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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jul 19 10:26PM -0700 1 In Greek mythology, which Trojan prince fatally injures Achilles? 2 John Galliano was head designer of which fashion house from 1996 until his dismissal in 2011 following anti-Semitic statements? 3 In which year of the 1960s was San Francisco's so-called 'Summer of Love'? 4 Who portrayed Father Charles 'Chuck' O'Malley in the 1945 film 'The Bells of St. Mary's'? 5 New York's Ellis Island is, appropriately, home to a museum concerning what topic? 6 In 2001 who became the first African-American to win the Academy Award for best actress? 7 From which language do we get the word dacha, meaning a country house or cottage? 8 Who co-starred with Michael Douglas in the 1984 film 'Romancing the Stone'? 9 Columbia and Cornell University are located in which US state? 10 In the TV quiz show 'Jeopardy!', what should all answers end with? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 20 01:10AM -0500 Calvin: > 1 In Greek mythology, which Trojan prince fatally injures Achilles? Hector? > statements? > 3 In which year of the 1960s was San Francisco's so-called > 'Summer of Love'? 1965? > 4 Who portrayed Father Charles 'Chuck' O'Malley in the 1945 film > 'The Bells of St. Mary's'? Crosby. > 5 New York's Ellis Island is, appropriately, home to a museum > concerning what topic? Immigration. > 6 In 2001 who became the first African-American to win the > Academy Award for best actress? The lovely and talented Halle Berry. > 7 From which language do we get the word dacha, meaning a > country house or cottage? Russian. > 8 Who co-starred with Michael Douglas in the 1984 film > 'Romancing the Stone'? The lovely and talented Kathleen Turner. > 9 Columbia and Cornell University are located in which US state? The lovely and talented state of New York. :-) > 10 In the TV quiz show 'Jeopardy!', what should all answers end with? "?" In fact, answers (called "responses" on the show) in writing only occur on the "Final Jeopardy!" round, and punctuation is not enforced. -- Mark Brader "One doesn't have to be a grammarian Toronto to know when someone's talking balls." msb@vex.net --John Masters My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 20 10:03AM +0200 > 2 John Galliano was head designer of which fashion house from 1996 > until his dismissal in 2011 following anti-Semitic statements? Yves Saint-Laurent > 3 In which year of the 1960s was San Francisco's so-called 'Summer > of Love'? 1967 > 7 From which language do we get the word dacha, meaning a country > house or cottage? Russian > 9 Columbia and Cornell University are located in which US state? Virginia > 10 In the TV quiz show 'Jeopardy!', what should all answers end with? A question mark |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 20 01:20AM -0500 Mark Brader: > fulfilled a boyhood dream and signed with his home-town team > of Toronto. His $77,000,000 (US) contract is good for how > many years? 7. 3 for Joshua. > majority of the cast being white. The festival apologized, > while Lepage called the decision "a blow to artistic freedom". > What is the name of this much-debated show? "SLAV". (In block capitals, with a macron on the A, yet; but "Slavs" was close enough.) 4 for Joshua. "When we are no longer allowed to step into someone else's shoes, when it is forbidden to identify with someone else", he said, "theater is denied its very nature." > 3. Mexico has a new president -- known popularly by his initials, > AMLO, he won in a landslide. What is his full surname? (Andres Manuel) Lopez Obrador. 4 for Joshua. > 4. This week UNESCO named a new World Heritage Site in Canada -- > Pimachiowin Aki. Where is this 29,000 km² site? It extends eastward from Lake Winnipeg and is some distance north of Lake of the Woods, about half in Manitoba and half in Ontario. "Manitoba and Ontario" was sufficient, but either province named alone was not. > 5. Former Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown announced this week that > he was running for a new job. What is it? Chair of the Regional Municipality of Peel. > 6. CITY-TV's "Breakfast Television" has a new co-host, after the > departure of long-time host Kevin Frankish. Who's the new host? Roger Petersen. > 7. Jose Bautista returned to the Rogers Centre this week, but in > the uniform of his new team. Name that team. New York Mets. ("Mets" was required.) 4 for Pete. > 8. Molly Shoichet ["Shoy-ket"] is one of the first people cut by > Doug Ford's office, although they say her position remains and > will be filled. What was her job? Chief Scientist (of Ontario). > that Bombardier has managed to deliver so far must now be sent > back for repairs -- which will take up to 19 weeks per vehicle. > How many of the 89 streetcars are involved? 67! > 10. Which singer-songwriter announced that he needed to cancel > upcoming tour dates to recover from cancer treatment? Elvis Costello. 