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Calvin
Mar 15, 2015, 5:29:19 PM3/15/15
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1 Which human organ is affected by Meniere's disease?
2 What was the capital city of Uganda from 1893 until 1962?
3 Which African capital city was once known as Leopoldville?
4 Which river flows over the Victoria Falls?
5 What do devotees of the Atkins Diet avoid?
6 Which film studio was founded in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, DW Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford?
7 The peacock is the national bird of which Asian country?
8 Which Swiss town is home to the Olympic Museum?
9 Which South African author won the Booker prize in 1983 and 1999?
10 The Petronas Towers are located in which city?
cheers,
calvin
2 What was the capital city of Uganda from 1893 until 1962?
3 Which African capital city was once known as Leopoldville?
4 Which river flows over the Victoria Falls?
5 What do devotees of the Atkins Diet avoid?
6 Which film studio was founded in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, DW Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford?
7 The peacock is the national bird of which Asian country?
8 Which Swiss town is home to the Olympic Museum?
9 Which South African author won the Booker prize in 1983 and 1999?
10 The Petronas Towers are located in which city?
cheers,
calvin
Erland Sommarskog
Mar 15, 2015, 6:53:43 PM3/15/15
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Skeleton
> 2 What was the capital city of Uganda from 1893 until 1962?
Kampala (well, that is not likely to be correct, given that it is the
current capital, but I know of other cities in Uganda on the top of my
head.)
> 3 Which African capital city was once known as Leopoldville?
Kinshasa
> 4 Which river flows over the Victoria Falls?
Zambesi
> 5 What do devotees of the Atkins Diet avoid?
Carbon hydrates
> 7 The peacock is the national bird of which Asian country?
Sri Lanka
> 8 Which Swiss town is home to the Olympic Museum?
Lausanne
> 10 The Petronas Towers are located in which city?
Kuala Lumpur
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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
> 2 What was the capital city of Uganda from 1893 until 1962?
current capital, but I know of other cities in Uganda on the top of my
head.)
> 3 Which African capital city was once known as Leopoldville?
> 4 Which river flows over the Victoria Falls?
> 5 What do devotees of the Atkins Diet avoid?
> 7 The peacock is the national bird of which Asian country?
> 8 Which Swiss town is home to the Olympic Museum?
> 10 The Petronas Towers are located in which city?
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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Chris F.A. Johnson
Mar 15, 2015, 9:08:03 PM3/15/15
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On 2015-03-15, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which human organ is affected by Meniere's disease?
Ear
> 1 Which human organ is affected by Meniere's disease?
> 2 What was the capital city of Uganda from 1893 until 1962?
> 3 Which African capital city was once known as Leopoldville?
> 4 Which river flows over the Victoria Falls?
> 5 What do devotees of the Atkins Diet avoid?
> 6 Which film studio was founded in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, DW Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford?
> 7 The peacock is the national bird of which Asian country?
> 8 Which Swiss town is home to the Olympic Museum?
> 9 Which South African author won the Booker prize in 1983 and 1999?
> 10 The Petronas Towers are located in which city?
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Chris F.A. Johnson
Pete
Mar 15, 2015, 10:18:15 PM3/15/15
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:d2339d0d-0b0e-4f57...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 Which human organ is affected by Meniere's disease?
> 2 What was the capital city of Uganda from 1893 until 1962?
Entebbe
> 3 Which African capital city was once known as Leopoldville?
Kinshasa
> 4 Which river flows over the Victoria Falls?
Congo
> 5 What do devotees of the Atkins Diet avoid?
Carbohydrates
> 6 Which film studio was founded in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, DW
> Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford?
United Artists
> 7 The peacock is the national bird of which Asian country?
Iran
> 8 Which Swiss town is home to the Olympic Museum?
Lausanne
> 9 Which South African author won the Booker prize in 1983 and 1999?
> 10 The Petronas Towers are located in which city?
Kuala Lumpur
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete
news:d2339d0d-0b0e-4f57...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 Which human organ is affected by Meniere's disease?
> 2 What was the capital city of Uganda from 1893 until 1962?
> 3 Which African capital city was once known as Leopoldville?
> 4 Which river flows over the Victoria Falls?
> 5 What do devotees of the Atkins Diet avoid?
> 6 Which film studio was founded in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, DW
> Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford?
> 7 The peacock is the national bird of which Asian country?
> 8 Which Swiss town is home to the Olympic Museum?
> 9 Which South African author won the Booker prize in 1983 and 1999?
> 10 The Petronas Towers are located in which city?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete
Mark Brader
Mar 15, 2015, 11:17:14 PM3/15/15
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"Calvin":
> 2 What was the capital city of Uganda from 1893 until 1962?
