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* Calvin's Quiz #145 - 8 messages, 8 authors
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* QFTCI11 Game 3 Rounds 2-3: Super Bowl, science spelling - 8 messages, 8
authors
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* Rotating Quiz #23 - 4 messages, 4 authors
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* Calvin's Quiz #144 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 2 messages, 2 authors
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #145
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/4480dc6efd486512?hl=en
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== 1 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 17 2011 11:31 pm
From: Joshua Kreitzer
On Jul 17, 6:33 pm, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
> 1 Which English singer was born Gordon Sumner?
Sting
> 2 Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah co-starred in which 1987 movie?
"Roxanne"
> 3 The disease encephalitis affects which human organ?
brain
> 4 Which international body, headquartered in Brussels, was established in
> 1949?
NATO
> 5 Mount Sinai is located in which country?
Egypt
> 6 Who composed the Marriage of Figaro?
Mozart
> 7 What is the title of George W Bush's recent memoir?
"Decision Points"
> 8 What is America's most popular pizza topping?
pepperoni
> 9 Which actor received $4 m for his 10 minute role as Superman's father in
> the 1978 film?
Marlon Brando
> 10 Who did James Earl Ray assassinate in 1968?
Martin Luther King Jr.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
== 2 of 8 ==
Date: Mon, Jul 18 2011 12:48 am
From: Erland Sommarskog
Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
> 1 Which English singer was born Gordon Sumner?
Sting
> 3 The disease encephalitis affects which human organ?
The foot
> 5 Mount Sinai is located in which country?
Egypt
> 6 Who composed the Marriage of Figaro?
W.A.Mozart
> 8 What is America's most popular pizza topping?
Cheese
> 10 Who did James Earl Ray assassinate in 1968?
Robert Kennedy
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
== 3 of 8 ==
Date: Mon, Jul 18 2011 1:48 am
From: björn lundin
On 18 Juli, 01:33, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
> 1 Which English singer was born Gordon Sumner?
Sting
> 2 Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah co-starred in which 1987 movie?
Roxanne
I see the red line here; Roxanne being a Police hit as well...
> 3 The disease encephalitis affects which human organ?
The ears
> 4 Which international body, headquartered in Brussels, was established in
> 1949?
Interpol?
> 5 Mount Sinai is located in which country?
Syria
> 6 Who composed the Marriage of Figaro?
Puccini
> 9 Which actor received $4 m for his 10 minute role as Superman's father in
> the 1978 film?
Marlon Brando
> 10 Who did James Earl Ray assassinate in 1968?
Martin Luther King
Strange, I do not see my answer for the 144 round...
I hope this one gets there
--
Björn Lundin
== 4 of 8 ==
Date: Mon, Jul 18 2011 3:30 am
From: "David"
> 1 Which English singer was born Gordon Sumner?
Sting. Middle name Matthew as far as I remember.
> 2 Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah co-starred in which 1987 movie?
Bergerac.
> 3 The disease encephalitis affects which human organ?
The Brain.
> 4 Which international body, headquartered in Brussels, was established
> in 1949?
European Union?
> 5 Mount Sinai is located in which country?
Egypt.
> 6 Who composed the Marriage of Figaro?
> 7 What is the title of George W Bush's recent memoir?
> 8 What is America's most popular pizza topping?
Assuming you're not including cheese or tomato, I'll go for pepperoni.
> 9 Which actor received $4 m for his 10 minute role as Superman's father
> in the 1978 film?
> 10 Who did James Earl Ray assassinate in 1968?
Martin Luther King.
== 5 of 8 ==
Date: Mon, Jul 18 2011 5:48 am
From: Joachim Parsch
Calvin schrieb:
>
> 1 Which English singer was born Gordon Sumner?
> 2 Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah co-starred in which 1987 movie?
> 3 The disease encephalitis affects which human organ?
Kidney
> 4 Which international body, headquartered in Brussels, was established in
> 1949?
NATO
> 5 Mount Sinai is located in which country?
Egypt
> 6 Who composed the Marriage of Figaro?
Mozart
> 7 What is the title of George W Bush's recent memoir?
> 8 What is America's most popular pizza topping?
> 9 Which actor received $4 m for his 10 minute role as Superman's father in
> the 1978 film?
> 10 Who did James Earl Ray assassinate in 1968?
Martin Luther King
Joachim
== 6 of 8 ==
Date: Mon, Jul 18 2011 10:33 am
From: "Peter Smyth"
"Calvin" wrote in message
news:op.vysedhrtyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au...
>
>
>
>1 Which English singer was born Gordon Sumner?
Sting
>2 Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah co-starred in which 1987 movie?
>3 The disease encephalitis affects which human organ?
Brain
>4 Which international body, headquartered in Brussels, was established in
>1949?
Council of Europe
>5 Mount Sinai is located in which country?
Jordan
>6 Who composed the Marriage of Figaro?
Mozart
>7 What is the title of George W Bush's recent memoir?
>8 What is America's most popular pizza topping?
