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Today's topics:

* RQ #128: Seconds Please - 4 messages, 3 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/051e936bcb609e80?hl=en
* MSBKO2 Round 6 - 11 messages, 7 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/21ee8cfa08e01ac8?hl=en
* QFTCIC Game 7, Rounds 4,6: Canadian magazines and -ologies - 2 messages, 2
authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/f1fea61c5a1c3fc7?hl=en
* QFTCIC Game 7, Rounds 7-8: trophies and bottles - 6 messages, 6 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/daf6c205d25df795?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #338 - 2 messages, 2 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/589a173564190c39?hl=en
* QFTCICR14 Current Events 1-2 answers - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/942702a3f64ae635?hl=en

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TOPIC: RQ #128: Seconds Please
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/051e936bcb609e80?hl=en
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Jan 22 2014 1:35 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Erland Sommarskog:
> I would guess on that lake in Venezuela which is on sea level, but
> still has sweet water. The name? That I don't recall.

Arrrgh! Maracaibo. I should have thought of that.
--
Mark Brader | "No, I'm disagreeing with you. That doesn't mean I'm not
msb@vex.net | listening to you or understanding what you're saying:
Toronto | I'm doing all three at the same time." -- Aaron Sorkin




== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Jan 22 2014 2:30 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog


Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> Erland Sommarskog:
>> I would guess on that lake in Venezuela which is on sea level, but
>> still has sweet water. The name? That I don't recall.
>
> Arrrgh! Maracaibo. I should have thought of that.

I checked my atlas which has a list of these things per continent, and
according to the atlas, the answer is a lake never heard of.

Looking at the map, Maracaibo is clearly bigger than that lake, so
apparently the atlas does not count it as a lake. But you can always
hope that Marc counts Maracaibo as a lake, because it is also larger
than Titicaca, according to Wikipedia.

When looking at that list, I am more surprised that you went wrong on
your home continent. Then again, most shamefully, full of national
pride I did the same.


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




== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Jan 22 2014 3:33 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Erland Sommarskog:
> When looking at that list, I am more surprised that you went wrong on
> your home continent...

I'm not. For the lakes there are several candidates of closely similar
size. For the mountains it's a case of "who cares about #2?"
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "A good programmer is someone who looks both ways
msb@vex.net | before crossing a one-way street." -- Doug Linder

My text in this article is in the public domain.




== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 23 2014 5:32 pm
From: "Rob Parker"


> Part I
> Identify the second-largest lake by area on each continent listed. A lake
> may have fresh water or salt water, but I am considering the Caspian Sea
> to be a sea, not a lake. Also excluded from consideration are lakes that
> exist as a result of human construction.
>
> 1. Asia
>
> 2. Africa

Lake Tanganika

> 3. North America

Lake Huron

> 4. South America

Lake Titicaca

> 5. Antarctica [I could not find any authority denoting the second-largest
> lake, so provide the name of the largest lake.]

I know there's one in the Dry Valleys, which I was supposed to visit in
2009, but we didn't get there - too much sea ice early in our trip. Can't
remember the name either :-(

> 6. Europe

Lake Geneva

> Part II
> Identify the second-highest mountain on each continent listed.
>
> 1. Asia

K2

> 2. Africa

Kilimanjaro

> 3. North America

Whitney

> 4. South America
>
> 5. Antarctic

Erebus

> 6. Europe

Matterhorn

> 7. Australia

Bogong - or, if you consider Heard Island to be part of Australia (it's an
external territory), Kosciuszko.


Rob






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TOPIC: MSBKO2 Round 6
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== 1 of 11 ==
Date: Wed, Jan 22 2014 10:52 pm
From: Gareth Owen


msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:

> This contest is now open only to Dan Blum, Bruce Bowler, Gareth Owen,
> Stephen Perry, Erland Sommarskog, and Dan Tilque. Here's Round 6:
>
> * When did the Parliament of England abolish the monarchy?
> Please give the date in the form YYYY-MM-DD.

1642-07-01




== 2 of 11 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 23 2014 1:26 am
From: Dan Tilque


Mark Brader wrote:
> This contest is now open only to Dan Blum, Bruce Bowler, Gareth Owen,
> Stephen Perry, Erland Sommarskog, and Dan Tilque. Here's Round 6:
>
> * When did the Parliament of England abolish the monarchy?
> Please give the date in the form YYYY-MM-DD.

1628-10-01

--
Dan Tilque

Helix, if everything goes according to plan, the plan has been
compromised. -- Sam Starfall in "Freefall"




== 3 of 11 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 23 2014 1:38 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


> * When did the Parliament of England abolish the monarchy?

