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TOPIC: Rare Entries DJT01 email problems
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/f1d731c461a907e5?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sat, Apr 9 2011 6:39 pm
From: Dan Tilque

One person had their entry for DJT01 rejected by the email system. I
don't know the reason, although it may have been the incorrect header
line I put on the first post. Later posts in the thread (the repost and
reminders) did not have that incorrect header, so you should have been
able to reply to them. Anyway, what worked in that case was that I sent
them an email and they replied to that.

If any one else had a similar problem, try replying to this thread and
I'll send an email you can reply to. Remember not to post any of your
answers to the newsgroups.

I apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.

--
Dan Tilque

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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #10: April 4th - Answers & Scores
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/047e4e37011a5a65?hl=en
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== 1 of 5 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 10 2011 7:40 am
From: swp

On Apr 4, 6:19 pm, swp <stephen.w.pe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> the usual caveats apply, only your own knowledge, no looking stuff up,
> no help from spouses, etc.
>
> today is april 4th, 2011. from this day in history:
>
> 0. what u.s. president died of pneumonia in the white house on april
> 4th 1841?

harrison

> 1. who was assassinated 43 years ago today while standing on the
> balcony outside his second-story room at the lorraine motel in
> memphis, tennessee?

dr martin luther king jr. (not his dad, martin luther king, but only
the last name is required per the usual rules)

> 2. what nhl hockey player scored 212 points in the season that ended
> on april 4th 1982?

wayne gretzky (who else could it be other than the great one?)

> 3. in the 32nd academy awards, held april 4th 1960, what film took
> home 11 awards?

ben bur

> 4. what organization was established on april 4th, 1949?

nato (also accepting otan from the french entrants)

> 5. what novelist and poet laureate, who authored _I Know Why the Caged
> Bird Sings_, was born on april 4th, 1928?

maya angelou

> 6. what legendary blues guitarist, famous for _hoochie coochie man_,
> was born on april 4th 1915?

muddy waters aka mckinley morganfield

> 7. who quit _the tonight show_ on april 4th 1967?

johnny carson, over a salary dispute. he returned a few weeks later.

> 8. what stadium was dedicated in philadelphia, pa on april 4th 1971?

veterans' stadium, aka "the vet"

> 9. a coup ousted president nimeiry and replaced him with general dahab
> in what country on april 4th 1985?

sudan

peter s - 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 = 4
calvin - 1 * 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 2.5
mark b - 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 = 7
dan t - 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 = 3.5
marc d - 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 = 5
erland - 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 = 3
pete - 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 = 6

and the winner is ... Mark Brader! very well done sir. rotating
quiz #11 is all yours. congratulations to pete as well, for a very
impressive start with 5 correct. no one get them all, but someone got
all of them. that's the mark of a good set, I think.

and yes, it was synchronicity that q1 was also in another quiz at the
same time. I didn't know the date myself off hand until looking it up
with the other answers.

I hadn't planned on making an 'april 4th' themed quiz until I saw that
in doing so I could include sports, canadiana, history, politics,
music, movies, and of course a philadelphia reference thrown in for
good measure.

swp

== 2 of 5 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 10 2011 7:42 am
From: swp

On Apr 10, 10:40 am, swp <stephen.w.pe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 4, 6:19 pm, swp <stephen.w.pe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > 3. in the 32nd academy awards, held april 4th 1960, what film took
> > home 11 awards?
>
> ben bur

'ben hur'

burr .. a chill wind blows through my heart, for I remember babylon.

sigh.

swp

== 3 of 5 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 10 2011 11:30 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

Stephen Perry:
> and the winner is ... Mark Brader! very well done sir.

