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Calvin
Jan 18, 2016, 12:12:36 AM1/18/16
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1 Who both succeeded and preceded Vladimir Putin as President of Russia?
2 Twelve people died when which extremely toxic nerve agent was released on the Tokyo subway in March 1995?
3 In which middle-eastern country are the ruins of the ancient city of Petra located?
4 Which British 'scripted-reality' TV show is sometimes known as 'TOWIE'?
5 Derived from the Latin word for 'confer', what does the abbreviation 'cf.' mean?
6 Possibly the least stable band in music history, which R&B vocal group has had 60+ members since being formed in 1953? They have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice (under slightly different names) are still performing today!
7 The sea-witch Ursula is the antagonist of which Disney film title character?
8 Which literary heroine is an orphan, attends Lowood school, becomes a governess and ultimately marries Edward Rochester?
9 Which German-born American won the Academy Award for Best Music in 1985 for 'Gigi' and in 1959 for "Porgy & Bess'?
10 In 2015 which car manufacturer admitted falsifying data emissions for its diesel cars?
cheers,
calvin
Marc Dashevsky
Jan 18, 2016, 1:09:31 AM1/18/16
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In article <117a3c6e-2839-4973...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 2 Twelve people died when which extremely toxic nerve agent was released on the Tokyo subway in March 1995?
ricin
> 3 In which middle-eastern country are the ruins of the ancient city of Petra located?
Jordan
> 4 Which British 'scripted-reality' TV show is sometimes known as 'TOWIE'?
> 5 Derived from the Latin word for 'confer', what does the abbreviation 'cf.' mean?
see also
> 6 Possibly the least stable band in music history, which R&B vocal group has had 60+ members since being formed in 1953? They have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice (under slightly different names) are still performing today!
The Drifters
> 7 The sea-witch Ursula is the antagonist of which Disney film title character?
The Little Mermaid
> 8 Which literary heroine is an orphan, attends Lowood school, becomes a governess and ultimately marries Edward Rochester?
Jane Eyre
> 9 Which German-born American won the Academy Award for Best Music in 1985 for 'Gigi' and in 1959 for "Porgy & Bess'?
> 10 In 2015 which car manufacturer admitted falsifying data emissions for its diesel cars?
Volkswagen
> cheers,
> calvin
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>
> 1 Who both succeeded and preceded Vladimir Putin as President of Russia?
Medvedev
> 1 Who both succeeded and preceded Vladimir Putin as President of Russia?
> 2 Twelve people died when which extremely toxic nerve agent was released on the Tokyo subway in March 1995?
> 3 In which middle-eastern country are the ruins of the ancient city of Petra located?
> 4 Which British 'scripted-reality' TV show is sometimes known as 'TOWIE'?
> 5 Derived from the Latin word for 'confer', what does the abbreviation 'cf.' mean?
> 6 Possibly the least stable band in music history, which R&B vocal group has had 60+ members since being formed in 1953? They have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice (under slightly different names) are still performing today!
> 7 The sea-witch Ursula is the antagonist of which Disney film title character?
> 8 Which literary heroine is an orphan, attends Lowood school, becomes a governess and ultimately marries Edward Rochester?
> 9 Which German-born American won the Academy Award for Best Music in 1985 for 'Gigi' and in 1959 for "Porgy & Bess'?
> 10 In 2015 which car manufacturer admitted falsifying data emissions for its diesel cars?
> cheers,
> calvin
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Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Dan Tilque
Jan 18, 2016, 3:00:34 AM1/18/16
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Who both succeeded and preceded Vladimir Putin as President of Russia?
Medvedev
> 1 Who both succeeded and preceded Vladimir Putin as President of Russia?
> 2 Twelve people died when which extremely toxic nerve agent was released on the Tokyo subway in March 1995?
> 3 In which middle-eastern country are the ruins of the ancient city of Petra located?
> 4 Which British 'scripted-reality' TV show is sometimes known as 'TOWIE'?
> 5 Derived from the Latin word for 'confer', what does the abbreviation 'cf.' mean?
> 6 Possibly the least stable band in music history, which R&B vocal group has had 60+ members since being formed in 1953? They have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice (under slightly different names) are still performing today!
> 7 The sea-witch Ursula is the antagonist of which Disney film title character?
