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* QFTCI11 Game 7 Rounds 4,6: hard flags, hard mottos - 4 messages, 4 authors
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* Rotating Quiz #31 - 4 messages, 4 authors
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* Calvin's Quiz #164 - 1 messages, 1 author
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* Calvin's Quiz #165 - 3 messages, 3 authors
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* Rotating Quiz #32 - Capone's cabbie wanted repairman - 4 messages, 4 authors
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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 7 Rounds 4,6: hard flags, hard mottos
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/6203a4be8d0c4ef0?hl=en
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Sep 14 2011 12:28 am
From: "Peter Smyth"

"Mark Brader" wrote in message
news:3qmdnWDnoMTbYPLTnZ2dnUVZ_sudnZ2d@vex.net...

>* Game 7, Round 4 - Confusing Flags
>
>1. Lithuania.
4
>2. The Philippines.
13
>3. Paraguay.
23
>4. Guatemala.
24, 20
>5. Cuba.
16
>6. Ghana.
7
>7. Nicaragua.
25, 20
>8. Costa Rica.
17
>9. Colombia.
9, 10
>10. Thailand.
18
>
>The decoys are listed here in rot13. Name them if you like for fun,
>but for no points.
>
>11. Argentina.
19
>12. Bolivia.
>13. Cameroon.
>14. Chad.
14
>15. Chile.
12
>16. Czech Republic.
21
>17. Ecuador.
>18. Guinea.
>19. Honduras.
20
>20. Mali.
>21. Myanmar (Burma).
>22. Netherlands.
22
>23. Puerto Rico (US dependency).
11
>24. Romania.
15
>25. Venezuela.

Peter Smyth

== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Sep 14 2011 11:07 am
From: tool@panix.com (Dan Blum)

Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> * Game 7, Round 4 - Confusing Flags

> 1. Lithuania.

22; 10

> 2. The Philippines.

8; 9

> 3. Paraguay.

24; 1

> 4. Guatemala.

> 5. Cuba.

> 6. Ghana.

> 7. Nicaragua.

2; 24

> 8. Costa Rica.

14; 19

> 9. Colombia.

25; 16

> 10. Thailand.

19; 13

> * Game 7, Round 6 - Canadian Mottos

> 2. Which province or territory of Canada has an official motto
> that mentions its own name? In its English version, the
> motto begins with the name and continues with the words
> "our strength".

Manitoba; Alberta

> 3. Please answer the previous question before decoding the
> following rot13: Ahanihg vf gur bayl bar bs Pnanqn'f
> greevgbevrf gb unir na bssvpvny zbggb, ohg nyy bs gur
> cebivaprf qb, zbfgyl va Yngva. Sbe gur arkg fvk dhrfgvbaf
> jr jvyy ernq lbh n zbggb va vgf Ratyvfu genafyngvba naq lbh
> zhfg anzr gur cebivapr. Lbhe zbggb vf: "Tybevbhf naq serr".

Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island

> 4. "Strong and free".

New Brunswick; Nova Scotia

> 5. "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God".

Manitoba; British Columbia

> 6. "Splendor without diminishment".

Saskatechewan; Alberta

> 7. "The small under the protection of the great".

Prince Edward Island; Manitoba

> 8. "One defends and the other conquers".

Newfoundland & Labrador; British Columbia

> 10. According to the Globe and Mail's editorial-page motto,
> the subject who is truly loyal to the Chief Magistrate will
> neither advise nor submit to what? We need both words.

political pressure; official censorship

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

== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Sep 14 2011 3:15 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog

Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> 1. Lithuania.

> 2. The Philippines.

> 3. Paraguay.

> 4. Guatemala.

> 5. Cuba.

> 6. Ghana.

> 7. Nicaragua.

> 8. Costa Rica.

> 9. Colombia.

> 10. Thailand.

18

> The decoys are listed here in rot13. Name them if you like for fun,
> but for no points.

> 11. Netragvan.

> 12. Obyvivn.

> 13. Pnzrebba.

> 14. Punq.
> 15. Puvyr.

> 16. Pmrpu Erchoyvp.

> 17. Rphnqbe.
> 18. Thvarn.
> 19. Ubaqhenf.
> 20. Znyv.
> 21. Zlnazne (Ohezn).
> 22. Argureynaqf.

> 23. Chregb Evpb (HF qrcraqrapl).
> 24. Ebznavn.

> 25. Irarmhryn.

