Calvin's Quiz #521

Calvin

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May 27, 2018, 9:10:25 PM5/27/18

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1 Named from the Greek for "glue", it is used to provide structure to connective tissue. What is the most abundant protein in the human body?
2 Alec Bedser represented which country in international cricket?
3 Which South Korean rapper made Gangnam Style famous in 2012?
4 What three word term does the video game abbreviation FPS stand for?
5 According to the title of a 1974 Martin Scorsese comedy, who doesn’t live here anymore?
6 In the country song 'Folsom Prison Blues', why does the narrator shoot a man in Reno?
7 How many sisters are members of Irish band The Corrs?
8 What links Romano Prodi, Mario Monti and Enrico Letta?
9 Name either the year or the host nation of the inaugural UEFA European Football Championship. The Soviet Union beat Yugoslavia 2-1 in the final
10 Which 1990s TV series followed a Canadian Mountie assigned to the Chicago Police Department?

cheers,
calvin

Dan Blum

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May 27, 2018, 9:29:21 PM5/27/18

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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:

> 2 Alec Bedser represented which country in international cricket?

South Africa

> 3 Which South Korean rapper made Gangnam Style famous in 2012?

Psy

> 4 What three word term does the video game abbreviation FPS stand for?

first-person shooter

> 5 According to the title of a 1974 Martin Scorsese comedy, who doesn???t live here anymore?

Alice

> 6 In the country song 'Folsom Prison Blues', why does the narrator shoot a man in Reno?

just to watch him die

> 7 How many sisters are members of Irish band The Corrs?

3

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Mark Brader

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May 27, 2018, 10:56:03 PM5/27/18

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"Calvin":

> 1 Named from the Greek for "glue", it is used to provide
> structure to connective tissue. What is the most abundant protein
> in the human body?

Collagen.

> 2 Alec Bedser represented which country in international cricket?

Australia?

> 3 Which South Korean rapper made Gangnam Style famous in 2012?

Psy.

> 4 What three word term does the video game abbreviation FPS stand for?

Frames per second.

> 5 According to the title of a 1974 Martin Scorsese comedy, who
> doesn't live here anymore?

Alice.

> 6 In the country song 'Folsom Prison Blues', why does the
> narrator shoot a man in Reno?

Just to watch him die.

> 7 How many sisters are members of Irish band The Corrs?

3. Unless it's 4. But I'll go with 3.

> 8 What links Romano Prodi, Mario Monti and Enrico Letta?

3 syllables in a first name ending in O, and 2 syllables in a 5-letter
surname ending in a vowel.

And maybe they all play soccer?

> 9 Name either the year or the host nation of the inaugural UEFA
> European Football Championship. The Soviet Union beat Yugoslavia
> 2-1 in the final

England?

> 10 Which 1990s TV series followed a Canadian Mountie assigned to
> the Chicago Police Department?

"Due South" (for reasons that don't need explaining now).
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Gareth Owen

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May 28, 2018, 2:16:22 AM5/28/18

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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:

> 1 Named from the Greek for "glue", it is used to provide structure to
> connective tissue. What is the most abundant protein in the human
> body?

Keratin?

> 2 Alec Bedser represented which country in international cricket?

England (and his brother did too)

> 3 Which South Korean rapper made Gangnam Style famous in 2012?

Psy (sp?)

> 4 What three word term does the video game abbreviation FPS stand
> for?

First Person Shooter

> 5 According to the title of a 1974 Martin Scorsese comedy, who doesn’t
> live here anymore?

Alice

> 6 In the country song 'Folsom Prison Blues', why does the narrator
> shoot a man in Reno?

"just to watch him die"

> 7 How many sisters are members of Irish band The Corrs?

3

> 8 What links Romano Prodi, Mario Monti and Enrico Letta?

Presidents of the EU

> 9 Name either the year or the host nation of the inaugural UEFA
> European Football Championship. The Soviet Union beat Yugoslavia 2-1
> in the final

1968??

> 10 Which 1990s TV series followed a Canadian Mountie assigned to the
> Chicago Police Department?

Due South

Peter Smyth

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May 28, 2018, 5:37:33 AM5/28/18

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Calvin wrote:

>
> 1 Named from the Greek for "glue", it is used to provide structure to connective tissue. What is the most abundant protein in the human body?

Collagen

> 2 Alec Bedser represented which country in international cricket?

England

> 3 Which South Korean rapper made Gangnam Style famous in 2012?

Psy

> 4 What three word term does the video game abbreviation FPS stand for?

Frames Per Second

> 5 According to the title of a 1974 Martin Scorsese comedy, who doesn’t live here anymore?
> 6 In the country song 'Folsom Prison Blues', why does the narrator shoot a man in Reno?
> 7 How many sisters are members of Irish band The Corrs?

3

> 8 What links Romano Prodi, Mario Monti and Enrico Letta?

Italian Prime Ministers

> 9 Name either the year or the host nation of the inaugural UEFA European Football Championship. The Soviet Union beat Yugoslavia 2-1 in the final

France

> 10 Which 1990s TV series followed a Canadian Mountie assigned to the Chicago Police Department?

