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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 02 11:12PM -0700 1 Measuring about 620 by 120 metres and holding 150,000 spectators, what was the largest sporting and entertainment venue in ancient Rome? 2 Which Caribbean island is the only country in the world named after a historical woman? 3 According to Greek mythology, who hit Achilles in his heel with a poisoned arrow? 4 On which TV quiz show should contestants give the least common correct answer? 5 What is the mathematical term for a number, be it positive, negative or zero, that can be written without a fractional component? 6 Who wrote the lyrics to the 1861 poem/song 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic'? 7 What affect should an analgesic drug have on the human body? 8 In which country is the 2012 Disney/Pixar film "Brave" set? 9 'In the Air Tonight' was a 1981 hit for which British singer-songwriter? 10 In terms of their burial, what links Robert the Bruce, Frederic Chopin, Eleanor of Castile, Percy Shelley, and the Australian racehorse Phar Lap? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 03 01:26AM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 Measuring about 620 by 120 metres and holding 150,000 spectators, > what was the largest sporting and entertainment venue in ancient > Rome? Circus Maximus. > 2 Which Caribbean island is the only country in the world named after > a historical woman? St. Lucia? > 3 According to Greek mythology, who hit Achilles in his heel with a > poisoned arrow? Hector? > 4 On which TV quiz show should contestants give the least common > correct answer? Objection! We don't get "Pointless" here. > 5 What is the mathematical term for a number, be it positive, > negative or zero, that can be written without a fractional component? Integer. > 6 Who wrote the lyrics to the 1861 poem/song 'The Battle Hymn of the > Republic'? Key? > 7 What affect should an analgesic drug have on the human body? Relieve pain. > 8 In which country is the 2012 Disney/Pixar film "Brave" set? Scotland. > 9 'In the Air Tonight' was a 1981 hit for which British singer-songwriter? One I've heard of, I daresay. > 10 In terms of their burial, what links Robert the Bruce, Frederic > Chopin, Eleanor of Castile, Percy Shelley, and the Australian > racehorse Phar Lap? Buried at sea? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Operating systems are too important msb@vex.net | to be 'visionary'." --Linus Torvalds My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 03 09:21AM +0200 > 1 Measuring about 620 by 120 metres and holding 150,000 spectators, > what was the largest sporting and entertainment venue in ancient Rome? Colluseum > 2 Which Caribbean island is the only country in the world named > after a historical woman? Domninica > 3 According to Greek mythology, who hit Achilles in his heel with a > poisoned arrow? Odysseus > 5 What is the mathematical term for a number, be it positive, > negative or zero, that can be written without a fractional component? Not a very clear question, both "integer" and "decimal" fits the bill. > 9 'In the Air Tonight' was a 1981 hit for which British > singer-songwriter? Phil Collins > 10 In terms of their burial, what links Robert the Bruce, Frederic > Chopin, Eleanor of Castile, Percy Shelley, and the Australian racehorse > Phar Lap? None of us were present at the ceremony. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 03 12:42AM -0700 On 5/2/19 11:12 PM, Calvin wrote: > 1 Measuring about 620 by 120 metres and holding 150,000 spectators, what was the largest sporting and entertainment venue in ancient Rome? Colosseum > 2 Which Caribbean island is the only country in the world named after a historical woman? > 3 According to Greek mythology, who hit Achilles in his heel with a poisoned arrow? Paris > 4 On which TV quiz show should contestants give the least common correct answer? Rare Entries Jeopardy! > 5 What is the mathematical term for a number, be it positive, negative or zero, that can be written without a fractional component? integer > 6 Who wrote the lyrics to the 1861 poem/song 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic'? Julia Ward Howe > 7 What affect should an analgesic drug have on the human body? pain relief > 8 In which country is the 2012 Disney/Pixar film "Brave" set? Scotland > 9 'In the Air Tonight' was a 1981 hit for which British singer-songwriter? Steve MIller -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 02 11:10PM -0700 On Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 2:38:58 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 What 1961 film was written by Arthur Miller and starred his then wife Marilyn Monroe? The Misfits No-one got this https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055184/ > 2 The paediatrician and author Dr. Benjamin Spock won an Olympic gold medal in 1924 in which sport? Rowing No-one got this https://theolympians.co/2017/09/01/dr-benjamin-spock-the-baby-doctor-and-olympic-champion/ > 3 Somewhat incongruously, what is the first movement in Gustav Holst's Planet Suite? Mars Singleton for Erland > 4 With a population of c. 12 million, what is the largest non-capital city located entirely within Europe? There was an error in this question sorry so I have given everyone the point. It was either meant to be the largest capital (Moscow, c. 12 m) or largest non-capital (St Petersburg, c. 6 m). Apologies. > 5 Which species of kangaroo is the largest? Red > 6 Peter O'Toole was twice nominated for an Oscar (in two separate movies) for portraying which English king? Henry