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| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Oct 31 04:54PM -0700 On Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at 1:28:20 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > awfully much as though this only happened because Stephen Perry > somehow sabotaged himself by skipping Round 9. Hearty congratulations > to Joshua anyway! upon further reflection, I should have checked before hitting post. I think I inadvertently selected the text of round 9 and either hit the space bar (likely) or delete (unlikely). swp |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Oct 31 04:47PM -0700 thank you. I will post something soon. swp On Monday, October 30, 2017 at 11:23:20 PM UTC-4, Dan Blum wrote: |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 31 12:46PM > former ruling party, including cabinet ministers, were jailed > or fined after dummy companies provided receipts for false > expense claims. Name the province. Alberta; Manitoba > hydroponic greenhouse to grow cucumbers. Among the problems > was that those cucumbers were more expensive than those already > sold in grocery stores. Name the province. Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island > province's north. With little oversight, the Austrian stole > about 1/3 of the $93,000,000 that the province poured into > the project. Name this province. Manitoba; Saskatchewan > other questions. Arj Oehafjvpx'f ovttrfg svnfpb pnzr va > gur 1970f, jura gur cebivapr oyrj zber guna $20,000,000 ba > qrirybczrag bs n fcbegf pne jvgu thyy-jvat qbbef. Anzr gur pne. DeLorean > * Game 4, Round 3 - Geography - Around the Borders > 1. County of Cornwall; Bristol Channel; county of Somerset; county > of Dorset; English Channel. Hint: its largest city is Plymouth. Sussex > 2. County of Lancashire; Greater Manchester; county of Cheshire; > Dee Estuary; Irish Sea. Hint: its largest city is Liverpool. Berkshire > 3. A country also named <answer 3>; France; provinces of Namur > and Li?ge, Belgium. Luxembourg > 4. Netherlands; provinces of Limburg, Flemish Brabant, and East > Flanders, Belgium. Hint: it includes Belgium's largest city, > which is also named <answer 4>. Brussels > 5. State of Brandenburg, Germany. (That is, this state surrounds > the one you want.) Baden-Wurttemburg > 6. Czechia; Austria; Switzerland; states of Baden-W?rttemberg, > Hesse, Thuringia (Th?ringen), and Saxony (Sachsen), Germany. > Hint: it is the country's largest state by area. Bavaria > 7. China; Tajikistan; Uzbekistan; Kazakhstan. Kyrgyzstan > 8. Caspian Sea; Kazakhstan; Uzbekistan; Afghanistan; Iran. Tajikistan > 9. Sardinia; Corsica; Ligurian Sea; mainland Italy; Sicily; Strait > of Sicily; Tunisia; the main Mediterranean Sea. Tyrrhenian Sea > 10. Mainland Italy; Adriatic Sea; Albania; Greece; the main > Mediterranean Sea. Tyrrhenian Sea -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 31 01:10PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:t9GdnbQlK9gMl2XEnZ2dnUU7- > former ruling party, including cabinet ministers, were jailed > or fined after dummy companies provided receipts for false > expense claims. Name the province. Saskatchewan; Manitoba > hydroponic greenhouse to grow cucumbers. Among the problems > was that those cucumbers were more expensive than those already > sold in grocery stores. Name the province. New Brunswick; Nova Scotia > province's north. With little oversight, the Austrian stole > about 1/3 of the $93,000,000 that the province poured into > the project. Name this province. Saskatchewan; Manitoba > other questions. Arj Oehafjvpx'f ovttrfg svnfpb pnzr va > gur 1970f, jura gur cebivapr oyrj zber guna $20,000,000 ba > qrirybczrag bs n fcbegf pne jvgu thyy-jvat qbbef. Anzr gur pne. DeLorean > The next two are about provinces of Belgium. > 3. A country also named <answer 3>; France; provinces of Namur > and Liège, Belgium. Luxembourg > 4. Netherlands; provinces of Limburg, Flemish Brabant, and East > Flanders, Belgium. Hint: it includes Belgium's largest city, > which is also named <answer 4>. Antwerp > The next two are about states of Germany. > 5. State of Brandenburg, Germany. (That is, this state surrounds > the one you want.) Berlin > 6. Czechia; Austria; Switzerland; states of Baden-Württemberg, > Hesse, Thuringia (Thüringen), and Saxony (Sachsen), Germany. > Hint: it is the country's largest state by area. Bavaria > The next two are about countries in Asia. > 7. China; Tajikistan; Uzbekistan; Kazakhstan. Kyrgyzstan > 8. Caspian Sea; Kazakhstan; Uzbekistan; Afghanistan; Iran. Tajikistan > islands are omitted from the lists of bordering places. > 9. Sardinia; Corsica; Ligurian Sea; mainland Italy; Sicily; Strait > of Sicily; Tunisia; the main Mediterranean Sea. Tyrrhenian Sea > 10. Mainland Italy; Adriatic Sea; Albania; Greece; the main > Mediterranean Sea. Tyrrhenian Sea -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 31 05:19PM +0100 > * Game 4, Round 3 - Geography - Around the Borders > 1. County of Cornwall; Bristol Channel; county of Somerset; county > of Dorset; English Channel. Hint: its largest city is Plymouth. Devon > 3. A country also named <answer 3>; France; provinces of Namur > and Liège, Belgium. Luxembourg > 4. Netherlands; provinces of Limburg, Flemish Brabant, and East > Flanders, Belgium. Hint: it includes Belgium's largest city, > which is also named <answer 4>. Brussels > 5. State of Brandenburg, Germany. (That is, this state surrounds > the one you want.) Belin > 6. Czechia; Austria; Switzerland; states of Baden-Württemberg, > Hesse, Thuringia (Thüringen), and Saxony (Sachsen), Germany. > Hint: it is the country's largest state by area. Bavaria > 7. China; Tajikistan; Uzbekistan; Kazakhstan. Kyrgyzystan > 8. Caspian Sea; Kazakhstan; Uzbekistan; Afghanistan; Iran. Turkmenistan |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Oct 31 06:29PM Mark Brader wrote: > is, including metropolitan counties.) > 1. County of Cornwall; Bristol Channel; county of Somerset; county > of Dorset; English Channel. Hint: its largest city is Plymouth. Devon > 2. County of Lancashire; Greater Manchester; county of Cheshire; > Dee Estuary; Irish Sea. Hint: its largest city is Liverpool. Merseyside > The next two are about provinces of Belgium. > 3. A country also named <answer 3>; France; provinces of Namur > and Liège, Belgium. Luxembourg > 4. Netherlands; provinces of Limburg, Flemish Brabant, and East > Flanders, Belgium. Hint: it includes Belgium's largest city, > which is also named <answer 4>. Antwerp > The next two are about states of Germany. > 5. State of Brandenburg, Germany. (That is, this state surrounds > the one you want.) Berlin > 6. Czechia; Austria; Switzerland; states of Baden-Württemberg, > Hesse, Thuringia (Thüringen), and Saxony (Sachsen), Germany. > Hint: it is the country's largest state by area. Bavaria > The next two are about countries in Asia. > 7. China; Tajikistan; Uzbekistan; Kazakhstan. Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan > 8. Caspian Sea; Kazakhstan; Uzbekistan; Afghanistan; Iran. Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan > of Sicily; Tunisia; the main Mediterranean Sea. > 10. Mainland Italy; Adriatic Sea; Albania; Greece; the main > Mediterranean Sea. Peter Smyth |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 31 12:53PM > Cubs all entered the two league championship series leading > to this week's World Series. What makes this so unique and > lucrative for baseball? They are in the four largest TV markets that have major league teams. > The number of students affected by the strike has been variously > reported as all the way from 220,000 to 500,000, depending on > who is counted, but how many colleges are involved, within 3? 15; 25 > 6. Three men died in Fernie, BC, last week as they worked at the > town's memorial arena. it is believed the deaths may be the > first of their kind in Canada. What was the cause of death? heatstroke; hit by an errant drone > signature C Series plane to another aircraft manufacturer. > Which company has agreed to take over this venture in the hope > of new aerospace revenue for the next two decades? Boeing; McDonnell-Douglas > of Muslim-majority countries. Name *any three* of the six. > (Note: North Korea and Venezuela were also affected by the > executive order but are outside the scope of the court case.) Syria, Iran, and Iraq > 9. In one of the biggest terrorist attacks so far in 2017, > 276 people were killed and hundreds more injured by a truck > bomb. Name the *city and country* where this took place. Mogadishu, Somalia > government contends it is not discriminating against Muslim > women, because what non-religious item would also have to be > removed to receive government services under the new act? sunglasses > 1. He played Benson in a hit TV comedy from 1979 to 1986, and > he voiced Rafiki in "The Lion King". He died last week at 89. > Who was he? Robert Guillame > 2. This piano-playing rock-and-roller from New Orleans is best > known for his cover of the 1940 song "Blueberry Hill". He also > died last week at 89. Name him. Fats Domino > 3. An African leader has his controversial appointment as a > goodwill ambassador for the World Health Organization rescinded > after widespread protests. Name him. Mugabe > 4. In Japan, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party coalition won > another election victory last week. Name the prime minister > who consequently will soon become Japan's longest-serving one. Abe > 5. The new US ambassador to Canada, Kelly Craft, who is married to > a coal billionaire, made the news with what statement soon > after taking office? She believes "both sides" of climate change science > 8. What prominent author and feminist activist spoke in Toronto > last week at Branksome Hall, a private girls' school? Margaret Atwood -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 31 01:14PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:3LSdnUfWQc2LlmXEnZ2dnUU7- > Cubs all entered the two league championship series leading > to this week's World Series. What makes this so unique and > lucrative for baseball? those teams are from the 4 largest cities in the U.S., thus making higher television ratings likely > The number of students affected by the strike has been variously > reported as all the way from 220,000 to 500,000, depending on > who is counted, but how many colleges are involved, within 3? 