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Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 06 12:28PM -0800

1 Which series is the best known work of author and illustrator Georges Prosper Remi (1907 - 1983), also known by the pen name Hergé?
2 What physical quantity can be calculated using the equation 4/3 times pi times radius cubed?
3 According to Greek mythology, who defied the gods to give fire to humanity?
4 Which musical features the song "Climb Every Mountain"?
5 James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore are members of which Welsh alternative rock group formed in 1986?
6 What is the highest military honour awarded in Australia?
7 In 1932 who became the first British monarch to broadcast a Christmas message to the nation?
8 Which former capital of Japan is an anagram of the current capital?
9 In which city did Anne Frank write her diaries?
10 The city of Uppsala is located in which European country?
 
 
cheers,
calvin
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 06 02:55PM -0600

Calvin writes:
 
> 1 Which series is the best known work of author and illustrator Georges
> Prosper Remi (1907 - 1983), also known by the pen name Hergé?
 
"Tintin".
 
> 2 What physical quantity can be calculated using the equation 4/3 times
> pi times radius cubed?
 
Volume of a sphere.
 
> 3 According to Greek mythology, who defied the gods to give fire to
> humanity?
 
Prometheus.
 
> 4 Which musical features the song "Climb Every Mountain"?
 
"The South of Music", I suppose.
 
> 5 James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore are members of which
> Welsh alternative rock group formed in 1986?
 
The Four Welsh Guys?
 
> 6 What is the highest military honour awarded in Australia?
 
Victoria Cross?
 
> 7 In 1932 who became the first British monarch to broadcast a Christmas
> message to the nation?
 
Considering the number of British monarchs that there were in 1932,
I guess I'll go with George V.
 
> 8 Which former capital of Japan is an anagram of the current capital?
 
Kyoto.
 
> 9 In which city did Anne Frank write her diaries?
 
Amsterdam.
 
> 10 The city of Uppsala is located in which European country?
 
Sweden.
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"Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Feb 06 05:02PM -0500

On 2015-02-06, Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 Which series is the best known work of author and illustrator Georges Prosper Remi (1907 - 1983), also known by the pen name Herg??
 
Tin Tin
 
> 2 What physical quantity can be calculated using the equation 4/3 times pi times radius cubed?
 
Volume of a cylinder
 
> 3 According to Greek mythology, who defied the gods to give fire to humanity?
 
Prometheus
 
> 4 Which musical features the song "Climb Every Mountain"?
 
The Sound of Music
 
> 5 James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore are members of which Welsh alternative rock group formed in 1986?
 
The Manics
 
> 6 What is the highest military honour awarded in Australia?
 
Victoria Cross
 
> 7 In 1932 who became the first British monarch to broadcast a Christmas message to the nation?
 
George V
 
> 8 Which former capital of Japan is an anagram of the current capital?
 
Kyoto
 
> 9 In which city did Anne Frank write her diaries?
 
Amsterdam
 
> 10 The city of Uppsala is located in which European country?
 
Finland
 
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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 06 11:10PM +0100

> 1 Which series is the best known work of author and illustrator
> Georges Prosper Remi (1907 - 1983), also known by the pen name Hergé?
 
Tintin
 
> 2 What physical quantity can be calculated using the equation 4/3
> times pi times radius cubed?
 
Sphere
 
> 3 According to Greek mythology, who defied the gods to give fire to
> humanity?
 
Atrapakan
 
> 5 James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore are members of
> which Welsh alternative rock group formed in 1986?
 
The Wedding Present
 
> 7 In 1932 who became the first British monarch to broadcast a
> Christmas message to the nation?
 
Edward V
 
> 8 Which former capital of Japan is an anagram of the current capital?
 
Kyoto. Although when properly written in Romaji, it is not a true
anagram. Tokyo has macro over both vowels, Kyoto only of the first.
 
> 9 In which city did Anne Frank write her diaries?
 