Erland Sommarskog 1605-10-05 -15,869 days
Dan Tilque 1628-10-01 -7,472
Gareth Owen 1642-07-01 -2,451

** CORRECT ** 1649-03-17 (Julian)

Stephen Perry 1649-05-31 +75
Bruce Bowler 1650-07-04 +474
Dan Blum 1652-04-30 +1,140

Erland Sommarskog is eliminated.

It was called "An Act for the abolishing the Kingly Office in England
and Ireland, and the Dominions thereunto belonging." The throne was
vacant at the time: King Charles I had been condemned on 1649-01-27 and
executed on 1649-01-30, and in between those events, Parliament had
passed a law prohibiting anyone from claiming the succession without
their consent. On 1660-05-08, however, they issued, not a proclamation
*consenting* to Charles II becoming king, but one declaring that beyond
doubt he had *already been* king since the death of his father, and
another one inviting him to "make his speedy Return to his Parliament,
and to the Exercise of his Kingly Office". Take that, Parliament of 1649!

See:
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=56306 (1649-01-30)
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=56319 (1649-03-17)
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=26183#s2 (1660-05-08)

--
Mark Brader, Toronto Rocket, 1829: The first 30 mph train.
msb@vex.net TGV-A, 1989: The first 300 mph train.

My text in this article is in the public domain.




== 4 of 11 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 23 2014 1:40 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


This contest is now open only to Dan Blum, Bruce Bowler, Gareth Owen,
Stephen Perry, and Dan Tilque. Here's Round 7:

* The biggest and deadliest volcanic eruption of the last thousand
years was not that of Krakatoa, but of another volcano in what is
now Indonesia, namely Tambora. It ejected tens of cubic miles
of dust into the upper atmoshere, where it spread around the
world and produced what was called "the year without a summer".
When did the principal explosive phase of the eruption begin?

Please give the date in the form YYYY-MM-DD.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "The only proven use of antimatter is the production
msb@vex.net | of Nobel Prizes in physics." -- Henry Spencer

My text in this article is in the public domain.




== 5 of 11 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 23 2014 3:28 am
From: Erland Sommarskog


Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> Erland Sommarskog is eliminated.
>

English history is not my top subject. Which is needed in this crowd. (I
think was confused by an earlier question on Cromwell, where the answer
was close to what I give - but that was probably his birth!)

Permit me an observation: on this question all the anglophones were
fairly close. But the question about the Moors coming to Gibraltar had a
very wide distribution. Still, there is a fairly small period where it
could have happened. It must have been after Muhammed's death, and everyone
knows when that was - or? And reasonably, it must have taken a couple of
years for the Arabic conquest to reach that far.

On the other end, it must have been a couple of years before the battle of
Poitiers where the Moors were stopped from expanding from the Iberian
Peninsula. That year may not be equally well known, but I would expect
people to have some sense.

Oh well, off to the bookstore to get some books on English history!

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




== 6 of 11 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 23 2014 6:18 am
From: Bruce Bowler


On Thu, 23 Jan 2014 03:40:30 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:

> This contest is now open only to Dan Blum, Bruce Bowler, Gareth Owen,
> Stephen Perry, and Dan Tilque. Here's Round 7:
>
> * The biggest and deadliest volcanic eruption of the last thousand
> years was not that of Krakatoa, but of another volcano in what is now
> Indonesia, namely Tambora. It ejected tens of cubic miles of dust
> into the upper atmoshere, where it spread around the world and
> produced what was called "the year without a summer". When did the
> principal explosive phase of the eruption begin?
>
> Please give the date in the form YYYY-MM-DD.

1825-02-21




== 7 of 11 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 23 2014 7:32 am
From: swp


On Thursday, January 23, 2014 4:40:30 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> This contest is now open only to Dan Blum, Bruce Bowler, Gareth Owen,
> Stephen Perry, and Dan Tilque. Here's Round 7:
>
> * The biggest and deadliest volcanic eruption of the last thousand
> years was not that of Krakatoa, but of another volcano in what is
> now Indonesia, namely Tambora. It ejected tens of cubic miles
> of dust into the upper atmoshere, where it spread around the
> world and produced what was called "the year without a summer".
> When did the principal explosive phase of the eruption begin?
>
> Please give the date in the form YYYY-MM-DD.
> --
> Mark Brader, Toronto | "The only proven use of antimatter is the production
> msb@vex.net | of Nobel Prizes in physics." -- Henry Spencer
>
> My text in this article is in the public domain.

1815-07-31

swp




== 8 of 11 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 23 2014 7:43 am
From: Gareth Owen


msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:

> This contest is now open only to Dan Blum, Bruce Bowler, Gareth Owen,
> Stephen Perry, and Dan Tilque. Here's Round 7:
>
> * The biggest and deadliest volcanic eruption of the last thousand
> years was not that of Krakatoa, but of another volcano in what is
> now Indonesia, namely Tambora. It ejected tens of cubic miles
> of dust into the upper atmoshere, where it spread around the
> world and produced what was called "the year without a summer".
> When did the principal explosive phase of the eruption begin?
>
> Please give the date in the form YYYY-MM-DD.

