- QFTCIUA Game 8, Rounds 7-8: >2 names, sports - 2 Updates
- Calvin's quiz #372 - 1 Update
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Dec 30 04:14PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:ffydnXWTe4sSST3JnZ2dnUU7- > 1. The actor in picture A is best known for his roles alongside > Will Ferrell, but he also stole scenes in "Chicago", "Gangs of > New York", and "The Hours". John C Reilly > including an Oscar nomination -- after resorting to delivering > pizza for a living. > 7. Picture G. Just name him. Philip Seymour Hoffman > He's another guy who uses an initial. Name him. > 10. Picture J. Her films include "Scarface", "The Color of Money", > "The Abyss", and "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves". Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio > * Game 8, Round 8 - Sports and Leisure Miscellany > 1. In golf, what is an albatross? Scoring 8 on a hole; Scoring 7 on a hole > 2. Le Fédération Internationale de Peche Sportive Mouche is > the international body for tournaments in which popular > outdoor recreational sport? Be specific. Bass fishing > 3. Which competitive sport takes place in a venue called a "salle" > on an area called a "piste"? Ski jumping > 4. What is the best hand in a game of standard poker? Be specific. Royal flush (A, K, Q, J, 10 of the same suit) > 5. Which card game takes its name from the Spanish word for basket? Canasta > 6. Which tile game derives its name from the Chinese word for > sparrow? Mah Jhong > 7. "A Walk in the Woods" is a best-selling book by Bill Bryson > about a hiking adventure on which popular hiking route? Appalachian Trail > 8. If you are toxophilic, what sport is your passion? > 9. How many blank tiles are there in a game of Scrabble? 4 > 10. How many players, in total, compete in an official beach > volleyball match? 4 (2 on each side) Pete |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 30 11:30PM > 1. The actor in picture A is best known for his roles alongside > Will Ferrell, but he also stole scenes in "Chicago", "Gangs of > New York", and "The Hours". John C. Reilly > 2. The woman in B has been a standout in films like "Miller's > Crossing" and "The First Wives Club", and was nominated for a > Supporting Actress Oscar for "Pollock". Marcia Gay Harden > and "Breaking Away", and staged a comeback in recent years -- > including an Oscar nomination -- after resorting to delivering > pizza for a living. Jackie Earle Haley > 7. Picture G. Just name him. Philip Seymour Hoffman > 10. Picture J. Her films include "Scarface", "The Color of Money", > "The Abyss", and "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves". Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio > * Game 8, Round 8 - Sports and Leisure Miscellany > 1. In golf, what is an albatross? hole in one; three under par > 2. Le F?d?ration Internationale de Peche Sportive Mouche is > the international body for tournaments in which popular > outdoor recreational sport? Be specific. fly-fishing > 3. Which competitive sport takes place in a venue called a "salle" > on an area called a "piste"? fencing > 4. What is the best hand in a game of standard poker? Be specific. royal straight flush (10 through ace of the same suit) > 5. Which card game takes its name from the Spanish word for basket? canasta > 6. Which tile game derives its name from the Chinese word for > sparrow? mah jong > 7. "A Walk in the Woods" is a best-selling book by Bill Bryson > about a hiking adventure on which popular hiking route? Appalachian Trail > 8. If you are toxophilic, what sport is your passion? poisoning pigeons in the park > 9. How many blank tiles are there in a game of Scrabble? 2 > 10. How many players, in total, compete in an official beach > volleyball match? 4 -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Dec 30 03:57PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > January. Happy New Year everyone. > 1 In 1994 which cricketer became the first batsman to score 500 > runs in a first-class innings? Warne > 2 Which book by Karen Blixen was > also a 1985 film starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford? Out of Africa > 3 The Feyenoord soccer club is based in which Dutch city? Rotterdam > 4 What animal is the symbol of the Democratic Party in the USA? Donkey > 5 Which company > developed the x86 family of microchips during the late 20th century? Intel > 6 Which American-born violinist (1916-1999) became a Swiss citizen > in 1970 and a British one in 1985? Yehudi Menuhin > 7 Which was George Lazenby's only James Bond film? On Her Majesty's Secret Service > 8 What was the given name of Ned Kelly's > younger brother and co-member of the Kelly Gang? Machine Gun > 9 In what country was the Rosetta Stone discovered in 1799? Egypt > 10 Now offering private > security and crisis management services, which firm was founded as a > private detective agency in Chicago in 1850? Pinkerton > cheers, > calvin Pete |
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