| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 30 01:19PM > that it becomes too soft and sticky when warm, and too hard when > cold. These disadvantages were partially overcome in 1839 when > the American inventor Charles Goodyear discovered what process? vulcanization > a shape that it retains. They intended it to be a replacement > for ivory (for example, in billiard balls), but it proved to have > far greater application -- including film and fashion. Name it. Bakelite > in everything from lacquer to electrical insulation to billiard > balls; indeed, this material may be said to define the Art > Deco style. Bakelite > 5. Some common plastics are polyethylene, polypropylene, > polystyrene... in fact, the whole class of plastics goes by > the name "polymers". What does the prefix "poly-" mean? many > an opening with a particular cross-section (the die), and > a continuous shape is formed with a constant cross-section > similar to that of the orifice. extrusion > * Nomenclature > 7. Polytetrafluoroethylene, used in cookware and clothing, is > better known by what trade name? Teflon > 8. PVC is a common hard, inflexible plastic whose industrial use > is ubiquitous -- it appears in everything from tubing to > ski boots. What does PVC stand for? polyvinyl chloride > 9. Polymethyl methacrylate is a transparent, extremely hard > substance better known by what trade name? Lucite; Plexiglass > 10. Polystyrene with air injected is better known by what trade > name? Styrofoam > Bergman, the McGuffin proved to be hidden in a wine bottle -- > but *what* it was caused Hitchcock to attract attention from > the FBI. What was it? uranium > of film are actually quite obvious. It starred James Stewart > and was inspired by the real-life murderers Leopold and Loeb. > What was its title? Rope > was his first American-made movie but was again set in England. > The third was "The Birds" (1963). Name *either one of the > first two*. Rebecca > 7. Since the story of "Lifeboat" (1944) takes place entirely > in the boat, Hitchcock could not play his usual walk-on role. > How did he manage to get himself into the movie? picture in a newspaper > and in various later movies, Hitchcock was considered to have > had her in mind when casting Tippi Hedren, Kim Novak, and Eva > Marie Saint. Name her. Grace Kelly > from start to finish. It takes place in an unnamed European > country and the title character is played by Dame May Whitty. > Name the film. The Lady Vanishes > was also a governor-general of Canada, that features Robert > Donat and Madeleine Carroll and for part of the story has them > handcuffed together. The Thirty-Nine Steps -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: May 30 07:57PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:oJKdnSn2rqtmLi_9nZ2dnUU7- > no points. > 2. What did Cineplex Odeon decide this week to stop showing in > its cinemas? commercials > that it becomes too soft and sticky when warm, and too hard when > cold. These disadvantages were partially overcome in 1839 when > the American inventor Charles Goodyear discovered what process? vulcanization > a shape that it retains. They intended it to be a replacement > for ivory (for example, in billiard balls), but it proved to have > far greater application -- including film and fashion. Name it. cellulose > in everything from lacquer to electrical insulation to billiard > balls; indeed, this material may be said to define the Art > Deco style. cellulose > 5. Some common plastics are polyethylene, polypropylene, > polystyrene... in fact, the whole class of plastics goes by > the name "polymers". What does the prefix "poly-" mean? many > * Nomenclature > 7. Polytetrafluoroethylene, used in cookware and clothing, is > better known by what trade name? Teflon > 8. PVC is a common hard, inflexible plastic whose industrial use > is ubiquitous -- it appears in everything from tubing to > ski boots. What does PVC stand for? polyvinyl chloride > 10. Polystyrene with air injected is better known by what trade > name? Styrofoam > Bergman, the McGuffin proved to be hidden in a wine bottle -- > but *what* it was caused Hitchcock to attract attention from > the FBI. What was it? instructions for an atomic bomb > 2. This 1955 movie was Shirley MacLaine's debut and is generally > considered Hitchcock's funniest. Its McGuffin is the body of > the title character. What was the title? "The Trouble with Harry" > of film are actually quite obvious. It starred James Stewart > and was inspired by the real-life murderers Leopold and Loeb. > What was its title? "Rope" > was his first American-made movie but was again set in England. > The third was "The Birds" (1963). Name *either one of the > first two*. "Rebecca" > Cummings was also in a 1954 movie starring Ray Milland that was > filmed in 3-D, although not released that way until years later. > Name *either movie*. "Dial M for Murder" > the necktie. The other appeared in 1976, starred Bruce Dern, > and included a humorous scene of a runaway car on a California > mountain road. Name either one. "Frenzy" > 7. Since the story of "Lifeboat" (1944) takes place entirely > in the boat, Hitchcock could not play his usual walk-on role. > How did he manage to get himself into the movie? he was shown in a picture in a newspaper advertisement > and in various later movies, Hitchcock was considered to have > had her in mind when casting Tippi Hedren, Kim Novak, and Eva > Marie Saint. Name her. Doris Day (?) > from start to finish. It takes place in an unnamed European > country and the title character is played by Dame May Whitty. > Name the film. "The Lady Vanishes" > was also a governor-general of Canada, that features Robert > Donat and Madeleine Carroll and for part of the story has them > handcuffed together. "The 39 Steps" -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
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