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* Calvin's Quiz #167 - 5 messages, 5 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/af9382b3130e5c43?hl=en
* Rotating Quiz #34 - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/3e53d11efd1799ee?hl=en
* Rotating Quiz #35 - Unlucky for some. - 9 messages, 9 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/f86408d2bcdec606?hl=en
* QFTCI11 Game 9 Rounds 2-3: mountains and -eering - 3 messages, 3 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/3833706d2a5e2b9f?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #166 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/fe99763b27084d50?hl=en
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #167
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/af9382b3130e5c43?hl=en
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== 1 of 5 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 5 2011 10:46 pm
From: Joachim Parsch
Calvin schrieb:
>
> 1 Which strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand?
> 2 Who portrayed Dian Fossey in the 1988 film Gorillas In The Mist?
Sigourney Weaver.
> 3 What does the Russian word glasnost mean?
Openness, I think.
> 4 Which author wrote the Chronicles of Narnia novels?
C.S. Lewis.
> 5 Who played the female journalist in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee?
Linda Koslowski.
> 6 What two colours are the stripes on the flag of Argentina?
Light blue and white.
> 7 John Travolta and Uma Thurman co-starred in which 1994 film?
Pulp Fiction.
> 8 Suicide Blonde was a 1990 hit for which Australian rock band?
INXS.
> 9 What does the health-related acronym BMI stand for?
Body-Mass-Index.
> 10 Which Beatle married Maureen Cox in 1965?
George Harrison.
Joachim
== 2 of 5 ==
Date: Thurs, Oct 6 2011 1:11 am
From: "Rob Parker"
> 1 Which strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand?
Cook Strait
> 2 Who portrayed Dian Fossey in the 1988 film Gorillas In The Mist?
Sigourney Weaver
> 3 What does the Russian word glasnost mean?
transparency
> 4 Which author wrote the Chronicles of Narnia novels?
C.S. Lewis
> 5 Who played the female journalist in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee?
I forget
> 6 What two colours are the stripes on the flag of Argentina?
light blue & white
> 7 John Travolta and Uma Thurman co-starred in which 1994 film?
no idea
> 8 Suicide Blonde was a 1990 hit for which Australian rock band?
INXS
> 9 What does the health-related acronym BMI stand for?
body mass index
> 10 Which Beatle married Maureen Cox in 1965?
Ringo Starr
Rob
> --
>
> cheers,
> calvin
== 3 of 5 ==
Date: Thurs, Oct 6 2011 4:24 am
From: "David Brown"
> 1 Which strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand?
> 2 Who portrayed Dian Fossey in the 1988 film Gorillas In The Mist?
Sigourney Weaver
> 3 What does the Russian word glasnost mean?
> 4 Which author wrote the Chronicles of Narnia novels?
C.S.Lewis
> 5 Who played the female journalist in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee?
:o/ I can picture her......
> 6 What two colours are the stripes on the flag of Argentina?
Blue and White
> 7 John Travolta and Uma Thurman co-starred in which 1994 film?
Pulp Fiction
> 8 Suicide Blonde was a 1990 hit for which Australian rock band?
INXS?
> 9 What does the health-related acronym BMI stand for?
British Medical Institution?
> 10 Which Beatle married Maureen Cox in 1965?
Ringo Star
== 4 of 5 ==
Date: Thurs, Oct 6 2011 11:02 am
From: "Peter Smyth"
"Calvin" wrote in message
news:op.v2wqxjuqyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au...
>
>1 Which strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand?
Tasman
>2 Who portrayed Dian Fossey in the 1988 film Gorillas In The Mist?
Sigourney Weaver
>3 What does the Russian word glasnost mean?
openness
>4 Which author wrote the Chronicles of Narnia novels?
CS Lewis
>5 Who played the female journalist in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee?
>6 What two colours are the stripes on the flag of Argentina?
Blue + White
>7 John Travolta and Uma Thurman co-starred in which 1994 film?
Pulp Fiction
>8 Suicide Blonde was a 1990 hit for which Australian rock band?
INXS
>9 What does the health-related acronym BMI stand for?
Body Mass Index
>10 Which Beatle married Maureen Cox in 1965?
Ringo Starr.
