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Calvin
Sep 24, 2020, 4:51:49 PM9/24/20
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1 Which Hollywood legend (1908-1997) reached the rank of Brigadier-General in the US Army Reserve?
2 What strait separates Chile from Tierra Del Fuego?
3 Ethnic tensions, the Chernobyl nuclear plant incident, and Ronald Reagan's Star Wars defence plan have all been cited as catalysts for which historic 1991 event?
4 The equivalent of the Olympic Torch, which item is relayed from Buckingham Palace to the host city for the opening ceremony for each Commonwealth Games?
5 Who directed the 1994 film Natural Born Killers?
6 In basketball, which class of turnovers includes double-dribbles, travels and exceeding the shot clock? They usually result in a loss of possession but, unlike a foul, not free throws.
7 The first Paralympic Games (i.e. no longer restricted solely to war veterans) took place at which Summer Olympics? [Year or city]
8 Aeroplanes that have been specifically fitted to transport racehorses around the world have, inevitably, been given what three-word nickname?
9 What was the maiden name of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (i.e. prior to her first marriage to Andrew Parker-Bowles)?
10 Which versatile actress and performer (b. 1984) was the world's highest-paid actress in both 2018 and 2019?
cheers,
calvin
Dan Blum
Sep 24, 2020, 5:55:08 PM9/24/20
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1 Which Hollywood legend (1908-1997) reached the rank of Brigadier-General in the US Army Reserve?
Jimmy Stewart
> 1 Which Hollywood legend (1908-1997) reached the rank of Brigadier-General in the US Army Reserve?
> 2 What strait separates Chile from Tierra Del Fuego?
> 3 Ethnic tensions, the Chernobyl nuclear plant incident, and Ronald Reagan's Star Wars defence plan have all been cited as catalysts for which historic 1991 event?
> 5 Who directed the 1994 film Natural Born Killers?
> 7 The first Paralympic Games (i.e. no longer restricted solely to war veterans) took place at which Summer Olympics? [Year or city]
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Pete Gayde
Sep 24, 2020, 10:53:32 PM9/24/20
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:0ecbfc43-ce75-4ba0...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Which Hollywood legend (1908-1997) reached the rank of
> Brigadier-General in the US Army Reserve?
Jimmy Stewart
> 2 What strait separates Chile from Tierra Del Fuego?
Strait of Magellan
> 3 Ethnic tensions, the Chernobyl
> nuclear plant incident, and Ronald Reagan's Star Wars defence plan
> have all been cited as catalysts for which historic 1991 event?
> 4 The equivalent of the Olympic Torch, which item is relayed from
> Buckingham Palace to the host city for the opening ceremony for each
> Commonwealth Games?
> 5 Who directed the 1994 film Natural Born Killers?
Wes Craven
> 6 In basketball, which class of turnovers includes
> double-dribbles, travels and exceeding the shot clock? They usually
> result in a loss of possession but, unlike a foul, not free throws.
Offensive
> 7 The first Paralympic Games (i.e. no longer restricted solely to
> war veterans) took place at which Summer Olympics? [Year or city]
Sydney
> 8 Aeroplanes that have been specifically fitted to transport
> racehorses around the world have, inevitably, been given what
> three-word nickname?
> 9 What was the maiden name of Camilla,
> Duchess of Cornwall (i.e. prior to her first marriage to Andrew
> Parker-Bowles)?
> 10 Which versatile actress and performer (b. 1984)
> was the world's highest-paid actress in both 2018 and 2019?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
>
Pete Gayde
news:0ecbfc43-ce75-4ba0...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Which Hollywood legend (1908-1997) reached the rank of
> Brigadier-General in the US Army Reserve?
> 2 What strait separates Chile from Tierra Del Fuego?
> 3 Ethnic tensions, the Chernobyl
> nuclear plant incident, and Ronald Reagan's Star Wars defence plan
> have all been cited as catalysts for which historic 1991 event?
> 4 The equivalent of the Olympic Torch, which item is relayed from
> Buckingham Palace to the host city for the opening ceremony for each
> Commonwealth Games?
