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Calvin
Nov 26, 2014, 6:58:13 PM11/26/14
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1 Which saint's day is celebrated on Boxing Day?
2 What was the original title of the Thomas Keneally novel on which the film Schindler's List was based?
3 During which conflict is the action of Ernest Hemingway's 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls set?
4 Which actress played the title role in the 1944 film Mrs Miniver?
5 Which 1980s TV series followed a group of female Allied detainees held in a Japanese prison camp during WW2?
6 Which Australian author's works include Mad Cows (1986) and Nip n Tuck (2001)?
7 In which year did Princess Diana die?
8 Which singing voice is between a tenor and a soprano?
9 In which TV series did the character Dr. Zachary Smith feature?
10 Which word describes a person fluent in several / many languages?
cheers,
calvin
Peter Smyth
Nov 26, 2014, 7:37:54 PM11/26/14
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which saint's day is celebrated on Boxing Day?
St Stephen
> 1 Which saint's day is celebrated on Boxing Day?
> 2 What was the original title of the Thomas Keneally novel on which
> the film Schindler's List was based?
>
> 3 During which conflict is the action of Ernest Hemingway's 1940
> novel For Whom the Bell Tolls set?
Crimean
> the film Schindler's List was based?
>
> 3 During which conflict is the action of Ernest Hemingway's 1940
> novel For Whom the Bell Tolls set?
> 4 Which actress played the title role in the 1944 film Mrs Miniver?
>
> 5 Which 1980s TV series followed a group of female Allied detainees
> held in a Japanese prison camp during WW2?
>
> 6 Which Australian author's works include Mad Cows (1986) and Nip n
> Tuck (2001)?
>
> 7 In which year did Princess Diana die?
1997
>
> 5 Which 1980s TV series followed a group of female Allied detainees
> held in a Japanese prison camp during WW2?
>
> 6 Which Australian author's works include Mad Cows (1986) and Nip n
> Tuck (2001)?
>
> 7 In which year did Princess Diana die?
> 8 Which singing voice is between a tenor and a soprano?
Alto
> 9 In which TV series did the character Dr. Zachary Smith feature?
ER
> 10 Which word describes a person fluent in several / many languages?
Polyglot
Peter Smyth
Mark Brader
Nov 26, 2014, 7:40:31 PM11/26/14
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"Calvin":
> 2 What was the original title of the Thomas Keneally novel on which the
> film Schindler's List was based?
"Schindler's Ark".
> 3 During which conflict is the action of Ernest Hemingway's 1940 novel
> For Whom the Bell Tolls set?
Spanish Civil War.
> 4 Which actress played the title role in the 1944 film Mrs Miniver?
Garson.
> 5 Which 1980s TV series followed a group of female Allied detainees held
> in a Japanese prison camp during WW2?
> 6 Which Australian author's works include Mad Cows (1986) and Nip n Tuck (2001)?
> 7 In which year did Princess Diana die?
1997.
> 8 Which singing voice is between a tenor and a soprano?
Alto.
> 9 In which TV series did the character Dr. Zachary Smith feature?
"Lost in Space".
> 10 Which word describes a person fluent in several / many languages?
Swiss. :-) Okay, polyglot.
--
Mark Brader "Nicely self-consistent. (Pay no attention to
Toronto that D-floating number behind the curtain!)"
m...@vex.net -- Chris Torek, on pasta
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 Which saint's day is celebrated on Boxing Day?
Nicholas?
> 2 What was the original title of the Thomas Keneally novel on which the
> film Schindler's List was based?
> 3 During which conflict is the action of Ernest Hemingway's 1940 novel
> For Whom the Bell Tolls set?
> 4 Which actress played the title role in the 1944 film Mrs Miniver?
> 5 Which 1980s TV series followed a group of female Allied detainees held
> in a Japanese prison camp during WW2?
> 6 Which Australian author's works include Mad Cows (1986) and Nip n Tuck (2001)?
> 7 In which year did Princess Diana die?
> 8 Which singing voice is between a tenor and a soprano?
> 9 In which TV series did the character Dr. Zachary Smith feature?
> 10 Which word describes a person fluent in several / many languages?
--
Mark Brader "Nicely self-consistent. (Pay no attention to
Toronto that D-floating number behind the curtain!)"
m...@vex.net -- Chris Torek, on pasta
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Marc Dashevsky
Nov 27, 2014, 12:12:45 AM11/27/14
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In article <d517babe-7b4a-4e28...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 2 What was the original title of the Thomas Keneally novel on which the film Schindler's List was based?
> 3 During which conflict is the action of Ernest Hemingway's 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls set?
Spanish Civil War
> 4 Which actress played the title role in the 1944 film Mrs Miniver?
> 5 Which 1980s TV series followed a group of female Allied detainees held in a Japanese prison camp during WW2?
