Saturday, June 11, 2016

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 7 updates in 3 topics

"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jun 10 07:31PM +0200

On 2016-06-10 05:25, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which Wisconsin-based franchise is the only non-profit, community-owned NFL team?
> 2 Back, Blanket and Button Hole are varieties of what?
Shirts
> 3 What is the only stadium to have hosted the final match of both the football (soccer) rugby world cups?
Wembly
> 4 Which city is the centre of the Italian fashion industry?
Milano
> 6 Which fruit is the favourite food of the Minions film characters?
> 7 Anita Roddick founded which cosmetics chain?
> 8 What is the modern name of the Indian city of Madras?
Chennai
> 9 Which board game did Alfred Butts invent in the 1940s?
Othello
 
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Björn
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jun 10 06:01PM

Calvin wrote:
 
 
> 1 Which Wisconsin-based franchise is the only non-profit,
> community-owned NFL team?
Green Bay Packers
> 2 Back, Blanket and Button Hole are varieties of what?
Mushroom
> 3 What is the only stadium to have hosted the final match of both
> the football (soccer) rugby world cups?
Not sure it is the answer you are looking for, but Wembley Stadium has
hosted football and rugby league world cup finals.
> 4 Which city is the centre of the Italian fashion industry?
Milan
> 5 What is the four sisters' surname in the 1868 novel "Little Women"?
 
> 6 Which fruit is the favourite food of the Minions film characters?
Banana
> 7 Anita Roddick founded which cosmetics chain?
Body Shop
> 8 What is the modern name of the Indian city of Madras?
Chennai
> 9 Which board game did Alfred Butts invent in the 1940s?
Monopoly
> 10 Which 8 letter word is both a Beatles' album and a Cluedo murder
> weapon?
Revolver
 
Peter Smyth
Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 10 11:05PM

Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in
 
> 1 Which Wisconsin-based franchise is the only non-profit,
> community-owned NFL team?
 
Green Bay Packers
 
> 2 Back, Blanket and Button Hole are varieties of what?
 
Stitches
 
> 3 What is the only stadium to have hosted the
> final match of both the football (soccer) rugby world cups?
 
Stade de France
 
> 4 Which city is the centre of the Italian fashion industry?
 
Milan
 
> 5 What
> is the four sisters' surname in the 1868 novel "Little Women"?
 
March
 
> 7 Anita Roddick founded which cosmetics chain?
> 8 What is the modern name of the Indian city of Madras?
> 9 Which board game did Alfred Butts invent in the 1940s?
 
Monopoly
 
> 10 Which 8 letter word is both a
> Beatles' album and a Cluedo murder weapon?
 
Revolver
 
 
> cheers,
> calvin
 
Pete Gayde
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 10 11:29PM -0700

Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which Wisconsin-based franchise is the only non-profit, community-owned NFL team?
 
Green Bay Packers
 
> 2 Back, Blanket and Button Hole are varieties of what?
 
mushrooms ??
 
> 3 What is the only stadium to have hosted the final match of both the football (soccer) rugby world cups?
> 4 Which city is the centre of the Italian fashion industry?
 
Milan
 
> 6 Which fruit is the favourite food of the Minions film characters?
> 7 Anita Roddick founded which cosmetics chain?
> 8 What is the modern name of the Indian city of Madras?
 
Chennai
 
> 9 Which board game did Alfred Butts invent in the 1940s?
 
Scrabble
 
 
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Dan Tilque
bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Jun 10 02:30PM

On Thu, 09 Jun 2016 00:46:50 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> * A. US State Capitals
 
> A1. The name of which state capital can be found in the title
> of three different movies starring Mike Myers?
 
Austin
 
> A2. Which state capital is the only one *with a one-word name*
> that includes the name of the state that it's the capital of?
 
Indianapolis
 
> founded by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts in 1934? Hint: The
> club is in a *different state* from the capital city in question,
> and is 1,146 miles south of the state capital.
 
Augusta
 
> the big screen in 1943, was portrayed by 6 male members of the
> same family in a number of movies and a television series that
> aired from 1954 to 1973?
 
Lassie
 
> Margaret Roberts of Willows, Wisconsin. Skipper is the younger
> sister of -- and 2¼ inches shorter than -- which fictional woman
> who was first introduced in 1959?
 
Barbie
 
> B3. According to "TV Guide", this character -- best known by
> his one-word nickname -- is the fourth-greatest TV character of
> all time. In 1977 he literally jumped the shark.
 
Fonzie
 
 
> D1. 1996 -- http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/cover/d1.jpg
> D2. 1951 -- http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/cover/d2.jpg
> D3. 2003 -- http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/cover/d3.jpg
 
The Devil Wears Prada
 
 
 
> We name an element from the periodic table; you name the *next element
> in alphabetical order*.
 
> E1. Indium.
 
Iodine
 
> E2. Argon.
 
Arsenic
 
> E3. Silicon.
 
Silver
 
 
> F1. This team won 5 NBA titles in Minneapolis. In 1960 they
> kept the same name, despite moving to a city which is decidedly
> lacking in fresh water. Give the team's full current name.
 
LA Lakers
 
> F2. This NBA team started in New Orleans. In 1979 they kept the
> same name, despite moving to this extremely unfunky location.
> Again, give the team's full current name.
 
Utah Jazz
 
Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Jun 10 02:31PM -0700

On Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 1:46:50 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> * A. US State Capitals
 
> A1. The name of which state capital can be found in the title
> of three different movies starring Mike Myers?
Austin
> Margaret Roberts of Willows, Wisconsin. Skipper is the
> younger sister of -- and 2ź inches shorter than -- which
> fictional woman who was first introduced in 1959?
Barbie
> B3. According to "TV Guide", this character -- best known by
> his one-word nickname -- is the fourth-greatest TV character
> of all time. In 1977 he literally jumped the shark.
Fonzie
> its cover (not necessarily from the first edition). You give
> the title of the book.
 
> D1. 1996 -- http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/cover/d1.jpg
"Angela's Ashes"?
> D2. 1951 -- http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/cover/d2.jpg
> D3. 2003 -- http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/cover/d3.jpg
"The Devil Wears Prada"
> kept the same name, despite moving to a city which is
> decidedly lacking in fresh water. Give the team's full
> current name.
Los Angeles Lakers
> F2. This NBA team started in New Orleans. In 1979 they kept the
> same name, despite moving to this extremely unfunky location.
> Again, give the team's full current name.
Utah Jazz
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jun 10 06:49AM +0100


>> 6 Which organic chemical compound, natural constituent of crude oil,
>> has the chemical formula C6H6?
 
> Benzene
 
Still can't believe I missed this. Total brain melt.
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