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* Calvin's Quiz #150 - 3 messages, 3 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/58ef2a6ad6f41dcb?hl=en
* Rotating Quiz #24 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 6 messages, 3 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/58897080666e9c5e?hl=en
* QFTCI11 Game 3 Rounds 7-8 answers: maple leaves, Trek fun - 4 messages, 4
authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/c50cb52329dc1e1a?hl=en
* QFTCI11 Game 3 Rounds 9-10: Romance cities, challenge round - 10 messages, 9
authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/e0b62e4ea604eab8?hl=en
* pardon the interruption - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/8bcc75100aea763e?hl=en
* energetic and positive women seeking same to chat and anything else - 2
messages, 2 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/0c9ccff4ff55a69b?hl=en

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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #150
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/58ef2a6ad6f41dcb?hl=en
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 1 2011 6:05 pm
From: Pete

Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote in news:op.vzid7yctyr33d7@04233-
jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:

>
>
> https://www.filesanywhere.com/fs/v.aspx?v=8a6c6b885b636dba7099
>
>
> 1. Mexico
> 2. Austria
> 3. Afghanistan
> 4. Vietnam
> 5. Djibouti
> 6. Bolivia
> 7. Southern Sudan
> 8. Angola
> 9. Laos
> 10. Yemen
>
>
>

Pete

== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 2 2011 6:25 am
From: "Rob Parker"

> 1. Mexico
> 2. Austria
> 3. Afghanistan
> 4. Vietnam
> 5. One of the rift valley countries
> 6. Bolivia
> 7. South Sudan
> 8. The one above Namibia
> 9. Laos
> 10. Yemen

Rob

== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 2 2011 1:58 pm
From: björn lundin

On 1 Aug, 02:27, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
> https://www.filesanywhere.com/fs/v.aspx?v=8a6c6b885b636dba7099
>
1 Mexico
2 Austria
3 Belgium
4 Vietnam
5 Moçambique
6 Bolivia
7 Central african union
8 Namibia
9 Laos
10 Yemen
--
Björn Lundin

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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #24 - ANSWERS & SCORES
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/58897080666e9c5e?hl=en
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== 1 of 6 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 1 2011 7:33 pm
From: Pete

Pete <pagrsg@wideopenwest.com> wrote in
news:Xns9F2DE922AA9F0pagrsgwideopenwestco@94.75.214.39:

> This quiz is entitled: What I did on my summer vacation. The
> questions refer to locations we visited on a 2-week trip from our home
> outside Chicago to the East Coast. I will score the quiz on or about
> August 1.
>
> 1. Name any mayor of Chicago other than one of the Daleys or Rahm
> Emanuel.

Rahm Emanuel is the 55th mayor of Chicago. Well-known answers are
Harold Washington, the first African American mayor, and Anton Cermak,
who was assassinated by a bullet supposedly intended for Franklin
Roosevelt.
2/7

>
> 2. The recently opened play "Ernie" chronicles the life of former
> Detroit Tigers' broadcaster Ernie Harwell. Name any of the other 3
> Major League teams for which Harwell was broadcaster.

Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants, and Baltimore Orioles
0/7

>
> 3. At the time it was built, Toronto's CN Tower was the tallest free-
> standing structure in the world. It has since been topped by 2
> completed structures. Name either one.

Burj Khalifa (formerly known as the Burj Dubai), Canton Tower (in
Guangzhou, China)
4/7

>
> 4. Burlington, Vermont, lies on the shores of which lake?

Lake Champlain
4/7

>
> 5. The highest peak in Acadia National Park, Cadillac Mountain, has a
> connection to another location mentioned in this quiz. What is that
> connection?

The mountain is named for Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac.

I accepted 2 answers:

1. Cadillac was the founder of the City of Detroit.
2. The Cadillac automobile was designed in Detroit.
1/7

>
> 6. A major part of Acadia National Park is its "Carriage Roads", used
> today mainly by cyclists. These roads were financed and constructed
> by which American philanthropic family?

Rockefeller
3/7

>
> 7. The person pictured on bottles of Samuel Adams beer is not Samuel
> Adams. Which other American patriot is depicted?

Paul Revere
3/7

>
> 8. I-90 is the longest Interstate Highway in the United States. Name
> both cities that contain its eastern and western terminus points.

Boston, Massachusetts and Seattle, Washington
4/7

>
> 9. Name the only National Park in the state of Ohio.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park, established in 2000
0/7

>
> 10. Two members of the Order of the British Empire have served Chicago
> as leaders of major cultural institutions. The first was Sir Georg
> Solti (KBE), Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from
> 1969-1991. Name the second, who still holds his post.

Sir Andrew Davis, Music Director of the Chicago Lyric Opera since 2000
0/7

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Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -----
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Calvin
0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 Mark Dashevsky
0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 Mark Brader
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Erland
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 Rob Parker
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Jeffrey Turner
1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 Stephen Perry
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -----
2 0 4 4 1 3 3 4 0 0 21 TOTAL

Mark Dashevsky and Stephen Perry tie on 5.

Pete

== 2 of 6 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 1 2011 8:05 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky

In article <Xns9F34DB80E1C78pagrsgwideopenwestco@216.196.97.142>, pagrsg@wideopenwest.com says...
>
> Mark Dashevsky and Stephen Perry tie on 5.
>
> Pete

Did you intend to give me full credit for #3?

> > 3. At the time it was built, Toronto's CN Tower was the tallest free-
> > standing structure in the world. It has since been topped by 2 completed
> > structures. Name either one.
> the one in Dubai

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

== 3 of 6 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 1 2011 8:13 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

Pete Gayde:
> > 1. Name any mayor of Chicago other than one of the Daleys or Rahm
> > Emanuel.

> Rahm Emanuel is the 55th mayor of Chicago. Well-known answers are
> Harold Washington, the first African American mayor, and Anton Cermak,
> who was assassinated by a bullet supposedly intended for Franklin
> Roosevelt.
> 2/7

Dang, I should've remembered Cermak.

My guess of Simpson wasn't totally random -- the one I was trying to
remember was Carter Henry Harrison, who was mayor during the heyday
of transit tycoon Charles T. Yerkes.

> > 5. The highest peak in Acadia National Park, Cadillac Mountain, has a
> > connection to another location mentioned in this quiz. What is that
> > connection?
>
> The mountain is named for Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac.
>
> I accepted 2 answers:
>
> 1. Cadillac was the founder of the City of Detroit.
> 2. The Cadillac automobile was designed in Detroit.
> 1/7

Huh? Oh, you mean "would have accepted", not that both were given.

> Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL
> -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -----
> 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Calvin
> 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 Mark Dashevsky
> 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 Mark Brader
> 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Erland
> 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 Rob Parker
> 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Jeffrey Turner
> 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 Stephen Perry
> -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -----
> 2 0 4 4 1 3 3 4 0 0 21 TOTAL

And you get 6/7 for spelling.

> Mark Dashevsky and Stephen Perry tie on 5.

So who goes next?
--
Mark Brader | No programming language is Perfect. Perl comes very close.
msb@vex.net | P! e! r! *l?* :-( Not quite "Perfect".
Toronto | -- Brian Ingerson

My text in this article is in the public domain.

