Friday, January 20, 2017

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 18 updates in 5 topics

"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jan 19 11:23AM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 1. Franklin Roosevelt authorized funding of $2,000,000,000 in
> December 1941 to build the first nuclear weapon. What was the
> name of the project to create an atomic bomb?
Manhattan Project
 
> 3. Although <answer 1> was led by the US, two other countries
> also contributed to the development the atomic bomb as part of
> the project. Name either.
UK
 
> 5. Provide either of the names given to the two designs of nuclear
> devices that were used in the bomb-drops on Hiroshima and
> Nagasaki.
Fat Boy
> "Sng Zna" qrivpr?
 
> 7. What name was given to the B-29 Superfortress airplane that
> dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
Enola Gay
> 8. In September 1957, the first underground nuclear weapon test
> was conducted in the US. Either name the specific location,
> or else just the state, where the test took place.
New Mexico, Nevada
> Crossroads took place in July 1946 in the Marshall Islands
> to determine the effect of nuclear explosions on warships.
> Name the specific location where those tests took place.
Johnston Atoll
> 10. In what year did the Soviet Union conduct its first successful
> atomic-weapon detonation test?
1949
> composed circa 2100 BC, tells the story of the hero's friendship
> with the wild man Enkidu, and his quest for knowledge of
> eternal life. Name the epic.
Gilgamesh
> of the cattle raids of Queen Maeve against the warrior Cuchulainn
> ["Coo-hull-in"}. Of which country is the "Tain" the national
> epic?
Ireland
> Inferno and Purgatory by the poet he most admired, then
> through Paradise by the woman he adored. Name either one of
> these guides.
Homer, virgil
 
> 9. This national epic relates the triumphs of real-life mercenary
> warrior Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar and his exile from his home
> country of Castile.
Don Quixote
> is perfidiously cut down in the Pyrenean pass of Roncesvaux
> ["Ron-se-voe"] -- or Roncesvalles ["RON-s'z-vails"], as we
> call it hereabouts. Name the poem or the knight.
 
 
Peter Smyth
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 19 01:22PM


> 1. Franklin Roosevelt authorized funding of $2,000,000,000 in
> December 1941 to build the first nuclear weapon. What was the
> name of the project to create an atomic bomb?
 
Manhattan Project
 
> 2. September 1942 saw the commencement of <answer 1>. Which
> military officer was given the job of heading up the project?
 
Leslie Groves
 
> 3. Although <answer 1> was led by the US, two other countries
> also contributed to the development the atomic bomb as part of
> the project. Name either.
 
United Kingdom
 
> name that was used for the specific *location* of the detonation,
> or else give the name used at that time for the *military area*
> where it was located.
 
Alamogordo
 
> 5. Provide either of the names given to the two designs of nuclear
> devices that were used in the bomb-drops on Hiroshima and
> Nagasaki.
 
Fat Man
 
> previous question. Gur obzo pbqranzrq "Yvggyr Obl" hfrq
> henavhz sbe vgf qrgbangvba. Jung zngrevny jnf hfrq sbe gur
> "Sng Zna" qrivpr?
 
plutonium
 
> 7. What name was given to the B-29 Superfortress airplane that
> dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
 
Enola Gay
 
> 8. In September 1957, the first underground nuclear weapon test
> was conducted in the US. Either name the specific location,
> or else just the state, where the test took place.
 
Nevada
 
> Crossroads took place in July 1946 in the Marshall Islands
> to determine the effect of nuclear explosions on warships.
> Name the specific location where those tests took place.
 
Bikini Atoll
 
> 10. In what year did the Soviet Union conduct its first successful
> atomic-weapon detonation test?
 
1948; 1950
 
> * Game 5, Round 6 - Literature - Epic, Dude!
 
> 1. Name the hero who was slain by Achilles, then dragged by his
> ankles around the walls of Troy, in Homer's "Iliad".
 
Hector
 
> 2. In the 9th book of Homer's "Odyssey", the hero Odysseus has a
> close encounter with Polyphemus, the son of Poseidon. What type
> of being is Polyphemus?
 
cyclops
 
> composed circa 2100 BC, tells the story of the hero's friendship
> with the wild man Enkidu, and his quest for knowledge of
> eternal life. Name the epic.
 
