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Calvin
Oct 19, 2015, 11:26:53 PM10/19/15
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1 Found mainly in the European Alps, what type of animal is an ibex?
2 Which Oscar-winning actress has been married to film directors Jim Threapleton and Sam Mendes, both alas ending in divorce?
3 Which base-16 numerical system is commonly used in mathematics and computing?
4 The fictional island of Sodor is the setting for which children's book and TV series?
5 As his nickname suggests, businessman Warren Buffet hails form which US state?
6 In 1538, Henry VIII issued a proclamation for which Archbishop of Canterbury to be un-sainted, some 368 years after his death?
7 Following the break-up of Sudan, what is now Africa's largest country by area?
8 Which famous museum has branches in New York, Abu Dhabi, Berline, Bilbao and Venice?
9 Which South Korean rapper made Gangnam Style well known worldwide in 2012?
10 In 1971, Bangladesh gained independence from which country?
cheers,
calvin
2 Which Oscar-winning actress has been married to film directors Jim Threapleton and Sam Mendes, both alas ending in divorce?
3 Which base-16 numerical system is commonly used in mathematics and computing?
4 The fictional island of Sodor is the setting for which children's book and TV series?
5 As his nickname suggests, businessman Warren Buffet hails form which US state?
6 In 1538, Henry VIII issued a proclamation for which Archbishop of Canterbury to be un-sainted, some 368 years after his death?
7 Following the break-up of Sudan, what is now Africa's largest country by area?
8 Which famous museum has branches in New York, Abu Dhabi, Berline, Bilbao and Venice?
9 Which South Korean rapper made Gangnam Style well known worldwide in 2012?
10 In 1971, Bangladesh gained independence from which country?
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Oct 19, 2015, 11:51:41 PM10/19/15
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Calvin:
> 2 Which Oscar-winning actress has been married to film
> directors Jim Threapleton and Sam Mendes, both alas ending
> in divorce?
No idea. Paquin?
> 3 Which base-16 numerical system is commonly used in
> mathematics and computing?
Hexadecimal.
> 4 The fictional island of Sodor is the setting for which
> children's book and TV series?
Thomas the Tank Engine, also known as Thomas and Friends.
> 5 As his nickname suggests, businessman Warren Buffet hails
> form which US state?
Iowa.
> 6 In 1538, Henry VIII issued a proclamation for which
> Archbishop of Canterbury to be un-sainted, some 368 years
> after his death?
Hmm. Becket, I suppose.
> 7 Following the break-up of Sudan, what is now Africa's
> largest country by area?
Algeria, I suppose.
> 8 Which famous museum has branches in New York, Abu Dhabi,
> Berline, Bilbao and Venice?
Guggenheim.
> 9 Which South Korean rapper made Gangnam Style well known
> worldwide in 2012?
Psy.
> 10 In 1971, Bangladesh gained independence from which country?
India.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "[That] statement is so full of hubris
m...@vex.net | you can hear the wax melting." -- Steve Summit
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 Found mainly in the European Alps, what type of animal is
> an ibex?
Mountain goat.
> an ibex?
> 2 Which Oscar-winning actress has been married to film
> directors Jim Threapleton and Sam Mendes, both alas ending
> in divorce?
> 3 Which base-16 numerical system is commonly used in
> mathematics and computing?
> 4 The fictional island of Sodor is the setting for which
> children's book and TV series?
> 5 As his nickname suggests, businessman Warren Buffet hails
> form which US state?
> 6 In 1538, Henry VIII issued a proclamation for which
> Archbishop of Canterbury to be un-sainted, some 368 years
> after his death?
> 7 Following the break-up of Sudan, what is now Africa's
> largest country by area?
> 8 Which famous museum has branches in New York, Abu Dhabi,
> Berline, Bilbao and Venice?
> 9 Which South Korean rapper made Gangnam Style well known
> worldwide in 2012?
