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Calvin
Aug 18, 2016, 9:08:03 PM8/18/16
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1 Despite being only 26.6 seconds in length it is probably the most scrutinised piece of film of all time. What did Abraham Zapruder famously record?
2 Which (fictional) race of extra-terrestrial mutants hails from the planet Skaro?
3 Which 1983 musical romantic comedy did Barbra Streisand direct, co-write, co- produce and star in?
4 Marlee Matlin won a best actress Oscar for her role in which 1986 film?
5 Which American newspaper is sometimes known as the "old gray lady"?
6 In what modern day country is Mount Ararat located?
7 Which mathematical symbol was invented by Robert Record in the mid-16th century?
8 Which six-letter word can mean a cross between a beagle and a pug, or a baby echidna or platypus?
9 A hoplite was a soldier in which ancient civilisation?
10 What is the three-word title of the 1957 book by Vance Packard which demystified the deliberately mysterious arts of advertising?
cheers,
calvin
2 Which (fictional) race of extra-terrestrial mutants hails from the planet Skaro?
3 Which 1983 musical romantic comedy did Barbra Streisand direct, co-write, co- produce and star in?
4 Marlee Matlin won a best actress Oscar for her role in which 1986 film?
5 Which American newspaper is sometimes known as the "old gray lady"?
6 In what modern day country is Mount Ararat located?
7 Which mathematical symbol was invented by Robert Record in the mid-16th century?
8 Which six-letter word can mean a cross between a beagle and a pug, or a baby echidna or platypus?
9 A hoplite was a soldier in which ancient civilisation?
10 What is the three-word title of the 1957 book by Vance Packard which demystified the deliberately mysterious arts of advertising?
cheers,
calvin
Chris F.A. Johnson
Aug 18, 2016, 11:08:03 PM8/18/16
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On 2016-08-19, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Despite being only 26.6 seconds in length it is probably the most scrutinised piece of film of all time. What did Abraham Zapruder famously record?
Assassination of JFK
> 1 Despite being only 26.6 seconds in length it is probably the most scrutinised piece of film of all time. What did Abraham Zapruder famously record?
> 2 Which (fictional) race of extra-terrestrial mutants hails from the planet Skaro?
> 3 Which 1983 musical romantic comedy did Barbra Streisand direct, co-write, co- produce and star in?
> 4 Marlee Matlin won a best actress Oscar for her role in which 1986 film?
> 5 Which American newspaper is sometimes known as the "old gray lady"?
> 6 In what modern day country is Mount Ararat located?
> 7 Which mathematical symbol was invented by Robert Record in the mid-16th century?
> 8 Which six-letter word can mean a cross between a beagle and a pug, or a baby echidna or platypus?
> 9 A hoplite was a soldier in which ancient civilisation?
> 10 What is the three-word title of the 1957 book by Vance Packard which demystified the deliberately mysterious arts of advertising?
--
Chris F.A. Johnson
Dan Tilque
Aug 18, 2016, 11:33:13 PM8/18/16
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Despite being only 26.6 seconds in length it is probably the most scrutinised piece of film of all time. What did Abraham Zapruder famously record?
some unknown person on a grassy knoll shooting someone
> 1 Despite being only 26.6 seconds in length it is probably the most scrutinised piece of film of all time. What did Abraham Zapruder famously record?
> 2 Which (fictional) race of extra-terrestrial mutants hails from the planet Skaro?
> 3 Which 1983 musical romantic comedy did Barbra Streisand direct, co-write, co- produce and star in?
> 4 Marlee Matlin won a best actress Oscar for her role in which 1986 film?
> 5 Which American newspaper is sometimes known as the "old gray lady"?
> 6 In what modern day country is Mount Ararat located?
> 7 Which mathematical symbol was invented by Robert Record in the mid-16th century?
> 8 Which six-letter word can mean a cross between a beagle and a pug, or a baby echidna or platypus?
> 9 A hoplite was a soldier in which ancient civilisation?
> 10 What is the three-word title of the 1957 book by Vance Packard which demystified the deliberately mysterious arts of advertising?
Dan Tilque
swp
Aug 19, 2016, 12:35:43 AM8/19/16
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On Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 9:08:03 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Despite being only 26.6 seconds in length it is probably the most scrutinised piece of film of all time. What did Abraham Zapruder famously record?
president kennedy's assassination
> 1 Despite being only 26.6 seconds in length it is probably the most scrutinised piece of film of all time. What did Abraham Zapruder famously record?
