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Gareth Owen
Nov 10, 2013, 2:58:12 PM11/10/13
to
Answer slates will be scored on Friday 15th November,
some time after 2pm, TC
1. In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, what relation is the servant Cesario
to Sebastian?
2. In which city were the National League baseball team the Giants based,
before being moved to San Francisco?
3. Which magazine, circulated in Sunday newspapers in the USA, is
considered the most widely read in America?
4. With a shade of which primary colour is the artist Yves Klein best
associated?
5. Counting homophones as the same name (i.e. ignoring minor differences
in spelling), which given name belonged to only one of Henry VIII's
wives?
6. For what film did Jamie Foxx win an Academy Award for "Best Actor"?
7. Which game prominently features "Brain Freeze", "Bread Basket" and
"Wrenched Ankle"?
8. In votes in Britain's House of Commons votes against a Bill are
tallied as "Noes". What are votes for the Bill called?
9. Which 1974 Francis Ford Coppola thriller, one of the few films
starring actor John Cazale, features Cazale and Gene Hackman as
surveillance experts who spies on a supposedly unfaithful partner ?
10. Which band had hits with "Ballroom Blitz" and "Block Buster"?
11. What does the letter 'P' stand for in the name of the beer called IPA?
12. Of whom is Reza Aslan's book "Zealot" a biography?
13. Which sequence of horror movies features Michael Myers as the main
antagonist?
14. An Illinois inventor named Elisha Gray was embroiled in a lengthy
controversy with a better known man, over who first came up with a
now-ubiquitous invention. Which invention was disputed?
15. Who supposedly rode naked through the streets of Coventry to protest
excessive taxation? (fortunately, this tactic has not been adopted by
the Tea Party)
16. In which German State is the borough of Wansee, site of the infamous
1942 Wansee Conference, which codified the Nazi "Final Solution"?
17. What was the most common nickname of jazz singer Billie Holiday?
18. Which musician, the primary songwriter for the Velvet Undergound, died
October 27, 2013?
some time after 2pm, TC
1. In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, what relation is the servant Cesario
to Sebastian?
2. In which city were the National League baseball team the Giants based,
before being moved to San Francisco?
3. Which magazine, circulated in Sunday newspapers in the USA, is
considered the most widely read in America?
4. With a shade of which primary colour is the artist Yves Klein best
associated?
5. Counting homophones as the same name (i.e. ignoring minor differences
in spelling), which given name belonged to only one of Henry VIII's
wives?
6. For what film did Jamie Foxx win an Academy Award for "Best Actor"?
7. Which game prominently features "Brain Freeze", "Bread Basket" and
"Wrenched Ankle"?
8. In votes in Britain's House of Commons votes against a Bill are
tallied as "Noes". What are votes for the Bill called?
9. Which 1974 Francis Ford Coppola thriller, one of the few films
starring actor John Cazale, features Cazale and Gene Hackman as
surveillance experts who spies on a supposedly unfaithful partner ?
10. Which band had hits with "Ballroom Blitz" and "Block Buster"?
11. What does the letter 'P' stand for in the name of the beer called IPA?
12. Of whom is Reza Aslan's book "Zealot" a biography?
13. Which sequence of horror movies features Michael Myers as the main
antagonist?
14. An Illinois inventor named Elisha Gray was embroiled in a lengthy
controversy with a better known man, over who first came up with a
now-ubiquitous invention. Which invention was disputed?
15. Who supposedly rode naked through the streets of Coventry to protest
excessive taxation? (fortunately, this tactic has not been adopted by
the Tea Party)
16. In which German State is the borough of Wansee, site of the infamous
1942 Wansee Conference, which codified the Nazi "Final Solution"?
17. What was the most common nickname of jazz singer Billie Holiday?
18. Which musician, the primary songwriter for the Velvet Undergound, died
October 27, 2013?
swp
Nov 10, 2013, 3:36:31 PM11/10/13
to
On Sunday, November 10, 2013 2:58:12 PM UTC-5, Gareth Owen wrote:
> Answer slates will be scored on Friday 15th November,
> some time after 2pm, TC
>
> 1. In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, what relation is the servant Cesario
> to Sebastian?
twin sister
> Answer slates will be scored on Friday 15th November,
> some time after 2pm, TC
>
> 1. In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, what relation is the servant Cesario
> to Sebastian?
> 2. In which city were the National League baseball team the Giants based,
> before being moved to San Francisco?
> 3. Which magazine, circulated in Sunday newspapers in the USA, is
> considered the most widely read in America?
> 4. With a shade of which primary colour is the artist Yves Klein best
> associated?
> 5. Counting homophones as the same name (i.e. ignoring minor differences
> in spelling), which given name belonged to only one of Henry VIII's
> wives?
> 6. For what film did Jamie Foxx win an Academy Award for "Best Actor"?
> 7. Which game prominently features "Brain Freeze", "Bread Basket" and
> "Wrenched Ankle"?
> 8. In votes in Britain's House of Commons votes against a Bill are
> tallied as "Noes". What are votes for the Bill called?
