- Calvin's Quiz #480 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 3 Updates
- Rotating Quiz #250: Quiz Me, O Muse - 5 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #479 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 1 Update
- QFTCIMM16 Game 10, Rounds 9-10: place-name movies, challenge - 4 Updates
- QFTCIMM16 Game 10, Final: History - 5 Updates
- QFTCI5EP Current Events 9-10 - 2 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #481 - 1 Update
- QFTCIMM16 Final, Round 3: Arts & Literature - 4 Updates
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Apr 04 09:08AM -0400 In article <9eddfc16-e313-4e87-9d7a-3d444fc87885@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > Can you provide references please. > tx, > calvin I grew up catching bullfrogs and leopard frogs. If you Google "zebra frog" you will be pleased to see many articles and images of them. -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Mar 29 07:20PM -0400 In article <1ce72a9c-fe89-4f17-9c0d-ee6a56831668@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 1 Tim Cook is currently CEO of which technology company? Apple > 2 How many strings does a standard bass guitar have? 4 > 3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal? frog > 4 In 1947 Boulder Dam was officially re-named in honour of which former US president? Hoover > 5 What is the main ingredient of the German dish sauerkraut? cabbage > 6 Which 17 year-old married Guildford Dudley on 6th of June 1553 only to be executed 8 months later? Jane Grey > 7 By population, what is the second largest city in England? Manchester > 8 Which hit song of 1973 includes the following line: "While the other kids were Rocking Round the Clock."? Crocodile Rock > 9 In which 1985 Sydney Pollack film (which won seven Oscars ) does most of the action take place almost precisely on the equator? Out Of Africa -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 04 07:24PM -0700 On Monday, April 3, 2017 at 6:06:48 PM UTC+10, Dan Tilque wrote: > >> Shark > > Frog, my answer, is correct as well. > As is finch. I'm now accepting frog and finch. How remarkable that there are three correct answers. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 480 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 54 Gareth Owen 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 54 Aren Ess 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 54 Marc Dashevsky 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 60 Dan Blum 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 39 Peter Smyth 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 7 39 Pete Gayde 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 30 Don Piven 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 31 Mark Brader 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 24 Bruce Bowler 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 28 Dan Tilque 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 30 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 11 9 8 10 11 7 8 7 4 2 77 70% Marc joins the joint winners. cheers, calvin |
| Don Piven <don@piven.net>: Mar 29 12:35PM -0500 On 3/28/17 21:01, Dan Blum wrote: > German and Austro-Hungarian occupation forces, the White Army, and the > Red Army quite successfully for several years, but was forced into > exile after helping the Bolsheviks defeat General Wrangel. Leon Trotsky > collisions and had several fires, the last of which sank it - but is > probably best known for its 1985 hijacking by members of the Palestine > Liberation Front. Achille Lauro > et Juliette." He was also an extremely influential conductor despite > never having a permanent position; later in life he did conducting > tours of various countries. Hector Berlioz > Civilization and We Sold Our Souls For Rock 'n Roll, but is also > well-known (if possibly not in the same way) for her feature films; > these include The Beverly Hillbillies, Black Sheep, and Wayne's World. Penelope Spheeris > separated by the International Date Line despite being less than 3 > miles apart (at their closest). One is owned by Russia and the other > by the US. What are they called as a pair (in English)? Big and Little Diomede |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 29 07:58PM +0200 > German and Austro-Hungarian occupation forces, the White Army, and the > Red Army quite successfully for several years, but was forced into > exile after helping the Bolsheviks defeat General Wrangel. Stepan Bandera. No it's not, but I put this down before I had read the question properly. Right country. Wrong war. > election. She is currently the administrator of the United Nations > Development Programme and was a candidate for secretary-general last > year. Helene Clark > in the Netherlands and one of the most successful European clubs > overall; they are one of five awarded a permanent European Cup (after > their third consecutive title, which occurred in 1973). Ajax -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 30 12:21AM -0700 Dan Blum wrote: > collisions and had several fires, the last of which sank it - but is > probably best known for its 1985 hijacking by members of the Palestine > Liberation Front. Achilles Lauro > did a fair amount of television work, both acting and directing; she > was the only woman to direct episodes of the original Twilight Zone > series. Helen Hayes ?? > separated by the International Date Line despite being less than 3 > miles apart (at their closest). One is owned by Russia and the other > by the US. What are they called as a pair (in English)? Diomede Islands > their third consecutive title, which occurred in 1973). > 10. This is the third and final section of the small intestine in > mammals, reptiles, and bird. ileum Theme is the Trojan War and it let me guess an answer. -- Dan Tilque |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Mar 31 04:26PM -0400 In article <obf4he$4ao$1@reader1.panix.com>, tool@panix.com says... > collisions and had several fires, the last of which sank it - but is > probably best known for its 1985 hijacking by members of the Palestine > Liberation Front. Achille Loro > did a fair amount of television work, both acting and directing; she > was the only woman to direct episodes of the original Twilight Zone > series. Ida Lupino > separated by the International Date Line despite being less than 3 > miles apart (at their closest). One is owned by Russia and the other > by the US. What are they called as a pair (in English)? The Diomedes > their third consecutive title, which occurred in 1973). > 10. This is the third and final section of the small intestine in > mammals, reptiles, and bird. colon -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 05 02:04AM Rotating Quiz #250 is over and Mark Brader is the winner. He may set RQ #251 as he pleases. The theme was people and places with names that sound like the names of people and places in the Iliad and the Odyssey. > German and Austro-Hungarian occupation forces, the White Army, and the > Red Army quite successfully for several years, but was forced into > exile after helping the Bolsheviks defeat General Wrangel. Nestor Makhno > collisions and had several fires, the last of which sank it - but is > probably best known for its 1985 hijacking by members of the Palestine > Liberation Front. Achille Lauro "Achilles Lauro" and "Achille Loro" are each worth 1 point. > et Juliette." He was also an extremely influential conductor despite > never having a permanent position; later in life he did conducting > tours of various countries. Hector Berlioz > did a fair amount of television work, both acting and directing; she > was the only woman to direct episodes of the original Twilight Zone > series. Ida Lupino The reference is to Mount Ida. > (beginning with City of Bone) and The Infernal Devices (beginning with > Clockwork Angel). She is also co-writing The Magisterium series with > Holly Black. Cassandra Clare > Civilization and We Sold Our Souls For Rock 'n Roll, but is also > well-known (if possibly not in the same way) for her feature films; > these include The Beverly Hillbillies, Black Sheep, and Wayne's World. Penelope Spheeris > election. She is currently the administrator of the United Nations > Development Programme and was a candidate for secretary-general last > year. Helen Clark "Helene Clark" is worth 1 point. > separated by the International Date Line despite being less than 3 > miles apart (at their closest). One is owned by Russia and the other > by the US. What are they called as a pair (in English)? Diomede Islands "Diomedes" and "The Diomedes" are worth 2 points. "Big Diomede and Little Diomede" is worth 1 point. > in the Netherlands and one of the most successful European clubs > overall; they are one of five awarded a permanent European Cup (after > their third consecutive title, which occurred in 1973). AFC Ajax It seems "Ajax" is acceptable by itself so is worth the full 2 points. > 10. This is the third and final section of the small intestine in > mammals, reptiles, and bird. ileum This is the answer that makes the theme particularly loose, since it isn't named after Ilium even indirectly. Scores: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total ---------------------------------- Mark 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 Don 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 7 Calvin 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 6 Dan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 Marc 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 Erland 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 