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* Calvin's Quiz #173 - 7 messages, 7 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/7c52f86bf5f61d0d?hl=en
* Hardest Google Interview Question - 2 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/dad12acd20fdbfb7?hl=en
* QFTCI11 Game 10 Rounds 9-10: years, challenge - 7 messages, 7 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/7ff37c2a5fda43ef?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #172 - ANSWERS & SCORES V2 - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/dec97b133c8d5ae0?hl=en

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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #173
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/7c52f86bf5f61d0d?hl=en
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== 1 of 7 ==
Date: Tues, Oct 25 2011 11:20 pm
From: Joachim Parsch

Calvin schrieb:
>
> 1 What is the Boy Scouts' motto?
> 2 In the UK, what do 60% of domestic dogs and cats have?

A chip for identification.

> 3 Which international airline is headquartered in Hong Kong?

Hongkong Air.

> 4 Jill Munroe, Kelly Garrett & Sabrina Duncan were characters in which
> 1970s TV show?

Charlie's Angels.

> 5 In which 1975 film did Roy Scheider portray Chief Brody?

Jaws.

> 6 Which American Indian language was used as a code in the Second World
> War?

Navajo.

> 7 What is India's national bird?
> 8 Which monarch is the subject of the 2010 film The King's Speech?

King George VI.

> 9 What is grappa?

An italian booze.

> 10 Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen is a native of which country?

Canada.

Joachim

== 2 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 26 2011 12:48 am
From: Erland Sommarskog

Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
> 1 What is the Boy Scouts' motto?

Always available or how it may sound in English. "Alltid redo" in Swedish.

> 2 In the UK, what do 60% of domestic dogs and cats have?

To pay tax

> 3 Which international airline is headquartered in Hong Kong?

Cathay

> 5 In which 1975 film did Roy Scheider portray Chief Brody?

The Cucko's Nest

> 6 Which American Indian language was used as a code in the Second
> World War?

Najavo

> 8 Which monarch is the subject of the 2010 film The King's Speech?

George V

> 9 What is grappa?

A strong licquer

> 10 Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen is a native of which country?

Canada

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

== 3 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 26 2011 1:20 am
From: "David B"

> 1 What is the Boy Scouts' motto?

Be Prepared

> 2 In the UK, what do 60% of domestic dogs and cats have?

An identification chip

> 3 Which international airline is headquartered in Hong Kong?

Cathay Pacific

> 4 Jill Munroe, Kelly Garrett & Sabrina Duncan were characters in which
> 1970s TV show?

Charlie's Angels

> 7 What is India's national bird?

The peacock

> 8 Which monarch is the subject of the 2010 film The King's Speech?

George VI

> 9 What is grappa?

An alcoholic drink

> 10 Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen is a native of which country?

Canada

== 4 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 26 2011 5:21 am
From: Bruce Bowler

On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:47:03 +1000, Calvin wrote:

> 1 What is the Boy Scouts' motto?

Be Prepared

> 2 In the UK, what do 60% of domestic dogs and cats have?

microchips

> 3 Which international airline is headquartered in Hong Kong?

Hong Kong Airways (:-)

> 4 Jill Munroe, Kelly Garrett & Sabrina Duncan were characters in
> which 1970s TV show?

Charlie's Angels

> 5 In which 1975 film did Roy Scheider portray Chief Brody?

Jaws

> 6 Which American Indian language was used as a code in the Second
> World War?

Navaho

> 7 What is India's national bird?

Crane

> 8 Which monarch is the subject of the 2010 film The King's Speech?

George VI

> 9 What is grappa?

Killer booze

> 10 Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen is a native of which country?

Canada?

== 5 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 26 2011 5:39 am
From: "Rob Parker"

> 1 What is the Boy Scouts' motto?

Be Prepared

> 2 In the UK, what do 60% of domestic dogs and cats have?

Owners

> 3 Which international airline is headquartered in Hong Kong?

Cathay Pacific

> 4 Jill Munroe, Kelly Garrett & Sabrina Duncan were characters in which
> 1970s TV show?

Charlie's Angels

> 5 In which 1975 film did Roy Scheider portray Chief Brody?

Jaws

> 6 Which American Indian language was used as a code in the Second World
> War?

Sioux (?)

