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Calvin
Oct 7, 2016, 1:26:19 AM10/7/16
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1 Name either of the two California prisons in which Johnny Cash recorded live albums.
2 The world's tallest structure is located in which city?
3 The name of which element, atomic number 18 and one of the noble gases, comes from the Greek for "lazy"?
4 Which word is both a much-covered song title and a translation of the Hebrew term "Praise the Lord"?
5 How many arrondissements does Paris have?
6 Absinthe is traditionally flavoured with the flowers and leaves of which tree?
7 Which British university is known by the acronym LSE?
8 The Ernest Hemmingway novella "The Old Man and the Sea" is set in which Caribbean country?
9 Which city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976?
10 In the trick-taking card game Hearts, which card is (normally) worth 13 penalty points?
cheers,
calvin
2 The world's tallest structure is located in which city?
3 The name of which element, atomic number 18 and one of the noble gases, comes from the Greek for "lazy"?
4 Which word is both a much-covered song title and a translation of the Hebrew term "Praise the Lord"?
5 How many arrondissements does Paris have?
6 Absinthe is traditionally flavoured with the flowers and leaves of which tree?
7 Which British university is known by the acronym LSE?
8 The Ernest Hemmingway novella "The Old Man and the Sea" is set in which Caribbean country?
9 Which city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976?
10 In the trick-taking card game Hearts, which card is (normally) worth 13 penalty points?
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Oct 7, 2016, 1:33:53 AM10/7/16
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"Calvin":
> 2 The world's tallest structure is located in which city?
Abu Dhabi.
> 3 The name of which element, atomic number 18 and one of the
> noble gases, comes from the Greek for "lazy"?
I could answer this but I'm too argon to bother. :-)
> 4 Which word is both a much-covered song title and a
> translation of the Hebrew term "Praise the Lord"?
Hallelujah.
> 5 How many arrondissements does Paris have?
20.
> 6 Absinthe is traditionally flavoured with the flowers and
> leaves of which tree?
Wormwood.
> 7 Which British university is known by the acronym LSE?
London School of Economics. One of my nieces went there.
> 8 The Ernest Hemmingway novella "The Old Man and the Sea" is
> set in which Caribbean country?
None.
> 9 Which city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976?
Saigon.
> 10 In the trick-taking card game Hearts, which card is
> (normally) worth 13 penalty points?
Queen of spades.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "I shot a query into the net.
m...@vex.net | I haven't got an answer yet..." --Ed Nather
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 Name either of the two California prisons in which Johnny
> Cash recorded live albums.
Folsom.
> Cash recorded live albums.
> 2 The world's tallest structure is located in which city?
> 3 The name of which element, atomic number 18 and one of the
> noble gases, comes from the Greek for "lazy"?
> 4 Which word is both a much-covered song title and a
> translation of the Hebrew term "Praise the Lord"?
> 5 How many arrondissements does Paris have?
> 6 Absinthe is traditionally flavoured with the flowers and
> leaves of which tree?
> 7 Which British university is known by the acronym LSE?
> 8 The Ernest Hemmingway novella "The Old Man and the Sea" is
> set in which Caribbean country?
> 9 Which city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976?
> 10 In the trick-taking card game Hearts, which card is
> (normally) worth 13 penalty points?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "I shot a query into the net.
m...@vex.net | I haven't got an answer yet..." --Ed Nather
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Mark Brader
Oct 7, 2016, 1:35:34 AM10/7/16
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"Calvin":
> Abu Dhabi.
Dang! I meant Dubai. For some reason I was thinking that that was the
name of the emirate containing Abu Dhabi, not a city.
--
Mark Brader | "...what can be asserted without evidence
Toronto | can also be dismissed without evidence."
m...@vex.net | --Christopher Hitchens
> > 2 The world's tallest structure is located in which city?
Mark Brader:
> Abu Dhabi.
Dang! I meant Dubai. For some reason I was thinking that that was the
name of the emirate containing Abu Dhabi, not a city.
--
Mark Brader | "...what can be asserted without evidence
Toronto | can also be dismissed without evidence."
m...@vex.net | --Christopher Hitchens
Björn Lundin
Oct 7, 2016, 5:25:45 AM10/7/16
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On 2016-10-07 07:26, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Name either of the two California prisons in which Johnny Cash recorded live albums.
