- Calvin's Quiz #597 - 1 Update
- QFTCIMI520 Game 5, Rounds 9-10: funerals, Oscar-y challenge - 2 Updates
| R. Ess <Chifan@yahoo.com>: Apr 30 05:25PM -0500 On Fri, 24 Apr 2020 18:38:35 -0700 (PDT), Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote: >1 In the NBA and NBL, teams are (in most cases) required to attempt a basket within how many seconds of gaining possession? 24 seconds >2 Which future US President had the misfortune to lose both his wife and his mother on the same day, 14 February 1884? Teddy Roosevelt >3 Now in its 30th season, The Simpsons has surpassed which western drama for the most episodes of a prime-time, scripted TV series? Gunsmoke >4 Ian Fraser Kilmister, better known as Lemmy, founded which British rock band? Motorhead >5 The Lass That Loved a Sailor is the alternative title of which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta? Pirates of Penzance >6 With over 65 billion messages sent per day, what is the world's most used, smart phone based, instant messaging service? Twitter? >7 Which word, derived from the Greek antonym for chaos, means an orderly, harmonious and systematic universe? >8 Which traditional Japanese seasoning is produced by fermenting soybeans with salt and koji? Miso >9 Which creature shares its name with the hollow in the top face of a brick which holds mortar? frog >10 Which former world heavyweight champion is perhaps better known these days for his eponymous kitchen grills? George Foreman ArenEss |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 30 08:54PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:hpudnbxnFf5YczXDnZ2dnUU7- > she wore a rose gold custom-knit suit and sequined heels. > For her funeral, she wore a sparkling full-length gold gown. > Who was this well-dressed corpse? Aretha Franklin > 1998: a pack of Camels, a roll of dimes to call his friends, > and a bottle of Jack Daniels. His gravestone is inscribed > "THE BEST IS YET TO COME". Who was he? Frank Sinatra > His ashes were given to his widow, who requested 10 minutes > of silence around the world instead of holding a funeral. > Who was he? John Lennon > people received tickets to the service through an online > lottery. He lay in a sold bronze casket and it was reported > that his funeral cost $1,000,000 US. Who was he? Michael Jackson > mourners pushed and shoved to try and see him lying in state. > A riot ensued and an estimated 500 people were trampled to death. > Who was the leader who had died? Stalin > large man and the sarcophagus made for his body was too small. > After his body was forced into the too-small space, it ruptured, > releasing an "intolerable stench". Who was the dead man? Richard I > man's mother before she had a chance to honor his wishes and > pour them over the grave of his murdered lover Nancy Spungen. > Who was the dead man? Sid Vicious > payload for a 2008 launch attempt, but it didn't reach orbit due > to technical problems. Finally, in 2012, SpaceX did successfully > launch them into space. Whose ashes were they? Leonard Nimoy > rashes, and sometimes thick crusts, is highly contagious, > and spreads through close physical contact with an infected > person. Name this skin condition. Lyme disease > and 2 silver. She is best known for introducing a back > flip on the uneven bars, starting from a standing position > on the high bar. Who is she? Olga Korbut > C2. This 4'8" gymnast won 4 gold medals and a bronze at the > 2016 Olympics and was chosen to be her country's flagbearer > in that year's closing ceremonies. Who is she? Simone Biles > 1917-07-17, in which he changed something associated with > the British Royal Family from German to English. What did > he change? House name to Windsor > * E. Geography, or "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" (or nearby) > E1. This landmark houses the handprints and/or footprints of > over 200 Hollywood stars. Name it. Grauman's Chinese Theater > opened in 1935, contains a Foucault's pendulum, a Tesla coil, > a planetarium show, and a 12-inch Zeiss refracting telescope. > Name it. MacArthur Park Observatory > F1. This comedian, whose name reflected his hair and a feature > of the uniform he wore as a bellhop, won an Oscar as Best > Supporting Actor for the 1957 movie "Sayonara". Name him. Jerry Lewis > F2. Comedian George Burns won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar > for a 1975 movie in which he starred with Walter Matthau. > Name the movie. Pete Gayde |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 30 02:22PM -0700 On Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at 1:04:43 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > "Spirit in the Sky", and Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man". > The funeral cost $3,000,000 US and was paid for by Johnny Depp. > Whose funeral was it? Thomson > "the birthplace of his ancestors". But his band the Outlawz > said they rolled his ashes in a spliff and smoked them. > Name the dead man. Marley > she wore a rose gold custom-knit suit and sequined heels. > For her funeral, she wore a sparkling full-length gold gown. > Who was this well-dressed corpse? Franklin > His ashes were given to his widow, who requested 10 minutes > of silence around the world instead of holding a funeral. > Who was he? Lennon > mourners pushed and shoved to try and see him lying in state. > A riot ensued and an estimated 500 people were trampled to death. > Who was the leader who had died? Stalin > large man and the sarcophagus made for his body was too small. > After his body was forced into the too-small space, it ruptured, > releasing an "intolerable stench". Who was the dead man? William I > payload for a 2008 launch attempt, but it didn't reach orbit due > to technical problems. Finally, in 2012, SpaceX did successfully > launch them into space. Whose ashes were they? Glenn > person. Name this skin condition. > B2. Roundworms cause this parasitic disease, spread mainly by > eating undercooked meat. Name the disease. Lyme's > and 2 silver. She is best known for introducing a back > flip on the uneven bars, starting from a standing position > on the high bar. Who is she? Olga Korbut > C2. This 4'8" gymnast won 4 gold medals and a bronze at the > 2016 Olympics and was chosen to be her country's flagbearer > in that year's closing ceremonies. Who is she? Biles > 1917-07-17, in which he changed something associated with > the British Royal Family from German to English. What did > he change? Dynastic name > D2. On 1917-07-25, Sir William Thomas White introduced this > to Canada as a "temporary" measure. It still exists today. > What is it? Daylight saving > opened in 1935, contains a Foucault's pendulum, a Tesla coil, > a planetarium show, and a 12-inch Zeiss refracting telescope. > Name it. Smithsonian Institute > F2. Comedian George Burns won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar > for a 1975 movie in which he starred with Walter Matthau. > Name the movie. cheers, calvin |
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