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Calvin

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Oct 5, 2011, 10:09:09 PM10/5/11
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1 Which strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand?
2 Who portrayed Dian Fossey in the 1988 film Gorillas In The Mist?
3 What does the Russian word glasnost mean?
4 Which author wrote the Chronicles of Narnia novels?
5 Who played the female journalist in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee?
6 What two colours are the stripes on the flag of Argentina?
7 John Travolta and Uma Thurman co-starred in which 1994 film?
8 Suicide Blonde was a 1990 hit for which Australian rock band?
9 What does the health-related acronym BMI stand for?
10 Which Beatle married Maureen Cox in 1965?

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Pete

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Oct 5, 2011, 10:22:21 PM10/5/11
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Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote in news:op.v2wqxjuqyr33d7@04233-
jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:

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> 1 Which strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand?

Cook

> 2 Who portrayed Dian Fossey in the 1988 film Gorillas In The Mist?

Sigourney Weaver

> 3 What does the Russian word glasnost mean?

Opening

> 4 Which author wrote the Chronicles of Narnia novels?

Lewis

> 5 Who played the female journalist in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee?
> 6 What two colours are the stripes on the flag of Argentina?

White and blue

> 7 John Travolta and Uma Thurman co-starred in which 1994 film?

Pulp Fiction

> 8 Suicide Blonde was a 1990 hit for which Australian rock band?

Men at Work

> 9 What does the health-related acronym BMI stand for?

Body Mass Index

> 10 Which Beatle married Maureen Cox in 1965?

Ringo Starr

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Pete

Chris F.A. Johnson

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Oct 5, 2011, 10:25:12 PM10/5/11
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On 2011-10-06, Calvin wrote:
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> 1 Which strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand?

Cook Strait

> 2 Who portrayed Dian Fossey in the 1988 film Gorillas In The Mist?

Sigourney Weaver

> 3 What does the Russian word glasnost mean?

Openness

> 4 Which author wrote the Chronicles of Narnia novels?

C.S. Lewis

> 5 Who played the female journalist in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee?

Linda Kozlowski

> 6 What two colours are the stripes on the flag of Argentina?
> 7 John Travolta and Uma Thurman co-starred in which 1994 film?

Pulp Fiction

> 8 Suicide Blonde was a 1990 hit for which Australian rock band?
> 9 What does the health-related acronym BMI stand for?

Body Mass Index

> 10 Which Beatle married Maureen Cox in 1965?

Ringo


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Mark Brader

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Oct 5, 2011, 11:00:10 PM10/5/11
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"Calvin":

> 1 Which strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand?

Cook Str.

> 2 Who portrayed Dian Fossey in the 1988 film Gorillas In The Mist?

Weaver.

> 3 What does the Russian word glasnost mean?

Openness.

> 4 Which author wrote the Chronicles of Narnia novels?

Lewis.

> 5 Who played the female journalist in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee?

Koslowski.

> 6 What two colours are the stripes on the flag of Argentina?

Blue and white.

> 7 John Travolta and Uma Thurman co-starred in which 1994 film?

Kill Bill?

> 8 Suicide Blonde was a 1990 hit for which Australian rock band?

INXS?

> 9 What does the health-related acronym BMI stand for?

Body-mass index.

> 10 Which Beatle married Maureen Cox in 1965?

Starr?
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Marc Dashevsky

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Oct 5, 2011, 11:42:01 PM10/5/11
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In article <op.v2wqx...@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, cal...@phlegm.com says...
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> 1 Which strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand?
Cook Strait

> 2 Who portrayed Dian Fossey in the 1988 film Gorillas In The Mist?
Sigourney Weaver

> 3 What does the Russian word glasnost mean?
openess

> 4 Which author wrote the Chronicles of Narnia novels?
C.S. Lewis

> 5 Who played the female journalist in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee?
a not-too-good actress

> 6 What two colours are the stripes on the flag of Argentina?
light blue and white

> 7 John Travolta and Uma Thurman co-starred in which 1994 film?
Pulp Fiction

> 8 Suicide Blonde was a 1990 hit for which Australian rock band?
Rolf Harris

> 9 What does the health-related acronym BMI stand for?
body mass index

> 10 Which Beatle married Maureen Cox in 1965?
Richard Starkey

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John Masters

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Oct 6, 2011, 1:17:58 AM10/6/11
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On 2011-10-06 02:09:09 +0000, Calvin said:

> 1 Which strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand?


