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* Calvin's Quiz #236 - 6 messages, 6 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/a0994fb892cb229a?hl=en
* QFTCIWSSSG Current Events Final - 6 messages, 6 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/8c124a764fef08b0?hl=en
* Rotating Quiz #67 ANSWERS - 7 messages, 5 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/c3d64e69a8236ae4?hl=en
* Rotating Quiz #68 - 7 messages, 4 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/1c71d972b347dd90?hl=en

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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #236
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/a0994fb892cb229a?hl=en
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== 1 of 6 ==
Date: Wed, Jul 25 2012 11:15 pm
From: Joachim Parsch




Calvin schrieb:
>
> 1 How many on-field players are there in a baseball team?

9

> 2 Which actor starred in both Pushing Tin and High Fidelity?

John Cusack

> 3 The Ashmolian museum is located in which English city?

London

> 4 Cars drive on which side of the road in Malaysia?

Left

> 5 Which country's flag includes a cedar tree?

Lebanon

> 6 Who declined the presidency of Israel in 1952?

Ben Gurion

> 7 What name is given to the triangular upper part of a wall at the end of
> a ridged roof?

Walter?

> 8 Actor and director Kenneth Branagh is the ex-husband of which
> Oscar-winning actress?

Emma Thompson

> 9 Muscat is a city in which Middle-East country?

Oman

> 10 A black box flight recorded is normally what colour?

Pink

Joachim




== 2 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 26 2012 1:06 am
From: Erland Sommarskog


Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
> 1 How many on-field players are there in a baseball team?

8

> 3 The Ashmolian museum is located in which English city?

Bath

> 4 Cars drive on which side of the road in Malaysia?

Left

> 5 Which country's flag includes a cedar tree?

Lebanon

> 6 Who declined the presidency of Israel in 1952?

Ben-Gurion?

> 7 What name is given to the triangular upper part of a wall at the
> end of a ridged roof?

Gable

> 9 Muscat is a city in which Middle-East country?

Oman

> 10 A black box flight recorded is normally what colour?
>

Orange

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




== 3 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 26 2012 3:30 am
From: Dan Tilque


Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 How many on-field players are there in a baseball team?

9

> 2 Which actor starred in both Pushing Tin and High Fidelity?
> 3 The Ashmolian museum is located in which English city?
> 4 Cars drive on which side of the road in Malaysia?

left

> 5 Which country's flag includes a cedar tree?

Lebanon

> 6 Who declined the presidency of Israel in 1952?

Golda Myer

> 7 What name is given to the triangular upper part of a wall at the
> end of a ridged roof?

mansard

> 8 Actor and director Kenneth Branagh is the ex-husband of which
> Oscar-winning actress?
> 9 Muscat is a city in which Middle-East country?

Oman

> 10 A black box flight recorded is normally what colour?

orange

--
Dan Tilque




== 4 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 26 2012 7:50 am
From: Bruce Bowler


On Thu, 26 Jul 2012 09:35:56 +1000, Calvin wrote:

> 1 How many on-field players are there in a baseball team?

9 and between 1 and 4 depending whether you're talking offence or defence.

> 2 Which actor starred in both Pushing Tin and High Fidelity?
> 3 The Ashmolian museum is located in which English city?
> 4 Cars drive on which side of the road in Malaysia?

The top side (just like the rest of the world :-) or the left...

> 5 Which country's flag includes a cedar tree?

Lebanon

> 6 Who declined the presidency of Israel in 1952?

A sane person

> 7 What name is given to the triangular upper part of a wall at the
end
> of a ridged roof?

Pediment


> 8 Actor and director Kenneth Branagh is the ex-husband of which
> Oscar-winning actress?
> 9 Muscat is a city in which Middle-East country?

Oman

> 10 A black box flight recorded is normally what colour?

Blaze Orange





== 5 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 26 2012 1:43 pm
From: "Peter Smyth"


"Calvin" wrote in message
news:op.wh0zt6bdyr33d7@04233-26jz62s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au...
>
>1 How many on-field players are there in a baseball team?
9
>2 Which actor starred in both Pushing Tin and High Fidelity?
Kevin Costner
>3 The Ashmolian museum is located in which English city?
Oxford
>4 Cars drive on which side of the road in Malaysia?
Left
>5 Which country's flag includes a cedar tree?
Lebanon
>6 Who declined the presidency of Israel in 1952?
Einstein
>7 What name is given to the triangular upper part of a wall at the end of
>a ridged roof?
Gable
>8 Actor and director Kenneth Branagh is the ex-husband of which
>Oscar-winning actress?
Emma Thompson
>9 Muscat is a city in which Middle-East country?
Oman
>10 A black box flight recorded is normally what colour?
Orange

Peter Smyth





== 6 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 26 2012 10:22 pm
From: Gareth Owen


Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> writes:

> 1 How many on-field players are there in a baseball team?

