Monday, April 18, 2011

rec.games.trivia - 16 new messages in 7 topics - digest

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* QFTCI5GNM Game 10 Rounds 7-8: Potter cast, SW Ontario - 5 messages, 5
authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/bd03ea115974e1a0?hl=en
* Rare Entries DJT01 ANSWERS - 2 messages, 2 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/257e813261ae8732?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #118 - 3 messages, 3 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/d4c3e50a99310c2a?hl=en
* Rotating Quiz #11: answers and scores - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/2c510b00e2ab2c9c?hl=en
* Calvin's Rare Entries Quiz #1 - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/d32d06781a0a20d2?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #117 - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/18c0759e56fb6cca?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #119 - 3 messages, 3 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/6c8b52f327e0a549?hl=en

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TOPIC: QFTCI5GNM Game 10 Rounds 7-8: Potter cast, SW Ontario
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/bd03ea115974e1a0?hl=en
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== 1 of 5 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 17 2011 12:13 am
From: Joshua Kreitzer


On Apr 17, 1:22 am, m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
>
> * Game 10, Round 7 - Entertainment - Great British Thespians of Harry Potter
>
> Okay, Muggles... for each picture, you can name *either* the character
> from the Harry Potter series or the renowned British actor portraying
> the character.
>
> 1.http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/01.jpg

Hagrid; Robbie Coltrane

> 2.http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/02.jpg

Voldemort

> 5.http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/05.jpg

Snape; Alan Rickman

> 6.http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/06.jpg

Maggie Smith

> 8.http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/08.jpg

Helena Bonham Carter

> 9.http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/09.jpg

Kenneth Branagh

> 10.http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/10.jpg

Dumbledore

> * Game 10, Round 8 - Canadiana Geography - Southwestern Ontario

No answers for this round.

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com

== 2 of 5 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 17 2011 2:06 am
From: "Peter Smyth"


"Mark Brader" <msb@vex.net> wrote in message
news:uPednbX2X-SwGjfQnZ2dnUVZ_jydnZ2d@vex.net...
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2010-12-06,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days. For further information see
> my 2010-11-16 companion posting on "Five Guys Named Moe Questions
> from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM)".
>
> All questions were written by members of Five Guys Named Moe,
> and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and
> may have been retyped and/or edited by me.
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 7 - Entertainment - Great British Thespians of Harry
> Potter
>
> Okay, Muggles... for each picture, you can name *either* the character
> from the Harry Potter series or the renowned British actor portraying
> the character.
>
> 1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/01.jpg
Robbie Coltrane
> 2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/02.jpg
> 3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/03.jpg
> 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/04.jpg
> 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/05.jpg
Alan Rickman
> 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/06.jpg
Maggie Smith
> 7. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/07.jpg
> 8. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/08.jpg
> 9. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/09.jpg
> 10. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/10.jpg
Dumbledore
> The original handout had two decoys. Name them if you like for fun,
> but for no points.
>
> 11. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/11.jpg
> 12. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/12.jpg

Peter Smyth

== 3 of 5 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 17 2011 6:40 am
From: swp


On Apr 17, 2:22 am, m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
> * Game 10, Round 7 - Entertainment - Great British Thespians of Harry Potter
>
> Okay, Muggles... for each picture, you can name *either* the character
> from the Harry Potter series or the renowned British actor portraying
> the character.
>
> 1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/01.jpg

hagrid

> 2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/02.jpg

lord voldemort (aka tom marvolo riddle)

> 3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/03.jpg

the wand maker .. ollivander?

> 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/04.jpg

sirius black

> 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/05.jpg

professor snape

> 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/06.jpg

minerva mcgonagle

> 7. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/07.jpg

professor trelawney

> 8. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/08.jpg

helena bonham carter as bellatrix lestrange

> 9. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/09.jpg

professor gilderoy lockhart (did you get a signed copy of his book,
'magical me'??)

> 10. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/10.jpg

albus percival wulfric brian dumbledore

> The original handout had two decoys.  Name them if you like for fun,
> but for no points.
>
> 11.http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/11.jpg

hmmm .. borgan? burke?

