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* QFTCIC Game 9, Rounds 2-3: waters, Dr. Who - 11 messages, 9 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/3ad37c74dcfc2715?hl=en
* SWPKO #10 - 5 messages, 3 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/29cd0e9734390efb?hl=en
* calvin's quiz #342 - People - 5 messages, 5 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/9f654f3a78576a18?hl=en
* Rotating Quiz 131 - 2 messages, 2 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/d53b2867cdb4a63d?hl=en
* calvin's quiz #341 - Battles - ANSWERS & SCORES V2 - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/8dc8a246a338837a?hl=en
* SWPKO #11 - 2 messages, 2 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/96616e72e07f4a6c?hl=en

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TOPIC: QFTCIC Game 9, Rounds 2-3: waters, Dr. Who
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/3ad37c74dcfc2715?hl=en
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== 1 of 11 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 11 2014 6:24 pm
From: Jason Kreitzer


On Tuesday, February 11, 2014 8:15:20 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> 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*)".
>
>
>
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - Bodies of Water
>
>
>
> Any resemblance to certain questions asked by Stephen Perry in
>
> his SWPKO after this was written is purely coincidental, uh-huh.
>
>
>
> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?

Rhone

>
> 2. At 6,300 km (3,900 miles), what is the longest river in Asia?

Yangtze?

>
> 3. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the White
>
> and Blue Nile.

Cairo?

>
>
> 4. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the Sava
>
> and Danube Rivers.

Budapest?

>
> 5. At 69,485 km² (26,828 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in
>
> Africa?

Lake Tanganyika

>
>
> 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
>
> America?
>
>
>
> 7. Name the sea that forms part of the water connection between
>
> the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.

Adriatic

>
>
> 8. With its surface 420 m (1,380 feet) below sea level, what is
>
> the lowest lake in the world?
>
>
>
> 9. At 1,637 m (5,370 feet), what is the deepest lake in the world?
>
> It contains more water than the Great Lakes combined.
>
>
>
> 10. At 739 m (2,425 feet), this is the tallest waterfall in North
>
> America and the sixth-tallest in the world. Name it.
>
>
>
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment - "Doctor Who"
>
>
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant
>
> events in modern history: the premiere of "Doctor Who".
>
>
>
> 1. The Doctor is a member of the alien species known as Time Lords.
>
> What is the homeworld of the Time Lords?
>
>
>
> 2. The Doctor's most famous foes are from the planet Skaro.
>
> They have a penchant for exclaiming a particular 4-syllable
>
> threat. Who are they?
>
>
>
> 3. The Doctor travels through time and space in what? (We need
>
> the short name of this specific fictional device, not something
>
> like "time machine".)
>
>
>
> 4. <answer 3> is an acronym. What does it stand for?
>
>
>
> 5. The primary power source of <answer 3> (and of the Time Lords'
>
> time travel technology in general) is known as the Eye of
>
> Harmony. What is it?
>
>
>
> 6. The chameleon circuit of a <answer 3> in proper working condition
>
> allows it to blend in to any environment. The Doctor's
>
> <answer 3> is not in proper working condition. In what form
>
> is it stuck?
>
>
>
> 7. Other Time Lords have appeared on the show, sometimes helping
>
> the Doctor and sometimes not. Who is the Doctor's Time Lord
>
> arch-nemesis?
>
>
>
> 8. The Doctor almost always travels with one or more companions.
>
> For a time, he travelled with a fellow <answer_1>-er -- a Time
>
> Lady. Name her.
>
>
>
> 9. What contribution to the program and its success was made by
>
> Ron Grainer and Delia Derbyshire?
>
>
>
> 10. What Scottish actor, whose films include "Local Hero" and
>
> "In the Loop", is the newest, 13th incarnation of the Doctor?
>
>
>
> --
>
> Mark Brader, Toronto "You are not the customer,
>
> msb@vex.net you are the product."
>
>
>
> My text in this article is in the public domain.





== 2 of 11 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 11 2014 6:27 pm
From: swp


On Tuesday, February 11, 2014 8:15:20 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - Bodies of Water
>
> Any resemblance to certain questions asked by Stephen Perry in
> his SWPKO after this was written is purely coincidental, uh-huh.

ha!

> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?

volga

> 2. At 6,300 km (3,900 miles), what is the longest river in Asia?

yangtze

> 3. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the White
> and Blue Nile.

khartoum

> 4. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the Sava
> and Danube Rivers.

belgrade

> 5. At 69,485 km² (26,828 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in
> Africa?

lake victoria

> 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
> America?

titicaca

> 7. Name the sea that forms part of the water connection between
> the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.

sea of marmara

> 8. With its surface 420 m (1,380 feet) below sea level, what is
> the lowest lake in the world?

the dead sea

> 9. At 1,637 m (5,370 feet), what is the deepest lake in the world?
> It contains more water than the Great Lakes combined.

lake baikal

> 10. At 739 m (2,425 feet), this is the tallest waterfall in North
> America and the sixth-tallest in the world. Name it.

yosemite falls (I thought james bruce falls in british columbia was taller)


> * Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment - "Doctor Who"
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant
> events in modern history: the premiere of "Doctor Who".
>
> 1. The Doctor is a member of the alien species known as Time Lords.
> What is the homeworld of the Time Lords?

gallifrey

> 2. The Doctor's most famous foes are from the planet Skaro.
> They have a penchant for exclaiming a particular 4-syllable
> threat. Who are they?

daleks (an anagram of the kaleds, the original species transformed by davros into the hate-bags in the armor shells) [exterminate!]

> 3. The Doctor travels through time and space in what? (We need
> the short name of this specific fictional device, not something
> like "time machine".)

TARDIS

> 4. <answer 3> is an acronym. What does it stand for?

time and relative dimension in space

> 5. The primary power source of <answer 3> (and of the Time Lords'
> time travel technology in general) is known as the Eye of
> Harmony. What is it?

an artificial black hole

> 6. The chameleon circuit of a <answer 3> in proper working condition
> allows it to blend in to any environment. The Doctor's
> <answer 3> is not in proper working condition. In what form
> is it stuck?

a police call box from 1960s London England

> 7. Other Time Lords have appeared on the show, sometimes helping
> the Doctor and sometimes not. Who is the Doctor's Time Lord
> arch-nemesis?

the master

> 8. The Doctor almost always travels with one or more companions.
> For a time, he travelled with a fellow <answer_1>-er -- a Time
> Lady. Name her.

romana (there were others; susan foreman who played the 1st doctors granddaughter, and of course leela.)

> 9. What contribution to the program and its success was made by
> Ron Grainer and Delia Derbyshire?

the theme song

> 10. What Scottish actor, whose films include "Local Hero" and
> "In the Loop", is the newest, 13th incarnation of the Doctor?

peter capaldi (although there is some talk on the interwebs about matt smith really being the 13th incarnation)


swp, who knows that the distinctive sound the T.A.R.D.I.S. makes is caused by leaving the emergency brake on




== 3 of 11 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 11 2014 7:57 pm
From: tool@panix.com (Dan Blum)


Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - Bodies of Water

> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?

Danube; Rhine

> 2. At 6,300 km (3,900 miles), what is the longest river in Asia?

Bramaputra; Indus

> 3. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the White
> and Blue Nile.

Khartoum

> 4. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the Sava
> and Danube Rivers.

Prague; Budapest

> 5. At 69,485 km? (26,828 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in
> Africa?

Victoria; Tanganyika

> 6. At 8,135 km? (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
> America?

Titicaca

> 7. Name the sea that forms part of the water connection between
> the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.

Sea of Marmora

> 8. With its surface 420 m (1,380 feet) below sea level, what is
> the lowest lake in the world?

Great Salt Lake; Dead Sea

> 9. At 1,637 m (5,370 feet), what is the deepest lake in the world?
> It contains more water than the Great Lakes combined.

Lake Baikal

> 10. At 739 m (2,425 feet), this is the tallest waterfall in North
> America and the sixth-tallest in the world. Name it.

Snake River Canyon Falls

> * Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment - "Doctor Who"

> 1. The Doctor is a member of the alien species known as Time Lords.
> What is the homeworld of the Time Lords?

Gallimaufrey

> 2. The Doctor's most famous foes are from the planet Skaro.
> They have a penchant for exclaiming a particular 4-syllable
> threat. Who are they?

Daleks

> 3. The Doctor travels through time and space in what? (We need
> the short name of this specific fictional device, not something
> like "time machine".)

