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Calvin
Dec 10, 2017, 9:41:19 PM12/10/17
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1 In 1908 who became the first black boxer to be world heavyweight boxing champion?
2 In 1903 who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
3 Which country's secret intelligence service is known as Mossad?
4 Which website's slogan is 'We Open Governments'?
5 Josep Broz Tito was president of which country from 1943-1980?
6 Which animal appears on the state flag of California?
7 Name any TWO of the three locations which have hosted the Winter Olympics on more than one occasion.
8 With the slogan 'Rumour has it' and receiving over 300,000 hits per day, which US website debunks/validates urban myths?
9 In the nervous system, which structure enables a neuron (i.e. nerve cell) to pass a signal to another neuron?
10 The name of which American music trio is sometimes abbreviated to DCX?
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Dec 11, 2017, 12:06:30 AM12/11/17
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"Calvin":
> 2 In 1903 who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Curie.
> 3 Which country's secret intelligence service is known as Mossad?
Israel.
> 4 Which website's slogan is 'We Open Governments'?
Wikileaks.
> 5 Josep Broz Tito was president of which country from 1943-1980?
Yugoslavia.
> 6 Which animal appears on the state flag of California?
Bear.
> 7 Name any TWO of the three locations which have hosted the Winter
> Olympics on more than one occasion.
Innsbruck and... hmm. Lake Placid? (My other guess is Grenoble.)
> 8 With the slogan 'Rumour has it' and receiving over 300,000 hits per
> day, which US website debunks/validates urban myths?
Snopes.
> 9 In the nervous system, which structure enables a neuron (i.e. nerve
> cell) to pass a signal to another neuron?
Axon.
> 10 The name of which American music trio is sometimes abbreviated to DCX?
Six hundred and ten? :-)
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Mark Brader | "The occasional accidents had been much overemphasized,
Toronto | and later investigations ... revealed that nearly 90%
m...@vex.net | ... could have been prevented." --Wiley Post, 1931
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> 1 In 1908 who became the first black boxer to be world heavyweight
> boxing champion?
Louis.
> boxing champion?
> 2 In 1903 who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
> 3 Which country's secret intelligence service is known as Mossad?
> 4 Which website's slogan is 'We Open Governments'?
> 5 Josep Broz Tito was president of which country from 1943-1980?
> 6 Which animal appears on the state flag of California?
> 7 Name any TWO of the three locations which have hosted the Winter
> Olympics on more than one occasion.
> 8 With the slogan 'Rumour has it' and receiving over 300,000 hits per
> day, which US website debunks/validates urban myths?
> 9 In the nervous system, which structure enables a neuron (i.e. nerve
> cell) to pass a signal to another neuron?
> 10 The name of which American music trio is sometimes abbreviated to DCX?
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Mark Brader | "The occasional accidents had been much overemphasized,
Toronto | and later investigations ... revealed that nearly 90%
m...@vex.net | ... could have been prevented." --Wiley Post, 1931
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Dec 11, 2017, 12:24:39 AM12/11/17
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1 In 1908 who became the first black boxer to be world heavyweight boxing champion?
Jack Johnson
> 1 In 1908 who became the first black boxer to be world heavyweight boxing champion?
> 2 In 1903 who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
> 3 Which country's secret intelligence service is known as Mossad?
> 4 Which website's slogan is 'We Open Governments'?
> 5 Josep Broz Tito was president of which country from 1943-1980?
> 6 Which animal appears on the state flag of California?
> 8 With the slogan 'Rumour has it' and receiving over 300,000 hits per day, which US website debunks/validates urban myths?
> 9 In the nervous system, which structure enables a neuron (i.e. nerve cell) to pass a signal to another neuron?
> 10 The name of which American music trio is sometimes abbreviated to DCX?
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Erland Sommarskog
Dec 11, 2017, 4:11:13 AM12/11/17
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 In 1908 who became the first black boxer to be world heavyweight
> boxing champion?
Jack Johnson
> 1 In 1908 who became the first black boxer to be world heavyweight
> boxing champion?
> 2 In 1903 who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
> 3 Which country's secret intelligence service is known as Mossad?
> 4 Which website's slogan is 'We Open Governments'?
> 5 Josep Broz Tito was president of which country from 1943-1980?