Entebbe?
> 3 Which African capital city was once known as Leopoldville?
Kinshasa.
> 4 Which river flows over the Victoria Falls?
Zambezi.
> 5 What do devotees of the Atkins Diet avoid?
Carbohydrates.
> 6 Which film studio was founded in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, DW Griffith,
> Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford?
United Artists.
> 7 The peacock is the national bird of which Asian country?
Iran.
> 8 Which Swiss town is home to the Olympic Museum?
St. Moritz?
> 9 Which South African author won the Booker prize in 1983 and 1999?
Gordimer?
> 10 The Petronas Towers are located in which city?
Kuala Lumpur.
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m...@vex.net | so you have to take color slide photographs of them."
| -- Dave Barry
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 Which human organ is affected by Meniere's disease?
Ear.
> 2 What was the capital city of Uganda from 1893 until 1962?
> 3 Which African capital city was once known as Leopoldville?
> 4 Which river flows over the Victoria Falls?
> 5 What do devotees of the Atkins Diet avoid?
> 6 Which film studio was founded in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, DW Griffith,
> Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford?
> 7 The peacock is the national bird of which Asian country?
> 8 Which Swiss town is home to the Olympic Museum?
> 9 Which South African author won the Booker prize in 1983 and 1999?
> 10 The Petronas Towers are located in which city?
--
Mark Brader | "Europe contains a great many cathedrals, which were
Toronto | caused by the Middle Ages, which means they are very old,
m...@vex.net | so you have to take color slide photographs of them."
| -- Dave Barry
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Marc Dashevsky
Mar 16, 2015, 2:09:25 AM3/16/15
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In article <d2339d0d-0b0e-4f57...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 2 What was the capital city of Uganda from 1893 until 1962?
> 3 Which African capital city was once known as Leopoldville?
> 4 Which river flows over the Victoria Falls?
Zambezi
> 5 What do devotees of the Atkins Diet avoid?
carbohydrates
> 6 Which film studio was founded in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, DW Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford?
United Artists
> 7 The peacock is the national bird of which Asian country?
Thailand
> 8 Which Swiss town is home to the Olympic Museum?
> 9 Which South African author won the Booker prize in 1983 and 1999?
> 10 The Petronas Towers are located in which city?
Singapore
> cheers,
> calvin
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>
> 1 Which human organ is affected by Meniere's disease?
inner ear
> 1 Which human organ is affected by Meniere's disease?
> 2 What was the capital city of Uganda from 1893 until 1962?
> 3 Which African capital city was once known as Leopoldville?
> 4 Which river flows over the Victoria Falls?
> 5 What do devotees of the Atkins Diet avoid?
> 6 Which film studio was founded in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, DW Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford?
> 7 The peacock is the national bird of which Asian country?
> 8 Which Swiss town is home to the Olympic Museum?
> 9 Which South African author won the Booker prize in 1983 and 1999?
> 10 The Petronas Towers are located in which city?
> cheers,
> calvin
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Dan Tilque
Mar 16, 2015, 5:54:38 AM3/16/15
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which human organ is affected by Meniere's disease?
> 2 What was the capital city of Uganda from 1893 until 1962?
Ujiji
> 1 Which human organ is affected by Meniere's disease?
> 2 What was the capital city of Uganda from 1893 until 1962?
> 3 Which African capital city was once known as Leopoldville?
right across the river from each other)
> 4 Which river flows over the Victoria Falls?
> 5 What do devotees of the Atkins Diet avoid?
> 6 Which film studio was founded in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, DW Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford?
> 7 The peacock is the national bird of which Asian country?
> 8 Which Swiss town is home to the Olympic Museum?
> 9 Which South African author won the Booker prize in 1983 and 1999?
> 10 The Petronas Towers are located in which city?
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Dan Tilque
bbowler
Mar 16, 2015, 4:29:01 PM3/16/15
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On Sun, 15 Mar 2015 14:29:19 -0700, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which human organ is affected by Meniere's disease?
The kidney?
> 1 Which human organ is affected by Meniere's disease?
> 2 What was the capital city of Uganda from 1893 until 1962?
I can think of in Uganda is Entebbe, I'll say Entebbe.
> 3 Which African capital city was once known as Leopoldville?
> 4 Which river flows over the Victoria Falls?
> 5 What do devotees of the Atkins Diet avoid?
> 6 Which film studio was founded in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, DW
United Artists
> 7 The peacock is the national bird of which Asian country?
> 8 Which Swiss town is home to the Olympic Museum?
> 9 Which South African author won the Booker prize in 1983 and 1999?
