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* QFTCI11 Game 2 Rounds 2-3: US presidents, TO streets - 7 messages, 7 authors
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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 1 Rounds 9-10 answers: player #'s, challenge round
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sat, Jul 2 2011 12:10 am
From: "Rob Parker"
"Mark Brader" <msb@vex.net> wrote in message
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<snip>
>> * Game 1, Round 9 - Athletes' Numbers
>
Ten questions with numeric answers, and not one of them is 42 - the ultimate
answer!!!
I had high hopes of getting 3 for the Round.
Rob
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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 2 Rounds 2-3: US presidents, TO streets
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== 1 of 7 ==
Date: Sat, Jul 2 2011 1:29 am
From: Erland Sommarskog
Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> 1. He vomited and fainted face-first into the lap of the Japanese
> prime minister. Perhaps they served him broccoli?
George Bush Sr
> 2. He played center for the University of Michigan football team.
> Apparently his clumsy phase came later in life.
Lyndon Johnson
> 3. He personally hanged two criminals in Buffalo when he
> served as Erie County Sheriff. In those days, when they
> said "declare all food and plants upon entry to the US",
> they were dead serious.
Adams
> 4. His grandpa William was the ninth president. So before you
> pooh-pooh the idea of President Jenna Bush... there is
> precedent.
Andrew Jackson
> 5. His favorite candy was Jelly Belly jelly beans. We could
> tell you the exact flavor, but then a Secret Service agent
> would have to kill you.
Nixon
> 6. He was a submariner, so the US Navy later named an attack
> sub in his honor. Better than a dinghy, but they couldn't
> have splurged on an aircraft carrier?
Truman
> 7. His nickname was "Big Bill". And no, we aren't talking
> about Bubba before his Jenny Craig stint.
Bill Clinton
> 8. He was the youngest president to take office. We have no
> idea whether he swore the presidential oath on his teddy bear.
John F Kennedy
> 10. According to the "All in the Family" theme song, we could
> use a man like this president again -- because we all long
> for a return to the good old days of the Great Depression.
Hoover
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
== 2 of 7 ==
Date: Sat, Jul 2 2011 2:54 am
From: "Peter Smyth"
"Mark Brader" wrote in message
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>* Game 2, Round 2 - US Presidents
>
>On each question, we'll tell you a fact and then make a quip.
>And you name the US president indicated. Of course, if there was
>another president with the same surname then you need to make it
>clear which one you mean.
>
>1. He vomited and fainted face-first into the lap of the Japanese
> prime minister. Perhaps they served him broccoli?
George Bush Sr
>2. He played center for the University of Michigan football team.
> Apparently his clumsy phase came later in life.
Ford
>3. He personally hanged two criminals in Buffalo when he
> served as Erie County Sheriff. In those days, when they
> said "declare all food and plants upon entry to the US",
> they were dead serious.
Lincoln
>4. His grandpa William was the ninth president. So before you
> pooh-pooh the idea of President Jenna Bush... there is
> precedent.
Benjamin Harrison
>5. His favorite candy was Jelly Belly jelly beans. We could
> tell you the exact flavor, but then a Secret Service agent
> would have to kill you.
Reagan
>6. He was a submariner, so the US Navy later named an attack
> sub in his honor. Better than a dinghy, but they couldn't
> have splurged on an aircraft carrier?
Nixon
>7. His nickname was "Big Bill". And no, we aren't talking
> about Bubba before his Jenny Craig stint.
Taft
>8. He was the youngest president to take office. We have no
> idea whether he swore the presidential oath on his teddy bear.
Kennedy
>9. His home is known as the Hermitage. Although it has several
> nice paintings, it's in Tennessee, not Russia.
Truman
>10. According to the "All in the Family" theme song, we could
> use a man like this president again -- because we all long
> for a return to the good old days of the Great Depression.
Hoover
Peter Smyth
== 3 of 7 ==
Date: Sat, Jul 2 2011 7:11 am
From: tool@panix.com (Dan Blum)
Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 2, Round 2 - US Presidents
> 1. He vomited and fainted face-first into the lap of the Japanese
> prime minister. Perhaps they served him broccoli?
