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| Bruce Bowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Dec 08 04:33PM First to worst on this one... On Sat, 06 Dec 2014 20:49:23 -0800, Calvin wrote: > 1 What nationality was revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (1879 - > 1919)? Mexican? > 3 Who did Ringo Starr marry in 1981? > 4 Which vegetable (though technically a fruit) is also known as > courgette? Zucchini (or puke-ini - I can't stand them) > for Godot in which language before translating it into English > himself? > 8 Which ship rescued many of The Titanic survivors in 1912? California > Patrick McNaughton) star in which Australian TV series? > 10 Eleven Israeli athletes and coaches were killed in a terrorist > attack during which Olympic Games? [Year or City] Munich |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Dec 08 06:54PM > 1 What nationality was revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (1879 - > 1919)? Argentinean > 2 Which citrus-flavoured liqueur is named after the Caribbean island > where is was first distilled in the 19th century? Curacao > 3 Who did Ringo Starr marry in 1981? Olivia > 4 Which vegetable (though technically a fruit) is also known as > courgette? Zucchini > 5 Which British statesman was responsible for the founding the city > of Singapore? Raffles > 6 What country won both Miss World (Europe) and the Eurovision Song > Contest in 1998, despite not even being in Europe? Israel > 7 Irish playwright Samuel Beckett originally wrote his play Waiting > for Godot in which language before translating it into English > himself? French > 8 Which ship rescued many of The Titanic survivors in 1912? > 9 Jessica Marais (as Sister Joan Miller) and Jonathan LaPaglia (as > Dr Patrick McNaughton) star in which Australian TV series? Neighbours > 10 Eleven Israeli athletes and coaches were killed in a terrorist > attack during which Olympic Games? [Year or City] Munich Peter Smyth |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 08 05:38PM -0600 "Calvin" writes: > 1 What nationality was revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (1879 > - 1919)? Mexican. > 2 Which citrus-flavoured liqueur is named after the Caribbean island > where is was first distilled in the 19th century? Curacao? > 3 Who did Ringo Starr marry in 1981? Bach. > 4 Which vegetable (though technically a fruit) is also known as > courgette? Zucchini. > 5 Which British statesman was responsible for the founding the > city of Singapore? Raffles. > 6 What country won both Miss World (Europe) and the Eurovision > Song Contest in 1998, despite not even being in Europe? Cyprus? > 7 Irish playwright Samuel Beckett originally wrote his play Waiting > for Godot in which language before translating it into English himself? Gaelic? > 8 Which ship rescued many of The Titanic survivors in 1912? Carpathia. > 9 Jessica Marais (as Sister Joan Miller) and Jonathan LaPaglia > (as Dr Patrick McNaughton) star in which Australian TV series? "The Flying Doctor"? > 10 Eleven Israeli athletes and coaches were killed in a terrorist > attack during which Olympic Games? [Year or City] Munich. -- Mark Brader | "If the standard says that [things] depend on the Toronto | phase of the moon, the programmer should be prepared msb@vex.net | to look out the window as necessary." -- Chris Torek My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Rob Parker" <NOSPAMrobpparker@optusnet.com.au.FORME>: Dec 09 12:27PM +1100 > 1 What nationality was revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (1879 - 1919)? Mexican > 2 Which citrus-flavoured liqueur is named after the Caribbean island where > is was first distilled in the 19th century? curacao (?) > 3 Who did Ringo Starr marry in 1981? Barbara Bach > 4 Which vegetable (though technically a fruit) is also known as courgette? zucchini > 5 Which British statesman was responsible for the founding the city of > Singapore? Stamford Raffles > 6 What country won both Miss World (Europe) and the Eurovision Song > Contest in 1998, despite not even being in Europe? Iceland (?) > 7 Irish playwright Samuel Beckett originally wrote his play Waiting for > Godot in which language before translating it into English himself? French (?) > Patrick McNaughton) star in which Australian TV series? > 10 Eleven Israeli athletes and coaches were killed in a terrorist attack > during which Olympic Games? [Year or City] 1972, Munich Rob |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Dec 08 11:10PM -0800 Calvin wrote: > 1 What nationality was revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (1879 - 1919)? Mexican > 2 Which citrus-flavoured liqueur is named after the Caribbean island