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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Dec 16 03:13PM -0800 1 Which Spanish artist painted 'The 3rd of May' (1808)? 2 What thick, close-fitting double-breasted jacket is popular with sailors? 3 What is the name of a large, two-handed Scottish sword? It was also the nickname of the defunct Scottish team in NFL Europe. 4 Which 2014 Wes Anderson film set in the fictional Republic of Zubrowka between the Wars won four Oscars, though not Best Picture? 5 The Man in the Yellow Hat owns which children's book and TV title character? 6 What piece of office equipment is Pixar film studio's mascot, Luxo Jr.? 7 It is now more broadly applied in business, but which two-word term originally referred to a manufacturing improvement process in which 99.99966% of products were expected to be free of defects? 8 Which country held a referendum on 30th September 2018 concerning EU and NATO membership? 9 Fondant is a variety of which foodstuff? 10 By what collective name are Balthasar, Melchior and Caspar (or Gaspar) better known? cheers, calvin |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 17 12:16AM > 1 Which Spanish artist painted 'The 3rd of May' (1808)? Goya > 2 What thick, close-fitting double-breasted jacket is popular with sailors? peacoat > 3 What is the name of a large, two-handed Scottish sword? It was also the nickname of the defunct Scottish team in NFL Europe. claymore > 4 Which 2014 Wes Anderson film set in the fictional Republic of Zubrowka between the Wars won four Oscars, though not Best Picture? The Grand Budapest Hotel > 5 The Man in the Yellow Hat owns which children's book and TV title character? Curious George > 6 What piece of office equipment is Pixar film studio???s mascot, Luxo Jr.? desk lamp > 7 It is now more broadly applied in business, but which two-word term originally referred to a manufacturing improvement process in which 99.99966% of products were expected to be free of defects? Six Sigma > 8 Which country held a referendum on 30th September 2018 concerning EU and NATO membership? Austria > 9 Fondant is a variety of which foodstuff? cake icing > 10 By what collective name are Balthasar, Melchior and Caspar??(or??Gaspar) better known? Three Wise Men -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Dec 16 10:59PM -0600 Calvin: > 1 Which Spanish artist painted 'The 3rd of May' (1808)? Well, I only know two pre-20th-century Spanish artists... I'll try El Greco. > 2 What thick, close-fitting double-breasted jacket is popular > with sailors? Sailor suit? > 3 What is the name of a large, two-handed Scottish sword? It was > also the nickname of the defunct Scottish team in NFL Europe. Claymore. > 4 Which 2014 Wes Anderson film set in the fictional Republic of > Zubrowka between the Wars won four Oscars, though not Best I saw one of his once, and it wasn't that one. I'll try The Grand Budapest Hotel, even though Budapest isn't in a fictional country. > Picture? > 5 The Man in the Yellow Hat owns which children's book and TV > title character? The Cat in the Hat? > 6 What piece of office equipment is Pixar film studio's mascot, > Luxo Jr.? Desk lamp. > term originally referred to a manufacturing improvement process > in which 99.99966% of products were expected to be free of > defects? Zero defects. > 8 Which country held a referendum on 30th September 2018 > concerning EU and NATO membership? Poland? > 9 Fondant is a variety of which foodstuff? Cheese. > 10 By what collective name are Balthasar, Melchior and > Caspar (or Gaspar) better known? The three wise men, or the magi. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "But I do't have a '' key o my termial." msb@vex.net -- Lynn Gold |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Dec 17 05:53AM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 Which Spanish artist painted 'The 3rd of May' (1808)? Goya > 2 What thick, close-fitting double-breasted jacket is popular with > sailors? Peacoat > 3 What is the name of a large, two-handed Scottish sword? > It was also the nickname of the defunct Scottish team in NFL Europe. Claymore > Zubrowka between the Wars won four Oscars, though not Best Picture? > 5 The Man in the Yellow Hat owns which children's book and TV > title character? Curious George > 6 What piece of office equipment is Pixar film > studio's mascot, Luxo Jr.? Lamp > expected to be free of defects? > 8 Which country held a referendum > on 30th September 2018 concerning EU and NATO membership? Slovenia > 9 Fondant is a variety of which foodstuff? Cake icing > 10 By what collective > name are Balthasar, Melchior and Caspar (or Gaspar) better known? Magi > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Dec 16 03:20PM -0800 On Friday, December 14, 2018 at 4:56:16 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > American film to feature a male/male kiss and the first widely > released American film to feature any nudity, and it grossed > over $3,000,000 US in