- QFTCIUA Game 9, Rounds 7-8: birds and announcers - 4 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #374 - 2 Updates
- What Come In Fives? - 1 Update
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jan 10 10:28PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:PuWdnVgxBJfnOi3JnZ2dnUU7- > to near extinction. The Toronto Zoo is part of a reintroduction > program, and for the first time ever, it bred at the Leslie St. > Spit in 2013. Name the bird. Condor > captive breeding and subsequent release have led to a slow > comeback. There are now over 400 birds in the wild or captivity. > Name it. Condor > 3. Where in San Francisco would you find a population of wild > parrots? Golden Gate Park > 4. Where in Toronto would you find "Hawk Hill"? > 5. What do we call the science of bird study? Ornighology > 7. The American coot is a rail, but is also known by another name, > which was also the favorite baseball team of Cpl. Klinger on > "M*A*S*H". What is that name? Mudhen > 8. Name the team which takes its name from the bird scientifically > called Cyanocitta crystata. Orioles; Blue Jays > famously said while covering famous events. > 1. ESPN announcer Stuart Scott is credited with inventing what > exclamation that begins with a word associated with ghosts? Boo-yah > For the remaining questions, name the sportscaster. > 2. He was famous for saying, in Lake Placid in 1980, "Do you > believe in miracles?" Al Michaels > 3. He gave up covering boxing after the fight between Larry Holmes > and Tex Cobb, saying, "Someone stop this senseless slaughter". Howard Cosell > to him to light the fire and all year long he answered the > demands. High fly ball into right field. She is gone! In a > year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened." Vin Scully > 5. He began every broadcast with "Good evening Canada, and hockey > fans in the United States". He is also famous for simply > screaming out the name, "Henderson!" Foster Hewitt > 6. He has called Super Bowl games, NBA Finals, and Stanley Cup > Finals. His catchphrase is the word "Yesss!" -- shouted *with > authority*. Marv Albert > 7. This late Chicago announcer was famous for leading the crowd > in a beer-soaked rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" > in the 7th-inning stretch, followed by "Let's get some runs!" Harry Caray > 8. This longtime New York Yankees announcer and sometime player > will always be associated with the exclamation "Holy cow!" Rizutto > by Dryden! And the play is stopped as the puck is caught in > his paraphernalia." This hockey announcer was famous for his > sesquipedalian loquaciousness. Don Cherry > 10. Name the man whose trademark line is "Let's get ready to > ruuuumbllllle!" Card Pete |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 10 04:34PM -0800 On Saturday, January 10, 2015 at 2:15:54 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > to near extinction. The Toronto Zoo is part of a reintroduction > program, and for the first time ever, it bred at the Leslie St. > Spit in 2013. Name the bird. Passenger pigeon? > captive breeding and subsequent release have led to a slow > comeback. There are now over 400 birds in the wild or captivity. > Name it. Bustard? > parrots? > 4. Where in Toronto would you find "Hawk Hill"? > 5. What do we call the science of bird study? Ornithology > 6. In the scientific classification system, what *class* are birds? Aves > 7. The American coot is a rail, but is also known by another name, > which was also the favorite baseball team of Cpl. Klinger on > "M*A*S*H". What is that name? Mudhens > 8. Name the team which takes its name from the bird scientifically > called Cyanocitta crystata. Peacocks? > 10. Name the 1996 film in which a girl (Anna Paquin) and her father > (Jeff Daniels) attempt to lead a group of orphaned Canada geese > south by air. Fly Away Home > * Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Announcers in Quotes Pass cheers, calvin |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jan 11 02:29AM -0600 In article <PuWdnVgxBJfnOi3JnZ2dnUU7-SGdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > to near extinction. The Toronto Zoo is part of a reintroduction > program, and for the first time ever, it bred at the Leslie St. > Spit in 2013. Name the bird. Trumpeter Swan > captive breeding and subsequent release have led to a slow > comeback. There are now over 400 birds in the wild or captivity. > Name it. California Condor > 3. Where in San Francisco would you find a population of wild > parrots? Telegraph Hill (but I understand there are other smaller flocks elsewhere in the city) > 4. Where in Toronto would you find "Hawk Hill"? > 5. What do we call the science of bird study? Ornithology > 7. The American coot is a rail, but is also known by another name, > which was also the favorite baseball team of Cpl. Klinger on > "M*A*S*H". What is that name? Toledo Mud Hens > 8. Name the team which takes its name from the bird scientifically > called Cyanocitta crystata. Toronto Blue Jays > 10. Name the 1996 film in which a girl (Anna Paquin) and her father > (Jeff Daniels) attempt to lead a group of orphaned Canada geese > south by air. Fly Away Home > For the remaining questions, name the sportscaster. > 2. He was famous for saying, in Lake Placid in 1980, "Do you > believe in miracles?" Al Michaels > 3. He gave up covering boxing after the fight between Larry Holmes > and Tex Cobb, saying, "Someone stop this senseless slaughter". Howard Cosell > to him to light the fire and all year long he answered the > demands. High fly ball into right field. She is gone! In a > year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened." Vin Scully > 7. This late Chicago announcer was famous for leading the crowd > in a beer-soaked rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" > in the 7th-inning stretch, followed by "Let's get some runs!" Harry Caray > 8. This longtime New York Yankees announcer and sometime player > will always be associated with the exclamation "Holy cow!" Phil Rizzuto -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 11 11:53AM +0100 > * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - Birds > 5. What do we call the science of bird study? Ornitology > 8. Name the team which takes its name from the bird scientifically > called Cyanocitta crystata. Seattle Seahawks -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jan 10 04:21PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 London's Trafalgar Square contains four statues of which > creature? Bear > 2 According to a running joke in both The Economist and > The Simpsons, which south-east Asian country is perpetually at a > crossroads? Burma > 3 What is the capital city of Jamaica? Kingston > 4 Which pop guitarist is known as Slowhand? Eric Clapton > 5 In which European country is the city of Santander located? Spain > 6 What is the main ingredient of guacamole? Avocado > 7 Name any three of the four EU countries that drive on the left > hand side of the road. UK, Ireland, Gibraltar > 8 The Kirin Brewery is based in which Asian country? Japan > 9 Which country joined the G7 in 1998, making it the G8? Russia > 10 In which Olympic cycling event is a motorised bicycle > called a derny used? Pursuit > cheers, > calvin Pete |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 10 12:26AM -0800 Calvin wrote: > 1 London's Trafalgar Square contains four statues of which creature? horse > 2 According to a running joke in both The Economist and The Simpsons, which south-east Asian country is perpetually at a crossroads? Vietnam > 3 What is the capital city of Jamaica? Kingston > 4 Which pop guitarist is known as Slowhand? Clapton > 5 In which European country is the city of Santander located? Spain > 6 What is the main ingredient of guacamole? avacado > 7 Name any three of the four EU countries that drive on the left hand side of the road. UK, Ireland, Cyprus > 8 The Kirin Brewery is based in which Asian country? Japan > 9 Which country joined the G7 in 1998, making it the G8? Russia -- Dan Tilque |
| wardanjaneesa13@gmail.com: Jan 10 12:26PM -0800 high fives |
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