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* Calvin's Quiz #160 - 10 messages, 9 authors
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* Calvin's Quiz #159 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 3 messages, 3 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/8b307245623d7786?hl=en
* QFTCI11 Game 6 Rounds 2-3: NHL deals, lit techniques - 9 messages, 8 authors
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* QFTCI11 Game 5 Rounds 9-10 answers: magnitudes, Can-challenge - 2 messages,
2 authors
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* Rotating Quiz #28 - ANSWERS and SCORES - 1 messages, 1 author
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #160
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/4e3148209fb5e9de?hl=en
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== 1 of 10 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 28 2011 10:44 pm
From: John Masters

On 2011-08-29 04:25:40 +0000, Calvin said:

> 1 Who is Barry Humphries' male alter ego?

Les Patterson

> 2 Which actor married Madonna in 1985?

Sean Penn

> 3 What is the maximum number of stars a restaurant can receive in the
> Michelin Guide?

> 4 John Lithgow starred in which 1990s US comedy series?

3rd Rock From The Sun

> 5 Who didn't want to belong to any club that would have him as a member?

Groucho Marx

> 6 Which Scottish city is known as the oil capital of Europe?

Aberdeen

> 7 Which drug was withdrawn from sale in 1961 after causing deformities
> in hundreds of babies?

Thalidomide

> 8 What type of dish is consomme?

Soup

> 9 Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman co-starred in 1995 rom-com?

While You Were Sleeping

> 10 What is the main ingredient of a souffle?

Cheese

== 2 of 10 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 29 2011 3:13 am
From: "Peter Smyth"

"Calvin" wrote in message
news:op.v0yjw2tjyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au...
>
>1 Who is Barry Humphries' male alter ego?
Sir Les Patterson
>2 Which actor married Madonna in 1985?
>3 What is the maximum number of stars a restaurant can receive in the
>Michelin Guide?
Three
>4 John Lithgow starred in which 1990s US comedy series?
>5 Who didn't want to belong to any club that would have him as a member?
Groucho Marx
>6 Which Scottish city is known as the oil capital of Europe?
Aberdeen
>7 Which drug was withdrawn from sale in 1961 after causing deformities in
>hundreds of babies?
Thalidomide
>8 What type of dish is consomme?
Soup
>9 Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman co-starred in 1995 rom-com?
>10 What is the main ingredient of a souffle?
Egg

Peter Smyth

== 3 of 10 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 29 2011 4:44 am
From: Dan Tilque

Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 Who is Barry Humphries' male alter ego?
> 2 Which actor married Madonna in 1985?

Sean Penn

> 3 What is the maximum number of stars a restaurant can receive in the
> Michelin Guide?

> 4 John Lithgow starred in which 1990s US comedy series?

3rd Rock from the Sun

> 5 Who didn't want to belong to any club that would have him as a member?

Groucho Marx

> 6 Which Scottish city is known as the oil capital of Europe?

Aberdeen

> 7 Which drug was withdrawn from sale in 1961 after causing
> deformities in hundreds of babies?

thalidomide (and it's since been reintroduced to the active
pharmacopoeia in some countries, although they make sure that pregnant
women don't get it.)

> 8 What type of dish is consomme?

soup

> 9 Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman co-starred in 1995 rom-com?
> 10 What is the main ingredient of a souffle?

eggs

--
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 10 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 29 2011 5:38 am
From: Bruce Bowler

On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:25:40 +1000, Calvin set fingers to keyboard and
typed:

> 1 Who is Barry Humphries' male alter ego?
Dame Edna

> 2 Which actor married Madonna in 1985?
Guy Ritchie

> 3 What is the maximum number of stars a restaurant can
receive in the Michelin Guide?
3 (was the question # a clue???)

