- QFTCI5EP Game 6, Rounds 7-8: lensmen and sportsmen - 5 Updates
- QFTCI5EP Game 6, Rounds 9-10: documentaries and OSCARS - 5 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #493 - 4 Updates
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jul 03 11:25PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Ta-dndNlA_CEhcrEnZ2dnUU7- > 1. The Los Angeles Rams returned to L.A last year, more than > 20 years after the franchise relocated to another US city. > Where were the Rams based from 1994 to 2015? St Louis > 2. This National Football League team announced earlier this year > that it too is moving to Los Angeles. Name the city where the > team has been located. San Diego > through all this is the team's name. What is it? > 4. This former NHL team had colorful uniforms and a colorful name. > What was the team's name from 1970 to 1976? California Golden Seals > basketball, winning 73 games in the regular season last year > before losing in the NBA finals to LeBron James and the Cleveland > Cavaliers. Which California city is their home court located in? Oakland > 6. The general manager of the NBA team known as the Kings has been > criticized widely for the recent trade of star player DeMarcus > Cousins. Which California city are the Kings based in? Sacramento > spent 13 months in jail for fraud. The Oilers owner was > convicted by a California court in 2010 of perjury, though he > never spent time in jail. Name either person. Black > 9. The Los Angeles Angels baseball team isn't actually based in L.A. > In what city is Angels Stadium located? Anaheim > L-shaped canyon, next to the stadium. The area got its name > from a land owner who moved there from New Mexico in the 1830s. > What is this alternative name for Dodger Stadium? Chavez Ravine > Happy Canada Day, all. Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 03 08:52PM -0500 Mark Brader: > We name the photographer and you pick out the photo they took. > (Wasn't this a theme game on the subject of movies? Well, > moviemaking is a sort of photography, isn't it?) Along with the answers, I've shown the locations, titles or subjects, and dates for those photos I was able to find them for. > 1. Ansel Adams. #6. (Yosemite Valley CA.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, and Gareth. > 2. Walker Evans. #4. ("Billboards and Frame Houses", Atlanta GA 1936.) > 3. Annie Liebovitz. #11. (Johnny Depp, 1994.) 4 for Jason. 3 for Joshua. 2 for Dan Blum. > 4. Robert Mapplethorpe. #15. (Andy Warhol.) 4 for Marc. 2 for Dan Blum. > 5. Yousuf Karsh. #10. (Ernest Hemingway, 1957.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Marc. > 6. Dorothea Lange. #5. ("Migrant Mother", 1936.) 4 for Joshua. 3 for Gareth. > 7. Margaret Bourke-White. #9. (Flood aftermath, Louisville KY 1937.) 3 for Joshua. > 8. Weegee. #14. (Body of David "the Beetle" Beadle, New York 1939.) 4 for Joshua. ObFilm: "The Public Eye" (1992), starring Joe Pesci as a character based on Weegee. > 9. Diane Arbus. #1. ("Jewish giant at home with his parents in the Bronx", New York, 1970.) 4 for Joshua. > 10. Cindy Sherman. #3. (Untitled #92, 1980.) 4 for Joshua. > So there were 5 decoys. Decode the rot13 if you'd like to see the > remaining photographers and pick out the photos they took for fun, > but for no points. Actually there were 4 decoys originally. See below. Anyway, nobody tried these. > 11. Edward Steichen. #13. ("The Flatiron - Evening", New York, 1906.) > 12. Berenice Abbott. #7. ("Pike & Henry St.", Brooklyn, New York, 1946.) That's the Manhattan Bridge in the background. I thought I_recognized it, but decided to confirm it in modern imagery. When I did, I was impressed by how different the view from this point is today. See: http://www.qsview.com/@40.71317,-73.992712,155.71h,3.06p,0.01z > 13. Helmut Newton. #12. ("At the Piscine Deligny", a floating swimming pool in Paris.) > 14. Robert Frank. #2. ("Drive-In Movie", Detroit, 1955.) > 15. Edward Mapplethorpe. #8. (Patti Smith.) In the original game, there was no photo #15, but this photo was credited to Robert Mapplethorpe instead of his brother. (And some players did give the expected answer of photo #8 on the Robert Mapplethorpe question, knowing that Patti Smith was a friend of his.) After spotting the error while reconstructing the handout for use here, I decided to fix it by choosing an actual Robert Mapplethorpe photo and adding it as #15, and adding this question to the "decoys for fun" list. > 1. The Los Angeles Rams returned to L.A last year, more than > 20 years after the franchise relocated to another US city. > Where were the Rams based from 1994 to 2015? St. Louis. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, Marc, Jason, Calvin, Gareth, and Pete. > 2. This National Football League team announced earlier this year > that it too is moving to Los Angeles. Name the city where the > team has been located. San Diego (Chargers). 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Gareth, and Pete. > incarnation was from 1966 to 1974 when its star was Willie O'Ree, > the first black player in the NHL. What has remained the same > through all this is the team's name. What is it? Gulls. > 4. This former NHL team had colorful uniforms and a colorful name. > What was the team's name from 1970 to 1976? California Golden Seals. (Another name they had was the Oakland Seals. "Golden Seals" was required, but since the question was sort of about these changes between similar names, I did not think I could allow any points for "Oakland Golden Seals".) 4 for Pete. > basketball, winning 73 games in the regular season last year > before losing in the NBA finals to LeBron James and the Cleveland > Cavaliers. Which California city is their home court located in? Oakland. 4 for Dan Tilque, Marc, Gareth, and Pete. > 6. The general manager of the NBA team known as the Kings has been > criticized widely for the recent trade of star player DeMarcus > Cousins. Which California city are the Kings based in? Sacramento. 4 for everyone. > Los Angeles Kings in 1988 remains one of the most infamous in > NHL history. Four other players were also part of that deal. > Name any of the *other* players traded that day. Mike Krushelnyski, Marty McSorley, Jimmy Carson, and Martin Gelinas. The first two went to L.A. along with Gretzky. Edmonton also received draft picks and $15,000,000. > spent 13 months in jail for fraud. The Oilers owner was > convicted by a California court in 2010 of perjury, though he > never spent time in jail. Name either person. Bruce McNall, Peter Pocklington. > 9. The Los Angeles Angels baseball team isn't actually based in L.A. > In what city is Angels Stadium located? Anaheim. In fact, as far as I can tell, for legal reasons the team is still officially the "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim", though they no normally longer use the "Anaheim" part. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, Marc, Jason, Calvin, Gareth, and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum. > L-shaped canyon, next to the stadium. The area got its name > from a land owner who moved there from New Mexico in the 1830s. > What is this alternative name for Dodger Stadium? Chavez Ravine. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Gareth, and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Ent Geo Can Sci Art Spo FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 40 36 0 24 30 20 130 Gareth Owen 32 28 0 39 7 24 123 Marc Dashevsky 16 28 0 32 12 20 96 Dan Blum 20 24 0 36 12 11 92 Dan Tilque 11 0 8 39 4 20 78 Stephen Perry 40 36 -- -- -- -- 76 "Calvin" 18 4 0 28 0 16 66 Pete Gayde 12 0 4 19 0 28 63 Jason Kreitzer 24 20 0 4 4 12 60 Bruce Bowler 12 0 0 27 -- -- 39 Erland Sommarskog -- -- 0 34 -- -- 34 Peter Smyth -- -- -- -- 0 12 12 -- Mark Brader And as in nerdish thought he stood, Toronto the Jargontalk, with awk and grep, msb@vex.net Came geeking through the Cobol wood, and edlin as it schlepped. --Larry Colen (after Lewis Carroll) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jul 04 06:45AM +0100 >> 15. Edward Mapplethorpe. > #8. (Patti Smith.) That's not a Mapplethorpe (either Ed or Robert) It's a Leibovitz, from her 1999 collection "Women". By the time Patti was that old, Robert was 10 years dead. https://veiling.catawiki.nl/kavels/3724791-fotografie-annie-leibovitz-and-susan-sontag-women-1999 |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 04 03:19AM -0500 Mark Brader: > Dan Blum. >>> 15. Edward Mapplethorpe. >> #8. (Patti Smith.) Gareth Owen (rearranged slightly for convenience in responding): > That's not a Mapplethorpe (either Ed or Robert) Here are four Internet sources, one of them NPR, that credit the photo to Edward Mapplethorpe: http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2011/06/13/137124081/hear-patti-smith-and-her-words-of-love-for-buddy-holly http://www.thewomensroomblog.com/2013/03/08/women-of-the-world-the-womens-room-list/ http://lilliputreview.blogspot.ca/2012_12_01_archive.html http://www.westport-news.com/living/article/Rocker-poet-Patti-Smith-to-receive-Westport-1293522.php > It's a Leibovitz, from her 1999 collection "Women"... > https://veiling.catawiki.nl/kavels/3724791-fotografie-annie-leibovitz-and-susan-sontag-women-1999 Well, that page includes *this* photo of Patti Smith: http://assets.catawiki.nl/assets/2015/12/5/9/7/e/97eaea96-9b60-11e5-831c-6ce3261f65d7.jpg