1889-4-17 <--- wild, wild guess




== 9 of 11 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 23 2014 9:34 am
From: tool@panix.com (Dan Blum)


Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:
> This contest is now open only to Dan Blum, Bruce Bowler, Gareth Owen,
> Stephen Perry, and Dan Tilque. Here's Round 7:

> * The biggest and deadliest volcanic eruption of the last thousand
> years was not that of Krakatoa, but of another volcano in what is
> now Indonesia, namely Tambora. It ejected tens of cubic miles
> of dust into the upper atmoshere, where it spread around the
> world and produced what was called "the year without a summer".
> When did the principal explosive phase of the eruption begin?

> Please give the date in the form YYYY-MM-DD.

1831-04-01

--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."




== 10 of 11 ==
Date: Fri, Jan 24 2014 1:57 am
From: Dan Tilque


Mark Brader wrote:
> This contest is now open only to Dan Blum, Bruce Bowler, Gareth Owen,
> Stephen Perry, and Dan Tilque. Here's Round 7:
>
> * The biggest and deadliest volcanic eruption of the last thousand
> years was not that of Krakatoa, but of another volcano in what is
> now Indonesia, namely Tambora. It ejected tens of cubic miles
> of dust into the upper atmoshere, where it spread around the
> world and produced what was called "the year without a summer".
> When did the principal explosive phase of the eruption begin?
>
> Please give the date in the form YYYY-MM-DD.

1815-03-27

--
Dan Tilque

Helix, if everything goes according to plan, the plan has been
compromised. -- Sam Starfall in "Freefall"




== 11 of 11 ==
Date: Fri, Jan 24 2014 6:35 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Mark Brader:
> * The biggest and deadliest volcanic eruption of the last thousand
> years was not that of Krakatoa, but of another volcano in what is
> now Indonesia, namely Tambora. It ejected tens of cubic miles
> of dust into the upper atmoshere, where it spread around the
> world and produced what was called "the year without a summer".
> When did the principal explosive phase of the eruption begin?

Dan Tilque 1815-03-27 -14 days

** CORRECT ** 1815-04-10

Stephen Perry 1815-07-31 +112
Bruce Bowler 1825-02-21 +3,605
Dan Blum 1831-04-01 +5,835
Gareth Owen 1889-04-17 +27,036

Gareth Owen is eliminated.

The "year without a summer" was 1816, at least in the Northern
Hemisphere. I haven't seen anything specific about the volcano's
climatic effects in the Southern Hemisphere.
--
Mark Brader | "I realised... at the traditional time --
Toronto | just after clicking on Send."
msb@vex.net | --Peter Duncanson

My text in this article is in the public domain.





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TOPIC: QFTCIC Game 7, Rounds 4,6: Canadian magazines and -ologies
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Wed, Jan 22 2014 11:27 pm
From: "Rob Parker"


> * Game 7, Round 4 - Canadiana Literature - Canadian Magazines

pass

> * Game 7, Round 6 - Science - -ologies
>
> 1. Extraterrestrial life.

Exobiology

> 2. Meteorites.

Aerolithology

> 3. Death and final matters.

Oneirology; Alethiology

> 4. Causes.

Eremology; Aetiology

> 5. Vomiting.

Astacology; Oikology

> 6. Peace.

Ombrology; Oneirology

> 7. Truth.

Epistemology; Aetiology

> 8. The effects of work on humans.

Ergology

> 9. The science of housekeeping.

Emmenology; Ombrology

> 10. Mountains.

Orology


Rob





== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 23 2014 2:20 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-04,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".


> * Game 7, Round 4 - Canadiana Literature - Canadian Magazines

I didn't know most of these either.

> 1. This Canadian general-interest magazine publishes long-form
> journalism on Canadian and international affairs, along with
> fiction and poetry by Canadian writers. It launched in September
> 2003, as an attempt to create a Canadian equivalent to American
> magazines such as "Harper's", the "Atlantic Monthly", and the
> "New Yorker". The magazine is named after and published by
> a charitable, not-for-profit foundation, and won the 2006
> National Magazine Award for Magazine of the Year in Canada.
> Current editor is John MacFarlane.

"The Walrus".

> 2. This Canadian hockey magazine is published by Transcontinental.
> It was founded in 1947 and has since been the most recognized
> hockey publication in North America. The magazine has a
> readership of 225,000 people per issue, while the magazine's
> website counts 2,000,000 total readers. Current editor is
> Jason Kay.

"The Hockey News". 4 for Joshua and Stephen.

