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Calvin
Mar 26, 2017, 8:27:12 PM3/26/17
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1 Tim Cook is currently CEO of which technology company?
2 How many strings does a standard bass guitar have?
3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
4 In 1947 Boulder Dam was officially re-named in honour of which former US president?
5 What is the main ingredient of the German dish sauerkraut?
6 Which 17 year-old married Guildford Dudley on 6th of June 1553 only to be executed 8 months later?
7 By population, what is the second largest city in England?
8 Which hit song of 1973 includes the following line: "While the other kids were Rocking Round the Clock."?
9 In which 1985 Sydney Pollack film (which won seven Oscars ) does most of the action take place almost precisely on the equator?
10 Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston had a hit with "When You Believe" from the soundtrack to which 1998 DreamWorks animated film?
cheers,
calvin
Don Piven
Mar 26, 2017, 9:54:50 PM3/26/17
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On 3/26/17 19:27, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Tim Cook is currently CEO of which technology company?
Apple
>
> 1 Tim Cook is currently CEO of which technology company?
> 2 How many strings does a standard bass guitar have?
> 3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
> 4 In 1947 Boulder Dam was officially re-named in honour of which former US president?
> 5 What is the main ingredient of the German dish sauerkraut?
> 6 Which 17 year-old married Guildford Dudley on 6th of June 1553 only to be executed 8 months later?
> 7 By population, what is the second largest city in England?
> 8 Which hit song of 1973 includes the following line: "While the other kids were Rocking Round the Clock."?
Mark Brader
Mar 26, 2017, 10:23:43 PM3/26/17
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Calvin:
> 2 How many strings does a standard bass guitar have?
4?
> 3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
Seal?
> 4 In 1947 Boulder Dam was officially re-named in honour of which
> former US president?
Hoover.
> 5 What is the main ingredient of the German dish sauerkraut?
Cabbage.
> 6 Which 17 year-old married Guildford Dudley on 6th of June 1553
> only to be executed 8 months later?
Grey?
> 7 By population, what is the second largest city in England?
Birmingham.
> 8 Which hit song of 1973 includes the following line: "While the
> other kids were Rocking Round the Clock."?
> 9 In which 1985 Sydney Pollack film (which won seven Oscars )
> does most of the action take place almost precisely on the
> equator?
"Rescue at Entebbe"?
> 10 Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston had a hit with "When You
> Believe" from the soundtrack to which 1998 DreamWorks animated
> film?
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> 1 Tim Cook is currently CEO of which technology company?
Apple.
> 2 How many strings does a standard bass guitar have?
> 3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
> 4 In 1947 Boulder Dam was officially re-named in honour of which
> former US president?
> 5 What is the main ingredient of the German dish sauerkraut?
> 6 Which 17 year-old married Guildford Dudley on 6th of June 1553
> only to be executed 8 months later?
> 7 By population, what is the second largest city in England?
> 8 Which hit song of 1973 includes the following line: "While the
> other kids were Rocking Round the Clock."?
> 9 In which 1985 Sydney Pollack film (which won seven Oscars )
> does most of the action take place almost precisely on the
> equator?
> 10 Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston had a hit with "When You
> Believe" from the soundtrack to which 1998 DreamWorks animated
> film?
Mark Brader | "As long as they can annoy people into buying their
Toronto | software ... Microsoft faces the tradeoff of spending
m...@vex.net | their money on compact code or your money on hardware.
| It's not a hard choice." --Jonathan Goldberg
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Mark Brader
Mar 26, 2017, 10:46:08 PM3/26/17
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"Calvin":
> "Rescue at Entebbe"?
In case you were curious about that answer, I'll explain where it
came from.
The first thing I thought of was "Captain Phillips", but that
obviously wasn't made decades ago -- in fact it was a 2013 movie.
But it is close to the correct latitude, as the action takes place
at around 4°N.
The second thing I thought of was also another dramatization of a
real-life incident where hostage-takers were defeated, this one
at Entebbe Airport, and one that was released some decades ago.
I thought that might've been at about the equator, so I went with
it, even though I didn't remember it winning a bunch of Oscars.
I couldn't remember whether it was "Dawn at Entebbe" or "Rescue at
Entebbe", but I went with the latter. On checking, it turns out
that I was wrong, but I still don't know which title I meant,
because the story was dramatized more than once. I was probably
thinking of "Victory at Entebbe", but it might have been "Raid on
Entebbe"; I was never interested in watching either version.