== 4 of 6 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 1 2011 9:07 pm
From: Pete

Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com> wrote in
news:MPG.28a1337332ddc43f98a368@news.supernews.com:

> In article <Xns9F34DB80E1C78pagrsgwideopenwestco@216.196.97.142>,
> pagrsg@wideopenwest.com says...
>>
>> Mark Dashevsky and Stephen Perry tie on 5.
>>
>> Pete
>
> Did you intend to give me full credit for #3?
>
>> > 3. At the time it was built, Toronto's CN Tower was the tallest
>> > free- standing structure in the world. It has since been topped by
>> > 2 completed structures. Name either one.
>> the one in Dubai
>

You're right, that answer should not have received full credit.

Apologies for misspelling your name.

Pete

== 5 of 6 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 1 2011 9:08 pm
From: Pete

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:cpOdnZj_aPv19qrTnZ2dnUVZ_tydnZ2d@vex.net:

> Pete Gayde:
>> > 1. Name any mayor of Chicago other than one of the Daleys or Rahm
>> > Emanuel.
>
>> Rahm Emanuel is the 55th mayor of Chicago. Well-known answers are
>> Harold Washington, the first African American mayor, and Anton
Cermak,
>> who was assassinated by a bullet supposedly intended for Franklin
>> Roosevelt.
>> 2/7
>
> Dang, I should've remembered Cermak.
>
> My guess of Simpson wasn't totally random -- the one I was trying to
> remember was Carter Henry Harrison, who was mayor during the heyday
> of transit tycoon Charles T. Yerkes.
>
>> > 5. The highest peak in Acadia National Park, Cadillac Mountain, has
a
>> > connection to another location mentioned in this quiz. What is
that
>> > connection?
>>
>> The mountain is named for Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de
Cadillac.
>>
>> I accepted 2 answers:
>>
>> 1. Cadillac was the founder of the City of Detroit.
>> 2. The Cadillac automobile was designed in Detroit.
>> 1/7
>
> Huh? Oh, you mean "would have accepted", not that both were given.
>
>
>> Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL
>> -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -----
>> 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Calvin
>> 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 Mark Dashevsky
>> 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 Mark Brader
>> 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Erland
>> 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 Rob Parker
>> 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Jeffrey Turner
>> 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 Stephen Perry
>> -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -----
>> 2 0 4 4 1 3 3 4 0 0 21 TOTAL
>
> And you get 6/7 for spelling.

Oops, sorry Marc.

>
>> Mark Dashevsky and Stephen Perry tie on 5.
>
> So who goes next?

See the revised scores in a separate post.

> --
> Mark Brader | No programming language is Perfect. Perl comes very
close.
> msb@vex.net | P! e! r! *l?* :-( Not quite "Perfect".
> Toronto | -- Brian
Ingerson
>
> My text in this article is in the public domain.

== 6 of 6 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 1 2011 9:11 pm
From: Pete

Pete <pagrsg@wideopenwest.com> wrote in
news:Xns9F34DB80E1C78pagrsgwideopenwestco@216.196.97.142:

>> 3. At the time it was built, Toronto's CN Tower was the tallest free-
>> standing structure in the world. It has since been topped by 2
>> completed structures. Name either one.
>
> Burj Khalifa (formerly known as the Burj Dubai), Canton Tower (in
> Guangzhou, China)
> 4/7

I should not have accepted Marc's answer.
3/7

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Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -----
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Calvin
0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 Marc Dashevsky
0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 Mark Brader
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Erland
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 Rob Parker
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Jeffrey Turner
1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 Stephen Perry
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -----
2 0 3 4 1 3 3 4 0 0 20 TOTAL

Stephen Perry is the winner with 5.

> Pete

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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 1 2011 11:32 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

Mark Brader writes:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-01-31,
> 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 wrote one of these rounds.

That was the Canadiana round.

> * Game 3, Round 7 - Maple Leaves

> As you might just possibly guess from the handout

> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0307/leaf.jpg

> this is the Canadiana round. We would like to warn you that,
> in addition to removing all text from the images, in some cases
> we've also removed some of the imagery surrounding the maple
> leaf, replacing it with a continuation of the background color...

This was the easiest round in the original game and the 3rd-easiest
in the entire season.

> 1. Got all that? Okay, then where does leaf #37 come from?

> *After* answering this question, please decode the rot13:
> This one is used in various governmental logos, but they
> copied it from somewhere else. If your answer referred to
> such a logo, change it to tell where those departments got
> it from.

The flag. 4 for Peter, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Dan Blum, Jeff, Pete,
and Rob.

> 2. Where would you find leaf #33?

The penny (or cent coin). 4 for Dan Blum. 3 for Pete.

> 3. Leaves #24 through 28 have all been used by the same company
> or organization. Name it.

Air Canada. 4 for Peter, Jeff, and Rob. 3 for Dan Tilque.

#24-25 are from 1964, 26-27 from 1993, 28 from 2004;
#25, 27, and 28 are/were specifically airplane tail logos.

> 4. Please decode the rot13 after answering question 3. Leaf #1
> was also used by a transportation company or organization,
> although not an airline. But they replaced it in the 1960s
> with their present logo consisting in full of two modified
> letters. What company or organization was that?

Canadian National Railway(s). (CN or CNR was sufficient.)
4 for Dan Tilque.

> 5. The next two questions deal with food-related businesses.
> What former company used leaf #36?

Dominion (Stores).

> 6. What food-related company uses leaf #32?

Maple Leaf Foods. ("Maple Leaf" was acceptable, but not Maple Leaf
Farms, which is #22.)

> 7. Each of the leaves in the third row of the handout, that is
> leaves #15 through 21, has been used by one of three different
> organizations working in the same field. Name any one of
> these groups *and* give the number of any one of its logos.
> By the way, the tilted stem on leaf #19 doubles as an acute
> accent over a letter E, making that logo bilingual.

#15-16, Conservative Party; #17-19, Liberal Party; #20-21, NDP.
No points for giving the party name alone.

> 8. Which leaf was used on hockey uniforms at the last Winter
> Olympics?

#29. Aboriginal symbols within the leaf include the beaver, eagle,
moose, and thunderbird.

> 9. Which leaf appears on signs for the Trans-Canada Highway?

#14. 3 for Peter.

> 10. Which leaf appears on Canadian military aircraft?

#6 or 7 (1946 and 1965 versions). 4 for Dan Tilque and Dan Blum.
3 for Peter and Rob.

Nobody tried these.

2. Finance and Leasing Professionals of Canada.
3. Applied Linguistics Centre, a division of Herzing College in
Winnipeg.
4. McDonald's Canada.
5. A tattoo on the back of a Great Big Sea fan from Indiana,
who used the name "Lovely Lucy" when she posted it on the
band's web site. "This maple leaf", she says, "represents my
deep love for Canada and Great Big Sea."
8-11. Air Canada Jazz (Air Canada's commuter affiliate).
12. Petro-Canada.
13. NAID Canada; NAID is the National (i.e. US) Association for
Information Destruction (e.g. shredding).
22. Maple Leaf Farms.
23. Ringette Canada. (Ringette is a non-contact ice sport mostly
for girls.)
30. CanJet Airlines.
31. Environment Canada's EcoLogo program ("Environmental Choice").
34. Maple Leaf Day, our national tree day, September 22, 2010.
35. Canadian Tourism Commission ("Canada: Keep exploring").
38. The Canada Games.
39. The Canadian coat of arms; therefore also seen on the old red
ensign flag.
40. Taxwiz Accounting and Consulting, a Vancouver company.
41-42. Toronto Maple Leafs (1938 and current 1982 versions; others
were introduced in 1926, 1927, 1966, and 1970). It's said that
one reason the Maple Leafs dropped the old logo was that they
didn't have copyright control over it -- as the existence of
#40 seems to confirm.

