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Calvin
Oct 2, 2018, 8:33:17 PM10/2/18
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1 In a classic line from the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock film 'North By Northwest', Cary Grant's character Roger Thornhill claims that he supports a secretary, a mother, two ex-wives, and several what?
2 Whose signature songs included 'Mimi', 'Valentine', and 'Thank Heaven for Little Girls'?
3 According to Greek mythology ambrosia was the food of the gods; but what was their drink?
4 In a much-viewed YouTube skit, a monologue from comedian Eddie Izzard is played out by Lego characters situated in the canteen of which iconic fictional movie location?
5 What was the title of Steve Martin's 1987 film version of 'Cyrano de Bergerac'?
6 What is the major component of a nosegay?
7 The name of which iconic jukebox manufacturer is, in some countries, a genericised name for a jukebox itself?
8 What is the common name of the building that is the seat of the Northern Ireland Assembly?
9 Which variable opening determines how much light passes through the lens of a camera?
10 Piranhas are native to which continent?
cheers,
calvin
Dan Blum
Oct 2, 2018, 8:42:54 PM10/2/18
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1 In a classic line from the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock film 'North By Northwest', Cary Grant's character Roger Thornhill claims that he supports a secretary, a mother, two ex-wives, and several what?
bartenders
> 1 In a classic line from the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock film 'North By Northwest', Cary Grant's character Roger Thornhill claims that he supports a secretary, a mother, two ex-wives, and several what?
> 2 Whose signature songs included 'Mimi', 'Valentine', and 'Thank Heaven for Little Girls'?
> 3 According to Greek mythology ambrosia was the food of the gods; but what was their drink?
> 4 In a much-viewed YouTube skit, a monologue from comedian Eddie Izzard is played out by Lego characters situated in the canteen of which iconic fictional movie location?
> 5 What was the title of Steve Martin's 1987 film version of 'Cyrano de Bergerac'?
> 6 What is the major component of a nosegay?
> 9 Which variable opening determines how much light passes through the lens of a camera?
> 10 Piranhas are native to which continent?
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Mark Brader
Oct 2, 2018, 9:47:34 PM10/2/18
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"Calvin":
This guess reminds me of one of the Republicans being interviewed by the
"Washington Post" in "All the President's Men" -- I'm allowed to look
this up, so it was Ken Clawson, deputy communications director for the
Nixon White House. Apparently he visited a female reporter and, in her
apartment, told her something newsworthy. Later he and editor Bed Bradlee
have the following exchange:
| Please, listen, now, if you're going to refer to that alleged
| conversation with Sally Aiken, you can't print that it took place
| in her apartment. I have a wife and a family and a dog and a cat.
|
| Ben Bradlee: A wife and a family and a dog and a cat. Right,
| Ken, right, yeah. Uh, Ken, I don't want to print that you were
| in Sally's apartment...
|
| Ken Clawson: Thank God.
|
| Ben Bradlee: I just want to know what you said, in Sally's
| apartment.
> 2 Whose signature songs included 'Mimi', 'Valentine', and 'Thank
> Heaven for Little Girls'?
Chevalier.
> 3 According to Greek mythology ambrosia was the food of the gods;
> but what was their drink?
Nectar.
> 4 In a much-viewed YouTube skit, a monologue from comedian Eddie
> Izzard is played out by Lego characters situated in the canteen
> of which iconic fictional movie location?
Death Star?
> 5 What was the title of Steve Martin's 1987 film version of
> 'Cyrano de Bergerac'?
"Roxanne".
> 6 What is the major component of a nosegay?
Flowers.
> 7 The name of which iconic jukebox manufacturer is, in some
> countries, a genericised name for a jukebox itself?
Bally?
> 8 What is the common name of the building that is the seat of the
> Northern Ireland Assembly?
"Dail".
> 9 Which variable opening determines how much light passes through
> the lens of a camera?
Aperture. (The device that makes it vary is the iris.)
> 10 Piranhas are native to which continent?
South America. Which can keep them, thank you.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "If we gave people a choice, there would be chaos."
m...@vex.net | -- Dick McDonald
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 In a classic line from the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock film 'North By
> Northwest', Cary Grant's character Roger Thornhill claims that he
> supports a secretary, a mother, two ex-wives, and several what?
Dogs?
> Northwest', Cary Grant's character Roger Thornhill claims that he
> supports a secretary, a mother, two ex-wives, and several what?