Amsterdam
 
> 10 The city of Uppsala is located in which European country?

The city is Sweden. (50-60 km north from where I live.) The glacier is in
Argentina.
 
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 06 04:31PM -0600

Erland Sommarskog:
> Although when properly written in Romaji, it is not a true
> anagram. Tokyo has macro over both vowels, Kyoto only of the first.
 
But this contest is conducted in English, not proper Romaji.
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"Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Feb 06 10:43PM

Calvin wrote:
 
 
> 1 Which series is the best known work of author and illustrator
> Georges Prosper Remi (1907 - 1983), also known by the pen name Hergé?
Tintin
 
> 2 What physical quantity can be calculated using the equation 4/3
> times pi times radius cubed?
Volume of a sphere
 
> 3 According to Greek mythology, who defied the gods to give fire to
> humanity?
> 4 Which musical features the song "Climb Every Mountain"?
Sound of Music
 
> 5 James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore are members of
> which Welsh alternative rock group formed in 1986?
Manic Street Preachers
 
> 6 What is the highest military honour awarded in
> Australia?
Victoria Cross
 
> 7 In 1932 who became the first British monarch to broadcast a
> Christmas message to the nation?
George V
 
> 8 Which former capital of Japan is an anagram of the current
> capital?
Kyoto
 
> 9 In which city did Anne Frank write her diaries?
Amsterdam
 
> 10 The city of Uppsala is located in which European country?
Finland
 
Peter Smyth
"Rob Parker" <NOSPAMrobpparker@optusnet.com.au.FORME>: Feb 07 10:13AM +1100

> Prosper Remi (1907 - 1983), also known by the pen name Hergé?
> 2 What physical quantity can be calculated using the equation 4/3 times pi
> times radius cubed?
 
volume of a sphere
 
> 3 According to Greek mythology, who defied the gods to give fire to
> humanity?
 
Prometheus
 
> 4 Which musical features the song "Climb Every Mountain"?
 
The Sound of Music (?)
 
> 5 James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore are members of which
> Welsh alternative rock group formed in 1986?
> 6 What is the highest military honour awarded in Australia?
 
Victoria Cross
 
> 7 In 1932 who became the first British monarch to broadcast a Christmas
> message to the nation?
 
Edward VIII (?)
 
> 8 Which former capital of Japan is an anagram of the current capital?
 
Kyoto
 
> 9 In which city did Anne Frank write her diaries?
 
Amsterdam
 
> 10 The city of Uppsala is located in which European country?
 
Sweden
 
 
Rob
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Feb 07 12:22AM +0100

On 2015-02-06 21:28, Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 Which series is the best known work of author and illustrator Georges Prosper Remi (1907 - 1983), also known by the pen name Hergé?
Tintin
> 2 What physical quantity can be calculated using the equation 4/3 times pi times radius cubed?
volume of sphere
> 3 According to Greek mythology, who defied the gods to give fire to humanity?
Prometheus
> 4 Which musical features the song "Climb Every Mountain"?
sound of music
> 5 James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore are members of which Welsh alternative rock group formed in 1986?
> 6 What is the highest military honour awarded in Australia?
victoria cross
> 7 In 1932 who became the first British monarch to broadcast a Christmas message to the nation?
George VI
> 8 Which former capital of Japan is an anagram of the current capital?
Kyoto
> 9 In which city did Anne Frank write her diaries?
Amsterdam
> 10 The city of Uppsala is located in which European country?
Sweden
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Björn
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 06 07:45PM -0800

Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which series is the best known work of author and illustrator Georges Prosper Remi (1907 - 1983), also known by the pen name Hergé?
 
Curious George ??
 
> 2 What physical quantity can be calculated using the equation 4/3 times pi times radius cubed?
 
volume of a sphere
 
> 3 According to Greek mythology, who defied the gods to give fire to humanity?
 
Prometheus
 
> 4 Which musical features the song "Climb Every Mountain"?
 
