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Calvin
Jul 4, 2015, 7:54:05 PM7/4/15
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1 The island of Trinidad lies off the coast of which South American country?
2 Lord Darnley was the father of which British king?
3 According to both MTV and VH1, which New York trio (originally comprising Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jam Master Jay) is the greatest hip-hop group of all time?
4 Which Irish actor and comedian played Bernard Black in the TV comedy series Black Books?
5 Which Irish actor played PL Travers alcoholic father in 2013 film Saving Mr Banks?
6 According to Napoleon, England was a nation of what?
7 What does the fashion label acronym FCUK stand for?
8 Which world leader officially opened the 1980 Summer Olympics?
9 What name is given to a mountain railway where the carriages are pulled uphill by a cable?
10 Which French radical stabbed Jean-Paul Marat to death in 1793?
cheers,
calvin
2 Lord Darnley was the father of which British king?
3 According to both MTV and VH1, which New York trio (originally comprising Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jam Master Jay) is the greatest hip-hop group of all time?
4 Which Irish actor and comedian played Bernard Black in the TV comedy series Black Books?
5 Which Irish actor played PL Travers alcoholic father in 2013 film Saving Mr Banks?
6 According to Napoleon, England was a nation of what?
7 What does the fashion label acronym FCUK stand for?
8 Which world leader officially opened the 1980 Summer Olympics?
9 What name is given to a mountain railway where the carriages are pulled uphill by a cable?
10 Which French radical stabbed Jean-Paul Marat to death in 1793?
cheers,
calvin
swp
Jul 4, 2015, 9:04:56 PM7/4/15
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On Saturday, July 4, 2015 at 7:54:05 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote:
> 1 The island of Trinidad lies off the coast of which South American country?
venezuela
> 1 The island of Trinidad lies off the coast of which South American country?
> 2 Lord Darnley was the father of which British king?
> 3 According to both MTV and VH1, which New York trio (originally comprising Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jam Master Jay) is the greatest hip-hop group of all time?
> 4 Which Irish actor and comedian played Bernard Black in the TV comedy series Black Books?
> 5 Which Irish actor played PL Travers alcoholic father in 2013 film Saving Mr Banks?
> 6 According to Napoleon, England was a nation of what?
> 7 What does the fashion label acronym FCUK stand for?
> 8 Which world leader officially opened the 1980 Summer Olympics?
> 9 What name is given to a mountain railway where the carriages are pulled uphill by a cable?
> 10 Which French radical stabbed Jean-Paul Marat to death in 1793?
swp
Chris F.A. Johnson
Jul 4, 2015, 9:08:04 PM7/4/15
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On 2015-07-04, Calvin wrote:
> 1 The island of Trinidad lies off the coast of which South American country?
Venezuela
> 1 The island of Trinidad lies off the coast of which South American country?
> 2 Lord Darnley was the father of which British king?
> 3 According to both MTV and VH1, which New York trio (originally comprising Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jam Master Jay) is the greatest hip-hop group of all time?
> 4 Which Irish actor and comedian played Bernard Black in the TV comedy series Black Books?
> 5 Which Irish actor played PL Travers alcoholic father in 2013 film Saving Mr Banks?
> 6 According to Napoleon, England was a nation of what?
> 7 What does the fashion label acronym FCUK stand for?
> 8 Which world leader officially opened the 1980 Summer Olympics?
> 9 What name is given to a mountain railway where the carriages are pulled uphill by a cable?
> 10 Which French radical stabbed Jean-Paul Marat to death in 1793?
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Chris F.A. Johnson
Mark Brader
Jul 4, 2015, 10:53:23 PM7/4/15
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"Calvin":
> 2 Lord Darnley was the father of which British king?
> 3 According to both MTV and VH1, which New York trio (originally
> comprising Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jam Master Jay) is the
> greatest hip-hop group of all time?
> 4 Which Irish actor and comedian played Bernard Black in the TV comedy
> series Black Books?
> 5 Which Irish actor played PL Travers alcoholic father in 2013 film
> Saving Mr Banks?
> 6 According to Napoleon, England was a nation of what?
