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Calvin
Jul 10, 2017, 9:11:18 PM7/10/17
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1 Typically made with French fries, bacon, cheese and gravy, what is the unofficial national dish of Canada?
2 Who was the first President of Zimbabwe from 1980-87?
3 Who was Tom Cruise's first wife?
4 Which 1977 album by Queen shares its name with a defunct British national newspaper?
5 To which section of an orchestra does the bassoon belong?
6 Who was the father of English monarch King Edward VI?
7 Tina Turner sang the theme to which 1995 James Bond film?
8 American writer Peter Benchley wrote which 1974 novel, and (with Carl Gottlieb) the screenplay for the 1975 film of the same name?
9 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
10 What is the second lowest layer of the atmosphere, located above the troposphere?
cheers,
calvin
Dan Tilque
Jul 10, 2017, 10:31:01 PM7/10/17
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Typically made with French fries, bacon, cheese and gravy, what is the unofficial national dish of Canada?
poutine
> 1 Typically made with French fries, bacon, cheese and gravy, what is the unofficial national dish of Canada?
> 2 Who was the first President of Zimbabwe from 1980-87?
> 3 Who was Tom Cruise's first wife?
> 4 Which 1977 album by Queen shares its name with a defunct British national newspaper?
> 5 To which section of an orchestra does the bassoon belong?
> 6 Who was the father of English monarch King Edward VI?
> 7 Tina Turner sang the theme to which 1995 James Bond film?
> 8 American writer Peter Benchley wrote which 1974 novel, and (with Carl Gottlieb) the screenplay for the 1975 film of the same name?
> 9 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
> 10 What is the second lowest layer of the atmosphere, located above the troposphere?
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Dan Tilque
Dan Blum
Jul 10, 2017, 10:55:57 PM7/10/17
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1 Typically made with French fries, bacon, cheese and gravy, what is the unofficial national dish of Canada?
poutine
> 1 Typically made with French fries, bacon, cheese and gravy, what is the unofficial national dish of Canada?
> 2 Who was the first President of Zimbabwe from 1980-87?
> 3 Who was Tom Cruise's first wife?
> 5 To which section of an orchestra does the bassoon belong?
> 6 Who was the father of English monarch King Edward VI?
> 7 Tina Turner sang the theme to which 1995 James Bond film?
> 8 American writer Peter Benchley wrote which 1974 novel, and (with Carl Gottlieb) the screenplay for the 1975 film of the same name?
> 9 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
> 10 What is the second lowest layer of the atmosphere, located above the troposphere?
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Mark Brader
Jul 11, 2017, 12:03:35 AM7/11/17
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Calvin:
"typically" part of it. And it's mostly associated with Quebec,
although it's become more widespread in recent years.
> 2 Who was the first President of Zimbabwe from 1980-87?
Mugabe?
> 3 Who was Tom Cruise's first wife?
Kidman?
> 4 Which 1977 album by Queen shares its name with a defunct British
> national newspaper?
"News of the World"?
> 5 To which section of an orchestra does the bassoon belong?
Woodwinds.
> 6 Who was the father of English monarch King Edward VI?
King Henry VIII.
> 7 Tina Turner sang the theme to which 1995 James Bond film?
"The World is Not Enough"?
> 8 American writer Peter Benchley wrote which 1974 novel, and (with Carl
> Gottlieb) the screenplay for the 1975 film of the same name?
"Jaws".
> 9 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
France?
> 10 What is the second lowest layer of the atmosphere, located above the
> troposphere?
Stratosphere.
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "If you want a 20th century solution, the
m...@vex.net | obvious answer is helicopters!" -- Bob Scheurle
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 Typically made with French fries, bacon, cheese and gravy, what is the
> unofficial national dish of Canada?
I think you want poutine, but I don't normally hear of bacon being
> unofficial national dish of Canada?
"typically" part of it. And it's mostly associated with Quebec,
although it's become more widespread in recent years.