> 4 John Lithgow starred in which 1990s US comedy series?
Third Rock From The Sun

> 5 Who didn't want to belong to any club that would have him as a
member?
Groucho Marx (but I've also heard it attributed to Mark Twain)

> 6 Which Scottish city is known as the oil capital of Europe?
Edinburgh

> 7 Which drug was withdrawn from sale in 1961 after causing
deformities in hundreds of babies?
Thalidomide

> 8 What type of dish is consomme?
A soup (or probably more closely a "broth")

> 9 Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman co-starred in 1995 rom-com?
???

> 10 What is the main ingredient of a souffle?
Eggs

Bruce

== 5 of 10 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 29 2011 7:27 am
From: Marc Dashevsky

In article <op.v0yjw2tjyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, calvin@phlegm.com says...
>
>
> 1 Who is Barry Humphries' male alter ego?
Dame Edna is arguably male.

> 2 Which actor married Madonna in 1985?
Sean Penn

> 3 What is the maximum number of stars a restaurant can receive in the Michelin Guide?
4

> 4 John Lithgow starred in which 1990s US comedy series?
3rd Rock From The Sun

> 5 Who didn't want to belong to any club that would have him as a member?
Groucho Marx

> 6 Which Scottish city is known as the oil capital of Europe?
Aberdeen

> 7 Which drug was withdrawn from sale in 1961 after causing deformities in hundreds of babies?
Thalidomide

> 8 What type of dish is consomme?
soup

> 9 Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman co-starred in 1995 rom-com?
I remember that it wasn't very funny, but I have forgotten the name.

> 10 What is the main ingredient of a souffle?
egg white

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

== 6 of 10 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 29 2011 8:38 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

"Calvin":
> 1 Who is Barry Humphries' male alter ego?

Dame Edna?

> 2 Which actor married Madonna in 1985?

Penn.

> 3 What is the maximum number of stars a restaurant can receive in the
> Michelin Guide?

> 4 John Lithgow starred in which 1990s US comedy series?

3rd Rock from the Sun

> 5 Who didn't want to belong to any club that would have him as a member?

Marx. (Tendence Groucho.)

> 6 Which Scottish city is known as the oil capital of Europe?

Aberdeen.

> 7 Which drug was withdrawn from sale in 1961 after causing deformities in
> hundreds of babies?

Thalidomide.

> 8 What type of dish is consomme?

Soup.

> 9 Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman co-starred in 1995 rom-com?

"While You Were Sleeping".

> 10 What is the main ingredient of a souffle?

Eggs.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "...blind faith can ruin the eyesight--
msb@vex.net | and the perspective." --Robert Ludlum

My text in this article is in the public domain.

== 7 of 10 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 29 2011 9:33 am
From: Jeffrey Turner

On 8/29/2011 12:25 AM, Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 Who is Barry Humphries' male alter ego?
> 2 Which actor married Madonna in 1985?
> 3 What is the maximum number of stars a restaurant can receive in the
> Michelin Guide?
5
> 4 John Lithgow starred in which 1990s US comedy series?
Third Rock from the Sun
> 5 Who didn't want to belong to any club that would have him as a member?
Groucho
> 6 Which Scottish city is known as the oil capital of Europe?
> 7 Which drug was withdrawn from sale in 1961 after causing deformities
> in hundreds of babies?
Thalidomide
> 8 What type of dish is consomme?
Soup
> 9 Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman co-starred in 1995 rom-com?
> 10 What is the main ingredient of a souffle?
Eggs

== 8 of 10 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 29 2011 3:22 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog

Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
> 3 What is the maximum number of stars a restaurant can receive in the
> Michelin Guide?

> 5 Who didn't want to belong to any club that would have him as a
> member?

I guess you want Gruocho Marx, but I wouldn't belong to the same club
as Karl Marx either. Or Stalin, or Breivik or whole number of other
sleazebags.

> 6 Which Scottish city is known as the oil capital of Europe?

Aberdeen

> 7 Which drug was withdrawn from sale in 1961 after causing
> deformities > in hundreds of babies?

