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Calvin
Aug 20, 2018, 1:26:07 AM8/20/18
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1 Named for the dramatic art form where they are traditionally worn, which style of women’s gloves extend beyond the elbow?
2 Antony Gormley's Angel of The North is located in which English city?
3 What is the alliterative two-word term for an inclined frame on front of a railroad locomotive for throwing obstacles off the track?
4 What two-word name is shared by a US TV character of the 1970s and 80s, and the very short cut-off jeans she regularly wore?
5 Three dimensional objects with only one side are named for which German mathematician?
6 Which actress portrayed psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi on the TV series 'The Sopranos'?
7 Which US pop star (b. 1980) had hits with 'Genie in a Bottle' and 'What a Girl Wants'?
8 'Beano' is an alternative name for which popular game of chance?
9 Which American singer-songwriter's first album 'Jagged Little Pill' was released in 1995?
10 Which girl's name is also a term for an excessively cheerful or optimistic person?
cheers,
calvin
2 Antony Gormley's Angel of The North is located in which English city?
3 What is the alliterative two-word term for an inclined frame on front of a railroad locomotive for throwing obstacles off the track?
4 What two-word name is shared by a US TV character of the 1970s and 80s, and the very short cut-off jeans she regularly wore?
5 Three dimensional objects with only one side are named for which German mathematician?
6 Which actress portrayed psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi on the TV series 'The Sopranos'?
7 Which US pop star (b. 1980) had hits with 'Genie in a Bottle' and 'What a Girl Wants'?
8 'Beano' is an alternative name for which popular game of chance?
9 Which American singer-songwriter's first album 'Jagged Little Pill' was released in 1995?
10 Which girl's name is also a term for an excessively cheerful or optimistic person?
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Aug 20, 2018, 1:42:27 AM8/20/18
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"Calvin":
> 2 Antony Gormley's Angel of The North is located in which English city?
Sheffield?
> 3 What is the alliterative two-word term for an inclined frame on
> front of a railroad locomotive for throwing obstacles off the track?
Cowcatcher -- normally one word in my experience. You forgot to say
"North American" railroad locomotive, though I guess the use of
"railroad" implied that anyway.
> 4 What two-word name is shared by a US TV character of the 1970s and
> 80s, and the very short cut-off jeans she regularly wore?
Daisy Duke(s).
> 5 Three dimensional objects with only one side are named for which
> German mathematician?
Klein.
> 6 Which actress portrayed psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi on the TV
> series 'The Sopranos'?
Moore?
> 7 Which US pop star (b. 1980) had hits with 'Genie in a Bottle' and
> 'What a Girl Wants'?
Hmm, I should know this. Lauper?
> 8 'Beano' is an alternative name for which popular game of chance?
Bingo.
> 9 Which American singer-songwriter's first album 'Jagged Little
> Pill' was released in 1995?
Isn't that Alanis Morrisette and isn't she Canadian?
> 10 Which girl's name is also a term for an excessively cheerful or
> optimistic person?
Pollyanna.
--
Mark Brader "It's simply a matter of style, and while there
Toronto are many wrong styles, there really isn't any
m...@vex.net one right style." -- Ray Butterworth
> 1 Named for the dramatic art form where they are traditionally worn,
> which style of women's gloves extend beyond the elbow?
Opera gloves?
> which style of women's gloves extend beyond the elbow?
> 2 Antony Gormley's Angel of The North is located in which English city?
> 3 What is the alliterative two-word term for an inclined frame on
> front of a railroad locomotive for throwing obstacles off the track?
"North American" railroad locomotive, though I guess the use of
"railroad" implied that anyway.
> 4 What two-word name is shared by a US TV character of the 1970s and
> 80s, and the very short cut-off jeans she regularly wore?
> 5 Three dimensional objects with only one side are named for which
> German mathematician?
> 6 Which actress portrayed psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi on the TV
> series 'The Sopranos'?
> 7 Which US pop star (b. 1980) had hits with 'Genie in a Bottle' and
> 'What a Girl Wants'?
> 8 'Beano' is an alternative name for which popular game of chance?
> 9 Which American singer-songwriter's first album 'Jagged Little
> Pill' was released in 1995?
> 10 Which girl's name is also a term for an excessively cheerful or
> optimistic person?
