- Calvin's Quiz #423 - 2 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #422 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 1 Update
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 24 08:46PM -0800 1 Which chess piece captures in a different direction to that in which it otherwise moves? 2 Following the split of Sudan, what is now the largest African country by area? 3 In mathematics, which terms describes a positive integer that is equal to the sum of all its proper positive divisors? 4 Peggy' is a common diminutive of which female given name? 5 Which British author (1903-1966) was, from 1929 to 1930, married to a woman with the same given name as him? 6 In 2006, Naypyidaw became the capital city of which south-east Asian country? 7 Along with his backing band 'The Range', who released the hit 1986 bluegrass album 'The Way It Is'? 8 Created in 1991, which annual awards for scientific research recognise achievements that 'first make people laugh, and then make them think'? 9 Which language has the most native speakers in the EU? 10 Which Irish swimmer won three gold medals at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics before being banned for tampering with a urine sample? cheers, calvin |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 25 09:27AM +0100 > 1 Which chess piece captures in a different direction to that in > which it otherwise moves? Pawn > 2 Following the split of Sudan, what is now the largest African > country by area? DR Congo > 6 In 2006, Naypyidaw became the capital city of which south-east > Asian country? Burma > 8 Created in 1991, which annual awards for scientific research > recognise achievements that 'first make people laugh, and then make them > think'? IgNoble > 9 Which language has the most native speakers in the EU? German -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 24 08:43PM -0800 On Monday, January 18, 2016 at 3:12:36 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 Who both succeeded and preceded Vladimir Putin as President of Russia? Dmitry 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'? The Only Way Is Essex > 5 Derived from the Latin word for 'confer', what does the abbreviation 'cf.' mean? Compare with / Refer to, or similar > 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 / Ariel > 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'? Andre Previn Singleton for Pete. And Gigi was from 1958 as Mark pointed out. Apologies. > 10 In 2015 which car manufacturer admitted falsifying data emissions for its diesel cars? VW Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 422 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 8 41 Marc Dashevsky 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 7 37 Mark Brader 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 38 Pete Gayde 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 6 31 Peter Smyth 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 6 37 Dan Tilque 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 31 Erland S 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 31 Bjorn Lundin - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 5 7 6 2 6 1 6 3 1 7 44 63% Congratulations Marc. cheers, calvin |
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