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* Rotating Quiz #34 - 4 messages, 4 authors
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* rotating quiz #33 - the revenge of the fallen ANSWERS & SCORES - 4 messages,
3 authors
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* QFTCI11 Game 8 Rounds 7-8: song cities, album covers - 2 messages, 2 authors
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* QFTCI11 Game 8 Rounds 9-10: NBA nicknames, challenge - 2 messages, 2 authors
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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #34
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/3e53d11efd1799ee?hl=en
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Fri, Sep 30 2011 8:51 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky
In article <QtKdncHEV-fEyxvTnZ2dnUVZ_s-dnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> This is the *rotating* quiz. The high scorer will be invited to set
> RQ #35. Please post your answers in a followup in this thread, quoting
> the question before each one. See also the notes below the questions.
>
> Answers must be posted by Wednesday (by Toronto time) -- that is,
> as I post this, you have 5 days and a bit over 4 hours to answer.
>
>
> 1. The word "helicopter" is derived from the Greek for what?
helical wing
> 2. Most helicopters have a tail rotor, which is a sideways-facing
> propeller. Briefly explain why it's needed.
it keeps the body from rotating
> 3. Briefly explain how an autogyro is different from both a
> helicopter and an airplane.
>
> 4. Name the Clark Gable movie in which a character arrives for
> the climactic scene by autogyro.
>
> 5. The NBC Mystery Movie was a rotating or "wheel" TV series.
> Give the last names of any *two* of its various lead detective
> characters.
Columbo and McCloud
> 6. The Earth rotates around its axis at what angular velocity?
2pi radians/day
> 7. Which planet rotates about an axis almost parallel to its
> orbital plane, so that its polar regions (analogous to
> the areas within the Earth's Arctic and Antarctic Circles)
> cover most of the planet?
>
> 8. LP records are designed to be played while rotating at what
> angular velocity?
66-2/3 x pi radians/minute
> 9. The winds caused by weather systems often form a rotating
> pattern. What is the direction of this rotation, at
> ground level, in the case of an anticyclone in the Southern
> Hemisphere?
clockwise
> 10. The Whirlpool at Niagara Falls is a pool forming a bulge
> on one side of the Niagara River. The incoming water from
> the rapids produces many small whirlpools, but in addition
> the river's flow drives an overall rotation of the pool.
> In summer, the direction of this overall rotation reverses
> between night and day. What triggers the change?
>
> 11. The Frisbee was named after a pie plate from a similarly
> named company, but how did that company spell the name?
>
> 12. Name a word that produces a synonym of itself when
> transformed by rot13. Both the original word and the synonym
> must be ordinary, well-known words.
--
Go to http://MarcDashevsky.com to send me e-mail.
== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 1 2011 5:22 am
From: Erland Sommarskog
Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> 2. Most helicopters have a tail rotor, which is a sideways-facing
> propeller. Briefly explain why it's needed.
To make it possible to change direction.
> 3. Briefly explain how an autogyro is different from both a
> helicopter and an airplane.
Helicopters and airplanes fly around people in the air. The autogyro
flies away from money from your account automatically. No wait, that's
an autogiro. Oh, never mind.
> 6. The Earth rotates around its axis at what angular velocity?
7.27-E5 radians/s
> 7. Which planet rotates about an axis almost parallel to its
> orbital plane, so that its polar regions (analogous to
> the areas within the Earth's Arctic and Antarctic Circles)
> cover most of the planet?
Neptune
> 8. LP records are designed to be played while rotating at what
> angular velocity?
3.49 radians/s
> 9. The winds caused by weather systems often form a rotating
> pattern. What is the direction of this rotation, at
> ground level, in the case of an anticyclone in the Southern
> Hemisphere?
Western
> 10. The Whirlpool at Niagara Falls is a pool forming a bulge
> on one side of the Niagara River. The incoming water from
> the rapids produces many small whirlpools, but in addition
> the river's flow drives an overall rotation of the pool.