Neurosodyn

> 8 What type of dish is consomme?

soup

> 10 What is the main ingredient of a souffle?

Eggwhites

== 9 of 10 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 29 2011 3:25 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog

Erland Sommarskog (esquel@sommarskog.se) writes:
>> 5 Who didn't want to belong to any club that would have him as a
>> member?
>
> I guess you want Gruocho Marx, but I wouldn't belong to the same club
> as Karl Marx either. Or Stalin, or Breivik or whole number of other
> sleazebags.

For some reason, I read the first word as "you" - whence my comment.

>> 7 Which drug was withdrawn from sale in 1961 after causing
>> deformities > in hundreds of babies?
>
> Neurosodyn

That was the name used in Sweden, in case you wonder.

== 10 of 10 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 29 2011 3:54 pm
From: Stan Brown

On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:25:40 +1000, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Who is Barry Humphries' male alter ego?

Dame Edna

> 2 Which actor married Madonna in 1985?

Pope Pius XII

> 3 What is the maximum number of stars a restaurant can receive in the
> Michelin Guide?

Three

> 4 John Lithgow starred in which 1990s US comedy series?

"Third Rock from the Sun"

> 5 Who didn't want to belong to any club that would have him as a member?

Groucho Marx

> 6 Which Scottish city is known as the oil capital of Europe?

Glasgow

> 7 Which drug was withdrawn from sale in 1961 after causing deformities in
> hundreds of babies?

Thalidomide

> 8 What type of dish is consomme?

Clear soup

> 9 Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman co-starred in 1995 rom-com?

"While You Were Sleeping"

> 10 What is the main ingredient of a souffle?

Eggs

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

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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 29 2011 4:23 am
From: Dan Tilque

Calvin wrote:
>
>> 3 Who led the first circumnavigation of Australia?
>
> Matthew Flinders
> 1/11 (guess who)
> Cook and Tasman were sensible guesses

Tasman is well known for being the first to sail completely around
Australia. (I learned that in some history class here in the US.) The
fact that he did so without actually seeing the mainland is interesting
but irrelevant.

>
>> 5 Is Luton airport located north, south, east or west of London?
>
> North
> 9/11

I learned this from a computer game called Railroad Tycoon, BTW. The
airport wasn't shown, of course, but the town was.

--
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 3 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 29 2011 5:32 am
From: Bruce Bowler

On Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:16:16 +1000, Calvin set fingers to keyboard and
typed:

> 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?
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?
Yes :-) (I'll guess 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?
Decadaly

== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 29 2011 3:54 pm
From: Calvin

On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:23:30 +1000, Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>
wrote:

> Calvin wrote:
>>
>>> 3 Who led the first circumnavigation of Australia?
>> Matthew Flinders
>> 1/11 (guess who)
>> Cook and Tasman were sensible guesses
>
> Tasman is well known for being the first to sail completely around
> Australia. (I learned that in some history class here in the US.) The
> fact that he did so without actually seeing the mainland is interesting
> but irrelevant.

So it seems. Marc is now the outright winner, and I have included Bruce's
"late" entry.

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 159
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Bruce Bowler
0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 Dan Tilque
0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 Erland S
0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 7 Jeffrey Turner
1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 John Masters
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 Marc Dashevsky
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 Mark Brader
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Pete Gayde
0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 Peter Smyth
0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 7 Rob Parker
0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 6 Stan Brown
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Stephen Perry
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
4 11 6 12 10 9 9 12 11 7 91 76%

cheers,
calvin

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== 1 of 9 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 29 2011 5:49 am
From: Joshua Kreitzer

On Aug 28, 10:15 pm, m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
>
> * Game 6, Round 2 - NHL Deals and Steals
>
> 9. In US dollars, within 20% of the true number, how much cash
> did Oilers owner Peter Pocklington acquire from Los Angeles
> as part of the Wayne Gretzky trade?

