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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 01 04:46PM -0700 1 What 2-word term is used to describe the chess opening 1.e4 c5? 2 Which American author's novels include "The Right Stuff" and "I am Charlotte Simmons"? 3 The British TV series "Fawlty Towers" was set in which seaside town? 4 Who played the title role in the 1996 black comedy "The Cable Guy"? 5 Who was the leader of the British Labour Party between 2010 and 2015? 6 Which organic chemical compound, natural constituent of crude oil, has the chemical formula C6H6? 7 Which company introduced Clippy to the world in 1997, before removing it following widespread criticism? 8 Which noted economist (1908-2006) shares his surname with the pseudonym JK Rowling used when she wrote "The Cuckoo's Calling"? 9 2.47 acres is equal to which SI unit? 10 Which country's internet domain is .za? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 01 07:26PM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 What 2-word term is used to describe the chess opening 1.e4 c5? Sicilian defense? > 2 Which American author's novels include "The Right Stuff" and "I > am Charlotte Simmons"? Wolfe. > 3 The British TV series "Fawlty Towers" was set in which seaside town? Torquay. > 4 Who played the title role in the 1996 black comedy "The Cable Guy"? Carrey. > 5 Who was the leader of the British Labour Party between 2010 and 2015? Miliband. > 6 Which organic chemical compound, natural constituent of crude > oil, has the chemical formula C6H6? Benzene. > 7 Which company introduced Clippy to the world in 1997, before > removing it following widespread criticism? Micros--t. > 8 Which noted economist (1908-2006) shares his surname with the > pseudonym JK Rowling used when she wrote "The Cuckoo's Calling"? Galbraith. > 9 2.47 acres is equal to which SI unit? Hectare. > 10 Which country's internet domain is .za? South Africa. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | In the affairs of this world men are saved, msb@vex.net | not by faith, but by the want of it. --Franklin |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Jun 01 08:50PM -0400 On 2016-06-01, Calvin wrote: > 1 What 2-word term is used to describe the chess opening 1.e4 c5? Sicilian Defense > 2 Which American author's novels include "The Right Stuff" and "I am Charlotte Simmons"? Tom Wolfe > 3 The British TV series "Fawlty Towers" was set in which seaside town? Brighton > 4 Who played the title role in the 1996 black comedy "The Cable Guy"? Jim Carrey > 5 Who was the leader of the British Labour Party between 2010 and 2015? Miliband > 6 Which organic chemical compound, natural constituent of crude oil, has the chemical formula C6H6? Benzene > 7 Which company introduced Clippy to the world in 1997, before removing it following widespread criticism? > 8 Which noted economist (1908-2006) shares his surname with the pseudonym JK Rowling used when she wrote "The Cuckoo's Calling"? JK Galbraith > 9 2.47 acres is equal to which SI unit? Hectare > 10 Which country's internet domain is .za? South Africa -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jun 01 09:32PM -0500 In article <b65d70c9-ed09-447b-b97c-f406d8db510e@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 1 What 2-word term is used to describe the chess opening 1.e4 c5? Sicilian defense > 2 Which American author's novels include "The Right Stuff" and "I am Charlotte Simmons"? Tom Wolfe > 3 The British TV series "Fawlty Towers" was set in which seaside town? > 4 Who played the title role in the 1996 black comedy "The Cable Guy"? Jim Carrey > 5 Who was the leader of the British Labour Party between 2010 and 2015? > 6 Which organic chemical compound, natural constituent of crude oil, has the chemical formula C6H6? benzene > 7 Which company introduced Clippy to the world in 1997, before removing it following widespread criticism? Microsoft > 8 Which noted economist (1908-2006) shares his surname with the pseudonym JK Rowling used when she wrote "The Cuckoo's Calling"? > 9 2.47 acres is equal to which SI unit? hectare > 10 Which country's internet domain is .za? South Africa -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 02 03:53AM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > black comedy "The Cable Guy"? > 5 Who was the leader of the British > Labour Party between 2010 and 2015? Brown > C6H6? > 7 Which company introduced Clippy to the world in 1997, > before removing it following widespread criticism? Microsoft > economist (1908-2006) shares his surname with the pseudonym JK Rowling > used when she wrote "The Cuckoo's Calling"? > 9 2.47 acres is equal to which SI unit? Hectare > 10 Which country's internet domain is .za? South Africa > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 02 07:34AM > 1 What 2-word term is used to describe the chess opening 1.e4 c5? Sicilian defense > 3 The British TV series "Fawlty Towers" was set in which seaside town? Brighton > 5 Who was the leader of the British Labour Party between 2010 and > 2015? Ed Miliband > 6 Which organic chemical compound, natural constituent of crude oil, > has the chemical formula C6H6? Benzene > 9 2.47 acres is equal to which SI unit? 1 ha? (Althogh I am not sure that hectars counts as an SI unit. Then again, I have very little idea of what an acre is.) > 10 Which country's internet domain is .za? South Africa -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 02 04:40AM -0500 "Calvin": >> 9 2.47 acres is equal to which SI unit? Erland Sommarskog [copyedited]: > (Althogh I am not sure that the hectare counts as an SI unit.) Now that you mention it, it's not. But it is one of the non-SI units that are "accepted for use with the SI". (The others are the day, hour, and minute of time; the degree, minute, and second of arc; the liter; and the tonne or metric ton.) -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Yes, you're very smart. Shut up." msb@vex.net --The Princess Bride My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 02 10:26AM > that are "accepted for use with the SI". (The others are the day, > hour, and minute of time; the degree, minute, and second of arc; > the liter; and the tonne or metric ton.) I first entered 1 km² because of the SI unit thing. But then I recalled the only relation to the acre that I have: the Bilmore estate in Asheville, NC, is 8000 acres, whereupon I decided that 1 km² was just not reasonable. But maybe to stay within the realm of the question, I should have answered 1hm². But I bet that Calvin would not have sorted that out! -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 02 03:50AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:R9Sdna4uSo58kNDKnZ2dnUU7- > last