> * Game 3, Round 8 - Food, Drink, and Entertainment... Star Trek Style

> This round is about food, drink, and entertainment as depicted
> on the various "Star Trek" TV series. For the first 5 questions,
> name the food or drink described.

> 1. Although outlawed in Starfleet (at least in the original
> series), this potent tipple from a hostile power nevertheless
> seems to be present at every celebration.

Romulan ale. 4 for Dan Blum.

> 2. What is Jean-Luc Picard's favorite beverage while on duty?
> Be sufficiently specific.

"Tea, Earl Grey, hot." (The first three words were required, in
any sequence.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Rob.

> 3. This squirming Klingon ("KLING-on") delight, according to
> Commander Riker, is best served fresh.

Gach (rhymes with "Bach" as pronounced in German). 4 for Dan Blum.

> 4. This squirming Ferengi ("fe-RENG-ghee") delight, according
> to Quark, is best served chilled to perfection.

Tube grubs.

> 5. This "warrior's drink" became one of Worf's favorites.

Prune juice.

"A warrior's drink!" is what he says after Guinan persuades him to
taste the stuff. Michael Dorn, who played Worf, later made a prune
juice commercial.

> 6. Turning now to entertainment for the remaining questions,
> we'll stay with the subject of Worf for this one. Klingons
> pride themselves on their prowess in weapon usage and martial
> arts, staging many competitions. Worf's favorite weapon
> in competition is a large, curved blade with a lengthwise
> handle and multiple spiked ends. What's it called?

Bat'leth (accepting anything close). 4 for Dan Blum.

> 7. This entertainment venue and medium appears in many
> episodes of different Star Trek series, starting with "Star
> Trek: The Next Generation". It is often used to render 19th
> or 20th century retro settings -- for example, for the Dixon
> Hill detective stories, and the adventures of Captain Proton,
> science-fiction hero. What is this venue and medium called?

Holodeck (or holosuite). 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Pete, and Rob.

> 8. More than one starship captain has been entranced by green,
> dancing slave girls from what star system?

Orion. 4 for Dan Blum.

> 9. Commander Riker was king of the Enterprise at this game, at
> least until Data started playing. But Data once played
> against holodeck reproductions of Albert Einstein, Stephen
> Hawking, and Sir Isaac Newton. What game is this?

Poker. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Rob.

Hawking himself played the role of his reproduction.

> 10. Another game of chance, seen especially on "Star Trek:
> Deep Space Nine", is a roulette-style game developed by
> the Ferengi. The players are frequently distracted by
> intoxicating beverages and lovely girls. Name the game.

Dabo.

Scores, if there are no errors:

ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Spo Sci His Lit Can Ent FOUR
Stephen Perry 32 24 35 33 -- -- 124
Joshua Kreitzer 31 36 24 32 4 4 123
Peter Smyth 8 35 24 24 14 0 97
Dan Blum 4 28 16 25 12 28 97
Marc Dashevsky 24 36 16 16 0 0 92
Pete Gayde 32 12 23 21 7 4 88
Jeff Turner 28 32 16 8 8 0 84
Dan Tilque 20 32 -- -- 15 8 75
Rob Parker 0 32 16 15 11 12 75
"Calvin" 11 16 16 0 0 0 43
Erland Sommarskog 0 4 24 11 0 0 39
Björn Lundin -- -- 20 4 -- -- 24
John Masters 0 8 -- -- -- -- 8

--
Mark Brader, Toronto "A secret proclamation? How unusual!"
msb@vex.net -- Arsenic and Old Lace

My text in this article is in the public domain.

== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 2 2011 6:46 am
From: swp

On Saturday, July 30, 2011 1:25:40 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> I wrote one of these rounds.

the star trek round?

> * Game 3, Round 7 - Maple Leaves
>
> As you might just possibly guess from the handout
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0307/leaf.jpg
>
> this is the Canadiana round. We would like to warn you that,
> in addition to removing all text from the images, in some cases
> we've also removed some of the imagery surrounding the maple
> leaf, replacing it with a continuation of the background color.
> For example, some of the leaves shown here were originally in
> tight clusters of two or three, but we're showing only the one.
> Similarly, some of the leaves are only used on certain narrow
> objects, whose edges we've removed from the handout by extending
> the background.

because, you know, we all do so well on the canadiana round...

> In some cases multiple versions of a symbol used in different
> contexts or in different years are shown. These will always be
> in consecutive squares in one row on the handout, and if you are
> asked for a number then you can name *any one*.
>
> 1. Got all that? Okay, then where does leaf #37 come from?

the current official canadian flag

> *After* answering this question, please decode the rot13:
> Guvf bar vf hfrq va inevbhf tbireazragny ybtbf, ohg gurl
> pbcvrq vg sebz fbzrjurer ryfr. Vs lbhe nafjre ersreerq gb
> fhpu n ybtb, punatr vg gb gryy jurer gubfr qrcnegzragf tbg
> vg sebz.
>
> 2. Where would you find leaf #33?

canada! ;-) looks like it is from the one cent coin

> 3. Leaves #24 through 28 have all been used by the same company
> or organization. Name it.

canadian olympic committee; canadian association of convenience store owners

> 4. Please decode the rot13 after answering question 3. Yrns #1
> jnf nyfb hfrq ol n genafcbegngvba pbzcnal be betnavmngvba,
> nygubhtu abg na nveyvar. Ohg gurl ercynprq vg va gur 1960f
> jvgu gurve cerfrag ybtb pbafvfgvat va shyy bs gjb zbqvsvrq
> yrggref. Jung pbzcnal be betnavmngvba jnf gung?

canadian railroad ... pacific western rail?

> 5. The next two questions deal with food-related businesses.
> What former company used leaf #36?

conagra?

> 6. What food-related company uses leaf #32?

molsen canadian? ; labatts?

toronto maple leafs hockey team #15

> 8. Which leaf was used on hockey uniforms at the last Winter
> Olympics?

#6 ; #7

> 9. Which leaf appears on signs for the Trans-Canada Highway?

#14

> 10. Which leaf appears on Canadian military aircraft?

