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| K3BAB87 <donnacreighton87@gmail.com>: Oct 14 02:16AM -0700 Didnt get chance to get a quiz out on Friday - apologies. Good luck with this one - remember no cheating :) 1 Milo Minderbinder is a character from which novel? 2 Duran Duran performed the theme to which James Bond film? 3 What kind of tool is a Tomahawk? 4 What was Prince's surname? 5 The Durand line is the border between which two countries? 6 What does the Latin word Credo translate as? 7 The French national anthem is named for which city? 8 Nephrology is the study of diseases of what organ? 9 In rugby union, what position would a number four generally play? 10 Stereoscopy is a technique used historically in what field? 11 In which country are the Copan Ruins? 12 Which founding member played drums and provided vocals for The Eagles? 13 In sitcom The Good Life, who is married to Jerry? 14 Who wrote and sang 'Blue Suede Shoes'? 15 Who succeeded David Steel as the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party? Answers on Friday, all being well. :) |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 13 10:43AM -0500 "Joe": > So what links: > 1. Tulip;Carnation;Orange;Cedar;Bulldozer;Jeans? Revolutions. > 2. Röntgen;van't Hoff;Prudhomme;Dunant and Passy;von Behring? Nobel prizes in 1901. > 3. Fallow deer;Manx shearwater, spotted Hyena;red kite; common toad Oh. Well, it started well. Spotted animals? > 5. Brabant;Orange;Wales;Asturias? Ruling houses? > 10. Split;stag;cat;ring;sissonne;tuck;pike? Positions when diving? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "I don't know about your brain, msb@vex.net | but mine is really bossy." -- Laurie Anderson |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 13 09:27AM -0700 On Sunday, October 13, 2019 at 3:30:30 AM UTC-5, Joe wrote: > 'All were American Presidents'. > So what links > 2. Röntgen;van't Hoff;Prudhomme;Dunant and Passy;von Behring? winners of the first Nobel Prizes > 4. Austria;Finland;Ireland;Malta;Sweden? members of the European Union (I know, probably not what you were looking for) > 5. Brabant;Orange;Wales;Asturias? princely titles for heirs apparent -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Oct 13 09:49PM -0700 On Sunday, October 13, 2019 at 6:30:30 PM UTC+10, Joe wrote: > So what links > 1. Tulip;Carnation;Orange;Cedar;Bulldozer;Jeans? Revolutions > 2. Röntgen;van't Hoff;Prudhomme;Dunant and Passy;von Behring? > 3. Fallow deer;Manx shearwater, spotted Hyena;red kite; common toad Latin names repeat > 4. Austria;Finland;Ireland;Malta;Sweden? Members of EU but not NATO? > 5. Brabant;Orange;Wales;Asturias? > 6. A judge on 'The Voice Australia' and others;A Canadian chanteuse; An > American poet;An occasional contributor to this newsgroup? Colwell? > 7. George and Weedon Grossmith;Shaun Bythell;Jeff Kinney? The Grossmiths wrote Diary of a Nobody (highly recommended) but that's all I got. > 8. Frilled & cow; bramble; saw; angel; bullhead; carpet; mackerel? Fish? > 9. Arsenal;lido;regatta;lagoon? Leisure > 10. Split;stag;cat;ring;sissonne;tuck;pike? Diving cheers, calvin |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 13 02:07PM > 1. "We would like to respectfully acknowledge the territory in > which we gather, as the ancestral unceded homelands of the > Beothuk and as the ancestral unceded homelands of the Mi'kmaq." Victoria > 2. "We wish to acknowledge this land which, for thousands of years, > has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, > and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River." Toronto > Treaty 6 territory and a traditional meeting ground and home for > many indigenous peoples, including Cree, Saulteaux, Niisitapi > (Blackfoot), M?tis, and Nakota Sioux." Calgary; Saskatoon > * Prime Ministers Born Elsewhere > 4. Born in New Brunswick in 1858, this man served as prime minister > of the UK from 1922 to 1923. Name him. Ramsey Macdonald > 5. Conversely, four Canadian prime ministers were born in the UK. > The first three were John A. Macdonald, Alexander Mackenzie, > and Mackenzie Bowelll -- who was the fourth? King > 6. Janet Rosenberg Jagan, born