they were raised by a single mother widowed or otherwise

21. During the frenetic last few overs of the first World Cup Cricket final, a very valued item was stolen from one of the participants on the ground when the crowd, mistakingly thinking the game was over, stormed the playing arena. Luckily for the person involved, the stolen item was recovered by him. only a few days later. What was stolen from whom, and exactly how did he come to recovering it? karmaloupster 05-Oct-2000 9:10am

umpire Dickie Bird had his treasured cap stolen a few days later he saw a similar cap on a West-Indian bus conductor and, on enquiry, he was told "Oh ! its Dickie Bird's , the umpire"

25. The St. Louis Rams had a 614-yard game on Sunday. Who was the last team before the Rams to beat the 600-yard mark in regulation time (i.e. no overtime) and what was the date?
PaulE - 10-05-2000 12:09 PM

Answer: The Cincinnati Bengals with 621 on Dec. 21, 1986, against the New York Jets.

New Q to follow..

Down in the Boondocks- Ry Cooder

Q28 Between which two teams was the highest scoring senior mens International Soccer match and what was the score?

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24. As of this moment, who, among pitchers with at least 5 post-season starts, has the second-lowest ERA in postseason history (behind Sandy Koufax)?
chessart - 10-05-2000 12:08 PM

Answer: Orlando Hernandez of the New York Yankees.

New Q's...

Q29. At the end of the movie, in the last scene of the film "Jesus Christ Superstar", who is last to get on the bus? (Name of the character in the film)

Q30. Why was a One Day Match between Australia and England in 1977 finished in torrential rain?

answer: Elvis Presley

new Q31 Which Major League player has the most post-season at-bats without an RBI?

2 minutes grace, ok? =)
my bad =)

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Answer: Bedtime for Bonzo

-1- West Indies v England Georgetown 2nd Test 1980-81 was abandoned as RDJackman was not allowed to to enter the country by the Government of Guyana (Gleneagles Agreement)
-2- Pakistan v India Karachi 3rd Test 1985-85 was abandoned because of the assassination of Mrs Indira Gandhi
-3- Sri lanka v Pakistan Colombo 2nd Test 1994-95 was abandoned because of fear of post-election violence
-4- Pakistan v Zimbabwe Faisalabad 3rd Test 1998-99 was abandoned because of fog

30. Why was a One Day Match between Australia and England in 1977 finished in torrential rain? karmaloupster Fri 06-Oct-2000 6:10pm

this match was played on 06-Jun-1977 at the Oval - when ODIs are interrupted by rain they are either cut-short with a reduced run target or abandoned and replayed on the following day - although that day was available the match was nonetheless finished in torrential rain to avoid playing on Jubilee Day 07-Jun-1977 which celebrated the 25-year reign of Queen Elizabeth

Q34. When was the last time the army of Switzerland was in action on foreign soil?

answer: Carlos Baerga

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Tickets to the first Woodstock were free. They should have been $18 but people started breaking down the fences causing the promoters to allow them in free of charge.

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Q34. When was the last time the army of Switzerland was in action on foreign soil?

1515 Sep 13, King Francis of France defeated the Swiss army under Cardinal Matthias Schiner at Marignano, northern Italy.

Qustions to follow......

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Q36. When the 3rd Test (cricket) between England and Australia was abandoned in 1975 it was because protestors had dug up part of the pitch during the night. What were the protestors campaigning for?

gtho4 - 21, 20, 30
karmaloupster - 25, 24
PaulE - S9, 34
Jabberwock - 27
Barbs42 - 33

Wrong Answers:

gtho4 - 94
Partsdude - S4
chessart - S6
PaulE - 5
Jabberwock - S5, 87, 87

Points Pending:

Barbs42 - 32

Dead Stumpers:

gtho4 - 87, 78, 122
karmaloupster - 75, 89, 94, 95, 100, 106, 107, 113, 114, 115, 123
Jabberwock - 90, 111

chessart - Need your answer to Q32!

If you haven't played High Noon # 11 yet, it has been extended to midnight tonight. Go play it!

