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Today's topics:

* SWPKO #2 - 17 messages, 12 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/79301a6dc2027e81?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #339 - Film Quotes - ANSWERS & SCORES - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/4f11eb4e7600519c?hl=en
* QFTCIC Game 8, Rounds 2-3: medieval towns and sculptors - 5 messages, 4
authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/e316e1e6cf54b56d?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #340 - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/473f9b1647b04fd4?hl=en
* QFTCIC Game 8, Rounds 4,6: north to south, Jacks - 2 messages, 2 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/615216f9f77ca2f2?hl=en

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TOPIC: SWPKO #2
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/79301a6dc2027e81?hl=en
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== 1 of 17 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 30 2014 4:21 pm
From: swp


On Monday, January 27, 2014 10:53:21 PM UTC-5, swp wrote:
> *** We will start with a simple "name that year" question:
> #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
> on January 27th. What year?
> ***

1787 John Adams
1857 Erland Sommarskog
1872 Marc Dashevsky
1876 Mark Brader
1880 Dan Blum
1886 Joshua Kreitzer
1888 Russ
1888 Dan Tilque
1888 Calvin
1889 Pete
1890 David B
1897 Peter Smyth

John Adams is eliminated. Welcome to the monkey house. You seem to be doing better on Calvin's quiz, perhaps you'd like to try the QFTCI that Mark Brader runs?

This contest is now closed to new entrants. Dan Blum, Marc Dashevsky, Mark Brader, Erland Sommarskog, David B, Russ, Dan Tilque, Pete, Peter Smyth, Calvin, and Joshua Kreitzer.

***
#2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters, but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in feet.)
***

You have 3 days from the time of this posting to enter, so February 2nd at 7:20pm (GMT-0500 time zone). Good Luck!

swp




== 2 of 17 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 30 2014 4:22 pm
From: swp


On Thursday, January 30, 2014 7:21:16 PM UTC-5, swp wrote:
> On Monday, January 27, 2014 10:53:21 PM UTC-5, swp wrote:
> > *** We will start with a simple "name that year" question:
> > #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
> > on January 27th. What year?
> > ***
>
> 1787 John Adams
> 1857 Erland Sommarskog
> 1872 Marc Dashevsky
> 1876 Mark Brader
> 1880 Dan Blum
> 1886 Joshua Kreitzer
> 1888 Russ
> 1888 Dan Tilque
> 1888 Calvin
> 1889 Pete
> 1890 David B
> 1897 Peter Smyth

Sorry, forgot to add that the correct answer was 1888.

swp




== 3 of 17 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 30 2014 5:11 pm
From: tool@panix.com (Dan Blum)


swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote:

> ***
> #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters, but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in feet.)
> ***

650 feet

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




== 4 of 17 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 30 2014 5:23 pm
From: Russ


On Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:21:16 -0800 (PST), swp
<Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote:


>***
> #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters, but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in feet.)
>***
>

1000 feet


>You have 3 days from the time of this posting to enter, so February 2nd at 7:20pm (GMT-0500 time zone). Good Luck!
>
>swp



Russ S.




== 5 of 17 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 30 2014 5:58 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Stephen Perry:
> 1787 John Adams
> 1857 Erland Sommarskog
> 1872 Marc Dashevsky
> 1876 Mark Brader
> 1880 Dan Blum
> 1886 Joshua Kreitzer
> 1888 Russ
> 1888 Dan Tilque
> 1888 Calvin
> 1889 Pete
> 1890 David B
> 1897 Peter Smyth
>
> John Adams is eliminated.

Are you planning to reveal the correct answer sometime?

> ***
> #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters,
> but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in feet.)
> ***

300 m. Not counting the antennas, of course.
--
Mark Brader "I am taking what you write in the spirit in
Toronto which it is intended. That's the problem."
msb@vex.net -- Tony Cooper




== 6 of 17 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 30 2014 5:58 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Mark Brader:
> Are you planning to reveal the correct answer sometime?