> 6 Which Australian author's works include Mad Cows (1986) and Nip n Tuck (2001)?
> 7 In which year did Princess Diana die?
1998
> 8 Which singing voice is between a tenor and a soprano?
alto
> 9 In which TV series did the character Dr. Zachary Smith feature?
Lost In Space
> 10 Which word describes a person fluent in several / many languages?
polyglot
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
> 1 Which saint's day is celebrated on Boxing Day?
Patterson
> 1 Which saint's day is celebrated on Boxing Day?
> 2 What was the original title of the Thomas Keneally novel on which the film Schindler's List was based?
> 3 During which conflict is the action of Ernest Hemingway's 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls set?
> 4 Which actress played the title role in the 1944 film Mrs Miniver?
> 5 Which 1980s TV series followed a group of female Allied detainees held in a Japanese prison camp during WW2?
> 6 Which Australian author's works include Mad Cows (1986) and Nip n Tuck (2001)?
> 7 In which year did Princess Diana die?
> 8 Which singing voice is between a tenor and a soprano?
> 9 In which TV series did the character Dr. Zachary Smith feature?
> 10 Which word describes a person fluent in several / many languages?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
Dan Tilque
Nov 27, 2014, 2:00:03 AM11/27/14
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which saint's day is celebrated on Boxing Day?
St Stephen
> 1 Which saint's day is celebrated on Boxing Day?
> 2 What was the original title of the Thomas Keneally novel on which the film Schindler's List was based?
> 3 During which conflict is the action of Ernest Hemingway's 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls set?
> 4 Which actress played the title role in the 1944 film Mrs Miniver?
> 5 Which 1980s TV series followed a group of female Allied detainees held in a Japanese prison camp during WW2?
> 6 Which Australian author's works include Mad Cows (1986) and Nip n Tuck (2001)?
> 7 In which year did Princess Diana die?
> 8 Which singing voice is between a tenor and a soprano?
> 9 In which TV series did the character Dr. Zachary Smith feature?
> 10 Which word describes a person fluent in several / many languages?
--
Dan Tilque
Erland Sommarskog
Nov 27, 2014, 3:23:59 AM11/27/14
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Floyd Patterson. Eh, I mean Stephen
> 3 During which conflict is the action of Ernest Hemingway's 1940
> novel For Whom the Bell Tolls set?
Boer war
> 7 In which year did Princess Diana die?
1996
> 8 Which singing voice is between a tenor and a soprano?
Alto
> 10 Which word describes a person fluent in several / many languages?
>
Polyglot
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
> 3 During which conflict is the action of Ernest Hemingway's 1940
> novel For Whom the Bell Tolls set?
> 7 In which year did Princess Diana die?
> 8 Which singing voice is between a tenor and a soprano?
> 10 Which word describes a person fluent in several / many languages?
>
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Chris F.A. Johnson
Nov 27, 2014, 10:08:06 AM11/27/14
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On 2014-11-26, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Which saint's day is celebrated on Boxing Day?
> 2 What was the original title of the Thomas Keneally novel on which the film Schindler's List was based?
> 3 During which conflict is the action of Ernest Hemingway's 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls set?
Spanish Civil War
>
> 1 Which saint's day is celebrated on Boxing Day?
> 2 What was the original title of the Thomas Keneally novel on which the film Schindler's List was based?
> 3 During which conflict is the action of Ernest Hemingway's 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls set?
> 4 Which actress played the title role in the 1944 film Mrs Miniver?
(I thought it was 1942)
> 5 Which 1980s TV series followed a group of female Allied detainees held in a Japanese prison camp during WW2?
> 6 Which Australian author's works include Mad Cows (1986) and Nip n Tuck (2001)?
> 7 In which year did Princess Diana die?
> 8 Which singing voice is between a tenor and a soprano?
> 9 In which TV series did the character Dr. Zachary Smith feature?
> 10 Which word describes a person fluent in several / many languages?
--
Chris F.A. Johnson
Björn Lundin
Nov 27, 2014, 12:21:31 PM11/27/14
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On 2014-11-27 00:58, Calvin wrote:
>
> 3 During which conflict is the action of Ernest Hemingway's 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls set?
Boer war
>
> 3 During which conflict is the action of Ernest Hemingway's 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls set?
> 5 Which 1980s TV series followed a group of female Allied detainees held in a Japanese prison camp during WW2?
Translations are always tricky. The direct translation would be
something like 'Five black hens' (Fem svarta höns) but I doubt it was
called that.
> 7 In which year did Princess Diana die?
> 8 Which singing voice is between a tenor and a soprano?
mezzo-sopran
> 10 Which word describes a person fluent in several / many languages?
multi-lingual ? Bi-lingual would be only two.
