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Calvin
Aug 29, 2017, 11:25:00 PM8/29/17
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1 Which British poet and MP (1751-1816) also wrote the plays "The Rivals" and "The School for Scandal"?
2 What connects Namib, Thar and Strzelecki?
3 Name any one of the three "Earth" signs, according to traditional astrology.
4 According to an index invented by economist George Taylor in 1926, what happens to women's clothing when the stock market rises?
5 Legato is a musical direction meaning to play in which manner?
6 On TV, who collectively were Sabrina, Kelly and Jill?
7 Which classical composer's 'Ode to Joy' is the anthem of the European Union?
8 In part III of Gulliver's Travels, the hero visits Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and which real life country?
9 The Uffizi art gallery is located in which Italian city?
10 Which famous document begins "When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another…"?
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Aug 30, 2017, 12:09:35 AM8/30/17
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"Calvin":
> 2 What connects Namib, Thar and Strzelecki?
Well, one of them is 5/7 of a country name and the other two aren't...
> 3 Name any one of the three "Earth" signs, according to
> traditional astrology.
Taurus?
> 4 According to an index invented by economist George Taylor in
> 1926, what happens to women's clothing when the stock market
> rises?
So do hemlines.
> 5 Legato is a musical direction meaning to play in which manner?
Smoothly.
> 6 On TV, who collectively were Sabrina, Kelly and Jill?
Charlie's (original) Angels.
> 7 Which classical composer's 'Ode to Joy' is the anthem of
> the European Union?
Beethoven composed the music. I don't know if the lyrics are part of
the anthem, but I think they were written by Schiller.
> 8 In part III of Gulliver's Travels, the hero visits Laputa,
> Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and which real life
> country?
Got me. Fiji?
> 9 The Uffizi art gallery is located in which Italian city?
Florence.
> 10 Which famous document begins "When, in the course of human
> events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the
> political bonds which have connected them with another..."?
The USA's Declaration of Independence.
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Mark Brader, Toronto | Thus, "plain english" is the same as
m...@vex.net | "near-field spin". --Carl Ginnow
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 Which British poet and MP (1751-1816) also wrote the plays
> "The Rivals" and "The School for Scandal"?
Sheridan.
> "The Rivals" and "The School for Scandal"?
> 2 What connects Namib, Thar and Strzelecki?
> 3 Name any one of the three "Earth" signs, according to
> traditional astrology.
> 4 According to an index invented by economist George Taylor in
> 1926, what happens to women's clothing when the stock market
> rises?
> 5 Legato is a musical direction meaning to play in which manner?
> 6 On TV, who collectively were Sabrina, Kelly and Jill?
> 7 Which classical composer's 'Ode to Joy' is the anthem of
> the European Union?
the anthem, but I think they were written by Schiller.
> 8 In part III of Gulliver's Travels, the hero visits Laputa,
> Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and which real life
> country?
> 9 The Uffizi art gallery is located in which Italian city?
> 10 Which famous document begins "When, in the course of human
> events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the
The USA's Declaration of Independence.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | Thus, "plain english" is the same as
m...@vex.net | "near-field spin". --Carl Ginnow
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Aug 30, 2017, 12:28:05 AM8/30/17
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1 Which British poet and MP (1751-1816) also wrote the plays "The Rivals" and "The School for Scandal"?
Sheridan
> 1 Which British poet and MP (1751-1816) also wrote the plays "The Rivals" and "The School for Scandal"?
> 2 What connects Namib, Thar and Strzelecki?
> 3 Name any one of the three "Earth" signs, according to traditional astrology.
> 4 According to an index invented by economist George Taylor in 1926, what happens to women's clothing when the stock market rises?
> 5 Legato is a musical direction meaning to play in which manner?
> 6 On TV, who collectively were Sabrina, Kelly and Jill?
> 7 Which classical composer's 'Ode to?Joy' is the anthem of the European Union?
Beethoven
> 9 The Uffizi art gallery is located in which Italian city?
> 10 Which famous document begins "When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another?"?
The (American) Declaration of Independence
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Erland Sommarskog
Aug 30, 2017, 3:25:41 AM8/30/17
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 Which British poet and MP (1751-1816) also wrote the plays "The
> Rivals" and "The School for Scandal"?
Lord Byron
> 1 Which British poet and MP (1751-1816) also wrote the plays "The
> Rivals" and "The School for Scandal"?
> 4 According to an index invented by economist George Taylor in 1926,
> what happens to women's clothing when the stock market rises?
> 5 Legato is a musical direction meaning to play in which manner?