> 7 Name any TWO of the three locations which have hosted the Winter
> Olympics on more than one occasion.
> 8 With the slogan 'Rumour has it' and receiving over 300,000 hits
> per day, which US website debunks/validates urban myths?
> 9 In the nervous system, which structure enables a neuron (i.e.
> nerve cell) to pass a signal to another neuron?
Peter Smyth
Dec 11, 2017, 4:48:19 AM12/11/17
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Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 In 1908 who became the first black boxer to be world heavyweight boxing champion?
Joe Louis
>
> 1 In 1908 who became the first black boxer to be world heavyweight boxing champion?
> 2 In 1903 who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
> 3 Which country's secret intelligence service is known as Mossad?
Israel
> 4 Which website's slogan is 'We Open Governments'?
Wikileaks
> 5 Josep Broz Tito was president of which country from 1943-1980?
Yugoslavia
> 6 Which animal appears on the state flag of California?
Bear
> 7 Name any TWO of the three locations which have hosted the Winter Olympics on more than one occasion.
Lake Placid, St Moritz
> 8 With the slogan 'Rumour has it' and receiving over 300,000 hits per day, which US website debunks/validates urban myths?
Snopes
> 9 In the nervous system, which structure enables a neuron (i.e. nerve cell) to pass a signal to another neuron?
Axion
> 10 The name of which American music trio is sometimes abbreviated to DCX?
Peter Smyth
Gareth Owen
Dec 11, 2017, 1:27:10 PM12/11/17
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:
> 1 In 1908 who became the first black boxer to be world heavyweight
> boxing champion?
Jack Johnson
> 1 In 1908 who became the first black boxer to be world heavyweight
> boxing champion?
> 2 In 1903 who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
> 3 Which country's secret intelligence service is known as Mossad?
> 4 Which website's slogan is 'We Open Governments'?
> 5 Josep Broz Tito was president of which country from 1943-1980?
> 6 Which animal appears on the state flag of California?
> 7 Name any TWO of the three locations which have hosted the Winter
> Olympics on more than one occasion.
> 8 With the slogan 'Rumour has it' and receiving over 300,000 hits per
> day, which US website debunks/validates urban myths?
> 9 In the nervous system, which structure enables a neuron (i.e. nerve
> cell) to pass a signal to another neuron?
> 10 The name of which American music trio is sometimes abbreviated to
> DCX?
ArenEss
Dec 11, 2017, 2:13:49 PM12/11/17
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On Sun, 10 Dec 2017 18:41:18 -0800 (PST), Calvin <334...@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>1 In 1908 who became the first black boxer to be world heavyweight boxing champion?
Joe Louis?
ArenEss
>
>
>cheers,
>calvin
wrote:
>
>1 In 1908 who became the first black boxer to be world heavyweight boxing champion?
>2 In 1903 who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie?
>3 Which country's secret intelligence service is known as Mossad?
Israel?
>4 Which website's slogan is 'We Open Governments'?
Wikileaks?
>5 Josep Broz Tito was president of which country from 1943-1980?
Yugoslavia?
>6 Which animal appears on the state flag of California?
Bear?
>7 Name any TWO of the three locations which have hosted the Winter Olympics on more than one occasion.
Sapporo?
>8 With the slogan 'Rumour has it' and receiving over 300,000 hits per day, which US website debunks/validates urban myths?
Snoopes?
>9 In the nervous system, which structure enables a neuron (i.e. nerve cell) to pass a signal to another neuron?
Axon
>10 The name of which American music trio is sometimes abbreviated to DCX?
DiXie Chicks?
ArenEss
>
>
>cheers,
>calvin
Marc Dashevsky
Dec 11, 2017, 3:01:47 PM12/11/17
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In article <c00fcd51-4665-4183...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 2 In 1903 who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
> 3 Which country's secret intelligence service is known as Mossad?
Israel
> 4 Which website's slogan is 'We Open Governments'?
Wikileaks
> 5 Josep Broz Tito was president of which country from 1943-1980?
Yugoslavia
> 6 Which animal appears on the state flag of California?
grizzly bear
> 7 Name any TWO of the three locations which have hosted the Winter Olympics on more than one occasion.
