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Calvin
May 3, 2019, 2:12:39 AM5/3/19
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1 Measuring about 620 by 120 metres and holding 150,000 spectators, what was the largest sporting and entertainment venue in ancient Rome?
2 Which Caribbean island is the only country in the world named after a historical woman?
3 According to Greek mythology, who hit Achilles in his heel with a poisoned arrow?
4 On which TV quiz show should contestants give the least common correct answer?
5 What is the mathematical term for a number, be it positive, negative or zero, that can be written without a fractional component?
6 Who wrote the lyrics to the 1861 poem/song 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic'?
7 What affect should an analgesic drug have on the human body?
8 In which country is the 2012 Disney/Pixar film "Brave" set?
9 'In the Air Tonight' was a 1981 hit for which British singer-songwriter?
10 In terms of their burial, what links Robert the Bruce, Frederic Chopin, Eleanor of Castile, Percy Shelley, and the Australian racehorse Phar Lap?
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
May 3, 2019, 2:26:38 AM5/3/19
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"Calvin":
> 2 Which Caribbean island is the only country in the world named after
> a historical woman?
St. Lucia?
> 3 According to Greek mythology, who hit Achilles in his heel with a
> poisoned arrow?
Hector?
> 4 On which TV quiz show should contestants give the least common
> correct answer?
Objection! We don't get "Pointless" here.
> 5 What is the mathematical term for a number, be it positive,
> negative or zero, that can be written without a fractional component?
Integer.
> 6 Who wrote the lyrics to the 1861 poem/song 'The Battle Hymn of the
> Republic'?
Key?
> 7 What affect should an analgesic drug have on the human body?
Relieve pain.
> 8 In which country is the 2012 Disney/Pixar film "Brave" set?
Scotland.
> 9 'In the Air Tonight' was a 1981 hit for which British singer-songwriter?
One I've heard of, I daresay.
> 10 In terms of their burial, what links Robert the Bruce, Frederic
> Chopin, Eleanor of Castile, Percy Shelley, and the Australian
> racehorse Phar Lap?
Buried at sea?
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "Operating systems are too important
m...@vex.net | to be 'visionary'." --Linus Torvalds
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 Measuring about 620 by 120 metres and holding 150,000 spectators,
> what was the largest sporting and entertainment venue in ancient
> Rome?
Circus Maximus.
> what was the largest sporting and entertainment venue in ancient
> Rome?
> 2 Which Caribbean island is the only country in the world named after
> a historical woman?
> 3 According to Greek mythology, who hit Achilles in his heel with a
> poisoned arrow?
> 4 On which TV quiz show should contestants give the least common
> correct answer?
> 5 What is the mathematical term for a number, be it positive,
> negative or zero, that can be written without a fractional component?
> 6 Who wrote the lyrics to the 1861 poem/song 'The Battle Hymn of the
> Republic'?
> 7 What affect should an analgesic drug have on the human body?
> 8 In which country is the 2012 Disney/Pixar film "Brave" set?
> 9 'In the Air Tonight' was a 1981 hit for which British singer-songwriter?
> 10 In terms of their burial, what links Robert the Bruce, Frederic
> Chopin, Eleanor of Castile, Percy Shelley, and the Australian
> racehorse Phar Lap?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Operating systems are too important
m...@vex.net | to be 'visionary'." --Linus Torvalds
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog
May 3, 2019, 3:21:18 AM5/3/19
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 Measuring about 620 by 120 metres and holding 150,000 spectators,
> what was the largest sporting and entertainment venue in ancient Rome?
Colluseum
> 1 Measuring about 620 by 120 metres and holding 150,000 spectators,
> what was the largest sporting and entertainment venue in ancient Rome?
> 2 Which Caribbean island is the only country in the world named
> after a historical woman?
> 3 According to Greek mythology, who hit Achilles in his heel with a
> poisoned arrow?
> 5 What is the mathematical term for a number, be it positive,
> negative or zero, that can be written without a fractional component?
> 9 'In the Air Tonight' was a 1981 hit for which British
> singer-songwriter?
> 10 In terms of their burial, what links Robert the Bruce, Frederic
> Chopin, Eleanor of Castile, Percy Shelley, and the Australian racehorse
> Phar Lap?
>
Dan Tilque
May 3, 2019, 3:42:37 AM5/3/19
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On 5/2/19 11:12 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Measuring about 620 by 120 metres and holding 150,000 spectators, what was the largest sporting and entertainment venue in ancient Rome?
Colosseum
>
> 1 Measuring about 620 by 120 metres and holding 150,000 spectators, what was the largest sporting and entertainment venue in ancient Rome?
> 2 Which Caribbean island is the only country in the world named after a historical woman?
> 3 According to Greek mythology, who hit Achilles in his heel with a poisoned arrow?
> 4 On which TV quiz show should contestants give the least common correct answer?
> 5 What is the mathematical term for a number, be it positive, negative or zero, that can be written without a fractional component?
> 6 Who wrote the lyrics to the 1861 poem/song 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic'?
> 7 What affect should an analgesic drug have on the human body?
