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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 23 12:35PM -0800 1 Which is the most populous country in Africa? 2 Which actress has regularly appeared in both Jonathon Creek and Men Behaving Badly? 3 Who was the only non-British member of Monty Python? 4 The TV series The Sopranos was mostly set in which US state? 5 Which African capital city was known as Salisbury during the colonial era? 6 The Eurostar terminates at which Paris railway station? 7 Which major European power declared war on Germany in 1943? 8 The pineapple is indigenous to which continent? 9 What do the initials of the film company MGM stand for? 10 Norwegian band A-ha sang the theme song for which 1987 James Bond film? cheers, calvin |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 23 10:32PM +0100 > 1 Which is the most populous country in Africa? Nigeria > 3 Who was the only non-British member of Monty Python? Bicycle Repair Man :-) > 4 The TV series The Sopranos was mostly set in which US state? New York > 5 Which African capital city was known as Salisbury during the > colonial era? Harare > 6 The Eurostar terminates at which Paris railway station? Gare de Nord > 7 Which major European power declared war on Germany in 1943? Italy > 8 The pineapple is indigenous to which continent? Asia > 9 What do the initials of the film company MGM stand for? Metro Godwun Meir > 10 Norwegian band A-ha sang the theme song for which 1987 James Bond > film? You Only Live Twice -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jan 23 04:07PM -0600 In article <55c5a629-1c85-4338-8110-336b565be9b4@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 1 Which is the most populous country in Africa? Nigeria > 2 Which actress has regularly appeared in both Jonathon Creek and Men Behaving Badly? > 3 Who was the only non-British member of Monty Python? Gilliam (born in US, but British now) > 4 The TV series The Sopranos was mostly set in which US state? New Jersey > 5 Which African capital city was known as Salisbury during the colonial era? the current capital of the country once known as South Rhodesia > 6 The Eurostar terminates at which Paris railway station? > 7 Which major European power declared war on Germany in 1943? Italy > 8 The pineapple is indigenous to which continent? South America > 9 What do the initials of the film company MGM stand for? Metro Goldwyn Mayer > 10 Norwegian band A-ha sang the theme song for which 1987 James Bond film? "Take On Me" (only song of their's I know) -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jan 23 11:32PM +0100 On 2015-01-23 21:35, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which is the most populous country in Africa? Nigeria > 2 Which actress has regularly appeared in both Jonathon Creek and Men Behaving Badly? > 3 Who was the only non-British member of Monty Python? Terry Gilliam > 4 The TV series The Sopranos was mostly set in which US state? New York > 5 Which African capital city was known as Salisbury during the colonial era? Harare > 6 The Eurostar terminates at which Paris railway station? Gare L'Ouest > 7 Which major European power declared war on Germany in 1943? Italy > 8 The pineapple is indigenous to which continent? South America > 9 What do the initials of the film company MGM stand for? Metro-Goldway Mayern > 10 Norwegian band A-ha sang the theme song for which 1987 James Bond film? The Living Daylights -- -- Björn |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 23 06:29PM -0600 "Calvin": > 1 Which is the most populous country in Africa? Nigeria. > 2 Which actress has regularly appeared in both Jonathon Creek and Men > Behaving Badly? Jones. > 3 Who was the only non-British member of Monty Python? Jones. > 4 The TV series The Sopranos was mostly set in which US state? New Jersey. > 5 Which African capital city was known as Salisbury during the colonial era? Harare. > 6 The Eurostar terminates at which Paris railway station? Nord. > 7 Which major European power declared war on Germany in 1943? Huh -- oh, Italy? > 8 The pineapple is indigenous to which continent? Asia? > 9 What do the initials of the film company MGM stand for? Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. > 10 Norwegian band A-ha sang the theme song for which 1987 James Bond film? "The Living Daylights"? -- Mark Brader /"\ ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN msb@vex.net \ / AGAINST HTML MAIL Toronto X AND NEWS / \ My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Jan 23 08:57PM -0500 On 2015-01-23, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which is the most populous country in Africa? Nigeria > 2 Which actress has regularly appeared in both Jonathon Creek and Men Behaving Badly? > 3 Who was the only non-British member of Monty Python? Gilliam (who was a naturalized British subject) > 4 The TV series The Sopranos was mostly set in which US state? New Jersey > 5 Which African capital city was known as Salisbury during the colonial era? Harare > 6 The Eurostar terminates at which Paris railway station? Gare du Nord > 7 Which major European power declared war on Germany in 1943? ?? > 8 The pineapple is indigenous to which continent? America > 9 What do the initials of the film company MGM stand for? Metro Goldwyn Mayer > 10 Norwegian band A-ha sang the theme song for which 1987 James Bond film? The Living Daylights (the only 1987 Bond film) -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| "Rob Parker" <NOSPAMrobpparker@optusnet.com.au.FORME>: Jan 24 02:22PM +1100 > 1 Which is the most populous country in Africa? Nigeria (?) > 2 Which actress has regularly appeared in both Jonathon Creek and Men > Behaving Badly? Caroline Quentin > 3 Who was the only non-British member of Monty Python? Terry Gilliam > 4 The TV series The Sopranos was mostly set in which US state? Illinois (?) > 5 Which African capital city was known as Salisbury during the colonial > era? Harare > 6 The Eurostar terminates at which Paris railway station? Gare du Nord (?) > 7 Which major European power declared war on Germany in 1943? Russia (?) > 8 The pineapple is indigenous to which continent? South America > 9 What do the initials of the film company MGM stand for? Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer > 10 Norwegian band A-ha sang the theme song for which 1987 James Bond film? A View To A Kill (?) Rob |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 23 10:48PM -0800 Calvin wrote: > 1 Which is the most populous country in Africa? Nigeria (if it isn't now, it will be soon) > 2 Which actress has regularly appeared in both Jonathon Creek and Men Behaving Badly? > 3 Who was the only non-British member of Monty Python? Eric Idle > 4 The TV series The Sopranos was mostly set in which US state? New Jersey > 5 Which African capital city was known as Salisbury during the colonial era? Harare > 6 The Eurostar terminates at which Paris railway station? > 7 Which major European power declared war on Germany in 1943? Italy > 8 The pineapple is indigenous to which continent? South America > 9 What do the initials of the film company MGM stand for? Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer > 10 Norwegian band A-ha sang the theme song for which 1987 James Bond film? Moonraker -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 23 12:33PM -0800 On Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 9:59:55 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 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? Real Madrid > 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? Gabrielle Singleton for Dan here > 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? Yellow Singleton for Bjorn Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 376 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 7 33 Rob Parker 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 6 29 Peter Smyth 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 26 Mark Brader 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 20 Dan Tilque 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 20 David Brown 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 24 Marc Dashevsky 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 16 Erland S 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 17 Pete Gayde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 Bjorn Lundin - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 5 2 6 8 3 5 3 1 4 1 38 42% Well done Rob. cheers, calvin |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 23 09:24PM -0800 Calvin wrote: >> 8 What was the name of Xena Princess warrior's trusted sidekick? > Gabrielle > Singleton for Dan here Which is kind of amazing. I saw that show maybe twice when it originally aired way back in the 90s. For some reason the name of the sidekick stuck with me despite that rather modest exposure. -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 23 11:57AM -0600 Mark Brader: > editor-in-chief was the first to die. Famously, he had stated: > "I would rather die standing up than live on my knees". > Give his name or the nickname he signed his work with. Stéphane Charbonnier, Charb. 