Oh, you did it in this thread, where we couldn't look yet. Okay, thanks.
--
Mark Brader | "People tend to assume that things they don't know
Toronto | about are either safe or dangerous or useless,
msb@vex.net | depending on their prejudices." -- Tim Freeman




== 7 of 17 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 30 2014 6:17 pm
From: Joshua Kreitzer


swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote in
news:f0429a09-664a-4ff7-8901-024d6cb6b92f@googlegroups.com:

>
> This contest is now closed to new entrants. Dan Blum, Marc Dashevsky,
> Mark Brader, Erland Sommarskog, David B, Russ, Dan Tilque, Pete, Peter
> Smyth, Calvin, and Joshua Kreitzer.
>
> ***
> #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters,
> but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in
> feet.)
> ***
>

830 feet

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com




== 8 of 17 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 30 2014 9:31 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky


In article <f0429a09-664a-4ff7-8901-024d6cb6b92f@googlegroups.com>, Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com says...
> #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters, but if you do not specify which I will assume
your answer is in feet.)

333 feet








== 9 of 17 ==
Date: Fri, Jan 31 2014 12:21 am
From: Erland Sommarskog


swp (Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com) writes:
> On Monday, January 27, 2014 10:53:21 PM UTC-5, swp wrote:
>> *** We will start with a simple "name that year" question:
>> #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
>> on January 27th. What year?
>> ***
>

Yeah, what was the year? Obviously it was closer than 1897 than 1787, but
else I'm still in the dark.

> ***
> #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters,
> but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in feet.)

320 m.




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




== 10 of 17 ==
Date: Fri, Jan 31 2014 12:24 am
From: Erland Sommarskog


Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> 300 m. Not counting the antennas, of course.
>

Good point. My answer is with the antennas. Not clear what Stephen was
looking for.

Judging from the answers in feet, people in this forum appears to have a
very different shoe sizes.


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




== 11 of 17 ==
Date: Fri, Jan 31 2014 12:38 am
From: Dan Tilque


swp wrote:
> ***
> #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters, but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in feet.)
> ***
>

710 ft

--
Dan Tilque

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




== 12 of 17 ==
Date: Fri, Jan 31 2014 12:36 am
From: "David B"



***
#2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters, but if
you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in feet.)
***

400m





== 13 of 17 ==
Date: Fri, Jan 31 2014 12:41 am
From: calvin <334152@gmail.com>


On Fri, 31 Jan 2014 10:21:16 +1000, swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote:


> ***
> #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters,
> but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in feet.)
> ***

287 metres

--
cheers,
calvin




== 14 of 17 ==
Date: Fri, Jan 31 2014 5:12 am
From: Pete


swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote in
news:f0429a09-664a-4ff7-8901-024d6cb6b92f@googlegroups.com:

> ***
> #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters,
> but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in
> feet.)
> ***
>
> You have 3 days from the time of this posting to enter, so February
> 2nd at 7:20pm (GMT-0500 time zone). Good Luck!
>
> swp

400 feet

Pete




== 15 of 17 ==
Date: Fri, Jan 31 2014 7:02 am
From: Marc Dashevsky


In article <XnsA2C649438EEC6pagrsgwideopenwestco@94.75.214.39>, pagrsg@wowway.com says...
>
> swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:f0429a09-664a-4ff7-8901-024d6cb6b92f@googlegroups.com:
>
> > ***
> > #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters,
> > but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in
> > feet.)
> > ***
> >
> > You have 3 days from the time of this posting to enter, so February
> > 2nd at 7:20pm (GMT-0500 time zone). Good Luck!
> >
> > swp
>
> 400 feet
>
> Pete

You will owe your survival to my idiocy.




== 16 of 17 ==
Date: Fri, Jan 31 2014 1:33 pm
From: "Peter Smyth"


swp wrote:

> ***
> #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters,
> but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in
> feet.) ***

300m

Peter Smyth




== 17 of 17 ==
Date: Fri, Jan 31 2014 1:47 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog


Marc Dashevsky (usenet@MarcDashevsky.com) writes:
> In article <XnsA2C649438EEC6pagrsgwideopenwestco@94.75.214.39>,
pagrsg@wowway.com says...
>> 400 feet
>>
>> Pete
>
> You will owe your survival to my idiocy.