> In summer, the direction of this overall rotation reverses
> between night and day. What triggers the change?
The difference in temperature between air and water; air is warmer during
the day, but colder at night.
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 1 2011 12:00 pm
From: Jeffrey Turner
On 9/30/2011 7:52 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
> This is the *rotating* quiz. The high scorer will be invited to set
> RQ #35. Please post your answers in a followup in this thread, quoting
> the question before each one. See also the notes below the questions.
>
> Answers must be posted by Wednesday (by Toronto time) -- that is,
> as I post this, you have 5 days and a bit over 4 hours to answer.
>
>
> 1. The word "helicopter" is derived from the Greek for what?
Spiral - flight
> 2. Most helicopters have a tail rotor, which is a sideways-facing
> propeller. Briefly explain why it's needed.
To keep the 'copter from spinning.
> 3. Briefly explain how an autogyro is different from both a
> helicopter and an airplane.
>
> 4. Name the Clark Gable movie in which a character arrives for
> the climactic scene by autogyro.
North by Northwest
> 5. The NBC Mystery Movie was a rotating or "wheel" TV series.
> Give the last names of any *two* of its various lead detective
> characters.
>
> 6. The Earth rotates around its axis at what angular velocity?
360 degrees/day
> 7. Which planet rotates about an axis almost parallel to its
> orbital plane, so that its polar regions (analogous to
> the areas within the Earth's Arctic and Antarctic Circles)
> cover most of the planet?
Uranus
> 8. LP records are designed to be played while rotating at what
> angular velocity?
33 1/3 rpm
> 9. The winds caused by weather systems often form a rotating
> pattern. What is the direction of this rotation, at
> ground level, in the case of an anticyclone in the Southern
> Hemisphere?
counter-clockwise
> 10. The Whirlpool at Niagara Falls is a pool forming a bulge
> on one side of the Niagara River. The incoming water from
> the rapids produces many small whirlpools, but in addition
> the river's flow drives an overall rotation of the pool.
> In summer, the direction of this overall rotation reverses
> between night and day. What triggers the change?
>
> 11. The Frisbee was named after a pie plate from a similarly
> named company, but how did that company spell the name?
Frisbie
> 12. Name a word that produces a synonym of itself when
> transformed by rot13. Both the original word and the synonym
> must be ordinary, well-known words.
>
>
> *NOTE*
> On this quiz computer assistance is allowed for any calculations
> or for rot13ing any *single* words that you might want to try,
> but, as usual, you must not use it to search out answers -- your
> answers or guesses must be based only on your own knowledge.
>
> For questions requiring a numerical answer, use any convenient unit;
> if nobody gets an exact answer, then the closest answer actually given
> will be accepted.
--Jeff
== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 1 2011 11:11 pm
From: "Rob Parker"
> 1. The word "helicopter" is derived from the Greek for what?
spiral wing (?)
> 2. Most helicopters have a tail rotor, which is a sideways-facing
> propeller. Briefly explain why it's needed.
to stop the helicopter itself spinning with the main rotor blade(s)
> 3. Briefly explain how an autogyro is different from both a
> helicopter and an airplane.
has a rotor for lift and a propellor for thrust
> 6. The Earth rotates around its axis at what angular velocity?
15 degrees per hour
> 7. Which planet rotates about an axis almost parallel to its
> orbital plane, so that its polar regions (analogous to
> the areas within the Earth's Arctic and Antarctic Circles)
> cover most of the planet?
Uranus (?)
> 8. LP records are designed to be played while rotating at what
> angular velocity?