29 10:37PM -0500 Dan Tilque: >>>> credit. >> I predict that he's either going to ignore this objection or refuse to >> fix things. It's his way. That seems a bit snarky; Calvin often amends his initial scoring. "Calvin": > I accept that the wording around Syria could have been clearer, but the > dates leave no room for doubt as to what is the only correct answer. There was a comma after "5 major battles", meaning that the reader could safely assume that the list of dates was secondary information. I have no idea as to which Syrian cities have had how many battles, but if Dan's facts are correct then I certainly think the two cities he names should be scored as correct. -- Mark Brader | "Oh, sure, you can make anything sound sleazy if you, Toronto | you know, tell it exactly the way it happened." msb@vex.net | -- Bruce Rasmussen: "Anything But Love" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 29 11:57PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 4. 1997: Brad Pitt takes his time learning to be selfless. > 5. 1995: Nicolas Cage must go. > 6: 1987: Robin Williams opens his eyes. Good Morning, Vietnam > * D. Electric Cars > D1. The best-selling all-electric car is made by Nissan. > What is the model name? Leaf > D2. The 2006 documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car"? was > about a vehicle called the EV1. Which company manufactured > and leased the EV1 between 1996 and 1999? General Motors -- Dan Tilque |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Mar 30 06:26PM +0100 > 1. 2002: Jennifer Lopez cleans up nicely. Maid in Manhattan > 2. 2011: Owen Wilson stays up late. Midnight in Paris > 3. 2001: Geoffrey Rush fabricates lies out of whole cloth. The Tailor of Panama > 4. 1997: Brad Pitt takes his time learning to be selfless. Seven Years in Tibet > 5. 1995: Nicolas Cage must go. Leaving Las Vegas > 6: 1987: Robin Williams opens his eyes. Good Morrrrrnnnnnnninng Vietnam > 7. 1997: Guy Pearce uncovers a secret. L.A. Confidential > 8. 2007: Russell Crowe misses his train. 3:10 To Yuma > 9. 2004: Don Cheadle checks out. Hotel Rwanda > 10. 2002: Daniel Day-Lewis wears colors. Gangs of New York > prominent roles, awards, and award nominations to his credit. > C1. What person from history did Fassbender play in the movie > "A Dangerous Method" (2011)? Jung > C2. Fassbender has appeared in three films directed by Steve > McQueen. In the third, his portrayal of Edwin Epps won > Fassbender an Oscar nomination. Name the movie. Twelve Years A Slave > * D. Electric Cars > D1. The best-selling all-electric car is made by Nissan. > What is the model name? Prius > D2. The 2006 documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car"? was > about a vehicle called the EV1. Which company manufactured > and leased the EV1 between 1996 and 1999? GM, Ford > F1. I did my best, it wasn't much. > I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch. > I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you. "And even when it all went wrong, I'll stand before the Lord of Song, With nothing on my tongue, But HALLELUJAH" (from Various Positions 1977) > a sigh, a cry, a hungry kiss, > the Gates of Love they budged an inch. > I can't say much has happened since. "... but CLOSING TIME" (from The Future, 1994?) |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Mar 30 02:08AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:x4SdnfhZedmSM0fFnZ2dnUU7- > part of its title. It may be a country, province, state, city, > town, etc. In each case give the full movie title. > 1. 2002: Jennifer Lopez cleans up nicely. Maid in Manhattan > 4. 1997: Brad Pitt takes his time learning to be selfless. > 5. 1995: Nicolas Cage must go. > 6: 1987: Robin Williams opens his eyes. Good Morning, Vietnam > B1. The basic logo is a red shield bearing the image of a spade > and the initials GS for Gabriel Seidlmayr, the developer > of lager beer as we know it. Spaten > B2. Founded by royalty, now owned by the state of Bavaria, > this beer bears a crown and a ligature of the initials HB > on its label. Hofbrau > C2. Fassbender has appeared in three films directed by Steve > McQueen. In the third, his portrayal of Edwin Epps won > Fassbender an Oscar nomination. Name the movie. 