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Calvin
Dec 22, 2014, 3:06:50 AM12/22/14
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1 Who composed the theme music for the 1974 film Shaft?
2 What is Australia's fourth most populous city?
3 What nationality was former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali?
4 William Shakespeare was born in which century?
5 Which Zimbabwean stepped down as England cricket coach following their 5-0 Ashes loss last summer?
6 What word describes an angle of greater than 180 degrees?
7 Which island was awarded the George Cross during WWII?
8 What is the only digit to be spelt the same way in French and English?
9 What colour is the liqueur Galliano?
10 Oh, What a Beautiful Morning! is a song from which Rodgers and Hammerstein musical first performed in 1943?
cheers,
calvin
2 What is Australia's fourth most populous city?
3 What nationality was former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali?
4 William Shakespeare was born in which century?
5 Which Zimbabwean stepped down as England cricket coach following their 5-0 Ashes loss last summer?
6 What word describes an angle of greater than 180 degrees?
7 Which island was awarded the George Cross during WWII?
8 What is the only digit to be spelt the same way in French and English?
9 What colour is the liqueur Galliano?
10 Oh, What a Beautiful Morning! is a song from which Rodgers and Hammerstein musical first performed in 1943?
cheers,
calvin
Erland Sommarskog
Dec 22, 2014, 3:15:37 AM12/22/14
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Isaac Hayes
> 2 What is Australia's fourth most populous city?
Adelaide
> 3 What nationality was former UN Secretary-General Boutros
> Boutros-Ghali?
Egyptian
> 4 William Shakespeare was born in which century?
16th
> 5 Which Zimbabwean stepped down as England cricket coach following
> their 5-0 Ashes loss last summer?
Robert Mugabe - no, wait he has not stepped down as anything, although
it is long overdue.
> 6 What word describes an angle of greater than 180 degrees?
U-turn
> 8 What is the only digit to be spelt the same way in French and
> English?
zero
> 9 What colour is the liqueur Galliano?
Green
> 10 Oh, What a Beautiful Morning! is a song from which Rodgers and
> Hammerstein musical first performed in 1943?
>
Singing in the Rain
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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
> 2 What is Australia's fourth most populous city?
> 3 What nationality was former UN Secretary-General Boutros
> Boutros-Ghali?
> 4 William Shakespeare was born in which century?
> 5 Which Zimbabwean stepped down as England cricket coach following
> their 5-0 Ashes loss last summer?
it is long overdue.
> 6 What word describes an angle of greater than 180 degrees?
> 8 What is the only digit to be spelt the same way in French and
> English?
> 9 What colour is the liqueur Galliano?
> 10 Oh, What a Beautiful Morning! is a song from which Rodgers and
> Hammerstein musical first performed in 1943?
>
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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Mark Brader
Dec 22, 2014, 3:40:49 AM12/22/14
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"Calvin":
> 2 What is Australia's fourth most populous city?
Brisbane?
> 3 What nationality was former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali?
Egyptian.
> 4 William Shakespeare was born in which century?
16th.
> 5 Which Zimbabwean stepped down as England cricket coach following their 5-0 Ashes loss last summer?
Johnson.
> 6 What word describes an angle of greater than 180 degrees?
Reflex.
> 7 Which island was awarded the George Cross during WWII?
Malta.
> 8 What is the only digit to be spelt the same way in French and English?
6.
> 9 What colour is the liqueur Galliano?
Green?
> 10 Oh, What a Beautiful Morning! is a song from which Rodgers and Hammerstein musical first performed in 1943?
Oh, Klahoma. :-)
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Toronto | monsters in academic robes carrying long bloody
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| Passage and Abridged." -- Helene Hanff
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 Who composed the theme music for the 1974 film Shaft?
At one time I knew this.
> 2 What is Australia's fourth most populous city?
> 3 What nationality was former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali?
> 4 William Shakespeare was born in which century?
> 5 Which Zimbabwean stepped down as England cricket coach following their 5-0 Ashes loss last summer?
> 6 What word describes an angle of greater than 180 degrees?
> 7 Which island was awarded the George Cross during WWII?
> 8 What is the only digit to be spelt the same way in French and English?
> 9 What colour is the liqueur Galliano?
> 10 Oh, What a Beautiful Morning! is a song from which Rodgers and Hammerstein musical first performed in 1943?
--
Mark Brader | "...i will have hideous nightmares involving huge
Toronto | monsters in academic robes carrying long bloody
m...@vex.net | butcher knives labelled Excerpt, Selection,
| Passage and Abridged." -- Helene Hanff
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Peter Smyth
Dec 22, 2014, 4:09:26 AM12/22/14
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Who composed the theme music for the 1974 film Shaft?
