- Rotating Quiz #304 - 2 Updates
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Sep 05 11:17PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:W5SdnTgxUspSjRPGnZ2dnUU7- > 1. This man lived 101 years, mostly in New York, and wrote over > 1,000 songs. Jerome Kern said that he "has no *place in* > American music -- he *is* American music". Irving Berlin > 2. This man, born in California, became a novelist after failing > to get rich in the Klondike gold rush. He lived only 40 years, > but wrote over 50 books. Jack London > later became, a euphemism for something worse. > 5. Of the three men who wrote the Federalist Papers, this was the > only one who later became President of the United States. Madison > on Broadway originally by Sam Levene and by Frank Sinatra in > the movie adaptation, operates the "Oldest Established Permanent > Floating Crap Game in New York". Nathan Detroit > tyrant, and finally he was murdered. > 8. The next US president after <answer 5>, his term began what > was called the "Era of Good Feelings". Andrew Jackson > 10. In the Christian Bible, up to about half the books of the New > Testament are credited to this man, although it is not so clear > how many he actually wrote. St Paul > what noble title granted in 1814? > 12. On what basis was the sequence of the other questions > determined? Give sufficient details to support your answer. Pete Gayde |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 06 01:59AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 1. This man lived 101 years, mostly in New York, and wrote over > 1,000 songs. Jerome Kern said that he "has no *place in* > American music -- he *is* American music". Irving Berlin > 2. This man, born in California, became a novelist after failing > to get rich in the Klondike gold rush. He lived only 40 years, > but wrote over 50 books. Jack London > 3. The greatest success of this Englishman's long career was > his expedition that mapped Puget Sound and the coast of British > Columbia. George Vancouver > of the Boer War, this man began interning enemy civilians in > "concentration camps" -- a phrase that was not then, as it > later became, a euphemism for something worse. Baden-Powell > 5. Of the three men who wrote the Federalist Papers, this was the > only one who later became President of the United States. John Adams > career. He imposed unprecedented taxation and unprecedented > restrictions on civil liberties, he was called a despot and a > tyrant, and finally he was murdered. Abraham Lincoln > 8. The next US president after <answer 5>, his term began what > was called the "Era of Good Feelings". Andrew Johnson > of the most important books in a certain branch of knowledge > -- more than 15 years after thinking of the idea that was its > basic thesis. Charles Darwin > 10. In the Christian Bible, up to about half the books of the New > Testament are credited to this man, although it is not so clear > how many he actually wrote. St Paul > 11. An Irishman named Arthur Wellesley achieved great success in > both the military and political fields. He is better known by > what noble title granted in 1814? Duke of Wellington -- Dan Tilque |
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