where is was first distilled in the 19th century? Curacao > 3 Who did Ringo Starr marry in 1981? > 4 Which vegetable (though technically a fruit) is also known as courgette? zucchini > 5 Which British statesman was responsible for the founding the city of Singapore? Disraeli > 6 What country won both Miss World (Europe) and the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998, despite not even being in Europe? Israel > 7 Irish playwright Samuel Beckett originally wrote his play Waiting for Godot in which language before translating it into English himself? Yiddish > 8 Which ship rescued many of The Titanic survivors in 1912? SS California > 9 Jessica Marais (as Sister Joan Miller) and Jonathan LaPaglia (as Dr Patrick McNaughton) star in which Australian TV series? > 10 Eleven Israeli athletes and coaches were killed in a terrorist attack during which Olympic Games? [Year or City] Munich (1972) -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 08 04:12PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-11-03, and should be interpreted accordingly. On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup, based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days. All questions were written by members of Unnatural Axxxe, and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". Game 7, Round 2 - History - Cartoon Canon Here's a round of cartoon panels by the eclectic science/history cartoonist Larry Gonick. Answer these questions about the following: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-2/gonick.pdf (All the cartoons are single panels. For newsgroup purposes I have rearranged the questions in picture order. Again, there were no decoys in this game.) 1. Picture A depicts the denouement of which war? 2. Picture B. Name the Roman Emperor who ruled for 41 years starting in 27 BC. 3. Picture C. The man pictured circa 570 is a cousin of which major historical figure? 4. Picture D. Circa 164 BC, who were the historically influential Jewish purists who took control of Jerusalem? Today an Israeli athletic competition and many sporting teams are named after them. 5. Picture E is about an illustrious king of France who sold Montreal to the Catholic Church in the 1660s, in one of his first acts as monarch. Which king? 6. Picture F. Circa 206 BC, name the dynasty whose beginnings are depicted. It would last for 400 years. 7. Circa 540 BC, name the historical figure depicted in picture G. 8. Depicted in Picture H, King Felipe II, battled Protestants in two countries in the 16th century. Name either country that he was king of. 9. In Picture I, Pope Alexander VI negotiated a New World agreement, basically giving the West Indies to one country and the East Indies to another. Name either. 10. Picture J. In case you thought WW2 was a fluke, the French surrender-monkeys let the Germans walk into Paris in the 19th century too. Within two years, when did the nascent German/Prussian nation begin occupying the City of Lights? Game 7, Round 3 - Entertainment - Network TV? What's That? Unless you're a fan of loud laugh tracks and acronyms like CSI and NCIS, there's not much on network TV for you these days. The action's all on HBO and Showtime and FX and AMC. And if you come up empty on cable, there's always Netflix and Internet series. Here's a round on alternative TV. In each case, name the series. 1. The show that ignited the first-run cable renaissance, its characters included Big Pussy, Uncle Junior, and Pauly Walnuts. 2. Our favorite chemistry teacher turned anti-hero preferred to do his dirty work under the pseudonym Heisenberg. 3. Mandy Patinkin played Death -- or rather the manager in charge of a group of Death recruits -- in this series about the afterlife of a girl killed by a toilet seat from the space station Mir. Name the single-season Showtime series. 4. Nick Stahl was a Depression-era vagrant with visions of mushroom clouds, who signed on as a carny. Name that single-season, singularly weird HBO series. 5. Kevin Spacey plays murderously ambitious Vice President Frank Underwood in this groundbreaking made-for-Netflix series. 6. Jessica Lange played different characters in each of the first 3 seasons of this macabre anthology series that kick-started independent production on the FX network. 7. President Obama's favorite TV series is this Showtime production (airing on Superchannel in Canada), starring Claire Danes as a bipolar FBI agent engaged in the war on terror. 8. The next most acclaimed series produced specifically for Netflix is about life in a women's prison. 9. This ostensibly educational web-series -- which originated on the web site funnyordie.com -- sees comedians drink prodigious amounts of liquor and then give garbled accounts of historical events. Famous actors do their best to act out the stories as described. 