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Calvin
May 25, 2015, 4:39:32 AM5/25/15
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1 Barack Obama was born in 1961 in which US state?
2 In 1982 who succeeded Leonid Brezhnez as General Secretary of the USSR Communist Party?
3 How many balls are needed to play a standard game of snooker?
4 The England cricket team's proposed 1968 tour of South Africa was cancelled after a dispute regarding the selection of which player?
5 Who composed the 1812 Overture?
6 Which North American city is home to the CN Tower?
7 In 1952 which city became the first (and so far only) national capital to host the Winter Olympics?
8 What strait separates Chile from Tierra Del Fuego?
9 What branch of mathematics is named for the Latin for pebble or small stone?
10 Who designed the wedding dress Madonna wore when she married Guy Ritchie?
cheers,
calvin
Joe
May 25, 2015, 5:01:02 AM5/25/15
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On 2015-05-25 08:39:32 +0000, Calvin said:
> 1 Barack Obama was born in 1961 in which US state?
Hawaii
> 1 Barack Obama was born in 1961 in which US state?
> 2 In 1982 who succeeded Leonid Brezhnez as General Secretary of the
> USSR Communist Party?
> 3 How many balls are needed to play a standard game of snooker?
> 4 The England cricket team's proposed 1968 tour of South Africa was
> cancelled after a dispute regarding the selection of which player?
> 5 Who composed the 1812 Overture?
> 6 Which North American city is home to the CN Tower?
> 7 In 1952 which city became the first (and so far only) national
> capital to host the Winter Olympics?
> 8 What strait separates Chile from Tierra Del Fuego?
> 9 What branch of mathematics is named for the Latin for pebble or small stone?
> 10 Who designed the wedding dress Madonna wore when she married Guy Ritchie?
(That was a guess)
>
> cheers,
> calvin
--
“To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by
withholding your forgiveness until it’s too late is to become divinely
fucked up.”
― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe
Erland Sommarskog
May 25, 2015, 6:58:13 AM5/25/15
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Hawaii
> 2 In 1982 who succeeded Leonid Brezhnez as General Secretary of the
> USSR Communist Party?
Yury Andropov
> 3 How many balls are needed to play a standard game of snooker?
19
> 4 The England cricket team's proposed 1968 tour of South Africa was
> cancelled after a dispute regarding the selection of which player?
Nisse Hult
> 5 Who composed the 1812 Overture?
Chaikovsky
> 6 Which North American city is home to the CN Tower?
Calgary
> 7 In 1952 which city became the first (and so far only) national
> capital to host the Winter Olympics?
Oslo
> 8 What strait separates Chile from Tierra Del Fuego?
Absolutely no strait at all - the major area of Tierra del Fuego is in
Chile! (Although populationwise, the density is in Argentina.)
Tierra del Fuego itself is delimited by the Magellan Strait to the north and
west, and the Beagle Channel in the south. Of these, only the Beagle Channel
is a boundary between Chile and the Argentine part of the Tierra del Fuego.
> 10 Who designed the wedding dress Madonna wore when she married Guy
> Ritchie?
YSL
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
> 2 In 1982 who succeeded Leonid Brezhnez as General Secretary of the
> USSR Communist Party?
> 3 How many balls are needed to play a standard game of snooker?
> 4 The England cricket team's proposed 1968 tour of South Africa was
> cancelled after a dispute regarding the selection of which player?
> 5 Who composed the 1812 Overture?
> 6 Which North American city is home to the CN Tower?
> 7 In 1952 which city became the first (and so far only) national
> capital to host the Winter Olympics?
> 8 What strait separates Chile from Tierra Del Fuego?
Chile! (Although populationwise, the density is in Argentina.)
Tierra del Fuego itself is delimited by the Magellan Strait to the north and
west, and the Beagle Channel in the south. Of these, only the Beagle Channel
is a boundary between Chile and the Argentine part of the Tierra del Fuego.
> 10 Who designed the wedding dress Madonna wore when she married Guy
> Ritchie?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Mark Brader
May 25, 2015, 7:40:22 AM5/25/15
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"Calvin":
> 2 In 1982 who succeeded Leonid Brezhnez as General Secretary of the USSR
> Communist Party?
Either Andropov or Chernenko, but which came first? I'll go with Chernenko.
> 3 How many balls are needed to play a standard game of snooker?
23.
> 4 The England cricket team's proposed 1968 tour of South Africa was
> cancelled after a dispute regarding the selection of which player?
Johnson.
> 5 Who composed the 1812 Overture?
Tchaikovsky.
> 6 Which North American city is home to the CN Tower?
Toronto.
> 7 In 1952 which city became the first (and so far only) national capital
> to host the Winter Olympics?
Oslo.
> 8 What strait separates Chile from Tierra Del Fuego?