Perhaps you were confusing it with the one on the handout? > By the time Patti was that old, Robert was 10 years dead. So? Edward was (and as far as I know still is) alive. Incidentally, while rechecking this, I learned that it was Patti who married Edward in 2012. No, I don't mean she *got* married to him. She married him to Michelle Yun. -- Mark Brader | "I thought at first that you had done something clever, Toronto | but I see that there was nothing in it, after all." msb@vex.net | "I begin to think, Watson, that I make a mistake | in explaining." --Doyle My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| gwowen@gmail.com: Jul 04 01:51AM -0700 On Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at 9:20:03 AM UTC+1, Mark Brader wrote: > Well, that page includes *this* photo of Patti Smith: > http://assets.catawiki.nl/assets/2015/12/5/9/7/e/97eaea96-9b60-11e5-831c-6ce3261f65d7.jpg > Perhaps you were confusing it with the one on the handout? Good Lord, I was... I'd have sworn that was the one on the handout. My apologies. Gareth |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 03 08:54PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-02-27, 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 5 Easy Pieces 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 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". ** Game 6, Round 9 - History - History through Documentaries History is often recorded through documentaries. The following movies have all won Oscars for Best Documentary. In each case identify the historic *subject* of the movie. 1. "Desert Victory" is a 1943 film produced by the British Ministry of Information, documenting the Allies' North African campaign against the Afrika Korps. Who was the enemy commander? 2. The 1951 documentary "Kon-Tiki" is about the 1947 expedition led by which Norwegian explorer and writer? 3. "The Fog of War" is a 2003 American documentary film about the life and times of which former US secretary of defense, illustrating his observations on the nature of modern warfare? 4. "Hearts and Minds" is a 1974 documentary about the Vietnam War. The film's title is based on a quote from a former US president: "the ultimate victory will depend on the hearts and minds of the people who actually live out there". Which president said those words? 5. "Man on Wire" is a 2008 British biographical documentary film that chronicles a 1974 high-wire walk by Philippe Petit. At what landmark did the walk take place? 6. "The Ten-Year Lunch" is a 1987 American documentary film about a floating group of writers and actors in the Roaring Twenties in New York City, which included great names such as Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Edna Ferber, and Harpo Marx. By what name is this group known? 7. "Harlan County, USA" is a 1976 documentary covering an effort of 180 coal miners and their wives against the Eastover Coal Co. Mine and Prep Plant in Harlan County, in southeast Kentucky, in 1973. What was the name of the mine/strike? 8. "American Dream" is a 1990 documentary that recounts an unsuccessful strike in the heartland of America. The film is centred on unionized meatpacking workers in Austin, Minnesota, between 1985 and 1986 after their employer cut their hourly wage and benefits. Workers from which company, the makers of Spam, went on strike? 9. "Hôtel Terminus" is a 1988 documentary about the life of a Nazi war criminal. It covers the man's relatively innocent childhood, his time with the Gestapo in Lyon (where he apparently excelled at torture), through the 40 years between the end of the war and his deportation from Bolivia to stand trial for crimes against humanity in France. Name the subject of the film. 10. "One Day in September" is a 1999 documentary about the murder of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Which terrorist group, which took its name from a conflict that began in September 1970, was responsible? ** Game 6, Round 10 - O-S-C-A-R-S Challenge Round This round fits the game's theme of movies because the category titles form an acrostic for the word OSCARS! * A. Oscar Bravo In the NATO phonetic alphabet, what is the word for... A1. S? A2. K? * B. Stars Above B1. After the Sun, which star system (comprising three separate stars -- at least, it's believed that they're probably all part of the one system) is closest to the Earth, about 4.365 light years away? B2. This binary star system appears as the brightest star in the night sky. It is the sixth-closest star or star system to Earth. Name it. * C. Casting Your Line C1. What is the name for a lure that when dragged through the water