10. Jerry Seinfeld became pop culturally relevant again with this hit web-based series that combined his love of cars with his love of comedy. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "I'm not a lawyer, but I'm pedantic and msb@vex.net that's just as good." -- D Gary Grady My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Dec 08 11:40PM Mark Brader wrote: > rearranged the questions in picture order. Again, there were no > decoys in this game.) > 1. Picture A depicts the denouement of which war? Hundred Years War > 2. Picture B. Name the Roman Emperor who ruled for 41 years > starting in 27 BC. Augustus > 3. Picture C. The man pictured circa 570 is a cousin of which > major historical figure? Mohammed > Jewish purists who took control of Jerusalem? Today an Israeli > athletic competition and many sporting teams are named after > them. Maccabees > 5. Picture E is about an illustrious king of France who sold > Montreal to the Catholic Church in the 1660s, in one of his > first acts as monarch. Which king? Louis XIV, Louis XV > 6. Picture F. Circa 206 BC, name the dynasty whose beginnings > are depicted. It would last for 400 years. Ming > 7. Circa 540 BC, name the historical figure depicted in picture G. Buddha > 8. Depicted in Picture H, King Felipe II, battled Protestants in > two countries in the 16th century. Name either country that > he was king of. Portugal > 9. In Picture I, Pope Alexander VI negotiated a New World agreement, > basically giving the West Indies to one country and the East > Indies to another. Name either. Netherlands > surrender-monkeys let the Germans walk into Paris in the > 19th century too. Within two years, when did the nascent > German/Prussian nation begin occupying the City of Lights? 1815 > Here's a round on alternative TV. In each case, name the series. > 1. The show that ignited the first-run cable renaissance, its > characters included Big Pussy, Uncle Junior, and Pauly Walnuts. The Sopranos > 2. Our favorite chemistry teacher turned anti-hero preferred to > do his dirty work under the pseudonym Heisenberg. Breaking Bad > 4. Nick Stahl was a Depression-era vagrant with visions of mushroom > clouds, who signed on as a carny. Name that single-season, > singularly weird HBO series. Carnivale (I think it had more than one season though) > 5. Kevin Spacey plays murderously ambitious Vice President Frank > Underwood in this groundbreaking made-for-Netflix series. House of Cards > 6. Jessica Lange played different characters in each of the first > 3 seasons of this macabre anthology series that kick-started > independent production on the FX network. American Horror Story > 7. President Obama's favorite TV series is this Showtime production > (airing on Superchannel in Canada), starring Claire Danes as > a bipolar FBI agent engaged in the war on terror. Homeland > 8. The next most acclaimed series produced specifically for Netflix > is about life in a women's prison. Orange is the New Black > 10. Jerry Seinfeld became pop culturally relevant again with this > hit web-based series that combined his love of cars with his > love of comedy. Peter Smyth |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Dec 08 04:49PM -0800 On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 8:12:05 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > rearranged the questions in picture order. Again, there were no > decoys in this game.) > 1. Picture A depicts the denouement of which war? Hundred Years War > 2. Picture B. Name the Roman Emperor who ruled for 41 years > starting in 27 BC. Tiberius > 3. Picture C. The man pictured circa 570 is a cousin of which > major historical figure? Mohammad > Jewish purists who took control of Jerusalem? Today an Israeli > athletic competition and many sporting teams are named after > them. [People's Front of ] Maccabi > 5. Picture E is about an illustrious king of France who sold > Montreal to the Catholic Church in the 1660s, in one of his > first acts as monarch. Which king? Louis XIV > 6. Picture F. Circa 206 BC, name the dynasty whose beginnings > are depicted. It would last for 400 years. Han, Qin > 8. Depicted in Picture H, King Felipe II, battled Protestants in > two countries in the 16th century. Name either country that > he was king of. Spain, Portugal > 9. In Picture I, Pope Alexander VI negotiated a New World agreement, > basically giving the West Indies to one country and the East > Indies to another. Name either. Netherlands, Spain > surrender-monkeys let the Germans walk into Paris in the > 19th century too. Within two years, when did the nascent > German/Prussian nation begin occupying the City of Lights? 