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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Mar 16 06:32PM -0700 1 Which country hosted the 1934 and 1990 FIFA World Cups? 2 Mascarpone is a variety of which foodstuff? 3 Which Syrian city has lent its name to 5 major battles, in 145BC, 218 AD, 613, 1097 and 1268? 4 Which nut flavours the liqueur Amaretto? 5 Both the term and the sport orienteering were developed in the late 19th century in which European country? 6 Featured in films, radio dramas, comic strips, comic books and three television series, which fictional character is the best known creation of British author Leslie Charteris? 7 To the nearest foot, how long is a standard snooker table? 8 The clothes of which French fashion designer obsess Edina Monsoon in the TV sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous"? 9 What is the more common name for triatomic oxygen? 10 What is the main visible physical difference between monkeys and apes? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 16 11:25PM -0500 Calvin: > 1 Which country hosted the 1934 and 1990 FIFA World Cups? Uruguay. > 2 Mascarpone is a variety of which foodstuff? Got me. Sausage? > 3 Which Syrian city has lent its name to 5 major battles, in > 145BC, 218 AD, 613, 1097 and 1268? Damascut? > 4 Which nut flavours the liqueur Amaretto? Hazelnut? > 5 Both the term and the sport orienteering were developed in the > late 19th century in which European country? Sweden? > 6 Featured in films, radio dramas, comic strips, comic books and > three television series, which fictional character is the best > known creation of British author Leslie Charteris? Templar. > 7 To the nearest foot, how long is a standard snooker table? 12? > 8 The clothes of which French fashion designer obsess Edina > Monsoon in the TV sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous"? Chanel? > 9 What is the more common name for triatomic oxygen? Ozone. > 10 What is the main visible physical difference between monkeys and apes? Monkeys have tails. -- Mark Brader "C was developed for the programmer Toronto (two of them, in fact)" msb@vex.net -- Alasdair Grant My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 17 04:36AM > 1 Which country hosted the 1934 and 1990 FIFA World Cups? Spain > 2 Mascarpone is a variety of which foodstuff? cheese > 3 Which Syrian city has lent its name to 5 major battles, in 145BC, 218 AD, 613, 1097 and 1268? Aleppo > 4 Which nut flavours the liqueur Amaretto? almond > 5 Both the term and the sport orienteering were developed in the late 19th century in which European country? United Kingdom > 6 Featured in films, radio dramas, comic strips, comic books and three television series, which fictional character is the best known creation of British author Leslie Charteris? The Saint > 7 To the nearest foot, how long is a standard snooker table? 12 feet > 8 The clothes of which French fashion designer obsess Edina Monsoon in the TV sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous"? Yves Saint Laurent > 9 What is the more common name for triatomic oxygen? tritium > 10 What is the main visible physical difference between monkeys and apes? monkeys have tails and apes do not -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Mar 17 05:02AM > 1 Which country hosted the 1934 and 1990 FIFA World Cups? Italy > 2 Mascarpone is a variety of which foodstuff? Cheese > 3 Which Syrian city has lent its name to 5 major battles, in 145BC, > 218 AD, 613, 1097 and 1268? Damascus? > 4 Which nut flavours the liqueur Amaretto? Almond > 5 Both the term and the sport orienteering were developed in the late > 19th century in which European country? France? > 6 Featured in films, radio dramas, comic strips, comic books and three > television series, which fictional character is the best known > creation of British author Leslie Charteris? Simon Templar (The Saint) > 7 To the nearest foot, how long is a standard snooker table? 12 > 8 The clothes of which French fashion designer obsess Edina Monsoon in > the TV sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous"? Gaultier? (Hated that show...) > 9 What is the more common name for triatomic oxygen? Ozone > 10 What is the main visible physical difference between monkeys and > apes? A tai |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 17 12:56AM -0500 "Calvin": > > 10 What is the main visible physical difference between monkeys and > > apes? Gareth Owen: > A tai So your answer was an ape rather than a monkey? -- Mark Brader, Toronto "... people are *always* doing stuff ... msb@vex.net that I wish were typos" --Marcy Thompson |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 16 11:04PM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 Which country hosted the 1934 and 1990 FIFA World Cups? Germany > 2 Mascarpone is a variety of which foodstuff? > 3 Which Syrian city has lent its name to 5 major battles, in 145BC, 218 AD, 613, 1097 and 1268? Aleppo > 4 Which nut flavours the liqueur Amaretto? > 5 Both the term and the sport orienteering were developed in the late 19th century in which European country? Germany > 6 Featured in films, radio dramas, comic strips, comic books and three television series, which fictional character is the best known creation of British author Leslie Charteris? > 7 To the nearest foot, how long is a standard snooker table? 