Tuesday, November 07, 2017

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Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 06 06:45PM -0800

1 Which author's novels include 'The Wings of the Dove' (1902) and 'The Ambassadors (1903)'?
2 Stanislaus is the patron saint of which European country?
3 Which body of water separates Taiwan from the Philippines?
4 By what name was St Petersburg known from 1924 to 1991?
5 Among left-handers, who has won the most Grand Slam singles men's tennis titles?
6 Name any one of the Water signs according to Western astrology.
7 The 1998 Disney film 'The Prince of Egypt' centres on the life of which biblical figure?
8 What connects Pioneer, Viking and Cassini?
9 The 1915 sinking of which British ocean liner hastened the United States' entry into World War One?
10 Lucky the Leprechaun is the mascot of which NBA team?
 
cheers,
calvin
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 06 09:49PM -0600

"Calvin":
> 1 Which author's novels include 'The Wings of the Dove' (1902)
> and 'The Ambassadors (1903)'?
 
James.
 
> 2 Stanislaus is the patron saint of which European country?
 
Czechia?
 
> 3 Which body of water separates Taiwan from the Philippines?
 
Strait of Formosa?
 
> 4 By what name was St Petersburg known from 1924 to 1991?
 
Leningrad.
 
> 5 Among left-handers, who has won the most Grand Slam singles
> men's tennis titles?
 
Borg?
 
> 6 Name any one of the Water signs according to Western astrology.
 
Pisces.
 
> 7 The 1998 Disney film 'The Prince of Egypt' centres on the life
> of which biblical figure?
 
Moses?
 
> 8 What connects Pioneer, Viking and Cassini?
 
They're names of space probes.
 
> 9 The 1915 sinking of which British ocean liner hastened the
> United States' entry into World War One?
 
Lusitania.
 
> 10 Lucky the Leprechaun is the mascot of which NBA team?
 
Boston Celtics.
--
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.
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 07 04:44AM


> 1 Which author's novels include 'The Wings of the Dove'?(1902) and 'The Ambassadors?(1903)'?
 
Henry James
 
> 2 Stanislaus is the patron saint of which European country?
 
Poland
 
> 3 Which body of water separates Taiwan from the Philippines?
 
South China Sea
 
> 4 By what name was St Petersburg known from 1924 to 1991?
 
Leningrad
 
> 6 Name any one of the Water signs according to Western astrology.
 
Aquarius
 
> 7 The 1998 Disney film 'The Prince of Egypt' centres on the life of which biblical figure?
 
Moses
 
> 8 What connects Pioneer, Viking and Cassini?
 
All are names of NASA unmanned missions
 
> 9 The 1915 sinking of which British ocean liner hastened the United States? entry into World War One?
 
Lusitania
 
> 10 Lucky the Leprechaun is the mascot of which NBA team?
 
Boston Celtics
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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 06 09:30PM -0800

Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 Which author's novels include 'The Wings of the Dove' (1902) and 'The Ambassadors (1903)'?
> 2 Stanislaus is the patron saint of which European country?
 
Poland
 
> 3 Which body of water separates Taiwan from the Philippines?
> 4 By what name was St Petersburg known from 1924 to 1991?
 
Leningrad
 
> 5 Among left-handers, who has won the most Grand Slam singles men's tennis titles?
 
McEnroe
 
> 6 Name any one of the Water signs according to Western astrology.
 
Aries
 
> 7 The 1998 Disney film 'The Prince of Egypt' centres on the life of which biblical figure?
 
Moses
 
> 8 What connects Pioneer, Viking and Cassini?
 
interplanetary spacecraft
 
> 9 The 1915 sinking of which British ocean liner hastened the United States' entry into World War One?
 
Lusitania
 
> 10 Lucky the Leprechaun is the mascot of which NBA team?
 
Boston Celtics
 
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 07 08:23AM

> 2 Stanislaus is the patron saint of which European country?
 
Poland
 
> 4 By what name was St Petersburg known from 1924 to 1991?
 
Leningrad
 
> 5 Among left-handers, who has won the most Grand Slam singles men's
> tennis titles?
 
Boris Becker
 
> 6 Name any one of the Water signs according to Western astrology.
 
Pisces
 
> 7 The 1998 Disney film 'The Prince of Egypt' centres on the life of
> which biblical figure?
 
Joseph
 
> 8 What connects Pioneer, Viking and Cassini?
 
