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Calvin
Apr 3, 2020, 1:00:51 AM4/3/20
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1 The Bay of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno are inlets of which sea, an arm of the Mediterranean?
2 Which scientist did Benedict Cumberbatch portray in the 2014 film The Imitation Game?
3 Houthi rebels have been undertaking an insurgency in which country since (at least) 2004?
4 In which country did Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg lose a 2013 General Election, to be replaced by the Conservative Party's Erna Solberg?
5 Popularly referred to as the yuan, what is the official currency unit of China?
6 Composer Danny Elfman has collaborated on some 16 films by which director?
7 In which modern-day country was Josef Stalin born?
8 How many cells are there in a standard Sudoku grid?
9 Which European country is divided into 26 cantons?
10 The opening four notes of which Beethoven’s symphony can be rendered by Morse Code for the letter V, namely dot, dot, dot, dash?
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Apr 3, 2020, 1:14:59 AM4/3/20
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"Calvin":
> 2 Which scientist did Benedict Cumberbatch portray in the 2014
> film The Imitation Game?
Turing.
> 3 Houthi rebels have been undertaking an insurgency in which
> country since (at least) 2004?
Pakistan?
> 4 In which country did Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg lose a
> 2013 General Election, to be replaced by the Conservative
> Party's Erna Solberg?
Denmark?
> 5 Popularly referred to as the yuan, what is the official
> currency unit of China?
Renminbi.
> 6 Composer Danny Elfman has collaborated on some 16 films by
> which director?
Burton.
> 7 In which modern-day country was Josef Stalin born?
Georgia.
> 8 How many cells are there in a standard Sudoku grid?
81.
> 9 Which European country is divided into 26 cantons?
Switzerland.
> 10 The opening four notes of which Beethoven's symphony can be
> rendered by Morse Code for the letter V, namely dot, dot, dot,
> dash?
5th.
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My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 The Bay of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno are inlets of which
> sea, an arm of the Mediterranean?
Adriatic.
> sea, an arm of the Mediterranean?
> 2 Which scientist did Benedict Cumberbatch portray in the 2014
> film The Imitation Game?
> 3 Houthi rebels have been undertaking an insurgency in which
> country since (at least) 2004?
> 4 In which country did Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg lose a
> 2013 General Election, to be replaced by the Conservative
> Party's Erna Solberg?
> 5 Popularly referred to as the yuan, what is the official
> currency unit of China?
> 6 Composer Danny Elfman has collaborated on some 16 films by
> which director?
> 7 In which modern-day country was Josef Stalin born?
> 8 How many cells are there in a standard Sudoku grid?
> 9 Which European country is divided into 26 cantons?
> 10 The opening four notes of which Beethoven's symphony can be
> rendered by Morse Code for the letter V, namely dot, dot, dot,
> dash?
--
Mark Brader | "No woman in my time will be Prime Minister or Chancellor
Toronto | or Foreign Secretary ... Anyway, I wouldn't want to be
m...@vex.net | Prime Minister." -- Margaret Thatcher, 1969
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog
Apr 3, 2020, 2:45:36 AM4/3/20
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 The Bay of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno are inlets of which sea,
> an arm of the Mediterranean?
Tyrrenian
> 1 The Bay of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno are inlets of which sea,
> an arm of the Mediterranean?
> 3 Houthi rebels have been undertaking an insurgency in which country
> since (at least) 2004?
> 4 In which country did Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg lose a 2013
> General Election, to be replaced by the Conservative Party's Erna
> Solberg?
> 5 Popularly referred to as the yuan, what is the official currency
> unit of China?
> 7 In which modern-day country was Josef Stalin born?
> 8 How many cells are there in a standard Sudoku grid?
> 9 Which European country is divided into 26 cantons?
> 10 The opening four notes of which Beethoven?s symphony can be
> rendered by Morse Code for the letter V, namely dot, dot, dot, dash?
5th
Chris F.A. Johnson
Apr 3, 2020, 3:08:09 AM4/3/20
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On 2020-04-03, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 The Bay of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno are inlets of which sea, an arm of the Mediterranean?
Tyrhenian
>
> 1 The Bay of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno are inlets of which sea, an arm of the Mediterranean?
> 2 Which scientist did Benedict Cumberbatch portray in the 2014 film The Imitation Game?
> 3 Houthi rebels have been undertaking an insurgency in which country since (at least) 2004?
