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Calvin
Nov 28, 2011, 12:37:18 AM11/28/11
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On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:15:39 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
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> 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?
> 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the 1930s?
> 3 Who is currently King of Spain?
> 4 Which sport is played professionally by the Los Angeles Kings?
> 5 Does the herb fennel taste similar to aniseed, cinnamon or mint?
> 6 Which was the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic games twice?
> 7 What country has its map on its flag?
> 8 Which Italian directed the 1960 film La Dolce Vita?
> 9 Which American rocker had a 1972 hit with School's Out?
> 10 In which city did Jim Morrison die?
>
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cheers,
calvin
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> 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?
> 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the 1930s?
> 3 Who is currently King of Spain?
> 4 Which sport is played professionally by the Los Angeles Kings?
> 5 Does the herb fennel taste similar to aniseed, cinnamon or mint?
> 6 Which was the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic games twice?
> 7 What country has its map on its flag?
> 8 Which Italian directed the 1960 film La Dolce Vita?
> 9 Which American rocker had a 1972 hit with School's Out?
> 10 In which city did Jim Morrison die?
>
--
cheers,
calvin
John Masters
Nov 28, 2011, 1:07:39 AM11/28/11
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On 2011-11-28 05:37:18 +0000, Calvin said:
> On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:15:39 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
>
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>> 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?
ELO
> On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:15:39 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?
>> 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the 1930s?
>> 3 Who is currently King of Spain?
>> 4 Which sport is played professionally by the Los Angeles Kings?
>> 5 Does the herb fennel taste similar to aniseed, cinnamon or mint?
>> 6 Which was the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic games twice?
>> 7 What country has its map on its flag?
>> 8 Which Italian directed the 1960 film La Dolce Vita?
>> 9 Which American rocker had a 1972 hit with School's Out?
>> 10 In which city did Jim Morrison die?
Marc Dashevsky
Nov 28, 2011, 1:19:07 AM11/28/11
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In article <op.v5m5w...@04233-26jz62s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, cal...@phlegm.com says...
> 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the 1930s?
Gallop
> 3 Who is currently King of Spain?
El Rey España
> 4 Which sport is played professionally by the Los Angeles Kings?
hockey
> 5 Does the herb fennel taste similar to aniseed, cinnamon or mint?
aniseed
> 6 Which was the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic games twice?
Los Angeles
> 7 What country has its map on its flag?
I once knew this
> 8 Which Italian directed the 1960 film La Dolce Vita?
Fellini
> 9 Which American rocker had a 1972 hit with School's Out?
Alice Cooper
> 10 In which city did Jim Morrison die?
Paris
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> 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?
ELO
> 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the 1930s?
> 3 Who is currently King of Spain?
> 4 Which sport is played professionally by the Los Angeles Kings?
> 5 Does the herb fennel taste similar to aniseed, cinnamon or mint?
> 6 Which was the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic games twice?
> 7 What country has its map on its flag?
> 8 Which Italian directed the 1960 film La Dolce Vita?
> 9 Which American rocker had a 1972 hit with School's Out?
> 10 In which city did Jim Morrison die?
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Mark Brader
Nov 28, 2011, 1:46:42 AM11/28/11
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"Calvin":
> > 3 Who is currently King of Spain?
Juan Carlos?
> > 4 Which sport is played professionally by the Los Angeles Kings?
Hockey. Which means ice hockey.
> > 5 Does the herb fennel taste similar to aniseed, cinnamon or mint?
Aniseed?
> > 6 Which was the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic games twice?
Paris, I think.
> > 7 What country has its map on its flag?
Cyprus.
> > 8 Which Italian directed the 1960 film La Dolce Vita?
Fellini.
> > 9 Which American rocker had a 1972 hit with School's Out?
> > 10 In which city did Jim Morrison die?
Geez, *three* music questions? I'll guess Los Angeles for this one.
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "A good programmer is someone who looks both ways
m...@vex.net | before crossing a one-way street." -- Doug Linder
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> > 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?
> > 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the 1930s?
Gallup.
> > 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the 1930s?
