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| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: May 18 08:29AM -0500 In article <8fa2e2b9-8269-4a7c-b5ad-9fd88c514e46@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 1 Which American record producer and songwriter was convicted of murder in 2009? Phil Spector > 2 Michael Caine won his second Oscar for portraying Dr. Wilbur Larch in which 1999 film? Cider House Rules > 3 Which small Welsh market town has been the home of a an annual literary festival since 1988 and is known as the Town of Books? > 4 The Catskill Mountains are located in which US state? New York > 5 What three-word name is shared by a 1972 Neil Young hit, a Gympie film festival, and a spaceship stolen by Zaphod Beeblebrox in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? Heart of Gold? > 6 In baseball, which fielding position is located between the second and third basemen? shortstop > 7 What was the name of Andy Warhol's studio, located in Union Square New York City? The Factory > 8 Who in 597AD became the first archbishop of Canterbury? > 9 Which European country's sporting teams traditionally wear red and white chequered shirts? > 10 Which author wrote the novels 'The Call of the Wild' and 'White Fang'? Jack London -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: May 18 05:46PM Calvin wrote: > 1 Which American record producer and songwriter was convicted of > murder in 2009? Phil Spector > in which 1999 film? > 3 Which small Welsh market town has been the home of a an annual > literary festival since 1988 and is known as the Town of Books? Hay-on-Wye > 4 The Catskill Mountains are located in which US state? Pennsylvania > Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? > 6 In baseball, which fielding position is located between the second > and third basemen? Short Stop > 8 Who in 597AD became the first archbishop of Canterbury? > 9 Which European country's sporting teams traditionally wear red and > white chequered shirts? Croatia > 10 Which author wrote the novels 'The Call of the Wild' and 'White > Fang'? Jack London Peter Smyth |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: May 18 10:49PM +0200 On 2015-05-18 12:16, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which American record producer and songwriter was convicted of murder in 2009? > 2 Michael Caine won his second Oscar for portraying Dr. Wilbur Larch in which 1999 film? > 3 Which small Welsh market town has been the home of a an annual literary festival since 1988 and is known as the Town of Books? Swansea > 7 What was the name of Andy Warhol's studio, located in Union Square New York City? > 8 Who in 597AD became the first archbishop of Canterbury? > 9 Which European country's sporting teams traditionally wear red and white chequered shirts? Poland > 10 Which author wrote the novels 'The Call of the Wild' and 'White Fang'? Jack London -- -- Björn |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 18 11:47PM +0200 > 4 The Catskill Mountains are located in which US state? North Dakota > 6 In baseball, which fielding position is located between the second > and third basemen? 2½ baseman > 7 What was the name of Andy Warhol's studio, located in Union Square > New York City? The Factory > 9 Which European country's sporting teams traditionally wear red and > white chequered shirts? Croatia > 10 Which author wrote the novels 'The Call of the Wild' and 'White > Fang'? Hemingway -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: May 18 06:49PM -0400 On 2015-05-18, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which American record producer and songwriter was convicted of murder in 2009? Phil Spector > 2 Michael Caine won his second Oscar for portraying Dr. Wilbur Larch in which 1999 film? The Cider House Rules > 3 Which small Welsh market town has been the home of a an annual literary festival since 1988 and is known as the Town of Books? Hay > 4 The Catskill Mountains are located in which US state? New York > 5 What three-word name is shared by a 1972 Neil Young hit, a Gympie film festival, and a spaceship stolen by Zaphod Beeblebrox in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? Heart of Gold > 6 In baseball, which fielding position is located between the second and third basemen? Shortstop > 7 What was the name of Andy Warhol's studio, located in Union Square New York City? The Factory > 8 Who in 597AD became the first archbishop of Canterbury? Augustine > 9 Which European country's sporting teams traditionally wear red and white chequered shirts? > 10 Which author wrote the novels 'The Call of the Wild' and 'White Fang'? Jack London -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: May 19 04:12AM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 Which American record producer and songwriter was convicted of > murder in 2009? Spector > 3 Which small > Welsh market town has been the home of a an annual literary festival > since 1988 and is known as the Town of Books? Llanelli > 4 The Catskill Mountains are located in which US state? New York > shared by a 1972 Neil Young hit, a Gympie film festival, and a > spaceship stolen by Zaphod Beeblebrox in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the > Galaxy? Heart of Gold > 6 In baseball, which fielding position is located between > the second and third basemen? Shortstop > 8 Who in 597AD became the first archbishop of Canterbury? > 9 Which European country's sporting teams traditionally wear > red and white chequered shirts? Croatia > 10 Which author wrote the novels 'The Call of the Wild' > and 'White Fang'? London > cheers, > calvin Pete |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 19 02:23AM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 Which American record producer