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Calvin
Jan 12, 2016, 12:14:50 AM1/12/16
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1 Which word describes a portable, round tent covered with skins and used as a dwelling by nomads in Central Asia?
2 Though he never held the event world record (his one apparent record was later deemed ineligible as the course was around 150 metres short), which athlete won three consecutive New York marathons from 1980-82?
3 Which Egyptian president was assassinated in 1981?
4 A spin-off from 'Soap", which US TV comedy ran for 158 episodes between 1979 and 1986? Robert Guillaume played the title role as butler to a dysfunctional family.
5 As at 2015, which is the only golf major to retain a full 18 hole playoff in the event of a tie?
6 The fictional detective Nero Wolfe was created by which American writer?
7 T is second with 10, but with which letter of the alphabet do a record 12 elements of the periodic table commence?
8 Which is the only country in the Commonwealth of Nations located on the South American mainland?
9 The term 'Chicano' (or 'Chicana') is sometimes used in the United States to identify migrants from which foreign country?
10 Under Islamic law, which term beginning with 'H' refers to any object or action which is permissible to use or engage in?
cheers,
calvin
2 Though he never held the event world record (his one apparent record was later deemed ineligible as the course was around 150 metres short), which athlete won three consecutive New York marathons from 1980-82?
3 Which Egyptian president was assassinated in 1981?
4 A spin-off from 'Soap", which US TV comedy ran for 158 episodes between 1979 and 1986? Robert Guillaume played the title role as butler to a dysfunctional family.
5 As at 2015, which is the only golf major to retain a full 18 hole playoff in the event of a tie?
6 The fictional detective Nero Wolfe was created by which American writer?
7 T is second with 10, but with which letter of the alphabet do a record 12 elements of the periodic table commence?
8 Which is the only country in the Commonwealth of Nations located on the South American mainland?
9 The term 'Chicano' (or 'Chicana') is sometimes used in the United States to identify migrants from which foreign country?
10 Under Islamic law, which term beginning with 'H' refers to any object or action which is permissible to use or engage in?
cheers,
calvin
Marc Dashevsky
Jan 12, 2016, 12:50:18 AM1/12/16
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In article <c2672819-23dd-45c3...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 2 Though he never held the event world record (his one apparent record was later deemed ineligible as the course was around 150 metres short), which athlete won three consecutive New York marathons from 1980-82?
> 3 Which Egyptian president was assassinated in 1981?
Anwar Sadat
> 4 A spin-off from 'Soap", which US TV comedy ran for 158 episodes between 1979 and 1986? Robert Guillaume played the title role as butler to a dysfunctional family.
Benson
> 5 As at 2015, which is the only golf major to retain a full 18 hole playoff in the event of a tie?
> 6 The fictional detective Nero Wolfe was created by which American writer?
Rex Stout
> 7 T is second with 10, but with which letter of the alphabet do a record 12 elements of the periodic table commence?
C
> 8 Which is the only country in the Commonwealth of Nations located on the South American mainland?
Guyana
> 9 The term 'Chicano' (or 'Chicana') is sometimes used in the United States to identify migrants from which foreign country?
Mexico
> 10 Under Islamic law, which term beginning with 'H' refers to any object or action which is permissible to use or engage in?
halal
> cheers,
> calvin
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> 1 Which word describes a portable, round tent covered with skins and used as a dwelling by nomads in Central Asia?
yurt
> 1 Which word describes a portable, round tent covered with skins and used as a dwelling by nomads in Central Asia?
> 2 Though he never held the event world record (his one apparent record was later deemed ineligible as the course was around 150 metres short), which athlete won three consecutive New York marathons from 1980-82?
> 3 Which Egyptian president was assassinated in 1981?
> 4 A spin-off from 'Soap", which US TV comedy ran for 158 episodes between 1979 and 1986? Robert Guillaume played the title role as butler to a dysfunctional family.
> 5 As at 2015, which is the only golf major to retain a full 18 hole playoff in the event of a tie?
> 6 The fictional detective Nero Wolfe was created by which American writer?
> 7 T is second with 10, but with which letter of the alphabet do a record 12 elements of the periodic table commence?
> 8 Which is the only country in the Commonwealth of Nations located on the South American mainland?
