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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 01 05:59PM -0800 1 Which English economist, MP and scientist (1623 to 1687) is credited with originating the philosophy of laissez-faire in relation to government activity? 2 What is the square root of one quarter? 3 Which US state shares a border with three Canadian provinces - British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan? 4 What is the English title of Sergio Leonie's 1966 film "Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo"? 5 Which two words complete the opening line to JM Barrie's 1911 novel Peter Pan: "All children, except one, ________"? 6 Bill Ranic won the first season of which American reality show? 7 What is the smallest planet in the solar system? 8 Which gas gives soft drinks their fizz? 9 Gaining independence in 1992, which Balkan country (pop. 3.8 million) is almost entirely landlocked, but for 20 kilometres of coastline on the Adriatic Sea around the city of Neum? 10 Nicknamed "Ginger Jesus", his first two albums are named after mathematical symbols. Which English singer-songwriter topped the ARIA charts in 2014 with his second album 'X' (or 'Multiply')? cheers, calvin |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Nov 01 09:35PM -0500 On 2015-11-02, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which English economist, MP and scientist (1623 to 1687) is credited with originating the philosophy of laissez-faire in relation to government activity? Adam Smith > 2 What is the square root of one quarter? 1/2 > 3 Which US state shares a border with three Canadian provinces - British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan? Montana > 4 What is the English title of Sergio Leonie's 1966 film "Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo"? "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" > 5 Which two words complete the opening line to JM Barrie's 1911 novel Peter Pan: "All children, except one, ________"? grow up > 6 Bill Ranic won the first season of which American reality show? Survivor > 7 What is the smallest planet in the solar system? Mercury (since Pluto is not a planet) > 8 Which gas gives soft drinks their fizz? Carbon dioxide > 9 Gaining independence in 1992, which Balkan country (pop. 3.8 million) is almost entirely landlocked, but for 20 kilometres of coastline on the Adriatic Sea around the city of Neum? Slovenia -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 01 11:09PM -0600 Calvin: > 1 Which English economist, MP and scientist (1623 to 1687) is > credited with originating the philosophy of laissez-faire in > relation to government activity? Gresham? > 2 What is the square root of one quarter? 1/2. > 3 Which US state shares a border with three Canadian provinces > - British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan? Montana. > 4 What is the English title of Sergio Leonie's 1966 film "Il > buono, il brutto, il cattivo"? "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly". > 5 Which two words complete the opening line to JM Barrie's > 1911 novel Peter Pan: "All children, except one, ________"? "Grow up". > 6 Bill Ranic won the first season of which American reality show? "America's Got Talent"? > 7 What is the smallest planet in the solar system? Pluto, dammit. (But officially, Mercury.) > 8 Which gas gives soft drinks their fizz? Carbon dioxide. > 9 Gaining independence in 1992, which Balkan country (pop. 3.8 > million) is almost entirely landlocked, but for 20 kilometres > of coastline on the Adriatic Sea around the city of Neum? Bosnia & Herzegovina. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | Any company large enough to have a research lab msb@vex.net | is large enough not to listen to it. --Alan Kay My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Nov 01 11:39PM -0600 In article <fe4b098a-5b48-4824-b20b-62337c66fe40@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 1 Which English economist, MP and scientist (1623 to 1687) is credited with originating the philosophy of laissez-faire in relation to government activity? > 2 What is the square root of one quarter? one half > 3 Which US state shares a border with three Canadian provinces - British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan? Montana > 4 What is the English title of Sergio Leonie's 1966 film "Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo"? The Good, The Bad and The Ugly > 5 Which two words complete the opening line to JM Barrie's 1911 novel Peter Pan: "All children, except one, ________"? grow up > 6 Bill Ranic won the first season of which American reality show? > 7 What is the smallest planet in the solar system? Mercury > 8 Which gas gives soft drinks their fizz? carbon dioxide > 9 Gaining independence in 1992, which Balkan country (pop. 3.8 million) is almost entirely landlocked, but for 20 kilometres of coastline on the Adriatic Sea around the city of Neum? Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 01 11:54PM -0800 Calvin wrote: > 1 Which English economist, MP and scientist (1623 to 1687) is credited with originating the philosophy of laissez-faire in relation to government activity? Adam Smith > 2 What is the square root of one quarter? one half > 3 Which US state shares a border with three Canadian provinces - British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan? Montana > 4 What is the English title of Sergio Leonie's 1966 film "Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo"? The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly > 5 Which two words complete the opening line to JM Barrie's 1911 novel Peter Pan: "All children, except one, ________"? grow up > 6 Bill Ranic won the first season of which American reality show? > 7 What is the smallest planet in the solar system? Mercury > 8 Which gas gives soft drinks their fizz? carbon dioxide > 9 Gaining independence in 1992, which Balkan country (pop. 3.8 million) is almost entirely landlocked, but for 20 kilometres of coastline on the Adriatic Sea around the city of Neum? Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 01 05:57PM -0800 On Monday, October 26, 2015 at 2:41:15 PM UTC+10, 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 or rhythmic gymnastics Various other answers given were events, not disciplines > 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? Ernst Blofeld / Number 1 > 4 Lusaka is the capital of which African country? Angola > 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? Ain't No Sunshine > 7 All best-sellers, "Eclipse", "New Moon" and "Breaking Dawn" are novels by which American fantasy author? Stephenie Meyer > 8 Jennifer Garner played the role of Sydney Bristow in which complex TV spy series? Alias > 9 Which spirit is traditionally used in a Mojito cocktail? [White] Rum > 10 What five-letter word is both part of the human body and a punctuation mark? Colon Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 413 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 8 52 Peter Smyth 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 57 Marc Dashevsky 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 60 Chris Johnson 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 39 Gareth Owen 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6 37 Bjorn Lundin 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 38 Mark Brader 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 31 Pete Gayde 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 33 Dan Tilque 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 25 David Brown 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 17 Bruce Bowler 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 26 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 7 4 9 6 8 3 5 4 6 11 63 57% Congratulations Peter. cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 01 11:06PM -0600 "Calvin": > 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 38 Mark Brader Remove that extra 1 or face ridicule! -- Mark Brader | "The remedy for speech that is false is speech that is true. Toronto | This is the ordinary course in a free society." msb@vex.net | --Anthony Kennedy, US Supreme Court |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Nov 01 11:31PM -0600 In article <cd74d5f4-2276-40e0-8b88-356c770c76e5@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > On Monday, October 26, 2015 at 2:41:15 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > > 4 Lusaka is the capital of which African country? > Angola Nope. That's Luanda. -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 01 11:40PM -0600 Mark Brader: > Remove that extra 1 or face ridicule! On second thought, Calvin *already* gets ridiculed, for posting a wrong answer as the correct one. Thanks for spotting it, Marc. -- Mark Brader | "The nice thing about standards is Toronto | that you have so many to choose from..." msb@vex.net | --Andrew Tanenbaum |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Nov 01 01:02PM +0100 On 2015-10-31 19:44, Mark Brader wrote: > over the origin of the name, perhaps a corruption of the Dutch > word "kruisbezie" or perhaps simply a nod to the protein it > traditionally accompanied, often as a jam or sauce. Hmm, given the dutch clue I'd say it is 'Krusbär' But I have no idea of the english name. But they are good, they grow in my back yard > mentioned by Shakespeare. Name the popular fruit, whose name > is believed to be a corruption for the old French words for > "seed apple". Dade > 10. 1869-1954. > 11. 1904-97. > 12. 1841-1919. No - art is not my area ... (nor fruits) -- -- Björn |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 01 02:44PM > over the origin of the name, perhaps a corruption of the Dutch > word "kruisbezie" or perhaps simply a nod to the protein it > traditionally accompanied, often as a jam or sauce. gooseberry > California in the 1920s, it reached its peak popularity in the > 1950s when Knott's Berry Farm sold jam made of this berry in > roadside stands. boysenberry > 3. Native to Asia, this fruit was introduced into Europe in the > early 19th century and named after the North African port it > came from. tangerine > mentioned by Shakespeare. Name the popular fruit, whose name > is believed to be a corruption for the old French words for > "seed apple". pomegranate > eventually made its way to Persia, and eventually England in > the 16th century. Name the fruit, whose seeds have been used > to produce the now-discredited cancer drug laetrile. apricot > in Central America. It was introduced in the 19th century > to the United States. Today it is becoming an increasingly > popular due to its healthy fats. avocado > as a source of Vitamin C. It is best known today as a cordial > and is featured in a product called Ribena, derived from its > Latin name ribes. black currant > stationed there during World War II. It was first exported to > California as a "Chinese gooseberry", then growers changed the > name to the one we know today. kiwi > hothouses which were needed to grow it. Large-scale cultivation > in the US started in 1900s. Name the fruit, which is readily > available fresh or canned. peach > * Game 7, Round 3 - Arts - Still-Life Paintings > 2. 1881-1973. Miro > 3. 1848-1903. Monet; Gauguin > 4. 