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Calvin

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May 16, 2016, 11:16:21 PM5/16/16
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1 In which city was Martin Luther King Jr assassinated?
2 Commonly used in art and architecture, what is the value of the Golden Mean or Golden Ratio (to one decimal place)?
3 In which 1836 Charles Dickens novel do the characters Sam Weller and Alfred Jingle appear?
4 William Shatner played the title role in which 1980s US TV police drama?
5 Which European capital hosted the 1912 summer Olympics?
6 The Torah is a collection of holy scriptures in which religion?
7 Muesli originated in which European country?
8 Gus Fring, Marie Schrader, and Skyler White are characters in which US TV series?
9 Which country's internet domain is .es?
10 Brandon Flowers is the vocalist for which chart-topping US rock band?

cheers,
calvin

Dan Tilque

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May 17, 2016, 12:42:23 AM5/17/16
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 In which city was Martin Luther King Jr assassinated?

Memphis, TN

> 2 Commonly used in art and architecture, what is the value of the Golden Mean or Golden Ratio (to one decimal place)?

1.6

> 3 In which 1836 Charles Dickens novel do the characters Sam Weller and Alfred Jingle appear?

Great Expectations

> 4 William Shatner played the title role in which 1980s US TV police drama?

T. J. Hooker

> 5 Which European capital hosted the 1912 summer Olympics?

London

> 6 The Torah is a collection of holy scriptures in which religion?

Judaism

> 7 Muesli originated in which European country?

Switzerland

> 8 Gus Fring, Marie Schrader, and Skyler White are characters in which US TV series?
> 9 Which country's internet domain is .es?

Spain

> 10 Brandon Flowers is the vocalist for which chart-topping US rock band?


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Marc Dashevsky

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May 17, 2016, 1:03:52 AM5/17/16
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In article <e9d7fe79-d4de-45d4...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
>
> 1 In which city was Martin Luther King Jr assassinated?
Memphis

> 2 Commonly used in art and architecture, what is the value of the Golden Mean or Golden Ratio (to one decimal place)?
1.61

> 3 In which 1836 Charles Dickens novel do the characters Sam Weller and Alfred Jingle appear?
> 4 William Shatner played the title role in which 1980s US TV police drama?
T.J. Hooker

> 5 Which European capital hosted the 1912 summer Olympics?
Paris

> 6 The Torah is a collection of holy scriptures in which religion?
Judaism

> 7 Muesli originated in which European country?
Switzerland

> 8 Gus Fring, Marie Schrader, and Skyler White are characters in which US TV series?
Breaking Bad

> 9 Which country's internet domain is .es?
Spain

> 10 Brandon Flowers is the vocalist for which chart-topping US rock band?
>
> cheers,
> calvin



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Erland Sommarskog

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May 17, 2016, 3:22:47 AM5/17/16
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 In which city was Martin Luther King Jr assassinated?

Memphis, TN

> 2 Commonly used in art and architecture, what is the value of the
> Golden Mean or Golden Ratio (to one decimal place)?

1.51

> 5 Which European capital hosted the 1912 summer Olympics?

Stockholm

> 6 The Torah is a collection of holy scriptures in which religion?

Judaism

> 7 Muesli originated in which European country?

Switzerland

> 9 Which country's internet domain is .es?

España




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Mark Brader

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May 17, 2016, 4:31:22 AM5/17/16
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"Calvin":
> 1 In which city was Martin Luther King Jr assassinated?

Memphis.

> 2 Commonly used in art and architecture, what is the value of the
> Golden Mean or Golden Ratio (to one decimal place)?

1.6, or 0.6 if you go the other way.

> 3 In which 1836 Charles Dickens novel do the characters Sam Weller
> and Alfred Jingle appear?

Pickwick Papers?

> 4 William Shatner played the title role in which 1980s US TV
> police drama?

"T.J. Hooker".

> 5 Which European capital hosted the 1912 summer Olympics?

London?

> 6 The Torah is a collection of holy scriptures in which religion?

Judaism.

> 7 Muesli originated in which European country?

Germany?

> 8 Gus Fring, Marie Schrader, and Skyler White are characters in
> which US TV series?

No idea, so I'll say "Parks & Recreation".

> 9 Which country's internet domain is .es?

Spain.

> 10 Brandon Flowers is the vocalist for which chart-topping US rock band?

