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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 03 03:10PM -0500 "Calvin": > veterans) took place at which Summer Olympics? [Year or city] > Rome / 1960 > Singleton for Mark Oh! Lucky guess, that was. > racehorses around the world have, inevitably, been given what three-word > nickname? > Air Horse One So inevitable that none of us got it -- but still I agree. Nice one. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Close your tag and give it a rest, Jason" msb@vex.net | --FoxTrot (Bill Amend) |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Oct 03 01:55PM -0700 On Sunday, October 4, 2020 at 6:10:43 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > > nickname? > > Air Horse One > So inevitable that none of us got it That word is there to flag that the answer can be worked out even with no prior acquaintance. >>-- but still I agree. Nice one. Thanks. I rather liked it myself :-) cheers, calvin |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 03 01:46PM > 1 Green, golden, purple, fuzzy, hardy and Arctic are varieties of which fruit? plum > 2 Rita Wilson is married to which Oscar-winning actor? Tom Hanks > 3 In number theory, a positive integer that is neither abundant nor deficient must what have unusual quality? perfection > 4 Named for an English city, what name is traditionally given to a sporting match between two teams in the same town, state or vicinity? Manchester > 5 George Bernard Shaw once humorously defined what activity as ???the vertical expression of horizontal desire???? flirting > 6 According to Greek Mythology, after being spurned by Narcissus, which heart-broken nymph pined away until only her voice remained? Echo > 7 The cities of Graz and Linz are located in which European country? Austria > 8 Also known as colophony and Greek pitch and denoted by E number E915, which solid form of conifer resin has a myriad of uses including being a component in ink, varnish, adhesive and soap? Due to its friction-increasing abilities it is also popular with musicians, dancers and sportspeople. rosin > 9 Founded in 1909, which US media company owns titles including Epicurious, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Vogue? Conde Nast > 10 Which Hollywood legend (1901-1960) was married five times, including to fellow actor Carol Lombard and English socialite Sylvia Ashley? Clark Gable -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Oct 03 07:29PM +0200 > 4 Named for an English city, what name is traditionally given to a > sporting match between two teams in the same town, state or vicinity? Derby > 7 The cities of Graz and Linz are located in which European country? Austria > being a component in ink, varnish, adhesive and soap? Due to its > friction-increasing abilities it is also popular with musicians, dancers > and sportspeople. I believe this is what is called "talk" in Swedish. No idea what the English name might be. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 03 07:31PM +0200 >> and sportspeople. > I believe this is what is called "talk" in Swedish. No idea what the > English name might be. Having seen Dan's answer and looked that up, I realise that my answer is wrong anyway, so Calvin does not have to waste time on looking it up. |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 03 06:42PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 Green, golden, purple, fuzzy, hardy and Arctic are varieties of > which fruit? Peach > 2 Rita Wilson is married to which Oscar-winning actor? Tom Hanks > 4 Named for > an English city, what name is traditionally given to a sporting match > between two teams in the same town, state or vicinity? Derby > 6 According to Greek > Mythology, after being spurned by Narcissus, which heart-broken nymph > pined away until only her voice remained? Erato > 7 The cities of Graz and > Linz are located in which European country? Austria > form of conifer resin has a myriad of uses including being a component > in ink, varnish, adhesive and soap? Due to its friction-increasing > abilities it is also popular with musicians, dancers and sportspeople. Pine tar > 9 Founded in 1909, which US media company owns titles including > Epicurious, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Vogue? Conde Nast > 10 Which > Hollywood legend (1901-1960) was married five times, including to > fellow actor Carol Lombard and English socialite Sylvia Ashley? Clark Gable > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 03 03:12PM -0500 Calvin: > 1 Green, golden, purple, fuzzy, hardy and Arctic are varieties > of which fruit? Peach? > 2 Rita