Magellan.
> 9 What branch of mathematics is named for the Latin for pebble or
> small stone?
Calculus.
> 10 Who designed the wedding dress Madonna wore when she married
> Guy Ritchie?
Wang?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Show that 17x17 = 289. Generalise this result."
m...@vex.net | -- Carl E. Linderholm
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 Barack Obama was born in 1961 in which US state?
Hawaii.
> 2 In 1982 who succeeded Leonid Brezhnez as General Secretary of the USSR
> Communist Party?
> 3 How many balls are needed to play a standard game of snooker?
> 4 The England cricket team's proposed 1968 tour of South Africa was
> cancelled after a dispute regarding the selection of which player?
> 5 Who composed the 1812 Overture?
> 6 Which North American city is home to the CN Tower?
> 7 In 1952 which city became the first (and so far only) national capital
> to host the Winter Olympics?
> 8 What strait separates Chile from Tierra Del Fuego?
> 9 What branch of mathematics is named for the Latin for pebble or
> small stone?
> 10 Who designed the wedding dress Madonna wore when she married
> Guy Ritchie?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Show that 17x17 = 289. Generalise this result."
m...@vex.net | -- Carl E. Linderholm
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Mark Brader
May 25, 2015, 7:41:30 AM5/25/15
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Erland Sommarskog:
Dang, he's right. I demand to be scored as wrong.
--
Mark Brader "It is hard to believe that any Biblical passage,
Toronto no matter how powerful, could make an entire
m...@vex.net Soviet submarine crew speak English and not even
realize they were doing it." --Mark Leeper
> Absolutely no strait at all - the major area of Tierra del Fuego is in
> Chile! ...
Dang, he's right. I demand to be scored as wrong.
--
Mark Brader "It is hard to believe that any Biblical passage,
Toronto no matter how powerful, could make an entire
m...@vex.net Soviet submarine crew speak English and not even
realize they were doing it." --Mark Leeper
swp
May 25, 2015, 12:14:18 PM5/25/15
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On Monday, May 25, 2015 at 4:39:32 AM UTC-4, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Barack Obama was born in 1961 in which US state?
hawaii
> 1 Barack Obama was born in 1961 in which US state?
> 2 In 1982 who succeeded Leonid BrezhneV as General Secretary of the USSR Communist Party?
yuri andropov
> 3 How many balls are needed to play a standard game of snooker?
> 4 The England cricket team's proposed 1968 tour of South Africa was cancelled after a dispute regarding the selection of which player?
> 5 Who composed the 1812 Overture?
> 6 Which North American city is home to the CN Tower?
> 7 In 1952 which city became the first (and so far only) national capital to host the Winter Olympics?
> 8 What strait separates Chile from Tierra Del Fuego?
> 9 What branch of mathematics is named for the Latin for pebble or small stone?
> 10 Who designed the wedding dress Madonna wore when she married Guy Ritchie?
swp
Peter Smyth
May 25, 2015, 2:06:24 PM5/25/15
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Barack Obama was born in 1961 in which US state?
Hawaii
> 1 Barack Obama was born in 1961 in which US state?
> 2 In 1982 who succeeded Leonid Brezhnez as General Secretary of the
> USSR Communist Party?
Andropov (or was it Chernenko?)
> USSR Communist Party?
> 3 How many balls are needed to play a standard game of snooker?
22
> 4 The England cricket team's proposed 1968 tour of South Africa was
> cancelled after a dispute regarding the selection of which player?
Basil D'Oliveira
> cancelled after a dispute regarding the selection of which player?
> 5 Who composed the 1812 Overture?
Tchaikovsky
> 6 Which North American city is home to the CN Tower?
Toronto
> 7 In 1952 which city became the first (and so far only) national
> capital to host the Winter Olympics?
Oslo
> capital to host the Winter Olympics?
> 8 What strait separates Chile from Tierra Del Fuego?
Magellan
> 9 What branch of mathematics is named for the Latin for pebble or
> small stone?
Geometry
> small stone?
> 10 Who designed the wedding dress Madonna wore when she married Guy
> Ritchie?
Stella McCartney
> Ritchie?
Peter Smyth
Chris F.A. Johnson
May 25, 2015, 3:08:04 PM5/25/15
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On 2015-05-25, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Barack Obama was born in 1961 in which US state?
Hawaii
>
> 1 Barack Obama was born in 1961 in which US state?
> 2 In 1982 who succeeded Leonid Brezhnez as General Secretary of the USSR Communist Party?
> 3 How many balls are needed to play a standard game of snooker?
> 4 The England cricket team's proposed 1968 tour of South Africa was cancelled after a dispute regarding the selection of which player?
> 5 Who composed the 1812 Overture?
> 6 Which North American city is home to the CN Tower?