> 9 The term 'Chicano' (or 'Chicana') is sometimes used in the United States to identify migrants from which foreign country?
> 10 Under Islamic law, which term beginning with 'H' refers to any object or action which is permissible to use or engage in?
> cheers,
> calvin
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Gareth Owen
Jan 12, 2016, 2:31:34 AM1/12/16
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:
> 1 Which word describes a portable, round tent covered with skins and
> used as a dwelling by nomads in Central Asia?
Yurt
> 1 Which word describes a portable, round tent covered with skins and
> used as a dwelling by nomads in Central Asia?
> 2 Though he never held the event world record (his one apparent record
> was later deemed ineligible as the course was around 150 metres
> short), which athlete won three consecutive New York marathons from
> 1980-82?
> 3 Which Egyptian president was assassinated in 1981?
> 4 A spin-off from 'Soap", which US TV comedy ran for 158 episodes
> between 1979 and 1986? Robert Guillaume played the title role as
> butler to a dysfunctional family.
> 5 As at 2015, which is the only golf major to retain a full 18 hole
> playoff in the event of a tie?
> 6 The fictional detective Nero Wolfe was created by which American
> writer?
> 7 T is second with 10, but with which letter of the alphabet do a
> record 12 elements of the periodic table commence?
> 8 Which is the only country in the Commonwealth of Nations located on
> the South American mainland?
> 9 The term 'Chicano' (or 'Chicana') is sometimes used in the United
> States to identify migrants from which foreign country?
> 10 Under Islamic law, which term beginning with 'H' refers to any
> object or action which is permissible to use or engage in?
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 12, 2016, 2:55:55 AM1/12/16
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 Which word describes a portable, round tent covered with skins and
> used as a dwelling by nomads in Central Asia?
Yurt
> 1 Which word describes a portable, round tent covered with skins and
> used as a dwelling by nomads in Central Asia?
> 3 Which Egyptian president was assassinated in 1981?
> 7 T is second with 10, but with which letter of the alphabet do a
> record 12 elements of the periodic table commence?
> 8 Which is the only country in the Commonwealth of Nations located
> on the South American mainland?
> 9 The term 'Chicano' (or 'Chicana') is sometimes used in the United
> States to identify migrants from which foreign country?
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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Mark Brader
Jan 12, 2016, 4:01:13 AM1/12/16
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"Calvin":
> 2 Though he never held the event world record (his one
> apparent record was later deemed ineligible as the course
> was around 150 metres short), which athlete won three
> consecutive New York marathons from 1980-82?
Johnson.
> 3 Which Egyptian president was assassinated in 1981?
Sadat.
> 4 A spin-off from 'Soap", which US TV comedy ran for 158
> episodes between 1979 and 1986? Robert Guillaume played
> the title role as butler to a dysfunctional family.
"Benson".
> 5 As at 2015, which is the only golf major to retain a full
> 18 hole playoff in the event of a tie?
Masters.
> 6 The fictional detective Nero Wolfe was created by which
> American writer?
Stout.
> 7 T is second with 10, but with which letter of the
> alphabet do a record 12 elements of the periodic table
> commence?
C.
> 8 Which is the only country in the Commonwealth of Nations
> located on the South American mainland?
Guyana.
> 9 The term 'Chicano' (or 'Chicana') is sometimes used in
> the United States to identify migrants from which foreign
> country?
Mexico.
> 10 Under Islamic law, which term beginning with 'H' refers
> to any object or action which is permissible to use or
> engage in?
Halal.
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "Common sense isn't any more common on Usenet
m...@vex.net | than it is anywhere else." --Henry Spencer
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 Which word describes a portable, round tent covered with
> skins and used as a dwelling by nomads in Central Asia?
Yurt.
> skins and used as a dwelling by nomads in Central Asia?
> 2 Though he never held the event world record (his one
> apparent record was later deemed ineligible as the course
> was around 150 metres short), which athlete won three
> consecutive New York marathons from 1980-82?
> 3 Which Egyptian president was assassinated in 1981?
> 4 A spin-off from 'Soap", which US TV comedy ran for 158
> episodes between 1979 and 1986? Robert Guillaume played
> the title role as butler to a dysfunctional family.
