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Calvin
Sep 17, 2018, 12:59:19 AM9/17/18
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1 In 1895, the first X-ray of the human body was the hand of which German engineer and physicist's wife?
2 Fukuoka and Nagasaki are among the prefectures located on which Japanese island?
3 What is the Australian equivalent of a South African braai?
4 A landmark 1928 anthropological study by Margaret Mead is titled 'Coming of Age in' where?
5 The film character Jason Bourne was created by which American novelist?
6 Name either of the two 'generals' who, according to Tsar Nicholas I, 'will not fail me'?
7 Which sauce traditionally accompanies turkey at Thanksgiving?
8 What links the Venerable Bede, Alfred the Great and William Caxton?
9 What is the name of the religious and social practice of female seclusion prevalent among some Muslim and Hindu communities in South Asia?
10 Which occupation commonly uses a piping bag?
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Sep 17, 2018, 1:34:47 AM9/17/18
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Calvin:
> 2 Fukuoka and Nagasaki are among the prefectures located on which
> Japanese island?
Kyushu.
> 3 What is the Australian equivalent of a South African braai?
Boomslang?
> 4 A landmark 1928 anthropological study by Margaret Mead is titled
> 'Coming of Age in' where?
Samoa.
> 5 The film character Jason Bourne was created by which American novelist?
Ludlum.
> 6 Name either of the two 'generals' who, according to Tsar
> Nicholas I, 'will not fail me'?
Winter.
> 7 Which sauce traditionally accompanies turkey at Thanksgiving?
Cranberry.
> 8 What links the Venerable Bede, Alfred the Great and William Caxton?
Well, they were all English...
> 9 What is the name of the religious and social practice of female
> seclusion prevalent among some Muslim and Hindu communities in
> South Asia?
Purdah.
> 10 Which occupation commonly uses a piping bag?
Bagpipe player.
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Mark Brader "...but the past thousand years
Toronto, m...@vex.net have been atypical."
> 1 In 1895, the first X-ray of the human body was the hand of which
> German engineer and physicist's wife?
Röntgen.
> German engineer and physicist's wife?
> 2 Fukuoka and Nagasaki are among the prefectures located on which
> Japanese island?
> 3 What is the Australian equivalent of a South African braai?
> 4 A landmark 1928 anthropological study by Margaret Mead is titled
> 'Coming of Age in' where?
> 5 The film character Jason Bourne was created by which American novelist?
> 6 Name either of the two 'generals' who, according to Tsar
> Nicholas I, 'will not fail me'?
> 7 Which sauce traditionally accompanies turkey at Thanksgiving?
> 8 What links the Venerable Bede, Alfred the Great and William Caxton?
> 9 What is the name of the religious and social practice of female
> seclusion prevalent among some Muslim and Hindu communities in
> South Asia?
> 10 Which occupation commonly uses a piping bag?
--
Mark Brader "...but the past thousand years
Toronto, m...@vex.net have been atypical."
Dan Blum
Sep 17, 2018, 9:49:25 AM9/17/18
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1 In 1895, the first X-ray of the human body was the hand of which German engineer and physicist's wife?
Wilhelm Roentgen
> 1 In 1895, the first X-ray of the human body was the hand of which German engineer and physicist's wife?
> 2 Fukuoka and Nagasaki are among the prefectures located on which Japanese island?
> 4 A landmark 1928 anthropological study by Margaret Mead is titled 'Coming of Age in' where?
> 5 The film character Jason Bourne was created by which American novelist?
> 6 Name either of the two 'generals' who, according to Tsar Nicholas I, 'will not fail me'?
> 7 Which sauce traditionally accompanies turkey at Thanksgiving?
> 8 What links the Venerable Bede, Alfred the Great and William Caxton?
> 10 Which occupation commonly uses a piping bag?
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Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Pete Gayde
Sep 17, 2018, 1:07:40 PM9/17/18
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:d3a64b9b-b9c1-434b...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 In 1895, the first X-ray of the human body was the hand of which
> German engineer and physicist's wife?
Roentgen
> 2 Fukuoka and Nagasaki are
> among the prefectures located on which Japanese island?
