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* QFTCI11 Game 5 Rounds 4,6 answers: houses, initialed authors - 1 messages, 1
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* Rotating Quiz #28 - 1 messages, 1 author
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* QFTCI11 Game 5 Rounds 7-8: baseball #'s, slogans - 1 messages, 1 author
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* Calvin's Quiz #157 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 1 messages, 1 author
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* Calvin's Quiz #158 - 10 messages, 10 authors
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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 5 Rounds 4,6 answers: houses, initialed authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/cd11d4ae81523868?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 23 2011 9:06 pm
From: Calvin
On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:50:44 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:
> Mark Brader:
>> > * Game 5, Round 6 - Authors: Our Initial Meeting
>
> Oh, by the way, now that you guys are all warmed up....
>
> http://www.sporcle.com/games/Q_Pheevr/but_what_does_the_q_stand_for
Why do you have to be so cruel? :-)
--
cheers,
calvin
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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #28
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Wed, Aug 24 2011 4:12 am
From: swp
On Tuesday, August 23, 2011 1:34:37 AM UTC-4, Pete wrote:
> Music of many genres.
>
> 1. Who composed the "Roman Trilogy" (Fountains of Rome, Pines of Rome,
> Roman Festivals)?
cicero
> 2. What woman's name has bluesman B. B. King given to his guitars?
lucille
> 3. By what nickname was Grateful Dead founding member Ron McKernan known?
pigpen
> 4. Who was the co-founder and keyboard player for the jazz-rock group
> Weather Report?
eric clapton
> 5. During the playing of which song did Jimi Hendrix burn his guitar at the
> 1967 Monterey Pop Festival?
the star spangled banner
> 6. Who composed and played the Alto Saxophone solo on the Dave Brubeck
> Quartet's "Take Five"?
clarence clemons
> 7. Which composer appeared at the official opening night of New York's
> Carnegie Hall in May, 1891?
tchaikovski
> 8. What was the name of the first album by the English band Jethro Tull?
aqualung
> 9. Which two guitar legends collaborated on the album "Chester and Lester"?
chet atkins and les paul
> 10. Which country music duo performed the theme to TV's "Beverly
> Hillbillies"?
scruggs and flatt
swp
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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 5 Rounds 7-8: baseball #'s, slogans
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Wed, Aug 24 2011 7:32 am
From: swp
On Tuesday, August 23, 2011 12:39:04 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
>
> * Game 5, Round 7 - Baseball: The Numbers Game
>
> This round is all about numbers signicant to Major League Baseball.
>
> 1. What is the name for a type of statistics-based baseball
> analysis that was popularized by the bestselling book
> "Moneyball"? The name was derived from the initials of the
> Society of American Baseball Research.
sabre
> 2. In baseball statistics, what so-called percentage equals total
> bases divided by number of at-bats? Its abbreviation is
> "SLG".
slugging percentage
> 3. In what year did Roger Maris hit 61 home runs, beating Babe
> Ruth's longstanding single-season record?
1961
> 4. In what year was the World Series between the Giants and
> A's delayed for 10 days by a San Francisco Bay Area
> earthquake?
1989
> 5. Joe DiMaggio's record hitting streak in 1941 lasted how many
> consecutive games?
56
> 6. In the official rules of Major League Baseball, a base
> is defined both as an object of a certain size placed on the
> field, and as the point that it must be placed in relation to.
> Using the second definition, where third base is a point,
> what is the *exact* official distance from third base to home?
90 feet
> 7. Who holds the career record for the most runs scored,
> with 2,295?
ricky henderson
> 8. Who had 262 hits in 2004, breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old
> record for hits in a single season?
ichiro suzuki?
> 9. In the National League, the starting pitcher almost always
> comes where in the batting order? (Give the answer as an
> ordinal number, like 1st, 2nd, etc.)
ninth
> 10. In baseball scorekeeping, which three players execute a
> 6-4-3 double play? You must name the three positions
> in order.
shortstop, second baseman, first baseman
>
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Advertising Slogans and Jingles
>
> Here is your opportunity to gain some benefit from all those
> memory cells of yours that advertisers have taken over for their
> own purposes. For each of the following slogans or jingles,
> identify the product referred to. *Note:* For full points, on
> *every question* you must give *both* the brand name and and a
> generic description: for example, "Ritz crackers".
