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Today's topics:

* swpKO: The Next Generation #5 - 4 messages, 3 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/9a89bffa2301dd37?hl=en
* swpKO: The Next Generation #6 - 7 messages, 6 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/b0525a4bfec26292?hl=en
* Answers and scores for Rotating Quiz 132: Bordering on insanity - 4 messages,
4 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/f836d4f16979f728?hl=en
* QFTCIC Game 9, Rounds 7-8 answers: games, fictional planets - 3 messages, 3
authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/0896534f18ab56da?hl=en
* QFTCIC Game 9, Rounds 9-10: Hanukkah Song, corny challenge - 4 messages, 4
authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/076a53867bfc1894?hl=en
* Rotating Quiz 133 - 4 messages, 4 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/3c83b3f4f0c89383?hl=en

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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 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Feb 20 2014 7:51 pm
From: Pete


swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote in
news:db551de9-483b-460b-8d48-5e755f88cac8@googlegroups.com:

> 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
>

70

Pete




== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Feb 20 2014 8:29 pm
From: swp


On Wednesday, February 19, 2014 5:49:53 PM UTC-5, swp 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?
> ***

70 Pete
73 Dan Blum
82 Erland Sommarskog
101 John Adams
116 Peter Smyth
125 Russ
125 Joshua Kreitzer
134 *** Correct Answer ***
135 Calvin
147 Dan Tilque

Pete is eliminated.

Please note that I said "sent" not "participated" as the games are still underway.

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


swp




== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Feb 20 2014 11:40 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog


swp (Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com) writes:
> 134 *** Correct Answer ***

Egads! Definitely too many! They take too many medals too.

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




== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Fri, Feb 21 2014 6:48 am
From: swp


On Friday, February 21, 2014 2:40:45 AM UTC-5, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
> swp (Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com) writes:
> > 134 *** Correct Answer ***
>
> Egads! Definitely too many! They take too many medals too.
>
> --
> Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se

agreed.

swp





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TOPIC: swpKO: The Next Generation #6
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/b0525a4bfec26292?hl=en
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== 1 of 7 ==
Date: Thurs, Feb 20 2014 8:32 pm
From: swp


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

***
#6. Machu Pikchu in Peru sits high up in the Andes. How high above sea level? ***

For this question you may answer in either feet or meters, however I will
convert all answers to feet when tabulating the results.

swp




== 2 of 7 ==
Date: Thurs, Feb 20 2014 8:37 pm
From: swp


On Thursday, February 20, 2014 11:32:40 PM UTC-5, swp wrote:
> This contest is now open to Peter Smyth, Dan Blum, John Adams, Calvin, Russ,
> Dan Tilque, Erland Sommarskog, and Joshua Kreitzer.
>
> ***
> #6. Machu Picchu in Peru sits high up in the Andes. How high above sea level? ***
>
> For this question you may answer in either feet or meters, however I will
> convert all answers to feet when tabulating the results.
>
> swp

a spelling mistake has been corrected above. it doesn't change the answer.

swp




== 3 of 7 ==
Date: Thurs, Feb 20 2014 8:52 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,
> Dan Tilque, Erland Sommarskog, and Joshua Kreitzer.

> ***
> #6. Machu Pikchu in Peru sits high up in the Andes. How high above sea level? ***

> For this question you may answer in either feet or meters, however I will
> convert all answers to feet when tabulating the results.

13,000 feet

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




== 4 of 7 ==
Date: Thurs, Feb 20 2014 11:41 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog


swp (Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com) writes:
> #6. Machu Pikchu in Peru sits high up in the Andes. How high above sea
> level? ***

3000 m


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




== 5 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Feb 21 2014 1:25 am
From: Dan Tilque


swp wrote:

> ***
> #6. Machu Pikchu in Peru sits high up in the Andes. How high above sea level? ***
>
> For this question you may answer in either feet or meters, however I will
> convert all answers to feet when tabulating the results.

11,500 ft

--
Dan Tilque




== 6 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Feb 21 2014 2:49 am
From: Russ


On Thu, 20 Feb 2014 20:32:40 -0800 (PST), swp
<Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote:

>This contest is now open to Peter Smyth, Dan Blum, John Adams, Calvin, Russ,
>Dan Tilque, Erland Sommarskog, and Joshua Kreitzer.
>
>***
> #6. Machu Pikchu in Peru sits high up in the Andes. How high above sea level? ***
>
>For this question you may answer in either feet or meters, however I will
>convert all answers to feet when tabulating the results.
>
>swp


8000 feet

Russ S.




== 7 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Feb 21 2014 6:05 am
From: Joshua Kreitzer


swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote in
news:58471693-12fb-461d-8aa3-a415ec3ab278@googlegroups.com:

> This contest is now open to Peter Smyth, Dan Blum, John Adams, Calvin,
> Russ, Dan Tilque, Erland Sommarskog, and Joshua Kreitzer.
>
> ***
> #6. Machu Pikchu in Peru sits high up in the Andes. How high above
> sea level? ***
>
> For this question you may answer in either feet or meters, however I
> will convert all answers to feet when tabulating the results.

