- QFTCIWSS Game 5, Rounds 7-8: threes and islands - 1 Update
- Calvin's Quiz #536 - 4 Updates
- RQ #306: NATO v. EU - 2 Updates
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Sep 17 06:09PM -0700 On Friday, September 14, 2018 at 3:49:19 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-06-11, > and should be interpreted accordingly. noted > kind of thing they all are. > *Note*: In all cases, be sufficiently specific. > 1. Newsboy, Panama, gambler. men's hats > 2. Prusik, square, overhand. mountaineering knots > 3. Scaphopoda, Polyplacophora, Polychaetes. molluscs > 4. Dolomite, red beryl, nephrite. semi-precious gems w/ magnesium > 5. Taftan, Michetta, Pistolet. leavened bread > 6. Assault, scout, sniper. ninja cpa review courses > 7. Munchkin, ragdoll, Bengal. cats > 8. Bok choy, kale, cauliflower. offshoots of brassica oleracea (aka things that food eats) > 9. Aloe vera, jade, peyote. cactus > 10. Balans, aeron, adirondack. chairs > We'll name an island or group, and in some cases give a bit of > additional information; you tell us which letter it is. > 1. Vanuatu. k > 2. Tahiti. t > 3. Okinawa. a > 4. Fiji. o > 5. Samoa. p > 6. Solomon Is., whose capital is on the island of Guadalcanal. h > 7. Tonga. s > 8. Wake I. m? > 9. Guam. c > 10. (Federated States of) Micronesia, whose capital is on the > island of Pohnpei ["po-HEN-pay-ee"]. j swp |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 17 01:49PM > 1 In 1895, the first X-ray of the human body was the hand of which German engineer and physicist's wife? Wilhelm Roentgen > 2 Fukuoka and Nagasaki are among the prefectures located on which Japanese island? Shikoku > 4 A landmark 1928 anthropological study by Margaret Mead is titled 'Coming of Age in' where? Samoa > 5 The film character Jason Bourne was created by which American novelist? Robert Ludlum > 6 Name either of the two 'generals' who, according to Tsar Nicholas I, 'will not fail me'? Winter > 7 Which sauce traditionally accompanies turkey at Thanksgiving? cranberry > 8 What links the Venerable Bede, Alfred the Great and William Caxton? wrote English histories > 10 Which occupation commonly uses a piping bag? pastry chef -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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 17 05:07PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 In 1895, the first X-ray of the human body was the hand of which > German engineer and physicist's wife? Roentgen > 2 Fukuoka and Nagasaki are > among the prefectures located on which Japanese island? Hokkaido > in' where? > 5 The film character Jason Bourne was created by which > American novelist? Ludlum > according to Tsar Nicholas I, 'will not fail me'? > 7 Which sauce > traditionally accompanies turkey at Thanksgiving? Cranberry > name of the religious and social practice of female seclusion > prevalent among some Muslim and Hindu communities in South Asia? > 10 Which occupation commonly uses a piping bag? Baker > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Sep 17 08:05PM On Sun, 16 Sep 2018 21:59:19 -0700, Calvin wrote: > 1 In 1895, the first X-ray of the human body was the hand of which > German engineer and physicist's wife? Roentgen > 2 Fukuoka and Nagasaki are among the prefectures located on which > Japanese island? Honshu > 3 What is the Australian equivalent of a South African braai? > 4 A landmark 1928 anthropological study by Margaret Mead is titled > 'Coming of Age in' where? Samoa > 5 The film character Jason Bourne was created by which American > novelist? > 6 Name either of the two 'generals' who, according to Tsar Nicholas I, > 'will not fail me'? > 7 Which sauce traditionally accompanies turkey at Thanksgiving? Cranberry > seclusion prevalent among some Muslim and Hindu communities in South > Asia? > 10 Which occupation commonly uses a piping bag? Baker |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 17 10:28PM +0200 > 1 In 1895, the first X-ray of the human body was the hand of which > German engineer and physicist's wife? Wilhelm Röntgen > 2 Fukuoka and Nagasaki are among the prefectures located on which > Japanese island? Kyushu > 7 Which sauce traditionally accompanies turkey at Thanksgiving? BBQ |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 17 05:42PM > There are currently 27 European members of NATO, and 28 members of the EU. > Which five countries are in NATO, but not the EU? > 1. Turkey > 2. Norway > 3. Iceland > 4. Liechtenstein > Name any five of the six countries that are in the EU, but not NATO. > 6. Czech Republic > 7. Slovakia > 8. Austria > 9. Poland > 10. Hungary -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 17 10:28PM +0200 > There are currently 27 European members of NATO, and 28 members of the EU. > Which five countries are in NATO, but not the EU? 1. Albania 2. Montenegro 3. Turkey 4. Iceland 5. Norway > Name any five of the six countries that are in the EU, but not NATO. 6. Sweden 7. Austria 8. Ireland 9. Malta 10. Finland |
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