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Calvin
Oct 23, 2012, 9:33:03 PM10/23/12
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1 What is the main ingredient of the Spanish dish paella?
2 What ship was sunk in Auckland harbour in 1987?
3 Penguin books was founded in which country?
4 In which 1959 film did Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis cross-dress?
5 Lisbeth Salander is the heroine in which book and film series?
6 What was the world's first passenger jet aircraft? (Model, not airline)
7 David Jason played Granville in which British comedy series?
8 Sulawesi is an island of which nation?
9 What is the Spanish word for river?
10 By what three-letter name is the wildebeest also known?
cheers,
calvin
2 What ship was sunk in Auckland harbour in 1987?
3 Penguin books was founded in which country?
4 In which 1959 film did Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis cross-dress?
5 Lisbeth Salander is the heroine in which book and film series?
6 What was the world's first passenger jet aircraft? (Model, not airline)
7 David Jason played Granville in which British comedy series?
8 Sulawesi is an island of which nation?
9 What is the Spanish word for river?
10 By what three-letter name is the wildebeest also known?
cheers,
calvin
Dan Tilque
Oct 23, 2012, 10:44:05 PM10/23/12
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 What is the main ingredient of the Spanish dish paella?
chicken
> 1 What is the main ingredient of the Spanish dish paella?
> 2 What ship was sunk in Auckland harbour in 1987?
> 3 Penguin books was founded in which country?
> 4 In which 1959 film did Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis cross-dress?
> 5 Lisbeth Salander is the heroine in which book and film series?
> 6 What was the world's first passenger jet aircraft? (Model, not airline)
> 7 David Jason played Granville in which British comedy series?
> 8 Sulawesi is an island of which nation?
> 9 What is the Spanish word for river?
> 10 By what three-letter name is the wildebeest also known?
--
Dan Tilque
Human history becomes more and more a race between education and
catastrophe.
-- H G Wells
swp
Oct 24, 2012, 12:26:39 AM10/24/12
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On Tuesday, October 23, 2012 9:33:03 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote:
> 1 What is the main ingredient of the Spanish dish paella?
rice
> 1 What is the main ingredient of the Spanish dish paella?
> 2 What ship was sunk in Auckland harbour in 1987?
> 3 Penguin books was founded in which country?
> 4 In which 1959 film did Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis cross-dress?
> 5 Lisbeth Salander is the heroine in which book and film series?
> 6 What was the world's first passenger jet aircraft? (Model, not airline)
> 7 David Jason played Granville in which British comedy series?
> 8 Sulawesi is an island of which nation?
> 9 What is the Spanish word for river?
> 10 By what three-letter name is the wildebeest also known?
swp
Mark Brader
Oct 24, 2012, 12:54:00 AM10/24/12
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"Calvin":
> 2 What ship was sunk in Auckland harbour in 1987?
The Rainbow Warrior.
> 3 Penguin books was founded in which country?
UK.
> 4 In which 1959 film did Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis cross-dress?
"Some Like it Hot".
> 5 Lisbeth Salander is the heroine in which book and film series?
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo".
> 6 What was the world's first passenger jet aircraft? (Model, not airline)
The Comet 1. (It may have just been the Comet at the time, with the 1
applied retronymically; I'm not sure.)
By the way, another early passenger jet aircraft project was here in
Toronto -- the Avro Jetliner. The Korean War caused Avro to focus on
military aircraft instead, and the Jetliner never entered service.
It could have been the next one to do so after the Comet 1.
A few years later, Avro's fighter jet project, the Arrow, was
controversially canceled by the Conservative government of the day.
After that, a large fraction of the company's design and engineering
staff promptly departed the country to join NASA. Our current
Conservative government still seems a bit embarrassed about this;
a museum that had opened some years earlier on federally owned land
whose feature exhibit was about the Arrow suddenly found itself
evicted on the grounds that it was necessary to sell the land to a
private developer.
> 7 David Jason played Granville in which British comedy series?
No idea. I'll say "To the Manor Born".
> 8 Sulawesi is an island of which nation?
Indonesia.
> 9 What is the Spanish word for river?
Rio.
> 10 By what three-letter name is the wildebeest also known?
Gnu. (But it's not UNIX.)
