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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 15 06:47PM -0700 1 Which word can mean a mammal characterized by nails on the hands and feet, high-ranking bishop, or a city disproportionately larger than any other in its country? 2 To date, who is the only British Prime Minister to have spoken English as a second language? 3 The works of which American writer and Nobel Prize laureate include The Sound and the Fury (1929) and As I Lay Dying (1930)? 4 Which 1963 Andy Williams song, the title theme of a Blake Edwards movie starring Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick, won both a Grammy for Record of the Year and an Oscar for Best Song? 5 In surfing and skateboarding, what term refers to a person who rides with their right foot forward? 6 In pétanque singles and doubles play, how many boules does each player use in an end? 7 Which popular folk song namechecks parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme? 8 What condition is the opposite of albinism? 9 Originally used to explain how brand or product differentiation led successful advertising campaigns (but now with broader applications), what does the acronym USP stand for? 10 Both starring Jack Nicholson, The Two Jakes was a 1990 sequel to which 1974 Roman Polanski film? cheers, calvin |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 16 02:28AM > 1 Which word can mean a mammal characterized by nails on the hands and feet, high-ranking bishop, or a city disproportionately larger than any other in its country? primate > 3 The works of which American writer??and??Nobel Prize??laureate include The Sound and the Fury (1929) and As I Lay Dying (1930)? William Faulkner > 6 In p??tanque singles and doubles play, how many boules does each player use in an end? 3 > 7 Which popular folk song namechecks parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme? Scarborough Fair > 8 What condition is the opposite of albinism? hyperpigmentation > 10 Both starring Jack Nicholson, The Two Jakes was a 1990 sequel to which 1974 Roman Polanski film? Chinatown -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Sep 16 03:06AM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 Which word can mean a mammal characterized by nails on the hands > and feet, high-ranking bishop, or a city disproportionately larger > than any other in its country? Prelate > 2 To date, who is the only British > Prime Minister to have spoken English as a second language? Disraeli > Andy Williams song, the title theme of a Blake Edwards movie starring > Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick, won both a Grammy for Record of the Year > and an Oscar for Best Song? Days of Wine and Roses > player use in an end? > 7 Which popular folk song namechecks > parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme? Scarborough Fair > with broader applications), what does the acronym USP stand for? > 10 Both starring Jack Nicholson, The Two Jakes was a 1990 sequel to > which 1974 Roman Polanski film? Chinatown > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 15 11:12PM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 Which word can mean a mammal characterized by nails on the > hands and feet, high-ranking bishop, or a city > disproportionately larger than any other in its country? Primate, I suppose. > 2 To date, who is the only British Prime Minister to have > spoken English as a second language? Pitt the elder? > 3 The works of which American writer and Nobel > Prize laureate include The Sound and the Fury (1929) and As I > Lay Dying (1930)? Faulkner. > 4 Which 1963 Andy Williams song, the title theme of a Blake > Edwards movie starring Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick, won both a > Grammy for Record of the Year and an Oscar for Best Song? "Two for the Road". > 5 In surfing and skateboarding, what term refers to a person > who rides with their right foot forward? Left-foot Johnson. :-) > 6 In pétanque singles and doubles play, how many boules does > each player use in an end? 4. > 7 Which popular folk song namechecks parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme? "Scarborough Fair". > 8 What condition is the opposite of albinism? Melanism? > differentiation led successful advertising campaigns (but now > with broader applications), what does the acronym USP stand > for? Well, the first thing that come to mind is United States Pharmacopoeia... I give up. Johnson. > 10 Both starring Jack Nicholson, The Two Jakes was a 1990 > sequel to which 1974 Roman Polanski film? "Chinatown". -- Mark Brader, Toronto "As for Canada's lack of mystique, msb@vex.net it is not unique." -- Mark Leeper My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 15 11:13PM -0500 Mark Brader: > "Two for the Road". Dammit, I was thinking of the wrong movie. (Obviously.) -- Mark Brader "C was developed for the programmer Toronto (two of them, in fact)" msb@vex.net -- Alasdair Grant |
| Joe Masters <joe@joemasters.me.uk>: Sep 16 06:37AM +0100 On 2020-09-16 01:47:21 +0000, Calvin said: > 1 Which word can mean a mammal characterized by nails on the hands and > feet, high-ranking bishop, or a city disproportionately larger than any > other in its country? Primate > 2 To date, who is the only British Prime Minister to have spoken > English as a second language? Disraeli > 3 The works of which American writer and Nobel Prize laureate include > The Sound and the Fury (1929) and As I Lay Dying (1930)? Faulkener > 4 Which 1963 Andy Williams song, the title theme of a Blake Edwards > movie starring Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick, won both a Grammy for Record > of the Year and an Oscar for Best Song? Moon River? > with their right foot forward? > 6 In pétanque singles and doubles play, how many boules does each > player use in an end? 6 > 7 Which popular folk song namechecks parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme? Scarborough Fair > 9 Originally used to explain how brand or product differentiation led > successful advertising campaigns (but now with broader applications), > what does the acronym USP stand for? Unique Selling Point -- "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 |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Sep 16 02:03AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:XKydnT7y866-mMLCnZ2dnUU7- > 2. A 1917 declaration by the British Foreign Secretary, though > ambiguously worded, was taken by Zionists as indicating British > support for their cause. What was this statement called? Balfour declaration > an area corresponding to what are """now""" Israel, Jordan, > and the Palestinian territories, was set up in 1922 under the > auspices of what world body? League of Nations > a split, forming a third militia. Name any of these groups, > all of which were eventually incorporated into the Israel > Defense Forces. Mossad > 5. Israel declared independence in 1948. Name its first president > or first prime minister -- you don't have to say which one > you mean. Ben Gurion > 6. The Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann was kidnapped by Israeli > agents in 1961 and later executed. In what country did they > find him? Argentina > 7. Which world leader addressed the Israeli parliament on > 1977-11-19? Sadat > 8. At which airport did Israel launch a raid in July 1976 to rescue > the passengers of a hijacked airliner? Entebbe > 9. In what year did the Six-Day War take place? 1967 > 10. Where did Anwar Sadat and Israeli prime minister Menachem > Begin negotiate an accord providing a framework for peace > between the two countries? It was signed on 1978-09-17. Camp David > as Harrison Ford replaced the younger Alec Baldwin. Name it. > 2. What was the first sequel to "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's > Stone"? Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets > was filmed, again, the the first word of the title was dropped. > But this was a sequel. What identical title did Loos's original > novel and movie have? Pete Gayde |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 15 06:44PM -0700 Apologies for the delay. On Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at 11:34:31 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 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? The Bodyguard Singleton for Aren > 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 > 8 What links buffalo, kikuyu, fescue and zoysia, among many others? [Types of] Grass > 9 Which former Spice Girl's solo albums include Schizophonic (1999) and Scream If You Wanna Go Faster (2001)? Ginger / Geri Halliwell > 10 Which goalkeeper played over 400 games for Liverpool FC, and 32 internationals for Zimbabwe? Bruce Grobelaar Singleton for Joe Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 610 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 44 Aren Ess 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 7 41 Chris Johnson 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 35 Mark Brader 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 37 Dan Blum 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 30 Joe Masters 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 31 Pete Gayde 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 29 Dan Tilque 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 20 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 6 8 1 8 7 4 4 4 2 1 45 56% Conflagrations Aren. cheers, calvin |
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