4 for Peter, Erland, Joshua, and Pete. > 2. In an effort to end the reign of terrible play, the Toronto Maple > Leafs let their coach go. Who is the man tasked with running > the team for the rest of this season? Peter Horachek. > 3. What hockey minnow won only its second-ever medal in this event > by finishing third in the recent World Junior Hockey tournament? Slovakia. 4 for Erland. > 4. Starting January 5, the Toronto Police, under John Tory's > direction, commenced stricter enforcement of the bylaw relating > to what? Rush-hour no-parking zones. > 5. The Beer Store announced a major change to its ownership > structure. What is the change? To allow include smaller or craft breweries in the organization. > 6. The electoral action plan entitled "2017: Seize the Opportunity" > was met with widespread condemnation on its release last week. > It was opposed by politician and voters -- in which jurisdiction? Hong Kong. > 7. Fear of what consequence caused the Italian government to > suddenly suspend its proposed new tax-reform legislation? Sylvio Berlusconi's tax-fraud conviction could have been overturned. > 8. A 220-year-old time capsule found under the State House > containing coins, documents, and a silver plate made by Paul > Revere was opened -- in which city? Boston. 4 for Dan, Marc, Erland, Joshua, and Pete. > 9. Known for his decisive action in the Houses of Parliament, > this Canadian has received an entirely unexpected appointment > as our ambassador to Ireland. Give his name. Kevin Vickers. Last October he was serving as the parliamentary sergeant-at-arms when a crazed gunman made a terrorist-style attack, shooting dead a soldier on ceremonial duty outside the building and then shooting his way past the security barrier to get inside. Vickers ended the event decisively by shooting the attacker dead. Here's what the Washington Post had to say about him: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/10/23/thank-god-for-sgt-at-arms-kevin-vickers-canadas-new-national-hero/ > blogger and activist who cut his off with kitchen scissors, > then went on a break from house arrest as his guards loudly > urged him to return home. Alexis Navalny. 4 for Erland. > 1. Which star of "La Dolce Vita", who Bob Hope once described as > "the best thing to come out of Sweden since smorgasbord", > has died at the age of 83? Anita Ekberg. 4 for Marc, Erland, Joshua, and Pete. > by successfully milking a goat at the audition. Millions of > teen-aged pulses raced when she sashayed past in her role as Elly > Mae Clampett. Who was this actress, who died last week aged 82? Donna Douglas. 4 for Marc, Joshua, and Pete. > 3. Target announced this week a full-scale retreat from Canada. > Tell us how many stores will be closing, plus or minus 5. 133 (accepting 128-138). > 4. Name either one of the co-hosts for the Golden Globe Awards, > who used their rapier wits on targets such as Bill Cosby and > North Korea's hacker army? Tina Fey, Amy Poehler. 4 for Dan, Marc, Joshua, and Pete. > 5. Name the group which is disrupting forthcoming elections in > Nigeria, in part by massacring thousands of voters in Baga. Boko Haram (not Harum and certainly not Harem, but I didn't worry about that). 4 for everyone -- Dan, Peter, Marc, Erland, Joshua, and Pete. > 6. Which former Toronto mayor has been named to head current mayor > John Tory's task force on affordable housing? Senator Art Eggleton. > 7. Which GTA institution was panned by Margaret Wilson this week? > (The short form will suffice.) Toronto District School Board (TDSB). Wilson was reviewing the board on behalf of the provincial government. > 8. Who is the bombastic new coach of the Buffalo Bills? Rex Ryan. 4 for Marc and Pete. > 9. So, soccer fans, Jermain Defoe has gone back to Sutherland. > Boo hoo. Which American player did Toronto FC receive in return > for this fizzled experiment? Jozy Altidore. 4 for Pete. As Peter noted, that was supposed to be Sunderland. > 10. In the spirit of ecumenicalism, Pope Francis accepted the > invitation to share sincerity with the leader of a Buddhist > congregation. In which island country did this take place? Sri Lanka. 