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* QFTCI11 Game 5 Rounds 4,6: houses, initialed authors - 9 messages, 7 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/cd11d4ae81523868?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #156 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 4 messages, 4 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/30d27f220c609198?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #157 - 10 messages, 8 authors
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* Rotating Quiz #27 ANSWERS & SCORES - 1 messages, 1 author
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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 5 Rounds 4,6: houses, initialed authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/cd11d4ae81523868?hl=en
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== 1 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Aug 20 2011 9:43 pm
From: Pete

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:LbOdnU24OMDQ3tLTnZ2dnUVZ_j-
dnZ2d@vex.net:

> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-02-14,
> 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 did not write either of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 4 - Ruling Dynasties and Houses
>
> Through most of recorded history, peoples and countries have
> been ruled by dynasties, and by ruling houses (often branches)
> within dynasties. Given the country and some dates, name the
> ruling dynasty or house as requested. Note: The dates supplied
> are not necessarily the entire span of the ruling house.
>
> 1. The Capetian dynasty ruled France 987-1792 and 1814-48.
> Which house of that dynasty ruled between 1589 and 1792?
>
> 2. Which house ruled France between 1852 and 1870?

Bonaparte

>
> 3. Which dynasty ruled the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1867
> to 1918?
>
> 4. Which dynasty ruled Imperial Germany from 1871 to 1918?
>
> 5. What was the ruling family of Florence from 1378 to 1534?
> They started out as bankers, and their golden age was from
> 1464 to 1492.

Medici

>
> 6. Which family dynasty controlled and subsequently ruled Egypt
> from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC until the
> death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC?
>
> 7. Proving that size isn't everything and that staying power
> is important too, name the house that has ruled of Monaco
> ever since 1297 (except for a brief blip during the Napoleonic
> era).

Grimaldi

>
> 8. What was the ruling dynasty of Russia from 1613 to 1917?

Romanoff

>
> 9. Name the ruling English house or dynasty from Henry VII to
> Elizabeth I (1485-1603).

Tudor

>
> 10. Which house has ruled Belgium since 1831, and also ruled
> the UK from 1901 until 1917 when it underwent a name change?
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 6 - Authors: Our Initial Meeting
>
> *This is a bonus round.*
>
> Many authors are known by forms of their names that include
> initials: for example, V.S. Naipaul and James M. Cain. In this
> round we will give you some information about an author, and you
> must name the author. For the normal score, as usual, only the
> surname is required. For the 2-point bonus, you must give your
> answer in the form of the author's full name, with all initials
> expanded. (If they had additional given names that don't normally
> even appear as initials, you're not required to give those.)
>
> Now, you are allowed to guess at the expansion. If the answer you
> give has the correct initials but the wrong expansion, you still
> get the normal score. (Note: For authors known by one given name,
> one initial, and surname, you must get the one given name right.)
> For example, say the author is V.S. Naipaul:
>
> * You say "Naipaul" -- 4 points.
> * You say "V.S. Naipaul" -- 4 points.
> * You say "Victor Smith Naipaul" -- right initials, wrong expansion.
> Still 4 points.
> * You say "Jane Smith Naipaul" -- now the initials are wrong, so
> your answer is wrong.
> * You say "Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul" -- *6 points*. Easy, right?
>
> If you make two guesses at the answer and score the bonus on one of
> them, you get 4 points no matter whether the first or the second
> guess was right. So
>
> * "Naipaul, Schmaipaul" -- 3 points as usual
> * "Jane Smith Naipaul, Naipaul" -- 2 points as usual
> * "Jane Smith Naipaul, Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul" -- 4 points
> the hard way.
>
>
> 1. This British author and poet lived 1882-1956. He wrote the
> Winnie-the-Pooh books and adapted Kenneth Grahame's "The
> Wind in the Willows" into the play "Toad of Toad Hall".

A. A. Milne

>
> 2. This British poet and playwright lived 1860-1937, and wrote
> "The Admirable Crichton" and the Peter Pan stories.
>
> 3. This British writer lived 1874-1936 and was a novelist,
> biographer, playwright, poet, Christian apologist, and a
> public debater against the likes of George Bernard Shaw,
> Bertrand Russell, and Clarence Darrow. And he wrote the
> Father Brown detective stories.

P. G. Wodehouse; T. S. Eliot

V. I. Warshavsky

>
> 5. This American was a journalist, a playwright, and the author
> of children's stories such as "Mother Goose in Prose" and
> all the wonderful Oz stories.