Pepperoni
>9 Which actor received $4 m for his 10 minute role as Superman's father in
>the 1978 film?
>10 Who did James Earl Ray assassinate in 1968?
Martin Luther King
Peter Smyth
== 7 of 8 ==
Date: Mon, Jul 18 2011 4:02 pm
From: Calvin
On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:48:53 +1000, björn lundin <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>
wrote:
> On 18 Juli, 01:33, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
>> 1 Which English singer was born Gordon Sumner?
> Sting
>> 2 Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah co-starred in which 1987 movie?
> Roxanne
> I see the red line here; Roxanne being a Police hit as well...
Unintentional but the link is there all right.
> Strange, I do not see my answer for the 144 round...
> I hope this one gets there
It did ;-)
--
cheers,
calvin
== 8 of 8 ==
Date: Mon, Jul 18 2011 5:55 pm
From: Stan Brown
On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:33:07 +1000, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Which English singer was born Gordon Sumner?
Pope Pius XII
> 2 Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah co-starred in which 1987 movie?
Roxanne
> 3 The disease encephalitis affects which human organ?
Brain
> 4 Which international body, headquartered in Brussels, was established in
> 1949?
NATO
> 5 Mount Sinai is located in which country?
I'll say Israel, which at least is where it used to be; but the
borders may have moved.
> 6 Who composed the Marriage of Figaro?
Mozart
> 7 What is the title of George W Bush's recent memoir?
My life with Pope Pius XII
> 8 What is America's most popular pizza topping?
Pepperoni
(I'm assuming "cheese" doesn't count as a topping.)
> 9 Which actor received $4 m for his 10 minute role as Superman's father in
> the 1978 film?
Brando
> 10 Who did James Earl Ray assassinate in 1968?
Martin Luther King Jr
--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...
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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 3 Rounds 2-3: Super Bowl, science spelling
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/0b5e2276ea9fe901?hl=en
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== 1 of 8 ==
Date: Mon, Jul 18 2011 1:03 am
From: Erland Sommarskog
Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> 2. As mentioned in the last Final, this is the process where
> a single cell divides into four cells, each with only half
> the usual number of chromosomes. It's how sperm and egg
> cells are formed, and it's called... "my-OH-siss".
Myosis
> 3. An alignment of three orbiting bodies close to a straight
> line, such as the Sun, Moon, and Earth at new moon or full
> moon, is known as a conjunction or... "SIZZ-i-jee".
cisigee
> 5. This is the region in the outer solar system where certain
> comets were once believed to originate, and where Pluto is
> located: it's called the... "KIGH-per" belt.
Cuiper
> 7. Objects moving freely on the surface of a rotating body
> seem to curve in their paths, which leads to rotating
> weather phenomena such as hurricanes. This is known as
> the... "kor-ee-OH-liss" effect.
Corliosis
> 8. An object that behaves as if it contained two simple magnets
> is said to have a... "KWOD-roo-pole" moment.
quadropole
> 9. One of the most deadly poison gases used during World War I
> was carbonyl chloride, otherwise known as carbon oxychloride
> or... "FOSS-jeen".
phosgene
> 10. A gas commonly burned in welding torches has the formula
> C2H2, and is known as... "uh-SET-uh-leen".
ethylene
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
== 2 of 8 ==
Date: Mon, Jul 18 2011 3:37 am
From: Marc Dashevsky
In article <c7mdnVVuGpvSMr7TnZ2dnUVZ_uWdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> * Game 3, Round 2 - The Super Bowl
>
> With 6 days remaining until Super Bowl XLV, here's a round on what
> is now the NFL's annual championship. But for its earliest years,
> it was an inter-league event officially called the "AFL-NFL World
> Championship Game". Where we ask you for a team, either the city
> or the team name will do, like "Toronto" or "Maple Leafs".
>
> 1. The first AFL-NFL World Championship Game, now known as
> Super Bowl I, was held in 1967. What team won?
Green Bay Packers
> 2. Who won the award as the MVP (most valuable player) in
> Super Bowl I?
Bart Starr
> 3. Super Bowl IV, in 1970, was the last one before the two
> leagues merged. Name either the AFL or the NFL team in
> that game.
New York Jets
> 4. The next year, 1971, the game's MVP award went for the first
> time to a player on the losing side -- the Dallas Cowboys.
> Who was that?
>
> 5. Name the San Francisco 49ers quarterback who won a record
> 3 Super Bowl MVP awards, all in the 1980s.
Joe Montana
> 6. Name the head coach who won four consecutive AFC championships
> in 1990-93, but never won the Super Bowl.
Marv Levy
> 7. Name the other team, besides <answer 6>'s team, that has
> appeared in four Super Bowls but never won.
>
> 8. Who was the first player to be a five-time Super Bowl winner,
> starting in 1988 with the San Francisco 49ers and ending in
> 1995 with the Dallas Cowboys?
Jerry Rice
> 9. Name the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback who was the first
> to throw for more than 300 yards in a Super Bowl game?
> That was Super Bowl XIII in 1979.