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

== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Sep 14 2011 9:04 pm
From: Joshua Kreitzer

On Sep 13, 8:03 pm, m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
>
> * Game 7, Round 4 - Confusing Flags
>
> So, for each question we will name a country and you must tell us
> the flag number.
>
> 1. Lithuania.

4; 5

> 2. The Philippines.

11; 13

> 3. Paraguay.

> 4. Guatemala.

> 5. Cuba.

16; 11

> 6. Ghana.

7; 6

> 7. Nicaragua.

17; 20

> 8. Costa Rica.

18; 17

> 9. Colombia.

20; 9

> 10. Thailand.

> The decoys are listed here in rot13. Name them if you like for fun,
> but for no points.
>
> 11. Netragvan.

> 16. Pmrpu Erchoyvp.

> 22. Argureynaqf.

(Comment: Someone should send this quiz to those Wikipedia editors who
like identifying countries, nationalities, etc. by their flags alone.)

> * Game 7, Round 6 - Canadian Mottos
>
> 2. Which province or territory of Canada has an official motto
> that mentions its own name? In its English version, the
> motto begins with the name and continues with the words
> "our strength".

Nunavut; Manitoba

British Columbia; Alberta

> 4. "Strong and free".

Manitoba; Saskatchewan

> 5. "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God".

Nova Scotia; New Brunswick

> 6. "Splendor without diminishment".

Alberta; British Columbia

> 7. "The small under the protection of the great".

Prince Edward Island

> 8. "One defends and the other conquers".

Newfoundland and Labrador

> 9. Which company or organization has the motto "Maintiens
> le droit"?

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com

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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #31
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Sep 14 2011 5:42 am
From: "Rob Parker"

> 1. (1922) Renamed, but still scary and thirsty at night.

Dracula (?)

> 2. (1935) Clark Gable was there first, Marlon Brando followed later.
> 3. (1942) Classic tale of what happens to an old man, married to
> a young woman, her lover and the ultimate crime.
> 4. (1948) We're looking for a vehicle to commute.

The African Queen (?)

> 5. (1957) Death is almost stalemate, but finally wins against knight and
> jester.
> 6. (1960) Mother will always be the first woman in his life!

Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock

> 7. (1979) Just one part of the city of cities.
> 8. (1984) As weird as hell, and even...?
> 9. (1993) They were saved by a piece of paper with their names on it!

Schindler's List, Steven Speilberg

> 10.(2009) An estate in Germany at the start of the first world war, a
> count,
> a priest, strange children and mysterious crimes, all
> foreboding the second world war.
> 11. What do these movies have in common?

I know hardly any of them ;-)

Rob

== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Sep 14 2011 6:31 am
From: Joachim Parsch

Joachim Parsch schrieb:
> 1. (1922) Renamed, but still scary and thirsty at night.

Nosferatu, F.W.Murnau

> 2. (1935) Clark Gable was there first, Marlon Brando followed later.

Mutiny on the Bounty, Frank Lloyd

> 3. (1942) Classic tale of what happens to an old man, married to
> a young woman, her lover and the ultimate crime.

Obsession, Luchino Visconti

> 4. (1948) We're looking for a vehicle to commute.

Bicycle Thieves, Vittorio de Sica

> 5. (1957) Death is almost stalemate, but finally wins against knight and jester.

The seventh seal, Ingmar Bergman

> 6. (1960) Mother will always be the first woman in his life!

Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock

> 7. (1979) Just one part of the city of cities.

Manhattan, Woody Allen

> 8. (1984) As weird as hell, and even...?

Stranger than paradise, Jim Jarmusch

> 9. (1993) They were saved by a piece of paper with their names on it!

Schindler's list, Steven Spielberg

> 10.(2009) An estate in Germany at the start of the first world war, a count,
> a priest, strange children and mysterious crimes, all
> foreboding the second world war.

The white ribbon, Michael Haneke

> 11. What do these movies have in common?

They were filmed in black-and-white.

Maybe this was too ambitious - if I ever set up another one, I promise
something more straightforward. Wrong guesses included "Dracula" (right
track!), "Casablanca" and "African Queen" instead of "Bicycle Thieves"
(I like this guess actually). As for the common theme, nobody guessed
it, so I awarded Marc half a point for another thing all these
movies have in common. Thanks for trying just as well, here are
the scores:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 TOTAL
---------------------------------
1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.5 3.5 Marc Dashevsky
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Peter Smyth
2 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 9 Mark Brader
1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 swp
0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 Calvin
0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jeffrey Turner
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Dan Tilque
0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 Rob Parker
-------------------------------
5 3 0 1 1 10 2 0 7 0 0.5 29.5

Mark is the clear winner here.

