Calvin's Quiz #133
Calvin
1 Anarchy in the U.K. was a 1976 hit song for which band?
2 Which golfer won the British Open 5 times between 1975 and 1983?
3 How high is a standard tennis net at its centre (in feet)?
4 Robbie Coltrane and Eric Idle co-starred in which 1990 comedy film?
5 Which American city is also known as The Windy City?
6 What is the medical name for German Measles?
7 Who is Warren Beatty's famous sister?
8 Chernobyl is located in which former Soviet republic?
9 In darts, how many points are scored for a bullseye?
10 What nationality was tennis player Goran Ivanisevic?
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Pete
jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:
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> 1 Anarchy in the U.K. was a 1976 hit song for which band?
Clash
> 2 Which golfer won the British Open 5 times between 1975 and 1983?
Watson
> 3 How high is a standard tennis net at its centre (in feet)?
3
> 4 Robbie Coltrane and Eric Idle co-starred in which 1990 comedy film?
> 5 Which American city is also known as The Windy City?
Chicago
> 6 What is the medical name for German Measles?
Rubella
> 7 Who is Warren Beatty's famous sister?
Shirley MacLaine
> 8 Chernobyl is located in which former Soviet republic?
Ukraine
> 9 In darts, how many points are scored for a bullseye?
50
> 10 What nationality was tennis player Goran Ivanisevic?
Croatian
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Pete
Mark Brader
> 1 Anarchy in the U.K. was a 1976 hit song for which band?
> 2 Which golfer won the British Open 5 times between 1975 and 1983?
> 3 How high is a standard tennis net at its centre (in feet)?
5?
> 4 Robbie Coltrane and Eric Idle co-starred in which 1990 comedy film?
> 5 Which American city is also known as The Windy City?
Chicago.
> 6 What is the medical name for German Measles?
Rubella.
> 7 Who is Warren Beatty's famous sister?
Shirley Maclaine.
> 8 Chernobyl is located in which former Soviet republic?
Ukraine.
> 9 In darts, how many points are scored for a bullseye?
50.
> 10 What nationality was tennis player Goran Ivanisevic?
Yugoslavian?
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Rob Parker
The Sex Pistols
> 2 Which golfer won the British Open 5 times between 1975 and 1983?
Jack Nicklaus (?)
> 3 How high is a standard tennis net at its centre (in feet)?
3 ft
> 4 Robbie Coltrane and Eric Idle co-starred in which 1990 comedy film?
Nuns on the Run
(or something similar)
> 5 Which American city is also known as The Windy City?
Chicago
> 6 What is the medical name for German Measles?
Rubella
> 7 Who is Warren Beatty's famous sister?
Shirley MacLaine
> 8 Chernobyl is located in which former Soviet republic?
Ukraine
> 9 In darts, how many points are scored for a bullseye?
50
> 10 What nationality was tennis player Goran Ivanisevic?
Yugoslavian
Rob
Marc Dashevsky
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> 1 Anarchy in the U.K. was a 1976 hit song for which band?
> 2 Which golfer won the British Open 5 times between 1975 and 1983?
> 3 How high is a standard tennis net at its centre (in feet)?
> 4 Robbie Coltrane and Eric Idle co-starred in which 1990 comedy film?
> 5 Which American city is also known as The Windy City?
Chicago
> 6 What is the medical name for German Measles?
Rubella
> 7 Who is Warren Beatty's famous sister?
Shirley Maclaine
> 8 Chernobyl is located in which former Soviet republic?
Ukraine
> 9 In darts, how many points are scored for a bullseye?
50
> 10 What nationality was tennis player Goran Ivanisevic?
Serbian
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John Masters
> 1 Anarchy in the U.K. was a 1976 hit song for which band?
Sex Pistols
> 2 Which golfer won the British Open 5 times between 1975 and 1983?
Jack Nicklaus?
> 3 How high is a standard tennis net at its centre (in feet)?
3
> 4 Robbie Coltrane and Eric Idle co-starred in which 1990 comedy film?
Nuns on the Run
> 5 Which American city is also known as The Windy City?
Chicago
> 6 What is the medical name for German Measles?
Rubella
> 7 Who is Warren Beatty's famous sister?
> 8 Chernobyl is located in which former Soviet republic?
> 9 In darts, how many points are scored for a bullseye?
50
> 10 What nationality was tennis player Goran Ivanisevic?
Croatian
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Erland Sommarskog
> 1 Anarchy in the U.K. was a 1976 hit song for which band?
Sex Pistols But wasn't it 1977?
> 8 Chernobyl is located in which former Soviet republic?
Ukraine
> 9 In darts, how many points are scored for a bullseye?
50
> 10 What nationality was tennis player Goran Ivanisevic?
Croat
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Jeffrey Turner
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> 1 Anarchy in the U.K. was a 1976 hit song for which band?
> 2 Which golfer won the British Open 5 times between 1975 and 1983?
> 3 How high is a standard tennis net at its centre (in feet)?