> 8 Which literary heroine is an orphan, attends Lowood school, becomes a governess and ultimately marries Edward Rochester?
> 9 Which German-born American won the Academy Award for Best Music in 1985 for 'Gigi' and in 1959 for "Porgy & Bess'?
> 10 In 2015 which car manufacturer admitted falsifying data emissions for its diesel cars?
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Dan Tilque
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 18, 2016, 3:25:52 AM1/18/16
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 Who both succeeded and preceded Vladimir Putin as President of
> Russia?
Dmitri Medvedev
> 1 Who both succeeded and preceded Vladimir Putin as President of
> Russia?
> 2 Twelve people died when which extremely toxic nerve agent was
> released on the Tokyo subway in March 1995?
> 3 In which middle-eastern country are the ruins of the ancient city
> of Petra located?
> 5 Derived from the Latin word for 'confer', what does the
> abbreviation 'cf.' mean?
> 9 Which German-born American won the Academy Award for Best Music in
> 1985 for 'Gigi' and in 1959 for "Porgy & Bess'?
> 10 In 2015 which car manufacturer admitted falsifying data emissions
> for its diesel cars?
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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Mark Brader
Jan 18, 2016, 5:11:11 AM1/18/16
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"Calvin":
> 2 Twelve people died when which extremely toxic nerve agent was
> released on the Tokyo subway in March 1995?
Sarin.
> 3 In which middle-eastern country are the ruins of the ancient
> city of Petra located?
Jordan. And the hidden theme is: all answers end in N. :-)
> 4 Which British 'scripted-reality' TV show is sometimes known as 'TOWIE'?
"The Only Way is Essex".
> 5 Derived from the Latin word for 'confer', what does the
> abbreviation 'cf.' mean?
Compare.
> 6 Possibly the least stable band in music history, which R&B
> vocal group has had 60+ members since being formed in 1953? They
> have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice
> (under slightly different names) are still performing today!
The Guess Who. And if it isn't, it should be!
> 7 The sea-witch Ursula is the antagonist of which Disney film
> title character?
The little mermaid.
> 8 Which literary heroine is an orphan, attends Lowood school,
> becomes a governess and ultimately marries Edward Rochester?
Jane Eyre.
> 9 Which German-born American won the Academy Award for Best Music
> in 1985 for 'Gigi' and in 1959 for "Porgy & Bess'?
Are you sure you don't mean 9185 there? I'll try Irving Berlin, anyway.
> 10 In 2015 which car manufacturer admitted falsifying data
> emissions for its diesel cars?
Volkswagen.
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Mark Brader | "To a guy, an RGB value is three bits rather than bytes.
Toronto | ...000 Black, 001 Blue, 010 Green, ..., 111 White."
m...@vex.net |
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 Who both succeeded and preceded Vladimir Putin as President of Russia?
Yeltsin.
> 2 Twelve people died when which extremely toxic nerve agent was
> released on the Tokyo subway in March 1995?
> 3 In which middle-eastern country are the ruins of the ancient
> city of Petra located?
> 4 Which British 'scripted-reality' TV show is sometimes known as 'TOWIE'?
> 5 Derived from the Latin word for 'confer', what does the
> abbreviation 'cf.' mean?
> 6 Possibly the least stable band in music history, which R&B
> vocal group has had 60+ members since being formed in 1953? They
> have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice
> (under slightly different names) are still performing today!
> 7 The sea-witch Ursula is the antagonist of which Disney film
> title character?
> 8 Which literary heroine is an orphan, attends Lowood school,
> becomes a governess and ultimately marries Edward Rochester?
> 9 Which German-born American won the Academy Award for Best Music
> in 1985 for 'Gigi' and in 1959 for "Porgy & Bess'?
> 10 In 2015 which car manufacturer admitted falsifying data
> emissions for its diesel cars?
--
Mark Brader | "To a guy, an RGB value is three bits rather than bytes.
Toronto | ...000 Black, 001 Blue, 010 Green, ..., 111 White."
m...@vex.net |
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Björn Lundin
Jan 18, 2016, 12:40:28 PM1/18/16
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On 2016-01-18 06:12, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Who both succeeded and preceded Vladimir Putin as President of Russia?
Medvedev
>
> 1 Who both succeeded and preceded Vladimir Putin as President of Russia?
