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Calvin
Dec 7, 2015, 5:26:14 PM12/7/15
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1 Does a coelacanth have feathers, fins or fur?
2 Nicknamed the "Sikh of Tweak", which spin bowler of Indian heritage has taken over 150 Test wickets for England?
3 Which celebrity (b. 1994) has released fragrances called "The Key", "Girlfriend" and "Someday"?
4 Brugge and Liege and are cities in which European country?
5 By what nickname is British TV personality Jo Frost better known?
6 Which Australian rock band had a hit in 1982 with "Solid Rock"?
7 Often simply referred to as shock treatment, what do the letters ECT stand for?
8 Sold privately for c. $300 million in February 2015, the 1892 painting Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) is the most expensive painting in history. Which Post-Impressionist created it?
9 Cygnus atratus is the scientific name for which native Australian water bird?
10 Which US city is the setting for the TV shows "Mike and Molly", "Hill Street Blues" and "The Good Wife"?
cheers,
calvin
2 Nicknamed the "Sikh of Tweak", which spin bowler of Indian heritage has taken over 150 Test wickets for England?
3 Which celebrity (b. 1994) has released fragrances called "The Key", "Girlfriend" and "Someday"?
4 Brugge and Liege and are cities in which European country?
5 By what nickname is British TV personality Jo Frost better known?
6 Which Australian rock band had a hit in 1982 with "Solid Rock"?
7 Often simply referred to as shock treatment, what do the letters ECT stand for?
8 Sold privately for c. $300 million in February 2015, the 1892 painting Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) is the most expensive painting in history. Which Post-Impressionist created it?
9 Cygnus atratus is the scientific name for which native Australian water bird?
10 Which US city is the setting for the TV shows "Mike and Molly", "Hill Street Blues" and "The Good Wife"?
cheers,
calvin
Erland Sommarskog
Dec 7, 2015, 5:53:48 PM12/7/15
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> 2 Nicknamed the "Sikh of Tweak", which spin bowler of Indian
> heritage has taken over 150 Test wickets for England?
Hm, could this be a cricket question? Or is it just a test to see who is
wicked enough to answer?
> 4 Brugge and Liege and are cities in which European country?
Belgium
> 6 Which Australian rock band had a hit in 1982 with "Solid Rock"?
AC/DC
> 7 Often simply referred to as shock treatment, what do the letters
> ECT stand for?
Electrical Cardial Treatment
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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
> 2 Nicknamed the "Sikh of Tweak", which spin bowler of Indian
> heritage has taken over 150 Test wickets for England?
wicked enough to answer?
> 4 Brugge and Liege and are cities in which European country?
> 6 Which Australian rock band had a hit in 1982 with "Solid Rock"?
> 7 Often simply referred to as shock treatment, what do the letters
> ECT stand for?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Mark Brader
Dec 7, 2015, 7:45:50 PM12/7/15
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"Calvin":
> 2 Nicknamed the "Sikh of Tweak", which spin bowler of Indian
> heritage has taken over 150 Test wickets for England?
Singh?
> 3 Which celebrity (b. 1994) has released fragrances called "The
> Key", "Girlfriend" and "Someday"?
Lavigne? (I don't think the age fits, but I don't have a better
answer and you might have mistyped.)
> 4 Brugge and Liege and are cities in which European country?
Belgium.
> 5 By what nickname is British TV personality Jo Frost better known?
Frosty?
> 6 Which Australian rock band had a hit in 1982 with "Solid Rock"?
Men Without Hats?
> 7 Often simply referred to as shock treatment, what do the
> letters ECT stand for?
Electroconvulsive therapy.
> 8 Sold privately for c. $300 million in February 2015, the 1892
> painting Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) is the most
> expensive painting in history. Which Post-Impressionist created
> it?
Johnson.
> 9 Cygnus atratus is the scientific name for which native
> Australian water bird?
