Calvin's Quiz #528

Calvin

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Jul 20, 2018, 1:26:14 AM7/20/18

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1 In Greek mythology, which Trojan prince fatally injures Achilles?
2 John Galliano was head designer of which fashion house from 1996 until his dismissal in 2011 following anti-Semitic statements?
3 In which year of the 1960s was San Francisco's so-called 'Summer of Love'?
4 Who portrayed Father Charles 'Chuck' O'Malley in the 1945 film 'The Bells of St. Mary’s'?
5 New York’s Ellis Island is, appropriately, home to a museum concerning what topic?
6 In 2001 who became the first African-American to win the Academy Award for best actress?
7 From which language do we get the word dacha, meaning a country house or cottage?
8 Who co-starred with Michael Douglas in the 1984 film 'Romancing the Stone'?
9 Columbia and Cornell University are located in which US state?
10 In the TV quiz show 'Jeopardy!', what should all answers end with?

cheers,
calvin

Mark Brader

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Jul 20, 2018, 2:10:52 AM7/20/18

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Calvin:

> 1 In Greek mythology, which Trojan prince fatally injures Achilles?

Hector?

> 2 John Galliano was head designer of which fashion house from
> 1996 until his dismissal in 2011 following anti-Semitic
> statements?
> 3 In which year of the 1960s was San Francisco's so-called
> 'Summer of Love'?

1965?

> 4 Who portrayed Father Charles 'Chuck' O'Malley in the 1945 film
> 'The Bells of St. Mary's'?

Crosby.

> 5 New York's Ellis Island is, appropriately, home to a museum
> concerning what topic?

Immigration.

> 6 In 2001 who became the first African-American to win the
> Academy Award for best actress?

The lovely and talented Halle Berry.

> 7 From which language do we get the word dacha, meaning a
> country house or cottage?

Russian.

> 8 Who co-starred with Michael Douglas in the 1984 film
> 'Romancing the Stone'?

The lovely and talented Kathleen Turner.

> 9 Columbia and Cornell University are located in which US state?

The lovely and talented state of New York. :-)

> 10 In the TV quiz show 'Jeopardy!', what should all answers end with?

"?"

In fact, answers (called "responses" on the show) in writing only occur
on the "Final Jeopardy!" round, and punctuation is not enforced.
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Erland Sommarskog

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Jul 20, 2018, 4:03:20 AM7/20/18

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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 2 John Galliano was head designer of which fashion house from 1996
> until his dismissal in 2011 following anti-Semitic statements?

Yves Saint-Laurent

> 3 In which year of the 1960s was San Francisco's so-called 'Summer
> of Love'?

1967

> 7 From which language do we get the word dacha, meaning a country
> house or cottage?

Russian

> 9 Columbia and Cornell University are located in which US state?

Virginia

> 10 In the TV quiz show 'Jeopardy!', what should all answers end with?

A question mark

Dan Blum

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Jul 20, 2018, 9:54:44 AM7/20/18

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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:

> 1 In Greek mythology, which Trojan prince fatally injures Achilles?

Paris

> 3 In which year of the 1960s was San Francisco's so-called 'Summer of Love'?

1969

> 4 Who portrayed Father Charles 'Chuck' O'Malley in the 1945 film 'The Bells of St. Mary???s'?

Bing Crosby

> 5 New York???s Ellis Island is, appropriately, home to a museum concerning what topic?

immigration

> 6 In 2001 who became the first African-American to win the Academy Award for best actress?

Halle Berry

> 7 From which language do we get the word dacha, meaning a country house or cottage?

Russian

> 8 Who co-starred with Michael Douglas in the 1984 film 'Romancing the Stone'?

Kathleen Turner

> 9 Columbia and Cornell University are located in which US state?

New York

> 10 In the TV quiz show 'Jeopardy!', what should all answers end with?

A question mark

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Gareth Owen

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Jul 20, 2018, 2:30:16 PM7/20/18

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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:

> 1 In Greek mythology, which Trojan prince fatally injures Achilles?

Paris?

> 2 John Galliano was head designer of which fashion house from 1996
> until his dismissal in 2011 following anti-Semitic statements?

YSL?

> 3 In which year of the 1960s was San Francisco's so-called 'Summer of
> Love'?

1967

> 4 Who portrayed Father Charles 'Chuck' O'Malley in the 1945 film 'The
> Bells of St. Mary’s'?

Humphrey Bogart

> 5 New York’s Ellis Island is, appropriately, home to a museum
> concerning what topic?

Immigration

> 6 In 2001 who became the first African-American to win the Academy
> Award for best actress?

Halle Berry?

> 7 From which language do we get the word dacha, meaning a country
> house or cottage?

Russian

> 8 Who co-starred with Michael Douglas in the 1984 film 'Romancing the
> Stone'?

Kathleen Turner

> 9 Columbia and Cornell University are located in which US state?

New York

> 10 In the TV quiz show 'Jeopardy!', what should all answers end with?

?

