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| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 16 02:34AM -0700 Calvin wrote: > I'm in New Zealand for the next two weeks so results won't be posted until early October. > 1 What links Brooklyn, Romeo and Harper? > 2 Brno is a city of around 100,000 people in which European country? Czechia > 3 Which conflict lasted from 17th July 1936 to 1st April 1939? Spanish Civil War > 4 These words from various different languages all have what identical meaning: Gehve, Qahwa, Sourj, Koohii, Kape? > 5 Which NFL team is sometimes nicknamed "Americas Team"? Dallas Cowboys > 6 Which country has won the most Davis Cups? USA > 7 A piano suite by which French composer (1862-1918) includes the movement 'Clair De Lune'? > 8 In 1934 which African country became the first to compete in a football (soccer) World Cup? > 9 Diwali is an important festival in which religion? Sikhism > 10 The Husqvarna manufacturing group is headquartered in which European country? Sweden -- Dan Tilque |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 15 12:11PM > * African-American Writers > 1. He wrote the novel "Native Son" in 1940 and the memoir > "Black Boy" in 1945. James Baldwin > 2. She brought "A Raisin in the Sun" to Broadway in 1959. Hansberry > 3. His novel "Invisible Man" won the US National Book Award in 1953. Ralph Ellison > * Booker Prize Winners > 5. "The Comfort of Strangers"; "Atonement"; "Nutshell". Ian McEwan > 7. See <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR8/art1.jpg>, which is > "Woman I". This Dutch-American artist was noted for his series > of Woman paintings such as this one. de Kooning > * Science-Fiction Book Covers > 10. From 1961: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR8/book1.jpg Stranger in a Strange Land > 11. From 1932: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR8/book2.jpg Brave New World > 12. From 1960: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR8/book3.jpg A Canticle for Leibowitz > New York designer heads a company with over $300 million in > annual revenue. Her first Toronto store opened last year at > Sherway Gardens. Donna Karan -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Sep 15 09:11AM -0500 In article <VKqdncHvSNeN-CbEnZ2dnUU7-WHNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > from the description. > 1. He wrote the novel "Native Son" in 1940 and the memoir > "Black Boy" in 1945. Richard Wright > 2. She brought "A Raisin in the Sun" to Broadway in 1959. > 3. His novel "Invisible Man" won the US National Book Award in 1953. Ralph Ellison > 7. See <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR8/art1.jpg>, which is > "Woman I". This Dutch-American artist was noted for his series > of Woman paintings such as this one. de Kooning > "White and Greens in Blue". This Russian-American painter was > known for his reds, but as you see here, he did some pretty > mean greens and blues, too. Rothko > * Science-Fiction Book Covers > We give you the year and the cover art; you name the novel. > 10. From 1961: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR8/book1.jpg Stranger In A Strange Land > 11. From 1932: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR8/book2.jpg Brave New World > New York designer heads a company with over $300 million in > annual revenue. Her first Toronto store opened last year at > Sherway Gardens. Donna Karan -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 16 01:14AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > "Black Boy" in 1945. > 2. She brought "A Raisin in the Sun" to Broadway in 1959. > 3. His novel "Invisible Man" won the US National Book Award in 1953. Ralph Ellison > * Science-Fiction Book Covers > We give you the year and the cover art; you name the novel. > 10. From 1961: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR8/book1.jpg Stranger in a Strange Land > 11. From 1932: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR8/book2.jpg > 12. From 1960: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR8/book3.jpg A Canticle for Leibowitz -- Dan Tilque |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Sep 15 09:16AM -0500 In article <opfckv$rb6$1@reader2.panix.com>, tool@panix.com says... > his other two correct answers were solos. Only one of mine was, so if > I were scoring this I would certainly place Marc above me. (Dan Tilque > would arguably also place above me, but below Marc.) Yeah but I premptively concede because I make lousy quizzes. -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 16 01:04AM -0700 Dan Blum wrote: > his other two correct answers were solos. Only one of mine was, so if > I were scoring this I would certainly place Marc above me. (Dan Tilque > would arguably also place above me, but below Marc.) For the hardest-question tiebrakers, it looks like Dan and I tied there too. Which means it goes to the next tiebreaker: who posted first. According to my newsreader, Dan's post was before mine. -- Dan Tilque |
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