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* Rotating Quiz #67 - 3 messages, 3 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/c3d64e69a8236ae4?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #234 - 12 messages, 5 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/79d0ef11be09683e?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #235 - 8 messages, 8 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/636316b900241d16?hl=en
* QFTCIWSSSG Current Events 9-10 - 2 messages, 2 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/d1e6e6943fde144f?hl=en
* QFTCIFFF Game 4 Rounds 4,6 answers: premiers, spinoffs - 1 messages, 1
author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/0bfca3c7dd4a3373?hl=en

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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #67
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/c3d64e69a8236ae4?hl=en
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 22 2012 4:40 am
From: Stan Brown


On Sun, 22 Jul 2012 10:16:47 +0200, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
> By the way, having looked up the new E67 and having looked at the
> answer, I think Stephen has a small scoring problem on this one too. To
> wit, Via Baltica is only a subset of E67...

I guessed my answer. It's correct for E67 but incorrect for Via
Baltica. I'll accept SWP's judgment on the matter.


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




== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 22 2012 5:33 pm
From: Calvin


On Sun, 22 Jul 2012 03:08:21 +1000, swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote:


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

> 2. on "wkrp in cincinnati", howard hesseman played this crazed dj.

Stern?

> 3. there are 67 throws in what martial art?

Karate

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

67 Monkeys

> 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

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

Mississippi

> 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?

61

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

USS Montana

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

St Petersburg

--
cheers,
calvin




== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 22 2012 6:48 pm
From: Jeffrey Turner


On 7/21/2012 1:08 PM, swp wrote:
> the usual rules apply. there is no (intentional) theme, but you will see a number of things related to the quiz number.
>
> I will score the results in about 5 days time, on thursday july 26th.
>
> good luck to everyone.
>
> 1. who played al bundy in the tv show "married with children"?
> 2. on "wkrp in cincinnati", howard hesseman played this crazed dj.
> 3. there are 67 throws in what martial art?
> 4. this 1998 action thriller starred bruce willis and alec baldwin where an autistic child has cracked a government code.
> 5. what is -273.15 degrees celsius better known as?
Absolute zero
> 6. who wrote the lyrics to the song "goodbye yellow brick road"?
> 7. name any u.s. state with 67 counties.
Texas
> 8. every year since 1934, the winner of the "indianapolis 500" has drunk this beverage to celebrate.
> 9. what is the 19th prime number?
59
> 10. The u.s. navy's aircraft carrier with registry cv-67 has what common name?
> 11. name either major city the european route E67, the Via Baltica, goes between. (not a city along the way in the middle).

--Jeff





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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #234
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/79d0ef11be09683e?hl=en
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== 1 of 12 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 22 2012 6:00 am
From: "Rob Parker"


> 1 What name is given to the most westerly time zone on the US mainland?

Pacific time

> 2 What was the name of Mr. Roarke's sidekick on the TV show Fantasy
> Island?

Tattoo

> 3 Which Beatles' manager died unexpectedly in 1967?

Brian Epstein

> 4 The 1978 film Midnight Express was set in which European country?

Turkey

> 5 The American company Pfizer primarily is involved in which industry?

Pharmecutical

> 6 What is the name of the Sesame Street detective?

no idea

> 7 What three colours appear on the flag of Bulgaria?

red black gold (?)

> 8 William Hogarth was best known his achievements in which field of the
arts?

Painting

> 9 Which director's hits include Hannibal, Gladiator and Alien?

Speilberg (?)

> 10 In Alfred Hitchcock's 1955 film The Trouble with Harry - what was the
trouble?

he was dead


Rob
[back from holiday, and surprised to have only missed one of these]





== 2 of 12 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 22 2012 5:19 pm
From: Calvin


On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:16:03 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:


> 1 What name is given to the most westerly time zone on the US mainland?

Pacific Time
"The contiguous US states" would have been better wording.

> 2 What was the name of Mr. Roarke's sidekick on the TV show Fantasy
> Island?

Tattoo

> 3 Which Beatles' manager died unexpectedly in 1967?

Brian Epstein

> 4 The 1978 film Midnight Express was set in which European country?

Turkey
Someone at the local club also wanted to argue that it's not in Europe-
look it up.