> 3. This general-interest magazine based in Montreal publishes
> eclectic stories of national and international scope on the
> arts, culture, and politics. Established in 2002, the magazine
> is named after the founder of Montreal. It won the National
> Magazine Award as Magazine of the Year in both 2005 and 2012.
> Current editor is Drew Nelles.

"Maisonneuve".

> 4. This Canadian magazine is about the book and publishing industry.
> It was launched in 1935; it reviews books and magazines and
> provides a forum for discussion of trends in the publishing
> industry. It is currently owned by St. Joseph Media and the
> editor is Stuart Woods.

"Quill and Quire".

> 5. This Canadian women's magazine was launched in 2004 and is
> printed 8 times a year in English and French editions.
> Its focus is on shopping and the must-haves of the season,
> plus tips on how to look like the hottest celebrities for less.
> Advertised products are all available in Canada. It is owned
> by Rogers Media.

"Lou Lou".

> 6. This Canadian beauty, fashion, and health magazine was founded
> in 2002 and published by Rogers Communications. St. Joseph
> Communications relaunched the magazine with the May 2012 issue as
> "Canada's Beauty Expert". The magazine is published 8 times a
> year along with a French version called "Pure". Current editor
> is Beth Thompson.

"Glow".

> 7. This a monthly Canadian home decor and lifestyle magazine
> publishes articles about interior design, home decorating
> projects, outdoor living, and entertaining. It was established
> in 1996 by Telemedia and was acquired by Transcontinental Media
> in 2000. The current editor-in-chief is Erin McLaughlin.

"Style at Home".

> 8. This is a Canadian French-language news and general interest
> magazine published in Montreal by a subsidiary of Rogers Media.
> First published in 1976, there are 20 editions per year and
> 86% of its readership are Québécois. The magazine's name was
> formerly "Le Maclean". Current editor is Carole Beaulieu.

"L'actualité".

> 9. This popular Canadian children's magazine was founded in 1976.
> Aimed at those between the ages of 9 and 13, it is published
> 10 times per year. Its name is an acronym, based on its original
> status as a science and nature magazine. The magazine features
> everything from sports to the environment to pop culture and
> peer relationships. A TV show based on the magazine aired on
> CBC 1985-94.

"OWL Magazine" (Outdoors and Wild Life).

> 10. This Canadian magazine of women's lifestyles is the #1 in the
> country by paid circulation. Both it and its French-language
> version are published monthly by Rogers Media. It was first
> published in March 1928 by Maclean Publishing as a means to reach
> a different demographic than its other publications, "Maclean's"
> and the "Financial Post". A contest was held to pick a name for
> the magazine. The winning entry, which became the magazine's
> name, refers to the ring of keys which housewives long ago
> would use to get into every part of the house. Current editor
> is Jane Francisco.

"Chatelaine" (or "Châtelaine" for the French version). 4 for Joshua.


> * Game 7, Round 6 - Science - -ologies

> We name a field of study, you name the -ology from the list
> provided. (There may be other correct answers for some, but
> answers from the list will be the only ones accepted.)

> Acarology | Atmology | Odonatology
> Acology | Eccrinology | Oikology
> Adenology | Edaphology | Olfactology
> Aerolithology | Emetology | Ombrology
> Aetiology | Emmenology | Oneirology
> Agriology | Epistemology | Ontology
> Agrostology | Eremology | Oology
> Alethiology | Ergology | Ophiology
> Andrology | Eschatology | Orology
> Anemology | Ethology | Orthopterology
> Aphnology | Exobiology | Osmology
> Apiology | Iamatology | Otology
> Archology | Iatrology | Ufology
> Areology | Ichnology | Uranology
> Astacology | Irenology | Urenology

> 1. Extraterrestrial life.

Exobiology. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Erland,
Dan Tilque, Jeff, and Rob.

> 2. Meteorites.

Aerolithology. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Erland,
Dan Tilque, Jeff, and Rob.

> 3. Death and final matters.

Eschatology. 4 for Marc, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Jeff.
2 for Dan Blum.

> 4. Causes.

Aetiology. 4 for Marc and Jeff. 3 for Dan Blum. 2 for Rob.

> 5. Vomiting.

Emetology. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, and Jeff.

> 6. Peace.

Irenology. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Stephen, and Jeff.

> 7. Truth.

Alethiology. 4 for Stephen.

> 8. The effects of work on humans.

Ergology. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Dan Tilque, Jeff,
and Rob.

> 9. The science of housekeeping.

Oikology. I believe "ecology" comes from the same root. 4 for
Joshua, Stephen, and Jeff.

> 10. Mountains.

Orology. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Stephen, Dan Tilque, Jeff, and Rob.