> 7 What is India's national bird?

Vulture (?)

> 8 Which monarch is the subject of the 2010 film The King's Speech?

George VI

> 9 What is grappa?

Not quite wine - Italian home-brew, from grapes

> 10 Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen is a native of which country?

Canada

Rob

== 6 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 26 2011 6:56 am
From: Jeffrey Turner

On 10/25/2011 11:47 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 What is the Boy Scouts' motto?
Be prepared.
> 2 In the UK, what do 60% of domestic dogs and cats have?
Bad teeth.
> 3 Which international airline is headquartered in Hong Kong?
Hong Kong Air
> 4 Jill Munroe, Kelly Garrett & Sabrina Duncan were characters in which
> 1970s TV show?
Charlie's Angels
> 5 In which 1975 film did Roy Scheider portray Chief Brody?
Jaws
> 6 Which American Indian language was used as a code in the Second World
> War?
Cherokee
> 7 What is India's national bird?
stork
> 8 Which monarch is the subject of the 2010 film The King's Speech?
King of UK
> 9 What is grappa?
alcoholic drink
> 10 Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen is a native of which country?
Canada

--Jeff

== 7 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 26 2011 10:39 am
From: "Chris F.A. Johnson"

On 2011-10-26, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 What is the Boy Scouts' motto?

Be prepared

> 2 In the UK, what do 60% of domestic dogs and cats have?

Owners (a.k.a. servants, in the case of cats)

> 3 Which international airline is headquartered in Hong Kong?

Dragonair

> 4 Jill Munroe, Kelly Garrett & Sabrina Duncan were characters in which
> 1970s TV show?

Charlie's Angels

> 5 In which 1975 film did Roy Scheider portray Chief Brody?

Jaws

> 6 Which American Indian language was used as a code in the Second World
> War?

Navaho

> 7 What is India's national bird?
> 8 Which monarch is the subject of the 2010 film The King's Speech?

George VI (a.k.a. Bertie)

> 9 What is grappa?

Brandy

> 10 Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen is a native of which country?

Canada

--
Chris F.A. Johnson <http://cfajohnson.com>
Author: =======================
Pro Bash Programming: Scripting the GNU/Linux Shell (2009, Apress)
Shell Scripting Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (2005, Apress)

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TOPIC: Hardest Google Interview Question
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 26 2011 2:00 am
From: divya bisht

Hardest Google Interview Question

http://hardest-puzzle.blogspot.com/2011/10/google-interview-question.html

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 26 2011 1:59 am
From: divya bisht

Hardest Google Interview Question

http://hardest-puzzle.blogspot.com/2011/10/google-interview-question.html

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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 10 Rounds 9-10: years, challenge
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== 1 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 26 2011 10:45 am
From: tool@panix.com (Dan Blum)

Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> * Game 10, Round 9 - Historic Years

> 1. *The Thirty Years War.* It started out as a religious
> conflict between Protestants and Roman Catholics and ended as
> a conflict between nation states crossing religious lines.
> Much of it was fought in the German lands, which were
> devastated. Prominent military figures were Count Johan
> von Tilly ("TILL-ee"), Albrecht von Wallenstein, and King
> Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.

1648

> 2. *The lifetime of Alexander the Great.* The campaigns and
> conquests of Alexander the Great of Macedon took place
> during a period of some 13 years, and led to an era of
> "Hellenization", meaning the spread of ancient Greek culture,
> and language to some extent. But for this question, name
> any year during his lifetime -- or for the bonus, the year
> of his death.

327 BC

> 3. *The Second Punic War.* For our purposes this war between
> Carthage and Rome began when Hannibal invaded Italy by
> crossing the Alps and ended at the battle of Zama south of
> Carthage when Hannibal was defeated.

221 BC

> 4. *Muhammad's life after the Hegira* ("he-JEE-ra"). Years in
> the Islamic calendar are counted from the time when the
> variously spelled prophet Muhammad fled from Mecca to the
> city now called Medina. This event is known as the Hegira.
> In our calendar, name any year from the Hegira until
> Muhammad's death.

640

> 5. *The War of the Roses.* This war was a struggle for the
> English throne between the Yorkists and the Lancastrians.
> For our purposes it began with the Battle of St. Albans
> on May 22 of the first year and ended with the Battle of
> Bosworth Field on August 22 of the final year. (We mentioned
> the dates because they are also the wedding and birth dates
> respectively of the author of this round.)