In this case I was right about the latitude -- the terminal at
Entebbe Airport is about 3 miles (5 km) north of the equator.
But neither of those was an Oscar-winning movie -- in fact, they
couldn't even have been eligible for Oscars, because they were
both TV-movies. And both of them came out in 1976, not 1985,
and Sydney Pollack had no connection with either.
But hey, at least they were equatorial.
--
Mark Brader "Sixty years old and still pulling a train!
Toronto That's more than I can say about most
m...@vex.net people I know." -- Frimbo
> > 9 In which 1985 Sydney Pollack film (which won seven Oscars )
> > does most of the action take place almost precisely on the
> > equator?
Mark Brader:
> > does most of the action take place almost precisely on the
> > equator?
> "Rescue at Entebbe"?
In case you were curious about that answer, I'll explain where it
came from.
The first thing I thought of was "Captain Phillips", but that
obviously wasn't made decades ago -- in fact it was a 2013 movie.
But it is close to the correct latitude, as the action takes place
at around 4°N.
The second thing I thought of was also another dramatization of a
real-life incident where hostage-takers were defeated, this one
at Entebbe Airport, and one that was released some decades ago.
I thought that might've been at about the equator, so I went with
it, even though I didn't remember it winning a bunch of Oscars.
I couldn't remember whether it was "Dawn at Entebbe" or "Rescue at
Entebbe", but I went with the latter. On checking, it turns out
that I was wrong, but I still don't know which title I meant,
because the story was dramatized more than once. I was probably
thinking of "Victory at Entebbe", but it might have been "Raid on
Entebbe"; I was never interested in watching either version.
In this case I was right about the latitude -- the terminal at
Entebbe Airport is about 3 miles (5 km) north of the equator.
But neither of those was an Oscar-winning movie -- in fact, they
couldn't even have been eligible for Oscars, because they were
both TV-movies. And both of them came out in 1976, not 1985,
and Sydney Pollack had no connection with either.
But hey, at least they were equatorial.
--
Mark Brader "Sixty years old and still pulling a train!
Toronto That's more than I can say about most
m...@vex.net people I know." -- Frimbo
Dan Blum
Mar 26, 2017, 11:10:19 PM3/26/17
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Apple
> 2 How many strings does a standard bass guitar have?
6
> 3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
shark
> 4 In 1947 Boulder Dam was officially re-named in honour of which former US president?
Hoover
> 5 What is the main ingredient of the German dish sauerkraut?
cabbage
> 6 Which 17 year-old married Guildford Dudley on 6th of June 1553 only to be executed 8 months later?
Jane Grey
> 7 By population, what is the second largest city in England?
Birmingham
> 8 Which hit song of 1973 includes the following line: "While the other kids were Rocking Round the Clock."?
Crocodile Rock
> 9 In which 1985 Sydney Pollack film (which won seven Oscars ) does most of the action take place almost precisely on the equator?
Out of Africa
> 10 Mariah Carey?and?Whitney Houston had a hit with "When You Believe" from the soundtrack to which 1998 DreamWorks animated film?
Prince of Egypt
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
> 2 How many strings does a standard bass guitar have?
> 3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
> 4 In 1947 Boulder Dam was officially re-named in honour of which former US president?
> 5 What is the main ingredient of the German dish sauerkraut?
> 6 Which 17 year-old married Guildford Dudley on 6th of June 1553 only to be executed 8 months later?
> 7 By population, what is the second largest city in England?
> 8 Which hit song of 1973 includes the following line: "While the other kids were Rocking Round the Clock."?
> 9 In which 1985 Sydney Pollack film (which won seven Oscars ) does most of the action take place almost precisely on the equator?
> 10 Mariah Carey?and?Whitney Houston had a hit with "When You Believe" from the soundtrack to which 1998 DreamWorks animated film?
Prince of Egypt
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_______________________________________________________________________
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Erland Sommarskog
Mar 27, 2017, 3:22:54 AM3/27/17
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Pear. :-)
OK, Apple.
> 2 How many strings does a standard bass guitar have?
Four.
> 5 What is the main ingredient of the German dish sauerkraut?
Cabbage
> 7 By population, what is the second largest city in England?
