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Chris F.A. Johnson
May 24, 2016, 4:08:03 PM5/24/16
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Welcome to Rotating Quiz #222. This quiz will run until the end of
Tuesday 31 May 2016 (Toronto time). Any entries submitted by the time
I start marking will be accepted, even if it is after the deadline.
Please put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the
question before each one.
The usual rules apply: no discussion; no looking things up; ties will
be resolved first by whoever got the most difficult answers, and
second by earliest post. Winner gets to set the RQ#223.
1. Mark Hamill, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Burgess Meredith and
Kurt Russell all appeared in at least one episode of this TV sitcom
that ran from 1969 to 1974.
2. What is the Roman numeral for 222?
3. The 222nd verse of the King James Bible is in which book?
4. A Bell 222 helicopter was featured in this TV series which ran from
1984 to 1987.
5. Which country has the telephone country code 222?
6. The 222nd episode of this comedy game show was aired on 24 August
1967. Glenn Ford, Nanette Fabray, Wally Cox and Abby Dalton were among
the contestants.
7. What is the fewest number of darts needed to score 222?
8. Which company makes .222 calibre ammunition?
9. Name either of the Roman emperors in 222AD, or their dynasty.
10. Name either of the Popes in 222AD (number not required;
both were I).
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Chris F.A. Johnson
Erland Sommarskog
May 24, 2016, 4:15:24 PM5/24/16
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Chris F.A. Johnson (cfajo...@cfaj.ca) writes:
> 1. Mark Hamill, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Burgess Meredith and
> Kurt Russell all appeared in at least one episode of this TV sitcom
> that ran from 1969 to 1974.
222 High Street
> 1. Mark Hamill, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Burgess Meredith and
> Kurt Russell all appeared in at least one episode of this TV sitcom
> that ran from 1969 to 1974.
> 2. What is the Roman numeral for 222?
> 3. The 222nd verse of the King James Bible is in which book?
> 5. Which country has the telephone country code 222?
> 7. What is the fewest number of darts needed to score 222?
> 8. Which company makes .222 calibre ammunition?
> 10. Name either of the Popes in 222AD (number not required;
> both were I).
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Peter Smyth
May 24, 2016, 5:17:04 PM5/24/16
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Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:
>
> Welcome to Rotating Quiz #222. This quiz will run until the end of
> Tuesday 31 May 2016 (Toronto time). Any entries submitted by the time
> I start marking will be accepted, even if it is after the deadline.
>
> Please put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the
> question before each one.
>
> The usual rules apply: no discussion; no looking things up; ties will
> be resolved first by whoever got the most difficult answers, and
> second by earliest post. Winner gets to set the RQ#223.
>
>
> 1. Mark Hamill, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Burgess Meredith and
> Kurt Russell all appeared in at least one episode of this TV sitcom
> that ran from 1969 to 1974.
Two's Company
>
> Welcome to Rotating Quiz #222. This quiz will run until the end of
> Tuesday 31 May 2016 (Toronto time). Any entries submitted by the time
> I start marking will be accepted, even if it is after the deadline.
>
> Please put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the
> question before each one.
>
> The usual rules apply: no discussion; no looking things up; ties will
> be resolved first by whoever got the most difficult answers, and
> second by earliest post. Winner gets to set the RQ#223.
>
>
> 1. Mark Hamill, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Burgess Meredith and
> Kurt Russell all appeared in at least one episode of this TV sitcom
> that ran from 1969 to 1974.
> 2. What is the Roman numeral for 222?
> 3. The 222nd verse of the King James Bible is in which book?
> 4. A Bell 222 helicopter was featured in this TV series which ran from
> 1984 to 1987.
> 5. Which country has the telephone country code 222?
>
>
> 6. The 222nd episode of this comedy game show was aired on 24 August
> 1967. Glenn Ford, Nanette Fabray, Wally Cox and Abby Dalton were among
> the contestants.
>
>
> 7. What is the fewest number of darts needed to score 222?
> 8. Which company makes .222 calibre ammunition?
