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* QFTCI11 Game 10 Rounds 2-3: inventors, kids' TV - 2 messages, 2 authors
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* Rotating Quiz #36 - 4 messages, 4 authors
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* Calvin's Quiz #170 - 2 messages, 2 authors
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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 10 Rounds 2-3: inventors, kids' TV
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/7c86124c3418a1e8?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Mon, Oct 17 2011 8:11 pm
From: Stan Brown
On Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:42:49 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
>
> * Game 10, Round 2 - Inventors and Inventions
>
> In each case we'll describe an invention and something about the
> circumstances, and you name the inventor.
>
> 1. This man invented the air conditioner, in the US in 1902,
> one year after he graduated from Cornell. He patented it in
> 1906, and became known as "the father of air conditioning",
> although that name for it was invented by someone else.
Carrier?
> 2. The hot-air balloon was invented by two brothers, in France
> in 1782. The following year it was used for the first actual
> ascent by a person into the air. One of the brothers had
> noted that laundry drying over a fire often formed pockets
> and billowed upwards. Their surname is sufficient.
Montgolfier
> 3. The electric storage battery was invented in Italy in 1800 by
> this professor of physics. In earlier years he had invented a
> "pile" which bears his name and produced electric current:
> it consisted of alternating disks of zinc and copper with
> brine-soaked cardboard between.
Volta
> 4. The bifocal lens was invented in the US by this multi-talented
> American. The date usually given is 1784, though there
> is some evidence that he might have ordered them made in
> 1779 by an English optician living in Paris. In any case,
> name the American inventor.
Franklin
> 5. Invented in the US in 1793, the cotton gin automated the
> separation of cotton seeds from the short-staple cotton
> fiber. There had been earlier devices that removed seeds,
> but this one facilitated the mass production of cotton --
> and incidentally made cotton plantations so profitable that
> the institution of slavery was extended. The inventor of
> the cotton gin didn't get rich from it, because of patent
> infringements, but he did after he also invented a process
> of manufacturing interchangeable musket parts.
Whitney
> 6. Nitroglycerine, or nitro, was invented by an Italian in
> 1846, but was too volatile and unstable to be used safely.
> This Swedish engineer and inventor invented a blasting cap
> to detonate nitro, and in 1866 he invented dynamite by mixing
> nitro with diatomaceous earth and shaping it into a cylinder.
> It was patented in 1867. Name the Swede.
Nobel
> 7. Elevating devices were in use as far back as the 3rd century
> BC, and powered elevators in the 19th century. This American
> inventor started work in 1852 on a braking device that
> prevented elevators from falling even if the cables broke.
> After its successful demonstration at the Crystal Exposition
> in New York, he formed an elevator manufacturing company.
> His device eventually made high-rise buildings practical.
> Name him.
Otis
> 8. From the Inuit in Labrador this American inventor learned that
> fish frozen quickly at -40° tasted fresh when thawed. In 1924
> he developed a commercially viable process of flash-freezing
> pre-cartoned fish, thus beginning the frozen food industry
> for all sorts of products. In 1929 he sold his company and
> patents for $22 million to Goldman Sachs (yes, them) and the
> Postum Company, who then formed General Foods Corporation.
> Name this inventor.
Birdseye?
> 9. In 1938 this Hungarian journalist, with the help of his
> brother, invented the ballpoint pen by using quick-drying
> newsprint ink and a small ball bearing at the tip. This
> process had actually been patented 50 years earlier as a
> device to mark leather, but it wasn't properly exploited then.
> The Hungarian inventor's name has become the generic term
> for the product in much of the world; name him.
Biro
> 10. This Canadian invented the snowmobile in 1922 when he was
> 15 years old, by attaching a Ford motor to a sled. In 1937
> he produced his first real snowmobile, and in 1958-59,
> his biggest invention -- the Ski-Doo. Name him.
Pope Pius XII?
> * Game 10, Round 3 - Children's Television
>
> This round will be easier if you're about the same age as the person
> who wrote it -- but, hey, quite a few of us in the league are.
>
> 1. Which host started his eponymous show by setting out three
> chairs, including "a rocking chair for someone who likes
> to rock"?
>
> 2. What was Bob Keeshan better known as?
Captain Kangaroo
> 3. Which show featured the host looking into her mirror and
> pretending to see viewers (e.g., "I see Danny, I see Vicky,
> and I see Sharon...")?
>
> 4. Which show helped children learn French -- at least, if
> they were smarter than Suzie the Mouse, who never broke out
> of English?
>
> 5. Lambchop, Charlie Horse, and Hush Puppy were regulars on
> what show named for its human star?
Shari Lewis
> 6. Which frequent guest from Italy on the Ed Sullivan Show
> always said "I love you, Eddie" and never left without a kiss?
