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K3BAB87

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Oct 14, 2019, 5:16:30 AM10/14/19
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Didnt get chance to get a quiz out on Friday - apologies.

Good luck with this one - remember no cheating :)

1 Milo Minderbinder is a character from which novel?
2 Duran Duran performed the theme to which James Bond film?
3 What kind of tool is a Tomahawk?
4 What was Prince's surname?
5 The Durand line is the border between which two countries?
6 What does the Latin word Credo translate as?
7 The French national anthem is named for which city?
8 Nephrology is the study of diseases of what organ?
9 In rugby union, what position would a number four generally play?
10 Stereoscopy is a technique used historically in what field?
11 In which country are the Copan Ruins?
12 Which founding member played drums and provided vocals for The Eagles?
13 In sitcom The Good Life, who is married to Jerry?
14 Who wrote and sang 'Blue Suede Shoes'?
15 Who succeeded David Steel as the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party?

Answers on Friday, all being well. :)

Joe

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Oct 14, 2019, 2:46:14 PM10/14/19
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On 2019-10-14 09:16:29 +0000, K3BAB87 said:

> Didnt get chance to get a quiz out on Friday - apologies.
>
> Good luck with this one - remember no cheating :)
>
> 1 Milo Minderbinder is a character from which novel?

Catch 22

> 2 Duran Duran performed the theme to which James Bond film?

Thunderball (was that even a Bond film?)

> 3 What kind of tool is a Tomahawk?

An axe. Also a missile which is a tool used to kill people.

> 4 What was Prince's surname?

Harry?

> 5 The Durand line is the border between which two countries?

Belgium and Holland? (stick around and you will find that my worst
subject is Geography)

> 6 What does the Latin word Credo translate as?

Belief

> 7 The French national anthem is named for which city?

Marseilles

> 8 Nephrology is the study of diseases of what organ?

The brain

> 9 In rugby union, what position would a number four generally play?

Scrum half?

> 10 Stereoscopy is a technique used historically in what field?

Film?

> 11 In which country are the Copan Ruins?

Greece?

> 12 Which founding member played drums and provided vocals for The Eagles?
> 13 In sitcom The Good Life, who is married to Jerry?

Margot

> 14 Who wrote and sang 'Blue Suede Shoes'?

Cark Perkins

> 15 Who succeeded David Steel as the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party?

Vince Cable?

>
> Answers on Friday, all being well. :)


--
“To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by
withholding your forgiveness until it’s too late is to become divinely
fucked up.”
― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe

Dan Tilque

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Oct 14, 2019, 3:50:21 PM10/14/19
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On 10/14/19 2:16 AM, K3BAB87 wrote:
> Didnt get chance to get a quiz out on Friday - apologies.
>
> Good luck with this one - remember no cheating :)
>
> 1 Milo Minderbinder is a character from which novel?

Catch 22

> 2 Duran Duran performed the theme to which James Bond film? > 3 What kind of tool is a Tomahawk?

hatchet

(or a cruise missile... do those count as tools?)

> 4 What was Prince's surname?
> 5 The Durand line is the border between which two countries?
> 6 What does the Latin word Credo translate as?

I believe

> 7 The French national anthem is named for which city?

Marseilles

> 8 Nephrology is the study of diseases of what organ?

liver

> 9 In rugby union, what position would a number four generally play?
> 10 Stereoscopy is a technique used historically in what field?

photography

> 11 In which country are the Copan Ruins?

Honduras

> 12 Which founding member played drums and provided vocals for The Eagles?
> 13 In sitcom The Good Life, who is married to Jerry?
> 14 Who wrote and sang 'Blue Suede Shoes'?

Elvis

> 15 Who succeeded David Steel as the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party?
>
> Answers on Friday, all being well. :)
>

--
Dan Tilque

Mark Brader

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Oct 14, 2019, 11:37:56 PM10/14/19
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Donna Creighton:
> 1 Milo Minderbinder is a character from which novel?

"Catch-22".

> 2 Duran Duran performed the theme to which James Bond film?

"The Living Daylights"?

> 3 What kind of tool is a Tomahawk?

Saw?

> 4 What was Prince's surname?

Nelson.

> 6 What does the Latin word Credo translate as?

"I believe".

> 7 The French national anthem is named for which city?

Marseille (sometimes called Marseilles in English).

