Calvin's Quiz #130
Calvin
1 In American football how many points are scored for a touchdown?
2 The Faroe Islands are a constituency of which European nation?
3 In what year was China's one child policy introduced? [allow 2 either
way]
4 Which opera by Guiseppe Verdi is set in Egypt?
5 Which three colours appear on the Russian flag?
6 Which food, originally from North Africa, consists of semolina balls
coated in flour?
7 Which company was chiefly responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill?
8 Which Bond villain did actor Donald Pleasance portray?
9 The Swarovski label mostly specialises in making luxury items of what
material?
10 Which war began in 1861 and ended in 1865?
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cheers,
calvin
Marc Dashevsky
>
> 1 In American football how many points are scored for a touchdown?
> 2 The Faroe Islands are a constituency of which European nation?
Denmark
> 3 In what year was China's one child policy introduced? [allow 2 either way]
1976
> 4 Which opera by Guiseppe Verdi is set in Egypt?
Aida
> 5 Which three colours appear on the Russian flag?
red, white, blue
> 6 Which food, originally from North Africa, consists of semolina balls coated in flour?
couscous
> 7 Which company was chiefly responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill?
British Petroleum
> 8 Which Bond villain did actor Donald Pleasance portray?
Blofield
> 9 The Swarovski label mostly specialises in making luxury items of what material?
> 10 Which war began in 1861 and ended in 1865?
American Civil War
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Pete
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> 1 In American football how many points are scored for a touchdown?
6
> 2 The Faroe Islands are a constituency of which European nation?
Denmark
> 3 In what year was China's one child policy introduced? [allow 2
> either way]
1985
> 4 Which opera by Guiseppe Verdi is set in Egypt?
Aida
> 5 Which three colours appear on the Russian flag?
Red, white, blue
> 6 Which food, originally from North Africa, consists of semolina
> balls coated in flour?
Falafel
> 7 Which company was chiefly responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil
> spill?
BP
> 8 Which Bond villain did actor Donald Pleasance portray?
Blofeld
> 9 The Swarovski label mostly specialises in making luxury items of
> what material?
Crystal
> 10 Which war began in 1861 and ended in 1865?
U.S Civil War
>
Pete
robpparker SPAM @foroptusnet.com.aume Rob Parker
6 (IIRC)
> 2 The Faroe Islands are a constituency of which European nation?
Denmark
> 3 In what year was China's one child policy introduced? [allow 2 either
> way]
1970
> 4 Which opera by Guiseppe Verdi is set in Egypt?
Aida
> 5 Which three colours appear on the Russian flag?
Red, white & blue
> 6 Which food, originally from North Africa, consists of semolina balls
> coated in flour?
Cous-cous
> 7 Which company was chiefly responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill?
BP
> 8 Which Bond villain did actor Donald Pleasance portray?
Ernst Stravro Blofeld
> 9 The Swarovski label mostly specialises in making luxury items of what
> material?
Handbags (?)
> 10 Which war began in 1861 and ended in 1865?
American Civil War
Rob
Mark Brader
> 1 In American football how many points are scored for a touchdown?
6.
> 2 The Faroe Islands are a constituency of which European nation?
Norway.
> 3 In what year was China's one child policy introduced? [allow 2 either
> way]
1972?
> 4 Which opera by Guiseppe Verdi is set in Egypt?
Aida.
> 5 Which three colours appear on the Russian flag?
Red, white, and blue.
> 6 Which food, originally from North Africa, consists of semolina balls
> coated in flour?
Couscous?
> 7 Which company was chiefly responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill?
BP. (Preemptive strike: British Petroleum is wrong.)
> 8 Which Bond villain did actor Donald Pleasance portray?
Blofeld.
> 9 The Swarovski label mostly specialises in making luxury items of what
> material?
Glass.
> 10 Which war began in 1861 and ended in 1865?
The Civil War.
Oh, all right... the US one. Aka various other names.