1485

1803

> 7. *The Restoration Era.* For our purposes, this era coincides
> with the reign of King Charles II in England, beginning
> when he was restored to the throne. During this period New
> Amsterdam became New York City as a result of the Second
> Anglo-Dutch war, the Hudson's Bay Company was founded, and
> women appeared on the English stage, allowing for delightful
> Restoration comedies.

1670

> 8. *The reign of King Richard I*, "the Lionheart". Richard the
> Lionheart succeeded his father Henry II as King of England,
> and was followed by Richard's brother, King John. Richard was
> actually in England for only about 6 months of his reign:
> his most significant event was his leadership of the Third
> Crusade. But, as usual, name any year during his reign,
> or the final year for the bonus.

1196

> 9. *The Hundred Years War.* This name was coined in the 1860s,
> apparently by people who couldn't count very well, to refer
> to a past series of conflicts between England and France,
> essentially between the Plantaganet and Valois dynasties.
> Significant events during the war included the battles of
> Cr?cy, Poitiers, and Agincourt, as well as the exploits of
> Joan of Arc.

1415

1705

> * Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round

> Row A:

> A1. Which logo is used by a sports team that plays in the
> greater Los Angeles area? Answer by giving the column
> number.

> A2. Which logo is used by the University of Arizona football
> team? Give the column number.

2; 4

> Row B:

> B1. What political group or movement *took its name* from
> the symbol in column 3?

fascism

> B2. A version of the symbol in column 3 appeared on a US
> coin from 1916 until it was replaced by a torch of
> similar shape in 1946. *What denomination* of coin?

ten cents

> Row C:

> C1. One letter in one of these equations represents electric
> current. Give the column number for the equation, *and*
> the letter.

3 V; 3 I

> C2. One letter in one of these equations represents distance
> traveled. Give the column number for the equation,
> *and* the letter.

1 s

> Row D:

> D1. In which column is the Columbia River?

> D2. In which column is the Congo River? The upstream part
> known as the Lualaba is included on the map as part of it.

> Row E:

> E1. The person in column 4 is the premier of what province?

British Columbia; Nova Scotia

> E2. The person in column 1 is the premier of what province?

Manitoba; Prince Edward Island

> Row F:

> F1. Which of these sex symbols was married for about 5 years
> to Orson Welles? Just give the column number.

2; 4

> F2. Which of these sex symbols was married for about 5 years
> to Roger Vadim? Just give the column number.

4; 1

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

== 2 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 26 2011 2:21 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky

In article <Bf6dndpIMpgCODrTnZ2dnUVZ_hqdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> * Game 10, Round 9 - Historic Years
>
> This is a *bonus round*.
>
> For each question, we will name an event or period that lasted
> more than one year, and then give you some details about it.
> If you name the starting year or any of the middle years of the
> event, then you're correct for the normal score. But if you give
> a *single* answer and it's the correct *last* year of the event,
> there's a 2-point bonus for that.
>
> For example, if the event we named was World War I, then you could
> say 1914, 1915, 1916, or 1917 for 4 points -- or 1918 for 6 points.
>
> Note that we would not accept 1919 on this question: in the case
> of wars, we want the generally accepted period of hostilities and
> not any formal peace treaties that might have come later.
>
> So, in short, if you're confident you know the exact dates, go
> for the bonus by giving the closing year as your only response.
> If not, you might prefer to play safe by going for a date in the
> middle of the period, or still safer by giving two answers.
>
> *Warning*: if you just give a number, like 1200, that means 1200 AD.
> If you mean BC, then say so. In any event, listen carefully to
> the details of the question.
>
> 1. *The Thirty Years War.* It started out as a religious
> conflict between Protestants and Roman Catholics and ended as
> a conflict between nation states crossing religious lines.
> Much of it was fought in the German lands, which were
> devastated. Prominent military figures were Count Johan
> von Tilly ("TILL-ee"), Albrecht von Wallenstein, and King
> Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.
>
> 2. *The lifetime of Alexander the Great.* The campaigns and
> conquests of Alexander the Great of Macedon took place
> during a period of some 13 years, and led to an era of
> "Hellenization", meaning the spread of ancient Greek culture,
> and language to some extent. But for this question, name
> any year during his lifetime -- or for the bonus, the year
> of his death.
>
> 3. *The Second Punic War.* For our purposes this war between
> Carthage and Rome began when Hannibal invaded Italy by
> crossing the Alps and ended at the battle of Zama south of
> Carthage when Hannibal was defeated.
>
> 4. *Muhammad's life after the Hegira* ("he-JEE-ra"). Years in
> the Islamic calendar are counted from the time when the
> variously spelled prophet Muhammad fled from Mecca to the
> city now called Medina. This event is known as the Hegira.
> In our calendar, name any year from the Hegira until
> Muhammad's death.
>
> 5. *The War of the Roses.* This war was a struggle for the
> English throne between the Yorkists and the Lancastrians.
> For our purposes it began with the Battle of St. Albans
> on May 22 of the first year and ended with the Battle of
> Bosworth Field on August 22 of the final year. (We mentioned
> the dates because they are also the wedding and birth dates
> respectively of the author of this round.)
>
> 6. *The Regency.* This era in the UK officially began when King
> George III was declared unfit to rule and the Prince of Wales
> (the future George IV) ruled in his place as Prince Regent.
> It ended when George III died and George IV acceded to
> the throne. The term is also used more broadly for a style
> of architecture, literature, fashion, politics, and culture
> starting some 15 years earlier and extending a similar time
> after George III's death. But this question is about the
> narrower meaning, the actual legal regency.
>
> 7. *The Restoration Era.* For our purposes, this era coincides
> with the reign of King Charles II in England, beginning
> when he was restored to the throne. During this period New
> Amsterdam became New York City as a result of the Second
> Anglo-Dutch war, the Hudson's Bay Company was founded, and
> women appeared on the English stage, allowing for delightful
> Restoration comedies.
>
> 8. *The reign of King Richard I*, "the Lionheart". Richard the
> Lionheart succeeded his father Henry II as King of England,
> and was followed by Richard's brother, King John. Richard was
> actually in England for only about 6 months of his reign:
> his most significant event was his leadership of the Third
> Crusade. But, as usual, name any year during his reign,
> or the final year for the bonus.
>
> 9. *The Hundred Years War.* This name was coined in the 1860s,
> apparently by people who couldn't count very well, to refer
> to a past series of conflicts between England and France,
> essentially between the Plantaganet and Valois dynasties.
> Significant events during the war included the battles of
> Crécy, Poitiers, and Agincourt, as well as the exploits of
> Joan of Arc.
>
> 10. *The War of the Spanish Succession.* This war was fought
> among various powers -- including Great Britain, the Holy
> Roman Empire, Portugal, Savoy, France, and Bavaria --
> in order to determine whether Spain and France would be
> united under one powerful monarch. (Spoiler: they weren't.)
> It was fought in Europe, the West Indies, and North and
> South America. To the English colonists, the war in North
> America was called Queen Anne's War.
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> For the categories, *see the handout*:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/1010/chal.jpg
>
> (The idea was that in the original game the handouts would
> be passed down the table to the active players in turn, and
> each player would choose a row instead of a category name.
> The checkboxes at left under the row letters were provided to
> mark off the questions as they were used.)
>
> Row A:
>
> A1. Which logo is used by a sports team that plays in the
> greater Los Angeles area? Answer by giving the column
> number.
5

> A2. Which logo is used by the University of Arizona football
> team? Give the column number.
2

> Identify the other three teams if you like for fun, but for no points.
>
> Row B:
>
> B1. What political group or movement *took its name* from
> the symbol in column 3?
>
> B2. A version of the symbol in column 3 appeared on a US
> coin from 1916 until it was replaced by a torch of
> similar shape in 1946. *What denomination* of coin?
dime

> Row C:
>
> C1. One letter in one of these equations represents electric
> current. Give the column number for the equation, *and*
> the letter.
3 V

> C2. One letter in one of these equations represents distance
> traveled. Give the column number for the equation,
> *and* the letter.
1 s

