- Calvin's Quiz #572 - 5 Updates
- QFTCIUA19 Game 8, Rounds 2-3: Non-Fiction, CanBests - 2 Updates
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 27 04:11PM -0700 1 Milton Obote was President of which African nation for two terms? (1966-1971 and 1980-1985) 2 In which trick-taking card game might one adopt the risky strategy of 'shooting the moon'? 3 The 2014 album Cheek to Cheek was a collaboration between Tony Bennett and which popular female singer? 4 Which EPL team plays its home games at Goodison Park? 5 In an Olympic final, the fastest qualifier swims in which number lane? 6 In the context of document scanning, what does the acronym OCR stand for? 7 Supermodel Gisele Bundchen hails from which country? 8 Which country's currency is the ringgit? 9 William H Macy received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his role in which 1996 Coen Brothers film? 10 How many times did the Apostle Peter deny knowledge of Jesus? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 27 09:42PM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 Milton Obote was President of which African nation for two terms? > (1966-1971 and 1980-1985) Uganda? > 2 In which trick-taking card game might one adopt the risky > strategy of 'shooting the moon'? Hearts. > 3 The 2014 album Cheek to Cheek was a collaboration between Tony > Bennett and which popular female singer? Beyonce? > 4 Which EPL team plays its home games at Goodison Park? Manchester City? > 5 In an Olympic final, the fastest qualifier swims in which number lane? 4? > 6 In the context of document scanning, what does the acronym OCR > stand for? Optical character recognition. > 7 Supermodel Gisele Bundchen hails from which country? Brazil. > 8 Which country's currency is the ringgit? Malaysia. > 9 William H Macy received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination > for his role in which 1996 Coen Brothers film? "Fargo". > 10 How many times did the Apostle Peter deny knowledge of Jesus? 3? -- Mark Brader, Toronto "The frencited scrivener, I, outspode." msb@vex.net --Jonathan Buss My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 27 09:51PM -0700 On 8/27/19 4:11 PM, Calvin wrote: > 1 Milton Obote was President of which African nation for two terms? (1966-1971 and 1980-1985) > 2 In which trick-taking card game might one adopt the risky strategy of 'shooting the moon'? Hearts > 3 The 2014 album Cheek to Cheek was a collaboration between Tony Bennett and which popular female singer? > 4 Which EPL team plays its home games at Goodison Park? > 5 In an Olympic final, the fastest qualifier swims in which number lane? 4 > 6 In the context of document scanning, what does the acronym OCR stand for? optical character recognition > 7 Supermodel Gisele Bundchen hails from which country? > 8 Which country's currency is the ringgit? Thailand > 9 William H Macy received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his role in which 1996 Coen Brothers film? > 10 How many times did the Apostle Peter deny knowledge of Jesus? 3 -- Dan Tilque |
| Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: Aug 28 06:09AM +0100 On 2019-08-27 23:11:36 +0000, Calvin said: > 1 Milton Obote was President of which African nation for two terms? > (1966-1971 and 1980-1985) Uganda > 2 In which trick-taking card game might one adopt the risky strategy of > 'shooting the moon'? Spades > 3 The 2014 album Cheek to Cheek was a collaboration between Tony > Bennett and which popular female singer? k d lang? > 4 Which EPL team plays its home games at Goodison Park? Everton > 5 In an Olympic final, the fastest qualifier swims in which number lane? 5? > 6 In the context of document scanning, what does the acronym OCR stand for? Optical Character Recognition > 7 Supermodel Gisele Bundchen hails from which country? Germany? > 8 Which country's currency is the ringgit? Burma? > 9 William H Macy received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for > his role in which 1996 Coen Brothers film? Fargo? > 10 How many times did the Apostle Peter deny knowledge of Jesus? Three -- "To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by withholding your forgiveness until it's too late is to become divinely fucked up." ― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 28 09:02AM +0200 > 1 Milton Obote was President of which African nation for two terms? > (1966-1971 and 1980-1985) Uganda > 5 In an Olympic final, the fastest qualifier swims in which number > lane? 4 > 6 In the context of document scanning, what does the acronym OCR > stand for? Optical Character Recognition > 7 Supermodel Gisele Bundchen hails from which country? Germany > 8 Which country's currency is the ringgit? Malaysia > 9 William H Macy received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination > for his role in which 1996 Coen Brothers film? No Counrey for Old Men > 10 How many times did the Apostle Peter deny knowledge of Jesus? Three |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Aug 27 02:13PM On Sun, 25 Aug 2019 23:15:42 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. "The Tipping Point" (2000). > 2. "The Selfish Gene" (1976). > 3. "The Feminine Mystique" (1963). Betty Friedan > 3. Which Canadian city ranks as the most educated in the country, > with 31.5% of its adult population having university degrees? > 4. What is the most-purchased packaged grocery item in Canada? Bacon > 5. What is Canada's oldest city? Quebec City > 6. Canada is the largest exporter of what sweet little fruit? > We are also the second-largest producer of them in the world, so we > sell more than we eat. Blueberries > 7. Which city was home to the first North American YMCA? Montreal > 8. Tim Horton's, as it was then spelled, first opened in 1964, > in what Canadian city? Windsor > film production in North America, behind Los Angeles and New York, > but ranks first in Canada, and so truly deserves the title "Hollywood > North"? Toronto |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 27 04:14PM -0700 On Monday, August 26, 2019 at 2:15:47 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 8, Round 2 - Literature - Non-Fiction Great idea for a round! > 1. "The Tipping Point" (2000). Gore? > 2. "The Selfish Gene" (1976). Dawkins > 3. "The Feminine Mystique" (1963). de Bouvoir? > 4. "Mere Christianity" (1944). > 5. "Guns, Germs, and Steel" (1997). Diamond > 6. "The Beauty Myth" (1990). Wolf > 7. "Sexual Personae" (1990). > 8. "The Dragons of Eden " (1977). > 9. "A Room of One's Own" (1929). Woolf? > 10. "Notes From A Small Island " (1995). Bryson > * Game 8, Round 3 - Canadiana: Canadian Firsts and Mosts Pass cheers, calvin |
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