and songwriter was convicted of murder in 2009? > 2 Michael Caine won his second Oscar for portraying Dr. Wilbur Larch in which 1999 film? > 3 Which small Welsh market town has been the home of a an annual literary festival since 1988 and is known as the Town of Books? Llanfair ? > 4 The Catskill Mountains are located in which US state? New York > 5 What three-word name is shared by a 1972 Neil Young hit, a Gympie film festival, and a spaceship stolen by Zaphod Beeblebrox in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? Heart of Gold > 6 In baseball, which fielding position is located between the second and third basemen? shortstop > 8 Who in 597AD became the first archbishop of Canterbury? > 9 Which European country's sporting teams traditionally wear red and white chequered shirts? > 10 Which author wrote the novels 'The Call of the Wild' and 'White Fang'? Jack London -- Dan Tilque |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: May 18 05:39PM Mark Brader wrote: > For questions #1-4, you just give that title. > 1. Piper Kerman's autobiography chronicles her time in the federal > correctional facility in Danbury, Connecticut. Orange is the New Black > Echo" and "The Black Ice". > 6. The detective in the novel "Black and Blue" is Inspector > John Rebus. Ian Rankin > 7. Who wrote the classic children's novel "Black Beauty"? Anna Sewell > novels of 16th-century England, also wrote "Beyond Black", > a 2005 novel about a medium who takes her one-woman psychic > show on the road. Hilary Mantel > A. Black Holes > A1. The mass of a black hole lies in an inner part that is a > point of zero size and infinite density. What is it called? Singularity > can escape the pull of a black hole? Inside it, everything, > including light, must move inward. In layman's terms, > it can be called the point of no return. Event horizon > In each case, name the, ah, statesman who said the line. > B1. "It's not for me. I tried human flesh and it's too salty > for my taste." Idi Amin > B2. "I am still the Hitler of the time. This Hitler has only > one objective: justice for his people." Mugabe > C2. This 2001 movie, directed by Ridley Scott, chronicles the > story of elite US soldiers dropped into Somalia to capture > two top lieutenants of a renegade general. Black Hawk Down > challenge of the Maori people of New Zealand, performed by > the All Blacks national rugby team before their international > matches? Haka > throw the Series? > E. Black Food > E1. What gives black pasta its color? Squid Ink > "Life" magazine and shot the photo used on the magazine's > first cover. She is well known for her black-and-white > photographs of young black South African miners. Peter Smyth |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: May 18 10:47PM +0200 On 2015-05-18 03:01, Mark Brader wrote: > Echo" and "The Black Ice". > 6. The detective in the novel "Black and Blue" is Inspector > John Rebus. Rankin > A. Black Holes > A1. The mass of a black hole lies in an inner part that is a > point of zero size and infinite density. What is it called? Singularity > can escape the pull of a black hole? Inside it, everything, > including light, must move inward. In layman's terms, > it can be called the point of no return. boundary? > In each case, name the, ah, statesman who said the line. > B1. "It's not for me. I tried human flesh and it's too salty > for my taste." Idi Amin;Boucassa > B2. "I am still the Hitler of the time. This Hitler has only > one objective: justice for his people." Idi Amin;Boucassa > C1. This 1998 movie, directed by Martin Brest, stars Anthony > Hopkins as a businessman and devoted family man who is > visited by Death in human form, played by Brad Pitt. Meet Joe Black > C2. This 2001 movie, directed by Ridley Scott, chronicles the > story of elite US soldiers dropped into Somalia to capture > two top lieutenants of a renegade general. Black Hawk Down > E. Black Food > E1. What gives black pasta its color? > E2. In the British Isles, what is another name for black pudding? blood pudding ? -- -- Björn |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 18 07:05PM -0700 On Monday, May 18, 2015 at 11:01:10 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > Echo" and "The Black Ice". > 6. The detective in the novel "Black and Blue" is Inspector > John Rebus. James? > 7. Who wrote the classic children's novel "Black Beauty"? Sewell > the Two Roses". > 9. This South African Nobel Prize winner wrote "Beethoven Was > One-Sixteenth Black, and Other Stories". Coetzee? > novels of 16th-century England, also wrote "Beyond Black", > a 2005 novel about a medium who takes her one-woman psychic > show on the road. Mantle > can escape the pull of a black hole? Inside it, everything, > including light, must move inward. In layman's terms, > it can be called the point of no return. Event horizon > In each case, name the, ah, statesman who said the line. > B1. "It's not for me. I tried human flesh and it's too salty > for my taste." Idi Amin > B2. "I am still the Hitler of the time. This Hitler has only > one objective: justice for his people." Mugabe > C2. This 2001 movie, directed by Ridley Scott, chronicles the > story of elite US soldiers dropped into Somalia to capture > two top lieutenants of a renegade general. Black Hawk Down > challenge of the Maori people of New Zealand, performed by > the All Blacks national rugby team before their international > matches? Haka > D2. *What year*'s World Series produced the "Black Sox" scandal, > when Chicago White Sox players conspired with gamblers to > throw the Series? 