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* Calvin's Quiz #126 - 5 messages, 5 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/a26d8112bdd79f9e?hl=en
* Rotating Quiz #15 - 2 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/0ead3ea1af15b3fc?hl=en
* Rotating Quiz #16 - 9 messages, 9 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/720e6665521c09c9?hl=en
* Rare Entries contest MSB71 reminder - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/9f368f6df23a05af?hl=en
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #126
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/a26d8112bdd79f9e?hl=en
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== 1 of 5 ==
Date: Sat, May 14 2011 1:33 am
From: Dan Tilque
Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 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?
Texas :) ok, how about Belarus
> 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?
lion
> 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?
D
> 10 What is the common name for hair from the angora goat?
cashmere
--
Dan Tilque
== 2 of 5 ==
Date: Sat, May 14 2011 11:22 am
From: Pete
Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote in
news:op.vvd6ezaqyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:
>
>
> 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"?
Bart Simpson
> 8 Jaune is the French word for which colour?
Yellow
> 9 Which letter of the alphabet signifies Mercedes Benz top of the
> range models?
E
> 10 What is the common name for hair from the angora goat?
Cashmere
>
Pete
== 3 of 5 ==
Date: Sat, May 14 2011 2:09 pm
From: swp
On May 12, 7:34 pm, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
> 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?
bridget jones diary
> 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?
hippo?
> 7 Which fictional quartet's catchphrase was "Cowabunga"?
teenage mutant ninja turtles (patterned after kitty pryde of the x-men
and bart simpson)
> 8 Jaune is the French word for which colour?
mellow 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?
cashmire
swp
== 4 of 5 ==
Date: Sat, May 14 2011 5:01 pm
From: Jeffrey Turner
On 5/12/2011 7:34 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 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?
Ukraine
> 4 Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser co-starred in which US TV sitcom?
I watched that. Arrggh. Mad About You. Ahhh.
> 5 Which is the USA's most populous state?
California
> 6 What African animal can produce its own sun tan lotion?
Human
> 7 Which fictional quartet's catchphrase was "Cowabunga"?
TMNT - 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?
U
> 10 What is the common name for hair from the angora goat?
Cashmere
--Jeff
--
Money to get power;
Power to protect money.
--Medici family motto
== 5 of 5 ==
Date: Sat, May 14 2011 6:55 pm
From: "Rob Parker"
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"?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (heroes in a half-shell)
8 Jaune is the French word for which colour?
Yellow
9 Which letter of the alphabet signifies Mercedes Benz top of the range
models?
E (?)
10 What is the common name for hair from the angora goat?
Mohair
Rob
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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #15
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/0ead3ea1af15b3fc?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, May 14 2011 6:03 am
From: swp
sorry for the delay, it's allergy season here in the greater
philadelphia area and my b*tt has been severely kicked by it.
animals are our friends. but they won't pick us up at the
airport. :-) I bought batteries the other day, but they weren't
included. :-)) huh. didn't work. well, I suppose laughter isn't
always the best medicine.
as usual, use only your own knowledge when answering. I will score
this round in about 5 days, or next Friday if it rains.
1. what is the first name of the lead singer for the stooges?
2. what is the name of frank capra's 1931 adventure film about the
competition between american naval fixed-wing and airship pilots to
reach the south pole by air?
3. what nationality is oscar winning actor peter o'toole?
4. what land animal has a gestation period of 22 months?
5. what game, first published in 1974 by tactical studies rules, inc,
was originally designed by gary gygax and dave arneson?
6. what is the name of the hypothetical subatomic particle that moves
faster than light?
7. what is the name of the ultimate villain in _the watchmen_ graphic
novel and movie?
8. what is the capital city of the northern territory, australia?
9. what is green tea called in a traditional japanese sushi house?
