- Calvin's Quiz #369 - 3 Updates
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Dec 16 10:37PM -0500 On 2014-12-15, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which 1980 novel by Umberto Eco was also a 1986 film starring Sean Connery? The Name of the Rose > 2 Name either of the two land-locked South American countries. Paraguay > 3 Which occupation specialises in equine hoof care? Farrier > 4 Nicknamed God's Architect, who was born in Catalonia, Spain in 1852? Gaudi > 5 What five-letter word links Clara Bow, Linda Macartney, Terry Pratchett and Detroit? > 6 Which veteran actress was a regular in the Carry On films, Last of the Summer Wine and also plays Edina's mother in Absolutely Fabulous? Joan Sims > 7 The 1996 film Trainspotting was set in which British city? Edinburgh > 8 At around 1,400 pages, which 1993 Vikram Seth novel is one of the longest ever published in the English language? > 9 Eddie Murphy played a character called Axel Foley in which 1985 film? 1985? Beverley Hills Cop was 1984 > 10 What is the capital city of Canada? Ottawa -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Dec 16 10:00PM -0800 Calvin wrote: > 1 Which 1980 novel by Umberto Eco was also a 1986 film starring Sean Connery? Name of the Rose > 2 Name either of the two land-locked South American countries. Bolivia > 3 Which occupation specialises in equine hoof care? blacksmith? > 5 What five-letter word links Clara Bow, Linda Macartney, Terry Pratchett and Detroit? > 6 Which veteran actress was a regular in the Carry On films, Last of the Summer Wine and also plays Edina's mother in Absolutely Fabulous? > 7 The 1996 film Trainspotting was set in which British city? Edinburgh > 8 At around 1,400 pages, which 1993 Vikram Seth novel is one of the longest ever published in the English language? > 9 Eddie Murphy played a character called Axel Foley in which 1985 film? > 10 What is the capital city of Canada? Ottawa -- Dan Tilque |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Dec 17 11:12AM +0100 On 2014-12-15 23:09, Erland Sommarskog wrote: >> In English, that'd be "Trading Places" (1983). > Yeah, back-translating Swedish film titles back to English is a bit of a > guessing game. The best example I know of is "Glöm inte kamelerna", which translates to "Don't forget the Camels" The film's real name in English is "The Last Remake of Beau Geste" -- Björn |
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