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Calvin

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Feb 14, 2015, 3:55:19 AM2/14/15
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1 What foodstuff is traditionally used to stuff a carpetbag steak?
2 What was Victoria Beckham's maiden name?
3 Fort Knox is located in which US state?
4 The Hallelujah Chorus is from which 1741 oratorio by George Handel?
5 What was Indira Gandhi's maiden name?
6 PRINCE2 is a de facto standard in which field of business?
7 The title of which 1961 Joseph Heller novel has passed into common usage as a phrase meaning a no-win situation?
8 In which city was John Lennon murdered?
9 Which rock band had a 1979 hit with London Calling?
10 Which actress portrayed Etta Place in the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?


cheers,
calvin

Chris F.A. Johnson

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Feb 14, 2015, 5:08:08 AM2/14/15
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On 2015-02-14, Calvin wrote:
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> 1 What foodstuff is traditionally used to stuff a carpetbag steak?
> 2 What was Victoria Beckham's maiden name?
> 3 Fort Knox is located in which US state?

Kentucky

> 4 The Hallelujah Chorus is from which 1741 oratorio by George Handel?

The Messiah

> 5 What was Indira Gandhi's maiden name?

Nehru

> 6 PRINCE2 is a de facto standard in which field of business?

Heraldry

> 7 The title of which 1961 Joseph Heller novel has passed into common usage as a phrase meaning a no-win situation?

Catch 22

> 8 In which city was John Lennon murdered?

NYC

> 9 Which rock band had a 1979 hit with London Calling?
> 10 Which actress portrayed Etta Place in the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?

Katharine Ross

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Erland Sommarskog

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Feb 14, 2015, 5:22:01 AM2/14/15
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 3 Fort Knox is located in which US state?

Kentucky

> 4 The Hallelujah Chorus is from which 1741 oratorio by George Handel?

Messiah

> 5 What was Indira Gandhi's maiden name?

Nehuru

> 7 The title of which 1961 Joseph Heller novel has passed into common
> usage as a phrase meaning a no-win situation?

Catch-22

> 8 In which city was John Lennon murdered?

New York

> 9 Which rock band had a 1979 hit with London Calling?

The Clash




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Björn Lundin

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Feb 14, 2015, 6:17:13 AM2/14/15
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On 2015-02-14 09:55, Calvin wrote:
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> 1 What foodstuff is traditionally used to stuff a carpetbag steak?
> 2 What was Victoria Beckham's maiden name?
> 3 Fort Knox is located in which US state?
Kansas
> 4 The Hallelujah Chorus is from which 1741 oratorio by George Handel?
> 5 What was Indira Gandhi's maiden name?
> 6 PRINCE2 is a de facto standard in which field of business?
> 7 The title of which 1961 Joseph Heller novel has passed into common usage as a phrase meaning a no-win situation?
I think the english title is
Catch 22
> 8 In which city was John Lennon murdered?
New York
> 9 Which rock band had a 1979 hit with London Calling?
The Clash
> 10 Which actress portrayed Etta Place in the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>


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Mark Brader

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Feb 14, 2015, 7:09:20 AM2/14/15
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"Calvin":
> 1 What foodstuff is traditionally used to stuff a carpetbag steak?

Never heard of it. Corn?

> 2 What was Victoria Beckham's maiden name?

Posh. :-) Okay, Adams.

> 3 Fort Knox is located in which US state?

Kentucky.

> 4 The Hallelujah Chorus is from which 1741 oratorio by George Handel?

"The Messiah".

> 5 What was Indira Gandhi's maiden name?

Nehru.

> 6 PRINCE2 is a de facto standard in which field of business?

Never heard of it. Accounting?

> 7 The title of which 1961 Joseph Heller novel has passed into common
> usage as a phrase meaning a no-win situation?

"Catch-22".

> 8 In which city was John Lennon murdered?

New York.

> 9 Which rock band had a 1979 hit with London Calling?

Dunno. REM?

> 10 Which actress portrayed Etta Place in the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and
> the Sundance Kid?

Katharine Ross.
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Peter Smyth

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Feb 14, 2015, 4:40:47 PM2/14/15
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Calvin wrote:

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> 1 What foodstuff is traditionally used to stuff a carpetbag steak?
> 2 What was Victoria Beckham's maiden name?
Adams
> 3 Fort Knox is located in which US state?
Kentucky
> 4 The Hallelujah Chorus is from which 1741 oratorio by
> George Handel?
Messiah
> 5 What was Indira Gandhi's maiden name?
Nehru
> 6 PRINCE2 is a de facto standard in which field of business?
Project Management
> 7 The title of which 1961 Joseph Heller novel has passed into
> common usage as a phrase meaning a no-win situation?
Catch 22
> 8 In which city was John Lennon murdered?
New York
> 9 Which rock band had a 1979 hit with London Calling?
The Clash
> 10 Which actress portrayed Etta Place in the 1969 film
> Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?

Peter Smyth

Pete

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Feb 14, 2015, 5:50:32 PM2/14/15
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:eab03def-76aa-494a...@googlegroups.com:

>
> 1 What foodstuff is traditionally used to stuff a carpetbag steak?

Crab

> 2 What was Victoria Beckham's maiden name?
> 3 Fort Knox is located in which US state?

Kentucky

> 4 The Hallelujah Chorus is from which 1741 oratorio by George
> Handel?