Gilgamesh
 
> of the cattle raids of Queen Maeve against the warrior Cuchulainn
> ["Coo-hull-in"}. Of which country is the "Tain" the national
> epic?
 
Ireland
 
> 5. Which epic poem introduced the word "Pandemonium" to the English
> language? In the poem, it designates the capital of all demons.
 
Paradise Lost
 
> Inferno and Purgatory by the poet he most admired, then
> through Paradise by the woman he adored. Name either one of
> these guides.
 
Virgil
 
> 7. Virgil's great epic begins with the words: "Arms and the man
> I sing, who first made way, predestined exile, from the Trojan
> shore to Italy..." Name the poem *or* its hero.
 
The Aeneid
 
> 8. This Renaissance English epic is a thinly veiled tribute to
> Elizabeth I, and won the author a princely pension-for-life
> from the appreciative monarch. Name the poem or the poet.
 
Spenser
 
> 9. This national epic relates the triumphs of real-life mercenary
> warrior Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar and his exile from his home
> country of Castile.
 
El Cid
 
> is perfidiously cut down in the Pyrenean pass of Roncesvaux
> ["Ron-se-voe"] -- or Roncesvalles ["RON-s'z-vails"], as we
> call it hereabouts. Name the poem *or* the knight.
 
Roland
 
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Don Piven <don@piven.net>: Jan 19 07:36AM -0600

On 1/18/17 23:41, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 1. Franklin Roosevelt authorized funding of $2,000,000,000 in
> December 1941 to build the first nuclear weapon. What was the
> name of the project to create an atomic bomb?
 
Manhattan Project
 
 
> 3. Although <answer 1> was led by the US, two other countries
> also contributed to the development the atomic bomb as part of
> the project. Name either.
 
United Kingdom
 
> name that was used for the specific *location* of the detonation,
> or else give the name used at that time for the *military area*
> where it was located.
 
Alamogordo
 
> 5. Provide either of the names given to the two designs of nuclear
> devices that were used in the bomb-drops on Hiroshima and
> Nagasaki.
 
Little Boy
 
> previous question. Gur obzo pbqranzrq "Yvggyr Obl" hfrq
> henavhz sbe vgf qrgbangvba. Jung zngrevny jnf hfrq sbe gur
> "Sng Zna" qrivpr?
 
Plutonium
 
> 7. What name was given to the B-29 Superfortress airplane that
> dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
 
Enola Gay
 
> 8. In September 1957, the first underground nuclear weapon test
> was conducted in the US. Either name the specific location,
> or else just the state, where the test took place.
 
Nevada
 
> Crossroads took place in July 1946 in the Marshall Islands
> to determine the effect of nuclear explosions on warships.
> Name the specific location where those tests took place.
 
Bikini Atoll
 
> 10. In what year did the Soviet Union conduct its first successful
> atomic-weapon detonation test?
 
1948
 
> of the cattle raids of Queen Maeve against the warrior Cuchulainn
> ["Coo-hull-in"}. Of which country is the "Tain" the national
> epic?
 
Ireland
 
> 5. Which epic poem introduced the word "Pandemonium" to the English
> language? In the poem, it designates the capital of all demons.
 
Paradise Lost
 
 
> 7. Virgil's great epic begins with the words: "Arms and the man
> I sing, who first made way, predestined exile, from the Trojan
> shore to Italy..." Name the poem *or* its hero.
 
Aeneid
 
bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Jan 19 01:43PM

On Wed, 18 Jan 2017 23:41:43 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 1. Franklin Roosevelt authorized funding of $2,000,000,000 in
> December 1941 to build the first nuclear weapon. What was the name
> of the project to create an atomic bomb?
 
The Manhattan Project
 
 
> 3. Although <answer 1> was led by the US, two other countries
> also contributed to the development the atomic bomb as part of the
> project. Name either.
 
England

> was used for the specific *location* of the detonation,
> or else give the name used at that time for the *military area* where
> it was located.
 
White Sands
 
> 5. Provide either of the names given to the two designs of nuclear
> devices that were used in the bomb-drops on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
 
Fat Man and Little Boy
 
> previous question. Gur obzo pbqranzrq "Yvggyr Obl" hfrq
> henavhz sbe vgf qrgbangvba. Jung zngrevny jnf hfrq sbe gur
> "Sng Zna" qrivpr?
 