II Singleton for Mark > 7 Which American rock group released the 1986 album "Slippery When Wet"? Bon Jovi No-one got this https://www.allmusic.com/album/slippery-when-wet-mw0000652380 > 8 Which rays were discovered by German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895? X rays > 9 Scrooge McDuck and Smaug top which Forbes magazine list? Richest fictional characters > 10 Who created the animated characters Wallace and Gromit? Nick Park Singleton for Dan B Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 561 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 14 Dan Blum 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 14 Mark Brader 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 Erland S 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 11 Dan Tilque - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 4 3 1 16 40% Well that was a brutal set. Congratulations Mark and Dan B. cheers, calvin |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 03 09:15AM +0200 >> gold medal in 1924 in which sport? > Rowing > No-one got this Are you surprised? |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 02 01:58PM > ** Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Women > 1. A UN report in 2015 showed that women earn what percentage of > men's wages? Answer within 3 percentage points. 70 > 2. Which French intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political > activist and feminist wrote "The Second Sex", published in 1949? Simone de Beauvoir > 3. Who was the first and so far only female Prime Minister of > Canada, holding office in 1993? Campbell > 4. Which Asian country has the longest average female life > expectancy at 86.8 years? Japan > for women's suffrage, including militant tactics such as window > breaking? In prison they resorted to hunger strikes which led > to violent force-feeding. Give their surname. Pankhurst > 7. In 1916, women in which Canadian province became the first to > win both the right to vote and to hold provincial office? Manitoba; Alberta > 8. Women in which Canadian province were the *last* to be granted > federal voting rights, in 1940? Quebec; British Columbia > 9. She was the first woman to be CEO of a Fortune 500 company. > She led her family's newspaper, becoming CEO in 1972. Name her > or the newspaper. Katherine Graham > ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round > * A. Bridget Jones > A1. What birthday does Bridget Jones describe in her diary? 30th > B2. Charles Laughton, Anthony Quinn, and Anthony Hopkins have > all played the leading role in different versions of > which movie? (One of them was a TV version.) Mutiny on the Bounty > * D. Islanders > D1. Napoleon Bonaparte. Corsica > D2. Freddie Mercury, the singer. Zanzibar > * E. Flowers > E1. What flower gets its name for the Turkish or Persian word > for a turban? tulip > E2. What would you find in an anther or stamen? pollen > * F. Winds > F1. The sirocco is a hot, dry wind which blows from which desert? Sahara > F2. The pampero is a cold wind which blows over which mountains? Andes -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 02 08:26PM +0200 > In honor of International Women's Day... > 1. A UN report in 2015 showed that women earn what percentage of > men's wages? Answer within 3 percentage points. 68% > 2. Which French intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political > activist and feminist wrote "The Second Sex", published in 1949? Simone Deboivar > 4. Which Asian country has the longest average female life > expectancy at 86.8 years? Japan > 7. In 1916, women in which Canadian province became the first to > win both the right to vote and to hold provincial office? Nova Scotia > 8. Women in which Canadian province were the *last* to be granted > federal voting rights, in 1940? Manitoba > ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round > C1. Hong Kong? Chris Patten > * D. Islanders > On what islands were these people born? > D1. Napoleon Bonaparte. Corsica > D2. Freddie Mercury, the singer. Zanibar > E2. What would you find in an anther or stamen? Pollen > * F. Winds > F1. The sirocco is a hot, dry wind which blows from which desert? Sahara > F2. The pampero is a cold wind which blows over which mountains? Pyrenees |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 02 04:15PM -0700 On Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 3:35:19 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > In honor of International Women's Day... > 1. A UN report in 2015 showed that women earn what percentage of > men's wages? Answer within 3 percentage points. 60, 67 > 2. Which French intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political > activist and feminist wrote "The Second Sex", published in 1949? Simone de Bouvoir > Canada, holding office in 1993? > 4. Which Asian country has the longest average female life > expectancy at 86.8 years? Japan > for women's suffrage, including militant tactics such as window > breaking? In prison they resorted to hunger strikes which led > to violent force-feeding. Give their surname. Pankhurst? > credited with sparking second-wave feminism in the US? > 7. In 1916, women in which Canadian province became the first to > win both the right to vote and to hold provincial office? Winnipeg, PEI > 8. Women in which Canadian province were the *last* to be granted > federal voting rights, in 1940? Alberta, Saskatchewan > ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round > * A. Bridget Jones > A1. What birthday does Bridget Jones describe in her diary? 