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Calvin
Nov 1, 2015, 8:59:43 PM11/1/15
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1 Which English economist, MP and scientist (1623 to 1687) is credited with originating the philosophy of laissez-faire in relation to government activity?
2 What is the square root of one quarter?
3 Which US state shares a border with three Canadian provinces - British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan?
4 What is the English title of Sergio Leonie's 1966 film "Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo"?
5 Which two words complete the opening line to JM Barrie's 1911 novel Peter Pan: "All children, except one, ________"?
6 Bill Ranic won the first season of which American reality show?
7 What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
8 Which gas gives soft drinks their fizz?
9 Gaining independence in 1992, which Balkan country (pop. 3.8 million) is almost entirely landlocked, but for 20 kilometres of coastline on the Adriatic Sea around the city of Neum?
10 Nicknamed "Ginger Jesus", his first two albums are named after mathematical symbols. Which English singer-songwriter topped the ARIA charts in 2014 with his second album 'X' (or 'Multiply')?
cheers,
calvin
2 What is the square root of one quarter?
3 Which US state shares a border with three Canadian provinces - British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan?
4 What is the English title of Sergio Leonie's 1966 film "Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo"?
5 Which two words complete the opening line to JM Barrie's 1911 novel Peter Pan: "All children, except one, ________"?
6 Bill Ranic won the first season of which American reality show?
7 What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
8 Which gas gives soft drinks their fizz?
9 Gaining independence in 1992, which Balkan country (pop. 3.8 million) is almost entirely landlocked, but for 20 kilometres of coastline on the Adriatic Sea around the city of Neum?
10 Nicknamed "Ginger Jesus", his first two albums are named after mathematical symbols. Which English singer-songwriter topped the ARIA charts in 2014 with his second album 'X' (or 'Multiply')?
cheers,
calvin
Chris F.A. Johnson
Nov 1, 2015, 9:40:03 PM11/1/15
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On 2015-11-02, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which English economist, MP and scientist (1623 to 1687) is credited with originating the philosophy of laissez-faire in relation to government activity?
Adam Smith
> 1 Which English economist, MP and scientist (1623 to 1687) is credited with originating the philosophy of laissez-faire in relation to government activity?
> 2 What is the square root of one quarter?
> 3 Which US state shares a border with three Canadian provinces - British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan?
> 4 What is the English title of Sergio Leonie's 1966 film "Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo"?
> 5 Which two words complete the opening line to JM Barrie's 1911 novel Peter Pan: "All children, except one, ________"?
> 6 Bill Ranic won the first season of which American reality show?
> 7 What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
> 8 Which gas gives soft drinks their fizz?
> 9 Gaining independence in 1992, which Balkan country (pop. 3.8 million) is almost entirely landlocked, but for 20 kilometres of coastline on the Adriatic Sea around the city of Neum?
> 10 Nicknamed "Ginger Jesus", his first two albums are named after mathematical symbols. Which English singer-songwriter topped the ARIA charts in 2014 with his second album 'X' (or 'Multiply')?
Chris F.A. Johnson
Mark Brader
Nov 2, 2015, 12:09:52 AM11/2/15
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Calvin:
> 2 What is the square root of one quarter?
1/2.
> 3 Which US state shares a border with three Canadian provinces
> - British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan?
Montana.
> 4 What is the English title of Sergio Leonie's 1966 film "Il
> buono, il brutto, il cattivo"?
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".
> 5 Which two words complete the opening line to JM Barrie's
> 1911 novel Peter Pan: "All children, except one, ________"?
"Grow up".
> 6 Bill Ranic won the first season of which American reality show?
"America's Got Talent"?
> 7 What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
Pluto, dammit. (But officially, Mercury.)
> 8 Which gas gives soft drinks their fizz?
Carbon dioxide.
> 9 Gaining independence in 1992, which Balkan country (pop. 3.8
> million) is almost entirely landlocked, but for 20 kilometres
> of coastline on the Adriatic Sea around the city of Neum?
Bosnia & Herzegovina.