#7 ; #6

> The remaining leaves include some well-known organizations and
> some from obscure sources that we just picked to fill out the grid.
> Identify the ones that you can if you like for fun, but for no
> points. The leaf numbers in rot13 are: gjb guebhtu svir, rvtug
> guebhtu guvegrra, gjragl-gjb, gjragl-guerr, guvegl, guvegl-bar,
> guvegl-sbhe, guvegl-svir, guvegl-rvtug guebhtu sbegl-gjb.

no, I think that's enough of that

>
> * Game 3, Round 8 - Food, Drink, and Entertainment... Star Trek Style
>
> This round is about food, drink, and entertainment as depicted
> on the various "Star Trek" TV series. For the first 5 questions,
> name the food or drink described.
>
> 1. Although outlawed in Starfleet (at least in the original
> series), this potent tipple from a hostile power nevertheless
> seems to be present at every celebration.

romulan ale

> 2. What is Jean-Luc Picard's favorite beverage while on duty?
> Be sufficiently specific.

earl grey tea

> 3. This squirming Klingon ("KLING-on") delight, according to
> Commander Riker, is best served fresh.

gak (no idea if that's how it is spelt, sounds like that though)

> 4. This squirming Ferengi ("fe-RENG-ghee") delight, according
> to Quark, is best served chilled to perfection.

kahlana

> 5. This "warrior's drink" became one of Worf's favorites.

prune juice

bat-leth

holodeck

> 8. More than one starship captain has been entranced by green,
> dancing slave girls from what star system?

orion

poker

dabo

swp, who hopes this one makes it so he doesn't have to resort to bothering Mark directly with email

== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 2 2011 8:29 am
From: swp

swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote in
news:27f7ce69-c091-41b2-9d9c-866b0a706cf4
@glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.
com:

> On Saturday, July 30, 2011 1:25:40 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
>> I wrote one of these rounds.
>
> the star trek round?
>
>> * Game 3, Round 7 - Maple Leaves
>>
>> As you might just possibly guess from the handout
>>
>> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0307/leaf.jpg
>>
>> this is the Canadiana round. We would like to warn you that,
>> in addition to removing all text from the images, in some cases
>> we've also removed some of the imagery surrounding the maple
>> leaf, replacing it with a continuation of the background color.
>> For example, some of the leaves shown here were originally in
>> tight clusters of two or three, but we're showing only the one.
>> Similarly, some of the leaves are only used on certain narrow
>> objects, whose edges we've removed from the handout by extending
>> the background.
>
> because, you know, we all do so well on the canadiana round...
>
>> In some cases multiple versions of a symbol used in different
>> contexts or in different years are shown. These will always be
>> in consecutive squares in one row on the handout, and if you are
>> asked for a number then you can name *any one*.
>>
>> 1. Got all that? Okay, then where does leaf #37 come from?
>
> the current official canadian flag
>
>> *After* answering this question, please decode the rot13:
>> Guvf bar vf hfrq va inevbhf tbireazragny ybtbf, ohg gurl
>> pbcvrq vg sebz fbzrjurer ryfr. Vs lbhe nafjre ersreerq gb
>> fhpu n ybtb, punatr vg gb gryy jurer gubfr qrcnegzragf tbg
>> vg sebz.
>>
>> 2. Where would you find leaf #33?
>
> canada! ;-) looks like it is from the one cent coin
>
>> 3. Leaves #24 through 28 have all been used by the same company
>> or organization. Name it.
>
> canadian olympic committee; canadian association of convenience store
> owners
>
>> 4. Please decode the rot13 after answering question 3. Yrns #1
>> jnf nyfb hfrq ol n genafcbegngvba pbzcnal be betnavmngvba,
>> nygubhtu abg na nveyvar. Ohg gurl ercynprq vg va gur 1960f
>> jvgu gurve cerfrag ybtb pbafvfgvat va shyy bs gjb zbqvsvrq
>> yrggref. Jung pbzcnal be betnavmngvba jnf gung?
>
> canadian railroad ... pacific western rail?
>
>> 5. The next two questions deal with food-related businesses.
>> What former company used leaf #36?
>
> conagra?
>
>> 6. What food-related company uses leaf #32?
>
> molsen canadian? ; labatts?
>
>> 7. Each of the leaves in the third row of the handout, that is
>> leaves #15 through 21, has been used by one of three different
>> organizations working in the same field. Name any one of
>> these groups *and* give the number of any one of its logos.
>> By the way, the tilted stem on leaf #19 doubles as an acute
>> accent over a letter E, making that logo bilingual.
>
> toronto maple leafs hockey team #15
>
>> 8. Which leaf was used on hockey uniforms at the last Winter
>> Olympics?
>
> #6 ; #7
>
>> 9. Which leaf appears on signs for the Trans-Canada Highway?
>
> #14
>
>> 10. Which leaf appears on Canadian military aircraft?
>
> #7 ; #6
>
>> The remaining leaves include some well-known organizations and
>> some from obscure sources that we just picked to fill out the grid.
>> Identify the ones that you can if you like for fun, but for no
>> points. The leaf numbers in rot13 are: gjb guebhtu svir, rvtug
>> guebhtu guvegrra, gjragl-gjb, gjragl-guerr, guvegl, guvegl-bar,
>> guvegl-sbhe, guvegl-svir, guvegl-rvtug guebhtu sbegl-gjb.
>
> no, I think that's enough of that
>
>>
>> * Game 3, Round 8 - Food, Drink, and Entertainment... Star Trek Style
>>
>> This round is about food, drink, and entertainment as depicted
>> on the various "Star Trek" TV series. For the first 5 questions,
>> name the food or drink described.
>>
>> 1. Although outlawed in Starfleet (at least in the original
>> series), this potent tipple from a hostile power nevertheless
>> seems to be present at every celebration.
>
> romulan ale
>
>> 2. What is Jean-Luc Picard's favorite beverage while on duty?
>> Be sufficiently specific.
>
> earl grey tea
>
>> 3. This squirming Klingon ("KLING-on") delight, according to
>> Commander Riker, is best served fresh.
>
> gak (no idea if that's how it is spelt, sounds like that though)
>
>> 4. This squirming Ferengi ("fe-RENG-ghee") delight, according
>> to Quark, is best served chilled to perfection.
>
> kahlana
>
>> 5. This "warrior's drink" became one of Worf's favorites.
>
> prune juice
>
>> 6. Turning now to entertainment for the remaining questions,
>> we'll stay with the subject of Worf for this one. Klingons
>> pride themselves on their prowess in weapon usage and martial
>> arts, staging many competitions. Worf's favorite weapon
>> in competition is a large, curved blade with a lengthwise
>> handle and multiple spiked ends. What's it called?
>
> bat-leth
>
>> 7. This entertainment venue and medium appears in many
>> episodes of different Star Trek series, starting with "Star
>> Trek: The Next Generation". It is often used to render 19th
>> or 20th century retro settings -- for example, for the Dixon
>> Hill detective stories, and the adventures of Captain Proton,
>> science-fiction hero. What is this venue and medium called?
>
> holodeck
>
>> 8. More than one starship captain has been entranced by green,
>> dancing slave girls from what star system?
>
> orion
>
>> 9. Commander Riker was king of the Enterprise at this game, at
>> least until Data started playing. But Data once played
>> against holodeck reproductions of Albert Einstein, Stephen
>> Hawking, and Sir Isaac Newton. What game is this?
>
> poker
>
>> 10. Another game of chance, seen especially on "Star Trek:
>> Deep Space Nine", is a roulette-style game developed by
>> the Ferengi. The players are frequently distracted by
>> intoxicating beverages and lovely girls. Name the game.
>
> dabo
>
> swp, who hopes this one makes it so he doesn't have to resort to
> bothering Mark directly with email

and right after I posted this I saw the answer slate and next set from
Mark.

I don't mind losing. I mind not being allowed to try.

swp

== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 2 2011 3:11 pm
From: Calvin

On Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:32:11 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

>> 8. More than one starship captain has been entranced by green,
>> dancing slave girls from what star system?
>
> Orion.

Orion is a star system?

Proper Name ~Distance (L Yrs)
Betelgeuse 643
Rigel 772
Bellatrix 243
Mintaka 900
Alnilam 1359
Alnitak 800
Saiph 724

The writers should be strung up!

cheers,
calvin

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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 3 Rounds 9-10: Romance cities, challenge round
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/e0b62e4ea604eab8?hl=en
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== 1 of 10 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 1 2011 11:36 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-01-31,
and should be interpreted accordingly.

