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| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Aug 25 10:08AM -0500 In article <e55daff0-58ac-47fc-8f4c-a1bb2ff7e224@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > CQ#500! And they said I'd never amount to anything! > CQ#1 appeared on 3 March 2010. Thanks to everyone who has been along for the ride. > 1 Who won Best Actress Oscar in 1988 film "Moonstruck"? Cher > 2 Which two colours are most often confused by colour blind people? blue and green > 3 In 1988 who became the first boxer to have won world championships in five different weight categories? > 4 In which 1983 film does David Bowie portray an Allied Major in a Japanese POW camp? > 5 In which decade was the Irish potato famine? 1860s > 6 Which R&B star married Whitney Houston in 1992? Bobby Brown > 7 What 2-word term refers to process of subjecting an author's scholarly work to the scrutiny of experts in the same field before publication? peer review > 8 What is the brightest star in the Earth's night sky? Sirius -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 25 03:19AM > 1 Who won Best Actress Oscar in 1988 film "Moonstruck"? Cher > 2 Which two colours are most often confused by colour blind people? red and green > 5 In which decade was the Irish potato famine? 1840s > 6 Which R&B star married Whitney Houston in 1992? Bobby Brown > 7 What 2-word term refers to process of subjecting an author's scholarly work to the scrutiny of experts in the same field before publication? peer review > 8 What is the brightest star in the Earth's night sky? Sirius > 9 Widely regarded as Napoleon's greatest military victory, near which city (then in the Austro-Hungarian empire but now in the Czech Republic) did the Battle of the Three Emperors take place in 1802? Austerlitz > 10 According to the Bible, who did Pontius Pilate release instead of Jesus? Barabbas -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 25 07:28AM > CQ#500! And they said I'd never amount to anything! > CQ#1 appeared on 3 March 2010. Thanks to everyone who has been along for > the ride. And thanks for running them this long! > 2 Which two colours are most often confused by colour blind people? Red and green > 5 In which decade was the Irish potato famine? 1860s > 7 What 2-word term refers to process of subjecting an author's > scholarly work to the scrutiny of experts in the same field before > publication? Peer review > 8 What is the brightest star in the Earth's night sky? Sirius > 9 Widely regarded as Napoleon's greatest military victory, near > which city (then in the Austro-Hungarian empire but now in the Czech > Republic) did the Battle of the Three Emperors take place in 1802? Austerlitz > 10 According to the Bible, who did Pontius Pilate release instead of > Jesus? Barabass -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Aug 25 09:22PM +0100 > CQ#1 appeared on 3 March 2010. Thanks to everyone who has been along > for the ride. > 1 Who won Best Actress Oscar in 1988 film "Moonstruck"? Cheer > 2 Which two colours are most often confused by colour blind people? Red Green > 3 In 1988 who became the first boxer to have won world championships > in five different weight categories? Roberto Duran? > 4 In which 1983 film does David Bowie portray an Allied Major in a > Japanese POW camp? Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence > 5 In which decade was the Irish potato famine? 1840s? > 6 Which R&B star married Whitney Houston in 1992? Bobby Brown > 7 What 2-word term refers to process of subjecting an author's > scholarly work to the scrutiny of experts in the same field before > publication? Peer review > 8 What is the brightest star in the Earth's night sky? Sirius > 9 Widely regarded as Napoleon's greatest military victory, near which > city (then in the Austro-Hungarian empire but now in the Czech > Republic) did the Battle of the Three Emperors take place in 1802? Prague? > 10 According to the Bible, who did Pontius Pilate release instead of > Jesus? Barrabas |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Aug 25 09:14PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > CQ#1 appeared on 3 March 2010. Thanks to everyone who has been along > for the ride. > 1 Who won Best Actress Oscar in 1988 film "Moonstruck"? Cher > 2 Which two colours are most often confused by colour blind > people? Red and blue > 3 In 1988 who became the first boxer to have won world > championships in five different weight categories? Sugar Ray Leonard > 4 In which 1983 > film does David Bowie portray an Allied Major in a Japanese POW camp? > The Man Who Fell To Earth > 5 In which decade was the Irish potato famine? 