12 Years a Slave > * D. Electric Cars > D1. The best-selling all-electric car is made by Nissan. > What is the model name? Leaf > D2. The 2006 documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car"? was > about a vehicle called the EV1. Which company manufactured > and leased the EV1 between 1996 and 1999? Ford; Chevrolet > E1. Suppose you want a hunk of fried cheese flambéed at your > table; what word would you look for in the menu of a Toronto > Greek restaurant? Saganaki > E2. If fasolakia is ordered in a Greek restaurant, what vegetable > would you expect to appear? Spinach > F1. I did my best, it wasn't much. > I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch. > I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you. Hallelujan > I can't say much has happened since. > After completing the round, please decode the rot13: vs lbh fnvq > "ornaf" sbe nal nafjre, cyrnfr tb onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp. Pete Gayde --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Mar 31 04:20PM -0400 In article <x4SdnfhZedmSM0fFnZ2dnUU7-LHNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > part of its title. It may be a country, province, state, city, > town, etc. In each case give the full movie title. > 1. 2002: Jennifer Lopez cleans up nicely. Maid In Manhattan > 2. 2011: Owen Wilson stays up late. > 3. 2001: Geoffrey Rush fabricates lies out of whole cloth. Tailor Of Panama > 4. 1997: Brad Pitt takes his time learning to be selfless. > 5. 1995: Nicolas Cage must go. Leaving Las Vegas > 6: 1987: Robin Williams opens his eyes. Good Morning Vietnam > 7. 1997: Guy Pearce uncovers a secret. L.A. Confidential > 8. 2007: Russell Crowe misses his train. 3:10 To Yuma > 9. 2004: Don Cheadle checks out. Hotel Rwanda > 10. 2002: Daniel Day-Lewis wears colors. Gangs Of New York > * D. Electric Cars > D1. The best-selling all-electric car is made by Nissan. > What is the model name? LEAF > D2. The 2006 documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car"? was > about a vehicle called the EV1. Which company manufactured > and leased the EV1 between 1996 and 1999? GM > Greek restaurant? > E2. If fasolakia is ordered in a Greek restaurant, what vegetable > would you expect to appear? green beans > F1. I did my best, it wasn't much. > I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch. > I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you. Halleluja -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 01 12:21AM > * British Prime Ministers > 1. Who is regarded as the first British Prime Minister, in office > 1721-42? Pitt > 2. Name the first Welsh-speaking PM, who led Britain in the > Great War. He was in office 1916-22. Lloyd-George > Which colony defended by British, Canadian, and Indian troops, > as well as by a local defense force, was attacked just 8 hours > after the Pearl Harbor bombing? Singapore > 6. On 1917-12-09, Jerusalem was captured by British forces -- > under which general? Allenby > * Prisoners of the Tower of London > 7. These gangster brothers spent a short time in the tower in 1952 > while awaiting a court-martial. (The surname will do.) Kray > 8. This young Quaker was held for 8 months in 1668 for blasphemy. > He later organized a mass emigration of persecuted minorities. Roger Williams > 9. The last *state* prisoner to be held in the tower was captured > in Scotland and kept in the tower for 4 days. Later he was > tried for war crimes. Rudolf Hess > 10. The United States was the first country in the Western > Hemisphere to gain independence from a European power. > Which country was the second to do so -- from France, in 1804? Haiti > 11. After years of helping Colombia assert control, in 1903 the > United States did an about-face and assisted *which region* > in its bid to separate from Colombia? Panama > maintaining its then empire. Within a year, five colonies in > Africa and one more in Southeast Asia gained formal independence. > Name that colonial power. Portugal > * The Peninsular War > 14. From 1808, the leader of the French Imperial forces and King > of Spain was Napol?on Bonaparte's brother. Give his first name. Joseph > in 1808 to lead the British forces? He would encounter Napol?on > again years later, this time under the title he acquired for > his exploits in Spain. Wellesley -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Mar 31 09:28PM Mark Brader wrote: > * British Prime Ministers > 1. Who is regarded as the first British Prime Minister, in office > 1721-42? Robert Walpole > 2. Name the first Welsh-speaking PM, who led Britain in the > Great War. He was in office 1916-22. David Lloyd George > 3. Succeeding <answer 2> was the only PM born outside the British > Isles. A Canadian by birth, he served one year, 1922-23. Who? Andrew Bonar Law > after the Pearl Harbor bombing? > 5. On 1915-12-08, the poem "In Flanders Fields" appeared anonymously > in which magazine? Punch > 6. On 1917-12-09, Jerusalem was captured by British forces -- > under which general? Montgomery > In each case, name them. > 7. These gangster brothers spent a short time in the tower in 1952 > while awaiting a court-martial. (The surname will do.) Kray > 9. The last state prisoner to be held in the tower was captured > in Scotland and kept in the tower for 4 days. Later he was > tried for war crimes. Lord Haw Haw > 11. After years of helping Colombia assert control, in 1903 the > United States did an about-face and assisted *which region* > in its bid to separate from Colombia? Panama > maintaining its then empire. Within a year, five colonies in > Africa and one more in Southeast Asia gained formal independence. > Name that colonial power. Portugal > in 1808 to lead the British forces? He would encounter Napoléon > again years later, this time under the title he acquired for > his exploits in Spain. Wellsley Peter Smyth |
