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Calvin

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Jan 13, 2015, 3:59:44 AM1/13/15
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1 Which surrealist painted the 1931 work The Persistence of Memory?
2 Who were the two stars of the 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith?
3 Which actor's roles included portrayals of the real life George Custer and Grover Cleveland, and a fictional psychology professor attempting to teach human morals to a chimpanzee,?
4 Which French singer was nicknamed The Little Sparrow?
5 The song There's No Business Like Show Business features in which Irving Berlin musical first performed in 1946?
6 From which European country does Stella Artois beer originate?
7 Crime writer Dame Ngaio Marsh hailed from which Commonwealth country?
8 Julie Andrews won a Best Actress Oscar for her role in which 1964 film?
9 In 1985 who became the first unseeded man to win the Wimbledon singles title?
10 Which actor played the title role in the 1982 film Gandhi?


cheers,
calvin

David B

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Jan 13, 2015, 4:12:21 AM1/13/15
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1 Which surrealist painted the 1931 work The Persistence of Memory?

Dali.

2 Who were the two stars of the 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith?

Pitt and Jolie.

3 Which actor's roles included portrayals of the real life George Custer and
Grover Cleveland, and a fictional psychology professor attempting to teach
human morals to a chimpanzee,?
4 Which French singer was nicknamed The Little Sparrow?

Edith Piaf.

5 The song There's No Business Like Show Business features in which Irving
Berlin musical first performed in 1946?
6 From which European country does Stella Artois beer originate?

France.

7 Crime writer Dame Ngaio Marsh hailed from which Commonwealth country?

South Africa?

8 Julie Andrews won a Best Actress Oscar for her role in which 1964 film?

Mary Poppins.

9 In 1985 who became the first unseeded man to win the Wimbledon singles
title?
10 Which actor played the title role in the 1982 film Gandhi?

Ben Kingsley.

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David

Marc Dashevsky

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Jan 13, 2015, 4:34:07 AM1/13/15
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In article <57311db1-11b7-48d0...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
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> 1 Which surrealist painted the 1931 work The Persistence of Memory?
Salvador Dali

> 2 Who were the two stars of the 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith?
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

> 3 Which actor's roles included portrayals of the real life George Custer and Grover Cleveland, and a fictional psychology professor attempting to teach human morals to a chimpanzee,?
> 4 Which French singer was nicknamed The Little Sparrow?
Edith Piaf

> 5 The song There's No Business Like Show Business features in which Irving Berlin musical first performed in 1946?
> 6 From which European country does Stella Artois beer originate?
Belgium

> 7 Crime writer Dame Ngaio Marsh hailed from which Commonwealth country?
New Zealand

> 8 Julie Andrews won a Best Actress Oscar for her role in which 1964 film?
The Sound of Music

> 9 In 1985 who became the first unseeded man to win the Wimbledon singles title?
> 10 Which actor played the title role in the 1982 film Gandhi?
Ben Kingsley



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Mark Brader

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Jan 13, 2015, 6:12:58 AM1/13/15
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Calvin writes:
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> 1 Which surrealist painted the 1931 work The Persistence of Memory?

Dali.

> 2 Who were the two stars of the 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith?

Pitt, Jolie.

> 3 Which actor's roles included portrayals of the real life George
> Custer and Grover Cleveland, and a fictional psychology professor
> attempting to teach human morals to a chimpanzee,?

Scott?

> 4 Which French singer was nicknamed The Little Sparrow?

Piaf.

> 5 The song There's No Business Like Show Business features in which
> Irving Berlin musical first performed in 1946?

> 6 From which European country does Stella Artois beer originate?

Belgium.

> 7 Crime writer Dame Ngaio Marsh hailed from which Commonwealth country?

New Zealand.

> 8 Julie Andrews won a Best Actress Oscar for her role in which 1964 film?

"Mary Poppins".

> 9 In 1985 who became the first unseeded man to win the Wimbledon
> singles title?

Becker?

> 10 Which actor played the title role in the 1982 film Gandhi?

Kingsley.
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Erland Sommarskog

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Jan 13, 2015, 5:25:40 PM1/13/15
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 Which surrealist painted the 1931 work The Persistence of Memory?