rotates and creates sound and vibration that can be picked up by fish and is often used by fishermen in murky water? C2. What is the term given to a length of line attached to the end of the main fishing line to which rigs or lures are attached? * D. Academies In each case, name the girls' school. D1. This independent girls' school opened in 1903 and moved in 1912 to its current 13-acre property on Elm Av. in Toronto's Rosedale area. D2. This Toronto boarding school for girls is named after the first Anglican bishop of Toronto and was founded by John Langtry in 1867. The campus is located on Lonsdale Road in the Forest Hill neighborhood. * E. Roles Specifically, this is about voice actors on "The Simpsons". E1. This actor voiced Lisa's teacher, Mr. Bergstrom, who she had a huge crush on. Ironcally, one of his best-known early film roles is a character who carries on an affair with an older woman. E2. Joe Mantegna of "Criminal Minds" fame provides the voice of which recurring "Simpsons" character, a friendly neighborhood Mafia boss? (More than just a single name is required.) * F. Statues F1. Within 1, in what year did the Statue of Liberty take its rightful place in New York Harbor? F2. Construction began in 1922 on Christ the Redeemer, the statue that overlooks Rio de Janeiro. Within 1, in what year the statue completed and dedicated? -- Mark Brader Safire's Rule on Who-Whom: Toronto "Whenever 'whom' sounds correct, recast the sentence." msb@vex.net --William Safire, N.Y. Times Magazine My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Jul 03 08:21PM -0700 On Monday, July 3, 2017 at 9:54:22 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-02-27, > and should be interpreted accordingly. noted > 1. "Desert Victory" is a 1943 film produced by the British Ministry > of Information, documenting the Allies' North African campaign > against the Afrika Korps. Who was the enemy commander? erwin rommel > 2. The 1951 documentary "Kon-Tiki" is about the 1947 expedition > led by which Norwegian explorer and writer? thor heyerdahl > 3. "The Fog of War" is a 2003 American documentary film about > the life and times of which former US secretary of defense, > illustrating his observations on the nature of modern warfare? robert mcnamara > "the ultimate victory will depend on the hearts and minds of > the people who actually live out there". Which president said > those words? l. b. johnson > 5. "Man on Wire" is a 2008 British biographical documentary film > that chronicles a 1974 high-wire walk by Philippe Petit. > At what landmark did the walk take place? illegally between the twin towers of the world trade center > in New York City, which included great names such as Dorothy > Parker, Robert Benchley, Edna Ferber, and Harpo Marx. By what > name is this group known? algonquin round table > of 180 coal miners and their wives against the Eastover Coal Co. > Mine and Prep Plant in Harlan County, in southeast Kentucky, > in 1973. What was the name of the mine/strike? brookside strike > between 1985 and 1986 after their employer cut their hourly wage > and benefits. Workers from which company, the makers of Spam, > went on strike? hormel foods corporation > at torture), through the 40 years between the end of the war > and his deportation from Bolivia to stand trial for crimes > against humanity in France. Name the subject of the film. klaus barbie > of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. > Which terrorist group, which took its name from a conflict that > began in September 1970, was responsible? black september faction of the PLO > * A. Oscar Bravo > In the NATO phonetic alphabet, what is the word for... > A1. S? sierra > A2. K? kilo > stars -- at least, it's believed that they're probably > all part of the one system) is closest to the Earth, about > 4.365 light years away? proxima centauri > B2. This binary star system appears as the brightest star in the > night sky. It is the sixth-closest star or star system > to Earth. Name it. sirius > water rotates and creates sound and vibration that can > be picked up by fish and is often used by fishermen in > murky water? spinnerbait > C2. What is the term given to a length of line attached to the > end of the main fishing line to which rigs or lures are > attached? leader > D1. This independent girls' school opened in 1903 and moved in > 1912 to its current 13-acre property on Elm Av. in Toronto's > Rosedale area. branksome? > first Anglican bishop of Toronto and was founded by John > Langtry in 1867. The campus is located on Lonsdale Road > in the Forest Hill neighborhood. the "bs" school ... bishop someone school > had a huge crush on. Ironcally, one of his best-known > early film roles is a character who carries on an affair > with an older woman. dustin hoffman > E2. Joe Mantegna of "Criminal Minds" fame provides the voice of > which recurring "Simpsons" character, a friendly neighborhood > Mafia boss? (More than just a single name is required.) fat tony > * F. Statues > F1. Within 1, in what year did the Statue of Liberty take > its rightful place in New York Harbor? 