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Calvin

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Nov 28, 2011, 12:37:18 AM11/28/11
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On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:15:39 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:

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> 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?
> 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the 1930s?
> 3 Who is currently King of Spain?
> 4 Which sport is played professionally by the Los Angeles Kings?
> 5 Does the herb fennel taste similar to aniseed, cinnamon or mint?
> 6 Which was the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic games twice?
> 7 What country has its map on its flag?
> 8 Which Italian directed the 1960 film La Dolce Vita?
> 9 Which American rocker had a 1972 hit with School's Out?
> 10 In which city did Jim Morrison die?
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John Masters

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Nov 28, 2011, 1:07:39 AM11/28/11
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On 2011-11-28 05:37:18 +0000, Calvin said:

> On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:15:39 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
>
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>> 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?

ELO

>> 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the 1930s?
>> 3 Who is currently King of Spain?

Juan Carlos

>> 4 Which sport is played professionally by the Los Angeles Kings?

Basketball

>> 5 Does the herb fennel taste similar to aniseed, cinnamon or mint?

Aniseed

>> 6 Which was the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic games twice?

Berlin

>> 7 What country has its map on its flag?
>> 8 Which Italian directed the 1960 film La Dolce Vita?

Fellini

>> 9 Which American rocker had a 1972 hit with School's Out?

Alice Cooper

>> 10 In which city did Jim Morrison die?

Paris

Marc Dashevsky

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Nov 28, 2011, 1:19:07 AM11/28/11
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In article <op.v5m5w...@04233-26jz62s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, cal...@phlegm.com says...
> 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?
ELO

> 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the 1930s?
Gallop

> 3 Who is currently King of Spain?
El Rey España

> 4 Which sport is played professionally by the Los Angeles Kings?
hockey

> 5 Does the herb fennel taste similar to aniseed, cinnamon or mint?
aniseed

> 6 Which was the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic games twice?
Los Angeles

> 7 What country has its map on its flag?
I once knew this

> 8 Which Italian directed the 1960 film La Dolce Vita?
Fellini

> 9 Which American rocker had a 1972 hit with School's Out?
Alice Cooper

> 10 In which city did Jim Morrison die?
Paris

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Mark Brader

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Nov 28, 2011, 1:46:42 AM11/28/11
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"Calvin":
> > 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?
> > 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the 1930s?

Gallup.

> > 3 Who is currently King of Spain?

Juan Carlos?

> > 4 Which sport is played professionally by the Los Angeles Kings?

Hockey. Which means ice hockey.

> > 5 Does the herb fennel taste similar to aniseed, cinnamon or mint?

Aniseed?

> > 6 Which was the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic games twice?

Paris, I think.

> > 7 What country has its map on its flag?

Cyprus.

> > 8 Which Italian directed the 1960 film La Dolce Vita?

Fellini.

> > 9 Which American rocker had a 1972 hit with School's Out?
> > 10 In which city did Jim Morrison die?

Geez, *three* music questions? I'll guess Los Angeles for this one.
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Dan Tilque

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Nov 28, 2011, 2:01:30 AM11/28/11
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Calvin wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:15:39 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?
>> 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the 1930s?

George Gallup

>> 3 Who is currently King of Spain?

Juan Carlos

>> 4 Which sport is played professionally by the Los Angeles Kings?

hockey

>> 5 Does the herb fennel taste similar to aniseed, cinnamon or mint?

mint

>> 6 Which was the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic games
>> twice?

Los Angeles

>> 7 What country has its map on its flag?

Cyprus

>> 8 Which Italian directed the 1960 film La Dolce Vita?

Fellini

>> 9 Which American rocker had a 1972 hit with School's Out?
>> 10 In which city did Jim Morrison die?

Seattle

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Peter Smyth

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Nov 28, 2011, 3:40:16 AM11/28/11
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"Calvin" wrote in message
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>On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:15:39 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?
Wizzard
>> 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the 1930s?
Gallup
>> 3 Who is currently King of Spain?
Juan Carlos
>> 4 Which sport is played professionally by the Los Angeles Kings?
Ice Hockey
>> 5 Does the herb fennel taste similar to aniseed, cinnamon or mint?
Cinnamon
>> 6 Which was the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic games twice?
Athens if you count 1906, Paris otherwise
>> 7 What country has its map on its flag?
Cyprus
>> 8 Which Italian directed the 1960 film La Dolce Vita?
>> 9 Which American rocker had a 1972 hit with School's Out?
Alice Cooper
>> 10 In which city did Jim Morrison die?


Peter Smyth

Erland Sommarskog

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Nov 28, 2011, 3:59:21 AM11/28/11
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Calvin (cal...@phlegm.com) writes:
>> 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?

Electric Light Orchestra

>> 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the 1930s?

Gallup

>> 3 Who is currently King of Spain?

Juan Carlos

>> 4 Which sport is played professionally by the Los Angeles Kings?

Ice hockey

>> 5 Does the herb fennel taste similar to aniseed, cinnamon or mint?

aniseed

>> 6 Which was the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic games
>> twice?

