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Calvin
Oct 7, 2018, 10:26:49 PM10/7/18
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1 Kermit the Frog, Mickey Mouse and Porky Pig have all portrayed which character in dramatisations of 'A Christmas Carol'?
2 What phobia is the fear of all animals?
3 In 2017 which American broadcasting conglomerate purchased the [Australian] Network Ten?
4 Who portrayed Quasimodo in the 1939 version of 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'?
5 Which African country is named for the many elephants that once roamed its plains?
6 How many years does a sesquicentenary celebrate?
7 Due to its deep and powerful sound, which brass instrument is traditionally the only one of its type in an orchestra?
8 What letter of the alphabet turns a traditional Italian dish into a town square?
9 What are the first two words of the popular song 'My Way'?
10 To pass the Bechdel–Wallace test, a film must feature a scene where two or more women converse on any topic, bar which single exception?
cheers,
calvin
Dan Blum
Oct 7, 2018, 11:47:01 PM10/7/18
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1 Kermit the Frog, Mickey Mouse and Porky Pig have all portrayed which character in dramatisations of 'A Christmas Carol'?
Bob Cratchit
> 1 Kermit the Frog, Mickey Mouse and Porky Pig have all portrayed which character in dramatisations of 'A Christmas Carol'?
> 2 What phobia is the fear of all animals?
> 4 Who portrayed Quasimodo in the 1939 version of 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'?
> 5 Which African country is named for the many elephants that once roamed its plains?
> 6 How many years does a sesquicentenary celebrate?
> 7 Due to its deep and powerful sound, which brass instrument is traditionally the only one of its type in an orchestra?
> 8 What letter of the alphabet turns a traditional Italian dish into a town square?
> 10 To pass the Bechdel???Wallace test, a film must feature a scene where two or more women converse on any topic, bar which single exception?
men
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Erland Sommarskog
Oct 8, 2018, 2:41:06 PM10/8/18
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 Kermit the Frog, Mickey Mouse and Porky Pig have all portrayed
> which character in dramatisations of 'A Christmas Carol'?
Santa Claus
> 1 Kermit the Frog, Mickey Mouse and Porky Pig have all portrayed
> which character in dramatisations of 'A Christmas Carol'?
> 3 In 2017 which American broadcasting conglomerate purchased the
> [Australian] Network Ten?
> 5 Which African country is named for the many elephants that once
> roamed its plains?
> 6 How many years does a sesquicentenary celebrate?
> 7 Due to its deep and powerful sound, which brass instrument is
> traditionally the only one of its type in an orchestra?
> 8 What letter of the alphabet turns a traditional Italian dish into
> a town square?
> 9 What are the first two words of the popular song 'My Way'?
> 10 To pass the Bechdel?Wallace test, a film must feature a scene
> where two or more women converse on any topic, bar which single
> exception?
>
Men
> exception?
>
Dan Tilque
Oct 8, 2018, 2:50:47 PM10/8/18
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Kermit the Frog, Mickey Mouse and Porky Pig have all portrayed which character in dramatisations of 'A Christmas Carol'?
Ebenezer Scrooge
> 1 Kermit the Frog, Mickey Mouse and Porky Pig have all portrayed which character in dramatisations of 'A Christmas Carol'?
> 2 What phobia is the fear of all animals?
> 3 In 2017 which American broadcasting conglomerate purchased the [Australian] Network Ten?
> 4 Who portrayed Quasimodo in the 1939 version of 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'?
> 5 Which African country is named for the many elephants that once roamed its plains?
> 6 How many years does a sesquicentenary celebrate?
> 7 Due to its deep and powerful sound, which brass instrument is traditionally the only one of its type in an orchestra?
> 8 What letter of the alphabet turns a traditional Italian dish into a town square?
> 9 What are the first two words of the popular song 'My Way'?
> 10 To pass the Bechdel–Wallace test, a film must feature a scene where two or more women converse on any topic, bar which single exception?
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Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
Oct 8, 2018, 5:09:53 PM10/8/18
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"Calvin":
> 2 What phobia is the fear of all animals?
Faunaphonia?
> 3 In 2017 which American broadcasting conglomerate purchased the
> [Australian] Network Ten?
ABC, to maximize confusion?
> 4 Who portrayed Quasimodo in the 1939 version of 'The Hunchback of
> Notre Dame'?
Laughton.
> 5 Which African country is named for the many elephants that once
> roamed its plains?
Interesting question to guess at. I'll try Botswana.
> 6 How many years does a sesquicentenary celebrate?
150.
> 7 Due to its deep and powerful sound, which brass instrument is
> traditionally the only one of its type in an orchestra?
Tuba.
> 8 What letter of the alphabet turns a traditional Italian dish into
> a town square?
A.
> 9 What are the first two words of the popular song 'My Way'?