> Explicate the other equations if you like for fun, but for no points.
>
> Row D:
>
> These are maps of major rivers, at various scales. The lengths
> of the rivers vary from about 1,000 kilometers to several
> thousand. All maps have north at the top. All the rivers flow
> more or less westward into the ocean, gulf, sea, or whatever,
> of which we've shown a small part in gray.
>
> D1. In which column is the Columbia River?
>
> D2. In which column is the Congo River? The upstream part
> known as the Lualaba is included on the map as part of it.
>
> Decode the rot13 if you would like to try identifying the other three
> rivers for fun, but for no points.
>
> D3. Gur Pbybenqb.
>
> D4. Gur Ybver.
>
> D5. Gur Lhxba.
>
> Row E:
>
> E1. The person in column 4 is the premier of what province?
>
> E2. The person in column 1 is the premier of what province?
>
> Identify the other three premiers by name and/or by province or
> territory if you like for fun, but for no points.
>
> Row F:
>
> F1. Which of these sex symbols was married for about 5 years
> to Orson Welles? Just give the column number.
2

> F2. Which of these sex symbols was married for about 5 years
> to Roger Vadim? Just give the column number.
4

> The three decoys were (in rot13) Wnlar Znafsvryq, Znevyla Zbaebr,
> naq Endhry Jrypu. For each one, identify if you like for fun,
> but for no points, their picture number *and* any one of the
> husbands they were married to for at least 4 years.
>
>

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

== 3 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 26 2011 4:17 pm
From: Calvin

On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:15:59 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> * Game 10, Round 9 - Historic Years
>
>
> 1. *The Thirty Years War.* It started out as a religious
> conflict between Protestants and Roman Catholics and ended as
> a conflict between nation states crossing religious lines.
> Much of it was fought in the German lands, which were
> devastated. Prominent military figures were Count Johan
> von Tilly ("TILL-ee"), Albrecht von Wallenstein, and King
> Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.

1642

200 BC, 250 BC

100, 120

520, 590

1485

1815

1666

1207, 1199

> 9. *The Hundred Years War.* This name was coined in the 1860s,
> apparently by people who couldn't count very well, to refer
> to a past series of conflicts between England and France,
> essentially between the Plantaganet and Valois dynasties.
> Significant events during the war included the battles of
> Crécy, Poitiers, and Agincourt, as well as the exploits of
> Joan of Arc.

1453
Aren't the dates of this war disputed?

1718, 1723

> * Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> Row A:
>
> A1. Which logo is used by a sports team that plays in the
> greater Los Angeles area? Answer by giving the column
> number.

> A2. Which logo is used by the University of Arizona football
> team? Give the column number.

2, 4

> Identify the other three teams if you like for fun, but for no points.

1 is the Houston Oilers I think
3 might be the Springfield Isotopes :-)

> Row B:
>
> B1. What political group or movement *took its name* from
> the symbol in column 3?

Some indigenous movement presumably

> B2. A version of the symbol in column 3 appeared on a US
> coin from 1916 until it was replaced by a torch of
> similar shape in 1946. *What denomination* of coin?

25 cents, 10 cents

> Row C:
>
> C1. One letter in one of these equations represents electric
> current. Give the column number for the equation, *and*
> the letter.

3, I

> C2. One letter in one of these equations represents distance
> traveled. Give the column number for the equation,
> *and* the letter.

1, s

> Row D:
>
> These are maps of major rivers, at various scales. The lengths
> of the rivers vary from about 1,000 kilometers to several
> thousand. All maps have north at the top. All the rivers flow
> more or less westward into the ocean, gulf, sea, or whatever,
> of which we've shown a small part in gray.
>
> D1. In which column is the Columbia River?

1, 3

> D2. In which column is the Congo River? The upstream part
> known as the Lualaba is included on the map as part of it.

2, 4

> Row E:
>
> E1. The person in column 4 is the premier of what province?

Quebec, PEI

> E2. The person in column 1 is the premier of what province?

Quebec, PEI

> Row F:
>
> F1. Which of these sex symbols was married for about 5 years
> to Orson Welles? Just give the column number.

2, 5

> F2. Which of these sex symbols was married for about 5 years
> to Roger Vadim? Just give the column number.

4, 2

Great round!

--
cheers,
calvin

== 4 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 26 2011 5:57 pm
From: swp

On Wednesday, October 26, 2011 2:15:59 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 10, Round 9 - Historic Years
>
> This is a *bonus round*.

this is a *bonus tetrahedron*.