--
Mark Brader Twas unix and the C++
Toronto Did compile and load upon the vax:
m...@vex.net All Ritchie was the Kernighan,
And Lisp ran in GNU EMACS.
--Larry Colen (after Lewis Carroll)
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 What is the main ingredient of the Spanish dish paella?
Rice.
> 2 What ship was sunk in Auckland harbour in 1987?
> 3 Penguin books was founded in which country?
> 4 In which 1959 film did Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis cross-dress?
> 5 Lisbeth Salander is the heroine in which book and film series?
> 6 What was the world's first passenger jet aircraft? (Model, not airline)
applied retronymically; I'm not sure.)
By the way, another early passenger jet aircraft project was here in
Toronto -- the Avro Jetliner. The Korean War caused Avro to focus on
military aircraft instead, and the Jetliner never entered service.
It could have been the next one to do so after the Comet 1.
A few years later, Avro's fighter jet project, the Arrow, was
controversially canceled by the Conservative government of the day.
After that, a large fraction of the company's design and engineering
staff promptly departed the country to join NASA. Our current
Conservative government still seems a bit embarrassed about this;
a museum that had opened some years earlier on federally owned land
whose feature exhibit was about the Arrow suddenly found itself
evicted on the grounds that it was necessary to sell the land to a
private developer.
> 7 David Jason played Granville in which British comedy series?
> 8 Sulawesi is an island of which nation?
> 9 What is the Spanish word for river?
> 10 By what three-letter name is the wildebeest also known?
--
Mark Brader Twas unix and the C++
Toronto Did compile and load upon the vax:
m...@vex.net All Ritchie was the Kernighan,
And Lisp ran in GNU EMACS.
--Larry Colen (after Lewis Carroll)
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Gareth Owen
Oct 24, 2012, 1:50:33 AM10/24/12
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Rice
> 2 What ship was sunk in Auckland harbour in 1987?
Rainbow Warrior
> 3 Penguin books was founded in which country?
UK
> 4 In which 1959 film did Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis cross-dress?
Some Like It Hot
> 5 Lisbeth Salander is the heroine in which book and film series?
Stieg Larsson's "Millenium Trilogy"
("The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" etc)
> 6 What was the world's first passenger jet aircraft? (Model, not
> airline)
DC8?
> 7 David Jason played Granville in which British comedy series?
Open All Hours
> 8 Sulawesi is an island of which nation?
Indonesia?
> 9 What is the Spanish word for river?
Rio
> 10 By what three-letter name is the wildebeest also known?
Gnu
> 2 What ship was sunk in Auckland harbour in 1987?
> 3 Penguin books was founded in which country?
> 4 In which 1959 film did Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis cross-dress?
> 5 Lisbeth Salander is the heroine in which book and film series?
("The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" etc)
> 6 What was the world's first passenger jet aircraft? (Model, not
> airline)
> 7 David Jason played Granville in which British comedy series?
> 8 Sulawesi is an island of which nation?
> 9 What is the Spanish word for river?
> 10 By what three-letter name is the wildebeest also known?
Erland Sommarskog
Oct 24, 2012, 2:38:53 AM10/24/12
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Rice
> 2 What ship was sunk in Auckland harbour in 1987?
Rainbow Warrior
> 3 Penguin books was founded in which country?
UK
> 5 Lisbeth Salander is the heroine in which book and film series?
The Millennium triology
> 6 What was the world's first passenger jet aircraft? (Model, not
> airline)
Boeing 727
> 8 Sulawesi is an island of which nation?
Indonesia
> 9 What is the Spanish word for river?
Rio
> 10 By what three-letter name is the wildebeest also known?
Elk
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
> 2 What ship was sunk in Auckland harbour in 1987?
> 3 Penguin books was founded in which country?
> 5 Lisbeth Salander is the heroine in which book and film series?
> 6 What was the world's first passenger jet aircraft? (Model, not
> airline)
> 8 Sulawesi is an island of which nation?
> 9 What is the Spanish word for river?
> 10 By what three-letter name is the wildebeest also known?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
John Masters
Oct 24, 2012, 2:45:07 AM10/24/12
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On 2012-10-24 01:33:03 +0000, Calvin said:
> 1 What is the main ingredient of the Spanish dish paella?