Shopkeepers.
> 7 What does the fashion label acronym FCUK stand for?
French Connection, United Kingdom. (Yeah, right.)
> 8 Which world leader officially opened the 1980 Summer Olympics?
Brezhnev?
> 9 What name is given to a mountain railway where the carriages are
> pulled uphill by a cable?
Funicular.
> 10 Which French radical stabbed Jean-Paul Marat to death in 1793?
Marat.
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Toronto find this out; but thought is irksome and
m...@vex.net three minutes is a long time." --A.E. Housman
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 The island of Trinidad lies off the coast of which South American
> country?
Venezuela.
> country?
> 2 Lord Darnley was the father of which British king?
> 3 According to both MTV and VH1, which New York trio (originally
> comprising Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jam Master Jay) is the
> greatest hip-hop group of all time?
> 4 Which Irish actor and comedian played Bernard Black in the TV comedy
> series Black Books?
> 5 Which Irish actor played PL Travers alcoholic father in 2013 film
> Saving Mr Banks?
> 6 According to Napoleon, England was a nation of what?
> 7 What does the fashion label acronym FCUK stand for?
> 8 Which world leader officially opened the 1980 Summer Olympics?
> 9 What name is given to a mountain railway where the carriages are
> pulled uphill by a cable?
> 10 Which French radical stabbed Jean-Paul Marat to death in 1793?
--
Mark Brader "Three minutes' thought would suffice to
Toronto find this out; but thought is irksome and
m...@vex.net three minutes is a long time." --A.E. Housman
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog
Jul 5, 2015, 3:58:25 AM7/5/15
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 The island of Trinidad lies off the coast of which South American
> country?
Venezuela
> 1 The island of Trinidad lies off the coast of which South American
> country?
> 6 According to Napoleon, England was a nation of what?
> 8 Which world leader officially opened the 1980 Summer Olympics?
> 9 What name is given to a mountain railway where the carriages are
> pulled uphill by a cable?
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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Björn Lundin
Jul 5, 2015, 6:33:35 AM7/5/15
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On 2015-07-05 01:54, Calvin wrote:
> 1 The island of Trinidad lies off the coast of which South American country?
Venezuela
> 1 The island of Trinidad lies off the coast of which South American country?
> 2 Lord Darnley was the father of which British king?
Macbeth?
> 3 According to both MTV and VH1, which New York trio (originally comprising Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jam Master Jay) is the greatest hip-hop group of all time?
> 4 Which Irish actor and comedian played Bernard Black in the TV comedy series Black Books?
Pierce Brosnan?
> 4 Which Irish actor and comedian played Bernard Black in the TV comedy series Black Books?
> 5 Which Irish actor played PL Travers alcoholic father in 2013 film Saving Mr Banks?
Pierce Brosnan?
> 6 According to Napoleon, England was a nation of what?
Cowards?
> 7 What does the fashion label acronym FCUK stand for?
> 8 Which world leader officially opened the 1980 Summer Olympics?
Breshnev
> 8 Which world leader officially opened the 1980 Summer Olympics?
> 9 What name is given to a mountain railway where the carriages are pulled uphill by a cable?
cable-car ?
> 10 Which French radical stabbed Jean-Paul Marat to death in 1793?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
--
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
--
Björn
Peter Smyth
Jul 5, 2015, 5:37:55 PM7/5/15
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 The island of Trinidad lies off the coast of which South American
> country?
Guyana
> 1 The island of Trinidad lies off the coast of which South American
> country?
> 2 Lord Darnley was the father of which British king?
James I
> 3 According to both MTV and VH1, which New York trio (originally
> comprising Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jam Master Jay) is
> the greatest hip-hop group of all time?
Public Enemy
> comprising Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jam Master Jay) is
> the greatest hip-hop group of all time?
> 4 Which Irish actor and comedian played Bernard Black in the TV
> comedy series Black Books?
Dylan Moran
> comedy series Black Books?
> 5 Which Irish actor played PL Travers alcoholic father in 2013 film
> Saving Mr Banks?
>
> 6 According to Napoleon, England was a nation of what?