Both of you would certainly have been closer if you had use metres instead.

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





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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #339 - Film Quotes - ANSWERS & SCORES
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/4f11eb4e7600519c?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Jan 31 2014 12:41 am
From: calvin <334152@gmail.com>


On Thu, 30 Jan 2014 10:23:37 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> "Calvin":
>> Spinal Tap
> ...
>> Well done tens.
>
> Well, if you're going to treat half the answer as correct...
> personally, I'd say that only goes up to 5.5.

Indeed. "This is Spinal Tap" to be precise, though the last two words were
sufficient.

--
cheers,
calvin





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TOPIC: QFTCIC Game 8, Rounds 2-3: medieval towns and sculptors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/e316e1e6cf54b56d?hl=en
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== 1 of 5 ==
Date: Fri, Jan 31 2014 5:38 am
From: Pete


msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:Sa6dnYpt4MX943TPnZ2dnUVZ_g6dnZ2d@vex.net:

> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-18,
> 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 8, Round 2 - History - Medieval Towns and Cities
>
> In each case, name the city or town described.
>
> 1. This European city claims the oldest university in the world
> and became the preeminent place to study law from the 11th
> century through the later Middle Ages.

Nuremburg

>
> 2. Where was considered, in the 13th century, the preeminent
> European city in which to study theology? Thomas Aquinas
> taught there.

Leipzig; Dresden

>
> 3. Where did the popes reside from 1309 to 1377?

Avignon

>
> 4. This city began as a Viking settlement in the 9th century,
> and remained under their control until it was invaded by the
> Normans in the 12th century. One of its local names means "town
> of the hurdled ford"; but what is its current most common name,
> which means "black pool"?

Copenhagen

>
> 5. Constantine the Great was proclaimed Roman Emperor here in 306.
> Centuries later this city became an ecclesiastical capital and
> important center of cloth trade and manufacturing. The city's
> castle was the site of an infamous massacre of Jewish inhabitants
> in 1190.

Thessalonika

>
> 6. This city's name derives from the Latin for "water of Grannus",
> who was a local Celtic deity. Around the year 800, it became
> the political center of the empire of Charlemagne, who usually
> spent the winter there with his court, and he was eventually
> buried there.

Aquitaine

>
> 7. This town was the endpoint of the most famous pilgrimage route
> in Western Europe. In 813 a star guided a shepherd to the
> burial site of the Apostle James, and a cathedral was built
> on the spot. Pilgrims returning home from here would wear a
> symbolic scallop shell.

Compostela

>
> 8. This town became a great commercial power in the 13th, 14th,
> and 15th centuries. The bourse opened in 1309, likely the
> earliest stock exchange in the world, and advances in merchant
> capitalism such as letters of credit were developed there.
> Economic decline around 1500 was caused by the silting up of
> the town's sea access. The first printed book published in
> the English language was published there.

Bruges

>
> 9. This town served as the capital city of the Western Roman Empire
> in the 5th century, and then of the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths.
> It was then the center of Byzantine outposts in the West,
> and later became the seat of the Kingdom of the Lombards.
> Today it is particularly known for the surviving Byzantine
> mosaics in its basilica.

Verona; Bologna

>
> 10. What city was sacked by crusaders in 1203-04 and conquered
> 250 years later by Sultan Mehmed II?

Jerusalem; Damascus

>
>
> * Game 8, Round 3 - Art - Sculptors
>
> On the handout
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-3/sculptors.jpg
>
> you will find 19 images, which in the original game were printed
> in black and white, but in return for the annoyance of scrolling
> through a tall image, at least you get to see them in color.
> (Sorry about the variation in numbering style, but that's how
> they did it. It was even worse before I touched up the position
> of some of the numbers.)
>
> Four artists are represented by two sculptures each, and you have to
> identify *both*. If you make two guesses, please use an explicit and
> unambiguous format like "31 and 32; 31 and 33" to make it clear what
> they are.
>
> Now, identify *both* sculptures by:
>
> 1. Michelangelo.

