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| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Dec 07 11:11AM Mark Brader wrote: > In each case, name the country where the combination of languages > given is predominantly spoken. > 1. Khmer and French. Cambodia > 2. Greek and Turkish. Cyprus > 3. Amharic and Oromo. Egypt > 4. Dutch and French. Belgium > 5. Magyar. Hungary > 6. Pashto and Dari. Afghanistan > 7. Sinhala and Tamil. Sri Lanka > 8. Spanish and Guarani. Colombia > 9. Oshiwambo, Afrikaans, English, and some German. Namibia > 10. English, Yoruba, and Hausa. Nigeria Peter Smyth |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 07 03:10PM > on both sides. The armies under British command totalled > 275,000 casualties (killed, wounded, or missing). What was > Canada's casualty number, with a margin of 1,000? 15,000; 25,000 > 8. During the Second Battle of Ypres, between April 22 and May 25, > 1915, the Germans used a new weapon against the defending > Canadians and French Algerian divisions. What was this? mustard gas > * Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Spoken Here > 1. Khmer and French. Cambodia > 2. Greek and Turkish. Cyprus > 3. Amharic and Oromo. Ethiopia > 4. Dutch and French. Belgium > 5. Magyar. Hungary > 6. Pashto and Dari. Afghanistan > 7. Sinhala and Tamil. Sri Lanka > 8. Spanish and Guarani. Argentina; Bolivia > 9. Oshiwambo, Afrikaans, English, and some German. South Africa > 10. English, Yoruba, and Hausa. Kenya -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Dec 07 10:13AM -0600 In article <bdCdneXidu7vg7THnZ2dnUU7-cvNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > In each case, name the country where the combination of languages > given is predominantly spoken. > 1. Khmer and French. Cambodia > 2. Greek and Turkish. Cyprus > 3. Amharic and Oromo. Ethiopia > 4. Dutch and French. Belgium > 5. Magyar. Hungary > 6. Pashto and Dari. Afghanistan > 7. Sinhala and Tamil. Sri Lanka > 8. Spanish and Guarani. Paraguay > 9. Oshiwambo, Afrikaans, English, and some German. South Africa > 10. English, Yoruba, and Hausa. Nigeria -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Dec 07 09:10AM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > 1917 to break open the Ypres salient. The plan was to use > Ypres as a jumping-off point to liberate the ports on the > Belgian coast. Why was this important? It would allow sea shipment of military materiel to a point closer to the front. > "the Somme offensive". On its first day, the Royal Newfoundland > Regiment was nearly wiped out at what village, on a day which > became Newfoundland's official day of remembrance? St. Quentin > bolster the depleted Canadian Corps which, until then, had relied > mostly on volunteers. The Liberal Leader of the Opposition > refused to endorse it -- who was that? King > 8. During the Second Battle of Ypres, between April 22 and May 25, > 1915, the Germans used a new weapon against the defending > Canadians and French Algerian divisions. What was this? gas > defended a 30 m hill with a commanding position over Ypres. > This hill was lost and retaken over a period of 12 days. > Name it. Vimy Ridge > In each case, name the country where the combination of languages > given is predominantly spoken. > 1. Khmer and French. Cambodia > 2. Greek and Turkish. Cyprus > 3. Amharic and Oromo. Ethiopia > 4. Dutch and French. Belgium > 5. Magyar. Hungary > 6. Pashto and Dari. Afghanistan > 7. Sinhala and Tamil. Sri Lanka > 8. Spanish and Guarani. Paraguay > 9. Oshiwambo, Afrikaans, English, and some German. Namibia > 10. English, Yoruba, and Hausa. Nigeria -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 07 10:25PM +0100 > 1917 to break open the Ypres salient. The plan was to use > Ypres as a jumping-off point to liberate the ports on the > Belgian coast. Why was this important? To cut off German access to the English Channel, > on both sides. The armies under British command totalled > 275,000 casualties (killed, wounded, or missing). What was > Canada's casualty number, with a margin of 1,000? 30000 > 8. During the Second Battle of Ypres, between April 22 and May 25, > 1915, the Germans used a new weapon against the defending > Canadians and French Algerian divisions. What was this? Gas > In each case, name the country where the combination of languages > given is predominantly spoken. > 1. Khmer and French. Cambodia > 2. Greek and Turkish. Cyprus > 3. Amharic and Oromo. Ethiopia > 4. Dutch and French. Belgium > 5. Magyar. Hungary > 6. Pashto and Dari. Afghanistan > 7. Sinhala and Tamil. Sri Lanka > 8. Spanish and Guarani. Paraguay > 9. Oshiwambo, Afrikaans, English, and some German. Namibia > 10. English, Yoruba, and Hausa. Kenya |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 07 10:29PM +0100 >> 8. Spanish and Guarani. > Argentina; Bolivia None of them are the intended answer, but I do have some sympathy. Guaraní is spoken in both countries. But in Bolivia both Aymara and Quechua are more common. Guaraní is only spoken in the lowlands towards Paraguay. And in Argentina it is very marginal in the north- east. I don't really know how common it is, but I recall that a boatman with a grin asked me if I spoke Guaraní. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Dec 07 04:05PM -0800 On Thursday, December 7, 2017 at 8:56:56 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 1917 to break open the Ypres salient. The plan was to use > Ypres as a jumping-off point to liberate the ports on the > Belgian coast. Why was this important? To get supplies through > 8. During the Second Battle of Ypres, between April 22 and May 25, > 1915, the Germans used a new weapon against the defending > Canadians and French Algerian divisions. What was this? Tanks > In each case, name the country where the combination of languages > given is predominantly spoken. > 1. Khmer and French. Cambodia > 2. Greek and Turkish. Cyprus > 3. Amharic and Oromo. > 4. Dutch and French. Belgium > 5. Magyar. Hungary > 6. Pashto and Dari. Pakistan, Afghanistan > 7. Sinhala and Tamil. Sri Lanka > 8. Spanish and Guarani. Mexico, Bolivia > 9. Oshiwambo, Afrikaans, English, and some German. Namibia, South Africa > 10. English, Yoruba, and Hausa. Rwanda? cheers, calvin |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Dec 08 04:04AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:bdCdneXidu7vg7THnZ2dnUU7- > on both sides. The armies under British command totalled > 275,000 casualties (killed, wounded, or missing). What was > Canada's casualty number, with a margin of 1,000? 30,000 > In each case, name the country where the combination of languages > given is predominantly spoken. > 1. Khmer and French. Cambodia > 2. Greek and Turkish. Cyprus > 3. Amharic and Oromo. Ethiopia > 4. Dutch and French. Belgium > 5. Magyar. Hungary > 6. Pashto and Dari. Afghanistan > 7. Sinhala and Tamil. Sri Lanka > 8. Spanish and Guarani. Paraguay; Bolivia > 9. Oshiwambo, Afrikaans, English, and some German. Namibia > 10. English, Yoruba, and Hausa. Nigeria -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Dec 07 07:29PM Ten Cheap and Cheerful General Knowledge Christmas. Quiz will close 23:59 GMT Monday 11th Decembers. Good luck. 1. Recent news from the White House has recalled Richard Nixon's statement "When the President does it, that means it isn't illegal." To whom did Nixon make this claim? 2. England now trail Australia by 2-0 in the Ashes series cricket. Name either of the cities in which these two matches were played. 3. Vitaly Mutko, an Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, was banned for life from the Olympics by the IoC. Fortunately he has another job in sport now. What is his present sporting job? 4. She was a Deal Or No Deal suitcase model, played FedEx employee Jamie in "Horrible Bosses" and played Rachel Zane in the USA Network's "Suits". Now she's much better known for something else. Name this actress. 5. The UK Government's Brexit plans (such as they are, which is saying very little) were thrown into disarray by this coalition partner party, who objected to an agreement made with Ireland about the border with Northern Ireland. Name the party. 6. Japanese baseball player Shohei Ohtani is subject of a bidding war now he has declared he want to play in the USA. What is most remarkable about Ohtani's skillset? 7. Who wrote (and originally starred in) the Broadway musical "Hamilton"? 8. "The Crimes Of Grindelwald" is the planned sequel to which hit film? 9. How many men, in total, have walked on the moon? 10. Who was named Time's Person of the Year 2017 |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 07 08:14PM > 1. Recent news from the White House has recalled Richard Nixon?s > statement ?When the President does it, that means it isn?t illegal.? To > whom did Nixon make this claim? Walter Cronkite > 2. England now trail Australia by 2-0 in the Ashes series cricket. Name > either of the cities in which these two matches were played. London > in ?Horrible Bosses? and played Rachel Zane in the USA Network?s > ?Suits?. Now she?s much better known for something else. Name this > actress. Meghan Markle > very little) were thrown into disarray by this coalition partner party, > who objected to an agreement made with Ireland about the border with > Northern Ireland. Name the party. UKIP > 7. Who wrote (and originally starred in) the Broadway musical > ?Hamilton?? Lin-Manuel Miranda > 8. ?The Crimes Of Grindelwald? is the planned sequel to which hit film? Fantastic Beasts and How to Find Them > 9. How many men, in total, have walked on the moon? 12 > 10. Who was named Time?s Person of the Year 2017 women who spoke up about sexual harassment -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| ArenEss <areness1@yahoo.com>: Dec 07 02:19PM -0600 On Thu, 07 Dec 2017 19:29:14 +0000, Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com> wrote: > in "Horrible Bosses" and played Rachel Zane in the USA Network's > "Suits". Now she's much better known for something else. Name this > actress. Meghan Markle (Prince Harry fiance now!) >6. Japanese baseball player Shohei Ohtani is subject of a bidding war > now he has declared he want to play in the USA. What is most remarkable > about Ohtani's skillset? Several things. 