Plutonium
 
> 7. What name was given to the B-29 Superfortress airplane that
> dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
 
Enola Gay
 
> 8. In September 1957, the first underground nuclear weapon test
> was conducted in the US. Either name the specific location,
> or else just the state, where the test took place.
 
Nevada
 
> Crossroads took place in July 1946 in the Marshall Islands to
> determine the effect of nuclear explosions on warships.
> Name the specific location where those tests took place.
 
Bikini Atoll
 
> 10. In what year did the Soviet Union conduct its first successful
> atomic-weapon detonation test?
 
1949
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 19 02:06PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:E_6dnfs1M5oKzB3FnZ2dnUU7-
 
> 1. Franklin Roosevelt authorized funding of $2,000,000,000 in
> December 1941 to build the first nuclear weapon. What was the
> name of the project to create an atomic bomb?
 
Manhattan Project

> 2. September 1942 saw the commencement of <answer 1>. Which
> military officer was given the job of heading up the project?
 
Groves
 
> 3. Although <answer 1> was led by the US, two other countries
> also contributed to the development the atomic bomb as part of
> the project. Name either.
 
UK

> name that was used for the specific *location* of the detonation,
> or else give the name used at that time for the *military area*
> where it was located.
 
White Sands Missile Range
 
> 5. Provide either of the names given to the two designs of nuclear
> devices that were used in the bomb-drops on Hiroshima and
> Nagasaki.
 
Fat Man
 
> previous question. Gur obzo pbqranzrq "Yvggyr Obl" hfrq
> henavhz sbe vgf qrgbangvba. Jung zngrevny jnf hfrq sbe gur
> "Sng Zna" qrivpr?
 
plutonium
 
> 7. What name was given to the B-29 Superfortress airplane that
> dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
 
Enola Gay
 
> 8. In September 1957, the first underground nuclear weapon test
> was conducted in the US. Either name the specific location,
> or else just the state, where the test took place.
 
Nevada

> Crossroads took place in July 1946 in the Marshall Islands
> to determine the effect of nuclear explosions on warships.
> Name the specific location where those tests took place.
 
Bikini Atoll
 
> 10. In what year did the Soviet Union conduct its first successful
> atomic-weapon detonation test?
 
1948; 1949

> them were not, of course, actually in English.
 
> 1. Name the hero who was slain by Achilles, then dragged by his
> ankles around the walls of Troy, in Homer's "Iliad".
 
Hector
 
> 2. In the 9th book of Homer's "Odyssey", the hero Odysseus has a
> close encounter with Polyphemus, the son of Poseidon. What type
> of being is Polyphemus?
 
cyclops

> composed circa 2100 BC, tells the story of the hero's friendship
> with the wild man Enkidu, and his quest for knowledge of
> eternal life. Name the epic.
 
Gilgamesh
 
> of the cattle raids of Queen Maeve against the warrior Cuchulainn
> ["Coo-hull-in"}. Of which country is the "Tain" the national
> epic?
 
Ireland

> 5. Which epic poem introduced the word "Pandemonium" to the English
> language? In the poem, it designates the capital of all demons.
 
Paradise Lost
 
> Inferno and Purgatory by the poet he most admired, then
> through Paradise by the woman he adored. Name either one of
> these guides.
 
Beatrice
 
> 7. Virgil's great epic begins with the words: "Arms and the man
> I sing, who first made way, predestined exile, from the Trojan
> shore to Italy..." Name the poem *or* its hero.
 
Aeneid
 
> 8. This Renaissance English epic is a thinly veiled tribute to
> Elizabeth I, and won the author a princely pension-for-life
> from the appreciative monarch. Name the poem or the poet.
 
The Faerie Queene
 
> 9. This national epic relates the triumphs of real-life mercenary
> warrior Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar and his exile from his home
> country of Castile.
 
El Cid

> is perfidiously cut down in the Pyrenean pass of Roncesvaux
> ["Ron-se-voe"] -- or Roncesvalles ["RON-s'z-vails"], as we
> call it hereabouts. Name the poem *or* the knight.
 
Roland
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jan 19 09:39AM -0600

In article <E_6dnfs1M5oKzB3FnZ2dnUU7-SHNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says...
 
