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Calvin
Nov 14, 2019, 8:54:40 PM11/14/19
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1 In the United States, which two digit number is also a slang term for getting rid of someone or something?
2 Who versatile German-American composer won four Oscars for Best Original Music Score, including for My Fair Lady and Gigi?
3 On 30 May 2019, James Marape replaced Peter O'Neill as Prime Minister of which country?
4 The element copper is named after which island in the Mediterranean?
5 Who did Johnny Depp portray in the 2004 film Finding Neverland?
6 By what name is the Indonesian island of Celebes more commonly known today?
7 What is the largest, living land carnivore?
8 Which 1986 Paul Simon album won a Grammy for album of the year?
9 The Albany and New York City ports are located on which river?
10 In 1983 which Indian batsman broke Sir Donald Bradman's record for the most Test cricket centuries?
cheers,
calvin
Dan Blum
Nov 15, 2019, 12:10:28 AM11/15/19
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1 In the United States, which two digit number is also a slang term for getting rid of someone or something?
86
> 1 In the United States, which two digit number is also a slang term for getting rid of someone or something?
> 3 On 30 May 2019, James Marape replaced Peter O'Neill as Prime Minister of which country?
> 4 The element copper is named after which island in the Mediterranean?
> 5 Who did Johnny Depp portray in the 2004 film Finding Neverland?
> 6 By what name is the Indonesian island of Celebes more commonly known today?
> 7 What is the largest, living land carnivore?
> 8 Which 1986 Paul Simon album won a Grammy for album of the year?
> 9 The Albany and New York City ports are located on which river?
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_______________________________________________________________________
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Erland Sommarskog
Nov 15, 2019, 3:06:11 AM11/15/19
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 2 Who versatile German-American composer won four Oscars for Best
> Original Music Score, including for My Fair Lady and Gigi?
Gershwin
> 2 Who versatile German-American composer won four Oscars for Best
> Original Music Score, including for My Fair Lady and Gigi?
> 3 On 30 May 2019, James Marape replaced Peter O'Neill as Prime
> Minister of which country?
(This was up in one of the Torono quizzes some months back. Else I would
have had no idea.(
> 4 The element copper is named after which island in the Mediterranean?
> 5 Who did Johnny Depp portray in the 2004 film Finding Neverland?
> 7 What is the largest, living land carnivore?
> 8 Which 1986 Paul Simon album won a Grammy for album of the year?
> 9 The Albany and New York City ports are located on which river?
> 10 In 1983 which Indian batsman broke Sir Donald Bradman's record
> for the most Test cricket centuries?
Mark Brader
Nov 15, 2019, 5:31:10 AM11/15/19
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"Calvin":
> 2 Who versatile German-American composer won four Oscars for Best
> Original Music Score, including for My Fair Lady and Gigi?
Hammerstein?
> 3 On 30 May 2019, James Marape replaced Peter O'Neill as Prime
> Minister of which country?
South Africa?
> 4 The element copper is named after which island in the Mediterranean?
Cyprus.
> 5 Who did Johnny Depp portray in the 2004 film Finding Neverland?
Barrie?
> 6 By what name is the Indonesian island of Celebes more commonly
> known today?
Celebes.
> 7 What is the largest, living land carnivore?
Tiger.
> 8 Which 1986 Paul Simon album won a Grammy for album of the year?
> 9 The Albany and New York City ports are located on which river?
Hudson.
> 10 In 1983 which Indian batsman broke Sir Donald Bradman's record
> for the most Test cricket centuries?
Johnson.
--
Mark Brader "The world little knows or cares the storm
Toronto through which you have had to pass. It asks only
m...@vex.net if you brought the ship safely to port."
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 In the United States, which two digit number is also a slang
> term for getting rid of someone or something?
86.
> term for getting rid of someone or something?
> 2 Who versatile German-American composer won four Oscars for Best
> Original Music Score, including for My Fair Lady and Gigi?
> 3 On 30 May 2019, James Marape replaced Peter O'Neill as Prime
> Minister of which country?
> 4 The element copper is named after which island in the Mediterranean?
> 5 Who did Johnny Depp portray in the 2004 film Finding Neverland?
