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calvin

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Nov 11, 2013, 4:48:14 AM11/11/13
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1 Augusto Pinochet was president of which country from 1973 to 1990?
2 What nationality was fashion designer Hugo Boss?
3 Who played the title roles in the 2001 film Captain Corelli's Mandolin?
4 Which golfer holds the record for the most major championship wins with
18?
5 Bill Murray played a deranged greenskeeper in which 1980 movie?
6 Food Glorious Food is a song from which musical?
7 How many square inches are there in a square foot?
8 What does an ichthyologist study?
9 Where in the human body are the carpal tunnels located?
10 Gorky park is located in which European capital city?


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David B

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Nov 11, 2013, 5:13:46 AM11/11/13
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1 Augusto Pinochet was president of which country from 1973 to 1990?

Chile.

2 What nationality was fashion designer Hugo Boss?

American?

3 Who played the title roles in the 2001 film Captain Corelli's Mandolin?
4 Which golfer holds the record for the most major championship wins with
18?

Ballesteros?

5 Bill Murray played a deranged greenskeeper in which 1980 movie?

Caddy Shack?

6 Food Glorious Food is a song from which musical?

Oliver?

7 How many square inches are there in a square foot?

144.

8 What does an ichthyologist study?

Fish.

9 Where in the human body are the carpal tunnels located?

Wrists.

10 Gorky park is located in which European capital city?

Moscow.

Erland Sommarskog

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Nov 11, 2013, 6:39:03 AM11/11/13
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calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 Augusto Pinochet was president of which country from 1973 to 1990?

Chile

> 2 What nationality was fashion designer Hugo Boss?

French

> 4 Which golfer holds the record for the most major championship wins
> with 18?

Annika Sörenstam

> 8 What does an ichthyologist study?

Dinosaurs

> 10 Gorky park is located in which European capital city?

Moscow


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Marc Dashevsky

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Nov 11, 2013, 9:47:05 AM11/11/13
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In article <op.w6dpio2e2wood3@homepc>, 334...@gmail.com says...
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> 1 Augusto Pinochet was president of which country from 1973 to 1990?
Peru

> 2 What nationality was fashion designer Hugo Boss?
Australian

> 3 Who played the title roles in the 2001 film Captain Corelli's Mandolin?
William Hurt

> 4 Which golfer holds the record for the most major championship wins with 18?
Arnold Palmer

> 5 Bill Murray played a deranged greenskeeper in which 1980 movie?
Caddyshack

> 6 Food Glorious Food is a song from which musical?
Spamalot

> 7 How many square inches are there in a square foot?
144

> 8 What does an ichthyologist study?
fishes

> 9 Where in the human body are the carpal tunnels located?
wrist

> 10 Gorky park is located in which European capital city?
Moscow

Mark Brader

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Nov 11, 2013, 11:49:12 AM11/11/13
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"Calvin":
> 1 Augusto Pinochet was president of which country from 1973 to 1990?

Chile.

> 2 What nationality was fashion designer Hugo Boss?

French.

> 3 Who played the title roles in the 2001 film Captain Corelli's Mandolin?

Cage. And Cage. :-)

> 4 Which golfer holds the record for the most major championship wins with
> 18?

Nicklaus.

> 5 Bill Murray played a deranged greenskeeper in which 1980 movie?

"Caddyshack".

> 6 Food Glorious Food is a song from which musical?

"Oliver".

> 7 How many square inches are there in a square foot?

144, duh.

> 8 What does an ichthyologist study?

Fish.

> 9 Where in the human body are the carpal tunnels located?

Wrists.

> 10 Gorky park is located in which European capital city?

Moscow.
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Gareth Owen

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Nov 11, 2013, 1:03:21 PM11/11/13
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calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:

> 1 Augusto Pinochet was president of which country from 1973 to 1990?

Chile

> 2 What nationality was fashion designer Hugo Boss?

French????

> 3 Who played the title roles in the 2001 film Captain Corelli's
> Mandolin?

Nick Cage

> 4 Which golfer holds the record for the most major championship wins
> with 18?

The Golden Bear, Jack Nicklaus

> 5 Bill Murray played a deranged greenskeeper in which 1980 movie?

Caddyshack

> 6 Food Glorious Food is a song from which musical?

Oliver!

> 7 How many square inches are there in a square foot?

144

> 8 What does an ichthyologist study?

Fish

> 9 Where in the human body are the carpal tunnels located?

In the hands

> 10 Gorky park is located in which European capital city?

St Petersburg?

Gareth Owen

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Nov 11, 2013, 1:04:17 PM11/11/13
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Gareth Owen <gwo...@gmail.com> writes:

>> 10 Gorky park is located in which European capital city?
>
> St Petersburg?