> 7 In 1952 which city became the first (and so far only) national capital to host the Winter Olympics?
> 8 What strait separates Chile from Tierra Del Fuego?
> 9 What branch of mathematics is named for the Latin for pebble or small stone?
> 10 Who designed the wedding dress Madonna wore when she married Guy Ritchie?
Chris F.A. Johnson
Björn Lundin
May 25, 2015, 4:00:47 PM5/25/15
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On 2015-05-25 10:39, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Barack Obama was born in 1961 in which US state?
Hawaii
>
> 1 Barack Obama was born in 1961 in which US state?
> 2 In 1982 who succeeded Leonid Brezhnez as General Secretary of the USSR Communist Party?
Andropov?
> 3 How many balls are needed to play a standard game of snooker?
22 + the white = 23
> 4 The England cricket team's proposed 1968 tour of South Africa was cancelled after a dispute regarding the selection of which player?
> 5 Who composed the 1812 Overture?
Beethoven
> 5 Who composed the 1812 Overture?
> 6 Which North American city is home to the CN Tower?
Toronto
> 7 In 1952 which city became the first (and so far only) national capital to host the Winter Olympics?
Tokyo
> 8 What strait separates Chile from Tierra Del Fuego?
magellans strait
> 9 What branch of mathematics is named for the Latin for pebble or small stone?
> 10 Who designed the wedding dress Madonna wore when she married Guy Ritchie?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
--
> 10 Who designed the wedding dress Madonna wore when she married Guy Ritchie?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
--
Björn
Erland Sommarskog
May 25, 2015, 5:57:03 PM5/25/15
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> Erland Sommarskog:
>> Absolutely no strait at all - the major area of Tierra del Fuego is in
>> Chile! ...
>
> Dang, he's right. I demand to be scored as wrong.
Thinking more of it, I think it is a spelling issue. Presumably, Calvin
> Erland Sommarskog:
>> Absolutely no strait at all - the major area of Tierra del Fuego is in
>> Chile! ...
>
> Dang, he's right. I demand to be scored as wrong.
meant to ask what separates Chile from the Argentine province of Tierra
del Fuegeo. That is not a strait - it's a *straight* line. (Well almost.)
Pete
May 25, 2015, 11:58:29 PM5/25/15
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:9e385a5b-f6dc-4a88...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Barack Obama was born in 1961 in which US state?
Hawaii
> 2 In 1982 who succeeded Leonid Brezhnez as General Secretary of
> the USSR Communist Party?
Andropov
> 3 How many balls are needed to play a standard game of snooker?
15
> 4 The England cricket team's proposed
> 1968 tour of South Africa was cancelled after a dispute regarding the
> selection of which player?
> 5 Who composed the 1812 Overture?
Tchaikovsky
> 6 Which North American city is home to the CN Tower?
Toronto
> 7 In 1952 which city became the first (and so far only) national
> capital to host the Winter Olympics?
Oslo
> 8 What strait separates Chile from Tierra Del Fuego?
Straits of Magellan
> 9 What branch of mathematics is named for
> the Latin for pebble or small stone?
Algebra
> 10 Who designed the wedding
> dress Madonna wore when she married Guy Ritchie?
Stella McCartney
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete
news:9e385a5b-f6dc-4a88...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Barack Obama was born in 1961 in which US state?
> 2 In 1982 who succeeded Leonid Brezhnez as General Secretary of
> the USSR Communist Party?
> 3 How many balls are needed to play a standard game of snooker?
> 4 The England cricket team's proposed
> 1968 tour of South Africa was cancelled after a dispute regarding the
> selection of which player?
> 5 Who composed the 1812 Overture?
> 6 Which North American city is home to the CN Tower?
> 7 In 1952 which city became the first (and so far only) national
> capital to host the Winter Olympics?
> 8 What strait separates Chile from Tierra Del Fuego?
> 9 What branch of mathematics is named for
> the Latin for pebble or small stone?
> 10 Who designed the wedding
> dress Madonna wore when she married Guy Ritchie?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete
Marc Dashevsky
May 26, 2015, 2:06:28 AM5/26/15
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In article <9e385a5b-f6dc-4a88...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 2 In 1982 who succeeded Leonid Brezhnez as General Secretary of the USSR Communist Party?
Andropov
> 3 How many balls are needed to play a standard game of snooker?
3
> 4 The England cricket team's proposed 1968 tour of South Africa was cancelled after a dispute regarding the selection of which player?
> 5 Who composed the 1812 Overture?
Tchaicovsky
> 6 Which North American city is home to the CN Tower?
Toronto
> 7 In 1952 which city became the first (and so far only) national capital to host the Winter Olympics?
Oslo
> 8 What strait separates Chile from Tierra Del Fuego?
