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Calvin
Jun 15, 2015, 3:37:00 AM6/15/15
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1 How may squares are in a standard Sudoku grid?
2 Which French king was known as le Roi-Soleil?
3 Which satirical British author's works include Porterhouse Blue (1974) and Blott on the Landscape (1975)?
4 Which city served as the temporary capital of the USA while Washington DC was under construction?
5 According to Germanic legend, who sells his soul to Mephistopheles?
6 Which church did the Rev Sun Myung Moon found?
7 Bamako is the capital city of which African country?
8 What links Jacqueline Kennedy to Marge Simpson?
9 Which dual Oscar winning actress has also been a member of the House of Commons since 1992?
10 In 1987 who became the first (and so far only) Irishman to win the Tour de France?
cheers,
calvin
Erland Sommarskog
Jun 15, 2015, 4:26:37 AM6/15/15
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> 2 Which French king was known as le Roi-Soleil?
Louis XIV
> 4 Which city served as the temporary capital of the USA while
> Washington DC was under construction?
Philadelphia
> 5 According to Germanic legend, who sells his soul to Mephistopheles?
Faust
> 7 Bamako is the capital city of which African country?
Mali
> 8 What links Jacqueline Kennedy to Marge Simpson?
Springfield
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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
> 2 Which French king was known as le Roi-Soleil?
> 4 Which city served as the temporary capital of the USA while
> Washington DC was under construction?
> 5 According to Germanic legend, who sells his soul to Mephistopheles?
> 7 Bamako is the capital city of which African country?
> 8 What links Jacqueline Kennedy to Marge Simpson?
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Marc Dashevsky
Jun 15, 2015, 8:19:09 AM6/15/15
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In article <ed1a6cfc-daa9-4aab...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 2 Which French king was known as le Roi-Soleil?
Louis XIV
> 3 Which satirical British author's works include Porterhouse Blue (1974) and Blott on the Landscape (1975)?
> 4 Which city served as the temporary capital of the USA while Washington DC was under construction?
Philadelphia
> 5 According to Germanic legend, who sells his soul to Mephistopheles?
> 6 Which church did the Rev Sun Myung Moon found?
> 7 Bamako is the capital city of which African country?
Mali
> 8 What links Jacqueline Kennedy to Marge Simpson?
Bouvier (maiden names)
> 9 Which dual Oscar winning actress has also been a member of the House of Commons since 1992?
> 10 In 1987 who became the first (and so far only) Irishman to win the Tour de France?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
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Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
>
> 1 How may squares are in a standard Sudoku grid?
81
> 1 How may squares are in a standard Sudoku grid?
> 2 Which French king was known as le Roi-Soleil?
> 3 Which satirical British author's works include Porterhouse Blue (1974) and Blott on the Landscape (1975)?
> 4 Which city served as the temporary capital of the USA while Washington DC was under construction?
> 5 According to Germanic legend, who sells his soul to Mephistopheles?
> 6 Which church did the Rev Sun Myung Moon found?
> 7 Bamako is the capital city of which African country?
> 8 What links Jacqueline Kennedy to Marge Simpson?
> 9 Which dual Oscar winning actress has also been a member of the House of Commons since 1992?
> 10 In 1987 who became the first (and so far only) Irishman to win the Tour de France?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Joe
Jun 15, 2015, 1:10:15 PM6/15/15
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On 2015-06-15 07:36:59 +0000, Calvin said:
> 1 How may squares are in a standard Sudoku grid?
81
> 1 How may squares are in a standard Sudoku grid?
> 2 Which French king was known as le Roi-Soleil?
> 3 Which satirical British author's works include Porterhouse Blue
> (1974) and Blott on the Landscape
> (1975)?
> 4 Which city served as the temporary capital of the USA while
> Washington DC was under construction?
> 5 According to Germanic legend, who sells his soul to Mephistopheles?
> 6 Which church did the Rev Sun Myung Moon found?
> 7 Bamako is the capital city of which African country?
> 8 What links Jacqueline Kennedy to Marge Simpson?
> 9 Which dual Oscar winning actress has also been a member of the House
> of Commons since 1992?
