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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 4 Rounds 7-8: making you sick, Shakespeare
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== 1 of 9 ==
Date: Wed, Aug 10 2011 9:50 pm
From: Joshua Kreitzer
On Aug 10, 11:19 pm, m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
>
> * Game 4, Round 7 - Things that Make You Sick
>
> For each disease we name, pick the item from the following list
> that explains what you would likely get it from.
>
> 1. Candidiasis.
Fungus
> 2. Giardiasis (or beaver fever).
Untreated water
> 3. Pellagra.
Vitamin B1 (thiamin or thiamine) deficiency; Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)
deficiency
> 4. Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Immune system response
> 5. Kuru.
Ritual cannibalism and related procedures; Prions
> 6. Beriberi.
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) deficiency; Vitamin B3 (niacin) deficiency
> 7. Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Fleas; Ticks
> 8. Bilharzia (or schistosomiasis).
Rodent bites; Sand flies
> 9. Mesothelioma.
Asbestos
> 10. Phenylketonuria (or PKU).
Genetic defect
> * Game 4, Round 8 - The Play's the Thing!
>
> For each question we will read a passage from Shakespeare, and
> you simply have to name the play.
>
> 1. Full fathom five thy father lies;
> Of his bones are coral made...
"The Tempest"
> 2. If music be the food of love, play on.
"As You Like It"; "Twelfth Night"
> 3. Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
> Like a colossus; and we petty men
> Walk under his huge legs, and peep about
> To find ourselves dishonourable graves.
"Julius Caesar"
> 4. How like a fawning publican he looks!
> I hate him for he is a Christian...
"The Merchant of Venice"
> 5. She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
> And I loved her that she did pity them.
"Othello"; "Twelfth Night"
> 6. Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale
> Her infinite variety.
"Much Ado about Nothing"; "The Taming of the Shrew"
> 7. Lord, what fools these mortals be!
"A Midsummer Night's Dream"
> 8. Doubt thou the stars are fire;
> Doubt that the sun doth move;
> Doubt truth to be a liar;
> But never doubt I love.
"Romeo and Juliet"
> 9. Now is the winter of our discontent
> Made glorious summer by this "sun" of York
"Richard III"
> 10. How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
> to have a thankless child!
"King Lear"
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
== 2 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 11 2011 1:55 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog
Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> 5. Kuru.
Prions
> 6. Beriberi.
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) deficiency
> For each question we will read a passage from Shakespeare, and
> you simply have to name the play.
Since I don't have a clue I say MacBeth for all of them.
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
== 3 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 11 2011 1:57 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog
Joshua Kreitzer (gromit82@hotmail.com) writes:
>> 5. Kuru.
>
> Ritual cannibalism and related procedures; Prions
I didn't look to close when I made my entry, so I only saw the prions.
But aren't both of them correct? We'll see what Dr Brader rules in three
days.
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
== 4 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 11 2011 2:06 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
Erland Sommarskog:
> Since I don't have a clue I say MacBeth for all of them.
Because of the way I have semi-automated the scoring, it is easier for
me if you quote the 10 questions are repeat your guess each time.
However, when all 10 guesses are wrong I guess it doesn't matter.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "This is what customers do: they invent everything
msb@vex.net | you haven't thought of." -- David Slocombe
== 5 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 11 2011 2:21 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog
Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> Because of the way I have semi-automated the scoring, it is easier for
> me if you quote the 10 questions are repeat your guess each time.
> However, when all 10 guesses are wrong I guess it doesn't matter.
OK, so now I learnt that Shakespeare wrote at least 11 plays.
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
== 6 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 11 2011 2:27 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
Mark Brader:
> > However, when all 10 guesses are wrong I guess it doesn't matter.
Erland Sommarskog:
> OK, so now I learnt that Shakespeare wrote at least 11 plays.
And at least one of them was set in a Nordic country, and was a correct
answer, too.
--
Mark Brader | "Must undefined behavior obey *all* the laws of physics,
msb@vex.net | or is the restriction limited to time travel?"
Toronto | --Heather Downs
== 7 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 11 2011 3:17 pm
From: Calvin
On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:19:38 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 4, Round 7 - Things that Make You Sick
LOL. I've even heard of two of them.
