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* Calvin's Quiz #158 - 8 messages, 6 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/190d8dd060560a5f?hl=en
* QFTCI11 Game 5 Rounds 7-8: baseball #'s, slogans - 2 messages, 2 authors
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* Rotating Quiz #28 - 1 messages, 1 author
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* Calvin's Quiz #159 - 5 messages, 5 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/8b307245623d7786?hl=en
* QFTCI11 Game 5 Rounds 9-10: magnitudes, Can-challenge - 9 messages, 5
authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/ffb6ad9e5d7cafdf?hl=en
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #158
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/190d8dd060560a5f?hl=en
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== 1 of 8 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 25 2011 12:33 am
From: Erland Sommarskog
Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
7.26
> 2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
Texas
> 3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
Spartacus
> 4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
Egypt
> 5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
Mercury
> 6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
6
> 7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but never
> leave?
Hotel California
> 8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
Psychiatrist
> 10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
Pinochet
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
== 2 of 8 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 25 2011 2:20 am
From: Dan Tilque
Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
8.34 (random number pulled out of dorsal aperture)
> 2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
Texas
> 3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
Spartacus (everyone in the movie was Spartacus)
> 4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
Egypt (among others)
> 5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
mercury
> 6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
6th
> 7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but never
> leave?
Hotel California
> 8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
psychologist
> 9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor
> Dolittle'?
Peter Sellers
> 10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
Aaaarrrggghhh!
--
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 8 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 25 2011 2:38 am
From: Dan Tilque
swp wrote:
> On Wednesday, August 24, 2011 7:23:31 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote:
>> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
>
> 0.996 (an average is a fraction representing the number of successful attempts out of the number of attempts at some activity, right?)
No. You got fooled by the mislabeled batting average in baseball. An
average is usually the arithmetic mean of a set of numbers, but the word
is sometimes applied to the median value or the mode (most common value
in the set). A baseball batting average is none of these things.
--
Dan Tilque
Keeping Pluto dead has taken a lot of work.
-- Mike Brown "How I killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming"
== 4 of 8 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 25 2011 6:20 am
From: Bruce Bowler
On Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:23:31 +1000, Calvin set fingers to keyboard and
typed:
> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
who???
> 2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
Texas
> 3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
Mandela
> 4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
USA (in Virginia, but you probably want Egypt)
> 5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
Mercury
> 6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
Jan 6th
> 7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but never
leave?
Hotel California
> 8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
Psychiatrist
> 9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor
Dolittle'?
Rex Harrison
> 10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
Allende
--
+-------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
Bruce Bowler | Now that my house has burned down I have a much
1.207.633.9610 | better view of the moon.
bbowler@bigelow.org | - Japanese Haiku
+-------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
== 5 of 8 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 25 2011 1:26 pm
From: Jeffrey Turner
On 8/24/2011 7:23 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
> 2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
Texas
> 3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
Nelson Mandela
> 4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
Egypt (There's only one?)
> 5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
Mercury
> 6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
8th
> 7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but never leave?
Hotel California
> 8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
Psychoanalyst
> 9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor Dolittle'?
Rex Harrison
> 10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
Pinochet
--Jeff
== 6 of 8 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 25 2011 7:04 pm
From: Pete
Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote in
news:op.v0qq9hmnyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:
>
>
> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
.500
> 2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
Texas
> 3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
Nelson Mandela
> 4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
Egypt
> 5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
> 6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
6
> 7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but
> never leave?
Hotel California
> 8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
Psychiatrist
> 9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor
> Dolittle'?
Rex Harrison
> 10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
Allende
>
>
> * When I asked this at the local club I wanted the answer to two
> decimal places, but I'll accept anything close in this forum.
>
Pete
== 7 of 8 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 25 2011 7:15 pm
From: Calvin
On Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:23:31 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:
> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average?
99.94 (also accepted 102)
3/12
A good batsman averages 40 (ie runs per dismissal), a very good one 50 and
a handful have managed 60 in the 130+ years of Test cricket. 99.94 really
is off the scale. As Rob pointed out, it could have been 100 if he had
scored just 4 runs in his last innings instead of 0.
> 2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
Texas
12/12
> 3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
Nelson Mandela
8/12
> 4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
Egypt was the intended answer, but the question is so poorly worded that
I'll accept anything. Sorry about that, chief.
