- Calvin's Quiz #545 - 2 Updates
- QFTCIWSS Game 9, Rounds 9-10: car logos, W(h)ales - 2 Updates
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 26 12:20AM > 1 An NFL coach can challenge a referee???s decision by tossing what colour flag onto the field? yellow > 2 Which (soccer) World Cup was notable for the noise made by vuvuzelas? [Year or Country] 2010 > 3 Serb Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 in which city? Sarajevo > 4 In the 89th Academy Awards held in February 2017, which movie was mistakenly announced as the Best Picture winner? The actual winner was 'Moonlight'. La La Land > 5 Which American performer is known to her fans as 'The Divine Miss M'? Bette Midler > 6 In which national capital is the European Space Agency headquartered? Paris > 7 What type of animal is a mandrill? baboon > 9 'Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory' are the first six words of which 1861 poem, later a song? Battle Hymn of the Republic > 10 Staccato is a musical direction meaning to play in which manner? short notes with pauses between -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Nov 25 09:23PM -0800 On Thursday, November 22, 2018 at 11:19:17 PM UTC-5, Calvin wrote: > 1 An NFL coach can challenge a referee's decision by tossing what colour flag onto the field? red > 2 Which (soccer) World Cup was notable for the noise made by vuvuzelas? [Year or Country] south africa > 3 Serb Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 in which city? sarajevo > 4 In the 89th Academy Awards held in February 2017, which movie was mistakenly announced as the Best Picture winner? The actual winner was 'Moonlight'. la la land > 5 Which American performer is known to her fans as 'The Divine Miss M'? bette midler > 6 In which national capital is the European Space Agency headquartered? paris > 7 What type of animal is a mandrill? monkey > 8 Charles Dickens was born in 1812 in which south coast English city? landport? > 9 'Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory' are the first six words of which 1861 poem, later a song? battle hymn of the republic > 10 Staccato is a musical direction meaning to play in which manner? distinct individual notes swp |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 26 12:30AM > ** Game 9, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Automotive Logos > 1. #11 (Japan). Subaru > 2. #18 (United States). Buick; Oldsmobile > 3. #20 (England). Rolls Royce; Sterling > 4. #14 (Italy). Lamborghini > 5. Mitsubishi. 7 > 6. Maserati. 13 > 7. Infiniti. 19 > 8. Cadillac. 23 > 9. Peugeot. 1 > 10. Opel. 3; 5 > ** Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge - W(h)ales > * A. Literature: Tales of W(h)ales > A1. What is the name of Captain Ahab's ship in "Moby-Dick"? Pequod > A2. "A Child's Christmas in Wales" was written by which famed > Welsh writer and poet? Dylan Thomas > the Canadian Arctic, three species in particular are > concentrated there as their primary habitat. Name *any > one* of them. grey whale > over the years, it is still the UK's primary producer of > two *other* types of metal commonly used in manufacturing. > Name *either*. tin; copper > D2. Which substance, found in the intestines of sperm whales, > was once prized by perfume-makers? ambergris > but they only begun hunting sperm whales after exhausting > the Atlantic populations of two other species of whale. > Name *either*. grey whales > E2. After several military campaigns, which English king > (nicknamed "Longshanks"), finally conquered Wales once and > for all in 1283? Give his name and number, if applicable. Edward I > F2. The Hartford Whalers moved from Hartford to a new city > in 1997. What is the team called now? Full name required, > like "Toronto Argonauts". Anaheim Mighty Ducks -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 25 04:39PM -0800 On Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 5:32:51 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > For questions #1-4, we'll give you a number and the brand's country > of origin: you name the brand. > 1. #11 (Japan). Subaru > 2. #18 (United States). Buick, Chrysler > 3. #20 (England). Vauxhall > 4. #14 (Italy). Lamborghini > For #5-10, we name the brand and you give the logo number. > 5. Mitsubishi. 7 > 6. Maserati. 6 > 7. Infiniti. 5, 8 > 8. Cadillac. 23 > 9. Peugeot. 10 > 10. Opel. 19, 8 > question about whales, and one question about Wales. > * A. Literature: Tales of W(h)ales > A1. What is the name of Captain Ahab's ship in "Moby-Dick"? Ishmael > A2. "A Child's Christmas in Wales" was written by which famed > Welsh writer and poet? Dahl I presume > B2. Which 2014 movie about gay activists helping Welsh miners > during the British miners' strikes in 1984 is currently > being adapted into a stage musical? Brassed Off? > * C. Geography: Where we Find W(h)ales > C1. Wales is bordered on the south by which body of water, > which extends outward from the Severn estuary? Cardiff Bay > the Canadian Arctic, three species in particular are > concentrated there as their primary habitat. Name *any > one* of them. Minke, Orca > over the years, it is still the UK's primary producer of > two *other* types of metal commonly used in manufacturing. > Name *either*. Tin, lead > D2. Which substance, found in the intestines of sperm whales, > was once prized by perfume-makers? Ambergris > but they only begun hunting sperm whales after exhausting > the Atlantic populations of two other species of whale. > Name *either*. Blue, sperm > E2. After several military campaigns, which English king > (nicknamed "Longshanks"), finally conquered Wales once and > for all in 1283? Give his name and number, if applicable. Edward I > * F. Sports: W(h)ales in Sports > F1. One Welsh team currently plays in the Premier League, > the topmost league of English soccer. Name that team. Swansea, Cardiff City > F2. The Hartford Whalers moved from Hartford to a new city > in 1997. What is the team called now? Full name required, > like "Toronto Argonauts". Nope. cheers, calvin |
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