10. who is famous for saying "it aint over till it's over"
bonus points are available...
swp
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, May 14 2011 6:06 am
From: swp
On May 14, 9:03 am, swp <stephen.w.pe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> sorry for the delay, it's allergy season here ...
please ignore the previous post, I blame the allergies
swp
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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #16
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/720e6665521c09c9?hl=en
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== 1 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, May 14 2011 6:06 am
From: swp
sorry for the delay, and the misfire on the title which put this on
the wrong thread, it's allergy season here in the greater philadelphia
area and my b*tt has been severely kicked by it.
animals are our friends. but they won't pick us up at the
airport. :-) I bought batteries the other day, but they weren't
included. :-)) huh. didn't work. well, I suppose laughter isn't
always the best medicine.
as usual, use only your own knowledge when answering. I will score
this round in about 5 days, or next Friday if it rains.
1. what is the first name of the lead singer for the stooges?
2. what is the name of frank capra's 1931 adventure film about the
competition between american naval fixed-wing and airship pilots to
reach the south pole by air?
3. what nationality is oscar winning actor peter o'toole?
4. what land animal has a gestation period of 22 months?
5. what game, first published in 1974 by tactical studies rules, inc,
was originally designed by gary gygax and dave arneson?
6. what is the name of the hypothetical subatomic particle that moves
faster than light?
7. what is the name of the ultimate villain in _the watchmen_ graphic
novel and movie?
8. what is the capital city of the northern territory, australia?
9. what is green tea called in a traditional japanese sushi house?
10. who is famous for saying "it aint over till it's over"
bonus points are available...
swp
== 2 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, May 14 2011 6:15 am
From: Erland Sommarskog
swp (stephen.w.perry@gmail.com) writes:
> 1. what is the first name of the lead singer for the stooges?
Iggy Pop
> 3. what nationality is oscar winning actor peter o'toole?
Australian
> 4. what land animal has a gestation period of 22 months?
Elephant
> 6. what is the name of the hypothetical subatomic particle that moves
> faster than light?
Tachyone
> 8. what is the capital city of the northern territory, australia?
Darwin
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
== 3 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, May 14 2011 6:17 am
From: John Masters
On 2011-05-14 14:06:05 +0100, swp said:
>
> 1. what is the first name of the lead singer for the stooges?
Iggy Pop
> 2. what is the name of frank capra's 1931 adventure film about the
> competition between american naval fixed-wing and airship pilots to
> reach the south pole by air?
> 3. what nationality is oscar winning actor peter o'toole?
Irish
> 4. what land animal has a gestation period of 22 months?
Elephant
> 5. what game, first published in 1974 by tactical studies rules, inc,
> was originally designed by gary gygax and dave arneson?
Dungeons & Dragons
> 6. what is the name of the hypothetical subatomic particle that moves
> faster than light?
Higgs Boson?
> 7. what is the name of the ultimate villain in _the watchmen_ graphic
> novel and movie?
> 8. what is the capital city of the northern territory, australia?
Perth
> 9. what is green tea called in a traditional japanese sushi house?
Chai
> 10. who is famous for saying "it aint over till it's over"
>
> bonus points are available...
>
> swp
--
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)
== 4 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, May 14 2011 6:24 am
From: "Peter Smyth"
"swp" wrote in message
news:6bb8bd4f-2a02-45fa-a3ed-385cdea455a8@o7g2000vbn.googlegroups.com...
>
>sorry for the delay, and the misfire on the title which put this on
>the wrong thread, it's allergy season here in the greater philadelphia
>area and my b*tt has been severely kicked by it.
>
>animals are our friends. but they won't pick us up at the
>airport. :-) I bought batteries the other day, but they weren't
>included. :-)) huh. didn't work. well, I suppose laughter isn't
>always the best medicine.
>
>as usual, use only your own knowledge when answering. I will score
>this round in about 5 days, or next Friday if it rains.
>
>1. what is the first name of the lead singer for the stooges?
Iggy Pop
>2. what is the name of frank capra's 1931 adventure film about the
>competition between american naval fixed-wing and airship pilots to
>reach the south pole by air?