12/12
> 5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
Mercury
11/12
> 6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
6th
9/12
> 7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but never
> leave?
The Hotel California
10/12
> 8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
Psychiatrist (or similar)
12/12
> 9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor
> Dolittle'?
Rex Harrison
10/12
> 10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
Augusto Pinochet
9/12
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 158
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 Bruce Bowler
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 6 Dan Tilque
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 Erland S
0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 Jeffrey Turner
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 8 John Masters
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Joshua Kreitzer
0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 Marc Dashevsky
0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 7 Mark Brader
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 Peter Smyth
1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 Rob Parker
0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 Stan Brown
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Stephen Perry
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
3 12 8 12 11 9 10 12 10 9 96 80%
Welcome back Bruce and congratulations to Peter on his successful defence.
--
cheers,
calvin
== 8 of 8 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 25 2011 7:18 pm
From: Calvin
On Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:04:20 +1000, Pete <pagrsg@wideopenwest.com> wrote:
> Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote in
> news:op.v0qq9hmnyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:
>
>>
>>
>> 1 What was Don Bradman's Test batting average? *
>
> .500
>
>> 2 Which US state is known as the Lone Star state?
>
> Texas
>
>> 3 Who did Morgan Freeman portray in the 2009 film Invictus?
>
> Nelson Mandela
>
>> 4 In which country is the city of Alexandria?
>
> Egypt
>
>> 5 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
>> 6 On what date is Epiphany usually celebrated each January?
>
> 6
>
>> 7 From which hotel can you check out at any time you like but
>> never leave?
>
> Hotel California
>
>> 8 What was Swiss Carl Jung's profession?
>
> Psychiatrist
>
>> 9 Who played the title role in the 1967 film version of 'Doctor
>> Dolittle'?
>
> Rex Harrison
>
>> 10 Who was President of Chile from 1973 to 1990?
>
> Allende
Just posted the results sorry Pete. You got 7/10 (missing 1, 5 and 10).
--
cheers,
calvin
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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 5 Rounds 7-8: baseball #'s, slogans
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/fa828ed2276fb46f?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 25 2011 1:21 pm
From: Jeffrey Turner
On 8/23/2011 12:39 AM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 7 - Baseball: The Numbers Game
>
> This round is all about numbers signicant to Major League Baseball.
>
> 1. What is the name for a type of statistics-based baseball
> analysis that was popularized by the bestselling book
> "Moneyball"? The name was derived from the initials of the
> Society of American Baseball Research.
Sabremetrics
> 2. In baseball statistics, what so-called percentage equals total
> bases divided by number of at-bats? Its abbreviation is
> "SLG".
Slugging percentage
> 3. In what year did Roger Maris hit 61 home runs, beating Babe
> Ruth's longstanding single-season record?
1961
> 4. In what year was the World Series between the Giants and
> A's delayed for 10 days by a San Francisco Bay Area
> earthquake?
1989
> 5. Joe DiMaggio's record hitting streak in 1941 lasted how many
> consecutive games?
53
> 6. In the official rules of Major League Baseball, a base
> is defined both as an object of a certain size placed on the
> field, and as the point that it must be placed in relation to.
> Using the second definition, where third base is a point,
> what is the *exact* official distance from third base to home?
60 feet
> 7. Who holds the career record for the most runs scored,
> with 2,295?
Pete Rose
> 8. Who had 262 hits in 2004, breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old
> record for hits in a single season?
>
> 9. In the National League, the starting pitcher almost always
> comes where in the batting order? (Give the answer as an
> ordinal number, like 1st, 2nd, etc.)
Ninth
> 10. In baseball scorekeeping, which three players execute a
> 6-4-3 double play? You must name the three positions
> in order.
Shortstop, second base, first base
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Advertising Slogans and Jingles
>
> Here is your opportunity to gain some benefit from all those
> memory cells of yours that advertisers have taken over for their
> own purposes. For each of the following slogans or jingles,
> identify the product referred to. *Note:* For full points, on
> *every question* you must give *both* the brand name and and a
> generic description: for example, "Ritz crackers".
>
> 1. Do you suck them very slowly, or crunch them very fast?
Tootsie Pops (candy)
> 2. He's the loneliest guy in town.