They are all sattelites that have escaped the solar system
 
 
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Nov 07 09:40AM

Calvin wrote:
 
 
> 1 Which author's novels include 'The Wings of the Dove' (1902) and 'The Ambassadors (1903)'?
> 2 Stanislaus is the patron saint of which European country?
Poland
> 3 Which body of water separates Taiwan from the Philippines?
Yellow Sea
> 4 By what name was St Petersburg known from 1924 to 1991?
Leningrad
> 5 Among left-handers, who has won the most Grand Slam singles men's tennis titles?
Nadal
> 6 Name any one of the Water signs according to Western astrology.
Aquarius
> 7 The 1998 Disney film 'The Prince of Egypt' centres on the life of which biblical figure?
Moses
> 8 What connects Pioneer, Viking and Cassini?
Space probes
> 9 The 1915 sinking of which British ocean liner hastened the United States' entry into World War One?
Lusitania
> 10 Lucky the Leprechaun is the mascot of which NBA team?
Boston
 
Peter Smyth
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 06 01:57PM

> many years. Gummo left the act to join the army before the
> other four switched from stage to screen. Name all three of
> the others.
 
Chico, Harpo, and Zeppo
 
> American Film Institute as among the top 100 comedy films of
> all time. Within 1, in how many feature films did three or four
> of the brothers appear together between 1929 and 1949 inclusive?
 
11
 
> 3. Name the Marx Brothers film which finished highest on the AFI
> list, at #5. It involves a war with a country named Sylvania.
 
Duck Soup
 
> 4. Please decode the rot13 for questions #4-6 only after answering
> the previous questions. Anzr gur bgure svpgvbany pbhagel va
> "Qhpx Fbhc".
 
Freedonia
 
> va "Qhpx Fbhc". Anzr gur pbzvp npgerff jub erperngrq gur fprar
> gbtrgure jvgu Unecb ba n 1950f GI fubj. Fur nyfb nccrnerq jvgu
> gur oebguref va gurve 1938 svyz "Ebbz Freivpr".
 
Lucille Ball
 
> (obviously, this was after Gummo had left the act). Name this
> actress who is best remembered as the brothers' comic foil in
> 7 of their films.
 
Margaret Dumont
 
> 8. Name the NBC radio and TV show Groucho starred in from 1947
> to 1961.
 
You Bet Your Life
 
> 9. On <answer 8>, what did a contestant have to do to win $100?
 
say the magic word
 
> 10. The last Marx Brothers movie was "Love Happy" in 1949, not
> one of their best. It may be best-known for a walk-on role by
> a blonde actress who later became a Hollywood legend. Name her.
 
Marilyn Monroe
 
> who refused to adhere to Irish land reforms in the 1800s;
> in retaliation, the Irish Land League refused his business
> in stores and in other economic transactions.
 
boycott
 
> destroying weaving machines in the 18th century. Some time
> later a group of laborers called themselves by this word,
> which today means an opponent of technological progress.
 
Luddite
 
> name, but by his title in the UK's aristocracy. He wore a
> knitted waistcoat to keep warm and was seen to wear it during
> campaigning in the Crimean War.
 
cardigan
 
> Modeled after the Hessian boot, it had a low-cut heel and the
> lip was stacked to end mid-calf. It was the perfect boot for
> riding or evening attire.
 
Wellington boot
 
> a law exonerating him, naming it after the lawman in question.
> The word has existed since then, but has come to have an even
> darker meaning.
 
lynch
 
> who was convicted of kidnapping and rape, but who was later
> released as officers had failed to inform him of his rights
> and he therefore never received counsel.
 
Miranda
 
> relationships with a number of dominating women. A German
> neurologist latter coined this term from his name, meaning to
> get sexual pleasure from being hurt or abused.
 
masochism
 
> 8. This 16th-century Italian adventurer wrote a number of memoirs
> about his life. Due to a number of elaborate affairs with women,
> his name is now synonymous with "womanizer". Name him.
 
Casanova
 
> The second half of the word comes from the fact that a cartoonist
> thought one of these newly constructed boundaries looked like
> a salamander.
 
gerrymander
 
> elephant from the London Zoo and changed its name to advertise
> for the circus. Now we recognize the word as meaning "huge".
> What was this elephant's name?
 
Jumbo
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 06 06:53PM -0800

On Monday, November 6, 2017 at 3:48:38 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> many years. Gummo left the act to join the army before the
> other four switched from stage to screen. Name all three of
> the others.
 
Harpo, Zeppo and the other one.
 
> American Film Institute as among the top 100 comedy films of
> all time. Within 1, in how many feature films did three or four
> of the brothers appear together between 1929 and 1949 inclusive?
 
5, 8
 
> 3. Name the Marx Brothers film which finished highest on the AFI
> list, at #5. It involves a war with a country named Sylvania.
 
Duck Soup
 
> 4. Please decode the rot13 for questions #4-6 only after answering
> the previous questions. Anzr gur bgure svpgvbany pbhagel va
> "Qhpx Fbhc".
 