>
> 7. Which show starring Howard the Turtle was a bit unusual in
> the '60s for being taped in front of a live audience?
>
> 8. What was Mr. Dressup's real name?
>
> 9. On what show would you sooner or later hear "Five! Five!
> Five! Five! That's a lot of five! How many is five?"
>
> 10. What BBC show became familiar even to childless adults when
> Jerry Falwell claimed one of the characters was gay?
Teletubbies
--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Tues, Oct 18 2011 6:00 am
From: Pete
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:Y56dna1GTcn0UwbTnZ2dnUVZ_jadnZ2d@vex.net:
> 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 did not write either of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 2 - Inventors and Inventions
>
> In each case we'll describe an invention and something about the
> circumstances, and you name the inventor.
>
> 1. This man invented the air conditioner, in the US in 1902,
> one year after he graduated from Cornell. He patented it in
> 1906, and became known as "the father of air conditioning",
> although that name for it was invented by someone else.
>
> 2. The hot-air balloon was invented by two brothers, in France
> in 1782. The following year it was used for the first actual
> ascent by a person into the air. One of the brothers had
> noted that laundry drying over a fire often formed pockets
> and billowed upwards. Their surname is sufficient.
Montgolfier
>
> 3. The electric storage battery was invented in Italy in 1800 by
> this professor of physics. In earlier years he had invented a
> "pile" which bears his name and produced electric current:
> it consisted of alternating disks of zinc and copper with
> brine-soaked cardboard between.
>
> 4. The bifocal lens was invented in the US by this multi-talented
> American. The date usually given is 1784, though there
> is some evidence that he might have ordered them made in
> 1779 by an English optician living in Paris. In any case,
> name the American inventor.
Benjamin Franklin
>
> 5. Invented in the US in 1793, the cotton gin automated the
> separation of cotton seeds from the short-staple cotton
> fiber. There had been earlier devices that removed seeds,
> but this one facilitated the mass production of cotton --
> and incidentally made cotton plantations so profitable that
> the institution of slavery was extended. The inventor of
> the cotton gin didn't get rich from it, because of patent
> infringements, but he did after he also invented a process
> of manufacturing interchangeable musket parts.
Whitney
>
> 6. Nitroglycerine, or nitro, was invented by an Italian in
> 1846, but was too volatile and unstable to be used safely.
> This Swedish engineer and inventor invented a blasting cap
> to detonate nitro, and in 1866 he invented dynamite by mixing
> nitro with diatomaceous earth and shaping it into a cylinder.
> It was patented in 1867. Name the Swede.
Nobel
>
> 7. Elevating devices were in use as far back as the 3rd century
> BC, and powered elevators in the 19th century. This American
> inventor started work in 1852 on a braking device that
> prevented elevators from falling even if the cables broke.
> After its successful demonstration at the Crystal Exposition
> in New York, he formed an elevator manufacturing company.
> His device eventually made high-rise buildings practical.
> Name him.
Otis
>
> 8. From the Inuit in Labrador this American inventor learned that
> fish frozen quickly at -40° tasted fresh when thawed. In 1924
> he developed a commercially viable process of flash-freezing
> pre-cartoned fish, thus beginning the frozen food industry
> for all sorts of products. In 1929 he sold his company and
> patents for $22 million to Goldman Sachs (yes, them) and the
> Postum Company, who then formed General Foods Corporation.
> Name this inventor.
Birdseye
>
> 9. In 1938 this Hungarian journalist, with the help of his
> brother, invented the ballpoint pen by using quick-drying
> newsprint ink and a small ball bearing at the tip. This
> process had actually been patented 50 years earlier as a
> device to mark leather, but it wasn't properly exploited then.
> The Hungarian inventor's name has become the generic term
> for the product in much of the world; name him.
Bic
>
> 10. This Canadian invented the snowmobile in 1922 when he was
> 15 years old, by attaching a Ford motor to a sled. In 1937
> he produced his first real snowmobile, and in 1958-59,
> his biggest invention -- the Ski-Doo. Name him.
Evinrude
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 3 - Children's Television
>
> This round will be easier if you're about the same age as the person
> who wrote it -- but, hey, quite a few of us in the league are.
>
> 1. Which host started his eponymous show by setting out three
> chairs, including "a rocking chair for someone who likes
> to rock"?
Friendly Giant
>
> 2. What was Bob Keeshan better known as?
Captain Kangaroo
>
> 3. Which show featured the host looking into her mirror and
> pretending to see viewers (e.g., "I see Danny, I see Vicky,
> and I see Sharon...")?
Romper Room
>
> 4. Which show helped children learn French -- at least, if
> they were smarter than Suzie the Mouse, who never broke out
> of English?