> 4 In which country did Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg lose a 2013 General Election, to be replaced by the Conservative Party's Erna Solberg?
> 5 Popularly referred to as the yuan, what is the official currency unit of China?
> 6 Composer Danny Elfman has collaborated on some 16 films by which director?
> 7 In which modern-day country was Josef Stalin born?
> 8 How many cells are there in a standard Sudoku grid?
> 9 Which European country is divided into 26 cantons?
> 10 The opening four notes of which Beethoven???s symphony can be rendered by Morse Code for the letter V, namely dot, dot, dot, dash?
5th
Dan Blum
Apr 3, 2020, 9:48:07 AM4/3/20
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1 The Bay of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno are inlets of which sea, an arm of the Mediterranean?
Tyrrhenian Sea
> 1 The Bay of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno are inlets of which sea, an arm of the Mediterranean?
> 2 Which scientist did Benedict Cumberbatch portray in the 2014 film The Imitation Game?
> 4 In which country did Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg lose a 2013 General Election, to be replaced by the Conservative Party's Erna Solberg?
> 5 Popularly referred to as the yuan, what is the official currency unit of China?
> 6 Composer Danny Elfman has collaborated on some 16 films by which director?
> 7 In which modern-day country was Josef Stalin born?
> 8 How many cells are there in a standard Sudoku grid?
> 9 Which European country is divided into 26 cantons?
> 10 The opening four notes of which Beethoven???s symphony can be rendered by Morse Code for the letter V, namely dot, dot, dot, dash?
Fifth
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Dan Tilque
Apr 4, 2020, 3:27:06 AM4/4/20
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On 4/2/20 10:00 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 The Bay of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno are inlets of which sea, an arm of the Mediterranean?
Tyrrhenian
>
> 1 The Bay of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno are inlets of which sea, an arm of the Mediterranean?
> 2 Which scientist did Benedict Cumberbatch portray in the 2014 film The Imitation Game?
> 3 Houthi rebels have been undertaking an insurgency in which country since (at least) 2004?
> 4 In which country did Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg lose a 2013 General Election, to be replaced by the Conservative Party's Erna Solberg?
> 5 Popularly referred to as the yuan, what is the official currency unit of China?
> 6 Composer Danny Elfman has collaborated on some 16 films by which director?
> 7 In which modern-day country was Josef Stalin born?
> 8 How many cells are there in a standard Sudoku grid?
> 9 Which European country is divided into 26 cantons?
> 10 The opening four notes of which Beethoven’s symphony can be rendered by Morse Code for the letter V, namely dot, dot, dot, dash?
--
Dan Tilque
Pete Gayde
Apr 4, 2020, 9:24:47 PM4/4/20
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:55b9fe85-24b1-4ba0...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 The Bay of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno are inlets of which
> sea, an arm of the Mediterranean?
Tyrhennian
> 2 Which scientist did Benedict
> Cumberbatch portray in the 2014 film The Imitation Game?
Turing
> 3 Houthi
> rebels have been undertaking an insurgency in which country since (at
> least) 2004?
Rwanda
> 4 In which country did Prime Minister Jens
> Stoltenberg lose a 2013 General Election, to be replaced by the
> Conservative Party's Erna Solberg?
Netherlands
> 5 Popularly referred to as the
> yuan, what is the official currency unit of China?
> 6 Composer
> Danny Elfman has collaborated on some 16 films by which director?
Craven
> 7 In which modern-day country was Josef Stalin born?
Georgia
> 8 How many cells are there in a standard Sudoku grid?
81
> 9 Which European country is divided into 26 cantons?
Switzerland
> 10 The opening four notes of
> which Beethoven’s symphony can be rendered by Morse Code for the
> letter V, namely dot, dot, dot, dash?
5th
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
news:55b9fe85-24b1-4ba0...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 The Bay of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno are inlets of which
> sea, an arm of the Mediterranean?
> 2 Which scientist did Benedict
> Cumberbatch portray in the 2014 film The Imitation Game?
> 3 Houthi
> rebels have been undertaking an insurgency in which country since (at
> least) 2004?
> 4 In which country did Prime Minister Jens
> Stoltenberg lose a 2013 General Election, to be replaced by the
> Conservative Party's Erna Solberg?
> 5 Popularly referred to as the
> yuan, what is the official currency unit of China?