> > 3 Who is currently King of Spain?
> > 4 Which sport is played professionally by the Los Angeles Kings?
> > 5 Does the herb fennel taste similar to aniseed, cinnamon or mint?
> > 6 Which was the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic games twice?
> > 7 What country has its map on its flag?
> > 8 Which Italian directed the 1960 film La Dolce Vita?
> > 9 Which American rocker had a 1972 hit with School's Out?
> > 10 In which city did Jim Morrison die?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "A good programmer is someone who looks both ways
m...@vex.net | before crossing a one-way street." -- Doug Linder
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Tilque
Nov 28, 2011, 2:01:30 AM11/28/11
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Calvin wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:15:39 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
>
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>> 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?
>> 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the 1930s?
George Gallup
> On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:15:39 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?
>> 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the 1930s?
>> 3 Who is currently King of Spain?
>> 4 Which sport is played professionally by the Los Angeles Kings?
>> 5 Does the herb fennel taste similar to aniseed, cinnamon or mint?
>> 6 Which was the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic games
>> twice?
>> 7 What country has its map on its flag?
>> 8 Which Italian directed the 1960 film La Dolce Vita?
>> 9 Which American rocker had a 1972 hit with School's Out?
>> 10 In which city did Jim Morrison die?
--
Dan Tilque
"I can't believe this. Trapped in Ryoval's basement with a sex-starved
teenage werewolf. There was nothing about this in any of my Imperial
Academy training manuals..."
-- "Labyrinth", Lois McMaster Bujold
Peter Smyth
Nov 28, 2011, 3:40:16 AM11/28/11
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>On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:15:39 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
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>> 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?
Wizzard
>On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:15:39 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?
>> 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the 1930s?
Gallup
>> 3 Who is currently King of Spain?
Juan Carlos
>> 4 Which sport is played professionally by the Los Angeles Kings?
Ice Hockey
>> 5 Does the herb fennel taste similar to aniseed, cinnamon or mint?
Cinnamon
>> 6 Which was the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic games twice?
Athens if you count 1906, Paris otherwise
>> 7 What country has its map on its flag?
Cyprus
>> 8 Which Italian directed the 1960 film La Dolce Vita?
>> 9 Which American rocker had a 1972 hit with School's Out?
Alice Cooper
>> 9 Which American rocker had a 1972 hit with School's Out?
>> 10 In which city did Jim Morrison die?
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog
Nov 28, 2011, 3:59:21 AM11/28/11
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Calvin (cal...@phlegm.com) writes:
>> 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?
Electric Light Orchestra
>> 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?
>> 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the 1930s?
>> 3 Who is currently King of Spain?
>> 4 Which sport is played professionally by the Los Angeles Kings?
>> 5 Does the herb fennel taste similar to aniseed, cinnamon or mint?
>> 6 Which was the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic games
>> twice?
>> 7 What country has its map on its flag?
>> 8 Which Italian directed the 1960 film La Dolce Vita?
>> 9 Which American rocker had a 1972 hit with School's Out?
>> 10 In which city did Jim Morrison die?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Joachim Parsch
Nov 28, 2011, 5:44:47 AM11/28/11
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Calvin schrieb:
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> On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:15:39 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?
> > 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the 1930s?
> > 3 Who is currently King of Spain?
Juan Carlos.
> On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:15:39 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?
> > 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the 1930s?
> > 3 Who is currently King of Spain?
> > 4 Which sport is played professionally by the Los Angeles Kings?
> > 5 Does the herb fennel taste similar to aniseed, cinnamon or mint?
> > 6 Which was the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic games twice?
> > 7 What country has its map on its flag?
> > 8 Which Italian directed the 1960 film La Dolce Vita?
> > 9 Which American rocker had a 1972 hit with School's Out?
> > 10 In which city did Jim Morrison die?
Joachim
Pete
Nov 28, 2011, 11:30:55 AM11/28/11
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Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote in
news:op.v5m5w...@04233-26jz62s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:
> On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:15:39 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in
1970?
ELO
>> 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the
>> 1930s?