Rice
> 1 What is the main ingredient of the Spanish dish paella?
> 2 What ship was sunk in Auckland harbour in 1987?
> 3 Penguin books was founded in which country?
> 4 In which 1959 film did Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis cross-dress?
> 5 Lisbeth Salander is the heroine in which book and film series?
Hornet's Nest
> 6 What was the world's first passenger jet aircraft? (Model, not airline)
> 7 David Jason played Granville in which British comedy series?
> 8 Sulawesi is an island of which nation?
> 9 What is the Spanish word for river?
> 10 By what three-letter name is the wildebeest also known?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
--
John Masters
Of those who say nothing, few are silent.
- Thomas Neill
Joachim Parsch
Oct 24, 2012, 2:45:40 AM10/24/12
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Calvin schrieb:
>
> 1 What is the main ingredient of the Spanish dish paella?
Rice
> 1 What is the main ingredient of the Spanish dish paella?
> 2 What ship was sunk in Auckland harbour in 1987?
> 3 Penguin books was founded in which country?
> 4 In which 1959 film did Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis cross-dress?
> 5 Lisbeth Salander is the heroine in which book and film series?
> 6 What was the world's first passenger jet aircraft? (Model, not airline)
> 7 David Jason played Granville in which British comedy series?
> 8 Sulawesi is an island of which nation?
> 9 What is the Spanish word for river?
> 10 By what three-letter name is the wildebeest also known?
Peter Smyth
Oct 24, 2012, 3:43:08 AM10/24/12
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"Calvin" wrote in message
news:79bf9e03-1bc3-42b8...@googlegroups.com...
Peter Smyth
news:79bf9e03-1bc3-42b8...@googlegroups.com...
>
>1 What is the main ingredient of the Spanish dish paella?
Rice
>1 What is the main ingredient of the Spanish dish paella?
>2 What ship was sunk in Auckland harbour in 1987?
Rainbow Warrior
>3 Penguin books was founded in which country?
UK
>4 In which 1959 film did Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis cross-dress?
Some Like It Hot
>5 Lisbeth Salander is the heroine in which book and film series?
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
>6 What was the world's first passenger jet aircraft? (Model, not airline)
>7 David Jason played Granville in which British comedy series?
Open All Hours
>7 David Jason played Granville in which British comedy series?
>8 Sulawesi is an island of which nation?
Indonesia
>9 What is the Spanish word for river?
Rio
>10 By what three-letter name is the wildebeest also known?
Gnu
Peter Smyth
David B
Oct 24, 2012, 4:58:17 AM10/24/12
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> 1 What is the main ingredient of the Spanish dish paella?
Eeeeerrrrrmmmmm.......................
Well I suppose the main ingredient by weight would be stock but in general
it's seen as a seafood dish.
Main ingredients:
Chicken.
Seafood (anything but normally including prawns).
Chorizo.
Pancetta.
Rice.
Onions.
Garlic.
Herbs.
Stock.
> 2 What ship was sunk in Auckland harbour in 1987?
> 3 Penguin books was founded in which country?
> 4 In which 1959 film did Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis cross-dress?
> 5 Lisbeth Salander is the heroine in which book and film series?
> 6 What was the world's first passenger jet aircraft? (Model, not
> airline)
> 7 David Jason played Granville in which British comedy series?
> 8 Sulawesi is an island of which nation?
> 9 What is the Spanish word for river?
> 10 By what three-letter name is the wildebeest also known?
Marc Dashevsky
Oct 24, 2012, 10:22:26 AM10/24/12
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In article <79bf9e03-1bc3-42b8...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 2 What ship was sunk in Auckland harbour in 1987?
S.S. Minnow
> 3 Penguin books was founded in which country?
Great Britain
> 4 In which 1959 film did Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis cross-dress?
Some Like It Hot
> 5 Lisbeth Salander is the heroine in which book and film series?
> 7 David Jason played Granville in which British comedy series?
> 8 Sulawesi is an island of which nation?
Indonesia
> 9 What is the Spanish word for river?
rio
> 10 By what three-letter name is the wildebeest also known?
gnu
>
> 1 What is the main ingredient of the Spanish dish paella?
rice
> 1 What is the main ingredient of the Spanish dish paella?
