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Calvin
May 10, 2016, 1:20:35 AM5/10/16
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1 The Curragh horse racing track is located in which country?
2 The North and South Islands of New Zealand separated by what body of water?
3 Which Grammy-winning country music star has also performed under the fictional rock persona Chris Gaines?
4 In 1928 who became the first person to fly from Australia to New Zealand?
5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's peninsula in Canada?
6 Which actor played Idi Amin in the 2006 film "The Last King of Scotland"?
7 How many square inches are there in one square foot?
8 Which duo's works are sometimes referred to as the Savoy Operas?
9 Gozo and Komino are islands belonging to which Mediterranean country?
10 In terms of the Oscars, what links Casablanca, Paris and Chicago?
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
May 10, 2016, 1:30:13 AM5/10/16
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"Calvin":
> 2 The North and South Islands of New Zealand separated by what
> body of water?
Cook Strait.
> 3 Which Grammy-winning country music star has also performed
> under the fictional rock persona Chris Gaines?
Johnson.
> 4 In 1928 who became the first person to fly from Australia to
> New Zealand?
Kingsford-Smith.
> 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's
> peninsula in Canada?
Not the North Magnetic Pole -- it moved on decades ago.
> 6 Which actor played Idi Amin in the 2006 film "The Last King
> of Scotland"?
Whittaker.
> 7 How many square inches are there in one square foot?
144.
> 8 Which duo's works are sometimes referred to as the Savoy Operas?
Sullivan and Gilbert.
> 9 Gozo and Komino are islands belonging to which Mediterranean
> country?
Greece?
> 10 In terms of the Oscars, what links Casablanca, Paris and Chicago?
They're the only cities mentioned in the titles of Best Picture winners?
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Mark Brader | "Forgive me if I misunderstood myself, but
Toronto | I don't think I was arguing in favour of that..."
m...@vex.net | -- Geoff Butler
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 The Curragh horse racing track is located in which country?
Ireland.
> 2 The North and South Islands of New Zealand separated by what
> body of water?
> 3 Which Grammy-winning country music star has also performed
> under the fictional rock persona Chris Gaines?
> 4 In 1928 who became the first person to fly from Australia to
> New Zealand?
> 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's
> peninsula in Canada?
> 6 Which actor played Idi Amin in the 2006 film "The Last King
> of Scotland"?
> 7 How many square inches are there in one square foot?
> 8 Which duo's works are sometimes referred to as the Savoy Operas?
> 9 Gozo and Komino are islands belonging to which Mediterranean
> country?
> 10 In terms of the Oscars, what links Casablanca, Paris and Chicago?
--
Mark Brader | "Forgive me if I misunderstood myself, but
Toronto | I don't think I was arguing in favour of that..."
m...@vex.net | -- Geoff Butler
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog
May 10, 2016, 3:17:23 AM5/10/16
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Ireland
> 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's peninsula
> in Canada?
Magnetic North Pole
> 7 How many square inches are there in one square foot?
144
> 9 Gozo and Komino are islands belonging to which Mediterranean
> country?
Malta
> 10 In terms of the Oscars, what links Casablanca, Paris and Chicago?
>
Humphrey Bogart
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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
> 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's peninsula
> in Canada?
> 7 How many square inches are there in one square foot?
> 9 Gozo and Komino are islands belonging to which Mediterranean
> country?
> 10 In terms of the Oscars, what links Casablanca, Paris and Chicago?
>
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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Marc Dashevsky
May 10, 2016, 9:17:08 AM5/10/16
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In article <9ff11356-704a-495f...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 2 The North and South Islands of New Zealand separated by what body of water?
Wellington Strait
> 3 Which Grammy-winning country music star has also performed under the fictional rock persona Chris Gaines?
> 4 In 1928 who became the first person to fly from Australia to New Zealand?
> 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's peninsula in Canada?
magnetic north pole
> 6 Which actor played Idi Amin in the 2006 film "The Last King of Scotland"?
Forest Whitaker
> 7 How many square inches are there in one square foot?
144
> 8 Which duo's works are sometimes referred to as the Savoy Operas?
Gilbert and Sullivan
> 9 Gozo and Komino are islands belonging to which Mediterranean country?
Croatia
> 10 In terms of the Oscars, what links Casablanca, Paris and Chicago?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
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Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
>
> 1 The Curragh horse racing track is located in which country?
Wales
> 1 The Curragh horse racing track is located in which country?
> 2 The North and South Islands of New Zealand separated by what body of water?
> 3 Which Grammy-winning country music star has also performed under the fictional rock persona Chris Gaines?
> 4 In 1928 who became the first person to fly from Australia to New Zealand?
> 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's peninsula in Canada?
