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* Calvin's Quiz #152 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 1 messages, 1 author
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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 4 Rounds 2-3: Adams, bloody US
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/2442e39d802b1daa?hl=en
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 9 2011 12:43 am
From: "Rob Parker"
Yes he did!!!
"Mark Brader" <msb@vex.net> wrote in message
news:77OdnePrW_RHGt3TnZ2dnUVZ_gidnZ2d@vex.net...
> No, the long dark teatime of the soul Adams, and dirk gently's
> holistic detective agency Adams, did not create "The Hitchhiker's
> Guide to the Galaxy".
>
> :-)
> --
> Mark Brader | "... there is no such word as 'impossible' in
> Toronto | my dictionary. In fact, everything between
> msb@vex.net | 'herring' and 'marmalade' appears to be missing."
> | -- Dirk Gently (Douglas Adams)
== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 9 2011 2:10 am
From: Dan Tilque
Mark Brader wrote:
>
> I wrote one of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 4, Round 4 - The Adams Family (with one D)
>
> In each case, we will describe one or two people with the surname
> Adams, and you must give the applicable given name or names.
>
> 1. The first two US presidents to be father and son. Name both.
John, John Quincy
>
> 2. Name the wife of either President Adams.
Abigail (wife of John)
>
> 3. Another member of that presidential Adams family was
> a participant in the Boston Tea Party, a signatory to
> the Declaration of Independence, and later a Governor of
> Massachusetts. But his non-political job is also remembered
> today.
Samuel
>
> 4. Turning to a different group opposed to British rule, this
> man is the president of Sinn F�in ("shin fane").
Sean
>
> 5. He created Dilbert.
Scott
>
> 6. He created "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".
Douglas
>
> 7. He wrote "Watership Down".
Robert
>
> 8. He sang "I Do It For You".
Robert
>
> 9. He is famous for his black-and-white landscape photography.
Robert
>
> 10. She had Oscar nominations for the 2005 and 2008 movies
> "Junebug" and "Doubt", and now this year for "The Fighter".
Sarah
>
>
> * Game 4, Round 6 - US History, Mostly Bloody
>
> 1. The American Civil War began with the bombardment of
> Fort Sumter in 1861 and ended, for all practical purposes,
> with Robert E. Lee's surrender in the same month of 1865.
> What month was that?
April
>
> 2. Which Indian (okay, which Native American) holy man joined
> Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1884?
Sitting Bull
>
> 3. In 1859 Civil War General Daniel Sickles became the first man
> in the US (and perhaps the world) to be acquitted of murder
> on the grounds of temporary insanity. The victim was his
> wife's lover, the District Attorney of DC, whose first two
> names were Philip Barton. The victim's *father* was a famous
> poet and lawyer, the author of perhaps the most widely known
> and heard poem in American history. Give their family name
> *or* name the poem.
Key
>
> 4. Within a period of 9 months from July 1881 to April 1882,
> Billy the Kid and Jesse James were both killed, and the
> famous Gunfight at the OK Corral took place. Name any two
> of the three states and/or territories in the Wild West where
> these events occurred. You do not have to say which ones.
Arizona, Missouri
>
> 5. On February 15, 1933, Giuseppe Zangara tried to assassinate
> President-elect Franklin Roosevelt, during a Florida speech,
> while standing on a wobbly chair. He managed to wound 5 other
> people instead. One of them was a prominent politician who
> died 19 days later. Name him or the specific office he held.
Mayor of Miami
>
> 6. In 1846-47 a wagon train of 300 people set out for California
> from Independence, Missouri. In Wyoming, 86 members of the
> group split away from the others to take a little-used route.
> They were beset by disaster after disaster, leading to
> murder and cannibalism, and 36 of them died. This group,
> named after one of the families, is known to history as what?
Donner Party
>
> 7. During the Civil War, on August 21, 1863, a party of about
> 500 Confederate guerrillas went on a murderous raid against
> the pro-Northern town of Lawrence, Kansas. They massacred 150
> to 250 men and boys, robbed the bank, and burned the town.
