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Calvin
Feb 21, 2015, 7:40:52 PM2/21/15
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1 Who was the last monarch of England but not Scotland?
2 Which species of ape is native to the Rock of Gibraltar?
3 To two decimal places, what is Usain Bolt's world record for the men's 100 metre sprint?
4 The 1987 film Cry Freedom centres around the life of which black activist?
5 Thomas Beckett was Archbishop of Canterbury during which king's reign?
6 Which popular song contains the line, "You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss"?
7 What is Australia's most densely populated state?
8 Which science fiction author wrote the 1965 novel Dune?
9 Who did Pontius Pilate release instead of Jesus?
10 Karl Marx died and is buried in which city?
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Feb 21, 2015, 10:08:15 PM2/21/15
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"Calvin":
> 2 Which species of ape is native to the Rock of Gibraltar?
Barbary.
> 3 To two decimal places, what is Usain Bolt's world record for the
> men's 100 metre sprint?
Watch your line lengths.
9.55 s.
> 4 The 1987 film Cry Freedom centres around the life of which black activist?
Biko?
> 5 Thomas Beckett was Archbishop of Canterbury during which king's reign?
Henry II.
> 6 Which popular song contains the line, "You must remember this,
> a kiss is just a kiss"?
"As Time Goes By".
> 7 What is Australia's most densely populated state?
Victoria, I suppose.
> 8 Which science fiction author wrote the 1965 novel Dune?
Herbert.
> 9 Who did Pontius Pilate release instead of Jesus?
Barabbas.
> 10 Karl Marx died and is buried in which city?
London.
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> 1 Who was the last monarch of England but not Scotland?
Elizabeth I.
> 2 Which species of ape is native to the Rock of Gibraltar?
> 3 To two decimal places, what is Usain Bolt's world record for the
> men's 100 metre sprint?
9.55 s.
> 4 The 1987 film Cry Freedom centres around the life of which black activist?
> 5 Thomas Beckett was Archbishop of Canterbury during which king's reign?
> 6 Which popular song contains the line, "You must remember this,
> a kiss is just a kiss"?
> 7 What is Australia's most densely populated state?
> 8 Which science fiction author wrote the 1965 novel Dune?
> 9 Who did Pontius Pilate release instead of Jesus?
> 10 Karl Marx died and is buried in which city?
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My text in this article is in the public domain.
Pete
Feb 21, 2015, 11:23:19 PM2/21/15
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:4ceb4530-52b1-4944...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Who was the last monarch of England but not Scotland?
James I
> 2 Which species of ape is native to the Rock of Gibraltar?
> 3 To two decimal places, what is Usain Bolt's world record for the
> men's 100 metre sprint?
9.80
? 4 The 1987 film Cry Freedom centres around
> the life of which black activist?
Mandela
> 5 Thomas Beckett was Archbishop
> of Canterbury during which king's reign?
Charles I
> 6 Which popular song
> contains the line, "You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss"?
As Time Goes By
> 7 What is Australia's most densely populated state?
New South Wales
> 8 Which science fiction author wrote the 1965 novel Dune?
Herbert
> 9 Who did Pontius Pilate release instead of Jesus?
Barabbas
> 10 Karl Marx died and is buried in which city?
London
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete
news:4ceb4530-52b1-4944...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Who was the last monarch of England but not Scotland?
> 2 Which species of ape is native to the Rock of Gibraltar?
> 3 To two decimal places, what is Usain Bolt's world record for the
> men's 100 metre sprint?
? 4 The 1987 film Cry Freedom centres around
> the life of which black activist?
> 5 Thomas Beckett was Archbishop
> of Canterbury during which king's reign?
> 6 Which popular song
> contains the line, "You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss"?
> 7 What is Australia's most densely populated state?
> 8 Which science fiction author wrote the 1965 novel Dune?
> 9 Who did Pontius Pilate release instead of Jesus?
> 10 Karl Marx died and is buried in which city?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete
Dan Tilque
Feb 22, 2015, 2:41:13 AM2/22/15
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Who was the last monarch of England but not Scotland?