Isaac Hayes
> 1 Who composed the theme music for the 1974 film Shaft?
> 2 What is Australia's fourth most populous city?
Brisbane
> 3 What nationality was former UN Secretary-General Boutros
> Boutros-Ghali?
Egyptian
> Boutros-Ghali?
> 4 William Shakespeare was born in which century?
16th
> 5 Which Zimbabwean stepped down as England cricket coach following
> their 5-0 Ashes loss last summer?
Andy Flower
> their 5-0 Ashes loss last summer?
> 6 What word describes an angle of greater than 180 degrees?
Reflex
> 7 Which island was awarded the George Cross during WWII?
Malta
> 8 What is the only digit to be spelt the same way in French and
> English?
Six (or Zero)
> English?
> 9 What colour is the liqueur Galliano?
Blue
> 10 Oh, What a Beautiful Morning! is a song from which Rodgers and
> Hammerstein musical first performed in 1943?
Oklahoma
> Hammerstein musical first performed in 1943?
Peter Smyth
Björn Lundin
Dec 22, 2014, 6:22:58 AM12/22/14
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On 2014-12-22 09:06, Calvin wrote:
> 2 What is Australia's fourth most populous city?
Perth
> 2 What is Australia's fourth most populous city?
> 3 What nationality was former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali?
Egyptian
> 4 William Shakespeare was born in which century?
15th
> 6 What word describes an angle of greater than 180 degrees?
dull (as unsharp)
> 8 What is the only digit to be spelt the same way in French and English?
zero
> 9 What colour is the liqueur Galliano?
yellow
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Björn
Marc Dashevsky
Dec 22, 2014, 7:11:20 AM12/22/14
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In article <161eb0fd-cb39-4a39...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 2 What is Australia's fourth most populous city?
Perth
> 3 What nationality was former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali?
Egyptian
> 4 William Shakespeare was born in which century?
16th
> 5 Which Zimbabwean stepped down as England cricket coach following their 5-0 Ashes loss last summer?
> 6 What word describes an angle of greater than 180 degrees?
reflex
> 7 Which island was awarded the George Cross during WWII?
Malta
> 8 What is the only digit to be spelt the same way in French and English?
six (and zero, if one ignores accents)
> 9 What colour is the liqueur Galliano?
yellow
> 10 Oh, What a Beautiful Morning! is a song from which Rodgers and Hammerstein musical first performed in 1943?
Oklahoma!
> cheers,
> calvin
>
> 1 Who composed the theme music for the 1974 film Shaft?
Isaac Hayes
> 1 Who composed the theme music for the 1974 film Shaft?
> 2 What is Australia's fourth most populous city?
> 3 What nationality was former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali?
> 4 William Shakespeare was born in which century?
> 5 Which Zimbabwean stepped down as England cricket coach following their 5-0 Ashes loss last summer?
> 6 What word describes an angle of greater than 180 degrees?
> 7 Which island was awarded the George Cross during WWII?
> 8 What is the only digit to be spelt the same way in French and English?
> 9 What colour is the liqueur Galliano?
> 10 Oh, What a Beautiful Morning! is a song from which Rodgers and Hammerstein musical first performed in 1943?
> cheers,
> calvin
Pete
Dec 22, 2014, 10:54:01 AM12/22/14
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:161eb0fd-cb39-4a39...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 Who composed the theme music for the 1974 film Shaft?
Mayfield
> 2 What is Australia's fourth most populous city?
Brisbane
> 3 What nationality was former UN Secretary-General Boutros
> Boutros-Ghali?
Pakistani
> 4 William Shakespeare was born in which century?
16th
> 5 Which Zimbabwean stepped down as England cricket coach following
> their 5-0 Ashes loss last summer?
> 6 What word describes an angle of greater than 180 degrees?
Oblique
> 7 Which island was awarded the George Cross during WWII?
Singapore
> 8 What is the only digit to be spelt the same
> way in French and English?
Six
> 9 What colour is the liqueur Galliano?
Blue
> 10 Oh, What a Beautiful Morning! is a song from which Rodgers and
> Hammerstein musical first performed in 1943?
Oklahoma
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete
news:161eb0fd-cb39-4a39...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 Who composed the theme music for the 1974 film Shaft?
> 2 What is Australia's fourth most populous city?
> 3 What nationality was former UN Secretary-General Boutros
> Boutros-Ghali?
> 4 William Shakespeare was born in which century?
> 5 Which Zimbabwean stepped down as England cricket coach following
> their 5-0 Ashes loss last summer?
