- Calvin's Quiz #554 - 4 Updates
- QFTCICR19 Game 2, Rounds 2-3: colorful place names and elements - 1 Update
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Feb 07 12:59PM On Wed, 06 Feb 2019 16:07:12 -0800, Calvin wrote: > 1 The Tripitaka is the holy book of which religion? Rastafarianism > 2 Which country has a birth rate of zero? Vatican City > 3 In moments of good humour, Napoleon would pinch (or tug) his friends > on which body part? their ear > 4 In which US city did Henry Ford establish his first car factory in > 1903? Detroit > 5 Literally speaking, what has happened to a defenestrated object? It was thrown out a window > 6 What is the official romanization system for Standard Chinese? > 7 What poet wrote the traditional lyrics to 'Auld Lang Syne'? Bobby Burns > 8 To within 10%, how many regular season games does each Major League > Baseball team play? 160 > 9 The story may be apocryphal, but the entire six-word ''novel" > attributed to Ernest Hemingway runs "For Sale: baby shoes," followed by > what two words? lightly used > 10 Which specific piece of music by Wagner was used as the theme for the > 1979 film 'Apocalypse Now'? Ride of the Valkerie ("I killed the wabbit, I killed the wabbit") |
| ArenEss <areness1@yahoo.com>: Feb 07 11:00AM -0600 On Wed, 6 Feb 2019 16:07:12 -0800 (PST), Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote: >1 The Tripitaka is the holy book of which religion? Buddhism >2 Which country has a birth rate of zero? Vatican City? >3 In moments of good humour, Napoleon would pinch (or tug) his friends on which body part? Their ears? >4 In which US city did Henry Ford establish his first car factory in 1903? Detroit, Michigan, USA >5 Literally speaking, what has happened to a defenestrated object? It is thrown out a window >6 What is the official romanization system for Standard Chinese? >7 What poet wrote the traditional lyrics to 'Auld Lang Syne'? Robert Burns >8 To within 10%, how many regular season games does each Major League Baseball team play? 162 >9 The story may be apocryphal, but the entire six-word ''novel" attributed to Ernest Hemingway runs "For Sale: baby shoes," followed by what two words? Never Worn >10 Which specific piece of music by Wagner was used as the theme for the 1979 film 'Apocalypse Now'? Ride of the Valkyries ArenEss |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 07 06:17PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 The Tripitaka is the holy book of which religion? Bahai > 2 Which country has a birth rate of zero? Vatican City > 3 In moments of good humour, Napoleon would pinch (or tug) his > friends on which body part? Ear > 4 In which US city did Henry Ford > establish his first car factory in 1903? Detroit > 5 Literally speaking, > what has happened to a defenestrated object? Windows removed > 6 What is the > official romanization system for Standard Chinese? Mandarin > 7 What poet > wrote the traditional lyrics to 'Auld Lang Syne'? Burns > 8 To within 10%, > how many regular season games does each Major League Baseball team > play? 162 > 9 The story may be apocryphal, but the entire six-word > ''novel" attributed to Ernest Hemingway runs "For Sale: baby shoes," > followed by what two words? Slightly used > 10 Which specific piece of music by > Wagner was used as the theme for the 1979 film 'Apocalypse Now'? Ride of the Valkyries > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 07 10:13PM -0800 Calvin wrote: > 1 The Tripitaka is the holy book of which religion? > 2 Which country has a birth rate of zero? Vatican City > 3 In moments of good humour, Napoleon would pinch (or tug) his friends on which body part? > 4 In which US city did Henry Ford establish his first car factory in 1903? Detroit > 5 Literally speaking, what has happened to a defenestrated object? thrown out the window > 6 What is the official romanization system for Standard Chinese? pinyan > 7 What poet wrote the traditional lyrics to 'Auld Lang Syne'? Robert Burns > 8 To within 10%, how many regular season games does each Major League Baseball team play? 162 > 9 The story may be apocryphal, but the entire six-word ''novel" attributed to Ernest Hemingway runs "For Sale: baby shoes," followed by what two words? > 10 Which specific piece of music by Wagner was used as the theme for the 1979 film 'Apocalypse Now'? Ride of the Walkeries -- Dan Tilque |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 07 07:23PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:zMednRTSYMXojMfBnZ2dnUU7- > repeat, but colors may. > 1. This geographical feature in the southern UK is visible from > France. White Cliffs of Dover > 2. This feature in Georgia (USA) is visible from a plane -- > and its name appears in the title of a well-known work of art > by Georgia O'Keeffe. Green River > 3. This feature in Colorado is a large rock outcropping that > has been turned into an amphitheatre, and used for concerts, > for example one featuring U2. Red Rocks > 4. This salt-water arm of the Indian Ocean gets its name from > frequent algae blooms, which turn a certain color after die-off. Red Sea > 5. This region in South Dakota and Wyoming was given by treaty > to the Lakota people. After gold was discovered, the government > appropriated much of the land, including Deadwood. Black Hills > 6. In Provence, France, is a region known for growing what colorful > plant? There is a color named after the plant, which is used > for its scent and perhaps medicinal purposes. Lavender > 7. This name applies to a coastal region of Ghana, Africa, and > also to a region in France known for wine. Gold Coast > 8. Le Puy lentils from Auvergne, France, derive their color from > the volcanic soil there. What color are they? Black > 9. Again in France, name the Mediterranean coastal region that is > home to Cannes and Nice. Azure Coast > cocoa (or cacao) beans. But its name comes from its original > trade product, which is also the name of a color. Name that > country. Ivory Coast > In each case name the element. > 1. This element, #2 in the periodic table, was first discovered > in the Sun. Hydrogen > 2. Named after a planet and at #93 in the periodic table, it is > the first transuranic element. Mercurium > 3. Named after the Greek word for "stench", this element is a > reddish-brown liquid at room temperature. Sulfur > 4. Referred to as "brimstone" in the Bible, this element is a > bright yellow crystalline solid at room temperature. Sulfur > 5. With chemical symbol Cs, this is a highly reactive metal, > exploding when it comes in contact with water. It is used in > atomic clocks. Cesium > 6. This element with chemical symbol W has the highest melting > point and highest boiling point of any element. Tungsten > 7. Marie and Pierre Curie discovered the highly radioactive element > radium -- and which other highly radioactive element, named > after a country? Francium > 8. Named after a European country, this semiconductor is used > with silicon to produce an alloy which is used in high-speed > electronic circuits. Germanium > 9. This gas at #10 in the periodic table is used in combination > with other gases in lighted signs, where it produces a > distinctive reddish color. Neon > 10. At atomic #23, this metal is used with iron, nickel, and small > amounts of carbon to make stainless steel. Pete Gayde |
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