(33 + 1/3) rpm
> 9. The winds caused by weather systems often form a rotating
> pattern. What is the direction of this rotation, at
> ground level, in the case of an anticyclone in the Southern
> Hemisphere?
anticlockwise
Rob
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TOPIC: rotating quiz #33 - the revenge of the fallen ANSWERS & SCORES
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/295d96c456fe2e87?hl=en
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 1 2011 9:42 am
From: swp
On Friday, September 30, 2011 11:21:17 PM UTC-4, Marc Dashevsky wrote:
> In article <27459963.430.1317396261885.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@yqjw35>,
> Stephen...@gmail.com says...
> > On Friday, September 30, 2011 9:41:51 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> > > > the winner by a clear margin is Mark Brader!
> > >
> > > Thanks. It would be a clearer margin if you hadn't awarded
> > > 2 points to Dan Tilque and 0 to me for saying essentially the
> > > same thing.
> >
> > it wasn't that they were recycled, it was that I was being lazy and picked specific questions that only 1 person got right the first time around. everyone else merely mentioned that they were recycled.
>
> I cannot find any instance of Dan mentioning that in
> the previous appearance only one person got the answer.
correct. that's why he got 2 points and not the full 4.
swp
== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 1 2011 10:05 am
From: Marc Dashevsky
In article <32616490.228.1317487324303.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@yqlb4>,
Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com says...
> On Friday, September 30, 2011 11:21:17 PM UTC-4, Marc Dashevsky wrote:
> > In article <27459963.430.1317396261885.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@yqjw35>,
> > Stephen...@gmail.com says...
> > > On Friday, September 30, 2011 9:41:51 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> > > > > the winner by a clear margin is Mark Brader!
> > > >
> > > > Thanks. It would be a clearer margin if you hadn't awarded
> > > > 2 points to Dan Tilque and 0 to me for saying essentially the
> > > > same thing.
> > >
> > > it wasn't that they were recycled, it was that I was being lazy and picked specific questions that only 1 person got right the first time around. everyone else merely mentioned that they were recycled.
> >
> > I cannot find any instance of Dan mentioning that in
> > the previous appearance only one person got the answer.
>
> correct. that's why he got 2 points and not the full 4.
To the best of my ability, I cannot find any difference between
Dan's answer and those of Mark, me and the others that David
identified.
--
Go to http://MarcDashevsky.com to send me e-mail.
== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 1 2011 1:48 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog
swp (Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com) writes:
>> I cannot find any instance of Dan mentioning that in
>> the previous appearance only one person got the answer.
>
> correct. that's why he got 2 points and not the full 4.
I think Dan should be awarded four points. While you only get two points
yourself. At most.
To wit, in Rotating Quiz #10 at least two of us answered NATO (I and Pete).
This was the quiz where Stephen numbered the questions from 0 and then
messed up the scorecard, which explain why he thinks only person knew
that question.
See
http://www.gamesforum.ca/showthread.php?s=32c92afa77d2daa7682359e3de84b693&t
=541848
(That was the hit Google Groups gave me.)
There were also six (at least) that knew about Bedlam. See
http://www.gamesforum.ca/showthread.php?t=539436
So, it's not correct that that all questions had only one correct answer.
But it's certainly correct that you were lazy. :-)
I would suggest that Mark B, Marc D, myself, Calvin and Dan T all should
be awarded four points. At least we can chalk that up in our private
notebooks. (I put next to the page where I counted all bridges in
Stockholm. :-)
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 1 2011 1:56 pm
From: swp
swp
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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 8 Rounds 7-8: song cities, album covers
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 1 2011 11:46 am
From: Jeffrey Turner
On 9/29/2011 1:08 AM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Cities in Song
>
> In this round we're going to look at US cities celebrated in song.
> Using the handout map http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0807/song.png
> as a reference, we will give you a city letter and three or four
> singers or bands that have each recorded different songs with
> forms of its name in the title.
>
> For questions #1-7, all we want from you is the name of the city.
>
> 1. City A -- the Animals; Scott McKenzie; Tony Bennett.
San Francisco
> 2. City C -- the Doors; Randy Newman; Wang Chung; Cheech Marin.
