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* Rotating Quiz #34 - 4 messages, 4 authors
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* QFTCI11 Game 8 Rounds 9-10: NBA nicknames, challenge - 8 messages, 8 authors
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* Calvin's Quiz #165 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 1 messages, 1 author
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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #34
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== 1 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

== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Oct 2 2011 8:27 am
From: Joachim Parsch

Am 01.10.2011 01:52, schrieb Mark Brader:
> 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?

Helix (Spiral) + Pter (Flying)

> 2. Most helicopters have a tail rotor, which is a sideways-facing
> propeller. Briefly explain why it's needed.

Without it, the helicopter cabin would turn in the opposite
direction of the rotors because of Newton's actio = reactio.

> 3. Briefly explain how an autogyro is different from both a
> helicopter and an airplane.

Difference to airplane: no wings
Difference to heli: has a front propeller for speed

> 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.
>
> 6. The Earth rotates around its axis at what angular velocity?

2*PI/86400sec = 7.272*10^-5 1/sec

Uranus.

> 8. LP records are designed to be played while rotating at what
> angular velocity?

33*2*PI/60sec = 3.456 1/sec

> 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?
>
> 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.

No. (there must be some slang, where "ab" is an ordinary, well-known
synonym to say "no f*cking way")

Joachim

== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Oct 2 2011 9:49 am
From: "Peter Smyth"

"Mark Brader" wrote in message
news:QtKdncHEV-fEyxvTnZ2dnUVZ_s-dnZ2d@vex.net...
>
>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?
>
>2. Most helicopters have a tail rotor, which is a sideways-facing
> propeller. Briefly explain why it's needed.
>
>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.
>
>6. The Earth rotates around its axis at what angular velocity?
1 revolution per 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?
anticlockwise
>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 relative temperature of the water at the top and at the bottom.
>11. The Frisbee was named after a pie plate from a similarly
> named company, but how did that company spell the name?
Frisby
>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.

Peter Smyth

== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Oct 2 2011 6:43 pm
From: Calvin

On Sat, 01 Oct 2011 09:52:57 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> 1. The word "helicopter" is derived from the Greek for what?

Helios the sun?

> 2. Most helicopters have a tail rotor, which is a sideways-facing
> propeller. Briefly explain why it's needed.

To stop the body rotating counter to the main propeller

> 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.
>
> 6. The Earth rotates around its axis at what angular velocity?
>
> 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, Uranus

> 8. LP records are designed to be played while rotating at what
> angular velocity?
>
> 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?

Anti-clockwise

Additional heat from the sun?

> 11. The Frisbee was named after a pie plate from a similarly
> named company, but how did that company spell the name?

Frisby, 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.

cheers,
calvin

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== 1 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Oct 2 2011 1:21 am
From: Joshua Kreitzer

On Oct 1, 11:12 pm, m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
>
> * 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.
>
> 2. The Worm.

Dennis 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 Maravich

> 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.

Schweiz (German); Suisse (French)

> A2. *Spell* the name of Switzerland's capital city in either
> German or French. You must say which language.

Bern (German); Berne (French)

> B. Anagrammed Titles Containing the Letters OCT
>
> B1. "Torchwood" was a spinoff, and an anagram of the title,
> of what science-fiction TV series?

"Doctor Who"

> 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?

"October Sky"

cross blood count; cross blood check

> 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?

computerized axial tomography

> 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. 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.

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.)

Guiteau

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com

== 2 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Oct 2 2011 4:59 am
From: Erland Sommarskog

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

Die Schweiz (German), La Suisse (French)

> A2. *Spell* the name of Switzerland's capital city in either
> German or French. You must say which language.

Bern (German)

> 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

> 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, NY

> 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.)

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

== 3 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Oct 2 2011 9:44 am
From: "Peter Smyth"

"Mark Brader" wrote in message
news:6PmdnQsM96EweRrTnZ2dnUVZ_gGdnZ2d@vex.net...

>* 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.
Charles Barkley
>4. Dr. J.
>5. Mailman.
>6. His Airness.
Michael Jordan
>7. The Stilt.
>8. Larry Legend.
Larry Bird
>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.
Suisse (French)
> A2. *Spell* the name of Switzerland's capital city in either
> German or French. You must say which language.
Berne (French)
>B. Anagrammed Titles Containing the Letters OCT
>
> B1. "Torchwood" was a spinoff, and an anagram of the title,
> of what science-fiction TV series?
Doctor Who
> 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.
Marquis
> 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.
Marchioness
>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.
ferry
> 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.
Leon Czolgosz
> 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.)
Leon Czolgosz

Peter Smyth

== 4 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Oct 2 2011 10:23 am
From: Joachim Parsch

Am 02.10.2011 06:12, schrieb 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.

Kerim Abdul Jabbar.

> 5. Mailman.
> 6. His Airness.

Michael Jordan.

> 7. The Stilt.
> 8. Larry Legend.

Larry Bird.

