- QFTCICR19 Game 6, Rounds 7-8: air crashes, villains - 2 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #558 - 4 Updates
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Apr 06 12:49AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:paadnfEPc6T4LDjBnZ2dnUU7- > main airport collided with another one taxiing along the runway, > resulting in 583 deaths. Name *either one of the two airlines* > involved. Air France; Lufthansa > of the passengers and crew were released, many more continued > to be held hostage until Israeli commandos successfully rescued > almost all of them -- at the airport at *what city*? Entebbe > with approximately half of the passengers and crew perishing > in the crash. The aircraft crashed as a result of running out > of fuel. *From what country* did Avianca 52 originate? Colombia > We give you a catchphrase spoken by a villain or anti-hero, and you > give us the name of *either* the character or the actor. > 1. "Why so serious?" Heath Ledger > 2. "I never drink... wine." Bela Lugosi > 3. "No wire hangers... ever!" Faye Dunaway > 4. "I... drink... your... milkshake." Daniel Day-Lewis > 5. "No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!" Goldfinger > 6. "A boy's best friend is his mother." Norman Bates > 7. "I'm having an old friend for dinner." Hannibal Lecter > 8. "Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. > Greed works." Gordon Gekko > 9. "Your mother's in here, Karras. Would you like to leave > a message? I'll see that she gets it." Mercedes McCambridge > truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. > And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious > anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy my brothers." Samuel L. Jackson -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 06 02:51AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:paadnfEPc6T4LDjBnZ2dnUU7- > main airport collided with another one taxiing along the runway, > resulting in 583 deaths. Name *either one of the two airlines* > involved. Pan Am > 2. In 1958 an aircraft crashed on takeoff from Munich Airport. > Several players and staff of *which well-known soccer team* > were killed? Manchester United > The investigation revealed that ice crystals had formed in the > fuel during the flight, and on final approach they had blocked > its flow to the engines. What *model of aircraft* was involved? SST > fuel due to a leak. The pilots managed to successfully glide the > aircraft to a runway in the Azores archipelago in the Atlantic, > and again, no one died. Name the *airline* involved. Iberia; Air Canada > pilot error for the crash, but contributory factors were pilot > inexperience, fatigue, and low pay. The plane was supposed to > land at the airport for *what US city*? Houston; Philadelphia > of the passengers and crew were released, many more continued > to be held hostage until Israeli commandos successfully rescued > almost all of them -- at the airport at *what city*? Entebbe > happened after a series of mishaps after one of the pilots had > let his son sit at the controls during flight. What was the > flight's *destination*? Moscow; Teheran > with approximately half of the passengers and crew perishing > in the crash. The aircraft crashed as a result of running out > of fuel. *From what country* did Avianca 52 originate? Spain; France > to land. Although everyone survived the accident, it was the > first major accident to an Airbus A340 in its 14-year history. > It happened at the airport for *what city*? London; Rome > spoilers, leading to the DC-8 aircraft crashing near the airport. > All passengers and crew perished. *Within 1 year, when* did this > accident take place? 1970; 1973 > We give you a catchphrase spoken by a villain or anti-hero, and you > give us the name of *either* the character or the actor. > 1. "Why so serious?" The Joker > 2. "I never drink... wine." > 3. "No wire hangers... ever!" Joan Crawford > 4. "I... drink... your... milkshake." > 5. "No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!" Goldfinger > 6. "A boy's best friend is his mother." Norman Bates > 7. "I'm having an old friend for dinner." Hannibal Lecter > 8. "Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. > Greed works." Michael Douglas > 9. "Your mother's in here, Karras. Would you like to leave > a message? I'll see that she gets it." Regan > truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. > And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious > anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy my brothers." Samuel L. Jackson Pete Gayde |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 05 01:50PM +0200 > 1 What sport is played professionally by the San Francisco Giants > and Pittsburgh Pirates? Baseball > 3 What branch of astronomy deals with the origin and evolution of > the Universe? Cosmology > 5 According to Albert Einstein, God does not play what with the > universe? Roulette > 6 Which animal appears on the coat of arms of Cote d'Ivoire? Elephant > 9 Which are the TWO utilities in the classic version of Monopoly? Hat and iron > 10 Entomology is the study of which creatures? Insects |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Apr 05 07:50PM On Thu, 04 Apr 2019 19:01:45 -0700, Calvin wrote: > 1 What sport is played professionally by the San Francisco Giants and > Pittsburgh Pirates? Baseball > 2 The US sitcom "The Conners" is a spin-off continuation of which other > series? Roseanne > 3 What branch of astronomy deals with the origin and evolution of the > Universe? Cosmology > 4 Sartorially speaking, what links weightlifting, golf and baseball? Special footwear? > 5 According to Albert Einstein, God does not play what with the > universe? dice > 6 Which animal appears on the coat of arms of Cote d'Ivoire? Elephant > 7 On a naval vessel, what is issued to crew members following an order > to 'splice the mainbrace'? an alcoholic beverage > 8 For which 1999 American romantic drama did Hilary Swank win a Best > Actress Oscar? Boys don't Cry > 9 Which are the TWO utilities in the classic version of Monopoly? Electric Company and waterworks > 10 Entomology is the study of which creatures? Insects |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 05 03:31PM -0500 "Calvin": > > 3 What branch of astronomy deals with the origin and evolution of > > the Universe? Erland Sommarskog: > Cosmology Hmm. Looks like another question with two correct answers. See e.g.: http://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/cosmology http://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=cosmogony ObSig: -- Mark Brader | "...the scholarly instructor whisked his pupils through the Toronto | entire universe in five months. Of course, the universe msb@vex.net | was much smaller in those days." --John Franch |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 06 02:40AM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 What sport is played professionally by the San Francisco Giants > and Pittsburgh Pirates? Baseball > 2 The US sitcom "The Conners" is a > spin-off continuation of which other series? Roseanne > 3 What branch of > astronomy deals with the origin and evolution of the Universe? Cosmology > 4 > Sartorially speaking, what links weightlifting, golf and baseball? Spiked shoes > 5 > According to Albert Einstein, God does not play what with the > universe? Favorites > 6 Which animal appears on the coat of arms of Cote > d'Ivoire? Elephant > 7 On a naval vessel, what is issued to crew members > following an order to 'splice the mainbrace'? Rum > 8 For which 1999 > American romantic drama did Hilary Swank win a Best Actress Oscar? Boys Don't Cry > 9 > Which are the TWO utilities in the classic version of Monopoly? Electric Company and > 10 > Entomology is the study of which creatures? Insects > I'm away next week so wont score this until before 15th April. > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
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