TARDIS

> 6. The chameleon circuit of a <answer 3> in proper working condition
> allows it to blend in to any environment. The Doctor's
> <answer 3> is not in proper working condition. In what form
> is it stuck?

police call box

> 7. Other Time Lords have appeared on the show, sometimes helping
> the Doctor and sometimes not. Who is the Doctor's Time Lord
> arch-nemesis?

The Master

> 10. What Scottish actor, whose films include "Local Hero" and
> "In the Loop", is the newest, 13th incarnation of the Doctor?

Peter Capaldi

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




== 4 of 11 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 11 2014 11:20 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky


In article <0OCdna167rS1VmfPnZ2dnUVZ_rudnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - Bodies of Water
>
> Any resemblance to certain questions asked by Stephen Perry in
> his SWPKO after this was written is purely coincidental, uh-huh.
>
> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?
Volga

> 2. At 6,300 km (3,900 miles), what is the longest river in Asia?
Yellow

> 3. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the White
> and Blue Nile.
Khartoum

> 4. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the Sava
> and Danube Rivers.
Belgrade

> 5. At 69,485 km² (26,828 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in
> Africa?
Victoria

> 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
> America?
Titicaca

> 7. Name the sea that forms part of the water connection between
> the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.
Marmara

> 8. With its surface 420 m (1,380 feet) below sea level, what is
> the lowest lake in the world?
Dead Sea

> 9. At 1,637 m (5,370 feet), what is the deepest lake in the world?
> It contains more water than the Great Lakes combined.
Baikal

> 10. At 739 m (2,425 feet), this is the tallest waterfall in North
> America and the sixth-tallest in the world. Name it.
>
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment - "Doctor Who"
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant
> events in modern history: the premiere of "Doctor Who".
>
> 1. The Doctor is a member of the alien species known as Time Lords.
> What is the homeworld of the Time Lords?
>
> 2. The Doctor's most famous foes are from the planet Skaro.
> They have a penchant for exclaiming a particular 4-syllable
> threat. Who are they?
>
> 3. The Doctor travels through time and space in what? (We need
> the short name of this specific fictional device, not something
> like "time machine".)
TARDIS

> 4. <answer 3> is an acronym. What does it stand for?
>
> 5. The primary power source of <answer 3> (and of the Time Lords'
> time travel technology in general) is known as the Eye of
> Harmony. What is it?
>
> 6. The chameleon circuit of a <answer 3> in proper working condition
> allows it to blend in to any environment. The Doctor's
> <answer 3> is not in proper working condition. In what form
> is it stuck?
>
> 7. Other Time Lords have appeared on the show, sometimes helping
> the Doctor and sometimes not. Who is the Doctor's Time Lord
> arch-nemesis?
>
> 8. The Doctor almost always travels with one or more companions.
> For a time, he travelled with a fellow <answer_1>-er -- a Time
> Lady. Name her.
>
> 9. What contribution to the program and its success was made by
> Ron Grainer and Delia Derbyshire?
>
> 10. What Scottish actor, whose films include "Local Hero" and
> "In the Loop", is the newest, 13th incarnation of the Doctor?
I know "Local Hero" well. I'll say that Peter Capaldi is a more likely
choice than Denis Lawson.







== 5 of 11 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 11 2014 11:28 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Marc Dashevsky:
> I know "Local Hero" well. I'll say that Peter Capaldi is a more likely
> choice than Denis Lawson.

I will score this as two answers.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "What Europe needs is a fresh, unused mind."
msb@vex.net | -- Foreign Correspondent




== 6 of 11 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 11 2014 11:40 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky


In article <IJSdnTFeCaAOv2bPnZ2dnUVZ_omdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
>
> Marc Dashevsky:
> > I know "Local Hero" well. I'll say that Peter Capaldi is a more likely
> > choice than Denis Lawson.
>
> I will score this as two answers.

That's unfortunate. I was hoping to convey that I considered both, but went with Capaldi.




== 7 of 11 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 12 2014 1:46 am
From: calvin <334152@gmail.com>


On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 11:15:20 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:


> * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - Bodies of Water
>
> Any resemblance to certain questions asked by Stephen Perry in
> his SWPKO after this was written is purely coincidental, uh-huh.
>
> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?

Rhine, Danube

> 2. At 6,300 km (3,900 miles), what is the longest river in Asia?

Mekong, Irrawaddy

> 3. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the White
> and Blue Nile.

Khartoum

> 4. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the Sava
> and Danube Rivers.

