| Bruce Bowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Oct 13 01:06PM On Fri, 13 Oct 2017 02:18:33 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > 4. While Meryl's performance in 1990 in Carrie Fisher's "Postcards > from the Edge" was well received, she lost to which woman who played > "Superfan" Annie Wilkes? Kathy Bates > Wears Prada" was no match for royalty, as "The Queen" nabbed this > portrayer of Queen Elizabeth II the Oscar that year. > Who played the Queen? Helen Mirren > and no multiple-choice either. > 3. Which insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired > the term "computer bug"? cockroach > 6. For ordering his favorite beverages on demand, Lyndon Johnson > had four buttons installed in the Oval Office -- labeled coffee, > tea, Coke, and what? beer; milk > 8. Which US president appeared on the television series "Laugh-in"? Tricky Dick Nixon > 9. Who did artist Grant Wood use as the model for the farmer in > his classic painting "American Gothic"? His Dentist > 10. Which English king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine? Henry II? |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Oct 13 02:33PM -0500 In article <x_mdneghHaFU9X3EnZ2dnUU7-avNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > to the same actress whose record for most acting nominations > Meryl eventually surpassed. Name that actress who beat Meryl, > in the character of Ethel. Katherine Hepburn > was nominated in '83 for "Silkwood". The Oscar ended up going > to this actress who won, after five nominations, for her role in > "Terms of Endearment". Who was that? Debra Winger > 4. While Meryl's performance in 1990 in Carrie Fisher's "Postcards > from the Edge" was well received, she lost to which woman who > played "Superfan" Annie Wilkes? Kathy Bates > 5. Meryl's role as a war bride in 1995's "The Bridges of Madison > County" was no match for which actress playing a nun comforting > a convicted killer on death row in "Dead Man Walking"? Susan Sarandon > 6. Meryl couldn't nab an Oscar as a cancer patient in the 1998 > film "One True Thing", losing to this actress who literally > defied gender roles in "Shakespeare in Love". Gwyneth Paltrow > teacher in "Music of the Heart", but this time the lost to a > woman portraying a trans-man in the docudrama "Boys Don't Cry". > Who is this actress? Hilary Swank > Wears Prada" was no match for royalty, as "The Queen" nabbed > this portrayer of Queen Elizabeth II the Oscar that year. > Who played the Queen? Helen Mirren > 1. In the children's book series, where is Paddington Bear > originally from? > 2. Nephelococcygia is the practice of doing what? hocking a loogie > 3. Which insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired > the term "computer bug"? moth > 6. For ordering his favorite beverages on demand, Lyndon Johnson > had four buttons installed in the Oval Office -- labeled coffee, > tea, Coke, and what? Fresca > 7. Krushchev's famous 1960 "shoe-banging" outburst at the UN was > in response to a delegate from which nation? U.S.A. > 8. Which US president appeared on the television series "Laugh-in"? Nixon -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 14 12:41AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:x_mdneghHaFU9X3EnZ2dnUU7- > to the same actress whose record for most acting nominations > Meryl eventually surpassed. Name that actress who beat Meryl, > in the character of Ethel. Katharine Hepburn > was nominated in '83 for "Silkwood". The Oscar ended up going > to this actress who won, after five nominations, for her role in > "Terms of Endearment". Who was that? Shirley MacLaine > 3. In 1988 Meryl was nominated for "A Cry in the Dark", but the > Oscar ended up going to this actress, who portrayed a rape > victim in "The Accused". Jodie Foster > 4. While Meryl's performance in 1990 in Carrie Fisher's "Postcards > from the Edge" was well received, she lost to which woman who > played "Superfan" Annie Wilkes? Kathy Bates > 5. Meryl's role as a war bride in 1995's "The Bridges of Madison > County" was no match for which actress playing a nun comforting > a convicted killer on death row in "Dead Man Walking"? Susan Sarandon > 6. Meryl couldn't nab an Oscar as a cancer patient in the 1998 > film "One True Thing", losing to this actress who literally > defied gender roles in "Shakespeare in Love". Gwyneth Paltrow > teacher in "Music of the Heart", but this time the lost to a > woman portraying a trans-man in the docudrama "Boys Don't Cry". > Who is this actress? Hilary Swank > Wears Prada" was no match for royalty, as "The Queen" nabbed > this portrayer of Queen Elizabeth II the Oscar that year. > Who played the Queen? Helen Mirren > husband disappeared in "August: Osage County", but lost to this > woman portraying a socialite's fall from the upper class in > "Blue Jasmine". Cate Blanchett > "Florence Foster Jenkins", which saw her losing to "Moonlight". > --No, wait, I mean she lost to the struggling actress Mia in > the film "La La Land". Who played Mia? Emma Stone > game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire". See if you could've > won $1,000,000. Unfortunately there are no lifelines for you, > and no multiple-choice either. Fortunately, if we guess wrong, we don't lose $468,000, either. > 1. In the children's book series, where is Paddington Bear > originally from? Peru > 3. Which insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired > the term "computer bug"? moth > 4. Name any one of the ships taken over during the Boston Tea Party. Just wondering -- how did they ask this in a multiple choice format? > 6. For ordering his favorite beverages on demand, Lyndon Johnson > had four buttons installed in the Oval Office -- labeled coffee, > tea, Coke, and what? whiskey; iced tea > 8. Which US president appeared on the television series "Laugh-in"? Richard Nixon > 9. Who did artist Grant Wood use as the model for the farmer in > his classic painting "American Gothic"? his dentist > 10. Which English king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine? Henry II -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 14 12:13AM -0500 Joshua Kreitzer: > Just wondering -- how did they ask this in a multiple choice format? Well, how many correct answers were there? -- Mark Brader | "Follow my posts and choose the opposite msb@vex.net | of what I use. That generally works here." Toronto | --Tony Cooper |
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