Sound of Music
 
> 5 James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore are members of which Welsh alternative rock group formed in 1986?
> 6 What is the highest military honour awarded in Australia?
 
Australian Victoria Cross ??
 
> 7 In 1932 who became the first British monarch to broadcast a Christmas message to the nation?
 
George V
 
> 8 Which former capital of Japan is an anagram of the current capital?
 
Kyoto
 
> 9 In which city did Anne Frank write her diaries?
 
Amsterdam
 
> 10 The city of Uppsala is located in which European country?
 
Sweden
 
 
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Dan Tilque
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Feb 06 10:38PM -0600

In article <2bee86aa-5eec-4bf5-8524-28f18894fb1e@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says...
 
> 1 Which series is the best known work of author and illustrator Georges Prosper Remi (1907 - 1983), also known by the pen name Hergé?
> 2 What physical quantity can be calculated using the equation 4/3 times pi times radius cubed?
volume of a sphere
 
> 3 According to Greek mythology, who defied the gods to give fire to humanity?
Prometheus
 
> 4 Which musical features the song "Climb Every Mountain"?
Sound of Music
 
> 5 James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore are members of which Welsh alternative rock group formed in 1986?
> 6 What is the highest military honour awarded in Australia?
gold cross
 
> 7 In 1932 who became the first British monarch to broadcast a Christmas message to the nation?
George VI
 
> 8 Which former capital of Japan is an anagram of the current capital?
Kyoto
 
> 9 In which city did Anne Frank write her diaries?
Amsterdam
 
> 10 The city of Uppsala is located in which European country?
Sweden
 
 
 
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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 07 11:01AM +0100

> Erland Sommarskog:
>> Although when properly written in Romaji, it is not a true
>> anagram. Tokyo has macro over both vowels, Kyoto only of the first.
 
Macron, not "macro".
 
 
> But this contest is conducted in English, not proper Romaji.
 
In my travelling guide for Japan from Rough Guide they consistently
use the macrons in the names. And, yes, this is a book written in
English.
 
But, yes, normally the macrons are not spelt out, because of technical
limitations and other reasons, why they appear as anagrams. The fact that
they (almost) anagrams is, by the way, not entirely a coincidence. "Kyo"
means "capital".
 
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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 07 03:08AM

Rotating Quiz #168 is over and Dan Tilque wins by a point.
He has the privilege and duty of setting RQ #169.
 
As you know, in Mark's previous RQ all the answers contained
"berg," and "berg" is German for "mountain." It occurred to me
that "mont" is a French word for mountain and that if I didn't
steal this idea I would never get this done quickly. So all the
answers here contain "mont."
 
I have also stolen Mark's scoring, so a correctly-spelled answer
is 3 points and a misspelled answer 1 point. Accents and the lack
thereof are ignored, as is capitalization.
 
 
> controversy in both cases. He was also one of the first two
> senators elected from California and was the first Republican
> candidate for president.

Fremont
 
3 for Mark, Stephen, and Dan
 
> 2. For the love of God, tell me what kind of sherry features
> prominently in a story by Edgar Allan Poe.
 
Amontillado

The name of the narrator (Montresor) would also have worked,
but I decided it was a bit too obscure.
 
3 for Erland, Mark, Stephen, Pete, Marc, and Rob
 
> a large volcanic eruption (followed by other smaller ones)
> turned more than half of the island into an uninhabited and
> little-visited "exclusion zone."

Montserrat
 
3 for Erland, Peter, Stephen, Dan, Pete, and Marc; 1 for Rob
 
> living in rural areas, but in the 2010 census it is a very close
> second place: 61.1%, with the "winner" at 61.34% (third place is
> far behind at 51.28%).

Vermont
 
Montana fits the theme but was never a sovereign nation (even by
the extremely generous definition that gets California in) and
doesn't have nearly that high a percentage of its population
living in rural areas; like much of the American West, it has
large rural areas but they tend to be very sparsely populated.
(For those interested, first place in 2010 was Maine, third was
West Virginia.)
 