Wow -- I won it thanks to a lucky guess! Okay, #11 is coming.
--
Mark Brader | "Must undefined behavior obey *all* the laws of physics,
msb@vex.net | or is the restriction limited to time travel?"
Toronto | --Heather Downs

== 4 of 5 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 10 2011 12:39 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog

swp (stephen.w.perry@gmail.com) writes:
>> 1. who was assassinated 43 years ago today while standing on the
>> balcony outside his second-story room at the lorraine motel in
>> memphis, tennessee?
>
> dr martin luther king jr. (not his dad, martin luther king, but only
> the last name is required per the usual rules)
>...
>> 4. what organization was established on april 4th, 1949?
>
> nato (also accepting otan from the french entrants)
>...
>> 6. what legendary blues guitarist, famous for _hoochie coochie man_,
>> was born on april 4th 1915?
>
> muddy waters aka mckinley morganfield
>...
> erland - 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 = 3

Something seems out of whack here. The above questions were the ones
I answered correctly, but you score sheet indiciates otherwise. Not a
big deal, but you have have other errors as well. (You would proabably
make it easier for yourself, if the first question was #1 etc! :-)

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

== 5 of 5 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 10 2011 3:14 pm
From: Calvin

On Mon, 11 Apr 2011 05:39:05 +1000, Erland Sommarskog
<esquel@sommarskog.se> wrote:

> (You would proabably
> make it easier for yourself, if the first question was #1 :-)

Seconded!

cheers,
calvin

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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #11
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/2c510b00e2ab2c9c?hl=en
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== 1 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 10 2011 12:34 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

Post your answers in this thread, based only on your own knowledge.
You have 5 days from the instant of posting to answer. This time
spelling counts -- misspell a correct answer and you only get a
half-point.

As in QFTCI, please place each answer on a separate line after
quoting the corresponding question.

1. What surname was shared by two US presidents and a star
player who retired from basketball in 1996?

2. What name is shared by another retired basketball star of
similar fame, the Green Lantern's secret identity (in some
versions), a river, and a country?

3. When TV viewers first heard of this alien species, they were
enemies of humanity, serving in some stories as an analogue
for the Communist bloc. In later years they were an ally
of humans, noble warriors with a strong sense of loyalty
despite some savage tendencies and customs -- and they looked
very different. What species was this? (Give the singular.)

4. This former Soviet republic is very familiar to fans of
geography quizzes at www.sporcle.com. Its capital is Bishkek,
and if "Wheel of Fortune" rules are used, then its 3-syllable
name contains only one vowel. Name the country.

5. What unit of measure is equal to roundly 950 ml or 1,150 ml
depending on which English-speaking country you live in?

6. What 14-letter adjective means "most perfectly typical" and
has an etymology referring to the "fifth element" supposed
to exist in addition to earth, fire, wind, and water?

7. What noble gas has atomic number 54 and shares the first
part of its name with a company formerly known as Blackwater?

8. What name, which might be said to fit the pattern of the
quiz in two places, was first made famous by two Persian
kings of the 5th century BC?

9. Mildred Didrikson achieved great success in various sports,
but died of cancer in her 40s. What was her married name?

10. This name of a Greek letter also forms a component of the
name of an Oscar-winning actress whose husband is a much
older Oscar-winner. What is it?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "When you say 'non-trivial', can you
msb@vex.net quantify that for me?" --Kate Hamilton

My text in this article is in the public domain.

== 2 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 10 2011 12:59 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog

Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> 1. What surname was shared by two US presidents and a star
> player who retired from basketball in 1996?

Johnson

> 2. What name is shared by another retired basketball star of
> similar fame, the Green Lantern's secret identity (in some
> versions), a river, and a country?

Jordan

>3. When TV viewers first heard of this alien species, they were
> enemies of humanity, serving in some stories as an analogue
> for the Communist bloc. In later years they were an ally
> of humans, noble warriors with a strong sense of loyalty
> despite some savage tendencies and customs -- and they looked
> very different. What species was this? (Give the singular.)

Klingon

> 4. This former Soviet republic is very familiar to fans of
> geography quizzes at www.sporcle.com. Its capital is Bishkek,
> and if "Wheel of Fortune" rules are used, then its 3-syllable
> name contains only one vowel. Name the country.

Kyrgyzystan

> 5. What unit of measure is equal to roundly 950 ml or 1,150 ml
> depending on which English-speaking country you live in?

Pint?

> 6. What 14-letter adjective means "most perfectly typical" and
> has an etymology referring to the "fifth element" supposed
> to exist in addition to earth, fire, wind, and water?

