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Calvin

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Oct 3, 2020, 5:49:30 AM10/3/20
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1 Green, golden, purple, fuzzy, hardy and Arctic are varieties of which fruit?
2 Rita Wilson is married to which Oscar-winning actor?
3 In number theory, a positive integer that is neither abundant nor deficient must what have unusual quality?
4 Named for an English city, what name is traditionally given to a sporting match between two teams in the same town, state or vicinity?
5 George Bernard Shaw once humorously defined what activity as “the vertical expression of horizontal desire”?
6 According to Greek Mythology, after being spurned by Narcissus, which heart-broken nymph pined away until only her voice remained?
7 The cities of Graz and Linz are located in which European country?
8 Also known as colophony and Greek pitch and denoted by E number E915, which solid form of conifer resin has a myriad of uses including being a component in ink, varnish, adhesive and soap? Due to its friction-increasing abilities it is also popular with musicians, dancers and sportspeople.
9 Founded in 1909, which US media company owns titles including Epicurious, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Vogue?
10 Which Hollywood legend (1901-1960) was married five times, including to fellow actor Carol Lombard and English socialite Sylvia Ashley?

cheers,
calvin

Dan Blum

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Oct 3, 2020, 9:46:27 AM10/3/20
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:

> 1 Green, golden, purple, fuzzy, hardy and Arctic are varieties of which fruit?

plum

> 2 Rita Wilson is married to which Oscar-winning actor?

Tom Hanks

> 3 In number theory, a positive integer that is neither abundant nor deficient must what have unusual quality?

perfection

> 4 Named for an English city, what name is traditionally given to a sporting match between two teams in the same town, state or vicinity?

Manchester

> 5 George Bernard Shaw once humorously defined what activity as ???the vertical expression of horizontal desire????

flirting

> 6 According to Greek Mythology, after being spurned by Narcissus, which heart-broken nymph pined away until only her voice remained?

Echo

> 7 The cities of Graz and Linz are located in which European country?

Austria

> 8 Also known as colophony and Greek pitch and denoted by E number E915, which solid form of conifer resin has a myriad of uses including being a component in ink, varnish, adhesive and soap? Due to its friction-increasing abilities it is also popular with musicians, dancers and sportspeople.

rosin

> 9 Founded in 1909, which US media company owns titles including Epicurious, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Vogue?

Conde Nast

> 10 Which Hollywood legend (1901-1960) was married five times, including to fellow actor Carol Lombard and English socialite Sylvia Ashley?

Clark Gable

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Erland Sommarskog

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Oct 3, 2020, 1:29:24 PM10/3/20
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 4 Named for an English city, what name is traditionally given to a
> sporting match between two teams in the same town, state or vicinity?

Derby

> 7 The cities of Graz and Linz are located in which European country?

Austria

> 8 Also known as colophony and Greek pitch and denoted by E number
> E915, which solid form of conifer resin has a myriad of uses including
> being a component in ink, varnish, adhesive and soap? Due to its
> friction-increasing abilities it is also popular with musicians, dancers
> and sportspeople.

I believe this is what is called "talk" in Swedish. No idea what the
English name might be.

Erland Sommarskog

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Oct 3, 2020, 1:31:54 PM10/3/20
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Erland Sommarskog (esq...@sommarskog.se) writes:
>> 8 Also known as colophony and Greek pitch and denoted by E number
>> E915, which solid form of conifer resin has a myriad of uses including
>> being a component in ink, varnish, adhesive and soap? Due to its
>> friction-increasing abilities it is also popular with musicians, dancers
>> and sportspeople.
>
> I believe this is what is called "talk" in Swedish. No idea what the
> English name might be.
>

Having seen Dan's answer and looked that up, I realise that my answer is
wrong anyway, so Calvin does not have to waste time on looking it up.

Pete Gayde

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Oct 3, 2020, 2:42:16 PM10/3/20
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:8bd5798e-aee6-42b1...@googlegroups.com:

>
> 1 Green, golden, purple, fuzzy, hardy and Arctic are varieties of
> which fruit?

Peach

> 2 Rita Wilson is married to which Oscar-winning actor?

Tom Hanks

> 3 In number theory, a positive integer that is neither
> abundant nor deficient must what have unusual quality?
> 4 Named for
> an English city, what name is traditionally given to a sporting match
> between two teams in the same town, state or vicinity?

