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Calvin's Quiz #336 - 2013 deaths
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calvin
Jan 7, 2014, 6:05:02 PM1/7/14
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Hi everyone
Welcome to 2014. This quiz concerns famous people who died during 2013. I
supply their year of birth and a clue, you identify the person. HINT: as a
general rule, the more obscure the clue, the more famous the person.
1 1954 Leading Chav
2 1934 American pianist, winner of the 1958 International Tchaikovsky
Piano Competition in Moscow
3 1947 Harry Potter, Gandhi, The History Boys, Withnail and I
4 1925 Between James and John
5 1927 Booker + Oscar = ?
6 1921 Mermaid
7 1961 Anthony senior
8 1943 Boxer who broke Muhammad Ali's jaw
9 1939 Journalist, comedian, writer, media personality and television host
10 1929 British Thief
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cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Jan 7, 2014, 11:59:20 PM1/7/14
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"Calvin":
> 3 1947 Harry Potter, Gandhi, The History Boys, Withnail and I
Griffiths?
> 4 1925 Between James and John
> 5 1927 Booker + Oscar = ?
Lessing?
> 6 1921 Mermaid
Williams?
> 7 1961 Anthony senior
> 8 1943 Boxer who broke Muhammad Ali's jaw
Frazier?
> 9 1939 Journalist, comedian, writer, media personality and television host
Frost.
> 10 1929 British Thief
Biggs.
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> 1 1954 Leading Chav
> 2 1934 American pianist, winner of the 1958 International Tchaikovsky
> Piano Competition in Moscow
Cliburn?
> 2 1934 American pianist, winner of the 1958 International Tchaikovsky
> Piano Competition in Moscow
> 3 1947 Harry Potter, Gandhi, The History Boys, Withnail and I
> 4 1925 Between James and John
> 5 1927 Booker + Oscar = ?
> 6 1921 Mermaid
Williams?
> 7 1961 Anthony senior
> 8 1943 Boxer who broke Muhammad Ali's jaw
> 9 1939 Journalist, comedian, writer, media personality and television host
> 10 1929 British Thief
Biggs.
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "Alas, there is NO SUCH THING as 'NO SUCH THING as
m...@vex.net | privileged access.'" -- Alan Silverstein
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Gareth Owen
Jan 8, 2014, 1:22:18 PM1/8/14
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calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:
> 1 1954 Leading Chav
Mr Burberry??
> 2 1934 American pianist, winner of the 1958 International
> Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow
> 3 1947 Harry Potter, Gandhi, The History Boys, Withnail and I
Richard Griffith
> 4 1925 Between James and John
> 5 1927 Booker + Oscar = ?
> 6 1921 Mermaid
Esther Williams (wet, she's a star; dry, she ain't)
> 7 1961 Anthony senior
> 8 1943 Boxer who broke Muhammad Ali's jaw
Ken Norton
> 9 1939 Journalist, comedian, writer, media personality and television
> host
David Frost
> 10 1929 British Thief
Ronnie Biggs
> 1 1954 Leading Chav
Mr Burberry??
> 2 1934 American pianist, winner of the 1958 International
> Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow
> 3 1947 Harry Potter, Gandhi, The History Boys, Withnail and I
> 4 1925 Between James and John
> 5 1927 Booker + Oscar = ?
> 6 1921 Mermaid
> 7 1961 Anthony senior
> 8 1943 Boxer who broke Muhammad Ali's jaw
> 9 1939 Journalist, comedian, writer, media personality and television
> host
> 10 1929 British Thief
Ronnie Biggs
Marc Dashevsky
Jan 8, 2014, 2:24:27 PM1/8/14
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In article <op.w9caeorc2wood3@homepc>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 3 1947 Harry Potter, Gandhi, The History Boys, Withnail and I
Griffiths
> 4 1925 Between James and John
> 5 1927 Booker + Oscar = ?