> 4 Robbie Coltrane and Eric Idle co-starred in which 1990 comedy film?
> 5 Which American city is also known as The Windy City?
> 6 What is the medical name for German Measles?
> 7 Who is Warren Beatty's famous sister?
> 8 Chernobyl is located in which former Soviet republic?
> 9 In darts, how many points are scored for a bullseye?
> 10 What nationality was tennis player Goran Ivanisevic?
--Jeff
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the virtues of self-reliance to the poor.
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Chris F.A. Johnson
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> 1 Anarchy in the U.K. was a 1976 hit song for which band?
> 2 Which golfer won the British Open 5 times between 1975 and 1983?
> 3 How high is a standard tennis net at its centre (in feet)?
3
> 4 Robbie Coltrane and Eric Idle co-starred in which 1990 comedy film?
> 5 Which American city is also known as The Windy City?
Chicago
> 6 What is the medical name for German Measles?
Rubela
> 7 Who is Warren Beatty's famous sister?
Shirley MacLaine
> 8 Chernobyl is located in which former Soviet republic?
Ukraine
> 9 In darts, how many points are scored for a bullseye?
50
> 10 What nationality was tennis player Goran Ivanisevic?
Yugoslavian (at birth)
Croatian (after Y. split up)
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Peter Smyth
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>1 Anarchy in the U.K. was a 1976 hit song for which band?
>2 Which golfer won the British Open 5 times between 1975 and 1983?
>3 How high is a standard tennis net at its centre (in feet)?
>4 Robbie Coltrane and Eric Idle co-starred in which 1990 comedy film?
>5 Which American city is also known as The Windy City?
>6 What is the medical name for German Measles?
>7 Who is Warren Beatty's famous sister?
>8 Chernobyl is located in which former Soviet republic?
>9 In darts, how many points are scored for a bullseye?
>10 What nationality was tennis player Goran Ivanisevic?
Peter Smyth
Dan Tilque
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> 1 Anarchy in the U.K. was a 1976 hit song for which band?
Sex Pistols
> 2 Which golfer won the British Open 5 times between 1975 and 1983?
Jack Nicklaus
> 3 How high is a standard tennis net at its centre (in feet)?
3 feet
> 4 Robbie Coltrane and Eric Idle co-starred in which 1990 comedy film?
> 5 Which American city is also known as The Windy City?
Chicago
> 6 What is the medical name for German Measles?
rubella
> 7 Who is Warren Beatty's famous sister?
aaarrrgh!
> 8 Chernobyl is located in which former Soviet republic?
Ukraine
> 9 In darts, how many points are scored for a bullseye?
50
> 10 What nationality was tennis player Goran Ivanisevic?
Serbian
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Dan Tilque
Calvin
> 1 Anarchy in the U.K. was a 1976 hit song for which band?
The Sex Pistols
6/10
It was first released in late 1976, presumably reaching its chart peaks in
1977.
> 2 Which golfer won the British Open 5 times between 1975 and 1983?
Tom Watson
2/10
> 3 How high is a standard tennis net at its centre (in feet)?
3 feet
7/10
5 feet would make it an interesting game...
> 4 Robbie Coltrane and Eric Idle co-starred in which 1990 comedy film?
Nuns on the Run
2/10
> 5 Which American city is also known as The Windy City?
Chicago
9/10
> 6 What is the medical name for German Measles?
Rubella
9/10
> 7 Who is Warren Beatty's famous sister?
Shirley Maclaine
5/10
> 8 Chernobyl is located in which former Soviet republic?
Ukraine
9/10
> 9 In darts, how many points are scored for a bullseye?
50
10/10
> 10 What nationality was tennis player Goran Ivanisevic?
Croatian, awarding half points for Yugoslavian
6/10
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 133
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Chris Johnson
1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 6 Dan Tilque
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 Erland S
1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 Jeffrey Turner
1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 7 John Masters
0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 6 Marc Dashevsky
0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 5.5 Mark Brader
0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 Pete Gayde
1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 Peter Smyth
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 8.5 Rob Parker
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
6 2 7 2 9 9 5 9 10 6 65 TOTAL
65%
Well done Rob!
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cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
> > 10 What nationality was tennis player Goran Ivanisevic?
>
> Croatian, awarding half points for Yugoslavian
> 6/10
Huh? You asked what nationality he *was*. Yugoslavian is correct.
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Calvin
> "Calvin":
>> > 10 What nationality was tennis player Goran Ivanisevic?
>>
>> Croatian, awarding half points for Yugoslavian
>> 6/10
>
> Huh? You asked what nationality he *was*. Yugoslavian is correct.
Given that he is still alive, "was" in this context means "when he was
playing top-level tennis". That's how 8/10 entrants interpreted it.
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calvin
Mark Brader
> > Huh? You asked what nationality he *was*. Yugoslavian is correct.
> Given that he is still alive, "was" in this context means "when he was
> playing top-level tennis".
Oh, we were supposed to guess that?
> That's how 8/10 entrants interpreted it.
Or they didn't notice it said "was".
