- Calvin's Quiz #487 - 5 Updates
- Rotating Quiz #257: You can answer all these, in principle - 3 Updates
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 24 11:05PM -0700 My apologies RGTers. I went to mark this quiz only to discover I hadn't posted it! 1 Who was the American President when man first walked on the moon? 2 Passing thought China, India and Bangladesh, what is the tenth largest river in the world (by water flow)? 3 Which Frenchwoman is currently managing director of the International Monetary Fund? 4 What, according to Charles M Schultz, constitutes happiness? 5 Name any of the 3 Shakespeare plays in which Sir John Falstaff appears. 6 What does an upside-down flag traditionally signal? 7 What physical feature do anteaters such as the echidna and armadillo lack that virtually all other mammals possess? 8 What fictional substance is also the tile of a 1997 remake of the 1961 film "The Absent-Minded Professor"? 9 Extending from the lumbar to the back to the thighs, which is the longest nerve in the human body? 10 Which 1988 Tim Burton comedy fantasy film won the best makeup Oscar in 1989? cheers, calvin |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: May 25 07:25AM +0100 > My apologies RGTers. I went to mark this quiz only to discover I > hadn't posted it! > 1 Who was the American President when man first walked on the moon? Nixon > 2 Passing thought China, India and Bangladesh, what is the tenth > largest river in the world (by water flow)? Ganges > 3 Which Frenchwoman is currently managing director of the > International Monetary Fund? I can see her face in my mind, but the name ain't coming > 4 What, according to Charles M Schultz, constitutes happiness? Never Having To Say You're Sorry > 5 Name any of the 3 Shakespeare plays in which Sir John Falstaff > appears. Henry V > 6 What does an upside-down flag traditionally signal? Distress > 7 What physical feature do anteaters such as the echidna and armadillo > lack that virtually all other mammals possess? A Smartphone > 8 What fictional substance is also the tile of a 1997 remake of the > 1961 film "The Absent-Minded Professor"? Flubber! > 9 Extending from the lumbar to the back to the thighs, which is the > longest nerve in the human body? Ulnar? > 10 Which 1988 Tim Burton comedy fantasy film won the best makeup Oscar > in 1989? Beetlejuice? |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 25 03:19AM -0500 "Calvin": > My apologies RGTers. I went to mark this quiz only to discover I hadn't > posted it! I had a similar reaction when checking to see if there'd been any quick responses to MSBKO6 Round 10! > 1 Who was the American President when man first walked on the moon? Nixon. > 2 Passing thought China, India and Bangladesh, what is the tenth largest > river in the world (by water flow)? Ganges. Nice typo there. > 3 Which Frenchwoman is currently managing director of the International > Monetary Fund? L'Argent. :-) > 4 What, according to Charles M Schultz, constitutes happiness? A warm puppy. > 5 Name any of the 3 Shakespeare plays in which Sir John Falstaff appears. Oh dear. I think they're some of the Henry IV-VI plays, but which ones are in how many parts? I'll try "Henry V" with no part number. > 6 What does an upside-down flag traditionally signal? Distress. Or so it is claimed, but you know, there are quite a lot of flags out there that when inverted either look the same (e.g. France), or almost the same (e.g. UK), or like the flag of another country (e.g. Indonesia). So... > 7 What physical feature do anteaters such as the echidna and armadillo > lack that virtually all other mammals possess? Scaly armor. > 8 What fictional substance is also the tile of a 1997 remake of the 1961 > film "The Absent-Minded Professor"? Flubber. > 9 Extending from the lumbar to the back to the thighs, which is the > longest nerve in the human body? Sciatic. > 10 Which 1988 Tim Burton comedy fantasy film won the best makeup Oscar in 1989? "Beetlejuice". -- Mark Brader | "You guys have your own pagan religion... Toronto | Instead of sacrificing sheep, you sacrifice sleep." msb@vex.net | -- John Cramer My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 25 11:40AM +0200 > 1 Who was the American President when man first walked on the moon? Richard Millhouse Nixon > 2 Passing thought