Calvin's Quiz #147
Calvin
1 Television's 'Dynasty' was set in which American city?
2 By population, what is the largest city in China?
3 Which item appears on Ireland's coat of arms?
4 Who wrote the book on which the movie The Shawshank Redemption was based?
5 The last episode of which long-running TV show was titled Goodbye,
Farewell & Amen?
6 By what two-word name are the travelling English cricket supporters
known?
7 Who hosts the British quiz show QI?
8 How many red balloons did Nena sing about in a 1984 hit?
9 Which animal has the longest lifespan?
10 In which Italian city is Michelangelo's David usually located?
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calvin
Mark Brader
> 1 Television's 'Dynasty' was set in which American city?
Denver.
> 2 By population, what is the largest city in China?
Shanghai.
> 3 Which item appears on Ireland's coat of arms?
Harp.
> 4 Who wrote the book on which the movie The Shawshank Redemption was based?
King.
> 5 The last episode of which long-running TV show was titled Goodbye,
> Farewell & Amen?
M*A*S*H.
> 6 By what two-word name are the travelling English cricket supporters
> known?
> 7 Who hosts the British quiz show QI?
> 8 How many red balloons did Nena sing about in a 1984 hit?
99.
> 9 Which animal has the longest lifespan?
Tortoise.
> 10 In which Italian city is Michelangelo's David usually located?
Florence.
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> 1 Television's 'Dynasty' was set in which American city?
Denver
> 2 By population, what is the largest city in China?
Shanghai
> 3 Which item appears on Ireland's coat of arms?
Pint of Guinness
> 4 Who wrote the book on which the movie The Shawshank Redemption
> was based?
Stephen King
> 5 The last episode of which long-running TV show was
> titled Goodbye, Farewell & Amen?
M*A*S*H*
> 6 By what two-word name are the travelling English cricket
> supporters known?
> 7 Who hosts the British quiz show QI?
> 8 How many red balloons did Nena sing about in a 1984 hit?
99
> 9 Which animal has the longest lifespan?
Tortoise
> 10 In which Italian city is Michelangelo's David usually located?
Florence
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Pete
swp
> 1 Television's 'Dynasty' was set in which American city?
denver?
> 2 By population, what is the largest city in China?
beijing
> 3 Which item appears on Ireland's coat of arms?
harp (like the beer)
> 4 Who wrote the book on which the movie The Shawshank Redemption was based?
stephen king
> 5 The last episode of which long-running TV show was titled Goodbye,
> Farewell & Amen?
m*a*s*h
> 6 By what two-word name are the traveling English cricket supporters
> known?
llama lovers
> 7 Who hosts the British quiz show QI?
james may?
> 8 How many red balloons did Nena sing about in a 1984 hit?
neunundneunzig
> 9 Which animal has the longest lifespan?
galapagos tortoise
> 10 In which Italian city is Michelangelo's David usually located?
florence
swp
Marc Dashevsky
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> 1 Television's 'Dynasty' was set in which American city?
> 2 By population, what is the largest city in China?
Shanghai
> 3 Which item appears on Ireland's coat of arms?
> 4 Who wrote the book on which the movie The Shawshank Redemption was based?
Stephen King
> 5 The last episode of which long-running TV show was titled Goodbye, Farewell & Amen?
M*A*S*H
> 6 By what two-word name are the travelling English cricket supporters known?
> 7 Who hosts the British quiz show QI?
> 8 How many red balloons did Nena sing about in a 1984 hit?
99
> 9 Which animal has the longest lifespan?
elephant
> 10 In which Italian city is Michelangelo's David usually located?
Firenze
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björn lundin
> 1 Television's 'Dynasty' was set in which American city?
> 2 By population, what is the largest city in China?
> 3 Which item appears on Ireland's coat of arms?
> 8 How many red balloons did Nena sing about in a 1984 hit?
> 9 Which animal has the longest lifespan?
> 10 In which Italian city is Michelangelo's David usually located?
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Björn Lundin
Peter Smyth
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>1 Television's 'Dynasty' was set in which American city?
>2 By population, what is the largest city in China?
>3 Which item appears on Ireland's coat of arms?
>4 Who wrote the book on which the movie The Shawshank Redemption was based?
>5 The last episode of which long-running TV show was titled Goodbye,
>Farewell & Amen?
>6 By what two-word name are the travelling English cricket supporters
>known?
>7 Who hosts the British quiz show QI?
>8 How many red balloons did Nena sing about in a 1984 hit?
>9 Which animal has the longest lifespan?
>10 In which Italian city is Michelangelo's David usually located?
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog
> 1 Television's 'Dynasty' was set in which American city?
New York
> 2 By population, what is the largest city in China?
Shanghai
> 3 Which item appears on Ireland's coat of arms?
A Guiness
> 8 How many red balloons did Nena sing about in a 1984 hit?
99
> 9 Which animal has the longest lifespan?
Turtle
> 10 In which Italian city is Michelangelo's David usually located?
Firenze
Dan Tilque
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> 1 Television's 'Dynasty' was set in which American city?
Santa Barbara CA
> 2 By population, what is the largest city in China?
Shanghai
> 3 Which item appears on Ireland's coat of arms?
lyre
> 4 Who wrote the book on which the movie The Shawshank Redemption was
> based?
> 5 The last episode of which long-running TV show was titled Goodbye,
> Farewell & Amen?
