Curiosity in the world: July 2011

Saturday, July 30, 2011

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Today's topics:

* QFTCIMM Current Events Final - 6 messages, 6 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/58bddad9cd60903d?hl=en
* QFTCI11 Game 3 Rounds 4,6 answers: name a year, Bible - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/04b215f44d145894?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #148 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 4 messages, 2 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/7d3d6f01e52a6f40?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #149 - 10 messages, 9 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/dcc03235316bcb75?hl=en
* Rotating Quiz #24 - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/58897080666e9c5e?hl=en
* games sports cricket - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/42d628c67d4d8adf?hl=en

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TOPIC: QFTCIMM Current Events Final
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/58bddad9cd60903d?hl=en
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== 1 of 6 ==
Date: Wed, Jul 27 2011 9:35 am
From: tool@panix.com (Dan Blum)

Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> ** Final, Round 1 - Current Events

> * International

> 1. When it came out that London's Metropolitan Police
> (a.k.a. Scotland Yard) had hired a former deputy editor of
> the "News of the World" to advise on PR, the Commissioner
> resigned. Name this ex-chief.

Harrington

> 2. American General David Petraeus has handed over command of
> NATO forces in Afghanistan. What will be his next job?

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

> 3. Within 10,000,000,000 euros, what is the announced cost of
> the new rescue package for Greece?

45,000,000,000 euro; 110,000,000,000 euro

> * Arts and Entertainment

> 5. Fresh off a well-publicized break-up, this star's private
> performance at a Ukrainian wedding netted a reported
> $1,000,000. That should help with the alimony payments.
> Name the star.

Marc Anthony

> * Local

> 7. Possibly in an effort to justify future cutbacks to libraries,
> Councillor Doug Ford erroneously pointed out that in his
> "area", there are more libraries than what?

Tim Horton's

> 8. With the aim of reducing disease, the Faculty of Engineering
> at the U of T was one of only 8 universities in North
> America to be awarded $400,000 from the Bill and Melinda
> Gates Foundation to develop a new, efficient, low-cost what?

water purification system

> * National

> 10. In Kananaskis, energy ministers developing a national
> energy plan fell out over the wording of the meeting's
> final communique, when Ontario's Energy Minister Brad Duguid
> objected to the use of two adjectives describing Alberta's
> oil sands. Give either adjective.

limited

> 12. Statistics Canada data released last week states that the
> police-reported crime rate, measuring the overall volume of
> crime in Canada, has reached its lowest level since what year?

1957; 1965

> * Sports

> 15. The Blue Jays announced they would retire Robbie Alomar's
> uniform number. This is the first number ever retired by
> the team. What is the number?

17; 24

--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

== 2 of 6 ==
Date: Wed, Jul 27 2011 10:45 am
From: "Peter Smyth"

"Mark Brader" wrote in message
news:dsKdnb0Chr9JPrLTnZ2dnUVZ_tSdnZ2d@vex.net...

>** Final, Round 1 - Current Events
>
>* International
>
>1. When it came out that London's Metropolitan Police
> (a.k.a. Scotland Yard) had hired a former deputy editor of
> the "News of the World" to advise on PR, the Commissioner
> resigned. Name this ex-chief.
Sir Paul Stephenson
>2. American General David Petraeus has handed over command of
> NATO forces in Afghanistan. What will be his next job?
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
>3. Within 10,000,000,000 euros, what is the announced cost of
> the new rescue package for Greece?
140bn, 160bn
>
>* Arts and Entertainment
>
>4. A freak windstorm toppled the main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest
> Monday, leading to serious injuries. Who was on stage at
> the time?
Justin Bieber
>5. Fresh off a well-publicized break-up, this star's private
> performance at a Ukrainian wedding netted a reported
> $1,000,000. That should help with the alimony payments.
> Name the star.
Justin Bieber
>6. He kept Ontarians company on Saturday nights for 25 years,
> from 1974 to 1999. Name the TV personality who died Friday
> at the age of 86.
>
>
>* Local
>
>7. Possibly in an effort to justify future cutbacks to libraries,
> Councillor Doug Ford erroneously pointed out that in his
> "area", there are more libraries than what?
Starbucks
>8. With the aim of reducing disease, the Faculty of Engineering
> at the U of T was one of only 8 universities in North
> America to be awarded $400,000 from the Bill and Melinda
> Gates Foundation to develop a new, efficient, low-cost what?
malaria treatments
>9. What new area code will be introduced in Toronto starting
> March 25, 2013?
>
>
>* National
>
>10. In Kananaskis, energy ministers developing a national
> energy plan fell out over the wording of the meeting's
> final communique, when Ontario's Energy Minister Brad Duguid
> objected to the use of two adjectives describing Alberta's
> oil sands. Give either adjective.
>
>11. Despite repeated pressure from the National Capital
> Commission and a 3-year-old Auditor General's report urging
> haste, the Prime Minister's office confirmed last week that
> he has no plans to speed up the $10,000,000 renovation of
> which nationally significant structure?
>
>12. Statistics Canada data released last week states that the
> police-reported crime rate, measuring the overall volume of
> crime in Canada, has reached its lowest level since what year?
>
>
>* Sports
>
>13. TFC fielded a number of new players at Wednesday's game,
> including two new designated players. Name either.
>
>14. Who was the winner of this year's British Open?
Darren Clarke
>15. The Blue Jays announced they would retire Robbie Alomar's
> uniform number. This is the first number ever retired by
> the team. What is the number?

Peter Smyth

== 3 of 6 ==
Date: Wed, Jul 27 2011 2:35 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog

Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> 1. When it came out that London's Metropolitan Police
> (a.k.a. Scotland Yard) had hired a former deputy editor of
> the "News of the World" to advise on PR, the Commissioner
> resigned. Name this ex-chief.

Stephenson

> 2. American General David Petraeus has handed over command of
> NATO forces in Afghanistan. What will be his next job?

Security Advisor to Obama

> 3. Within 10,000,000,000 euros, what is the announced cost of
> the new rescue package for Greece?

138E9€

Not what I call a secure claim.

> 9. What new area code will be introduced in Toronto starting
> March 25, 2013?

013

> 15. The Blue Jays announced they would retire Robbie Alomar's
> uniform number. This is the first number ever retired by
> the team. What is the number?
>

== 4 of 6 ==
Date: Wed, Jul 27 2011 6:51 pm
From: Joshua Kreitzer

On Jul 27, 12:36 am, m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:

> ** Final, Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 3. Within 10,000,000,000 euros, what is the announced cost of
> the new rescue package for Greece?

50 billion euros; 70 billion euros

> 5. Fresh off a well-publicized break-up, this star's private
> performance at a Ukrainian wedding netted a reported
> $1,000,000. That should help with the alimony payments.
> Name the star.

Jennifer Lopez

> 7. Possibly in an effort to justify future cutbacks to libraries,
> Councillor Doug Ford erroneously pointed out that in his
> "area", there are more libraries than what?

bookstores; movie theaters

> 13. TFC fielded a number of new players at Wednesday's game,
> including two new designated players. Name either.

I don't even know what a designated player is or what sport he or she
plays.

> 14. Who was the winner of this year's British Open?

Rory McIlroy (?)

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com

== 5 of 6 ==
Date: Wed, Jul 27 2011 9:01 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky

In article <dsKdnb0Chr9JPrLTnZ2dnUVZ_tSdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> ** Final, Round 1 - Current Events
>
> * International
>
> 1. When it came out that London's Metropolitan Police
> (a.k.a. Scotland Yard) had hired a former deputy editor of
> the "News of the World" to advise on PR, the Commissioner
> resigned. Name this ex-chief.
>
> 2. American General David Petraeus has handed over command of
> NATO forces in Afghanistan. What will be his next job?
Head of the CIA

> 3. Within 10,000,000,000 euros, what is the announced cost of
> the new rescue package for Greece?

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

== 6 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 28 2011 3:54 pm
From: "Rob Parker"

> ** Final, Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. When it came out that London's Metropolitan Police
> (a.k.a. Scotland Yard) had hired a former deputy editor of
> the "News of the World" to advise on PR, the Commissioner
> resigned. Name this ex-chief.

John Yates

> 3. Within 10,000,000,000 euros, what is the announced cost of
> the new rescue package for Greece?

110 billion; 140 billion

> 7. Possibly in an effort to justify future cutbacks to libraries,
> Councillor Doug Ford erroneously pointed out that in his
> "area", there are more libraries than what?

convenience stores; gas stations

accessible; renewable

> 11. Despite repeated pressure from the National Capital
> Commission and a 3-year-old Auditor General's report urging
> haste, the Prime Minister's office confirmed last week that
> he has no plans to speed up the $10,000,000 renovation of
> which nationally significant structure?

Government House; National Library

> 12. Statistics Canada data released last week states that the
> police-reported crime rate, measuring the overall volume of
> crime in Canada, has reached its lowest level since what year?

1975; 1962

> 14. Who was the winner of this year's British Open?

Not Rory McIlroy

> 15. The Blue Jays announced they would retire Robbie Alomar's
> uniform number. This is the first number ever retired by
> the team. What is the number?

Rob

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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 3 Rounds 4,6 answers: name a year, Bible
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/04b215f44d145894?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Wed, Jul 27 2011 2:43 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog

Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> Because it was a brutally hard round and I was looking for ways to
> give entrants the players a break. Who the hell knows anything about
> the Bible?

And of course, it's no way easier if you've only read the Bible in Swedish,
and only know the Swedish names of the books. I started with some wild
guesses, but I ran out of steam after some time.

Then again, I will have to admit that Revelation is singular in Swedish too
"Johannes' uppbarelse", so I cannot use this excuse for that error. On the
other hand Acts is "Apostlagärningarna" in Swedish (which translates exactly
to "Acts of the Apostles"), but I had no clue about the English name.

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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #148 - ANSWERS & SCORES
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/7d3d6f01e52a6f40?hl=en
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Jul 27 2011 8:38 pm
From: Calvin

On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:48:26 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:

> 1 Britain's Steve Redgrave won Olympic gold which sport?

Rowing
5/11

> 2 Which sci-fi TV series was created by Gene Roddenberry?

Star Trek (among others)
9/11

> 3 Tempura cuisine originated in which country?

Japan was the expected answer, but Marc was quite right in pointing out
that the Portuguese introduced it there in the 16th C so I'll accept that
as well.
9/11

> 4 Who wrote the song I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas?