> 6 1921 Mermaid
> 7 1961 Anthony senior
> 8 1943 Boxer who broke Muhammad Ali's jaw
Joe Frazier
>
> Hi everyone
>
> Welcome to 2014. This quiz concerns famous people who died during 2013. I
> supply their year of birth and a clue, you identify the person. HINT: as a
> general rule, the more obscure the clue, the more famous the person.
>
>
> 1 1954 Leading Chav
> 2 1934 American pianist, winner of the 1958 International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow
Van Cliburn
> Hi everyone
>
> Welcome to 2014. This quiz concerns famous people who died during 2013. I
> supply their year of birth and a clue, you identify the person. HINT: as a
> general rule, the more obscure the clue, the more famous the person.
>
>
> 1 1954 Leading Chav
> 2 1934 American pianist, winner of the 1958 International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow
> 3 1947 Harry Potter, Gandhi, The History Boys, Withnail and I
> 4 1925 Between James and John
> 5 1927 Booker + Oscar = ?
> 6 1921 Mermaid
> 7 1961 Anthony senior
> 8 1943 Boxer who broke Muhammad Ali's jaw
Pete
Jan 8, 2014, 3:10:46 PM1/8/14
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calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in news:op.w9caeorc2wood3@homepc:
>
> Hi everyone
>
> Welcome to 2014. This quiz concerns famous people who died during
> 2013. I supply their year of birth and a clue, you identify the
> person. HINT: as a general rule, the more obscure the clue, the more
> famous the person.
>
>
> 1 1954 Leading Chav
> 2 1934 American pianist, winner of the 1958 International
> Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow
Van Cliburn
> 3 1947 Harry Potter, Gandhi, The History Boys, Withnail and I
Griffiths
> 4 1925 Between James and John
> 5 1927 Booker + Oscar = ?
> 6 1921 Mermaid
> 7 1961 Anthony senior
Gandolfini
> 8 1943 Boxer who broke Muhammad Ali's jaw
> 9 1939 Journalist, comedian, writer, media personality and
> television host 10 1929 British Thief
Biggs
>
>
Pete
>
> Hi everyone
>
> Welcome to 2014. This quiz concerns famous people who died during
> 2013. I supply their year of birth and a clue, you identify the
> person. HINT: as a general rule, the more obscure the clue, the more
> famous the person.
>
>
> 1 1954 Leading Chav
> 2 1934 American pianist, winner of the 1958 International
> Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow
> 3 1947 Harry Potter, Gandhi, The History Boys, Withnail and I
> 4 1925 Between James and John
> 5 1927 Booker + Oscar = ?
> 6 1921 Mermaid
> 7 1961 Anthony senior
> 8 1943 Boxer who broke Muhammad Ali's jaw
> 9 1939 Journalist, comedian, writer, media personality and
> television host 10 1929 British Thief
>
>
Pete
Peter Smyth
Jan 8, 2014, 4:13:32 PM1/8/14
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calvin wrote:
>
> Hi everyone
>
> Welcome to 2014. This quiz concerns famous people who died during
> 2013. I supply their year of birth and a clue, you identify the
> person. HINT: as a general rule, the more obscure the clue, the more
> famous the person.
>
>
> 1 1954 Leading Chav
> 2 1934 American pianist, winner of the 1958 International
> Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow
Van Cliburn
>
> Hi everyone
>
> Welcome to 2014. This quiz concerns famous people who died during
> 2013. I supply their year of birth and a clue, you identify the
> person. HINT: as a general rule, the more obscure the clue, the more
> famous the person.
>
>
> 1 1954 Leading Chav
> 2 1934 American pianist, winner of the 1958 International
> Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow
> 3 1947 Harry Potter, Gandhi, The History Boys, Withnail and I
Richard Griffiths
> 4 1925 Between James and John
Margaret Thatcher
> 5 1927 Booker + Oscar = ?