> 1. Candidiasis.
> 2. Giardiasis (or beaver fever).
> 3. Pellagra.
> 4. Guillain-Barré syndrome.
> 5. Kuru.
> 6. Beriberi.
A vitamin deficiency of some kind IIRC. So let's try B1 or B2.
> 7. Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
> 8. Bilharzia (or schistosomiasis).
Untreated water, fungus
> 9. Mesothelioma.
> 10. Phenylketonuria (or PKU).
In passing, what's the antidote for Beaver Fever?
> * Game 4, Round 8 - The Play's the Thing!
>
> For each question we will read a passage from Shakespeare, and
> you simply have to name the play.
>
> 1. Full fathom five thy father lies;
> Of his bones are coral made...
The Tempest?
> 2. If music be the food of love, play on.
Romeo and Juliet?
> 3. Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
> Like a colossus; and we petty men
> Walk under his huge legs, and peep about
> To find ourselves dishonourable graves.
Julius Caesar, Titus Andronicus
> 4. How like a fawning publican he looks!
> I hate him for he is a Christian...
Julius Caesar, Titus Andronicus
> 5. She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
> And I loved her that she did pity them.
Romeo and Juliet?
> 6. Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale
> Her infinite variety.
Romeo and Juliet?
> 7. Lord, what fools these mortals be!
A Midsummer Night's Dream?
> 8. Doubt thou the stars are fire;
> Doubt that the sun doth move;
> Doubt truth to be a liar;
> But never doubt I love.
Romeo and Juliet?
> 9. Now is the winter of our discontent
> Made glorious summer by this "sun" of York
Richard III
> 10. How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
> to have a thankless child!
Can't be bothered with any more guesses...
When's the Dickens round?
--
cheers,
calvin
== 8 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 11 2011 4:02 pm
From: swp
On Thursday, August 11, 2011 12:19:38 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 4, Round 7 - Things that Make You Sick
>
> For each disease we name, pick the item from the following list
> that explains what you would likely get it from. Note that we
> mean this in the broadest sense: for example, correct answers
> might include both infectious organisms and their vectors, among
> other things. You can only give answers that are on the list,
> even if some others might also be correct. On the other hand,
> some questions may have more than one correct answer on the list;
> in that case you can give any one.
>
> Aedes mosquitoes
> Aerosols (exhaled droplets)
> Animal droppings
> Anopheles mosquitoes
> Asbestos
> Genetic defect
> Fleas
> Fungus
> Head injury
> Immune system response
> Iron deficiency
> Justin Bieber
> Lice
> Nitrosamines
> Prions
> Protozoa
> Ritual cannibalism and related procedures
> Rodent bites
> Sand flies
> Snails
> Stroke
> Ticks
> Tse-tse flies
> Untreated water
> Vitamin A deficiency
> Vitamin B1 (thiamin or thiamine) deficiency
> Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) deficiency
> Vitamin B3 (niacin) deficiency
> Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency
> Vitamin D deficiency
>
> 1. Candidiasis.
fungus
> 2. Giardiasis (or beaver fever).
untreated water (very funny putting justin bieber in the list above!)
> 3. Pellagra.
niacin deficiency
> 4. Guillain-Barré syndrome.
genetic defect
> 5. Kuru.
prions
> 6. Beriberi.
vitamin b1 deficiency
> 7. Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
ticks
> 8. Bilharzia (or schistosomiasis).
snails
> 9. Mesothelioma.
asbestos
> 10. Phenylketonuria (or PKU).
genetic defect
> * Game 4, Round 8 - The Play's the Thing!
>
> For each question we will read a passage from Shakespeare, and
> you simply have to name the play.
>
> 1. Full fathom five thy father lies;
> Of his bones are coral made...
the tempest
> 2. If music be the food of love, play on.
twelfth night
> 3. Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
> Like a colossus; and we petty men
> Walk under his huge legs, and peep about
> To find ourselves dishonourable graves.
julius ceasar
> 4. How like a fawning publican he looks!
