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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 18 05:15PM -0700 1 Built between 1705 and 1725 for the Duke of Marlborough, which palace is situated near the Oxfordshire village of Woodstock? 2 What informal two-word term for a university derisively refers to the intellectual pursuits of its academics, as disconnected from the practicalities of everyday life? 3 Reflected in the correct pronunciation of place names such as Whangarei and Whakatane, in the Maori language the letters "Wh" at the start of a word should be pronounced as if they were which English consonant? 4 Which American racehorse was the subject of a 2003 film earning 7 Oscar nominations? 5 What is the full name of the Indian state often referred to as "J&K"? It is subject of a territorial conflict between China, India and Pakistan. 6 Which cricketing term refers to over from which no runs are scored? 7 Chemically speaking, reduction occurs when a molecule, atom or ion gains one or more electrons during a chemical reaction. What is the term for the opposite process, where electrons are lost? 8 In the traditional RYB colour model, what is the complementary colour to green? 9 What are the first two words in the technological abbreviation RFID? 10 What was the appropriate title of Gloria Gaynor's autobiography? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 18 08:04PM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 Built between 1705 and 1725 for the Duke of Marlborough, > which palace is situated near the Oxfordshire village of > Woodstock? Blenheim? > 2 What informal two-word term for a university derisively > refers to the intellectual pursuits of its academics, as > disconnected from the practicalities of everyday life? Ivory tower. > as Whangarei and Whakatane, in the Maori language the > letters "Wh" at the start of a word should be pronounced as > if they were which English consonant? H? > 4 Which American racehorse was the subject of a 2003 film > earning 7 Oscar nominations? Secretariat. > 5 What is the full name of the Indian state often referred > to as "J&K"? It is subject of a territorial conflict > between China, India and Pakistan. Jammu and Kashmir. > 6 Which cricketing term refers to over from which no runs > are scored? Maiden? > atom or ion gains one or more electrons during a chemical > reaction. What is the term for the opposite process, where > electrons are lost? Oxidation. > 8 In the traditional RYB colour model, what is the > complementary colour to green? Red. > 9 What are the first two words in the technological > abbreviation RFID? Radio frequency. > 10 What was the appropriate title of Gloria Gaynor's autobiography? "I Will Survive"? -- Mark Brader | "...the scholarly instructor whisked his pupils through the Toronto | entire universe in five months. Of course, the universe msb@vex.net | was much smaller in those days." --John Franch |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: May 18 10:25PM -0400 On 2020-05-19, Calvin wrote: > 1 Built between 1705 and 1725 for the Duke of Marlborough, which palace is situated near the Oxfordshire village of Woodstock? Blenheim Palace > 2 What informal two-word term for a university derisively refers to the intellectual pursuits of its academics, as disconnected from the practicalities of everyday life? Ivory Tower > 3 Reflected in the correct pronunciation of place names such as Whangarei and Whakatane, in the Maori language the letters "Wh" at the start of a word should be pronounced as if they were which English consonant? > 4 Which American racehorse was the subject of a 2003 film earning 7 Oscar nominations? Seabuicuit > 5 What is the full name of the Indian state often referred to as "J&K"? It is subject of a territorial conflict between China, India and Pakistan. J??? and Kashmir > 6 Which cricketing term refers to over from which no runs are scored? maiden > 7 Chemically speaking, reduction occurs when a molecule, atom or ion gains one or more electrons during a chemical reaction. What is the term for the opposite process, where electrons are lost? Gain > 8 In the traditional RYB colour model, what is the complementary colour to green? Red > 9 What are the first two words in the technological abbreviation RFID? Radio Frequency > 10 What was the appropriate title of Gloria Gaynor's autobiography? No pain, no Gaynor ?? -- Chris F.A. Johnson <http://cfajohnson.com/> =========================== Author: =============================== Shell Scripting Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (2005, Apress) Pro Bash Programming: Scripting the GNU/Linux shell (2009, Apress) |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 18 05:12PM -0700 On Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 2:40:06 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 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)? Denmark > 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? 118 > 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 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 599 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 33 Dan Blum 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 34 Mark Brader 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 26 Pete Gayde 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 6 26 Bruce Bowler 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 6 28 Dan Tilque 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 15 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 2 5 6 2 3 3 3 5 4 5 38 63% Congratulations Dan B! cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 18 08:02PM -0500 "Calvin": > > 1 Rahul Dravid represented which country in international cricket? > India Arrgh. I rejected that guess because it was so obvious! -- Mark Brader "One doesn't have to be a grammarian Toronto to know when someone's talking balls." msb@vex.net --John Masters |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: May 18 12:47PM On Sun, 17 May 2020 00:17:23 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > * 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 > people's minds? > 3. Name the actress who played the adoptive mother of the Son of > Satan in the 1976 movie "The Omen". Lee Remick > 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 > her end when struck by a bolt of lightning. > 8. In this 1989 movie, reanimated toddler Gage Creed says, > "I brought you something, Mommy", before killing her with a scalpel. Pet Sematary > 10. In this 1984 movie, a malevolent entity known as "He Who Walks > 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 nope. |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: May 18 10:57PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:UomdnbOUguV-VV3DnZ2dnUU7- > * 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 > images into people's minds? > 3. Name the actress who played the adoptive mother of the Son of > Satan in the 1976 movie "The Omen". Lee Remick > 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 > 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 > 1. Glenallen Hill, who suffers from arachnophobia, had a nightmare > about spiders, jumped out of bed, crashed through a glass table, > and fell down the stairs. G > a hole on his ranch in Florida. Later, it was reported that > the injury had really occurred during an interaction with a > wild boar. L > 3. Wade Boggs bruised his ribs while pulling on his cowboy boots. D > 4. George Brett broke his toe at home after rushing from the > kitchen to the TV to watch Bill Buckner at bat. H > 5. Madison Bumgarner sprained his pitching shoulder and bruised > some ribs in a dirt-bike mishap with some relatives. N > 6. Kendrys Morales belted a grand slam to end the game, and broke > his left ankle in the resulting celebration at home plate. K > 7. Tom Glavine threw up airplane food and broke his rib. E > 8. John Smoltz denies that he burned his chest by ironing a shirt > while he was wearing it. C > 9. Rickey Henderson suffered frostbite in August after falling > asleep with an ice pack on his foot. F > 10. Sammy Sosa sneezed so hard he sprained a ligament in his > lower back. A > gb Pbyrzna gb trg bhg bs gur jnl, ur pbhyqa'g urne gurz bire > gur pebjq, naq jnf eha bire ol jung jnf nsgrejneq xabja nf > "gur zna-rngvat gnec". G > 12. Yneel Jnyxre frcnengrq uvf fubhyqre juvyr svfuvat. B > 13. Geribe Onhre phg uvf cvaxvr svatre juvyr ercnvevat uvf qebar. O > 14. Pny Evcxra We. oebxr uvf abfr jura Eboregb Ureanaqrm sryy vagb > vg qhevat n cubgb fubbg orsber gur Nyy-Fgne Tnzr. J > 15. Fnyinqbe Crerm gber n xarr yvtnzrag pneelvat yhttntr hcfgnvef. M Pete Gayde |
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