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* Calvin's Quiz #124 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 4 messages, 4 authors
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* Calvin's Quiz #125 - 7 messages, 7 authors
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #124 - ANSWERS & SCORES
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/1c9cf90d29c3c621?hl=en
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, May 11 2011 12:27 am
From: Erland Sommarskog
Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
> Note that if I do I'll still accept the expected answer of 3.
Why? That answer is incorrect.
The answer of 5 should also be accepted, since it's impossible to read
your thoughts to know you count Gibraltar. In fact, I would have no problem
to accept if you would count that as the only correct answer.
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, May 11 2011 1:31 am
From: "Rob Parker"
Well, I haven't come across the concept of exclaves before - I do know about
enclaves - but if they are formally part of the country of Spain, then I
accept that the correct answer is 4. I don't agree with Erland that the
answer of 5 is correct, since Gibraltar is not a country (it's a territory),
and your question asked for 'countries'. Unless you've defined what a
country is - as Mark Brader does in his Rare Entries quizzes. And you
haven't, so for me, in this question you shouldn't accept a territory as a
correct answer; you also shouldn't accept 3 as a correct answer (I was one
of those with that) since it's wrong.
On the other hand, since exclaves are also considered to be territories (see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exclave) then the only correct answer is 3,
since Morocco borders Spanish territories and not Spain. Except that, if
you check dictionary definitions, then 'exclave' is "part of a country" (see
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/exclave).
Nice can of worms ;-)
Over to you - but there should be only one correct answer.
Rob
"Calvin" <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote in message
news:op.vvawuyu5yr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au...
> On Wed, 11 May 2011 14:25:24 +1000, Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Calvin wrote:
>>
>>>> 5 How many countries border Spain?
>>> 3 (Portugal, Andorra and France)
>>> 2/10
>>> I should have specified "land border" so no one was tempted to include
>>> Morocco sorry. It doesn't make any sense to include the external
>>> territory of Gibraltar (ie the UK). By that reckoning Australia borders
>>> Norway via their respective Antarctic territories.
>>
>> But Spain does have a land border with Morocco. Two of them, in fact.
>> See:
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceuta
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melilla
>>
>> Ceuta and Melilla are considered by Spain to be an integral part of
>> Spain, unlike Gibralter and the UK, for example. The citizens there
>> elect members to Spain's parliament, again unlike Gibralter and the UK.
>
> I'm inclined to accept that. Any arguments to the contrary?
>
> Note that if I do I'll still accept the expected answer of 3.
>
> --
>
> cheers,
> calvin
== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, May 11 2011 5:11 am
From: Bruce Bowler
On Wed, 11 May 2011 18:31:55 +1000, Rob Parker set fingers to keyboard and
typed:
> Well, I haven't come across the concept of exclaves before - I do know
> about enclaves - but if they are formally part of the country of Spain,
> then I accept that the correct answer is 4. I don't agree with Erland
> that the answer of 5 is correct, since Gibraltar is not a country (it's
> a territory), and your question asked for 'countries'. Unless you've
> defined what a country is - as Mark Brader does in his Rare Entries
> quizzes. And you haven't, so for me, in this question you shouldn't
> accept a territory as a correct answer; you also shouldn't accept 3 as a
> correct answer (I was one of those with that) since it's wrong.
>
> On the other hand, since exclaves are also considered to be territories
> (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exclave) then the only correct answer
> is 3, since Morocco borders Spanish territories and not Spain. Except
> that, if you check dictionary definitions, then 'exclave' is "part of a
> country" (see http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/exclave).
>
> Nice can of worms ;-)
I think it's more than a can :-)
If using wikipedia as the source, then their definition of country
includes territories (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country)
"A country is a geographical region. A country may be the territory of a
sovereign state, the territory of a non-sovereign (or formerly sovereign)
political division, or a region associated with a certain people or
certain characteristics."
> Over to you - but there should be only one correct answer.
+1
== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, May 11 2011 9:23 pm
From: Calvin
On Wed, 11 May 2011 22:11:58 +1000, Bruce Bowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>
wrote:
> On Wed, 11 May 2011 18:31:55 +1000, Rob Parker set fingers to keyboard
> and
> typed:
>
>> Well, I haven't come across the concept of exclaves before - I do know
>> about enclaves - but if they are formally part of the country of Spain,
>> then I accept that the correct answer is 4. I don't agree with Erland
>> that the answer of 5 is correct, since Gibraltar is not a country (it's
>> a territory), and your question asked for 'countries'. Unless you've
>> defined what a country is - as Mark Brader does in his Rare Entries
>> quizzes. And you haven't, so for me, in this question you shouldn't
>> accept a territory as a correct answer; you also shouldn't accept 3 as a
>> correct answer (I was one of those with that) since it's wrong.