Elizabeth I
> 1 Who was the last monarch of England but not Scotland?
> 2 Which species of ape is native to the Rock of Gibraltar?
> 3 To two decimal places, what is Usain Bolt's world record for the men's 100 metre sprint?
> 4 The 1987 film Cry Freedom centres around the life of which black activist?
> 5 Thomas Beckett was Archbishop of Canterbury during which king's reign?
> 6 Which popular song contains the line, "You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss"?
> 7 What is Australia's most densely populated state?
> 8 Which science fiction author wrote the 1965 novel Dune?
> 9 Who did Pontius Pilate release instead of Jesus?
> 10 Karl Marx died and is buried in which city?
--
Dan Tilque
Peter Smyth
Feb 22, 2015, 4:02:11 AM2/22/15
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Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Who was the last monarch of England but not Scotland?
Elizabeth I
>
> 1 Who was the last monarch of England but not Scotland?
> 2 Which species of ape is native to the Rock of Gibraltar?
Barbary
> 3 To two decimal places, what is Usain Bolt's world record for the
> men's 100 metre sprint?
9.59
> men's 100 metre sprint?
> 4 The 1987 film Cry Freedom centres around
> the life of which black activist?
Malcolm X
> the life of which black activist?
> 5 Thomas Beckett was Archbishop of
> Canterbury during which king's reign?
Henry II
> Canterbury during which king's reign?
6 Which popular song contains
> the line, "You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss"?
As Time Goes By
> the line, "You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss"?
> 7 What is
> Australia's most densely populated state?
Victoria
> Australia's most densely populated state?
> 8 Which science fiction
> author wrote the 1965 novel Dune?
Russell
> author wrote the 1965 novel Dune?
> 9 Who did Pontius Pilate release
> instead of Jesus?
Barabbas
> instead of Jesus?
> 10 Karl Marx died and is buried in which city?
London (Highgate cemetery)
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog
Feb 22, 2015, 5:57:52 AM2/22/15
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Elizabeth I
> 3 To two decimal places, what is Usain Bolt's world record for the
> men's 100 metre sprint?
9.59
> 4 The 1987 film Cry Freedom centres around the life of which black
> activist?
Malcolm X
> 5 Thomas Beckett was Archbishop of Canterbury during which king's
> reign?
Richard III
> 6 Which popular song contains the line, "You must remember this, a
> kiss is just a kiss"?
As Time Goes By
> 7 What is Australia's most densely populated state?
Victoria
> 8 Which science fiction author wrote the 1965 novel Dune?
Heinlein
> 9 Who did Pontius Pilate release instead of Jesus?
Barbaras
> 10 Karl Marx died and is buried in which city?
London
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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
> 3 To two decimal places, what is Usain Bolt's world record for the
> men's 100 metre sprint?
> 4 The 1987 film Cry Freedom centres around the life of which black
> activist?
> 5 Thomas Beckett was Archbishop of Canterbury during which king's
> reign?
> 6 Which popular song contains the line, "You must remember this, a
> kiss is just a kiss"?
> 7 What is Australia's most densely populated state?
> 8 Which science fiction author wrote the 1965 novel Dune?
> 9 Who did Pontius Pilate release instead of Jesus?
> 10 Karl Marx died and is buried in which city?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Chris F.A. Johnson
Feb 22, 2015, 10:08:07 AM2/22/15
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On 2015-02-22, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Who was the last monarch of England but not Scotland?
Elizabeth I
>
> 1 Who was the last monarch of England but not Scotland?
> 2 Which species of ape is native to the Rock of Gibraltar?
> 3 To two decimal places, what is Usain Bolt's world record for the men's 100 metre sprint?
> 4 The 1987 film Cry Freedom centres around the life of which black activist?
> 5 Thomas Beckett was Archbishop of Canterbury during which king's reign?
> 6 Which popular song contains the line, "You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss"?
> 7 What is Australia's most densely populated state?
> 8 Which science fiction author wrote the 1965 novel Dune?
> 9 Who did Pontius Pilate release instead of Jesus?