L. Frank Baum

>
> 6. This American was a novelist, short story writer, and
> screenwriter. He lived 1896-1940, and he wrote "The Great
> Gatsby" and "Tender is the Night".

F. Scott Fitzgerald

P. G. Wodehouse; T. S. Eliot

>
> 8. This Nobel-prizewinning poet, playwright, and literary
> critic lived 1888-1965, first in the US and later in England.
> He wrote "Prufrock and Other Observations", "The Wasteland",
> and "Murder in the Cathedral".

e. e. cummings; T. S. Eliot

>
> 9. This British novelist, historian, social critic, and much
> more lived 1866-1946 and wrote "The Outline of History",
> "The Time Machine", and "War of the Worlds".

H. G. Wells

>
> 10. This British novelist, poet, and short story writer lived
> 1885-1930 and married the sister of the Red Baron. He wrote
> "Sons and Lovers" and "Lady Chatterley's Lover".

P. G. Wodehouse; T. S. Eliot

Pete

== 2 of 9 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 21 2011 4:07 am
From: Dan Tilque

Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 4 - Ruling Dynasties and Houses
>
> Through most of recorded history, peoples and countries have
> been ruled by dynasties, and by ruling houses (often branches)
> within dynasties. Given the country and some dates, name the
> ruling dynasty or house as requested. Note: The dates supplied
> are not necessarily the entire span of the ruling house.
>
> 1. The Capetian dynasty ruled France 987-1792 and 1814-48.
> Which house of that dynasty ruled between 1589 and 1792?

Bourbon

>
> 2. Which house ruled France between 1852 and 1870?

Bonaparte

>
> 3. Which dynasty ruled the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1867
> to 1918?

Hohenburgs

>
> 4. Which dynasty ruled Imperial Germany from 1871 to 1918?
>
> 5. What was the ruling family of Florence from 1378 to 1534?
> They started out as bankers, and their golden age was from
> 1464 to 1492.

Medicis

>
> 6. Which family dynasty controlled and subsequently ruled Egypt
> from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC until the
> death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC?

Ptolemys

>
> 7. Proving that size isn't everything and that staying power
> is important too, name the house that has ruled of Monaco
> ever since 1297 (except for a brief blip during the Napoleonic
> era).

Aaarrggghhh!!!
+

>
> 8. What was the ruling dynasty of Russia from 1613 to 1917?
>
> 9. Name the ruling English house or dynasty from Henry VII to
> Elizabeth I (1485-1603).

Tudor

>
> 10. Which house has ruled Belgium since 1831, and also ruled
> the UK from 1901 until 1917 when it underwent a name change?

Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

>
>
> * Game 5, Round 6 - Authors: Our Initial Meeting
>
> *This is a bonus round.*
>
> Many authors are known by forms of their names that include
> initials: for example, V.S. Naipaul and James M. Cain. In this
> round we will give you some information about an author, and you
> must name the author. For the normal score, as usual, only the
> surname is required. For the 2-point bonus, you must give your
> answer in the form of the author's full name, with all initials
> expanded. (If they had additional given names that don't normally
> even appear as initials, you're not required to give those.)
>
>
>
> 1. This British author and poet lived 1882-1956. He wrote the
> Winnie-the-Pooh books and adapted Kenneth Grahame's "The
> Wind in the Willows" into the play "Toad of Toad Hall".

A A Milne

G K Chesterson

>
> 4. This British crime novelist, born in 1920, wrote "Unnatural
> Causes", "Death of an Expert Witness", and other novels
> featuring Adam Dalgleish. Many of her crime novels have
> been dramatized for television.
>
> 5. This American was a journalist, a playwright, and the author
> of children's stories such as "Mother Goose in Prose" and
> all the wonderful Oz stories.

L Frank Baum

>
> 6. This American was a novelist, short story writer, and
> screenwriter. He lived 1896-1940, and he wrote "The Great
> Gatsby" and "Tender is the Night".

Francis Scott Fitzgerald

>
> 7. This poet, dramatist, and critic lived 1907-73, first
> in England and later in the US. His work is often strongly
> emotional. He wrote the non-fiction book "Letters from
> Iceland", parts of which were read in the movie "Away from
> Her", and the poem "Funeral Blues", which begins with the
> line "Stop all the clocks" and was recited in the movie
> "Four Weddings and a Funeral".
>
> 8. This Nobel-prizewinning poet, playwright, and literary
> critic lived 1888-1965, first in the US and later in England.
> He wrote "Prufrock and Other Observations", "The Wasteland",
> and "Murder in the Cathedral".