> This attack has been portrayed in several movies, including
> "Dark Command" (1940), "Ride With the Devil" (1999), and
> one whose title mentioned the leader of this raiding party.
> What was his name?
Johnson
>
> 8. Billy the Kid became involved in a conflict in New Mexico
> pitting two factions against each other. After his boss
> was murdered, the Kid went on a revenge killing spree.
> By what name has this conflict become known to history?
> Hint: it mentions the location.
Tucumcari Massacre
>
> 9. Who were Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Longbaugh better
> known as?
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
>
> 10. Judge Roy Bean, the self-proclaimed "Law west of the Pecos",
> was enamored of an English actress. He once had a front-row
> seat at one of her performances, but never managed to
> meet her. Name her or her nickname.
Lilly Langtry
--
Dan Tilque
Keeping Pluto dead has taken a lot of work.
-- Mike Brown "How I killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming"
== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 9 2011 9:37 pm
From: Pete
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Z4mdnYak-
K5G7qLTnZ2dnUVZ_rudnZ2d@vex.net:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-02-07,
> 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 4, Round 4 - The Adams Family (with one D)
>
> In each case, we will describe one or two people with the surname
> Adams, and you must give the applicable given name or names.
>
> 1. The first two US presidents to be father and son. Name both.
John and John Quincy
>
> 2. Name the wife of either President Adams.
Abigail
>
> 3. Another member of that presidential Adams family was
> a participant in the Boston Tea Party, a signatory to
> the Declaration of Independence, and later a Governor of
> Massachusetts. But his non-political job is also remembered
> today.
Samuel
>
> 4. Turning to a different group opposed to British rule, this
> man is the president of Sinn F�in ("shin fane").
Gerry
>
> 5. He created Dilbert.
Scott
>
> 6. He created "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".
Douglas
>
> 7. He wrote "Watership Down".
>
> 8. He sang "I Do It For You".
>
> 9. He is famous for his black-and-white landscape photography.
Ansel
>
> 10. She had Oscar nominations for the 2005 and 2008 movies
> "Junebug" and "Doubt", and now this year for "The Fighter".
Amy
>
>
> * Game 4, Round 6 - US History, Mostly Bloody
>
> 1. The American Civil War began with the bombardment of
> Fort Sumter in 1861 and ended, for all practical purposes,
> with Robert E. Lee's surrender in the same month of 1865.
> What month was that?
April
>
> 2. Which Indian (okay, which Native American) holy man joined
> Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1884?
Geronimo
>
> 3. In 1859 Civil War General Daniel Sickles became the first man
> in the US (and perhaps the world) to be acquitted of murder
> on the grounds of temporary insanity. The victim was his
> wife's lover, the District Attorney of DC, whose first two
> names were Philip Barton. The victim's *father* was a famous
> poet and lawyer, the author of perhaps the most widely known
> and heard poem in American history. Give their family name
> *or* name the poem.
Twas the Night Before Christmas
>
> 4. Within a period of 9 months from July 1881 to April 1882,
> Billy the Kid and Jesse James were both killed, and the
> famous Gunfight at the OK Corral took place. Name any two
> of the three states and/or territories in the Wild West where
> these events occurred. You do not have to say which ones.
Arizona and Kansas
>
> 5. On February 15, 1933, Giuseppe Zangara tried to assassinate
> President-elect Franklin Roosevelt, during a Florida speech,
> while standing on a wobbly chair. He managed to wound 5 other
> people instead. One of them was a prominent politician who
> died 19 days later. Name him or the specific office he held.
Cermak
>
> 6. In 1846-47 a wagon train of 300 people set out for California
> from Independence, Missouri. In Wyoming, 86 members of the
> group split away from the others to take a little-used route.
> They were beset by disaster after disaster, leading to
> murder and cannibalism, and 36 of them died. This group,
> named after one of the families, is known to history as what?
Donner
>
> 7. During the Civil War, on August 21, 1863, a party of about
> 500 Confederate guerrillas went on a murderous raid against
> the pro-Northern town of Lawrence, Kansas. They massacred 150
> to 250 men and boys, robbed the bank, and burned the town.