4900 feet

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com





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TOPIC: Answers and scores for 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: Thurs, Feb 20 2014 8:44 pm
From: Dan Tilque


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

Brunei
Canada
Denmark
Domincan Republic
East Timor (Timor-Leste)
The Gambia
Haiti
Ireland
Lesotho
Monaco
Papua New Guinea
Portugal
Qatar
San Marino
South Korea
UK
Vatican City

As I indicated in the announcement, there's actually 17 such countries.
Any of the above are correct answers up to 16 total.

We have an informal standard in this newsgroup of using "country" to
mean sovereign nation, which means that the subnational "countries" of
the UK are incorrect (and even if they are correct, does Northern
Ireland count as a country?) I suppose I should have made it clear that
I was using the definition of country from Mark's Rare Entries contests.

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

Andorra
Bhutan
Liechtenstein
Moldavia
Mongolia
Nepal
Swaziland

One person interpreted "completely surrounded" as meaning bordering on
two other countries. That list would be much longer.

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

Burundi
Luxembourg
Malawi
Paraguay

Erland wrote:
> And in practice Bosnia-Hercegovina, if Croatia has completed that
> bridge over the to the Korcula peninsula.

The bridge makes no difference. B-H has a short coastline, so it's not
surrounded by the other three countries. At least not by land. If you
count territorial waters, I'm sure it's surrounded.

>
>
> 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.

Botswana
Namibia
Zambia
Zimbabwe


Scores
1 2 3 T TB
Mark Brader 16 14 12 42 4
Erland Sommarskog 16 14 12 42 3
Pete 15 10 12 37 3
Joshua Kreizer 16 8 8 32 3
Peter Smyth 13 12 4 29 0
Calvin 12 8 4 24 0
Marc Dashevsky 11 4 0 15 0
Rob Parker 9 0 0 9 0

Wow! Mark squeezes out the narrowest of wins over Erland. Excellent job,
both of you. And good job to Pete and Joshua who had very good scores.
And thanks to everyone who participated.

So take it away, Mark...

--
Dan Tilque




== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Feb 20 2014 9:28 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Dan Tilque:
> Scores
> 1 2 3 T TB
> Mark Brader 16 14 12 42 4
> Erland Sommarskog 16 14 12 42 3

> Wow! Mark squeezes out the narrowest of wins over Erland.

My goodness! I was expecting Stephen Perry to pop in with a perfect 46.

> Excellent job, both of you.

Thanks. And thanks especially for question 3; I'd never thought of
or encountered the idea of making a list of *those* countries before.

> So take it away, Mark...

Okay. I'll go back to mixed subjects for the next one, but after two
geography-based RQs in a row, I'll exclude all geography questions
this time.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Save our planet: it's the only one with chocolate"
msb@vex.net | --Bumper sticker

My text in this article is in the public domain.




== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Feb 20 2014 11:48 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog


Dan Tilque (dtilque@frontier.com) writes:
> The bridge makes no difference. B-H has a short coastline, so it's not
> surrounded by the other three countries. At least not by land. If you
> count territorial waters, I'm sure it's surrounded.

Well, you did not spell out your definition of "surrounded", but then
again I felt certain that you would not accepted. But the Bosnians sure
feel surrounded, and there were quite some discontent in Sarajevo over
that bridge.

I bugs me that I never gave Malawi closer consideration. Botswana is
certainly one of the best wrong answers to the question (together with
B-H), but it lured me away from the correct answer on the tie-breaker.

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




== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Fri, Feb 21 2014 6:57 am
From: swp


On Friday, February 21, 2014 12:28:38 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> Dan Tilque:
> > Scores
> > 1 2 3 T TB
> > Mark Brader 16 14 12 42 4
> > Erland Sommarskog 16 14 12 42 3
>
> > Wow! Mark squeezes out the narrowest of wins over Erland.
>
> My goodness! I was expecting Stephen Perry to pop in with a perfect 46.

I abstained from this round for a few reasons, including running the current
swpKO round, watching the Olympics, job hunting, wracking my brain on how I
didn't get a perfect score in one of the rounds of the current QFTCI that Mark
is currently posting, writing, reading, and oh yeah the wife and kids are in
there somewhere too. oh, and snow removal activities. lots of snow removal
activities.

but I did enjoy reading this round.

swp





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TOPIC: QFTCIC Game 9, Rounds 7-8 answers: games, fictional planets
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/0896534f18ab56da?hl=en
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Feb 20 2014 9:39 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-25,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".


> * 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. 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, Pete, Dan Blum, Bruce, Stephen,
Joshua, and Jason.

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

Mousetrap. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, Stephen, Rob,
and Calvin.

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

Clue (or Cluedo, though "Scarlet" spelled with a single T does
indicate the American version). 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, Pete,
Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, Peter, Stephen (the hard way), Joshua,
Jason, Rob, and Calvin.

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

Dune. 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Peter, Stephen, Joshua,
and Rob.

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

Cranium. 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen.

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

Scotland Yard. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, and Stephen.

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

Pay Day. 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen. 2 for Calvin.