> 10 In 1971, Bangladesh gained independence from which country?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "[That] statement is so full of hubris
m...@vex.net | you can hear the wax melting." -- Steve Summit
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Gareth Owen
Oct 20, 2015, 1:26:10 AM10/20/15
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:
> 1 Found mainly in the European Alps, what type of animal is an ibex?
Its a goat-type thing with big old weird horns
> 1 Found mainly in the European Alps, what type of animal is an ibex?
> 2 Which Oscar-winning actress has been married to film directors Jim
> Threapleton and Sam Mendes, both alas ending in divorce?
> 3 Which base-16 numerical system is commonly used in mathematics and
> computing?
> 4 The fictional island of Sodor is the setting for which children's
> book and TV series?
> 5 As his nickname suggests, businessman Warren Buffet hails form which
> US state?
> 6 In 1538, Henry VIII issued a proclamation for which Archbishop of
> Canterbury to be un-sainted, some 368 years after his death?
> 7 Following the break-up of Sudan, what is now Africa's largest
> country by area?
> 8 Which famous museum has branches in New York, Abu Dhabi, Berline,
> Bilbao and Venice?
> 9 Which South Korean rapper made Gangnam Style well known worldwide in
> 2012?
> 10 In 1971, Bangladesh gained independence from which country?
Mark Brader
Oct 20, 2015, 1:56:40 AM10/20/15
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"Calvin":
> Omaha
Oh, we're all right. I remembered that the key word started with a vowel
and ended with A, but asssumed that the key word would itself be the
relevant state, so I picked the wrong one; you remembered the correct
key word, but then thought *it* was the name of a state.
--
Mark Brader | "...it is happening a lot to me recently. almost
Toronto | as if my beliefs are no longer strong enough
m...@vex.net | to counter reality." --Stephen Perry
> > 5 As his nickname suggests, businessman Warren Buffet hails form which
> > US state?
Gareth Owen:
> > US state?
> Omaha
Oh, we're all right. I remembered that the key word started with a vowel
and ended with A, but asssumed that the key word would itself be the
relevant state, so I picked the wrong one; you remembered the correct
key word, but then thought *it* was the name of a state.
--
Mark Brader | "...it is happening a lot to me recently. almost
Toronto | as if my beliefs are no longer strong enough
m...@vex.net | to counter reality." --Stephen Perry
Erland Sommarskog
Oct 20, 2015, 3:28:59 AM10/20/15
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 Found mainly in the European Alps, what type of animal is an ibex?
Deer
> 1 Found mainly in the European Alps, what type of animal is an ibex?
> 3 Which base-16 numerical system is commonly used in mathematics and
> computing?
> 5 As his nickname suggests, businessman Warren Buffet hails form
> which US state?
> 7 Following the break-up of Sudan, what is now Africa's largest
> country by area?
> 8 Which famous museum has branches in New York, Abu Dhabi, Berline,
> Bilbao and Venice?
> 9 Which South Korean rapper made Gangnam Style well known worldwide
> in 2012?
> 10 In 1971, Bangladesh gained independence from which country?
>
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Erland Sommarskog
Oct 20, 2015, 3:32:54 AM10/20/15
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> Oh, we're all right. I remembered that the key word started with a vowel
> and ended with A, but asssumed that the key word would itself be the
> relevant state, so I picked the wrong one; you remembered the correct
> key word, but then thought *it* was the name of a state.
Yeah, that was a tricky one. I certainly do not know of any nickname, but
> Oh, we're all right. I remembered that the key word started with a vowel
> and ended with A, but asssumed that the key word would itself be the
> relevant state, so I picked the wrong one; you remembered the correct
> key word, but then thought *it* was the name of a state.
I figured that I missed it. But I knew from which town he is - I only have
to hope that I'm right on which state it is in.
But, hey, isn't he known as "The Oracle from Omaha"? Seems like Gareth and
Calvin are in the same boat.