Los Angeles
> 3. City D -- Elvis Presley; Sheryl Crow; Katy Perry.
Las Vegas
> 4. City H -- Roger Miller; Wilbert Harrison; the Beatles; Lee Dixon.
Kansas City
> 5. City I -- Johnny Rivers; Marc Cohn; Jerry Lee Lewis.
Nashville
> 6. City L -- Johnny Horton; Arlo Guthrie; the Tragically Hip.
New Orleans
> 7. City U -- Bruce Springsteen; Neil Young; Elton John.
Philadelphia
> Questions #8-10 all relate to City Y. You must give either the
> name of the city or a specific part of it, *whichever is mentioned
> in the titles*.
>
> 8. The Ad Libs; Sting; Frank Sinatra.
New York
> 9. Beastie Boys; Jay-Z; Neil Diamond.
Brooklyn
> 10. The Rolling Stones; Ben E. King; U2.
>
> The remaining cities have each also been celebrated in song at least
> once. (More or less, anyway -- W and X actually both represent the
> same place name.) Name them if you like for fun, but for no points.
>
> 11. City B.
> 12. City E. Phoenix
> 13. City F. Topeka
> 14. City G. Oklahoma City
> 15. City J.
> 16. City K. Houston
> 17. City M. Tallahassee
> 18. City N. Miami
> 19. City O. Milwaukee
> 20. City P. Detroit
> 21. City Q. Cleveland
> 22. City R.
> 23. City S. Buffalo (Would have been especially tough in Toronto.)
> 24. City T.
> 25. City V.
> 26. City W or X.
> 27. City Z.
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Album Covers
>
> And now, another music round, which is also another arts and
> literature round. The album cover as an art form reached its peak
> in the heyday of LPs and may now be in terminal decline in the era
> of downloads. But back in 1991, Rolling Stone magazine selected
> the 100 greatest covers of all time. On our handout
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0808/album.jpg
>
> are 20 of them. On each question, name the singer or band, as
> applicable, whose album is shown. We have, of course, removed
> some of the lettering.
>
> 1. Cover A.
> 2. Cover C.
Fleetwood Mac
> 3. Cover F.
> 4. Cover G.
The Cars
> 5. Cover I.
> 6. Cover J.
> 7. Cover K.
Patti Smith
> 8. Cover N.
> 9. Cover P.
> 10. Cover R.
>
> Now identify the singer or band for the remaining covers if you
> like for fun, but for no points.
>
> 11. Cover B.
> 12. Cover D. The Eagles
> 13. Cover E.
> 14. Cover H. Bruce Springsteen
> 15. Cover L.
> 16. Cover M.
> 17. Cover O.
> 18. Cover Q.
> 19. Cover S. The Who
> 20. Cover T.
--Jeff
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 1 2011 9:08 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-03-14,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2011-09-22 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
> I did not write either of these rounds.
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Cities in Song
> In this round we're going to look at US cities celebrated in song.
> Using the handout map http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0807/song.png
> as a reference, we will give you a city letter and three or four
> singers or bands that have each recorded different songs with
> forms of its name in the title.
This was the easiest round in the original game and the 2nd-easiest
in the entire season.
> For questions #1-7, all we want from you is the name of the city.
> 1. City A -- the Animals; Scott McKenzie; Tony Bennett.
San Francisco ("San Franciscan Nights"; "San Francisco (Be Sure To
Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)"; "I Left My Heart in San Francisco").
4 for everyone -- Dan Tilque, Joachim, Marc, Dan Blum, Erland,
Calvin, Pete, Peter, Stephen, Rob, Joshua, and Jeff.
> 2. City C -- the Doors; Randy Newman; Wang Chung; Cheech Marin.
Los Angeles ("L.A. Woman"; "I Love L.A."; "To Live and Die in L.A.";
"Born in East L.A."). 4 for Dan Tilque, Joachim, Marc, Erland,
Calvin, Pete, Peter, Stephen, Rob, Joshua, and Jeff. 2 for Dan Blum.
