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| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Oct 21 10:01AM -0500 In article <413ade97-c737-42ec-b516-872803f05a16@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 1 Which Major League Baseball team is traditionally supported by those living on the northside of Chicago, and detested by those on the southside? Cubs > 2 Which specific piece of music by Richard Wagner was the theme for the film "Apocalypse Now"? Ride of the Valkyries > 3 In ten pin bowling, which term denotes three consecutive strikes? > 4 Which American city is home to the NFL's Lions? Detroit > 5 Which rock band had a 1992 hit with "November Rain"? > 6 Despite the Netherland's neutrality, which Dutchman (1890 ? 1939) produced several fighter aircraft for Germany during WWI? Fokker > 7 "The Bare Necessities" is a song from which 1967 Disney animated film? Jungle Book > 8 Though he now has a wide range of interests, Donald Trump initially made his fortune in which field of business? inheritance, but you are looking for "real estate development". > 9 Which European capital city was known as Christiania (or Kristiania) between 1624 and 1925? Oslo -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Oct 21 03:24PM Calvin wrote: > 1 Which Major League Baseball team is traditionally supported by > those living on the northside of Chicago, and detested by those on > the southside? Chicago Cubs > 2 Which specific piece of music by Richard Wagner was the theme for > the film "Apocalypse Now"? Ride of the Valkyries > 3 In ten pin bowling, which term denotes three consecutive strikes? Turkey > 4 Which American city is home to the NFL's Lions? Detroit > 5 Which rock band had a 1992 hit with "November Rain"? Guns and Roses > 6 Despite the Netherland's neutrality, which Dutchman (1890 – 1939) > produced several fighter aircraft for Germany during WWI? Messerschmidt > 7 "The Bare Necessities" is a song from which 1967 Disney animated > film? Jungle Book > 8 Though he now has a wide range of interests, Donald Trump initially > made his fortune in which field of business? Property > 9 Which European capital city was known as Christiania (or > Kristiania) between 1624 and 1925? Budapest > 10 The George Cross is awarded "For Gallantry". Which cross is > awarded "For Valour"? Victoria Cross Peter Smyth |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Oct 21 03:01PM -0400 On 2016-10-21, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which Major League Baseball team is traditionally supported by those living on the northside of Chicago, and detested by those on the southside? Cubs > 2 Which specific piece of music by Richard Wagner was the theme for the film "Apocalypse Now"? "The Ride of the Valkyries" > 3 In ten pin bowling, which term denotes three consecutive strikes? Grand slam > 4 Which American city is home to the NFL's Lions? Detroit > 5 Which rock band had a 1992 hit with "November Rain"? > 6 Despite the Netherland's neutrality, which Dutchman (1890 ??? 1939) produced several fighter aircraft for Germany during WWI? Fokker > 7 "The Bare Necessities" is a song from which 1967 Disney animated film? "Song of the South" > 8 Though he now has a wide range of interests, Donald Trump initially made his fortune in which field of business? Hotels > 9 Which European capital city was known as Christiania (or Kristiania) between 1624 and 1925? Oslo > 10 The George Cross is awarded "For Gallantry". Which cross is awarded "For Valour"? Victoria Cross -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 21 09:46PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 Which Major League Baseball team is traditionally supported by > those living on the northside of Chicago, and detested by those on the > southside? Cubs > 2 Which specific piece of music by Richard Wagner was > the theme for the film "Apocalypse Now"? Ride of the Valkyries > 3 In ten pin bowling, which term denotes three consecutive strikes? Turkey > 4 Which American city is home to the NFL's Lions? Detroit > 5 Which rock band had a 1992 hit with "November Rain"? Soundgarden > 6 Despite the Netherland's neutrality, which > Dutchman (1890 – 1939) produced several fighter aircraft for Germany > during WWI? Fokker > 7 "The Bare Necessities" is a song from which 1967 > Disney animated film? Jungle Book > 8 Though he now has a wide range of > interests, Donald Trump initially made his fortune in which field of > business? Real Estate > 9 Which European capital city was known as Christiania > (or Kristiania) between 1624 and 1925? Oslo > 10 The George Cross is > awarded "For Gallantry". Which cross is awarded "For Valour"? Victoria Cross > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Oct 21 05:38PM -0700 On Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 8:13:02 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which Major League Baseball team is traditionally supported by those living on the northside of Chicago, and detested by those on the southside? Chicago Cubs > 2 Which specific piece of music by Richard Wagner was the theme for the film "Apocalypse Now"? the ride of the valkyries > 3 In ten pin bowling, which term denotes three consecutive strikes? turkey > 4 Which American city is home to the NFL's Lions? detroit > 5 Which rock band had a 1992 hit with "November Rain"? guns n