| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 03 09:15PM +0200 > * Game 6, Round 7 - Canadiana History - Canadian Prime Ministers > 1. How many different prime ministers has Canada had? Stockholm-pub answer: one. I mean, first there is a Canadian PM, and then there is a Canadian PM, and another or so they say. But where we sit, it may just be same person all the time. > 5. Who was Canada's youngest PM? Justin Trudeau > 1. Originally written in Sumerian, this epic poem tells of this > king of Uruk as he makes (and loses) friends, battles gods, > and seeks eternal life. Gilgamesh > 2. Divided into three parts, this 14th-century poem by Dante > Alighieri describes the soul's journey through the afterlife. Inferno > 5. This controversial 1955 novel by Nikos Kazantzakis was adapted > by Martin Scorsese into a controversial movie starring Willem > Dafoe as Christ and David Bowie as Pontius Pilate. The Tempation of Christ > 6. Don't expect a movie version of this 1988 novel. A "blasphemous" > dream sequence depicting the life of Mohammed led to attempts > to assassinate the author, most recently in August 2022. The Satanic Versons > 7. Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, this 1971 rock opera > is based (loosely) on the gospels' account of the passion > of Christ. Jesus Christ Superstar |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 03 10:05PM > * Game 6, Round 7 - Canadiana History - Canadian Prime Ministers > 1. How many different prime ministers has Canada had? 26; 28 > 2. William Lyon Mackenzie King was the longest-serving PM. For how > many years in total was he in office, within 1? 12 > 5. Who was Canada's youngest PM? Justin Trudeau > 7. Which PM trained as a fighter pilot and later won the Nobel > peace prize before eventually becoming Prime Minister? Pearson > 1. Originally written in Sumerian, this epic poem tells of this > king of Uruk as he makes (and loses) friends, battles gods, > and seeks eternal life. Epic of Gilgamesh > 2. Divided into three parts, this 14th-century poem by Dante > Alighieri describes the soul's journey through the afterlife. The Divine Comedy > 3. This 1678 novel by John Bunyan describes a soul's journey from > the "City of Destruction" to the "Celestial City" and his trials > along the way. Pilgrim's Progress > 4. Subtitled "A Tale of the Christ", this 1880 novel by Lew Wallace > is probably better remembered for its 1959 movie adaptation. Ben-Hur > 5. This controversial 1955 novel by Nikos Kazantzakis was adapted > by Martin Scorsese into a controversial movie starring Willem > Dafoe as Christ and David Bowie as Pontius Pilate. The Passion of the Christ > 6. Don't expect a movie version of this 1988 novel. A "blasphemous" > dream sequence depicting the life of Mohammed led to attempts > to assassinate the author, most recently in August 2022. The Satanic Verses > 7. Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, this 1971 rock opera > is based (loosely) on the gospels' account of the passion > of Christ. Jesus Christ Superstar > in fact based on the Book of Mormon. Rather, it is a satire > of Mormon missionary life by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, better > known as the creators of which TV show? South Park > 9. After returning to Catholicism, this author gave up on vampires > and started the "Christ the Lord" series. She completed two of > the four books in the series before her death in 2021. Name her. Anne Rice > 10. This series of 16 novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins > was inspired by the Book of Revelation. In turn, the books > have inspired 5 truly awful movies. Left Behind -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Aug 03 10:29PM -0700 On Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 4:42:21 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 6, Round 7 - Canadiana History - Canadian Prime Ministers > 1. How many different prime ministers has Canada had? 32; 33 > 2. William Lyon Mackenzie King was the longest-serving PM. For how > many years in total was he in office, within 1? 16; 19 > 3. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the > previous question. Orfvqrf Xvat, guerr bgure CZf unir freirq > bire svsgrra lrnef rnpu. Anzr *nal bar* bs gurz. Pierre Trudeau > 6. Which PM was born in British Columbia? Kim Campbell > 7. Which PM trained as a fighter pilot and later won the Nobel > peace prize before eventually becoming Prime Minister? Pearson > 9. Which PM graduated from the Toronto's Richview Collegiate in > 1978 and was a member of the school team on "Reach for the Top"? Harper > 10. Which PM was born the 18th of 19 children, 10 of whom did not > survive infancy? Pierre Trudeau; Chretien > 1. Originally written in Sumerian, this epic poem tells of this > king of Uruk as he makes (and loses) friends, battles gods, > and seeks eternal life. "Gilgamesh" > 2. Divided into three parts, this 14th-century poem by Dante > Alighieri describes the soul's journey through the afterlife. "The Divine Comedy" > 3. This 1678 novel by John Bunyan describes a soul's journey from > the "City of Destruction" to the "Celestial City" and his trials > along the way. "Pilgrim's Progress" > 4. Subtitled "A Tale of the Christ", this 1880 novel by Lew Wallace > is probably better remembered for its 1959 movie adaptation. "Ben-Hur" > 5. This controversial 1955 novel by Nikos Kazantzakis was adapted > by Martin Scorsese into a controversial movie starring Willem > Dafoe as Christ and David Bowie as Pontius Pilate. "The Last Temptation of Christ" > 6. Don't expect a movie version of this 1988 novel. A "blasphemous" > dream sequence depicting the life of Mohammed led to attempts > to assassinate the author, most recently in August 2022. "The Satanic Verses" > 7. Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, this 1971 rock opera > is based (loosely) on the gospels' account of the passion > of Christ. "Jesus Christ Superstar" > in fact based on the Book of Mormon. Rather, it is a satire > of Mormon missionary life by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, better > known as the creators of which TV show? "South Park" > 9. After returning to Catholicism, this author gave up on vampires > and started the "Christ the Lord" series. She completed two of > the four books in the series before her death in 2021. Name her. Anne Rice > 10. This series of 16 novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins > was inspired by the Book of Revelation. In turn, the books > have inspired 5 truly awful movies. "Left Behind" -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 04 01:55AM -0700 On 8/3/23 02:42, Mark Brader wrote: > (Where we say something like "last" or "longest-serving", obviously > this means "so far".) > 1. How many different prime ministers has Canada had? 16 > 2. William Lyon Mackenzie King was the longest-serving PM. For how > many years in total was he in office, within 1? 25 > in 1896. Who was second-shortest at 79 days, also the last > one born outside Canada? > 5. Who was Canada's youngest PM? Justin Trudeau > 6. Which PM was born in British Columbia? Kim Campbell > 1. Originally written in Sumerian, this epic poem tells of this > king of Uruk as he makes (and loses) friends, battles gods, > and seeks eternal life. Epic of Gilgamesh > 2. Divided into three parts, this 14th-century poem by Dante > Alighieri describes the soul's journey through the afterlife. Divine Comedy > 3. This 1678 novel by John Bunyan describes a soul's journey from > the "City of Destruction" to the "Celestial City" and his trials > along the way. Pilgrim's Progress > 4. Subtitled "A Tale of the Christ", this 1880 novel by Lew Wallace > is probably better remembered for its 1959 movie adaptation. Ben Hur > 5. This controversial 1955 novel by Nikos Kazantzakis was adapted > by Martin Scorsese into a controversial movie starring Willem > Dafoe as Christ and David Bowie as Pontius Pilate. The Last Temptation of Christ > 6. Don't expect a movie version of this 1988 novel. A "blasphemous" > dream sequence depicting the life of Mohammed led to attempts > to assassinate the author, most recently in August 2022. Satanic Verses > 7. Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, this 1971 rock opera > is based (loosely) on the gospels' account of the passion > of Christ. Jesus Christ, Superstar > in fact based on the Book of Mormon. Rather, it is a satire > of Mormon missionary life by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, better > known as the creators of which TV show? South Park > 9. After returning to Catholicism, this author gave up on vampires > and started the "Christ the Lord" series. She completed two of > the four books in the series before her death in 2021. Name her. Anne Rice > 10. This series of 16 novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins > was inspired by the Book of Revelation. In turn, the books > have inspired 5 truly awful movies. Left Behind -- Dan Tilque |
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