4 for Joshua. 2 for Dan. Scores, if there are no errors: GAMES-> 1 2 TOTALS Pete Gayde 8 24 32 Joshua Kreitzer 8 20 28 Erland Sommarskog 16 8 24 Marc Dashevsky 4 20 24 Dan Blum 4 10 14 Peter Smyth 4 4 8 -- Mark Brader "It is always dangerous to send authors to jail. Toronto This removes their chief excuse for not writing." msb@vex.net -- Arthur C. Clarke My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 23 10:28PM +0100 > Sylvio Berlusconi's tax-fraud conviction could have been overturned. Silvio. In both English and Italian i and y are pronounced the same (but y is not very common in Italian). In Swedish they are not, so we are very sensitive to mixups. :-) -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 23 06:26PM -0600 Mark Brader: > > Sylvio Berlusconi's tax-fraud conviction could have been overturned. Erland Sommarskog: > Silvio. Right, I knew that. > In both English and Italian i and y are pronounced the same... No. I in English has fairly two common pronunciations, short I ("bit") and long I ("bite"), and it can also sound like long E, mostly in words of foreign origin ("mi", pronounced like "me"). Y in English has the last two of those as common pronunciations ("by", "navy"), and occasionally has the first one ("lynch"), but it has an additional common pronunciation as a consonant (technically a semivowel) as in "you", which is not possible for I. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | Subway Emergency Instructions... msb@vex.net | * Do not pull the emergency cord. -- MTA, NYC My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 23 09:12PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > ("by", "navy"), and occasionally has the first one ("lynch"), > but it has an additional common pronunciation as a consonant > (technically a semivowel) as in "you", which is not possible for I. Someone named Daniel disagrees with that last statement. -- Dan Tilque |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 23 01:51PM > 1. This scenic university city in Germany is now a popular tourist > destination, but at one time it was famous for the tendency of > the students to fight duels. Name it. Heidelberg > 2. Another popular tourist destination, this is the westernmost > major city in Norway. It lies south of the Sognefjord and > north of the Hardangerfjord. Name it. Bergen > 3. Who was Secretary of Defense for most of Ronald Reagan's > presidency? Caspar Weinberger > (based on the ordinary word for the material) refers to certain > Owens-Corning products, notably a pink-colored insulation that > might be used in walls and attics? Fiberg > 5. Give the relevant word that means "astonish". flabbergast > suit. For example, in the sequence 1 spade - pass - 3 clubs, > using this method the 3 club bid says nothing about clubs, > but promises 7-10 high-card points and exactly 4 cards in spades. Goldberg > 7. Earl Grey tea is flavored with the oil of what fruit? bergamot > a person to cross each bridge exactly once. In 1945 the city > was captured by the Soviets and became Kaliningrad, Russia. > But what was it called until then? Koenigsberg > 9. This waxy substance is excreted by sperm whales and, although > foul-smelling when fresh, was used in perfumes and spices. > Name it. ambergris > 10. The director and one of the stars of "Autumn Sonata" > ["H?stsonaten"] (1978) had similar first names and the same > last name, but they were not related. Give *both* their names. Ingmar Bergman and Ingrid Bergman -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 23 03:53PM +0100 > 1. This scenic university city in Germany is now a popular tourist > destination, but at one time it was famous for the tendency of > the students to fight duels. Name it. Heidelberg > 2. Another popular tourist destination, this is the westernmost > major city in Norway. It lies south of the Sognefjord and > north of the Hardangerfjord. Name it. Bergen > 3. Who was Secretary of Defense for most of Ronald Reagan's > presidency? Greenberg > (based on the ordinary word for the material) refers to certain > Owens-Corning products, notably a pink-colored insulation that > might be used in walls and attics? Bergamot > 5. Give the relevant word that means "astonish". Obergrate :-) > suit. For example, in the sequence 1 spade - pass - 3 clubs, > using