Chez Helene
>
> 5. Lambchop, Charlie Horse, and Hush Puppy were regulars on
> what show named for its human star?
Shari Lewis??
>
> 6. Which frequent guest from Italy on the Ed Sullivan Show
> always said "I love you, Eddie" and never left without a kiss?
Topo Gigio
>
> 7. Which show starring Howard the Turtle was a bit unusual in
> the '60s for being taped in front of a live audience?
>
> 8. What was Mr. Dressup's real name?
Finnegan?
>
> 9. On what show would you sooner or later hear "Five! Five!
> Five! Five! That's a lot of five! How many is five?"
Sesame Street
>
> 10. What BBC show became familiar even to childless adults when
> Jerry Falwell claimed one of the characters was gay?
Teletubbies
>
Pete
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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #36
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/92054584c8d32cc4?hl=en
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Tues, Oct 18 2011 5:44 am
From: Pete
swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote in
news:32962019.402.1318384864152.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@vbkd1:
> each question is worth 1 point. there is a 3 point bonus for figuring
> out the 1 word theme for this week's quiz.
>
> you are to answer with only your own knowledge, without the use of
> friends, the internet, pets, spouses, children, or other relatives.
>
> 1. name the famous modern day writer who once wrote, "The truth may be
> out there, but the lies are inside your head" or the title of the book
> in which it appears.
> 2. for what character did boris karloff provide
> the voice in a 1966 made for television cartoon?
The Grinch
> 3. chris sarandon and danny elfman both lent their voices to what 1993
> character?
> 4. in boston from 1659 to 1681, what could cost you a fine of as much
as
> five shillings?
> 5. new york native washington irving, the author best
> known for creating the headless horseman also created what other
> iconic image in his 1819 series of short stories _the sketch book of
> geoffrey crayon_?
> 6. _jingle bells_, written by james lord pierpont
> and published under the title _one horse open sleigh_ in the autumn of
> 1857 was originally composed to celebrate what holiday?
New Year's Day
> 7. written by ross bagdasarian (a.k.a. david seville) in 1957, what is
> the alternate title for _the chipmonk song_?
Christmas Time Is Here
> 8. "band aid" was an all-star group
> formed to assist famine relief in ethiopia in 1984, organized by bob
> geldof of the british rock band 'the boomtown rats'. what was the
> name of the #1 hit recording they made?
Do They Know It's Christmas?
> 9. jimmy stewart starred in what 1946 classic, based in the fictional
> town of bedford falls?
It's A Wonderful Life
> 10. name the 2 characters (not actors) from the great white north who
> are famous for, among other things, a song whose refrain includes "5
> golden tuques, 4 pounds of back bacon, 3 french toast, 2 turtlenecks,
> and a beer ... in a tree"
The Mackenzie brothers
>
> good luck
Theme: Christmas
>
> swp
>
Pete
== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Tues, Oct 18 2011 2:32 pm
From: swp
swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote in
news:32962019.402.1318384864152.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@vbkd1:
> each question is worth 1 point. there is a 3 point bonus for figuring
> out the 1 word theme for this week's quiz.
>
> you are to answer with only your own knowledge, without the use of
> friends, the internet, pets, spouses, children, or other relatives.
>
> 1. name the famous modern day writer who once wrote, "The truth may be
> out there, but the lies are inside your head" or the title of the book
> in which it appears.
Terry Prachett, "Hogfather" (this is recommended reading for all)
> 2. for what character did boris karloff provide the
> voice in a 1966 made for television cartoon?
the grinch
> 3. chris sarandon and danny elfman both lent their voices
> to what 1993 character?
jack skellington, from tim burton's "nightmare before christmas"
> 4. in boston from 1659 to 1681, what could cost you a fine of
> as much as five shillings?
holiday revelry (or anything close to that)
> 5. new york native washington irving, the author best known for creating
> the headless horseman also created what other iconic image in his 1819
> series of short stories _the sketch book of geoffrey crayon_?
santa flying in his sleigh (not just santa or his image, you needed to
include the bit about flying in there)
> 6. _jingle bells_, written by james lord pierpont and published under
> the title _one horse open sleigh_ in the autumn of 1857 was originally
> composed to celebrate what holiday?
thanksgiving
> 7. written by ross bagdasarian (a.k.a. david seville) in 1957,
> what is the alternate title for _the chipmonk song_?
christmas don't be late (apologies if the phrasing of the question threw
anyone off their game)
> 8. "band aid" was an all-star group formed to assist famine relief in
> ethiopia in 1984, organized by bob geldof of the british rock band 'the
> boomtown rats'. what was the name of the #1 hit recording they made?
do they know it's christmas
> 9. jimmy stewart starred in what 1946 classic, based in the fictional
> town of bedford falls?
