Wednesday, July 22, 2015

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

Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jul 21 10:25PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:NeqdnUe5n47D-zHInZ2dnUU7-N-
> 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
 
> 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?
 
Silica
 
 
> 6. What kind of a planet is Saturn?
 
Gaseous
 
> 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?
 
Mosquitoes
 
 
> 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?
 
Chupacabra
 
> 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; Raccoon
 
 
> What action is performed on Windows by these key combinations?
> Be sufficiently specific.
 
> 13. Control-Z.
 
Pause
 
> 14. Control-V.
 
Paste
 
> 15. Control-+. (That is, hold Control down and press the plus sign.)
 
Increase font size
 
 
Pete
Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jul 21 10:16PM

Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in
 
> 1 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
 
France
 
> 2 How many lines are there in a sonnet?
 
7
 
> 3 Which prolific songwriter's credits include Night and Day and I
> Got You Under My Skin?
 
Cole Porter
 
> 4 Which actress portrayed the character
> Tracy, who marries James Bond, in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's
> Secret Service?
 
Diana Rigg
 
> 5 In the novel and film Fever Pitch which English
> Premier League football team does the main character support?
 
Arsenal
 
> 6 What are the administrative divisions of Switzerland called?
 
Cantons
 
> 7 In 1579 the Netherlands achieved independence from which
> European country?
 
Spain
 
> 8 At which game has the actor Omar Sharif represented his
> country?
 
Bridge
 
> 9 Which word of Hindi origin refers to one who rides an
> elephant?
 
Pasha
 
> 10 Well, I'm running down the road tryin' to loosen my
> load; I've got seven women on my mind is the first line of which 1972
> hit song?
 
Take It Easy
 
 
> cheers,
> calvin
 
Pete
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