| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jul 13 11:08AM Mark Brader wrote: > area of this US city. It includes a light rail system that > can take you from the highly rated airport to downtown in > 35 minutes for a fare of $2.50. Name the city. Seattle > this eclectic southwestern US city. A proposed billion-dollar > light rail project was turned down by local voters in 2014. > Name the city. Austin > Some of its 53 stops include Waterfront, Main Street--Science > World, and Commercial--Broadway, which are in the main city. > Name the main city served by SkyTrain. Vancouver > and subways. It serves cities in three neighboring counties, > as well as the main city where it operates. On weekdays it has > 420,000 average daily riders. Name the main city served by BART. San Francisco > ridership. However, a lack of transit expansion since the 1980s > has resulted in a significant rise in gridlock in this city. > Name it. Miami > It has 60 km of track and has been considered a success. > A large percentage of commuters use the system to get to work > in the city's downtown. Name the city. Calgary > though, that many of those tourists use it to get around the > city or to surrounding communities such as Liberty City or > Broward County. Name the main city. Miami > 8. "The Loop" refers to a 3 km stretch of elevated railway in this > city's downtown. It has 8 stations and its tracks are used by > various lines that make up this city's "L" system. What city? Chicago > vintage trolley service, which operates downtown in the main > city for this transit authority -- a fast-growing city that > just passed 1,000,000 in population. Name it. San Jose > expanded slowly because of a lack of federal funds. It is > operated by the Bi-State Development Agency. Name the main > city served by this transit system. St Louis Peter Smyth |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 13 01:57PM > area of this US city. It includes a light rail system that > can take you from the highly rated airport to downtown in > 35 minutes for a fare of $2.50. Name the city. Houston; Portland > this eclectic southwestern US city. A proposed billion-dollar > light rail project was turned down by local voters in 2014. > Name the city. Austin > Some of its 53 stops include Waterfront, Main Street--Science > World, and Commercial--Broadway, which are in the main city. > Name the main city served by SkyTrain. Seattle > and subways. It serves cities in three neighboring counties, > as well as the main city where it operates. On weekdays it has > 420,000 average daily riders. Name the main city served by BART. San Francisco > ridership. However, a lack of transit expansion since the 1980s > has resulted in a significant rise in gridlock in this city. > Name it. Atlanta > It has 60 km of track and has been considered a success. > A large percentage of commuters use the system to get to work > in the city's downtown. Name the city. Calgary > though, that many of those tourists use it to get around the > city or to surrounding communities such as Liberty City or > Broward County. Name the main city. Orlando; Las Vegas > 8. "The Loop" refers to a 3 km stretch of elevated railway in this > city's downtown. It has 8 stations and its tracks are used by > various lines that make up this city's "L" system. What city? Chicago > vintage trolley service, which operates downtown in the main > city for this transit authority -- a fast-growing city that > just passed 1,000,000 in population. Name it. San Jose > expanded slowly because of a lack of federal funds. It is > operated by the Bi-State Development Agency. Name the main > city served by this transit system. St. Louis > thriller featuring a domineering mother, a sleeper assassin son, > and the would-be assassin's army buddy from the Korean War. > What is the novel's title? The Manchurian Candidate > through a series of populist measures and corrupt manipulations > becomes governor of the state, only to be assassinated. > Name the novel. All The King's Men > Nixon and Senator Joseph McCarthy, as well as a foul-mouthed > personification of Uncle Sam. What true-life event in American > history is central to its plot? execution of the Rosenbergs; HUAC investigations > 4. Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel "The Jungle" is largely set in > Chicago and is a scathing indictment of the health violations > and unsanitary conditions of what US industry? meat processing > (though Huxley denied this) as well as George Orwell's "Nineteen > Eighty-Four". What is the English-language title of Zamyatin's > novel? We > 7. "The Children of Men", published in 1992, is set in the England > of 2021 and focuses on a world where mass infertility has become > the fate of humans. P. D. James > fomenting fear and promising drastic economic and social reforms > while promoting a return to patriotism and "traditional" values. > (Sound familiar?) Sinclair Lewis > characters of the book, a Jewish-American family living in > Newark, New Jersey, are justifiably terrified about what > Lindbergh's presidency may mean. Philip Roth -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Bruce <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Jul 13 07:19PM On Thu, 13 Jul 2017 02:02:47 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > this eclectic southwestern US city. A proposed billion-dollar light > rail project was turned down by local voters in 2014. > Name the city. Austin > of its 53 stops include Waterfront, Main Street--Science World, and > Commercial--Broadway, which are in the main city. Name the main city > served by SkyTrain. Vancouver > and subways. It serves cities in three neighboring counties, > as well as the main city where it operates. On weekdays it has > 420,000 average daily riders. Name the main city served by BART. San Francisco > transit system that is the eighth-largest in the United States by > ridership. However, a lack of transit expansion since the 1980s has > resulted in a significant rise in gridlock in this city. Name it. Atlanta > It has 60 km of track and has been considered a success. > A large percentage of commuters use the system to get to work in the > city's downtown. Name the city. Calgary > that many of those tourists use it to get around the city or to > surrounding communities such as Liberty City or Broward County. Name > the main city. Miami > 8. "The Loop" refers to a 3 km stretch of elevated railway in this > city's downtown. It has 8 stations and its tracks are used by > various lines that make up this city's "L" system. What city? Chicago > trolley service, which operates downtown in the main city for this > transit authority -- a fast-growing city that just passed 1,000,000 > in population. Name it. Orlando > because of a lack of federal funds. It is operated by the Bi-State > Development Agency. Name the main city served by this transit > system. St. Louis > 4. Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel "The Jungle" is largely set in > Chicago and is a scathing indictment of the health violations and > unsanitary conditions of what US industry? Meat packing |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jul 14 01:11AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:-bydnYIxbp6KhvrEnZ2dnUU7- > area of this US city. It includes a light rail system that > can take you from the highly rated airport to downtown in > 35 minutes for a fare of $2.50. Name the city. Dallas > this eclectic southwestern US city. A proposed billion-dollar > light rail project was turned down by local voters in 2014. > Name the city. Austin > Some of its 53 stops include Waterfront, Main Street--Science > World, and Commercial--Broadway, which are in the main city. > Name the main city served by SkyTrain. Vancouver; Seattle > and subways. It serves cities in three neighboring counties, > as well as the main city where it operates. On weekdays it has > 420,000 average daily riders. Name the main city served by BART. San Francisco > ridership. However, a lack of transit expansion since the 1980s > has resulted in a significant rise in gridlock in this city. > Name it. Atlanta > It has 60 km of track and has been considered a success. > A large percentage of commuters use the system to get to work > in the city's downtown. Name the city. Calgary > though, that many of those tourists use it to get around the > city or to surrounding communities such as Liberty City or > Broward County. Name the main city. Miami > 8. "The Loop" refers to a 3 km stretch of elevated railway in this > city's downtown. It has 8 stations and its tracks are used by > various lines that make up this city's "L" system. What city? Chicago > vintage trolley service, which operates downtown in the main > city for this transit authority -- a fast-growing city that > just passed 1,000,000 in population. Name it. San Diego > expanded slowly because of a lack of federal funds. It is > operated by the Bi-State Development Agency. Name the main > city served by this transit system. St. Louis > thriller featuring a domineering mother, a sleeper assassin son, > and the would-be assassin's army buddy from the Korean War. > What is the novel's title? "The Manchurian Candidate" > through a series of populist measures and corrupt manipulations > becomes governor of the state, only to be assassinated. > Name the novel. "All the King's Men" > 4. Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel "The Jungle" is largely set in > Chicago and is a scathing indictment of the health violations > and unsanitary conditions of what US industry? meatpacking > (though Huxley denied this) as well as George Orwell's "Nineteen > Eighty-Four". What is the English-language title of Zamyatin's > novel? "We" > things, the US presidential election that pitted Democrat > Samuel J. Tilden against Republican Rutherford B. Hayes. > Name the novel. "1876" > 7. "The Children of Men", published in 1992, is set in the England > of 2021 and focuses on a world where mass infertility has become > the fate of humans. Sayers > fomenting fear and promising drastic economic and social reforms > while promoting a return to patriotism and "traditional" values. > (Sound familiar?) Lewis > characters of the book, a Jewish-American family living in > Newark, New Jersey, are justifiably terrified about what > Lindbergh's presidency may mean. Roth -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 14 12:37AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > area of this US city. It includes a light rail system that > can take you from the highly rated airport to downtown in > 35 minutes for a fare of $2.50. Name the city. Portland > this eclectic southwestern US city. A proposed billion-dollar > light rail project was turned down by local voters in 2014. > Name the city. Austin > Some of its 53 stops include Waterfront, Main Street--Science > World, and Commercial--Broadway, which are in the main city. > Name the main city served by SkyTrain. Vancouver > and subways. It serves cities in three neighboring counties, > as well as the main city where it operates. On weekdays it has > 420,000 average daily riders. Name the main city served by BART. San Francisco > ridership. However, a lack of transit expansion since the 1980s > has resulted in a significant rise in gridlock in this city. > Name it. Atlanta > It has 60 km of track and has been considered a success. > A large percentage of commuters use the system to get to work > in the city's downtown. Name the city. Calgary > though, that many of those tourists use it to get around the > city or to surrounding communities such as Liberty City or > Broward County. Name the main city. Tulsa > 8. "The Loop" refers to a 3 km stretch of elevated railway in this > city's downtown. It has 8 stations and its tracks are used by > various lines that make up this city's "L" system. What city? Chicago > vintage trolley service, which operates downtown in the main > city for this transit authority -- a fast-growing city that > just passed 1,000,000 in population. Name it. San Jose > expanded slowly because of a lack of federal funds. It is > operated by the Bi-State Development Agency. Name the main > city served by this transit system. St Louis > thriller featuring a domineering mother, a sleeper assassin son, > and the would-be assassin's army buddy from the Korean War. > What is the novel's title? Manchurian Candidate > 4. Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel "The Jungle" is largely set in > Chicago and is a scathing indictment of the health violations > and unsanitary conditions of what US industry? meatpacking -- Dan Tilque |
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