--
Mark Brader "It's simply a matter of style, and while there
Toronto are many wrong styles, there really isn't any
m...@vex.net one right style." -- Ray Butterworth
Gareth Owen
Aug 20, 2018, 2:14:08 AM8/20/18
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:
> 1 Named for the dramatic art form where they are traditionally worn,
> which style of women’s gloves extend beyond the elbow?
Opera Gloves
> 1 Named for the dramatic art form where they are traditionally worn,
> which style of women’s gloves extend beyond the elbow?
> 2 Antony Gormley's Angel of The North is located in which English
> city?
> 3 What is the alliterative two-word term for an inclined frame on
> front of a railroad locomotive for throwing obstacles off the track?
> 4 What two-word name is shared by a US TV character of the 1970s and
> 80s, and the very short cut-off jeans she regularly wore?
> 5 Three dimensional objects with only one side are named for which
> German mathematician?
> 6 Which actress portrayed psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi on the TV series
> 'The Sopranos'?
> 7 Which US pop star (b. 1980) had hits with 'Genie in a Bottle' and
> 'What a Girl Wants'?
> 8 'Beano' is an alternative name for which popular game of chance?
> 9 Which American singer-songwriter's first album 'Jagged Little Pill'
> was released in 1995?
> 10 Which girl's name is also a term for an excessively cheerful or
> optimistic person?
Dan Tilque
Aug 20, 2018, 5:35:08 AM8/20/18
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Named for the dramatic art form where they are traditionally worn, which style of women’s gloves extend beyond the elbow?
> 2 Antony Gormley's Angel of The North is located in which English city?
> 3 What is the alliterative two-word term for an inclined frame on front of a railroad locomotive for throwing obstacles off the track?
cow catcher
> 1 Named for the dramatic art form where they are traditionally worn, which style of women’s gloves extend beyond the elbow?
> 2 Antony Gormley's Angel of The North is located in which English city?
> 3 What is the alliterative two-word term for an inclined frame on front of a railroad locomotive for throwing obstacles off the track?
> 4 What two-word name is shared by a US TV character of the 1970s and 80s, and the very short cut-off jeans she regularly wore?
> 5 Three dimensional objects with only one side are named for which German mathematician?
> 6 Which actress portrayed psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi on the TV series 'The Sopranos'?
> 7 Which US pop star (b. 1980) had hits with 'Genie in a Bottle' and 'What a Girl Wants'?
> 8 'Beano' is an alternative name for which popular game of chance?
> 9 Which American singer-songwriter's first album 'Jagged Little Pill' was released in 1995?
> 10 Which girl's name is also a term for an excessively cheerful or optimistic person?
--
Dan Tilque
Peter Smyth
Aug 20, 2018, 6:42:37 AM8/20/18
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Named for the dramatic art form where they are traditionally worn, which style of women’s gloves extend beyond the elbow?
Opera
> 1 Named for the dramatic art form where they are traditionally worn, which style of women’s gloves extend beyond the elbow?
> 2 Antony Gormley's Angel of The North is located in which English city?
> 3 What is the alliterative two-word term for an inclined frame on front of a railroad locomotive for throwing obstacles off the track?
> 4 What two-word name is shared by a US TV character of the 1970s and 80s, and the very short cut-off jeans she regularly wore?
> 5 Three dimensional objects with only one side are named for which German mathematician?
> 6 Which actress portrayed psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi on the TV series 'The Sopranos'?
> 7 Which US pop star (b. 1980) had hits with 'Genie in a Bottle' and 'What a Girl Wants'?
> 8 'Beano' is an alternative name for which popular game of chance?
> 9 Which American singer-songwriter's first album 'Jagged Little Pill' was released in 1995?
> 10 Which girl's name is also a term for an excessively cheerful or optimistic person?
Dan Blum
Aug 20, 2018, 9:50:36 AM8/20/18
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1 Named for the dramatic art form where they are traditionally worn, which style of women???s gloves extend beyond the elbow?
opera
> 2 Antony Gormley's Angel of The North??is located in which English city?
York
> 3 What is the alliterative two-word term for an inclined frame on front of a railroad locomotive for throwing obstacles off the track?
cow catcher
> 4 What two-word name is shared by a US TV character of the 1970s and 80s, and the very short cut-off jeans she regularly wore?
Daisy Duke
> 5 Three dimensional objects with only one side are named for which German mathematician?
Moebius
> 6 Which actress portrayed psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi on the TV series 'The Sopranos'?