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>1 In American football how many points are scored for a touchdown?
>2 The Faroe Islands are a constituency of which European nation?
>3 In what year was China's one child policy introduced? [allow 2 either
>way]
>4 Which opera by Guiseppe Verdi is set in Egypt?
>5 Which three colours appear on the Russian flag?
>6 Which food, originally from North Africa, consists of semolina balls
>coated in flour?
>7 Which company was chiefly responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill?
>8 Which Bond villain did actor Donald Pleasance portray?
>9 The Swarovski label mostly specialises in making luxury items of what
>material?
>10 Which war began in 1861 and ended in 1865?
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog
> 1 In American football how many points are scored for a touchdown?
4
> 2 The Faroe Islands are a constituency of which European nation?
Denmark
> 3 In what year was China's one child policy introduced? [allow 2
> either way]
1973
> 4 Which opera by Guiseppe Verdi is set in Egypt?
Aida
> 5 Which three colours appear on the Russian flag?
White, blue read
> 6 Which food, originally from North Africa, consists of semolina balls
> coated in flour?
cous-cous
> 7 Which company was chiefly responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil
> spill?
BP (Although they would prefer an answer like Halliburton.)
> 9 The Swarovski label mostly specialises in making luxury items of
> what material?
Marble
> 10 Which war began in 1861 and ended in 1865?
The US civil war
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Bruce Bowler
typed:
> 1 In American football how many points are scored for a touchdown?
6
> 2 The Faroe Islands are a constituency of which European nation?
Iceland
> 3 In what year was China's one child policy introduced? [allow 2
either way]
1980
> 4 Which opera by Guiseppe Verdi is set in Egypt?
Aida
> 5 Which three colours appear on the Russian flag?
Red, White, Blue
> 6 Which food, originally from North Africa, consists of semolina
balls coated in flour?
Hush puppies
> 7 Which company was chiefly responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil
spill?
BP (of course it depends on who you talk to, could be Haliburton or [the
name escapes me])
> 8 Which Bond villain did actor Donald Pleasance portray?
You Only Live Twice
> 9 The Swarovski label mostly specialises in making luxury items of
what material?
Glass
> 10 Which war began in 1861 and ended in 1865?
US Civil War
Bruce
Bruce Bowler
and typed:
> On Wed, 25 May 2011 11:05:06 +1000, Calvin set fingers to keyboard and
> typed:
>
>> 8 Which Bond villain did actor Donald Pleasance portray?
>
> You Only Live Twice
Argh... Misread the question (but didn't realize it until I read the
other folks answers)...
Bruce
swp
> 1 In American football how many points are scored for a touchdown?
6
> 2 The Faroe Islands are a constituency of which European nation?
norway
> 3 In what year was China's one child policy introduced? [allow 2 either
> way]
1979
> 4 Which opera by Guiseppe Verdi is set in Egypt?
aida
> 5 Which three colours appear on the Russian flag?
blue, red, white
> 6 Which food, originally from North Africa, consists of semolina balls
> coated in flour?
semolina balls
> 7 Which company was chiefly responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill?
bp
> 8 Which Bond villain did actor Donald Pleasance portray?
blofeld
> 9 The Swarovski label mostly specialises in making luxury items of what
> material?
lead crystal
> 10 Which war began in 1861 and ended in 1865?
the us civil war (also known as the war of northern aggression by many
of my friends in georgia)
swp
swp
> On May 24, 9:05 pm, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
> > 6 Which food, originally from North Africa, consists of semolina balls
> > coated in flour?
>
> semolina balls
oh. after looking at the other answers I see what you meant by
semolina 'balls' -- I call those 'pellets' because of their small
size. I also looked up semolina balls on a few cooking sites,
including one from nestle. turns out, there's a real dish called
'semolina balls'
swp
Jeffrey Turner
>
> 1 In American football how many points are scored for a touchdown?
> 2 The Faroe Islands are a constituency of which European nation?
