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| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Sep 13 02:54AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:37WdnQatF5hxE-XAnZ2dnUU7- > * Game 9, Round 4 - History - A Potpourri of Things Past > 1. By what name do now we know the august family that early in > the 19th century was known as Saxe-Coburg and Gotha? Windsor > 2. Who is the only US president to win non-consecutive terms in > the White House? Grover Cleveland > 3. In 1945, Grand Rapids, Michigan, became the first US city > to make which controversial addition to its public services? > (It must've been part of a Communist conspiracy.) Fluoridated water > 4. Within 5, of the 262 men who have held the title of Pope, > how many have died by violence? 6; 17 > 5. Within 1, in what year were the first Nobel prizes awarded? 1895; 1898 > 6. What was the first US state to secede from the union, setting > in motion the Civil War? Virginia; South Carolina > 7. This airplane was the widest ever built with a single fuselage: > its wingspan was 320 feet. Name it. Spruce goose > 8. What was the name of the first nuclear submarine, launched > in 1954? Nautilus > 9. The Great Pyramid at Giza is the only one of the Seven Wonders > of the ancient world that survives to this day. Name *any one* > of the others that didn't. (Location not necessary.) Colossus of Rhodes > 10. Who finished second in the first US presidential election? John Adams > 2. A sometime comedy partner of Stephen Fry, he won two Golden > Globes and was nominated for six Emmys for playing New Jerseyite > Gregory House. Laurie > not nominated for any awards last year, for the horror film > "Hereditary". Name this Australian actress. > 8. Name the Brit who plays Superman. Caviezel > 10. This Irish actress has been nominated for three Oscars -- > the most recent one last year for playing a disgruntled > Sacramento schoolgirl in "Lady Bird". Name her. Saiorse Ronan Pete Gayde |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Sep 13 01:04AM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 Diego Rivera twice married which fellow Mexican artist? Frida Kahlo > 2 Which portmanteau sociological term refers to people in casual > or contract employment, generally living just above poverty but > without predictability or security? Gig economy > 3 Allegro is a musical direction meaning to play in which manner? Fast > 4 Who rock band had a 1983 hit with Sunday, Bloody Sunday? U2 > 5 Anil Kumble represented which country in international cricket? Pakistan > 6 Which poker hand has the alternative name Boat? Full House > 7 Which sports drink was developed at the > University of Florida? Appropriately its name incorporates the > nickname of that university's football team. Gatorade > 8 Which European > country did the United States beat 2-0 in the final of the 2019 FIFA > Women's World Cup? Netherlands > 9 What bodily substance is over-produced in an allergic reaction? Epinepherine > 10 Who played the title role in the 1936 film Poor Little Rich Girl? Shirley Temple > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 12 04:38PM -0700 On Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 2:29:57 AM UTC+10, Joe wrote: > I didn't get Q8 (by a long way) Noted thanks. Corrected scores are: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 573 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 8 32 Joe 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 34 Dan Blum 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 35 Pete Gayde 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 7 30 Mark Brader 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 19 Erland S 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 21 Dan Tilque - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 2 3 4 6 5 3 2 4 6 4 39 65% cheers, calvin |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 12 04:40PM -0700 On Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 4:56:54 AM UTC+10, Erland Sommarskog wrote: > There is nothing wrong with that question. Alice Cooper was indeed a > band, but Vincent Furnier by time came to use that name as his stage name by > time. See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Cooper_(band) Thanks for the clarification. Perhaps I checked that when I originally wrote the question and later forgot. Then again perhaps not. cheers, calvin |
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