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Calvin

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Feb 14, 2016, 10:01:32 PM2/14/16
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1 How many separate scoring areas are there on a standard dartboard?
2 Which construction includes the sections Badaling, Juyongguan Pass, Simatai and Arrow Nock, among others?
3 The word 'salary' originally referred to a Roman soldier's allowance for the purchase of which commodity?
4 Nicknamed 'DSK', which French International Monetary Fund official was indicted on a charge of sexually assaulting a hotel maid in New York in 2011? The criminal charges were subsequently dropped. All 3 names required!
5 There are countless variations, but it is generally based on cabbage, radish or cucumber. Which fermented dish is the national dish of Korea?
6 What is the signature item of the English clothing manufacturer Lee Cooper?
7 Popular in Mexico, what is the bright container (often in the shape of a donkey) that children smash with sticks to reveal the sweets inside?
8 RSC Anderlecht is a top division football (soccer) club in which European country?
9 Which American city is colloquially known as 'The Big Easy'?
10 Giallo is the Italian word for which colour?

cheers,
calvin

Mark Brader

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Feb 14, 2016, 11:35:36 PM2/14/16
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"Calvin":
> 1 How many separate scoring areas are there on a standard dartboard?

82.

> 2 Which construction includes the sections Badaling, Juyongguan
> Pass, Simatai and Arrow Nock, among others?

Great Wall of China?

> 3 The word 'salary' originally referred to a Roman soldier's
> allowance for the purchase of which commodity?

Salt.

> 4 Nicknamed 'DSK', which French International Monetary Fund
> official was indicted on a charge of sexually assaulting a hotel
> maid in New York in 2011? The criminal charges were subsequently
> dropped. All 3 names required!

Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

> 5 There are countless variations, but it is generally based on
> cabbage, radish or cucumber. Which fermented dish is the national
> dish of Korea?

Kimchi.

> 6 What is the signature item of the English clothing manufacturer
> Lee Cooper?

No idea. Suits?

> 7 Popular in Mexico, what is the bright container (often in the
> shape of a donkey) that children smash with sticks to reveal the
> sweets inside?

Piñata.

> 8 RSC Anderlecht is a top division football (soccer) club in
> which European country?

Netherlands?

> 9 Which American city is colloquially known as 'The Big Easy'?

New Orleans.

> 10 Giallo is the Italian word for which colour?

Gotta be yellow.
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Erland Sommarskog

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Feb 15, 2016, 3:28:35 AM2/15/16
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 How many separate scoring areas are there on a standard dartboard?

82

> 2 Which construction includes the sections Badaling, Juyongguan
> Pass, Simatai and Arrow Nock, among others?

Chinese Wall

> 3 The word 'salary' originally referred to a Roman soldier's
> allowance for the purchase of which commodity?

Salt

> 4 Nicknamed 'DSK', which French International Monetary Fund official
> was indicted on a charge of sexually assaulting a hotel maid in New York
> in 2011? The criminal charges were subsequently dropped. All 3 names
> required!

Dominuqe Strauss-Kahn

> 5 There are countless variations, but it is generally based on
> cabbage, radish or cucumber. Which fermented dish is the national dish
> of Korea?

Kimchi

> 6 What is the signature item of the English clothing manufacturer
> Lee Cooper?

Jeans

> 8 RSC Anderlecht is a top division football (soccer) club in which
> European country?

Belgium

> 9 Which American city is colloquially known as 'The Big Easy'?

