Monday, August 14, 2017

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 5 updates in 3 topics

Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Aug 13 04:45PM -0700

On Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 12:53:25 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> number on the handout map:
 
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/G10R2/map.jpg
 
> 1. Mumbai (Bombay).
16
> 2. Kolkata (Calcutta).
1.
> 3. Bhopal.
2.
> 4. Hyderabad.
3.
> 5. Jaipur.
4.
> 6. Lucknow.
5.
> 7. Bengaluru (Bangalore).
6.
> 8. Agra.
7.
> 9. Ahmedabad.
8.
> 10. Nagpur.
9.
> its exploits have been featured in Hollywood films, including
> one directed by Ron Howard. It is best known by its acronym.
> But what is the full name of this agency?
North American Space Administration
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 13 04:55PM -0700

On Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 2:53:25 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> number on the handout map:
 
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/G10R2/map.jpg
 
> 1. Mumbai (Bombay).
 
15, 9
 
> 2. Kolkata (Calcutta).
 
2
 
> 3. Bhopal.
 
12, 17
 
> 4. Hyderabad.
 
5, 7
 
> 5. Jaipur.
 
16, 8
 
> 6. Lucknow.
 
12, 17
 
> 7. Bengaluru (Bangalore).
 
3
 
> 8. Agra.
 
1, 6
 
> 9. Ahmedabad.
 
14, 13
 
> 10. Nagpur.
 
14, 13
 
 

> its exploits have been featured in Hollywood films, including
> one directed by Ron Howard. It is best known by its acronym.
> But what is the full name of this agency?
 
National Aeronautical Space Agency
 
 
> of Nobel Prizes received funding from this large US government
> agency established in the late 1800s. Its focus is on medical
> research and it has an annual budget of $32,000,000,000.
 
AMC, AHRC
 
 
> 7. A not-for-profit British organization, it received its Royal
> Charter in 1848. Its stated goal is to advance excellence in
> the chemical sciences.
 
The Royal Academy
 
> in 75 countries, including Canada. It was founded in 1971
> and calls itself the world's largest grassroots environmental
> network.
 
Greenpeace
 
cheers,
calvin
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 13 10:57PM -0700

Mark Brader wrote:
> number on the handout map:
 
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/G10R2/map.jpg
 
> 1. Mumbai (Bombay).
 
9
 
> 2. Kolkata (Calcutta).
 
2
 
> 3. Bhopal.
> 4. Hyderabad.
 
11
 
> 5. Jaipur.
> 6. Lucknow.
 
1
 
> 7. Bengaluru (Bangalore).
 
7
 
> 8. Agra.
 
12
 
> its exploits have been featured in Hollywood films, including
> one directed by Ron Howard. It is best known by its acronym.
> But what is the full name of this agency?
 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
 
> of Nobel Prizes received funding from this large US government
> agency established in the late 1800s. Its focus is on medical
> research and it has an annual budget of $32,000,000,000.
 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 
 
> 7. A not-for-profit British organization, it received its Royal
> Charter in 1848. Its stated goal is to advance excellence in
> the chemical sciences.
 
Royal Chemistry Society
 
> in 75 countries, including Canada. It was founded in 1971
> and calls itself the world's largest grassroots environmental
> network.
 
Greenpeace
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 13 05:08PM -0700

On Friday, August 11, 2017 at 8:48:06 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
1. Anaconda
2. Berlin?
3. Looks like a Holden Commodore but presumably re-badged in the US. Cougar? Mustang?
4. Deathtrap :-)
5. Panther
6. Scorpio
7. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
8. Seal
9. Tiger?
10. Wolverine
 
 
The theme is animals.
 
cheers,
calvin
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 13 04:44PM -0700

On Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 4:06:14 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> > Germany
 
> I think the UK also qualifies, though it doesn't matter for CQ purposes
> since nobody gave that answer.
 
It's certainly arguable. Part of Namibia was part of the Cape Colony when it was a British colony.
 
cheers,
calvin
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