Joachim

== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Sep 14 2011 8:58 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

Joachim Parsch:
> Mark is the clear winner here.

Thanks. I think these quizzes are more fun when they cover a range of
subjects, so I'll try to come up with one of that type in the next day
or two.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "My ambition is to see a saying of mine attributed
msb@vex.net | to Dorothy Parker or Mark Twain." -- Joe Fineman

== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Sep 14 2011 7:50 pm
From: Calvin

On Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:31:43 +1000, Joachim Parsch <sm@bunuel.franken.de>
wrote:

> Maybe this was too ambitious - if I ever set up another one, I promise
> something more straightforward.

Please don't. These are (almost?) all iconic films, and I for am happy to
learn about such worthy topics even if it means a lousy score.

cheers,
calvin

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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #164
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/dcae36a72c84030c?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Wed, Sep 14 2011 3:59 pm
From: Calvin

On Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:33:33 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:

> 1 Sean Penn and Susan Sarandon co-starred in which 1995 film?

Dead Man Walking
6/12

> 2 How much does one litre of water weigh?

One kilogram
11/12
It can vary slightly according to temp and altitude of course.

> 3 Who is Kelly Preston's actor husband?

John Travolta
3/12

> 4 Budapest and Belgrade lie on which river?

Danube
8/12

> 5 What is the name of the stone at the top of an arch?

Keystone
10/12

> 6 Norwegian Roald Amundsen was the first man to do what?

Reach the South Pole was the expected answer.
10/12
Other correct answers include reaching both poles and traversing the
Northwest Passage.

> 7 What is a kepi?

Hat / cap
8/12

> 8 Of which US state was Jimmy Carter governor before becoming President?

Georgia
10/12

> 9 Which American company was the first to advertise on a blimp?

Goodyear
9/12

> 10 Rene Artois was the lead character in which 1980s British sitcom?

'Allo 'Allo!
7/12
Listen very carefully, I shall say zis only once...

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 164
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 Dan Tilque
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 David
0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 Erland S
0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 5 Jeffrey Turner
1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 Joachim Parsch
1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 John Masters
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Mark Brader
0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 7 Peter Smyth
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 Rob Parker
1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 Stan Brown
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 Stephen Perry
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
6 11 3 8 10 10 8 10 9 7 82 68%

And Stephen's clear round takes it.

cheers,
calvin

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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #165
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Sep 14 2011 4:31 pm
From: Calvin

Name the TV show. See file cq165.pdf at

https://www.filesanywhere.com/fs/v.aspx?v=8a6d668959616f7cb49a

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

Bonus points are available.

cheers,
calvin

== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Sep 14 2011 4:46 pm
From: "Peter Smyth"

"Calvin" wrote in message
news:op.v1tnmeumyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au...
>
>
>Name the TV show. See file cq165.pdf at
>
>https://www.filesanywhere.com/fs/v.aspx?v=8a6d668959616f7cb49a
>
>1.
>2. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
>3.
>4.
>5.
>6.
>7.
>8.
>9. The Shield
>10.

Peter Smyth

== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Sep 14 2011 5:19 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky

In article <op.v1tnmeumyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, calvin@phlegm.com says...
>
> Name the TV show. See file cq165.pdf at
>
> https://www.filesanywhere.com/fs/v.aspx?v=8a6d668959616f7cb49a

1. Rockford Files
2. Fresh Price of Bel Air
3.
4.
5.
6. Dragnet
7. Moonlighting
8. CHiPs
9. The Shield
10.

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

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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #32 - Capone's cabbie wanted repairman
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Sep 14 2011 9:51 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

This is a quiz quilt in the manner of Robert Jen, but as you will
see when you solve it, not exactly. If you write down the correct
answers to these 7 questions in order along successive rows of a
grid, you will find the "quilt" answer reading upward or downward
along a column, or along the diagonal starting from the top or
bottom left corner, or along the last letters of the answers.
The four words at the end of the subject line are a hint at the
"quilt" answer.

Score is 1 point for each regular answer and 3 points for the
"quilt". Correct spelling is required for full points. If any
questions have alternative answers that don't fit the "quilt",
these will not be considered correct.

