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Calvin
Jan 12, 2020, 10:07:05 PM1/12/20
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1 After leaving Southampton, name either of the ports the Titanic visited before meeting disaster?
2 Which constituent country's capital city might one mistakenly spell as "Nwk"? [We want the country, not the city]
3 The Atari video game company was founded in 1972 in which country?
4 Which acid, also known as aqua fortis, has the chemical formula HNO3?
5 What is the only non-metric distance recognised by the IAAF for world record purposes?
6 Native to south-east Asia, which fruit is distinguished by its large size, extremely strong aroma and thorn-covered rind?
7 What is the term for a line that touches a circle at one point only?
8 Because it involved every major European power and spanned five continents, which 18th century conflict is sometimes referred to as World War Zero?
9 Tahrir Square is a feature of which African capital city?
10 Who is the only actor to appear in all nine films of the Star Wars saga as well as the two Star Wars anthology films, Rogue One and Solo?
cheers,
calvin
Dan Blum
Jan 12, 2020, 10:20:17 PM1/12/20
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 2 Which constituent country's capital city might one mistakenly spell as "Nwk"? [We want the country, not the city]
Greenland
> 2 Which constituent country's capital city might one mistakenly spell as "Nwk"? [We want the country, not the city]
> 3 The Atari video game company was founded in 1972 in which country?
> 5 What is the only non-metric distance recognised by the IAAF for world record purposes?
> 6 Native to south-east Asia, which fruit is distinguished by its large size, extremely strong aroma and thorn-covered rind?
> 7 What is the term for a line that touches a circle at one point only?
> 8 Because it involved every major European power and spanned five continents, which 18th century conflict is sometimes referred to as World War Zero?
> 9 Tahrir Square is a feature of which African capital city?
> 10 Who is the only actor to appear in all nine films of the Star Wars saga as well as the two Star Wars anthology films, Rogue One and Solo?
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Mark Brader
Jan 13, 2020, 12:20:09 AM1/13/20
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"Calvin":
> 2 Which constituent country's capital city might one mistakenly spell as
> "Nwk"? [We want the country, not the city]
Greenland.
> 3 The Atari video game company was founded in 1972 in which country?
Japan.
> 4 Which acid, also known as aqua fortis, has the chemical formula HNO3?
Nitric.
> 5 What is the only non-metric distance recognised by the IAAF for world
> record purposes?
26 miles 385 yards (or 42.195 km).
> 6 Native to south-east Asia, which fruit is distinguished by its large
> size, extremely strong aroma and thorn-covered rind?
Durian.
> 7 What is the term for a line that touches a circle at one point only?
Tangent.
> 8 Because it involved every major European power and spanned five
> continents, which 18th century conflict is sometimes referred to as
> World War Zero?
Seven Years War.
> 9 Tahrir Square is a feature of which African capital city?
Cairo.
> 10 Who is the only actor to appear in all nine films of the Star Wars
> saga as well as the two Star Wars anthology films, Rogue One and Solo?
Anthony Daniels... who doesn't exactly "appear".
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Mark Brader | "...he entertained the notion that I was cribbing from
Toronto | other [students' exams] until it was pointed out that
m...@vex.net | I often had the only correct answer..." --Lars Eighner
> 1 After leaving Southampton, name either of the ports the Titanic
> visited before meeting disaster?
Queenstown. (And I'll name it Cobh.)
> visited before meeting disaster?
> 2 Which constituent country's capital city might one mistakenly spell as
> "Nwk"? [We want the country, not the city]
> 3 The Atari video game company was founded in 1972 in which country?
> 4 Which acid, also known as aqua fortis, has the chemical formula HNO3?
> 5 What is the only non-metric distance recognised by the IAAF for world
> record purposes?
> 6 Native to south-east Asia, which fruit is distinguished by its large
> size, extremely strong aroma and thorn-covered rind?
> 7 What is the term for a line that touches a circle at one point only?
