Thursday, July 18, 2019

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Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jul 18 01:55AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
 
> What else can we add but "in each case, name that dinosaur"?
 
> 1. Dino A was named after a Canadian province. It's a theropod
> that lived in the late Cretaceous period.
 
Albertasaurus
 
> 5. One of the most famous fossils ever found, E -- discovered in
> the Gobi desert in 1971 -- depicts two Cretaceous dinosaurs
> that died locked in mortal combat. Name *either* one.
 
Triceratops

> 8. In "Jurassic World", the fictitious and ridiculous "Indominus
> rex" fought this armored herbivore with a killer club tail,
> which is depicted in H. Name it.
 
Ankylosaurus

> 10. The one Cretaceous dino that we know from fossil evidence
> fought T-Rex. Name the saurian in J.
 
Triceratops
 
> play.
 
> 1. In which sport can the player's balls weigh no more than
> 1.62 oz. (about 46 grams) each?
 
golf

> 2. Which Hall of Fame pitcher played for the Cleveland Indians,
> St. Louis Browns, and Kansas City Athletics, all *after* the
> age of 42?
 
Satchel Paige
 
> official sport for men in the summer Olympics, a sport had to
> be "widely practised" in a certain number of countries on *how
> many different continents*, as counted by the Olympics?
 
5

> 7. Which Triple Crown track is the oldest and largest horse-racing
> facility in the US?
 
Churchill Downs

> 8. Which legend won the first-ever televised heavyweight boxing
> championship fight? He knocked out Billy Conn in the eighth
> round.
 
Joe Louis
 
> 9. Name any sport which whose ball is a prolate spheroid.
 
American football

> 10. What color tennis balls are used at Wimbledon?
 
white
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jul 18 01:52AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:OKqdnbIO0ctY07DAnZ2dnUU7-
> in 1775 it was named after George Washington, suffered a bitter
> winter at Valley Forge, found glory across the Delaware, defeated
> Cornwallis of Yorktown, rammed the ramparts, and took over *what*?
 
"airports"

> 5. On July 4, a representative from Michigan, the only Republican
> congressman to openly call for Donald Trump's resignation,
> resigned from the Republican party. Name him.
 
Amash
 
> 7. Ontario Superior Court Justice Champagne ruled this week that,
> in a sexual encounter, it constitutes sexual assault to not do
> *what* after previously agreeing to?
 
use a condom

> 8. Which former Chrysler executive, best known for developing the
> Mustang and the Pinto for Ford, died July 2 at the age of 94?
 
Lee Iacocca
 
> 9. Which satirical magazine, owned by DC Comics, announced it was
> ceasing publication of new material after 67 years?
 
Mad

> 10. Which featured performer on TV's "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In"
> died this week at the age of 90?
 
Arte Johnson
 
> * Game 8 (2019-07-15), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 3. The US defended their Women's World Cup title. Who did they
> beat in the final?
 
Netherlands
 
> 7. In light of Jeffrey Epstain's charges of sex trafficking,
> Donald Trump's Secretary of Labor has resigned. Name him.
 
Alexander Acosta

> 9. Which iconic car model has been discontinued?
 
Volkswagen Beetle

> 10. Name the British ambassador who resigned his post after Donald
> Trump refused to work with him any longer.
 
Darroch
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
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