By the way, thinking of the last question - you still seem to have a problem
with that part of the world. :-)
Dan Tilque
Oct 20, 2015, 6:59:29 AM10/20/15
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Found mainly in the European Alps, what type of animal is an ibex?
goat
> 1 Found mainly in the European Alps, what type of animal is an ibex?
> 2 Which Oscar-winning actress has been married to film directors Jim Threapleton and Sam Mendes, both alas ending in divorce?
> 3 Which base-16 numerical system is commonly used in mathematics and computing?
> 4 The fictional island of Sodor is the setting for which children's book and TV series?
> 5 As his nickname suggests, businessman Warren Buffet hails form which US state?
> 6 In 1538, Henry VIII issued a proclamation for which Archbishop of Canterbury to be un-sainted, some 368 years after his death?
> 7 Following the break-up of Sudan, what is now Africa's largest country by area?
> 8 Which famous museum has branches in New York, Abu Dhabi, Berline, Bilbao and Venice?
> 9 Which South Korean rapper made Gangnam Style well known worldwide in 2012?
> 10 In 1971, Bangladesh gained independence from which country?
--
Dan Tilque
Pete
Oct 20, 2015, 11:16:34 AM10/20/15
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:8a1c62ff-aa5c-40d2...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 Found mainly in the European Alps, what type of animal is an
> ibex?
Mountain goat-like animal with long horns
> 2 Which Oscar-winning actress has been married to film
> directors Jim Threapleton and Sam Mendes, both alas ending in divorce?
Thurman
> 3 Which base-16 numerical system is commonly used in mathematics
> and computing?
Hexadecimal
> 4 The fictional island of Sodor is the setting for
> which children's book and TV series?
Thomas the Tank Engine
> 5 As his nickname suggests,
> businessman Warren Buffet hails form which US state?
Nebraska
> 6 In 1538,
> Henry VIII issued a proclamation for which Archbishop of Canterbury to
> be un-sainted, some 368 years after his death?
Becket
> 7 Following the
> break-up of Sudan, what is now Africa's largest country by area?
Algeria
> 8 Which famous museum has branches in New York, Abu Dhabi, Berline,
> Bilbao and Venice?
Guggenheim
> 9 Which South Korean rapper made Gangnam Style
> well known worldwide in 2012?
Psy
> 10 In 1971, Bangladesh gained independence from which country?
Pakistan
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete
news:8a1c62ff-aa5c-40d2...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 Found mainly in the European Alps, what type of animal is an
> ibex?
> 2 Which Oscar-winning actress has been married to film
> directors Jim Threapleton and Sam Mendes, both alas ending in divorce?
> 3 Which base-16 numerical system is commonly used in mathematics
> and computing?
> 4 The fictional island of Sodor is the setting for
> which children's book and TV series?
> 5 As his nickname suggests,
> businessman Warren Buffet hails form which US state?
> 6 In 1538,
> Henry VIII issued a proclamation for which Archbishop of Canterbury to
> be un-sainted, some 368 years after his death?
> 7 Following the
> break-up of Sudan, what is now Africa's largest country by area?
> 8 Which famous museum has branches in New York, Abu Dhabi, Berline,
> Bilbao and Venice?
> 9 Which South Korean rapper made Gangnam Style
> well known worldwide in 2012?
> 10 In 1971, Bangladesh gained independence from which country?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete
Gareth Owen
Oct 20, 2015, 12:11:39 PM10/20/15
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
> "Calvin":
>> > 5 As his nickname suggests, businessman Warren Buffet hails form which
>> > US state?
>
> Gareth Owen:
>> Omaha
>
> Oh, we're all right. I remembered that the key word started with a vowel
> and ended with A, but asssumed that the key word would itself be the
> relevant state, so I picked the wrong one; you remembered the correct
> key word, but then thought *it* was the name of a state.