Thomas S Eliot

>
> 9. This British novelist, historian, social critic, and much
> more lived 1866-1946 and wrote "The Outline of History",
> "The Time Machine", and "War of the Worlds".

Herbert George Wells

>
> 10. This British novelist, poet, and short story writer lived
> 1885-1930 and married the sister of the Red Baron. He wrote
> "Sons and Lovers" and "Lady Chatterley's Lover".

D H Lawrence

--
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 9 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 21 2011 10:24 am
From: Jeffrey Turner

On 8/20/2011 1:17 AM, Mark Brader wrote:

You were doing trivia on Valentine's Day?

> * Game 5, Round 4 - Ruling Dynasties and Houses
>
> Through most of recorded history, peoples and countries have
> been ruled by dynasties, and by ruling houses (often branches)
> within dynasties. Given the country and some dates, name the
> ruling dynasty or house as requested. Note: The dates supplied
> are not necessarily the entire span of the ruling house.
>
> 1. The Capetian dynasty ruled France 987-1792 and 1814-48.
> Which house of that dynasty ruled between 1589 and 1792?
>
> 2. Which house ruled France between 1852 and 1870?
>
> 3. Which dynasty ruled the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1867
> to 1918?
>
> 4. Which dynasty ruled Imperial Germany from 1871 to 1918?
>
> 5. What was the ruling family of Florence from 1378 to 1534?
> They started out as bankers, and their golden age was from
> 1464 to 1492.

Medici

> 6. Which family dynasty controlled and subsequently ruled Egypt
> from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC until the
> death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC?
>
> 7. Proving that size isn't everything and that staying power
> is important too, name the house that has ruled of Monaco
> ever since 1297 (except for a brief blip during the Napoleonic
> era).

Grimaldi

> 8. What was the ruling dynasty of Russia from 1613 to 1917?

Romanov

> 9. Name the ruling English house or dynasty from Henry VII to
> Elizabeth I (1485-1603).

Tudor

> 10. Which house has ruled Belgium since 1831, and also ruled
> the UK from 1901 until 1917 when it underwent a name change?

Saxe-Coburg

> * Game 5, Round 6 - Authors: Our Initial Meeting
>
> *This is a bonus round.*
>
> Many authors are known by forms of their names that include
> initials: for example, V.S. Naipaul and James M. Cain. In this
> round we will give you some information about an author, and you
> must name the author. For the normal score, as usual, only the
> surname is required. For the 2-point bonus, you must give your
> answer in the form of the author's full name, with all initials
> expanded. (If they had additional given names that don't normally
> even appear as initials, you're not required to give those.)
>
> Now, you are allowed to guess at the expansion. If the answer you
> give has the correct initials but the wrong expansion, you still
> get the normal score. (Note: For authors known by one given name,
> one initial, and surname, you must get the one given name right.)
> For example, say the author is V.S. Naipaul:
>
> * You say "Naipaul" -- 4 points.
> * You say "V.S. Naipaul" -- 4 points.
> * You say "Victor Smith Naipaul" -- right initials, wrong expansion.
> Still 4 points.
> * You say "Jane Smith Naipaul" -- now the initials are wrong, so
> your answer is wrong.
> * You say "Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul" -- *6 points*. Easy, right?
>
> If you make two guesses at the answer and score the bonus on one of
> them, you get 4 points no matter whether the first or the second
> guess was right. So
>
> * "Naipaul, Schmaipaul" -- 3 points as usual
> * "Jane Smith Naipaul, Naipaul" -- 2 points as usual
> * "Jane Smith Naipaul, Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul" -- 4 points
> the hard way.
>
>
> 1. This British author and poet lived 1882-1956. He wrote the
> Winnie-the-Pooh books and adapted Kenneth Grahame's "The
> Wind in the Willows" into the play "Toad of Toad Hall".

A.A. Milne

> 2. This British poet and playwright lived 1860-1937, and wrote
> "The Admirable Crichton" and the Peter Pan stories.

J.M. Barrie

> 3. This British writer lived 1874-1936 and was a novelist,
> biographer, playwright, poet, Christian apologist, and a
> public debater against the likes of George Bernard Shaw,
> Bertrand Russell, and Clarence Darrow. And he wrote the
> Father Brown detective stories.

