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Calvin
Dec 6, 2014, 11:49:24 PM12/6/14
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1 What nationality was revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (1879 - 1919)?
2 Which citrus-flavoured liqueur is named after the Caribbean island where is was first distilled in the 19th century?
3 Who did Ringo Starr marry in 1981?
4 Which vegetable (though technically a fruit) is also known as courgette?
5 Which British statesman was responsible for the founding the city of Singapore?
6 What country won both Miss World (Europe) and the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998, despite not even being in Europe?
7 Irish playwright Samuel Beckett originally wrote his play Waiting for Godot in which language before translating it into English himself?
8 Which ship rescued many of The Titanic survivors in 1912?
9 Jessica Marais (as Sister Joan Miller) and Jonathan LaPaglia (as Dr Patrick McNaughton) star in which Australian TV series?
10 Eleven Israeli athletes and coaches were killed in a terrorist attack during which Olympic Games? [Year or City]
cheers,
calvin
2 Which citrus-flavoured liqueur is named after the Caribbean island where is was first distilled in the 19th century?
3 Who did Ringo Starr marry in 1981?
4 Which vegetable (though technically a fruit) is also known as courgette?
5 Which British statesman was responsible for the founding the city of Singapore?
6 What country won both Miss World (Europe) and the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998, despite not even being in Europe?
7 Irish playwright Samuel Beckett originally wrote his play Waiting for Godot in which language before translating it into English himself?
8 Which ship rescued many of The Titanic survivors in 1912?
9 Jessica Marais (as Sister Joan Miller) and Jonathan LaPaglia (as Dr Patrick McNaughton) star in which Australian TV series?
10 Eleven Israeli athletes and coaches were killed in a terrorist attack during which Olympic Games? [Year or City]
cheers,
calvin
Erland Sommarskog
Dec 7, 2014, 4:26:26 AM12/7/14
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 What nationality was revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (1879 -
> 1919)?
Mexico
> 1 What nationality was revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (1879 -
> 1919)?
> 3 Who did Ringo Starr marry in 1981?
were not permitted anywhere that year, so it can't have been his husband.
> 4 Which vegetable (though technically a fruit) is also known as
> courgette?
> 5 Which British statesman was responsible for the founding the city
> of Singapore?
> 6 What country won both Miss World (Europe) and the Eurovision Song
> Contest in 1998, despite not even being in Europe?
> 7 Irish playwright Samuel Beckett originally wrote his play Waiting
> for Godot in which language before translating it into English himself?
> 10 Eleven Israeli athletes and coaches were killed in a terrorist
> attack during which Olympic Games? [Year or City]
>
Björn Lundin
Dec 7, 2014, 6:29:29 AM12/7/14
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On 2014-12-07 05:49, Calvin wrote:
> 1 What nationality was revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (1879 - 1919)?
Mexican
> 1 What nationality was revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (1879 - 1919)?
> 2 Which citrus-flavoured liqueur is named after the Caribbean island where is was first distilled in the 19th century?
Curaco
> 5 Which British statesman was responsible for the founding the city of Singapore?
> 6 What country won both Miss World (Europe) and the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998, despite not even being in Europe?
> 7 Irish playwright Samuel Beckett originally wrote his play Waiting for Godot in which language before translating it into English himself?
French
> 9 Jessica Marais (as Sister Joan Miller) and Jonathan LaPaglia (as Dr Patrick McNaughton) star in which Australian TV series?
Flying Doctors
> 10 Eleven Israeli athletes and coaches were killed in a terrorist attack during which Olympic Games? [Year or City]
Munich 1972
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Björn
Chris F.A. Johnson
Dec 7, 2014, 8:08:09 PM12/7/14
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On 2014-12-07, Calvin wrote:
> 1 What nationality was revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (1879 - 1919)?
Mexican
> 1 What nationality was revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (1879 - 1919)?
> 2 Which citrus-flavoured liqueur is named after the Caribbean island where is was first distilled in the 19th century?