in Chicago in 1920, was the first > female prime minister -- and then the first female president -- > of which Western Hemisphere nation? Barbados; St. Kitts and Nevis > 7. July 21, 1861; August 29-30, 1862. The North called them the > First and Second Battle of Bull Run. What did the South call > them the first and second battle of? Manassas > 8. April 6-7, 1862. The Northerners called it Pittsburg Landing. > What did the South call it? Shiloh > 9. September 17, 1862. The South called it the Battle of > Sharpsburg. What did the Northerners call it? Antietam > * Famous Horses > 10. Bucephalus lived from 355 to 326 BC and was one of the most > famous war horses that ever lived. Who did this horse belong to? Alexander the Great > 11. Rocinante was the mount of a fictional Spanish nobleman. > Name this literary character. Don Quixote > 12. Traveller lived from 1857 to 1871, and is considered the most > famous horse of the US Civil War. Whose horse was he? Robert E. Lee > * On the Anniversary of Hiroshima > 14. The following target -- Nagasaki -- was not on the US military's > initial hit list. Name any of the other four that were. Kyoto > A1. This Mexican peninsula is famous for gray whales breeding > site offshore. It's also where James Cameron created the > world's largest "water tank studio" for Titanic. Name it. Baja California; Yucatan > A3. A certain Audrey Hepburn movie opens with her standing by > a shop window at 693 5th Av. in New York City. Name the > establishment at that address. Tiffany's > * B. Science: Electricity > B1. The word "electricity" comes from "elektron", the Greek > word for what? amber > B2. What did Michael Faraday invent in 1821, using principles > of electromagnetism? electromagnet > B3. Resistance to an electric current is measured in ohms. > Conversely, what is the unit of conductivity? amperes > * C. Literature: 20th-Century Authors > C3. "Atonement". Ian McEwan > * D. Canadiana: Prime Ministers > D1. Name the second prime minister, who was the first Liberal > one. John Macdonald > Plan, universal medicare, a new immigration act, a fund > for rural economic development, and the Royal Commission > on Bilingualism. Who was that? Pearson > "Lord of the Rings" and "Hobbit" movies, Caesar in "Planet > of the Apes", and King Kong. He has no Oscar nominations > despite wide support from studios and peers. Name him. Andy Serkis > E2. Considered the inventor of the 3-camera sitcom, he co-starred > with his wife in the biggest sitcom of the 1950s. Yet he > never received an Emmy nomination. Who was he? Desi Arnaz > Actress. A 2002 musical in which he co-starred won Best > Picture. But in a 45-year career, this actor has never > been nominated for an Academy Award. Name him. Richard Gere > F1. This Washington Redskin star quarterback's career ended > when his leg was broken in two places by a tackle, live on > "Monday Night Football". Name him. Theisman > F3. Perhaps this one, at least, will fit the category title. > How did tennis player Monica Seles sustain an injury during > a quarter-final match in Hamburg, Germany in 1993? she was stabbed > * G. Tiebreaker > G1. We all know that the Dutch build dikes, but what is the > term for low-lying reclaimed land that lies within the dikes? polder > G3. Canadian grocery chain Sobey's announced they are phasing > something out by February 2020. What? cigarettes -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 13 03:03PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:xsCdnXja1dMZOT_AnZ2dnUU7- > 6. Janet Rosenberg Jagan, born in Chicago in 1920, was the first > female prime minister -- and then the first female president -- > of which Western Hemisphere nation? Guyana > 7. July 21, 1861; August 29-30, 1862. The North called them the > First and Second Battle of Bull Run. What did the South call > them the first and second battle of? Manassas > one horse isn't enough, King Richard. We need to know about three. > 10. Bucephalus lived from 355 to 326 BC and was one of the most > famous war horses that ever lived. Who did this horse belong to? Alexander the Great > 11. Rocinante was the mount of a fictional Spanish nobleman. > Name