> 8 In which country is the 2012 Disney/Pixar film "Brave" set?
> 9 'In the Air Tonight' was a 1981 hit for which British singer-songwriter?
> 10 In terms of their burial, what links Robert the Bruce, Frederic Chopin, Eleanor of Castile, Percy Shelley, and the Australian racehorse Phar Lap?
Dan Tilque
Dan Blum
May 3, 2019, 9:51:31 AM5/3/19
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1 Measuring about 620 by 120 metres and holding 150,000 spectators, what was the largest sporting and entertainment venue in ancient Rome?
Circus Maximus
> 1 Measuring about 620 by 120 metres and holding 150,000 spectators, what was the largest sporting and entertainment venue in ancient Rome?
> 3 According to Greek mythology, who hit Achilles in his heel with a poisoned arrow?
> 5 What is the mathematical term for a number, be it positive, negative or zero, that can be written without a fractional component?
> 6 Who wrote the lyrics to the 1861 poem/song 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic'?
> 7 What affect should an analgesic drug have on the human body?
> 8 In which country is the 2012 Disney/Pixar film "Brave" set?
> 9 'In the Air Tonight' was a 1981 hit for which British singer-songwriter?
> 10 In terms of their burial, what links Robert the Bruce, Frederic Chopin, Eleanor of Castile, Percy Shelley, and the Australian racehorse Phar Lap?
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Pete Gayde
May 4, 2019, 2:39:08 PM5/4/19
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:43365df5-bc0d-4ca9...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Measuring about 620 by 120 metres and holding 150,000
> spectators, what was the largest sporting and entertainment venue in
> ancient Rome?
Circus Maximus
> 2 Which Caribbean island is the only country in the
> world named after a historical woman?
St Kitts
> 3 According to Greek
> mythology, who hit Achilles in his heel with a poisoned arrow?
> 4
> On which TV quiz show should contestants give the least common correct
> answer?
> 5 What is the mathematical term for a number, be it
> positive, negative or zero, that can be written without a fractional
> component?
Integer
> 6 Who wrote the lyrics to the 1861 poem/song 'The
> Battle Hymn of the Republic'?
Howe
> 7 What affect should an analgesic drug have on the human body?
> 8 In which country is the 2012 Disney/Pixar film "Brave" set?
> 9 'In the Air Tonight' was a 1981
> hit for which British singer-songwriter?
> 10 In terms of their
> burial, what links Robert the Bruce, Frederic Chopin, Eleanor of
> Castile, Percy Shelley, and the Australian racehorse Phar Lap?
Buried face down
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
news:43365df5-bc0d-4ca9...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Measuring about 620 by 120 metres and holding 150,000
> spectators, what was the largest sporting and entertainment venue in
> ancient Rome?
> 2 Which Caribbean island is the only country in the
> world named after a historical woman?
> 3 According to Greek
> mythology, who hit Achilles in his heel with a poisoned arrow?
> 4
> On which TV quiz show should contestants give the least common correct
> answer?
> 5 What is the mathematical term for a number, be it
> positive, negative or zero, that can be written without a fractional
> component?
> 6 Who wrote the lyrics to the 1861 poem/song 'The
> Battle Hymn of the Republic'?
> 7 What affect should an analgesic drug have on the human body?
> 8 In which country is the 2012 Disney/Pixar film "Brave" set?
> 9 'In the Air Tonight' was a 1981
> hit for which British singer-songwriter?
> 10 In terms of their
> burial, what links Robert the Bruce, Frederic Chopin, Eleanor of
> Castile, Percy Shelley, and the Australian racehorse Phar Lap?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
Calvin
May 10, 2019, 12:31:30 AM5/10/19
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On Friday, May 3, 2019 at 4:12:39 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Measuring about 620 by 120 metres and holding 150,000 spectators, what was the largest sporting and entertainment venue in ancient Rome?
Circus Maximus
> 1 Measuring about 620 by 120 metres and holding 150,000 spectators, what was the largest sporting and entertainment venue in ancient Rome?
> 2 Which Caribbean island is the only country in the world named after a historical woman?
Singleton for Mark
> 3 According to Greek mythology, who hit Achilles in his heel with a poisoned arrow?
> 4 On which TV quiz show should contestants give the least common correct answer?
Singleton for Mark
> 5 What is the mathematical term for a number, be it positive, negative or zero, that can be written without a fractional component?
> 6 Who wrote the lyrics to the 1861 poem/song 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic'?
> 7 What affect should an analgesic drug have on the human body?
> 8 In which country is the 2012 Disney/Pixar film "Brave" set?
> 9 'In the Air Tonight' was a 1981 hit for which British singer-songwriter?
> 10 In terms of their burial, what links Robert the Bruce, Frederic Chopin, Eleanor of Castile, Percy Shelley, and the Australian racehorse Phar Lap?
Singleton for Dan B
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 562
1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 22 Dan Blum
1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 16 Mark Brader
0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 16 Dan Tilque
1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 11 Pete Gayde
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
3 1 2 1 5 3 3 3 2 1 24 48%
Another tough set. Congratulations Dan B.
cheers,
calvin
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