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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 03 07:51PM -0700 1 Which tower block in West London caught fire in June 2017 with the loss of some 72 lives? 2 In 1972 which US rock group released an album and hit single titled School's Out? 3 What variety of cheese is traditionally used in the Italian dessert tiramisu? 4 Named for the constellation in which it appears, which spiral galaxy is located approximately 2.5 million light years from Earth and is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way? 5 Bluto is the nemesis of which cartoon character? 6 What three-word phrase link former US president Barack Obama to children's TV character Bob the Builder? 7 What four words does the vehicular surveillance technology ANPR stand for? 8 Which 3-hour 1990 film told the story of Civil War veteran John J Dunbar and his encounters with a Sioux tribe? 9 The Monza motor racing circuit is located in which European country? 10 A monument to which disaster is located at Fish Street Hill, London, approximately 60 metres from Pudding Lane? cheers, calvin |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Sep 04 04:26AM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > the loss of some 72 lives? > 2 In 1972 which US rock group released > an album and hit single titled School's Out? Alice Cooper > 3 What variety of > cheese is traditionally used in the Italian dessert tiramisu? Mascarpone > 4 Named for the constellation in which it appears, which spiral galaxy > is located approximately 2.5 million light years from Earth and is the > nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way? Andromeda > 5 Bluto is the nemesis of which cartoon character? Popeye > 6 What three-word phrase link former US > president Barack Obama to children's TV character Bob the Builder? Yes we can > stand for? > 8 Which 3-hour 1990 film told the story of Civil War > veteran John J Dunbar and his encounters with a Sioux tribe? Dances With Wolves ? 9 The > Monza motor racing circuit is located in which European country? Italy > 10 A monument to which disaster is located at Fish Street Hill, > London, approximately 60 metres from Pudding Lane? London Fire > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 03 11:38PM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 Which tower block in West London caught fire in June 2017 > with the loss of some 72 lives? Grenfell Towers. > 2 In 1972 which US rock group released an album and hit > single titled School's Out? The Who? > 3 What variety of cheese is traditionally used in the > Italian dessert tiramisu? Parmesan? > spiral galaxy is located approximately 2.5 million light > years from Earth and is the nearest major galaxy to the > Milky Way? Andromeda galaxy. > 5 Bluto is the nemesis of which cartoon character? Popeye. > 6 What three-word phrase link former US president Barack > Obama to children's TV character Bob the Builder? "Yes we can"? > 7 What four words does the vehicular surveillance > technology ANPR stand for? Automatic nocturnal photo radar? > 8 Which 3-hour 1990 film told the story of Civil War > veteran John J Dunbar and his encounters with a Sioux > tribe? "Dances with Wolves"? > 9 The Monza motor racing circuit is located in which > European country? Italy? > 10 A monument to which disaster is located at Fish Street > Hill, London, approximately 60 metres from Pudding Lane? Great Fire of London. -- Mark Brader "You have a truly warped mind. Toronto I admire that in a person." msb@vex.net -- Bill Davidsen |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 03 11:17PM -0700 On 9/3/19 7:51 PM, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which tower block in West London caught fire in June 2017 with the loss of some 72 lives? > 2 In 1972 which US rock group released an album and hit single titled School's Out? Rolling Stones > 3 What variety of cheese is traditionally used in the Italian dessert tiramisu? > 4 Named for the constellation in which it appears, which spiral galaxy is located approximately 2.5 million light years from Earth and is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way? Andromeda Galaxy (among astronomers, more usually called M31) > 5 Bluto is the nemesis of which cartoon character? Popeye > 6 What three-word phrase link former US president Barack Obama to children's TV character Bob the Builder? > 7 What four words does the vehicular surveillance technology ANPR stand for? > 8 Which 3-hour 1990 film told the story of Civil War veteran John J Dunbar and his encounters with a Sioux tribe? Dances with Wolves > 9 The Monza motor racing circuit is located in which European country? Italy -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 04 09:22AM +0200 > 2 In 1972 which US rock group released an album and hit single > titled School's Out? Alice Cooper > 3 What variety of cheese is traditionally used in the Italian > dessert tiramisu? Mascarpone > 4 Named for the constellation in which it appears, which spiral > galaxy is located approximately 2.5 million light years from Earth and > is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way? Andromeda > 9 The Monza motor racing circuit is located in which European > country? Italy |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 04 09:25AM +0200 >> 2 In 1972 which US rock group released an album and hit single titled School's Out? > Rolling Stones msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) writss: >> 2 In 1972 which US rock group released an album and hit >> single titled School's Out? > The Who? Indeed, two prime examples of rock groups coming from USA! |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 03 07:49PM -0700 On Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 9:11:36 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 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 It may also be known by other names so happy to consider appropriately referenced protests > 3 The 2014 album Cheek to Cheek was a collaboration between Tony Bennett and which popular female singer? Lady Gaga > 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? 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 Singleton for Mark > 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? Just the 3 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 572 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 34 Mark Brader 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 7 32 Dan Blum 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 21 Joe 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 22 Pete Gayde 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 5 25 Erland S 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 24 Dan Tilque 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 24 Bruce Bowler - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 3 5 2 2 6 6 1 3 3 7 38 54% Mark rides his knowledge of supermodels to victory! cheers, calvin |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Sep 03 01:27PM On Sun, 01 Sep 2019 23:19:04 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. A version of a software product that is still in its development > stage, but is released for testing purposes, is referred to by this > letter. beta. > 2. This letter is used to represent a photon (in layman's terms, > a "packet" of electromagnetic energy), as well as a high-energy form > of electromagnetic radiation. gamma > 3. A triangular area of alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river > is named after this letter, because its shape resembles this letter > in upper case. delta > is used in math as a symbol for a very small quantity, and in physics > for the permittivity of a medium. Is it also used in math to express > set membership. epsilon > 5. This letter, the 8th in the Greek alphabet, is very commonly > used as a symbol for a plane angle in trigonometry and geometry. theta > the wavelength of a wave in physics. It also lends its name to a > phage (a small virus that infects only bacteria) that inhabits the > bacterium E. coli. lambda > function, named in honor of the German mathematician August Ferdinand > Möbius, who introduced it in 1931. In particle physics it is used to > denote a subatomic particle, the muon. mu > is frequently used as a symbol for the frequency of a wave. > In particle physics it is used as the symbol for any of three kinds > of neutrinos. nu > 9. The 16th letter in the Greek alphabet, it is used to denote a > key value in the equation for the circumference of a circle. pi > 10. The last of the Greek alphabet, this letter lends its name to > entire classes of fatty acids. omega > 3. A 20-year senator from New Jersey, and onetime presidential > candidate, he won two NBA championships with the New York Knicks and > is in the NBA Hall of Fame. bradley > championships and went to seven Pro Bowls. He served as a > congressman from New York for 18 years and was Bob Dole's > vice-presidential candidate in the 1996 election. kemp |
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