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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 20 08:14PM -0700 1 Who wrote the 1951 sci-fi novel 'The Day of the Triffids'? 2 How many Wimbledon singles titles did Martina Navratilova win? 3 What is the better-known name of 'La fête nationale du 14 juillet'? 4 Which American politician released a 2009 memoir titled 'Going Rogue'? 5 What connects farfalle, capellini and fusilli? 6 Which group of organic compound and vital nutrients is classified as 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 12? 7 What is the collective name for Tinky Winky, Dipsy, La La and Po? 8 The educational acronym LOTE stands for Languages, followed by which three words? 9 In which country is Farsi the official language? 10 What creatures live in a formicary? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 20 11:40PM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 Who wrote the 1951 sci-fi novel 'The Day of the Triffids'? Wyndham. > 2 How many Wimbledon singles titles did Martina Navratilova win? 12? > 3 What is the better-known name of 'La fête nationale du 14 juillet'? Bastille Day. > 4 Which American politician released a 2009 memoir titled 'Going Rogue'? Palin. > 5 What connects farfalle, capellini and fusilli? They're forms of pasta. > 6 Which group of organic compound and vital nutrients is > classified as 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 12? Vitamin B. > 7 What is the collective name for Tinky Winky, Dipsy, La La and Po? The Teletubbies. > 8 The educational acronym LOTE stands for Languages, followed by > which three words? Of the East? > 9 In which country is Farsi the official language? Iran. > 10 What creatures live in a formicary? Ants. -- Mark Brader | "The only thing required for the triumph of darkness Toronto | is for good men not to call Hydro." msb@vex.net | --Michael Wares |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 20 08:12PM -0700 On Friday, May 11, 2018 at 11:15:37 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 The Strait of Magellan primarily runs through which country? Chile > 2 Michael Keaton played the title role in which Oscar-winning 2014 film? Birdman > 3 Who starred Roger Vadim's 1956 film 'And God Created Woman'? Bridgette Bardot > 4 Which nation's police force is known as the Garda Síochána? [Republic of] Ireland > 5 Which gas makes up over 70% of natural gas? Methane > 6 Which author's novels included 'Hollywood Wives' (1983) and 'Poor Little Bitch Girl' (2009)? Jackie Collins > 7 Which term describes a plant crossed from different species? Hybrid "Plant" didn't throw anyone > 8 Who starred in 'Dial M For Murder', 'Rear Window' and 'High Society'? Grace Kelly > 9 According to the Bible, who lived to age of 969? Methusalah > 10 A person with the surname Singh is most likely to be a follower of which faith? Sikh[ism] Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 518 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 40 Gareth Owen 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 41 Mark Brader 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 37 Dan Blum 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 7 32 Pete Gayde 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 6 31 Erland S 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 5 27 Dan Tilque - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 4 3 4 4 6 3 6 3 6 5 44 73% Congratulations Gareth. cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 20 11:38PM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 41 Mark Brader Try again. -- Mark Brader | "Follow my posts and choose the opposite msb@vex.net | of what I use. That generally works here." Toronto | --Tony Cooper |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 20 01:50PM > 1) Proprietor of Harpo Productions Oprah Winfrey > 4) 39 Grand Slams - 23 singles, 16 doubles Navratilova > 8) A Spice Girl Beckham > 9) Founder of Reddit Ohanian > 10) Third in line to the British Throne Prince Harry -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 20 07:08PM -0700 On Sunday, May 20, 2018 at 2:50:32 AM UTC+10, Gareth Owen wrote: > Sorry about the delay - needed to happen today, when every answer was in > the same place. Please give their names. > 1) Proprietor of Harpo Productions Oprah Winfrey > 2) Stringer Bell > 3) His life is brilliant, his love is pure Bishop Currie? > 4) 39 Grand Slams - 23 singles, 16 doubles Serena Williams > 5) Booker Brookes, foreman of Wellman Plastics > 6) Composer of "Billy Elliot, the Musical" Elton John? > 7) Coach of 2003 Rugby World Cup Winners Clive Woodward > 8) A Spice Girl Victoria Beckham > 9) Founder of Reddit > 10) Third in line to the British Throne Prince George cheers, calvin |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 20 03:13PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > All works in this round were published posthumously. > 1. Name *any one* of the four works by Jane Austen that were > published posthumously. Sense and Sensibility > 5. Name the author of "A Confederacy of Dunces", whose mother wrote > to editors to have her son's work published after he committed > suicide. O'Toole > follow-up to "The Simpsons". Name *any one* of them. > 4. Billy voices the red one of what colorful candy-coated chocolates > made by Mars? M&Ms > 5. Billy voiced Buzz, the mascot for what General Mills cereal? Honey Nut Cheerios > 6. Billy voiced Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd in what 1996 basketball > movie? Space Jam -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 20 07:05PM -0700 On Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 5:25:09 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > All works in this round were published posthumously. > 1. Name *any one* of the four works by Jane Austen that were > published posthumously. Persuasion, Emma > of the young Hollywood mogul Monroe Stahr (inspired by the life > of boy-genius Irving Thalberg) and is an expose of the studio > system in its heyday. Tender is the Night? > 4. Name the Swedish author of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" > series -- all three original books in this series were published > posthumously. Larssen > 5. Name the author of "A Confederacy of Dunces", whose mother wrote > to editors to have her son's work published after he committed > suicide. Won't come... > 7. Name Mikhail Bulgakov's book that was written during Stalin's > regime but not published as a book until 1967. The story > features a visit by the devil to Moscow. Sympathy for the Devil :-) > 8. Name Agatha Christie's posthumous book, which is set in the > 1930s and features Miss Marple aiding a young couple who choose > to uncover events in the wife's past life. Murder at the Vicarage? > 9. Name *any one* of the three books by Ian Fleming that were > published posthumously. You Only Live Twice, Diamonds are Forever > the story of Eugene Pota, a prominent writer who, in his old > age, is struggling for that last piece of fiction that could > be his magnum opus, or at least on par with his earlier writings. Joyce > * Game 8, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - Billy West Pass cheers, calvin |
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