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Calvin

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Jul 22, 2012, 8:22:30 PM7/22/12
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1 Bakelite is a variety of what?
2 Scott Joplin's tune The Entertainer was the theme for which 1973 movie?
3 Which breed of dog shares its name with the French verb to tunnel?
4 Who owned Harrods department store from 1985 to 2010?
5 What does the Beaufort scale measure?
6 What was the name of the cruise ship which sank in the Mediterranean?
7 What was the name of the rabbit in the 1942 movie Bambi?
8 Who was Minister for Propaganda in Nazi Germany during WW2?
9 What does the ‘G’ stand for in G-Force?
10 Which band was initially called The Quarrymen?


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cheers,
calvin

Stan Brown

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Jul 22, 2012, 8:43:36 PM7/22/12
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On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:22:30 +1000, Calvin wrote:
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> 1 Bakelite is a variety of what?

Plastic

> 2 Scott Joplin's tune The Entertainer was the theme for which 1973 movie?

/The Sting/

> 3 Which breed of dog shares its name with the French verb to
tunnel?
> 4 Who owned Harrods department store from 1985 to 2010?

Pope Pius XII

> 5 What does the Beaufort scale measure?

Wind speed

> 6 What was the name of the cruise ship which sank in the Mediterranean?

Andrea Doria

> 7 What was the name of the rabbit in the 1942 movie Bambi?

Thumper

> 8 Who was Minister for Propaganda in Nazi Germany during WW2?

Goebbels

> 9 What does the ?G? stand for in G-Force?

Gravity (on a scale of 1 = 9.8 m/s�)

> 10 Which band was initially called The Quarrymen?

A pure guess: The Rolling Stones

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Mark Brader

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Jul 22, 2012, 8:45:44 PM7/22/12
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"Calvin":
> 1 Bakelite is a variety of what?

Plastic.

> 2 Scott Joplin's tune The Entertainer was the theme for which 1973 movie?

"The Sting".

> 3 Which breed of dog shares its name with the French verb to tunnel?

Terrier, I suppose. But I've read books in French about the Paris Metro
and I don't remember that word being used. Also, it's a family of breeds.

> 4 Who owned Harrods department store from 1985 to 2010?

I believe it was a gentleman of Arabian ethnicity, but I don't know his name.

> 5 What does the Beaufort scale measure?

Wind.

> 6 What was the name of the cruise ship which sank in the Mediterranean?

I suppose you want the Costa Concordia -- though I doubt it's the only one
ever, and for that matter some people would not describe the location as
"in" the Mediterranean.

> 7 What was the name of the rabbit in the 1942 movie Bambi?

Thumper.

> 8 Who was Minister for Propaganda in Nazi Germany during WW2?

Goebbels.

> 9 What does the 'G' stand for in G-Force?

Gravity.

> 10 Which band was initially called The Quarrymen?

The Beatles.
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Chris F.A. Johnson

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Jul 22, 2012, 8:40:19 PM7/22/12
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On 2012-07-23, Calvin wrote:
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> 1 Bakelite is a variety of what?

Plastic

> 2 Scott Joplin's tune The Entertainer was the theme for which 1973 movie?

The Sting

> 3 Which breed of dog shares its name with the French verb to tunnel?
> 4 Who owned Harrods department store from 1985 to 2010?

Fayed

> 5 What does the Beaufort scale measure?

Wind

> 6 What was the name of the cruise ship which sank in the Mediterranean?

Costa Concordia

> 7 What was the name of the rabbit in the 1942 movie Bambi?

Thumper

> 8 Who was Minister for Propaganda in Nazi Germany during WW2?

Goebels

> 9 What does the ?G? stand for in G-Force?

Gravity

> 10 Which band was initially called The Quarrymen?

