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Calvin
Mar 23, 2016, 7:58:47 PM3/23/16
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1 Which chemical element with the atomic number 84 did Marie Curie name after the land of her birth?
2 The cities of Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish enclaves that share a land border with which country?
3 What four-word warning is the internet-related acronym 'NSFW' short for?
4 Nicknamed 'The Teflon Don', which mobster (1940-2002) became head of New York’s Gambino crime family upon the murder of Paul Castellano in 1985?
5 Which French actress portrayed Julie Vignon de Courcy in Krzysztof Kieślowski's 'Three Colors' trilogy? She was a main character in 'Blue', and a minor character in the other two.
6 Which video games company's releases include 'Need for Speed', 'FIFA World Cup', 'Command and Conquer' and 'The Sims'?
7 Which European country's internet domain is .ch?
8 Despite some popular success, which Scotsman (1825-1902) is widely regarded by critics as the worst poet in the history of English literature?
9 The Minoan civilisation was based on which Mediterranean island?
10 First published in 1962, which two social scientists developed the first psychometric questionnaire designed to measure psychological preferences in how individuals make decisions and perceive the world?
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Mar 23, 2016, 10:55:50 PM3/23/16
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"Calvin":
> 2 The cities of Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish enclaves that
> share a land border with which country?
Morocco.
> 3 What four-word warning is the internet-related acronym 'NSFW'
> short for?
Not Safe for Work.
> 4 Nicknamed 'The Teflon Don', which mobster (1940-2002) became
> head of New York's Gambino crime family upon the murder of
> Paul Castellano in 1985?
Gotti.
> 5 Which French actress portrayed Julie Vignon de Courcy in
> Krzysztof Kie[015B]lowski's 'Three Colors' trilogy? She was a main
> 6 Which video games company's releases include 'Need for Speed',
> 'FIFA World Cup', 'Command and Conquer' and 'The Sims'?
Nintendo?
> 7 Which European country's internet domain is .ch?
Switzerland, again.
> 8 Despite some popular success, which Scotsman (1825-1902) is
> widely regarded by critics as the worst poet in the history of
> English literature?
McGonagall. See sigquote.
> 9 The Minoan civilisation was based on which Mediterranean island?
Crete.
> 10 First published in 1962, which two social scientists
> developed the first psychometric questionnaire designed to
> measure psychological preferences in how individuals make
> decisions and perceive the world?
(Thinks for about 2 minutes) Meyers and Briggs.
--
Mark Brader | "For the stronger we our houses do build,
Toronto | The less chance we have of being killed."
m...@vex.net | -- William McGonagall, "The Tay Bridge Disaster"
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 Which chemical element with the atomic number 84 did Marie
> Curie name after the land of her birth?
Polonium.
> Curie name after the land of her birth?
> 2 The cities of Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish enclaves that
> share a land border with which country?
> 3 What four-word warning is the internet-related acronym 'NSFW'
> short for?
> 4 Nicknamed 'The Teflon Don', which mobster (1940-2002) became
> head of New York's Gambino crime family upon the murder of
> Paul Castellano in 1985?
> 5 Which French actress portrayed Julie Vignon de Courcy in
> character in 'Blue', and a minor character in the other two.
Binoche?
> 6 Which video games company's releases include 'Need for Speed',
> 'FIFA World Cup', 'Command and Conquer' and 'The Sims'?
> 7 Which European country's internet domain is .ch?
> 8 Despite some popular success, which Scotsman (1825-1902) is
> widely regarded by critics as the worst poet in the history of
> English literature?
> 9 The Minoan civilisation was based on which Mediterranean island?
> 10 First published in 1962, which two social scientists
> developed the first psychometric questionnaire designed to
> measure psychological preferences in how individuals make
> decisions and perceive the world?
--
Mark Brader | "For the stronger we our houses do build,
Toronto | The less chance we have of being killed."
m...@vex.net | -- William McGonagall, "The Tay Bridge Disaster"
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Tilque
Mar 24, 2016, 2:48:06 AM3/24/16
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which chemical element with the atomic number 84 did Marie Curie name after the land of her birth?