That's funny. I saw your answer and immediately thought
> "Calvin":
>> > 5 As his nickname suggests, businessman Warren Buffet hails form which
>> > US state?
>
> Gareth Owen:
>> Omaha
>
> Oh, we're all right. I remembered that the key word started with a vowel
> and ended with A, but asssumed that the key word would itself be the
> relevant state, so I picked the wrong one; you remembered the correct
> key word, but then thought *it* was the name of a state.
"Iowa! of course its Iowa! God is Omaha even a state?!?
No! Its a place in Nebraska you idiot"
Gareth Owen
Oct 20, 2015, 12:13:02 PM10/20/15
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Erland Sommarskog <esq...@sommarskog.se> writes:
> But, hey, isn't he known as "The Oracle from Omaha"? Seems like Gareth and
> Calvin are in the same boat.
"Wizard of Omaha" was the version I'd heard.
> But, hey, isn't he known as "The Oracle from Omaha"? Seems like Gareth and
> Calvin are in the same boat.
According to Wiki, he's the "Sage of Omaha" also.
Peter Smyth
Oct 20, 2015, 1:23:48 PM10/20/15
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Found mainly in the European Alps, what type of animal is an ibex?
Deer
> 1 Found mainly in the European Alps, what type of animal is an ibex?
> 2 Which Oscar-winning actress has been married to film directors Jim
> Threapleton and Sam Mendes, both alas ending in divorce?
Kate Winslet
> Threapleton and Sam Mendes, both alas ending in divorce?
> 3 Which
> base-16 numerical system is commonly used in mathematics and
> computing?
Hexadecimal
> base-16 numerical system is commonly used in mathematics and
> computing?
> 4 The fictional island of Sodor is the setting for which
> children's book and TV series?
Thomas the Tank Engine
> children's book and TV series?
> 5 As his nickname suggests,
> businessman Warren Buffet hails form which US state?
Nebraska
> businessman Warren Buffet hails form which US state?
> 6 In 1538,
> Henry VIII issued a proclamation for which Archbishop of Canterbury
> to be un-sainted, some 368 years after his death?
Thomas Becket
> Henry VIII issued a proclamation for which Archbishop of Canterbury
> to be un-sainted, some 368 years after his death?
> 7 Following the
> break-up of Sudan, what is now Africa's largest country by area?
Egypt
> break-up of Sudan, what is now Africa's largest country by area?
> 8 Which famous museum has branches in New York, Abu Dhabi, Berline,
> Bilbao and Venice?
Guggenheim
> Bilbao and Venice?
> 9 Which South Korean rapper made Gangnam Style
> well known worldwide in 2012?
Psy
> well known worldwide in 2012?
> 10 In 1971, Bangladesh gained
> independence from which country?
Pakistan
> independence from which country?
Peter Smyth
bbowler
Oct 20, 2015, 2:03:15 PM10/20/15
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On Mon, 19 Oct 2015 20:26:52 -0700, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Found mainly in the European Alps, what type of animal is an ibex?
Goat
> 1 Found mainly in the European Alps, what type of animal is an ibex?
> 2 Which Oscar-winning actress has been married to film directors Jim
> Threapleton and Sam Mendes, both alas ending in divorce?
> 3 Which base-16
> numerical system is commonly used in mathematics and computing?
> 4 The fictional island of Sodor is the setting for which children's
book
> and TV series?
> 5 As his nickname suggests, businessman Warren Buffet hails form
which
> US state?
> 6 In 1538, Henry VIII issued a proclamation for which Archbishop of
> Canterbury to be un-sainted, some 368 years after his death?
> 7 Following the break-up of Sudan, what is now Africa's largest
country
> by area?
> 8 Which famous museum has branches in New York, Abu Dhabi, Berline,
> Bilbao and Venice?
> 9 Which South Korean rapper made Gangnam Style well known worldwide
in
> 2012?
> 10 In 1971, Bangladesh gained independence from which country?