MASH
> 6 By what two-word name are the travelling English cricket supporters
> known?
> 7 Who hosts the British quiz show QI?
> 8 How many red balloons did Nena sing about in a 1984 hit?
> 9 Which animal has the longest lifespan?
giant tortoise
> 10 In which Italian city is Michelangelo's David usually located?
Florence
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Dan Tilque
Joachim Parsch
Calvin schrieb:
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> 1 Television's 'Dynasty' was set in which American city?
Denver.
> 2 By population, what is the largest city in China?
Shanghai.
> 3 Which item appears on Ireland's coat of arms?
A Harp?
> 4 Who wrote the book on which the movie The Shawshank Redemption was based?
Stephen King.
> 5 The last episode of which long-running TV show was titled Goodbye,
> Farewell & Amen?
> 6 By what two-word name are the travelling English cricket supporters
> known?
> 7 Who hosts the British quiz show QI?
> 8 How many red balloons did Nena sing about in a 1984 hit?
99. (at least she sang about 99 german "Luftballons", don't know, if
the english version has a different number)
> 9 Which animal has the longest lifespan?
Tortoise.
> 10 In which Italian city is Michelangelo's David usually located?
Florence.
Joachim
David
Dallas ?
> 2 By population, what is the largest city in China?
Shanghai ?
> 3 Which item appears on Ireland's coat of arms?
A harp.
> 4 Who wrote the book on which the movie The Shawshank Redemption was
> based?
Stephen King.
> 7 Who hosts the British quiz show QI?
Stephen Fry.
> 8 How many red balloons did Nena sing about in a 1984 hit?
99.
> 9 Which animal has the longest lifespan?
I'll say a Galapagos Tortoise but I think that there are some sponges that
are thousands of years old.
> 10 In which Italian city is Michelangelo's David usually located?
Florence, Firenze.
John Masters
> 1 Television's 'Dynasty' was set in which American city?
LA
> 2 By population, what is the largest city in China?
Beijing
> 3 Which item appears on Ireland's coat of arms?
Harp
> 4 Who wrote the book on which the movie The Shawshank Redemption was based?
Stephen King
> 5 The last episode of which long-running TV show was titled Goodbye,
> Farewell & Amen?
Blackadder
> 6 By what two-word name are the travelling English cricket supporters known?
Barmy Army
> 7 Who hosts the British quiz show QI?
Stephen Fry
> 8 How many red balloons did Nena sing about in a 1984 hit?
99
> 9 Which animal has the longest lifespan?
Giant Tortoise
> 10 In which Italian city is Michelangelo's David usually located?
Rome
Rob Parker
Houston (?)
> 2 By population, what is the largest city in China?
Shanghai
> 3 Which item appears on Ireland's coat of arms?
Harp
> 4 Who wrote the book on which the movie The Shawshank Redemption was
> based?
no idea
> 5 The last episode of which long-running TV show was titled Goodbye,
> Farewell & Amen?
MASH
> 6 By what two-word name are the travelling English cricket supporters
> known?
Barmy Army
> 7 Who hosts the British quiz show QI?
Stephen Fry
> 8 How many red balloons did Nena sing about in a 1984 hit?
99
> 9 Which animal has the longest lifespan?
Giant tortoise
> 10 In which Italian city is Michelangelo's David usually located?
Florence (?)
Rob
Jeffrey Turner
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> 1 Television's 'Dynasty' was set in which American city?
> 2 By population, what is the largest city in China?
> 3 Which item appears on Ireland's coat of arms?
> 4 Who wrote the book on which the movie The Shawshank Redemption was based?
> 5 The last episode of which long-running TV show was titled Goodbye,
> Farewell & Amen?
> 6 By what two-word name are the travelling English cricket supporters
> known?
> 7 Who hosts the British quiz show QI?
> 8 How many red balloons did Nena sing about in a 1984 hit?
> 9 Which animal has the longest lifespan?
> 10 In which Italian city is Michelangelo's David usually located?
--Jeff
Calvin
> 1 Television's 'Dynasty' was set in which American city?
Denver
5/13
> 2 By population, what is the largest city in China?
Shanghai
12/13
> 3 Which item appears on Ireland's coat of arms?
Harp (accepting lyre)
9/13
LOL @ pint of Guinness :-)
> 4 Who wrote the book on which the movie The Shawshank Redemption was
> based?
Stephen King
7/13
> 5 The last episode of which long-running TV show was titled Goodbye,
> Farewell & Amen?
M*A*S*H
8/13
> 6 By what two-word name are the travelling English cricket supporters
> known?
Barmy Army
3/13
> 7 Who hosts the British quiz show QI?
Stephen Fry
4/13
> 8 How many red balloons did Nena sing about in a 1984 hit?
99
12/13
> 9 Which animal has the longest lifespan?
Tortoise
12/13
The answer may be sponges but reports they can live for >200 years have
not been confirmed AFAIK.
> 10 In which Italian city is Michelangelo's David usually located?
Florence
11/13
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 147
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1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 Bjorn Lundin
0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 Dan Tilque
0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 7 David
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 Erland S
0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 Jeffrey Turner
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 Joachim Parsch
0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 6 John Masters
0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 8 Mark Brader
1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 7 Pete Gayde
0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 Peter Smyth
0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 Rob Parker
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 8 Stephen Perry
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5 12 9 7 8 3 4 12 12 11 83 TOTAL
64%
We have a 4-way tie on 8.
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calvin