> 1. Franklin Roosevelt authorized funding of $2,000,000,000 in
> December 1941 to build the first nuclear weapon. What was the
> name of the project to create an atomic bomb?
Manhattan Project
 
 
> 3. Although <answer 1> was led by the US, two other countries
> also contributed to the development the atomic bomb as part of
> the project. Name either.
UK
 
> name that was used for the specific *location* of the detonation,
> or else give the name used at that time for the *military area*
> where it was located.
Alamagordo
 
> 5. Provide either of the names given to the two designs of nuclear
> devices that were used in the bomb-drops on Hiroshima and
> Nagasaki.
Fat Man
 
> previous question. Gur obzo pbqranzrq "Yvggyr Obl" hfrq
> henavhz sbe vgf qrgbangvba. Jung zngrevny jnf hfrq sbe gur
> "Sng Zna" qrivpr?
plutonium
 
> 7. What name was given to the B-29 Superfortress airplane that
> dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
Enola Gay
 
> Crossroads took place in July 1946 in the Marshall Islands
> to determine the effect of nuclear explosions on warships.
> Name the specific location where those tests took place.
Bikini Atoll
 
> 10. In what year did the Soviet Union conduct its first successful
> atomic-weapon detonation test?
1948
 
 
> 2. In the 9th book of Homer's "Odyssey", the hero Odysseus has a
> close encounter with Polyphemus, the son of Poseidon. What type
> of being is Polyphemus?
cyclops
 
> composed circa 2100 BC, tells the story of the hero's friendship
> with the wild man Enkidu, and his quest for knowledge of
> eternal life. Name the epic.
Gilgamesh
 
> of the cattle raids of Queen Maeve against the warrior Cuchulainn
> ["Coo-hull-in"}. Of which country is the "Tain" the national
> epic?
Ireland
 
 
> 7. Virgil's great epic begins with the words: "Arms and the man
> I sing, who first made way, predestined exile, from the Trojan
> shore to Italy..." Name the poem *or* its hero.
Aeneid
 
 
> 9. This national epic relates the triumphs of real-life mercenary
> warrior Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar and his exile from his home
> country of Castile.
Don Quixote
 
 
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jan 19 09:57PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:E_6dnfs1M5oKzB3FnZ2dnUU7-
 
> 1. Franklin Roosevelt authorized funding of $2,000,000,000 in
> December 1941 to build the first nuclear weapon. What was the
> name of the project to create an atomic bomb?
 
The Manhattan Project
 
 
> 3. Although <answer 1> was led by the US, two other countries
> also contributed to the development the atomic bomb as part of
> the project. Name either.
 
UK
 
> name that was used for the specific *location* of the detonation,
> or else give the name used at that time for the *military area*
> where it was located.
 
Los Alamos
 
> previous question. Gur obzo pbqranzrq "Yvggyr Obl" hfrq
> henavhz sbe vgf qrgbangvba. Jung zngrevny jnf hfrq sbe gur
> "Sng Zna" qrivpr?
 
Plutonium
 
 
> 7. What name was given to the B-29 Superfortress airplane that
> dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
 
Enola Gay
 
 
> 8. In September 1957, the first underground nuclear weapon test
> was conducted in the US. Either name the specific location,
> or else just the state, where the test took place.
 
Nevada; New Mexico
 
> Crossroads took place in July 1946 in the Marshall Islands
> to determine the effect of nuclear explosions on warships.
> Name the specific location where those tests took place.
 
Bikini Island
 
 
> 10. In what year did the Soviet Union conduct its first successful
> atomic-weapon detonation test?
 
1954; 1955
 
> of the cattle raids of Queen Maeve against the warrior Cuchulainn
> ["Coo-hull-in"}. Of which country is the "Tain" the national
> epic?
 
Mexico; Brazil
 
 
> 7. Virgil's great epic begins with the words: "Arms and the man
> I sing, who first made way, predestined exile, from the Trojan
> shore to Italy..." Name the poem *or* its hero.
 
Aeneid
 
 
> 9. This national epic relates the triumphs of real-life mercenary
> warrior Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar and his exile from his home
> country of Castile.
 
El Cid
 
> is perfidiously cut down in the Pyrenean pass of Roncesvaux
> ["Ron-se-voe"] -- or Roncesvalles ["RON-s'z-vails"], as we
> call it hereabouts. Name the poem *or* the knight.
 
