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Calvin
Mar 19, 2020, 8:48:59 PM3/19/20
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1 Which band had 1970s hits with Takin' Care of Business and You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet?
2 Which royal palace, located 18 km upstream from central London, was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in 1515 before he gifted it to Henry VIII in 1529?
3 Which game features in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of Money?
4 Boca Juniors football (soccer) club is located in which South American country?
5 Which London train station shares its name with an anthropomorphic bear?
6 Which biblical character did Russell Crowe portray in a 2014 biblical epic directed by Darren Aronofsky?
7 What major European country's national anthem has no official words'?
8 In French cuisine, what clear soup is often served (either hot or cold) at the beginning of a meal?
9 A story focusing on the narrator's relationship with the character Tyler Durden, which 1996 Chuck Palahniuk novel became a 1999 feature film?
10 For best results, a knife should be held at what angle to the steel when sharpening?
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Mar 19, 2020, 9:00:26 PM3/19/20
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"Calvin":
> 2 Which royal palace, located 18 km upstream from central London,
> was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in 1515 before he gifted it to Henry
> VIII in 1529?
Hampton Court Palace.
> 3 Which game features in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color
> of Money?
9-ball pool.
> 4 Boca Juniors football (soccer) club is located in which South
> American country?
Argentina?
> 5 Which London train station shares its name with an
> anthropomorphic bear?
Paddington.
> 6 Which biblical character did Russell Crowe portray in a 2014
> biblical epic directed by Darren Aronofsky?
Noah?
> 7 What major European country's national anthem has no official words'?
Russia?
> 8 In French cuisine, what clear soup is often served (either hot
> or cold) at the beginning of a meal?
Consomme?
> 9 A story focusing on the narrator's relationship with the
> character Tyler Durden, which 1996 Chuck Palahniuk novel became a
> 1999 feature film?
"Fight Club".
> 10 For best results, a knife should be held at what angle to the
> steel when sharpening?
45 degrees?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "If you feel [that Doug Gwyn] has a bad attitude,
m...@vex.net | then use lint (or Chris Torek...)" --Joe English
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 Which band had 1970s hits with Takin' Care of Business and You
> Ain't Seen Nothing Yet?
Electric Light Orchestra? That's a band.
> Ain't Seen Nothing Yet?
> 2 Which royal palace, located 18 km upstream from central London,
> was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in 1515 before he gifted it to Henry
> VIII in 1529?
> 3 Which game features in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color
> of Money?
> 4 Boca Juniors football (soccer) club is located in which South
> American country?
> 5 Which London train station shares its name with an
> anthropomorphic bear?
> 6 Which biblical character did Russell Crowe portray in a 2014
> biblical epic directed by Darren Aronofsky?
> 7 What major European country's national anthem has no official words'?
> 8 In French cuisine, what clear soup is often served (either hot
> or cold) at the beginning of a meal?
> 9 A story focusing on the narrator's relationship with the
> character Tyler Durden, which 1996 Chuck Palahniuk novel became a
> 1999 feature film?
> 10 For best results, a knife should be held at what angle to the
> steel when sharpening?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "If you feel [that Doug Gwyn] has a bad attitude,
m...@vex.net | then use lint (or Chris Torek...)" --Joe English
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Mar 20, 2020, 12:07:58 AM3/20/20
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 2 Which royal palace, located 18 km upstream from central London, was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in 1515 before he gifted it to Henry VIII in 1529?
Windsor Castle
> 2 Which royal palace, located 18 km upstream from central London, was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in 1515 before he gifted it to Henry VIII in 1529?
> 3 Which game features in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of Money?
> 4 Boca Juniors football (soccer) club is located in which South American country?
> 5 Which London train station shares its name with an anthropomorphic bear???
Paddington
> 6 Which biblical character did Russell Crowe portray in a 2014 biblical epic directed by Darren Aronofsky?
> 9 A story focusing on the narrator's relationship with the character Tyler Durden, which 1996 Chuck Palahniuk novel became a 1999 feature film?
> 10 For best results, a knife should be held at what angle to the steel when sharpening?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Chris F.A. Johnson
Mar 20, 2020, 1:08:08 AM3/20/20
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On 2020-03-20, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Which band had 1970s hits with Takin' Care of Business and You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet?