Swanson. :-)
> 10 Which US city is the setting for the TV shows "Mike and
> Molly", "Hill Street Blues" and "The Good Wife"?
Chicago.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | The real trouble with this world of ours is... that
m...@vex.net | it is nearly reasonable, but not quite. --Chesterton
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 Does a coelacanth have feathers, fins or fur?
Fins.
> 2 Nicknamed the "Sikh of Tweak", which spin bowler of Indian
> heritage has taken over 150 Test wickets for England?
> 3 Which celebrity (b. 1994) has released fragrances called "The
> Key", "Girlfriend" and "Someday"?
answer and you might have mistyped.)
> 4 Brugge and Liege and are cities in which European country?
> 5 By what nickname is British TV personality Jo Frost better known?
> 6 Which Australian rock band had a hit in 1982 with "Solid Rock"?
> 7 Often simply referred to as shock treatment, what do the
> letters ECT stand for?
> 8 Sold privately for c. $300 million in February 2015, the 1892
> painting Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) is the most
> expensive painting in history. Which Post-Impressionist created
> it?
> 9 Cygnus atratus is the scientific name for which native
> Australian water bird?
> 10 Which US city is the setting for the TV shows "Mike and
> Molly", "Hill Street Blues" and "The Good Wife"?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | The real trouble with this world of ours is... that
m...@vex.net | it is nearly reasonable, but not quite. --Chesterton
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Marc Dashevsky
Dec 8, 2015, 2:37:34 AM12/8/15
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In article <f33b246f-3f80-48bb...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 2 Nicknamed the "Sikh of Tweak", which spin bowler of Indian heritage has taken over 150 Test wickets for England?
> 3 Which celebrity (b. 1994) has released fragrances called "The Key", "Girlfriend" and "Someday"?
Bieber
> 4 Brugge and Liege and are cities in which European country?
Belgium
> 5 By what nickname is British TV personality Jo Frost better known?
> 6 Which Australian rock band had a hit in 1982 with "Solid Rock"?
> 7 Often simply referred to as shock treatment, what do the letters ECT stand for?
electro-convulsive therapy
> 8 Sold privately for c. $300 million in February 2015, the 1892 painting Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) is the most expensive painting in history. Which Post-Impressionist created it?
> 9 Cygnus atratus is the scientific name for which native Australian water bird?
> 10 Which US city is the setting for the TV shows "Mike and Molly", "Hill Street Blues" and "The Good Wife"?
Chicago. Btw HSB was not set in a real city.
> cheers,
> calvin
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
>
> 1 Does a coelacanth have feathers, fins or fur?
fins
> 1 Does a coelacanth have feathers, fins or fur?
> 2 Nicknamed the "Sikh of Tweak", which spin bowler of Indian heritage has taken over 150 Test wickets for England?
> 3 Which celebrity (b. 1994) has released fragrances called "The Key", "Girlfriend" and "Someday"?
> 4 Brugge and Liege and are cities in which European country?
> 5 By what nickname is British TV personality Jo Frost better known?
> 6 Which Australian rock band had a hit in 1982 with "Solid Rock"?
> 7 Often simply referred to as shock treatment, what do the letters ECT stand for?
> 8 Sold privately for c. $300 million in February 2015, the 1892 painting Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) is the most expensive painting in history. Which Post-Impressionist created it?
> 9 Cygnus atratus is the scientific name for which native Australian water bird?
> 10 Which US city is the setting for the TV shows "Mike and Molly", "Hill Street Blues" and "The Good Wife"?
> cheers,
> calvin
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Björn Lundin
Dec 8, 2015, 12:36:11 PM12/8/15
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On 2015-12-07 23:26, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Does a coelacanth have feathers, fins or fur?
fins
> 1 Does a coelacanth have feathers, fins or fur?
> 2 Nicknamed the "Sikh of Tweak", which spin bowler of Indian heritage has taken over 150 Test wickets for England?
> 3 Which celebrity (b. 1994) has released fragrances called "The Key", "Girlfriend" and "Someday"?