> 3 Who did Ringo Starr marry in 1981?
> 4 Which vegetable (though technically a fruit) is also known as courgette?
> 5 Which British statesman was responsible for the founding the city of Singapore?
> 6 What country won both Miss World (Europe) and the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998, despite not even being in Europe?
> 7 Irish playwright Samuel Beckett originally wrote his play Waiting for Godot in which language before translating it into English himself?
> 8 Which ship rescued many of The Titanic survivors in 1912?
> 9 Jessica Marais (as Sister Joan Miller) and Jonathan LaPaglia (as Dr Patrick McNaughton) star in which Australian TV series?
> 10 Eleven Israeli athletes and coaches were killed in a terrorist attack during which Olympic Games? [Year or City]
--
Chris F.A. Johnson
Marc Dashevsky
Dec 8, 2014, 2:48:18 AM12/8/14
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In article <af813d7b-3244-44ee...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 2 Which citrus-flavoured liqueur is named after the Caribbean island where is was first distilled in the 19th century?
Curacao
> 3 Who did Ringo Starr marry in 1981?
Barbara Bach
> 4 Which vegetable (though technically a fruit) is also known as courgette?
zucchini
> 5 Which British statesman was responsible for the founding the city of Singapore?
> 6 What country won both Miss World (Europe) and the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998, despite not even being in Europe?
Israel
> 7 Irish playwright Samuel Beckett originally wrote his play Waiting for Godot in which language before translating it into English himself?
French
> 8 Which ship rescued many of The Titanic survivors in 1912?
> 9 Jessica Marais (as Sister Joan Miller) and Jonathan LaPaglia (as Dr Patrick McNaughton) star in which Australian TV series?
> 10 Eleven Israeli athletes and coaches were killed in a terrorist attack during which Olympic Games? [Year or City]
Munich
> cheers,
> calvin
>
> 1 What nationality was revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (1879 - 1919)?
Mexican
> 1 What nationality was revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (1879 - 1919)?
> 2 Which citrus-flavoured liqueur is named after the Caribbean island where is was first distilled in the 19th century?
> 3 Who did Ringo Starr marry in 1981?
> 4 Which vegetable (though technically a fruit) is also known as courgette?
> 5 Which British statesman was responsible for the founding the city of Singapore?
> 6 What country won both Miss World (Europe) and the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998, despite not even being in Europe?
> 7 Irish playwright Samuel Beckett originally wrote his play Waiting for Godot in which language before translating it into English himself?
> 8 Which ship rescued many of The Titanic survivors in 1912?
> 9 Jessica Marais (as Sister Joan Miller) and Jonathan LaPaglia (as Dr Patrick McNaughton) star in which Australian TV series?
> 10 Eleven Israeli athletes and coaches were killed in a terrorist attack during which Olympic Games? [Year or City]
> cheers,
> calvin
Bruce Bowler
Dec 8, 2014, 11:33:51 AM12/8/14
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First to worst on this one...
On Sat, 06 Dec 2014 20:49:23 -0800, Calvin wrote:
> 1 What nationality was revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (1879 -
> 1919)?
Mexican?
> 2 Which citrus-flavoured liqueur is named after the Caribbean island
> where is was first distilled in the 19th century?
> 3 Who did Ringo Starr marry in 1981?
> 4 Which vegetable (though technically a fruit) is also known as
> courgette?
Zucchini (or puke-ini - I can't stand them)
> 5 Which British statesman was responsible for the founding the city
> of Singapore?
> 6 What country won both Miss World (Europe) and the Eurovision Song
> Contest in 1998, despite not even being in Europe?
> 7 Irish playwright Samuel Beckett originally wrote his play Waiting
> for Godot in which language before translating it into English
> himself?
> 8 Which ship rescued many of The Titanic survivors in 1912?
California
> 9 Jessica Marais (as Sister Joan Miller) and Jonathan LaPaglia (as Dr
> Patrick McNaughton) star in which Australian TV series?