Budapest, Sofia

> 5. At 69,485 km² (26,828 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in
> Africa?

Malawi, Tanganyika

> 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
> America?

Titicaca

> 7. Name the sea that forms part of the water connection between
> the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.

Marmara

> 8. With its surface 420 m (1,380 feet) below sea level, what is
> the lowest lake in the world?

Eyre

> 9. At 1,637 m (5,370 feet), what is the deepest lake in the world?
> It contains more water than the Great Lakes combined.

Baikal

> 10. At 739 m (2,425 feet), this is the tallest waterfall in North
> America and the sixth-tallest in the world. Name it.



> * Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment - "Doctor Who"
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant
> events in modern history: the premiere of "Doctor Who".
>
> 1. The Doctor is a member of the alien species known as Time Lords.
> What is the homeworld of the Time Lords?

Gallifrey

> 2. The Doctor's most famous foes are from the planet Skaro.
> They have a penchant for exclaiming a particular 4-syllable
> threat. Who are they?

Daleks

> 3. The Doctor travels through time and space in what? (We need
> the short name of this specific fictional device, not something
> like "time machine".)

Tardis

> 4. <answer 3> is an acronym. What does it stand for?

Time And Relative Dimensions In Space

> 5. The primary power source of <answer 3> (and of the Time Lords'
> time travel technology in general) is known as the Eye of
> Harmony. What is it?
>
> 6. The chameleon circuit of a <answer 3> in proper working condition
> allows it to blend in to any environment. The Doctor's
> <answer 3> is not in proper working condition. In what form
> is it stuck?

Blue Telephone Box

> 7. Other Time Lords have appeared on the show, sometimes helping
> the Doctor and sometimes not. Who is the Doctor's Time Lord
> arch-nemesis?

The Master

> 8. The Doctor almost always travels with one or more companions.
> For a time, he travelled with a fellow <answer_1>-er -- a Time
> Lady. Name her.

Romana

> 9. What contribution to the program and its success was made by
> Ron Grainer and Delia Derbyshire?
>
> 10. What Scottish actor, whose films include "Local Hero" and
> "In the Loop", is the newest, 13th incarnation of the Doctor?

Peter Capaldi

--
cheers,
calvin




== 8 of 11 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 12 2014 7:15 am
From: Pete


msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:0OCdna167rS1VmfPnZ2dnUVZ_rudnZ2d@vex.net:

> 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*)".
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - Bodies of Water
>
> Any resemblance to certain questions asked by Stephen Perry in
> his SWPKO after this was written is purely coincidental, uh-huh.
>
> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?

Danube

>
> 2. At 6,300 km (3,900 miles), what is the longest river in Asia?

Yangtze

>
> 3. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the White
> and Blue Nile.

Khartoum

>
> 4. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the Sava
> and Danube Rivers.

Budapest; Prague

>
> 5. At 69,485 km² (26,828 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in
> Africa?

Tanganyika

>
> 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
> America?
>
> 7. Name the sea that forms part of the water connection between
> the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.

Dardanelles

>
> 8. With its surface 420 m (1,380 feet) below sea level, what is
> the lowest lake in the world?

Dead Sea

>
> 9. At 1,637 m (5,370 feet), what is the deepest lake in the world?
> It contains more water than the Great Lakes combined.

Baikal

>
> 10. At 739 m (2,425 feet), this is the tallest waterfall in North
> America and the sixth-tallest in the world. Name it.
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment - "Doctor Who"
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant
> events in modern history: the premiere of "Doctor Who".
>
> 1. The Doctor is a member of the alien species known as Time Lords.
> What is the homeworld of the Time Lords?

Gallifrey

>
> 2. The Doctor's most famous foes are from the planet Skaro.
> They have a penchant for exclaiming a particular 4-syllable
> threat. Who are they?

Daleks

>
> 3. The Doctor travels through time and space in what? (We need
> the short name of this specific fictional device, not something
> like "time machine".)

TARDIS

>
> 4. <answer 3> is an acronym. What does it stand for?

Time and Relative Dimensions in Space

>
> 5. The primary power source of <answer 3> (and of the Time Lords'
> time travel technology in general) is known as the Eye of
> Harmony. What is it?
>
> 6. The chameleon circuit of a <answer 3> in proper working condition
> allows it to blend in to any environment. The Doctor's
> <answer 3> is not in proper working condition. In what form
> is it stuck?

