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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 17 07:03PM -0700 1 What literary character had an affair with Daisy Buchanan? 2 There are countless variations, but what specific ingredient is always present in the Spanish dish paella? 3 A popular internet meme features the celebrity pet Tardar Sauce. What is the creature's (and the meme's) more common name? 4 A news photographer named Paparazzo, the eponym of the word paparazzi, appeared in which 1960 Federico Fellini film? 5 Ali Bhutto and his daughter Benazir are former Prime Ministers of which country? 6 The 1963 movie A Shot in the Dark was the second in which film franchise established by Blake Edwards? 7 Robin Williams and Gene Hackman co-starred in the 1996 re-make of a 1978 Franco-Italian comedy. Name either film. 8 Which US President was assassinated in Ford's Theatre, Washington D.C.? 9 Which 2005 WW2 historical novel by Australian author Markus Zusak became a 2013 film starring Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson and Sophie Nélisse? 10 Which 1970s British television series starred Tony Curtis and Roger Moore as Danny Wilde and Brett Sinclair respectively? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 17 09:43PM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 What literary character had an affair with Daisy Buchanan? Gatsby. > 2 There are countless variations, but what specific ingredient > is always present in the Spanish dish paella? Saffron. > 3 A popular internet meme features the celebrity pet Tardar > Sauce. What is the creature's (and the meme's) more common > name? Johnson. > 4 A news photographer named Paparazzo, the eponym of the word > paparazzi, appeared in which 1960 Federico Fellini film? "8½". > 5 Ali Bhutto and his daughter Benazir are former Prime > Ministers of which country? This time it *is* Pakistan! > 6 The 1963 movie A Shot in the Dark was the second in which > film franchise established by Blake Edwards? The Inspector Clouseau series, also known as the Pink Panther movies (although neither[1] of the Pink Panthers were in this one, and it wasn't until later in the series that the name was also applied to Clouseau). [1] The diamond and the cartoon animal. > 7 Robin Williams and Gene Hackman co-starred in the 1996 > re-make of a 1978 Franco-Italian comedy. Name either film. La Cage aux Folles. > 8 Which US President was assassinated in Ford's Theatre, > Washington D.C.? Lincoln. > 9 Which 2005 WW2 historical novel by Australian author Markus > Zusak became a 2013 film starring Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson > and Sophie Nélisse? Dang, I haven't seen this but probably I should know it anyway. Um, I'll try "The Book Thief". > 10 Which 1970s British television series starred Tony Curtis > and Roger Moore as Danny Wilde and Brett Sinclair respectively? "I Spy"? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "You don't SIT IN the traffic jam; msb@vex.net | you ARE the traffic jam." -- Werner Icking My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 18 03:48AM > 1 What literary character had an affair with Daisy Buchanan? Jay Gatsby > 2 There are countless variations, but what specific ingredient is always present in the Spanish dish paella? rice > 3 A popular internet meme features the celebrity pet Tardar Sauce. What is the creature's (and the meme's) more common name? Grumpy Cat > 4 A news photographer named Paparazzo, the eponym of the word paparazzi, appeared in which 1960 Federico Fellini film? 8 1/2 > 5 Ali Bhutto and his daughter Benazir are former Prime Ministers of which country? Pakistan > 6 The 1963 movie A Shot in the Dark was the second in which film franchise established by Blake Edwards? Pink Panther > 7 Robin Williams and Gene Hackman co-starred in the 1996 re-make of a 1978 Franco-Italian comedy. Name either film. The Birdcage > 8 Which US President was assassinated in Ford's Theatre, Washington D.C.? Abraham Lincoln -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: Sep 18 06:24AM +0100 On 2019-09-18 02:03:16 +0000, Calvin said: > 1 What literary character had an affair with Daisy Buchanan? Gatsby > 2 There are countless variations, but what specific ingredient is > always present in the Spanish dish paella? Rice > 3 A popular internet meme features the celebrity pet Tardar Sauce. What > is the creature's (and the meme's) more common name? Grumpy Cat > 4 A news photographer named Paparazzo, the eponym of the word > paparazzi, appeared in which 1960 Federico Fellini film? Blow Up > 5 Ali Bhutto and his daughter Benazir are former Prime Ministers of > which country? Pakistan > 6 The 1963 movie A Shot in the Dark was the second in which film > franchise established by Blake Edwards? I'm guessing here but I seem to recall Peter Sellars as Inspector Clouseau. Probably way off. > 7 Robin Williams and Gene Hackman co-starred in the 1996 re-make of a > 1978 Franco-Italian comedy. Name either film. > 8 Which US President was assassinated in Ford's Theatre, Washington D.C.? Lincoln > Nélisse? > 10 Which 1970s British television series starred Tony Curtis and Roger > Moore as Danny Wilde and Brett Sinclair respectively? I remember watching this once but it was so bad I've forgotten the name. -- "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 |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 17 03:18PM > ** Game 9, Round 9 - Canadiana Entertainment - Shot in Toronto > 1. 