Irving Berlin
9/11
And yes the title is properly "White Christmas".

> 5 Which scientific process is the reverse of evaporation?

Condensation
10/11

> 6 Moldova is a country on which continent?

Europe
11/11

> 7 Who won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in the 1957 film Bridge on
> the River Kwai?

Alec Guinness
9/11

> 8 What is the main ingredient of dahl?

Lentils
5/11
Pulse is not specific enough sorry John.

> 9 The bully Flashman was a character in which 19th century novel?

Tom Brown's Schooldays
4/11

> 10 Which two countries share the world's longest common land border?

USA & Canada
11/11

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 148
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 Bjorn Lundin
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 8 David
0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 Erland S
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 Joachim Parsch
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 John Masters
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 8 Marc Dashevsky
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 Mark Brader
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 Pete Gayde
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9 Rob Parker
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Stan Brown
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 Stephen Perry
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
5 9 9 9 10 11 9 5 4 11 82 TOTAL
75%

Another 4-way tie.

cheers,
calvin

== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Jul 27 2011 10:02 pm
From: John Masters

On 2011-07-28 03:38:34 +0000, Calvin said:

>
> Lentils
> 5/11
> Pulse is not specific enough sorry John.
>

I would say Lentils is too specific and inaccurate; there are many
dahls that do not use lentils but are made with other pulses such as
chickpeas etc.

== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Jul 27 2011 11:23 pm
From: Calvin

On Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:02:27 +1000, John Masters <johnmasters9@aol.com>
wrote:

> On 2011-07-28 03:38:34 +0000, Calvin said:
>
>> Lentils
>> 5/11
>> Pulse is not specific enough sorry John.
>>
>
> I would say Lentils is too specific and inaccurate; there are many dahls
> that do not use lentils but are made with other pulses such as chickpeas
> etc.

It's equally true that many pulses are not used in dahl, but on reflection
I'm inclined to give you the point (and the win). Congratulations.

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 148
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 Bjorn Lundin
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 8 David
0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 Erland S
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 Joachim Parsch
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 John Masters
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 8 Marc Dashevsky
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 Mark Brader
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 Pete Gayde
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9 Rob Parker
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Stan Brown
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 Stephen Perry
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
5 9 9 9 10 11 9 6 4 11 83 TOTAL
75%

cheers,
calvin

== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 28 2011 10:29 am
From: John Masters

On 2011-07-28 06:23:03 +0000, Calvin said:

> On Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:02:27 +1000, John Masters <johnmasters9@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2011-07-28 03:38:34 +0000, Calvin said:
>>
>>> Lentils
>>> 5/11
>>> Pulse is not specific enough sorry John.
>>>
>>
>> I would say Lentils is too specific and inaccurate; there are many
>> dahls that do not use lentils but are made with other pulses such as
>> chickpeas etc.
>
> It's equally true that many pulses are not used in dahl, but on
> reflection I'm inclined to give you the point (and the win).
> Congratulations.
>

Thank you Calvin. First time I've got 'em all. As a matter of interest
the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary gives Dal or Dhal as:-

Split pulses (esp. the seed of the pigeon pea, Cajanus cajan ), a
common foodstuff in the Indian subcontinent.

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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #149
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/dcc03235316bcb75?hl=en
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== 1 of 10 ==
Date: Wed, Jul 27 2011 8:43 pm
From: Calvin

1 Who lit the Olympic Torch at the 1996 Atlanta Games?
2 The 1984 TV series The Jewel in the Crown was set in which commonwealth
country?
3 Which British city was known as Cottonopolis during the 19th century?
4 Felix Unger and Oscar Madison were characters in which TV show?
5 Who, in 1998 and at the age of 77, became the oldest person to travel in
space?
6 In which country is the World Heritage site of Angkor Wat?
7 Which entertainer, born in 1942, is known as Mr Las Vegas?
8 Which device did George Eastman invent in 1900?
9 Vodka, Galliano and orange juice make which cocktail?
10 What was Fred Flintstones favourite sport?

cheers,
calvin

== 2 of 10 ==
Date: Wed, Jul 27 2011 9:11 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky

In article <op.vza8mqiayr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, calvin@phlegm.com says...
>
>
> 1 Who lit the Olympic Torch at the 1996 Atlanta Games?
Mohammed Ali

> 2 The 1984 TV series The Jewel in the Crown was set in which commonwealth country?
India

> 3 Which British city was known as Cottonopolis during the 19th century?
> 4 Felix Unger and Oscar Madison were characters in which TV show?
The Odd Couple

> 5 Who, in 1998 and at the age of 77, became the oldest person to travel in space?
John Glenn

> 6 In which country is the World Heritage site of Angkor Wat?
Cambodia

> 7 Which entertainer, born in 1942, is known as Mr Las Vegas?
Wayne Newton

> 8 Which device did George Eastman invent in 1900?
Brownie

> 9 Vodka, Galliano and orange juice make which cocktail?
> 10 What was Fred Flintstones favourite sport?

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

== 3 of 10 ==
Date: Wed, Jul 27 2011 10:00 pm
From: "Rob Parker"

> 1 Who lit the Olympic Torch at the 1996 Atlanta Games?

Muhammid Ali

> 2 The 1984 TV series The Jewel in the Crown was set in which commonwealth
> country?

India

> 3 Which British city was known as Cottonopolis during the 19th century?

Manchester
[I've never heard the term, but where else could it be.]

> 4 Felix Unger and Oscar Madison were characters in which TV show?

The Odd Couple

> 5 Who, in 1998 and at the age of 77, became the oldest person to travel in
> space?

John Glenn

> 6 In which country is the World Heritage site of Angkor Wat?

Cambodia

> 7 Which entertainer, born in 1942, is known as Mr Las Vegas?

Wayne Newton (?)

> 8 Which device did George Eastman invent in 1900?

Camera using roll film

> 9 Vodka, Galliano and orange juice make which cocktail?

Harvey Wallbanger

> 10 What was Fred Flintstones favourite sport?

Bowling

Rob

== 4 of 10 ==
Date: Wed, Jul 27 2011 11:00 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

"Calvin":
> 1 Who lit the Olympic Torch at the 1996 Atlanta Games?

Ali.

> 2 The 1984 TV series The Jewel in the Crown was set in which
> commonwealth country?

I thought it was set in India, not a country.

> 3 Which British city was known as Cottonopolis during the 19th century?

Manchester?

> 4 Felix Unger and Oscar Madison were characters in which TV show?

"The Odd Couple".

> 5 Who, in 1998 and at the age of 77, became the oldest person to
> travel in space?

Glenn.

> 6 In which country is the World Heritage site of Angkor Wat?

Cambodia.

> 7 Which entertainer, born in 1942, is known as Mr Las Vegas?

Newton?

> 8 Which device did George Eastman invent in 1900?

The first mass-market camera.

> 9 Vodka, Galliano and orange juice make which cocktail?

> 10 What was Fred Flintstones favourite sport?

Bowling.
--
Mark Brader "How diabolically clever: a straightforward message!
Toronto Only a genius could have thought of that."
msb@vex.net -- Maxwell Smart (Agent 86)

My text in this article is in the public domain.

== 5 of 10 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 28 2011 12:35 am
From: "Peter Smyth"

"Calvin" wrote in message
news:op.vza8mqiayr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au...
>
>
>
>1 Who lit the Olympic Torch at the 1996 Atlanta Games?
Mohammed Ali
>2 The 1984 TV series The Jewel in the Crown was set in which commonwealth
>country?
>3 Which British city was known as Cottonopolis during the 19th century?
Liverpool
>4 Felix Unger and Oscar Madison were characters in which TV show?
>5 Who, in 1998 and at the age of 77, became the oldest person to travel in
>space?
John Glenn
>6 In which country is the World Heritage site of Angkor Wat?
Cambodia
>7 Which entertainer, born in 1942, is known as Mr Las Vegas?
>8 Which device did George Eastman invent in 1900?
photographic film
>9 Vodka, Galliano and orange juice make which cocktail?
>10 What was Fred Flintstones favourite sport?
Bowling

Peter Smyth

== 6 of 10 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 28 2011 1:36 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

Calvin":
> > 8 Which device did George Eastman invent in 1900?

Mark Brader:
> The first mass-market camera.

(Afterthought)

Specifically, I think it was the first camera to use rolls of film.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net | "Able was I ere I saw Panama."

== 7 of 10 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 28 2011 11:08 am
From: Erland Sommarskog

Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
> 1 Who lit the Olympic Torch at the 1996 Atlanta Games?

Carl Lewis

> 2 The 1984 TV series The Jewel in the Crown was set in which >
> commonwealth country?

India

> 3 Which British city was known as Cottonopolis during the 19th
> century?

Manchester

> 6 In which country is the World Heritage site of Angkor Wat?

Cambodia

> 9 Vodka, Galliano and orange juice make which cocktail?

Bloody Mary

== 8 of 10 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 28 2011 1:28 pm
From: Jeffrey Turner

On 7/27/2011 11:43 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 Who lit the Olympic Torch at the 1996 Atlanta Games?
Hank Aaron
> 2 The 1984 TV series The Jewel in the Crown was set in which
> commonwealth country?
India
> 3 Which British city was known as Cottonopolis during the 19th century?
Manchester
> 4 Felix Unger and Oscar Madison were characters in which TV show?
The Odd Couple
> 5 Who, in 1998 and at the age of 77, became the oldest person to travel
> in space?
John Glenn
> 6 In which country is the World Heritage site of Angkor Wat?
Cambodia
> 7 Which entertainer, born in 1942, is known as Mr Las Vegas?
Liberace
> 8 Which device did George Eastman invent in 1900?
Kodak camera
> 9 Vodka, Galliano and orange juice make which cocktail?
Harvey Wallbanger
> 10 What was Fred Flintstones favourite sport?
Bowling

== 9 of 10 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 28 2011 11:22 pm
From: Dan Tilque

Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 Who lit the Olympic Torch at the 1996 Atlanta Games?

Mohammad Ali

> 2 The 1984 TV series The Jewel in the Crown was set in which
> commonwealth country?

India

> 3 Which British city was known as Cottonopolis during the 19th century?

Manchester

> 4 Felix Unger and Oscar Madison were characters in which TV show?

The Odd Couple

> 5 Who, in 1998 and at the age of 77, became the oldest person to
> travel in space?

John Glenn

> 6 In which country is the World Heritage site of Angkor Wat?

