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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 05 05:33PM -0800 Happy New Year rgt'ers 1 Prior to the Euro, what was Poland's currency? 2 Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq by Rembrandt van Rijn is better known by what title? 3 Which netball position is often shortened to "C"? 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) 5 Although the first day of Advent varies from year to year, how many gifts does a commercial Advent calendar normally contain? 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? 7 Which sport is played in an area 18 metres long but only one metre wide? 8 Egan Bernal won the 2019 Tour de France, becoming the first person which nation to achieve that feat? 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). 10 What 10-letter word refers to a payment sent overseas, typically to family member/s in the person's home country? cheers, calvin |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 06 04:15AM > 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"? center > 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 > 5 Although the first day of Advent varies from year to year, how many gifts does a commercial Advent calendar normally contain? 30 > 7 Which sport is played in an area 18 metres long but only one metre wide? fencing > 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). 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 -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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 05 10:51PM -0600 "Calvin": > 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"? Center? > 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." > 5 Although the first day of Advent varies from year to year, > how many gifts does a commercial Advent calendar normally > contain? 12? > 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? Volleyball? > 7 Which sport is played in an area 18 metres long but only one > metre wide? Curling. > 8 Egan Bernal won the 2019 Tour de France, becoming the first > person which nation to achieve that feat? Switzerland? > 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). "Time Bandits". -- Mark Brader /"\ ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN msb@vex.net \ / AGAINST HTML MAIL Toronto X AND NEWS / \ My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 06 10:28AM +0100 > 1 Prior to the Euro, what was Poland?s currency? Zloty. And still is. > 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 > 5 Although the first day of Advent varies from year to year, how > many gifts does a commercial Advent calendar normally contain? Zero. At least I cannot recall any gifts in the Advent calendars when I was a kid. But they were bought in Sweden. How knows, maybe there are gifts in Australian Calendars? > 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? Baseball > 7 Which sport is played in an area 18 metres long but only one metre > wide? Fencing > 8 Egan Bernal won the 2019 Tour de France, becoming the first person > which nation to achieve that feat? Colombia > Cleese and Shelley Duvall? It was the first in his Trilogy of > Imagination, followed by Brazil (1985) and The Adventures of Baron > Munchausen (1988). Time Bandits |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 06 10:32AM +0100 >> 7 Which sport is played in an area 18 metres long but only one >> metre wide? > Curling. You are Canandian, aren't you? Full disclosure: I also had "curling" in my entry, but I realised my error before I pressed Send. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 05 05:37PM -0800 On Friday, December 13, 2019 at 2:44:22 PM UTC+10, Dan Blum wrote: > > Wikipedia is correct. > They do also move cameras, also per Wikipedia: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_grip There does seem to be some regional variation in the meaning/use of the term "grip" (a/c to Wikipedia anyway) so I'll allow Mark's answer. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 583 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 35 Mark Brader 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 35 Pete Gayde 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 6 30 Dan Blum 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 6 30 Erland S 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 6 30 Joe Masters 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 28 Dan Tilque - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 6 0 1 3 6 4 5 6 2 5 38 63% cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 05 05:47AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-11-04, and should be interpreted accordingly. On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup, based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days. All questions were written by members of the Red Smarties and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 7, Round 4 - Entertainment - Jewish Comedians In each case, we will give you their birth name and one of their jokes, and you give us the stage name they're known by. 1. Joan Alexandra Molinsky: "A man can sleep around, no problem. A girl makes 19-20 mistakes, she's a tramp." 