1648

323bc

201bc

632

1487

1820

1685

1199 (I really hope I am not off by 1 on this one)

> 9. *The Hundred Years War.* This name was coined in the 1860s,
> apparently by people who couldn't count very well, to refer
> to a past series of conflicts between England and France,
> essentially between the Plantaganet and Valois dynasties.
> Significant events during the war included the battles of
> Crécy, Poitiers, and Agincourt, as well as the exploits of
> Joan of Arc.

1453

1714

> * Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> For the categories, *see the handout*:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/1010/chal.jpg
>
> [As I post this, Eskimo seems not to be responding. If this
> problem doesn't go away, email me for a copy of the handout.]

problem seems to have been resolved. did you need to hand steve summit by his thumbs or beat him with a wet sea bass to accomplish this? ;-)

> Row A:
>
> A1. Which logo is used by a sports team that plays in the
> greater Los Angeles area? Answer by giving the column
> number.

> A2. Which logo is used by the University of Arizona football
> team? Give the column number.

2 (tough since it is black & white, but looks about the same)

> Identify the other three teams if you like for fun, but for no points.

1 is the houston oilers, 4 is the atlanta flames, 3 is atomic baseball?

> Row B:
>
> B1. What political group or movement *took its name* from
> the symbol in column 3?

fascism is the movement, the political group is the national fascist party of italy (they used the fasces as their symbol)

> B2. A version of the symbol in column 3 appeared on a US
> coin from 1916 until it was replaced by a torch of
> similar shape in 1946. *What denomination* of coin?

dime

> Row C:
>
> C1. One letter in one of these equations represents electric
> current. Give the column number for the equation, *and*
> the letter.

3, the letter is 'i' (ohm's law)

> C2. One letter in one of these equations represents distance
> traveled. Give the column number for the equation,
> *and* the letter.

1, the letter is 's' (which I thought stood for displacement)

> Explicate the other equations if you like for fun, but for no points.

2 is the equation for force equaling mass times acceleration. I like this one.
4 is euler's formula
5 is ... the doppler formula?

1 (wag)

> D2. In which column is the Congo River? The upstream part
> known as the Lualaba is included on the map as part of it.

2 (wag)

> Decode the rot13 if you would like to try identifying the other three
> rivers for fun, but for no points.
>
> D3. Gur Pbybenqb.

> D4. Gur Ybver.

> D5. Gur Lhxba.

> Row E:
>
> E1. The person in column 4 is the premier of what province?

british columbia ; alberta

> E2. The person in column 1 is the premier of what province?

alberta ; british columbia

> Identify the other three premiers by name and/or by province or
> territory if you like for fun, but for no points.

3 has to be nunavut, don't know her name though
no idea on the others

> Row F:
>
> F1. Which of these sex symbols was married for about 5 years
> to Orson Welles? Just give the column number.

2 (rita hayworth)

> F2. Which of these sex symbols was married for about 5 years
> to Roger Vadim? Just give the column number.

4 (brigitte bardot)

1 - raquel welch, married to dick palmer
3 - marilyn monroe, first marriage to jim dougherty
5 - jane mansfield, first marriage to paul mansfield

swp, who has been away for too long working long hours and preparing to settle on a new house.

== 5 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 26 2011 6:27 pm
From: Joshua Kreitzer

On Oct 26, 1:15 am, m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
>
> * Game 10, Round 9 - Historic Years
>
> 1. *The Thirty Years War.* It started out as a religious
> conflict between Protestants and Roman Catholics and ended as
> a conflict between nation states crossing religious lines.
> Much of it was fought in the German lands, which were
> devastated. Prominent military figures were Count Johan
> von Tilly ("TILL-ee"), Albrecht von Wallenstein, and King
> Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.

1540

390 BC

90 BC

632

1400; 1450

1820

1666

1205

> 9. *The Hundred Years War.* This name was coined in the 1860s,
> apparently by people who couldn't count very well, to refer
> to a past series of conflicts between England and France,
> essentially between the Plantaganet and Valois dynasties.
> Significant events during the war included the battles of
> Crécy, Poitiers, and Agincourt, as well as the exploits of
> Joan of Arc.