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

(Game of) Life. 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter,
Stephen, Joshua, Jason, and Rob. 3 for Calvin.

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

Operation. 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, Pete, Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter,
Stephen, Joshua, Jason, and Calvin.

> 10. Quebec, Siam, Kamchatka, Irkutsk.

Risk. 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, Pete, Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, Peter,
Stephen, Joshua, Jason, and Rob.


> * 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.

This was the hardest round in the original game.

> 1. Arrakis.

"Dune" by Frank Herbert. Yes, again! 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque,
Dan Blum, Peter, Stephen, Joshua, and Rob.

> 2. Trantor.

"Foundation" by Isaac Asimov. 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,
Erland, Stephen, and Rob.

> 3. Gallifrey.

"Doctor Who", as per Round 3. 4 for Dan Tilque, Pete, Dan Blum,
Bruce, Peter, Stephen, Joshua, Rob, and Calvin.

> 4. Qo'noS (or Kronos).

"Star Trek". Any specific Star Trek series was acceptable.
4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Stephen, Joshua, and Rob. And Calvin is
kicking himself.

This one was a bit tricky because in several episodes before the
writers chose this name for it, it was just spoken of as "the
Klingon homeworld".

> 5. Magrathea.

"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams. 4 for
Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Stephen, Rob, and Calvin.

> 6. Barsoom.

"John Carter" or "A Princess of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum (the hard way), Stephen (the hard way),
Joshua, and Rob (also the hard way).

> 7. Klendathu.

"Starship Troopers" by Robert Heinlein. 4 for Stephen. 3 for Pete.

> 8. Kzin.

"Known Space" series (whose best-known book is "Ringworld") by
Larry Niven. 4 for Dan Tilque, Pete, Dan Blum (the hard way),
and Stephen (the hard way).

> 9. Kithrup.

"Uplift universe" series by David Brin, which includes "Startide
Rising". 4 for Dan Tilque and Stephen (the hard way).

> 10. Coruscant.

"Star Wars". 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, Pete, Dan Blum, Peter, Stephen,
Joshua, and Rob. And (yes!) 2 for Calvin.


Scores, if there are no errors:

ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Geo Ent His Sci Spo Lit FOUR
Stephen Perry 40 40 40 36 40 40 160
Dan Blum 21 23 28 28 40 32 128
Marc Dashevsky 32 7 28 32 28 12 120
Rob Parker 28 32 11 32 20 28 120
Dan Tilque 28 16 28 32 24 32 120
Peter Smyth 24 32 11 32 28 16 116
Joshua Kreitzer 21 12 32 24 24 20 101
Pete Gayde 16 32 24 19 16 15 91
"Calvin" 16 28 7 20 17 10 81
Erland Sommarskog 36 0 4 24 8 4 72
Bruce Bowler 24 20 -- -- 24 4 72
Jason Kreitzer 4 0 16 0 20 0 40

--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "I shot a query into the net.
msb@vex.net | I haven't got an answer yet..." --Ed Nather





== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Feb 20 2014 11:34 pm
From: Gareth Owen


msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:

>> 8. Kzin.
>
> "Known Space" series (whose best-known book is "Ringworld") by
> Larry Niven. 4 for Dan Tilque, Pete, Dan Blum (the hard way),
> and Stephen (the hard way).

Bizarrely, later borrowed for the sort-of-official Star Trek space
combat game "Star Fleet Battles" (though not a correct answer here)




== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Fri, Feb 21 2014 7:18 am
From: tool@panix.com (Dan Blum)


Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com> wrote:
> msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:

> >> 8. Kzin.
> >
> > "Known Space" series (whose best-known book is "Ringworld") by
> > Larry Niven. 4 for Dan Tilque, Pete, Dan Blum (the hard way),
> > and Stephen (the hard way).

> Bizarrely, later borrowed for the sort-of-official Star Trek space
> combat game "Star Fleet Battles" (though not a correct answer here)

It's not THAT bizarre. Niven adapted his Known Space story "The Soft Weapon"
for an episode of the Star Trek animated series; he replaced the Puppeteer
with Spock and the humans with Sulu and Uhura, but left the Kzinti in.
That made them canonical enough for Amarillo Design Bureau (I assume they
also got permission from Niven, but I don't know).

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





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TOPIC: QFTCIC Game 9, Rounds 9-10: Hanukkah Song, corny challenge
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/076a53867bfc1894?hl=en
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Feb 20 2014 9:44 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-25,
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*)".


Congratulations in advance to Stephen Perry, who has already clinched
the win on this game. I'm afraid the rest of you are now competing
for second at best.


* Game 9, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Hanukkah Song

Hanukkah begins this Wednesday, so put on your yarmulke, here
comes Hanukkah. Here are 10 questions on people mentioned in Adam
Sandler's "The Hanukkah Song". If you haven't heard the song
before, don't worry, we'll give you some clues. In each case,
name the person.

1. This rock vocalist, who lights the menorah, is the lead singer
of the hard-rock band Van Halen.

2. This actor, born in the Bronx, appeared in films such as "A
Bridge Too Far", "Misery", and "Elf".

3. This American singer, actress, and TV personality was ranked #16
on a "TV Guide"' list of the all-time top 50 TV stars. In the
1970s she was romantically involved with a much younger Burt
Reynolds.