Ruritania

> gur 1970f nsgre Znek Oebguref svyzf: "N Avtug ng gur Bcren"
> naq "N Qnl ng gur Enprf". Va n gunax-lbh abgr gb gur onaq,
> jung qvq Tebhpub fnl ur jnf pnyyvat uvf arkg zbivr?
 
A Night with the Queen
 
 
> 10. The last Marx Brothers movie was "Love Happy" in 1949, not
> one of their best. It may be best-known for a walk-on role by
> a blonde actress who later became a Hollywood legend. Name her.
 
Monroe
 

> who refused to adhere to Irish land reforms in the 1800s;
> in retaliation, the Irish Land League refused his business
> in stores and in other economic transactions.
 
Boycott
 
> destroying weaving machines in the 18th century. Some time
> later a group of laborers called themselves by this word,
> which today means an opponent of technological progress.
 
Luddite
 
> name, but by his title in the UK's aristocracy. He wore a
> knitted waistcoat to keep warm and was seen to wear it during
> campaigning in the Crimean War.
 
Cardigan
 
> Modeled after the Hessian boot, it had a low-cut heel and the
> lip was stacked to end mid-calf. It was the perfect boot for
> riding or evening attire.
 
Wellington Boot
 
> relationships with a number of dominating women. A German
> neurologist latter coined this term from his name, meaning to
> get sexual pleasure from being hurt or abused.
 
Masochist
 
> 8. This 16th-century Italian adventurer wrote a number of memoirs
> about his life. Due to a number of elaborate affairs with women,
> his name is now synonymous with "womanizer". Name him.
 
Lothario, Don Juan
 
> The second half of the word comes from the fact that a cartoonist
> thought one of these newly constructed boundaries looked like
> a salamander.
 
Gerrymander
 
> elephant from the London Zoo and changed its name to advertise
> for the circus. Now we recognize the word as meaning "huge".
> What was this elephant's name?
 
Jumbo
 
cheers,
calvin
Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Nov 06 08:11PM -0800

On Monday, November 6, 2017 at 12:48:38 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> many years. Gummo left the act to join the army before the
> other four switched from stage to screen. Name all three of
> the others.
Harpo, Chico and Zeppo
> American Film Institute as among the top 100 comedy films of
> all time. Within 1, in how many feature films did three or four
> of the brothers appear together between 1929 and 1949 inclusive?
10
> 3. Name the Marx Brothers film which finished highest on the AFI
> list, at #5. It involves a war with a country named Sylvania.
Duck Soup
> 4. Please decode the rot13 for questions #4-6 only after answering
> the previous questions. Anzr gur bgure svpgvbany pbhagel va
> "Qhpx Fbhc".
Fredonia
> va "Qhpx Fbhc". Anzr gur pbzvp npgerff jub erperngrq gur fprar
> gbtrgure jvgu Unecb ba n 1950f GI fubj. Fur nyfb nccrnerq jvgu
> gur oebguref va gurve 1938 svyz "Ebbz Freivpr".
Lucille Ball
> gur 1970f nsgre Znek Oebguref svyzf: "N Avtug ng gur Bcren"
> naq "N Qnl ng gur Enprf". Va n gunax-lbh abgr gb gur onaq,
> jung qvq Tebhpub fnl ur jnf pnyyvat uvf arkg zbivr?
Bohemian Rhapsody?
> (obviously, this was after Gummo had left the act). Name this
> actress who is best remembered as the brothers' comic foil in
> 7 of their films.
Margaret Dumont
> 8. Name the NBC radio and TV show Groucho starred in from 1947
> to 1961.
You Bet Your Life
> 9. On <answer 8>, what did a contestant have to do to win $100?
Say the Secret Word
> 10. The last Marx Brothers movie was "Love Happy" in 1949, not
> one of their best. It may be best-known for a walk-on role by
> a blonde actress who later became a Hollywood legend. Name her.
Marilyn Monroe
> who refused to adhere to Irish land reforms in the 1800s;
> in retaliation, the Irish Land League refused his business
> in stores and in other economic transactions.
Boycott
> destroying weaving machines in the 18th century. Some time
> later a group of laborers called themselves by this word,
> which today means an opponent of technological progress.
Luddite
> who was convicted of kidnapping and rape, but who was later
> released as officers had failed to inform him of his rights
> and he therefore never received counsel.
Miranda
> relationships with a number of dominating women. A German
> neurologist latter coined this term from his name, meaning to
> get sexual pleasure from being hurt or abused.
Masochism
> 8. This 16th-century Italian adventurer wrote a number of memoirs
> about his life. Due to a number of elaborate affairs with women,
> his name is now synonymous with "womanizer". Name him.
Casanova
> The second half of the word comes from the fact that a cartoonist
> thought one of these newly constructed boundaries looked like
> a salamander.
Gerrymander
> elephant from the London Zoo and changed its name to advertise
> for the circus. Now we recognize the word as meaning "huge".
> What was this elephant's name?
Jumbo
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 06 09:06PM -0800

Mark Brader wrote:
> many years. Gummo left the act to join the army before the
> other four switched from stage to screen. Name all three of
> the others.
 