Pentelementary

> 7. What noble gas has atomic number 54 and shares the first
> part of its name with a company formerly known as Blackwater?

Xenon

> 8. What name, which might be said to fit the pattern of the
> quiz in two places, was first made famous by two Persian
> kings of the 5th century BC?

Xerxes

> 9. Mildred Didrikson achieved great success in various sports,
> but died of cancer in her 40s. What was her married name?

Young?

> 10. This name of a Greek letter also forms a component of the
> name of an Oscar-winning actress whose husband is a much
> older Oscar-winner. What is it?

Zeta

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

== 3 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 10 2011 1:36 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky

In article <huKdnTx4e_Khmz_QnZ2dnUVZ_h2dnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> Post your answers in this thread, based only on your own knowledge.
> You have 5 days from the instant of posting to answer. This time
> spelling counts -- misspell a correct answer and you only get a
> half-point.
>
> As in QFTCI, please place each answer on a separate line after
> quoting the corresponding question.
>
> 1. What surname was shared by two US presidents and a star
> player who retired from basketball in 1996?
Johnson

> 2. What name is shared by another retired basketball star of
> similar fame, the Green Lantern's secret identity (in some
> versions), a river, and a country?
Jordan

> 3. When TV viewers first heard of this alien species, they were
> enemies of humanity, serving in some stories as an analogue
> for the Communist bloc. In later years they were an ally
> of humans, noble warriors with a strong sense of loyalty
> despite some savage tendencies and customs -- and they looked
> very different. What species was this? (Give the singular.)
Klingon

> 4. This former Soviet republic is very familiar to fans of
> geography quizzes at www.sporcle.com. Its capital is Bishkek,
> and if "Wheel of Fortune" rules are used, then its 3-syllable
> name contains only one vowel. Name the country.
Kyrgyzstan

> 5. What unit of measure is equal to roundly 950 ml or 1,150 ml
> depending on which English-speaking country you live in?
quart

> 6. What 14-letter adjective means "most perfectly typical" and
> has an etymology referring to the "fifth element" supposed
> to exist in addition to earth, fire, wind, and water?
quintessential

> 7. What noble gas has atomic number 54 and shares the first
> part of its name with a company formerly known as Blackwater?
xenon

> 8. What name, which might be said to fit the pattern of the
> quiz in two places, was first made famous by two Persian
> kings of the 5th century BC?
Xerxes [quiz theme: all answers start with letters worth >4 in Scrabble]

> 9. Mildred Didrikson achieved great success in various sports,
> but died of cancer in her 40s. What was her married name?
>
> 10. This name of a Greek letter also forms a component of the
> name of an Oscar-winning actress whose husband is a much
> older Oscar-winner. What is it?
zeta

--
Go to http://MarcDashevsky.com to send me e-mail.

== 4 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 10 2011 2:30 pm
From: "Peter Smyth"

"Mark Brader" <msb@vex.net> wrote in message
news:huKdnTx4e_Khmz_QnZ2dnUVZ_h2dnZ2d@vex.net...
> Post your answers in this thread, based only on your own knowledge.
> You have 5 days from the instant of posting to answer. This time
> spelling counts -- misspell a correct answer and you only get a
> half-point.
>
> As in QFTCI, please place each answer on a separate line after
> quoting the corresponding question.
>
> 1. What surname was shared by two US presidents and a star
> player who retired from basketball in 1996?
Johnson
> 2. What name is shared by another retired basketball star of
> similar fame, the Green Lantern's secret identity (in some
> versions), a river, and a country?
Jordan
> 3. When TV viewers first heard of this alien species, they were
> enemies of humanity, serving in some stories as an analogue
> for the Communist bloc. In later years they were an ally
> of humans, noble warriors with a strong sense of loyalty
> despite some savage tendencies and customs -- and they looked
> very different. What species was this? (Give the singular.)
Klingon
> 4. This former Soviet republic is very familiar to fans of
> geography quizzes at www.sporcle.com. Its capital is Bishkek,
> and if "Wheel of Fortune" rules are used, then its 3-syllable
> name contains only one vowel. Name the country.
Kyrgyzstan
> 5. What unit of measure is equal to roundly 950 ml or 1,150 ml
> depending on which English-speaking country you live in?
Quart
> 6. What 14-letter adjective means "most perfectly typical" and
> has an etymology referring to the "fifth element" supposed
> to exist in addition to earth, fire, wind, and water?
>
> 7. What noble gas has atomic number 54 and shares the first
> part of its name with a company formerly known as Blackwater?
Xenon
> 8. What name, which might be said to fit the pattern of the
> quiz in two places, was first made famous by two Persian
> kings of the 5th century BC?
Alexander
> 9. Mildred Didrikson achieved great success in various sports,
> but died of cancer in her 40s. What was her married name?
Zaharias
> 10. This name of a Greek letter also forms a component of the
> name of an Oscar-winning actress whose husband is a much
> older Oscar-winner. What is it?