> 6 Which actor played Idi Amin in the 2006 film "The Last King of Scotland"?
> 7 How many square inches are there in one square foot?
> 8 Which duo's works are sometimes referred to as the Savoy Operas?
> 9 Gozo and Komino are islands belonging to which Mediterranean country?
> 10 In terms of the Oscars, what links Casablanca, Paris and Chicago?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Pete
May 10, 2016, 11:10:11 AM5/10/16
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:9ff11356-704a-495f...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 The Curragh horse racing track is located in which country?
Republic of Ireland
> 2 The North and South Islands of New Zealand separated by what
> body of water?
Marlborough Strait
> 3 Which Grammy-winning country music star has also
> performed under the fictional rock persona Chris Gaines?
> 4 In 1928
> who became the first person to fly from Australia to New Zealand?
> 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's
> peninsula in Canada?
Norse colony
> 6 Which actor played Idi Amin in the 2006 film "The Last
> King of Scotland"?
> 7 How many square inches are there in one square foot?
144
> 8 Which duo's works are sometimes referred to as the
> Savoy Operas?
Gilbert and Sullivan
> 9 Gozo and Komino are islands belonging to which
> Mediterranean country?
Italy
> 10 In terms of the Oscars, what links
> Casablanca, Paris and Chicago?
Places Rick lived
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
news:9ff11356-704a-495f...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 The Curragh horse racing track is located in which country?
> 2 The North and South Islands of New Zealand separated by what
> body of water?
> 3 Which Grammy-winning country music star has also
> performed under the fictional rock persona Chris Gaines?
> 4 In 1928
> who became the first person to fly from Australia to New Zealand?
> 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's
> peninsula in Canada?
> 6 Which actor played Idi Amin in the 2006 film "The Last
> King of Scotland"?
> 7 How many square inches are there in one square foot?
> 8 Which duo's works are sometimes referred to as the
> Savoy Operas?
> 9 Gozo and Komino are islands belonging to which
> Mediterranean country?
> 10 In terms of the Oscars, what links
> Casablanca, Paris and Chicago?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
Björn Lundin
May 10, 2016, 12:30:48 PM5/10/16
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On 2016-05-10 07:20, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 The Curragh horse racing track is located in which country?
Ireland?
>
> 1 The Curragh horse racing track is located in which country?
> 2 The North and South Islands of New Zealand separated by what body of water?
> 3 Which Grammy-winning country music star has also performed under the fictional rock persona Chris Gaines?
> 4 In 1928 who became the first person to fly from Australia to New Zealand?
> 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's peninsula in Canada?
Magnetic north pole?
> 3 Which Grammy-winning country music star has also performed under the fictional rock persona Chris Gaines?
> 4 In 1928 who became the first person to fly from Australia to New Zealand?
> 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's peninsula in Canada?
> 6 Which actor played Idi Amin in the 2006 film "The Last King of Scotland"?
> 7 How many square inches are there in one square foot?
12x12 = 144
> 7 How many square inches are there in one square foot?
> 8 Which duo's works are sometimes referred to as the Savoy Operas?
> 9 Gozo and Komino are islands belonging to which Mediterranean country?
Greece
> 9 Gozo and Komino are islands belonging to which Mediterranean country?
> 10 In terms of the Oscars, what links Casablanca, Paris and Chicago?
>
> chee
> calvin
>
> chee
>
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Björn
Chris F.A. Johnson
May 10, 2016, 1:08:03 PM5/10/16
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On 2016-05-10, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 The Curragh horse racing track is located in which country?
Ireland
>
> 1 The Curragh horse racing track is located in which country?
> 2 The North and South Islands of New Zealand separated by what body of water?
> 3 Which Grammy-winning country music star has also performed under the fictional rock persona Chris Gaines?
> 4 In 1928 who became the first person to fly from Australia to New Zealand?
> 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's peninsula in Canada?
> 6 Which actor played Idi Amin in the 2006 film "The Last King of Scotland"?
> 7 How many square inches are there in one square foot?
> 8 Which duo's works are sometimes referred to as the Savoy Operas?
> 9 Gozo and Komino are islands belonging to which Mediterranean country?
> 10 In terms of the Oscars, what links Casablanca, Paris and Chicago?
Chris F.A. Johnson
Peter Smyth
May 10, 2016, 1:40:33 PM5/10/16
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 The Curragh horse racing track is located in which country?
Ireland
> 1 The Curragh horse racing track is located in which country?
> 2 The North and South Islands of New Zealand separated by what body
> of water?
Tasman Strait
> of water?
> 3 Which Grammy-winning country music star has also performed under
> the fictional rock persona Chris Gaines?
Garth Brooks
> the fictional rock persona Chris Gaines?
