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* Rotating Quiz #25 - 3 messages, 2 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/d08a35d08314bdf9?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #151 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/e8b95ae627178977?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #152 - 8 messages, 8 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/590fa100c27fbac9?hl=en
* Romantic fascinating girl can meet here in chat rooms - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/0c4a8db5f7bc0116?hl=en
* QFTCI11 Game 4 Rounds 2-3 answers: country names, fringe parties - 1
messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/82a350088466c3ee?hl=en
* QFTCI11 Game 4 Rounds 2-3: Adams, bloody US - 11 messages, 9 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/2442e39d802b1daa?hl=en
* QFTCI11 Game 4 Rounds 4,6: Adams, bloody US - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/325ac1b028ec9795?hl=en

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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 7 2011 5:09 pm
From: swp

Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se> wrote in
news:Xns9F3ADA34F490Yazorman@127.0.0.1:

> swp (my-name@the-not-evil-company.com) writes:
>>> 6. [games] what is the value of the letter J in scrabble?
>>
>> 8 (I can't find references to the foreign editions values, so I'll
>> need a link to score that Erland)
>
> Actually, I made a guess what the letter could be worth in English
> Scrabble.
>
> But it seems that I would not have done better if I had made an
> attempt to guess the Swedish value. I haven't played the game since I
> was a kid.
>
> I had quick look at Wikipedia, and it turns out that the Swedish
> situation is a bit messy. When I was a kid, the game was known as
> Alfapet in Sweden. But Alga who had invented this name, lost the
> rights in the 1990s, and the original game is now sold as Scrabble in
> Sweden as well. However, Alga still owns the name Alfabet, so they
> have a similar game with a bigger board and where you apparently also
> can get minus points on some squares. On top of that there is an
> online version called Betapet, http://www.betapet.se/.
>
> It seems that in Betapet J is worth 7 points. In the article for
> Alfapet it is said that J is worth 8 points, but I can't really make
> out if that table refers to in Alfapet in its new version, or the
> Swedish version of the original game.

ok, based on the above your answer of 5 is not correct. Next time I'll
be more specific and ask for just the English version of a given game.

swp

== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 7 2011 5:26 pm
From: swp

Name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
--------- ----- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Marc D 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
Jeff T 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Mark B 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1
Calvin 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
Joachim 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
Erland 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Dan T 6+ 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 +
Peter 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Pete 6 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
Rob P 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
David 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Total 52 10 2 0 9 4 8 1 8 5 5+

so, overall, a successful set of questions I think.

by dint of an almost correct answer on #10, the winner is Dan Tilque!
well done sir! rotating quiz #26 is yours.to do with as you see fit.

swp

swp <my-name@the-not-evil-company.com> wrote in
news:Xns9F3A7F0D32B26swp@46.4.102.18:
> swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:1a35dda2-62f5-47d8-bcde-c497b1479ca1
> @glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.
> com:
>
>> same rules as always. I'll tally the results in about 5 days time.
>
> ok, time to reveal the answers
>
>> 1. [geography] what island in the mediterranean has an active
>> volcano
>> that recently erupted?
>
> Scicily, and also accepting stromboli
>
>> 2. [fine art] what artist was a friend of the doctor and amy pond?
>
> vincent van gogh
>
>> 3. [mathematics] who was the lucasian professor of mathematics from
>> 1828 to 1839 at cambridge?
>
> charles babbage
>
>> 4. [politics] name either of the politicians who have resigned this
>> year because of naked pictures of themselves that were posted
>> online.
>
> anthony weiner and new jersey democrat louis n. magazzu
>
>> 5. [sports] the premier league (aka premiership) is an english
>> professional league for association football clubs. who sponsored
>> it from 1993 to 2001?
>
> carling
>
>> 6. [games] what is the value of the letter J in scrabble?
>
> 8 (I can't find references to the foreign editions values, so I'll
> need a link to score that Erland)
>
>> 7. [writers] what year did Connie Willis win her first hugo award,
>> or name the year she won 2 hugo awards.
>
> 1983 (fire watch), 1993 (even the queen, death on the nile)
>
>> 8. [obligatory aussie question] what is the most populous city of
>> the australian island state of tasmania?
>
> hobart
>
>> 9. [canadiana] name either city in saskatchewan that has a
>> population over 100,000
>
> saskatoon, regina
>
>> 10. [philadelphiana] on august 6th, a march will take place in
>> philadelphia to raise awareness about sexual assault. the group's
>> motto is "A Person's Appearance Is Not The Cause Of Sexual Assault."
>> after the first one in toronto, the movement took off and similar
>> marches have been held around the world. what is the name they use?
>
> slutwalk philadelphia (and thank you to the person(s) who noticed my
> initials in there)
>
> swp

== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 7 2011 8:59 pm
From: Dan Tilque

swp wrote:
>
> by dint of an almost correct answer on #10, the winner is Dan Tilque!
> well done sir! rotating quiz #26 is yours.to do with as you see fit.