>3. what nationality is oscar winning actor peter o'toole?
Irish
>4. what land animal has a gestation period of 22 months?
Elephant
>5. what game, first published in 1974 by tactical studies rules, inc,
>was originally designed by gary gygax and dave arneson?
Dungeons & Dragons
>6. what is the name of the hypothetical subatomic particle that moves
>faster than light?
>7. what is the name of the ultimate villain in _the watchmen_ graphic
>novel and movie?
>8. what is the capital city of the northern territory, australia?
Darwin
>9. what is green tea called in a traditional japanese sushi house?
>10. who is famous for saying "it aint over till it's over"
Peter Smyth
== 5 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, May 14 2011 9:25 am
From: "Chris F.A. Johnson"
On 2011-05-14, swp wrote:
> sorry for the delay, and the misfire on the title which put this on
> the wrong thread, it's allergy season here in the greater philadelphia
> area and my b*tt has been severely kicked by it.
>
> animals are our friends. but they won't pick us up at the
> airport. :-) I bought batteries the other day, but they weren't
> included. :-)) huh. didn't work. well, I suppose laughter isn't
> always the best medicine.
>
> as usual, use only your own knowledge when answering. I will score
> this round in about 5 days, or next Friday if it rains.
>
> 1. what is the first name of the lead singer for the stooges?
Curly?
> 2. what is the name of frank capra's 1931 adventure film about the
> competition between american naval fixed-wing and airship pilots to
> reach the south pole by air?
> 3. what nationality is oscar winning actor peter o'toole?
Born Irish, but probably naturalized UK subject
> 4. what land animal has a gestation period of 22 months?
Elephant
> 5. what game, first published in 1974 by tactical studies rules, inc,
> was originally designed by gary gygax and dave arneson?
Dungeons and Dragons
> 6. what is the name of the hypothetical subatomic particle that moves
> faster than light?
Tachyon
> 7. what is the name of the ultimate villain in _the watchmen_ graphic
> novel and movie?
> 8. what is the capital city of the northern territory, australia?
Darwin
> 9. what is green tea called in a traditional japanese sushi house?
> 10. who is famous for saying "it aint over till it's over"
Yogi Berra
> bonus points are available...
>
> swp
--
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)
== 6 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, May 14 2011 11:55 am
From: Pete
swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com> wrote in news:6bb8bd4f-2a02-45fa-a3ed-
385cdea455a8@o7g2000vbn.googlegroups.com:
> sorry for the delay, and the misfire on the title which put this on
> the wrong thread, it's allergy season here in the greater philadelphia
> area and my b*tt has been severely kicked by it.
>
> animals are our friends. but they won't pick us up at the
> airport. :-) I bought batteries the other day, but they weren't
> included. :-)) huh. didn't work. well, I suppose laughter isn't
> always the best medicine.
>
> as usual, use only your own knowledge when answering. I will score
> this round in about 5 days, or next Friday if it rains.
>
> 1. what is the first name of the lead singer for the stooges?
Iggy
> 2. what is the name of frank capra's 1931 adventure film about the
> competition between american naval fixed-wing and airship pilots to
> reach the south pole by air?
> 3. what nationality is oscar winning actor peter o'toole?
Welsh
> 4. what land animal has a gestation period of 22 months?
Elephant
> 5. what game, first published in 1974 by tactical studies rules, inc,
> was originally designed by gary gygax and dave arneson?
Dungeons and Dragons
> 6. what is the name of the hypothetical subatomic particle that moves
> faster than light?
High quark
> 7. what is the name of the ultimate villain in _the watchmen_ graphic
> novel and movie?
> 8. what is the capital city of the northern territory, australia?
Cairns
> 9. what is green tea called in a traditional japanese sushi house?
> 10. who is famous for saying "it aint over till it's over"
Yogi Berra
>
> bonus points are available...