> 4 In 1928 who became the first person to fly from Australia to New
> Zealand?
Amelia Earhart
> Zealand?
> 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's peninsula
> in Canada?
Magnetic North Pole
> in Canada?
> 6 Which actor played Idi Amin in the 2006 film "The Last King of
> Scotland"?
Forest Whitaker
> Scotland"?
> 7 How many square inches are there in one square foot?
144
> 8 Which duo's works are sometimes referred to as the Savoy Operas?
Gilbert & Sullivan
> 9 Gozo and Komino are islands belonging to which Mediterranean
> country?
Malta
> country?
> 10 In terms of the Oscars, what links Casablanca, Paris and Chicago?
Best Picture winners
Peter Smyth
Dan Tilque
May 10, 2016, 5:07:28 PM5/10/16
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 The Curragh horse racing track is located in which country?
Northern Ireland ??
> 1 The Curragh horse racing track is located in which country?
> 2 The North and South Islands of New Zealand separated by what body of water?
> 3 Which Grammy-winning country music star has also performed under the fictional rock persona Chris Gaines?
> 4 In 1928 who became the first person to fly from Australia to New Zealand?
> 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's peninsula in Canada?
> 6 Which actor played Idi Amin in the 2006 film "The Last King of Scotland"?
> 7 How many square inches are there in one square foot?
> 8 Which duo's works are sometimes referred to as the Savoy Operas?
> 9 Gozo and Komino are islands belonging to which Mediterranean country?
> 10 In terms of the Oscars, what links Casablanca, Paris and Chicago?
Dan Tilque
Gareth Owen
May 11, 2016, 4:50:52 PM5/11/16
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Ireland
> 2 The North and South Islands of New Zealand separated by what body of
> water?
Cook Strait?
> 3 Which Grammy-winning country music star has also performed under the
> fictional rock persona Chris Gaines?
Garth Brooks
> 4 In 1928 who became the first person to fly from Australia to New
> Zealand?
Amelia Earhart??
> 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's peninsula
> in Canada?
Magnetic North
> 6 Which actor played Idi Amin in the 2006 film "The Last King of
> Scotland"?
Forrest Whittaker
> 7 How many square inches are there in one square foot?
144
> 8 Which duo's works are sometimes referred to as the Savoy Operas?
Gilbert & Sullivan
> 9 Gozo and Komino are islands belonging to which Mediterranean
> country?
Greece
> 10 In terms of the Oscars, what links Casablanca, Paris and Chicago?
Cities that share names of Films that have won Best Picture Oscars
> 2 The North and South Islands of New Zealand separated by what body of
> water?
> 3 Which Grammy-winning country music star has also performed under the
> fictional rock persona Chris Gaines?
> 4 In 1928 who became the first person to fly from Australia to New
> Zealand?
> 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's peninsula
> in Canada?
> 6 Which actor played Idi Amin in the 2006 film "The Last King of
> Scotland"?
> 7 How many square inches are there in one square foot?
> 8 Which duo's works are sometimes referred to as the Savoy Operas?
> 9 Gozo and Komino are islands belonging to which Mediterranean
> country?
> 10 In terms of the Oscars, what links Casablanca, Paris and Chicago?
Calvin
May 16, 2016, 11:13:38 PM5/16/16
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On Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 3:20:35 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 The Curragh horse racing track is located in which country?
Ireland
> 1 The Curragh horse racing track is located in which country?
> 2 The North and South Islands of New Zealand separated by what body of water?
> 3 Which Grammy-winning country music star has also performed under the fictional rock persona Chris Gaines?
> 4 In 1928 who became the first person to fly from Australia to New Zealand?
Singleton for Mark
> 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's peninsula in Canada?
> 6 Which actor played Idi Amin in the 2006 film "The Last King of Scotland"?
> 7 How many square inches are there in one square foot?
> 8 Which duo's works are sometimes referred to as the Savoy Operas?
> 9 Gozo and Komino are islands belonging to which Mediterranean country?
> 10 In terms of the Oscars, what links Casablanca, Paris and Chicago?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 439
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 8 43 Mark Brader
1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 44 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 8 44 Gareth Owen
1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6 39 Chris Johnson
0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 4 27 Dan Tilque
1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 27 Erland S
0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 29 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 23 Pete Gayde
1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 24 Bjorn Lundin
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
7 3 2 1 8 5 9 7 3 3 48 53%
Congratulations Mark who takes a tough one, just pipping Peter and Gareth,
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
May 17, 2016, 4:28:53 AM5/17/16
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"Calvin":
should be scored wrong. (If that means that I get scored wrong too,
because I didn't name a specific point, that's fine.)
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "*Nature*, Mr. Allnutt, is what we are put in this
m...@vex.net | world *to rise above*." -- The African Queen
> > 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's peninsula
> in Canada?