this literary character. Don Quixote > 12. Traveller lived from 1857 to 1871, and is considered the most > famous horse of the US Civil War. Whose horse was he? Robert E. Lee > A1. This Mexican peninsula is famous for gray whales breeding > site offshore. It's also where James Cameron created the > world's largest "water tank studio" for Titanic. Name it. Baja California > the destruction of a famous Jerusalem mosque in his disaster > film "2012". Name that mosque, which has the Dome of the > Rock at its centre. Al-Aqsa > A3. A certain Audrey Hepburn movie opens with her standing by > a shop window at 693 5th Av. in New York City. Name the > establishment at that address. Tiffany's > * B. Science: Electricity > B1. The word "electricity" comes from "elektron", the Greek > word for what? amber > B3. Resistance to an electric current is measured in ohms. > Conversely, what is the unit of conductivity? mho > * C. Literature: 20th-Century Authors > Name the author of the work. > C1. "Rumblefish". S. E. Hinton (but she spelled it as two words) > Plan, universal medicare, a new immigration act, a fund > for rural economic development, and the Royal Commission > on Bilingualism. Who was that? Pearson > "Lord of the Rings" and "Hobbit" movies, Caesar in "Planet > of the Apes", and King Kong. He has no Oscar nominations > despite wide support from studios and peers. Name him. Andy Serkis > E2. Considered the inventor of the 3-camera sitcom, he co-starred > with his wife in the biggest sitcom of the 1950s. Yet he > never received an Emmy nomination. Who was he? Desi Arnaz > Actress. A 2002 musical in which he co-starred won Best > Picture. But in a 45-year career, this actor has never > been nominated for an Academy Award. Name him. Richard Gere > F1. This Washington Redskin star quarterback's career ended > when his leg was broken in two places by a tackle, live on > "Monday Night Football". Name him. Theismann > F3. Perhaps this one, at least, will fit the category title. > How did tennis player Monica Seles sustain an injury during > a quarter-final match in Hamburg, Germany in 1993? she was stabbed by a spectator > for fun, but for no points. > G1. We all know that the Dutch build dikes, but what is the > term for low-lying reclaimed land that lies within the dikes? polders -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 13 09:27AM -0700 On 10/12/19 9:13 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. "We would like to respectfully acknowledge the territory in > which we gather, as the ancestral unceded homelands of the > Beothuk and as the ancestral unceded homelands of the Mi'kmaq." St John's > 2. "We wish to acknowledge this land which, for thousands of years, > has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, > and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River." Toronto > Treaty 6 territory and a traditional meeting ground and home for > many indigenous peoples, including Cree, Saulteaux, Niisitapi > (Blackfoot), Métis, and Nakota Sioux." Winnipeg > 7. July 21, 1861; August 29-30, 1862. The North called them the > First and Second Battle of Bull Run. What did the South call > them the first and second battle of? Manassas > one horse isn't enough, King Richard. We need to know about three. > 10. Bucephalus lived from 355 to 326 BC and was one of the most > famous war horses that ever lived. Who did this horse belong to? Alexander > 11. Rocinante was the mount of a fictional Spanish nobleman. > Name this literary character. Don Quixote > 12. Traveller lived from 1857 to 1871, and is considered the most > famous horse of the US Civil War. Whose horse was he? Robert E Lee > A1. This Mexican peninsula is famous for gray whales breeding > site offshore. It's also where James Cameron created the > world's largest "water tank studio" for Titanic. Name it. Baja California > A3. A certain Audrey Hepburn movie opens with her standing by > a shop window at 693 5th Av. in New York City. Name the > establishment at that address. Tiffany > * B. Science: Electricity > B1. The word "electricity" comes from "elektron", the Greek > word for what? amber > B2. What did Michael Faraday