>
> swp
>
Pete
== 7 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, May 14 2011 4:47 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky
In article <6bb8bd4f-2a02-45fa-a3ed-385cdea455a8@o7g2000vbn.googlegroups.com>, stephen.w.perry@gmail.com says...
> 1. what is the first name of the lead singer for the stooges?
> 2. what is the name of frank capra's 1931 adventure film about the
> competition between american naval fixed-wing and airship pilots to
> reach the south pole by air?
> 3. what nationality is oscar winning actor peter o'toole?
Irish
> 4. what land animal has a gestation period of 22 months?
elephant
> 5. what game, first published in 1974 by tactical studies rules, inc,
> was originally designed by gary gygax and dave arneson?
Dungeons and Dragon
> 6. what is the name of the hypothetical subatomic particle that moves faster than light?
tachyon
> 7. what is the name of the ultimate villain in _the watchmen_ graphic novel and movie?
> 8. what is the capital city of the northern territory, australia?
> 9. what is green tea called in a traditional japanese sushi house?
cha
> 10. who is famous for saying "it aint over till it's over"
Yogi Berra
--
Go to http://MarcDashevsky.com to send me e-mail.
== 8 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, May 14 2011 5:04 pm
From: Jeffrey Turner
On 5/14/2011 9:06 AM, swp wrote:
>
> 1. what is the first name of the lead singer for the stooges?
> 2. what is the name of frank capra's 1931 adventure film about the
> competition between american naval fixed-wing and airship pilots to
> reach the south pole by air?
> 3. what nationality is oscar winning actor peter o'toole?
> 4. what land animal has a gestation period of 22 months?
Elephant
> 5. what game, first published in 1974 by tactical studies rules, inc,
> was originally designed by gary gygax and dave arneson?
Dungeons and Dragons
> 6. what is the name of the hypothetical subatomic particle that moves
> faster than light?
Tachyon
> 7. what is the name of the ultimate villain in _the watchmen_ graphic
> novel and movie?
> 8. what is the capital city of the northern territory, australia?
> 9. what is green tea called in a traditional japanese sushi house?
> 10. who is famous for saying "it aint over till it's over"
Yogi Berra
>
> bonus points are available...
>
> swp
--
Money to get power;
Power to protect money.
--Medici family motto
== 9 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, May 14 2011 7:00 pm
From: "Rob Parker"
> 1. what is the first name of the lead singer for the stooges?
Iggy Pop
> 2. what is the name of frank capra's 1931 adventure film about the
> competition between american naval fixed-wing and airship pilots to
> reach the south pole by air?
> 3. what nationality is oscar winning actor peter o'toole?
Irish
> 4. what land animal has a gestation period of 22 months?
Elephant
> 5. what game, first published in 1974 by tactical studies rules, inc,
> was originally designed by gary gygax and dave arneson?
Dungeons & Dragons
> 6. what is the name of the hypothetical subatomic particle that moves
> faster than light?
Tachyon
> 7. what is the name of the ultimate villain in _the watchmen_ graphic
> novel and movie?
> 8. what is the capital city of the northern territory, australia?
Darwin
> 9. what is green tea called in a traditional japanese sushi house?
Tea
> 10. who is famous for saying "it aint over till it's over"
Me (well, probably not - I've said it, but I'm not famous for saying it)
Rob
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TOPIC: Rare Entries contest MSB71 reminder
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/9f368f6df23a05af?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sat, May 14 2011 10:07 am
From: Mark Brader
This is a reminder of Mark Brader's current Rare Entries contest, which
I am posting on Mark's behalf while he is off-net. Mark asked me to post
this on or around Thursday 12th May; assorted issues mean you get it
today.
All text below this first line was written by Mark and is taken directly
from his revised contest posting, so that "I" means Mark.
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As always, reply ONLY BY EMAIL to msb@vex.net; do not post to any
newsgroup. Entries must reach here by Tuesday, May 24, 2011 (by
Toronto time, zone -4).