Due South

Peter Smyth

Erland Sommarskog

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May 28, 2018, 1:53:24 PM5/28/18

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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 2 Alec Bedser represented which country in international cricket?

Absolutely not Sweden.

> 4 What three word term does the video game abbreviation FPS stand for?

Floating Point Security :-)

> 5 According to the title of a 1974 Martin Scorsese comedy, who

> doesn?t live here anymore?

Alice?

> 7 How many sisters are members of Irish band The Corrs?

Three

> 8 What links Romano Prodi, Mario Monti and Enrico Letta?

They're all Italians. :-)

If you want something more specific, I make my guess that they are all
professors in national economy. (Which I know Prodi is, and I would
assume that Monti is, given that he is head of ECB. I'm uncertain about
Letta though.)

> 9 Name either the year or the host nation of the inaugural UEFA
> European Football Championship. The Soviet Union beat Yugoslavia 2-1 in
> the final

1960

Pete Gayde

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May 28, 2018, 4:05:02 PM5/28/18

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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:f721cf58-a23e-45be...@googlegroups.com:

>
> 1 Named from the Greek for "glue", it is used to provide structure
> to connective tissue. What is the most abundant protein in the human
> body?

Cartilage

> 2 Alec Bedser represented which country in international
> cricket?

New Zealand

> 3 Which South Korean rapper made Gangnam Style famous in 2012?

Psy

> 4 What three word term does the video game abbreviation FPS
> stand for?

Frames per second

> 5 According to the title of a 1974 Martin Scorsese
> comedy, who doesn’t live here anymore?

Alice

> 6 In the country song
> 'Folsom Prison Blues', why does the narrator shoot a man in Reno?
> 7 How many sisters are members of Irish band The Corrs?

5

> 8 What links Romano Prodi, Mario Monti and Enrico Letta?

Italian politicians

> 9 Name either
> the year or the host nation of the inaugural UEFA European Football
> Championship. The Soviet Union beat Yugoslavia 2-1 in the final

France

> 10
> Which 1990s TV series followed a Canadian Mountie assigned to the
> Chicago Police Department?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>

Pete Gayde

Dan Tilque

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May 28, 2018, 6:11:44 PM5/28/18

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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Named from the Greek for "glue", it is used to provide structure to connective tissue. What is the most abundant protein in the human body?

cartilage

> 2 Alec Bedser represented which country in international cricket?
> 3 Which South Korean rapper made Gangnam Style famous in 2012?
> 4 What three word term does the video game abbreviation FPS stand for?
> 5 According to the title of a 1974 Martin Scorsese comedy, who doesn’t live here anymore?
> 6 In the country song 'Folsom Prison Blues', why does the narrator shoot a man in Reno?

to get imprisoned in another state

> 7 How many sisters are members of Irish band The Corrs?
> 8 What links Romano Prodi, Mario Monti and Enrico Letta?

Italian PMs

> 9 Name either the year or the host nation of the inaugural UEFA European Football Championship. The Soviet Union beat Yugoslavia 2-1 in the final

1952

> 10 Which 1990s TV series followed a Canadian Mountie assigned to the Chicago Police Department?

McCloud, the remake

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Dan Tilque

Calvin

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Jun 5, 2018, 10:18:38 PM6/5/18

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On Monday, May 28, 2018 at 11:10:25 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:

> 1 Named from the Greek for "glue", it is used to provide structure to connective tissue. What is the most abundant protein in the human body?

Collagen

> 2 Alec Bedser represented which country in international cricket?

England

> 3 Which South Korean rapper made Gangnam Style famous in 2012?

Psy

> 4 What three word term does the video game abbreviation FPS stand for?

First Person Shooter

> 5 According to the title of a 1974 Martin Scorsese comedy, who doesn’t live here anymore?

Alice

> 6 In the country song 'Folsom Prison Blues', why does the narrator shoot a man in Reno?

Just to watch him die

> 7 How many sisters are members of Irish band The Corrs?

3

> 8 What links Romano Prodi, Mario Monti and Enrico Letta?

Former Italian PMs

> 9 Name either the year or the host nation of the inaugural UEFA European Football Championship. The Soviet Union beat Yugoslavia 2-1 in the final

1960 / France

> 10 Which 1990s TV series followed a Canadian Mountie assigned to the Chicago Police Department?

Due South

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 521
1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 7 23 Peter Smyth
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 25 Gareth Owen
1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 23 Mark Brader
0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 20 Dan Blum
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 16 Pete Gayde
0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 13 Erland S
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 Dan Tilque
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
2 2 5 2 5 3 5 3 3 3 33 47%

Well that was a tough set. Congratulations Peter S.

cheers,
calvin

Gareth Owen

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Jun 9, 2018, 7:34:41 AM6/9/18

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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:

> Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 521
> 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 7 23 Peter Smyth
> 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 25 Gareth Owen

Two 7/10 scores and a minimum number of mutually-correct answers...