Maytag repairman (washers, etc. [white goods])
> 3. Does she or doesn't she?
Clairol (Only her hairdresser knows for sure.) (hair color)
> 4. Double your pleasure, double your fun.
Doublemint gum
> 5. So round, so firm, so fully packed.
>
> 6. Take (brand name) tonight, and sleep, deep and restful sleep,
> sleep, sleep.
Sominex (sleeping pills)
> 7. You've come a long way, baby.
Virginia Slims (cigarettes)
> 8. Manly, yes, but I like it, too!
Irish Spring (soap)
> 9. You'll wonder where the yellow went.
Pepsodent (toothpaste)
> 10. Aren't you glad you use (brand name)? Don't you wish
> everybody did?
Dial soap
> (Reminder: in every answer, did you give both the brand name and
> the type of product?)
--Jeff
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 25 2011 7:43 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-02-14,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... 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 7 - Baseball: The Numbers Game
> This round is all about numbers signicant to Major League Baseball.
> 1. What is the name for a type of statistics-based baseball
> analysis that was popularized by the bestselling book
> "Moneyball"? The name was derived from the initials of the
> Society of American Baseball Research.
Sabermetrics. As most of the "saber" part was directly implied
by the question, I required "metrics". 4 for Marc, Joshua, Pete,
Dan Blum, Peter, and Jeff, two of whom even spelled it correctly.
> 2. In baseball statistics, what so-called percentage equals total
> bases divided by number of at-bats? Its abbreviation is
> "SLG".
Slugging percentage. I accepted other answers with "slugging",
but you needed the -ing for full points. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Pete,
Dan Tilque, Peter, Calvin, Stephen, and Jeff. 3 for Dan Blum.
2 for Rob.
> 3. In what year did Roger Maris hit 61 home runs, beating Babe
> Ruth's longstanding single-season record?
1961. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Jeff.
3 for Dan Blum.
> 4. In what year was the World Series between the Giants and
> A's delayed for 10 days by a San Francisco Bay Area
> earthquake?
1989. 4 for Marc, Pete, Stephen, and Jeff.
> 5. Joe DiMaggio's record hitting streak in 1941 lasted how many
> consecutive games?
56. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen.
> 6. In the official rules of Major League Baseball, a base
> is defined both as an object of a certain size placed on the
> field, and as the point that it must be placed in relation to.
> Using the second definition, where third base is a point,
> what is the *exact* official distance from third base to home?
90 feet. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen.
(By the other definition, measuring from the edge of the third-base
bag along the baseline to the edge of home plate, the distance would
be 87 feet 9 inches.)
> 7. Who holds the career record for the most runs scored,
> with 2,295?
Rickey Henderson. 4 for Marc and Stephen. 3 for Joshua.
> 8. Who had 262 hits in 2004, breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old
> record for hits in a single season?
Ichiro Suzuki (either word of the name was sufficient). 4 for Joshua,
Pete, and Stephen.
> 9. In the National League, the starting pitcher almost always
> comes where in the batting order? (Give the answer as an
> ordinal number, like 1st, 2nd, etc.)
9th. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, Peter, Calvin, Stephen,
and Jeff. 2 for Rob.
> 10. In baseball scorekeeping, which three players execute a
> 6-4-3 double play? You must name the three positions
> in order.
Shortstop, second base, first base ("Tinker to Evers to Chance"
is the classic 6-4-3 double play). 4 for Marc, Joshua, Pete,
Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Jeff. 2 for Peter.
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Advertising Slogans and Jingles
> Here is your opportunity to gain some benefit from all those
> memory cells of yours that advertisers have taken over for their
> own purposes. For each of the following slogans or jingles,
> identify the product referred to. *Note:* For full points, on
> *every question* you must give *both* the brand name and and a
> generic description: for example, "Ritz crackers".
> 1. Do you suck them very slowly, or crunch them very fast?
Smarties candy. ("...eat that candy-coated chocolate, but tell me
when I ask: When you eat your Smarties do you eat the red ones last?")
4 for Stephen.
> 2. He's the loneliest guy in town.
Maytag appliances. (The slogan refers to the repairman.)
4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Jeff.
> 3. Does she or doesn't she?
Clairol hair color (dye). ("Only her hairdresser knows for sure.")