"My friends"?
> 10 To pass the Bechdel--Wallace test, a film must feature a scene
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> 1 Kermit the Frog, Mickey Mouse and Porky Pig have all portrayed
> which character in dramatisations of 'A Christmas Carol'?
Scrooge.
> which character in dramatisations of 'A Christmas Carol'?
> 2 What phobia is the fear of all animals?
> 3 In 2017 which American broadcasting conglomerate purchased the
> [Australian] Network Ten?
> 4 Who portrayed Quasimodo in the 1939 version of 'The Hunchback of
> Notre Dame'?
> 5 Which African country is named for the many elephants that once
> roamed its plains?
> 6 How many years does a sesquicentenary celebrate?
> 7 Due to its deep and powerful sound, which brass instrument is
> traditionally the only one of its type in an orchestra?
> 8 What letter of the alphabet turns a traditional Italian dish into
> a town square?
> 9 What are the first two words of the popular song 'My Way'?
> 10 To pass the Bechdel--Wallace test, a film must feature a scene
> where two or more women converse on any topic, bar which single
> exception?
Men?
> exception?
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Mark Brader, Toronto | Good Lord, it's not a locomotive.
m...@vex.net | --Tony Cooper
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Pete Gayde
Oct 11, 2018, 4:00:46 PM10/11/18
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:54547674-a3c2-4438...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Kermit the Frog, Mickey Mouse and Porky Pig have all portrayed
> which character in dramatisations of 'A Christmas Carol'?
Bob Cratchit
> 2 What phobia is the fear of all animals?
> 3 In 2017 which American
> broadcasting conglomerate purchased the [Australian] Network Ten?
Disney
> 4 Who portrayed Quasimodo in the 1939 version of 'The Hunchback of
> Notre Dame'?
Laughton
> 5 Which African country is named for the many
> elephants that once roamed its plains?
Kenya
> 6 How many years does a sesquicentenary celebrate?
150
> 7 Due to its deep and powerful sound,
> which brass instrument is traditionally the only one of its type in an
> orchestra?
Tuba
> 8 What letter of the alphabet turns a traditional
> Italian dish into a town square?
A
> 9 What are the first two words of the popular song 'My Way'?
And now
> 10 To pass the Bechdel–Wallace test,
> a film must feature a scene where two or more women converse on any
> topic, bar which single exception?
Sex
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
news:54547674-a3c2-4438...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Kermit the Frog, Mickey Mouse and Porky Pig have all portrayed
> which character in dramatisations of 'A Christmas Carol'?
> 2 What phobia is the fear of all animals?
> 3 In 2017 which American
> broadcasting conglomerate purchased the [Australian] Network Ten?
> 4 Who portrayed Quasimodo in the 1939 version of 'The Hunchback of
> Notre Dame'?
> 5 Which African country is named for the many
> elephants that once roamed its plains?
> 6 How many years does a sesquicentenary celebrate?
> 7 Due to its deep and powerful sound,
> which brass instrument is traditionally the only one of its type in an
> orchestra?
> 8 What letter of the alphabet turns a traditional
> Italian dish into a town square?
> 9 What are the first two words of the popular song 'My Way'?
> 10 To pass the Bechdel–Wallace test,
> a film must feature a scene where two or more women converse on any
> topic, bar which single exception?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
Calvin
Oct 14, 2018, 11:58:01 PM10/14/18
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On Monday, October 8, 2018 at 12:26:49 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Kermit the Frog, Mickey Mouse and Porky Pig have all portrayed which character in dramatisations of 'A Christmas Carol'?
Bob Cratchit
> 1 Kermit the Frog, Mickey Mouse and Porky Pig have all portrayed which character in dramatisations of 'A Christmas Carol'?
> 2 What phobia is the fear of all animals?
Singleton for Dan B
> 3 In 2017 which American broadcasting conglomerate purchased the [Australian] Network Ten?
> 4 Who portrayed Quasimodo in the 1939 version of 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'?
> 5 Which African country is named for the many elephants that once roamed its plains?
Singleton for Dan B
> 6 How many years does a sesquicentenary celebrate?
> 7 Due to its deep and powerful sound, which brass instrument is traditionally the only one of its type in an orchestra?
> 8 What letter of the alphabet turns a traditional Italian dish into a town square?
> 9 What are the first two words of the popular song 'My Way'?
Singleton for Pete
> 10 To pass the Bechdel–Wallace test, a film must feature a scene where two or more women converse on any topic, bar which single exception?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 539
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 19 Dan Blum
1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 6 18 Pete Gayde
0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 18 Dan Tilque
0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 19 Mark Brader
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 10 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
2 1 2 3 1 4 4 4 1 4 26 52%
Congratulations Dan B.
CQ #540 will appear in a couple of days.
cheers,
calvin
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