1850s > 6 Which R&B star married Whitney Houston in 1992? Brown > 7 What 2-word term refers to process of subjecting an author's > scholarly work to the scrutiny of experts in the same field before > publication? Peer review > 8 What is the brightest star in the Earth's night sky? Polaris > near which city (then in the Austro-Hungarian empire but now in the > Czech Republic) did the Battle of the Three Emperors take place in > 1802? Brno > 10 According to the Bible, who did Pontius Pilate release > instead of Jesus? Barabbas > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 24 07:01PM -0700 Calvin wrote: > CQ#1 appeared on 3 March 2010. Thanks to everyone who has been along for the ride. > 1 Who won Best Actress Oscar in 1988 film "Moonstruck"? > 2 Which two colours are most often confused by colour blind people? red-green > 3 In 1988 who became the first boxer to have won world championships in five different weight categories? Sugar Ray Leonard > 4 In which 1983 film does David Bowie portray an Allied Major in a Japanese POW camp? King Rat > 5 In which decade was the Irish potato famine? 1840s > 6 Which R&B star married Whitney Houston in 1992? > 7 What 2-word term refers to process of subjecting an author's scholarly work to the scrutiny of experts in the same field before publication? peer review > 8 What is the brightest star in the Earth's night sky? Sirius > 9 Widely regarded as Napoleon's greatest military victory, near which city (then in the Austro-Hungarian empire but now in the Czech Republic) did the Battle of the Three Emperors take place in 1802? Austerlitz > 10 According to the Bible, who did Pontius Pilate release instead of Jesus? Barabbas -- Dan Tilque |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Aug 25 08:55AM Calvin wrote: > 1 Who won Best Actress Oscar in 1988 film "Moonstruck"? > 2 Which two colours are most often confused by colour blind people? Red/Green > 3 In 1988 who became the first boxer to have won world championships in > five different weight categories? Sugar Ray Leonard > 4 In which 1983 film does David Bowie portray an Allied Major in a > Japanese POW camp? > 5 In which decade was the Irish potato famine? 1860s > 6 Which R&B star married Whitney Houston in 1992? Bobby Brown > 7 What 2-word term refers to process of subjecting an author's scholarly > work to the scrutiny of experts in the same field before publication? Peer Review > 8 What is the brightest star in the Earth's night sky? Sirius > did the Battle of the Three Emperors take place in 1802? > 10 According to the Bible, who did Pontius Pilate release instead of > Jesus? Barabbas Peter Smyth |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 29 08:21PM -0700 On Friday, August 25, 2017 at 11:08:18 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 Who won Best Actress Oscar in 1988 film "Moonstruck"? Cher > 2 Which two colours are most often confused by colour blind people? Red and Green > 3 In 1988 who became the first boxer to have won world championships in five different weight categories? "Sugar" Ray Leonard > 4 In which 1983 film does David Bowie portray an Allied Major in a Japanese POW camp? Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence > 5 In which decade was the Irish potato famine? 1840s As Stephen noted it arguably extended into the early 1850s so that is also an acceptable answer. > 6 Which R&B star married Whitney Houston in 1992? Bobby Brown > 7 What 2-word term refers to process of subjecting an author's scholarly work to the scrutiny of experts in the same field before publication? Peer Review > 8 What is the brightest star in the Earth's night sky? Sirius / Alpha Canis Major > 9 Widely regarded as Napoleon's greatest military victory, near which city (then in the Austro-Hungarian empire but now in the Czech Republic) did the Battle of the Three Emperors take place in 1802? Austerlitz > 10 According to the Bible, who did Pontius Pilate release instead of Jesus? Barrabas Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 500 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 69 Stephen Perry 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 62 Chris Johnson 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 8 64 Gareth Owen 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 66 Dan Blum 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 7 54 Dan Tilque 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 6 50 Peter Smyth 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 6 51 Erland S 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 6 55 Mark Brader 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 39 Pete Gayde 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 48 Bruce Bowler 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 36 Marc Dashevsky - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 8 9 3 3 6 7 11 10 5 10 72 65% Congratulations Stephen. cheers, calvin |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Aug 29 08:50PM -0700 On Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 11:21:59 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote: > On Friday, August 25, 2017 at 11:08:18 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > > 3 In 1988 who became the first boxer to have won world championships in five different weight categories? > "Sugar" Ray Leonard bzzzzt! see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_boxing_quintuple_champions |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 30 07:17AM > Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 > 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 6 51 > Erland S But 1860s is not which is what I entered, so I don't deserve that point. (I seem to recall that someone more went with that decade, so you may what make a general review.) -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 30 03:05AM -0500 Erland Sommarskog: > But 1860s is not which is what I entered, so I don't deserve that point. (I > seem to recall that someone more went with that decade, so you may what > make a general review.) I did, but I was guessing. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Mark is, as usual, correct." msb@vex.net --John Lawler |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 29 08:25PM -0700 1 Which British poet and MP (1751-1816) also wrote the plays "The Rivals" and "The School for Scandal"? 2 What connects Namib, Thar and Strzelecki? 3 Name any one of the three "Earth" signs, according to traditional astrology. 4 According to an index invented by economist George Taylor in 1926, what happens to women's clothing when the stock market rises? 5 Legato is a musical direction meaning to play in which manner? 6 On TV, who collectively were Sabrina, Kelly and Jill? 7 Which classical composer's 'Ode to Joy' is the anthem of the European Union? 8 In part III of Gulliver's Travels, the hero visits Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and which real life country? 9 The Uffizi art gallery is located in which Italian city? 10 Which famous document begins "When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another…"? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 29 11:09PM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 Which British poet and MP (1751-1816) also wrote the plays > "The Rivals" and "The School for Scandal"? Sheridan. > 2 What connects Namib, Thar and Strzelecki? Well, one of them is 5/7 of a country name and the other two aren't... > 3 Name any one of the three "Earth" signs, according to > traditional astrology. Taurus? > 4 According to an index invented by economist George Taylor in > 1926, what happens to women's clothing when the stock market > rises? So do hemlines. > 5 Legato is a musical direction meaning to play in which manner? Smoothly. > 6 On TV, who collectively were Sabrina, Kelly and Jill? Charlie's (original) Angels. > 7 Which classical composer's 'Ode to Joy' is the anthem of > the European Union? Beethoven composed the music. I don't know if the lyrics are part of the anthem, but I think they were written by Schiller. > 8 In part III of Gulliver's Travels, the hero visits Laputa, > Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and which real life > country? Got me. Fiji? > 9 The Uffizi art gallery is located in which Italian city? Florence. > 10 Which famous document begins "When, in the course of human > events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the > political bonds which have connected them with another..."? The USA's Declaration of Independence. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | Thus, "plain english" is the same as msb@vex.net | "near-field spin". --Carl Ginnow My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 30 04:28AM > 1 Which British poet and MP (1751-1816) also wrote the plays "The Rivals" and "The School for Scandal"? Sheridan > 2 What connects Namib, Thar and Strzelecki? they are all deserts > 3 Name any one of the three "Earth" signs, according to traditional astrology. Taurus > 4 According to an index invented by economist George Taylor in 1926, what happens to women's clothing when the stock market rises? hemlines rise > 5 Legato is a musical direction meaning to play in which manner? slowly > 6 On TV, who collectively were Sabrina, Kelly and Jill? Charlie's Angels > 7 Which classical composer's 'Ode to?Joy' is the anthem of the European Union? Beethoven > 9 The Uffizi art gallery is located in which Italian city? Florence > 10 Which famous document begins "When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another?"