> This attack has been portrayed in several movies, including
> "Dark Command" (1940), "Ride With the Devil" (1999), and
> one whose title mentioned the leader of this raiding party.
> What was his name?
>
> 8. Billy the Kid became involved in a conflict in New Mexico
> pitting two factions against each other. After his boss
> was murdered, the Kid went on a revenge killing spree.
> By what name has this conflict become known to history?
> Hint: it mentions the location.
>
> 9. Who were Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Longbaugh better
> known as?
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
>
> 10. Judge Roy Bean, the self-proclaimed "Law west of the Pecos",
> was enamored of an English actress. He once had a front-row
> seat at one of her performances, but never managed to
> meet her. Name her or her nickname.
Bernhardt
>
Pete
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #152 - ANSWERS & SCORES
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/590fa100c27fbac9?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 9 2011 4:15 pm
From: Calvin
On Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:43:13 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:
> https://www.filesanywhere.com/fs/v.aspx?v=8a6d6286585e76b09fa7
1. Green Bay Packers
5/7
2. New York Mets
3/7
3. Real Madrid FC
3/7
There is no "R" in the logo as the "Real" (ie Royal) is represented by the
crown.
4. Tennis (Davis Cup)
2/7
5. Soccer / Football (World Cup)
5/7
6. Rugby Union (World Cup)
0/7
7. Roland Garros (French Open)
5/7
8. Kennington / "The" Oval (London cricket ground)
5/7
Good scoring on this one, *and* no-one fell into the trap of answering
Lords.
9. Augusta National (US Masters)
3/7
10. Happy Valley race track, Hong Kong
0/7
Tough for this forum but plenty of punters at the local club knew it!
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 152
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 David
0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 Erland S
1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 6 Joachim Parsch
1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 John Masters
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 7 Peter Smyth
1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 Rob Parker
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
5 3 3 2 5 0 5 5 3 0 31 TOTAL
44%
Well done Peter!
--
cheers,
calvin
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #153
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/cfa7414dc9ec9d75?hl=en
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== 1 of 13 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 9 2011 4:17 pm
From: Calvin
1 What is the main ingredient of marzipan?
2 The island of Avalon is the supposed resting place of which mythical
figure?
3 How old was Eva Peron when she died? [allow 3 years either way]
4 In F1 racing, what colour flag indicates disqualification?
5 Is Napier located on NZ's north or south island?
6 Who was Clarke Kent's editor?
7 What is the currency of Malaysia?
8 Which 1964 Robin Hood spoof starred Frank Sinatra and was set in
gangland Chicago?
9 Who discovered Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922?
10 Asperger syndrome is a form of which human disorder?
--
cheers,
calvin
== 2 of 13 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 9 2011 4:23 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
"Calvin":
> 1 What is the main ingredient of marzipan?
Sugar?
> 2 The island of Avalon is the supposed resting place of which mythical
> figure?
King Arthur.
> 3 How old was Eva Peron when she died? [allow 3 years either way]
I'll say 55.
> 4 In F1 racing, what colour flag indicates disqualification?
Black?
> 5 Is Napier located on NZ's north or south island?
Could you pick a more obscure place next time? South, I think.
> 6 Who was Clarke Kent's editor?
Perrye White. :-)
> 7 What is the currency of Malaysia?
Ringgit.
> 8 Which 1964 Robin Hood spoof starred Frank Sinatra and was set in
> gangland Chicago?
"Robin and the 7 Hoods".
> 9 Who discovered Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922?
Carter.
> 10 Asperger syndrome is a form of which human disorder?
Autism. And I won't comment on "form of".
--
Mark Brader "A moment's thought would have shown him,
Toronto but a moment is a long time and thought
msb@vex.net is a painful process." -- A. E. Housman
My text in this article is in the public domain.
== 3 of 13 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 9 2011 5:42 pm
From: Stan Brown
Is it just me, or was this one a toughie?
On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:17:53 +1000, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 What is the main ingredient of marzipan?
Almond
> 2 The island of Avalon is the supposed resting place of which mythical
> figure?