Shopkeepers
> Saving Mr Banks?
>
> 6 According to Napoleon, England was a nation of what?
> 7 What does the fashion label acronym FCUK stand for?
French Connection UK
> 8 Which world leader officially opened the 1980 Summer Olympics?
Brezhnev
> 9 What name is given to a mountain railway where the carriages are
> pulled uphill by a cable?
Funicular
> pulled uphill by a cable?
> 10 Which French radical stabbed Jean-Paul Marat to death in 1793?
Peter Smyth
Dan Tilque
Jul 6, 2015, 4:00:16 AM7/6/15
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 The island of Trinidad lies off the coast of which South American country?
Venezuela
> 1 The island of Trinidad lies off the coast of which South American country?
> 2 Lord Darnley was the father of which British king?
> 3 According to both MTV and VH1, which New York trio (originally comprising Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jam Master Jay) is the greatest hip-hop group of all time?
> 4 Which Irish actor and comedian played Bernard Black in the TV comedy series Black Books?
> 5 Which Irish actor played PL Travers alcoholic father in 2013 film Saving Mr Banks?
> 6 According to Napoleon, England was a nation of what?
> 7 What does the fashion label acronym FCUK stand for?
> 8 Which world leader officially opened the 1980 Summer Olympics?
Andropov?
> 9 What name is given to a mountain railway where the carriages are pulled uphill by a cable?
> 10 Which French radical stabbed Jean-Paul Marat to death in 1793?
--
Dan Tilque
Marc Dashevsky
Jul 6, 2015, 4:41:17 AM7/6/15
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In article <98a30f67-de25-4b8d...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 2 Lord Darnley was the father of which British king?
> 3 According to both MTV and VH1, which New York trio (originally comprising Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jam Master Jay) is the greatest hip-hop group of all time?
Run DMC
> 4 Which Irish actor and comedian played Bernard Black in the TV comedy series Black Books?
> 5 Which Irish actor played PL Travers alcoholic father in 2013 film Saving Mr Banks?
> 6 According to Napoleon, England was a nation of what?
> 7 What does the fashion label acronym FCUK stand for?
> 8 Which world leader officially opened the 1980 Summer Olympics?
Brezhnev
> 9 What name is given to a mountain railway where the carriages are pulled uphill by a cable?
funicular
> 10 Which French radical stabbed Jean-Paul Marat to death in 1793?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
>
> 1 The island of Trinidad lies off the coast of which South American country?
Venezuela
> 1 The island of Trinidad lies off the coast of which South American country?
> 2 Lord Darnley was the father of which British king?
> 3 According to both MTV and VH1, which New York trio (originally comprising Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jam Master Jay) is the greatest hip-hop group of all time?
> 4 Which Irish actor and comedian played Bernard Black in the TV comedy series Black Books?
> 5 Which Irish actor played PL Travers alcoholic father in 2013 film Saving Mr Banks?
> 6 According to Napoleon, England was a nation of what?
> 7 What does the fashion label acronym FCUK stand for?
> 8 Which world leader officially opened the 1980 Summer Olympics?
> 9 What name is given to a mountain railway where the carriages are pulled uphill by a cable?
> 10 Which French radical stabbed Jean-Paul Marat to death in 1793?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Pete
Jul 8, 2015, 6:52:50 PM7/8/15
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:98a30f67-de25-4b8d...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 The island of Trinidad lies off the coast of which South
> American country?
Guyana
> 2 Lord Darnley was the father of which British king?
> 3 According to both MTV and VH1, which New York trio
> (originally comprising Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jam
> Master Jay) is the greatest hip-hop group of all time?
> 4 Which Irish actor and comedian played Bernard Black in the
> TV comedy series Black Books?
> 5 Which Irish actor played PL Travers alcoholic
> father in 2013 film Saving Mr Banks?
> 6 According to Napoleon, England was a nation of what?
> 7 What does the fashion label acronym FCUK stand for?
> 8 Which world leader officially opened the
> 1980 Summer Olympics?
Brezhnev
> 9 What name is given to a mountain railway
> where the carriages are pulled uphill by a cable?