On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days. For further information see
my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".

I wrote one of these rounds and 6 questions in the other.

* Game 3, Round 9 - Romance-Speaking Cities

All the cities marked on the handout map

http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0309/roman.png

are inhabited mainly by speakers of Romance languages. Of course,
there are also Romance-language speakers elsewhere in the world,
but this round is about the cities that are on the map. Except as
indicated, we'll name a city and you must give the number.

1. What number is Geneva?
2. What number is Paris?
3. Lyon. (Also spelled Lyons.)
4. Messina.
5. Madrid.
6. Barcelona.
7. Milan.
8. Cherbourg.
9. Lisbon.

10. The last question is different. In the mapped area there
are four very small countries, smaller in area than
Luxembourg, where they speak Romance languages. Two of them
are Monaco and the Vatican City, both of which are close
enough to cities on the map that, at this scale, they couldn't
be shown as well. So we're asking about the *other two* very
small Romance-speaking countries. Each one has a capital
city whose name is similar to the country, and they are
shown on this map as plain city dots with no border outlines.

Name one of these two countries *and* give its dot number.

Here's an alphabetical list of the other cities marked, in
rot13 (Note: non-ASCII characters are unaffected by the rot13).
If you like, give their numbers for fun, but for no points.
You can also give the numbers for the other two Romance-speaking
countries smaller than Luxembourg (which, as noted above, are also
city numbers).

Ovyonb, Obeqrnhk, Oentn, Pntyvnev, Pnynvf, Pnegntran, Pbvzoen,
Qvrccr, Syberapr, Trabn, Tenanqn, Teraboyr, Yvètr, Ybpneab,
Znyntn, Znefrvyyr, Zbagerhk, Ancyrf, Arhpuâgry, Avpr, Cnyrezb,
Cbegb, Ebzr, Frivyyr, Gnenagb, Inyrapvn, Iravpr.

* Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round

A. Romance-Speaking Cities Elsewhere

In the last round we mentioned that Romance-language-speaking cities
exist outside the mapped area. Here we ask you for a couple of
those cities.

A1. What is the capital of Romania?

A2. By metropolitan area population, the world's largest
primarily Romance-language-speaking city is in the
Americas. What city is it?

B. Canadian Cooking Shows

B1. Who was the star of "The Urban Peasant"?

B2. Name the cooking show that debuted in 1995 on what
was then the Life Network, starring Ken Kostick and Mary
Jo Eustace.

C. Lyricists

C1. What lyricist collaborated with composer Andrew Lloyd
Webber on such hit musicals as "Jesus Christ Superstar"
and "Evita"?

C2. What lyricist collaborated with musician Elton John on
several hit tunes, including "Crocodile Rock" and
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"?

D. Corporate Mergers

D1. What automotive company was created in 1954 by a merger
between the Hudson Motor Car Company and the
Nash-Kelvinator Corporation?

D2. Wyeth, maker of the antidepressant drug Effexor, merged
in 2009 with what pharmaceutical company?

E. Mythbusters

This pair is about the Discovery Channel show "Mythbusters".

E1. Each "myth" that's examined on the show is eventually
classified into one of three categories. Using the
exact words that the show uses, name any *two* of the
three categories.

E2. "*Who are* the Mythbusters?" We need two names. Give the
*first and last name of any one* of the five people who
are current regulars on the show, OR give *any two* of
their last names. Note that Jessi Combs was a substitute
and does not count as a regular.

F. Takeouts (Sports & Leisure)

F1. In what sport or game might a player make a double takeout?

F2. In what sport or game might a player make a takeout double?

--
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Toronto | And if we don't come to understand that right
msb@vex.net | soon, there will be no nations, because there
| will be no humanity." --Isaac Asimov

My text in this article is in the public domain.

== 2 of 10 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 2 2011 1:49 am
From: Dan Tilque

Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 9 - Romance-Speaking Cities
>
> All the cities marked on the handout map
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0309/roman.png
>
> are inhabited mainly by speakers of Romance languages. Of course,
> there are also Romance-language speakers elsewhere in the world,
> but this round is about the cities that are on the map. Except as
> indicated, we'll name a city and you must give the number.
>
> 1. What number is Geneva?

> 2. What number is Paris?

> 3. Lyon. (Also spelled Lyons.)

> 4. Messina.

> 5. Madrid.

> 6. Barcelona.

> 7. Milan.

> 8. Cherbourg.

> 9. Lisbon.

>
> 10. The last question is different. In the mapped area there
> are four very small countries, smaller in area than
> Luxembourg, where they speak Romance languages. Two of them
> are Monaco and the Vatican City, both of which are close
> enough to cities on the map that, at this scale, they couldn't
> be shown as well. So we're asking about the *other two* veryGlaxoSmithKline
> small Romance-speaking countries. Each one has a capital
> city whose name is similar to the country, and they are
> shown on this map as plain city dots with no border outlines.
>
> Name one of these two countries *and* give its dot number.

Andorra 26

Bilbao 28
Bordeaux 27
Braga 36
Cagliari 24
Calais 3
Cartagena 30
Coimbra 38
Dieppe 2
Florence 17
Genoa 15
Granada 32
Grenoble 8
Liège 5
Locarno 13
Malaga 33
Marseille 11
Montreux 10
Naples 20
Neuchâtel 9
Nice 12
Palermo 23
Porto 37
Rome 19
Seville 34
Taranto 21
Valencia 31
Venice 16

Monaco 12
Vatican City 19

The 4th country, BTW, is San Marino 18

>
>
> * Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> A. Romance-Speaking Cities Elsewhere
>
> In the last round we mentioned that Romance-language-speaking cities
> exist outside the mapped area. Here we ask you for a couple of
> those cities.
>
> A1. What is the capital of Romania?

Bucharest

>
> A2. By metropolitan area population, the world's largest
> primarily Romance-language-speaking city is in the
> Americas. What city is it?

Mexico City

>
>
> B. Canadian Cooking Shows
>
> B1. Who was the star of "The Urban Peasant"?
>
> B2. Name the cooking show that debuted in 1995 on what
> was then the Life Network, starring Ken Kostick and Mary
> Jo Eustace.
>
>
> C. Lyricists
>
> C1. What lyricist collaborated with composer Andrew Lloyd
> Webber on such hit musicals as "Jesus Christ Superstar"
> and "Evita"?
>
> C2. What lyricist collaborated with musician Elton John on
> several hit tunes, including "Crocodile Rock" and
> "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"?
>
>
> D. Corporate Mergers
>
> D1. What automotive company was created in 1954 by a merger
> between the Hudson Motor Car Company and the
> Nash-Kelvinator Corporation?

American Motors

>
> D2. Wyeth, maker of the antidepressant drug Effexor, merged
> in 2009 with what pharmaceutical company?

GlaxoSmithKline; Novartis

>
>
> E. Mythbusters
>
> This pair is about the Discovery Channel show "Mythbusters".
>
> E1. Each "myth" that's examined on the show is eventually
> classified into one of three categories. Using the
> exact words that the show uses, name any *two* of the
> three categories.
>
> E2. "*Who are* the Mythbusters?" We need two names. Give the
> *first and last name of any one* of the five people who
> are current regulars on the show, OR give *any two* of
> their last names. Note that Jessi Combs was a substitute
> and does not count as a regular.
>
>
> F. Takeouts (Sports & Leisure)
>
> F1. In what sport or game might a player make a double takeout?

hockey

>
> F2. In what sport or game might a player make a takeout double?

bridge

--
Dan Tilque

== 3 of 10 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 2 2011 12:20 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

Mark Brader:
> > ...couldn't
> > be shown as well. So we're asking about the *other two*

Dan Tilque:
> veryGlaxoSmithKline

Huh?