> 6 By what name is the Indonesian island of Celebes more commonly
> known today?
> 7 What is the largest, living land carnivore?
> 8 Which 1986 Paul Simon album won a Grammy for album of the year?
> 9 The Albany and New York City ports are located on which river?
> 10 In 1983 which Indian batsman broke Sir Donald Bradman's record
> for the most Test cricket centuries?
--
Mark Brader "The world little knows or cares the storm
Toronto through which you have had to pass. It asks only
m...@vex.net if you brought the ship safely to port."
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Mark Brader
Nov 15, 2019, 5:32:00 AM11/15/19
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Erland Sommarskog:
--
Mark Brader "...but the past thousand years
Toronto, m...@vex.net have been atypical."
> (This was up in one of the Torono quizzes some months back. Else I would
> have had no idea.(
Oh, *now* he tells me! :-)
> have had no idea.(
--
Mark Brader "...but the past thousand years
Toronto, m...@vex.net have been atypical."
Joe
Nov 15, 2019, 12:37:38 PM11/15/19
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On 2019-11-15 01:54:39 +0000, Calvin said:
> 1 In the United States, which two digit number is also a slang term for
> getting rid of someone or something?
89 The odds on me getting this right are 89-1
> 1 In the United States, which two digit number is also a slang term for
> getting rid of someone or something?
> 2 Who versatile German-American composer won four Oscars for Best
> Original Music Score, including for My Fair Lady and Gigi?
> 3 On 30 May 2019, James Marape replaced Peter O'Neill as Prime Minister
> of which country?
> 4 The element copper is named after which island in the Mediterranean?
> 5 Who did Johnny Depp portray in the 2004 film Finding Neverland?
> 6 By what name is the Indonesian island of Celebes more commonly known today?
> 7 What is the largest, living land carnivore?
> 8 Which 1986 Paul Simon album won a Grammy for album of the year?
> 9 The Albany and New York City ports are located on which river?
> 10 In 1983 which Indian batsman broke Sir Donald Bradman's record for
> the most Test cricket centuries?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
--
“To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by
withholding your forgiveness until it’s too late is to become divinely
fucked up.”
― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe
Erland Sommarskog
Nov 15, 2019, 2:13:36 PM11/15/19
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>> 10 In 1983 which Indian batsman broke Sir Donald Bradman's record
>> for the most Test cricket centuries?
>
> Johnson.
So that was my answer as well. Except that I translated Johnson to
>> 10 In 1983 which Indian batsman broke Sir Donald Bradman's record
>> for the most Test cricket centuries?
>
> Johnson.
an Indian context.
Mark Brader
Nov 15, 2019, 5:05:18 PM11/15/19
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Mark Brader:
> > Johnson.
Erland Sommarskog:
I would have done something like that too, but I failed to come up with
anything plausibly Indian-sounding, and didn't think of going with Singh.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "The brain is amazing when it's amazing, with
m...@vex.net | apologies to Robert Biddle." --Steve Summit
> > Johnson.
Erland Sommarskog:
> So that was my answer as well. Except that I translated Johnson to
> an Indian context.
Oh, you weren't talking about Canadian politicians! :-)
> an Indian context.
I would have done something like that too, but I failed to come up with
anything plausibly Indian-sounding, and didn't think of going with Singh.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "The brain is amazing when it's amazing, with
m...@vex.net | apologies to Robert Biddle." --Steve Summit
Dan Tilque
Nov 15, 2019, 7:52:46 PM11/15/19
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On 11/14/19 5:54 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 In the United States, which two digit number is also a slang term for getting rid of someone or something?
86
>
> 1 In the United States, which two digit number is also a slang term for getting rid of someone or something?
> 2 Who versatile German-American composer won four Oscars for Best Original Music Score, including for My Fair Lady and Gigi?
> 3 On 30 May 2019, James Marape replaced Peter O'Neill as Prime Minister of which country?
> 4 The element copper is named after which island in the Mediterranean?
> 5 Who did Johnny Depp portray in the 2004 film Finding Neverland?
> 6 By what name is the Indonesian island of Celebes more commonly known today?
> 7 What is the largest, living land carnivore?
