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Calvin

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Feb 6, 2015, 3:28:56 PM2/6/15
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1 Which series is the best known work of author and illustrator Georges Prosper Remi (1907 - 1983), also known by the pen name Hergé?
2 What physical quantity can be calculated using the equation 4/3 times pi times radius cubed?
3 According to Greek mythology, who defied the gods to give fire to humanity?
4 Which musical features the song "Climb Every Mountain"?
5 James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore are members of which Welsh alternative rock group formed in 1986?
6 What is the highest military honour awarded in Australia?
7 In 1932 who became the first British monarch to broadcast a Christmas message to the nation?
8 Which former capital of Japan is an anagram of the current capital?
9 In which city did Anne Frank write her diaries?
10 The city of Uppsala is located in which European country?


cheers,
calvin

Mark Brader

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Feb 6, 2015, 3:55:42 PM2/6/15
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Calvin writes:
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> 1 Which series is the best known work of author and illustrator Georges
> Prosper Remi (1907 - 1983), also known by the pen name Hergé?

"Tintin".

> 2 What physical quantity can be calculated using the equation 4/3 times
> pi times radius cubed?

Volume of a sphere.

> 3 According to Greek mythology, who defied the gods to give fire to
> humanity?

Prometheus.

> 4 Which musical features the song "Climb Every Mountain"?

"The South of Music", I suppose.

> 5 James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore are members of which
> Welsh alternative rock group formed in 1986?

The Four Welsh Guys?

> 6 What is the highest military honour awarded in Australia?

Victoria Cross?

> 7 In 1932 who became the first British monarch to broadcast a Christmas
> message to the nation?

Considering the number of British monarchs that there were in 1932,
I guess I'll go with George V.

> 8 Which former capital of Japan is an anagram of the current capital?

Kyoto.

> 9 In which city did Anne Frank write her diaries?

Amsterdam.

> 10 The city of Uppsala is located in which European country?

Sweden.
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Chris F.A. Johnson

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Feb 6, 2015, 5:08:02 PM2/6/15
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On 2015-02-06, Calvin wrote:
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> 1 Which series is the best known work of author and illustrator Georges Prosper Remi (1907 - 1983), also known by the pen name Herg??

Tin Tin

> 2 What physical quantity can be calculated using the equation 4/3 times pi times radius cubed?

Volume of a cylinder

> 3 According to Greek mythology, who defied the gods to give fire to humanity?

Prometheus

> 4 Which musical features the song "Climb Every Mountain"?

The Sound of Music

> 5 James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore are members of which Welsh alternative rock group formed in 1986?

The Manics

> 6 What is the highest military honour awarded in Australia?

Victoria Cross

> 7 In 1932 who became the first British monarch to broadcast a Christmas message to the nation?

George V

> 8 Which former capital of Japan is an anagram of the current capital?

Kyoto

> 9 In which city did Anne Frank write her diaries?

Amsterdam

> 10 The city of Uppsala is located in which European country?

Finland

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Chris F.A. Johnson

Erland Sommarskog

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Feb 6, 2015, 5:10:07 PM2/6/15
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 Which series is the best known work of author and illustrator
> Georges Prosper Remi (1907 - 1983), also known by the pen name Hergé?

Tintin

> 2 What physical quantity can be calculated using the equation 4/3
> times pi times radius cubed?

Sphere

> 3 According to Greek mythology, who defied the gods to give fire to
> humanity?

Atrapakan

> 5 James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore are members of
> which Welsh alternative rock group formed in 1986?

The Wedding Present

> 7 In 1932 who became the first British monarch to broadcast a
> Christmas message to the nation?

Edward V

> 8 Which former capital of Japan is an anagram of the current capital?

Kyoto. Although when properly written in Romaji, it is not a true
anagram. Tokyo has macro over both vowels, Kyoto only of the first.

> 9 In which city did Anne Frank write her diaries?

Amsterdam

> 10 The city of Uppsala is located in which European country?

The city is Sweden. (50-60 km north from where I live.) The glacier is in
Argentina.


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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se

Mark Brader

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Feb 6, 2015, 5:31:45 PM2/6/15
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Erland Sommarskog:
> Although when properly written in Romaji, it is not a true
> anagram. Tokyo has macro over both vowels, Kyoto only of the first.