9 feet > 8 The clothes of which French fashion designer obsess Edina Monsoon in the TV sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous"? > 9 What is the more common name for triatomic oxygen? ozone > 10 What is the main visible physical difference between monkeys and apes? tails -- Dan Tilque |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Mar 17 07:58AM Calvin wrote: > 1 Which country hosted the 1934 and 1990 FIFA World Cups? Italy > 2 Mascarpone is a variety of which foodstuff? Soft cheese > 3 Which Syrian city has lent its name to 5 major battles, in 145BC, > 218 AD, 613, 1097 and 1268? Damascus > 4 Which nut flavours the liqueur Amaretto? Almond > 5 Both the term and the sport orienteering were developed in the late > 19th century in which European country? Sweden > 6 Featured in films, radio dramas, comic strips, comic books and > three television series, which fictional character is the best known > creation of British author Leslie Charteris? Dennis the Menace > 7 To the nearest foot, how long is a standard snooker table? 12 foot > 8 The clothes of which French fashion designer obsess Edina Monsoon > in the TV sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous"? Chanel > 9 What is the more common name for triatomic oxygen? Ozone > 10 What is the main visible physical difference between monkeys and > apes? Apes have no tail Peter Smyth |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 17 09:28AM > 1 Which country hosted the 1934 and 1990 FIFA World Cups? Italy > 2 Mascarpone is a variety of which foodstuff? Cheese > 3 Which Syrian city has lent its name to 5 major battles, in 145BC, > 218 AD, 613, 1097 and 1268? Antioch > 4 Which nut flavours the liqueur Amaretto? Almond > 5 Both the term and the sport orienteering were developed in the > late 19th century in which European country? Sweden > 7 To the nearest foot, how long is a standard snooker table? The right foot? > 9 What is the more common name for triatomic oxygen? Ozone -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Don Piven <don@piven.net>: Mar 16 07:55AM -0500 On 3/16/17 05:45, Mark Brader wrote: > B1. What term is used in game theory to describe a situation > in which any participant's gain is exactly balanced by a > loss to other participants? Zero-sum > acting according to their own self-interest impair the > greater good by depleting a shared resource. By what term > is this scenario known? Prisoner's Dilemma > * E. Game 7 of the World Series > E1. What was the final score of Game 7 of the 2016 World Series > between Chicago and Cleveland? Cubs 8, Indians 7 > E2. Who was the winning pitcher? Aroldis Chapman |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 16 02:01PM > ** Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge Round - The Name of the Game > * A. Game of Thrones > A1. Which islands are ruled by the Greyjoys of Pyke? Iron Islands > B1. What term is used in game theory to describe a situation > in which any participant's gain is exactly balanced by a > loss to other participants? zero-sum > acting according to their own self-interest impair the > greater good by depleting a shared resource. By what term > is this scenario known? tragedy of the commons > C1. "The Great Game" was the term used to describe the struggle > for power in Asia that lasted through much of the 19th > century between Great Britain and which other great power? Russia > qrznepngvba bs gur obeqre orgjrra Ehffvn naq gur fgngr > gung npgrq nf n ohssre orgjrra Ehffvn naq Oevgvfu Vaqvn. > Anzr gung ohssre fgngr. Afghanistan > D1. Which 1939 Jean Renoir classic depicts the lives of > upper-class French society and their servants on the eve > of World War I? The Rules of the Game > D2. Name the action-film star who died in 1973, before his > film "The Game of Death" had finished shooting. The film > was completed using stand-ins and released in 1978. Bruce Lee -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Mar 16 10:24AM -0500 In article <SrednWZIpat-8VfFnZ2dnUU7-SvNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > Anne Hébert. Geneviève Bujold starred. > 8. Anthony Minghella adapted and directed this 1996 film based on > a novel by Michael Ondaatje. Both book and movie won awards. English Patient > B1. What term is used in game theory to describe a situation > in which any participant's gain is exactly balanced by a > loss to other participants? zero-sum > C1. "The