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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Oct 29 04:36PM -0700 1 What carmaker manufactures the iconic 911 model, a two-door sports coupe? 2 Branches of which tree appear on the UN flag? 3 Eccles, Neddie Seagoon and Hercules Grytpype-Thynne were characters in which classic radio show? 4 Before going solo, British singer Morrissey was front man for which 1980s band? 5 Which 1982 Oscar-nominated film starred Julie Andrews playing a transvestite entertainer? 6 What three-word sentence is inadvertently formed by the titles of the 6th, 7th and 8th books of the Bible? 7 Daniel Handler wrote the children's book series 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' under what pen name? [BOTH names required] 8 Super 8, Grandeur 70 and Omnimax are varieties of what? 9 Who played the title role in the 1995 film 'Rob Roy'? 10 Will Smith received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his title role in which 2001 biopic? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 29 07:08PM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 What carmaker manufactures the iconic 911 model, a two-door > sports coupe? Porsche. > 2 Branches of which tree appear on the UN flag? Olive. > which 1980s band? > 5 Which 1982 Oscar-nominated film starred Julie Andrews playing a > transvestite entertainer? "Victor/Victoria". > 6 What three-word sentence is inadvertently formed by the titles > of the 6th, 7th and 8th books of the Bible? "Numbers are fun." :-) > 7 Daniel Handler wrote the children's book series 'A Series of > Unfortunate Events' under what pen name? [BOTH names required] Lemony Snicket. > 8 Super 8, Grandeur 70 and Omnimax are varieties of what? Movie. > 9 Who played the title role in the 1995 film 'Rob Roy'? Neeson? > 10 Will Smith received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his > title role in which 2001 biopic? "Ray"? -- Mark Brader Twas unix and the C++ Toronto Did compile and load upon the vax: msb@vex.net All Ritchie was the Kernighan, And Lisp ran in GNU EMACS. --Larry Colen (after Lewis Carroll) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 29 11:29PM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 What carmaker manufactures the iconic 911 model, a two-door sports coupe? Porsche (now part of VW) > 2 Branches of which tree appear on the UN flag? olive > 3 Eccles, Neddie Seagoon and Hercules Grytpype-Thynne were characters in which classic radio show? > 4 Before going solo, British singer Morrissey was front man for which 1980s band? > 5 Which 1982 Oscar-nominated film starred Julie Andrews playing a transvestite entertainer? Victor Victoria > 6 What three-word sentence is inadvertently formed by the titles of the 6th, 7th and 8th books of the Bible? Joshua Judges Job > 7 Daniel Handler wrote the children's book series 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' under what pen name? [BOTH names required] > 8 Super 8, Grandeur 70 and Omnimax are varieties of what? movie formats > 9 Who played the title role in the 1995 film 'Rob Roy'? Mel Gibson -- Dan Tilque |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Oct 30 06:44AM > 1 What carmaker manufactures the iconic 911 model, a two-door sportse > coupe? Porsche > 2 Branches of which tree appear on the UN flag? Olive branches, presumably > 3 Eccles, Neddie Seagoon and Hercules Grytpype-Thynne were characters > in which classic radio show? The Goon Show > 4 Before going solo, British singer Morrissey was front man for which > 1980s band? The Smiths > 5 Which 1982 Oscar-nominated film starred Julie Andrews playing a > transvestite entertainer? Victor Victoria? > 6 What three-word sentence is inadvertently formed by the titles of > the 6th, 7th and 8th books of the Bible? Joshua Judges Ruth (also a Lyle Lovett album) > 7 Daniel Handler wrote the children's book series 'A Series of > Unfortunate Events' under what pen name? [BOTH names required] Lemony Snickett > 8 Super 8, Grandeur 70 and Omnimax are varieties of what? Camera film > 9 Who played the title role in the 1995 film 'Rob Roy'? Tim Roth > 10 Will Smith received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his title > role in which 2001 biopic? Ali |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 30 10:03AM +0100 > 1 What carmaker manufactures the iconic 911 model, a two-door sports > coupe? Porsche > 4 Before going solo, British singer Morrissey was front man for > which 1980s band? The Smiths > 8 Super 8, Grandeur 70 and Omnimax are varieties of what? Film formats -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Oct 30 09:12AM Calvin wrote: > 1 What carmaker manufactures the iconic 911 model, a two-door sports coupe? Porsche > 2 Branches of which tree appear on the UN flag? Olive > 3 Eccles, Neddie Seagoon and Hercules Grytpype-Thynne were characters in which classic radio show? The Goons > 4 Before going solo, British singer Morrissey was front man for which 1980s band? The Smiths > 5 Which 1982 Oscar-nominated film starred Julie Andrews playing a transvestite entertainer? Victor / Victoria > 6 What three-word sentence is inadvertently formed by the titles of the 6th, 7th and 8th books of the Bible? Joshua Judges Ruth > 7 Daniel Handler wrote the children's book series 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' under what pen name? [BOTH names required] Lemony Snicket > 8 Super 8, Grandeur 70 and Omnimax are varieties of what? Film > 9 Who played the title role in the 1995 film 'Rob Roy'? Mel Gibson > 10 Will Smith received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his title role in which 2001 