> 7 Which classical composer's 'Ode to Joy' is the anthem of the
> European Union?
> 9 The Uffizi art gallery is located in which Italian city?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Peter Smyth
Aug 30, 2017, 8:59:43 AM8/30/17
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which British poet and MP (1751-1816) also wrote the plays "The
> Rivals" and "The School for Scandal"?
>
> 2 What connects Namib, Thar and Strzelecki?
Deserts
> 1 Which British poet and MP (1751-1816) also wrote the plays "The
> Rivals" and "The School for Scandal"?
>
> 2 What connects Namib, Thar and Strzelecki?
> 3 Name any one of the three "Earth" signs, according to traditional
> astrology.
Aries
> astrology.
> 4 According to an index invented by economist George Taylor in 1926,
> what happens to women's clothing when the stock market rises?
Skirts get shorter
> what happens to women's clothing when the stock market rises?
> 5 Legato is a musical direction meaning to play in which manner?
Flowing
> 6 On TV, who collectively were Sabrina, Kelly and Jill?
>
> 7 Which classical composer's 'Ode to Joy' is the anthem of the European
> Union?
Beethoven
>
> 7 Which classical composer's 'Ode to Joy' is the anthem of the European
> Union?
> 8 In part III of Gulliver's Travels, the hero visits Laputa, Balnibarbi,
> Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and which real life country?
>
> 9 The Uffizi art gallery is located in which Italian city?
Florence
> Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and which real life country?
>
> 9 The Uffizi art gallery is located in which Italian city?
> 10 Which famous document begins "When, in the course of human events, it
> becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which
> have connected them with another…"?
US Declaration of Independence
> becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which
> have connected them with another…"?
Peter Smyth
Marc Dashevsky
Aug 30, 2017, 11:05:17 AM8/30/17
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In article <954689c3-6e8a-4ff4...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 5 Legato is a musical direction meaning to play in which manner?
smoothly
> 6 On TV, who collectively were Sabrina, Kelly and Jill?
> 7 Which classical composer's 'Ode to Joy' is the anthem of the European Union?
Bach
> 8 In part III of Gulliver's Travels, the hero visits Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and which real life country?
> 9 The Uffizi art gallery is located in which Italian city?
Florence
> 10 Which famous document begins "When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another?"?
U.S. Declaration of Independence
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>
> 1 Which British poet and MP (1751-1816) also wrote the plays "The Rivals" and "The School for Scandal"?
> 2 What connects Namib, Thar and Strzelecki?
> 3 Name any one of the three "Earth" signs, according to traditional astrology.
> 4 According to an index invented by economist George Taylor in 1926, what happens to women's clothing when the stock market rises?
shorter skirts
> 1 Which British poet and MP (1751-1816) also wrote the plays "The Rivals" and "The School for Scandal"?
> 2 What connects Namib, Thar and Strzelecki?
> 3 Name any one of the three "Earth" signs, according to traditional astrology.
> 4 According to an index invented by economist George Taylor in 1926, what happens to women's clothing when the stock market rises?
> 5 Legato is a musical direction meaning to play in which manner?
> 6 On TV, who collectively were Sabrina, Kelly and Jill?
> 7 Which classical composer's 'Ode to Joy' is the anthem of the European Union?
> 8 In part III of Gulliver's Travels, the hero visits Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and which real life country?
> 9 The Uffizi art gallery is located in which Italian city?
> 10 Which famous document begins "When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another?"?
U.S. Declaration of Independence
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Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Dan Tilque
Aug 30, 2017, 9:45:04 PM8/30/17
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which British poet and MP (1751-1816) also wrote the plays "The Rivals" and "The School for Scandal"?
Thomas Morton
> 1 Which British poet and MP (1751-1816) also wrote the plays "The Rivals" and "The School for Scandal"?
> 2 What connects Namib, Thar and Strzelecki?
> 3 Name any one of the three "Earth" signs, according to traditional astrology.
> 4 According to an index invented by economist George Taylor in 1926, what happens to women's clothing when the stock market rises?
> 5 Legato is a musical direction meaning to play in which manner?
> 6 On TV, who collectively were Sabrina, Kelly and Jill?
> 7 Which classical composer's 'Ode to Joy' is the anthem of the European Union?
> 8 In part III of Gulliver's Travels, the hero visits Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and which real life country?
> 9 The Uffizi art gallery is located in which Italian city?
> 10 Which famous document begins "When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another…"?