1868, 1873 > Game 7, Round 3 - Entertainment - Network TV? What's That? > 1. The show that ignited the first-run cable renaissance, its > characters included Big Pussy, Uncle Junior, and Pauly Walnuts. The Sopranos > 2. Our favorite chemistry teacher turned anti-hero preferred to > do his dirty work under the pseudonym Heisenberg. Breaking Bad > singularly weird HBO series. > 5. Kevin Spacey plays murderously ambitious Vice President Frank > Underwood in this groundbreaking made-for-Netflix series. House of Cards > 7. President Obama's favorite TV series is this Showtime production > (airing on Superchannel in Canada), starring Claire Danes as > a bipolar FBI agent engaged in the war on terror. Homeland > 8. The next most acclaimed series produced specifically for Netflix > is about life in a women's prison. Prisoner > 10. Jerry Seinfeld became pop culturally relevant again with this > hit web-based series that combined his love of cars with his > love of comedy. cheers, calvin |
| "Rob Parker" <NOSPAMrobpparker@optusnet.com.au.FORME>: Dec 09 12:49PM +1100 > Game 7, Round 2 - History - Cartoon Canon > 1. Picture A depicts the denouement of which war? Hundred Years War > 2. Picture B. Name the Roman Emperor who ruled for 41 years > starting in 27 BC. Augustus > 3. Picture C. The man pictured circa 570 is a cousin of which > major historical figure? Mohammed > Jewish purists who took control of Jerusalem? Today an Israeli > athletic competition and many sporting teams are named after > them. Maccabiah > 6. Picture F. Circa 206 BC, name the dynasty whose beginnings > are depicted. It would last for 400 years. > 7. Circa 540 BC, name the historical figure depicted in picture G. Buddha > 8. Depicted in Picture H, King Felipe II, battled Protestants in > two countries in the 16th century. Name either country that > he was king of. Spain; Portugal > 9. In Picture I, Pope Alexander VI negotiated a New World agreement, > basically giving the West Indies to one country and the East > Indies to another. Name either. Spain > surrender-monkeys let the Germans walk into Paris in the > 19th century too. Within two years, when did the nascent > German/Prussian nation begin occupying the City of Lights? 1885; 1865 > Game 7, Round 3 - Entertainment - Network TV? What's That? pass Rob |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Dec 09 02:12AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:_ZSdnfSDpYqovxvJnZ2dnUU7- > following: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-2/gonick.pdf > 1. Picture A depicts the denouement of which war? Hundred Years' War > 2. Picture B. Name the Roman Emperor who ruled for 41 years > starting in 27 BC. Augustus > 3. Picture C. The man pictured circa 570 is a cousin of which > major historical figure? Muhammad > Jewish purists who took control of Jerusalem? Today an Israeli > athletic competition and many sporting teams are named after > them. Maccabees > 5. Picture E is about an illustrious king of France who sold > Montreal to the Catholic Church in the 1660s, in one of his > first acts as monarch. Which king? Louis XIV > 6. Picture F. Circa 206 BC, name the dynasty whose beginnings > are depicted. It would last for 400 years. Xin > 7. Circa 540 BC, name the historical figure depicted in picture G. Buddha > 8. Depicted in Picture H, King Felipe II, battled Protestants in > two countries in the 16th century. Name either country that > he was king of. Spain > 9. In Picture I, Pope Alexander VI negotiated a New World agreement, > basically giving the West Indies to one country and the East > Indies to another. Name either. Spain > surrender-monkeys let the Germans walk into Paris in the > 19th century too. Within two years, when did the nascent > German/Prussian nation begin occupying the City of Lights? 1870 > Here's a round on alternative TV. In each case, name the series. > 1. The show that ignited the first-run cable renaissance, its > characters included Big Pussy, Uncle Junior, and Pauly Walnuts. "The Sopranos" > 2. Our favorite chemistry teacher turned anti-hero preferred to > do his dirty work under the pseudonym Heisenberg. "Breaking Bad" > 4. Nick Stahl was a Depression-era vagrant with visions of mushroom > clouds, who signed on as a carny. Name that single-season, > singularly weird HBO series. "Carnivale" > 5. Kevin Spacey plays murderously ambitious Vice President Frank > Underwood in this groundbreaking made-for-Netflix series. "House of Cards" > 6. Jessica Lange played different characters in each of the first > 3 seasons of this macabre anthology series that kick-started > independent production on the FX network. "American