> 2 Twelve people died when which extremely toxic nerve agent was released on the Tokyo subway in March 1995?
Sarin
> 3 In which middle-eastern country are the ruins of the ancient city of Petra located?
Jordan
> 4 Which British 'scripted-reality' TV show is sometimes known as 'TOWIE'?
> 5 Derived from the Latin word for 'confer', what does the abbreviation 'cf.' mean?
> 6 Possibly the least stable band in music history, which R&B vocal group has had 60+ members since being formed in 1953? They have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice (under slightly different names) are still performing today!
> 7 The sea-witch Ursula is the antagonist of which Disney film title character?
Litlle Mermaid
> 5 Derived from the Latin word for 'confer', what does the abbreviation 'cf.' mean?
> 6 Possibly the least stable band in music history, which R&B vocal group has had 60+ members since being formed in 1953? They have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice (under slightly different names) are still performing today!
> 7 The sea-witch Ursula is the antagonist of which Disney film title character?
> 8 Which literary heroine is an orphan, attends Lowood school, becomes a governess and ultimately marries Edward Rochester?
Mary Poppins?
> 9 Which German-born American won the Academy Award for Best Music in 1985 for 'Gigi' and in 1959 for "Porgy & Bess'?
Berlin
> 10 In 2015 which car manufacturer admitted falsifying data emissions for its diesel cars?
VAG - Volkswagen auto group.
I am the now not so proud owner of a Seat Alhambra diesel - which is
within the VAG group and myu car is affected :-(
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
--
--
Björn
Peter Smyth
Jan 18, 2016, 1:23:57 PM1/18/16
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Who both succeeded and preceded Vladimir Putin as President of
> Russia?
Dmitri Andreyev
> 1 Who both succeeded and preceded Vladimir Putin as President of
> Russia?
> 2 Twelve people died when which extremely toxic nerve agent was
> released on the Tokyo subway in March 1995?
Sarin
> released on the Tokyo subway in March 1995?
> 3 In which middle-eastern country are the ruins of the ancient city
> of Petra located?
Iraq
> of Petra located?
> 4 Which British 'scripted-reality' TV show is sometimes known as
> 'TOWIE'?
The Only Way Is Essex
> 'TOWIE'?
> 5 Derived from the Latin word for 'confer', what does the
> abbreviation 'cf.' mean?
compare with
> abbreviation 'cf.' mean?
> 6 Possibly the least stable band in music history, which R&B vocal
> group has had 60+ members since being formed in 1953? They have been
> inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice (under slightly
> different names) are still performing today!
Parliament / Funkadelic
> group has had 60+ members since being formed in 1953? They have been
> inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice (under slightly
> different names) are still performing today!
> 7 The sea-witch Ursula is the antagonist of which Disney film title
> character?
Little Mermaid
> character?
> 8 Which literary heroine is an orphan, attends Lowood school,
> becomes a governess and ultimately marries Edward Rochester?
Jane Eyre
> becomes a governess and ultimately marries Edward Rochester?
> 9 Which German-born American won the Academy Award for Best Music in
> 1985 for 'Gigi' and in 1959 for "Porgy & Bess'?
>
> 10 In 2015 which car manufacturer admitted falsifying data emissions
> for its diesel cars?
Volkswagen
> 1985 for 'Gigi' and in 1959 for "Porgy & Bess'?
>
> 10 In 2015 which car manufacturer admitted falsifying data emissions
> for its diesel cars?
Peter Smyth
Pete
Jan 18, 2016, 5:30:18 PM1/18/16
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:117a3c6e-2839-4973...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Who both succeeded and preceded Vladimir Putin as President of
> Russia?
Medvedev
> 2 Twelve people died when which extremely toxic nerve
> agent was released on the Tokyo subway in March 1995?
Sarin
> 3 In which
> middle-eastern country are the ruins of the ancient city of Petra
> located?
Jordan
> 4 Which British 'scripted-reality' TV show is sometimes
> known as 'TOWIE'?
Top Gear
> 5 Derived from the Latin word for 'confer', what
> does the abbreviation 'cf.' mean?
> 6 Possibly the least stable band
> in music history, which R&B vocal group has had 60+ members since
> being formed in 1953? They have been inducted into the Rock and Roll
> Hall of Fame twice (under slightly different names) are still
> performing today!