Arthur, King of the Britons
> 3 How old was Eva Peron when she died? [allow 3 years either way]
30
> 4 In F1 racing, what colour flag indicates disqualification?
> 5 Is Napier located on NZ's north or south island?
Yes. :-)
> 6 Who was Clarke Kent's editor?
Perry White
(You mean *Clark* Kent.)
> 7 What is the currency of Malaysia?
Ringgit
(Don't give me credit; I thought it was "Dollar" but found when I
looked it up that I was wrong.)
> 8 Which 1964 Robin Hood spoof starred Frank Sinatra and was set in
> gangland Chicago?
Robin and the Seven Hoods
> 9 Who discovered Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922?
Pope Pius XII
> 10 Asperger syndrome is a form of which human disorder?
Autism
--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...
== 4 of 13 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 9 2011 5:45 pm
From: Calvin
On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:23:11 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:
> "Calvin":
>> 5 Is Napier located on NZ's north or south island?
>
> Could you pick a more obscure place next time?
Sure. Here's one I didn't ask:
Cape Otway is located in which Australian state or territory?
--
cheers,
calvin
== 5 of 13 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 9 2011 7:38 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky
In article <op.vzyyz3lbyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, calvin@phlegm.com says...
>
>
> 1 What is the main ingredient of marzipan?
almonds
> 2 The island of Avalon is the supposed resting place of which mythical figure?
King Arthur
> 3 How old was Eva Peron when she died? [allow 3 years either way]
> 4 In F1 racing, what colour flag indicates disqualification?
> 5 Is Napier located on NZ's north or south island?
> 6 Who was Clarke Kent's editor?
Perry White
> 7 What is the currency of Malaysia?
> 8 Which 1964 Robin Hood spoof starred Frank Sinatra and was set in gangland Chicago?
Robin and His 7 Hoods
> 9 Who discovered Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922?
> 10 Asperger syndrome is a form of which human disorder?
Autism
--
Go to http://MarcDashevsky.com to send me e-mail.
== 6 of 13 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 9 2011 8:07 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
"Calvin":
> Cape Otway is located in which Australian state or territory?
Wot?
(Igpay Atinlay.)
--
Mark Brader | "In a perfect world, the person of authority responds
Toronto | to needs rather than to demands. That's not the way
msb@vex.net | the system works, though." --Tony Cooper
My text in this article is in the public domain.
== 7 of 13 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 9 2011 9:41 pm
From: Pete
Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote in
news:op.vzyyz3lbyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:
>
>
> 1 What is the main ingredient of marzipan?
Almond paste
> 2 The island of Avalon is the supposed resting place of which
> mythical figure?
King Arthur
> 3 How old was Eva Peron when she died? [allow 3 years either way]
30
> 4 In F1 racing, what colour flag indicates disqualification?
Red
> 5 Is Napier located on NZ's north or south island?
North
> 6 Who was Clarke Kent's editor?
Perry White
> 7 What is the currency of Malaysia?
Dollar
> 8 Which 1964 Robin Hood spoof starred Frank Sinatra and was set in
> gangland Chicago?
Robin and the 7 Hoods
> 9 Who discovered Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922?
Bingham?
> 10 Asperger syndrome is a form of which human disorder?
Autism
>
Pete
== 8 of 13 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 9 2011 10:27 pm
From: Dan Tilque
Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 What is the main ingredient of marzipan?
almonds
> 2 The island of Avalon is the supposed resting place of which
> mythical figure?
King Arthur
> 3 How old was Eva Peron when she died? [allow 3 years either way]
72
> 4 In F1 racing, what colour flag indicates disqualification?
black
> 5 Is Napier located on NZ's north or south island?
north
> 6 Who was Clarke Kent's editor?
Perry White
> 7 What is the currency of Malaysia?
> 8 Which 1964 Robin Hood spoof starred Frank Sinatra and was set in
> gangland Chicago?
> 9 Who discovered Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922?
Carter
> 10 Asperger syndrome is a form of which human disorder?
autism (at least officially -- I have my doubts)
--
Dan Tilque
Keeping Pluto dead has taken a lot of work.