$10 million; $5 million

> * Game 6, Round 3 - Literary Techniques
>
> For each of the following passages, identify the literary device or
> figure of speech used in it.
>
> 1. "The kettle is boiling."

metonymy

> 2. "All hands on deck!"

synecdoche

> 4. "Good grief, Godfrey, get that greyhound out of my gloxinia
> garden!"

alliteration

> 5. "I yanked the door open and the hinges squealed in protest."

personification

> 6. "It's *hot* and it's mo*not*onous."

rhyme

> 7. "The rain pattered down and the worms squished under my
> boots as thunder began to rumble."

onomatopoeia

> 8. "This round is as stale as week-old toast."

simile

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com

== 2 of 9 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 29 2011 5:58 am
From: swp

On Sunday, August 28, 2011 11:15:21 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 6, Round 2 - NHL Deals and Steals
>
> 1. We begin as usual with current events. Or to be more precise,
> the first *two* questions in this round will be about a
> very recent deal. Name the 6'5", 216-pound prospect that
> the Leafs acquired from Boston as part of the package in
> return for Tomas Kaberle ("KAB-er-lay").

joe colborne

> 2. Toronto also received a 2011 first-round draft pick, and
> another draft pick that will only apply if one of two things
> happens this year. Name *either* of the two conditions.

they finish last ; they finish first

> 3. Montreal traded what goaltender to St. Louis in June of 2010,
> despite his sparkling play in upsetting Washington and
> Pittburgh in that year's playoffs?
>
> 4. In another puzzling move, Chicago let this goaltender go to
> San Jose after winning the 2009-10 Stanley Cup. Name him.
>
> 5. Colorado acquired two veteran defensemen in 2000 and 2001.
> Neither of them was Rodney Boyd, but they both shared his
> first and last initials. Name either one.
>
> 6. Comparing the 2009 end-of-year standings to 2010, what team
> went from first to worst in the NHL after signing Ilya
> Kovalchuk to a $100 million contract?

nj devils

> 7. A lopsided deal in 1986 saw Vancouver receive Barry Pederson,
> while Boston got a 1987 first-round draft pick -- along with
> what future Hall-of-Fame forward?
>
> 8. In another lopsided deal, in 1988 St. Louis swapped Rob
> Ramage and Rick Wamsley to Calgary for Steve Bozek -- and
> what future Hall-of-Fame forward?
>
> 9. In US dollars, within 20% of the true number, how much cash
> did Oilers owner Peter Pocklington acquire from Los Angeles
> as part of the Wayne Gretzky trade?

$15,000,000

> 10. Speaking of <answer 9>, that's also the amount that went
> to Quebec City, along with a slew of players and draft picks,
> when Philadelphia acquired what center in 1992?

eric lindros

> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh nafjrerq
> "Uhyy" on any question, go back and supply the first name.
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 3 - Literary Techniques
>
> For each of the following passages, identify the literary device or
> figure of speech used in it. We'll tell you that answers will not
> repeat, and since pretty much anything could be said ironically, none
> of the answers will be "irony".
>
> 1. "The kettle is boiling."

metonymy

> 2. "All hands on deck!"

synecdoche

> 3. "If only I had known then the reason for Sir Lechly's
> penetrating look, I would have left the castle immediately."

perception

> 4. "Good grief, Godfrey, get that greyhound out of my gloxinia
> garden!"

alliteration

> 5. "I yanked the door open and the hinges squealed in protest."

imagery

> 6. "It's *hot* and it's mo*not*onous."

assonance

> 7. "The rain pattered down and the worms squished under my
> boots as thunder began to rumble."

dramatic visualization

> 8. "This round is as stale as week-old toast."

imagery

> 9. "You're an angel, darling."

metaphor

> 10. "Just then a complete stranger entered. 'I confess,
> Inspector Hodge,' he said. 'I killed Lord Blenkinsop.
> Please pardon me for omitting to appear in this story up
> until now."