New Orleans

> 10 Giallo is the Italian word for which colour?
>

Yellow

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

Björn Lundin

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Feb 15, 2016, 4:23:56 AM2/15/16
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On 2016-02-15 04:01, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 How many separate scoring areas are there on a standard dartboard?
82
> 2 Which construction includes the sections Badaling, Juyongguan Pass, Simatai and Arrow Nock, among others?
> 3 The word 'salary' originally referred to a Roman soldier's allowance for the purchase of which commodity?
Salt
> 4 Nicknamed 'DSK', which French International Monetary Fund official was indicted on a charge of sexually assaulting a hotel maid in New York in 2011? The criminal charges were subsequently dropped. All 3 names required!
> 5 There are countless variations, but it is generally based on cabbage, radish or cucumber. Which fermented dish is the national dish of Korea?
> 6 What is the signature item of the English clothing manufacturer Lee Cooper?
> 7 Popular in Mexico, what is the bright container (often in the shape of a donkey) that children smash with sticks to reveal the sweets inside?
Pinata
> 8 RSC Anderlecht is a top division football (soccer) club in which European country?
Belgium
> 9 Which American city is colloquially known as 'The Big Easy'?
> 10 Giallo is the Italian word for which colour?
Yellow
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>


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Björn

Peter Smyth

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Feb 15, 2016, 3:53:53 PM2/15/16
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Calvin wrote:


> 1 How many separate scoring areas are there on a standard dartboard?
82
> 2 Which construction includes the sections Badaling, Juyongguan
> Pass, Simatai and Arrow Nock, among others?
Great Wall of China
> 3 The word 'salary' originally referred to a Roman soldier's
> allowance for the purchase of which commodity?
Salt
> 4 Nicknamed 'DSK', which French International Monetary Fund official
> was indicted on a charge of sexually assaulting a hotel maid in New
> York in 2011? The criminal charges were subsequently dropped. All 3
> names required!
Dominique Strauss Khan
> 5 There are countless variations, but it is generally based on
> cabbage, radish or cucumber. Which fermented dish is the national
> dish of Korea?
>
> 6 What is the signature item of the English clothing manufacturer
> Lee Cooper?
Jeans
> 7 Popular in Mexico, what is the bright container (often in the
> shape of a donkey) that children smash with sticks to reveal the
> sweets inside?
Pinyata
> 8 RSC Anderlecht is a top division football (soccer) club in which
> European country?
Belgium
> 9 Which American city is colloquially known as 'The Big Easy'?
New Orleans
> 10 Giallo is the Italian word for which colour?
Green

Peter Smyth

Pete

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Feb 15, 2016, 6:19:47 PM2/15/16
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:387f3c37-4958-44c0...@googlegroups.com:

>
> 1 How many separate scoring areas are there on a standard
> dartboard?

82

> 2 Which construction includes the sections Badaling,
> Juyongguan Pass, Simatai and Arrow Nock, among others?

Great Wall of China

> 3 The word
> 'salary' originally referred to a Roman soldier's allowance for the
> purchase of which commodity?

Salt

> 4 Nicknamed 'DSK', which French
> International Monetary Fund official was indicted on a charge of
> sexually assaulting a hotel maid in New York in 2011? The criminal
> charges were subsequently dropped. All 3 names required!
> 5 There
> are countless variations, but it is generally based on cabbage, radish
> or cucumber. Which fermented dish is the national dish of Korea?

Kimchi

> 6
> What is the signature item of the English clothing manufacturer Lee
> Cooper?
> 7 Popular in Mexico, what is the bright container (often
> in the shape of a donkey) that children smash with sticks to reveal
> the sweets inside?

Pinata

> 8 RSC Anderlecht is a top division football
> (soccer) club in which European country?

Belgium

> 9 Which American city is colloquially known as 'The Big Easy'?

New Orleans

> 10 Giallo is the Italian word for which colour?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>

Pete

Dan Tilque

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Feb 15, 2016, 7:49:26 PM2/15/16
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 How many separate scoring areas are there on a standard dartboard?