Terry Bradshaw
> 10. Who was the first Heisman-Trophy-winning quarterback to
> start in a Super Bowl? He was with the Dallas Cowboys and
> the game was Super Bowl VI, in 1972.
Roger Staubach
> * Game 3, Round 3 - Science Spelling
>
> As they said on the TV show "Âllo Âllo"... listen carefully,
> I shall say this only once. This is a spelling round, and we're
> going to use audio-round rules. That is, you can ask for a repeat
> of the clue, but not the key word, which will occur either as the
> last or the second-last word in the question. The idea is that
> you're supposed to get the answer primarily from the clue, and the
> only reason we're saying the word at all is to make sure you don't
> think of a different one, not to help you hear all the right vowels.
>
> So, in all cases, *spell that scientific word*.
>
> 1. This is a type of white blood cell that devours
> bacteria... "FAY-g'site".
phagocyte
> 2. As mentioned in the last Final, this is the process where
> a single cell divides into four cells, each with only half
> the usual number of chromosomes. It's how sperm and egg
> cells are formed, and it's called... "my-OH-siss".
meiosis
> 3. An alignment of three orbiting bodies close to a straight
> line, such as the Sun, Moon, and Earth at new moon or full
> moon, is known as a conjunction or... "SIZZ-i-jee".
syzygy
> 4. According to paleontologists, humans evolved into their
> present form during the epoch known as the... "PLY-stuh-seen".
Pleistocene
> 5. This is the region in the outer solar system where certain
> comets were once believed to originate, and where Pluto is
> located: it's called the... "KIGH-per" belt.
Kuiper
> 6. This species of fish was known only from fossils and was
> thought to be have been extinct since the Cretaceous
> era -- until a live one turned up in a fishing net in
> 1938... "SEAL-uh-kanth".
coelecanth
> 7. Objects moving freely on the surface of a rotating body
> seem to curve in their paths, which leads to rotating
> weather phenomena such as hurricanes. This is known as
> the... "kor-ee-OH-liss" effect.
coriolis
> 8. An object that behaves as if it contained two simple magnets
> is said to have a... "KWOD-roo-pole" moment.
quadrupole
> 9. One of the most deadly poison gases used during World War I
> was carbonyl chloride, otherwise known as carbon oxychloride
> or... "FOSS-jeen".
phosgene
> 10. A gas commonly burned in welding torches has the formula
> C2H2, and is known as... "uh-SET-uh-leen".
acetylene
--
Go to http://MarcDashevsky.com to send me e-mail.
== 3 of 8 ==
Date: Mon, Jul 18 2011 3:48 am
From: Dan Tilque
Mark Brader wrote:
>
> I wrote one of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 2 - The Super Bowl
>
> With 6 days remaining until Super Bowl XLV, here's a round on what
> is now the NFL's annual championship. But for its earliest years,
> it was an inter-league event officially called the "AFL-NFL World
> Championship Game". Where we ask you for a team, either the city
> or the team name will do, like "Toronto" or "Maple Leafs".
>
> 1. The first AFL-NFL World Championship Game, now known as
> Super Bowl I, was held in 1967. What team won?
Green Bay Packers
>
> 2. Who won the award as the MVP (most valuable player) in
> Super Bowl I?
Bart Starr
>
> 3. Super Bowl IV, in 1970, was the last one before the two
> leagues merged. Name either the AFL or the NFL team in
> that game.
Oakland Raiders
>
> 4. The next year, 1971, the game's MVP award went for the first
> time to a player on the losing side -- the Dallas Cowboys.
> Who was that?
>
> 5. Name the San Francisco 49ers quarterback who won a record
> 3 Super Bowl MVP awards, all in the 1980s.
Joe Montana
>
> 6. Name the head coach who won four consecutive AFC championships
> in 1990-93, but never won the Super Bowl.
Parcells
>
> 7. Name the other team, besides <answer 6>'s team, that has
> appeared in four Super Bowls but never won.
Minnesota Vikings
>
> 8. Who was the first player to be a five-time Super Bowl winner,
> starting in 1988 with the San Francisco 49ers and ending in
> 1995 with the Dallas Cowboys?
Steve Young
>
> 9. Name the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback who was the first
> to throw for more than 300 yards in a Super Bowl game?
> That was Super Bowl XIII in 1979.
Kenny Stabler
>
> 10. Who was the first Heisman-Trophy-winning quarterback to
> start in a Super Bowl? He was with the Dallas Cowboys and
> the game was Super Bowl VI, in 1972.
Roger Staubach
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 3 - Science Spelling
>
> As they said on the TV show "�llo �llo"... listen carefully,
> I shall say this only once. This is a spelling round, and we're
> going to use audio-round rules. That is, you can ask for a repeat
> of the clue, but not the key word, which will occur either as the
> last or the second-last word in the question. The idea is that
> you're supposed to get the answer primarily from the clue, and the
> only reason we're saying the word at all is to make sure you don't
> think of a different one, not to help you hear all the right vowels.
>
> So, in all cases, *spell that scientific word*.