30 > of Muslim-majority countries. Name *any three* of the six. > (Note: North Korea and Venezuela were also affected by the > executive order but are outside the scope of the court case.) Iran, Syria, Libya > 1. He played Benson in a hit TV comedy from 1979 to 1986, and > he voiced Rafiki in "The Lion King". He died last week at 89. > Who was he? Robert Guillaume > 2. This piano-playing rock-and-roller from New Orleans is best > known for his cover of the 1940 song "Blueberry Hill". He also > died last week at 89. Name him. Fats Domino > 3. An African leader has his controversial appointment as a > goodwill ambassador for the World Health Organization rescinded > after widespread protests. Name him. Robert Mugabe > 4. In Japan, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party coalition won > another election victory last week. Name the prime minister > who consequently will soon become Japan's longest-serving one. Abe -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 31 05:28PM +0100 > on sexual harassment in the entertainment industry, two more > entertainment personalities, this time from Canada, have resigned > or been removed from their positions. Name either one. Martin Timell Oh wait, he is not Canadian. But there are dirty men falling from grace all over the planet now. > of Muslim-majority countries. Name *any three* of the six. > (Note: North Korea and Venezuela were also affected by the > executive order but are outside the scope of the court case.) Somalia, Sudan and Iran > 9. In one of the biggest terrorist attacks so far in 2017, > 276 people were killed and hundreds more injured by a truck > bomb. Name the *city and country* where this took place. Mogadishu, Somalia > government contends it is not discriminating against Muslim > women, because what non-religious item would also have to be > removed to receive government services under the new act? Mouth shields > 2. This piano-playing rock-and-roller from New Orleans is best > known for his cover of the 1940 song "Blueberry Hill". He also > died last week at 89. Name him. Fats Dominao > 3. An African leader has his controversial appointment as a > goodwill ambassador for the World Health Organization rescinded > after widespread protests. Name him. Zuma > 4. In Japan, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party coalition won > another election victory last week. Name the prime minister > who consequently will soon become Japan's longest-serving one. Abe |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Oct 31 06:17PM Mark Brader wrote: > Cubs all entered the two league championship series leading > to this week's World Series. What makes this so unique and > lucrative for baseball? They are the biggest four television markets > of Muslim-majority countries. Name *any three* of the six. > (Note: North Korea and Venezuela were also affected by the > executive order but are outside the scope of the court case.) Yemen, Somalia, Iran > government contends it is not discriminating against Muslim > women, because what non-religious item would also have to be > removed to receive government services under the new act? Motorcycle helmets > 2. This piano-playing rock-and-roller from New Orleans is best > known for his cover of the 1940 song "Blueberry Hill". He also > died last week at 89. Name him. Fats Domino > 3. An African leader has his controversial appointment as a > goodwill ambassador for the World Health Organization rescinded > after widespread protests. Name him. Robert Mugabe > 4. In Japan, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party coalition won > another election victory last week. Name the prime minister > who consequently will soon become Japan's longest-serving one. Abe > anniversary year. "Canada C3" ("C3" as in "coast to coast to > coast") was the temporary name of the ship used for this journey; > what is its usual name? Peter Smyth |
| Bruce Bowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Oct 31 02:59PM On Sun, 29 Oct 2017 16:36:40 -0700, 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 > 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 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'? Liam Neeson > 10 Will Smith received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his title role > in which 2001 biopic? Ali |
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