> 5 The American company Pfizer primarily is involved in which industry?

Drugs / Pharmaceuticals
"Medical" was not specific enough sorry

> 6 What is the name of the Sesame Street detective?

Sherlock Hemlock, Egad!
http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Sherlock_Hemlock

> 7 What three colours appear on the flag of Bulgaria?

Red, white and green

> 8 William Hogarth was best known his achievements in which field of the
> arts?

Painting / Printing / Engraving. I'll also accept "Drawing" though
technically I'm not sure it's right.

> 9 Which director's hits include Hannibal, Gladiator and Alien?

Ridley Scott

> 10 In Alfred Hitchcock's 1955 film The Trouble with Harry - what was the
> trouble?

He was dead / unburied.


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 234
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 9 Joshua Kreitzer
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 8 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 8 Mark Brader
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 Gareth Owen
0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 7 Chris Johnson
1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 7 David Brown
1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 7 Rob Parker
1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 6 John Masters
1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 Peter Smyth
1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 Joachim Parsch
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 Erland S
0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 Dan Tilque
1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Pete Gayde
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
10 7 10 11 11 0 5 9 11 9 83 64%

Joshua just takes it from Marky Marc.

--
cheers,
calvin




== 3 of 12 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 22 2012 5:33 pm
From: Stan Brown


On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:19:24 +1000, Calvin wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:16:03 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:
>
>
> > 1 What name is given to the most westerly time zone on the US mainland?
>
> Pacific Time
> "The contiguous US states" would have been better wording.
>

Speaking as someone who answered "Pacific", I think that should not
be an acceptable answer. You said "mainland", and Alaska is part of
the mainland. "Pacific" would have been correct if you had said
"continguous".

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




== 4 of 12 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 22 2012 5:37 pm
From: Stan Brown


On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:19:24 +1000, Calvin wrote:
>
> Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 234
> - - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
> 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 9 Joshua Kreitzer
> 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 8 Marc Dashevsky
> 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 8 Mark Brader
> 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 Gareth Owen
> 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 7 Chris Johnson
> 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 7 David Brown
> 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 7 Rob Parker
> 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 6 John Masters
> 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 Peter Smyth
> 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 Joachim Parsch
> 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 Erland S
> 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 Dan Tilque
> 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Pete Gayde
> - - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
> 10 7 10 11 11 0 5 9 11 9 83 64%
>


I posted at 7/17 21:08. Unless my eyes are failing me, my score
isn't in there. If you accept "Pacific", I think my score is

> 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 7

If you don't accept "Pacific", I think it's

> 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 6



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




== 5 of 12 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 22 2012 5:40 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


"Calvin":
>>> 1 What name is given to the most westerly time zone on the US mainland?
>>
>> Pacific Time
>> "The contiguous US states" would have been better wording.

Stan Brown:
> Speaking as someone who answered "Pacific", I think that should not
> be an acceptable answer. You said "mainland", and Alaska is part of
> the mainland. "Pacific" would have been correct if you had said
> "continguous".

Agreed. Just because you intended to ask a different question is no
reason to accept a wrong answer. Alaska Time is the only right answer.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Big programs are a bug."
msb@vex.net -- Geoff Collyer




== 6 of 12 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 22 2012 5:45 pm
From: Stan Brown


On Sun, 22 Jul 2012 19:40:06 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
>
> "Calvin":
> >>> 1 What name is given to the most westerly time zone on the US mainland?
> >>
> >> Pacific Time
> >> "The contiguous US states" would have been better wording.
>
> Stan Brown:
> > Speaking as someone who answered "Pacific", I think that should not
> > be an acceptable answer. You said "mainland", and Alaska is part of
> > the mainland. "Pacific" would have been correct if you had said
> > "continguous".
>
> Agreed. Just because you intended to ask a different question is no
> reason to accept a wrong answer. Alaska Time is the only right answer.

And actually I gave Calvin credit for a really clever question. I
felt rather pleased, in an odd way, at having gone for the obvious
but wrong answer when, if I'd thought for more than a millisecond, I
could have given the correct answer.