4. This man was involved in one of the most famous trials in
history, and is currently serving time at the Lovelock
Correctional Center in Nevada.

5. This actor ranked #1 in "Empire" list of the top 100 movie stars
of all time. He has starred in two massively successful
movie franchises, and is married to an actress known for being
very thin.

6. Born Issur Danielovitch, this well-known actor was the voice of
Chester J. Lampwick, the bum who created Itchy in the "Simpsons"
episode "The Day the Violence Died".

7. This Canadian actor did his own memorable interpretation of
"Rocket Man", later immortalized by Stewie Griffin.

8. This actor also had his own line of food products that
produced over $100,000,000 in profits, which he donated
entirely to charities.

9. This baseball hall-of-famer had a .328 career batting average,
won the AL rookie-of-the-year award in 1967, was selected to 18
consecutive all-star games, and stole home 7 times in 1969 alone.
He is the only player in the modern era to have won a batting
title without having hit a single home run.

10. This twice-divorced actress was on the cover of "Playboy"
in January 1985, and is the mother of a current Hollywood
starlet.


* Game 9, Round 10 - Corny Challenge Round

Your categories are:

A. Cornflakes (Miscellaneous)
B. Capricorn (Science)
C. Cornice (Art)
D. "Corner Gas" (Canandiana)
E. Popcorn (Entertainment)
F. Cornwallis (History)


A. Cornflakes

That is, cereal mascots.

A1. Name the mascot of Kellogg's Froot Loops.
A2. Name the mascot of Kellogg's Cornflakes.

B. Capricorn

Okay, so it's astrology, not actual science.

B1. In astrology, a planet's domicile is the zodiac sign over
which it has rulership. Which planet is said to be ruler
of Capricorn?

B2. The Capricorn sign in the Western zodiac is usually depicted
as this animal with a fish tail.

C. Cornice

C1. In the architecture of Ancient Greece, the cornice is the
topmost element of what horizontal structural element that
consists of the cornice, the frieze, and the architrave?

C2. This is an element in classical architecture consisting of
a gable, originally of a triangular shape, placed above
the horizontal structure of the <answer C1>, typically
supported by columns. Name it.

D. "Corner Gas"

A couple questions on the Canadian TV show that ran from 2004
to 2009.

D1. Corner Gas is the only gas station for 60 km in any
direction. In which fictional Canadian town is Corner
Gas located?

D2. What is the name of the adjoining coffee shop owned by
Lacey which she inherited from her aunt?

E. Popcorn

We give you the year of a real movie, and the title and description
of a movie-within-a-movie within it. You name the real movie.

E1. 1997. Title: "Brock Landers: Angels Live in My Town".
Top smut stars Dirk Diggler and Reed Rothchild are Brock
Landers and Chest Rockwell -- two hard-hitting police
officers who specialise in wooing the ladies, karate, perms,
and all-in-one flared unitards.

E2. 1990. Title: "Angels with Filthy Souls". A classic tale
of betrayal, Snakes is a man just trying to do his job when
he ends up in the middle of a power struggle between local
mob bosses Johnny and Acey. Too bad for Snakes, Acey ain't
in charge no more. Johnny turns on Snakes and pays him in
cold, hard lead.

F. Cornwallis

F1. Where did General Cornwallis surrender to George Washington
and the French fleet in 1781, effectively ending the military
phase of the American Revolution?

F2. After his defeat, Cornwallis retained the confidence of the
British government and was reassigned. *Where* did he become
Governor-General in 1786? In 1793 he oversaw a codification
of local laws there, including the taxation system known as
the Permanent Settlement. He died there in 1805.





== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Feb 20 2014 10:12 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky


In article <vpKdnXOkIJQ9epvOnZ2dnUVZ_vednZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> * Game 9, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Hanukkah Song
>
> Hanukkah begins this Wednesday, so put on your yarmulke, here
> comes Hanukkah. Here are 10 questions on people mentioned in Adam
> Sandler's "The Hanukkah Song". If you haven't heard the song
> before, don't worry, we'll give you some clues. In each case,
> name the person.
>
> 1. This rock vocalist, who lights the menorah, is the lead singer
> of the hard-rock band Van Halen.
David Lee Roth

> 2. This actor, born in the Bronx, appeared in films such as "A
> Bridge Too Far", "Misery", and "Elf".
James Caan

> 3. This American singer, actress, and TV personality was ranked #16
> on a "TV Guide"' list of the all-time top 50 TV stars. In the
> 1970s she was romantically involved with a much younger Burt
> Reynolds.
Dinah Shore

> 4. This man was involved in one of the most famous trials in
> history, and is currently serving time at the Lovelock
> Correctional Center in Nevada.
O.J. Simpson