1) He can pitch, upwards of 100 on his fastball. 2) He can bat and play other positions besides pitching. >7. Who wrote (and originally starred in) the Broadway musical > "Hamilton"? Lin-Manuel Miranda >8. "The Crimes Of Grindelwald" is the planned sequel to which hit film? Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them? >9. How many men, in total, have walked on the moon? 11 >10. Who was named Time's Person of the Year 2017 The #METOO movement ArenEss |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 07 03:25PM -0600 Gareth Owen: > 1. Recent news from the White House has recalled Richard Nixon's > statement "When the President does it, that means it isn't > illegal." To whom did Nixon make this claim? Frost. I don't know about real life, but in the movie it was "it's not". > 2. England now trail Australia by 2-0 in the Ashes series cricket. Name > either of the cities in which these two matches were played. Melbourne? > 4. She was a Deal Or No Deal suitcase model, played FedEx employee Jamie > in "Horrible Bosses" and played Rachel Zane in the USA Network's > "Suits". And for a while one of the stores in my local shopping mall used to have posters in its window with her advertising for the store. > Now she's much better known for something else. Name this actress. Markle. > very little) were thrown into disarray by this coalition partner party, > who objected to an agreement made with Ireland about the border with > Northern Ireland. Name the party. DUP. > 6. Japanese baseball player Shohei Ohtani is subject of a bidding war > now he has declared he want to play in the USA. What is most remarkable > about Ohtani's skillset? He's a pitcher and a top hitter. > 8. "The Crimes Of Grindelwald" is the planned sequel to which hit film? "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"? > 9. How many men, in total, have walked on the moon? 12. > 10. Who was named Time's Person of the Year 2017 "The silence breakers". -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "How many killers do we know who'd use a semicolon?" msb@vex.net --Delia Peabody (Nora Roberts as J.D. Robb) |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 07 10:33PM +0100 > 1. Recent news from the White House has recalled Richard Nixon?s > statement ?When the President does it, that means it isn?t illegal.? > To whom did Nixon make this claim? Spiro Agnew > 2. England now trail Australia by 2-0 in the Ashes series cricket. Name > either of the cities in which these two matches were played. Brisbane > 3. Vitaly Mutko, an Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, was banned for life > from the Olympics by the IoC. Fortunately he has another job in sport > now. What is his present sporting job? Vice Prime Minister. Also responsible for World Cup in football. > very little) were thrown into disarray by this coalition partner party, > who objected to an agreement made with Ireland about the border with > Northern Ireland. Name the party. Democratic Ulster Party > 9. How many men, in total, have walked on the moon? 10 > 10. Who was named Time?s Person of the Year 2017 Should have checked the news before I hit F... Weinstein? |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Dec 07 09:56PM Gareth Owen wrote: > 1. Recent news from the White House has recalled Richard Nixon's > statement "When the President does it, that means it isn't illegal." To > whom did Nixon make this claim? Henry Kissinger > 2. England now trail Australia by 2-0 in the Ashes series cricket. Name > either of the cities in which these two matches were played. Perth > in "Horrible Bosses" and played Rachel Zane in the USA Network's > "Suits". Now she's much better known for something else. Name this > actress. Meghan Markle > very little) were thrown into disarray by this coalition partner party, > who objected to an agreement made with Ireland about the border with > Northern Ireland. Name the party. Democratic Unionist Party > about Ohtani's skillset? > 7. Who wrote (and originally starred in) the Broadway musical > "Hamilton"? Lin Miranda > 8. "The Crimes Of Grindelwald" is the planned sequel to which hit film? > 9. How many men, in total, have walked on the moon? 12 > 10. Who was named Time's Person of the Year 2017 Donald Trump Peter Smyth |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Dec 07 04:11PM -0600 In article <877etyxrp1.fsf@gmail.com>, gwowen@gmail.com says... > 1. Recent news from the White House has recalled Richard Nixon?s > statement ?When the President does it, that means it isn?t illegal.? To > whom did Nixon make this claim? John Mitchell > in ?Horrible Bosses? and played Rachel Zane in the USA Network?s > ?Suits?. Now she?s much better known for something else. Name this > actress. Megan Markel -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Dec 07 04:08PM -0800 On Friday, December 8, 2017 at 5:29:15 AM UTC+10, Gareth Owen wrote: > 1. Recent news from the White House has recalled Richard Nixon's > statement "When the President does it, that