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Calvin

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Apr 26, 2011, 8:03:14 PM4/26/11
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1 Who played Magnum PI in the 1980s TV series of that name?
2 To the nearest 10 million, what is the population of Germany?
3 Tommy Lee Jones and Ashley Judd co-starred in which 1999 thriller?
4 St Basil's Cathedral is located in which European capital city?
5 Who co-starred with Robert Culp in the 1960s TV series I Spy?
6 Which Middle Eastern country's national sporting teams regularly compete
in the European zone?
7 Which Hindu deity is often depicted as being blue and having four arms?
8 Who is the apparent successor to Kim Jong-Il in North Korea?
9 In which 1995 Oscar winning film was the title character played by more
than 40 different cast members?
10 Which Austrian painted the 1908 work The Kiss?


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Mark Brader

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Apr 26, 2011, 9:00:40 PM4/26/11
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"Calvin":

> 1 Who played Magnum PI in the 1980s TV series of that name?

Selleck.

> 2 To the nearest 10 million, what is the population of Germany?

You have been told previously that this wording is unclear. Please
don't use it again.

I'll say 70,000,000.

> 3 Tommy Lee Jones and Ashley Judd co-starred in which 1999 thriller?

"Double Jeopardy".

> 4 St Basil's Cathedral is located in which European capital city?

Moscow.

> 5 Who co-starred with Robert Culp in the 1960s TV series I Spy?

Bill Cosby.

> 6 Which Middle Eastern country's national sporting teams regularly
> compete in the European zone?

Israel?

> 7 Which Hindu deity is often depicted as being blue and having four arms?

Vishnu?

> 8 Who is the apparent successor to Kim Jong-Il in North Korea?

Arrrrgh. Kim Il Sung?

> 9 In which 1995 Oscar winning film was the title character played by
> more than 40 different cast members?

"Orlando"?

> 10 Which Austrian painted the 1908 work The Kiss?

Klimt.
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Marc Dashevsky

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Apr 27, 2011, 12:37:36 AM4/27/11
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In article <op.vukk3...@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, cal...@phlegm.com says...

> 1 Who played Magnum PI in the 1980s TV series of that name?
Tom Selleck

> 2 To the nearest 10 million, what is the population of Germany?

70,000,000

> 3 Tommy Lee Jones and Ashley Judd co-starred in which 1999 thriller?
> 4 St Basil's Cathedral is located in which European capital city?
> 5 Who co-starred with Robert Culp in the 1960s TV series I Spy?

Bill Cosby

> 6 Which Middle Eastern country's national sporting teams regularly compete in the European zone?

Israel

> 7 Which Hindu deity is often depicted as being blue and having four arms?

Vishnu

> 8 Who is the apparent successor to Kim Jong-Il in North Korea?

his son

> 9 In which 1995 Oscar winning film was the title character played by more than 40 different cast members?
> 10 Which Austrian painted the 1908 work The Kiss?

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Erland Sommarskog

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Apr 27, 2011, 3:14:04 AM4/27/11
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Calvin (cal...@phlegm.com) writes:
> 2 To the nearest 10 million, what is the population of Germany?

85 million

> 4 St Basil's Cathedral is located in which European capital city?

London

> 6 Which Middle Eastern country's national sporting teams regularly
> compete in the European zone?

Israel

> 7 Which Hindu deity is often depicted as being blue and having four
> arms?

Shiva

> 8 Who is the apparent successor to Kim Jong-Il in North Korea?

His younger son whose surname also is Kim of course, but I don't remember
his first name. (Which in case of a Koran is the last name.)


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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se

swp

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Apr 27, 2011, 8:47:04 AM4/27/11
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On Apr 26, 8:03 pm, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
> 1       Who played Magnum PI in the 1980s TV series of that name?

tom selleck

> 2       To the nearest 10 million, what is the population of Germany?

85,000,000

> 3       Tommy Lee Jones and Ashley Judd co-starred in which 1999 thriller?

double jeopardy

> 4       St Basil's Cathedral is located in which European capital city?

london?