The Coasters
> 7 The sea-witch Ursula is the antagonist of
> which Disney film title character?
Ariel (The Little Mermaid)
> 8 Which literary heroine is an
> orphan, attends Lowood school, becomes a governess and ultimately
> marries Edward Rochester?
> 9 Which German-born American won the
> Academy Award for Best Music in 1985 for 'Gigi' and in 1959 for "Porgy
> & Bess'?
Andre Previn
> 10 In 2015 which car manufacturer admitted falsifying
> data emissions for its diesel cars?
Volkswagen
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete
news:117a3c6e-2839-4973...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Who both succeeded and preceded Vladimir Putin as President of
> Russia?
> 2 Twelve people died when which extremely toxic nerve
> agent was released on the Tokyo subway in March 1995?
> 3 In which
> middle-eastern country are the ruins of the ancient city of Petra
> located?
> 4 Which British 'scripted-reality' TV show is sometimes
> known as 'TOWIE'?
> 5 Derived from the Latin word for 'confer', what
> does the abbreviation 'cf.' mean?
> 6 Possibly the least stable band
> in music history, which R&B vocal group has had 60+ members since
> being formed in 1953? They have been inducted into the Rock and Roll
> Hall of Fame twice (under slightly different names) are still
> performing today!
> 7 The sea-witch Ursula is the antagonist of
> which Disney film title character?
> 8 Which literary heroine is an
> orphan, attends Lowood school, becomes a governess and ultimately
> marries Edward Rochester?
> 9 Which German-born American won the
> Academy Award for Best Music in 1985 for 'Gigi' and in 1959 for "Porgy
> & Bess'?
> 10 In 2015 which car manufacturer admitted falsifying
> data emissions for its diesel cars?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete
Calvin
Jan 24, 2016, 11:43:42 PM1/24/16
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On Monday, January 18, 2016 at 3:12:36 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Who both succeeded and preceded Vladimir Putin as President of Russia?
Dmitry Medvedev
> 1 Who both succeeded and preceded Vladimir Putin as President of Russia?
> 2 Twelve people died when which extremely toxic nerve agent was released on the Tokyo subway in March 1995?
> 3 In which middle-eastern country are the ruins of the ancient city of Petra located?
> 4 Which British 'scripted-reality' TV show is sometimes known as 'TOWIE'?
The Only Way Is Essex
> 5 Derived from the Latin word for 'confer', what does the abbreviation 'cf.' mean?
Compare with / Refer to, or similar
> 6 Possibly the least stable band in music history, which R&B vocal group has had 60+ members since being formed in 1953? They have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice (under slightly different names) are still performing today!
> 7 The sea-witch Ursula is the antagonist of which Disney film title character?
> 8 Which literary heroine is an orphan, attends Lowood school, becomes a governess and ultimately marries Edward Rochester?
> 9 Which German-born American won the Academy Award for Best Music in 1985 for 'Gigi' and in 1959 for "Porgy & Bess'?
Singleton for Pete. And Gigi was from 1958 as Mark pointed out. Apologies.
> 10 In 2015 which car manufacturer admitted falsifying data emissions for its diesel cars?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 422
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 8 41 Marc Dashevsky
0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 7 37 Mark Brader
1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 38 Pete Gayde
0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 6 31 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 6 37 Dan Tilque
1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 31 Erland S
1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 31 Bjorn Lundin
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
5 7 6 2 6 1 6 3 1 7 44 63%
Congratulations Marc.
cheers,
calvin
Marc Dashevsky
Jan 26, 2016, 2:51:02 AM1/26/16
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In article <95ab131f-32a8-44f2...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
I believe I'm tied for first with Mark and Pete. I answered "ricin" for Q2.
I was thinking of sarin, but I wrote ricin.
I was thinking of sarin, but I wrote ricin.
Calvin
Jan 26, 2016, 8:01:48 PM1/26/16
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Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 422
0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 7 36 Mark Brader
1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 37 Pete Gayde
0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 6 30 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 6 36 Dan Tilque
1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 30 Erland S
1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 30 Bjorn Lundin
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
5 6 6 2 6 1 6 3 1 7 43 61%
cheers,
calvin
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