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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 26 09:15PM -0700 1 What culinary term refers to small hamburgers, typically served 2 or 3 at a time? 2 Which video game franchise features story arcs including 'Infinite Warfare' and 'Black Ops'? 3 Australian goalkeeper Mark Bosnich made 179 appearances for which (then) EPL soccer club? 4 Which American country singer-songwriter and actor married actress Julia Roberts In 1993? 5 Because it is produced by the body, which vitamin is also classified as a hormone? 6 What is the chemical formula for Buckminsterfullerene? 7 Which human body part (yes, really) is traditionally an ingredient in a cocktail in Dawson City, Yukon? 8 Also called a 'serial comma', what is the name of the optional comma sometimes placed after the penultimate item in a list, but before the 'and'? 9 Name either of the birds Noah sent forth in Genesis 8:7-12. 10 Which singer (1894-1937) is remembered as the 'Empress of the Blues'? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 27 12:15AM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 What culinary term refers to small hamburgers, typically > served 2 or 3 at a time? Sliders. > 2 Which video game franchise features story arcs including > 'Infinite Warfare' and 'Black Ops'? "Call of Duty"? > 3 Australian goalkeeper Mark Bosnich made 179 appearances for > which (then) EPL soccer club? Brisbane? > 4 Which American country singer-songwriter and actor married > actress Julia Roberts In 1993? Hmm. I think his initials may be R.B. I'll say "Brown". > 5 Because it is produced by the body, which vitamin is also > classified as a hormone? E? > 6 What is the chemical formula for Buckminsterfullerene? C60. > 7 Which human body part (yes, really) is traditionally an > ingredient in a cocktail in Dawson City, Yukon? Toe. > 8 Also called a 'serial comma', what is the name of the optional > comma sometimes placed after the penultimate item in a list, but > before the 'and'? It's named the serial comma, dammit, and it's ordinary language, not some exotic "Oxford" or "Harvard" comma. > 9 Name either of the birds Noah sent forth in Genesis 8:7-12. Dove. > 10 Which singer (1894-1937) is remembered as the 'Empress of the Blues'? Bessie Smith? -- Mark Brader | "How, you may ask, did the mind of man ever excogitate Toronto | anything so false and foolish? The answer is that the msb@vex.net | mind of man had nothing to do with it..." --A.E. Housman My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Aug 27 09:01AM Calvin wrote: > 1 What culinary term refers to small hamburgers, typically served 2 or 3 at a time? > 2 Which video game franchise features story arcs including 'Infinite Warfare' and 'Black Ops'? Call of Duty > 3 Australian goalkeeper Mark Bosnich made 179 appearances for which (then) EPL soccer club? Aston Villa > 4 Which American country singer-songwriter and actor married actress Julia Roberts In 1993? > 5 Because it is produced by the body, which vitamin is also classified as a hormone? > 6 What is the chemical formula for Buckminsterfullerene? C60 > 7 Which human body part (yes, really) is traditionally an ingredient in a cocktail in Dawson City, Yukon? Toe > 8 Also called a 'serial comma', what is the name of the optional comma sometimes placed after the penultimate item in a list, but before the 'and'? Oxford Comma > 9 Name either of the birds Noah sent forth in Genesis 8:7-12. Dove > 10 Which singer (1894-1937) is remembered as the 'Empress of the Blues'? Peter Smyth |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 26 09:12PM -0700 On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 3:26:07 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 Named for the dramatic art form where they are traditionally worn, which style of women's gloves extend beyond the elbow? Opera gloves > 2 Antony Gormley's Angel of The North is located in which English city? Gateshead / Newcastle > 3 What is the alliterative two-word term for an inclined frame on front of a railroad locomotive for throwing obstacles off the track? Cow Catcher > 4 What two-word name is shared by a US TV character of the 1970s and 80s, and the very short cut-off jeans she regularly wore? Daisy Duke[s] > 5 Three dimensional objects with only one side are named for which German mathematician? August Mobius > 6 Which actress portrayed psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi on the TV series 'The Sopranos'? Loraine Bracco > 7 Which US pop star (b. 1980) had hits