| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 05 01:44PM +0200 >> Damn, her first name starts with H, but it is not Helen Clark, that's >> a nearby country. > Also, it's not H, it's a nearby letter. Yup, realised that when I saw Calvin's answer. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 05 01:55PM > 1. Which Canadian PM took office following Sir John A. MacDonald's > death in 1891? He was the first PM to be born in what later > became Canada. King > 2. Which US President died in office in 1841, just one month into > his term, and was succeeded by John Tyler? William Henry Harrison > have had a parade of Prime Ministers, many with multiple terms. > Name the only *living* former Prime Minister of Italy to have > held the office *3 times*. Berlusconi > 4. In France, Charles de Gaulle was the first president of the > Fifth Republic. He was succeeded by a man whose name now graces > the most famous modern-art museum in Paris. Name him. Pompidou > death in 1963 his successor, the last to be crowned with a tiara, > was the first to travel to the US and Australia. Give the name > and number of that successor. Paul VI > Netanyahu, is currently serving his 4th term as prime minister. > Which man, who died in 2012, has been the only other Israeli > PM to serve 4 terms? Begin > is one of the longest-serving leaders in the western world. > Which Social Democratic leader did she and her Christian Union > party supplant? Kohl > 1970, and then again from 1974 to 1976. Name the Conservative > PM who served in between, and who was instrumental in UK joining > the European Union. Heath > A1. Name the protein in the red blood cells that which imparts > the red color to blood, and carries oxygen from the lungs > to all parts of the body. hemoglobin > doing so that when they were short of supplies, doctors > in World War I used it and found it to be as effective as > modern bandages? milkweed > B2. Leaves and bark from which tree were used for centuries to > relieve pain, until the chemicals within the leaves and bark > were isolated into what eventually became Aspirin? willow > C2. This 1993 thriller, an adaptation of a Michael Crichton > novel, stars Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes as detectives > investigating the suspicious death of a call girl. Rising Sun > D1. There are two European capital cities whose electricity is > 100% sourced from renewable energy. The first is Ljubljana. > What country is it the capital of? Slovakia > D2. The other city achieved this feat thanks to substantial > geothermal power. Name this capital city. Reykjavik > E1. Miles Davis's seminal album, "Kind of Blue", is widely > considered to be his masterpiece and one of the greatest jazz > albums of all time. Within 5 years, when was it released? 1960 > E2. Name the composer of "The Beautiful Blue Danube." Handel; Haydn > appear to have been the result of patients' suggestibility. > He called this theory "animal magnetism", but it was also > sometimes named after him. Mesmer > the spiritualist movement and adapting some of its ideas -- > such as faith healing -- into the Christian Science movement > which she founded. Mary Baker Eddy -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Oct 05 05:15AM -0500 Erland Sommarskog: > Damn, her first name starts with H, but it is not Helen Clark, that's > a nearby country. Also, it's not H, it's a nearby letter. -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net "The recent explosion of tourism has ruined the planet Arrakis for me forever." -- Spider Robinson |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 05 02:31PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Which Canadian PM took office following Sir John A. MacDonald's > death in 1891? He was the first PM to be born in what later > became Canada. Laurier > 2. Which US President died in office in 1841, just one month into > his term, and was succeeded by John Tyler? William Henry Harrison > death in 1963 his successor, the last to be crowned with a tiara, > was the first to travel to the US and Australia. Give the name > and number of that successor. Paul VI > is one of the longest-serving leaders in the western world. > Which Social Democratic leader did she and her Christian Union > party supplant? Kohl > A1. Name the protein in the red blood cells that which imparts > the red color to blood, and carries oxygen from the lungs > to all parts of the body. hemoglobin > B2. Leaves and bark from which tree were used for centuries to > relieve pain, until the chemicals within the leaves and bark > were isolated into what eventually became Aspirin? willow > C1. This 2003 comedy-drama stars Diane Lane as a divorcee > who starts over, leaving America for adventure in a > foreign land. Under the Tuscan Sun > D1. There are two European capital cities whose electricity is > 100% sourced from renewable energy. The first is Ljubljana. > What country is it the capital of? Slovenia > D2. The other city achieved this feat thanks to substantial > geothermal power. Name this capital city. Reykjavik > considered to be his masterpiece and one of the greatest jazz > albums of all time. Within 5 years, when was it released? > E2. Name the composer of "The Beautiful Blue Danube." Richard Strauss > appear to have been the result of patients' suggestibility. > He called this theory "animal magnetism", but it was also > sometimes named after him. Mesmer > the spiritualist movement and adapting some of its ideas -- > such as faith healing -- into the Christian Science movement > which she founded. Mary Baker Eddy -- Dan Tilque |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Oct 05 09:40PM Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Which Canadian PM took office following Sir John A. MacDonald's > death in 1891? He was the first PM to be born in what later > became Canada. King > 2. Which US President died in office in 1841, just one month into > his term, and was succeeded by John Tyler? Harrison > have had a parade of Prime Ministers, many with multiple terms. > Name