> calvin
Björn Lundin
Oct 20, 2015, 4:33:32 PM10/20/15
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On 2015-10-20 05:26, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Found mainly in the European Alps, what type of animal is an ibex?
Goat ?
> 1 Found mainly in the European Alps, what type of animal is an ibex?
> 2 Which Oscar-winning actress has been married to film directors Jim Threapleton and Sam Mendes, both alas ending in divorce?
> 3 Which base-16 numerical system is commonly used in mathematics and computing?
Hex.
> 3 Which base-16 numerical system is commonly used in mathematics and computing?
Are there more ?
> 4 The fictional island of Sodor is the setting for which children's book and TV series?
> 5 As his nickname suggests, businessman Warren Buffet hails form which US state?
> 6 In 1538, Henry VIII issued a proclamation for which Archbishop of Canterbury to be un-sainted, some 368 years after his death?
> 7 Following the break-up of Sudan, what is now Africa's largest country by area?
Algeria
> 5 As his nickname suggests, businessman Warren Buffet hails form which US state?
> 6 In 1538, Henry VIII issued a proclamation for which Archbishop of Canterbury to be un-sainted, some 368 years after his death?
> 7 Following the break-up of Sudan, what is now Africa's largest country by area?
> 8 Which famous museum has branches in New York, Abu Dhabi, Berline, Bilbao and Venice?
Guggenheim
> 9 Which South Korean rapper made Gangnam Style well known worldwide in 2012?
> 10 In 1971, Bangladesh gained independence from which country?
India
> 10 In 1971, Bangladesh gained independence from which country?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
--
--
Björn
Mark Brader
Oct 20, 2015, 7:55:18 PM10/20/15
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Erland Sommarskog:
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Sex on trains, of course."
m...@vex.net -- Clive Feather
> By the way, thinking of the last question - you still seem to have a problem
> with that part of the world. :-)
Oh gawd, I *remember* that war happening and I still got it wrong. Sigh.
> with that part of the world. :-)
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Sex on trains, of course."
m...@vex.net -- Clive Feather
Mark Brader
Oct 20, 2015, 7:57:45 PM10/20/15
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"Calvin":
> Hex.
On the off-chance that Calvin isn't aware, this is a common nickname
for the correct answer. There is no confusion with base 6 since no
one commonly uses that base.
--
Mark Brader | "Valjean... serves 19 years for stealing a loaf of bread:
Toronto | a punishment that he regards as unjust, though in fact
m...@vex.net | it reflects well on the status of French baking."
--Anthony Lane
>> 3 Which base-16 numerical system is commonly used in mathematics and
>> computing?
Björn Lundin:
>> computing?
> Hex.
On the off-chance that Calvin isn't aware, this is a common nickname
for the correct answer. There is no confusion with base 6 since no
one commonly uses that base.
--
Mark Brader | "Valjean... serves 19 years for stealing a loaf of bread:
Toronto | a punishment that he regards as unjust, though in fact
m...@vex.net | it reflects well on the status of French baking."
--Anthony Lane
Marc Dashevsky
Oct 21, 2015, 3:20:13 AM10/21/15
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In article <8a1c62ff-aa5c-40d2...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 2 Which Oscar-winning actress has been married to film directors Jim Threapleton and Sam Mendes, both alas ending in divorce?
> 3 Which base-16 numerical system is commonly used in mathematics and computing?
hexadecimal
> 4 The fictional island of Sodor is the setting for which children's book and TV series?
> 5 As his nickname suggests, businessman Warren Buffet hails form which US state?
Nebraska
> 6 In 1538, Henry VIII issued a proclamation for which Archbishop of Canterbury to be un-sainted, some 368 years after his death?
> 7 Following the break-up of Sudan, what is now Africa's largest country by area?
Libya
> 8 Which famous museum has branches in New York, Abu Dhabi, Berline, Bilbao and Venice?