Lake Placid and Chamonix
> 8 With the slogan 'Rumour has it' and receiving over 300,000 hits per day, which US website debunks/validates urban myths?
snopes.com
> 9 In the nervous system, which structure enables a neuron (i.e. nerve cell) to pass a signal to another neuron?
axon
> 10 The name of which American music trio is sometimes abbreviated to DCX?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
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>
> 1 In 1908 who became the first black boxer to be world heavyweight boxing champion?
Jack Johnson
> 1 In 1908 who became the first black boxer to be world heavyweight boxing champion?
> 2 In 1903 who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
> 3 Which country's secret intelligence service is known as Mossad?
> 4 Which website's slogan is 'We Open Governments'?
> 5 Josep Broz Tito was president of which country from 1943-1980?
> 6 Which animal appears on the state flag of California?
> 7 Name any TWO of the three locations which have hosted the Winter Olympics on more than one occasion.
> 8 With the slogan 'Rumour has it' and receiving over 300,000 hits per day, which US website debunks/validates urban myths?
> 9 In the nervous system, which structure enables a neuron (i.e. nerve cell) to pass a signal to another neuron?
> 10 The name of which American music trio is sometimes abbreviated to DCX?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Bruce Bowler
Dec 11, 2017, 3:26:46 PM12/11/17
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On Sun, 10 Dec 2017 18:41:18 -0800, Calvin wrote:
> 1 In 1908 who became the first black boxer to be world heavyweight
> boxing champion?
> 2 In 1903 who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Curie
> 1 In 1908 who became the first black boxer to be world heavyweight
> boxing champion?
> 2 In 1903 who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
> 3 Which country's secret intelligence service is known as Mossad?
> 4 Which website's slogan is 'We Open Governments'?
> 5 Josep Broz Tito was president of which country from 1943-1980?
> 6 Which animal appears on the state flag of California?
> 7 Name any TWO of the three locations which have hosted the Winter
> Olympics on more than one occasion.
> 8 With the slogan 'Rumour has it' and receiving over 300,000 hits per
> day, which US website debunks/validates urban myths?
> 9 In the nervous system, which structure enables a neuron (i.e. nerve
> cell) to pass a signal to another neuron?
> 10 The name of which American music trio is sometimes abbreviated to
> DCX?
Dan Tilque
Dec 11, 2017, 9:05:55 PM12/11/17
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 In 1908 who became the first black boxer to be world heavyweight boxing champion?
> 2 In 1903 who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
> 1 In 1908 who became the first black boxer to be world heavyweight boxing champion?
> 2 In 1903 who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
> 3 Which country's secret intelligence service is known as Mossad?
> 4 Which website's slogan is 'We Open Governments'?
> 5 Josep Broz Tito was president of which country from 1943-1980?
> 6 Which animal appears on the state flag of California?
> 7 Name any TWO of the three locations which have hosted the Winter Olympics on more than one occasion.
> 8 With the slogan 'Rumour has it' and receiving over 300,000 hits per day, which US website debunks/validates urban myths?
> 9 In the nervous system, which structure enables a neuron (i.e. nerve cell) to pass a signal to another neuron?
> 10 The name of which American music trio is sometimes abbreviated to DCX?
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Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
Dec 11, 2017, 10:32:35 PM12/11/17
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Dan Tilque:
> synapse
Dang, I shoulda gotten that. See signature quote.
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "I knew [the answers]... but the synapses
m...@vex.net | just wouldn't s-nap." --Michael Wares
> synapse
Dang, I shoulda gotten that. See signature quote.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "I knew [the answers]... but the synapses
m...@vex.net | just wouldn't s-nap." --Michael Wares
Pete Gayde
Dec 12, 2017, 8:57:30 AM12/12/17
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:c00fcd51-4665-4183...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 In 1908 who became the first black boxer to be world heavyweight
> boxing champion?
Jack Johnson
> 2 In 1903 who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
> 3 Which country's secret intelligence service is
> known as Mossad?
Israel
> 4 Which website's slogan is 'We Open Governments'?
Wikileaks
> 5 Josep Broz Tito was president of which country from 1943-1980?
Yugoslavia
> 6 Which animal appears on the state flag of California?
Bear
> 7 Name any TWO of the three locations which have
> hosted the Winter Olympics on more than one occasion.
Lake Placid, NY
> 8 With the
> slogan 'Rumour has it' and receiving over 300,000 hits per day, which
> US website debunks/validates urban myths?