I'll have a quiz up in a couple-three days.

--
Dan Tilque

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

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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #151 - ANSWERS & SCORES
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 7 2011 7:44 pm
From: Calvin

On Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:28:00 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:

> 1 Which country won the 2010 Davis Cup?

Serbia
3/10

> 2 What is the name of the German parliament building?

Reichstag
8/10

> 3 The Dirty Harry films were set in which US city?

San Francisco
7/10

> 4 With what type of music is the US radio program the Grand Ole Opry
> associated?

Country / Western [I don't know what the difference is, and don't want to
know]
8/10

> 5 Urdu and English are the two official languages of which country?

Pakistan
10/10

> 6 What is Christiaan Barnard's claim to fame?

First human heart transplant doctor
10/10

> 7 Who was the first director of the FBI?

J Edgar Hoover
7/10
What a chap.

> 8 Errol Flynn and Kevin Costner have both portrayed which fictional
> character?

Robin Hood
8/10

> 9 What is the most common consonant in the English language?

T
6/10

> 10 In which British TV show do two teams buy antiques to sell at auction
> for profit?

Bargain Hunt
2/10

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 151
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 Dan Tilque
0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 David
1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 Erland S
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 7 Jeffrey Turner
1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 Joachim Parsch
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 7 Marc Dashevsky
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 Mark Brader
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 7 Pete Gayde
1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 Peter Smyth
0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 Rob Parker
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
3 8 7 8 10 10 7 8 6 2 69 TOTAL
69%

The trend of ties continues with Dan, Mark and Peter sharing the spoils.

cheers,
calvin

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== 1 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 7 2011 8:43 pm
From: Calvin

Re-using some questions I wrote for a sports-themed quiz.

https://www.filesanywhere.com/fs/v.aspx?v=8a6d6286585e76b09fa7

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

cheers,
calvin

== 2 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 7 2011 10:39 pm
From: John Masters

On 2011-08-08 03:43:13 +0000, Calvin said:

> Re-using some questions I wrote for a sports-themed quiz.
>
> https://www.filesanywhere.com/fs/v.aspx?v=8a6d6286585e76b09fa7
>
>
> 1. Green Bay Packers
> 2. New York Mets
> 3. Real Madrid
> 4. Cake Making
> 5. Cricket
> 6. Soccer
> 7. Roland Garos Stadium
> 8. Kennington Oval
> 9. Wentworth
> 10. Wrigley Field

== 3 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 7 2011 11:24 pm
From: Joachim Parsch

Calvin schrieb:
>
> Re-using some questions I wrote for a sports-themed quiz.
>
> https://www.filesanywhere.com/fs/v.aspx?v=8a6d6286585e76b09fa7
>
> 1.

Green Bay Packers?

> 2.

New York Yankees?

> 3.

Real Madrid.

> 4.

Ice Hockey.

> 5.

Football = Soccer

> 6.

Tennis.

> 7.

Roland Garros (French Open)

> 8.

The Oval? (that's the only cricket ground I know)

> 9.

Augusta Golf course?

> 10.
>

Joachim

== 4 of 8 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 8 2011 12:39 am
From: "Peter Smyth"

"Calvin" wrote in message
news:op.vzvlybnjyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au...
>
>
>Re-using some questions I wrote for a sports-themed quiz.
>
>https://www.filesanywhere.com/fs/v.aspx?v=8a6d6286585e76b09fa7
>
>
>1. Green Bay Packers
>2. New York Yankees
>3. Melbourne Football Club
>4. Tennis
>5. Football
>6. Tennis
>7. Roland Garros
>8. The Oval
>9. Augusta National
>10.

Peter Smyth

== 5 of 8 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 8 2011 1:49 am
From: "David"

1.
2. New York Yankees?
3.
4. Boxing?
5. Football - The World Cup.
6. Golf?
7.
8. The Oval.
9. I do recognise that whole......mmmmmm?
10.