> 2 Which (fictional) race of extra-terrestrial mutants hails from the planet Skaro?
> 3 Which 1983 musical romantic comedy did Barbra Streisand direct, co-write, co- produce and star in?
> 4 Marlee Matlin won a best actress Oscar for her role in which 1986 film?
> 5 Which American newspaper is sometimes known as the "old gray lady"?
> 6 In what modern day country is Mount Ararat located?
> 7 Which mathematical symbol was invented by Robert Record in the mid-16th century?
> 8 Which six-letter word can mean a cross between a beagle and a pug, or a baby echidna or platypus?
> 9 A hoplite was a soldier in which ancient civilisation?
> 10 What is the three-word title of the 1957 book by Vance Packard which demystified the deliberately mysterious arts of advertising?
swp
Mark Brader
Aug 19, 2016, 1:24:44 AM8/19/16
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"Calvin":
> 2 Which (fictional) race of extra-terrestrial mutants hails from
> the planet Skaro?
Daleks?
> 3 Which 1983 musical romantic comedy did Barbra Streisand direct,
> co-write, co- produce and star in?
"Yentl"?
> 4 Marlee Matlin won a best actress Oscar for her role in which 1986 film?
"Children of a Lesser God".
> 5 Which American newspaper is sometimes known as the "old gray lady"?
I'm not aware of one. The "gray lady", however, is the New York Times.
> 6 In what modern day country is Mount Ararat located?
Turkey.
> 7 Which mathematical symbol was invented by Robert Record in the
> mid-16th century?
"=". Actually it was variable in length, and made up of multiple pieces
of type each resembling our modern "=" sign (presumably they were designed
as a variant form of a hyphen), so it tended to look more like "======".
"Recorde" is the spelling I normally see, though names didn't really have
fixed spellings back then.
> 8 Which six-letter word can mean a cross between a beagle and a
> pug, or a baby echidna or platypus?
Buggle?
> 9 A hoplite was a soldier in which ancient civilisation?
Greece.
> 10 What is the three-word title of the 1957 book by Vance Packard
> which demystified the deliberately mysterious arts of advertising?
"Win Free Sex"? No, wait, that's the phrase claimed in Vernor
Vinge's science-fiction novel "Steel Beach" to be the ideal
tabloid-type newspaper headline. Sadly, I have no idea of the
actual answer. I'll try "Save Money Now".
--
Mark Brader | "Whose tracks these are I think I know;
Toronto | The railroad has gone bankrupt, though..."
m...@vex.net | --Michael Wares (after Frost)
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 Despite being only 26.6 seconds in length it is probably the most
> scrutinised piece of film of all time. What did Abraham Zapruder
> famously record?
US president Kennedy being struck by gunshots.
> scrutinised piece of film of all time. What did Abraham Zapruder
> famously record?
> 2 Which (fictional) race of extra-terrestrial mutants hails from
> the planet Skaro?
> 3 Which 1983 musical romantic comedy did Barbra Streisand direct,
> co-write, co- produce and star in?
> 4 Marlee Matlin won a best actress Oscar for her role in which 1986 film?
> 5 Which American newspaper is sometimes known as the "old gray lady"?
> 6 In what modern day country is Mount Ararat located?
> 7 Which mathematical symbol was invented by Robert Record in the
> mid-16th century?
of type each resembling our modern "=" sign (presumably they were designed
as a variant form of a hyphen), so it tended to look more like "======".
"Recorde" is the spelling I normally see, though names didn't really have
fixed spellings back then.
> 8 Which six-letter word can mean a cross between a beagle and a
> pug, or a baby echidna or platypus?
> 9 A hoplite was a soldier in which ancient civilisation?
> 10 What is the three-word title of the 1957 book by Vance Packard
> which demystified the deliberately mysterious arts of advertising?
Vinge's science-fiction novel "Steel Beach" to be the ideal
tabloid-type newspaper headline. Sadly, I have no idea of the
actual answer. I'll try "Save Money Now".
--
Mark Brader | "Whose tracks these are I think I know;
Toronto | The railroad has gone bankrupt, though..."
m...@vex.net | --Michael Wares (after Frost)
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Gareth Owen
Aug 19, 2016, 2:14:20 AM8/19/16
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:
> 1 Despite being only 26.6 seconds in length it is probably the most
> scrutinised piece of film of all time. What did Abraham Zapruder
> famously record?
