1. When was Moscow first established as a principality. Answer by giving a
half-century. For instance, if you think it happened this year, you would
answer "First half of 21st century."
4. What would you use Roundup for?
6. In linguistics, what sound change does "metathesis" refer to?
8. Explain the term "Drowning on dry land".
9. If you are at the Roland Garros stadium, which sport are you likely to be
watching?
10, A logical consequence of the election results is that Donald T will come
back as a state leader. In which country?
11. Tata Group has business in a wide range of products and services. Their
origin and headquarters are in which country?
12. Refer to https://www.sommarskog.se/temp/P1000637.jpg. Name any of the
two lover boys.
1. When was Moscow first established as a principality. Answer by giving a
half-century. For instance, if you think it happened this year, you would
answer "First half of 21st century."
2. The Italian film "Il Postino" ("The Postman") from 1994 tells a
fictive story, but one of the characters is a real-life Nobel
laureate in literature. Who?
3. Explain the Japanese term "karoshi".
4. What would you use Roundup for?
5. The Khazars, a Turkic people, dominated the land north of Caucasus during
a couple of centuries up around 950 AD. There is one thing which is
noticeable with them in terms of religion. What?
6. In linguistics, what sound change does "metathesis" refer to?
7. This band had already released three albums when they recruited a new
singer and released an album with the name of an European capital. This
album and the title track is probably their most well-known work. Name
the band.
8. Explain the term "Drowning on dry land".
9. If you are at the Roland Garros stadium, which sport are you likely to be
watching?
10, A logical consequence of the election results is that Donald T will come
back as a state leader. In which country?
11. Tata Group has business in a wide range of products and services. Their
origin and headquarters are in which country?
12. Refer to https://www.sommarskog.se/temp/P1000637.jpg. Name any of the
two lover boys.
1. When was Moscow first established as a principality. Answer by giving a
half-century. For instance, if you think it happened this year, you would
answer "First half of 21st century."
2. The Italian film "Il Postino" ("The Postman") from 1994 tells a
fictive story, but one of the characters is a real-life Nobel
laureate in literature. Who?
3. Explain the Japanese term "karoshi".
4. What would you use Roundup for?
5. The Khazars, a Turkic people, dominated the land north of Caucasus during
a couple of centuries up around 950 AD. There is one thing which is
noticeable with them in terms of religion. What?
6. In linguistics, what sound change does "metathesis" refer to?
9. If you are at the Roland Garros stadium, which sport are you likely to be
watching?
11. Tata Group has business in a wide range of products and services. Their
origin and headquarters are in which country?
12. Refer to https://www.sommarskog.se/temp/P1000637.jpg. Name any of the
two lover boys.
1. When was Moscow first established as a principality. Answer by giving a half-century. For instance, if you think it happened this year, you would answer "First half of 21st century."
2. The Italian film "Il Postino" ("The Postman") from 1994 tells a
fictive story, but one of the characters is a real-life Nobel
laureate in literature. Who?
3. Explain the Japanese term "karoshi".
4. What would you use Roundup for?
5. The Khazars, a Turkic people, dominated the land north of Caucasus during a couple of centuries up around 950 AD. There is one thing which is noticeable with them in terms of religion. What?
6. In linguistics, what sound change does "metathesis" refer to?
7. This band had already released three albums when they recruited a new singer and released an album with the name of an European capital. This album and the title track is probably their most well-known work. Name
the band.
9. If you are at the Roland Garros stadium, which sport are you likely to be watching?
10, A logical consequence of the election results is that Donald T will come back as a state leader. In which country?
11. Tata Group has business in a wide range of products and services. Their origin and headquarters are in which country?
12. Refer to https://www.sommarskog.se/temp/P1000637.jpg. Name any of the two lover boys.
Here is one of my occasional quizzes. 12 unasoorted questions of varying degree of difficulty. As always, only use your knowledge. No googling, asking the cat etc. Post your answers to the newsgroup. Each question is worth one point. In case of a tie I will make a subjective evaluation of
the incorrect answers to name a single winner.
I plan to score this on Thursday Nov 2nd.
