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Calvin

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Sep 7, 2011, 7:03:33 PM9/7/11
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1 Which UK bank sponsors the English Premier League?
2 Which renaissance figure was depicted in the novel & film 'The Agony and
the Ecstasy'?
3 Which Gilbert & Sullivan musical is set in a village in Cornwall?
4 Which car manufacturer makes the Odyssey model?
5 Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli was better known as which
religious leader?
6 Which computer company has the one-word slogan "Think"?
7 Comprising about 80% of production, what are the 2 main varieties of
Dutch cheese?
8 What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
9 What is St Christopher the patron saint of?
10 What is the medical name for the windpipe?

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Mark Brader

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Sep 7, 2011, 7:28:48 PM9/7/11
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"Calvin":

> 1 Which UK bank sponsors the English Premier League?

Lloyds?

> 2 Which renaissance figure was depicted in the novel & film 'The Agony
> and the Ecstasy'?

Galileo?

> 3 Which Gilbert & Sullivan musical is set in a village in Cornwall?

"The Pirates of Penzance".

> 4 Which car manufacturer makes the Odyssey model?

GM?

> 5 Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli was better known as which
> religious leader?

Pope Paul VI?

> 6 Which computer company has the one-word slogan "Think"?

IBN.

[Joke based on a joke version of their THINK signs, reading THIMK instead.]

> 7 Comprising about 80% of production, what are the 2 main varieties of
> Dutch cheese?

Edam and Gouda.

> 8 What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?

Sicily.

> 9 What is St Christopher the patron saint of?

Lost causes?

> 10 What is the medical name for the windpipe?

Trachea.
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Pete

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Sep 7, 2011, 8:40:09 PM9/7/11
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Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote in
news:op.v1gnn...@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:

>
>
> 1 Which UK bank sponsors the English Premier League?

Barclays

> 2 Which renaissance figure was depicted in the novel & film 'The
> Agony and the Ecstasy'?

Michelangelo

> 3 Which Gilbert & Sullivan musical is set in a village in
> Cornwall?

HMS Pinafore

> 4 Which car manufacturer makes the Odyssey model?

Honda

> 5 Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli was better known as
> which religious leader?

Pope John XXIII

> 6 Which computer company has the one-word slogan "Think"?

IBM

> 7 Comprising about 80% of production, what are the 2 main
> varieties of Dutch cheese?

Edam and Gouda

> 8 What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?

Sardinia

> 9 What is St Christopher the patron saint of?

Travelers

> 10 What is the medical name for the windpipe?

Trachea

>

Pete

Stan Brown

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Sep 7, 2011, 9:18:34 PM9/7/11
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On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:03:33 +1000, Calvin wrote:
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> 1 Which UK bank sponsors the English Premier League?
> 2 Which renaissance figure was depicted in the novel & film 'The Agony and
> the Ecstasy'?

Pope Julius II, I believe. No, seriously: Michaelangelo

> 3 Which Gilbert & Sullivan musical is set in a village in Cornwall?

The Pirates of Penzance

> 4 Which car manufacturer makes the Odyssey model?

Honda

> 5 Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli was better known as which
> religious leader?

Pope Pius XII
(At last! :-)

> 6 Which computer company has the one-word slogan "Think"?

IBM

> 7 Comprising about 80% of production, what are the 2 main varieties of
> Dutch cheese?

Edam and Gouda

> 8 What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?

I was going to say Crete, but I looked it up and I would have been
very wrong. No points for me on this one.

> 9 What is St Christopher the patron saint of?

Travelers, but I think you have to use the past tense.

> 10 What is the medical name for the windpipe?

Trachea


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Marc Dashevsky

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Sep 7, 2011, 9:19:13 PM9/7/11
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In article <op.v1gnn...@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, cal...@phlegm.com says...
> 1 Which UK bank sponsors the English Premier League?
> 2 Which renaissance figure was depicted in the novel & film 'The Agony and the Ecstasy'?
Michelangelo

> 3 Which Gilbert & Sullivan musical is set in a village in Cornwall?
The Pirates of Penzance

> 4 Which car manufacturer makes the Odyssey model?
Honda

> 5 Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli was better known as which religious leader?
Pope John XXIII

> 6 Which computer company has the one-word slogan "Think"?
IBM

> 7 Comprising about 80% of production, what are the 2 main varieties of Dutch cheese?
Edam and Gouda

> 8 What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
Sicily

> 9 What is St Christopher the patron saint of?
drivers

> 10 What is the medical name for the windpipe?
trachea

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Dan Tilque

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Sep 7, 2011, 11:13:36 PM9/7/11
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Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 Which UK bank sponsors the English Premier League?

HSBC

> 2 Which renaissance figure was depicted in the novel & film 'The
> Agony and the Ecstasy'?

Michaelangelo

> 3 Which Gilbert & Sullivan musical is set in a village in Cornwall?

Pirates of Penzance

> 4 Which car manufacturer makes the Odyssey model?

Toyota

> 5 Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli was better known as which
> religious leader?

Pope Paul VI

> 6 Which computer company has the one-word slogan "Think"?

IBM

> 7 Comprising about 80% of production, what are the 2 main varieties
> of Dutch cheese?

Gouda and Edam

> 8 What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?

Crete

> 9 What is St Christopher the patron saint of?

travellers

> 10 What is the medical name for the windpipe?

trachea



--
Dan Tilque

Keeping Pluto dead has taken a lot of work.
-- Mike Brown "How I killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming"

John Masters

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Sep 8, 2011, 1:13:28 AM9/8/11
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On 2011-09-07 23:03:33 +0000, Calvin said:

> 1 Which UK bank sponsors the English Premier League?