> 8 Which 1986 Paul Simon album won a Grammy for album of the year?
> 9 The Albany and New York City ports are located on which river?
> 10 In 1983 which Indian batsman broke Sir Donald Bradman's record for the most Test cricket centuries?
Dan Tilque
Joe
Nov 16, 2019, 5:18:40 AM11/16/19
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On 2019-11-15 17:37:36 +0000, Joe said:
> On 2019-11-15 01:54:39 +0000, Calvin said:
>
>> 1 In the United States, which two digit number is also a slang term for
>> getting rid of someone or something?
>
> 89 The odds on me getting this right are 89-1
I must have typed the six upside down
> On 2019-11-15 01:54:39 +0000, Calvin said:
>
>> 1 In the United States, which two digit number is also a slang term for
>> getting rid of someone or something?
>
> 89 The odds on me getting this right are 89-1
>
>> 5 Who did Johnny Depp portray in the 2004 film Finding Neverland?
>
> Lewis Carroll
Pete Gayde
Nov 16, 2019, 10:53:04 AM11/16/19
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:9178d92a-cafa-449c...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 In the United States, which two digit number is also a slang
> term for getting rid of someone or something?
86
> 2 Who versatile
> German-American composer won four Oscars for Best Original Music
> Score, including for My Fair Lady and Gigi?
Previn
> 3 On 30 May 2019,
> James Marape replaced Peter O'Neill as Prime Minister of which
> country?
Republic of Ireland
> 4 The element copper is named after which island in the
> Mediterranean?
Crete
> 5 Who did Johnny Depp portray in the 2004 film
> Finding Neverland?
Peter Pan
> 6 By what name is the Indonesian island of
> Celebes more commonly known today?
Kalimantan
> 7 What is the largest, living land carnivore?
Lion
> 8 Which 1986 Paul Simon album won a Grammy for
> album of the year?
Graceland
> 9 The Albany and New York City ports are
> located on which river?
Hudson
> 10 In 1983 which Indian batsman broke Sir
> Donald Bradman's record for the most Test cricket centuries?
Tendulkar
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
news:9178d92a-cafa-449c...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 In the United States, which two digit number is also a slang
> term for getting rid of someone or something?
> 2 Who versatile
> German-American composer won four Oscars for Best Original Music
> Score, including for My Fair Lady and Gigi?
> 3 On 30 May 2019,
> James Marape replaced Peter O'Neill as Prime Minister of which
> country?
> 4 The element copper is named after which island in the
> Mediterranean?
> 5 Who did Johnny Depp portray in the 2004 film
> Finding Neverland?
> 6 By what name is the Indonesian island of
> Celebes more commonly known today?
> 7 What is the largest, living land carnivore?
> 8 Which 1986 Paul Simon album won a Grammy for
> album of the year?
> 9 The Albany and New York City ports are
> located on which river?
> 10 In 1983 which Indian batsman broke Sir
> Donald Bradman's record for the most Test cricket centuries?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
Mark Brader
Nov 16, 2019, 4:04:01 PM11/16/19
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Joe Masters:
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Sex on trains, of course."
m...@vex.net -- Clive Feather
> > 89 The odds on me getting this right are 89-1
>
> I must have typed the six upside down
Did you use a numeric keypad, where 6 and 9 are adjacent?
>
> I must have typed the six upside down
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Sex on trains, of course."
m...@vex.net -- Clive Feather
Bruce Bowler
Nov 18, 2019, 9:42:51 AM11/18/19
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On Thu, 14 Nov 2019 17:54:39 -0800, Calvin wrote:
> 1 In the United States, which two digit number is also a slang term
for
> getting rid of someone or something?
86
> 1 In the United States, which two digit number is also a slang term
for
> getting rid of someone or something?
> 2 Who versatile German-American composer won four Oscars for Best
> Original Music Score, including for My Fair Lady and Gigi?
> 3 On 30 May 2019, James Marape replaced Peter O'Neill as Prime
Minister
> of which country?
> 4 The element copper is named after which island in the
Mediterranean?
> 5 Who did Johnny Depp portray in the 2004 film Finding Neverland?
> 6 By what name is the Indonesian island of Celebes more commonly
known
> today?