This guess reminds me of one of the Republicans being interviewed by the
"Washington Post" in "All the President's Men" -- I'm allowed to look
this up, so it was Ken Clawson, deputy communications director for the
Nixon White House. Apparently he visited a female reporter and, in her
apartment, told her something newsworthy. Later he and editor Bed Bradlee
have the following exchange:
| Please, listen, now, if you're going to refer to that alleged
| conversation with Sally Aiken, you can't print that it took place
| in her apartment. I have a wife and a family and a dog and a cat.
|
| Ben Bradlee: A wife and a family and a dog and a cat. Right,
| Ken, right, yeah. Uh, Ken, I don't want to print that you were
| in Sally's apartment...
|
| Ken Clawson: Thank God.
|
| Ben Bradlee: I just want to know what you said, in Sally's
| apartment.
> 2 Whose signature songs included 'Mimi', 'Valentine', and 'Thank
> Heaven for Little Girls'?
> 3 According to Greek mythology ambrosia was the food of the gods;
> but what was their drink?
> 4 In a much-viewed YouTube skit, a monologue from comedian Eddie
> Izzard is played out by Lego characters situated in the canteen
> of which iconic fictional movie location?
> 5 What was the title of Steve Martin's 1987 film version of
> 'Cyrano de Bergerac'?
> 6 What is the major component of a nosegay?
> 7 The name of which iconic jukebox manufacturer is, in some
> countries, a genericised name for a jukebox itself?
> 8 What is the common name of the building that is the seat of the
> Northern Ireland Assembly?
> 9 Which variable opening determines how much light passes through
> the lens of a camera?
> 10 Piranhas are native to which continent?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "If we gave people a choice, there would be chaos."
m...@vex.net | -- Dick McDonald
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Mark Brader
Oct 2, 2018, 9:48:39 PM10/2/18
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Dan Blum:
> bartenders
Arrgh, of course it was.
--
Mark Brader | "The job of an engineer is to build systems that
Toronto | people can trust. By this criterion, there
m...@vex.net | exist few software engineers." --John Shore
> bartenders
Arrgh, of course it was.
--
Mark Brader | "The job of an engineer is to build systems that
Toronto | people can trust. By this criterion, there
m...@vex.net | exist few software engineers." --John Shore
Pete Gayde
Oct 3, 2018, 1:38:46 AM10/3/18
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:fc7e9ca1-6a28-45aa...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 In a classic line from the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock film 'North By
> Northwest', Cary Grant's character Roger Thornhill claims that he
> supports a secretary, a mother, two ex-wives, and several what?
Bartenders
> 2
> Whose signature songs included 'Mimi', 'Valentine', and 'Thank Heaven
> for Little Girls'?
Maurice Chevalier
> 3 According to Greek mythology ambrosia was the
> food of the gods; but what was their drink?
> 4 In a much-viewed
> YouTube skit, a monologue from comedian Eddie Izzard is played out by
> Lego characters situated in the canteen of which iconic fictional
> movie location?
> 5 What was the title of Steve Martin's 1987 film
> version of 'Cyrano de Bergerac'?
> 6 What is the major component of a nosegay?
Flowers
> 7 The name of which iconic jukebox manufacturer is, in
> some countries, a genericised name for a jukebox itself?
> 8 What is
> the common name of the building that is the seat of the Northern
> Ireland Assembly?
> 9 Which variable opening determines how much
> light passes through the lens of a camera?
Aperture
> 10 Piranhas are native to which continent?
South America
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
news:fc7e9ca1-6a28-45aa...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 In a classic line from the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock film 'North By
> Northwest', Cary Grant's character Roger Thornhill claims that he
> supports a secretary, a mother, two ex-wives, and several what?
> 2
> Whose signature songs included 'Mimi', 'Valentine', and 'Thank Heaven
> for Little Girls'?
> 3 According to Greek mythology ambrosia was the
> food of the gods; but what was their drink?
> 4 In a much-viewed
> YouTube skit, a monologue from comedian Eddie Izzard is played out by
> Lego characters situated in the canteen of which iconic fictional
> movie location?
> 5 What was the title of Steve Martin's 1987 film
> version of 'Cyrano de Bergerac'?
> 6 What is the major component of a nosegay?
> 7 The name of which iconic jukebox manufacturer is, in
> some countries, a genericised name for a jukebox itself?
> 8 What is
> the common name of the building that is the seat of the Northern
> Ireland Assembly?
> 9 Which variable opening determines how much
> light passes through the lens of a camera?
> 10 Piranhas are native to which continent?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
Erland Sommarskog
Oct 3, 2018, 6:59:00 AM10/3/18
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 8 What is the common name of the building that is the seat of the
> Northern Ireland Assembly?
Sturmont
> 8 What is the common name of the building that is the seat of the
> Northern Ireland Assembly?
> 9 Which variable opening determines how much light passes through
> the lens of a camera?
> 10 Piranhas are native to which continent?
>
Dan Tilque
Oct 4, 2018, 4:21:15 PM10/4/18
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 In a classic line from the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock film 'North By Northwest', Cary Grant's character Roger Thornhill claims that he supports a secretary, a mother, two ex-wives, and several what?
