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Calvin
Apr 15, 2020, 12:55:22 AM4/15/20
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1 Starring River Phoenix and Corey Feldman, which 1986 film resulted in a reappearance in the Billboard charts for the Ben E. King hit that shares its title?
2 Carly Rae Jepsen’s 2011 single Call Me Maybe was an international hit. What is Jepsen's nationality?
3 Which Englishman (1934-2011) is the only boxer to have received a knighthood?
4 In the 1996 sci-fi movie Independence Day which actor played the role of President Thomas J. Whitmore'?
5 Which city has hosted the summer Olympics once, but the Olympic equestrian events twice?
6 What US actor (1935-2004) portrayed Jennifer Grey’s father in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing and Detective Lennie Briscoe in the TV series Law and Order?
7 99/70 approximates the value of what mathematical constant?
8 Beginning with the letter ‘K’, what slang term for a clumsy, awkward, or foolish person originates from a Yiddish word for a type of wooden block?
9 Following her win in the French Open, Ash Barty became for first Australian woman to be ranked #1 in singles since which player 43 years earlier?
10 In the 1954 novel Lord Of The Flies by William Golding what type of shell is passed around by the children that signified they are allowed to speak?
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Apr 15, 2020, 1:08:18 AM4/15/20
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Calvin:
> 3 Which Englishman (1934-2011) is the only boxer to have received
> a knighthood?
> 4 In the 1996 sci-fi movie Independence Day which actor played the
> role of President Thomas J. Whitmore'?
Pullman.
> 5 Which city has hosted the summer Olympics once, but the Olympic
> equestrian events twice?
Stockholm.
> 6 What US actor (1935-2004) portrayed Jennifer Grey's father in
> the 1987 film Dirty Dancing and Detective Lennie Briscoe in the TV
> series Law and Order?
Orbach.
> 7 99/70 approximates the value of what mathematical constant?
Square root of 2.
> 8 Beginning with the letter 'K', what slang term for a clumsy,
> awkward, or foolish person originates from a Yiddish word for a
> type of wooden block?
Klutz. Thanks for having a question about me!
> 9 Following her win in the French Open, Ash Barty became for first
> Australian woman to be ranked #1 in singles since which player 43
> years earlier?
Goolagong?
> 10 In the 1954 novel Lord Of The Flies by William Golding what
> type of shell is passed around by the children that signified they
> are allowed to speak?
Conch?
--
Mark Brader | "I do not think about things that I do not think about."
Toronto | "Do you ever think about things that you *do* think about?"
m...@vex.net | --Inherit the Wind, Lawrence & Lee
> 1 Starring River Phoenix and Corey Feldman, which 1986 film
> resulted in a reappearance in the Billboard charts for the Ben E.
> King hit that shares its title?
> 2 Carly Rae Jepsen's 2011 single Call Me Maybe was an
> international hit. What is Jepsen's nationality?
Canadian.
> resulted in a reappearance in the Billboard charts for the Ben E.
> King hit that shares its title?
> 2 Carly Rae Jepsen's 2011 single Call Me Maybe was an
> international hit. What is Jepsen's nationality?
> 3 Which Englishman (1934-2011) is the only boxer to have received
> a knighthood?
> 4 In the 1996 sci-fi movie Independence Day which actor played the
> role of President Thomas J. Whitmore'?
> 5 Which city has hosted the summer Olympics once, but the Olympic
> equestrian events twice?
> 6 What US actor (1935-2004) portrayed Jennifer Grey's father in
> the 1987 film Dirty Dancing and Detective Lennie Briscoe in the TV
> series Law and Order?
> 7 99/70 approximates the value of what mathematical constant?
> 8 Beginning with the letter 'K', what slang term for a clumsy,
> awkward, or foolish person originates from a Yiddish word for a
> type of wooden block?
> 9 Following her win in the French Open, Ash Barty became for first
> Australian woman to be ranked #1 in singles since which player 43
> years earlier?
> 10 In the 1954 novel Lord Of The Flies by William Golding what
> type of shell is passed around by the children that signified they
> are allowed to speak?
--
Mark Brader | "I do not think about things that I do not think about."
Toronto | "Do you ever think about things that you *do* think about?"
m...@vex.net | --Inherit the Wind, Lawrence & Lee
Dan Blum
Apr 15, 2020, 9:15:08 AM4/15/20
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1 Starring River Phoenix and Corey Feldman, which 1986 film resulted in a reappearance in the Billboard charts for the Ben E. King hit that shares its title?
