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Calvin
Jul 18, 2015, 6:43:43 PM7/18/15
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1 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
2 How many lines are there in a sonnet?
3 Which prolific songwriter's credits include Night and Day and I Got You Under My Skin?
4 Which actress portrayed the character Tracy, who marries James Bond, in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service?
5 In the novel and film Fever Pitch which English Premier League football team does the main character support?
6 What are the administrative divisions of Switzerland called?
7 In 1579 the Netherlands achieved independence from which European country?
8 At which game has the actor Omar Sharif represented his country?
9 Which word of Hindi origin refers to one who rides an elephant?
10 Well, I'm running down the road tryin' to loosen my load; I've got seven women on my mind is the first line of which 1972 hit song?
cheers,
calvin
2 How many lines are there in a sonnet?
3 Which prolific songwriter's credits include Night and Day and I Got You Under My Skin?
4 Which actress portrayed the character Tracy, who marries James Bond, in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service?
5 In the novel and film Fever Pitch which English Premier League football team does the main character support?
6 What are the administrative divisions of Switzerland called?
7 In 1579 the Netherlands achieved independence from which European country?
8 At which game has the actor Omar Sharif represented his country?
9 Which word of Hindi origin refers to one who rides an elephant?
10 Well, I'm running down the road tryin' to loosen my load; I've got seven women on my mind is the first line of which 1972 hit song?
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Jul 18, 2015, 6:50:02 PM7/18/15
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"Calvin":
> 2 How many lines are there in a sonnet?
14.
> 3 Which prolific songwriter's credits include Night
> and Day and I Got You Under My Skin?
Porter.
> 4 Which actress portrayed the character Tracy, who
> marries James Bond, in the 1969 film On Her
> Majesty's Secret Service?
Rigg.
> 5 In the novel and film Fever Pitch which English
> Premier League football team does the main character
> support?
Arsenal?
*The* film, indeed. Don't you know that they remade it after
figuring out that the title could only :-) refer to baseball?
> 6 What are the administrative divisions of
> Switzerland called?
Cantons.
> 7 In 1579 the Netherlands achieved independence from
> which European country?
Spain.
> 8 At which game has the actor Omar Sharif
> represented his country?
Bridge.
> 9 Which word of Hindi origin refers to one who rides
> an elephant?
Mahout.
> 10 Well, I'm running down the road tryin' to loosen
> my load; I've got seven women on my mind is the
> first line of which 1972 hit song?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "UNIX make moving not pain
m...@vex.net | but almost pleasure." -- "Housewife", 1941
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which
> European country?
France.
> European country?
> 2 How many lines are there in a sonnet?
> 3 Which prolific songwriter's credits include Night
> and Day and I Got You Under My Skin?
> 4 Which actress portrayed the character Tracy, who
> marries James Bond, in the 1969 film On Her
> Majesty's Secret Service?
> 5 In the novel and film Fever Pitch which English
> Premier League football team does the main character
> support?
*The* film, indeed. Don't you know that they remade it after
figuring out that the title could only :-) refer to baseball?
> 6 What are the administrative divisions of
> Switzerland called?
> 7 In 1579 the Netherlands achieved independence from
> which European country?
> 8 At which game has the actor Omar Sharif
> represented his country?
> 9 Which word of Hindi origin refers to one who rides
> an elephant?
> 10 Well, I'm running down the road tryin' to loosen
> my load; I've got seven women on my mind is the
> first line of which 1972 hit song?
Mark Brader, Toronto | "UNIX make moving not pain
m...@vex.net | but almost pleasure." -- "Housewife", 1941
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Chris F.A. Johnson
Jul 18, 2015, 8:08:04 PM7/18/15
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On 2015-07-18, Calvin wrote:
> 1 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
Germany
> 1 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
> 2 How many lines are there in a sonnet?
> 3 Which prolific songwriter's credits include Night and Day and I Got You Under My Skin?
> 4 Which actress portrayed the character Tracy, who marries James Bond, in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service?
> 5 In the novel and film Fever Pitch which English Premier League football team does the main character support?
> 6 What are the administrative divisions of Switzerland called?
> 7 In 1579 the Netherlands achieved independence from which European country?
> 8 At which game has the actor Omar Sharif represented his country?
> 9 Which word of Hindi origin refers to one who rides an elephant?
> 10 Well, I'm running down the road tryin' to loosen my load; I've got seven women on my mind is the first line of which 1972 hit song?
--
Chris F.A. Johnson
Marc Dashevsky
Jul 19, 2015, 2:19:46 AM7/19/15
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In article <ad6cfb4d-4771-48d5...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 2 How many lines are there in a sonnet?
14
> 3 Which prolific songwriter's credits include Night and Day and I Got You Under My Skin?
Cole Porter
> 4 Which actress portrayed the character Tracy, who marries James Bond, in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service?
> 5 In the novel and film Fever Pitch which English Premier League football team does the main character support?
