- Calvin's Quiz #497 - 6 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #496 - 2 Updates
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 01 04:13PM -0700 1 Though mainly a writer, Frenchman Andre Breton [1896-1966] is considered the founder of which form of visual art? 2 Which country has the most sheep with around 200 million? 3 Which Christian saint and martyr is commonly depicted tied to a tree and shot with arrows? 4 The Dread Pirate Roberts was a character in which 1973 novel and its 1987 film adaption? 5 Valderrama golf course is located in which European country 6 Which former Soviet republic gained independence in 1991 after the Rose Revolution? 7 Namibia was once a colony of which colonial power? 8 Which Shakespeare play opens with the line "If music be the food of love, play on…"? 9 According to a 1942 WW2 song by Frank Loesser, soldiers should praise the Lord, and pass the what? 10 The Azores islands are located in which ocean? cheers, calvin |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Aug 01 11:40PM Calvin wrote: > 1 Though mainly a writer, Frenchman Andre Breton [1896-1966] is > considered the founder of which form of visual art? > 2 Which country has the most sheep with around 200 million? Australia > 4 The Dread Pirate Roberts was a character in which 1973 novel and its > 1987 film adaption? > 5 Valderrama golf course is located in which European country Spain > 6 Which former Soviet republic gained independence in 1991 after the > Rose Revolution? Georgia > 7 Namibia was once a colony of which colonial power? Netherlands > 8 Which Shakespeare play opens with the line "If music be the food of > love, play on…"? Twelfth Night > 9 According to a 1942 WW2 song by Frank Loesser, soldiers should praise > the Lord, and pass the what? > 10 The Azores islands are located in which ocean? Atlantic Peter Smyth |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 01 11:41PM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 Though mainly a writer, Frenchman Andre Breton [1896-1966] > is considered the founder of which form of visual art? Abstract art? > 2 Which country has the most sheep with around 200 million? USA? > 3 Which Christian saint and martyr is commonly depicted tied > to a tree and shot with arrows? None. :-) Well, I don't think I've ever seen that depiction... > 4 The Dread Pirate Roberts was a character in which 1973 > novel and its 1987 film adaption? "The Princess Bride". > 5 Valderrama golf course is located in which European country Spain? > 6 Which former Soviet republic gained independence in 1991 > after the Rose Revolution? Ukraine. > 7 Namibia was once a colony of which colonial power? Portugal. > 8 Which Shakespeare play opens with the line "If music be > the food of love, play on..."? "A Midsummer Night's Dream". > 9 According to a 1942 WW2 song by Frank Loesser, soldiers > should praise the Lord, and pass the what? Ammunition. > 10 The Azores islands are located in which ocean? Atlantic. -- Mark Brader | In the face of such devastating logic as "despite Toronto | what you say you mean, you must mean this and you msb@vex.net | are wrong", I cede the territory. --Truly Donovan My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 01 10:02PM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 Though mainly a writer, Frenchman Andre Breton [1896-1966] is considered the founder of which form of visual art? movie poster > 2 Which country has the most sheep with around 200 million? Australia > 3 Which Christian saint and martyr is commonly depicted tied to a tree and shot with arrows? Sebastian > 4 The Dread Pirate Roberts was a character in which 1973 novel and its 1987 film adaption? The Princess Bride > 5 Valderrama golf course is located in which European country > 6 Which former Soviet republic gained independence in 1991 after the Rose Revolution? Lithuania > 7 Namibia was once a colony of which colonial power? Germany > 8 Which Shakespeare play opens with the line "If music be the food of love, play on…"? The Tempest > 9 According to a 1942 WW2 song by Frank Loesser, soldiers should praise the Lord, and pass the what? ammunition > 10 The Azores islands are located in which ocean? Atlantic -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 02 09:57AM +0200 > 2 Which country has the most sheep with around 200 million? New Zealand > 4 The Dread Pirate Roberts was a character in which 1973 novel and > its 1987 film adaption? Pirates of the Carribbean > 5 Valderrama golf course is located in which European country There was a Colombian footballer with that name. Hm, that could be a clue. Spain? > 6 Which former Soviet republic gained independence in 1991 after the > Rose Revolution? None. Or quite a few if we skip the part about the Rose Revolution which occurred in Georgia around 2002. > 7 Namibia was once a colony of which colonial power? Germany > 8 Which Shakespeare play opens with the line ?If music be the food > of love, play on??? As you Please > 10 The Azores islands are located in which ocean? Atlantic -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Aug 02 03:58AM -0500 In article <e6c9a4b5-0b54-4893-8181-2f7bc2d0b825@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 1 Though mainly a writer, Frenchman Andre Breton [1896-1966] is considered the founder of which form of visual art? surrealism > 2 Which country has the most sheep with around 200 million? New Zealand > 3 Which Christian saint and martyr is commonly depicted tied to a tree and shot with arrows? > 4 The Dread Pirate Roberts was a character in which 1973 novel and its 1987 film adaption? > 5 Valderrama golf course is located in which European country Spain > 6 Which former Soviet republic gained independence in 1991 after the Rose Revolution? Belarus > 7 Namibia was once a colony of which colonial power? Germany > 8 Which Shakespeare play opens with the line ?If music be the food of love, play on??? > 9 According to a 1942 WW2 song by Frank Loesser, soldiers should praise the Lord, and pass the what? ammunition > 10 The Azores islands are located in which ocean? North Atlantic -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 01 04:09PM -0700 On Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at 12:35:10 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 Studied by the earliest civilizations in recorded history, which field of science is considered the oldest of the natural sciences? Astronomy > 2 Britain's Alistair Brownlee won gold in the men's triathlon at the 2016 Rio games. Which of the three legs took him the longest time to complete? Cycle > 3 What is the proper 3-word name of the French football (soccer) club that is often abbreviated to "PSG"? Paris Saint Germain > 4 Which artist was married Olga Khokhlova (in 1918) and then Jacqueline Roque (in 1961)? Pablo Picasso > 5 How many square inches are there in one square foot? 144 > 6 Epistemophobia is the fear of what? Knowledge > 7 A dish served "con queso" will contain what foodstuff? Cheese > 8 What nationality is the chef on the TV show The Muppets? Swedish > 9 Marco Van Basten represented which country in football (soccer)? Netherlands > 10 How long does a standard netball game last? 60 minutes Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 496 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 9 45 Erland S 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 48 Gareth Owen 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 42 Aren Ess 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 7 34 Bruce Bowler 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 7 40 Mark Brader 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 6 31 Pete Gayde 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 25 Peter Smyth 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 26 Dan Tilque 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 27 Dan Blum 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 17 Marc Dashevsky - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 7 5 6 4 10 4 8 9 6 3 62 62% Congratulations Erland! cheers, calvin |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 01 06:04PM -0700 On Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at 9:09:53 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: I replicated that excel tiebreak error again dammit. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 496 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 9 58 Erland S 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 58 Gareth Owen 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 54 Aren Ess 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 7 47 Mark Brader 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 7 49 Bruce Bowler 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 6 44 Pete Gayde 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 36 Peter Smyth 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 30 Dan Tilque 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 34 Dan Blum 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 22 Marc Dashevsky - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 7 5 6 4 10 4 8 9 6 3 62 62% Congratulations Erland, and now Gareth! cheers, calvin |
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