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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 22 07:47PM -0700 1 What three words complete this adage: "The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that..."? 2 Kathryn Bigelow received a Best Director Oscar, the first female to do so, for which 2010 film? 3 In which century was the Battle of the Boyne fought near Drogheda in Ireland, between the forces of King James II of England, and the Dutch Prince William of Orange? 4 Who was assassinated in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel in LA in 1968? 5 What sport is played professionally (and inter-continentally) by the Toronto Wolfpack? 6 Which syndrome do the TV characters Lisa Simpson and Jan Brady supposedly suffer from? 7 The Pan-American highway extends from Prudhoe Bay in Alaska to Ushuaia in southern Argentina. It is continuous but for the c. 150 km Darien Gap, located in which Central American country? 8 At around 200,000 km, which country has the world's longest coastline? 9 Which Irish-American considers himself Lord of the Dance? 10 Which crustacean provides the staple diet of the blue whale? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 22 11:34PM -0500 Calvin: > 1 What three words complete this adage: "The hand that > rocks the cradle is the hand that..."? "Rules the World". > 2 Kathryn Bigelow received a Best Director Oscar, the > first female to do so, for which 2010 film? "The Hurt Locker". > near Drogheda in Ireland, between the forces of King > James II of England, and the Dutch Prince William of > Orange? 17th. > 4 Who was assassinated in the kitchen of the Ambassador > Hotel in LA in 1968? Robert Kennedy. > 5 What sport is played professionally (and > inter-continentally) by the Toronto Wolfpack? Rugby. > 6 Which syndrome do the TV characters Lisa Simpson and > Jan Brady supposedly suffer from? ADHD? > Alaska to Ushuaia in southern Argentina. It is continuous > but for the c. 150 km Darien Gap, located in which > Central American country? Panama. > 8 At around 200,000 km, which country has the world's > longest coastline? Canada. > 9 Which Irish-American considers himself Lord of the Dance? Flatley. > 10 Which crustacean provides the staple diet of the blue whale? Krill. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "'Other than they typo'? Oh, the irony!" msb@vex.net | --Stan Brown My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 23 04:44AM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > In which century was the Battle of the Boyne fought near Drogheda in > Ireland, between the forces of King James II of England, and the Dutch > Prince William of Orange? 13th > 4 Who was assassinated in the kitchen of > the Ambassador Hotel in LA in 1968? Robert Kennedy > 5 What sport is played > professionally (and inter-continentally) by the Toronto Wolfpack? Rugby > 6 > Which syndrome do the TV characters Lisa Simpson and Jan Brady > supposedly suffer from? Middle child > Prudhoe Bay in Alaska to Ushuaia in southern Argentina. It is > continuous but for the c. 150 km Darien Gap, located in which Central > American country? Panama > 8 At around 200,000 km, which country has the > world's longest coastline? Russia > 9 Which Irish-American considers himself Lord of the Dance? Flatley > 10 Which crustacean provides the staple > diet of the blue whale? Krill > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: Apr 23 06:53AM +0100 On 2018-04-23 02:47:05 +0000, Calvin said: > 1 What three words complete this adage: "The hand that rocks the cradle > is the hand that..."? Moves the Earth > 2 Kathryn Bigelow received a Best Director Oscar, the first female to > do so, for which 2010 film? Hurt Locker > 3 In which century was the Battle of the Boyne fought near Drogheda in > Ireland, between the forces of King James II of England, and the Dutch > Prince William of Orange? 17th > 4 Who was assassinated in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel in LA in 1968? Lee Harvey Oswald > 5 What sport is played professionally (and inter-continentally) by the > Toronto Wolfpack? Baseball > 6 Which syndrome do the TV characters Lisa Simpson and Jan Brady > supposedly suffer from? Aspergers > 7 The Pan-American highway extends from Prudhoe Bay in Alaska to > Ushuaia in southern Argentina. It is continuous but for the c. 150 km > Darien Gap, located in which Central American country? Panama > 8 At around 200,000 km, which country has the world's longest coastline? Australia > 9 > Which Irish-American considers himself Lord of the Dance? Michael Flaherty > 10 Which crustacean provides the staple diet of the blue whale? Krill -- "To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by withholding your forgiveness until it's too late is to become divinely fucked up." ― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe |
| Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: Apr 23 07:20AM +0100 On 2018-04-23 05:53:20 +0000, Joe said: > On 2018-04-23 02:47:05 +0000, Calvin said: >> 4 Who was assassinated in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel in LA in 1968? > Lee Harvey Oswald I really must get my eyes tested. Read 8 as 3 and missed the LA bit. -- "To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by withholding your forgiveness until it's too late is to become divinely fucked up." ― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Apr 23 04:10AM -0500 In article <253db4a9-d07f-4279-b1df-18a56de3f8f8@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 1 What three words complete this adage: ?The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that...?? > 2 Kathryn Bigelow received a Best Director Oscar, the first female to do so, for which 2010 film? Hurt Locker > 3 In which century was the Battle of the Boyne fought near Drogheda in Ireland, between the forces of King James II of England, and the Dutch Prince William of Orange? > 4 Who was assassinated in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel in LA in 1968? Robert Kennedy > 5 What sport is played professionally (and inter-continentally) by the Toronto Wolfpack? > 6 Which syndrome do the TV characters Lisa Simpson and Jan Brady supposedly suffer from? > 7 The Pan-American highway extends from Prudhoe Bay in Alaska to Ushuaia in southern Argentina. It is continuous but for the c. 150 km Darien Gap, located in which Central American country? Panama > 8 At around 200,000 km, which country has the world's longest coastline? > 9 Which Irish-American considers himself Lord of the Dance? Flatley > 10 Which crustacean provides the staple diet of the blue whale? krill -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 22 08:04PM -0700 On Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 4:25:27 PM UTC+10, Joe wrote: > 1. Name this building. > https://www.dropbox.com/s/zcqkf3v54jp0fd2/Q1.jpeg?dl=0 > Hint: you will probably see a lot more of it next month. Windsor Castle > 2. Freiberger, Suffolk Punch and Lokai are breeds of which animal? Sheep > 3. Of whom did Edward Gibbon write "The more scandalous charges were > suppressed; [Answer] was accused only of piracy, rape, sodomy, murder > and incest."