9

> 2 Which actor starred in both Pushing Tin and High Fidelity?

Tim Robbins?

> 3 The Ashmolian museum is located in which English city?

Oxford (FWIW, its Ashmolean)

> 4 Cars drive on which side of the road in Malaysia?

Left

> 5 Which country's flag includes a cedar tree?

Lebanon

> 6 Who declined the presidency of Israel in 1952?

Einstein

> 7 What name is given to the triangular upper part of a wall at the end
> of a ridged roof?

Gable

> 8 Actor and director Kenneth Branagh is the ex-husband of which
> Oscar-winning actress?

Emma Thompson

> 9 Muscat is a city in which Middle-East country?

Oman

> 10 A black box flight recorded is normally what colour?

Yellow





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TOPIC: QFTCIWSSSG Current Events Final
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/8c124a764fef08b0?hl=en
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== 1 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 26 2012 1:11 am
From: Erland Sommarskog


Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> 4. Two Seattle men returning from a trip to Vancouver were
> detained by US Customs when they tried to take six of these
> products across the border. In fact, the US has seized more
> than 60,000 of them due to concerns over of a "non-nutritive
> object" embedded in each one. What is this tasty treat?

Twix

> 8. Name the town in Colorado where a shooting rampage Saturday
> left 12 dead and anywhere between 59 and 70 injured.

Aurora

> 9. Name Syria's largest city, the scene of fierce fighting last
> week between rebels and supporters of President Assad.

Aleppo

> 14. This week Yahoo appointed Melissa Mayer as its new CEO --
> the fifth in 6 years. What aspect of her personal life
> made this appointment especially newsworthy, and might have
> prevented her from winning such a high-profile position in
> the past?

She is pregnant, child due in October

> 15. What company cancelled its IPO this week, blaming economic
> strife in Europe? Its products have been used by Bob Dylan,
> Bruce Springsteen, and Jimi Hendrix.

Gibson



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




== 2 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 26 2012 3:54 am
From: Dan Tilque


Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Final, Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Name the Hollywood producer who died this week. He was the
> son of a famous movie mogul, but achieved success on his
> own as producer of films such as "The Sound of Music",
> "Patton", "The French Connection", "The Sting", and "Jaws".
> The surname is sufficient.

Mayer

>
> 2. Name the long-time writer for "Saturday Night Live" who died
> this week at age 59. He was Senator Al Franken's long-time
> writing partner.
>
> 3. Name the American actress who died last week at age 95.
> A star of Broadway, Hollywood, and TV, she achieved fame
> in as Ado Annie in "Oklahoma!" and was nominated for Best
> Supporting Actress in "All About Eve".
>
> 4. Two Seattle men returning from a trip to Vancouver were
> detained by US Customs when they tried to take six of these
> products across the border. In fact, the US has seized more
> than 60,000 of them due to concerns over of a "non-nutritive
> object" embedded in each one. What is this tasty treat?

bottle of beer

>
> 5. It's the 25th anniversary of the domain .ca. A Canadian
> university had the first web address to end with .ca.
> Name that university.

University of Waterloo

>
> 6. According to an Angus Reid poll released this week, drivers
> in what province have been identified as the worst in Canada?
> Offenses include driving while multitasking, littering,
> and running red lights.

Ontario

>
> 7. Name the street in Scarborough where a shooting rampage
> Monday left 2 dead and 23 injured.
>
> 8. Name the town in Colorado where a shooting rampage Saturday
> left 12 dead and anywhere between 59 and 70 injured.

Aurora

>
> 9. Name Syria's largest city, the scene of fierce fighting last
> week between rebels and supporters of President Assad.

Aleppo

>
> 10. At age 86, comedian Jerry Lewis is directing a live stage
> production for the first time. It's a musical with a score
> by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Rupert Holmes. Which one
> of his classic movies is it based on?
>
> 11. British tourists caught and released a monster fish in
> the Fraser River: at nearly 4 m long and almost half a tonne
> in weight, it is the largest fish ever caught for sport in
> North America. What kind of fish is it?

sturgeon (no other river fish grows anywhere near that size)

>
> 12. Royal Envelope of Concord, Ontario, will cover 50% of
> the costs of adopting a cat or dog from the Toronto Humane
> Society -- if the animal meets a certain criterion. What is
> the requirement?
>
> 13. Name the company that announced it will spend an additional
> $500,000,000 on safety features for a proposed project.
>
> 14. This week Yahoo appointed Melissa Mayer as its new CEO --
> the fifth in 6 years. What aspect of her personal life
> made this appointment especially newsworthy, and might have
> prevented her from winning such a high-profile position in
> the past?

sexual orientation (i.e. a lesbian)

>
> 15. What company cancelled its IPO this week, blaming economic
> strife in Europe? Its products have been used by Bob Dylan,
> Bruce Springsteen, and Jimi Hendrix.