> 5. This actor ranked #1 in "Empire" list of the top 100 movie stars
> of all time. He has starred in two massively successful
> movie franchises, and is married to an actress known for being
> very thin.
>
> 6. Born Issur Danielovitch, this well-known actor was the voice of
> Chester J. Lampwick, the bum who created Itchy in the "Simpsons"
> episode "The Day the Violence Died".
Kirk Douglas

> 7. This Canadian actor did his own memorable interpretation of
> "Rocket Man", later immortalized by Stewie Griffin.
William Shatner

> 8. This actor also had his own line of food products that
> produced over $100,000,000 in profits, which he donated
> entirely to charities.
Paul Newman

> 9. This baseball hall-of-famer had a .328 career batting average,
> won the AL rookie-of-the-year award in 1967, was selected to 18
> consecutive all-star games, and stole home 7 times in 1969 alone.
> He is the only player in the modern era to have won a batting
> title without having hit a single home run.
Rod Carew

> 10. This twice-divorced actress was on the cover of "Playboy"
> in January 1985, and is the mother of a current Hollywood
> starlet.
Goldie Hawn

> * Game 9, Round 10 - Corny Challenge Round
>
> Your categories are:
>
> A. Cornflakes (Miscellaneous)
> B. Capricorn (Science)
> C. Cornice (Art)
> D. "Corner Gas" (Canandiana)
> E. Popcorn (Entertainment)
> F. Cornwallis (History)
>
>
> A. Cornflakes
>
> That is, cereal mascots.
>
> A1. Name the mascot of Kellogg's Froot Loops.
Toucan Sam

> A2. Name the mascot of Kellogg's Cornflakes.
Rooster

> B. Capricorn
>
> Okay, so it's astrology, not actual science.
>
> B1. In astrology, a planet's domicile is the zodiac sign over
> which it has rulership. Which planet is said to be ruler
> of Capricorn?
>
> B2. The Capricorn sign in the Western zodiac is usually depicted
> as this animal with a fish tail.
goat

> C. Cornice
>
> C1. In the architecture of Ancient Greece, the cornice is the
> topmost element of what horizontal structural element that
> consists of the cornice, the frieze, and the architrave?
>
> C2. This is an element in classical architecture consisting of
> a gable, originally of a triangular shape, placed above
> the horizontal structure of the <answer C1>, typically
> supported by columns. Name it.
>
> D. "Corner Gas"
>
> A couple questions on the Canadian TV show that ran from 2004
> to 2009.
>
> D1. Corner Gas is the only gas station for 60 km in any
> direction. In which fictional Canadian town is Corner
> Gas located?
>
> D2. What is the name of the adjoining coffee shop owned by
> Lacey which she inherited from her aunt?
>
> E. Popcorn
>
> We give you the year of a real movie, and the title and description
> of a movie-within-a-movie within it. You name the real movie.
>
> E1. 1997. Title: "Brock Landers: Angels Live in My Town".
> Top smut stars Dirk Diggler and Reed Rothchild are Brock
> Landers and Chest Rockwell -- two hard-hitting police
> officers who specialise in wooing the ladies, karate, perms,
> and all-in-one flared unitards.
Boogie Nights

> E2. 1990. Title: "Angels with Filthy Souls". A classic tale
> of betrayal, Snakes is a man just trying to do his job when
> he ends up in the middle of a power struggle between local
> mob bosses Johnny and Acey. Too bad for Snakes, Acey ain't
> in charge no more. Johnny turns on Snakes and pays him in
> cold, hard lead.
Home Alone

> F. Cornwallis
>
> F1. Where did General Cornwallis surrender to George Washington
> and the French fleet in 1781, effectively ending the military
> phase of the American Revolution?
>
> F2. After his defeat, Cornwallis retained the confidence of the
> British government and was reassigned. *Where* did he become
> Governor-General in 1786? In 1793 he oversaw a codification
> of local laws there, including the taxation system known as
> the Permanent Settlement. He died there in 1805.








== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Fri, Feb 21 2014 6:16 am
From: Joshua Kreitzer


msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:vpKdnXOkIJQ9epvOnZ2dnUVZ_vednZ2d@vex.net:

> * Game 9, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Hanukkah Song
>
> 1. This rock vocalist, who lights the menorah, is the lead singer
> of the hard-rock band Van Halen.

David Lee Roth

> 2. This actor, born in the Bronx, appeared in films such as "A
> Bridge Too Far", "Misery", and "Elf".

James Caan

> 3. This American singer, actress, and TV personality was ranked #16
> on a "TV Guide"' list of the all-time top 50 TV stars. In the
> 1970s she was romantically involved with a much younger Burt
> Reynolds.

Dinah Shore

> 4. This man was involved in one of the most famous trials in
> history, and is currently serving time at the Lovelock
> Correctional Center in Nevada.

O.J. Simpson

> 5. This actor ranked #1 in "Empire" list of the top 100 movie stars
> of all time. He has starred in two massively successful
> movie franchises, and is married to an actress known for being
> very thin.

Harrison Ford

> 6. Born Issur Danielovitch, this well-known actor was the voice of
> Chester J. Lampwick, the bum who created Itchy in the "Simpsons"
> episode "The Day the Violence Died".