> 5 Who directed the 1994 film Natural Born Killers?
> 6 In basketball, which class of turnovers includes
> double-dribbles, travels and exceeding the shot clock? They usually
> result in a loss of possession but, unlike a foul, not free throws.
> 7 The first Paralympic Games (i.e. no longer restricted solely to
> war veterans) took place at which Summer Olympics? [Year or city]
> 8 Aeroplanes that have been specifically fitted to transport
> racehorses around the world have, inevitably, been given what
> three-word nickname?
> 9 What was the maiden name of Camilla,
> Duchess of Cornwall (i.e. prior to her first marriage to Andrew
> Parker-Bowles)?
> 10 Which versatile actress and performer (b. 1984)
> was the world's highest-paid actress in both 2018 and 2019?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
>
Mark Brader
Sep 24, 2020, 11:41:32 PM9/24/20
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"Calvin":
> 2 What strait separates Chile from Tierra Del Fuego?
Strait of Magellan.
> 3 Ethnic tensions, the Chernobyl nuclear plant incident, and
> Ronald Reagan's Star Wars defence plan have all been cited as
> catalysts for which historic 1991 event?
Breakup of the USSR.
> 4 The equivalent of the Olympic Torch, which item is relayed
> from Buckingham Palace to the host city for the opening ceremony
> for each Commonwealth Games?
> 5 Who directed the 1994 film Natural Born Killers?
> 6 In basketball, which class of turnovers includes
> double-dribbles, travels and exceeding the shot clock? They
> usually result in a loss of possession but, unlike a foul, not
> free throws.
> 7 The first Paralympic Games (i.e. no longer restricted solely
> to war veterans) took place at which Summer Olympics? [Year or
> city]
1960?
> 8 Aeroplanes that have been specifically fitted to transport
> racehorses around the world have, inevitably, been given what
> three-word nickname?
> 9 What was the maiden name of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (i.e.
> prior to her first marriage to Andrew Parker-Bowles)?
> 10 Which versatile actress and performer (b. 1984) was the
> world's highest-paid actress in both 2018 and 2019?
Stone?
--
Mark Brader "I'm not good in groups. It's difficult to
Toronto work in a group when you're omnipotent."
m...@vex.net "Deja Q", ST:TNG, Richard Danus
> 1 Which Hollywood legend (1908-1997) reached the rank of
> Brigadier-General in the US Army Reserve?
Stewart.
> Brigadier-General in the US Army Reserve?
> 2 What strait separates Chile from Tierra Del Fuego?
> 3 Ethnic tensions, the Chernobyl nuclear plant incident, and
> Ronald Reagan's Star Wars defence plan have all been cited as
> catalysts for which historic 1991 event?
> 4 The equivalent of the Olympic Torch, which item is relayed
> from Buckingham Palace to the host city for the opening ceremony
> for each Commonwealth Games?
> 5 Who directed the 1994 film Natural Born Killers?
> 6 In basketball, which class of turnovers includes
> double-dribbles, travels and exceeding the shot clock? They
> usually result in a loss of possession but, unlike a foul, not
> free throws.
> 7 The first Paralympic Games (i.e. no longer restricted solely
> to war veterans) took place at which Summer Olympics? [Year or
> city]
> 8 Aeroplanes that have been specifically fitted to transport
> racehorses around the world have, inevitably, been given what
> three-word nickname?
> 9 What was the maiden name of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (i.e.
> prior to her first marriage to Andrew Parker-Bowles)?
> 10 Which versatile actress and performer (b. 1984) was the
> world's highest-paid actress in both 2018 and 2019?
--
Mark Brader "I'm not good in groups. It's difficult to
Toronto work in a group when you're omnipotent."
m...@vex.net "Deja Q", ST:TNG, Richard Danus
Dan Tilque
Sep 25, 2020, 5:39:18 AM9/25/20
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On 9/24/20 1:51 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Which Hollywood legend (1908-1997) reached the rank of Brigadier-General in the US Army Reserve?
James Stewart
>
> 1 Which Hollywood legend (1908-1997) reached the rank of Brigadier-General in the US Army Reserve?
