Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 4 updates in 2 topics

Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Sep 19 05:58AM -0700

On Monday, September 19, 2022 at 12:11:07 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> In this round, all of the answers will contain the word "fifth"
> or "5th". What are the following?
 
> 2. The 1997 science-fiction movie starring Bruce Willis.
 
"The Fifth Element"
 
> 5. Someone in a situation where they are not really needed or are
> ignored by other people.
 
fifth wheel

> 6. This """recent""" "X Factor" runner-up has been referred to as
> "the female version of One Direction".
 
5th Harmony
 
> 7. A music group from the '60s that had hits such as "Aquarius"
> ("Let the Sunshine In") and "Wedding Bell Blues".
 
The Fifth Dimension
 
> 8. A term used to describe any class or group in society other
> than the clergy, the nobility, the commoners, and the press.
 
fifth estate
 
> 9. A 1978 play by American playwright Lanford Wilson, focusing on
> the disillusionment of Americans in the wake of the Vietnam War.
 
"5th of July"
 
> 10. A group of secret sympathizers or supporters of an enemy that
> engage in espionage or sabotage within defence lines or national
> borders.
 
fifth column
 
> ** Game 1, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round - All About Toronto
 
No answers in this round.
 
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Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 19 08:15PM +0200

> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Taking the Fifth
 
> 2. The 1997 science-fiction movie starring Bruce Willis.
 
The Fifth Dimension
 
> 5. Someone in a situation where they are not really needed or are
> ignored by other people.
 
Fifth wheel

> 7. A music group from the '60s that had hits such as "Aquarius"
> ("Let the Sunshine In") and "Wedding Bell Blues".
 
Fifth Dimension

> 8. A term used to describe any class or group in society other
> than the clergy, the nobility, the commoners, and the press.
 
The fifth stratum
 
> 10. A group of secret sympathizers or supporters of an enemy that
> engage in espionage or sabotage within defence lines or national
> borders.
 
Fifth column
Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Sep 19 06:21PM -0500

Mark Brader wrote:
> 4. A 2009 novel by "Sex and the City" author Candace Bushnell.
 
> 5. Someone in a situation where they are not really needed or are
> ignored by other people.
 
Fifth wheel
 
> "the female version of One Direction".
 
> 7. A music group from the '60s that had hits such as "Aquarius"
> ("Let the Sunshine In") and "Wedding Bell Blues".
 
Fifth Dimension
 
 
> 8. A term used to describe any class or group in society other
> than the clergy, the nobility, the commoners, and the press.
 
Fifth Estate
 
 
> 10. A group of secret sympathizers or supporters of an enemy that
> engage in espionage or sabotage within defence lines or national
> borders.
 
Fifth column
 
 
> F1. This Toronto entrepreneur started selling appliances from
> a store on College Av. in 1949 at the age of 16. Initially
> he marketed himself as "Mr. Laundry". Who was he?
 
Maytag; Westinghouse
 
> him an American name -- Edwin -- as well as an official
> Jewish first name. What was the official first name of
> Ed Mirvish?
 
Pete Gayde
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Sep 19 06:02AM -0700

On Monday, September 19, 2022 at 12:07:07 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> Rick Moranis. (Still alive.)
 
> Personally, I would have said he was most famous for his movie work,
> such as the "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" and "Ghostbusters" movies.
 
Thank you for pointing this out. I had been planning to make a similar comment when the answers were published.
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
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