Cambodia

> 7 Which entertainer, born in 1942, is known as Mr Las Vegas?

Wayne Newton

> 8 Which device did George Eastman invent in 1900?

Brownie Camera

> 9 Vodka, Galliano and orange juice make which cocktail?

Harvey Wallbanger

> 10 What was Fred Flintstones favourite sport?

bowling

--
Dan Tilque

== 10 of 10 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 29 2011 2:03 am
From: "David"

> > 2 The 1984 TV series The Jewel in the Crown was set in which
> > commonwealth country?
>
> I thought it was set in India, not a country.

??????

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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #24
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/58897080666e9c5e?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 28 2011 1:20 pm
From: Jeffrey Turner

On 7/25/2011 11:50 PM, Pete wrote:
>
> 1. Name any mayor of Chicago other than one of the Daleys or Rahm Emanuel.

Harold Washington

> 2. The recently opened play "Ernie" chronicles the life of former Detroit
> Tigers' broadcaster Ernie Harwell. Name any of the other 3 Major League
> teams for which Harwell was broadcaster.

Milwaukee Brewers

> 3. At the time it was built, Toronto's CN Tower was the tallest free-
> standing structure in the world. It has since been topped by 2 completed
> structures. Name either one.
>
> 4. Burlington, Vermont, lies on the shores of which lake?

Champlain

> 5. The highest peak in Acadia National Park, Cadillac Mountain, has a
> connection to another location mentioned in this quiz. What is that
> connection?

It's named after the answer to question 6.

> 6. A major part of Acadia National Park is its "Carriage Roads", used today
> mainly by cyclists. These roads were financed and constructed by which
> American philanthropic family?

Astor

> 7. The person pictured on bottles of Samuel Adams beer is not Samuel Adams.
> Which other American patriot is depicted?
>
> 8. I-90 is the longest Interstate Highway in the United States. Name both
> cities that contain its eastern and western terminus points.

Seattle and Boston

> 9. Name the only National Park in the state of Ohio.
>
> 10. Two members of the Order of the British Empire have served Chicago as
> leaders of major cultural institutions. The first was Sir Georg Solti
> (KBE), Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1969-1991.
> Name the second, who still holds his post.

--Jeff

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TOPIC: games sports cricket
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/42d628c67d4d8adf?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 28 2011 11:11 pm
From: punitha kannan

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Thursday, July 28, 2011

The Frontstretch Newsletter: July 29th, 2011

THE FRONTSTRETCH NEWSLETTER
Presented by Frontstretch.com
The Best Seat at the Track, The Best View on the Net!
July 29th, 2011
Volume V, Edition CXLIV

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Editor's Note - Frontstretch Podcast: Host Doug Turnbull is on vacation this week, and so is the Frontstretch Podcast. However, it will return next Friday with a wrap-up of the racing in Indiana, the latest news of the week and much more.

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Top News
by Summer Dreyer

Crown Royal Sponsoring 2012 Brickyard 400

The name of next year's Brickyard 400 will be a mouthful, with Crown Royal coming on board to sponsor the prestigious event as The Crown Royal "Your Name Here" 400 at the Brickyard. A title which is typically associated with Richmond, Crown Royal will be continuing a trend of bringing attention to the men and women who serve in the U.S. military along with other American heroes such as firefighters and police officers.

"We look forward to an exciting partnership with Crown Royal and an opportunity to showcase our appreciation for those who make a difference in our communities," said IMS president and CEO Jeff Belskus. "It is great to have a partner like Crown Royal to provide race fans with an exciting and unique race experience at the Brickyard."

The winner of the "Your Name Here" 400 will see their name up in lights if they are chosen, with their story and others being shared throughout the weekend along with a message of drinking alcohol responsibly.

"We are incredibly excited to have the chance to take our annual program to the next level at one of the most historic venues in motorsports," said Yvonne Briese, VP Marketing, DIAGEO North American Whisky. "In addition to providing a once-in-a-lifetime experience for our winner, we take great pride in the fact that we are able to acknowledge so many people who do so much for others and ask for nothing in return."

Todd Bodine Secure for Remainder of Season

Germain Racing and Randy Moss Motorsports have combined forces to put Todd Bodine in a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series truck for the remainder of the season, with both organizations splitting the duties, according to SceneDaily.com. After Germain Racing fell short on funding and feared having to skip the race at Iowa Speedway, the deal with RMM came together and last year's NCWTS champion will race in the No. 5 Toyota for the remainder of the season.

"We were going to sit some races out," said Bodine. "Actually we were planning on sitting eight races out because those were the eight races we didn't have covered for sponsorship."

Bed Red, Inc. will serve as the sponsor in this weekend's race at Lucas Oil Raceway, with RMM's sponsor Trucks / Monaco RVs and Germain's sponsor Tire Kingdom / Service Central and Valvoline covering the remaining 12 races.

Bodine is currently tenth in the standings, 81 points out of the lead with three top 5s and five top 10s to his credit. Bodine finished seventh at Lucas Oil Raceway last season.

Have news for Summer and The Frontstretch? Don't hesitate to let us know; email us at phil.allaway@frontstretch.com with a promising lead or tip.

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Hey, Frontstretch Readers!
We know you love the roar of raw horsepower under the hood that powers 43 of the best drivers in the world every weekend, but did you ever wonder how the sponsor on top of that hood also contributes to keeping the sport moving? What about the contributions of official NASCAR companies? If you think they are simply writing checks, think again. Check out our newest feature - Sunday Money. This weekly Frontstretch exclusive provides you with a behind the scenes look at how NASCAR, its affiliates and team sponsors approach the daunting task of keeping fans interested and excited about the sport for 38 weeks of the year.

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In Case You Missed It
by Brett Poirier

Second Annual Brickyard Beach Bash is Back

All Brickyard 400 ticket holders can enjoy the Second Annual Brickyard Beach Bash in Turn 3 of the infield at Indianapolis. 2008 Playboy Playmate of the Month A.J. Alexander will host the festivities and multi-platinum R&B, hip-hop, and reggae fusion artist Iyaz will perform.

There will also be a bikini and hot body contest, a dance party, go-go dancers, beer pong and volleyball. Tickets start at $30 for the Brickyard 400.

Michigan Puts Starter, Grand Marshal Positions Up For Auction

The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Foundation has teamed up with Michigan International Speedway to auction off the Honorary Starter and Grand Marshal positions for the VFW 200 Camping World Truck Series race on August 20 at the track. All proceeds will benefit the VFW's "Return the Favor" campaign, which honors military personnel and their families for their sacrifices.

Along with their race-day positions, the winning bidders will also receive free passes to the VFW Pit Road Suite, mention during the driver's meeting and during driver introductions and a photo with the race winner in victory lane. Fans can bid online at http://foundation.nascar.com/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=204 until July 31.

Atlanta Will Host Lynyrd Skynard

Lynyrd Skynard will headline the Fast Cars and Guitars concert at Atlanta Motor Speedway on September 4th before the AdvoCare 500 Sprint Cup race. There will also be a "Battle of the Bands" between local rock and country performers. Two finalists from each genre will play before Great Clips 300 Nationwide Series race on Saturday. Fans will vote on their favorites on Saturday to come back and perform before Lynyrd Skynard on Sunday.

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Frontstretch Folio: Brickyard 400 presented by BigMachineRecords.com
by Summer Dreyer

This weekend, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Brickyard 400 presented by BigMachineRecords.com. Sunday's race will be the 20th race of the season, and will be broadcast live Sunday, July 31st, at 1 PM ET on ESPN. Drivers will compete for 160 laps for 400 miles before taking the checkered flag.

Records and Facts

Casey Mears holds the track qualifying record with a lap of 48.311 sec at 186.293 mph during qualifying for the 2004 Brickyard 400. Mears finished second after leading only two laps. The pole was Mears second consecutive front row starting spot, and would be his final pole position of the season. Mears finished out the season 22nd in points with one top 5 and nine top 10s in 36 races.

Bobby Labonte holds the record for the fastest race run at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with a speed of 155.912 mph in the 2000 Brickyard 400. Labonte led 21 of 160 laps and had a margin of victory of 4.229 sec over second-place Rusty Wallace. Bill Elliott finished third, followed by Jerry Nadeau and Tony Stewart to round out the top 5. Labonte won a total of four races in the 2000 season, and went on to win the Sprint Cup Series championship with 19 top 5s, 24 top 10s, and an average finish of seventh in 34 races.

Jamie McMurray is the defending race winner of this event, leading 16 of 160 laps to win the 2010 Brickyard 400 by 1.391 seconds over second-place Kevin Harvick. Greg Biffle finished third, followed by Clint Bowyer and Tony Stewart to round out the top 5. The win was McMurray's second of three victories that season, finishing out the season 14th in points with nine top 5s, 12 top 10s, and an average finish of 16th.

Track Facts

Track/Race Length: 160 laps (400 miles), 2.5-mile quad-oval
Degree of Banking: 9 degrees in the corners
Frontstretch: 3,330 ft., banked 0 degrees
Backstretch: 3,330 ft., banked 0 degrees
Grandstand Seating: 257,325

Pre-race Schedule

Practice: Friday, July 29, 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM ET on SPEED; Friday, July 29, 3:15 – 4:30 PM ET on SPEED
Qualifying: Saturday, July 30, 2:10 PM ET on ESPN2
Happy Hour: Saturday, July 30, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET on ESPN2

VIPs

Grand Marshal: Mary Hulman George
National Anthem: Rascal Flatts
God Bless America: Reba McEntire
Flyover: 4 Navy T-45 Goshawks

Race Day Forecast

Sunday: Mostly sunny, 10% chance of rain
High: 92
Low: 72

Say What?!