Horror Story" > 7. President Obama's favorite TV series is this Showtime production > (airing on Superchannel in Canada), starring Claire Danes as > a bipolar FBI agent engaged in the war on terror. "Homeland" > 8. The next most acclaimed series produced specifically for Netflix > is about life in a women's prison. "Orange Is the New Black" > amounts of liquor and then give garbled accounts of historical > events. Famous actors do their best to act out the stories > as described. "Drunk History" > 10. Jerry Seinfeld became pop culturally relevant again with this > hit web-based series that combined his love of cars with his > love of comedy. "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Dec 08 06:17PM -0800 On Monday, December 8, 2014 5:12:05 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > rearranged the questions in picture order. Again, there were no > decoys in this game.) > 1. Picture A depicts the denouement of which war? Hundred Years War > Jewish purists who took control of Jerusalem? Today an Israeli > athletic competition and many sporting teams are named after > them. Maccabees > first acts as monarch. Which king? > 6. Picture F. Circa 206 BC, name the dynasty whose beginnings > are depicted. It would last for 400 years. Ming? > 7. Circa 540 BC, name the historical figure depicted in picture G. Buddha > 9. In Picture I, Pope Alexander VI negotiated a New World agreement, > basically giving the West Indies to one country and the East > Indies to another. Name either. Netherlands > Here's a round on alternative TV. In each case, name the series. > 1. The show that ignited the first-run cable renaissance, its > characters included Big Pussy, Uncle Junior, and Pauly Walnuts. "The Sopranos" > 2. Our favorite chemistry teacher turned anti-hero preferred to > do his dirty work under the pseudonym Heisenberg. Walter White > 4. Nick Stahl was a Depression-era vagrant with visions of mushroom > clouds, who signed on as a carny. Name that single-season, > singularly weird HBO series. "Big Love" > 5. Kevin Spacey plays murderously ambitious Vice President Frank > Underwood in this groundbreaking made-for-Netflix series. "House of Cards" > 6. Jessica Lange played different characters in each of the first > 3 seasons of this macabre anthology series that kick-started > independent production on the FX network. "An American Horror Story" > a bipolar FBI agent engaged in the war on terror. > 8. The next most acclaimed series produced specifically for Netflix > is about life in a women's prison. "Orange is the New Black" |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 09 03:16AM > Game 7, Round 2 - History - Cartoon Canon > 1. Picture A depicts the denouement of which war? The Hundred Years' War > 2. Picture B. Name the Roman Emperor who ruled for 41 years > starting in 27 BC. Titus > 3. Picture C. The man pictured circa 570 is a cousin of which > major historical figure? Mohammed > Jewish purists who took control of Jerusalem? Today an Israeli > athletic competition and many sporting teams are named after > them. Maccabees > 5. Picture E is about an illustrious king of France who sold > Montreal to the Catholic Church in the 1660s, in one of his > first acts as monarch. Which king? Louis XIV > 6. Picture F. Circa 206 BC, name the dynasty whose beginnings > are depicted. It would last for 400 years. Han > 7. Circa 540 BC, name the historical figure depicted in picture G. Buddha > 8. Depicted in Picture H, King Felipe II, battled Protestants in > two countries in the 16th century. Name either country that > he was king of. Spain > 9. In Picture I, Pope Alexander VI negotiated a New World agreement, > basically giving the West Indies to one country and the East > Indies to another. Name either. Spain > surrender-monkeys let the Germans walk into Paris in the > 19th century too. Within two years, when did the nascent > German/Prussian nation begin occupying the City of Lights? 1870 > Game 7, Round 3 - Entertainment - Network TV? What's That? > 1. The show that ignited the first-run cable renaissance, its > characters included Big Pussy, Uncle Junior, and Pauly Walnuts. The Sopranos > 2. Our favorite chemistry teacher turned anti-hero preferred to > do his dirty work under the pseudonym Heisenberg. Breaking Bad > 5. Kevin Spacey plays murderously ambitious Vice President Frank > Underwood in this groundbreaking made-for-Netflix series. House of Cards > 6. Jessica Lange played different characters in each of the first > 3 seasons of this macabre anthology series that kick-started > independent production on the FX network. American Horror Story > 7. President Obama's favorite TV series is this Showtime production > (airing on Superchannel in Canada), starring Claire Danes as > a bipolar FBI agent engaged in the war on terror. Homeland > 8. The next most acclaimed series produced specifically for Netflix > is about life in a women's prison. Orange is the New Black > amounts of liquor and then give garbled accounts of historical > events. Famous actors do their best to act out the stories > as described. Drinking History > 10. Jerry Seinfeld became pop culturally relevant again with this > hit web-based series that combined his love of cars with his > love of comedy. Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Dec 08 10:16PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > rearranged the questions in picture order. Again, there were no > decoys in this game.) > 1. Picture A depicts the denouement of which war? Hundred Years' War > 2. Picture B. Name the Roman Emperor who ruled for 41 years > starting in 27 BC. Tiberius? > 3. Picture C. The man pictured circa 570 is a cousin of which > major historical figure? Muhammad > Jewish purists who took control of Jerusalem? Today an Israeli > athletic competition and many sporting teams are named after > them. Maccabees > 5. Picture E is about an illustrious king of France who sold > Montreal to the Catholic Church in the 1660s, in one of his > first acts as monarch. Which king? Louis XIV > 6. Picture F. Circa 206 BC, name the dynasty whose beginnings > are depicted. It would last for 400 years. Qin > 7. Circa 540 BC, name the historical figure depicted in picture G. Buddha > 8. Depicted in Picture H, King Felipe II, battled Protestants in > two countries in the 16th century. Name either country that > he was king of. Castile > 9. In Picture I, Pope Alexander VI negotiated a New World agreement, > basically giving the West Indies to one country and the East > Indies to another. Name either. Portugal > surrender-monkeys let the Germans walk into Paris in the > 19th century too. Within two years, when did the nascent > German/Prussian nation begin occupying the City of Lights? 1871 > characters included Big Pussy, Uncle Junior, and Pauly Walnuts. > 2. Our favorite chemistry teacher turned anti-hero preferred to > do his dirty work under the pseudonym Heisenberg. Breaking Bad -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 08 05:33PM -0600 Late answers for fun. "Calvin": > 1 How many lines does a sonnet contain? 14. > 2 What is the smallest constellation? Crux. > 3 In 1893 which country became the first to give all women the right to vote? New Zealand. > 4 Which author wrote A Tale of Two Cities? Dickens. > 5 Which present-day European country was known to the Romans as Helvetia? Polyglottia. :-) > 6 In classical music a piano trio is a chamber ensemble consisting of a piano, a violin and which other musical instrument? Flute. > 7 In which 1959 film starring Peter Sellars did the fictional Duchy of Grand Fenwick declare war on the USA? "The Mouse that Roared". > 8 What is the topmost colour of a rainbow? Red. > 9 Which river flows through Washington DC? The Anacostia. (The Potomac flows along one edge of DC. Was it you who made the same mistake in a previous quiz here?) > 10 TheBattle of Appomattox Court House was one of the final battles in which war? US Civil War. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Let us knot coin gnu werds huitch msb@vex.net are spelld rong." -- Rik Fischer Smoody My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Dec 08 09:36PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: >> 9 Which river flows through Washington DC? > The Anacostia. > (The Potomac flows along one edge of DC. The bulk of the Potomac flows between the DC shore and Columbia Island, which despite being near the Virginia shore, is part of DC. There's just the narrow Boundary Channel that separates the island from Virginia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Island_(District_of_Columbia) Not that this makes any difference. Even if the border went down the main channel of the river (as is usual for river boundaries, but is not the case for the Potomac), at least part of the river would be flowing through DC. The fact that it's on the edge does not make it not part of the District. -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 08 05:31PM -0600 "Calvin": > > 4 Which actress played the title role in the [1942] film Mrs Miniver? > Greg Garson No, he was in the sequel, Mr. Miniver. :-) -- Mark Brader | "It is refreshing to have Republican presidential Toronto | candidates we can believe about *something*. msb@vex.net | I believe what Bush says about Dole... | And... what Dole says about Bush." --Craig B. Leman |
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