> 4 Brugge and Liege and are cities in which European country?
Belgium
> 3 Which celebrity (b. 1994) has released fragrances called "The Key", "Girlfriend" and "Someday"?
> 4 Brugge and Liege and are cities in which European country?
> 5 By what nickname is British TV personality Jo Frost better known?
> 6 Which Australian rock band had a hit in 1982 with "Solid Rock"?
AC/DC
> 6 Which Australian rock band had a hit in 1982 with "Solid Rock"?
> 7 Often simply referred to as shock treatment, what do the letters ECT stand for?
Electro Cardio Therapy
> 8 Sold privately for c. $300 million in February 2015, the 1892 painting Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) is the most expensive painting in history. Which Post-Impressionist created it?
> 9 Cygnus atratus is the scientific name for which native Australian water bird?
> 10 Which US city is the setting for the TV shows "Mike and Molly", "Hill Street Blues" and "The Good Wife"?
Philadelphia
> 9 Cygnus atratus is the scientific name for which native Australian water bird?
> 10 Which US city is the setting for the TV shows "Mike and Molly", "Hill Street Blues" and "The Good Wife"?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
--
--
Björn
Peter Smyth
Dec 8, 2015, 2:20:30 PM12/8/15
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Does a coelacanth have feathers, fins or fur?
Fins
> 1 Does a coelacanth have feathers, fins or fur?
> 2 Nicknamed the "Sikh of Tweak", which spin bowler of Indian heritage
> has taken over 150 Test wickets for England?
Monty Panesar
> has taken over 150 Test wickets for England?
> 3 Which celebrity (b. 1994) has released fragrances called "The Key",
> "Girlfriend" and "Someday"?
Kim Kardashian
> "Girlfriend" and "Someday"?
> 4 Brugge and Liege and are cities in which European country?
Belgium
> 5 By what nickname is British TV personality Jo Frost better known?
Supernanny
> 6 Which Australian rock band had a hit in 1982 with "Solid Rock"?
AC/DC
> 7 Often simply referred to as shock treatment, what do the letters
> ECT stand for?
Electro Convulsive Therapy
> ECT stand for?
> 8 Sold privately for c. $300 million in February 2015, the 1892
> painting Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) is the most
> expensive painting in history. Which Post-Impressionist created it?
>
> 9 Cygnus atratus is the scientific name for which native Australian
> water bird?
Swan
> painting Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) is the most
> expensive painting in history. Which Post-Impressionist created it?
>
> 9 Cygnus atratus is the scientific name for which native Australian
> water bird?
> 10 Which US city is the setting for the TV shows "Mike and Molly",
> "Hill Street Blues" and "The Good Wife"?
Chicago
> "Hill Street Blues" and "The Good Wife"?
Peter Smyth
Gareth Owen
Dec 8, 2015, 4:11:53 PM12/8/15
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Fins
> 2 Nicknamed the "Sikh of Tweak", which spin bowler of Indian heritage
> has taken over 150 Test wickets for England?
Monty Panesar
> 3 Which celebrity (b. 1994) has released fragrances called "The Key",
> "Girlfriend" and "Someday"?
Selena Gomez (honestly, that's literally the only female celebrity under
25 I can name)
> 4 Brugge and Liege and are cities in which European country?
Belgium
> 5 By what nickname is British TV personality Jo Frost better known?
Supernanny
> 6 Which Australian rock band had a hit in 1982 with "Solid Rock"?
Men at Work
> 7 Often simply referred to as shock treatment, what do the letters ECT
> stand for?
Electro-convulsive Therapy
> 8 Sold privately for c. $300 million in February 2015, the 1892
> painting Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) is the most expensive
> painting in history. Which Post-Impressionist created it?
Gaugin
> 9 Cygnus atratus is the scientific name for which native Australian
> water bird?