Stand By Me
> 1 Starring River Phoenix and Corey Feldman, which 1986 film resulted in a reappearance in the Billboard charts for the Ben E. King hit that shares its title?
> 2 Carly Rae Jepsen???s 2011 single Call Me Maybe was an international hit. What is Jepsen's nationality?
Canadian
> 4 In the 1996 sci-fi movie Independence Day which actor played the role of President Thomas J. Whitmore'?
> 6 What US actor (1935-2004) portrayed Jennifer Grey???s father in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing and Detective Lennie Briscoe in the TV series Law and Order?
Jerry Orbach
> 7 99/70 approximates the value of what mathematical constant?
> 8 Beginning with the letter ???K???, what slang term for a clumsy, awkward, or foolish person originates from a Yiddish word for a type of wooden block?
klutz
> 10 In the 1954 novel Lord Of The Flies by William Golding what type of shell is passed around by the children that signified they are allowed to speak?
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Erland Sommarskog
Apr 15, 2020, 2:24:34 PM4/15/20
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 Starring River Phoenix and Corey Feldman, which 1986 film resulted
> in a reappearance in the Billboard charts for the Ben E. King hit that
> shares its title?
The Color of Money
> 1 Starring River Phoenix and Corey Feldman, which 1986 film resulted
> in a reappearance in the Billboard charts for the Ben E. King hit that
> shares its title?
> 5 Which city has hosted the summer Olympics once, but the Olympic
> equestrian events twice?
> 7 99/70 approximates the value of what mathematical constant?
> 9 Following her win in the French Open, Ash Barty became for first
> Australian woman to be ranked #1 in singles since which player 43 years
> earlier?
swp
Apr 15, 2020, 10:19:40 PM4/15/20
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On Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 12:55:22 AM UTC-4, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Starring River Phoenix and Corey Feldman, which 1986 film resulted in a reappearance in the Billboard charts for the Ben E. King hit that shares its title?
stand by me
> 1 Starring River Phoenix and Corey Feldman, which 1986 film resulted in a reappearance in the Billboard charts for the Ben E. King hit that shares its title?
> 2 Carly Rae Jepsen’s 2011 single Call Me Maybe was an international hit. What is Jepsen's nationality?
> 3 Which Englishman (1934-2011) is the only boxer to have received a knighthood?
> 4 In the 1996 sci-fi movie Independence Day which actor played the role of President Thomas J. Whitmore'?
> 5 Which city has hosted the summer Olympics once, but the Olympic equestrian events twice?
> 6 What US actor (1935-2004) portrayed Jennifer Grey’s father in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing and Detective Lennie Briscoe in the TV series Law and Order?
> 7 99/70 approximates the value of what mathematical constant?
> 8 Beginning with the letter ‘K’, what slang term for a clumsy, awkward, or foolish person originates from a Yiddish word for a type of wooden block?
> 9 Following her win in the French Open, Ash Barty became for first Australian woman to be ranked #1 in singles since which player 43 years earlier?
> 10 In the 1954 novel Lord Of The Flies by William Golding what type of shell is passed around by the children that signified they are allowed to speak?
swp
Dan Tilque
Apr 18, 2020, 10:43:55 PM4/18/20
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On 4/14/20 9:55 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Starring River Phoenix and Corey Feldman, which 1986 film resulted in a reappearance in the Billboard charts for the Ben E. King hit that shares its title?
> 2 Carly Rae Jepsen’s 2011 single Call Me Maybe was an international hit. What is Jepsen's nationality?
> 3 Which Englishman (1934-2011) is the only boxer to have received a knighthood?
> 4 In the 1996 sci-fi movie Independence Day which actor played the role of President Thomas J. Whitmore'?
> 5 Which city has hosted the summer Olympics once, but the Olympic equestrian events twice?
Stockholm
>
> 1 Starring River Phoenix and Corey Feldman, which 1986 film resulted in a reappearance in the Billboard charts for the Ben E. King hit that shares its title?
> 2 Carly Rae Jepsen’s 2011 single Call Me Maybe was an international hit. What is Jepsen's nationality?
> 3 Which Englishman (1934-2011) is the only boxer to have received a knighthood?
> 4 In the 1996 sci-fi movie Independence Day which actor played the role of President Thomas J. Whitmore'?
> 5 Which city has hosted the summer Olympics once, but the Olympic equestrian events twice?
> 6 What US actor (1935-2004) portrayed Jennifer Grey’s father in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing and Detective Lennie Briscoe in the TV series Law and Order?
> 7 99/70 approximates the value of what mathematical constant?