== 6 of 8 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 8 2011 8:18 am
From: Marc Dashevsky

In article <op.vzvlybnjyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, calvin@phlegm.com says...
>
> Re-using some questions I wrote for a sports-themed quiz.
>
> https://www.filesanywhere.com/fs/v.aspx?v=8a6d6286585e76b09fa7
>
>
> 1. Green Bay Packers
> 2. New York Mets
> 3.
> 4.
> 5.
> 6.
> 7. where French Open is played
> 8.
> 9. Augusta National golf cource
> 10.

--
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== 7 of 8 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 8 2011 1:41 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog

Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
> 4.

Ice Hockey

> 5.

Football

> 6.

Tennis

> 7.

Roland Garros

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

== 8 of 8 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 8 2011 7:54 pm
From: "Rob Parker"

> 1.

Green Bay Packers (?)
(That's the only grid-iron team I can think of with 'G')

> 2.

New York Yankees (?)

> 3.

Real Madrid Football Club (?)

> 4.

Tennis (?)

> 5.

Football (the world game, not Aussie Rules)

> 6.

Tennis (?)

> 7.

Roland Garros

> 8.

The Oval

> 9.

Not St. Andrews

> 10.

no idea

Rob

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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 7 2011 10:00 pm
From: nichy

Romantic fascinating girl can meet here in chat rooms ******
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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 4 Rounds 2-3 answers: country names, fringe parties
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 7 2011 10:24 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-02-07,
> 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 geography round.

> * Game 4, Round 2 - Full Names of Countries

This was the hardest round in the original game.

> Canada's full name is officially just Canada (and not even "the
> Dominion of Canada" as some of us used to think), but France is
> really the "French Republic", China is the "People's Republic of
> China", and Libya is the "Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab
> Jamahiriya".

> Give the full official names of the following countries. In all
> cases, as with the foregoing examples, please answer in English.
> We won't worry about the word "the", but *other than that, all
> answers must be exact*.

> 1. Australia.

Commonwealth of Australia. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Peter, Calvin,
Pete, and Rob.

> 2. The U.K.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 4 for Joshua,
Marc, Stephen, Peter, Dan Blum, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Rob.

> 3. South Korea. To repeat, we want the full name *in English*.

Republic of Korea. (North Korea is the Democratic People's Republic
of Korea.) 4 for Joshua, Marc, Stephen, Dan Blum, Erland, Calvin,
Pete, and Dan Tilque.

> 4. Switzerland.

Swiss Confederation. We also accepted Helvetic Confederation as an
alternative translation on a protest, but Helvetica is a noun, not an
adjective, so that's wrong. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
2 for Calvin.

> 5. Germany.

Federal Republic of Germany. (East Germany was the German Democratic
Republic.) 4 for Joshua, Marc, Stephen, Peter, Dan Blum, Erland,
Calvin, Pete, and Dan Tilque.

> 6. Micronesia.

Federated States of Micronesia. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Peter,
Dan Blum, Calvin, Pete, and Rob.

> 7. Luxembourg.

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Peter, Dan Blum,
Dan Tilque, and Rob.

> 8. There are two countries called Congo. The big one used to
> be the Belgian Congo and more recently it was Zaire.
> But we're asking about the little one, the former French
> Congo, whose capital is Brazzaville. What's its full name
> in English?

Republic of (the) Congo. (The big one is the Democratic Republic of
the Congo.) 4 for Marc, Stephen, Peter, Dan Blum, Erland, and Pete.
2 for Joshua.

> 9. Mexico.

United Mexican States. ("United States of Mexico" is wrong.)
4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.

> 10. Russia.

Russian Federation. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Peter, Calvin, Pete,
Dan Tilque, and Rob.

> * Game 4, Round 3 - Canadian Federal Fringe Parties

> In each case, name the party.

> 1. This party was founded by publisher Mel Hurtig to oppose
> free trade, privatization, and increased alignment of Canadian
> policies with US ones. It ran 171 candidates in the 1993
> federal election but won no seats. It disintegrated a
> few years later amidst leadership turmoil, lawsuits, and
> allegations of missing funds.

National Party.

> 2. This party, founded in 1973, has never garnered more than
> 0.25% of the total vote in a federal election. Among its
> positions are enshrinement of private property rights and
> an end to the war on drugs. Globe and Mail columnist Neil
> Reynolds was its leader briefly, in 1982-83.