invent in 1821, using principles > of electromagnetism? electromagnet > B3. Resistance to an electric current is measured in ohms. > Conversely, what is the unit of conductivity? mho > * D. Canadiana: Prime Ministers > D1. Name the second prime minister, who was the first Liberal > one. Laurier > Plan, universal medicare, a new immigration act, a fund > for rural economic development, and the Royal Commission > on Bilingualism. Who was that? Trudeau > E2. Considered the inventor of the 3-camera sitcom, he co-starred > with his wife in the biggest sitcom of the 1950s. Yet he > never received an Emmy nomination. Who was he? Desi Arnez > F3. Perhaps this one, at least, will fit the category title. > How did tennis player Monica Seles sustain an injury during > a quarter-final match in Hamburg, Germany in 1993? stabbed by an audience member > for fun, but for no points. > G1. We all know that the Dutch build dikes, but what is the > term for low-lying reclaimed land that lies within the dikes? polder -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Oct 13 04:20PM -0700 On Sunday, October 13, 2019 at 2:14:01 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > * Prime Ministers Born Elsewhere > 4. Born in New Brunswick in 1858, this man served as prime minister > of the UK from 1922 to 1923. Name him. Bonar Law > 6. Janet Rosenberg Jagan, born in Chicago in 1920, was the first > female prime minister -- and then the first female president -- > of which Western Hemisphere nation? Norway, Sweden > 7. July 21, 1861; August 29-30, 1862. The North called them the > First and Second Battle of Bull Run. What did the South call > them the first and second battle of? Manassas > 8. April 6-7, 1862. The Northerners called it Pittsburg Landing. > What did the South call it? Antietam, Shiloh > 9. September 17, 1862. The South called it the Battle of > Sharpsburg. What did the Northerners call it? Antietam, Shiloh > one horse isn't enough, King Richard. We need to know about three. > 10. Bucephalus lived from 355 to 326 BC and was one of the most > famous war horses that ever lived. Who did this horse belong to? Alexander the Great > 11. Rocinante was the mount of a fictional Spanish nobleman. > Name this literary character. Don Quixote > 12. Traveller lived from 1857 to 1871, and is considered the most > famous horse of the US Civil War. Whose horse was he? Lee > A1. This Mexican peninsula is famous for gray whales breeding > site offshore. It's also where James Cameron created the > world's largest "water tank studio" for Titanic. Name it. Baja California, Yucatan > A3. A certain Audrey Hepburn movie opens with her standing by > a shop window at 693 5th Av. in New York City. Name the > establishment at that address. Tiffany's > word for what? > B2. What did Michael Faraday invent in 1821, using principles > of electromagnetism? Transformer, alternator > C1. "Rumblefish". > C2. "Wise Blood". > C3. "Atonement". McEwan > "Lord of the Rings" and "Hobbit" movies, Caesar in "Planet > of the Apes", and King Kong. He has no Oscar nominations > despite wide support from studios and peers. Name him. Andy Serkis > E2. Considered the inventor of the 3-camera sitcom, he co-starred > with his wife in the biggest sitcom of the 1950s. Yet he > never received an Emmy nomination. Who was he? Desi Arnez > Actress. A 2002 musical in which he co-starred won Best > Picture. But in a 45-year career, this actor has never > been nominated for an Academy Award. Name him. Gere > F3. Perhaps this one, at least, will fit the category title. > How did tennis player Monica Seles sustain an injury during > a quarter-final match in Hamburg, Germany in 1993? Stabbed in the back/neck by a spectator > on July 31, 2019. He composed several television themes: > most notably for "Inspector Morse", its follow-up "Lewis", > and its prequel "Endeavour". Who? Simpson > G3. Canadian grocery chain Sobey's announced they are phasing > something out by February 2020. What? Single use plastic bags? cheers, calvin |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 13 11:23PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:xsCdnXja1dMZOT_AnZ2dnUU7- > 