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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 26 03:58PM -0800 1 Which saint's day is celebrated on Boxing Day? 2 What was the original title of the Thomas Keneally novel on which the film Schindler's List was based? 3 During which conflict is the action of Ernest Hemingway's 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls set? 4 Which actress played the title role in the 1944 film Mrs Miniver? 5 Which 1980s TV series followed a group of female Allied detainees held in a Japanese prison camp during WW2? 6 Which Australian author's works include Mad Cows (1986) and Nip n Tuck (2001)? 7 In which year did Princess Diana die? 8 Which singing voice is between a tenor and a soprano? 9 In which TV series did the character Dr. Zachary Smith feature? 10 Which word describes a person fluent in several / many languages? cheers, calvin |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Nov 27 12:37AM Calvin wrote: > 1 Which saint's day is celebrated on Boxing Day? St Stephen > the film Schindler's List was based? > 3 During which conflict is the action of Ernest Hemingway's 1940 > novel For Whom the Bell Tolls set? Crimean > 6 Which Australian author's works include Mad Cows (1986) and Nip n > Tuck (2001)? > 7 In which year did Princess Diana die? 1997 > 8 Which singing voice is between a tenor and a soprano? Alto > 9 In which TV series did the character Dr. Zachary Smith feature? ER > 10 Which word describes a person fluent in several / many languages? Polyglot Peter Smyth |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 26 06:40PM -0600 "Calvin": > 1 Which saint's day is celebrated on Boxing Day? Nicholas? > 2 What was the original title of the Thomas Keneally novel on which the > film Schindler's List was based? "Schindler's Ark". > 3 During which conflict is the action of Ernest Hemingway's 1940 novel > For Whom the Bell Tolls set? Spanish Civil War. > 4 Which actress played the title role in the 1944 film Mrs Miniver? Garson. > in a Japanese prison camp during WW2? > 6 Which Australian author's works include Mad Cows (1986) and Nip n Tuck (2001)? > 7 In which year did Princess Diana die? 1997. > 8 Which singing voice is between a tenor and a soprano? Alto. > 9 In which TV series did the character Dr. Zachary Smith feature? "Lost in Space". > 10 Which word describes a person fluent in several / many languages? Swiss. :-) Okay, polyglot. -- Mark Brader "Nicely self-consistent. (Pay no attention to Toronto that D-floating number behind the curtain!)" msb@vex.net -- Chris Torek, on pasta My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Nov 26 11:12PM -0600 In article <d517babe-7b4a-4e28-a899-1acce32dfb00@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 1 Which saint's day is celebrated on Boxing Day? Patterson > 2 What was the original title of the Thomas Keneally novel on which the film Schindler's List was based? > 3 During which conflict is the action of Ernest Hemingway's 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls set? Spanish Civil War > 5 Which 1980s TV series followed a group of female Allied detainees held in a Japanese prison camp during WW2? > 6 Which Australian author's works include Mad Cows (1986) and Nip n Tuck (2001)? > 7 In which year did Princess Diana die? 1998 > 8 Which singing voice is between a tenor and a soprano? alto > 9 In which TV series did the character Dr. Zachary Smith feature? Lost In Space > 10 Which word describes a person fluent in several / many languages? polyglot |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 26 10:59PM -0800 Calvin wrote: > 1 Which saint's day is celebrated on Boxing Day? St Stephen > 2 What was the original title of the Thomas Keneally novel on which the film Schindler's List was based? > 3 During which conflict is the action of Ernest Hemingway's 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls set? WWI > 5 Which 1980s TV series followed a group of female Allied detainees held in a Japanese prison camp during WW2? > 6 Which Australian author's works include Mad Cows (1986) and Nip n Tuck (2001)? > 7 In which year did Princess Diana die? 1998 > 8 Which singing voice is between a tenor and a soprano? mezzo-soprano > 9 In which TV series did the character Dr. Zachary Smith feature? Lost in Space > 10 Which word describes a person fluent in several / many languages? polyglot -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 27 08:23AM > 1 Which saint's day is celebrated on Boxing Day? Floyd Patterson. Eh, I mean Stephen > 3 During which conflict is the action of Ernest Hemingway's 1940 > novel For Whom the Bell Tolls set? Boer war > 7 In which year did Princess Diana die? 1996 > 8 Which singing voice is between a tenor and a soprano? Alto > 10 Which word describes a person fluent in several / many languages? Polyglot -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Nov 26 11:18AM Mark Brader wrote: > 8. A lander launched from a European Space Agency probe landed > on a comet. Name the either the probe or the lander or > give the comet's name or alphanumeric designation. Philae > 3. President Obama ignited a huge controversy by issuing executive > orders in defiance of Congressional Republican opposition. > What policy issue is involved? Immigration > subject of a disciplinary hearing? > 7. China has postponed the release of which film that portrays a > dystopian future where a revolution is underway? Hunger Games 3 > One accuser was a supermodel in the 1980's and an original judge > on "American's Next Top Model". Another has a famous Hulk for > a husband. Name either accuser. Dickenson > from competitors. What new hockey broadcast feature is cited? > 10. In protest over compensation, Taylor Swift pulled her music > from which popular music streaming service? Spotify > After completing the round, please decode the rot13: For the movie, > if you gave the series title and not the subtitle, or vice versa, > please go back and fill in the other part. Peter Smyth |