Polonium
> 1 Which chemical element with the atomic number 84 did Marie Curie name after the land of her birth?
> 2 The cities of Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish enclaves that share a land border with which country?
(Which means Spain has land borders with how many countries? Yes, I
remember that question.)
> 3 What four-word warning is the internet-related acronym 'NSFW' short for?
> 4 Nicknamed 'The Teflon Don', which mobster (1940-2002) became head of New York’s Gambino crime family upon the murder of Paul Castellano in 1985?
Michael Corleone
> 5 Which French actress portrayed Julie Vignon de Courcy in Krzysztof Kieślowski's 'Three Colors' trilogy? She was a main character in 'Blue', and a minor character in the other two.
> 6 Which video games company's releases include 'Need for Speed', 'FIFA World Cup', 'Command and Conquer' and 'The Sims'?
> 7 Which European country's internet domain is .ch?
Switzerland
> 7 Which European country's internet domain is .ch?
> 8 Despite some popular success, which Scotsman (1825-1902) is widely regarded by critics as the worst poet in the history of English literature?
> 9 The Minoan civilisation was based on which Mediterranean island?
> 10 First published in 1962, which two social scientists developed the first psychometric questionnaire designed to measure psychological preferences in how individuals make decisions and perceive the world?
--
Dan Tilque
Gareth Owen
Mar 24, 2016, 2:59:12 AM3/24/16
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:
> 1 Which chemical element with the atomic number 84 did Marie Curie
> name after the land of her birth?
Polonium
> 1 Which chemical element with the atomic number 84 did Marie Curie
> name after the land of her birth?
> 2 The cities of Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish enclaves that share a
> land border with which country?
> 3 What four-word warning is the internet-related acronym 'NSFW'
> short for?
> 4 Nicknamed 'The Teflon Don', which mobster (1940-2002) became head of
> New York’s Gambino crime family upon the murder of Paul Castellano in
> 1985?
> 5 Which French actress portrayed Julie Vignon de Courcy in Krzysztof
> Kieślowski's 'Three Colors' trilogy? She was a main character in
> Blue', and a minor character in the other two.
> 6 Which video games company's releases include 'Need for Speed', 'FIFA
> World Cup', 'Command and Conquer' and 'The Sims'?
> 7 Which European country's internet domain is .ch?
> 8 Despite some popular success, which Scotsman (1825-1902) is widely
> regarded by critics as the worst poet in the history of English
> literature?
> 9 The Minoan civilisation was based on which Mediterranean island?
> 10 First published in 1962, which two social scientists developed the
> first psychometric questionnaire designed to measure psychological
> preferences in how individuals make decisions and perceive the world?
Marc Dashevsky
Mar 24, 2016, 3:22:47 AM3/24/16
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In article <e4ee65d8-32ee-4ef1...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 2 The cities of Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish enclaves that share a land border with which country?
> 3 What four-word warning is the internet-related acronym 'NSFW' short for?
not safe for work
> 4 Nicknamed 'The Teflon Don', which mobster (1940-2002) became head of New York?s Gambino crime family upon the murder of Paul Castellano in 1985?
John Gotti
> 5 Which French actress portrayed Julie Vignon de Courcy in Krzysztof Kieslowski's 'Three Colors' trilogy? She was a main character in 'Blue', and a minor character in the other two.
Juliette Binoche
> 6 Which video games company's releases include 'Need for Speed', 'FIFA World Cup', 'Command and Conquer' and 'The Sims'?
> 7 Which European country's internet domain is .ch?
Switzerland
> 8 Despite some popular success, which Scotsman (1825-1902) is widely regarded by critics as the worst poet in the history of English literature?
> 9 The Minoan civilisation was based on which Mediterranean island?
Crete
> 10 First published in 1962, which two social scientists developed the first psychometric questionnaire designed to measure psychological preferences in how individuals make decisions and perceive the world?
Myers & Briggs
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
>
> 1 Which chemical element with the atomic number 84 did Marie Curie name after the land of her birth?
