- Calvin's Quiz #553 - 2 Updates
- QFTCICR19 Game 1, Rounds 9-10: CanDates, challenge - 6 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #552 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 1 Update
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 31 07:36PM -0800 1 Muscatel is a variety of which drink? 2 In 2016, what was the largest of the Japanese car manufacturers by sales? 3 In which 1973 James Bond film does the character Solitaire appear? 4 Which American screenwriter's credits include 'Silkwood' (1983), 'When Harry Met Sally' (1989), and 'Sleepless in Seattle' (1993)? 5 Who directed 'Broken Arrow' (1996) and 'Face/Off' (1997)? 6 Which French actress played the title role in the 1967 Luis Bunuel film 'Belle De Jour'? 7 A French staple, what is the two-word name for a baked or fried ham and cheese sandwich? 8 The Opus Dei institution was founded by Catholic priest Jose Maria Escrivá in 1928 in which country? 9 Antananarivo is the capital city of which island nation? 10 In 1865 William Booth founded which charitable organisation? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 31 09:54PM -0600 "Calvin": > 1 Muscatel is a variety of which drink? Wine. > 2 In 2016, what was the largest of the Japanese car manufacturers > by sales? Toyota? > 3 In which 1973 James Bond film does the character Solitaire appear? "Diamonds are Forever". > 4 Which American screenwriter's credits include 'Silkwood' (1983), > 'When Harry Met Sally' (1989), and 'Sleepless in Seattle' (1993)? Ephron. > 5 Who directed 'Broken Arrow' (1996) and 'Face/Off' (1997)? Woo. > 6 Which French actress played the title role in the 1967 Luis > Bunuel film 'Belle De Jour'? Deneuve. > 7 A French staple, what is the two-word name for a baked or fried > ham and cheese sandwich? Croque-monsieur. > 8 The Opus Dei institution was founded by Catholic priest Jose > Maria Escrivá in 1928 in which country? Spain? > 9 Antananarivo is the capital city of which island nation? Madagascar. > 10 In 1865 William Booth founded which charitable organisation? Salvation Army. -- Mark Brader "Well, it's not in MY interest -- and I represent Toronto the public, so it's not in the public interest!" msb@vex.net -- Jim Hacker, "Yes, Minister" (Lynn & Jay) |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 31 03:44PM > * Game 1, Round 9 - Canadiana - Famous Dates in Canadian History > 1. In 1919 there was a general strike in which Canadian city? Halifax > 2. Canadian forces most notably did what on 1944-06-06? invaded Normandy > 9. From what country did Canada accept 50,000 refugees in 1975? Vietnam > 10. Which group of Canadians were given the vote in 1960? First Nations > - A 19th-century English farmer > - A former member of a US terrorist group > - A victim raped by a computer Vanessa Redgrave > - Queen Elizabeth II > - Wife of astronaut Neil Armstrong > - Lisbeth Salander, the character created by Stieg Larsson Claire Foy > B. Predecessors and Successors to Legends > B1. Who succeeded Charles de Gaulle as president of France? Mitterand > B2. Who preceded Nelson Mandela as president of South Africa? F. W. de Klerk > forms of cancer, but in the late 1950s and early 1960s it > was found that children of mothers who had taken it during > pregnancy were born with deformed limbs. What was the drug? thalidomide > for palliative care. They claimed it was non-addictive, > but by 2011 the deaths from overdoses of this drug had > exceeded those from heroin. What drug? oxycontin > D. World Cup Soccer > D1. This country was the first to both host and win the World > Cup soccer final. The year was 1930. What country? Germany; France > D2. The last time the host country won the World Cup was 1998. > What country? Germany; France > E. Literary Opening Lines > E1. Which novel opens with the words, "Last night I dreamed I > went to Manderley again"? Rebecca > F1. The author of "Doctor Zhivago" was prevented from collecting > his Nobel Prize for Literature by the Soviet authorities. > Who was he? Pasternak > F2. The North Vietnamese politician Le Duc Tho refused to accept > his half of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1973. Who received > the other half? Henry Kissinger -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Jan 31 06:58PM On Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:45:12 -0600, Mark Brader wrote: > companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > * Game 1, Round 9 - Canadiana - Famous Dates in Canadian History > 1. In 1919 there was a general strike in which Canadian city? Toronto > 3. Pierre Elliott Trudeau brought what into effect on 1970-10-16? > 4. Who set a world record in 1996 for the 100 m dash and won two > gold medals? Johnson > and French become available? > 9. From what country did Canada accept 50,000 refugees in 1975? > 10. Which group of Canadians were given the vote in 1960? First Nations people > B. Predecessors and Successors to Legends > B1. Who succeeded Charles de Gaulle as president of France? > B2. Who preceded Nelson Mandela as president of South Africa? DeClerc > forms of cancer, but in the late 1950s and early 1960s it was > found that children of mothers who had taken it during pregnancy > were born with deformed limbs. What was the drug? Thalidomide > for palliative care. They claimed it was non-addictive, but by > 2011 the deaths from overdoses of this drug had exceeded those > from heroin. What drug? Oxycontin > E. Literary Opening Lines > E1. Which novel opens with the words, "Last night I dreamed I > went to Manderley again"? Rebecca > F2. The North Vietnamese politician Le Duc Tho refused to accept > his half of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1973. Who received the > other half? Tricky Dick Nixon |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 31 10:26PM +0100 > 2. Canadian forces most notably did what on 1944-06-06? Invaded France > 9. From what country did Canada accept 50,000 refugees in 1975? Vietnam > 10. Which group of Canadians were given the vote in 1960? Inuit > * Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round > B. Predecessors and Successors to Legends > B1. Who succeeded Charles de Gaulle as president of France? Charles Pompidou > B2. Who preceded Nelson Mandela as president of South Africa? F W de Klerk > forms of cancer, but in the late 1950s and early 1960s it > was found that children of mothers who had taken it during > pregnancy were born with deformed limbs. What was the drug? Neurosydyne > for palliative care. They claimed it was non-addictive, > but by 2011 the deaths from overdoses of this drug had > exceeded those from heroin. What drug? Fetanyl > D. World Cup Soccer > D1. This country was the first to both host and win the World > Cup soccer final. The year was 1930. What country? Uruguay > D2. The last time the host country won the World Cup was 1998. > What country? France > F1. The author of "Doctor Zhivago" was prevented from collecting > his Nobel Prize for Literature by the Soviet authorities. > Who was he? Boris Pasternak > F2. The North Vietnamese politician Le Duc Tho refused to accept > his half of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1973. Who received > the other half? Henry Kissinger |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jan 31 10:04PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:8MqdnbArPojlBM_BnZ2dnUU7- > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > * Game 1, Round 9 - Canadiana - Famous Dates in Canadian History > 1. In 1919 there was a general strike in which Canadian city? Montreal; Halifax > 2. Canadian forces most notably did what on 1944-06-06? Participated in the D-Day invasion > 3. Pierre Elliott Trudeau brought what into effect on 1970-10-16? National Health Service > 4. Who set a world record in 1996 for the 100 m dash and won two > gold medals? Johnson > 5. Paul Henderson most notably did what on 1972-09-28? Scored the winning goal against the Soviet Union hockey team > 6. Following an agreement several years earlier, what law or treaty > in 1931 officially removed from the British Parliament the power > to unilaterally amend Canadian laws? Home Rule > 7. In what year did the federal government establish unemployment > insurance? 1930; 1931 > 8. In what year was equal access to government services in English > and French become available? 1980; 1981 > 9. From what country did Canada accept 50,000 refugees in 1975? Vietnam > 10. Which group of Canadians were given the vote in 1960? First Nations > - A 19th-century English farmer > - A former member of a US terrorist group > - A victim raped by a computer Redgrave > - Lisbeth Salander, the character created by Stieg Larsson > B. Predecessors and Successors to Legends > B1. Who succeeded Charles de Gaulle as president of France? Pompidou > B2. Who preceded Nelson Mandela as president of South Africa? de Klerk > forms of cancer, but in the late 1950s and early 1960s it > was found that children of mothers who had taken it during > pregnancy were born with deformed limbs. What was the drug? Thalidomide > for palliative care. They claimed it was non-addictive, > but by 2011 the deaths from overdoses of this drug had > exceeded those from heroin. What drug? Oxycontin > D. World Cup Soccer > D1. This country was the first to both host and win the World > Cup soccer final. The year was 1930. What country? Uruguay > D2. The last time the host country won the World Cup was 1998. > What country? France > F1. The author of "Doctor Zhivago" was prevented from collecting > his Nobel Prize for Literature by the Soviet authorities. > Who was he? Pasternak > F2. The North Vietnamese politician Le Duc Tho refused to accept > his half of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1973. Who received > the other half? Kissinger Pete Gayde |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 01 03:13AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:8MqdnbArPojlBM_BnZ2dnUU7- > * Game 1, Round 9 - Canadiana - Famous Dates in Canadian History > 2. Canadian forces most notably did what on 1944-06-06? invaded Normandy > 4. Who set a world record in 1996 for the 100 m dash and won two > gold medals? Johnson > 6. Following an agreement several years earlier, what law or treaty > in 1931 officially