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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 01 09:58PM -0700 1 What impressionist famously painted several different views of Rouen cathedral? 2 Clogs are chiefly made from what raw material? 3 Which European country banned religion in 1967 and so became the first atheist state? 4 In various games/sports (and particularly golf), which term allows a player a second chance to perform an action, usually after the first went badly wrong? 5 Which British cyclist (b. 1976) has won 6 Olympic and 11 World Championship gold medals? 6 Which film did Alfred Hitchcock make twice, in 1934 and 1956, with Leslie Banks and James Stewart in the respective title roles? 7 A vexillologist is an expert in what? 8 Which sporting event was held for the first time in Chamonix, France in 1924? 9 The Islamist militia group Boko Haram is based in which country? 10 Which so-called "Royal Sport" was banned in England in 1849? cheers, calvin |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Sep 02 06:12AM +0100 > 1 What impressionist famously painted several different views of Rouen > cathedral? Monet > 2 Clogs are chiefly made from what raw material? Wood > 3 Which European country banned religion in 1967 and so became the > first atheist state? *picks random Eastern European dictatorship* -- Albania? > 4 In various games/sports (and particularly golf), which term allows a > player a second chance to perform an action, usually after the first > went badly wrong? Mulligan > 5 Which British cyclist (b. 1976) has won 6 Olympic and 11 World > Championship gold medals? Sir Chris Hoy > 6 Which film did Alfred Hitchcock make twice, in 1934 and 1956, with > Leslie Banks and James Stewart in the respective title roles? The Man Who Knew Too Much > 7 A vexillologist is an expert in what? Puzzles?? > 8 Which sporting event was held for the first time in Chamonix, France > in 1924? The Winter Olympics > 9 The Islamist militia group Boko Haram is based in which country? New Zealand > 10 Which so-called "Royal Sport" was banned in England in 1849? Hare coursing? |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Sep 02 01:09AM -0500 In article <2d326b46-c25c-4d2e-8c59-50f0878e4333@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 1 What impressionist famously painted several different views of Rouen cathedral? Monet > 2 Clogs are chiefly made from what raw material? wood > 3 Which European country banned religion in 1967 and so became the first atheist state? > 4 In various games/sports (and particularly golf), which term allows a player a second chance to perform an action, usually after the first went badly wrong? mulligan > 5 Which British cyclist (b. 1976) has won 6 Olympic and 11 World Championship gold medals? > 6 Which film did Alfred Hitchcock make twice, in 1934 and 1956, with Leslie Banks and James Stewart in the respective title roles? The Man Who Knew Too Much > 7 A vexillologist is an expert in what? flags > 8 Which sporting event was held for the first time in Chamonix, France in 1924? Winter Olympic Games > 9 The Islamist militia group Boko Haram is based in which country? Nigeria > 10 Which so-called "Royal Sport" was banned in England in 1849? dog fighting -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 02 09:07AM +0200 > 2 Clogs are chiefly made from what raw material? Wood > 3 Which European country banned religion in 1967 and so became the > first atheist state? Albania > 8 Which sporting event was held for the first time in Chamonix, > France in 1924? Winter olympics > 9 The Islamist militia group Boko Haram is based in which country? Nigeria > 10 Which so-called "Royal Sport" was banned in England in 1849? Fox-hunting -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Sep 02 09:18AM +0200 On 2016-09-02 06:58, Calvin wrote: > 1 What impressionist famously painted several different views of Rouen cathedral? Chagall ? > 2 Clogs are chiefly made from what raw material? Wood > 3 Which European country banned religion in 1967 and so became the first atheist state? Albania > 4 In various games/sports (and particularly golf), which term allows a player a second chance to perform an action, usually after the first went badly wrong? Beer-ball (I buy you a beer if you look between the finger on this one) > 5 Which British cyclist (b. 1976) has won 6 Olympic and 11 World Championship gold medals? Armstrong > 6 Which film did Alfred Hitchcock make twice, in 1934 and 1956, with Leslie Banks and James Stewart in the respective title roles? > 7 A vexillologist is an expert in what? Flags/banners > 8 Which sporting event was held for the first time in Chamonix, France in 1924? Winter olympics > 9 The Islamist militia group Boko Haram is based in which country? Nigeria > 10 Which so-called "Royal Sport" was banned in England in 1849? Duell by gun -- -- Björn |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 02 01:02AM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 What impressionist famously painted several different views of Rouen cathedral? Monet > 2 Clogs are chiefly made from what raw material? wood > 3 Which European country banned religion in 1967 and so became the first atheist state? East Germany > 4 In various games/sports (and particularly golf), which term allows a player a second chance to perform an action, usually after the first went badly wrong? mulligan > 5 Which British cyclist (b. 1976) has won 6 Olympic and 11 World Championship gold medals? > 6 Which film did Alfred Hitchcock make twice, in 1934 and 1956, with Leslie Banks and James Stewart in the respective title roles? > 7 A vexillologist is an expert in what? flags > 8 Which sporting event was held for the first time in Chamonix, France in 1924? World Cup > 9 The Islamist militia group Boko Haram is based in which country? Nigeria > 10 Which so-called "Royal Sport" was banned in England in 1849? jousting -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 01 09:55PM -0700 On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 3:53:13 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 What name is given to a written character (such as $ or 7 or &) that represents a word or phrase? Ideogram / Logogram / Logograph > 2 Which "sport" is the subject of the 2009 film "Whip It" starring Drew Barrymore? Roller Derby > 3 Who French writer's (1802-85) works include "Les Miserables" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"? Victor Hugo > 4 Which American singer, the Queen of Disco, died in May 2012? Donna Summer > 5 The aria "Nessun Dorma" is from which 1924 Puccini opera? Turandot > 6 Chris Martin is the lead singer of which British band? Coldplay > 7 With a population somewhere between 1 and 2 million, Aleppo is the largest city in which country? Syria Not sure if it still is... > 8 Who took over as German Fuhrer in April 1945 following Hitler's death? Karl Donitz > 9 Walter Gropius founded which influential art, design and architecture school? Bauhaus > 10 The sport of polo was first played on which continent? Asia Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 454 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 40 Gareth Owen 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 35 Chris Johnson 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 37 Peter Smyth 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 7 38 Pete Gayde 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6 32 Marc Dashevsky 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 27 Dan Tilque 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 28 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 2 2 6 6 3 3 7 5 4 7 45 64% Congratulations Gareth. cheers, calvin |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 02 09:04AM +0200 >> 6 Chris Martin is the lead singer of which British band? > Coldplay > 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 28 Erland S Nope. I had no clue on that one - only a snide reMark. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Sep 02 01:21AM -0500 In article <XnsA6728F1E88815Yazorman@127.0.0.1>, esquel@sommarskog.se says... > 1. It starts with Rosanna, but what does it end with? > 2. The ruins of the ancient city of Carthage are located in which > present-day country? Tunisia > 3. The United Arab Republic originally consisted of which two > present-day countries? Egypt and Syria > 4. "You must remember this: A kiss is still a kiss". Which film is it? Casablanca > There is also a team representing an African country. Which? > 9. With over 300 000 dwellers, Dadaab is said to be world's greatest > what? refugee camp > 15. The rocker Mannfred Mann hails from which country? > 16. Name any person who was awarded an Oscar for his or her > involvement in the film "Out of Africa". Streep -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
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