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| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 27 03:16PM -0700 Calvin wrote: > My stocks have been replenished :-) > 1 Which 2009 Todd Phillips movie featured a cameo from Mike Tyson? > 2 In the novel '20,000 Leagues Under The Sea' what was the name of the captain of the submarine Nautilus? Nemo > 3 From which European country is Stella Artois beer traditionally brewed? > 4 Along with English, what is the official language of Pakistan? Urdu > 5 Which British group has a 1994 hit with 'Parklife'? > 6 Crucial to the plot, the action in the 1982 film "E.T the Extra-Terrestrial" takes place in and around which celebration? Independence Day > 7 In mathematics, what is the value of the base of the natural logarithm, to one decimal place? 2.7 > 8 What physical handicap does a myopic person suffer from? nearsightedness > 9 Coal is predominantly composed of which element? carbon > 10 The late rapper Tupac Shukar was named after Tupac Amaru II, a revolutionary leader in which South American country? Peru -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 29 08:37AM +0100 > Erland Sommarskog: >> Gulp! Won? > Is that won guess or two? :-) I suspect it is a lost guess. :-( |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Mar 29 12:45AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:xLudnXj5xIQV5wHBnZ2dnUU7- > name in English. Give it. > 1. Large Greek city and a city in northeastern Georgia (home to > the University of Georgia). Athens > 2. Second-largest city in Florida, and second-largest city in > Russia. St. Petersburg > 3. Large Italian city in Lazio region (located on the river Tiber), > and a city in upstate New York (near Utica). Rome > 4. University city in Southern Ontario, Canada, and a municipality > in Belgium known for its association with a famous battle. Waterloo > 5. City in central Scotland, located on the river Tay; a town > outside of Ottawa, located on the Tay River; and the largest > city in Western Australia. Perth > 6. One of the largest cities in Illinois, near Chicago; one of > the largest cities in Colorado, near Denver; and a town just > north of Toronto. Aurora > 7. Most populous city in Maine, and the most populous city in > Oregon. Portland > 8. Third-largest city in Italy, and a city that is one of the > wealthiest in southern Florida. Venice; Naples > 9. Large city in Ohio near the Michigan border, and a UN World > Heritage city and province (near Madrid, Spain) known for its > sword craftsmanship. Toledo > 10. An industrial city which is the second-most-populous in the > United Kingdom, and the most populous city in Alabama. Birmingham > * Game 6, Round 3 - History - North Korea > 1. Which three countries border North Korea? China, Russia, South Korea > 2. North Korea prefers to be known in English as the DPRK. > What's that stand for? Democratic People's Republic of Korea > 3. Since the founding of North Korea in 1949, how many leaders > (including the current one) have ruled over it? 3 > 4. In 1968 the North Koreans captured a US naval spy ship and > held its crew for almost a year. The ship was named after > which Indian tribe? Pueblo > 5. What is the currency of North Korea? won > the soccer World Cup, they surprisingly beat Italy to proceed > to the second round. Name either the year or the host country > for that year's event. 1966 > 7. During the Korean War, the son of which famous leader was killed > in combat while fighting for the North Koreans? Mao Zedong > 8. In 1983 the North Koreans unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate > the president of South Korea by using an explosive device -- > while he was on a state visit to which third country? Japan > 9. In 1994, which former US president visited North Korea to > discuss a nuclear agreement with its then leader Kim Il-Sung? Jimmy Carter > 10. Canada does not have an embassy in North Korea. Which other > country's embassy represents Canadians there? Sweden -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 28 08:23PM +0100 > name in English. Give it. > 1. Large Greek city and a city in northeastern Georgia (home to > the University of Georgia). Athens > 2. Second-largest city in Florida, and second-largest city in > Russia. St Petersburg > 3. Large Italian city in Lazio region (located on the river Tiber), > and a city in upstate New York (near Utica). Rome > 4. University city in Southern Ontario, Canada, and a municipality > in Belgium known for its association with a famous battle. Waterloo > 5. City in central Scotland, located on the river Tay; a town > outside of Ottawa, located on the Tay River; and the