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Calvin

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Sep 3, 2018, 12:22:15 AM9/3/18
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1 What is America’s third largest political party by membership? It promotes a classical liberal platform but currently has no members in Congress.
2 The Gulf of Tonkin chiefly adjoins which Asian country?
3 Which Scottish author's best known work is the 1993 novel 'Trainspotting', on which the 1996 film was based?
4 What was the only major naval battle between German and British forces during World War One?
5 A 21st century phenomenon, nomophobia is the irrational fear of being without what?
6 Which American state is most closely associated with Cajun culture?
7 What links Draco, Indus, Pavo and Phoenix?
8 Edo is an historical name for which national capital city?
9 Which 2000's US TV series featured characters including Jack Shephard, Kate Austen, and a 'smoke monster'?
10 What is the common name of C8H7N3O2, a chemical commonly used to detect trace amounts of blood at crime scenes?


cheers,
calvin

Mark Brader

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Sep 3, 2018, 12:34:11 AM9/3/18
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"Calvin":
> 1 What is America's third largest political party by membership?
> It promotes a classical liberal platform but currently has no
> members in Congress.

Libertarian, I suppose.

> 2 The Gulf of Tonkin chiefly adjoins which Asian country?

Vietnam.

> 3 Which Scottish author's best known work is the 1993 novel
> 'Trainspotting', on which the 1996 film was based?

Johnson.

> 4 What was the only major naval battle between German and British
> forces during World War One?

Battle of Jutland.

> 5 A 21st century phenomenon, nomophobia is the irrational fear of
> being without what?

A cell phone?

> 6 Which American state is most closely associated with Cajun culture?

Louisiana.

> 7 What links Draco, Indus, Pavo and Phoenix?

Well, they're all constellations.

> 8 Edo is an historical name for which national capital city?

Tokyo.

> 9 Which 2000's US TV series featured characters including Jack
> Shephard, Kate Austen, and a 'smoke monster'?

"Lost"?

> 10 What is the common name of C8H7N3O2, a chemical commonly used
> to detect trace amounts of blood at crime scenes?

Luminol?
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Dan Blum

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Sep 3, 2018, 9:49:26 AM9/3/18
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:

> 1 What is America???s third largest political party by membership? It promotes a classical liberal platform but currently has no members in Congress.

Libertarian

> 2 The Gulf of Tonkin chiefly adjoins which Asian country?

Vietnam

> 3 Which Scottish author's best known work is the 1993 novel 'Trainspotting', on which the 1996 film was based?

McEwan

> 4 What was the only major naval battle between German and British forces during World War One?

Jutland

> 5 A 21st century phenomenon, nomophobia is the irrational fear of being without what?

Internet connection

> 6 Which American state is most closely associated with Cajun culture?

Louisiana

> 7 What links Draco, Indus, Pavo and Phoenix?

they are constellations

> 8 Edo is an historical name for which national capital city?

Tokyo

> 9 Which 2000's US TV series featured characters including Jack Shephard, Kate Austen, and a 'smoke monster'?

Lost

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Erland Sommarskog

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Sep 3, 2018, 5:11:46 PM9/3/18
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 What is America?s third largest political party by membership? It
> promotes a classical liberal platform but currently has no members in
> Congress.

Libertarian party

> 2 The Gulf of Tonkin chiefly adjoins which Asian country?

Vietnam

> 4 What was the only major naval battle between German and British
> forces during World War One?

Skagerak. Although, I recall from last time the question come up that
what you call the battle depends on where you from.

> 5 A 21st century phenomenon, nomophobia is the irrational fear of
> being without what?

Mobile coverage

> 6 Which American state is most closely associated with Cajun culture?

Louisana

> 8 Edo is an historical name for which national capital city?

Tokyo

Pete Gayde

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Sep 3, 2018, 9:48:32 PM9/3/18
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:fbcb0615-747f-46bf...@googlegroups.com:

>
> 1 What is America’s third largest political party by membership?
> It promotes a classical liberal platform but currently has no members
> in Congress.

Green

> 2 The Gulf of Tonkin chiefly adjoins which Asian country?

Vietnam

> 3 Which Scottish author's best known work is the 1993
> novel 'Trainspotting', on which the 1996 film was based?
> 4 What
> was the only major naval battle between German and British forces
> during World War One?

Jutland

> 5 A 21st century phenomenon, nomophobia is
> the irrational fear of being without what?

Cell phone

> 6 Which American state
> is most closely associated with Cajun culture?

Louisiana

> 7 What links Draco, Indus, Pavo and Phoenix?

River

> 8 Edo is an historical name for which
> national capital city?

Tokyo

> 9 Which 2000's US TV series featured
> characters including Jack Shephard, Kate Austen, and a 'smoke
> monster'?