[crunk] didn't see the word "capital" there

Peter Smyth

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Nov 11, 2013, 1:25:19 PM11/11/13
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calvin wrote:

>
> 1 Augusto Pinochet was president of which country from 1973 to 1990?
Chile
> 2 What nationality was fashion designer Hugo Boss?
French
> 3 Who played the title roles in the 2001 film Captain Corelli's
> Mandolin?
> 4 Which golfer holds the record for the most major
> championship wins with 18?
Jack Nicklaus
> 5 Bill Murray played a deranged greenskeeper in which 1980 movie?
Caddyshack
> 6 Food Glorious Food is a song from which musical?
Oliver
> 7 How many square inches are there in a square
> foot?
144
> 8 What does an ichthyologist study?
> 9 Where in the human body are the carpal tunnels located?
Hands
> 10 Gorky park is located in which European capital city?
Moscow

Peter Smyth

Gareth Owen

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Nov 11, 2013, 2:16:17 PM11/11/13
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calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:

> 3 Who played the title roles in the 2001 film Captain Corelli's
> Mandolin?

Title roles?

Wwho played Captain Corelli and who played the Mandolin?

:)

(FWIW: Penelope Cruz was the other lead, IIRC)

Jeffrey Turner

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Nov 11, 2013, 4:01:01 PM11/11/13
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On 11/11/2013 4:48 AM, calvin wrote:
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> 1 Augusto Pinochet was president of which country from 1973 to 1990?
Chile
> 2 What nationality was fashion designer Hugo Boss?
Belgian
> 3 Who played the title roles in the 2001 film Captain Corelli's
> Mandolin?
A mandolin
> 4 Which golfer holds the record for the most major championship wins
> with 18?
Nicklaus
> 5 Bill Murray played a deranged greenskeeper in which 1980 movie?
Caddyshack
> 6 Food Glorious Food is a song from which musical?
Oliver!
> 7 How many square inches are there in a square foot?
144
> 8 What does an ichthyologist study?
Fish
> 9 Where in the human body are the carpal tunnels located?
wrist
> 10 Gorky park is located in which European capital city?
Moscow

--Jeff

Rob Parker

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Nov 11, 2013, 4:46:07 PM11/11/13
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> 1 Augusto Pinochet was president of which country from 1973 to 1990?

Chile

> 2 What nationality was fashion designer Hugo Boss?

German

> 3 Who played the title roles in the 2001 film Captain Corelli's Mandolin?
> 4 Which golfer holds the record for the most major championship wins with
> 18?

Tiger Woods (?)

> 5 Bill Murray played a deranged greenskeeper in which 1980 movie?

Caddyshack

> 6 Food Glorious Food is a song from which musical?

Oliver

> 7 How many square inches are there in a square foot?

144

> 8 What does an ichthyologist study?

fish

> 9 Where in the human body are the carpal tunnels located?

wrists

> 10 Gorky park is located in which European capital city?

Moscow


Rob

swp

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Nov 11, 2013, 10:15:26 PM11/11/13
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On Monday, November 11, 2013 4:48:14 AM UTC-5, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Augusto Pinochet was president of which country from 1973 to 1990?

chile

> 2 What nationality was fashion designer Hugo Boss?

german

> 3 Who played the title roles in the 2001 film Captain Corelli's Mandolin?

nick cage

> 4 Which golfer holds the record for the most major championship wins with 18?

jack nicklaus

> 5 Bill Murray played a deranged greenskeeper in which 1980 movie?

caddyshack

> 6 Food Glorious Food is a song from which musical?

oliver!

> 7 How many square inches are there in a square foot?

144 (ew, gross)

> 8 What does an ichthyologist study?

fish

> 9 Where in the human body are the carpal tunnels located?

hands

> 10 Gorky park is located in which European capital city?

moscow


swp

Dan Tilque

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Nov 12, 2013, 1:53:00 AM11/12/13
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calvin wrote:
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> 1 Augusto Pinochet was president of which country from 1973 to 1990?

Chile

> 2 What nationality was fashion designer Hugo Boss?
> 3 Who played the title roles in the 2001 film Captain Corelli's
> Mandolin?
> 4 Which golfer holds the record for the most major championship wins
> with 18?

Jack Nicklas

> 5 Bill Murray played a deranged greenskeeper in which 1980 movie?

Caddie Shack

> 6 Food Glorious Food is a song from which musical?

Hair?

> 7 How many square inches are there in a square foot?

144

> 8 What does an ichthyologist study?

fish

> 9 Where in the human body are the carpal tunnels located?

wrist

> 10 Gorky park is located in which European capital city?

Moscow


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Bruce Bowler

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Nov 12, 2013, 9:27:25 AM11/12/13
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On Mon, 11 Nov 2013 19:48:14 +1000, calvin wrote:

> 1 Augusto Pinochet was president of which country from 1973 to 1990?

Chile

> 2 What nationality was fashion designer Hugo Boss?

Australian

> 3 Who played the title roles in the 2001 film Captain Corelli's
> Mandolin?
> 4 Which golfer holds the record for the most major championship wins
> with 18?

