http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia?hl=en
rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com
Today's topics:
* Calvin's Quiz #125 - 5 messages, 5 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/bacadf08ba634222?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #124 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 3 messages, 3 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/1c9cf90d29c3c621?hl=en
* Rotating Quiz #15 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/0ead3ea1af15b3fc?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #126 - 6 messages, 6 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/a26d8112bdd79f9e?hl=en
==============================================================================
TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #125
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/bacadf08ba634222?hl=en
==============================================================================
== 1 of 5 ==
Date: Thurs, May 12 2011 12:21 am
From: "Peter Smyth"
"Calvin" wrote in message
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?
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
== 2 of 5 ==
Date: Thurs, May 12 2011 8:18 am
From: "David"
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?
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
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?
Vodka
8 Which building was the world's tallest for just 11 months in 1931?
9 D is the Roman numeral for which number?
500
10 Dylan Moran stars as Bernard Black in which British comedy series?
Black Books
== 3 of 5 ==
Date: Thurs, May 12 2011 12:34 pm
From: Jeffrey Turner
On 5/10/2011 8:08 PM, 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?
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?
Burton
> 5 Which model and singer is married to the French president?
Mme. Sarkozy
> 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
> 9 D is the Roman numeral for which number?
500
> 10 Dylan Moran stars as Bernard Black in which British comedy series?
--Jeff
--
Money to get power;
Power to protect money.
--Medici family motto
== 4 of 5 ==
Date: Thurs, May 12 2011 4:30 pm
From: Calvin
On Wed, 11 May 2011 10:08:49 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:
> 1 What name is given to the revolving tray used on a dinner table?
Lazy Susan
12/13
> 2 The Rupiah is the currency unit of which SE Asian country?
Indonesia
6/13
> 3 Which medical condition is also known as "Pink Eye"?
Conjunctivitis, also accepting Madras Eye
11/13
> 4 Who was the director of the recent 3-D version of Alice in Wonderland?
Tim Burton
11/13
> 5 Which model and singer is married to the French president?
Carla Bruni
9/13
Not accepting "Mme Sarkozy" :-)
> 6 A cooper was originally a person with which occupation?
Barrel maker
12/13
> 7 Which spirit is normally used for a Bloody Mary?
Vodka
12/13
> 8 Which building was the world's tallest for just 11 months in 1931?
The Chrysler Building in NYC
8/13
> 9 D is the Roman numeral for which number?
500
13/13
> 10 Dylan Moran stars as Bernard Black in which British comedy series?
Black Books (there's a clue in the name)
5/13
And Blackadder does NOT score 0.5 :-)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 125
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 Bruce Bowler
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 Chris Johnson
1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 7 Dan Tilque
1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 7 David
0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 Erland S
1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 7 Jeffrey Turner
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 John Masters
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 Pete Gayde
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 8 Rob Parker
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 8 Stan Brown
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 swp
12 6 11 11 9 12 12 8 13 5 99 TOTAL
76%
13 players is I think a new record and probably not unrelated to the
hiatus in Mark's quizzes. Welcome David and well done Chris!
--
cheers,
calvin
== 5 of 5 ==
Date: Thurs, May 12 2011 11:07 pm
From: Dan Tilque
Calvin wrote:
>
>
> Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL
> 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 7 Dan Tilque
You gave me way too many points. I only got 4 right and actually only
answered 6 of the questions.
--
Dan Tilque
==============================================================================
TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #124 - ANSWERS & SCORES
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/1c9cf90d29c3c621?hl=en
==============================================================================
== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, May 12 2011 3:27 am
From: Dan Tilque
Calvin wrote:
>>>
>>> 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.
Suppose the people of Yukon Territory got tired of being oppressed by
those tyrants down in Ottawa and had a war for independence. And then,
due to serious bungling by the Canadian armed forces, they won that war.
They then go on to elect a national government, join the UN, get
recognized by all the other countries, etc. In other words, Yukon is now
an independent country.
In such a situation, how many countries would you say that the United
States has land borders with? Two or three? By the reasoning above, the
answer would be two, since Alaska is an exclave, and thus not really
part of the US.
Except
>>> that, if you check dictionary definitions, then 'exclave' is "part of a
>>> country" (see http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/exclave).
Exactly, so the answer to the above scenario would be an undisputed
three. And since the scenario is exactly parallel to that of
Spain/Ceuta/Melilla and Morocco, the answer to the question is at least
four.
>>>
>>> Nice can of worms ;-)
It's not really that bad. I'll try to simplify.