> 5 As at 2015, which is the only golf major to retain a full
> 18 hole playoff in the event of a tie?
> 6 The fictional detective Nero Wolfe was created by which
> American writer?
> 7 T is second with 10, but with which letter of the
> alphabet do a record 12 elements of the periodic table
> commence?
> 8 Which is the only country in the Commonwealth of Nations
> located on the South American mainland?
> 9 The term 'Chicano' (or 'Chicana') is sometimes used in
> the United States to identify migrants from which foreign
> country?
> 10 Under Islamic law, which term beginning with 'H' refers
> to any object or action which is permissible to use or
> engage in?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Common sense isn't any more common on Usenet
m...@vex.net | than it is anywhere else." --Henry Spencer
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Björn Lundin
Jan 12, 2016, 5:34:08 AM1/12/16
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On 2016-01-12 06:14, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which word describes a portable, round tent covered with skins and used as a dwelling by nomads in Central Asia?
portable-round-tent-covered-with-skins
> 1 Which word describes a portable, round tent covered with skins and used as a dwelling by nomads in Central Asia?
> 2 Though he never held the event world record (his one apparent record was later deemed ineligible as the course was around 150 metres short), which athlete won three consecutive New York marathons from 1980-82?
> 3 Which Egyptian president was assassinated in 1981?
Sadat
> 3 Which Egyptian president was assassinated in 1981?
> 4 A spin-off from 'Soap", which US TV comedy ran for 158 episodes between 1979 and 1986? Robert Guillaume played the title role as butler to a dysfunctional family.
> 5 As at 2015, which is the only golf major to retain a full 18 hole playoff in the event of a tie?
The (British) Open
> 5 As at 2015, which is the only golf major to retain a full 18 hole playoff in the event of a tie?
> 6 The fictional detective Nero Wolfe was created by which American writer?
> 7 T is second with 10, but with which letter of the alphabet do a record 12 elements of the periodic table commence?
C
> 7 T is second with 10, but with which letter of the alphabet do a record 12 elements of the periodic table commence?
> 8 Which is the only country in the Commonwealth of Nations located on the South American mainland?
Brasil
> 9 The term 'Chicano' (or 'Chicana') is sometimes used in the United States to identify migrants from which foreign country?
Mexico
> 10 Under Islamic law, which term beginning with 'H' refers to any object or action which is permissible to use or engage in?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
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>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
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Björn
bbowler
Jan 12, 2016, 9:23:17 AM1/12/16
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On Mon, 11 Jan 2016 21:14:49 -0800, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which word describes a portable, round tent covered with skins and
> used as a dwelling by nomads in Central Asia?
Yurt
> 1 Which word describes a portable, round tent covered with skins and
> used as a dwelling by nomads in Central Asia?
> 2 Though he never held the event world record (his one apparent
record
> was later deemed ineligible as the course was around 150 metres short),
> which athlete won three consecutive New York marathons from 1980-82?
> 3 Which Egyptian president was assassinated in 1981?
> 4 A spin-off from 'Soap", which US TV comedy ran for 158 episodes
> between 1979 and 1986? Robert Guillaume played the title role as
> butler to a dysfunctional family.
> 5 As at 2015, which is the only golf major to retain a full 18 hole
> playoff in the event of a tie?
> 6 The fictional detective Nero Wolfe was created by which American
> writer?
> 7 T is second with 10, but with which letter of the alphabet do a
record
> 12 elements of the periodic table commence?
> 8 Which is the only country in the Commonwealth of Nations located on
> the South American mainland?
> 9 The term 'Chicano' (or 'Chicana') is sometimes used in the United
> States to identify migrants from which foreign country?
Peter Smyth
Jan 12, 2016, 1:26:13 PM1/12/16
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which word describes a portable, round tent covered with skins and
> used as a dwelling by nomads in Central Asia?
Yurt
> 1 Which word describes a portable, round tent covered with skins and
> used as a dwelling by nomads in Central Asia?
> 2 Though he never held the event world record (his one apparent
> record was later deemed ineligible as the course was around 150
> metres short), which athlete won three consecutive New York marathons
> from 1980-82?
>
> 3 Which Egyptian president was assassinated in 1981?