Wilson is married to which Oscar-winning actor? Hanks. > 3 In number theory, a positive integer that is neither abundant > nor deficient must what have unusual quality? It's perfect. > 4 Named for an English city, what name is traditionally given to > a sporting match between two teams in the same town, state or > vicinity? Derby. > 5 George Bernard Shaw once humorously defined what activity as > "the vertical expression of horizontal desire"? Dancing. > 6 According to Greek Mythology, after being spurned by > Narcissus, which heart-broken nymph pined away until only her > voice remained? Echo. > 7 The cities of Graz and Linz are located in which European country? Austria. > uses including being a component in ink, varnish, adhesive and > soap? Due to its friction-increasing abilities it is also > popular with musicians, dancers and sportspeople. Rosin. > 9 Founded in 1909, which US media company owns titles including > Epicurious, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Vogue? Conde Nast. > 10 Which Hollywood legend (1901-1960) was married five times, > including to fellow actor Carol Lombard and English socialite > Sylvia Ashley? Gable. Or Gabl, at least. (Lombard was Carole.) -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "'Other than they typo'? Oh, the irony!" msb@vex.net | --Stan Brown My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 03 06:36PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:w7CdnU8HoeMVMOrCnZ2dnUU7- > the 2020 answer (based on 2016). > 1. Two provinces or territories experienced a net population drop > between the 2001 and 2006 censuses. Name either one. Yukon Territory > 2. Canada's population grew by 5.4% between 2001 and 2006. > Where does that percentage increase rank among the Group of 8, > or G8, countries? 2nd; 4th > """live""" in urban areas, to the nearest whole percent? > You must be within 2 percentage points of the correct answer. > 4. Within 300,000, what is Canada's 2006 census population? 25,000,000; 22,000,000 > of the Toronto CMA? That is, the third-largest city not counting > Toronto or nearby places like Mississauga and <answer 5>. Note, > we are talking about the city proper, not the metropolitan area. Hamilton; Windsor > what """is""" the population of all three combined? You have to > tell us *which one* of the four possible answers you're giving, > *as well* as saying if you're answering for 2020 (based on 2016). Yukon Territory: 50,000; 54,000 > 8. It comes as no surprise that Alberta """is""" Canada's > fastest-growing province, having increased in population by 10.6% > since """2001""". Within 250,000, what """is""" its population? 3,000,000; 4,000,000 > 9. The least populous province is, of course, Prince Edward Island. > Within 5,000, what """is""" its population? 50,000; 40,000 > consent be transferred to Library and Archives Canada, assuming > that such an institution still exists at that time? *Note*: > for this question you must answer for the 2006 census only. 2100; 2500 > A1. In cricket, the "pitch" is the flat strip of ground where > the ball is bowled, with a wicket at each end -- although in > some usages, the pitch itself is also referred to as the wicket. > In any case, how long is the pitch -- in yards, within 1? 21; 24 > the pitch, consists of three vertical stakes and two > crosspieces laid atop the stakes. Give the name of > *either* of these two types of components. Bails > The two largest ones """are""" both in the same country. > Lake #3, which is named Vänern ("VEN-ern"), is in a > different country. Name *either one* of the two countries. Switzerland > B2. Lake Balaton, at 598 km², """is""" the largest lake in what > central European country? Poland; Hungary > C1. The term Impressionism was originally an insult, invented > by a French art critic based on the title of *what artist's* > 1872 painting "Impression: soleil levant"? Monet; Sisley > the 1976 Nobel Prize and was one of the leading figures of > the Chicago School of economists. He died in November 2006 > at the age of 94. Name him. Friedman > D2. Canadian-born economist John Kenneth Galbraith, who died > in April 2006 at the age of 97, served from 1961 to 1963 > as the US ambassador to what country? UK; France > time travel. Given their name and the name of their invention, > tell us what *movie or TV series* they first appeared in. > E1. Dr. Emmett Brown, flux capacitor. Back to the Future > to the British parliament. In what year was it enacted, > within 1? > F2. Name *any two* of the other five dominions named in the Statute. Australia, New Zealand Pete Gayde |
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