> 10 Eleven Israeli athletes and coaches were killed in a terrorist
> attack during which Olympic Games? [Year or City]
Munich
> cheers,
> calvin
On Sat, 06 Dec 2014 20:49:23 -0800, Calvin wrote:
> 1 What nationality was revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (1879 -
> 1919)?
> 2 Which citrus-flavoured liqueur is named after the Caribbean island
> where is was first distilled in the 19th century?
> 3 Who did Ringo Starr marry in 1981?
> 4 Which vegetable (though technically a fruit) is also known as
> courgette?
> 5 Which British statesman was responsible for the founding the city
> of Singapore?
> 6 What country won both Miss World (Europe) and the Eurovision Song
> Contest in 1998, despite not even being in Europe?
> 7 Irish playwright Samuel Beckett originally wrote his play Waiting
> for Godot in which language before translating it into English
> himself?
> 8 Which ship rescued many of The Titanic survivors in 1912?
> 9 Jessica Marais (as Sister Joan Miller) and Jonathan LaPaglia (as Dr
> Patrick McNaughton) star in which Australian TV series?
> 10 Eleven Israeli athletes and coaches were killed in a terrorist
> attack during which Olympic Games? [Year or City]
> cheers,
> calvin
Peter Smyth
Dec 8, 2014, 1:55:03 PM12/8/14
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> 1 What nationality was revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (1879 -
> 1919)?
> 2 Which citrus-flavoured liqueur is named after the Caribbean island
> where is was first distilled in the 19th century?
Curacao
> where is was first distilled in the 19th century?
> 3 Who did Ringo Starr marry in 1981?
Olivia
> 4 Which vegetable (though technically a fruit) is also known as
> courgette?
Zucchini
> courgette?
> 5 Which British statesman was responsible for the founding the city
> of Singapore?
Raffles
> of Singapore?
> 6 What country won both Miss World (Europe) and the Eurovision Song
> Contest in 1998, despite not even being in Europe?
Israel
> Contest in 1998, despite not even being in Europe?
> 7 Irish playwright Samuel Beckett originally wrote his play Waiting
> for Godot in which language before translating it into English
> himself?
French
> for Godot in which language before translating it into English
> himself?
> 8 Which ship rescued many of The Titanic survivors in 1912?
>
> 9 Jessica Marais (as Sister Joan Miller) and Jonathan LaPaglia (as
> Dr Patrick McNaughton) star in which Australian TV series?
Neighbours
>
> 9 Jessica Marais (as Sister Joan Miller) and Jonathan LaPaglia (as
> Dr Patrick McNaughton) star in which Australian TV series?
> 10 Eleven Israeli athletes and coaches were killed in a terrorist
> attack during which Olympic Games? [Year or City]
Munich
> attack during which Olympic Games? [Year or City]
Peter Smyth
Mark Brader
Dec 8, 2014, 6:38:02 PM12/8/14
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"Calvin" writes:
> 1 What nationality was revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (1879
> - 1919)?
Mexican.
> 1 What nationality was revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (1879
> - 1919)?
> 2 Which citrus-flavoured liqueur is named after the Caribbean island
> where is was first distilled in the 19th century?
> 3 Who did Ringo Starr marry in 1981?
> 4 Which vegetable (though technically a fruit) is also known as
> courgette?
> 5 Which British statesman was responsible for the founding the
> city of Singapore?
> 6 What country won both Miss World (Europe) and the Eurovision
> Song Contest in 1998, despite not even being in Europe?
> 7 Irish playwright Samuel Beckett originally wrote his play Waiting
> for Godot in which language before translating it into English himself?
> 8 Which ship rescued many of The Titanic survivors in 1912?
> 9 Jessica Marais (as Sister Joan Miller) and Jonathan LaPaglia
> (as Dr Patrick McNaughton) star in which Australian TV series?