The Kennedy Assassination (JFK edition)
> 1 Despite being only 26.6 seconds in length it is probably the most
> scrutinised piece of film of all time. What did Abraham Zapruder
> famously record?
> 2 Which (fictional) race of extra-terrestrial mutants hails from the
> planet Skaro?
> 3 Which 1983 musical romantic comedy did Barbra Streisand direct,
> co-write, co- produce and star in?
> 4 Marlee Matlin won a best actress Oscar for her role in which 1986
> film?
Children of a Lesser God
> 5 Which American newspaper is sometimes known as the "old gray lady"?
New York Times
> 6 In what modern day country is Mount Ararat located?
> 7 Which mathematical symbol was invented by Robert Record in the
> mid-16th century?
> 8 Which six-letter word can mean a cross between a beagle and a pug,
> or a baby echidna or platypus?
> 9 A hoplite was a soldier in which ancient civilisation?
> 10 What is the three-word title of the 1957 book by Vance Packard
> which demystified the deliberately mysterious arts of advertising?
Erland Sommarskog
Aug 19, 2016, 3:46:19 AM8/19/16
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 2 Which (fictional) race of extra-terrestrial mutants hails from the
> planet Skaro?
Skaronians
> 2 Which (fictional) race of extra-terrestrial mutants hails from the
> planet Skaro?
> 5 Which American newspaper is sometimes known as the "old gray lady"?
> 6 In what modern day country is Mount Ararat located?
> 7 Which mathematical symbol was invented by Robert Record in the
> mid-16th century?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Peter Smyth
Aug 19, 2016, 1:35:07 PM8/19/16
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> 1 Despite being only 26.6 seconds in length it is probably the most
> scrutinised piece of film of all time. What did Abraham Zapruder
> famously record?
> 2 Which (fictional) race of extra-terrestrial mutants hails from the
> planet Skaro?
Klingons
> planet Skaro?
> 3 Which 1983 musical romantic comedy did Barbra Streisand direct,
> co-write, co- produce and star in?
>
> 4 Marlee Matlin won a best actress Oscar for her role in which 1986
> film?
>
> 5 Which American newspaper is sometimes known as the "old gray lady"?
Wall Street Journal
> co-write, co- produce and star in?
>
> 4 Marlee Matlin won a best actress Oscar for her role in which 1986
> film?
>
> 5 Which American newspaper is sometimes known as the "old gray lady"?
> 6 In what modern day country is Mount Ararat located?
Jordan
> 7 Which mathematical symbol was invented by Robert Record in the
> mid-16th century?
Equals (=)
> mid-16th century?
> 8 Which six-letter word can mean a cross between a beagle and a pug,
> or a baby echidna or platypus?
Never seen a cross between a beagle and a platypus before!
> or a baby echidna or platypus?
> 9 A hoplite was a soldier in which ancient civilisation?
>
> 10 What is the three-word title of the 1957 book by Vance Packard
> which demystified the deliberately mysterious arts of advertising?
Peter Smyth
>
> 10 What is the three-word title of the 1957 book by Vance Packard
> which demystified the deliberately mysterious arts of advertising?
Marc Dashevsky
Aug 21, 2016, 3:34:49 AM8/21/16
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In article <d710e866-6526-4e2b...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 2 Which (fictional) race of extra-terrestrial mutants hails from the planet Skaro?
> 3 Which 1983 musical romantic comedy did Barbra Streisand direct, co-write, co- produce and star in?
> 4 Marlee Matlin won a best actress Oscar for her role in which 1986 film?
Children Of A Lesser God
> 5 Which American newspaper is sometimes known as the "old gray lady"?
New York Times
> 6 In what modern day country is Mount Ararat located?
Turkey
> 7 Which mathematical symbol was invented by Robert Record in the mid-16th century?
> 8 Which six-letter word can mean a cross between a beagle and a pug, or a baby echidna or platypus?
> 9 A hoplite was a soldier in which ancient civilisation?
> 10 What is the three-word title of the 1957 book by Vance Packard which demystified the deliberately mysterious arts of advertising?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
>
> 1 Despite being only 26.6 seconds in length it is probably the most scrutinised piece of film of all time. What did Abraham Zapruder famously record?
assassination of JFK
> 1 Despite being only 26.6 seconds in length it is probably the most scrutinised piece of film of all time. What did Abraham Zapruder famously record?
> 2 Which (fictional) race of extra-terrestrial mutants hails from the planet Skaro?
