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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 04 11:29PM -0700 Only 8 Qs this time. 1 A 2018 British political scandal concerning people who were illegally detained and in some cases wrongly deported is popularly known by what name, that of the ship that brought one of the first groups of West Indian migrants to the UK in 1948? 2 Which American singer, songwriter and former professional basketball player (b. 1967 in Chicago) has categorically denied the many allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct against him? 3 In the original UK version of the board game Monopoly, what colour are the Regent, Oxford and Bond Street properties? 4 In 1969 who succeeded General Charles de Gaulle as President of France? 5 Which iconic US sporting venue is nicknamed "The Brickyard"? 6 Which Asian capital city has restaurants with the most Michelin stars- over 300 in total? 7 Which actor (1969-2018) portrayed Mini Me in the Austin Powers film series? 8 Who was married to Francis II of France, Lord Darnley, and finally the Earl of Bosworth? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 05 02:06AM -0500 Calvin: > illegally detained and in some cases wrongly deported is > popularly known by what name, that of the ship that brought one > of the first groups of West Indian migrants to the UK in 1948? Windrush. > 2 Which American singer, songwriter and former professional > basketball player (b. 1967 in Chicago) has categorically denied > the many allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct against him? Jay-Z? (No malicious intent here if this is not a celebrity who there have been such allegations against. I try not to keep track of them all.) > 3 In the original UK version of the board game Monopoly, what > colour are the Regent, Oxford and Bond Street properties? Green. > 4 In 1969 who succeeded General Charles de Gaulle as President of France? Pompidou. > 5 Which iconic US sporting venue is nicknamed "The Brickyard"? The Indianapolis Motor Speedway. > 6 Which Asian capital city has restaurants with the most Michelin > stars- over 300 in total? Tokyo. (I hope it's not Beijing.) > 7 Which actor (1969-2018) portrayed Mini Me in the Austin Powers > film series? Troyer. > 8 Who was married to Francis II of France, Lord Darnley, and > finally the Earl of Bosworth? Obviously the Countess of Bosworth! 9 What movie title included the sequence number of this quiz? "U-571". 10 Who created the comic-strip title character whose name appears in the title of this quiz? Watterson. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Anyone who can handle a needle convincingly can make msb@vex.net | us see a thread which is not there." --E.H. Gombrich |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 05 09:29AM +0200 > 4 In 1969 who succeeded General Charles de Gaulle as President of > France? Pompidou > 6 Which Asian capital city has restaurants with the most Michelin > stars- over 300 in total? Tokyo |
| Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: Aug 05 11:52AM +0100 On 2019-08-05 06:29:17 +0000, Calvin said: > detained and in some cases wrongly deported is popularly known by what > name, that of the ship that brought one of the first groups of West > Indian migrants to the UK in 1948? The Empire Windrush > 2 Which American singer, songwriter and former professional basketball > player (b. 1967 in Chicago) has categorically denied the many > allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct against him? JayZ? > 3 In the original UK version of the board game Monopoly, what colour > are the Regent, Oxford and Bond Street properties? Green > 4 In 1969 who succeeded General Charles de Gaulle as President of France? Pompidou? > 5 Which iconic US sporting venue is nicknamed "The Brickyard"? Some baseball ground that I can't remember the name of but I think it end with 'Field' > 6 Which Asian capital city has restaurants with the most Michelin > stars- over 300 in total? Tokyo? > 7 Which actor (1969-2018) portrayed Mini Me in the Austin Powers film series? > 8 Who was married to Francis II of France, Lord Darnley, and finally > the Earl of Bosworth? Mary, Queen of Scots -- "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 |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 04 11:27PM -0700 On Friday, July 26, 2019 at 2:00:31 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which element is known as the 'King of the Elements' due to its many allotropes, extensive number of uses, and importance to life itself? Carbon > 2 Who is actress Jamie Lee Curtis' famous mother? Janet Leigh > 3 Biltong is a South African delicacy usually consisting of dried... what? [Be specific] Beef or game meat. I accepted wildebeest Singleton for Joe > 4 What, allegedly, links the alchemist Johann Georg Faust, violinist Niccolò Paganini, and blues musician Robert Johnson? Made pacts with the devil [or similar] > 5 By definition, thespians engage in which activity? Acting / Drama > 6 The 2013 Disney film "Frozen" is based on a fairy take by which 19th century author? Hans Christian Andersen > 7 Which alcoholic beverage represents a letter in the NATO phonetic alphabet? Whiskey > 8 What 7-letter word can refer to a citrus fruit, a snail genus, or a Japanese province? Satsuma > 9 Which city is considered the "mother" of all Russian cities, despite not actually being located in Russia? Kyiv > 10 Which English club won the European Rugby Champions Cup in May 2019, their third such title in four years? Saracens Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 571 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 9 33 Joe 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 7 33 Dan Blum 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 26 Pete Gayde 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 6 29 Mark Brader 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 6 29 Dan Tilque 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 18 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 6 4 1 4 5 5 4 2 5 2 38 63% Congratulations Joe. cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 05 01:56AM -0500 "Calvin": > > 8 What 7-letter word can refer to a citrus fruit, a snail genus, or a Japanese province? > Satsuma Aargh, 2 syllables out of 3! (I said "Satsuro".) -- Mark Brader | No programming language is Perfect. Perl comes very close. msb@vex.net | P! e! r! *l?* :-( Not quite "Perfect". Toronto | -- Brian Ingerson |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 05 09:27AM +0200 >> > or a Japanese province? >> Satsuma > Aargh, 2 syllables out of 3! (I said "Satsuro".) You need to eat more citrus fruits, particularly the small ones! |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 04 05:18PM -0700 On Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 1:23:19 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 6, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - For the Love of Latin > 1. Dramatis personae. Cast of a play > 2. In camera. A private meeting/hearing behind closed doors > 3. Prima facie. On the face of it, at first consideration > 4. In loco parentis. Standing in for the natural parents > 5. Modus vivendi. > 6. Sub rosa. > 7. Sui generis. One of a kind > 8. Compos mentis. Of sound mind > 9. Deus ex machina. Act of God > 10. Ne plus ultra. None better > you would name the nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty", and you could > alternatively name its author if that information was known. > 1. "Arms and the Man", by George Bernard Shaw. Hemingway > 2. "A Handful of Dust", by Evelyn Waugh. Genesis, Exodus > 3. "The Grapes of Wrath", by John Steinbeck. Shakespeare > 9. "No Country for Old Men", by Cormac McCarthy. > 10. "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side" (also titled "The Mirror > Crack'd"), by Agatha Christie. The Lady of Shallott cheers, calvin |
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