C.S. Lewis

> 4. This British crime novelist, born in 1920, wrote "Unnatural
> Causes", "Death of an Expert Witness", and other novels
> featuring Adam Dalgleish. Many of her crime novels have
> been dramatized for television.
>
> 5. This American was a journalist, a playwright, and the author
> of children's stories such as "Mother Goose in Prose" and
> all the wonderful Oz stories.

Frank Lewis Baum

> 6. This American was a novelist, short story writer, and
> screenwriter. He lived 1896-1940, and he wrote "The Great
> Gatsby" and "Tender is the Night".

Francis Scott Fitzgerald

> 7. This poet, dramatist, and critic lived 1907-73, first
> in England and later in the US. His work is often strongly
> emotional. He wrote the non-fiction book "Letters from
> Iceland", parts of which were read in the movie "Away from
> Her", and the poem "Funeral Blues", which begins with the
> line "Stop all the clocks" and was recited in the movie
> "Four Weddings and a Funeral".

William Henry Auden

> 8. This Nobel-prizewinning poet, playwright, and literary
> critic lived 1888-1965, first in the US and later in England.
> He wrote "Prufrock and Other Observations", "The Wasteland",
> and "Murder in the Cathedral".
>
> 9. This British novelist, historian, social critic, and much
> more lived 1866-1946 and wrote "The Outline of History",
> "The Time Machine", and "War of the Worlds".

Henry George Wells

> 10. This British novelist, poet, and short story writer lived
> 1885-1930 and married the sister of the Red Baron. He wrote
> "Sons and Lovers" and "Lady Chatterley's Lover".

David Henry Lawrence

--Jeff

== 4 of 9 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 21 2011 1:09 pm
From: swp

On Saturday, August 20, 2011 1:17:01 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 5, Round 4 - Ruling Dynasties and Houses
>
> 1. The Capetian dynasty ruled France 987-1792 and 1814-48.
> Which house of that dynasty ruled between 1589 and 1792?

bourbon

> 2. Which house ruled France between 1852 and 1870?

bonaparte

> 3. Which dynasty ruled the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1867
> to 1918?

hapsburg

> 4. Which dynasty ruled Imperial Germany from 1871 to 1918?

hohenzollern?

> 5. What was the ruling family of Florence from 1378 to 1534?
> They started out as bankers, and their golden age was from
> 1464 to 1492.

medici

> 6. Which family dynasty controlled and subsequently ruled Egypt
> from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC until the
> death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC?

ptolemaic?

> 7. Proving that size isn't everything and that staying power
> is important too, name the house that has ruled of Monaco
> ever since 1297 (except for a brief blip during the Napoleonic
> era).

who says size isn't everything? judge me by my size? and well you should! for gravity is my ally, and a powerful ally it is!

> 8. What was the ruling dynasty of Russia from 1613 to 1917?

romanov

> 9. Name the ruling English house or dynasty from Henry VII to
> Elizabeth I (1485-1603).

tudor

> 10. Which house has ruled Belgium since 1831, and also ruled
> the UK from 1901 until 1917 when it underwent a name change?

stewart?

>
> * Game 5, Round 6 - Authors: Our Initial Meeting
>
> 1. This British author and poet lived 1882-1956. He wrote the
> Winnie-the-Pooh books and adapted Kenneth Grahame's "The
> Wind in the Willows" into the play "Toad of Toad Hall".

alan alexander milne

> 2. This British poet and playwright lived 1860-1937, and wrote
> "The Admirable Crichton" and the Peter Pan stories.

james mark barrie ; james matthew barrie

george karl chesterton

paula dean james

> 5. This American was a journalist, a playwright, and the author
> of children's stories such as "Mother Goose in Prose" and
> all the wonderful Oz stories.

lyman frank baum

> 6. This American was a novelist, short story writer, and
> screenwriter. He lived 1896-1940, and he wrote "The Great
> Gatsby" and "Tender is the Night".

francis scott fitzgerald

phineas taylor barnum ;-)

thomas sterns eliot

> 9. This British novelist, historian, social critic, and much
> more lived 1866-1946 and wrote "The Outline of History",
> "The Time Machine", and "War of the Worlds".

herbert george wells

> 10. This British novelist, poet, and short story writer lived
> 1885-1930 and married the sister of the Red Baron. He wrote
> "Sons and Lovers" and "Lady Chatterley's Lover".

david henry lawrence ; david herbert lawrence

swp

== 5 of 9 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 21 2011 1:15 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

Jeff Turner:
> You were doing trivia on Valentine's Day?