with 'Genie in a Bottle' and 'What a Girl Wants'? Christina Aguilara > 8 'Beano' is an alternative name for which popular game of chance? Bingo > 9 Which American singer-songwriter's first album 'Jagged Little Pill' was released in 1995? Alanis Morissette She was born in Canada as Mark noted, and is a dual Canadian / US citizen to be precise. Apologies if anyone was misled. > 10 Which girl's name is also a term for an excessively cheerful or optimistic person? Polyanna Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 532 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 35 Gareth Owen 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 36 Dan Blum 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 28 Mark Brader 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 20 Peter Smyth 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 24 Pete Gayde 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 19 Dan Tilque 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 5 2 6 5 3 2 3 3 4 5 38 63% Congratulations Gareth. cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 27 12:11AM -0500 "Calvin": > > 5 Three dimensional objects with only one side are named > > for which German mathematician? > August Mobius Arrgh -- I went one too high! For what it's worth, I was thinking about the dimensionality of the surface, and not the space you have to embed it into to realize it. And, of course, Klein was also German. -- Mark Brader | "But [this] doesn't help... This is a pointless task." Toronto | "How long have you worked for the government"? msb@vex.net | --Andy Weir, "The Martian" |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 26 05:52PM -0700 On Saturday, August 25, 2018 at 12:08:12 PM UTC+10, swp wrote: > the fewest people got any points on). Second tiebreaker will be > posting order. > 0. what is the study of the origin and development of a word, tracing it back to its original language and to its sources in contemporary or earlier languages. Etymology > 1. how many oscars for best director did alfred hitchcock win? None > 2. in our solar system, how many planets are smaller than earth? Three > 3. what does an oniomaniaic love to do? Smell? > 4. australia's highway 1 forms a complete loop along its borders. to the nearest 100 miles, what is it's length? 10,000 > 5. what substance makes chili peppers 'hot'? Capuscin > 6. what is the only world capital whose name is derived from an algonquin word? Ottawa > 7. which u.s. military service has the motto "semper paratus"? Air Force? > 8. what color jacket does the winner of the pga masters tournament wear? Blue? > 9. what river do you cross to go from switzerland and liechtenstein. Dunno. cheers, calvin |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 26 01:47PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > in the 2018 World Cup (translated into English if necessary), > and you tell us what country it's from. > 1. The Socceroos. Australia > 2. The Coffee Growers. Honduras > 3. The Incas. Peru > musical guest in the same episode, which was in 1975. > 4. This woman is the oldest person to have hosted SNL, which she > did in 2010 at age 88. Barbara Billingsley > people who have hosted the show at least 5 times in sketches, > calling it "the Five-Timers Club". Who was the first member of > the Five-Timers Club, hosting for the 5th time in 1977? Buck Henry > 7. Who was the first *former cast member* of "Saturday Night Live" > to come back to host the show? He was also the first former > cast member to join the Five-Timers Club. Chevy Chase; Dan Ackroyd > Name the comic. > 10. This person holds the record for most appearances hosting SNL, > having hosted it 17 times. Steve Martin -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 26 05:30PM -0700 On Saturday, August 25, 2018 at 5:42:49 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > in the 2018 World Cup (translated into English if necessary), > and you tell us what country it's from. > 1. The Socceroos. Australia > 2. The Coffee Growers. Colombia, Peru > 3. The Incas. Colombia, Peru > 4. The Sky Blue. Uruguay > 5. The Navigators. Morocco? > 6. The Carthage Eagles. Tunisia > 7. The Lions of Turanga. Senegal? > 8. Our Boys. > 9. The Red Devils. Either one of two possible answers is > sufficient. Spain, Portugal > Team", but this country goes slightly further and simply calls > their FIFA squad "The Team". > * Game 4, Round 3 - Entertainment - "Saturday Night Live" Hosts Pass cheers, calvin |
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