> 2 What ship was sunk in Auckland harbour in 1987?
> 3 Penguin books was founded in which country?
> 4 In which 1959 film did Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis cross-dress?
> 5 Lisbeth Salander is the heroine in which book and film series?
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
> 6 What was the world's first passenger jet aircraft? (Model, not airline)
Boeing 707
> 7 David Jason played Granville in which British comedy series?
> 8 Sulawesi is an island of which nation?
> 9 What is the Spanish word for river?
> 10 By what three-letter name is the wildebeest also known?
Rob Parker
Oct 24, 2012, 8:43:52 PM10/24/12
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> 1 What is the main ingredient of the Spanish dish paella?
rice
> 2 What ship was sunk in Auckland harbour in 1987?
> 3 Penguin books was founded in which country?
> 4 In which 1959 film did Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis cross-dress?
> 5 Lisbeth Salander is the heroine in which book and film series?
> 6 What was the world's first passenger jet aircraft? (Model, not airline)
> 7 David Jason played Granville in which British comedy series?
> 8 Sulawesi is an island of which nation?
> 9 What is the Spanish word for river?
> 10 By what three-letter name is the wildebeest also known?
Rob (back from holiday)
Pete
Oct 25, 2012, 1:29:58 AM10/25/12
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:79bf9e03-1bc3-42b8...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 What is the main ingredient of the Spanish dish paella?
Rice
> 2 What ship was sunk in Auckland harbour in 1987?
Greenpeace
> 3 Penguin books was founded in which country?
England
> 4 In which 1959 film did Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis cross-dress?
Some Like it Hot
> 5 Lisbeth Salander is the heroine in which book and film series?
> 6 What was the world's first passenger jet aircraft? (Model, not
> airline)
Boeing 707
> 7 David Jason played Granville in which British comedy series?
> 8 Sulawesi is an island of which nation?
Indonesia
> 9 What is the Spanish word for river?
Rio
> 10 By what three-letter name is the wildebeest also known?
Gnu
>
> cheers,
> calvin
Pete
news:79bf9e03-1bc3-42b8...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 What is the main ingredient of the Spanish dish paella?
> 2 What ship was sunk in Auckland harbour in 1987?
> 3 Penguin books was founded in which country?
> 4 In which 1959 film did Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis cross-dress?
> 5 Lisbeth Salander is the heroine in which book and film series?
> 6 What was the world's first passenger jet aircraft? (Model, not
> airline)
> 7 David Jason played Granville in which British comedy series?
> 8 Sulawesi is an island of which nation?
> 9 What is the Spanish word for river?
> 10 By what three-letter name is the wildebeest also known?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
Pete
Chris F.A. Johnson
Oct 25, 2012, 5:37:29 PM10/25/12
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On 2012-10-24, Calvin wrote:
> 1 What is the main ingredient of the Spanish dish paella?
Rice
> 1 What is the main ingredient of the Spanish dish paella?
> 2 What ship was sunk in Auckland harbour in 1987?
> 3 Penguin books was founded in which country?
> 4 In which 1959 film did Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis cross-dress?
> 5 Lisbeth Salander is the heroine in which book and film series?
> 6 What was the world's first passenger jet aircraft? (Model, not airline)
> 7 David Jason played Granville in which British comedy series?
> 8 Sulawesi is an island of which nation?
> 9 What is the Spanish word for river?
> 10 By what three-letter name is the wildebeest also known?
--
Chris F.A. Johnson <http://cfajohnson.com>
Author: =======================
Pro Bash Programming: Scripting the GNU/Linux Shell (2009, Apress)
Shell Scripting Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (2005, Apress)
Calvin
Oct 26, 2012, 1:17:14 AM10/26/12
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On Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:33:03 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 What is the main ingredient of the Spanish dish paella?
Rice
> 1 What is the main ingredient of the Spanish dish paella?
> 2 What ship was sunk in Auckland harbour in 1987?
> 3 Penguin books was founded in which country?
> 4 In which 1959 film did Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis cross-dress?
> 5 Lisbeth Salander is the heroine in which book and film series?