"The Chart-Topping Rock Band".
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Björn Lundin

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May 17, 2016, 7:43:03 AM5/17/16
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On 2016-05-17 05:16, Calvin wrote:
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> 1 In which city was Martin Luther King Jr assassinated?
Memphis, Tennesse
> 2 Commonly used in art and architecture, what is the value of the Golden Mean or Golden Ratio (to one decimal place)?
0,6
> 3 In which 1836 Charles Dickens novel do the characters Sam Weller and Alfred Jingle appear?
The Pickwick club ?
> 4 William Shatner played the title role in which 1980s US TV police drama?
Hmm, I can only think of James Kirk, who is no police of course...
> 5 Which European capital hosted the 1912 summer Olympics?
Stockholm
> 6 The Torah is a collection of holy scriptures in which religion?
Jewish
> 7 Muesli originated in which European country?
Germany?
> 8 Gus Fring, Marie Schrader, and Skyler White are characters in which US TV series?
> 9 Which country's internet domain is .es?
Spain
> 10 Brandon Flowers is the vocalist for which chart-topping US rock band?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>


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Peter Smyth

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May 17, 2016, 4:06:28 PM5/17/16
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Calvin wrote:


> 1 In which city was Martin Luther King Jr assassinated?
Chicago
> 2 Commonly used in art and architecture, what is the value of the
> Golden Mean or Golden Ratio (to one decimal place)?
1.6
> 3 In which 1836 Charles Dickens novel do the characters Sam Weller
> and Alfred Jingle appear?
Pickwick Papers
> 4 William Shatner played the title role in which 1980s US TV police
> drama?
>
> 5 Which European capital hosted the 1912 summer Olympics?
Antwerp
> 6 The Torah is a collection of holy scriptures in which religion?
Judaism
> 7 Muesli originated in which European country?
Switzerland
> 8 Gus Fring, Marie Schrader, and Skyler White are characters in which
> US TV series?
Breaking Bad
> 9 Which country's internet domain is .es?
Spain
> 10 Brandon Flowers is the vocalist for which chart-topping US rock
> band?
The Killers

Peter Smyth

Pete

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May 18, 2016, 12:39:58 AM5/18/16
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:e9d7fe79-d4de-45d4...@googlegroups.com:

>
> 1 In which city was Martin Luther King Jr assassinated?

Memphis

> 2 Commonly used in art and architecture, what is the value of the
> Golden Mean or Golden Ratio (to one decimal place)?
> 3 In which
> 1836 Charles Dickens novel do the characters Sam Weller and Alfred
> Jingle appear?
> 4 William Shatner played the title role in which
> 1980s US TV police drama?

TJ Hooker

> 5 Which European capital hosted the 1912 summer Olympics?

Paris

> 6 The Torah is a collection of holy scriptures in which religion?

Judaism

> 7 Muesli originated in which European country?

Switzerland

> 8 Gus Fring, Marie Schrader, and Skyler White are characters in
> which US TV series?
> 9 Which country's internet domain is .es?

Spain

> 10 Brandon Flowers is the vocalist for which chart-topping US rock
> band?

Green Day

>
> cheers,
> calvin
>

Pete Gayde

Calvin

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May 25, 2016, 9:44:27 PM5/25/16
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On Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 1:16:21 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:

> 1 In which city was Martin Luther King Jr assassinated?

Memphis

> 2 Commonly used in art and architecture, what is the value of the Golden Mean or Golden Ratio (to one decimal place)?

1.6 / 0.6

> 3 In which 1836 Charles Dickens novel do the characters Sam Weller and Alfred Jingle appear?

The Pickwick Papers

> 4 William Shatner played the title role in which 1980s US TV police drama?

TJ Hooker

> 5 Which European capital hosted the 1912 summer Olympics?

Stockholm

> 6 The Torah is a collection of holy scriptures in which religion?

Judaism

> 7 Muesli originated in which European country?

Switzerland

> 8 Gus Fring, Marie Schrader, and Skyler White are characters in which US TV series?

Breaking Bad

> 9 Which country's internet domain is .es?

Spain / Espana


> 10 Brandon Flowers is the vocalist for which chart-topping US rock band?

The Killers
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Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 440
0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 30 Peter Smyth
1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 7 36 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 30 Bjorn Lundin
1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 32 Mark Brader
1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 6 34 Dan Tilque
1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 5 27 Erland S
1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 5 29 Pete Gayde
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
6 5 3 4 2 7 5 2 7 1 42 60%

Congratulations Peter.

cheers,
calvin

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