Tuesday, January 19, 2016

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"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jan 18 06:40PM +0100

On 2016-01-18 06:12, 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?
Sarin
> 3 In which middle-eastern country are the ruins of the ancient city of Petra located?
Jordan
> 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?
Litlle Mermaid
> 8 Which literary heroine is an orphan, attends Lowood school, becomes a governess and ultimately marries Edward Rochester?
Mary Poppins?
> 9 Which German-born American won the Academy Award for Best Music in 1985 for 'Gigi' and in 1959 for "Porgy & Bess'?
Berlin
> 10 In 2015 which car manufacturer admitted falsifying data emissions for its diesel cars?
VAG - Volkswagen auto group.
I am the now not so proud owner of a Seat Alhambra diesel - which is
within the VAG group and myu car is affected :-(
 
 
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Björn
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jan 18 06:21PM

Calvin wrote:
 
 
> 1 Who both succeeded and preceded Vladimir Putin as President of
> Russia?
Dmitri Andreyev
> 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?
Iraq
> 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 with
> 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!
Parliament / Funkadelic
> 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?
Jane Eyre
> 1985 for 'Gigi' and in 1959 for "Porgy & Bess'?
 
> 10 In 2015 which car manufacturer admitted falsifying data emissions
> for its diesel cars?
Volkswagen
 
Peter Smyth
Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jan 18 10:30PM

Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in
 
> 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?
 
Sarin
 
> 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'?
 
Top Gear
 
> 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 Coasters
 
> 7 The sea-witch Ursula is the antagonist of
> which Disney film title character?
 
Ariel (The Little Mermaid)
 
> 9 Which German-born American won the
> Academy Award for Best Music in 1985 for 'Gigi' and in 1959 for "Porgy
> & Bess'?
 
Andre Previn
 
> 10 In 2015 which car manufacturer admitted falsifying
> data emissions for its diesel cars?
 
Volkswagen
 
 
> cheers,
> calvin
 
Pete
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