> 8 Beginning with the letter ‘K’, what slang term for a clumsy, awkward, or foolish person originates from a Yiddish word for a type of wooden block?
> 9 Following her win in the French Open, Ash Barty became for first Australian woman to be ranked #1 in singles since which player 43 years earlier?
> 10 In the 1954 novel Lord Of The Flies by William Golding what type of shell is passed around by the children that signified they are allowed to speak?
--
Dan Tilque
Pete Gayde
Apr 18, 2020, 11:20:25 PM4/18/20
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:6c0c6afe-9c46-452c...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Starring River Phoenix and Corey Feldman, which 1986 film
> resulted in a reappearance in the Billboard charts for the Ben E. King
> hit that shares its title?
Stand by Me
> 2 Carly Rae Jepsen’s 2011 single Call
> Me Maybe was an international hit. What is Jepsen's nationality?
> 3 Which Englishman (1934-2011) is the only boxer to have received a
> knighthood?
> 4 In the 1996 sci-fi movie Independence Day which
> actor played the role of President Thomas J. Whitmore'?
> 5 Which
> city has hosted the summer Olympics once, but the Olympic equestrian
> events twice?
> 6 What US actor (1935-2004) portrayed Jennifer
> Grey’s father in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing and Detective Lennie
> Briscoe in the TV series Law and Order?
> 7 99/70 approximates the value of what mathematical constant?
e
> 8 Beginning with the letter
> ‘K’, what slang term for a clumsy, awkward, or foolish person
> originates from a Yiddish word for a type of wooden block?
Klutz
> 9 Following her win in the French Open, Ash Barty became for first
> Australian woman to be ranked #1 in singles since which player 43
> years earlier?
Court
> 10 In the 1954 novel Lord Of The Flies by William
> Golding what type of shell is passed around by the children that
> signified they are allowed to speak?
Conch
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
news:6c0c6afe-9c46-452c...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Starring River Phoenix and Corey Feldman, which 1986 film
> resulted in a reappearance in the Billboard charts for the Ben E. King
> hit that shares its title?
> 2 Carly Rae Jepsen’s 2011 single Call
> Me Maybe was an international hit. What is Jepsen's nationality?
> 3 Which Englishman (1934-2011) is the only boxer to have received a
> knighthood?
> 4 In the 1996 sci-fi movie Independence Day which
> actor played the role of President Thomas J. Whitmore'?
> 5 Which
> city has hosted the summer Olympics once, but the Olympic equestrian
> events twice?
> 6 What US actor (1935-2004) portrayed Jennifer
> Grey’s father in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing and Detective Lennie
> Briscoe in the TV series Law and Order?
> 7 99/70 approximates the value of what mathematical constant?
> 8 Beginning with the letter
> ‘K’, what slang term for a clumsy, awkward, or foolish person
> originates from a Yiddish word for a type of wooden block?
> 9 Following her win in the French Open, Ash Barty became for first
> Australian woman to be ranked #1 in singles since which player 43
> years earlier?
> 10 In the 1954 novel Lord Of The Flies by William
> Golding what type of shell is passed around by the children that
> signified they are allowed to speak?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
Bruce Bowler
Apr 21, 2020, 12:34:19 PM4/21/20
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On Tue, 14 Apr 2020 21:55:22 -0700, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Starring River Phoenix and Corey Feldman, which 1986 film
resulted in
> a reappearance in the Billboard charts for the Ben E. King hit that
> shares its title?
Stand By Me
> 1 Starring River Phoenix and Corey Feldman, which 1986 film
resulted in
> a reappearance in the Billboard charts for the Ben E. King hit that
> shares its title?
> 2 Carly Rae Jepsen’s 2011 single Call Me Maybe was an international
hit.
> What is Jepsen's nationality?
> 3 Which Englishman (1934-2011) is the only boxer to have received a
> knighthood?
> 4 In the 1996 sci-fi movie Independence Day which actor played the
role
> of President Thomas J. Whitmore'?
> 5 Which city has hosted the summer Olympics once, but the Olympic
> equestrian events twice?
> 6 What US actor (1935-2004) portrayed Jennifer Grey’s father in the
1987
> film Dirty Dancing and Detective Lennie Briscoe in the TV series Law and
> Order?
> 7 99/70 approximates the value of what mathematical constant?
> 8 Beginning with the letter ‘K’, what slang term for a clumsy,
awkward,
> or foolish person originates from a Yiddish word for a type of wooden
> block?
> 9 Following her win in the French Open, Ash Barty became for
> first Australian woman to be ranked #1 in singles since which player 43
> years earlier?