deus ex machina

swp

== 3 of 9 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 29 2011 6:00 am
From: swp

joe colborne

> 2. Toronto also received a 2011 first-round draft pick, and
> another draft pick that will only apply if one of two things
> happens this year. Name *either* of the two conditions.

they finish last ; they finish first

nj devils

$15,000,000

> 10. Speaking of <answer 9>, that's also the amount that went
> to Quebec City, along with a slew of players and draft picks,
> when Philadelphia acquired what center in 1992?

eric lindros

metonymy

> 2. "All hands on deck!"

synecdoche

> 3. "If only I had known then the reason for Sir Lechly's
> penetrating look, I would have left the castle immediately."

perception

> 4. "Good grief, Godfrey, get that greyhound out of my gloxinia
> garden!"

alliteration

> 5. "I yanked the door open and the hinges squealed in protest."

imagery

> 6. "It's *hot* and it's mo*not*onous."

assonance

> 7. "The rain pattered down and the worms squished under my
> boots as thunder began to rumble."

dramatic visualization

> 8. "This round is as stale as week-old toast."

imagery

> 9. "You're an angel, darling."

metaphor

> 10. "Just then a complete stranger entered. 'I confess,
> Inspector Hodge,' he said. 'I killed Lord Blenkinsop.
> Please pardon me for omitting to appear in this story up
> until now."

deus ex machina

swp

== 4 of 9 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 29 2011 6:30 am
From: swp

swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote in news:d5336d35-5d02-4b79-91f0-
a0eee3ddb3af@glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com:
> On Sunday, August 28, 2011 11:15:21 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
>> * Game 6, Round 2 - NHL Deals and Steals
> ...
>> * Game 6, Round 3 - Literary Techniques
> ...
> swp

please ignore this second post, I guess google did let it go through
eventually.

swp

== 5 of 9 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 29 2011 7:21 am
From: Marc Dashevsky

In article <_ridnbSI-rHUmcbTnZ2dnUVZ_i2dnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> * Game 6, Round 2 - NHL Deals and Steals
>
> 1. We begin as usual with current events. Or to be more precise,
> the first *two* questions in this round will be about a
> very recent deal. Name the 6'5", 216-pound prospect that
> the Leafs acquired from Boston as part of the package in
> return for Tomas Kaberle ("KAB-er-lay").
Joe

> 2. Toronto also received a 2011 first-round draft pick, and
> another draft pick that will only apply if one of two things
> happens this year. Name *either* of the two conditions.
make it to the Stanley Cup finals

> 8. In another lopsided deal, in 1988 St. Louis swapped Rob
> Ramage and Rick Wamsley to Calgary for Steve Bozek -- and
> what future Hall-of-Fame forward?
>
> 9. In US dollars, within 20% of the true number, how much cash
> did Oilers owner Peter Pocklington acquire from Los Angeles
> as part of the Wayne Gretzky trade?
>
> 10. Speaking of <answer 9>, that's also the amount that went
> to Quebec City, along with a slew of players and draft picks,
> when Philadelphia acquired what center in 1992?
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh nafjrerq
> "Uhyy" on any question, go back and supply the first name.
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 3 - Literary Techniques
>
> For each of the following passages, identify the literary device or
> figure of speech used in it. We'll tell you that answers will not
> repeat, and since pretty much anything could be said ironically, none
> of the answers will be "irony".
>
> 1. "The kettle is boiling."
metaphor

> 2. "All hands on deck!"
personification

> 3. "If only I had known then the reason for Sir Lechly's
> penetrating look, I would have left the castle immediately."
hyperbole

> 4. "Good grief, Godfrey, get that greyhound out of my gloxinia
> garden!"
alliteration

> 5. "I yanked the door open and the hinges squealed in protest."
personification

> 6. "It's *hot* and it's mo*not*onous."
rhyme

> 7. "The rain pattered down and the worms squished under my
> boots as thunder began to rumble."
onomatopeia

> 8. "This round is as stale as week-old toast."
simile

> 9. "You're an angel, darling."
hyperbole

> 10. "Just then a complete stranger entered. 'I confess,
> Inspector Hodge,' he said. 'I killed Lord Blenkinsop.
> Please pardon me for omitting to appear in this story up
> until now."