"Indianapolis is probably one of the trickiest places we go to on the schedule – Pocono being one, Darlington being one, Indy being another. It's so hard to find a particular line that really, really works for you or really works for your car because the groove is so narrow. It's plenty wide for one or one-and-a-half cars, but the line that you run around there, you vary six inches and it feels so different. You really have to be particular in hitting your marks and getting your car set up. The way that it changes throughout the weekend, going from practice, when there's not much rubber on the racetrack, and then to the race, with a lot of rubber on the racetrack – the trajectory of the corners changes. How wide do you enter the corner? How long do you stay out? How sharp do you turn down? Indy's definitely a particular racetrack and it's exciting for us all to go there, especially with the history there and the prestige of winning that event. I'd love nothing more than to win there on Sunday with my M&M's Camry. It would be something cool. Been close a couple times, but I'd like to get a little closer." -Kyle Busch

"Coming to the Brickyard, I've always said that it's special. The history of the sport, the history of motorsports here at this Speedway is something I have always appreciated, and I look forward to trying to add my name to that record book. To me, it is still awesome to either be a fan or a driver here at Indianapolis. To come down the front chute and hear the echo of the car, the horsepower, we approach 205 mph or whatever it is. Take a 3,400-pound car that is pretty top-heavy around the corner as fast as we do is really amazing. The cars have changed, the tires have changed, the racetrack has changed just a little bit, but the fans here are amazing. They keep coming back. I'm really appreciative of the opportunity to come to the Brickyard. I've always said that I love the history of motorsports and there's no better place than the Brickyard when it comes to the history of speed." -Ryan Newman

"Like most of us, I love the history of the track. I remember growing up watching the Indy 500 on TV and some of my heroes, Rick Mears and Danny Sullivan, some of these guys winning races there. I never imagined I would be in the Sprint Cup Series, and I never imagined I would have the opportunity to race in Indy at the same places as all of these legends have in the past. With all of that, it's just a special place, similar to Daytona. A lot of history and a lot of legends of the sport have raced at Indy. It's neat to be able to race on the track like all of these people have in the past." -Travis Kvapil

Summer Dreyer is a Senior Writer for Frontstretch.com. She can be reached via email at summer.dreyer@frontstretch.com.

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TODAY ON THE FRONTSTRETCH:

Four Burning Questions: Who Needs To Get It Done, Final Round For The Short Track, and Pastrana Arrives
by Mike Lovecchio

The Track That Stole NASCAR's Innocence
by Amy Henderson

Going Green: Montoya, Indy, and the Definition of a NASCAR Career
by Brody Jones

Casey Mears Driver Diary: Road Courses, Daytona Success, and Looking Ahead
as told to Amy Henderson

Tearing Apart the Trucks: A Farewell to Lucas Oil Raceway
by Beth Lunkenheimer

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FRONTSTRETCH TRIVIA:

Q: The 1995 Brickyard 400, won by Dale Earnhardt, was delayed for hours due to rain. Once the race got started, it was a very clean 400 mile run, however, there was one close call for Earnhardt and the rest of the leaders. What happened?

Check back Monday for the answer, here in the Frontstretch Newsletter!

Thursday's Answer:

Q: Prior to 1994, Indianapolis Raceway Park had a very quirky pit road procedure. What was the setup like?

A: There was one relatively short pit road that contained roughly 16-17 pit stalls. Behind the wall and effectively back-to-back with the regular pits was another line of 16-17 pit stalls parallel to the regular stalls. However, teams on the back side of the pits would have to come over the pit wall from the right side of the car instead of the left side. It was considered to be a big disadvantage to have to pit in the back, especially once pit road speed limits were introduced.

Frontstretch Trivia Guarantee: Take the shirt off our backs! If we've provided an incorrect answer to the Frontstretch Trivia question, be the first to email the corrected trivia answer to trivia@frontstretch.com and we'll send you a Frontstretch T-Shirt ... FREE!

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Coming Monday in the Frontstretch Newsletter:
-- Brickyard 400 presented by BigMachineRecords.com Race Recap by TBA
-- Mouthing Off: Brickyard 400 presented by BigMachineRecords.com by Brody Jones
-- Links to your favorite Frontstretch articles, and more!

Monday on the Frontstretch:

Matt McLaughlin's Thinkin' Out Loud: Brickyard 400 presented by BigMachineRecords.com by Matt McLaughlin
Matt will be here with his overall thoughts about the action from Sunday afternoon's action from the Brickyard.

Bubble Breakdown by Bryan Davis Keith
Who's hot and who's not towards the back end of the owner points battle? Bryan brings the stories you didn't hear about into print from Sunday's race from Indianapolis.

Special Commentary by Ron Lemasters
Ron returns for a website look at one of the big stories from Sunday's race at the Brickyard.

Bowles-Eye View by Tom Bowles
Tom brings back his weekly post-race commentary with all of the insight you need from a weekend of racing in Indianapolis.

Big Six: Brickyard 400 presented by BigMachineRecords.com by Amy Henderson
Amy has your who, what, when, where, why and how from a weekend of racing at the Brickyard.

Nationwide Series Breakdown: 30th Annual Kroger 200 by Bryan Davis Keith
Bryan has all the post-race analysis you need after Saturday night's final Nationwide Series race at Lucas Oil Raceway.

Tracking the Trucks: AAA Insurance 200 by Beth Lunkenheimer
Beth has all the post-race analysis you need after Friday night's Camping World Truck Series race from Lucas Oil Raceway.

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The Frontstretch Newsletter: July 28th, 2011

THE FRONTSTRETCH NEWSLETTER
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July 28th, 2011
Volume V, Edition CXLIII
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Today's Top News
by Phil Allaway

Francis to Move to Hendrick Motorsports in 2012

In a move that surprised almost no one, Hendrick Motorsports announced on Wednesday that Kenny Francis, currently the crew chief on the No. 4 Red Bull Toyota driven by Kasey Kahne, has been named the Crew Chief of the No. 5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet for 2012. Francis will replace Lance McGrew, who shifted over to the No. 5 team from Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s No. 88 at the end of the 2010 season.

Francis is very excited about his upcoming move to Hendrick Motorsports.

"Joining Hendrick Motorsports and continuing to work with Kasey next year is an opportunity [that] I'm excited about," Francis said. "[Kasey] is a championship-caliber driver and a good friend, and I'm looking forward to building on our relationship. Mr. Hendrick has built an impressive team and culture, and it's going to be fun to be a part of that when the time comes."

Team owner Rick Hendrick is also happy to have Francis aboard for 2012.

"Our people have a lot of respect for Kenny and what he's accomplished [as a Crew Chief]," Hendrick said. "We know the chemistry is already there with Kasey and there's no doubt that Kenny will communicate well with our folks. He's a character guy that brings an awful lot to the table as a crew chief."

McGrew will finish out the 2011 season as crew chief on the No. 5 team for driver Mark Martin. After the season, McGrew will move into a R&D and Special Projects. Among the projects that McGrew will oversee is the new car for 2013.

Entry List Update:
Note: These entries are accurate as of Wednesday night. However, they are still subject to change.

Sprint Cup Series Brickyard 400: 48 cars entered

Drivers Ineligible to Earn Points:
No. 21 - Trevor Bayne for Wood Brothers Racing
No. 32 - Mike Bliss for FAS Lane Racing
No. 37 - Scott Speed for Front Row Motorsports/MaxQ Motorsports
No. 51 - Landon Cassill for Phoenix Racing
No. 60 - Mike Skinner for Germain Racing
No. 77 - Scott Wimmer for Robby Gordon Motorsports
No. 87 - Joe Nemechek for NEMCO Motorsports

Driver Changes:
No. 7 - Robby Gordon returns to the seat, replacing Scott Wimmer.
No. 37 - Scott Speed is in the seat, replacing Tony Raines.
No. 38 - Travis Kvapil returns to the seat, replacing Sam Hornish, Jr.
No. 55 - J.J. Yeley is in the seat, replacing Jeff Green.
No. 77 - Scott Wimmer is in the seat, replacing Robby Gordon.

Drivers who must qualify on speed:
No. 21 - Trevor Bayne for Wood Brothers Racing
No. 23 - Terry Labonte for FAS Lane Racing (Guaranteed to start via the Past Champions' Provisional)
No. 30 - David Stremme for Inception Motorsports
No. 37 - Scott Speed for Front Row Motorsports/MaxQ Motorsports
No. 38 - Travis Kvapil for Front Row Motorsports
No. 46 - Erik Darnell for Whitney Motorsports
No. 50 - T.J. Bell for MAKE Motorsports
No. 55 - J.J. Yeley for Front Row Motorsports
No. 60 - Mike Skinner for Germain Racing
No. 66 - Michael McDowell for HP Racing, LLC
No. 71 - Andy Lally for TRG Motorsports
No. 77 - Scott Wimmer for Robby Gordon Motorsports
No. 87 - Joe Nemechek for NEMCO Motorsports

Absent:
No. 81- Scott Riggs for Whitney Motorsports

Nationwide Series Kroger 200: 43 cars entered

Drivers Ineligible to Earn Points:
No. 18 - Michael McDowell for Joe Gibbs Racing
No. 22 - Brad Keselowski for Penske Racing
No. 30 - James Buescher for Turner Motorsports
No. 33 - Austin Dillon for Kevin Harvick, Inc.
No. 60 - Carl Edwards for Roush Fenway Racing
No. 70 - David Stremme for ML Motorsports

Driver Changes:
No. 18 - Michael McDowell returns to the seat, replacing Drew Herring.
No. 20 - Drew Herring returns to the seat, replacing Joey Logano.
No. 30 - James Buescher returns to the seat, replacing Mikey Kile.
No. 39 - Matt Frahm returns to the seat, replacing Danny Efland.
No. 40 - Charles Lewandoski returns to the seat, replacing Chase Miller.
No. 41 - Fain Skinner is in the seat, replacing Carl Long. He will be making his Nationwide Series debut.
No. 46 - Chase Miller returns to the seat, replacing Brett Rowe.
No. 47 - Brett Rowe is in the seat, replacing Charles Lewandoski.
No. 52 - Tim Schendel returns to the seat, replacing Kevin Lepage.
No. 87 - Joe Nemechek returns to the seat, replacing Scott Wimmer.
No. 99 - Travis Pastrana is in the seat, replacing Ryan Truex. If Pastrana qualifies on speed, he will be making his Nationwide Series debut.

