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Calvin
May 14, 2020, 12:40:06 AM5/14/20
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1 Rahul Dravid represented which country in international cricket?
2 What river forms a large part of the boundary between Mexico and the USA?
3 Running across the summit of Mount Everest is the border between Nepal and what other country?
4 Michael Laudrup represented which country in football (soccer)?
5 Groucho portrays Rufus T. Firefly, leader of the fictional country of Freedonia, in which 1933 Marx brothers film?
6 The last known element in the current periodic table, what is the atomic number of the (probable) Noble gas Oganesson?
7 Which American rock band released the 2004 album American Idiot?
8 In which card game can one "skunk" an opponent by winning before they have passed 90 points?
9 Which American founding father has featured on the United States one hundred dollar bill since 1914?
10 The ancient city of Troy, namesake of the Trojan war, was located in which modern day country?
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
May 14, 2020, 12:47:57 AM5/14/20
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"Calvin":
> 2 What river forms a large part of the boundary between
> Mexico and the USA?
Rio Grande.
> 3 Running across the summit of Mount Everest is the border
> between Nepal and what other country?
China.
> 4 Michael Laudrup represented which country in football (soccer)?
The US?
> 5 Groucho portrays Rufus T. Firefly, leader of the
> fictional country of Freedonia, in which 1933 Marx brothers
> film?
"Duck Soup".
> 6 The last known element in the current periodic table,
> what is the atomic number of the (probable) Noble gas
> Oganesson?
118.
> 7 Which American rock band released the 2004 album American Idiot?
Green Day.
> 8 In which card game can one "skunk" an opponent by winning
> before they have passed 90 points?
Cribbgage.
> 9 Which American founding father has featured on the United
> States one hundred dollar bill since 1914?
Franklin.
> 10 The ancient city of Troy, namesake of the Trojan war,
> was located in which modern day country?
It's in New York state. Oh wait, not that one. Okay, then, Turkey.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Why, I make more money than Calvin Coolidge,
m...@vex.net | put together!" -- SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 Rahul Dravid represented which country in international cricket?
Pakistan?
> 2 What river forms a large part of the boundary between
> Mexico and the USA?
> 3 Running across the summit of Mount Everest is the border
> between Nepal and what other country?
> 4 Michael Laudrup represented which country in football (soccer)?
> 5 Groucho portrays Rufus T. Firefly, leader of the
> fictional country of Freedonia, in which 1933 Marx brothers
> film?
> 6 The last known element in the current periodic table,
> what is the atomic number of the (probable) Noble gas
> Oganesson?
> 7 Which American rock band released the 2004 album American Idiot?
> 8 In which card game can one "skunk" an opponent by winning
> before they have passed 90 points?
> 9 Which American founding father has featured on the United
> States one hundred dollar bill since 1914?
> 10 The ancient city of Troy, namesake of the Trojan war,
> was located in which modern day country?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Why, I make more money than Calvin Coolidge,
m...@vex.net | put together!" -- SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog
May 14, 2020, 2:37:02 AM5/14/20
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 Rahul Dravid represented which country in international cricket?
India
> 1 Rahul Dravid represented which country in international cricket?
> 2 What river forms a large part of the boundary between Mexico and
> the USA?
> 3 Running across the summit of Mount Everest is the border between
> Nepal and what other country?
> 4 Michael Laudrup represented which country in football (soccer)?
> 6 The last known element in the current periodic table, what is the
> atomic number of the (probable) Noble gas Oganesson?
> 7 Which American rock band released the 2004 album American Idiot?
> 10 The ancient city of Troy, namesake of the Trojan war, was located
> in which modern day country?
Dan Blum
May 14, 2020, 9:22:02 AM5/14/20
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1 Rahul Dravid represented which country in international cricket?
India
> 1 Rahul Dravid represented which country in international cricket?
> 2 What river forms a large part of the boundary between Mexico and the USA?
> 3 Running across the summit of Mount Everest is the border between Nepal and what other country?
> 4 Michael Laudrup represented which country in football (soccer)?
> 5 Groucho portrays Rufus T. Firefly, leader of the fictional country of Freedonia, in which 1933 Marx brothers film?
> 6 The last known element in the current periodic table, what is the atomic number of the (probable) Noble gas Oganesson?
> 7 Which American rock band released the 2004 album American Idiot?
> 8 In which card game can one "skunk" an opponent by winning before they have passed 90 points?
> 9 Which American founding father has featured on the United States one hundred dollar bill since 1914?
> 10 The ancient city of Troy, namesake of the Trojan war, was located in which modern day country?
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Dan Tilque
May 14, 2020, 5:20:04 PM5/14/20
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On 5/13/20 9:40 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Rahul Dravid represented which country in international cricket?
> 2 What river forms a large part of the boundary between Mexico and the USA?
Rio Grand
>
> 1 Rahul Dravid represented which country in international cricket?
> 2 What river forms a large part of the boundary between Mexico and the USA?
> 3 Running across the summit of Mount Everest is the border between Nepal and what other country?
> 4 Michael Laudrup represented which country in football (soccer)?
> 5 Groucho portrays Rufus T. Firefly, leader of the fictional country of Freedonia, in which 1933 Marx brothers film?
> 6 The last known element in the current periodic table, what is the atomic number of the (probable) Noble gas Oganesson?
