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Calvin

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Aug 31, 2011, 6:41:49 PM8/31/11
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1 Which sea lies between Korea and China?
2 Who portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991 film 'The Doors'?
3 Which West Indian recorded the highest individual score in Test cricket
of 400 in 2003?
4 Which country is currently hosting the world athletics championships?
5 Off the coast of which US state did the Exxon Valdez run aground in 1989?
6 Which hurricane has existed on Jupiter since at least 1664?
7 Which former Eagle had a 1985 hit with 'The Heat Is On'?
8 Who played George Cowley in 'The Professionals'?
9 Which Knight of the Round Table found the Holy Grail?
10 Which company produces the X-Box?


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Marc Dashevsky

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Aug 31, 2011, 9:57:26 PM8/31/11
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In article <op.v03nz...@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, cal...@phlegm.com says...

>
>
> 1 Which sea lies between Korea and China?
Yellow Sea

> 2 Who portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991 film 'The Doors'?

Val Kilmer

> 3 Which West Indian recorded the highest individual score in Test cricket
> of 400 in 2003?
> 4 Which country is currently hosting the world athletics championships?
> 5 Off the coast of which US state did the Exxon Valdez run aground in 1989?

Alaska

> 6 Which hurricane has existed on Jupiter since at least 1664?

the Big Red Spot

> 7 Which former Eagle had a 1985 hit with 'The Heat Is On'?

Glenn Frey

> 8 Who played George Cowley in 'The Professionals'?
> 9 Which Knight of the Round Table found the Holy Grail?
> 10 Which company produces the X-Box?

Microsoft

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Rob Parker

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Aug 31, 2011, 10:15:13 PM8/31/11
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> 1 Which sea lies between Korea and China?

Yellow Sea

> 2 Who portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991 film 'The Doors'?

Val Kilmer

> 3 Which West Indian recorded the highest individual score in Test cricket
> of 400 in 2003?

Brian Lara

> 4 Which country is currently hosting the world athletics championships?

South Korea

> 5 Off the coast of which US state did the Exxon Valdez run aground in
> 1989?

Alaska

> 6 Which hurricane has existed on Jupiter since at least 1664?

the great red spot

> 7 Which former Eagle had a 1985 hit with 'The Heat Is On'?

Glen Frey

> 8 Who played George Cowley in 'The Professionals'?

Arrrggggh - I can picture him, but not recall his name

> 9 Which Knight of the Round Table found the Holy Grail?

Parsifal (Percival) (?)

> 10 Which company produces the X-Box?

Micro$oft


Rob

Pete

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Sep 1, 2011, 12:09:25 AM9/1/11
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Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote in
news:op.v03nz...@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:

>
>
> 1 Which sea lies between Korea and China?

Yellow Sea

> 2 Who portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991 film 'The Doors'?

Johnny Depp

> 3 Which West Indian recorded the highest individual score in Test
> cricket of 400 in 2003?

Sobers

> 4 Which country is currently hosting the world athletics
> championships?

South Korea

> 5 Off the coast of which US state did the Exxon
> Valdez run aground in 1989?

Alaska

> 6 Which hurricane has existed on Jupiter since at least 1664?

The Red Spot

> 7 Which former Eagle had a 1985 hit with 'The Heat Is On'?

Henley

> 8 Who played George Cowley in 'The Professionals'?

Alec Guinness

> 9 Which Knight of the Round Table found the Holy Grail?

Sir Galahad

> 10 Which company produces the X-Box?

Microsoft

>
>

Pete

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Mark Brader

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Sep 1, 2011, 12:50:48 AM9/1/11
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"Calvin":

> 1 Which sea lies between Korea and China?

Sea of Japan.

> 2 Who portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991 film 'The Doors'?
> 3 Which West Indian recorded the highest individual score in Test cricket
> of 400 in 2003?
> 4 Which country is currently hosting the world athletics championships?

Kyrgyzstan. :-)

> 5 Off the coast of which US state did the Exxon Valdez run aground in 1989?