> 5       Who co-starred with Robert Culp in the 1960s TV series I Spy?

bill cosby

> 6       Which Middle Eastern country's national sporting teams regularly compete  
> in the European zone?

israel

> 7       Which Hindu deity is often depicted as being blue and having four arms?

vishnu

> 8       Who is the apparent successor to Kim Jong-Il in North Korea?

his son, mr. kim the lesser

> 9       In which 1995 Oscar winning film was the title character played by more  
> than 40 different cast members?

pulp fiction?

> 10      Which Austrian painted the 1908 work The Kiss?

gustav klimpt?

(too many guesses this time)

swp

Chris F.A. Johnson

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Apr 27, 2011, 1:47:34 PM4/27/11
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On 2011-04-27, Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 Who played Magnum PI in the 1980s TV series of that name?

Tom Selleck

> 2 To the nearest 10 million, what is the population of Germany?

80 million

> 3 Tommy Lee Jones and Ashley Judd co-starred in which 1999 thriller?

Double Jeopardy

> 4 St Basil's Cathedral is located in which European capital city?

Moscow

> 5 Who co-starred with Robert Culp in the 1960s TV series I Spy?

Bill Cosby

> 6 Which Middle Eastern country's national sporting teams regularly compete
> in the European zone?

Turkey

> 7 Which Hindu deity is often depicted as being blue and having four arms?

Vishnu

> 8 Who is the apparent successor to Kim Jong-Il in North Korea?
> 9 In which 1995 Oscar winning film was the title character played by more
> than 40 different cast members?
> 10 Which Austrian painted the 1908 work The Kiss?

Munch

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robpparker SPAM @foroptusnet.com.aume Rob Parker

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Apr 27, 2011, 6:01:07 PM4/27/11
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> 1 Who played Magnum PI in the 1980s TV series of that name?

Tom Selleck

> 2 To the nearest 10 million, what is the population of Germany?

80 million

> 3 Tommy Lee Jones and Ashley Judd co-starred in which 1999 thriller?

Men In Black II (?)

> 4 St Basil's Cathedral is located in which European capital city?

Geneva (?)

> 5 Who co-starred with Robert Culp in the 1960s TV series I Spy?

Bill Cosby

> 6 Which Middle Eastern country's national sporting teams regularly compete
> in the European zone?

Turkey (?)

> 7 Which Hindu deity is often depicted as being blue and having four arms?

Vishsnu

> 8 Who is the apparent successor to Kim Jong-Il in North Korea?

Kim Il Sung

> 9 In which 1995 Oscar winning film was the title character played by more
> than 40 different cast members?

no idea

> 10 Which Austrian painted the 1908 work The Kiss?

Klimt


Rob (with more than the usual number of WAGs this time around)

Dan Tilque

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Apr 28, 2011, 5:39:48 AM4/28/11
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Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 Who played Magnum PI in the 1980s TV series of that name?

Tom Selleck

> 2 To the nearest 10 million, what is the population of Germany?

60 million

> 3 Tommy Lee Jones and Ashley Judd co-starred in which 1999 thriller?
> 4 St Basil's Cathedral is located in which European capital city?

Moscow

> 5 Who co-starred with Robert Culp in the 1960s TV series I Spy?

Bill Cosby

> 6 Which Middle Eastern country's national sporting teams regularly
> compete in the European zone?

Israel

> 7 Which Hindu deity is often depicted as being blue and having four
> arms?

Shiva

> 8 Who is the apparent successor to Kim Jong-Il in North Korea?
> 9 In which 1995 Oscar winning film was the title character played by
> more than 40 different cast members?
> 10 Which Austrian painted the 1908 work The Kiss?

Adolf Hitler

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Dan Tilque

Peter Smyth

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Apr 28, 2011, 4:38:04 PM4/28/11
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"Calvin" <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote in message
news:op.vukk3...@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au...


>
>
> 1 Who played Magnum PI in the 1980s TV series of that name?

Tom Selleck


> 2 To the nearest 10 million, what is the population of Germany?

80 million


> 3 Tommy Lee Jones and Ashley Judd co-starred in which 1999 thriller?
> 4 St Basil's Cathedral is located in which European capital city?

Moscow


> 5 Who co-starred with Robert Culp in the 1960s TV series I Spy?
> 6 Which Middle Eastern country's national sporting teams regularly
> compete in the European zone?

Israel (arguably Turkey too?)


> 7 Which Hindu deity is often depicted as being blue and having four
> arms?

