OT: Latest Old Toad Quiz (5 ?'s about THE visit)

#11

On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 16:06:40 -0500, mick_white <mick (AT) gerrytimlin (DOT) com>
wrote:

Quote:

http://mickweb.com/quiz/index.html

Please check for typos and inaccuracies.

Passing Score: 45%

Just barely: 45%.

How many book of the "Bible" make up the "New Testament"?

"book" = "books"

Gary

#12

mick_white wrote:

Quote:

http://www.britannica.com/nobel/about.html

Are you going to pit your intellect against such a scholarly resource?

Thanks, Dån.

Sorry, I meant five rather than six in previous post...

Well, yes, I believe I have to "pit my intellect". ;-)

AFAIK, there are three prizes at the ceremony in Stockholm (Sweden) each
year that comes from the Alfred Nobel's foundation: literature,
chemistry and medicince (physiology).

At the same time, the *Bank of Sweden* gives the prize in economy "in
memory of Alfred Nobel", commonly called the Nobel Prize in economy.

Later in Oslo (Norway), the rather new Peace Prize is handed out.

So, casually, you might say it's six, but I believe it's five.

However, I ticked the option for six, so it doesn't matter to me...

BTW: The word you invented, "Dån", is pronounced "dawn" (roughly) and is
the sound of thunder. Beware...

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#13

Jeeez...I'm beat and it's midnight here:

I'm it's five given in Stockholm: four from the *Nobel foundation* and
one from the *Bank of Sweden* and then the Peace Prize in Norway.

I'm going to bed...

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#14

I never heard of Aerobatics, that's all. Thought maybe you mispelled Acrobatics.

I never thought of the Bible as a quotable word. It's like saying any other noun should have quotes around it.

"mick_white" <mick (AT) gerrytimlin (DOT) com> wrote

middletree wrote:

50%. What's my prize?My unending admiration.

In Q 10, why is "Bible" in quotes?I dunno, shouldn't it be?

In Q 11, is Aerobatics a sport?I dunno, maybe I'll change it to "synchronized swimming"

Thanks.
Mick

"mick_white" <mick (AT) gerrytimlin (DOT) com> wrote

http://mickweb.com/quiz/index.html

Please check for typos and inaccuracies.

Passing Score: 45%

Good luck, as usual, a fabulous prize for the highest score.
Mick

#15

Score too embarassing to report.

9. Since the Pilgrims didn't intend to return to Europe, they dismantled the
Mayflower and used its lumber to build what?

As this question is worded, logic suggests that the building must have to be
somewhere in the American continent. However, I distinctly recall as a child
being shown a building somewhere in the south of England that was presented
as having been made from the timbers of the Mayflower. (I seem to remember
there was some question of whether this was/is in fact true.) Did they
dismantle the ship in America and ship the timbers back to England? This
strikes me as inefficient and unlikely. Or was it sailed back intact at
least once and dismantled there? If so, *someone* returned to Europe.

-- James M. Shook
http://www.jshook.com

#16

According to the AP Stylebook, Bible should be capitalized but NOT in quotes.

Aerobatics is a show of flying maneuvers, such as loops, rolls, etc. I don't know if it's technically a sport, but it exists and the loops is a good thing to help throw people off.

P.S. I scored 50%

"mick_white" <mick (AT) gerrytimlin (DOT) com> wrote

middletree wrote:

50%. What's my prize?My unending admiration.

In Q 10, why is "Bible" in quotes?I dunno, shouldn't it be?

In Q 11, is Aerobatics a sport?I dunno, maybe I'll change it to "synchronized swimming"

Thanks.
Mick

"mick_white" <mick (AT) gerrytimlin (DOT) com> wrote

http://mickweb.com/quiz/index.html

Please check for typos and inaccuracies.

Passing Score: 45%

Good luck, as usual, a fabulous prize for the highest score.
Mick

#17

Well, close enough...
Thanks, Clive ( how's India btw?)
Mick

Clive Summerfield wrote:

Quote:

Sedgefield is a village and a borough, but not a town. The four towns in the
borough are Newton Aycliffe, Spennymoor, Shildon and Ferryhill.

PRSY scores 75%.

Cheers
Clive

"mick_white" <mick (AT) gerrytimlin (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:3FBA89E0.6060306 (AT) gerrytimlin (DOT) com...

http://mickweb.com/quiz/index.html

Please check for typos and inaccuracies.

Passing Score: 45%

Good luck, as usual, a fabulous prize for the highest score.
Mick

#18

A pass is a pass is a pass...
Thanks, Gary.
Mick

Gary White wrote:

Quote:

On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 16:06:40 -0500, mick_white <mick (AT) gerrytimlin (DOT) com
wrote:

http://mickweb.com/quiz/index.html

Please check for typos and inaccuracies.

Passing Score: 45%

Just barely: 45%.

How many book of the "Bible" make up the "New Testament"?

"book" = "books"

Gary

#19

Well døne, Dån
I catch your drift :-)
Thanks. Mick

Dan Vendel *GOF* wrote:

Quote:

mick_white wrote:

http://www.britannica.com/nobel/about.html

Are you going to pit your intellect against such a scholarly resource?

Thanks, Dån.

Sorry, I meant five rather than six in previous post...

Well, yes, I believe I have to "pit my intellect". ;-)

AFAIK, there are three prizes at the ceremony in Stockholm (Sweden)
each year that comes from the Alfred Nobel's foundation: literature,
chemistry and medicince (physiology).

At the same time, the *Bank of Sweden* gives the prize in economy "in
memory of Alfred Nobel", commonly called the Nobel Prize in economy.

Later in Oslo (Norway), the rather new Peace Prize is handed out.

So, casually, you might say it's six, but I believe it's five.

However, I ticked the option for six, so it doesn't matter to me...

BTW: The word you invented, "Dån", is pronounced "dawn" (roughly) and
is the sound of thunder. Beware...