Sure -- it was a Monday.
--
Mark Brader | "I do have an idea ... based on the quite obvious fact
Toronto | that the number two is ridiculous and can't exist."
msb@vex.net | -- Ben Denison (Isaac Asimov, "The Gods Themselves")

== 6 of 9 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 21 2011 3:20 pm
From: Calvin

On Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:17:01 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

Bourbon

> 2. Which house ruled France between 1852 and 1870?

Bonaparte?

> 3. Which dynasty ruled the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1867
> to 1918?

Hapsburg

> 4. Which dynasty ruled Imperial Germany from 1871 to 1918?

Hmmm. I should know this....

> 5. What was the ruling family of Florence from 1378 to 1534?
> They started out as bankers, and their golden age was from
> 1464 to 1492.

Medici

> 6. Which family dynasty controlled and subsequently ruled Egypt
> from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC until the
> death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC?

Ptolemy?

> 7. Proving that size isn't everything and that staying power
> is important too, name the house that has ruled of Monaco
> ever since 1297 (except for a brief blip during the Napoleonic
> era).

Grimaldi

> 8. What was the ruling dynasty of Russia from 1613 to 1917?

Romanov

> 9. Name the ruling English house or dynasty from Henry VII to
> Elizabeth I (1485-1603).

Tudor

> 10. Which house has ruled Belgium since 1831, and also ruled
> the UK from 1901 until 1917 when it underwent a name change?

Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

> * Game 5, Round 6 - Authors: Our Initial Meeting
>
> *This is a bonus round.*
>
> Many authors are known by forms of their names that include
> initials:

I know these "author's initials" questions are common in quizzes but I
think they make terrible questions. If an author is universally known as
"AB Smith" then who really cares what his/her given names were? It's
useless knowledge IMHO.

> 1. This British author and poet lived 1882-1956. He wrote the
> Winnie-the-Pooh books and adapted Kenneth Grahame's "The
> Wind in the Willows" into the play "Toad of Toad Hall".

AA Milne

> 2. This British poet and playwright lived 1860-1937, and wrote
> "The Admirable Crichton" and the Peter Pan stories.

JM Barrie

GK Chesterton

PD James

> 5. This American was a journalist, a playwright, and the author
> of children's stories such as "Mother Goose in Prose" and
> all the wonderful Oz stories.

L Frank Baum

> 6. This American was a novelist, short story writer, and
> screenwriter. He lived 1896-1940, and he wrote "The Great
> Gatsby" and "Tender is the Night".

F Scott Fitzgerald

WH Auden

TS Eliot

> 9. This British novelist, historian, social critic, and much
> more lived 1866-1946 and wrote "The Outline of History",
> "The Time Machine", and "War of the Worlds".

HD Wells
I often get his works confused with Jules Verne, but not this time :-)

> 10. This British novelist, poet, and short story writer lived
> 1885-1930 and married the sister of the Red Baron. He wrote
> "Sons and Lovers" and "Lady Chatterley's Lover".

DH Lawrence

Pelham Grenville Wodehouse

cheers,
calvin

== 7 of 9 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 21 2011 3:47 pm
From: "Rob Parker"

> * Game 5, Round 4 - Ruling Dynasties and Houses
>
> 3. Which dynasty ruled the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1867
> to 1918?

Hapsburg

> 5. What was the ruling family of Florence from 1378 to 1534?
> They started out as bankers, and their golden age was from
> 1464 to 1492.

Medici

> 7. Proving that size isn't everything and that staying power
> is important too, name the house that has ruled of Monaco
> ever since 1297 (except for a brief blip during the Napoleonic
> era).

Grimaldi

> 8. What was the ruling dynasty of Russia from 1613 to 1917?

Romanov

> 9. Name the ruling English house or dynasty from Henry VII to
> Elizabeth I (1485-1603).

Tudor

> * Game 5, Round 6 - Authors: Our Initial Meeting
>
> 1. This British author and poet lived 1882-1956. He wrote the
> Winnie-the-Pooh books and adapted Kenneth Grahame's "The
> Wind in the Willows" into the play "Toad of Toad Hall".

AA Milne

> 2. This British poet and playwright lived 1860-1937, and wrote
> "The Admirable Crichton" and the Peter Pan stories.

JM Barrie

GK Chesterton

PD James

> 5. This American was a journalist, a playwright, and the author
> of children's stories such as "Mother Goose in Prose" and
> all the wonderful Oz stories.

Frank Baum

> 6. This American was a novelist, short story writer, and
> screenwriter. He lived 1896-1940, and he wrote "The Great
> Gatsby" and "Tender is the Night".