| Don Piven <don@piven.net>: Mar 31 08:49PM -0500 There are days when I shouldn't even open my mail client... On 3/31/17 16:20, Mark Brader wrote: > Which colony defended by British, Canadian, and Indian troops, > as well as by a local defense force, was attacked just 8 hours > after the Pearl Harbor bombing? Hong Kong > In each case, name them. > 7. These gangster brothers spent a short time in the tower in 1952 > while awaiting a court-martial. (The surname will do.) Kray > 8. This young Quaker was held for 8 months in 1668 for blasphemy. > He later organized a mass emigration of persecuted minorities. William Penn > 9. The last *state* prisoner to be held in the tower was captured > in Scotland and kept in the tower for 4 days. Later he was > tried for war crimes. Rudolf Hess > 10. The United States was the first country in the Western > Hemisphere to gain independence from a European power. > Which country was the second to do so -- from France, in 1804? Haiti > 11. After years of helping Colombia assert control, in 1903 the > United States did an about-face and assisted *which region* > in its bid to separate from Colombia? Panama > maintaining its then empire. Within a year, five colonies in > Africa and one more in Southeast Asia gained formal independence. > Name that colonial power. Portugal |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 31 07:51PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > Which colony defended by British, Canadian, and Indian troops, > as well as by a local defense force, was attacked just 8 hours > after the Pearl Harbor bombing? Hong Kong > 5. On 1915-12-08, the poem "In Flanders Fields" appeared anonymously > in which magazine? Maclean's > while awaiting a court-martial. (The surname will do.) > 8. This young Quaker was held for 8 months in 1668 for blasphemy. > He later organized a mass emigration of persecuted minorities. Penn > 10. The United States was the first country in the Western > Hemisphere to gain independence from a European power. > Which country was the second to do so -- from France, in 1804? Haiti > 11. After years of helping Colombia assert control, in 1903 the > United States did an about-face and assisted *which region* > in its bid to separate from Colombia? Panama > maintaining its then empire. Within a year, five colonies in > Africa and one more in Southeast Asia gained formal independence. > Name that colonial power. Portugal > What date in 1808 was this? > 14. From 1808, the leader of the French Imperial forces and King > of Spain was Napoléon Bonaparte's brother. Give his first name. Joseph > in 1808 to lead the British forces? He would encounter Napoléon > again years later, this time under the title he acquired for > his exploits in Spain. Wellesley -- Dan Tilque |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Apr 01 05:12AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:QpWdnRVj3bSYVUPFnZ2dnUU7- > * British Prime Ministers > 1. Who is regarded as the first British Prime Minister, in office > 1721-42? Pitt > 2. Name the first Welsh-speaking PM, who led Britain in the > Great War. He was in office 1916-22. Lloyd George > Which colony defended by British, Canadian, and Indian troops, > as well as by a local defense force, was attacked just 8 hours > after the Pearl Harbor bombing? Singapore > 6. On 1917-12-09, Jerusalem was captured by British forces -- > under which general? Wingate > In each case, name them. > 7. These gangster brothers spent a short time in the tower in 1952 > while awaiting a court-martial. (The surname will do.) Kray > 8. This young Quaker was held for 8 months in 1668 for blasphemy. > He later organized a mass emigration of persecuted minorities. Penn > 9. The last *state* prisoner to be held in the tower was captured > in Scotland and kept in the tower for 4 days. Later he was > tried for war crimes. Hess > 10. The United States was the first country in the Western > Hemisphere to gain independence from a European power. > Which country was the second to do so -- from France, in 1804? Haiti > 11. After years of helping Colombia assert control, in 1903 the > United States did an about-face and assisted *which region* > in its bid to separate from Colombia? Panama > maintaining its then empire. Within a year, five colonies in > Africa and one more in Southeast Asia