means it isn't illegal." To > whom did Nixon make this claim? Frost > 2. England now trail Australia by 2-0 in the Ashes series cricket. Name > either of the cities in which these two matches were played. Brisbane > 3. Vitaly Mutko, an Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, was banned for life > from the Olympics by the IoC. Fortunately he has another job in sport > now. What is his present sporting job? Head of Russian soccer? > in "Horrible Bosses" and played Rachel Zane in the USA Network's > "Suits". Now she's much better known for something else. Name this > actress. Markel > very little) were thrown into disarray by this coalition partner party, > who objected to an agreement made with Ireland about the border with > Northern Ireland. Name the party. DUP > 6. Japanese baseball player Shohei Ohtani is subject of a bidding war > now he has declared he want to play in the USA. What is most remarkable > about Ohtani's skillset? Ambidextrous? > "Hamilton"? > 8. "The Crimes Of Grindelwald" is the planned sequel to which hit film? > 9. How many men, in total, have walked on the moon? 12 > 10. Who was named Time's Person of the Year 2017 The women who spoke out about abuse cheers, calvin |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Dec 07 09:22AM -0600 In article <b9fb67e9-42c6-4fbb-8c84-bc3332677bcc@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 1 In golf, what two-word term describes a fairway which bends sharply? dog leg > 2 Which American President saw active service in both the first and second World Wars Eisenhower > 3 Which letter turns the 11th U.S. President?s surname into a popular 19th-century dance genre? polka > 4 In which sport can one win a race without crossing a finishing line? > 5 The Elvis Presley song 'It's Now Or Never' was based on which Italian folk song? O Sole Mio > 6 Believed to bring prosperity, Chinese restaurants often display a statue of what animal with one leg raised? dragon > 7 Which was George Lazenby's only Bond film? On Her Majesty's Secret Service > 8 At the 2012 Golden Raspberry awards which individual won both the worst actor and worst actress prizes for playing twins? Tyler Perry > 9 Which Russian composer wrote a 1951 opera based on the eight paintings of William Hogarth's series 'The Rakes Progress'? > 10 Dee Brown?s 1970 book, an Indian history of the American West, is titled 'Bury My Heart at xxx'. Which two words are missing from the title? Wounded Knee -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Dec 07 05:29PM > 1 In golf, what two-word term describes a fairway which bends sharply? Dog Leg > 2 Which American President saw active service in both the first and > second World Wars Eisenhower, I guess? > 3 Which letter turns the 11th U.S. President's surname into a popular > 19th-century dance genre? A > 4 In which sport can one win a race without crossing a finishing line? Gonna kick myself on this one... > 5 The Elvis Presley song 'It's Now Or Never' was based on which > Italian folk song? O Sole Mio (sp?) > 6 Believed to bring prosperity, Chinese restaurants often display a > statue of what animal with one leg raised? Tiger? > 7 Which was George Lazenby's only Bond film? On Her Majestys Secret Service > 8 At the 2012 Golden Raspberry awards which individual won both the > worst actor and worst actress prizes for playing twins? Adam Sandler > 9 Which Russian composer wrote a 1951 opera based on the eight > paintings of William Hogarth's series 'The Rakes Progress'? Shostakovich? > 10 Dee Brown's 1970 book, an Indian history of the American West, is > titled 'Bury My Heart at xxx'. Which two words are missing from the > title? Wounded Knee (Lord, what a wonderful book) |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Dec 07 10:08AM -0600 In article <FfSdnVB0Ufth0rXHnZ2dnUU7-SXNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI as part of the Mueller probe > into the Trump campaign and administration's ties with Russia. > He admitted to lying about a meeting with who? Russian ambassador > 2. Some of President Trump's retweets last week drew the ire of > British Prime Minister Teresa May. What did he retweet that > caused the friction? message from "alt-right"-ish British group > 7. A well-known Canadian singer-songwriter has taken the unusual > step of offering the public a free online archive of all his > work, including a number of unreleased albums. Name him. Neil Young > the pilots association has solved the scheduling problem. > To compensate, pilots will be paid time-and-a-half to fill the > empty slots. Name the airline which averted holiday disaster. American Airlines > and "Better Homes & Gardens". But the deal has two controversial > backers, who support right-wing causes, financing the bid > for Meredith. They supported the Trump campaign. Name them. Koch brothers > 13. He was a star of TV sitcoms in the 1960s, best-known for playing > a gas-station attendant and soldier. He died last week at 87. > Name him. Jim Nabors -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
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