> I hate him for he is a Christian...
the merchant of venice
> 5. She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
> And I loved her that she did pity them.
othello
> 6. Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale
> Her infinite variety.
antony and cleopatra
> 7. Lord, what fools these mortals be!
a midsummer night's dream
> 8. Doubt thou the stars are fire;
> Doubt that the sun doth move;
> Doubt truth to be a liar;
> But never doubt I love.
hamlet
> 9. Now is the winter of our discontent
> Made glorious summer by this "sun" of York
richard iii
> 10. How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
> to have a thankless child!
king lear
swp
== 9 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 11 2011 7:53 pm
From: tool@panix.com (Dan Blum)
Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 4, Round 7 - Things that Make You Sick
> 1. Candidiasis.
Fungus
> 2. Giardiasis (or beaver fever).
Untreated water
> 3. Pellagra.
Vitamin B1 deficiency; Vitamin B2 deficiency
> 4. Guillain-Barr? syndrome.
Immune system response
> 5. Kuru.
Ritual cannibalism and related procedures
> 6. Beriberi.
Vitamin B3 deficiency; Vitamin B1 deficiency
> 7. Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Ticks
> 8. Bilharzia (or schistosomiasis).
Snails
> 9. Mesothelioma.
Asbestos
> 10. Phenylketonuria (or PKU).
Genetic defect
> * Game 4, Round 8 - The Play's the Thing!
> 1. Full fathom five thy father lies;
> Of his bones are coral made...
The Tempest
> 2. If music be the food of love, play on.
Twelfth Night
> 3. Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
> Like a colossus; and we petty men
> Walk under his huge legs, and peep about
> To find ourselves dishonourable graves.
Julius Caesar
> 4. How like a fawning publican he looks!
> I hate him for he is a Christian...
The Merchant of Venice
> 5. She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
> And I loved her that she did pity them.
As You Like It; A Winter's Tale
> 6. Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale
> Her infinite variety.
Antony and Cleopatra
> 7. Lord, what fools these mortals be!
A Midsummer Night's Dream
> 8. Doubt thou the stars are fire;
> Doubt that the sun doth move;
> Doubt truth to be a liar;
> But never doubt I love.
A Winter's Tale; Love's Labours Lost
> 9. Now is the winter of our discontent
> Made glorious summer by this "sun" of York
Richard III
> 10. How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
> to have a thankless child!
King Lear
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #26
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/ee12eaec3a0734a0?hl=en
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== 1 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 11 2011 4:01 am
From: Dan Tilque
Below is Rotating Quiz #26. For no real reason, I've made it a WWII
trivia quiz. One point for each question, but several of them have the
possibility of getting a bonus which will be used to break ties.
1. What city was under siege for almost 900 days during WWII?
2. Truk (lagoon/atoll) was the location of the main Japanese naval base
in the central Pacific. By what name is it known today? (spelling must
be exact)
3. What science fiction author served as a radar specialist and
instructor during WWII? (Hint: he later wrote the semi-autobiographical
novel _Glide Path_ about his experience.)
4. What was the first fleet-to-fleet naval battle in history in which
neither side's ships sighted nor fired upon each other?
5. What was the name of the Canadian beach in the Normandy Invasion?
6. There are two instances of a father and his son both being awarded
the US Medal of Honor. In both cases, the sons earned them for actions
they performed in WWII. Give the family name of either. You may give two
answers without penalty. If either is correct, you get the point; get
both for a tie-breaker bonus. (Hint: one of the two in each family is a
well-known person.)
7. In 1938, Germany occupied and annexed Austria. By what
German-language name is this action known as?
8. What was the German codename for their invasion of the Soviet Union
in 1941?
9. A fictional US Navy cargo ship plies the back areas of the Pacific
Theater during WWII. "For the most part it stays on its regular run,
from Tedium to Apathy and back; about five days each way. It makes an
occasional trip to Monotony, and once it made a run all the way to
Ennui, a distance of two thousand miles from Tedium." Name either the
ship or the novel/movie/TV show it appears in. (Name both for a
tie-breaker bonus.)
10. Eight European governments went into exile, either directly or via
other countries, to England, when their country was occupied by the
Germans. Name six of them. (name more than six for tie-breaker
bonus(es). Note the first 6 countries named will be your answer for the
point and the next one or two for the bonus.)
