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Calvin
Oct 12, 2020, 6:12:53 PM10/12/20
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1 Ethiopian Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been director-general of which organisation since 2017?
2 Which term is missing from this ordered list: velocity, acceleration, … , snap [aka jounce], crackle, pop?
3 What was the given name of the founder of the Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team, and subsequently of the Ferrari automobile marque?
4 The name of the London thoroughfare Pall Mall is named for a ball game played there during the 17th century, which was the precursor to which genteel contemporary sport?
5 What links the Eurovision song contest entries of Belgium (2003 & 2008), Netherlands (2006) and Israel (2020), and no others?
6 Which Roman god is included in the logo for the Goodyear tyre company?
7 What nine-letter word is the antonym of transgender?
8 Name either of the two authors who have each won the Miles Franklin Literary Award four times, the most by any author since the inception of the Award in 1957.
9 According to the Australian standard, household fridges should be set to what temperature (in degrees Celsius)? We'll accept one degree either way.
10 Who won his first major tennis title at the age of 19 by winning the 1990 US Open?
cheers,
calvin
Dan Blum
Oct 12, 2020, 6:34:09 PM10/12/20
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1 Ethiopian Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been director-general of which organisation since 2017?
WHO
> 1 Ethiopian Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been director-general of which organisation since 2017?
> 2 Which term is missing from this ordered list: velocity, acceleration, ??? , snap [aka jounce], crackle, pop?
jerk
> 3 What was the given name of the founder of the Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team, and subsequently of the Ferrari automobile marque?
> 4 The name of the London thoroughfare Pall Mall is named for a ball game played there during the 17th century, which was the precursor to which genteel contemporary sport?
> 6 Which Roman god is included in the logo for the Goodyear tyre company?
> 7 What nine-letter word is the antonym of transgender?
> 9 According to the Australian standard, household fridges should be set to what temperature (in degrees Celsius)? We'll accept one degree either way.
> 10 Who won his first major tennis title at the age of 19 by winning the 1990 US Open?
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Mark Brader
Oct 12, 2020, 8:35:51 PM10/12/20
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Calvin:
World Health Organization.
> 2 Which term is missing from this ordered list: velocity,
> acceleration, ... , snap [aka jounce], crackle, pop?
Jerk.
> 3 What was the given name of the founder of the Ferrari Grand Prix
> motor racing team, and subsequently of the Ferrari automobile
> marque?
Enrico?
> 4 The name of the London thoroughfare Pall Mall is named for a
> ball game played there during the 17th century, which was the
> precursor to which genteel contemporary sport?
Croquet.
> 5 What links the Eurovision song contest entries of Belgium (2003
> & 2008), Netherlands (2006) and Israel (2020), and no others?
Scored 0?
> 6 Which Roman god is included in the logo for the Goodyear tyre company?
Mercury.
> 7 What nine-letter word is the antonym of transgender?
Cisgender.
> 8 Name either of the two authors who have each won the Miles
> Franklin Literary Award four times, the most by any author since
> the inception of the Award in 1957.
Dr. Seuss?
> 9 According to the Australian standard, household fridges should
> be set to what temperature (in degrees Celsius)? We'll accept one
> degree either way.
4.
> 10 Who won his first major tennis title at the age of 19 by
> winning the 1990 US Open?
Borg?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Any story that needs a critic to explain it,
m...@vex.net | needs rewriting." -- Larry Niven
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 Ethiopian Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been
> director-general of which organisation since 2017?
Who? :-)
> director-general of which organisation since 2017?
World Health Organization.
> 2 Which term is missing from this ordered list: velocity,
Jerk.
> 3 What was the given name of the founder of the Ferrari Grand Prix
> motor racing team, and subsequently of the Ferrari automobile
> marque?
> 4 The name of the London thoroughfare Pall Mall is named for a
> ball game played there during the 17th century, which was the
> precursor to which genteel contemporary sport?
> 5 What links the Eurovision song contest entries of Belgium (2003
> & 2008), Netherlands (2006) and Israel (2020), and no others?
> 6 Which Roman god is included in the logo for the Goodyear tyre company?
> 7 What nine-letter word is the antonym of transgender?
> 8 Name either of the two authors who have each won the Miles
> Franklin Literary Award four times, the most by any author since
> the inception of the Award in 1957.
> 9 According to the Australian standard, household fridges should
> be set to what temperature (in degrees Celsius)? We'll accept one
> degree either way.
> 10 Who won his first major tennis title at the age of 19 by
> winning the 1990 US Open?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Any story that needs a critic to explain it,
m...@vex.net | needs rewriting." -- Larry Niven
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Pete Gayde
Oct 12, 2020, 10:21:42 PM10/12/20
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:38d6d7a7-b3f8-4a45...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Ethiopian Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been
> director-general of which organisation since 2017?
WHO
> 2 Which term is
> missing from this ordered list: velocity, acceleration, … , snap
> [aka jounce], crackle, pop?