domestic box office. Wings > Puerto Principe, Porto Bello, Maracaibo, and Panama City. > He was later knighted by Charles II and eventually made > Lieutenant-Governor of Jamaica. Morgan > entire wreck was transported from the sea floor to *this city*, > where a museum was built to house the wreck and the innumerable > Tudor-era artifacts found with it. Portsmouth, Southampton > in 1921. Some of its other long-successful products are the > Blue Astringent Herbal Lotion and the Creme de Corps. And that > original East Village location is still open! cheers, calvin |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Dec 17 05:21AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:H6GdnSTvJO2XyY7BnZ2dnUU7- > American film to feature a male/male kiss and the first widely > released American film to feature any nudity, and it grossed > over $3,000,000 US in domestic box office. Wings > first-degree murder based on testimony that was mostly either > faulty or recanted, were executed on 1927-08-22 after exhausting > all of their appeals. Sacco and Vanzetti > deaths. The Nanchang Uprising is now considered the beginning > of the Chinese Civil War, as well as the birth of *this > organization*, which considers August 1 to be its anniversary. Chinese Red Army; Chinese Communist Party > Puerto Principe, Porto Bello, Maracaibo, and Panama City. > He was later knighted by Charles II and eventually made > Lieutenant-Governor of Jamaica. Bluebeard > common idea of buried pirate treasure), and for his protestations > that he was a legal privateer at his trial in 1701 that led to > his execution. Bluebeard > a pirate in 1717 -- commissioning his own pirate ship to do > so. He sailed with Blackbeard on two occasions, but failed to > become a successful pirate captain and was hanged in 1718. Bluebeard > A movie ticket: $1.50. > A loaf of bread: 22¢. > *When?* 1950; 1959 > A pound of coffee: $2.25. > A first-class postage stamp: 13¢. > *When?* 1973; 1982 > Average cost of a rental apartment for one month: $80. > A gallon of milk: 97¢. > *When?* 1965; 1974 > ever built. It was sunk in 1945 while traveling to Okinawa > with orders to beach itself and defend the island. The wreck's > discovery was confirmed in 1984. Yamamoto > entire wreck was transported from the sea floor to *this city*, > where a museum was built to house the wreck and the innumerable > Tudor-era artifacts found with it. Bournemouth; Southampton > States. The merchant is famous for introducing ready-to-wear > men's suits to American customers. It launched its first > full-scale women's department in 1976. Saks Fifth Avenue; Bonwit Teller > It was the first store to present dramatic Christmas windows > filled with holiday displays rather than merchandise. It has > been a subsidiary of the Hudson's Bay Co. since 2008. Macy's > in 1921. Some of its other long-successful products are the > Blue Astringent Herbal Lotion and the Creme de Corps. And that > original East Village location is still open! Pete Gayde |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Dec 16 03:09PM -0800 On Friday, December 7, 2018 at 10:39:49 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 Who co-starred with Doris Day in the 1959 romantic comedy 'Pillow Talk'? Rock Hudson > 2 What is a person most likely to purchase when visiting London's Savile Row? Suit, clothing or similar > 3 In 1867 who first said "Politics is the art of the possible"? Otto von Bismarck https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/424187-politics-is-the-art-of-the-possible-the-attainable No-one got this. I should have added a clue that the original was in German. > 4 Which British theatrical company is also known as the RSC? Royal Shakespeare Company > 5 Which 1797 poem by Johann Goethe was the inspiration for a musical composition by Paul Dukas that appears in the 1940s Disney film 'Fantasia'? The Sorcerer's Apprentice Well you all should have gotten this one :-) > 6 Why was Muhammad Ali stripped of his World Heavyweight title in 1967? Refusing military service (or similar) > 7 What was the surname of the brothers who gave the world's first commercial cinema screening in Paris in 1895? [Auguste and Louis] Lumiere > 8 The adrenal, thyroid and pituitary glands are components of which bodily system? Endocrine > 9 What European city does Schiphol airport serve? Amsetedam > 10 in 1976 which Asian country became to host a F1 Grand Prix? Japan Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 547 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 32 Mark Brader 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 7 26 Pete Gayde 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 6 26 Dan Blum 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 21 Dan Tilque 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 23 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 3 5 0 5 2 5 2 2 4 4 32 64% Congratulations Mark n a convincing win. cheers, calvin |
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