Hokkaido
> 3 What is the Australian equivalent of a South African braai?
> 4 A landmark
> 1928 anthropological study by Margaret Mead is titled 'Coming of Age
> in' where?
> 5 The film character Jason Bourne was created by which
> American novelist?
Ludlum
> 6 Name either of the two 'generals' who,
> according to Tsar Nicholas I, 'will not fail me'?
> 7 Which sauce
> traditionally accompanies turkey at Thanksgiving?
Cranberry
> 8 What links the
> Venerable Bede, Alfred the Great and William Caxton?
> 9 What is the
> name of the religious and social practice of female seclusion
> prevalent among some Muslim and Hindu communities in South Asia?
> 10 Which occupation commonly uses a piping bag?
Baker
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
news:d3a64b9b-b9c1-434b...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 In 1895, the first X-ray of the human body was the hand of which
> German engineer and physicist's wife?
> 2 Fukuoka and Nagasaki are
> among the prefectures located on which Japanese island?
> 3 What is the Australian equivalent of a South African braai?
> 4 A landmark
> 1928 anthropological study by Margaret Mead is titled 'Coming of Age
> in' where?
> 5 The film character Jason Bourne was created by which
> American novelist?
> 6 Name either of the two 'generals' who,
> according to Tsar Nicholas I, 'will not fail me'?
> 7 Which sauce
> traditionally accompanies turkey at Thanksgiving?
> 8 What links the
> Venerable Bede, Alfred the Great and William Caxton?
> 9 What is the
> name of the religious and social practice of female seclusion
> prevalent among some Muslim and Hindu communities in South Asia?
> 10 Which occupation commonly uses a piping bag?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
Bruce Bowler
Sep 17, 2018, 4:05:12 PM9/17/18
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On Sun, 16 Sep 2018 21:59:19 -0700, Calvin wrote:
> 1 In 1895, the first X-ray of the human body was the hand of which
> German engineer and physicist's wife?
Roentgen
> 1 In 1895, the first X-ray of the human body was the hand of which
> German engineer and physicist's wife?
> 2 Fukuoka and Nagasaki are among the prefectures located on which
> Japanese island?
> 3 What is the Australian equivalent of a South African braai?
> 4 A landmark 1928 anthropological study by Margaret Mead is titled
> 'Coming of Age in' where?
> 5 The film character Jason Bourne was created by which American
> novelist?
> 6 Name either of the two 'generals' who, according to Tsar Nicholas
I,
> 'will not fail me'?
> 7 Which sauce traditionally accompanies turkey at Thanksgiving?
> 8 What links the Venerable Bede, Alfred the Great and William Caxton?
> 9 What is the name of the religious and social practice of female
> seclusion prevalent among some Muslim and Hindu communities in South
> Asia?
> 10 Which occupation commonly uses a piping bag?
Erland Sommarskog
Sep 17, 2018, 4:28:31 PM9/17/18
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 In 1895, the first X-ray of the human body was the hand of which
> German engineer and physicist's wife?
Wilhelm Röntgen
> 1 In 1895, the first X-ray of the human body was the hand of which
> German engineer and physicist's wife?
> 2 Fukuoka and Nagasaki are among the prefectures located on which
> Japanese island?
> 7 Which sauce traditionally accompanies turkey at Thanksgiving?
Dan Tilque
Sep 18, 2018, 11:25:20 PM9/18/18
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 In 1895, the first X-ray of the human body was the hand of which German engineer and physicist's wife?
Roentgen
> 1 In 1895, the first X-ray of the human body was the hand of which German engineer and physicist's wife?
> 2 Fukuoka and Nagasaki are among the prefectures located on which Japanese island?
> 3 What is the Australian equivalent of a South African braai?
> 4 A landmark 1928 anthropological study by Margaret Mead is titled 'Coming of Age in' where?
> 5 The film character Jason Bourne was created by which American novelist?
> 6 Name either of the two 'generals' who, according to Tsar Nicholas I, 'will not fail me'?
> 7 Which sauce traditionally accompanies turkey at Thanksgiving?
> 8 What links the Venerable Bede, Alfred the Great and William Caxton?
