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Calvin
Jan 17, 2015, 6:59:55 PM1/17/15
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1 What stringed instrument becomes a cooking utensil by adding an e to the end of its name?
2 Sally Bowles and Cliff Bradshaw are characters in which musical?
3 What begins with The Knight's Tale and ends with The Parson's Tale?
4 What is the only country that is crossed by both the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn?
5 Which European soccer club team plays its home games at the Bernebeu stadium?
6 Who wrote the 1961 book Catch 22?
7 Which rock band's chart battle with rivals Oasis in 1995 dubbed The Battle of Britpop?
8 What was the name of Xena Princess warrior's trusted sidekick?
9 Which group opened the 1985 Live Aid concert with "Rockin' All over the World"?
10 A symbol of his betrayal, Judas is normally depicted wearing what colour robes?
cheers,
calvin
Rob Parker
Jan 17, 2015, 9:26:13 PM1/17/15
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> 1 What stringed instrument becomes a cooking utensil by adding an e to the
> end of its name?
mandolin
> end of its name?
> 2 Sally Bowles and Cliff Bradshaw are characters in which musical?
> 3 What begins with The Knight's Tale and ends with The Parson's Tale?
> 4 What is the only country that is crossed by both the equator and the
> Tropic of Capricorn?
> 5 Which European soccer club team plays its home games at the Bernebeu
> stadium?
> 6 Who wrote the 1961 book Catch 22?
> 7 Which rock band's chart battle with rivals Oasis in 1995 dubbed The
> Battle of Britpop?
> 8 What was the name of Xena Princess warrior's trusted sidekick?
> 9 Which group opened the 1985 Live Aid concert with "Rockin' All over the
> World"?
> 10 A symbol of his betrayal, Judas is normally depicted wearing what
> colour robes?
Rob
Mark Brader
Jan 17, 2015, 9:49:30 PM1/17/15
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Calvin writes:
> 1 What stringed instrument becomes a cooking utensil by adding
> an e to the end of its name?
Mandolin, I suppose.
> 1 What stringed instrument becomes a cooking utensil by adding
> an e to the end of its name?
> 2 Sally Bowles and Cliff Bradshaw are characters in which musical?
> 3 What begins with The Knight's Tale and ends with The Parson's Tale?
> 4 What is the only country that is crossed by both the equator
> and the Tropic of Capricorn?
> 5 Which European soccer club team plays its home games at the
> Bernebeu stadium?
> 6 Who wrote the 1961 book Catch 22?
> 7 Which rock band's chart battle with rivals Oasis in 1995 dubbed
> The Battle of Britpop?
> 8 What was the name of Xena Princess warrior's trusted sidekick?
> 9 Which group opened the 1985 Live Aid concert with "Rockin'
> All over the World"?
> 10 A symbol of his betrayal, Judas is normally depicted wearing what
> colour robes?
--
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Erland Sommarskog
Jan 18, 2015, 5:11:26 AM1/18/15
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 What stringed instrument becomes a cooking utensil by adding an e
> to the end of its name?
Mandolin
> 1 What stringed instrument becomes a cooking utensil by adding an e
> to the end of its name?
> 4 What is the only country that is crossed by both the equator and
> the Tropic of Capricorn?
> 5 Which European soccer club team plays its home games at the
> Bernebeu stadium?
> 7 Which rock band's chart battle with rivals Oasis in 1995 dubbed
> The Battle of Britpop?
> 9 Which group opened the 1985 Live Aid concert with "Rockin' All
> over the World"?
> 10 A symbol of his betrayal, Judas is normally depicted wearing what
> colour robes?
>
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 18, 2015, 5:14:43 AM1/18/15
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>> 5 Which European soccer club team plays its home games at the
>> Bernebeu stadium?
>
> Amsterdam?
>
Well, I assume that there is probably some football club that has
>> 5 Which European soccer club team plays its home games at the
>> Bernebeu stadium?
>
> Amsterdam?
>
"Amsterdam" in its name, but it is none that I heard of. And for that
matter, I don't recall of the top of my head any clubs with "Stockholm"
or "London" in the name.
Björn Lundin
Jan 18, 2015, 8:39:26 AM1/18/15
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On 2015-01-18 00:59, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 What stringed instrument becomes a cooking utensil by adding an e to the end of its name?