> 3. City D -- Elvis Presley; Sheryl Crow; Katy Perry.
Las Vegas ("Viva Las Vegas"; "Leaving Las Vegas"; "Waking Up In
Vegas"). 4 for Dan Tilque, Joachim, Marc, Dan Blum, Erland, Pete,
Peter, Stephen, Rob, Joshua, and Jeff.
> 4. City H -- Roger Miller; Wilbert Harrison; the Beatles; Lee Dixon.
Kansas City ("Kansas City Star"; three different songs titled
"Kansas City"). 4 for Dan Tilque, Marc, Dan Blum, Pete, Peter,
Stephen, Rob, Joshua, and Jeff. 3 for Calvin.
> 5. City I -- Johnny Rivers; Marc Cohn; Jerry Lee Lewis.
Memphis ("Memphis"; "Walking in Memphis"; "Memphis Beat"). 4 for
Dan Tilque, Marc, Erland, Pete, Peter, Stephen, Rob, and Joshua.
3 for Dan Blum and Calvin.
> 6. City L -- Johnny Horton; Arlo Guthrie; the Tragically Hip.
New Orleans ("Battle of New Orleans"; "City of New Orleans"; "New
Orleans is Sinking"). 4 for everyone.
> 7. City U -- Bruce Springsteen; Neil Young; Elton John.
Philadelphia ("Streets of Philadelphia"; "Philadelphia"; "Philadelphia
Freedom"). 4 for Dan Tilque, Joachim, Marc, Dan Blum, Erland, Pete,
Peter, Stephen, Rob, Joshua, and Jeff.
> Questions #8-10 all relate to City Y. You must give either the
> name of the city or a specific part of it, *whichever is mentioned
> in the titles*.
> 8. The Ad Libs; Sting; Frank Sinatra.
New York ("The Boy From New York City"; "An Englishman in New York";
"New York, New York"). 4 for Dan Tilque, Joachim, Marc, Erland,
Calvin, Pete, Peter, Stephen, Rob, Joshua, and Jeff. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 9. Beastie Boys; Jay-Z; Neil Diamond.
Brooklyn ("No Sleep Till Brooklyn"; "Hello Brooklyn 2.0"; "Brooklyn
Roads"). 4 for Dan Tilque, Marc, Dan Blum, Calvin, Pete, Stephen,
Joshua, and Jeff. 2 for Peter.
> 10. The Rolling Stones; Ben E. King; U2.
Harlem ("Harlem Shuffle"; "Spanish Harlem"; "Angel of Harlem").
4 for Joachim, Marc, Calvin, Pete, Stephen, Rob, and Joshua.
> The remaining cities have each also been celebrated in song at least
> once. (More or less, anyway -- W and X actually both represent the
> same place name.) Name them if you like for fun, but for no points.
> 11. City B.
San Jose. Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua got this.
> 12. City E.
Phoenix. Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua got this.
> 13. City F.
Wichita. Dan Tilque and Joshua got this.
> 14. City G.
Tulsa. Joshua got this.
> 15. City J.
Tupelo. Dan Tilque got this.
> 16. City K.
Galveston. Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua got this.
> 17. City M.
Tallahassee. Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua got this.
> 18. City N.
Miami. Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua got this.
> 19. City O.
Milwaukee. Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua got this.
> 20. City P.
Detroit. Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua got this.
> 21. City Q.
Cleveland. Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua got this.
> 22. City R.
Youngstown. Joshua got this, and Dan Tilque on the second try.
(But, come on, what sort of showing off is it if you need two tries?
> 23. City S.
Buffalo. Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua got this.
> 24. City T.
Baltimore. Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua got this.
> 25. City V.
Allentown. Pete and Joshua got this, and Dan Tilque belatedly.
> 26. City W or X.
