Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Apr 02 01:16PM
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:aLGdna3n-KwTFBjDnZ2dnUU7-
> you the year of the movie's release, where it is set, and three
> members of the cast, and you name the movie.
> 1. 1989, Brooklyn: Danny Aiello, Ruby Dee, Rosie Perez.
"Do the Right Thing"
> 2. 1957, New York County: Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, Lee J, Cobb.
"12 Angry Men"
> 3. 1981, Jakarta: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Murphy, Bembol Roco.
"The Year of Living Dangerously"
> 4. 1996, Canton, Mississippi: Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew
> McConaughey, Kevin Spacey.
"A Time to Kill"
> 5. 1954, Greenwich Village, New York City: Thelma Ritter, Raymond
> Burr, Grace Kelly.
"Rear Window"
> 6. 1958, Mississippi: Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Dame Judith Anderson.
"The Long Hot Summer"
> 7. 1990, Texas: Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, Jennifer Connelly.
"The Hot Spot"
> 8. 1999, New York City: John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino.
"Summer of Sam"
> 9. 1981, Florida: William Hurt, Richard Crenna, Ted Danson.
"Body Heat"
> 10. 1991, Los Angeles: John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis.
"Barton Fink"
> * Game 4, Round 8 - Science - The Human Body
> 2. What is the largest vein in the human body?
aorta
> 4. What is the body's second-largest organ by weight, after
> the skin?
liver
> 5. Borborygmus is the medical term for what sometimes embarrassing
> bodily function?
stomach rumbling
> 8. What is the name of the glands that produce tears?
lacrimal glands
> 9. Where in the human body do you find the alveoli?
lungs
> 10. The smallest bone in the human body is in the ear. What is
> it called?
incus
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Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 02 01:30PM
> * Game 4, Round 7 - Entertainment - Sweaty Movies
> 1. 1989, Brooklyn: Danny Aiello, Ruby Dee, Rosie Perez.
Do the Right Thing
> 3. 1981, Jakarta: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Murphy, Bembol Roco.
The Year of Living Dangerously
> 4. 1996, Canton, Mississippi: Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew
> McConaughey, Kevin Spacey.
Mississippi Burning
> 6. 1958, Mississippi: Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Dame Judith Anderson.
Cool Hand Luke
> 7. 1990, Texas: Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, Jennifer Connelly.
The Hot Spot
> 9. 1981, Florida: William Hurt, Richard Crenna, Ted Danson.
Body Heat
> 10. 1991, Los Angeles: John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis.
Barton Fink
> 1. There are three sets of these organs in the body: lingual,
> pharyngeal, and palatine. But when most people speak their name,
> they're referring to the palatine ones. What organs?
tonsils
> 2. What is the largest vein in the human body?
thoracic
> 3. Ammon's horn is a part of which major component of the human
> brain?
hippocampus; amygdala
> 4. What is the body's second-largest organ by weight, after
> the skin?
liver
> 5. Borborygmus is the medical term for what sometimes embarrassing
> bodily function?
belching
> 6. Which part of the digestive system acts as a switch between the
> larynx and the esophagus, routing air into the lungs and food
> away from them?
glottis
> 7. Name the smallest bone in a human's spinal column.
coccyx
> 8. What is the name of the glands that produce tears?
lachrymary
> 9. Where in the human body do you find the alveoli?
lungs
> 10. The smallest bone in the human body is in the ear. What is
> it called?
malleus; incus
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
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Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Apr 02 01:40PM
On Thu, 02 Apr 2020 01:43:26 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
> edited by me. For further information see my 2019-10-16 companion
> posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 4, Round 7 - Entertainment - Sweaty Movies
nope
> 1. There are three sets of these organs in the body: lingual,
> pharyngeal, and palatine. But when most people speak their name,
> they're referring to the palatine ones. What organs?
Tonsils
> 2. What is the largest vein in the human body?
superior vena cava
> brain?
> 4. What is the body's second-largest organ by weight, after
> the skin?
liver
> 5. Borborygmus is the medical term for what sometimes embarrassing
> bodily function?
growling gut?
> larynx and the esophagus, routing air into the lungs and food away
> from them?
> 7. Name the smallest bone in a human's spinal column.
Coccyx
> 8. What is the name of the glands that produce tears?
Lachrymal
> 9. Where in the human body do you find the alveoli?
Lungs
> 10. The smallest bone in the human body is in the ear. What is
> it called?
The "Stirrup"
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh whfg fnvq
> "iran pnin" sbe nal nafjre, cyrnfr tb onpx naq pbzcyrgr vg.