3 for Erland, Mark, Dan, and Marc

> The Morey Amsterdam Show, Ted Mack's The Original Amateur Hour, and
> The Ernie Kovacs Show. It was the first network to have shows
> starring an Asian American and an African American woman.

DuMont
 
3 for Mark, Stephen, Dan, Pete, and Marc
 
> 6. One of the main characters in Laclos' Les Liaisons dangereuses.
> He has been portrayed by John Malkovich and Colin Firth, among
> others.

Valmont
 
3 for Erland
 
I confess to some surprise that this was the hardest question. The
movie with Malkovich was very popular at the time. Dangerous Liasions?
Also starring Glenn Close and Uma Thurman?
 
> 7. Switzerland is not usually associated with jazz (at least by
> me, and it's my quiz), but the second-largest annual jazz festival
> in the world is held in this town on Lake Geneva.

Montreux
 
3 for Erland, Mark, Peter, Pete, Marc, and Rob; 1 for Stephen and
Dan
 
> 8. And while we're on the subject, the largest annual jazz festival
> is held in a much larger city which also fits the theme of this quiz.
 
Montreal
 
3 for Erland, Peter, Dan, and Pete
 
> of people suffered injuries. The documentary Gimme Shelter, which
> covers the Rolling Stones' 1969 US tour, includes much footage shot
> there.

Altamont
 
3 for Peter, Stephen, Dan, Pete, Marc, and Rob

> which like Sardinia was controlled by the House of Savoy. The region
> is today one of the official 20 regions of Italy (not with its precise
> earlier borders); it is the second-largest in area (after Sicily).

Piedmont (or Piemonte in Italian)
 
3 for Erland, Mark, Peter, Stephen, Dan, Pete, and Marc
 
Scores:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
----------------------------------
Dan 3 0 3 3 3 0 1 3 3 3 22
Erland 0 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 0 3 21
Pete 0 3 3 0 3 0 3 3 3 3 21
Marc 0 3 3 3 3 0 3 0 3 3 21
Stephen 3 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 3 3 19
Mark 3 3 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 3 18
Peter 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 15
Rob 0 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 10
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 06 10:28PM -0600

Dan Blum:
> So all the answers here contain "mont."
 
Arrrgh!
 
Thanks for that.
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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 07 04:55AM

> > So all the answers here contain "mont."
 
> Arrrgh!
 
> Thanks for that.
 
My pleasure.
 
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Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 06 10:12PM -0800

Dan Blum wrote:
> Rotating Quiz #168 is over and Dan Tilque wins by a point.
 
I'd like to thank the "stupid with a flare gun" for putting me over the top.
 
> He has the privilege and duty of setting RQ #169.
 
A while back I had a good idea for one of these, but it's been so long
since I've won that I've totally forgotten what it was. So I'll have to
come up with another idea. Hopefully it'll be up in a day or two.
 
--
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Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Feb 06 09:30AM -0600

In article <vJadneSHkqaVxEnJnZ2dnUU7-Y2dnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> the Supreme Court ended the case by declining to hear his appeal.
> Just as well -- he never had much of a case and he'd already spent
> $100,000 on it.
 
Also if the ticket had been issued a few seconds or minutes earlier,
it would have had different numbers since the randomizer probably
uses the current time as a seed.
 
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 06 02:59PM -0600

Mark Brader:
>> the Supreme Court ended the case by declining to hear his appeal.
>> Just as well -- he never had much of a case and he'd already spent
>> $100,000 on it.

Marc Dashevsky:
> Also if the ticket had been issued a few seconds or minutes earlier,
> it would have had different numbers since the randomizer probably
> uses the current time as a seed.
 