>
> 1. This is a type of white blood cell that devours
> bacteria... "FAY-g'site".
phagocyte
>
> 2. As mentioned in the last Final, this is the process where
> a single cell divides into four cells, each with only half
> the usual number of chromosomes. It's how sperm and egg
> cells are formed, and it's called... "my-OH-siss".
meiosis
>
> 3. An alignment of three orbiting bodies close to a straight
> line, such as the Sun, Moon, and Earth at new moon or full
> moon, is known as a conjunction or... "SIZZ-i-jee".
syzygy
>
> 4. According to paleontologists, humans evolved into their
> present form during the epoch known as the... "PLY-stuh-seen".
plistocene
>
> 5. This is the region in the outer solar system where certain
> comets were once believed to originate, and where Pluto is
> located: it's called the... "KIGH-per" belt.
Kuiper (and those comets are still thought to origniate there, AFAIK)
>
> 6. This species of fish was known only from fossils and was
> thought to be have been extinct since the Cretaceous
> era -- until a live one turned up in a fishing net in
> 1938... "SEAL-uh-kanth".
coelecanth
>
> 7. Objects moving freely on the surface of a rotating body
> seem to curve in their paths, which leads to rotating
> weather phenomena such as hurricanes. This is known as
> the... "kor-ee-OH-liss" effect.
Coriolis
>
> 8. An object that behaves as if it contained two simple magnets
> is said to have a... "KWOD-roo-pole" moment.
quadrupole
>
> 9. One of the most deadly poison gases used during World War I
> was carbonyl chloride, otherwise known as carbon oxychloride
> or... "FOSS-jeen".
phosgene
>
> 10. A gas commonly burned in welding torches has the formula
> C2H2, and is known as... "uh-SET-uh-leen".
acetylene
--
Dan Tilque
== 4 of 8 ==
Date: Mon, Jul 18 2011 10:06 am
From: swp
On Sunday, July 17, 2011 11:58:07 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> I wrote one of these rounds.
that would be game 3 round 3, I think
>
> * Game 3, Round 2 - The Super Bowl
>
> 1. The first AFL-NFL World Championship Game, now known as
> Super Bowl I, was held in 1967. What team won?
green bay packers
> 2. Who won the award as the MVP (most valuable player) in
> Super Bowl I?
bart starr
> 3. Super Bowl IV, in 1970, was the last one before the two
> leagues merged. Name either the AFL or the NFL team in
> that game.
kansas city chiefs
> 4. The next year, 1971, the game's MVP award went for the first
> time to a player on the losing side -- the Dallas Cowboys.
> Who was that?
roger staubach?
> 5. Name the San Francisco 49ers quarterback who won a record
> 3 Super Bowl MVP awards, all in the 1980s.
joe montana
> 6. Name the head coach who won four consecutive AFC championships
> in 1990-93, but never won the Super Bowl.
marv levy
> 7. Name the other team, besides <answer 6>'s team, that has
> appeared in four Super Bowls but never won.
minnesota vikings
> 8. Who was the first player to be a five-time Super Bowl winner,
> starting in 1988 with the San Francisco 49ers and ending in
> 1995 with the Dallas Cowboys?
the clipboard quarterback
> 9. Name the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback who was the first
> to throw for more than 300 yards in a Super Bowl game?
> That was Super Bowl XIII in 1979.
terry bradshaw
> 10. Who was the first Heisman-Trophy-winning quarterback to
> start in a Super Bowl? He was with the Dallas Cowboys and
> the game was Super Bowl VI, in 1972.
roger staubach
>
> * Game 3, Round 3 - Science Spelling
aw, crap...
> As they said on the TV show "Âllo Âllo"... listen carefully,
> I shall say this only once. This is a spelling round, and we're
> going to use audio-round rules. That is, you can ask for a repeat
> of the clue, but not the key word, which will occur either as the
> last or the second-last word in the question. The idea is that
> you're supposed to get the answer primarily from the clue, and the
> only reason we're saying the word at all is to make sure you don't
> think of a different one, not to help you hear all the right vowels.
>
> So, in all cases, *spell that scientific word*.
>
> 1. This is a type of white blood cell that devours
> bacteria... "FAY-g'site".
phagocyte
> 2. As mentioned in the last Final, this is the process where
> a single cell divides into four cells, each with only half
> the usual number of chromosomes. It's how sperm and egg
> cells are formed, and it's called... "my-OH-siss".
myosis
> 3. An alignment of three orbiting bodies close to a straight
> line, such as the Sun, Moon, and Earth at new moon or full
> moon, is known as a conjunction or... "SIZZ-i-jee".
conjunction
> 4. According to paleontologists, humans evolved into their
> present form during the epoch known as the... "PLY-stuh-seen".
pleistocene
> 5. This is the region in the outer solar system where certain
> comets were once believed to originate, and where Pluto is
> located: it's called the... "KIGH-per" belt.
khyber belt
> 6. This species of fish was known only from fossils and was
> thought to be have been extinct since the Cretaceous
> era -- until a live one turned up in a fishing net in
> 1938... "SEAL-uh-kanth".