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




== 7 of 12 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 22 2012 6:41 pm
From: Dan Tilque


Mark Brader wrote:
> "Calvin":
>>>> 1 What name is given to the most westerly time zone on the US mainland?
>>> Pacific Time
>>> "The contiguous US states" would have been better wording.
>
> Stan Brown:
>> Speaking as someone who answered "Pacific", I think that should not
>> be an acceptable answer. You said "mainland", and Alaska is part of
>> the mainland. "Pacific" would have been correct if you had said
>> "continguous".
>
> Agreed. Just because you intended to ask a different question is no
> reason to accept a wrong answer. Alaska Time is the only right answer.

That never seems to matter to Calvin. He has his predetermined answer,
and even when it turns out to be totally wrong, it's still right for his
quizzes. Example: the question about how many countries Spain borders on.

However, I think both Alaska and Pacific should be considered right
here, since the question was ambiguous. There are two official terms
applicable here: Contiguous US (i.e. the old 48 states) and Continental
US (Contiguous + Alaska). Upon hearing the term "US mainland" (which is
not an official term), some people will think of one and some the other.
Just happened in this quiz. So both should be given credit.

--
Dan Tilque




== 8 of 12 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 22 2012 7:57 pm
From: Calvin


On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:37:25 +1000, Stan Brown
<the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote:


> I posted at 7/17 21:08.

Never made it to my server sorry.

Unless my eyes are failing me, my score
> isn't in there. If you accept "Pacific", I think my score is
>
>> 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 7
>
> If you don't accept "Pacific", I think it's
>
>> 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 6

OK.

--
cheers,
calvin




== 9 of 12 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 22 2012 8:07 pm
From: Calvin


On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:33:45 +1000, Stan Brown
<the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote:

> On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:19:24 +1000, Calvin wrote:
>> On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:16:03 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> > 1 What name is given to the most westerly time zone on the US
>> mainland?
>>
>> Pacific Time
>> "The contiguous US states" would have been better wording.
>>
>
> Speaking as someone who answered "Pacific", I think that should not
> be an acceptable answer. You said "mainland", and Alaska is part of
> the mainland.

Source?

The Free Dictionary says otherwise:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Mainland+United+States

as does the Internal Revenue Code 2007 (P 3834).

--
cheers,
calvin




== 10 of 12 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 22 2012 10:01 pm
From: Dan Tilque


Calvin wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:33:45 +1000, Stan Brown
> <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:19:24 +1000, Calvin wrote:
>>> On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:16:03 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> > 1 What name is given to the most westerly time zone on the US
>>> mainland?
>>>
>>> Pacific Time
>>> "The contiguous US states" would have been better wording.
>>>
>>
>> Speaking as someone who answered "Pacific", I think that should not
>> be an acceptable answer. You said "mainland", and Alaska is part of
>> the mainland.
>
> Source?
>
> The Free Dictionary says otherwise:
>
> http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Mainland+United+States

That link redirects to Continental US. I assume then that you equate "US
mainland" with "Continental US"?

>
> as does the Internal Revenue Code 2007 (P 3834).

I'll trump your IRS cite with the BGN:

http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/faqs.htm/ (see FAQ #25 or just search
for "Continental")

For the purposes of geographic names, the BGN (Board on Geographic
Names) is official, IRS misusages notwithstanding.


--
Dan Tilque




== 11 of 12 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 22 2012 9:49 pm
From: Calvin


On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:01:42 +1000, Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>
wrote:

> Calvin wrote:
>> On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:33:45 +1000, Stan Brown
>> <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:19:24 +1000, Calvin wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:16:03 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> > 1 What name is given to the most westerly time zone on the US
>>>> mainland?
>>>>
>>>> Pacific Time
>>>> "The contiguous US states" would have been better wording.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Speaking as someone who answered "Pacific", I think that should not
>>> be an acceptable answer. You said "mainland", and Alaska is part of
>>> the mainland.
>> Source?
>> The Free Dictionary says otherwise:
>> http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Mainland+United+States
>
> That link redirects to Continental US. I assume then that you equate "US
> mainland" with "Continental US"?

No. Or at least not necessarily. I genuinely don't know if there's a
difference.

>> as does the Internal Revenue Code 2007 (P 3834).
>
> I'll trump your IRS cite with the BGN:
>
> http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/faqs.htm/ (see FAQ #25 or just search
> for "Continental")
>
> For the purposes of geographic names, the BGN (Board on Geographic
> Names) is official, IRS misusages notwithstanding.