Funicular
> 10 Which French
> radical stabbed Jean-Paul Marat to death in 1793?
Robespierre
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete
news:98a30f67-de25-4b8d...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 The island of Trinidad lies off the coast of which South
> American country?
> 2 Lord Darnley was the father of which British king?
> 3 According to both MTV and VH1, which New York trio
> (originally comprising Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jam
> Master Jay) is the greatest hip-hop group of all time?
> 4 Which Irish actor and comedian played Bernard Black in the
> TV comedy series Black Books?
> 5 Which Irish actor played PL Travers alcoholic
> father in 2013 film Saving Mr Banks?
> 6 According to Napoleon, England was a nation of what?
> 7 What does the fashion label acronym FCUK stand for?
> 8 Which world leader officially opened the
> 1980 Summer Olympics?
> 9 What name is given to a mountain railway
> where the carriages are pulled uphill by a cable?
> 10 Which French
> radical stabbed Jean-Paul Marat to death in 1793?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete
David B
Jul 10, 2015, 9:57:08 AM7/10/15
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1 The island of Trinidad lies off the coast of which South American country?
Venezuela.
2 Lord Darnley was the father of which British king?
3 According to both MTV and VH1, which New York trio (originally comprising
Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jam Master Jay) is the greatest
hip-hop group of all time?
4 Which Irish actor and comedian played Bernard Black in the TV comedy
series Black Books?
5 Which Irish actor played PL Travers alcoholic father in 2013 film Saving
Mr Banks?
6 According to Napoleon, England was a nation of what?
7 What does the fashion label acronym FCUK stand for?
8 Which world leader officially opened the 1980 Summer Olympics?
9 What name is given to a mountain railway where the carriages are pulled
uphill by a cable?
10 Which French radical stabbed Jean-Paul Marat to death in 1793?
David B
http://waterfalls.me.uk
Calvin
Jul 12, 2015, 5:44:05 PM7/12/15
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On Sunday, July 5, 2015 at 9:54:05 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 The island of Trinidad lies off the coast of which South American country?
Venezuela
> 1 The island of Trinidad lies off the coast of which South American country?
> 2 Lord Darnley was the father of which British king?
> 3 According to both MTV and VH1, which New York trio (originally comprising Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jam Master Jay) is the greatest hip-hop group of all time?
> 4 Which Irish actor and comedian played Bernard Black in the TV comedy series Black Books?
> 5 Which Irish actor played PL Travers alcoholic father in 2013 film Saving Mr Banks?
Singleton to Chris
> 6 According to Napoleon, England was a nation of what?
Giggle points to Erland for Rascals :-)
> 7 What does the fashion label acronym FCUK stand for?
> 8 Which world leader officially opened the 1980 Summer Olympics?
Jimmy Carter was an interesting guess
> 9 What name is given to a mountain railway where the carriages are pulled uphill by a cable?
> 10 Which French radical stabbed Jean-Paul Marat to death in 1793?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 400
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 45 Stephen Perry
1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 6 30 Chris Johnson
0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 6 31 Peter Smyth
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 6 37 Mark Brader
1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 5 30 David Brown
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 26 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 24 Erland S
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 24 Pete Gayde
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 15 Dan Tilque
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 16 Bjorn Lundin
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
9 3 2 3 1 6 4 7 8 3 46 46%
That was a very tough set. Congratulations SWP on what I suspect is the widest victory margin in CQ history.
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Jul 12, 2015, 7:46:01 PM7/12/15
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"Calvin":
> Congratulations SWP on what I suspect is the widest victory margin in CQ history.
Hear, hear.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "As long as that blue light is on, the
m...@vex.net computer is safe." -- Hot Millions
> > 10 Which French radical stabbed Jean-Paul Marat to death in 1793?
> Charlotte Corday
Interesting. I remembered the surname but forgot it was a woman.
> Charlotte Corday
> Congratulations SWP on what I suspect is the widest victory margin in CQ history.
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Mark Brader, Toronto "As long as that blue light is on, the
m...@vex.net computer is safe." -- Hot Millions
swp
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