Peter Smyth

== 5 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 10 2011 3:53 pm
From: swp

On Apr 10, 3:34 pm, m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
> Post your answers in this thread, based only on your own knowledge.
> You have 5 days from the instant of posting to answer. This time
> spelling counts -- misspell a correct answer and you only get a
> half-point.

aw crud!

> As in QFTCI, please place each answer on a separate line after
> quoting the corresponding question.
>
> 1. What surname was shared by two US presidents and a star
> player who retired from basketball in 1996?

johnson

> 2. What name is shared by another retired basketball star of
> similar fame, the Green Lantern's secret identity (in some
> versions), a river, and a country?

jordan

> 3. When TV viewers first heard of this alien species, they were
> enemies of humanity, serving in some stories as an analogue
> for the Communist bloc. In later years they were an ally
> of humans, noble warriors with a strong sense of loyalty
> despite some savage tendencies and customs -- and they looked
> very different. What species was this? (Give the singular.)

klingon

kyrgyzstan

> 5. What unit of measure is equal to roundly 950 ml or 1,150 ml
> depending on which English-speaking country you live in?

quart?

> 6. What 14-letter adjective means "most perfectly typical" and
> has an etymology referring to the "fifth element" supposed
> to exist in addition to earth, fire, wind, and water?

prototypically

> 7. What noble gas has atomic number 54 and shares the first
> part of its name with a company formerly known as Blackwater?

xenon

> 8. What name, which might be said to fit the pattern of the
> quiz in two places, was first made famous by two Persian
> kings of the 5th century BC?

xerses

> 9. Mildred Didrikson achieved great success in various sports,
> but died of cancer in her 40s. What was her married name?

someone whose name starts with z, x, or q

> 10. This name of a Greek letter also forms a component of the
> name of an Oscar-winning actress whose husband is a much
> older Oscar-winner. What is it?

zeta

swp

== 6 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 10 2011 4:14 pm
From: Calvin

On Mon, 11 Apr 2011 05:34:20 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> 1. What surname was shared by two US presidents and a star
> player who retired from basketball in 1996?

Johnson

> 2. What name is shared by another retired basketball star of
> similar fame, the Green Lantern's secret identity (in some
> versions), a river, and a country?

Jordan

> 3. When TV viewers first heard of this alien species, they were
> enemies of humanity, serving in some stories as an analogue
> for the Communist bloc. In later years they were an ally
> of humans, noble warriors with a strong sense of loyalty
> despite some savage tendencies and customs -- and they looked
> very different. What species was this? (Give the singular.)

Klingon

Krygyzstan (I fear a half-point reduction here!)

> 5. What unit of measure is equal to roundly 950 ml or 1,150 ml
> depending on which English-speaking country you live in?

A quarter of a gallon?

> 6. What 14-letter adjective means "most perfectly typical" and
> has an etymology referring to the "fifth element" supposed
> to exist in addition to earth, fire, wind, and water?

Epitome but that doesn't have enough letters. Epitomological? Is that even
a word?

> 7. What noble gas has atomic number 54 and shares the first
> part of its name with a company formerly known as Blackwater?

Xenon

> 8. What name, which might be said to fit the pattern of the
> quiz in two places, was first made famous by two Persian
> kings of the 5th century BC?