> 2 Whose signature songs included 'Mimi', 'Valentine', and 'Thank Heaven for Little Girls'?
> 3 According to Greek mythology ambrosia was the food of the gods; but what was their drink?
soma
> 1 In a classic line from the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock film 'North By Northwest', Cary Grant's character Roger Thornhill claims that he supports a secretary, a mother, two ex-wives, and several what?
> 2 Whose signature songs included 'Mimi', 'Valentine', and 'Thank Heaven for Little Girls'?
> 3 According to Greek mythology ambrosia was the food of the gods; but what was their drink?
> 4 In a much-viewed YouTube skit, a monologue from comedian Eddie Izzard is played out by Lego characters situated in the canteen of which iconic fictional movie location?
> 5 What was the title of Steve Martin's 1987 film version of 'Cyrano de Bergerac'?
> 6 What is the major component of a nosegay?
> 7 The name of which iconic jukebox manufacturer is, in some countries, a genericised name for a jukebox itself?
> 8 What is the common name of the building that is the seat of the Northern Ireland Assembly?
> 9 Which variable opening determines how much light passes through the lens of a camera?
> 10 Piranhas are native to which continent?
--
Dan Tilque
swp
Oct 4, 2018, 7:54:00 PM10/4/18
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On Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at 8:33:17 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote:
> 1 In a classic line from the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock film 'North By Northwest', Cary Grant's character Roger Thornhill claims that he supports a secretary, a mother, two ex-wives, and several what?
bartenders (I hope it isn't bookies)
> 1 In a classic line from the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock film 'North By Northwest', Cary Grant's character Roger Thornhill claims that he supports a secretary, a mother, two ex-wives, and several what?
> 2 Whose signature songs included 'Mimi', 'Valentine', and 'Thank Heaven for Little Girls'?
> 3 According to Greek mythology ambrosia was the food of the gods; but what was their drink?
> 4 In a much-viewed YouTube skit, a monologue from comedian Eddie Izzard is played out by Lego characters situated in the canteen of which iconic fictional movie location?
> 5 What was the title of Steve Martin's 1987 film version of 'Cyrano de Bergerac'?
> 6 What is the major component of a nosegay?
> 7 The name of which iconic jukebox manufacturer is, in some countries, a genericised name for a jukebox itself?
> 8 What is the common name of the building that is the seat of the Northern Ireland Assembly?
> 9 Which variable opening determines how much light passes through the lens of a camera?
> 10 Piranhas are native to which continent?
swp
Calvin
Oct 7, 2018, 10:24:37 PM10/7/18
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On Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at 10:33:17 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 In a classic line from the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock film 'North By Northwest', Cary Grant's character Roger Thornhill claims that he supports a secretary, a mother, two ex-wives, and several what?
Bartenders
> 1 In a classic line from the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock film 'North By Northwest', Cary Grant's character Roger Thornhill claims that he supports a secretary, a mother, two ex-wives, and several what?
> 2 Whose signature songs included 'Mimi', 'Valentine', and 'Thank Heaven for Little Girls'?
> 3 According to Greek mythology ambrosia was the food of the gods; but what was their drink?
> 4 In a much-viewed YouTube skit, a monologue from comedian Eddie Izzard is played out by Lego characters situated in the canteen of which iconic fictional movie location?
> 5 What was the title of Steve Martin's 1987 film version of 'Cyrano de Bergerac'?
> 6 What is the major component of a nosegay?
> 7 The name of which iconic jukebox manufacturer is, in some countries, a genericised name for a jukebox itself?
Singleton for Stephen
> 8 What is the common name of the building that is the seat of the Northern Ireland Assembly?
> 9 Which variable opening determines how much light passes through the lens of a camera?
> 10 Piranhas are native to which continent?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 538
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 31 Stephen Perry
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 8 30 Dan Blum
0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 7 27 Mark Brader
1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 22 Pete Gayde
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 13 Erland S
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 Dan Tilque
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
3 4 3 2 3 4 1 2 5 6 33 55%
Congratulations Stephen.
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Oct 8, 2018, 5:06:28 PM10/8/18
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"Calvin":
--
Mark Brader | "...so I'm going to be a good boy till the New Year
Toronto | when a new issue of luck is handed out."
m...@vex.net | --Robert Bannister
> > 4 In a much-viewed YouTube skit, a monologue from comedian Eddie Izzard
> is played out by Lego characters situated in the canteen of which iconic
> fictional movie location?
>
> Death Star
To quote "After the Thin Man": "Good heavens, I was right!!"
> is played out by Lego characters situated in the canteen of which iconic
> fictional movie location?
>
> Death Star
--
Mark Brader | "...so I'm going to be a good boy till the New Year
Toronto | when a new issue of luck is handed out."
m...@vex.net | --Robert Bannister
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