this method the 3 club bid says nothing about clubs, > but promises 7-10 high-card points and exactly 4 cards in spades. Bergen raises > 7. Earl Grey tea is flavored with the oil of what fruit? Bergamot > a person to cross each bridge exactly once. In 1945 the city > was captured by the Soviets and became Kaliningrad, Russia. > But what was it called until then? Königsberg > 10. The director and one of the stars of "Autumn Sonata" > ["Höstsonaten"] (1978) had similar first names and the same > last name, but they were not related. Give *both* their names. Ingemar Bergman and Ingrid Bergman -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 23 12:24PM -0800 On Friday, January 23, 2015 at 3:41:38 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. This scenic university city in Germany is now a popular tourist > destination, but at one time it was famous for the tendency of > the students to fight duels. Name it. Bonn > 2. Another popular tourist destination, this is the westernmost > major city in Norway. It lies south of the Sognefjord and > north of the Hardangerfjord. Name it. Bergen > 3. Who was Secretary of Defense for most of Ronald Reagan's > presidency? Weinberg > (based on the ordinary word for the material) refers to certain > Owens-Corning products, notably a pink-colored insulation that > might be used in walls and attics? Batts > 5. Give the relevant word that means "astonish". Bedazzle > using this method the 3 club bid says nothing about clubs, > but promises 7-10 high-card points and exactly 4 cards in spades. > 7. Earl Grey tea is flavored with the oil of what fruit? Bergamot > a person to cross each bridge exactly once. In 1945 the city > was captured by the Soviets and became Kaliningrad, Russia. > But what was it called until then? Konigsberg I needed this question a few days ago dammit :-) > 9. This waxy substance is excreted by sperm whales and, although > foul-smelling when fresh, was used in perfumes and spices. > Name it. Name won't come... > 10. The director and one of the stars of "Autumn Sonata" > ["Höstsonaten"] (1978) had similar first names and the same > last name, but they were not related. Give *both* their names. John Ford :-) cheers, calvin |
| "Rob Parker" <NOSPAMrobpparker@optusnet.com.au.FORME>: Jan 24 02:35PM +1100 > 1. This scenic university city in Germany is now a popular tourist > destination, but at one time it was famous for the tendency of > the students to fight duels. Name it. Heidelberg > 2. Another popular tourist destination, this is the westernmost > major city in Norway. It lies south of the Sognefjord and > north of the Hardangerfjord. Name it. Bergfjord (?) > 3. Who was Secretary of Defense for most of Ronald Reagan's > presidency? Weinberg > using this method the 3 club bid says nothing about clubs, > but promises 7-10 high-card points and exactly 4 cards in spades. > 7. Earl Grey tea is flavored with the oil of what fruit? bergamot > a person to cross each bridge exactly once. In 1945 the city > was captured by the Soviets and became Kaliningrad, Russia. > But what was it called until then? Koningsberg > 9. This waxy substance is excreted by sperm whales and, although > foul-smelling when fresh, was used in perfumes and spices. > Name it. ambergris > 10. The director and one of the stars of "Autumn Sonata" > ["Höstsonaten"] (1978) had similar first names and the same > last name, but they were not related. Give *both* their names. Ingrid & Ingmar Bergman Rob |
| Bruce Bowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Jan 23 07:14PM On Thu, 22 Jan 2015 08:48:00 -0600, Mark Brader wrote: > anniversary round on the birth of rock'n'roll. > 1. Who scandalized the world by marrying Myra Gale Brown on > 1957-12-12? Jerry Lee Lewis > 2. Which host had Elvis sing "Hound Dog" *to* a hound dog on his > network variety show? Ed Sullivan; Jack Paar > 3. Three big rock'n'rollers died tragically on 1959-02-02 in a > plane crash at Clear Lake, Iowa. Two of them eventually inspired a > popular movies about their lives, but which one did not? The Big Bopper > of "Summertime Blues" fame died in a car crash in Bath, England. Name > him. > 9. From which US city did "American Bandstand" originate? Philadelphia, PA > 10. What then-shocking 1955 movie (starring Glenn Ford, Vic Morrow, > and Sidney Poitier) launched the song "Rock Around the Clock"? Blackboard Jungle > writer for the Smothers Brothers