>
> 1. Do you suck them very slowly, or crunch them very fast?
smarties candies
> 2. He's the loneliest guy in town.
maytag washing machines
> 3. Does she or doesn't she?
miss clairol hair coloring
> 4. Double your pleasure, double your fun.
doublemint chewing gum
> 5. So round, so firm, so fully packed.
all I can think of is that merle travis song
> 6. Take (brand name) tonight, and sleep, deep and restful sleep,
> sleep, sleep.
nitol sleeping pills
> 7. You've come a long way, baby.
virginia slims cigarettes
> 8. Manly, yes, but I like it, too!
irish spring soap
> 9. You'll wonder where the yellow went.
pepsodent toothpaste
> 10. Aren't you glad you use (brand name)? Don't you wish
> everybody did?
dial soap
swp
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #157 - ANSWERS & SCORES
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/dc58bb97dec8467b?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Wed, Aug 24 2011 4:19 pm
From: Calvin
On Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:57:11 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:
> 1 Who had a 1961 hit with Runaway?
Del Shannon
4/10
> 2 Which Korean car manufacturer is the major sponsor of the Australian
> Open tennis?
Kia
6/10
> 3 In which 1990s TV series did a Canadian Mountie work in Chicago?
Due South
5/10
> 4 Michelle Smith controversially won 3 golds medals swimming for which
> country at the 1996 Olympics?
Ireland
3/10
Controversial due to allegations of drug use
> 5 Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell were the subject of which 1981 film?
Chariots of Fire
6/10
> 6 "After all, tomorrow is another day" is the closing line of which film?
Gone With the Wind
6/10
> 7 Which is the world's largest species of lizard?
Komodo Dragon
8/10
> 8 Which British media baron and MP fell overboard and drowned in 1991?
Cap'n Bob himself aka Robert Maxwell
5/10
lol @ Rupert Murdoch. If only :-)
> 9 What is the difference between libel and slander?
Libel is written, slander is spoken
9/10
The situation may be slightly different in the US from what Stan wrote.
> 10 What is the television equivalent of the Oscars?
The Emmys
9/10
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 157
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 Dan Tilque
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Erland S
0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 Jeffrey Turner
1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 7 John Masters
1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 7 Marc Dashevsky
0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 Mark Brader
1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 Pete Gayde
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 8 Rob Parker
0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 Stan Brown
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
4 6 5 3 6 6 8 5 9 9 61 TOTAL
61%
Congratulations Peter.
--
cheers,
calvin
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #158
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== 1 of 10 ==
Date: Wed, Aug 24 2011 4:23 pm
From: Calvin
1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but never leave?
8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor Dolittle'?
10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
* When I asked this at the local club I wanted the answer to two decimal
places, but I'll accept anything close in this forum.
--
cheers,
calvin
== 2 of 10 ==
Date: Wed, Aug 24 2011 5:08 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
"Calvin":
> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
They have two decimal places? I'll say 2.56, then.
> 2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
Texas.
> 3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
> 4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
The USA. The one you're thinking of is really al-Iksandariya or
something like that.
> 5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
Mercury.
> 6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
6.
> 7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but never leave?
> 8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
Shrink.
> 9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor Dolittle'?
Harrison.
> 10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
Pinochet.
--
Mark Brader | "Once established, it has prospered and spread, even
Toronto | in the face of determined opposition from the
msb@vex.net | computing establishment. We feel sure that the UNIX
| system is a computing phenomenon whose full influence
| has not yet been experienced." -- John Lions, 1979
My text in this article is in the public domain.
== 3 of 10 ==
Date: Wed, Aug 24 2011 5:33 pm
From: "Rob Parker"
> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
99.94
[And if he'd scored a mere 4 runs in his last innings, it would have been
100; alas, he was out for a duck.]