coelacanth
> 7. Objects moving freely on the surface of a rotating body
> seem to curve in their paths, which leads to rotating
> weather phenomena such as hurricanes. This is known as
> the... "kor-ee-OH-liss" effect.
coriolis
> 8. An object that behaves as if it contained two simple magnets
> is said to have a... "KWOD-roo-pole" moment.
quadrupole
> 9. One of the most deadly poison gases used during World War I
> was carbonyl chloride, otherwise known as carbon oxychloride
> or... "FOSS-jeen".
phosgene
> 10. A gas commonly burned in welding torches has the formula
> C2H2, and is known as... "uh-SET-uh-leen".
acetylene
swp, who took educated guesses at all 10 of the round 3 questions, and is certain that Mark put those in there in the hopes of giving everyone else a free round on me when I once again blow the curve on the canadiana round.
== 5 of 8 ==
Date: Mon, Jul 18 2011 10:17 am
From: tool@panix.com (Dan Blum)
Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 3, Round 2 - The Super Bowl
> 1. The first AFL-NFL World Championship Game, now known as
> Super Bowl I, was held in 1967. What team won?
Packers
> 3. Super Bowl IV, in 1970, was the last one before the two
> leagues merged. Name either the AFL or the NFL team in
> that game.
Packers; Steelers
> 5. Name the San Francisco 49ers quarterback who won a record
> 3 Super Bowl MVP awards, all in the 1980s.
Namath
> 7. Name the other team, besides <answer 6>'s team, that has
> appeared in four Super Bowls but never won.
Raiders; Bills
> * Game 3, Round 3 - Science Spelling
> 1. This is a type of white blood cell that devours
> bacteria... "FAY-g'site".
phagosite
> 2. As mentioned in the last Final, this is the process where
> a single cell divides into four cells, each with only half
> the usual number of chromosomes. It's how sperm and egg
> cells are formed, and it's called... "my-OH-siss".
meiosis
> 3. An alignment of three orbiting bodies close to a straight
> line, such as the Sun, Moon, and Earth at new moon or full
> moon, is known as a conjunction or... "SIZZ-i-jee".
syzygy
> 4. According to paleontologists, humans evolved into their
> present form during the epoch known as the... "PLY-stuh-seen".
pleistocene
> 5. This is the region in the outer solar system where certain
> comets were once believed to originate, and where Pluto is
> located: it's called the... "KIGH-per" belt.
Kuiper
> 6. This species of fish was known only from fossils and was
> thought to be have been extinct since the Cretaceous
> era -- until a live one turned up in a fishing net in
> 1938... "SEAL-uh-kanth".
coelacanth
> 7. Objects moving freely on the surface of a rotating body
> seem to curve in their paths, which leads to rotating
> weather phenomena such as hurricanes. This is known as
> the... "kor-ee-OH-liss" effect.
Coriolis
> 8. An object that behaves as if it contained two simple magnets
> is said to have a... "KWOD-roo-pole" moment.
quadropole
> 9. One of the most deadly poison gases used during World War I
> was carbonyl chloride, otherwise known as carbon oxychloride
> or... "FOSS-jeen".
phosgene
> 10. A gas commonly burned in welding torches has the formula
> C2H2, and is known as... "uh-SET-uh-leen".
acetylene
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
== 6 of 8 ==
Date: Mon, Jul 18 2011 10:39 am
From: "Peter Smyth"
"Mark Brader" wrote in message
news:c7mdnVVuGpvSMr7TnZ2dnUVZ_uWdnZ2d@vex.net...
>
>These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-01-31,
>and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
>On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
>both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
>Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
>based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
>the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
>the correct answers in about 3 days. For further information see
>my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
>Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
>
>I wrote one of these rounds.
>
>
>* Game 3, Round 2 - The Super Bowl
>
>With 6 days remaining until Super Bowl XLV, here's a round on what
>is now the NFL's annual championship. But for its earliest years,
>it was an inter-league event officially called the "AFL-NFL World
>Championship Game". Where we ask you for a team, either the city
>or the team name will do, like "Toronto" or "Maple Leafs".
>
>1. The first AFL-NFL World Championship Game, now known as
> Super Bowl I, was held in 1967. What team won?
Green Bay Packers
>2. Who won the award as the MVP (most valuable player) in
> Super Bowl I?
Vince Lombardi
>3. Super Bowl IV, in 1970, was the last one before the two
> leagues merged. Name either the AFL or the NFL team in
> that game.
Green Bay Packers
>4. The next year, 1971, the game's MVP award went for the first
> time to a player on the losing side -- the Dallas Cowboys.
> Who was that?
>
>5. Name the San Francisco 49ers quarterback who won a record
> 3 Super Bowl MVP awards, all in the 1980s.
Joe Montana
>6. Name the head coach who won four consecutive AFC championships
> in 1990-93, but never won the Super Bowl.
Buffalo Bill
>7. Name the other team, besides <answer 6>'s team, that has
> appeared in four Super Bowls but never won.