> 2 Sally Bowles and Cliff Bradshaw are characters in which musical?
> 3 What begins with The Knight's Tale and ends with The Parson's Tale?
> 4 What is the only country that is crossed by both the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn?
Chile
>
> 1 What stringed instrument becomes a cooking utensil by adding an e to the end of its name?
> 2 Sally Bowles and Cliff Bradshaw are characters in which musical?
> 3 What begins with The Knight's Tale and ends with The Parson's Tale?
> 4 What is the only country that is crossed by both the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn?
> 5 Which European soccer club team plays its home games at the Bernebeu stadium?
Bayern Munich?
> 6 Who wrote the 1961 book Catch 22?
Kurt Vonnegot?
> 7 Which rock band's chart battle with rivals Oasis in 1995 dubbed The Battle of Britpop?
> 8 What was the name of Xena Princess warrior's trusted sidekick?
> 9 Which group opened the 1985 Live Aid concert with "Rockin' All over the World"?
Status Quo
> 8 What was the name of Xena Princess warrior's trusted sidekick?
> 9 Which group opened the 1985 Live Aid concert with "Rockin' All over the World"?
> 10 A symbol of his betrayal, Judas is normally depicted wearing what colour robes?
Yellow
--
Björn
Dan Tilque
Jan 18, 2015, 11:30:12 PM1/18/15
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 What stringed instrument becomes a cooking utensil by adding an e to the end of its name?
> 2 Sally Bowles and Cliff Bradshaw are characters in which musical?
> 3 What begins with The Knight's Tale and ends with The Parson's Tale?
Canterbury Tales
> 1 What stringed instrument becomes a cooking utensil by adding an e to the end of its name?
> 2 Sally Bowles and Cliff Bradshaw are characters in which musical?
> 3 What begins with The Knight's Tale and ends with The Parson's Tale?
> 4 What is the only country that is crossed by both the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn?
> 5 Which European soccer club team plays its home games at the Bernebeu stadium?
> 6 Who wrote the 1961 book Catch 22?
> 7 Which rock band's chart battle with rivals Oasis in 1995 dubbed The Battle of Britpop?
> 8 What was the name of Xena Princess warrior's trusted sidekick?
> 9 Which group opened the 1985 Live Aid concert with "Rockin' All over the World"?
> 10 A symbol of his betrayal, Judas is normally depicted wearing what colour robes?
--
Dan Tilque
Marc Dashevsky
Jan 19, 2015, 12:51:31 AM1/19/15
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In article <2b02d9fb-a1c3-48b4...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 2 Sally Bowles and Cliff Bradshaw are characters in which musical?
> 3 What begins with The Knight's Tale and ends with The Parson's Tale?
Canterbury Tales
> 4 What is the only country that is crossed by both the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn?
Brazil
> 5 Which European soccer club team plays its home games at the Bernebeu stadium?
> 6 Who wrote the 1961 book Catch 22?
Joseph Heller
> 7 Which rock band's chart battle with rivals Oasis in 1995 dubbed The Battle of Britpop?
> 8 What was the name of Xena Princess warrior's trusted sidekick?
> 9 Which group opened the 1985 Live Aid concert with "Rockin' All over the World"?
> 10 A symbol of his betrayal, Judas is normally depicted wearing what colour robes?
black
> cheers,
> calvin
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>
> 1 What stringed instrument becomes a cooking utensil by adding an e to the end of its name?
mandolin
> 1 What stringed instrument becomes a cooking utensil by adding an e to the end of its name?
> 2 Sally Bowles and Cliff Bradshaw are characters in which musical?
> 3 What begins with The Knight's Tale and ends with The Parson's Tale?
> 4 What is the only country that is crossed by both the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn?
> 5 Which European soccer club team plays its home games at the Bernebeu stadium?
> 6 Who wrote the 1961 book Catch 22?
> 7 Which rock band's chart battle with rivals Oasis in 1995 dubbed The Battle of Britpop?
> 8 What was the name of Xena Princess warrior's trusted sidekick?
> 9 Which group opened the 1985 Live Aid concert with "Rockin' All over the World"?
> 10 A symbol of his betrayal, Judas is normally depicted wearing what colour robes?