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

== 6 of 9 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 29 2011 9:30 am
From: Jeffrey Turner

On 8/28/2011 11:15 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 2 - NHL Deals and Steals
>
> 1. We begin as usual with current events. Or to be more precise,
> the first *two* questions in this round will be about a
> very recent deal. Name the 6'5", 216-pound prospect that
> the Leafs acquired from Boston as part of the package in
> return for Tomas Kaberle ("KAB-er-lay").
>
> 2. Toronto also received a 2011 first-round draft pick, and
> another draft pick that will only apply if one of two things
> happens this year. Name *either* of the two conditions.

Kaberle leads the league in scoring.

Roland Bettancourt

> 6. Comparing the 2009 end-of-year standings to 2010, what team
> went from first to worst in the NHL after signing Ilya
> Kovalchuk to a $100 million contract?
>
> 7. A lopsided deal in 1986 saw Vancouver receive Barry Pederson,
> while Boston got a 1987 first-round draft pick -- along with
> what future Hall-of-Fame forward?
>
> 8. In another lopsided deal, in 1988 St. Louis swapped Rob
> Ramage and Rick Wamsley to Calgary for Steve Bozek -- and
> what future Hall-of-Fame forward?
>
> 9. In US dollars, within 20% of the true number, how much cash
> did Oilers owner Peter Pocklington acquire from Los Angeles
> as part of the Wayne Gretzky trade?

$25 million

> 10. Speaking of<answer 9>, that's also the amount that went
> to Quebec City, along with a slew of players and draft picks,
> when Philadelphia acquired what center in 1992?
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh nafjrerq
> "Uhyy" on any question, go back and supply the first name.
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 3 - Literary Techniques
>
> For each of the following passages, identify the literary device or
> figure of speech used in it. We'll tell you that answers will not
> repeat, and since pretty much anything could be said ironically, none
> of the answers will be "irony".
>
> 1. "The kettle is boiling."
>
> 2. "All hands on deck!"

Synecdoche

> 3. "If only I had known then the reason for Sir Lechly's
> penetrating look, I would have left the castle immediately."
>
> 4. "Good grief, Godfrey, get that greyhound out of my gloxinia
> garden!"

Alliteration

> 5. "I yanked the door open and the hinges squealed in protest."

Personification

> 6. "It's *hot* and it's mo*not*onous."
>
> 7. "The rain pattered down and the worms squished under my
> boots as thunder began to rumble."
>
> 8. "This round is as stale as week-old toast."

Simile, metaphor

> 9. "You're an angel, darling."
>
> 10. "Just then a complete stranger entered. 'I confess,
> Inspector Hodge,' he said. 'I killed Lord Blenkinsop.
> Please pardon me for omitting to appear in this story up
> until now."

--Jeff

== 7 of 9 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 29 2011 1:14 pm
From: "Peter Smyth"