> 6 What are the administrative divisions of Switzerland called?
cantons
> 7 In 1579 the Netherlands achieved independence from which European country?
Spain
> 8 At which game has the actor Omar Sharif represented his country?
contract bridge
> 9 Which word of Hindi origin refers to one who rides an elephant?
jockey
> 10 Well, I'm running down the road tryin' to loosen my load; I've got seven women on my mind is the first line of which 1972 hit song?
Take It Easy
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
>
> 1 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
Germany
> 1 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
> 2 How many lines are there in a sonnet?
> 3 Which prolific songwriter's credits include Night and Day and I Got You Under My Skin?
> 4 Which actress portrayed the character Tracy, who marries James Bond, in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service?
> 5 In the novel and film Fever Pitch which English Premier League football team does the main character support?
> 6 What are the administrative divisions of Switzerland called?
> 7 In 1579 the Netherlands achieved independence from which European country?
> 8 At which game has the actor Omar Sharif represented his country?
> 9 Which word of Hindi origin refers to one who rides an elephant?
> 10 Well, I'm running down the road tryin' to loosen my load; I've got seven women on my mind is the first line of which 1972 hit song?
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Erland Sommarskog
Jul 19, 2015, 4:38:11 AM7/19/15
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
France
> 1 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
> 2 How many lines are there in a sonnet?
> 5 In the novel and film Fever Pitch which English Premier League
> football team does the main character support?
> 6 What are the administrative divisions of Switzerland called?
> 7 In 1579 the Netherlands achieved independence from which European
> country?
> 8 At which game has the actor Omar Sharif represented his country?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Peter Smyth
Jul 19, 2015, 4:06:18 PM7/19/15
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
France
> 1 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
> 2 How many lines are there in a sonnet?
14
> 3 Which prolific songwriter's credits include Night and Day and I Got
> You Under My Skin?
Cole Porter
> You Under My Skin?
> 4 Which actress portrayed the character Tracy, who marries James
> Bond, in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service?
Ursula Andress
> Bond, in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service?
> 5 In the novel and film Fever Pitch which English Premier League
> football team does the main character support?
Arsenal
> football team does the main character support?
> 6 What are the administrative divisions of Switzerland called?
cantons
> 7 In 1579 the Netherlands achieved independence from which European
> country?
Holy Roman Empire
> country?
> 8 At which game has the actor Omar Sharif represented his country?
Bridge
> 9 Which word of Hindi origin refers to one who rides an elephant?
>
> 10 Well, I'm running down the road tryin' to loosen my load; I've got
> seven women on my mind is the first line of which 1972 hit song?
Take It Easy
>
> 10 Well, I'm running down the road tryin' to loosen my load; I've got
> seven women on my mind is the first line of which 1972 hit song?
Peter Smyth
Björn Lundin
Jul 19, 2015, 5:35:05 PM7/19/15
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On 2015-07-19 00:43, Calvin wrote:
> 1 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
France
> 1 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
> 2 How many lines are there in a sonnet?
7
> 3 Which prolific songwriter's credits include Night and Day and I Got You Under My Skin?
> 4 Which actress portrayed the character Tracy, who marries James Bond, in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service?
> 5 In the novel and film Fever Pitch which English Premier League football team does the main character support?
Liverpool?
> 4 Which actress portrayed the character Tracy, who marries James Bond, in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service?
> 5 In the novel and film Fever Pitch which English Premier League football team does the main character support?
> 6 What are the administrative divisions of Switzerland called?
Kanton
> 7 In 1579 the Netherlands achieved independence from which European country?
Spain
> 8 At which game has the actor Omar Sharif represented his country?
Polo
> 9 Which word of Hindi origin refers to one who rides an elephant?
Ganesha?
> 10 Well, I'm running down the road tryin' to loosen my load; I've got seven women on my mind is the first line of which 1972 hit song?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
--
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
--
Björn
Dan Tilque
Jul 20, 2015, 3:13:48 AM7/20/15
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
Germany
> 1 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
(best known for the design of those snazzy SS uniforms)
> 2 How many lines are there in a sonnet?
> 3 Which prolific songwriter's credits include Night and Day and I Got You Under My Skin?
> 4 Which actress portrayed the character Tracy, who marries James Bond, in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service?
> 5 In the novel and film Fever Pitch which English Premier League football team does the main character support?
> 6 What are the administrative divisions of Switzerland called?
> 7 In 1579 the Netherlands achieved independence from which European country?
(Although technically it was independence from Philip, the Lord of the
Netherlands, who coincidently happened to also be Philip II of Spain.
But Spain did not own the Netherlands in the way they owned the
Philippines, for example.)
> 8 At which game has the actor Omar Sharif represented his country?
> 9 Which word of Hindi origin refers to one who rides an elephant?
> 10 Well, I'm running down the road tryin' to loosen my load; I've got seven women on my mind is the first line of which 1972 hit song?
