- Calvin's Quiz #422 - 5 Updates
- QFTCIBSI Game 1, Rounds 2-3: world lit, stinker round - 2 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #421 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 1 Update
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 17 09:12PM -0800 1 Who both succeeded and preceded Vladimir Putin as President of Russia? 2 Twelve people died when which extremely toxic nerve agent was released on the Tokyo subway in March 1995? 3 In which middle-eastern country are the ruins of the ancient city of Petra located? 4 Which British 'scripted-reality' TV show is sometimes known as 'TOWIE'? 5 Derived from the Latin word for 'confer', what does the abbreviation 'cf.' mean? 6 Possibly the least stable band in music history, which R&B vocal group has had 60+ members since being formed in 1953? They have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice (under slightly different names) are still performing today! 7 The sea-witch Ursula is the antagonist of which Disney film title character? 8 Which literary heroine is an orphan, attends Lowood school, becomes a governess and ultimately marries Edward Rochester? 9 Which German-born American won the Academy Award for Best Music in 1985 for 'Gigi' and in 1959 for "Porgy & Bess'? 10 In 2015 which car manufacturer admitted falsifying data emissions for its diesel cars? cheers, calvin |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jan 18 12:09AM -0600 In article <117a3c6e-2839-4973-8511-59804a145005@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 1 Who both succeeded and preceded Vladimir Putin as President of Russia? Medvedev > 2 Twelve people died when which extremely toxic nerve agent was released on the Tokyo subway in March 1995? ricin > 3 In which middle-eastern country are the ruins of the ancient city of Petra located? Jordan > 4 Which British 'scripted-reality' TV show is sometimes known as 'TOWIE'? > 5 Derived from the Latin word for 'confer', what does the abbreviation 'cf.' mean? see also > 6 Possibly the least stable band in music history, which R&B vocal group has had 60+ members since being formed in 1953? They have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice (under slightly different names) are still performing today! The Drifters > 7 The sea-witch Ursula is the antagonist of which Disney film title character? The Little Mermaid > 8 Which literary heroine is an orphan, attends Lowood school, becomes a governess and ultimately marries Edward Rochester? Jane Eyre > 9 Which German-born American won the Academy Award for Best Music in 1985 for 'Gigi' and in 1959 for "Porgy & Bess'? > 10 In 2015 which car manufacturer admitted falsifying data emissions for its diesel cars? Volkswagen -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 17 11:59PM -0800 Calvin wrote: > 1 Who both succeeded and preceded Vladimir Putin as President of Russia? Medvedev > 2 Twelve people died when which extremely toxic nerve agent was released on the Tokyo subway in March 1995? ricin > 3 In which middle-eastern country are the ruins of the ancient city of Petra located? Jordan > 4 Which British 'scripted-reality' TV show is sometimes known as 'TOWIE'? > 5 Derived from the Latin word for 'confer', what does the abbreviation 'cf.' mean? compare with > 6 Possibly the least stable band in music history, which R&B vocal group has had 60+ members since being formed in 1953? They have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice (under slightly different names) are still performing today! > 7 The sea-witch Ursula is the antagonist of which Disney film title character? Little Mermaid > 8 Which literary heroine is an orphan, attends Lowood school, becomes a governess and ultimately marries Edward Rochester? Anne of Green Gables > 9 Which German-born American won the Academy Award for Best Music in 1985 for 'Gigi' and in 1959 for "Porgy & Bess'? Irving Berlin > 10 In 2015 which car manufacturer admitted falsifying data emissions for its diesel cars? Volkswagen -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 18 08:23AM > 1 Who both succeeded and preceded Vladimir Putin as President of > Russia? Dmitri Medvedev > 2 Twelve people died when which extremely toxic nerve agent was > released on the Tokyo subway in March 1995? Sarin > 3 In which middle-eastern country are the ruins of the ancient city > of Petra located? Jordania > 5 Derived from the Latin word for 'confer', what does the > abbreviation 'cf.' mean? Compare > 9 Which German-born American won the Academy Award for Best Music in > 1985 for 'Gigi' and in 1959 for "Porgy & Bess'? Gershwin > 10 In 2015 which car manufacturer admitted falsifying data emissions > for its diesel cars? Volkswagen -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 18 04:11AM -0600 "Calvin": > 1 Who both succeeded and preceded Vladimir Putin as President of Russia? Yeltsin. > 2 Twelve people died when which extremely toxic nerve agent was > released on the Tokyo subway in March 