Scores, if there are no errors:

ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Geo Can Sci
Stephen Perry 40 36 4 36 116
Joshua Kreitzer 35 28 8 28 99
Dan Blum 28 24 0 21 73
Jeff Turner 12 16 0 36 64
Marc Dashevsky 20 12 0 32 64
Dan Tilque 24 8 0 20 52
Pete Gayde 23 28 -- -- 51
Peter Smyth 16 28 -- -- 44
Jason Kreitzer 24 12 0 0 36
Rob Parker 4 4 0 18 26
Erland Sommarskog 8 4 0 8 20

--
Mark Brader, Toronto cat>/dev/null got your tongue?
msb@vex.net -- Jutta Degener

My text in this article is in the public domain.





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TOPIC: QFTCIC Game 7, Rounds 7-8: trophies and bottles
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== 1 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 23 2014 2:24 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-04,
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.

All questions were written by members of Clueless, and are used
here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been
retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my
2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".


* Game 7, Round 7 - Sports - Trophies.

For questions #1-6, we will give the name or nickname of a trophy,
and you name the tournament, championship, competition, or event
whose winner or winners receive it.

1. Claret Jug (nickname).
2. Borg-Warner Trophy.
3. Webb Ellis Cup.
4. Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy.
5. Venus Rosewater Dish.
6. "The Auld Mug" (nickname), first awarded in 1851.

For questions #7-10, name the trophy.

7. This NHL trophy is awarded to the league's most outstanding
*rookie* player of the year. The most recent winner is Jonathan
Huberdeau.

8. Name *either* of the two trophies awarded to the top male and
top female athlete of the year, as voted by the sportswriters
of the Canadian Press. In 2012, the winners were Ryder Hesjedal
and Christine Sinclair.

9. Bud Selig just awarded this trophy to the World Series champion
Boston Red Sox last week. Name the trophy.

10. This trophy has awarded annually since 1935 to the person
deemed the most outstanding player in US collegiate football.
In 2012, Johnny Manziel became the first freshman player to
win it.


* Game 7, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Booze Bottles (HANDOUT)

Bottles of booze often have distinctive shapes. We'll give you
the number of a silhouette on the handout

http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-8/booze.pdf

and the general type of alcohol, and you tell us the specific brand.
Note that the bottles are not necessarily to scale.

Again, for this medium I'll put them in numerical order and include
the 4 decoys in the sequence. Answer those if you like for fun,
but for no points.

1. An Irish coffee/chocolate liqueur.
2. A French black raspberry liqueur.
3. An Italian liqueur.
4. A blended Canadian whiskey.
5. A French cognac-based liqueur.
6. A Jamaican rum.
7. (decoy) a Kentucky bourbon whiskey.
8. A German digestif.
9. (decoy) a Mexican coffee-flavoured rum-based liqueur.
10. (decoy) an English gin.
11. A Trinidad and Tobago black spiced rum.
12. (decoy) a Russian vodka.
13. A variety of Swiss schnapps.
14. An Italian liqueur.

--
Mark Brader | Are governments capable of evil? Yes, of course they are.
Toronto | All institutions are. But they're MORE capable of incompetence.
msb@vex.net | (That's good! I should post that.)
--Sherlock Holmes (Craig Sweeney, "Elementary")

My text in this article is in the public domain.




== 2 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 23 2014 3:25 pm
From: "Peter Smyth"


Mark Brader wrote:

> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-04,
> 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.
>
> All questions were written by members of Clueless, and are used
> here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been
> retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my
> 2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Sports - Trophies.
>
> For questions #1-6, we will give the name or nickname of a trophy,
> and you name the tournament, championship, competition, or event
> whose winner or winners receive it.
>
> 1. Claret Jug (nickname).
The Open Championship
> 2. Borg-Warner Trophy.
> 3. Webb Ellis Cup.
Rugby Union World Cup
> 4. Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy.
> 5. Venus Rosewater Dish.
Wimbledon Ladies Singles
> 6. "The Auld Mug" (nickname), first awarded in 1851.
>
> For questions #7-10, name the trophy.
>
> 7. This NHL trophy is awarded to the league's most outstanding
> rookie player of the year. The most recent winner is Jonathan
> Huberdeau.
Conn Smythe Trophy
> 8. Name either of the two trophies awarded to the top male and
> top female athlete of the year, as voted by the sportswriters
> of the Canadian Press. In 2012, the winners were Ryder Hesjedal
> and Christine Sinclair.
>
> 9. Bud Selig just awarded this trophy to the World Series champion
> Boston Red Sox last week. Name the trophy.
>
> 10. This trophy has awarded annually since 1935 to the person
> deemed the most outstanding player in US collegiate football.
> In 2012, Johnny Manziel became the first freshman player to
> win it.
Heisman Trophy

Peter Smyth




== 3 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 23 2014 4:17 pm
From: swp


On Thursday, January 23, 2014 5:24:11 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Sports - Trophies.
>
> For questions #1-6, we will give the name or nickname of a trophy,
> and you name the tournament, championship, competition, or event
> whose winner or winners receive it.
>
> 1. Claret Jug (nickname).

