Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 4 updates in 2 topics

bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Jul 20 12:36PM

On Sun, 19 Jul 2015 22:09:18 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> is a civilizational wake-up call.
 
> * Saturn
 
> 4. Name either of Saturn's two largest moons.
 
Titan
 
> 5. What is the principal component substance of Saturn's rings?
 
Ice; dust
 
> 6. What kind of a planet is Saturn?
 
gas giant
 
> * Human Parasites
 
> 7. What are nits?
 
Flea eggs
 
> bite mammals and birds. They feed at night and their saliva is
> irritating to humans. They can survive up to 6 months without
> feeding on blood. What are they?
 
bed bugs
 
 
> 10. This relatively new addition to Toronto's nocturnal wildlife
> looks like a rodent, but no actual North American rodent has a
> prehensile tail as it does. What is this animal?
 
o'possum
 
> responsible for keeping Canada a land of swamp and other wetland.
> Once a diurnal species, overhunting has rendered it primarily
> nocturnal. What is it?
 
beaver
 
> 12. Before the introduction of glass beads, it provided the raw
> material for traditional Native Canadian beadwork. What is it?
 
shells
 
 
> What action is performed on Windows by these key combinations?
> Be sufficiently specific.
 
> 13. Control-Z.
 
undo
 
> 14. Control-V.
 
paste
 
> 15. Control-+. (That is, hold Control down and press the plus sign.)
 
increase the font size
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jul 20 10:51PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> is a civilizational wake-up call.
 
> * Saturn
 
> 4. Name either of Saturn's two largest moons.
Io
> 5. What is the principal component substance of Saturn's rings?
Ice
> 6. What kind of a planet is Saturn?
Gas Giant
 
> * Human Parasites
 
> 7. What are nits?
Head lice
> 8. To what class of animals do ticks belong?
mosquitos
> bite mammals and birds. They feed at night and their saliva is
> irritating to humans. They can survive up to 6 months without
> feeding on blood. What are they?
mosquitos
> responsible for keeping Canada a land of swamp and other wetland.
> Once a diurnal species, overhunting has rendered it primarily
> nocturnal. What is it?
Beaver
 
> What action is performed on Windows by these key combinations?
> Be sufficiently specific.
 
> 13. Control-Z.
Undo
> 14. Control-V.
Paste
> 15. Control-+. (That is, hold Control down and press the plus sign.)
Zoom In
 
Peter Smyth
swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Jul 20 09:49PM -0700

On Sunday, July 19, 2015 at 11:09:18 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-30,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
 
noted
 
> analysts, a terrifying glimpse of the none-too-distant future,
> when climate change will force the world's powers into a
> desperate struggle for advantage and even survival.
 
climate wars
 
> Both the book and film were inspired by a series of multimedia
> presentations on global warming that were created and delivered
> to groups around the world.
 
an inconvenient truth
 
> around the world, the fight back is already succeeding in ways
> both surprising and inspiring. Climate change, Klein argues,
> is a civilizational wake-up call.
 
this changes everything: capitalism v. climate
 
> * Saturn
 
> 4. Name either of Saturn's two largest moons.
 
titan
 
> 5. What is the principal component substance of Saturn's rings?
 
water ice
 
> 6. What kind of a planet is Saturn?
 
gas giant
 
 
> * Human Parasites
 
> 7. What are nits?
 
lice eggs
 
> 8. To what class of animals do ticks belong?
 
arachnids
 
> bite mammals and birds. They feed at night and their saliva is
> irritating to humans. They can survive up to 6 months without
> feeding on blood. What are they?
 
mosquitos
 
 
> 10. This relatively new addition to Toronto's nocturnal wildlife
> looks like a rodent, but no actual North American rodent has a
> prehensile tail as it does. What is this animal?
 
opossum?
 
> responsible for keeping Canada a land of swamp and other wetland.
> Once a diurnal species, overhunting has rendered it primarily
> nocturnal. What is it?
 
beaver
 
> 12. Before the introduction of glass beads, it provided the raw
> material for traditional Native Canadian beadwork. What is it?
 
hmmm .. I thought it was seeds, but that doesn't fit the category.
 
 
 
> What action is performed on Windows by these key combinations?
> Be sufficiently specific.
 
> 13. Control-Z.
 
undo
 
> 14. Control-V.
 
paste
 
> 15. Control-+. (That is, hold Control down and press the plus sign.)
 
zoom in
 
 
 
swp
bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Jul 20 11:55AM

On Sat, 18 Jul 2015 15:40:16 -0700, Calvin wrote:
 
> On Monday, July 13, 2015 at 7:45:40 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
 
> cheers,
> calvin
 
I answered bison on 5 which is none of the accepted answers, but was given
credit which I don't deserve.
You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. You can change your settings on the group membership page.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an email to rec.games.trivia+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.

No comments:

Post a Comment