Buffalo Bills
>8. Who was the first player to be a five-time Super Bowl winner,
> starting in 1988 with the San Francisco 49ers and ending in
> 1995 with the Dallas Cowboys?
>
>9. Name the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback who was the first
> to throw for more than 300 yards in a Super Bowl game?
> That was Super Bowl XIII in 1979.
>
>10. Who was the first Heisman-Trophy-winning quarterback to
> start in a Super Bowl? He was with the Dallas Cowboys and
> the game was Super Bowl VI, in 1972.
>
>
>* Game 3, Round 3 - Science Spelling
>
>As they said on the TV show "Âllo Âllo"... listen carefully,
>I shall say this only once. This is a spelling round, and we're
>going to use audio-round rules. That is, you can ask for a repeat
>of the clue, but not the key word, which will occur either as the
>last or the second-last word in the question. The idea is that
>you're supposed to get the answer primarily from the clue, and the
>only reason we're saying the word at all is to make sure you don't
>think of a different one, not to help you hear all the right vowels.
>
>So, in all cases, *spell that scientific word*.
>
>1. This is a type of white blood cell that devours
> bacteria... "FAY-g'site".
phagocyte
>2. As mentioned in the last Final, this is the process where
> a single cell divides into four cells, each with only half
> the usual number of chromosomes. It's how sperm and egg
> cells are formed, and it's called... "my-OH-siss".
meiosis
>3. An alignment of three orbiting bodies close to a straight
> line, such as the Sun, Moon, and Earth at new moon or full
> moon, is known as a conjunction or... "SIZZ-i-jee".
syzygy
>4. According to paleontologists, humans evolved into their
> present form during the epoch known as the... "PLY-stuh-seen".
Pleistocene
>5. This is the region in the outer solar system where certain
> comets were once believed to originate, and where Pluto is
> located: it's called the... "KIGH-per" belt.
Kuiper
>6. This species of fish was known only from fossils and was
> thought to be have been extinct since the Cretaceous
> era -- until a live one turned up in a fishing net in
> 1938... "SEAL-uh-kanth".
Coelacanth
>7. Objects moving freely on the surface of a rotating body
> seem to curve in their paths, which leads to rotating
> weather phenomena such as hurricanes. This is known as
> the... "kor-ee-OH-liss" effect.
Coriolis
>8. An object that behaves as if it contained two simple magnets
> is said to have a... "KWOD-roo-pole" moment.
Quadrupole, Quadropole
>9. One of the most deadly poison gases used during World War I
> was carbonyl chloride, otherwise known as carbon oxychloride
> or... "FOSS-jeen".
Phosgene
>10. A gas commonly burned in welding torches has the formula
> C2H2, and is known as... "uh-SET-uh-leen".
Acetylene
Peter Smyth
== 7 of 8 ==
Date: Mon, Jul 18 2011 11:01 am
From: John Masters
On 2011-07-18 04:58:07 +0100, Mark Brader said:
> * Game 3, Round 3 - Science Spelling
>
> As they said on the TV show "Âllo Âllo"... listen carefully,
> I shall say this only once. This is a spelling round, and we're
> going to use audio-round rules. That is, you can ask for a repeat
> of the clue, but not the key word, which will occur either as the
> last or the second-last word in the question. The idea is that
> you're supposed to get the answer primarily from the clue, and the
> only reason we're saying the word at all is to make sure you don't
> think of a different one, not to help you hear all the right vowels.
>
> So, in all cases, *spell that scientific word*.
>
> 1. This is a type of white blood cell that devours
> bacteria... "FAY-g'site".
Phagicite
>
> 2. As mentioned in the last Final, this is the process where
> a single cell divides into four cells, each with only half
> the usual number of chromosomes. It's how sperm and egg
> cells are formed, and it's called... "my-OH-siss".
Miosis
>
> 3. An alignment of three orbiting bodies close to a straight
> line, such as the Sun, Moon, and Earth at new moon or full
> moon, is known as a conjunction or... "SIZZ-i-jee".
Sysigee
>
> 4. According to paleontologists, humans evolved into their
> present form during the epoch known as the... "PLY-stuh-seen".
Plaestoscene
>
> 5. This is the region in the outer solar system where certain
> comets were once believed to originate, and where Pluto is
> located: it's called the... "KIGH-per" belt.
Kyper
>
> 6. This species of fish was known only from fossils and was
> thought to be have been extinct since the Cretaceous
> era -- until a live one turned up in a fishing net in
> 1938... "SEAL-uh-kanth".
Coelocanth
>
> 7. Objects moving freely on the surface of a rotating body
> seem to curve in their paths, which leads to rotating
> weather phenomena such as hurricanes. This is known as
> the... "kor-ee-OH-liss" effect.
Coriollis
>
> 8. An object that behaves as if it contained two simple magnets
> is said to have a... "KWOD-roo-pole" moment.
Quadropole
>
> 9. One of the most deadly poison gases used during World War I
> was carbonyl chloride, otherwise known as carbon oxychloride
> or... "FOSS-jeen".