Have fun!
1. When was Moscow first established as a principality. Answer by giving a half-century. For instance, if you think it happened this year, you would answer "First half of 21st century."
2. The Italian film "Il Postino" ("The Postman") from 1994 tells a
fictive story, but one of the characters is a real-life Nobel
laureate in literature. Who?
3. Explain the Japanese term "karoshi".
4. What would you use Roundup for?
5. The Khazars, a Turkic people, dominated the land north of Caucasus during a couple of centuries up around 950 AD. There is one thing which is noticeable with them in terms of religion. What?
6. In linguistics, what sound change does "metathesis" refer to?
7. This band had already released three albums when they recruited a new singer and released an album with the name of an European capital. This album and the title track is probably their most well-known work. Name
the band.
8. Explain the term "Drowning on dry land".
9. If you are at the Roland Garros stadium, which sport are you likely to be watching?
10, A logical consequence of the election results is that Donald T will come back as a state leader. In which country?
11. Tata Group has business in a wide range of products and services. Their origin and headquarters are in which country?
12. Refer to https://www.sommarskog.se/temp/P1000637.jpg. Name any of the two lover boys.
Here is one of my occasional quizzes. 12 unasoorted questions of varying degree of difficulty. As always, only use your knowledge. No googling,
asking the cat etc. Post your answers to the newsgroup. Each question is worth one point. In case of a tie I will make a subjective evaluation of
the incorrect answers to name a single winner.
I plan to score this on Thursday Nov 2nd.
Have fun!
1. When was Moscow first established as a principality. Answer by giving a
half-century. For instance, if you think it happened this year, you would
answer "First half of 21st century."
2. The Italian film "Il Postino" ("The Postman") from 1994 tells a
fictive story, but one of the characters is a real-life Nobel
laureate in literature. Who?
3. Explain the Japanese term "karoshi".
4. What would you use Roundup for?
5. The Khazars, a Turkic people, dominated the land north of Caucasus during
a couple of centuries up around 950 AD. There is one thing which is
noticeable with them in terms of religion. What?
6. In linguistics, what sound change does "metathesis" refer to?
7. This band had already released three albums when they recruited a new
singer and released an album with the name of an European capital. This
album and the title track is probably their most well-known work. Name
the band.
8. Explain the term "Drowning on dry land".
9. If you are at the Roland Garros stadium, which sport are you likely to be
watching?
10, A logical consequence of the election results is that Donald T will come
back as a state leader. In which country?
11. Tata Group has business in a wide range of products and services. Their
origin and headquarters are in which country?
12. Refer to https://www.sommarskog.se/temp/P1000637.jpg. Name any of the
two lover boys.
1. When was Moscow first established as a principality. Answer by giving
a half-century. For instance, if you think it happened this year, you
would answer "First half of 21st century."
2. The Italian film "Il Postino" ("The Postman") from 1994 tells a
fictive story, but one of the characters is a real-life Nobel
laureate in literature. Who?
3. Explain the Japanese term "karoshi".
4. What would you use Roundup for?
5. The Khazars, a Turkic people, dominated the land north of Caucasus
during a couple of centuries up around 950 AD. There is one thing which
is noticeable with them in terms of religion. What?
6. In linguistics, what sound change does "metathesis" refer to?
7. This band had already released three albums when they recruited a new
singer and released an album with the name of an European capital. This
album and the title track is probably their most well-known work. Name
the band.
8. Explain the term "Drowning on dry land".
9. If you are at the Roland Garros stadium, which sport are you likely
to be watching?
10, A logical consequence of the election results is that Donald T will
come back as a state leader. In which country?
11. Tata Group has business in a wide range of products and services.
Their origin and headquarters are in which country?
12. Refer to https://www.sommarskog.se/temp/P1000637.jpg. Name any of the
two lover boys.
8. Explain the term "Drowning on dry land".
You fall into the water, but you are saved and taken up from the water still alive. But you have so much water in your lungs that you die by drowning anyway.
Or at least this is what I found when I googled the term...