Libertarian Party. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.

> 3. This party formed the government of Alberta from 1921 to 1935.
> In 1930 it elected nine federal MPs, but two years later
> eight of them switched to the CCF. By the late 1930s the
> group had withdrawn from elective politics, but it still
> exists today as an agricultural-supply cooperative.

United Farmers (of Alberta).

> 4. Founded in 1921, this is the second-oldest Canadian federal
> party (after the Liberals), though it was banned for a number
> of years, and from 1943 to 1959 it ran candidates under a
> different name. Tim Buck was its leader from 1929 to 1962,
> during which time he spent two years in prison for sedition.

Communist Party. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, and Pete.

> 5. This single-issue party was founded in 2000, when it contested
> 73 ridings, winning none. In 2008 it ran only 8 candidates.
> Support has fallen away due to changes in party funding
> laws, as well as greater support for its central issue among
> mainstream party members.

Marijuana Party. 4 for Joshua.

> 6. This biblically-inspired conservative party was founded in
> 1987 and has run candidates without success in every election
> since, though in the 2000 election it lacked official status.

Christian Heritage Party. 4 for Joshua.

> 7. This right-wing party was active federally between 1984
> and 1988, but won no seats. At the provincial level, its New
> Brunswick wing did better, forming the official opposition
> there from 1991 to 1995 -- albeit with only eight seats.

Confederation of Regions. (Full name required.)

> 8. Inspired by Transcendental Meditation and headlined by
> magician Doug Henning, this party was active in federal
> politics from 1992 until its dissolution in 2003.

Natural Law Party. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Peter.

> 9. This party was active from 1963 to 1993, but never won any
> seats, although in 1984 it did come fourth in the popular
> vote. A woodcut by Albrecht Dï¿½rer formed its logo.

Rhinoceros Party.

Although it had official status, this was a spoof party that basically
existed for the of purpose making fun of politics. Wikipedia has a
decent article about it at "Rhinoceros Party of Canada (1963-1993)".

> 10. This currently registered federal party was founded in 2009
> to advocate for such issues as copyright reform and Internet
> neutrality. It has yet to contest any seats.

Pirate Party. 4 for Joshua and Peter.

Scores, if there are no errors:

ROUNDS -> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS -> Geo Can
Joshua Kreitzer 38 24 62
Stephen Perry 40 8 48
Peter Smyth 28 8 36
Pete Gayde 28 4 32
Dan Blum 24 8 32
Dan Tilque 28 4 32
"Calvin" 22 0 22
Rob Parker 20 0 20
Marc Dashevsky 16 0 16
Erland Sommarskog 12 0 12

--
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Toronto | the only thing that matters is what the Marketeer
msb@vex.net | thinks the customer thinks he wants --
| or can be made to think he wants." --Steve Summit

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== 1 of 11 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 7 2011 10:27 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-02-07,
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.

* Game 4, Round 4 - The Adams Family (with one D)

In each case, we will describe one or two people with the surname
Adams, and you must give the applicable given name or names.

1. The first two US presidents to be father and son. Name both.

2. Name the wife of either President Adams.

3. Another member of that presidential Adams family was
a participant in the Boston Tea Party, a signatory to
the Declaration of Independence, and later a Governor of
Massachusetts. But his non-political job is also remembered
today.

4. Turning to a different group opposed to British rule, this
man is the president of Sinn F�in ("shin fane").

5. He created Dilbert.

6. He created "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".

7. He wrote "Watership Down".

8. He sang "I Do It For You".

9. He is famous for his black-and-white landscape photography.

10. She had Oscar nominations for the 2005 and 2008 movies
"Junebug" and "Doubt", and now this year for "The Fighter".

* Game 4, Round 6 - US History, Mostly Bloody

1. The American Civil War began with the bombardment of
Fort Sumter in 1861 and ended, for all practical purposes,
with Robert E. Lee's surrender in the same month of 1865.
What month was that?

2. Which Indian (okay, which Native American) holy man joined
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1884?

3. In 1859 Civil War General Daniel Sickles became the first man
in the US (and perhaps the world) to be acquitted of murder
on the grounds of temporary insanity. The victim was his
wife's lover, the District Attorney of DC, whose first two
names were Philip Barton. The victim's *father* was a famous
poet and lawyer, the author of perhaps the most widely known
and heard poem in American history. Give their family name
*or* name the poem.