Paris

>> 7 What country has its map on its flag?

Cyprus. Kosovo had it too, but they might have changed it.

>> 8 Which Italian directed the 1960 film La Dolce Vita?

Federico Fellini

>> 9 Which American rocker had a 1972 hit with School's Out?

Vincent Furnier, more known as Alice Cooper

>> 10 In which city did Jim Morrison die?

Paris


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Joachim Parsch

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Nov 28, 2011, 5:44:47 AM11/28/11
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Calvin schrieb:
>
> On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:15:39 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?
> > 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the 1930s?
> > 3 Who is currently King of Spain?

Juan Carlos.

> > 4 Which sport is played professionally by the Los Angeles Kings?

Soccer.

> > 5 Does the herb fennel taste similar to aniseed, cinnamon or mint?

Aniseed.

> > 6 Which was the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic games twice?

Paris.

> > 7 What country has its map on its flag?

Cyprus.

> > 8 Which Italian directed the 1960 film La Dolce Vita?

Federico Fellini.

> > 9 Which American rocker had a 1972 hit with School's Out?

Alice Cooper.

> > 10 In which city did Jim Morrison die?

Paris.

Joachim

Pete

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Nov 28, 2011, 11:30:55 AM11/28/11
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Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote in
news:op.v5m5w...@04233-26jz62s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:

> On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:15:39 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in
1970?

ELO

>> 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the
>> 1930s?

Gallup

>> 3 Who is currently King of Spain?

Juan Carlos

>> 4 Which sport is played professionally by the Los Angeles Kings?

Ice Hockey

>> 5 Does the herb fennel taste similar to aniseed, cinnamon or
>> mint?

Aniseed

>> 6 Which was the first city to host the modern Summer
>> Olympic games twice?

Los Angeles

>> 7 What country has its map on its flag?

Malta

>> 8 Which Italian directed the 1960 film La Dolce Vita?

Visconte

>> 9 Which American rocker had a 1972 hit with School's Out?

Alice Cooper

>> 10 In which city did Jim Morrison die?

Paris

>>
>
>

Pete

Jeffrey Turner

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Nov 28, 2011, 7:32:43 PM11/28/11
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On 11/28/2011 12:37 AM, Calvin wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:15:39 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?
>> 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the 1930s?
Gallup
>> 3 Who is currently King of Spain?
>> 4 Which sport is played professionally by the Los Angeles Kings?
Ice hockey
>> 5 Does the herb fennel taste similar to aniseed, cinnamon or mint?
aniseed
>> 6 Which was the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic games twice?
Athens
>> 7 What country has its map on its flag?
Cyprus
>> 8 Which Italian directed the 1960 film La Dolce Vita?
Fellini
>> 9 Which American rocker had a 1972 hit with School's Out?
Ozzy
>> 10 In which city did Jim Morrison die?
Paris

--Jeff

Russ

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Nov 29, 2011, 5:18:46 PM11/29/11
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On Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:37:18 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:

>On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:15:39 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?

ELO

>> 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the 1930s?

Gallup

>> 3 Who is currently King of Spain?

Juan Carlos (since 1975 I think)

>> 4 Which sport is played professionally by the Los Angeles Kings?

Ice Hockey

>> 5 Does the herb fennel taste similar to aniseed, cinnamon or mint?

Aniseed

>> 6 Which was the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic games twice?

Paris

>> 7 What country has its map on its flag?

Cyprus

>> 8 Which Italian directed the 1960 film La Dolce Vita?

Federico Fellini

>> 9 Which American rocker had a 1972 hit with School's Out?

Alice Cooper

>> 10 In which city did Jim Morrison die?

Paris


Russ

Calvin

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Nov 29, 2011, 7:41:54 PM11/29/11
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On Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:37:18 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:

>> 1 Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood founded which British rock band in 1970?

ELO
5/10

>> 2 Which American pioneered the use of opinion polls in the 1930s?

George Gallup
8/10

>> 3 Who is currently King of Spain?

Juan Carlos
8/10

>> 4 Which sport is played professionally by the Los Angeles Kings?

[Ice] Hockey
8/10

>> 5 Does the herb fennel taste similar to aniseed, cinnamon or mint?

Aniseed
8/10

>> 6 Which was the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic games
>> twice?

Paris was the expected answer, but Ill also accept Athens- see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906_Summer_Olympics
7/10

>> 7 What country has its map on its flag?

Cyprus, and now also Kosovo
7/10

>> 8 Which Italian directed the 1960 film La Dolce Vita?

Federico Fellini
8/10

>> 9 Which American rocker had a 1972 hit with School's Out?

Alice Cooper / Vincent Furnier
7/10

>> 10 In which city did Jim Morrison die?

Paris
7/10


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 181
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 Erland S
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 Russ
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 Jeffrey Turner
0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Joachim Parsch
1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 7 Marc Dashevsky
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 7 Mark Brader
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 Pete Gayde
0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 Dan Tilque
1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 John Masters
0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 6 Peter Smyth
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
5 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 7 7 73 73%


Well done Erland and Russ. The low standard deviation of the question
scores is remarkable.

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calvin
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