Drivers who must qualify on speed:
No. 04 - Danny O'Quinn, Jr. for Go Green Racing
No. 13 - Jennifer Jo Cobb for JJC Racing
No. 16 - Trevor Bayne for Roush Fenway Racing
No. 20 - Drew Herring for Joe Gibbs Racing
No. 41 - Fain Skinner for Rick Ware Racing
No. 42 - Tim Andrews for Key Motorsports
No. 44 - Jeff Green for TriStar Motorsports (Guaranteed to start via the Past Champions' Provisional)
No. 46 - Chase Miller for Key Motorsports
No. 47 - Brett Rowe for Key Motorsports
No. 49 - Mark Green for Jay Robinson Racing
No. 74 - Mike Harmon for Harmon Motorsports
No. 75 - Johnny Chapman for Rick Ware Racing
No. 99 - Travis Pastrana for Pastrana-Waltrip Racing

Withdrawn:
No. 71 - Carl Long for Rick Ware Racing

Camping World Truck Series AAA Insurance 200: 37 trucks entered

Drivers Ineligible to Earn Points:
No. 2 - Elliott Sadler for Kevin Harvick, Inc.
No. 10 - Jennifer Jo Cobb for JJC Racing

Driver Changes:
No. 07 - Ricky Moxley is in the seat, replacing Johnny Chapman. He will be making his Camping World Truck Series debut.
No. 32 - Steve Arpin returns to the seat, replacing Blake Feese.
No. 66 - Ross Chastain is in the seat, replacing Justin Marks. Chastain will be making his Camping World Truck Series debut.
No. 75 - Greg Seevers returns to the seat, replacing Mike Harmon.

Drivers who must qualify on speed:
No. 00 - Brad Queen for Queen Motorsports. If Queen gets in on speed, he will make his Camping World Truck Series debut.
No. 01 - Jake Crum
No. 10 - Jennifer Jo Cobb for JJC Racing
No. 20 - Johanna Long for Panhandle Motorsports
No. 38 - Mike Garvey for RSS Motorsports
No. 42 - Tommy Joe Martins
No. 57 - Norm Benning for Norm Benning Racing
No. 63 - Jack Smith for Mittler Brothers Racing
No. 75 - Greg Seevers for Norm Benning Racing
No. 92 - Clay Rogers for RBM Motorsports
No. 96 - Todd Peck for Peck Motorsports
No. 98 - Dakoda Armstrong for ThorSport Racing

Withdrawn:
No. 1 - Jack Sprague for Rick Ware Racing

Faith Motorsports to Possibly Shut Down?

Morgan Shepherd has had a decades-long career in NASCAR that has included four wins in the Cup Series and 15 more in the Nationwide Series. However, Shepherd could be forced to end his long career in the near future.

On Wednesday, Shepherd appeared on MRN Radio's NASCAR Live! with Eli Gold to talk about his team's issues. On the show, he revealed serious financial issues that could park his No. 89 team as soon as mid-August.

"It's come to a point that financially, we can't buy the tires to be there," Shepherd told Gold. "We can't pay for the engines."

Shepherd went on to explain that his team uses the older SB2 engines in his cars, which were first used in NASCAR in the late 1990's. Those engines, at $35,000 a pop, are far cheaper than the current R07's, which cost $91,000 just for the parts. Assembly costs extra.

Ideally, a sponsor would be nice to have for Shepherd. However, he would be happy with some assistance with the engine costs. If he cannot come up with additional funding, the team would likely be put up for sale following the NAPA Auto Parts 200 in Montreal.

The monetary issues that Faith Motorsports faces has already cost the team their second car, the No. 55 that was driven by Brett Rowe earlier this season. A series of DNQs, lack of funding, and an inability to update their equipment led to the No. 55 being parked in the late Spring.

Have news for Phil and The Frontstretch? Don't hesitate to let us know; email us at phil.allaway@frontstretch.com with a promising lead or tip.
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Hey Frontstretch Readers!
We know you love the roar of raw horsepower under the hood that powers 43 of the best drivers in the world every weekend, but did you ever wonder how the sponsor on top of that hood also contributes to keeping the sport moving? What about the contributions of official NASCAR companies? If you think they are simply writing checks, think again. Check out our newest feature - Sunday Money. This weekly Frontstretch exclusive provides you with a behind the scenes look how NASCAR, its affiliates and team sponsors approach the daunting task of keeping fans interested and excited about the sport for 38 weeks of the year.
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What's Vexing Vito

by Vito Pugliese

- We've all heard about lame duck drivers this season – but what about lame duck crew chiefs? It was announced that Kenny Francis would be coming with Kasey Kahne to Hendrick Motorsports next season, as crew chief for the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. While Mark Martin's plans have not yet been divulged regarding 2012 and beyond, what about current crew chief Lance McGrew?

McGrew was assigned the regrettable task of picking up the pieces from the split of Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and cousin Tony Eury, Jr. in 2009. He will finish out the season with Martin – still in Chase contention in 20th place in points after a season that has seen the No. 5 caught up in a number of wrecks not of their doing this season – and move into an R&D Role with HMS getting the new 2013 Chevrolets up to speed. While the No. 5 is essentially the No. 88 from last season, the car has arguably been about as competitive as when Dale Earnhardt, Jr. drove it. Martin has been in contention to win all but a handful of times this year, after winning five races in 2009, and nearly winning the Championship in his first year with the team and crew chief Alan Gustafson. That team and crew chief have now resurrected the career of Jeff Gordon this year... just as they did with Martin two years ago.

- The questions rage whether Joey Logano will be replaced by Carl Edwards in the No. 20 Home Depot Toyotas of Joe Gibbs Racing, with little indication of how things will play out one way or another for the driver deemed "Sliced Bread." During his appearance on ESPN's NASCAR Now Wednesday afternoon, there were some clues that Logano may have his nail apron revoked. Logano looked liked he had about two hours of sleep with the kind of bags under his eyes that Clubber Lang would have had a field day with. Logano made sure to mention his Home Depot "Tie-Ota" more often than one would expect even a NASCAR driver to. Looks like Logano might actually be feeling the heat to keep his seat at JGR.

- One of the most unfortunate falls from grace in the Sprint Cup Series over the past few years has to be that of Robby Gordon. Gordon first appeared in the Cup Series in 1991 driving for legendary Ford car owner Junie Donlavey. In 1993, Gordon was tasked with stepping in for Robert Yates Racing following the death of Davey Allison at Talladega. His first full season was abruptly ended in 1997 after verbal sparring and alleged physical confrontations between Gordon and car owner Felix Sabates. After a couple of seasons back in CART, Gordon brought his own team to NASCAR for 2000, running No. 13 Fords.

In 2001, Gordon joined Richard Childress Racing after an abbreviated stint in the No. 4 Morgan-McClure Kodak Chevrolet. It was a tumultuous time for RCR, having endured the loss of Dale Earnhardt, Sr., as well as losing Mike Skinner to injuries and resulting surgery halfway through the year. Gordon took over and won his first career race at the real season-ending event at a rescheduled New Hampshire Motor Speedway – and would have won at Watkins Glen had NBC's battery pack for the in-car camera not caught on fire.

Gordon would go on to record another pair of wins in the No. 31 Chevrolet, at Infineon Raceway and Watkins Glen. But he would leave at the end of 2004 to embrace his inner-Alan Kulwicki, going back to running his own team; it was an effort that had long gone out of vogue since the trials and tribulations of owner-drivers such as Geoff Bodine, Ricky Rudd, and Darrell Waltrip. His best efforts to date have been a 26th-place points finish in 2007 – which included a missed race after being parked by NASCAR for his refusal to heed race control instructions after an on-track altercation with Marcos Ambrose in the Montreal Nationwide Series race.

Gordon has finished 34th in points the last two years, and sits 34th currently in 2011. Although his name is on the entry list for this weekend's Brickyard 400, Robby Gordon occasionally takes weekends off now, and has gone so far as to refer to Robby Gordon Motorsports as, "a marketing company that races." For a driver who had four 24 Hours of Daytona class wins by the time he was 25, and came within a lap of winning the 1999 Indianapolis 500, it has to be a bit disheartening to have came so far and detoured what appeared to be the groundwork laid for a promising competitive Cup Series career just a few short years ago. I know I'm depressed about it.

Vito Pugliese is a Senior Writer for Frontstretch. He can be reached via e-mail at vito.pugliese@frontstretch.com.

Today's Featured Commentary
Farewell To Thee, IRP
Shakedown Session
by Brody Jones

Racing at Indianapolis/O'Reilly/Lucas Oil Raceway Park, while not always the most glamorous facility, has long been one of the most popular stops on the NASCAR Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series schedules. Granted, the facility has never been one of the most-highly attended in terms of sheer numbers, but on television, every one of the 30,000 seats in the facility was always full when NASCAR came to town.

However, 2011 marks the end of an era for the Nationwide and Truck Series, respectively. With the IMS announcement of the "Super Weekend" at the Brickyard for the Nationwide Series to make their debut at the Brickyard, and the subsequent departure of the Truck Series, there is no longer room at the NASCAR inn for Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. Lay observers might call this "progress," but let's take a dose of reality, race fans, and call this exactly what it is: yet another nail in the proverbial coffin and salt in the open wounds of short track racing.

The loss of Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis for longtime followers of NASCAR's Triple-A and Double-A touring series is just devastating, especially to an already seriously-ill Nationwide Series. Another standalone event goes by the wayside for, oh joy, another Cup companion race! The Nationwide Series needed another companion event about as much as the world needs a second Rebecca Black single, and for a series that already has one-third of its entries start-and-parking and no one able to realistically compete for wins unless they're a Cup driver or their team is Cup-affiliated, this is just another blow it does not need.

It's not just the Nationwide and Truck Series that will suffer with the loss of Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, but fans will suffer as well. The track has long been one of the most fan-friendly stops on the tour and the close-quarters bumping and banging kept people coming back in droves, year after year. But now that the Nationwide Series is getting shipped down the road, to the big track questions arise as to whether any type of audience will follow suit. Indianapolis Motor Speedway has been on a downward spiral since the 2008 "Tire-Gate," at least a small part in the overall snowball effect that has bogged NASCAR's growth down in recent years with attendance at the track, along with many other facilities, on a downward trend. Well, if the IMS braintrust thinks a companion weekend is going to be the quick fix for declining attendance, they're going to be hit with a cold dose of reality by ignoring the fact that, while the track is great for IndyCars, it's not exactly known as the most conducive track to side-by-side racing on the NASCAR circuit. Add it to the bulky nature of the COT and it makes for mostly single-file, train racing.

But after the final NASCAR checkered flag falls on the "Night Before The 400", fans in the Indianapolis area should try not to dwell too much on the loss of the area short track. They should focus on the positives: the fan access, the side-by-side racing, the cozy confides, sitting on "The Hill," so many things that made Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis such a quirky little place on the NASCAR touring landscape. While the race festivities will move to the Brickyard, Clermont residents should take pride at the fact their facility made for some great memories over the years. Whether it was in the Truck Series or the Nationwide Series, it always seemed like Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis brought out the best in the drivers in these series. So fret not, loyal fans, and cherish what memories that can still be had.