Peter Smyth
== 5 of 5 ==
Date: Thurs, Oct 6 2011 2:29 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog
Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
> 3 What does the Russian word glasnost mean?
Openness
> 6 What two colours are the stripes on the flag of Argentina?
White and light-blue
> 9 What does the health-related acronym BMI stand for?
Body-Mass Index
> 10 Which Beatle married Maureen Cox in 1965?
George Harrison
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
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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 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Oct 6 2011 1:34 am
From: "David"
"Mark Brader" wrote in message
news:srednY8YvapDtRDTnZ2dnUVZ_tydnZ2d@vex.net...
Mark Brader:
> This is the *rotating* quiz. The high scorer will be invited to set
> RQ #35.
> And, I think for the first time, that's the entrant posting merely
> as "David". Congratulations! Take it away, please.
Wow! I didn't expect to ever get to set the questions!
I'll try and sort something out by tomorrow.
--
David Brown
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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #35 - Unlucky for some.
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/f86408d2bcdec606?hl=en
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== 1 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Oct 6 2011 4:09 am
From: "David Brown"
Welcome to my first (and probably only) attempt at setting the rotating
quiz.
Each question is worth 1 point but please be as specific as possible.
As this may well be quite a high scoring round I have added a tie breaker at
the end.
Answers will be given on Tuesday and the highest score gets to set the next
round of questions.
Good luck
_________
1. The Pompidou Centre in Paris is known locally as what due to its
location?
2. What is an Oud?
3. What is special about minus 40 degrees?
4. Which is the highest mountain in England?
5. What is Ras El Hanout?
6. What are the bones of fingers and toes called?
7. What is baccanalia?
8. Who famously died on Mont Ventoux?
9. From where/what does Pashana Bedhi come from?
10. Which famous novel is told through the eyes of a sixteen year girl who
thinks she's a eunuch?
11. What are the three ingredients to gunpowder?
12. What disease is Sydenham's chorea more commonly known?
13. Which band had the pseudonym 'The Dukes of Stratosphear'?
Tie Breaker
What is pi in decimal notation to as many significant figures as you know?
--
David :)
Only 1 in 10 people understand the binary system - the other half don't.
== 2 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Oct 6 2011 4:39 am
From: Joachim Parsch
David Brown schrieb:
>
> Welcome to my first (and probably only) attempt at setting the rotating
> quiz.
> Each question is worth 1 point but please be as specific as possible.
> As this may well be quite a high scoring round I have added a tie breaker at
> the end.
> Answers will be given on Tuesday and the highest score gets to set the next
> round of questions.
>
> Good luck
> _________
>
> 1. The Pompidou Centre in Paris is known locally as what due to its
> location?
>
> 2. What is an Oud?
The most vicious creature imaginable: the mother-in-law of a ghoul.
> 3. What is special about minus 40 degrees?
-40 Fahrenheit = -40 Celsius
> 4. Which is the highest mountain in England?
Scafell Pike.
> 5. What is Ras El Hanout?
>
> 6. What are the bones of fingers and toes called?
>
> 7. What is baccanalia?
Wild Parties with wine, women and music
> 8. Who famously died on Mont Ventoux?
Cyclist Tom Simpson (during the Tour de France).
> 9. From where/what does Pashana Bedhi come from?
>
> 10. Which famous novel is told through the eyes of a sixteen year girl who
> thinks she's a eunuch?
>
> 11. What are the three ingredients to gunpowder?
Nitrate, coal, sulfur.
> 12. What disease is Sydenham's chorea more commonly known?
>
> 13. Which band had the pseudonym ˜The Dukes of Stratosphear"?
Pink Floyd?
> Tie Breaker
> What is pi in decimal notation to as many significant figures as you know?
3.1415926
Joachim
== 3 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Oct 6 2011 7:19 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
David Brown:
> 1. The Pompidou Centre in Paris is known locally as what due to its
> location?
Beaubourg.
> 3. What is special about minus 40 degrees?
It's the Fahrenheit/Celsius crossover point.
> 4. Which is the highest mountain in England?
There aren't any. :-)
> 6. What are the bones of fingers and toes called?
Phalanges.
> 7. What is baccanalia?
