| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Oct 18 11:49AM -0700 On Sunday, October 11, 2015 at 1:38:16 PM UTC-4, swp wrote: > This is Rotating Quiz #199. > The winner will be the first choice to set RQ 200, in a manner of their choosing. and of course the winner was the first entrant, with a perfect slate. Congratulations to Dan Blum! The bicentennial edition of the rotating quiz is yours to do with as you please. > 1. What is the name of the largest online retailer. amazon > 2. Jon Lester is a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. Which hand does he throw with? left > 3. Selena Gomez recently let the world know that she has this chronic autoimmune disease. lupus > 4. Pharrell Williams won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video with this 2014 song. happy > 5. Founded in 1971, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation is a partially government-funded American passenger railroad service better known as what? amtrak > 6. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta is the stage name of what American singer? lady gaga > 7. What is the name of the teenage mutant ninja turtle whose signature weapons are two katanas? leonardo > 8. Zayn Malik recently left what boy band? one direction > 9. What character did Michael Dorn play in the television show Star Trek: The Next Generation? worf > 10. Name the Austrian physicist and theoretical biologist who didn't know if his cat was dead or alive. schroedinger > 11. This mountain is known in Nepal as Sagarmatha and in Tibet as Chomolungma. everest > 12. Who is the largest American retailer of women's lingerie? victoria's secret > 13. Who is the fictional Queen of Arendelle in the movie Frozen (2013) from Walt Disney Animation Studios? elsa the first letters spell out "all hallows eve" also known as halloween. thank you each for playing. name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 swp total ---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- ----- Dan B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 16 Gareth 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 16 Mark B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 15 Dan T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 14 Peter S 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 8 Marc D 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 Erland 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 ---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- ----- totals 6 7 6 4 7 7 4 5 4 6 6 5 3 12 82 swp |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 19 01:14AM > > This is Rotating Quiz #199. > > The winner will be the first choice to set RQ 200, in a manner of their choosing. > and of course the winner was the first entrant, with a perfect slate. Congratulations to Dan Blum! The bicentennial edition of the rotating quiz is yours to do with as you please. Thanks. It will be up sometime this week. -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Oct 18 05:18AM -0700 On Friday, October 16, 2015 at 12:52:19 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > recruited by the KGB, passed information to the Soviet Union, > and met their end in the electric chair in Sing Sing in 1953. > What was that information about? Nuclear secrets > best-selling book and a 1985 film starring Timothy Hutton and > Sean Penn. The title of both was taken from their nicknames > based on their interests and hobbies. What was it? The Falcon and the Snowman > sold classified information to Israel before being caught and > pleading guilty in 1987. Name this spy, who was also motivated > by money and a lavish lifestyle. Pollok > age of 27. Name this mentor. > C. Whales > C1. To which order do whales belong? Cetacean > opponent's chin with both hands locked together, and pull > back in hopes of submission. Name this hold, which Hulk > Hogan was the first to break. Camel Clutch > the opponent in a front facelock or inverted headlock, > and falls down or backwards to drive the opponent's head > into the mat. Name the move. DDT |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 18 06:03PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Ea-dnc6hgo8fH73LnZ2dnUU7- > her spying for Germany during World War I; others say it was > her career as an exotic dancer that was more of a factor. > But what nationality was she? Turkish; Albanian > recruited by the KGB, passed information to the Soviet Union, > and met their end in the electric chair in Sing Sing in 1953. > What was that information about? Atomic weapons > captured and hanged in New York City. He is probably best > known for his last words, "I regret that I have but one life > to give for my country." Name this eloquent would-be spy. Nathan Hale > 5. During WW2 and the 1950s, there was a group of five Soviet > spies which included Kim Philby and Anthony Blunt. Name the > English university where they were recruited in the 1930s. Eton; Cambridge > While operating her father's hotel in Virginia, she was able > to learn valuable information which she passed on to which > Confederate general in 1862? Jackson; Forrest > best-selling book and a 1985 film starring Timothy Hutton and > Sean Penn. The title of both was taken from their nicknames > based on their interests and hobbies. What was it? The Falcon and the Snowman > sold classified information to Israel before being caught and > pleading guilty in 1987. Name this spy, who was also motivated > by money and a lavish lifestyle. Pollack > been replaced by synthetic materials in recent years. > What is the name of the waxy substance, which is a bile > secretion found in intestines of sperm whales? Baleen > D. "Downton Abbey" > D1. What is the family name of the owners of Downton Abbey? Grantham > D2. What is the name of the butler who finally proposed to > Mrs. Hughes, the housekeeper, at the end of season 5? Mr. Carson > opponent's chin with both hands locked together, and pull > back in hopes of submission. Name this hold, which Hulk > Hogan was the first to break. Sleeper hold > the opponent in a front facelock or inverted headlock, > and falls down or backwards to drive the opponent's head > into the mat. Name the move. Piledriver > F. Paris > F1. Which arrondissement of Paris is home to the Eiffel Tower, > the National Assembly, and the Musée d'Orsay? 5th; 3rd > second-most-visited tourist area and the highest hill in > Paris. Name this district, which includes must-see sites > such as the Sacré-Coeur Basilica and the Moulin Rouge. Montmarte Pete |
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