> 9. Which 1974 Francis Ford Coppola thriller, one of the few films
> starring actor John Cazale, features Cazale and Gene Hackman as
> surveillance experts who spies on a supposedly unfaithful partner ?
> 10. Which band had hits with "Ballroom Blitz" and "Block Buster"?
> 11. What does the letter 'P' stand for in the name of the beer called IPA?
> 12. Of whom is Reza Aslan's book "Zealot" a biography?
> 13. Which sequence of horror movies features Michael Myers as the main
> antagonist?
> 14. An Illinois inventor named Elisha Gray was embroiled in a lengthy
> controversy with a better known man, over who first came up with a
> now-ubiquitous invention. Which invention was disputed?
> 15. Who supposedly rode naked through the streets of Coventry to protest
> excessive taxation? (fortunately, this tactic has not been adopted by
> the Tea Party)
> 16. In which German State is the borough of Wansee, site of the infamous
> 1942 Wansee Conference, which codified the Nazi "Final Solution"?
> 17. What was the most common nickname of jazz singer Billie Holiday?
> 18. Which musician, the primary songwriter for the Velvet Undergound, died
> October 27, 2013?
swp
Gareth Owen
Nov 10, 2013, 3:49:52 PM11/10/13
to
swp <Stephen...@gmail.com> writes:
[A pretty decent answer slate]
Care to "piece together" the theme?
[A pretty decent answer slate]
Care to "piece together" the theme?
Mark Brader
Nov 10, 2013, 4:28:50 PM11/10/13
to
Gareth Owen:
> 1. In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, what relation is the servant Cesario
> to Sebastian?
Brother.
> 2. In which city were the National League baseball team the Giants based,
> before being moved to San Francisco?
New York.
> 3. Which magazine, circulated in Sunday newspapers in the USA, is
> considered the most widely read in America?
"Parade".
> 4. With a shade of which primary colour is the artist Yves Klein best
> associated?
Blue.
> 5. Counting homophones as the same name (i.e. ignoring minor differences
> in spelling), which given name belonged to only one of Henry VIII's
> wives?
Jane.
> 6. For what film did Jamie Foxx win an Academy Award for "Best Actor"?
"Ray".
> 7. Which game prominently features "Brain Freeze", "Bread Basket" and
> "Wrenched Ankle"?
"Operation".
> 8. In votes in Britain's House of Commons votes against a Bill are
> tallied as "Noes". What are votes for the Bill called?
"Ayes".
> 9. Which 1974 Francis Ford Coppola thriller, one of the few films
> starring actor John Cazale, features Cazale and Gene Hackman as
> surveillance experts who spies on a supposedly unfaithful partner ?
"The Conversation".
> 10. Which band had hits with "Ballroom Blitz" and "Block Buster"?
Who?
> 11. What does the letter 'P' stand for in the name of the beer called IPA?
Pale.
> 12. Of whom is Reza Aslan's book "Zealot" a biography?
Bush.
> 13. Which sequence of horror movies features Michael Myers as the main
> antagonist?
"Halloween".
> 14. An Illinois inventor named Elisha Gray was embroiled in a lengthy
> controversy with a better known man, over who first came up with a
> now-ubiquitous invention. Which invention was disputed?
Telephone.
> 15. Who supposedly rode naked through the streets of Coventry to protest
> excessive taxation? (fortunately, this tactic has not been adopted by
> the Tea Party)
Lady Godiva.
> 16. In which German State is the borough of Wansee, site of the infamous
> 1942 Wansee Conference, which codified the Nazi "Final Solution"?
Brandenburg.
> 17. What was the most common nickname of jazz singer Billie Holiday?
"Lady".
> 18. Which musician, the primary songwriter for the Velvet Undergound, died
> October 27, 2013?
Johnson.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Just because it's correct doesn't
m...@vex.net make it right!" -- Jonas Schlein
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> Answer slates will be scored on Friday 15th November,
> some time after 2pm, TC
What's TC?
> some time after 2pm, TC
> 1. In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, what relation is the servant Cesario
> to Sebastian?
> 2. In which city were the National League baseball team the Giants based,
> before being moved to San Francisco?
> 3. Which magazine, circulated in Sunday newspapers in the USA, is
> considered the most widely read in America?
> 4. With a shade of which primary colour is the artist Yves Klein best
> associated?
> 5. Counting homophones as the same name (i.e. ignoring minor differences
> in spelling), which given name belonged to only one of Henry VIII's
> wives?
> 6. For what film did Jamie Foxx win an Academy Award for "Best Actor"?
> 7. Which game prominently features "Brain Freeze", "Bread Basket" and
> "Wrenched Ankle"?
> 8. In votes in Britain's House of Commons votes against a Bill are
> tallied as "Noes". What are votes for the Bill called?
> 9. Which 1974 Francis Ford Coppola thriller, one of the few films
> starring actor John Cazale, features Cazale and Gene Hackman as
> surveillance experts who spies on a supposedly unfaithful partner ?
> 10. Which band had hits with "Ballroom Blitz" and "Block Buster"?
> 11. What does the letter 'P' stand for in the name of the beer called IPA?
