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| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Oct 14 03:33PM swp wrote: > correct answers are worth 1 point each. > have fun! > 1. what was awarded to Bob Dylan this week? Nobel Prize for Literature > 2. what is the default name of the amazon echo device's > 'personality'? NotSiri > series? > 5. russia held a nuclear war exercise on 10/4-10/7 involving how > many people? 42 > 6. the television show 'supernatural' began its new season on > october 13th. what season is it? 13th > 1987 movie? > 10. A couple celebrating their crystal wedding anniversary have been > married for how many years? 35 Peter Smyth |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Oct 14 08:58PM +0100 >> 4. what was the last year the Chicago Cubs played in the MLB world >> series? > 1947?? AARRRGHHH! Have just realised the answer to this question is in the lyrics to Steve Goodman's "Dying Cubs Fan's Last Request", I song I know by heart. *Bashes head on computer* |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 14 08:35PM -0700 swp wrote: > correct answers are worth 1 point each. > have fun! > 1. what was awarded to Bob Dylan this week? Nobel Prize for Literature (I knew you were going to ask about this) > 2. what is the default name of the amazon echo device's 'personality'? Alexa ?? > 3. name the characters in this image: http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=16977138 > 4. what was the last year the Chicago Cubs played in the MLB world series? 2007 > 7. canadian thanksgiving was this past october 10th. what year did it begin as an official canadian holiday? > 8. who was the original lead singer for the musical group 'chicago'? > 9. 'pizza the hut' was a character played by Dom DeLuise in what 1987 movie? Spaceballs > 10. A couple celebrating their crystal wedding anniversary have been married for how many years? 15 -- Dan Tilque |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 15 05:56AM swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote in > correct answers are worth 1 point each. > have fun! > 1. what was awarded to Bob Dylan this week? Nobel Prize for Literature > http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=16977138 > 4. what was the last year the Chicago Cubs played in the MLB world > series? 1945 > 5. russia held a nuclear war exercise on 10/4-10/7 involving how many > people? Zero > 7. canadian thanksgiving was this past october 10th. what year did > it begin as an official canadian holiday? > 8. who was the original lead singer for the musical group 'chicago'? Pete Cetera > 9. 'pizza the hut' was a character played by Dom DeLuise in what 1987 > movie? Spaceballs > 10. A couple celebrating their crystal wedding anniversary have been > married for how many years? 20 > good luck! > swp Pete Gayde |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Oct 14 01:21PM +0200 On 2016-10-14 00:23, Calvin wrote: > 1 What is the first given name of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's second child, born in December 2015? > 2 The city where Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914 is now the capital of which country? Bosnia-Hercegovina > 3 Who wrote the bestselling 1992 relationship guide "Man are from Mars, Women are from Venus"? > 4 Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster have all starred in a movie with which title? True Lies? > 5 These days they are most commonly used on small engines such as lawn mowers. Which device mixes air and fuel for internal combustion? carburator > 6 The works of which American composer (1900-1990) include "Fanfare for the Common Man" and "Appalachian Spring"? > 7 In the Kübler-Ross model, also known as 'the five stages of grief', which is the last emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma? depression? > 8 In 1939, which TWO countries invaded Poland? Germany and Russia > 9 Which four-letter word describes the white substance between the coloured skin and flesh of some fruits, for example an orange? > 10 What type of creature is a razorback? Beetle? -- -- Björn |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Oct 14 03:29PM Calvin wrote: > 1 What is the first given name of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's > second child, born in December 2015? North > 2 The city where Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914 is now > the capital of which country? Bosnia & Herzegovina > have all starred in a movie with which title? > 5 These days they are most commonly used on small engines such as > lawn mowers. Which device mixes air and fuel for internal combustion? Choke > 6 The works of which American composer (1900-1990) include "Fanfare > for the Common Man" and "Appalachian Spring"? Copland > 7 In the Kübler-Ross model, also known as 'the five stages of > grief', which is the last emotion experienced by people faced with > impending trauma? Acceptance > 8 In 1939, which TWO countries invaded Poland? Germany and Soviet Union > 9 Which four-letter word describes the white substance between the > coloured skin and flesh of some fruits, for example an orange? Pith > 10 What type of creature is a razorback? Fish Peter Smyth |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 15 05:53AM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 2 The city where Archduke > Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914 is now the capital of which > country? Bosnia Herzegovina > 5 These days they are most commonly used on > small engines such as lawn mowers. Which device mixes air and fuel for > internal combustion? Carburator > 6 The works of which American composer > (1900-1990) include "Fanfare for the Common Man" and "Appalachian > Spring"? Copland > 7 In the Kübler-Ross model, also known as 'the five > stages of grief', which is the last emotion experienced by people > faced with impending trauma? Acceptance > 8 In 1939, which TWO countries invaded Poland? Germany and USSR > 9 Which four-letter word describes the white > substance between the coloured skin and flesh of some fruits, for > example an orange? Rind > 10 What type of creature is a razorback? Pig > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 15 05:48AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:26KdnX9jT_Lem2LKnZ2dnUU7- > Pete crosses paths with *which Minnesota Vikings running back*? > He won the 2012 NFL MVP award and came 9 yards short of breaking > the single-season record for the most rushing yards. Peterson > 2. On "Frasier", in a season-8 episode "Hooping Cranes", Niles > is elated when he successfully makes the free-throw shot during > half-time at *which team*'s home court? Seattle Supersonics > as he cares for the family of George Owens -- who was played by > *which retired baseball player*, who for the past 45 years has > also been known as a radio commentator for the Milwaukee Brewers? Bob Uecker > lineup of *what NHL team*? In real life they became the one of > the first NHL teams to win an exhibition game against a Soviet > hockey team, in that year's "Super Series". Philadelphia Flyers; New York Islanders > major-league baseball player*? It's an autographed bat, > commemorating his record-breaking 70th home run during the > 1998 season. Barry Bonds > in order to get *which Hall of Fame quarterback* to visit? > He is best known for helping the New York Jets achieve an upset > win in Super Bowl III. Namath > basketball tournament? Grandmama was a character created to > help sell Converse shoes in TV commercials starting in the > early 1990s. Howard > to become the oldest heavyweight champion in history at age > 42, and would eventually achieve this goal at age 45 against > Michael Moorer. Holmes > thinking he's about to be "punk'd", picks a fight with *which > mixed-martial-arts fighter*, who is known as the Iceman and > currently holds the all-time UFC record of 13 knockouts? McGregor > a 5-time All-Star and, playing with the St. Louis Cardinals and > New York Mets, he set a record that still stands, for the most > Gold Glove Awards won by a first baseman. Hernandez > and his friends as the war proceeds and he progresses from a > recruit to a Mobile Infantryman, goes into combat on a distant > world, and becomes an officer. Starship Troopers > at further 600-year intervals. By the end, nuclear weapons > have been rediscovered, leading to a new nuclear war, but a > few monks escape in the spaceship Quo Peregrinatur. Canticle for Liebowitz Pete Gayde |
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