- Calvin's Quiz #542 - 4 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #541 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 2 Updates
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Oct 30 06:25PM -0700 1 Parnassus was the sacred mountain home of the muses and which Greek god? 2 Michel Platini represented which country in football (soccer)? 3 Which American singer released the 2016 concept album 'Lemonade'? 4 Who presented the popular 1980s TV documentary 'Cosmos: A Personal Voyage'? 5 Which non-existent mountain range apparently traversed Africa according to maps from 1798 through to the late 1880s? 6 Which city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27th May 1703? 7 In 1954 which internal organ was the first to be successfully transplanted between humans? 8 Michael Caine has won two Best Supporting Actor Oscars- name either film. 9 Which British rock band released a 1983 compilation album titled 'Strange Brew'? 10 Which is the only national capital in South America that is adjacent to the Pacific Ocean? cheers, calvin |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 31 03:21AM > 1 Parnassus was the sacred mountain home of the muses and which Greek god? Apollo > 2 Michel Platini represented which country in football (soccer)? Italy > 3 Which American singer released the 2016 concept album 'Lemonade'? Beyonce > 4 Who presented the popular 1980s TV documentary 'Cosmos: A Personal Voyage'? Carl Sagan > 6 Which city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27th May 1703? St. Petersburg > 7 In 1954 which internal organ was the first to be successfully transplanted between humans? kidney > 8 Michael Caine has won two Best Supporting Actor Oscars- name either film. The Dark Knight > 10 Which is the only national capital in South America that is adjacent to the Pacific Ocean? Santiago -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 30 11:21PM -0500 "Calvin": > 3 Which American singer released the 2016 concept album 'Lemonade'? > 4 Who presented the popular 1980s TV documentary 'Cosmos: A > Personal Voyage'? Sagan. > 5 Which non-existent mountain range apparently traversed Africa > according to maps from 1798 through to the late 1880s? Mountains of the Moon. > 6 Which city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27th May 1703? St. Petersburg. > 7 In 1954 which internal organ was the first to be successfully > transplanted between humans? Kidney. > 8 Michael Caine has won two Best Supporting Actor Oscars- name > either film. "Educating Rita"? > titled 'Strange Brew'? > 10 Which is the only national capital in South America that is > adjacent to the Pacific Ocean? Lima. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "WARNING: Pastry may be *hot* when heated." msb@vex.net -- [alleged] Kellogg Pop-Tarts box |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 31 09:38AM +0100 > 1 Parnassus was the sacred mountain home of the muses and which > Greek god? Zeus > 2 Michel Platini represented which country in football (soccer)? France > 6 Which city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27th May 1703? Nyenskans. Oh well, that was the name of the place before he stuck his nose in and founded Sankt Peterburg on Swedish territory. > 7 In 1954 which internal organ was the first to be successfully > transplanted between humans? Kidney > 10 Which is the only national capital in South America that is > adjacent to the Pacific Ocean? Lima |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Oct 30 06:23PM -0700 On Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 3:39:43 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 What does the business abbreviation "R & D" stand for? Research and Development > 2 Which human organ is an otoscope designed to investigate? Ear > 3 Who is the only individual to have TWO galaxies named after him? Ferdinand Magellan > 4 Who composed the 1812 overture? Pyotr Tchaikovsky > 5 Which prolific writer's only directorial credit is the 1986 sci-fi horror comedy 'Maximum Overdrive', based on his own short story 'Trucks'? Stephen King > 6 Which amine was traditionally a component of tonic water, giving it a bitter flavour? Quinine > 7 What links the nations of Gabon, Kenya, Indonesia and Colombia, among others? The equator passes through them. > 8 Babe Didrikson Zaharias won three Olympic medals in which sport? Athletics > 9 Which character does Johnny Depp portray in the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' film franchise? Captain Jack Sparow > 10 Which royal is the current Duke of Cambridge? Prince William Harry is Sussex Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 541 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 35 Bruce Bowler 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 7 34 Mark Brader 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 7 34 Dan Blum 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 34 Pete Gayde 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 34 Dan Tilque 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 29 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 6 6 3 6 5 4 4 1 4 3 42 70% Congratulations Bruce. It's a strangely bunched distribution given only 3 questions were answered correctly by everyone. cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 30 11:20PM -0500 "Calvin"; > > 3 Who is the only individual to have TWO galaxies named after him? > Ferdinand Magellan No comment on the comments?? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "When I wanted to be a sigquote, that wasn't msb@vex.net | the one I was thinking of." --Clive Feather |
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