A misspelling of "bacchanalia", originally a Roman festival and
now a term for drunken revelry.
> 8. Who famously died on Mont Ventoux?
Nobody. :-) I'll try Mallory.
> 11. What are the three ingredients to gunpowder?
Charcoal, sulfur, saltpeter.
> 12. What disease is Sydenham's chorea more commonly known?
St. Vitus's dance?
> Tie Breaker
(Interesting idea.)
> What is pi in decimal notation to as many significant figures as you know?
3.14159265358979.
--
Mark Brader | "...not one accident in a hundred deserves the name.
Toronto | [This occurrence] was simply the legitimate result
msb@vex.net | of carelessness." -- Washington Roebling
My text in this article is in the public domain.
== 4 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Oct 6 2011 11:06 am
From: "Peter Smyth"
"David Brown" wrote in message news:j6k28m$f59$1@dont-email.me...
>1. The Pompidou Centre in Paris is known locally as what due to its
>location?
>
>2. What is an Oud?
>
>3. What is special about minus 40 degrees?
it is the same in Celsius and Fahrenheit
>4. Which is the highest mountain in England?
Scafell Pike
>5. What is Ras El Hanout?
>
>6. What are the bones of fingers and toes called?
metatarsals
>7. What is baccanalia?
>
>8. Who famously died on Mont Ventoux?
Tommy Simpson
>9. From where/what does Pashana Bedhi come from?
>
>10. Which famous novel is told through the eyes of a sixteen year girl who
>thinks she's a eunuch?
>
>11. What are the three ingredients to gunpowder?
>
>12. What disease is Sydenham's chorea more commonly known?
>
>13. Which band had the pseudonym 'The Dukes of Stratosphear'?
>
>
>Tie Breaker
>What is pi in decimal notation to as many significant figures as you know?
3.141592
Peter Smyth
== 5 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Oct 6 2011 2:34 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog
David Brown (askforEmail@gmail.com) writes:
> 1. The Pompidou Centre in Paris is known locally as what due to its
> location?
Les Miserables
> 10. Which famous novel is told through the eyes of a sixteen year girl who
> thinks she?s a eunuch?
Lolita
> 11. What are the three ingredients to gunpowder?
Kalium nitrate, carbon and sulphur
> 13. Which band had the pseudonym ?The Dukes of Stratosphear??
XTC
> Tie Breaker
> What is pi in decimal notation to as many significant figures as you know?
3.14597
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
== 6 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Oct 6 2011 2:54 pm
From: "Rob Parker"
> 1. The Pompidou Centre in Paris is known locally as what due to its
> location?
>
> 2. What is an Oud?
A race in the Doctor Who series, with multiple mini-trunk noses
> 3. What is special about minus 40 degrees?
It's the same in the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales
> 4. Which is the highest mountain in England?
One of the ones in the Lake District
> 5. What is Ras El Hanout?
Baharat
> 6. What are the bones of fingers and toes called?
phalanges
> 7. What is baccanalia?
orgiastic overindulgence
> 8. Who famously died on Mont Ventoux?
>
> 9. From where/what does Pashana Bedhi come from?
>
> 10. Which famous novel is told through the eyes of a sixteen year girl who
> thinks she's a eunuch?
1001 Arabian Nights
> 11. What are the three ingredients to gunpowder?
charcoal, sulphur, saltpetre (potassium nitrate)
> 12. What disease is Sydenham's chorea more commonly known?
>
> 13. Which band had the pseudonym 'The Dukes of Stratosphear'?
>
>
> Tie Breaker
> What is pi in decimal notation to as many significant figures as you know?
3.1415926
Rob
== 7 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Oct 6 2011 4:10 pm
From: Calvin
On Thu, 06 Oct 2011 21:09:10 +1000, David Brown <askforEmail@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Welcome to my first (and probably only) attempt at setting the rotating
> quiz.
> Each question is worth 1 point but please be as specific as possible.
> As this may well be quite a high scoring round I have added a tie
> breaker at the end.
> Answers will be given on Tuesday and the highest score gets to set the
> next round of questions.
>
> Good luck
> _________
>
> 1. The Pompidou Centre in Paris is known locally as what due to its
> location?
