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Calvin
Dec 16, 2018, 6:13:46 PM12/16/18
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1 Which Spanish artist painted 'The 3rd of May' (1808)?
2 What thick, close-fitting double-breasted jacket is popular with sailors?
3 What is the name of a large, two-handed Scottish sword? It was also the nickname of the defunct Scottish team in NFL Europe.
4 Which 2014 Wes Anderson film set in the fictional Republic of Zubrowka between the Wars won four Oscars, though not Best Picture?
5 The Man in the Yellow Hat owns which children's book and TV title character?
6 What piece of office equipment is Pixar film studio’s mascot, Luxo Jr.?
7 It is now more broadly applied in business, but which two-word term originally referred to a manufacturing improvement process in which 99.99966% of products were expected to be free of defects?
8 Which country held a referendum on 30th September 2018 concerning EU and NATO membership?
9 Fondant is a variety of which foodstuff?
10 By what collective name are Balthasar, Melchior and Caspar (or Gaspar) better known?
cheers,
calvin
Dan Blum
Dec 16, 2018, 7:16:39 PM12/16/18
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Goya
> 2 What thick, close-fitting double-breasted jacket is popular with sailors?
peacoat
> 3 What is the name of a large, two-handed Scottish sword? It was also the nickname of the defunct Scottish team in NFL Europe.
claymore
> 4 Which 2014 Wes Anderson film set in the fictional Republic of Zubrowka between the Wars won four Oscars, though not Best Picture?
The Grand Budapest Hotel
> 5 The Man in the Yellow Hat owns which children's book and TV title character?
Curious George
> 6 What piece of office equipment is Pixar film studio???s mascot, Luxo Jr.?
desk lamp
> 7 It is now more broadly applied in business, but which two-word term originally referred to a manufacturing improvement process in which 99.99966% of products were expected to be free of defects?
Six Sigma
> 8 Which country held a referendum on 30th September 2018 concerning EU and NATO membership?
Austria
> 9 Fondant is a variety of which foodstuff?
cake icing
> 10 By what collective name are Balthasar, Melchior and Caspar??(or??Gaspar) better known?
Three Wise Men
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Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
> 2 What thick, close-fitting double-breasted jacket is popular with sailors?
> 3 What is the name of a large, two-handed Scottish sword? It was also the nickname of the defunct Scottish team in NFL Europe.
> 4 Which 2014 Wes Anderson film set in the fictional Republic of Zubrowka between the Wars won four Oscars, though not Best Picture?
> 5 The Man in the Yellow Hat owns which children's book and TV title character?
> 6 What piece of office equipment is Pixar film studio???s mascot, Luxo Jr.?
desk lamp
> 7 It is now more broadly applied in business, but which two-word term originally referred to a manufacturing improvement process in which 99.99966% of products were expected to be free of defects?
> 8 Which country held a referendum on 30th September 2018 concerning EU and NATO membership?
> 9 Fondant is a variety of which foodstuff?
> 10 By what collective name are Balthasar, Melchior and Caspar??(or??Gaspar) better known?
Three Wise Men
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Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Mark Brader
Dec 16, 2018, 11:59:54 PM12/16/18
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Calvin:
El Greco.
> 2 What thick, close-fitting double-breasted jacket is popular
> with sailors?
Sailor suit?
> 3 What is the name of a large, two-handed Scottish sword? It was
> also the nickname of the defunct Scottish team in NFL Europe.
Claymore.
> 4 Which 2014 Wes Anderson film set in the fictional Republic of
> Zubrowka between the Wars won four Oscars, though not Best
I saw one of his once, and it wasn't that one. I'll try The Grand
Budapest Hotel, even though Budapest isn't in a fictional country.
> Picture?
> 5 The Man in the Yellow Hat owns which children's book and TV
> title character?
The Cat in the Hat?
> 6 What piece of office equipment is Pixar film studio's mascot,
> Luxo Jr.?
Desk lamp.
