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Calvin
Jun 19, 2018, 7:20:07 PM6/19/18
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1 Which famous writer did Danny Kaye portray in a 1952 biopic?
2 In which country are the palace and gardens of Schönbrunn?
3 Who or what does a philogynist like or admire?
4 According to a 1974 Barry Manilow hit, who “came and gave…without taking?”
5 What, according to the proverb, is always twenty-twenty?
6 Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I is considered to be the reincarnation of Christ by which religious / cultural movement?
7 Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice, Prudence and Temperance are collectively known as the Seven what?
8 How many Tour de France wins did Lance Armstrong have taken away from him?
9 In an Olympic medley race, which swimming stroke is usually the slowest?
10 In Roman numerals, what is DCCCXC + CMXLIX?
cheers,
calvin
Dan Blum
Jun 19, 2018, 8:10:09 PM6/19/18
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Mark Twain
> 2 In which country are the palace and gardens of Sch??nbrunn?
Austria
> 3 Who or what does a philogynist like or admire?
women
> 5 What, according to the proverb, is always twenty-twenty?
hindsight
> 6 Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I is considered to be the reincarnation of Christ by which religious / cultural movement?
Rastafarians
> 7 Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice, Prudence and Temperance are collectively known as the Seven what?
heavenly virtues
> 8 How many Tour de France wins did Lance Armstrong have taken away from him?
5
> 10 In Roman numerals, what is DCCCXC + CMXLIX?
MDCCCXXXIX
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Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
> 2 In which country are the palace and gardens of Sch??nbrunn?
Austria
> 3 Who or what does a philogynist like or admire?
> 5 What, according to the proverb, is always twenty-twenty?
> 6 Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I is considered to be the reincarnation of Christ by which religious / cultural movement?
> 7 Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice, Prudence and Temperance are collectively known as the Seven what?
> 8 How many Tour de France wins did Lance Armstrong have taken away from him?
> 10 In Roman numerals, what is DCCCXC + CMXLIX?
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_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Mark Brader
Jun 19, 2018, 10:36:17 PM6/19/18
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Calvin:
> 2 In which country are the palace and gardens of Schönbrunn?
Austria. And a very schön spot it is.
> 3 Who or what does a philogynist like or admire?
Women!
> 4 According to a 1974 Barry Manilow hit, who "came and
> gave...without taking?"
Mandy.
> 5 What, according to the proverb, is always twenty-twenty?
Hindsight.
In Canada there has been some attempt to replace the "20/20" style
terminology with the metric equivalent, so that would be "6/6" --
if anyone goes along with the change.
> 6 Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I is considered to be the
> reincarnation of Christ by which religious / cultural movement?
Rastafarianism.
> 7 Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice, Prudence and
> Temperance are collectively known as the Seven what?
Cardinal virtues.
> 8 How many Tour de France wins did Lance Armstrong have taken
> away from him?
6.
> 9 In an Olympic medley race, which swimming stroke is usually the
> slowest?
Butterfly?
> 10 In Roman numerals, what is DCCCXC + CMXLIX?
MDCCCXXXIX.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net | "...but I could be wromg." --Rodney Boyd
> 1 Which famous writer did Danny Kaye portray in a 1952 biopic?
Hans Christian Andersen.
> 2 In which country are the palace and gardens of Schönbrunn?
> 3 Who or what does a philogynist like or admire?
> 4 According to a 1974 Barry Manilow hit, who "came and
Mandy.
> 5 What, according to the proverb, is always twenty-twenty?
In Canada there has been some attempt to replace the "20/20" style
terminology with the metric equivalent, so that would be "6/6" --
if anyone goes along with the change.
> 6 Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I is considered to be the
> reincarnation of Christ by which religious / cultural movement?
> 7 Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice, Prudence and
> Temperance are collectively known as the Seven what?
> 8 How many Tour de France wins did Lance Armstrong have taken
> away from him?
> 9 In an Olympic medley race, which swimming stroke is usually the
> slowest?
> 10 In Roman numerals, what is DCCCXC + CMXLIX?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net | "...but I could be wromg." --Rodney Boyd
Erland Sommarskog
Jun 20, 2018, 3:08:12 AM6/20/18
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Austria
> 3 Who or what does a philogynist like or admire?