Great Game" was the term used to describe the struggle > for power in Asia that lasted through much of the 19th > century between Great Britain and which other great power? Russia > end in 1895 with the final demarcation of the border between > Russia and the state that acted as a buffer between Russia > and British India. Name that buffer state. Afghanistan > D1. Which 1939 Jean Renoir classic depicts the lives of > upper-class French society and their servants on the eve > of World War I? The Rules of the Game > D2. Name the action-film star who died in 1973, before his > film "The Game of Death" had finished shooting. The film > was completed using stand-ins and released in 1978. Bruce Lee -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Mar 16 05:19PM Mark Brader wrote: > ** Game 9, Round 9 - Canadiana - Canadian Fiction on Film > 8. Anthony Minghella adapted and directed this 1996 film based on > a novel by Michael Ondaatje. Both book and movie won awards. The English Patient > F. Canadian Game Shows > * A. Game of Thrones > A1. Which islands are ruled by the Greyjoys of Pyke? Iron Islands > A2. What island does Lady Brienne claim as home? Tarth > B1. What term is used in game theory to describe a situation > in which any participant's gain is exactly balanced by a > loss to other participants? Zero-sum game > acting according to their own self-interest impair the > greater good by depleting a shared resource. By what term > is this scenario known? Tragedy of the commons > C1. "The Great Game" was the term used to describe the struggle > for power in Asia that lasted through much of the 19th > century between Great Britain and which other great power? France > demarcation of the border between Russia and the state > that acted as a buffer between Russia and British India. > Name that buffer state. Afghanistan > D2. Name the action-film star who died in 1973, before his > film "The Game of Death" had finished shooting. The film > was completed using stand-ins and released in 1978. Bruce Lee > * E. Game 7 of the World Series > E1. What was the final score of Game 7 of the 2016 World Series > between Chicago and Cleveland? 1-0, 2-1 > game shows, "Definition" and "Headline Hunters". Who? > F2. Name any of the three "home team" regulars on CHCH-TV's > "Party Game". Peter Smyth |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Mar 16 09:48PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:SrednWZIpat-8VfFnZ2dnUU7- > B1. What term is used in game theory to describe a situation > in which any participant's gain is exactly balanced by a > loss to other participants? Zero sum game > C1. "The Great Game" was the term used to describe the struggle > for power in Asia that lasted through much of the 19th > century between Great Britain and which other great power? France > qrznepngvba bs gur obeqre orgjrra Ehffvn naq gur fgngr > gung npgrq nf n ohssre orgjrra Ehffvn naq Oevgvfu Vaqvn. > Anzr gung ohssre fgngr. Afghanistan > D2. Name the action-film star who died in 1973, before his > film "The Game of Death" had finished shooting. The film > was completed using stand-ins and released in 1978. Bruce Lee > * E. Game 7 of the World Series > E1. What was the final score of Game 7 of the 2016 World Series > between Chicago and Cleveland? 8-7 > E2. Who was the winning pitcher? Edwards > game shows, "Definition" and "Headline Hunters". Who? > F2. Name any of the three "home team" regulars on CHCH-TV's > "Party Game". Pete Gayde --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Mar 16 04:01PM -0700 On Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 6:46:01 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > and that title is what you have to give. > 1. David Bezmozgis directed this 2015 adaptation of his own short > story about teenaged cousins. Natasha > 2. Irishman Alan Gilsenan directed this recently-released film > based on Carol Shields's last novel. Unless > 3. Australian Bruce Beresford directed this 1991 film adaptation > of a historical novel by Brian Moore. Lothaire Bluteau starred. Black Robe > 4. Emma Donoghue wrote a screenplay based on her own novel for > this 2015 film. Irishman Lenny Abrahamson directed. Room > 5. Paul Giamatti played the title character in this 2010 film > based on a Mordecai Richler novel. Richard J. Lewis directed. Barney's Version > 6. The novel was by Paul Quarrington. The 1994 movie, starring > Maury Chaykin, was again directed by Richard J. Lewis. Whale Music > 7. Claude Jutra's 1973 film was based on a historical novel by > Anne Hébert. Geneviève Bujold starred. Kamouraska > 8. Anthony Minghella adapted and directed this 1996 film based on > a novel by Michael Ondaatje. Both book and movie won awards. The English Patient > 9. Poet Anne Michaels wrote the novel. Jeremy Podeswa directed > the 2007 release. Fugitive Pieces > 10. It was Rohinton Mistry's first novel. Sturla Gunnarson