Pete Gayde
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jan 19 10:24PM


> 1. Franklin Roosevelt authorized funding of $2,000,000,000 in
> December 1941 to build the first nuclear weapon. What was the
> name of the project to create an atomic bomb?
 
Manhattan Project
 
> 2. September 1942 saw the commencement of <answer 1>. Which
> military officer was given the job of heading up the project?
 
Robert Oppenheimer
 
> 3. Although <answer 1> was led by the US, two other countries
> also contributed to the development the atomic bomb as part of
> the project. Name either.
 
UK
 
> name that was used for the specific *location* of the detonation,
> or else give the name used at that time for the *military area*
> where it was located.
 
I've only ever heard it called "Trinity Test Site"
 
> 5. Provide either of the names given to the two designs of nuclear
> devices that were used in the bomb-drops on Hiroshima and
> Nagasaki.
 
Little Boy
 
> previous question. Gur obzo pbqranzrq "Yvggyr Obl" hfrq
> henavhz sbe vgf qrgbangvba. Jung zngrevny jnf hfrq sbe gur
> "Sng Zna" qrivpr?
 
Plutonium
 
> 7. What name was given to the B-29 Superfortress airplane that
> dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
 
Enola Gay (should've stayed at home yesterday)
 
> 8. In September 1957, the first underground nuclear weapon test
> was conducted in the US. Either name the specific location,
> or else just the state, where the test took place.
 
Nevada? Tennessee?
 
> Crossroads took place in July 1946 in the Marshall Islands
> to determine the effect of nuclear explosions on warships.
> Name the specific location where those tests took place.
 
Bikini Atoll
 
> 10. In what year did the Soviet Union conduct its first successful
> atomic-weapon detonation test?
 
1948
 
> them were not, of course, actually in English.
 
> 1. Name the hero who was slain by Achilles, then dragged by his
> ankles around the walls of Troy, in Homer's "Iliad".
 
Paris?
 
> 2. In the 9th book of Homer's "Odyssey", the hero Odysseus has a
> close encounter with Polyphemus, the son of Poseidon. What type
> of being is Polyphemus?
 
Cyclops
 
> composed circa 2100 BC, tells the story of the hero's friendship
> with the wild man Enkidu, and his quest for knowledge of
> eternal life. Name the epic.
 
Gilgamesh
 
> of the cattle raids of Queen Maeve against the warrior Cuchulainn
> ["Coo-hull-in"}. Of which country is the "Tain" the national
> epic?
 
Ireland
 
> 5. Which epic poem introduced the word "Pandemonium" to the English
> language? In the poem, it designates the capital of all demons.
 
Paradise Lost
 
> Inferno and Purgatory by the poet he most admired, then
> through Paradise by the woman he adored. Name either one of
> these guides.
 
Virgil, Beatrice
 
> 7. Virgil's great epic begins with the words: "Arms and the man
> I sing, who first made way, predestined exile, from the Trojan
> shore to Italy..." Name the poem *or* its hero.
 
The Aenied (sp)
 
> 8. This Renaissance English epic is a thinly veiled tribute to
> Elizabeth I, and won the author a princely pension-for-life
> from the appreciative monarch. Name the poem or the poet.
 
Sir Gawain & the Green Knight?
 
> 9. This national epic relates the triumphs of real-life mercenary
> warrior Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar and his exile from his home
> country of Castile.
 
El Cid?
 
> is perfidiously cut down in the Pyrenean pass of Roncesvaux
> ["Ron-se-voe"] -- or Roncesvalles ["RON-s'z-vails"], as we
> call it hereabouts. Name the poem *or* the knight.
 
Roland
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 19 03:08PM -0800

On Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 3:41:49 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 1. Franklin Roosevelt authorized funding of $2,000,000,000 in
> December 1941 to build the first nuclear weapon. What was the
> name of the project to create an atomic bomb?
 
Manhattan Project
 
> 2. September 1942 saw the commencement of <answer 1>. Which
> military officer was given the job of heading up the project?
 
Oppenheimer
 
> 3. Although <answer 1> was led by the US, two other countries
> also contributed to the development the atomic bomb as part of
> the project. Name either.
 
UK, Canada
 
> name that was used for the specific *location* of the detonation,
> or else give the name used at that time for the *military area*
> where it was located.
 