F Scott Fitzgerald

> 9. This British novelist, historian, social critic, and much
> more lived 1866-1946 and wrote "The Outline of History",
> "The Time Machine", and "War of the Worlds".

HG Wells

> 10. This British novelist, poet, and short story writer lived
> 1885-1930 and married the sister of the Red Baron. He wrote
> "Sons and Lovers" and "Lady Chatterley's Lover".

DH Lawrence

Rob

== 8 of 9 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 21 2011 4:45 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

"Calvin":
> ...who really cares what his/her given names were?
> It's useless knowledge IMHO.

You might even say it was mere trivia.
--
Mark Brader | "People tend to assume that things they don't know
Toronto | about are either safe or dangerous or useless,
msb@vex.net | depending on their prejudices." -- Tim Freeman

== 9 of 9 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 21 2011 5:15 pm
From: Calvin

On Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:45:34 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> "Calvin":
>> ...who really cares what his/her given names were?
>> It's useless knowledge IMHO.
>
> You might even say it was mere trivia.

Precisely :-)

cheers,
calvin

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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 21 2011 3:53 pm
From: Calvin

On Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:04:06 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:

> 1 In which north African country was fashion designer Yves St Laurent
> born?

Algeria
7/11

> 2 What name is given to a district under the supervision of a bishop?

Diocese
3/11
Bishopric and See and sometimes incorrectly used

> 3 A Scouser hails from which English city?

Liverpool
8/11

> 4 What is the official language of Bulgaria?

Bulgarian
10/11
A couple of teams at the local club suspected a trick question so their
answers included Latin and Russian.

> 5 Avalon was a hit 1982 album for which British band?

Roxy Music
6/11

> 6 Who played Felix Unger in Billy Wilder's 1968 film version of 'The Odd
> Couple'?

Jack Lemmon
4/11

> 7 What does the meteorological acronym SOI stand for?

Southern Oscillation Index
2/11
Well done David, and Rob I suppose :-)

> 8 What is The Big Australian?

BHP [Billiton], the world's largest mining company by some measures
1/11

> 9 Maximus Decimus Meridius was the main character of which 2000 film?

Gladiator
9/11

> 10 The Mock Turtle appears in which children's book?

Alice ['s Adventures] in Wonderland
10/11

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 156
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 Dan Tilque
0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 David
0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 Erland S
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Jeffrey Turner
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 7 Joachim Parsch
1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 7 John Masters
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 6 Mark Brader
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 Pete Gayde
0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 Peter Smyth
0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 Rob Parker
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
7 3 8 10 6 4 2 1 9 10 60 TOTAL
55%

Rob capitalises on the Aussie bias to take a tough one.

cheers,
calvin

== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 21 2011 4:48 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

"Calvin":
> > 2 What name is given to a district under the supervision of a bishop?
>
> Diocese
> 3/11
> Bishopric and See and sometimes incorrectly used

See is correct. See: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/see[2]
--
Mark Brader | "Don't you want to... see my ID? ... I could be anybody."
Toronto | "No you couldn't, sir. This is Information Retrieval."
msb@vex.net | --Brazil

== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 21 2011 9:27 pm
From: Dan Tilque

Mark Brader wrote:
> "Calvin":
>>> 2 What name is given to a district under the supervision of a bishop?
>> Diocese
>> 3/11
>> Bishopric and See and sometimes incorrectly used
>
> See is correct. See: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/see[2]

So is "bishopric", since the first definition (and hence the oldest[1])
is "diocese".

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bishopric

[1] M-W orders their definitions chronologically. Not all dictionaries
do this.

--
Dan Tilque

== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 21 2011 9:25 pm
From: "Rob Parker"

"Calvin" <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote in message
news:op.v0k5veusyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au...
> Diocese
> 3/11
> Bishopric and See and sometimes incorrectly used

According to several on-line dictionaries, and my hard-copy Macquarie (our
Oz dictionary, for non-Ozers), all three terms are synonymous.

Rob

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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #157
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/dc58bb97dec8467b?hl=en
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== 1 of 10 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 21 2011 3:57 pm
From: Calvin

1 Who had a 1961 hit with Runaway?
2 Which Korean car manufacturer is the major sponsor of the Australian
Open tennis?
3 In which 1990s TV series did a Canadian Mountie work in Chicago?
4 Michelle Smith controversially won 3 golds medals swimming for which
country at the 1996 Olympics?
5 Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell were the subject of which 1981 film?
6 "After all, tomorrow is another day" is the closing line of which film?
7 Which is the world's largest species of lizard?
8 Which British media baron and MP fell overboard and drowned in 1991?
9 What is the difference between libel and slander?
10 What is the television equivalent of the Oscars?

cheers,
calvin

== 2 of 10 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 21 2011 4:51 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

"Calvin":
> 1 Who had a 1961 hit with Runaway?