Darius?

> 9. Mildred Didrikson achieved great success in various sports,
> but died of cancer in her 40s. What was her married name?

Dunno

> 10. This name of a Greek letter also forms a component of the
> name of an Oscar-winning actress whose husband is a much
> older Oscar-winner. What is it?

Zeta

cheers,
calvin

== 7 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 10 2011 4:15 pm
From: "Chris F.A. Johnson"

On 2011-04-10, Mark Brader wrote:
> Post your answers in this thread, based only on your own knowledge.
> You have 5 days from the instant of posting to answer. This time
> spelling counts -- misspell a correct answer and you only get a
> half-point.
>
> As in QFTCI, please place each answer on a separate line after
> quoting the corresponding question.
>
> 1. What surname was shared by two US presidents and a star
> player who retired from basketball in 1996?

Johnson

> 2. What name is shared by another retired basketball star of
> similar fame, the Green Lantern's secret identity (in some
> versions), a river, and a country?

Jordan

> 3. When TV viewers first heard of this alien species, they were
> enemies of humanity, serving in some stories as an analogue
> for the Communist bloc. In later years they were an ally
> of humans, noble warriors with a strong sense of loyalty
> despite some savage tendencies and customs -- and they looked
> very different. What species was this? (Give the singular.)

Klingon

Kyrgystan

> 5. What unit of measure is equal to roundly 950 ml or 1,150 ml
> depending on which English-speaking country you live in?

Quart

> 6. What 14-letter adjective means "most perfectly typical" and
> has an etymology referring to the "fifth element" supposed
> to exist in addition to earth, fire, wind, and water?

Quintessential

> 7. What noble gas has atomic number 54 and shares the first
> part of its name with a company formerly known as Blackwater?

Xenon

> 8. What name, which might be said to fit the pattern of the
> quiz in two places, was first made famous by two Persian
> kings of the 5th century BC?

Nebuchadnezzar

> 9. Mildred Didrikson achieved great success in various sports,
> but died of cancer in her 40s. What was her married name?

Zaharias

> 10. This name of a Greek letter also forms a component of the
> name of an Oscar-winning actress whose husband is a much
> older Oscar-winner. What is it?

Zeta

--
Chris F.A. Johnson <http://cfajohnson.com>
Author: =======================
Pro Bash Programming: Scripting the GNU/Linux Shell (2009, Apress)
Shell Scripting Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (2005, Apress)

== 8 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 10 2011 8:51 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

Mark Brader:
> > spelling counts -- misspell a correct answer and you only get a
> > half-point.

Stephen Perry:
> aw crud!

Did I mention that spelling includes capitalization?

:-)
--
Mark Brader "In general, it is safe and legal to
Toronto kill your children and their children."
msb@vex.net -- POSIX manual, quoted by Thomas Koenig

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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #114 - ANSWERS & SCORES
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/2ece354a9e60230e?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 10 2011 3:14 pm
From: Calvin

On Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:23:59 +1000, Erland Sommarskog
<esquel@sommarskog.se> wrote:

> Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
>>> 10 What was the decisive weapon in most English military victories
>>> in
>>> the 100 Years War?
>>
>> The Longbow, which at Stan pointed out had the measure of the taunt
>> 9/10
>>
>>
>> 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3
>> Erland S
>
> I'm bad at bows, but isn't a crossbow (my answer), something quite
> different
> from a longbow?

Indeed it is. I should have marked it incorrect, but you can keep the
"point".

cheers,
calvin

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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #115
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/208feb24db131b33?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 10 2011 4:25 pm
From: Calvin

On Sat, 09 Apr 2011 02:12:42 +1000, swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Apr 7, 8:55 pm, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:

>> 3 Which disease killed Prince Albert in 1861?
>
> hemophilia? being locked in a can?

Wouldn't have been the first British King to die on the can :-)

>> 10 Whose life was depicted in the 2004 biopic The Motorcycle
>> Diaries?
>
> that dude on my younger brother's old t-shirt, you know the one, with
> the beret and scraggly beard ... what's his name .. che guevera!