OK, but it doesn't use the term "mainland" anywhere as far as I could tell.

Does anyone have a definitive source? I'm happy to accept either answer
(ie Alaskan or Pacific) if not.

--
cheers,
calvin




== 12 of 12 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 22 2012 9:50 pm
From: Calvin


On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:41:13 +1000, Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>
wrote:

> There are two official terms applicable here: Contiguous US (i.e. the
> old 48 states) and Continental US (Contiguous + Alaska). Upon hearing
> the term "US mainland" (which is not an official term), some people will
> think of one and some the other. Just happened in this quiz. So both
> should be given credit.

I'm inclined to take that view. Any objections?

--
cheers,
calvin





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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #235
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/636316b900241d16?hl=en
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== 1 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 22 2012 5:22 pm
From: Calvin



1 Bakelite is a variety of what?
2 Scott Joplin's tune The Entertainer was the theme for which 1973 movie?
3 Which breed of dog shares its name with the French verb to tunnel?
4 Who owned Harrods department store from 1985 to 2010?
5 What does the Beaufort scale measure?
6 What was the name of the cruise ship which sank in the Mediterranean?
7 What was the name of the rabbit in the 1942 movie Bambi?
8 Who was Minister for Propaganda in Nazi Germany during WW2?
9 What does the 'G' stand for in G-Force?
10 Which band was initially called The Quarrymen?


--
cheers,
calvin




== 2 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 22 2012 5:43 pm
From: Stan Brown


On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:22:30 +1000, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Bakelite is a variety of what?

Plastic

> 2 Scott Joplin's tune The Entertainer was the theme for which 1973 movie?

/The Sting/

> 3 Which breed of dog shares its name with the French verb to
tunnel?
> 4 Who owned Harrods department store from 1985 to 2010?

Pope Pius XII

> 5 What does the Beaufort scale measure?

Wind speed

> 6 What was the name of the cruise ship which sank in the Mediterranean?

Andrea Doria

> 7 What was the name of the rabbit in the 1942 movie Bambi?

Thumper

> 8 Who was Minister for Propaganda in Nazi Germany during WW2?

Goebbels

> 9 What does the ?G? stand for in G-Force?

Gravity (on a scale of 1 = 9.8 m/s�)

> 10 Which band was initially called The Quarrymen?

A pure guess: The Rolling Stones

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




== 3 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 22 2012 5:45 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


"Calvin":
> 1 Bakelite is a variety of what?

Plastic.

> 2 Scott Joplin's tune The Entertainer was the theme for which 1973 movie?

"The Sting".

> 3 Which breed of dog shares its name with the French verb to tunnel?

Terrier, I suppose. But I've read books in French about the Paris Metro
and I don't remember that word being used. Also, it's a family of breeds.

> 4 Who owned Harrods department store from 1985 to 2010?

I believe it was a gentleman of Arabian ethnicity, but I don't know his name.

> 5 What does the Beaufort scale measure?

Wind.

> 6 What was the name of the cruise ship which sank in the Mediterranean?

I suppose you want the Costa Concordia -- though I doubt it's the only one
ever, and for that matter some people would not describe the location as
"in" the Mediterranean.

> 7 What was the name of the rabbit in the 1942 movie Bambi?

Thumper.

> 8 Who was Minister for Propaganda in Nazi Germany during WW2?

Goebbels.

> 9 What does the 'G' stand for in G-Force?

Gravity.

> 10 Which band was initially called The Quarrymen?

The Beatles.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "It's the almost correct solutions that
msb@vex.net are the most dangerous..." -- Dave Eisen

My text in this article is in the public domain.




== 4 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 22 2012 5:40 pm
From: "Chris F.A. Johnson"


On 2012-07-23, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Bakelite is a variety of what?

Plastic

> 2 Scott Joplin's tune The Entertainer was the theme for which 1973 movie?

The Sting

> 3 Which breed of dog shares its name with the French verb to tunnel?
> 4 Who owned Harrods department store from 1985 to 2010?

Fayed

> 5 What does the Beaufort scale measure?

Wind

> 6 What was the name of the cruise ship which sank in the Mediterranean?