> 10 Eleven Israeli athletes and coaches were killed in a terrorist
> attack during which Olympic Games? [Year or City]
--
Mark Brader | "If the standard says that [things] depend on the
Toronto | phase of the moon, the programmer should be prepared
m...@vex.net | to look out the window as necessary." -- Chris Torek
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Rob Parker
Dec 8, 2014, 8:27:17 PM12/8/14
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> 1 What nationality was revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (1879 - 1919)?
Mexican
> 2 Which citrus-flavoured liqueur is named after the Caribbean island where
> is was first distilled in the 19th century?
> 3 Who did Ringo Starr marry in 1981?
> 4 Which vegetable (though technically a fruit) is also known as courgette?
> 5 Which British statesman was responsible for the founding the city of
> Singapore?
> 6 What country won both Miss World (Europe) and the Eurovision Song
> Contest in 1998, despite not even being in Europe?
> 7 Irish playwright Samuel Beckett originally wrote his play Waiting for
> Godot in which language before translating it into English himself?
> 8 Which ship rescued many of The Titanic survivors in 1912?
> 9 Jessica Marais (as Sister Joan Miller) and Jonathan LaPaglia (as Dr
> Patrick McNaughton) star in which Australian TV series?
> 10 Eleven Israeli athletes and coaches were killed in a terrorist attack
> during which Olympic Games? [Year or City]
Rob
Dan Tilque
Dec 9, 2014, 2:11:58 AM12/9/14
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 What nationality was revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (1879 - 1919)?
Mexican
> 1 What nationality was revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (1879 - 1919)?
> 2 Which citrus-flavoured liqueur is named after the Caribbean island where is was first distilled in the 19th century?
> 3 Who did Ringo Starr marry in 1981?
> 4 Which vegetable (though technically a fruit) is also known as courgette?
> 5 Which British statesman was responsible for the founding the city of Singapore?
> 6 What country won both Miss World (Europe) and the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998, despite not even being in Europe?
> 7 Irish playwright Samuel Beckett originally wrote his play Waiting for Godot in which language before translating it into English himself?
> 8 Which ship rescued many of The Titanic survivors in 1912?
> 9 Jessica Marais (as Sister Joan Miller) and Jonathan LaPaglia (as Dr Patrick McNaughton) star in which Australian TV series?
> 10 Eleven Israeli athletes and coaches were killed in a terrorist attack during which Olympic Games? [Year or City]
--
Dan Tilque
Pete
Dec 9, 2014, 6:45:27 PM12/9/14
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:af813d7b-3244-44ee...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 What nationality was revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (1879
> - 1919)?
Mexican
> 2 Which citrus-flavoured liqueur is named after the
> Caribbean island where is was first distilled in the 19th century?
> 3 Who did Ringo Starr marry in 1981?
Barbara Bach
> 4 Which vegetable (though technically a fruit) is also known
> as courgette?
> 5 Which British
> statesman was responsible for the founding the city of Singapore?
> 6 What country won both Miss World (Europe) and the Eurovision Song
> Contest in 1998, despite not even being in Europe?
Israel
> 7 Irish playwright Samuel Beckett originally wrote his play Waiting
> for Godot in which language before translating it into English himself?
Gaelic
> 8 Which ship rescued many of The Titanic survivors in 1912?
> 9 Jessica Marais (as Sister Joan Miller) and Jonathan LaPaglia (as Dr
> Patrick McNaughton) star in which Australian TV series?
> 10 Eleven Israeli athletes and coaches were killed in a terrorist
> attack during which Olympic Games? [Year or City]
1972
>
> cheers,
> calvin
Pete
news:af813d7b-3244-44ee...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 What nationality was revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (1879
> - 1919)?
> 2 Which citrus-flavoured liqueur is named after the
> Caribbean island where is was first distilled in the 19th century?
> 3 Who did Ringo Starr marry in 1981?
> 4 Which vegetable (though technically a fruit) is also known
> as courgette?
> 5 Which British
> statesman was responsible for the founding the city of Singapore?
> 6 What country won both Miss World (Europe) and the Eurovision Song
> Contest in 1998, despite not even being in Europe?
