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calvin

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Oct 4, 2013, 6:51:24 AM10/4/13
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1 How many in one gross?
2 Is albumen an egg white or an egg yolk?
3 How are War, Famine, Pestilence and Death collectively known?
4 Which famous Australian was born Eleanor Nancy Gow in 1964?
5 The first successful heart transplant operation took place in which
country?
6 In chess, which piece can only move on squares of one colour?
7 Which long-running American band's hits include "Rosanna" and "Africa"?
8 What is the title given to the rulers of Oman and Brunei?
9 What line in a map joins places of equal elevation?
10 Sandy Lyle is a former champion in which sport?

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cheers,
calvin

Rob Parker

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Oct 4, 2013, 7:59:47 AM10/4/13
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> 1 How many in one gross?

a dozen dozen (ie. 12 x 12 =144)

> 2 Is albumen an egg white or an egg yolk?

white

> 3 How are War, Famine, Pestilence and Death collectively known?

four horsemen of the apocalypse

> 4 Which famous Australian was born Eleanor Nancy Gow in 1964?

Elle McPherson (?)

> 5 The first successful heart transplant operation took place in which
> country?

South Africa

> 6 In chess, which piece can only move on squares of one colour?

bishop

> 7 Which long-running American band's hits include "Rosanna" and "Africa"?

Toto

> 8 What is the title given to the rulers of Oman and Brunei?

Sultan

> 9 What line in a map joins places of equal elevation?

contour line

> 10 Sandy Lyle is a former champion in which sport?

golf


Rob
(hoping this gets through from my current travel location)

Erland Sommarskog

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Oct 4, 2013, 8:49:21 AM10/4/13
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calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 How many in one gross?

144

> 2 Is albumen an egg white or an egg yolk?

White

> 3 How are War, Famine, Pestilence and Death collectively known?

Disasters

> 5 The first successful heart transplant operation took place in which
> country?

South Africa

> 6 In chess, which piece can only move on squares of one colour?

Bishop

> 7 Which long-running American band's hits include "Rosanna" and'
> "Africa"?

Toto

> 8 What is the title given to the rulers of Oman and Brunei?

Emirs

> 9 What line in a map joins places of equal elevation?

Isomers

> 10 Sandy Lyle is a former champion in which sport?
>

Golf



--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se

Chris F.A. Johnson

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Oct 4, 2013, 9:53:34 AM10/4/13
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On 2013-10-04, calvin wrote:
>
> 1 How many in one gross?

144

> 2 Is albumen an egg white or an egg yolk?

White

> 3 How are War, Famine, Pestilence and Death collectively known?

Four Horsemen of the Apocalpyse

> 4 Which famous Australian was born Eleanor Nancy Gow in 1964?

Elle Macpherson

> 5 The first successful heart transplant operation took place in which
> country?

South Africa

> 6 In chess, which piece can only move on squares of one colour?

Bishop

> 7 Which long-running American band's hits include "Rosanna" and "Africa"?
> 8 What is the title given to the rulers of Oman and Brunei?

Sultan

> 9 What line in a map joins places of equal elevation?

Isobar

> 10 Sandy Lyle is a former champion in which sport?

Golf


--
Chris F.A. Johnson

Jeffrey Turner

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Oct 4, 2013, 11:18:47 AM10/4/13
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On 10/4/2013 6:51 AM, calvin wrote:
>
> 1 How many in one gross?
Ew, 144
> 2 Is albumen an egg white or an egg yolk?
White
> 3 How are War, Famine, Pestilence and Death collectively known?
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
> 4 Which famous Australian was born Eleanor Nancy Gow in 1964?
> 5 The first successful heart transplant operation took place in which
> country?
South Africa
> 6 In chess, which piece can only move on squares of one colour?
Bishop
> 7 Which long-running American band's hits include "Rosanna" and
> "Africa"?
> 8 What is the title given to the rulers of Oman and Brunei?
Sultan
> 9 What line in a map joins places of equal elevation?
topographic
> 10 Sandy Lyle is a former champion in which sport?
Golf

--Jeff

Marc Dashevsky

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Oct 4, 2013, 11:21:09 AM10/4/13
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In article <op.w4fe3yqf2wood3@homepc>, 334...@gmail.com says...
>
> 1 How many in one gross?
144

> 2 Is albumen an egg white or an egg yolk?
white

> 3 How are War, Famine, Pestilence and Death collectively known?
four horsemen of the apocalypse

> 4 Which famous Australian was born Eleanor Nancy Gow in 1964?
> 5 The first successful heart transplant operation took place in which country?
South Africa

> 6 In chess, which piece can only move on squares of one colour?
bishop

> 7 Which long-running American band's hits include "Rosanna" and "Africa"?
> 8 What is the title given to the rulers of Oman and Brunei?
sultan

> 9 What line in a map joins places of equal elevation?
contour line

swp

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Oct 4, 2013, 12:24:34 PM10/4/13
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On Friday, October 4, 2013 6:51:24 AM UTC-4, Calvin wrote:
> 1 How many in one gross?

