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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 25 05:19PM -0800 1 Since 1995, Britain's Jonathan Edwards has held the world record in which athletic event? 2 Bruce Willis portrayed a character called David Addison in which 1980s US TV series? 3 Sharing its name with a bird, what is India's best-selling brand of beer? 4 Which British band won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981 with 'Making Your Mind Up'? 5 In September 2015 who was elected leader of the British Labour Party? 6 New Zealand's Valerie Adams has won two Olympic gold medals in which athletic event? 7 Which French-born nobleman was briefly de-facto ruler of England following an 1264 revolt against King Henry III? 8 What does the business-related acronym IPO stand for? 9 Which leader's 1945 understated assessment of WW2 was that 'the war situation has developed not necessarily to [country's name] advantage'? 10 The 2002 jukebox musical "Movin' Out" concerns youths growing up on Long Island in the 1960s and features the songs of which American singer-songwriter? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 25 07:53PM -0600 "Calvin": > record in which athletic event? > 2 Bruce Willis portrayed a character called David Addison in > which 1980s US TV series? "Moonlighting". > 7 Which French-born nobleman was briefly de-facto ruler of > England following an 1264 revolt against King Henry III? > 8 What does the business-related acronym IPO stand for? Initial public offering. > 9 Which leader's 1945 understated assessment of WW2 was that > 'the war situation has developed not necessarily to [country's > name] advantage'? Emperor Hirohito. -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net #define MSB(type) (~(((unsigned type)-1)>>1)) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: Feb 26 06:09AM On 2016-02-26 01:19:20 +0000, Calvin said: > 1 Since 1995, Britain's Jonathan Edwards has held the world record in > which athletic event? Triple Jump > 2 Bruce Willis portrayed a character called David Addison in which > 1980s US TV series? Moonlighting > 3 Sharing its name with a bird, what is India's best-selling brand of beer? Kestrel > 4 Which British band won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981 with > 'Making Your Mind Up'? Bucks Fizz > 5 In September 2015 who was elected leader of the British Labour Party? Jeremy Corbyn > 6 New Zealand's Valerie Adams has won two Olympic gold medals in which > athletic event? Javelin > 7 Which French-born nobleman was briefly de-facto ruler of England > following an 1264 revolt against King Henry III? Simon de Montfort > 8 What does the business-related acronym IPO stand for? > 9 Which leader's 1945 understated assessment of WW2 was that 'the war > situation has developed not necessarily to [country's name] advantage'? Churchill -- "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 |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 26 08:15AM > 1 Since 1995, Britain's Jonathan Edwards has held the world record > in which athletic event? Threestep, or whatever it may be called in English. > 5 In September 2015 who was elected leader of the British Labour > Party? Jeremy Clark > 6 New Zealand's Valerie Adams has won two Olympic gold medals in > which athletic event? 400 m > 8 What does the business-related acronym IPO stand for? Introductory Public Offer > 9 Which leader's 1945 understated assessment of WW2 was that 'the > war situation has developed not necessarily to [country's name] > advantage'? Emperor Hirohito -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 25 02:55PM > until everyone has posted an entry. > 9. When was the effective date of the most recent abdication > (or resignation, if you prefer) of a pope? 2014-06-01 -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Feb 25 05:45PM -0800 On Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 12:30:06 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > Mark Brader, Toronto | "The Dopeler effect: dumb ideas sound smarter > msb@vex.net | when they come at you in a hurry." > My text in this article is in the public domain. 2013-02-28 swp |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 25 07:56PM -0600 Mark Brader: > 9. When was the effective date of the most recent abdication > (or resignation, if you prefer) of a pope? I would not have guessed that this would be the first question where all of the wrong answers were on the same side. ** CORRECT ** 2013-02-28 Stephen Perry 2013-02-28 Calvin 2013-03-03 +3 days Dan Tilque 2013-03-26 +26 Dan Blum 2014-06-01 +458 Erland Sommarskog 2014-08-08 +526 Erland Sommarskog is eliminated. That was Pope Benedict XVI, of course. -- Mark Brader | "The net exists to be used. It is a powerful tool msb@vex.net | and as long as people treat it as a tool and not a toy Toronto | it will prosper." --Jerry Schwarz on Usenet, 1982 My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 25 07:57PM -0600 This contest is now open only to Dan Blum, Stephen Perry, Dan Tilque, and the entrant posting as "Calvin". Round 10 will be open for 4 days from the moment of posting, or until everyone has posted an entry. 10. The first transit service in the world to serve a series of stations in a city by operating trains primarily under the streets was the Metropolitan Railway, in London. While it has given its name to the Metropolitan Line of the London Underground and to "Metro" systems in many other cities, the company's original route of about 3.6 miles today forms part of the Underground's Hammersmith & City Line. When did that original route open? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "The Dopeler effect: dumb ideas sound smarter msb@vex.net | when they come at you in a hurry." My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 26 01:58AM > company's original route of about 3.6 miles today forms part > of the Underground's Hammersmith & City Line. When did that > original route open? 1862-06-30 -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 25 07:45PM -0800 On Friday, February 26, 2016 at 11:57:31 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > company's original route of about 3.6 miles today forms part > of the Underground's Hammersmith & City Line. When did that > original route open? 1874-06-06 cheers, calvin |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 25 03:06PM > is typically inherited matrilineally. The organelle's role in > the production of ATP leads to it being known as "the powerhouse > of the cell". Name it. mitochondria > thylakoids called grana, which contain high concentrations > of a green pigment. Name this plant organelle, the main site > of photosynthesis. chloroplast > 5. Both ribosomes and signal-recognition particles are formed in > this organelle. It is largest organelle found within the cell > nucleus, and has a name similar to it. nucleoid > functional organelle's internal structure consists of "9+2" > arrangements of microtubules. Name this whip-like organelle > that is used for motion in cells like sperm. flagellum > is fired by a certain phylum of aquatic species. Name *either* > the organelle that holds the toxin *or* the phylum that includes > sea anemones and jellyfish. nematodes > * Game 4, Round 6 - Geography - Go South, Young Man > 1. Carson City, Nevada. California; Arizona > 2. Topeka, Kansas. Oklahoma > 3. Denver, Colorado. New Mexico > 4. Indianapolis, Indiana. Kentucky > 5. Atlanta, Georgia. Florida > 6. