- QFTCIMM16 Game 2, Rounds 7-8: boycotts and alcohol - 5 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #467 - 1 Update
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 14 02:42PM > * Game 2, Round 7 - History - Oh Boycotts! > 2. In which play by Aristophanes do the women withhold sex with > their men until they negotiate a peace with the Spartans? Lysistrata > 3. The US Gymnastics Federation International Invitational, > and the Liberty Bell Classic, were both organized in protest > as alternatives to what? Be sufficiently specific. the American boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics > 4. Within 1 year, when was Rosa Parks arrested, leading to a bus > boycott among the black residents of Montgomery? 1956 > 5. In 1977, this company became the target of an international > boycott for promoting its baby formula as preferable to breast > milk. Which company? Nestle > was inextricably linked to the late 1960s boycott on California > grapes and the fight for better wages and conditions for farm > workers. Who was he? Cesar Chavez > 7. Who called for a boycott of the "Teletubbies" on the grounds > that Tinky-Winky was gay? Jerry Falwell > products had to use special paper to show that an additional > tax had been paid. What was the name of the act that introduced > this tax? Stamp Act > * Game 2, Round 8 - Science - Alcohol by Volume, or How Drunk Am I Getting? > 1. Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge liqueur. 18%; 28% > 2. Mike's Hard Lemonade. 7%; 8% > 3. Luxardo Amaretto di Saschira. 11%; 13% > 4. Laphroaig Quarter Cask Single Malt Scotch. 40%; 48% > 5. Martini Dry Vermouth. 8%; 11% > 6. Wolf Blass Yellow Label Sauvignon Blanc. 11%; 13% > 7. Bottega Vino dei Poeti Prosecco. 18%; 28% > 8. Stolichnaya Vodka. 48%; 40% > 9. Gabbiano Chianti Classico. 13%; 11% > 10. Heineken Lager Beer. 4%; 5% -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 14 09:03PM +0100 > 2. In which play by Aristophanes do the women withhold sex with > their men until they negotiate a peace with the Spartans? Lysistrate > 4. Within 1 year, when was Rosa Parks arrested, leading to a bus > boycott among the black residents of Montgomery? 1955 > 5. In 1977, this company became the target of an international > boycott for promoting its baby formula as preferable to breast > milk. Which company? Nestle > 7. Who called for a boycott of the "Teletubbies" on the grounds > that Tinky-Winky was gay? Pat Robinson > * Game 2, Round 8 - Science - Alcohol by Volume, or How Drunk Am I > Getting? > 1. Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge liqueur. 28% > 2. Mike's Hard Lemonade. 3% > 3. Luxardo Amaretto di Saschira. 28% > 4. Laphroaig Quarter Cask Single Malt Scotch. 40% > 5. Martini Dry Vermouth. 18% > 6. Wolf Blass Yellow Label Sauvignon Blanc. 8% > 7. Bottega Vino dei Poeti Prosecco. 13% > 8. Stolichnaya Vodka. 40% > 9. Gabbiano Chianti Classico. 11% > 10. Heineken Lager Beer. 5% -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Dec 14 08:18PM > 1. When is "International Buy Nothing Day" in the US and Canada? > Be sufficiently specific. The day after Thanksgiving > 2. In which play by Aristophanes do the women withhold sex with > their men until they negotiate a peace with the Spartans? Lysistrata > 3. The US Gymnastics Federation International Invitational, > and the Liberty Bell Classic, were both organized in protest > as alternatives to what? Be sufficiently specific. The Moscow 1980 Olympics > 4. Within 1 year, when was Rosa Parks arrested, leading to a bus > boycott among the black residents of Montgomery? 1955 > 5. In 1977, this company became the target of an international > boycott for promoting its baby formula as preferable to breast > milk. Which company? Nestlé > was inextricably linked to the late 1960s boycott on California > grapes and the fight for better wages and conditions for farm > workers. Who was he? Cesar Chavez > 7. Who called for a boycott of the "Teletubbies" on the grounds > that Tinky-Winky was gay? "Tinky Winky must be gay, I heard Jerry Fallwell say. He is purple, and what's worse, Tinky Winky has a purse. The triangle on his head, Is a symbol, Jerry said, But to me, its just a sign, That Jerry has too much free time". -- "Tinky-Winky", Tom Paxton > 8. In 1985, Artists United Against Apartheid, a cooperation of > over 40 top pop musicians of the time, all swore that they > "ain't gonna play" *what*? Sun City > 9. The BDS movement works to end support for supposedly oppressive > Israeli tactics. What do the initials stand for? Boycott of Defiant Solidarity > products had to use special paper to show that an additional > tax had been paid. What was the name of the act that introduced > this tax? Stamp Act > 3%, 4%, 5%, 7%, 8%, 11%, 13%, 18%, 28%, 40%, 48% > But note that *answers may repeat*. > 1. Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge liqueur. 18%, 28% > 2. Mike's Hard Lemonade. 5%, 7% > 3. Luxardo Amaretto di Saschira. 28%, 18% > 4. Laphroaig Quarter Cask Single Malt Scotch. 40% > 5. Martini Dry Vermouth. 18%, 28% > 6. Wolf Blass Yellow Label Sauvignon Blanc. 13%, 11% > 7. Bottega Vino dei Poeti Prosecco. 13%, 11% > 8. Stolichnaya Vodka. 40%, 48% > 9. Gabbiano Chianti Classico. 