144

> 2 Is albumen an egg white or an egg yolk?

egg white

> 3 How are War, Famine, Pestilence and Death collectively known?

four horsemen of the apocalypse

> 4 Which famous Australian was born Eleanor Nancy Gow in 1964?

elle macpherson

> 5 The first successful heart transplant operation took place in which
> country?

south africa (shumway did one in the u.s. a year later in 1968)

> 6 In chess, which piece can only move on squares of one colour?

bishop

> 7 Which long-running American band's hits include "Rosanna" and "Africa"?

toto

> 8 What is the title given to the rulers of Oman and Brunei?

sultan

> 9 What line in a map joins places of equal elevation?

contour lines

> 10 Sandy Lyle is a former champion in which sport?

golf


swp

Mark Brader

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Oct 4, 2013, 1:37:58 PM10/4/13
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"Calvin":
> 1 How many in one gross?

144.

> 2 Is albumen an egg white or an egg yolk?

White.

> 3 How are War, Famine, Pestilence and Death collectively known?

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

> 4 Which famous Australian was born Eleanor Nancy Gow in 1964?

Olivia Newton John?

> 5 The first successful heart transplant operation took place in which
> country?

South Africa.

> 6 In chess, which piece can only move on squares of one colour?

Bishop.

> 7 Which long-running American band's hits include "Rosanna" and "Africa"?

REM hasn't been right yet, so I'll try them again.

> 8 What is the title given to the rulers of Oman and Brunei?

Sultan.

> 9 What line in a map joins places of equal elevation?

Dammit, I knew that until you asked me. Iso-... iso-... oh, right. Contour line.

> 10 Sandy Lyle is a former champion in which sport?

Swimming?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net
"History tells us that the Boston 'T' Party was succeeded
the next day by the Boston 'U' Party, where American rebels
yanked all the extraneous U's out of words like 'colour'
and threw them into Boston Harbour. Harbor. Whatever."
--Adam Beneschan
My text in this article is in the public domain.

Bruce Bowler

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Oct 4, 2013, 2:07:10 PM10/4/13
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On Fri, 04 Oct 2013 20:51:24 +1000, calvin wrote:

> 1 How many in one gross?

144 (or 1 but it must be really really disgusting)

> 2 Is albumen an egg white or an egg yolk?

White

> 3 How are War, Famine, Pestilence and Death collectively known?

The 4 horsemen of the apocalypse

> 4 Which famous Australian was born Eleanor Nancy Gow in 1964?
> 5 The first successful heart transplant operation took place in which
> country?

South Africa

> 6 In chess, which piece can only move on squares of one colour?

Bishop

> 7 Which long-running American band's hits include "Rosanna" and
> "Africa"?

Toto

> 8 What is the title given to the rulers of Oman and Brunei?

Sultan

> 9 What line in a map joins places of equal elevation?

Contour lines

> 10 Sandy Lyle is a former champion in which sport?

Golf?

Peter Smyth

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Oct 4, 2013, 5:08:56 PM10/4/13
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calvin wrote:

>
> 1 How many in one gross?
144
> 2 Is albumen an egg white or an egg yolk?
White
> 3 How are War, Famine, Pestilence and Death collectively known?
Four Horsmen of the Apocalypse
> 4 Which famous Australian was born Eleanor Nancy Gow in 1964?
Elle McPherson
> 5 The first successful heart transplant operation took place in
> which country?
South Africa
> 6 In chess, which piece can only move on squares of one
> colour?
Bishop
> 7 Which long-running American band's hits include "Rosanna"
> and "Africa"?
Toto
> 8 What is the title given to the rulers of Oman and
> Brunei?
Sultan
> 9 What line in a map joins places of equal elevation?
Contour
> 10 Sandy Lyle is a former champion in which sport?
Golf

Peter Smyth

Dan Tilque

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Oct 5, 2013, 3:09:28 AM10/5/13
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calvin wrote:
>
> 1 How many in one gross?

