- RQ #165: The End of the Epithet - 4 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #373 - 2014 deaths - 2 Updates
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 02 09:33PM +0100 > 1. Alexander the Great 323 BC > 2. The Bard of Avon 1620 > 3. The Venerable Bede 1725 > 4. Catherine the Great 1798 > 5. Eric the Red 982 (I wonder if I and Rob have the same guy in mind. Erik Röde discovered Greenland and was the father of Leif Eriksson who its turn discovered America.) > 6. Ivan the Terrible 1599 > 7. The Maid of Orleans 1030 > 8. Chairman Mao 1976 > 9. Scott of the Antarctic 1909 > 10. William the Conqueror 1081 -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 02 03:22PM -0600 Rob Parker: > > 5. Eric the Red Erland Sommarskog: > (I wonder if I and Rob have the same guy in mind. Erik Röde discovered > Greenland and was the father of Leif Eriksson Yeah, same guy. > who [in] turn discovered America.) Better not say that in an Italian-American district around October 12. :-) -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Gadgetry abounded everywhere, almost all of which msb@vex.net | he could justify." -- Robert Asprin My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 02 11:06PM +0100 > Better not say that in an Italian-American district around October 12. :-) Oh, nothing take away the honour of having discovered the Bahamas from Christoffer Columbus! Leif Eriksson was never near the place. By the, way, while about all entrants so far appears to have tried some while guesss, this entry from me is still embarassing: > > 7. The Maid of Orleans > 1030 I don't know what happened. Maybe I was looking at #10 at the same as I decided my answer for this one. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Rob Parker" <NOSPAMrobpparker@optusnet.com.au.FORME>: Jan 03 11:04AM +1100 "Erland Sommarskog" <esquel@sommarskog.se> wrote in message news:XnsA416DB4CC3A7Yazorman@127.0.0.1... > (I wonder if I and Rob have the same guy in mind. Erik Röde discovered > Greenland and was the father of Leif Eriksson who its turn discovered > America.) Yes, that's who I had in mind. And yes, you were a bit off the mark for the Maid of Orleans ;-) Rob |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jan 02 01:18PM +0100 On 2015-01-02 04:37, Calvin wrote: > Listed below are the date of death, a brief description and the age of various famous individuals who passed away in 2014. Try to identify them. > 4-Oct Haitian politician 63 Baby Doc -- -- Björn |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Jan 02 06:30PM Calvin wrote: > of various famous individuals who passed away in 2014. Try to > identify them. > 2-Feb American actor 46 Fast and Furious guy, Paul someone? > 17-Mar American fashion designer and model 49 > 7-Apr British writer and model 25 Peaches Geldof > 10-Apr British novelist 68 Iain Banks > 17-Apr Colombian novelist and journalist 87 > 31-May British aristocrat and author 91 PD James > 27-Jun American R&B singer 70 > 12-Jul Soviet politician 86 Edward Shevardnadze > 12-Sep Irish politician 88 Albert Reynolds > 4-Oct Haitian politician 63 Baby Doc Duvalier Peter Smyth |
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