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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 22 04:37PM -0800 1 The three western-most islands of the Leeward Antilles, Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao, are commonly referred to by what nickname? 2 What are the names of Mars' TWO moons? 3 In which 1960 Federico Fellini film did Anita Ekberg cavort in the Trevi Fountain? 4 In the wireless phone abbreviation 4G, the G stands for which word? 5 Which fictional group has the motto "Tous pour un, un pour tous"? 6 Before starring in 'Lost', Matthew Fox played a key role in what 1990s teen drama? 7 In which sport would one be most likely to see players attired in 'plus fours'? 8 Which 1871 novel was the sequel to 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'? 9 Which meat is traditionally served with Eggs Benedict? 10 By what name is the drug acetyl-salicylic acid (ASA) C9H8O4 better known? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 22 06:51PM -0600 "Calvin": > 1 The three western-most islands of the Leeward Antilles, Aruba, > Bonaire and Curacao, are commonly referred to by what nickname? ABC islands. > 2 What are the names of Mars' TWO moons? Deimos and Phobos. > 3 In which 1960 Federico Fellini film did Anita Ekbergcavort in > the Trevi Fountain? "Satyricon"? > 4 In the wireless phone abbreviation 4G, the G stands for which word? Generation. > 5 Which fictional group has the motto "Tous pour un, un pour tous"? Les trois mousquetaires. > 6 Before starring in 'Lost', Matthew Fox played a key role in > what 1990s teen drama? "Party of Five"? > 7 In which sport would one be most likely to see players attired > in 'plus fours'? Golf. "Jeopardy!" asked about these quite recently, possibly during the Tournament of Champions, only they showed a picture and asked for the name of the garment. > 8 Which 1871 novel was the sequel to 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'? "Through the Looking-Glass". > 9 Which meat is traditionally served with Eggs Benedict? Veal? > 10 By what name is the drug acetyl-salicylic acid (ASA) C9H8O4 > better known? Aspirin. -- Mark Brader "...we are now uniquely privileged to sit side by side Toronto with the giants on whose shoulders we stand." msb@vex.net -- Gerald Holton My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Nov 22 05:47PM -0800 On Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at 7:37:36 PM UTC-5, Calvin wrote: > 1 The three western-most islands of the Leeward Antilles, Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao, are commonly referred to by what nickname? the a-b-c islands > 2 What are the names of Mars' TWO moons? phobos and deimos > 3 In which 1960 Federico Fellini film did Anita Ekberg cavort in the Trevi Fountain? la dolce vita > 4 In the wireless phone abbreviation 4G, the G stands for which word? generation > 5 Which fictional group has the motto "Tous pour un, un pour tous"? the three musketeers > 6 Before starring in 'Lost', Matthew Fox played a key role in what 1990s teen drama? party of five > 7 In which sport would one be most likely to see players attired in 'plus fours'? golf > 8 Which 1871 novel was the sequel to 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'? through the looking glass > 9 Which meat is traditionally served with Eggs Benedict? canadian bacon > 10 By what name is the drug acetyl-salicylic acid (ASA) C9H8O4 better known? aspirin swp |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 23 02:01AM > 1 The three western-most islands of the Leeward Antilles, Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao, are commonly referred to by what nickname? the ABCs > 2 What are the names of Mars' TWO moons? Phobos and Deimos > 3 In which 1960 Federico Fellini film did Anita Ekberg?cavort in the Trevi Fountain? 8 1/2 > 4 In the wireless phone abbreviation 4G, the G stands for which word? gigahertz > 5 Which fictional group has the motto ?Tous pour un, un pour tous?? the Three Musketeers > 7 In which sport would one be most likely to see players attired in 'plus fours'? golf > 8 Which 1871 novel was the sequel to 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'? Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There > 9 Which meat is traditionally served with Eggs Benedict? ham > 10 By what name is the drug acetyl-salicylic acid (ASA) C9H8O4 better known? aspirin -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 22 11:27PM -0800 Calvin wrote: > 1 The three western-most islands of the Leeward Antilles, Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao, are commonly referred to by what nickname? ABC islands > 2 What are the names of Mars' TWO moons? Phobos, Deimos > 3 In which 1960 Federico Fellini film did Anita Ekberg cavort in the Trevi Fountain? > 4 In the wireless phone abbreviation 4G, the G stands for which word? generation > 5 Which fictional group has the motto "Tous pour un, un pour tous"? Les Trois Mousquetaires > 6 Before starring in 'Lost', Matthew Fox played a key role in what 1990s teen drama? Buffy the Vampire Slayer > 7 In which sport would one be most likely to see players attired in 'plus fours'? lawn bowling > 8 Which 1871 novel was the sequel to 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'? Through the Lookingglass > 9 Which meat is traditionally served with Eggs Benedict? ham > 10 By what name is the drug acetyl-salicylic acid (ASA) C9H8O4 better known? aspirin -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 23 08:07AM > 1 The three western-most islands of the Leeward Antilles, Aruba, > Bonaire and Curacao, are commonly referred to by what nickname? Knatte, Fnatte & Tjatte > 2 What are the names of Mars' TWO moons? Phobos and D-d-d-duh! > 3 In which 1960 Federico Fellini film did Anita Ekberg cavort in the > Trevi Fountain? La dolce vita > 4 In the wireless phone abbreviation 4G, the G stands for which word? Generation > 5 Which fictional group has the motto "Tous pour un, un pour tous"? The three musketeers > 6 Before starring in 'Lost', Matthew Fox played a key role in what > 1990s teen drama? Found? > 9 Which meat is traditionally served with Eggs Benedict? Ham > 10 By what name is the drug acetyl-salicylic acid (ASA) C9H8O4 > better known? Aspirin among many others. Magnecyl is the most common where I live, I believe. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 22 04:35PM -0800 On Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 8:48:41 AM UTC+10, 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? Belfast > 3 Which foodstuff is most commonly associated with a zester? Lemon, but accepting any citrus > 4 Which actress' first and last names together are an anagram of "Germany"? [BOTH names please] Meg Ryan > 5 Which composer's 6th Symphony is known as the 'Pathétique'? Pyotr Tchaikovsky > 6 Which royal is the current Earl of Wessex? Prince Edward > 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 Sánchez gained box office receipts worth some 4,000 times its budget? The Blair Witch Project > 10 In classical music a piano trio is a chamber ensemble consisting of a piano, a violin and which other musical instrument? Cello Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 509 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 63 Gareth Owen 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 68 Bruce Bowler 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 9 69 Pete Gayde 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 63 Peter Smyth 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 8 65 Marc Dashevsky 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 7 57 Mark Brader 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 6 48 Chris Johnson 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 6 53 Dan Blum 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 40 Erland S 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 44 Dan Tilque - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 9 7 8 5 4 3 9 10 9 8 72 80% Gareth takes a tight one via the tie-breaker. cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 22 06:47PM -0600 "Calvin": > 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 7 57 Mark Brader Nope. -- Mark Brader | "...being permitted to propel a ton of steel through Toronto | public places at speeds of up to 33 m/s is not a msb@vex.net | fundamental human right in my book" -- Paul Ciszek |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Nov 22 11:48AM Mark Brader wrote: > 2. Elements in each column in the periodic table share the same > number of valence electrons, which governs their bonding > behavior. What is the name for a column? Group > 3. The number in the top left of the each element's box indicates > the number of protons that are found in the element's nucleus. > What is this called? Atomic number > 4. The number just below each element's abbreviation is called > its atomic mass. What is the simple approximation to estimate > the atomic mass in whole numbers? Total number of protons and neutrons in nucleus > Specifically, many elements can exist in multiple forms with > different numbers of neutrons. What are these different forms > of an element collectively called? Isotopes > horizontally in the table, this value generally increases toward > the top or the right side. What is this chemical characteristic > known as? Electronegativity > instead having full electron orbital shells. Because of this > they are incredibly unreactive, almost always existing in > monatomic states. What is the modern name for these elements? Noble gas > a rival of Michelangelo, and died in 1610 due to an unknown > disease. Famous works include "Beheading of St. John the > Baptist", "Bacchus", and "Head of Medusa". Raphael, Donatello > pregnancy in 1855. Only three novels were published in her > lifetime: the two less wildly popular ones were "Shirley" > and "Villette". Emily Bronte, Charlotte Bronte > After completing the round, please decode the rot13: If you said > "Brontë" for any answer, we need to know which sister. Go back > and supply the first name. Peter Smyth |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Nov 22 11:04AM -0600 In article <XfudnWFDTqI6JInHnZ2dnUU7-Q_NnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > 1. Each row in the periodic table is grouped based on its highest > unexcited electron energy level, similar to an orbit around > the nucleus. What is the term used for each row? period > 2. Elements in each column in the periodic table share the same > number of valence electrons, which governs their bonding > behavior. What is the name for a column? group > 3. The number in the top left of the each element's box indicates > the number of protons that are found in the element's nucleus. > What is this called? atomic number > 4. The number just below each element's abbreviation is called > its atomic mass. What is the simple approximation to estimate > the atomic mass in whole numbers? add the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus > Fcrpvsvpnyyl, znal ryrzragf pna rkvfg va zhygvcyr sbezf jvgu > qvssrerag ahzoref bs arhgebaf. Jung ner gurfr qvssrerag sbezf > bs na ryrzrag pbyyrpgviryl pnyyrq? isotopes > horizontally in the table, this value generally increases toward > the top or the right side. What is this chemical characteristic > known as? electron affinity > attracted electron. This also generally increases toward the > top or the right side of the table. What is the term for this > amount of energy? ionization energy > instead having full electron orbital shells. Because of this > they are incredibly unreactive, almost always existing in > monatomic states. What is the modern name for these elements? noble gases > form a cation ["CAT-eye-on"]. They are known to react violently > with water, but form weaker bonds with metallic elements. > What are these elements known as? alkali metals > conduct electricity well. Collectively they are sometimes > known as semimetals, but what is the other name for them, > used in chemistry? metalloid > B2. There are a number of small bones in your wrist, including > the trapezoid, pisiform, and hamate. What is the collective > name given to this group of bones? carpal > the 9th hit a 2-run walk off home run in the first game of > the World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who would go > on to win the Series. Name him. Kirk Gibson -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 22 12:16PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Each row in the periodic table is grouped based on its highest > unexcited electron energy level, similar to an orbit around > the nucleus. What is the term used for each row? period > 2. Elements in each column in the periodic table share the same > number of valence electrons, which governs their bonding > behavior. What is the name for a column? group > 3. The number in the top left of the each element's box indicates > the number of protons that are found in the element's nucleus. > What is this called? atomic number > 4. The number just below each element's abbreviation is called > its atomic mass. What is the simple approximation to estimate > the atomic mass in whole numbers? number of protons plus number of neutrons > Fcrpvsvpnyyl, znal ryrzragf pna rkvfg va zhygvcyr sbezf jvgu > qvssrerag ahzoref bs arhgebaf. Jung ner gurfr qvssrerag sbezf > bs na ryrzrag pbyyrpgviryl pnyyrq? isotopes > horizontally in the table, this value generally increases toward > the top or the right side. What is this chemical characteristic > known as? oxidation potential > instead having full electron orbital shells. Because of this > they are incredibly unreactive, almost always existing in > monatomic states. What is the modern name for these elements? noble gases > form a cation ["CAT-eye-on"]. They are known to react violently > with water, but form weaker bonds with metallic elements. > What are these elements known as? alkaline metals > conduct electricity well. Collectively they are sometimes > known as semimetals, but what is the other name for them, > used in chemistry? semiconductors > and the vessel being overloaded, it is believed over 4,000 > people died in the incident. What national capital city > was the ferry headed towards? Manila > electoral district with a three-part name. One part of > this name is Kawartha Lakes; give the other two parts, > which refer to neighboring communities. (Not too long ago, while I was researching that list of Canadian namesakes, I may have been able to answer this. I definitely remember seeing the answer somewhere. Alas, too many names have come and gone through my memory...) -- Dan Tilque |
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