Pete Gayde

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Jul 20, 2018, 9:50:50 PM7/20/18

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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:13144102-7318-4b7d...@googlegroups.com:

>
> 1 In Greek mythology, which Trojan prince fatally injures
> Achilles?
> 2 John Galliano was head designer of which fashion house
> from 1996 until his dismissal in 2011 following anti-Semitic
> statements?
> 3 In which year of the 1960s was San Francisco's
> so-called 'Summer of Love'?

1967

> 4 Who portrayed Father Charles 'Chuck'
> O'Malley in the 1945 film 'The Bells of St. Mary’s'?

Bing Crosby

> 5 New
> York’s Ellis Island is, appropriately, home to a museum concerning
> what topic?

Immigration

> 6 In 2001 who became the first African-American to win
> the Academy Award for best actress?

Halle Berry

> 7 From which language do we
> get the word dacha, meaning a country house or cottage?

Russian

> 8 Who
> co-starred with Michael Douglas in the 1984 film 'Romancing the
> Stone'?
> 9 Columbia and Cornell University are located in which US
> state?

New York

> 10 In the TV quiz show 'Jeopardy!', what should all answers
> end with?

A question mark

>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>

Pete Gayde

Dan Tilque

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Jul 21, 2018, 1:39:58 AM7/21/18

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Calvin wrote:
> 1 In Greek mythology, which Trojan prince fatally injures Achilles?

Paris

> 2 John Galliano was head designer of which fashion house from 1996 until his dismissal in 2011 following anti-Semitic statements?
> 3 In which year of the 1960s was San Francisco's so-called 'Summer of Love'?

1968

> 4 Who portrayed Father Charles 'Chuck' O'Malley in the 1945 film 'The Bells of St. Mary’s'?

Bing Crosby

> 5 New York’s Ellis Island is, appropriately, home to a museum concerning what topic?

immigration

> 6 In 2001 who became the first African-American to win the Academy Award for best actress?

Whoopi Goldberg

> 7 From which language do we get the word dacha, meaning a country house or cottage?

Russian

> 8 Who co-starred with Michael Douglas in the 1984 film 'Romancing the Stone'?
> 9 Columbia and Cornell University are located in which US state?

New York

> 10 In the TV quiz show 'Jeopardy!', what should all answers end with?

question mark

--
Dan Tilque

Peter Smyth

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Jul 21, 2018, 2:50:46 PM7/21/18

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Calvin wrote:

>
> 1 In Greek mythology, which Trojan prince fatally injures Achilles?

Odysseus

> 2 John Galliano was head designer of which fashion house from 1996 until
> his dismissal in 2011 following anti-Semitic statements?

Givenchy

> 3 In which year of the 1960s was San Francisco's so-called 'Summer of
> Love'?

1963

> 4 Who portrayed Father Charles 'Chuck' O'Malley in the 1945 film 'The
> Bells of St. Mary’s'?
> 5 New York’s Ellis Island is, appropriately, home to a museum concerning
> what topic?

Immigration

> 6 In 2001 who became the first African-American to win the Academy Award
> for best actress?

Halle Berry

> 7 From which language do we get the word dacha, meaning a country house or
> cottage?

Russian

> 8 Who co-starred with Michael Douglas in the 1984 film 'Romancing the
> Stone'?

Katherine Turner

> 9 Columbia and Cornell University are located in which US state?

New York

> 10 In the TV quiz show 'Jeopardy!', what should all answers end with?

A question mark

Peter Smyth

Calvin

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Jul 29, 2018, 7:29:35 PM7/29/18

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On Friday, July 20, 2018 at 3:26:14 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:

> 1 In Greek mythology, which Trojan prince fatally injures Achilles?

Paris aka Alexander

> 2 John Galliano was head designer of which fashion house from 1996 until his dismissal in 2011 following anti-Semitic statements?

Christian Dior
No-one got this.

> 3 In which year of the 1960s was San Francisco's so-called 'Summer of Love'?

1967

> 4 Who portrayed Father Charles 'Chuck' O'Malley in the 1945 film 'The Bells of St. Mary’s'?

Bing Crocby

> 5 New York’s Ellis Island is, appropriately, home to a museum concerning what topic?

Immigration

> 6 In 2001 who became the first African-American to win the Academy Award for best actress?

Halle Bery

> 7 From which language do we get the word dacha, meaning a country house or cottage?

Russian

> 8 Who co-starred with Michael Douglas in the 1984 film 'Romancing the Stone'?

Kathleen Turner

> 9 Columbia and Cornell University are located in which US state?

New York

> 10 In the TV quiz show 'Jeopardy!', what should all answers end with?

?

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 528
1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 41 Gareth Owen
1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 42 Dan Blum
0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 38 Pete Gayde
0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 39 Mark Brader
1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 6 33 Dan Tilque
0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 35 Peter Smyth
0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 17 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
3 0 3 4 6 5 7 4 6 7 45 64%

Congratulations Gareth.

cheers,
calvin

Mark Brader

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Jul 29, 2018, 11:55:36 PM7/29/18

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"Calvin":
> Bing Crocby

Cloce.

> Halle Bery

Could be closerr.

:-)
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