Alaska.

> 6 Which hurricane has existed on Jupiter since at least 1664?

Great Red Spot.

> 7 Which former Eagle had a 1985 hit with 'The Heat Is On'?
> 8 Who played George Cowley in 'The Professionals'?
> 9 Which Knight of the Round Table found the Holy Grail?

Lancelot?

> 10 Which company produces the X-Box?

Nintendo?
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Dan Tilque

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Sep 1, 2011, 3:49:04 AM9/1/11
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Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 Which sea lies between Korea and China?

East China

> 2 Who portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991 film 'The Doors'?
> 3 Which West Indian recorded the highest individual score in Test
> cricket of 400 in 2003?
> 4 Which country is currently hosting the world athletics championships?
> 5 Off the coast of which US state did the Exxon Valdez run aground in
> 1989?

Alaska

> 6 Which hurricane has existed on Jupiter since at least 1664?

Great Red Spot

> 7 Which former Eagle had a 1985 hit with 'The Heat Is On'?

Don Henley ?

> 8 Who played George Cowley in 'The Professionals'?
> 9 Which Knight of the Round Table found the Holy Grail?

Galahad

> 10 Which company produces the X-Box?

Microsoft


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Bruce Bowler

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Sep 1, 2011, 8:33:18 AM9/1/11
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On Thu, 01 Sep 2011 08:41:49 +1000, Calvin set fingers to keyboard and
typed:

> 1 Which sea lies between Korea and China?

Yellow

> 2 Who portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991 film 'The Doors'?

Val Kilmer

> 3 Which West Indian recorded the highest individual score in Test
cricket of 400 in 2003?

nada

> 4 Which country is currently hosting the world athletics
championships?

nada

> 5 Off the coast of which US state did the Exxon Valdez run aground
in 1989?

Alaska

> 6 Which hurricane has existed on Jupiter since at least 1664?

The one responsible for creating and maintaining the red spot

> 7 Which former Eagle had a 1985 hit with 'The Heat Is On'?

Glenn Frey

> 8 Who playedGeorge Cowley in 'The Professionals'?

nada

> 9 Which Knight of the Round Table found the Holy Grail?

Galahad

> 10 Which company produces the X-Box?

Microsloth


Bruce

John Masters

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Sep 1, 2011, 3:38:49 PM9/1/11
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On 2011-08-31 22:41:49 +0000, Calvin said:

> 1 Which sea lies between Korea and China?


> 2 Who portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991 film 'The Doors'?

Val Kilmer

> 3 Which West Indian recorded the highest individual score in Test
> cricket of 400 in 2003?

Brian Lara

> 4 Which country is currently hosting the world athletics championships?

Korea

> 5 Off the coast of which US state did the Exxon Valdez run aground in 1989?

Alaska

> 6 Which hurricane has existed on Jupiter since at least 1664?


> 7 Which former Eagle had a 1985 hit with 'The Heat Is On'?

Glen Frey

> 8 Who played George Cowley in 'The Professionals'?

The actor who played the butler in Upstairs, Downstairs; Scotsman;
Gordon somebody?

> 9 Which Knight of the Round Table found the Holy Grail?

Lancelot

> 10 Which company produces the X-Box?

Microsoft

Erland Sommarskog

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Sep 1, 2011, 6:05:33 PM9/1/11
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Calvin (cal...@phlegm.com) writes:
> 1 Which sea lies between Korea and China?

The Yellow Sea

> 3 Which West Indian recorded the highest individual score in Test
> cricket of 400 in 2003?

Usain Bolt

> 4 Which country is currently hosting the world athletics
> championships?

South Korea

> 5 Off the coast of which US state did the Exxon Valdez run aground
> in 1989?

Alaska

> 9 Which Knight of the Round Table found the Holy Grail?

Don't think it was any knight at all. Someone brought it to Spain on
occassion way back then. I did see it today. (And it's been in that
space since 1916, so don't ask what Indiana Jones was up to.)