> 12.http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/12.jpg

professor alastor 'mad eye' moody

> * Game 10, Round 8 - Canadiana Geography - Southwestern Ontario

uh oh

> 1. What place is sometimes known by the nickname "Forest City"?
>
> 2. Stompin' Tom Connors wrote (and sang):  "My back still aches
>    when I hear that word!"  What community was he referring to?
>
> 3. Before 1916, the city of Kitchener was known by what name?
>
> 4. What place is sometimes nicknamed the Telephone City?
>
> 5. Historic Uncle Tom's cabin lies near what Ontario community?

dresden

> 6. Motorcyclists generally take over what community on every
>    occurrence of Friday the 13th?
>
> 7. The unique layout of this town's core encompasses eight
>    primary streets radiating from an octagon bounded by eight
>    business blocks.  This octagon, with a park at its centre,
>    is popularly known as "The Square".  Name the town.

kitchener?

> 8. What community is known as the "Tomato Capital of Canada"?
>
> 9. Back in 1990, this town spent a brief time in the national
>    spotlight when a tire fire involving approximately 14,000,000
>    tires raged for 17 days.  What town?

hagersville? ; hagerstown?

> 10. This plant is the largest coal-fired power plant in North
>    America and in 2001 was cited by Environment Canada as the
>    largest contributor of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada.
>    The generating station is named after the town.  What town?

and thankfully that round is now over

swp


== 4 of 5 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 17 2011 12:05 pm
From: Pete


msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:uPednbX2X-SwGjfQnZ2dnUVZ_jydnZ2d@vex.net:

> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2010-12-06,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days. For further information see
> my 2010-11-16 companion posting on "Five Guys Named Moe Questions
> from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM)".
>
> All questions were written by members of Five Guys Named Moe,
> and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and
> may have been retyped and/or edited by me.
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 7 - Entertainment - Great British Thespians of Harry
> Potter
>
> Okay, Muggles... for each picture, you can name *either* the character
> from the Harry Potter series or the renowned British actor portraying
> the character.
>
> 1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/01.jpg

Hagrid

> 2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/02.jpg

Voldemort

> 3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/03.jpg

Ollivander

> 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/04.jpg

Sirius Black

> 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/05.jpg

Snape

> 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/06.jpg

McGonigal

> 7. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/07.jpg

Trelawney

> 8. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/08.jpg

Bellatrix Lestrange

> 9. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/09.jpg

Lockhart

> 10. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/10.jpg

Dumbledore

>
> The original handout had two decoys. Name them if you like for fun,
> but for no points.
>
> 11. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/11.jpg
> 12. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/12.jpg

Mad-Eye Moody

>
>
> * Game 10, Round 8 - Canadiana Geography - Southwestern Ontario
>
> 1. What place is sometimes known by the nickname "Forest City"?
>
> 2. Stompin' Tom Connors wrote (and sang): "My back still aches
> when I hear that word!" What community was he referring to?
>
> 3. Before 1916, the city of Kitchener was known by what name?
>
> 4. What place is sometimes nicknamed the Telephone City?
>
> 5. Historic Uncle Tom's cabin lies near what Ontario community?
>
> 6. Motorcyclists generally take over what community on every
> occurrence of Friday the 13th?
>
> 7. The unique layout of this town's core encompasses eight
> primary streets radiating from an octagon bounded by eight
> business blocks. This octagon, with a park at its centre,
> is popularly known as "The Square". Name the town.
>
> 8. What community is known as the "Tomato Capital of Canada"?
>
> 9. Back in 1990, this town spent a brief time in the national
> spotlight when a tire fire involving approximately 14,000,000
> tires raged for 17 days. What town?
>
> 10. This plant is the largest coal-fired power plant in North
> America and in 2001 was cited by Environment Canada as the
> largest contributor of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada.
> The generating station is named after the town. What town?

Pete


== 5 of 5 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 17 2011 4:47 pm
From: Calvin


On Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:22:37 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2010-12-06,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days. For further information see
> my 2010-11-16 companion posting on "Five Guys Named Moe Questions
> from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM)".
>
> All questions were written by members of Five Guys Named Moe,
> and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and
> may have been retyped and/or edited by me.
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 7 - Entertainment - Great British Thespians of Harry
> Potter
>
> Okay, Muggles... for each picture, you can name *either* the character
> from the Harry Potter series or the renowned British actor portraying
> the character.
>
> 1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/01.jpg

Robbie Coltrane

> 2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/02.jpg

Voldermort

> 3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/03.jpg

John Pertwee?