Sing-Sing
> 1 Name either of the two California prisons in which Johnny Cash recorded live albums.
> 2 The world's tallest structure is located in which city?
Dubai city
> 3 The name of which element, atomic number 18 and one of the noble gases, comes from the Greek for "lazy"?
> 4 Which word is both a much-covered song title and a translation of the Hebrew term "Praise the Lord"?
> 5 How many arrondissements does Paris have?
89
> 4 Which word is both a much-covered song title and a translation of the Hebrew term "Praise the Lord"?
> 5 How many arrondissements does Paris have?
> 6 Absinthe is traditionally flavoured with the flowers and leaves of which tree?
Eucalyphtus
> 7 Which British university is known by the acronym LSE?
> 8 The Ernest Hemmingway novella "The Old Man and the Sea" is set in which Caribbean country?
Cuba
> 8 The Ernest Hemmingway novella "The Old Man and the Sea" is set in which Caribbean country?
> 9 Which city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976?
Saigon
> 10 In the trick-taking card game Hearts, which card is (normally) worth 13 penalty points?
Queen of Spades
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
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Björn
bbowler
Oct 7, 2016, 9:17:26 AM10/7/16
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On Thu, 06 Oct 2016 22:26:19 -0700, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Name either of the two California prisons in which Johnny Cash
> recorded live albums.
Folsom
> 1 Name either of the two California prisons in which Johnny Cash
> recorded live albums.
> 2 The world's tallest structure is located in which city?
> 3 The name of which element, atomic number 18 and one of the noble
> gases, comes from the Greek for "lazy"?
> 4 Which word is both a much-covered song title and a translation of
the
> Hebrew term "Praise the Lord"?
> 5 How many arrondissements does Paris
> have?
> 6 Absinthe is traditionally flavoured with the flowers and leaves of
> which tree?
> 7 Which British university is known by the acronym LSE?
> 8 The Ernest Hemmingway novella "The Old Man and the Sea" is set in
> which Caribbean country?
> 9 Which city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976?
> 10 In the trick-taking card game Hearts, which card is (normally)
worth
> 13 penalty points?
Peter Smyth
Oct 7, 2016, 9:22:36 AM10/7/16
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Name either of the two California prisons in which Johnny Cash
> recorded live albums.
San Quentin
> 1 Name either of the two California prisons in which Johnny Cash
> recorded live albums.
> 2 The world's tallest structure is located in which city?
Dubai
> 3 The name of which element, atomic number 18 and one of the noble
> gases, comes from the Greek for "lazy"?
Argon
> gases, comes from the Greek for "lazy"?
> 4 Which word is both a much-covered song title and a translation of
> the Hebrew term "Praise the Lord"?
Hallelujah
> the Hebrew term "Praise the Lord"?
> 5 How many arrondissements does Paris have?
20
> 6 Absinthe is traditionally flavoured with the flowers and leaves of
> which tree?
Aniseed
> which tree?
> 7 Which British university is known by the acronym LSE?
London School of Economics
> 8 The Ernest Hemmingway novella "The Old Man and the Sea" is set in
> which Caribbean country?
Jamaica
> which Caribbean country?
> 9 Which city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976?
Saigon
> 10 In the trick-taking card game Hearts, which card is (normally)
> worth 13 penalty points?
Queen of Spades
> worth 13 penalty points?
Peter Smyth
Marc Dashevsky
Oct 7, 2016, 12:12:06 PM10/7/16
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In article <7d937793-9347-498d...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 2 The world's tallest structure is located in which city?
Dubai
> 3 The name of which element, atomic number 18 and one of the noble gases, comes from the Greek for "lazy"?
argon
> 4 Which word is both a much-covered song title and a translation of the Hebrew term "Praise the Lord"?
hallelujah
> 5 How many arrondissements does Paris have?
around dix?
> 6 Absinthe is traditionally flavoured with the flowers and leaves of which tree?
wormwood
> 7 Which British university is known by the acronym LSE?
> 8 The Ernest Hemmingway novella "The Old Man and the Sea" is set in which Caribbean country?
Cuba
> 9 Which city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976?
Saigon
> 10 In the trick-taking card game Hearts, which card is (normally) worth 13 penalty points?
queen of spades
> cheers,
> calvin
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>
> 1 Name either of the two California prisons in which Johnny Cash recorded live albums.
