| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 05 02:40PM > that modern public transportation will allow a trip "Around the > World in 80 Days". What is the appropriate French name of his > valet who travels with him? Passepartout > 2. Who was the first man to travel around the world in under > 2 hours? Yuri Gagarin > he became the first to fly *solo* around the world. He died > in a 1935 crash that also killed his passenger, Will Rogers. > Name him. Post > for part of the journey and wheels for the rest. Due to many > repairs and other problems, it took 175 days. Within 5, what > was the *year*? 1921 > 7. By one interpretation, the first man to ever travel around the > world, this starting in 1511, was a slave. How was this > possible? He was born in the Philippines and after being enslaved was taken to Europe. He was on Magellan's expedition which reached the Phillippines from the other direction. > and returned to its starting point. You may remember that in a > famous movie about 20 years later, it was depicted as operating > commercial flights to the Moon. Name the airline. Pan Am > Either name the mission (be sufficiently specific) or name > any one of the three astronauts, one of whom was played by Tom > Hanks in a movie about a later real-life spaceflight. James Lovell > and was, appropriately, sponsored by the "New York *World*". > Name the reporter, also the author of the expos? "Ten Days in > a Madhouse", who completed her trip on the 73rd day. Nellie Bly -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Sep 05 05:16PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:5ZmdnetT8Zj6ks7CnZ2dnUU7- > * Game 7, Round 4 - Sports - Blue Jay Records Sorry, I can't help you on this one. > that modern public transportation will allow a trip "Around the > World in 80 Days". What is the appropriate French name of his > valet who travels with him? Passepartout > 2. Who was the first man to travel around the world in under > 2 hours? Yuri Gagarin > he became the first to fly *solo* around the world. He died > in a 1935 crash that also killed his passenger, Will Rogers. > Name him. Wiley Post > for part of the journey and wheels for the rest. Due to many > repairs and other problems, it took 175 days. Within 5, what > was the *year*? 1925 > to do the same in an airplane, which was sponsored by Richard > Branson and therefore named the "Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer". > Who are we talking about? Fossett > 7. By one interpretation, the first man to ever travel around the > world, this starting in 1511, was a slave. How was this > possible? he was transported westward to Europe, then joined Magellan's westward round-the-world expedition which stopped in his homeland > and returned to its starting point. You may remember that in a > famous movie about 20 years later, it was depicted as operating > commercial flights to the Moon. Name the airline. Pan Am > Either name the mission (be sufficiently specific) or name > any one of the three astronauts, one of whom was played by Tom > Hanks in a movie about a later real-life spaceflight. Jim Lovell; Apollo 8 > and was, appropriately, sponsored by the "New York *World*". > Name the reporter, also the author of the exposé "Ten Days in > a Madhouse", who completed her trip on the 73rd day. Nellie Bly -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 05 11:24PM +0200 > * Game 7, Round 4 - Sports - Blue Jay Records > 1. *As of 2020*, of all players who have pitched for the Blue Jays, > who has the lowest career ERA (3.12)? Picthers? I thought you were talking about a record company. OK, I can just skip this round. > that modern public transportation will allow a trip "Around the > World in 80 Days". What is the appropriate French name of his > valet who travels with him? Passpartout > 2. Who was the first man to travel around the world in under > 2 hours? Jurij Gagarin > for part of the journey and wheels for the rest. Due to many > repairs and other problems, it took 175 days. Within 5, what > was the *year*? 1912 > 7. By one interpretation, the first man to ever travel around the > world, this starting in 1511, was a slave. How was this > possible? He was on Vasco da Gama's around-the-world-expedition of which very few survived the whole route. > Either name the mission (be sufficiently specific) or name > any one of the three astronauts, one of whom was played by Tom > Hanks in a movie about a later real-life spaceflight. Apollo 7 |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 05 07:40PM -0700 On 9/4/20 9:09 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > from 1979 to 1992, and again briefly in 1998. > 5. Highest on-base percentage (.395). This player was a Blue Jay > from 1989 to 1996. Olerud > that modern public transportation will allow a trip "Around the > World in 80 Days". What is the appropriate French name of his > valet who travels with him? Passeporte > 2. Who was the first man to travel around the world in under > 2 hours? Gagarin > for part of the journey and wheels for the rest. Due to many > repairs and other problems, it took 175 days. Within 5, what > was the *year*? 1926 > 7. By one interpretation, the first man to ever travel around the > world, this starting in 1511, was a slave. How was this > possible? Enslaved in Africa, taken on Magellan's expedition, completed circumnavigation when ship reached African port on way home > and returned to its starting point. You may remember that in a > famous movie about 20 years later, it was depicted as operating > commercial flights to the Moon. Name the airline. Pan Am > Either name the mission (be sufficiently specific) or name > any one of the three astronauts, one of whom was played by Tom > Hanks in a movie about a later real-life spaceflight. Lovell; Apollo 8 > and was, appropriately, sponsored by the "New York *World*". > Name the reporter, also the author of the exposé "Ten Days in > a Madhouse", who completed her trip on the 73rd day. Nellie Bly -- Dan Tilque |
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