Area 57?
 
> 5. Provide either of the names given to the two designs of nuclear
> devices that were used in the bomb-drops on Hiroshima and
> Nagasaki.
 
Fat Man
 
> previous question. Gur obzo pbqranzrq "Yvggyr Obl" hfrq
> henavhz sbe vgf qrgbangvba. Jung zngrevny jnf hfrq sbe gur
> "Sng Zna" qrivpr?
 
Plutonium
 
> 7. What name was given to the B-29 Superfortress airplane that
> dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
 
Enola Gay
 
> 8. In September 1957, the first underground nuclear weapon test
> was conducted in the US. Either name the specific location,
> or else just the state, where the test took place.
 
Nevada
 
> Crossroads took place in July 1946 in the Marshall Islands
> to determine the effect of nuclear explosions on warships.
> Name the specific location where those tests took place.
 
Bikini Atoll
 
> 10. In what year did the Soviet Union conduct its first successful
> atomic-weapon detonation test?
 
1946, 1947

 
> them were not, of course, actually in English.
 
> 1. Name the hero who was slain by Achilles, then dragged by his
> ankles around the walls of Troy, in Homer's "Iliad".
 
Won't come to mind...

> 2. In the 9th book of Homer's "Odyssey", the hero Odysseus has a
> close encounter with Polyphemus, the son of Poseidon. What type
> of being is Polyphemus?
 
Cyclops
 
> of the cattle raids of Queen Maeve against the warrior Cuchulainn
> ["Coo-hull-in"}. Of which country is the "Tain" the national
> epic?
 
Ireland
 
> 5. Which epic poem introduced the word "Pandemonium" to the English
> language? In the poem, it designates the capital of all demons.
 
The Divine Comedy
 
> Inferno and Purgatory by the poet he most admired, then
> through Paradise by the woman he adored. Name either one of
> these guides.
 
Virgil
 
 
> 9. This national epic relates the triumphs of real-life mercenary
> warrior Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar and his exile from his home
> country of Castile.
 
Don Quixote?
 
> is perfidiously cut down in the Pyrenean pass of Roncesvaux
> ["Ron-se-voe"] -- or Roncesvalles ["RON-s'z-vails"], as we
> call it hereabouts. Name the poem *or* the knight.
 
 
cheers,
calvin
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 19 02:24PM -0800

1 Which one hit wonder band released the 1983 single "The Safety Dance"?
2 The Daiso retail chain is headquartered in which Asian country?
3 What is ablutophobia a fear of?
4 Which word means morning in French, but an afternoon performance in English?
5 Which Cambridge college, originally established in 1869 as the College for Women, was the first to admit female undergraduate students?
6 According to which psychiatric assessment tool might one be an INTJ or an ESFP?
7 Who refused to accept the 1970 Best Actor Oscar for his role in "Patton"?
8 What trait is shared by the animals in the coats of arms of Mauritius, Romania, and Tasmania?
9 One of the most reproduced images in human history, who was the subject of an iconic 1960 portrait by Cuban photographer Alberto Korda?
10 The Montgolfier brothers are associated with which early form of transport?
 
cheers,
calvin
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jan 19 10:32PM


> 1 Which one hit wonder band released the 1983 single "The Safety
> Dance"?
 
Men Without Hats
 
> 2 The Daiso retail chain is headquartered in which Asian country?
 
Erm ... South Korea?
 
> 3 What is ablutophobia a fear of?
 
Cleaning oneself?
 
> 4 Which word means morning in French, but an afternoon performance in
> English?
 
Matinee
 
> 5 Which Cambridge college, originally established in 1869 as the
> College for Women, was the first to admit female undergraduate
> students?
 
Somerville??
 
> 6 According to which psychiatric assessment tool might one be an INTJ
> or an ESFP?
 
Personality Test
 
> 7 Who refused to accept the 1970 Best Actor Oscar for his role in
> "Patton"?
 
George Scott
 
> 8 What trait is shared by the animals in the coats of arms of
> Mauritius, Romania, and Tasmania?
 
They're fictitious?
 
> 9 One of the most reproduced images in human history, who was the
> subject of an iconic 1960 portrait by Cuban photographer Alberto
> Korda?
 
Che Guevara?
 
