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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 30 09:38PM -0700 1 What 1961 film was written by Arthur Miller and starred his then wife Marilyn Monroe? 2 The paediatrician and author Dr. Benjamin Spock won an Olympic gold medal in 1924 in which sport? 3 Somewhat incongruously, what is the first movement in Gustav Holst's Planet Suite? 4 With a population of c. 12 million, what is the largest non-capital city located entirely within Europe? 5 Which species of kangaroo is the largest? 6 Peter O'Toole was twice nominated for an Oscar (in two separate movies) for portraying which English king? 7 Which American rock group released the 1986 album "Slippery When Wet"? 8 Which rays were discovered by German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895? 9 Scrooge McDuck and Smaug top which Forbes magazine list? 10 Who created the animated characters Wallace and Gromit? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 01 12:06AM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 What 1961 film was written by Arthur Miller and starred his then > wife Marilyn Monroe? "Bus Stop". > 2 The paediatrician and author Dr. Benjamin Spock won an Olympic > gold medal in 1924 in which sport? Track and field ("athletics" to foreigners)? > 3 Somewhat incongruously, what is the first movement in Gustav > Holst's Planet Suite? Venus? > 4 With a population of c. 12 million, what is the largest > non-capital city located entirely within Europe? Naples? > 5 Which species of kangaroo is the largest? Red? (The only one I can think of.) > 6 Peter O'Toole was twice nominated for an Oscar (in two separate > movies) for portraying which English king? Henry II. > 7 Which American rock group released the 1986 album "Slippery When Wet"? > 8 Which rays were discovered by German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895? X-rays. > 9 Scrooge McDuck and Smaug top which Forbes magazine list? List of richest fictional characters. -- Mark Brader | "Warning! Drinking beer, wine or spirits during Toronto | pregnancy can harm your baby." (City of Toronto msb@vex.net | notice in restaurant washrooms--men's and women's) |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 01 09:38AM +0200 > 3 Somewhat incongruously, what is the first movement in Gustav > Holst's Planet Suite? Mars > 4 With a population of c. 12 million, what is the largest > non-capital city located entirely within Europe? Istanbul > 5 Which species of kangaroo is the largest? Australian! > 7 Which American rock group released the 1986 album "Slippery When > Wet"? Metallica > 8 Which rays were discovered by German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen in > 1895? Röntgen rays. OK, so in English they are known as X-rays. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 30 09:29PM -0700 On Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at 9:27:03 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which instrument is played by the leader of an orchestra? [First] Violin > 2 What colour is the artificial surface that the Australian Open tennis tournament has used 2008? Blue Singleton for Erland > 3 In fashion, accordion, box, cartridge and honeycomb are varieties of what? Pleat specifically but I'll accept skirt Singleton for Dan > 4 Which Irish satirist's works include "The Rivals" (1775), and "The School for Scandal" (1777)? Richard Sheridan > 5 Nicknamed the 'Cowboy Capital of The World', Dodge City is located in which US state? Kansas > 6 Which 2015 Pixar film features Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness? Inside Out > 7 Most NFL games are played on which day of the week? Sunday > 8 What rate of GST is charged in New Zealand? 20% > 9 Which Canadian city hosts the world's largest rodeo? Calgary > 10 Who was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis on 4th April 1968? Martin Luther King Jr Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 560 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 7 20 Dan Blum 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 19 Pete Gayde 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 6 19 Mark Brader 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 13 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 4 1 1 2 3 2 2 0 4 4 23 58% Congratulations Dan B. cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 01 12:03AM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 6 19 Mark Brader When one of my wild guesses is correct, I'd like to have the point for it, please. -- Mark Brader | "I mean, you know, that... that's *possible*, Toronto | if you want to use *logical thinking*..." msb@vex.net | --Jesse Travis (Chriss Abbott, "Diagnosis: Murder") |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 30 10:34PM -0700 On Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 3:03:35 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > > 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 6 19 Mark Brader > When one of my wild guesses is correct, I'd like to have the point > for it, please. My bad. NZ's GST is 15% (not 20% as I misquoted) but I marked the entries correctly. https://www.classic.ird.govt.nz/gst/gst-registering/gst-about/ cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 01 02:20AM -0500 Mark Brader: > > When one of my wild guesses is correct, I'd like to have the point > > for it, please. "Calvin": > My bad. NZ's GST is 15% (not 20% as I misquoted) but I marked the > entries correctly. Oh. