- Calvin's Quiz #534 - 2 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #533 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 2 Updates
- QFTCIWSS Game 4, Rounds 7-8: # books, ON wineries - 1 Update
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 02 09:22PM -0700 1 What is America's third largest political party by membership? It promotes a classical liberal platform but currently has no members in Congress. 2 The Gulf of Tonkin chiefly adjoins which Asian country? 3 Which Scottish author's best known work is the 1993 novel 'Trainspotting', on which the 1996 film was based? 4 What was the only major naval battle between German and British forces during World War One? 5 A 21st century phenomenon, nomophobia is the irrational fear of being without what? 6 Which American state is most closely associated with Cajun culture? 7 What links Draco, Indus, Pavo and Phoenix? 8 Edo is an historical name for which national capital city? 9 Which 2000's US TV series featured characters including Jack Shephard, Kate Austen, and a 'smoke monster'? 10 What is the common name of C8H7N3O2, a chemical commonly used to detect trace amounts of blood at crime scenes? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 02 11:34PM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 What is America's third largest political party by membership? > It promotes a classical liberal platform but currently has no > members in Congress. Libertarian, I suppose. > 2 The Gulf of Tonkin chiefly adjoins which Asian country? Vietnam. > 3 Which Scottish author's best known work is the 1993 novel > 'Trainspotting', on which the 1996 film was based? Johnson. > 4 What was the only major naval battle between German and British > forces during World War One? Battle of Jutland. > 5 A 21st century phenomenon, nomophobia is the irrational fear of > being without what? A cell phone? > 6 Which American state is most closely associated with Cajun culture? Louisiana. > 7 What links Draco, Indus, Pavo and Phoenix? Well, they're all constellations. > 8 Edo is an historical name for which national capital city? Tokyo. > 9 Which 2000's US TV series featured characters including Jack > Shephard, Kate Austen, and a 'smoke monster'? "Lost"? > 10 What is the common name of C8H7N3O2, a chemical commonly used > to detect trace amounts of blood at crime scenes? Luminol? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Pleasant dreams!" msb@vex.net | "I'll dream of Canada." -- THE SUSPECT |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 02 09:20PM -0700 On Monday, August 27, 2018 at 2:15:47 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 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? Aston Villa > 4 Which American country singer-songwriter and actor married actress Julia Roberts In 1993? Lyle Lovett > 5 Because it is produced by the body, which vitamin is also classified as a hormone? D > 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 https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/sourtoe-cocktail > 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] All correspondence on this question should be directed to Mark Brader, Esq. > 9 Name either of the birds Noah sent forth in Genesis 8:7-12. Dove or Raven > 10 Which singer (1894-1937) is remembered as the 'Empress of the Blues'? Bessie Smith Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 533 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 36 Bruce Bowler 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 7 31 Pete Gayde 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 7 33 Dan Blum 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 34 Mark Brader 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 6 28 Peter Smyth 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 6 29 Dan Tilque 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 5 4 2 3 3 4 6 6 6 3 42 60% Congratulations Bruce! cheers, calvin |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 02 09:23PM -0700 On Monday, August 27, 2018 at 3:15:19 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > > 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". You may be thinking of Bobby Brown who at one time was married to Whitney Houston. cheers, calvin |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 02 09:13PM -0700 On Saturday, September 1, 2018 at 4:43:30 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > you must get right. > 1. This 1953 novel presents a future America where books are > outlawed, and firemen have a radically different job. Fahrenheit 451 > 4. The plot for this 1915 novel revolves around an expat Scot, newly > returned to London from Africa, who is drawn into an anarchist > plot. The 39 Steps > 5. The final book of an infamous trilogy, the movie version of > this 2012 novel was released in February of 2018. 50 Shades Darker > 6. The first of 18 novels in this charming series, this 1998 novel > introduces Precious Ramotswe of Botswana. No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency > 7. Published in 1961, this novel traces the story of the fictional > 256th Squadron, based on the island of Pianosa. Catch-22 > sea monster. > 10. This 1960 book features Jay and Kay, and the amazing creatures > they have as pets and friends. Men in Black :-) > * Game 4, Round 8 - Canadiana Geography - Ontario Wineries Pass. cheers, calvin |
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