> 10 Which company produces the X-Box?

Microsoft

David

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Sep 2, 2011, 4:17:49 AM9/2/11
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> 1 Which sea lies between Korea and China?

East China Sea

> 2 Who portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991 film 'The Doors'?

Val Kilmer

> 5 Off the coast of which US state did the Exxon Valdez run aground in
> 1989?

Alaska

> 6 Which hurricane has existed on Jupiter since at least 1664?

The Red Spot

> 9 Which Knight of the Round Table found the Holy Grail?

Galahad

> 10 Which company produces the X-Box?

Micro$oft

Peter Smyth

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Sep 2, 2011, 8:28:06 AM9/2/11
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"Calvin" wrote in message
news:op.v03nz...@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au...

>
>
>
>1 Which sea lies between Korea and China?
Yellow Sea

>2 Who portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991 film 'The Doors'?
>3 Which West Indian recorded the highest individual score in Test cricket
>of 400 in 2003?
BC Lara

>4 Which country is currently hosting the world athletics championships?
Korea

>5 Off the coast of which US state did the Exxon Valdez run aground in 1989?
Alaska

>6 Which hurricane has existed on Jupiter since at least 1664?
Great Red Spot

>7 Which former Eagle had a 1985 hit with 'The Heat Is On'?
Don Henley

>8 Who played George Cowley in 'The Professionals'?
>9 Which Knight of the Round Table found the Holy Grail?
Galahad (and others depending on which version you read)

>10 Which company produces the X-Box?
Microsoft

Peter Smyth

Jeffrey Turner

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Sep 3, 2011, 12:59:34 AM9/3/11
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On 8/31/2011 6:41 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 Which sea lies between Korea and China?
Sea of Japan

> 2 Who portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991 film 'The Doors'?
> 3 Which West Indian recorded the highest individual score in Test
> cricket of 400 in 2003?
> 4 Which country is currently hosting the world athletics championships?
> 5 Off the coast of which US state did the Exxon Valdez run aground in 1989?
Alaska

> 6 Which hurricane has existed on Jupiter since at least 1664?
Great Red Spot

> 7 Which former Eagle had a 1985 hit with 'The Heat Is On'?
> 8 Who played George Cowley in 'The Professionals'?
> 9 Which Knight of the Round Table found the Holy Grail?
> 10 Which company produces the X-Box?
Nintendo

Calvin

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Sep 5, 2011, 1:16:58 AM9/5/11
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On Thu, 01 Sep 2011 08:41:49 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:

> 1 Which sea lies between Korea and China?

Yellow Sea
6/11

> 2 Who portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991 film 'The Doors'?

Val Kilmer
5/11

> 3 Which West Indian recorded the highest individual score in Test
> cricket of 400 in 2003?

Brian Lara
3/11

> 4 Which country is currently hosting the world athletics championships?

[South] Korea
5/11

> 5 Off the coast of which US state did the Exxon Valdez run aground in
> 1989?

Alaska
11/11

> 6 Which hurricane has existed on Jupiter since at least 1664?

The Great Red Spot
9/11

> 7 Which former Eagle had a 1985 hit with 'The Heat Is On'?

Glenn Frey
4/11

> 8 Who played George Cowley in 'The Professionals'?

Gordon Jackson.
1/11
I accepted John's descriptive answer since that was the closest anyone got

> 9 Which Knight of the Round Table found the Holy Grail?

Sir Galahad or Sir Parsifal / Percival
6/11
We may have had this one before...

> 10 Which company produces the X-Box?

The good people at Microsoft
9/11


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 161
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 Bruce Bowler
0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 Dan Tilque
0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 5 David
1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 Erland S
0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Jeffrey Turner
0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 7 John Masters
1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 Marc Dashevsky
0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Mark Brader
1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 6 Pete Gayde
1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 7 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 Rob Parker
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
6 5 3 5 11 9 4 1 6 9 59 54%


Rob takes a tough one with 9/10.


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calvin

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