W is the "Woodstock" festival site near White Lake, Bethel, NY;
X is Woodstock itself. Dan Tilque and Joshua got this.
> 27. City Z.
Atlantic City. Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua got this.
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Album Covers
> And now, another music round, which is also another arts and
> literature round. The album cover as an art form reached its peak
> in the heyday of LPs and may now be in terminal decline in the era
> of downloads. But back in 1991, Rolling Stone magazine selected
> the 100 greatest covers of all time. On our handout
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0808/album.jpg
> are 20 of them. On each question, name the singer or band, as
> applicable, whose album is shown. We have, of course, removed
> some of the lettering.
> 1. Cover A.
Blind Faith (#7 on the list, album "Blind Faith", 1969). 4 for Marc,
Erland, Pete, Stephen, Rob, and Joshua.
> 2. Cover C.
Fleetwood Mac (#87, "Rumours", 1977). 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Erland,
Calvin, Pete, Stephen, Rob, Joshua, and Jeff.
> 3. Cover F.
Iggy Pop (#72, "The Idiot", 1977). 4 for Marc, Erland, Pete,
Stephen, and Rob.
> 4. Cover G.
The Cars (#14, "Candy-O", 1979). 4 for Marc, Erland, Calvin, Pete,
Stephen, Joshua, and Jeff.
> 5. Cover I.
Roxy Music (#46, "Country Life", 1974). 4 for Erland, Pete, Stephen,
Rob, and Joshua.
> 6. Cover J.
Miles Davis (#74, "Bitches Brew", 1970). 4 for Marc, Erland, Pete,
Stephen, Rob, and Joshua.
> 7. Cover K.
Patti Smith (#26, "Horses", 1975). 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Erland,
Pete, Peter, Stephen, Rob, Joshua, and Jeff. 2 for Calvin.
> 8. Cover N.
Yes (#15, "Relayer", 1974). 4 for Erland, Pete, Peter, Stephen,
Rob, and Joshua.
> 9. Cover P.
Van Halen (#73, "MCMLXXXIV", 1984). 4 for Stephen and Joshua.
> 10. Cover R.
Supertramp (#33, "Breakfast in America", 1979). 4 for Joachim,
Erland, Stephen, Rob, and Joshua.
> Now identify the singer or band for the remaining covers if you
> like for fun, but for no points.
> 11. Cover B.
The Doors (#29, "Strange Days", 1967). Pete, Rob, and Joshua
got this.
> 12. Cover D.
The Eagles (#6, "Hotel California", 1976). Dan Tilque, Erland,
Calvin, Pete, Rob, and Joshua got this.
> 13. Cover E.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (#56, "Brain Salad Surgery", 1973).
Dan Tilque, Erland, Pete, Peter, Rob, and Joshua got this.
> 14. Cover H.
Bruce Springsteen (#79, "Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.", 1973).
Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, Pete, Rob, and Joshua got this.
> 15. Cover L.
Santana (#13, "Abraxas", 1970). Erland, Pete, Rob, and Joshua
got this.
> 16. Cover M.
The Velvet Underground (#10, "The Velvet Underground & Nico", 1967).
Erland, Peter, Rob, and Joshua got this.
> 17. Cover O.
Led Zeppelin (#50, "Houses of the Holy", 1973). Dan Tilque, Erland,
Pete, Peter, Rob, and Joshua got this.
> 18. Cover Q.
Midnight Oil (#98, "Diesel and Dust", 1987). Erland, Calvin, Rob,
and Joshua got this.
> 19. Cover S.
The Who (#32, "Tommy", 1969). Pete, Rob, and Joshua got this.
> 20. Cover T.
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention (#30, "Weasels Ripped My
Flesh", 1970). Erland, Pete, Rob, and Joshua got this.