"Mark Brader" wrote in message
news:_ridnbSI-rHUmcbTnZ2dnUVZ_i2dnZ2d@vex.net...
>
>* Game 6, Round 3 - Literary Techniques
>
>For each of the following passages, identify the literary device or
>figure of speech used in it. We'll tell you that answers will not
>repeat, and since pretty much anything could be said ironically, none
>of the answers will be "irony".
>
>1. "The kettle is boiling."
statement
>2. "All hands on deck!"
command
>3. "If only I had known then the reason for Sir Lechly's
> penetrating look, I would have left the castle immediately."
>
>4. "Good grief, Godfrey, get that greyhound out of my gloxinia
> garden!"
alliteration
>5. "I yanked the door open and the hinges squealed in protest."
personification
>6. "It's *hot* and it's mo*not*onous."
assonance
>7. "The rain pattered down and the worms squished under my
> boots as thunder began to rumble."
onomatopoia
>8. "This round is as stale as week-old toast."
similie
>9. "You're an angel, darling."
hyperbole
>10. "Just then a complete stranger entered. 'I confess,
> Inspector Hodge,' he said. 'I killed Lord Blenkinsop.
> Please pardon me for omitting to appear in this story up
> until now."
deus ex machina

Peter Smyth

== 8 of 9 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 29 2011 3:31 pm
From: Calvin

On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:15:21 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-02-28,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.

> * Game 6, Round 2 - NHL Deals and Steals

Pass

> * Game 6, Round 3 - Literary Techniques
>
> For each of the following passages, identify the literary device or
> figure of speech used in it. We'll tell you that answers will not
> repeat, and since pretty much anything could be said ironically, none
> of the answers will be "irony".
>
> 1. "The kettle is boiling."

Metaphor, personification

> 2. "All hands on deck!"
>
> 3. "If only I had known then the reason for Sir Lechly's
> penetrating look, I would have left the castle immediately."

Regret :-)

> 4. "Good grief, Godfrey, get that greyhound out of my gloxinia
> garden!"

Alliteration

> 5. "I yanked the door open and the hinges squealed in protest."

Personification

> 6. "It's *hot* and it's mo*not*onous."

Rhyme

> 7. "The rain pattered down and the worms squished under my
> boots as thunder began to rumble."

Onomatopoeia

> 8. "This round is as stale as week-old toast."

Simile

> 9. "You're an angel, darling."

Metaphor

> 10. "Just then a complete stranger entered. 'I confess,
> Inspector Hodge,' he said. 'I killed Lord Blenkinsop.
> Please pardon me for omitting to appear in this story up
> until now."

Revelation

cheers,
calvin

== 9 of 9 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 29 2011 8:42 pm
From: Pete

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:_ridnbSI-
rHUmcbTnZ2dnUVZ_i2dnZ2d@vex.net:

> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-02-28,
> 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 6, Round 2 - NHL Deals and Steals
>
> 1. We begin as usual with current events. Or to be more precise,
> the first *two* questions in this round will be about a
> very recent deal. Name the 6'5", 216-pound prospect that
> the Leafs acquired from Boston as part of the package in
> return for Tomas Kaberle ("KAB-er-lay").
>
> 2. Toronto also received a 2011 first-round draft pick, and
> another draft pick that will only apply if one of two things
> happens this year. Name *either* of the two conditions.
>
> 3. Montreal traded what goaltender to St. Louis in June of 2010,
> despite his sparkling play in upsetting Washington and
> Pittburgh in that year's playoffs?
>
> 4. In another puzzling move, Chicago let this goaltender go to
> San Jose after winning the 2009-10 Stanley Cup. Name him.

Niemi

>
> 5. Colorado acquired two veteran defensemen in 2000 and 2001.
> Neither of them was Rodney Boyd, but they both shared his
> first and last initials. Name either one.

Ray Bourque

>
> 6. Comparing the 2009 end-of-year standings to 2010, what team
> went from first to worst in the NHL after signing Ilya
> Kovalchuk to a $100 million contract?

Ottawa

>
> 7. A lopsided deal in 1986 saw Vancouver receive Barry Pederson,
> while Boston got a 1987 first-round draft pick -- along with
> what future Hall-of-Fame forward?
>
> 8. In another lopsided deal, in 1988 St. Louis swapped Rob
> Ramage and Rick Wamsley to Calgary for Steve Bozek -- and
> what future Hall-of-Fame forward?