--
Björn
Björn Lundin
Nov 27, 2014, 12:25:24 PM11/27/14
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On 2014-11-27 18:22, Björn Lundin wrote:
> On 2014-11-27 00:58, Calvin wrote:
>> 5 Which 1980s TV series followed a group of female Allied detainees held in a Japanese prison camp during WW2?
> Translations are always tricky. The direct translation would be
> something like 'Five black hens' (Fem svarta höns) but I doubt it was
> called that.
looking it up - <http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fem_svarta_h%C3%B6ns> -
> On 2014-11-27 00:58, Calvin wrote:
>> 5 Which 1980s TV series followed a group of female Allied detainees held in a Japanese prison camp during WW2?
> Translations are always tricky. The direct translation would be
> something like 'Five black hens' (Fem svarta höns) but I doubt it was
> called that.
I see it was called 'A Town Like Alice'
How about that for a translation ....
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Björn
David B
Nov 28, 2014, 4:32:09 AM11/28/14
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1 Which saint's day is celebrated on Boxing Day?
Stephen's.
2 What was the original title of the Thomas Keneally novel on which the film
Schindler's List was based?
3 During which conflict is the action of Ernest Hemingway's 1940 novel For
Whom the Bell Tolls set?
4 Which actress played the title role in the 1944 film Mrs Miniver?
5 Which 1980s TV series followed a group of female Allied detainees held in
a Japanese prison camp during WW2?
6 Which Australian author's works include Mad Cows (1986) and Nip n Tuck
(2001)?
7 In which year did Princess Diana die?
8 Which singing voice is between a tenor and a soprano?
9 In which TV series did the character Dr. Zachary Smith feature?
10 Which word describes a person fluent in several / many languages?
Rob Parker
Nov 29, 2014, 4:50:01 PM11/29/14
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> 1 Which saint's day is celebrated on Boxing Day?
Stephen (?)
> 2 What was the original title of the Thomas Keneally novel on which the
> film Schindler's List was based?
> 3 During which conflict is the action of Ernest Hemingway's 1940 novel For
> Whom the Bell Tolls set?
> 4 Which actress played the title role in the 1944 film Mrs Miniver?
> 5 Which 1980s TV series followed a group of female Allied detainees held
> in a Japanese prison camp during WW2?
> 6 Which Australian author's works include Mad Cows (1986) and Nip n Tuck
> (2001)?
> 7 In which year did Princess Diana die?
> 8 Which singing voice is between a tenor and a soprano?
> 9 In which TV series did the character Dr. Zachary Smith feature?
> 10 Which word describes a person fluent in several / many languages?
Rob
Calvin
Dec 1, 2014, 5:02:24 AM12/1/14
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On Thursday, November 27, 2014 9:58:13 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which saint's day is celebrated on Boxing Day?
St Stephen
> 1 Which saint's day is celebrated on Boxing Day?
As in, on the feast of
> 2 What was the original title of the Thomas Keneally novel on which the film Schindler's List was based?
> 3 During which conflict is the action of Ernest Hemingway's 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls set?
> 4 Which actress played the title role in the 1944 film Mrs Miniver?
It was actually 1942 as Chris pointed out.
> 5 Which 1980s TV series followed a group of female Allied detainees held in a Japanese prison camp during WW2?
> 6 Which Australian author's works include Mad Cows (1986) and Nip n Tuck (2001)?
> 7 In which year did Princess Diana die?
> 8 Which singing voice is between a tenor and a soprano?
> 9 In which TV series did the character Dr. Zachary Smith feature?
> 10 Which word describes a person fluent in several / many languages?
Though I liked Mark's suggestion of "Swiss" :-)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 366
0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 7 35 Mark Brader
1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 7 38 Rob Parker
0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 6 33 Chris Johnson
1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 28 David Brown
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 26 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 27 Peter Smyth
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 27 Dan Tilque
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 22 Erland S
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 Bjorn Lundin
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
5 2 4 2 1 0 5 9 5 8 41 46%
Mark just pips Rob in a tough one.
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Dec 8, 2014, 6:31:25 PM12/8/14
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"Calvin":
> > 4 Which actress played the title role in the [1942] film Mrs Miniver?
>
> Greg Garson
No, he was in the sequel, Mr. Miniver. :-)
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Mark Brader | "It is refreshing to have Republican presidential
Toronto | candidates we can believe about *something*.
m...@vex.net | I believe what Bush says about Dole...
| And... what Dole says about Bush." --Craig B. Leman
> > 4 Which actress played the title role in the [1942] film Mrs Miniver?
>
> Greg Garson
No, he was in the sequel, Mr. Miniver. :-)
--
Mark Brader | "It is refreshing to have Republican presidential
Toronto | candidates we can believe about *something*.
m...@vex.net | I believe what Bush says about Dole...
| And... what Dole says about Bush." --Craig B. Leman
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