directed > the 1998 film adaptation. Such a Long Journey > F. Canadian Game Shows > * A. Game of Thrones > A1. Which islands are ruled by the Greyjoys of Pyke? iron islands > A2. What island does Lady Brienne claim as home? Tarth? > B1. What term is used in game theory to describe a situation > in which any participant's gain is exactly balanced by a > loss to other participants? zero sum > acting according to their own self-interest impair the > greater good by depleting a shared resource. By what term > is this scenario known? prisoner's dilemma > C1. "The Great Game" was the term used to describe the struggle > for power in Asia that lasted through much of the 19th > century between Great Britain and which other great power? Russia > demarcation of the border between Russia and the state > that acted as a buffer between Russia and British India. > Name that buffer state. Afghanistan > D1. Which 1939 Jean Renoir classic depicts the lives of > upper-class French society and their servants on the eve > of World War I? The Rules of the Game > D2. Name the action-film star who died in 1973, before his > film "The Game of Death" had finished shooting. The film > was completed using stand-ins and released in 1978. Bruce Lee > * E. Game 7 of the World Series > E1. What was the final score of Game 7 of the 2016 World Series > between Chicago and Cleveland? Chicago 8, Cleveland 7 (10 innings) [aka the greatest game seven in World Series history] > E2. Who was the winning pitcher? Aroldis Chapman > * F. Canadian Game Shows > F1. Born in New Jersey, he hosted two of Canada's longest-running > game shows, "Definition" and "Headline Hunters". Who? Jim Perry (no relation) > F2. Name any of the three "home team" regulars on CHCH-TV's > "Party Game". Dinah Christie Sir Dr. Stephen William Perry, or as I like to call him Uncle Doodyhead |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Mar 16 04:13PM -0700 On Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 8:46:01 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > see my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > ** Game 9, Round 9 - Canadiana - Canadian Fiction on Film Pass > F. Canadian Game Shows > * A. Game of Thrones > A1. Which islands are ruled by the Greyjoys of Pyke? Winter is coming > A2. What island does Lady Brienne claim as home? Winter is coming > B1. What term is used in game theory to describe a situation > in which any participant's gain is exactly balanced by a > loss to other participants? Zero sum > acting according to their own self-interest impair the > greater good by depleting a shared resource. By what term > is this scenario known? Depletion of the commons > C1. "The Great Game" was the term used to describe the struggle > for power in Asia that lasted through much of the 19th > century between Great Britain and which other great power? Russia, France > qrznepngvba bs gur obeqre orgjrra Ehffvn naq gur fgngr > gung npgrq nf n ohssre orgjrra Ehffvn naq Oevgvfu Vaqvn. > Anzr gung ohssre fgngr. Afghanistan > D2. Name the action-film star who died in 1973, before his > film "The Game of Death" had finished shooting. The film > was completed using stand-ins and released in 1978. Lee > * E. Game 7 of the World Series > E1. What was the final score of Game 7 of the 2016 World Series > between Chicago and Cleveland? 2-1, 1-0 > E2. Who was the winning pitcher? Pope Pius XII > game shows, "Definition" and "Headline Hunters". Who? > F2. Name any of the three "home team" regulars on CHCH-TV's > "Party Game". Winter is coming cheers, calvin |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Mar 16 06:33PM -0700 On Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 6:46:01 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > D2. Name the action-film star who died in 1973, before his > film "The Game of Death" had finished shooting. The film > was completed using stand-ins and released in 1978. Bruce Lee |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Mar 17 04:40AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:SrednWZIpat-8VfFnZ2dnUU7- > and that title is what you have to give. > 8. Anthony Minghella adapted and directed this 1996 film based on > a novel by Michael Ondaatje. Both book and movie won awards. "The English Patient" > B1. What term is used in game theory to describe a situation > in which any participant's gain is exactly balanced by a > loss to other participants? zero-sum > acting according to their own self-interest impair the > greater good by depleting a shared resource. By what term > is this scenario known? the tragedy of the commons > C1. "The Great Game" was the term used to describe the struggle > for power in Asia that lasted through much of the 19th > century between Great Britain and which other great power? Russia > qrznepngvba bs gur obeqre orgjrra Ehffvn naq gur fgngr > gung npgrq nf n ohssre orgjrra Ehffvn naq Oevgvfu