China, India and Bangladesh, what is the tenth > largest river in the world (by water flow)? Ganges > 3 Which Frenchwoman is currently managing director of the > International Monetary Fund? Christine Lagarde > 5 Name any of the 3 Shakespeare plays in which Sir John Falstaff > appears. Twelth Night > 6 What does an upside-down flag traditionally signal? Oh what a party we had last night! -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 25 02:43AM -0700 Calvin wrote: > My apologies RGTers. I went to mark this quiz only to discover I hadn't posted it! > 1 Who was the American President when man first walked on the moon? Nixon > 2 Passing thought China, India and Bangladesh, what is the tenth largest river in the world (by water flow)? Ganges > 3 Which Frenchwoman is currently managing director of the International Monetary Fund? > 4 What, according to Charles M Schultz, constitutes happiness? a warm puppy > 5 Name any of the 3 Shakespeare plays in which Sir John Falstaff appears. Henry IV, part 2 > 6 What does an upside-down flag traditionally signal? emergency > 7 What physical feature do anteaters such as the echidna and armadillo lack that virtually all other mammals possess? teeth > 8 What fictional substance is also the tile of a 1997 remake of the 1961 film "The Absent-Minded Professor"? flubber > 9 Extending from the lumbar to the back to the thighs, which is the longest nerve in the human body? spinal cord -- Dan Tilque |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: May 24 12:25PM Dan Blum wrote: > the Illuminator. He is credited with converting his native country to > Christianity and is its patron saint. This country was the first to > officially adopt Christianity: name it. Italy > 2. This Soviet composer is best known for his ballets Gayane and > Spartacus, in particular a movement late in the former where the > dancers perform with swords. Prokofiev > 1975. She started her acting career in 1982 and did most of her best > acting work in the 80s, including winning an Oscar. She also has an > Emmy and a Grammy. Cher > others of the most 100 influential people of the 20th century, > according to International Who's Who. (And he was on the list > himself.) Peter Smyth |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 24 08:43PM +0200 > the Illuminator. He is credited with converting his native country to > Christianity and is its patron saint. This country was the first to > officially adopt Christianity: name it. Armenia > 2. Guvf Fbivrg pbzcbfre vf orfg xabja sbe uvf onyyrgf Tnlnar naq > Fcnegnphf, va cnegvphyne n zbirzrag yngr va gur sbezre jurer gur > qnapref cresbez jvgu fjbeqf. Korchakov > 3. Guvf Fbivrg nvepensg qrfvtare cnegarerq jvgu Zvxunvy Therivpu gb > sbez n qrfvta ohernh; gur ohernh jnf anzrq sbe gurz ohg jnf trarenyyl > xabja nf "ZvT." Tupolev > jnf tbbq sevraqf jvgu Naqer Oergba naq bar bs uvf zbfg snzbhf (naq > ynetrfg) cnvagvatf, Gur Yvire vf gur Pbpx'f Pbzo, jnf qvfcynlrq ng gur > Fheernyvfg'f ynfg fubj. Ur pbzzvggrq fhvpvqr va 1948. Kandinsky > 7. Guvf Pnanqvna vf orfg xabja nf n svyz qverpgbe. Nzbat uvf svyzf ner > Gur Fjrrg Urernsgre, Puybr (uvf uvturfg-tebffvat svyz), Gur Pncgvir, > Neneng, naq Sryvpvn'f Wbhearl. Atom Egoyan > 1975. Fur fgnegrq ure npgvat pnerre va 1982 naq qvq zbfg bs ure orfg > npgvat jbex va gur 80f, vapyhqvat jvaavat na Bfpne. Fur nyfb unf na > Rzzl naq n Tenzzl. Tina Turner -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 24 06:59PM -0700 On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 2:04:04 PM UTC+10, Dan Blum wrote: > the Illuminator. He is credited with converting his native country to > Christianity and is its patron saint. This country was the first to > officially adopt Christianity: name it. Russia > Npgerff va n Zhfvpny guna nalbar ryfr naq unf jba gjvpr, sbe Zl > Snibevgr Lrne naq Cvccva. (Abj jr frr jub jnf cnlvat nggragvba gur > bgure jrrx.) Foster? > 1975. Fur fgnegrq ure npgvat pnerre va 1982 naq qvq zbfg bs ure orfg > npgvat jbex va gur 80f, vapyhqvat jvaavat na Bfpne. Fur nyfb unf na > Rzzl naq n Tenzzl. Cher? > bguref bs gur zbfg 100 vasyhragvny crbcyr bs gur 20gu praghel, > nppbeqvat gb Vagreangvbany Jub'f Jub. (Naq ur jnf ba gur yvfg > uvzfrys.) Kirkland? Too tough for me :-( cheers, calvin |
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