Fender


--
Dan Tilque




== 3 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 26 2012 6:59 am
From: Marc Dashevsky


In article <jur6ed$6re$1@dont-email.me>, dtilque@frontier.com says...
> Mark Brader wrote:
> > 11. British tourists caught and released a monster fish in
> > the Fraser River: at nearly 4 m long and almost half a tonne
> > in weight, it is the largest fish ever caught for sport in
> > North America. What kind of fish is it?
>
> sturgeon (no other river fish grows anywhere near that size)

Damn. I could have used that logic. I just wasn't thinking.

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




== 4 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 26 2012 1:33 pm
From: "Peter Smyth"


"Mark Brader" wrote in message
news:Cemdnez6X5uGKo3NnZ2dnUVZ_qKdnZ2d@vex.net...

>* Final, Round 1 - Current Events
>
>1. Name the Hollywood producer who died this week. He was the
> son of a famous movie mogul, but achieved success on his
> own as producer of films such as "The Sound of Music",
> "Patton", "The French Connection", "The Sting", and "Jaws".
> The surname is sufficient.
>
>2. Name the long-time writer for "Saturday Night Live" who died
> this week at age 59. He was Senator Al Franken's long-time
> writing partner.
>
>3. Name the American actress who died last week at age 95.
> A star of Broadway, Hollywood, and TV, she achieved fame
> in as Ado Annie in "Oklahoma!" and was nominated for Best
> Supporting Actress in "All About Eve".
>
>4. Two Seattle men returning from a trip to Vancouver were
> detained by US Customs when they tried to take six of these
> products across the border. In fact, the US has seized more
> than 60,000 of them due to concerns over of a "non-nutritive
> object" embedded in each one. What is this tasty treat?
Kinder Eggs
>5. It's the 25th anniversary of the domain .ca. A Canadian
> university had the first web address to end with .ca.
> Name that university.
>
>6. According to an Angus Reid poll released this week, drivers
> in what province have been identified as the worst in Canada?
> Offenses include driving while multitasking, littering,
> and running red lights.
Quebec, Ontario
>7. Name the street in Scarborough where a shooting rampage
> Monday left 2 dead and 23 injured.
>
>8. Name the town in Colorado where a shooting rampage Saturday
> left 12 dead and anywhere between 59 and 70 injured.
Denver
>9. Name Syria's largest city, the scene of fierce fighting last
> week between rebels and supporters of President Assad.
Damascus
>10. At age 86, comedian Jerry Lewis is directing a live stage
> production for the first time. It's a musical with a score
> by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Rupert Holmes. Which one
> of his classic movies is it based on?
>
>11. British tourists caught and released a monster fish in
> the Fraser River: at nearly 4 m long and almost half a tonne
> in weight, it is the largest fish ever caught for sport in
> North America. What kind of fish is it?
Carp
>12. Royal Envelope of Concord, Ontario, will cover 50% of
> the costs of adopting a cat or dog from the Toronto Humane
> Society -- if the animal meets a certain criterion. What is
> the requirement?
It has been neutered
>13. Name the company that announced it will spend an additional
> $500,000,000 on safety features for a proposed project.
>
>14. This week Yahoo appointed Melissa Mayer as its new CEO --
> the fifth in 6 years. What aspect of her personal life
> made this appointment especially newsworthy, and might have
> prevented her from winning such a high-profile position in
> the past?
She is pregnant
>15. What company cancelled its IPO this week, blaming economic
> strife in Europe? Its products have been used by Bob Dylan,
> Bruce Springsteen, and Jimi Hendrix.
>

Peter Smyth





== 5 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 26 2012 3:09 pm
From: Calvin


On Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:08:56 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:18:51 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:
>
>
>> * Final, Round 1 - Current Events
>>
>> 1. Name the Hollywood producer who died this week. He was the
>> son of a famous movie mogul, but achieved success on his
>> own as producer of films such as "The Sound of Music",
>> "Patton", "The French Connection", "The Sting", and "Jaws".
>> The surname is sufficient.
>
> Hill

He *directed* The Sting.

