- CQ #609 - 3 Updates
- RQFTCI07 Game 5 Rounds 7,8,10: baseball, albums, challenge - 3 Updates
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 17 01:28PM > 1 Who played the title role in the 1996 comedy film Happy Gilmore? Adam Sandler > 3 Which American hard rock band's albums include The Spaghetti Incident (1993) and Chinese Democracy (2008)? Guns 'n Roses > 4 What is the currency unit of Hong Kong? dollar > 6 Which of the Seven Dwarfs is most closely associated with sternutation? Sneezy > 7 After a hand injury curtailed his career as a pianist, which German composer (b. 1910) became one of the greatest Romantic era composers before dying in a mental asylum at the age of 46? Schubert Either this is supposed to say 1810 or I know even less about music than I thought. > 8 Which human gland produces hormones that promote growth, and regulates the metabolic rate? pituitary > 9 What four-letter word can be an ancient ceremonial hill in Ireland where High Kings were traditionally inaugurated, or Scarlet O'Hara's plantation in Gone With The Wind? Tara > 10 Which 1990 sci-fi film, loosely based on the??Philip K. Dick??short story We Can Remember It for You Wholesale, shares its title with Arnold Schwarzenegger's autobiography? Total Recall -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Aug 17 08:47PM +0200 > 3 Which American hard rock band's albums include The Spaghetti > Incident (1993) and Chinese Democracy (2008)? Metallica > 4 What is the currency unit of Hong Kong? Dollar > 5 In 2010 which UK singer released an album appropriately titled > Symphonicities, featuring reinventions of his classic hits backed by a > philharmonic orchestra? Phil Collins > 7 After a hand injury curtailed his career as a pianist, which > German composer (b. 1910) became one of the greatest Romantic era > composers before dying in a mental asylum at the age of 46? 1910? Wasn't the Romantic era about 100 years earlier? I try Schubert. > 8 Which human gland produces hormones that promote growth, and > regulates the metabolic rate? Hypophysis |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Aug 17 08:55PM -0700 On Sunday, August 16, 2020 at 5:16:51 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote: > 1 Who played the title role in the 1996 comedy film Happy Gilmore? adam sandler > 2 Who is the only actress to have portrayed Dr Who? jody whitaker > 3 Which American hard rock band's albums include The Spaghetti Incident (1993) and Chinese Democracy (2008)? guns'n'roses > 4 What is the currency unit of Hong Kong? hk dollar > 5 In 2010 which UK singer released an album appropriately titled Symphonicities, featuring reinventions of his classic hits backed by a philharmonic orchestra? sting > 6 Which of the Seven Dwarfs is most closely associated with sternutation? sneezy > 7 After a hand injury curtailed his career as a pianist, which German composer (b. 1910) became one of the greatest Romantic era composers before dying in a mental asylum at the age of 46? schumann (b. 1810) > 8 Which human gland produces hormones that promote growth, and regulates the metabolic rate? pituitary > 9 What four-letter word can be an ancient ceremonial hill in Ireland where High Kings were traditionally inaugurated, or Scarlet O'Hara's plantation in Gone With The Wind? tara > 10 Which 1990 sci-fi film, loosely based on the Philip K. Dick short story We Can Remember It for You Wholesale, shares its title with Arnold Schwarzenegger's autobiography? total recall > cheers, > calvin swp |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 17 01:39PM > ** Game 5, Round 7 - Sports - Baseball Players > 1. Hank Aaron. 17; 23 > 2. Johnny Bench. 11; 24 > 3. Roberto Clemente. 18 > 4. Joe DiMaggio. 20; 13 > 5. Rollie Fingers. 1; 16 > 6. Stan Musial. 6; 8 > 7. Jackie Robinson. 19 > 8. Honus Wagner. 12 > 9. Ted Williams. 5 > 10. Cy Young. 8; 10 > ** Game 5, Round 8 - Entertainment - Top Albums of All Time > 2. (track 1): Wouldn't it Be Nice; (8) God Only Knows; > (11) I Just Wasn't Made for These Times Pet Sounds from The Beach Boys > 6. (8) Lost in the Supermarket; (12) Death or Glory; (19) Train > in Vain. The Clash from The Clash > ** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round > * A. Chemical Formulas > A1. Give the formula for sulfuric acid. H2SO4 > A2. Give the formula for ammonia. HNO3 > * B. Known as "D-Day" > B1. June 6, 1944, is popularly called D-Day, but what was the > actual code name of the military operation to invade Normandy? Overlord > B2. "D-Day" actually is military jargon, but it doesn't refer > specifically to <answer B1>. What does it mean? (We want > an explanation, not an etymology.) the day on which an operation commences > from New York to California instead. And when he landed in > Ireland, he said his compass had been set wrong. From then > on he was known as "Wrong Way"... who? Corrigan > mostly nonfiction; the earlier ones include "My African > Journey", "The People's Rights", and a six-volume series > called "The World Crisis". Name him. Winston Churchill > * E. Not *That* Toronto > E1. Which state """has""" the largest City of Toronto in the US, > the birthplace of actor Robert Urich? California; New York > F1. This 1949 musical includes the song lyric, "The Bronx is up > and the Battery's down. The people ride in a hole in the > ground." On the Town > F2. This 1959 drama includes a subplot where a submarine is > sent to San Francisco to investigate a radio transmission > from a city where everyone is supposed to be dead. On the Beach -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Aug 17 08:59PM +0200 > ** Game 5, Round 7 - Sports - Baseball Players Nope. > ** Game 5, Round 8 - Entertainment - Top Albums of All Time > 1. (track 4) Getting Better; (8) Within You, Without You; > (11) Good Morning, Good Morning. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band > 2. (track 1): Wouldn't it Be Nice; (8) God Only Knows; > (11) I Just Wasn't Made for These Times The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds > 4. (2) What's Happening Brother; (3) Flyin' High (in the Friendly > Sky); (6) Mercy Mercy Me (the Ecology). Marving Gaye - What's Going On > 7. (3) Hey Joe; (7) The Wind Cries Mary; (10) Foxey Lady. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold as Love > 10. (2) Baby Be Mine; (7) Human Nature; (8) PYT (Pretty Young Thing). Michael Jackson - Thriller > ** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round > * A. Chemical Formulas > A1. Give the formula for sulfuric acid. H2SO4 > A2. Give the formula for ammonia. NH3 > * B. Known as "D-Day" > B1. June 6, 1944, is popularly called D-Day, but what was the > actual code name of the military operation to invade Normandy? Overlord > mostly nonfiction; the earlier ones include "My African > Journey", "The People's Rights", and a six-volume series > called "The World Crisis". Name him. Winston Churchille |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Aug 18 01:32AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:AJ6dnTfymt1Zi6fCnZ2dnUU7- > and pick out the players we name, from whichever page they are on. > (Give the picture number in each case.) > 1. Hank Aaron. 23 > 2. Johnny Bench. 16 > 3. Roberto Clemente. 8 > 4. Joe DiMaggio. 20 > 5. Rollie Fingers. 14 > 6. Stan Musial. 6 > 7. Jackie Robinson. 19 > 8. Honus Wagner. 9 > 9. Ted Williams. 5 > 10. Cy Young. 10 > decode the rot13 if you'd like to see their picture numbers (in > random order), and name them for fun, but for no points. > 11. Cvpgher bar. Dizzy Dean > 12. Gjryir. Chrisy Mathewson > 13. Ryrira. Joe Medwick > 14. Gjragl-bar. Willie Mays > 15. Svsgrra. Rod Carew > 16. Guerr. Steve Carlton > 17. Sbhe. Kirby Puckett > 18. Gjragl-gjb. Warren Spahn > 19. Friragrra. Bob Gibson > 20. Gjb. Lou Gehrig > 21. Frira. Carl Yazstrzemski > 22. Gjragl-sbhe. Ozzie Smith > 23. Guvegrra. Yogi Berra > 24. Rvtugrra. Wade Boggs > we're always talking about the original albums.) > 1. (track 4) Getting Better; (8) Within You, Without You; > (11) Good Morning, Good Morning. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles > 2. (track 1): Wouldn't it Be Nice; (8) God Only Knows; > (11) I Just Wasn't Made for These Times Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys > (8) Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues. > 4. (2) What's Happening Brother; (3) Flyin' High (in the Friendly > Sky); (6) Mercy Mercy Me (the Ecology). Marvin Gaye, What's Goin' On > 6. (8) Lost in the Supermarket; (12) Death or Glory; (19) Train > in Vain. > 7. (3) Hey Joe; (7) The Wind Cries Mary; (10) Foxey Lady. Are You Experienced?, The Jimi Hendrix Experience > 8. (3) Come as you Are; (5) Lithium; (6) Polly. > 9. (1) Thunder Road; (6) She's the One; (8) Jungleland. Bruce Springsteen, Born in the USA > ** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round > * A. Chemical Formulas > A1. Give the formula for sulfuric acid. H2SO4 > * B. Known as "D-Day" > B1. June 6, 1944, is popularly called D-Day, but what was the > actual code name of the military operation to invade Normandy? Overlord > B2. "D-Day" actually is military jargon, but it doesn't refer > specifically to <answer B1>. What does it mean? (We want > an explanation, not an etymology.) It means something like "the specific day on which the specified event will take place" > from New York to California instead. And when he landed in > Ireland, he said his compass had been set wrong. From then > on he was known as "Wrong Way"... who? Corrigan > his own 1-yard line, but Georgia scored a safety on the next > play and went on to win 8-7. And our star became known as > "Wrong Way"... who? Corrigan > D1. One of the best of Alfred Hitchcock's early movies was > adapted from a novel by a future Governor-General of Canada. > Name this Scottish writer and politician. The Man Who Knew Too Much > mostly nonfiction; the earlier ones include "My African > Journey", "The People's Rights", and a six-volume series > called "The World Crisis". Name him. Churchill > F1. This 1949 musical includes the song lyric, "The Bronx is up > and the Battery's down. The people ride in a hole in the > ground." On the Town > F2. This 1959 drama includes a subplot where a submarine is > sent to San Francisco to investigate a radio transmission > from a city where everyone is supposed to be dead. On the Beach Pete Gayde |
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