--
Dan Tilque
Keeping Pluto dead has taken a lot of work.
-- Mike Brown "How I killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming"
== 2 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 11 2011 4:15 am
From: John Masters
On 2011-08-11 11:01:34 +0000, Dan Tilque said:
> Below is Rotating Quiz #26. For no real reason, I've made it a WWII
> trivia quiz. One point for each question, but several of them have the
> possibility of getting a bonus which will be used to break ties.
>
>
> 1. What city was under siege for almost 900 days during WWII?
Stalingrad
>
> 2. Truk (lagoon/atoll) was the location of the main Japanese naval base
> in the central Pacific. By what name is it known today? (spelling must
> be exact)
>
> 3. What science fiction author served as a radar specialist and
> instructor during WWII? (Hint: he later wrote the semi-autobiographical
> novel _Glide Path_ about his experience.)
Arthur C Clarke
>
> 4. What was the first fleet-to-fleet naval battle in history in which
> neither side's ships sighted nor fired upon each other?
>
> 5. What was the name of the Canadian beach in the Normandy Invasion?
Juno
>
> 6. There are two instances of a father and his son both being awarded
> the US Medal of Honor. In both cases, the sons earned them for actions
> they performed in WWII. Give the family name of either. You may give
> two answers without penalty. If either is correct, you get the point;
> get both for a tie-breaker bonus. (Hint: one of the two in each family
> is a well-known person.)
Murphy, Johnson
>
> 7. In 1938, Germany occupied and annexed Austria. By what
> German-language name is this action known as?
Anschluss
>
> 8. What was the German codename for their invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941?
Barbarossa
>
> 9. A fictional US Navy cargo ship plies the back areas of the Pacific
> Theater during WWII. "For the most part it stays on its regular run,
> from Tedium to Apathy and back; about five days each way. It makes an
> occasional trip to Monotony, and once it made a run all the way to
> Ennui, a distance of two thousand miles from Tedium." Name either the
> ship or the novel/movie/TV show it appears in. (Name both for a
> tie-breaker bonus.)
>
> 10. Eight European governments went into exile, either directly or via
> other countries, to England, when their country was occupied by the
> Germans. Name six of them. (name more than six for tie-breaker
> bonus(es). Note the first 6 countries named will be your answer for the
> point and the next one or two for the bonus.)
France, Holland, Dennmark, Norway, Sweden, Belgium
== 3 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 11 2011 7:18 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
Dan Tilque:
> 1. What city was under siege for almost 900 days during WWII?
Stalingrad.
> 3. What science fiction author served as a radar specialist and
> instructor during WWII? (Hint: he later wrote the semi-autobiographical
> novel _Glide Path_ about his experience.)
Clarke.
> 4. What was the first fleet-to-fleet naval battle in history in which
> neither side's ships sighted nor fired upon each other?
It's either Midway or Coral Sea. I'll go with Coral Sea.
> 5. What was the name of the Canadian beach in the Normandy Invasion?
Juno.
> 6. There are two instances of a father and his son both being awarded
> the US Medal of Honor. In both cases, the sons earned them for actions
> they performed in WWII. Give the family name of either. You may give two
> answers without penalty. If either is correct, you get the point; get
> both for a tie-breaker bonus. (Hint: one of the two in each family is a
> well-known person.)
I'll try Roosevelt.
> 7. In 1938, Germany occupied and annexed Austria. By what
> German-language name is this action known as?
Anschluss.
> 8. What was the German codename for their invasion of the Soviet Union
> in 1941?
Barbarossa.
> 9. A fictional US Navy cargo ship plies the back areas of the Pacific
> Theater during WWII. "For the most part it stays on its regular run,
> from Tedium to Apathy and back; about five days each way. It makes an
> occasional trip to Monotony, and once it made a run all the way to
> Ennui, a distance of two thousand miles from Tedium." Name either the
> ship or the novel/movie/TV show it appears in. (Name both for a
> tie-breaker bonus.)
"McHale's Navy"?