See below the questions for a detailed explanation, in which rule
2.2 has been corrected and the example in rule 2.1 has been changed
to conform. These corrections implement a change I announced at the
time of contest MSB69 but forgot to then actually put into the rules,
regarding wrong answers that relate to specific correct answers.
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0. Pick one: "Conservative", "Liberal", "New Democratic", or
"Quebecois".
1. Name a newspaper which at some time in the 20th century
was published daily (at least 5 days per week) in London,
in English, for national distribution for sale in Great
Britain. (Papers that were given away rather than sold do
not qualify.)
2. Name a chemical element whose name in English starts with C.
3. Give a single word in English, used in the grammar of English
to designate a part of speech.
4. Name a movie title containing at least three different
(unequal) digits, *excluding* digits that form part of a
date or time. The title must be the primary title of the
movie in the Internet Movie Database <http://www.imdb.com>.
The movie must be a feature film telling a fictional story,
not a short or documentary. See also rules 4.2 (for "movie")
and 4.3.3 (for "digit"). Of course rule 4.3.4 does *not* apply
(since this is about characters, not words or numerals).
5. Name two adjacent countries (see rule 4.1.1) now existing,
whose entire mutual border is (or formerly was) an *inland
water border* (i.e. consisting of lakes and/or rivers), or an
inland water border plus one or more offshore continuations
of the border into seawater.
6. Name an author who wrote 50 or more works of fiction featuring
the same major character. You must name the character, but
this does not form part of your answer.
7. Give a surname that is shared by (1) someone who has been
president of the US and (2) someone who has been nominated
for an Oscar in one of the four acting categories.
8. Usually each athlete in the Olympic games is said to compete
as part of a "team" representing one independent country.
Name such a team at any past Olympics that did *not*
represent one then-independent country (again, see rule
4.1.1). (You must mention which year you have in mind,
but this does not form part of your answer.)
9. Give an adjective, in English, which can be applied to an
object or person being described or discussed, in order to
express the fact, claim, or possibility that this object or
person never actually existed.
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* 1. The Game
As usual, for each of the questions above, your objective is to give
an answer that (1) is correct, and (2) will be duplicated by as FEW
other people as possible. Feel free to use any reference material
you like to RESEARCH your answers; but when you have found enough
possible answers for your liking, you are expected to choose on your
own which one to submit, WITHOUT mechanical or computer assistance:
this is meant to be a game of wits.
* 2. Scoring
The scores on the different questions are MULTIPLIED to produce a
final score for each entrant. Low score wins; a perfect score is 1.
If your answer on a category is correct, then your score is the number
of people who gave that answer, or an answer I consider equivalent.
A wrong answer, or a skipped question, gets a high score as a penalty.
This is the median of:
- the number of entrants
- the square root of that number, rounded up to an integer
- double the highest score that anyone would have on this
question if all answers were deemed correct
* 2.1 Scoring Example
Say I ask for a color on the current Canadian flag. There are
26 entrants -- 20 say "red", 4 say "blue", and 1 each say "gules",
"white", and "blue square". After looking up gules I decide it's
the same color as red and should be treated as a duplicate answer;
then the 21 people who said either "red" or "gules" get 21 points
each. The person who said "white" gets a perfect score of 1 point.
"Blue square" is not a color and blue is not a color on the flag;
the 5 people who gave either of these answers each get the same
penalty score, which is the median of:
- number of entrants = 27
- sqrt(27) = 5.196+, rounded up = 6
- double the highest score = 21 x 2 = 42
or in this case, 27.
* 2.2 More Specific Variants
On some questions it's possible that one entrant will give an answer
that's a more specific variant of an answer given by someone else.
In that case the more specific variant will usually be scored as if
the two answers are different, but the other, less specific variant
will be scored as if they are the same.
In the above example, if I had decided (wrongly) to score gules as
a more specific variant of red, then "red" would still score 21,
but "gules" would now score 1.