? Nero > 4. Which singer was born Farrokh Bulsara in 1946. Freddie Mercury > Richard Bachman? One of these, Thinner (1984) sold 28,000 copies on the > first run. When Bachman's real name was revealed it sold ten times as > many. Stephen King > 7. Which French actor/singer was nominated for the Academy Award for > Best Actor in 1929 for The Love Parade and again in 1930 for The Big > Pond? Maurice Chevalier > suits (red, yellow, green and black) of 14 cards each, numbered 1 to 14 > plus a [Answer] card? It was designed for those cultures, e.g. Puritan > or Mennonite, who consider a regular deck of cards sinful. Skat > 9. Which administrative region of Italy has Milan as its capital? Lombardy > 10. What is the theme? Nope cheers, calvin |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Apr 23 04:03AM -0500 In article <fk03qmF7in4U1@mid.individual.net>, joe@oxtedonline.com says... > suppressed; [Answer] was accused only of piracy, rape, sodomy, murder > and incest."? > 4. Which singer was born Farrokh Bulsara in 1946. Freddie Mercury -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 22 07:59PM -0700 On Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 2:59:02 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule > Poirot must identify the murderer -- in case he or she decides > to strike again. Murder on the Orient Express > spying, is imprisoned. The children befriend an Old Gentleman > who regularly takes the 9:15 train near their home. As the > story continues, the children help this man and he helps them. The Railway Children > existence of Santa Claus, is awakened in the night by the sound > of a train. To his astonishment, he finds the train is waiting > for him. The Polar Express > 6. Published 1975. This historical novel is the story of a massive > gold heist, which takes place on a moving train in England > in 1855. The Great Train Robbery A pure guess, but surely they wouldn't appropriate that already taken title in such a way??? > to lure Bond out of London. It works: he rushes to Istanbul > in order to help her defect to Britain. Bond wants to take her > to Britain by plane, but Tatiana insists on the Orient Express. From Russia With Love > changes occurring in society as well as timeless themes such as > love, marriage, jealousy, and death. Train travel is arguably > the most prominent motif of the story. Anna Karenina > the forest in an abandoned train car. Their parents are dead, > and the children are on the run from a mean grandfather they've > never met. The Railway Children > possessions. He manages to board a railway engine manned by > a sympathetic driver, which is then pursued by a special train > loaded with policemen, detectives, and prison warders. The Wind in the Willows > * Game 6, Round 3 - Canadiana Geography - Ottawa Pass cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 22 11:30PM -0500 Mark Brader: > > 6. Published 1975. This historical novel is the story of a massive > > gold heist, which takes place on a moving train in England > > in 1855. "Calvin": > The Great Train Robbery > A pure guess, but surely they wouldn't appropriate that already taken > title in such a way??? Already taken by an event that occurred 108 years later? -- Mark Brader | "...one of the main causes of the fall of the Roman Toronto | Empire was that, lacking zero, they had no way to msb@vex.net | indicate successful termination of their C programs." | -- Robert Firth |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Apr 23 04:01AM -0500 In article <UrydndPTWL6NWEfHnZ2dnUU7-SPNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule > Poirot must identify the murderer -- in case he or she decides > to strike again. Murder On The Orient Express > 6. Published 1975. This historical novel is the story of a massive > gold heist, which takes place on a moving train in England > in 1855. Great Train Robbery > the forest in an abandoned train car. Their parents are dead, > and the children are on the run from a mean grandfather they've > never met. Boxcar Children > possessions. He manages to board a railway engine manned by > a sympathetic driver, which is then pursued by a special train > loaded with policemen, detectives, and prison warders. The Wind In The Willows -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 22 07:45PM -0700 On Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 2:15:30 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > Well I am back. Thanks for all the kind wishes. I can't say it's getting any easier just yet but at least a new normal is starting to emerge. Life goes on. > Thanks also to Mark for scoring CQ514. > 1 Although most of the action takes place in Minnesota, the title of the 1996 Coen brothers film 'Fargo' refers to a city in what mid-western US state? North Dakota > 2 What is the title of the 2005 bestseller by economist Stephen Levitt and journalist Stephen Dubner? Freakenomics > 3 Just Fontaine represented which country in football (soccer)? France > 4 Which cemetery in Tucson, Arizona houses the three men who were killed during the infamous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral? Boot Hill > 5 What's the minimum number of notes needed to produce a chord? 2 Though 3 is far more common > 6 Tim Hortons is a Canadian fast food franchise specialising in which confectionary? Donuts > 7 On which river do the Victoria Falls lie? Zambezi Various spellings accepted :-) > 8 What is the highest number on a backgammon doubling cube? 64 > 9 'Ariel's Beginning' is the sub-title of the 2008 prequel to which 1989 Disney movie? The Little Mermaid > 10 In Greek mythology, Zeus assumed the form of which creature in order to seduce Leda? Swan Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 515 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 8 44 Gareth Owen 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 47 Mark Brader 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 41 Dan Tilque 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 7 42 Joe 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 7 43 Pete Gayde 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 6 36 Peter Smyth 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 32 Marc Dashevsky 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 20 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 7 4 6 5 0 6 7 7 6 3 51 64% Congratulations Gareth. cheers, calvin |
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