Brett Hull

>
> 9. In US dollars, within 20% of the true number, how much cash
> did Oilers owner Peter Pocklington acquire from Los Angeles
> as part of the Wayne Gretzky trade?

$10,000,000; $15,000,000

>
> 10. Speaking of <answer 9>, that's also the amount that went
> to Quebec City, along with a slew of players and draft picks,
> when Philadelphia acquired what center in 1992?

Lindros

>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh nafjrerq
> "Uhyy" on any question, go back and supply the first name.
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 3 - Literary Techniques
>
> For each of the following passages, identify the literary device or
> figure of speech used in it. We'll tell you that answers will not
> repeat, and since pretty much anything could be said ironically, none
> of the answers will be "irony".
>
> 1. "The kettle is boiling."

Declaration

>
> 2. "All hands on deck!"

Exclamation

>
> 3. "If only I had known then the reason for Sir Lechly's
> penetrating look, I would have left the castle immediately."

Regret

>
> 4. "Good grief, Godfrey, get that greyhound out of my gloxinia
> garden!"

Alliteration

>
> 5. "I yanked the door open and the hinges squealed in protest."

Onomotopaeia

>
> 6. "It's *hot* and it's mo*not*onous."

Onomotopaeia

>
> 7. "The rain pattered down and the worms squished under my
> boots as thunder began to rumble."
>
> 8. "This round is as stale as week-old toast."

Simile

>
> 9. "You're an angel, darling."
>
> 10. "Just then a complete stranger entered. 'I confess,
> Inspector Hodge,' he said. 'I killed Lord Blenkinsop.
> Please pardon me for omitting to appear in this story up
> until now."

Satire

Pete

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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 29 2011 6:57 am
From: Marc Dashevsky

In article <C9ydnYFAat9UnsbTnZ2dnUVZ_oCdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> > 9. One googol.
>
> 101 (but we're generously accepting 100).

This generosity affects the scores contending for first place.

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

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 29 2011 8:34 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

Mark Brader:
>>> 9. One googol.

>> 101 (but we're generously accepting 100).

Marc Dashevsky:
> This generosity affects the scores contending for first place.

Can't help it; I'm being consistent with the original game.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Don't be evil."
msb@vex.net -- corporate policy, Google Inc.

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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 29 2011 6:07 pm
From: Pete

Pete <pagrsg@wideopenwest.com> wrote in
news:Xns9F4A5E637901pagrsgwideopenwestco@216.196.97.142:

> Music of many genres.
>
> 1. Who composed the "Roman Trilogy" (Fountains of Rome, Pines of Rome,
> Roman Festivals)?

Ottorino Respighi

> 2. What woman's name has bluesman B. B. King given to his guitars?

Lucille

> 3. By what nickname was Grateful Dead founding member Ron McKernan
> known?

Pigpen

> 4. Who was the co-founder and keyboard player for the jazz-rock
> group Weather Report?

Joe Zawinul

> 5. During the playing of which song did Jimi Hendrix burn his guitar
> at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival?

Wild Thing

> 6. Who composed and played the Alto Saxophone solo on the Dave Brubeck
> Quartet's "Take Five"?

Paul Desmond

> 7. Which composer appeared at the official opening night of New York's
> Carnegie Hall in May, 1891?

Tchaikovsky

> 8. What was the name of the first album by the English band Jethro
> Tull?

This Was

> 9. Which two guitar legends collaborated on the album "Chester
> and Lester"?

Chet Atkins and Les Paul

> 10. Which country music duo performed the theme to TV's
> "Beverly Hillbillies"?

Flatt and Scruggs

>
> Pete
>

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -----
0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 John
0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 Marc Dashevsky
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mark Brader
0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 7 Rob Parker
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Erland
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calvin
0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 Stephen Perry
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Jeffrey Turner
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -----
0 4 4 2 3 2 1 2 1 4 23 28.75%

Congratulations, Rob. The floor is yours.

Pete

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