Calvin's Quiz #158
Calvin
1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but never leave?
8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor Dolittle'?
10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
* When I asked this at the local club I wanted the answer to two decimal
places, but I'll accept anything close in this forum.
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cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
They have two decimal places? I'll say 2.56, then.
> 2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
Texas.
> 3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
> 4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
The USA. The one you're thinking of is really al-Iksandariya or
something like that.
> 5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
Mercury.
> 6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
6.
> 7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but never leave?
> 8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
Shrink.
> 9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor Dolittle'?
Harrison.
> 10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
Pinochet.
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Rob Parker
99.94
[And if he'd scored a mere 4 runs in his last innings, it would have been
100; alas, he was out for a duck.]
> 2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
Texas
> 3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
no idea
> 4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
Egypt
> 5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
mercury
> 6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
15th (?)
> 7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but never leave?
Hotel California
> 8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
psychiatrist
> 9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor Dolittle'?
Rex Harrison
> 10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
Pinochet
Rob
Stan Brown
>
> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
> 2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
Texas
> 3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
Nelson Mandela
> 4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
The US, specifically in Virginia.
(Maybe you wanted the one in Egypt?)
> 5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
Mercury.
> 6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
It's different in different Christian sects, but 6 January is usual
for the Lutherans and, I believe, the Catholics and Episcopalians.
> 7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but never leave?
Heartbreak Hotel?
> 8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
Psychiatrist/psychologist
> 9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor Dolittle'?
Harrison
> 10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
Pinochet
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Joshua Kreitzer
> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average?
a statistic kept in cricket**
> 2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
Texas
> 3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
Nelson Mandela
> 4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
Egypt
> 5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
mercury
> 6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
January 6
> 7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but never leave?
the Hotel California
> 8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
psychotherapist
> 9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor Dolittle'?
Rex Harrison
> 10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
Augusto Pinochet
**Please note that for most Americans, this may be the most meaningful
answer to question 1.
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swp
> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
0.996 (an average is a fraction representing the number of successful attempts out of the number of attempts at some activity, right?)
> 2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
texas
> 3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
nelson mandela
> 4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
canada (I suspect you could name any non-island nation on earth because of how you worded this.)
> 5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
mercury
> 6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
6th
> 7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but never leave?
california
> 8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
psychiatrist
> 9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor Dolittle'?
rex harrison
> 10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
pinochet
swp
Marc Dashevsky
> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
> 2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
> 3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
Nelson Mandela
> 4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
Egypt
> 5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
Mercury
> 6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
> 7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but never leave?
Hotel California
> 8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
psychiatry
> 9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor Dolittle'?
Rex Harrison (and he played opposite Audrey Hepburn's Eliza Doolittle in MY FAIR LADY)
> 10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
Pinochet
John Masters
> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
102
> 2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
Texas
> 3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
Nelson Mandela
> 4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
Egypt
> 5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
> 6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
6th
> 7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but never leave?
Hotel California
> 8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
Psychiatrist
> 9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor Dolittle'?
Rex Harrison
Peter Smyth
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>
>1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
>2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
>3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
>4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
>5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
>6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
>7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but never leave?
>8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
>9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor Dolittle'?
>10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog
> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
7.26
> 2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
Texas
> 3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
Spartacus
> 4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
Egypt
> 5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
Mercury
> 6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
6
> 7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but never
> leave?
Hotel California
> 8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
Psychiatrist
> 10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
Pinochet
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Dan Tilque
>
>
> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
8.34 (random number pulled out of dorsal aperture)
> 2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
Texas
> 3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
Spartacus (everyone in the movie was Spartacus)
> 4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
Egypt (among others)
> 5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
mercury
> 6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
6th
> 7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but never
> leave?
Hotel California
> 8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
psychologist
> 9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor
> Dolittle'?
Peter Sellers
> 10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
Aaaarrrggghhh!
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Dan Tilque
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Dan Tilque
> On Wednesday, August 24, 2011 7:23:31 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote:
>> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
>
> 0.996 (an average is a fraction representing the number of successful attempts out of the number of attempts at some activity, right?)
No. You got fooled by the mislabeled batting average in baseball. An
average is usually the arithmetic mean of a set of numbers, but the word
is sometimes applied to the median value or the mode (most common value
in the set). A baseball batting average is none of these things.
Bruce Bowler
typed:
> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
who???
> 2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
Texas
> 3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
Mandela
> 4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
USA (in Virginia, but you probably want Egypt)
> 5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
Mercury
> 6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
Jan 6th
> 7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but never
leave?
Hotel California
> 8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
Psychiatrist
> 9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor
Dolittle'?
Rex Harrison
> 10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
Allende
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>
> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
> 2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
> 3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
> 4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
> 5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
> 6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
> 7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but never leave?
> 8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
> 9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor Dolittle'?
> 10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
--Jeff
Pete
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>
>
> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
.500
> 2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
Texas
> 3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
Nelson Mandela
> 4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
Egypt
> 5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
> 6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
6
> 7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but
> never leave?
Hotel California
> 8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
Psychiatrist
> 9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor
> Dolittle'?
Rex Harrison
> 10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
Allende
>
>
> * When I asked this at the local club I wanted the answer to two
> decimal places, but I'll accept anything close in this forum.
>
Pete
Calvin
> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average?
99.94 (also accepted 102)
3/12
A good batsman averages 40 (ie runs per dismissal), a very good one 50 and
a handful have managed 60 in the 130+ years of Test cricket. 99.94 really
is off the scale. As Rob pointed out, it could have been 100 if he had
scored just 4 runs in his last innings instead of 0.
> 2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
Texas
12/12
> 3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
Nelson Mandela
8/12
> 4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
Egypt was the intended answer, but the question is so poorly worded that
I'll accept anything. Sorry about that, chief.
12/12
> 5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
Mercury
11/12
> 6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
6th
9/12
> 7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but never
> leave?
The Hotel California
10/12
> 8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
Psychiatrist (or similar)
12/12
> 9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor
> Dolittle'?
Rex Harrison
10/12
> 10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
Augusto Pinochet
9/12
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 158
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 Bruce Bowler
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 6 Dan Tilque
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 Erland S
0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 Jeffrey Turner
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 8 John Masters
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Joshua Kreitzer
0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 Marc Dashevsky
0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 7 Mark Brader
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 Peter Smyth
1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 Rob Parker
0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 Stan Brown
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Stephen Perry
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
3 12 8 12 11 9 10 12 10 9 96 80%
Welcome back Bruce and congratulations to Peter on his successful defence.
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cheers,
calvin
Calvin
> Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote in
> news:op.v0qq9...@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:
>
>>
>>
>> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
>
> .500
>
>> 2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
>
> Texas
>
>> 3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
>
> Nelson Mandela
>
>> 4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
>
> Egypt
>
>> 5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
>> 6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
>
> 6
>
>> 7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but
>> never leave?
>
> Hotel California
>
>> 8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
>
> Psychiatrist
>
>> 9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor
>> Dolittle'?
>
> Rex Harrison
>
>> 10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
>
> Allende
Just posted the results sorry Pete. You got 7/10 (missing 1, 5 and 10).
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cheers,
calvin