Ah, you're right. I didn't realize he'd asked for randomly numbered
tickets instead of submitting two sets of numbers of his own choice.
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msb@vex.net --John Lawler
 
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Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Feb 06 10:31PM -0600

In article <QeOdna3CeMW-tkjJnZ2dnUU7-YOdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> > uses the current time as a seed.
 
> Ah, you're right. I didn't realize he'd asked for randomly numbered
> tickets instead of submitting two sets of numbers of his own choice.
 
Well, I now believe I was wrong. On the odd occasion I buy a lottery
ticket I always ask for a random set, so I assumed that's what he did.
But the way you phrased it, it seems he did pick his own numbers.
 
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 06 11:29PM -0600

Marc Dashevsky:
>>> Also if the ticket had been issued a few seconds or minutes earlier,
>>> it would have had different numbers since the randomizer probably
>>> uses the current time as a seed.
 
Mark Brader:
>> Ah, you're right. I didn't realize he'd asked for randomly numbered
>> tickets instead of submitting two sets of numbers of his own choice.

Marc Dashevsky:
> Well, I now believe I was wrong. On the odd occasion I buy a lottery
> ticket I always ask for a random set, so I assumed that's what he did.
 
And he did!
 
> But the way you phrased it, it seems he did pick his own numbers.
 
And that's the error I'm trying to apologize for. The recent stories
I'd seen didn't mention the point, but after you posted the first-quoted
remark above, I checked more reports and found one from 2012 that said
that, to save time, he did ask for random numbers.
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 06 05:30AM -0600

Björn Lundin:
> > change anything, at least not in my understanding.
 
> > If correct date is March 12 2012 then
> > Dec 30 2011 is closer than Nov 5 2012
 
Erland Sommarskog:
> Yeah, but since you have given the year, an answer of Dec 30, would
> imply an answer of 2012-12-30, which is further away.
 
No, he's saying that if the correct date was 2012-03-12 then an answer
of Dec 30 will be taken as 2011-12-30 *even though* we know that the
year is 2012.
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"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Feb 06 02:14PM +0100

On 2015-02-06 12:30, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> No, he's saying that if the correct date was 2012-03-12 then an answer
> of Dec 30 will be taken as 2011-12-30 *even though* we know that the
> year is 2012.
 
Yes, because it is closer in time of the event.
 
I do not care about the year, just the num days off.
(with the exception of counting feb 29 or not)
 
So, no guess can be off by more than 183 days (366/2)
 
Dec30 Mar12 Dec30
 
---- T1 ---- Tc -----T2----
 
-2011---|-----2012------|----2013---
 
 
It is supposed to be timelines above,
proportional font is needed to see correctly.
 
Tc=Correct date=Mar 12, 2012
 
I give year 2012
 
someone answers Dec 30.
Then T1 is taken as the first occurrence of
a yearless date with the answer (as date), that occurs _earlier_
than the correct date, going from the correct date to earlier dates.
 
That is, Dec 30, 2011
 
T2 is the first occurrence of a yearless date
with the answer (as date) that occurs _later_
than the correct date, going from the correct date to later dates.
 
That is, Dec 30, 2012
 
T1 and T2 is on each side in time of Tc
 
 
Tc-T1 = Mar 12, 2012 - Dec 30,2011 = 73 days
T2-Tc = Dec 30,2012 - Mar 12, 2012 = 293 days
 
Eventhough 2012 is given, a yearless answer of Dec 30
yields 73 off - NOT 293 days.
 
Given year has no impact on answers, nor on days off.
 
 
However, as Erland said, it might _imply_ one year or another,
but it really does not imply anything.
Or should at least not be interpreted as important in this knock out
 
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Björn
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 06 09:18PM -0800

I'm withdrawing from this round because I inadvertently saw another entrant's answer.
 
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"Rob Parker" <NOSPAMrobpparker@optusnet.com.au.FORME>: Feb 07 10:00AM +1100


> 1. At 828 m (2,717 feet), the Burj Khalifa stands about 250 m
> higher than the CN Tower. It's the reigning champion tallest
> free-standing structure. What city is it in?
 