But this contest is conducted in English, not proper Romaji.
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Peter Smyth

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Feb 6, 2015, 5:44:02 PM2/6/15
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Calvin wrote:

>
> 1 Which series is the best known work of author and illustrator
> Georges Prosper Remi (1907 - 1983), also known by the pen name Hergé?
Tintin

> 2 What physical quantity can be calculated using the equation 4/3
> times pi times radius cubed?
Volume of a sphere

> 3 According to Greek mythology, who defied the gods to give fire to
> humanity?
> 4 Which musical features the song "Climb Every Mountain"?
Sound of Music

> 5 James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore are members of
> which Welsh alternative rock group formed in 1986?
Manic Street Preachers

> 6 What is the highest military honour awarded in
> Australia?
Victoria Cross

> 7 In 1932 who became the first British monarch to broadcast a
> Christmas message to the nation?
George V

> 8 Which former capital of Japan is an anagram of the current
> capital?
Kyoto

> 9 In which city did Anne Frank write her diaries?
Amsterdam

> 10 The city of Uppsala is located in which European country?
Finland

Peter Smyth

Rob Parker

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Feb 6, 2015, 6:13:11 PM2/6/15
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> 1 Which series is the best known work of author and illustrator Georges
> Prosper Remi (1907 - 1983), also known by the pen name Hergé?
> 2 What physical quantity can be calculated using the equation 4/3 times pi
> times radius cubed?

volume of a sphere

> 3 According to Greek mythology, who defied the gods to give fire to
> humanity?

Prometheus

> 4 Which musical features the song "Climb Every Mountain"?

The Sound of Music (?)

> 5 James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore are members of which
> Welsh alternative rock group formed in 1986?
> 6 What is the highest military honour awarded in Australia?

Victoria Cross

> 7 In 1932 who became the first British monarch to broadcast a Christmas
> message to the nation?

Edward VIII (?)

> 8 Which former capital of Japan is an anagram of the current capital?

Kyoto

> 9 In which city did Anne Frank write her diaries?

Amsterdam

> 10 The city of Uppsala is located in which European country?

Sweden


Rob

Björn Lundin

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Feb 6, 2015, 6:22:06 PM2/6/15
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On 2015-02-06 21:28, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Which series is the best known work of author and illustrator Georges Prosper Remi (1907 - 1983), also known by the pen name Hergé?
Tintin
> 2 What physical quantity can be calculated using the equation 4/3 times pi times radius cubed?
volume of sphere
> 3 According to Greek mythology, who defied the gods to give fire to humanity?
Prometheus
> 4 Which musical features the song "Climb Every Mountain"?
sound of music
> 5 James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore are members of which Welsh alternative rock group formed in 1986?
> 6 What is the highest military honour awarded in Australia?
victoria cross
> 7 In 1932 who became the first British monarch to broadcast a Christmas message to the nation?
George VI
> 8 Which former capital of Japan is an anagram of the current capital?
Kyoto
> 9 In which city did Anne Frank write her diaries?
Amsterdam
> 10 The city of Uppsala is located in which European country?
Sweden
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Björn

Dan Tilque

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Feb 6, 2015, 10:44:36 PM2/6/15
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which series is the best known work of author and illustrator Georges Prosper Remi (1907 - 1983), also known by the pen name Hergé?

Curious George ??

> 2 What physical quantity can be calculated using the equation 4/3 times pi times radius cubed?

volume of a sphere

> 3 According to Greek mythology, who defied the gods to give fire to humanity?

Prometheus

> 4 Which musical features the song "Climb Every Mountain"?

Sound of Music

> 5 James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore are members of which Welsh alternative rock group formed in 1986?
> 6 What is the highest military honour awarded in Australia?

Australian Victoria Cross ??

> 7 In 1932 who became the first British monarch to broadcast a Christmas message to the nation?

George V

> 8 Which former capital of Japan is an anagram of the current capital?

Kyoto

> 9 In which city did Anne Frank write her diaries?

Amsterdam

> 10 The city of Uppsala is located in which European country?