> 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/04.jpg

Dunno

> 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/05.jpg

Alan Rickman

> 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/06.jpg

Maggie Smith

> 7. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/07.jpg

Emma Thompson

> 8. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/08.jpg

Julia Swahala, Helena Bonham-Carter

> 9. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/09.jpg

Kenneth Brannagh

> 10. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/10.jpg

Michael Gambon

> The original handout had two decoys. Name them if you like for fun,
> but for no points.
>
> 11. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/11.jpg

Bill Nighy

> 12. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10.07/hp/12.jpg

Dunno

> * Game 10, Round 8 - Canadiana Geography - Southwestern Ontario

Pass

--

cheers,
calvin

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TOPIC: Rare Entries DJT01 ANSWERS
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/257e813261ae8732?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 17 2011 4:51 am
From: Erland Sommarskog


humunculus (myronbuck@yahoo.com) writes:
> Hmm, that brings up a point. When you say "Give a name....", who is
> the determining body that the name is legitimate? I have seen plenty
> of kids refer to the rook as a 'castle', or the knight as 'the horse'.
> Should there be a ruling that 'names' must be recognized as 'official'
> by some sort of 'officiating body'? And for that matter, what about
> names used in different languages....would you accept 'Le Roi' for
> 'the King', for example?

Well, Dan said "give the English name", so that clearly rules out names
in other languages.

What is more problematic is the use of "the". Mark would have written "Name
a chess piece", if he wanted us to choose between the chess pieces. Had he
wanted us to choose between the possible names he would have written "Give
an English name for a chess piece". "The English name" would indicate that
there is one definitive name but as the thread has shown.


--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se


== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 17 2011 6:01 am
From: Jeffrey Turner


On 3/23/2011 6:58 AM, Dan Tilque wrote:
> This is my first attempt at a Rare Entries contest. The rules will
> follow those of Mark's games with one exception, which I'll get to later.
>
>
>
> As usual, reply ONLY BY EMAIL to dtilque@frontier.com DO NOT post
> answers to this newsgroup. Anyone who does will be disqualified.
>
> Entries must reach here by Sunday, April 10, 2011 (Pacific Daylight
> Time, UTC -7).
>
>
> Do not include any of the text from this posting with your answers. Just
> send a list of your answers numbered from 0 through 9. Make sure that
> the subject line includes the string "DJT01".
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 0. Name a Solar System body that a spacecraft has orbited.

Sun

> 1. Give a chemical element that is an intentional constituent of a coin
> issued by a national government since 1950. The coin must have been
> issued for circulation, not for collectors or investment purposes.
> "Intentional" is meant to rule out various trace elements that are
> virtually impossible to remove from metal; the element must be one that
> is desired by the makers to be in the coin. Yapese Rai stones, which are
> sometimes called coins, are excluded from this question.

Zinc

> 2. Give the name of a cartographic feature whose English name is of the
> form "Sea of Xxxx".

Sea of Storms

> 3. Give the English name for a chess piece. Note that pawns are not
> considered to be pieces in chess.

Queen

> 4. Name a country the United States has officially declared war on.

Austria-Hungary

> 5. Name a country or state/province whose official flag contains an
> asterism. That is, it has an arrangement of stars which intentionally
> mimics that of a star pattern in the sky.

Alaska

> 6. Name a US President or Vice President whom a city was named after.
> The city must have a population of at least 10,000.

Jackson

> 7. Name an organized sport that has goals but no goalkeepers. Note that
> "goal" here refers to a stationary physical object used in the scoring
> of points for the game, not as a synonym of "objective".

Rugby

> 8. Give a common (uncapitalized) English term which is sometimes used to
> refer to Puma concolor (a.k.a. Felis concolor). The term may be either
> single word or multiple word, but terms that differ from each other only
> by minor spelling variation, spaces, hyphens, apostrophes, or other
> punctuation will be considered the same.

whitish

> 9. Some things get their name from the material they are (or were)
> typically made from. Examples are drinking glasses and eyeglasses (even
> though eyeglasses are now usually made from acrylic). Name something of
> this category where the material is some sort of metal.

iron horse

--Jeff

--
Money to get power;
Power to protect money.
--Medici family motto

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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #118
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/d4c3e50a99310c2a?hl=en
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 17 2011 7:18 am
From: swp


On Apr 14, 10:13 pm, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
> 1       In 1847, which African country became the first to receive independence?

egypt

> 2       Which band released the 1966 album Pet Sounds?

the beach boys

> 3       Andrew Gaze represented Australia in which sport?

skiing?