> 8 Because it involved every major European power and spanned five
> continents, which 18th century conflict is sometimes referred to as
> World War Zero?
> 9 Tahrir Square is a feature of which African capital city?
> 10 Who is the only actor to appear in all nine films of the Star Wars
> saga as well as the two Star Wars anthology films, Rogue One and Solo?
--
Mark Brader | "...he entertained the notion that I was cribbing from
Toronto | other [students' exams] until it was pointed out that
m...@vex.net | I often had the only correct answer..." --Lars Eighner
Joe Masters
Jan 13, 2020, 1:23:38 AM1/13/20
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On 2020-01-13 03:07:04 +0000, Calvin said:
> 1 After leaving Southampton, name either of the ports the Titanic
> visited before meeting disaster?
Belfast
> 1 After leaving Southampton, name either of the ports the Titanic
> visited before meeting disaster?
> 2 Which constituent country's capital city might one mistakenly spell
> as "Nwk"? [We want the country, not the city]
> 3 The Atari video game company was founded in 1972 in which country?
> 4 Which acid, also known as aqua fortis, has the chemical formula HNO3?
> 5 What is the only non-metric distance recognised by the IAAF for world
> record purposes?
> 6 Native to south-east Asia, which fruit is distinguished by its large
> size, extremely strong aroma and thorn-covered rind?
> 7 What is the term for a line that touches a circle at one point only?
> 8 Because it involved every major European power and spanned five
> continents, which 18th century conflict is sometimes referred to as
> World War Zero?
> 9 Tahrir Square is a feature of which African capital city?
> 10 Who is the only actor to appear in all nine films of the Star Wars
> saga as well as the two Star Wars anthology films, Rogue One and Solo?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
“To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by
withholding your forgiveness until it’s too late is to become divinely
fucked up.” ― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 13, 2020, 4:55:43 PM1/13/20
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 After leaving Southampton, name either of the ports the Titanic
> visited before meeting disaster?
Galway
> 1 After leaving Southampton, name either of the ports the Titanic
> visited before meeting disaster?
> 2 Which constituent country's capital city might one mistakenly
> spell as "Nwk"? [We want the country, not the city]
> 3 The Atari video game company was founded in 1972 in which country?
> 4 Which acid, also known as aqua fortis, has the chemical formula
> HNO3?
> 5 What is the only non-metric distance recognised by the IAAF for
> world record purposes?
> 7 What is the term for a line that touches a circle at one point only?
> 8 Because it involved every major European power and spanned five
> continents, which 18th century conflict is sometimes referred to as
> World War Zero?
> 9 Tahrir Square is a feature of which African capital city?
> 10 Who is the only actor to appear in all nine films of the Star
> Wars saga as well as the two Star Wars anthology films, Rogue One and
> Solo?
>
Pete Gayde
Jan 14, 2020, 1:32:22 AM1/14/20
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:4afe1f52-a3ee-413c...@googlegroups.com:
>
>
> 1 After leaving Southampton, name either of the ports the Titanic
> visited before meeting disaster?
Liverpool
> 2 Which constituent country's
> capital city might one mistakenly spell as "Nwk"? [We want the
> country, not the city]
> 3 The Atari video game company was founded
> in 1972 in which country?
Canada
> 4 Which acid, also known as aqua fortis,
> has the chemical formula HNO3?
> 5 What is the only non-metric
> distance recognised by the IAAF for world record purposes?
Mile
> 6 Native to south-east Asia, which fruit is distinguished by its large
> size, extremely strong aroma and thorn-covered rind?
Durian
> 7 What is the term for a line that touches a circle at one
> point only?
Tangent
> 8 Because
> it involved every major European power and spanned five continents,
> which 18th century conflict is sometimes referred to as World War
> Zero?
Hundred Years War
> 9 Tahrir Square is a feature of which African capital city?
