Calvin's Quiz #157
Calvin
1 Who had a 1961 hit with Runaway?
2 Which Korean car manufacturer is the major sponsor of the Australian
Open tennis?
3 In which 1990s TV series did a Canadian Mountie work in Chicago?
4 Michelle Smith controversially won 3 golds medals swimming for which
country at the 1996 Olympics?
5 Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell were the subject of which 1981 film?
6 "After all, tomorrow is another day" is the closing line of which film?
7 Which is the world's largest species of lizard?
8 Which British media baron and MP fell overboard and drowned in 1991?
9 What is the difference between libel and slander?
10 What is the television equivalent of the Oscars?
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cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
> 1 Who had a 1961 hit with Runaway?
Valens?
> 2 Which Korean car manufacturer is the major sponsor of the Australian
> Open tennis?
Hyundai?
> 3 In which 1990s TV series did a Canadian Mountie work in Chicago?
"Due South".
> 4 Michelle Smith controversially won 3 golds medals swimming for which
> country at the 1996 Olympics?
South Africa?
> 5 Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell were the subject of which 1981 film?
"Chariots of Fire".
> 6 "After all, tomorrow is another day" is the closing line of which film?
Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn. Er, I mean "Gone with the Wind".
> 7 Which is the world's largest species of lizard?
Komodo dragon.
> 8 Which British media baron and MP fell overboard and drowned in 1991?
Johnson?
> 9 What is the difference between libel and slander?
Libel is written; slander is spoken.
> 10 What is the television equivalent of the Oscars?
The Emmys.
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "C takes the point of view that the programmer
m...@vex.net | is always right" -- Michael DeCorte
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Stan Brown
>
> 1 Who had a 1961 hit with Runaway?
Pope Pius XII
> 2 Which Korean car manufacturer is the major sponsor of the Australian
> Open tennis?
Kia?
> 3 In which 1990s TV series did a Canadian Mountie work in Chicago?
Due South
> 4 Michelle Smith controversially won 3 golds medals swimming for which
> country at the 1996 Olympics?
> 5 Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell were the subject of which 1981 film?
Chariots of Fire
> 6 "After all, tomorrow is another day" is the closing line of which film?
/Gone with the Wind/
> 7 Which is the world's largest species of lizard?
Komodo dragon
> 8 Which British media baron and MP fell overboard and drowned in 1991?
> 9 What is the difference between libel and slander?
Publication. (It used to be writing versus speech, but broadcast
defamatory speech is libel in the US.)
> 10 What is the television equivalent of the Oscars?
Emmys
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Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...
Rob Parker
Del Shannon
> 2 Which Korean car manufacturer is the major sponsor of the Australian
> Open tennis?
Kia
> 3 In which 1990s TV series did a Canadian Mountie work in Chicago?
Aaarrggghhhh - I can see him riding his horse around the city ...
Due South !!!
> 4 Michelle Smith controversially won 3 golds medals swimming for which
> country at the 1996 Olympics?
Ireland
> 5 Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell were the subject of which 1981 film?
no idea
> 6 "After all, tomorrow is another day" is the closing line of which film?
Gone With The Wind
> 7 Which is the world's largest species of lizard?
Komodo dragon
> 8 Which British media baron and MP fell overboard and drowned in 1991?
Black (?)
> 9 What is the difference between libel and slander?
libel is written, slander is spoken
> 10 What is the television equivalent of the Oscars?
Emmys
Rob
John Masters
> 1 Who had a 1961 hit with Runaway?
Del Shannon
> 2 Which Korean car manufacturer is the major sponsor of the Australian
> Open tennis?
Daihatsu
> 3 In which 1990s TV series did a Canadian Mountie work in Chicago?
Due South
> 4 Michelle Smith controversially won 3 golds medals swimming for which
> country at the 1996 Olympics?
Australia
> 5 Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell were the subject of which 1981 film?
Chariots of Fire
> 6 "After all, tomorrow is another day" is the closing line of which film?
> 7 Which is the world's largest species of lizard?
Komodo Dragon
> 8 Which British media baron and MP fell overboard and drowned in 1991?
Robert Maxwell
> 9 What is the difference between libel and slander?
Libel is written, slander is spoken
> 10 What is the television equivalent of the Oscars?
Emmys
Marc Dashevsky
>
>
> 1 Who had a 1961 hit with Runaway?
> 2 Which Korean car manufacturer is the major sponsor of the Australian Open tennis?
Kia
> 3 In which 1990s TV series did a Canadian Mountie work in Chicago?
Was this a rip-off of the U.S. show of the '70s, McCloud, where a sherriff
from New Mexico worked on the NYPD?
> 4 Michelle Smith controversially won 3 golds medals swimming for which
> country at the 1996 Olympics?
> 5 Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell were the subject of which 1981 film?
Chariots of Fire
> 6 "After all, tomorrow is another day" is the closing line of which film?
Groundhog Day
> 7 Which is the world's largest species of lizard?
Komodo Dragon
> 8 Which British media baron and MP fell overboard and drowned in 1991?
Robert Maxwell
> 9 What is the difference between libel and slander?
respectively, written vs. oral calumny
> 10 What is the television equivalent of the Oscars?
Emmys
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Mark Brader
> Aaarrggghhhh - I can see him riding his horse around the city ...
> Due South !!!
He was able to make a circle around the city while always riding south?
Pretty impressive even for a Mountie!
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "Canadian seals deal with creditors"
m...@vex.net | --Globe & Mail, Toronto, July 1, 1997
Mark Brader
> > 3 In which 1990s TV series did a Canadian Mountie work in Chicago?