--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "...ordinarily, a 65-pound alligator in an apartment
msb@vex.net | would be news." --James Barron, New York Times

My huh in this article is in the public domain.

== 4 of 10 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 2 2011 12:23 pm
From: "Peter Smyth"

"Mark Brader" wrote in message
news:WaKdndSZpJZKB6rTnZ2dnUVZ_jWdnZ2d@vex.net...
>
>These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-01-31,
>and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
>On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
>both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
>Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
>based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
>the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
>the correct answers in about 3 days. For further information see
>my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
>Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
>
>I wrote one of these rounds and 6 questions in the other.
>
>
>* Game 3, Round 9 - Romance-Speaking Cities
>
>All the cities marked on the handout map
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0309/roman.png
>
>are inhabited mainly by speakers of Romance languages. Of course,
>there are also Romance-language speakers elsewhere in the world,
>but this round is about the cities that are on the map. Except as
>indicated, we'll name a city and you must give the number.
>
>1. What number is Geneva?
8, 9
>2. What number is Paris?
4
>3. Lyon. (Also spelled Lyons.)
10, 6
>4. Messina.
16, 15
>5. Madrid.
29
>6. Barcelona.
25
>7. Milan.
14
>8. Cherbourg.
1
>9. Lisbon.
36, 37
>
>10. The last question is different. In the mapped area there
> are four very small countries, smaller in area than
> Luxembourg, where they speak Romance languages. Two of them
> are Monaco and the Vatican City, both of which are close
> enough to cities on the map that, at this scale, they couldn't
> be shown as well. So we're asking about the *other two* very
> small Romance-speaking countries. Each one has a capital
> city whose name is similar to the country, and they are
> shown on this map as plain city dots with no border outlines.
>
> Name one of these two countries *and* give its dot number.
Andorra 26
>
>Here's an alphabetical list of the other cities marked, in
>rot13 (Note: non-ASCII characters are unaffected by the rot13).
>If you like, give their numbers for fun, but for no points.
>You can also give the numbers for the other two Romance-speaking
>countries smaller than Luxembourg (which, as noted above, are also
>city numbers).
>
>Ovyonb, Obeqrnhk, Oentn, Pntyvnev, Pnynvf, Pnegntran, Pbvzoen,
>Qvrccr, Syberapr, Trabn, Tenanqn, Teraboyr, Yvètr, Ybpneab,
>Znyntn, Znefrvyyr, Zbagerhk, Ancyrf, Arhpuâgry, Avpr, Cnyrezb,
>Cbegb, Ebzr, Frivyyr, Gnenagb, Inyrapvn, Iravpr.
>
>
>* Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
>A. Romance-Speaking Cities Elsewhere
>
>In the last round we mentioned that Romance-language-speaking cities
>exist outside the mapped area. Here we ask you for a couple of
>those cities.
>
> A1. What is the capital of Romania?
Bucharest
> A2. By metropolitan area population, the world's largest
> primarily Romance-language-speaking city is in the
> Americas. What city is it?
Mexico City
>
>B. Canadian Cooking Shows
>
> B1. Who was the star of "The Urban Peasant"?
>
> B2. Name the cooking show that debuted in 1995 on what
> was then the Life Network, starring Ken Kostick and Mary
> Jo Eustace.
>
>
>C. Lyricists
>
> C1. What lyricist collaborated with composer Andrew Lloyd
> Webber on such hit musicals as "Jesus Christ Superstar"
> and "Evita"?
Tim Rice
> C2. What lyricist collaborated with musician Elton John on
> several hit tunes, including "Crocodile Rock" and
> "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"?
Bernie Taupin
>
>D. Corporate Mergers
>
> D1. What automotive company was created in 1954 by a merger
> between the Hudson Motor Car Company and the
> Nash-Kelvinator Corporation?
>
> D2. Wyeth, maker of the antidepressant drug Effexor, merged
> in 2009 with what pharmaceutical company?
>
>
>E. Mythbusters
>
>This pair is about the Discovery Channel show "Mythbusters".
>
> E1. Each "myth" that's examined on the show is eventually
> classified into one of three categories. Using the
> exact words that the show uses, name any *two* of the
> three categories.
>
> E2. "*Who are* the Mythbusters?" We need two names. Give the
> *first and last name of any one* of the five people who
> are current regulars on the show, OR give *any two* of
> their last names. Note that Jessi Combs was a substitute
> and does not count as a regular.
>
>
>F. Takeouts (Sports & Leisure)
>
> F1. In what sport or game might a player make a double takeout?
curling
> F2. In what sport or game might a player make a takeout double?
bridge

Peter Smyth

== 5 of 10 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 2 2011 12:32 pm
From: tool@panix.com (Dan Blum)

Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> * Game 3, Round 9 - Romance-Speaking Cities

> 1. What number is Geneva?

8; 9

> 2. What number is Paris?

> 3. Lyon. (Also spelled Lyons.)

6; 10

> 4. Messina.

23; 22

> 5. Madrid.

> 6. Barcelona.

30; 31

> 7. Milan.

> 8. Cherbourg.

1; 2

> 9. Lisbon.

> 10. The last question is different. In the mapped area there
> are four very small countries, smaller in area than
> Luxembourg, where they speak Romance languages. Two of them
> are Monaco and the Vatican City, both of which are close
> enough to cities on the map that, at this scale, they couldn't
> be shown as well. So we're asking about the *other two* very
> small Romance-speaking countries. Each one has a capital
> city whose name is similar to the country, and they are
> shown on this map as plain city dots with no border outlines.

> Name one of these two countries *and* give its dot number.

Andorra, 26

> * Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round

> A. Romance-Speaking Cities Elsewhere

> A1. What is the capital of Romania?

Bucharest

> A2. By metropolitan area population, the world's largest
> primarily Romance-language-speaking city is in the
> Americas. What city is it?

Sao Paulo

> C. Lyricists

> C1. What lyricist collaborated with composer Andrew Lloyd
> Webber on such hit musicals as "Jesus Christ Superstar"
> and "Evita"?

Menken; Prince

> D. Corporate Mergers

> D1. What automotive company was created in 1954 by a merger
> between the Hudson Motor Car Company and the
> Nash-Kelvinator Corporation?

General Motors

> D2. Wyeth, maker of the antidepressant drug Effexor, merged
> in 2009 with what pharmaceutical company?

Pfizer; Pharmacia Upjohn

> E. Mythbusters

> This pair is about the Discovery Channel show "Mythbusters".

> E1. Each "myth" that's examined on the show is eventually
> classified into one of three categories. Using the
> exact words that the show uses, name any *two* of the
> three categories.

busted, confirmed

> F. Takeouts (Sports & Leisure)

> F1. In what sport or game might a player make a double takeout?

rugby union; rugby league

> F2. In what sport or game might a player make a takeout double?

cricket

--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

== 6 of 10 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 2 2011 1:01 pm
From: Jeffrey Turner

On 8/2/2011 2:36 AM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
> I wrote one of these rounds and 6 questions in the other.
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 9 - Romance-Speaking Cities
>
> All the cities marked on the handout map
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0309/roman.png
>
> are inhabited mainly by speakers of Romance languages. Of course,
> there are also Romance-language speakers elsewhere in the world,
> but this round is about the cities that are on the map. Except as
> indicated, we'll name a city and you must give the number.
>
> 1. What number is Geneva?