4. Within a period of 9 months from July 1881 to April 1882,
Billy the Kid and Jesse James were both killed, and the
famous Gunfight at the OK Corral took place. Name any two
of the three states and/or territories in the Wild West where
these events occurred. You do not have to say which ones.

5. On February 15, 1933, Giuseppe Zangara tried to assassinate
President-elect Franklin Roosevelt, during a Florida speech,
while standing on a wobbly chair. He managed to wound 5 other
people instead. One of them was a prominent politician who
died 19 days later. Name him or the specific office he held.

6. In 1846-47 a wagon train of 300 people set out for California
from Independence, Missouri. In Wyoming, 86 members of the
group split away from the others to take a little-used route.
They were beset by disaster after disaster, leading to
murder and cannibalism, and 36 of them died. This group,
named after one of the families, is known to history as what?

7. During the Civil War, on August 21, 1863, a party of about
500 Confederate guerrillas went on a murderous raid against
the pro-Northern town of Lawrence, Kansas. They massacred 150
to 250 men and boys, robbed the bank, and burned the town.
This attack has been portrayed in several movies, including
"Dark Command" (1940), "Ride With the Devil" (1999), and
one whose title mentioned the leader of this raiding party.
What was his name?

8. Billy the Kid became involved in a conflict in New Mexico
pitting two factions against each other. After his boss
was murdered, the Kid went on a revenge killing spree.
By what name has this conflict become known to history?
Hint: it mentions the location.

9. Who were Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Longbaugh better
known as?

10. Judge Roy Bean, the self-proclaimed "Law west of the Pecos",
was enamored of an English actress. He once had a front-row
seat at one of her performances, but never managed to
meet her. Name her or her nickname.

--
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Toronto | "Duh."
msb@vex.net | --Richard Curtis, "Love Actually"

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== 2 of 11 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 8 2011 12:24 am
From: Joshua Kreitzer

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Z4mdnYak-
K5G7qLTnZ2dnUVZ_rudnZ2d@vex.net:

> * Game 4, Round 4 - The Adams Family (with one D)
>
> In each case, we will describe one or two people with the surname
> Adams, and you must give the applicable given name or names.
>
> 1. The first two US presidents to be father and son. Name both.

John & John Quincy

> 2. Name the wife of either President Adams.

Abigail

> 3. Another member of that presidential Adams family was
> a participant in the Boston Tea Party, a signatory to
> the Declaration of Independence, and later a Governor of
> Massachusetts. But his non-political job is also remembered
> today.

Samuel

> 4. Turning to a different group opposed to British rule, this
> man is the president of Sinn F�in ("shin fane").

Gerry

> 5. He created Dilbert.

Scott

> 6. He created "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".

Scott

> 7. He wrote "Watership Down".

Richard

> 8. He sang "I Do It For You".

Bryan

> 9. He is famous for his black-and-white landscape photography.

Ansel

> 10. She had Oscar nominations for the 2005 and 2008 movies
> "Junebug" and "Doubt", and now this year for "The Fighter".

Amy

>
> * Game 4, Round 6 - US History, Mostly Bloody
>
> 1. The American Civil War began with the bombardment of
> Fort Sumter in 1861 and ended, for all practical purposes,
> with Robert E. Lee's surrender in the same month of 1865.
> What month was that?

April

> 2. Which Indian (okay, which Native American) holy man joined
> Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1884?

Sitting Bull

> 3. In 1859 Civil War General Daniel Sickles became the first man
> in the US (and perhaps the world) to be acquitted of murder
> on the grounds of temporary insanity. The victim was his
> wife's lover, the District Attorney of DC, whose first two
> names were Philip Barton. The victim's *father* was a famous
> poet and lawyer, the author of perhaps the most widely known
> and heard poem in American history. Give their family name
> *or* name the poem.

Longfellow

> 4. Within a period of 9 months from July 1881 to April 1882,
> Billy the Kid and Jesse James were both killed, and the
> famous Gunfight at the OK Corral took place. Name any two
> of the three states and/or territories in the Wild West where
> these events occurred. You do not have to say which ones.

Arizona and Kansas

> 5. On February 15, 1933, Giuseppe Zangara tried to assassinate
> President-elect Franklin Roosevelt, during a Florida speech,
> while standing on a wobbly chair. He managed to wound 5 other
> people instead. One of them was a prominent politician who
> died 19 days later. Name him or the specific office he held.

mayor of Chicago

> 6. In 1846-47 a wagon train of 300 people set out for California
> from Independence, Missouri. In Wyoming, 86 members of the
> group split away from the others to take a little-used route.
> They were beset by disaster after disaster, leading to
> murder and cannibalism, and 36 of them died. This group,
> named after one of the families, is known to history as what?