You mean this chap?

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRBkNrTWZ4WHh2jJBbNPgPye_XUChgGPNPfPxDm5bjk_yw3IHO8jA

cheers,
calvin

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 10 2011 6:48 pm
From: Calvin

On Fri, 08 Apr 2011 10:55:37 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:

> 1 Who in 1997 became the first female US Secretary of State?

Madeleine Albright
10/10

> 2 Which European capital city starts with a Z?

Zagreb
8/10
Zurich is not the capital of Switzerland.

> 3 Which disease killed Prince Albert in 1861?

Typhoid Fever
2/10

> 4 What is a young swan called?

Cyg
8/10

> 5 By what name is ascorbic acid better known?

Vitamin C
9/10

> 6 Which country does Gruyere cheese traditionally come from?

Switzerland
8/10
mmmmm fondue....

> 7 By population, what is the third largest city in the USA?

Chicago (by any definition AFAIK)
8/10

> 8 In which track event did Cathy Freeman win her gold medal at the 2000
> Olympics?

[Women's] 400 metres
3/10

> 9 Who founded Hustler magazine?

Larry Flynt
9/10

> 10 Whose life was depicted in the 2004 biopic The Motorcycle Diaries?

Che Guevara
3/10
LOL @ Evil Kneival :-)

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 115
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 Chris Johnson
1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 Dan Tilque
1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 Erland S
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 8 Mark Brader
1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 6 Pete Gayde
1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 Peter Smyth
1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 6 Rob Parker
1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 Stan Brown
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 swp
10 8 2 8 9 8 8 3 9 3 68 TOTAL
68%

4-way tie on 8/10. You can fight it out amongst yourselves.

cheers,
calvin

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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #116
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/3aa2ed9b29cd51de?hl=en
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 10 2011 6:51 pm
From: Calvin

1 What is the only mammal that can fly?
2 Lombok is a part of which island nation?
3 What was the name of the pet dog in the 1960s TV series The Jetsons?
4 Which was the only undefeated team at the 2010 soccer World Cup?
5 How many American presidents been assassinated while in office?
6 Which Australian businessman created World Series Cricket in the 1970s?
7 What object appears on Pink Floyd's iconic 1973 album cover Dark Side of
the Moon?
8 Denny Crane is a character in which American TV series?
9 Which accessory would one associate with the fashion brand Louboutin?
10 Holly Hunter won an Oscar for her role in which 1993 film?

cheers,
calvin

== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 10 2011 7:03 pm
From: "Chris F.A. Johnson"

On 2011-04-11, Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 What is the only mammal that can fly?

Bat (also flying squirrel?)

> 2 Lombok is a part of which island nation?

Indonesia

> 3 What was the name of the pet dog in the 1960s TV series The Jetsons?
> 4 Which was the only undefeated team at the 2010 soccer World Cup?
> 5 How many American presidents been assassinated while in office?

> 6 Which Australian businessman created World Series Cricket in the 1970s?
> 7 What object appears on Pink Floyd's iconic 1973 album cover Dark Side of the Moon?
> 8 Denny Crane is a character in which American TV series?
> 9 Which accessory would one associate with the fashion brand Louboutin?
> 10 Holly Hunter won an Oscar for her role in which 1993 film?

As Good As It Gets

== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 10 2011 7:35 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky

In article <op.vtq3gac0yr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, calvin@phlegm.com says...
> 1 What is the only mammal that can fly?
Bat (many species)

> 2 Lombok is a part of which island nation?
> 3 What was the name of the pet dog in the 1960s TV series The Jetsons?
Astro

> 4 Which was the only undefeated team at the 2010 soccer World Cup?
> 5 How many American presidents been assassinated while in office?
4

> 9 Which accessory would one associate with the fashion brand Louboutin?
> 10 Holly Hunter won an Oscar for her role in which 1993 film?
The Piano

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== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 10 2011 8:55 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

"Calvin":
> 1 What is the only mammal that can fly?

Bat.

> 2 Lombok is a part of which island nation?

Philippines?

> 3 What was the name of the pet dog in the 1960s TV series The Jetsons?