>>
>> On the other hand, since exclaves are also considered to be territories
>> (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exclave) then the only correct answer
>> is 3, since Morocco borders Spanish territories and not Spain. Except
>> that, if you check dictionary definitions, then 'exclave' is "part of a
>> country" (see http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/exclave).
>>
>> Nice can of worms ;-)
>
> I think it's more than a can :-)
>
> If using wikipedia as the source, then their definition of country
> includes territories (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country)
>
> "A country is a geographical region. A country may be the territory of a
> sovereign state, the territory of a non-sovereign (or formerly sovereign)
> political division, or a region associated with a certain people or
> certain characteristics."
>
>
>> Over to you - but there should be only one correct answer.
>
> +1
I'll just leave things as they are then. It's getting too complicated and
after all there's nothing of consequence at stake.
--
cheers,
calvin
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #125
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/bacadf08ba634222?hl=en
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== 1 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, May 11 2011 1:24 am
From: Dan Tilque
Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 What name is given to the revolving tray used on a dinner table?
lazy susan
> 2 The Rupiah is the currency unit of which SE Asian country?
Bangladesh
> 3 Which medical condition is also known as "Pink Eye"?
> 4 Who was the director of the recent 3-D version of Alice in Wonderland?
> 5 Which model and singer is married to the French president?
> 6 A cooper was originally a person with which occupation?
barrel maker
> 7 Which spirit is normally used for a Bloody Mary?
gin
> 8 Which building was the world's tallest for just 11 months in 1931?
Chrysler Building
> 9 D is the Roman numeral for which number?
500
> 10 Dylan Moran stars as Bernard Black in which British comedy series?
>
--
Dan Tilque
== 2 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, May 11 2011 4:13 am
From: Stan Brown
On Wed, 11 May 2011 10:08:49 +1000, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 What name is given to the revolving tray used on a dinner table?
Lazy Susan
> 2 The Rupiah is the currency unit of which SE Asian country?
Indonesia
> 3 Which medical condition is also known as "Pink Eye"?
Conjunctivitis
> 4 Who was the director of the recent 3-D version of Alice in Wonderland?
Tim Burton? (must .. not ... go to ... IMDB)
> 5 Which model and singer is married to the French president?
(Aucune idée)
> 6 A cooper was originally a person with which occupation?
Barrel maker.
> 7 Which spirit is normally used for a Bloody Mary?
Vodka.
> 8 Which building was the world's tallest for just 11 months in 1931?
Chrysler in New York City?
> 9 D is the Roman numeral for which number?
500
> 10 Dylan Moran stars as Bernard Black in which British comedy series?
(Aucune idée)
--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...
== 3 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, May 11 2011 6:18 am
From: swp
On May 10, 8:08 pm, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
> 1 What name is given to the revolving tray used on a dinner table?
lazy susan
> 2 The Rupiah is the currency unit of which SE Asian country?
indonesia
> 3 Which medical condition is also known as "Pink Eye"?
conjunctivitus
> 4 Who was the director of the recent 3-D version of Alice in Wonderland?
tim burton
> 5 Which model and singer is married to the French president?
carla bruni
> 6 A cooper was originally a person with which occupation?
barrel maker
> 7 Which spirit is normally used for a Bloody Mary?
vodka
> 8 Which building was the world's tallest for just 11 months in 1931?
the chrysler building in nyc?
> 9 D is the Roman numeral for which number?
500
> 10 Dylan Moran stars as Bernard Black in which British comedy series?
um...
swp
== 4 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, May 11 2011 7:03 am
From: "Rob Parker"
> 1 What name is given to the revolving tray used on a dinner table?
Lazy Susan
> 2 The Rupiah is the currency unit of which SE Asian country?
Indonesia
> 3 Which medical condition is also known as "Pink Eye"?
Conjuctivitis (the only eye condition I can call to mind)
> 4 Who was the director of the recent 3-D version of Alice in Wonderland?
Tim Burton
> 5 Which model and singer is married to the French president?
Arrrgggghhhh - I know this, but it won't come out!!!
> 6 A cooper was originally a person with which occupation?
Barrel maker
> 7 Which spirit is normally used for a Bloody Mary?
Vodka
> 8 Which building was the world's tallest for just 11 months in 1931?
no idea
> 9 D is the Roman numeral for which number?
500
> 10 Dylan Moran stars as Bernard Black in which British comedy series?
Black Books - one of the truly great british comedies ;-)
Rob
== 5 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, May 11 2011 8:26 am
From: Bruce Bowler
On Wed, 11 May 2011 10:08:49 +1000, Calvin set fingers to keyboard and
typed:
> 1 What name is given to the revolving tray used on a dinner table?
Lazy Susan
> 2 The Rupiah is the currency unit of which SE Asian country?
Sri Lanka?
> 3 Which medical condition is also known as "Pink Eye"?
Madras Eye (although I bet you want conjunctivitis)
> 4 Who was the director of the recent 3-D version of Alice in
Wonderland?
Tim Burton
> 5 Which model and singer is married to the French president?