1995? Sarin. > 3 In which middle-eastern country are the ruins of the ancient > city of Petra located? Jordan. And the hidden theme is: all answers end in N. :-) > 4 Which British 'scripted-reality' TV show is sometimes known as 'TOWIE'? "The Only Way is Essex". > 5 Derived from the Latin word for 'confer', what does the > abbreviation 'cf.' mean? Compare. > vocal group has had 60+ members since being formed in 1953? They > have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice > (under slightly different names) are still performing today! The Guess Who. And if it isn't, it should be! > 7 The sea-witch Ursula is the antagonist of which Disney film > title character? The little mermaid. > 8 Which literary heroine is an orphan, attends Lowood school, > becomes a governess and ultimately marries Edward Rochester? Jane Eyre. > 9 Which German-born American won the Academy Award for Best Music > in 1985 for 'Gigi' and in 1959 for "Porgy & Bess'? Are you sure you don't mean 9185 there? I'll try Irving Berlin, anyway. > 10 In 2015 which car manufacturer admitted falsifying data > emissions for its diesel cars? Volkswagen. -- Mark Brader | "To a guy, an RGB value is three bits rather than bytes. Toronto | ...000 Black, 001 Blue, 010 Green, ..., 111 White." msb@vex.net | My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 17 03:24PM > Wings". Name this *Colombian author* who created Macondo in > works like his novel about the Buendia family, "One Hundred > Years of Solitude". Gabriel Garcia Marquez > this author's "Eva Luna". Name this *magical realist author* > who wrote about the Trueba family in "The House of the Spirits" > and was related to a president of her native Chile. Isabel Allende > were key works in this country's literature. Jos? Mart?, a poet > from this country, had a poem from his collection "Simple Verses" > adapted into the song "Guantanamera". Name the *country*. Costa Rica; Mexico > colonialism and racism in an 1899 work. Name *that other work*, > by a Polish author, which describes a trip up the Congo River > by the ivory merchant Kurtz. Heart of Darkness > The Beloved Country". Name this *country* of Nadine Gordimer > and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released > the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom". South Africa > the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about > Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from > the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the *author*. Salman Rushdie > four members of the title group in this 1989 novel. Name this > *novel* by Amy Tan about a group of Chinese immigrants who play > Mah jongg. The Joy Luck Club > Orwellianly-titled "1Q84". Name this *Japanese author* who > also wrote about Toru Watanabe's memories associated with the > title Beatles song in 1987's "Norwegian Wood". Murakami > named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to > save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list". > Name that *entrepreneur*. Schindler > unpleasant smell in their urine after eating this particular > vegetable. People who lack the mutation fail to notice such > a smell after eating the vegetable. Identify the vegetable. asparagus > 2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised > by its "rotten egg" smell? sulfur dioxide > 3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table, > which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell", > due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide? osmium > that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is > a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans, > apples, and peaches? cyanide > 5. Which term has come to cover a variety of smells, but originally > it referred only to the extract from the preputial glands of > a particular species of deer? musk > 6. A bile duct secretion found in the intestines of sperm whales, > which foul smelling substance was used as incense and as a > perfume fixative? ambergris > 7. Joseph Pujol, also known as "Le P?tomane", made a show business > career doing what? farting > 9. Which poison gas is described as having a sweet, spicy scent > that brought to mind lilacs, garlic, and horseradish -- as well > as the characteristic smell from which it gets its name? mustard gas > 10. Castoreum is used to add a leather-like note to perfumes and > also as a natural flavor in ice cream and other food products. > It comes from the scent glands of which animal? beaver -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jan 18 12:30AM -0600 In article <w9GdnZf78Yjm5wfLnZ2dnUU7-SGdnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > Wings". Name this *Colombian author* who created Macondo in > works like his novel about the Buendia family, "One Hundred > Years of Solitude". Gabriel Garcia Marquez > this author's "Eva Luna". Name this *magical realist author* > who wrote about the Trueba family in "The House of the Spirits" > and was related to a