- Calvin's Quiz #509 - 1 Update
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| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Nov 18 06:16PM -0500 On 2017-11-15, Calvin wrote: > 1 In mathematics, what is the value of the imaginary number "i"? Square root of -1 > 2 ??In which city was the ill-fated Titanic built? Liverpool > 3 Which foodstuff is most commonly associated with a zester? Orange or other citrus fruit > 4 Which actress' first and last names together are an anagram of "Germany"? [BOTH names please] Mary Eng > 5 Which composer's 6th Symphony is known as the 'Path??tique'? Tchaikovsky > 6 Which royal is the current Earl of Wessex? Prince Harry > 7 Which five-letter word completes the title of a 1969 autobiography by Maya Angelou: ???I Know Why The Caged Bird ...???? Sings > 8 Which mountain in Greece is the legendary home of the Ancient gods? Olympus > 9 Which 1999 psychological horror film by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo S??nchez gained box office receipts worth some 4,000 times its budget? > 10 In classical music a piano trio is a chamber ensemble consisting of a piano, a violin and which other musical instrument? Cello -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 18 03:03PM > for such films as "Jurassic Park" and "Superman" as well as > various "Star Wars", Indiana Jones, and Harry Potter movies? > Answer within 2 nominations. 30; 40 > and the leading acting loser with 17 -- you may remember our > recent round on some of the actresses who beat her. Name any > of the 3 movies that she did win for. Sophie's Choice > 3. Peter O'Toole: The all-time loser, with 8 nominations and no > wins between 1962 and 2006 inclusive. (All dates given are > the dates of the movies' release, not the Oscar ceremonies.) My Favorite Year > 5. Ed Harris: 4 nominations, no wins from 1995 to 2002. Apollo 13 > 6. Glenn Close: 0-for-6 like Deborah Kerr, from 1982 to 2011. Fatal Attraction > 7. Richard Burton: right behind his buddy Peter O'Toole with > 7 losses, from 1952 to 1977. The Lion in Winter > 8. Albert Finney: 5 nominations from 1963 to 2000. Tom Jones > 9. Amy Adams: 5 nominations from 2005 to 2013. Junebug > nominations for writing, directing, and as producer of the > Best Picture, and he did win one of those awards; but we're > only asking about his acting nominations, from 1967 to 1991. Reds > * Game 5, Round 8 - Canadiana - The Tragically Hip > 5. Within 1, how many Hip albums have reached #1 in Canada? 6; 9 > 6. Within 1, how many Junos has the band won (not counting > individual wins by Downie himself)? 4; 8 -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 18 05:35AM -0600 Dan Tilque: > Forget to log into email for a couple days and this entire quiz passes > me by. Well, if you're reading Usenet by email... If Dan's answers had been posted on time, he would have scored 4 points on Round 4 and 16 on Round 6. -- Mark Brader "This is... a film... almost without explosions." Toronto, msb@vex.net --Mark Leeper |
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