1885 > F2. Construction began in 1922 on Christ the Redeemer, the > statue that overlooks Rio de Janeiro. Within 1, in what > year the statue completed and dedicated? 1931 swp, who wishes everyone in Canada a happy and prosperous 150th anniversary |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 03 11:43PM -0500 Stephen Perry: > swp, who wishes everyone in Canada a happy and prosperous 150th anniversary Thankew. And similar felicitations on your national anniversary. -- Mark Brader | "This website offers to conjugate your French verb. Toronto | Trust the French to come up with something kinky msb@vex.net | like that." --Al Kriman |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 03 11:20PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 1. "Desert Victory" is a 1943 film produced by the British Ministry > of Information, documenting the Allies' North African campaign > against the Afrika Korps. Who was the enemy commander? Rommel > 2. The 1951 documentary "Kon-Tiki" is about the 1947 expedition > led by which Norwegian explorer and writer? Thor Heyerdahl > 3. "The Fog of War" is a 2003 American documentary film about > the life and times of which former US secretary of defense, > illustrating his observations on the nature of modern warfare? McNamara > "the ultimate victory will depend on the hearts and minds of > the people who actually live out there". Which president said > those words? Johnson > 5. "Man on Wire" is a 2008 British biographical documentary film > that chronicles a 1974 high-wire walk by Philippe Petit. > At what landmark did the walk take place? Niagara Falls > in New York City, which included great names such as Dorothy > Parker, Robert Benchley, Edna Ferber, and Harpo Marx. By what > name is this group known? Algonquin Round Table > between 1985 and 1986 after their employer cut their hourly wage > and benefits. Workers from which company, the makers of Spam, > went on strike? Armour Meatpacking > of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. > Which terrorist group, which took its name from a conflict that > began in September 1970, was responsible? Black Septemberists > * A. Oscar Bravo > In the NATO phonetic alphabet, what is the word for... > A1. S? sierra > A2. K? kilo > stars -- at least, it's believed that they're probably > all part of the one system) is closest to the Earth, about > 4.365 light years away? Alpha Centauri > B2. This binary star system appears as the brightest star in the > night sky. It is the sixth-closest star or star system > to Earth. Name it. Sirius > had a huge crush on. Ironcally, one of his best-known > early film roles is a character who carries on an affair > with an older woman. Dustin Hoffman > * F. Statues > F1. Within 1, in what year did the Statue of Liberty take > its rightful place in New York Harbor? 1877, 1893 -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 04 09:46AM +0200 > 2. The 1951 documentary "Kon-Tiki" is about the 1947 expedition > led by which Norwegian explorer and writer? Thor Heyerdahl > "the ultimate victory will depend on the hearts and minds of > the people who actually live out there". Which president said > those words? Lyndon Johnson > 5. "Man on Wire" is a 2008 British biographical documentary film > that chronicles a 1974 high-wire walk by Philippe Petit. > At what landmark did the walk take place? Empire State Building > of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. > Which terrorist group, which took its name from a conflict that > began in September 1970, was responsible? Black September > stars -- at least, it's believed that they're probably > all part of the one system) is closest to the Earth, about > 4.365 light years away? Alpha + Proxima Centuari. (I believe that Alpha is a double star, which do not have separate names. Little Proxima is some 0.1 light years away from the other two.) > B2. This binary star system appears as the brightest star in the > night sky. It is the sixth-closest star or star system > to Earth. Name it. Sirius > water rotates and creates sound and vibration that can > be picked up by fish and is often used by fishermen in > murky water? Troll > * F. Statues > F1. Within 1, in what year did the Statue of Liberty take > its rightful place in New York Harbor? 