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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 26 05:29PM -0700 1 The Mad Monk Grigori Rasputin befriended the royal family of which European country? 2 Which 2013 sci-fi thriller starred Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as astronauts stranded in space? 3 Which alcoholic spirit is sometimes known (particularly in England) as Mother's Ruin? 4 Which video game franchise has instalments set in Vice City and Liberty City, among others? 5 What ingredient is present in a pizza rossa, but not a pizza bianca? 6 The 2019 Tour de France commenced Brussels, in tribute to which 5-time winner of the race? 7 On which island on the Seine river in central Paris is Notre Dame cathedral located? 8 Dendrochronology is the scientific method of estimating the age of certain objects by analysing what? 9 Lois Griffin and Glenn Quagmire are characters in which animated TV series? 10 Researchers are trying to develop a vaccine to save which Australian mammal from facial tumour disease? cheers, calvin |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 27 01:48AM > 1 The Mad Monk Grigori Rasputin befriended the royal family of which European country? Russia > 2 Which 2013??sci-fi??thriller starred Sandra Bullock??and??George Clooney??as astronauts??stranded in??space? Gravity > 4 Which video game franchise has instalments set in Vice City and Liberty City, among others? Grand Theft Auto > 5 What ingredient is present in a pizza rossa, but not a pizza bianca? tomato sauce > 6 The 2019 Tour de France commenced Brussels, in tribute to which 5-time winner of the race? Eddy Mercx > 7 On which island on the Seine river in central Paris is Notre Dame cathedral located? Ile de Cite > 8 Dendrochronology is the scientific method of estimating the age of certain objects by analysing what? growth rings > 9 Lois Griffin and Glenn Quagmire are characters in which animated TV series? Family Guy > 10 Researchers are trying to develop a vaccine to save which Australian mammal from facial tumour disease? wombat -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 26 11:34PM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 The Mad Monk Grigori Rasputin befriended the royal family of > which European country? Russia. > 2 Which 2013 sci-fi thriller starred Sandra > Bullock and George Clooney as astronauts stranded in space? "Gravity". > 3 Which alcoholic spirit is sometimes known (particularly in > England) as Mother's Ruin? Gin. > 4 Which video game franchise has instalments set in Vice City and > Liberty City, among others? Grand Theft Auto? > 5 What ingredient is present in a pizza rossa, but not a pizza bianca? Tomato? > 6 The 2019 Tour de France commenced Brussels, in tribute to which > 5-time winner of the race? Ickx. > 7 On which island on the Seine river in central Paris is Notre > Dame cathedral located? City Island -- Île de la Cité. > 8 Dendrochronology is the scientific method of estimating the age > of certain objects by analysing what? Tree rings. > 9 Lois Griffin and Glenn Quagmire are characters in which > animated TV series? "Family Guy"? > 10 Researchers are trying to develop a vaccine to save which > Australian mammal from facial tumour disease? Kangaroo? -- Mark Brader | I fear what might happen if, like Skynet, the Toronto | Republican Party ever became self-aware. msb@vex.net | --D.F. Manno My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 27 10:02AM +0200 > 1 The Mad Monk Grigori Rasputin befriended the royal family of which > European country? Russia > 5 What ingredient is present in a pizza rossa, but not a pizza bianca? Tomato sauce. I will have to admit never heard these terms before, but maybe I have just been paying attention. > 6 The 2019 Tour de France commenced Brussels, in tribute to which > 5-time winner of the race? Eddy Mercx > 7 On which island on the Seine river in central Paris is Notre Dame > cathedral located? Île de Saint-Michel > 8 Dendrochronology is the scientific method of estimating the age of > certain objects by analysing what? Teeth > 10 Researchers are trying to develop a vaccine to save which > Australian mammal from facial tumour disease? Kangaroo |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 27 02:27AM -0700 On 9/26/19 5:29 PM, Calvin wrote: > 1 The Mad Monk Grigori Rasputin befriended the royal family of which European country? Russia > 2 Which 2013 sci-fi thriller starred Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as astronauts stranded in space? > 3 Which alcoholic spirit is sometimes known (particularly in England) as Mother's Ruin? gin > 4 Which video game franchise has instalments set in Vice City and Liberty City, among others? Grand Theft Auto > 5 What ingredient is present in a pizza rossa, but not a pizza bianca? tomatoes > 6 The 2019 Tour de France commenced