Bracco
> 7 Which US pop star (b. 1980) had hits with 'Genie in a Bottle' and 'What a Girl Wants'?
Christina Aguilera
> 8 'Beano' is an alternative name for which popular game of chance?
Bingo
> 9 Which American singer-songwriter's first album 'Jagged Little Pill' was released in 1995?
Alanis Morrisette
> 10 Which girl's name is also a term for an excessively cheerful or optimistic person?
Pollyanna
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Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
> 1 Named for the dramatic art form where they are traditionally worn, which style of women???s gloves extend beyond the elbow?
opera
> 2 Antony Gormley's Angel of The North??is located in which English city?
York
> 3 What is the alliterative two-word term for an inclined frame on front of a railroad locomotive for throwing obstacles off the track?
> 4 What two-word name is shared by a US TV character of the 1970s and 80s, and the very short cut-off jeans she regularly wore?
> 5 Three dimensional objects with only one side are named for which German mathematician?
> 6 Which actress portrayed psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi on the TV series 'The Sopranos'?
> 7 Which US pop star (b. 1980) had hits with 'Genie in a Bottle' and 'What a Girl Wants'?
> 8 'Beano' is an alternative name for which popular game of chance?
> 9 Which American singer-songwriter's first album 'Jagged Little Pill' was released in 1995?
> 10 Which girl's name is also a term for an excessively cheerful or optimistic person?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Erland Sommarskog
Aug 20, 2018, 5:20:14 PM8/20/18
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 2 Antony Gormley's Angel of The North is located in which English
> city?
Leicester
> 2 Antony Gormley's Angel of The North is located in which English
> city?
> 5 Three dimensional objects with only one side are named for which
> German mathematician?
> 9 Which American singer-songwriter's first album 'Jagged Little
> Pill' was released in 1995?
Pete Gayde
Aug 22, 2018, 12:29:05 PM8/22/18
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:5be89867-ae2c-4334...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 Named for the dramatic art form where they are traditionally
> worn, which style of women’s gloves extend beyond the elbow?
Opera
> 2 Antony Gormley's Angel of The North is located in which
> English city?
Liverpool
> 3 What is the alliterative two-word term for an inclined frame on
> front of a railroad locomotive for throwing obstacles off the track?
Cow catcher
> 4 What two-word name is shared by a US TV character of the 1970s
> and 80s, and the very short cut-off jeans she regularly wore?
Daisy Duke
> 5 Three dimensional objects with only one side are named for which
> German mathematician?
Mobius
> 6 Which actress portrayed psychiatrist
> Jennifer Melfi on the TV series 'The Sopranos'?
> 7 Which US pop
> star (b. 1980) had hits with 'Genie in a Bottle' and 'What a Girl
> Wants'?
> 8 'Beano' is an alternative name for which popular game of
> chance?
Roulette
> 9 Which American singer-songwriter's first album 'Jagged
> Little Pill' was released in 1995?
> 10 Which girl's name is also a
> term for an excessively cheerful or optimistic person?
Pollyanna
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
news:5be89867-ae2c-4334...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 Named for the dramatic art form where they are traditionally
> worn, which style of women’s gloves extend beyond the elbow?
> 2 Antony Gormley's Angel of The North is located in which
> English city?
> 3 What is the alliterative two-word term for an inclined frame on
> front of a railroad locomotive for throwing obstacles off the track?
> 4 What two-word name is shared by a US TV character of the 1970s
> and 80s, and the very short cut-off jeans she regularly wore?
> 5 Three dimensional objects with only one side are named for which
> German mathematician?
> 6 Which actress portrayed psychiatrist
> Jennifer Melfi on the TV series 'The Sopranos'?
> 7 Which US pop
> star (b. 1980) had hits with 'Genie in a Bottle' and 'What a Girl
> Wants'?
> 8 'Beano' is an alternative name for which popular game of
> chance?
> 9 Which American singer-songwriter's first album 'Jagged
> Little Pill' was released in 1995?
> 10 Which girl's name is also a
> term for an excessively cheerful or optimistic person?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
Calvin
Aug 27, 2018, 12:12:14 AM8/27/18
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On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 3:26:07 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Named for the dramatic art form where they are traditionally worn, which style of women’s gloves extend beyond the elbow?
Opera gloves
> 1 Named for the dramatic art form where they are traditionally worn, which style of women’s gloves extend beyond the elbow?
> 2 Antony Gormley's Angel of The North is located in which English city?
