Thursday, July 28, 2022

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 2 topics

Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Jul 27 08:33PM -0500

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> For this round you will be given the advertising tagline from an
> Academy Award Best-Picture-winning movie, and you name the movie.
 
> 1. "A hero will rise."
 
Rocky
 
> 3. "All it takes is a little confidence."
> 4. "The happiest sound in all the world!"
> 5. "His whole life was a million-to-one shot."
 
Forrest Gump
 
> 6. "Whoever saves one life, saves the entire world."
 
Schindler's List
 
> A. Money B. Luck C. Smarts D. Destiny"
 
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Canadiana - The Forest Industry
 
> 1. Which province """is""" the largest exporter of lumber?
 
Alberta; British Columbia
 
> Canada to soothe the situation?
 
> 3. The US imports """the largest amount""" of Canadian lumber.
> What country imports the """next most"""?
 
Japan
 
> 4 inches when cut at the sawmill. After drying and planing
> (or dressing), what are the standard dimensions of the "2×4"
> when purchased at retail?
 
1.5 x 3.5 inches
 
 
> 7. According to Statistics Canada, what is the most popular
> Christmas tree grown in Canada? Be specific. *Note*: This
> question has not been updated; the original answer is required.
 
Scotch Pine
 
 
> 8. Which part of the birch tree is used to make birch beer?
 
Bark
 
> quaking aspen makes this possible?
 
> 10. What common drug was derived from a substance in the bark of
> willow trees?
 
Pete Gayde
Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Jul 27 08:29PM -0500

Erland Sommarskog wrote:
 
> I plan to score this on Saturday 30th (but it could slip a day or two,
> if Swedish summer weather compels me to be outdoors).
 
> 1. Skanderbeg
 
Faroe Islands
 
 
> 2. Bernardo O'Higgins
 
Chile
 
 
> 3. King Sejong
 
Burma
 
 
> 4. Gustav Vasa
 
Finland
 
 
> 5. Taras Shevchenko
 
Ukraine
 
 
> 6. Kemal Atatürk
 
Turkey
 
 
> 7. Toussaint Louverture
 
Haiti
 
 
> 8. José Martí
 
Cuba
 
 
> 9. Marianne
 
San Marino
 
 
> 10. Julius Nyrere
 
Cameroon
 
 
> 11. José de San Martín
 
Argentina
 
 
> 12. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
 
Pakistan
 
 
> HAVE FUN!
 
Pete Gayde
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