> 3 What was the given name of the
> founder of the Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team, and subsequently
> of the Ferrari automobile marque?
Enzo
> 4 The name of the London
> thoroughfare Pall Mall is named for a ball game played there during
> the 17th century, which was the precursor to which genteel
> contemporary sport?
Lawn bowling
> 5 What links the Eurovision song contest
> entries of Belgium (2003 & 2008), Netherlands (2006) and Israel
> (2020), and no others?
> 6 Which Roman god is included in the logo
> for the Goodyear tyre company?
Mercury
> 7 What nine-letter word is the antonym of transgender?
> 8 Name either of the two authors who have
> each won the Miles Franklin Literary Award four times, the most by any
> author since the inception of the Award in 1957.
> 9 According to
> the Australian standard, household fridges should be set to what
> temperature (in degrees Celsius)? We'll accept one degree either way.
6
> 10 Who won his first major tennis title at the age of 19 by
> winning the 1990 US Open?
Agassi
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
news:38d6d7a7-b3f8-4a45...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Ethiopian Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been
> director-general of which organisation since 2017?
> 2 Which term is
> missing from this ordered list: velocity, acceleration, … , snap
> [aka jounce], crackle, pop?
> 3 What was the given name of the
> founder of the Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team, and subsequently
> of the Ferrari automobile marque?
> 4 The name of the London
> thoroughfare Pall Mall is named for a ball game played there during
> the 17th century, which was the precursor to which genteel
> contemporary sport?
> 5 What links the Eurovision song contest
> entries of Belgium (2003 & 2008), Netherlands (2006) and Israel
> (2020), and no others?
> 6 Which Roman god is included in the logo
> for the Goodyear tyre company?
> 7 What nine-letter word is the antonym of transgender?
> 8 Name either of the two authors who have
> each won the Miles Franklin Literary Award four times, the most by any
> author since the inception of the Award in 1957.
> 9 According to
> the Australian standard, household fridges should be set to what
> temperature (in degrees Celsius)? We'll accept one degree either way.
> 10 Who won his first major tennis title at the age of 19 by
> winning the 1990 US Open?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
Erland Sommarskog
Oct 13, 2020, 2:39:42 PM10/13/20
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On 2020-10-13, you wrote in rec.games.trivia:
> 1 Ethiopian Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been director-general
> of which organisation since 2017?
WHO did you say you are talking about? :-)
> 1 Ethiopian Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been director-general
> of which organisation since 2017?
> 2 Which term is missing from this ordered list: velocity,
force
> 3 What was the given name of the founder of the Ferrari Grand Prix
> motor racing team, and subsequently of the Ferrari automobile marque?
> 4 The name of the London thoroughfare Pall Mall is named for a ball
> game played there during the 17th century, which was the precursor to
> which genteel contemporary sport?
> 5 What links the Eurovision song contest entries of Belgium (2003 &
> 2008), Netherlands (2006) and Israel (2020), and no others?
> 6 Which Roman god is included in the logo for the Goodyear tyre
> company?
> 7 What nine-letter word is the antonym of transgender?
> 9 According to the Australian standard, household fridges should be
> set to what temperature (in degrees Celsius)? We'll accept one degree
> either way.
> 10 Who won his first major tennis title at the age of 19 by winning
> the 1990 US Open?
Erland Sommarskog
Oct 13, 2020, 2:45:23 PM10/13/20
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>> 5 What links the Eurovision song contest entries of Belgium (2003
>> & 2008), Netherlands (2006) and Israel (2020), and no others?
>
> Scored 0?
>
No, that is not the answer! (Or Calvin is just plain wrong.)
>> 5 What links the Eurovision song contest entries of Belgium (2003
>> & 2008), Netherlands (2006) and Israel (2020), and no others?
>
> Scored 0?
>
Sweden and Norway compete about most things. One year in the first half
of the seventies, Sweden sent an usually weak number to the ESC, but
somehow it got two stray points. It was a severe blwo to Swedish pride
next year when Norway sent a guy appearincg with braces happily singing
"mil etter mil" and scored a perfect zero.
>> 10 Who won his first major tennis title at the age of 19 by
>> winning the 1990 US Open?
>
> Borg?
1990 Björn Borg had retired from tennis. And while he won Wimbledon
and French Open five times each (if I recall correctly), he never won
US Open.
Mark Brader
Oct 13, 2020, 5:12:21 PM10/13/20
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Mark Brader:
> > Scored 0?
Erland Sommarskog:
> > Borg?
>
> Do you want to know how many errors there were in that answer? :-)
I already know -- one!
--
Mark Brader "One might as well complain about the Sun
Toronto rising in the daytime instead of at night,
m...@vex.net when we need it more." -- John Lawler
> > Scored 0?
Erland Sommarskog:
> No, that is not the answer!
Well, I'm not surprised! I just wrote down a possible answer.
> > Borg?