Costa Concordia

> 7 What was the name of the rabbit in the 1942 movie Bambi?

Thumper

> 8 Who was Minister for Propaganda in Nazi Germany during WW2?

Goebels

> 9 What does the ?G? stand for in G-Force?

Gravity

> 10 Which band was initially called The Quarrymen?

The Beatles


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




== 5 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 22 2012 6:56 pm
From: Jeffrey Turner


On 7/22/2012 8:22 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Bakelite is a variety of what?
Plastic
> 2 Scott Joplin's tune The Entertainer was the theme for which 1973
> movie?
The Sting
> 3 Which breed of dog shares its name with the French verb to tunnel?
> 4 Who owned Harrods department store from 1985 to 2010?
> 5 What does the Beaufort scale measure?
Wind speed
> 6 What was the name of the cruise ship which sank in the Mediterranean?
> 7 What was the name of the rabbit in the 1942 movie Bambi?
Thumper
> 8 Who was Minister for Propaganda in Nazi Germany during WW2?
Goebbels
> 9 What does the 'G' stand for in G-Force?
Gravity
> 10 Which band was initially called The Quarrymen?
The (Silver) Beatles

--Jeff




== 6 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 22 2012 7:49 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky


In article <op.whvhzsebyr33d7@04233-26jz62s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, calvin@phlegm.com says...
>
> 1 Bakelite is a variety of what?
plastic

> 2 Scott Joplin's tune The Entertainer was the theme for which 1973 movie?
The Sting

> 3 Which breed of dog shares its name with the French verb to tunnel?
> 4 Who owned Harrods department store from 1985 to 2010?
> 5 What does the Beaufort scale measure?
wind

> 6 What was the name of the cruise ship which sank in the Mediterranean?
Costa X

> 7 What was the name of the rabbit in the 1942 movie Bambi?
Thumper

> 8 Who was Minister for Propaganda in Nazi Germany during WW2?
Goebbels

> 9 What does the 'G' stand for in G-Force?
gravity

> 10 Which band was initially called The Quarrymen?
Beatles

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




== 7 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 22 2012 9:42 pm
From: swp


On Sunday, July 22, 2012 8:22:30 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Bakelite is a variety of what?

plastic

> 2 Scott Joplin's tune The Entertainer was the theme for which 1973 movie?

the sting

> 3 Which breed of dog shares its name with the French verb to tunnel?

terrier?

> 4 Who owned Harrods department store from 1985 to 2010?

mohamed al-fayed?

> 5 What does the Beaufort scale measure?

wind speed

> 6 What was the name of the cruise ship which sank in the Mediterranean?

costa concordia

> 7 What was the name of the rabbit in the 1942 movie Bambi?

thumper

> 8 Who was Minister for Propaganda in Nazi Germany during WW2?

goebbels

> 9 What does the 'G' stand for in G-Force?

gravity

> 10 Which band was initially called The Quarrymen?

the beatles

swp




== 8 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 22 2012 10:10 pm
From: John Masters


On 2012-07-23 00:22:30 +0000, Calvin said:

>
> 1 Bakelite is a variety of what?

Ceramic

> 2 Scott Joplin's tune The Entertainer was the theme for which 1973 movie?

The Sting

> 3 Which breed of dog shares its name with the French verb to tunnel?

Terrier

> 4 Who owned Harrods department store from 1985 to 2010?

Al Fayed

> 5 What does the Beaufort scale measure?

Wind Speed

> 6 What was the name of the cruise ship which sank in the Mediterranean?

Costa Concordia

> 7 What was the name of the rabbit in the 1942 movie Bambi?

Thumper

> 8 Who was Minister for Propaganda in Nazi Germany during WW2?

Goeballs

> 9 What does the �G� stand for in G-Force?

Gravitational

> 10 Which band was initially called The Quarrymen?

The Beatled
--
John Masters

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






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TOPIC: QFTCIWSSSG Current Events 9-10
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/d1e6e6943fde144f?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 22 2012 5:24 pm
From: Calvin


On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:23:36 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:


> * Game 9 (2012-07-09), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Joel Chestnut won an event for the 6th consecutive year
> this week. What kind of event was it?

Justin Beiber lookalike contest.