Messiah

> 5 What was Indira Gandhi's maiden name?
> 6 PRINCE2 is a de facto standard in which field of business?
> 7 The title of which 1961 Joseph Heller novel has passed into
> common usage as a phrase meaning a no-win situation?

Catch 22

> 8 In which city was John Lennon murdered?

New York

> 9 Which rock band had a 1979 hit with London Calling?

The Clash

> 10 Which actress portrayed Etta Place in the
> 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?

Karen Black

>
>
> cheers,
> calvin

Pete

Rob Parker

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Feb 14, 2015, 6:37:32 PM2/14/15
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> 1 What foodstuff is traditionally used to stuff a carpetbag steak?

oysters

> 2 What was Victoria Beckham's maiden name?

Victoria Adams/Posh Spice

> 3 Fort Knox is located in which US state?

Kentucky

> 4 The Hallelujah Chorus is from which 1741 oratorio by George Handel?

The Messiah

> 5 What was Indira Gandhi's maiden name?
> 6 PRINCE2 is a de facto standard in which field of business?
> 7 The title of which 1961 Joseph Heller novel has passed into common usage
> as a phrase meaning a no-win situation?

Catch 22

> 8 In which city was John Lennon murdered?

New York

> 9 Which rock band had a 1979 hit with London Calling?

The Clash

> 10 Which actress portrayed Etta Place in the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and
> the Sundance Kid?



Rob

Dan Tilque

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Feb 14, 2015, 11:57:12 PM2/14/15
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 What foodstuff is traditionally used to stuff a carpetbag steak?

onions ?

> 2 What was Victoria Beckham's maiden name?

Adams

> 3 Fort Knox is located in which US state?

Kentucky

> 4 The Hallelujah Chorus is from which 1741 oratorio by George Handel?

The Messiah

> 5 What was Indira Gandhi's maiden name?
> 6 PRINCE2 is a de facto standard in which field of business?
> 7 The title of which 1961 Joseph Heller novel has passed into common usage as a phrase meaning a no-win situation?

Catch-22

> 8 In which city was John Lennon murdered?

New York

> 9 Which rock band had a 1979 hit with London Calling?

Queen ?

> 10 Which actress portrayed Etta Place in the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?



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Marc Dashevsky

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Feb 15, 2015, 1:47:36 AM2/15/15
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In article <eab03def-76aa-494a...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 1 What foodstuff is traditionally used to stuff a carpetbag steak?
cheese

> 2 What was Victoria Beckham's maiden name?
Spice

> 3 Fort Knox is located in which US state?
Kentucky

> 4 The Hallelujah Chorus is from which 1741 oratorio by George Handel?
The Messiah

> 5 What was Indira Gandhi's maiden name?
Nehru

> 6 PRINCE2 is a de facto standard in which field of business?
project management

> 7 The title of which 1961 Joseph Heller novel has passed into common usage as a phrase meaning a no-win situation?
Catch 22

> 8 In which city was John Lennon murdered?
New York City

> 9 Which rock band had a 1979 hit with London Calling?
The Clash

> 10 Which actress portrayed Etta Place in the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?
Katharine Ross



> cheers,
> calvin



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bbowler

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Feb 17, 2015, 9:23:40 AM2/17/15
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On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 00:55:18 -0800, Calvin wrote:

> 1 What foodstuff is traditionally used to stuff a carpetbag steak?
> 2 What was Victoria Beckham's maiden name?
> 3 Fort Knox is located in which US state?

Kentucky

> 4 The Hallelujah Chorus is from which 1741 oratorio by George Handel?

The Messiah

> 5 What was Indira Gandhi's maiden name?
> 6 PRINCE2 is a de facto standard in which field of business?
> 7 The title of which 1961 Joseph Heller novel has passed into common
> usage as a phrase meaning a no-win situation?

Catch 22

> 8 In which city was John Lennon murdered?

New York City

> 9 Which rock band had a 1979 hit with London Calling?
> 10 Which actress portrayed Etta Place in the 1969 film Butch Cassidy
and
> the Sundance Kid?

Katherine Ross

>
>
> cheers,
> calvin

Calvin

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Feb 21, 2015, 7:39:12 PM2/21/15
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On Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 6:55:19 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:

> 1 What foodstuff is traditionally used to stuff a carpetbag steak?

Oysters
Singleton to Rob

> 2 What was Victoria Beckham's maiden name?

Adams
Not accepting Spice sorry :-)

> 3 Fort Knox is located in which US state?

Kentucky

> 4 The Hallelujah Chorus is from which 1741 oratorio by George Handel?

Messiah

> 5 What was Indira Gandhi's maiden name?

Nehru

> 6 PRINCE2 is a de facto standard in which field of business?

Project management

> 7 The title of which 1961 Joseph Heller novel has passed into common usage as a phrase meaning a no-win situation?

Catch-22

> 8 In which city was John Lennon murdered?

New York [City]

> 9 Which rock band had a 1979 hit with London Calling?

The Clash

> 10 Which actress portrayed Etta Place in the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?

Katherine Ross



Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 380
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 55 Peter Smyth
0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 55 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 7 49 Rob Parker
0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 7 51 Mark Brader
0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 6 47 Chris Johnson
0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 6 49 Erland S
0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 42 Bruce Bowler
0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 42 Dan Tilque
0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 44 Pete Gayde
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 26 Bjorn Lundin
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
1 4 9 9 5 2 10 10 6 4 60 60%

Congratulations Peter and Marc.

cheers,
calvin
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