2002: An Oscar-winning American crime comedy-drama musical > starring Richard Gere and Catherine Zeta Jones. Chicago > 2. 2007: A musical romantic comedy starring John Travolta, based > on a 2002 Broadway musical, which was based in turn on a 1988 > John Waters movie. Hairspray > is about a widowed, 37-year-old, Italian-American woman who > falls in love with her fiance's estranged, hot-tempered younger > brother. Moonstruck > 5. 2017: An Oscar-winning science-fiction romance written and > directed by Guillermo del Toro. The Shape of Water > 7. 1984: This police movie starring Steve Guttenberg and Kim > Cattrall would spawn 6 sequels. Police Academy > of graphic novels by Bryan Lee O'Malley. It tells the story > of a slacker musician who must fight the seven evil exes of > his new girlfriend. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World > 9. 1997: A drama starring Robin Williams and Matt Damon, which tells > the story of a South Boston janitor who is an unrecognized > genius. Good Will Hunting > 10. 1988: this David Cronenberg psychological horror movie stars > Jeremy Irons as identical twin gynecologists. Dead Ringer > and Independence Day on July 26, the latter to commemorate > the rejection in 1581 of the rule of King Philip II. > Name that country. Netherlands > A2. On 1865-07-26, Wellington was declared the capital of > New Zealand. What city was the previous capital? Christchurch; Auckland > striking out more than 100 batters -- and he then extended > it to 24 seasons in 1993, for a new unbeatable record. > Name him. Nolan Ryan > * E. Disasters on "This Date" > E2. On 2005-07-26, a natural disaster occurred in Mumbai, > eventually killing more than 5,000 people. What was it? earthquake; flood > her only novel, "Save Me the Waltz", from his own upcoming > book, "Tender is the Night". Name her -- first and last > name. Zelda Fitzgerald > F2. This author, born on 1894-07-26, wrote more than 50 books. > One of them, "The Doors of Perception", inspired the name > of the band the Doors. Name him. Koestler -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 17 08:23PM +0200 > and Independence Day on July 26, the latter to commemorate > the rejection in 1581 of the rule of King Philip II. > Name that country. Netherlands > A2. On 1865-07-26, Wellington was declared the capital of > New Zealand. What city was the previous capital? Auckland > uvf 1967 neerfg. Lrnef yngre, ba ure nyohz Oebxra Ratyvfu, > gur pnhfgvp fbat Jul'q Lbh Qb Vg? jnf haqrefgbbq gb or > qverpgrq ng uvz sbe orvat n onq oblsevraq. Anzr ure. Marianne Faithful > E1. On 2013-07-24, a high-speed train in Europe approached an > 80 km/h curve at 190 km/h, and the resulting derailment > killed 78 people. In which country did this disaster occur? Spain (In Santiago de Compostela, if memory serves.) > E2. On 2005-07-26, a natural disaster occurred in Mumbai, > eventually killing more than 5,000 people. What was it? Flooding |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 17 04:18PM -0700 On Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 6:25:32 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > release date and describe the movie, and you name it. > 1. 2002: An Oscar-winning American crime comedy-drama musical > starring Richard Gere and Catherine Zeta Jones. Chicago > 2. 2007: A musical romantic comedy starring John Travolta, based > on a 2002 Broadway musical, which was based in turn on a 1988 > John Waters movie. Hairspray > acting as a nanny for 5 children. > 7. 1984: This police movie starring Steve Guttenberg and Kim > Cattrall would spawn 6 sequels. Police Academy > 9. 1997: A drama starring Robin Williams and Matt Damon, which tells > the story of a South Boston janitor who is an unrecognized > genius. Good Will Hunting > and Independence Day on July 26, the latter to commemorate > the rejection in 1581 of the rule of King Philip II. > Name that country. Portugal, Andorra > A2. On 1865-07-26, Wellington was declared the capital of > New Zealand. What city was the previous capital? Auckland, Christchurch > uvf 1967 neerfg. Lrnef yngre, ba ure nyohz Oebxra Ratyvfu, > gur pnhfgvp fbat Jul'q Lbh Qb Vg? jnf haqrefgbbq gb or > qverpgrq ng uvz sbe orvat n onq oblsevraq. Anzr ure. Faithful > C2. In 1993, Ed and his theatrically-minded son David opened > the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto's King St. theater > district. What mega-musical opened the joint? Les Mis, Phantom > striking out more than 100 batters -- and he then extended > it to 24 seasons in 1993, for a new unbeatable record. > Name him. Ryan > E1. On 2013-07-24, a high-speed train in Europe approached an > 80 km/h curve at 190 km/h, and the resulting derailment > killed 78 people. In which country did this disaster occur? Italy > E2. On 2005-07-26, a natural disaster occurred in Mumbai, > eventually killing more than 5,000 people. What was it? Flood, landslide > F2. This author, born on 1894-07-26, wrote more than 50 books. > One of them, "The Doors of Perception", inspired the name > of the band the Doors. Name him. Eliot cheers, calvin |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Sep 18 01:07AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:7rednUpqvMzqBR3AnZ2dnUU7- > release date and describe the movie, and you name it. > 1. 2002: An Oscar-winning American crime comedy-drama musical > starring Richard Gere and Catherine Zeta Jones. "Chicago" > 2. 