Phosgene
>
> 10. A gas commonly burned in welding torches has the formula
> C2H2, and is known as... "uh-SET-uh-leen".
Acetylene
== 8 of 8 ==
Date: Mon, Jul 18 2011 11:29 am
From: Jeffrey Turner
On 7/17/2011 11:58 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 2 - The Super Bowl
>
> With 6 days remaining until Super Bowl XLV, here's a round on what
> is now the NFL's annual championship. But for its earliest years,
> it was an inter-league event officially called the "AFL-NFL World
> Championship Game". Where we ask you for a team, either the city
> or the team name will do, like "Toronto" or "Maple Leafs".
>
> 1. The first AFL-NFL World Championship Game, now known as
> Super Bowl I, was held in 1967. What team won?
Green Bay
> 2. Who won the award as the MVP (most valuable player) in
> Super Bowl I?
Bart Starr
> 3. Super Bowl IV, in 1970, was the last one before the two
> leagues merged. Name either the AFL or the NFL team in
> that game.
Minnesota
> 4. The next year, 1971, the game's MVP award went for the first
> time to a player on the losing side -- the Dallas Cowboys.
> Who was that?
>
> 5. Name the San Francisco 49ers quarterback who won a record
> 3 Super Bowl MVP awards, all in the 1980s.
Montana
> 6. Name the head coach who won four consecutive AFC championships
> in 1990-93, but never won the Super Bowl.
>
> 7. Name the other team, besides<answer 6>'s team, that has
> appeared in four Super Bowls but never won.
Minnesota
> 8. Who was the first player to be a five-time Super Bowl winner,
> starting in 1988 with the San Francisco 49ers and ending in
> 1995 with the Dallas Cowboys?
>
> 9. Name the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback who was the first
> to throw for more than 300 yards in a Super Bowl game?
> That was Super Bowl XIII in 1979.
Bradshaw
> 10. Who was the first Heisman-Trophy-winning quarterback to
> start in a Super Bowl? He was with the Dallas Cowboys and
> the game was Super Bowl VI, in 1972.
Staubach
> * Game 3, Round 3 - Science Spelling
>
> As they said on the TV show "Âllo Âllo"... listen carefully,
> I shall say this only once. This is a spelling round, and we're
> going to use audio-round rules. That is, you can ask for a repeat
> of the clue, but not the key word, which will occur either as the
> last or the second-last word in the question. The idea is that
> you're supposed to get the answer primarily from the clue, and the
> only reason we're saying the word at all is to make sure you don't
> think of a different one, not to help you hear all the right vowels.
>
> So, in all cases, *spell that scientific word*.
>
> 1. This is a type of white blood cell that devours
> bacteria... "FAY-g'site".
phagocyte
> 2. As mentioned in the last Final, this is the process where
> a single cell divides into four cells, each with only half
> the usual number of chromosomes. It's how sperm and egg
> cells are formed, and it's called... "my-OH-siss".
meiosis
> 3. An alignment of three orbiting bodies close to a straight
> line, such as the Sun, Moon, and Earth at new moon or full
> moon, is known as a conjunction or... "SIZZ-i-jee".
syzygy
> 4. According to paleontologists, humans evolved into their
> present form during the epoch known as the... "PLY-stuh-seen".
Pleistocene
> 5. This is the region in the outer solar system where certain
> comets were once believed to originate, and where Pluto is
> located: it's called the... "KIGH-per" belt.
Kuiper
> 6. This species of fish was known only from fossils and was
> thought to be have been extinct since the Cretaceous
> era -- until a live one turned up in a fishing net in
> 1938... "SEAL-uh-kanth".
coelacanth
> 7. Objects moving freely on the surface of a rotating body
> seem to curve in their paths, which leads to rotating
> weather phenomena such as hurricanes. This is known as
> the... "kor-ee-OH-liss" effect.
Coreollis
> 8. An object that behaves as if it contained two simple magnets
> is said to have a... "KWOD-roo-pole" moment.
quadrupole
> 9. One of the most deadly poison gases used during World War I
> was carbonyl chloride, otherwise known as carbon oxychloride
> or... "FOSS-jeen".
phosgene
> 10. A gas commonly burned in welding torches has the formula
> C2H2, and is known as... "uh-SET-uh-leen".
acetylene
--Jeff
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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #23
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/f59e75187d04f9d6?hl=en
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Mon, Jul 18 2011 1:05 am
From: Erland Sommarskog
Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
> 6 Based on a traditional African horn made from an antelope horn,
> which two-foot long, plastic musical instrument received worldwide
> publicity during the 2010 football World Cup in South Africa?
vuvuzela
> 9 Which English film director known for his social-realist style has
> produced works including Cathy Come Home (1966), Kes (1969) and Riff-Raff
> (1991)?
Ken Logan
> 10 Which Russian resort city located on the Black Sea will host the
> 2014 winter Olympics?