> 12. Of whom is Reza Aslan's book "Zealot" a biography?
> 13. Which sequence of horror movies features Michael Myers as the main
> antagonist?
> 14. An Illinois inventor named Elisha Gray was embroiled in a lengthy
> controversy with a better known man, over who first came up with a
> now-ubiquitous invention. Which invention was disputed?
> 15. Who supposedly rode naked through the streets of Coventry to protest
> excessive taxation? (fortunately, this tactic has not been adopted by
> the Tea Party)
> 16. In which German State is the borough of Wansee, site of the infamous
> 1942 Wansee Conference, which codified the Nazi "Final Solution"?
> 17. What was the most common nickname of jazz singer Billie Holiday?
> 18. Which musician, the primary songwriter for the Velvet Undergound, died
> October 27, 2013?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Just because it's correct doesn't
m...@vex.net make it right!" -- Jonas Schlein
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog
Nov 10, 2013, 5:15:40 PM11/10/13
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Gareth Owen (gwo...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1. In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, what relation is the servant Cesario
> to Sebastian?
Cousins
> 1. In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, what relation is the servant Cesario
> to Sebastian?
> 8. In votes in Britain's House of Commons votes against a Bill are
> tallied as "Noes". What are votes for the Bill called?
> 10. Which band had hits with "Ballroom Blitz" and "Block Buster"?
> 11. What does the letter 'P' stand for in the name of the beer called IPA?
> 14. An Illinois inventor named Elisha Gray was embroiled in a lengthy
> controversy with a better known man, over who first came up with a
> now-ubiquitous invention. Which invention was disputed?
> 16. In which German State is the borough of Wansee, site of the infamous
> 1942 Wansee Conference, which codified the Nazi "Final Solution"?
> 18. Which musician, the primary songwriter for the Velvet Undergound, died
> October 27, 2013?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Jeffrey Turner
Nov 10, 2013, 8:39:18 PM11/10/13
to
On 11/10/2013 2:58 PM, Gareth Owen wrote:
> Answer slates will be scored on Friday 15th November,
> some time after 2pm, TC
>
> 1. In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, what relation is the servant Cesario
> to Sebastian?
>
> 2. In which city were the National League baseball team the Giants based,
> before being moved to San Francisco?
New York (the Polo Grounds)
> Answer slates will be scored on Friday 15th November,
> some time after 2pm, TC
>
> 1. In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, what relation is the servant Cesario
> to Sebastian?
>
> 2. In which city were the National League baseball team the Giants based,
> before being moved to San Francisco?
> 3. Which magazine, circulated in Sunday newspapers in the USA, is
> considered the most widely read in America?
> 4. With a shade of which primary colour is the artist Yves Klein best
> associated?
> 5. Counting homophones as the same name (i.e. ignoring minor differences
> in spelling), which given name belonged to only one of Henry VIII's
> wives?
>
> 6. For what film did Jamie Foxx win an Academy Award for "Best Actor"?
>
> 7. Which game prominently features "Brain Freeze", "Bread Basket" and
> "Wrenched Ankle"?
> 8. In votes in Britain's House of Commons votes against a Bill are
> tallied as "Noes". What are votes for the Bill called?
> 9. Which 1974 Francis Ford Coppola thriller, one of the few films
> starring actor John Cazale, features Cazale and Gene Hackman as
> surveillance experts who spies on a supposedly unfaithful partner ?
>
> 10. Which band had hits with "Ballroom Blitz" and "Block Buster"?
>
> 11. What does the letter 'P' stand for in the name of the beer called IPA?
> 12. Of whom is Reza Aslan's book "Zealot" a biography?
>
> 13. Which sequence of horror movies features Michael Myers as the main
> antagonist?
>
> 14. An Illinois inventor named Elisha Gray was embroiled in a lengthy
> controversy with a better known man, over who first came up with a
> now-ubiquitous invention. Which invention was disputed?
>
> 15. Who supposedly rode naked through the streets of Coventry to protest
> excessive taxation? (fortunately, this tactic has not been adopted by
> the Tea Party)
> 16. In which German State is the borough of Wansee, site of the infamous
> 1942 Wansee Conference, which codified the Nazi "Final Solution"?
>
> 17. What was the most common nickname of jazz singer Billie Holiday?
> 18. Which musician, the primary songwriter for the Velvet Undergound, died
> October 27, 2013?
--Jeff
Marc Dashevsky
Nov 11, 2013, 1:32:03 AM11/11/13
to
In article <87bo1su...@gmail.com>, gwo...@gmail.com says...
> 3. Which magazine, circulated in Sunday newspapers in the USA, is
> considered the most widely read in America?
Parade
> 4. With a shade of which primary colour is the artist Yves Klein best
> associated?
blue
> 5. Counting homophones as the same name (i.e. ignoring minor differences
> in spelling), which given name belonged to only one of Henry VIII's
> wives?
>
> 6. For what film did Jamie Foxx win an Academy Award for "Best Actor"?
Ray
> 7. Which game prominently features "Brain Freeze", "Bread Basket" and
> "Wrenched Ankle"?
