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Calvin's Quiz #588 - ANSWERS & SCORES

Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 16 05:54PM -0800 On Friday, February 7, 2020 at 9:17:24 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:   > 1 Which Arizona town was the scene of the Gunfight at the OK Corral?   Tombstone   > 2 What 6-letter word can precede ant, bee and whale?   Killer   > 3 A Mexican dish served "con queso" comes with what foodstuff?   Cheese   > 4 Which New York skyscraper designed by William van Alen is, with its sunburst-patterned stainless steel spire, often cited as the epitome of art deco design?   Chrysler building   > 5 A bird of paradise appears on which country's flag?   PNG Singleton for Dan B   > 6 In music, which note equals half a minim?   Crotchet Singleton for Joe   > 7 "Where's Papa going with that Ax?" is the first line of which 1952 children's book?   Charlotte's Web Singleton for Mark   > 8 Also used informally in English, what four letter word means 'crazy' in Spanish?   Loco   > 9 Cavendish and Lady Finger are varieties of which fruit?   Banana   > 10 In which 1994 film did Jim Carrey play the part of Stanley Ipkiss?   The Mask     Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 588 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 7 22 Mark Brader 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 21 Pete Gayde 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 16 Joe Masters 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 17 Dan Tilque 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 15 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 3 3 3 4 1 1 1 5 4 2 27 54%   Congratulations Mark. cheers, calvin

Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 16 05:56PM -0800 1 How many different letters are used in Roman numerals? 2 Who portrayed Solitaire in the 1973 James Bond film Live and Let Die? 3 What two-word term refers to a heavy-duty towing engine that provides motive power for hauling a towed or trailered load? 4 Plutophobia is the fear of what? 5 Which 2000 Dreamworks animated movie had taglines including Escape or die frying and This ain't no chick flick? 6 Which 1985 Dire Straits album included the hits Money for Nothing and Walk of Life? 7 An iconic 1890 painting by Tom Roberts is titled Shearing the… what? 8 In the card game 500, what bid is worth 220 points? 9 Which song from the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid won an Academy Award for Best Original Song? 10 Which reformist educator was headmaster of Rugby School from 1828 to 1841?     cheers, calvin

tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 17 03:29AM > 1 How many different letters are used in Roman numerals?   6   > 3 What two-word term refers to a heavy-duty towing engine that provides motive power for hauling a towed or trailered load?   traction engine   > 4 Plutophobia is the fear of what?   money   > 5 Which 2000 Dreamworks animated movie had taglines including Escape or die frying and This ain't no chick flick?   Chicken Run   > 7 An iconic 1890 painting by Tom Roberts is titled Shearing the??? what?   Flock   -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Feb 16 11:11PM -0600 "Calvin": > 1 How many different letters are used in Roman numerals?   7.   > 3 What two-word term refers to a heavy-duty towing engine that > provides motive power for hauling a towed or trailered load? > 4 Plutophobia is the fear of what?   Money.   > 5 Which 2000 Dreamworks animated movie had taglines including > Escape or die frying and This ain't no chick flick?   "Chicken Run".   > 8 In the card game 500, what bid is worth 220 points? > 9 Which song from the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance > Kid won an Academy Award for Best Original Song?   "Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head".     -- Mark Brader | "Mechanics, musicians, and programmers all know Toronto | how to arrange numerous small units into logical msb@vex.net | patterns such that the arrangement has the power | to move something in a profound way." -- Barry Kort   My text in this article is in the public domain.

