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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 02 09:43PM -0700 1 Which British author (1903 - 1992) wrote 'The Borrowers' series of children's fantasy novels? 2 Who had a 1957 hit with 'Magic Moments'? 3 Mascarpone is a variety of which foodstuff? 4 The Solheim Cup is the women's equivalent of which sporting trophy? 5 Which British ocean liner did a German U-boat sink on 5th May 1915? 6 Conspiracy theorists maintain that John Lennon mumbles "I buried Paul" towards the end of which 1967 Beatles' hit? 7 Which river separates Zimbabwe from South Africa 8 The Kirin brewery is based in which Asian country? 9 Which London residence was home to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother from 1953-2002? 10 Torvald and Nora Helmer are characters in which Henrik Ibsen play? cheers, calvin |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Aug 03 05:46AM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > of children's fantasy novels? > 2 Who had a 1957 hit with 'Magic Moments'? > 3 Mascarpone is a variety of which foodstuff? Cheese > 4 The Solheim Cup is the women's equivalent of which sporting > trophy? Golf > 5 Which British ocean liner did a German U-boat sink on > 5th May 1915? Lusitania > 6 Conspiracy theorists maintain that John Lennon > mumbles "I buried Paul" towards the end of which 1967 Beatles' hit? I Am the Walrus > 7 Which river separates Zimbabwe from South Africa > 8 The Kirin brewery is based in which Asian country? Japan > in which Henrik Ibsen play? > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 03 02:13AM -0500 Calvin: > 1 Which British author (1903 - 1992) wrote 'The Borrowers' series > of children's fantasy novels? Pratchett. > 2 Who had a 1957 hit with 'Magic Moments'? Como? > 3 Mascarpone is a variety of which foodstuff? Pasta. > 4 The Solheim Cup is the women's equivalent of which sporting trophy? Davis Cup? > 5 Which British ocean liner did a German U-boat sink on 5th May 1915? Lusitania. > 6 Conspiracy theorists maintain that John Lennon mumbles "I buried > Paul" towards the end of which 1967 Beatles' hit? All of them. :-) > 7 Which river separates Zimbabwe from South Africa Limpopo. > 8 The Kirin brewery is based in which Asian country? China. > 9 Which London residence was home to Queen Elizabeth the Queen > Mother from 1953-2002? Kensington Palace? > 10 Torvald and Nora Helmer are characters in which Henrik Ibsen play? "A Doll's House"? -- Mark Brader | "It doesn't have to actually *be* special, but you have Toronto | to make people think it is, and sometimes the easiest way msb@vex.net | to do that is to make it special." -- Peter Reiher |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 02 09:41PM -0700 On Monday, July 30, 2018 at 9:32:15 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 In which country is Mount Ararat located? Turkey It arguably extends into Armenia so I'll accept that too > 2 Red Hot Chili Peppers bass player Michael Balzary is better known by nickname, shared with insects from the order Siphonaptera? Flea > 3 Which Christian saint was originally known as Saul when born in the city of Tarsus around 5 BC? [Saint] Paul > 4 Coined by George Bernard Shaw, the term 'bardolatry' refers to the excessive worship of which other writer? William Shakespeare He accepted various spellings, so it's the least I can do :-) > 5 Which American heavy metal band's hits include 'We're Not Gonna Take It' and 'I Wanna Rock'? Twisted Sister Singleton for Bruce > 6 With the scientific name Desmodus rotundus, what is is the only mammal that can (arguably) live as a parasite? Vampire Bat > 7 Which famous composer's musical works are classified by Kochel (or K) numbers? WA Mozart > 8 Commencing with Barbara Bush in 1990, the US First Lady traditionally makes a cameo appearance on which children's TV show? Sesame Street > 9 Which gas comprises about 96% of the atmosphere of the planet Venus? Carbon Dioxide > 10 With two French Open titles and a record 120 wins in Davis Cup matches, who (b. 1933) is generally regarded as Italy's greatest tennis player? Nicola Pietrangeli No-one got this. See https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/nicola-pietrangeli/ Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 529 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 8 49 Mark Brader 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 7 38 Bruce Bowler 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 7 47 Dan Blum 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 40 Erland S 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 41 Dan Tilque 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 41 Peter Smyth 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 36 Gareth Owen 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 36 Pete Gayde - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 6 6 8 8 1 2 7 7 5 0 50 63% Congratulations Mark. cheers, calvin |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 02 02:04PM > * Game 2, Round 4 - Literature - Women who Write Women > 1. V.I. Warshawski, Chicago. Sara Paretsky > 8. Kay Scarpetta, Richmond VA, Hollywood FL, and Charleston SC. Patricia Cornwell > 10. Kinsey Millhone, Santa Theresa, CA. Sue Grafton > * Game 2, Round 6 - Science - Parrots > 1. Hyacinth macaw. 18 > 2. Golden parakeet. 7; 10 > 3. Blue-and-yellow macaw. 2 > 4. African grey parrot. 1; 11 > 5. Great-billed parrot. 5; 8 > 6. Umbrella cockatoo. 6; 8 > 7. Budgerigar. 12; 14 > 8. Cockatiel. 13; 11 > 9. Kaka. 15; 4 > 10. Sunset lorikeet. 17 -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Aug 02 10:00PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:FZOdnaKjFcefsP_GnZ2dnUU7- > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/2-6/parro.pdf > (Note that each number is *below* its image.) > 1. Hyacinth macaw. 16 > 2. Golden parakeet. 10; 7 > 3. Blue-and-yellow macaw. 2; 18 > 4. African grey parrot. 1; 11 > 5. Great-billed parrot. 2 > 6. Umbrella cockatoo. 6 > 7. Budgerigar. 10; 5 > 8. Cockatiel. 6 > 9. Kaka. 10; 16 > 10. Sunset lorikeet. 12 > 16. Ehccryy'f cneebg. > 17. Oyhr ybevxrrg. > 18. Lryybj-ovoorq ybel. Pete Gayde |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 02 08:51AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > attracting bipartisan fury by making remarks variously referred > to as "treasonous", "stupid", "shocking", and "disgraceful". > In what city did the two leaders meet? Helsinki > 8. In the midst of the aforementioned summit, the EU signed its > largest-ever trade agreement with which major nation? China > 9. Adrian Cronauer died last week, aged 79. He was best known for > his time with the US Armed Forces Radio, as depicted immortally > by Robin Williams in which 1987 movie? Good Morning, Vietnam > 10. Two of the last three Blockbuster Video stores left in the US > closed this week. The one location still open is in Bend, > Oregon, but in what state were the two that closed? Alaska > 1. Which controversial American fast-food chain, known for > supporting anti-gay politicians, announced they will open three > restaurants in the GTA in 2019? Chik-fil-A > are ongoing, having as of Saturday killed a confirmed 88 people. > They are the first widespread fires in this country since 2009. > What country? Japan > 8. Theodore McCarrick was forced to resign this week from his > prestigious position, in a widely-praised move by his direct > superior -- who? Ford; Trudeau > went public. In US dollars, to the nearest whole billion > and within $2,000,000,000, how much value did Facebook lose > on Thursday? It was almost 20%, but don't know the dollar amount. -- Dan Tilque |
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