30th? > A2. Bridget Jones's diary mentions two actors who would star in > the movie version of the book. Name either of the actors. Colin Firth, Hugh Grant > * B. Leading Roles > B1. Robert Donat, Kenneth More, and Robert Powell have all > played the leading role in different versions of which movie? The 39 Steps > B2. Charles Laughton, Anthony Quinn, and Anthony Hopkins have > all played the leading role in different versions of > which movie? (One of them was a TV version.) A Tale of Two Cities > * C. The Last British Governor > Who was the last British governor of... > C1. Hong Kong? Patton > C2. India? Mountbatten > * D. Islanders > On what islands were these people born? > D1. Napoleon Bonaparte. Corsica > D2. Freddie Mercury, the singer. Zanzibar > * E. Flowers > E1. What flower gets its name for the Turkish or Persian word > for a turban? Tulip, Carnation > E2. What would you find in an anther or stamen? In a flower... > * F. Winds > F1. The sirocco is a hot, dry wind which blows from which desert? Sahara > F2. The pampero is a cold wind which blows over which mountains? Andes? cheers, calvin |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: May 03 12:52AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:w7OdnTzh68IPHFfBnZ2dnUU7- > In honor of International Women's Day... > 1. A UN report in 2015 showed that women earn what percentage of > men's wages? Answer within 3 percentage points. 70% > 2. Which French intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political > activist and feminist wrote "The Second Sex", published in 1949? Simone de Beauvoir > 3. Who was the first and so far only female Prime Minister of > Canada, holding office in 1993? Kim Campbell > 4. Which Asian country has the longest average female life > expectancy at 86.8 years? Japan > 6. Betty Friedan published which book in 1963 that is widely > credited with sparking second-wave feminism in the US? "The Feminine Mystique" > 7. In 1916, women in which Canadian province became the first to > win both the right to vote and to hold provincial office? Saskatchewan; Alberta > 8. Women in which Canadian province were the *last* to be granted > federal voting rights, in 1940? Quebec > 9. She was the first woman to be CEO of a Fortune 500 company. > She led her family's newspaper, becoming CEO in 1972. Name her > or the newspaper. Katherine Graham; The Washington Post > ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round > * A. Bridget Jones > A1. What birthday does Bridget Jones describe in her diary? 30th > A2. Bridget Jones's diary mentions two actors who would star in > the movie version of the book. Name either of the actors. Colin Firth; Hugh Grant > B2. Charles Laughton, Anthony Quinn, and Anthony Hopkins have > all played the leading role in different versions of > which movie? (One of them was a TV version.) "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" > * C. The Last British Governor > Who was the last British governor of... > C1. Hong Kong? Patten > C2. India? Mountbatten > * D. Islanders > On what islands were these people born? > D1. Napoleon Bonaparte. Corsica > D2. Freddie Mercury, the singer. Zanzibar > * E. Flowers > E2. What would you find in an anther or stamen? pollen > * F. Winds > F1. The sirocco is a hot, dry wind which blows from which desert? Sahara > F2. The pampero is a cold wind which blows over which mountains? Andes -- Joshua Kreiter gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 02 04:18PM -0700 On Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 3:33:18 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > > Best Picture. Two years later, the same person would direct > > one of the most famous horror movies of all time. > "The French Connection", William Friedkin. ("The Exorcist".) I answered Midnight Cowboy (which is clearly wrong so not a protest) but FWIW it had its classification changed post-release. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064665/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv The film was rated "X" (no one under 17 admitted) upon its original release in 1969, but the unrestricted use of that rating by pornographic filmmakers caused the rating to quickly become associated with hardcore sex films. Because of the stigma that developed around the "X" rating in the ratings system's early years, many theaters refused to run X-rated films, and many newspapers would not run ads for them. The film was given a new R-rating (children under 17 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian) rating in 1971, without having anything changed or removed. It remains the only X-rated film to win the Oscar for Best Picture. cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 02 07:28PM -0500 Mark Brader: > > > Best Picture. Two years later, the same person would direct > > > one of the most famous horror movies of all time. > > "The French Connection", William Friedkin. ("The Exorcist".) "Calvin": > I answered Midnight Cowboy (which is clearly wrong so not a protest) And you also failed to name its director, John Schlesinger. > but FWIW it had its classification changed post-release. So it did. > films. ... The film was given a new R-rating ... in 1971, without > having anything changed or removed. It remains the only X-rated film > to win the Oscar for Best Picture. And therefore it wasn't the first R-rated movie to win; it was only made R-rated *after* it won. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Ask not for whom the compiler waits; msb@vex.net | it waits for thee." -- Henry Spencer My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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