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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 14 03:13PM -0800 On Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 5:10:24 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > > the championship game. We give you a few clues, and their fate > > on the show; you name the player in each case. > The episode was broadcast in 1992. The round could have been sport, TV or history :-) > > which themselves no longer exist either. > Austria-Hungary. (Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and the > Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, later named Yugoslavia.) Why is Hapsburg not a correct answer? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 15 04:33AM -0600 Mark Brader: >>> which themselves no longer exist either. >> Austria-Hungary. (Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and the >> Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, later named Yugoslavia.) Dan Tilque: > was nowhere close to being the largest Catholic-led empire since the > fall of Rome. The Spanish Empire was far bigger. In fact, it may have > been bigger than Rome. Good point. > Possibly whoever wrote the question meant the largest in Europe, but > that's wrong too... I dunno. -- Mark Brader | "You know, you have a very transparent mind -- Toronto | which in no way implies clear thinking!" msb@vex.net | --Marshall Cahill (Bochco/Hargrove/Kibbee) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 15 04:34AM -0600 Mark Brader: >> Austria-Hungary. (Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and the >> Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, later named Yugoslavia.) >> 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua. Erland Sommarskog: > As I suggested in my post, there were three more countries involved... "Most". -- Mark Brader | "'"'Tisn't very easy to tell if a '"' or ''' mark Toronto | is an opening or closing quote or ditto or prime," msb@vex.net | said Mark,' said 6'2" d'Artagnan," said Mark Brader. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 15 04:35AM -0600 Mark Brader: >>> * Game 3, Round 2 - Sports - Homer at the Bat "Calvin": > The round could have been sport, TV or history :-) I noticed! >> Austria-Hungary. (Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and the >> Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, later named Yugoslavia.) > Why is Hapsburg not a correct answer? Because we asked for the name of the nation-empire, not the ruling house. -- Mark Brader, Toronto |"--", Paul said, and then repeated it for emphasis. msb@vex.net | --Spider Robinson, "Lifehouse" |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 14 05:54PM -0800 1 In the United States, which two digit number is also a slang term for getting rid of someone or something? 2 Who versatile German-American composer won four Oscars for Best Original Music Score, including for My Fair Lady and Gigi? 3 On 30 May 2019, James Marape replaced Peter O'Neill as Prime Minister of which country? 4 The element copper is named after which island in the Mediterranean? 5 Who did Johnny Depp portray in the 2004 film Finding Neverland? 6 By what name is the Indonesian island of Celebes more commonly known today? 7 What is the largest, living land carnivore? 8 Which 1986 Paul Simon album won a Grammy for album of the year? 9 The Albany and New York City ports are located on which river? 10 In 1983 which Indian batsman broke Sir Donald Bradman's record for the most Test cricket centuries? cheers, calvin |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 15 05:10AM > 1 In the United States, which two digit number is also a slang term for getting rid of someone or something? 86 > 3 On 30 May 2019, James Marape replaced Peter O'Neill as Prime Minister of which country? Ireland > 4 The element copper is named after which island in the Mediterranean? Cyprus > 5 Who did Johnny Depp portray in the 2004 film Finding Neverland? Barrie > 6 By what name is the Indonesian island of Celebes more commonly known today? Sulawesi > 7 What is the largest, living land carnivore? grizzly bear > 8 Which 1986 Paul Simon album won a Grammy for album of the year? Graceland > 9 The Albany and New York City ports are located on which river? Hudson -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Nov 15 09:06AM +0100 > 2 Who versatile German-American composer won four Oscars for Best > Original Music Score, including for My Fair Lady and Gigi? Gershwin > 3 On 30 May 2019, James Marape replaced Peter O'Neill as Prime > Minister of which country? Papua New Guenia (This was up in one of the Torono quizzes some months back. Else I would have had no idea.