> 7 Irish playwright Samuel Beckett originally wrote his play Waiting
> for Godot in which language before translating it into English himself?
> 8 Which ship rescued many of The Titanic survivors in 1912?
> 9 Jessica Marais (as Sister Joan Miller) and Jonathan LaPaglia (as Dr
> Patrick McNaughton) star in which Australian TV series?
> 10 Eleven Israeli athletes and coaches were killed in a terrorist
> attack during which Olympic Games? [Year or City]
>
> cheers,
> calvin
Pete
Calvin
Dec 15, 2014, 5:11:28 AM12/15/14
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On Sunday, December 7, 2014 2:49:24 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 What nationality was revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (1879 - 1919)?
Mexican
> 1 What nationality was revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (1879 - 1919)?
> 2 Which citrus-flavoured liqueur is named after the Caribbean island where is was first distilled in the 19th century?
> 3 Who did Ringo Starr marry in 1981?
> 4 Which vegetable (though technically a fruit) is also known as courgette?
> 5 Which British statesman was responsible for the founding the city of Singapore?
> 6 What country won both Miss World (Europe) and the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998, despite not even being in Europe?
> 7 Irish playwright Samuel Beckett originally wrote his play Waiting for Godot in which language before translating it into English himself?
> 8 Which ship rescued many of The Titanic survivors in 1912?
The SS Caifornia was in the area but rescued almost no-one
> 9 Jessica Marais (as Sister Joan Miller) and Jonathan LaPaglia (as Dr Patrick McNaughton) star in which Australian TV series?
> 10 Eleven Israeli athletes and coaches were killed in a terrorist attack during which Olympic Games? [Year or City]
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 368
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 7 44 Mark Brader
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 7 47 Rob Parker
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 7 49 Marc Dashevsky
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 39 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 43 Chris Johnson
1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 36 Bjorn Lundin
1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 40 Dan Tilque
1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 30 Pete Gayde
1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 33 Erland S
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 27
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
9 7 5 8 4 6 4 1 0 10 54 54%
Congratulations Mark on a narrow win.
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Dec 15, 2014, 12:01:13 PM12/15/14
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"Calvin":
each had a characteristic ending that they used for most or all of
their ship names: -ic for White Star ships, -ia for Cunard, -ian
for Leyland. In confirming this before posting, I was interested
to see that one Leyland ship was called the Lesbian! Of course it
was named for an island.
> was in the area but rescued almost no-one
Not "almost". The radio operator was asleep for the night, and
was not awakened because when the Titanic's distress rockets were
reported to the captain -- who did not want to move the ship by night
because of the ice -- he said essentially "Well, maybe they're not
distress rockets". And then when the Titanic disappeared, it was
presumed to have steamed away rather than sunk. By the time the
Californian and other ships reached the scene, all 700+ survivors
were already aboard the Carpathia.
--
Mark Brader "Outside of nearly having two head-on collisions,
m...@vex.net we found driving in England to be fairly easy."
Toronto -- Cher Classick
> > 8 Which ship rescued many of The Titanic survivors in 1912?
>
> [RMS] Carpathia
> The SS Caifornia
Californian. 11 letters. The companies operating the three ships
>
> [RMS] Carpathia
> The SS Caifornia
each had a characteristic ending that they used for most or all of
their ship names: -ic for White Star ships, -ia for Cunard, -ian
for Leyland. In confirming this before posting, I was interested
to see that one Leyland ship was called the Lesbian! Of course it
was named for an island.
> was in the area but rescued almost no-one
was not awakened because when the Titanic's distress rockets were
reported to the captain -- who did not want to move the ship by night
because of the ice -- he said essentially "Well, maybe they're not
distress rockets". And then when the Titanic disappeared, it was
presumed to have steamed away rather than sunk. By the time the
Californian and other ships reached the scene, all 700+ survivors
were already aboard the Carpathia.
--
Mark Brader "Outside of nearly having two head-on collisions,
m...@vex.net we found driving in England to be fairly easy."
Toronto -- Cher Classick
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