Kirk Douglas

> 7. This Canadian actor did his own memorable interpretation of
> "Rocket Man", later immortalized by Stewie Griffin.

William Shatner

> 8. This actor also had his own line of food products that
> produced over $100,000,000 in profits, which he donated
> entirely to charities.

Paul Newman

> 9. This baseball hall-of-famer had a .328 career batting average,
> won the AL rookie-of-the-year award in 1967, was selected to 18
> consecutive all-star games, and stole home 7 times in 1969 alone.
> He is the only player in the modern era to have won a batting
> title without having hit a single home run.

Rod Carew

> 10. This twice-divorced actress was on the cover of "Playboy"
> in January 1985, and is the mother of a current Hollywood
> starlet.

Goldie Hawn

> * Game 9, Round 10 - Corny Challenge Round
>
> B. Capricorn
>
> B1. In astrology, a planet's domicile is the zodiac sign over
> which it has rulership. Which planet is said to be ruler
> of Capricorn?

Saturn; Jupiter

> B2. The Capricorn sign in the Western zodiac is usually depicted
> as this animal with a fish tail.

goat

> E. Popcorn
>
> We give you the year of a real movie, and the title and description
> of a movie-within-a-movie within it. You name the real movie.
>
> E1. 1997. Title: "Brock Landers: Angels Live in My Town".
> Top smut stars Dirk Diggler and Reed Rothchild are Brock
> Landers and Chest Rockwell -- two hard-hitting police
> officers who specialise in wooing the ladies, karate, perms,
> and all-in-one flared unitards.

"Boogie Nights"

> E2. 1990. Title: "Angels with Filthy Souls". A classic tale
> of betrayal, Snakes is a man just trying to do his job when
> he ends up in the middle of a power struggle between local
> mob bosses Johnny and Acey. Too bad for Snakes, Acey ain't
> in charge no more. Johnny turns on Snakes and pays him in
> cold, hard lead.

"The Big Picture"

> F. Cornwallis
>
> F1. Where did General Cornwallis surrender to George Washington
> and the French fleet in 1781, effectively ending the military
> phase of the American Revolution?

Yorktown

> F2. After his defeat, Cornwallis retained the confidence of the
> British government and was reassigned. *Where* did he become
> Governor-General in 1786? In 1793 he oversaw a codification
> of local laws there, including the taxation system known as
> the Permanent Settlement. He died there in 1805.

India

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com





== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Fri, Feb 21 2014 7:24 am
From: tool@panix.com (Dan Blum)


Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> * Game 9, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Hanukkah Song

> 2. This actor, born in the Bronx, appeared in films such as "A
> Bridge Too Far", "Misery", and "Elf".

James Caan

> 5. This actor ranked #1 in "Empire" list of the top 100 movie stars
> of all time. He has starred in two massively successful
> movie franchises, and is married to an actress known for being
> very thin.

Harrison Ford

> 7. This Canadian actor did his own memorable interpretation of
> "Rocket Man", later immortalized by Stewie Griffin.

William Shatner

> 8. This actor also had his own line of food products that
> produced over $100,000,000 in profits, which he donated
> entirely to charities.

Paul Newman

> 10. This twice-divorced actress was on the cover of "Playboy"
> in January 1985, and is the mother of a current Hollywood
> starlet.

Goldie Hawn

> * Game 9, Round 10 - Corny Challenge Round

> A. Cornflakes

> A1. Name the mascot of Kellogg's Froot Loops.

Toucan Sam

> A2. Name the mascot of Kellogg's Cornflakes.

a rooster

> B. Capricorn

> Okay, so it's astrology, not actual science.

> B1. In astrology, a planet's domicile is the zodiac sign over
> which it has rulership. Which planet is said to be ruler
> of Capricorn?

Saturn; Jupiter

> B2. The Capricorn sign in the Western zodiac is usually depicted
> as this animal with a fish tail.

goat

> C. Cornice

> C1. In the architecture of Ancient Greece, the cornice is the
> topmost element of what horizontal structural element that
> consists of the cornice, the frieze, and the architrave?

entablature

> E. Popcorn

> We give you the year of a real movie, and the title and description
> of a movie-within-a-movie within it. You name the real movie.

> E1. 1997. Title: "Brock Landers: Angels Live in My Town".
> Top smut stars Dirk Diggler and Reed Rothchild are Brock
> Landers and Chest Rockwell -- two hard-hitting police
> officers who specialise in wooing the ladies, karate, perms,
> and all-in-one flared unitards.

Boogie Nights

> F. Cornwallis

> F1. Where did General Cornwallis surrender to George Washington
> and the French fleet in 1781, effectively ending the military
> phase of the American Revolution?

Yorktown

> F2. After his defeat, Cornwallis retained the confidence of the
> British government and was reassigned. *Where* did he become
> Governor-General in 1786? In 1793 he oversaw a codification
> of local laws there, including the taxation system known as
> the Permanent Settlement. He died there in 1805.

India

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





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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz 133
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/3c83b3f4f0c89383?hl=en
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Fri, Feb 21 2014 12:57 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


This is Rotating Quiz #133. Entries must be posted by Wednesday,
February 26, 2014 (by Toronto time, zone -5); that gives you
5 days and about 20 hours from the moment of posting.