144

> 2 Is albumen an egg white or an egg yolk?

egg white

> 3 How are War, Famine, Pestilence and Death collectively known?

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

> 4 Which famous Australian was born Eleanor Nancy Gow in 1964?
> 5 The first successful heart transplant operation took place in which
> country?

South Africa

> 6 In chess, which piece can only move on squares of one colour?

bishop

> 7 Which long-running American band's hits include "Rosanna" and
> "Africa"?
> 8 What is the title given to the rulers of Oman and Brunei?

sultan

> 9 What line in a map joins places of equal elevation?

isostat

> 10 Sandy Lyle is a former champion in which sport?
>


--
Dan Tilque

Who needs TV when you can have the whole Internet insulting your
intelligence? -- Ziggy

Gareth Owen

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Oct 5, 2013, 5:03:32 AM10/5/13
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calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:

> 1 How many in one gross?

144

> 2 Is albumen an egg white or an egg yolk?

White

> 3 How are War, Famine, Pestilence and Death collectively known?

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

> 4 Which famous Australian was born Eleanor Nancy Gow in 1964?

Ricky Ponting

> 5 The first successful heart transplant operation took place in which
> country?

South Africa

> 6 In chess, which piece can only move on squares of one colour?

Bishops

> 7 Which long-running American band's hits include "Rosanna" and
> "Africa"?

Toto

> 8 What is the title given to the rulers of Oman and Brunei?

Sultan

> 9 What line in a map joins places of equal elevation?

Contour (though there's probably a specfic iso-word too)

> 10 Sandy Lyle is a former champion in which sport?

Golf

Pete

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Oct 7, 2013, 2:28:05 AM10/7/13
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calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in news:op.w4fe3yqf2wood3@homepc:

>
> 1 How many in one gross?

144

> 2 Is albumen an egg white or an egg yolk?

White

> 3 How are War, Famine, Pestilence and Death collectively known?

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

> 4 Which famous Australian was born Eleanor Nancy Gow in 1964?
> 5 The first successful heart transplant operation took place in
> which country?

South Africa

> 6 In chess, which piece can only move on squares of one colour?

Bishop

> 7 Which long-running American band's hits include "Rosanna" and
> "Africa"?

Toto

> 8 What is the title given to the rulers of Oman and Brunei?

Sultan

> 9 What line in a map joins places of equal elevation?

Isobars

> 10 Sandy Lyle is a former champion in which sport?

Golf

>

Pete

David B

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Oct 7, 2013, 5:01:10 AM10/7/13
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1 How many in one gross?

144

2 Is albumen an egg white or an egg yolk?

White

3 How are War, Famine, Pestilence and Death collectively known?
4 Which famous Australian was born Eleanor Nancy Gow in 1964?

Elle McPherson

5 The first successful heart transplant operation took place in which
country?

France

6 In chess, which piece can only move on squares of one colour?

Bishop

7 Which long-running American band's hits include "Rosanna" and "Africa"?

Toto

8 What is the title given to the rulers of Oman and Brunei?

Sultan

9 What line in a map joins places of equal elevation?

Contour

10 Sandy Lyle is a former champion in which sport?

Africa

D

calvin

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Oct 9, 2013, 5:01:05 PM10/9/13
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On Fri, 04 Oct 2013 20:51:24 +1000, calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:


> 1 How many in one gross?

144

> 2 Is albumen an egg white or an egg yolk?

White

> 3 How are War, Famine, Pestilence and Death collectively known?

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

> 4 Which famous Australian was born Eleanor Nancy Gow in 1964?

Elle McPherson

> 5 The first successful heart transplant operation took place in which
> country?

South Africa

> 6 In chess, which piece can only move on squares of one colour?

Bishop

> 7 Which long-running American band's hits include "Rosanna" and "Africa"?

Toto

> 8 What is the title given to the rulers of Oman and Brunei?

Sultan

> 9 What line in a map joins places of equal elevation?

Contour

> 10 Sandy Lyle is a former champion in which sport?

Golf


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 320
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 106 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 106 Stephen Perry
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 106 Rob Parker
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9 98 Chris Johnson
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 101 Gareth Owen
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 101 Bruce Bowler
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 101 Pete Gayde
1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 7 74 David Brown
1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 7 83 Jeffrey Turner
1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 7 84 Mark Brader
1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 7 84 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 68 Erland S
1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 74 Dan Tilque
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
13 13 11 5 12 13 8 12 10 9 106 82%


Well done tens!

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cheers,
calvin
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