>
> Do you want to know how many errors there were in that answer? :-)
--
Mark Brader "One might as well complain about the Sun
Toronto rising in the daytime instead of at night,
m...@vex.net when we need it more." -- John Lawler
Dan Tilque
Oct 13, 2020, 10:48:55 PM10/13/20
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On 10/12/20 3:12 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Ethiopian Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been director-general of which organisation since 2017?
WHO
>
> 1 Ethiopian Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been director-general of which organisation since 2017?
> 2 Which term is missing from this ordered list: velocity, acceleration, … , snap [aka jounce], crackle, pop?
> 3 What was the given name of the founder of the Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team, and subsequently of the Ferrari automobile marque?
> 4 The name of the London thoroughfare Pall Mall is named for a ball game played there during the 17th century, which was the precursor to which genteel contemporary sport?
> 5 What links the Eurovision song contest entries of Belgium (2003 & 2008), Netherlands (2006) and Israel (2020), and no others?
> 6 Which Roman god is included in the logo for the Goodyear tyre company?
> 7 What nine-letter word is the antonym of transgender?
> 8 Name either of the two authors who have each won the Miles Franklin Literary Award four times, the most by any author since the inception of the Award in 1957.
> 9 According to the Australian standard, household fridges should be set to what temperature (in degrees Celsius)? We'll accept one degree either way.
> 10 Who won his first major tennis title at the age of 19 by winning the 1990 US Open?
--
Dan Tilque
swp
Oct 14, 2020, 10:21:41 PM10/14/20
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On Monday, October 12, 2020 at 6:12:53 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Ethiopian Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been director-general of which organisation since 2017?
world health org
> 1 Ethiopian Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been director-general of which organisation since 2017?
> 2 Which term is missing from this ordered list: velocity, acceleration, … , snap [aka jounce], crackle, pop?
> 3 What was the given name of the founder of the Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team, and subsequently of the Ferrari automobile marque?
> 4 The name of the London thoroughfare Pall Mall is named for a ball game played there during the 17th century, which was the precursor to which genteel contemporary sport?
> 5 What links the Eurovision song contest entries of Belgium (2003 & 2008), Netherlands (2006) and Israel (2020), and no others?
> 6 Which Roman god is included in the logo for the Goodyear tyre company?
> 7 What nine-letter word is the antonym of transgender?
> 8 Name either of the two authors who have each won the Miles Franklin Literary Award four times, the most by any author since the inception of the Award in 1957.
> 9 According to the Australian standard, household fridges should be set to what temperature (in degrees Celsius)? We'll accept one degree either way.
> 10 Who won his first major tennis title at the age of 19 by winning the 1990 US Open?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
swp
Calvin
Oct 21, 2020, 7:45:09 PM10/21/20
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On Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 8:12:53 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Ethiopian Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been director-general of which organisation since 2017?
WHO
> 1 Ethiopian Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been director-general of which organisation since 2017?
And thanks for the puns :-)
> 2 Which term is missing from this ordered list: velocity, acceleration, … , snap [aka jounce], crackle, pop?
> 3 What was the given name of the founder of the Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team, and subsequently of the Ferrari automobile marque?
> 4 The name of the London thoroughfare Pall Mall is named for a ball game played there during the 17th century, which was the precursor to which genteel contemporary sport?
> 5 What links the Eurovision song contest entries of Belgium (2003 & 2008), Netherlands (2006) and Israel (2020), and no others?
This one could have used some more clues sorry
> 6 Which Roman god is included in the logo for the Goodyear tyre company?
> 7 What nine-letter word is the antonym of transgender?
> 8 Name either of the two authors who have each won the Miles Franklin Literary Award four times, the most by any author since the inception of the Award in 1957.
> 9 According to the Australian standard, household fridges should be set to what temperature (in degrees Celsius)? We'll accept one degree either way.
> 10 Who won his first major tennis title at the age of 19 by winning the 1990 US Open?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 614
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 32 Stephen Perry
1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 6 26 Mark Brader
1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 6 26 Dan Tilque
1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 22 Dan Blum
1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 14 Pete Gayde
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 14 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
6 4 4 4 0 4 4 1 4 1 32 53%
Congratulations Stephen.
And with that I will take my leave from rgt. There are a number of online quizzes which have sprung up during covid which are occupying more of my time time and something has to give. I may return once Mark's league can meet in person and he has current questions. It's been a great 10+ years - thanks everyone for being part of it.
cheers,
calvin
Erland Sommarskog
Oct 22, 2020, 2:28:50 PM10/22/20
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> And with that I will take my leave from rgt. There are a number of
> online quizzes which have sprung up during covid which are occupying
> more of my time time and something has to give. I may return once
> Mark's league can meet in person and he has current questions. It's
> been a great 10+ years - thanks everyone for being part of it.
>
And thanks for providing all these quizzes!
> And with that I will take my leave from rgt. There are a number of
> online quizzes which have sprung up during covid which are occupying
> more of my time time and something has to give. I may return once
> Mark's league can meet in person and he has current questions. It's
> been a great 10+ years - thanks everyone for being part of it.
>
This place is getting emptier and emptier...
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