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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 07 05:00PM -0700 On Friday, September 2, 2016 at 2:58:29 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 What impressionist famously painted several different views of Rouen cathedral? Claude 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? 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? 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? Flags > 8 Which sporting event was held for the first time in Chamonix, France in 1924? Winter Olympics The term "event" can have several meanings in a sporting context so apologies if anyone was misled, but it certainly can't mean a particular sport. > 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? In retrospect this was a poor question, but we did at least get an entertaining array of suggestions. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 455 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 7 36 Gareth Owen 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 7 39 Peter Smyth 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 7 40 Mark Brader 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 7 41 Marc Dashevsky 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 6 36 Pete Gayde 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 31 Dan Tilque 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 31 Bjorn Lundin 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 26 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 5 8 5 6 2 4 5 6 7 0 48 60% Well done Gareth. cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 07 07:43PM -0500 "Calvin": > The term "event" can have several meanings in a sporting context > so apologies if anyone was misled, but it certainly can't mean a > particular sport. In this context it could mean the first-ever competition in a particular sport, or since it was an Olympic year and site, the first-ever Olympic competition in one. That's the sort of thing I had in mind with my guess. (I'm not expecting any points, just justifying why I answered that way.) > > 10 Which so-called "Royal Sport" was banned in England in 1849? > In retrospect this was a poor question, but we did at least get > an entertaining array of suggestions. Was cockfighting the intended answer? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Why, I make more money than Calvin Coolidge, msb@vex.net | put together!" -- SINGIN' IN THE RAIN My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 07 07:38PM -0700 On Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 10:43:07 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > > In retrospect this was a poor question, but we did at least get > > an entertaining array of suggestions. > Was cockfighting the intended answer? Yes it was. cheers, calvin |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 07 11:26PM -0700 Calvin wrote: >>> an entertaining array of suggestions. >> Was cockfighting the intended answer? > Yes it was. Since when is cockfighting a "royal sport"? Who called it that? I've never heard it characterized as such. -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 08 07:02AM > Since when is cockfighting a "royal sport"? Who called it that? I've > never heard it characterized as such. Cool down! Calvin has already confessed his sins and said it was a poor question. :-) -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 08 02:37AM -0700 Erland Sommarskog wrote: >> never heard it characterized as such. > Cool down! Calvin has already confessed his sins and said it was a poor > question. :-) I wasn't upset about it. Just curious. -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 07 05:04PM -0700 1 Which useful alloy commonly consists of 60% tin and 40% lead? 2 "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?" was a sequel to which 1990 film? 3 Who co-starred with Heath Ledger in the 2008 movie "Brokeback Mountain"? 4 An Olympic decathlon is contested over how many days? 5 In 1947 Boulder Dam was officially re-named in honour of which former US president? 6 What flavouring is used in Frangelico liqueur? 7 If you travelled the "Road to Mandalay", which Asian country would you be in? 8 What 1973 film was Bruce Lee's last? 9 What planet is nearest in size to the Earth? 10 The first human heart transplant was performed in 1967 in which country? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 07 07:48PM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 Which useful alloy commonly consists of 60% tin and 40% lead? Pewter. > 2 "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?" was a sequel to which > 1990 film? "The Unsuccessful Heart Surgeon". :-) > 3 Who co-starred with Heath Ledger in the 2008 movie > "Brokeback Mountain"? Jake Gyllenhaal. > 4 An Olympic decathlon is contested over how many days? 3? > 5 In 1947 Boulder Dam was officially re-named in honour of > which former US president? Herbert Hoover. > 6 What flavouring is used in Frangelico liqueur? Anise? > 7 If you travelled the "Road to Mandalay", which Asian country > would you be in? Malaysia? > 8 What 1973 film was Bruce Lee's last? "Enter the Dragon". > 9 What planet is nearest in size to the Earth? At one time the answer was Venus, but it may have changed now that so many planets are being discovered in other solar systems; but if so, I have no idea to what. > 10 The first human heart transplant was performed in 1967 in > which country? South Africa. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "A cow-orker of mine used to ood dogs." msb@vex.net -- Steve Hayes My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Sep 08 01:19AM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 Which useful alloy commonly consists of 60% tin and 40% lead? Pewter > film? > 3 Who co-starred with Heath Ledger in the 2008 movie > "Brokeback Mountain"? Jake Gyllenhall > 4 An Olympic decathlon is contested over how many days? 2 > 5 In 1947 Boulder Dam was officially re-named in honour > of which former US president? Hoover > 6 What flavouring is used in Frangelico liqueur? Mint > 7 If you travelled the "Road to Mandalay", > which Asian country would you be in? Myanmar > 8 What 1973 film was Bruce Lee's last? > 9 What planet is nearest in size to the Earth? Venus > 10 The first human heart transplant was performed in 1967 in which > country? South Africa > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Sep 08 06:10AM +0100 > 1 Which useful alloy commonly consists of 60% tin and 40% lead? Solder? > 2 "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?" was a sequel to which 1990 > film? Never heard of it > 3 Who co-starred with Heath Ledger in the 2008 movie "Brokeback > Mountain"? Jake Gyllenhall (sp?) > 4 An Olympic decathlon is contested over how many days? Two > 5 In 1947 Boulder Dam was officially re-named in honour of which > former US president? Hoover > 6 What flavouring is used in Frangelico liqueur? Orange? > 7 If you travelled the "Road to Mandalay", which Asian country would > you be in? Malaysia?? > 8 What 1973 film was Bruce Lee's last? Enter The Dragon > 9 What planet is nearest in size to the Earth? Earth. After that, Venus. > 10 The first human heart transplant was performed in 1967 in which > country? South Africa |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Sep 08 06:11AM +0100 >> 2 "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?" was a sequel to which >> 1990 film? > "The Unsuccessful Heart Surgeon". :-) :) |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Sep 08 12:25AM -0500 In article <92806324-2369-4a61-a777-c837e8fe65be@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 1 Which useful alloy commonly consists of 60% tin and 40% lead? solder > 3 Who co-starred with Heath Ledger in the 2008 movie "Brokeback Mountain"? > 4 An Olympic decathlon is contested over how many days? > 5 In 1947 Boulder Dam was officially re-named in honour of which former US president? Hoover > 6 What flavouring is used in Frangelico liqueur? hazelnut > 7 If you travelled the "Road to Mandalay", which Asian country would you be in? Burma > 8 What 1973 film was Bruce Lee's last? > 9 What planet is nearest in size to the Earth? Venus > 10 The first human heart transplant was performed in 1967 in which country? South Africa -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 07 11:29PM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 Which useful alloy commonly consists of 60% tin and 40% lead? pewter > 2 "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?" was a sequel to which 1990 film? > 3 Who co-starred with Heath Ledger in the 2008 movie "Brokeback Mountain"? > 4 An Olympic decathlon is contested over how many days? 2 > 5 In 1947 Boulder Dam was officially re-named in honour of which former US president? Herbert Hoover > 6 What flavouring is used in Frangelico liqueur? > 7 If you travelled the "Road to Mandalay", which Asian country would you be in? Burma > 8 What 1973 film was Bruce Lee's last? Enter the Dragon > 9 What planet is nearest in size to the Earth? Venus > 10 The first human heart transplant was performed in 1967 in which country? South Africa -- Dan Tilque |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 07 11:41PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > At one time the answer was Venus, but it may have changed now that so > many planets are being discovered in other solar systems; but if so, > I have no idea to what. They never report error bars in the popular accounts about exoplanet discoveries. I never bother to look them up, but I'd expect that all such have huge error bars in terms of any reported sizes and masses. So huge that I don't think we can really compare them to Solar System bodies with any degree of confidence. In other words, it doesn't make any sense to consider exoplanets for this kind of question. -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 08 07:04AM > 4 An Olympic decathlon is contested over how many days? Two > 7 If you travelled the "Road to Mandalay", which Asian country would > you be in? Burma > 9 What planet is nearest in size to the Earth? Venus > 10 The first human heart transplant was performed in 1967 in which > country? South Africa -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Sep 07 04:48AM -0700 On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 12:59:38 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > 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. ok, so you've done 2 impossible things before breakfast. all you're missing is a solution to the refugee crisis that involves relocation to thunder bay and a growth industry for fish bone combs. swp |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 07 11:29AM -0500 Mark Brader: >> And of course it could be different in your leagues anyway... Erland Sommarskog: > It seems that save for the rink size, the NHL rules are usually > picked up here as well, possibly with some delay. Well, it's been known to work the other way. The NHL no longer requires a defender to touch the puck in order for icing to be called, although their rule ("hybrid icing") is more complicated than the one in international play. -- Mark Brader "Now, let's assume the correct answer will Toronto eventually be written on this board at the msb@vex.net coordinates (x,y)..." --Randall Munroe My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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