> cheers,
> calvin
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Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
David B
Jan 19, 2015, 4:19:50 AM1/19/15
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> 1 What stringed instrument becomes a cooking utensil by adding an e to
> the end of its name?
Mandolin.
> the end of its name?
> 2 Sally Bowles and Cliff Bradshaw are characters in which musical?
> 3 What begins with The Knight's Tale and ends with The Parson's Tale?
> 4 What is the only country that is crossed by both the equator and the
> Tropic of Capricorn?
> 5 Which European soccer club team plays its home games at the Bernebeu
> stadium?
> 6 Who wrote the 1961 book Catch 22?
> 7 Which rock band's chart battle with rivals Oasis in 1995 dubbed The
> Battle of Britpop?
> 8 What was the name of Xena Princess warrior's trusted sidekick?
> 9 Which group opened the 1985 Live Aid concert with "Rockin' All over
> the World"?
> 10 A symbol of his betrayal, Judas is normally depicted wearing what
> colour robes?
--
David
Mark Brader
Jan 19, 2015, 5:15:44 AM1/19/15
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"Calvin":
> Mandolin, I suppose.
By the way, the reason I said "I suppose" is that they're etymologically
the same word and can be spelled the same way, but I thought I'd also
seen the spelling Calvin refers to.
Looking at some dictionaries under onelook.com:
DICTIONARY | MUSICAL INSTRUMENT | KITCHEN DEVICE
-------------------|------------------------|---------------------
Merriam-Webster | mandolin | mandoline, mandolin
American Heritage | mandolin, mandoline | mandoline
Collins | mandolin or mandoline | mandolin or mandoline
Oxford(US) | mandolin | mandoline, mandolin
Oxford(UK) | mandolin | mandolin, mandoline
Different dictionaries indicate primary and secondary spellings in
different ways; for tabular purposes I've collapsed all of these
into a comma, with the primary spelling shown first. "Or" indicates
that the dictionary shows "or", which may mean that neither spelling
is primary.
"Oxford" here means whatever small Oxford dictionary they make
searchable online; it doesn't identify itself by title, but comes
in "American" and "British and World" versions, and I've shown both.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "It's the almost correct solutions that
m...@vex.net are the most dangerous..." -- Dave Eisen
>> 1 What stringed instrument becomes a cooking utensil by adding
>> an e to the end of its name?
Mark Brader:
>> an e to the end of its name?
> Mandolin, I suppose.
By the way, the reason I said "I suppose" is that they're etymologically
the same word and can be spelled the same way, but I thought I'd also
seen the spelling Calvin refers to.
Looking at some dictionaries under onelook.com:
DICTIONARY | MUSICAL INSTRUMENT | KITCHEN DEVICE
-------------------|------------------------|---------------------
Merriam-Webster | mandolin | mandoline, mandolin
American Heritage | mandolin, mandoline | mandoline
Collins | mandolin or mandoline | mandolin or mandoline
Oxford(US) | mandolin | mandoline, mandolin
Oxford(UK) | mandolin | mandolin, mandoline
Different dictionaries indicate primary and secondary spellings in
different ways; for tabular purposes I've collapsed all of these
into a comma, with the primary spelling shown first. "Or" indicates
that the dictionary shows "or", which may mean that neither spelling
is primary.
"Oxford" here means whatever small Oxford dictionary they make
searchable online; it doesn't identify itself by title, but comes
in "American" and "British and World" versions, and I've shown both.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "It's the almost correct solutions that
m...@vex.net are the most dangerous..." -- Dave Eisen
Peter Smyth
Jan 19, 2015, 1:56:26 PM1/19/15
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> 1 What stringed instrument becomes a cooking utensil by adding an e
> to the end of its name?
>
> 2 Sally Bowles and Cliff Bradshaw are characters in which musical?
>
> 3 What begins with The Knight's Tale and ends with The Parson's Tale?
> 4 What is the only country that is crossed by both the equator and
> the Tropic of Capricorn?
Brazil
> the Tropic of Capricorn?
> 5 Which European soccer club team plays its home games at the
> Bernebeu stadium?
Real Madrid
> Bernebeu stadium?
> 6 Who wrote the 1961 book Catch 22?
Heller
> 7 Which rock band's chart battle with rivals Oasis in 1995 dubbed
> The Battle of Britpop?