Vaqvn. > Anzr gung ohssre fgngr. Afghanistan > D1. Which 1939 Jean Renoir classic depicts the lives of > upper-class French society and their servants on the eve > of World War I? "The Rules of the Game" > D2. Name the action-film star who died in 1973, before his > film "The Game of Death" had finished shooting. The film > was completed using stand-ins and released in 1978. Bruce Lee > * F. Canadian Game Shows > F1. Born in New Jersey, he hosted two of Canada's longest-running > game shows, "Definition" and "Headline Hunters". Who? Jim Perry -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 16 10:12PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > B1. What term is used in game theory to describe a situation > in which any participant's gain is exactly balanced by a > loss to other participants? zero-sum > acting according to their own self-interest impair the > greater good by depleting a shared resource. By what term > is this scenario known? tragedy of the commons > C1. "The Great Game" was the term used to describe the struggle > for power in Asia that lasted through much of the 19th > century between Great Britain and which other great power? Russia > qrznepngvba bs gur obeqre orgjrra Ehffvn naq gur fgngr > gung npgrq nf n ohssre orgjrra Ehffvn naq Oevgvfu Vaqvn. > Anzr gung ohssre fgngr. Afghanistan > * E. Game 7 of the World Series > E1. What was the final score of Game 7 of the 2016 World Series > between Chicago and Cleveland? 4-1 -- Dan Tilque |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Mar 16 05:12PM Mark Brader wrote: > 2. Travis Kalanick admitted he needs "leadership help" after a video > made public showed him arguing with and disparaging an employee. > Kalanick is the CEO of which company? Snapchat > painting called "Te Fare (La Maison") for 54,000,000 euros in > 2008. Last week he sold it for a mere £20,500,000. Name the > artist of this painting. Monet, Manet > valued at about $33,000,000,000 US after it began trading on > the New York Stock Exchange. One analyst called the valuation > "patently crazy". What is the name of the company's popular app? Snapchat > said these types of educational institutions were pioneers of > "school choice". What type of educational institutions was > she referring to? Public schools > 1. Nike announced that it has specially developed an article of > clothing that will assist the performances of some female > athletes. What article of clothing? Bra > history. Down 4-0 to Paris St. Germain after the first leg, > this storied team won the second game 6-1 to move on to the > quarter-finals. Name the team. Barcelona > 3. *Which Nordic country* has announced a law that will require > any company with 25 or more employees to prove it gives equal > pay for work of equal value? Norway, Sweden > 5. Pop music star George Michael didn't die of a drug overdose. > A coroner concluded it was natural causes. Give either of the > causes listed by the coroner. Heart failure > a jury in closing arguments that his client's car spontaneously > combusted. As he was speaking, something unexpected happened > to him. What was it? He spontaneously combusted > 7. The new head of the US Environmental Protection Agency is back > in the news. In an interview with CNBC, Scott Pruitt made what > comment about carbon dioxide emissions? They do not cause climate change > appointed by Stephen Harper, met the girl in church. He says > he has been engaged in "continuous prayers of repentance". > Name him. Peter Smyth |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Mar 16 09:40PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:D7ednQXWVJ4H7VXFnZ2dnUU7- > Court" from 1981 to 1993. He hosted the show after retiring > as an actual judge. Last week he died at the age of 97. > Who was he? Wapner > 2. Travis Kalanick admitted he needs "leadership help" after a video > made public showed him arguing with and disparaging an employee. > Kalanick is the CEO of which company? Uber > painting called "Te Fare (La Maison") for 54,000,000 euros in > 2008. Last week he sold it for a mere £20,500,000. Name the > artist of this painting. Monet > to raise $320,000,000 in an initial public offering. Its shares, > with a price range of $14 to $16, will be listed on the Toronto > and New York Stock Exchanges. Name the company. Instagram; Sirius/XM radio > valued at about $33,000,000,000 US after it began trading on > the New York Stock Exchange. One analyst called the valuation > "patently crazy". What is the name of the company's popular app? Snapchat > said these types of educational institutions were pioneers of > "school choice". What type of educational institutions was > she referring to? Historically black colleges and universities > the Calgary Flames. This time he was traded from the Colorado > Avalanche to the Los Angeles Kings in return for a fourth-round > draft pick. Name him. Iginla > 1. Nike