> 3 In what year was China's one child policy introduced? [allow 2 either
> way]
> 4 Which opera by Guiseppe Verdi is set in Egypt?
> 5 Which three colours appear on the Russian flag?
> 6 Which food, originally from North Africa, consists of semolina balls
> coated in flour?
> 7 Which company was chiefly responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill?
> 8 Which Bond villain did actor Donald Pleasance portray?
> 9 The Swarovski label mostly specialises in making luxury items of what
> material?
> 10 Which war began in 1861 and ended in 1865?
--Jeff
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It is very easy for rich people to preach
the virtues of self-reliance to the poor.
--Winston Churchill
Stan Brown
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> 1 In American football how many points are scored for a touchdown?
6
> 2 The Faroe Islands are a constituency of which European nation?
Denmark
> 3 In what year was China's one child policy introduced? [allow 2 either
> way]
> 4 Which opera by Guiseppe Verdi is set in Egypt?
Aida
> 5 Which three colours appear on the Russian flag?
Red, white, blue
> 6 Which food, originally from North Africa, consists of semolina balls
> coated in flour?
Felafel or falafel
> 7 Which company was chiefly responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill?
BP
> 8 Which Bond villain did actor Donald Pleasance portray?
> 9 The Swarovski label mostly specialises in making luxury items of what
> material?
Lead crystal
> 10 Which war began in 1861 and ended in 1865?
U.S. Civil War
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http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...
Dan Tilque
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> 1 In American football how many points are scored for a touchdown?
6
> 2 The Faroe Islands are a constituency of which European nation?
Denmark
> 3 In what year was China's one child policy introduced? [allow 2
> either way]
1977
> 4 Which opera by Guiseppe Verdi is set in Egypt?
Cleopatra
> 5 Which three colours appear on the Russian flag?
white, red, and blue
> 6 Which food, originally from North Africa, consists of semolina
> balls coated in flour?
couscous
> 7 Which company was chiefly responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil
> spill?
British Petroleum
> 8 Which Bond villain did actor Donald Pleasance portray?
Dr No
> 9 The Swarovski label mostly specialises in making luxury items of
> what material?
silk
> 10 Which war began in 1861 and ended in 1865?
American Civil War
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Dan Tilque
Calvin
> 1 In American football how many points are scored for a touchdown?
6
10/11
> 2 The Faroe Islands are a constituency of which European nation?
Denmark
7/11
> 3 In what year was China's one child policy introduced? [allow 2 either
> way]
1980 [accepting 1978 - 1982]
2/11
> 4 Which opera by Guiseppe Verdi is set in Egypt?
Aida
9/11
> 5 Which three colours appear on the Russian flag?
Red, white & blue
10/11
> 6 Which food, originally from North Africa, consists of semolina balls
> coated in flour?
Couscous
5/11
Apologies Stephen if you misled by the wording
> 7 Which company was chiefly responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill?
BP (and as Mark noted British Petroleum is NOT correct]
9/11
> 8 Which Bond villain did actor Donald Pleasance portray?
Ernst Blofeld
6/11
Along with Charles Gray and Donald Pleasance
> 9 The Swarovski label mostly specialises in making luxury items of what
> material?
Crystal
6/11
> 10 Which war began in 1861 and ended in 1865?
US Civil War
10/11
I've re-formatted the results table to hopefully make it a bit easier to
parse.
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 130
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 Bruce Bowler
1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 Dan Tilque
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 Erland S
1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 Jeffrey Turner
1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 7 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 Mark Brader
1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 Pete Gayde
1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 7 Peter Smyth
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 8 Rob Parker
1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 Stan Brown
1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 Stephen Perry
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
10 7 2 9 10 5 9 6 6 10 74 TOTAL
67%
Logjam on 8.
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cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
> > 8 Which Bond villain did actor Donald Pleasance portray?
>
> Ernst Blofeld
> 6/11
> Along with Charles Gray and Donald Pleasance
A special effect, was it? :-)
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