> 6 What was the world's first passenger jet aircraft? (Model, not airline)
> 7 David Jason played Granville in which British comedy series?
> 8 Sulawesi is an island of which nation?
> 9 What is the Spanish word for river?
> 10 By what three-letter name is the wildebeest also known?
There are no gnus in Australia but then again, no gnus is good news.
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 253
- - - - - - - - - - --- --- ----------
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 91 Rob Parker
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 9 93 Gareth Owen
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 9 93 John Masters
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 9 93 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9 95 Mark Brader
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9 95 Stephen Perry
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9 95 Chris Johnson
1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 7 74 Pete Gayde
1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 7 77 Marc Dashevsky
0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 6 65 Dan Tilque
1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 65 Joachim Parsch
1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 68 Erland S
0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 46 David Brown
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
11 11 12 9 10 7 5 12 12 11 100 77%
Congratulations Rob who returns to take it via the tiebreaker.
cheers,
calvin
David B
Oct 26, 2012, 5:31:47 AM10/26/12
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> > 1 What is the main ingredient of the Spanish dish paella?
>
> Rice
Rice is one of the ingredients, but Paella can be made without it (you can
>
> Rice
substitute couscous or chickpeas). On the other hand it simply wouldn't be
Paella without sea food as it's a sea food dish!
I think you're being a little harsh on me as I practically gave you a
recipe, so obviously do know the dish.
D
John Masters
Oct 26, 2012, 5:40:34 AM10/26/12
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David B
Oct 26, 2012, 6:00:59 AM10/26/12
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"John Masters" <johnm...@me.com> wrote in message
news:<aev44i...@mid.individual.net>...
(I really should do a little research prior to complaining but that would
spoil it for me)
:o)
news:<aev44i...@mid.individual.net>...
> On 2012-10-26 09:31:47 +0000, David B said:
>
> >>>
> >>> 1 What is the main ingredient of the Spanish dish paella?
> >>
> >> Rice
> >
> > Rice is one of the ingredients, but Paella can be made without it (you
> > can substitute couscous or chickpeas). On the other hand it simply
> > wouldn't be Paella without sea food as it's a sea food dish!
> >
> > I think you're being a little harsh on me as I practically gave you a
> > recipe, so obviously do know the dish.
> >
> > D
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paella
>
> http://en.comunitatvalenciana.com/gastronomia-categoria/rice/27350?k=2&gclid=CI_8u5CxnrMCFSTLtAodNzoA3A
As per usual with my complaints, I stand corrected.
>
> >>>
> >>> 1 What is the main ingredient of the Spanish dish paella?
> >>
> >> Rice
> >
> > Rice is one of the ingredients, but Paella can be made without it (you
> > can substitute couscous or chickpeas). On the other hand it simply
> > wouldn't be Paella without sea food as it's a sea food dish!
> >
> > I think you're being a little harsh on me as I practically gave you a
> > recipe, so obviously do know the dish.
> >
> > D
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paella
>
> http://en.comunitatvalenciana.com/gastronomia-categoria/rice/27350?k=2&gclid=CI_8u5CxnrMCFSTLtAodNzoA3A
(I really should do a little research prior to complaining but that would
spoil it for me)
:o)
Erland Sommarskog
Oct 26, 2012, 4:00:21 PM10/26/12
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David B (askfo...@gmail.com) writes:
> Rice is one of the ingredients, but Paella can be made without it (you
> can substitute couscous or chickpeas). On the other hand it simply
> wouldn't be Paella without sea food as it's a sea food dish!
The Paella I had in Valencia only had chicken in it, and where in this
> Rice is one of the ingredients, but Paella can be made without it (you
> can substitute couscous or chickpeas). On the other hand it simply
> wouldn't be Paella without sea food as it's a sea food dish!
world do they know what a paella is if not in Valencia?
OK, so David B has already admitted that he was in error, but I noted that
someone did actually answer chicken - which also might be the answer a
true Valenciano would give.
Stan Brown
Oct 27, 2012, 11:31:21 AM10/27/12
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She calls it "an American-style paella". It has chicken, sausage, seafood,
rice, chickpeas, green peas, peppers, onions, and olives. It may not
be authentic, but it's quite yummy.
--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...
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