> 9. Pistol Pete.
> 10. The Big O.

Dirk N. Ovitzki.

>
>
> * 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.

German: Die Schweiz

> A2. *Spell* the name of Switzerland's capital city in either
> German or French. You must say which language.

German: Bern.

> 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?

October Sky.

Computer Tomography

Earl.

Marquise.

> 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.

Horsecarts?

> 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.)

20 days.

Joachim

== 5 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Oct 2 2011 10:52 am
From: Stan Brown

On Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:12:29 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
> * 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 (Fr.)

> A2. *Spell* the name of Switzerland's capital city in either
> German or French. You must say which language.

Berne (Fr. aussi)

> B. Anagrammed Titles Containing the Letters OCT
>
> B1. "Torchwood" was a spinoff, and an anagram of the title,
> of what science-fiction TV series?

Doctor Who

> 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?

October Sky

> 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 tomography

> 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.

Marquess (or marquis), Earl, Viscount

> 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.

Countess, marchioness

> 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?

Zone 1?

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.)

65 ?

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...

== 6 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Oct 2 2011 6:55 pm
From: Calvin

On Sun, 02 Oct 2011 14:12:29 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> * 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.

Dunno, but I like it :-)

> 2. The Worm.

Rodman

> 3. Sir Charles.

Barclay

> 4. Dr. J.

Irving

> 5. Mailman.

Malone

> 6. His Airness.

Jordan

> 7. The Stilt.

Chamberlain

> 8. Larry Legend.

Bird

> 9. Pistol Pete.

Maravich (sp?)

> 10. The Big O.

Oakley?

Suisse (French)

> A2. *Spell* the name of Switzerland's capital city in either
> German or French. You must say which language.

Berne, Bern (both French)

> B. Anagrammed Titles Containing the Letters OCT
>
> B1. "Torchwood" was a spinoff, and an anagram of the title,
> of what science-fiction TV series?

Doctor Who

The Rocketeer?

> 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.

Marquis
Earl
Viscount

Countess

Horse drawn buses

Zone 1, Central Zone

Houston, New Orleans

20, 40

cheers,
calvin

== 7 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Oct 2 2011 9:22 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

Mark Brader:
> > name any of the three in between.

"Calvin":
> Marquis
> Earl
> Viscount

I will score this as two guesses, "marquis" and "earl".
--
Mark Brader "You can't [compare] computer memory and recall
Toronto with human memory and recall. It's comparing
msb@vex.net apples and bicycles." -- Ed Knowles

== 8 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Oct 2 2011 10:39 pm
From: "Rob Parker"

> * Game 8, Round 9 - NBA Player Nicknames

Pass

> * Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> 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)

> B1. "Torchwood" was a spinoff, and an anagram of the title,
> of what science-fiction TV series?

Doctor Who

October Sky (it's an anagram that makes sense)

> 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?

Computed Axial Tomography

> 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

Countess

> 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.

Trolley bus

Toronto Central; Free Zone

> 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.

San Francisco; Miami

42 days; 23 days

Rob

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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sun, Oct 2 2011 1:44 am
From: Joshua Kreitzer

On Oct 1, 11:08 pm, m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
> Mark Brader:
>
> > 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.

Oddly, the Wilbert Harrison and Beatles songs titled "Kansas City" are
officially considered the same song (written by Jerry Leiber and Mike
Stoller), even though their lyrics are almost completely different.
(The Beatles remade Little Richard's rewrite of the song, in a medley
with Little Richard's own "Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey.")

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com

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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sun, Oct 2 2011 6:37 pm
From: Calvin

On Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:31:16 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:

Apologies for the delay.

> Name the TV show. See file cq165.pdf at
>
> https://www.filesanywhere.com/fs/v.aspx?v=8a6d668959616f7cb49a
>
> 1. The Rockford Files 6/7

> 2. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 6/7

> 3. The Bold and the Beautiful 0/7

My faith in mankind is restored :-)

> 4. The Greatest American Hero 2/7

> 5. Entourage 2/7

> 6. Dragnet 4/7

> 7. Moonlighting 4/7

> 8. CHiPs 6/7

> 9. The Shield 3/7

> 10. Jake and the Fatman 0/7

> Bonus points are available.

No one got this. They are all set in California.

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 165
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------

1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 Dan Tilque
1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 David
1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6 Jeffrey Turner
1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 6 Marc Dashevsky
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Peter Smyth
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Rob Parker
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 Stephen Perry
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
6 6 0 2 2 4 4 6 3 0 33 47%

Stephen takes the round comfortably.

cheers,
calvin

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== 1 of 7 ==
Date: Sun, Oct 2 2011 6:52 pm
From: Calvin

1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?
2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?
3 In which country did the now extinct moa bird live?
4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?
5 What flavour is Sambuca liqueur?
6 Is the population of Melbourne approximately 3, 4 or 5 million?
7 Dan Castellaneta and Nancy Cartwright star in which US TV comedy series?
8 The musical, TV series and movie Fame were all set in which US city?
9 Which world famous product was originally marketed as a brain tonic ?
10 Providence is the capital city of which US state?

cheers,
calvin

== 2 of 7 ==
Date: Sun, Oct 2 2011 9:25 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

"Calvin":
> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?