Blur
> The Battle of Britpop?
> 8 What was the name of Xena Princess warrior's trusted sidekick?
>
> 9 Which group opened the 1985 Live Aid concert with "Rockin' All
> over the World"?
Status QUo
>
> 9 Which group opened the 1985 Live Aid concert with "Rockin' All
> over the World"?
> 10 A symbol of his betrayal, Judas is normally depicted wearing what
> colour robes?
Red
> colour robes?
Peter Smyth
Pete
Jan 22, 2015, 11:48:41 PM1/22/15
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:2b02d9fb-a1c3-48b4...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 What stringed instrument becomes a cooking utensil by adding an
> e to the end of its name?
> 2 Sally Bowles and Cliff Bradshaw are characters in which musical?
Carousel
> 3 What begins with The Knight's Tale
> and ends with The Parson's Tale?
Canterbury Tales
> 4 What is the only country that
> is crossed by both the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn?
Brazil
> 5 Which European soccer club team plays its home games at the
> Bernebeu stadium?
Real Madrid
> 6 Who wrote the 1961 book Catch 22?
Conrad
> 7 Which rock band's chart battle with rivals Oasis in 1995 dubbed
> The Battle of Britpop?
> 8 What was the name of Xena Princess warrior's trusted sidekick?
> 9 Which group opened the 1985 Live Aid
> concert with "Rockin' All over the World"?
Boomtown Rats
> 10 A symbol of his
> betrayal, Judas is normally depicted wearing what colour robes?
Red
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete
news:2b02d9fb-a1c3-48b4...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 What stringed instrument becomes a cooking utensil by adding an
> e to the end of its name?
> 2 Sally Bowles and Cliff Bradshaw are characters in which musical?
> 3 What begins with The Knight's Tale
> and ends with The Parson's Tale?
> 4 What is the only country that
> is crossed by both the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn?
> 5 Which European soccer club team plays its home games at the
> Bernebeu stadium?
> 6 Who wrote the 1961 book Catch 22?
> 7 Which rock band's chart battle with rivals Oasis in 1995 dubbed
> The Battle of Britpop?
> 8 What was the name of Xena Princess warrior's trusted sidekick?
> 9 Which group opened the 1985 Live Aid
> concert with "Rockin' All over the World"?
> 10 A symbol of his
> betrayal, Judas is normally depicted wearing what colour robes?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete
Calvin
Jan 23, 2015, 3:33:08 PM1/23/15
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On Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 9:59:55 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 What stringed instrument becomes a cooking utensil by adding an e to the end of its name?
Mandolin
> 1 What stringed instrument becomes a cooking utensil by adding an e to the end of its name?
> 2 Sally Bowles and Cliff Bradshaw are characters in which musical?
> 3 What begins with The Knight's Tale and ends with The Parson's Tale?
> 4 What is the only country that is crossed by both the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn?
> 5 Which European soccer club team plays its home games at the Bernebeu stadium?
> 6 Who wrote the 1961 book Catch 22?
> 7 Which rock band's chart battle with rivals Oasis in 1995 dubbed The Battle of Britpop?
> 8 What was the name of Xena Princess warrior's trusted sidekick?
Singleton for Dan here
> 9 Which group opened the 1985 Live Aid concert with "Rockin' All over the
World"?
> 10 A symbol of his betrayal, Judas is normally depicted wearing what colour robes?
Singleton for Bjorn
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 376
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 7 33 Rob Parker
0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 6 29 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 26 Mark Brader
0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 20 Dan Tilque
1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 20 David Brown
1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 24 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 16 Erland S
0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 17 Pete Gayde
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 Bjorn Lundin
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
5 2 6 8 3 5 3 1 4 1 38 42%
Well done Rob.
cheers,
calvin
Dan Tilque
Jan 24, 2015, 12:24:11 AM1/24/15
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Calvin wrote:
>> 8 What was the name of Xena Princess warrior's trusted sidekick?
>
> Gabrielle
> Singleton for Dan here
Which is kind of amazing. I saw that show maybe twice when it originally
>> 8 What was the name of Xena Princess warrior's trusted sidekick?
>
> Gabrielle
> Singleton for Dan here
aired way back in the 90s. For some reason the name of the sidekick
stuck with me despite that rather modest exposure.
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Dan Tilque
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