> 3 What is the alliterative two-word term for an inclined frame on front of a railroad locomotive for throwing obstacles off the track?
> 4 What two-word name is shared by a US TV character of the 1970s and 80s, and the very short cut-off jeans she regularly wore?
> 5 Three dimensional objects with only one side are named for which German mathematician?
> 6 Which actress portrayed psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi on the TV series 'The Sopranos'?
> 7 Which US pop star (b. 1980) had hits with 'Genie in a Bottle' and 'What a Girl Wants'?
> 8 'Beano' is an alternative name for which popular game of chance?
> 9 Which American singer-songwriter's first album 'Jagged Little Pill' was released in 1995?
She was born in Canada as Mark noted, and is a dual Canadian / US citizen to be precise. Apologies if anyone was misled.
> 10 Which girl's name is also a term for an excessively cheerful or optimistic person?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 532
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 35 Gareth Owen
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 36 Dan Blum
1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 28 Mark Brader
1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 20 Peter Smyth
1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 24 Pete Gayde
0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 19 Dan Tilque
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
5 2 6 5 3 2 3 3 4 5 38 63%
Congratulations Gareth.
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Aug 27, 2018, 1:11:21 AM8/27/18
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"Calvin":
For what it's worth, I was thinking about the dimensionality of the
surface, and not the space you have to embed it into to realize it.
And, of course, Klein was also German.
--
Mark Brader | "But [this] doesn't help... This is a pointless task."
Toronto | "How long have you worked for the government"?
m...@vex.net | --Andy Weir, "The Martian"
> > 5 Three dimensional objects with only one side are named
> > for which German mathematician?
>
> August Mobius
Arrgh -- I went one too high!
> > for which German mathematician?
>
> August Mobius
For what it's worth, I was thinking about the dimensionality of the
surface, and not the space you have to embed it into to realize it.
And, of course, Klein was also German.
--
Mark Brader | "But [this] doesn't help... This is a pointless task."
Toronto | "How long have you worked for the government"?
m...@vex.net | --Andy Weir, "The Martian"
Dan Blum
Aug 27, 2018, 9:52:36 AM8/27/18
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Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> "Calvin":
> > > 5 Three dimensional objects with only one side are named
> > > for which German mathematician?
> >
> > August Mobius
> Arrgh -- I went one too high!
> For what it's worth, I was thinking about the dimensionality of the
> surface, and not the space you have to embed it into to realize it.
> And, of course, Klein was also German.
I think the question is ambiguous enough that Klein is also a correct
> "Calvin":
> > > 5 Three dimensional objects with only one side are named
> > > for which German mathematician?
> >
> > August Mobius
> Arrgh -- I went one too high!
> For what it's worth, I was thinking about the dimensionality of the
> surface, and not the space you have to embed it into to realize it.
> And, of course, Klein was also German.
answer.
Mark Brader
Aug 27, 2018, 1:20:44 PM8/27/18
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Mark Brader:
--
Mark Brader, Toronto But that's what all the other
m...@vex.net individualists are doing!
> > Arrgh -- I went one too high!
Dan Blum:
> I think the question is ambiguous enough that Klein is also a correct
> answer.
I don't.
> answer.
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Mark Brader, Toronto But that's what all the other
m...@vex.net individualists are doing!
Calvin
Aug 28, 2018, 11:40:37 PM8/28/18
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On Monday, August 27, 2018 at 11:52:36 PM UTC+10, Dan Blum wrote:
> Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> > "Calvin":
> > > > 5 Three dimensional objects with only one side are named
> > > > for which German mathematician?
> > >
> > > August Mobius
>
> > Arrgh -- I went one too high!
>
> > For what it's worth, I was thinking about the dimensionality of the
> > surface, and not the space you have to embed it into to realize it.
> > And, of course, Klein was also German.
>
> I think the question is ambiguous enough that Klein is also a correct
> answer.
I double checked that at the time since a number of people answered Klein, but I am not inclined to pay it.
> Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> > "Calvin":
> > > > 5 Three dimensional objects with only one side are named
> > > > for which German mathematician?
> > >
> > > August Mobius
>
> > Arrgh -- I went one too high!
>
> > For what it's worth, I was thinking about the dimensionality of the
> > surface, and not the space you have to embed it into to realize it.
> > And, of course, Klein was also German.
>
> I think the question is ambiguous enough that Klein is also a correct
> answer.
sorry,
calvin
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