> 10 The Montgolfier brothers are associated with which early form of
> transport?
 
Ballooning
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 19 10:35PM


> 1 Which one hit wonder band released the 1983 single "The Safety Dance"?
 
Men Without Hats
 
> 2 The Daiso retail chain is headquartered in which Asian country?
 
South Korea
 
> 3 What is ablutophobia a fear of?
 
washing
 
> 4 Which word means morning in French, but an afternoon performance in English?
 
matinee
 
> 6 According to which psychiatric assessment tool might one be an INTJ or an ESFP?
 
Myers-Briggs
 
> 7 Who refused to accept the 1970 Best Actor Oscar for his role in "Patton"?
 
George C. Scott
 
> 8 What trait is shared by the animals in the coats of arms of Mauritius, Romania, and Tasmania?
 
they are extinct
 
> 9 One of the most reproduced images in human history, who was the subject of an iconic 1960 portrait by Cuban photographer Alberto Korda?
 
Che Guevara
 
> 10 The Montgolfier brothers are associated with which early form of transport?
 
hot-air balloon
 
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"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jan 19 10:40PM

Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 Which one hit wonder band released the 1983 single "The Safety
> Dance"?
Men Without Hats
> 2 The Daiso retail chain is headquartered in which Asian country?
South Korea
> 3 What is ablutophobia a fear of?
Washing
> 4 Which word means morning in French, but an afternoon performance in
> English?
Matinee
> 5 Which Cambridge college, originally established in 1869 as the
> College for Women, was the first to admit female undergraduate
> students?
Newnham
> 6 According to which psychiatric assessment tool might one be an INTJ
> or an ESFP?
Myers-Briggs
> 7 Who refused to accept the 1970 Best Actor Oscar for his role in
> "Patton"?
Scott
> 8 What trait is shared by the animals in the coats of arms of
> Mauritius, Romania, and Tasmania?
They are extinct
> 9 One of the most reproduced images in human history, who was the
> subject of an iconic 1960 portrait by Cuban photographer Alberto
> Korda?
Che Guevara
> 10 The Montgolfier brothers are associated with which early form of
> transport?
Hot air balloon
 
Peter Smyth
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 19 04:49PM -0600

"Calvin":
 
> 1 Which one hit wonder band released the 1983 single "The
> Safety Dance"?
> 2 The Daiso retail chain is headquartered in which Asian country?
 
South Korea?
 
> 3 What is ablutophobia a fear of?
 
Bathing?
 
> 4 Which word means morning in French, but an afternoon
> performance in English?
 
Matinee.
 
> undergraduate students?
> 6 According to which psychiatric assessment tool might one be
> an INTJ or an ESFP?
 
Meyers-Briggs.
 
> 7 Who refused to accept the 1970 Best Actor Oscar for his role
> in "Patton"?
 
Scott.
 
> 8 What trait is shared by the animals in the coats of arms of
> Mauritius, Romania, and Tasmania?
 
Extinction.
 
> 9 One of the most reproduced images in human history, who was
> the subject of an iconic 1960 portrait by Cuban photographer
> Alberto Korda?
 
Castro?
 
> 10 The Montgolfier brothers are associated with which early
> form of transport?
 
Hot-air balloon.
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Toronto the public, so it's not in the public interest!"
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Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 19 02:23PM -0800

On Monday, January 16, 2017 at 11:27:05 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 Which element makes up about 10% of the alloy bronze?
 
Tin
 
> 2 In 1964 which two African countries became Tanzania?
 
Tanganyika and Zanzibar
 
> 3 In 1861 who was elected President of the Confederated States of America?
 
Jefferson Davis
 
> 4 Which country was awarded the George Cross in 1942, with the symbol now incorporated in its flag?
 
Malta
 
> 5 Which British author wrote the 1941 novel "Evil Under the Sun"?
 
Agatha Christie
 
> 6 Which car manufacturer produced the Oldsmobile from 1908-2004?
 
GM
The truth is a little more complicated- see Mark's post for details.
 
> 7 Which veteran Canadian actor is the only person to have appeared in all 8 "American Pie" films (including spinoffs)?
 
Eugene Levy
 
> 8 Which British actor portrayed Thomas Cromwell in the BBC TV series "Wolf Hall" and the title role in Steven Spielberg's 2016 movie "The BFG"?
 