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
>
> 1 Which band had 1970s hits with Takin' Care of Business and You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet?
> 2 Which royal palace, located 18 km upstream from central London, was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in 1515 before he gifted it to Henry VIII in 1529?
> 3 Which game features in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of Money?
> 4 Boca Juniors football (soccer) club is located in which South American country?
> 5 Which London train station shares its name with an anthropomorphic bear???
Paddington
> 6 Which biblical character did Russell Crowe portray in a 2014 biblical epic directed by Darren Aronofsky?
> 7 What major European country's national anthem has no official words'?
> 8 In French cuisine, what clear soup is often served (either hot or cold) at the beginning of a meal?
> 9 A story focusing on the narrator's relationship with the character Tyler Durden, which 1996 Chuck Palahniuk novel became a 1999 feature film?
> 10 For best results, a knife should be held at what angle to the steel when sharpening?
Erland Sommarskog
Mar 20, 2020, 4:59:49 AM3/20/20
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 Which band had 1970s hits with Takin' Care of Business and You
> Ain't Seen Nothing Yet?
Bachmann Turner Overdrive
> 1 Which band had 1970s hits with Takin' Care of Business and You
> Ain't Seen Nothing Yet?
> 2 Which royal palace, located 18 km upstream from central London,
> was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in 1515 before he gifted it to Henry VIII
> in 1529?
> 3 Which game features in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of
> Money?
> 4 Boca Juniors football (soccer) club is located in which South
> American country?
> 5 Which London train station shares its name with an anthropomorphic
> bear?
> 6 Which biblical character did Russell Crowe portray in a 2014
> biblical epic directed by Darren Aronofsky?
> 7 What major European country's national anthem has no official
> words'?
> 8 In French cuisine, what clear soup is often served (either hot or
> cold) at the beginning of a meal?
> 10 For best results, a knife should be held at what angle to the
> steel when sharpening?
Bruce Bowler
Mar 20, 2020, 1:58:36 PM3/20/20
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On Thu, 19 Mar 2020 17:48:58 -0700, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which band had 1970s hits with Takin' Care of Business and You
Ain't
> Seen Nothing Yet?
Bachman Turner Overdrive (aka BTO)
> 1 Which band had 1970s hits with Takin' Care of Business and You
Ain't
> Seen Nothing Yet?
> 2 Which royal palace, located 18 km upstream from central London,
was
> begun by Cardinal Wolsey in 1515 before he gifted it to Henry VIII in
> 1529?
> 3 Which game features in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of
> Money?
> 4 Boca Juniors football (soccer) club is located in which South
American
> country?
> 5 Which London train station shares its name with an anthropomorphic
> bear?
> 6 Which biblical character did Russell Crowe portray in a 2014
biblical
> epic directed by Darren Aronofsky?
> 7 What major European country's national anthem has no official
words'?
> 8 In French cuisine, what clear soup is often served (either hot or
> cold) at the beginning of a meal?
> 9 A story focusing on the narrator's relationship with the character
> Tyler Durden, which 1996 Chuck Palahniuk novel became a 1999 feature
> film?
> 10 For best results, a knife should be held at what angle to the
> steel when sharpening?
for 20 degrees. Japanese knifes are generally several degrees less than
that (15-17 degrees) and cleavers are generally much blunter (30 degrees
is not uncommon).
Pete Gayde
Mar 20, 2020, 5:22:04 PM3/20/20
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:38949b9a-457f-4d13...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Which band had 1970s hits with Takin' Care of Business and You
> Ain't Seen Nothing Yet?
Bachman Turner Overdrive
> 2 Which royal palace, located 18 km
> upstream from central London, was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in 1515
> before he gifted it to Henry VIII in 1529?
Windsor Castle
> 3 Which game features
> in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of Money?
American Football
> 4 Boca
> Juniors football (soccer) club is located in which South American
> country?
Argentina
> 5 Which London train station shares its name with an
> anthropomorphic bear?
Paddington
> 6 Which biblical character did Russell
> Crowe portray in a 2014 biblical epic directed by Darren Aronofsky?
Pontius Pilate
> 7 What major European country's national anthem has no official
> words'?