>> 5. It's the 25th anniversary of the domain .ca. A Canadian
>> university had the first web address to end with .ca.
>> Name that university.
>
> Berkeley

Sigh. Now I read the question twice, and read "California" each time.

"The mistakes are all there, just waiting to be made."

--
cheers,
calvin




== 6 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 26 2012 10:31 pm
From: Gareth Owen


msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:

> 1. Name the Hollywood producer who died this week. He was the son of
> a famous movie mogul, but achieved success on his own as producer of
> films such as "The Sound of Music", "Patton", "The French Connection",
> "The Sting", and "Jaws". The surname is sufficient.

Zanuck

> 4. Two Seattle men returning from a trip to Vancouver were
> detained by US Customs when they tried to take six of these
> products across the border. In fact, the US has seized more
> than 60,000 of them due to concerns over of a "non-nutritive
> object" embedded in each one. What is this tasty treat?

Kinder Eggs

> 5. It's the 25th anniversary of the domain .ca. A Canadian
> university had the first web address to end with .ca.
> Name that university.

McGill

> 6. According to an Angus Reid poll released this week, drivers
> in what province have been identified as the worst in Canada?
> Offenses include driving while multitasking, littering,
> and running red lights.

Saskatchewan, Manitoba

> 8. Name the town in Colorado where a shooting rampage Saturday
> left 12 dead and anywhere between 59 and 70 injured.

Aurora

> 9. Name Syria's largest city, the scene of fierce fighting last
> week between rebels and supporters of President Assad.

Aleppo

> 10. At age 86, comedian Jerry Lewis is directing a live stage
> production for the first time. It's a musical with a score by Marvin
> Hamlisch and lyrics by Rupert Holmes. Which one of his classic movies
> is it based on?

The Nutty Professor? King Of Comedy?
[Rupert Holmes as in "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"? - Cool]

> 11. British tourists caught and released a monster fish in the Fraser
> River: at nearly 4 m long and almost half a tonne in weight, it is the
> largest fish ever caught for sport in North America. What kind of
> fish is it?

Catfish, Marlin

> 12. Royal Envelope of Concord, Ontario, will cover 50% of the costs of
> adopting a cat or dog from the Toronto Humane Society -- if the animal
> meets a certain criterion. What is the requirement?

6 months in Rescue without adoption

> 13. Name the company that announced it will spend an additional
> $500,000,000 on safety features for a proposed project.

Virgin Galactic

> 14. This week Yahoo appointed Melissa Mayer as its new CEO -- the
> fifth in 6 years. What aspect of her personal life made this
> appointment especially newsworthy, and might have prevented her from
> winning such a high-profile position in the past?

Openly gay woman. Pregnant.

> 15. What company cancelled its IPO this week, blaming economic strife
> in Europe? Its products have been used by Bob Dylan, Bruce
> Springsteen, and Jimi Hendrix.

Fender





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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #67 ANSWERS
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/c3d64e69a8236ae4?hl=en
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== 1 of 7 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 26 2012 5:56 pm
From: swp


1. who played al bundy in the tv show 'married with children'?

ed o'neill

2. on "wkrp in cincinnati", Howard Hesseman played this crazed dj.

dr johnny fever (or anything approximately close)

3. there are 67 throws in what martial art?

judo (apologies for leaving out the word 'exactly' in this one)

4. this 1998 action thriller starred bruce willis and alec baldwin where an autistic child has cracked a government code.

mercury rising (German version also accepted)

5. what is -273.15 degrees celsius better known as?

absolute zero

6. who wrote the lyrics to the song 'goodbye yellow brick road'?

bernie taupin (sir elton john composed it)

7. name any u.s. state with 67 counties.

PA, AL, FL (apologies for leaving out the word 'exactly' in this one)(I will also accept all other us states with more than 67 counties, such as TX)

8. every year since 1934, the winner of the "indianapolis 500" has drunk this beverage to celebrate.

milk

9. what is the 19th prime number?

67 (yes, I put this one in as a 'gimme'.)

10. The u.s. navy's aircraft carrier with registry CV-67 has what common name?

uss john f. kennedy

11. name either major city the european route E67, the Via Baltica, goes between (not in the middle).

prague to helsinki (my apologies for being unclear here) (I'll accept almost any protest with a little supporting evidence)


stay tuned for the scoring, assuming these thunderstorms leave me with power long enough to complete it.

swp




== 2 of 7 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 26 2012 6:27 pm
From: swp


name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total
---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----
Marc D 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
John M 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
Erland 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
Mark B 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 5
Peter S 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 5
Joachim 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 7
Stan B 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 6
Calvin 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4
Jeff T 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
Dan T 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 6
Rob P 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

note: california has 58 counties, mississippi has 82, and texas has the most of any us state.

