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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 12 07:07PM -0800 1 After leaving Southampton, name either of the ports the Titanic visited before meeting disaster? 2 Which constituent country's capital city might one mistakenly spell as "Nwk"? [We want the country, not the city] 3 The Atari video game company was founded in 1972 in which country? 4 Which acid, also known as aqua fortis, has the chemical formula HNO3? 5 What is the only non-metric distance recognised by the IAAF for world record purposes? 6 Native to south-east Asia, which fruit is distinguished by its large size, extremely strong aroma and thorn-covered rind? 7 What is the term for a line that touches a circle at one point only? 8 Because it involved every major European power and spanned five continents, which 18th century conflict is sometimes referred to as World War Zero? 9 Tahrir Square is a feature of which African capital city? 10 Who is the only actor to appear in all nine films of the Star Wars saga as well as the two Star Wars anthology films, Rogue One and Solo? cheers, calvin |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 13 03:20AM > 2 Which constituent country's capital city might one mistakenly spell as "Nwk"? [We want the country, not the city] Greenland > 3 The Atari video game company was founded in 1972 in which country? USA > 5 What is the only non-metric distance recognised by the IAAF for world record purposes? 26.2 miles > 6 Native to south-east Asia, which fruit is distinguished by its large size, extremely strong aroma and thorn-covered rind? durian > 7 What is the term for a line that touches a circle at one point only? tangent > 8 Because it involved every major European power and spanned five continents, which 18th century conflict is sometimes referred to as World War Zero? Seven Years' War > 9 Tahrir Square is a feature of which African capital city? Cairo > 10 Who is the only actor to appear in all nine films of the Star Wars saga as well as the two Star Wars anthology films, Rogue One and Solo? Anthony Daniels -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Jan 12 11:20PM -0600 "Calvin": > 1 After leaving Southampton, name either of the ports the Titanic > visited before meeting disaster? Queenstown. (And I'll name it Cobh.) > 2 Which constituent country's capital city might one mistakenly spell as > "Nwk"? [We want the country, not the city] Greenland. > 3 The Atari video game company was founded in 1972 in which country? Japan. > 4 Which acid, also known as aqua fortis, has the chemical formula HNO3? Nitric. > 5 What is the only non-metric distance recognised by the IAAF for world > record purposes? 26 miles 385 yards (or 42.195 km). > 6 Native to south-east Asia, which fruit is distinguished by its large > size, extremely strong aroma and thorn-covered rind? Durian. > 7 What is the term for a line that touches a circle at one point only? Tangent. > 8 Because it involved every major European power and spanned five > continents, which 18th century conflict is sometimes referred to as > World War Zero? Seven Years War. > 9 Tahrir Square is a feature of which African capital city? Cairo. > 10 Who is the only actor to appear in all nine films of the Star Wars > saga as well as the two Star Wars anthology films, Rogue One and Solo? Anthony Daniels... who doesn't exactly "appear". -- Mark Brader | "...he entertained the notion that I was cribbing from Toronto | other [students' exams] until it was pointed out that msb@vex.net | I often had the only correct answer..." --Lars Eighner |
| Joe Masters <joe@joemasters.me.uk>: Jan 13 06:23AM On 2020-01-13 03:07:04 +0000, Calvin said: > 1 After leaving Southampton, name either of the ports the Titanic > visited before meeting disaster? Belfast > 2 Which constituent country's capital city might one mistakenly spell > as "Nwk"? [We want the country, not the city] > 3 The Atari video game company was founded in 1972 in which country? South Korea? > 4 Which acid, also known as aqua fortis, has the chemical formula HNO3? Nitric acid? > 5 What is the only non-metric distance recognised by the IAAF for world > record purposes? The mile > 6 Native to south-east Asia, which fruit is distinguished by its large > size, extremely strong aroma and thorn-covered rind? Ugli fruit? > 7 What is the term for a line that touches a circle at one point only? Tangent > 8 Because it involved every major European power and spanned five > continents, which 18th century conflict is sometimes referred to as > World War Zero? Napoleonic wars > 9 Tahrir Square is a feature of which African capital city? Egypt? -- "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 |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 12 07:03PM -0800 On Monday, January 6, 2020 at 11:33:25 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > Happy New Year rgt'ers > 1 Prior to the Euro, what was Poland's currency? Zloty > 2 Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq by Rembrandt van Rijn is better known by what title? The Night Watch > 3 Which netball position is often shortened to "C"? Centre > 4 According to the James Bond novels by Ian Fleming, what is the motto on the Bond family's coat of arms? (Latin or English) The World Is Not Enough / Orbis Non Sufficit > 5 Although the first day of Advent varies from year to year, how many gifts does a commercial Advent calendar normally contain? 24 > 6 At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the USA won the gold medal in which debut sport when they beat Canada 19 points to 8 in the final? Basketball! Singleton for Pete > 7 Which sport is played in an area 18 metres long but only one metre wide? Ten Pen Bowling > 8 Egan Bernal won the 2019 Tour de France, becoming the first person from which nation to achieve that feat? Colombia > 9 Which 1981 Terry Gilliam fantasy film starred Sean Connery, John Cleese and Shelley Duvall? It was the first in his Trilogy of Imagination, followed by Brazil (1985) and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988). The Time Bandits > 10 What 10-letter word refers to a payment sent overseas, typically to family member/s in the person's home country? Remittance Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 584 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 26 Pete Gayde 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 29 Dan Blum 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 22 Dan Tilque 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 26 Erland S 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 27 Mark Brader 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 23 Bruce Bowler 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 24 Joe Masters - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 7 6 7 3 3 1 0 2 4 2 35 50% Pete claims a tie-break win in a tightly packed field. cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 12 10:59PM -0600 "Calvin": > > 10 What 10-letter word refers to a payment sent overseas, > > typically to family member/s in the person's home country? > Remittance According to what dictionary does that word imply or even suggest that specific type of payment? -- Mark Brader "You can do this in a number of ways. Toronto IBM chose to do all of them... msb@vex.net why do you find that funny?" --D. Taylor My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 12 03:08PM -0800 On Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 4:46:38 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > ** Game 7, Round 9 - Sports - NHL Farm Teams Pass > You name the province. > A1. Parva sub ingenti: "The small under the protection of > the great". BC, PEI > A2. Spem reduxit: "Hope was restored". BC, PEI > the base unit is measuring, and you must name that base unit. > For example, if we said "time", you would say the second. > C1. Thermodynamic temperature. Degrees Kelvin > C2. Luminous intensity. Candela, Lux > D1. 1991. In the final days of the war, American soldier Chris > falls in love with bar girl Kim. He tries to bargain with > the bar's owner to win her freedom. Miss Saigon > D2. 2005. A documentary-style musical that tells the story of > the 1960s rock-and-roll group the Four Seasons. Jersey Boys > We name three people, and you name the only movie with which all > three were associated. > E1. 1990. Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, Tony Scott. Far and Away > E2. 1990. Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks, John Patrick Shanley. Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail > us their population according to the CIA World Factbook as of > February 2019 -- within 5,000,000. > F1. #3 on the list is the US. 326m, 337m > F2. #4 is Indonesia. 245m, 256m cheers, calvin |
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