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| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Sep 12 08:55PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:7bCdncsfcsLrKQvGnZ2dnUU7- > electronic music, and popularized the use of synthesizers as well > as inventing many of the first electronic percussion instruments. > They still tour today. [Title: "Das Model".] Kraftwerk > 2. Alexander the Great defeated the armies of the Pauravas > civilization in the Battle of the Hydaspes ["hi-DASS-peez"]. > Within 40 years, when did that battle occur? 500BC; 400BC > the spread of Hinduism across the subcontinent, and remains > one of the most important literary and religious works for > that religion. Bagavad Gita > conquests, Chandragupta abandoned his throne to become a monk > -- of what religion? > 5. Brahmins, kshatriyas, and sudras are all examples of what? Castes > 6. Guru Nanak founded this religion in the 16th century in the > Punjab region; it grew partially as a response to harsh treatment > from the Mughal ["MOOG-hal"] or Mogul Empire. What religion? Sikh > directly ruled the majority of the subcontinent and controlled > all of it -- including what are now Pakistan, Bangladesh, > and Myanmar -- is commonly known the British what? Raj > 9. Who became the first Indian Prime Minister in 1947? Nehru > 10. Within 5 years, when did the Republic of India first test > nuclear weapons? 1965; 1976 Pete Gayde |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Sep 12 07:52PM -0700 On Monday, September 10, 2018 at 2:14:19 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > electronic music, and popularized the use of synthesizers as well > as inventing many of the first electronic percussion instruments. > They still tour today. [Title: "Das Model".] Kraftwerk > 2. The surviving members of Joy Division formed this extremely > successful band, among the first to merge postpunk and British > new wave pop with electronic music. ["Blue Monday".] New Order > is the best-selling musical duo in British history. In 2016 > Billboard magazine named them the number one dance group since > the magazine's inception in 1976. ["Go West".] Pet Shop Boys > 4. This electronic rock band have sold over 100,000,000 albums > worldwide and have five #1 singles on Billboard's Alternative > Top 40. ["Enjoy The Silence".] Depeche Mode > known by this alias -- and for his video collaborations with > Spike Jonze ["Jones"], one of which was the video for this track. > ["Praise You".] Fatboy Slim > elements of punk, ambient, and house into a pop context, as well > as for his duets with Kelis, Public Enemy, and Gwen Stefani. > ["Southside".] Moby > disco-influenced house music, but are probably better known > for their trademark shiny helmets, which obscure their faces. > ["One More Time".] Daft Punk > all of it -- including what are now Pakistan, Bangladesh, > and Myanmar -- is commonly known the British what? > 9. Who became the first Indian Prime Minister in 1947? Nehru |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 12 01:54PM > Dan Tilque: > > Red Skelton > Arrgh -- he skipped a letter without telling us! More that one, actually. -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Sep 12 05:25PM -0500 Dan Blum: > More that one, actually. Wild guess without rereading the question: Victoria Woodhull? -- Mark Brader | "Are you finding it frustrating when everything works on minix? msb@vex.net | No more all-nighters to get a nifty program working?" Toronto | -- Linus Torvalds announces Linux, 1991 |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 13 12:15AM > Dan Blum: > > More that one, actually. > Wild guess without rereading the question: Victoria Woodhull? Yes. -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Sep 12 09:40PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 'finger pressure'? > 2 Which director's works include 'Network' > (1976) and 'Dog Day Afternoon' (1975)? Chayefsky > 3 Contrary to the lyrics of > a hit 1978 song, there is little evidence that which individual was on > intimate terms with Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918)? Rasputin > 4 Which major accounting firm tallies the votes for the Academy > Awards? Price Waterhouse > 5 The 2016 movie 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' is > a spin-off from which film franchise? Harry Potter > 6 Travis Bickle is the lead character > in which 1976 Martin Scorsese film? Taxi Driver > 7 Russet and Yukon Gold are varieties of which foodstuff? Potato > 8 What was the first US city to host an Olympic Games? Lake Placid > 10 Which > six-letter word is both an edible yellow fruit and the Spanish word > for 15? Quince > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
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