>
> Magnetic North was the expected answer but as Mark pointed out it has
> moved on and is now nearer Ellesmere Island.
It moved on *decades ago*, and I say that people who gave that answer
> in Canada?
>
> Magnetic North was the expected answer but as Mark pointed out it has
> moved on and is now nearer Ellesmere Island.
should be scored wrong. (If that means that I get scored wrong too,
because I didn't name a specific point, that's fine.)
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "*Nature*, Mr. Allnutt, is what we are put in this
m...@vex.net | world *to rise above*." -- The African Queen
Dan Tilque
May 17, 2016, 1:32:00 PM5/17/16
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Mark Brader wrote:
> "Calvin":
>>> 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's peninsula
>> in Canada?
>>
>> Magnetic North was the expected answer but as Mark pointed out it has
>> moved on and is now nearer Ellesmere Island.
Yes and no. It seems there's two definitions for geomagnetic pole. One
> "Calvin":
>>> 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's peninsula
>> in Canada?
>>
>> Magnetic North was the expected answer but as Mark pointed out it has
>> moved on and is now nearer Ellesmere Island.
is the point where the magnetic field is measured as vertical. That
point was originally measured on the Boothia Peninsula way back in 1831
and was still on that peninsula at the beginning of the 20th. It's now
moved way out into the middle of the Arctic Ocean, headed for Siberia.
The other one is based on a model of the Earth's magnetic field and I'll
admit to not understanding it, although scientists seem to think it's
more important. That's the one that's on Ellsmere Island.
>
> It moved on *decades ago*, and I say that people who gave that answer
> should be scored wrong. (If that means that I get scored wrong too,
> because I didn't name a specific point, that's fine.)
was phrased implied that was the answer he was looking for. Since he
treats the answers in his database as correct even when demonstrated as
not being correct, I gave that answer.
--
Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
May 17, 2016, 2:20:23 PM5/17/16
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"Calvin":
>>>> 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's peninsula
>>> in Canada?
>>> Magnetic North was the expected answer but as Mark pointed out it has
>>> moved on and is now nearer Ellesmere Island.
Dan Tilque:
>>>> 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's peninsula
>>> in Canada?
>>> Magnetic North was the expected answer but as Mark pointed out it has
>>> moved on and is now nearer Ellesmere Island.
> Yes and no. It seems there's two definitions for geomagnetic pole.
> One is the point where the magnetic field is measured as vertical. That
> point was originally measured on the Boothia Peninsula way back in 1831...
> One is the point where the magnetic field is measured as vertical. That
No, that's the Magnetic North Pole, which is why I assumed it was
the intended answer.
> The other one is based on a model of the Earth's magnetic field...
*That's* the Geomagnetic North Pole.
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Toronto we need it, but why does it have to be used
m...@vex.net as a nose to look down?" -- Becky Slocombe
Calvin
May 18, 2016, 7:38:44 PM5/18/16
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On Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 4:20:23 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> "Calvin":
> >>>> 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's peninsula
> >>> in Canada?
>
> >>> Magnetic North was the expected answer but as Mark pointed out it has
> >>> moved on and is now nearer Ellesmere Island.
>
> Dan Tilque:
> > Yes and no. It seems there's two definitions for geomagnetic pole.
> > One is the point where the magnetic field is measured as vertical. That
> > point was originally measured on the Boothia Peninsula way back in 1831...
>
> No, that's the Magnetic North Pole, which is why I assumed it was
> the intended answer.
>
> > The other one is based on a model of the Earth's magnetic field...
>
> *That's* the Geomagnetic North Pole.
Noted thanks, but I'm not about to penalise entrants for my ignorance.
> "Calvin":
> >>>> 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's peninsula
> >>> in Canada?
>
> >>> Magnetic North was the expected answer but as Mark pointed out it has
> >>> moved on and is now nearer Ellesmere Island.
>
> Dan Tilque:
> > Yes and no. It seems there's two definitions for geomagnetic pole.
> > One is the point where the magnetic field is measured as vertical. That
> > point was originally measured on the Boothia Peninsula way back in 1831...
>
> No, that's the Magnetic North Pole, which is why I assumed it was
> the intended answer.
>
> > The other one is based on a model of the Earth's magnetic field...
>
> *That's* the Geomagnetic North Pole.
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
May 18, 2016, 7:40:03 PM5/18/16
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"Calvin":
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "If we gave people a choice, there would be chaos."
m...@vex.net | -- Dick McDonald
> Noted thanks, but I'm not about to penalise entrants for my ignorance.
Ooo-kay.
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "If we gave people a choice, there would be chaos."
m...@vex.net | -- Dick McDonald
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