Donner Party

> 9. Who were Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Longbaugh better
> known as?

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

> 10. Judge Roy Bean, the self-proclaimed "Law west of the Pecos",
> was enamored of an English actress. He once had a front-row
> seat at one of her performances, but never managed to
> meet her. Name her or her nickname.

Lilly Langtry

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com

== 3 of 11 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 8 2011 12:30 am
From: Joachim Parsch

Mark Brader schrieb:
>
> * Game 4, Round 4 - The Adams Family (with one D)
>
> In each case, we will describe one or two people with the surname
> Adams, and you must give the applicable given name or names.
>
> 1. The first two US presidents to be father and son. Name both.
>
> 2. Name the wife of either President Adams.
>
> 3. Another member of that presidential Adams family was
> a participant in the Boston Tea Party, a signatory to
> the Declaration of Independence, and later a Governor of
> Massachusetts. But his non-political job is also remembered
> today.
>
> 4. Turning to a different group opposed to British rule, this
> man is the president of Sinn F�in ("shin fane").

Gerry.

> 5. He created Dilbert.

Scott.

> 6. He created "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".

Douglas.

> 7. He wrote "Watership Down".

Richard.

> 8. He sang "I Do It For You".

Bryan.

> 9. He is famous for his black-and-white landscape photography.
>
> 10. She had Oscar nominations for the 2005 and 2008 movies
> "Junebug" and "Doubt", and now this year for "The Fighter".

Amy.

Joachim

== 4 of 11 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 8 2011 12:31 am
From: "Peter Smyth"

"Mark Brader" wrote in message
news:Z4mdnYak-K5G7qLTnZ2dnUVZ_rudnZ2d@vex.net...
>
>These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-02-07,
>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 newsg roup,
>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.
>
>
>* Game 4, Round 4 - The Adams Family (with one D)
>
>In each case, we will describe one or two people with the surname
>Adams, and you must give the applicable given name or names.
>
>1. The first two US presidents to be father and son. Name both.
John, John Quincy
>2. Name the wife of either President Adams.
Harriet
>3. Another member of that presidential Adams family was
> a participant in the Boston Tea Party, a signatory to
> the Declaration of Independence, and later a Governor of
> Massachusetts. But his non-political job is also remembered
> today.
>
>4. Turning to a different group opposed to British rule, this
> man is the president of Sinn F�in ("shin fane").
Gerry
>5. He created Dilbert.
Scott
>6. He created "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".
Douglas
>7. He wrote "Watership Down".
Mark
>8. He sang "I Do It For You".
Bryan
>9. He is famous for his black-and-white landscape photography.
>
>10. She had Oscar nominations for the 2005 and 2008 movies
> "Junebug" and "Doubt", and now this year for "The Fighter".

Peter Smyth

== 5 of 11 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 8 2011 7:57 am
From: tool@panix.com (Dan Blum)

Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> * Game 4, Round 4 - The Adams Family (with one D)

> 1. The first two US presidents to be father and son. Name both.

John and John Quincy

> 2. Name the wife of either President Adams.

Abigail

> 3. Another member of that presidential Adams family was
> a participant in the Boston Tea Party, a signatory to
> the Declaration of Independence, and later a Governor of
> Massachusetts. But his non-political job is also remembered
> today.

Samuel

> 4. Turning to a different group opposed to British rule, this
> man is the president of Sinn F?in ("shin fane").

Gerry

> 5. He created Dilbert.

Scott

> 6. He created "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".

Douglas

> 7. He wrote "Watership Down".

Richard

> 8. He sang "I Do It For You".

Bryan; Ryan

> 9. He is famous for his black-and-white landscape photography.

Ansel

> 10. She had Oscar nominations for the 2005 and 2008 movies
> "Junebug" and "Doubt", and now this year for "The Fighter".

Amy

> * Game 4, Round 6 - US History, Mostly Bloody

> 1. The American Civil War began with the bombardment of
> Fort Sumter in 1861 and ended, for all practical purposes,
> with Robert E. Lee's surrender in the same month of 1865.
> What month was that?

April

> 2. Which Indian (okay, which Native American) holy man joined
> Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1884?