4 for Marc, Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Jeff. 3 for Stephen.
> 4. Double your pleasure, double your fun.
Doublemint chewing gum. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque,
Dan Blum, Stephen, and Jeff.
> 5. So round, so firm, so fully packed.
Lucky Strike cigarettes. 4 for Joshua.
> 6. Take (brand name) tonight, and sleep, deep and restful sleep,
> sleep, sleep.
Sominex sleeping pills. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Jeff.
One entrant said it was actually "safe", not "deep". I wouldn't
be surprised if that's right, or else if it was used both ways at
different times.
> 7. You've come a long way, baby.
Virginia Slims cigarettes ("...to get where you've got to today.
You've got your own cigarette, now, baby -- you've come a long,
long way.") 4 for Marc, Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Peter,
Stephen, and Jeff.
> 8. Manly, yes, but I like it, too!
Irish Spring soap. 4 for Pete, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Jeff.
> 9. You'll wonder where the yellow went.
Pepsodent toothpaste. ("When you brush your teeth with Pepsodent.")
4 for Marc, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Rob, Stephen, and Jeff.
> 10. Aren't you glad you use (brand name)? Don't you wish
> everybody did?
Dial soap. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Jeff.
> (Reminder: in every answer, did you give both the brand name and
> the type of product?)
For some entrants, this still didn't help.
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Geo Ent His Lit Spo Mis FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 27 36 32 42 35 32 145
Stephen Perry 18 32 32 45 36 31 145
Dan Tilque 32 16 24 31 24 32 119
Marc Dashevsky 28 28 12 24 36 24 116
Dan Blum 22 12 32 42 10 16 112
Jeff Turner 20 12 20 26 24 32 102
Peter Smyth 24 4 20 42 14 4 100
"Calvin" 12 12 36 38 12 0 98
Pete Gayde -- -- 20 18 36 16 90
Rob Parker 8 8 20 32 4 4 68
Erland Sommarskog 14 0 20 4 -- -- 38
--
Mark Brader | "...the average homeowner should expect...
Toronto | meteor damage every hundred million years."
msb@vex.net | --Robert Nemiroff & Jerry Bonnell
My text in this article is in the public domain.
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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #28
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 25 2011 1:23 pm
From: Jeffrey Turner
On 8/23/2011 1:34 AM, Pete wrote:
> Music of many genres.
>
> 1. Who composed the "Roman Trilogy" (Fountains of Rome, Pines of Rome,
> Roman Festivals)?
> 2. What woman's name has bluesman B. B. King given to his guitars?
> 3. By what nickname was Grateful Dead founding member Ron McKernan known?
Pigpen
> 4. Who was the co-founder and keyboard player for the jazz-rock group
> Weather Report?
> 5. During the playing of which song did Jimi Hendrix burn his guitar at the
> 1967 Monterey Pop Festival?
> 6. Who composed and played the Alto Saxophone solo on the Dave Brubeck
> Quartet's "Take Five"?
> 7. Which composer appeared at the official opening night of New York's
> Carnegie Hall in May, 1891?
> 8. What was the name of the first album by the English band Jethro Tull?
Aqualung
> 9. Which two guitar legends collaborated on the album "Chester and Lester"?
> 10. Which country music duo performed the theme to TV's "Beverly
> Hillbillies"?
--Jeff
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #159
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/8b307245623d7786?hl=en
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== 1 of 5 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 25 2011 7:16 pm
From: Calvin
1 Which comic actor appeared in the video clip for Paul Simon's 1986 hit
You Can Call Me Al?
2 Victoria Harbour is located in which Asian city?
3 Who led the first circumnavigation of Australia?
4 Which 8 letter word describes someone who is uncertain about the
existence of God?
5 Is Luton airport located north, south, east or west of London?
6 Which vital sign does a sphygmomanometer measure?
7 Entebbe is a city in which African country?
8 Which digit equates to 101 in binary notation?
9 Roberto Duran was a former world champion in which sport?
10 How often is the Passion Play performed at Oberammergau in Germany?
--
cheers,
calvin
== 2 of 5 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 25 2011 7:27 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
"Calvin":
> 1 Which comic actor appeared in the video clip for Paul Simon's 1986 hit
> You Can Call Me Al?
Nielsen?
> 2 Victoria Harbour is located in which Asian city?