> 2 What strait separates Chile from Tierra Del Fuego?
> 3 Ethnic tensions, the Chernobyl nuclear plant incident, and Ronald Reagan's Star Wars defence plan have all been cited as catalysts for which historic 1991 event?
dissolution of the Soviet Union
> 4 The equivalent of the Olympic Torch, which item is relayed from Buckingham Palace to the host city for the opening ceremony for each Commonwealth Games?
> 5 Who directed the 1994 film Natural Born Killers?
> 6 In basketball, which class of turnovers includes double-dribbles, travels and exceeding the shot clock? They usually result in a loss of possession but, unlike a foul, not free throws.
> 7 The first Paralympic Games (i.e. no longer restricted solely to war veterans) took place at which Summer Olympics? [Year or city]
1980
> 5 Who directed the 1994 film Natural Born Killers?
> 6 In basketball, which class of turnovers includes double-dribbles, travels and exceeding the shot clock? They usually result in a loss of possession but, unlike a foul, not free throws.
> 7 The first Paralympic Games (i.e. no longer restricted solely to war veterans) took place at which Summer Olympics? [Year or city]
> 8 Aeroplanes that have been specifically fitted to transport racehorses around the world have, inevitably, been given what three-word nickname?
> 9 What was the maiden name of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (i.e. prior to her first marriage to Andrew Parker-Bowles)?
> 10 Which versatile actress and performer (b. 1984) was the world's highest-paid actress in both 2018 and 2019?
Dan Tilque
Erland Sommarskog
Sep 25, 2020, 2:00:50 PM9/25/20
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Could that be the same strait that separates Australia from Tasmania? :-)
Both the Beagle Canal and the Magellean Strait fits the bill. I guess
you want the latter, since that is the water between continental Chile
and the part of Chile that is on Tierra del Fuego.
(I seem to recall that in one of my recent quizzes where I gave four
islands with a border on them, and one without, Calvin went for
Tierra del Fuego. Well, at least he did not ask which water that
separates Argentina from Tierra del Fuego.)
> 3 Ethnic tensions, the Chernobyl nuclear plant incident, and Ronald
> Reagan's Star Wars defence plan have all been cited as catalysts for
> which historic 1991 event?
The dissolution of the USSR.
("The biggest geopolitical disaster of the 20th century", Putin said. As
if there was not also the British Empire, the French colonial holdings,
Austria-Hungary's disintegration. One can even argue that the reduction
of the Ottoman Empire was more severe.)
> 5 Who directed the 1994 film Natural Born Killers?
Tarantino
> 7 The first Paralympic Games (i.e. no longer restricted solely to
> war veterans) took place at which Summer Olympics? [Year or city]
1972
Both the Beagle Canal and the Magellean Strait fits the bill. I guess
you want the latter, since that is the water between continental Chile
and the part of Chile that is on Tierra del Fuego.
(I seem to recall that in one of my recent quizzes where I gave four
islands with a border on them, and one without, Calvin went for
Tierra del Fuego. Well, at least he did not ask which water that
separates Argentina from Tierra del Fuego.)
> 3 Ethnic tensions, the Chernobyl nuclear plant incident, and Ronald
> Reagan's Star Wars defence plan have all been cited as catalysts for
> which historic 1991 event?
("The biggest geopolitical disaster of the 20th century", Putin said. As
if there was not also the British Empire, the French colonial holdings,
Austria-Hungary's disintegration. One can even argue that the reduction
of the Ottoman Empire was more severe.)
> 5 Who directed the 1994 film Natural Born Killers?
> 7 The first Paralympic Games (i.e. no longer restricted solely to
> war veterans) took place at which Summer Olympics? [Year or city]
Mark Brader
Sep 25, 2020, 3:28:50 PM9/25/20
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Erland Sommarskog:
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "You'd have to be crazy as a loon to take
m...@vex.net | metaphors too literally." --Tony Cooper
> The dissolution of the USSR.