Birmingham
> 8 Which hit song of 1973 includes the following line: "While the
> other kids were Rocking Round the Clock."?
Crocodile Rock by Elton John
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OK, Apple.
> 2 How many strings does a standard bass guitar have?
> 5 What is the main ingredient of the German dish sauerkraut?
> 7 By population, what is the second largest city in England?
> 8 Which hit song of 1973 includes the following line: "While the
> other kids were Rocking Round the Clock."?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Bruce
Mar 27, 2017, 9:08:56 AM3/27/17
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On Sun, 26 Mar 2017 17:27:11 -0700, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Tim Cook is currently CEO of which technology company?
Apple
> 1 Tim Cook is currently CEO of which technology company?
> 2 How many strings does a standard bass guitar have?
> 3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
> 4 In 1947 Boulder Dam was officially re-named in honour of which
former
> US president?
> 5 What is the main ingredient of the German dish sauerkraut?
> 6 Which 17 year-old married Guildford Dudley on 6th of June 1553
only to
> be executed 8 months later?
> 7 By population, what is the second largest city in England?
> 8 Which hit song of 1973 includes the following line: "While the
other
> kids were Rocking Round the Clock."?
Peter Smyth
Mar 27, 2017, 9:57:28 AM3/27/17
to
Calvin wrote:
> 1 Tim Cook is currently CEO of which technology company?
Apple
> 1 Tim Cook is currently CEO of which technology company?
> 2 How many strings does a standard bass guitar have?
Four
> 3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
>
> 4 In 1947 Boulder Dam was officially re-named in honour of which
> former US president?
Herbert Hoover
>
> 4 In 1947 Boulder Dam was officially re-named in honour of which
> former US president?
> 5 What is the main ingredient of the German dish sauerkraut?
Cabbage
> 6 Which 17 year-old married Guildford Dudley on 6th of June 1553 only
> to be executed 8 months later?
Lady Jane Grey
> to be executed 8 months later?
> 7 By population, what is the second largest city in England?
Birmingham
> 8 Which hit song of 1973 includes the following line: "While the
> other kids were Rocking Round the Clock."?
>
> 9 In which 1985 Sydney Pollack film (which won seven Oscars ) does
> most of the action take place almost precisely on the equator?
Out of Africa
> other kids were Rocking Round the Clock."?
>
> 9 In which 1985 Sydney Pollack film (which won seven Oscars ) does
> most of the action take place almost precisely on the equator?
> 10 Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston had a hit with "When You Believe"
> from the soundtrack to which 1998 DreamWorks animated film?
Prince of Egypt
> from the soundtrack to which 1998 DreamWorks animated film?
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog
Mar 27, 2017, 5:12:39 PM3/27/17
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> "Calvin":
>> > 9 In which 1985 Sydney Pollack film (which won seven Oscars )
>> > does most of the action take place almost precisely on the
>> > equator?
>
> Mark Brader:
>> "Rescue at Entebbe"?
>
> In case you were curious about that answer, I'll explain where it
> came from.
>
Yeah, it's not common to see you fail on a movie question. I also feel a
> "Calvin":
>> > 9 In which 1985 Sydney Pollack film (which won seven Oscars )
>> > does most of the action take place almost precisely on the
>> > equator?
>
> Mark Brader:
>> "Rescue at Entebbe"?
>
> In case you were curious about that answer, I'll explain where it
> came from.
>
little bad for not making this one, given that I had a question on it
in my most recent rotating quiz.
swp
Mar 27, 2017, 6:40:35 PM3/27/17
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I think you guys are strange.
Dan Tilque
Mar 28, 2017, 1:44:32 AM3/28/17
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Tim Cook is currently CEO of which technology company?
Apple
> 1 Tim Cook is currently CEO of which technology company?
> 2 How many strings does a standard bass guitar have?
> 3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
> 4 In 1947 Boulder Dam was officially re-named in honour of which former US president?
> 5 What is the main ingredient of the German dish sauerkraut?
> 6 Which 17 year-old married Guildford Dudley on 6th of June 1553 only to be executed 8 months later?
> 7 By population, what is the second largest city in England?
> 8 Which hit song of 1973 includes the following line: "While the other kids were Rocking Round the Clock."?
> 9 In which 1985 Sydney Pollack film (which won seven Oscars ) does most of the action take place almost precisely on the equator?