Please post all your answers in a single followup to this posting,
quoting the question before each one.

1. [Literature] This is a dramatic monologue that occurs in some
plays. What is the term for it?

2. [Sports] What current baseball team at one time shared a home
stadium with the New York Yankees for about 10 years?

3. [Science] What is the only chemical element named after a moon
in our solar system?

4. [History] The failure of Nazi Germany to conquer this city after
months of combat was a turning point of World War II. Its name
at that time is commemorated today by a station on the Metro in
Paris. What was the city called?

5. [Geography] What country's capital city is Juba?

6. [Miscellanous] What type of hat is so named because it shades
the wearer's head?

7. [Music] Who lived on Second Avenue, in a Barbra Streisand song?

8. [Quilt]

I will reveal the correct answers in about 5 days.
--
Mark Brader | "Strong typing isn't for weak minds; the argument
Toronto | 'strong typing is for weak minds' is for weak minds."
msb@vex.net | -- Guy Harris

My text in this article is in the public domain.

== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Sep 14 2011 10:32 pm
From: Calvin

On Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:51:18 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> 1. [Literature] This is a dramatic monologue that occurs in some
> plays. What is the term for it?

Soliloquy

> 2. [Sports] What current baseball team at one time shared a home
> stadium with the New York Yankees for about 10 years?

Dodgers?

> 3. [Science] What is the only chemical element named after a moon
> in our solar system?

Titanium

> 4. [History] The failure of Nazi Germany to conquer this city after
> months of combat was a turning point of World War II. Its name
> at that time is commemorated today by a station on the Metro in
> Paris. What was the city called?

Stalingrad

> 5. [Geography] What country's capital city is Juba?

South Sudan

> 6. [Miscellanous] What type of hat is so named because it shades
> the wearer's head?
>
> 7. [Music] Who lived on Second Avenue, in a Barbra Streisand song?
>
> 8. [Quilt]

Dunno.

cheers,
calvin

== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Sep 14 2011 11:32 pm
From: Joachim Parsch

Mark Brader schrieb:
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to this posting,
> quoting the question before each one.
>
> 1. [Literature] This is a dramatic monologue that occurs in some
> plays. What is the term for it?

Soliloquy.

> 2. [Sports] What current baseball team at one time shared a home
> stadium with the New York Yankees for about 10 years?
>
> 3. [Science] What is the only chemical element named after a moon
> in our solar system?
>
> 4. [History] The failure of Nazi Germany to conquer this city after
> months of combat was a turning point of World War II. Its name
> at that time is commemorated today by a station on the Metro in
> Paris. What was the city called?

Stalingrad?

> 5. [Geography] What country's capital city is Juba?

South Sudan.

> 6. [Miscellanous] What type of hat is so named because it shades
> the wearer's head?

Sombrero.

> 7. [Music] Who lived on Second Avenue, in a Barbra Streisand song?
>
> 8. [Quilt]

SSSSSSS (some tire losing air)

Joachim

== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Sep 14 2011 11:42 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky

In article <_q-dnXezvZXbGezTnZ2dnUVZ_uSdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> This is a quiz quilt in the manner of Robert Jen, but as you will
> see when you solve it, not exactly. If you write down the correct
> answers to these 7 questions in order along successive rows of a
> grid, you will find the "quilt" answer reading upward or downward
> along a column, or along the diagonal starting from the top or
> bottom left corner, or along the last letters of the answers.
> The four words at the end of the subject line are a hint at the
> "quilt" answer.
>
> Score is 1 point for each regular answer and 3 points for the
> "quilt". Correct spelling is required for full points. If any
> questions have alternative answers that don't fit the "quilt",
> these will not be considered correct.
>
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to this posting,
> quoting the question before each one.
>
> 1. [Literature] This is a dramatic monologue that occurs in some
> plays. What is the term for it?
soliloquy

> 2. [Sports] What current baseball team at one time shared a home
> stadium with the New York Yankees for about 10 years?
San Francisco Giants

> 3. [Science] What is the only chemical element named after a moon
> in our solar system?
selenium

> 5. [Geography] What country's capital city is Juba?
>
> 6. [Miscellanous] What type of hat is so named because it shades
> the wearer's head?
>
> 7. [Music] Who lived on Second Avenue, in a Barbra Streisand song?
Second Hand Rose

> 8. [Quilt]
SSSSSSS, first letters down (or up)

--
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