Here are the scores (including scores so far today), and the questions unanswered.

gtho4 .............. 290
Karmaloupster ... 330
PaulE ............. 240
Jabberwock ..... 210
Partsdude ........ 170
chessart ........... 130
Barbs42 .......... 110
Tangledrose ..... 0

STUMPERS

1. What is the common Olympic link between these sports? For additional points what is the odd sport out and why?
Swimming
Rowing
Athletics
Water Polo
Volleyball
karmaloupster - 10-02-2000 12:08 PM

5. How much did the tickets to the first woodstock cost? Jabberwock - 10-02-2000 11:25 PM

7. Whose novel had the working title "The Beat Generation" and under what title was it finally published? (author and novel needed) karmaloupster - 10-03-2000 03:25 AM

10. All meals for the Apollo 11 mission were pre-packed meal by meal and day by day. What was packed for Neil Armstrong as his first meal on Day 4 of the mission?
gtho4 - 10-04-2000 07:08 AM

12. Who has performed duets with REM, Sonic Youth, Ministry, John Cale, Laurie Anderson, Tom Waits and Kurt Cobain? karmaloupster - 10-04-2000 09:06 AM

13. Which bowler has the honour of being the greatest test wicket taker of old time for the shortest period of time, and how many tests did he hold the record for?
10-04-2000 09:06 AM

17. What is the common link between these people?
-Walt Whitman
-Louis Pasteur
-Winston Churchill
-Dwight D. Eisenhower
gtho4 - 10-04-2000 11:59 PM

18. There are now 9 countries who play Test Cricket, and up to and including the 750th Test Match played there have been 2 ties. How many of the other 748 matches ended in draws?
gtho4 - 10-05-2000 06:25 AM

23. What do the following countries have in common?
United States
Iran
Nigeria
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
chessart - 10-05-2000 11:40 AM

24. As of this moment, who, among pitchers with at least 5 post-season starts, has the second-lowest ERA in postseason history (behind Sandy Koufax)?
chessart - 10-05-2000 12:08 PM

26. What is the missing letter in this sequence? M, T, I, ___ , C, S, W
gtho4 - 10-06-2000 05:58 AM

28. Between which two teams was the highest scoring senior mens International Soccer match and what was the score? PaulE - 10-06-2000 08:50 AM

UNANSWERED 20 POINTERS

29. At the end of the movie, in the last scene of the film "Jesus Christ Superstar", who is last to get on the bus? (Name of the character in the film) karmaloupster - 10-06-2000 12:26 PM

31. Which Major League player has the most post-season at-bats without an RBI?
chessart - 10-06-2000 11:39 PM

32. In what film would you find the characters named Professor Peter Boyd, Jane, Professor Hans Neumann, Valerie Tillinghast, Babcock, and Lt. Daggett?
Jabberwock - 10-07-2000 12:02 AM (Points Pending)

35. Who was issued with the first ever patent relating to ice skates? PaulE - 10-09-2000 11:39 AM

36. When the 3rd Test (cricket) between England and Australia was abandoned in 1975 it was because protestors had dug up part of the pitch during the night. What were the protestors campaigning for? PaulE - 10-09-2000 11:39 AM

SAGEBRUSH QUESTIONS

To help those under 50 points of second place leader, these people will score double for these and it won't count against their daily limit. Although it won't count as your daily, you can answer only one of these bonus questions per day. This offer is good until they get within range or The Blowout / Catch-up Round (last 5 week days of the month/game).

All others may answer, but for 20 points and it will count as your daily.

Name the artist for these songs:

S 3. Big Big World
S 4. Down in the Boondocks
S 5. Groovy Kind of Love
S 6. How's the World Treating You
S 7. Indian Giver
S 8. Last Night
S10. Maybe
S12. Night Train
S13. One Bad Apple
S17. Soul Shake
S18. Time Won't Let Me
S20. Valley of Tears

Good Luck !

Osmand Bros.

newQ38. What film contains the following characters?
The Ghoul Man, The Ghoul Woman, Police Inspector Clay, Criswell, Jeff and Paula Trent?