- Calvin's Quiz #547 - 2 Updates
- QFTCIWSS Game 10, Rounds 7-8: outlaws, singing - 1 Update
- Calvin's Quiz #546 - 3 Updates
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 07 05:05PM +0100 > 2 What is a person most likely to purchase when visiting London?s > Savile Row? A tie > 3 In 1867 who first said "Politics is the art of the possible"? Disraeli > 4 Which British theatrical company is also known as the RSC? Royal Shakespare Company > 6 Why was Muhammad Ali stripped of his World Heavyweight title in > 1967? He refused to go Vietnam as a soldier > 9 What European city does Schiphol airport serve? Amsterdam > 10 in 1976 which Asian country became to host a F1 Grand Prix? Japan |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Dec 07 09:41PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 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? Clothing > 3 In 1867 who first said "Politics is the art of the possible"? Disraeli > 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 > 6 Why was Muhammad Ali stripped > of his World Heavyweight title in 1967? He refused to submit to the military draft > 7 What was the surname of > the brothers who gave the world's first commercial cinema screening in > Paris in 1895? Lumiere > 8 The adrenal, thyroid and pituitary glands are > components of which bodily system? Digestive > 9 What European city does Schiphol airport serve? Amsterdam > 10 in 1976 which Asian country became to > host a F1 Grand Prix? Singapore > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Dec 07 09:17PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Euqdnbfh4cmkn5TBnZ2dnUU7- > skilled gunfighter during his time with the Wild Bunch and the > Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, but you probably know him better by a > different soubriquet. What's that? Sundance Kid > he was simply paying initial investors with the investments > of later investors -- and pocketing a large share for himself. > This type of con is now named after him. What's his name? Ponzi > Las Vegas. Legend has it that the reason he was whacked by > the Mob in 1947 was because he spent too much money upgrading > the Flamingo Hotel to his high standard. Who is #15? Meyer Lansky > is also somewhere on the handout. Which number is he? *Hint*: > his handout picture was taken when he was 24, about 6 months > before he and Bonnie were killed. 14; 17 > 6. Jesse James was one of the most successful Wild West outlaws, > committing a large number of train robberies before being killed > by Robert Ford in 1882. 13 > 7. Lucky Luciano was the first boss of the Genovese crime family > and is considered the father of modern American organized crime. 3 > 8. John Dillinger was the second man to be named Public Enemy #1; > he robbed 24 banks and four police stations, and escaped from > jail twice. 5 > of dollars, but many of the details of that confession -- such > as the now-legendary "Murder Hotel", designed to let him kill > guests in their sleep -- were fabricated, or very likely so. 4; 10 > 10. Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd was named Public Enemy #1 after > Dillinger was shot to death by federal agents in 1934; Floyd was > killed by the FBI less than 6 months later. Which number is he? 7; 14 > horizontally from back to front across the larynx, these vibrate, > modulating the flow of air being expelled from the lungs during > phonation. What are they? Vocal cords > It also performs an important function in respiration: as it > contracts, the volume of the thoracic cavity increases and air > is drawn into the lungs. Name it. Diaphragm > cartilages of the larynx. A consonantal sound or "stop", common > in many languages, is produced by obstructing airflow across it. > What is this opening called? Exact answer required. Epiglottus > pulsating change of pitch. It is used to add expression to > vocal and instrumental music. In well-produced singing it occurs > naturally. Distortions of it are known as a bleat or a wobble. Vibrato > For the purposes of Western classical choral singing, however, > voices are usually classified into just four categories. > Name *all four*. Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass > This tuning allows singers to appear to produce more than one > pitch at the same time. By what 2-word name is overtone singing > more commonly known? Pete Gayde |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Dec 07 02:32PM On Thu, 06 Dec 2018 18:58:34 -0600, Mark Brader wrote: > that was going to be the right answer. I would not have thought that > "two" would be so common (and I also don't think "to" really qualifies > as a homophone of it). And "they're" is "two" words :-) |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 06 06:58PM -0600 "Calvin": > > 4 Which 3 homophones make the list of the 200 most commonly used English words? > To, too, two Really! When I saw people trying "there, their, they're", I was sure that was going to be the right answer. I would not have thought that "two" would be so common (and I also don't think "to" really qualifies as a homophone of it). -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "This man must be very ignorant, for he answers msb@vex.net | every question he is asked." -- Voltaire My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 07 05:03PM +0100 >> 10 Made with coconut milk, potatoes and nuts, Massaman curry originated in which Asian country? > Thailand Since I appear to have been credited with a point on this one, I feel obliged to point out that Thailand and Malaysia are two different countries. |
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