> 2 Who portrayed Dian Fossey in the 1988 film Gorillas In The Mist?

Sigourney Weaver

> 3 What does the Russian word glasnost mean?

Openness

> 4 Which author wrote the Chronicles of Narnia novels?

C S Lewis

> 5 Who played the female journalist in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee?

Linda Kozlawski (Mrs Hogan)

> 6 What two colours are the stripes on the flag of Argentina?

Red, Yellow

> 7 John Travolta and Uma Thurman co-starred in which 1994 film?

Pulp Fiction

> 8 Suicide Blonde was a 1990 hit for which Australian rock band?

INXS

> 9 What does the health-related acronym BMI stand for?

Body mass index

> 10 Which Beatle married Maureen Cox in 1965?

Ringo

Joachim Parsch

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Oct 6, 2011, 1:46:33 AM10/6/11
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Calvin schrieb:
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> 1 Which strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand?
> 2 Who portrayed Dian Fossey in the 1988 film Gorillas In The Mist?

Sigourney Weaver.

> 3 What does the Russian word glasnost mean?

Openness, I think.

> 4 Which author wrote the Chronicles of Narnia novels?

C.S. Lewis.

> 5 Who played the female journalist in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee?

Linda Koslowski.

> 6 What two colours are the stripes on the flag of Argentina?

Light blue and white.

> 7 John Travolta and Uma Thurman co-starred in which 1994 film?

Pulp Fiction.

> 8 Suicide Blonde was a 1990 hit for which Australian rock band?

INXS.

> 9 What does the health-related acronym BMI stand for?

Body-Mass-Index.

> 10 Which Beatle married Maureen Cox in 1965?

George Harrison.

Joachim

Rob Parker

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Oct 6, 2011, 4:11:58 AM10/6/11
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> 1 Which strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand?

Cook Strait

> 2 Who portrayed Dian Fossey in the 1988 film Gorillas In The Mist?

Sigourney Weaver

> 3 What does the Russian word glasnost mean?

transparency

> 4 Which author wrote the Chronicles of Narnia novels?

C.S. Lewis

> 5 Who played the female journalist in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee?

I forget

> 6 What two colours are the stripes on the flag of Argentina?

light blue & white

> 7 John Travolta and Uma Thurman co-starred in which 1994 film?

no idea

> 8 Suicide Blonde was a 1990 hit for which Australian rock band?

INXS

> 9 What does the health-related acronym BMI stand for?

body mass index

> 10 Which Beatle married Maureen Cox in 1965?

Ringo Starr


Rob

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> calvin

David Brown

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Oct 6, 2011, 7:24:50 AM10/6/11
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> 1 Which strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand?
> 2 Who portrayed Dian Fossey in the 1988 film Gorillas In The Mist?

Sigourney Weaver

> 3 What does the Russian word glasnost mean?
> 4 Which author wrote the Chronicles of Narnia novels?

C.S.Lewis

> 5 Who played the female journalist in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee?

:o/ I can picture her......

> 6 What two colours are the stripes on the flag of Argentina?

Blue and White

> 7 John Travolta and Uma Thurman co-starred in which 1994 film?

Pulp Fiction

> 8 Suicide Blonde was a 1990 hit for which Australian rock band?

INXS?

> 9 What does the health-related acronym BMI stand for?

British Medical Institution?

> 10 Which Beatle married Maureen Cox in 1965?

Ringo Star


Peter Smyth

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Oct 6, 2011, 2:02:46 PM10/6/11
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"Calvin" wrote in message
news:op.v2wqx...@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au...
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>1 Which strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand?
Tasman
>2 Who portrayed Dian Fossey in the 1988 film Gorillas In The Mist?
Sigourney Weaver
>3 What does the Russian word glasnost mean?
openness
>4 Which author wrote the Chronicles of Narnia novels?
CS Lewis
>5 Who played the female journalist in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee?
>6 What two colours are the stripes on the flag of Argentina?
Blue + White
>7 John Travolta and Uma Thurman co-starred in which 1994 film?
Pulp Fiction
>8 Suicide Blonde was a 1990 hit for which Australian rock band?
INXS
>9 What does the health-related acronym BMI stand for?
Body Mass Index
>10 Which Beatle married Maureen Cox in 1965?
Ringo Starr.