Snopes
> 9 In the nervous system,
> which structure enables a neuron (i.e. nerve cell) to pass a signal to
> another neuron?
> 10 The name of which American music trio is
> sometimes abbreviated to DCX?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
news:c00fcd51-4665-4183...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 In 1908 who became the first black boxer to be world heavyweight
> boxing champion?
> 2 In 1903 who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
> 3 Which country's secret intelligence service is
> known as Mossad?
> 4 Which website's slogan is 'We Open Governments'?
> 5 Josep Broz Tito was president of which country from 1943-1980?
> 6 Which animal appears on the state flag of California?
> 7 Name any TWO of the three locations which have
> hosted the Winter Olympics on more than one occasion.
> 8 With the
> slogan 'Rumour has it' and receiving over 300,000 hits per day, which
> US website debunks/validates urban myths?
> 9 In the nervous system,
> which structure enables a neuron (i.e. nerve cell) to pass a signal to
> another neuron?
> 10 The name of which American music trio is
> sometimes abbreviated to DCX?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Chris F.A. Johnson
Dec 19, 2017, 12:16:58 AM12/19/17
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On 2017-12-11, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 In 1908 who became the first black boxer to be world heavyweight boxing champion?
> 2 In 1903 who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Curie
>
> 1 In 1908 who became the first black boxer to be world heavyweight boxing champion?
> 2 In 1903 who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
> 3 Which country's secret intelligence service is known as Mossad?
> 4 Which website's slogan is 'We Open Governments'?
> 5 Josep Broz Tito was president of which country from 1943-1980?
> 6 Which animal appears on the state flag of California?
> 7 Name any TWO of the three locations which have hosted the Winter Olympics on more than one occasion.
> 8 With the slogan 'Rumour has it' and receiving over 300,000 hits per day, which US website debunks/validates urban myths?
> 9 In the nervous system, which structure enables a neuron (i.e. nerve cell) to pass a signal to another neuron?
> 10 The name of which American music trio is sometimes abbreviated to DCX?
--
Chris F.A. Johnson
Calvin
Dec 20, 2017, 8:53:53 PM12/20/17
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On Monday, December 11, 2017 at 12:41:19 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 In 1908 who became the first black boxer to be world heavyweight boxing champion?
Jack Johnson
> 1 In 1908 who became the first black boxer to be world heavyweight boxing champion?
> 2 In 1903 who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
> 3 Which country's secret intelligence service is known as Mossad?
> 4 Which website's slogan is 'We Open Governments'?
> 5 Josep Broz Tito was president of which country from 1943-1980?
> 6 Which animal appears on the state flag of California?
> 7 Name any TWO of the three locations which have hosted the Winter Olympics on more than one occasion.
> 8 With the slogan 'Rumour has it' and receiving over 300,000 hits per day, which US website debunks/validates urban myths?
> 9 In the nervous system, which structure enables a neuron (i.e. nerve cell) to pass a signal to another neuron?
> 10 The name of which American music trio is sometimes abbreviated to DCX?
But the Dave Clark Ten made me smile thanks Chris :-)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 512
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9 77 Gareth Owen
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 9 78 Dan Blum
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 78 Dan Tilque
0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 68 Bruce Bowler
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 8 69 Erland S
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 7 67 Pete Gayde
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 7 67 Marc Dashevsky
0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 7 67 Aren Ess
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 7 68 Mark Brader
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 7 68 Peter Smyth
0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 48 Chris Johnson
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
5 11 11 10 11 10 6 9 5 5 83 84%
Congratulations Gareth on your win by the smallest possible margin.
CQ is now in summer recess, with the next edition appearing c. second week of January. Merry Christmas all.
cheers,
calvin
Gareth Owen
Dec 21, 2017, 12:17:40 AM12/21/17
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:
> CQ is now in summer recess, with the next edition appearing c. second
> week of January. Merry Christmas all.
Merry Christmas Calvin (*grits teeth* and congratulations to your
> CQ is now in summer recess, with the next edition appearing c. second
> week of January. Merry Christmas all.
cricketers, who seem better than ours in every facet of the game)
Calvin
Dec 21, 2017, 7:25:23 PM12/21/17
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best,
calvin
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