Carla Brunni
> 6 A cooper was originally a person with which occupation?
Barrel maker (actually cooper *is* the occupation, so cooper would be a
correct answer)
> 7 Which spirit is normally used for a Bloody Mary?
Vodka
> 8 Which building was the world's tallest for just 11 months in 1931?
Chrysler Building
> 9 D is the Roman numeral for which number?
500
> 10 Dylan Moran stars as Bernard Black in which British comedy series?
?
--
+-------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
Bruce Bowler | Let the meek inherit the earth they have it coming
1.207.633.9610 | to them.
bbowler@bigelow.org | - James Thurber
+-------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
== 6 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, May 11 2011 5:04 pm
From: Pete
Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote in
news:op.vvaiozvwyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:
>
>
> 1 What name is given to the revolving tray used on a dinner table?
Lazy Susan
> 2 The Rupiah is the currency unit of which SE Asian country?
India
> 3 Which medical condition is also known as "Pink Eye"?
Conjunctivitis
> 4 Who was the director of the recent 3-D version of Alice in
> Wonderland?
>5 Which model and singer is married to the French president?
Bruni
> 6 A cooper was originally a person with which occupation?
Barrel maker
> 7 Which spirit is normally used for a Bloody Mary?
Vodka
> 8 Which building was the world's tallest for just 11 months in 1931?
Chrysler Building
> 9 D is the Roman numeral for which number?
500
> 10 Dylan Moran stars as Bernard Black in which British comedy series?
Black Adder
>
Pete
== 7 of 7 ==
Date: Thurs, May 12 2011 12:21 am
From: "Peter Smyth"
"Calvin" wrote in message
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>
>1 What name is given to the revolving tray used on a dinner table?
Lazy Susan
>2 The Rupiah is the currency unit of which SE Asian country?
Indonesia
>3 Which medical condition is also known as "Pink Eye"?
>4 Who was the director of the recent 3-D version of Alice in Wonderland?
Tim Burton
>5 Which model and singer is married to the French president?
Carla Bruni
>6 A cooper was originally a person with which occupation?
Barrel maker
>7 Which spirit is normally used for a Bloody Mary?
Vodka
>8 Which building was the world's tallest for just 11 months in 1931?
Empire State
>9 D is the Roman numeral for which number?
500
>10 Dylan Moran stars as Bernard Black in which British comedy series?
Black Books
Peter Smyth
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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #15 - ANSWERS & SCORES
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Wed, May 11 2011 5:49 pm
From: Calvin
On Mon, 09 May 2011 08:10:49 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:
> 1 Which catchy three-word term refers to a small, brief recovery in the
> price of a declining stock?
Dead cat bounce
4/6
> 2 Which mathematical term for statistical dispersion ranges from 0
> (complete equality) to 1 (complete inequality) and is most commonly used
> by economists to measure inequality of income or wealth amongst the
> citizens of a nation?
Gini coefficient
3/6
> 3 Which controversial 1970 book by Jim Bouton, an account of his 1969
> season with the Seattle Pirates Major League Baseball team, is the only
> sports-themed book to make the New York Public Library's 1996 list of
> Books of the Century?
Ball Four
3/6
And thanks to Dan for pointing out that the team was "Pilots" not
"Pirates".
> 4 "Winning" is a 2005 management book co-authored by which successful
> American engineer, businessman and CEO?
Former GE CEO Jack Welch
2/6
LOL @ Charlie Sheen
> 5 Which song from the musical Me and My Girl inspired a popular jaunty,
> strutting walk in the late 1930s and later enraged Joseph Goebbels when
> set to video footage of goose-stepping Nazi soldiers?
The Lambeth Walk
2/6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYJ5F8ctyus
> 6 Which British racing driver won two Formula One world championships in
> the 1960s before being killed in a crash at Hockenheim in 1968?
Jim Clark
1/6 - well done Rob
> 7 By what nickname is the 23 year-old Chilean-born Nicole Polizzi, star
> of the reality TV show Jersey Shore, better known?
Snooki
3/6
> 8 Which warship survived the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 only to be
> sunk by an enemy torpedo in 1982 with the loss of 323 lives?
USS Phoenix / General Belgrano
3/6
> 9 Which Shakespeare quote is also the title of a 1942 film by Ernst
> Lubitsch, a 1943 radio drama, a 1983 film by Mel Brooks and a
> short-lived 2008 Broadway play?
To Be Or Not To Be
3/6
> 10 In 1964 American cartoonist Mort Walker first used which term for a
> string of typographical symbols representing an obscenity or swear-word?
Grawlix
2/6
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL RQ 15
0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 Dan Tilque
1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Peter Smyth
1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 Rob Parker
0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 Jeffrey Turner
1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 8 swp
4 3 3 2 2 1 3 3 3 2 26 TOTAL
43%
In a tough quiz that's good scoring people.
Over to you, Stephen.
--
cheers,
calvin
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