Magellan
> 9 What branch of mathematics is named for the Latin for pebble or small stone?
calculus
> 10 Who designed the wedding dress Madonna wore when she married Guy Ritchie?
Madonna
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Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
>
> 1 Barack Obama was born in 1961 in which US state?
Keny^H^H^H^HHawaii
> 1 Barack Obama was born in 1961 in which US state?
> 2 In 1982 who succeeded Leonid Brezhnez as General Secretary of the USSR Communist Party?
> 3 How many balls are needed to play a standard game of snooker?
> 4 The England cricket team's proposed 1968 tour of South Africa was cancelled after a dispute regarding the selection of which player?
> 5 Who composed the 1812 Overture?
> 6 Which North American city is home to the CN Tower?
> 7 In 1952 which city became the first (and so far only) national capital to host the Winter Olympics?
> 8 What strait separates Chile from Tierra Del Fuego?
> 9 What branch of mathematics is named for the Latin for pebble or small stone?
> 10 Who designed the wedding dress Madonna wore when she married Guy Ritchie?
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
bbowler
May 26, 2015, 8:52:11 AM5/26/15
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On Mon, 25 May 2015 01:39:32 -0700, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Barack Obama was born in 1961 in which US state?
Hawaii
> 1 Barack Obama was born in 1961 in which US state?
> 2 In 1982 who succeeded Leonid Brezhnez as General Secretary of the
USSR
> Communist Party?
> 3 How many balls are needed to play a standard game of snooker?
> 4 The England cricket team's proposed 1968 tour of South Africa was
> cancelled after a dispute regarding the selection of which player?
> 5 Who composed the 1812 Overture?
> 6 Which North American city is home to the CN Tower?
> 7 In 1952 which city became the first (and so far only) national
capital
> to host the Winter Olympics?
> 8 What strait separates Chile from Tierra Del Fuego?
> 9 What branch of mathematics is named for the Latin for pebble or
small
> stone?
Dan Tilque
May 26, 2015, 1:13:34 PM5/26/15
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Barack Obama was born in 1961 in which US state?
Hawaii
> 1 Barack Obama was born in 1961 in which US state?
> 2 In 1982 who succeeded Leonid Brezhnez as General Secretary of the USSR Communist Party?
> 3 How many balls are needed to play a standard game of snooker?
> 4 The England cricket team's proposed 1968 tour of South Africa was cancelled after a dispute regarding the selection of which player?
> 5 Who composed the 1812 Overture?
> 6 Which North American city is home to the CN Tower?
> 7 In 1952 which city became the first (and so far only) national capital to host the Winter Olympics?
> 8 What strait separates Chile from Tierra Del Fuego?
> 9 What branch of mathematics is named for the Latin for pebble or small stone?
> 10 Who designed the wedding dress Madonna wore when she married Guy Ritchie?
Dan Tilque
Calvin
May 31, 2015, 5:06:18 PM5/31/15
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On Monday, May 25, 2015 at 6:39:32 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Barack Obama was born in 1961 in which US state?
Hawaii
> 1 Barack Obama was born in 1961 in which US state?
> 2 In 1982 who succeeded Leonid Brezhnez as General Secretary of the USSR Communist Party?
> 3 How many balls are needed to play a standard game of snooker?
> 4 The England cricket team's proposed 1968 tour of South Africa was cancelled after a dispute regarding the selection of which player?
This was quit an important incident as it ultimate led to the Gleneagles agreement and South Africa's 20+ year isolation form international sport.
> 5 Who composed the 1812 Overture?
> 6 Which North American city is home to the CN Tower?
> 7 In 1952 which city became the first (and so far only) national capital to host the Winter Olympics?
> 8 What strait separates Chile from Tierra Del Fuego?
> 9 What branch of mathematics is named for the Latin for pebble or small stone?
> 10 Who designed the wedding dress Madonna wore when she married Guy Ritchie?
She should be your default answer for any fashion question!
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 394
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 9 66 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 69 Stephen Perry
1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 7 58 Chris Johnson
1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 60 Pete Gayde
1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 62 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 46 Joe
1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 6 54 Dan Tilque
1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 6 54 Mark Brader
1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 48 Erland S
1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 49 Bruce Bowler
1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 39 Bjorn Lundin
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
11 8 4 2 10 9 8 11 5 3 71 65%
Well done Peter.
cheers,
calvin
Calvin
May 31, 2015, 5:07:15 PM5/31/15
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On Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 5:08:04 AM UTC+10, Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:
> > 6 Which North American city is home to the CN Tower?
>
> Toronto (I can see it from my kitchen window)
Now if this were one of Mark's quizzes he would disqualify you for using reference material :-)
> > 6 Which North American city is home to the CN Tower?
>
> Toronto (I can see it from my kitchen window)
cheers,
calvin
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