> 10. Eight European governments went into exile, either directly or via
> other countries, to England, when their country was occupied by the
> Germans. Name six of them. (name more than six for tie-breaker
> bonus(es). Note the first 6 countries named will be your answer for the
> point and the next one or two for the bonus.)
Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Norway, Denmark, Greece; Poland.
--
Mark Brader | "Sir, your composure baffles me. A single counterexample
Toronto | refutes a conjecture as effectively as ten... Hands up!
msb@vex.net | You have to surrender." -- Imre Lakatos
My text in this article is in the public domain.
== 4 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 11 2011 7:53 am
From: Marc Dashevsky
In article <j20cn9$ekq$1@dont-email.me>, dtilque@frontier.com says...
> Below is Rotating Quiz #26. For no real reason, I've made it a WWII
> trivia quiz. One point for each question, but several of them have the
> possibility of getting a bonus which will be used to break ties.
>
>
> 1. What city was under siege for almost 900 days during WWII?
Leningrad
> 2. Truk (lagoon/atoll) was the location of the main Japanese naval base
> in the central Pacific. By what name is it known today? (spelling must
> be exact)
>
> 3. What science fiction author served as a radar specialist and
> instructor during WWII? (Hint: he later wrote the semi-autobiographical
> novel _Glide Path_ about his experience.)
Arthur C. Clarke
> 4. What was the first fleet-to-fleet naval battle in history in which
> neither side's ships sighted nor fired upon each other?
>
> 5. What was the name of the Canadian beach in the Normandy Invasion?
>
> 6. There are two instances of a father and his son both being awarded
> the US Medal of Honor. In both cases, the sons earned them for actions
> they performed in WWII. Give the family name of either. You may give two
> answers without penalty. If either is correct, you get the point; get
> both for a tie-breaker bonus. (Hint: one of the two in each family is a
> well-known person.)
>
> 7. In 1938, Germany occupied and annexed Austria. By what
> German-language name is this action known as?
>
> 8. What was the German codename for their invasion of the Soviet Union
> in 1941?
>
> 9. A fictional US Navy cargo ship plies the back areas of the Pacific
> Theater during WWII. "For the most part it stays on its regular run,
> from Tedium to Apathy and back; about five days each way. It makes an
> occasional trip to Monotony, and once it made a run all the way to
> Ennui, a distance of two thousand miles from Tedium." Name either the
> ship or the novel/movie/TV show it appears in. (Name both for a
> tie-breaker bonus.)
>
> 10. Eight European governments went into exile, either directly or via
> other countries, to England, when their country was occupied by the
> Germans. Name six of them. (name more than six for tie-breaker
> bonus(es). Note the first 6 countries named will be your answer for the
> point and the next one or two for the bonus.)
Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Belgium, Monaco, Norway
--
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== 5 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 11 2011 10:48 am
From: "Peter Smyth"
"Dan Tilque" wrote in message news:j20cn9$ekq$1@dont-email.me...
>
>Below is Rotating Quiz #26. For no real reason, I've made it a WWII
>trivia quiz. One point for each question, but several of them have the
>possibility of getting a bonus which will be used to break ties.
>
>
>1. What city was under siege for almost 900 days during WWII?
>
>2. Truk (lagoon/atoll) was the location of the main Japanese naval base
>in the central Pacific. By what name is it known today? (spelling must
>be exact)
>
>3. What science fiction author served as a radar specialist and
>instructor during WWII? (Hint: he later wrote the semi-autobiographical
>novel _Glide Path_ about his experience.)
Arthur C Clarke
>4. What was the first fleet-to-fleet naval battle in history in which
>neither side's ships sighted nor fired upon each other?
>
>5. What was the name of the Canadian beach in the Normandy Invasion?
Juno
>6. There are two instances of a father and his son both being awarded
>the US Medal of Honor. In both cases, the sons earned them for actions
>they performed in WWII. Give the family name of either. You may give two
>answers without penalty. If either is correct, you get the point; get
>both for a tie-breaker bonus. (Hint: one of the two in each family is a
>well-known person.)
Dole, Eisenhower
>7. In 1938, Germany occupied and annexed Austria. By what
>German-language name is this action known as?