>
> 2. What is an Oud?
>
> 3. What is special about minus 40 degrees?
That is where the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales intersect
> 4. Which is the highest mountain in England?
>
> 5. What is Ras El Hanout?
>
> 6. What are the bones of fingers and toes called?
Metacarpals and Metatarsals
> 7. What is baccanalia?
>
> 8. Who famously died on Mont Ventoux?
>
> 9. From where/what does Pashana Bedhi come from?
>
> 10. Which famous novel is told through the eyes of a sixteen year girl
> who thinks she's a eunuch?
Dunno.
It's almost always a good idea to give a year when asking questions about
novels, movies, etc.
> 11. What are the three ingredients to gunpowder?
Charcoal, nitrate and saltpeter
> 12. What disease is Sydenham's chorea more commonly known?
Scarlett Fever?
> 13. Which band had the pseudonym 'The Dukes of Stratosphear'?
>
>
> Tie Breaker
> What is pi in decimal notation to as many significant figures as you
> know?
3.141592654
Nice tie breaker :-)
--
cheers,
calvin
== 8 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Oct 6 2011 5:22 pm
From: swp
On Thursday, October 6, 2011 7:09:10 AM UTC-4, David Brown wrote:
> 1. The Pompidou Centre in Paris is known locally as what due to its
> location?
beaubourg
> 2. What is an Oud?
pear-shaped guitar
> 3. What is special about minus 40 degrees?
it is the same in celcius and fahrenheit
> 4. Which is the highest mountain in England?
no idea
> 5. What is Ras El Hanout?
a mix of spices (no idea which ones)
> 6. What are the bones of fingers and toes called?
phalanges
> 7. What is baccanalia?
this gives new meaning to the phrase 'get the h out of here' -- its named after a roman god and refers to general drunken revelry
> 8. Who famously died on Mont Ventoux?
no one. at least, no one famous.
> 9. From where/what does Pashana Bedhi come from?
a british kids show
> 10. Which famous novel is told through the eyes of a sixteen year girl who
> thinks she's a eunuch?
through her eyes
> 11. What are the three ingredients to gunpowder?
sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate (thank you old original star trek!)
> 12. What disease is Sydenham's chorea more commonly known?
saint vitus dance
> 13. Which band had the pseudonym 'The Dukes of Stratosphear'?
xtc?
> Tie Breaker
> What is pi in decimal notation to as many significant figures as you know?
the square root of ten ;-)
swp
== 9 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Oct 6 2011 7:25 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky
In article <j6k28m$f59$1@dont-email.me>, askforEmail@gmail.com says...
> 1. The Pompidou Centre in Paris is known locally as what due to its location?
>
> 2. What is an Oud?
A stringed instrument from the middle east.
> 3. What is special about minus 40 degrees?
-40C == -40F
> 4. Which is the highest mountain in England?
>
> 5. What is Ras El Hanout?
>
> 6. What are the bones of fingers and toes called?
phalanges
> 7. What is baccanalia?
festivals in honor of Bacchus
> 8. Who famously died on Mont Ventoux?
>
> 9. From where/what does Pashana Bedhi come from?
>
> 10. Which famous novel is told through the eyes of a sixteen year girl who
> thinks she's a eunuch?
>
> 11. What are the three ingredients to gunpowder?
carbon, sulfur, potassium nitrate
> 12. What disease is Sydenham's chorea more commonly known?
>
> 13. Which band had the pseudonym "The Dukes of Stratosphear"?
>
> Tie Breaker
> What is pi in decimal notation to as many significant figures as you know?
3.14159
--
Go to http://MarcDashevsky.com to send me e-mail.
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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 9 Rounds 2-3: mountains and -eering
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/3833706d2a5e2b9f?hl=en
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Oct 6 2011 2:28 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog
Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> On the handout list below, you will find the names of several types
> of mountain features. On each question we give you a description
> and you give us the name from the list.