> 9. Name either of the Roman emperors in 222AD, or their dynasty.
> 10. Name either of the Popes in 222AD (number not required;
> both were I).
Peter Smyth
Dan Tilque
May 24, 2016, 6:45:37 PM5/24/16
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Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:
> Welcome to Rotating Quiz #222. This quiz will run until the end of
> Tuesday 31 May 2016 (Toronto time).
Except that Mark's deadline is the day after Memorial Day. :)
> Welcome to Rotating Quiz #222. This quiz will run until the end of
> Tuesday 31 May 2016 (Toronto time).
>
>
> 1. Mark Hamill, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Burgess Meredith and
> Kurt Russell all appeared in at least one episode of this TV sitcom
> that ran from 1969 to 1974.
>
>
> 2. What is the Roman numeral for 222?
>
>
> 3. The 222nd verse of the King James Bible is in which book?
>
>
> 4. A Bell 222 helicopter was featured in this TV series which ran from
> 1984 to 1987.
>
>
> 5. Which country has the telephone country code 222?
>
>
> 6. The 222nd episode of this comedy game show was aired on 24 August
> 1967. Glenn Ford, Nanette Fabray, Wally Cox and Abby Dalton were among
> the contestants.
>
>
> 7. What is the fewest number of darts needed to score 222?
>
>
> 8. Which company makes .222 calibre ammunition?
>
>
> 9. Name either of the Roman emperors in 222AD, or their dynasty.
>
>
> 10. Name either of the Popes in 222AD (number not required;
> both were I).
--
Dan Tilque
Dan Blum
May 24, 2016, 7:10:37 PM5/24/16
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Chris F.A. Johnson <cfajo...@cfaj.ca> wrote:
> 1. Mark Hamill, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Burgess Meredith and
> Kurt Russell all appeared in at least one episode of this TV sitcom
> that ran from 1969 to 1974.
Room 222
> 1. Mark Hamill, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Burgess Meredith and
> Kurt Russell all appeared in at least one episode of this TV sitcom
> that ran from 1969 to 1974.
> 2. What is the Roman numeral for 222?
> 3. The 222nd verse of the King James Bible is in which book?
> 4. A Bell 222 helicopter was featured in this TV series which ran from
> 1984 to 1987.
> 5. Which country has the telephone country code 222?
> 6. The 222nd episode of this comedy game show was aired on 24 August
> 1967. Glenn Ford, Nanette Fabray, Wally Cox and Abby Dalton were among
> the contestants.
> 7. What is the fewest number of darts needed to score 222?
> 8. Which company makes .222 calibre ammunition?
> 9. Name either of the Roman emperors in 222AD, or their dynasty.
> 10. Name either of the Popes in 222AD (number not required;
> both were I).
--
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Mark Brader
May 24, 2016, 7:14:32 PM5/24/16
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Chris Johnson:
> 2. What is the Roman numeral for 222?
CCXXII.
> 3. The 222nd verse of the King James Bible is in which book?
Genesis.
> 4. A Bell 222 helicopter was featured in this TV series which ran from
> 1984 to 1987.
"Airwolf"?
> 5. Which country has the telephone country code 222?
Guyana?
> 6. The 222nd episode of this comedy game show was aired on 24 August
> 1967. Glenn Ford, Nanette Fabray, Wally Cox and Abby Dalton were among
> the contestants.
"The Hollywood Squares".
> 7. What is the fewest number of darts needed to score 222?
4.
> 8. Which company makes .222 calibre ammunition?
Remington?
> 9. Name either of the Roman emperors in 222AD, or their dynasty.
Marcus Aurelius?
> 10. Name either of the Popes in 222AD (number not required;
> both were I).
Leo?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "We are full of digital chain letters and
m...@vex.net | warnings about marmalade." --Matt Ridley
> 1. Mark Hamill, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Burgess Meredith and
> Kurt Russell all appeared in at least one episode of this TV sitcom
> that ran from 1969 to 1974.
"Room 222"?