Vishnu


> 8 Who is the apparent successor to Kim Jong-Il in North Korea?

Kim Il-Sung


> 9 In which 1995 Oscar winning film was the title character played by
> more than 40 different cast members?
> 10 Which Austrian painted the 1908 work The Kiss?


Peter Smyth

Jeffrey Turner

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Apr 29, 2011, 1:08:16 AM4/29/11
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On 4/26/2011 8:03 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 Who played Magnum PI in the 1980s TV series of that name?
Tom Selleck

> 2 To the nearest 10 million, what is the population of Germany?
> 3 Tommy Lee Jones and Ashley Judd co-starred in which 1999 thriller?
> 4 St Basil's Cathedral is located in which European capital city?
> 5 Who co-starred with Robert Culp in the 1960s TV series I Spy?
Bill Cosby

> 6 Which Middle Eastern country's national sporting teams regularly
> compete in the European zone?
> 7 Which Hindu deity is often depicted as being blue and having four arms?
Shiva

> 8 Who is the apparent successor to Kim Jong-Il in North Korea?
> 9 In which 1995 Oscar winning film was the title character played by
> more than 40 different cast members?
> 10 Which Austrian painted the 1908 work The Kiss?
Klee

--Jeff

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Power to protect money.
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Pete

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Apr 29, 2011, 8:11:42 PM4/29/11
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Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote in
news:op.vukk3...@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:

>
>
> 1 Who played Magnum PI in the 1980s TV series of that name?

Selleck

> 2 To the nearest 10 million, what is the population of Germany?

80 million

> 3 Tommy Lee Jones and Ashley Judd co-starred in which 1999 thriller?
> 4 St Basil's Cathedral is located in which European capital city?

Moscow

> 5 Who co-starred with Robert Culp in the 1960s TV series I Spy?

Bill Cosby

> 6 Which Middle Eastern country's national sporting
> teams regularly compete in the European zone?

Israel

> 7 Which Hindu deity is often depicted as being blue and having
> four arms?

Vishnu

> 8 Who is the apparent successor to Kim Jong-Il in North Korea?

Kim Jong-Un

> 9 In which 1995 Oscar winning film was the title character
> played by more than 40 different cast members?
> 10 Which Austrian painted the 1908 work The Kiss?

Klimt

>
>

Pete

Calvin

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May 3, 2011, 8:31:39 PM5/3/11
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On Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:03:14 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:

> 1 Who played Magnum PI in the 1980s TV series of that name?

Tom Selleck
9/10

> 2 To the nearest 10 million, what is the population of Germany?

80 million
6/10
Apologies for the wording. The question was written before we had that
controversy over the Poland question and I forgot to amend it before
posting it here.

> 3 Tommy Lee Jones and Ashley Judd co-starred in which 1999 thriller?

Double Jeopardy
3/10

> 4 St Basil's Cathedral is located in which European capital city?

Moscow
5/10
I'm sure everyone is familiar with the building (Google it) but perhaps
not the name.

> 5 Who co-starred with Robert Culp in the 1960s TV series I Spy?

Bill Cosby
8/10

> 6 Which Middle Eastern country's national sporting teams regularly
> compete in the European zone?

Israel
7/10
I suppose Turkey is arguable, but then what would be the point of the
question?

> 7 Which Hindu deity is often depicted as being blue and having four arms?

Vishnu
7/10

> 8 Who is the apparent successor to Kim Jong-Il in North Korea?

Kim Jong-Un
1/10 - well done Pete!
I would have accepted third or youngest son. Kim Il-Sung may be leader in
perpetuity, but he's not his own grandson :-)

> 9 In which 1995 Oscar winning film was the title character played by
> more than 40 different cast members?

Babe
0/10

> 10 Which Austrian painted the 1908 work The Kiss?

Gustav Klimt
4/10
Hitler was an intelligent guess which a number of teams at the local club
gave too.


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 121
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 Chris Johnson
1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 Dan Tilque
0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.5 0 0 2.5 Erland S
1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 Mark Brader
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 8 Pete Gayde
1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 Peter Smyth
1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 Rob Parker
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jeffrey Turner
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 swp
9 6 3 5 8 7 7 1.5 0 4 50.5 TOTAL
51%

Pete takes a tough one with 8/10.

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cheers,
calvin

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