George H. W. Bush
> 2. He played center for the University of Michigan football team.
> Apparently his clumsy phase came later in life.
Ford
> 3. He personally hanged two criminals in Buffalo when he
> served as Erie County Sheriff. In those days, when they
> said "declare all food and plants upon entry to the US",
> they were dead serious.
Cleveland
> 4. His grandpa William was the ninth president. So before you
> pooh-pooh the idea of President Jenna Bush... there is
> precedent.
Benjamin Harrison
> 5. His favorite candy was Jelly Belly jelly beans. We could
> tell you the exact flavor, but then a Secret Service agent
> would have to kill you.
Reagan
> 6. He was a submariner, so the US Navy later named an attack
> sub in his honor. Better than a dinghy, but they couldn't
> have splurged on an aircraft carrier?
Carter
> 7. His nickname was "Big Bill". And no, we aren't talking
> about Bubba before his Jenny Craig stint.
Taft
> 8. He was the youngest president to take office. We have no
> idea whether he swore the presidential oath on his teddy bear.
Theodore Roosevelt
> 9. His home is known as the Hermitage. Although it has several
> nice paintings, it's in Tennessee, not Russia.
Jackson
> 10. According to the "All in the Family" theme song, we could
> use a man like this president again -- because we all long
> for a return to the good old days of the Great Depression.
Hoover
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
== 4 of 7 ==
Date: Sat, Jul 2 2011 8:12 am
From: Joshua Kreitzer
On Jul 2, 12:49 am, m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
>
> * Game 2, Round 2 - US Presidents
>
> On each question, we'll tell you a fact and then make a quip.
> And you name the US president indicated.
>
> 1. He vomited and fainted face-first into the lap of the Japanese
> prime minister. Perhaps they served him broccoli?
George H.W. Bush
> 2. He played center for the University of Michigan football team.
> Apparently his clumsy phase came later in life.
Gerald Ford
> 3. He personally hanged two criminals in Buffalo when he
> served as Erie County Sheriff. In those days, when they
> said "declare all food and plants upon entry to the US",
> they were dead serious.
Grover Cleveland
> 4. His grandpa William was the ninth president. So before you
> pooh-pooh the idea of President Jenna Bush... there is
> precedent.
Benjamin Harrison
> 5. His favorite candy was Jelly Belly jelly beans. We could
> tell you the exact flavor, but then a Secret Service agent
> would have to kill you.
Ronald Reagan
> 6. He was a submariner, so the US Navy later named an attack
> sub in his honor. Better than a dinghy, but they couldn't
> have splurged on an aircraft carrier?
Jimmy Carter
> 7. His nickname was "Big Bill". And no, we aren't talking
> about Bubba before his Jenny Craig stint.
William Taft
> 8. He was the youngest president to take office. We have no
> idea whether he swore the presidential oath on his teddy bear.
Theodore Roosevelt
> 9. His home is known as the Hermitage. Although it has several
> nice paintings, it's in Tennessee, not Russia.
Andrew Jackson
> 10. According to the "All in the Family" theme song, we could
> use a man like this president again -- because we all long
> for a return to the good old days of the Great Depression.
Herbert Hoover
> * Game 2, Round 3 - One Street Ends, Another Begins
I'm not submitting any answers in this round.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
== 5 of 7 ==
Date: Sat, Jul 2 2011 12:25 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky
In article <n4Sdnd9QxazILJPTnZ2dnUVZ_s-dnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> * Game 2, Round 2 - US Presidents
>
> On each question, we'll tell you a fact and then make a quip.
> And you name the US president indicated. Of course, if there was
> another president with the same surname then you need to make it
> clear which one you mean.
>
> 1. He vomited and fainted face-first into the lap of the Japanese
> prime minister. Perhaps they served him broccoli?
George Herbert Walker Bush
> 2. He played center for the University of Michigan football team.
> Apparently his clumsy phase came later in life.
Gerald Ford
> 3. He personally hanged two criminals in Buffalo when he
> served as Erie County Sheriff. In those days, when they
> said "declare all food and plants upon entry to the US",
> they were dead serious.
>
> 4. His grandpa William was the ninth president. So before you
> pooh-pooh the idea of President Jenna Bush... there is
> precedent.