1. "We would like to respectfully acknowledge the territory in > which we gather, as the ancestral unceded homelands of the > Beothuk and as the ancestral unceded homelands of the Mi'kmaq." Ilaquit > 2. "We wish to acknowledge this land which, for thousands of years, > has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, > and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River." Toronto > Treaty 6 territory and a traditional meeting ground and home for > many indigenous peoples, including Cree, Saulteaux, Niisitapi > (Blackfoot), Métis, and Nakota Sioux." Winnipeg; Calgary > 7. July 21, 1861; August 29-30, 1862. The North called them the > First and Second Battle of Bull Run. What did the South call > them the first and second battle of? Manassas > 8. April 6-7, 1862. The Northerners called it Pittsburg Landing. > What did the South call it? Vicksburg > 9. September 17, 1862. The South called it the Battle of > Sharpsburg. What did the Northerners call it? Wilderness > one horse isn't enough, King Richard. We need to know about three. > 10. Bucephalus lived from 355 to 326 BC and was one of the most > famous war horses that ever lived. Who did this horse belong to? Alexander the Great > 11. Rocinante was the mount of a fictional Spanish nobleman. > Name this literary character. Don Quixote > 12. Traveller lived from 1857 to 1871, and is considered the most > famous horse of the US Civil War. Whose horse was he? Robert E Lee > delivering key parts of Little Boy. Because it was on a secret > mission, no one initially knew it was missing, and many who > survived the sinking died before rescue arrived. Name the ship. Indianapolis > 14. The following target -- Nagasaki -- was not on the US military's > initial hit list. Name any of the other four that were. Osaka > 15. This red flower became the official flower of Hiroshima because > a small patch bloomed in the irradiated rubble mere months after > the blast. Name this poisonous flower of the dogbane family. Poppy > A1. This Mexican peninsula is famous for gray whales breeding > site offshore. It's also where James Cameron created the > world's largest "water tank studio" for Titanic. Name it. Baja California > the destruction of a famous Jerusalem mosque in his disaster > film "2012". Name that mosque, which has the Dome of the > Rock at its centre. Al Aqsa > A3. A certain Audrey Hepburn movie opens with her standing by > a shop window at 693 5th Av. in New York City. Name the > establishment at that address. Tiffanys > word for what? > B2. What did Michael Faraday invent in 1821, using principles > of electromagnetism? Faraday cage > B3. Resistance to an electric current is measured in ohms. > Conversely, what is the unit of conductivity? Mho > Plan, universal medicare, a new immigration act, a fund > for rural economic development, and the Royal Commission > on Bilingualism. Who was that? Diefenbaker > "Lord of the Rings" and "Hobbit" movies, Caesar in "Planet > of the Apes", and King Kong. He has no Oscar nominations > despite wide support from studios and peers. Name him. Serkis > E2. Considered the inventor of the 3-camera sitcom, he co-starred > with his wife in the biggest sitcom of the 1950s. Yet he > never received an Emmy nomination. Who was he? Desi Arnaz > Actress. A 2002 musical in which he co-starred won Best > Picture. But in a 45-year career, this actor has never > been nominated for an Academy Award. Name him. Richard Gere > F1. This Washington Redskin star quarterback's career ended > when his leg was broken in two places by a tackle, live on > "Monday Night Football". Name him. Theismann > F2. Who is the only NHL player who died as a direct result of > an on-ice injury during a game? They named a trophy > after him. Masterton > F3. Perhaps this one, at least, will fit the category title. > How did tennis player Monica Seles sustain an injury during > a quarter-final match in Hamburg, Germany in 1993? She was stabbed > and its prequel "Endeavour". Who? > G3. Canadian grocery chain Sobey's announced they are phasing > something out by February 2020. What? Plastic bags Pete Gayde |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 