gained formal independence. > Name that colonial power. Portugal > * The Peninsular War > 14. From 1808, the leader of the French Imperial forces and King > of Spain was Napoléon Bonaparte's brother. Give his first name. Joseph > in 1808 to lead the British forces? He would encounter Napoléon > again years later, this time under the title he acquired for > his exploits in Spain. Wellesley -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Mar 29 04:44PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:X7idnfSLYfmjMEfFnZ2dnUU7- > 2. This fast-food chain has served notice in court that it intends > to sue CBC-TV and its show Marketplace over claims about the > percentage of chicken in its chicken sandwiches. Name the chain. Chik-fil-A > more than the next seven highest countries combined, he also > found time to tweet his anger over a video by a well-known > hip-hop performer. Who was Trump tweeting about? Chance the Rapper > political statements, has canceled trips to the US for its > youthful members because of the policies of Donald Trump. > Name the organization. Girl Guides; Boy Scouts > 6. She's on the cover of "Vanity Fair" this month and is threatening > to sue over the hacking of nude photos that were posted online. > Name the actress. Jennifer Lawrence > at age 81. He played with everyone from Muddy Waters and > Howlin' Wolf to Led Zeppelin. His nickname was "Mr. Superharp". > Name him. Cooper > replacing three game pieces with a Tyrannosaurus rex, a penguin, > and a rubber ducky. Name any of the existing tokens that will > no longer be part of the game. Thimble > heart condition. His past is controversial, but he was also part > of the peace process in the late 1990s. For the past decade he > served as deputy first minister for Northern Ireland. Name him. McGuinness > 5. Apple has announced product changes, including a special-edition > iPhone. Some of the proceeds will benefit AIDS research. > What color is this special-edition iPhone? Pink > morning. Tweets included "We are totally Russian hackers but > we love POTUS", "Trump is our lord and savior", and "Can't > stump the Trump". Name the news outlet. Bloomberg; Associated Press > 8. The World Baseball Classic wrapped up last week with a Toronto > Blue Jay playing a key role in the final. Which country won > the competition? United States > that found that public schools only have to provide minimal > services for autistic children. What's interesting is the > author of the lower-court ruling. Who was that? Gorsuch > 10. "America First" President Donald Trump has granted a permit > to build the Keystone XL pipeline -- to which non-American > company? Pete Gayde --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 30 12:04AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 2. This fast-food chain has served notice in court that it intends > to sue CBC-TV and its show Marketplace over claims about the > percentage of chicken in its chicken sandwiches. Name the chain. Subway > replacing three game pieces with a Tyrannosaurus rex, a penguin, > and a rubber ducky. Name any of the existing tokens that will > no longer be part of the game. iron > 2. Miroslav Gronych pleaded guilty to charges in a Calgary court. > He was arrested in December and found to have been three times > over the legal alcohol limit when he arrived at work to do what? person who gives road tests for drivers' licenses > 5. Apple has announced product changes, including a special-edition > iPhone. Some of the proceeds will benefit AIDS research. > What color is this special-edition iPhone? pink > 8. The World Baseball Classic wrapped up last week with a Toronto > Blue Jay playing a key role in the final. Which country won > the competition? USA > that found that public schools only have to provide minimal > services for autistic children. What's interesting is the > author of the lower-court ruling. Who was that? Gorsuch -- Dan Tilque |
| ArenEss <areness1@yahoo.com>: Apr 04 07:30PM -0500 On Sun, 2 Apr 2017 17:12:59 -0700 (PDT), Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote: >1 One which island would one most likely be if encountering the Formosan family of languages? Taiwan >2 Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon co-starred in which 2005 film? Walk The Line (The Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash Story) >3 Misogamy is a dislike or hatred of what? Marriage >4 Which city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976? Hanoi >5 First published c. 300 BC and now with over 1,000 different editions, which Greek mathematician wrote the mathematics textbook "Elements"? Euclid >6 Which Roman (15 - 59 AD) was the sister of Caligula, niece and fourth wife of Claudius, and the mother of Nero? >7 In Rugby Union what number jersey does the Fullback traditionally