12 and 18

> 2. Picasso.

9 and 15

> 3. Donatello.

16 and 18

> 4. Bernini.

7 and 4

>
> After completing questions #1-4, decode the rot13 to see the numbers
> of the unused sculptures. For questions #5-10, identify the artist
> of each one. And, if you like, continue with the decoys, #11-15,
> for fun, but for no points.
>
> 5. Gjb.

Manet

> 6. Svir.
> 7. Rvtug.
> 8. Guvegrra.

Christo

> 9. Svsgrra.
> 10. Fvkgrra.

Rodin

>
> Decoys:
>
> 11. Guerr.

Cellini

> 12. Fvk.
> 13. Frira.
> 14. Gra.
> 15. Ryrira.
>

Pete




== 2 of 5 ==
Date: Fri, Jan 31 2014 7:44 am
From: Bruce Bowler


On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:19:12 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:

> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-18, 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 8, Round 2 - History - Medieval Towns and Cities
>
> In each case, name the city or town described.
>
> 1. This European city claims the oldest university in the world
> and became the preeminent place to study law from the 11th century
> through the later Middle Ages.
>
> 2. Where was considered, in the 13th century, the preeminent
> European city in which to study theology? Thomas Aquinas taught
> there.
>
> 3. Where did the popes reside from 1309 to 1377?
>
> 4. This city began as a Viking settlement in the 9th century,
> and remained under their control until it was invaded by the Normans
> in the 12th century. One of its local names means "town of the
> hurdled ford"; but what is its current most common name, which means
> "black pool"?

Dublin, Ireland

> 5. Constantine the Great was proclaimed Roman Emperor here in 306.
> Centuries later this city became an ecclesiastical capital and
> important center of cloth trade and manufacturing. The city's castle
> was the site of an infamous massacre of Jewish inhabitants in 1190.

Istanbul

> 6. This city's name derives from the Latin for "water of Grannus",
> who was a local Celtic deity. Around the year 800, it became the
> political center of the empire of Charlemagne, who usually spent the
> winter there with his court, and he was eventually buried there.
>
> 7. This town was the endpoint of the most famous pilgrimage route
> in Western Europe. In 813 a star guided a shepherd to the burial
> site of the Apostle James, and a cathedral was built on the spot.
> Pilgrims returning home from here would wear a symbolic scallop
> shell.
>
> 8. This town became a great commercial power in the 13th, 14th,
> and 15th centuries. The bourse opened in 1309, likely the earliest
> stock exchange in the world, and advances in merchant capitalism such
> as letters of credit were developed there. Economic decline around
> 1500 was caused by the silting up of the town's sea access. The
> first printed book published in the English language was published
> there.

Brussels

> 9. This town served as the capital city of the Western Roman Empire
> in the 5th century, and then of the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths. It was
> then the center of Byzantine outposts in the West,
> and later became the seat of the Kingdom of the Lombards.
> Today it is particularly known for the surviving Byzantine mosaics in
> its basilica.
>
> 10. What city was sacked by crusaders in 1203-04 and conquered
> 250 years later by Sultan Mehmed II?
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 3 - Art - Sculptors
>
> On the handout
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-3/sculptors.jpg
>
> you will find 19 images, which in the original game were printed in
> black and white, but in return for the annoyance of scrolling through a
> tall image, at least you get to see them in color.
> (Sorry about the variation in numbering style, but that's how they did
> it. It was even worse before I touched up the position of some of the
> numbers.)
>
> Four artists are represented by two sculptures each, and you have to
> identify *both*. If you make two guesses, please use an explicit and
> unambiguous format like "31 and 32; 31 and 33" to make it clear what
> they are.
>
> Now, identify *both* sculptures by:
>
> 1. Michelangelo.

