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Today's topics:

* swpKO: The Next Generation #3 - 3 messages, 3 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/0b21488134fcd432?hl=en
* QFTCIC Game 9, Rounds 7-8: games, fictional planets - 4 messages, 4 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/0896534f18ab56da?hl=en
* Rotating Quiz 132: Bordering on insanity - 4 messages, 4 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/f836d4f16979f728?hl=en
* swpKO: The Next Generation #4 - 12 messages, 11 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/dda6d4f73e439b61?hl=en
* swpKO: The Next Generation #5 - 3 messages, 3 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/9a89bffa2301dd37?hl=en

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TOPIC: swpKO: The Next Generation #3
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/0b21488134fcd432?hl=en
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 18 2014 1:38 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog


swp (Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com) writes:
> ***
> #3. In South Africa, Afrikaners refer to the "War of Independence" in
> which the
> Battle of Majuba Hill took place, a crushing Boer victory. When
> did that battle take place?


1902-02-02




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




== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 18 2014 3:01 pm
From: "Peter Smyth"


swp wrote:

> This contest is now open to Peter Smyth, Rob Parker, Dan Blum, John
> Adams, Calvin, Russ, Pete, Dan Tilque, Erland Sommarskog, Mark
> Brader, and Joshua Kreitzer.
>
> ***
> #3. In South Africa, Afrikaners refer to the "War of Independence"
> in which the Battle of Majuba Hill took place, a crushing Boer
> victory. When did that battle take place?
> ***

1901-03-27

Peter Smyth




== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 18 2014 7:23 pm
From: swp


On Monday, February 17, 2014 9:28:18 PM UTC-5, swp wrote:
> This contest is now open to Peter Smyth, Rob Parker, Dan Blum, John Adams,
> Calvin, Russ, Pete, Dan Tilque, Erland Sommarskog, Mark Brader, and Joshua
> Kreitzer.
>
> ***
> #3. In South Africa, Afrikaners refer to the "War of Independence" in which the
> Battle of Majuba Hill took place, a crushing Boer victory. When did that
> battle take place?
> ***

1881-02-01 Russ S.
1881-02-27 *** Correct Answer ***
1888-06-30 John Adams
1897-06-30 Dan Blum
1898-06-01 Joshua Kreitzer
1898-06-30 Rob Parker
1899-02-25 Dan Tilque
1899-09-09 Calvin
1901-03-27 Peter Smyth
1901-05-01 Pete
1902-02-02 Erland Sommarskog
1903-03-03 Mark Brader

Congratulations to Russ on getting the correct year and month!

Mark Brader will now have more time to devote to his rare entries contest, MSB78, and the QFTCI.

This contest is now open to Peter Smyth, Rob Parker, Dan Blum, John Adams,
Calvin, Russ, Pete, Dan Tilque, Erland Sommarskog, and Joshua Kreitzer.

swp





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TOPIC: QFTCIC Game 9, Rounds 7-8: games, fictional planets
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/0896534f18ab56da?hl=en
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 18 2014 1:43 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog


Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> 3. The conservatory, Miss Scarlet, lead pipe, dining room.

Cluedo

> 10. Quebec, Siam, Kamchatka, Irkutsk.

Risk

> * Game 9, Round 8 - Literature - Sci-Fi Planets
>
> 2. Trantor.

Foundation Trilogy (and a few more prequeels and sequels)




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




== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 18 2014 3:06 pm
From: "Peter Smyth"


Mark Brader wrote:

> * Game 9, Round 7 - Sports - Board Games
>
> Given some parts or components, name the board game.
>
> 1. Princess Lolly, Peanut Brittle House, Gingerbread Plum Trees,
> Lord Licorice.
>
> 2. The crank, the rickety stairs, the thing-a-ma-jig, the cage.
Mousetrap
> 3. The conservatory, Miss Scarlet, lead pipe, dining room.
Cluedo
> 4. House Atreides, the Bene Gesserit, the Spacing Guild, House
> Harkonnen.
Dune
> 5. Creative Cat, Word Worm, Data Head, Star Performer.
>
> 6. Mr. X, the London Underground, taxis, River Thames.
Scotland Yard
> 7. Swellfare, Savings and Loan Calculator, Lottery, Deal.
>
> 8. Homeowner's Insurance, Millionaire's Estates, Pay Day, Get
> Married.
Game of Life
> 9. Butterflies in Stomach, Brain Freeze, Charley Horse, Broken
> Heart.
Operation
> 10. Quebec, Siam, Kamchatka, Irkutsk.
Risk
>
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Literature - Sci-Fi Planets
>
> Given the planet, name its science-fictional source -- novel,
> movie, book series, TV series, etc. For printed sources you
> can also give the author's name, and for book series we will
> accept specific books in the series.
>
> 1. Arrakis.
Dune
> 2. Trantor.
> 3. Gallifrey.
Doctor Who
> 4. Qo'noS (or Kronos).
Star Trek
> 5. Magrathea.
> 6. Barsoom.
> 7. Klendathu.
> 8. Kzin.
> 9. Kithrup.
> 10. Coruscant.
Star Wars

Peter Smyth





== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 18 2014 7:35 pm
From: swp


On Tuesday, February 18, 2014 2:57:22 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Sports - Board Games
>
> Given some parts or components, name the board game.
>
> 1. Princess Lolly, Peanut Brittle House, Gingerbread Plum Trees,
> Lord Licorice.

candyland

> 2. The crank, the rickety stairs, the thing-a-ma-jig, the cage.

mouse trap

> 3. The conservatory, Miss Scarlet, lead pipe, dining room.

clue ; cluedo

> 4. House Atreides, the Bene Gesserit, the Spacing Guild, House
> Harkonnen.

dune

> 5. Creative Cat, Word Worm, Data Head, Star Performer.

cranium

> 6. Mr. X, the London Underground, taxis, River Thames.

scotland yard

> 7. Swellfare, Savings and Loan Calculator, Lottery, Deal.

pay day

> 8. Homeowner's Insurance, Millionaire's Estates, Pay Day, Get
> Married.

life

> 9. Butterflies in Stomach, Brain Freeze, Charley Horse, Broken
> Heart.

operation

> 10. Quebec, Siam, Kamchatka, Irkutsk.

risk


> * Game 9, Round 8 - Literature - Sci-Fi Planets
>
>
>
> Given the planet, name its science-fictional source -- novel,
> movie, book series, TV series, etc. For printed sources you
> can also give the author's name, and for book series we will
> accept specific books in the series.
>
> 1. Arrakis.

dune

> 2. Trantor.

foundation

> 3. Gallifrey.

doctor who

> 4. Qo'noS (or Kronos).

star trek

> 5. Magrathea.

the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy

> 6. Barsoom.

a princess of mars (by edgar rice burroughs)

> 7. Klendathu.

starship troopers

> 8. Kzin.

known space series (by larry niven)

> 9. Kithrup.

david brin's uplift series

> 10. Coruscant.

star wars


swp




== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 18 2014 8:46 pm
From: Joshua Kreitzer


msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:3oqdnUpJo4b_j57OnZ2dnUVZ_jidnZ2d@vex.net:

> * Game 9, Round 7 - Sports - Board Games
>
> Given some parts or components, name the board game.
>
> 1. Princess Lolly, Peanut Brittle House, Gingerbread Plum Trees,
> Lord Licorice.

Candy Land

> 3. The conservatory, Miss Scarlet, lead pipe, dining room.

Clue

> 4. House Atreides, the Bene Gesserit, the Spacing Guild, House
> Harkonnen.

Dune

> 8. Homeowner's Insurance, Millionaire's Estates, Pay Day, Get
> Married.

The Game of Life

> 9. Butterflies in Stomach, Brain Freeze, Charley Horse, Broken
> Heart.

