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| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Apr 16 01:57PM Mark Brader wrote: > 1. What form of liquor is (or, if applicable, traditionally was) > flavored with juniper berries? Gin > one with exactly 2 populated neighbors does not change; any > other cell becomes unpopulated; this all happens simultaneously > for all cells; repeat ad infinitum. What did he call this? Game of Life > development of postal services in central Europe? > 5. In the insurance business, premiums are set based on an expert > assessment of what one-word term? Risk > 6. The historic region of Mesopotamia was named after its position > between which two rivers? Tigris and Euphrates > 7. If you live in an old and inadequately weatherproofed house in > England, you are likely to feel what around the windows, doors, > and fireplaces? Draughts > "Constitution Act, 1867") federated the colonies or "provinces" > of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia to form a larger > Canada, which it specified would be what type of entity? Dominion > 11. In the original Parker Brothers edition of "Monopoly", you > collect $200 when passing what square? Go > about that.) > 14. What is the generic name of the small arthropods that have > one pair of legs for each of a large number of body segments? Centipede Peter Smyth |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Apr 16 01:45PM -0500 In article <toidnYrfC4gTTk7HnZ2dnUU7-SXNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > from the time of posting. Have fun. > 1. What form of liquor is (or, if applicable, traditionally was) > flavored with juniper berries? gin > 2. What song opens with the lyrics: "I think I'm gonna be sad, > I think it's today, yeah"? Ticket To Ride > development of postal services in central Europe? > 5. In the insurance business, premiums are set based on an expert > assessment of what one-word term? risk > 6. The historic region of Mesopotamia was named after its position > between which two rivers? Tigris and Euphrates > 9. A simple electronic circuit named after Sir Charles Wheatstone > was developed as an accurate way to measure resistance. It is > called a Wheatstone *what*? bridge > Canada, which it specified would be what type of entity? > 11. In the original Parker Brothers edition of "Monopoly", you > collect $200 when passing what square? Go > 12. What Caribbean island was victimised first by Hurricane Maria, > and then by Donald Trump? Puerto Rico > about that.) > 14. What is the generic name of the small arthropods that have > one pair of legs for each of a large number of body segments? centipede -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 16 10:46PM +0200 > 1. What form of liquor is (or, if applicable, traditionally was) > flavored with juniper berries? Gin > 2. What song opens with the lyrics: "I think I'm gonna be sad, > I think it's today, yeah"? Ticket to Ride > one with exactly 2 populated neighbors does not change; any > other cell becomes unpopulated; this all happens simultaneously > for all cells; repeat ad infinitum. What did he call this? Life > 6. The historic region of Mesopotamia was named after its position > between which two rivers? Eufrat and Tigris > 7. If you live in an old and inadequately weatherproofed house in > England, you are likely to feel what around the windows, doors, > and fireplaces? Cold wind blowing > 8. What hilltop town in France was made a UNESCO World Heritage > Site because of the preservation and restoration of its medieval > defenses, particularly by the early conservator Viollet-le-Duc? Carcasonne > 12. What Caribbean island was victimised first by Hurricane Maria, > and then by Donald Trump? Puerto Rico > Gratiano, Lodovico, Michael Cassio, and Roderigo? (The spelling > of some of their names varies between editions; don't worry > about that.) Don Quijote |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Apr 16 01:40PM -0500 In article <ao-dnU8HVdGonk7HnZ2dnUU7-IvNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > 6. Drafted in 1984 by the Pittsburgh Penguins, this center went > on to become one of the best players of all time -- in spite > of a number of health problems, including Hodgkin's lymphoma. Mario Lemieux > 1. A young orphan boy is forced to live with his two cruel > aunts, Spiker and Sponge. Later, he joins a ragtag group of > human-sized, talking invertebrates. James and the Giant Peach > feed his family. > 3. At the start of the novel, a malnourished 11-year-old boy lives > in poverty in a tiny house with his parents and 4 grandparents. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory > 10. A 5?-year-old girl lives a small Buckinghamshire village where > she is often ill-treated or neglected by her parents. She is > also a voracious reader. Matilda -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Apr 16 07:22PM > 1. A young orphan boy is forced to live with his two cruel > aunts, Spiker and Sponge. Later, he joins a ragtag group of > human-sized, talking invertebrates. The Magic Finger > 2. The main character lives underground beside a tree with his wife > and four children. He steals food from nearby farms in order to > feed his family. Fantastic Mr Fox > 3. At the start of the novel, a malnourished 11-year-old boy lives > in poverty in a tiny house with his parents and 4 grandparents. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory > 4. A young English boy and his father, William, live in a Gypsy > caravan and fix cars for a living. They also poach pheasants. Danny the Champion of the World > 5. A hideous, vindictive, and spiteful couple live together in > a brick house without windows. They continuously play nasty > practical jokes on each other. The Twits > 6. The book starts with a young girl named Sophie lying in bed in > an orphanage. Unable to sleep, she catches a glimpse of a very > tall man walking in the street. The BFG > 7. While an 8-year-old boy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kranky, are out > running errands, his grandmother bosses him around and bullies > him. Later in the story, she grows to a tremendous size. James and the Giant Peach > 8. Billy is a young boy who has always dreamed of owning a > sweet shop. He befriends the inhuman workers of the Ladderless > Window-Cleaning Company. The Magic Finger > 9. A 7-year-old British boy goes to live with his Norwegian > grandmother after his parents are killed in a car accident. > Later in the novel, he is transformed into a mouse. The Witches > 10. A 5½-year-old girl lives a small Buckinghamshire village where > she is often ill-treated or neglected by her parents. She is > also a voracious reader. Matilda Peter Smyth |
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