Astro.

> 4 Which was the only undefeated team at the 2010 soccer World Cup?

The winner.

Um, Brazil?

> 5 How many American presidents been assassinated while in office?

> 6 Which Australian businessman created World Series Cricket in the 1970s?

This question game up before, and I still don't remember. Ford?

> 7 What object appears on Pink Floyd's iconic 1973 album cover
> Dark Side of the Moon?

The moon?

> 8 Denny Crane is a character in which American TV series?

Denny Crane. "Boston Legal". Denny Crane.

> 9 Which accessory would one associate with the fashion brand Louboutin?

One wouldn't. --Okay, I'll try purses.

> 10 Holly Hunter won an Oscar for her role in which 1993 film?

"Nell"?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "The language should match the users,
msb@vex.net not vice versa" -- Brian W. Kernighan

My text in this article is in the public domain.

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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Current Events Final answers
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/02080a7abedbc387?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 10 2011 8:44 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-04-04,
> and should be interpreted accordingly. If any answers have changed
> due to newer news, you are still expected to give the answers that
> were correct on that date... For further information see my
> 2010-11-16 companion posting on "Five Guys Named Moe Questions
> from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM)".

And, as we already knew, Stephen Perry wins the season's Current
Events game. The new season, written by the Misplaced Modifiers,
will begin on May 9 and I expect to start a new Current Events game
based on that season on Victoria Day or thereabouts.

> I wrote one question in this round.

That was question F3.

> * Final (2011-04-04), Round 1 - Current Events

> A. Entertainment, or "The Winner Takes It All"

> A1. Despite having a leading 6 nominations, this Juno Awards
> host went home empty-handed. Who?

Drake (Aubrey Drake Graham).

> A2. Despite a jest by jury member Stephen Fry, and although
> he was our team's Newsmaker of the Season, Justin Bieber
> did *not* win this year's Glenn Gould Prize for lifetime
> contribution to the arts. Who did?

Leonard Cohen.

> A3. Rutgers University shelled out $32,000 this week for
> a speaking appearance by reality TV star Nicole "Snooki"
> Polizzi. That's $2,000 more than they're paying what
> Nobel laureate and Pulitzer-prizewinning author for a
> graduation speech in May?

Toni Morrison. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.

> B. In Memoriam, or "Don't Fear the Reaper"

> B1. What American politician and former vice-presidential
> candidate died last week at age 75?

Geraldine Ferraro. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Dan Blum, Stephen, Erland,
and Pete.

> B2. What comedian and Royal Canadian Air Farce founding
> member died last week at age 64?

Roger Abbott. 4 for Stephen.

> B3. What former screen idol and star of Alfred Hitchcock's
> "Strangers on a Train" and "Rope" died last week at
> age 85?

Farley Granger. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Stephen, and Pete.

> C. The Election, or "Won't Get Fooled Again"

> C1. This Liberal candidate fell prey to an April Fool's
> Day joke by a Montreal Gazette editor, who blogged
> that the barcode on his campaign poster mistakenly
> sends readers to an X-rated website, "Luberal.ca".
> Name the candidate.

Justin Trudeau.

> C2. Stephen Harper's Brampton campaign stop included a
> photo op with him clutching what piece of sports equipment
> in both hands?

Cricket bat. 2 for Stephen.

> C3. In a Friday press conference, Quebec Premier Jean Charest
> denounced Stephen Harper's promise of a $4.2 billion loan
> guarantee for what project in Newfoundland and Labrador?

Lower Churchill hydroelectric project. Sorry, you had to name the
specific project.

> D. Sports, or "Glory Days"

> D1. What 43-year-old former Toronto Blue Jay will be returning
> as a special assistant to the organization?

Roberto Alomar.

> D2. What Blue Jay was honored with a bobblehead giveaway at
> yesterday's home game? That's in addition to his 5-year,
> $65 million contract extension.

Josï¿½ Bautista. 4 for Pete.

> D3. What utility infielder did the Blue Jays acquire from
> the Indians on the last day of spring training?

Jayson Nix.