> Kurt Russell all appeared in at least one episode of this TV sitcom
> that ran from 1969 to 1974.
> 2. What is the Roman numeral for 222?
> 3. The 222nd verse of the King James Bible is in which book?
> 4. A Bell 222 helicopter was featured in this TV series which ran from
> 1984 to 1987.
> 5. Which country has the telephone country code 222?
> 6. The 222nd episode of this comedy game show was aired on 24 August
> 1967. Glenn Ford, Nanette Fabray, Wally Cox and Abby Dalton were among
> the contestants.
> 7. What is the fewest number of darts needed to score 222?
> 8. Which company makes .222 calibre ammunition?
> 9. Name either of the Roman emperors in 222AD, or their dynasty.
> 10. Name either of the Popes in 222AD (number not required;
> both were I).
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "We are full of digital chain letters and
m...@vex.net | warnings about marmalade." --Matt Ridley
Calvin
May 24, 2016, 7:36:04 PM5/24/16
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On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 6:08:03 AM UTC+10, Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:
> 1. Mark Hamill, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Burgess Meredith and
> Kurt Russell all appeared in at least one episode of this TV sitcom
> that ran from 1969 to 1974.
The Odd Couple
> 1. Mark Hamill, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Burgess Meredith and
> Kurt Russell all appeared in at least one episode of this TV sitcom
> that ran from 1969 to 1974.
> 2. What is the Roman numeral for 222?
> 3. The 222nd verse of the King James Bible is in which book?
> 4. A Bell 222 helicopter was featured in this TV series which ran from
> 1984 to 1987.
> 5. Which country has the telephone country code 222?
> 6. The 222nd episode of this comedy game show was aired on 24 August
> 1967. Glenn Ford, Nanette Fabray, Wally Cox and Abby Dalton were among
> the contestants.
>
>
> 7. What is the fewest number of darts needed to score 222?
> 8. Which company makes .222 calibre ammunition?
> 9. Name either of the Roman emperors in 222AD, or their dynasty.
> 10. Name either of the Popes in 222AD (number not required;
> both were I).
cheers,
calvin
Marc Dashevsky
May 25, 2016, 1:22:27 AM5/25/16
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In article <1rme1d-...@cfajohnson.ca>, cfajo...@cfaj.ca says...
> 2. What is the Roman numeral for 222?
CCXXII
> 3. The 222nd verse of the King James Bible is in which book?
>
>
> 4. A Bell 222 helicopter was featured in this TV series which ran from
> 1984 to 1987.
>
>
> 5. Which country has the telephone country code 222?
>
>
> 6. The 222nd episode of this comedy game show was aired on 24 August
> 1967. Glenn Ford, Nanette Fabray, Wally Cox and Abby Dalton were among
> the contestants.
Hollywood Squares
> 7. What is the fewest number of darts needed to score 222?
>
>
> 8. Which company makes .222 calibre ammunition?
>
>
> 9. Name either of the Roman emperors in 222AD, or their dynasty.
>
>
> 10. Name either of the Popes in 222AD (number not required;
> both were I).
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> 1. Mark Hamill, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Burgess Meredith and
> Kurt Russell all appeared in at least one episode of this TV sitcom
> that ran from 1969 to 1974.
Room 222
> Kurt Russell all appeared in at least one episode of this TV sitcom
> that ran from 1969 to 1974.
> 2. What is the Roman numeral for 222?
> 3. The 222nd verse of the King James Bible is in which book?
>
>
> 4. A Bell 222 helicopter was featured in this TV series which ran from
> 1984 to 1987.
>
>
> 5. Which country has the telephone country code 222?
>
>
> 6. The 222nd episode of this comedy game show was aired on 24 August
> 1967. Glenn Ford, Nanette Fabray, Wally Cox and Abby Dalton were among
> the contestants.
> 7. What is the fewest number of darts needed to score 222?
>
>
> 8. Which company makes .222 calibre ammunition?
>
>
> 9. Name either of the Roman emperors in 222AD, or their dynasty.