among other shows.) > 2. "I once wanted to become an atheist but I gave up. They have > no holidays." (Comedian and violinist, known for his one-liners.) Jack Benny > Jewish. If you live in Butte, Montana, you are going to be goyim > even if you are Jewish." (Stand-up comedian, social critic, and > satirist.) Lenny Bruce > 5. "Let me tell you the one thing I have against Moses. He took > us 40 years into the desert in order to bring us to the one place in > the Middle East that has no oil!" (Fourth Prime Minister of Israel.) Yitzakh Rabin > 6. "My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me." > (British political leader.) Benjamin Disraeli > 7. "I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want > to achieve immortality through not dying." (Neurotic comedian, > writer, prolific filmmaker.) Woody Allen > 8. "Marriage is a wonderful institution. But who wants to live > in an institution?" (Comedian, film and television star, > known for his quick and acerbic wit.) Groucho Marx > 10. "A politician is a man who will double-cross that bridge when > he comes to it." (Pianist, composer, author, comedian, and actor on > radio and early TV.) Ernie Kovacs |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 23 12:12PM -0800 On Friday, January 23, 2015 at 12:48:00 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > here's a 60th anniversary round on the birth of rock'n'roll. > 1. Who scandalized the world by marrying Myra Gale Brown on > 1957-12-12? Lewis > 2. Which host had Elvis sing "Hound Dog" *to* a hound dog on his > network variety show? Ed Sullivan > 3. Three big rock'n'rollers died tragically on 1959-02-02 in a > plane crash at Clear Lake, Iowa. Two of them eventually inspired > a popular movies about their lives, but which one did not? The Big Boppa > 4. Which music legend said in 1957 that "rock'n'roll is phony > and false, and sung, written, and played for the most part by > cretinous goons"? (Yeah, but what's your point?) Elvis > 6. What was the name of the Memphis-based label run by Sam Phillips > that recorded Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Roy > Orbison? Sun > 7. Which subsequent abusive husband had a pre-marriage '50s hit with > "Rocket 88"? Turner? > of "Summertime Blues" fame died in a car crash in Bath, England. > Name him. > 9. From which US city did "American Bandstand" originate? New York, Chicago > 10. What then-shocking 1955 movie (starring Glenn Ford, Vic Morrow, > and Sidney Poitier) launched the song "Rock Around the Clock"? Lilies of the Field? > 1. "My father never lived to see his dream come true of an > all-Yiddish-speaking Canada." (Stand-up comic, actor, director, > writer for the Smothers Brothers among other shows.) Steinberg, Trillin > 2. "I once wanted to become an atheist but I gave up. They have > no holidays." (Comedian and violinist, known for his > one-liners.) Steinberg, Trillin > God designated one to be crazy and amuse the breast beaters. > By the time I was 5, I knew I was that one." (Comic, prolific > writer, director of zany cinema comedies, producer.) Brooks > us 40 years into the desert in order to bring us to the one place > in the Middle East that has no oil!" (Fourth Prime Minister > of Israel.) Meir > 6. "My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me." > (British political leader.) Disraeli > 7. "I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want > to achieve immortality through not dying." (Neurotic comedian, > writer, prolific filmmaker.) Allen > 8. "Marriage is a wonderful institution. But who wants to live > in an institution?" (Comedian, film and television star, > known for his quick and acerbic wit.) Steinberg, Trillin > 9. "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well > done." (Innovative and absurdist early TV comedian.) Bruce, Levant > 10. "A politician is a man who will double-cross that bridge when > he comes to it." (Pianist, composer, author, comedian, and > actor on radio and early TV.) Bruce, Levant cheers, calvin |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Jan 23 08:17PM Mark Brader wrote: > here's a 60th anniversary round on the birth of rock'n'roll. > 1. Who scandalized the world by marrying Myra Gale Brown on > 1957-12-12? Little Richard, Chuck Berry > 3. Three big rock'n'rollers died tragically on 1959-02-02 in a > plane crash at Clear Lake, Iowa. Two of them eventually inspired > a popular