Sunday, April 01, 2018

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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 31 01:26PM

> slaves entering Upper Canada from the US, but did not free
> existing adult slaves already in residence. In what *decade*
> was it passed? (Answer in the style "1950s", "2050s", etc.)
 
1830s; 1820s
 
> most left the US, was known as "Midnight". What was the code
> name of the Detroit River, a biblical reference to the river
> leading to the Promised Land?
 
Jordan
 
> of his homestead near Brooks, 185 km southeast of Calgary.
> What is he credited with *introducing* to the future province?
> Be sufficiently specific.
 
barbed wire fencing
 
> 10. The last segregated black school in Ontario was finally closed
> in 1965 near Chatham. In which province, in 1983, did the last
> segregated school in all of Canada close?
 
Quebec
 
> * Game 4, Round 5 - Audio - Sweet Sweet Music
 
> 9. "A Spoonful Of Sugar" (1964).
 
Julie Andrews
 
 
> * Game 4, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - World Religions
 
> 1. (520,000,000+) A major belief is that we crave and cling to
> impermanent states and things.
 
Buddhism
 
> 2. (30,000,000+) They are known as students or disciples of
> the Guru.
 
Sikhism
 
> 3. (15,000,000+) It has dietary laws known as kashrut. Food that
> is not prepared in accordance with these laws is known as
> treifah or treif.
 
Judaism
 
> 4. (7,000,000+) With a belief in the need for world government,
> it has consultative status with a number of UN bodies.
 
Baha'i
 
> or non-injury. Followers believe that one must abandon all
> violent activity, and without such a commitment to non-violence
> all religious behavior is worthless.
 
Jainism
 
> ritual impurity that one should want cleansed for one's own peace
> of mind and good fortune rather than because impurity is wrong.
> Purification rites are an important part of the religion.
 
Shinto
 
> 8. (Under 1,000,000) Thay have a duty to protect nature.
> Their scripture calls for the protection of water, earth, fire,
> and air as one of its strongest precepts.
 
Zoroastrianism
 
> 9. (80,000,000+) This religion is banned in its home country and
> has three central tenets: truthfulness, compassion, and
> forbearance.
 
Baha'i
 
> 10. (12,000,000+) Laozi is traditionally regarded as the founder
> of this religion and the work attributed to him is dated to
> the late 4th century BC.
 
Taoism
 
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Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Mar 31 11:21AM -0700

On Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 3:59:12 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> slaves entering Upper Canada from the US, but did not free
> existing adult slaves already in residence. In what *decade*
> was it passed? (Answer in the style "1950s", "2050s", etc.)
 
1800s; 1810s
 
> most left the US, was known as "Midnight". What was the code
> name of the Detroit River, a biblical reference to the river
> leading to the Promised Land?
 
Jordan
 
> 10. The last segregated black school in Ontario was finally closed
> in 1965 near Chatham. In which province, in 1983, did the last
> segregated school in all of Canada close?
 
Quebec

> and the year of release (of this version; there may have been
> others before or since). You name the singer or band.
 
> 1. "Sugar, Sugar" (1969).
 
The Archies
 
> 2. "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" (1965).
 
The Four Tops
 
> 8. "No Sugar Tonight (New Mother Nature)" (1970).
 
The Guess Who
 
> 9. "A Spoonful Of Sugar" (1964).
 
Julie Andrews
 
> 10. "Sugar Shack" (1963).
 
Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs
 
> you something about them or their beliefs. You name the religion.
 
> 1. (520,000,000+) A major belief is that we crave and cling to
> impermanent states and things.
 
Buddhism
 
> 2. (30,000,000+) They are known as students or disciples of
> the Guru.
 
Sikhism
 
> 3. (15,000,000+) It has dietary laws known as kashrut. Food that
> is not prepared in accordance with these laws is known as
> treifah or treif.
 
Judaism
 
> 4. (7,000,000+) With a belief in the need for world government,
> it has consultative status with a number of UN bodies.
 
Baha'i
 
> or non-injury. Followers believe that one must abandon all
> violent activity, and without such a commitment to non-violence
> all religious behavior is worthless.
 
Jainism
 
> ritual impurity that one should want cleansed for one's own peace
> of mind and good fortune rather than because impurity is wrong.
> Purification rites are an important part of the religion.
 
Jainism
 
> 9. (80,000,000+) This religion is banned in its home country and
> has three central tenets: truthfulness, compassion, and
> forbearance.
 
Falun Gong
 
> 10. (12,000,000+) Laozi is traditionally regarded as the founder
> of this religion and the work attributed to him is dated to
> the late 4th century BC.
 
Taoism
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Mar 31 09:14PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:9sedneNyuepWoiLHnZ2dnUU7-
> most left the US, was known as "Midnight". What was the code
> name of the Detroit River, a biblical reference to the river
> leading to the Promised Land?
 
Jordan
 
> and the year of release (of this version; there may have been
> others before or since). You name the singer or band.
 
> 1. "Sugar, Sugar" (1969).
 
The Archies
 
> 2. "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" (1965).
 
Four Tops
 
> 3. "Sugar and Spice" (1963).
 
Tommy James and the Shondells
 
> 6. "Sugar" (1939).
> 7. "Sugar" (2014).
> 8. "No Sugar Tonight (New Mother Nature)" (1970).
 
Guess Who
 
> 9. "A Spoonful Of Sugar" (1964).
 
Julie Andrews
 
> you something about them or their beliefs. You name the religion.
 
> 1. (520,000,000+) A major belief is that we crave and cling to
> impermanent states and things.
 
Buddhism
 
 
> 2. (30,000,000+) They are known as students or disciples of
> the Guru.
 
Sikhism
 
 
> 3. (15,000,000+) It has dietary laws known as kashrut. Food that
> is not prepared in accordance with these laws is known as
> treifah or treif.
 
Judaism
 
 
> 4. (7,000,000+) With a belief in the need for world government,
> it has consultative status with a number of UN bodies.
 
Unitarian Universalism
 
> or non-injury. Followers believe that one must abandon all
> violent activity, and without such a commitment to non-violence
> all religious behavior is worthless.
 
Quakers
 
> ritual impurity that one should want cleansed for one's own peace
> of mind and good fortune rather than because impurity is wrong.
> Purification rites are an important part of the religion.
 
Scientology
 
 
> 7. (5,000,000+) They worship a number of well-known
> individuals, including Joan of Arc, Muhammad, Moses, Louis
> Pasteur, Shakespeare, Lenin, and Victor Hugo.
 
Scientology
 
 
> 8. (Under 1,000,000) Thay have a duty to protect nature.
> Their scripture calls for the protection of water, earth, fire,
> and air as one of its strongest precepts.
 
Wiccanism
 
 
> 9. (80,000,000+) This religion is banned in its home country and
> has three central tenets: truthfulness, compassion, and
> forbearance.
 
Bahai
 
 
> 10. (12,000,000+) Laozi is traditionally regarded as the founder
> of this religion and the work attributed to him is dated to
> the late 4th century BC.
 
Uighurism
 
 
Pete Gayde
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