- Rotating quiz #210 - 1 Update
- MSBKO5 Round 5 - 3 Updates
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Feb 20 03:16PM -0500 I'm still without internet. :( 1. A 1999 film starring Toby Maguire, Charlize Theron and Michael Caine; a 1989 Lucas Davenport novel by John Sandford Cider House Rules of Prey 1 pt for Mark B., Marc D. 2. A 1946 Frank Capra movie starring James Stewart and Donna Reed; a 2001 novel by Yann Martel It's a Wonderful Life of Pi 2pts for Mark B, Dan B, Peter S 3. Harrison Ford is the President of the USA in this 1997 movie; Jack Reacher wants to see a man convicted, but instead proves his innocence Air Force One Shot 1pt for Mark B., Marc D. 4. 1980 comedy starring Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton and Jane Fonda; Jules Verne novel in which the characters are blown away 9 to 5 Weeks in a Balloon 2 pts for Mark B. 5. 1935 movie in which Errol Flynn and Basil Rathbone have a swordfight; the first Terry McCaleb novel by Michael Connelly Captain Blood Work 6. 1978 movie in which men did not travel to Mars; Brother Cadfael deals with 95 bodies instead of 94 in this Ellis Peters novel Capricorn One Corpse Too Many 2pts for Dan B 1pt for Mark B., Dan T. 7. Bill Pullman is POTUS when aliens invade Earth; an assassin is hired by the OAS to kill De Gaulle in Frederick Forsythe's novel Independence Day of the Jackal 2pts for Mark B., Peter S., Dan B., Dan T., Marc D., Pete 8. Woody Harelson and Antonio Banderas are boxers in this 1999 film; in Jeffery Deaver's novel, Lincoln Rhyme is a quadriplegic forensics specialist Play It to the Bone Collector 9. A Sherlock Holmes novel; Fay Dunaway plays Milady in this spoof of Dumas's book The Sign of [the] Four Musketeers 2pts for Mark B., Dan B., Dan T., Peter S 10. Truman Capote, Peter Falk, Alec Guiness, Elsa Lanchester, David Niven and others star in this 1976 murder mystery spoof; Willy Loman is the title character in this Arthur Miller play Murder by Death of a Salesman 2pts for Mark B., Dan B., Dan T., Marc D., Pete Assuming I haven't missed anyone, Mark Brader wins and is invited to set RQ211. Results: Mark B 13 Dan B 10 Dan T 7 Marc D 6 Peter S 6 Pete 2 -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Feb 20 10:46AM Mark Brader wrote: > * Distinct Canadian money introduced > When was the process completed as the last of these changes > became official? 1984-06-01 Peter Smyth |
| Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: Feb 20 11:18AM On 2016-02-19 23:07:40 +0000, Mark Brader said: > * Distinct Canadian money introduced > When was the process completed as the last of these changes > became official? 1887-01-01 -- "To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by withholding your forgiveness until it's too late is to become divinely fucked up." ― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Feb 20 01:02PM -0800 On Friday, February 19, 2016 at 4:59:23 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net > "sci fi: the plural of scum fum" -- Spider Robinson > My text in this article is in the public domain. 1982-04-17 ("the canada act") I remember watching the ceremony with queen elizabeth ii in ottawa on german television with some fascination because I had learned about the westminster act of 1931 only a few months before that and thought of canada as a sovereign nation already. I'm going to look at the other answers after this to see if anyone else picked the 1931 date. swp |
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