--
Dan Tilque
Pete
Jul 21, 2015, 6:16:45 PM7/21/15
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:ad6cfb4d-4771-48d5...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
France
> 2 How many lines are there in a sonnet?
7
> 3 Which prolific songwriter's credits include Night and Day and I
> Got You Under My Skin?
Cole Porter
> 4 Which actress portrayed the character
> Tracy, who marries James Bond, in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's
> Secret Service?
Diana Rigg
> 5 In the novel and film Fever Pitch which English
> Premier League football team does the main character support?
Arsenal
> 6 What are the administrative divisions of Switzerland called?
Cantons
> 7 In 1579 the Netherlands achieved independence from which
> European country?
Spain
> 8 At which game has the actor Omar Sharif represented his
> country?
Bridge
> 9 Which word of Hindi origin refers to one who rides an
> elephant?
Pasha
> 10 Well, I'm running down the road tryin' to loosen my
> load; I've got seven women on my mind is the first line of which 1972
> hit song?
Take It Easy
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete
news:ad6cfb4d-4771-48d5...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
> 2 How many lines are there in a sonnet?
> 3 Which prolific songwriter's credits include Night and Day and I
> Got You Under My Skin?
> 4 Which actress portrayed the character
> Tracy, who marries James Bond, in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's
> Secret Service?
> 5 In the novel and film Fever Pitch which English
> Premier League football team does the main character support?
> 6 What are the administrative divisions of Switzerland called?
> 7 In 1579 the Netherlands achieved independence from which
> European country?
> 8 At which game has the actor Omar Sharif represented his
> country?
> 9 Which word of Hindi origin refers to one who rides an
> elephant?
> 10 Well, I'm running down the road tryin' to loosen my
> load; I've got seven women on my mind is the first line of which 1972
> hit song?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete
Gareth Owen
Jul 22, 2015, 5:19:20 PM7/22/15
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:
> 1 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
Germany
> 1 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
> 2 How many lines are there in a sonnet?
> 3 Which prolific songwriter's credits include Night and Day and I Got
> You Under My Skin?
> 4 Which actress portrayed the character Tracy, who marries James Bond,
> in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service?
> 5 In the novel and film Fever Pitch which English Premier League
> football team does the main character support?
> 6 What are the administrative divisions of Switzerland called?
> 7 In 1579 the Netherlands achieved independence from which European
> country?
> 8 At which game has the actor Omar Sharif represented his country?
> 9 Which word of Hindi origin refers to one who rides an elephant?
> 10 Well, I'm running down the road tryin' to loosen my load; I've got
> seven women on my mind is the first line of which 1972 hit song?
Calvin
Jul 27, 2015, 5:16:00 AM7/27/15
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On Sunday, July 19, 2015 at 8:43:43 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
Germany
> 1 The Hugo Boss fashion house is based in which European country?
He designed the SS's uniforms. You can't go wrong with black.
> 2 How many lines are there in a sonnet?
> 3 Which prolific songwriter's credits include Night and Day and I Got You Under My Skin?
> 4 Which actress portrayed the character Tracy, who marries James Bond, in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service?
> 5 In the novel and film Fever Pitch which English Premier League football team does the main character support?
> 6 What are the administrative divisions of Switzerland called?
The only question answered correctly by all 9 entrants.
> 7 In 1579 the Netherlands achieved independence from which European country?
That's something of a simplification. See Dan's answer for a fuller explanation.
> 8 At which game has the actor Omar Sharif represented his country?
The question was written before his recent demise.
> 9 Which word of Hindi origin refers to one who rides an elephant?
> 10 Well, I'm running down the road tryin' to loosen my load; I've got seven women on my mind is the first line of which 1972 hit song?
[Eagles]
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 402
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 52 Chris Johnson
1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 45 Gareth Owen
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 47 Mark Brader
1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 7 45 Marc Dashevsky
0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 45 Pete Gayde
0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 6 39 Peter Smyth
1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 6 39 Dan Tilque
0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 29 Erland S
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 16 Bjorn Lundin
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
4 5 6 4 5 9 7 8 3 6 57 63%
Congratulations Chris.
cheers,
calvin
Gareth Owen
Jul 28, 2015, 5:56:17 PM7/28/15
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:
> Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 402
> 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 52 Chris Johnson
> 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 45 Gareth Owen
FWIW, I got Q5 correct and Q7 wrong.
> Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 402
> 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 52 Chris Johnson
> 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 45 Gareth Owen
Also, I know there's 14 lines in a sonnet, but my fingers don't believe me. :)
Calvin
Aug 5, 2015, 5:05:13 AM8/5/15
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Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 402
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 52 Chris Johnson
1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 7 40 Gareth Owen
0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 44 Pete Gayde
1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 7 45 Marc Dashevsky
0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 6 38 Peter Smyth
1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 6 39 Dan Tilque
0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 28 Erland S
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 16 Bjorn Lundin
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
4 5 6 4 4 9 7 8 3 6 56 62%
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
cheers,
calvin
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