I did not accept "The result of drinking a potentially lethal excess of water", since in that case you don't die because of water in the lungs or anything else resemblant of drowning. This is more like poisoning.
9. If you are at the Roland Garros stadium, which sport are you likely
to be watching?
Tennis.
This is where French Open is played. I did not accept "Lawn tennis", since the surface on Roland Garrod is red clay, not grass.
This quiz is over, and the winner is STEPHEN W PERRY! Congratulations!
Here is the full scoreboard:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total ----------------------------------------------------
Swp 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 - 1 1 1 9
Dan B - - 1 1 1 1 - - - - 1 1 6
Mark B - - - 1 - 1 - - 1 - 1 1 5
Dan T - - - 1 - - - - - 1 1 - 3
Pete G - - - 1 - - - - 1 - - 1 3
Can you please post my score? I submitted my answers on October 29.
https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.trivia/c/SAEBbPQpYa0/m/sWMLI9LSAAAJ
I don't find a source that gives this explanation, only titles of songs
and a TV episode.
1. Gibril Farishta and Saladin Chamcha are the main characters in which
1980's novel which sparked quite some controversy?
3. Not only are they playing football in Europe. On the other side of the
pond, Copa America is going on. This year featuring countries from both
South and North America. Which country is the hosting nation?
4. Which city might you be travelling to if you land at the Changi airport?
6. This actor has been seen in such diverse movies as "The Grifters",
"Con Air", "Being John Malkovich" and "Runaway Jury". Who is this
person?
8. You meet a group of people, and you find that their last names
all end in -adze, -idze or -shvili. Which country are the likely
to be coming from?
9. The Sava river runs through one European capital and ends in another.
Name any of the two cities.
10. Which car manufacturer has or had models like 104, 207, 305, 404 and
5008?
11. Deneb is a star in which constellation?
12. Cannel� is a pastry which is popular all over France, but it is
speciality of which region, of which the name may be more likely
to make you think of wine? You can see a sample of the goodies
here: https://www.sommarskog.se/temp/caneles.jpg. (Picture taken
from Wikipedia.)
Here is one of my occasional quizzes. I've assembled 12 questions in
various topics. The usual rules apply. Post your answers to the
newsgroup, use only your knowledge and do not consult the dog, the
spouse or Chat GPT. And most of all have fun!
1. Gibril Farishta and Saladin Chamcha are the main characters in which
1980's novel which sparked quite some controversy?
2. UEFA Euro 2024 is in full swing. In which country is this football
tournament taking place?
3. Not only are they playing football in Europe. On the other side of the
pond, Copa America is going on. This year featuring countries from both
South and North America. Which country is the hosting nation?
4. Which city might you be travelling to if you land at the Changi airport?
6. This actor has been seen in such diverse movies as "The Grifters",
"Con Air", "Being John Malkovich" and "Runaway Jury". Who is this
person?
8. You meet a group of people, and you find that their last names
all end in -adze, -idze or -shvili. Which country are the likely
to be coming from?
10. Which car manufacturer has or had models like 104, 207, 305, 404 and
5008?
11. Deneb is a star in which constellation?
12. Cannelé is a pastry which is popular all over France, but it is
speciality of which region, of which the name may be more likely
to make you think of wine? You can see a sample of the goodies
here: https://www.sommarskog.se/temp/caneles.jpg. (Picture taken
from Wikipedia.)
(I did say I'd be *largely* off-net.)
1. Gibril Farishta and Saladin Chamcha are the main characters in which
1980's novel which sparked quite some controversy?
4. Which city might you be travelling to if you land at the Changi airport?
5. Herogenaurach is a city in Bavaria with around 25000 inhabitants.
Despite the unassuming size, the city holds the headquarters for
both the second and third largest company world-wide for which class
of consumer products?
6. This actor has been seen in such diverse movies as "The Grifters",
"Con Air", "Being John Malkovich" and "Runaway Jury". Who is this
person?
8. You meet a group of people, and you find that their last names
all end in -adze, -idze or -shvili. Which country are the likely
to be coming from?
10. Which car manufacturer has or had models like 104, 207, 305, 404 and
5008?