As of right now, *Joachim* is the winner! Congratulations young man!! RQ #68 is yours to do with as you please.

(note: unless Marc D, Stan B or Dan T have at least 2 valid protests, which seems unlikely.)

I am going back to watching Olympic soccer. yes, I am a junkie for this. I recommend all of you watch the games of the XXX Olympiad, held in London starting tomorrow and running through august 12th. there isn't a single event that isn't worth watching, these kids are really giving it their all.

swp




== 3 of 7 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 26 2012 9:05 pm
From: swp


On Thursday, July 26, 2012 9:27:52 PM UTC-4, swp wrote:
> name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total
> ---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----
> Marc D 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
> John M 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
> Erland 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
> Mark B 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 5
> Peter S 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 5
> Joachim 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 7
> Stan B 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 6
> Calvin 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4
> Jeff T 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
> Dan T 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 6
> Rob P 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
> ---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----
> Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

of course, that totals line should read:
Totals 4 2 5 1 11 7 8 6 9 0 1 54

I missed setting a question that 3 of you got right (which I thought would be q4), and other that 10 of you correctly answered. but this is as close to perfect as I've come, so I'm happy with it.

no more questions about us naval ships, I think.

swp




== 4 of 7 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 26 2012 11:18 pm
From: Dan Tilque


swp wrote:
> name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total
> ---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----

> Dan T 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 6


> As of right now, *Joachim* is the winner! Congratulations young man!! RQ #68 is yours to do with as you please.
>
> (note: unless Marc D, Stan B or Dan T have at least 2 valid protests, which seems unlikely.)

Well I do have a correction, but it goes the other way. You gave me
credit for #6, but I didn't answer it correctly.

--
Dan Tilque




== 5 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 27 2012 12:04 am
From: Joachim Parsch




swp schrieb:
>
> name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total
> ---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----
> Marc D 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
> John M 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
> Erland 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
> Mark B 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 5
> Peter S 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 5
> Joachim 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 7
> Stan B 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 6
> Calvin 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4
> Jeff T 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
> Dan T 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 6
> Rob P 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
> ---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----
> Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
>
> note: california has 58 counties, mississippi has 82, and texas has the most of any us state.
>
> As of right now, *Joachim* is the winner! Congratulations young man!!

Who's that young man, you're talking to?
Anyway: Thank you very much. :-)

> RQ #68 is yours to do with as you please.

I'll give my best.

Joachim




== 6 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 27 2012 1:06 am
From: Erland Sommarskog


swp (Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com) writes:
> 7. name any u.s. state with 67 counties.
>
> PA, AL, FL (apologies for leaving out the word 'exactly' in this one)(I
> will also accept all other us states with more than 67 counties, such as
> TX)

Personally, I think you have no reason to ask for apologies. I never
read the question as anything else (nor did I read the judo question
differently). "Exactly" would of course be better, but leaving it out
is far less serious than leaving out "contiguous" when talking about
"US mainland".

> prague to helsinki (my apologies for being unclear here) (I'll accept
> almost any protest with a little supporting evidence)

E67: Prague - Helsinki
Via Baltica: Warsaw - Tallinn

> I am going back to watching Olympic soccer. yes, I am a junkie for
> this. I recommend all of you watch the games of the XXX Olympiad, held
> in London starting tomorrow and running through august 12th. there
> isn't a single event that isn't worth watching, these kids are really
> giving it their all.

If any of the Swedish handball teams makes it to the semi-finals I
may watch. Else I don't expect to waste much time on the Olympics.

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




== 7 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 27 2012 5:08 am
From: Bruce Bowler


On Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:56:17 -0700, swp wrote:


> 8. every year since 1934, the winner of the "indianapolis 500" has
> drunk this beverage to celebrate.
>
> milk

Not every... Emerson F drank OJ (but later apologized for his
"transgression")






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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #68
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/1c71d972b347dd90?hl=en
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== 1 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 27 2012 1:05 am
From: Joachim Parsch


Living by the Sea

Two thirds of the earth are covered by water, so there
are quite a lot of lovely and not-so-lovely places beside
that water. This quiz is all about places at the sea (or, for
one case, near some water).

I'll be offline from Aug 4-18, so I will post the results
about next Tuesday/Wednesday, or so. That will leave some
time for corrections and complaints.

1pt. each question - tie-breaker will be the questions with
less correct answers. I hope that it's not too easy this
time.

1.
This group of islands forms an independent state since
1970. Although having not much more than half a million
inhabitants, the country's national team still managed to
reach the quarterfinals in a world championship - in a sport
where Australia and New Zealand have win more than one world
title.