Hong Kong.
> 3 Who led the first circumnavigation of Australia?
Cook?
> 4 Which 8 letter word describes someone who is uncertain about the
> existence of God?
Agnostic.
> 5 Is Luton airport located north, south, east or west of London?
North.
> 6 Which vital sign does a sphygmomanometer measure?
Blood pressure.
> 7 Entebbe is a city in which African country?
Uganda.
> 8 Which digit equates to 101 in binary notation?
5.
> 9 Roberto Duran was a former world champion in which sport?
Boxing.
> 10 How often is the Passion Play performed at Oberammergau in Germany?
Every 10 years.
--
Mark Brader | "One reason that life is complex is that it has
Toronto | a real part and an imaginary part."
msb@vex.net | --Andrew Koenig
My text in this article is in the public domain.
== 3 of 5 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 25 2011 9:11 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky
In article <op.v0stxed4yr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, calvin@phlegm.com says...
>
> 1 Which comic actor appeared in the video clip for Paul Simon's 1986 hit You Can Call Me Al?
Chevy Chase
> 2 Victoria Harbour is located in which Asian city?
Hong Kong
> 3 Who led the first circumnavigation of Australia?
Tasman
> 4 Which 8 letter word describes someone who is uncertain about the existence of God?
agnostic
> 5 Is Luton airport located north, south, east or west of London?
north
> 6 Which vital sign does a sphygmomanometer measure?
blood pressure
> 7 Entebbe is a city in which African country?
Uganda
> 8 Which digit equates to 101 in binary notation?
5
> 9 Roberto Duran was a former world champion in which sport?
boxing
> 10 How often is the Passion Play performed at Oberammergau in Germany?
every day
== 4 of 5 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 25 2011 9:53 pm
From: Dan Tilque
Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 Which comic actor appeared in the video clip for Paul Simon's 1986
> hit You Can Call Me Al?
Johnson
> 2 Victoria Harbour is located in which Asian city?
Hong Kong
> 3 Who led the first circumnavigation of Australia?
Tasman
> 4 Which 8 letter word describes someone who is uncertain about the
> existence of God?
agnostic
> 5 Is Luton airport located north, south, east or west of London?
north
> 6 Which vital sign does a sphygmomanometer measure?
blood pressure
> 7 Entebbe is a city in which African country?
Kenya
> 8 Which digit equates to 101 in binary notation?
5
> 9 Roberto Duran was a former world champion in which sport?
boxing
> 10 How often is the Passion Play performed at Oberammergau in Germany?
once a day
--
Dan Tilque
Keeping Pluto dead has taken a lot of work.
-- Mike Brown "How I killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming"
== 5 of 5 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 25 2011 10:13 pm
From: John Masters
On 2011-08-26 02:16:16 +0000, Calvin said:
> 1 Which comic actor appeared in the video clip for Paul Simon's 1986
> hit You Can Call Me Al?
Chevy Chase
> 2 Victoria Harbour is located in which Asian city?
Hong Kong
> 3 Who led the first circumnavigation of Australia?
Murray
> 4 Which 8 letter word describes someone who is uncertain about the
> existence of God?
Agnostic
> 5 Is Luton airport located north, south, east or west of London?
North
> 6 Which vital sign does a sphygmomanometer measure?
Breathing
> 7 Entebbe is a city in which African country?
Uganda
> 8 Which digit equates to 101 in binary notation?
5
> 9 Roberto Duran was a former world champion in which sport?
Boxing
> 10 How often is the Passion Play performed at Oberammergau in Germany?
Every 10 years
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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 5 Rounds 9-10: magnitudes, Can-challenge
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/ffb6ad9e5d7cafdf?hl=en
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== 1 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 25 2011 7:50 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
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 wrote both of these rounds.
* Game 5, Round 9 - Orders of Magnitude
In this round each question asks you about a number. But we
don't want you tell us the number; just tell us how many digits
it has (ignoring any decimal or fractional part). For example,
if we asked for the population of Canada, there are 8 digits in
34,000,000, *so you would say 8*. Answers may repeat.
1. The number of electrons that would weigh the same as one
proton. Remember, we just need you to say *how many digits*
are in the number.