Brussels, in tribute to which 5-time winner of the race? Eddy Merckx > 7 On which island on the Seine river in central Paris is Notre Dame cathedral located? > 8 Dendrochronology is the scientific method of estimating the age of certain objects by analysing what? tree rings > 9 Lois Griffin and Glenn Quagmire are characters in which animated TV series? > 10 Researchers are trying to develop a vaccine to save which Australian mammal from facial tumour disease? Tasmanian devil -- Dan Tilque |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 26 01:42PM > * Game 10, Round 7 - Entertainment - Real Names of Musicians > 1. Gary Lee Weinrib and Aleksandar Zivojinovic are two members of > which world-famous Canadian rock trio? Rush > 2. Chaim Witz, Stanley Harvey Eisen, George Peter John Criscuola, > and Paul Daniel Frehley were the founding members of which > famous American band? Kiss > 4. Singer, songwriter, actress, and cultural icon ?dith Giovana > Gassion's stage name comes from the colloquial French term > for sparrow. Edith Piaf > 5. Alecia Beth Moore took her stage name from a character in the > film "Reservoir Dogs". Pink > 6. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta found her stage name in a > song by Queen. Lady Gaga > 7. Eleanora Fagan was nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and > musical partner Lester Young. Billie Holiday > * Game 10, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Online Acronyms > 1. AFAIK -- a qualifier. as far as I know > 2. OTOH -- an equivocation. on the other hand > 3. TTYL -- a sign-off. talk to you later > 4. IDK -- an admission. I don't know > 5. NOYB -- a somewhat rude response to a query. none of your business > 6. 4YEO -- a limited response. for your eyes only > 7. ROTFLMAO -- You wrote something really funny. rolling on the floor laughing my ass off > 8. IMHO -- A modest qualifier. in my humble opinion > 9. YOLO -- We're getting philosophical here. you only live once > 10. SMH -- an expression of exasperation. shaking my head -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Sep 26 05:17PM On Thu, 26 Sep 2019 04:54:29 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > band's name or the artist's stage name, as applicable. > 1. Gary Lee Weinrib and Aleksandar Zivojinovic are two members of > which world-famous Canadian rock trio? Rush > 2. Chaim Witz, Stanley Harvey Eisen, George Peter John Criscuola, > and Paul Daniel Frehley were the founding members of which famous > American band? KISS > 4. Singer, songwriter, actress, and cultural icon Édith Giovana > Gassion's stage name comes from the colloquial French term for > sparrow. Edith Piaf > 6. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta found her stage name in a > song by Queen. Lady Gaga > 7. Eleanora Fagan was nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and > musical partner Lester Young. Billy Holiday > 8. Singer, songwriter, and actor Walden Robert Perciville Cassotto > was married to actress Sandra Dee in 1960. He died young at age 37. Bobby Darin > 9. Rapper Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. was discovered by Dr. Dre > and has sold over 30,000,000 albums world wide. Snoop dog > help here. We give you the acronym and a clue, > you tell us what it stands for in text-speak. > 1. AFAIK -- a qualifier. As far as I know > 2. OTOH -- an equivocation. On the other hand > 3. TTYL -- a sign-off. Talk to you later > 4. IDK -- an admission. I don't know > 5. NOYB -- a somewhat rude response to a query. None of your business > 6. 4YEO -- a limited response. For your eyes only > 7. ROTFLMAO -- You wrote something really funny. Rolling on the floor, laughing my ass off > 8. IMHO -- A modest qualifier. In my humble {or honest} opinion > 9. YOLO -- We're getting philosophical here. You only live once > 10. SMH -- an expression of exasperation. Shaking my head |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 26 08:53PM +0200 > the band's name or the artist's stage name, as applicable. > 1. Gary Lee Weinrib and Aleksandar Zivojinovic are two members of > which world-famous Canadian rock trio? Rush > 2. Chaim Witz, Stanley Harvey Eisen, George Peter John Criscuola, > and Paul Daniel Frehley were the founding members of which > famous American band? Kiss > 4. Singer, songwriter, actress, and cultural icon Édith Giovana > Gassion's stage name comes from the colloquial French term > for sparrow. Edit Piaf > 5. Alecia Beth Moore took her stage name from a character in the > film "Reservoir Dogs". Rihanna > 6. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta found her stage name in a > song by Queen. Lady Gaga > 7. Eleanora Fagan was nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and > musical partner Lester Young. Barbara Streisand > 8. Singer, songwriter, and actor Walden Robert Perciville Cassotto > was married to actress Sandra Dee in 1960. He died young at > age 37. Elvis Presley > 10. Canadian musician, singer-songwriter, and painter Roberta Joan > Anderson began her career singing in nightclubs in Western > Canada and busking in the streets of Toronto. Joni MItchell > your teens for help here. We give you the acronym and a clue, > you tell us what it stands for in text-speak. > 1. AFAIK -- a qualifier. As far as I know it means "As far as I know" > 2. OTOH -- an equivocation. On the other hand > 3. TTYL -- a sign-off. Talk to you later > 5. NOYB -- a somewhat rude response to a query. None of your business > 6. 4YEO -- a limited response. FOr your eyes only > 7. ROTFLMAO -- You wrote something really funny. Rolling on the floor laughing my a???? out > 8. IMHO -- A modest qualifier. In my humble opinion |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Sep 27 12:12AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:abydncMLrItIFxHAnZ2dnUU7- > the band's name or the artist's stage name, as applicable. > 1. Gary Lee Weinrib and Aleksandar Zivojinovic are two members of > which world-famous Canadian rock trio? Rush > 2. Chaim Witz, Stanley Harvey Eisen, George Peter John Criscuola, > and Paul Daniel Frehley were the founding members of which > famous American band? Kiss > 3. An original cast member of "The Phantom of the Opera" stage > musical, Michael Dumble-Smith also played "Hero" in the movie > version of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum". Michael Crawford > 4. Singer, songwriter, actress, and cultural icon Édith Giovana > Gassion's stage name comes from the colloquial French term > for sparrow. Edith Piaf > 5. Alecia Beth Moore took her stage name from a character in the > film "Reservoir Dogs". Pink > 6. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta found her stage name in a > song by Queen. Lady Gaga > 7. Eleanora Fagan was nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and > musical partner Lester Young. Billie Holiday > 8. Singer, songwriter, and actor Walden Robert Perciville Cassotto > was married to actress Sandra Dee in 1960. He died young at > age 37. Bobby Darin > 9. Rapper Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. was discovered by Dr. Dre > and has sold over 30,000,000 albums world wide. Snoop Dogg > 10. Canadian musician, singer-songwriter, and painter Roberta Joan > Anderson began her career singing in nightclubs in Western > Canada and busking in the streets of Toronto. Joni Mitchell > We give you the acronym and a clue, > you tell us what it stands for in text-speak. > 1. AFAIK -- a qualifier. as far as I know > 2. OTOH -- an equivocation. on the other hand > 3. TTYL -- a sign-off. talk to you later > 4. IDK -- an admission. I don't know > 5. NOYB -- a somewhat rude response to a query. none of your business > 6. 4YEO -- a limited response. for your eyes only > 7. ROTFLMAO -- You wrote something really funny. rolling on the floor laughing my ass off > 8. IMHO -- A modest qualifier. in my humble opinion > 9. YOLO -- We're getting philosophical here. you only live once > 10. SMH -- an expression of exasperation. shaking my head -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 26 05:26PM -0700 On Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 7:54:34 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 2. Chaim Witz, Stanley Harvey Eisen, George Peter John Criscuola, > and Paul Daniel Frehley were the founding members of which > famous American band? KISS > 3. An original cast member of "The Phantom of the Opera" stage > musical, Michael Dumble-Smith also played "Hero" in the movie > version of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum". Crawford > 4. Singer, songwriter, actress, and cultural icon Édith Giovana > Gassion's stage name comes from the colloquial French term > for sparrow. Edith Piaf > 5. Alecia Beth Moore took her stage name from a character in the > film "Reservoir Dogs". Pink > 6. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta found her stage name in a > song by Queen. Lady GaGa > 7. Eleanora Fagan was nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and > musical partner Lester Young. Billie Holliday > age 37. > 9. Rapper Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. was discovered by Dr. Dre > and has sold over 30,000,000 albums world wide. Childish Gambino, Jay-Z > 10. Canadian musician, singer-songwriter, and painter Roberta Joan > Anderson began her career singing in nightclubs in Western > Canada and busking in the streets of Toronto. Baez > your teens for help here. We give you the acronym and a clue, > you tell us what it stands for in text-speak. > 1. AFAIK -- a qualifier. As far as I know > 2. OTOH -- an equivocation. On the other hand > 3. TTYL -- a sign-off. Talk to you later > 4. IDK -- an admission. I don't know > 5. NOYB -- a somewhat rude response to a query. None of your business > 6. 