> 6 What word describes an angle of greater than 180 degrees?
> 7 Which island was awarded the George Cross during WWII?
> 8 What is the only digit to be spelt the same
> way in French and English?
> 9 What colour is the liqueur Galliano?
> 10 Oh, What a Beautiful Morning! is a song from which Rodgers and
> Hammerstein musical first performed in 1943?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete
Chris F.A. Johnson
Dec 23, 2014, 5:08:03 AM12/23/14
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On 2014-12-22, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Who composed the theme music for the 1974 film Shaft?
Isaac Hayes
> 1 Who composed the theme music for the 1974 film Shaft?
> 2 What is Australia's fourth most populous city?
> 3 What nationality was former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali?
> 4 William Shakespeare was born in which century?
> 5 Which Zimbabwean stepped down as England cricket coach following their 5-0 Ashes loss last summer?
> 6 What word describes an angle of greater than 180 degrees?
> 7 Which island was awarded the George Cross during WWII?
> 8 What is the only digit to be spelt the same way in French and English?
> 9 What colour is the liqueur Galliano?
> 10 Oh, What a Beautiful Morning! is a song from which Rodgers and Hammerstein musical first performed in 1943?
--
Chris F.A. Johnson
robpparker SPAM @foroptusnet.com.aume Rob Parker
Dec 23, 2014, 4:34:12 PM12/23/14
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> 1 Who composed the theme music for the 1974 film Shaft?
Isaac Hayes
> 2 What is Australia's fourth most populous city?
> 3 What nationality was former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali?
> 4 William Shakespeare was born in which century?
> 5 Which Zimbabwean stepped down as England cricket coach following their
> 5-0 Ashes loss last summer?
> 6 What word describes an angle of greater than 180 degrees?
> 7 Which island was awarded the George Cross during WWII?
> 8 What is the only digit to be spelt the same way in French and English?
> 9 What colour is the liqueur Galliano?
> 10 Oh, What a Beautiful Morning! is a song from which Rodgers and
> Hammerstein musical first performed in 1943?
Rob
Calvin
Dec 25, 2014, 3:34:06 PM12/25/14
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On Monday, December 22, 2014 6:06:50 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Who composed the theme music for the 1974 film Shaft?
Isaac Hayes
> 1 Who composed the theme music for the 1974 film Shaft?
> 2 What is Australia's fourth most populous city?
Brisbane is third
> 3 What nationality was former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali?
> 4 William Shakespeare was born in which century?
> 5 Which Zimbabwean stepped down as England cricket coach following their 5-0 Ashes loss last summer?
> 6 What word describes an angle of greater than 180 degrees?
> 7 Which island was awarded the George Cross during WWII?
> 8 What is the only digit to be spelt the same way in French and English?
And arguably zero as well
> 9 What colour is the liqueur Galliano?
> 10 Oh, What a Beautiful Morning! is a song from which Rodgers and Hammerstein musical first performed in 1943?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 371
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 44 Rob Parker
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 48 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 8 43 Peter Smyth
1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 45 Chris Johnson
0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 6 36 Mark Brader
0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 20 Bjorn Lundin
1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18 Erland S
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 20 Pete Gayde
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
5 3 6 7 2 5 5 7 4 6 50 63%
Well done Rob.
cheers,
calvin
Dan Tilque
Dec 26, 2014, 12:02:32 AM12/26/14
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Calvin wrote:
>
>> 2 What is Australia's fourth most populous city?
>
> Perth
> Brisbane is third
Just as a nitpick, you really should say metropolitan area instead of
>
>> 2 What is Australia's fourth most populous city?
>
> Perth
> Brisbane is third
city for this question. The City of Perth itself has about 20,000
people. Similarly, the City of Melbourne has less than 100,000 people
and the City of Sydney about 170,000.
Forgot to enter this quiz. Just as well; I'd have only gotten 3 or 4 of
them right.
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Dan Tilque
Calvin
Jan 1, 2015, 10:07:54 PM1/1/15
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On Friday, December 26, 2014 3:02:32 PM UTC+10, Dan Tilque wrote:
> Calvin wrote:
>
> >
> >> 2 What is Australia's fourth most populous city?
> >
> > Perth
> > Brisbane is third
>
> Just as a nitpick, you really should say metropolitan area instead of
> city for this question.
Agreed, and noted for future reference.
> Calvin wrote:
>
> >
> >> 2 What is Australia's fourth most populous city?
> >
> > Perth
> > Brisbane is third
>
> Just as a nitpick, you really should say metropolitan area instead of
> city for this question.
cheers,
calvin
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