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. West Virginia > 7. Little Rock, Arkansas. Alabama; Mississippi > 8. Boise, Idaho. Wyoming; Nevada > 9. Jefferson City, Missouri. Oklahoma > 10. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Texas -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Feb 25 06:26PM Mark Brader wrote: > is typically inherited matrilineally. The organelle's role in > the production of ATP leads to it being known as "the powerhouse > of the cell". Name it. Mitochondria > thylakoids called grana, which contain high concentrations > of a green pigment. Name this plant organelle, the main site > of photosynthesis. Chloroplast > state you would encounter if you traveled due south from it. > For example, we say Bismarck, North Dakota; you say South Dakota. > 1. Carson City, Nevada. California > 2. Topeka, Kansas. Oklahoma > 3. Denver, Colorado. New Mexico > 4. Indianapolis, Indiana. Kentucky > 5. Atlanta, Georgia. Florida > 6. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. West Virginia, Virginia > 7. Little Rock, Arkansas. Mississippi, Louisiana > 8. Boise, Idaho. Utah > 9. Jefferson City, Missouri. Kansas > 10. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Texas Peter Smyth |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 25 10:48PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:ipOdnWOGTaTzCVPLnZ2dnUU7- > is typically inherited matrilineally. The organelle's role in > the production of ATP leads to it being known as "the powerhouse > of the cell". Name it. Nucleus > thylakoids called grana, which contain high concentrations > of a green pigment. Name this plant organelle, the main site > of photosynthesis. Protoplasm > this organelle that packages them up into vesicles and sends > them where they are needed. Name this organelle, which is > itself named for the Italian scientist that discovered it. Testicle > is fired by a certain phylum of aquatic species. Name *either* > the organelle that holds the toxin *or* the phylum that includes > sea anemones and jellyfish. Arthropod > *state* you would encounter if you traveled due south from it. > For example, we say Bismarck, North Dakota; you say South Dakota. > 1. Carson City, Nevada. California > 2. Topeka, Kansas. Oklahoma > 3. Denver, Colorado. New Mexico > 4. Indianapolis, Indiana. Kentucky > 5. Atlanta, Georgia. Florida > 6. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Maryland > 7. Little Rock, Arkansas. Louisiana > 8. Boise, Idaho. Nevada > 9. Jefferson City, Missouri. Arkansas > 10. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Texas Pete Gayde |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Feb 25 07:13PM -0800 On Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 12:43:10 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > *state* you would encounter if you traveled due south from it. > For example, we say Bismarck, North Dakota; you say South Dakota. > 1. Carson City, Nevada. California > 2. Topeka, Kansas. Oklahoma > 3. Denver, Colorado. > 4. Indianapolis, Indiana. Kentucky > 5. Atlanta, Georgia. Florida > 6. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. West Virginia > 7. Little Rock, Arkansas. Louisiana > 8. Boise, Idaho. Nevada > 9. Jefferson City, Missouri. Arkansas > 10. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Texas |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 25 05:14PM -0800 On Monday, February 22, 2016 at 10:58:23 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which "swamp-rock" band was formed by brothers John and Tom Fogarty in 1967? Credence Clearwater revival > 2 Which letter of the alphabet precedes a 3 or 4 digit number in the food additive classification system? e > 3 Former UN General Secretary Kofi Annan hails from which west African country? Ghana > 4 Captain Barnacle, Kwazii and Peso are among the characters on which animated children's TV show? Octonauts No one got this. See http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1710177/ > 5 The UN Human Development Index is a comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy, education, standards of living, and quality of life. In its 2013 data set, which Caribbean country ranked third in the north and central America and Caribbean region, following the USA and Canada? Cuba > 6 In which country is the airline company Boeing based? USA > 7 Sockeye is a species of which fish? Salmon > 8 What is the only German city that has four T's in its name? Stuttgart > 9 What name was the city of St Petersburg known by between 1924 and 1991? Leningrad > 10 Which B vitamin is recommended for pregnant women to protect against various congenital deformities? B9 / Folic acid Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 427 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 53 Dan Tilque 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 53 Marc Dashevsky 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 7 49 Peter Smyth 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 7 51 Joe 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 6 41 Bjorn Lundin 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 6 43 Bruce Bowler 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 6 45 Erland S 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 5 36 Mark Brader 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 5 39 Pete Gayde - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 8 5 7 0 3 9 6 7 9 4 58 64% Congratulations Dan and Marc. cheers, calvin |
| Carla Carla <carlacarlacarlacarla@yahoo.com>: Feb 25 08:04AM -0800 It appears this Google sub-group hasn't seen a new post in 20yrs, but here goes... I've occasionally wondered if Consuela (FamilyGuy) would be okay with any brand of Lemon Pledge. * that was all * |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 25 02:58PM > Incidentally, I'm curious: was there anyone who spotted the theme > *before* they got to the hint at #14? I was definitely thinking about it when I got to Martin, but wasn't sure until #14. -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
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