> 2. Which band performed their 1986 hit on a bus on
> Spadina Av. this week?

The Bangles, Starship

> 3. What Harper government cabinet minister resigned this week
> without waiting to be pushed out?
>
> 4. Born on the same day as Marilyn Monroe, and famous for his
> first film role as a manipulative, power-hungry radio
> personality in "A Face in the Crowd", this actor died last
> week at age 86. Name him.

Ernest Borgnine?

> 5. Roger Federer won his 7th Wimbledon title on Sunday by
> defeating the first British man to make the finals in
> 74 years. What was the name of the guy who lost?

Andy Murray

> 6. It's been a bad couple of weeks if you work in finance and
> have a surname that sounds like a precious stone. In the US,
> CEO Jaime Dimon had to explain his company's $2,000,000,000
> trading loss to the Senate banking committee. In the UK,
> CEO Robert Diamond resigned after his company's role in an
> interest-fixing scandal was revealed. Name either of the
> two companies where this reprehensible behavior took place.

Barclays Bank

> 7. What Canadian landmark was featured in a Google Doodle on
> July 4, its 111th birthday?
>
> 8. We're not going to ask you to explain it; just tell us the
> generally accepted scientific name for what the popular
> press has been calling "the God particle", which scientists
> at CERN's Large Hadron Collider announced that they seemed
> to have found.

The Higgs Boson

> 9. Name the African city in which tombs of Moslem saints,
> recognized by UNESCO as heritage sites, were destroyed
> by members of an Islamist rebel group last week.

Cairo, Tunis

> 10. Bad things can happen when you're away on vacation. While
> former French president Nicholas Sarkozy and his wife Carla
> Bruni were relaxing at a Laurentian cottage, what happened
> at their homes?

Fire, break-in


> * Game 10 (2012-07-16), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. The CEO of G4S plc apologized this week for what?

Price of fuel, market rigging

> 2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with
> question 1. Jub jnf fryrpgrq gb or gur bssvpvny Pnanqvna
> synt-ornere ng gur bcravat bs gur Ybaqba Bylzcvpf?
>
> 3. What specific event at the Calgary Stampede resulted in
> the death of three horses last week, raising the ire of
> animal rights activists?
>
> 4. On what cabinet minister's website will you and countless
> other Canadians find a petition that you can sign to thank
> him for his performance of his duties?
>
> 5. This week the Assembly of First Nations will select a new
> leader in Toronto. Who is the current leader?
>
> 6. Over 400,000 Yahoo passwords were revealed when a server
> was hacked last week. What did analysis reveal to be the
> most frequently used password?

Password, 1234

> 7. A Toronto realtor is calling for more disclosure of bidding
> wars. Her clients found out they paid significantly more
> than the asking price for a midtown home in the belief that
> they were in a bidding war -- but they were the only ones
> who had made an offer. Within $5,000, how much did their
> offer exceed the asking price by?

60,000, 75,000

> 8. The price of painkillers is enough to give you a headache.
> Why is Excedrin in such short supply that it's selling for
> $1 a pill on eBay?
>
> 9. A US court awarded the New Jersey company Mformation
> $147,200,000 in a patent litigation. What high-tech company
> was on the losing end of the ruling?

Apple, Cisco

> 10. July 14 marked what would have been the 100th birthday
> of an illustrious Canadian. He taught at the University of
> Toronto and was the author of numerous books. Who was he?

Leacock?

--
cheers,
calvin




== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 22 2012 6:53 pm
From: Jeffrey Turner


On 7/19/2012 11:23 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 9 (2012-07-09), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Joel Chestnut won an event for the 6th consecutive year
> this week. What kind of event was it?

Eating contest

> 2. Which band performed their 1986 hit on a bus on
> Spadina Av. this week?
>
> 3. What Harper government cabinet minister resigned this week
> without waiting to be pushed out?
>
> 4. Born on the same day as Marilyn Monroe, and famous for his
> first film role as a manipulative, power-hungry radio
> personality in "A Face in the Crowd", this actor died last
> week at age 86. Name him.
>
> 5. Roger Federer won his 7th Wimbledon title on Sunday by
> defeating the first British man to make the finals in
> 74 years. What was the name of the guy who lost?
>
> 6. It's been a bad couple of weeks if you work in finance and
> have a surname that sounds like a precious stone. In the US,
> CEO Jaime Dimon had to explain his company's $2,000,000,000
> trading loss to the Senate banking committee. In the UK,
> CEO Robert Diamond resigned after his company's role in an
> interest-fixing scandal was revealed. Name either of the
> two companies where this reprehensible behavior took place.

