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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 27 06:21PM -0800 1 In which city is the Kentucky Derby run? 2 In 2008 which American financier (and one-time friend of Prince Andrew) began an 18 month prison sentence for soliciting under-age sex? 3 Which country's national symbol is a lotus flower? 4 Originally a Latin term, what two-word name was commonly given to the study of nature and the physical universe before the development of modern science? 5 How many chromosomes do most humans have? 6 With which musical instrument does one associate Sir Yehudi Menuhin? 7 What nationality was tennis player Michael Chang? 8 A manufacturer of kitchen and laundry appliances, Asko is based in which European country? 9 In basketball, which eight-letter term is used to describe someone who regularly plays in both the guard and forward positions? 10 Who was the Greek god of wealth? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 27 08:49PM -0600 "Calvin": > 1 In which city is the Kentucky Derby run? Louisville. > 2 In 2008 which American financier (and one-time friend of Prince > Andrew) began an 18 month prison sentence for soliciting > under-age sex? Johnson. > 3 Which country's national symbol is a lotus flower? Thailand? > 4 Originally a Latin term, what two-word name was commonly given > to the study of nature and the physical universe before the > development of modern science? Natural philosophy. > 5 How many chromosomes do most humans have? 46. > 6 With which musical instrument does one associate Sir Yehudi Menuhin? Violin. > 7 What nationality was tennis player Michael Chang? American? > 8 A manufacturer of kitchen and laundry appliances, Asko is based > in which European country? Sweden? > 9 In basketball, which eight-letter term is used to describe > someone who regularly plays in both the guard and forward > positions? Confused. :-) > 10 Who was the Greek god of wealth? Donaldios Trumpios. -- Mark Brader ...the scariest words of the afternoon: Toronto "Hey, don't worry, I've read all about msb@vex.net doing this sort of thing!" -- Vernor Vinge My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 28 08:19AM > 1 In which city is the Kentucky Derby run? UK > 3 Which country's national symbol is a lotus flower? India > 5 How many chromosomes do most humans have? 48 > 7 What nationality was tennis player Michael Chang? US > 8 A manufacturer of kitchen and laundry appliances, Asko is based in > which European country? Finland -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 27 05:56PM -0800 On Thursday, November 24, 2016 at 9:11:28 AM UTC+10, swp wrote: > I've been reduced to "another entrant" by Mark. oh, the horror... You should hear what he calls me :-) cheers, calvin |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 27 06:04PM -0800 On Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at 8:43:00 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which Asian country is home to the most Christians, around 85 million? Philippines I'm certainly prepared to consider appropriately referenced appeals, but most estimates for China are < 85m and fairly speculative. > 2 Pride, Avarice, Envy, Gluttony, Sloth, Lust - which deadly sin is missing? Wrath / Anger Some folks answered greed which is an alternative for avarice > 3 In which country was actress Greta Garbo born? Sverige :-) > 4 Which Pacific island is known as Rapa Nui in its native language? Easter Island > 5 In 79 AD, Pompeii and which other city were buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius? Herculaneum > 6 What is the SI base unit of electrical current? Ampere > 7 What is the only US State that has the name of an English county in it? New Hampshire York is a city, not a county > 8 Which segment of an insect is located between its head and abdomen? Thorax > 9 Which European country's internet domain is .ch? Switzerland > 10 Which city, the third largest in Egypt, lies at the northern end of the Suez Canal? Port Said Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 464 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 72 Dan Tilque 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 76 Mark Brader 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 70 Marc Dashevsky 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 70 Stephen Perry 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 72 Gareth Owen 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 7 58 Erland S 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 62 Pete Gayde 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 7 62 Chris Johnson 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 53 Bjorn Lundin 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 6 58 Bruce Bowler 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 5 47 Peter Smyth - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 4 6 8 8 9 11 10 9 11 4 80 73% Congratulations Dan. cheers, calvin |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 27 10:10PM -0800 Calvin wrote: > 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 72 Gareth Owen > 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 7 58 Erland S > 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 62 Pete Gayde Alas, I said India for Q1, so I only got 8 right. I believe only Stephen and Pete got Q1 right, so Marc's score is wrong too. (I'm sure Marc will thank me for pointing this out. Right Marc?) So congrats to Mark. -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 28 08:17AM > Philippines > I'm certainly prepared to consider appropriately referenced appeals, but > most estimates for China are < 85m and fairly speculative. So far I have no objection. I repeat however, that Russia trumphs the Phillipines, at least when it comes to nomimal Christians. (But counting anything else definitely goes into the realm of "speculative".) And Russia is definitely an Asian country. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Nov 27 09:35PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in > "movie" includes TV-movies.) We describe it -- you name it. > 1. A 1988 dramatization of the "Black Sox" scandal of 1919, > starring John Cusack, John Mahoney, and Charlie Sheen. 8 Men Out > 2. A player seemingly comes out of nowhere and displays almost > divine talent with the aid of his bat "Wonderboy". 1984, > starring Wilfred Brimley and Robert Redford. The Natural > 6. A losing baseball team gets some supernatural help to become > winners. Original made in 1951 starring Paul Douglas and Janet > Leigh; remade in 1984 with Danny Glover and Brenda Fricker. Damn Yankees > 7. A 1992 depiction of the All American Girls Baseball League. > Starring Geena Davis, Lori Petty, and Madonna. A League of Their Own > of misfits in an ultra-competitive California Little League. > Starring Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, and Jackie Earle Haley. > Billy Bob Thornton starred in an ill-considered 2005 remake. Bad News Bears > 9. A 2001 movie starring Barry Pepper and Thomas Jane, about the > race between Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle to break Babe Ruth's > single-season home run record. 61 > 10. 2013 story of Jackie Robinson's historic breaking of the > major-league color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers. > Starring Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford. 42 > 2. Name it. > 3. (decoy) > 4. Name it. CBC > 5. (decoy) Terre des Hommes > 16. (decoy) > 17. (decoy) > 18. (decoy) Toronto Metro > 19. (decoy) > 20. (That's the unnumbered one, of course.) Name it. > 21. (decoy) CN railroad > 28. (decoy) > 29. Name it. > 30. Name it. Calgary Olympics > 31. (decoy) > 32. Name it. Terre des Hommes > nyfb. Yvxrjvfr, vs sbe nal nafjre nyy lbh fnvq jnf "Pnanqvna", > be nyy lbh fnvq jnf "fhojnl" be n fvzvyne jbeq, ntnva jr arrq zber. > Cyrnfr tb onpx naq rqvg nf nccyvpnoyr. Pete Gayde |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 27 05:43PM -0800 On Saturday, November 26, 2016 at 3:49:10 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > "movie" includes TV-movies.) We describe it -- you name it. > 1. A 1988 dramatization of the "Black Sox" scandal of 1919, > starring John Cusack, John Mahoney, and Charlie Sheen. Last Man Out, Last Man Standing > 2. A player seemingly comes out of nowhere and displays almost > divine talent with the aid of his bat "Wonderboy". 1984, > starring Wilfred Brimley and Robert Redford. The Natural > Leigh; remade in 1984 with Danny Glover and Brenda Fricker. > 7. A 1992 depiction of the All American Girls Baseball League. > Starring Geena Davis, Lori Petty, and Madonna. A League of Their Own > of misfits in an ultra-competitive California Little League. > Starring Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, and Jackie Earle Haley. > Billy Bob Thornton starred in an ill-considered 2005 remake. The Bad News Bears > major-league color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers. > Starring Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford. > * Game 1, Round 3 - Canadiana - Canadian Logos Past and Present Pass cheers, calvin |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 28 03:39AM > * Game 1, Round 2 - Entertainment - The Boys (and Girls and Dogs) of Summer > 1. A 1988 dramatization of the "Black Sox" scandal of 1919, > starring John Cusack, John Mahoney, and Charlie Sheen. Eight Men Out > 2. A player seemingly comes out of nowhere and displays almost > divine talent with the aid of his bat "Wonderboy". 1984, > starring Wilfred Brimley and Robert Redford. The Natural > 3. 1973. Examines the friendship between a star pitcher and his > half-wit tobacco-chewing catcher as they deal with the catcher's > mortal illness. Starring Michael Moriarty and Robert De Niro. Bang the Drum Slowly > repelled by wood. He becomes a major-league pitcher and wins > the World Series. 1949, starring Ray Milland, Jean Peters, > and Paul Douglas. Flubber > 6. A losing baseball team gets some supernatural help to become > winners. Original made in 1951 starring Paul Douglas and Janet > Leigh; remade in 1984 with Danny Glover and Brenda Fricker. Angels in the Outfield > 7. A 1992 depiction of the All American Girls Baseball League. > Starring Geena Davis, Lori Petty, and Madonna. A League of Their Own > of misfits in an ultra-competitive California Little League. > Starring Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, and Jackie Earle Haley. > Billy Bob Thornton starred in an ill-considered 2005 remake. The Bad News Bears > 9. A 2001 movie starring Barry Pepper and Thomas Jane, about the > race between Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle to break Babe Ruth's > single-season home run record. 61* > 10. 2013 story of Jackie Robinson's historic breaking of the > major-league color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers. > Starring Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford. 42 > * Game 1, Round 3 - Canadiana - Canadian Logos Past and Present > 8. Name it. CBC > 30. Name it. Canadian Olympic team; Vancouver Olympics -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 27 05:45PM -0800 On Saturday, November 26, 2016 at 3:37:05 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > And we're done! This completes the season written by the Usual > Suspects and played from May to August of this year. I hope you > enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed participating in creating it. Thanks- the questions were mostly very good indeed, and a clear improvement on earlier seasons (which themselves were in general quite good). Well done to all concerned! cheers, calvin |
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