> 4       What is the unit of currency in Israel?

shekel

> 5       Who played the title role in the 1980 movie Private Benjamin?

goldie hawn

> 6       Which musical is a modern version of Madame Butterfly, set during the  
> Vietnam War?

miss saigon

> 7       Who played Janet in the 1975 film Rocky Horror Picture Show?

susan sarandon (dammit!)

> 8       Which are normally larger- bluefin tuna or yellowfin tuna?

yellowfin

> 9       Which organisation was formed in Geneva in 1863?

red cross

> 10      Which actress co-starred with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby in the "Road  
> To..." movies?

heddy lamar

swp


== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 17 2011 11:16 am
From: Pete


Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote in
news:op.vtyi31d7yr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:

>
>
> 1 In 1847, which African country became the first to receive
> independence?

Liberia

> 2 Which band released the 1966 album Pet Sounds?

The Beach Boys

> 3 Andrew Gaze represented Australia in which sport?

Rugby

> 4 What is the unit of currency in Israel?

Shekel

> 5 Who played the title role in the 1980 movie Private Benjamin?

Goldie Hawn

> 6 Which musical is a modern version of Madame Butterfly, set
> during the Vietnam War?

Miss Saigon

> 7 Who played Janet in the 1975 film Rocky Horror Picture Show?

Susan Sarandan

> 8 Which are normally larger- bluefin tuna or yellowfin tuna?

Yellowfin

> 9 Which organisation was formed in Geneva in 1863?

Red Cross

> 10 Which actress co-starred with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby in the
> "Road To..." movies?

Dorothy Lamour

>
>

Pete


== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 17 2011 7:25 pm
From: Calvin


On Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:13:03 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:


> 1 In 1847, which African country became the first to receive
> independence?

Liberia, hence the name.
6/10
Ethiopia was never colonised so never received independence.

> 2 Which band released the 1966 album Pet Sounds?

The Beach Boys
7/10

> 3 Andrew Gaze represented Australia in which sport?

Basketball
1/10
Well done Rob, though it was a gimme.

> 4 What is the unit of currency in Israel?

[New] Shekel
10/10

> 5 Who played the title role in the 1980 movie Private Benjamin?

Goldie Hawn
9/10

> 6 Which musical is a modern version of Madame Butterfly, set during the
> Vietnam War?

Miss Saigon
7/10

> 7 Who played Janet in the 1975 film Rocky Horror Picture Show?

Susan Sarandon
7/10
Dammit Janet!

> 8 Which are normally larger- bluefin tuna or yellowfin tuna?

Bluefin
7/10

> 9 Which organisation was formed in Geneva in 1863?

The Red Cross
10/10

> 10 Which actress co-starred with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby in the "Road
> To..." movies?

Dorothy Lamour
6/10
Not to be confused with Hedy Lamarr


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 118
1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 Dan Tilque
1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Erland S
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 John Masters
1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 7 Mark Brader
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 Pete Gayde
0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 Peter Smyth
0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 Rob Parker
1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 Stan Brown
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 swp
6 7 1 10 9 7 7 7 10 6 70 TOTAL
70%

There is an unprecedented 5-way tie on 8/10. To determine a winner, I
propose a cage match with each combatant using one weapon of their
choosing.

--

cheers,
calvin

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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #11: answers and scores
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/2c510b00e2ab2c9c?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 17 2011 10:36 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Mark Brader:
> Time's up! And Jeff Turner wins. Hearty congratulations, Jeff!
> And, of course, please start Rotating Quiz #12.

I emailed Jeff when he didn't do so, and he said he doesn't have
time to. Marc Dashevsky finished 2nd; Marc, can *you* do Quiz #12?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Strange commas are enshrined in
msb@vex.net | the US Constitution." --James Hogg

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TOPIC: Calvin's Rare Entries Quiz #1
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/d32d06781a0a20d2?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 17 2011 4:01 pm
From: Calvin


On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 03:59:15 +1000, Peter Smyth <psmythREMOVE@thisukf.net>
wrote:

>
>
> "Calvin" <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote in message
> news:op.vtyj02tpyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au...
>
>> The rules will be the same as for Mark's comps, excepting that wrong
>> answers will score the number of people who enter, and I may award
>> bonus marks (bonus reductions, I guess) for the best answer to each
>> question. "Best" will mean whatever I want it to mean, but usually
>> approximates "most original".
>
> I don't think this is a good idea as it is too arbitary. Presumably the
> "most original" answer will have scored 1 point anyway so that should be
> reward enough.