Monday? Well, it's not really rare, but not common either; > let's say about 13 times a century. The previous time it > occurred was November 6, 2006, and the next time will be in 2019. Mercury transit of the sun > something right. Which legendary journalist and Vietnam War > correspondent announced last week that he was retiring from his > long-time gig? (That president, by the way, was Lyndon Johnson.) Morley Safer > 7. No extra money, but another way to spend it. The CIBC and > RBC last week introduced what payment method? Other big banks > to follow in coming weeks. Bitcoin > 8. Not only did he win it for the second consecutive year, he is > the first unanimous winner. Which NBA player won the MVP award > last week? Curry > 9. Which iconic US brand is changing its name to "America" for > the duration of the current election cycle? No, the answer is > not Donald J. Trump. Budweiser > ship QE II, also caused a kerfuffle -- when she was caught on > video saying that *which country*'s officials had been "very > rude" to her ambassador? Turkey > 1. What reason did Canadian musicians Belly and The Weeknd give for > canceling their scheduled appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" last > Wednesday? Donald Trump was also on > distressing announcement that their front-man had been diagnosed > with terminal cancer, and also signaled their intention to > undertake one last tour. Name the singer. Coldplay > 5. Last week President Obama made the controversial move of lifting > the embargo on arms sales to a former enemy, or perhaps frenemy. > Which country was it? Vietnam > 6. Having already demonstrated her tough-gal bona fides, which > actress tweeted last week that she'd be interested in playing > the first female Bond? Lucy Lawless > 8. No Canadian teams in the NHL playoffs, but at least Canada won > the IIHF World Hockey Championship last week. Which country > did we beat 2-0 in the gold-medal game? Russia; Finland > 10. Which notable person employed the Heimlich maneuver to save > the life of a choking 87-year-old woman at a Cincinnati seniors' > residence last Monday? Dr Heimlich Pete Gayde |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 02 02:15AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:nI2dnXLhB4DPkNDKnZ2dnUU7- > * Name the Country > 4. The name of which Asian country is 18 letters long *with vowels > and consonants alternating* for the entire name? United Arab Emirates > "The Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World". > That colony became an independent country in 1898. By what name > do we know that country today? Brazil > 6. The name of which African country can also be found in the name > of two other African countries and in the name of a fourth, > non-African country? Mali > 9. What mountain is the subject of this painting by Joseph Wright > of Derby? > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/9.jpg Vesuvius > 10. Herbie the Love Bug would be able to tell you: How many > independent and sovereign states are currently in the > Commonwealth of Nations? 12; 19 > 11. Joe Montana would be able to tell you: How many federal states > are there in Germany? 16 > 12. Baskin-Robbins' staff would be able to tell you: Excluding > the federal district, how many states of Mexico are there? 31 > Given the cryptic or punny clue, you tell us the name of the > European capital. > 13. Half of quadruplin'. Dublin > 14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito. Budapest > 15. Uncle Miltie is at home. Berlin Pete Gayde |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Jun 01 08:01PM -0700 On Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 12:04:35 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > 6. The name of which African country can also be found in the name > of two other African countries and in the name of a fourth, > non-African country? Mali > 8. What is the name of the mountain in Provence featured in this > Paul Cézanne painting? > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/8.jpg Matterhorn? > 9. What mountain is the subject of this painting by Joseph Wright > of Derby? > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/9.jpg Sinai? > 10. Herbie the Love Bug would be able to tell you: How many > independent and sovereign states are currently in the > Commonwealth of Nations? 50? > 11. Joe Montana would be able to tell you: How many federal states > are there in Germany? 12? > 12. Baskin-Robbins' staff would be able to tell you: Excluding > the federal district, how many states of Mexico are there? 31 > Given the cryptic or punny clue, you tell us the name of the > European capital. > 13. Half of quadruplin'. Dublin > 14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito. Budapest > 15. Uncle Miltie is at home. Berlin |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 01 04:40PM -0700 On Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 11:49:00 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 What are the two competition lifts in an Olympic weightlifting competition? Snatch AND Clean and Jerk > 2 In which year was the Soviet Union dissolved? 1991 > 3 What cartoon characters catchphrase was "Exit, stage left"? Snagglepuss > 4 What creature is the traditional symbol of the medical profession? Snake / Serpent > 5 Which is the only chemical element named after a US state? Californium > 6 What homophone refers to both an African antelope and a manufacturer of sporting apparel? Reebok / Rhebok > 7 Which German figure skater won two Olympic golds and four wold championships? Katarina Witt > 8 CONMEBOL is the governing body for football (soccer) in which continent? South America > 9 Jonathan Higgins III, 'TC' Calvin and Robin Masters were characters in which 1980s TV series? Magnum PI > 10 Which musical duo was comprised of Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley? Righteous Brothers Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 441 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 40 Pete Gayde 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 40 Dan Tilque 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 7 33 Chris Johnson 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 34 Mark Brader 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 27 Erland S 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 28 Peter Smyth 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 24 Marc Dashevsky 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 25 Bjorn Lundin - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 6 3 3 6 8 2 6 4 5 4 47 59% Congratulations Pete and Dan. cheers, calvin |
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