On Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 2:38:58 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 What 1961 film was written by Arthur Miller and starred his then wife Marilyn Monroe?
The Misfits
No-one got this
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055184/
> 2 The paediatrician and author Dr. Benjamin Spock won an Olympic gold medal in 1924 in which sport?
Rowing
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https://theolympians.co/2017/09/01/dr-benjamin-spock-the-baby-doctor-and-olympic-champion/
> 3 Somewhat incongruously, what is the first movement in Gustav Holst's Planet Suite?
Mars
Singleton for Erland
> 4 With a population of c. 12 million, what is the largest non-capital city located entirely within Europe?
There was an error in this question sorry so I have given everyone the point. It was either meant to be the largest capital (Moscow, c. 12 m) or largest non-capital (St Petersburg, c. 6 m). Apologies.
> 5 Which species of kangaroo is the largest?
Red
> 6 Peter O'Toole was twice nominated for an Oscar (in two separate movies) for portraying which English king?
Henry II
Singleton for Mark
> 7 Which American rock group released the 1986 album "Slippery When Wet"?
Bon Jovi
No-one got this
https://www.allmusic.com/album/slippery-when-wet-mw0000652380
> 8 Which rays were discovered by German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895?
X rays
> 9 Scrooge McDuck and Smaug top which Forbes magazine list?
Richest fictional characters
> 10 Who created the animated characters Wallace and Gromit?
Nick Park
Singleton for Dan B
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 561
0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 14 Dan Blum
0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 14 Mark Brader
0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 Erland S
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 11 Dan Tilque
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0 0 1 4 2 1 0 4 3 1 16 40%
Well that was a brutal set. Congratulations Mark and Dan B.
cheers,
calvin