>
>8. What was the German codename for their invasion of the Soviet Union
>in 1941?
>
>9. A fictional US Navy cargo ship plies the back areas of the Pacific
>Theater during WWII. "For the most part it stays on its regular run,
>from Tedium to Apathy and back; about five days each way. It makes an
>occasional trip to Monotony, and once it made a run all the way to
>Ennui, a distance of two thousand miles from Tedium." Name either the
>ship or the novel/movie/TV show it appears in. (Name both for a
>tie-breaker bonus.)
>
>10. Eight European governments went into exile, either directly or via
>other countries, to England, when their country was occupied by the
>Germans. Name six of them. (name more than six for tie-breaker
>bonus(es). Note the first 6 countries named will be your answer for the
>point and the next one or two for the bonus.)
Netherlands, Belgium, France, Poland, Denmark, Norway, Luxembourg, Hungary
Peter Smyth
== 6 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 11 2011 2:27 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog
Dan Tilque (dtilque@frontier.com) writes:
> 1. What city was under siege for almost 900 days during WWII?
Leningrad (as it was called at the time)
> 6. There are two instances of a father and his son both being awarded
> the US Medal of Honor. In both cases, the sons earned them for actions
> they performed in WWII. Give the family name of either. You may give two
> answers without penalty. If either is correct, you get the point; get
> both for a tie-breaker bonus. (Hint: one of the two in each family is a
> well-known person.)
Rockefeller
> 7. In 1938, Germany occupied and annexed Austria. By what
> German-language name is this action known as?
Anschluss
> 8. What was the German codename for their invasion of the Soviet Union
> in 1941?
Barbarossa
> 10. Eight European governments went into exile, either directly or via
> other countries, to England, when their country was occupied by the
> Germans. Name six of them. (name more than six for tie-breaker
> bonus(es). Note the first 6 countries named will be your answer for the
> point and the next one or two for the bonus.)
Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Luxemburg, France, Poland,
Yugoslavia
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
== 7 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 11 2011 2:51 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
Erland Sommarskog:
> Leningrad
Dammit, I knew that!
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Professor, I think I have a counterexample."
msb@vex.net | "That's all right; I have two proofs."
== 8 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 11 2011 3:26 pm
From: Calvin
On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:01:34 +1000, Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>
wrote:
> Below is Rotating Quiz #26. For no real reason, I've made it a WWII
> trivia quiz. One point for each question, but several of them have the
> possibility of getting a bonus which will be used to break ties.
>
>
> 1. What city was under siege for almost 900 days during WWII?
Stalingrad
> 2. Truk (lagoon/atoll) was the location of the main Japanese naval base
> in the central Pacific. By what name is it known today? (spelling must
> be exact)
Guam?
> 3. What science fiction author served as a radar specialist and
> instructor during WWII? (Hint: he later wrote the semi-autobiographical
> novel _Glide Path_ about his experience.)
Clarke?
> 4. What was the first fleet-to-fleet naval battle in history in which
> neither side's ships sighted nor fired upon each other?
Battle of Midway
> 5. What was the name of the Canadian beach in the Normandy Invasion?
Sword?
> 6. There are two instances of a father and his son both being awarded
> the US Medal of Honor. In both cases, the sons earned them for actions
> they performed in WWII. Give the family name of either. You may give two
> answers without penalty. If either is correct, you get the point; get
> both for a tie-breaker bonus. (Hint: one of the two in each family is a
> well-known person.)
Murphy?
> 7. In 1938, Germany occupied and annexed Austria. By what
> German-language name is this action known as?
Anschluss
> 8. What was the German codename for their invasion of the Soviet Union
> in 1941?
Barbarossa
> 9. A fictional US Navy cargo ship plies the back areas of the Pacific
> Theater during WWII. "For the most part it stays on its regular run,
> from Tedium to Apathy and back; about five days each way. It makes an
> occasional trip to Monotony, and once it made a run all the way to
> Ennui, a distance of two thousand miles from Tedium." Name either the
> ship or the novel/movie/TV show it appears in. (Name both for a
> tie-breaker bonus.)
The Love Boat?
