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Calvin
Aug 3, 2018, 12:43:51 AM8/3/18
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1 Which British author (1903 - 1992) wrote 'The Borrowers' series of children's fantasy novels?
2 Who had a 1957 hit with 'Magic Moments'?
3 Mascarpone is a variety of which foodstuff?
4 The Solheim Cup is the women's equivalent of which sporting trophy?
5 Which British ocean liner did a German U-boat sink on 5th May 1915?
6 Conspiracy theorists maintain that John Lennon mumbles "I buried Paul" towards the end of which 1967 Beatles' hit?
7 Which river separates Zimbabwe from South Africa
8 The Kirin brewery is based in which Asian country?
9 Which London residence was home to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother from 1953-2002?
10 Torvald and Nora Helmer are characters in which Henrik Ibsen play?
cheers,
calvin
2 Who had a 1957 hit with 'Magic Moments'?
3 Mascarpone is a variety of which foodstuff?
4 The Solheim Cup is the women's equivalent of which sporting trophy?
5 Which British ocean liner did a German U-boat sink on 5th May 1915?
6 Conspiracy theorists maintain that John Lennon mumbles "I buried Paul" towards the end of which 1967 Beatles' hit?
7 Which river separates Zimbabwe from South Africa
8 The Kirin brewery is based in which Asian country?
9 Which London residence was home to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother from 1953-2002?
10 Torvald and Nora Helmer are characters in which Henrik Ibsen play?
cheers,
calvin
Pete Gayde
Aug 3, 2018, 1:46:12 AM8/3/18
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:461f6d3e-4586-497d...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 Which British author (1903 - 1992) wrote 'The Borrowers' series
> of children's fantasy novels?
> 2 Who had a 1957 hit with 'Magic Moments'?
> 3 Mascarpone is a variety of which foodstuff?
Cheese
> 4 The Solheim Cup is the women's equivalent of which sporting
> trophy?
Golf
> 5 Which British ocean liner did a German U-boat sink on
> 5th May 1915?
Lusitania
> 6 Conspiracy theorists maintain that John Lennon
> mumbles "I buried Paul" towards the end of which 1967 Beatles' hit?
I Am the Walrus
> 7 Which river separates Zimbabwe from South Africa
> 8 The Kirin brewery is based in which Asian country?
Japan
> 9 Which London residence was home to Queen Elizabeth the Queen
> Mother from 1953-2002?
> 10 Torvald and Nora Helmer are characters
> in which Henrik Ibsen play?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
news:461f6d3e-4586-497d...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 Which British author (1903 - 1992) wrote 'The Borrowers' series
> of children's fantasy novels?
> 2 Who had a 1957 hit with 'Magic Moments'?
> 3 Mascarpone is a variety of which foodstuff?
> 4 The Solheim Cup is the women's equivalent of which sporting
> trophy?
> 5 Which British ocean liner did a German U-boat sink on
> 5th May 1915?
> 6 Conspiracy theorists maintain that John Lennon
> mumbles "I buried Paul" towards the end of which 1967 Beatles' hit?
> 7 Which river separates Zimbabwe from South Africa
> 8 The Kirin brewery is based in which Asian country?
> 9 Which London residence was home to Queen Elizabeth the Queen
> Mother from 1953-2002?
> 10 Torvald and Nora Helmer are characters
> in which Henrik Ibsen play?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Mark Brader
Aug 3, 2018, 3:14:03 AM8/3/18
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Calvin:
> 2 Who had a 1957 hit with 'Magic Moments'?
Como?
> 3 Mascarpone is a variety of which foodstuff?
Pasta.
> 4 The Solheim Cup is the women's equivalent of which sporting trophy?
Davis Cup?
> 5 Which British ocean liner did a German U-boat sink on 5th May 1915?
Lusitania.
> 6 Conspiracy theorists maintain that John Lennon mumbles "I buried
> Paul" towards the end of which 1967 Beatles' hit?
All of them. :-)
> 7 Which river separates Zimbabwe from South Africa
Limpopo.
> 8 The Kirin brewery is based in which Asian country?
China.
> 9 Which London residence was home to Queen Elizabeth the Queen
> Mother from 1953-2002?
Kensington Palace?
> 10 Torvald and Nora Helmer are characters in which Henrik Ibsen play?
"A Doll's House"?
--
Mark Brader | "It doesn't have to actually *be* special, but you have
Toronto | to make people think it is, and sometimes the easiest way
m...@vex.net | to do that is to make it special." -- Peter Reiher
> 1 Which British author (1903 - 1992) wrote 'The Borrowers' series
> of children's fantasy novels?
Pratchett.
> of children's fantasy novels?
> 2 Who had a 1957 hit with 'Magic Moments'?
> 3 Mascarpone is a variety of which foodstuff?
> 4 The Solheim Cup is the women's equivalent of which sporting trophy?
> 5 Which British ocean liner did a German U-boat sink on 5th May 1915?
> 6 Conspiracy theorists maintain that John Lennon mumbles "I buried
> Paul" towards the end of which 1967 Beatles' hit?