2. The number of protons in an atom of uranium. How many digits?
3. The distance to the Moon in miles.
4. The distance to the Sun in miles.
5. The number of seconds in a day.
6. The number of cubic feet in a cubic mile.
7. The speed of sound in air, in miles per hour.
8. The speed of *light* in air, in miles per *second*.
9. One googol.
10. One googolplex.
* Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round from Canada
Round 10 is the Canadiana round, or in other words, this is the
challenge round from Canada. And speaking of Canada, after this
round we'll see you in two weeks, because next Monday is the
Presidents Day holiday, or as they want you to call it here,
Family Day.
A. Rough( )Riders
A1. Name *either* the quarterback who led the Saskatchewan
Roughriders from 1963 to 1978, or else their star running
back of the same era who wore number 34 and gained more
than 16,000 yards in his career.
A2. Name *either* the quarterback who led the *Ottawa* Rough
Riders from 1959 to 1968, or else *their* star running
back of the same era who wore number 11 and was only
5 feet, 7 or 8 inches tall.
B. Front Page Challenge
B1. Name any two of the three panelists who appeared on
"Front Page Challenge" for 25 years or longer. One joined
the cast in 1961, another died in 1984, and the third was
with the show for its entire 38-year run. Name any two.
B2. Name the man who hosted the show for almost its entire
run, *and* any *one* of the other three people (besides
the correct answers to B1) who were regular panelists
for several years each.
C. You Send Mail
C1. In Canada, what is the maximum weight of letter that
you can mail for a regular 59¢ postage stamp?
C2. Even if the thing you're mailing is under <answer C1>
and you're sending it by regular lettermail to a
destination in Canada, you can still be charged extra
postage for any of several reasons. Name any one.
D. Ontario H, Y, D, R, and O
D1. The category title refers to the 1999 breakup of
Ontario Hydro by the Harris government into five successor
companies. One of them specializes in transmission and
local distribution; it owns and operates practically
all of Ontario's long-distance transmission lines.
Name that company.
D2. Another successor to Ontario Hydro is Ontario Power
Generation. As of December 31, 2009, which of the three
main types of power stations provides the largest share,
or just over 3/8, of the company's total generating
capacity?
E. Fresh-Water Islands
E1. Of Canadian islands in fresh water, which one has the
largest area?
E2. Of Canadian islands in fresh water, which one has the
largest *population*?
F. Referendums
F1. In what year did the Parti Québécois hold their first
referendum on independence for Quebec, or as they called
it, "sovereignty-association"?
F2. In 1995 the Charlottetown Accord was defeated in a
national referendum. But in some provinces a majority
of votes were in favor of it. Name any one of those
provinces.
--
Mark Brader "Could you please continue the petty bickering?
Toronto I find it most intriguing."
msb@vex.net -- Data ("Haven", ST:TNG, Tracy Torme)
My text in this article is in the public domain.
== 2 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 25 2011 8:58 pm
From: Calvin
On Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:50:16 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 5, Round 9 - Orders of Magnitude
>
> In this round each question asks you about a number. But we
> don't want you tell us the number; just tell us how many digits
> it has (ignoring any decimal or fractional part). For example,
> if we asked for the population of Canada, there are 8 digits in
> 34,000,000, *so you would say 8*. Answers may repeat.
>
> 1. The number of electrons that would weigh the same as one
> proton. Remember, we just need you to say *how many digits*
> are in the number.
A lot. 9, 10
> 2. The number of protons in an atom of uranium. How many digits?
2, 3
> 3. The distance to the Moon in miles.
9
> 4. The distance to the Sun in miles.
8
> 5. The number of seconds in a day.
5 (and I did it in my head)
> 6. The number of cubic feet in a cubic mile.
10, 11
> 7. The speed of sound in air, in miles per hour.
3, 4
> 8. The speed of *light* in air, in miles per *second*.
6
> 9. One googol.
100
> 10. One googolplex.
1000, 1000000
> * Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round from Canada
> C2. Even if the thing you're mailing is under <answer C1>
> and you're sending it by regular lettermail to a
> destination in Canada, you can still be charged extra
> postage for any of several reasons. Name any one.
Envelope not within standard dimensions
> E. Fresh-Water Islands
>
> E1. Of Canadian islands in fresh water, which one has the
> largest area?
Devon?