| Bruce Bowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Nov 26 02:16PM On Tue, 25 Nov 2014 12:39:00 -0600, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 9 (2014-11-17), Round 1 - Current Events > 6. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a > bill to approve what contentious oil pipeline? Keystone XL > 8. A lander launched from a European Space Agency probe landed > on a comet. Name the *either* the probe *or* the lander *or* give > the comet's name *or* alphanumeric designation. Rosetta > 3. President Obama ignited a huge controversy by issuing executive > orders in defiance of Congressional Republican opposition. > What policy issue is involved? US Immigration reform > 7. China has postponed the release of which film that portrays a > dystopian future where a revolution is underway? Hunger games: Mockingjay > One accuser was a supermodel in the 1980's and an original judge on > "American's Next Top Model". Another has a famous Hulk for a > husband. Name either accuser. Lou Ferrrigno's wife. I think her first name may be Carla? > 10. In protest over compensation, Taylor Swift pulled her music > from which popular music streaming service? Pandora? |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 26 09:12AM -0600 Mark Brader: > > One accuser was a supermodel in the 1980's and an original judge on > > "American's Next Top Model". Another has a famous Hulk for a > > husband. Name either accuser. Bruce Bowler: > Lou Ferrrigno's wife. I think her first name may be Carla? If Carla Ferrrigno is a correct answer and is Lou Ferrrigno's wife, then I will score this as almost correct. -- Mark Brader "MSB is an accepted explanation for men's Toronto misbehaviors. ... Just blame it on MSB msb@vex.net and everyone nods their heads." -- "TJ" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Bruce Bowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Nov 26 05:20PM On Wed, 26 Nov 2014 09:12:36 -0600, Mark Brader wrote: >> Lou Ferrrigno's wife. I think her first name may be Carla? > If Carla Ferrrigno is a correct answer and is Lou Ferrrigno's wife, then > I will score this as almost correct. Just curious about the rationale. Is it because I misspelled Ferrigno or because I admitted my uncertainty about her given name? Bruce |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Nov 26 07:14PM +0100 On 2014-11-25 19:39, Mark Brader wrote: > 3. The second- and third-largest oilfield services companies in > the world are discussing a merger. Name *either* company. British Petrolium > 6. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a > bill to approve what contentious oil pipeline? from alaska > 8. A lander launched from a European Space Agency probe landed > on a comet. Name the *either* the probe *or* the lander *or* > give the comet's name *or* alphanumeric designation. rosetta > 10. In protest over compensation, Taylor Swift pulled her music > from which popular music streaming service? Spotify -- Björn |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 26 02:02PM -0600 Mark Brader: >>>> One accuser was a supermodel in the 1980's and an original judge >>>> on "American's Next Top Model". Another has a famous Hulk for a >>>> husband. Name either accuser. Bruce Bowler: >>> Lou Ferrrigno's wife. I think her first name may be Carla? Mark Brader: >> If Carla Ferrrigno is a correct answer and is Lou Ferrrigno's wife, then >> I will score this as almost correct. Bruce Bowler: > Just curious about the rationale. Is it because I misspelled Ferrigno I was talking about Ferrrigno, not Ferrigno. > or because I admitted my uncertainty about her given name? No, providing a given name is (unless otherwise specified) just an opportunity to make yourself wrong. However, surnames are required and you didn't give one. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Courtesy, hell. We're programmers not humans." msb@vex.net | -- S. M. Ryan My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 26 08:35PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > the next election. > 6. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a > bill to approve what contentious oil pipeline? Keystone XL > 8. A lander launched from a European Space Agency probe landed > on a comet. Name the *either* the probe *or* the lander *or* > give the comet's name *or* alphanumeric designation. Rosetta > 3. President Obama ignited a huge controversy by issuing executive > orders in defiance of Congressional Republican opposition. > What policy issue is involved? enforcement of immigration law -- Dan Tilque |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Nov 26 04:56PM -0500 On 2014-11-17, Chris F.A. Johnson wrote: > This is Rotating Quiz 162. Entries must be posted by Sunday, > November 23, 2014 at 10 PM (Eastern Standard Time). Here are the answers; scores will be posted shortly. > 1. Princeton's Yakov Sinai won what Norwegian prize for mathematics in > 2014? Abel > 2. Stanford's Maryam Mirzakhani is the first woman to win what medal - > known as the "Nobel Prize of mathematics"? Fields medal > 3. The movie, "A Beautiful Mind" deals with the life of which > mathematician? John Nash > 4. President Nixon called this mathematician, who worked for the RAND > Corporation, "the most dangerous man in America". Daniel Ellsberg > 5. This Harvard math professor wrote and performed satirical