Operation
> 8. In votes in Britain's House of Commons votes against a Bill are
> tallied as "Noes". What are votes for the Bill called?
ayes
> 9. Which 1974 Francis Ford Coppola thriller, one of the few films
> starring actor John Cazale, features Cazale and Gene Hackman as
> surveillance experts who spies on a supposedly unfaithful partner ?
The Conversation [He'd kill us if he got the chance.]
> 10. Which band had hits with "Ballroom Blitz" and "Block Buster"?
>
> 11. What does the letter 'P' stand for in the name of the beer called IPA?
pale
> 12. Of whom is Reza Aslan's book "Zealot" a biography?
Jesus
> 13. Which sequence of horror movies features Michael Myers as the main
> antagonist?
Halloween
> 14. An Illinois inventor named Elisha Gray was embroiled in a lengthy
> controversy with a better known man, over who first came up with a
> now-ubiquitous invention. Which invention was disputed?
telegraph
> 15. Who supposedly rode naked through the streets of Coventry to protest
> excessive taxation? (fortunately, this tactic has not been adopted by
> the Tea Party)
Lady Godiva
> 16. In which German State is the borough of Wansee, site of the infamous
> 1942 Wansee Conference, which codified the Nazi "Final Solution"?
>
> 17. What was the most common nickname of jazz singer Billie Holiday?
Lady Day
> 18. Which musician, the primary songwriter for the Velvet Undergound, died
> October 27, 2013?
Lou Reed
>
> Answer slates will be scored on Friday 15th November,
> some time after 2pm, TC
>
> 1. In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, what relation is the servant Cesario
> to Sebastian?
>
> 2. In which city were the National League baseball team the Giants based,
> before being moved to San Francisco?
New York City
> Answer slates will be scored on Friday 15th November,
> some time after 2pm, TC
>
> 1. In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, what relation is the servant Cesario
> to Sebastian?
>
> 2. In which city were the National League baseball team the Giants based,
> before being moved to San Francisco?
> 3. Which magazine, circulated in Sunday newspapers in the USA, is
> considered the most widely read in America?
> 4. With a shade of which primary colour is the artist Yves Klein best
> associated?
> 5. Counting homophones as the same name (i.e. ignoring minor differences
> in spelling), which given name belonged to only one of Henry VIII's
> wives?
>
> 6. For what film did Jamie Foxx win an Academy Award for "Best Actor"?
> 7. Which game prominently features "Brain Freeze", "Bread Basket" and
> "Wrenched Ankle"?
> 8. In votes in Britain's House of Commons votes against a Bill are
> tallied as "Noes". What are votes for the Bill called?
> 9. Which 1974 Francis Ford Coppola thriller, one of the few films
> starring actor John Cazale, features Cazale and Gene Hackman as
> surveillance experts who spies on a supposedly unfaithful partner ?
> 10. Which band had hits with "Ballroom Blitz" and "Block Buster"?
>
> 11. What does the letter 'P' stand for in the name of the beer called IPA?
> 12. Of whom is Reza Aslan's book "Zealot" a biography?
> 13. Which sequence of horror movies features Michael Myers as the main
> antagonist?
> 14. An Illinois inventor named Elisha Gray was embroiled in a lengthy
> controversy with a better known man, over who first came up with a
> now-ubiquitous invention. Which invention was disputed?
> 15. Who supposedly rode naked through the streets of Coventry to protest
> excessive taxation? (fortunately, this tactic has not been adopted by
> the Tea Party)
> 16. In which German State is the borough of Wansee, site of the infamous
> 1942 Wansee Conference, which codified the Nazi "Final Solution"?
>
> 17. What was the most common nickname of jazz singer Billie Holiday?
> 18. Which musician, the primary songwriter for the Velvet Undergound, died
> October 27, 2013?
calvin
Nov 11, 2013, 4:53:41 AM11/11/13
to
On Mon, 11 Nov 2013 05:58:12 +1000, Gareth Owen <gwo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Answer slates will be scored on Friday 15th November,
> some time after 2pm, TC
>
> 1. In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, what relation is the servant Cesario
> to Sebastian?
Brother
> Answer slates will be scored on Friday 15th November,
> some time after 2pm, TC
>
> 1. In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, what relation is the servant Cesario
> to Sebastian?
> 2. In which city were the National League baseball team the Giants based,
> before being moved to San Francisco?
> 3. Which magazine, circulated in Sunday newspapers in the USA, is
> considered the most widely read in America?
> 4. With a shade of which primary colour is the artist Yves Klein best
> associated?
> 5. Counting homophones as the same name (i.e. ignoring minor differences
> in spelling), which given name belonged to only one of Henry VIII's
> wives?
> 6. For what film did Jamie Foxx win an Academy Award for "Best Actor"?
> 7. Which game prominently features "Brain Freeze", "Bread Basket" and
> "Wrenched Ankle"?
> 8. In votes in Britain's House of Commons votes against a Bill are
> tallied as "Noes". What are votes for the Bill called?
