Friday, August 05, 2016

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swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Aug 04 05:00AM -0700

On Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 1:59:05 AM UTC-4, Calvin wrote:
 
> > 1 According to the Internet Movie Database (among others) which character from the 1999 film "The Phantom Menace" is the dumbest in movie history?
 
> Jar Jar Binks
> And it was richly deserved
 
dark lord of the sith binks will no doubt find your lack of faith in him disturbing
 
 
> > 8 Who rules in a plutocracy?
 
> The rick / wealthy
 
I think you meant 'the donald' there :-)
 
> Congratulations Mark.
 
indeed. hearty congratulations. pip pip. cheerio. and huzzah!
 
swp
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Aug 04 08:20PM +0100

>> of love, play on…"?
 
> Twelfth Night
> Singleton for Chris
 
I got this one.
 
I studied it for my English Lit GCSE, and saw a production with Tim
"Captain Darling" McInnery (as Orsino) and Derek Griffiths (as Feste) in
it. I can still recite the rest of that opening soliloquy from memory.
 
(Though I have to look up how to spell "soliloquy").
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 05 01:20AM -0500

"Calvin":
> > 8 Who rules in a plutocracy?
 
> The rick ...
 
Heathfield?
 
> Congratulations Mark.
 
Huh! Lucky guess on discus. Thanks.
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Mark Brader, Toronto The uucp stings you!--More--
msb@vex.net Your purse feels lighter.
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Aug 04 11:03AM -0500

In article <64e457ff-599e-4f3d-8cec-79b99bcc72d7@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says...
 
> 1 Which technological innovation saw Bob Dylan booed at a concert in Manchester in 1966?
electric guitar (the first booing of Dylan happened at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.
There is some dispute about whether the crowd was booing the electric guitar or the
hideous distorted sound of the vocals.)
 
> 2 What is the name of the official news publication of the Salvation Army?
> 3 Between 1977 and 1987 American athlete Edwin Moses won 122 consecutive races in which track event?
400m
 
> 4 Around 90% of all goitres are caused by a deficiency of which trace element?
iodine
 
> 5 How many times did Muhammad Ali fight Joe Frazier?
3
 
> 6 What is the Japanese word for both the pufferfish and the dish commonly prepared from it?
fugu
 
> 7 In March 2015, pop singer left Zayn Malik which band?
> 8 J G Galle discovered which planet in 1846?
Neptune
 
> 9 The Italian courtier and musician David Rizzio (1533-1566) was also private secretary to which British monarch?
> 10 Following ionisation, a gas transitions to which state of matter?
plasma
 
 
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 04 01:44PM -0500

Calvin:
> 1 Which technological innovation saw Bob Dylan booed at a
> concert in Manchester in 1966?
 
Electric guitar?
 
> 2 What is the name of the official news publication of the
> Salvation Army?
 
"Blood and Fire".
 
> 3 Between 1977 and 1987 American athlete Edwin Moses won 122
> consecutive races in which track event?
 
400 m hurdles?
 
> 4 Around 90% of all goitres are caused by a deficiency of which
> trace element?
 
Iodine.
 
> 5 How many times did Muhammad Ali fight Joe Frazier?
 
3?
 
> 6 What is the Japanese word for both the pufferfish and the dish
> commonly prepared from it?
 
Fugu.
 
> 7 In March 2015, pop singer left Zayn Malik which band?
 
'NSYNC?
 
> 8 J G Galle discovered which planet in 1846?
 
Neptune. Some other people were also involved.
 
> 9 The Italian courtier and musician David Rizzio (1533-1566) was
> also private secretary to which British monarch?
 
Henry VIII?
 
> 10 Following ionisation, a gas transitions to which state of matter?
 