it's a wonderful life (a perennial favorite in late december)
> 10. name the 2 characters (not actors) from the great white north
> who are famous for, among other things, a song whose refrain includes
> "5 golden tuques, 4 pounds of back bacon, 3 french toast, 2 turtlenecks,
> and a beer ... in a tree"
bob and doug mackenzie
the single word answer to the theme is "Christmas"
now for the scoring slate (best view in a fixed font):
name total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Bonus
-------- ----- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----
Marc D 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
Calvin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Mark B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Erland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joachim 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
David B 7+ 1 1 + 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Jeffery 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Pete 6+ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 + 3
-------- ----- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----
TOTAL 30++ 1 2 + 2 0 3 2 3 6 2+ 9
hmmm ... I guess #5 was a little tougher than I thought. But someone got all
of the others, so that worked out well enough.
The winner is David B! Congratulations young man, well done! Rotating Quiz
#37 is yours to do with as you see fit.
swp
== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Tues, Oct 18 2011 2:43 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
Stephen Perry:
> > 8. "band aid" was an all-star group formed to assist famine relief in
> > ethiopia in 1984, organized by bob geldof of the british rock band 'the
> > boomtown rats'. what was the name of the #1 hit recording they made?
>
> do they know it's christmas
Do you know, I actually thought of that, then changed to the answer I gave,
then wrote down my guess of "holidays" for the theme, and *still* didn't
go back and reverse the change.
Looking at the answers to #4 (which I didn't get) and #6 (which I did),
I would argue that "holidays" for the theme should be worth at least
part marks.
--
Mark Brader "In general, it is safe and legal to
Toronto kill your children and their children."
msb@vex.net -- POSIX manual, quoted by Thomas Koenig
== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Tues, Oct 18 2011 3:49 pm
From: swp
On Tuesday, October 18, 2011 5:43:05 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> Stephen Perry:
> > > 8. "band aid" was an all-star group formed to assist famine relief in
> > > ethiopia in 1984, organized by bob geldof of the british rock band 'the
> > > boomtown rats'. what was the name of the #1 hit recording they made?
> >
> > do they know it's christmas
>
> Do you know, I actually thought of that, then changed to the answer I gave,
> then wrote down my guess of "holidays" for the theme, and *still* didn't
> go back and reverse the change.
>
> Looking at the answers to #4 (which I didn't get) and #6 (which I did),
> I would argue that "holidays" for the theme should be worth at least
> part marks.
> --
> Mark Brader "In general, it is safe and legal to
> Toronto kill your children and their children."
> m...@vex.net -- POSIX manual, quoted by Thomas Koenig
granted, for each who did.
although I learned from some guy in toronto that making misleading traps in the questions and overall theme can be fun for the poster.
swp
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #170
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/0c8ad9815883f3b1?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Tues, Oct 18 2011 5:48 am
From: Pete
Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote in
news:op.v3g3b3myyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:
>
>
> 1 David Soul and Michael Glaser played which 1970s crime fighting
> duo?
Starsky and Hutch
> 2 Which fast food chain has overtaken McDonalds to have the
> most outlets in Australia?
Burger King
> 3 What does the food-related acronym GI stand for?
Gastro-intestinal
> 4 What colour is the laser on a high definition DVD player?
Green
> 5 I Want My MTV is a line from which 1985 Dire Straits hit?
Money for Nothing
> 6 Belgian Eddie Merckx is a former champion in which sport?
Cycling
> 7 Who had a No. 1 hit in 1957 with 'Diana'?
Paul Anka
> 8 Germany's busiest airport is located in which city?
Frankfurt
> 9 Helen Wills Moody is a former champion in which sport?
Tennis
> 10 Which occupation uses a strop?
Barber
>
>
Pete
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Tues, Oct 18 2011 1:02 pm
From: Russ
On Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:49:05 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:
>
>
>1 David Soul and Michael Glaser played which 1970s crime fighting duo?
Starsky and Hutch
>2 Which fast food chain has overtaken McDonalds to have the most outlets
>in Australia?
Subway?
>3 What does the food-related acronym GI stand for?
Gastro-intestinal
>4 What colour is the laser on a high definition DVD player?
Blue
>5 I Want My MTV is a line from which 1985 Dire Straits hit?
Money for Nothing
>6 Belgian Eddie Merckx is a former champion in which sport?
Bicycling
>7 Who had a No. 1 hit in 1957 with 'Diana'?
Paul Anka
>8 Germany's busiest airport is located in which city?
Frankfort
>9 Helen Wills Moody is a former champion in which sport?
Tennis
>10 Which occupation uses a strop?
Probably several, but a barber that performs shaves is most likely
the answer you are looking for. Knife sharpener or anyone else
that hones fine steel to an edge made for cutting may also use one.
Russ
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