Zeppo, Chico, Harpo
 
> American Film Institute as among the top 100 comedy films of
> all time. Within 1, in how many feature films did three or four
> of the brothers appear together between 1929 and 1949 inclusive?
 
11
 
> 7 of their films.
 
> 8. Name the NBC radio and TV show Groucho starred in from 1947
> to 1961.
 
You Bet Your Life
 
 
> 9. On <answer 8>, what did a contestant have to do to win $100?
 
say the secret word
 
 
> 10. The last Marx Brothers movie was "Love Happy" in 1949, not
> one of their best. It may be best-known for a walk-on role by
> a blonde actress who later became a Hollywood legend. Name her.
 
Marilyn Monroe
 
> who refused to adhere to Irish land reforms in the 1800s;
> in retaliation, the Irish Land League refused his business
> in stores and in other economic transactions.
 
boycott
 
> destroying weaving machines in the 18th century. Some time
> later a group of laborers called themselves by this word,
> which today means an opponent of technological progress.
 
luddite
 
> name, but by his title in the UK's aristocracy. He wore a
> knitted waistcoat to keep warm and was seen to wear it during
> campaigning in the Crimean War.
 
cardigan
 
> Modeled after the Hessian boot, it had a low-cut heel and the
> lip was stacked to end mid-calf. It was the perfect boot for
> riding or evening attire.
 
wellingtons (or wellies)
 
> a law exonerating him, naming it after the lawman in question.
> The word has existed since then, but has come to have an even
> darker meaning.
 
lynch
 
> who was convicted of kidnapping and rape, but who was later
> released as officers had failed to inform him of his rights
> and he therefore never received counsel.
 
mirandize
 
> relationships with a number of dominating women. A German
> neurologist latter coined this term from his name, meaning to
> get sexual pleasure from being hurt or abused.
 
masochism
 
 
> 8. This 16th-century Italian adventurer wrote a number of memoirs
> about his life. Due to a number of elaborate affairs with women,
> his name is now synonymous with "womanizer". Name him.
 
Don Juan
 
> The second half of the word comes from the fact that a cartoonist
> thought one of these newly constructed boundaries looked like
> a salamander.
 
gerrymander
 
(fairly sure he was either governor or lt. governor at the time he
signed it)
 
> elephant from the London Zoo and changed its name to advertise
> for the circus. Now we recognize the word as meaning "huge".
> What was this elephant's name?
 
Jumbo
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 06 08:41PM -0800

swp wrote:
 
 
> a. what is the only elemental metal that does not rust?
 
gold
 
> b. what is is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end?
 
tongue
 
> c. what is the only number that cannot be represented using roman numerals?
 
zero
 
> d. rounded to the nearest 10%, what percentage of all living things live in the ocean?
 
60%
 
> e. why do Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip?
 
air pressure is lower, so the wings of airplanes get less lift
 
> f. what are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside?
 
strawberry
 
> g. what has he highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams?
 
avocado
 
> h. how far away from the earth does the moon move every year?
 
3 cm
 
> i. how much heavier does the earth get each year due to falling space dust?
 
6 metric tonnes
 
> j. what is the largest river flowing into the adriatic sea?
 
Po
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 06 06:41PM -0800

On Monday, October 30, 2017 at 9:36:40 AM UTC+10, 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 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
 
> 7 Daniel Handler wrote the children's book series 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' under what pen name? [BOTH names required]
 
Lemony Snickets
 
> 8 Super 8, Grandeur 70 and Omnimax are varieties of what?
 
Film format
 
> 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
 
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 507
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 9 50 Gareth Owen
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 9 50 Peter Smyth
1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 47 Bruce Bowler
1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 45 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 6 38 Mark Brader
1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 6 41 Pete Gayde
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 30 Dan Tilque
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 19 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
8 7 2 3 7 4 6 8 2 5 52 72%
 
Congratulations Peter and Gareth.
 
cheers,
calvin
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Nov 06 06:23PM

>> were portrayed.
 
> Facebook, "The Social Network". (Both twins were played by Armie
> Hammer.) 4 for everyone.
 
That's an interesting desciption of the Winklevii's relationship to the
founding of Facebook.
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