- Rotating Quiz #198: Second Page of the Resume - 1 Update
- QFTCI5GNM15 Game 4, Rounds 9-10: posthumous, WW2 - 4 Updates
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 05 12:48AM -0700 Dan Blum wrote: > II, beginning at a low level but eventually holding offices such as > customs comptroller for London and clerk of the king's works (building > projects). Chaucer > latter city, primarily to Austro-Hungarian naval officers). He also > opened the first dedicated movie theater in Ireland but did not remain > in the business long. Tolkein ?? > effective at investigating and prosecuting counterfeiters. He also > recommended actions which resulting in Britain adopting a de facto > gold standard. Isaac Newton > his wife produced the first English translation of Agricola's De re > metallica; this was the standard English translation for many years > and was used by translators into other languages. James Watt > Patent Office. The position was eliminated in the Buchanan > administration but she was able to return as a copyist - briefly - > after Lincoln took office. Harriet Beecher Stowe > 7. He served briefly in the old Irish House of Commons, was later > Chief Secretary for Ireland (also briefly), and as prime minister got > the Catholic Relief Bill passed. Churchill ?? > information about this is from sagas it is not as relianle as it could > be). This military experience served him in good stead for a while but > ultimately failed him. Belisarius > have been politically-motived charges stemming from his rivalry with > the Duke of Buckingham. However, he was convicted on several occasions > and spent time in Marshalsea Prison. Sir Walter Raleigh > the WAC or WAVES). She worked for a while in Washington as a research > assistant and was later posted to Sri Lanka and China where she did > communications-related work. Diana Prince -- Dan Tilque |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 04 03:16AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 5. Died 1984; "Answered Prayers" published 1986. > 6. Died 1938; "You Can't Go Home Again" published 1940. > 7. Died 1969; "A Confederacy of Dunces" published 1980. John Kennedy Toole > 8. Died 1961; "Islands in the Stream" published 1970. > 9. Died 1964; "The Man with the Golden Gun" published 1965. Ian Flemming > A. Nicknames of Generals > Which general was nicknamed: > A1. ...Ol' Blood and Guts? Patton ?? > A2. ...the Desert Fox? Rommel > B. War Novels > B1. Author Kurt Vonnegut Jr. used the firebombing of what city > as a central event in his novel "Slaughterhouse-Five"? Dresden > months before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The cast > includes Montgomery Clift, Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, > Deborah Kerr, and Donna Reed. South Pacific > collaborating with the Nazis. His postwar death sentence > for treason was commuted to life imprisonment by Charles > de Gaulle. Name him. Pierre Laval > D2. From 1942 to 1945, he headed a pro-Nazi puppet government > in Norway. His name has come to mean a person who > collaborates with an enemy occupying force. Name him. Vidkun Quisling > E1. US President Franklin Roosevelt called it "a date which will > live in infamy." When was Pearl Harbor attacked by the > Japanese? 1941-12-07 > E2. When was "D-Day", the Allied invasion of Normandy? 1944-06-06 > F. Canada and the War > F1. What was the code name for the French beachfront attacked > by Canadian troops on "D-Day"? Juno -- Dan Tilque |
| Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Oct 04 08:01AM -0700 On Sunday, October 4, 2015 at 12:53:09 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > 2. Died 1870; "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" published 1870. > 3. Died 1817; "Northanger Abbey" published 1817. > 4. Died 1924; "The Trial" published 1925. Franz Kafka > 5. Died 1984; "Answered Prayers" published 1986. > 6. Died 1938; "You Can't Go Home Again" published 1940. > 7. Died 1969; "A Confederacy of Dunces" published 1980. John Kennedy Toole > 8. Died 1961; "Islands in the Stream" published 1970. > 9. Died 1964; "The Man with the Golden Gun" published 1965. Ian Fleming > A. Nicknames of Generals > Which general was nicknamed: > A1. ...Ol' Blood and Guts? George Patton > A2. ...the Desert Fox? Erwin Rommel > B. War Novels > B1. Author Kurt Vonnegut Jr. used the firebombing of what city > as a central event in his novel "Slaughterhouse-Five"? Dresden > B2. Author Norman Mailer made his debut with what 1948 > novel, which follows a platoon fighting for possession > of a Japanese-held island? The Naked and The Dead > servicemen struggling to readjust to civilian life after > the war. Its cast includes Dana Andrews, Myrna Loy, > Fredric March, Teresa Wright, and Harold Russell. The Best Years Of Our Lives > months before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The cast > includes Montgomery Clift, Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, > Deborah Kerr, and Donna Reed. From Here To Eternity > D2. From 1942 to 1945, he headed a pro-Nazi puppet government > in Norway. His name has come to mean a person who > collaborates with an enemy occupying force. Name him. Quisling > E1. US President Franklin Roosevelt called it "a date which will > live in infamy." When was Pearl Harbor attacked by the > Japanese? December 7, 1941 |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Oct 04 09:15PM Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Died 1940; "The Last Tycoon" published 1941 (and retitled > "The Love of the Last Tycoon" in a later revised edition). > 2. Died 1870; "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" published 1870. Charles Dickens > 3. Died 1817; "Northanger Abbey" published 1817. Jane Austen > 4. Died 1924; "The Trial" published 1925. Franz Kafka > 6. Died 1938; "You Can't Go Home Again" published 1940. > 7. Died 1969; "A Confederacy of Dunces" published 1980. > 8. Died 1961; "Islands in the Stream" published 1970. Dolly Parton > 9. Died 1964; "The Man with the Golden Gun" published 1965. Ian Fleming > Which general was nicknamed: > A1. ...Ol' Blood and Guts? > A2. ...the Desert Fox? Rommel > B. War Novels > B1. Author Kurt Vonnegut Jr. used the firebombing of what city > as a central event in his novel "Slaughterhouse-Five"? Dresden > collaborating with the Nazis. His postwar death sentence > for treason was commuted to life imprisonment by Charles > de Gaulle. Name him. Petain > D2. From 1942 to 1945, he headed a pro-Nazi puppet government > in Norway. His name has come to mean a person who > collaborates with an enemy occupying force. Name him. Quisling > F. Canada and the War > F1. What was the code name for the French beachfront attacked > by Canadian troops on "D-Day"? Juno > name is more popularly given to the espionage and commando > training installation located on the shore of Lake Ontario > between Whitby and Oshawa? Peter Smyth |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Oct 04 03:44PM -0700 On Sunday, October 4, 2015 at 2:53:09 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Died 1940; "The Last Tycoon" published 1941 (and retitled > "The Love of the Last Tycoon" in a later revised edition). > 2. Died 1870; "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" published 1870. Dickens > 3. Died 1817; "Northanger Abbey" published 1817. Austen > 4. Died 1924; "The Trial" published 1925. Kafka > 7. Died 1969; "A Confederacy of Dunces" published 1980. > 8. Died 1961; "Islands in the Stream" published 1970. > 9. Died 1964; "The Man with the Golden Gun" published 1965. Fleming > A. Nicknames of Generals > Which general was nicknamed: > A1. ...Ol' Blood and Guts? Patton > A2. ...the Desert Fox? Rommel > B. War Novels > B1. Author Kurt Vonnegut Jr. used the firebombing of what city > as a central event in his novel "Slaughterhouse-Five"? Dresden > B2. Author Norman Mailer made his debut with what 1948 > novel, which follows a platoon fighting for possession > of a Japanese-held island? The Thin Red Line? > months before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The cast > includes Montgomery Clift, Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, > Deborah Kerr, and Donna Reed. From Here to Eternity > D2. From 1942 to 1945, he headed a pro-Nazi puppet government > in Norway. His name has come to mean a person who > collaborates with an enemy occupying force. Name him. Quisling > E1. US President Franklin Roosevelt called it "a date which will > live in infamy." When was Pearl Harbor attacked by the > Japanese? 7 Dec 1941 > E2. When was "D-Day", the Allied invasion of Normandy? 6 June 1944 > F. Canada and the War > F1. What was the code name for the French beachfront attacked > by Canadian troops on "D-Day"? Omaha, Gold > name is more popularly given to the espionage and commando > training installation located on the shore of Lake Ontario > between Whitby and Oshawa? Braderville. cheers, calvin |
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