Books
> 5 What, according to the proverb, is always twenty-twenty?
Hindsight
> 6 Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I is considered to be the
> reincarnation of Christ by which religious / cultural movement?
Rastafari
> 7 Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice, Prudence and Temperance
> are collectively known as the Seven what?
Virtues
> 8 How many Tour de France wins did Lance Armstrong have taken away
> from him?
Five
> 9 In an Olympic medley race, which swimming stroke is usually the
> slowest?
Breast
> 10 In Roman numerals, what is DCCCXC + CMXLIX?
>
MDCCCXXXVIX
> 3 Who or what does a philogynist like or admire?
> 5 What, according to the proverb, is always twenty-twenty?
> 6 Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I is considered to be the
> reincarnation of Christ by which religious / cultural movement?
> 7 Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice, Prudence and Temperance
> are collectively known as the Seven what?
> 8 How many Tour de France wins did Lance Armstrong have taken away
> from him?
> 9 In an Olympic medley race, which swimming stroke is usually the
> slowest?
> 10 In Roman numerals, what is DCCCXC + CMXLIX?
>
Gareth Owen
Jun 20, 2018, 3:11:54 AM6/20/18
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𝆺𝅥𝅮 Hans Christian Andersen (that's who) 𝆺𝅥𝅮
> 2 In which country are the palace and gardens of Schönbrunn?
Austria???
> 3 Who or what does a philogynist like or admire?
The Ladies...
> 4 According to a 1974 Barry Manilow hit, who “came and gave…without
> taking?”
Oh, Mandy
> 5 What, according to the proverb, is always twenty-twenty?
Hindsight (or possibly "The ICC Future Tours Program in about ten years")
> 6 Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I is considered to be the
> reincarnation of Christ by which religious / cultural movement?
Rastafarianism
> 7 Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice, Prudence and Temperance
> are collectively known as the Seven what?
Virtues
> 8 How many Tour de France wins did Lance Armstrong have taken away
> from him?
Seven
> 9 In an Olympic medley race, which swimming stroke is usually the
> slowest?
Backstroke?
> 10 In Roman numerals, what is DCCCXC + CMXLIX?
890+949 = 1839 (God, I haven't done that for a while ... seems right tho)
> 2 In which country are the palace and gardens of Schönbrunn?
> 3 Who or what does a philogynist like or admire?
> 4 According to a 1974 Barry Manilow hit, who “came and gave…without
> taking?”
> 5 What, according to the proverb, is always twenty-twenty?
> 6 Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I is considered to be the
> reincarnation of Christ by which religious / cultural movement?
> 7 Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice, Prudence and Temperance
> are collectively known as the Seven what?
> 8 How many Tour de France wins did Lance Armstrong have taken away
> from him?
> 9 In an Olympic medley race, which swimming stroke is usually the
> slowest?
> 10 In Roman numerals, what is DCCCXC + CMXLIX?
Peter Smyth
Jun 20, 2018, 5:25:16 AM6/20/18
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Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Which famous writer did Danny Kaye portray in a 1952 biopic?
> 2 In which country are the palace and gardens of Schönbrunn?
Austria
>
> 1 Which famous writer did Danny Kaye portray in a 1952 biopic?
> 2 In which country are the palace and gardens of Schönbrunn?
> 3 Who or what does a philogynist like or admire?
> 4 According to a 1974 Barry Manilow hit, who “came and gave…without taking?”
Mandy
> 4 According to a 1974 Barry Manilow hit, who “came and gave…without taking?”
> 5 What, according to the proverb, is always twenty-twenty?
Hindsight
> 6 Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I is considered to be the reincarnation of Christ by which religious / cultural movement?
Rastafarian
> 7 Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice, Prudence and Temperance are collectively known as the Seven what?
Virtues
> 8 How many Tour de France wins did Lance Armstrong have taken away from him?
7
> 9 In an Olympic medley race, which swimming stroke is usually the slowest?
Breaststroke
> 10 In Roman numerals, what is DCCCXC + CMXLIX?