1919 > E. Black Food > E1. What gives black pasta its color? Cuttlefish ink, squid ink > E2. In the British Isles, what is another name for black pudding? Blood pudding > "Life" magazine and shot the photo used on the magazine's > first cover. She is well known for her black-and-white > photographs of young black South African miners. cheers, calvin |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: May 19 03:58AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Fp6dnTiguIxLpMTInZ2dnUU7- > 2. This 1961 work of non-fiction describes the 6-week period during > which author John Howard Griffin passed as a black man traveling > through the segregated states of the southern US. Black Like Me > the Two Roses". > 9. This South African Nobel Prize winner wrote "Beethoven Was > One-Sixteenth Black, and Other Stories". Desmond Tutu > A. Black Holes > A1. The mass of a black hole lies in an inner part that is a > point of zero size and infinite density. What is it called? Singularity > can escape the pull of a black hole? Inside it, everything, > including light, must move inward. In layman's terms, > it can be called the point of no return. Terminal event > In each case, name the, ah, statesman who said the line. > B1. "It's not for me. I tried human flesh and it's too salty > for my taste." Idi Amin > B2. "I am still the Hitler of the time. This Hitler has only > one objective: justice for his people." Idi Amin > C2. This 2001 movie, directed by Ridley Scott, chronicles the > story of elite US soldiers dropped into Somalia to capture > two top lieutenants of a renegade general. Blackhawk Down > challenge of the Maori people of New Zealand, performed by > the All Blacks national rugby team before their international > matches? Haka > D2. *What year*'s World Series produced the "Black Sox" scandal, > when Chicago White Sox players conspired with gamblers to > throw the Series? 1919 > E. Black Food > E1. What gives black pasta its color? Squid ink > E2. In the British Isles, what is another name for black pudding? Blood sausage > "Life" magazine and shot the photo used on the magazine's > first cover. She is well known for her black-and-white > photographs of young black South African miners. Pete |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 19 02:19AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 2. This 1961 work of non-fiction describes the 6-week period during > which author John Howard Griffin passed as a black man traveling > through the segregated states of the southern US. Black Like Me > in 17th-century New France, and follows a French Jesuit priest > as he travels upriver to repopulate the mission to the Huron > Indians. Blackrobes (or something with that word in it) > A. Black Holes > A1. The mass of a black hole lies in an inner part that is a > point of zero size and infinite density. What is it called? singularity > can escape the pull of a black hole? Inside it, everything, > including light, must move inward. In layman's terms, > it can be called the point of no return. event horizon > C2. This 2001 movie, directed by Ridley Scott, chronicles the > story of elite US soldiers dropped into Somalia to capture > two top lieutenants of a renegade general. Blackhawk Down > D2. *What year*'s World Series produced the "Black Sox" scandal, > when Chicago White Sox players conspired with gamblers to > throw the Series? 1918 > E. Black Food > E1. What gives black pasta its color? > E2. In the British Isles, what is another name for black pudding? blood pudding -- Dan Tilque |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 18 02:00PM > * Literature > 1. This is part of the title page of the first book edition of > what novel? Our Mutual Friend > Since the novel appeared, there have been efforts to restore > his historical reputation. Give the title (which has been > deleted from the illustration). Daughter of Time > 3. A well-known TV series of the 1960s had its ultimate origin in > this cartoon that appeared in the "New Yorker" in 1938. > Name the cartoonist. Charles Addams theme: Addams Family > that the people he had devoted the last years of his life to > had been suffering from. In 2009 the Roman Catholic church > declared him a saint. Who was he? Father ? > 8. This is a marriage -- maybe a royal marriage, depending on > what's trump. Name the game. Canasta > * Geography > 10. Give the relevant *nickname* of the country that this map > shows part of. Mother Russia > * Entertainment > 11. Name the TV series. Family Ties > 12. Name the movie. The Blues Brothers -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: May 19 04:08AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:L_udnWNeT5I34cTInZ2dnUU7- > * Literature > 1. This is part of the title page of the first book edition of > what novel? David Copperfield > 3. A well-known TV series of the 1960s had its ultimate origin in > this cartoon that appeared in the "New Yorker" in 1938. > Name the cartoonist. Addams > 4. Name the artist whose signature has been deleted from this > 1917 poster. Flagg > 5. Soon after this picture was taken, this admiral suffered a > career-ending debacle when over 2,000 men under his command > were killed in a surprise attack. Name him. Halsey > that the people he had devoted the last years of his life to > had been suffering from. In 2009 the Roman Catholic church > declared him a saint. Who was he? Damian > or someone set up as a target for criticism. In its modern > form seen here, the game still enjoys some popularity in one > part of England. Name the game. Quoits > 8. This is a marriage -- maybe a royal marriage, depending on > what's trump. Name the game. Pinochle > * Geography > 9. This waterfall is on the coast (or, depending on how you look > at it, it's about 40 miles from the coast) of what country? Norway > shows part of. > * Entertainment > 11. Name the TV series. West Wing > 12. Name the movie. Blues Brothers Pete |
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