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> His Sci Mis Lit Ent Art FOUR
Stephen Perry 36 22 27 27 40 40 143
Joshua Kreitzer 28 10 34 24 40 36 138
Dan Blum 40 32 20 20 32 8 124
Pete Gayde 28 4 20 8 40 32 120
Rob Parker 20 28 12 12 36 32 116
Marc Dashevsky 16 19 32 12 40 24 115
Dan Tilque 28 24 20 8 36 0 108
Peter Smyth 28 16 20 0 34 8 98
Erland Sommarskog 8 8 16 0 28 36 88
Jeff Turner 20 24 8 11 32 12 88
"Calvin" 28 15 9 8 30 10 83
Stan Brown 32 28 -- -- -- -- 60
Bruce Bowler 8 32 -- -- -- -- 40
Joachim Parsch -- -- -- -- 28 4 32
--
Mark Brader | "One of these days I'll have to use that ... without the
Toronto | awkward brackets, so that you can quote it that way, too."
msb@vex.net | -- Steve Summit
My text in this article is in the public domain.
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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 8 Rounds 9-10: NBA nicknames, challenge
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 1 2011 9:12 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-03-14,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days. For further information see
my 2011-09-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
I wrote one of these rounds.
* Game 8, Round 9 - NBA Player Nicknames
For each question, we give will you the nickname of an NBA
basketball player, and you give us the real name.
1. Hair Canada.
2. The Worm.
3. Sir Charles.
4. Dr. J.
5. Mailman.
6. His Airness.
7. The Stilt.
8. Larry Legend.
9. Pistol Pete.
10. The Big O.
* Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round
A. We Call it Switzerland
A1. Switzerland has four official languages, but in these
questions we'll only deal with the two most used,
i.e. German and French. *Spell the word* for
"Switzerland" (not the long form "Swiss Confederation"
that we needed in Game 4, Round 2; just "Switzerland") in
either German or French. You *must* say which language.
A2. *Spell* the name of Switzerland's capital city in either
German or French. You must say which language.
B. Anagrammed Titles Containing the Letters OCT
B1. "Torchwood" was a spinoff, and an anagram of the title,
of what science-fiction TV series?
B2. In one of Jake Gyllenhaal's first movie roles, at age 19,
he played a would-be rocket scientist named Homer Hickam,
in a small town in the time of Sputnik. Hickam was a
real person, who did grow up to be a rocket scientist,
and the movie was based on his memoir "Rocket Boys" --
a title that was anagrammed to give what title for the
movie and for a later edition of the book?
C. Emergency-Room Acronyms
C1. Fans of TV shows such as "ER" have often heard
emergency-room doctors giving orders like "type,
cross-match, and CBC" -- even if the show was on some
other network. So, in the context of that order, what
does CBC stand for?
C2. In cases of a head injury, a CAT scan may be ordered --
even if the patient is human. The acronym is also heard
in the form "CT scan". In either version, what does it
stand for?
D. Titles of Nobility in England
D1. In the English aristocracy, below the monarchy there
are five ranks known as "titles of nobility". The lowest
is baron; the highest is duke; name any of the three
in between.
D2. Decode the rot13 only after you have finished with
question D1. Gur jvsr bs n oneba, ivfpbhag, be qhxr
vf n onebarff, ivfpbhagrff, be qhpurff erfcrpgviryl.
Gur gvgyrf bs gur jvirf bs na rney naq n znedhrff ner
yrff boivbhf. Anzr rvgure bar -- gur jvsr bs na rney
be gur jvsr bs n znedhrff.
E. In Earlier Decades, the TTC Used to...
E1. Today in Toronto we have buses, streetcars, subways,
and the Scarborough RT line. But in earlier decades, the
TTC used to operate two other types of passenger vehicle
in regular daily public service. Name *either* one.
And *after* answering this question, please decode
the rot13: Vs lbh fnvq gebyyrlf, cyrnfr fhccyl n zber
fcrpvsvp nafjre.