? The (American) Declaration of Independence -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 30 07:21AM > 1 Which British poet and MP (1751-1816) also wrote the plays "The > Rivals" and "The School for Scandal"? Lord Byron > 4 According to an index invented by economist George Taylor in 1926, > what happens to women's clothing when the stock market rises? Skirts get shorter > 5 Legato is a musical direction meaning to play in which manner? Binding > 7 Which classical composer's 'Ode to Joy' is the anthem of the > European Union? Ludwig van Beethoven > 9 The Uffizi art gallery is located in which Italian city? Firenze (I.e, Florence for the Italian-impaired.) -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Aug 29 11:27PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:g-CdnY-9Id7Myz7EnZ2dnUU7- > 2. Eddie Murphy is a wealthy prince from the fictional African > country of Zamunda visiting the United States, in which 1988 > movie? Coming to America > 3. The fictional European country of Freedonia is seen in which > Marx Brothers movie? Horse Feathers; Cocoanuts > 4. Osterlich is the fictional nation invaded by the equally > fictional Bacteria and Tomania in which classic 1940 film? The Great Dictator > 7. The Duchy of Grand Fenwick is a tiny fictional country that > declares war in what 1955 movie based on a satirical novel of > the same name? The Mouse That Roared > what William Burroughs novel made into a movie of the same name? > 9. Radiator Springs is a composite of multiple places in various > states on US Route 66, in which 2006 animated film? Cars > 10. This 2013 animated movie takes place in the fictional kingdom of > Arendelle, based on early modern Norway. After the movie's > release, travel to Norway increased substantially. Frozen > Given the dates they were in office, name the Canadian prime > minister. > A1. 1894-12-21 to 1896-04-27. McDonald; McKenzie > A2. 1930-08-07 to 1935-10-23. McDonald; McKenzie > B1. This 2006 novel tells the story of a father and son's journey > across a landscape destroyed by an unspecified disaster > that has annihilated almost all life on Earth. The Road > B2. This 1957 novel tells the story of a group of people in > Melbourne, Australia, as they await the arrival of deadly > radiation following a nuclear war in the northern hemisphere. On The Beach > C1. The "Glacier Express" scenic train route traverses the Swiss > Alps from west to east, from Zermatt to which luxury alpine > resort village that once hosted the Winter Olympics? St. Moritz > begins in Vancouver, passes through Kamloops, and ends at > which scenic Alberta town located in the heart of Canada's > largest mountain park? Banff > language of curling. > D1. What is the name given to the circular target that players > throw their stones toward? Button > D2. The team that has the last throw or last-stone advantage > is said to have what tool? Hammer > movie "The Doors"? > E2. What is the name of the Paris cemetery where Jim Morrison > was laid to rest? Pere Lachaise > * F. Science: Ends of the Earth > F1. What is the uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere called? Ionosphere > F2. What is the name of the layer of the Earth that surrounds > its core? Mantel Pete Gayde |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Aug 25 10:05AM -0500 In article <XnsA7DBCC2E7C87BYazorman@127.0.0.1>, esquel@sommarskog.se says... > > I generally don't enter quizzes for which I have to guess all the answers. > > Lincoln is the only date (death) I knew. > Not even FDR??? You're right -- I know that. -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 24 07:09PM -0700 Marc Dashevsky wrote: > I generally don't enter quizzes for which I have to guess all the answers. > Lincoln is the only date (death) I knew. I thought I knew GW's birth year > but over the ages I seem to have transposed the last two digits. I largely agree with this. But I make a distinction between making total WAGs and educated guesses. If I can make an educated guess, it adds some fun that is missing when I have no clue at all. In this case, I knew the years of their presidency and I know that most presidents got into office in their 50s or early 60s, I could make educated guesses. So it was worth entering, even though I only knew three of the years for certain. -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 25 07:25AM > presidents got into office in their 50s or early 60s, I could make > educated guesses. So it was worth entering, even though I only knew > three of the years for certain. I would agree with this. Had Calvin posted 10 pictures of Australian Prime Ministers and their names and then asked us to tell who's who, I would not have been bothered. But here it was possible with educated guesses. Nevermind that for some of the Presidents I was quite foggy of their period in office, but it was clear that the list was chronological, so that helped. And it was sort of interesting challenge to figure out the age of Lincoln from the pictures I've seen of him. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
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