Marc Dashevsky:
> Was this a rip-off of the U.S. show of the '70s, McCloud, where a sherriff
> from New Mexico worked on the NYPD?
Not really; the comedy elements were much more significant in Due South.
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Mark Brader There are people on that train!
Toronto Sure, they're Canadians, but they're still people!
m...@vex.net -- Paul Gross, "Due South"
Dan Tilque
>
>
> 1 Who had a 1961 hit with Runaway?
> 2 Which Korean car manufacturer is the major sponsor of the
> Australian Open tennis?
Kia
> 3 In which 1990s TV series did a Canadian Mountie work in Chicago?
> 4 Michelle Smith controversially won 3 golds medals swimming for
> which country at the 1996 Olympics?
New Zealand
> 5 Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell were the subject of which 1981 film?
> 6 "After all, tomorrow is another day" is the closing line of which
> film?
African Queen
> 7 Which is the world's largest species of lizard?
Komodo dragon
> 8 Which British media baron and MP fell overboard and drowned in 1991?
Rupert Murdoch (wishful thinking)
> 9 What is the difference between libel and slander?
libel is written, slander is vocal
> 10 What is the television equivalent of the Oscars?
Emmies
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Dan Tilque
Keeping Pluto dead has taken a lot of work.
-- Mike Brown "How I killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming"
Peter Smyth
news:op.v0k51...@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au...
>1 Who had a 1961 hit with Runaway?
>2 Which Korean car manufacturer is the major sponsor of the Australian
>Open tennis?
Kia
>3 In which 1990s TV series did a Canadian Mountie work in Chicago?
Due South
>4 Michelle Smith controversially won 3 golds medals swimming for which
>country at the 1996 Olympics?
Ireland
>5 Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell were the subject of which 1981 film?
Chariots of Fire
>6 "After all, tomorrow is another day" is the closing line of which film?
Gone With The Wind
>7 Which is the world's largest species of lizard?
Komodo dragon
>8 Which British media baron and MP fell overboard and drowned in 1991?
Robert Maxwell
>9 What is the difference between libel and slander?
libel is printed, slander is spoken
>10 What is the television equivalent of the Oscars?
Emmys
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog
> 2 Which Korean car manufacturer is the major sponsor of the Australian
> Open tennis?
Hyundai
> 4 Michelle Smith controversially won 3 golds medals swimming for which
> country at the 1996 Olympics?
US
> 6 "After all, tomorrow is another day" is the closing line of which
> film?
Tomorrow Never Dies
> 8 Which British media baron and MP fell overboard and drowned in 1991?
Robert Maxwell
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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Jeffrey Turner
>
>
> 1 Who had a 1961 hit with Runaway?
> 2 Which Korean car manufacturer is the major sponsor of the Australian
> Open tennis?
> 3 In which 1990s TV series did a Canadian Mountie work in Chicago?
> 4 Michelle Smith controversially won 3 golds medals swimming for which
> country at the 1996 Olympics?
> 5 Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell were the subject of which 1981 film?
> 6 "After all, tomorrow is another day" is the closing line of which film?
> 7 Which is the world's largest species of lizard?
> 8 Which British media baron and MP fell overboard and drowned in 1991?
> 9 What is the difference between libel and slander?
> 10 What is the television equivalent of the Oscars?
--Jeff
Pete
news:op.v0k51...@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:
>
>
> 1 Who had a 1961 hit with Runaway?
Del Shannon
> 2 Which Korean car manufacturer is the major sponsor of the
> Australian Open tennis?
Hyundai
> 3 In which 1990s TV series did a Canadian Mountie work in Chicago?
> 4 Michelle Smith controversially won 3 golds medals swimming for
> which country at the 1996 Olympics?
Ireland
> 5 Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell were the subject of which 1981
> film?
Chariots of Fire
> 6 "After all, tomorrow is another day" is the closing line
> of which film?
Gone With the Wind
> 7 Which is the world's largest species of lizard?
Comodo dragon
> 8 Which British media baron and MP fell overboard and drowned in
> 1991?
Maxwell
> 9 What is the difference between libel and slander?
Libel is written, slander is spoken
> 10 What is the television equivalent of the Oscars?
Emmys
>
>
Pete
Calvin
> 1 Who had a 1961 hit with Runaway?
Del Shannon
4/10
> 2 Which Korean car manufacturer is the major sponsor of the Australian
> Open tennis?
Kia
6/10
> 3 In which 1990s TV series did a Canadian Mountie work in Chicago?
Due South
5/10
> 4 Michelle Smith controversially won 3 golds medals swimming for which
> country at the 1996 Olympics?
Ireland
3/10
Controversial due to allegations of drug use
> 5 Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell were the subject of which 1981 film?
Chariots of Fire
6/10
> 6 "After all, tomorrow is another day" is the closing line of which film?
Gone With the Wind
6/10
> 7 Which is the world's largest species of lizard?
Komodo Dragon
8/10
> 8 Which British media baron and MP fell overboard and drowned in 1991?
Cap'n Bob himself aka Robert Maxwell
5/10
lol @ Rupert Murdoch. If only :-)
> 9 What is the difference between libel and slander?
Libel is written, slander is spoken
9/10
The situation may be slightly different in the US from what Stan wrote.
> 10 What is the television equivalent of the Oscars?
The Emmys
9/10
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 157
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0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 Dan Tilque
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Erland S
0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 Jeffrey Turner
1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 7 John Masters
1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 7 Marc Dashevsky
0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 Mark Brader
1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 Pete Gayde
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 8 Rob Parker
0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 Stan Brown
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4 6 5 3 6 6 8 5 9 9 61 TOTAL
61%
Congratulations Peter.
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cheers,
calvin