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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Mar 28 08:12PM -0700 1 How many countries border Switzerland? 2 Which girl's name was also hit song for Little Richard in 1957 and Kenny Rogers in 1977? 3 Who designed Kate Middleton's wedding dress? [Designer or Fashion House] 4 Ellis Park stadium is located in which South African city? 5 Brimstone is an alternative name for which element? 6 Which Polish city is known as Danzig in Germany? 7 In mathematics, which punctuation mark is used to indicate a number's factorial? 8 What links Brisbane, London and Denver? 9 The Etruscan civilization was located in which modern-day country? 10 El Al is the national airline of which Middle Eastern country? cheers, calvin |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 28 10:04PM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 How many countries border Switzerland? 5 > 2 Which girl's name was also hit song for Little Richard in 1957 and Kenny Rogers in 1977? Suzy > 3 Who designed Kate Middleton's wedding dress? [Designer or Fashion House] > 4 Ellis Park stadium is located in which South African city? > 5 Brimstone is an alternative name for which element? sulphur > 6 Which Polish city is known as Danzig in Germany? Gdansk > 7 In mathematics, which punctuation mark is used to indicate a number's factorial? ! > 8 What links Brisbane, London and Denver? Broncos > 9 The Etruscan civilization was located in which modern-day country? Italy (more or less in the Tuscany area) > 10 El Al is the national airline of which Middle Eastern country? Israel -- Dan Tilque |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Mar 29 11:07AM +0200 On 2015-03-29 05:12, Calvin wrote: > 1 How many countries border Switzerland? Austria,Gernamy,France,Italy,Lichtenstein that makes 5 > 2 Which girl's name was also hit song for Little Richard in 1957 and Kenny Rogers in 1977? Susie? > 3 Who designed Kate Middleton's wedding dress? [Designer or Fashion House] YSL? > 4 Ellis Park stadium is located in which South African city? Cape Town > 5 Brimstone is an alternative name for which element? Copper? > 6 Which Polish city is known as Danzig in Germany? Gdansk > 7 In mathematics, which punctuation mark is used to indicate a number's factorial? ! > 8 What links Brisbane, London and Denver? Their inhabitants most likely have English as mother tongue? > 9 The Etruscan civilization was located in which modern-day country? Italy > 10 El Al is the national airline of which Middle Eastern country? Abu Dahbi? -- -- Björn |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Mar 29 05:19AM -0400 On 2015-03-29, Calvin wrote: > 1 How many countries border Switzerland? 5 > 2 Which girl's name was also hit song for Little Richard in 1957 and Kenny Rogers in 1977? Lucille > 3 Who designed Kate Middleton's wedding dress? [Designer or Fashion House] Versace (sp?) > 4 Ellis Park stadium is located in which South African city? Port Elizabeth > 5 Brimstone is an alternative name for which element? Sulphur > 6 Which Polish city is known as Danzig in Germany? Gdansk > 7 In mathematics, which punctuation mark is used to indicate a number's factorial? ! > 8 What links Brisbane, London and Denver? Population > 9 The Etruscan civilization was located in which modern-day country? Italy > 10 El Al is the national airline of which Middle Eastern country? Israel -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 29 12:16PM +0200 > 1 How many countries border Switzerland? 5 > 3 Who designed Kate Middleton's wedding dress? [Designer or Fashion > House] Yves Saint-Laurent > 4 Ellis Park stadium is located in which South African city? Johannesburg > 5 Brimstone is an alternative name for which element? Sulphur > 6 Which Polish city is known as Danzig in Germany? Gdansk > 9 The Etruscan civilization was located in which modern-day country? Italy > 10 El Al is the national airline of which Middle Eastern country? Israel -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Mar 28 08:11PM -0700 On Monday, March 23, 2015 at 8:56:26 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which South American city is also a hot spice and a Porsche model? Cayenne > 2 Which flame-haired former editor of Britain's Sun newspaper was recently cleared of phone-hacking charges? Rebekah Wade / Brooks > 3 Standing over 3,750m high, what is the name of New Zealand's highest mountain? Mt Cook > 4 Which actress played the female lead in the 1963 Hitchcock film The Birds? Tippi Hendren > 5 In which year did Prince Andrew marry Sarah Ferguson? 1986 > 6 Which planet comes closest to Earth at its nearest point? Venus > 7 On a cricket scorecard, what does the abbreviation "LB" stand for? Leg Byes > 8 The Uffizi gallery is located in which Italian city? Florence > 9 Who directed the 2005 film Brokeback Mountain? Ang Lee > 10 Which 1965 book by Frank Herbert, the first in a series, is the best-selling science fiction novel of all time? Dune Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 385 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 37 Peter Smyth 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 7 36 Mark Brader 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 7 36 Pete Gayde 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 29 Marc Dashevsky 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 5 29 Erland S 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 22 Dan Tilque 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 13 Bjorn Lundin - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 7 2 3 4 1 6 1 5 5 6 40 57% Two singletons give Peter the win. cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 28 03:17PM -0500 Mark Brader: > give the answers that were correct on those dates... For further > information see my 2015-02-23 companion posting on "Questions > from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". After playing only two sets, Stephen Perry has moved into the lead in the current-events game. But there are still the questions from the Final to come, assuming that these are supplied to me. > 1. Apple unveiled the Apple Watch last week. In Canadian > dollars within 10%, what will Canadians pay for the entry-level > 18-karat-gold-edition watch? $13,000 (accepting $11,700-$14,300). > 2. Name either of the two actors who appeared in character at the > Valentino show during Paris Fashion Week. Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson. (They were announcing the sequel to their movie "Zoolander".) > 3. Who has CBC Radio chosen as the new host of its flagship arts > and culture show "Q"? Shadrach Kabango. "Shad" was sufficient. 4 for Stephen. > 4. It was Bobblehead Night on Friday for this former Toronto Raptor. > Who was so honored? Charles Oakley. > 5. Milwaukee Brewers players need to find a new way to celebrate > top plays after team officials banned high-fiving hand-slaps. > Why were high-fives banned? Be specific. An outbreak of pink-eye. 4 for Bruce and Stephen. > 6. Name the country where a court struck down a ban on another > substance and made ecstasy legal as a side effect, until > emergency drug laws were being rushed into place. Ireland. 4 for Stephen and Peter. > 7. The BBC suspended this "Top Gear" host following a fracas with > a producer, and over 400,000 fans signed a petition to have > him reinstated. Name him. Jeremy Clarkson. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Pete, and Peter. > 8. Name the Canadian advocate for mentally disabled people who > won the $1,700,000 Templeton Prize last week. Jean Vanier. 4 for Stephen. > 9. Montreal renamed a library in a converted Anglican church after > this man last week. Who was he? Mordecai Richler. > 10. Name the fantasy author, creator of the "Discworld" series, who > died at 66, 8 years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's > disease. Sir Terry Pratchett. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Peter. > 1. This Calgary-born electronic artist won three Juno awards this > year for dance recording, video, and breakout artist of the year. > Her hit single is "Hideaway". Who is she? Kiesza. 4 for Stephen. > 2. Why is First Response Travel Group in the news? Allegedly, it is the front for a fraud masterminded by executives of the Ontario Provincial Police Association (i.e. union) of and intended to bilk provincial police officers. Any reference to this was sufficient. So, 4 for Stephen. > 3. The CRTC has declared that "pick and pay" is coming to Canadian > cable TV. By the end of 2016, TV distributors will have to > offer a "skinny" basic package capped at how much per month? $25. 4 for Joshua and Stephen. 3 for Dan Blum. > 4. Due to concerns over odor, what kind of business will Mississauga > now require to have a $250 license to operate? Private medical marijuana grow-ops. 4 for Stephen. > 5. This Canadian official's term was extended by 2 years last week, > so he will now serve until 2017. What is his name? Governor-General David Johnston. > 6. Who played the first hometown game of his NBA career in Toronto > last Wednesday night? Andrew Wiggins. > 7. Jeffrey Orridge got a new job last week. What is it? CFL commissioner. > 8. The man who gave his first name to Joe Fresh stepped down last > week, and later announced that he is joining the CBC's "Dragons' > Den". What is his last name? Mimran. > 9. What Pacific island nation was devastated by Cyclone Pam last > weekend? Vanuatu. 4 for Bruce, Erland, Marc, Stephen, Pete, and Peter. 3 for Joshua. > 10. The French Parliament debated legislation last week that would > effectively do what for fashion models? Set standards for minimum weight (expressed as body mass index). 4 for Marc, Joshua, Stephen (the hard way), and Peter. Scores, if there are no errors: GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 BEST EIGHT Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 32 27 24 111 Pete Gayde 8 24 20 12 16 4 -- -- 4 4 92 Joshua Kreitzer 8 20 16 4 11 8 0 8 8 11 90 Marc Dashevsky 4 20 20 0 12 12 0 8 4 8 88 Dan Blum 4 10 16 4 8 4 4 4 11 3 61 Peter Smyth 4 4 4 8 8 4 4 12 12 8 60 Erland Sommarskog 16 8 4 8 0 4 0 8 0 4 52 Bruce Bowler -- -- 24 4 -- -- -- -- 15 4 47 Dan Tilque -- -- 15 0 8 0 0 8 4 0 35 "Calvin" -- -- -- -- 12 4 -- -- -- -- 16 Jason Kreitzer -- -- 8 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 8 -- Mark Brader | I like when things catch fire and explode, Toronto | which means I do not have your best interests in mind. msb@vex.net | --Randall Munroe My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Mar 28 01:10PM +0100 On 2015-03-27 23:04, Erland Sommarskog wrote: >> The Donau > Hm, wonder if Mark has a penalty for mixing languages in a single response. > :-) Typing before thinking again. Donau came straight to my mind. And having written The Nile, The Donau was easy - instead of Danube -- Björn |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Mar 28 01:11PM +0100 On 2015-03-27 23:13, Mark Brader wrote: > Erland Sommarskog: >> Hm, wonder if Mark has a penalty for mixing languages in a single response. > You get a Gift. :-) Some extra points would be nice - giving my usual place in the result tables ;-) -- -- Björn |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 28 01:41PM +0100 >> You get a Gift. :-) > Some extra points would be nice - giving my usual > place in the result tables ;-) Watch out! Mark never said in which language "Gift" was in - but the capitalisation gives a hint. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Mar 28 02:38PM +0100 On 2015-03-28 13:41, Erland Sommarskog wrote: >> place in the result tables ;-) > Watch out! Mark never said in which language "Gift" was in - but the > capitalisation gives a hint. Yes, German I suppose ... -- -- Björn |
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