Australian Swan
> 10 Which US city is the setting for the TV shows "Mike and Molly",
> "Hill Street Blues" and "The Good Wife"?
Chicago
And, hey, lets be careful out there.
> 2 Nicknamed the "Sikh of Tweak", which spin bowler of Indian heritage
> has taken over 150 Test wickets for England?
> 3 Which celebrity (b. 1994) has released fragrances called "The Key",
> "Girlfriend" and "Someday"?
25 I can name)
> 4 Brugge and Liege and are cities in which European country?
> 5 By what nickname is British TV personality Jo Frost better known?
> 6 Which Australian rock band had a hit in 1982 with "Solid Rock"?
> 7 Often simply referred to as shock treatment, what do the letters ECT
> stand for?
> 8 Sold privately for c. $300 million in February 2015, the 1892
> painting Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) is the most expensive
> painting in history. Which Post-Impressionist created it?
> 9 Cygnus atratus is the scientific name for which native Australian
> water bird?
> 10 Which US city is the setting for the TV shows "Mike and Molly",
> "Hill Street Blues" and "The Good Wife"?
And, hey, lets be careful out there.
Pete
Dec 8, 2015, 8:04:06 PM12/8/15
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:f33b246f-3f80-48bb...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 Does a coelacanth have feathers, fins or fur?
Fins
> 2 Nicknamed the "Sikh of Tweak", which spin bowler of Indian
> heritage has taken over 150 Test wickets for England?
> 3 Which
> celebrity (b. 1994) has released fragrances called "The Key",
> "Girlfriend" and "Someday"?
Taylor Swift
> 4 Brugge and Liege and are cities in which European country?
Belgium
> 5 By what nickname is British TV personality Jo Frost better known?
> 6 Which Australian rock band had a hit in 1982 with "Solid Rock"?
> 7 Often simply referred to as
> shock treatment, what do the letters ECT stand for?
Electrocardio Therapy
> 8 Sold
> privately for c. $300 million in February 2015, the 1892 painting
> Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) is the most expensive painting
> in history. Which Post-Impressionist created it?
Gauguin
> 9 Cygnus atratus is the scientific name for which native
> Australian water bird?
> 10 Which US city is the setting for the TV shows "Mike and Molly",
> "Hill Street Blues" and "The Good Wife"?
New York
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete
news:f33b246f-3f80-48bb...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 Does a coelacanth have feathers, fins or fur?
> 2 Nicknamed the "Sikh of Tweak", which spin bowler of Indian
> heritage has taken over 150 Test wickets for England?
> 3 Which
> celebrity (b. 1994) has released fragrances called "The Key",
> "Girlfriend" and "Someday"?
> 4 Brugge and Liege and are cities in which European country?
> 5 By what nickname is British TV personality Jo Frost better known?
> 6 Which Australian rock band had a hit in 1982 with "Solid Rock"?
> 7 Often simply referred to as
> shock treatment, what do the letters ECT stand for?
> 8 Sold
> privately for c. $300 million in February 2015, the 1892 painting
> Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) is the most expensive painting
> in history. Which Post-Impressionist created it?
> 9 Cygnus atratus is the scientific name for which native
> Australian water bird?
> 10 Which US city is the setting for the TV shows "Mike and Molly",
> "Hill Street Blues" and "The Good Wife"?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete
Dan Tilque
Dec 9, 2015, 12:27:50 AM12/9/15
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Does a coelacanth have feathers, fins or fur?
fins
> 1 Does a coelacanth have feathers, fins or fur?
> 2 Nicknamed the "Sikh of Tweak", which spin bowler of Indian heritage has taken over 150 Test wickets for England?
> 3 Which celebrity (b. 1994) has released fragrances called "The Key", "Girlfriend" and "Someday"?
> 4 Brugge and Liege and are cities in which European country?
> 5 By what nickname is British TV personality Jo Frost better known?
> 6 Which Australian rock band had a hit in 1982 with "Solid Rock"?