> 10 In 1987 who became the first (and so far only) Irishman to win the
> Tour de France?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
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withholding your forgiveness until it’s too late is to become divinely
fucked up.”
― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe
Peter Smyth
Jun 15, 2015, 1:25:35 PM6/15/15
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Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 How may squares are in a standard Sudoku grid?
81
>
> 1 How may squares are in a standard Sudoku grid?
> 2 Which French king was known as le Roi-Soleil?
Louis XIV
> 3 Which satirical British author's works include Porterhouse Blue
> (1974) and Blott on the Landscape (1975)?
Tom Sharpe
> (1974) and Blott on the Landscape (1975)?
> 4 Which city served as the temporary capital of the USA while
> Washington DC was under construction?
Philadelphia
> Washington DC was under construction?
> 5 According to Germanic legend, who sells his soul to Mephistopheles?
>
> 6 Which church did the Rev Sun Myung Moon found?
Unification Church
>
> 6 Which church did the Rev Sun Myung Moon found?
> 7 Bamako is the capital city of which African country?
Mali
> 8 What links Jacqueline Kennedy to Marge Simpson?
their maiden name is Bouvier
> 9 Which dual Oscar winning actress has also been a member of the
> House of Commons since 1992?
Glenda Jackson (until last month)
> House of Commons since 1992?
> 10 In 1987 who became the first (and so far only) Irishman to win the
> Tour de France?
Stephen Roche
> Tour de France?
Peter Smyth
Chris F.A. Johnson
Jun 15, 2015, 5:08:05 PM6/15/15
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On 2015-06-15, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 How may squares are in a standard Sudoku grid?
81
>
> 1 How may squares are in a standard Sudoku grid?
> 2 Which French king was known as le Roi-Soleil?
> 3 Which satirical British author's works include Porterhouse Blue (1974) and Blott on the Landscape (1975)?
> 4 Which city served as the temporary capital of the USA while Washington DC was under construction?
> 5 According to Germanic legend, who sells his soul to Mephistopheles?
> 6 Which church did the Rev Sun Myung Moon found?
> 7 Bamako is the capital city of which African country?
> 8 What links Jacqueline Kennedy to Marge Simpson?
> 9 Which dual Oscar winning actress has also been a member of the House of Commons since 1992?
Glenda Jackson
> 10 In 1987 who became the first (and so far only) Irishman to win the Tour de France?
Chris F.A. Johnson
Pete
Jun 15, 2015, 10:45:35 PM6/15/15
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:ed1a6cfc-daa9-4aab...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 How may squares are in a standard Sudoku grid?
81
> 2 Which French king was known as le Roi-Soleil?
Louis XIV
> 3 Which satirical British author's works include Porterhouse Blue
> (1974) and Blott on the Landscape (1975)?
> 4 Which city served as
> the temporary capital of the USA while Washington DC was under
> construction?
New York
> 5 According to Germanic legend, who sells his soul
> to Mephistopheles?
Faust
> 6 Which church did the Rev Sun Myung Moon found?
Unification Church
> 7 Bamako is the capital city of which African country?
Mali
> 8 What links Jacqueline Kennedy to Marge Simpson?
Bouvier
> 9 Which dual Oscar winning actress has also been a member of the
> House of Commons since 1992?
Dench
> 10 In 1987 who became the first (and
> so far only) Irishman to win the Tour de France?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete
news:ed1a6cfc-daa9-4aab...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 How may squares are in a standard Sudoku grid?
> 2 Which French king was known as le Roi-Soleil?
> 3 Which satirical British author's works include Porterhouse Blue
> (1974) and Blott on the Landscape (1975)?
> 4 Which city served as
> the temporary capital of the USA while Washington DC was under
> construction?
> 5 According to Germanic legend, who sells his soul
> to Mephistopheles?
> 6 Which church did the Rev Sun Myung Moon found?
> 7 Bamako is the capital city of which African country?
> 8 What links Jacqueline Kennedy to Marge Simpson?
> 9 Which dual Oscar winning actress has also been a member of the
> House of Commons since 1992?