the only living former Prime Minister of Italy to have > held the office *3 times*. Berlusconi > 4. In France, Charles de Gaulle was the first president of the > Fifth Republic. He was succeeded by a man whose name now graces > the most famous modern-art museum in Paris. Name him. Pompidou > death in 1963 his successor, the last to be crowned with a tiara, > was the first to travel to the US and Australia. Give the name > and number of that successor. Paul VI > Netanyahu, is currently serving his 4th term as prime minister. > Which man, who died in 2012, has been the only other Israeli > PM to serve 4 terms? Peres > 7. The newly elected prime minister of Spain engineered a vote > of non-confidence in the former PM, Mariano Rajoy, and won the > ensuing election in June 2018. Name the new PM. Fernandez > is one of the longest-serving leaders in the western world. > Which Social Democratic leader did she and her Christian Union > party supplant? Schroder > 2007 to June 2010 when he resigned. When his replacement in > turn resigned in 2013, Rudd returned to office. That replacement > was the first woman to serve as Australia's PM. Name her. Gillard > 1970, and then again from 1974 to 1976. Name the Conservative > PM who served in between, and who was instrumental in UK joining > the European Union. Heath > A1. Name the protein in the red blood cells that which imparts > the red color to blood, and carries oxygen from the lungs > to all parts of the body. Haemoglobin > A2. What is the common scientific name for a red blood cell, > derived from the Greek for "red" and for "hollow vessel"? Corpuscle > B2. Leaves and bark from which tree were used for centuries to > relieve pain, until the chemicals within the leaves and bark > were isolated into what eventually became Aspirin? Willow > D1. There are two European capital cities whose electricity is > 100% sourced from renewable energy. The first is Ljubljana. > What country is it the capital of? Slovenia > D2. The other city achieved this feat thanks to substantial > geothermal power. Name this capital city. Reykjavik > E1. Miles Davis's seminal album, "Kind of Blue", is widely > considered to be his masterpiece and one of the greatest jazz > albums of all time. Within 5 years, when was it released? 1956 > E2. Name the composer of "The Beautiful Blue Danube." Richard Strauss Jr > the spiritualist movement and adapting some of its ideas -- > such as faith healing -- into the Christian Science movement > which she founded. Baker Eddy > On the "Blue Danube" question, if your answer is now two words > including "Strauss", it still isn't sufficient. Go back again > and complete it. Peter Smyth |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 06 12:51AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:J_2dnfoOuecwWCvGnZ2dnUU7- > ** Game 6, Round 9 - History - Predecessors and Successors > 2. Which US President died in office in 1841, just one month into > his term, and was succeeded by John Tyler? William Henry Harrison > have had a parade of Prime Ministers, many with multiple terms. > Name the only *living* former Prime Minister of Italy to have > held the office *3 times*. Berlusconi > 4. In France, Charles de Gaulle was the first president of the > Fifth Republic. He was succeeded by a man whose name now graces > the most famous modern-art museum in Paris. Name him. Pompidou > death in 1963 his successor, the last to be crowned with a tiara, > was the first to travel to the US and Australia. Give the name > and number of that successor. Paul VI > is one of the longest-serving leaders in the western world. > Which Social Democratic leader did she and her Christian Union > party supplant? Schroeder > 1970, and then again from 1974 to 1976. Name the Conservative > PM who served in between, and who was instrumental in UK joining > the European Union. Heath > A1. Name the protein in the red blood cells that which imparts > the red color to blood, and carries oxygen from the lungs > to all parts of the body. hemoglobin > A2. What is the common scientific name for a red blood cell, > derived from the Greek for "red" and for "hollow vessel"? erythrocyte > B2. Leaves and bark from which tree were used for centuries to > relieve pain, until the chemicals within the leaves and bark > were isolated into what eventually became Aspirin? willow > C1. This 2003 comedy-drama stars Diane Lane as a divorcee > who starts over, leaving America for adventure in a > foreign land. "Under the Tuscan Sun" > C2. This 1993 thriller, an adaptation of a Michael Crichton > novel, stars Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes as detectives > investigating the suspicious death of a call girl. "Rising Sun" > D1. There are two European capital cities whose electricity is > 100% sourced from renewable energy. The first is Ljubljana. > What country is it the capital of? Slovenia > D2. The other city achieved this feat thanks to substantial > geothermal power. Name this capital city. Reykjavik > E1. Miles Davis's seminal album, "Kind of Blue", is widely > considered to be his masterpiece and one of the greatest jazz > albums of all time. Within 5 years, when was it released? 1960 > E2. Name the composer of "The Beautiful Blue Danube." Richard Strauss Jr. > After completing this pair, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh whfg > fnvq "Fgenhff" sbe gur frpbaq dhrfgvba, tb onpx naq pbzcyrgr > lbhe nafjre. Bxnl. > appear to have been the result of patients' suggestibility. > He called this theory "animal magnetism", but it was also > sometimes named after him. Mesmer > the spiritualist movement and adapting some of its ideas -- > such as faith healing -- into the Christian Science movement > which she founded. Mary Baker Eddy > Ba gur "Oyhr Qnahor" dhrfgvba, vs lbhe nafjre vf abj gjb jbeqf > vapyhqvat "Fgenhff", vg fgvyy vfa'g fhssvpvrag. Tb onpx ntnva > naq pbzcyrgr vg. Gur zber V unir gb nqq, gur zber qbhogshy V trg. -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
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