4YEO -- a limited response. For your eyes only > 7. ROTFLMAO -- You wrote something really funny. Rolling on the floor laughing my arms off > 8. IMHO -- A modest qualifier. In my humble opinion > 9. YOLO -- We're getting philosophical here. You only live once > 10. SMH -- an expression of exasperation. Sweet mother hen? Shave my head? cheers, calvin |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 27 01:55AM -0700 On 9/26/19 2:54 AM, Mark Brader wrote: > your teens for help here. We give you the acronym and a clue, > you tell us what it stands for in text-speak. > 1. AFAIK -- a qualifier. As Far As I Know > 2. OTOH -- an equivocation. On The Other Hand > 3. TTYL -- a sign-off. Talk To You Later > 4. IDK -- an admission. I Don't Know > 5. NOYB -- a somewhat rude response to a query. None Of Your Business > 6. 4YEO -- a limited response. For Your Eyes Only > 7. ROTFLMAO -- You wrote something really funny. Rolling On The Floor, Laughing My Ass Off > 8. IMHO -- A modest qualifier. In My Humble Opinion > 9. YOLO -- We're getting philosophical here. You Only Live Once > 10. SMH -- an expression of exasperation. So Much Hate -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 26 05:14PM -0700 On Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 12:03:17 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 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? La Dolce Vita Singleton for Erland > 5 Ali Bhutto and his daughter Benazir are former Prime Ministers of which country? Pakistan If you give an answer often enough it will eventually be right :-) > 6 The 1963 movie A Shot in the Dark was the second in which film franchise established by Blake Edwards? Pink Panther The full story is somewhat more complicated as Mark explained. I accepted Inspector Closeau. > 7 Robin Williams and Gene Hackman co-starred in the 1996 re-make of a 1978 Franco-Italian comedy. Name either film. The Birdcage / La Cage Aux Folles > 8 Which US President was assassinated in Ford's Theatre, Washington D.C.? Abe > 9 Which 2005 WW2 historical novel by Australian author Markus Zusak became a 2013 film starring Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson and Sophie Nélisse? The Book Thief Singleton for Mark > 10 Which 1970s British television series starred Tony Curtis and Roger Moore as Danny Wilde and Brett Sinclair respectively? The Persuaders! Singleton for Erland since I accepted the Swedish title Snobbar som jobbar which amusingly translates as Snobs on the Job! Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 575 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7 36 Dan Blum 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 6 29 Mark Brader 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 33 Pete Gayde 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6 33 Bruce Bowler 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 33 Joe 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 21 Erland S 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 20 Dan Tilque - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 5 5 3 1 7 6 3 7 1 1 39 56% That was a tough set so well played all and congratulations Dan B. cheers, calvin |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 27 09:57AM +0200 > The Persuaders! > Singleton for Erland since I accepted the Swedish title Snobbar som > jobbar which amusingly translates as Snobs on the Job! > It's not really good tone to brag about having two singletons. But I can't resist it when both questions are about movie/TV, an area that other people know a whole lot better than me. So it is quite unusual. |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Sep 26 05:08PM On Tue, 24 Sep 2019 13:28:28 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > special edition, "Monopoly Socialism", Hasbro announced it was > launching a new edition of Monopoly, which has now gone on pre-sale. > What is the name of this newest edition? Miss Monopoly > 6. On Monday evening, Donald Trump tweeted that he had fired his > National Security Advisor. Who? John "mr. mustache" Bolton > 7. Actress Felicity Huffman received her sentence in the college > cheating scandal last week. The sentence included a fine, community > service, and how long in prison? 14 days > 8. This singer, known for "Two Tickets to Paradise" And "Take Me > Home Tonight", passed away Friday. Who? Eddie Money > * Game 2 (2019-09-23), Round 1 - Current Events > 4. GM workers in Oshawa and St. Catharines were temporarily laid > off late last week. Why? The UAW strike against GM in the US > 10. According to a study published September 19 in the journal > "Science", bird populations in Canada and the US have declined since > 1970 by what percentage? Answer within 4 percentage points. 30% |
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