2.
Two hints should be enough: Carnival and Christ at large.
Name the city.

3.
Wanna smoke some pot? Then this city, the largest of its
country, may be the right place for you. Founded in the
12th century, it also is the starting place for a lot
of the tourists mentioned in Q4.

4.
This city is not really at the sea, not even near the
sea. But it still has a port, thanks to a channel connecting
the two biggest rivers of the region. Loads of tourists
(mostly from the U.S.) arrive at the port almost daily,
because they want to visit the city for historical reasons.
Partly because of the rich medieval history, but mainly
because of younger history, in which this city played an
infamous role, when utilized by a dictator for his propaganda,
and a famous role, when the dictator's willing helpers
were brought to court here.

5.
This political entity exists since 1850. Here in Germany,
a lot of people, when hearing its name, tend to think of
sun, beaches, easy living and, of course, the girls, which
are praised in a famous pop song. In the recent past this
entity had a political leader who was much more famous
for the profession he had before his political success.
Name the entity.

6.
This country has famous food, soccer, history - and a lot
more, of course. Children are hungry and moaning?
Don't worry - just find a restaurant with food from this
country. You want to find the history of the "old world"?
Just visit this country, which was the leading political
power two thousand years ago. Name the country.

7.
A country in the middle of an ocean. And still big enough
to host two Olympic Summer Games in two different cities.
From that, you may gather that we're not talking about
Tonga or Mauritius. Name the city where the more recent
Olympic Games were held.

8.
A city, that is well known for two things: the famous
white cliffs at the coast near the city, and the fact,
that the city is located at the point, where you would
have to swim the shortest distance from the island,
where the city is located, to the nearest continent.
Still, for us average types using a boat might be advisable.
Name the city.

9.
Ilsa Lund meets Rick Blaine - again. No, the name of
the city, where this famous pair meets the second
time, is not the question. Name today's capital of the
country.

10.
Name the Capital of the country, that lies directly
East of the country of Q10.

11.
Iran, Afghanistan and Sudan have something in common
which this state "invented" in 1956, so to say.
The biggest city in this state is also the 5th largest
city in the world, with about 13,000,000 inhabitants.
Name the city.

12.
One island, one state? Not quite, but since 1921 there
are two parts, one independent and one still governed
by the state, that ruled the whole island before 1921.
How is this island called in the traditional native language
of the inhabitants?

13.
Find the name of a famous guy, who has spent an important
part of his life with the sea, in the answers 1 to 12.

Joachim




== 2 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 27 2012 2:26 am
From: John Masters


On 2012-07-27 08:05:06 +0000, Joachim Parsch said:

> Living by the Sea
>
> Two thirds of the earth are covered by water, so there
> are quite a lot of lovely and not-so-lovely places beside
> that water. This quiz is all about places at the sea (or, for
> one case, near some water).
>
> I'll be offline from Aug 4-18, so I will post the results
> about next Tuesday/Wednesday, or so. That will leave some
> time for corrections and complaints.
>
> 1pt. each question - tie-breaker will be the questions with
> less correct answers. I hope that it's not too easy this
> time.
>
> 1.
> This group of islands forms an independent state since
> 1970. Although having not much more than half a million
> inhabitants, the country's national team still managed to
> reach the quarterfinals in a world championship - in a sport
> where Australia and New Zealand have win more than one world
> title.

Fiji

> 2.
> Two hints should be enough: Carnival and Christ at large.
> Name the city.

Rio

> 3.
> Wanna smoke some pot? Then this city, the largest of its
> country, may be the right place for you. Founded in the
> 12th century, it also is the starting place for a lot
> of the tourists mentioned in Q4.

Amsterdam

> 4.
> This city is not really at the sea, not even near the
> sea. But it still has a port, thanks to a channel connecting
> the two biggest rivers of the region. Loads of tourists
> (mostly from the U.S.) arrive at the port almost daily,
> because they want to visit the city for historical reasons.
> Partly because of the rich medieval history, but mainly
> because of younger history, in which this city played an
> infamous role, when utilized by a dictator for his propaganda,
> and a famous role, when the dictator's willing helpers
> were brought to court here.

Nurenberg

> 5.
> This political entity exists since 1850. Here in Germany,
> a lot of people, when hearing its name, tend to think of
> sun, beaches, easy living and, of course, the girls, which
> are praised in a famous pop song. In the recent past this
> entity had a political leader who was much more famous
> for the profession he had before his political success.
> Name the entity.

