Monday, February 24, 2020

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 6 updates in 3 topics

Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 23 06:18PM -0800

1 In 1962, who became the first woman to own and run a major television studio in the USA?
2 Which city is home to Rynek Glowny, the largest medieval town square in Europe, and is served by John Paul II International Airport?
3 Kenny Dalglish represented which country in football (soccer)?
4 The highest active volcano in Europe at over 3,000 metres tall, Mount Etna is situated on which Italian island?
5 The official colours of which American university located near South Bend, Indiana are Madonna Blue and Papal Gold?
6 Which author penned the 1930s novels Of Mice and Men and East Of Eden?
7 The 1990-91 Gulf War was precipitated by Iraq's invasion of which country?
8 Edward, the Black Prince, considered one of the finest commanders of the Hundred Years War, was the son of which king of England?
9 The Sorento and Sportage models are produced by which car manufacturer?
10 Which cycling event requires a derny?
 
cheers,
calvin
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 24 03:58AM


> 1 In 1962, who became the first woman to own and run a major television studio in the USA?
 
Lucille Ball
 
> 2 Which city is home to Rynek Glowny, the largest medieval town square in Europe, and is served by John Paul II International Airport?
 
Krakow
 
> 3 Kenny Dalglish represented which country in football (soccer)?
 
Scotland
 
> 4 The highest active volcano in Europe at over 3,000 metres tall, Mount Etna is situated on which Italian island?
 
Sicily
 
> 5 The official colours of which American university located near South Bend, Indiana are Madonna Blue and Papal Gold?
 
Notre Dame
 
> 6 Which author penned the 1930s novels Of Mice and Men and East Of Eden?
 
John Steinbeck
 
> 7 The 1990-91 Gulf War was precipitated by Iraq's invasion of which country?
 
Kuwait
 
> 8 Edward, the Black Prince, considered one of the finest commanders of the Hundred Years War, was the son of which king of England?
 
Edward III
 
> 9 The Sorento and Sportage models are produced by which car manufacturer?
 
Kia
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 23 10:55PM -0600

"Calvin":
> 1 In 1962, who became the first woman to own and run a major
> television studio in the USA?
 
Ball.
 
> 2 Which city is home to Rynek Glowny, the largest medieval town
> square in Europe, and is served by John Paul II International
> Airport?
 
Warsaw, I suppose.
 
> 3 Kenny Dalglish represented which country in football (soccer)?
 
Scotland?
 
> 4 The highest active volcano in Europe at over 3,000 metres
> tall, Mount Etna is situated on which Italian island?
 
Sicily.
 
> 5 The official colours of which American university located near
> South Bend, Indiana are Madonna Blue and Papal Gold?
 
Notre Dame. Also the home of a mural nicknamed "touchdown Jesus".
 
> 6 Which author penned the 1930s novels Of Mice and Men and East Of Eden?
 
Steinbeck.
 
> 7 The 1990-91 Gulf War was precipitated by Iraq's invasion of
> which country?
 
Kuwait.
 
> 8 Edward, the Black Prince, considered one of the finest
> commanders of the Hundred Years War, was the son of which king
> of England?
 
Henry IV?
 
> 9 The Sorento and Sportage models are produced by which car
> manufacturer?
 
Kia.
 
> 10 Which cycling event requires a derny?
 
Never heard of it. I'll say sprint.
--
Mark Brader "It is hard to believe that any Biblical passage,
Toronto no matter how powerful, could make an entire
msb@vex.net Soviet submarine crew speak English and not even
realize they were doing it." --Mark Leeper
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 23 06:16PM -0800

On Monday, February 17, 2020 at 11:56:57 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 How many different letters are used in Roman numerals?
 
7
I, V, X, L, C, D, M
 
> 2 Who portrayed Solitaire in the 1973 James Bond film Live and Let Die?
 
Jane Seymour
I;m surprised noone got thisa.
 
> 3 What two-word term refers to a heavy-duty towing engine that provides motive power for hauling a towed or trailered load?
 
Prime Mover
Less surprised here- may be an Australian usage???
 
> 4 Plutophobia is the fear of what?
 
Money / wealth
 
> 5 Which 2000 Dreamworks animated movie had taglines including Escape or die frying and This ain't no chick flick?
 
Chicken Run
 
> 6 Which 1985 Dire Straits album included the hits Money for Nothing and Walk of Life?
 
Brothers in Arms
Singleton for Joe
 
> 7 An iconic 1890 painting by Tom Roberts is titled Shearing the… what?
 
Rams
If you only know one Australian painting this should be it
https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/collection/work/2920/
 
 
> 8 In the card game 500, what bid is worth 220 points?
 
7 no trumps
Another wipeout
 
> 9 Which song from the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid won an Academy Award for Best Original Song?
 
Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head
 
> 10 Which reformist educator was headmaster of Rugby School from 1828 to 1841?
 
Thomas Arnold
Singleton for Joe
 
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 589
1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 6 16 Joe Masters
1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 14 Mark Brader
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 Pete Gayde
0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 Dan Blum
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
4 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 3 1 16 32%
 
Well that was pretty brutal. Well done Joe, and better luck next time everyone.

cheers,
calvin
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 23 10:51PM -0600

"Calvin":
> > 2 Who portrayed Solitaire in the 1973 James Bond film Live and Let Die?
 
> Jane Seymour
> I;m surprised noone got thisa.
 
Simple. SEAN CONNERY is James Bond.

> > 3 What two-word term refers to a heavy-duty towing engine that provides motive power for hauling a towed or trailered load?
 
> Prime Mover
> Less surprised here- may be an Australian usage???
 
As far as I'm concerned, the meaning of that term is any device that
puts something into motion without requiring something else to be put
into motion to drive it. So it includes, for example, a diesel engine
but not an electric motor that draws power from a generator.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "I may be ranting, but I'm right!"
msb@vex.net -- Wojeck: Out of the Fire
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 23 04:48PM -0800

On Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 4:52:36 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:

> musician as a major influence on his character, and the
> musician was brought in to play Jack Sparrow's father in the
> third installment of the movie series. Name the musician.
 
Keith Richards
 
 
> * TV Spinoffs
 
> In each case, name the series that these were spun off from.
 
> 10. "Joey".
 
Friends
 
> 11. "Better Call Saul".
> 12. "Mork & Mindy".
 
Happy Days
 
 
> in the late 1940s. One of his biographers has placed him "among
> the most influential Christian leaders" of the 20th century.
> Who?
 
Billy Graham
 

> chemical (perhaps diluted with water or otherwise). Give the
> generic terms, not brand names.
 
> 1. NH3, http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/chem/1.png
 
Ammonia
 
> 2. CH3COOH, http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/chem/2.jpg
 
Bleach
 
> 3. NaClO, http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/chem/3.png
 
Epsom salts
 

 
> In each case give the usual single-letter (or for any B vitamins,
> letter-and-number) name.
 
> 10. Ascorbic acid.
 
C
 
> 11. Tocopherol.
 
A, K
 
> 12. Calciferol.
 
D
 

 
> Here's an easy triple -- it's multiple-choice. In each list,
> which language is *not* in the same family as the others?
 
> 13. English, Faroese, Hindi, Hungarian, Spanish.
 
Hungarian, Hindi
 
> 14. Burmese, Cantonese, Japanese, Mandarin, Tibetan.
 
Burmese, Tibetan
 
> 15. Amharic, Arabic, Hebrew, Maltese, Persian (or Farsi).
 
Maltese
 
cheers,
calvin
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