> 10. Eight European governments went into exile, either directly or via
> other countries, to England, when their country was occupied by the
> Germans. Name six of them. (name more than six for tie-breaker
> bonus(es). Note the first 6 countries named will be your answer for the
> point and the next one or two for the bonus.)
Greece, Netherlands, um, Denmark, Belgium, Poland, Czechoslovakia
Great quiz thanks Dan.
--
cheers,
calvin
== 9 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 11 2011 8:20 pm
From: swp
On Thursday, August 11, 2011 7:01:34 AM UTC-4, Dan Tilque wrote:
> Below is Rotating Quiz #26. For no real reason, I've made it a WWII
> trivia quiz. One point for each question, but several of them have the
> possibility of getting a bonus which will be used to break ties.
>
>
> 1. What city was under siege for almost 900 days during WWII?
leningrad
> 2. Truk (lagoon/atoll) was the location of the main Japanese naval base
> in the central Pacific. By what name is it known today? (spelling must
> be exact)
chuck?
> 3. What science fiction author served as a radar specialist and
> instructor during WWII? (Hint: he later wrote the semi-autobiographical
> novel _Glide Path_ about his experience.)
sir Arthur C. Clarke
> 4. What was the first fleet-to-fleet naval battle in history in which
> neither side's ships sighted nor fired upon each other?
pearl harbor?
> 5. What was the name of the Canadian beach in the Normandy Invasion?
juno
> 6. There are two instances of a father and his son both being awarded
> the US Medal of Honor. In both cases, the sons earned them for actions
> they performed in WWII. Give the family name of either. You may give two
> answers without penalty. If either is correct, you get the point; get
> both for a tie-breaker bonus. (Hint: one of the two in each family is a
> well-known person.)
roosevelt, macarthur
> 7. In 1938, Germany occupied and annexed Austria. By what
> German-language name is this action known as?
anschluss österreichs
> 8. What was the German codename for their invasion of the Soviet Union
> in 1941?
operation hedgehog!
> 9. A fictional US Navy cargo ship plies the back areas of the Pacific
> Theater during WWII. "For the most part it stays on its regular run,
> from Tedium to Apathy and back; about five days each way. It makes an
> occasional trip to Monotony, and once it made a run all the way to
> Ennui, a distance of two thousand miles from Tedium." Name either the
> ship or the novel/movie/TV show it appears in. (Name both for a
> tie-breaker bonus.)
mr roberts ; uss reluctant
> 10. Eight European governments went into exile, either directly or via
> other countries, to England, when their country was occupied by the
> Germans. Name six of them. (name more than six for tie-breaker
> bonus(es). Note the first 6 countries named will be your answer for the
> point and the next one or two for the bonus.)
sigh. france and whatever else Mark Brader said.
swp
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 11 2011 4:34 pm
From: Calvin
see:
Quite tough and a considerable British bias. I got 22/60 FWIW.
--
cheers,
calvin
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 11 2011 6:30 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
Thanks.
> Quite tough and a considerable British bias. I got 22/60 FWIW.
I got 35/60. Of course, this is just counting all the questions
equally and ignoring the structure.
--
Mark Brader | (Monosyllables being forbidden to doctors of philosophy,
Toronto | such truths are called "invariants" in the trade.)
msb@vex.net | -- Jeff Prothero
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #153 - ANSWERS & SCORES
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 11 2011 7:33 pm
From: Calvin
On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:17:53 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:
> 1 What is the main ingredient of marzipan?
Almond was the expected answer. While it is the key ingredient, and
usually the greatest by weight / volume, I did find a couple of recipes
where there is more sugar than almonds so will accept that too.
11/11
> 2 The island of Avalon is the supposed resting place of which mythical
> figure?
King Arthur
11/11
> 3 How old was Eva Peron when she died? [allow 3 years either way]
33 (accepting 30-36)
5/11
> 4 In F1 racing, what colour flag indicates disqualification?
Black
6/11
> 5 Is Napier located on NZ's north or south island?
North
5/11
> 6 Who was Clark Kent's editor?
Perry White
6/11
LOL @ Rebecca Wade :-)
> 7 What is the currency of Malaysia?