> 10 The Petronas Towers are located in which city?
Björn Lundin
Mar 16, 2015, 5:56:40 PM3/16/15
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On 2015-03-15 22:29, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which human organ is affected by Meniere's disease?
The Eyes
> 1 Which human organ is affected by Meniere's disease?
> 2 What was the capital city of Uganda from 1893 until 1962?
Entebbe
> 3 Which African capital city was once known as Leopoldville?
> 4 Which river flows over the Victoria Falls?
Congo river
> 4 Which river flows over the Victoria Falls?
> 5 What do devotees of the Atkins Diet avoid?
Gluten
> 6 Which film studio was founded in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, DW Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford?
> 7 The peacock is the national bird of which Asian country?
Singapore
> 7 The peacock is the national bird of which Asian country?
> 8 Which Swiss town is home to the Olympic Museum?
Montreaux
> 9 Which South African author won the Booker prize in 1983 and 1999?
> 10 The Petronas Towers are located in which city?
Kuala Lumpur
> 10 The Petronas Towers are located in which city?
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Björn
Peter Smyth
Mar 17, 2015, 2:17:24 PM3/17/15
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which human organ is affected by Meniere's disease?
Ear
> 1 Which human organ is affected by Meniere's disease?
> 2 What was the capital city of Uganda from 1893 until 1962?
Kampala
> 3 Which African capital city was once known as Leopoldville?
Kinshasa
> 4 Which river flows over the Victoria Falls?
Nile
> 5 What do devotees of the Atkins Diet avoid?
Carbohydrates
> 6 Which film studio was founded in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, DW
> Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford?
United Artists
> Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford?
> 7 The peacock is the national bird of which Asian country?
Japan
> 8 Which Swiss town is home to the Olympic Museum?
Lugano
> 9 Which South African author won the Booker prize in 1983 and 1999?
JM Coetzee
> 10 The Petronas Towers are located in which city?
Kuala Lumpur
Peter Smyth
Calvin
Mar 23, 2015, 6:54:04 AM3/23/15
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On Monday, March 16, 2015 at 7:29:19 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
Lots of African geography but that's just the way them come out.
> 1 Which human organ is affected by Meniere's disease?
Ear
> 2 What was the capital city of Uganda from 1893 until 1962?
Entebbe
> 3 Which African capital city was once known as Leopoldville?
Kinshasa
> 4 Which river flows over the Victoria Falls?
Zambezi
> 5 What do devotees of the Atkins Diet avoid?
Carbohydrates
> 6 Which film studio was founded in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, DW Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford?
United Artists
> 7 The peacock is the national bird of which Asian country?
India
Iran was a popular guess
> 8 Which Swiss town is home to the Olympic Museum?
Lausanne
> 9 Which South African author won the Booker prize in 1983 and 1999?
JM Coetzee
> 10 The Petronas Towers are located in which city?
Kuala Lumpur
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 384
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 7 41 Mark Brader
1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 6 33 Peter Smyth
0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 6 34 Pete Gayde
0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 38 Bruce Bowler
0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 29 Erland S
0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 30 Chris Johnson
1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 22 Marc Dashevsky
0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 28 Dan Tilque
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12 Bjorn Lundin
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
3 4 7 6 6 7 0 2 2 8 45 50%
Congratulations Mark.
cheers,
calvin
Lots of African geography but that's just the way them come out.
> 1 Which human organ is affected by Meniere's disease?
> 2 What was the capital city of Uganda from 1893 until 1962?
> 3 Which African capital city was once known as Leopoldville?
> 4 Which river flows over the Victoria Falls?
> 5 What do devotees of the Atkins Diet avoid?
> 6 Which film studio was founded in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, DW Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford?
> 7 The peacock is the national bird of which Asian country?
Iran was a popular guess
> 8 Which Swiss town is home to the Olympic Museum?
> 9 Which South African author won the Booker prize in 1983 and 1999?
> 10 The Petronas Towers are located in which city?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 384
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 7 41 Mark Brader
1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 6 33 Peter Smyth
0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 6 34 Pete Gayde
0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 38 Bruce Bowler
0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 29 Erland S
0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 30 Chris Johnson
1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 22 Marc Dashevsky
0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 28 Dan Tilque
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12 Bjorn Lundin
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
3 4 7 6 6 7 0 2 2 8 45 50%
Congratulations Mark.
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Mar 23, 2015, 9:13:08 AM3/23/15
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"Calvin":
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> > 7 The peacock is the national bird of which Asian country?
>
> India
> Iran was a popular guess
For an obvious reason. Oh well.
>
> India
> Iran was a popular guess
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