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Calvin

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Jun 6, 2019, 7:04:55 PM6/6/19
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1 Which actress portrayed the title character in the TV drama 'The Good Wife', and Carol Hathaway on the medical drama "ER"?
2 Which actress played the title role in the 1942 romantic drama 'Mrs Miniver'?
3 Who captained France to victory in the 1998 FIFA World Cup?
4 From the Greek for "two" and "hinge" and commonly used in the art world, what term refers to is any object with two flat plates attached at a hinge?
5 Which pitcher retired in 1993 at the age of 46, bringing to an end a 27-year career in Major League Baseball with a record 5,714 strikeouts?
6 Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh are characters in which film franchise?
7 What is the only New York borough that is NOT situated on an island?
8 The USA has hosted the Olympics on 8 occasions (4 summer, 4 winter). Which nation is next with 5?
9 Which American writers novels include "The New Hotel Hampshire" (1981) and "The Cider House Rules" (1985)?
10 Released in 1973, which sixth studio album by English rock group The Who was later adapted into a 1979 film?

cheers,
calvin

Mark Brader

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Jun 6, 2019, 7:22:18 PM6/6/19
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Calvin:
> 1 Which actress portrayed the title character in the TV drama 'The
> Good Wife', and Carol Hathaway on the medical drama "ER"?

Margulies.

> 2 Which actress played the title role in the 1942 romantic drama
> 'Mrs Miniver'?

Garson.

> 3 Who captained France to victory in the 1998 FIFA World Cup?

Zidane?

> 4 From the Greek for "two" and "hinge" and commonly used in the art
> world, what term refers to is any object with two flat plates
> attached at a hinge?

Diptych?

> 5 Which pitcher retired in 1993 at the age of 46, bringing to an
> end a 27-year career in Major League Baseball with a record 5,714
> strikeouts?

Koufax?

> 6 Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh are characters in which film franchise?

48 Hrs.

> 7 What is the only New York borough that is NOT situated on an island?

The Bronx.

> 8 The USA has hosted the Olympics on 8 occasions (4 summer, 4
> winter). Which nation is next with 5?

France.

> 9 Which American writers novels include "The New Hotel Hampshire"
> (1981) and "The Cider House Rules" (1985)?

Irving.

> 10 Released in 1973, which sixth studio album by English rock group
> The Who was later adapted into a 1979 film?
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Pete Gayde

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Jun 7, 2019, 12:04:45 AM6/7/19
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:05bd878b-2938-48e6...@googlegroups.com:

>
> 1 Which actress portrayed the title character in the TV drama 'The
> Good Wife', and Carol Hathaway on the medical drama "ER"?

Juliana Margulies

> 2 Which
> actress played the title role in the 1942 romantic drama 'Mrs
> Miniver'?

Greer Garson

> 3 Who captained France to victory in the 1998 FIFA World
> Cup?

Didier Deschamps

> 4 From the Greek for "two" and "hinge" and commonly used in
> the art world, what term refers to is any object with two flat plates
> attached at a hinge?
> 5 Which pitcher retired in 1993 at the age of
> 46, bringing to an end a 27-year career in Major League Baseball with
> a record 5,714 strikeouts?

Nolan Ryan

> 6 Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh are
> characters in which film franchise?
> 7 What is the only New York
> borough that is NOT situated on an island?

Bronx

> 8 The USA has hosted
> the Olympics on 8 occasions (4 summer, 4 winter). Which nation is next
> with 5?

France

> 9 Which American writers novels include "The New Hotel
> Hampshire" (1981) and "The Cider House Rules" (1985)?
> 10 Released
> in 1973, which sixth studio album by English rock group The Who was
> later adapted into a 1979 film?

Quadrophenia

>
> cheers,
> calvin
>

Pete Gayde

Dan Blum

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Jun 7, 2019, 12:17:54 AM6/7/19
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:

> 1 Which actress portrayed the title character in the TV drama 'The Good Wife', and Carol Hathaway on the medical drama "ER"?