> 2. What number is Paris?

> 3. Lyon. (Also spelled Lyons.)

> 4. Messina.
> 5. Madrid.

> 6. Barcelona.

30, 31

> 7. Milan.

> 8. Cherbourg.

3,2

> 9. Lisbon.

35, 36

San Marino, 18

> Here's an alphabetical list of the other cities marked, in
> rot13 (Note: non-ASCII characters are unaffected by the rot13).
> If you like, give their numbers for fun, but for no points.
> You can also give the numbers for the other two Romance-speaking
> countries smaller than Luxembourg (which, as noted above, are also
> city numbers).
>
> Ovyonb, Obeqrnhk, Oentn, Pntyvnev, Pnynvf, Pnegntran, Pbvzoen,
> Qvrccr, Syberapr, Trabn, Tenanqn, Teraboyr, Yvètr, Ybpneab,
> Znyntn, Znefrvyyr, Zbagerhk, Ancyrf, Arhpuâgry, Avpr, Cnyrezb,
> Cbegb, Ebzr, Frivyyr, Gnenagb, Inyrapvn, Iravpr.
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> A. Romance-Speaking Cities Elsewhere
>
> In the last round we mentioned that Romance-language-speaking cities
> exist outside the mapped area. Here we ask you for a couple of
> those cities.
>
> A1. What is the capital of Romania?
>
> A2. By metropolitan area population, the world's largest
> primarily Romance-language-speaking city is in the
> Americas. What city is it?

Mexico City

> B. Canadian Cooking Shows
>
> B1. Who was the star of "The Urban Peasant"?
>
> B2. Name the cooking show that debuted in 1995 on what
> was then the Life Network, starring Ken Kostick and Mary
> Jo Eustace.
>
>
> C. Lyricists
>
> C1. What lyricist collaborated with composer Andrew Lloyd
> Webber on such hit musicals as "Jesus Christ Superstar"
> and "Evita"?
>
> C2. What lyricist collaborated with musician Elton John on
> several hit tunes, including "Crocodile Rock" and
> "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"?
>
>
> D. Corporate Mergers
>
> D1. What automotive company was created in 1954 by a merger
> between the Hudson Motor Car Company and the
> Nash-Kelvinator Corporation?
>
> D2. Wyeth, maker of the antidepressant drug Effexor, merged
> in 2009 with what pharmaceutical company?

Glaxo

> E. Mythbusters
>
> This pair is about the Discovery Channel show "Mythbusters".
>
> E1. Each "myth" that's examined on the show is eventually
> classified into one of three categories. Using the
> exact words that the show uses, name any *two* of the
> three categories.
>
> E2. "*Who are* the Mythbusters?" We need two names. Give the
> *first and last name of any one* of the five people who
> are current regulars on the show, OR give *any two* of
> their last names. Note that Jessi Combs was a substitute
> and does not count as a regular.
>
>
> F. Takeouts (Sports& Leisure)
>
> F1. In what sport or game might a player make a double takeout?
>
> F2. In what sport or game might a player make a takeout double?

Bridge

--Jeff

== 7 of 10 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 2 2011 1:25 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog

Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 3, Round 9 - Romance-Speaking Cities

Now, this is a much more interesting round than the previous! Cities
marked with an asterisk are ones I've visited or at least travelled
through

> 1. What number is Geneva?

> 2. What number is Paris?

> 3. Lyon. (Also spelled Lyons.)

10* (I am indeed very brave here. #6 is darn close.)

> 4. Messina.

22*

> 5. Madrid.

29*

> 6. Barcelona.

25*

> 7. Milan.

14*

> 8. Cherbourg.

> 9. Lisbon.

35*

> 10. The last question is different. In the mapped area there
> are four very small countries, smaller in area than
> Luxembourg, where they speak Romance languages. Two of them
> are Monaco and the Vatican City, both of which are close
> enough to cities on the map that, at this scale, they couldn't
> be shown as well. So we're asking about the *other two* very
> small Romance-speaking countries. Each one has a capital
> city whose name is similar to the country, and they are
> shown on this map as plain city dots with no border outlines.
>
> Name one of these two countries *and* give its dot number.

26 Andorra*, 18 San Marino

Bilbao 28*. They also speak a non-Romance language in this town.
Bordeaux 27
Braga 38
Cagliari 24
Calais 3*
Cartagena
Coimbra 36*
Dieppe 2
Florence 17*
Genoa 15*
Granada 32*
Grenoble 6
Liège 5
Locarno 13*,
Malaga 31
Marseille 11*
Montreux 9 (Which we all came out to)
Naples 20*
Neuchâtel 8
Nice 12*
Palermo 23*,
Porto 37*
Rome 19*
Seville 34*
Taranto 21*
Valencia 30
Venice 16*.

That would make Cartagena #22, but I think I mixed it up with Malaga.

> A1. What is the capital of Romania?

Bucharest

> A2. By metropolitan area population, the world's largest
> primarily Romance-language-speaking city is in the
> Americas. What city is it?

Ciudad de Méjico

> C. Lyricists
>
> C1. What lyricist collaborated with composer Andrew Lloyd
> Webber on such hit musicals as "Jesus Christ Superstar"
> and "Evita"?

Tim Rice

> C2. What lyricist collaborated with musician Elton John on
> several hit tunes, including "Crocodile Rock" and
> "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"?

Bernie Taupin

> D2. Wyeth, maker of the antidepressant drug Effexor, merged
> in 2009 with what pharmaceutical company?

Pfizer

> F1. In what sport or game might a player make a double takeout?

Sounds like someone is having lunch. It must be cricket.

> F2. In what sport or game might a player make a takeout double?

Bridge

--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se

== 8 of 10 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 2 2011 3:25 pm
From: Calvin

On Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:36:07 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> * Game 3, Round 9 - Romance-Speaking Cities
>
> All the cities marked on the handout map
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0309/roman.png
>
> are inhabited mainly by speakers of Romance languages. Of course,
> there are also Romance-language speakers elsewhere in the world,
> but this round is about the cities that are on the map. Except as
> indicated, we'll name a city and you must give the number.
>
> 1. What number is Geneva?

9, 7 (So it's probably 8)

> 2. What number is Paris?

> 3. Lyon. (Also spelled Lyons.)

6, 10

> 4. Messina.

> 5. Madrid.

> 6. Barcelona.

> 7. Milan.

> 8. Cherbourg.

2, 3

> 9. Lisbon.

35, 37

> 10. > Name one of these two countries *and* give its dot number.

Andorra 26

> * Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> A. Romance-Speaking Cities Elsewhere
>
> In the last round we mentioned that Romance-language-speaking cities
> exist outside the mapped area. Here we ask you for a couple of
> those cities.
>
> A1. What is the capital of Romania?

Bucharest

> A2. By metropolitan area population, the world's largest
> primarily Romance-language-speaking city is in the
> Americas. What city is it?

Sao Paolo, Mexico City

> B. Canadian Cooking Shows

Pass

> C. Lyricists
>
> C1. What lyricist collaborated with composer Andrew Lloyd
> Webber on such hit musicals as "Jesus Christ Superstar"
> and "Evita"?