the open championship (golf)

> 2. Borg-Warner Trophy.

indy 500 champion

> 3. Webb Ellis Cup.

rugby world cup

> 4. Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy.

nba championship

> 5. Venus Rosewater Dish.

women's singles champion at wimbleton

> 6. "The Auld Mug" (nickname), first awarded in 1851.

the america's cup

> For questions #7-10, name the trophy.
>
> 7. This NHL trophy is awarded to the league's most outstanding
> *rookie* player of the year. The most recent winner is Jonathan
> Huberdeau.

calder cup

> 8. Name *either* of the two trophies awarded to the top male and
> top female athlete of the year, as voted by the sportswriters
> of the Canadian Press. In 2012, the winners were Ryder Hesjedal
> and Christine Sinclair.

lou marsh trophy ; bobby rosenfeld trophy (sinclair won both, so it must be one of them)

> 9. Bud Selig just awarded this trophy to the World Series champion
> Boston Red Sox last week. Name the trophy.

commissioner's trophy

> 10. This trophy has awarded annually since 1935 to the person
> deemed the most outstanding player in US collegiate football.
> In 2012, Johnny Manziel became the first freshman player to
> win it.

heisman trophy


> * Game 7, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Booze Bottles (HANDOUT)
>
> Bottles of booze often have distinctive shapes. We'll give you
> the number of a silhouette on the handout
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-8/booze.pdf
>
> and the general type of alcohol, and you tell us the specific brand.
> Note that the bottles are not necessarily to scale.
>
> Again, for this medium I'll put them in numerical order and include
> the 4 decoys in the sequence. Answer those if you like for fun,
> but for no points.
>
> 1. An Irish coffee/chocolate liqueur.

sheridan's

> 2. A French black raspberry liqueur.

chambord

> 3. An Italian liqueur.

disaronno

> 4. A blended Canadian whiskey.

crown royal (the purple bag was what I kept my d&d dice in)

> 5. A French cognac-based liqueur.

grand marnier

> 6. A Jamaican rum.

appleton estate

> 7. (decoy) a Kentucky bourbon whiskey.

makers mark

> 8. A German digestif.

jagermeister

> 9. (decoy) a Mexican coffee-flavoured rum-based liqueur.

kahlua (one of my wife's favorites)

> 10. (decoy) an English gin.

rangpur

> 11. A Trinidad and Tobago black spiced rum.

kraken (release the kraken!)

> 12. (decoy) a Russian vodka.

russian standard platinum?

> 13. A variety of Swiss schnapps.

goldschlager

> 14. An Italian liqueur.

frangelico (amaaro montenegro is better)


swp, who is going back into his crypt right after the aa meeting




== 4 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 23 2014 5:49 pm
From: tool@panix.com (Dan Blum)


Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> * Game 7, Round 7 - Sports - Trophies.

> 6. "The Auld Mug" (nickname), first awarded in 1851.

America's Cup

> For questions #7-10, name the trophy.

> 10. This trophy has awarded annually since 1935 to the person
> deemed the most outstanding player in US collegiate football.
> In 2012, Johnny Manziel became the first freshman player to
> win it.

Heisman

> * Game 7, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Booze Bottles (HANDOUT)

> 4. A blended Canadian whiskey.

Crown Royal

> 5. A French cognac-based liqueur.

Grand Marnier

> 14. An Italian liqueur.

Campari

--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."




== 5 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 23 2014 8:28 pm
From: Joshua Kreitzer


msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:8LudnVPNboMWC3zPnZ2dnUVZ_uWdnZ2d@vex.net:

> * Game 7, Round 7 - Sports - Trophies.
>
> For questions #1-6, we will give the name or nickname of a trophy,
> and you name the tournament, championship, competition, or event
> whose winner or winners receive it.
>
> 1. Claret Jug (nickname).

The Open Championship

> 2. Borg-Warner Trophy.

Indianapolis 500

> 4. Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy.

NBA championship

> 6. "The Auld Mug" (nickname), first awarded in 1851.

America's Cup; The Open Championship

> For questions #7-10, name the trophy.
>
> 7. This NHL trophy is awarded to the league's most outstanding
> *rookie* player of the year. The most recent winner is Jonathan
> Huberdeau.

Calder Trophy

> 9. Bud Selig just awarded this trophy to the World Series champion
> Boston Red Sox last week. Name the trophy.

Commissioner's Trophy

> 10. This trophy has awarded annually since 1935 to the person
> deemed the most outstanding player in US collegiate football.
> In 2012, Johnny Manziel became the first freshman player to
> win it.

Heisman Trophy

> * Game 7, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Booze Bottles (HANDOUT)
>
> Bottles of booze often have distinctive shapes. We'll give you
> the number of a silhouette on the handout
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-8/booze.pdf
>
> and the general type of alcohol, and you tell us the specific brand.
>
> 1. An Irish coffee/chocolate liqueur.

