Lake City; Provo > D2. In the 1600s, Jesuit Father Jacques Marquette joined Louis > Joliet, to become the first non-natives to map one of North > America's primary waterways. Which one? Mississippi; Missouri > E1. Which Presbyterian minister was an American educator who > created a PBS children's series that ran for 33 years? > Can you answer this question? I know you could. Fred Rogers > E2. Rabbi Shmuley Boteach is the author of more than 30 books, > including "Kosher Sex". But he's most famous as the > spiritual advisor to a tragic musical celebrity. Which one? Michael Jackson > F2. In 2004 this late Baptist minister was named the greatest > Canadian of all time in a national viewer survey by CBC. > Name him. Charles Templeton -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 01 02:45PM > > created a PBS children's series that ran for 33 years? > > Can you answer this question? I know you could. > No, I couldn't. That's OK; he likes you just the way you are. -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Nov 01 03:10PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:nYWdnXoBXs9oB8nJnZ2dnUU7- > 2. Another U of T medical grad, Maj. L.B. Robertson, likely saved > thousands of lives by introducing this procedure to British > military hospitals during the War. What procedure? blood transfusion > 4. This soon-to-be-famous young American came to Toronto in 1917 > to work as a volunteer nurse. Her life was changed when she > saw her first air show. Name her. Amelia Earhart > the title of "official eyewitness" to the War -- i.e. its > official photographer and painter -- by the government of Canada. > By what noble name is Max Aitken better known? Lord Beaverbrook > Sorblum, a WW1 veteran buried in 1919 at Holy Blossom Cemetery on > Pape Av. But how is he identified on his headstone, a reference > to his then-uncertain identity? the Unknown Soldier > monk with a skill for breeding plants". But this Augustinian > friar is now known as the father of modern genetics. > Who was he? Mendel > he received a papal indult. But later his heliocentric > theories would be condemned by both the Catholic Church and > Martin Luther. Name that canonical scholar and astronomer. Copernicus > B1. Henry II is often quoted as saying, circa 1170, "Will no one > rid me of this turbulent priest?" Sure enough, someone did. > But who was that priest? Thomas a Becket > the candidacy of John F. Kennedy because of Kennedy's > Catholicism. He famously counseled Richard Nixon during > Watergate. Name that politically connected preacher. Billy Graham > is bast known by the pseudonym he used while writing what > are now classic works of children's literature. Give that > pen name. Lewis Carroll > wrote the plays "Job", "David", and "Our God's Brother", > before changing his career path. Name that playwright who > had a much more storied career as the Vicar of Christ. Wojtyla > D. Geography > D1. Brigham Young University, named for the man the Mormons call > "the American Moses", is in what city? Provo > D2. In the 1600s, Jesuit Father Jacques Marquette joined Louis > Joliet, to become the first non-natives to map one of North > America's primary waterways. Which one? Mississippi River > E1. Which Presbyterian minister was an American educator who > created a PBS children's series that ran for 33 years? > Can you answer this question? I know you could. Fred Rogers > E2. Rabbi Shmuley Boteach is the author of more than 30 books, > including "Kosher Sex". But he's most famous as the > spiritual advisor to a tragic musical celebrity. Which one? Michael Jackson > F2. In 2004 this late Baptist minister was named the greatest > Canadian of all time in a national viewer survey by CBC. > Name him. Douglas -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Nov 01 10:10AM -0700 On Saturday, November 1, 2014 4:33:58 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > 4. This soon-to-be-famous young American came to Toronto in 1917 > to work as a volunteer nurse. Her life was changed when she > saw her first air show. Name her. Amelia Earheart? > monk with a skill for breeding plants". But this Augustinian > friar is now known as the father of modern genetics. > Who was he? Mendel > he received a papal indult. But later his heliocentric > theories would be condemned by both the Catholic Church and > Martin Luther. Name that canonical scholar and astronomer. Galileo > B1. Henry II is often quoted as saying, circa 1170, "Will no one > rid me of this turbulent priest?" Sure enough, someone did. > But who was that priest? Thomas More > the candidacy of John F. Kennedy because of Kennedy's > Catholicism. He famously counseled Richard Nixon during > Watergate. Name that politically connected preacher. Billy Graham > D. Geography > D1. Brigham Young University, named for the man the Mormons call > "the American Moses", is in what city? Salt Lake City > E1. Which Presbyterian minister was an American educator who > created a PBS children's series that ran for 33 years? > Can you answer this question? I know you could. Fred Rogers |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Nov 01 06:38PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:nYWdnXoBXs9oB8nJnZ2dnUU7- > 2. Another U of T medical grad, Maj. L.B. Robertson, likely saved > thousands of lives by introducing this procedure to British > military hospitals during the War. What procedure? Blood donation; Blood transfusion > 4. This soon-to-be-famous young American came to Toronto in 1917 > to work as a volunteer nurse. Her life was changed when she > saw her first air show. Name her. Amelia Earhart > the father of public education in Ontario. First name required. > 7. A dubious Toronto landmark during the Great War was the Stanley > Barracks, adjacent to the CNE grounds. What was it used for? German prisoners; Flu epidemic quarantine > men per capita than any municipality in Canada. Name *any one* > of the major streets that meet in or define the borders of the > former Earlscourt. Yonge; Bloor > Sorblum, a WW1 veteran buried in 1919 at Holy Blossom Cemetery on > Pape Av. But how is he identified on his headstone, a reference > to his then-uncertain identity? Known only to God > he received a papal indult. But later his heliocentric > theories would be condemned by both the Catholic Church and > Martin Luther. Name that canonical scholar and astronomer. Copernicus > B1. Henry II is