Sunday, June 21, 2015

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 10 updates in 4 topics

Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 20 04:28PM -0700

1 Which element is added to steel to make it stainless?
2 How many blank tiles are in a Scrabble set?
3 Derek Jacobi played the title role in which 1976 BBC historical drama based on the novels of Robert Graves?
4 The title of which European country's national anthem literally translates as Old Land of My Fathers?
5 In 1934 which nation was the first European team to win the FIFA soccer World Cup?
6 Which West German far-left guerrilla group was founded in 1970?
7 What is the more common name for the scapula bone?
8 John Singer Sargent was best known for his achievements in which field of the arts?
9 English and which other language are the two official languages of Pakistan?
10 Who directed the first four Scream movies?
 
cheers,
calvin
"Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Jun 21 12:00AM

Calvin wrote:
 
 
> 1 Which element is added to steel to make it stainless?
Chromium
> 2 How many blank tiles are in a Scrabble set?
2
> 3 Derek Jacobi played the title role in which 1976 BBC historical
> drama based on the novels of Robert Graves?
I Claudius
> 4 The title of which European country's national anthem literally
> translates as Old Land of My Fathers?
wales
> 5 In 1934 which nation was the first European team to win the FIFA
> soccer World Cup?
Italy
> 6 Which West German far-left guerrilla group was founded in 1970?
Black Panther
> 7 What is the more common name for the scapula bone?
Collarbone
> 8 John Singer Sargent was best known for his achievements in which
> field of the arts?
Sculpture
> 9 English and which other language are the two official languages of
> Pakistan?
Urdu
> 10 Who directed the first four Scream movies?
Wes Craven
 
Peter Smyth
"Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Jun 20 08:31PM -0400

On 2015-06-20, Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 Which element is added to steel to make it stainless?
 
Chromiu,
 
> 2 How many blank tiles are in a Scrabble set?
 
2
 
> 3 Derek Jacobi played the title role in which 1976 BBC historical drama based on the novels of Robert Graves?
 
I, Claudius
 
> 4 The title of which European country's national anthem literally translates as Old Land of My Fathers?
> 5 In 1934 which nation was the first European team to win the FIFA soccer World Cup?
> 6 Which?West German?far-left?guerrilla group was founded in 1970?
 
Bader Meinhof
 
> 7 What is the more common name for the scapula bone?
 
Shoulder blade
 
> 8 John Singer Sargent was best known for his achievements in which field of the arts?
 
Painting
 
> 9 English and which other language are the two official languages of Pakistan?
 
Urdu
 
> 10 Who directed the first four Scream movies?
 
Wes Craven
 
--
Chris F.A. Johnson
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 21 01:09AM -0700

Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which element is added to steel to make it stainless?
 
chromium
 
> 2 How many blank tiles are in a Scrabble set?
 
2
 
> 3 Derek Jacobi played the title role in which 1976 BBC historical drama based on the novels of Robert Graves?
> 4 The title of which European country's national anthem literally translates as Old Land of My Fathers?
> 5 In 1934 which nation was the first European team to win the FIFA soccer World Cup?
 
Germany
 
> 6 Which West German far-left guerrilla group was founded in 1970?
> 7 What is the more common name for the scapula bone?
 
collarbone
 
> 8 John Singer Sargent was best known for his achievements in which field of the arts?
> 9 English and which other language are the two official languages of Pakistan?
 
Urdu
 
 
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Dan Tilque
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jun 21 04:31AM -0500

In article <c2b6a25b-a14a-4226-8ea2-4e04bafdf36a@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says...
 
> 1 Which element is added to steel to make it stainless?
chromium
 
> 2 How many blank tiles are in a Scrabble set?
2
 
> 3 Derek Jacobi played the title role in which 1976 BBC historical drama based on the novels of Robert Graves?
I Claudius
 
> 4 The title of which European country's national anthem literally translates as Old Land of My Fathers?
Germany
 
> 5 In 1934 which nation was the first European team to win the FIFA soccer World Cup?
> 6 Which West German far-left guerrilla group was founded in 1970?
Baader-Meinhof
 
> 7 What is the more common name for the scapula bone?
shoulder blade
 
> 8 John Singer Sargent was best known for his achievements in which field of the arts?
oil painting
 
> 9 English and which other language are the two official languages of Pakistan?
Urdu
 
 
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Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
"Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Jun 20 10:21PM -0400

On 2015-06-16, Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:
> Given the name of an actress, give the name of the Bond film she
> appeared in. (The 1967 "Casino Royale" and the 1985 "Never Say Never
> Again" are not "true" Bond films.)
 