Valens?

> 2 Which Korean car manufacturer is the major sponsor of the Australian
> Open tennis?

Hyundai?

> 3 In which 1990s TV series did a Canadian Mountie work in Chicago?

"Due South".

> 4 Michelle Smith controversially won 3 golds medals swimming for which
> country at the 1996 Olympics?

South Africa?

> 5 Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell were the subject of which 1981 film?

"Chariots of Fire".

> 6 "After all, tomorrow is another day" is the closing line of which film?

Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn. Er, I mean "Gone with the Wind".

> 7 Which is the world's largest species of lizard?

Komodo dragon.

> 8 Which British media baron and MP fell overboard and drowned in 1991?

Johnson?

> 9 What is the difference between libel and slander?

Libel is written; slander is spoken.

> 10 What is the television equivalent of the Oscars?

The Emmys.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "C takes the point of view that the programmer
msb@vex.net | is always right" -- Michael DeCorte

My text in this article is in the public domain.

== 3 of 10 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 21 2011 7:12 pm
From: Stan Brown

On Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:57:11 +1000, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Who had a 1961 hit with Runaway?

Pope Pius XII

> 2 Which Korean car manufacturer is the major sponsor of the Australian
> Open tennis?

Kia?

> 3 In which 1990s TV series did a Canadian Mountie work in Chicago?

Due South

> 4 Michelle Smith controversially won 3 golds medals swimming for which
> country at the 1996 Olympics?
> 5 Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell were the subject of which 1981 film?

Chariots of Fire

> 6 "After all, tomorrow is another day" is the closing line of which film?

/Gone with the Wind/

> 7 Which is the world's largest species of lizard?

Komodo dragon

> 8 Which British media baron and MP fell overboard and drowned in 1991?

> 9 What is the difference between libel and slander?

Publication. (It used to be writing versus speech, but broadcast
defamatory speech is libel in the US.)

> 10 What is the television equivalent of the Oscars?

Emmys

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...

== 4 of 10 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 21 2011 9:15 pm
From: "Rob Parker"

> 1 Who had a 1961 hit with Runaway?

Del Shannon

> 2 Which Korean car manufacturer is the major sponsor of the Australian
> Open tennis?

Kia

> 3 In which 1990s TV series did a Canadian Mountie work in Chicago?

Aaarrggghhhh - I can see him riding his horse around the city ...
Due South !!!

> 4 Michelle Smith controversially won 3 golds medals swimming for which
> country at the 1996 Olympics?

Ireland

> 5 Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell were the subject of which 1981 film?

no idea

> 6 "After all, tomorrow is another day" is the closing line of which film?

Gone With The Wind

> 7 Which is the world's largest species of lizard?

Komodo dragon

> 8 Which British media baron and MP fell overboard and drowned in 1991?

Black (?)

> 9 What is the difference between libel and slander?

libel is written, slander is spoken

> 10 What is the television equivalent of the Oscars?

Emmys

Rob

== 5 of 10 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 21 2011 10:13 pm
From: John Masters

On 2011-08-21 22:57:11 +0000, Calvin said:

> 1 Who had a 1961 hit with Runaway?

Del Shannon

> 2 Which Korean car manufacturer is the major sponsor of the Australian
> Open tennis?

Daihatsu

> 3 In which 1990s TV series did a Canadian Mountie work in Chicago?

Due South

> 4 Michelle Smith controversially won 3 golds medals swimming for which
> country at the 1996 Olympics?

Australia

> 5 Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell were the subject of which 1981 film?

Chariots of Fire

> 6 "After all, tomorrow is another day" is the closing line of which film?
> 7 Which is the world's largest species of lizard?

Komodo Dragon

> 8 Which British media baron and MP fell overboard and drowned in 1991?

Robert Maxwell

> 9 What is the difference between libel and slander?

Libel is written, slander is spoken

> 10 What is the television equivalent of the Oscars?