Mark Rylance
 
> 9 Avocadoes, wheat germ and many nuts are good sources of which vitamin?
 
E
 
> 10 Which benefit concert began as a one-off event organised by Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young held in Illinois in 1985, but soon became an annual event and in 2015 celebrated its 30th anniversary?
 
Farm Aid
 
 
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 470
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 33 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 29 Dan Blum
0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 6 30 Dan Tilque
0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 26 Mark Brader
1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 27 Peter Smyth
0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 24 Pete Gayde
0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 18 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
3 7 6 4 2 7 2 0 2 4 37 53%
 
Marc takes a tough one.
 
cheers,
calvin
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 19 02:16PM -0800

On Monday, January 16, 2017 at 4:20:39 PM UTC+10, Dan Tilque wrote:
> > On Monday, January 16, 2017 at 12:15:44 PM UTC+10, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
 
> >> looks like I got a point for #2, but beer is not a type of tea.
 
> Ditto for me.
 
Copy that.
 
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 469
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 42 Pete Gayde
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 8 44 Gareth Owen
0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 37 Mark Brader
0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 36 Peter Smyth
0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 36 Dan Blum
0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 38 Marc Dashevsky
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 27 Dan Tilque
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 14 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
2 5 6 6 4 2 2 8 7 6 48 60%
 
cheers,
calvin
ArenEss <areness1@yahoo.com>: Jan 19 05:53AM -0600

On Tue, 17 Jan 2017 20:59:29 -0800 (PST), swp
 
>correct answers are worth 1 point each.
 
>have fun!
 
> 1. edward vi was the last english king of what dynasty?
Tudor
> 2. who wrote the novel 'the ocean at the end of the lane' in 2013?
> 3. who played jor-el in the 1978 version of the movie 'superman'?
Brando
> 4. who was the last man to walk on the moon?
Cernan
> 5. who is scheduled to perform at the half-time show of superbowl 51?
Lady Gaga
> 6. what organization announced that it is shutting down in may after 146 years?
Ringling Brothers and Barnum&Baileys Circus
> 7. how old is actress betty white?
95
> 8. jumbo sized eggs have what minimum weight per dozen?
> 9. what was rob reiner's feature film directing debut?
>10. woody allen composed the score, co-wrote, directed & starred in what 1973 movie?
Sleeper
>11. how old is melanie hamrick, mick jagger's ballerina girlfriend?
29
>12. what are the only 2 pieces that can start a game of chess?
Pawn, Rook
>13. in what city was 'the drew carey show' set?
Cleveland
>14. who did president barack obama greet at the white house on monday january 16th?
Chicago CUbs
>15. put these three values in order from least to greatest: pi, the square root of ten, 22/7
PI, 22/7, SQRT 10
 
>good luck!
 
>swp
 
ArenEss
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jan 19 10:13PM


> 1. edward vi was the last english king of what dynasty?
 
Tudor
 
> 2. who wrote the novel 'the ocean at the end of the lane' in 2013?
 
Neil Gaiman
 
> 3. who played jor-el in the 1978 version of the movie 'superman'?
 
Brando
 
> 4. who was the last man to walk on the moon?
 
Gene Ciernan (sp?) RIP
 
> 5. who is scheduled to perform at the half-time show of superbowl 51?
 
Lady Gaga
 
> 6. what organization announced that it is shutting down in may after
> 146 years?
 
The Democratic Party
 
> 7. how old is actress betty white?
 
96?
 
> 8. jumbo sized eggs have what minimum weight per dozen?
 
2lb
 
> 9. what was rob reiner's feature film directing debut?
 
This is Spinal Tap?
 
> 10. woody allen composed the score, co-wrote, directed & starred in
> what 1973 movie?
 
Sleeper?
 
> 11. how old is melanie hamrick, mick jagger's ballerina girlfriend?
 
34?
 
> 12. what are the only 2 pieces that can start a game of chess?
 
White Pawn, White Knight
 
> 13. in what city was 'the drew carey show' set?
 
Cleveland
 
> 14. who did president barack obama greet at the white house on monday
> january 16th?
 
The World Series Champion Chicago Cubs
 
> 15. put these three values in order from least to greatest: pi, the
> square root of ten, 22/7
 
pi, 22/7, Sqrt(10)
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