> 10 Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston had a hit with "When You Believe" from the soundtrack to which 1998 DreamWorks animated film?
Dan Tilque
ArenEss
Mar 28, 2017, 11:06:15 AM3/28/17
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On Sun, 26 Mar 2017 17:27:11 -0700 (PDT), Calvin <334...@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>1 Tim Cook is currently CEO of which technology company?
Apple
>2 How many strings does a standard bass guitar have?
4
>3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
Shark?
>4 In 1947 Boulder Dam was officially re-named in honour of which former US president?
Hoover Dam
>5 What is the main ingredient of the German dish sauerkraut?
Cabbage
>6 Which 17 year-old married Guildford Dudley on 6th of June 1553 only to be executed 8 months later?
Lady Jane Grey
>7 By population, what is the second largest city in England?
Birmingham
>8 Which hit song of 1973 includes the following line: "While the other kids were Rocking Round the Clock."?
Crocodile Rock, by Sir Elton John
>9 In which 1985 Sydney Pollack film (which won seven Oscars ) does most of the action take place almost precisely on the equator?
Out Of Africa (with that ho hum actress Meryl Streep)
>10 Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston had a hit with "When You Believe" from the soundtrack to which 1998 DreamWorks animated film?
Antz?
>
>cheers,
>calvin
ArenEss
wrote:
>
>1 Tim Cook is currently CEO of which technology company?
>2 How many strings does a standard bass guitar have?
>3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
>4 In 1947 Boulder Dam was officially re-named in honour of which former US president?
>5 What is the main ingredient of the German dish sauerkraut?
>6 Which 17 year-old married Guildford Dudley on 6th of June 1553 only to be executed 8 months later?
>7 By population, what is the second largest city in England?
>8 Which hit song of 1973 includes the following line: "While the other kids were Rocking Round the Clock."?
>9 In which 1985 Sydney Pollack film (which won seven Oscars ) does most of the action take place almost precisely on the equator?
>10 Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston had a hit with "When You Believe" from the soundtrack to which 1998 DreamWorks animated film?
>
>cheers,
>calvin
ArenEss
Gareth Owen
Mar 29, 2017, 1:57:37 AM3/29/17
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Apple
> 2 How many strings does a standard bass guitar have?
Four
> 3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
Shark
> 4 In 1947 Boulder Dam was officially re-named in honour of which
> former US president?
Hoover
> 5 What is the main ingredient of the German dish sauerkraut?
Cabbage
> 6 Which 17 year-old married Guildford Dudley on 6th of June 1553 only
> to be executed 8 months later?
Lady Jane Grey?
> 7 By population, what is the second largest city in England?
Birmingham
> 8 Which hit song of 1973 includes the following line: "While the other
> kids were Rocking Round the Clock."?
Crocodile Rock
> 9 In which 1985 Sydney Pollack film (which won seven Oscars ) does
> most of the action take place almost precisely on the equator?
Out of Africa
> 10 Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston had a hit with "When You Believe"
> from the soundtrack to which 1998 DreamWorks animated film?
??The Incredibles??
> 2 How many strings does a standard bass guitar have?
> 3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
> 4 In 1947 Boulder Dam was officially re-named in honour of which
> former US president?
> 5 What is the main ingredient of the German dish sauerkraut?
> 6 Which 17 year-old married Guildford Dudley on 6th of June 1553 only
> to be executed 8 months later?
> 7 By population, what is the second largest city in England?
> 8 Which hit song of 1973 includes the following line: "While the other
> kids were Rocking Round the Clock."?
> 9 In which 1985 Sydney Pollack film (which won seven Oscars ) does
> most of the action take place almost precisely on the equator?
> 10 Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston had a hit with "When You Believe"
> from the soundtrack to which 1998 DreamWorks animated film?
Pete Gayde
Mar 29, 2017, 12:02:52 PM3/29/17
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:1ce72a9c-fe89-4f17...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Tim Cook is currently CEO of which technology company?
Apple
> 2 How many strings does a standard bass guitar have?
4
> 3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
Shark
> 4 In 1947 Boulder Dam was officially re-named in honour of which
> former US president?
Hoover
> 5 What is the main ingredient of the German dish sauerkraut?
Cabbage
> 6 Which 17 year-old married Guildford Dudley on
> 6th of June 1553 only to be executed 8 months later?
Anne Boleyn
> 7 By population, what is the second largest city in England?