> 8 Nephrology is the study of diseases of what organ?

Kidney.

> 10 Stereoscopy is a technique used historically in what field?

Imaging.

> 12 Which founding member played drums and provided vocals for The Eagles?

Johnson?

> 13 In sitcom The Good Life, who is married to Jerry?

Johnson?

> 14 Who wrote and sang 'Blue Suede Shoes'?

Presley.

> 15 Who succeeded David Steel as the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party?

Johnson?
--
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Toronto | would now be reserved for kicking a ball in a net."
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Erland Sommarskog

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Oct 15, 2019, 2:47:06 PM10/15/19
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K3BAB87 (donnacre...@gmail.com) writes:
> 2 Duran Duran performed the theme to which James Bond film?

License to Kill

> 3 What kind of tool is a Tomahawk?

Hammer

> 5 The Durand line is the border between which two countries?

Venezuela/Guyana

> 6 What does the Latin word Credo translate as?

I believe

> 7 The French national anthem is named for which city?

Marseilles

> 14 Who wrote and sang 'Blue Suede Shoes'?

Carl Perkins

Calvin

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Oct 15, 2019, 7:09:47 PM10/15/19
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On Monday, October 14, 2019 at 7:16:30 PM UTC+10, K3BAB87 wrote:
> Didnt get chance to get a quiz out on Friday - apologies.
>
> Good luck with this one - remember no cheating :)
>
> 1 Milo Minderbinder is a character from which novel?

Catch 22

> 2 Duran Duran performed the theme to which James Bond film?

A View to a Kill

> 3 What kind of tool is a Tomahawk?

Small axe

> 4 What was Prince's surname?

Nelson

> 5 The Durand line is the border between which two countries?

Haiti and Dominican Republic

> 6 What does the Latin word Credo translate as?

Trust

> 7 The French national anthem is named for which city?

Marseilles

> 8 Nephrology is the study of diseases of what organ?

Liver

> 9 In rugby union, what position would a number four generally play?

Lock

> 10 Stereoscopy is a technique used historically in what field?

Physics

> 11 In which country are the Copan Ruins?
> 12 Which founding member played drums and provided vocals for The Eagles?

Henley

> 13 In sitcom The Good Life, who is married to Jerry?

Margo

> 14 Who wrote and sang 'Blue Suede Shoes'?

Elvis

> 15 Who succeeded David Steel as the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party?

A year would help. Clegg?

cheers,
calvin

K3BAB87

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Oct 21, 2019, 5:07:07 AM10/21/19
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Lets see if I can do this right this time :)
>
> 1 Milo Minderbinder is a character from which novel?
CATCH 22
> 2 Duran Duran performed the theme to which James Bond film?
A VIEW TO A KILL
> 3 What kind of tool is a Tomahawk?
AXE
> 4 What was Prince's surname?
NELSON
> 5 The Durand line is the border between which two countries?
AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
> 6 What does the Latin word Credo translate as?
I BELIEVE
> 7 The French national anthem is named for which city?
MARSEILLE
> 8 Nephrology is the study of diseases of what organ?
KIDNEYS
> 9 In rugby union, what position would a number four generally play?
LOCK
> 10 Stereoscopy is a technique used historically in what field?
PHOTOGRAPHY
> 11 In which country are the Copan Ruins?
HONDURAS
> 12 Which founding member played drums and provided vocals for The Eagles?
DON HENLEY
> 13 In sitcom The Good Life, who is married to Jerry?
MARGO
> 14 Who wrote and sang 'Blue Suede Shoes'?
THIS ONE WAS A BIT MISLEADING, MAYBE IT SHOULD SAY THE ORIGINAL OR SOMETHING - CARL PERKINS
> 15 Who succeeded David Steel as the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party?
PADDY ASHDOWN


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Mark Brader

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Oct 21, 2019, 6:21:48 AM10/21/19
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Donna Creighton:
> > 3 What kind of tool is a Tomahawk?
> AXE

Harrumph! I know perfectly well what a *tomahawk* is, but you asked
about a *Tomahawk*, so I assumed it was a brand name that I didn't know
(and guessed it was for a different kind of cutting tool).

I don't expect a point for this, just wanted to complain.
--
Mark Brader | "I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did.
Toronto | I said I didn't know."
m...@vex.net | --Mark Twain, "Life on the Mississippi"

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