12+16

> 2. Picasso.

8+15

> 3. Donatello.

1+3

> 4. Bernini.

6+7

>
> After completing questions #1-4, decode the rot13 to see the numbers of
> the unused sculptures. For questions #5-10, identify the artist of each
> one. And, if you like, continue with the decoys, #11-15, for fun, but
> for no points.
>
> 5. Gjb.
> 6. Svir.
> 7. Rvtug.
> 8. Guvegrra.
> 9. Svsgrra.
> 10. Fvkgrra.
>
> Decoys:
>
> 11. Guerr.
> 12. Fvk.
> 13. Frira.
> 14. Gra.
> 15. Ryrira.





== 3 of 5 ==
Date: Sat, Feb 1 2014 4:07 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-18,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".


> * Game 8, Round 2 - History - Medieval Towns and Cities

> In each case, name the city or town described.

> 1. This European city claims the oldest university in the world
> and became the preeminent place to study law from the 11th
> century through the later Middle Ages.

Bologna. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, and Joshua.

> 2. Where was considered, in the 13th century, the preeminent
> European city in which to study theology? Thomas Aquinas
> taught there.

Paris. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. 3 for Joshua.

> 3. Where did the popes reside from 1309 to 1377?

Avignon. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland,
and Pete.

> 4. This city began as a Viking settlement in the 9th century,
> and remained under their control until it was invaded by the
> Normans in the 12th century. One of its local names means "town
> of the hurdled ford"; but what is its current most common name,
> which means "black pool"?

Dublin. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Erland, and Bruce.

> 5. Constantine the Great was proclaimed Roman Emperor here in 306.
> Centuries later this city became an ecclesiastical capital and
> important center of cloth trade and manufacturing. The city's
> castle was the site of an infamous massacre of Jewish inhabitants
> in 1190.

York.

> 6. This city's name derives from the Latin for "water of Grannus",
> who was a local Celtic deity. Around the year 800, it became
> the political center of the empire of Charlemagne, who usually
> spent the winter there with his court, and he was eventually
> buried there.

Aachen (Aix-la-Chappelle). 4 for Dan Tilque and Erland.

Aquitaine was a popular guess; as far as I know it's only a region,
not a city.

> 7. This town was the endpoint of the most famous pilgrimage route
> in Western Europe. In 813 a star guided a shepherd to the
> burial site of the Apostle James, and a cathedral was built
> on the spot. Pilgrims returning home from here would wear a
> symbolic scallop shell.

Santiago de Compostela. Either of the main words was sufficient.
4 for Erland and Pete.

> 8. This town became a great commercial power in the 13th, 14th,
> and 15th centuries. The bourse opened in 1309, likely the
> earliest stock exchange in the world, and advances in merchant
> capitalism such as letters of credit were developed there.
> Economic decline around 1500 was caused by the silting up of
> the town's sea access. The first printed book published in
> the English language was published there.

Bruges (Brugge). 4 for Pete.

> 9. This town served as the capital city of the Western Roman Empire
> in the 5th century, and then of the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths.
> It was then the center of Byzantine outposts in the West,
> and later became the seat of the Kingdom of the Lombards.
> Today it is particularly known for the surviving Byzantine
> mosaics in its basilica.

Ravenna. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.

> 10. What city was sacked by crusaders in 1203-04 and conquered
> 250 years later by Sultan Mehmed II?

Constantinople (Istanbul). I scored its older name Byzantium
as almost correct. 4 for Jeff, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Erland.
3 for Dan Blum and Calvin.

In the original game the question said "450 years later". Oops.


> * Game 8, Round 3 - Art - Sculptors

> On the handout

> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-3/sculptors.jpg

> you will find 19 images, which in the original game were printed
> in black and white, but in return for the annoyance of scrolling
> through a tall image, at least you get to see them in color.
> (Sorry about the variation in numbering style, but that's how
> they did it. It was even worse before I touched up the position
> of some of the numbers.)