> 7 It is now more broadly applied in business, but which two-word
> term originally referred to a manufacturing improvement process
> in which 99.99966% of products were expected to be free of
> defects?
Zero defects.
> 8 Which country held a referendum on 30th September 2018
> concerning EU and NATO membership?
Poland?
> 9 Fondant is a variety of which foodstuff?
Cheese.
> 10 By what collective name are Balthasar, Melchior and
> Caspar (or Gaspar) better known?
The three wise men, or the magi.
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Mark Brader, Toronto "But I do't have a '' key o my termial."
m...@vex.net -- Lynn Gold
> 1 Which Spanish artist painted 'The 3rd of May' (1808)?
Well, I only know two pre-20th-century Spanish artists... I'll try
El Greco.
> 2 What thick, close-fitting double-breasted jacket is popular
> with sailors?
> 3 What is the name of a large, two-handed Scottish sword? It was
> also the nickname of the defunct Scottish team in NFL Europe.
> 4 Which 2014 Wes Anderson film set in the fictional Republic of
> Zubrowka between the Wars won four Oscars, though not Best
Budapest Hotel, even though Budapest isn't in a fictional country.
> Picture?
> 5 The Man in the Yellow Hat owns which children's book and TV
> title character?
> 6 What piece of office equipment is Pixar film studio's mascot,
> Luxo Jr.?
> 7 It is now more broadly applied in business, but which two-word
> term originally referred to a manufacturing improvement process
> in which 99.99966% of products were expected to be free of
> defects?
> 8 Which country held a referendum on 30th September 2018
> concerning EU and NATO membership?
> 9 Fondant is a variety of which foodstuff?
> 10 By what collective name are Balthasar, Melchior and
> Caspar (or Gaspar) better known?
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Mark Brader, Toronto "But I do't have a '' key o my termial."
m...@vex.net -- Lynn Gold
Pete Gayde
Dec 17, 2018, 12:53:02 AM12/17/18
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:0a726020-b5fc-4249...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Which Spanish artist painted 'The 3rd of May' (1808)?
Goya
> 2 What thick, close-fitting double-breasted jacket is popular with
> sailors?
Peacoat
> 3 What is the name of a large, two-handed Scottish sword?
> It was also the nickname of the defunct Scottish team in NFL Europe.
Claymore
> 4 Which 2014 Wes Anderson film set in the fictional Republic of
> Zubrowka between the Wars won four Oscars, though not Best Picture?
> 5 The Man in the Yellow Hat owns which children's book and TV
> title character?
Curious George
> 6 What piece of office equipment is Pixar film
> studio’s mascot, Luxo Jr.?
Lamp
> 7 It is now more broadly applied in
> business, but which two-word term originally referred to a
> manufacturing improvement process in which 99.99966% of products were
> expected to be free of defects?
> 8 Which country held a referendum
> on 30th September 2018 concerning EU and NATO membership?
Slovenia
> 9 Fondant is a variety of which foodstuff?
Cake icing
> 10 By what collective
> name are Balthasar, Melchior and Caspar (or Gaspar) better known?
Magi
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
news:0a726020-b5fc-4249...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Which Spanish artist painted 'The 3rd of May' (1808)?
> 2 What thick, close-fitting double-breasted jacket is popular with
> sailors?
> 3 What is the name of a large, two-handed Scottish sword?
> It was also the nickname of the defunct Scottish team in NFL Europe.
> 4 Which 2014 Wes Anderson film set in the fictional Republic of
> Zubrowka between the Wars won four Oscars, though not Best Picture?
> 5 The Man in the Yellow Hat owns which children's book and TV
> title character?
> 6 What piece of office equipment is Pixar film
> studio’s mascot, Luxo Jr.?
> 7 It is now more broadly applied in
> business, but which two-word term originally referred to a
> manufacturing improvement process in which 99.99966% of products were
> expected to be free of defects?
> 8 Which country held a referendum
> on 30th September 2018 concerning EU and NATO membership?