Polonium
> 1 Which chemical element with the atomic number 84 did Marie Curie name after the land of her birth?
> 2 The cities of Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish enclaves that share a land border with which country?
> 3 What four-word warning is the internet-related acronym 'NSFW' short for?
> 4 Nicknamed 'The Teflon Don', which mobster (1940-2002) became head of New York?s Gambino crime family upon the murder of Paul Castellano in 1985?
John Gotti
> 5 Which French actress portrayed Julie Vignon de Courcy in Krzysztof Kieslowski's 'Three Colors' trilogy? She was a main character in 'Blue', and a minor character in the other two.
Juliette Binoche
> 6 Which video games company's releases include 'Need for Speed', 'FIFA World Cup', 'Command and Conquer' and 'The Sims'?
> 7 Which European country's internet domain is .ch?
> 8 Despite some popular success, which Scotsman (1825-1902) is widely regarded by critics as the worst poet in the history of English literature?
> 9 The Minoan civilisation was based on which Mediterranean island?
> 10 First published in 1962, which two social scientists developed the first psychometric questionnaire designed to measure psychological preferences in how individuals make decisions and perceive the world?
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Erland Sommarskog
Mar 24, 2016, 6:16:25 AM3/24/16
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 Which chemical element with the atomic number 84 did Marie Curie
> name after the land of her birth?
Polonium
> 1 Which chemical element with the atomic number 84 did Marie Curie
> name after the land of her birth?
> 2 The cities of Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish enclaves that share a
> land border with which country?
with Morocco?
> 6 Which video games company's releases include 'Need for Speed',
> 'FIFA World Cup', 'Command and Conquer' and 'The Sims'?
> 7 Which European country's internet domain is .ch?
> 9 The Minoan civilisation was based on which Mediterranean island?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
bbowler
Mar 24, 2016, 9:06:25 AM3/24/16
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On Wed, 23 Mar 2016 16:58:46 -0700, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which chemical element with the atomic number 84 did Marie Curie
name
> after the land of her birth?
polonium
> 1 Which chemical element with the atomic number 84 did Marie Curie
name
> after the land of her birth?
> 2 The cities of Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish enclaves that share a
land
> border with which country?
> 3 What four-word warning is the internet-related acronym 'NSFW' short
> for?
> 4 Nicknamed 'The Teflon Don', which mobster (1940-2002) became head
of
> New York’s Gambino crime family upon the murder of Paul Castellano in
> 1985?
> 5 Which French actress portrayed Julie Vignon de Courcy in Krzysztof
> Kieślowski's 'Three Colors' trilogy? She was a main character in 'Blue',
> and a minor character in the other two.
> 6 Which video games company's releases include 'Need for Speed',
'FIFA
> World Cup', 'Command and Conquer' and 'The Sims'?
> 7 Which European country's internet domain is .ch?
> 8 Despite some popular success, which Scotsman (1825-1902) is widely
> regarded by critics as the worst poet in the history of English
> literature?
> 9 The Minoan civilisation was based on which Mediterranean island?
> 10 First published in 1962, which two social scientists developed the
> first psychometric questionnaire designed to measure psychological
> preferences in how individuals make decisions and perceive the world?
Björn Lundin
Mar 24, 2016, 11:50:43 AM3/24/16
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On 2016-03-24 00:58, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Which chemical element with the atomic number 84 did Marie Curie name after the land of her birth?
Polonium
>
> 1 Which chemical element with the atomic number 84 did Marie Curie name after the land of her birth?
> 2 The cities of Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish enclaves that share a land border with which country?
Algeria
> 3 What four-word warning is the internet-related acronym 'NSFW' short for?
> 4 Nicknamed 'The Teflon Don', which mobster (1940-2002) became head of New York’s Gambino crime family upon the murder of Paul Castellano in 1985?
> 5 Which French actress portrayed Julie Vignon de Courcy in Krzysztof Kieślowski's 'Three Colors' trilogy? She was a main character in 'Blue', and a minor character in the other two.