Sitting Bull; Geronimo

Holmes

Arizona and Kansas

Huey Long

Donner Party

Quantrill

> 9. Who were Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Longbaugh better
> known as?

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Lily Langtry; Sarah Bernhard

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

== 6 of 11 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 8 2011 8:10 am
From: Marc Dashevsky

In article <Z4mdnYak-K5G7qLTnZ2dnUVZ_rudnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> * Game 4, Round 4 - The Adams Family (with one D)
>
> In each case, we will describe one or two people with the surname
> Adams, and you must give the applicable given name or names.
>
> 1. The first two US presidents to be father and son. Name both.
John Adams and John Quincy Adams

> 2. Name the wife of either President Adams.
Abigail Adams

> 4. Turning to a different group opposed to British rule, this
> man is the president of Sinn Féin ("shin fane").
Gerry Adams

> 5. He created Dilbert.
Scott Adams

> 6. He created "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".
Douglas Adams

> 7. He wrote "Watership Down".
Richard Adams

> 8. He sang "I Do It For You".
Bryan Adams

> 9. He is famous for his black-and-white landscape photography.
Ansel Adams

> 10. She had Oscar nominations for the 2005 and 2008 movies
> "Junebug" and "Doubt", and now this year for "The Fighter".
Amy Adams

> * Game 4, Round 6 - US History, Mostly Bloody
>
> 1. The American Civil War began with the bombardment of
> Fort Sumter in 1861 and ended, for all practical purposes,
> with Robert E. Lee's surrender in the same month of 1865.
> What month was that?
April

> 2. Which Indian (okay, which Native American) holy man joined
> Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1884?
>
> 3. In 1859 Civil War General Daniel Sickles became the first man
> in the US (and perhaps the world) to be acquitted of murder
> on the grounds of temporary insanity. The victim was his
> wife's lover, the District Attorney of DC, whose first two
> names were Philip Barton. The victim's *father* was a famous
> poet and lawyer, the author of perhaps the most widely known
> and heard poem in American history. Give their family name
> *or* name the poem.
>
> 4. Within a period of 9 months from July 1881 to April 1882,
> Billy the Kid and Jesse James were both killed, and the
> famous Gunfight at the OK Corral took place. Name any two
> of the three states and/or territories in the Wild West where
> these events occurred. You do not have to say which ones.
Arizona, Missouri

> 7. During the Civil War, on August 21, 1863, a party of about
> 500 Confederate guerrillas went on a murderous raid against
> the pro-Northern town of Lawrence, Kansas. They massacred 150
> to 250 men and boys, robbed the bank, and burned the town.
> This attack has been portrayed in several movies, including
> "Dark Command" (1940), "Ride With the Devil" (1999), and
> one whose title mentioned the leader of this raiding party.
> What was his name?
>
> 8. Billy the Kid became involved in a conflict in New Mexico
> pitting two factions against each other. After his boss
> was murdered, the Kid went on a revenge killing spree.
> By what name has this conflict become known to history?
> Hint: it mentions the location.
>
> 9. Who were Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Longbaugh better
> known as?
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

--
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== 7 of 11 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 8 2011 3:42 pm
From: Calvin

On Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:27:55 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> * Game 4, Round 4 - The Adams Family (with one D)
>
> In each case, we will describe one or two people with the surname
> Adams, and you must give the applicable given name or names.
>
> 1. The first two US presidents to be father and son. Name both.

John & John Quincy

> 2. Name the wife of either President Adams.

Jane, Mary

Dunno

> 4. Turning to a different group opposed to British rule, this
> man is the president of Sinn Féin ("shin fane").

Gerry

> 5. He created Dilbert.

Scott

> 6. He created "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".

Douglas

> 7. He wrote "Watership Down".

Richard

> 8. He sang "I Do It For You".

Bryan

> 9. He is famous for his black-and-white landscape photography.

Tim, Tom

> 10. She had Oscar nominations for the 2005 and 2008 movies
> "Junebug" and "Doubt", and now this year for "The Fighter".

Jane?

April, May

Whitman, Holmes

West Virginia and Dakota, West Virginia and Wyoming

VP, Governor of Florida

The Zebadiah Springfield Group :-)

Forrest?

> 8. Billy the Kid became involved in a conflict in New Mexico
> pitting two factions against each other. After his boss
> was murdered, the Kid went on a revenge killing spree.
> By what name has this conflict become known to history?
> Hint: it mentions the location.