1810 > F2. Construction began in 1922 on Christ the Redeemer, the > statue that overlooks Rio de Janeiro. Within 1, in what > year the statue completed and dedicated? 1932 -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 03 08:03AM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 What iconic symbol of American independence is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania? Liberty Bell > 2 Which band had a 1977 hit with "Rockin' All Over the World"? > 3 Laura Davies is best known for her achievements in which sport? > 4 Name either of the two US states that share a land border with Florida. Alabama > 5 What type of bird do the French call a canard? duck > 6 The first human heart transplant was performed in 1967 in which country? South Africa > 7 Using a photoelectric photometer, astronomers can measure the number of pulses per second generated by a star pulse. This measure is proportional to what other property of stars? rotation rate ?? > 8 In which decade did Jackie Robinson make his Major League Baseball debut, the first African-American to do so? 40s (1947, to be specific) > 9 In which European capital city is Wenceslas Square located? Prague > 10 Which fictional character carries a sonic screwdriver? Doctor Who -- Dan Tilque |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jul 03 06:20PM +0100 > 1 What iconic symbol of American independence is located in > Philadelphia, Pennsylvania? Liberty Bell > 2 Which band had a 1977 hit with "Rockin' All Over the World"? Status Quo > 3 Laura Davies is best known for her achievements in which sport? Golf > 4 Name either of the two US states that share a land border with > Florida. Louisiana? > 5 What type of bird do the French call a canard? Duck > 6 The first human heart transplant was performed in 1967 in which > country? South Africa > 7 Using a photoelectric photometer, astronomers can measure the number > of pulses per second generated by a star pulse. This measure is > proportional to what other property of stars? Rotation rate > 8 In which decade did Jackie Robinson make his Major League Baseball > debut, the first African-American to do so? 1940s > 9 In which European capital city is Wenceslas Square located? Prague > 10 Which fictional character carries a sonic screwdriver? The Doctor |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Jul 03 01:39PM -0700 On Monday, July 3, 2017 at 1:12:07 AM UTC-4, Calvin wrote: > 1 What iconic symbol of American independence is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania? the liberty bell (& independence hall, among others) > 2 Which band had a 1977 hit with "Rockin' All Over the World"? status quo > 3 Laura Davies is best known for her achievements in which sport? golf > 4 Name either of the two US states that share a land border with Florida. georgia ; alabama > 5 What type of bird do the French call a canard? duck > 6 The first human heart transplant was performed in 1967 in which country? south africa > 7 Using a photoelectric photometer, astronomers can measure the number of pulses per second generated by a star pulse. This measure is proportional to what other property of stars? rotation speed? > 8 In which decade did Jackie Robinson make his Major League Baseball debut, the first African-American to do so? 1947 , so 1940s > 9 In which European capital city is Wenceslas Square located? prague > 10 Which fictional character carries a sonic screwdriver? doctor who swp |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jul 04 03:22AM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 What iconic symbol of American independence is located in > Philadelphia, Pennsylvania? Liberty Bell > 2 Which band had a 1977 hit with "Rockin' All Over the World"? Men At Work > 3 Laura Davies is best known for her achievements in which sport? Golf > 4 Name either of the two US states > that share a land border with Florida. Georgia > 5 What type of bird do the French call a canard? Robin > 6 The first human heart transplant was > performed in 1967 in which country? South Africa > photometer, astronomers can measure the number of pulses per second > generated by a star pulse. This measure is proportional to what other > property of stars? Temperature > 8 In which decade did Jackie Robinson make his > Major League Baseball debut, the first African-American to do so? 1940s > 9 In which European capital city is Wenceslas Square located? Prague > 10 Which fictional character carries a sonic screwdriver? Doctor Who > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > http://www.avg.com Pete Gayde |
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