>
> ("The biggest geopolitical disaster of the 20th century", Putin said. As
> if there was not also the British Empire, the French colonial holdings,
> Austria-Hungary's disintegration. One can even argue that the reduction
> of the Ottoman Empire was more severe.)
Presumably, from the Russian point of view those events were not disasters.
>
> ("The biggest geopolitical disaster of the 20th century", Putin said. As
> if there was not also the British Empire, the French colonial holdings,
> Austria-Hungary's disintegration. One can even argue that the reduction
> of the Ottoman Empire was more severe.)
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "You'd have to be crazy as a loon to take
m...@vex.net | metaphors too literally." --Tony Cooper
Calvin
Oct 3, 2020, 5:46:28 AM10/3/20
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On Friday, September 25, 2020 at 6:51:49 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which Hollywood legend (1908-1997) reached the rank of Brigadier-General in the US Army Reserve?
James Stewart
> 1 Which Hollywood legend (1908-1997) reached the rank of Brigadier-General in the US Army Reserve?
> 2 What strait separates Chile from Tierra Del Fuego?
> 3 Ethnic tensions, the Chernobyl nuclear plant incident, and Ronald Reagan's Star Wars defence plan have all been cited as catalysts for which historic 1991 event?
> 4 The equivalent of the Olympic Torch, which item is relayed from Buckingham Palace to the host city for the opening ceremony for each Commonwealth Games?
> 5 Who directed the 1994 film Natural Born Killers?
Singleton for Dan B
> 6 In basketball, which class of turnovers includes double-dribbles, travels and exceeding the shot clock? They usually result in a loss of possession but, unlike a foul, not free throws.
> 7 The first Paralympic Games (i.e. no longer restricted solely to war veterans) took place at which Summer Olympics? [Year or city]
Singleton for Mark
> 8 Aeroplanes that have been specifically fitted to transport racehorses around the world have, inevitably, been given what three-word nickname?
> 9 What was the maiden name of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (i.e. prior to her first marriage to Andrew Parker-Bowles)?
> 10 Which versatile actress and performer (b. 1984) was the world's highest-paid actress in both 2018 and 2019?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 612
1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 14 Mark Brader
1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 Dan Blum
1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 Dan Tilque
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 Pete Gayde
0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
4 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15 30%
Well that was pretty brutal. Congratulations to Mark and Dan B.
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Oct 3, 2020, 4:10:43 PM10/3/20
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"Calvin":
> > 8 Aeroplanes that have been specifically fitted to transport
> racehorses around the world have, inevitably, been given what three-word
> nickname?
>
> Air Horse One
So inevitable that none of us got it -- but still I agree. Nice one.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Close your tag and give it a rest, Jason"
m...@vex.net | --FoxTrot (Bill Amend)
> > 7 The first Paralympic Games (i.e. no longer restricted solely to war
> veterans) took place at which Summer Olympics? [Year or city]
>
> Rome / 1960
> Singleton for Mark
Oh! Lucky guess, that was.
> veterans) took place at which Summer Olympics? [Year or city]
>
> Rome / 1960
> Singleton for Mark
> > 8 Aeroplanes that have been specifically fitted to transport
> racehorses around the world have, inevitably, been given what three-word
> nickname?
>
> Air Horse One
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Close your tag and give it a rest, Jason"
m...@vex.net | --FoxTrot (Bill Amend)
Calvin
Oct 3, 2020, 4:55:03 PM10/3/20
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On Sunday, October 4, 2020 at 6:10:43 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> "Calvin":
> > > 8 Aeroplanes that have been specifically fitted to transport
> > racehorses around the world have, inevitably, been given what three-word
> > nickname?
> >
> > Air Horse One
> So inevitable that none of us got it
That word is there to flag that the answer can be worked out even with no prior acquaintance.
>>-- but still I agree. Nice one.
Thanks. I rather liked it myself :-)
cheers,
calvin
> "Calvin":
> > > 8 Aeroplanes that have been specifically fitted to transport
> > racehorses around the world have, inevitably, been given what three-word
> > nickname?
> >
> > Air Horse One
> So inevitable that none of us got it
>>-- but still I agree. Nice one.
cheers,
calvin
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