Barclays

> 2 Which renaissance figure was depicted in the novel & film 'The Agony
> and the Ecstasy'?

Michaelangelo

> 3 Which Gilbert & Sullivan musical is set in a village in Cornwall?

Pirates of Penzance

> 4 Which car manufacturer makes the Odyssey model?

Ford

> 5 Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli was better known as which
> religious leader?

The Pope

> 6 Which computer company has the one-word slogan "Think"?

Dell

> 7 Comprising about 80% of production, what are the 2 main varieties of
> Dutch cheese?

Edam, Gouda

> 8 What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?

Cyprus

> 9 What is St Christopher the patron saint of?

Travellers

> 10 What is the medical name for the windpipe?

Trachea

David

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Sep 8, 2011, 5:25:40 AM9/8/11
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1 Which UK bank sponsors the English Premier League?

Barclays

3 Which Gilbert & Sullivan musical is set in a village in Cornwall?

The Pirates of Penzance

4 Which car manufacturer makes the Odyssey model?

Honda

5 Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli was better known as which
religious leader?

The Pope

6 Which computer company has the one-word slogan "Think"?

IBM

7 Comprising about 80% of production, what are the 2 main varieties of
Dutch cheese?

Edam and Gouda

8 What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?

Sicily

9 What is St Christopher the patron saint of?

Travellers

10 What is the medical name for the windpipe?

Trachea



Peter Smyth

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Sep 8, 2011, 2:22:07 PM9/8/11
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"Calvin" wrote in message
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>
>
>
>1 Which UK bank sponsors the English Premier League?
Barclays
>2 Which renaissance figure was depicted in the novel & film 'The Agony and
>the Ecstasy'?
Leonardo da Vinci
>3 Which Gilbert & Sullivan musical is set in a village in Cornwall?
Pirates of Penzance (bit bigger than a village though)
>4 Which car manufacturer makes the Odyssey model?
>5 Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli was better known as which
>religious leader?
Pope Pius XII :-)
>6 Which computer company has the one-word slogan "Think"?
IBM
>7 Comprising about 80% of production, what are the 2 main varieties of
>Dutch cheese?
Edam & Gouda
>8 What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
Sicily
>9 What is St Christopher the patron saint of?
>10 What is the medical name for the windpipe?
trachea

Peter Smyth

robpparker SPAM @foroptusnet.com.aume Rob Parker

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Sep 8, 2011, 8:58:50 PM9/8/11
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> 1 Which UK bank sponsors the English Premier League?

Barclays (?)

> 2 Which renaissance figure was depicted in the novel & film 'The Agony and
> the Ecstasy'?

Michaelangelo

> 3 Which Gilbert & Sullivan musical is set in a village in Cornwall?

Pirates of Penzance

> 4 Which car manufacturer makes the Odyssey model?

Honda

> 5 Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli was better known as which
> religious leader?

Pope John Paul I

> 6 Which computer company has the one-word slogan "Think"?

IBM (?)

> 7 Comprising about 80% of production, what are the 2 main varieties of
> Dutch cheese?

Edam & Gouda

> 8 What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?

Sicily

> 9 What is St Christopher the patron saint of?

Travellers

> 10 What is the medical name for the windpipe?

Trachea


Rob


Jeffrey Turner

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Sep 8, 2011, 10:20:08 PM9/8/11
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On 9/7/2011 7:03 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 Which UK bank sponsors the English Premier League?
> 2 Which renaissance figure was depicted in the novel & film 'The Agony
> and the Ecstasy'?
Thomas More

> 3 Which Gilbert & Sullivan musical is set in a village in Cornwall?
HMS Pinafore

> 4 Which car manufacturer makes the Odyssey model?
Honda

> 5 Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli was better known as which
> religious leader?
> 6 Which computer company has the one-word slogan "Think"?
IBM

> 7 Comprising about 80% of production, what are the 2 main varieties of
> Dutch cheese?
Edam,

> 8 What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
Sicily

> 9 What is St Christopher the patron saint of?
Travelers

> 10 What is the medical name for the windpipe?
Trachea

--Jeff

Calvin

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Sep 11, 2011, 8:31:15 PM9/11/11
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On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:03:33 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:


> 1 Which UK bank sponsors the English Premier League?

Barclay Bank
5/10

> 2 Which renaissance figure was depicted in the novel & film 'The Agony
> and the Ecstasy'?

Michelangelo
6/10

> 3 Which Gilbert & Sullivan musical is set in a village in Cornwall?

The Pirates of Penzance
9/10

> 4 Which car manufacturer makes the Odyssey model?

Honda
6/10

> 5 Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli was better known as which
> religious leader?

Pope Pius XII ("Pope" was not specific enough)
2/10
Persistence pays off :-)

> 6 Which computer company has the one-word slogan "Think"?

IBM
9/10

> 7 Comprising about 80% of production, what are the 2 main varieties of
> Dutch cheese?

Edam & Gouda
9/10

> 8 What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?

Sicily
6/10

> 9 What is St Christopher the patron saint of?

Travellers and Drivers were given.
8/10
There are various others - see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Christopher#General_patronage

> 10 What is the medical name for the windpipe?

Trachea
10/10


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 163
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 6 Dan Tilque
1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 David
0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5 Jeffrey Turner
1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 6 John Masters
0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 Marc Dashevsky
0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 Mark Brader
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 8 Pete Gayde
1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 Rob Parker
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 Stan Brown
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
5 6 9 6 2 9 9 6 8 10 70 70%


Rob's 9 puts him just ahead of the pack on 8.

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cheers,
calvin
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