- QFTCIWSS Game 8, Rounds 2-3: our parks, their revolution - 2 Updates
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| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 25 01:47PM > composed of delegations from the nobility, the clergy, and the > rest of the French population. It was the first time this body > had been convened since 1626. What was it called? Estates General > gur Rfgngrf-Trareny naq jvgu gurve bja ynpx bs cbjre, qrpynerq > gurzfryirf gb or n cbyvgvpnyyl rzcbjrerq obql vaqrcraqrag bs > gur Xvat. Jung jnf guvf svefg eribyhgvvbanel obql pnyyrq? Directory > count of Mirabeau; by Thomas Jefferson; and by which third man, > a French aristocrat who had served in the American forces during > the Revolutionary War? Lafayette > Amis de la Constitution) was the most influential political > organization during the Revolution. By which other name were > they were better known? Jacobins > 7. Brumaire, pluvi?se, germinal, and thermidor are all examples > of what? names of months in the Revolutionary calendar > 8. Georges Danton founded this committee, which executed him for > being lenient towards the enemies of the Revolution. After that, > it was commanded by Robespierre. What committee? Comite de Salut Public > prominent people remaining from the <answer 6>, on July 28, 1794. > Which centrist political faction, whose strength was found in > the non-noble upper classes, then took power? Girodins; Crapauds > the greatest honor France can bestow upon any of its citizens: > later internees include Victor Hugo, Marie and Pierre Curie, > Louis Braille, and Antoine de St-Exup?ry. What is its name now? Pantheon -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 26 02:14AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:QO-dnd58s-oyz0zGnZ2dnUU7- > Abbotsford Park in Willowdale to Zooview Park in Scarborough. > We'll give you an address and a description; in each case, you > just have to name the park. No answers here. > composed of delegations from the nobility, the clergy, and the > rest of the French population. It was the first time this body > had been convened since 1626. What was it called? Estates General > arneol nguyrgvp snpvyvgl naq fjber na bngu "abg gb frcnengr, > naq gb ernffrzoyr jurarire pvephzfgnaprf erdhver". Jung jnf > guvf bngu pnyyrq? Tennis Court Oath > 4. Two members of the <answer 2> enumerated a list of civil rights, > which remain in force as part of France's constitution today. > What was this document called? Declaration of the Rights of Man; Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen > count of Mirabeau; by Thomas Jefferson; and by which third man, > a French aristocrat who had served in the American forces during > the Revolutionary War? Lafayette > 7. Brumaire, pluviôse, germinal, and thermidor are all examples > of what? months of the Revolutionary calendar > 8. Georges Danton founded this committee, which executed him for > being lenient towards the enemies of the Revolution. After that, > it was commanded by Robespierre. What committee? Committee on Public Safety > the greatest honor France can bestow upon any of its citizens: > later internees include Victor Hugo, Marie and Pierre Curie, > Louis Braille, and Antoine de St-Exupéry. What is its name now? Pantheon -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Oct 25 06:46PM On Tue, 23 Oct 2018 22:39:42 -0700, Calvin wrote: > 1 What does the business abbreviation "R & D" stand for? Research and Development > 2 Which human organ is an otoscope designed to investigate? The ear > 3 Who is the only individual to have TWO galaxies named after him? Copernicus? > 4 Who composed the 1812 overture? Tchaikovsky > 5 Which prolific writer's only directorial credit is the 1986 sci-fi > horror comedy 'Maximum Overdrive', based on his own short story > 'Trucks'? Steven King > 6 Which amine was traditionally a component of tonic water, giving it a > bitter flavour? > 7 What links the nations of Gabon, Kenya, Indonesia and Colombia, among > others? The equator? > 8 Babe Didrikson Zaharias won three Olympic medals in which sport? track and field > 9 Which character does Johnny Depp portray in the 'Pirates of the > Caribbean' film franchise? Captain Jack Sparrow > 10 Which royal is the current Duke of Cambridge? William |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Oct 25 08:01PM On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 18:46:36 +0000, Bruce Bowler wrote: >> 3 Who is the only individual to have TWO galaxies named after him? > Copernicus? When scoring this question, don't forget about Holmberg and Maffei when handing out points for Magellan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ List_of_galaxies_named_after_people) |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 25 03:05PM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 What does the business abbreviation "R & D" stand for? research and development > 2 Which human organ is an otoscope designed to investigate? ear > 3 Who is the only individual to have TWO galaxies named after him? Barnard > 4 Who composed the 1812 overture? Tchaikovsky > 5 Which prolific writer's only directorial credit is the 1986 sci-fi horror comedy 'Maximum Overdrive', based on his own short story 'Trucks'? Stephen King > 6 Which amine was traditionally a component of tonic water, giving it a bitter flavour? quinine > 7 What links the nations of Gabon, Kenya, Indonesia and Colombia, among others? equator > 8 Babe Didrikson Zaharias won three Olympic medals in which sport? swimming > 9 Which character does Johnny Depp portray in the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' film franchise? > 10 Which royal is the current Duke of Cambridge? Prince William -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 25 06:48PM -0500 Bruce Bowler: > When scoring this question, don't forget about Holmberg and Maffei when > handing out points for Magellan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ > List_of_galaxies_named_after_people) Your source would be more impressive if it listed the Magellanic Clouds. -- Mark Brader "Eventually, of course, I fell into the trap of Toronto becoming comfortable with find(1)'s syntax..." msb@vex.net -- Steve Summit |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 25 06:44PM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 What does the business abbreviation "R & D" stand for? research and development > 2 Which human organ is an otoscope designed to investigate? ear > 3 Who is the only individual to have TWO galaxies named after him? Barnard > 4 Who composed the 1812 overture? Tchaikovsky > 5 Which prolific writer's only directorial credit is the 1986 sci-fi horror comedy 'Maximum Overdrive', based on his own short story 'Trucks'? Stephen King > 6 Which amine was traditionally a component of tonic water, giving it a bitter flavour? quinine > 7 What links the nations of Gabon, Kenya, Indonesia and Colombia, among others? equator > 8 Babe Didrikson Zaharias won three Olympic medals in which sport? tennis > 9 Which character does Johnny Depp portray in the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' film franchise? > 10 Which royal is the current Duke of Cambridge? Prince William -- Dan Tilque |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 25 06:47PM -0700 Ignore the post this is a followup to. My news software told me the first post failed, but apparently it did not. -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 25 11:22PM +0200 >> ** Game 7, Round 9 - Entertainment - Monty Python Sketches > There are the guys that concluded that Swedes are a boring people, > which was very loudly illustrated - with what? A man with a loud pneumatic drilling maching boring a hole the street. |
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