often quoted as saying, circa 1170, "Will no one > rid me of this turbulent priest?" Sure enough, someone did. > But who was that priest? Johnson; Pepys > the candidacy of John F. Kennedy because of Kennedy's > Catholicism. He famously counseled Richard Nixon during > Watergate. Name that politically connected preacher. Billy Graham > is bast known by the pseudonym he used while writing what > are now classic works of children's literature. Give that > pen name. Lewis Carrol > D. Geography > D1. Brigham Young University, named for the man the Mormons call > "the American Moses", is in what city? Ogden, Utah; Orem, Utah > D2. In the 1600s, Jesuit Father Jacques Marquette joined Louis > Joliet, to become the first non-natives to map one of North > America's primary waterways. Which one? St Lawrence seaway; > E1. Which Presbyterian minister was an American educator who > created a PBS children's series that ran for 33 years? > Can you answer this question? I know you could. Fred Rogers > F2. In 2004 this late Baptist minister was named the greatest > Canadian of all time in a national viewer survey by CBC. > Name him. Diefenbaker Pete |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Nov 02 01:01AM -0500 In article <nYWdnXoBXs9oB8nJnZ2dnUU7-aOdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > 2. Another U of T medical grad, Maj. L.B. Robertson, likely saved > thousands of lives by introducing this procedure to British > military hospitals during the War. What procedure? blood transfusion > 4. This soon-to-be-famous young American came to Toronto in 1917 > to work as a volunteer nurse. Her life was changed when she > saw her first air show. Name her. Amelia Earhart > monk with a skill for breeding plants". But this Augustinian > friar is now known as the father of modern genetics. > Who was he? Gregor Mendel > he received a papal indult. But later his heliocentric > theories would be condemned by both the Catholic Church and > Martin Luther. Name that canonical scholar and astronomer. Copernicus > the candidacy of John F. Kennedy because of Kennedy's > Catholicism. He famously counseled Richard Nixon during > Watergate. Name that politically connected preacher. billy Graham > is bast known by the pseudonym he used while writing what > are now classic works of children's literature. Give that > pen name. Lewis Carroll > wrote the plays "Job", "David", and "Our God's Brother", > before changing his career path. Name that playwright who > had a much more storied career as the Vicar of Christ. Pope John Paul II > D. Geography > D1. Brigham Young University, named for the man the Mormons call > "the American Moses", is in what city? Orem; Provo > D2. In the 1600s, Jesuit Father Jacques Marquette joined Louis > Joliet, to become the first non-natives to map one of North > America's primary waterways. Which one? Mississippi River > E1. Which Presbyterian minister was an American educator who > created a PBS children's series that ran for 33 years? > Can you answer this question? I know you could. Mr. Rogers > E2. Rabbi Shmuley Boteach is the author of more than 30 books, > including "Kosher Sex". But he's most famous as the > spiritual advisor to a tragic musical celebrity. Which one? Amy Winehouse |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 02 01:59AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > Ambulance Corps at Ypres in 1915 when he took shrapnel to the > leg and was sent home. He later would famously tend the wounded > in Spain and China. Who he? Is this the doctor who's a major hero in China because Mao said good things about him? Dammit, I read up on him a few weeks ago but am now totally blanking on his name. > 2. Another U of T medical grad, Maj. L.B. Robertson, likely saved > thousands of lives by introducing this procedure to British > military hospitals during the War. What procedure? blood transfusions > 3. On October 17, 1917 -- four months after his last foray against > the Germans -- which war hero married Timothy Eaton's > granddaughter at Timothy Eaton Memorial Church? Brown > 4. This soon-to-be-famous young American came to Toronto in 1917 > to work as a volunteer nurse. Her life was changed when she > saw her first air show. Name her. Amelia Earhart > the father of public education in Ontario. First name required. > 7. A dubious Toronto landmark during the Great War was the Stanley > Barracks, adjacent to the CNE grounds. What was it used for? POW camp > monk with a skill for breeding plants". But this Augustinian > friar is now known as the father of modern genetics. > Who was he? Mendel > he received a papal indult. But later his heliocentric > theories would be condemned by both the Catholic Church and > Martin Luther. Name that canonical scholar and astronomer. Copernicus > B1. Henry II is often quoted as saying, circa 1170, "Will no one > rid me of this turbulent priest?" Sure enough, someone did. > But who was that priest? Thomas Becket > the candidacy of John F. Kennedy because of Kennedy's > Catholicism. He famously counseled Richard Nixon during > Watergate. Name that politically connected preacher. Billy Graham > is bast known by the pseudonym he used while writing what > are now classic works of children's literature. Give that > pen name. Lewis Carroll > wrote the plays "Job", "David", and "Our God's Brother", > before changing his career path. Name that playwright who > had a much more storied career as the Vicar of Christ. Pope John Paul II > D. Geography > D1. Brigham Young University, named for the man the Mormons call > "the American Moses", is in what city? Provo UT > D2. In the 1600s, Jesuit Father Jacques Marquette joined Louis > Joliet, to become the first non-natives to map one of North > America's primary waterways. Which one? Mississippi River > E1. Which Presbyterian minister was an American educator who > created a PBS children's series that ran for 33 years? > Can you answer this question? I know you could. Mister Rogers > E2. Rabbi Shmuley Boteach is the author of more than 30 books, > including "Kosher Sex". But he's most famous as the > spiritual advisor to a tragic musical celebrity. Which one? Michael Jackson > F1. Name the Canadian evangelical talk show hosted by David > Mainse that became the flagship program of the > Christian-themed Crossroads Television System. 700 Club ? -- Dan Tilque |
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