The Beatles


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Jeffrey Turner

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Jul 22, 2012, 9:56:04 PM7/22/12
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On 7/22/2012 8:22 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Bakelite is a variety of what?
Plastic
> 2 Scott Joplin's tune The Entertainer was the theme for which 1973
> movie?
The Sting
> 3 Which breed of dog shares its name with the French verb to tunnel?
> 4 Who owned Harrods department store from 1985 to 2010?
> 5 What does the Beaufort scale measure?
Wind speed
> 6 What was the name of the cruise ship which sank in the Mediterranean?
> 7 What was the name of the rabbit in the 1942 movie Bambi?
Thumper
> 8 Who was Minister for Propaganda in Nazi Germany during WW2?
Goebbels
> 9 What does the ‘G’ stand for in G-Force?
Gravity
> 10 Which band was initially called The Quarrymen?
The (Silver) Beatles

--Jeff

Marc Dashevsky

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Jul 22, 2012, 10:49:18 PM7/22/12
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In article <op.whvhz...@04233-26jz62s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, cal...@phlegm.com says...
>
> 1 Bakelite is a variety of what?
plastic

> 2 Scott Joplin's tune The Entertainer was the theme for which 1973 movie?
The Sting

> 3 Which breed of dog shares its name with the French verb to tunnel?
> 4 Who owned Harrods department store from 1985 to 2010?
> 5 What does the Beaufort scale measure?
wind

> 6 What was the name of the cruise ship which sank in the Mediterranean?
Costa X

> 7 What was the name of the rabbit in the 1942 movie Bambi?
Thumper

> 8 Who was Minister for Propaganda in Nazi Germany during WW2?
Goebbels

> 9 What does the 'G' stand for in G-Force?
gravity

> 10 Which band was initially called The Quarrymen?
Beatles

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swp

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Jul 23, 2012, 12:42:00 AM7/23/12
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On Sunday, July 22, 2012 8:22:30 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Bakelite is a variety of what?

plastic

> 2 Scott Joplin's tune The Entertainer was the theme for which 1973 movie?

the sting

> 3 Which breed of dog shares its name with the French verb to tunnel?

terrier?

> 4 Who owned Harrods department store from 1985 to 2010?

mohamed al-fayed?

> 5 What does the Beaufort scale measure?

wind speed

> 6 What was the name of the cruise ship which sank in the Mediterranean?

costa concordia

> 7 What was the name of the rabbit in the 1942 movie Bambi?

thumper

> 8 Who was Minister for Propaganda in Nazi Germany during WW2?

goebbels

> 9 What does the ‘G’ stand for in G-Force?

gravity

> 10 Which band was initially called The Quarrymen?

the beatles

swp

John Masters

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Jul 23, 2012, 1:10:09 AM7/23/12
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On 2012-07-23 00:22:30 +0000, Calvin said:

>
> 1 Bakelite is a variety of what?

Ceramic

> 2 Scott Joplin's tune The Entertainer was the theme for which 1973 movie?

The Sting

> 3 Which breed of dog shares its name with the French verb to tunnel?

Terrier

> 4 Who owned Harrods department store from 1985 to 2010?

Al Fayed

> 5 What does the Beaufort scale measure?

Wind Speed

> 6 What was the name of the cruise ship which sank in the Mediterranean?

Costa Concordia

> 7 What was the name of the rabbit in the 1942 movie Bambi?

Thumper

> 8 Who was Minister for Propaganda in Nazi Germany during WW2?

Goeballs

> 9 What does the ÔøΩGÔøΩ stand for in G-Force?

Gravitational

> 10 Which band was initially called The Quarrymen?

The Beatled
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Gareth Owen

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Jul 23, 2012, 1:39:36 AM7/23/12
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Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> writes:

> 1 Bakelite is a variety of what?

Plastic

> 2 Scott Joplin's tune The Entertainer was the theme for which 1973
> movie?

The Sting

> 3 Which breed of dog shares its name with the French verb to tunnel?

No idea. Schnauzer.

> 4 Who owned Harrods department store from 1985 to 2010?

Mohammed al Fayed, the Phoney Pharaoh

> 5 What does the Beaufort scale measure?

Wind Speed

> 6 What was the name of the cruise ship which sank in the
> Mediterranean?

Costa Concordia

> 7 What was the name of the rabbit in the 1942 movie Bambi?

Thumper

> 8 Who was Minister for Propaganda in Nazi Germany during WW2?

Pope Pius^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H Goebbels

> 9 What does the ‘G’ stand for in G-Force?