largest > city in Western Australia. Perth > 7. Most populous city in Maine, and the most populous city in > Oregon. Portland > 8. Third-largest city in Italy, and a city that is one of the > wealthiest in southern Florida. Naples > 9. Large city in Ohio near the Michigan border, and a UN World > Heritage city and province (near Madrid, Spain) known for its > sword craftsmanship. Toledo > 10. An industrial city which is the second-most-populous in the > United Kingdom, and the most populous city in Alabama. Birmingham > * Game 6, Round 3 - History - North Korea > 1. Which three countries border North Korea? Russia, China and South Korea > 2. North Korea prefers to be known in English as the DPRK. > What's that stand for? Democratic People's Republic of Korea > 3. Since the founding of North Korea in 1949, how many leaders > (including the current one) have ruled over it? Three. > 4. In 1968 the North Koreans captured a US naval spy ship and > held its crew for almost a year. The ship was named after > which Indian tribe? Cherokee > 5. What is the currency of North Korea? Gulp! Won? > the soccer World Cup, they surprisingly beat Italy to proceed > to the second round. Name either the year or the host country > for that year's event. It happened in England 1966. And when South Korea played against Italy in the World Cup 2002 (in South Korea), you could see banners in the audience remembering the Italians of this event. > 7. During the Korean War, the son of which famous leader was killed > in combat while fighting for the North Koreans? Mao > 8. In 1983 the North Koreans unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate > the president of South Korea by using an explosive device -- > while he was on a state visit to which third country? Japan > 9. In 1994, which former US president visited North Korea to > discuss a nuclear agreement with its then leader Kim Il-Sung? Jimmy Carter > 10. Canada does not have an embassy in North Korea. Which other > country's embassy represents Canadians there? Sweden |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 27 02:38PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > B1. Because of the treatment of American Indians, this actor > refused to collect his Oscar in 1973. Name this star *and* > the movie he won for. Marlon Brando, The Godfather > B2. For which movie did George C. Scott refuse an Oscar? Patton > C2. While the title was not then official, who is now usually > considered to have been the first prime minister of Great > Britain? Penn > * D. Transit Systems > D1. What North American city has a transit system called BART? San Francisco > D2. What European city has a transit system called DART? Dublin > E1. In January the New Horizons space probe visited the Kuiper > Belt object Ultima Thule. Which other solar system body > did it visit before that? Pluto > E2. The Japanese space agency JAXA currently has a probe visiting > the asteroid Ryugu while NASA has one visiting the asteroid > Bennu. What is the primary objective of both missions? sample return > F1. What is the first positive integer spelled in English with > all its letters in alphabetical order? For example, if we > had said "in French" it would be 2 -- spelled "deux". forty > F2. 1 is both a perfect square and a perfect cube. What is > the next integer with this property? 64 -- Dan Tilque |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 27 02:50PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 3. What two related aircraft models have been grounded, pretty much > worldwide, in response to two deadly crashes in the last > 6 months? Name both. Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737 MAX 9 > 8. Francesco Cali was shot 6 times outside his Staten Island home > on Wednesday night and pronounced dead in hospital. He was > allegedly the head of what crime family? Gambino > publish a proposal for a "web" of hypertext documents that > could be viewed through a "browser" -- what became known as > the World-Wide Web? 30 > 3. The Prime Minister of New Zealand recently received high praise > for her handling of the mass murder of 50 people at two mosques. > What's her name? Jacinda Ardern > 4. Jagmeet Singh took a seat in the House of Commons for the first > time on Monday, becoming the first person in Canada to do this > who was what? Sikh -- Dan Tilque |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Apr 02 08:14PM On Sun, 31 Mar 2019 00:59:26 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > the player intentionally induces his own piece to be captured > *without* capturing an opposing piece of greater or equal value? > What term do we use for