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Joe
Oct 13, 2019, 4:30:30 AM10/13/19
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Taking my cue from Erland's recent 'odd one out' quiz I thought I might
try a slight variation. On each question you need to say what links the
various items, which are separated by a semi-colon. Please be as
specific as possible, e.g. if I asked what links
Lincoln;Garfield;McKinley;Kennedy? it would not be enough to answer
'All were American Presidents'.
So what links
1. Tulip;Carnation;Orange;Cedar;Bulldozer;Jeans?
2. Röntgen;van't Hoff;Prudhomme;Dunant and Passy;von Behring?
3. Fallow deer;Manx shearwater, spotted Hyena;red kite; common toad
4. Austria;Finland;Ireland;Malta;Sweden?
5. Brabant;Orange;Wales;Asturias?
6. A judge on 'The Voice Australia' and others;A Canadian chanteuse; An
American poet;An occasional contributor to this newsgroup?
7. George and Weedon Grossmith;Shaun Bythell;Jeff Kinney?
8. Frilled & cow; bramble; saw; angel; bullhead; carpet; mackerel?
9. Arsenal;lido;regatta;lagoon?
10. Split;stag;cat;ring;sissonne;tuck;pike?
Usual rules i.e. no Googling etc. Answer only from your own
knowledge/intuition. Depending on how this goes I'll mark it no later
than 26th October.
--
“To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by
withholding your forgiveness until it’s too late is to become divinely
fucked up.”
― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe
try a slight variation. On each question you need to say what links the
various items, which are separated by a semi-colon. Please be as
specific as possible, e.g. if I asked what links
Lincoln;Garfield;McKinley;Kennedy? it would not be enough to answer
'All were American Presidents'.
So what links
1. Tulip;Carnation;Orange;Cedar;Bulldozer;Jeans?
2. Röntgen;van't Hoff;Prudhomme;Dunant and Passy;von Behring?
3. Fallow deer;Manx shearwater, spotted Hyena;red kite; common toad
4. Austria;Finland;Ireland;Malta;Sweden?
5. Brabant;Orange;Wales;Asturias?
6. A judge on 'The Voice Australia' and others;A Canadian chanteuse; An
American poet;An occasional contributor to this newsgroup?
7. George and Weedon Grossmith;Shaun Bythell;Jeff Kinney?
8. Frilled & cow; bramble; saw; angel; bullhead; carpet; mackerel?
9. Arsenal;lido;regatta;lagoon?
10. Split;stag;cat;ring;sissonne;tuck;pike?
Usual rules i.e. no Googling etc. Answer only from your own
knowledge/intuition. Depending on how this goes I'll mark it no later
than 26th October.
--
“To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by
withholding your forgiveness until it’s too late is to become divinely
fucked up.”
― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe
Erland Sommarskog
Oct 13, 2019, 5:24:40 AM10/13/19
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Joe (j...@joemasters.me.uk) writes:
> 3. Fallow deer;Manx shearwater, spotted Hyena;red kite; common toad
Animals
> 3. Fallow deer;Manx shearwater, spotted Hyena;red kite; common toad
> 4. Austria;Finland;Ireland;Malta;Sweden?
> 5. Brabant;Orange;Wales;Asturias?
Mark Brader
Oct 13, 2019, 11:43:16 AM10/13/19
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"Joe":
> 2. Röntgen;van't Hoff;Prudhomme;Dunant and Passy;von Behring?
Nobel prizes in 1901.
> 3. Fallow deer;Manx shearwater, spotted Hyena;red kite; common toad
Oh. Well, it started well. Spotted animals?
> 5. Brabant;Orange;Wales;Asturias?
Ruling houses?
> 10. Split;stag;cat;ring;sissonne;tuck;pike?
Positions when diving?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "I don't know about your brain,
m...@vex.net | but mine is really bossy." -- Laurie Anderson
> So what links:
>
> 1. Tulip;Carnation;Orange;Cedar;Bulldozer;Jeans?
