- Calvin's Quiz #523 - 6 Updates
- QFTCIBP Game 10, Rounds 9-10: old insults, challenge - 1 Update
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 19 04:20PM -0700 1 Which famous writer did Danny Kaye portray in a 1952 biopic? 2 In which country are the palace and gardens of Schönbrunn? 3 Who or what does a philogynist like or admire? 4 According to a 1974 Barry Manilow hit, who "came and gave…without taking?" 5 What, according to the proverb, is always twenty-twenty? 6 Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I is considered to be the reincarnation of Christ by which religious / cultural movement? 7 Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice, Prudence and Temperance are collectively known as the Seven what? 8 How many Tour de France wins did Lance Armstrong have taken away from him? 9 In an Olympic medley race, which swimming stroke is usually the slowest? 10 In Roman numerals, what is DCCCXC + CMXLIX? cheers, calvin |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 20 12:10AM > 1 Which famous writer did Danny Kaye portray in a 1952 biopic? Mark Twain > 2 In which country are the palace and gardens of Sch??nbrunn? Austria > 3 Who or what does a philogynist like or admire? women > 5 What, according to the proverb, is always twenty-twenty? hindsight > 6 Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I is considered to be the reincarnation of Christ by which religious / cultural movement? Rastafarians > 7 Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice, Prudence and Temperance are collectively known as the Seven what? heavenly virtues > 8 How many Tour de France wins did Lance Armstrong have taken away from him? 5 > 10 In Roman numerals, what is DCCCXC + CMXLIX? MDCCCXXXIX -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 19 09:36PM -0500 Calvin: > 1 Which famous writer did Danny Kaye portray in a 1952 biopic? Hans Christian Andersen. > 2 In which country are the palace and gardens of Schönbrunn? Austria. And a very schön spot it is. > 3 Who or what does a philogynist like or admire? Women! > 4 According to a 1974 Barry Manilow hit, who "came and > gave...without taking?" Mandy. > 5 What, according to the proverb, is always twenty-twenty? Hindsight. In Canada there has been some attempt to replace the "20/20" style terminology with the metric equivalent, so that would be "6/6" -- if anyone goes along with the change. > 6 Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I is considered to be the > reincarnation of Christ by which religious / cultural movement? Rastafarianism. > 7 Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice, Prudence and > Temperance are collectively known as the Seven what? Cardinal virtues. > 8 How many Tour de France wins did Lance Armstrong have taken > away from him? 6. > 9 In an Olympic medley race, which swimming stroke is usually the > slowest? Butterfly? > 10 In Roman numerals, what is DCCCXC + CMXLIX? MDCCCXXXIX. -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net | "...but I could be wromg." --Rodney Boyd |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 20 09:08AM +0200 > 2 In which country are the palace and gardens of Schönbrunn? Austria > 3 Who or what does a philogynist like or admire? Books > 5 What, according to the proverb, is always twenty-twenty? Hindsight > 6 Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I is considered to be the > reincarnation of Christ by which religious / cultural movement? Rastafari > 7 Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice, Prudence and Temperance > are collectively known as the Seven what? Virtues > 8 How many Tour de France wins did Lance Armstrong have taken away > from him? Five > 9 In an Olympic medley race, which swimming stroke is usually the > slowest? Breast > 10 In Roman numerals, what is DCCCXC + CMXLIX? MDCCCXXXVIX |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jun 20 08:11AM +0100 > 1 Which famous writer did Danny Kaye portray in a 1952 biopic? 𝆺𝅥𝅮 Hans Christian Andersen (that's who) 𝆺𝅥𝅮 > 2 In which country are the palace and gardens of Schönbrunn? Austria??? > 3 Who or what does a philogynist like or admire? The Ladies... > 4 According to a 1974 Barry Manilow hit, who "came and gave…without > taking?" Oh, Mandy > 5 What, according to the proverb, is always twenty-twenty? Hindsight (or possibly "The ICC Future Tours Program in about ten years") > 6 Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I is considered to be the > reincarnation of Christ by which religious / cultural movement? Rastafarianism > 7 Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice, Prudence and Temperance > are collectively known as the Seven what? Virtues > 8 How many Tour de France wins did Lance Armstrong have taken away > from him? Seven > 9 In an Olympic medley race, which swimming stroke is usually the > slowest? Backstroke? > 10 In Roman numerals, what is DCCCXC + CMXLIX? 890+949 = 1839 (God, I haven't done that for a while ... seems right tho) |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jun 20 09:25AM Calvin wrote: > 1 Which famous writer did Danny Kaye portray in a 1952 biopic? > 2 In which country are the palace and gardens of Schönbrunn? Austria > 3 Who or what does a philogynist like or admire? > 4 According to a 1974 Barry Manilow hit, who "came and gave…without taking?" Mandy > 5 What, according to the proverb, is always twenty-twenty? Hindsight > 6 Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I is considered to be the reincarnation of Christ by which religious / cultural movement? Rastafarian > 7 Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice, Prudence and Temperance are collectively known as the Seven what? Virtues > 8 How many Tour de France wins did Lance Armstrong have taken away from him? 7 > 9 In an Olympic medley race, which swimming stroke is usually the slowest? Breaststroke > 10 In Roman numerals, what is DCCCXC + CMXLIX? MDCCCXXXIX Peter Smyth |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 19 01:49PM > * Game 10, Round 9 - History - That's Not Nice! or Insults of the Past > 1. A toothless beggar. (Derived from the name of a stock character > in medieval theatrical farces.) mumblecrust; rantallion > 2. Someone who's clumsy and heavy of foot. stampcrab > 3. In Victorian England, the lover of a villain or gangster. mollisher > 4. An adulterer. bedswerver > And #5-10 are 2-word insults, from this list: > 5. Noted in 1594 as a term for a lazy slacker. Literally somebody > who seems to spend all day in bed. loiter-sack > 6. In the late 19th century, it applied to an amateur or part-time > prostitute. dolly-mop > 7. A married man that keeps a mistress, whom he visits only at > night, for fear of discovery. dark cully > 8. Someone who turns up uninvited at a meal or party and expects > to be fed. smell-feast > 9. An 1800s term for a prostitute who worked in the countryside. hedge-creeper > 10. Someone who not only talks a lot, but who seems to constantly > swear. muck-spout > * A. Corporate Headquarters > In each case, in what city does the company have its headquarters? > A1. Proctor & Gamble. Cincinnati; St. Louis > A2. General Electric. Stamford > B1. One of the headlining shows this year is a Meredith Willson > musical about a fraudulent salesman who comes to River City. > Name that musical. The Music Man > B2. This summer's headlining Shakespeare production casts Martha > Henry in the lead role, which is traditionally given to > a man. In what play? Othello; Macbeth > He's seen to the viewer's right, partially blocking > Angelina Jolie. Give the surname he shares with his more > famous sister. Nyongo > E1. In 1985, what Washington DC quarterback's career ended > with a compound fracture of the tibia suffered from a tackle > by Lawrence Taylor? Theisman -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
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