> 9 What is the name of the religious and social practice of female seclusion prevalent among some Muslim and Hindu communities in South Asia?
> 10 Which occupation commonly uses a piping bag?
Dan Tilque
swp
Sep 19, 2018, 9:27:05 PM9/19/18
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On Monday, September 17, 2018 at 12:59:19 AM UTC-4, Calvin wrote:
> 1 In 1895, the first X-ray of the human body was the hand of which German engineer and physicist's wife?
röntgen
> 1 In 1895, the first X-ray of the human body was the hand of which German engineer and physicist's wife?
> 2 Fukuoka and Nagasaki are among the prefectures located on which Japanese island?
> 3 What is the Australian equivalent of a South African braai?
> 4 A landmark 1928 anthropological study by Margaret Mead is titled 'Coming of Age in' where?
> 5 The film character Jason Bourne was created by which American novelist?
> 6 Name either of the two 'generals' who, according to Tsar Nicholas I, 'will not fail me'?
> 7 Which sauce traditionally accompanies turkey at Thanksgiving?
> 8 What links the Venerable Bede, Alfred the Great and William Caxton?
> 9 What is the name of the religious and social practice of female seclusion prevalent among some Muslim and Hindu communities in South Asia?
> 10 Which occupation commonly uses a piping bag?
swp
Calvin
Sep 19, 2018, 10:39:48 PM9/19/18
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On Monday, September 17, 2018 at 2:59:19 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 In 1895, the first X-ray of the human body was the hand of which German engineer and physicist's wife?
Wilhelm Rontgen
> 1 In 1895, the first X-ray of the human body was the hand of which German engineer and physicist's wife?
> 2 Fukuoka and Nagasaki are among the prefectures located on which Japanese island?
> 3 What is the Australian equivalent of a South African braai?
Singleton for Stephen
> 4 A landmark 1928 anthropological study by Margaret Mead is titled 'Coming of Age in' where?
> 5 The film character Jason Bourne was created by which American novelist?
> 6 Name either of the two 'generals' who, according to Tsar Nicholas I, 'will not fail me'?
Singleton for Stephen. A few people answered winter which was on the right track.
> 7 Which sauce traditionally accompanies turkey at Thanksgiving?
One entrant answered BBQ, but alas not for Q3.
> 8 What links the Venerable Bede, Alfred the Great and William Caxton?
No one got this.
> 9 What is the name of the religious and social practice of female seclusion prevalent among some Muslim and Hindu communities in South Asia?
> 10 Which occupation commonly uses a piping bag?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 536
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 35 Stephen Perry
1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 29 Mark Brader
1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 27 Dan Blum
1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 22 Pete Gayde
1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 22 Dan Tilque
1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 23 Bruce Bowler
1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 17 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
7 3 1 5 4 1 7 0 3 4 35 50%
Congratulations Stephen. It was a tough one!
cheers,
calvin
Erland Sommarskog
Sep 20, 2018, 2:43:03 PM9/20/18
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
>> 7 Which sauce traditionally accompanies turkey at Thanksgiving?
>
> Cranberry
> One entrant answered BBQ, but alas not for Q3.
But nevertheless I got a point for it! Which does not exactly seem
>> 7 Which sauce traditionally accompanies turkey at Thanksgiving?
>
> Cranberry
> One entrant answered BBQ, but alas not for Q3.
right...
Calvin
Sep 27, 2018, 7:32:00 PM9/27/18
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On Friday, September 21, 2018 at 4:43:03 AM UTC+10, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
> Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> >> 7 Which sauce traditionally accompanies turkey at Thanksgiving?
> >
> > Cranberry
> > One entrant answered BBQ, but alas not for Q3.
>
> But nevertheless I got a point for it! Which does not exactly seem
> right...
An acquaintance of mine does this deliberately at the local trivia venue (i.e. if he has no idea then submits the correct answer to a different question) and occasionally has it marked correct by rushed markers.
> Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> >> 7 Which sauce traditionally accompanies turkey at Thanksgiving?
> >
> > Cranberry
> > One entrant answered BBQ, but alas not for Q3.
>
> But nevertheless I got a point for it! Which does not exactly seem
> right...
-1 for Erland.
cheers,
calvin
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