Bailey's

> 2. A French black raspberry liqueur.

Drambuie

> 3. An Italian liqueur.

Frangelico

> 4. A blended Canadian whiskey.

Canadian Club

> 6. A Jamaican rum.

Myers

> 8. A German digestif.

Jagermeister; Goldschlager

> 9. (decoy) a Mexican coffee-flavoured rum-based liqueur.

Kahlua

> 14. An Italian liqueur.

Frangelico

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com





== 6 of 6 ==
Date: Fri, Jan 24 2014 2:49 am
From: Dan Tilque


Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Sports - Trophies.
>
> For questions #1-6, we will give the name or nickname of a trophy,
> and you name the tournament, championship, competition, or event
> whose winner or winners receive it.
>
> 1. Claret Jug (nickname).

British Open

> 2. Borg-Warner Trophy.
> 3. Webb Ellis Cup.
> 4. Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy.

National Basketball Association Championship

> 5. Venus Rosewater Dish.
> 6. "The Auld Mug" (nickname), first awarded in 1851.
>
> For questions #7-10, name the trophy.
>
> 7. This NHL trophy is awarded to the league's most outstanding
> *rookie* player of the year. The most recent winner is Jonathan
> Huberdeau.
>
> 8. Name *either* of the two trophies awarded to the top male and
> top female athlete of the year, as voted by the sportswriters
> of the Canadian Press. In 2012, the winners were Ryder Hesjedal
> and Christine Sinclair.
>
> 9. Bud Selig just awarded this trophy to the World Series champion
> Boston Red Sox last week. Name the trophy.
>
> 10. This trophy has awarded annually since 1935 to the person
> deemed the most outstanding player in US collegiate football.
> In 2012, Johnny Manziel became the first freshman player to
> win it.

Heismann Trophy

>
>
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Booze Bottles (HANDOUT)
>
> Bottles of booze often have distinctive shapes. We'll give you
> the number of a silhouette on the handout
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-8/booze.pdf
>
> and the general type of alcohol, and you tell us the specific brand.
> Note that the bottles are not necessarily to scale.
>
> Again, for this medium I'll put them in numerical order and include
> the 4 decoys in the sequence. Answer those if you like for fun,
> but for no points.
>
> 1. An Irish coffee/chocolate liqueur.
> 2. A French black raspberry liqueur.
> 3. An Italian liqueur.
> 4. A blended Canadian whiskey.
> 5. A French cognac-based liqueur.
> 6. A Jamaican rum.
> 7. (decoy) a Kentucky bourbon whiskey.
> 8. A German digestif.
> 9. (decoy) a Mexican coffee-flavoured rum-based liqueur.
> 10. (decoy) an English gin.
> 11. A Trinidad and Tobago black spiced rum.
> 12. (decoy) a Russian vodka.
> 13. A variety of Swiss schnapps.
> 14. An Italian liqueur.
>


--
Dan Tilque

Helix, if everything goes according to plan, the plan has been
compromised. -- Sam Starfall in "Freefall"





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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #338
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/589a173564190c39?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 23 2014 5:02 pm
From: "Rob Parker"


> 1 Field Hockey

11

> 2 Indoor Cricket

6

> 3 Rugby Union

15

> 4 Canadian Football

13 (?)

> 5 Ice Hockey

6

> 6 Australian Football (AFL)

18

> 7 Netball

7

> 8 Gaelic Football

15 (?)

> 9 Polo

4

> 10 Water Polo

6 (?)


Rob





== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Jan 24 2014 3:56 am
From: Dan Tilque


calvin wrote:
>
> For the nominated sport, list the number of on-field players in one team
> under standard rules and conditions.
>
> 1 Field Hockey

11

> 2 Indoor Cricket

8

> 3 Rugby Union

11

> 4 Canadian Football

12

> 5 Ice Hockey

6

> 6 Australian Football (AFL)

13

> 7 Netball

7

> 8 Gaelic Football

15

> 9 Polo

4

> 10 Water Polo

7


--
Dan Tilque

Helix, if everything goes according to plan, the plan has been
compromised. -- Sam Starfall in "Freefall"





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TOPIC: QFTCICR14 Current Events 1-2 answers
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/942702a3f64ae635?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Jan 24 2014 12:04 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
> indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
> answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
> give the answers that were correct on those dates... For further
> information see my 2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".

The current events game will continue in about 2 weeks.


> * Game 1 (2014-01-13), Round 1 - Current Events

> 1. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is facing allegations that his
> staff partially closed the access to the George Washington Bridge
> (leading to Manhattan) from a town of 35,000 whose Democratic
> mayor had not supported him. Name the town.