biopic? Ali Peter Smyth |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Oct 29 04:38PM -0700 On Friday, October 27, 2017 at 4:16:15 PM UTC+10, Gareth Owen wrote: > And I saw that question and thought "Hey that's the netball thing I > literally just heard about!" > The netball variant is called Fast5 :( Yes, England won the so-called World Series played over the weekend in Melbourne, which is probably what the radio interview was about. http://fast5worldseries.com.au/ cheers, Calvin |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Oct 30 06:42AM >> The netball variant is called Fast5 :( > Yes, England won the so-called World Series played over the weekend in > Melbourne, which is probably what the radio interview was about. It wasn't an interview, it was a light hearted panel show called "Fighting Talk", which occasionally features a netball coach as a panelist. |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Oct 29 01:52PM -0700 On Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 2:44:31 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > pesticides. Years of work lead to the publishing of her book > "Silent Spring", which is credited with the creation of the > EPA as well as the general banning on *what pesticide*? DDT > studying wild chimpanzees. Using present-day place names, > her work began in Gombe Stream National Park -- in which > African country? Tanzania? > surrounded the Belgian town of Bastogne. When they > demanded the American defenders surrender, what was the > famous one-word reply from the US commander? "Nuts!" > A2. Name the ballet that premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia, > in 1892. "The Nutcracker" > dean of the college that Rodney Dangerfield's character > decides to attend. What was the surname of Beatty's > character? Martin > D1. Jerry Lewis raised more than $2,600,000,000 US through > his annual telethon for muscular dystrophy. Within 2 years, > for how many years did Lewis host the Labor Day weekend show? 30 |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Oct 29 09:09PM > number of scientific papers which she collaborated on during > an affair with the philosopher Voltaire. And she was the first > to translate *which seminal work* by Isaac Newton into French? Principiae Mathematica > She is known as the first woman to have her work published by > the Royal Society. What is her name? (First and last name > required.) Herschel > partner observed that uranium atoms would split when bombarded > with neutrons she calculated the energy that was released, > and coined *what term* for the splitting of an atoms nucleus? Fission > She helped to separate uranium into isotopes, and she disproved > the law of conservation of parity. She was also a part of what > important physics organization or project in the 1940s? Manhattan Project > work that Watson and Crick built on. What type of imaging did > she use? (After answering this question, please decode the > rot13: Vs lbh whfg fnvq k-enlf, jr arrq zber. Nqq gur erfg.) X-Ray Diffraction > work using <answer 5>, having discovered the structure of a > number of compounds in the human body such as penicillin, vitamin > B12 -- and which hormone that plays a major role in diabetes? Insulin > and is incredibly important for the proliferation and survival > of nerve cells in the human body. The N in NGF stands for > "nerve"; what does the GF mean? Growth Factor > years later (with better cell imaging) that her work was seen > as revolutionary. She performed almost all of her genetic > experiments on what plant? Peas > pesticides. Years of work lead to the publishing of her book > "Silent Spring", which is credited with the creation of the > EPA as well as the general banning on *what pesticide*? DDT > studying wild chimpanzees. Using present-day place names, > her work began in Gombe Stream National Park -- in which > African country? Rwanda > surrounded the Belgian town of Bastogne. When they > demanded the American defenders surrender, what was the > famous one-word reply from the US commander? Nuts > A2. Name the ballet that premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia, > in 1892. Nutcracker > * B. Sports: Professor > B1. Which Hall of Fame manager of the New York Yankees was > nicknamed "The Old Perfessor?" Casey Stengel > C1. Jerry Lewis rocketed to stardom through his music-comedy > act with Dean Martin. Within 2 years, how long was the > team of Martin and Lewis together until their angry break-up? 14 years > D1. Jerry Lewis raised more than $2,600,000,000 US through > his annual telethon for muscular dystrophy. Within 2 years, > for how many years did Lewis host the Labor Day weekend show? 37 > D2. Muscular dystrophy is a group of more than 30 diseases > which weaken and break down skeletal muscles. Within 2, > how many main categories of the disease are there? 4; 7 > * E. Geography: Lewis > E1. Lewis and Harris is the largest island in which archipelago > off the coast of Scotland? Outer Hebrides > E2. Name the largest community on Lewis and Harris. Hint: > it shares its name with the official residence of the Leader > of the Opposition in Ottawa. Stornoway (good band, too) > * F. Literature: Lewis > F1. Lewis Carroll's first book was published in 1865. Name it. > Exact answer required. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland > F2. Who was the first American writer to be awarded the Nobel > Prize in literature? First and last name required. Ernest Hemingway; Upton Sinclair |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Oct 29 04:53PM -0700 On Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 4:44:31 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > number of scientific papers which she collaborated on during > an affair with the philosopher Voltaire. And she was the first > to translate *which seminal work* by Isaac Newton into French? Principa Mathematica > She is known as the first woman to have her work published by > the Royal Society. What is her name? (First and last name > required.) Heidi Herschell, Gertrude Herschell :-) > She helped to separate uranium into isotopes, and she disproved > the law of conservation of parity. She was also a part of what > important physics organization or project in the 1940s? Manhattan Project > work using <answer 5>, having discovered the structure of a > number of compounds in the human body such as penicillin, vitamin > B12 -- and which hormone that plays a major role in diabetes? Insulin > pesticides. Years of work lead to the publishing of her book > "Silent Spring", which is credited with the creation of the > EPA as well as the general banning on *what pesticide*? DDT > studying wild chimpanzees. Using present-day place names, > her work began in Gombe Stream National Park -- in which > African country? Uganda, Kenya > famous one-word reply from the US commander? > A2. Name the ballet that premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia, > in 1892. The Nutcracker > C1. Jerry Lewis rocketed to stardom through his music-comedy > act with Dean Martin. Within 2 years, how long was the > team of Martin and Lewis together until their angry break-up? 5, 10 > D1. Jerry Lewis raised more than $2,600,000,000 US through > his annual telethon for muscular dystrophy. Within 2 years, > for how many years did Lewis host the Labor Day weekend show? 25, 30 > D2. Muscular dystrophy is a group of more than 30 diseases > which weaken and break down skeletal muscles. Within 2, > how many main categories of the disease are there? 5, 10 > * E. Geography: Lewis > E1. Lewis and Harris is the largest island in which archipelago > off the coast of Scotland? Inner Hebrides, Shetlands > * F. Literature: Lewis > F1. Lewis Carroll's first book was published in 1865. Name it. > Exact answer required. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland > F2. Who was the first American writer to be awarded the Nobel > Prize in literature? First and last name required. cheers, calvin |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 29 11:09PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > number of scientific papers which she collaborated on during > an affair with the philosopher Voltaire. And she was the first > to translate *which seminal work* by Isaac Newton into French? Philisophiae Principia > She is known as the first woman to have her work published by > the Royal Society. What is her name? (First and last name > required.) Caroline Herschel > partner observed that uranium atoms would split when bombarded > with neutrons she calculated the energy that was released, > and coined *what term* for the splitting of an atoms nucleus? fission > She helped to separate uranium into isotopes, and she disproved > the law of conservation of parity. She was also a part of what > important physics organization or project in the 1940s? Manhattan Project > work that Watson and Crick built on. What type of imaging did > she use? (After answering this question, please decode the > rot13: Vs lbh whfg fnvq k-enlf, jr arrq zber. Nqq gur erfg.) X-ray crystallography > work using <answer 5>, having discovered the structure of a > number of compounds in the human body such as penicillin, vitamin > B12 -- and which hormone that plays a major role in diabetes? insulin > and is incredibly important for the proliferation and survival > of nerve cells in the human body. The N in NGF stands for > "nerve"; what does the GF mean? growth factor > years later (with better cell imaging) that her work was seen > as revolutionary. She performed almost all of her genetic > experiments on what plant? maize > pesticides. Years of work lead to the publishing of her book > "Silent Spring", which is credited with the creation of the > EPA as well as the general banning on *what pesticide*? DDT > studying wild chimpanzees. Using present-day place names, > her work began in Gombe Stream National Park -- in which > African country? Kenya > surrounded the Belgian town of Bastogne. When they > demanded the American defenders surrender, what was the > famous one-word reply from the US commander? Nuts > A2. Name the ballet that premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia, > in 1892. Nutcracker Suite > * B. Sports: Professor > B1. Which Hall of Fame manager of the New York Yankees was > nicknamed "The Old Perfessor?" Yogi Berra > C1. Jerry Lewis rocketed to stardom through his music-comedy > act with Dean Martin. Within 2 years, how long was the > team of Martin and Lewis together until their angry break-up? 18 > D1. Jerry Lewis raised more than $2,600,000,000 US through > his annual telethon for muscular dystrophy. Within 2 years, > for how many years did Lewis host the Labor Day weekend show? 26 > D2. Muscular dystrophy is a group of more than 30 diseases > which weaken and break down skeletal muscles. Within 2, > how many main categories of the disease are there? 4 > * E. Geography: Lewis > E1. Lewis and Harris is the largest island in which archipelago > off the coast of Scotland? Outer Hebrides > * F. Literature: Lewis > F1. Lewis Carroll's first book was published in 1865. Name it. > Exact answer required. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland -- Dan Tilque |
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