Sunday, February 15, 2015

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 7 updates in 3 topics

"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Feb 15 10:20AM +0100

On 2015-02-15 02:57, Joshua Kreitzer wrote:
 
>> Joshua Kreitzer is eliminated.
 
> I actually had dropped out a week ago because I saw another entrant's
> answer in Q2.
 
That round 3 entrants happened to peek. So
the round was cancelled.
 
 
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Björn
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Feb 15 10:21AM +0100

On 2015-02-15 04:45, swp wrote:
 
>> I will close this round Tuesday Feb 17 2015 20:00 CET
 
> november 9th
 
> thank you for the follow up with the year, otherwise I would have answered with the august 1961 date.
 
That of course is one way if interpret 'open' when it comes to a wall.
 
 
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Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 15 05:07AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:-tmdna6Os7O4p0LJnZ2dnUU7-
 
> * Canadian Funny Money
 
> Hands on the table! Do *not* open your wallets.
 
> 4. Whose face is featured on the Canadian $100 bill?
 
Queen Elizabeth II; Diefenbaker
 
 
> 6. The back of the current Canadian $20 bill depicts a war
> memorial commemorating a certain battle engrained in the
> country's consciousness. Which one?
 
Gallipoli; D Day
 
 
> 7. This Canadian lawyer was vice-president of the International
> Olympic Committee for 8 years and president of the World
> Anti-Doping Agency. Despite the name, he was never a porn star.
 
Dick Pound
 
> from the songs and clues.
 
> 10. "Skinnamarink", "One Elephant Deux Éléphants". This trio hosted
> "The Elephant Show" on CBC and Nickelodeon.
 
Sharon, Lois and Bram
 
 
> 11. "Baby Beluga", "Spider on the Floor". Born in Egypt, he's a
> member of the Order of Canada.
 
Raffi
 
 
> 14. This city's public transit system keeps its traditional name
> even though it only runs buses today: the "<answer> Street
> Railway". What city?
 
Ottawa; Winnipeg
 
 
> 15. The County Line Express is a commuter bus service between
> *what two* PEI cities?
 
Pete
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Feb 15 12:41AM -0600

In article <-tmdna6Os7O4p0LJnZ2dnUU7-W2dnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> WordPerfect, which aspired to be the Pepsi to Microsoft Word's
> Coke. The Ottawa Senators' arena -- now called the Canadian
> Tire Centre -- used to bear this company's name. What name?
Corel
 
 
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Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 15 12:20AM -0800

Mark Brader wrote:
> of Quebec in 1942 as a maker of snowmobiles. It has since
> diversified to commercial aircraft and private jets and is a
> Fortune Global 500 company. Name it.
 
Bombardier
 
 
> * Canadian Funny Money
 
> Hands on the table! Do *not* open your wallets.
 
> 4. Whose face is featured on the Canadian $100 bill?
 
Elizabeth II
 
 
> 5. What Canadian-made technological innovation is depicted on the
> back of the current $5 bill?
 
telephone
 
 
> 6. The back of the current Canadian $20 bill depicts a war
> memorial commemorating a certain battle engrained in the
> country's consciousness. Which one?
 
Dieppe Raid
 
 
> 14. This city's public transit system keeps its traditional name
> even though it only runs buses today: the "<answer> Street
> Railway". What city?
 
London
 
 
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Dan Tilque
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 14 08:58PM -0800

Calvin wrote:
> 1 What foodstuff is traditionally used to stuff a carpetbag steak?
 
onions ?
 
> 2 What was Victoria Beckham's maiden name?
 
Adams
 
> 3 Fort Knox is located in which US state?
 
Kentucky
 
> 4 The Hallelujah Chorus is from which 1741 oratorio by George Handel?
 
The Messiah
 
> 5 What was Indira Gandhi's maiden name?
> 6 PRINCE2 is a de facto standard in which field of business?
> 7 The title of which 1961 Joseph Heller novel has passed into common usage as a phrase meaning a no-win situation?
 
Catch-22
 
> 8 In which city was John Lennon murdered?
 
New York
 
> 9 Which rock band had a 1979 hit with London Calling?
 
Queen ?
 
 
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Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Feb 15 12:47AM -0600

In article <eab03def-76aa-494a-8815-f9df01d30be7@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says...
> 1 What foodstuff is traditionally used to stuff a carpetbag steak?
cheese
 
> 2 What was Victoria Beckham's maiden name?
Spice
 
> 3 Fort Knox is located in which US state?
Kentucky
 
> 4 The Hallelujah Chorus is from which 1741 oratorio by George Handel?
The Messiah
 
> 5 What was Indira Gandhi's maiden name?
Nehru
 
> 6 PRINCE2 is a de facto standard in which field of business?
project management
 
> 7 The title of which 1961 Joseph Heller novel has passed into common usage as a phrase meaning a no-win situation?
Catch 22
 
> 8 In which city was John Lennon murdered?
New York City
 
> 9 Which rock band had a 1979 hit with London Calling?
The Clash
 
> 10 Which actress portrayed Etta Place in the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?
Katharine Ross
 
 
 
 
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