Derby

> 5 George
> Bernard Shaw once humorously defined what activity as “the vertical
> expression of horizontal desire”?
> 6 According to Greek
> Mythology, after being spurned by Narcissus, which heart-broken nymph
> pined away until only her voice remained?

Erato

> 7 The cities of Graz and
> Linz are located in which European country?

Austria

> 8 Also known as
> colophony and Greek pitch and denoted by E number E915, which solid
> form of conifer resin has a myriad of uses including being a component
> in ink, varnish, adhesive and soap? Due to its friction-increasing
> abilities it is also popular with musicians, dancers and sportspeople.

Pine tar

> 9 Founded in 1909, which US media company owns titles including
> Epicurious, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Vogue?

Conde Nast

> 10 Which
> Hollywood legend (1901-1960) was married five times, including to
> fellow actor Carol Lombard and English socialite Sylvia Ashley?

Clark Gable

>
> cheers,
> calvin

Pete Gayde

Mark Brader

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Oct 3, 2020, 4:12:32 PM10/3/20
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Calvin:
> 1 Green, golden, purple, fuzzy, hardy and Arctic are varieties
> of which fruit?

Peach?

> 2 Rita Wilson is married to which Oscar-winning actor?

Hanks.

> 3 In number theory, a positive integer that is neither abundant
> nor deficient must what have unusual quality?

It's perfect.

> 4 Named for an English city, what name is traditionally given to
> a sporting match between two teams in the same town, state or
> vicinity?

Derby.

> 5 George Bernard Shaw once humorously defined what activity as
> "the vertical expression of horizontal desire"?

Dancing.

> 6 According to Greek Mythology, after being spurned by
> Narcissus, which heart-broken nymph pined away until only her
> voice remained?

Echo.

> 7 The cities of Graz and Linz are located in which European country?

Austria.

> 8 Also known as colophony and Greek pitch and denoted by E
> number E915, which solid form of conifer resin has a myriad of
> uses including being a component in ink, varnish, adhesive and
> soap? Due to its friction-increasing abilities it is also
> popular with musicians, dancers and sportspeople.

Rosin.

> 9 Founded in 1909, which US media company owns titles including
> Epicurious, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Vogue?

Conde Nast.

> 10 Which Hollywood legend (1901-1960) was married five times,
> including to fellow actor Carol Lombard and English socialite
> Sylvia Ashley?

Gable. Or Gabl, at least. (Lombard was Carole.)
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Dan Tilque

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Oct 6, 2020, 6:26:56 AM10/6/20
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On 10/3/20 2:49 AM, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Green, golden, purple, fuzzy, hardy and Arctic are varieties of which fruit?

peach

> 2 Rita Wilson is married to which Oscar-winning actor?
> 3 In number theory, a positive integer that is neither abundant nor deficient must what have unusual quality?

sum of its factors equal to the number (i.e. a perfect number)

> 4 Named for an English city, what name is traditionally given to a sporting match between two teams in the same town, state or vicinity?
> 5 George Bernard Shaw once humorously defined what activity as “the vertical expression of horizontal desire”?

kissing

> 6 According to Greek Mythology, after being spurned by Narcissus, which heart-broken nymph pined away until only her voice remained?
> 7 The cities of Graz and Linz are located in which European country?

France

> 8 Also known as colophony and Greek pitch and denoted by E number E915, which solid form of conifer resin has a myriad of uses including being a component in ink, varnish, adhesive and soap? Due to its friction-increasing abilities it is also popular with musicians, dancers and sportspeople.

pine tar

> 9 Founded in 1909, which US media company owns titles including Epicurious, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Vogue?
> 10 Which Hollywood legend (1901-1960) was married five times, including to fellow actor Carol Lombard and English socialite Sylvia Ashley?