> 9. Which 1974 Francis Ford Coppola thriller, one of the few films
> starring actor John Cazale, features Cazale and Gene Hackman as
> surveillance experts who spies on a supposedly unfaithful partner ?
> 10. Which band had hits with "Ballroom Blitz" and "Block Buster"?
> 11. What does the letter 'P' stand for in the name of the beer called
> IPA?
> 12. Of whom is Reza Aslan's book "Zealot" a biography?
> 13. Which sequence of horror movies features Michael Myers as the main
> antagonist?
> 14. An Illinois inventor named Elisha Gray was embroiled in a lengthy
> controversy with a better known man, over who first came up with a
> now-ubiquitous invention. Which invention was disputed?
> 15. Who supposedly rode naked through the streets of Coventry to protest
> excessive taxation? (fortunately, this tactic has not been adopted by
> the Tea Party)
> 16. In which German State is the borough of Wansee, site of the infamous
> 1942 Wansee Conference, which codified the Nazi "Final Solution"?
> 17. What was the most common nickname of jazz singer Billie Holiday?
>
> 18. Which musician, the primary songwriter for the Velvet Undergound,
> died
> October 27, 2013?
--
cheers,
calvin
Peter Smyth
Nov 11, 2013, 5:14:51 PM11/11/13
to
Gareth Owen wrote:
> Answer slates will be scored on Friday 15th November,
> some time after 2pm, TC
>
> 1. In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, what relation is the servant
> Cesario to Sebastian?
>
> 2. In which city were the National League baseball team the Giants
> based, before being moved to San Francisco?
New York
> Answer slates will be scored on Friday 15th November,
> some time after 2pm, TC
>
> 1. In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, what relation is the servant
> Cesario to Sebastian?
>
> 2. In which city were the National League baseball team the Giants
> based, before being moved to San Francisco?
> 3. Which magazine, circulated in Sunday newspapers in the USA, is
> considered the most widely read in America?
>
> 4. With a shade of which primary colour is the artist Yves Klein best
> associated?
Blue
> considered the most widely read in America?
>
> 4. With a shade of which primary colour is the artist Yves Klein best
> associated?
> 5. Counting homophones as the same name (i.e. ignoring minor
> differences in spelling), which given name belonged to only one of
> Henry VIII's wives?
Jane
> differences in spelling), which given name belonged to only one of
> Henry VIII's wives?
> 6. For what film did Jamie Foxx win an Academy Award for "Best
> Actor"?
>
> 7. Which game prominently features "Brain Freeze", "Bread Basket" and
> "Wrenched Ankle"?
Operation
> Actor"?
>
> 7. Which game prominently features "Brain Freeze", "Bread Basket" and
> "Wrenched Ankle"?
> 8. In votes in Britain's House of Commons votes against a Bill are
> tallied as "Noes". What are votes for the Bill called?
Ayes
> tallied as "Noes". What are votes for the Bill called?
> 9. Which 1974 Francis Ford Coppola thriller, one of the few films
> starring actor John Cazale, features Cazale and Gene Hackman as
> surveillance experts who spies on a supposedly unfaithful partner
> ?
>
> 10. Which band had hits with "Ballroom Blitz" and "Block Buster"?
>
> 11. What does the letter 'P' stand for in the name of the beer called
> IPA?
Pale
> starring actor John Cazale, features Cazale and Gene Hackman as
> surveillance experts who spies on a supposedly unfaithful partner
> ?
>
> 10. Which band had hits with "Ballroom Blitz" and "Block Buster"?
>
> 11. What does the letter 'P' stand for in the name of the beer called
> IPA?
> 12. Of whom is Reza Aslan's book "Zealot" a biography?
>
> 13. Which sequence of horror movies features Michael Myers as the main
> antagonist?
>
> 14. An Illinois inventor named Elisha Gray was embroiled in a lengthy
> controversy with a better known man, over who first came up with a
> now-ubiquitous invention. Which invention was disputed?
>
> 15. Who supposedly rode naked through the streets of Coventry to
> protest excessive taxation? (fortunately, this tactic has not
> been adopted by the Tea Party)
Lady Godiva
>
> 13. Which sequence of horror movies features Michael Myers as the main
> antagonist?
>
> 14. An Illinois inventor named Elisha Gray was embroiled in a lengthy
> controversy with a better known man, over who first came up with a
> now-ubiquitous invention. Which invention was disputed?
>
> 15. Who supposedly rode naked through the streets of Coventry to
> protest excessive taxation? (fortunately, this tactic has not
> been adopted by the Tea Party)
> 16. In which German State is the borough of Wansee, site of the
> infamous 1942 Wansee Conference, which codified the Nazi "Final
> Solution"?
>
> 17. What was the most common nickname of jazz singer Billie Holiday?
Lady Day
> infamous 1942 Wansee Conference, which codified the Nazi "Final
> Solution"?
>
> 17. What was the most common nickname of jazz singer Billie Holiday?
> 18. Which musician, the primary songwriter for the Velvet Undergound,
> died October 27, 2013?
Lou Reed
> died October 27, 2013?