> 10 Nicknamed "Ginger Jesus", his first two albums are named
> after mathematical symbols. Which English singer-songwriter
> topped the ARIA charts in 2014 with his second album 'X' (or
> 'Multiply')?
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Mark Brader, Toronto | Any company large enough to have a research lab
m...@vex.net | is large enough not to listen to it. --Alan Kay
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 Which English economist, MP and scientist (1623 to 1687) is
> credited with originating the philosophy of laissez-faire in
> relation to government activity?
Gresham?
> credited with originating the philosophy of laissez-faire in
> relation to government activity?
> 2 What is the square root of one quarter?
> 3 Which US state shares a border with three Canadian provinces
> - British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan?
> 4 What is the English title of Sergio Leonie's 1966 film "Il
> buono, il brutto, il cattivo"?
> 5 Which two words complete the opening line to JM Barrie's
> 1911 novel Peter Pan: "All children, except one, ________"?
> 6 Bill Ranic won the first season of which American reality show?
> 7 What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
> 8 Which gas gives soft drinks their fizz?
> 9 Gaining independence in 1992, which Balkan country (pop. 3.8
> million) is almost entirely landlocked, but for 20 kilometres
> of coastline on the Adriatic Sea around the city of Neum?
> 10 Nicknamed "Ginger Jesus", his first two albums are named
> after mathematical symbols. Which English singer-songwriter
> topped the ARIA charts in 2014 with his second album 'X' (or
> 'Multiply')?
Mark Brader, Toronto | Any company large enough to have a research lab
m...@vex.net | is large enough not to listen to it. --Alan Kay
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Marc Dashevsky
Nov 2, 2015, 12:39:58 AM11/2/15
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In article <fe4b098a-5b48-4824...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 3 Which US state shares a border with three Canadian provinces - British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan?
Montana
> 4 What is the English title of Sergio Leonie's 1966 film "Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo"?
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
> 5 Which two words complete the opening line to JM Barrie's 1911 novel Peter Pan: "All children, except one, ________"?
grow up
> 6 Bill Ranic won the first season of which American reality show?
> 7 What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
Mercury
> 8 Which gas gives soft drinks their fizz?
carbon dioxide
> 9 Gaining independence in 1992, which Balkan country (pop. 3.8 million) is almost entirely landlocked, but for 20 kilometres of coastline on the Adriatic Sea around the city of Neum?
Bosnia and Herzegovina
> 10 Nicknamed "Ginger Jesus", his first two albums are named after mathematical symbols. Which English singer-songwriter topped the ARIA charts in 2014 with his second album 'X' (or 'Multiply')?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
>
> 1 Which English economist, MP and scientist (1623 to 1687) is credited with originating the philosophy of laissez-faire in relation to government activity?
> 2 What is the square root of one quarter?
one half
> 1 Which English economist, MP and scientist (1623 to 1687) is credited with originating the philosophy of laissez-faire in relation to government activity?
> 2 What is the square root of one quarter?
> 3 Which US state shares a border with three Canadian provinces - British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan?
> 4 What is the English title of Sergio Leonie's 1966 film "Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo"?
> 5 Which two words complete the opening line to JM Barrie's 1911 novel Peter Pan: "All children, except one, ________"?
> 6 Bill Ranic won the first season of which American reality show?
> 7 What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
> 8 Which gas gives soft drinks their fizz?
> 9 Gaining independence in 1992, which Balkan country (pop. 3.8 million) is almost entirely landlocked, but for 20 kilometres of coastline on the Adriatic Sea around the city of Neum?
> 10 Nicknamed "Ginger Jesus", his first two albums are named after mathematical symbols. Which English singer-songwriter topped the ARIA charts in 2014 with his second album 'X' (or 'Multiply')?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Dan Tilque
Nov 2, 2015, 2:55:35 AM11/2/15
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which English economist, MP and scientist (1623 to 1687) is credited with originating the philosophy of laissez-faire in relation to government activity?
Adam Smith
> 1 Which English economist, MP and scientist (1623 to 1687) is credited with originating the philosophy of laissez-faire in relation to government activity?
