| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Aug 04 10:14PM -0700 On Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 5:42:21 AM UTC-4, 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? 23 > 2. William Lyon Mackenzie King was the longest-serving PM. For how > many years in total was he in office, within 1? 23 > 3. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the > previous question. Besides King, three other PMs have served > over fifteen years each. Name *any one* of them. macdonald > 4. Sir Charles Tupper was the shortest-serving PM, for 68 days > in 1896. Who was second-shortest at 79 days, also the last > one born outside Canada? turner > 5. Who was Canada's youngest PM? clark > 6. Which PM was born in British Columbia? campbell > 7. Which PM trained as a fighter pilot and later won the Nobel > peace prize before eventually becoming Prime Minister? pearson > 8. Which PM was born in the village of Neustadt, north of Guelph, > in 1895? He was 10 years older than the province he represented > in Ottawa. 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? mackenzie ; macdonald > 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. 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. the pilgrims 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 Crist 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 > Mark Brader, Toronto | "I don't know about your brain, > m...@vex.net | but mine is really bossy." -- Laurie Anderson > My text in this article is in the public domain. swp |
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