> 6 Composer
> Danny Elfman has collaborated on some 16 films by which director?
> 7 In which modern-day country was Josef Stalin born?
> 8 How many cells are there in a standard Sudoku grid?
> 9 Which European country is divided into 26 cantons?
> 10 The opening four notes of
> which Beethoven’s symphony can be rendered by Morse Code for the
> letter V, namely dot, dot, dot, dash?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
R. Ess
Apr 7, 2020, 12:16:00 PM4/7/20
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On Thu, 2 Apr 2020 22:00:50 -0700 (PDT), Calvin <334...@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>1 The Bay of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno are inlets of which sea, an arm of the Mediterranean?
Tyrrhenian Sea
ArenEss
>
>
>cheers,
>calvin
wrote:
>
>1 The Bay of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno are inlets of which sea, an arm of the Mediterranean?
>2 Which scientist did Benedict Cumberbatch portray in the 2014 film The Imitation Game?
Alan Turing
>3 Houthi rebels have been undertaking an insurgency in which country since (at least) 2004?
Yemen?
>4 In which country did Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg lose a 2013 General Election, to be replaced by the Conservative Party's Erna Solberg?
Norway?
>5 Popularly referred to as the yuan, what is the official currency unit of China?
>6 Composer Danny Elfman has collaborated on some 16 films by which director?
Tim Burton
>6 Composer Danny Elfman has collaborated on some 16 films by which director?
>7 In which modern-day country was Josef Stalin born?
Georgia?
>8 How many cells are there in a standard Sudoku grid?
81
>9 Which European country is divided into 26 cantons?
Switzerland
>10 The opening four notes of which Beethoven’s symphony can be rendered by Morse Code for the letter V, namely dot, dot, dot, dash?
5th
ArenEss
>
>
>cheers,
>calvin
Calvin
Apr 15, 2020, 12:53:35 AM4/15/20
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On Friday, April 3, 2020 at 3:00:51 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 The Bay of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno are inlets of which sea, an arm of the Mediterranean?
Tyrrhenian
> 1 The Bay of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno are inlets of which sea, an arm of the Mediterranean?
> 2 Which scientist did Benedict Cumberbatch portray in the 2014 film The Imitation Game?
> 3 Houthi rebels have been undertaking an insurgency in which country since (at least) 2004?
> 4 In which country did Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg lose a 2013 General Election, to be replaced by the Conservative Party's Erna Solberg?
> 5 Popularly referred to as the yuan, what is the official currency unit of China?
> 6 Composer Danny Elfman has collaborated on some 16 films by which director?
> 7 In which modern-day country was Josef Stalin born?
> 8 How many cells are there in a standard Sudoku grid?
> 9 Which European country is divided into 26 cantons?
> 10 The opening four notes of which Beethoven’s symphony can be rendered by Morse Code for the letter V, namely dot, dot, dot, dash?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 595
1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 43 Aren Ess
1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 45 Dan Blum
1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 7 38 Dan Tilque
0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 39 Mark Brader
1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 41 Chris Johnson
1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 28 Erland S
1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 6 37 Pete Gayde
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
6 5 2 2 4 4 7 6 7 6 49 70%
Congratulations Aren on a narrow win over a tightly-bunched field.
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Apr 15, 2020, 1:05:53 AM4/15/20
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"Calvin":
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> > 8 How many cells are there in a standard Sudoku grid?
It's still 81, whatever you say. :-)
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Erland Sommarskog
Apr 15, 2020, 2:21:44 PM4/15/20
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I had number 10 correct too.
/Erland
/Erland
Calvin
Apr 16, 2020, 8:44:46 PM4/16/20
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On Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 3:05:53 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> "Calvin":
> > > 8 How many cells are there in a standard Sudoku grid?
>
> It's still 81, whatever you say. :-)
Indeed it is, thank you.
> "Calvin":
> > > 8 How many cells are there in a standard Sudoku grid?
>
> It's still 81, whatever you say. :-)
cheers,
calvin
Calvin
Apr 16, 2020, 8:45:35 PM4/16/20
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Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 595
1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 46 Dan Blum
1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 35 Erland S
1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 7 39 Dan Tilque
0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 40 Mark Brader
1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 42 Chris Johnson
1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 6 38 Pete Gayde
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
6 5 2 2 4 4 7 6 7 7 50 71%
cheers,
calvin
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