4 for Erland. > * Game 8 (2018-07-16), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. According to a "National Enquirer" report, why did the FBI once > investigate Steve Jobs. Be sufficiently specific. He was accused of threatening to blow up the head office of Apple. > 2. Also according the "National Enquirer", what event last week > made Bill Cosby bitter? People boycotted his birthday party. > *Okay, now back to our usual sources of fake news.* > 3. Which novel won the Gold Man Booker award for best book of the > past 50 years? "The English Patient" (by Michael Ondaatje). > 4. The Hudson's Bay company announced this weekend that they will > stop selling whose products? Ivanka Trump. (Both names required.) > 5. Donald Tusk was in the news for chiding Donald Trump. What is > Tusk's position? President of the European Council. (Accepting "president of the EU" -- which was the expected answer in the original game -- or similar.) 4 for Erland, Peter, and Pete. > 6. What is Rick Leary's new job? Chief executive officer of the Toronto Transit Commission. > 7. Who won his fourth Wimbledon singles title last week? Novak Djokovic. 4 for Erland, Peter, and Pete. > 8. Who defeated Serena Williams at Wimbledon? Angelique Kerber. 4 for Erland, Peter, and Joshua. > 9. Who was nominated to the US Supreme Court last week? Brett Kavanaugh. 4 for Peter, Dan, Joshua, and Pete. > 10. Which company last week announced the withdrawal of most of > its services in western Canada? Greyhound. Scores, if there are no errors: GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST SIX Pete Gayde 0 12 16 24 14 8 4 12 86 Joshua Kreitzer 8 16 12 12 8 11 11 8 70 Dan Blum 6 20 12 8 14 8 0 4 68 Peter Smyth 4 8 8 4 8 12 0 16 56 Erland Sommarskog 4 4 8 12 12 0 4 12 52 Dan Tilque 4 4 8 8 8 16 -- -- 48 Jason Kreitzer 0 8 4 4 0 4 -- -- 20 -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Dr. Slipher, I have found your Planet X." msb@vex.net -- Clyde Tombaugh (1906-97), 1930-02-18 My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jul 19 10:24PM -0700 On Monday, July 16, 2018 at 3:12:34 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which rapper has had 14 Number One albums on the Billboard charts, a record for a solo artist? Jay-Z / Shawn Carter Singleton to Peter S > 2 Which substance has the chemical formula KNO3? Potassium Nitrate / Saltpetre > 3 Which three grandchildren are named-checked in The Beatles' 1967 hit 'When I'm Sixty-Four'? All three required! Vera, Chuck and Dave > 4 Who became the first female Irish president in 1990? Mary Robinson > 5 Who directed the 1973 film 'American Graffiti'? George Lucas > 6 Who wrote the 1895 poem 'If-'? Rudyard Kipling > 7 In 1755 who defined a lexicographer as a "harmless drudge"? Samuel Johnson > 8 MediaCityUK is located in which borough of Greater Manchester? Salford / Trafford > 9 Arnold's restaurant regularly appeared in which classic TV series? Happy Days > 10 Which country invaded Iceland in May 1940? UK Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 527 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 39 Gareth Owen 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 24 Peter Smyth 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 6 25 Pete Gayde 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 27 Dan Blum 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 25 Mark Brader 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 18 Erland S 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 20 Dan Tilque - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 1 6 3 4 4 5 5 3 4 5 40 57% Congratulations Gareth on a runaway win, though there was a fair bit of UK bias in this set. cheers, calvin |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 19 01:49PM > considered by historians to be the first "modern" professional > wrestling match -- that is, one with a storyline and a > predetermined outcome. Within 5 years, when was that match? 1965; 1970 > Gur byqrfg pheeragyl bcrengvat ceb-jerfgyvat cebzbgvba va gur > jbeyq jnf sbhaqrq va avargrra guvegl-guerr naq vf pnyyrq PZYY. > Va jung *pbhagel* vf vg ybpngrq? Canada > 7. The company now known as WWE was originally founded as the > Capitol Wrestling Corp. Within 3 years, when was that? 1972; 1980 > 9. Another key element in the WWF's rise to dominance was > WrestleMania, their annual super-event. Within 2, how many > WrestleManias have there been? 20; 25 > * Game 1, Round 6 - Science - Latin Animal Genera > 2. Chelonia. lobster > 4. Bos. snake > 5. Apis. bird > 6. Vulpes. fox > 7. Wolves, coyotes, and domestic dogs. Canis > 8. Horses, donkeys, and zebras. Equus > 9. Lions, tigers, leopards, and jaguars. Panthera > 10. Gorillas. Gorilla -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| bbowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Jul 19 07:48PM On Thu, 19 Jul 2018 01:15:43 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Loxodonta. > 2. Chelonia. > 3. Cervus. deer > 4. Bos. oxen > 5. Apis. bees > 6. Vulpes. foxes > For questions #7-10, you give the genus. > 7. Wolves, coyotes, and domestic dogs. canis > 8. Horses, donkeys, and zebras. equus > 9. Lions, tigers, leopards, and jaguars. panthera > 10. Gorillas. gorilla |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jul 19 10:33PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:IPidnTpdit0Ssc3GnZ2dnUU7- > considered by historians to be the first "modern" professional > wrestling match -- that is, one with a storyline and a > predetermined outcome. Within 5 years, when was that match? 