Gravity

> 10 Which band was initially called The Quarrymen?

The (Silver) Beatles

Joachim Parsch

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Jul 23, 2012, 2:23:34 AM7/23/12
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Calvin schrieb:
>
> 1 Bakelite is a variety of what?

A mineral?

> 2 Scott Joplin's tune The Entertainer was the theme for which 1973 movie?

The Sting

> 3 Which breed of dog shares its name with the French verb to tunnel?

Terrier, I suppose (from Terre = Earth), but I don't know,
whether "to tunnel" would be a correct translation.

> 4 Who owned Harrods department store from 1985 to 2010?

Prince Charles.

> 5 What does the Beaufort scale measure?

Wind

> 6 What was the name of the cruise ship which sank in the Mediterranean?

Costa Concordia

> 7 What was the name of the rabbit in the 1942 movie Bambi?

Roger

> 8 Who was Minister for Propaganda in Nazi Germany during WW2?

Joseph Goebbels

> 9 What does the ‘G’ stand for in G-Force?

Gravity

> 10 Which band was initially called The Quarrymen?

Beatles

Joachim

John Masters

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Jul 23, 2012, 3:04:19 AM7/23/12
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On 2012-07-23 06:10:09 +0100, John Masters said:

> On 2012-07-23 00:22:30 +0000, Calvin said:
>
>
>> 4 Who owned Harrods department store from 1985 to 2010?
>
> Al Fayed

He has a house about a mile from where I'm writing this and used to
sponsor our annual village fair.

>
>> 10 Which band was initially called The Quarrymen?
>
> The Beatled

Typo! You know what I meant to write, right?

Erland Sommarskog

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Jul 23, 2012, 4:19:00 AM7/23/12
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Calvin (cal...@phlegm.com) writes:
> 1 Bakelite is a variety of what?

Hard plastic

> 2 Scott Joplin's tune The Entertainer was the theme for which 1973
> movie?

Ragtime

> 4 Who owned Harrods department store from 1985 to 2010?

Some Arab guy

> 5 What does the Beaufort scale measure?

Wind

> 6 What was the name of the cruise ship which sank in the
> Mediterranean?

Costa Concordia

> 8 Who was Minister for Propaganda in Nazi Germany during WW2?

G�ring

> 9 What does the ?G? stand for in G-Force?

Gravitation

> 10 Which band was initially called The Quarrymen?

The Beatles



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Erland Sommarskog

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Jul 23, 2012, 4:27:53 AM7/23/12
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Joachim Parsch (s...@bunuel.franken.de) writes:
>> 3 Which breed of dog shares its name with the French verb to
>> tunnel?
>
> Terrier, I suppose (from Terre = Earth), but I don't know,
> whether "to tunnel" would be a correct translation.

I looked up "terrier" in my French-Swedish dictionary and it lists a noun
"terrier" which rather translates to "burrow" in English than "tunnel".
There is no verb.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrier says:

Middle English terryer, terrer, from Anglo-French (chen) terrer,
literally, earth dog, from terre earth, from Latin terra

Dan Tilque

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Jul 23, 2012, 5:33:19 AM7/23/12
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Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Bakelite is a variety of what?

plastic

> 2 Scott Joplin's tune The Entertainer was the theme for which 1973
> movie?

The Sting

> 3 Which breed of dog shares its name with the French verb to tunnel?

terrier

> 4 Who owned Harrods department store from 1985 to 2010?

Princess Di's boyfriend's father (don't remember his name)

> 5 What does the Beaufort scale measure?

wind force

> 6 What was the name of the cruise ship which sank in the Mediterranean?

Costa Concordia

> 7 What was the name of the rabbit in the 1942 movie Bambi?

Thumper

> 8 Who was Minister for Propaganda in Nazi Germany during WW2?

Goebbels

> 9 What does the ‘G’ stand for in G-Force?

gravity

> 10 Which band was initially called The Quarrymen?

The Beatles


--
Dan Tilque

Bruce Bowler

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Jul 23, 2012, 3:04:22 PM7/23/12
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On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:22:30 +1000, Calvin wrote:

> 1 Bakelite is a variety of what?