>
> 4 A spin-off from 'Soap", which US TV comedy ran for 158 episodes
> between 1979 and 1986? Robert Guillaume played the title role as
> butler to a dysfunctional family.
>
> 5 As at 2015, which is the only golf major to retain a full 18 hole
> playoff in the event of a tie?
US Open
> record was later deemed ineligible as the course was around 150
> metres short), which athlete won three consecutive New York marathons
> from 1980-82?
>
> 3 Which Egyptian president was assassinated in 1981?
>
> 4 A spin-off from 'Soap", which US TV comedy ran for 158 episodes
> between 1979 and 1986? Robert Guillaume played the title role as
> butler to a dysfunctional family.
>
> 5 As at 2015, which is the only golf major to retain a full 18 hole
> playoff in the event of a tie?
> 6 The fictional detective Nero Wolfe was created by which American
> writer?
>
> 7 T is second with 10, but with which letter of the alphabet do a
> record 12 elements of the periodic table commence?
C
> writer?
>
> 7 T is second with 10, but with which letter of the alphabet do a
> record 12 elements of the periodic table commence?
> 8 Which is the only country in the Commonwealth of Nations located
> on the South American mainland?
Guyana
> on the South American mainland?
> 9 The term 'Chicano' (or 'Chicana') is sometimes used in the United
> States to identify migrants from which foreign country?
Mexico
> States to identify migrants from which foreign country?
> 10 Under Islamic law, which term beginning with 'H' refers to any
> object or action which is permissible to use or engage in?
Halal
> object or action which is permissible to use or engage in?
Peter Smyth
Pete
Jan 12, 2016, 6:57:00 PM1/12/16
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:c2672819-23dd-45c3...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 Which word describes a portable, round tent covered with skins
> and used as a dwelling by nomads in Central Asia?
Yurt
> 2 Though he
> never held the event world record (his one apparent record was later
> deemed ineligible as the course was around 150 metres short), which
> athlete won three consecutive New York marathons from 1980-82?
Salazar
> 3 Which Egyptian president was assassinated in 1981?
Sadat
> 4 A spin-off
> from 'Soap", which US TV comedy ran for 158 episodes between 1979 and
> 1986? Robert Guillaume played the title role as butler to a
> dysfunctional family.
Benson
> 5 As at 2015, which is the only golf major
> to retain a full 18 hole playoff in the event of a tie?
U.S. Open
> 6 The
> fictional detective Nero Wolfe was created by which American writer?
Gardner
> 7 T is second with 10, but with which letter of the alphabet do a
> record 12 elements of the periodic table commence?
C
> 8 Which is the
> only country in the Commonwealth of Nations located on the South
> American mainland?
Brazil
> 9 The term 'Chicano' (or 'Chicana') is
> sometimes used in the United States to identify migrants from which
> foreign country?
Mexico
> 10 Under Islamic law, which term beginning with
> 'H' refers to any object or action which is permissible to use or
> engage in?
Halal
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete
news:c2672819-23dd-45c3...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 Which word describes a portable, round tent covered with skins
> and used as a dwelling by nomads in Central Asia?
> 2 Though he
> never held the event world record (his one apparent record was later
> deemed ineligible as the course was around 150 metres short), which
> athlete won three consecutive New York marathons from 1980-82?
> 3 Which Egyptian president was assassinated in 1981?
> 4 A spin-off
> from 'Soap", which US TV comedy ran for 158 episodes between 1979 and
> 1986? Robert Guillaume played the title role as butler to a
> dysfunctional family.
> 5 As at 2015, which is the only golf major
> to retain a full 18 hole playoff in the event of a tie?
> 6 The
> fictional detective Nero Wolfe was created by which American writer?
> 7 T is second with 10, but with which letter of the alphabet do a
> record 12 elements of the periodic table commence?
> 8 Which is the
> only country in the Commonwealth of Nations located on the South
> American mainland?
> 9 The term 'Chicano' (or 'Chicana') is
> sometimes used in the United States to identify migrants from which
> foreign country?
> 10 Under Islamic law, which term beginning with
> 'H' refers to any object or action which is permissible to use or
> engage in?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete
Dan Tilque
Jan 12, 2016, 8:52:12 PM1/12/16
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which word describes a portable, round tent covered with skins and used as a dwelling by nomads in Central Asia?
yurt
> 1 Which word describes a portable, round tent covered with skins and used as a dwelling by nomads in Central Asia?