>
> Abseil | Crampon | N�v�
> Alpine butterfly knot | Crater | Park
> Ar�te | Crevasse | Piton
> Belay | Fault | Prusik knot or hitch
> Bergschrund | Gendarme | Quick draw
> Bivouac | Glissade | Rappel
> Caldera | Harness | Runner
> Carabiner | Ice ax | Saddle
> Cascade | Ice fall | Scree
> Chimney | Ice screw | Serac
> Cirque | Jumar | Sling
> Clove hitch | Moraine | Strata
> Col | Moulin | Summit
> Couloir | Nut | Vent
>
> 1. An accumulation of rocks and debris carried down by a glacier.
Moraine
> 2. A pass or low point on a ridge.
Saddle
> 3. A rock pinnacle obtruding from a ridge.
Summit
> 4. A vertical hole in a glacier that takes surface meltwater
> to the bottom to run off beneath the glacier.
Cascade
> 5. Loose gravel-like rock on a steep slope.
Moraine
> 6. A deep fissure in a glacier caused by its downward movement.
Chimney
> 7. A sharp rock or snow ridge.
Crevasse
> 8. The gap or crevasse where a glacier tears away from the
> upper part of a mountain.
Scree
> 9. A very steep section of a glacier, forming a wildly jumbled
> mass of ice.
Ice fall
> 10. An open gully leading up to a ridge or a col.
Couloir
> 1. A metal spike hammered into a rock crack to support a rope.
Nut
> 2. To spend a night in the open on a mountain.
Bivouac
> 3. To slide down steep snow on your feet.
Glissade
> 4. A special knot used to assist in the ascent on a fixed rope.
Alpine butterfly know
> 5. A device like a(n) <answer 1>, but which is screwed into
> ice or snow.
Ice Screw
> 6. To let yourself down a steep place using a supplementary
> rope wrapped around your body.
Svree
> 7. To secure a rope by hitching it over a projection, attaching
> it to a(n) <answer 1>, or passing it around your body.
Sling
> 8. A mechanical device with a short metal cable attached. It is
> jammed into a wide crack for security, like a(n) <answer 1>.
Clove hitch
> 9. A metal frame with spikes affixed, which is attached to
> boots for climbing on ice.
Jumar
> 10. A metal snap-ring usually used in connection with a(n)
> <answer 1>, through which a rope may be passed for security
> during difficult climbing.
Carabiner
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Oct 6 2011 3:13 pm
From: "Rob Parker"
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Mountain Features
>
> On the handout list below, you will find the names of several types
> of mountain features. On each question we give you a description
> and you give us the name from the list.
>
> Abseil | Crampon | N�v�
> Alpine butterfly knot | Crater | Park
> Ar�te | Crevasse | Piton
> Belay | Fault | Prusik knot or hitch
> Bergschrund | Gendarme | Quick draw
> Bivouac | Glissade | Rappel
> Caldera | Harness | Runner
> Carabiner | Ice ax | Saddle
> Cascade | Ice fall | Scree
> Chimney | Ice screw | Serac
> Cirque | Jumar | Sling
> Clove hitch | Moraine | Strata
> Col | Moulin | Summit
> Couloir | Nut | Vent
>
> 1. An accumulation of rocks and debris carried down by a glacier.
Moraine
> 2. A pass or low point on a ridge.
Col
> 3. A rock pinnacle obtruding from a ridge.
Chimney; Summit
> 4. A vertical hole in a glacier that takes surface meltwater
> to the bottom to run off beneath the glacier.
Moulin
> 5. Loose gravel-like rock on a steep slope.
Scree
> 6. A deep fissure in a glacier caused by its downward movement.
Crevasse
> 7. A sharp rock or snow ridge.
Ar�te
> 8. The gap or crevasse where a glacier tears away from the
> upper part of a mountain.
Ice fall; Cascade
> 9. A very steep section of a glacier, forming a wildly jumbled
> mass of ice.
Ice fall; Cascade
> 10. An open gully leading up to a ridge or a col.
Couloir
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Mountaineering
>
> 1. A metal spike hammered into a rock crack to support a rope.
Piton
> 2. To spend a night in the open on a mountain.
Bivouac
> 3. To slide down steep snow on your feet.
Glissade
> 4. A special knot used to assist in the ascent on a fixed rope.
Alpine butterfly knot; Prusik knot or hitch
> 5. A device like a(n) <answer 1>, but which is screwed into
> ice or snow.