Tim Rice

> C2. What lyricist collaborated with musician Elton John on
> several hit tunes, including "Crocodile Rock" and
> "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"?

Taupin?

> D. Corporate Mergers
>
> D1. What automotive company was created in 1954 by a merger
> between the Hudson Motor Car Company and the
> Nash-Kelvinator Corporation?

Chrysler?

> D2. Wyeth, maker of the antidepressant drug Effexor, merged
> in 2009 with what pharmaceutical company?

Glaxo-Smith-Kline, Pfizer

Myth Busted; Myth Confirmed, Myth Proven

> E2. "*Who are* the Mythbusters?" We need two names. Give the
> *first and last name of any one* of the five people who
> are current regulars on the show, OR give *any two* of
> their last names. Note that Jessi Combs was a substitute
> and does not count as a regular.

Adam Savage

> F. Takeouts (Sports & Leisure)
>
> F1. In what sport or game might a player make a double takeout?

Bowling?

> F2. In what sport or game might a player make a takeout double?

Darts

Good question set!

cheers,
calvin

== 9 of 10 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 2 2011 4:04 pm
From: Pete

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:WaKdndSZpJZKB6rTnZ2dnUVZ_jWdnZ2d@vex.net:

> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-01-31,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days. For further information see
> my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
>
> I wrote one of these rounds and 6 questions in the other.
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 9 - Romance-Speaking Cities
>
> All the cities marked on the handout map
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0309/roman.png
>
> are inhabited mainly by speakers of Romance languages. Of course,
> there are also Romance-language speakers elsewhere in the world,
> but this round is about the cities that are on the map. Except as
> indicated, we'll name a city and you must give the number.
>
> 1. What number is Geneva?

> 2. What number is Paris?

> 3. Lyon. (Also spelled Lyons.)

> 4. Messina.

23; 22

> 5. Madrid.

> 6. Barcelona.

> 7. Milan.

> 8. Cherbourg.

1; 2

> 9. Lisbon.

35; 36

>
> 10. The last question is different. In the mapped area there
> are four very small countries, smaller in area than
> Luxembourg, where they speak Romance languages. Two of them
> are Monaco and the Vatican City, both of which are close
> enough to cities on the map that, at this scale, they couldn't
> be shown as well. So we're asking about the *other two* very
> small Romance-speaking countries. Each one has a capital
> city whose name is similar to the country, and they are
> shown on this map as plain city dots with no border outlines.
>
> Name one of these two countries *and* give its dot number.

Andorra, 26

>
>
> Here's an alphabetical list of the other cities marked, in
> rot13 (Note: non-ASCII characters are unaffected by the rot13).
> If you like, give their numbers for fun, but for no points.
> You can also give the numbers for the other two Romance-speaking
> countries smaller than Luxembourg (which, as noted above, are also
> city numbers).
>
> Ovyonb, Obeqrnhk, Oentn, Pntyvnev, Pnynvf, Pnegntran, Pbvzoen,
> Qvrccr, Syberapr, Trabn, Tenanqn, Teraboyr, Yvètr, Ybpneab,
> Znyntn, Znefrvyyr, Zbagerhk, Ancyrf, Arhpuâgry, Avpr, Cnyrezb,
> Cbegb, Ebzr, Frivyyr, Gnenagb, Inyrapvn, Iravpr.
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> A. Romance-Speaking Cities Elsewhere
>
> In the last round we mentioned that Romance-language-speaking cities
> exist outside the mapped area. Here we ask you for a couple of
> those cities.
>
> A1. What is the capital of Romania?

Bucharest

>
> A2. By metropolitan area population, the world's largest
> primarily Romance-language-speaking city is in the
> Americas. What city is it?

Mexico City

Tim Rice

>
> C2. What lyricist collaborated with musician Elton John on
> several hit tunes, including "Crocodile Rock" and
> "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"?

Taupin

>
>
> D. Corporate Mergers
>
> D1. What automotive company was created in 1954 by a merger
> between the Hudson Motor Car Company and the
> Nash-Kelvinator Corporation?

American Motors

>
> D2. Wyeth, maker of the antidepressant drug Effexor, merged
> in 2009 with what pharmaceutical company?

Pfizer; Lilly

Confirmed, Busted

>
> E2. "*Who are* the Mythbusters?" We need two names. Give the
> *first and last name of any one* of the five people who
> are current regulars on the show, OR give *any two* of
> their last names. Note that Jessi Combs was a substitute
> and does not count as a regular.

Jamie Hyneman

>
>
> F. Takeouts (Sports & Leisure)
>
> F1. In what sport or game might a player make a double takeout?

Curling

>
> F2. In what sport or game might a player make a takeout double?

Bridge

Pete

== 10 of 10 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 2 2011 7:02 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky

In article <WaKdndSZpJZKB6rTnZ2dnUVZ_jWdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> * Game 3, Round 9 - Romance-Speaking Cities
>
> All the cities marked on the handout map
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0309/roman.png
>
> are inhabited mainly by speakers of Romance languages. Of course,
> there are also Romance-language speakers elsewhere in the world,
> but this round is about the cities that are on the map. Except as
> indicated, we'll name a city and you must give the number.
>
> 1. What number is Geneva?
9

> 2. What number is Paris?
4

> 3. Lyon. (Also spelled Lyons.)
> 4. Messina.
22

> 5. Madrid.
29

> 6. Barcelona.
25

> 7. Milan.
15

> 8. Cherbourg.
6

> 9. Lisbon.
35

> A2. By metropolitan area population, the world's largest
> primarily Romance-language-speaking city is in the
> Americas. What city is it?
Mexico City

> C. Lyricists
>
> C1. What lyricist collaborated with composer Andrew Lloyd
> Webber on such hit musicals as "Jesus Christ Superstar"
> and "Evita"?
>
> C2. What lyricist collaborated with musician Elton John on
> several hit tunes, including "Crocodile Rock" and
> "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"?
Bernie Taupin

> D. Corporate Mergers
>
> D1. What automotive company was created in 1954 by a merger
> between the Hudson Motor Car Company and the
> Nash-Kelvinator Corporation?
American Motors

> D2. Wyeth, maker of the antidepressant drug Effexor, merged
> in 2009 with what pharmaceutical company?
SmithKlein

> F. Takeouts (Sports & Leisure)
>
> F1. In what sport or game might a player make a double takeout?
>
> F2. In what sport or game might a player make a takeout double?
Contract Bridge

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

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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 2 2011 1:48 pm
From: björn lundin

On 1 Aug, 20:47, Marc Dashevsky <use...@MarcDashevsky.com> wrote:
> In article <a72d705e-fff1-40a3-924c-370fe6803...@glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com>, Stephen.W.Pe...@gmail.com says...
>
> > is this thing on?
>
> > i seem to be losing posts again, including my own. must be revenge or karma or something for using capital letters so often recently.
>
For # 149 i lost 3 posts. They were delivered a couple of days later
Hence My repeated posts...
--
Björn Lundin

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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 2 2011 3:59 pm
From: "feddrekajones@gmail.com"

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== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 2 2011 4:49 pm
From: Calvin

On Wed, 03 Aug 2011 08:59:45 +1000, feddrekajones@gmail.com
<feddrekajones@gmail.com> wrote:

> energetic and positive women seeking same to chat and anything
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Johnson.

cheers,
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