> 2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
Texas
> 3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
no idea
> 4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
Egypt
> 5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
mercury
> 6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
15th (?)
> 7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but never leave?
Hotel California
> 8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
psychiatrist
> 9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor Dolittle'?
Rex Harrison
> 10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
Pinochet
Rob
== 4 of 10 ==
Date: Wed, Aug 24 2011 5:35 pm
From: Stan Brown
On Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:23:31 +1000, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
> 2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
Texas
> 3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
Nelson Mandela
> 4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
The US, specifically in Virginia.
(Maybe you wanted the one in Egypt?)
> 5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
Mercury.
> 6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
It's different in different Christian sects, but 6 January is usual
for the Lutherans and, I believe, the Catholics and Episcopalians.
> 7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but never leave?
Heartbreak Hotel?
> 8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
Psychiatrist/psychologist
> 9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor Dolittle'?
Harrison
> 10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
Pinochet
--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...
== 5 of 10 ==
Date: Wed, Aug 24 2011 7:30 pm
From: Joshua Kreitzer
On Aug 24, 6:23 pm, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average?
a statistic kept in cricket**
> 2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
Texas
> 3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
Nelson Mandela
> 4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
Egypt
> 5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
mercury
> 6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
January 6
> 7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but never leave?
the Hotel California
> 8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
psychotherapist
> 9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor Dolittle'?
Rex Harrison
> 10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
Augusto Pinochet
**Please note that for most Americans, this may be the most meaningful
answer to question 1.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
== 6 of 10 ==
Date: Wed, Aug 24 2011 7:46 pm
From: swp
On Wednesday, August 24, 2011 7:23:31 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote:
> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
0.996 (an average is a fraction representing the number of successful attempts out of the number of attempts at some activity, right?)
> 2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
texas
> 3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
nelson mandela
> 4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
canada (I suspect you could name any non-island nation on earth because of how you worded this.)
> 5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
mercury
> 6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
6th
> 7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but never leave?
california
> 8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
psychiatrist
> 9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor Dolittle'?
rex harrison
> 10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
pinochet
swp
== 7 of 10 ==
Date: Wed, Aug 24 2011 8:45 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky
In article <op.v0qq9hmnyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, calvin@phlegm.com says...
> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
> 2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
Texas
> 3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
Nelson Mandela
> 4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
Egypt
> 5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
Mercury
> 6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
> 7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but never leave?
Hotel California
> 8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
psychiatry
> 9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor Dolittle'?
Rex Harrison (and he played opposite Audrey Hepburn's Eliza Doolittle in MY FAIR LADY)
> 10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
Pinochet
== 8 of 10 ==
Date: Wed, Aug 24 2011 10:19 pm
From: John Masters
On 2011-08-24 23:23:31 +0000, Calvin said:
> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
102
> 2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
Texas
> 3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
Nelson Mandela
> 4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
Egypt
> 5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
> 6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
6th
> 7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but never leave?
Hotel California
> 8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
Psychiatrist
> 9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor Dolittle'?
Rex Harrison
> 10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
>
>
> * When I asked this at the local club I wanted the answer to two
> decimal places, but I'll accept anything close in this forum.
== 9 of 10 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 25 2011 12:02 am
From: "Peter Smyth"
"Calvin" wrote in message
news:op.v0qq9hmnyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au...
>
>1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
99.94
>2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
Texas
>3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
Nelson Mandela
>4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
Egypt
>5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
Mercury
>6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
Jan 6th
>7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but never leave?
Hotel California
>8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
psychologist
>9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor Dolittle'?
Rex Harrison
>10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
Pinochet
Peter Smyth
== 10 of 10 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 25 2011 12:33 am
From: Erland Sommarskog
Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
7.26
> 2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
Texas
> 3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
Spartacus
> 4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
Egypt
> 5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
Mercury
> 6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
6
> 7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but never
> leave?
Hotel California
> 8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
Psychiatrist
> 10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
Pinochet
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
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