announced that it has specially developed an article of > clothing that will assist the performances of some female > athletes. What article of clothing? Sports bra > history. Down 4-0 to Paris St. Germain after the first leg, > this storied team won the second game 6-1 to move on to the > quarter-finals. Name the team. Barcelona > 3. *Which Nordic country* has announced a law that will require > any company with 25 or more employees to prove it gives equal > pay for work of equal value? Iceland > and placed in front of the Charging Bull statue on Wall St. > It shows an individual staring the bull down. What is the > official name of this sculpture? Brave girl; Persistent girl > a jury in closing arguments that his client's car spontaneously > combusted. As he was speaking, something unexpected happened > to him. What was it? His phone caught on fire > 7. The new head of the US Environmental Protection Agency is back > in the news. In an interview with CNBC, Scott Pruitt made what > comment about carbon dioxide emissions? They aren't substantial enough to contribute to climate change > 8. In his first speech as head of Housing and Urban Development, > Dr. Ben Carson raised eyebrows when he spoke about people > shipped to the US as slaves. What did he call them? Immigrants > appointed by Stephen Harper, met the girl in church. He says > he has been engaged in "continuous prayers of repentance". > Name him. Pete Gayde --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Mar 16 06:34PM -0700 On Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 6:37:19 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > Court" from 1981 to 1993. He hosted the show after retiring > as an actual judge. Last week he died at the age of 97. > Who was he? Joseph Wapner > 3. *Which Nordic country* has announced a law that will require > any company with 25 or more employees to prove it gives equal > pay for work of equal value? Denmark? > a jury in closing arguments that his client's car spontaneously > combusted. As he was speaking, something unexpected happened > to him. What was it? His pants caught fire from an e-liter in his pocket. > 8. In his first speech as head of Housing and Urban Development, > Dr. Ben Carson raised eyebrows when he spoke about people > shipped to the US as slaves. What did he call them? Immigrants. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 16 11:21PM -0500 Jason Kreitzer: > His pants caught fire from an e-liter in his pocket. Is that equal to 1,000 cubic e-centimeters? :-) -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "The time to make up your mind about people msb@vex.net | is never." --The Philadelphia Story |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Mar 16 06:29PM -0700 On Monday, March 13, 2017 at 12:01:58 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 Rival gangs the Bloods and the Crips are primarily found in which US city? Los Angeles > 2 What is the name of the largest Russian news agency, also the fourth largest in the world? TASS > 3 The chemical basis of which fifth taste was discovered by Japanese biochemist Kikunae Ikeda in 1909? Umami / Savoury > 4 Introduced in 1912, what name was given to the first true plastic (i.e. synthetic polymer)? Bakelite > 5 Which poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson is loosely based on the Arthurian legend of Elaine of Astolat? The Lady of Shallott > 6 A reference to its colour and value, what is the more common name for the iron sulphide with the chemical formula FeS2? Fool's Gold > 7 According to Johnny Preston's 1960 hit single, who did Running Bear love? Little White Dove Once entrant suggested Sitting Bull, which would have put a rather different take on the song :-) > 8 Yogi Bear and Boo Boo are residents if which fictional national park? Jellystone > 9 Larry Wilcox and Eric Estrada co-starred in which US TV series? CHiPs And it's "Erik" as Mark pointed out > 10 Which fictional character has been portrayed in film by Linda Hamilton, Lena Headey and Emilia Clarke? Sarah Connor Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 478 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9 53 Dan Blum 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 8 44 Mark Brader 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 8 48 Aren Ess 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 7 40 Dan Tilque 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 7 40 Don Piven 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 7 47 Bruce Bowler 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 7 48 Marc Dashevsky 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 31 Peter Smyth 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 35 Pete Gayde - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 9 9 8 7 2 8 2 9 7 4 65 72% Congratulations Dan! cheers, calvin |
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