- Rotating Quiz 259 - 2 Updates
- QFTCI5EP Game 4, Rounds 9-10: bookstores, planet challenge - 2 Updates
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 11 04:01PM -0700 On Friday, June 9, 2017 at 10:58:06 AM UTC+10, swp wrote: > this is rotating quiz #259. today is june 8th, 2017. yesterday, I lost someone. her name was Diana. Sorry to hear that. Please accept my condolences. > category: diana > in each case, unambiguously name the person described. > a. the one that died in paris at the end of august in 1997 Diana Spencer > b. to the romans, diana was the goddess of the hunt, the moon, and nature. name her greek equivalent. Athena > c. lead singer of the vocal group 'the supremes' Diana Ross > d. emma peel in the 1960s tv series 'the avengers' and olenna tyrell in 'game of thrones' Diana Rigg > again, unambiguously name the singer described > e. died on november 24th, 1991. 4 octave vocal range. one of the greatest showmen of all time. > f. the chairman of the board Frank Sinatra > Honey I'm still free > l. Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose. > Nothing ain't nothing, but it's free. Me and Bobby McGee > category: the band (note: I am using copy & paste for these also) > from the given lyrics, name the band/artist > m. We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl. Pink Floyd > Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly > Before they're forever banned > The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind Bob Dylan > I just need some place where I can lay my head > Hey, mister, can you tell me, where a man might find a bed? > He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said cheers, calvin |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Jun 12 02:30AM -0400 On 2017-06-09, swp wrote: > category: diana > in each case, unambiguously name the person described. > a. the one that died in paris at the end of august in 1997 Princess Diana > b. to the romans, diana was the goddess of the hunt, the moon, and nature. name her greek equivalent. Artemis > c. lead singer of the vocal group 'the supremes' Diana Ross > d. emma peel in the 1960s tv series 'the avengers' and olenna tyrell in 'game of thrones' Diana Rigg > again, unambiguously name the singer described > e. died on november 24th, 1991. 4 octave vocal range. one of the greatest showmen of all time. > f. the chairman of the board Frank Sinatra > Just keep your eyes on me > I said you're holding back > She said ... Ticket to Ride > Honey I'm still free > l. Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose. > Nothing ain't nothing, but it's free. Me and Bobby McGee > Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly > Before they're forever banned > The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind Bob Dylan, covered by Peter Paul and Mary and many others -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 11 03:20PM -0700 On Saturday, June 10, 2017 at 1:02:27 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > in fiction who tries to seduce a young woman in his employ. > Hardly the stuff of relaxation. The 18th-century novel is by > Samuel Richardson. What's the novel's title? Pamela, Clarissa > veritable temple devoted to the worship of books. What city > is it located in? Hint: The treaty that created the European > Union was signed here. Maastricht > A1. The final Mercury automobile rolled off the line in January > 2011. Which noble model, on the market since 1975 and the > bestselling Mercury of the 2000s, holds this distinction? Neon, Krypton > painted circa 1480 and is thought to have been commissioned > by the Medici family. It depicts the goddess Venus emerging > from the sea as an adult woman. Name the artist. Botticelli > Venus and Cupid. Of the Venetian school, he is also known > for his portraiture, which has been compared to Rembrandt. > Name this artist. Titian > of tightly packed hexagonal basalt rocks juts into the sea. > Its name is derived from the legend of Finn MacCool. > Very otherworldly. Giant's Causeway > C2. This river in southeastern Spain has flowed red since mining > began in the area about 5,000 years ago. It is also the > name of one of the world's largest mining companies. Rio Tinto? > Schwarzenegger as a man who gets memory implants and begins > struggling with uncertain realities that include being a > Martian warrior. Name the film. Total Recall > * E. Science: Jupiter's Moons > E1. What is the name of Jupiter's largest moon, whose diameter > is more than that of the planet Mercury? Ganymede > solid object in the solar system, lacking mountains or > craters. Discovered by Galileo, it was named after the > mother of King Minos of Crete and lover of Zeus. Name it. Callisto, Europa > * F. History: Neptune in Myth > F1. Name either of Neptune's mythical brothers, both of whom > also have heavenly bodies named after them. Uranus, Pluto > F2. Name Neptune's counterpart in Greek mythology. Poseidon cheers, calvin |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 11 10:36PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Y4OdnV3Y6_Gg_KbEnZ2dnUU7- > creditable given that it takes up a whole city block and > occupies 1.6 acres of retail floor space on several floors. > In what city is Powell's located? Seattle; Portland > A1. The final Mercury automobile rolled off the line in January > 2011. Which noble model, on the market since 1975 and the > bestselling Mercury of the 2000s, holds this distinction? Marquis > painted circa 1480 and is thought to have been commissioned > by the Medici family. It depicts the goddess Venus emerging > from the sea as an adult woman. Name the artist. Botticelli > * E. Science: Jupiter's Moons > E1. What is the name of Jupiter's largest moon, whose diameter > is more than that of the planet Mercury? Titan > solid object in the solar system, lacking mountains or > craters. Discovered by Galileo, it was named after the > mother of King Minos of Crete and lover of Zeus. Name it. Callisto > F1. Name either of Neptune's mythical brothers, both of whom > also have heavenly bodies named after them. > F2. Name Neptune's counterpart in Greek mythology. Poseidon Pete Gayde |
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