-- Mike Brown "How I killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming"
== 9 of 13 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 9 2011 10:55 pm
From: Joachim Parsch
Calvin schrieb:
>
> 1 What is the main ingredient of marzipan?
Almond.
> 2 The island of Avalon is the supposed resting place of which mythical
> figure?
King Arthur.
> 3 How old was Eva Peron when she died? [allow 3 years either way]
40.
> 4 In F1 racing, what colour flag indicates disqualification?
Black.
> 5 Is Napier located on NZ's north or south island?
South.
> 6 Who was Clarke Kent's editor?
> 7 What is the currency of Malaysia?
> 8 Which 1964 Robin Hood spoof starred Frank Sinatra and was set in
> gangland Chicago?
Robin and the seven Hoods.
> 9 Who discovered Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922?
Howard Carter.
> 10 Asperger syndrome is a form of which human disorder?
Autism.
Joachim
== 10 of 13 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 9 2011 11:25 pm
From: John Masters
On 2011-08-09 23:17:53 +0000, Calvin said:
> 1 What is the main ingredient of marzipan?
Almond
> 2 The island of Avalon is the supposed resting place of which mythical figure?
King Arthur
> 3 How old was Eva Peron when she died? [allow 3 years either way]
34
> 4 In F1 racing, what colour flag indicates disqualification?
Red
> 5 Is Napier located on NZ's north or south island?
North
> 6 Who was Clarke Kent's editor?
Rebekkah Wade
> 7 What is the currency of Malaysia?
Rupee
> 8 Which 1964 Robin Hood spoof starred Frank Sinatra and was set in
> gangland Chicago?
Boys 'n the Hood
> 9 Who discovered Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922?
Richard Burton
> 10 Asperger syndrome is a form of which human disorder?
Autism
== 11 of 13 ==
Date: Wed, Aug 10 2011 12:12 am
From: "Peter Smyth"
"Calvin" wrote in message
news:op.vzyyz3lbyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au...
>
>
>
>1 What is the main ingredient of marzipan?
You are probably have almonds as the answer, although I suspect it is
actually sugar.
>2 The island of Avalon is the supposed resting place of which mythical
>figure?
King Arthur
>3 How old was Eva Peron when she died? [allow 3 years either way]
42
>4 In F1 racing, what colour flag indicates disqualification?
Black
>5 Is Napier located on NZ's north or south island?
South
>6 Who was Clarke Kent's editor?
>7 What is the currency of Malaysia?
>8 Which 1964 Robin Hood spoof starred Frank Sinatra and was set in
>gangland Chicago?
>9 Who discovered Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922?
Howard Carter
>10 Asperger syndrome is a form of which human disorder?
Autism
Peter Smyth
== 12 of 13 ==
Date: Wed, Aug 10 2011 12:21 am
From: Erland Sommarskog
Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
> 1 What is the main ingredient of marzipan?
Almond
> 2 The island of Avalon is the supposed resting place of which mythical
> figure?
King Arthur
> 3 How old was Eva Peron when she died? [allow 3 years either way]
42
> 4 In F1 racing, what colour flag indicates disqualification?
Red
> 5 Is Napier located on NZ's north or south island?
South
> 7 What is the currency of Malaysia?
Rupie
> 10 Asperger syndrome is a form of which human disorder?
It's a mental condition.
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
== 13 of 13 ==
Date: Wed, Aug 10 2011 12:51 am
From: "Rob Parker"
> 1 What is the main ingredient of marzipan?
ground almonds
> 2 The island of Avalon is the supposed resting place of which mythical
> figure?
King Arthur
> 3 How old was Eva Peron when she died? [allow 3 years either way]
34
> 4 In F1 racing, what colour flag indicates disqualification?
black
> 5 Is Napier located on NZ's north or south island?
north
> 6 Who was Clarke Kent's editor?
Perry White
> 7 What is the currency of Malaysia?
ringgit
> 8 Which 1964 Robin Hood spoof starred Frank Sinatra and was set in
> gangland Chicago?
no idea
> 9 Who discovered Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922?
Howard Carter
> 10 Asperger syndrome is a form of which human disorder?
autism
Rob
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