82

> 2 Which construction includes the sections Badaling, Juyongguan Pass, Simatai and Arrow Nock, among others?

railway between Adelaide and Darwin

> 3 The word 'salary' originally referred to a Roman soldier's allowance for the purchase of which commodity?

salt

> 4 Nicknamed 'DSK', which French International Monetary Fund official was indicted on a charge of sexually assaulting a hotel maid in New York in 2011? The criminal charges were subsequently dropped. All 3 names required!
> 5 There are countless variations, but it is generally based on cabbage, radish or cucumber. Which fermented dish is the national dish of Korea?

kimchi

> 6 What is the signature item of the English clothing manufacturer Lee Cooper?

blue jeans

> 7 Popular in Mexico, what is the bright container (often in the shape of a donkey) that children smash with sticks to reveal the sweets inside?

pinata (popular in the US too)

> 8 RSC Anderlecht is a top division football (soccer) club in which European country?

Austria

> 9 Which American city is colloquially known as 'The Big Easy'?

New Orleans

> 10 Giallo is the Italian word for which colour?

yellow ?

--
Dan Tilque

ArenEss

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Feb 15, 2016, 8:23:10 PM2/15/16
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On Sun, 14 Feb 2016 19:01:32 -0800 (PST), Calvin <334...@gmail.com>
wrote:

>
>1 How many separate scoring areas are there on a standard dartboard?
82?
>2 Which construction includes the sections Badaling, Juyongguan Pass, Simatai and Arrow Nock, among others?
Great Wall of China?
>3 The word 'salary' originally referred to a Roman soldier's allowance for the purchase of which commodity?
Salt?
>4 Nicknamed 'DSK', which French International Monetary Fund official was indicted on a charge of sexually assaulting a hotel maid in New York in 2011? The criminal charges were subsequently dropped. All 3 names required!
>5 There are countless variations, but it is generally based on cabbage, radish or cucumber. Which fermented dish is the national dish of Korea?
Kimchi?
>6 What is the signature item of the English clothing manufacturer Lee Cooper?
Footwear, shoes (mens)?
>7 Popular in Mexico, what is the bright container (often in the shape of a donkey) that children smash with sticks to reveal the sweets inside?
Pinata
>8 RSC Anderlecht is a top division football (soccer) club in which European country?
>9 Which American city is colloquially known as 'The Big Easy'?
New Orleans?
>10 Giallo is the Italian word for which colour?
Yellow
>
>cheers,
>calvin

Aren Ess

Marc Dashevsky

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Feb 16, 2016, 7:49:51 AM2/16/16
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In article <387f3c37-4958-44c0...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
>
> 1 How many separate scoring areas are there on a standard dartboard?
82

> 2 Which construction includes the sections Badaling, Juyongguan Pass, Simatai and Arrow Nock, among others?
Great Wall of China

> 3 The word 'salary' originally referred to a Roman soldier's allowance for the purchase of which commodity?
salt

> 4 Nicknamed 'DSK', which French International Monetary Fund official was indicted on a charge of sexually assaulting a hotel maid in New York in 2011? The criminal charges were subsequently dropped. All 3 names required!
> 5 There are countless variations, but it is generally based on cabbage, radish or cucumber. Which fermented dish is the national dish of Korea?
kimchee

> 6 What is the signature item of the English clothing manufacturer Lee Cooper?
> 7 Popular in Mexico, what is the bright container (often in the shape of a donkey) that children smash with sticks to reveal the sweets inside?
pinata

> 8 RSC Anderlecht is a top division football (soccer) club in which European country?
Netherlands

> 9 Which American city is colloquially known as 'The Big Easy'?
New Orleans

> 10 Giallo is the Italian word for which colour?
yellow




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bbowler

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Feb 16, 2016, 10:33:43 AM2/16/16
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On Sun, 14 Feb 2016 19:01:32 -0800, Calvin wrote:

> 1 How many separate scoring areas are there on a standard dartboard?

102

> 2 Which construction includes the sections Badaling, Juyongguan Pass,
> Simatai and Arrow Nock, among others?
> 3 The word 'salary' originally referred to a Roman soldier's
allowance
> for the purchase of which commodity?

salt

> 4 Nicknamed 'DSK', which French International Monetary Fund official
was
> indicted on a charge of sexually assaulting a hotel maid in New York in
> 2011? The criminal charges were subsequently dropped. All 3 names
> required!

