- QFTCISG Game 6, Rounds 2-3: Australia, Manitoba - 1 Update
- Calvin's Quiz #510 - 2 Updates
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Nov 25 09:46PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:EqOdnZoQUJajI4XHnZ2dnUU7- > 2. Early European exploration of Australia dates back to 1606, when > a Dutch navigator charted the coast of the Cape York Peninsula. > In what modern Australian *state* can we find this area? New South Wales; Queensland > 5. That colony was established at Botany Bay, south of modern-day > Sydney. Who was the naturalist on Cook's first expedition, > who named this bay? Brisbane; Melbourne > 6. Between 1802 and 1803, this British naval officer and > cartographer completed the first circumnavigation of > Australia, identifying it as a continent. Who is he? Melbourne; Cairns > This marked the first time that certain animals were used for > this long trek. In 1859, only 7 of them had been imported. > What animals? Camels > 9. In 1915 and 1916, as part of the ANZAC forces, Australia > experienced its first major military engagement in World War I, > an event widely viewed as the birth of a nation. Where was this? Gallipoli > 10. During WW2, parts of Australia came perilously close to being > occupied by the Japanese Imperial forces. One city suffered > an air raid on February 19, 1942. Name this city. Darwin; Cairns > Ralph Levenstein wrote this round in honor of his home province. > 1. Who is the premier of Manitoba? > 2. Within 2 years, in what year did Manitoba enter Confederation? 1880; 1885 > 3. What is Manitoba's second-largest city after Winnipeg? Flin Flon > 24,000 km² (over 9,000 sq.mi.). It ranks third by area among the > largest lakes that are completely in Canada (rather than lakes > such as Superior that are partly in the US). What's its name? Lake Winnipeg > this one? (Apart from the subject, obviously.) > 10. Manitoba has an estimated population of 1,300,000. Where does > that rank it among the provinces? 6th; 5th Pete Gayde |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Nov 25 12:22AM -0600 In article <5ddbbaad-f316-44f3-88c4-60db5c3fcbc1@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 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 and Diemos > 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?? Three Musketeers > 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'? 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 -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Nov 25 09:40PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 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"? Three Musketeers > 1990s teen drama? > 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'? > 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 > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
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