1. Carole Bouquet
 
"For Your Eyes Only"
 
2. Barbara Bach
 
"The Spy Who Loved Me"
 
1 point for Calvin
 
3. Maud Adams
 
"The Man with the Golden Gun" and "Octopussy"
 
1 point each to Dan, Marc and Calvin
 
4. Ursula Andress
 
"Dr. No"
 
1 point each to Dan, Marc and Calvin
 
5. Halle Berry
 
"Die Another Day"
 
1 point each to Dan and Calvin
 
6. Daniela Bianchi
 
"From Russia with Love"
 
1 point each to Dan and Calvin
 
7. Claudine Auger
 
"Thunderball"
 
1 point for Calvin
 
8. Honor Blackman
 
"Goldfinger"
 
1 point each to Dan, Marc and Calvin
 
9. Akiko Wakabayashi
 
"You Only Live Twice"
 
10. Michelle Yeoh
 
"Tomorrow Never Dies"
 
1 point for Calvin
 
So....
 
3 points for Marc
4 points for Dan
8 points for Calvin, who gets to create the next rotating quiz.
 
 
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Chris F.A. Johnson
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 20 08:31PM -0700

On Sunday, June 21, 2015 at 1:08:04 PM UTC+10, Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:
 
> 8 points for Calvin, who gets to create the next rotating quiz.
 
Noted. Give me a day or two to come up with something original.
 
cheers,
calvin
Clifford Blau <cliffordblau@yahoo.com>: Jun 20 08:12PM -0400

On Fri, 19 Jun 2015 15:12:57 -0500, The GOLQ Institute <list@golq.org>
wrote:
 
 
>I've been taken for lost and gone
>And unknown for a long, long time
>#02) Beach Boys, The: "Heroes and Villains" (1967) [12] {-}
 
Think you messed up the lyrics a little here, too. The first word of
the second line should be "That", not "It's"
 
"Curse you, Don Tickles, Notary Public!"
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 20 04:26PM -0700

On Monday, June 15, 2015 at 5:37:00 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 How may squares are in a standard Sudoku grid?
 
81
I don't ask trick questions :-)
 
> 2 Which French king was known as le Roi-Soleil?
 
Louis XIV
 
> 3 Which satirical British author's works include Porterhouse Blue (1974) and Blott on the Landscape (1975)?
 
Tom Sharpe
 
> 4 Which city served as the temporary capital of the USA while Washington DC was under construction?
 
Philadelphia
 
> 5 According to Germanic legend, who sells his soul to Mephistopheles?
 
Faust
 
> 6 Which church did the Rev Sun Myung Moon found?
 
Unification Church / Moonies
 
> 7 Bamako is the capital city of which African country?
 
Mali
 
> 8 What links Jacqueline Kennedy to Marge Simpson?
 
Maiden name Bouvier
 
> 9 Which dual Oscar winning actress has also been a member of the House of Commons since 1992?
 
Glenda Jackson
And I should have specified "UK"
 
> 10 In 1987 who became the first (and so far only) Irishman to win the Tour de France?
 
Stephen Roche
 
 
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 397
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 41 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 7 34 Joe
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 7 38 Chris Johnson
1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6 34 Pete Gayde
1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 30 Marc Dashevsky
0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 23 Erland S
1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 23 Bruce Bowler
1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 25 Bjorn Lundin
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
7 7 2 6 5 5 5 5 3 1 46 58%
 
A clear win ot Peter including a singleton on Q10. Well done.

cheers,
calvin
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 20 04:29PM -0700

On Sunday, June 21, 2015 at 9:26:41 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
 
> > 9 Which dual Oscar winning actress has also been a member of the House of Commons since 1992?
 
> Glenda Jackson
> And I should have specified "UK"
 
And also that she stood down at the recent election.
 
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