> 6 1921 Mermaid
> 7 1961 Anthony senior
> 8 1943 Boxer who broke Muhammad Ali's jaw
Ken Norton
> 6 1921 Mermaid
> 7 1961 Anthony senior
> 8 1943 Boxer who broke Muhammad Ali's jaw
> 9 1939 Journalist, comedian, writer, media personality and
> television host
> 10 1929 British Thief
Ronnie Biggs
> television host
> 10 1929 British Thief
Peter Smyth
robpparker SPAM @foroptusnet.com.aume Rob Parker
Jan 9, 2014, 1:02:28 AM1/9/14
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> 1 1954 Leading Chav
Hugo Chavez
> 2 1934 American pianist, winner of the 1958 International Tchaikovsky
> Piano Competition in Moscow
> 3 1947 Harry Potter, Gandhi, The History Boys, Withnail and I
Richard Griffiths
> 4 1925 Between James and John
> 5 1927 Booker + Oscar = ?
> 6 1921 Mermaid
Esther Williams
> 7 1961 Anthony senior
> 8 1943 Boxer who broke Muhammad Ali's jaw
Norton (?)
> 9 1939 Journalist, comedian, writer, media personality and television host
David Frost
> 10 1929 British Thief
Ronnie Biggs
Rob
Hugo Chavez
> 2 1934 American pianist, winner of the 1958 International Tchaikovsky
> Piano Competition in Moscow
> 3 1947 Harry Potter, Gandhi, The History Boys, Withnail and I
> 4 1925 Between James and John
> 5 1927 Booker + Oscar = ?
> 6 1921 Mermaid
> 7 1961 Anthony senior
> 8 1943 Boxer who broke Muhammad Ali's jaw
> 9 1939 Journalist, comedian, writer, media personality and television host
> 10 1929 British Thief
Ronnie Biggs
Mark Brader
Jan 9, 2014, 4:11:40 AM1/9/14
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Those who are liked this topic and haven't already seen it already might
want to look at
http://www.sporcle.com/games/SporcleEXP/in-memoriam-2013
in which there are 42 photos for you to identify.
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Mark Brader | "[He] is my nation's leader ... i.e., the piece of
Toronto | clear tape at the beginning of a cassette that you
m...@vex.net | can't record anything on...." --R.H. Draney
want to look at
http://www.sporcle.com/games/SporcleEXP/in-memoriam-2013
in which there are 42 photos for you to identify.
--
Mark Brader | "[He] is my nation's leader ... i.e., the piece of
Toronto | clear tape at the beginning of a cassette that you
m...@vex.net | can't record anything on...." --R.H. Draney
Gareth Owen
Jan 9, 2014, 10:57:54 AM1/9/14
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Oh ... flip. Good answer Pete.
calvin
Jan 11, 2014, 4:01:30 PM1/11/14
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On Wed, 08 Jan 2014 09:05:02 +1000, calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1 1954 Leading Chav
Hugo Chavez
> 1 1954 Leading Chav
Hugo Chavez
> 2 1934 American pianist, winner of the 1958 International Tchaikovsky
> Piano Competition in Moscow
Van Cliburn
> Piano Competition in Moscow
> 3 1947 Harry Potter, Gandhi, The History Boys, Withnail and I
> 4 1925 Between James and John
Betwixt Callaghan and Major
> 5 1927 Booker + Oscar = ?
> 6 1921 Mermaid
Esther Williams
> 7 1961 Anthony senior
The clue refers to his character in The Sopranos
> 8 1943 Boxer who broke Muhammad Ali's jaw
> 9 1939 Journalist, comedian, writer, media personality and television
> host
David Frost
> 10 1929 British Thief
Ronnie Biggs
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 336
> 10 1929 British Thief
Ronnie Biggs
1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 6 21 Rob Parker
0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 19 Peter Smyth
0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 5 20 Gareth Owen
0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 21 Mark Brader
0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 16 Pete Gayde
0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 Marc Dashevsky
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
1 4 6 1 0 3 1 3 3 5 27 45%
Well done Rob.
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cheers,
calvin
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