Brody Jones is a Website Contributor to Frontstretch.com. He can be reached via e-mail at brody.jones@frontstretch.com.
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The Critic's Annex: Edmonton Indy and the Grand Prix of Germany
by Phil Allaway

Hello, race fans. Welcome back to the Critic's Annex, where I bring viewers a second dose of TV telecast criticism. Before I start, I must apologize to my readers. Last week, I promised that I would cover the Izod IndyCar Series Edmonton Indy in the regular Tuesday critique on Frontstretch. However, it just was not possible for me to do that. Why? Quite literally, last weekend was quite possibly the busiest possible weekend that I could have where I was not on a press credential. Let's just say I had to work for approximately 30 hours between two different jobs, while trying to juggle my note taking for the NASCAR races. Add in the fact that it was my birthday on Saturday (which I didn't fully celebrate because I had to work 2 jobs), and you have my mess of a weekend.

The IndyCar critique was pushed back because of that, and the fact that all the NASCAR content from Nashville pushed the regular critique to 2800 words. Can't go much longer than that without significant chunks of the column being cut out. However, for today, you get a bonus. Not only will I be covering the Edmonton Indy, but I'm still throwing in Formula One as well because I like my readers so much. Here we go.

Edmonton Indy

Sunday afternoon brought the Izod IndyCar Series back into action after a weekend off. The break seemed to cool off some of the drivers after the shenanigans that plagued the Toronto round. The wrecking on track was bad enough, but the inconsistent and/or non-existent officiating made a bad situation even worse. Luckily, Sunday's race was free of the bad calls from Brian Barnhart (Chief Steward of the Izod IndyCar Series) that hurt the race. I'd go into more detail about the officiating, but then I'd be writing 2000 words about Barnhart. Let's just say that a lot of people hate him, want him out, and have stuck to those opinions for years. For reference, check out any of Robin Miller's Mailbags at speedtv.com.

Of course, once Versus came on the air, they needed to recap the craziness that went on in Toronto. I'm not opposed to Versus doing that, because they always do. However, this look back included more than just the usual recap. It also included a montage of race winner Dario Franchitti and Will Power's interviews, Franchitti from Victory Lane and Power's after he retired from the event. For the uninformed, Power was spun out by Franchitti in this incident on Lap 57.

Kevin Lee interviewed Justin Wilson and Tony Kanaan on Versus stage for their thoughts on the issue. Both drivers crashed out of the Toronto event in separate incidents. They're also the leaders of an unofficial (read, "unrecognized") IndyCar Drivers' Association, and, by extension, basically the voice of the drivers. They were asked to talk about the events of Toronto, what could have been done to prevent them, and who should have been apportioned blame for the wrecks. The answers were perfectly rational, but went against what actually happened in Toronto.

The ProfessorB segment was focused on brake bias. Beekhuis did the feature from inside of Graham Rahal's No. 38 and discussed the proper amount of front brake bias that is required for optimal running (apparently, about 52-57 percent). He also showed the dial that drivers could use to adjust that bias. Interesting little feature. Yes, in NASCAR, drivers can adjust bias as well (it's literally the only thing they can adjust themselves in the car), but they cannot see the actual bias. In IndyCar, the bias is shown on the steering wheel so they know how much they need to move the dial to be exact.

Versus was back down to a three-man booth (at first) since Dan Wheldon did not make the trip up to Edmonton. As a result, Robin Miller did the Grid Run by himself. Versus is making note of the feature's popularity by creating on-screen graphics with the 61-year old Miller running that ran before the feature started. Still interesting to watch. Got a kick of his statement about A.J. Foyt, who is quite corpulent these days and apparently doesn't run for anyone.

However, the Grid Run brought something else up that was interesting and came out of Power's angry interview at the 5:00 mark in the aforementioned clip. Apparently, one can get away with using a six-letter word that describes a person pleasuring themselves with no repercussions from Versus or the Izod IndyCar Series these days. I could care less, to be really honest, but I'm actually surprised that Versus let that air uncensored twice now. I know their ratings aren't the best (a .41 for Toronto), but I'm pretty sure that someone's not very happy about that.

During pre-race ceremonies, there were some embarrassing issues with the PA system during the National Anthems and the Command to Start Engines. I cannot recall anything like that happening before. Jenkins acknowledged the issues, then got surprised when the Canadian anthem sound came back quietly. I guess that's just one of the hazards of live television. The PA system then cut out again during the command so that no one could hear it. That is just a shame. Nothing Versus could have done about it, even though it probably makes them look bad.

The Canadian host broadcasters' camera shots didn't help out much either. They would miss stuff every now and then, which simply bites. We hold telecast production to a much higher standard today than in the 1990's. The simple thing is this. If someone wrecks, stay on the wreck. The Canadians failed to do that on Lap 1.

On Lap 1, Graham Rahal was eliminated after Alex Tagliani all but drove through him halfway through the lap. The hit cut his left rear tire, which caused him to spin and get hit by Paul Tracy. Following the hit, and an angry pit road interview, Rahal joined the Versus trio in the booth, much like Wheldon has done recently and Carl Edwards has done a couple of times this season in NASCAR.

Rahal was interesting to listen to. He was very much focused on the actions of the drivers themselves on track, which resulted in a bit of a contrast as compared to normal, but Rahal was quite informative. He was not afraid to call out drivers for moves that he felt were unnecessary. Granted, some of that might have resulted from his legitimate anger at Tagliani (which did not show when he was in the booth), but it was a nice change.

Listening to Rahal in the booth reminded me of some of the commentary that viewers got from TNN and TBS in 1994 from their rotating third chair after Neil Bonnett died. That year, you had people like Dave Marcis, Kenny Wallace, Darrell Waltrip and others work in the booth for a race. They were relatively reserved and informative in that role (even Darrell). Now, Graham is very young, so I don't think that he's angling for a TV career right now. He'd rather win a bunch of races.

The officiating issue was nowhere near as egregious in Edmonton as it was in Toronto. Obviously, Barnhart must have read some of the vitriol. There were penalties levied against multiple drivers judged guilty of overly aggressive moves that resulted in wrecks (Tagliani, Ryan Hunter-Reay and Mike Conway).

Post-race coverage was actually relatively brief by Versus standings. There were five post-race interviews (the top-4 finishers, plus Scott Dixon, who finished 24th after getting hit by E.J. Viso). There were also checks of the unofficial results and point standings before Versus left to get to tape-delayed coverage of Stage 21 of the Tour de France.

The coverage from Edmonton was enjoyable to watch. The track is quite hard to pass on, though. Helio Castroneves spent the last 30 laps trying to make a move on Will Power, but could never really do it. The technical issues that the venue itself had didn't help Versus out much, either.

I really did like Rahal in the booth, but it creates the dreaded fourth man in issue that I've written about in the past. It's just plain difficult for everyone to participate in such a setup, and that is why networks should refrain from doing it.

Grand Prix of Germany

As per the current TV deal that News Corp. holds for Formula One, four races a season are aired on FOX. The rest of the races are live on SPEED. FOX cannot (or will not) air the European races on their slate live. I'm not sure if they've ever released a real reason why, but I've got a couple of theories. One has to do with the local affiliates being unwilling to give up early Sunday morning time to the network. Another reason could be the e/i set forth by the U.S. Government. As you may remember, that was the reasoning used by ESPN to move Chase races away from ABC to ESPN last year. Sunday morning is a popular time for affiliates to run the necessary programming required for compliance.

Prior to the start of the race, FOX brought viewers some pre-race analysis. Will Buxton, the European-based reporter that contributes to SPEED's Formula One broadcasts, gave a brief description of the tire compounds available to the teams during the weekend. Usually, an explanation such as this is handled by Bob Varsha, but for the FOX telecast, it appears that FOX decided that a more visual representation was necessary.

SPEED's normal on-air crew of Varsha, David Hobbs and Steve Matchett were on hand for the race just like normal. However, like with Buxton's tire compound description, a fair amount of the commentary was simplified to help some of the newer viewers learn about the technology that goes into the series. While some of the more die-hard fans, the people that get up at the butt-crack of dawn (or earlier) to watch the races live, would probably find the incessant explanations to be a little annoying, I can understand that having the races on FOX brings in new viewers that may not know all that much about Formula One (prior to roughly 2005, Formula One had not been on network TV on a regular basis since the late 1980's).

However, despite the incessant explanations, the race was quite nice to watch. There was a lot of enthusiasm in the commentary, which I always like to see. Then again, that is no different than what you normally see when the races are on SPEED. The new rules for 2011 that bring the Drag Reduction System (DRS) into play, along with the return of KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) have really spiced up the on-track action. If you thought Formula One was boring before because of a lack of passing, then I think you should take a look once again. Passing is up substantially this season and almost all of the races have been very competitive. The days of someone running away from the field to a 50-second lead and hiding are likely over.

The tape-delaying and cutting down of the race resulted in viewers missing a couple of things. For example, the Force India driven by Paul di Resta spun out on the first lap of the race. No replay of this spin was ever shown on the air. Viewers could see di Resta's spin in the background and the booth did commentate on it. However, you could only just see the smoke cloud from the spin.

Also of note, towards the middle of the race, Hobbs and Matchett were talking about the extremely close pit stops. Hobbs appeared to be badgering Matchett about them. Why? The McLaren team serviced Hamilton's car with four new tires in 3.2 seconds. That matches what Matchett believed to be a world record from 1993 at Spa, viewable at the 4:00 mark of this clip. Hobbs and Matchett are commentating there as well. Also of note, Matchett was serving on the Benetton crew in that clip from 1993 as the rear jack man.

Post-race coverage was actually a little more generous that we've had in the past with Formula One coverage on network television. The national anthems on the podium were actually cut out, though. That bites. We also could not see Lewis Hamilton greeting his overjoyed crew in Parc Ferme (basically, a designated parking area in the paddock). After the race ended, FOX took a break, then came back on the podium with the champagne spraying. There were checks of the unofficial results and point standings, along with some quotes from Hamilton in the post-race press conference before FOX left the air.

I'm simply not a fan of the tape-delayed races on FOX. While I do like the commentary team, I don't like the idea of the races being chopped up to fit in a much smaller slot. I can deal with the simplification for the reasons stated above. At least nothing serious got cut out due to time constraints.

I hope you enjoyed this look back at some open-wheeled goodness from this past weekend. Next week's Annex will cover the Ansell Protective Gloves 200 from Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. Interestingly enough, that race is tonight at 8pm on SPEED. Enjoy.