> 10 In 1987 who became the first (and
> so far only) Irishman to win the Tour de France?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
bbowler
Jun 17, 2015, 10:36:29 AM6/17/15
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On Mon, 15 Jun 2015 00:36:59 -0700, Calvin wrote:
> 1 How may squares are in a standard Sudoku grid?
81
> 1 How may squares are in a standard Sudoku grid?
> 2 Which French king was known as le Roi-Soleil?
> 3 Which satirical British author's works include Porterhouse Blue
(1974)
> and Blott on the Landscape (1975)?
> 4 Which city served as the temporary capital of the USA while
Washington
> DC was under construction?
> 5 According to Germanic legend, who sells his
> soul to Mephistopheles?
> 6 Which church did the Rev Sun Myung Moon found?
> 7 Bamako is the capital city of which African country?
> 8 What links Jacqueline Kennedy to Marge Simpson?
Björn Lundin
Jun 18, 2015, 7:23:44 AM6/18/15
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On 2015-06-15 09:36, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 How may squares are in a standard Sudoku grid?
81
>
> 1 How may squares are in a standard Sudoku grid?
> 2 Which French king was known as le Roi-Soleil?
Louis XIV
> 3 Which satirical British author's works include Porterhouse Blue (1974) and Blott on the Landscape (1975)?
> 4 Which city served as the temporary capital of the USA while Washington DC was under construction?
Philadelphia
> 4 Which city served as the temporary capital of the USA while Washington DC was under construction?
> 5 According to Germanic legend, who sells his soul to Mephistopheles?
Faust
> 6 Which church did the Rev Sun Myung Moon found?
> 7 Bamako is the capital city of which African country?
Never heard of. South Sudan?
> 7 Bamako is the capital city of which African country?
> 8 What links Jacqueline Kennedy to Marge Simpson?
> 9 Which dual Oscar winning actress has also been a member of the House of Commons since 1992?
> 10 In 1987 who became the first (and so far only) Irishman to win the Tour de France?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
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> 9 Which dual Oscar winning actress has also been a member of the House of Commons since 1992?
> 10 In 1987 who became the first (and so far only) Irishman to win the Tour de France?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
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Björn
Björn Lundin
Jun 18, 2015, 7:29:12 AM6/18/15
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On 2015-06-18 13:24, Björn Lundin wrote:
> On 2015-06-15 09:36, Calvin wrote:
>>
>> 1 How may squares are in a standard Sudoku grid?
> 81
<out-of-contest>
> On 2015-06-15 09:36, Calvin wrote:
>>
>> 1 How may squares are in a standard Sudoku grid?
> 81
You did mean number of squares you put numbers in,
and can have pre-filled numbers ?
Else I guess it is 86
81 small squares +
4 bigger ones of 36 small squares +
1 larger one of 81 small squares
;-)
</out-of-contest>
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Björn
swp
Jun 18, 2015, 12:43:17 PM6/18/15
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if we are considering the number of squares that could be made
on a sudoku grid, then the answer is quite a bit more than 86.
there are 81 1x1 squares.
there are 64 2x2 squares.
there are 49 3x3 squares.
...
so the answer is: 9*9 + 8*8 + 7*7 + 6*6 + 5*5 + 4*4 + 3*3 + 2*2 + 1*1
which is equal to the sum from i=1 to 9 of i*i,
giving a total of 285 total squares.
</pedantic>
swp
swp
Jun 18, 2015, 12:44:14 PM6/18/15
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swp
Björn Lundin
Jun 18, 2015, 1:13:47 PM6/18/15
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On 2015-06-18 18:43, swp wrote:
> On Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 7:29:12 AM UTC-4, björn lundin wrote:
>> On 2015-06-18 13:24, Björn Lundin wrote:
>>
>> Else I guess it is 86
> On Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 7:29:12 AM UTC-4, björn lundin wrote:
>> On 2015-06-18 13:24, Björn Lundin wrote:
>>
>> Else I guess it is 86
> giving a total of 285 total squares.
> swp
Hmm, yes of course.
I though of following the thicker lines
apart from the small 81 squares.