Joe Masters <joe@joemasters.me.uk>: Feb 17 08:09AM On 2020-02-17 01:56:56 +0000, Calvin said:     > 1 How many different letters are used in Roman numerals?   7   > 2 Who portrayed Solitaire in the 1973 James Bond film Live and Let Die?   Barbara Bach   > 3 What two-word term refers to a heavy-duty towing engine that provides > motive power for hauling a towed or trailered load?   Road Train   > 4 Plutophobia is the fear of what?   Wealth   > 5 Which 2000 Dreamworks animated movie had taglines including Escape or > die frying and This ain't no chick flick?   Chicken Run   > 6 Which 1985 Dire Straits album included the hits Money for Nothing and > Walk of Life?   Brothers in Arms   > 7 An iconic 1890 painting by Tom Roberts is titled Shearing the… what?   Sheep   > 8 In the card game 500, what bid is worth 220 points?   Never heard of the game   > 9 Which song from the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid won > an Academy Award for Best Original Song?   Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head     > 10 Which reformist educator was headmaster of Rugby School from 1828 to 1841?   Arnold     -- "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

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QFTCIRS Game 10, Rounds 9-10: Bad Africans, CanChallenge

tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 16 03:25PM > a gilded eagle throne for 3 years before he was deposed by > the French. In 1976 he renamed the country he ruled, but it > later reverted to its previous name -- which was what?   Central African Republic   > diamonds, ran weapons, and trained child soldiers to fight in > the 1990s civil war in Sierra Leone -- all the while serving > as the president of a nearby country. Which one?   Liberia   > to Belgium to finance building projects. Millions of Congolese > died in this enterprise. Name that king (give name and number > if applicable), or name the city as it used to be known.   Leopoldville   > Lord's Resistance Army had in fact already been indicted by the > UN in 2005 for his use of kidnapped child soldiers and teenage > sex slaves. However, he remains at large today. Name him.   Kony   > Spanish-speaking central African country, he's been accused > of any number of extrajudicial killings and disappearances -- > and cannibalism, too. Name the country.   Equatorial Guinea   > of the Order of the British Empire, but "Conqueror of the > British Empire". *Name* His Excellency, President for Life, > Field Marshal Al-haji Doctor, VC, DSO, MC, CBE.   Idi Amin   > into battle wearing only shoes. He converted to Christianity > and now runs a ministry, no longer a member of the Krahn tribe. > Name the country he fought for.   Sierra Leone   > country in 1989. He is responsible for the deaths of over > 300,000 people after he funded terrorist groups to kill > non-Arab Africans. Name the country.   Sudan     > Within 1 in each case, in what year did the following provinces join > Confederation?   > D1. Manitoba.   1880; 1885   > D2. Alberta.   1885; 1890   > * F. Large Canadian Lakes   > Of lakes wholly in Canada, by area, what is...   > F1. ...the 2nd-largest?   Lake Huron   > F2. ...the 3rd-largest?   Great Bear Lake; Great Slave Lake   -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 16 06:06PM -0800 On Sunday, February 16, 2020 at 3:36:47 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:   > a gilded eagle throne for 3 years before he was deposed by > the French. In 1976 he renamed the country he ruled, but it > later reverted to its previous name -- which was what?   DR Congo   > diamonds, ran weapons, and trained child soldiers to fight in > the 1990s civil war in Sierra Leone -- all the while serving > as the president of a nearby country. Which one?   Liberia   > to Belgium to finance building projects. Millions of Congolese > died in this enterprise. Name that king (give name and number > if applicable), or name the city as it used to be known.   Leopoldville   > Spanish-speaking central African country, he's been accused > of any number of extrajudicial killings and disappearances -- > and cannibalism, too. Name the country.   Equatorial Guinea   > of the Order of the British Empire, but "Conqueror of the > British Empire". *Name* His Excellency, President for Life, > Field Marshal Al-haji Doctor, VC, DSO, MC, CBE.   Idi Amin   > into battle wearing only shoes. He converted to Christianity > and now runs a ministry, no longer a member of the Krahn tribe. > Name the country he fought for.   Kenya, Nigeria   > genocide, this man was the president of Rwanda for all 100 days > of the Tutsi-Hutu conflict that killed over 800,000 people. > Name that Rwandan president.   Kigali?   > country in 1989. He is responsible for the deaths of over > 300,000 people after he funded terrorist groups to kill > non-Arab Africans. Name the country.   Sudan   > ** Game 10, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round   Pass   cheers, calvin

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