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I hope cmyk doesn’t mind a bit of sideshow entertainment, in that I was wondering about a composer-birthdate question, and it’s a bit of a bastard. So, with the same honour rules, place the dates of death of the following in the correct order, all you get is a honourary pint from me, and cmyk gets another:
Ravel
Gershwin
Prokofiev
Holst
Rachmaninov
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HA! Yeh, you guys are on your own on this one 
[QUOTE=cmyk]
I’m thinking it only goes up the $100 now. Benjamin Franklin.
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Yuppers!
So I’m back in the green with 2 points.
I’m afraid I’ve got to get going - so I’m going to sit on my laurels for now. Maybe we will play later, when my insomnia wakes me up again. (If you’re still here)
ETA: Gorilla Man, you’ve got me stumped. Badly.
So I am back to 0. I will try to raise my score with these:
Name two Spielberg movies that focused on extra-terrestrials.
(one point each)
Name two Spielberg movies that were set in WWII.
(Also one point each)
SSG Schwartz
I am going for an easy printing question for my first, but I will twist it up with some math to make it interesting for you.
How many picas are in a mile?
Difficulty: 1
[QUOTE=GorillaMan]
I hope cmyk doesn’t mind a bit of sideshow entertainment, in that I was wondering about a composer-birthdate question, and it’s a bit of a bastard. So, with the same honour rules, place the dates of death of the following in the correct order, all you get is a honourary pint from me, and cmyk gets another:
Ravel
Gershwin
Prokofiev
Holst
Rachmaninov
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I can say with confidence that they all died in 19xx.
I know a lot of composers’ death years, but you managed to find five I don’t remember (I’m pretty sure Gershwin died in the '30s).
[QUOTE=SSG Schwartz]
So I am back to 0. I will try to raise my score with these:
Name two Spielberg movies that focused on extra-terrestrials.
(one point each)
Name two Spielberg movies that were set in WWII.
(Also one point each)
SSG Schwartz
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E.T.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(and just for fun: War of the Worlds)
Schindler’s List
Saving Private Ryan
(and just for fun: Raider’s of the Lost Ark, The Last Crusade, and 1941)
[QUOTE=cmyk]
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No questions right now (I’m distracted by baseball), but I am curious as to what this meant. I’m just a bit confused.
I think he mixed up the SCJ and the opera questions. “I don’t like (opera) as much as you do. Sorry.”
[QUOTE=CoG888]
I am going for an easy printing question for my first, but I will twist it up with some math to make it interesting for you.
How many picas are in a mile?
Difficulty: 1
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let’s see…
6 picas in an inch
x
12 inches in a foot
x
5280 feet
=
380,160 picas.
Cute, real cute. 
(you’re lucky i knew how many feet in a mile!)
[QUOTE=fachverwirrt]
[QUOTE=GorillaMan]
I hope cmyk doesn’t mind a bit of sideshow entertainment, in that I was wondering about a composer-birthdate question, and it’s a bit of a bastard. So, with the same honour rules, place the dates of death of the following in the correct order, all you get is a honourary pint from me, and cmyk gets another:
Ravel
Gershwin
Prokofiev
Holst
Rachmaninov
[/QUOTE]
I can say with confidence that they all died in 19xx.
I know a lot of composers’ death years, but you managed to find five I don’t remember (I’m pretty sure Gershwin died in the '30s).
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Ahhh, I was too choosy, maybe, lets eliminate Gershwin and Holst. Hint: it’s now a decade apiece!
[QUOTE=fachverwirrt]
No questions right now (I’m distracted by baseball), but I am curious as to what this meant. I’m just a bit confused.
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Ha, I’m sorry… I was merely saying I don’t like not knowing the answers as much as you don’t like me not knowing the answers, because we both lose. Obtuse, I know. :smack:
Clearly you do not live in Denver…
That puts me at One!
Geography, for 2 points…
Name the five oceans of the world
[QUOTE=cmyk]
Ha, I’m sorry… I was merely saying I don’t like not knowing the answers as much as you don’t like me not knowing the answers, because we both lose. Obtuse, I know. :smack:
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I was parsing that completely differently. I thought you thought that I liked the Supreme Court or something. Thanks for clearing that up.
[QUOTE=CoG888]
Clearly you do not live in Denver…
That puts me at One!
Geography, for 2 points…
Name the five oceans of the world
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Ahhh… We have the Atlantic; Pacific; Arctic; Indian; and the Antarctic or Southern?
Woo! Hoo! That is 4 points for me. I have found my category.
Next questions:
Two movies featured a truck driver, a black Trans-Am, and a Texas Sheriff. Name them. (One point each)
What was the license plate on the Trans-Am?
(Two Points)
SSG Schwartz
[QUOTE=SSG Schwartz]
Woo! Hoo! That is 4 points for me. I have found my category.
Next questions:
Two movies featured a truck driver, a black Trans-Am, and a Texas Sheriff. Name them. (One point each)
What was the license plate on the Trans-Am?
(Two Points)
SSG Schwartz
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Ah hah! Not so fast!
No idea, but it sounds Burt Reynolds-y. I’ll guess Smokey and the Bandit. However I’ve never seen it. So, if it’s correct, I can’t answer the license plate question.
[QUOTE=cmyk]
Ahhh… We have the Atlantic; Pacific; Arctic; Indian; and the Antarctic or Southern?
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Ah, Yes! You are correct. Three points
I was floored when I found out there was a fifth ocean. Rocked my world.
What movie brought us the quote “What we have here is a failure to communicate?”
Probably should be a 1 pointer.
What four capitals start with the same letter as their states? (2)
[QUOTE=CoG888]
Ah, Yes! You are correct. Three points
I was floored when I found out there was a fifth ocean. Rocked my world.
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Well hey, isn’t it really just one big ocean?
[QUOTE=CoG888]
What movie brought us the quote “What we have here is a failure to communicate?”
Probably should be a 1 pointer.
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Whew! I almost didn’t get this. For some reason Butch Cassidy kept coming to mind, but i KNEW that wasn’t right… so I let it stew, then Cool Hand Luke finally popped out.
Damn, that was close. Now I got that Guns 'n Roses song in my head.
[QUOTE=cmyk]
Ah hah! Not so fast!
No idea, but it sounds Burt Reynolds-y. I’ll guess Smokey and the Bandit. However I’ve never seen it. So, if it’s correct, I can’t answer the license plate question.
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Well, that puts me at 5 points.. I will stay with the win streak.
Movies:
According to a hotel caretaker in film, “All work and no…” finish the quote.
(One point)
What was the name of the hotel in this film?
(Two points)
SSG Schwartz