Salvador Dali

> 2 Who were the two stars of the 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith?

Mr & Mrs Smith

> 5 The song There's No Business Like Show Business features in which
> Irving Berlin musical first performed in 1946?

Sound of Music

> 6 From which European country does Stella Artois beer originate?

Belgium

> 9 In 1985 who became the first unseeded man to win the Wimbledon
> singles title?

Mats Vilander




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Peter Smyth

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Jan 13, 2015, 6:54:11 PM1/13/15
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Calvin wrote:


> 1 Which surrealist painted the 1931 work The Persistence of Memory?
Dali
> 2 Who were the two stars of the 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith?
Jolie & Pitt
> 3 Which actor's roles included portrayals of the real life George
> Custer and Grover Cleveland, and a fictional psychology professor
> attempting to teach human morals to a chimpanzee,?
>
> 4 Which French singer was nicknamed The Little Sparrow?
Piaf
> 5 The song There's No Business Like Show Business features in which
> Irving Berlin musical first performed in 1946?
Cabaret
> 6 From which European country does Stella Artois beer originate?
Belgium
> 7 Crime writer Dame Ngaio Marsh hailed from which Commonwealth
> country?
New Zealand
> 8 Julie Andrews won a Best Actress Oscar for her role in which 1964
> film?
The Sound of Music
> 9 In 1985 who became the first unseeded man to win the Wimbledon
> singles title?
Boris Becker
> 10 Which actor played the title role in the 1982 film Gandhi?
Ben Kingsley

Peter Smyth

björn lundin

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Jan 14, 2015, 7:54:24 AM1/14/15
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2 brad pitt and angela jolie
4 edit piaff
6 belgium
9 michael stich
10 ben kingsley

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Björn lundin

swp

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Jan 14, 2015, 9:01:48 AM1/14/15
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On Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 3:59:44 AM UTC-5, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which surrealist painted the 1931 work The Persistence of Memory?

dali

> 2 Who were the two stars of the 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith?

angelina jolie and brad pitt

> 3 Which actor's roles included portrayals of the real life George Custer and Grover Cleveland, and a fictional psychology professor attempting to teach human morals to a chimpanzee,?

ronald reagan

> 4 Which French singer was nicknamed The Little Sparrow?

edith piaf

> 5 The song There's No Business Like Show Business features in which Irving Berlin musical first performed in 1946?

annie get your gun

> 6 From which European country does Stella Artois beer originate?

belgium

> 7 Crime writer Dame Ngaio Marsh hailed from which Commonwealth country?

new zealand

> 8 Julie Andrews won a Best Actress Oscar for her role in which 1964 film?

mary poppins

> 9 In 1985 who became the first unseeded man to win the Wimbledon singles title?

boris becker

> 10 Which actor played the title role in the 1982 film Gandhi?

ben kingsley



swp

Chris F.A. Johnson

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Jan 16, 2015, 12:07:58 AM1/16/15
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On 2015-01-13, Calvin wrote:
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> 1 Which surrealist painted the 1931 work The Persistence of Memory?

Dali

> 2 Who were the two stars of the 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith?

Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie

> 3 Which actor's roles included portrayals of the real life George Custer and Grover Cleveland, and a fictional psychology professor attempting to teach human morals to a chimpanzee,?

> 4 Which French singer was nicknamed The Little Sparrow?

Edit Piaf

> 5 The song There's No Business Like Show Business features in which Irving Berlin musical first performed in 1946?

Annie Get Your Gun

> 6 From which European country does Stella Artois beer originate?

Belgium

> 7 Crime writer Dame Ngaio Marsh hailed from which Commonwealth country?

New Zealand

> 8 Julie Andrews won a Best Actress Oscar for her role in which 1964 film?

The Sound of Music

> 9 In 1985 who became the first unseeded man to win the Wimbledon singles title?

Ashe

> 10 Which actor played the title role in the 1982 film Gandhi?

Ben Kingsley

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Chris F.A. Johnson

Rob Parker

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Jan 17, 2015, 7:09:33 AM1/17/15
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> 1 Which surrealist painted the 1931 work The Persistence of Memory?