Phil Allaway is a Senior Writer and the Newsletter Manager for Frontstretch.com. He can be reached via e-mail at phil.allaway@frontstretch.com.
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rec.games.trivia - 10 new messages in 4 topics - digest

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* Calvin's Quiz #148 - 2 messages, 2 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/7d3d6f01e52a6f40?hl=en
* QFTCI11 Game 3 Rounds 4,6: name a year, Bible - 4 messages, 3 authors
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* Rotating Quiz #24 - 1 messages, 1 author
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* QFTCIMM Current Events Final - 3 messages, 3 authors
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #148
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Tues, Jul 26 2011 3:14 pm
From: björn lundin

On 26 Juli, 04:48, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
> 4 Who wrote the song I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas?
Irving berlin
> 5 Which scientific process is the reverse of evaporation?
Condensation
> 6 Moldova is a country on which continent?
Europe
> 7 Who won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in the 1957 film Bridge on the
> River Kwai?
Alec guinnes
> 10 Which two countries share the world's longest common land border?
Usa and canada
>
--
björn lundin

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Tues, Jul 26 2011 10:01 pm
From: "Rob Parker"

> 1 Britain's Steve Redgrave won Olympic gold which sport?

Rowing (?)

> 2 Which sci-fi TV series was created by Gene Roddenberry?

Star Trek

> 3 Tempura cuisine originated in which country?

Japan

> 4 Who wrote the song I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas?

Irving Berlin

> 5 Which scientific process is the reverse of evaporation?

Condensation

> 6 Moldova is a country on which continent?

Europe

> 7 Who won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in the 1957 film Bridge on the
> River Kwai?

Mickey Rooney (?)

> 8 What is the main ingredient of dahl?

Lentils

> 9 The bully Flashman was a character in which 19th century novel?

Tom Brown's Schooldays

> 10 Which two countries share the world's longest common land border?

US and Canada (?)

Rob

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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 3 Rounds 4,6: name a year, Bible
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Tues, Jul 26 2011 9:55 pm
From: "Rob Parker"

> * Game 3, Round 4 - Name a Year When...
>
> 1. Name any year... when the UK had three monarchs in the
> same year.

1551; 1553

> 2. When Canada had three Prime Ministers in the same year.

1945; 1967

> 3. When the Spanish Civil War was in progress.

1936

> 4. When the British were at war with the Boers.

1900

> 5. When the present Canadian Pacific Railway company had its
> original main line under construction.

1895; 1905

> 6. When Eglinton and Union were the two endpoints of the
> Toronto subway.

1934; 1942

> 7. When Canada had exactly 6 provinces.

1850; 1880

> 8. When the US had no vice-president.

1963

> 9. When a US election for president is known to have been won
> by a candidate who did not finish first in the popular vote.

2005

> 10. When a space shuttle was destroyed in an accident.

1985; 1986

> * Game 3, Round 6 - Biblical Quotations
>
> 1. Old Testament: "And if any man's seed of copulation go out
> from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be
> unclean until the even."

Leviticus

> 2. Old Testament: "Let the day perish wherein I was born, and
> the night in which it was said, There is a man child
> conceived."

Job; Daniel

> 3. New Testament: "And I saw in the right hand of him that
> sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside,
> sealed with seven seals."

Revelations

> 4. New Testament: "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among
> us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only
> begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."

Matthew; Mark

> 5. Old Testament: "And I will execute great vengeance upon them
> with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the Lord,
> when I shall lay my vengeance upon them."

Lamentations

> 6. Old Testament: "Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth:
> for thy love is better than wine."

David

> 7. New Testament: "When I was a child, I spake as a child, I
> understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I
> became a man, I put away childish things."

Corinthians I

> 8. New Testament: "But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew
> of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city:
> and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people."

Romans; Ephesians

> 9. Old Testament: "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the
> counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners,
> nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful."

Ezekiel; Joshua

> 10. Old Testament: "Then I looked on all the works that my hands
> had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do:
> and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and
> there was no profit under the sun."

Joshua; Ezekiel

Rob

== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Tues, Jul 26 2011 10:31 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-01-31,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".

> I wrote one of these rounds.

That was the history round, of course.

> * Game 3, Round 4 - Name a Year When...

> Last week we had Name an Element That; this round is Name a Year
> When. On each question you must name any year when something
> happened or when something was true. In some cases it's possible
> that the thing was true for *only part of the year*; that's fine.
> For example, if we asked for a year when Rob Ford was mayor,
> 2010 would be a correct answer.

> For any questions with less than 3 possible answers, we'll allow
> a range of plus or minus 1 year, but we won't tell you in advance
> which ones those are.

> 1. Name any year... when the UK had three monarchs in the
> same year.

1936 (accepting 1935-37). (George V, Edward VIII, George VI.)
4 for Joshua, Erland, Peter, Stephen, Calvin, and Jeff. 3 for Pete.

Some earlier years might be possible if we had said
"England", but the question specified the UK.

> 2. When Canada had three Prime Ministers in the same year.

1896 (Bowell, Tupper, Laurier); 1984 (Trudeau, Turner, Mulroney);
1993 (Mulroney, Campbell, Chr�tien). 3 for Stephen.

> 3. When the Spanish Civil War was in progress.

1936-39. 4 for Joshua (the hard way), Erland, Peter, Marc, Stephen,
Calvin, Pete, Dan, Bj�rn, and Rob.

> 4. When the British were at war with the Boers.

1880-81, 1899-1902. 4 for Joshua (the hard way again), Erland,
Peter, Stephen, Calvin, Pete, Bj�rn, and Rob.

> 5. When the present Canadian Pacific Railway company had its
> original main line under construction.

1881-86. 4 for Erland. 2 for Stephen.

> 6. When Eglinton and Union were the two endpoints of the
> Toronto subway.

1954-63. 4 for Stephen.

> 7. When Canada had exactly 6 provinces.

1871-73. 4 for Bj�rn. 2 for Stephen.

> 8. When the US had no vice-president.

1776-89, 1812-17, 1832-33, 1841-45, 1850-57, 1865-69, 1875-77,
1881-89, 1899-1905, 1912-13, 1923-25, 1945-49, 1963-65, 1973-74.
4 for Joshua, Erland, Peter, Marc, Stephen, Jeff, Pete, Dan, Bj�rn,
and Rob.

(First the era before the Constitution was in use; and then
any time *either* the VP or the president died or resigned.
Before 1967 when the 25th amendment was passed, the period
continued from that moment until the inauguration following the
next election; now it ends when a replacement VP is confirmed.)

> 9. When a US election for president is known to have been won
> by a candidate who did not finish first in the popular vote.

1824, 1876, 1888, 2000. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Marc, Stephen, Jeff,
Pete, and Dan.

(For elections before 1824, the popular votes were not tabulated,
so it's not known whether this ever happened then.)

> 10. When a space shuttle was destroyed in an accident.

1986, 2003 (accepting 1985-87 or 2002-04). 4 for everyone -- Joshua,
Erland, Peter, Marc, Stephen (the hard way), Calvin, Jeff, Pete,
Dan, Bj�rn, and Rob.

> * Game 3, Round 6 - Biblical Quotations

> We'll give you a quotation from the King James Version of the Bible,
> and we'll tell you whether it's from the Old or the New Testament.
> You tell us which book it's from. None of the quotes are from
> the Apocrypha, nor -- here's a further useful hint -- from the
> Book of Habakkuk.

This was the hardest round in the original game.

> 1. Old Testament: "And if any man's seed of copulation go out
> from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be
> unclean until the even."

Leviticus (15:16). 4 for Joshua, Peter, Marc, Jeff, Dan, and Rob.
3 for Pete. 2 for Stephen.

> 2. Old Testament: "Let the day perish wherein I was born, and
> the night in which it was said, There is a man child
> conceived."

Job (3:3). 4 for Erland, Stephen, and Pete. 3 for Rob.

> 3. New Testament: "And I saw in the right hand of him that
> sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside,
> sealed with seven seals."

Revelation (5:1). I accepted "Revelations", but don't try that
answer if you ever get on "Jeopardy!"; they won't. 4 for Joshua,
Erland, Peter, Stephen, Jeff, Pete, Dan, Bj�rn, and Rob.

> 4. New Testament: "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among
> us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only
> begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."

John (1:14). 4 for Joshua, Peter, Stephen, and Pete. 3 for Dan.

> 5. Old Testament: "And I will execute great vengeance upon them
> with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the Lord,
> when I shall lay my vengeance upon them."

Ezekiel (25:17). (A version of this was used to great effect in the
movie "Pulp Fiction".) 4 for Joshua, Marc, and Dan. 3 for Stephen.

> 6. Old Testament: "Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth:
> for thy love is better than wine."

Song of Solomon (or Song of Songs) (1:2). One or the other full
name was required. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Marc, Stephen, and Dan.

> 7. New Testament: "When I was a child, I spake as a child, I
> understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I
> became a man, I put away childish things."

1st Corinthians (13:11). The book number was not required.
4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Rob. 2 for Pete and Dan.

> 8. New Testament: "But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew
> of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city:
> and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people."

Acts (of the Apostles) (21:39). I scored "Apostles" as almost
correct. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Peter, and Stephen.

> 9. Old Testament: "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the
> counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners,
> nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful."

Psalms (1:1). 4 for Peter, Marc, Stephen, and Pete.

Ecclesiastes (2:11). 4 for Joshua and Dan.

Scores, if there are no errors:

ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Spo Sci His Lit
Stephen Perry 32 24 35 33 124
Joshua Kreitzer 31 36 24 32 123
Marc Dashevsky 24 36 16 16 92
Peter Smyth 8 35 24 24 91
Pete Gayde 32 12 23 21 88
Jeff Turner 28 32 16 8 84
Dan Blum 4 28 16 25 73
Rob Parker 0 32 16 15 63
Dan Tilque 20 32 -- -- 52
"Calvin" 11 16 16 0 43
Erland Sommarskog 0 4 24 12 40
Bj�rn Lundin -- -- 20 4 24
John Masters 0 8 -- -- 8

--
Mark Brader "God help us if [the Nazis]'d won;
Toronto I cannot imagine their sitcoms."
msb@vex.net --James Lileks

My text in this article is in the public domain.

== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Jul 27 2011 8:39 am
From: swp

On Wednesday, July 27, 2011 1:31:23 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> Mark Brader:
> > I wrote one of these rounds.
>
> That was the history round, of course.

of course

> > * Game 3, Round 4 - Name a Year When...
> > 10. When a space shuttle was destroyed in an accident.
>
> 1986, 2003 (accepting 1985-87 or 2002-04). 4 for ... Stephen (the hard way) ...

hard? you have no idea

>
> > * Game 3, Round 6 - Biblical Quotations
>
> This was the hardest round in the original game.
>
> > 6. Old Testament: "Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth:
> > for thy love is better than wine."
>
> Song of Solomon (or Song of Songs) (1:2). One or the other full
> name was required. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Marc, Stephen, and Dan.

since you specified the KJV Bible, wouldn't there be only 1 correct answer?

> > 7. New Testament: "When I was a child, I spake as a child, I
> > understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I
> > became a man, I put away childish things."
>
> 1st Corinthians (13:11). The book number was not required.

why wasn't the book # required? is it in both?

> > 8. New Testament: "But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew
> > of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city:
> > and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people."
>
> Acts (of the Apostles) (21:39). I scored "Apostles" as almost
> correct. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Peter, and Stephen.

ok, so who got the "almost" score there?

> Scores, if there are no errors:

see above

swp

== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Jul 27 2011 9:16 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

Mark Brader:
> > Song of Solomon (or Song of Songs) (1:2). One or the other full
> > name was required. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Marc, Stephen, and Dan.

Stephen Perry:
> since you specified the KJV Bible, wouldn't there be only 1 correct answer?

The KJV was the source of the specific version of the pasages, but
we didn't specify that the books had to be named as given in it.

> > 1st Corinthians (13:11). The book number was not required.
>
> why wasn't the book # required? is it in both?

Because it was a brutally hard round and I was looking for ways to
give entrants the players a break. Who the hell knows anything about
the Bible?

> > Acts (of the Apostles) (21:39). I scored "Apostles" as almost
> > correct. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Peter, and Stephen.
>
> ok, so who got the "almost" score there?

Oops! 3 for Erland. Revised scores, if there are now no errors:

ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Spo Sci His Lit
Stephen Perry 32 24 35 33 124
Joshua Kreitzer 31 36 24 32 123
Marc Dashevsky 24 36 16 16 92
Peter Smyth 8 35 24 24 91
Pete Gayde 32 12 23 21 88
Jeff Turner 28 32 16 8 84
Dan Blum 4 28 16 25 73
Rob Parker 0 32 16 15 63
Dan Tilque 20 32 -- -- 52
"Calvin" 11 16 16 0 43
Erland Sommarskog 0 4 24 11 39
Björn Lundin -- -- 20 4 24
John Masters 0 8 -- -- 8

--
Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net
"I am good at fooling myself into believing that what I wrote
is what I meant. I am also good at fooling myself into believing
that what I meant is what I should have meant." --Kent Beck

My text in this article is in the public domain.

== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Tues, Jul 26 2011 10:10 pm
From: "Rob Parker"

> 1. Name any mayor of Chicago other than one of the Daleys or Rahm Emanuel.

Johnson

> 2. The recently opened play "Ernie" chronicles the life of former Detroit
> Tigers' broadcaster Ernie Harwell. Name any of the other 3 Major League
> teams for which Harwell was broadcaster.

New York Yankees

> 3. At the time it was built, Toronto's CN Tower was the tallest free-
> standing structure in the world. It has since been topped by 2 completed
> structures. Name either one.

Taipei 101

> 4. Burlington, Vermont, lies on the shores of which lake?
>
> 5. The highest peak in Acadia National Park, Cadillac Mountain, has a
> connection to another location mentioned in this quiz. What is that
> connection?

A road

> 6. A major part of Acadia National Park is its "Carriage Roads", used
> today
> mainly by cyclists. These roads were financed and constructed by which
> American philanthropic family?

Rockefeller

> 7. The person pictured on bottles of Samuel Adams beer is not Samuel
> Adams.
> Which other American patriot is depicted?

Paul Revere

> 8. I-90 is the longest Interstate Highway in the United States. Name both
> cities that contain its eastern and western terminus points.

New York & Seattle

Rob

== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Tues, Jul 26 2011 10:36 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

Now it's time for the final Current Events round from the season
just ended, from the Final. There are 15 questions in 5 groups.

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-07-25,
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.

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 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions
from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".

All questions were written by members of the Misplaced Modifiers,
and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and
may have been retyped and/or edited by me.

** Final, Round 1 - Current Events

* International

1. When it came out that London's Metropolitan Police
(a.k.a. Scotland Yard) had hired a former deputy editor of
the "News of the World" to advise on PR, the Commissioner
resigned. Name this ex-chief.

2. American General David Petraeus has handed over command of
NATO forces in Afghanistan. What will be his next job?

3. Within 10,000,000,000 euros, what is the announced cost of
the new rescue package for Greece?

* Arts and Entertainment

4. A freak windstorm toppled the main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest
Monday, leading to serious injuries. Who was on stage at
the time?

5. Fresh off a well-publicized break-up, this star's private
performance at a Ukrainian wedding netted a reported
$1,000,000. That should help with the alimony payments.
Name the star.

6. He kept Ontarians company on Saturday nights for 25 years,
from 1974 to 1999. Name the TV personality who died Friday
at the age of 86.

* Local

7. Possibly in an effort to justify future cutbacks to libraries,
Councillor Doug Ford erroneously pointed out that in his
"area", there are more libraries than what?

8. With the aim of reducing disease, the Faculty of Engineering
at the U of T was one of only 8 universities in North
America to be awarded $400,000 from the Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation to develop a new, efficient, low-cost what?

9. What new area code will be introduced in Toronto starting
March 25, 2013?

* National

10. In Kananaskis, energy ministers developing a national
energy plan fell out over the wording of the meeting's
final communique, when Ontario's Energy Minister Brad Duguid
objected to the use of two adjectives describing Alberta's
oil sands. Give either adjective.

11. Despite repeated pressure from the National Capital
Commission and a 3-year-old Auditor General's report urging
haste, the Prime Minister's office confirmed last week that
he has no plans to speed up the $10,000,000 renovation of
which nationally significant structure?

12. Statistics Canada data released last week states that the
police-reported crime rate, measuring the overall volume of
crime in Canada, has reached its lowest level since what year?

* Sports

13. TFC fielded a number of new players at Wednesday's game,
including two new designated players. Name either.

14. Who was the winner of this year's British Open?

15. The Blue Jays announced they would retire Robbie Alomar's
uniform number. This is the first number ever retired by
the team. What is the number?

--
Mark Brader | "I noted with some interest that Fahrenheit was
Toronto | also used in the weather forecast, but there the
msb@vex.net | gas marks were missing." -- Ivan A. Derzhanski

My text in this article is in the public domain.

== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Tues, Jul 26 2011 11:08 pm
From: Calvin

On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:36:20 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

Yates?

> 2. American General David Petraeus has handed over command of
> NATO forces in Afghanistan. What will be his next job?

Chief of the CIA, Chief of the FBI

> 3. Within 10,000,000,000 euros, what is the announced cost of
> the new rescue package for Greece?

120 billion, 140 billion euros

> * Arts and Entertainment
>
> 4. A freak windstorm toppled the main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest
> Monday, leading to serious injuries. Who was on stage at
> the time?

Beiber?

> 5. Fresh off a well-publicized break-up, this star's private
> performance at a Ukrainian wedding netted a reported
> $1,000,000. That should help with the alimony payments.
> Name the star.

J Lo?

> 6. He kept Ontarians company on Saturday nights for 25 years,
> from 1974 to 1999. Name the TV personality who died Friday
> at the age of 86.
>
>
> * Local
>
> 7. Possibly in an effort to justify future cutbacks to libraries,
> Councillor Doug Ford erroneously pointed out that in his
> "area", there are more libraries than what?
>
> 8. With the aim of reducing disease, the Faculty of Engineering
> at the U of T was one of only 8 universities in North
> America to be awarded $400,000 from the Bill and Melinda
> Gates Foundation to develop a new, efficient, low-cost what?

Malaria vaccine, AIDS drugs

> 9. What new area code will be introduced in Toronto starting
> March 25, 2013?
>
>
> * National
>
> 10. In Kananaskis, energy ministers developing a national
> energy plan fell out over the wording of the meeting's
> final communique, when Ontario's Energy Minister Brad Duguid
> objected to the use of two adjectives describing Alberta's
> oil sands. Give either adjective.
>
> 11. Despite repeated pressure from the National Capital
> Commission and a 3-year-old Auditor General's report urging
> haste, the Prime Minister's office confirmed last week that
> he has no plans to speed up the $10,000,000 renovation of
> which nationally significant structure?
>
> 12. Statistics Canada data released last week states that the
> police-reported crime rate, measuring the overall volume of
> crime in Canada, has reached its lowest level since what year?
>
>
> * Sports
>
> 13. TFC fielded a number of new players at Wednesday's game,
> including two new designated players. Name either.
>
> 14. Who was the winner of this year's British Open?

McIlroy

> 15. The Blue Jays announced they would retire Robbie Alomar's
> uniform number. This is the first number ever retired by
> the team. What is the number?

cheers,
calvin

== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Jul 27 2011 9:35 am
From: tool@panix.com (Dan Blum)

Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> ** Final, Round 1 - Current Events

> * International

Harrington

> 2. American General David Petraeus has handed over command of
> NATO forces in Afghanistan. What will be his next job?

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

> 3. Within 10,000,000,000 euros, what is the announced cost of
> the new rescue package for Greece?

45,000,000,000 euro; 110,000,000,000 euro

> * Arts and Entertainment

> 5. Fresh off a well-publicized break-up, this star's private
> performance at a Ukrainian wedding netted a reported
> $1,000,000. That should help with the alimony payments.
> Name the star.

Marc Anthony

> * Local

> 7. Possibly in an effort to justify future cutbacks to libraries,
> Councillor Doug Ford erroneously pointed out that in his
> "area", there are more libraries than what?

Tim Horton's

water purification system

> * National

limited

> 12. Statistics Canada data released last week states that the
> police-reported crime rate, measuring the overall volume of
> crime in Canada, has reached its lowest level since what year?

1957; 1965

> * Sports

> 15. The Blue Jays announced they would retire Robbie Alomar's
> uniform number. This is the first number ever retired by
> the team. What is the number?

17; 24

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_______________________________________________________________________
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