Benjamin Harrison
> 5. His favorite candy was Jelly Belly jelly beans. We could
> tell you the exact flavor, but then a Secret Service agent
> would have to kill you.
Ronald Reagan
> 6. He was a submariner, so the US Navy later named an attack
> sub in his honor. Better than a dinghy, but they couldn't
> have splurged on an aircraft carrier?
Jimmy Carter
> 7. His nickname was "Big Bill". And no, we aren't talking
> about Bubba before his Jenny Craig stint.
>
> 8. He was the youngest president to take office. We have no
> idea whether he swore the presidential oath on his teddy bear.
Theodore Roosevelt
> 9. His home is known as the Hermitage. Although it has several
> nice paintings, it's in Tennessee, not Russia.
Jackson
> 10. According to the "All in the Family" theme song, we could
> use a man like this president again -- because we all long
> for a return to the good old days of the Great Depression.
Herbert Hoover
--
Go to http://MarcDashevsky.com to send me e-mail.
== 6 of 7 ==
Date: Sat, Jul 2 2011 2:42 pm
From: Jeffrey Turner
On 7/2/2011 1:49 AM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 2 - US Presidents
>
> On each question, we'll tell you a fact and then make a quip.
> And you name the US president indicated. Of course, if there was
> another president with the same surname then you need to make it
> clear which one you mean.
>
> 1. He vomited and fainted face-first into the lap of the Japanese
> prime minister. Perhaps they served him broccoli?
George HW Bush (41)
> 2. He played center for the University of Michigan football team.
> Apparently his clumsy phase came later in life.
Gerald Ford
> 3. He personally hanged two criminals in Buffalo when he
> served as Erie County Sheriff. In those days, when they
> said "declare all food and plants upon entry to the US",
> they were dead serious.
Martin Van Buren
> 4. His grandpa William was the ninth president. So before you
> pooh-pooh the idea of President Jenna Bush... there is
> precedent.
Benjamin Harrison
> 5. His favorite candy was Jelly Belly jelly beans. We could
> tell you the exact flavor, but then a Secret Service agent
> would have to kill you.
Ronald Reagan
> 6. He was a submariner, so the US Navy later named an attack
> sub in his honor. Better than a dinghy, but they couldn't
> have splurged on an aircraft carrier?
Jimmy Carter
> 7. His nickname was "Big Bill". And no, we aren't talking
> about Bubba before his Jenny Craig stint.
William Howard Taft
> 8. He was the youngest president to take office. We have no
> idea whether he swore the presidential oath on his teddy bear.
Teddy Roosevelt
> 9. His home is known as the Hermitage. Although it has several
> nice paintings, it's in Tennessee, not Russia.
Andrew Jackson
> 10. According to the "All in the Family" theme song, we could
> use a man like this president again -- because we all long
> for a return to the good old days of the Great Depression.
Herbert Hoover
> * Game 2, Round 3 - One Street Ends, Another Begins
>
> This week's Canadiana round is about places in Toronto's street
> system where you seem to be continuing along the same street,
> but its name changes to something else. Most of these are at
> intersections, but not all.
>
> Note: On some questions the correct "suffix" of the street name
> (i.e. St., Av., Rd., etc.) is required as part of the answer.
> On other questions it isn't. Always include such a suffix with
> your answer; if it isn't needed, I'll just ignore it and you don't
> need to have it right.
>
> 1. For many years Kingston Rd. ended at Queen St., but the layout
> of the intersection changed quite a while ago. These days you
> can continue across Queen with a shift of direction near the
> intersection, and the name of Kingston Rd. changes to what?
Nassau
> 2. When Avenue Rd. crosses Bloor St. southbound, what does
> it become?
>
> 3. When College St. crosses Yonge St., what does it become?
>
> 4. Dufferin St. includes a number of separate sections. If you
> follow the section of Dufferin running south across Finch Av.,
> what does it turn into before reaching Sheppard Av.?
>
> 5. When York Mills Rd. crosses Yonge, what does it become?
>
> 6. Keele St. is also divided into multiple sections. If you
> start on the section of Keele between Bloor and St. Clair
> and go north, it turns into one street; if you go south,
> it turns into another. Name either one.