Sweden


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Dan Tilque

Marc Dashevsky

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Feb 6, 2015, 11:39:59 PM2/6/15
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In article <2bee86aa-5eec-4bf5...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
>
> 1 Which series is the best known work of author and illustrator Georges Prosper Remi (1907 - 1983), also known by the pen name Hergé?
> 2 What physical quantity can be calculated using the equation 4/3 times pi times radius cubed?
volume of a sphere

> 3 According to Greek mythology, who defied the gods to give fire to humanity?
Prometheus

> 4 Which musical features the song "Climb Every Mountain"?
Sound of Music

> 5 James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore are members of which Welsh alternative rock group formed in 1986?
> 6 What is the highest military honour awarded in Australia?
gold cross

> 7 In 1932 who became the first British monarch to broadcast a Christmas message to the nation?
George VI

> 8 Which former capital of Japan is an anagram of the current capital?
Kyoto

> 9 In which city did Anne Frank write her diaries?
Amsterdam

> 10 The city of Uppsala is located in which European country?
Sweden



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Erland Sommarskog

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Feb 7, 2015, 5:01:42 AM2/7/15
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> Erland Sommarskog:
>> Although when properly written in Romaji, it is not a true
>> anagram. Tokyo has macro over both vowels, Kyoto only of the first.

Macron, not "macro".

>
> But this contest is conducted in English, not proper Romaji.

In my travelling guide for Japan from Rough Guide they consistently
use the macrons in the names. And, yes, this is a book written in
English.

But, yes, normally the macrons are not spelt out, because of technical
limitations and other reasons, why they appear as anagrams. The fact that
they (almost) anagrams is, by the way, not entirely a coincidence. "Kyo"
means "capital".

Pete

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Feb 8, 2015, 7:23:52 PM2/8/15
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:2bee86aa-5eec-4bf5...@googlegroups.com:

>
> 1 Which series is the best known work of author and illustrator
> Georges Prosper Remi (1907 - 1983), also known by the pen name Hergé?
> 2 What physical quantity can be calculated using the equation 4/3
> times pi times radius cubed?

Volume of a cone

> 3 According to Greek mythology, who
> defied the gods to give fire to humanity?
> 4 Which musical features the song "Climb Every Mountain"?

The Sound of Music

> 5 James Dean Bradfield, Nicky
> Wire and Sean Moore are members of which Welsh alternative rock group
> formed in 1986?
> 6 What is the highest military honour awarded in Australia?
> 7 In 1932 who became the first British monarch to
> broadcast a Christmas message to the nation?

George V

> 8 Which former capital of Japan is an anagram of the current
> capital?

Kyoto

> 9 In which city did Anne Frank write her diaries?

Amsterdam

> 10 The city of Uppsala is located in which European country?

Finland

>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>

Pete

Calvin

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Feb 14, 2015, 3:53:17 AM2/14/15
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On Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 6:28:56 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:

> 1 Which series is the best known work of author and illustrator Georges Prosper Remi (1907 - 1983), also known by the pen name Hergé?

[The Adventures of] Tintin

> 2 What physical quantity can be calculated using the equation 4/3 times pi times radius cubed?

Volume of a sphere

> 3 According to Greek mythology, who defied the gods to give fire to humanity?

Prometheus

> 4 Which musical features the song "Climb Every Mountain"?

The Sound of Music

> 5 James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore are members of which Welsh alternative rock group formed in 1986?

Manic Street Preachers

> 6 What is the highest military honour awarded in Australia?

Victoria Cross

> 7 In 1932 who became the first British monarch to broadcast a Christmas message to the nation?

George V

> 8 Which former capital of Japan is an anagram of the current capital?

Kyoto

> 9 In which city did Anne Frank write her diaries?

Amsterdam

> 10 The city of Uppsala is located in which European country?

Sweden


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 379
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 62 Mark Brader
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 50 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 8 55 Chris Johnson
0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 57 Dan Tilque
1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 8 57 Bjorn Lundin
0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 7 52 Rob Parker
0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 46 Marc Dashevsky
0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 38 Pete Gayde
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 30 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
5 7 6 8 1 6 5 9 9 7 63 70%

Congratulations Mark!

cheers,
calvin

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