1400

1705; 1710

> * Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> Row A:
>
> A1. Which logo is used by a sports team that plays in the
> greater Los Angeles area? Answer by giving the column
> number.

> A2. Which logo is used by the University of Arizona football
> team? Give the column number.

> Identify the other three teams if you like for fun, but for no points.

1: Houston Oilers
3: Albuquerque Isotopes

> Row B:
>
> B1. What political group or movement *took its name* from
> the symbol in column 3?

Fascists

> B2. A version of the symbol in column 3 appeared on a US
> coin from 1916 until it was replaced by a torch of
> similar shape in 1946. *What denomination* of coin?

dime

> Row C:
>
> C1. One letter in one of these equations represents electric
> current. Give the column number for the equation, *and*
> the letter.

column 3, V

> C2. One letter in one of these equations represents distance
> traveled. Give the column number for the equation,
> *and* the letter.

column 1, s

3; 4

> D2. In which column is the Congo River? The upstream part
> known as the Lualaba is included on the map as part of it.

2; 4

> Decode the rot13 if you would like to try identifying the other three
> rivers for fun, but for no points.
>
> D3. Gur Pbybenqb.

> Row E:
>
> E1. The person in column 4 is the premier of what province?

New Brunswick; Nova Scotia

> E2. The person in column 1 is the premier of what province?

Nova Scotia; New Brunswick

> Row F:
>
> F1. Which of these sex symbols was married for about 5 years
> to Orson Welles? Just give the column number.

> F2. Which of these sex symbols was married for about 5 years
> to Roger Vadim? Just give the column number.

Jayne Mansfield: 5, Mickey Hargitay
Marilyn Monroe: 3, Arthur Miller
Raquel Welch: 1 (too late to change F2 now, and don't know her
husband's name)

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com

== 6 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 26 2011 7:45 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

Mark Brader:
> > C1. One letter in one of these equations represents electric
> > current. Give the column number for the equation, *and*
> > the letter.

Stephen Perry:
> 3, the letter is 'i' (ohm's law)

Y'know, algebraic formulas are case-sensitive.

You get away with this stunt only because I'm following the rule of
the original game that pronunciation is what normally counts.

> swp, who has been away for too long working long hours and preparing to
> settle on a new house.

Yeah, I was looking forward to seeing how you'd do on the Toronto
intersections photo round, and you weren't even there to try it.
--
Mark Brader | I passed a sign that said "you are here",
Toronto | but I didn't entirely believe it.
msb@vex.net | --Michael Levine

My text in this article is in the public domain.

== 7 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 26 2011 11:42 pm
From: Joachim Parsch

Mark Brader schrieb:
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-03-28,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days. For further information see
> my 2011-09-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
>
> I wrote one of these rounds.
>
> * Game 10, Round 9 - Historic Years
>
> This is a *bonus round*.
>
> For each question, we will name an event or period that lasted
> more than one year, and then give you some details about it.
> If you name the starting year or any of the middle years of the
> event, then you're correct for the normal score. But if you give
> a *single* answer and it's the correct *last* year of the event,
> there's a 2-point bonus for that.
>
> For example, if the event we named was World War I, then you could
> say 1914, 1915, 1916, or 1917 for 4 points -- or 1918 for 6 points.
>
> Note that we would not accept 1919 on this question: in the case
> of wars, we want the generally accepted period of hostilities and
> not any formal peace treaties that might have come later.
>
> So, in short, if you're confident you know the exact dates, go
> for the bonus by giving the closing year as your only response.
> If not, you might prefer to play safe by going for a date in the
> middle of the period, or still safer by giving two answers.
>
> *Warning*: if you just give a number, like 1200, that means 1200 AD.
> If you mean BC, then say so. In any event, listen carefully to
> the details of the question.
>
> 1. *The Thirty Years War.* It started out as a religious
> conflict between Protestants and Roman Catholics and ended as
> a conflict between nation states crossing religious lines.
> Much of it was fought in the German lands, which were
> devastated. Prominent military figures were Count Johan
> von Tilly ("TILL-ee"), Albrecht von Wallenstein, and King
> Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.

1648.

333 B.C.

200 B.C.

680.

1480.