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "There is no Planet B." msb@vex.net -- Emmanuel Macron |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 30 07:22PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:TK2dnWmJJLZBD1vBnZ2dnUU7- > 1. 1974: The story of an acerbic 1960s comic whose groundbreaking, > no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed > by the Establishment as too obscene for the public. Lenny, Scorcese > 2. 1971: Shot in black-and-white and set in a dying Texas town, > this was the film debut of Cybill Shepherd, who the director > had discovered; they went on to have an 8-year relationship. Last Picture Show, Bogdanovich > 3. 1974: This Italian-American director made the first sequel ever > to win an Academy Award for Best Picture. The Godfather Part 2, Coppola > 4. 1973: Set in the world of small-time New-York hoodlums and > gangsters was this director's first of many collaborations with > Robert De Niro. Once Upon a Time in America, Scorsese > 5. 1975: At nearly 3 hours, this movie features a huge cast of > 24 main characters. It's set in the South in the "capital of > country music". Nashville, Altman > 6. 1974: A neo-film-noir mystery, nominated for 11 Academy Awards, > was this director's last movie made in the US before he fled the > country to avoid being imprisoned for unlawful sex with a minor. Chinatown, Polansky > all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Actor in Lead Role, > Actress in Lead Role, Director and Screenplay). It was this > Czech director's second movie made in the US. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Chayefsky > 9. 1976: A political drama based on the 1974 non-fiction book of the > same name by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, the two journalists > investigating the Watergate scandal for the "Washington Post". All the President's Men, Chayefsky > use of drugs that suppress emotions. This was the director's > debut. He later founded a company using part of the same name, > to assure high-quality audio in movie theaters. THX-1138, Lucas > 6. 1988-09-22. > 7. 1970-10-16. > 8. 1972-09-28. Paul Henderson scored THE goal to beat the Russians > 9. 1976-07-17. > 10. 1995-10-30. Pete Gayde |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 30 09:34PM -0700 On Monday, April 29, 2019 at 4:00:02 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > had discovered; they went on to have an 8-year relationship. > 3. 1974: This Italian-American director made the first sequel ever > to win an Academy Award for Best Picture. Godfather Part II, Coppola > 4. 1973: Set in the world of small-time New-York hoodlums and > gangsters was this director's first of many collaborations with > Robert De Niro. Taxi Driver, Scorsese > 5. 1975: At nearly 3 hours, this movie features a huge cast of > 24 main characters. It's set in the South in the "capital of > country music". Nashville, Altman > 6. 1974: A neo-film-noir mystery, nominated for 11 Academy Awards, > was this director's last movie made in the US before he fled the > country to avoid being imprisoned for unlawful sex with a minor. Polanski, dunno about the film. > all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Actor in Lead Role, > Actress in Lead Role, Director and Screenplay). It was this > Czech director's second movie made in the US. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Foreman > became the first R-rated movie to win the Academy Award for > Best Picture. Two years later, the same person would direct > one of the most famous horror movies of all time. Midnight Cowboy, dunno > 9. 1976: A political drama based on the 1974 non-fiction book of the > same name by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, the two journalists > investigating the Watergate scandal for the "Washington Post". All the President's Men, dunno > use of drugs that suppress emotions. This was the director's > debut. He later founded a company using part of the same name, > to assure high-quality audio in movie theaters. Nope > * Game 8, Round 8 - Canadiana History - Dates in Canadian History. Pass cheers, calvin |
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