MDCCCXXXIX
Peter Smyth
Dan Tilque
Jun 20, 2018, 5:09:47 PM6/20/18
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which famous writer did Danny Kaye portray in a 1952 biopic?
> 2 In which country are the palace and gardens of Schönbrunn?
Austria
> 1 Which famous writer did Danny Kaye portray in a 1952 biopic?
> 2 In which country are the palace and gardens of Schönbrunn?
> 3 Who or what does a philogynist like or admire?
> 4 According to a 1974 Barry Manilow hit, who “came and gave…without taking?”
> 5 What, according to the proverb, is always twenty-twenty?
> 6 Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I is considered to be the reincarnation of Christ by which religious / cultural movement?
> 7 Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice, Prudence and Temperance are collectively known as the Seven what?
> 8 How many Tour de France wins did Lance Armstrong have taken away from him?
> 9 In an Olympic medley race, which swimming stroke is usually the slowest?
> 10 In Roman numerals, what is DCCCXC + CMXLIX?
--
Dan Tilque
Pete Gayde
Jun 21, 2018, 3:12:56 PM6/21/18
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:0abee7ec-507a-4fdd...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Which famous writer did Danny Kaye portray in a 1952 biopic?
Hans Christian Andersen
> 2 In which country are the palace and gardens of Schönbrunn?
Austria
> 3 Who or what does a philogynist like or admire?
Books
> 4 According to a 1974 Barry Manilow hit, who “came and
> gave…without taking?�€
Mandy
> 5 What, according to the proverb, is always twenty-twenty?
Hindsight
> 6 Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I is
> considered to be the reincarnation of Christ by which religious /
> cultural movement?
Rastafarianism
> 7 Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice,
> Prudence and Temperance are collectively known as the Seven what?
Virtues
> 8 How many Tour de France wins did Lance Armstrong have taken
> away from him?
7
> 9 In an Olympic medley race, which swimming stroke is usually
> the slowest?
Breaststroke
> 10 In Roman numerals, what is DCCCXC + CMXLIX?
MDCCCXXXIX
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
news:0abee7ec-507a-4fdd...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Which famous writer did Danny Kaye portray in a 1952 biopic?
> 2 In which country are the palace and gardens of Schönbrunn?
> 3 Who or what does a philogynist like or admire?
> 4 According to a 1974 Barry Manilow hit, who “came and
Mandy
> 5 What, according to the proverb, is always twenty-twenty?
> 6 Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I is
> considered to be the reincarnation of Christ by which religious /
> cultural movement?
> 7 Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice,
> Prudence and Temperance are collectively known as the Seven what?
> 8 How many Tour de France wins did Lance Armstrong have taken
> away from him?
> 9 In an Olympic medley race, which swimming stroke is usually
> the slowest?
> 10 In Roman numerals, what is DCCCXC + CMXLIX?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
Calvin
Jun 24, 2018, 11:19:26 PM6/24/18
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On Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 5:11:54 PM UTC+10, Gareth Owen wrote:
cheers,
calvin
> Calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:
> > 5 What, according to the proverb, is always twenty-twenty?
>
> Hindsight (or possibly "The ICC Future Tours Program in about ten years")
That is very droll indeed :-)
> > 5 What, according to the proverb, is always twenty-twenty?
>
> Hindsight (or possibly "The ICC Future Tours Program in about ten years")
cheers,
calvin
Calvin
Jun 24, 2018, 11:22:47 PM6/24/18
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On Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 9:20:07 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which famous writer did Danny Kaye portray in a 1952 biopic?
Hans Christian Andersen
> 1 Which famous writer did Danny Kaye portray in a 1952 biopic?
> 2 In which country are the palace and gardens of Schönbrunn?
A lovely spot indeed as Mark opined.
> 3 Who or what does a philogynist like or admire?
> 4 According to a 1974 Barry Manilow hit, who “came and gave…without taking?”
> 5 What, according to the proverb, is always twenty-twenty?
> 6 Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I is considered to be the reincarnation of Christ by which religious / cultural movement?
> 7 Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice, Prudence and Temperance are collectively known as the Seven what?