3 is a correct answer only in that it was Calvin's expected answer when
he posed it. Otherwise it's wrong.
4 is the correct answer if "country" = "sovereign country"[1]. As far as
I can tell, this is the definition of "country" we use most often on
trivia questions.
5 is the correct answer if "country" = "territory" which is one of the
definitions of the word.
>
> I'll just leave things as they are then. It's getting too complicated
> and after all there's nothing of consequence at stake.
>
If you wish. But since you are usually fairly liberal about these
things, I expected you to accept any of 3, 4, or 5.
[1] Note that even "sovereign country" is a slippery concept, although
that slipperiness doesn't come into play here. But are Transnistria,
Somaliland, Nagorno-Karabakh, South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Kosovo, and
Northern Cyprus sovereign countries?
--
Dan Tilque
== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, May 12 2011 10:21 am
From: John Masters
On 2011-05-12 11:27:27 +0100, Dan Tilque said:
> Calvin wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>
> Suppose the people of Yukon Territory got tired of being oppressed by
> those tyrants down in Ottawa and had a war for independence. And then,
> due to serious bungling by the Canadian armed forces, they won that
> war. They then go on to elect a national government, join the UN, get
> recognized by all the other countries, etc. In other words, Yukon is
> now an independent country.
>
> In such a situation, how many countries would you say that the United
> States has land borders with? Two or three? By the reasoning above, the
> answer would be two, since Alaska is an exclave, and thus not really
> part of the US.
>
> Except
>>>> that, if you check dictionary definitions, then 'exclave' is "part of a
>>>> country" (see http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/exclave).
>
> Exactly, so the answer to the above scenario would be an undisputed
> three. And since the scenario is exactly parallel to that of
> Spain/Ceuta/Melilla and Morocco, the answer to the question is at least
> four.
>
>>>>
>>>> Nice can of worms ;-)
>
> It's not really that bad. I'll try to simplify.
>
> 3 is a correct answer only in that it was Calvin's expected answer when
> he posed it. Otherwise it's wrong.
>
> 4 is the correct answer if "country" = "sovereign country"[1]. As far
> as I can tell, this is the definition of "country" we use most often on
> trivia questions.
>
> 5 is the correct answer if "country" = "territory" which is one of the
> definitions of the word.
>
>>
>> I'll just leave things as they are then. It's getting too complicated
>> and after all there's nothing of consequence at stake.
>>
>
> If you wish. But since you are usually fairly liberal about these
> things, I expected you to accept any of 3, 4, or 5.
>
>
> [1] Note that even "sovereign country" is a slippery concept, although
> that slipperiness doesn't come into play here. But are Transnistria,
> Somaliland, Nagorno-Karabakh, South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Kosovo, and
> Northern Cyprus sovereign countries?
All I can say is I'm glad I answered 2.
--
I don't like the place at all. It's all wrong. An imposition on the
Landscape. I reckon that Stonehenge was build by the contemporary
equivalent of Microsoft, whereas Avebury was definitely an Apple circle.
(Terry Pratchett)
== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, May 12 2011 3:04 pm
From: Calvin
On Thu, 12 May 2011 20:27:27 +1000, Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>
wrote:
> 3 is a correct answer only in that it was Calvin's expected answer when
> he posed it. Otherwise it's wrong.
The difficulty is that I had already marked them right. I am reluctant to
then take away points from those who answered 3 because I got it "wrong".
> If you wish. But since you are usually fairly liberal about these
> things, I expected you to accept any of 3, 4, or 5.
Normally I would but two people spoke against that motion.
I'll try to be more careful with my questions in future.
--
cheers,
calvin
==============================================================================
TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #15 - ANSWERS & SCORES
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/0ead3ea1af15b3fc?hl=en
==============================================================================
== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, May 12 2011 2:03 pm
From: swp
On May 11, 8:49 pm, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 09 May 2011 08:10:49 +1000, Calvin <cal...@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
> 2/6http://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
thanks. I'll post something in the next day or so. good question
set, despite the #6 :-)
swp
==============================================================================
TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #126
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/a26d8112bdd79f9e?hl=en
==============================================================================
== 1 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, May 12 2011 4:34 pm
From: Calvin
1 Which fashion designer was shot dead close to his Miami home in 1997?
2 For which novel is author Helen Fielding best known?
3 Odessa is a city in which European country?
4 Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser co-starred in which US TV sitcom?