( > 4 The element copper is named after which island in the Mediterranean? Cyprus > 5 Who did Johnny Depp portray in the 2004 film Finding Neverland? Michael Jackson > 7 What is the largest, living land carnivore? Lion > 8 Which 1986 Paul Simon album won a Grammy for album of the year? Graceland > 9 The Albany and New York City ports are located on which river? Hudson > 10 In 1983 which Indian batsman broke Sir Donald Bradman's record > for the most Test cricket centuries? Singh |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 15 04:31AM -0600 "Calvin": > 1 In the United States, which two digit number is also a slang > term for getting rid of someone or something? 86. > 2 Who versatile German-American composer won four Oscars for Best > Original Music Score, including for My Fair Lady and Gigi? Hammerstein? > 3 On 30 May 2019, James Marape replaced Peter O'Neill as Prime > Minister of which country? South Africa? > 4 The element copper is named after which island in the Mediterranean? Cyprus. > 5 Who did Johnny Depp portray in the 2004 film Finding Neverland? Barrie? > 6 By what name is the Indonesian island of Celebes more commonly > known today? Celebes. > 7 What is the largest, living land carnivore? Tiger. > 8 Which 1986 Paul Simon album won a Grammy for album of the year? > 9 The Albany and New York City ports are located on which river? Hudson. > 10 In 1983 which Indian batsman broke Sir Donald Bradman's record > for the most Test cricket centuries? Johnson. -- Mark Brader "The world little knows or cares the storm Toronto through which you have had to pass. It asks only msb@vex.net if you brought the ship safely to port." My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 15 04:31AM -0600 Erland Sommarskog: > (This was up in one of the Torono quizzes some months back. Else I would > have had no idea.( Oh, *now* he tells me! :-) -- Mark Brader "...but the past thousand years Toronto, msb@vex.net have been atypical." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Nov 15 02:04AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:kfidndAfnOd9MVbAnZ2dnUU7- > and in each case identify which photo was taken by the female > photographer we name. > 1. Helen Levitt. B; D > 2. Dorothea Lange. C > 3. Sherrie Levine. E; F > 4. Cindy Sherman. H > 5. Annie Lebowitz. G > 6. Vivian Maier. I; J > 7. Margaret Bourke-White. E > 8. Nan Goldin. K; L > 9. Diane Arbus. A > 10. Evelyn Cameron. B; D > 1. Queen Elizabeth II's 8th great-grandchild, Archie Harrison > Mountbatten-Windsor, was born 2019-05-05 and is now 7th in line > for the British throne. Who is 6th in line? Prince Harry > last absolute monarchies; shortly after, he ceded his absolute > authority and this Himalayan kingdom became a constitutional > monarchy. Name it. Bhutan > global notoriety in 2013 when he took a teenager for his 15th > wife. Then he changed the name of the country. What *was* > eSwatini called until 2018? Swaziland > 4. Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is the current king of Saudi Arabia; > he also holds the title of "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques". > Name the *two* Saudi cities were these mosques are located. Mecca and Medina > 5. King Letsie III was born in 1963 in Basutoland; three years > later, Basutoland achieved independence from the UK and changed > its name. What is it called now? Lesotho > 6. Mohammed VI, son of Hassan II, is the reigning monarch since > 1999 of which North African country, whose motto is "God, > Homeland, King"? Morocco > Glücksburg, a European dynasty with its roots in northern > Germany. What kingdom has Margrethe headed since 1972? > Hint: It's not German-speaking. Denmark > was abolished by their parliament in 2008. He continues to live > in one of his palaces, and has publicly stated his intention > to restore the institution of the monarchy. Name the country. Nepal > his poodle (Air Chief Marshal Fufu). Upon the death of his > father Rama IX in 2016, Vajiralongkorn became King Rama X of > which country? Thailand > monarchy in 2005 at the age of 78, and his reign ended with > his resignation in 2013. He still lives in the country in his > retirement; name it. Vatican City -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 14 06:23PM -0800 On Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 5:12:46 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > and in each case identify which photo was taken by the female > photographer we name. > 1. Helen Levitt. C, I > 2. Dorothea Lange. C, I > 3. Sherrie Levine. C, I > 4. Cindy Sherman. C, I > 5. Annie Lebowitz. G > 6. Vivian Maier. C, I > 7. Margaret Bourke-White. C, I > 8. Nan Goldin. C, I > 9. Diane Arbus. K, B > 10. Evelyn Cameron. C, I > 1. Queen Elizabeth II's 8th great-grandchild, Archie Harrison > Mountbatten-Windsor, was born 2019-05-05 and is now 7th in line > for the British throne. Who is 6th in line? Prince Harry > last absolute monarchies; shortly after, he ceded his absolute > authority and this Himalayan kingdom became a constitutional > monarchy. Name it. Nepal, Bhutan > global notoriety in 2013 when he took a teenager for his 15th > wife. Then he changed the name of the country. What *was* > eSwatini called until 2018? Swaziland > 4. Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is the current king of Saudi Arabia; > he also holds the title of "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques". > Name the *two* Saudi cities were these mosques are located. Mecca & Medina > 5. King Letsie III was born in 1963 in Basutoland; three years > later, Basutoland achieved independence from the UK and changed > its name. What is it called now? Botswana > 6. Mohammed VI, son of Hassan II, is the reigning monarch since > 1999 of which North African country, whose motto is "God, > Homeland, King"? Morocco, Algeria > Glücksburg, a European dynasty with its roots in northern > Germany. What kingdom has Margrethe headed since 1972? > Hint: It's not German-speaking. Netherlands, Belgium > was abolished by their parliament in 2008. He continues to live > in one of his palaces, and has publicly stated his intention > to restore the institution of the monarchy. Name the country. Myanmar? > monarchy in 2005 at the age of 78, and his reign ended with > his resignation in 2013. He still lives in the country in his > retirement; name it. Holy See cheers, calvin |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 14 05:51PM -0800 On Friday, November 8, 2019 at 9:35:40 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which country that won three football (soccer) World Cups no longer exists? West Germany > 2 Bruce Springsteen's album The Ghost of Tom Joad references the main character of what classic novel? The Grapes of Wrath > 3 Which hit song of 1973 includes the following line: But in this ever-changing world in which we live in? Live and Let Die > 4 Which American saxophonist (1942-2011) was a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street band? Clarence Clemons > 5 Which 2012 US comedy film features four rival a cappella groups: The Barden Bellas, The Treblemakers, The High Notes and the BU Harmonics? Pitch Perfect > 6 The non-profit NCAA regulates a variety of sports for which American bodies? Universities and Colleges [I accepted either] > 7 The Fianna Fáil party dominated the 20th century political life of which country? Republic of Ireland > 8 Generally considered the best female chess player of all time, Judit Polgár hails from what European country? Hungary > 9 Which Italian (1858-1924) composed the operas Madame Butterfly and La Boheme? Giacomo Puccini > 10 Which song was a hit for its writer Dolly Parton in both 1974 and 1982, and also for Whitney Houston in 1992? I Will Always Love You Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 580 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 41 Pete Gayde 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 9 38 Dan Blum 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 7 33 Joe 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 6 28 Mark Brader 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 30 Dan Tilque 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 17 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 5 5 4 2 2 4 6 6 3 4 41 68% Congratulations to Pete for the win and the clear round. cheers, calvin |
| <Satan@novabbs.i2p>: Nov 15 12:48AM Jesus Christ wrote on Thu, 14 November 2019 20:55 > Jesus Christ >Golden Plates Under Bratton White Horse Eye Wiltshire. >Mishkan Under Stonehenge Heel Stone United Kingdom. Skin for skin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWQSC7HfWGM Skin for skin. O LUCIFER the Devil, Satan |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 14 03:03PM -0800 On Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 3:17:23 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > > other team both home and away". But upon reflection "every" would > > have been a better choice of word so I'll allow 22 as well. > Damn, there goes my position tied for second place. Be careful what you wish for. cheers, calvin |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 14 03:04PM -0800 On Monday, November 11, 2019 at 5:10:38 PM UTC+10, Erland Sommarskog wrote: > > must be scheduled for each team" may be read as grouped together. > > This third reading again gives the answer 22. > Yes, there is definitely a catch-22 in this question. Very good :-) cheers, calvin |
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