> 8 How many Tour de France wins did Lance Armstrong have taken away from him?
> 9 In an Olympic medley race, which swimming stroke is usually the slowest?
> 10 In Roman numerals, what is DCCCXC + CMXLIX?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 523
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 44 Pete Gayde
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 8 38 Gareth Owen
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 40 Mark Brader
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 41 Peter Smyth
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 41 Dan Tilque
0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 33 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
3 6 3 5 6 6 6 3 4 5 47 78%
Congratulations Pete.
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Jun 25, 2018, 12:11:16 AM6/25/18
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"Calvin":
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Mark Brader | Could it be that this law has nothing to do with law, justice,
Toronto | morality, liberty, or foreign trade, and everything to do with
m...@vex.net | politics? Shame on me for being so cynical. -- Morley Safer
> > 7 Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice, Prudence and Temperance
> > are collectively known as the Seven what?
>
> [Christian / contrary / heavenly] Virtues
I said "cardinal virtues", but this was also accepted.
> > are collectively known as the Seven what?
>
> [Christian / contrary / heavenly] Virtues
--
Mark Brader | Could it be that this law has nothing to do with law, justice,
Toronto | morality, liberty, or foreign trade, and everything to do with
m...@vex.net | politics? Shame on me for being so cynical. -- Morley Safer
Dan Blum
Jun 25, 2018, 12:24:19 AM6/25/18
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 523
> 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 44 Pete Gayde
> 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 8 38 Gareth Owen
> 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 40 Mark Brader
> 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 41 Peter Smyth
> 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 41 Dan Tilque
> 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 33 Erland S
> - - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
> 3 6 3 5 6 6 6 3 4 5 47 78%
I entered as well.
> Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 523
> 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 44 Pete Gayde
> 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 8 38 Gareth Owen
> 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 40 Mark Brader
> 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 41 Peter Smyth
> 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 41 Dan Tilque
> 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 33 Erland S
> - - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
> 3 6 3 5 6 6 6 3 4 5 47 78%
Calvin
Jun 25, 2018, 1:57:10 AM6/25/18
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On Monday, June 25, 2018 at 2:11:16 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> "Calvin":
> > > 7 Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice, Prudence and Temperance
> > > are collectively known as the Seven what?
> >
> > [Christian / contrary / heavenly] Virtues
>
> I said "cardinal virtues", but this was also accepted.
That too :-)
> "Calvin":
> > > 7 Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice, Prudence and Temperance
> > > are collectively known as the Seven what?
> >
> > [Christian / contrary / heavenly] Virtues
>
> I said "cardinal virtues", but this was also accepted.
cheers,
calvin
Calvin
Jun 25, 2018, 1:58:58 AM6/25/18
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On Monday, June 25, 2018 at 1:22:47 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 523
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 49 Pete Gayde
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 523
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 8 43 Gareth Owen
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 46 Mark Brader
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 46 Peter Smyth
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 47 Dan Tilque
0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 38 Erland S
0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 38 Dan Blum
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
3 7 4 5 7 7 7 3 4 6 53 76%
Apologies to Dan B- his score now included.
cheers,
calvin
Calvin
Jun 25, 2018, 1:59:35 AM6/25/18
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On Monday, June 25, 2018 at 2:24:19 PM UTC+10, Dan Blum wrote:
> Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 523
> > 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 44 Pete Gayde
> > 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 8 38 Gareth Owen
> > 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 40 Mark Brader
> > 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 41 Peter Smyth
> > 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 41 Dan Tilque
> > 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 33 Erland S
> > - - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
> > 3 6 3 5 6 6 6 3 4 5 47 78%
>
>
> I entered as well.
Sorry Dan- now included in V2 post.
> Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 523
> > 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 44 Pete Gayde
> > 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 8 38 Gareth Owen
> > 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 40 Mark Brader
> > 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 41 Peter Smyth
> > 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 41 Dan Tilque
> > 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 33 Erland S
> > - - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
> > 3 6 3 5 6 6 6 3 4 5 47 78%
>
>
> I entered as well.
cheers,
calvin
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