> 8 In French cuisine, what clear soup is often served
> (either hot or cold) at the beginning of a meal?
Consomme
> 9 A story
> focusing on the narrator's relationship with the character Tyler
> Durden, which 1996 Chuck Palahniuk novel became a 1999 feature film?
> 10 For best results, a knife should be held at what angle to the
> steel when sharpening?
45 degrees
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
news:38949b9a-457f-4d13...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Which band had 1970s hits with Takin' Care of Business and You
> Ain't Seen Nothing Yet?
> 2 Which royal palace, located 18 km
> upstream from central London, was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in 1515
> before he gifted it to Henry VIII in 1529?
> 3 Which game features
> in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of Money?
> 4 Boca
> Juniors football (soccer) club is located in which South American
> country?
> 5 Which London train station shares its name with an
> anthropomorphic bear?
> 6 Which biblical character did Russell
> Crowe portray in a 2014 biblical epic directed by Darren Aronofsky?
> 7 What major European country's national anthem has no official
> words'?
> 8 In French cuisine, what clear soup is often served
> (either hot or cold) at the beginning of a meal?
> 9 A story
> focusing on the narrator's relationship with the character Tyler
> Durden, which 1996 Chuck Palahniuk novel became a 1999 feature film?
> 10 For best results, a knife should be held at what angle to the
> steel when sharpening?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
swp
Mar 20, 2020, 6:46:49 PM3/20/20
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On Thursday, March 19, 2020 at 8:48:59 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which band had 1970s hits with Takin' Care of Business and You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet?
bto
> 1 Which band had 1970s hits with Takin' Care of Business and You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet?
> 2 Which royal palace, located 18 km upstream from central London, was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in 1515 before he gifted it to Henry VIII in 1529?
> 3 Which game features in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of Money?
> 4 Boca Juniors football (soccer) club is located in which South American country?
> 5 Which London train station shares its name with an anthropomorphic bear?
> 6 Which biblical character did Russell Crowe portray in a 2014 biblical epic directed by Darren Aronofsky?
> 7 What major European country's national anthem has no official words'?
> 8 In French cuisine, what clear soup is often served (either hot or cold) at the beginning of a meal?
> 9 A story focusing on the narrator's relationship with the character Tyler Durden, which 1996 Chuck Palahniuk novel became a 1999 feature film?
> 10 For best results, a knife should be held at what angle to the steel when sharpening?
swp
Dan Tilque
Mar 23, 2020, 1:01:43 AM3/23/20
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On 3/19/20 5:48 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Which band had 1970s hits with Takin' Care of Business and You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet?
> 2 Which royal palace, located 18 km upstream from central London, was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in 1515 before he gifted it to Henry VIII in 1529?
Buckingham
>
> 1 Which band had 1970s hits with Takin' Care of Business and You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet?
> 2 Which royal palace, located 18 km upstream from central London, was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in 1515 before he gifted it to Henry VIII in 1529?
> 3 Which game features in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of Money?
> 4 Boca Juniors football (soccer) club is located in which South American country?
> 5 Which London train station shares its name with an anthropomorphic bear?
> 6 Which biblical character did Russell Crowe portray in a 2014 biblical epic directed by Darren Aronofsky?
> 7 What major European country's national anthem has no official words'?
> 8 In French cuisine, what clear soup is often served (either hot or cold) at the beginning of a meal?
> 9 A story focusing on the narrator's relationship with the character Tyler Durden, which 1996 Chuck Palahniuk novel became a 1999 feature film?
> 10 For best results, a knife should be held at what angle to the steel when sharpening?
Dan Tilque
R. Ess
Mar 23, 2020, 12:11:09 PM3/23/20
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On Thu, 19 Mar 2020 17:48:58 -0700 (PDT), Calvin <334...@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>1 Which band had 1970s hits with Takin' Care of Business and You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet?
Bachmann-Turner Overdrive (BTO)
>
>
ArenEss
>cheers,
>calvin
wrote:
>
>1 Which band had 1970s hits with Takin' Care of Business and You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet?
>2 Which royal palace, located 18 km upstream from central London, was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in 1515 before he gifted it to Henry VIII in 1529?
Windsor
>3 Which game features in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of Money?