Police Call Box

>
> 7. Other Time Lords have appeared on the show, sometimes helping
> the Doctor and sometimes not. Who is the Doctor's Time Lord
> arch-nemesis?

The Master

>
> 8. The Doctor almost always travels with one or more companions.
> For a time, he travelled with a fellow <answer_1>-er -- a Time
> Lady. Name her.

Romana (Romanadvoratrelundar, I believe)

>
> 9. What contribution to the program and its success was made by
> Ron Grainer and Delia Derbyshire?

Theme song

>
> 10. What Scottish actor, whose films include "Local Hero" and
> "In the Loop", is the newest, 13th incarnation of the Doctor?
>

Pete




== 9 of 11 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 12 2014 10:25 am
From: Bruce Bowler


On Tue, 11 Feb 2014 19:15:20 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:

> 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*)".
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - Bodies of Water
>
> Any resemblance to certain questions asked by Stephen Perry in his SWPKO
> after this was written is purely coincidental, uh-huh.
>
> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?

Rhine?

> 2. At 6,300 km (3,900 miles), what is the longest river in Asia?

Yangtze

> 3. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the White
> and Blue Nile.

Vienna

> 4. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the Sava
> and Danube Rivers.

Budapest

> 5. At 69,485 km² (26,828 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in
> Africa?

Victoria?

> 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
> America?

Titicaca (he said titty and kaka - he he he)

> 7. Name the sea that forms part of the water connection between
> the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.
>
> 8. With its surface 420 m (1,380 feet) below sea level, what is
> the lowest lake in the world?

The dead sea

> 9. At 1,637 m (5,370 feet), what is the deepest lake in the world?
> It contains more water than the Great Lakes combined.

Baikal

> 10. At 739 m (2,425 feet), this is the tallest waterfall in North
> America and the sixth-tallest in the world. Name it.

Yosemite?

>
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment - "Doctor Who"
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant events
> in modern history: the premiere of "Doctor Who".
>
> 1. The Doctor is a member of the alien species known as Time Lords.
> What is the homeworld of the Time Lords?

Gallifrey

> 2. The Doctor's most famous foes are from the planet Skaro.
> They have a penchant for exclaiming a particular 4-syllable threat.
> Who are they?

The Daleks (ex-ter-mi-nate!)

> 3. The Doctor travels through time and space in what? (We need
> the short name of this specific fictional device, not something like
> "time machine".)

the TARDIS

> 4. <answer 3> is an acronym. What does it stand for?

Time And Relative Dimensions In Space

> 5. The primary power source of <answer 3> (and of the Time Lords'
> time travel technology in general) is known as the Eye of Harmony.
> What is it?
>
> 6. The chameleon circuit of a <answer 3> in proper working condition
> allows it to blend in to any environment. The Doctor's <answer 3> is
> not in proper working condition. In what form is it stuck?

A British police call box

> 7. Other Time Lords have appeared on the show, sometimes helping
> the Doctor and sometimes not. Who is the Doctor's Time Lord
> arch-nemesis?
>
> 8. The Doctor almost always travels with one or more companions.
> For a time, he travelled with a fellow <answer_1>-er -- a Time Lady.
> Name her.
>
> 9. What contribution to the program and its success was made by
> Ron Grainer and Delia Derbyshire?
>
> 10. What Scottish actor, whose films include "Local Hero" and
> "In the Loop", is the newest, 13th incarnation of the Doctor?





== 10 of 11 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 12 2014 1:25 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog


Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?

Volga

> 2. At 6,300 km (3,900 miles), what is the longest river in Asia?

Yangtze-Kiang

> 3. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the White
> and Blue Nile.

Khartom

> 4. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the Sava
> and Danube Rivers.

Belgrade

> 5. At 69,485 km² (26,828 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in
> Africa?

Victoria Lake

> 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
> America?

I'd say Lake Titicaca, although in a recent quiz it qualified as
the second largest. But as Dan said, Maracaibo is *historically* a lake.

> 7. Name the sea that forms part of the water connection between
> the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.

Sea of Marmara

> 8. With its surface 420 m (1,380 feet) below sea level, what is
> the lowest lake in the world?

Dead Sea

> 9. At 1,637 m (5,370 feet), what is the deepest lake in the world?
> It contains more water than the Great Lakes combined.