Birmingham
> 8 Which
> hit song of 1973 includes the following line: "While the other kids
> were Rocking Round the Clock."?
Crocodile Rock
> 9 In which 1985 Sydney Pollack
> film (which won seven Oscars ) does most of the action take place
> almost precisely on the equator?
The Year of Living Dangerously
> 10 Mariah Carey and Whitney
> Houston had a hit with "When You Believe" from the soundtrack to which
> 1998 DreamWorks animated film?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
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>
> 1 Tim Cook is currently CEO of which technology company?
> 2 How many strings does a standard bass guitar have?
> 3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
> 4 In 1947 Boulder Dam was officially re-named in honour of which
> former US president?
> 5 What is the main ingredient of the German dish sauerkraut?
> 6 Which 17 year-old married Guildford Dudley on
> 6th of June 1553 only to be executed 8 months later?
> 7 By population, what is the second largest city in England?
> 8 Which
> hit song of 1973 includes the following line: "While the other kids
> were Rocking Round the Clock."?
> 9 In which 1985 Sydney Pollack
> film (which won seven Oscars ) does most of the action take place
> almost precisely on the equator?
> 10 Mariah Carey and Whitney
> Houston had a hit with "When You Believe" from the soundtrack to which
> 1998 DreamWorks animated film?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
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Marc Dashevsky
Mar 29, 2017, 8:20:10 PM3/29/17
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In article <1ce72a9c-fe89-4f17...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 2 How many strings does a standard bass guitar have?
4
> 3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
frog
> 4 In 1947 Boulder Dam was officially re-named in honour of which former US president?
Hoover
> 5 What is the main ingredient of the German dish sauerkraut?
cabbage
> 6 Which 17 year-old married Guildford Dudley on 6th of June 1553 only to be executed 8 months later?
Jane Grey
> 7 By population, what is the second largest city in England?
Manchester
> 8 Which hit song of 1973 includes the following line: "While the other kids were Rocking Round the Clock."?
Crocodile Rock
> 9 In which 1985 Sydney Pollack film (which won seven Oscars ) does most of the action take place almost precisely on the equator?
Out Of Africa
> 10 Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston had a hit with "When You Believe" from the soundtrack to which 1998 DreamWorks animated film?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
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Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
>
> 1 Tim Cook is currently CEO of which technology company?
Apple
> 1 Tim Cook is currently CEO of which technology company?
> 2 How many strings does a standard bass guitar have?
> 3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
> 4 In 1947 Boulder Dam was officially re-named in honour of which former US president?
> 5 What is the main ingredient of the German dish sauerkraut?
> 6 Which 17 year-old married Guildford Dudley on 6th of June 1553 only to be executed 8 months later?
> 7 By population, what is the second largest city in England?
> 8 Which hit song of 1973 includes the following line: "While the other kids were Rocking Round the Clock."?
> 9 In which 1985 Sydney Pollack film (which won seven Oscars ) does most of the action take place almost precisely on the equator?
> 10 Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston had a hit with "When You Believe" from the soundtrack to which 1998 DreamWorks animated film?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Calvin
Apr 2, 2017, 8:10:17 PM4/2/17
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On Monday, March 27, 2017 at 10:27:12 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Tim Cook is currently CEO of which technology company?
Apple
> 1 Tim Cook is currently CEO of which technology company?
> 2 How many strings does a standard bass guitar have?
> 3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
> 4 In 1947 Boulder Dam was officially re-named in honour of which former US president?
> 5 What is the main ingredient of the German dish sauerkraut?
> 6 Which 17 year-old married Guildford Dudley on 6th of June 1553 only to be executed 8 months later?
> 7 By population, what is the second largest city in England?
> 8 Which hit song of 1973 includes the following line: "While the other kids were Rocking Round the Clock."?
> 9 In which 1985 Sydney Pollack film (which won seven Oscars ) does most of the action take place almost precisely on the equator?