Peter Smyth

Erland Sommarskog

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Oct 6, 2011, 5:29:54 PM10/6/11
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Calvin (cal...@phlegm.com) writes:
> 3 What does the Russian word glasnost mean?

Openness

> 6 What two colours are the stripes on the flag of Argentina?

White and light-blue

> 9 What does the health-related acronym BMI stand for?

Body-Mass Index

> 10 Which Beatle married Maureen Cox in 1965?

George Harrison



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Jeffrey Turner

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Oct 7, 2011, 11:48:12 AM10/7/11
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On 10/5/2011 10:09 PM, Calvin wrote:
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> 1 Which strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand?
Cook
> 2 Who portrayed Dian Fossey in the 1988 film Gorillas In The Mist?
Meryl Streep
> 3 What does the Russian word glasnost mean?
openness
> 4 Which author wrote the Chronicles of Narnia novels?
CS Lewis
> 5 Who played the female journalist in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee?
> 6 What two colours are the stripes on the flag of Argentina?
blue and white
> 7 John Travolta and Uma Thurman co-starred in which 1994 film?
> 8 Suicide Blonde was a 1990 hit for which Australian rock band?
> 9 What does the health-related acronym BMI stand for?
body mass index
> 10 Which Beatle married Maureen Cox in 1965?
Ringo

Dan Tilque

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Oct 8, 2011, 7:56:11 AM10/8/11
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Calvin wrote:
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> 1 Which strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand?

aarrgh!

> 2 Who portrayed Dian Fossey in the 1988 film Gorillas In The Mist?
> 3 What does the Russian word glasnost mean?

openness

> 4 Which author wrote the Chronicles of Narnia novels?

CS Lewis

> 5 Who played the female journalist in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee?
> 6 What two colours are the stripes on the flag of Argentina?

blue and white

> 7 John Travolta and Uma Thurman co-starred in which 1994 film?

Pulp Fiction

> 8 Suicide Blonde was a 1990 hit for which Australian rock band?

Men at Work

> 9 What does the health-related acronym BMI stand for?

Body Mass Index

> 10 Which Beatle married Maureen Cox in 1965?

Ringo


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Someplace where no one will notice a teenage schoolgirl bound and gagged.
Sabine: I'll start near the hentai bookstore and work my way out.
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Calvin

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Oct 9, 2011, 9:07:12 PM10/9/11
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On Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:09:09 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:

> 1 Which strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand?

Cook Strait
6/12

> 2 Who portrayed Dian Fossey in the 1988 film Gorillas In The Mist?

Sigourney Weaver
8/12

> 3 What does the Russian word glasnost mean?

Openness
10/12

> 4 Which author wrote the Chronicles of Narnia novels?

CS Lewis
10/12

> 5 Who played the female journalist in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee?

Mrs Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski
4/12

> 6 What two colours are the stripes on the flag of Argentina?

Blue and white
10/12

> 7 John Travolta and Uma Thurman co-starred in which 1994 film?

Pulp Fiction
8/12

> 8 Suicide Blonde was a 1990 hit for which Australian rock band?

INXS
6/12
LOL @ Rolf Harris

> 9 What does the health-related acronym BMI stand for?

Body mass index
11/12

> 10 Which Beatle married Maureen Cox in 1965?

Ringo / Richard Starkey
10/12


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 167
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 8 Chris Johnson
0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 6 Dan Tilque
0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 6 David Brown
0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 Erland S
1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 6 Jeffrey Turner
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 Joachim Parsch
0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 7 John Masters
1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 7 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9 Mark Brader
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 8 Pete Gayde
0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 Peter Smyth
1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 7 Rob Parker
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
6 8 10 10 4 10 8 6 11 10 83 69%


Mark takes it with 9.

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