Folsom Prison
> 1 Name either of the two California prisons in which Johnny Cash recorded live albums.
> 2 The world's tallest structure is located in which city?
> 3 The name of which element, atomic number 18 and one of the noble gases, comes from the Greek for "lazy"?
> 4 Which word is both a much-covered song title and a translation of the Hebrew term "Praise the Lord"?
> 5 How many arrondissements does Paris have?
> 6 Absinthe is traditionally flavoured with the flowers and leaves of which tree?
> 7 Which British university is known by the acronym LSE?
> 8 The Ernest Hemmingway novella "The Old Man and the Sea" is set in which Caribbean country?
> 9 Which city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976?
> 10 In the trick-taking card game Hearts, which card is (normally) worth 13 penalty points?
> cheers,
> calvin
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Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Chris F.A. Johnson
Oct 7, 2016, 1:08:03 PM10/7/16
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On 2016-10-07, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Name either of the two California prisons in which Johnny Cash recorded live albums.
Folsom
> 1 Name either of the two California prisons in which Johnny Cash recorded live albums.
> 2 The world's tallest structure is located in which city?
> 3 The name of which element, atomic number 18 and one of the noble gases, comes from the Greek for "lazy"?
> 4 Which word is both a much-covered song title and a translation of the Hebrew term "Praise the Lord"?
> 5 How many arrondissements does Paris have?
> 6 Absinthe is traditionally flavoured with the flowers and leaves of which tree?
> 7 Which British university is known by the acronym LSE?
> 8 The Ernest Hemmingway novella "The Old Man and the Sea" is set in which Caribbean country?
> 9 Which city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976?
> 10 In the trick-taking card game Hearts, which card is (normally) worth 13 penalty points?
--
Chris F.A. Johnson
Erland Sommarskog
Oct 7, 2016, 3:18:45 PM10/7/16
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 Name either of the two California prisons in which Johnny Cash
> recorded live albums.
San Quentin
> 1 Name either of the two California prisons in which Johnny Cash
> recorded live albums.
> 2 The world's tallest structure is located in which city?
> 3 The name of which element, atomic number 18 and one of the noble
> gases, comes from the Greek for "lazy"?
> 5 How many arrondissements does Paris have?
> 7 Which British university is known by the acronym LSE?
> 8 The Ernest Hemmingway novella "The Old Man and the Sea" is set in
> which Caribbean country?
> 9 Which city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Dan Tilque
Oct 7, 2016, 5:48:32 PM10/7/16
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Name either of the two California prisons in which Johnny Cash recorded live albums.
San Quentin
> 1 Name either of the two California prisons in which Johnny Cash recorded live albums.
> 2 The world's tallest structure is located in which city?
> 3 The name of which element, atomic number 18 and one of the noble gases, comes from the Greek for "lazy"?
> 4 Which word is both a much-covered song title and a translation of the Hebrew term "Praise the Lord"?
> 5 How many arrondissements does Paris have?
> 6 Absinthe is traditionally flavoured with the flowers and leaves of which tree?
> 7 Which British university is known by the acronym LSE?
> 8 The Ernest Hemmingway novella "The Old Man and the Sea" is set in which Caribbean country?
> 9 Which city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976?
> 10 In the trick-taking card game Hearts, which card is (normally) worth 13 penalty points?
--
Dan Tilque
Pete
Oct 7, 2016, 6:57:14 PM10/7/16
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:7d937793-9347-498d...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 Name either of the two California prisons in which Johnny Cash
> recorded live albums.
San Quentin
> 2 The world's tallest structure is located in which city?
Dubai
> 3 The name of which element, atomic number 18 and
> one of the noble gases, comes from the Greek for "lazy"?
Neon
> 4 Which
> word is both a much-covered song title and a translation of the Hebrew
> term "Praise the Lord"?
Hallelujah
> 5 How many arrondissements does Paris have?
15
> 6 Absinthe is traditionally flavoured with the flowers and
> leaves of which tree?
Acacia
> 7 Which British university is known by the acronym LSE?
Leeds
> 8 The Ernest Hemmingway novella "The Old Man and the
> Sea" is set in which Caribbean country?
Cuba
> 9 Which city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976?