>
>
> 10. Name either of the Popes in 222AD (number not required;
> both were I).
--
Chris F.A. Johnson
Jun 4, 2016, 4:08:03 PM6/4/16
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1. Mark Hamill, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Burgess Meredith and
Kurt Russell all appeared in at least one episode of this TV sitcom
that ran from 1969 to 1974.
1 pt. for DanB, DanT, MarkD, MarkB
2. What is the Roman numeral for 222?
1 pt. for Calvin, DanB, Erland, DanT, MarkD, MarkB, Peter
3. The 222nd verse of the King James Bible is in which book?
1 pt. for MarkB, Peter
4. A Bell 222 helicopter was featured in this TV series which ran from
1984 to 1987.
1 pt. for DanB, DanT, MarkB
5. Which country has the telephone country code 222?
No points.
6. The 222nd episode of this comedy game show was aired on 24 August
1967. Glenn Ford, Nanette Fabray, Wally Cox and Abby Dalton were among
the contestants.
1 pt. for MarkD, MarkB
7. What is the fewest number of darts needed to score 222?
1 pt. for Calvin, Erland, DanB, DanT, MarkB, Peter
8. Which company makes .222 calibre ammunition?
1 pt. for DanB
9. Name either of the Roman emperors in 222AD, or their dynasty.
1 pt. for DanB
10. Name either of the Popes in 222AD (number not required;
both were I).
DanB wins on the tie break, answering 2 questions which no one else
answered correctly. Over to you for RQ223.
DanB: 6
MarkB: 6
DanT: 4
MarkD: 3
Calvin: 2
Erland: 2
Peter:
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Chris F.A. Johnson
Chris F.A. Johnson
Jun 4, 2016, 5:08:04 PM6/4/16
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On 2016-06-04, Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:
>
That should be:
DanB: 6
MarkB: 6
DanT: 4
Peter: 4
Chris F.A. Johnson
>
That should be:
DanB: 6
MarkB: 6
DanT: 4
MarkD: 3
Calvin: 2
Erland: 2
--
Calvin: 2
Erland: 2
Chris F.A. Johnson
Mark Brader
Jun 4, 2016, 7:07:49 PM6/4/16
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Chris Johnson:
> That should be:
>
> DanB: 6
> MarkB: 6
> DanT: 4
> Peter: 4
> MarkD: 3
> Calvin: 2
> Erland: 2
Ah, no, still multiple errors there. It should be:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTALS
Mark 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 7
DanB 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 6
DanT 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
Marc 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
Peter 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Calvin 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Erland 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
4 7 2 3 0 2 6 2 1 0
Sorry, Dan (and Peter).
--
Mark Brader "The spaghetti is put there by the designer of
Toronto the code, not the designer of the language."
m...@vex.net -- Richard Minner
> That should be:
>
> DanB: 6
> MarkB: 6
> DanT: 4
> Peter: 4
> MarkD: 3
> Calvin: 2
> Erland: 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTALS
Mark 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 7
DanB 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 6
DanT 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
Marc 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
Peter 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Calvin 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Erland 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
4 7 2 3 0 2 6 2 1 0
Sorry, Dan (and Peter).
--
Mark Brader "The spaghetti is put there by the designer of
Toronto the code, not the designer of the language."
m...@vex.net -- Richard Minner
Dan Blum
Jun 4, 2016, 11:53:49 PM6/4/16
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Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> Ah, no, still multiple errors there. It should be:
> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTALS
> Mark 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 7
> DanB 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 6
> DanT 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
> Marc 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
> Peter 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
> Calvin 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
> Erland 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
> 4 7 2 3 0 2 6 2 1 0
> Sorry, Dan (and Peter).
It gets me out of having to come up with questions, so I'm fine with
> Ah, no, still multiple errors there. It should be:
> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTALS
> Mark 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 7
> DanB 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 6
> DanT 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
> Marc 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
> Peter 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
> Calvin 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
> Erland 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
> 4 7 2 3 0 2 6 2 1 0
> Sorry, Dan (and Peter).
it. :)
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