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| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 14 01:28AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:1p6dnXJbi-WL8P_BnZ2dnUU7- > sometimes a bit more. For questions #1-9, you must name the movie > indicated, which in each case will have a name in its title. > 1. 1975, Ann-Margret. Tommy > 2. 2014, Keanu Reeves. > 3. 2001, Jake Gyllenhaal. > 4. 1982, Julie Andrews. Victor/Victoria > 5. 1974, Dustin Hoffman in a biography of a comedian. Lenny > 6. 1993, Kevin Kline in a political comedy. A Fish Called Wanda > 7. 2014, Scarlett Johansson in science fiction. > 8. 1992, Tim Robbins in a political satire. > 9. 2012, Daniel Day-Lewis in a historical biography. Lincoln > 1. This man became famous for leading the Red Shirts in the fight > for the unification of Italy. He also organized revolutions or > civil wars in Uruguay and Brazil. Active roughly 1848 to 1870. Garibaldi > 2. This group of mercenaries provided security at the courts of > France, Spain, and Naples, among others. Established in 1506, > it is one of the oldest military units in the world. Foreign Legion > 3. Living 1783 to 1830, this man was a military and political > leader who led campaigns for independence in a number of > countries in South America. Bolivar > armies in Italy in the late 1300s. The troops were English, > German, Breton, and Hungarian, led by Englishman Sir John > Harkwood. Name the group. Foreign Legion > Navy, and Marines. What was their *nickname*? > 6. Because of his Austrian citizenship, this German leader had to > request permission to serve in the Bavarian Army in World War I. Hitler > leader, and national hero in Poland and Lithuania. Then he moved > to a new country and joined an army that was fighting a major > revolution, rising to become a general. Which country was that? USA > 8. This Argentinian took part in revolutions and uprisings in Cuba, > Guatemala, Congo -- and then Bolivia, where he was captured and > executed. Che Guevara > He helped the US defend New Orleans from the British in the > War of 1812. He also spied for the Spanish in the Mexican War > of Independence. Lafitte > American Revolution, commanding American troops in several > major battles. After returning to France, he was a key figure > in the French Revolution of 1789 and the July Revolution of 1830. Lafayette Pete Gayde |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 13 03:00PM > 1 Which English county team has won the county cricket championships most often? Lancashire > 2 What is the more common term for the medical condition hypotension? low blood pressure > 4 What name is given to art of trimming shrubs and trees into clearly defined shapes? topiary > 5 What British city is nicknamed 'Auld Reekie'? Birmingham > 6 Ruud Gullit represented which country in football (soccer)? Netherlands > 7 On 28 September 2018, a shallow earthquake struck Minahassa Peninsula, part of which Indonesian island? Sulawesi > 10 What was the name of Yuri Gagarin's space capsule in which he orbited the Earth in 1961? Vostok -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 13 05:45PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 Which English county team has won the county cricket > championships most often? Berkshire > title? > 4 What name is given to art of trimming shrubs and trees > into clearly defined shapes? Topiary > 5 What British city is nicknamed 'Auld Reekie'? Birmingham > 6 Ruud Gullit represented which country in football > (soccer)? Netherlands > 7 On 28 September 2018, a shallow earthquake struck > Minahassa Peninsula, part of which Indonesian island? Java > 8 Which > politician co-authored the 2004 book 'Judo: History, Theory, > Practice'? Abe > 9 Which American rapper recorded the 2013 album > "Magna Carta Holy Grail"? Kanye West > Gagarin's space capsule in which he orbited the Earth in 1961? > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 13 02:48PM -0600 Calvin: > 1 Which English county team has won the county cricket > championships most often? Devon. (Well, it's a county.) > 2 What is the more common term for the medical condition hypotension? Low blood pressure. > 3 Adele in 2015 and Lionel Ritchie in 1984 had hits with unrelated > songs that shared which one-word title? "Hello"? > 4 What name is given to art of trimming shrubs and trees into > clearly defined shapes? Topiary. > 5 What British city is nicknamed 'Auld Reekie'? Edinburgh. > 6 Ruud Gullit represented which country in football (soccer)? Sweden? > 7 On 28 September 2018, a shallow earthquake struck Minahassa > Peninsula, part of which Indonesian island? Java? > Holy Grail"? > 10 What was the name of Yuri Gagarin's space capsule in which he > orbited the Earth in 1961? Vostok I. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "I can be gullible about these kinds of things. msb@vex.net | Or so people tell me, and I believe them." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 13 02:46PM -0600 "Calvin": > Never worn > Precise wording was required In that case you need to rescore this one. -- Mark Brader | I passed a sign that said "you are here", Toronto | but I didn't entirely believe it. msb@vex.net | --Michael Levine |
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