1930; 1941 > Gur byqrfg pheeragyl bcrengvat ceb-jerfgyvat cebzbgvba va gur > jbeyq jnf sbhaqrq va avargrra guvegl-guerr naq vf pnyyrq PZYY. > Va jung *pbhagel* vf vg ybpngrq? France; Canada > 3. Va gur Zrkvpna jerfgyvat fglyr xabja nf yhpun yvoer, jung vf n > "grpavpb"? Trainer > jub jbhyq geniry nzbat gur inevbhf greevgbevrf. Yrtraqnel > jerfgyref yvxr Qhfgl Eubqrf naq Evp Synve uryq guvf punzcvbafuvc. > Gur nyyvnapr rkvfgrq hagvy 2016. Jung jnf vg anzrq? World Wrestling Federation > match in which most of the time he was on his back kicking at > Muhammad Ali's legs. Name him. > 6. What is a "bladejob"? Cutting a blister around the eye > 7. The company now known as WWE was originally founded as the > Capitol Wrestling Corp. Within 3 years, when was that? 1980; 1987 > cross-promotion with musicians like Cyndi Lauper -- called what? > Hint: This was also the title of the WWF-themed Saturday-morning > cartoon produced in the 1980s. Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling > 3. Cervus. > 4. Bos. > 5. Apis. Bees > 6. Vulpes. Bats > For questions #7-10, you give the genus. > 7. Wolves, coyotes, and domestic dogs. Canis > 8. Horses, donkeys, and zebras. Equus > 9. Lions, tigers, leopards, and jaguars. > 10. Gorillas. Pete Gayde |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jul 19 05:02PM -0700 On Thursday, July 19, 2018 at 4:15:49 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 1, Round 4 - Sports - Professional Wrestling How has it come to this? > 1. Loxodonta. > 2. Chelonia. > 3. Cervus. Crows > 4. Bos. Snakes? > 5. Apis. Bees > 6. Vulpes. Foxes > For questions #7-10, you give the genus. > 7. Wolves, coyotes, and domestic dogs. Canidae > 8. Horses, donkeys, and zebras. Hippodae > 9. Lions, tigers, leopards, and jaguars. Felidae > 10. Gorillas. Primates cheers, calvin |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Jul 19 05:06PM -0700 On Thursday, July 19, 2018 at 2:15:49 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > considered by historians to be the first "modern" professional > wrestling match -- that is, one with a storyline and a > predetermined outcome. Within 5 years, when was that match? 1905 > Gur byqrfg pheeragyl bcrengvat ceb-jerfgyvat cebzbgvba va gur > jbeyq jnf sbhaqrq va avargrra guvegl-guerr naq vf pnyyrq PZYY. > Va jung *pbhagel* vf vg ybpngrq? Mexico (Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre) > 3. Va gur Zrkvpna jerfgyvat fglyr xabja nf yhpun yvoer, jung vf n > "grpavpb"? Face (short for babyface)/good guy. > jub jbhyq geniry nzbat gur inevbhf greevgbevrf. Yrtraqnel > jerfgyref yvxr Qhfgl Eubqrf naq Evp Synve uryq guvf punzcvbafuvc. > Gur nyyvnapr rkvfgrq hagvy 2016. Jung jnf vg anzrq? NWA World Heavyweight Championship. > 1972 by this wrestler, who is famous for a "boxer vs. wrestler" > match in which most of the time he was on his back kicking at > Muhammad Ali's legs. Name him. Antonio Inoki > 6. What is a "bladejob"? A wrestler making himself (or, rarely, herself) bleed by cutting his/her forehead with a hidden blade. > cross-promotion with musicians like Cyndi Lauper -- called what? > Hint: This was also the title of the WWF-themed Saturday-morning > cartoon produced in the 1980s. The Rock N' Wrestling Connection > 9. Another key element in the WWF's rise to dominance was > WrestleMania, their annual super-event. Within 2, how many > WrestleManias have there been? 34 > 10. Toronto has hosted WrestleMania twice. For *either* occasion, > give *either* the sequence number or the year. VI > 3. Cervus. > 4. Bos. > 5. Apis. Bees > 6. Vulpes. Foxes |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 19 08:31PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > Gur byqrfg pheeragyl bcrengvat ceb-jerfgyvat cebzbgvba va gur > jbeyq jnf sbhaqrq va avargrra guvegl-guerr naq vf pnyyrq PZYY. > Va jung *pbhagel* vf vg ybpngrq? Wales > answer may be more specific.) > 1. Loxodonta. > 2. Chelonia. turtles > 3. Cervus. > 4. Bos. cattle > 5. Apis. bees > 6. Vulpes. > For questions #7-10, you give the genus. > 7. Wolves, coyotes, and domestic dogs. canis > 8. Horses, donkeys, and zebras. equus > 9. Lions, tigers, leopards, and jaguars. panthera > 10. Gorillas. gorilla -- Dan Tilque |
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