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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 17 03:59PM -0800 1 What stringed instrument becomes a cooking utensil by adding an e to the end of its name? 2 Sally Bowles and Cliff Bradshaw are characters in which musical? 3 What begins with The Knight's Tale and ends with The Parson's Tale? 4 What is the only country that is crossed by both the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn? 5 Which European soccer club team plays its home games at the Bernebeu stadium? 6 Who wrote the 1961 book Catch 22? 7 Which rock band's chart battle with rivals Oasis in 1995 dubbed The Battle of Britpop? 8 What was the name of Xena Princess warrior's trusted sidekick? 9 Which group opened the 1985 Live Aid concert with "Rockin' All over the World"? 10 A symbol of his betrayal, Judas is normally depicted wearing what colour robes? cheers, calvin |
| "Rob Parker" <NOSPAMrobpparker@optusnet.com.au.FORME>: Jan 18 01:26PM +1100 > 1 What stringed instrument becomes a cooking utensil by adding an e to the > end of its name? mandolin > 2 Sally Bowles and Cliff Bradshaw are characters in which musical? Cabaret > 3 What begins with The Knight's Tale and ends with The Parson's Tale? The Canterbury Tales > 4 What is the only country that is crossed by both the equator and the > Tropic of Capricorn? Brazil > 5 Which European soccer club team plays its home games at the Bernebeu > stadium? > 6 Who wrote the 1961 book Catch 22? Joseph Heller > 7 Which rock band's chart battle with rivals Oasis in 1995 dubbed The > Battle of Britpop? Blur (?) > 8 What was the name of Xena Princess warrior's trusted sidekick? > 9 Which group opened the 1985 Live Aid concert with "Rockin' All over the > World"? Status Quo > 10 A symbol of his betrayal, Judas is normally depicted wearing what > colour robes? red (?) Rob |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 17 08:49PM -0600 Calvin writes: > 1 What stringed instrument becomes a cooking utensil by adding > an e to the end of its name? Mandolin, I suppose. > 2 Sally Bowles and Cliff Bradshaw are characters in which musical? "Cabaret". > 3 What begins with The Knight's Tale and ends with The Parson's Tale? "The Canterbury Tales". > 4 What is the only country that is crossed by both the equator > and the Tropic of Capricorn? Brazil. > 5 Which European soccer club team plays its home games at the > Bernebeu stadium? Amsterdam? > 6 Who wrote the 1961 book Catch 22? Heller. > 7 Which rock band's chart battle with rivals Oasis in 1995 dubbed > The Battle of Britpop? Coldplay? > All over the World"? > 10 A symbol of his betrayal, Judas is normally depicted wearing what > colour robes? Black? -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net Western Electric distributes UNIX software without warranty or any after-sales support. There is no publicity and new releases outside the Bell System are made only very irregularly. (More than 3 years after the release of the sixth edition of the UNIX system, the seventh edition had still not appeared.) -- John Lions My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 18 11:11AM +0100 > 1 What stringed instrument becomes a cooking utensil by adding an e > to the end of its name? Mandolin > 4 What is the only country that is crossed by both the equator and > the Tropic of Capricorn? Brazil > 5 Which European soccer club team plays its home games at the > Bernebeu stadium? Real Madrid > 7 Which rock band's chart battle with rivals Oasis in 1995 dubbed > The Battle of Britpop? Suede > 9 Which group opened the 1985 Live Aid concert with "Rockin' All > over the World"? The Boomtown Rats > 10 A symbol of his betrayal, Judas is normally depicted wearing what > colour robes? Black -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 18 11:14AM +0100 >> 5 Which European soccer club team plays its home games at the >> Bernebeu stadium? > Amsterdam? Well, I assume that there is probably some football club that has "Amsterdam" in its name, but it is none that I heard of. And for that matter, I don't recall of the top of my head any clubs with "Stockholm" or "London" in the name. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 17 05:39AM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > is crowned by the Big Room: a natural limestone chamber > 1,200 m (4,000 feet) long and up to 200 m wide and 100 m high. > Name those famous caverns. Carlsbad Caverns > the longest known cave system in the world. Despite its name, > no fossils of large prehistoric mammals have been found there. > Name the cave. Mammoth Cave > so large a skyscraper would fit. The Cave of Crystals has > crystals 30 feet (10 m) high but is little visited due to > 58°C temperatures. Both are found in what country? Papua New Guinea > 4. One of the world's most famous and beautiful sea caves is the > Blue Grotto. Name the Italian island where it can be found. Sardinia ? > and the eerie sounds produced by echoes of waves inspired his > overture "The Hebrides". You'd find that cave on an island > off the coast of where? Scotland > 6. The Waitomo Glowworm Caves feature luminous tiny organisms > putting on an endless light show. It's a major tourist > attraction in which Southern Hemisphere nation? New Zealand > 7. The Black Chasm, Lake Shasta Caverns, and Moaning Cavern can > all be found in which US state? California > 8. The Warsaw Caves, Duncan Crevice Caves, and Bonnechere Caves > are all in which Canadian province? Nova Scotia > ancient people, inhabited or used as refuge by many others as > recently as the early 1900s, it's now a tourist attraction -- > in what country? Japan > first kilometer is open to tourists. Dimly-lit and misty, > it's an eerie place. In which country would you find the > Eisriesenwelt or "World of the Ice Giants"? Iceland > leeway on the answer. > 1. Within a year, then, how old was Queen Elizabeth II at her > accession to the throne? 22 > For the remaining questions, give us the year of the event, with > the same 1-year leeway. Answers may repeat. > 2. The St. Lawrence Seaway was opened. 1965 > 3. Nunavut became Canada's newest territory. 1999 > 4. The Dionne quintuplets were born. 1974 > 5. Terry Fox's "Marathon of Hope". 2003 > 6. The voting age in federal elections was lowered from 21 to 18. 1975 > 7. The British Privy Council decided the case of Edwards v. Canada > (Attorney General), ruling that women are legally "persons". 1947 > 8. PEI's Catherine Callbeck became the first woman to win a > provincial premiership through a general election. 1992 > 9. The federal government canceled the development of the Avro > Arrow interceptor airplane. 1958 > 10. Alec Guinness or Sir Alec Guinness (whichever it was at the > time) inaugurated the Stratford Festival with his performance > as Richard III. 1982 -- Dan Tilque |
| Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Jan 17 11:19AM -0800 On Friday, January 16, 2015 at 6:22:11 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > is crowned by the Big Room: a natural limestone chamber > 1,200 m (4,000 feet) long and up to 200 m wide and 100 m high. > Name those famous caverns. Carlsbad Caverns > and the eerie sounds produced by echoes of waves inspired his > overture "The Hebrides". You'd find that cave on an island > off the coast of where? Scotland? > attraction in which Southern Hemisphere nation? > 7. The Black Chasm, Lake Shasta Caverns, and Moaning Cavern can > all be found in which US state? Washington? > leeway on the answer. > 1. Within a year, then, how old was Queen Elizabeth II at her > accession to the throne? 27? > For the remaining questions, give us the year of the event, with > the same 1-year leeway. Answers may repeat. 1952 |
| "Rob Parker" <NOSPAMrobpparker@optusnet.com.au.FORME>: Jan 18 01:17PM +1100 > the longest known cave system in the world. Despite its name, > no fossils of large prehistoric mammals have been found there. > Name the cave. Mammoth > so large a skyscraper would fit. The Cave of Crystals has > crystals 30 feet (10 m) high but is little visited due to > 58°C temperatures. Both are found in what country? Morocco; Ethiopia > 4. One of the world's most famous and beautiful sea caves is the > Blue Grotto. Name the Italian island where it can be found. Capri > and the eerie sounds produced by echoes of waves inspired his > overture "The Hebrides". You'd find that cave on an island > off the coast of where? Scotland > 6. The Waitomo Glowworm Caves feature luminous tiny organisms > putting on an endless light show. It's a major tourist > attraction in which Southern Hemisphere nation? New Zealand > 7. The Black Chasm, Lake Shasta Caverns, and Moaning Cavern can > all be found in which US state? Utah; North Dakota > 8. The Warsaw Caves, Duncan Crevice Caves, and Bonnechere Caves > are all in which Canadian province? British Columbia; Alberta > ancient people, inhabited or used as refuge by many others as > recently as the early 1900s, it's now a tourist attraction -- > in what country? Turkey; Iran > first kilometer is open to tourists. Dimly-lit and misty, > it's an eerie place. In which country would you find the > Eisriesenwelt or "World of the Ice Giants"? Iceland; Norway > leeway on the answer. > 1. Within a year, then, how old was Queen Elizabeth II at her > accession to the throne? 