> 2 Who was the first President of Zimbabwe from 1980-87?
> 3 Who was Tom Cruise's first wife?
> 4 Which 1977 album by Queen shares its name with a defunct British
> national newspaper?
> 5 To which section of an orchestra does the bassoon belong?
> 6 Who was the father of English monarch King Edward VI?
> 7 Tina Turner sang the theme to which 1995 James Bond film?
> 8 American writer Peter Benchley wrote which 1974 novel, and (with Carl
> Gottlieb) the screenplay for the 1975 film of the same name?
> 9 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
> 10 What is the second lowest layer of the atmosphere, located above the
> troposphere?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "If you want a 20th century solution, the
m...@vex.net | obvious answer is helicopters!" -- Bob Scheurle
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Peter Smyth
Jul 11, 2017, 3:37:41 AM7/11/17
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Typically made with French fries, bacon, cheese and gravy, what is the
> unofficial national dish of Canada?
>
> 2 Who was the first President of Zimbabwe from 1980-87?
Canaan Banana
> 1 Typically made with French fries, bacon, cheese and gravy, what is the
> unofficial national dish of Canada?
>
> 2 Who was the first President of Zimbabwe from 1980-87?
> 3 Who was Tom Cruise's first wife?
Nicole Kidman
> 4 Which 1977 album by Queen shares its name with a defunct British
> national newspaper?
News of the World
> national newspaper?
> 5 To which section of an orchestra does the bassoon belong?
Woodwind
> 6 Who was the father of English monarch King Edward VI?
Henry VIII
> 7 Tina Turner sang the theme to which 1995 James Bond film?
Goldeneye
> 8 American writer Peter Benchley wrote which 1974 novel, and (with Carl
> Gottlieb) the screenplay for the 1975 film of the same name?
The Godfather
> Gottlieb) the screenplay for the 1975 film of the same name?
> 9 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
France
> 10 What is the second lowest layer of the atmosphere, located above the
> troposphere?
Ionosphere
> troposphere?
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog
Jul 11, 2017, 4:25:47 AM7/11/17
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I thought it has been Mugabe all the time. If it was someone else, who
would remember that now? I go for a really crazy answer: Ian Smith.
> 3 Who was Tom Cruise's first wife?
Nicole Kidman
> 5 To which section of an orchestra does the bassoon belong?
Woodwinds
> 6 Who was the father of English monarch King Edward VI?
George V
> 9 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
France
> 10 What is the second lowest layer of the atmosphere, located above
> the troposphere?
Stratosphere
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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
would remember that now? I go for a really crazy answer: Ian Smith.
> 3 Who was Tom Cruise's first wife?
> 5 To which section of an orchestra does the bassoon belong?
> 6 Who was the father of English monarch King Edward VI?
> 9 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
> 10 What is the second lowest layer of the atmosphere, located above
> the troposphere?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Marc Dashevsky
Jul 11, 2017, 2:08:54 PM7/11/17
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In article <a0fb2cea-c625-4cee...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 2 Who was the first President of Zimbabwe from 1980-87?
> 3 Who was Tom Cruise's first wife?
Nicole Kidman
> 4 Which 1977 album by Queen shares its name with a defunct British national newspaper?
> 5 To which section of an orchestra does the bassoon belong?
woodwinds
> 6 Who was the father of English monarch King Edward VI?
> 7 Tina Turner sang the theme to which 1995 James Bond film?
> 8 American writer Peter Benchley wrote which 1974 novel, and (with Carl Gottlieb) the screenplay for the 1975 film of the same name?
Jaws
> 9 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
> 10 What is the second lowest layer of the atmosphere, located above the troposphere?
stratosphere
> cheers,
> calvin
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>
> 1 Typically made with French fries, bacon, cheese and gravy, what is the unofficial national dish of Canada?
poutine
> 1 Typically made with French fries, bacon, cheese and gravy, what is the unofficial national dish of Canada?