--
cheers,
calvin
== 3 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 25 2011 9:20 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky
In article <eYSdneHa--x1lMrTnZ2dnUVZ_rednZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> * Game 5, Round 9 - Orders of Magnitude
>
> In this round each question asks you about a number. But we
> don't want you tell us the number; just tell us how many digits
> it has (ignoring any decimal or fractional part). For example,
> if we asked for the population of Canada, there are 8 digits in
> 34,000,000, *so you would say 8*. Answers may repeat.
>
> 1. The number of electrons that would weigh the same as one
> proton. Remember, we just need you to say *how many digits*
> are in the number.
6
> 2. The number of protons in an atom of uranium. How many digits?
2
> 3. The distance to the Moon in miles.
6
> 4. The distance to the Sun in miles.
8
> 5. The number of seconds in a day.
5
> 6. The number of cubic feet in a cubic mile.
12
> 7. The speed of sound in air, in miles per hour.
3
> 8. The speed of *light* in air, in miles per *second*.
6
> 9. One googol.
101
> 10. One googolplex.
== 4 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 25 2011 9:31 pm
From: Calvin
On Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:58:44 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:
>> 3. The distance to the Moon in miles.
>
> 9
>
>> 4. The distance to the Sun in miles.
>
> 8
LOL. I read Q3 as Mars...
--
cheers,
calvin
== 5 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 25 2011 10:11 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
Mark Brader:
>>> 3. The distance to the Moon in miles.
"Calvin":
>> 9
>>> 4. The distance to the Sun in miles.
>>
>> 8
>
> LOL. I read Q3 as Mars...
I was *wondering*!
But, you know, the Challenge Round from Mars was in the *last* game...
(For Mars it actually varies between 8 and 9 digits depending on the
positions of the two planets in their orbits.)
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Effective immediately, all memos are to be written
msb@vex.net | in clear, active-voice English." -- US gov't memo
My text in this article is in the public domain.
== 6 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 25 2011 10:13 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
Marc, if your answer slate was truncated due to a technical problem
or accidental keystroke or something of that kind, then please post
again with the remaining answers you were going to give.
--
Mark Brader | "...it doesn't even fulfill the most basic
Toronto | requirements for a good text editor, such as
msb@vex.net | having a built-in mail reader." -- Per Abrahamsen
== 7 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 25 2011 10:19 pm
From: Calvin
On Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:11:59 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:
> Mark Brader:
>>>> 3. The distance to the Moon in miles.
>
> "Calvin":
>>> 9
>
>>>> 4. The distance to the Sun in miles.
>>>
>>> 8
>>
>> LOL. I read Q3 as Mars...
>
> I was *wondering*!
Having to think in miles is always a challenge for me.
> But, you know, the Challenge Round from Mars was in the *last* game...
I was at a quiz night recently where we kept answering "South Pacific"
whenever it was a feasible answer. But it never came up, dammit.
> (For Mars it actually varies between 8 and 9 digits depending on the
> positions of the two planets in their orbits.)
Which must be why you didn't ask it.
--
cheers,
calvin
== 8 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 25 2011 10:27 pm
From: Dan Tilque
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 9 - Orders of Magnitude
>
> In this round each question asks you about a number. But we
> don't want you tell us the number; just tell us how many digits
> it has (ignoring any decimal or fractional part). For example,
> if we asked for the population of Canada, there are 8 digits in
> 34,000,000, *so you would say 8*. Answers may repeat.
>
> 1. The number of electrons that would weigh the same as one
> proton. Remember, we just need you to say *how many digits*
> are in the number.
4
>
> 2. The number of protons in an atom of uranium. How many digits?
2
>
> 3. The distance to the Moon in miles.
6
>
> 4. The distance to the Sun in miles.
8
>
> 5. The number of seconds in a day.
5
>
> 6. The number of cubic feet in a cubic mile.
12
>
> 7. The speed of sound in air, in miles per hour.
3
>
> 8. The speed of *light* in air, in miles per *second*.
6
>
> 9. One googol.
101
>
> 10. One googolplex.
10^100 + 1
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round from Canada
>
> Round 10 is the Canadiana round, or in other words, this is the
> challenge round from Canada. And speaking of Canada, after this
> round we'll see you in two weeks, because next Monday is the
> Presidents Day holiday, or as they want you to call it here,
> Family Day.