> 2 Though he never held the event world record (his one apparent record was later deemed ineligible as the course was around 150 metres short), which athlete won three consecutive New York marathons from 1980-82?
> 3 Which Egyptian president was assassinated in 1981?
> 4 A spin-off from 'Soap", which US TV comedy ran for 158 episodes between 1979 and 1986? Robert Guillaume played the title role as butler to a dysfunctional family.
> 5 As at 2015, which is the only golf major to retain a full 18 hole playoff in the event of a tie?
> 6 The fictional detective Nero Wolfe was created by which American writer?
> 7 T is second with 10, but with which letter of the alphabet do a record 12 elements of the periodic table commence?
> 8 Which is the only country in the Commonwealth of Nations located on the South American mainland?
> 9 The term 'Chicano' (or 'Chicana') is sometimes used in the United States to identify migrants from which foreign country?
> 10 Under Islamic law, which term beginning with 'H' refers to any object or action which is permissible to use or engage in?
--
Dan Tilque
Chris F.A. Johnson
Jan 17, 2016, 3:08:04 AM1/17/16
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On 2016-01-12, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which word describes a portable, round tent covered with skins and used as a dwelling by nomads in Central Asia?
Yurt
> 1 Which word describes a portable, round tent covered with skins and used as a dwelling by nomads in Central Asia?
> 2 Though he never held the event world record (his one apparent record was later deemed ineligible as the course was around 150 metres short), which athlete won three consecutive New York marathons from 1980-82?
> 3 Which Egyptian president was assassinated in 1981?
> 4 A spin-off from 'Soap", which US TV comedy ran for 158 episodes between 1979 and 1986? Robert Guillaume played the title role as butler to a dysfunctional family.
> 5 As at 2015, which is the only golf major to retain a full 18 hole playoff in the event of a tie?
> 6 The fictional detective Nero Wolfe was created by which American writer?
> 7 T is second with 10, but with which letter of the alphabet do a record 12 elements of the periodic table commence?
> 8 Which is the only country in the Commonwealth of Nations located on the South American mainland?
> 9 The term 'Chicano' (or 'Chicana') is sometimes used in the United States to identify migrants from which foreign country?
> 10 Under Islamic law, which term beginning with 'H' refers to any object or action which is permissible to use or engage in?
--
Chris F.A. Johnson
Calvin
Jan 18, 2016, 12:09:59 AM1/18/16
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On Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at 3:14:50 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which word describes a portable, round tent covered with skins and used as a dwelling by nomads in Central Asia?
Yurt
> 1 Which word describes a portable, round tent covered with skins and used as a dwelling by nomads in Central Asia?
> 2 Though he never held the event world record (his one apparent record was later deemed ineligible as the course was around 150 metres short), which athlete won three consecutive New York marathons from 1980-82?
Singleton to Pete
> 3 Which Egyptian president was assassinated in 1981?
> 4 A spin-off from 'Soap", which US TV comedy ran for 158 episodes between 1979 and 1986? Robert Guillaume played the title role as butler to a dysfunctional family.
> 5 As at 2015, which is the only golf major to retain a full 18 hole playoff in the event of a tie?
> 6 The fictional detective Nero Wolfe was created by which American writer?
> 7 T is second with 10, but with which letter of the alphabet do a record 12 elements of the periodic table commence?
> 8 Which is the only country in the Commonwealth of Nations located on the South American mainland?
> 9 The term 'Chicano' (or 'Chicana') is sometimes used in the United States to identify migrants from which foreign country?
> 10 Under Islamic law, which term beginning with 'H' refers to any object or action which is permissible to use or engage in?
Various spellings accepted
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 421
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 8 51 Pete Gayde
1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 52 Chris Johnson
1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 57 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 57 Mark Brader
1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 51 Dan Tilque
1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 6 42 Peter Smyth
1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6 47 Gareth Owen
1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 32 Bruce Bowler
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 23 Erland S
0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 25 Bjorn Lundin
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
9 1 8 6 3 4 8 6 9 7 61 61%
Congratulations Pete who sneaks it on a countback.
cheers,
calvin
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