Peter Smyth
Dan Tilque
Nov 12, 2013, 2:46:28 AM11/12/13
to
Gareth Owen wrote:
> Answer slates will be scored on Friday 15th November,
> some time after 2pm, TC
>
> 1. In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, what relation is the servant Cesario
> to Sebastian?
twins
> Answer slates will be scored on Friday 15th November,
> some time after 2pm, TC
>
> 1. In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, what relation is the servant Cesario
> to Sebastian?
>
> 2. In which city were the National League baseball team the Giants based,
> before being moved to San Francisco?
>
> 3. Which magazine, circulated in Sunday newspapers in the USA, is
> considered the most widely read in America?
>
> 4. With a shade of which primary colour is the artist Yves Klein best
> associated?
>
> 5. Counting homophones as the same name (i.e. ignoring minor differences
> in spelling), which given name belonged to only one of Henry VIII's
> wives?
>
> 6. For what film did Jamie Foxx win an Academy Award for "Best Actor"?
>
> 7. Which game prominently features "Brain Freeze", "Bread Basket" and
> "Wrenched Ankle"?
>
> 8. In votes in Britain's House of Commons votes against a Bill are
> tallied as "Noes". What are votes for the Bill called?
>
> 9. Which 1974 Francis Ford Coppola thriller, one of the few films
> starring actor John Cazale, features Cazale and Gene Hackman as
> surveillance experts who spies on a supposedly unfaithful partner ?
>
> 10. Which band had hits with "Ballroom Blitz" and "Block Buster"?
>
> 11. What does the letter 'P' stand for in the name of the beer called IPA?
>
> 12. Of whom is Reza Aslan's book "Zealot" a biography?
>
> 13. Which sequence of horror movies features Michael Myers as the main
> antagonist?
>
> 14. An Illinois inventor named Elisha Gray was embroiled in a lengthy
> controversy with a better known man, over who first came up with a
> now-ubiquitous invention. Which invention was disputed?
>
> 15. Who supposedly rode naked through the streets of Coventry to protest
> excessive taxation? (fortunately, this tactic has not been adopted by
> the Tea Party)
Baggers, very fortunate)
>
> 16. In which German State is the borough of Wansee, site of the infamous
> 1942 Wansee Conference, which codified the Nazi "Final Solution"?
>
> 17. What was the most common nickname of jazz singer Billie Holiday?
>
> 18. Which musician, the primary songwriter for the Velvet Undergound, died
> October 27, 2013?
Dan Tilque
Who needs TV when you can have the whole Internet insulting your
intelligence? -- Ziggy
Pete
Nov 12, 2013, 10:36:30 AM11/12/13
to
Gareth Owen <gwo...@gmail.com> wrote in news:87bo1su...@gmail.com:
> Answer slates will be scored on Friday 15th November,
> some time after 2pm, TC
>
> 1. In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, what relation is the servant
> Cesario
> to Sebastian?
>
> 2. In which city were the National League baseball team the Giants
> based,
> before being moved to San Francisco?
New York
>
> 3. Which magazine, circulated in Sunday newspapers in the USA, is
> considered the most widely read in America?
Parade
>
> 4. With a shade of which primary colour is the artist Yves Klein best
> associated?
>
> 5. Counting homophones as the same name (i.e. ignoring minor
> differences
> in spelling), which given name belonged to only one of Henry VIII's
> wives?
>
> 6. For what film did Jamie Foxx win an Academy Award for "Best
> Actor"?
>
> 7. Which game prominently features "Brain Freeze", "Bread Basket" and
> "Wrenched Ankle"?
Operation
>
> 8. In votes in Britain's House of Commons votes against a Bill are
> tallied as "Noes". What are votes for the Bill called?
Ayes
>
> 9. Which 1974 Francis Ford Coppola thriller, one of the few films
> starring actor John Cazale, features Cazale and Gene Hackman as
> surveillance experts who spies on a supposedly unfaithful partner
> ?
>
> 10. Which band had hits with "Ballroom Blitz" and "Block Buster"?
>
> 11. What does the letter 'P' stand for in the name of the beer called
> IPA?
Pale
>
> 12. Of whom is Reza Aslan's book "Zealot" a biography?
Nader
>
> 13. Which sequence of horror movies features Michael Myers as the main
> antagonist?
>
> 14. An Illinois inventor named Elisha Gray was embroiled in a lengthy
> controversy with a better known man, over who first came up with a
> now-ubiquitous invention. Which invention was disputed?
Sewing machine
>
> 15. Who supposedly rode naked through the streets of Coventry to
> protest
> excessive taxation? (fortunately, this tactic has not been adopted
> by the Tea Party)
Lady Godiva
>
> 16. In which German State is the borough of Wansee, site of the
> infamous
> 1942 Wansee Conference, which codified the Nazi "Final Solution"?
Hesse
>
> 17. What was the most common nickname of jazz singer Billie Holiday?
Lady Day
>
> 18. Which musician, the primary songwriter for the Velvet Undergound,
> died October 27, 2013?