5 Which is the USA's most populous state?
6 What African animal can produce its own sun tan lotion?
7 Which fictional quartet's catchphrase was "Cowabunga"?
8 Jaune is the French word for which colour?
9 Which letter of the alphabet signifies Mercedes Benz top of the range
models?
10 What is the common name for hair from the angora goat?
--
cheers,
calvin
== 2 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, May 12 2011 6:02 pm
From: "Chris F.A. Johnson"
On 2011-05-12, Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 Which fashion designer was shot dead close to his Miami home in 1997?
Versacci
> 2 For which novel is author Helen Fielding best known?
> 3 Odessa is a city in which European country?
Ukraine
> 4 Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser co-starred in which US TV sitcom?
> 5 Which is the USA???s most populous state?
California
> 6 What African animal can produce its own sun tan lotion?
Hippopotamus
> 7 Which fictional quartet's catchphrase was ???Cowabunga????
Mutant Ninja Turtles
> 8 Jaune is the French word for which colour?
Yellow
> 9 Which letter of the alphabet signifies Mercedes Benz top of the range
> models?
S
> 10 What is the common name for hair from the angora goat?
Cashmere
--
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)
== 3 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, May 12 2011 6:45 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky
In article <op.vvd6ezaqyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, calvin@phlegm.com says...
>
> 1 Which fashion designer was shot dead close to his Miami home in 1997?
Versace
> 2 For which novel is author Helen Fielding best known?
> 3 Odessa is a city in which European country?
Ukraine
> 4 Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser co-starred in which US TV sitcom?
Mad About You
> 5 Which is the USA's most populous state?
California
> 6 What African animal can produce its own sun tan lotion?
hippopotamus
> 7 Which fictional quartet's catchphrase was "Cowabunga"?
Tennage Mutant Ninja Turtles
> 8 Jaune is the French word for which colour?
yellow
> 9 Which letter of the alphabet signifies Mercedes Benz top of the range models?
S
> 10 What is the common name for hair from the angora goat?
mohair
--
Go to http://MarcDashevsky.com to send me e-mail.
== 4 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, May 12 2011 10:12 pm
From: John Masters
On 2011-05-13 00:34:01 +0100, Calvin said:
>
> 1 Which fashion designer was shot dead close to his Miami home in 1997?
Armani
> 2 For which novel is author Helen Fielding best known?
Briget Jone's Diary
> 3 Odessa is a city in which European country?
Latvia
> 4 Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser co-starred in which US TV sitcom?
> 5 Which is the USA's most populous state?
California
> 6 What African animal can produce its own sun tan lotion?
Elephant
> 7 Which fictional quartet's catchphrase was "Cowabunga"?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
> 8 Jaune is the French word for which colour?
Yellow
> 9 Which letter of the alphabet signifies Mercedes Benz top of the range models?
C
> 10 What is the common name for hair from the angora goat?
Cashmere
--
I don't like the place at all. It's all wrong. An imposition on the
Landscape. I reckon that Stonehenge was build by the contemporary
equivalent of Microsoft, whereas Avebury was definitely an Apple circle.
(Terry Pratchett)
== 5 of 6 ==
Date: Fri, May 13 2011 12:13 am
From: Erland Sommarskog
Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
> 3 Odessa is a city in which European country?
Ukraine
> 5 Which is the USA's most populous state?
California
> 8 Jaune is the French word for which colour?
Yellow
> 9 Which letter of the alphabet signifies Mercedes Benz top of the
> range models?
S
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
== 6 of 6 ==
Date: Fri, May 13 2011 2:50 am
From: "David"
1 Which fashion designer was shot dead close to his Miami home in 1997?
Versace
2 For which novel is author Helen Fielding best known?
3 Odessa is a city in which European country?
4 Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser co-starred in which US TV sitcom?
5 Which is the USA's most populous state?
California?
6 What African animal can produce its own sun tan lotion?
Hippo
7 Which fictional quartet's catchphrase was "Cowabunga"?
8 Jaune is the French word for which colour?
Yellow
9 Which letter of the alphabet signifies Mercedes Benz top of the range
models?
S
10 What is the common name for hair from the angora goat?
Mohair
==============================================================================
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "rec.games.trivia"
group.
To post to this group, visit http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia?hl=en
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rec.games.trivia+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com
To change the way you get mail from this group, visit:
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/subscribe?hl=en
To report abuse, send email explaining the problem to abuse@googlegroups.com
==============================================================================
Google Groups: http://groups.google.com/?hl=en
No comments:
Post a Comment