> 10 Karl Marx died and is buried in which city?
--
Chris F.A. Johnson
Marc Dashevsky
Feb 22, 2015, 4:29:12 PM2/22/15
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In article <4ceb4530-52b1-4944...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 3 To two decimal places, what is Usain Bolt's world record for the men's 100 metre sprint?
> 4 The 1987 film Cry Freedom centres around the life of which black activist?
Biko
> 5 Thomas Beckett was Archbishop of Canterbury during which king's reign?
Henry x, where x < VIII
> 6 Which popular song contains the line, "You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss"?
As Time Goes By
> 7 What is Australia's most densely populated state?
Capital Territory
> 8 Which science fiction author wrote the 1965 novel Dune?
Herbert
> 9 Who did Pontius Pilate release instead of Jesus?
> 10 Karl Marx died and is buried in which city?
Berlin
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>
> 1 Who was the last monarch of England but not Scotland?
> 2 Which species of ape is native to the Rock of Gibraltar?
Barbary ape
> 1 Who was the last monarch of England but not Scotland?
> 2 Which species of ape is native to the Rock of Gibraltar?
> 3 To two decimal places, what is Usain Bolt's world record for the men's 100 metre sprint?
> 4 The 1987 film Cry Freedom centres around the life of which black activist?
> 5 Thomas Beckett was Archbishop of Canterbury during which king's reign?
> 6 Which popular song contains the line, "You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss"?
> 7 What is Australia's most densely populated state?
> 8 Which science fiction author wrote the 1965 novel Dune?
> 9 Who did Pontius Pilate release instead of Jesus?
> 10 Karl Marx died and is buried in which city?
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Björn Lundin
Feb 22, 2015, 4:59:56 PM2/22/15
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On 2015-02-22 01:40, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Who was the last monarch of England but not Scotland?
Richard III
>
> 1 Who was the last monarch of England but not Scotland?
> 2 Which species of ape is native to the Rock of Gibraltar?
The Gibraltar monkey
> 3 To two decimal places, what is Usain Bolt's world record for the men's 100 metre sprint?
9,68
> 4 The 1987 film Cry Freedom centres around the life of which black activist?
Bikou
> 5 Thomas Beckett was Archbishop of Canterbury during which king's reign?
Richard III
> 6 Which popular song contains the line, "You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss"?
As star goes by
> 7 What is Australia's most densely populated state?
Queensland
> 8 Which science fiction author wrote the 1965 novel Dune?
Arthur C Clarke
> 9 Who did Pontius Pilate release instead of Jesus?
Barabas
> 10 Karl Marx died and is buried in which city?
Dresden
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
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Björn
Calvin
Mar 2, 2015, 5:19:46 AM3/2/15
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On Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 10:40:52 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Who was the last monarch of England but not Scotland?
Elizabeth I
> 1 Who was the last monarch of England but not Scotland?
> 2 Which species of ape is native to the Rock of Gibraltar?
> 3 To two decimal places, what is Usain Bolt's world record for the men's 100 metre sprint?
No-one got this exactly but Peter S and Erland were within .01 so I'm giving them the point.
> 4 The 1987 film Cry Freedom centres around the life of which black activist?
> 5 Thomas Beckett was Archbishop of Canterbury during which king's reign?
> 6 Which popular song contains the line, "You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss"?
> 7 What is Australia's most densely populated state?
> 8 Which science fiction author wrote the 1965 novel Dune?
> 9 Who did Pontius Pilate release instead of Jesus?
> 10 Karl Marx died and is buried in which city?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 381
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 47 Mark Brader
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 47 Chris Johnson
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 40 Peter Smyth
1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 40 Dan Tilque
1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 6 32 Erland S
0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 21 Marc Dashevsky
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 25 Pete Gayde
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 11 Bjorn Lundin
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
5 5 2 4 3 7 5 5 7 6 49 61%
Well done Marc and Chris.
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Mar 2, 2015, 8:55:10 AM3/2/15
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"Calvin":
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> Well done Marc and Chris.
Wrong.
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