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| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 14 01:22PM > 1 Rahul Dravid represented which country in international cricket? India > 2 What river forms a large part of the boundary between Mexico and the USA? Rio Grande > 3 Running across the summit of Mount Everest is the border between Nepal and what other country? China > 4 Michael Laudrup represented which country in football (soccer)? France > 5 Groucho portrays Rufus T. Firefly, leader of the fictional country of Freedonia, in which 1933 Marx brothers film? Duck Soup > 6 The last known element in the current periodic table, what is the atomic number of the (probable) Noble gas Oganesson? 122 > 7 Which American rock band released the 2004 album American Idiot? Green Day > 8 In which card game can one "skunk" an opponent by winning before they have passed 90 points? cribbage > 9 Which American founding father has featured on the United States one hundred dollar bill since 1914? Benjamin Franklin > 10 The ancient city of Troy, namesake of the Trojan war, was located in which modern day country? Turkey -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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 14 08:37AM +0200 > 1 Rahul Dravid represented which country in international cricket? India > 2 What river forms a large part of the boundary between Mexico and > the USA? Colorado > 3 Running across the summit of Mount Everest is the border between > Nepal and what other country? China > 4 Michael Laudrup represented which country in football (soccer)? Denmark > 6 The last known element in the current periodic table, what is the > atomic number of the (probable) Noble gas Oganesson? 116 > 7 Which American rock band released the 2004 album American Idiot? Metallica > 10 The ancient city of Troy, namesake of the Trojan war, was located > in which modern day country? Turkey |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: May 14 05:36AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:PbWdnf1pDMjvXiHDnZ2dnUU7- > We name a European country, and you name its second-largest city > by population. All answers are according to worldatlas.com. > 1. United Kingdom. Manchester > 2. France. Marseille > 3. Italy. Milan > 4. Russia. St. Petersburg > 5. Germany. Munich; Berlin > 6. Spain. Madrid; Barcelona > 7. Greece. Thessaloniki > 8. Poland. Krakow > 10. Sweden Malmo > tradition by refusing to resign and call new elections upon > the death of the reigning sovereign. Who had died, leaving > the throne to Queen Victoria? King William IV -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 14 01:20PM > * Game 7, Round 2 - Geography - European Second-Largest Cities > 1. United Kingdom. Birmingham > 2. France. Lyon > 3. Italy. Milan > 4. Russia. St. Petersburg > 5. Germany. Munich > 6. Spain. Barcelona > 7. Greece. Thessaloniki > 8. Poland. Krakow > 9. Portugal. Porto > 10. Sweden. Uppsala > tradition by refusing to resign and call new elections upon > the death of the reigning sovereign. Who had died, leaving > the throne to Queen Victoria? William IV > Mackenzie quickly reached the US, where he declared himself > head of the "Republic of Canada". What island upstream from > the Niagara Falls was selected as the home base of this republic? Grand Island > 9. Another hundred or so rebels from Upper Canada were found guilty > and sent as unwilling guests of Her Majesty on a one-way trip. > To which unpleasant destination did they go? Botany Bay -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 17 03:45PM -0700 On Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 2:01:45 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > > living at the Savoy Hotel in London favored this dry, crispy, > > thinly sliced item which was subsequently named for her. > Melba toast. Well I never knew that. > we need more". I therefore decided to score any other answer with > "crocodile" as "almost correct". So: 4 for Calvin. 3 for Dan Tilque, > Joshua, Dan Blum, and Bruce. BTW there is an easy way to tell the difference between a freshwater and saltwater crocodile. The salties will kill you, the freshies won't. cheers, calvin |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 11 07:56PM +0200 > It inhabits the tropical dry forests or savannas of five > Indonesian islands and its saliva contains toxic bacteria. > Name this predator. Varan > * C. Geography, or "Capitals" > These are capitals of countries in Asia. What is the capital city of... > C1. ...Georgia? Tbilisi > C2. ...Oman? Muscat > * D. History, or "Senators" > D1. Name the senator from Minnesota, first elected in 2007, > who is running for the Democratic nomination for President. Amy Klobacker > D2. Name the Kentucky senator, first elected in 1984, who is > the Senate Majority Leader. Mitch McDonald > G1. For fun, but for no points, complete each of the team names > used as titles in this round by giving their city (or > whatever other geographical designation the team goes by). Nashville - Toronto - Washington - Ottawa - New Jersey - Los Angeles - St Louis |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 10 05:00PM -0700 On 5/7/20 11:12 PM, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which lake, the largest in New Zealand by surface area, is located in almost the exact centre of the North Island? Taupo > 2 Which stringed musical instrument takes its name from the Hawaiian for 'jumping flea'? ukulele > 3 The Gulf of Bothnia is located between which TWO European countries? Sweden and Finland > 4 Dunder-Mifflen is to Scranton, Pennsylvania as Wernham-Hogg is to which city located 20 miles west of London? > 5 What was the surname of the legendary British kings Uther and his son Arthur? Pendragon > 6 The novels of Dashiell Hammett starring Sam Spade are set in which U.S. city? San Francisco > 7 Connie Booth portrayed Polly Sherman in which classic British sitcom? > 8 What two-word term can refer to a battle cry used by Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War, a 1983 song and album by Billy Idol, or a brand of whisky? rebel yell > 9 Derived from African-American vernacular, which four-letter word refers to a perceived awareness of issues concerning social and racial justice? woke -- Dan Tilque |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 17 02:41PM > * Game 7, Round 4 - Entertainment - Really Rotten Kids in the Movies > 1. What is the first name of Linda Blair's character in "The > Exorcist"? Regan > 5. In this 1980 movie, two little girls in powder-blue dresses, > white knee-socks, and black Mary Jane shoes invite Danny to "Come > play with us. Come and play with us, Danny. Forever and ever." The Shining > 6. In this 1972 movie, Billy Redden plays Lonnie, a backwoods > mountain boy with a skinny frame, large head, almond shaped eyes, > and prodigious musical talent. Deliverance > murders the schoolmate who beat her out for a penmanship medal, > incinerates the caretaker by setting his bedding ablaze, and > meets her end when struck by a bolt of lightning. The Bad Seed > 8. In this 1989 movie, reanimated toddler Gage Creed says, > "I brought you something, Mommy", before killing her with > a scalpel. Pet Sematary > Behind the Rows entices the children of Gatlin, Nebraska > to ritually murder all the adults in the town to ensure a > successful harvest. Children of the Corn > * Game 7, Round 6 - Sports - Baseball Players by Injury > 3. Wade Boggs bruised his ribs while pulling on his cowboy boots. D > 9. Rickey Henderson suffered frostbite in August after falling > asleep with an ice pack on his foot. L > 10. Sammy Sosa sneezed so hard he sprained a ligament in his > lower back. A -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 17 03:48PM -0700 On Sunday, May 17, 2020 at 3:17:28 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 7, Round 4 - Entertainment - Really Rotten Kids in the Movies Pass. Not just the kids that were ghastly. > * Game 7, Round 6 - Sports - Baseball Players by Injury Outstanding! cheers, calvin |
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