> 9 Fondant is a variety of which foodstuff?
> 10 By what collective
> name are Balthasar, Melchior and Caspar (or Gaspar) better known?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
Bruce Bowler
Dec 17, 2018, 9:29:18 AM12/17/18
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On Sun, 16 Dec 2018 15:13:45 -0800, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which Spanish artist painted 'The 3rd of May' (1808)?
> 2 What thick, close-fitting double-breasted jacket is popular with
> sailors?
Pea Coat
> 1 Which Spanish artist painted 'The 3rd of May' (1808)?
> 2 What thick, close-fitting double-breasted jacket is popular with
> sailors?
> 3 What is the name of a large, two-handed Scottish sword? It was
also
> the nickname of the defunct Scottish team in NFL Europe.
> 4 Which 2014 Wes Anderson film set in the fictional Republic of
Zubrowka
> between the Wars won four Oscars, though not Best Picture?
> 5 The Man in the Yellow Hat owns which children's book and TV title
> character?
> 6 What piece of office equipment is Pixar film studio’s mascot, Luxo
> Jr.?
> 7 It is now more broadly applied in business, but which two-word
term
> originally referred to a manufacturing improvement process in which
> 99.99966% of products were expected to be free of defects?
> 8 Which country held a referendum on 30th September 2018
concerning EU
> and NATO membership?
> 9 Fondant is a variety of which foodstuff?
> 10 By what collective name are Balthasar, Melchior and
> Caspar (or Gaspar) better known?
> cheers,
> calvin
Erland Sommarskog
Dec 17, 2018, 3:23:47 PM12/17/18
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Goya
> 4 Which 2014 Wes Anderson film set in the fictional Republic of
> Zubrowka between the Wars won four Oscars, though not Best Picture?
Grand Hotel Budapest
> 6 What piece of office equipment is Pixar film studio?s mascot, Luxo
> Jr.?
Pen
> 8 Which country held a referendum on 30th September 2018 concerning
> EU and NATO membership?
That sounds like (North) Macedonia, although I don't think the member-
ship was the centrepiece of that referendum (although it appear on the
bill.)
> 9 Fondant is a variety of which foodstuff?
Sauce
> 10 By what collective name are Balthasar, Melchior and
> Caspar (or Gaspar) better known?
>
The Three Wise Men
> 4 Which 2014 Wes Anderson film set in the fictional Republic of
> Zubrowka between the Wars won four Oscars, though not Best Picture?
> 6 What piece of office equipment is Pixar film studio?s mascot, Luxo
> Jr.?
Pen
> 8 Which country held a referendum on 30th September 2018 concerning
> EU and NATO membership?
ship was the centrepiece of that referendum (although it appear on the
bill.)
> 9 Fondant is a variety of which foodstuff?
> 10 By what collective name are Balthasar, Melchior and
> Caspar (or Gaspar) better known?
>
Erland Sommarskog
Dec 17, 2018, 3:27:09 PM12/17/18
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>> 4 Which 2014 Wes Anderson film set in the fictional Republic of
>> Zubrowka between the Wars won four Oscars, though not Best
>
> I saw one of his once, and it wasn't that one. I'll try The Grand
> Budapest Hotel, even though Budapest isn't in a fictional country.
>
But that was only the name of the hotel!
>> 4 Which 2014 Wes Anderson film set in the fictional Republic of
>> Zubrowka between the Wars won four Oscars, though not Best
>
> I saw one of his once, and it wasn't that one. I'll try The Grand
> Budapest Hotel, even though Budapest isn't in a fictional country.
>
The actual building, by the way, is in Görlitz in Germany. It used to
be a department store, but it was closed when I was there. But I think
the plan were to re-open it.
Mark Brader
Dec 17, 2018, 3:31:46 PM12/17/18
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Mark Brader:
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Mark Brader First, the next time you buy a house, get one that
m...@vex.net costs exactly $100,000. It makes the math easier.