president of her native Chile. Allende > were key works in this country's literature. José Martí, a poet > from this country, had a poem from his collection "Simple Verses" > adapted into the song "Guantanamera". Name the *country*. Cuba > colonialism and racism in an 1899 work. Name *that other work*, > by a Polish author, which describes a trip up the Congo River > by the ivory merchant Kurtz. Heart of Darkness > The Beloved Country". Name this *country* of Nadine Gordimer > and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released > the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom". South Africa > the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about > Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from > the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the *author*. Salman Rushdie > four members of the title group in this 1989 novel. Name this > *novel* by Amy Tan about a group of Chinese immigrants who play > Mah jongg. Joy Luck Club > named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to > save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list". > Name that *entrepreneur*. Oskar Schindler > unpleasant smell in their urine after eating this particular > vegetable. People who lack the mutation fail to notice such > a smell after eating the vegetable. Identify the vegetable. asparagus > 2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised > by its "rotten egg" smell? hydrogen sulfide > 3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table, > which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell", > due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide? osmium > that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is > a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans, > apples, and peaches? cyanide > 5. Which term has come to cover a variety of smells, but originally > it referred only to the extract from the preputial glands of > a particular species of deer? musk > 6. A bile duct secretion found in the intestines of sperm whales, > which foul smelling substance was used as incense and as a > perfume fixative? ambergris > 9. Which poison gas is described as having a sweet, spicy scent > that brought to mind lilacs, garlic, and horseradish -- as well > as the characteristic smell from which it gets its name? mustard > 10. Castoreum is used to add a leather-like note to perfumes and > also as a natural flavor in ice cream and other food products. > It comes from the scent glands of which animal? beaver -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 17 09:09PM -0800 On Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at 3:14:50 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which word describes a portable, round tent covered with skins and used as a dwelling by nomads in Central Asia? Yurt > 2 Though he never held the event world record (his one apparent record was later deemed ineligible as the course was around 150 metres short), which athlete won three consecutive New York marathons from 1980-82? Alberto Salazar Singleton to Pete > 3 Which Egyptian president was assassinated in 1981? Anwar Sadat > 4 A spin-off from 'Soap", which US TV comedy ran for 158 episodes between 1979 and 1986? Robert Guillaume played the title role as butler to a dysfunctional family. Benson > 5 As at 2015, which is the only golf major to retain a full 18 hole playoff in the event of a tie? US Open > 6 The fictional detective Nero Wolfe was created by which American writer? Rex Stout > 7 T is second with 10, but with which letter of the alphabet do a record 12 elements of the periodic table commence? C > 8 Which is the only country in the Commonwealth of Nations located on the South American mainland? Guyana > 9 The term 'Chicano' (or 'Chicana') is sometimes used in the United States to identify migrants from which foreign country? Mexico > 10 Under Islamic law, which term beginning with 'H' refers to any object or action which is permissible to use or engage in? Halal Various spellings accepted Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 421 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 8 51 Pete Gayde 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 52 Chris Johnson 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 57 Marc Dashevsky 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 57 Mark Brader 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 51 Dan Tilque 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 6 42 Peter Smyth 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6 47 Gareth Owen 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 32 Bruce Bowler 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 23 Erland S 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 25 Bjorn Lundin - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 9 1 8 6 3 4 8 6 9 7 61 61% Congratulations Pete who sneaks it on a countback. cheers, calvin |
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