> 6. *The Regency.* This era in the UK officially began when King
> George III was declared unfit to rule and the Prince of Wales
> (the future George IV) ruled in his place as Prince Regent.
> It ended when George III died and George IV acceded to
> the throne. The term is also used more broadly for a style
> of architecture, literature, fashion, politics, and culture
> starting some 15 years earlier and extending a similar time
> after George III's death. But this question is about the
> narrower meaning, the actual legal regency.
>
> 7. *The Restoration Era.* For our purposes, this era coincides
> with the reign of King Charles II in England, beginning
> when he was restored to the throne. During this period New
> Amsterdam became New York City as a result of the Second
> Anglo-Dutch war, the Hudson's Bay Company was founded, and
> women appeared on the English stage, allowing for delightful
> Restoration comedies.

1700.

1150.

> 9. *The Hundred Years War.* This name was coined in the 1860s,
> apparently by people who couldn't count very well, to refer
> to a past series of conflicts between England and France,
> essentially between the Plantaganet and Valois dynasties.
> Significant events during the war included the battles of
> Crécy, Poitiers, and Agincourt, as well as the exploits of
> Joan of Arc.

1400.

> 10. *The War of the Spanish Succession.* This war was fought
> among various powers -- including Great Britain, the Holy
> Roman Empire, Portugal, Savoy, France, and Bavaria --
> in order to determine whether Spain and France would be
> united under one powerful monarch. (Spoiler: they weren't.)
> It was fought in Europe, the West Indies, and North and
> South America. To the English colonists, the war in North
> America was called Queen Anne's War.
>
> * Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> For the categories, *see the handout*:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/1010/chal.jpg
>
> [As I post this, Eskimo seems not to be responding. If this
> problem doesn't go away, email me for a copy of the handout.]
>
> (The idea was that in the original game the handouts would
> be passed down the table to the active players in turn, and
> each player would choose a row instead of a category name.
> The checkboxes at left under the row letters were provided to
> mark off the questions as they were used.)
>
> Row A:
>
> A1. Which logo is used by a sports team that plays in the
> greater Los Angeles area? Answer by giving the column
> number.
>
> A2. Which logo is used by the University of Arizona football
> team? Give the column number.
>
> Identify the other three teams if you like for fun, but for no points.
>
> Row B:
>
> B1. What political group or movement *took its name* from
> the symbol in column 3?

Native Indian Rights Movement?

> B2. A version of the symbol in column 3 appeared on a US
> coin from 1916 until it was replaced by a torch of
> similar shape in 1946. *What denomination* of coin?

50cents?

> Row C:
>
> C1. One letter in one of these equations represents electric
> current. Give the column number for the equation, *and*
> the letter.

3, I

> C2. One letter in one of these equations represents distance
> traveled. Give the column number for the equation,
> *and* the letter.

1, s

> Decode the rot13 if you would like to try identifying the other three
> rivers for fun, but for no points.
>
> D3. Gur Pbybenqb.
>
> D4. Gur Ybver.
>
> D5. Gur Lhxba.
>
> Row E:
>
> E1. The person in column 4 is the premier of what province?
>
> E2. The person in column 1 is the premier of what province?
>
> Identify the other three premiers by name and/or by province or
> territory if you like for fun, but for no points.
>
> Row F:
>
> F1. Which of these sex symbols was married for about 5 years
> to Orson Welles? Just give the column number.

2 (Rita Hayworth).

> F2. Which of these sex symbols was married for about 5 years
> to Roger Vadim? Just give the column number.

Brigitte Bardot... ok, Number 4, I guess (not 2,3 or 5).

Monroe: 3, Arthur Miller.
Mansfield: 5, Henry Kissinger :-)
Welch: 1

Joachim

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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #172 - ANSWERS & SCORES V2
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/dec97b133c8d5ae0?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 26 2011 3:17 pm
From: Calvin

On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:00:47 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

Mark's score now corrected.

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 172
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 Chris Johnson
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 7 Dan Tilque
0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Erland S
1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 Jeffrey Turner
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 Joachim Parsch
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 9 John Masters
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 7 Mark Brader
1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 7 Rob Parker
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 Stephen Perry
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
10 11 9 11 7 5 7 3 3 6 72 65%

Apologies.

--
cheers,
calvin

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