Lake Baikal



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




== 11 of 11 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 12 2014 4:36 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Mark Brader:
> > 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
> > America?

Erland Sommarskog:
> I'd say Lake Titicaca, although in a recent quiz it qualified as
> the second largest. But as Dan said, Maracaibo is *historically* a lake.

I will score this as one answer, Titicaca.
--
Mark Brader | "Every year this part of our job gets easier.
Toronto | Between Facebook, Instagram, and Flickr, people are
msb@vex.net | surveilling *themselves*." --Phil Coulson (Jeffrey Bell)





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TOPIC: SWPKO #10
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/29cd0e9734390efb?hl=en
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== 1 of 5 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 11 2014 8:50 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Stephen Perry:
> My question, and the expected answer, were taken from the IOC site...

Well, I didn't *think* you'd had a chance, by the time you posted that,
to consult today's episode of Jeopardy!!

"King Me" for $400:

GREECE'S GEORGE I SUPPORTED A MOVEMENT TO REVIVE
THIS SPORTING EVENT ABOLISHED IN 393 A.D.

--
Mark Brader | "...she was quite surprised to find that she remained
Toronto | the same size: to be sure, this generally happens
msb@vex.net | when one eats cake, but..." --Lewis Carroll




== 2 of 5 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 11 2014 9:01 pm
From: swp


On Tuesday, February 11, 2014 11:50:29 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> Stephen Perry:
> > My question, and the expected answer, were taken from the IOC site...
>
> Well, I didn't *think* you'd had a chance, by the time you posted that,
> to consult today's episode of Jeopardy!!
>
> "King Me" for $400:
>
> GREECE'S GEORGE I SUPPORTED A MOVEMENT TO REVIVE
> THIS SPORTING EVENT ABOLISHED IN 393 A.D.
>
> --
> Mark Brader | "...she was quite surprised to find that she remained
> Toronto | the same size: to be sure, this generally happens
> msb@vex.net | when one eats cake, but..." --Lewis Carroll

interesting. I'll try to look up their source, as it disagrees with mine.
yet another off by 1 error. you know the kind. :-)

swp




== 3 of 5 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 11 2014 10:11 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Mark Brader quoted Jeopardy!:
>> GREECE'S GEORGE I SUPPORTED A MOVEMENT TO REVIVE
>> THIS SPORTING EVENT ABOLISHED IN 393 A.D.

Stephen Perry:
> interesting. I'll try to look up their source, as it disagrees
> with mine.

That's a surprise. After posting my guess, I googled or wikipediaed
it or something, and the answer I found was also 393. I hadn't
remembered the exact year, but I did assume it was well known.

In fact it turns out not to be accurately known at all. Just another
reminder of how spotty our knowledge of ancient times really is.

First, you earlier said you were using an Olympic source -- here's one
of those that agrees with Jeopardy!:

http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Reference_documents_Factsheets/The_Olympic_Games_of_the_Antiquity.pdf

Second, have a look at this page:

http://www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/2012/08/04/when-were-the-olympic-games-abolished/

I was curious enough to do a Google search like

olympics abolished 391..395

(I think that's exactly what I typed, but I'm not sure now) and scan the
result summaries for the first 50 hits. One of them was Roger Pearse's
page cited above, and a few others were irrelevant hits or the summaries
did not give a date. But of the ones that did give a date, the votes were:

1 391
3 392
32 393
2 "about" or "around" 393
1 "393 or 394"
6 394

> yet another off by 1 error. you know the kind. :-)

If not more.

There is also disagreement as to which Theodosius it was.
--
Mark Brader | Obviously an off by 1 error somewhere. You know
Toronto | the kind, where you intend to put something simple
msb@vex.net | like "while (1=0) {" and type "while (1=1) {" instead.
--Stephen Perry
My text in this article is in the public domain.