>
> A. Rough( )Riders
>
> A1. Name *either* the quarterback who led the Saskatchewan
> Roughriders from 1963 to 1978, or else their star running
> back of the same era who wore number 34 and gained more
> than 16,000 yards in his career.
>
> A2. Name *either* the quarterback who led the *Ottawa* Rough
> Riders from 1959 to 1968, or else *their* star running
> back of the same era who wore number 11 and was only
> 5 feet, 7 or 8 inches tall.
>
> B. Front Page Challenge
>
> B1. Name any two of the three panelists who appeared on
> "Front Page Challenge" for 25 years or longer. One joined
> the cast in 1961, another died in 1984, and the third was
> with the show for its entire 38-year run. Name any two.
>
> B2. Name the man who hosted the show for almost its entire
> run, *and* any *one* of the other three people (besides
> the correct answers to B1) who were regular panelists
> for several years each.
>
> C. You Send Mail
>
> C1. In Canada, what is the maximum weight of letter that
> you can mail for a regular 59� postage stamp?
one ounce
>
> C2. Even if the thing you're mailing is under <answer C1>
> and you're sending it by regular lettermail to a
> destination in Canada, you can still be charged extra
> postage for any of several reasons. Name any one.
too large
>
> D. Ontario H, Y, D, R, and O
>
> D1. The category title refers to the 1999 breakup of
> Ontario Hydro by the Harris government into five successor
> companies. One of them specializes in transmission and
> local distribution; it owns and operates practically
> all of Ontario's long-distance transmission lines.
> Name that company.
>
> D2. Another successor to Ontario Hydro is Ontario Power
> Generation. As of December 31, 2009, which of the three
> main types of power stations provides the largest share,
> or just over 3/8, of the company's total generating
> capacity?
nuclear
>
> E. Fresh-Water Islands
>
> E1. Of Canadian islands in fresh water, which one has the
> largest area?
Manitoulin
>
> E2. Of Canadian islands in fresh water, which one has the
> largest *population*?
Laval
>
> F. Referendums
>
> F1. In what year did the Parti Qu�b�cois hold their first
> referendum on independence for Quebec, or as they called
> it, "sovereignty-association"?
1969
>
> F2. In 1995 the Charlottetown Accord was defeated in a
> national referendum. But in some provinces a majority
> of votes were in favor of it. Name any one of those
> provinces.
New Brunswick
--
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 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 25 2011 10:50 pm
From: Joshua Kreitzer
On Aug 25, 9:50 pm, m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
>
> * Game 5, Round 9 - Orders of Magnitude
>
> In this round each question asks you about a number. But we
> don't want you tell us the number; just tell us how many digits
> it has (ignoring any decimal or fractional part).
>
> 1. The number of electrons that would weigh the same as one
> proton. Remember, we just need you to say *how many digits*
> are in the number.
6
> 2. The number of protons in an atom of uranium. How many digits?
2
> 3. The distance to the Moon in miles.
6
> 4. The distance to the Sun in miles.
8
> 5. The number of seconds in a day.
5
> 6. The number of cubic feet in a cubic mile.
12; 13
> 7. The speed of sound in air, in miles per hour.
3
> 8. The speed of *light* in air, in miles per *second*.
6
> 9. One googol.
101
> 10. One googolplex.
<answer #1>
10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,001;
<answer #2>
one googol plus 1
> * Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round from Canada
> C. You Send Mail
>
> C1. In Canada, what is the maximum weight of letter that
> you can mail for a regular 59¢ postage stamp?
35 g; 40 g
> C2. Even if the thing you're mailing is under <answer C1>
> and you're sending it by regular lettermail to a
> destination in Canada, you can still be charged extra
> postage for any of several reasons. Name any one.
the item is rigid; the item is oversized in terms of length & width
> E. Fresh-Water Islands
> E2. Of Canadian islands in fresh water, which one has the
> largest *population*?
Montreal
> F. Referendums
>
> F1. In what year did the Parti Québécois hold their first
> referendum on independence for Quebec, or as they called
> it, "sovereignty-association"?
1976; 1977
> F2. In 1995 the Charlottetown Accord was defeated in a
> national referendum. But in some provinces a majority
> of votes were in favor of it. Name any one of those
> provinces.
New Brunswick; Prince Edward Island
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
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