Revolutions.
>
> 1. Tulip;Carnation;Orange;Cedar;Bulldozer;Jeans?
> 2. Röntgen;van't Hoff;Prudhomme;Dunant and Passy;von Behring?
> 3. Fallow deer;Manx shearwater, spotted Hyena;red kite; common toad
> 5. Brabant;Orange;Wales;Asturias?
> 10. Split;stag;cat;ring;sissonne;tuck;pike?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "I don't know about your brain,
m...@vex.net | but mine is really bossy." -- Laurie Anderson
Joshua Kreitzer
Oct 13, 2019, 12:27:20 PM10/13/19
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On Sunday, October 13, 2019 at 3:30:30 AM UTC-5, Joe wrote:
> Taking my cue from Erland's recent 'odd one out' quiz I thought I might
> try a slight variation. On each question you need to say what links the
> various items, which are separated by a semi-colon. Please be as
> specific as possible, e.g. if I asked what links
> Lincoln;Garfield;McKinley;Kennedy? it would not be enough to answer
> 'All were American Presidents'.
>
> So what links
>
> Taking my cue from Erland's recent 'odd one out' quiz I thought I might
> try a slight variation. On each question you need to say what links the
> various items, which are separated by a semi-colon. Please be as
> specific as possible, e.g. if I asked what links
> Lincoln;Garfield;McKinley;Kennedy? it would not be enough to answer
> 'All were American Presidents'.
>
> So what links
>
> 2. Röntgen;van't Hoff;Prudhomme;Dunant and Passy;von Behring?
winners of the first Nobel Prizes
> 4. Austria;Finland;Ireland;Malta;Sweden?
(I know, probably not what you were looking for)
> 5. Brabant;Orange;Wales;Asturias?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Calvin
Oct 14, 2019, 12:49:26 AM10/14/19
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On Sunday, October 13, 2019 at 6:30:30 PM UTC+10, Joe wrote:
> So what links
>
> 1. Tulip;Carnation;Orange;Cedar;Bulldozer;Jeans?
Revolutions
> So what links
>
> 1. Tulip;Carnation;Orange;Cedar;Bulldozer;Jeans?
> 2. Röntgen;van't Hoff;Prudhomme;Dunant and Passy;von Behring?
> 3. Fallow deer;Manx shearwater, spotted Hyena;red kite; common toad
> 4. Austria;Finland;Ireland;Malta;Sweden?
> 5. Brabant;Orange;Wales;Asturias?
> 6. A judge on 'The Voice Australia' and others;A Canadian chanteuse; An
> American poet;An occasional contributor to this newsgroup?
> 7. George and Weedon Grossmith;Shaun Bythell;Jeff Kinney?
> 8. Frilled & cow; bramble; saw; angel; bullhead; carpet; mackerel?
> 9. Arsenal;lido;regatta;lagoon?
> 10. Split;stag;cat;ring;sissonne;tuck;pike?
cheers,
calvin
Joe
Oct 19, 2019, 8:42:34 AM10/19/19
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On 2019-10-13 08:30:28 +0000, Joe said:
Looks like this has run its course so herewith the answers. I've scored
it 2 points for correct, 1 point for partially correct and, due to the
paucity of entries, been rather liberal with the meaning of 'correct'.
>
> So what links
>
> 1. Tulip;Carnation;Orange;Cedar;Bulldozer;Jeans?
Names given to "revolutions": Kyrgyzstan; Portugal; Ukraine; Lebanon;
Yugoslavia; Belarus.
2 points for Mark and Calvin.
> 2. Röntgen;van't Hoff;Prudhomme;Dunant and Passy;von Behring?
First Nobel prize winners in 1901: Physics; Chemistry; Literature;
Peace; Medicine.
2 points for Mark and Joshua
> 3. Fallow deer;Manx shearwater, spotted Hyena;red kite; common toad
The scientific names are all tautonyms: Dama dama; Puffinus puffinus;
Crocuta crocuta; Milvus milvus; Bufo bufo.