Supernatural

> 10 What is the common name of C8H7N3O2, a chemical
> commonly used to detect trace amounts of blood at crime scenes?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>

Pete Gayde

swp

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Sep 4, 2018, 12:20:45 AM9/4/18
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On Monday, September 3, 2018 at 12:22:15 AM UTC-4, Calvin wrote:
> 1 What is America’s third largest political party by membership? It promotes a classical liberal platform but currently has no members in Congress.

libertarian

> 2 The Gulf of Tonkin chiefly adjoins which Asian country?

vietnam

> 3 Which Scottish author's best known work is the 1993 novel 'Trainspotting', on which the 1996 film was based?

welsh

> 4 What was the only major naval battle between German and British forces during World War One?

jutland

> 5 A 21st century phenomenon, nomophobia is the irrational fear of being without what?

cellphone

> 6 Which American state is most closely associated with Cajun culture?

louisiana

> 7 What links Draco, Indus, Pavo and Phoenix?

constellations

> 8 Edo is an historical name for which national capital city?

tokyo

> 9 Which 2000's US TV series featured characters including Jack Shephard, Kate Austen, and a 'smoke monster'?

lost

> 10 What is the common name of C8H7N3O2, a chemical commonly used to detect trace amounts of blood at crime scenes?

luminol



swp

Dan Tilque

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Sep 4, 2018, 12:43:50 AM9/4/18
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 What is America’s third largest political party by membership? It promotes a classical liberal platform but currently has no members in Congress.

Libertarian Party

> 2 The Gulf of Tonkin chiefly adjoins which Asian country?

Vietnam

> 3 Which Scottish author's best known work is the 1993 novel 'Trainspotting', on which the 1996 film was based?
> 4 What was the only major naval battle between German and British forces during World War One?

Battle of Jutland

> 5 A 21st century phenomenon, nomophobia is the irrational fear of being without what?

cell phone

> 6 Which American state is most closely associated with Cajun culture?

Louisiana

> 7 What links Draco, Indus, Pavo and Phoenix?

constellations

> 8 Edo is an historical name for which national capital city?

Tokyo

> 9 Which 2000's US TV series featured characters including Jack Shephard, Kate Austen, and a 'smoke monster'?
> 10 What is the common name of C8H7N3O2, a chemical commonly used to detect trace amounts of blood at crime scenes?


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Dan Tilque

Peter Smyth

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Sep 6, 2018, 4:30:30 PM9/6/18
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Calvin wrote:

>
> 1 What is America’s third largest political party by membership? It promotes a classical liberal platform but currently has no members in Congress.
Libertarian
> 2 The Gulf of Tonkin chiefly adjoins which Asian country?
China
> 3 Which Scottish author's best known work is the 1993 novel 'Trainspotting', on which the 1996 film was based?
Irvine Welsh
> 4 What was the only major naval battle between German and British forces during World War One?
Jutland
> 5 A 21st century phenomenon, nomophobia is the irrational fear of being without what?
Mobile Phone
> 6 Which American state is most closely associated with Cajun culture?
Louisiana
> 7 What links Draco, Indus, Pavo and Phoenix?
Constellations
> 8 Edo is an historical name for which national capital city?
> 9 Which 2000's US TV series featured characters including Jack Shephard, Kate Austen, and a 'smoke monster'?
Lost
> 10 What is the common name of C8H7N3O2, a chemical commonly used to detect trace amounts of blood at crime scenes?


Peter Smyth

Calvin

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Sep 9, 2018, 11:09:45 PM9/9/18
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On Monday, September 3, 2018 at 2:22:15 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:

> 1 What is America’s third largest political party by membership? It promotes a classical liberal platform but currently has no members in Congress.

Libertarian Party

> 2 The Gulf of Tonkin chiefly adjoins which Asian country?

Vietnam

> 3 Which Scottish author's best known work is the 1993 novel 'Trainspotting', on which the 1996 film was based?

Irvine Welsh

> 4 What was the only major naval battle between German and British forces during World War One?

Battle of Jultand (aka Battle of Skagerrak)

> 5 A 21st century phenomenon, nomophobia is the irrational fear of being without what?

One's mobile / cell phone. I'll accept "mobile coverage" but not "internet connection".

> 6 Which American state is most closely associated with Cajun culture?

Louisiana

> 7 What links Draco, Indus, Pavo and Phoenix?

All are constellations

> 8 Edo is an historical name for which national capital city?

Tokyo

> 9 Which 2000's US TV series featured characters including Jack Shephard, Kate Austen, and a 'smoke monster'?

Lost

> 10 What is the common name of C8H7N3O2, a chemical commonly used to detect trace amounts of blood at crime scenes?

Luminol


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 534
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 51 Stephen Perry
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 49 Mark Brader
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 7 37 Peter Smyth
1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 7 41 Dan Blum
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 7 43 Dan Tilque
1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 38 Erland S
0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 32 Pete Gayde
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
6 6 2 7 6 7 5 6 4 2 51 73%

Congratulations Stephen.

cheers,
calvin


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