13 10:19PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:_JGdndVNB-B4MgPAnZ2dnUU7- > * A River Runs Through it > 1. Which North American river flows downstream from Bismarck ND > through Sioux City and Omaha? Missouri > was historically important for trade and shipbuilding. > 3. Which river, rising on the Tibetan Plateau, is Pakistan's major > river, reaching the Arabian Sea south of Karachi? Indus > the country. > 4. On 1990-03-21 this country became independent of South Africa. > Previously, it was known as South West Africa. Namibia > 5. On 1993-05-25 this country seceded and gained independence from > Ethiopia. The two nations later warred over disputed territory > until a peace agreement in 2018. Djibouti; Eritrea > 6. On 2008-02-17 this country unilaterally declared independence > from Serbia. A number of countries recognize its independence, > but it isn't a member of the United Nations. Kosovo > * The Great Lakes > Yeah, we think they're pretty great. > 10. Which Great Lake sits entirely within the borders of the US? Michigan > 11. As noted by Longfellow and Lightfoot, what is the Chippewayan > name for Lake Superior? Gitchegumee > 12. Hydrologically, Lakes Huron and Michigan are really one > big lake. Nomenclaturally, name the strait that connects > the two. Straits of Mackinac > 13. The world's 9th-largest country is the largest landlocked > one. It's bordered by Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, > Turkmenistan, and the landlocked Caspian Sea. Name it. Kyrgyzstan > 14. South America has just two landlocked countries. Name *either > one*. Bolivia > completely surrounded by other landlocked countries. One is > located in Europe, while the other is a Central Asian nation > and former Soviet republic. Name *either one*. Liechtenstein > the birth name, you tell us the ring name. > 1. Born André René Roussimoff, this wrestler appeared in the movie > "The Princess Bride". Andre the Giant > 2. Born Terry Gene Bollea, he anchored pro wrestling's crossover > from niche entertainment to pop culture. He beat up Sylvester > Stallone in "Rocky 3" and body-slammed <answer 1> at SkyDome. Hulk Hogan > domed baseball stadium in 2 years -- and hey, it only took > until 1977 before the Expos moved into the multi-purpose > Olympic Stadium. Where did they play before that? Jarry Park > 5. In the early years, the Expos' best player and fan favorite > was nicknamed "Le Grand Orange" because of his bright red hair. > What was his real surname? Staub > A slugging outfielder, one of the most exciting hitters of his > time, he also played for the Angels and won the 2004 American > League MVP award. Name him. Vladimir Guerrero > first 3-time winner could keep it. Which they did, in 1970. > Now a more prosaically named trophy is awarded for this major > global event. Name the event. FIFA World Cup > 10. This legendary first baseman was elected in December 1939, > but died of a degenerative disease in June, 1941, just weeks > before his induction ceremony. Lou Gehrig > 11. One year after his death at age 38, this Pittsburgh Pirates > right fielder became the first Latin-American and first Caribbean > player enshrined in the Hall of Fame. Roberto Clemente > 12. Known as "The Lip", this colorful manager was inducted into > the Hall in 1994, 3 years after his death and 21 years after > his retirement. Leo Durocher > eventually went in. It soothed the painful memory of a similar > shot against the same playoff opponent, years ago. Which Raptor > missed that other famous shot in 2001? Carter > 15. Kawhi was controversially acquired for Raptor great Demar > DeRozan. Two other players were involved in the trade: name > *either one*. Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 13 05:41PM -0500 Ouch. If Pete Gayde's answers had been posted on time, he would have scored 38 points on Round 7 and 40 on Round 8, for a "best 4 rounds" total of 142, putting him 4th so far instead of 5th. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Canada resembles Chile a lot more than Chile does" msb@vex.net | --Athel Cornish-Bowden |
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