> 2 What is the square root of one quarter?
> 3 Which US state shares a border with three Canadian provinces - British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan?
> 4 What is the English title of Sergio Leonie's 1966 film "Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo"?
> 5 Which two words complete the opening line to JM Barrie's 1911 novel Peter Pan: "All children, except one, ________"?
> 6 Bill Ranic won the first season of which American reality show?
> 7 What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
> 8 Which gas gives soft drinks their fizz?
> 9 Gaining independence in 1992, which Balkan country (pop. 3.8 million) is almost entirely landlocked, but for 20 kilometres of coastline on the Adriatic Sea around the city of Neum?
> 10 Nicknamed "Ginger Jesus", his first two albums are named after mathematical symbols. Which English singer-songwriter topped the ARIA charts in 2014 with his second album 'X' (or 'Multiply')?
Dan Tilque
bbowler
Nov 2, 2015, 10:21:31 AM11/2/15
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On Sun, 01 Nov 2015 17:59:42 -0800, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which English economist, MP and scientist (1623 to 1687) is
credited
> with originating the philosophy of laissez-faire in relation to
> government activity?
> 2 What is the square root of one quarter?
1/2
> 1 Which English economist, MP and scientist (1623 to 1687) is
credited
> with originating the philosophy of laissez-faire in relation to
> government activity?
> 2 What is the square root of one quarter?
> 3 Which US state shares a border with three Canadian provinces -
British
> Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan?
> 4 What is the English title of Sergio Leonie's 1966 film "Il buono,
il
> brutto, il cattivo"?
> 5 Which two words complete the opening line to JM Barrie's 1911 novel
> Peter Pan: "All children, except one, ________"?
> 6 Bill Ranic won the first season of which American reality show?
> 7 What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
> 8 Which gas gives soft drinks their fizz?
Erland Sommarskog
Nov 2, 2015, 11:02:37 AM11/2/15
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 Which English economist, MP and scientist (1623 to 1687) is
> credited with originating the philosophy of laissez-faire in relation to
> government activity?
John Hull
> 1 Which English economist, MP and scientist (1623 to 1687) is
> credited with originating the philosophy of laissez-faire in relation to
> government activity?
> 2 What is the square root of one quarter?
½
> 3 Which US state shares a border with three Canadian provinces -
> British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan?
> 4 What is the English title of Sergio Leonie's 1966 film "Il buono,
> il brutto, il cattivo"?
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
> 7 What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
Mercury (now that Pluto has been demoted as such).
> 8 Which gas gives soft drinks their fizz?
> 9 Gaining independence in 1992, which Balkan country (pop. 3.8
> million) is almost entirely landlocked, but for 20 kilometres of
> coastline on the Adriatic Sea around the city of Neum?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Peter Smyth
Nov 2, 2015, 1:25:22 PM11/2/15
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which English economist, MP and scientist (1623 to 1687) is
> credited with originating the philosophy of laissez-faire in relation
> to government activity?
Adam Smith
> 1 Which English economist, MP and scientist (1623 to 1687) is
> credited with originating the philosophy of laissez-faire in relation
> to government activity?
> 2 What is the square root of one quarter?
> 3 Which US state shares a border with three Canadian provinces -
> British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan?
> 4 What is the English title of Sergio Leonie's 1966 film "Il buono,
> il brutto, il cattivo"?
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
> 5 Which two words complete the opening line to JM Barrie's 1911
> novel Peter Pan: "All children, except one, ________"?
Grow Up
> novel Peter Pan: "All children, except one, ________"?
> 6 Bill Ranic won the first season of which American reality show?
> 7 What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
> 8 Which gas gives soft drinks their fizz?
> 9 Gaining independence in 1992, which Balkan country (pop. 3.8
> million) is almost entirely landlocked, but for 20 kilometres of
> coastline on the Adriatic Sea around the city of Neum?
> 10 Nicknamed "Ginger Jesus", his first two albums are named after
> mathematical symbols. Which English singer-songwriter topped the ARIA
> charts in 2014 with his second album 'X' (or 'Multiply')?