2 points for Calvin
> 4. Austria;Finland;Ireland;Malta;Sweden?
EU members not in NATO
2 points for Erland and Calvin.
> 5. Brabant;Orange;Wales;Asturias?
Titles of current heirs to thrones: Belgium, Duchess of
Brabant;Netherlands, Princess of Orange;UK, Prince of Wales;Spain,
Princessof Asturias.
2 points for Joshua.
> 6. A judge on 'The Voice Australia' and others;A Canadian chanteuse; An
> American poet;An occasional
> contributor to this newsgroup?
Lower case sig/name: will.i.am; k.d.lang; e.e.cummings; swp.
I thought somebody would get this.
> 7. George and Weedon Grossmith;Shaun Bythell;Jeff Kinney?
Wrote Diary of a: Nobody; Bookseller; Wimpy Kid.
1 point for Calvin.
> 8. Frilled & cow; bramble; saw; angel; bullhead; carpet; mackerel?
Orders of shark
> 9. Arsenal;lido;regatta;lagoon?
Words with Venetian etymology.
> 10. Split;stag;cat;ring;sissonne;tuck;pike?
>
Leaps and jumps in gymnastics
Due to my inability to correctly format a results table I decalre
Calvin the winner with 7 points, Joshua 2nd, Mark 3rd and Erland a
creditable 4th.
Not sure I'll run another of these unless anyone has any suggestions on
possible improvements. Constructive criticism only please.
Thanks for playing.
Looks like this has run its course so herewith the answers. I've scored
it 2 points for correct, 1 point for partially correct and, due to the
paucity of entries, been rather liberal with the meaning of 'correct'.
>
> So what links
>
> 1. Tulip;Carnation;Orange;Cedar;Bulldozer;Jeans?
Yugoslavia; Belarus.
2 points for Mark and Calvin.
> 2. Röntgen;van't Hoff;Prudhomme;Dunant and Passy;von Behring?
First Nobel prize winners in 1901: Physics; Chemistry; Literature;
Peace; Medicine.
2 points for Mark and Joshua
> 3. Fallow deer;Manx shearwater, spotted Hyena;red kite; common toad
Crocuta crocuta; Milvus milvus; Bufo bufo.
2 points for Calvin
> 4. Austria;Finland;Ireland;Malta;Sweden?
2 points for Erland and Calvin.
> 5. Brabant;Orange;Wales;Asturias?
Brabant;Netherlands, Princess of Orange;UK, Prince of Wales;Spain,
Princessof Asturias.
2 points for Joshua.
> 6. A judge on 'The Voice Australia' and others;A Canadian chanteuse; An
> American poet;An occasional
> contributor to this newsgroup?
I thought somebody would get this.
> 7. George and Weedon Grossmith;Shaun Bythell;Jeff Kinney?
1 point for Calvin.
> 8. Frilled & cow; bramble; saw; angel; bullhead; carpet; mackerel?
> 9. Arsenal;lido;regatta;lagoon?
> 10. Split;stag;cat;ring;sissonne;tuck;pike?
>
Due to my inability to correctly format a results table I decalre
Calvin the winner with 7 points, Joshua 2nd, Mark 3rd and Erland a
creditable 4th.
Not sure I'll run another of these unless anyone has any suggestions on
possible improvements. Constructive criticism only please.
Thanks for playing.
Calvin
Oct 20, 2019, 9:03:19 PM10/20/19
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On Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 10:42:34 PM UTC+10, Joe wrote:
> Not sure I'll run another of these unless anyone has any suggestions on
> possible improvements. Constructive criticism only please.
It was good fun thanks. Maybe a clue as to the context of the link might be useful in some instances.
> Not sure I'll run another of these unless anyone has any suggestions on
> possible improvements. Constructive criticism only please.
cheers,
calvin
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