11%, 13% > 10. Heineken Lager Beer. 5% - I suspect they brew it at other strengths for export markets |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Dec 15 01:05AM -0600 In article <eKKdnfS-CbDKe83FnZ2dnUU7-bHNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > as alternatives to what? Be sufficiently specific. > 4. Within 1 year, when was Rosa Parks arrested, leading to a bus > boycott among the black residents of Montgomery? 1955 > 5. In 1977, this company became the target of an international > boycott for promoting its baby formula as preferable to breast > milk. Which company? Nestle > was inextricably linked to the late 1960s boycott on California > grapes and the fight for better wages and conditions for farm > workers. Who was he? Cesar Chavez > 7. Who called for a boycott of the "Teletubbies" on the grounds > that Tinky-Winky was gay? Jerry Falwell > "ain't gonna play" *what*? > 9. The BDS movement works to end support for supposedly oppressive > Israeli tactics. What do the initials stand for? Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions > products had to use special paper to show that an additional > tax had been paid. What was the name of the act that introduced > this tax? The Stamp Act > 3%, 4%, 5%, 7%, 8%, 11%, 13%, 18%, 28%, 40%, 48% > But note that *answers may repeat*. > 1. Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge liqueur. 28 > 2. Mike's Hard Lemonade. 8 > 3. Luxardo Amaretto di Saschira. 28 > 4. Laphroaig Quarter Cask Single Malt Scotch. 40 > 5. Martini Dry Vermouth. 11 > 6. Wolf Blass Yellow Label Sauvignon Blanc. 13 > 7. Bottega Vino dei Poeti Prosecco. 11 > 8. Stolichnaya Vodka. 48 > 9. Gabbiano Chianti Classico. 13 > 10. Heineken Lager Beer. 5 -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Dec 15 07:35AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in > * Game 2, Round 7 - History - Oh Boycotts! > 1. When is "International Buy Nothing Day" in the US and Canada? > Be sufficiently specific. the day after (U.S.) Thanksgiving > 2. In which play by Aristophanes do the women withhold sex with > their men until they negotiate a peace with the Spartans? "Lysistrata" > 3. The US Gymnastics Federation International Invitational, > and the Liberty Bell Classic, were both organized in protest > as alternatives to what? Be sufficiently specific. 1980 Summer Olympics > 4. Within 1 year, when was Rosa Parks arrested, leading to a bus > boycott among the black residents of Montgomery? 1954 > 5. In 1977, this company became the target of an international > boycott for promoting its baby formula as preferable to breast > milk. Which company? Nestle > was inextricably linked to the late 1960s boycott on California > grapes and the fight for better wages and conditions for farm > workers. Who was he? Cesar Chavez > 7. Who called for a boycott of the "Teletubbies" on the grounds > that Tinky-Winky was gay? Donald Wildmon > 8. In 1985, Artists United Against Apartheid, a cooperation of > over 40 top pop musicians of the time, all swore that they > "ain't gonna play" *what*? Sun City > 9. The BDS movement works to end support for supposedly oppressive > Israeli tactics. What do the initials stand for? boycott, divest, sanction > products had to use special paper to show that an additional > tax had been paid. What was the name of the act that introduced > this tax? Stamp Act > 3%, 4%, 5%, 7%, 8%, 11%, 13%, 18%, 28%, 40%, 48% > But note that *answers may repeat*. > 1. Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge liqueur. 18%; 28% > 2. Mike's Hard Lemonade. 4%; 5% > 3. Luxardo Amaretto di Saschira. 18%; 28% > 4. Laphroaig Quarter Cask Single Malt Scotch. 40%; 48% > 5. Martini Dry Vermouth. 13%; 18% > 6. Wolf Blass Yellow Label Sauvignon Blanc. 11%; 13% > 7. Bottega Vino dei Poeti Prosecco. 11%; 8% > 8. Stolichnaya Vodka. 40%; 28% > 9. Gabbiano Chianti Classico. 11%; 13% > 10. Heineken Lager Beer. 5%; 7% -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| ArenEss <areness1@yahoo.com>: Dec 14 10:35AM -0600 On Thu, 8 Dec 2016 18:08:14 -0800 (PST), Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote: >1 Which actor portrayed lawyer Tom Hagen in the Godfather films? Robert Duvall >2 Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker comprised which rock group? Cream >3 Which word can refer to either a fruit or calcium oxide (CaO)? Lime? >4 Which car manufacturer's logo features three diamonds? Mitsubishi >5 The Hittites were an ancient Anatolian people whose empire centred on the city of Hattusa located in which modern-day country? Syria? >6 What is the most widely spoken language in Switzerland? German? >7 Which hit song of 1973 includes the following line: "Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right"? Stuck in the middle with you >8 What was the title of American relationship counsellor John Gray's 1992 best-seller? Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus? >9 Founded in 1876 in Baltimore and named after its benefactor, which US university is often known by the acronym JHU? Johns Hopkins University >10 Idi Amin died in 2003 in which Middle-East country? Saudi Arabia? >I'm away for a week so this won't be marked before 19 December. Aren Ess |
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