JP Morgan Chase, Barclay's

> 7. What Canadian landmark was featured in a Google Doodle on
> July 4, its 111th birthday?
>
> 8. We're not going to ask you to explain it; just tell us the
> generally accepted scientific name for what the popular
> press has been calling "the God particle", which scientists
> at CERN's Large Hadron Collider announced that they seemed
> to have found.

Higgs Boson

> 9. Name the African city in which tombs of Moslem saints,
> recognized by UNESCO as heritage sites, were destroyed
> by members of an Islamist rebel group last week.
>
> 10. Bad things can happen when you're away on vacation. While
> former French president Nicholas Sarkozy and his wife Carla
> Bruni were relaxing at a Laurentian cottage, what happened
> at their homes?
>
> * Game 10 (2012-07-16), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. The CEO of G4S plc apologized this week for what?
>
> 2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with
> question 1. Jub jnf fryrpgrq gb or gur bssvpvny Pnanqvna
> synt-ornere ng gur bcravat bs gur Ybaqba Bylzcvpf?
>
> 3. What specific event at the Calgary Stampede resulted in
> the death of three horses last week, raising the ire of
> animal rights activists?
>
> 4. On what cabinet minister's website will you and countless
> other Canadians find a petition that you can sign to thank
> him for his performance of his duties?
>
> 5. This week the Assembly of First Nations will select a new
> leader in Toronto. Who is the current leader?
>
> 6. Over 400,000 Yahoo passwords were revealed when a server
> was hacked last week. What did analysis reveal to be the
> most frequently used password?

1234

> 7. A Toronto realtor is calling for more disclosure of bidding
> wars. Her clients found out they paid significantly more
> than the asking price for a midtown home in the belief that
> they were in a bidding war -- but they were the only ones
> who had made an offer. Within $5,000, how much did their
> offer exceed the asking price by?
>
> 8. The price of painkillers is enough to give you a headache.
> Why is Excedrin in such short supply that it's selling for
> $1 a pill on eBay?
>
> 9. A US court awarded the New Jersey company Mformation
> $147,200,000 in a patent litigation. What high-tech company
> was on the losing end of the ruling?
>
> 10. July 14 marked what would have been the 100th birthday
> of an illustrious Canadian. He taught at the University of
> Toronto and was the author of numerous books. Who was he?

--Jeff





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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 22 2012 7:06 pm
From: Jeffrey Turner