Salvador Dali

> 2 Who were the two stars of the 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith?
> 3 Which actor's roles included portrayals of the real life George Custer
> and Grover Cleveland, and a fictional psychology professor attempting to
> teach human morals to a chimpanzee,?
> 4 Which French singer was nicknamed The Little Sparrow?

Edith Piaf

> 5 The song There's No Business Like Show Business features in which Irving
> Berlin musical first performed in 1946?

Annie Get Your Gun

> 6 From which European country does Stella Artois beer originate?

Belgium

> 7 Crime writer Dame Ngaio Marsh hailed from which Commonwealth country?

New Zealand

> 8 Julie Andrews won a Best Actress Oscar for her role in which 1964 film?

The Sound of Music

> 9 In 1985 who became the first unseeded man to win the Wimbledon singles
> title?

Arthur Ashe

> 10 Which actor played the title role in the 1982 film Gandhi?

Ben Kingsley


Rob

Björn Lundin

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Jan 17, 2015, 4:49:16 PM1/17/15
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As Mark Brader pointed out to me

> And by the way, in Calvin's quizzes he asks people to quote all the
> questions whether answering all of them or not.


I'm, sorry about that. Was on holiday, and had only my ipad (generation
1) with me, using google groups. Not easy, and copy/paste made the Re:
in the title to be missing to.
I'll bring the laptop on next vacation instead.


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Björn

Pete

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Jan 17, 2015, 6:28:27 PM1/17/15
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:57311db1-11b7-48d0...@googlegroups.com:

>
> 1 Which surrealist painted the 1931 work The Persistence of
> Memory?

Dali

> 2 Who were the two stars of the 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith?

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

> 3 Which actor's roles included portrayals of the real life
> George Custer and Grover Cleveland, and a fictional psychology
> professor attempting to teach human morals to a chimpanzee,?

Ronald Reagan

> 4 Which French singer was nicknamed The Little Sparrow?

Edith Piaf

> 5 The song There's No Business Like Show Business features in
> which Irving Berlin musical first performed in 1946?
> 6 From which European country
> does Stella Artois beer originate?

Belgium

> 7 Crime writer Dame Ngaio Marsh
> hailed from which Commonwealth country?

Kenya

> 8 Julie Andrews won a Best
> Actress Oscar for her role in which 1964 film?

Mary Poppins

> 9 In 1985 who became the first unseeded man to win the
> Wimbledon singles title?

Boris Becker

> 10 Which actor played the title role in the 1982 film Gandhi?

Ben Kingsley

>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>

Pete

Calvin

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Jan 17, 2015, 6:54:58 PM1/17/15
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Thank you both.

calvin

Calvin

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Jan 17, 2015, 6:58:11 PM1/17/15
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On Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 6:59:44 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which surrealist painted the 1931 work The Persistence of Memory?

Salvador Dali

> 2 Who were the two stars of the 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith?

Brad Pitt 7 Angelina Jolie

> 3 Which actor's roles included portrayals of the real life George Custer and Grover Cleveland, and a fictional psychology professor attempting to teach human morals to a chimpanzee?

Ronald Reagan
The chimp movie was one of the Bonzo series

> 4 Which French singer was nicknamed The Little Sparrow?

Edith Piaf

> 5 The song There's No Business Like Show Business features in which Irving Berlin musical first performed in 1946?

Annie Get Your Gun

> 6 From which European country does Stella Artois beer originate?

Belgium

> 7 Crime writer Dame Ngaio Marsh hailed from which Commonwealth country?

New Zealand

> 8 Julie Andrews won a Best Actress Oscar for her role in which 1964 film?

Mary Poppins

> 9 In 1985 who became the first unseeded man to win the Wimbledon singles title?

Boris Becker

> 10 Which actor played the title role in the 1982 film Gandhi?

Ben Kingsley


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 375
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 63 Stephen Perry
1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 8 54 Pete Gayde
1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 58 Mark Brader
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 53 Chris Johnson
1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 7 54 Peter Smyth
1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 45 Rob Parker
1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 50 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 39 David Brown
0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 35 Bjorn Lundin
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 18 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
9 8 2 9 3 9 6 4 4 9 63 63%

Congratulations Stephen.

cheers,
calvin

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