Ebtre gung
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swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Apr 02 05:20PM -0700
On Thursday, April 2, 2020 at 2:43:31 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-01-27,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
noted
> you the year of the movie's release, where it is set, and three
> members of the cast, and you name the movie.
> 1. 1989, Brooklyn: Danny Aiello, Ruby Dee, Rosie Perez.
do the right thing
> 2. 1957, New York County: Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, Lee J, Cobb.
12 angry men
> 3. 1981, Jakarta: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Murphy, Bembol Roco.
the year of living dangerously
> 4. 1996, Canton, Mississippi: Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew
> McConaughey, Kevin Spacey.
a time to kill
> 5. 1954, Greenwich Village, New York City: Thelma Ritter, Raymond
> Burr, Grace Kelly.
rear window
> 6. 1958, Mississippi: Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Dame Judith Anderson.
cat on a hot tin roof
> 7. 1990, Texas: Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, Jennifer Connelly.
the hot spot
> 8. 1999, New York City: John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino.
summer of sam
> 9. 1981, Florida: William Hurt, Richard Crenna, Ted Danson.
body heat
> 10. 1991, Los Angeles: John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis.
barton fink
> 1. There are three sets of these organs in the body: lingual,
> pharyngeal, and palatine. But when most people speak their name,
> they're referring to the palatine ones. What organs?
tonsils?
> 2. What is the largest vein in the human body?
inferior vena cava
> 3. Ammon's horn is a part of which major component of the human
> brain?
hippocampus
> 4. What is the body's second-largest organ by weight, after
> the skin?
liver
> 5. Borborygmus is the medical term for what sometimes embarrassing
> bodily function?
stomach rumble
> 6. Which part of the digestive system acts as a switch between the
> larynx and the esophagus, routing air into the lungs and food
> away from them?
epiglottis
> 7. Name the smallest bone in a human's spinal column.
coccyx
> 8. What is the name of the glands that produce tears?
lacrimal gland
> 9. Where in the human body do you find the alveoli?
lungs
> 10. The smallest bone in the human body is in the ear. What is
> it called?
stapes
> Toronto And they must be punished!"
> msb@vex.net --Ed Koch, after not being reelected, 1989
> My text in this article is in the public domain.
swp
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Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 03 01:54AM
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:aLGdna3n-KwTFBjDnZ2dnUU7-
> you the year of the movie's release, where it is set, and three
> members of the cast, and you name the movie.
> 1. 1989, Brooklyn: Danny Aiello, Ruby Dee, Rosie Perez.
Do the Right Thing
> 2. 1957, New York County: Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, Lee J, Cobb.
12 Angry Men
> 3. 1981, Jakarta: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Murphy, Bembol Roco.
The Year of Living Dangerously
> 4. 1996, Canton, Mississippi: Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew
> McConaughey, Kevin Spacey.
Mississippi Burning
> 5. 1954, Greenwich Village, New York City: Thelma Ritter, Raymond
> Burr, Grace Kelly.
Rear Window
> 6. 1958, Mississippi: Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Dame Judith Anderson.
Cool Hand Luke
> 9. Where in the human body do you find the alveoli?
> 10. The smallest bone in the human body is in the ear. What is
> it called?
Hammer; Stirrup
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh whfg
> fnvq "iran pnin" sbe nal nafjre, cyrnfr tb onpx naq pbzcyrgr vg.
Pete Gayde
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Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 02 10:12PM -0700
On Thursday, April 2, 2020 at 4:43:31 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> members of the cast, and you name the movie.
> 1. 1989, Brooklyn: Danny Aiello, Ruby Dee, Rosie Perez.
> 2. 1957, New York County: Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, Lee J, Cobb.
12 Angry Men
> 3. 1981, Jakarta: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Murphy, Bembol Roco.
The Year of Living Dangerously
> McConaughey, Kevin Spacey.
> 5. 1954, Greenwich Village, New York City: Thelma Ritter, Raymond
> Burr, Grace Kelly.
Rear Window
> 6. 1958, Mississippi: Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Dame Judith Anderson.
Cool Hand Luke
> 7. 1990, Texas: Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, Jennifer Connelly.
> 8. 1999, New York City: John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino.
> 9. 1981, Florida: William Hurt, Richard Crenna, Ted Danson.
Kiss of the Spiderwoman?
> pharyngeal, and palatine. But when most people speak their name,
> they're referring to the palatine ones. What organs?
> 2. What is the largest vein in the human body?
Aorta
> 3. Ammon's horn is a part of which major component of the human
> brain?
Cerebrum
> 4. What is the body's second-largest organ by weight, after
> the skin?
Liver
> away from them?
> 7. Name the smallest bone in a human's spinal column.
> 8. What is the name of the glands that produce tears?