Toronto -- John Gilmer
> > I saw one of his once, and it wasn't that one. I'll try The Grand
> > Budapest Hotel, even though Budapest isn't in a fictional country.
Erland Sommarskog:
> > Budapest Hotel, even though Budapest isn't in a fictional country.
> But that was only the name of the hotel!
That's what I was hoping, of course.
--
Mark Brader First, the next time you buy a house, get one that
m...@vex.net costs exactly $100,000. It makes the math easier.
Toronto -- John Gilmer
Dan Tilque
Dec 18, 2018, 3:06:11 AM12/18/18
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which Spanish artist painted 'The 3rd of May' (1808)?
> 2 What thick, close-fitting double-breasted jacket is popular with sailors?
Pea coat
> 1 Which Spanish artist painted 'The 3rd of May' (1808)?
> 2 What thick, close-fitting double-breasted jacket is popular with sailors?
> 3 What is the name of a large, two-handed Scottish sword? It was also the nickname of the defunct Scottish team in NFL Europe.
> 4 Which 2014 Wes Anderson film set in the fictional Republic of Zubrowka between the Wars won four Oscars, though not Best Picture?
> 5 The Man in the Yellow Hat owns which children's book and TV title character?
> 6 What piece of office equipment is Pixar film studio’s mascot, Luxo Jr.?
> 7 It is now more broadly applied in business, but which two-word term originally referred to a manufacturing improvement process in which 99.99966% of products were expected to be free of defects?
> 8 Which country held a referendum on 30th September 2018 concerning EU and NATO membership?
> 9 Fondant is a variety of which foodstuff?
> 10 By what collective name are Balthasar, Melchior and Caspar (or Gaspar) better known?
--
Dan Tilque
Calvin
Dec 20, 2018, 8:27:08 PM12/20/18
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On Monday, December 17, 2018 at 9:13:46 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which Spanish artist painted 'The 3rd of May' (1808)?
Francisco de Goya
> 1 Which Spanish artist painted 'The 3rd of May' (1808)?
> 2 What thick, close-fitting double-breasted jacket is popular with sailors?
> 3 What is the name of a large, two-handed Scottish sword? It was also the nickname of the defunct Scottish team in NFL Europe.
> 4 Which 2014 Wes Anderson film set in the fictional Republic of Zubrowka between the Wars won four Oscars, though not Best Picture?
> 5 The Man in the Yellow Hat owns which children's book and TV title character?
> 6 What piece of office equipment is Pixar film studio’s mascot, Luxo Jr.?
> 7 It is now more broadly applied in business, but which two-word term originally referred to a manufacturing improvement process in which 99.99966% of products were expected to be free of defects?
> 8 Which country held a referendum on 30th September 2018 concerning EU and NATO membership?
> 9 Fondant is a variety of which foodstuff?
> 10 By what collective name are Balthasar, Melchior and Caspar (or Gaspar) better known?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 548
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 35 Dan Blum
0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 28 Bruce Bowler
1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 7 29 Pete Gayde
0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 23 Mark Brader
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 14 Erland S
0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 19 Dan Tilque
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
3 4 5 4 2 4 4 1 3 6 36 60%
Congratulations Dan B. CQ is now on summer recess and will return mid-January. Merry Christmas all.
cheers,
calvin
Calvin
Dec 20, 2018, 8:30:29 PM12/20/18
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On Monday, December 17, 2018 at 2:59:54 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> Calvin:
> > 1 Which Spanish artist painted 'The 3rd of May' (1808)?
>
> Well, I only know two pre-20th-century Spanish artists... I'll try
> El Greco.
This puts me in mind of the US Grant story. He was tone deaf and apparently knew only two tunes - one of them was ‘Yankee Doodle’, and the other wasn’t.
> Calvin:
> > 1 Which Spanish artist painted 'The 3rd of May' (1808)?
>
> Well, I only know two pre-20th-century Spanish artists... I'll try
> El Greco.
cheers,
calvin
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