Ringgit
2/11
> 8 Which 1964 Robin Hood spoof starred Frank Sinatra and was set in
> gangland Chicago?
Robin and the Seven Hoods
5/11
> 9 Who discovered Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922?
Howard Carter
5/11
> 10 Asperger syndrome is a form of which human disorder?
Autism
10/11
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 153
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 7 Dan Tilque
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 David
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Erland S
1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 Joachim Parsch
1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 John Masters
1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 Mark Brader
1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 7 Pete Gayde
1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 Rob Parker
1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 6 Stan Brown
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
11 11 5 6 5 6 2 5 5 10 66 TOTAL
60%
And Rob takes it with 9.
--
cheers,
calvin
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #154
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 11 2011 7:35 pm
From: Calvin
1 How many tricks are needed for a grand-slam in the card game bridge?
2 What is the smallest US state by population?
3 A "7-10 split" is a term used in which sport?
4 What was the eighth month in the ancient Roman Calendar?
5 The disease hepatitis affects which organ?
6 What does the business acronym TQM stand for?
7 Europe's Black Death plague occurred during which century?
8 Which fictional book's chief rival is the Encyclopaedia Galactica?
9 Angelsea is located in which country of the British isles?
10 In which year was John Lennon shot?
--
cheers,
calvin
== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 11 2011 7:52 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
"Calvin":
> 1 How many tricks are needed for a grand-slam in the card game bridge?
13.
> 2 What is the smallest US state by population?
Delaware?
> 3 A "7-10 split" is a term used in which sport?
10-pin bowling.
> 4 What was the eighth month in the ancient Roman Calendar?
Depends on how "ancient" you mean. October, then Sextilis, then Augustus.
> 5 The disease hepatitis affects which organ?
Liver.
> 6 What does the business acronym TQM stand for?
Total Quality Management.
> 7 Europe's Black Death plague occurred during which century?
14th.
> 8 Which fictional book's chief rival is the Encyclopaedia Galactica?
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
> 9 Angelsea is located in which country of the British isles?
Never heard of it. But Anglesey is in the UK. And the country of
the UK that it's in is Wales.
> 10 In which year was John Lennon shot?
1980?
--
Mark Brader | "The job of an engineer is to build systems that
Toronto | people can trust. By this criterion, there
msb@vex.net | exist few software engineers." --John Shore
My text in this article is in the public domain.
== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 11 2011 8:31 pm
From: swp
On Thursday, August 11, 2011 10:35:44 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote:
> 1 How many tricks are needed for a grand-slam in the card game bridge?
thirteen
> 2 What is the smallest US state by population?
montana?
> 3 A "7-10 split" is a term used in which sport?
10-pin bowling
> 4 What was the eighth month in the ancient Roman Calendar?
october
> 5 The disease hepatitis affects which organ?
liver
> 6 What does the business acronym TQM stand for?
total quality management
> 7 Europe's Black Death plague occurred during which century?
14th
> 8 Which fictional book's chief rival is the Encyclopaedia Galactica?
the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
> 9 Angelsea is located in which country of the British isles?
isle of wight?
> 10 In which year was John Lennon shot?
1980 (december 8th)(jodie still hasn't gone out with the guy who did it)(but she did contribute a lot of money to the seti program recently)(I like her movies)(do you ask why the storm rages? don't ask me why I code.)
swp
== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 11 2011 10:26 pm
From: Joachim Parsch
Calvin schrieb:
>
> 1 How many tricks are needed for a grand-slam in the card game bridge?
13
> 2 What is the smallest US state by population?
Rhode Island?
> 3 A "7-10 split" is a term used in which sport?
Black Jack
> 4 What was the eighth month in the ancient Roman Calendar?
October
> 5 The disease hepatitis affects which organ?
Liver
> 6 What does the business acronym TQM stand for?
> 7 Europe's Black Death plague occurred during which century?
14th century (around 1350)
> 8 Which fictional book's chief rival is the Encyclopaedia Galactica?
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
> 9 Angelsea is located in which country of the British isles?
Wales?
> 10 In which year was John Lennon shot?
1980
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