Ice screw
> 6. To let yourself down a steep place using a supplementary
> rope wrapped around your body.
Rappel
> 7. To secure a rope by hitching it over a projection, attaching
> it to a(n) <answer 1>, or passing it around your body.
Belay
> 8. A mechanical device with a short metal cable attached. It is
> jammed into a wide crack for security, like a(n) <answer 1>.
Nut
> 9. A metal frame with spikes affixed, which is attached to
> boots for climbing on ice.
Crampon
> 10. A metal snap-ring usually used in connection with a(n)
> <answer 1>, through which a rope may be passed for security
> during difficult climbing.
Carabiner
Rob
== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Oct 6 2011 3:15 pm
From: Calvin
On Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:34:10 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Mountain Features
>
> On the handout list below, you will find the names of several types
> of mountain features. On each question we give you a description
> and you give us the name from the list.
>
> Abseil | Crampon | Névé
> Alpine butterfly knot | Crater | Park
> Arête | Crevasse | Piton
> Belay | Fault | Prusik knot or hitch
> Bergschrund | Gendarme | Quick draw
> Bivouac | Glissade | Rappel
> Caldera | Harness | Runner
> Carabiner | Ice ax | Saddle
> Cascade | Ice fall | Scree
> Chimney | Ice screw | Serac
> Cirque | Jumar | Sling
> Clove hitch | Moraine | Strata
> Col | Moulin | Summit
> Couloir | Nut | Vent
>
> 1. An accumulation of rocks and debris carried down by a glacier.
Scree
> 2. A pass or low point on a ridge.
Col, Crampon
> 3. A rock pinnacle obtruding from a ridge.
Summit
> 4. A vertical hole in a glacier that takes surface meltwater
> to the bottom to run off beneath the glacier.
Ice fall, Ice screw
> 5. Loose gravel-like rock on a steep slope.
Scree
> 6. A deep fissure in a glacier caused by its downward movement.
Crevasse, Fault
> 7. A sharp rock or snow ridge.
Runner, Serac
> 8. The gap or crevasse where a glacier tears away from the
> upper part of a mountain.
Crevasse, Fault
> 9. A very steep section of a glacier, forming a wildly jumbled
> mass of ice.
Ice fall, Sling
> 10. An open gully leading up to a ridge or a col.
Runner, Vent
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Mountaineering
>
> You aren't done with the handout from the science round, because
> the sports round is about mountaineering. Once again, we'll describe
> a term and you give us its name from the list.
>
> 1. A metal spike hammered into a rock crack to support a rope.
Arete, nut
> 2. To spend a night in the open on a mountain.
Bivouac
> 3. To slide down steep snow on your feet.
Ice fall, runner
> 4. A special knot used to assist in the ascent on a fixed rope.
Clove hitch, Prusik
> 5. A device like a(n) <answer 1>, but which is screwed into
> ice or snow.
Arete, nut
> 6. To let yourself down a steep place using a supplementary
> rope wrapped around your body.
Cascade, Ice fall
> 7. To secure a rope by hitching it over a projection, attaching
> it to a(n) <answer 1>, or passing it around your body.
Arete, nut
> 8. A mechanical device with a short metal cable attached. It is
> jammed into a wide crack for security, like a(n) <answer 1>.
Arete, nut
> 9. A metal frame with spikes affixed, which is attached to
> boots for climbing on ice.
Serac, Crampon
> 10. A metal snap-ring usually used in connection with a(n)
> <answer 1>, through which a rope may be passed for security
> during difficult climbing.
Serac, Crampon
Boy they were hard work!
--
cheers,
calvin
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #166 - ANSWERS & SCORES
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/fe99763b27084d50?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Oct 6 2011 3:17 pm
From: Calvin
On Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:35:58 +1000, Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>
wrote:
> Calvin wrote:
>> On Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:52:19 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?
>> Jack Nicklaus
>> 6/14
>> Arnold Palmer was a common wrong answer, which is a bit odd given the
>> question didn't mention golf.
>
> They knew the nickname was that of a golfer, just not which one.
>
>> Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL
>> Quiz 166
>> - - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
>
>> 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 Dan Tilque
>
> I got Q4 right, btw.
So you did. Dan scores 5/10.
--
cheers,
calvin
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