Lachramose
> 9. Where in the human body do you find the alveoli?
Back of the roof of the mouth
> 10. The smallest bone in the human body is in the ear. What is
> it called?
Stirrup
cheers,
calvin
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Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 03 12:28AM -0700
On 4/1/20 11:43 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
> pharyngeal, and palatine. But when most people speak their name,
> they're referring to the palatine ones. What organs?
> 2. What is the largest vein in the human body?
aortic
> brain?
> 4. What is the body's second-largest organ by weight, after
> the skin?
brain
> 5. Borborygmus is the medical term for what sometimes embarrassing
> bodily function?
stomach growling
> 7. Name the smallest bone in a human's spinal column.
> 8. What is the name of the glands that produce tears?
> 9. Where in the human body do you find the alveoli?
lungs
> 10. The smallest bone in the human body is in the ear. What is
> it called?
incus
--
Dan Tilque
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Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 02 10:00PM -0700
1 The Bay of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno are inlets of which sea, an arm of the Mediterranean?
2 Which scientist did Benedict Cumberbatch portray in the 2014 film The Imitation Game?
3 Houthi rebels have been undertaking an insurgency in which country since (at least) 2004?
4 In which country did Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg lose a 2013 General Election, to be replaced by the Conservative Party's Erna Solberg?
5 Popularly referred to as the yuan, what is the official currency unit of China?
6 Composer Danny Elfman has collaborated on some 16 films by which director?
7 In which modern-day country was Josef Stalin born?
8 How many cells are there in a standard Sudoku grid?
9 Which European country is divided into 26 cantons?
10 The opening four notes of which Beethoven's symphony can be rendered by Morse Code for the letter V, namely dot, dot, dot, dash?
cheers,
calvin
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 03 12:14AM -0500
"Calvin":
> 1 The Bay of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno are inlets of which
> sea, an arm of the Mediterranean?
Adriatic.
> 2 Which scientist did Benedict Cumberbatch portray in the 2014
> film The Imitation Game?
Turing.
> 3 Houthi rebels have been undertaking an insurgency in which
> country since (at least) 2004?
Pakistan?
> 4 In which country did Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg lose a
> 2013 General Election, to be replaced by the Conservative
> Party's Erna Solberg?
Denmark?
> 5 Popularly referred to as the yuan, what is the official
> currency unit of China?
Renminbi.
> 6 Composer Danny Elfman has collaborated on some 16 films by
> which director?
Burton.
> 7 In which modern-day country was Josef Stalin born?
Georgia.
> 8 How many cells are there in a standard Sudoku grid?
81.
> 9 Which European country is divided into 26 cantons?
Switzerland.
> 10 The opening four notes of which Beethoven's symphony can be
> rendered by Morse Code for the letter V, namely dot, dot, dot,
> dash?
5th.
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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 03 08:45AM +0200
> 1 The Bay of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno are inlets of which sea,
> an arm of the Mediterranean?
Tyrrenian
> 3 Houthi rebels have been undertaking an insurgency in which country
> since (at least) 2004?
Yemen
> 4 In which country did Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg lose a 2013
> General Election, to be replaced by the Conservative Party's Erna
> Solberg?
Norway
> 5 Popularly referred to as the yuan, what is the official currency
> unit of China?
Renminbin
> 7 In which modern-day country was Josef Stalin born?
Georgia
> 8 How many cells are there in a standard Sudoku grid?
25
> 9 Which European country is divided into 26 cantons?
Switzerland
> 10 The opening four notes of which Beethoven?s symphony can be
> rendered by Morse Code for the letter V, namely dot, dot, dot, dash?
5th
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"Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Apr 03 02:18AM -0400
On 2020-04-03, Calvin wrote:
> 1 The Bay of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno are inlets of which sea, an arm of the Mediterranean?
Tyrhenian
> 2 Which scientist did Benedict Cumberbatch portray in the 2014 film The Imitation Game?
Turing
> 3 Houthi rebels have been undertaking an insurgency in which country since (at least) 2004?
> 4 In which country did Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg lose a 2013 General Election, to be replaced by the Conservative Party's Erna Solberg?
Denmark
> 5 Popularly referred to as the yuan, what is the official currency unit of China?
Yen
> 6 Composer Danny Elfman has collaborated on some 16 films by which director?
Tim Burton
> 7 In which modern-day country was Josef Stalin born?
Georgia
> 8 How many cells are there in a standard Sudoku grid?
81
> 9 Which European country is divided into 26 cantons?
Switzerland
> 10 The opening four notes of which Beethoven???s symphony can be rendered by Morse Code for the letter V, namely dot, dot, dot, dash?
5th
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