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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 31 06:34PM -0700 1 Which 20th century artist claimed to be a deeply superficial person? 2 Which island forms a country along with Trinidad? 3 With over 30 million copies sold, which 1992 movie's soundtrack is the top-selling soundtrack of all time? 4 As part of the 1783 Peace of Paris, Great Britain ceded the territories of West Florida and East Florida to which other power? 5 What is the signature ingredient of the alcoholic beverage mead? 6 What colour is the Sesame street character Elmo? 7 Wuhan is the capital city of which Chinese province? 8 What links buffalo, kikuyu, fescue and zoysia, among many others? 9 Which former Spice Girl's solo albums include Schizophonic (1999) and Scream If You Wanna Go Faster (2001)? 10 Which goalkeeper played over 400 games for Liverpool FC, and 32 internationals for Zimbabwe? cheers, calvin |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 01 04:37AM > 1 Which 20th century artist claimed to be a deeply superficial person? Andy Warhol > 2 Which island forms a country along with Trinidad? Tobago > 3 With over 30 million copies sold, which 1992 movie's soundtrack is the top-selling soundtrack of all time? Titanic > 4 ??As part of the 1783??Peace of Paris, Great Britain ceded the territories of West Florida and??East Florida to which other power? Spain > 5 What is the signature ingredient of the alcoholic beverage mead? honey > 6 What colour is the Sesame street character Elmo? red > 7 Wuhan is the capital city of which Chinese province? Hubei -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 01 12:58AM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 Which 20th century artist claimed to be a deeply > superficial person? Warhol? > 2 Which island forms a country along with Trinidad? Tobago. > 3 With over 30 million copies sold, which 1992 movie's > soundtrack is the top-selling soundtrack of all time? Interesting question. I'll guess "Chicago", though I think that was quite a bit later. > 4 As part of the 1783 Peace of Paris, Great Britain ceded > the territories of West Florida and East Florida to which > other power? Spain. > 5 What is the signature ingredient of the alcoholic beverage mead? Honey. > 6 What colour is the Sesame street character Elmo? Blue? > 7 Wuhan is the capital city of which Chinese province? Sichuan? > 8 What links buffalo, kikuyu, fescue and zoysia, among many others? They're grasses. > 9 Which former Spice Girl's solo albums include Schizophonic > (1999) and Scream If You Wanna Go Faster (2001)? Ginger? > 10 Which goalkeeper played over 400 games for Liverpool FC, > and 32 internationals for Zimbabwe? Johnson. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "I can't tell from this... whether you're msb@vex.net | a wise man or a wise guy." --Ted Schuerzinger My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 01 01:00AM -0500 Mark Brader: > Interesting question. I'll guess "Chicago", though I think > that was quite a bit later. (Looks up correct answer) Hey, I *have* that soundtrack album! Never would've guessed it. -- Mark Brader | "The closest I can get to describing her is to compare Toronto | the feeling one gets from picking up a ten-card suit..." msb@vex.net | --Zia Mahmood |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 31 06:31PM -0700 On Monday, August 17, 2020 at 7:16:51 AM UTC+10, 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? Jodie Whittaker > 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? Robert Schumann And that should be 1810 sorry as several posters pointed out > 8 Which human gland produces hormones that promote growth, and regulates the metabolic rate? Thyroid > 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 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 609 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 49 Stephen Perry 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 47 Aren Ess 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 7 37 Pete Gayde 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 7 40 Dan Blum 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5 29 Dan Tilque 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 30 Bruce Bowler 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 26 Mark Brader 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 13 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 6 2 3 8 4 6 5 3 6 6 49 61% Congratulations Stephen. cheers, calvin |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 31 11:15AM -0700 On 8/29/20 7:32 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. During the play of this game you might hear the phrase "Corner > on corn!" The game was inspired by the US Corn Exchange and > was first sold by Parker Brothers in 1904. Pit > 2. This game was introduced in 1963: among other objects, the > playing mechanism includes a rickety staircase, a hanging boot, > and a bathtub. Beverly Hillbillies Game > or the movement of a spinner. Some versions have illustrations > that teach morality lessons: good children are rewarded and > misbehaving ones suffer a fall. Chutes and Ladders > 4. The playing pieces in a """current""" US version of this game > include a box of McDonald's french fries, a cup of Starbucks > coffee, a Toyota Prius, a cell phone, and a laptop. Monopoly > 5. The board for this game, originally published in the UK by > Waddington's in 1948, includes four secret passages. Cluedo > 6. This game was first manufactured by Parker Brothers in 1955, > and was devised by a sociologist. Players attempt to maximize > their fame, happiness, and/or money. Life > 7. This game was first manufactured by Milton Bradley in 1965. > You may run up against a broken heart, writer's cramp, and > butterflies in the stomach. Operation > 8. This game for young children was first published by Milton > Bradley in 1949. Be careful: you might find yourself trapped > in Molasses Swamp. Candyand > 9. This game dates from the 1860s (yes, really). Players can > graduate from college, get a job, buy a house, and retire. Life > 10. In this French card game, you can run out of gas or have a > flat tire. Mille Bournes > the Orient Express", "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd", and > "Curtain". *What country* was he from, before he moved > to England? Belgium > a regular role on the TV series "Doctor Who"? *Note*: > You may either give the originally correct answer or the > current one, but you must say which one you are giving. 13 current > B2. Name *any one of the first four* actors to play the Doctor, > i.e. those on the show from 1963 through early 1981. Pertwee > * C. Canadian Bays > C1. Chaleur Bay lies off the coast of what *two* provinces > or territories? Nova Scotia and New Brunswick > C2. What provincial capital is on the coast very close to > Hillsborough Bay? Charlottetown; St John's > rest of his career. > * E. Ologies > E1. What word ending in -ology means the study of reptiles? herpetology > E2. What word ending in -ology means the study of flags? vexillology > * F. Pilots named Yeager > F1. Chuck Yeager was the first pilot to fly faster than sound. > Within 2, what year was that? 1947 > F2. Jeana Yeager -- no relation to Chuck -- set *what record* > for a nonstop flight together with Dick Rutan in a specially > built plane in December 1986? Exact description required. flying nonstop around the world without refueling -- Dan Tilque |
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