> Four artists are represented by two sculptures each, and you have to
> identify *both*. If you make two guesses, please use an explicit and
> unambiguous format like "31 and 32; 31 and 33" to make it clear what
> they are.

> Now, identify *both* sculptures by:

> 1. Michelangelo.

#12, #17. 4 for Marc.

> 2. Picasso.

#9, #14. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, and Jeff.

> 3. Donatello.

#1, #19.

> 4. Bernini.

#4, #18.

> After completing questions #1-4, decode the rot13 to see the numbers
> of the unused sculptures. For questions #5-10, identify the artist
> of each one. And, if you like, continue with the decoys, #11-15,
> for fun, but for no points.

> 5. Two.

Edgar Degas. 4 for Dan Blum and Calvin.

> 6. Five.

Constantin Brancusi. 4 for Joshua.

> 7. Eight.

Marcel Duchamp. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, and Joshua.

> 8. Thirteen.

Christo Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude de Guillebon. Both are known
by their first names, so the first name or surname of either one was
sufficient. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Jeff, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.

> 9. Fifteen.

Alberto Giacometti. 4 for Dan Blum.

> 10. Sixteen.

Pierre-Auguste Rodin. 4 for Dan Blum and Pete.

> Decoys:

> 11. Three.

Benvenuto Cellini. Pete got this.

> 12. Six.

Antonio Canova.

> 13. Seven.

Giambologna.

> 14. Ten.

Alexander Calder. Marc and Joshua got this.

> 15. Eleven.

Amedeo Modigliani. Joshua got this.


Scores, if there are no errors:

ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Art
Dan Blum 19 24 43
Joshua Kreitzer 23 12 35
Dan Tilque 20 4 24
"Calvin" 15 8 23
Pete Gayde 12 8 20
Erland Sommarskog 20 0 20
Jeff Turner 4 8 12
Marc Dashevsky 0 12 12
Bruce Bowler 4 0 4

--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "You are becoming far too reasonable.
msb@vex.net | I worry about you." --Tony Cooper

My text in this article is in the public domain.




== 4 of 5 ==
Date: Sat, Feb 1 2014 4:24 pm
From: "Rob Parker"


> * Game 8, Round 2 - History - Medieval Towns and Cities
>
> 1. This European city claims the oldest university in the world
> and became the preeminent place to study law from the 11th
> century through the later Middle Ages.

Leipzig (?)

> 2. Where was considered, in the 13th century, the preeminent
> European city in which to study theology? Thomas Aquinas
> taught there.

Cologne

> 3. Where did the popes reside from 1309 to 1377?

Avignon (?)

> 9. This town served as the capital city of the Western Roman Empire
> in the 5th century, and then of the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths.
> It was then the center of Byzantine outposts in the West,
> and later became the seat of the Kingdom of the Lombards.
> Today it is particularly known for the surviving Byzantine
> mosaics in its basilica.

Constantinople

> * Game 8, Round 3 - Art - Sculptors
>
> 1. Michelangelo.

3 & 4; 7 & 16

> 2. Picasso.

11 & 14; 5 & 19

> 3. Donatello.

12 & 18; 1 & 6

> 4. Bernini.

3 & 7; 16 & 18


Rob





== 5 of 5 ==
Date: Sat, Feb 1 2014 5:56 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Again I'm accepting Rob Parker's answer slate posted shortly after
the answers posting. However, the only one he got right was Avignon,
for 4 points on Round 2.

Scores, if there are no errors:

ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Art
Dan Blum 19 24 43
Joshua Kreitzer 23 12 35
Dan Tilque 20 4 24
"Calvin" 15 8 23
Pete Gayde 12 8 20
Erland Sommarskog 20 0 20
Jeff Turner 4 8 12
Marc Dashevsky 0 12 12
Rob Parker 4 0 4
Bruce Bowler 4 0 4

--
Mark Brader "Inventions reached their limit long ago,
Toronto and I see no hope for further development."
msb@vex.net -- Julius Frontinus, 1st century A.D.

My text in this article is in the public domain.





