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Calvin

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Oct 30, 2018, 9:25:30 PM10/30/18
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1 Parnassus was the sacred mountain home of the muses and which Greek god?
2 Michel Platini represented which country in football (soccer)?
3 Which American singer released the 2016 concept album 'Lemonade'?
4 Who presented the popular 1980s TV documentary 'Cosmos: A Personal Voyage'?
5 Which non-existent mountain range apparently traversed Africa according to maps from 1798 through to the late 1880s?
6 Which city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27th May 1703?
7 In 1954 which internal organ was the first to be successfully transplanted between humans?
8 Michael Caine has won two Best Supporting Actor Oscars- name either film.
9 Which British rock band released a 1983 compilation album titled 'Strange Brew'?
10 Which is the only national capital in South America that is adjacent to the Pacific Ocean?


cheers,
calvin

Dan Blum

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Oct 30, 2018, 11:21:58 PM10/30/18
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:

> 1 Parnassus was the sacred mountain home of the muses and which Greek god?

Apollo

> 2 Michel Platini represented which country in football (soccer)?

Italy

> 3 Which American singer released the 2016 concept album 'Lemonade'?

Beyonce

> 4 Who presented the popular 1980s TV documentary 'Cosmos: A Personal Voyage'?

Carl Sagan

> 6 Which city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27th May 1703?

St. Petersburg

> 7 In 1954 which internal organ was the first to be successfully transplanted between humans?

kidney

> 8 Michael Caine has won two Best Supporting Actor Oscars- name either film.

The Dark Knight

> 10 Which is the only national capital in South America that is adjacent to the Pacific Ocean?

Santiago

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Mark Brader

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Oct 31, 2018, 12:21:55 AM10/31/18
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"Calvin":
> 1 Parnassus was the sacred mountain home of the muses and which
> Greek god?
> 2 Michel Platini represented which country in football (soccer)?
> 3 Which American singer released the 2016 concept album 'Lemonade'?
> 4 Who presented the popular 1980s TV documentary 'Cosmos: A
> Personal Voyage'?

Sagan.

> 5 Which non-existent mountain range apparently traversed Africa
> according to maps from 1798 through to the late 1880s?

Mountains of the Moon.

> 6 Which city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27th May 1703?

St. Petersburg.

> 7 In 1954 which internal organ was the first to be successfully
> transplanted between humans?

Kidney.

> 8 Michael Caine has won two Best Supporting Actor Oscars- name
> either film.

"Educating Rita"?

> 9 Which British rock band released a 1983 compilation album
> titled 'Strange Brew'?
> 10 Which is the only national capital in South America that is
> adjacent to the Pacific Ocean?

Lima.
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Mark Brader, Toronto "WARNING: Pastry may be *hot* when heated."
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Erland Sommarskog

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Oct 31, 2018, 4:38:29 AM10/31/18
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 Parnassus was the sacred mountain home of the muses and which
> Greek god?

Zeus

> 2 Michel Platini represented which country in football (soccer)?

France

> 6 Which city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27th May 1703?

Nyenskans. Oh well, that was the name of the place before he stuck his
nose in and founded Sankt Peterburg on Swedish territory.

> 7 In 1954 which internal organ was the first to be successfully
> transplanted between humans?

Kidney

> 10 Which is the only national capital in South America that is
> adjacent to the Pacific Ocean?

Lima

Dan Tilque

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Oct 31, 2018, 10:55:56 AM10/31/18
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Parnassus was the sacred mountain home of the muses and which Greek god?

Apollo

> 2 Michel Platini represented which country in football (soccer)?
> 3 Which American singer released the 2016 concept album 'Lemonade'?
> 4 Who presented the popular 1980s TV documentary 'Cosmos: A Personal Voyage'?

Carl Sagan

> 5 Which non-existent mountain range apparently traversed Africa according to maps from 1798 through to the late 1880s?
> 6 Which city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27th May 1703?

St Petersburg

> 7 In 1954 which internal organ was the first to be successfully transplanted between humans?

kidney

> 8 Michael Caine has won two Best Supporting Actor Oscars- name either film.
> 9 Which British rock band released a 1983 compilation album titled 'Strange Brew'?
> 10 Which is the only national capital in South America that is adjacent to the Pacific Ocean?

Santiago, Chile

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Pete Gayde

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Nov 1, 2018, 4:08:21 PM11/1/18
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:718db254-90c9-4e1e...@googlegroups.com:

>
> 1 Parnassus was the sacred mountain home of the muses and which
> Greek god?

Athena

> 2 Michel Platini represented which country in football
> (soccer)?

France

> 3 Which American singer released the 2016 concept album
> 'Lemonade'?

Katy Perry

> 4 Who presented the popular 1980s TV documentary
> 'Cosmos: A Personal Voyage'?

Sagan

> 5 Which non-existent mountain range
> apparently traversed Africa according to maps from 1798 through to the
> late 1880s?
> 6 Which city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on
> 27th May 1703?

Yekaterinburg

> 7 In 1954 which internal organ was the first to be
> successfully transplanted between humans?

Kidney

> 8 Michael Caine has won
> two Best Supporting Actor Oscars- name either film.

Ipcress File

> 9 Which
> British rock band released a 1983 compilation album titled 'Strange
> Brew'?

Cream

> 10 Which is the only national capital in South America that
> is adjacent to the Pacific Ocean?

Santiago

>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>

Calvin

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Nov 5, 2018, 7:19:46 PM11/5/18
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On Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 11:25:30 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:

> 1 Parnassus was the sacred mountain home of the muses and which Greek god?

Apollo
Singleton for Dan B

> 2 Michel Platini represented which country in football (soccer)?

France

> 3 Which American singer released the 2016 concept album 'Lemonade'?

Beyonce Knowles

> 4 Who presented the popular 1980s TV documentary 'Cosmos: A Personal Voyage'?

Carl Sagan

> 5 Which non-existent mountain range apparently traversed Africa according to maps from 1798 through to the late 1880s?

Mountains of Kong was the expected answer, but I'll also tale Mountains of the Moon.
Singleton for Mark

> 6 Which city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27th May 1703?

St Petersburg
There's a clue n the name :-)

> 7 In 1954 which internal organ was the first to be successfully transplanted between humans?

Kidney

> 8 Michael Caine has won two Best Supporting Actor Oscars- name either film.

The Cider House Rules OR Hannah and her Sisters
No-one got this

> 9 Which British rock band released a 1983 compilation album titled 'Strange Brew'?

Cream
Singleton for Pete

> 10 Which is the only national capital in South America that is adjacent to the Pacific Ocean?

Lima


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 542
1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 15 Dan Blum
0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 16 Mark Brader
0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 13 Pete Gayde
0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 16 Dan Tilque
0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 14 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
1 3 1 4 1 4 5 0 1 2 22 44%

Congratulations Dan B.

cheers,
calvin

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