> 2 Who was the first President of Zimbabwe from 1980-87?
> 3 Who was Tom Cruise's first wife?
> 4 Which 1977 album by Queen shares its name with a defunct British national newspaper?
> 5 To which section of an orchestra does the bassoon belong?
> 6 Who was the father of English monarch King Edward VI?
> 7 Tina Turner sang the theme to which 1995 James Bond film?
> 8 American writer Peter Benchley wrote which 1974 novel, and (with Carl Gottlieb) the screenplay for the 1975 film of the same name?
> 9 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
> 10 What is the second lowest layer of the atmosphere, located above the troposphere?
> cheers,
> calvin
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Pete Gayde
Jul 11, 2017, 3:30:24 PM7/11/17
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:a0fb2cea-c625-4cee...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Typically made with French fries, bacon, cheese and gravy, what
> is the unofficial national dish of Canada?
Poutine
> 2 Who was the first President of Zimbabwe from 1980-87?
Patton
> 3 Who was Tom Cruise's first wife?
Nicole Kidman
> 4 Which 1977 album by Queen shares its name with a defunct
> British national newspaper?
News of the World
> 5 To which section of an orchestra does the bassoon belong?
Woodwinds
> 6 Who was the father of English monarch King Edward VI?
George IV
> 7 Tina Turner sang the theme to which 1995 James Bond film?
> 8 American writer Peter Benchley wrote which 1974
> novel, and (with Carl Gottlieb) the screenplay for the 1975 film of
> the same name?
Jaws
> 9 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which
> European country?
France
> 10 What is the second lowest layer of the
> atmosphere, located above the troposphere?
Exosphere
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
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Pete Gayde
news:a0fb2cea-c625-4cee...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Typically made with French fries, bacon, cheese and gravy, what
> is the unofficial national dish of Canada?
> 2 Who was the first President of Zimbabwe from 1980-87?
> 3 Who was Tom Cruise's first wife?
> 4 Which 1977 album by Queen shares its name with a defunct
> British national newspaper?
> 5 To which section of an orchestra does the bassoon belong?
> 6 Who was the father of English monarch King Edward VI?
> 7 Tina Turner sang the theme to which 1995 James Bond film?
> 8 American writer Peter Benchley wrote which 1974
> novel, and (with Carl Gottlieb) the screenplay for the 1975 film of
> the same name?
> 9 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which
> European country?
> 10 What is the second lowest layer of the
> atmosphere, located above the troposphere?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
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> http://www.avg.com
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Pete Gayde
Chris F.A. Johnson
Jul 15, 2017, 10:08:03 PM7/15/17
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On 2017-07-11, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Typically made with French fries, bacon, cheese and gravy, what is the unofficial national dish of Canada?
Poutine
>
> 1 Typically made with French fries, bacon, cheese and gravy, what is the unofficial national dish of Canada?
> 2 Who was the first President of Zimbabwe from 1980-87?
> 3 Who was Tom Cruise's first wife?
> 4 Which 1977 album by Queen shares its name with a defunct British national newspaper?
> 5 To which section of an orchestra does the bassoon belong?
> 6 Who was the father of English monarch King Edward VI?
> 7 Tina Turner sang the theme to which 1995 James Bond film?
> 8 American writer Peter Benchley wrote which 1974 novel, and (with Carl Gottlieb) the screenplay for the 1975 film of the same name?
> 9 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
> 10 What is the second lowest layer of the atmosphere, located above the troposphere?
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Chris F.A. Johnson
ArenEss
Jul 18, 2017, 10:02:44 AM7/18/17
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On Mon, 10 Jul 2017 18:11:17 -0700 (PDT), Calvin <334...@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>1 Typically made with French fries, bacon, cheese and gravy, what is the unofficial national dish of Canada?
Poutine
ArenEss
>
>cheers,
>calvin
wrote:
>
>1 Typically made with French fries, bacon, cheese and gravy, what is the unofficial national dish of Canada?
