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| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jun 20 09:19PM +0100 Identify: 1) Starred in After Earth 2) Le Petit Caporal and the Eaglet 3) Lord Protectors of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland 4) Hit back-to-back home runs for the Seattle Mariners 5) Appeared in video to Aerosmith's "Crazy" 6) Commanders of the English forces at the Battle of Crecy 7) Oscar nominees in 1947 (Mourning Becomes Electra) and 1967 (Georgy Girl) 8) MPs for Oldham, Manchester Northwest, Dundee, Epping, Woodford, Davyhulme & Stretford (at various points) 9) Duetted on Unforgettable 10) #2 plus #6 11) Starred in Wall Street 12) Lemon Incest, deeply creepily Closing Date: Saturday 24th July, 12:00 GMT |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 20 05:13PM -0500 Gareth Owen: > 2) Le Petit Caporal and the Eaglet Napoleon Bonaparte and... Napoleon III? > 3) Lord Protectors of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland Oliver and Richard Cromwell. > 7) Oscar nominees in 1947 (Mourning Becomes Electra) and 1967 (Georgy Girl) Michael and Lynn Redgrave. > 9) Duetted on Unforgettable Nat and Natalie Cole. > 11) Starred in Wall Street Kirk and Michael Douglas? > Closing Date: Saturday 24th July, 12:00 GMT I think we should keep these contests to *under* 4 years long. -- Mark Brader | Nature is often much more interesting than we would Toronto | like her to be. However when we finally do understand msb@vex.net | something, we strike our foreheads and cry "Of course!", | and then marvel at how beautifully simple it was | all the time. -- Leigh Palmer |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 20 04:02PM -0700 On Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 6:19:49 AM UTC+10, Gareth Owen wrote: > Identify: > 1) Starred in After Earth > 2) Le Petit Caporal and the Eaglet Napoleon, Napoleon III > 3) Lord Protectors of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland Oliver Cromwell, Richard Cromwell > 4) Hit back-to-back home runs for the Seattle Mariners Suzuki > 5) Appeared in video to Aerosmith's "Crazy" Tyler > 6) Commanders of the English forces at the Battle of Crecy Edward III, Edward the Black Prince > 7) Oscar nominees in 1947 (Mourning Becomes Electra) and 1967 (Georgy Girl) > 8) MPs for Oldham, Manchester Northwest, Dundee, Epping, Woodford, > Davyhulme & Stretford (at various points) May, Cameron, Brown, Blair, Major, Thatcher > 9) Duetted on Unforgettable Nat King Cole, Natalie Cole > 10) #2 plus #6 6 > 11) Starred in Wall Street Michael Douglas > 12) Lemon Incest, deeply creepily cheers, calvin |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 20 11:02PM > 1) Starred in After Earth Will and Jaden Smith > 2) Le Petit Caporal and the Eaglet Napoleon I and Napoleon II > 3) Lord Protectors of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland Oliver and Richard Cromwell > 4) Hit back-to-back home runs for the Seattle Mariners Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey Jr. > 5) Appeared in video to Aerosmith's "Crazy" Stephen Tyler and Liz Tyler > 6) Commanders of the English forces at the Battle of Crecy Edward III and Edward "The Black Prince" > 9) Duetted on Unforgettable Nat "King" Cole and Natalie Cole > 11) Starred in Wall Street Michael Sheen and Charlie Sheen -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Jun 21 08:09AM Gareth Owen wrote: > 2) Le Petit Caporal and the Eaglet > 3) Lord Protectors of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and > Ireland Cromwell > 4) Hit back-to-back home runs for the Seattle Mariners > 5) Appeared in video to Aerosmith's "Crazy" Tyler > Girl) > 8) MPs for Oldham, Manchester Northwest, Dundee, Epping, > Woodford, Davyhulme & Stretford (at various points) Churchill > 9) Duetted on Unforgettable Cole > 11) Starred in Wall Street > 12) Lemon Incest, deeply creepily > Closing Date: Saturday 24th July, 12:00 GMT Peter Smyth |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 20 03:53PM -0700 1 Which 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical features the songs "Shall We Dance?" and "Getting to Know You"? 2 The films Cool Runnings and Eddie the Eagle were both set during which Winter Olympics? [Year or city] 3 Fred Trueman represented which country in international cricket? 4 Which Danish word has been variously translated as cosiness, wellbeing, the art of intimacy, and the absence of annoyance? 5 Which chess piece is known as a Cavalier in French? 6 Which famous author sometimes adopted the pen-name Boz? 7 Which fruit flavours Framboise liqueur? 8 Which major conflict ran from 1853-56? 9 A popular tourist attraction, the Ring of Kerry is located in which country? 10 In the Tour de France, which rider wears the green jersey? cheers, calvin |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 20 03:36PM -0700 On Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 10:22:07 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which American author wrote "The Caine Mutiny" (1951) and "The Winds of War" (1971)? Herman Wouk > 2 Which rock legend and member of the so-called "27 Club" died of a drug overdose in Hollywood in 1970? Janis Joplin > 3 What three-word geographical term is commonly given to the New York City music publishers and songwriters who dominated popular music in the late 19th century and early 20th century? Tin Pan Alley > 4 In which century did the dodo become extinct? 17th > 5 A run of three is called a "hat trick" in many sports. By contrast, what two-word term is used in several sports, particularly tennis and baseball, to signify a run of four? Grand Slam > 6 In rugby league, how many players from each team normally participate in a scrum? 6 > 7 Mastitis affects which part of the body? Breast / Nipple > 8 The US TV comedy series Frasier was a spin-off from which other series? Cheers > 9 Which of the Queen's estates is located in Norfolk? Sandringham [House] > 10 Benoit Mandelbrot (1924 – 2010) is best known for his achievements in which field? Mathematics [accepting fractals] Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 490 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 62 Mark Brader 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 53 Peter Smyth 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 46 Gareth Owen 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 6 44 Chris Johnson 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 6 45 Pete Gayde 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 47 Marc Dashevsky 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 47 Dan Blum 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 38 Dan Tilque 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 40 Bruce Bowler 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 18 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 7 7 7 2 6 3 8 8 4 10 62 62% Congratulations to Mark for a perfect round and clear win. cheers, calvin |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 20 08:28PM +0200 > * Game 5, Round 7 - Science - Sharks > 1. Sharks have the most powerful jaws on the planet. How do they > differ from most other animals' jaws? They're sharper. > 2. How many gill slits does a shark have on each side of its body? 2 > 3. What is the skeleton of a shark made of? Bone? > Canadian provinces and territories and said Alberta, Manitoba, > and the Northwest Territories, the answer would be Saskatchewan. > 1. Utah, Idaho, Oregon. Nevada > 2. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois. Michigan > 3. New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware. New Jersey > 4. South Dakota, Colorado, Iowa. Nebraska > 5. Indiana, Ohio, Illinois. Kentucky > 6. Kansas, Illinois, Oklahoma. Missouri > 7. Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas. Kansas > 8. West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana. Ohio > 9. Ohio, Maryland, Kentucky. Virginia > 10. Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee. Arkansas -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
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