- QFTCI5EP Game 10, Rounds 7-8: women's bios, African history - 3 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #499 - 3 Updates
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 18 08:14PM +0200 > * Game 10, Round 7 - Literature - Recent Biographies of Famous Women > 2. "Reckless: My Life as a Pretender". Chrissie Hyde > British colonies Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to become > Tanzania. The new union's first president held that office > until 1985. Give his name. Nyere > and Central Africa from about 1000 BC to 500 AD, until they > could be found in just about every part of the continent south > of the Sahara. What are these people collectively called? Swahili > these once-widespread hunter-gatherer people whose ancestors > are thought to be the original human inhabitants of the region. > What is the collective name of *these* people? Hottentots > boasted superpower status among the Roman Empire and the great > civilizations found in Persia, China, and India. Name the > modern African nation that served as Aksum's center and base. Mali > of Gao was the empire's capital, but it was another Songhai city > that became famous for its repositories of ancient manuscripts > and intellectual brilliance. What is *that* city's name? Timbuktu > Mbasogo is also the longest-serving non-royal leader in the > world. Name *either* of the countries they lead (or led, > if the facts have changed since the original game). Angola (Dos Santos) -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Aug 18 07:34PM +0100 > 1. "The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo". Amy Schumer > 4. "Bossypants". Tina Fey > 7. "Scrappy Little Nobody", by an American actress and singer who > has a supporting role in The Twilight Saga. Zooey Deschanel > 8. "Just Kids", written by a legend of the New York punk scene. Patti Smith!! > now in its fifth season. > 10. "Yes, Please", written by a former "Saturday Night Live" > actress and comedienne. Amy Poehler? > born in 1787 and was assassinated in 1828. In later years, > even the British and Afrikaners had to admit admiration for > his prowess in war. Who was he? Shaka > boasted superpower status among the Roman Empire and the great > civilizations found in Persia, China, and India. Name the > modern African nation that served as Aksum's center and base. Mali |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Aug 18 10:10PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:bpadnRDhZKW9_gvEnZ2dnUU7- > in the past couple of years. We give you the title (and in some > cases a short clue); you name the person who's the subject. > 1. "The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo". Amy Schumer > 2. "Reckless: My Life as a Pretender". > 3. "Talking as Fast as I Can". > 4. "Bossypants". Tina Fey > 5. "The Princess Diarist". Hathaway > 7. "Scrappy Little Nobody", by an American actress and singer who > has a supporting role in The Twilight Saga. > 8. "Just Kids", written by a legend of the New York punk scene. Patti Smith > and Central Africa from about 1000 BC to 500 AD, until they > could be found in just about every part of the continent south > of the Sahara. What are these people collectively called? Swahili > these once-widespread hunter-gatherer people whose ancestors > are thought to be the original human inhabitants of the region. > What is the collective name of *these* people? Swahili > boasted superpower status among the Roman Empire and the great > civilizations found in Persia, China, and India. Name the > modern African nation that served as Aksum's center and base. Ethiopia; Sudan > of Gao was the empire's capital, but it was another Songhai city > that became famous for its repositories of ancient manuscripts > and intellectual brilliance. What is *that* city's name? Timbuktu > and grandiose megalomania. In Malawi this man ruled with an > iron fist for 30 years, from the country's independence from > Britain in 1964 to 1994. Who is he? Kenyatta > Mbasogo is also the longest-serving non-royal leader in the > world. Name *either* of the countries they lead (or led, > if the facts have changed since the original game). Madagascar; Cameroon Pete Gayde |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Aug 18 11:23AM Calvin wrote: > 1 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following lines: You're trying > hard not to show it / But baby, baby I know it? You've Lost That Loving Feeling > 2 'The Moon's A Balloon' (1971) was the best-selling memoir of which > British actor? Laurence Olivier > 3 What 2-word term is both a leading female singer in an Opera, and > someone who is temperamental and hard to please? Diva seems to fit the clues, but not sure what the second word would be? > 4 Which bird is the national symbol of France? > 5 What nationality was the writer and artist Christy Brown, best known > for his 1954 autobiography "My Left Foot"? Irish > 6 In humans, what term refers to the two lower chambers of the heart? Ventricles > 7 What's the capital city of Mali? Timbuktu > 8 A Taikonaut is which country's equivalent of an astronaut? China > 9 Which two singers duetted on the 1981 hit "Endless Love"? > 10 Russia shares land borders with some 14 countries. Which is the > shortest, barely 20km in length? North Korea Peter Smyth |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Aug 18 06:18PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following lines: You're > trying hard not to show it / But baby, baby I know it? You've Lost that Loving Feeling > 2 'The > Moon's A Balloon' (1971) was the best-selling memoir of which > British actor? Peter Sellers > 3 What 2-word term is both a leading female singer > in an Opera, and someone who is temperamental and hard to please? Prima donna > 4 Which bird is the national symbol of France? Rooster > 5 What nationality > was the writer and artist Christy Brown, best known for his 1954 > autobiography "My Left Foot"? Irish > 6 In humans, what term refers to the > two lower chambers of the heart? Ventricle > 7 What's the capital city of Mali? Bamako > 8 A Taikonaut is which country's equivalent of an > astronaut? Japan > 9 Which two singers duetted on the 1981 hit "Endless Love"? > 10 Russia shares land borders with some 14 > countries. Which is the shortest, barely 20km in length? Poland > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Aug 18 07:30PM +0100 > 1 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following lines: You're trying > hard not to show it / But baby, baby I know it? You've Lost That Living Feeling > 2 'The Moon's A Balloon' (1971) was the best-selling memoir of which > British actor? David Niven > 3 What 2-word term is both a leading female singer in an Opera, and > someone who is temperamental and hard to please? Prima Donna > 4 Which bird is the national symbol of France? Cock > 5 What nationality was the writer and artist Christy Brown, best known > for his 1954 autobiography "My Left Foot"? Irish > 6 In humans, what term refers to the two lower chambers of the heart? (tosses coin) Ventricle > 7 What's the capital city of Mali? Baku? > 8 A Taikonaut is which country's equivalent of an astronaut? China > 9 Which two singers duetted on the 1981 hit "Endless Love"? Diana Ross & Lionel Richie > 10 Russia shares land borders with some 14 countries. Which is the > shortest, barely 20km in length? Finland?? |
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