If a wrong answer is clearly associated with a specific right
answer, I will score the right answer as if the wrong answer was a
more specific variant of it. In the above example, if there were
3 additional entrants who said "white square", then "white square"
would be scored as wrong, but the score for "white" would be 4, not 1.
"More specific" scoring will NOT apply if the question asks for an
answer "in general terms"; a more specific answer will then at best be
treated the same as the more general one, and may be considered wrong.
* 3. Entries
Entries must be emailed to the address given above. Please do not
quote the questions back to me, and do send only plain text in ASCII
or ISO 8859-1: no HTML, attachments, Micros--t character sets, etc.,
and no Unicode, please. (Entrants who fail to comply will be publicly
chastised in the results posting.)
Your message should preferably consist of just your 10 answers,
numbered from 0 to 9, along with any explanations required. Your
name should be in it somewhere -- a From: line or signature is fine.
(If I don't see both a first and a last name, or an explicit request
for a particular form of your name to be used, then your email address
will be posted in the results).
You can expect an acknowledgement when I read your entry. If this
bounces, it won't be sent again.
* 3.1 Where Leeway is Allowed
In general there is no penalty for errors of spelling, capitalization,
English usage, or other such matters of form, nor for accidentally
sending email in an unfinished state, so long as it's clear enough
what you intended. Sometimes a specific question may imply stricter
rules, though. And if you give an answer that properly refers to a
different thing related to the one you intended, I will normally take
it as written.
Once you intentionally submit an answer, no changes will be allowed,
unless I decide there was a problem with the question. Similarly,
alternate answers within an entry will not be accepted. Only the
first answer that you intentionally submit counts.
* 3.2 Clarifications
Questions are not intended to be hard to understand, but I may fail
in this intent. (For one thing, in many cases clarity could only be
provided by an example which would suggest one or another specific
answer, and I mustn't do that.)
In order to be fair to all entrants, I must insist that requests for
clarification must be emailed to me, NOT POSTED in any newsgroup.
But if you do ask for clarification, I'll probably say that the
question is clear enough as posted. If I do decide to clarify or
change a question, all entrants will be informed.
* 3.3 Supporting Information
It is your option whether or not to provide supporting information
to justify your answers. If you don't, I'll email you to ask for
it if I need to. If you supply it in the form of a URL, if at all
possible it should be a "deep link" to the specific relevant page.
There is no need to supply URLs for obvious, well-known reference
web sites, and there is no point in supplying URLs for pages that
don't actually support your answer.
If you provide any explanatory remarks along with your answers, you
are responsible for making it sufficiently clear that they are not
part of the answers. The particular format doesn't matter as long
as you're clear. In the scoring example above, "white square" was
wrong; "white (in the central square)" would have been taken as a
correct answer with an explanation.
* 4. Interpretation of questions
These are general rules that apply unless a question specifically
states otherwise.
* 4.1 Geography
* 4.1.1 Countries
"Country" means an independent country. Whether or not a place is
considered an independent country is determined by how it is listed
in reference sources.
For purposes of these contests, the Earth is considered to be divid-
ed into disjoint areas each of which is either (1) a country, (2) a
dependency, or (3) without national government. Their boundaries
are interpreted on a de facto basis. Any place with representatives
in a country's legislature is considered a part of that country rather
than a dependency of it.
The European Union is considered as an association of countries, not
a country itself.
Claims that are not enforced, or not generally recognized, don't count.
Places currently fighting a war of secession don't count. Embassies
don't count as special; they may have extraterritorial rights, but
they're still part of the host country (and city).
Countries existing at different historical times are normally
considered the same country if they have the same capital city.
* 4.1.2 States or provinces
Many countries or dependencies are divided into subsidiary political
entities, typically with their own subsidiary governments. At the
first level of division, these entities are most commonly called
states or provinces, but various other names are used; sometimes
varying even within the same country (e.g. to indicate unequal
political status).