Lou Reed
Pete
> Answer slates will be scored on Friday 15th November,
> some time after 2pm, TC
>
> 1. In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, what relation is the servant
> Cesario
> to Sebastian?
>
> 2. In which city were the National League baseball team the Giants
> based,
> before being moved to San Francisco?
>
> 3. Which magazine, circulated in Sunday newspapers in the USA, is
> considered the most widely read in America?
>
> 4. With a shade of which primary colour is the artist Yves Klein best
> associated?
>
> 5. Counting homophones as the same name (i.e. ignoring minor
> differences
> in spelling), which given name belonged to only one of Henry VIII's
> wives?
>
> 6. For what film did Jamie Foxx win an Academy Award for "Best
> Actor"?
>
> 7. Which game prominently features "Brain Freeze", "Bread Basket" and
> "Wrenched Ankle"?
>
> 8. In votes in Britain's House of Commons votes against a Bill are
> tallied as "Noes". What are votes for the Bill called?
>
> 9. Which 1974 Francis Ford Coppola thriller, one of the few films
> starring actor John Cazale, features Cazale and Gene Hackman as
> surveillance experts who spies on a supposedly unfaithful partner
> ?
>
> 10. Which band had hits with "Ballroom Blitz" and "Block Buster"?
>
> 11. What does the letter 'P' stand for in the name of the beer called
> IPA?
>
> 12. Of whom is Reza Aslan's book "Zealot" a biography?
>
> 13. Which sequence of horror movies features Michael Myers as the main
> antagonist?
>
> 14. An Illinois inventor named Elisha Gray was embroiled in a lengthy
> controversy with a better known man, over who first came up with a
> now-ubiquitous invention. Which invention was disputed?
>
> 15. Who supposedly rode naked through the streets of Coventry to
> protest
> excessive taxation? (fortunately, this tactic has not been adopted
> by the Tea Party)
>
> 16. In which German State is the borough of Wansee, site of the
> infamous
> 1942 Wansee Conference, which codified the Nazi "Final Solution"?
>
> 17. What was the most common nickname of jazz singer Billie Holiday?
>
> 18. Which musician, the primary songwriter for the Velvet Undergound,
> died October 27, 2013?
Pete
robpparker SPAM @foroptusnet.com.aume Rob Parker
Nov 12, 2013, 11:42:59 PM11/12/13
to
> 1. In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, what relation is the servant Cesario
> to Sebastian?
sister
> to Sebastian?
> 2. In which city were the National League baseball team the Giants based,
> before being moved to San Francisco?
> 3. Which magazine, circulated in Sunday newspapers in the USA, is
> considered the most widely read in America?
>
> 4. With a shade of which primary colour is the artist Yves Klein best
> associated?
> 5. Counting homophones as the same name (i.e. ignoring minor differences
> in spelling), which given name belonged to only one of Henry VIII's
> wives?
> 6. For what film did Jamie Foxx win an Academy Award for "Best Actor"?
> 7. Which game prominently features "Brain Freeze", "Bread Basket" and
> "Wrenched Ankle"?
>
> 8. In votes in Britain's House of Commons votes against a Bill are
> tallied as "Noes". What are votes for the Bill called?
> 9. Which 1974 Francis Ford Coppola thriller, one of the few films
> starring actor John Cazale, features Cazale and Gene Hackman as
> surveillance experts who spies on a supposedly unfaithful partner ?
>
> 10. Which band had hits with "Ballroom Blitz" and "Block Buster"?
> 11. What does the letter 'P' stand for in the name of the beer called IPA?
> 12. Of whom is Reza Aslan's book "Zealot" a biography?
>
> 13. Which sequence of horror movies features Michael Myers as the main
> antagonist?
> 14. An Illinois inventor named Elisha Gray was embroiled in a lengthy
> controversy with a better known man, over who first came up with a
> now-ubiquitous invention. Which invention was disputed?
> 15. Who supposedly rode naked through the streets of Coventry to protest
> excessive taxation? (fortunately, this tactic has not been adopted by
> the Tea Party)
> 16. In which German State is the borough of Wansee, site of the infamous
> 1942 Wansee Conference, which codified the Nazi "Final Solution"?
>
> 17. What was the most common nickname of jazz singer Billie Holiday?
> 18. Which musician, the primary songwriter for the Velvet Undergound, died
> October 27, 2013?
Rob
Gareth Owen
Nov 15, 2013, 11:57:53 AM11/15/13
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
> Gareth Owen:
>> Answer slates will be scored on Friday 15th November,
>> some time after 2pm, TC
>
> What's TC?
It's what close friends get to call Top Cat.
> Gareth Owen:
>> Answer slates will be scored on Friday 15th November,
>> some time after 2pm, TC
>
> What's TC?
Gareth Owen
Nov 15, 2013, 12:13:07 PM11/15/13
to
Gareth Owen <gwo...@gmail.com> writes:
> Answer slates will be scored on Friday 15th November,
> some time after 2pm, TC
>
> 1. In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, what relation is the servant Cesario
> to Sebastian?