Please answer based only on your own knowledge and, of course,
do not discuss the questions in the newsgroup before answering.

Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in
the newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below
each one. This is not QFTCI -- you're only allowed one attempt
per question.

In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker is whether answers are given
in the correct manner; the second tiebreaker is who got their points on
the hardest questions; and the third tiebreaker is who posted first.


1. In "Murder on the Orient Express", Natalia Dragomiroff's handkerchief
is wrongly believed to have what on it?

5. Name the computer programming language, invented by Ken Thompson,
that introduced the world to notations like

while (*++p == *++q) putchar(*p);

Dennis Ritchie extended it to form another language that became
very widely used after UNIX was reimplemented in it, but you must
name the earlier language invented by Thompson.

6. This novel by Tom McCarthy was shortlisted for the Booker
Prize. One reviewer described it as "a rigorous inquiry
into the meaning of meaning: our need to find it in the world
around us and communicate it to one another; our methods for
doing so; the hubs and networks and skeins of interaction that
result"; plot elements include deafness and military radios.
Give the title.

7. René Blondlot's supposed discovery of these rays apparently
started as a self-delusion and his assistant may have helped
cover up the error. Robert W. Wood exposed the nonexistence
of the rays by visiting Blondlot's lab and secretly moving
things around. Blondlot called them *what* rays?

8. The story of what character, credited to the pseudonym
"Pauline Réage" and filmed in 1975 starring Corinne Cléry,
revolves around sex and sadomasochism?

9. A violin's body contains "sound holes" connecting the air
inside and outside of it. They are also known as what holes?

15. What frequently used to start by moving to K4, before it
was e4?

16. What was US President Truman's middle name?

19. In baseball, what is the traditional abbreviation for
a strikeout?

23. Hugo Weaving played what title character in a movie adapted
from a graphic novel?

39. Which chromosome is the only one in human cells that is
normally smaller than the one it pairs with?

53. What is the exact English translation of the Latin word
"ego"?

74. Name the movie where Josh Brolin played the then current
US president.

92. What Burmese word with a meaning similar to "Mr." became
known to more English-speakers when the UN named a new
secretary-general in 1961?

114. Explain the numbering of the questions, including this one.

--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Could you guys please stop agreeing?
msb@vex.net | It's wearing me out." --Bob Lieblich

My text in this article is in the public domain.




== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Fri, Feb 21 2014 1:56 am
From: Dan Tilque


Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> 1. In "Murder on the Orient Express", Natalia Dragomiroff's handkerchief
> is wrongly believed to have what on it?

H

>
> 5. Name the computer programming language, invented by Ken Thompson,
> that introduced the world to notations like
>
> while (*++p == *++q) putchar(*p);
>
> Dennis Ritchie extended it to form another language that became
> very widely used after UNIX was reimplemented in it, but you must
> name the earlier language invented by Thompson.

B

>
> 6. This novel by Tom McCarthy was shortlisted for the Booker
> Prize. One reviewer described it as "a rigorous inquiry
> into the meaning of meaning: our need to find it in the world
> around us and communicate it to one another; our methods for
> doing so; the hubs and networks and skeins of interaction that
> result"; plot elements include deafness and military radios.
> Give the title.

C

>
> 7. René Blondlot's supposed discovery of these rays apparently
> started as a self-delusion and his assistant may have helped
> cover up the error. Robert W. Wood exposed the nonexistence
> of the rays by visiting Blondlot's lab and secretly moving
> things around. Blondlot called them *what* rays?

N

>
> 8. The story of what character, credited to the pseudonym
> "Pauline Réage" and filmed in 1975 starring Corinne Cléry,
> revolves around sex and sadomasochism?

O

>
> 9. A violin's body contains "sound holes" connecting the air
> inside and outside of it. They are also known as what holes?

F

>
> 15. What frequently used to start by moving to K4, before it
> was e4?

P

>
> 16. What was US President Truman's middle name?

S

>
> 19. In baseball, what is the traditional abbreviation for
> a strikeout?

K

>
> 23. Hugo Weaving played what title character in a movie adapted
> from a graphic novel?

V

>
> 39. Which chromosome is the only one in human cells that is
> normally smaller than the one it pairs with?

Y

>
> 53. What is the exact English translation of the Latin word
> "ego"?

I

>
> 74. Name the movie where Josh Brolin played the then current
> US president.

W

>
> 92. What Burmese word with a meaning similar to "Mr." became
> known to more English-speakers when the UN named a new
> secretary-general in 1961?

U

>
> 114. Explain the numbering of the questions, including this one.

Elementary, my dear Watson. Atomic numbers of single letter chemical
symbols which are, of course, the answers. Not sure why you chose 114
for this since it's not the highest atomic number, nor even the highest
with a permanent name.

--
Dan Tilque




== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Fri, Feb 21 2014 2:15 am
From: Erland Sommarskog


Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> 1. In "Murder on the Orient Express", Natalia Dragomiroff's handkerchief
> is wrongly believed to have what on it?