Billiards (Pool)
>4 Boca Juniors football (soccer) club is located in which South American country?
>5 Which London train station shares its name with an anthropomorphic bear?
Paddington
>5 Which London train station shares its name with an anthropomorphic bear?
>6 Which biblical character did Russell Crowe portray in a 2014 biblical epic directed by Darren Aronofsky?
Noah
>7 What major European country's national anthem has no official words'?
Spain
>8 In French cuisine, what clear soup is often served (either hot or cold) at the beginning of a meal?
Consomme
>9 A story focusing on the narrator's relationship with the character Tyler Durden, which 1996 Chuck Palahniuk novel became a 1999 feature film?
Fight Club
>10 For best results, a knife should be held at what angle to the steel when sharpening?
30 degrees
>
>
ArenEss
>cheers,
>calvin
Calvin
Mar 25, 2020, 8:26:16 PM3/25/20
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On Friday, March 20, 2020 at 10:48:59 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
Hi troops
Hope you are all doing well. There has been an explosion in online quizzes thanks to corona, and good to see some old faces back here too.
Nothing to stop anyone posting a 10 question quiz if they have time on their hands ;-)
> 1 Which band had 1970s hits with Takin' Care of Business and You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet?
Bachmann Turner Overdrive
> 2 Which royal palace, located 18 km upstream from central London, was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in 1515 before he gifted it to Henry VIII in 1529?
Hampton Court Palace
> 3 Which game features in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of Money?
Pool / 9 Ball
> 4 Boca Juniors football (soccer) club is located in which South American country?
Argentina
No points for the citY sorry
> 5 Which London train station shares its name with an anthropomorphic bear?
Paddington
> 6 Which biblical character did Russell Crowe portray in a 2014 biblical epic directed by Darren Aronofsky?
Noah
> 7 What major European country's national anthem has no official words'?
Spain
> 8 In French cuisine, what clear soup is often served (either hot or cold) at the beginning of a meal?
Consomme
> 9 A story focusing on the narrator's relationship with the character Tyler Durden, which 1996 Chuck Palahniuk novel became a 1999 feature film?
Fight Club
> 10 For best results, a knife should be held at what angle to the steel when sharpening?
Accepting 15-20 degrees
Singleton for Bruce
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB 593
0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 7 34 Mark Brader
1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 37 Stephen Perry
1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 32 Chris Johnson
1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 6 34 Aren Ess
1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 25 Bruce Bowler
0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 22 Dan Blum
1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 24 Pete Gayde
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 17 Erland S
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 13 Dan Tilque
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
6 2 4 3 8 5 3 7 5 1 44 49%
Congratulations Mark, both on the win and finishing ahead of SWP.
cheers,
calvin
Hi troops
Hope you are all doing well. There has been an explosion in online quizzes thanks to corona, and good to see some old faces back here too.
Nothing to stop anyone posting a 10 question quiz if they have time on their hands ;-)
> 1 Which band had 1970s hits with Takin' Care of Business and You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet?
> 2 Which royal palace, located 18 km upstream from central London, was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in 1515 before he gifted it to Henry VIII in 1529?
> 3 Which game features in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of Money?
> 4 Boca Juniors football (soccer) club is located in which South American country?
No points for the citY sorry
> 5 Which London train station shares its name with an anthropomorphic bear?
> 6 Which biblical character did Russell Crowe portray in a 2014 biblical epic directed by Darren Aronofsky?
> 7 What major European country's national anthem has no official words'?
> 8 In French cuisine, what clear soup is often served (either hot or cold) at the beginning of a meal?
> 9 A story focusing on the narrator's relationship with the character Tyler Durden, which 1996 Chuck Palahniuk novel became a 1999 feature film?
> 10 For best results, a knife should be held at what angle to the steel when sharpening?
Singleton for Bruce
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB 593
0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 7 34 Mark Brader
1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 37 Stephen Perry
1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 32 Chris Johnson
1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 6 34 Aren Ess
1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 25 Bruce Bowler
0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 22 Dan Blum
1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 24 Pete Gayde
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 17 Erland S
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 13 Dan Tilque
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
6 2 4 3 8 5 3 7 5 1 44 49%
Congratulations Mark, both on the win and finishing ahead of SWP.
cheers,
calvin
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