> 7 Which American rock band released the 2004 album American Idiot?
> 8 In which card game can one "skunk" an opponent by winning before they have passed 90 points?
> 9 Which American founding father has featured on the United States one hundred dollar bill since 1914?
> 10 The ancient city of Troy, namesake of the Trojan war, was located in which modern day country?
--
Dan Tilque
Pete Gayde
May 14, 2020, 8:31:44 PM5/14/20
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:c0c8954f-6833-4a93...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Rahul Dravid represented which country in international cricket?
Sri Lanka
> 2 What river forms a large part of the boundary between Mexico and
> the USA?
Rio Grande
> 3 Running across the summit of Mount Everest is the
> border between Nepal and what other country?
China
> 4 Michael Laudrup represented which country in football (soccer)?
Denmark
> 5 Groucho portrays
> Rufus T. Firefly, leader of the fictional country of Freedonia, in
> which 1933 Marx brothers film?
Monkey Business
> 6 The last known element in the
> current periodic table, what is the atomic number of the (probable)
> Noble gas Oganesson?
110
> 7 Which American rock band released the 2004 album American Idiot?
Green Day
> 8 In which card game can one "skunk" an
> opponent by winning before they have passed 90 points?
Cribbage
> 9 Which
> American founding father has featured on the United States one hundred
> dollar bill since 1914?
Hamilton
> 10 The ancient city of Troy, namesake of
> the Trojan war, was located in which modern day country?
Turkey
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
news:c0c8954f-6833-4a93...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Rahul Dravid represented which country in international cricket?
> 2 What river forms a large part of the boundary between Mexico and
> the USA?
> 3 Running across the summit of Mount Everest is the
> border between Nepal and what other country?
> 4 Michael Laudrup represented which country in football (soccer)?
> 5 Groucho portrays
> Rufus T. Firefly, leader of the fictional country of Freedonia, in
> which 1933 Marx brothers film?
> 6 The last known element in the
> current periodic table, what is the atomic number of the (probable)
> Noble gas Oganesson?
> 7 Which American rock band released the 2004 album American Idiot?
> 8 In which card game can one "skunk" an
> opponent by winning before they have passed 90 points?
> 9 Which
> American founding father has featured on the United States one hundred
> dollar bill since 1914?
> 10 The ancient city of Troy, namesake of
> the Trojan war, was located in which modern day country?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
Bruce Bowler
May 15, 2020, 9:31:00 AM5/15/20
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On Wed, 13 May 2020 21:40:05 -0700, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Rahul Dravid represented which country in international cricket?
> 2 What river forms a large part of the boundary between Mexico and
the
> USA?
Rio Grande
> 1 Rahul Dravid represented which country in international cricket?
> 2 What river forms a large part of the boundary between Mexico and
the
> USA?
> 3 Running across the summit of Mount Everest is the border between
Nepal
> and what other country?
> 4 Michael Laudrup represented which country in football (soccer)?
> 5 Groucho portrays Rufus T. Firefly, leader of the fictional
country of
> Freedonia, in which 1933 Marx brothers film?
> 6 The last known
element in
> the current periodic table, what is the atomic number of the (probable)
> Noble gas Oganesson?
> 7 Which American rock band released the 2004 album American Idiot?
> 8 In which card game can one "skunk" an opponent by winning before
they
> have passed 90 points?
> 9 Which American founding father has featured on the United States
one
> hundred dollar bill since 1914?
> 10 The ancient city of Troy, namesake of the Trojan war, was located
in
> which modern day country?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
Calvin
May 18, 2020, 8:12:14 PM5/18/20
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On Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 2:40:06 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Rahul Dravid represented which country in international cricket?
India
> 1 Rahul Dravid represented which country in international cricket?
> 2 What river forms a large part of the boundary between Mexico and the USA?
> 3 Running across the summit of Mount Everest is the border between Nepal and what other country?
> 4 Michael Laudrup represented which country in football (soccer)?
> 5 Groucho portrays Rufus T. Firefly, leader of the fictional country of Freedonia, in which 1933 Marx brothers film?
> 6 The last known element in the current periodic table, what is the atomic number of the (probable) Noble gas Oganesson?
> 7 Which American rock band released the 2004 album American Idiot?
> 8 In which card game can one "skunk" an opponent by winning before they have passed 90 points?
> 9 Which American founding father has featured on the United States one hundred dollar bill since 1914?
> 10 The ancient city of Troy, namesake of the Trojan war, was located in which modern day country?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 599
1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 33 Dan Blum
0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 34 Mark Brader
0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 26 Pete Gayde
0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 6 26 Bruce Bowler
0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 6 28 Dan Tilque
1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 15 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
2 5 6 2 3 3 3 5 4 5 38 63%
Congratulations Dan B!
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
May 18, 2020, 9:02:12 PM5/18/20
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"Calvin":
--
Mark Brader "One doesn't have to be a grammarian
Toronto to know when someone's talking balls."
m...@vex.net --John Masters
> > 1 Rahul Dravid represented which country in international cricket?
>
> India
Arrgh. I rejected that guess because it was so obvious!
>
> India
--
Mark Brader "One doesn't have to be a grammarian
Toronto to know when someone's talking balls."
m...@vex.net --John Masters
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