26 > 2. The St. Lawrence Seaway was opened. 1950; 1960 > 3. Nunavut became Canada's newest territory. 2000; 1985 > 4. The Dionne quintuplets were born. 1985; 1998 > 5. Terry Fox's "Marathon of Hope". 2002; 2009 > 6. The voting age in federal elections was lowered from 21 to 18. 1990; 2000 > 7. The British Privy Council decided the case of Edwards v. Canada > (Attorney General), ruling that women are legally "persons". 1935; 1948 > 8. PEI's Catherine Callbeck became the first woman to win a > provincial premiership through a general election. 1978; 1985 > 9. The federal government canceled the development of the Avro > Arrow interceptor airplane. 1965; 1975 > 10. Alec Guinness or Sir Alec Guinness (whichever it was at the > time) inaugurated the Stratford Festival with his performance > as Richard III. 1975; 1987 Rob |
| "Rob Parker" <NOSPAMrobpparker@optusnet.com.au.FORME>: Jan 17 11:18PM +1100 > 2. The usual Western name of this Chinese tea is a corruption of the > Chinese name which means "black dragon." It is made by oxidizing the > leaves and withering them in the sun before otherwise processing them. oolong > have had a wide variety of names including quickbeam, service tree, and > mountain ash. The modern name for the genus is not related to any of > those names. What is it? rowan > Nemean Lion, and Chimera. His name is similar to the name for a kind > of storm although it is probably unrelated. > 11. Acrostic? Rob |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 17 04:08PM -0800 On Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 3:13:23 PM UTC+10, Dan Blum wrote: > and have never seen it. However, through advertising its name became > a popular neologism and, while also not as popular as it was, the word > is better-known today than the drink. Tab? > 2. The usual Western name of this Chinese tea is a corruption of the > Chinese name which means "black dragon." It is made by oxidizing the > leaves and withering them in the sun before otherwise processing them. Oolong > to accommodate automobile traffic). It is possibly best known outside > France for the eponymous edict of Henry IV which granted extensive > rights to Protestants. Nantes > is not his only important work, as his 1972 Nobel Prize citation does > mention it. Five of his students have gone on to win the economics > Nobel. Friedman? > have had a wide variety of names including quickbeam, service tree, and > mountain ash. The modern name for the genus is not related to any of > those names. What is it? Quince? > here, not the traditional pre-British Raj name which has been also been > used recently (I'll score the latter as correct but it doesn't fit the > acrostic). Lucknow > discovered on two different occasions in 1878, but for a reason > I decline to investigate the second discoverer, Per Teodor Cleve, > got to name it; he named it after the city where he grew up. Yttrium > Nemean Lion, and Chimera. His name is similar to the name for a kind > of storm although it is probably unrelated. > 11. Acrostic? cheers, calvin |
| "Rob Parker" <NOSPAMrobpparker@optusnet.com.au.FORME>: Jan 17 11:09PM +1100 > 1 Which surrealist painted the 1931 work The Persistence of Memory? Salvador Dali > and Grover Cleveland, and a fictional psychology professor attempting to > teach human morals to a chimpanzee,? > 4 Which French singer was nicknamed The Little Sparrow? Edith Piaf > 5 The song There's No Business Like Show Business features in which Irving > Berlin musical first performed in 1946? Annie Get Your Gun > 6 From which European country does Stella Artois beer originate? Belgium > 7 Crime writer Dame Ngaio Marsh hailed from which Commonwealth country? New Zealand > 8 Julie Andrews won a Best Actress Oscar for her role in which 1964 film? The Sound of Music > 9 In 1985 who became the first unseeded man to win the Wimbledon singles > title? Arthur Ashe > 10 Which actor played the title role in the 1982 film Gandhi? Ben Kingsley Rob |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jan 17 10:49PM +0100 On 2015-01-14 13:54, björn lundin wrote: > 10 ben kingsley > -- > Björn lundin As Mark Brader pointed out to me > And by the way, in Calvin's quizzes he asks people to quote all the > questions whether answering all of them or not. I'm, sorry about that. Was on holiday, and had only my ipad (generation 1) with me, using google groups. Not easy, and copy/paste made the Re: in the title to be missing to. I'll bring the laptop on next vacation instead. -- Björn |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jan 17 11:28PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 Which surrealist painted the 1931 work The Persistence of > Memory? Dali > 2 Who were the two stars of the 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith? Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie > 3 Which actor's roles included portrayals of the real life > George Custer and Grover Cleveland, and a fictional psychology > professor attempting to teach human morals to a chimpanzee,? Ronald Reagan > 4 Which French singer was nicknamed The Little Sparrow? Edith Piaf > which Irving Berlin musical first performed in 1946? > 6 From which European country > does Stella Artois beer originate? Belgium > 7 Crime writer Dame Ngaio Marsh > hailed from which Commonwealth country? Kenya > 8 Julie Andrews won a Best > Actress Oscar for her role in which 1964 film? Mary Poppins > 9 In 1985 who became the first unseeded man to win the > Wimbledon singles title? Boris Becker > 10 Which actor played the title role in the 1982 film Gandhi? Ben Kingsley > cheers, > calvin Pete |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 17 03:54PM -0800 On Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 7:49:16 AM UTC+10, björn lundin wrote: > 1) with me, using google groups. Not easy, and copy/paste made the Re: > in the title to be missing to. > I'll bring the laptop on next vacation instead. Thank you both. calvin |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 17 03:58PM -0800 On Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 6:59:44 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which surrealist painted the 1931 work The Persistence of Memory? Salvador Dali > 2 Who were the two stars of the 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith? Brad Pitt 7 Angelina Jolie > 3 Which actor's roles included portrayals of the real life George Custer and Grover Cleveland, and a fictional psychology professor attempting to teach human morals to a chimpanzee? Ronald Reagan The chimp movie was one of the Bonzo series > 4 Which French singer was nicknamed The Little Sparrow? Edith Piaf > 5 The song There's No Business Like Show Business features in which Irving Berlin musical first performed in 1946? Annie Get Your Gun > 6 From which European country does Stella Artois beer originate? Belgium > 7 Crime writer Dame Ngaio Marsh hailed from which Commonwealth country? New Zealand > 8 Julie Andrews won a Best Actress Oscar for her role in which 1964 film? Mary Poppins > 9 In 1985 who became the first unseeded man to win the Wimbledon singles title? Boris Becker > 10 Which actor played the title role in the 1982 film Gandhi? Ben Kingsley Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 375 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 63 Stephen Perry 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 8 54 Pete Gayde 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 58 Mark Brader 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 53 Chris Johnson 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 7 54 Peter Smyth 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 45 Rob Parker 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 50 Marc Dashevsky 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 39 David Brown 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 35 Bjorn Lundin 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 18 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 9 8 2 9 3 9 6 4 4 9 63 63% Congratulations Stephen. cheers, calvin |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jan 17 10:42PM +0100 On 2015-01-16 12:15, Mark Brader wrote: > This won't do. Please quote the questions *correctly* in future, > with ">" or "> " preceding each line of text, so that the answers > can be picked out mechanically. Hmm, sorry about that. Was on holiday, and had only my ipad (generation 1) with me, using google groups. I was actually happy to make a non-empty reply at all. (Did finally succeed in copy/paste - not proper reply- hence that lack of '>') > And by the way, in Calvin's quizzes he asks people to quote all the > questions whether answering all of them or not. Oh, did not know/ think of that. -- Björn |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 17 05:02PM -0600 Björn Lundin: > Hmm, sorry about that... 'Sall right. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "B-b-but laziness is the only virtue I have *left*!" msb@vex.net | -- Jutta Degener |
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