>
> 7. What does Spadina Av. become if you cross Bloor northbound?
>
> 8. If you cross Lawrence Av. southbound on McCowan Rd., it turns
> into what street, which then changes direction by about 45�?
>
> 9. At what cross street does Queen St. turn into The Queensway?
>
> 10. If you cross Yonge eastbound on Davenport Rd., it turns
> into what street, which then changes direction?
--Jeff
--
It is very easy for rich people to preach
the virtues of self-reliance to the poor.
--Winston Churchill
== 7 of 7 ==
Date: Sat, Jul 2 2011 10:10 pm
From: Dan Tilque
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 2 - US Presidents
>
> On each question, we'll tell you a fact and then make a quip.
> And you name the US president indicated. Of course, if there was
> another president with the same surname then you need to make it
> clear which one you mean.
>
> 1. He vomited and fainted face-first into the lap of the Japanese
> prime minister. Perhaps they served him broccoli?
George H W Bush
>
> 2. He played center for the University of Michigan football team.
> Apparently his clumsy phase came later in life.
Gerald Ford
>
> 3. He personally hanged two criminals in Buffalo when he
> served as Erie County Sheriff. In those days, when they
> said "declare all food and plants upon entry to the US",
> they were dead serious.
Grover Cleveland
>
> 4. His grandpa William was the ninth president. So before you
> pooh-pooh the idea of President Jenna Bush... there is
> precedent.
Benjamin Harrison
>
> 5. His favorite candy was Jelly Belly jelly beans. We could
> tell you the exact flavor, but then a Secret Service agent
> would have to kill you.
Ronald Reagan
>
> 6. He was a submariner, so the US Navy later named an attack
> sub in his honor. Better than a dinghy, but they couldn't
> have splurged on an aircraft carrier?
Jimmy Carter
>
> 7. His nickname was "Big Bill". And no, we aren't talking
> about Bubba before his Jenny Craig stint.
William Taft
>
> 8. He was the youngest president to take office. We have no
> idea whether he swore the presidential oath on his teddy bear.
Theodore Roosevelt
>
> 9. His home is known as the Hermitage. Although it has several
> nice paintings, it's in Tennessee, not Russia.
Andrew Jackson
>
> 10. According to the "All in the Family" theme song, we could
> use a man like this president again -- because we all long
> for a return to the good old days of the Great Depression.
Calvin Coolidge
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 3 - One Street Ends, Another Begins
>
> This week's Canadiana round is about places in Toronto's street
> system where you seem to be continuing along the same street,
> but its name changes to something else. Most of these are at
> intersections, but not all.
>
> Note: On some questions the correct "suffix" of the street name
> (i.e. St., Av., Rd., etc.) is required as part of the answer.
> On other questions it isn't. Always include such a suffix with
> your answer; if it isn't needed, I'll just ignore it and you don't
> need to have it right.
>
> 1. For many years Kingston Rd. ended at Queen St., but the layout
> of the intersection changed quite a while ago. These days you
> can continue across Queen with a shift of direction near the
> intersection, and the name of Kingston Rd. changes to what?
>
> 2. When Avenue Rd. crosses Bloor St. southbound, what does
> it become?
>
> 3. When College St. crosses Yonge St., what does it become?
>
> 4. Dufferin St. includes a number of separate sections. If you
> follow the section of Dufferin running south across Finch Av.,
> what does it turn into before reaching Sheppard Av.?
>
> 5. When York Mills Rd. crosses Yonge, what does it become?
>
> 6. Keele St. is also divided into multiple sections. If you
> start on the section of Keele between Bloor and St. Clair
> and go north, it turns into one street; if you go south,
> it turns into another. Name either one.
>
> 7. What does Spadina Av. become if you cross Bloor northbound?
>
> 8. If you cross Lawrence Av. southbound on McCowan Rd., it turns
> into what street, which then changes direction by about 45°?
>
> 9. At what cross street does Queen St. turn into The Queensway?
>
> 10. If you cross Yonge eastbound on Davenport Rd., it turns
> into what street, which then changes direction?
>
--
Dan Tilque
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