Sochi
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Mon, Jul 18 2011 5:43 am
From: Joachim Parsch
Calvin schrieb:
> 1 Which economic term named after a 19th century Scottish economist
> describes an often inferior good which paradoxically is consumed more as
> its price rises, violating the law of demand?
>
> 2 Which American entertainer, actor and performance artist was the subject
> of a 1992 song by R.E.M. and a 1999 film by Milos Forman?
Andy Kaufman
> 3 Which principle, first stated in 1969, holds that "in a hierarchy every
> employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence"?
Peter principle
> 4 Which American author was born in 1835 and died in 1910, both years
> marking visits to Earth by Halley's Comet?
Mark Twain
> 5 Which 1923 satirical work by Jaroslav Ha¨ek, one of the first anti-war
> novels, recounts the hilarious adventures of a private in the
> Austro-Hungarian army during the First World War?
The adventures of the brave soldier Schweijk
(that's a literal translation of the german title)
> 6 Based on a traditional African horn made from an antelope horn, which
> two-foot long, plastic musical instrument received worldwide publicity
> during the 2010 football World Cup in South Africa?
Vuvuzela
> 7 Which fictional company does James Bond generally claim is his employer
> while working undercover?
>
> 8 Which Harvard Business School professor specialises in competitive
> advantage and is perhaps best known for his "five forces" framework for
> industry analysis and business strategy development?
>
> 9 Which English film director known for his social-realist style has
> produced works including Cathy Come Home (1966), Kes (1969) and Riff-Raff
> (1991)?
Mike Leigh
> 10 Which Russian resort city located on the Black Sea will host the 2014
> winter Olympics?
Sotchi
Joachim
== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Mon, Jul 18 2011 6:01 am
From: "David"
1 Which economic term named after a 19th century Scottish economist
describes an often inferior good which paradoxically is consumed more as
its price rises, violating the law of demand?
No idea unless there is a Scottish Economist who is miraculously called
Laissez Faire.
2 Which American entertainer, actor and performance artist was the subject
of a 1992 song by R.E.M. and a 1999 film by Milos Forman?
John Malcovich.
3 Which principle, first stated in 1969, holds that "in a hierarchy every
employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence"?
6 Based on a traditional African horn made from an antelope horn, which
two-foot long, plastic musical instrument received worldwide publicity
during the 2010 football World Cup in South Africa?
Vuvuzela.
9 Which English film director known for his social-realist style has
produced works including Cathy Come Home (1966), Kes (1969) and Riff-Raff
(1991)?
Ken Loach.
10 Which Russian resort city located on the Black Sea will host the 2014
winter Olympics?
leningrad
== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Mon, Jul 18 2011 10:35 am
From: "Peter Smyth"
"Calvin" wrote in message
news:op.vysa3pzlyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au...
>
>
>Again, these are harder than my usual questions. Seems to be a business /
>entertainment bias but they are drawn at random. I'll leave it open for
>one week. Enjoy!
>
>
>1 Which economic term named after a 19th century Scottish economist
>describes an often inferior good which paradoxically is consumed more as
>its price rises, violating the law of demand?
Gresham's Law
>2 Which American entertainer, actor and performance artist was the subject
>of a 1992 song by R.E.M. and a 1999 film by Milos Forman?
Andy Kaufman
>3 Which principle, first stated in 1969, holds that "in a hierarchy every
>employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence"?
Peter Principle
>4 Which American author was born in 1835 and died in 1910, both years
>marking visits to Earth by Halley's Comet?
>
>5 Which 1923 satirical work by Jaroslav Ha¨ek, one of the first anti-war
>novels, recounts the hilarious adventures of a private in the
>Austro-Hungarian army during the First World War?
>
>6 Based on a traditional African horn made from an antelope horn, which
>two-foot long, plastic musical instrument received worldwide publicity
>during the 2010 football World Cup in South Africa?
Vuvuzela
>7 Which fictional company does James Bond generally claim is his employer
>while working undercover?
>
>8 Which Harvard Business School professor specialises in competitive
>advantage and is perhaps best known for his "five forces" framework for
>industry analysis and business strategy development?
>
>9 Which English film director known for his social-realist style has
>produced works including Cathy Come Home (1966), Kes (1969) and Riff-Raff
>(1991)?
>
>10 Which Russian resort city located on the Black Sea will host the 2014
>winter Olympics?
Sochi
Peter Smyth
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #144 - ANSWERS & SCORES
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/1dd9f355d33ee335?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Mon, Jul 18 2011 2:53 am
From: "David"
> 6 Which is the highest female singing voice?
Soprano
10/11
I think Alto Soprano is incorrect, I think that's the second highest.
I fairly sure that Coloratura Soprano is also incorrect as that's just a
style of singing.
D
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Mon, Jul 18 2011 3:14 pm
From: Calvin
On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:53:07 +1000, David <askforEmail@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 6 Which is the highest female singing voice?
>
> Soprano
> 10/11
>
> I think Alto Soprano is incorrect, I think that's the second highest.
I accepted anything that contained the word Soprano.
--
cheers,
calvin
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