She's his twin SISTER, in disguise of a man. I scored "twin" as
> Answer slates will be scored on Friday 15th November,
> some time after 2pm, TC
>
> 1. In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, what relation is the servant Cesario
> to Sebastian?
partially correct.
> 2. In which city were the National League baseball team the Giants based,
> before being moved to San Francisco?
> 3. Which magazine, circulated in Sunday newspapers in the USA, is
> considered the most widely read in America?
> 4. With a shade of which primary colour is the artist Yves Klein best
> associated?
> 5. Counting homophones as the same name (i.e. ignoring minor differences
> in spelling), which given name belonged to only one of Henry VIII's
> wives?
> 6. For what film did Jamie Foxx win an Academy Award for "Best Actor"?
> 7. Which game prominently features "Brain Freeze", "Bread Basket" and
> "Wrenched Ankle"?
> 8. In votes in Britain's House of Commons votes against a Bill are
> tallied as "Noes". What are votes for the Bill called?
> 9. Which 1974 Francis Ford Coppola thriller, one of the few films
> starring actor John Cazale, features Cazale and Gene Hackman as
> surveillance experts who spies on a supposedly unfaithful partner ?
> 10. Which band had hits with "Ballroom Blitz" and "Block Buster"?
> 11. What does the letter 'P' stand for in the name of the beer called IPA?
> 12. Of whom is Reza Aslan's book "Zealot" a biography?
> 13. Which sequence of horror movies features Michael Myers as the main
> antagonist?
> 14. An Illinois inventor named Elisha Gray was embroiled in a lengthy
> controversy with a better known man, over who first came up with a
> now-ubiquitous invention. Which invention was disputed?
> 15. Who supposedly rode naked through the streets of Coventry to protest
> excessive taxation? (fortunately, this tactic has not been adopted by
> the Tea Party)
> 16. In which German State is the borough of Wansee, site of the infamous
> 1942 Wansee Conference, which codified the Nazi "Final Solution"?
> 17. What was the most common nickname of jazz singer Billie Holiday?
> 18. Which musician, the primary songwriter for the Velvet Undergound, died
> October 27, 2013?
"Lady Day", "Berlin", "Lady Godiva's Operation",
"New York Telephone Conversation", "Halloween Parade", "Jesus",
"Sweet Jane", "Pale Blue Eyes" and "Sister Ray"
Scores:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 TOT
swp x x x x x x x x x - x x x x x x x x 17
Mark Brader - x x x x x x x x - x - x x x - .5 - 12.5
Erland Sommar~1 - - - - - - - x - x - - - - - - - x 3
Jeffrey Turner - x x x - - x x - - x - - - x - x x 9
Marc Dashevsky - x x x - x x x x - x x x - x - x x 13
calvin - x - - x x x x - - x - - - x - - x 8
Peter Smyth - x - x x - x x - - x - - - x - x x 9
Dan Tilque .5 x x x x - x x - - x - - x x - - - 9.5
Pete - x x - - - x x - - x - - - x - x x 8
Rob Parker x - - x x x - x - x x - x - x - x x 11
Lots of very close scores - and two not so close ones.
Would have been tremendously exciting, except for the fact that swp
kicked everyone's derrieres again :)
Mark Brader
Nov 15, 2013, 1:25:20 PM11/15/13
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Gareth Owen:
Turns out that it actually follows more than half of the boundary of
Wannsee, which occupies Berlin's southwestern tip. And until 1920
the state of Berlin was much smaller and did not include this area.
So I only missed by about 3 miles, or 93 years.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=wannsee&ll=52.41,13.18&z=12
Well done, Stephen.
--
Mark Brader | "How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
Toronto | "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn't have
m...@vex.net | come here. This is, after all, a Bridge Club."
| -- Ray Lee (after Lewis Carroll)
> > 16. In which German State is the borough of Wansee, site of the infamous
> > 1942 Wansee Conference, which codified the Nazi "Final Solution"?
>
> BERLIN
Arrgh. You had to know where the Berlin/Brandenburg state line is.
> > 1942 Wansee Conference, which codified the Nazi "Final Solution"?
>
> BERLIN
Turns out that it actually follows more than half of the boundary of
Wannsee, which occupies Berlin's southwestern tip. And until 1920
the state of Berlin was much smaller and did not include this area.
So I only missed by about 3 miles, or 93 years.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=wannsee&ll=52.41,13.18&z=12
Well done, Stephen.
--
Mark Brader | "How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
Toronto | "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn't have
m...@vex.net | come here. This is, after all, a Bridge Club."
| -- Ray Lee (after Lewis Carroll)
swp
Nov 15, 2013, 9:39:20 PM11/15/13
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On Friday, November 15, 2013 12:13:07 PM UTC-5, Gareth Owen wrote:
swp
> Gareth Owen <gwo...@gmail.com> writes:
>
> Lots of very close scores - and two not so close ones.
>
> Would have been tremendously exciting, except for the fact that swp
> kicked everyone's derrieres again :)
OK, I'll work up something and post later tonight.
>
> Lots of very close scores - and two not so close ones.
>
> Would have been tremendously exciting, except for the fact that swp
> kicked everyone's derrieres again :)
swp
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