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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jul 18 03:05PM -0700 1 What four-letter term refers to the angle formed by a line that runs down the centre shaft of a golf club, and a line running through the face of the club? Excluding putters, it varies from about 10 degrees for a driver to 60 plus degrees for some wedges. 2 Which artist's 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home heralded the start of the "electric" phase of his musical career? 3 The 1995 Rugby World Cup was hosted and won by which country? 4 Which six-letter word is derived from the name of St Mary Bethlehem Hospital in London? 5 What is the more common two-word name of the remote Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility, located in the South Pacific Ocean some 2,688 km from the nearest lands? 6 With a population of about three million people, what island is located some 30 km east of Bali? 7 Which boxer memorably responded to a reporter's question regarding an upcoming opponent's tactics with "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth."? 8 Phil Collins' first US number one hit was the title song for which 1984 film starring Rachel Ward, Jeff Bridges and James Woods? 9 Caledonia was the Roman name for which modern-day country? 10 Which musical note lies between a quaver and a minim? cheers, calvin |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Jul 18 04:30PM -0700 On Saturday, July 18, 2020 at 6:05:29 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote: > 1 What four-letter term refers to the angle formed by a line that runs down the centre shaft of a golf club, and a line running through the face of the club? Excluding putters, it varies from about 10 degrees for a driver to 60 plus degrees for some wedges. the lie angle > 2 Which artist's 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home heralded the start of the "electric" phase of his musical career? bob dylan > 3 The 1995 Rugby World Cup was hosted and won by which country? south africa > 4 Which six-letter word is derived from the name of St Mary Bethlehem Hospital in London? bedlam > 5 What is the more common two-word name of the remote Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility, located in the South Pacific Ocean some 2,688 km from the nearest lands? point nemo > 6 With a population of about three million people, what island is located some 30 km east of Bali? sumba? > 7 Which boxer memorably responded to a reporter's question regarding an upcoming opponent's tactics with "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth."? mike tyson > 8 Phil Collins' first US number one hit was the title song for which 1984 film starring Rachel Ward, Jeff Bridges and James Woods? against all odds > 9 Caledonia was the Roman name for which modern-day country? scotland > 10 Which musical note lies between a quaver and a minim? um... quarter note? > cheers, > calvin swp |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 18 07:02PM -0500 "Calvin": > running through the face of the club? Excluding putters, it > varies from about 10 degrees for a driver to 60 plus degrees > for some wedges. Loft? > 2 Which artist's 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home heralded > the start of the "electric" phase of his musical career? > 3 The 1995 Rugby World Cup was hosted and won by which country? South Africa? > 4 Which six-letter word is derived from the name of St Mary > Bethlehem Hospital in London? Bedlam. > some 2,688 km from the nearest lands? > 6 With a population of about three million people, what island > is located some 30 km east of Bali? New Guinea? > 7 Which boxer memorably responded to a reporter's question > regarding an upcoming opponent's tactics with "Everyone has > a plan until they get punched in the mouth."? Tyson? > 8 Phil Collins' first US number one hit was the title song for > which 1984 film starring Rachel Ward, Jeff Bridges and James > Woods? "Against all Odds"? > 9 Caledonia was the Roman name for which modern-day country? Scotland. > 10 Which musical note lies between a quaver and a minim? Crotchet. -- Mark Brader, Toronto Rocket, 1829: The first 30 mph train. msb@vex.net TGV-A, 1989: The first 300 mph train. My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 19 01:56AM > 2 Which artist's 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home heralded the start of the "electric" phase of his musical career? Bob Dylan > 3 The 1995 Rugby World Cup was hosted and won by which country? Australia > 4 Which six-letter word is derived from the name of St Mary Bethlehem Hospital in London? bedlam > 9 Caledonia was the Roman name for which modern-day country? Scotland > 10 Which musical note lies between a quaver and a minim? breve -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joe Masters <joe@joemasters.me.uk>: Jul 19 08:31AM +0100 On 2020-07-18 22:05:28 +0000, Calvin said: > down the centre shaft of a golf club, and a line running through the > face of the club? Excluding putters, it varies from about 10 degrees > for a driver to 60 plus degrees for some wedges. Loft > 2 Which artist's 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home heralded the > start of the "electric" phase of his musical career? Bob Dylan. (If you haven't heard his latest album it is well worth a listen) > 3 The 1995 Rugby World Cup was hosted and won by which country? South Africa > 4 Which six-letter word is derived from the name of St Mary Bethlehem > Hospital in London? Bedlam > 7 Which boxer memorably responded to a reporter's question regarding an > upcoming opponent's tactics with “Everyone has a plan until they get > punched in the mouth.†? Tyson > 8 Phil Collins' first US number one hit was the title song for which > 1984 film starring Rachel Ward, Jeff Bridges and James Woods? Can't think of any of his songs. I'm not his biggest fan. > 9 Caledonia was the Roman name for which modern-day country? Scotland > 10 Which musical note lies between a quaver and a minim? Crotchet -- "To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by withholding your forgiveness until it's too late is to become divinely fucked up." ― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 19 09:50AM +0200 > 2 Which artist's 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home heralded the > start of the "electric" phase of his musical career? Bob Dylan > 3 The 1995 Rugby World Cup was hosted and won by which country? South Africa > 4 Which six-letter word is derived from the name of St Mary > Bethlehem Hospital in London? Bedlam > 7 Which boxer memorably responded to a reporter's question regarding > an upcoming opponent's tactics with ?Everyone has a plan until they get > punched in the mouth.?? Muhammed Ali > 9 Caledonia was the Roman name for which modern-day country? Scotland |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jul 18 03:02PM -0700 On Thursday, July 9, 2020 at 7:34:30 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 What specific role links actresses Claire Foy, Olivia Colman and Imelda Staunton? QEII (in The Crown) > 2 Which Prime Minster of the United Kingdom's last words were "I'm so bored with it all"? Winston Churchill > 3 Appropriately, which fruit provides the main flavouring for the liqueur Southern Comfort? Peach > 4 The works of which philosopher (1632-1704) include Two Treatises of Government and An Essay Concerning Human Understanding? He is also regarded as the Father of Liberalism. John Locke > 5 In mathematics, what shape are asymptotes and hyperbolas? Curves or arcs, or anything more descriptive > 6 The long running New Zealand TV soap opera Shortland Street centres on what type of public institution? Hospital > 7 Which British singer collaborated with Dire Straits on their 1985 hit Money For Nothing? Sting > 8 What is a portable, round tent covered with skins or felt and used as a dwelling by several distinct nomadic groups in the steppes of Central Asia. Yurt / Ger > 9 Which member of Monty Python sadly passed away on 31 January 2020? Terry Jones A lot of you were keen to seen the back of Terry Gilliam for some reason :-) And that should be 21 Jan sorry as Stephen pointed out. > 10 Which pop star has released over 30 albums including Impossible Princess (1997), Aphrodite (2010) and Golden (2018)? Kylie Minogue Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 606 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 33 Stephen Perry 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 31 Pete Gayde 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 7 26 Aren Ess 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 23 Dan Blum 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 16 Mark Brader 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 16 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 4 2 4 2 6 3 2 6 4 2 35 58% Congratulations Stephen. cheers, calvin |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Jul 18 04:20PM -0700 On Saturday, July 18, 2020 at 6:02:34 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote: > Congratulations Stephen. > cheers, > calvin what did I answer on the secon question? swp |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 18 07:00PM -0500 "Calvin"; > > 5 In mathematics, what shape are asymptotes and hyperbolas? > Curves or arcs, or anything more descriptive No, asymptotes are straight lines. I am the only person who answered this one correctly, though "ArenEss" was perhaps close enough to accept. Everyone else should get 0. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Dr. Slipher, I have found your Planet X." msb@vex.net -- Clyde Tombaugh (1906-97), 1930-02-18 |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Jul 18 11:53AM -0700 On Monday, July 13, 2020 at 5:50:42 AM UTC-4, Erland Sommarskog wrote: > items that all have something basic in common. Four of them have something > more notable in common, and your task is to find the odd one that does not > fit in. noted > The usual rule applies: only use your own knowledge, no googling, > not asking the wife, the dogs, the cats etc. Post answers to the > newsgroup. what if my dog barks out answers without my asking? > I'll plan to score this quiz by Saturday 18th. so certain values of 'saturday' and '18th' > Have fun! > 1. Superheroes: Captain America, Green Lantern, Hulk, Silver Surfer, > Spiderman green lantern > 2. Numbers: 168, 1440, 3600, 6200, 86400 6200 > 3. Events in European history: 1569, 1772, 1793, 1795, 1939 1772 > 4. Phonetics: [b], [g], [k], [n], [t] [k] - the others use 'e' in their sounds; bee gee kay en tee > 5. Geographical science: AL, CA, MN, NE, OR or > 6. Cars: Hyundai, Mazda, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota hyundai > Il barbiere di Siviglia, > La clemenza di Tito, > Le Nozze di Figaro le nozze di figaro - 4 acts, not 2 > Murder on the Orient Express, > The Nine Tailors, > Why Didn't They Ask Evans? the nine tailors - not by agatha christie > 9. Computing: Amber Lake, Bulldozer, Ivy Bridge, Nehalem, Sandy Bridge bulldozer - not an intel architecture > 10. Religion: Brahma, Kami, Lakshmi, Shiva, Vishnu kami - shinto > 11. Islands: Crete, Timor, Ireland, Tierra del Fuego, Saint Martin, crete > P: http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/P.jpg > T: http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/T.jpg > V: http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/V.jpg V ?? > First tie breaker: Which country are the four pictures from? croatia > Second tie breaker: From which country is the odd one? japan swp |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jul 18 03:15PM -0700 On Monday, July 13, 2020 at 7:50:42 PM UTC+10, Erland Sommarskog wrote: > 1. Superheroes: Captain America, Green Lantern, Hulk, Silver Surfer, > Spiderman Spiderman > 2. Numbers: 168, 1440, 3600, 6200, 86400 3600 > 3. Events in European history: 1569, 1772, 1793, 1795, 1939 1793 Not a war > 4. Phonetics: [b], [g], [k], [n], [t] k > 5. Geographical science: AL, CA, MN, NE, OR OR Not also a chemical element > 6. Cars: Hyundai, Mazda, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota Hyundai South Korean > Il barbiere di Siviglia, > La clemenza di Tito, > Le Nozze di Figaro The Barber of Seville Not Mozart > Murder on the Orient Express, > The Nine Tailors, > Why Didn't They Ask Evans? The Nine Tailors Not Agatha Christie > 9. Computing: Amber Lake, Bulldozer, Ivy Bridge, Nehalem, Sandy Bridge Bulldozer > 10. Religion: Brahma, Kami, Lakshmi, Shiva, Vishnu Kami Not a God > 11. Islands: Crete, Timor, Ireland, Tierra del Fuego, Saint Martin, Tierra del Fuego Single country > P: http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/P.jpg > T: http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/T.jpg > V: http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/V.jpg P > First tie breaker: Which country are the four pictures from? New Zealand > Second tie breaker: From which country is the odd one? Australia cheers, calvin |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 18 03:06PM > 1. In 732 a famous battle was fought in which Frankish and > Burgundian troops defeated Muslim forces from Spain. Name > the battle *or* the French military leader. Charles Martel > 2. Who was the King of the Franks from 768 to 814? Charlemagne > 3. Which dynasty of French Kings began with Hugh in 987 and > continued until the death of Charles IV in 1328? Capetian > become highly influential in a reformist order that had split > from the Benedictines. Name this monk *or* the order that he > helped to build. Dominican; Augustinian > 5. Starting in 1208 the Catholic church brought a crusade against > *which group*, which it accused of heresy? Albigensians > 7. Some of Philip's machinations must have succeeded, since a few > years later his supporter Clement V became Pope, and the papacy > moved -- to which French city? Avignon > the invocation of what body of law -- which, among other less > controversial measures, dictated that the heir to the throne > must be male? Salic > 9. Within 10 years on either side, when did the 100 Years' War > (which actually lasted 116 years) end? 1450 > 10. Joan of Arc became a French heroine for being instrumental in > lifting the English siege of what city, in 1429? Orleans > 1. Autobiography. "When my mother was pregnant with me, she told > me later, a party of hooded Ku Klux Klan