> 7 Often simply referred to as shock treatment, what do the letters ECT stand for?
> 8 Sold privately for c. $300 million in February 2015, the 1892 painting Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) is the most expensive painting in history. Which Post-Impressionist created it?
> 9 Cygnus atratus is the scientific name for which native Australian water bird?
> 10 Which US city is the setting for the TV shows "Mike and Molly", "Hill Street Blues" and "The Good Wife"?
--
Dan Tilque
bbowler
Dec 10, 2015, 9:00:35 AM12/10/15
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On Mon, 07 Dec 2015 14:26:13 -0800, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Does a coelacanth have feathers, fins or fur?
Fins
> 1 Does a coelacanth have feathers, fins or fur?
> 2 Nicknamed the "Sikh of Tweak", which spin bowler of Indian heritage
> has taken over 150 Test wickets for England?
> 3 Which celebrity (b. 1994) has released fragrances called "The Key",
> "Girlfriend" and "Someday"?
> 4 Brugge and Liege and are cities in which European country?
> 5 By what nickname is British TV personality Jo Frost better known?
> 6 Which Australian rock band had a hit in 1982 with "Solid Rock"?
> 7 Often simply referred to as shock treatment, what do the letters
ECT
> stand for?
> 8 Sold privately for c. $300 million in February 2015, the 1892
painting
> Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) is the most expensive painting
> in history. Which Post-Impressionist created it?
> 9 Cygnus atratus is the scientific name for which native Australian
> water bird?
> 10 Which US city is the setting for the TV shows "Mike and Molly",
"Hill
> Street Blues" and "The Good Wife"?
Calvin
Dec 10, 2015, 5:46:43 PM12/10/15
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On Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 8:26:14 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Does a coelacanth have feathers, fins or fur?
Fins
> 1 Does a coelacanth have feathers, fins or fur?
> 2 Nicknamed the "Sikh of Tweak", which spin bowler of Indian heritage has taken over 150 Test wickets for England?
> 3 Which celebrity (b. 1994) has released fragrances called "The Key", "Girlfriend" and "Someday"?
Just wen you thought he had faded into obscurity.
> 4 Brugge and Liege and are cities in which European country?
> 5 By what nickname is British TV personality Jo Frost better known?
> 6 Which Australian rock band had a hit in 1982 with "Solid Rock"?
> 7 Often simply referred to as shock treatment, what do the letters ECT stand for?
> 8 Sold privately for c. $300 million in February 2015, the 1892 painting Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) is the most expensive painting in history. Which Post-Impressionist created it?
> 9 Cygnus atratus is the scientific name for which native Australian water bird?
> 10 Which US city is the setting for the TV shows "Mike and Molly", "Hill Street Blues" and "The Good Wife"?
It's actually a fictitious version on Chicago in Hill St Blues, as Mark pointed out.
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 419
1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 47 Gareth Owen
1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 39 Peter Smyth
1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 6 38 Bruce Bowler
1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 28 Mark Brader
1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 30 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 21 Dan Tilque
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 17 Pete Gayde
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 Bjorn Lundin
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
9 2 1 9 3 0 6 1 6 5 42 47%
Gareth's singleton on Q8 gives him the win in a tough quiz.
I'm away for most of December so CQ420 will appear early in the new year. Merry Christmas all.
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Dec 10, 2015, 6:08:03 PM12/10/15
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"Calvin":
> I'm away for most of December so CQ420 will appear early in the new
> year. Merry Christmas all.
Likewise, I'm sure.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Whatever you are, be out and out,
m...@vex.net | not divided or in doubt." -- Brand (Ibsen)
> It's actually a fictitious version on Chicago in Hill St Blues, as Mark
> pointed out.
No, that was Marc.
> pointed out.
> I'm away for most of December so CQ420 will appear early in the new
> year. Merry Christmas all.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Whatever you are, be out and out,
m...@vex.net | not divided or in doubt." -- Brand (Ibsen)
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