Plastic

> 2 Scott Joplin's tune The Entertainer was the theme for which 1973
> movie?

The Sting

> 3 Which breed of dog shares its name with the French verb to tunnel?

Terrier

> 4 Who owned Harrods department store from 1985 to 2010?

Mohamed Fayed

> 5 What does the Beaufort scale measure?

Wind speed

> 6 What was the name of the cruise ship which sank in the
Mediterranean?

Costa Concordia

> 7 What was the name of the rabbit in the 1942 movie Bambi?

Thumper

> 8 Who was Minister for Propaganda in Nazi Germany during WW2?

Goebles?

> 9 What does the ‘G’ stand for in G-Force?

Gravity

> 10 Which band was initially called The Quarrymen?

The Beatles

Peter Smyth

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Jul 23, 2012, 4:58:03 PM7/23/12
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"Calvin" wrote in message
news:op.whvhz...@04233-26jz62s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au...
>
>
>1 Bakelite is a variety of what?
Plastic
>2 Scott Joplin's tune The Entertainer was the theme for which 1973 movie?
>3 Which breed of dog shares its name with the French verb to tunnel?
>4 Who owned Harrods department store from 1985 to 2010?
Mohammed Al Fayed
>5 What does the Beaufort scale measure?
Wind Speed
>6 What was the name of the cruise ship which sank in the Mediterranean?
Costa Concordia
>7 What was the name of the rabbit in the 1942 movie Bambi?
Thumper
>8 Who was Minister for Propaganda in Nazi Germany during WW2?
Goebbels
>9 What does the ‘G’ stand for in G-Force?
Gravity
>10 Which band was initially called The Quarrymen?
The Beatles

Peter Smyth

Pete

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Jul 23, 2012, 4:31:45 PM7/23/12
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On Sunday, July 22, 2012 7:22:30 PM UTC-5, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Bakelite is a variety of what?

Teflon

> 2 Scott Joplin&#39;s tune The Entertainer was the theme for which 1973 movie?

The Sting

> 3 Which breed of dog shares its name with the French verb to tunnel?
> 4 Who owned Harrods department store from 1985 to 2010?

Fayed

> 5 What does the Beaufort scale measure?
> 6 What was the name of the cruise ship which sank in the Mediterranean?

Costa Concordia

> 7 What was the name of the rabbit in the 1942 movie Bambi?

Thumper

> 8 Who was Minister for Propaganda in Nazi Germany during WW2?

Goebbels

> 9 What does the ‘G’ stand for in G-Force?
> 10 Which band was initially called The Quarrymen?

The Beatles

>
>
> --
> cheers,
> calvin

Pete

David B

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Jul 24, 2012, 9:09:27 AM7/24/12
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1 Bakelite is a variety of what?

Plastic.

2 Scott Joplin's tune The Entertainer was the theme for which 1973 movie?

The Sting.

3 Which breed of dog shares its name with the French verb to tunnel?

Terrier?

4 Who owned Harrods department store from 1985 to 2010?

Mohammed al Fayed.

5 What does the Beaufort scale measure?

Wind Speed.

6 What was the name of the cruise ship which sank in the Mediterranean?

Costa Concordia.

7 What was the name of the rabbit in the 1942 movie Bambi?

Thumper.

8 Who was Minister for Propaganda in Nazi Germany during WW2?
9 What does the ‘G’ stand for in G-Force?

Gravity.

10 Which band was initially called The Quarrymen?

The Beatles.

robpparker SPAM @foroptusnet.com.aume Rob Parker

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Jul 24, 2012, 9:32:30 AM7/24/12
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> 1 Bakelite is a variety of what?

polymer
[there's lots of correct answers to this - plastic, thermoset plastic,
phenol-formaldehyde resin, ...]

> 2 Scott Joplin's tune The Entertainer was the theme for which 1973 movie?

The Sting

> 3 Which breed of dog shares its name with the French verb to tunnel?

terrier (?)

> 4 Who owned Harrods department store from 1985 to 2010?