Emmys

== 6 of 10 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 21 2011 10:14 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky

In article <op.v0k51lvayr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, calvin@phlegm.com says...
>
>
> 1 Who had a 1961 hit with Runaway?
Del Shannon

> 2 Which Korean car manufacturer is the major sponsor of the Australian Open tennis?
Kia

> 3 In which 1990s TV series did a Canadian Mountie work in Chicago?
Was this a rip-off of the U.S. show of the '70s, McCloud, where a sherriff
from New Mexico worked on the NYPD?

> 4 Michelle Smith controversially won 3 golds medals swimming for which
> country at the 1996 Olympics?
> 5 Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell were the subject of which 1981 film?
Chariots of Fire

> 6 "After all, tomorrow is another day" is the closing line of which film?
Groundhog Day

> 7 Which is the world's largest species of lizard?
Komodo Dragon

> 8 Which British media baron and MP fell overboard and drowned in 1991?
Robert Maxwell

> 9 What is the difference between libel and slander?
respectively, written vs. oral calumny

> 10 What is the television equivalent of the Oscars?
Emmys

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

== 7 of 10 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 21 2011 11:43 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

Rob Parker:
> Aaarrggghhhh - I can see him riding his horse around the city ...
> Due South !!!

He was able to make a circle around the city while always riding south?
Pretty impressive even for a Mountie!
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Canadian seals deal with creditors"
msb@vex.net | --Globe & Mail, Toronto, July 1, 1997

My text in this article is in the public domain.

== 8 of 10 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 21 2011 11:45 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

"Calvin":
> > 3 In which 1990s TV series did a Canadian Mountie work in Chicago?

Marc Dashevsky:
> Was this a rip-off of the U.S. show of the '70s, McCloud, where a sherriff
> from New Mexico worked on the NYPD?

Not really; the comedy elements were much more significant in Due South.
--
Mark Brader There are people on that train!
Toronto Sure, they're Canadians, but they're still people!
msb@vex.net -- Paul Gross, "Due South"

== 9 of 10 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 22 2011 12:23 am
From: Dan Tilque

Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 Who had a 1961 hit with Runaway?
> 2 Which Korean car manufacturer is the major sponsor of the
> Australian Open tennis?

Kia

> 3 In which 1990s TV series did a Canadian Mountie work in Chicago?
> 4 Michelle Smith controversially won 3 golds medals swimming for
> which country at the 1996 Olympics?

New Zealand

> 5 Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell were the subject of which 1981 film?
> 6 "After all, tomorrow is another day" is the closing line of which
> film?

African Queen

> 7 Which is the world's largest species of lizard?

Komodo dragon

> 8 Which British media baron and MP fell overboard and drowned in 1991?

Rupert Murdoch (wishful thinking)

> 9 What is the difference between libel and slander?

libel is written, slander is vocal

> 10 What is the television equivalent of the Oscars?

Emmies

--
Dan Tilque

Keeping Pluto dead has taken a lot of work.
-- Mike Brown "How I killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming"

== 10 of 10 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 22 2011 12:21 am
From: "Peter Smyth"

"Calvin" wrote in message
news:op.v0k51lvayr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au...

>1 Who had a 1961 hit with Runaway?
>2 Which Korean car manufacturer is the major sponsor of the Australian
>Open tennis?
Kia
>3 In which 1990s TV series did a Canadian Mountie work in Chicago?
Due South
>4 Michelle Smith controversially won 3 golds medals swimming for which
>country at the 1996 Olympics?
Ireland
>5 Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell were the subject of which 1981 film?
Chariots of Fire
>6 "After all, tomorrow is another day" is the closing line of which film?
Gone With The Wind
>7 Which is the world's largest species of lizard?
Komodo dragon
>8 Which British media baron and MP fell overboard and drowned in 1991?
Robert Maxwell
>9 What is the difference between libel and slander?
libel is printed, slander is spoken
>10 What is the television equivalent of the Oscars?
Emmys

Peter Smyth

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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #27 ANSWERS & SCORES
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 21 2011 4:55 pm
From: Calvin

On Sat, 20 Aug 2011 01:25:54 +1000, swp <myfullname@thenotevilcompany.com>
wrote:

>> a bonus point is available for figuring out the theme of the quiz.
>
> "current events"

>> 10. [government approved aussie content] an ash cloud from a
>> volcano thinned over australia wednesday (august 10th), freeing
>> commercial airliners to take to the skies after grounding them this
>> week. where is the volcano?
>
> chile

This "current" event is two months old. A domestic carrier, Tiger Air, has
only recently been cleared to fly again after being grounded by the
aviation authority for safety breaches (nothing to do with the volcano) so
I suspect these two events have been conflated somehow.

cheers,
calvin

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