> 6 Which video games company's releases include 'Need for Speed', 'FIFA World Cup', 'Command and Conquer' and 'The Sims'?
EA - Electronic Arts
> 4 Nicknamed 'The Teflon Don', which mobster (1940-2002) became head of New York’s Gambino crime family upon the murder of Paul Castellano in 1985?
> 5 Which French actress portrayed Julie Vignon de Courcy in Krzysztof Kieślowski's 'Three Colors' trilogy? She was a main character in 'Blue', and a minor character in the other two.
> 6 Which video games company's releases include 'Need for Speed', 'FIFA World Cup', 'Command and Conquer' and 'The Sims'?
> 7 Which European country's internet domain is .ch?
Schwitzerland
> 8 Despite some popular success, which Scotsman (1825-1902) is widely regarded by critics as the worst poet in the history of English literature?
> 9 The Minoan civilisation was based on which Mediterranean island?
Crete
> 10 First published in 1962, which two social scientists developed the first psychometric questionnaire designed to measure psychological preferences in how individuals make decisions and perceive the world?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
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>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
--
Björn
Peter Smyth
Mar 24, 2016, 2:40:01 PM3/24/16
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which chemical element with the atomic number 84 did Marie Curie
> name after the land of her birth?
Polonium
> 1 Which chemical element with the atomic number 84 did Marie Curie
> name after the land of her birth?
> 2 The cities of Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish enclaves that share a
> land border with which country?
Morocco
> land border with which country?
> 3 What four-word warning is the internet-related acronym 'NSFW' short
> for?
Not Safe For Work
> for?
> 4 Nicknamed 'The Teflon Don', which mobster (1940-2002) became head
> of New York’s Gambino crime family upon the murder of Paul Castellano
> in 1985?
John Gotti
> of New York’s Gambino crime family upon the murder of Paul Castellano
> in 1985?
> 5 Which French actress portrayed Julie Vignon de Courcy in Krzysztof
> Kieślowski's 'Three Colors' trilogy? She was a main character in
> 'Blue', and a minor character in the other two.
>
> 6 Which video games company's releases include 'Need for Speed',
> 'FIFA World Cup', 'Command and Conquer' and 'The Sims'?
EA
> Kieślowski's 'Three Colors' trilogy? She was a main character in
> 'Blue', and a minor character in the other two.
>
> 6 Which video games company's releases include 'Need for Speed',
> 'FIFA World Cup', 'Command and Conquer' and 'The Sims'?
> 7 Which European country's internet domain is .ch?
Switzerland
> 8 Despite some popular success, which Scotsman (1825-1902) is widely
> regarded by critics as the worst poet in the history of English
> literature?
William McGonagall
> regarded by critics as the worst poet in the history of English
> literature?
> 9 The Minoan civilisation was based on which Mediterranean island?
Crete
> 10 First published in 1962, which two social scientists developed the
> first psychometric questionnaire designed to measure psychological
> preferences in how individuals make decisions and perceive the world?
Peter Smyth
> first psychometric questionnaire designed to measure psychological
> preferences in how individuals make decisions and perceive the world?
Pete
Mar 25, 2016, 1:27:26 PM3/25/16
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:e4ee65d8-32ee-4ef1...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Which chemical element with the atomic number 84 did Marie Curie
> name after the land of her birth?
Gallium
> 2 The cities of Ceuta and
> Melilla are Spanish enclaves that share a land border with which
> country?
Morocco
> 3 What four-word warning is the internet-related acronym
> 'NSFW' short for?
Not Safe For Work
> 4 Nicknamed 'The Teflon Don', which mobster
> (1940-2002) became head of New York’s Gambino crime family upon the
> murder of Paul Castellano in 1985?
John Gotti
> 5 Which French actress
> portrayed Julie Vignon de Courcy in Krzysztof Kieślowski's 'Three
> Colors' trilogy? She was a main character in 'Blue', and a minor
> character in the other two.
Binoche
> 6 Which video games company's releases
> include 'Need for Speed', 'FIFA World Cup', 'Command and Conquer' and
> 'The Sims'?