On 7/20/2012 4:36 AM, Mark Brader wrote:
> Mark Brader:
>> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-02-13,
>> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
>> see my 2012-05-10 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
>> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
> Note that QFTCIWSSSG Current Events round 9-10 was already posted a
> few hours before this round. When that's finished I intend move on
> to QFTCIFFF Game 4 Rounds 7-8, and then the next two sets will be the
> QFTCIWSSSG Final Current Events round and QFTCIFFF Game 4 Rounds 9-10,
> in some order.
>
>
>> * Game 4, Round 4 - Canadiana History - Past Provincial Premiers
>
>> Please see: <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g4r4/premier.pdf>.
>> We will provide you with a picture number, and you name the past
>> premier of one of the 10 provinces.
>
> And Joshua makes the round count for everybody.
>
>> The first 5 were premiers of provinces from Ontario westward:
>
>> 1. #1.
>
> Peter Lougheed (PC, Alberta, 1971-85).
>
>> 2. #4.
>
> Tommy Douglas (CCF, Saskatchewan, 1944-61; later federal NDP leader,
> 1961-71). 4 for Joshua.
>
>> 3. #5.
>
> Ed Schreyer (NDP, Manitoba, 1969-77; later governor-general, 1979-84).
>
>> 4. #10.
>
> John Robarts (PC, Ontario, 1961-71).
>
>> 5. #18.
>
> Ernest Manning (Social Credit, Alberta, 1943-68).
>
>> And the other 5 were premiers of provinces from Quebec eastward:
>
>> 6. #3.
>
> Robert Stanfield (PC, Nova Scotia, 1956-67; later federal PC leader,
> 1967-76).
>
>> 7. #7.
>
> Richard Hatfield (PC, New Brunswick, 1970-87).
>
>> 8. #8.
>
> Robert Bourassa (Liberal, Quebec, 1970-76 and 1985-94).
>
>> 9. #12.
>
> Joshua Joey Smallwood
>
>> 10. #17.
>
> Joey Smallwood (Liberal, Newfoundland [as it then was], 1949-72).
> 4 for Joshua.
>
>> Here are the decoys in rot13. If you like, give the picture numbers
>> for fun, but for no points.
>
> For some reason, nobody tried these.
>
>> 11. W.A.C. Bennett.
>
> #2 (Social Credit, BC, 1952-72).
>
>> 12. Allan Blakeney.
>
> #13 (NDP, Saskatchewan, 1971-82).
>
>> 13. Bill Davis.
>
> #15 (PC, Ontario, 1971-85).
>
>> 14. Don Getty.
>
> #11 (PC, Alberta, 1985-92).
>
>> 15. Joe Ghiz.
>
> #9 (Liberal, PEI, 1986-93).
>
>> 16. Louis Robichaud.
>
> #16 (Liberal, NB, 1960-70).
>
>> 17. Duff Roblin.
>
> #14 (PC, Manitoba, 1958-67).
>
>> 18. Brian Tobin.
>
> #6 (Liberal, Newfoundland, 1996-2000; later federal cabinet minister,
> 2000-02).
>
>
>> * Game 4, Round 6 - Entertainment - TV Spinoffs
>
>> We name the spinoff, and you give us the original program.
>
>> 1. "The Jeffersons".
>
> "All in the Family". 4 for Bruce, Joshua, Marc, Dan Blum, and Pete.
>
> I did not accept "Archie Bunker", as "Archie Bunker's Place"
> is usually considered a separate spinoff of "All in the Family"
> rather than a retitling.
>
>> 2. "Angel".
>
> "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". 4 for Joshua, Marc, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,
> Peter, Calvin, and Gareth.
>
>> 3. "Mama's Family".
>
> "The Carol Burnett Show". 4 for Bruce, Joshua, Marc, Dan Blum,
> and Pete.
>
>> 4. "Frasier".
>
> "Cheers". 4 for everyone -- Bruce, Joshua, Marc, Dan Blum, Pete,
> Dan Tilque, Peter, Calvin, and Gareth.
>
>> 5. "The Facts of Life".
>
> "Different Strokes". 4 for Bruce, Joshua, Pete, and Calvin.
> 3 for Dan Blum.
>
>> 6. "NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service".
>
> "JAG". I decided to score "Jaguar" as almost correct. 4 for Bruce,
> Joshua, Marc, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Gareth.
>
>> 7. "A Different World".
>
> "The Cosby Show". 4 for Bruce, Joshua, Marc, and Dan Blum.
>
>> 8. "Phyllis".
>
> "Mary Tyler Moore Show". 4 for Bruce, Joshua, Marc, Dan Blum,
> and Pete.
>
>> 9. "The Ropers".
>
> "Three's Company". 4 for Bruce, Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, and Gareth.
>
>> 10. "The Simpsons".
>
> "The Tracey Ullman Show". 4 for Bruce, Joshua, Marc, Dan Blum,
> Pete, Peter, Calvin, and Gareth.
>
>
> Scores, if there are no errors:
>
> ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
> TOPICS-> Mis Spo Can Ent
> Joshua Kreitzer 25 39 8 40 112
> Pete Gayde 19 39 0 28 86
> Bruce Bowler 16 32 0 36 84
> Marc Dashevsky 16 36 0 32 84
> Dan Blum 20 12 0 35 67
> Dan Tilque 16 32 0 12 60
> Gareth Owen 17 20 0 18 55
> "Calvin" 18 12 0 16 46
> Jeff Turner 16 16 -- -- 32
> Peter Smyth 14 4 0 12 30
> Erland Sommarskog 16 0 -- -- 16

Just because I misread round 4 shouldn't disqualify me from round 6.

--Jeff




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