Any reference to "states or provinces" in a question refers to
these entities at the first level of division, no matter what they
are called.
* 4.1.3 Distances
Distances between places on the Earth are measured along a great
circle path, and distance involving cities are based on the city
center (downtown).
* 4.2 Entertainment
A "movie" does not include any form of TV broadcast or video release;
it must have been shown in cinemas. "Oscar" and "Academy Award" are
AMPAS trademarks and refer to the awards given by that organization.
"Fiction" includes dramatizations of true stories.
* 4.3 Words and Numbers
* 4.3.1 Different Answers
Some questions specifically ask for a *word*, rather than the thing
that it names; this means that different words with the same meaning
will in general be treated as distinct answers. However, if two or
more inflectional variants, spelling variants, or other closely
related forms are correct answers, they will be treated as equivalent.
Similarly, if the question specifically asks for a name, different
things referred to by the same name will be treated as the same.
* 4.3.2 Permitted Words
The word that you give must be listed (or implied by a listing,
as with inflected forms) in a suitable dictionary. Generally
this means a printed dictionary published recently enough
to show reasonably current usage, or its online equivalent.
Other reasonably authoritative sources may be accepted on a
case-by-case basis. Words listed as obsolete or archaic usage
don't count, and sources that would list those words without
distinguishing them are not acceptable as dictionaries.
* 4.3.3 Permitted Numbers
Where the distinction is important, "number" refers to a specific
mathematical value, whereas "numeral" means a way of writing it.
Thus "4", "IV", and "four" are three different numerals representing
the same number. "Digit" means one of the characters "0", "1", "2",
etc. (These definitions represent one of several conflicting common
usages.)
* 4.3.4 "Contained in"
If a question asks for a word or numeral "contained" or "included"
in a phrase, title, or the like, this does not include substrings or
alternate meanings of words, unless explictly specified. For example,
if "Canada in 1967" is the title of a book, it contains the numeral
1967 and the preposition "in"; but it does not contain the word "an",
the adjective "in", or the numeral 96.
* 4.4 Tense and Time
When a question is worded in the present tense, the correctness of
your answer is determined by the facts at the moment you submit it.
(In a case where, in my judgement, people might reasonably be unaware
of the facts having changed, an out-of-date answer may be accepted as
correct.) Questions worded in the present perfect tense include the
present unless something states or implies otherwise. (For example,
Canada is a country that "has existed", as well as one that "exists".)
Different verbs in a sentence bear their usual tense relationship to
each other.
You are not allowed to change the facts yourself in order to make an
answer correct. For example, if a question asks for material on the
WWW, what you cite must already have existed before the contest was
first posted.
* 5. Judging
As moderator, I will be the sole judge of what answers are correct,
and whether two answers with similar meaning (like red and gules)
are considered the same, different, or more/less specific variants.
I will do my best to be fair on all such issues, but sometimes it is
necessary to be arbitrary. Those who disagree with my rulings are
welcome to complain (or to start a competing contest, or whatever).
I may rescore the contest if I agree that I made a serious error and
it affects the high finishers.
* 6. Results
Results will normally be posted within a few days of the contest
closing. They may be delayed if I'm unexpectedly busy or for
technical reasons. If I feel I need help evaluating one or more
answers, I may make a consultative posting in the newsgroups before
scoring the contest.
In the results posting, all entrants will be listed in order of score,
but high (bad) scores may be omitted. The top few entrants' full
answer slates will be posted. A table of answers and their scores
will be given for each question.
* 7. Fun
This contest is for fun. Please do have fun, and good luck to all.
--
Mark Brader | "Europe contains a great many cathedrals, which were
Toronto | caused by the Middle Ages, which means they are very old,
msb@vex.net | so you have to take color slide photographs of them."
| -- Dave Barry
My text in this article is in the public domain.
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1 comment:
Thanks for the GK questions provided...hope all the answers for the questions are correct .
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