The bonus reduction will usually be -1 so won't have much effect on the
rankings. Enough to separate ties and that's about it.

--

cheers,
calvin

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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #117
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/18c0759e56fb6cca?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 17 2011 4:02 pm
From: Calvin


On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 11:51:47 +1000, Marc Dashevsky
<usenet@marcdashevsky.com> wrote:

> In article <op.vtuloys6yr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>,
> calvin@phlegm.com says...
>>
>> 1 Which two nations compete for rugby union's Bledisloe Cup?
>> 2 What is supposedly the only object that a werewolf is vulnerable to?
>> 3 Which British actor is married to supermodel Miranda Kerr?
>> 4 Which present day country was once known as Formosa?
> Taiwan
>
>> 5 Which Caribbean nation produces Red Stripe beer?
> Jamaica
>
>> 6 In a standard modern orchestra, what is the smallest woodwind
>> instrument?
> piccolo
>
>> 7 In which card game can a player score "one for his knob"?
> Cribbage
>
>> 8 Before marrying Paul, Linda McCartney worked in which field of the
>> arts?
> Photography
>
>> 9 Which movie studio created Bugs Buggy?
> Warner Brothers
>
>> 10 Which fruit is the main ingredient of a Warldorf salad?
> apple

All given answers are correct, 7/10.

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cheers,
calvin

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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 17 2011 7:25 pm
From: Calvin


1 Who married Marc Mezvinksy in July 2010?
2 Which character has been portrayed by both Jack Nicholson and Heath
Ledger?
3 Who composed the 1812 Overture?
4 New Orleans is located in which US state?
5 In which Indian city did a 1984 industrial spill kill over 10,000 people?
6 What is the more usual name for a polygraph?
7 Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone co-starred in which 1992 movie?
8 What game would you be playing if your cue ball had two black spots on
it?
9 Apart from a pawn, what is the only other chess piece that may make the
1st move?
10 Who was the lead singer of The Seekers?


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cheers,
calvin


== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 17 2011 7:47 pm
From: "Chris F.A. Johnson"


On 2011-04-18, Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 Who married Marc Mezvinksy in July 2010?

Chelsea Clinton

> 2 Which character has been portrayed by both Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger?

The Joker

> 3 Who composed the 1812 Overture?

Tchaikovsky

> 4 New Orleans is located in which US state?

Louisiana

> 5 In which Indian city did a 1984 industrial spill kill over 10,000 people?

Bhopal

> 6 What is the more usual name for a polygraph?

Lie detector

> 7 Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone co-starred in which 1992 movie?

Basic Instinct

> 8 What game would you be playing if your cue ball had two black spots on it?

Billiards

> 9 Apart from a pawn, what is the only other chess piece that may make the 1st move?

Knight

> 10 Who was the lead singer of The Seekers?

Judith Durham

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== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 17 2011 8:43 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Calvin writes:
> 1 Who married Marc Mezvinksy in July 2010?

Johnson.

> 2 Which character has been portrayed by both Jack Nicholson and Heath
> Ledger?

The Joker.

> 3 Who composed the 1812 Overture?

Tchaikovsky.

> 4 New Orleans is located in which US state?

Louisiana.

> 5 In which Indian city did a 1984 industrial spill kill over 10,000 people?

"Spill" is usually used for liquids, not airborne poisons.
Anyway, Bhopal.

> 6 What is the more usual name for a polygraph?

Lie detector.

> 7 Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone co-starred in which 1992 movie?

Disclosure.

> 8 What game would you be playing if your cue ball had two black spots on
> it?

Billiards. The specific game of that name.

> 9 Apart from a pawn, what is the only other chess piece that may make the
> 1st move?

Knight.

> 10 Who was the lead singer of The Seekers?

Johnson.
--
Mark Brader "The best you can write will be the best you are.
Toronto Every sentence is the result of a long probation."
msb@vex.net -- Henry David Thoreau, 1841

My text in this article is in the public domain.


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