== 4 of 5 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 12 2014 7:02 am
From: Pete


swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote in
news:22baba6c-2ee4-46fc-81dd-79617c24ee7e@googlegroups.com:

> This contest is now open to Pete, Dan Tilque, and Mark Brader.
>
> Another year question, this time inspired by the current events in
> Sochi, Russia. My question, and the expected answer, were taken from
> the IOC site, so blame them if you have a problem with the question as
> asked.
>
> ***
> #10. Emperor Theodosius I suppressed the *ancient* Olympic games in
> what year as part of the campaign to impose Christianity as the state
> religion of Rome. ***
>
>
> swp
>

150 A.D.

Pete




== 5 of 5 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 12 2014 12:28 pm
From: swp


On Tuesday, February 11, 2014 5:05:39 PM UTC-5, swp wrote:
> This contest is now open to Pete, Dan Tilque, and Mark Brader.
>
> Another year question, this time inspired by the current events in Sochi,
> Russia. My question, and the expected answer, were taken from the IOC site, so
> blame them if you have a problem with the question as asked.
>
> ***
> #10. Emperor Theodosius I suppressed the *ancient* Olympic games in what year as part of the campaign to impose Christianity as the state religion of Rome.
> ***
>
> swp

150 - Pete
394 - *** Correct Answer ***
401 - Mark Brader
472 - Dan Tilque

There is some doubt about the exact year, but most say 392-394. See Mark Brader's other post for more details.

Pete is eliminated.

and then there were 2.

swp





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TOPIC: calvin's quiz #342 - People
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/9f654f3a78576a18?hl=en
==============================================================================

== 1 of 5 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 11 2014 9:07 pm
From: Jeffrey Turner


On 2/11/2014 4:27 PM, calvin wrote:
>
> For their achievements in which field of endeavour are the following
> individuals best known?
>
> 1 Man Ray
Photography
> 2 Lancelot "Capability" Brown
> 3 Mary Seacole
> 4 Frank Lloyd Wright
Architecture
> 5 Adam Smith
Economics
> 6 Charles Babbage
Early computers
> 7 Dorothy Parker
Wit/writing
> 8 Tim Berners-Lee
Computer programming
> 9 Sandra Day O'Connor
Law
> 10 Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Track

--Jeff




== 2 of 5 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 11 2014 11:15 pm
From: Gareth Owen


calvin <334152@gmail.com> writes:

> 1 Man Ray

Photographer / Artist

> 2 Lancelot "Capability" Brown

Landscape Gardener

> 3 Mary Seacole

???Aviator???

> 4 Frank Lloyd Wright

Architect, subject of Simon & Garfunkel song

> 5 Adam Smith

Economist, pin manufacture analyst, banknote portrait

> 6 Charles Babbage

Mechanical Computing

> 7 Dorothy Parker

Wit, poet, short story writer

"When with the literate I am
Compelled to try an epigram,
I do not seek to take the credit
(we all assume that Oscar said it)"

> 8 Tim Berners-Lee

Inventor of the World Wide Web

> 9 Sandra Day O'Connor

Jurist

> 10 Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Olympic Athlete




== 3 of 5 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 12 2014 2:18 pm
From: Pete


calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in news:op.xa4y7acd2wood3@homepc:

>
> For their achievements in which field of endeavour are the following
> individuals best known?
>
> 1 Man Ray

Movies

> 2 Lancelot "Capability" Brown
> 3 Mary Seacole
> 4 Frank Lloyd Wright

Architecture

> 5 Adam Smith

Religion

> 6 Charles Babbage

Mathematics

> 7 Dorothy Parker

Journalism

> 8 Tim Berners-Lee

WWW creator

> 9 Sandra Day O'Connor

Supreme Court justice

> 10 Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Athletics

>
>
>

Pete




== 4 of 5 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 12 2014 2:52 pm
From: swp


On Tuesday, February 11, 2014 4:27:00 PM UTC-5, Calvin wrote:
> For their achievements in which field of endeavour are the following
> individuals best known?
>
> 1 Man Ray

villain of mermaid-man and barnacle boy, on spongebob squarepants

> 2 Lancelot "Capability" Brown

secret chimp

> 3 Mary Seacole

mr. seacole's missus

> 4 Frank Lloyd Wright

failed abstract artist turned architect

> 5 Adam Smith

this is either the engineer who worked for me in camden, nj, at l-3 communications or an economist who tried to be a writer

> 6 Charles Babbage

alias used by 'the plague' at the end of the movie "hackers"

> 7 Dorothy Parker

witty algonquin counterpart to harpo marx

> 8 Tim Berners-Lee

al gore's alias

> 9 Sandra Day O'Connor

how the hair dresser chick from the movie 'grease' really ended up, divorced from daniel simpson day of the movie "animal house" and re-married to archie bunker. her daughter sinead is a singer, I think.