Cairo
> 10 Who is the only actor to appear in all nine films of the Star
> Wars saga as well as the two Star Wars anthology films, Rogue One and
> Solo?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
news:4afe1f52-a3ee-413c...@googlegroups.com:
>
>
> 1 After leaving Southampton, name either of the ports the Titanic
> visited before meeting disaster?
> 2 Which constituent country's
> capital city might one mistakenly spell as "Nwk"? [We want the
> country, not the city]
> 3 The Atari video game company was founded
> in 1972 in which country?
> 4 Which acid, also known as aqua fortis,
> has the chemical formula HNO3?
> 5 What is the only non-metric
> distance recognised by the IAAF for world record purposes?
> 6 Native to south-east Asia, which fruit is distinguished by its large
> size, extremely strong aroma and thorn-covered rind?
> 7 What is the term for a line that touches a circle at one
> point only?
> 8 Because
> it involved every major European power and spanned five continents,
> which 18th century conflict is sometimes referred to as World War
> Zero?
> 9 Tahrir Square is a feature of which African capital city?
> 10 Who is the only actor to appear in all nine films of the Star
> Wars saga as well as the two Star Wars anthology films, Rogue One and
> Solo?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Dan Tilque
Jan 14, 2020, 2:30:56 PM1/14/20
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On 1/12/20 7:07 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 After leaving Southampton, name either of the ports the Titanic visited before meeting disaster?
Brest
>
>
> 1 After leaving Southampton, name either of the ports the Titanic visited before meeting disaster?
> 2 Which constituent country's capital city might one mistakenly spell as "Nwk"? [We want the country, not the city]
> 3 The Atari video game company was founded in 1972 in which country?
> 4 Which acid, also known as aqua fortis, has the chemical formula HNO3?
> 5 What is the only non-metric distance recognised by the IAAF for world record purposes?
> 6 Native to south-east Asia, which fruit is distinguished by its large size, extremely strong aroma and thorn-covered rind?
> 7 What is the term for a line that touches a circle at one point only?
> 8 Because it involved every major European power and spanned five continents, which 18th century conflict is sometimes referred to as World War Zero?
> 9 Tahrir Square is a feature of which African capital city?
> 10 Who is the only actor to appear in all nine films of the Star Wars saga as well as the two Star Wars anthology films, Rogue One and Solo?
Dan Tilque
Calvin
Jan 19, 2020, 7:47:50 PM1/19/20
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On Monday, January 13, 2020 at 1:07:05 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 After leaving Southampton, name either of the ports the Titanic visited before meeting disaster?
Cherbourg (France) or Cobh (known as Queenstown at the time, in what is now the Republic of Ireland).
> 1 After leaving Southampton, name either of the ports the Titanic visited before meeting disaster?
Singleton for Mark
> 2 Which constituent country's capital city might one mistakenly spell as "Nwk"? [We want the country, not the city]
> 3 The Atari video game company was founded in 1972 in which country?
> 4 Which acid, also known as aqua fortis, has the chemical formula HNO3?
> 5 What is the only non-metric distance recognised by the IAAF for world record purposes?
The marathon is now run over a metric distance
> 6 Native to south-east Asia, which fruit is distinguished by its large size, extremely strong aroma and thorn-covered rind?
> 7 What is the term for a line that touches a circle at one point only?
> 8 Because it involved every major European power and spanned five continents, which 18th century conflict is sometimes referred to as World War Zero?
> 9 Tahrir Square is a feature of which African capital city?
> 10 Who is the only actor to appear in all nine films of the Star Wars saga as well as the two Star Wars anthology films, Rogue One and Solo?
As Mark commented, "appeared" is not entirely accurate :-)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 585
1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 26 Mark Brader
0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 28 Dan Blum
0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 18 Dan Tilque
0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 17 Erland S
0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 4 18 Pete Gayde
0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 13 Joe Masters
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
1 3 2 3 4 4 6 3 4 2 32 53%
Congratulations Mark who claims the win via the tiebreaker.
cheers,
calvin
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