Princess Di's lover's father

> 5 What does the Beaufort scale measure?

wind speed (in a defined set of ranges)

> 6 What was the name of the cruise ship which sank in the Mediterranean?

Costa Concordia
[the latest one - there have been others in the past, one near Santorini]

> 7 What was the name of the rabbit in the 1942 movie Bambi?

Thumper (?)

> 8 Who was Minister for Propaganda in Nazi Germany during WW2?

Goebbels

> 9 What does the 'G' stand for in G-Force?

gravitational

> 10 Which band was initially called The Quarrymen?

The Beatles


Rob


Mark Brader

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Jul 24, 2012, 11:36:57 AM7/24/12
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Joachim Parsch:
>> Terrier, I suppose (from Terre = Earth), but I don't know,
>> whether "to tunnel" would be a correct translation.

Erland Sommarskog:
> I looked up "terrier" in my French-Swedish dictionary and it lists a noun
> "terrier" which rather translates to "burrow" in English than "tunnel".
> There is no verb.

I've now checked my French-English dictionaries (one from when I was
in high school and an older one I inherited from my parents). Without
quoting everything, Erland is right about "terrier" as a noun -- it's
the burrow of an animal. It can also mean a terrier.

There is a corresponding verb, but it's spelled "terrer". It's used
for digging up a plant or for burying seeds, and the reflexive (se
terrer) therefore means to burying oneself, i.e. to burrow. I don't
have a problem with it being translated as "tunnel" if you're talking
about the tunnels that burrowing animals make. But it's not spelled
"terrier".

The basic French verb for tunneling as an engineering activity, on the
other hand, would be "percer", which means "pierce", "drill", or "bore".
And this one, I'm pretty sure, was used in the books I've read about
the Paris Metro.
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Calvin

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Jul 24, 2012, 7:04:44 PM7/24/12
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On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:04:19 +1000, John Masters <johnma...@aol.com>
wrote:

> On 2012-07-23 06:10:09 +0100, John Masters said:
>
>> On 2012-07-23 00:22:30 +0000, Calvin said:
>>
>>> 4 Who owned Harrods department store from 1985 to 2010?
>> Al Fayed
>
> He has a house about a mile from where I'm writing this and used to
> sponsor our annual village fair.

Between peddling conspiracy theories?


>>> 10 Which band was initially called The Quarrymen?
>> The Beatled
>
> Typo! You know what I meant to write, right?

Yes, that's fine.

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calvin

Calvin

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Jul 25, 2012, 7:33:44 PM7/25/12
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On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:22:30 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:

> 1 Bakelite is a variety of what?

Plastic / Polymer

> 2 Scott Joplin's tune The Entertainer was the theme for which 1973 movie?

The Sting

> 3 Which breed of dog shares its name with the French verb to tunnel?

Terrier
Though the French verb is spelt "terrer" as Erland and mark pointed out.

> 4 Who owned Harrods department store from 1985 to 2010?

Mohamed Al-Fayed
Yes, I needed his name :-)

> 5 What does the Beaufort scale measure?

Wind speed / force

> 6 What was the name of the cruise ship which sank in the Mediterranean?

Costa Concordia
I should have added the date sorry. The question was originally written
some months ago.

> 7 What was the name of the rabbit in the 1942 movie Bambi?

Thumper

> 8 Who was Minister for Propaganda in Nazi Germany during WW2?

Joseph Goebbels
And I accepted various idiosyncratic spellings ;-)

> 9 What does the ‘G’ stand for in G-Force?

Gravity / Gravitational

> 10 Which band was initially called The Quarrymen?

The [Silver] Beatles


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 235
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 Bruce Bowler
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 Stephen Perry
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Mark Brader
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Gareth Owen
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 David Brown
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Rob Parker
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 John Masters
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Dan Tilque
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Chris Johnson
1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 Peter Smyth
1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 7 Marc Dashevsky
0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 7 Joachim Parsch
1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 7 Jeffrey Turner
1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 6 Stan Brown
0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 6 Pete Gayde
1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 5 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
13 14 8 8 15 13 14 14 15 15 129 81%


Congratulations Bruce and Stephen.

--
cheers,
calvin
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