12. Cannel? is a pastry which is popular all over France, but it is
speciality of which region, of which the name may be more likely
to make you think of wine? You can see a sample of the goodies
here: https://www.sommarskog.se/temp/caneles.jpg. (Picture taken
from Wikipedia.)
1. Baloo, Bagheera and King Louie are characters from which popular movie
from the 1960s?
2. How many women served as head of state of Russia in the 18th century?
3. If you find yourself in Kashgar, in the western fringes of which
country are you?
4. Roja Stona won gold in the Olympics, but he has now signed a contract
for a team in another sport. Name any of the two sports. Be
sufficiently specific.
5. Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham has been in the news recently. Why?
6. Old Prussian is an extinct language. Name any of the languages existing
today that it is most closely related to.
7. The Finnish city of Rovaniemi prouds itself to be the home of
which mythical figure?
8. The American English word "rutabaga" origins from which language?
9. Which artist turned the summer of 2024 into a brat summer?
11. In computing, what does the abbreviation VPN stand for?
12. What famous department store are these two pictures from? There is
of the exterior, and one from the interior you see as might you
step in from the street.
https://www.sommarskog.se/temp/P1020768.jpg
https://www.sommarskog.se/temp/P1020768.jpg
1. Baloo, Bagheera and King Louie are characters from which popular movie
from the 1960s?
2. How many women served as head of state of Russia in the 18th century?
3. If you find yourself in Kashgar, in the western fringes of which
country are you?
4. Roja Stona won gold in the Olympics, but he has now signed a contract
for a team in another sport. Name any of the two sports. Be
sufficiently specific.
5. Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham has been in the news recently. Why?
6. Old Prussian is an extinct language. Name any of the languages existing
today that it is most closely related to.
7. The Finnish city of Rovaniemi prouds itself to be the home of
which mythical figure?
8. The American English word "rutabaga" origins from which language?
9. Which artist turned the summer of 2024 into a brat summer?
10. A month or two back, which world leader came to assistance on a
flight when they asked if there was a doctor on board?
11. In computing, what does the abbreviation VPN stand for?
12. What famous department store are these two pictures from? There is
of the exterior, and one from the interior you see as might you
step in from the street.
https://www.sommarskog.se/temp/P1020768.jpg
https://www.sommarskog.se/temp/P1020768.jpg
It's time for one my occasional quizzes again. 12 random questions without any theme. As always, answer directly to the newsgroup, using only your knowledge. Consult no sources, no spouses, no cats etc.
1. Baloo, Bagheera and King Louie are characters from which popular movie
from the 1960s?
2. How many women served as head of state of Russia in the 18th century?
3. If you find yourself in Kashgar, in the western fringes of which
country are you?
5. Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham has been in the news recently. Why?
6. Old Prussian is an extinct language. Name any of the languages existing
today that it is most closely related to.
7. The Finnish city of Rovaniemi prouds itself to be the home of
which mythical figure?
9. Which artist turned the summer of 2024 into a brat summer?
11. In computing, what does the abbreviation VPN stand for?
12. What famous department store are these two pictures from? There is
of the exterior, and one from the interior you see as might you
step in from the street.
https://www.sommarskog.se/temp/P1020768.jpg
https://www.sommarskog.se/temp/P1020768.jpg
...And I'll say Swan & Edgar's, since I know
neither Harrods nor Selfridges, the only London department stores
I'd call fameous, is on Piccadilly.
2. The Decemberists were a short-lived revolutionary movement in
which 19th century country?
4. Asahi, Bitburger, Leffe, Quilmes and Tuborg are all brands of
sort of product?
5. Fredric Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee are more known under
what joint pseudonym? The name is also shared by the main hero
in many of their books.
6. Name a capital in Europe which is on the same latitude, within one,
as Seoul.
7. At the end of my flight from Tokyo to Helsinki, the flight attendant
handed out a certificate that we had been flying over the North
Pole. How come we took this route?
8. Which politician has given name to the teddybear?
9. In 2012 PSY had a smash hit about the life in a part south of the
river in Seoul. What was the name of the song?