> 10 Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston had a hit with "When You Believe" from the soundtrack to which 1998 DreamWorks animated film?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 480
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 54 Gareth Owen
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 54 Aren Ess
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 60 Dan Blum
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 46 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 39 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 7 39 Pete Gayde
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 31 Mark Brader
1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 22 Don Piven
1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 30 Erland S
1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 16 Bruce Bowler
1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 20 Dan Tilque
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
11 9 4 10 11 7 8 7 4 2 73 66%
Congratulations Aren and Gareth.
cheers,
calvin
Don Piven
Apr 2, 2017, 8:27:12 PM4/2/17
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On 4/2/17 19:10, Calvin wrote:
>> 3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
>
> Shark
I respectfully challenge. According to Google, those three names can
>> 3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
>
> Shark
also be applied to snakes:
Bullsnake (Pituophis catenifer sayi)
Leopard snake (Zamenis situla)
Zebra spitting cobra (Naja nigricincta)
Mark Brader
Apr 2, 2017, 9:07:53 PM4/2/17
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"Calvin":
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m...@vex.net that's just as good." -- D Gary Grady
>>> 3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
>> Shark
Don Piven:
>> Shark
> Bullsnake (Pituophis catenifer sayi)
> Leopard snake (Zamenis situla)
> Zebra spitting cobra (Naja nigricincta)
But that's not a "zebra snake", is it?
> Leopard snake (Zamenis situla)
> Zebra spitting cobra (Naja nigricincta)
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Calvin
Apr 2, 2017, 10:38:39 PM4/2/17
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Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 480
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 54 Gareth Owen
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 54 Aren Ess
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 60 Dan Blum
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 46 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 39 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 7 39 Pete Gayde
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 31 Mark Brader
1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 30 Erland S
1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 16 Bruce Bowler
1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 20 Dan Tilque
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
11 9 5 10 11 7 8 7 4 2 74 67%
1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 16 Bruce Bowler
1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 20 Dan Tilque
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
cheers,
calvin
Marc Dashevsky
Apr 2, 2017, 10:49:52 PM4/2/17
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In article <6e001049-a985-4d92...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> On Monday, March 27, 2017 at 10:27:12 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> > 3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
>
> Shark
Frog, my answer, is correct as well.
> > 3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
>
> Shark
Dan Tilque
Apr 3, 2017, 4:06:48 AM4/3/17
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Marc Dashevsky wrote:
> In article <6e001049-a985-4d92...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
>> On Monday, March 27, 2017 at 10:27:12 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
>>> 3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
>> Shark
>
> Frog, my answer, is correct as well.
>
As is finch.
> In article <6e001049-a985-4d92...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
>> On Monday, March 27, 2017 at 10:27:12 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
>>> 3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
>> Shark
>
> Frog, my answer, is correct as well.
>
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Dan Tilque
Erland Sommarskog
Apr 3, 2017, 7:35:11 AM4/3/17
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
>> 8 Which hit song of 1973 includes the following line: "While the
>> other kids were Rocking Round the Clock."?
>
> Sir Elton John
>
Hmm....
>> 8 Which hit song of 1973 includes the following line: "While the
>> other kids were Rocking Round the Clock."?
>
> Sir Elton John
>
Calvin
Apr 3, 2017, 10:07:40 PM4/3/17
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tx,
calvin
Marc Dashevsky
Apr 4, 2017, 9:08:35 AM4/4/17
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In article <9eddfc16-e313-4e87...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
I grew up catching bullfrogs and leopard frogs.
If you Google "zebra frog" you will be pleased to see many articles and images of them.
If you Google "zebra frog" you will be pleased to see many articles and images of them.
Calvin
Apr 4, 2017, 10:24:10 PM4/4/17
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On Monday, April 3, 2017 at 6:06:48 PM UTC+10, Dan Tilque wrote:
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 480
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 54 Gareth Owen
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 54 Aren Ess
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 60 Dan Blum
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 39 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 7 39 Pete Gayde
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 30 Don Piven
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 7 39 Pete Gayde
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 31 Mark Brader
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 24 Bruce Bowler
1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 28 Dan Tilque
1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 30 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
11 9 8 10 11 7 8 7 4 2 77 70%
Marc joins the joint winners.
cheers,
calvin
Dan Tilque
Apr 5, 2017, 1:24:55 PM4/5/17
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Calvin wrote:
> On Monday, April 3, 2017 at 6:06:48 PM UTC+10, Dan Tilque wrote:
>> Marc Dashevsky wrote:
>>> In article <6e001049-a985-4d92...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
>>>> On Monday, March 27, 2017 at 10:27:12 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
>>>>> 3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
> On Monday, April 3, 2017 at 6:06:48 PM UTC+10, Dan Tilque wrote:
>> Marc Dashevsky wrote:
>>> In article <6e001049-a985-4d92...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
>>>> On Monday, March 27, 2017 at 10:27:12 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
>>>>> 3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
>> As is finch.