Operation

> 10. Quebec, Siam, Kamchatka, Irkutsk.

Risk

> * Game 9, Round 8 - Literature - Sci-Fi Planets
>
> Given the planet, name its science-fictional source -- novel,
> movie, book series, TV series, etc. For printed sources you
> can also give the author's name, and for book series we will
> accept specific books in the series.
>
> 1. Arrakis.

"Dune"

> 3. Gallifrey.

"Doctor Who"

> 4. Qo'noS (or Kronos).

"Star Trek"

> 6. Barsoom.

Edgar Rice Burroughs

> 10. Coruscant.

"Star Wars" series

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com





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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz 132: Bordering on insanity
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/f836d4f16979f728?hl=en
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 18 2014 1:57 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Erland Sommarskog:
> Mark Brader had this as a question in his very first Rare Entries quiz.

Well remembered! If you didn't read the rest of the thread after
posting this, do so now.
--
Mark Brader "The spaghetti is put there by the designer of
Toronto the code, not the designer of the language."
msb@vex.net -- Richard Minner





== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 18 2014 2:12 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog


Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> Erland Sommarskog:
>> Mark Brader had this as a question in his very first Rare Entries quiz.
>
> Well remembered! If you didn't read the rest of the thread after
> posting this, do so now.

Of course I did! I also noticed with some relief that the Qatar issue
saved me from me unwarrented doubts on Brunei.

Now it remains to see if Dan has any special prizes for most almost-correct
answers to question #3!

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




== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 18 2014 2:29 pm
From: "Rob Parker"


> 1. Name countries that have a land border with a single other country.
> 16 total; 1 point each.

Papua New Guineau
Timor L'Este
Brunei
Malaysia
South Korea
Qatar
Denmark
Portugal
Lesotho
Canada

> 2. Name countries that are completely surrounded by two other countries.
> 7 total; 2 points each.

USA
Panama
Nicaragua
Equador
Uruguay
Tunisia
Morocco
Spain
Netherlands
Yemen

> 3. Name countries that are surrounded by three other countries, each of
> which borders on the other two. 4 total; 4 points each.

Arrrgh - my brain's already hurting enough!

> Tiebreaker: There's an area in Africa where four countries have land[1]
> close to each other. At one time it was thought that the four may meet
> at a quadripoint, but now it appears that two have a short (about 150
> meters) border that separates the other two. Name the four countries.


Rob





== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 18 2014 11:21 pm
From: Pete


Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com> wrote in news:lds4nd$r4f$1@dont-
email.me:

> Welcome to Rotating Quiz 132. This quiz will run 4 days from now until
> Thursday 20-Feb-2014 at 7 p.m. (UTC-8) or whatever time I get around
to
> scoring it (which will be no earlier than 7). The usual rules apply.
>
> This is a three part quiz (plus a tiebreaker) and it involves
geography.
> For each of the three parts you are to list as many countries that you
> can think of that have the characteristics described. The total number
> of valid answers for each part is indicated; if you give more answers
> than that, the excess will be ignored.
>
> 1. Name countries that have a land border with a single other country.
> 16 total; 1 point each.

Ireland
United Kingdom
Vatican City
San Marino
Monaco
Lesotho
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Papua New Guinea
South Korea
Canada
Qatar
Bangladesh
East Timor
Portugal
Gambia

>
> 2. Name countries that are completely surrounded by two other
countries.
> 7 total; 2 points each.

Liechtenstein
Mongolia
Andorra
Bhutan
Nepal
Kosovo

>
> 3. Name countries that are surrounded by three other countries, each
of
> which borders on the other two. 4 total; 4 points each.

Paraguay
Luxembourg
Burundi

>
>
> Tiebreaker: There's an area in Africa where four countries have land
[1]
> close to each other. At one time it was thought that the four may meet
> at a quadripoint, but now it appears that two have a short (about 150
> meters) border that separates the other two. Name the four countries.

Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Mozambique

>
>
> [1] The borders are actually in the middle of a river, so it's not
> technically land.
>

Pete





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TOPIC: swpKO: The Next Generation #4
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/dda6d4f73e439b61?hl=en
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== 1 of 12 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 18 2014 7:27 pm
From: swp


This contest is now open to Peter Smyth, Rob Parker, Dan Blum, John Adams,
Calvin, Russ, Pete, Dan Tilque, Erland Sommarskog, and Joshua Kreitzer.

Please submit your answers no later than 10:25pm (GMT-5) on February 21st, 2014.

***
#4. Minamoto no Yoritomo was the founder and first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. When did he die? (Please use YYYY-MM-DD format again.)
***

swp




== 2 of 12 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 18 2014 7:42 pm
From: Dan Tilque


swp wrote:

> ***
> #4. Minamoto no Yoritomo was the founder and first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. When did he die? (Please use YYYY-MM-DD format again.)
> ***

1004-07-15

--
Dan Tilque




== 3 of 12 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 18 2014 8:18 pm
From: "Rob Parker"


> #4. Minamoto no Yoritomo was the founder and first shogun of the Kamakura
> Shogunate of Japan. When did he die? (Please use YYYY-MM-DD format
> again.)

1750-01-01

Never heard of him, or the Kamakura Shogunate ;-)


Rob






== 4 of 12 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 18 2014 8:43 pm
From: Joshua Kreitzer


swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote in
news:9078b99a-5ead-4a30-a556-89dbabe0ec6b@googlegroups.com:

> This contest is now open to Peter Smyth, Rob Parker, Dan Blum, John
> Adams, Calvin, Russ, Pete, Dan Tilque, Erland Sommarskog, and Joshua
> Kreitzer.
>
> Please submit your answers no later than 10:25pm (GMT-5) on February
> 21st, 2014.
>
> ***
> #4. Minamoto no Yoritomo was the founder and first shogun of the
> Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. When did he die? (Please use YYYY-MM-DD
> format again.)
> ***

1660-06-01

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com




== 5 of 12 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 18 2014 9:24 pm
From: tool@panix.com (Dan Blum)


swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote:
> This contest is now open to Peter Smyth, Rob Parker, Dan Blum, John Adams,
> Calvin, Russ, Pete, Dan Tilque, Erland Sommarskog, and Joshua Kreitzer.

> Please submit your answers no later than 10:25pm (GMT-5) on February 21st, 2014.

> ***
> #4. Minamoto no Yoritomo was the founder and first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. When did he die? (Please use YYYY-MM-DD format again.)
> ***

1375-06-30

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




== 6 of 12 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 18 2014 11:12 pm
From: Pete


swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote in
news:9078b99a-5ead-4a30-a556-89dbabe0ec6b@googlegroups.com:

> This contest is now open to Peter Smyth, Rob Parker, Dan Blum, John
> Adams, Calvin, Russ, Pete, Dan Tilque, Erland Sommarskog, and Joshua
> Kreitzer.
>
> Please submit your answers no later than 10:25pm (GMT-5) on February
> 21st, 2014.
>
> ***
> #4. Minamoto no Yoritomo was the founder and first shogun of the
> Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. When did he die? (Please use YYYY-MM-DD
> format again.)
> ***
>
> swp
>

1650-05-01

Pete




== 7 of 12 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 19 2014 12:59 am
From: Erland Sommarskog


swp (Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com) writes:
> ***
> #4. Minamoto no Yoritomo was the founder and first shogun of the
> Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. When did he die? (Please use YYYY-MM-DD
> format again.)
> *** >

After having been close to the edge twice, I better sharpen up, Well, at
least I believe I know when the famous battle was. But how long did he live?