Gallup
>> 3 Who is currently King of Spain?
Juan Carlos
>> 4 Which sport is played professionally by the Los Angeles Kings?
Ice Hockey
>> 5 Does the herb fennel taste similar to aniseed, cinnamon or
>> mint?
Aniseed
>> 6 Which was the first city to host the modern Summer
>> Olympic games twice?
Los Angeles
>> 7 What country has its map on its flag?
Malta
>> 8 Which Italian directed the 1960 film La Dolce Vita?
Visconte
>> 9 Which American rocker had a 1972 hit with School's Out?
Alice Cooper
>> 10 In which city did Jim Morrison die?
Paris
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>
Pete
news:op.v5m5w...@04233-26jz62s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:
> On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:15:39 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in
1970?
>> 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the
>> 1930s?
>> 3 Who is currently King of Spain?
>> 4 Which sport is played professionally by the Los Angeles Kings?
>> 5 Does the herb fennel taste similar to aniseed, cinnamon or
>> mint?
>> 6 Which was the first city to host the modern Summer
>> Olympic games twice?
>> 7 What country has its map on its flag?
>> 8 Which Italian directed the 1960 film La Dolce Vita?
>> 9 Which American rocker had a 1972 hit with School's Out?
>> 10 In which city did Jim Morrison die?
>>
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>
Pete
Jeffrey Turner
Nov 28, 2011, 7:32:43 PM11/28/11
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On 11/28/2011 12:37 AM, Calvin wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:15:39 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?
>> 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the 1930s?
Gallup
> On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:15:39 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?
>> 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the 1930s?
>> 3 Who is currently King of Spain?
>> 4 Which sport is played professionally by the Los Angeles Kings?
Ice hockey
>> 4 Which sport is played professionally by the Los Angeles Kings?
>> 5 Does the herb fennel taste similar to aniseed, cinnamon or mint?
aniseed
>> 6 Which was the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic games twice?
Athens
>> 7 What country has its map on its flag?
Cyprus
>> 8 Which Italian directed the 1960 film La Dolce Vita?
Fellini
>> 9 Which American rocker had a 1972 hit with School's Out?
Ozzy
>> 10 In which city did Jim Morrison die?
Paris
--Jeff
Russ
Nov 29, 2011, 5:18:46 PM11/29/11
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On Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:37:18 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
>On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:15:39 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?
ELO
>On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:15:39 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?
>> 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the 1930s?
>> 3 Who is currently King of Spain?
>> 4 Which sport is played professionally by the Los Angeles Kings?
>> 5 Does the herb fennel taste similar to aniseed, cinnamon or mint?
>> 6 Which was the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic games twice?
>> 7 What country has its map on its flag?
>> 8 Which Italian directed the 1960 film La Dolce Vita?
>> 9 Which American rocker had a 1972 hit with School's Out?
>> 10 In which city did Jim Morrison die?
Russ
Calvin
Nov 29, 2011, 7:41:54 PM11/29/11
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On Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:37:18 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
>> 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?
ELO
>> 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?
5/10
>> 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the 1930s?
8/10
>> 3 Who is currently King of Spain?
8/10
>> 4 Which sport is played professionally by the Los Angeles Kings?
8/10
>> 5 Does the herb fennel taste similar to aniseed, cinnamon or mint?
8/10
>> 6 Which was the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic games
>> twice?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906_Summer_Olympics
7/10
>> 7 What country has its map on its flag?
7/10
>> 8 Which Italian directed the 1960 film La Dolce Vita?
8/10
>> 9 Which American rocker had a 1972 hit with School's Out?
7/10
>> 10 In which city did Jim Morrison die?
7/10
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 181
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1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 Erland S
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 Russ
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 Jeffrey Turner
0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Joachim Parsch
1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 7 Marc Dashevsky
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 7 Mark Brader
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 Pete Gayde
0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 Dan Tilque
1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 John Masters
0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 6 Peter Smyth
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
5 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 7 7 73 73%
Well done Erland and Russ. The low standard deviation of the question
scores is remarkable.
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cheers,
calvin
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