Jack Nicklaus

> 5 Bill Murray played a deranged greenskeeper in which 1980 movie?

Caddyshack

> 6 Food Glorious Food is a song from which musical?

Oliver

> 7 How many square inches are there in a square foot?

144

> 8 What does an ichthyologist study?

Fish

> 9 Where in the human body are the carpal tunnels located?

Wrists

> 10 Gorky park is located in which European capital city?

Moscow

Pete

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Nov 12, 2013, 10:27:57 AM11/12/13
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calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in news:op.w6dpio2e2wood3@homepc:

>
> 1 Augusto Pinochet was president of which country from 1973 to
> 1990?

Chile

> 2 What nationality was fashion designer Hugo Boss?

Brazilian

> 3 Who played the title roles in the 2001 film Captain Corelli's
> Mandolin?
> 4 Which golfer holds the record for the most major
> championship wins with 18?

Nicklaus

> 5 Bill Murray played a deranged greenskeeper in which 1980 movie?

Caddy Shack

> 6 Food Glorious Food is a song from which musical?

Oliver

> 7 How many square inches are there in a square foot?

144

> 8 What does an ichthyologist study?

Insects

> 9 Where in the human body are the carpal tunnels located?

Fingers

> 10 Gorky park is located in which European capital city?

Moscow

>
>

Pete

Chris F.A. Johnson

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Nov 13, 2013, 11:45:26 PM11/13/13
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On 2013-11-11, calvin wrote:
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> 1 Augusto Pinochet was president of which country from 1973 to 1990?

Chile

> 2 What nationality was fashion designer Hugo Boss?
> 3 Who played the title roles in the 2001 film Captain Corelli's Mandolin?

Cage

> 4 Which golfer holds the record for the most major championship wins with
> 18?

Hogan

> 5 Bill Murray played a deranged greenskeeper in which 1980 movie?

Caddyshack

> 6 Food Glorious Food is a song from which musical?

Oliver

> 7 How many square inches are there in a square foot?

144

> 8 What does an ichthyologist study?

Fish

> 9 Where in the human body are the carpal tunnels located?

Wrist

> 10 Gorky park is located in which European capital city?

Moscow

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Chris F.A. Johnson <http://cfajohnson.com/>

calvin

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Nov 15, 2013, 8:34:34 PM11/15/13
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On Tue, 12 Nov 2013 02:49:12 +1000, Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:


>> 7 How many square inches are there in a square foot?
>
> 144, duh.

For an Australian born after about 1972 that is not necessarily an easy
question.


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calvin

calvin

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Nov 15, 2013, 8:41:42 PM11/15/13
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On Mon, 11 Nov 2013 19:48:14 +1000, calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:

> 1 Augusto Pinochet was president of which country from 1973 to 1990?

Chile

> 2 What nationality was fashion designer Hugo Boss?

German. Got his start making the stylish black uniforms of the SS.

> 3 Who played the title roles in the 2001 film Captain Corelli's
> Mandolin?

Nicholas Cage. That should have read "role" sorry. The mandolin was
uncredited.

> 4 Which golfer holds the record for the most major championship wins
> with 18?

Jack Nicklaus. I should have specified male but the only female offered
was wrong anyway.

> 5 Bill Murray played a deranged greenskeeper in which 1980 movie?

Caddyshack

> 6 Food Glorious Food is a song from which musical?

Oliver!
lol @ Spamalot

> 7 How many square inches are there in a square foot?

144

> 8 What does an ichthyologist study?

Fish

> 9 Where in the human body are the carpal tunnels located?

Wrist
NOT accepting hand

> 10 Gorky park is located in which European capital city?

Moscow

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 328
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 9 82 Stephen Perry
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 88 Mark Brader
1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 78 Rob Parker
1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 80 Chris Johnson
1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 84 Jeffrey Turner
1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 84 Bruce Bowler
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 7 68 Gareth Owen
1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 7 74 Dan Tilque
1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 76 David Brown
1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 66 Peter Smyth
1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 66 Pete Gayde
0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 5 54 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 24 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
12 2 4 8 12 10 12 10 8 12 90 69%


Stephen pips Mark courtesy of the tie-beaker. 13 players is the most we've
had in a while.

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cheers,
calvin

Mark Brader

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Nov 15, 2013, 11:54:41 PM11/15/13
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"Calvin":
>>> 7 How many square inches are there in a square foot?

Mark Brader:
>> 144, duh.

"Calvin":
> For an Australian born after about 1972 that is not necessarily an easy
> question.

It's a literature question. You have to be able to understand books
written in English.
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Mark Brader | "You guys have your own pagan religion...
Toronto | Instead of sacrificing sheep, you sacrifice sleep."
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Erland Sommarskog

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Nov 16, 2013, 4:53:01 AM11/16/13
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calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> For an Australian born after about 1972 that is not necessarily an easy
> question.
>

And where I sit it is a completely impossible question. Literature or not.
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