Fort Lee. 4 for Rob, Pete, Bruce, Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, Erland,
Jeff, and Dan Tilque.

> 2. An investigation for breach of trust is underway against a
> former Liberal Senator and Ottawa MP. Name him.

Mac Harb. 4 for Stephen.

> 3. Canadian Olympic men's hockey team executive director Steve
> Yzerman, who is also general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning,
> faces controversy over not naming what Lightning forward to
> Team Canada?

Martin St. Louis. Remember, you include a first name in your answer
at your own risk.

> 4. An announcement from FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke that
> the 2022 World Cup would not be played in the summer created yet
> more controversy around the finals on Wednesday. What country
> will host the 2022 World Cup?

Qatar. 4 for Rob, Pete, Stephen, Peter, Erland, and Joshua.

> 5. Actress Monica Spear was murdered on Monday in an apparent
> robbery. Name the country she represented at the 2005 Miss
> Universe competition.

Venezuela. 4 for Pete, Stephen, and Erland. 2 for Joshua.

> 6. Because of a chemical spill in the Elk River on Thursday,
> residents of the capital of West Virginia have been advised
> not to use tap water, not even for washing. Name the city.

Charleston, duh. 4 for Pete, Bruce, Stephen, Marc, Peter, Erland,
Jeff, and Dan Tilque.

> 7. On Tuesday, 19 cars of a 122-car train derailed and caused a
> huge fireball near what New Brunswick town?

Plaster Rock. 4 for Stephen.

> 8. The loonie fell to a 4-year low against the US dollar last week.
> Within half a cent, how low did it go? (Answer in US currency.)

In the original game the expected answer was exactly 92¢, but the Bank
of Canada web site says 91.60¢ on 2014-01-10. However, for the same
date Oanda.com has selling and buying rates of 92.005¢ and 92.022¢.
(Those were the good old days... it's now down to 89.85¢!) Anyway,
I'm accepting anything from 91.1¢ to 92.622¢. 4 for Dan Tilque.
2 for Pete.

> 9. What caused a supply mission to the International Space Station
> to be cancelled last week?

A solar storm. 4 for Bruce and Stephen. 3 for Dan Blum.

> 10. What unusual wind pattern caused very low temperatures in much
> of North America last week?

A polar vortex. I scored "Arctic vortex" as almost correct. 4 for
Rob, Pete, Bruce, Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
3 for Jeff.


> * Game 2 (2014-01-20), Round 1 - Current Events

> 1. Dennis Rodman returned from Korea, full of apologies. Where has
> he decided to go now?

Alcohol rehab. 4 for Bruce, Marc, Joshua, Jason, and Dan Tilque.

> 2. Neil Young's recent tour of Canada has created considerable
> controversy regarding the oil sands. What is the name of
> his tour?

"Honour the Treaties". 4 for Stephen.

> 3. Villagers in northern India were afraid to leave home due to
> what threat?

Man-eating tigers. 4 for Dan Blum and Erland.

> 4. Why were the police called, resulting in a search of Justin
> Bieber's residence in L.A.?

An egg-pelting incident. 4 for Pete, Stephen, Dan Blum, Joshua,
and Jason.

> 5. The Mars rover Curiosity is mystified due to the appearance
> of an object on the ground where it had not been seen before.
> What is this object?

A stone. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, and Jeff.

> 6. A U of T professor has teamed up with an international charity
> and a hospital in Uganda to try to help child amputees in that
> country, using what technology?

3-D printing. 4 for Pete.

> 7. Toronto taxi drivers are now able to charge their fares up to
> $25 for what?

Cleaning up vomit. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, and Joshua.

> 8. Tickets for parking and blocking traffic during rush hour have
> been increased to what amount? Answer within $10.

$150 (accepting $140-160). 4 for Stephen and Erland. 3 for Rob
and Pete.

> 9. Why were Michael Bradley and Jermain Defoe in the news last week?

They joined the Toronto Football Club (soccer team). I accepted
"moving to MLS". 4 for Pete, Stephen, and Peter.

> 10. Who received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Screen Actors
> Guild awards?

Rita Moreno. 4 for Stephen and Joshua.


Scores, if there are no errors:

GAMES-> 1 2 TOTALS
Stephen Perry 32 20 52
Pete Gayde 22 15 37
Erland Sommarskog 16 12 28
Dan Blum 11 16 27
Joshua Kreitzer 10 16 26
Bruce Bowler 16 8 24
Dan Tilque 16 4 20
Marc Dashevsky 12 8 20
Peter Smyth 8 8 16
Rob Parker 12 3 15
Jeff Turner 11 4 15
Jason Kreitzer 0 8 8

--
Mark Brader, Toronto | Polly-ticks: Bloodsucking parasites that squawk
msb@vex.net | mindless slogans in place of thought. --Chris Vernell

My text in this article is in the public domain.





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