1839-1906. Gauguin; Monet > 5. 1904-89. Hockney > 6. 1928-87, 1960-88. Name *either* of the collaborating artists. Warhol > 9. 1887-1985. Picasso > 12. 1841-1919. Manet; Monet -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Nov 01 08:39PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:9dadnY_1L7CSkajLnZ2dnUU7-f- > over the origin of the name, perhaps a corruption of the Dutch > word "kruisbezie" or perhaps simply a nod to the protein it > traditionally accompanied, often as a jam or sauce. Gooseberry > stationed there during World War II. It was first exported to > California as a "Chinese gooseberry", then growers changed the > name to the one we know today. Kiwi > hothouses which were needed to grow it. Large-scale cultivation > in the US started in 1900s. Name the fruit, which is readily > available fresh or canned. Orange > if you like for fun, but for no points. > 1. 1907-54. > 2. 1881-1973. Picasso > 3. 1848-1903. Cezanne; Gauguin > 4. 1839-1906. Gauguin; Cezanne > 5. 1904-89. Dali > 8. (decoy) > 9. 1887-1985. > 10. 1869-1954. Gauguin > 11. 1904-97. > 12. 1841-1919. Pete |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 02 12:43AM +0100 > Hmm, given the dutch clue I'd say it is 'Krusbär' > But I have no idea of the english name. > But they are good, they grow in my back yard Ah, blott Sverige svenska krusbär har! (Only Sweden has Swedish goooseberries. Yes, the Dutch name were a big giveaware for us.) -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Nov 01 07:14PM -0600 In article <9dadnY_1L7CSkajLnZ2dnUU7-f-dnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > over the origin of the name, perhaps a corruption of the Dutch > word "kruisbezie" or perhaps simply a nod to the protein it > traditionally accompanied, often as a jam or sauce. gooseberry? > California in the 1920s, it reached its peak popularity in the > 1950s when Knott's Berry Farm sold jam made of this berry in > roadside stands. boysenberry > 3. Native to Asia, this fruit was introduced into Europe in the > early 19th century and named after the North African port it > came from. tangerine > mentioned by Shakespeare. Name the popular fruit, whose name > is believed to be a corruption for the old French words for > "seed apple". pomegranate > eventually made its way to Persia, and eventually England in > the 16th century. Name the fruit, whose seeds have been used > to produce the now-discredited cancer drug laetrile. apricot > in Central America. It was introduced in the 19th century > to the United States. Today it is becoming an increasingly > popular due to its healthy fats. avocado > as a source of Vitamin C. It is best known today as a cordial > and is featured in a product called Ribena, derived from its > Latin name ribes. currant > stationed there during World War II. It was first exported to > California as a "Chinese gooseberry", then growers changed the > name to the one we know today. kiwi fruit > in honor of the captain who brought the pomelo to the Caribbean. > Name the fruit, whose current name alludes to how it grows on > a tree. grapefruit > hothouses which were needed to grow it. Large-scale cultivation > in the US started in 1900s. Name the fruit, which is readily > available fresh or canned. pineapple > if you like for fun, but for no points. > 1. 1907-54. > 2. 1881-1973. Pablo Picasso > 3. 1848-1903. Paul Gaugin > 4. 1839-1906. Paul Cezanne > 5. 1904-89. Salvatore Dali (and that's the end of the Paul run) > 7. (decoy) > 8. (decoy) > 9. 1887-1985. Marc Chagall > 10. 1869-1954. Henri Matisse -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 01 06:29PM -0800 > over the origin of the name, perhaps a corruption of the Dutch > word "kruisbezie" or perhaps simply a nod to the protein it > traditionally accompanied, often as a jam or sauce. Gooseberry > California in the 1920s, it reached its peak popularity in the > 1950s when Knott's Berry Farm sold jam made of this berry in > roadside stands. Boysenberry > mentioned by Shakespeare. Name the popular fruit, whose name > is believed to be a corruption for the old French words for > "seed apple". Pomegranate, Tomato > eventually made its way to Persia, and eventually England in > the 16th century. Name the fruit, whose seeds have been used > to produce the now-discredited cancer drug laetrile. Juniper? > in Central America. It was introduced in the 19th century > to the United States. Today it is becoming an increasingly > popular due to its healthy fats. Avocado > as a source of Vitamin C. It is best known today as a cordial > and is featured in a product called Ribena, derived from its > Latin name ribes. Blackcurrant > stationed there during World War II. It was first exported to > California as a "Chinese gooseberry", then growers changed the > name to the one we know today. Kiwi fruit > in honor of the captain who brought the pomelo to the Caribbean. > Name the fruit, whose current name alludes to how it grows on > a tree. Grapefruit > hothouses which were needed to grow it. Large-scale cultivation > in the US started in 1900s. Name the fruit, which is readily > available fresh or canned. Tomato > * Game 7, Round 3 - Arts - Still-Life Paintings > For your convenience I've rearranged the round in order by the > picture numbers. Thank you. > 1. 1907-54. > 2. 1881-1973. > 3. 1848-1903. Manet, Cezanne > 4. 1839-1906. Manet, Cezanne > 5. 1904-89. > 6. 1928-87, 1960-88. Name *either* of the collaborating artists. Warhol > 7. (decoy) > 8. (decoy) > 9. 1887-1985. Chagall, Cezanne > 10. 1869-1954. Degas, Renoir > 11. 1904-97. > 12. 1841-1919. Manet, Cezanne cheers, calvin |
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