Peter Smyth
Gareth Owen
Nov 2, 2015, 3:23:58 PM11/2/15
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:
> 1 Which English economist, MP and scientist (1623 to 1687) is credited
> with originating the philosophy of laissez-faire in relation to
> government activity?
No freaking idea
> 1 Which English economist, MP and scientist (1623 to 1687) is credited
> with originating the philosophy of laissez-faire in relation to
> government activity?
> 2 What is the square root of one quarter?
> 3 Which US state shares a border with three Canadian provinces -
> British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan?
> 4 What is the English title of Sergio Leonie's 1966 film "Il buono, il
> brutto, il cattivo"?
> 5 Which two words complete the opening line to JM Barrie's 1911 novel
> Peter Pan: "All children, except one, ________"?
> 6 Bill Ranic won the first season of which American reality show?
> 7 What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
> 8 Which gas gives soft drinks their fizz?
> 9 Gaining independence in 1992, which Balkan country (pop. 3.8
> million) is almost entirely landlocked, but for 20 kilometres of
> coastline on the Adriatic Sea around the city of Neum?
> 10 Nicknamed "Ginger Jesus", his first two albums are named after
> mathematical symbols. Which English singer-songwriter topped the ARIA
> charts in 2014 with his second album 'X' (or 'Multiply')?
Pete
Nov 2, 2015, 7:14:59 PM11/2/15
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:fe4b098a-5b48-4824...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 Which English economist, MP and scientist (1623 to 1687) is
> credited with originating the philosophy of laissez-faire in relation
> to government activity?
> 2 What is the square root of one quarter?
1/2
> 3 Which US state shares a border with three Canadian provinces -
> British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan?
Montana
> 4 What is the English
> title of Sergio Leonie's 1966 film "Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo"?
> 6 Bill Ranic won the first season of which American reality show?
Survivor
> 7 What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
Mercury
> 8 Which gas gives soft drinks their fizz?
Carbon Dioxide
> 9 Gaining independence in 1992, which Balkan
> country (pop. 3.8 million) is almost entirely landlocked, but for 20
> kilometres of coastline on the Adriatic Sea around the city of Neum?
Montenegro
> 10 Nicknamed "Ginger Jesus", his first two albums are named after
> mathematical symbols. Which English singer-songwriter topped the ARIA
> charts in 2014 with his second album 'X' (or 'Multiply')?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete
news:fe4b098a-5b48-4824...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 Which English economist, MP and scientist (1623 to 1687) is
> credited with originating the philosophy of laissez-faire in relation
> to government activity?
> 2 What is the square root of one quarter?
> 3 Which US state shares a border with three Canadian provinces -
> British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan?
> 4 What is the English
> title of Sergio Leonie's 1966 film "Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo"?
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
> 5 Which two words complete the opening line to JM Barrie's 1911
> novel Peter Pan: "All children, except one, ________"?
grow old
> novel Peter Pan: "All children, except one, ________"?
> 6 Bill Ranic won the first season of which American reality show?
> 7 What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
> 8 Which gas gives soft drinks their fizz?
> 9 Gaining independence in 1992, which Balkan
> country (pop. 3.8 million) is almost entirely landlocked, but for 20
> kilometres of coastline on the Adriatic Sea around the city of Neum?
> 10 Nicknamed "Ginger Jesus", his first two albums are named after
> mathematical symbols. Which English singer-songwriter topped the ARIA
> charts in 2014 with his second album 'X' (or 'Multiply')?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Björn Lundin
Nov 3, 2015, 1:25:56 PM11/3/15
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On 2015-11-02 02:59, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which English economist, MP and scientist (1623 to 1687) is credited with originating the philosophy of laissez-faire in relation to government activity?
> 2 What is the square root of one quarter?
1/2
> 1 Which English economist, MP and scientist (1623 to 1687) is credited with originating the philosophy of laissez-faire in relation to government activity?
> 2 What is the square root of one quarter?
