- Calvin's Quiz #413 - 5 Updates
- QFTCI5GNM15 Game 6, Rounds 7-8: parks, crime fiction - 3 Updates
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 26 03:09PM +0100 > 1 At the 2012 London Olympics, name either of the two disciplines > (as distinct from sports or events) in which women but not men competed. 100 m hurdles > 2 Careful now - released by Sony in 2000 and with over 150 million > sold, what is the best selling video game console of all time? Playstation > 4 Lusaka is the capital of which African country? Angola > 5 To which island was Napoleon exiled in 1814? Elba > 9 Which spirit is traditionally used in a Mojito cocktail? Tequila > 10 What five-letter word is both part of the human body and a > punctuation mark? Colon -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "David B" <askforemail@gmail.com>: Oct 26 02:29PM 1 At the 2012 London Olympics, name either of the two disciplines (as distinct from sports or events) in which women but not men competed. Heptathlon. 2 Careful now - released by Sony in 2000 and with over 150 million sold, what is the best selling video game console of all time? Playstation 2. 3 Which character is head of the fictional crime organisation SPECTRE? 4 Lusaka is the capital of which African country? Africa. 5 To which island was Napoleon exiled in 1814? Elba. 6 Written whilst he was working at a factory making toilet seats for 747s, it was a breakthrough hit for Bill Withers. In which 1971 song is the phrase "I know" repeated 26 times? 7 All best-sellers, "Eclipse", "New Moon" and "Breaking Dawn" are novels by which American fantasy author? 8 Jennifer Garner played the role of Sydney Bristow in which complex TV spy series? 9 Which spirit is traditionally used in a Mojito cocktail? Rum. 10 What five-letter word is both part of the human body and a punctuation mark? Colon. -- David B http://waterfalls.me.uk |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Oct 26 05:40PM +0100 On 2015-10-26 05:41, Calvin wrote: > 1 At the 2012 London Olympics, name either of the two disciplines (as distinct from sports or events) in which women but not men competed. Synchronized swimming (Think Ester Williams) > 2 Careful now - released by Sony in 2000 and with over 150 million sold, what is the best selling video game console of all time? Sonic the Hedgehog ? > 3 Which character is head of the fictional crime organisation SPECTRE? Number 1 > 4 Lusaka is the capital of which African country? Angola > 5 To which island was Napoleon exiled in 1814? S:t Helena > 6 Written whilst he was working at a factory making toilet seats for 747s, it was a breakthrough hit for Bill Withers. In which 1971 song is the phrase "I know" repeated 26 times? > 7 All best-sellers, "Eclipse", "New Moon" and "Breaking Dawn" are novels by which American fantasy author? Stephanie Meyer > 8 Jennifer Garner played the role of Sydney Bristow in which complex TV spy series? > 9 Which spirit is traditionally used in a Mojito cocktail? Rum > 10 What five-letter word is both part of the human body and a punctuation mark? colon? -- -- Björn |
| bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Oct 26 05:25PM On Sun, 25 Oct 2015 21:41:14 -0700, Calvin wrote: > 1 At the 2012 London Olympics, name either of the two disciplines (as > distinct from sports or events) in which women but not men competed. Rhythmic Gymnastics > 2 Careful now - released by Sony in 2000 and with over 150 million sold, > what is the best selling video game console of all time? > 3 Which character is head of the fictional crime organisation SPECTRE? Ernst Blofeld (aka "Number 1") > 4 Lusaka is the capital of which African country? > 5 To which island was Napoleon exiled in 1814? St Helena > 747s, it was a breakthrough hit for Bill Withers. In which 1971 song is > the phrase "I know" repeated 26 times? > 7 All best-sellers, "Eclipse", "New Moon" and "Breaking Dawn" are novels > by which American fantasy author? > 8 Jennifer Garner played the role of Sydney Bristow in which complex TV > spy series? > 9 Which spirit is traditionally used in a Mojito cocktail? Tequila > 10 What five-letter word is both part of the human body and a > punctuation mark? Colon |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 26 09:55PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 At the 2012 London Olympics, name either of the two disciplines > (as distinct from sports or events) in which women but not men > competed. Synchronized Swimming > 2 Careful now - released by Sony in 2000 and with over > 150 million sold, what is the best selling video game console of all > time? Playstation > 3 Which character is head of the fictional crime > organisation SPECTRE? Blofeld > 4 Lusaka is the capital of which African country? Rwanda > 5 To which island was Napoleon exiled in 1814? Elba > 6 Written whilst he was working at a factory making toilet seats > for 747s, it was a breakthrough hit for Bill Withers. In which 1971 > song is the phrase "I know" repeated 26 times? Anytime She Goes Away > 7 All best-sellers, > "Eclipse", "New Moon" and "Breaking Dawn" are novels by which American > fantasy author? Meyers > 8 Jennifer Garner played the role of Sydney > Bristow in which complex TV spy series? > 9 Which spirit is traditionally used in a Mojito cocktail? Tabasco > 10 What five-letter word > is both part of the human body and a punctuation mark? Colon > cheers, > calvin Pete |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 26 05:12PM +0100 > We name the renowned park, you name the city where it is. > Names shown in English may be translations. > 1. Parc Güell. Barcelona > 5. Tivoli Gardens. Copenhagen (Although that is more like an amusement field, so maybe the intended answer is something else.) > 6. Tiergarten. Berlin > 8. Luxembourg Gardens. Paris > 9. Hyde Park. London > 10. Stanley Park. Vancouver -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Oct 26 05:33PM +0100 On 2015-10-26 17:12, Erland Sommarskog wrote: >> 5. Tivoli Gardens. > Copenhagen (Although that is more like an amusement field, so maybe the > intended answer is something else.) But it is also a nice park. Especially now, when they reopen for Halloween. They make it very nice - not tacky (And yes that is of course a matter of taste) -- -- Björn |
| bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Oct 26 05:35PM On Sun, 25 Oct 2015 13:33:10 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Parc Güell. > 2. Lumphini Park. > 3. Griffith Park. LA > 4. Grant Park. Chicago > 5. Tivoli Gardens. Copenhagen > 7. Phoenix Park. > 8. Luxembourg Gardens. > 9. Hyde Park. London > 10. Stanley Park. Stanley, Falkland Islands (single answer) > publication. > You name the author, from the handout provided: > Rosemary Aubert | Tony Hillerman James Lee Burke | P.D. James Raymond Chandler | Maureen Jennings Agatha Christie | Ross Macdonald Lee Child | Henning Mankell Michael Connelly | Walter Mosely Patricia Cornwell | Jo Nesbø Robert Crais | Sara Paretsky Colin Dexter | Robert B. Parker Arthur Conan Doyle | Ian Rankin Jeffrey Deaver | Kathy Reichs > Howard Engel | Ruth Rendell Janet Evanovich | Peter Robinson Erle Stanley Gardner | Georges Simenon > Elizabeth George | Martin Cruz Smith Sue Grafton | Rex Stout Reginald Hill | Eric Wright > 1. Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford, "From Doon With Death" (1964). > 2. Private investigator V.I. Warshawski, "Indemnity Only" (1982). Sara Paretsky > 3. Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch, "The Black Echo" (1992). > 4. Detective Inspector John Rebus, "Knots and Crosses" (1987). > 5. Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, "One for the Money" (1994). Janet Evanovich > 6. Russian police investigator Arkady Renko, "Gorky Park" (1981). Martin Cruz Smith > 8. Detective William Murdoch, "Except the Dying" (1997). > 9. Forensic anthropologist Temperance "Tempe" Brennan, "Déjà Dead" > (1997). Kathy Reichs |
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