California

> 6.
> This country has famous food, soccer, history - and a lot
> more, of course. Children are hungry and moaning?
> Don't worry - just find a restaurant with food from this
> country. You want to find the history of the "old world"?
> Just visit this country, which was the leading political
> power two thousand years ago. Name the country.

Italy

> 7.
> A country in the middle of an ocean. And still big enough
> to host two Olympic Summer Games in two different cities.
> From that, you may gather that we're not talking about
> Tonga or Mauritius. Name the city where the more recent
> Olympic Games were held.

Sapporo

> 8.
> A city, that is well known for two things: the famous
> white cliffs at the coast near the city, and the fact,
> that the city is located at the point, where you would
> have to swim the shortest distance from the island,
> where the city is located, to the nearest continent.
> Still, for us average types using a boat might be advisable.
> Name the city.

If you mean Dover it is a town, not a city

> 9.
> Ilsa Lund meets Rick Blaine - again. No, the name of
> the city, where this famous pair meets the second
> time, is not the question. Name today's capital of the
> country.

Ryadd?

> 10.
> Name the Capital of the country, that lies directly
> East of the country of Q10.

Algiers (Do you mean East of Q9?)

> 11.
> Iran, Afghanistan and Sudan have something in common
> which this state "invented" in 1956, so to say.
> The biggest city in this state is also the 5th largest
> city in the world, with about 13,000,000 inhabitants.
> Name the city.

Kingston

> 12.
> One island, one state? Not quite, but since 1921 there
> are two parts, one independent and one still governed
> by the state, that ruled the whole island before 1921.
> How is this island called in the traditional native language
> of the inhabitants?

E

> 13.
> Find the name of a famous guy, who has spent an important
> part of his life with the sea, in the answers 1 to 12.

Francis Drake. Had to change a few answers when I twigged the seafarer,
that's if Drake is correct. Which it probably isn't.

> Joachim


--
John Masters

Of those who say nothing, few are silent.
- Thomas Neill





== 3 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 27 2012 3:21 am
From: Joachim Parsch




Joachim Parsch schrieb:
[...]
> 9.
> Ilsa Lund meets Rick Blaine - again. No, the name of
> the city, where this famous pair meets the second
> time, is not the question. Name today's capital of the
> country.
>
> 10.
> Name the Capital of the country, that lies directly
> East of the country of Q10.

This should read: directly East of Q9, of course.
(as John has pointed out).

Please reply to the original posting with that in mind.

Joachim




== 4 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 27 2012 3:32 am
From: Joachim Parsch




John Masters schrieb:
>
> On 2012-07-27 08:05:06 +0000, Joachim Parsch said:
> > 8.
> > A city, that is well known for two things: the famous
> > white cliffs at the coast near the city, and the fact,
> > that the city is located at the point, where you would
> > have to swim the shortest distance from the island,
> > where the city is located, to the nearest continent.
> > Still, for us average types using a boat might be advisable.
> > Name the city.
>
> If you mean Dover it is a town, not a city

Upps - for my foreign ears "town" and "city" have
very similar meanings. So what exactly is the difference
in use and meaning?

Joachim




== 5 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 27 2012 3:47 am
From: John Masters


On 2012-07-27 10:32:25 +0000, Joachim Parsch said:

> John Masters schrieb:
>>
>> On 2012-07-27 08:05:06 +0000, Joachim Parsch said:
>>> 8.
>>> A city, that is well known for two things: the famous
>>> white cliffs at the coast near the city, and the fact,
>>> that the city is located at the point, where you would
>>> have to swim the shortest distance from the island,
>>> where the city is located, to the nearest continent.
>>> Still, for us average types using a boat might be advisable.
>>> Name the city.
>>
>> If you mean Dover it is a town, not a city
>
> Upps - for my foreign ears "town" and "city" have
> very similar meanings. So what exactly is the difference
> in use and meaning?
>
> Joachim

Well traditionally a city had to have a cathedral although that has
changed in modern times. The government can now designate any large
town (or even towns in the case of Brighton & Hove) as a city. It is
not exactly clear where a town becomes a city.
--
John Masters

Of those who say nothing, few are silent.
- Thomas Neill





== 6 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 27 2012 5:06 am
From: björn lundin


On 27 Juli, 10:05, Joachim Parsch <s...@bunuel.franken.de> wrote:
> Living by the Sea

Hi, trying to use google groups again, last time (ca 1 year ago) I
noted my answers coming in _very_ late.

> 1.
Polynesia


> 2.
> Two hints should be enough: Carnival and Christ at large.
> Name the city.
Rio de Janeiro

> 3.
> Wanna smoke some pot?
Amsterdam


> 4.
> This city is not really at the sea, not even near the
> sea.