> 3 Which US state shares a border with three Canadian provinces - British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan?
> 4 What is the English title of Sergio Leonie's 1966 film "Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo"?
The good, the bad and the ugly
> 5 Which two words complete the opening line to JM Barrie's 1911 novel Peter Pan: "All children, except one, ________"?
grows up
> 6 Bill Ranic won the first season of which American reality show?
> 7 What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
Mercury (since pluto is a dwarf nowadays)
> 8 Which gas gives soft drinks their fizz?
Carbondioxid
> 9 Gaining independence in 1992, which Balkan country (pop. 3.8 million) is almost entirely landlocked, but for 20 kilometres of coastline on the Adriatic Sea around the city of Neum?
Bosnia-Hercegovina
> 10 Nicknamed "Ginger Jesus", his first two albums are named after mathematical symbols. Which English singer-songwriter topped the ARIA charts in 2014 with his second album 'X' (or 'Multiply')?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
--
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
--
Björn
Calvin
Nov 8, 2015, 5:37:51 PM11/8/15
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On Monday, November 2, 2015 at 11:59:43 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which English economist, MP and scientist (1623 to 1687) is credited with originating the philosophy of laissez-faire in relation to government activity?
Sir William Petty
> 1 Which English economist, MP and scientist (1623 to 1687) is credited with originating the philosophy of laissez-faire in relation to government activity?
http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21591842-meet-sir-william-petty-man-who-invented-economics-petty-impressive
> 2 What is the square root of one quarter?
> 3 Which US state shares a border with three Canadian provinces - British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan?
> 4 What is the English title of Sergio Leonie's 1966 film "Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo"?
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
At least no-one suggested rgt :-)
> 5 Which two words complete the opening line to JM Barrie's 1911 novel Peter Pan: "All children, except one, ________"?
> 6 Bill Ranic won the first season of which American reality show?
I don't care either
> 7 What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
> 8 Which gas gives soft drinks their fizz?
> 9 Gaining independence in 1992, which Balkan country (pop. 3.8 million) is almost entirely landlocked, but for 20 kilometres of coastline on the Adriatic Sea around the city of Neum?
> 10 Nicknamed "Ginger Jesus", his first two albums are named after mathematical symbols. Which English singer-songwriter topped the ARIA charts in 2014 with his second album 'X' (or 'Multiply')?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 414
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 61 Peter Smyth
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 45 Gareth Owen
0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 7 48 Marc Dashevsky
0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 7 48 Dan Tilque
0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 37 Pete Gayde
0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 38 Erland S
0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 6 39 Bjorn Lundin
0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 41 Chris Johnson
0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 41 Bruce Bowler
0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 44 Mark Brader
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
0 10 8 10 8 3 9 10 6 2 66 66%
Congratulations Peter on a convincing win over an otherwise tightly packed field.
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Nov 9, 2015, 1:23:13 AM11/9/15
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"Calvin":
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Toronto | refutes a conjecture as effectively as ten... Hands up!
m...@vex.net | You have to surrender." -- Imre Lakatos
> 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 44 Mark Brader
Harrumph.
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Mark Brader | "Sir, your composure baffles me. A single counterexample
Toronto | refutes a conjecture as effectively as ten... Hands up!
m...@vex.net | You have to surrender." -- Imre Lakatos
Erland Sommarskog
Nov 9, 2015, 3:12:16 AM11/9/15
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
>> 9 Gaining independence in 1992, which Balkan country (pop. 3.8
>> million) is almost entirely landlocked, but for 20 kilometres of
>> coastline on the Adriatic Sea around the city of Neum?
>
> Bosnia (and Herzegovina)
>
Given where Neum is located, it would be more appropriate to have the
>> 9 Gaining independence in 1992, which Balkan country (pop. 3.8
>> million) is almost entirely landlocked, but for 20 kilometres of
>> coastline on the Adriatic Sea around the city of Neum?
>
> Bosnia (and Herzegovina)
>
parentheses the other way round:
(Bosnia and) Herzegovina.
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