H

> 5. Name the computer programming language, invented by Ken Thompson,
> that introduced the world to notations like
>
> while (*++p == *++q) putchar(*p);
>
> Dennis Ritchie extended it to form another language that became
> very widely used after UNIX was reimplemented in it, but you must
> name the earlier language invented by Thompson.

B

> 6. This novel by Tom McCarthy was shortlisted for the Booker
> Prize. One reviewer described it as "a rigorous inquiry
> into the meaning of meaning: our need to find it in the world
> around us and communicate it to one another; our methods for
> doing so; the hubs and networks and skeins of interaction that
> result"; plot elements include deafness and military radios.
> Give the title.

C

> 7. René Blondlot's supposed discovery of these rays apparently
> started as a self-delusion and his assistant may have helped
> cover up the error. Robert W. Wood exposed the nonexistence
> of the rays by visiting Blondlot's lab and secretly moving
> things around. Blondlot called them *what* rays?

N

> 8. The story of what character, credited to the pseudonym
> "Pauline Réage" and filmed in 1975 starring Corinne Cléry,
> revolves around sex and sadomasochism?

O

> 9. A violin's body contains "sound holes" connecting the air
> inside and outside of it. They are also known as what holes?

F

> 15. What frequently used to start by moving to K4, before it
> was e4?

P

> 16. What was US President Truman's middle name?

S

> 19. In baseball, what is the traditional abbreviation for
> a strikeout?

K

> 23. Hugo Weaving played what title character in a movie adapted
> from a graphic novel?

V

> 39. Which chromosome is the only one in human cells that is
> normally smaller than the one it pairs with?

Y

> 53. What is the exact English translation of the Latin word
> "ego"?

I

> 74. Name the movie where Josh Brolin played the then current
> US president.

W

> 92. What Burmese word with a meaning similar to "Mr." became
> known to more English-speakers when the UN named a new
> secretary-general in 1961?

U

> 114. Explain the numbering of the questions, including this one.
>

Periodic system. 114 is the highest number that has been produced
and verified. You used the elements that has one-letter symbols.

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




== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Fri, Feb 21 2014 7:24 am
From: swp


On Friday, February 21, 2014 3:57:15 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> This is Rotating Quiz #133. Entries must be posted by Wednesday,
> February 26, 2014 (by Toronto time, zone -5); that gives you
> 5 days and about 20 hours from the moment of posting.
>
> Please answer based only on your own knowledge and, of course,
> do not discuss the questions in the newsgroup before answering.
>
> Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in
> the newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below
> each one. This is not QFTCI -- you're only allowed one attempt
> per question.
>
> In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker is whether answers are given
> in the correct manner; the second tiebreaker is who got their points on
> the hardest questions; and the third tiebreaker is who posted first.
>
> 1. In "Murder on the Orient Express", Natalia Dragomiroff's handkerchief
> is wrongly believed to have what on it?

H

> 5. Name the computer programming language, invented by Ken Thompson,
> that introduced the world to notations like
> while (*++p == *++q) putchar(*p);
> Dennis Ritchie extended it to form another language that became
> very widely used after UNIX was reimplemented in it, but you must
> name the earlier language invented by Thompson.

B

> 6. This novel by Tom McCarthy was shortlisted for the Booker
> Prize. One reviewer described it as "a rigorous inquiry
> into the meaning of meaning: our need to find it in the world
> around us and communicate it to one another; our methods for
> doing so; the hubs and networks and skeins of interaction that
> result"; plot elements include deafness and military radios.
> Give the title.

C

> 7. René Blondlot's supposed discovery of these rays apparently
> started as a self-delusion and his assistant may have helped
> cover up the error. Robert W. Wood exposed the nonexistence
> of the rays by visiting Blondlot's lab and secretly moving
> things around. Blondlot called them *what* rays?

N

> 8. The story of what character, credited to the pseudonym
> "Pauline Réage" and filmed in 1975 starring Corinne Cléry,
> revolves around sex and sadomasochism?

O

> 9. A violin's body contains "sound holes" connecting the air
> inside and outside of it. They are also known as what holes?

F (-holes)

> 15. What frequently used to start by moving to K4, before it
> was e4?

P

> 16. What was US President Truman's middle name?

S (irish tradition, after both grandfathers)

> 19. In baseball, what is the traditional abbreviation for
> a strikeout?

K

> 23. Hugo Weaving played what title character in a movie adapted
> from a graphic novel?

V (for vendetta) (he was also agent smith in the matrix and elrond in the lord of the rings trilogy)

> 39. Which chromosome is the only one in human cells that is
> normally smaller than the one it pairs with?

Y

> 53. What is the exact English translation of the Latin word
> "ego"?

I

> 74. Name the movie where Josh Brolin played the then current
> US president.

W.

> 92. What Burmese word with a meaning similar to "Mr." became
> known to more English-speakers when the UN named a new
> secretary-general in 1961?

U

> 114. Explain the numbering of the questions, including this one.

atomic number of the element represented by the question number is the answer
Flerovium is 114.


swp, who had to go back and change 2 of them after figuring out the pattern at the end




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