Juliana Margulies

> 4 From the Greek for "two" and "hinge" and commonly used in the art world, what term refers to is any object with two flat plates attached at a hinge?

diptych

> 6 Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh are characters in which film franchise?

Lethal Weapon

> 7 What is the only New York borough that is NOT situated on an island?

The Bronx

> 8 The USA has hosted the Olympics on 8 occasions (4 summer, 4 winter). Which nation is next with 5?

Canada

> 9 Which American writers novels include "The New Hotel Hampshire" (1981) and "The Cider House Rules" (1985)?

John Irving

> 10 Released in 1973, which sixth studio album by English rock group The Who was later adapted into a 1979 film?

Quadrophenia

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Dan Tilque

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Jun 7, 2019, 12:39:38 AM6/7/19
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On 6/6/19 4:04 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Which actress portrayed the title character in the TV drama 'The Good Wife', and Carol Hathaway on the medical drama "ER"?
> 2 Which actress played the title role in the 1942 romantic drama 'Mrs Miniver'?
> 3 Who captained France to victory in the 1998 FIFA World Cup?

Zidane

> 4 From the Greek for "two" and "hinge" and commonly used in the art world, what term refers to is any object with two flat plates attached at a hinge?
> 5 Which pitcher retired in 1993 at the age of 46, bringing to an end a 27-year career in Major League Baseball with a record 5,714 strikeouts?

Nolan Ryan

> 6 Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh are characters in which film franchise?
> 7 What is the only New York borough that is NOT situated on an island?

Da Bronx

> 8 The USA has hosted the Olympics on 8 occasions (4 summer, 4 winter). Which nation is next with 5?

France

> 9 Which American writers novels include "The New Hotel Hampshire" (1981) and "The Cider House Rules" (1985)?
> 10 Released in 1973, which sixth studio album by English rock group The Who was later adapted into a 1979 film?

Tommy

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Dan Tilque

Erland Sommarskog

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Jun 7, 2019, 2:43:31 AM6/7/19
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 3 Who captained France to victory in the 1998 FIFA World Cup?

Zinedine Zidane

> 7 What is the only New York borough that is NOT situated on an island?

Queens?

> 8 The USA has hosted the Olympics on 8 occasions (4 summer, 4
> winter). Which nation is next with 5?

France

> 10 Released in 1973, which sixth studio album by English rock group
> The Who was later adapted into a 1979 film?

Tommy

Calvin

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Jun 14, 2019, 1:14:11 AM6/14/19
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On Friday, June 7, 2019 at 9:04:55 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:

> 1 Which actress portrayed the title character in the TV drama 'The Good Wife', and Carol Hathaway on the medical drama "ER"?

Julianna Margulies

> 2 Which actress played the title role in the 1942 romantic drama 'Mrs Miniver'?

Greer Garson

> 3 Who captained France to victory in the 1998 FIFA World Cup?

Didier Deschamps

Singleton for Pete

> 4 From the Greek for "two" and "hinge" and commonly used in the art world, what term refers to is any object with two flat plates attached at a hinge?

Diptych

> 5 Which pitcher retired in 1993 at the age of 46, bringing to an end a 27-year career in Major League Baseball with a record 5,714 strikeouts?

Nolan Ryan

> 6 Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh are characters in which film franchise?

Lethal Weapon
Singleton for Dan B

> 7 What is the only New York borough that is NOT situated on an island?

The Bronx

> 8 The USA has hosted the Olympics on 8 occasions (4 summer, 4 winter). Which nation is next with 5?

France

> 9 Which American writers novels include "The New Hotel Hampshire" (1981) and "The Cider House Rules" (1985)?

John Irving

> 10 Released in 1973, which sixth studio album by English rock group The Who was later adapted into a 1979 film?

Quadrophenia

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 564
1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 7 19 Pete Gayde
1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 6 14 Dan Blum
1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 17 Mark Brader
0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 12 Dan Tilque
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
3 2 2 2 2 1 4 4 2 2 24 48%


Congratulations Pete on snapping Dan B's streak.

cheers,
calvin

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