movies about their lives, but which one did not? The Big Bopper > 4. Which music legend said in 1957 that "rock'n'roll is phony > and false, and sung, written, and played for the most part by > cretinous goons"? (Yeah, but what's your point?) Frank Sinatra > Orbison? > 7. Which subsequent abusive husband had a pre-marriage '50s hit with > "Rocket 88"? Ike Turner > 1. "My father never lived to see his dream come true of an > all-Yiddish-speaking Canada." (Stand-up comic, actor, director, > writer for the Smothers Brothers among other shows.) Trillin, Youngman > 2. "I once wanted to become an atheist but I gave up. They have > no holidays." (Comedian and violinist, known for his > one-liners.) Trillin, Youngman > God designated one to be crazy and amuse the breast beaters. > By the time I was 5, I knew I was that one." (Comic, prolific > writer, director of zany cinema comedies, producer.) Brooks > Jewish. If you live in Butte, Montana, you are going to be > goyim even if you are Jewish." (Stand-up comedian, social > critic, and satirist.) Mason > us 40 years into the desert in order to bring us to the one place > in the Middle East that has no oil!" (Fourth Prime Minister > of Israel.) Meir > 6. "My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me." > (British political leader.) Disraeli > 7. "I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want > to achieve immortality through not dying." (Neurotic comedian, > writer, prolific filmmaker.) Allen > 8. "Marriage is a wonderful institution. But who wants to live > in an institution?" (Comedian, film and television star, > known for his quick and acerbic wit.) Marx > 9. "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well > done." (Innovative and absurdist early TV comedian.) Bruce > 10. "A politician is a man who will double-cross that bridge when > he comes to it." (Pianist, composer, author, comedian, and > actor on radio and early TV.) Trillin, Youngman Peter Smyth |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 23 02:30PM -0600 Mark Brader: > > 3. Three big rock'n'rollers died tragically on 1959-02-02 in a > > plane crash at Clear Lake, Iowa. Two of them eventually inspired > > a popular movies about their lives, but which one did not? "Calvin": > The Big Boppa Nonrhotic accents strike again! -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Accuracy is many ways more important speed." msb@vex.net | --David Kleinecke |
| "Rob Parker" <NOSPAMrobpparker@optusnet.com.au.FORME>: Jan 24 02:02PM +1100 > here's a 60th anniversary round on the birth of rock'n'roll. > 1. Who scandalized the world by marrying Myra Gale Brown on > 1957-12-12? Jerry Lee Lewis > 2. Which host had Elvis sing "Hound Dog" *to* a hound dog on his > network variety show? Ed Sullivan (?) > 3. Three big rock'n'rollers died tragically on 1959-02-02 in a > plane crash at Clear Lake, Iowa. Two of them eventually inspired > a popular movies about their lives, but which one did not? JP Richardson - aka The Big Bopper > 4. Which music legend said in 1957 that "rock'n'roll is phony > and false, and sung, written, and played for the most part by > cretinous goons"? (Yeah, but what's your point?) Frank Sinatra (?) > 6. What was the name of the Memphis-based label run by Sam Phillips > that recorded Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Roy > Orbison? Sun Records > 8. The music died again in April, 1960, when this rock'n'roller > of "Summertime Blues" fame died in a car crash in Bath, England. > Name him. eddie Cochrane > 9. From which US city did "American Bandstand" originate? Los Angeles; New York > 10. What then-shocking 1955 movie (starring Glenn Ford, Vic Morrow, > and Sidney Poitier) launched the song "Rock Around the Clock"? Something about a high school - but I can't remember the name :-( > 1. "My father never lived to see his dream come true of an > all-Yiddish-speaking Canada." (Stand-up comic, actor, director, > writer for the Smothers Brothers among other shows.) Nigel Lawson; Oscar Levant > 2. "I once wanted to become an atheist but I gave up. They have > no holidays." (Comedian and violinist, known for his > one-liners.) Ernie Kovacs; Henny Youngman > God designated one to be crazy and amuse the breast beaters. > By the time I was 5, I knew I was that one." (Comic, prolific > writer, director of zany cinema comedies, producer.) Mel Brooks > Jewish. If you live in Butte, Montana, you