>2 Who was the first President of Zimbabwe from 1980-87?
Canaan Banana
>3 Who was Tom Cruise's first wife?
Mimi Rogers
>4 Which 1977 album by Queen shares its name with a defunct British national newspaper?
News of the World
>5 To which section of an orchestra does the bassoon belong?
Woodwinds
>6 Who was the father of English monarch King Edward VI?
Henry VIII
>7 Tina Turner sang the theme to which 1995 James Bond film?
GoldenEye
>8 American writer Peter Benchley wrote which 1974 novel, and (with Carl Gottlieb) the screenplay for the 1975 film of the same name?
Jaws
>9 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
Germany
>10 What is the second lowest layer of the atmosphere, located above the troposphere?
Stratosphere
ArenEss
>
>cheers,
>calvin
Calvin
Jul 18, 2017, 9:33:00 PM7/18/17
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On Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 11:11:18 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Typically made with French fries, bacon, cheese and gravy, what is the unofficial national dish of Canada?
Poutine
> 1 Typically made with French fries, bacon, cheese and gravy, what is the unofficial national dish of Canada?
> 2 Who was the first President of Zimbabwe from 1980-87?
Mugabe was Prime Minister for that period before becoming President in 1987.
> 3 Who was Tom Cruise's first wife?
> 4 Which 1977 album by Queen shares its name with a defunct British national newspaper?
> 5 To which section of an orchestra does the bassoon belong?
> 6 Who was the father of English monarch King Edward VI?
> 7 Tina Turner sang the theme to which 1995 James Bond film?
> 8 American writer Peter Benchley wrote which 1974 novel, and (with Carl Gottlieb) the screenplay for the 1975 film of the same name?
> 9 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
> 10 What is the second lowest layer of the atmosphere, located above the troposphere?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 494
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 43 Aren Ess
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 24 Peter Smyth
1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 27 Mark Brader
1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 30 Dan Blum
1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 30 Chris Johnson
1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 23 Pete Gayde
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 24 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 18 Dan Tilque
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 12 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
7 2 1 4 7 6 5 5 1 5 43 48%
Well that was a tough one. Well done Aren.
cheers,
calvin
Calvin
Jul 18, 2017, 9:34:14 PM7/18/17
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On Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 2:03:35 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> Calvin:
> > 1 Typically made with French fries, bacon, cheese and gravy, what is the
> > unofficial national dish of Canada?
>
> I think you want poutine, but I don't normally hear of bacon being
> "typically" part of it.
Noted thanks. It's always included here in my experience, but I guess that is a comment on Australian palates.
> Calvin:
> > 1 Typically made with French fries, bacon, cheese and gravy, what is the
> > unofficial national dish of Canada?
>
> I think you want poutine, but I don't normally hear of bacon being
> "typically" part of it.
cheers,
calvin
Calvin
Jul 18, 2017, 9:34:51 PM7/18/17
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cheers,
calvin
ArenEss
Jul 19, 2017, 12:26:39 PM7/19/17
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On Tue, 18 Jul 2017 18:34:50 -0700 (PDT), Calvin <334...@gmail.com>
Well, I did guess on numbers 2 & 6, but all others were known to me.
ArenEss
>
>cheers,
>calvin
ArenEss
>
>cheers,
>calvin
Calvin
Jul 19, 2017, 7:58:34 PM7/19/17
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On Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 2:26:39 AM UTC+10, ArenEss wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Jul 2017 18:34:50 -0700 (PDT), Calvin <334...@gmail.com>
> On Tue, 18 Jul 2017 18:34:50 -0700 (PDT), Calvin <334...@gmail.com>
> >Aren- can you please confirm that you answered these from your own knowledge only?
>
> Well, I did guess on numbers 2 & 6, but all others were known to me.
Thanks- well done.
>
> Well, I did guess on numbers 2 & 6, but all others were known to me.
cheers,
calvin
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