EA
> 7 Which European country's internet domain is .ch?
Switzerland
> 8 Despite some popular success, which Scotsman (1825-1902) is
> widely regarded by critics as the worst poet in the history of English
> literature?
Burns
> 9 The Minoan civilisation was based on which Mediterranean island?
Malta
> 10 First published in 1962, which two social
> scientists developed the first psychometric questionnaire designed to
> measure psychological preferences in how individuals make decisions
> and perceive the world?
Masters and Johnson
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
news:e4ee65d8-32ee-4ef1...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Which chemical element with the atomic number 84 did Marie Curie
> name after the land of her birth?
> 2 The cities of Ceuta and
> Melilla are Spanish enclaves that share a land border with which
> country?
> 3 What four-word warning is the internet-related acronym
> 'NSFW' short for?
> 4 Nicknamed 'The Teflon Don', which mobster
> (1940-2002) became head of New York’s Gambino crime family upon the
> murder of Paul Castellano in 1985?
> 5 Which French actress
> portrayed Julie Vignon de Courcy in Krzysztof Kieślowski's 'Three
> Colors' trilogy? She was a main character in 'Blue', and a minor
> character in the other two.
> 6 Which video games company's releases
> include 'Need for Speed', 'FIFA World Cup', 'Command and Conquer' and
> 'The Sims'?
> 7 Which European country's internet domain is .ch?
> 8 Despite some popular success, which Scotsman (1825-1902) is
> widely regarded by critics as the worst poet in the history of English
> literature?
> 9 The Minoan civilisation was based on which Mediterranean island?
> 10 First published in 1962, which two social
> scientists developed the first psychometric questionnaire designed to
> measure psychological preferences in how individuals make decisions
> and perceive the world?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
Calvin
Mar 30, 2016, 7:57:40 PM3/30/16
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On Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 9:58:47 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which chemical element with the atomic number 84 did Marie Curie name after the land of her birth?
Polonium
> 1 Which chemical element with the atomic number 84 did Marie Curie name after the land of her birth?
> 2 The cities of Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish enclaves that share a land border with which country?
And thanks to those posters who recalled my ignorance of this fact some quizzes back :-)
> 3 What four-word warning is the internet-related acronym 'NSFW' short for?
> 4 Nicknamed 'The Teflon Don', which mobster (1940-2002) became head of New York’s Gambino crime family upon the murder of Paul Castellano in 1985?
> 5 Which French actress portrayed Julie Vignon de Courcy in Krzysztof Kieślowski's 'Three Colors' trilogy? She was a main character in 'Blue', and a minor character in the other two.
> 6 Which video games company's releases include 'Need for Speed', 'FIFA World Cup', 'Command and Conquer' and 'The Sims'?
> 7 Which European country's internet domain is .ch?
> 8 Despite some popular success, which Scotsman (1825-1902) is widely regarded by critics as the worst poet in the history of English literature?
I was tempted to disqualify Mark for the use of reference material :-)
> 9 The Minoan civilisation was based on which Mediterranean island?
> 10 First published in 1962, which two social scientists developed the first psychometric questionnaire designed to measure psychological preferences in how individuals make decisions and perceive the world?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 432
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 54 Gareth Owen
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 9 55 Mark Brader
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 8 50 Peter Smyth
1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 47 Marc Dashevsky
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 35 Pete Gayde
1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 6 42 Dan Tilque
1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6 43 Bruce Bowler
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 29 Bjorn Lundin
1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 30 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
8 5 7 6 4 4 9 3 8 5 59 66%
Congrats Gareth who pips Mark by the smallest possible margin.
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Mar 30, 2016, 9:45:57 PM3/30/16
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"Calvin":
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "One thing that surprises you about this business
m...@vex.net | is the surprises." -- Tim Baker
> > 3 What four-word warning is the internet-related acronym 'NSFW' short for?
>
> Not Safe For Word
(Grink)
>
> Not Safe For Word
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "One thing that surprises you about this business
m...@vex.net | is the surprises." -- Tim Baker
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