- Calvin's Quiz #434 - 3 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #433 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 1 Update
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 04 11:19PM -0700 1 On which sea is the Russian port of Vladivostok situated? 2 Malignant mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer most commonly caused by exposure to which substance? 3 Which science fiction writer created the Daleks and 'Blake's Seven'? 4 A multi-sport event held every 4 years, the 'Jogos de Lusophony' (aka Lusophony Games) are primarily attended by athletes speaking which European language? 5 Which late singer's nicknames included 'The King of Funk', 'Soul Brother Number One' and 'The Hardest Working Man in Show Business'? 6 Set in a fictional high school, which Canadian TV franchise has been running almost continually since 1979 across five different incarnations? 7 Which 11 letter word is the fear of fears? 8 Who is currently (October 2015) the Canadian head of state? 9 According to the book of Exodus, where did Moses receive the Ten Commandments? 10 Composed by Johnny Mandel, what is the three-word title of the theme for the TV show 'M*A*S*H'? cheers, calvin |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 05 07:19AM > 1 On which sea is the Russian port of Vladivostok situated? Pacific Ocean > 4 A multi-sport event held every 4 years, the 'Jogos de Lusophony' > (aka Lusophony Games) are primarily attended by athletes speaking which > European language? Portuguese > 5 Which late singer's nicknames included 'The King of Funk', 'Soul > Brother Number One' and 'The Hardest Working Man in Show Business'? Marvin Gaye > 7 Which 11 letter word is the fear of fears? Well, "fear of fears" that's 11 letters (and two spaces). Boy, what an easy question! > 8 Who is currently (October 2015) the Canadian head of state? Queen Elizabeth II > 9 According to the book of Exodus, where did Moses receive the Ten > Commandments? Mount Sinai -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 05 05:03AM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 On which sea is the Russian port of Vladivostok situated? Beaufort? > 2 Malignant mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer most commonly > caused by exposure to which substance? Tobacco smoke? > 4 A multi-sport event held every 4 years, the 'Jogos de Lusophony' > (aka Lusophony Games) are primarily attended by athletes speaking > which European language? Portuguese. > 6 Set in a fictional high school, which Canadian TV franchise has > been running almost continually since 1979 across five different > incarnations? Degrassi. > 7 Which 11 letter word is the fear of fears? Phobophobia. > 8 Who is currently (October 2015) (!) > the Canadian head of state? Queen Elizabeth II. > 9 According to the book of Exodus, where did Moses receive the Ten > Commandments? Mt. Sinai. > 10 Composed by Johnny Mandel, what is the three-word title of the > theme for the TV show 'M*A*S*H'? "Suicide is Painless". -- Mark Brader, Toronto "As long as that blue light is on, the msb@vex.net computer is safe." -- Hot Millions My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 04 11:08PM -0700 On Thursday, March 31, 2016 at 10:00:32 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 Who produced and directed the 1993 musical comedy film 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights'? Mel Brooks > 2 Which animal appears on the logo of the Dutch banking company ING? Lion > 3 What three-word term denotes the music production formula developed by Phil Spector in the 1960s? The dense aesthetic created by having a number of electric and acoustic instrumentalists perform the same parts in unison appears on tracks as diverse as Bruce Springsteen's 'Born to Run' and The Beach Boys' 'Wouldn't It Be Nice'? Wall of Sound > 4 On which city is the original US version of Monopoly based? Atlantic City That's the original *Parker Bros* version, as Mark pointed out. > 5 The right bower is the highest ranked card in which card game? Euchre > 6 Which virus, closely related to rabies and usually fatal to humans, is commonly found in Australian bats? Lyssa > 7 In baseball, which team always bats in the first-half or 'top' of each inning? The away team > 8 Scottish surgeon and lecturer Dr Joseph Bell (1837-1911) was the inspiration for which literary character? Sherlock Holmes > 9 'Brent' and 'West Texas Intermediate' are the two major benchmarks for which commodity? [Crude] Oil > 10 Which word can mean an indentation on a bottle, a shallow boat or a kick? Punt Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 433 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 9 75 Peter Smyth 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 9 75 Mark Brader 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 9 75 Bruce Bowler 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 9 75 Chris Johnson 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 8 68 Pete Gayde 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 8 70 Marc Dashevsky 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 7 62 Aren Ess 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 53 Dan Tilque 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 6 54 Gareth Owen 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 28 Erland S 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 Bjorn Lundin - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 10 8 10 9 5 0 9 7 9 8 75 68% I don't think we've had a 4-way tie before. Congratulations Peter, Mark, Bruce and Chris. cheers, calvin |
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