>
> Can you provide references please.
Dang it, I thought there was a leopard finch, but I guess I was
>
> Can you provide references please.
mistaken. Never mind!
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Dan Tilque
Dan Tilque
Apr 7, 2017, 12:44:10 AM4/7/17
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Calvin wrote:
> On Monday, April 3, 2017 at 6:06:48 PM UTC+10, Dan Tilque wrote:
>> Marc Dashevsky wrote:
>>> In article <6e001049-a985-4d92...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
>>>> On Monday, March 27, 2017 at 10:27:12 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
>>>>> 3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
>>>> Shark
>>> Frog, my answer, is correct as well.
>>>
>> As is finch.
>
> I'm now accepting frog and finch. How remarkable that there are three correct answers.
I was mistaken on there being a leopard finch, although there are
> On Monday, April 3, 2017 at 6:06:48 PM UTC+10, Dan Tilque wrote:
>> Marc Dashevsky wrote:
>>> In article <6e001049-a985-4d92...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
>>>> On Monday, March 27, 2017 at 10:27:12 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
>>>>> 3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
>>>> Shark
>>> Frog, my answer, is correct as well.
>>>
>> As is finch.
>
> I'm now accepting frog and finch. How remarkable that there are three correct answers.
bullfinches and zebra finches. Googling "leopard finch" comes up with a
some pictures of the same bird, but they are actually cut-throat finches.
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Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
Apr 7, 2017, 6:00:14 AM4/7/17
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"Calvin":
I've taken the liberty of computing a score table corrected for this
error. But while doing this, I realized that the tiebreaker scores had
been wrongly computed in all three of Calvin's results postings for
this quiz -- see my other posting just now for more on this.
Dan Blum and three other entrants were all tied at 9 right, but Dan answered
the harder question #10, while the other three entrants got the easier #2.
Therefore Dan should have the lower (better) tiebreaker score and he and
he alone is the winner of this quiz. Congratulations, Dan!
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 480
- - - - - - - - - - --- --- -------------
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 66 Dan Blum
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 73 Gareth Owen
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 73 Aren Ess
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 73 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 58 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 7 62 Pete Gayde
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 54 Don Piven
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 56 Mark Brader
1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 46 Erland S
1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 39 Dan Tilque
1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 41 Bruce Bowler
--
Mark Brader | "As a professional, it's my job to take a slightly dim
Toronto | view of the ... people who will look at my code next.
m...@vex.net | If I am wrong... so much the better!" -- Henry Spencer
>>>>>> 3 Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal?
>>>>> Shark
>>>>> Shark
>> I'm now accepting frog and finch. How remarkable that there are three
>> correct answers.
Dan Tilque:
>> correct answers.
> I was mistaken on there being a leopard finch, although there are
> bullfinches and zebra finches. Googling "leopard finch" comes up with a
> some pictures of the same bird, but they are actually cut-throat finches.
Presuming that Calvin has departed for wherever he's going off-net to,
> bullfinches and zebra finches. Googling "leopard finch" comes up with a
> some pictures of the same bird, but they are actually cut-throat finches.
I've taken the liberty of computing a score table corrected for this
error. But while doing this, I realized that the tiebreaker scores had
been wrongly computed in all three of Calvin's results postings for
this quiz -- see my other posting just now for more on this.
Dan Blum and three other entrants were all tied at 9 right, but Dan answered
the harder question #10, while the other three entrants got the easier #2.
Therefore Dan should have the lower (better) tiebreaker score and he and
he alone is the winner of this quiz. Congratulations, Dan!
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 480
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 66 Dan Blum
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 73 Gareth Owen
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 73 Aren Ess
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 73 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 58 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 7 62 Pete Gayde
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 54 Don Piven
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 56 Mark Brader
1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 46 Erland S
1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 39 Dan Tilque
1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 41 Bruce Bowler
- - - - - - - - - - ---
11 9 6 10 11 7 8 7 4 2 75
--
Mark Brader | "As a professional, it's my job to take a slightly dim
Toronto | view of the ... people who will look at my code next.
m...@vex.net | If I am wrong... so much the better!" -- Henry Spencer
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