> 10 In the 1954 novel Lord Of The Flies by William Golding what type
of
> shell is passed around by the children that signified they are allowed
> to speak?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
R. Ess
Apr 21, 2020, 1:31:47 PM4/21/20
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On Tue, 14 Apr 2020 21:55:22 -0700 (PDT), Calvin <334...@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>1 Starring River Phoenix and Corey Feldman, which 1986 film resulted in a reappearance in the Billboard charts for the Ben E. King hit that shares its title?
Stand By Me
ArenEss
>
>cheers,
>calvin
wrote:
>
>1 Starring River Phoenix and Corey Feldman, which 1986 film resulted in a reappearance in the Billboard charts for the Ben E. King hit that shares its title?
>2 Carly Rae Jepsen’s 2011 single Call Me Maybe was an international hit. What is Jepsen's nationality?
Canadian
>3 Which Englishman (1934-2011) is the only boxer to have received a knighthood?
Henry Cooper
>4 In the 1996 sci-fi movie Independence Day which actor played the role of President Thomas J. Whitmore'?
Bill Pullman
>5 Which city has hosted the summer Olympics once, but the Olympic equestrian events twice?
Los Angeles ?
>6 What US actor (1935-2004) portrayed Jennifer Grey’s father in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing and Detective Lennie Briscoe in the TV series Law and Order?
Jerry Orbach
>7 99/70 approximates the value of what mathematical constant?
Square root of 2 ?
>8 Beginning with the letter ‘K’, what slang term for a clumsy, awkward, or foolish person originates from a Yiddish word for a type of wooden block?
Klutz
>9 Following her win in the French Open, Ash Barty became for first Australian woman to be ranked #1 in singles since which player 43 years earlier?
Goolagong
>10 In the 1954 novel Lord Of The Flies by William Golding what type of shell is passed around by the children that signified they are allowed to speak?
Conch shell ?
ArenEss
>
>cheers,
>calvin
Calvin
Apr 24, 2020, 9:36:01 PM4/24/20
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On Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 2:55:22 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Starring River Phoenix and Corey Feldman, which 1986 film resulted in a reappearance in the Billboard charts for the Ben E. King hit that shares its title?
Stand By Me
> 1 Starring River Phoenix and Corey Feldman, which 1986 film resulted in a reappearance in the Billboard charts for the Ben E. King hit that shares its title?
> 2 Carly Rae Jepsen’s 2011 single Call Me Maybe was an international hit. What is Jepsen's nationality?
> 3 Which Englishman (1934-2011) is the only boxer to have received a knighthood?
> 4 In the 1996 sci-fi movie Independence Day which actor played the role of President Thomas J. Whitmore'?
> 5 Which city has hosted the summer Olympics once, but the Olympic equestrian events twice?
> 6 What US actor (1935-2004) portrayed Jennifer Grey’s father in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing and Detective Lennie Briscoe in the TV series Law and Order?
> 7 99/70 approximates the value of what mathematical constant?
> 8 Beginning with the letter ‘K’, what slang term for a clumsy, awkward, or foolish person originates from a Yiddish word for a type of wooden block?
> 9 Following her win in the French Open, Ash Barty became for first Australian woman to be ranked #1 in singles since which player 43 years earlier?
> 10 In the 1954 novel Lord Of The Flies by William Golding what type of shell is passed around by the children that signified they are allowed to speak?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 596
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 47 Stephen Perry
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 42 Aren Ess
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 40 Mark Brader
1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 6 31 Dan Blum
0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 5 28 Dan Tilque
1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 29 Bruce Bowler
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 19 Pete Gayde
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
5 4 2 4 5 4 5 7 4 7 47 59%
Congratulations Stephen. The average score is within the usual range but the standard deviation is not!
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Apr 24, 2020, 9:43:50 PM4/24/20
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"Calvin":
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Mark Brader, Toronto | This is Programming as a True Art Form, where style
m...@vex.net | is more important than correctness... --Pontus Hedman
> The average score is within the usual range but the standard deviation is not!
Indeed. Well done indeed!
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | This is Programming as a True Art Form, where style
m...@vex.net | is more important than correctness... --Pontus Hedman
Calvin
Apr 26, 2020, 7:18:39 PM4/26/20
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On Saturday, April 25, 2020 at 11:43:50 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> "Calvin":
> > The average score is within the usual range but the standard deviation is not!
>
> Indeed. Well done indeed!
I'm not sure it's a virtue, but thanks anyway.
> "Calvin":
> > The average score is within the usual range but the standard deviation is not!
>
> Indeed. Well done indeed!
cheers,
calvin
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