> 7 What is the largest, living land carnivore?
> 8 Which 1986 Paul Simon album won a Grammy for album of the year?
> 9 The Albany and New York City ports are located on which river?
Calvin
Nov 21, 2019, 11:38:31 PM11/21/19
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On Friday, November 15, 2019 at 11:54:40 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 In the United States, which two digit number is also a slang term for getting rid of someone or something?
86
> 1 In the United States, which two digit number is also a slang term for getting rid of someone or something?
> 2 Who versatile German-American composer won four Oscars for Best Original Music Score, including for My Fair Lady and Gigi?
Singleton for Pete
> 3 On 30 May 2019, James Marape replaced Peter O'Neill as Prime Minister of which country?
Singleton for Erland
> 4 The element copper is named after which island in the Mediterranean?
> 5 Who did Johnny Depp portray in the 2004 film Finding Neverland?
> 6 By what name is the Indonesian island of Celebes more commonly known today?
> 7 What is the largest, living land carnivore?
> 8 Which 1986 Paul Simon album won a Grammy for album of the year?
> 9 The Albany and New York City ports are located on which river?
> 10 In 1983 which Indian batsman broke Sir Donald Bradman's record for the most Test cricket centuries?
No-one got this, though Pete did suggest Sachin Tendulkar who is the current record holder with 51 (and unlikely to ever be surpassed given the declining popularity of Test cricket in favour of the Twenty20 format).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunil_Gavaskar
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 581
1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 28 Dan Blum
1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 21 Mark Brader
1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 24 Dan Tilque
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 18 Pete Gayde
0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 18 Erland S
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 17 Bruce Bowler
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 12 Joe
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
5 1 1 5 2 2 2 5 7 0 30 43%
Congratulations Dan.
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Nov 22, 2019, 4:24:10 AM11/22/19
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"Calvin":
> > 7 What is the largest, living land carnivore?
>
> [Grizzly] Bear
They're omnivores, not carnivores. My answer was "tiger", which might be correct.
--
Mark Brader | Republicans... admire the Government of the United States
Toronto | so much that they would like to buy it.
m...@vex.net | --Harry Truman, 1948
> > 6 By what name is the Indonesian island of Celebes more commonly known today?
>
> Sulawesi
I answered "Celebes", but I got a point.
>
> Sulawesi
> > 7 What is the largest, living land carnivore?
>
> [Grizzly] Bear
--
Mark Brader | Republicans... admire the Government of the United States
Toronto | so much that they would like to buy it.
m...@vex.net | --Harry Truman, 1948
Erland Sommarskog
Nov 22, 2019, 1:44:08 PM11/22/19
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
>> 3 On 30 May 2019, James Marape replaced Peter O'Neill as Prime
Minister of which country?
>
> PNG
> Singleton for Erland
>
And for those who did see/recall my entry and are less acquainted with
>> 3 On 30 May 2019, James Marape replaced Peter O'Neill as Prime
Minister of which country?
>
> PNG
> Singleton for Erland
>
the country than Calvin who lives in the neighbourhood, that is Papua
New Guinea.
And the only reason I knew it is that Peter O'Neill was in a question
from the Toronto quiz league at the time he was still the Prime Minister. I
seem to recall that at that occasion my guess went for Guyana.
Calvin
Nov 24, 2019, 6:20:29 PM11/24/19
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On Friday, November 22, 2019 at 7:24:10 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> "Calvin":
> > > 6 By what name is the Indonesian island of Celebes more commonly known today?
> >
> > Sulawesi
>
> I answered "Celebes", but I got a point.
Noted thanks.
> "Calvin":
> > > 6 By what name is the Indonesian island of Celebes more commonly known today?
> >
> > Sulawesi
>
> I answered "Celebes", but I got a point.
> > > 7 What is the largest, living land carnivore?
> >
> > [Grizzly] Bear
>
> They're omnivores, not carnivores.
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 581
1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 25 Pete Gayde
0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 25 Erland S
1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 26 Mark Brader
1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 29 Dan Tilque
1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 24 Bruce Bowler
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 19 Joe
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
5 1 1 5 2 1 7 5 7 0 34 49%
cheers,
calvin
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