> 3 Which 1983 musical romantic comedy did Barbra Streisand direct, co-write, co- produce and star in?
> 4 Marlee Matlin won a best actress Oscar for her role in which 1986 film?
> 5 Which American newspaper is sometimes known as the "old gray lady"?
> 6 In what modern day country is Mount Ararat located?
> 7 Which mathematical symbol was invented by Robert Record in the mid-16th century?
> 8 Which six-letter word can mean a cross between a beagle and a pug, or a baby echidna or platypus?
> 9 A hoplite was a soldier in which ancient civilisation?
> 10 What is the three-word title of the 1957 book by Vance Packard which demystified the deliberately mysterious arts of advertising?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Pete
Aug 21, 2016, 1:27:37 PM8/21/16
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:d710e866-6526-4e2b...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 Despite being only 26.6 seconds in length it is probably the
> most scrutinised piece of film of all time. What did Abraham Zapruder
> famously record?
Assassination of John Kennedy
> 2 Which (fictional) race of extra-terrestrial
> mutants hails from the planet Skaro?
Daleks
> 3 Which 1983 musical romantic
> comedy did Barbra Streisand direct, co-write, co- produce and star in?
Yentl
> 4 Marlee Matlin won a best actress Oscar for her role in which
> 1986 film?
> 6 In what modern day country is Mount Ararat located?
Turkey
> 7 Which mathematical symbol was invented by Robert Record
> in the mid-16th century?
Infinity
> 8 Which six-letter word can mean a cross
> between a beagle and a pug, or a baby echidna or platypus?
> 9 A hoplite was a soldier in which ancient civilisation?
Persia
> 10 What is
> the three-word title of the 1957 book by Vance Packard which
> demystified the deliberately mysterious arts of advertising?
The Peter Principle
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
news:d710e866-6526-4e2b...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 Despite being only 26.6 seconds in length it is probably the
> most scrutinised piece of film of all time. What did Abraham Zapruder
> famously record?
> 2 Which (fictional) race of extra-terrestrial
> mutants hails from the planet Skaro?
> 3 Which 1983 musical romantic
> comedy did Barbra Streisand direct, co-write, co- produce and star in?
> 4 Marlee Matlin won a best actress Oscar for her role in which
> 1986 film?
Children of a Lesser God
> 5 Which American newspaper is sometimes known as the
> "old gray lady"?
New York Times
> "old gray lady"?
> 6 In what modern day country is Mount Ararat located?
> 7 Which mathematical symbol was invented by Robert Record
> in the mid-16th century?
> 8 Which six-letter word can mean a cross
> between a beagle and a pug, or a baby echidna or platypus?
> 9 A hoplite was a soldier in which ancient civilisation?
> 10 What is
> the three-word title of the 1957 book by Vance Packard which
> demystified the deliberately mysterious arts of advertising?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
Calvin
Aug 24, 2016, 1:50:31 AM8/24/16
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On Friday, August 19, 2016 at 11:08:03 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Despite being only 26.6 seconds in length it is probably the most scrutinised piece of film of all time. What did Abraham Zapruder famously record?
JFK assassination
> 1 Despite being only 26.6 seconds in length it is probably the most scrutinised piece of film of all time. What did Abraham Zapruder famously record?
> 2 Which (fictional) race of extra-terrestrial mutants hails from the planet Skaro?
> 3 Which 1983 musical romantic comedy did Barbra Streisand direct, co-write, co- produce and star in?
> 4 Marlee Matlin won a best actress Oscar for her role in which 1986 film?
Children of a Lesser God
> 5 Which American newspaper is sometimes known as the "old gray lady"?
New York Times
> 6 In what modern day country is Mount Ararat located?
> 7 Which mathematical symbol was invented by Robert Record in the mid-16th century?
> 8 Which six-letter word can mean a cross between a beagle and a pug, or a baby echidna or platypus?
> 9 A hoplite was a soldier in which ancient civilisation?
> 10 What is the three-word title of the 1957 book by Vance Packard which demystified the deliberately mysterious arts of advertising?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 453
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 44 Stephen Perry
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 47 Chris Johnson
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 8 47 Mark Brader
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 7 41 Gareth Owen
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 36 Pete Gayde
1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 5 32 Dan Tilque
1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 27 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 14 Peter Smyth
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
8 4 5 6 7 6 6 2 5 2 51 57%
Congratulations Stephen who just pips Chris. It's a very unusual score distribution for some reason.
cheers,
calvin
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