> 10 Jackie Joyner-Kersee

cover model for 'wheaties' cereal


swp, who saw some other answers first so had a bit of fun with this, so please don't score it with the rest




== 5 of 5 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 12 2014 4:03 pm
From: "Rob Parker"


> 1 Man Ray

photography

> 2 Lancelot "Capability" Brown

landscape gardening

> 3 Mary Seacole
> 4 Frank Lloyd Wright

architecture

> 5 Adam Smith

economics

> 6 Charles Babbage

computing

> 7 Dorothy Parker

manners/etiquette

> 8 Tim Berners-Lee

world wide web

> 9 Sandra Day O'Connor
> 10 Jackie Joyner-Kersee

athletics


Rob






==============================================================================
TOPIC: Rotating Quiz 131
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/d53b2867cdb4a63d?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 11 2014 11:58 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog


Erland Sommarskog (esquel@sommarskog.se) writes:
>> 11. Hawaii.
>
> In which state was President Barack Obama born?

This question did not occur to me until much later, but I can't resist
sharing it:

Which is the only state to be used for the name of a Swedish pizza?

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




== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 12 2014 12:29 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Erland Sommarskog:
> Which is the only state to be used for the name of a Swedish pizza?

Which in turn reminds me of a long-ago series of TV commercials for a
drink called Hawaiian Punch <http://www.hawaiianpunch.com>. Each one
would end with this cartoon character asking the question that appears
in this image:

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFgxMjAw/z/8NcAAMXQlgtS8Zxf/$_35.JPG

The other person would say "Sure", and, of course, he'd punch them.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "You are not the customer,
msb@vex.net you are the product."

My text in this article is in the public domain.





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TOPIC: calvin's quiz #341 - Battles - ANSWERS & SCORES V2
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/8dc8a246a338837a?hl=en
==============================================================================

== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 12 2014 1:41 am
From: calvin <334152@gmail.com>


On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 08:22:11 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> "Calvin":
>> 8 66 Mark Brader
>
> Nope.

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 341
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 70 Stephen Perry
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 64 Rob Parker
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 68 Marc Dashevsky
0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 65 Dan Tilque
0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 65 Peter Smyth
0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 57 Mark Brader
0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 7 58 Pete Gayde
0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 6 51 Erland S
0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 6 52 Jeffrey Turner
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
2 6 9 3 8 9 7 9 9 8 70 78%


If there are no further errors...


--
cheers,
calvin





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TOPIC: SWPKO #11
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/96616e72e07f4a6c?hl=en
==============================================================================

== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 12 2014 12:39 pm
From: swp


This contest is now open to Mark Brader and Dan Tilque.

You have 72 hours to answer, however a nor'easter is heading this way and I may not be able to get online after it hits later tonight. So if you are able to enter sooner, please do so. I will check regularly for your answers while I
am able. (Just to be clear, we are expecting to lose power completely in the
next 24 hours and to not get it back for several days. I am really hopeful that
they are wrong in their predictions, but I have prepared for the worst.)

For the final round, I have 2 questions. The 2nd question is the tie breaker and will *not* be used if there is a clear victor based on just the 1st question.
This is what happens when I randomize the questions and an easy one ends up
near the bottom.

***
#11. Bernard L. Madoff was sentenced to the maximum time in prison for his Ponzi
Scheme crimes. How many years did Bernie get?
***

tie breaker
***
#12. The Tonight Show has had numerous hosts since it debuted in September
1954, the most famous of which was Johnny Carson. How many episodes did
he host?
***

swp

p.s. the unused question on the slate follows, enter for fun if you like:
#13. Mount Wai'ale'ale in Hawaii had a record rainfall in 1982. How many inches?




== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 12 2014 2:57 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Stephen Perry:
> #11. Bernard L. Madoff was sentenced to the maximum time in prison for his Ponzi
> Scheme crimes. How many years did Bernie get?

70.

> tie breaker
> #12. The Tonight Show has had numerous hosts since it debuted in September
> 1954, the most famous of which was Johnny Carson. How many episodes did
> he host?

6,000.

> p.s. the unused question on the slate follows, enter for fun if you like:
> #13. Mount Wai'ale'ale in Hawaii had a record rainfall in 1982. How
> many inches?

512.
--
Mark Brader | "Warning! Drinking beer, wine or spirits during
Toronto | pregnancy can harm your baby." (City of Toronto
msb@vex.net | notice in restaurant washrooms--men's and women's)

My text in this article is in the public domain.




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