> E. Transportation, or "Trains and Boats and Planes"

> E1. A freight train derailment last Sunday caused
> several days of VIA Rail train cancellations along the
> Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal corridor. Name either of the
> two Ontario towns closest to the derailment.

Port Hope, Cobourg.

> E2. The Liberian-registered cargo ship BBC Steinhoelft found
> itself in Canadian news reports on Thursday. Why?

Ran aground and blocked the St. Lawrence Seaway at Montreal. In the
original game you had to be more specific, but since the question
as posted did not require full specificity, I accepted "ran aground
in a canal" here. (Specifically, it was the South Shore Canal,
which forms part of the Seaway.) 4 for Stephen.

> E3. What was named the "Best Airport in North America" in
> the 2010 Skytrax World Airport Awards, based on the
> votes of nearly 10,000,000 travellers?

Vancouver International Airport. 2 for Stephen. As Stephen also
guessed, the best in the world was Hong Kong International.

Here are the scores, if there are no errors.

By the way, I've just noticed the score table in the previous answer
set did have an error, but it was only in the column headers --
instead of "best 10", it should of course have said "best 9".
This time it really is "best 10".

GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8C 9 10 F BEST 10
Stephen Perry 24 27 24 31 24 36 24 22 8 20 21 20 253
Joshua Kreitzer 24 19 16 15 16 20 12 20 4 8 20 12 174
Dan Blum 18 12 19 18 16 14 18 12 4 4 7 8 142
Marc Dashevsky 20 8 12 8 16 27 8 20 8 11 8 8 138
Dan Tilque 12 0 15 16 8 26 4 12 4 12 4 0 113
Pete Gayde -- -- -- -- 12 24 12 24 0 8 12 12 104
Peter Smyth -- -- 12 12 16 20 10 24 0 -- -- -- 94
"Calvin" 16 7 12 0 8 16 8 12 5 3 6 -- 93
Erland Sommarskog 8 4 8 4 -- -- 4 8 0 0 12 4 52
Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- 8 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- 28
Rob Parker -- -- -- -- -- -- 8 4 0 0 8 -- 20
John Masters -- -- -- -- 4 12 -- -- -- -- -- -- 16

--
Mark Brader "One doesn't have to be a grammarian
Toronto to know when someone's talking balls."
msb@vex.net --John Masters

My text in this article is in the public domain.

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TOPIC: QFTCI5GNM Game 10 Rounds 2-3: -ologies, road to WW2
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/2c6f3ec6eb160269?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sun, Apr 10 2011 8:50 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

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. (This also applies
to the last question set of Game 9, where I accidentally omitted
this paragraph.)

* Game 10, Round 2 - Science - -Ologies

We'll give you a medical specialty; you name the body part that
is the focus of that specialty.

1. Otology.
2. Osteology.
3. Enterology.
4. Gastrology.
5. Heparology.
6. Nephrology.
7. Hysterology.
8. Arthrology.
9. Chondrology.
10. Stomatology.

* Game 10, Round 3 - History - The Road to World War II

World War II began on September 1, 1939, when the Nazis invaded
Poland, but there were many signposts along the way to tell the
world what was coming.

1. Neville Chamberlain takes all the flak for the signing of
the Munich Pact, but what other Allied leader also signed it?

2. In July 1936, when the Spanish Civil War broke out, General
Franco was rebelling against which duly elected president
of the Second Spanish Republic?

3. During September 1931, the Imperial Japanese army invaded
which Chinese state?

4. In October of 1935, what nation was invaded by Italy?

5. Who was chancellor of Germany prior to Hitler and served as
his first vice-chancellor in 1933 and 1934?

6. What were the anti-Semitic laws passed by the Nazis in
1935 called?

7. In 1933 the Nazis established the first concentration camp.
Which one?

8. Name the paramilitary group that was instrumental in
Mussolini's rise to power in Italy.

9. What event was triggered by the assassination of German
diplomat Ernst vom Rath by Herschel Grynszpan, a German-born
Polish Jew, in Paris, France?

10. Hitler's initial attempt to take power in Germany is
generally known as what?

--
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msb@vex.net | earning the nickname "Crash". --Lee Ayrton

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