2007: A musical romantic comedy starring John Travolta, based > on a 2002 Broadway musical, which was based in turn on a 1988 > John Waters movie. "Hairspray" > 3. 1999: Directed by Adam Rifkin, this movie tells the story of > four teenaged boys in a Kiss tribute band trying to see their > heroes play in Detroit. "Detroit Rock City" > is about a widowed, 37-year-old, Italian-American woman who > falls in love with her fiance's estranged, hot-tempered younger > brother. "Moonstruck" > 5. 2017: An Oscar-winning science-fiction romance written and > directed by Guillermo del Toro. "The Shape of Water" > 7. 1984: This police movie starring Steve Guttenberg and Kim > Cattrall would spawn 6 sequels. "Police Academy" > of graphic novels by Bryan Lee O'Malley. It tells the story > of a slacker musician who must fight the seven evil exes of > his new girlfriend. "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" > 9. 1997: A drama starring Robin Williams and Matt Damon, which tells > the story of a South Boston janitor who is an unrecognized > genius. "Good Will Hunting" > 10. 1988: this David Cronenberg psychological horror movie stars > Jeremy Irons as identical twin gynecologists. "Dead Ringers" > and Independence Day on July 26, the latter to commemorate > the rejection in 1581 of the rule of King Philip II. > Name that country. Netherlands > A2. On 1865-07-26, Wellington was declared the capital of > New Zealand. What city was the previous capital? Auckland > wrote an editorial titled "Who Breaks a Butterfly on > a Wheel?" The line is from Alexander Pope, but what was > the *subject* of the editorial? drug charges against Jagger > uvf 1967 neerfg. Lrnef yngre, ba ure nyohz Oebxra Ratyvfu, > gur pnhfgvp fbat Jul'q Lbh Qb Vg? jnf haqrefgbbq gb or > qverpgrq ng uvz sbe orvat n onq oblsevraq. Anzr ure. Marianne Faithfull > C2. In 1993, Ed and his theatrically-minded son David opened > the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto's King St. theater > district. What mega-musical opened the joint? "Miss Saigon" > D1. On 1983-07-24, a game-winning home run was wiped away in > what was known as "the pine tar incident". Name the player > who was accused of doctoring his bat. Brett > striking out more than 100 batters -- and he then extended > it to 24 seasons in 1993, for a new unbeatable record. > Name him. Ryan > her only novel, "Save Me the Waltz", from his own upcoming > book, "Tender is the Night". Name her -- first and last > name. Zelda Fitzgerald > F2. This author, born on 1894-07-26, wrote more than 50 books. > One of them, "The Doors of Perception", inspired the name > of the band the Doors. Name him. Huxley -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 17 09:12PM -0700 On 9/17/19 1:25 AM, Mark Brader wrote: > and Independence Day on July 26, the latter to commemorate > the rejection in 1581 of the rule of King Philip II. > Name that country. Netherlands > A2. On 1865-07-26, Wellington was declared the capital of > New Zealand. What city was the previous capital? Aukland > E1. On 2013-07-24, a high-speed train in Europe approached an > 80 km/h curve at 190 km/h, and the resulting derailment > killed 78 people. In which country did this disaster occur? France > E2. On 2005-07-26, a natural disaster occurred in Mumbai, > eventually killing more than 5,000 people. What was it? cyclone -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 17 07:00PM -0700 On Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 4:23:05 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 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? Precariat No-one got this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precariat > 3 Allegro is a musical direction meaning to play in which manner? Lively [or similar] > 4 Who rock band had a 1983 hit with Sunday, Bloody Sunday? U2 > 5 Anil Kumble represented which country in international cricket? India Singleton for Joe > 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. Gatordae > 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? Histamines > 10 Who played the title role in the 1936 film Poor Little Rich Girl? Shirley Temple Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 574 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 42 Dan Blum 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 7 36 Pete Gayde 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 7 37 Bruce Bowler 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 7 38 Mark Brader 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 29 Joe 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 23 Dan Tilque 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 24 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 5 0 6 7 1 4 5 5 6 4 43 61% Congratulations Dan B! cheers, calvin |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 17 08:18PM +0200 >> 9. How many blank tiles are there in a game of Scrabble? > 2. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Bruce. > Sorry, Erland, it's 2 in the Swedish version too. I did not claim that it was the Swedish version, did I? :-) The true story is that I have not played Alfapet (as it is called here), since I was a kind. Heck, I could even have answered zero. I have no recollection of any blank tiles at all. So I just had to make a guess. Maybe I should have answered Johnson to make that clear. |
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