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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Jan 31 2014 6:18 am
From: Bruce Bowler


On Thu, 30 Jan 2014 09:57:04 +1000, calvin wrote:

> Which cities are commonly referred to by the following nicknames?
>
> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)

Rome

> 2 Beantown (Americas)

Boston

> 3 The City of Sails (Australasia)

Sydney

> 4 The City of Lights (Europe)

Paris

> 5 The Windy City (Americas)

Chicago

> 6 The Stampede City (Americas)

Calgary

> 7 The Motor City / Motown (Americas)

Detroit

> 8 City of Dreaming Spires (Europe)

Barcelona

> 9 The Big Easy (Americas)

New Orleans

> 10 The City of Churches (Australasia)

Melbourne





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TOPIC: QFTCIC Game 8, Rounds 4,6: north to south, Jacks
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, Feb 1 2014 4:10 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-18,
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 8, Round 4 - Geography - North to South

In each question we name four cities in the same country, in
alphabetical order. You list them in order by latitude from
north to south. You may abbreviate the cities to initial letters
if you like. If you are giving two guesses, please give two
complete lists of four.

1. Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Multan.
2. Bologna, Florence, Siena, Venice.
3. Hammerfest, Lillehammer, Oslo, Trondheim.
4. Kyoto, Nagasaki, Osaka, Tokyo.
5. Adelaide, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth.
6. Antwerp, Brussels, Ghent, Liège.
7. Cancun, Guadalajara, Mexico City, Oaxaca.
8. Curitiba, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador.
9. Ayr, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Oban.
10. Casablanca, Fez, Marrakesh, Rabat.


* Game 8, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - Famous Jacks (HANDOUT)

Here is a round on men named Jack -- real and fictional. Please see
the 2-page handout at:

http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-6/jacks.pdf

Except as indicated, give the surname of each Jack.

I have sorted the questions into numerical sequence for convenience;
there were 8 decoys, which I have included in their sequential position.
Identify the decoys if you like for fun, but for no points.

1. (decoy)
2. A sports icon.
3. A fictional character played in a series of movies by Johnny Depp.
4. (decoy)
5. (decoy)
6. (decoy)
7. (decoy)
8. A controversial real-life person.
9. A British soap-opera character.
10. A controversial real-life person.
11. (decoy)
12. (decoy)
13. An actor, shown posing with Elmo.
14. This is Jack Lemmon; name the *movie*.
15. TV actor.
16. TV character.
17. (decoy)
18. This is Jack Nicholson; name the *movie*.

--
Mark Brader, Toronto "I may be ranting, but I'm right!"
msb@vex.net -- Wojeck: Out of the Fire

My text in this article is in the public domain.




== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, Feb 1 2014 4:49 pm
From: tool@panix.com (Dan Blum)


Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> * Game 8, Round 4 - Geography - North to South

> 1. Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Multan.

M I L K; K I M L

> 2. Bologna, Florence, Siena, Venice.

F V B S; V F S B

> 3. Hammerfest, Lillehammer, Oslo, Trondheim.

H L T O

> 4. Kyoto, Nagasaki, Osaka, Tokyo.

O T K N

> 5. Adelaide, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth.

M C P A; M P C A

> 6. Antwerp, Brussels, Ghent, Li?ge.

A B L G; B A L G

> 7. Cancun, Guadalajara, Mexico City, Oaxaca.

MC O C G

> 8. Curitiba, S?o Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador.

C SP RdJ S; SP RdJ C S

> 9. Ayr, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Oban.

A O G E

> 10. Casablanca, Fez, Marrakesh, Rabat.

M R F C; F C M R

> * Game 8, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - Famous Jacks (HANDOUT)

> 2. A sports icon.

Dempsey

> 3. A fictional character played in a series of movies by Johnny Depp.

Sparrow

> 13. An actor, shown posing with Elmo.

Black

> 14. This is Jack Lemmon; name the *movie*.

The Odd Couple; The Days of Wine and Roses

> 16. TV character.

McCoy

> 18. This is Jack Nicholson; name the *movie*.

As Good as it Gets

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




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