--
Dan Tilque
Pete Gayde
Aug 31, 2017, 3:02:18 PM8/31/17
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:954689c3-6e8a-4ff4...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Which British poet and MP (1751-1816) also wrote the plays "The
> Rivals" and "The School for Scandal"?
> 2 What connects Namib, Thar and Strzelecki?
German West Africa
> 3 Name any one of the three "Earth" signs,
> according to traditional astrology.
Pisces
> 4 According to an index
> invented by economist George Taylor in 1926, what happens to women's
> clothing when the stock market rises?
Hemlines go up
> 5 Legato is a musical direction meaning to play in which manner?
Flowing
> 6 On TV, who
> collectively were Sabrina, Kelly and Jill?
Charlie's Angels
> 7 Which classical
> composer's 'Ode to Joy' is the anthem of the European Union?
Beethoven
> 8 In
> part III of Gulliver's Travels, the hero visits Laputa, Balnibarbi,
> Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and which real life country?
Portugal
> 9 The Uffizi art gallery is located in which Italian city?
Florence
> 10 Which famous
> document begins "When, in the course of human events, it becomes
> necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have
> connected them with another…"?
U.S. Declaration of Independence
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
>
>
Pete Gayde
news:954689c3-6e8a-4ff4...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Which British poet and MP (1751-1816) also wrote the plays "The
> Rivals" and "The School for Scandal"?
> 2 What connects Namib, Thar and Strzelecki?
> 3 Name any one of the three "Earth" signs,
> according to traditional astrology.
> 4 According to an index
> invented by economist George Taylor in 1926, what happens to women's
> clothing when the stock market rises?
> 5 Legato is a musical direction meaning to play in which manner?
> 6 On TV, who
> collectively were Sabrina, Kelly and Jill?
> 7 Which classical
> composer's 'Ode to Joy' is the anthem of the European Union?
> 8 In
> part III of Gulliver's Travels, the hero visits Laputa, Balnibarbi,
> Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and which real life country?
> 9 The Uffizi art gallery is located in which Italian city?
> 10 Which famous
> document begins "When, in the course of human events, it becomes
> necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have
> connected them with another…"?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
>
>
Pete Gayde
Gareth Owen
Aug 31, 2017, 3:46:52 PM8/31/17
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:
> 1 Which British poet and MP (1751-1816) also wrote the plays "The
> Rivals" and "The School for Scandal"?
Sheridan
> 1 Which British poet and MP (1751-1816) also wrote the plays "The
> Rivals" and "The School for Scandal"?
> 2 What connects Namib, Thar and Strzelecki?
> 3 Name any one of the three "Earth" signs, according to traditional
> astrology.
> 4 According to an index invented by economist George Taylor in 1926,
> what happens to women's clothing when the stock market rises?
> 5 Legato is a musical direction meaning to play in which manner?
> 6 On TV, who collectively were Sabrina, Kelly and Jill?
> 7 Which classical composer's 'Ode to Joy' is the anthem of the
> European Union?
> 8 In part III of Gulliver's Travels, the hero visits Laputa,
> Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and which real life country?
> 9 The Uffizi art gallery is located in which Italian city?
> 10 Which famous document begins "When, in the course of human events,
> it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds
> which have connected them with another…"?
Calvin
Sep 5, 2017, 7:15:21 PM9/5/17
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On Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at 1:25:00 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which British poet and MP (1751-1816) also wrote the plays "The Rivals" and "The School for Scandal"?
Richard Sheridan
> 1 Which British poet and MP (1751-1816) also wrote the plays "The Rivals" and "The School for Scandal"?
> 2 What connects Namib, Thar and Strzelecki?
> 3 Name any one of the three "Earth" signs, according to traditional astrology.
> 4 According to an index invented by economist George Taylor in 1926, what happens to women's clothing when the stock market rises?
> 5 Legato is a musical direction meaning to play in which manner?
> 6 On TV, who collectively were Sabrina, Kelly and Jill?
> 7 Which classical composer's 'Ode to Joy' is the anthem of the European Union?
> 8 In part III of Gulliver's Travels, the hero visits Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and which real life country?
Singleton for Dan T
> 9 The Uffizi art gallery is located in which Italian city?
> 10 Which famous document begins "When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another…"?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 501
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 49 Dan Blum
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 46 Mark Brader
1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 39 Gareth Owen
0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 29 Dan Tilque
0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 6 38 Peter Smyth
0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 39 Pete Gayde
0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 28 Erland S
0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 28 Marc Dashevsky
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
3 3 4 7 7 4 7 1 7 7 50 63%
Congratulations Dan B.
cheers,
calvin
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