2. Allan Stewart Konigsberg: "I don't believe in the afterlife, although I am bringing a change of underwear." 3. Melvin Kaminsky: "Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall in an open sewer and drown." 4. Joseph (or Jerome, he claimed) Levitch: "The doctor told me I had a dual personality. Then he presented me with an $82 bill. I gave him $41 and told him to get the other $41 from the other guy." 5. Jerome Silberman: "I know a lot of sad people who aren't comedians." 6. Jacob Rodney Cohen: "I'm so ugly my father carries around a picture of the guy who came with the wallet -- as a kid." 7. Leonard Alfred Schneider: "Communism is like one big phone company." 8. Nathan Birnbaum: "It only takes one drink to get drunk. Trouble is I can't remember if it's the 13th or the 14th." 9. Jerome Lester Horwitz: "I used to work in a bakery as a pilot... I used to take the bread from one corner and 'pile it' in the other." 10. Jacov Moshe Maza: "My grandfather always said, 'don't watch your money, watch your health'. One day I was watching my health and somebody stole my money. It was my grandfather." * Game 7, Round 6 - Canadiana Literature - Authors We give you three works by a Canadian author; you name the author. 1. "Treason at York", "Rebels Ride at Night", "A Land Divided". 2. "Alligator Pie", "Alligator Stew", "Civil Elegies and Other Poems". 3. "People of the Deer", "Owls in the Family", "Curse of the Viking Grave". 4. "Pat of the Silver Bush", "Jane of Lantern Hill", "Emily of New Moon". 5. "Sea of Shadows", "Exit Strategy", "Omen". 6. "Monkey Beach", "Blood Sport", "Son of a Trickster". 7. "The Daring Game", "The Sky is Falling", "Awake and Dreaming". 8. "Three Day Road", "Through the Black Spruce", "The Orenda". 9. "Barometer Rising", "The Watch That Ends The Night", "Two Solitudes". 10. "Joshua Then and Now", "St. Urbain's Horseman", "Barney's Version". -- Mark Brader | "I think it's safe to say that no person can hope to Toronto | achieve basic life competence without consulting my msb@vex.net | work on a regular basis." -- Cecil Adams My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 05 03:06PM > * Game 7, Round 4 - Entertainment - Jewish Comedians > 1. Joan Alexandra Molinsky: "A man can sleep around, no problem. > A girl makes 19-20 mistakes, she's a tramp." Joan Rivers > 2. Allan Stewart Konigsberg: "I don't believe in the afterlife, > although I am bringing a change of underwear." Woody Allen > 3. Melvin Kaminsky: "Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is > when you fall in an open sewer and drown." Mel Brooks > I had a dual personality. Then he presented me with an $82 > bill. I gave him $41 and told him to get the other $41 from > the other guy." Jerry Lewis > 6. Jacob Rodney Cohen: "I'm so ugly my father carries around a > picture of the guy who came with the wallet -- as a kid." Rodney Dangerfield > 7. Leonard Alfred Schneider: "Communism is like one big phone > company." Lenny Bruce > * Game 7, Round 6 - Canadiana Literature - Authors > 10. "Joshua Then and Now", "St. Urbain's Horseman", "Barney's > Version". Mordecai Richler -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Jan 05 03:41PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:BOydnVJOp7p6UYzDnZ2dnUU7- > jokes, and you give us the stage name they're known by. > 1. Joan Alexandra Molinsky: "A man can sleep around, no problem. > A girl makes 19-20 mistakes, she's a tramp." Joan Rivers > 2. Allan Stewart Konigsberg: "I don't believe in the afterlife, > although I am bringing a change of underwear." Woody Allen > 3. Melvin Kaminsky: "Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is > when you fall in an open sewer and drown." Mel Brooks > I had a dual personality. Then he presented me with an $82 > bill. I gave him $41 and told him to get the other $41 from > the other guy." Jerry Lewis > 6. Jacob Rodney Cohen: "I'm so ugly my father carries around a > picture of the guy who came with the wallet -- as a kid." Rodney Dangerfield > 7. Leonard Alfred Schneider: "Communism is like one big phone > company." Lenny Bruce > 8. Nathan Birnbaum: "It only takes one drink to get drunk. > Trouble is I can't remember if it's the 13th or the 14th." George Burns > 9. Jerome Lester Horwitz: "I used to work in a bakery as a pilot... > I used to take the bread from one corner and 'pile it' in > the other." Curly Howard > 10. Jacov Moshe Maza: "My grandfather always said, 'don't watch > your money, watch your health'. One day I was watching my > health and somebody stole my money. It was my grandfather." Jackie Mason > We give you three works by a Canadian author; you name the author. > 10. "Joshua Then and Now", "St. Urbain's Horseman", "Barney's > Version". Mordecai Richler -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 05 05:46AM -0600 Mark Brader: > and blood from slaughterhouse operations on its banks. It's also > famously a dumping ground used by the Mafia to hide bodies. > In what *borough* of New York is the Gowanus Canal? Brooklyn. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. > the point where it periodically caught fire. The name stemmed > from the decomposition of this stockyard waste. In what *city* > is Bubbly Creek? Chicago. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. > 76,000,000 mł of *what type of contaminant* into the Techa River? > Of the 24 towns using the river as a primary source of water, > 23 ended up being completely evacuated. Radioactive waste. 4 for Dan Blum. > the world. Aside from sewage and industrial contamination, the > river is polluted by an estimated 40,000 cremations on its banks. > Name it. Ganges. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, and Dan Tilque. > 5. This river, the 6th-longest in the world, garnered attention > for its pollution when in 2006 a section of the river near > Lanzhou turned bright magenta. Yellow. 4 for Joshua (the hard way, which is particularly hard on a one-answer question), Bruce, and Erland. > due to heavy metal and industrial waste pollution in the river, > and although the river is cleaner today the populations have > not recovered. St. Lawrence. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Bruce. > southern border of three different states. It is also the most > heavily polluted river in the United States, primarily due to > agricultural runoff and steel production. Ohio. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Erland, and Dan Tilque. > is Iowa's farming industry, via the river that forms Iowa's > western border. It is also the longest river (under one name) > in North America. Missouri. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, and Dan Tilque. > 1976 there have been over seven thousand oil spills into the > river, many from unlicensed and unregulated oil operations. > The pollution is discharged directly into the Atlantic Ocean. Niger. 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque. > river. The dolphin is functionally blind. Due to heavy sewage > and development pollution along the river, the population of > dolphins has been reduced to near extinction. Indus. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, and Dan Tilque. > 1. This revolution in this country took the form of a slave > uprising -- the most successful one in history, and the largest > since Spartacus. Name the country. Haiti. I am also accepting Iraq, although from what I can tell that uprising was less successful and perhaps not as large as in Haiti. So, 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, and Dan Tilque. > pursued in Mexico by John J. Pershing. After 9 months without > success, Pershing was recalled when the US entered World War I. > Name the man he was after. Pancho Villa. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > 3. During the American Revolution, Colonel William Washington > captured loyalist Colonel Rowland Rugeley and his force of 125 > men with the threat of a Quaker cannon. What is a Quaker cannon? A fake cannon (made of things like stones and logs). 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. > to the countryside. They initially escaped recognition because > photographs did not exist and the working classes could not > afford paintings, but they were soon recognized. How? The money had Louis's face on it. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > calendar) in Petrograd. Protests were being held as part of > an internationally observed day. What international day is > observed on March 8? International Women's Day. 4 for Erland. > 32 counties of Ireland between the Irish Free State, as it was > then called, and Northern Ireland. How many of the traditional > counties made up Northern Ireland, exactly? 6. 4 for everyone. > English Revolution, and a key player was Oliver Cromwell. > After the failure of his revolution, Cromwell was decapitated > for regicide in 1661. What was notable about his decapitation? He had been dead since 1658. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. > 8. After the culmination of Fidel Castro's revolution in Cuba, > relations with the US deteriorated. Which US president formally > broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba? Dwight Eisenhower. > by the conquering of the Kingdom of Spain by Napoleon, and > took the form of numerous revolutions in Spanish America. > *What royal house* was conquered by Napoleon? Bourbon. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, and Dan Tilque. > disseminated tapes and recordings of sermons which galvanized > the Iranian public against the Shah. *Where* was Khomeini > living in exile when he was finally invited to return to Iran? Paris, France. The country was sufficient. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Erland, and Dan Tilque. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Geo His Dan Tilque 32 32 64 Dan Blum 28 28 56 Joshua Kreitzer 28 20 48 Erland Sommarskog 28 20 48 Bruce Bowler 23 16 39 -- Mark Brader "The [promotional] website is more cleverly Toronto thought out than the movie itself." msb@vex.net --Stephen Bourne My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 05 02:16PM +0100 >> relations with the US deteriorated. Which US president formally >> broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba? > Dwight Eisenhower. I was debating with with myself if this could be a trap question. JFK seemed like the obvious question, but maybe it was really Johnson. Well, it was a trap question, and I feel stupid for not getting it right. But at least no one else did either. |
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