--
Dan Tilque

ArenEss

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Oct 6, 2020, 6:22:56 PM10/6/20
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On Sat, 3 Oct 2020 02:49:29 -0700 (PDT), Calvin <334...@gmail.com>
wrote:

>
>1 Green, golden, purple, fuzzy, hardy and Arctic are varieties of which fruit?
KIWI

>2 Rita Wilson is married to which Oscar-winning actor?
TOM HANKS

>3 In number theory, a positive integer that is neither abundant nor deficient must what have unusual quality?
PERFECT NUMBER

>4 Named for an English city, what name is traditionally given to a sporting match between two teams in the same town, state or vicinity? classic"
DERBY (In Chicago, we call it a "the crosstown classic"

>5 George Bernard Shaw once humorously defined what activity as “the vertical expression of horizontal desire”?
DANCING

>6 According to Greek Mythology, after being spurned by Narcissus, which heart-broken nymph pined away until only her voice remained?
ECHO

>7 The cities of Graz and Linz are located in which European country?
AUSTRIA

>8 Also known as colophony and Greek pitch and denoted by E number E915, which solid form of conifer resin has a myriad of uses including being a component in ink, varnish, adhesive and soap? Due to its friction-increasing abilities it is also popular with musicians, dancers and sportspeople.
ROSIN

>9 Founded in 1909, which US media company owns titles including Epicurious, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Vogue?
CONDE NAST

>10 Which Hollywood legend (1901-1960) was married five times, including to fellow actor Carol Lombard and English socialite Sylvia Ashley?
CLARK GABLE


ArenEss
>
>cheers,
>calvin

swp

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Oct 7, 2020, 10:28:51 PM10/7/20
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On Saturday, October 3, 2020 at 5:49:30 AM UTC-4, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Green, golden, purple, fuzzy, hardy and Arctic are varieties of which fruit?

kiwi

> 2 Rita Wilson is married to which Oscar-winning actor?

tom hanks

> 3 In number theory, a positive integer that is neither abundant nor deficient must what have unusual quality?

perfect number

> 4 Named for an English city, what name is traditionally given to a sporting match between two teams in the same town, state or vicinity?

darby

> 5 George Bernard Shaw once humorously defined what activity as “the vertical expression of horizontal desire”?

dancing

> 6 According to Greek Mythology, after being spurned by Narcissus, which heart-broken nymph pined away until only her voice remained?

echo

> 7 The cities of Graz and Linz are located in which European country?

austria

> 8 Also known as colophony and Greek pitch and denoted by E number E915, which solid form of conifer resin has a myriad of uses including being a component in ink, varnish, adhesive and soap? Due to its friction-increasing abilities it is also popular with musicians, dancers and sportspeople.

rosin

> 9 Founded in 1909, which US media company owns titles including Epicurious, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Vogue?

conde nast

> 10 Which Hollywood legend (1901-1960) was married five times, including to fellow actor Carol Lombard and English socialite Sylvia Ashley?

clark gable

>
> cheers,
> calvin

swp

Calvin

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Oct 12, 2020, 6:09:40 PM10/12/20
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On Saturday, October 3, 2020 at 7:49:30 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:

> 1 Green, golden, purple, fuzzy, hardy and Arctic are varieties of which fruit?

Kiwifruit

> 2 Rita Wilson is married to which Oscar-winning actor?

Tom Hanks

> 3 In number theory, a positive integer that is neither abundant nor deficient must what have unusual quality?

Perfect (ion) number

> 4 Named for an English city, what name is traditionally given to a sporting match between two teams in the same town, state or vicinity?

Derby

> 5 George Bernard Shaw once humorously defined what activity as “the vertical expression of horizontal desire”?

Dancing

> 6 According to Greek Mythology, after being spurned by Narcissus, which heart-broken nymph pined away until only her voice remained?

Echo

> 7 The cities of Graz and Linz are located in which European country?

Austria

> 8 Also known as colophony and Greek pitch and denoted by E number E915, which solid form of conifer resin has a myriad of uses including being a component in ink, varnish, adhesive and soap? Due to its friction-increasing abilities it is also popular with musicians, dancers and sportspeople.

Rosin

> 9 Founded in 1909, which US media company owns titles including Epicurious, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Vogue?

Conde Nast

> 10 Which Hollywood legend (1901-1960) was married five times, including to fellow actor Carol Lombard and English socialite Sylvia Ashley?

Clark Gable


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 613
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 44 Stephen Perry
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 44 Aren Ess
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 42 Mark Brader
0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 34 Dan Blum
0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 26 Pete Gayde
0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 11 Erland S
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 Dan Tilque
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
2 5 5 5 3 4 6 4 5 5 44 63%

Congratulations Stephen and Aren.

cheers,
calvin
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