riders galloped up to > our home in Omaha, Nebraska, one night." The Autobiography of Malcolm X > "There is an art to the building up of suspense." > "Heads." > "Though it can be done by luck alone." Waiting for Godot; Rozencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead > 4. Novel, in translation. "Eh bien, mon prince, so Genoa and > Lucca are now no more than private estates of the Bonaparte > family." War and Peace > 7. Novel, in translation. "Someone must have been telling lies > about Joseph K., for without having done anything wrong he was > arrested one fine morning." The Trial > had sharpened my senses -- not destroyed -- not dulled them. > Above all was my sense of hearing acute. I heard all things > in heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell." The Tell-Tale Heart > 9. Novel. "Once upon a time there was a Martian named Valentine > Michael Smith." Stranger in a Strange Land > 10. Sacred literature, in translation. "On the field of Truth, > on the battle-field of life, what came to pass, Sanjaya, when > my sons and their warriors faced those of my brother Pandu?" Ramayana -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Jul 18 12:26PM -0700 On Saturday, July 18, 2020 at 12:06:58 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and > may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the > correct answers in about 3 days. noted > 1. In 732 a famous battle was fought in which Frankish and > Burgundian troops defeated Muslim forces from Spain. Name > the battle *or* the French military leader. battle of tours ; charles martel > 2. Who was the King of the Franks from 768 to 814? charlemagne > 3. Which dynasty of French Kings began with Hugh in 987 and > continued until the death of Charles IV in 1328? capet > become highly influential in a reformist order that had split > from the Benedictines. Name this monk *or* the order that he > helped to build. peter the hermit > 5. Starting in 1208 the Catholic church brought a crusade against > *which group*, which it accused of heresy? cathars > 6. Which French legislative assembly was first called in 1302 by > Philip IV, consisting of a council of nobles that he hoped > would assist him in a dispute with the Pope? estates general > 7. Some of Philip's machinations must have succeeded, since a few > years later his supporter Clement V became Pope, and the papacy > moved -- to which French city? avignon? (he killed off the knights templar, right?) > the invocation of what body of law -- which, among other less > controversial measures, dictated that the heir to the throne > must be male? estates general > 9. Within 10 years on either side, when did the 100 Years' War > (which actually lasted 116 years) end? 1453 > 10. Joan of Arc became a French heroine for being instrumental in > lifting the English siege of what city, in 1429? orleans > 1. Autobiography. "When my mother was pregnant with me, she told > me later, a party of hooded Ku Klux Klan riders galloped up to > our home in Omaha, Nebraska, one night." malcolm x > creatures from space ever visit earth, the first question they > will ask, in order to assess the level of our civilization, is: > 'Have they discovered evolution yet?'" the selfish gene > "There is an art to the building up of suspense." > "Heads." > "Though it can be done by luck alone." rosenkrantz and guilderstern are dead > 4. Novel, in translation. "Eh bien, mon prince, so Genoa and > Lucca are now no more than private estates of the Bonaparte > family." war and peace > not because of his voice, or because he was the smallest person > I ever knew, or even because he was the instrument of my mother's > death, but because he is the reason I believe in God." a prayer for owen meany > by management theorists in the mid-1980s: that successful > corporations must primarily produce brands, as opposed to > products." no logo > 7. Novel, in translation. "Someone must have been telling lies > about Joseph K., for without having done anything wrong he was > arrested one fine morning." the trial > had sharpened my senses -- not destroyed -- not dulled them. > Above all was my sense of hearing acute. I heard all things > in heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell." the tell tale heart > 9. Novel. "Once upon a time there was a Martian named Valentine > Michael Smith." stranger in a strange land > 10. Sacred literature, in translation. "On the field of Truth, > on the battle-field of life, what came to pass, Sanjaya, when > my sons and their warriors faced those of my brother Pandu?" the baghavat gita > Mark Brader, Toronto | "I don't know about your brain, > msb@vex.net | but mine is really bossy." -- Laurie Anderson > My text in this article is in the public domain. swp |
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