Thursday, August 13, 2015

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Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 13 02:20AM -0700

1 Who was the last British governor of Hong Kong?
2 Which Rio stadium hosted the 2014 World Cup final between Germany and Argentina?
3 Who wanted the head of John the Baptist?
4 What is the only Welsh county to compete in the English county cricket championships?
5 With 150 verses, what is the longest book in the Bible?   
6 Which song from The Lion King won the 1994 Academy Award for best original song?
7 How many rows does a Scrabble board consist of?
8 What colour is the zero compartment on a roulette wheel?
9 In 1963 which actor played the first Dr Who?
10 What links Barbados, Neptune and Maserati?
 
cheers,
calvin
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 13 10:29AM

> 1 Who was the last British governor of Hong Kong?
 
David Patten
 
> 2 Which Rio stadium hosted the 2014 World Cup final between Germany
> and Argentina?
 
Macaranâ
 
> 3 Who wanted the head of John the Baptist?
 
The daughter of Herode
 
> 5 With 150 verses, what is the longest book in the Bible?   
 
Psaltaren is the Swedish name. In English, could that be the Book of Psalms?
 
> 7 How many rows does a Scrabble board consist of?
 
25
 
> 8 What colour is the zero compartment on a roulette wheel?
 
Green
 
> 10 What links Barbados, Neptune and Maserati?
 
You start on Barbados, press the speed pedal on your Maserati, take off
and land on Neptune.
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 13 02:25AM -0700

On Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at 1:20:52 PM UTC+10, Dan Blum wrote:
 
> 1. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Oberkampf, Danube
 
Berlin

> 2. Harlem, Harlem, Harlem
 
New York
 
> 3. Barking, Angel, Burnt Oak
 
London
 
> 4. Wedding, Pankow, Olympia-Stadion
 
Rome
 
> 5. Florida, Palermo, Lavalle
 
Rome

> 6. Happy Valley Scenic Area, Agricultural Exhibition Center, Military Museum
 
Hong Kong

> 7. Pennsylvania Avenue, Kings Highway, Knickerbocker Avenue
 
Washington DC

> 8. Juan, Sosa, Central Park
 
Mexico City
 
> 9. Garibaldi, Jamaica, Normal
 
Rome

> 10. Moosach, Moosfeld, Westpark
 
Toronto
 
cheers,
calvin
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 13 02:18AM -0700

On Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at 7:17:36 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 Singer and actress Lorna Luft is the half-sister of which Hollywood legend?
 
Liza Minelli
 
> 2 Who was once married to both Michael Jackson and Nicholas Cage?
 
Lisa-Marie Presley
Not at the same time, of course
 
> 3 Cuba's Javier Sotomayor is the current world record holder in which athletics event?
 
High jump
 
> 4 What eight letter word is both a boat shipwrecked off the Western Australia coast in 1629 and a colonial name for Jakarta?
 
Batavia
And that would have 7 letters sorry
 
> 5 Wand'rin' Star is a song from which Lerner and Loewe stage musical?
 
Paint Your Wagon
 
> 6 The name of which fictional central European country was originally coined by author Anthony Hope but has now lent its name to an entire genre of romance and adventure stories?
 
Ruritania
 
> 7 What is the official language of Mozambique?
 
Portuguese
 
> 8 With 27, which country's flag contains the most stars after the USA's 50?
 
Brazil
 
> 9 What actor was called The Man of 1,000 Faces?
 
Lon Chaney
 
> 10 Excluding the sun, what is the brightest star in the sky?
 
Sirius / Alpha Canis Major

=Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 404
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 9 48 Stephen Perry
1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 7 36 Gareth Owen
0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 41 Mark Brader
1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 7 43 Peter Smyth
0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 30 Dan Tilque
0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 33 Chris Johnson
0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 28 Marc Dashevsky
0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 28 Erland S
0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 21 Pete Gayde
0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 Bjorn Lundin
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
3 7 6 3 2 5 8 6 5 8 53 53%
 
Stephen takes a tough one.
 
cheers,
calvin
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