that? Gambit > 2. Castling is the only move which allows two pieces to be moved > simultaneously. Which two pieces are moved? Rook and King > 3. What happens when a pawn reaches the 8th rank (row)? It gets promoted to a more powerful piece, generally a queen > including stalemate, lack of material to complete the game, or mutual > agreement by the players. A player who ends up in an identical > position *how many times* can also claim a draw? 3 > 6. In the world chess championship held in 1972, Bobby Fischer > of the US beat Boris Spassky of the USSR. In which European city was > the event held? Reykjavik > 8. In 1997 an IBM computer beat the then world champion Garry > Kasparov in a 6-match chess contest. What was the *name* > of the IBM computer? Deep Blue > for this? > 10. What chess piece is restricted to 50% of the squares on > the board? Bishop > In each case, we give you a news headline; you give the title of the > relevant nursery rhyme. > 1. Arboreal Child-Care Found Deficient. Rock A Bye Baby > 2. Determined Drainpipe Scaler to Try Again. Itsy Bitsy Spider > 3. Couple Injured in Quest for Water. Jack and Jill > 4. Lightly-Clad Runner Upsets Townfolk. Wee Willy Winky > 5. Trio Provides Entertainment at Royal Performance. 3 Blind Mice > 6. Empty Larder Disappoints Woman's Dog. Old Mother Hubbard > 7. Guernsey Overshoots Lunar Landing. The Cow Jumped Over The Moon > 8. Mouse Frightened as Clock Strikes. Hickory Dickory Doc > 9. Livestock Visit Disrupts Local Schoolyard. Mary Had A Little Lamb > 10. Married Couple Have Mutually Beneficial Dietary Requirements. Jack Sprat |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 02 08:28PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:ru2dndQgI4yjyj3BnZ2dnUU7- > strategic purposes, the player intentionally induces his own > piece to be captured *without* capturing an opposing piece of > greater or equal value? What term do we use for that? Sacrifice > 2. Castling is the only move which allows two pieces to be moved > simultaneously. Which two pieces are moved? King and Rook > 3. What happens when a pawn reaches the 8th rank (row)? It becomes a queen > including stalemate, lack of material to complete the game, > or mutual agreement by the players. A player who ends up in > an identical position *how many times* can also claim a draw? 5; 4 > 6. In the world chess championship held in 1972, Bobby Fischer > of the US beat Boris Spassky of the USSR. In which European > city was the event held? Reykjavik > 8. In 1997 an IBM computer beat the then world champion Garry > Kasparov in a 6-match chess contest. What was the *name* > of the IBM computer? Blue > use for this? > 10. What chess piece is restricted to 50% of the squares on > the board? Bishop > In each case, we give you a news headline; you give the title of > the relevant nursery rhyme. > 1. Arboreal Child-Care Found Deficient. Rockabye Baby in the Tree Top > 2. Determined Drainpipe Scaler to Try Again. The Itsy Bitsy Spider > 3. Couple Injured in Quest for Water. Jack and Jill > 4. Lightly-Clad Runner Upsets Townfolk. > 5. Trio Provides Entertainment at Royal Performance. Winkin, Blinkin and Nod > 6. Empty Larder Disappoints Woman's Dog. Old Mother Hubbard > 7. Guernsey Overshoots Lunar Landing. The Cow Jumped Over the Moon > 8. Mouse Frightened as Clock Strikes. Hickory Dickory Dock > 9. Livestock Visit Disrupts Local Schoolyard. > 10. Married Couple Have Mutually Beneficial Dietary Requirements. Jack Sprat Pete Gayde |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Apr 02 07:48PM On Thu, 28 Mar 2019 20:49:56 -0700, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which fictional character created by James Thurber has been portrayed > on film by Danny Kaye and Ben Stiller? Walter Mitty > 2 Which 18th century poet was known as 'The Bard of Ayrshire'? > 3 What should a person suffering from coeliac disease avoid eating? Gluten > 4 In relation to a series of treaties, what four words does the acronym > SALT stand for? Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty > 5 Motown music originated in which US city? Detroit > 6 What naturally occurring objects might be pectoral, pelvic, or caudal > (among others)? Nerve > 7 Aragon and Andalusia are regions in which European country? Spain > others, which English songwriting and record producing trio had great > success from the mid 1980s to early 1990s? All 3 surnames required. > 9 Which sport is also known as pugilism? Boxing > 10 A 1962 non-fiction bestseller by Helen Gurley Brown was titled "Sex > and the … what"? Please supply the TWO missing words. Single Woman |
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