Guggenheim
> 9 Which South Korean rapper made Gangnam Style well known worldwide in 2012?
Kim
> 10 In 1971, Bangladesh gained independence from which country?
Pakistan
> cheers,
> calvin
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
>
> 1 Found mainly in the European Alps, what type of animal is an ibex?
goat
> 1 Found mainly in the European Alps, what type of animal is an ibex?
> 2 Which Oscar-winning actress has been married to film directors Jim Threapleton and Sam Mendes, both alas ending in divorce?
> 3 Which base-16 numerical system is commonly used in mathematics and computing?
> 4 The fictional island of Sodor is the setting for which children's book and TV series?
> 5 As his nickname suggests, businessman Warren Buffet hails form which US state?
> 6 In 1538, Henry VIII issued a proclamation for which Archbishop of Canterbury to be un-sainted, some 368 years after his death?
> 7 Following the break-up of Sudan, what is now Africa's largest country by area?
> 8 Which famous museum has branches in New York, Abu Dhabi, Berline, Bilbao and Venice?
> 9 Which South Korean rapper made Gangnam Style well known worldwide in 2012?
> 10 In 1971, Bangladesh gained independence from which country?
> cheers,
> calvin
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Chris F.A. Johnson
Oct 22, 2015, 8:10:04 PM10/22/15
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On 2015-10-20, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Found mainly in the European Alps, what type of animal is an ibex?
Goat
> 1 Found mainly in the European Alps, what type of animal is an ibex?
> 2 Which Oscar-winning actress has been married to film directors Jim Threapleton and Sam Mendes, both alas ending in divorce?
> 3 Which base-16 numerical system is commonly used in mathematics and computing?
> 4 The fictional island of Sodor is the setting for which children's book and TV series?
> 5 As his nickname suggests, businessman Warren Buffet hails form which US state?
> 6 In 1538, Henry VIII issued a proclamation for which Archbishop of Canterbury to be un-sainted, some 368 years after his death?
> 7 Following the break-up of Sudan, what is now Africa's largest country by area?
> 8 Which famous museum has branches in New York, Abu Dhabi, Berline, Bilbao and Venice?
> 9 Which South Korean rapper made Gangnam Style well known worldwide in 2012?
> 10 In 1971, Bangladesh gained independence from which country?
--
Chris F.A. Johnson
Calvin
Oct 26, 2015, 12:38:02 AM10/26/15
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On Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 1:26:53 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Found mainly in the European Alps, what type of animal is an ibex?
[Mountain] Goat
> 1 Found mainly in the European Alps, what type of animal is an ibex?
> 2 Which Oscar-winning actress has been married to film directors Jim Threapleton and Sam Mendes, both alas ending in divorce?
> 3 Which base-16 numerical system is commonly used in mathematics and computing?
> 4 The fictional island of Sodor is the setting for which children's book and TV series?
> 5 As his nickname suggests, businessman Warren Buffet hails form which US state?
I don't intentionally ask trick questions, but sometimes they turn out that way...
> 6 In 1538, Henry VIII issued a proclamation for which Archbishop of Canterbury to be un-sainted, some 368 years after his death?
> 7 Following the break-up of Sudan, what is now Africa's largest country by area?
> 8 Which famous museum has branches in New York, Abu Dhabi, Berline, Bilbao and Venice?
> 9 Which South Korean rapper made Gangnam Style well known worldwide in 2012?
> 10 In 1971, Bangladesh gained independence from which country?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 412
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 61 Pete Gayde
1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 8 48 Gareth Owen
1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 57 Peter Smyth
1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 7 44 Mark Brader
1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 6 41 Chris Johnson
1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 6 41 Dan Tilque
1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 41 Bruce Bowler
1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 35 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 22 Bjorn Lundin
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 34 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
9 1 10 5 6 6 3 10 5 8 63 63%
Well done Pete.
cheers,
calvin
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