removed from the British Parliament the power > to unilaterally amend Canadian laws? Statute of Westminster > 9. From what country did Canada accept 50,000 refugees in 1975? South Vietnam > 10. Which group of Canadians were given the vote in 1960? First Nations people > - A 19th-century English farmer > - A former member of a US terrorist group > - A victim raped by a computer Julie Christie > - Queen Elizabeth II > - Wife of astronaut Neil Armstrong > - Lisbeth Salander, the character created by Stieg Larsson Claire Foy > B. Predecessors and Successors to Legends > B2. Who preceded Nelson Mandela as president of South Africa? de Klerk > forms of cancer, but in the late 1950s and early 1960s it > was found that children of mothers who had taken it during > pregnancy were born with deformed limbs. What was the drug? thalidomide > for palliative care. They claimed it was non-addictive, > but by 2011 the deaths from overdoses of this drug had > exceeded those from heroin. What drug? fentanyl > D. World Cup Soccer > D1. This country was the first to both host and win the World > Cup soccer final. The year was 1930. What country? Uruguay > D2. The last time the host country won the World Cup was 1998. > What country? France > E. Literary Opening Lines > E1. Which novel opens with the words, "Last night I dreamed I > went to Manderley again"? "Rebecca" > F2. The North Vietnamese politician Le Duc Tho refused to accept > his half of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1973. Who received > the other half? Henry Kissinger -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 31 07:46PM -0800 On Thursday, January 31, 2019 at 4:45:17 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 1, Round 9 - Canadiana - Famous Dates in Canadian History Pass > - A 19th-century English farmer > - A former member of a US terrorist group > - A victim raped by a computer Carey Mulligan? > - Queen Elizabeth II > - Wife of astronaut Neil Armstrong > - Lisbeth Salander, the character created by Stieg Larsson Blunt? > B. Predecessors and Successors to Legends > B1. Who succeeded Charles de Gaulle as president of France? > B2. Who preceded Nelson Mandela as president of South Africa? de Klerk > forms of cancer, but in the late 1950s and early 1960s it > was found that children of mothers who had taken it during > pregnancy were born with deformed limbs. What was the drug? Thalidomide > D. World Cup Soccer > D1. This country was the first to both host and win the World > Cup soccer final. The year was 1930. What country? Uruguay > D2. The last time the host country won the World Cup was 1998. > What country? France > E. Literary Opening Lines > E1. Which novel opens with the words, "Last night I dreamed I > went to Manderley again"? Rebecca > F1. The author of "Doctor Zhivago" was prevented from collecting > his Nobel Prize for Literature by the Soviet authorities. > Who was he? Shostakovitch > F2. The North Vietnamese politician Le Duc Tho refused to accept > his half of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1973. Who received > the other half? Nope. cheers, calvin |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 31 07:34PM -0800 On Friday, January 25, 2019 at 10:29:11 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 The phrase 'God is dead' is attributed to which German philosopher (1844-1900)? Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche > 2 Which football (soccer) World Cup was the first to be broadcast in colour? [Year or Country] 1970 / Mexico Singleton for Erland > 3 Which blood cell is also known as an erythrocyte? Red > 4 What does an entomologist study? Insects > 5 What is the stage name of the British singer born Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong in 1971? Dido Singleton for Aren > 6 Which Argentine football player (b. 1952) played over 200 games for Tottenham Hotspur? Ossie Ardiles Singleton for Pete G > 7 What name is shared by a 1971 film starring Clint Eastwood, and its 2017 remake starring Nicole Kidman? The Beguiled Singleton for Aren > 8 'The Son of Man' by surrealist Rene Magritte depicts a businessman in a bowler hat with his face obscured by a what fruit? Apple > 9 What is the common name for the plant of the ginger family with the botanical name Curcuma longa? Native to south-east Asia, its deep yellow/orange powder has several uses including dyeing and a flavour for curries. Tumeric > 10 In Greek mythology, which goddess is the personification of rainbows and messenger of the gods? Iris Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 552 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 26 Aren Ess 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 22 Dan Blum 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 22 Dan Tilque 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 20 Mark Brader 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 13 Pete Gayde 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 6 1 2 6 1 1 1 4 2 4 28 47% Aren convincingly takes a tough set. 4 singletons must surely be a record! cheers, calvin |
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