roses > 6 Despite the Netherland's neutrality, which Dutchman (1890 – 1939) produced several fighter aircraft for Germany during WWI? fokker > 7 "The Bare Necessities" is a song from which 1967 Disney animated film? the jungle book > 8 Though he now has a wide range of interests, Donald Trump initially made his fortune in which field of business? real estate > 9 Which European capital city was known as Christiania (or Kristiania) between 1624 and 1925? oslo > 10 The George Cross is awarded "For Gallantry". Which cross is awarded "For Valour"? victoria cross swp |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Oct 21 02:06PM -0700 On Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 12:45:38 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > also-rans and coulda-beens of past US presidential elections. > 1. Which Democrat ran unsuccessfully against Dwight Eisenhower in > 1952 and 1956? Adlai Stevenson > candidate for his party's 1988 presidential nomination, but > was undone by rumored marital infidelity and stories of bad > debts from a previous campaign. Who is he? Gary Hart > for advocating that silver as well as gold should be a standard > for currency; later on he supported Prohibition, and, famously, > opposed Darwinism. Name him. William Jennings Bryan > 5. Who was the Socialist candidate who ran for president five times > from 1900 to 1920? His best showing was in 1912, when he scored > 6% of the popular vote. In 1920, he ran from jail. Eugene V. Debs > 6. Of course, Franklin Roosevelt had the longest record of winning > presidential elections. Name any one of the four second-place > finishers that he defeated. Alf Landon > or <answer 5>, but some other candidates who got a second kick at > winning the presidency actually managed to pull it off. Who is > the most recent losing candidate to later become president? Richard Nixon > apparently taking support equally from both George H.W. Bush > and Bill Clinton. He ran under a different banner in 1996 with > less success. Name him. H. Ross Perot > 9. Gur 1968 Avkba/Uhzcuerl ryrpgvba unq n guveq pnaqvqngr jub > tbg 13.5% bs gur cbchyne ibgr naq 46 Ryrpgbeny Pbyyrtr ibgrf. > Uvf ehaavat zngr jnf Pbyq Jne trareny Phegvf YrZnl. Anzr uvz. 9.George C. Wallace > Qrjrl'f ehaavat zngr jnf n sbezre Tbireabe bs Pnyvsbeavn naq > n shgher Puvrs Whfgvpr bs gur HF Fhcerzr Pbheg. Fb... znlor > abg fhpu n ybfre nsgre nyy. Jub jnf ur? 10.Earl Warren > 2. Which one of these words is derived from Latin roots meaning > "talk together": colloquy, confab, conference, consultation, > conversation, debate, dialogue, discussion, palaver, parley? Conversation |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 21 01:57PM > Part 1. General etymology. > 1. bonanza kingfisher > 2. eclair to make a bottle > 3. fiasco stiffness > 4. halcyon calm sea > 5. larva ghost > 6. linguini little tongues > 7. meershaum sea foam > 8. penne quill > 9. proton first > 10. rostrum beak > 11. strudel whirlpool > 12. torpedo lightning > Part 2. Latin 1st-person, singular verbs. > 13. I believe credo > 14. I disturb* turbo > 15. I forbid veto > 16. I gleam* radio > 17. I hear audio > 18. I lick* lingo > 19. I look out for* curio > 20. I see video > 21. I sing canto > 22. I taste* cameo > 23. I will please placebo > 24. I will wash lavabo -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Oct 21 10:11AM -0500 In article <nuc7gk$n8h$1@dont-email.me>, dtilque@frontier.com says... > curio limbo stereo gazebo > Match those with these meanings: > 13. I believe credo > 14. I disturb* vertigo > 15. I forbid veto? > 16. I gleam* radio > 17. I hear audio > 18. I lick* lingo > 19. I look out for* gazebo > 20. I see video > 21. I sing canto > 22. I taste* gusto > 23. I will please placebo > 24. I will wash lavabo -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 21 09:36PM +0200 > 1. bonanza whirlpool > 2. eclair lightning > 3. fiasco to make a bottle > 4. halcyon ghost > 5. larva quill > 6. linguini little toungues > 7. meershaum sea foam > 8. penne stiffness > 9. proton first > 10. rostrum calm sea > 11. strudel beak > 12. torpedo kingfisher > Match those with these meanings: > 13. I believe credo > 14. I disturb* turbo > 15. I forbid veto > 16. I gleam* radio > 17. I hear audio > 18. I lick* lingo > 19. I look out for* studio > 20. I see video > 21. I sing canto > 22. I taste* gusto > 23. I will please placebo > 24. I will wash lavabo -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Oct 21 03:21PM -0400 On 2016-10-20, Dan Tilque wrote: > Your job, of course, is to match the above meanings with the words > below. To make things a bit easier, there are no dummy meanings. > 1. bonanza quill > 2. eclair calm sea > 3. fiasco first > 4. halcyon kingfisher > 5. larva ghost > 6. linguini little tongues > 7. meershaum sea foam > 8. penne to make a bottle > 9. proton lightning > 10. rostrum beak > 11. strudel stiffness > 12. torpedo whirlpool > gazebo lingo > Match those with these meanings: > 13. I believe credo > 14. I disturb* turbo > 15. I forbid veto > 16. I gleam* curio > 17. I hear audio > 18. I lick* lingo > 19. I look out for* studio > 20. I see video > 21. I sing canto > 22. I taste* gusto > 23. I will please placebo > 24. I will wash lavabo -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
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