Nürnberg


> 5.
> This political entity exists since 1850.

California

> 6.
> This country has famous food, soccer, history -

Italy

> 7.
> A country in the middle of an ocean.
Sydney

> 8.
> A city, that is well known for two things:
Dover


> 9.
> Ilsa Lund meets Rick Blaine - again.
1 in 192 ? I will guess Quito

> 10.
> Name the Capital of the country, that lies directly
> East of the country of Q10.
Bolivar ?

>
> 11.
> Iran, Afghanistan and Sudan have something in common
> which this state "invented" in 1956, so to say.
> The biggest city in this state is also the 5th largest
> city in the world, with about 13,000,000 inhabitants.
> Name the city.

Cairo?

>
> 12.
> One island, one state? Not quite, but since 1921 there
> are two parts, one independent and one still governed
> by the state, that ruled the whole island before 1921.
> How is this island called in the traditional native language
> of the inhabitants?

Haiti ?

>
> 13.
> Find the name of a famous guy, who has spent an important
> part of his life with the sea, in the answers 1 to 12.

And my answers are all over the world...
James Cook?


/Björn
--
Björn Lundin






== 7 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 27 2012 7:36 am
From: Gareth Owen


Joachim Parsch <sm@bunuel.franken.de> writes:

> 1. This group of islands forms an independent state since
> 1970. Although having not much more than half a million inhabitants,
> the country's national team still managed to reach the quarterfinals
> in a world championship - in a sport where Australia and New Zealand
> have win more than one world title.

Well, Fiji and Samoa have both made Rugby Union World Cup QF (in 2007
and 1991 respectively), and both beat Wales en route ... (I was at the
1991 game, my father and brother were at both...)

But Samoa were Western Samoa at the time, so I'll pick ... Fiji as my
final answer.

*some time later* Oh, I've done the link now.
I'm definitely going for Fiji.

> 2. Two hints should be enough: Carnival and Christ at large. Name
> the city.

Rio de Janeiro

> 3. Wanna smoke some pot? Then this city, the largest of its country,
> may be the right place for you. Founded in the 12th century, it also
> is the starting place for a lot of the tourists mentioned in Q4.

Amsterdam

> 4. This city is not really at the sea, not even near the sea. But it
> still has a port, thanks to a channel connecting the two biggest
> rivers of the region. Loads of tourists (mostly from the U.S.) arrive
> at the port almost daily, because they want to visit the city for
> historical reasons. Partly because of the rich medieval history, but
> mainly because of younger history, in which this city played an
> infamous role, when utilized by a dictator for his propaganda, and a
> famous role, when the dictator's willing helpers were brought to court
> here.

Nuremberg

> 5. This political entity exists since 1850. Here in Germany, a lot of
> people, when hearing its name, tend to think of sun, beaches, easy
> living and, of course, the girls, which are praised in a famous pop
> song. In the recent past this entity had a political leader who was
> much more famous for the profession he had before his political
> success. Name the entity.

The state of California


> 6. This country has famous food, soccer, history - and a lot more, of
> course. Children are hungry and moaning? Don't worry - just find a
> restaurant with food from this country. You want to find the history
> of the "old world"? Just visit this country, which was the leading
> political power two thousand years ago. Name the country.

Italy

> 7. A country in the middle of an ocean. And still big enough to host
> two Olympic Summer Games in two different cities. From that, you may
> gather that we're not talking about Tonga or Mauritius. Name the city
> where the more recent Olympic Games were held.

Sydney, Austalia

> 8. A city, that is well known for two things: the famous white cliffs
> at the coast near the city, and the fact, that the city is located at
> the point, where you would have to swim the shortest distance from the
> island, where the city is located, to the nearest continent. Still,
> for us average types using a boat might be advisable. Name the city.

Dover

> 9. Ilsa Lund meets Rick Blaine - again. No, the name of the city,
> where this famous pair meets the second time, is not the
> question. Name today's capital of the country.

Rabat

> 10. Name the Capital of the country, that lies directly East of the
> country of Q10.

Algiers?

> 11. Iran, Afghanistan and Sudan have something in common which this
> state "invented" in 1956, so to say. The biggest city in this state
> is also the 5th largest city in the world, with about 13,000,000
> inhabitants. Name the city.

Karachi (Islamic Republic)

> 12. One island, one state? Not quite, but since 1921 there are two
> parts, one independent and one still governed by the state, that ruled
> the whole island before 1921. How is this island called in the
> traditional native language of the inhabitants?

Eire

> 13. Find the name of a famous guy, who has spent an important part of
> his life with the sea, in the answers 1 to 12.

FRANCIS DRAKE




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