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Björn
Calvin
Jun 20, 2015, 7:26:41 PM6/20/15
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On Monday, June 15, 2015 at 5:37:00 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 How may squares are in a standard Sudoku grid?
81
> 1 How may squares are in a standard Sudoku grid?
I don't ask trick questions :-)
> 2 Which French king was known as le Roi-Soleil?
> 3 Which satirical British author's works include Porterhouse Blue (1974) and Blott on the Landscape (1975)?
> 4 Which city served as the temporary capital of the USA while Washington DC was under construction?
> 5 According to Germanic legend, who sells his soul to Mephistopheles?
> 6 Which church did the Rev Sun Myung Moon found?
> 7 Bamako is the capital city of which African country?
> 8 What links Jacqueline Kennedy to Marge Simpson?
> 9 Which dual Oscar winning actress has also been a member of the House of Commons since 1992?
And I should have specified "UK"
> 10 In 1987 who became the first (and so far only) Irishman to win the Tour de France?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 397
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 41 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 7 34 Joe
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 7 38 Chris Johnson
1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6 34 Pete Gayde
1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 30 Marc Dashevsky
0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 23 Erland S
1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 23 Bruce Bowler
1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 25 Bjorn Lundin
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
7 7 2 6 5 5 5 5 3 1 46 58%
A clear win ot Peter including a singleton on Q10. Well done.
cheers,
calvin
Calvin
Jun 20, 2015, 7:29:52 PM6/20/15
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On Sunday, June 21, 2015 at 9:26:41 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> > 9 Which dual Oscar winning actress has also been a member of the House of Commons since 1992?
>
> Glenda Jackson
> And I should have specified "UK"
And also that she stood down at the recent election.
> > 9 Which dual Oscar winning actress has also been a member of the House of Commons since 1992?
>
> Glenda Jackson
> And I should have specified "UK"
c
Mark Brader
Jun 22, 2015, 11:51:29 PM6/22/15
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Late entry for fun.
"Calvin":
> 2 Which French king was known as le Roi-Soleil?
Louis XIV.
> 3 Which satirical British author's works include Porterhouse Blue (1974) and Blott on the Landscape (1975)?
Searle.
> 4 Which city served as the temporary capital of the USA while Washington DC was under construction?
Philadelphia.
> 5 According to Germanic legend, who sells his soul to Mephistopheles?
Faust.
> 6 Which church did the Rev Sun Myung Moon found?
Unification.
> 7 Bamako is the capital city of which African country?
Malawi?
> 8 What links Jacqueline Kennedy to Marge Simpson?
Hairstyle?
> 9 Which dual Oscar winning actress has also been a member of the House of Commons since 1992?
Jackson?
> 10 In 1987 who became the first (and so far only) Irishman to win the Tour de France?
O'Johnson. :-)
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"Calvin":
> 1 How may squares are in a standard Sudoku grid?
9.
> 2 Which French king was known as le Roi-Soleil?
> 3 Which satirical British author's works include Porterhouse Blue (1974) and Blott on the Landscape (1975)?
> 4 Which city served as the temporary capital of the USA while Washington DC was under construction?
> 5 According to Germanic legend, who sells his soul to Mephistopheles?
> 6 Which church did the Rev Sun Myung Moon found?
> 7 Bamako is the capital city of which African country?
> 8 What links Jacqueline Kennedy to Marge Simpson?
> 9 Which dual Oscar winning actress has also been a member of the House of Commons since 1992?
> 10 In 1987 who became the first (and so far only) Irishman to win the Tour de France?
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Mark Brader | It is easy to run a secure computer system. You
Toronto | merely have to disconnect all dial-up connections,
m...@vex.net | put the machine and its terminals in a shielded
| room, and post a guard at the door.
| -- Frederick T. Grampp & Robert H. Morris
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Mark Brader
Jun 22, 2015, 11:53:20 PM6/22/15
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"Calvin":
> > 1 How may squares are in a standard Sudoku grid?
Mark Brader:
> > 1 How may squares are in a standard Sudoku grid?
> 9.
Arrrgh.
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