E2. Since 1973, in the former Metro Toronto, now the
amalgamated City of Toronto, you can travel any distance
by TTC for the same regular fare. But in earlier decades,
the TTC used to have limits on that. From 1956 to 1973,
*what did they call* the central part of Metro that you
could reach from downtown Toronto without paying extra?
This included all of the City of Toronto as it then was,
but not much more than that. What did they call it?
F. The Other US Presidential Assassinations
F1. Everyone knows about the assassinations of Presidents
Lincoln and Kennedy. But on September 6, 1901,
President William McKinley was shot while attending
the Pan American Exposition, and died 8 days later.
Name *either* the assassin or the city.
F2. McKinley's 8-day survival after his shooting wasn't as
long as President James Garfield managed after he was
shot on July 2, 1881. *Either* name the assassin,
*or* tell us -- within 20% of the correct number --
how many days Garfield survived for. (If you prefer,
you can give the date in 1881 when he died, with the
same number of days' leeway allowed.)
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "But going repeatedly back and forth in time is
msb@vex.net | cheating. Anybody can do that!" --Paul Kriha
My text in this article is in the public domain.
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 1 2011 9:37 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky
In article <6PmdnQsM96EweRrTnZ2dnUVZ_gGdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> * Game 8, Round 9 - NBA Player Nicknames
>
> For each question, we give will you the nickname of an NBA
> basketball player, and you give us the real name.
>
> 1. Hair Canada.
> 2. The Worm.
Denis Rodman
> 3. Sir Charles.
Charles Barkley
> 4. Dr. J.
Julius Erving
> 5. Mailman.
Karl Malone
> 6. His Airness.
Michael Jordan
> 7. The Stilt.
Wilt Chamberlain
> 8. Larry Legend.
Larry Bird
> 9. Pistol Pete.
Pete Maravitch
> 10. The Big O.
Oscar Robertson
> * Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> A. We Call it Switzerland
>
> A1. Switzerland has four official languages, but in these
> questions we'll only deal with the two most used,
> i.e. German and French. *Spell the word* for
> "Switzerland" (not the long form "Swiss Confederation"
> that we needed in Game 4, Round 2; just "Switzerland") in
> either German or French. You *must* say which language.
Suisse (French)
> A2. *Spell* the name of Switzerland's capital city in either
> German or French. You must say which language.
Geneve (French)
> C. Emergency-Room Acronyms
>
> C1. Fans of TV shows such as "ER" have often heard
> emergency-room doctors giving orders like "type,
> cross-match, and CBC" -- even if the show was on some
> other network. So, in the context of that order, what
> does CBC stand for?
complete blood count
> C2. In cases of a head injury, a CAT scan may be ordered --
> even if the patient is human. The acronym is also heard
> in the form "CT scan". In either version, what does it
> stand for?
computer axial tomagraphy
> D. Titles of Nobility in England
>
> D1. In the English aristocracy, below the monarchy there
> are five ranks known as "titles of nobility". The lowest
> is baron; the highest is duke; name any of the three
> in between.
earl
> D2. The wife of a baron, viscount, or duke
> is a baroness, viscountess, or duchess respectively.
> The titles of the wives of an earl and a marquess are
> less obvious. Name either one -- the wife of an earl
> or the wife of a marquess.
countess
> F. The Other US Presidential Assassinations
>
> F1. Everyone knows about the assassinations of Presidents
> Lincoln and Kennedy. But on September 6, 1901,
> President William McKinley was shot while attending
> the Pan American Exposition, and died 8 days later.
> Name *either* the assassin or the city.
Buffalo
> F2. McKinley's 8-day survival after his shooting wasn't as
> long as President James Garfield managed after he was
> shot on July 2, 1881. *Either* name the assassin,
> *or* tell us -- within 20% of the correct number --
> how many days Garfield survived for. (If you prefer,
> you can give the date in 1881 when he died, with the
> same number of days' leeway allowed.)
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