Mad Hatter?

> 2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?

Richie?

> 3 In which country did the now extinct moa bird live?

New Zealand.

> 4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?

Palmer.

> 5 What flavour is Sambuca liqueur?

Alcoholic. :-)

> 6 Is the population of Melbourne approximately 3, 4 or 5 million?

3 million. I hope that was meant to be one of the choices. :-)

> 7 Dan Castellaneta and Nancy Cartwright star in which US TV comedy series?

"The Simpsons". If you call voice-acting "starring".

> 8 The musical, TV series and movie Fame were all set in which US city?

New York.

> 9 Which world famous product was originally marketed as a brain tonic ?

Coca-Cola?

> 10 Providence is the capital city of which US state?

Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
--
Mark Brader | "[These] articles should be self-explanatory.
Toronto | If they *don't* explain themselves,
msb@vex.net | you'll have to read them." -- Michael Wares

My text in this article is in the public domain.

== 3 of 7 ==
Date: Sun, Oct 2 2011 10:09 pm
From: John Masters

On 2011-10-03 01:52:19 +0000, Calvin said:

> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?

Mad Hatter

> 2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?

Chris DeBurgh

> 3 In which country did the now extinct moa bird live?

New Zealand

> 4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?

Arnold Palmer

> 5 What flavour is Sambuca liqueur?

Coffee

> 6 Is the population of Melbourne approximately 3, 4 or 5 million?

> 7 Dan Castellaneta and Nancy Cartwright star in which US TV comedy series?
> 8 The musical, TV series and movie Fame were all set in which US city?

New York

> 9 Which world famous product was originally marketed as a brain tonic ?

Coca Cola

> 10 Providence is the capital city of which US state?

Rhode Island

== 4 of 7 ==
Date: Sun, Oct 2 2011 10:24 pm
From: "Rob Parker"

> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?

The Mad Hatter

> 2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?

Chris De Burgh

> 3 In which country did the now extinct moa bird live?

New Zealand

> 4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?

Jack Nicklaus

> 5 What flavour is Sambuca liqueur?

Aniseed

> 6 Is the population of Melbourne approximately 3, 4 or 5 million?

4 million

> 7 Dan Castellaneta and Nancy Cartwright star in which US TV comedy series?

The Simpsons

> 8 The musical, TV series and movie Fame were all set in which US city?

Atlantic City (?)

> 9 Which world famous product was originally marketed as a brain tonic ?

Coco Cola (?)

> 10 Providence is the capital city of which US state?

Rhode Island

Rob

== 5 of 7 ==
Date: Sun, Oct 2 2011 10:29 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky

In article <op.v2q55hmryr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, calvin@phlegm.com says...
> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?
Mad Hatter

> 2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?
Bryan Adams [I (think I) know this because it has been asked on rgt so many times.]

> 3 In which country did the now extinct moa bird live?
New Zealand

> 4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?
Jack Nicklaus

> 5 What flavour is Sambuca liqueur?
anise

> 6 Is the population of Melbourne approximately 3, 4 or 5 million?
4 million [I'll guess the middle.]

> 7 Dan Castellaneta and Nancy Cartwright star in which US TV comedy series?
The Simpsons

> 8 The musical, TV series and movie Fame were all set in which US city?
New York

> 9 Which world famous product was originally marketed as a brain tonic ?
Coca Cola [hence the cocaine]

> 10 Providence is the capital city of which US state?
Rhode Island

--
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== 6 of 7 ==
Date: Sun, Oct 2 2011 11:11 pm
From: Joachim Parsch

Am 03.10.2011 03:52, schrieb Calvin:
>
>
> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?

The Mad Hatter.

> 2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?

Chris de Burgh.

> 3 In which country did the now extinct moa bird live?

New Zealand.

> 4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?
> 5 What flavour is Sambuca liqueur?

Anis.

> 6 Is the population of Melbourne approximately 3, 4 or 5 million?

3 million.

> 7 Dan Castellaneta and Nancy Cartwright star in which US TV comedy series?
> 8 The musical, TV series and movie Fame were all set in which US city?

New York.

> 9 Which world famous product was originally marketed as a brain tonic ?

Bavarian Beer.

> 10 Providence is the capital city of which US state?

New Jersey.

Joachim

== 7 of 7 ==
Date: Mon, Oct 3 2011 12:11 am
From: Erland Sommarskog

Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in
> Wonderland?

The drawing master

> 3 In which country did the now extinct moa bird live?

New Zealand

> 6 Is the population of Melbourne approximately 3, 4 or 5 million?

3 million

> 9 Which world famous product was originally marketed as a brain
> tonic ?

Coca-Cola

> 10 Providence is the capital city of which US state?

Rhode Island

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

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