The Albuquerque Massacre :-)

> 9. Who were Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Longbaugh better
> known as?

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Lily Langtry, Marie Lloyd

cheers,
calvin

== 8 of 11 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 8 2011 5:58 pm
From: swp

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Z4mdnYak-
K5G7qLTnZ2dnUVZ_rudnZ2d@vex.net:
> I wrote one of these rounds.

game 4, round 4?

>
> * Game 4, Round 4 - The Adams Family (with one D)
>
> In each case, we will describe one or two people with the surname
> Adams, and you must give the applicable given name or names.
>
> 1. The first two US presidents to be father and son. Name both.

john adams, john quincy adams

> 2. Name the wife of either President Adams.

abigail

samuel adams

> 4. Turning to a different group opposed to British rule, this
> man is the president of Sinn F�in ("shin fane").

gerry adams

> 5. He created Dilbert.

scott adams

> 6. He created "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".

douglas adams (and the long dark teatime of the soul, and dirk gently's
holistic detective agency)

> 7. He wrote "Watership Down".

dick adams

> 8. He sang "I Do It For You".

bryan adams

> 9. He is famous for his black-and-white landscape photography.

ansel adams

> 10. She had Oscar nominations for the 2005 and 2008 movies
> "Junebug" and "Doubt", and now this year for "The Fighter".

amy adams

>
> * Game 4, Round 6 - US History, Mostly Bloody
>
> 1. The American Civil War began with the bombardment of
> Fort Sumter in 1861 and ended, for all practical purposes,
> with Robert E. Lee's surrender in the same month of 1865.
> What month was that?

april

> 2. Which Indian (okay, which Native American) holy man joined
> Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1884?

sitting bull?

key

new mexico, arizona

chicago mayor

donner party

quantrell?

lincoln county war

> 9. Who were Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Longbaugh better
> known as?

butch and sundance (would it be too cheeky to say redford and newman?)

amy? ; alice?

swp

== 9 of 11 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 8 2011 6:05 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

No, the long dark teatime of the soul Adams, and dirk gently's
holistic detective agency Adams, did not create "The Hitchhiker's
Guide to the Galaxy".

:-)
--
Mark Brader | "... there is no such word as 'impossible' in
Toronto | my dictionary. In fact, everything between
msb@vex.net | 'herring' and 'marmalade' appears to be missing."
| -- Dirk Gently (Douglas Adams)

== 10 of 11 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 9 2011 12:41 am
From: "Rob Parker"

> * Game 4, Round 4 - The Adams Family (with one D)
>
> 4. Turning to a different group opposed to British rule, this
> man is the president of Sinn F�in ("shin fane").

Gerry Adams

> 5. He created Dilbert.

Scott Adams
[I love my daily Dilbert strip.]

> 6. He created "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".

Douglas Adams

> 7. He wrote "Watership Down".

Richard Adams

> 8. He sang "I Do It For You".

Bryan Adams
[IIRC, it's with a 'y' rather than an 'i']

> 9. He is famous for his black-and-white landscape photography.

Ansel Adams

August; October

Johnson; Smith

Arizona & South Dakota; Arizona & Wyoming

> 9. Who were Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Longbaugh better
> known as?

Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid

Lily Langtree

Rob

== 11 of 11 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 9 2011 12:43 am
From: "Rob Parker"

Yes he did!!!

"Mark Brader" <msb@vex.net> wrote in message
news:77OdnePrW_RHGt3TnZ2dnUVZ_gidnZ2d@vex.net...
> No, the long dark teatime of the soul Adams, and dirk gently's
> holistic detective agency Adams, did not create "The Hitchhiker's
> Guide to the Galaxy".
>
> :-)
> --
> Mark Brader | "... there is no such word as 'impossible' in
> Toronto | my dictionary. In fact, everything between
> msb@vex.net | 'herring' and 'marmalade' appears to be missing."
> | -- Dirk Gently (Douglas Adams)

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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Mon, Aug 8 2011 6:10 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

I just realized I forgot to update the round numbers in the subject
line when starting the current QFTCI11 thread. If you're wondering
what happened to "QFTCI11 Game 4 Rounds 4,6", please see the thread
actually titled "QFTCI11 Game 4 Rounds 2-3: Adams, bloody US".

"Sorry about that, chief."

(There, that should put you in the correct mood for it.)
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "What we're looking for is the correct misnomer."
msb@vex.net | --Rodney Boyd

My text in this article is in the public domain.

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