Dubai
 
> 2. Two towers taller than the CN Tower are found in the same
> country. Which one?
 
China
 
> 3. Last year, a new tower stopped just short of the CN Tower,
> but still became the tallest free-standing structure in the US.
> Give its auspicious New York City address.
 
World Trade Centre
 
> 4. One of the largest World Heritage Sites is the most famous
> coral reef system on Earth, covering more than 500,000 km²
> (200,000 square miles) in the southern hemisphere.
 
Great Barrier Reef
 
> 5. This ancient Greek citadel is home to the Parthenon.
 
Acropolis
 
> 6. It was created by the Incas as a home for the emperor, but
> abandoned before the Spanish conquest. Rediscovered in 1911,
> it's a popular tourist attraction today.
 
Machu Picchu
 
> about 1,100 km (700 miles) southeast of Hong Kong. It was once
> called the "Pearl of the Orient", as it was central to vital
> Pacific trade routes.
 
Manilla
 
> 8. With over 16,000,000 people, it's 12th largest. Located on
> the Arabian Sea immediately northwest of the Indus River delta,
> it's known as the "City of Lights".
 
Chenai; Mumbai
 
> 9. This megacity near the Mediterranean, with about 14,000,000
> people, ranks 15th. It has had several names in its 2,500-year
> history; in 330 it was known as New Rome.
 
Cairo
 
> to be the oldest too. Founded by its namesake Christian saint
> in the 4th century, it "hosted" Formula 1 races from 1981 to
> 2006, but they were actually held in nearby Imola, Italy.
 
San Marino
 
> 11. This principality is about the size of New York's Central Park.
> It is the world's second-smallest independent state (after the
> Vatican), and the most densely populated.
 
Monaco
 
> dependency. A Celtic nation with its own language, it suffered
> Viking invasions and came under the power of Norway until 1266,
> when it was ceded to Scotland.
 
Skye; St. Kilda
 
> 13. Name any of the three countries that are home to the mountain
> gorilla.
 
Uganda
 
> a favorite with research scientists, the capuchin monkey ranges
> through 14 different countries or other places. Name any one
> of them.
 
Venezuala
 
> 15. Orangutans can now be found in the wild on only two islands
> on Earth. Name either island.
 
Borneo
 
 
Rob
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 06 12:27PM -0800

On Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 6:20:00 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 Toblerone chocolate is traditionally produced in which European country?
 
Switzerland
 
> 2 Which classical composer's work inspired the melody for the 1967 Procol Harum hit A Whiter Shade of Pale?
 
JS Bach
 
> 3 Who founded the Amstrad electronics and computer company in 1968?
 
Allan Sugar
 
> 4 Which Oscar-winning director's films include Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Brokeback Mountain?
 
Ang Lee
 
> 5 In 1981 who became the first Australian to take 300 wickets in Test Cricket?
 
Dennis Lillee
 
> 6 What fruit is traditionally used to make the liqueur kirsch?
 
Cherry
 
> 7 With a population of almost four million, what is the second largest French-speaking city in the world?
 
Montreal
 
> 8 Which literary character inspired the musical Man of La Mancha?
 
Don Quixote
 
> 9 In which European city is the Brandenburg Gate located?
 
Berlin
 
> 10 Which Oscar-winning David Lean film was based on the 1922 book The Seven Pillars of Wisdom?
 
Laurence of Arabia
 
 
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 378
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9 55 Rob Parker
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 56 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 8 54 Chris Johnson
1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 7 48 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 50 Mark Brader
1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 7 50 Pete Gayde
1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 6 44 Erland S
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 29 Dan Tilque
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 31 Bjorn Lundin
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
9 6 3 7 2 8 6 7 8 5 61 68%
 
Congratulations Rob.
 
cheers,
calvin
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