> 7 Which river separates Zimbabwe from South Africa
> 8 The Kirin brewery is based in which Asian country?
> 9 Which London residence was home to Queen Elizabeth the Queen
> Mother from 1953-2002?
> 10 Torvald and Nora Helmer are characters in which Henrik Ibsen play?
--
Mark Brader | "It doesn't have to actually *be* special, but you have
Toronto | to make people think it is, and sometimes the easiest way
m...@vex.net | to do that is to make it special." -- Peter Reiher
Dan Blum
Aug 3, 2018, 9:36:40 AM8/3/18
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1 Which British author (1903 - 1992) wrote 'The Borrowers' series of children's fantasy novels?
Norton
> 1 Which British author (1903 - 1992) wrote 'The Borrowers' series of children's fantasy novels?
> 3 Mascarpone is a variety of which foodstuff?
> 5 Which British ocean liner did a??German U-boat sink on 5th May 1915?
Lusitania
> 6 Conspiracy theorists maintain that John Lennon mumbles "I buried Paul" towards the end of which 1967 Beatles' hit?
> 7 Which river separates Zimbabwe from South Africa??
Limpopo
> 8 The Kirin brewery is based in which Asian country? ????
Japan
> 9 Which London residence was home to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother from 1953-2002?
> 10 Torvald and Nora Helmer are characters in which Henrik Ibsen play?
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Gareth Owen
Aug 3, 2018, 1:06:00 PM8/3/18
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:
> 1 Which British author (1903 - 1992) wrote 'The Borrowers' series of
> children's fantasy novels?
E. Nesbit?
> 1 Which British author (1903 - 1992) wrote 'The Borrowers' series of
> children's fantasy novels?
> 2 Who had a 1957 hit with 'Magic Moments'?
> 3 Mascarpone is a variety of which foodstuff?
> 4 The Solheim Cup is the women's equivalent of which sporting trophy?
> 5 Which British ocean liner did a German U-boat sink on 5th May 1915?
> 6 Conspiracy theorists maintain that John Lennon mumbles "I buried
> Paul" towards the end of which 1967 Beatles' hit?
ObTrivia: What did he actually say?
> 7 Which river separates Zimbabwe from South Africa
> 8 The Kirin brewery is based in which Asian country?
> 9 Which London residence was home to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
> from 1953-2002?
> 10 Torvald and Nora Helmer are characters in which Henrik Ibsen play?
Peter Smyth
Aug 3, 2018, 2:03:06 PM8/3/18
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which British author (1903 - 1992) wrote 'The Borrowers' series of children's fantasy novels?
> 2 Who had a 1957 hit with 'Magic Moments'?
Perry Como
> 1 Which British author (1903 - 1992) wrote 'The Borrowers' series of children's fantasy novels?
> 2 Who had a 1957 hit with 'Magic Moments'?
> 3 Mascarpone is a variety of which foodstuff?
Cream Cheese
> 4 The Solheim Cup is the women's equivalent of which sporting trophy?
Ryder Cup
> 5 Which British ocean liner did a German U-boat sink on 5th May 1915?
Lusitania
> 6 Conspiracy theorists maintain that John Lennon mumbles "I buried Paul" towards the end of which 1967 Beatles' hit?
I am the Walrus
> 7 Which river separates Zimbabwe from South Africa
Limpopo
> 8 The Kirin brewery is based in which Asian country?
Japan
> 9 Which London residence was home to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother from 1953-2002?
Clarence House
> 10 Torvald and Nora Helmer are characters in which Henrik Ibsen play?
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog
Aug 3, 2018, 2:53:41 PM8/3/18
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Cheese
> 5 Which British ocean liner did a German U-boat sink on 5th May 1915?
Lusitania
> 6 Conspiracy theorists maintain that John Lennon mumbles "I buried
> Paul" towards the end of which 1967 Beatles' hit?
I am the Walrus
> 7 Which river separates Zimbabwe from South Africa
Zambesi
> 8 The Kirin brewery is based in which Asian country?
Thailand
> 9 Which London residence was home to Queen Elizabeth the Queen
> Mother from 1953-2002?
Windsor
> 10 Torvald and Nora Helmer are characters in which Henrik Ibsen play?
>
A Doll's House (or whatever the English title might be).
> 5 Which British ocean liner did a German U-boat sink on 5th May 1915?
> 6 Conspiracy theorists maintain that John Lennon mumbles "I buried
> Paul" towards the end of which 1967 Beatles' hit?
> 7 Which river separates Zimbabwe from South Africa
> 8 The Kirin brewery is based in which Asian country?
> 9 Which London residence was home to Queen Elizabeth the Queen
> Mother from 1953-2002?
> 10 Torvald and Nora Helmer are characters in which Henrik Ibsen play?
>
Erland Sommarskog
Aug 3, 2018, 2:56:45 PM8/3/18
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Gareth Owen (gwo...@gmail.com) writes:
>> 6 Conspiracy theorists maintain that John Lennon mumbles "I buried
>> Paul" towards the end of which 1967 Beatles' hit?
