Steve Grant
8/13/2003 1:52:00 PM
"Gareth Owen" <usenet@gwowen.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:r5i4r0lev7l.fsf@gill.maths.keele.ac.uk...
> Set by e. e. cummings, if the capitalisation is anything to go by...
>
> 1. which animal is largest member of the deer family?
> 2. name both the year and city at which cassius clay won his gold medal
at the
> summer olympics? bonus: where did that medal end up?
1960, Rome.
> 3. which actor has "wino forever" tatooed on his forearm?
> 4. italian footballer paulo di canio has signed a one-year deal with
which
> premiership club?
> 5. on which british island would you find carisbrooke castle?
> 6. jack regan and george carter were the lead characters in which tv cop
> show?
> 7. in which century did joan of arc live and die?
15th.
> 8. what fruit is used to make the drink perry?
> 9. what is the full title of warrington rugby league team?
> 10. which former journalist and former presenter of call my bluff
currently
> presents the brain of britain quiz on radio four?
> 11. what unit is defined as the mean distance between the earth and sun?
Astronomical Unit.
> 12. which country has the largest area of forest?
Russia?
> 13. what is vitamin B-2 is commonly known as?
Riboflavin.
> 14. where in the human body would you find the Bowman's capsules
Kidneys.
> 15. what US island territory sits at the southern tip of the mariana
islands
> in the pacific?
Guam.
> 16. the fujita scale is used to measure the intensity of what natural
> disaster?
> 17. what is the name of the now former liberian president who stepped down
> yesterday?
Charles Taylor.
> 18. who is ranked world number one in women's tennis?
> 19. what was the new british record temperature set on sunday
> (in celsiuss since 100 farenheit means nothing)?
100, because 38 Celsius means nothing.
> 20. why were yuri malencheko and ekaterina dmitriev in the news this week?
> 21. the poisonous plant 'atropa belladonna' is better known by what name?
> 22. how many 'K's are there in a standard scrabble set?
One.
> 23. in which US state was michael jackson born?
> 24. who was the scottish born founder of the US navy that shares his name
with
> a member of Led Zeppelin?
John Paul Jones.
> 25. pamela anderson's relationship with which rocker is currently on the
> rocks?
Kid Rock.
> 26. which of the queen mother's former duties did prince charles take over
> this weekend?
> 27. which TV show, written and produced by michael crichton, is currently
in
> its 10th year?
> 28. who played mike gambit in the new avengers?
> 29. what colour is opposite green on a colour wheel?
Red.
> 30. columbus day in the US and thanksgiving in canada are celebrated on
the
> second monday in which month?
October.