songs, > including "The Vatican Rag", "National Brotherhood Week" and "New > Math". Tom Lehrer > 6. A mathematician, concert pianist, logician, Taoist philosopher, and > magician, his books include "What Is the Name of This Book?" and > "The Chess Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes". Raymond Smullyan > that the Earth rotates around the Sun. He wrote "Treatise on > Demonstration of Problems of Algebra", but is best known today for > his poetry. Omar Khayyam > 8. This mathematician is famous for co-authoring the historical > "Principia Mathematica" with Bertrand Russell. Alfred North Whitehead > 9. This 17th century British mathematician invented what he called > "the science of fluxions". Isaac Newton > 10. This 18th/19th century French mathematician redeveloped and > improved Newton's work on planetary motions using calculus. Laplace -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 26 06:37PM -0600 Chris Johnson: > > 10. This 18th/19th century French mathematician redeveloped and > > improved Newton's work on planetary motions using calculus. > Laplace I looked up Lagrange after someone else posted that answer and it looks to me as though he meets the specification as well. -- Mark Brader | "...he entertained the notion that I was cribbing from Toronto | other [students' exams] until it was pointed out that msb@vex.net | I often had the only correct answer..." --Lars Eighner |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 26 03:56PM -0800 On Saturday, November 22, 2014 8:53:05 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > Well hello > 1 Which organisation has the motto: Fidelity, Bravery and Integrity? The FBI Make of that what you will. > 2 What was the capital city of West Germany? Bonn > 3 Jonathan Rhys Meyers played King Henry VIII in which HBO TV series? The Tudors It's not a HBO series sorry. > 4 What is the name of the light sensitive membrane which is the inner lining of the wall of the eyeball? Retina > 5 What is the official language of Colombia? Spanish > 6 What word describes the bending of light from one medium to another? Refraction > 7 Which author wrote the eighteenth century novel The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman? Laurence Sterne > 8 How long did the Arab/Israeli war of 1967 last? 6 Days > 9 What foodstuff is used in tempera painting? Egg [yolk] > 10 By knocking out Ingermar Johansson in 1960, who became the first boxer to regain the heavyweight world title? Floyd Patterson Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 365 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 90 Chris Johnson 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 83 Mark Brader 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9 88 Stephen Perry 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 82 Marc Dashevsky 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 82 Bruce Bowler 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 7 70 David Brown 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 7 71 Pete Gayde 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 7 71 Peter Smyth 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 7 75 Rob Parker 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 6 59 Bjorn Lundin 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 63 Erland S 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 6 66 Dan Tilque - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 9 12 6 11 12 10 2 11 10 7 90 75% Well done Chris! cheers, calvin |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Nov 26 07:04PM +0100 On 2014-11-25 09:51, Mark Brader wrote: > of Ireland and founder of the O'Brien line. In April 2014 we > celebrated the 1,000th anniversary of his great victory and > death at the Battle of Clontarf. Brian who? Brian the Great? > 2. There has only been one Canadian Prime Minister Brian. Name him. Brian Mulroney > 3. Remember the Battle of the Brians? "South Park" asked the > musical question "What Would Brian Boitano Do?" -- but *we* > ask who is the other Brian, also a Canadian? Brian Adams? > retired in 2014, and he is a Brian. This all-time Irish > rugby great is often known by his initials BOD, as in > "In BOD we trust". Name him. Brian O'Dale? > 5. Who discovered the Beatles in 1961 and managed them until his > death in 1967? Brian Epstein > 6. A founding member of the Rolling Stones, expelled from the band > in 1969, he tragically drowned in his swimming pool soon after. > Who? Brian Stoned? > 7. "Blessed are the cheesemakers". Biggus Dickus. "Always Look > on the Bright Side of Life". Which of the Pythons portrayed > Brian in the movie of his Life? Graham Chapman > 8. Also titled "Life of Brian", a TV-series episode saw character > Brian Griffin run over by a car and killed. The series is called > "Family Guy" -- which family member is Brian? The dog > B1. In "Macbeth", Act 3, Scene 4, Macbeth is haunted at a banquet > by the ghost of which character? The former king, that he murdered > succubi. Since World War II, it is also the suspected > explanation for a new, widely-reported other-worldly > phenomenon. What? abduction by aliens? > We'll name the actors who played certain screen bogeymen. You name > *either* the character or the movie/series. > D1. Robert Englund. Freddie Krueger > attraction -- although for safety reasons, you're only > allowed to visit for a few hours. In which country is > Pripyat? Ukraina? > E2. Prior to 1974, the resort city of Famagusta was one of > the most popular tourist destinations in the Mediterranean. > Now it's uninhabited and in ruins. Where is it? Turkish part of Cyprus -- -- Björn |
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