1148-06-29


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




== 8 of 12 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 19 2014 2:34 am
From: Russ


On Tue, 18 Feb 2014 19:27:15 -0800 (PST), swp
<Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote:

>This contest is now open to Peter Smyth, Rob Parker, Dan Blum, John Adams,
>Calvin, Russ, Pete, Dan Tilque, Erland Sommarskog, and Joshua Kreitzer.
>
>Please submit your answers no later than 10:25pm (GMT-5) on February 21st, 2014.
>
>***
> #4. Minamoto no Yoritomo was the founder and first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. When did he die? (Please use YYYY-MM-DD format again.)
>***
>
>swp


1250-02-01


Russ S.




== 9 of 12 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 19 2014 1:10 pm
From: "Peter Smyth"


swp wrote:

> ***
> #4. Minamoto no Yoritomo was the founder and first shogun of the
> Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. When did he die? (Please use YYYY-MM-DD
> format again.) ***

1362-06-01

Peter Smyth




== 10 of 12 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 19 2014 1:47 pm
From: calvin <334152@gmail.com>


On Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:27:15 +1000, swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote:


> ***
> #4. Minamoto no Yoritomo was the founder and first shogun of the
> Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. When did he die? (Please use YYYY-MM-DD
> format again.)
> ***

1456-07-08


--
cheers,
calvin




== 11 of 12 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 19 2014 2:39 pm
From: johnadams60656@gmail.com


On Tuesday, February 18, 2014 10:27:15 PM UTC-5, swp wrote:
> ***
> #4. Minamoto no Yoritomo was the founder and first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. When did he die? (Please use YYYY-MM-DD format again.)
> ***

1200-01-01

John




== 12 of 12 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 19 2014 2:48 pm
From: swp


On Tuesday, February 18, 2014 10:27:15 PM UTC-5, swp wrote:
> This contest is now open to Peter Smyth, Rob Parker, Dan Blum, John Adams,
> Calvin, Russ, Pete, Dan Tilque, Erland Sommarskog, and Joshua Kreitzer.
>
> Please submit your answers no later than 10:25pm (GMT-5) on February 21st, 2014.
>
> ***
> #4. Minamoto no Yoritomo was the founder and first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. When did he die? (Please use YYYY-MM-DD format again.)
> ***
>
> swp

1004-07-15 Dan Tilque
1148-06-29 Erland Sommarskog
1199-02-09 *** Correct Answer ***
1200-01-01 John Adams
1250-02-01 Russ
1362-06-01 Peter Smyth
1375-06-30 Dan Blum
1456-07-08 Calvin
1650-05-01 Pete
1660-06-01 Joshua Kreitzer
1750-01-01 Rob Parker

Rob Parker missed by only a little over half a millennium, which isn't much in
the cosmic scale of things, but he is eliminated.

This contest is now open to Peter Smyth, Dan Blum, John Adams, Calvin, Russ,
Pete, Dan Tilque, Erland Sommarskog, and Joshua Kreitzer.

swp





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TOPIC: swpKO: The Next Generation #5
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/9a89bffa2301dd37?hl=en
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 19 2014 2:49 pm
From: swp


This contest is now open to Peter Smyth, Dan Blum, John Adams, Calvin, Russ,
Pete, Dan Tilque, Erland Sommarskog, and Joshua Kreitzer.

***
#5. How many athletes did Norway send to the
current Olympic games in Sochi, Russia?
***

Please submit your answers no later than 5:50pm on February 22nd, 2014.

swp




== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 19 2014 2:56 pm
From: tool@panix.com (Dan Blum)


swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote:
> This contest is now open to Peter Smyth, Dan Blum, John Adams, Calvin, Russ,
> Pete, Dan Tilque, Erland Sommarskog, and Joshua Kreitzer.

> ***
> #5. How many athletes did Norway send to the
> current Olympic games in Sochi, Russia?
> ***

73

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




== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 19 2014 3:06 pm
From: johnadams60656@gmail.com


On Wednesday, February 19, 2014 5:49:53 PM UTC-5, swp wrote:
> ***
> #5. How many athletes did Norway send to the
> current Olympic games in Sochi, Russia?
> ***

101

John




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