>
> Strawberry Fields Forever
Really? OK, when it comes to these things and Gareth says one thing
>> 6 Conspiracy theorists maintain that John Lennon mumbles "I buried
>> Paul" towards the end of which 1967 Beatles' hit?
>
> Strawberry Fields Forever
and I say another, Gareth says another, Gareth is usually right. But
this does not seem right.
>
> ObTrivia: What did he actually say?
Dan Tilque
Aug 4, 2018, 12:31:25 PM8/4/18
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which British author (1903 - 1992) wrote 'The Borrowers' series of children's fantasy novels?
> 2 Who had a 1957 hit with 'Magic Moments'?
> 3 Mascarpone is a variety of which foodstuff?
> 4 The Solheim Cup is the women's equivalent of which sporting trophy?
Davis Cup
> 1 Which British author (1903 - 1992) wrote 'The Borrowers' series of children's fantasy novels?
> 2 Who had a 1957 hit with 'Magic Moments'?
> 3 Mascarpone is a variety of which foodstuff?
> 4 The Solheim Cup is the women's equivalent of which sporting trophy?
> 5 Which British ocean liner did a German U-boat sink on 5th May 1915?
> 6 Conspiracy theorists maintain that John Lennon mumbles "I buried Paul" towards the end of which 1967 Beatles' hit?
> 7 Which river separates Zimbabwe from South Africa
> 8 The Kirin brewery is based in which Asian country?
> 9 Which London residence was home to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother from 1953-2002?
> 10 Torvald and Nora Helmer are characters in which Henrik Ibsen play?
Dan Tilque
Calvin
Aug 10, 2018, 12:35:10 AM8/10/18
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On Friday, August 3, 2018 at 2:43:51 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which British author (1903 - 1992) wrote 'The Borrowers' series of children's fantasy novels?
Mary Norton
> 1 Which British author (1903 - 1992) wrote 'The Borrowers' series of children's fantasy novels?
Singleton for Dan
> 2 Who had a 1957 hit with 'Magic Moments'?
> 3 Mascarpone is a variety of which foodstuff?
> 4 The Solheim Cup is the women's equivalent of which sporting trophy?
> 5 Which British ocean liner did a German U-boat sink on 5th May 1915?
> 6 Conspiracy theorists maintain that John Lennon mumbles "I buried Paul" towards the end of which 1967 Beatles' hit?
> 7 Which river separates Zimbabwe from South Africa
> 8 The Kirin brewery is based in which Asian country?
> 9 Which London residence was home to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother from 1953-2002?
> 10 Torvald and Nora Helmer are characters in which Henrik Ibsen play?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 530
0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 37 Gareth Owen
1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 31 Dan Blum
0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 7 42 Peter Smyth
0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 14 Mark Brader
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 16 Pete Gayde
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 Dan Tilque
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
1 3 4 2 6 2 3 5 2 3 31 52%
Well that was a pretty brutal one. Congrats to Gareth, Dan B and Peter on their excellent scores.
cheers,
calvin
Calvin
Aug 10, 2018, 12:35:47 AM8/10/18
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On Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 3:06:00 AM UTC+10, Gareth Owen wrote:
cheers,
calvin
> Calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:
> > 6 Conspiracy theorists maintain that John Lennon mumbles "I buried
> > Paul" towards the end of which 1967 Beatles' hit?
>
> Strawberry Fields Forever
>
> ObTrivia: What did he actually say?
Something about urban myths?
> > 6 Conspiracy theorists maintain that John Lennon mumbles "I buried
> > Paul" towards the end of which 1967 Beatles' hit?
>
> Strawberry Fields Forever
>
> ObTrivia: What did he actually say?
cheers,
calvin
Erland Sommarskog
Aug 10, 2018, 2:30:38 AM8/10/18
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> Well that was a pretty brutal one. Congrats to Gareth, Dan B and Peter
> on their excellent scores.
>
I also entered, but I only scored a meagre three.
> Well that was a pretty brutal one. Congrats to Gareth, Dan B and Peter
> on their excellent scores.
>
(And I now need to listen to "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "I Am the
Walrus".)
Gareth Owen
Aug 10, 2018, 2:22:27 PM8/10/18
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No, it was (I believe) "Cranberry Sauce"
Calvin
Aug 12, 2018, 8:21:08 PM8/12/18
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On Friday, August 10, 2018 at 4:30:38 PM UTC+10, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
> Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> > Well that was a pretty brutal one. Congrats to Gareth, Dan B and Peter
> > on their excellent scores.
> >
>
>
> I also entered
Apologies for the omission. Erland's scores are now included.
> Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> > Well that was a pretty brutal one. Congrats to Gareth, Dan B and Peter
> > on their excellent scores.
> >
>
>
> I also entered
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 530
0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 37 Gareth Owen
1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 31 Dan Blum
0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 7 42 Peter Smyth
0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 14 Mark Brader
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 16 Pete Gayde
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 Dan Tilque
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
1 3 5 2 7 2 3 5 2 4 34 49%
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 Dan Tilque
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
cheers,
calvin
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