10. What circumstance of transportation is common for three cities?
Juneau, Alaska, USA
Manuas, Amazonas, Brazil
Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka Krai, Russia
12. Carlos Alcaraz recently won the final in French Open over
Jannik Sinner. It was the longest final ever played in
French Open. Within 20 minutes, for how long time did they
play?
2. The Decemberists were a short-lived revolutionary movement in
which 19th century country?
4. Asahi, Bitburger, Leffe, Quilmes and Tuborg are all brands of
sort of product?
5. Fredric Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee are more known under
what joint pseudonym? The name is also shared by the main hero
in many of their books.
6. Name a capital in Europe which is on the same latitude, within one,
as Seoul.
7. At the end of my flight from Tokyo to Helsinki, the flight attendant
handed out a certificate that we had been flying over the North
Pole. How come we took this route?
8. Which politician has given name to the teddybear?
9. In 2012 PSY had a smash hit about the life in a part south of the
river in Seoul. What was the name of the song?
10. What circumstance of transportation is common for three cities?
Juneau, Alaska, USA
Manuas, Amazonas, Brazil
Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka Krai, Russia
11. What is the number of Beethoven's "Pastoral" symphony?
12. Carlos Alcaraz recently won the final in French Open over
Jannik Sinner. It was the longest final ever played in
French Open. Within 20 minutes, for how long time did they
play?
Here is another of my occasional quizzes. As you will notice,
there is still an influence of my recent trip to South Korea
and Japan. But there are also questions with no relation to
these countries.
The rules are the usual one: Post you answers to the newsgroup,
only use your own knowledge and not someone else's. And most of
all: Have fun!
I plan to score this quiz on Sunday 29th.
1. This 18-year old swimmer has impressed the world by setting
three world records recently in three different events. What's
her name?
2. The Decemberists were a short-lived revolutionary movement in
which 19th century country?
3. In the film "Perfect Days" from 2023 by Wim Wenders what is the
occupation of the main character Hirayama?
4. Asahi, Bitburger, Leffe, Quilmes and Tuborg are all brands of
sort of product?
5. Fredric Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee are more known under
what joint pseudonym? The name is also shared by the main hero
in many of their books.
6. Name a capital in Europe which is on the same latitude, within one,
as Seoul.
7. At the end of my flight from Tokyo to Helsinki, the flight attendant
handed out a certificate that we had been flying over the North
Pole. How come we took this route?
8. Which politician has given name to the teddybear?
9. In 2012 PSY had a smash hit about the life in a part south of the
river in Seoul. What was the name of the song?
10. What circumstance of transportation is common for three cities?
Juneau, Alaska, USA
Manuas, Amazonas, Brazil
Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka Krai, Russia
11. What is the number of Beethoven's "Pastoral" symphony?
12. Carlos Alcaraz recently won the final in French Open over
Jannik Sinner. It was the longest final ever played in
French Open. Within 20 minutes, for how long time did they
play?
1. This 18-year old swimmer has impressed the world by setting
three world records recently in three different events. What's
her name?
2. The Decemberists were a short-lived revolutionary movement in
which 19th century country?
4. Asahi, Bitburger, Leffe, Quilmes and Tuborg are all brands of
sort of product?
5. Fredric Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee are more known under
what joint pseudonym? The name is also shared by the main hero
in many of their books.
6. Name a capital in Europe which is on the same latitude, within one,
as Seoul.
7. At the end of my flight from Tokyo to Helsinki, the flight attendant
handed out a certificate that we had been flying over the North
Pole. How come we took this route?
8. Which politician has given name to the teddybear?
9. In 2012 PSY had a smash hit about the life in a part south of the
river in Seoul. What was the name of the song?
10. What circumstance of transportation is common for three cities?
Juneau, Alaska, USA
Manuas, Amazonas, Brazil
Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka Krai, Russia
11. What is the number of Beethoven's "Pastoral" symphony?
12. Carlos Alcaraz recently won the final in French Open over
Jannik Sinner. It was the longest final ever played in
French Open. Within 20 minutes, for how long time did they
play?
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