Dominique Strauss Kahn

> 5 There are countless variations, but it is generally based on
cabbage,
> radish or cucumber. Which fermented dish is the national dish of Korea?

Kimchi

> 6 What is the signature item of the English clothing manufacturer Lee
> Cooper?
> 7 Popular in Mexico, what is the bright container (often in the
shape of
> a donkey) that children smash with sticks to reveal the sweets inside?

Piniata

> 8 RSC Anderlecht is a top division football (soccer) club in which
> European country?
> 9 Which American city is colloquially known as 'The Big Easy'?

New Orleans, LA (aka NOLA)

> 10 Giallo is the Italian word for which colour?

Yellow

Joe

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Feb 17, 2016, 3:44:45 PM2/17/16
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On 2016-02-15 03:01:32 +0000, Calvin said:

> 1 How many separate scoring areas are there on a standard dartboard?

82

> 2 Which construction includes the sections Badaling, Juyongguan Pass,
> Simatai and Arrow Nock, among others?

Great Wall of China

> 3 The word 'salary' originally referred to a Roman soldier's allowance
> for the purchase of which commodity?

Salt

> 4 Nicknamed 'DSK', which French International Monetary Fund official
> was indicted on a charge of sexually assaulting a hotel maid in New
> York in 2011? The criminal charges were subsequently dropped. All 3
> names required!

Dominique Strauss Khan

> 5 There are countless variations, but it is generally based on cabbage,
> radish or cucumber. Which fermented dish is the national dish of Korea?
> 6 What is the signature item of the English clothing manufacturer Lee Cooper?

Denim Jeans

> 7 Popular in Mexico, what is the bright container (often in the shape
> of a donkey) that children smash with sticks to reveal the sweets
> inside?
> 8 RSC Anderlecht is a top division football (soccer) club in which
> European country?

Belgium

> 9 Which American city is colloquially known as 'The Big Easy'?

New Orleans

> 10 Giallo is the Italian word for which colour?

Yellow

>
> cheers,
> calvin


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fucked up.”
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Calvin

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Feb 21, 2016, 7:55:31 PM2/21/16
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On Monday, February 15, 2016 at 1:01:32 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:

> 1 How many separate scoring areas are there on a standard dartboard?

82

> 2 Which construction includes the sections Badaling, Juyongguan Pass, Simatai and Arrow Nock, among others?

Great Wall of China

> 3 The word 'salary' originally referred to a Roman soldier's allowance for the purchase of which commodity?

Salt

> 4 Nicknamed 'DSK', which French International Monetary Fund official was indicted on a charge of sexually assaulting a hotel maid in New York in 2011? The criminal charges were subsequently dropped. All 3 names required!

Dominique Strauss-Khan

> 5 There are countless variations, but it is generally based on cabbage, radish or cucumber. Which fermented dish is the national dish of Korea?

Kimchi (various alternate spellings also accepted)

> 6 What is the signature item of the English clothing manufacturer Lee Cooper?

[Blue / Denim] Jeans

> 7 Popular in Mexico, what is the bright container (often in the shape of a donkey) that children smash with sticks to reveal the sweets inside?

Pinata

> 8 RSC Anderlecht is a top division football (soccer) club in which European country?

Belgium

> 9 Which American city is colloquially known as 'The Big Easy'?

New Orleans

> 10 Giallo is the Italian word for which colour?

Yellow

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 426
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9 64 Erland S
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 8 57 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 8 57 Joe
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 8 63 Mark Brader
1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 7 55 Pete Gayde
1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 55 Dan Tilque
1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 58 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 58 Aren Ess
0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 6 47 Bruce Bowler
1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 40 Bjorn Lundin
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
9 7 10 5 7 4 8 5 9 8 72 72%


Congratulations Erland, and there was good scoring all round- it's rare for the average to be >70%.

cheers,
calvin

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