Plasma.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "I wish to God these calculations had been
msb@vex.net | executed by steam!" -- Charles Babbage, 1821
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Aug 04 06:49PM

Calvin wrote:
 
 
> 1 Which technological innovation saw Bob Dylan booed at a concert in
> Manchester in 1966?
Electric Guitar
> 2 What is the name of the official news publication of the Salvation
> Army?
Watchtower
> 3 Between 1977 and 1987 American athlete Edwin Moses won 122
> consecutive races in which track event?
400m Hurdles
> 4 Around 90% of all goitres are caused by a deficiency of which
> trace element?
Iodine
> 5 How many times did Muhammad Ali fight Joe Frazier?
If Mark's last quiz was correct, 3
> 6 What is the Japanese word for both the pufferfish and the dish
> commonly prepared from it?
 
> 7 In March 2015, pop singer left Zayn Malik which band?
One Direction
> 8 J G Galle discovered which planet in 1846?
Neptune
> 9 The Italian courtier and musician David Rizzio (1533-1566) was
> also private secretary to which British monarch?
Mary
> 10 Following ionisation, a gas transitions to which state of matter?
Plasma
 
Peter Smyth
Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Aug 04 07:08PM

Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in
 
> 1 Which technological innovation saw Bob Dylan booed at a concert
> in Manchester in 1966?
 
Using electric guitar
 
> 3 Between 1977 and 1987
> American athlete Edwin Moses won 122 consecutive races in which track
> event?
 
400 meter hurdles
 
> 4 Around 90% of all goitres are caused by a deficiency of
> which trace element?
 
Iron
 
> 5 How many times did Muhammad Ali fight Joe Frazier?
 
3
 
> 6 What is the Japanese word for both the pufferfish and
> the dish commonly prepared from it?
> 7 In March 2015, pop singer left Zayn Malik which band?
 
One Direction
 
> 8 J G Galle discovered which planet in 1846?
 
Neptune
 
> 9 The Italian courtier and musician David Rizzio (1533-1566)
> was also private secretary to which British monarch?
 
Elizabeth I
 
> 10 Following
> ionisation, a gas transitions to which state of matter?
 
Plasma

 
> cheers,
> calvin
 
Pete Gayde
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Aug 04 08:24PM +0100


> 1 Which technological innovation saw Bob Dylan booed at a concert in
> Manchester in 1966?
 
He'd "Gone Electric", man.
 
> 2 What is the name of the official news publication of the Salvation
> Army?
 
War Cry
 
> 3 Between 1977 and 1987 American athlete Edwin Moses won 122
> consecutive races in which track event?
 
400m Hurdles
 
> 4 Around 90% of all goitres are caused by a deficiency of which trace
> element?
 
Potassium?
 
> 5 How many times did Muhammad Ali fight Joe Frazier?
 
3?
 
> 6 What is the Japanese word for both the pufferfish and the dish
> commonly prepared from it?
 
Fugu
 
> 7 In March 2015, pop singer left Zayn Malik which band?
 
One Direction
 
> 8 J G Galle discovered which planet in 1846?
 
Neptune
 
> 9 The Italian courtier and musician David Rizzio (1533-1566) was also
> private secretary to which British monarch?
 
Queen Liz I
 
> 10 Following ionisation, a gas transitions to which state of matter?
 
Plasma
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 04 02:25PM -0700

Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which technological innovation saw Bob Dylan booed at a concert in Manchester in 1966?
 
amplified guitar
 
> 2 What is the name of the official news publication of the Salvation Army?
 
Blood and Fire
 
> 3 Between 1977 and 1987 American athlete Edwin Moses won 122 consecutive races in which track event?
 
200 meters
 
> 4 Around 90% of all goitres are caused by a deficiency of which trace element?
 
copper ??
 
> 5 How many times did Muhammad Ali fight Joe Frazier?
 
4
 
> 6 What is the Japanese word for both the pufferfish and the dish commonly prepared from it?
 
fugu
 
> 7 In March 2015, pop singer left Zayn Malik which band?
> 8 J G Galle discovered which planet in 1846?
 
Neptune
 
> 9 The Italian courtier and musician David Rizzio (1533-1566) was also private secretary to which British monarch?
 
Henry VII
 
> 10 Following ionisation, a gas transitions to which state of matter?
 
plasma
 
 
 
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Dan Tilque
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