are going to be > goyim even if you are Jewish." (Stand-up comedian, social > critic, and satirist.) Lenny Bruce; Shalom Aleichem > us 40 years into the desert in order to bring us to the one place > in the Middle East that has no oil!" (Fourth Prime Minister > of Israel.) Shimon Peres; Yitzakh Rabin > 6. "My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me." > (British political leader.) Benjamin Disraeli > 7. "I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want > to achieve immortality through not dying." (Neurotic comedian, > writer, prolific filmmaker.) Woody Allen > 8. "Marriage is a wonderful institution. But who wants to live > in an institution?" (Comedian, film and television star, > known for his quick and acerbic wit.) Groucho Marx > 9. "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well > done." (Innovative and absurdist early TV comedian.) Henny Youngman; Calvin Trillin > 10. "A politician is a man who will double-cross that bridge when > he comes to it." (Pianist, composer, author, comedian, and > actor on radio and early TV.) David Steinberg; Jackie Mason Rob |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Jan 23 07:33PM -0800 On Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 9:48:00 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > here's a 60th anniversary round on the birth of rock'n'roll. > 1. Who scandalized the world by marrying Myra Gale Brown on > 1957-12-12? jerry lee lewis > 2. Which host had Elvis sing "Hound Dog" *to* a hound dog on his > network variety show? ed sullivan > 3. Three big rock'n'rollers died tragically on 1959-02-02 in a > plane crash at Clear Lake, Iowa. Two of them eventually inspired > a popular movies about their lives, but which one did not? j p richardson > 4. Which music legend said in 1957 that "rock'n'roll is phony > and false, and sung, written, and played for the most part by > cretinous goons"? (Yeah, but what's your point?) frank sinatra > 5. In 1956, which voluminous sitcom star said of Elvis, "He can't > last, I tell you flatly, he can't last"? jackie gleason > 6. What was the name of the Memphis-based label run by Sam Phillips > that recorded Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Roy > Orbison? sun records > 7. Which subsequent abusive husband had a pre-marriage '50s hit with > "Rocket 88"? ike turner > 8. The music died again in April, 1960, when this rock'n'roller > of "Summertime Blues" fame died in a car crash in Bath, England. > Name him. eddie cochran > 9. From which US city did "American Bandstand" originate? philadelphia, pa > 10. What then-shocking 1955 movie (starring Glenn Ford, Vic Morrow, > and Sidney Poitier) launched the song "Rock Around the Clock"? blackboard jungle > 1. "My father never lived to see his dream come true of an > all-Yiddish-speaking Canada." (Stand-up comic, actor, director, > writer for the Smothers Brothers among other shows.) David Steinberg > 2. "I once wanted to become an atheist but I gave up. They have > no holidays." (Comedian and violinist, known for his > one-liners.) Henny Youngman > God designated one to be crazy and amuse the breast beaters. > By the time I was 5, I knew I was that one." (Comic, prolific > writer, director of zany cinema comedies, producer.) Mel Brooks > Jewish. If you live in Butte, Montana, you are going to be > goyim even if you are Jewish." (Stand-up comedian, social > critic, and satirist.) Lenny Bruce > us 40 years into the desert in order to bring us to the one place > in the Middle East that has no oil!" (Fourth Prime Minister > of Israel.) Golda Meir > 6. "My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me." > (British political leader.) Benjamin Disraeli > 7. "I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want > to achieve immortality through not dying." (Neurotic comedian, > writer, prolific filmmaker.) Woody Allen > 8. "Marriage is a wonderful institution. But who wants to live > in an institution?" (Comedian, film and television star, > known for his quick and acerbic wit.) Groucho Marx > 9. "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well > done." (Innovative and absurdist early TV comedian.) Ernie Kovacs > 10. "A politician is a man who will double-cross that bridge when > he comes to it." (Pianist, composer, author, comedian, and > actor on radio and early TV.) Oscar Levant swp |
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