(Me, I had no idea when he was alive, and was just guessing right.
But I did guess right, and they didn't.)
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David
The Sex Pistols
> 2 Which golfer won the British Open 5 times between 1975 and 1983?
Ballesteros
> 3 How high is a standard tennis net at its centre (in feet)?
Three
> 4 Robbie Coltrane and Eric Idle co-starred in which 1990 comedy film?
Nuns on the Run
> 5 Which American city is also known as The Windy City?
Chicago
> 6 What is the medical name for German Measles?
Rubella
> 7 Who is Warren Beatty's famous sister?
> 8 Chernobyl is located in which former Soviet republic?
> 9 In darts, how many points are scored for a bullseye?
50
swp
um ... did my entry disappear? I entered right after Mark Brader, I
think. I can't tell because of the google groups disappearing post
issue. I'm pretty sure I nailed this one too.
swp, who is unfortunately certain that trying to get a programmer to
commit to a set of requirements is like trying to nail jello to a wall
with a glass hammer.
Peter Smyth
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He was Yugoslavian for the early part of his tennis career, and represented
Yugoslavia in the Davis Cup several times.
Peter Smyth
Calvin
wrote:
That argument I'll accept. Mark and Rob get an extra 1/2 mark.
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 133
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Chris Johnson
1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 6 Dan Tilque
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 Erland S
1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 Jeffrey Turner
1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 7 John Masters
0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 6 Marc Dashevsky
0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 Mark Brader
0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 Pete Gayde
1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 Peter Smyth
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Rob Parker
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
6 2 7 2 9 9 5 9 10 7 66 TOTAL
66%
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calvin
Calvin
> um ... did my entry disappear?
Dunno, but it certainly never made it to my server.
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calvin
Calvin
> Mark Brader:
>> > Huh? You asked what nationality he *was*. Yugoslavian is correct.
> "Calvin":
>> Given that he is still alive, "was" in this context means "when he was
>> playing top-level tennis".
>
> Oh, we were supposed to guess that?
>
>> That's how 8/10 entrants interpreted it.
>
> Or they didn't notice it said "was".
>
> (Me, I had no idea when he was alive, and was just guessing right.
> But I did guess right, and they didn't.)
Answers have to be specific, not just correct. But I've now given you the
full point- see other post.
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cheers,
calvin
Chris F.A. Johnson
If the questions are not precise, the answers cannot be specific.
You asked what nationality *was* Ivanisevic. He *was* Yugoslavian;
he *is* Croatian.
David
Erland Sommarskog
> If the questions are not precise, the answers cannot be specific.
> You asked what nationality *was* Ivanisevic. He *was* Yugoslavian;
> he *is* Croatian.
clear distinction completed and uncompleted actions in the past, you
may have had a point.
In French, you have the choices:
Quel nationalité était Goran Ivansevic?
Quel natioanlité a été Goran Ivansevic?
Quel natioanlité fut Goran Ivansevic?
That latter two are, as far as I have been taught, equivalent in meaning,
but differ in style, and the answer to that question would have to be
Yugoslavian as he still is Croatian.
In English and other Germanic languages there is not really this
distinction. There are several tenses for the past - past and perfect -
but the distinction really is har to grasp.
There is yet one more complication. The Yugoslavian constitution talked of
nations. More precisely it use the word "narod", not "nacija", but as
I understan "narod" means more than just people. Had you asked Goran
Ivansevic of his nationatlity in 1990, when Yugoslavia was still only
cracking at the seams, it is perfectly possible he would have answered
Croatian.
Mark Brader
> There is yet one more complication. The Yugoslavian constitution talked of
But that'd be Yugoslavian usage, not English usage.
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Calvin
<cfajo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2011-06-06, Calvin wrote:
>> On Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:02:50 +1000, Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Mark Brader:
>>>> > Huh? You asked what nationality he *was*. Yugoslavian is correct.
>>> "Calvin":
>>>> Given that he is still alive, "was" in this context means "when he was
>>>> playing top-level tennis".
>>>
>>> Oh, we were supposed to guess that?
>>>
>>>> That's how 8/10 entrants interpreted it.
>>>
>>> Or they didn't notice it said "was".
>>>
>>> (Me, I had no idea when he was alive, and was just guessing right.
>>> But I did guess right, and they didn't.)
>>
>> Answers have to be specific, not just correct. But I've now given you
>> the
>> full point- see other post.
>
> If the questions are not precise, the answers cannot be specific.
> You asked what nationality *was* Ivanisevic. He *was* Yugoslavian;
> he *is* Croatian.
A better wording would have been to ask which country/ies he represented
in Davis Cup, which is what I usually do but didn;t here for no good
reason.
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calvin
Jeffrey Turner
> Erland Sommarskog:
>> There is yet one more complication. The Yugoslavian constitution talked of
>> nations. ...
>
> But that'd be Yugoslavian usage, not English usage.
Even in Canada they refer to their aboriginal peoples as being of the
"First Nations." There's a difference between a nation and a state.