wear? >8 The headquarters of the Boeing Corporation are in which US City? Chicago >9 Which Major League Baseball team is traditionally supported by those living on the North Side of Chicago, and detested by those on the South Side? Chicago Cubs >10 Russian poet Aleksandr Pushkin and Alexander Hamilton, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, both met their deaths in what specific manner? Dueling with pistols >cheers, >calvin ArenEss |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Apr 04 12:12PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:jcmdnRX5ur-3c3_FnZ2dnUU7- > Perhaps the most misquoted writer of all time. We give you the play > and the misquote; you give the correct version. > 1. Not from "Macbeth": "Lead on, Macduff". Lay on, Macduff. > 2. Not from "Hamlet": "Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him well." Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio. > 3. Not from "The Merchant of Venice": "All that glitters is > not gold". All that glistens is not gold. > * Karsh Photos > Identify the performance artists photographed by Yousuf Karsh. > 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/karsh/6.jpg Casals (although he wasn't a performance artist, but a performing artist) > We name two female characters and their literary creator; you name > the novel in which both women appear. > 7. Esther Summerson and Lady Dedlock. Novel by Charles Dickens. "Bleak House" > 8. Laura Fairlie and Marian Halcombe. Novel by Wilkie Collins. "The Moonstone"; "The Woman in White" > 9. Bathsheba Everdene and Fanny Robin. Novel by Thomas Hardy. "Far from the Madding Crowd" > Here is the first line of a work of fiction intended for a young > adult or children's audience. Name the work of fiction. > 10. The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. "The Cat in the Hat" > 11. "Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents", grumbled > Jo, lying on the rug. "Little Women" > 12. "Where's Papa going with that ax?" said Fern to her mother > as they were setting the table for breakfast. "Charlotte's Web" -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Bruce <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Apr 04 12:58PM On Mon, 03 Apr 2017 19:51:54 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > Perhaps the most misquoted writer of all time. We give you the play and > the misquote; you give the correct version. > 1. Not from "Macbeth": "Lead on, Macduff". Lay on, Macduff > 2. Not from "Hamlet": "Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him well." Alas, poor Yorick, I knew him Horatio > 3. Not from "The Merchant of Venice": "All that glitters is > not gold". All that glisters is not gold. > 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/karsh/4.jpg > 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/karsh/5.jpg > 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/karsh/6.jpg Pablo Casals > Here is the first line of a work of fiction intended for a young adult > or children's audience. Name the work of fiction. > 10. The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. The Cat In The Hat > 11. "Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents", grumbled > Jo, lying on the rug. Little Women > 12. "Where's Papa going with that ax?" said Fern to her mother > as they were setting the table for breakfast. Charlotte's Web > 13. In which Provençal city did Vincent van Gogh spend over a year, > during which he completed some 200 paintings and lived briefly with > Paul Gauguin? Arles > 14. This painter spent most of his life in the city of > Aix-en-Provence and honed his post-Impressionist style portraying its > landscape and light. Who? Monet |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 04 08:39PM +0200 > 13. In which Provençal city did Vincent van Gogh spend over a year, > during which he completed some 200 paintings and lived briefly > with Paul Gauguin? Arles > 15. The great 14th-century Italian poet Petrarch passed much of > his life employed in the papal court in which Provençal city? Avignon -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Apr 04 02:38PM -0700 On Monday, April 3, 2017 at 8:51:59 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > 7. Esther Summerson and Lady Dedlock. Novel by Charles Dickens. > 8. Laura Fairlie and Marian Halcombe. Novel by Wilkie Collins. > 9. Bathsheba Everdene and Fanny Robin. Novel by Thomas Hardy. "Far From the Madding Crowd" > 10. The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. > 11. "Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents", grumbled > Jo, lying on the rug. "Little Women" > 12. "Where's Papa going with that ax?" said Fern to her mother > as they were setting the table for breakfast. "Charlotte's Web" |
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