Saigon
> 10 In the trick-taking card game Hearts,
> which card is (normally) worth 13 penalty points?
news:7d937793-9347-498d...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 Name either of the two California prisons in which Johnny Cash
> recorded live albums.
> 2 The world's tallest structure is located in which city?
> 3 The name of which element, atomic number 18 and
> one of the noble gases, comes from the Greek for "lazy"?
> 4 Which
> word is both a much-covered song title and a translation of the Hebrew
> term "Praise the Lord"?
> 5 How many arrondissements does Paris have?
> 6 Absinthe is traditionally flavoured with the flowers and
> leaves of which tree?
> 7 Which British university is known by the acronym LSE?
> 8 The Ernest Hemmingway novella "The Old Man and the
> Sea" is set in which Caribbean country?
> 9 Which city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976?
> 10 In the trick-taking card game Hearts,
> which card is (normally) worth 13 penalty points?
Queen of Spades
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Calvin
Oct 13, 2016, 6:20:33 PM10/13/16
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On Friday, October 7, 2016 at 3:26:19 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Name either of the two California prisons in which Johnny Cash recorded live albums.
Folsom or San Quentin
> 1 Name either of the two California prisons in which Johnny Cash recorded live albums.
> 2 The world's tallest structure is located in which city?
> 3 The name of which element, atomic number 18 and one of the noble gases, comes from the Greek for "lazy"?
> 4 Which word is both a much-covered song title and a translation of the Hebrew term "Praise the Lord"?
> 5 How many arrondissements does Paris have?
> 6 Absinthe is traditionally flavoured with the flowers and leaves of which tree?
> 7 Which British university is known by the acronym LSE?
> 8 The Ernest Hemmingway novella "The Old Man and the Sea" is set in which Caribbean country?
It was written in the Bahamas but is set in Cuba (though much of the action takes place at sea).
> 9 Which city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976?
> 10 In the trick-taking card game Hearts, which card is (normally) worth 13 penalty points?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 460
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 54 Chris Johnson
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 49 Mark Brader
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 8 51 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 8 54 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 7 48 Dan Tilque
1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 6 40 Bruce Bowler
1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 43 Pete Gayde
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 36 Erland S
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 28 Bjorn Lundin
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
8 6 7 7 3 4 4 6 8 8 61 68%
Congratulations Chris.
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Oct 13, 2016, 6:31:22 PM10/13/16
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"Calvin":
I want at least a half-point for "None".
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Mark Brader | "There is a pervasive illusion in certain quarters
Toronto | that Mother Nature is our friend. Wrong; dead wrong.
m...@vex.net | She doesn't care whether we live or die,
| and she loves surprises." -- Henry Spencer
> > 8 The Ernest Hemmingway novella "The Old Man and the Sea"
> > is set in which Caribbean country?
>
> Cuba
> It was written in the Bahamas but is set in Cuba (though much of
> the action takes place at sea).
*Most* of the story, about 3/4 of its length, takes place at sea.
> > is set in which Caribbean country?
>
> Cuba
> It was written in the Bahamas but is set in Cuba (though much of
> the action takes place at sea).
I want at least a half-point for "None".
--
Mark Brader | "There is a pervasive illusion in certain quarters
Toronto | that Mother Nature is our friend. Wrong; dead wrong.
m...@vex.net | She doesn't care whether we live or die,
| and she loves surprises." -- Henry Spencer
Calvin
Oct 14, 2016, 1:26:25 AM10/14/16
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On Friday, October 14, 2016 at 8:31:22 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> "Calvin":
> > > 8 The Ernest Hemmingway novella "The Old Man and the Sea"
> > > is set in which Caribbean country?
> >
> > Cuba
> > It was written in the Bahamas but is set in Cuba (though much of
> > the action takes place at sea).
>
> *Most* of the story, about 3/4 of its length, takes place at sea.
> I want at least a half-point for "None".
The question clearly asked for a country. Protest denied.
> "Calvin":
> > > 8 The Ernest Hemmingway novella "The Old Man and the Sea"
> > > is set in which Caribbean country?
> >
> > Cuba
> > It was written in the Bahamas but is set in Cuba (though much of
> > the action takes place at sea).
>
> *Most* of the story, about 3/4 of its length, takes place at sea.
> I want at least a half-point for "None".
cheers,
calvin
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