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Today's topics:

* SWPKO #10 - 7 messages, 4 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/29cd0e9734390efb?hl=en
* calvin's quiz #342 - People - 3 messages, 3 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/9f654f3a78576a18?hl=en
* QFTCIC Game 8, Rounds 9-10 answers: milk users, challenge round - 1 messages,
1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/c2cd089f2edd1bb4?hl=en
* 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
* 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 - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/96616e72e07f4a6c?hl=en

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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 7 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 11 2014 2:26 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Stephen Perry:
> #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.

401. (It's a highway.)
--
Mark Brader | "...it's always easier to see the mud when it's
Toronto | coming toward your side rather than from your side."
msb@vex.net | --Mike Kruger

My text in this article is in the public domain.




== 2 of 7 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 11 2014 4:26 pm
From: Dan Tilque


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.
> ***

472 AD

--
Dan Tilque




== 3 of 7 ==
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




== 4 of 7 ==
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




== 5 of 7 ==
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.




== 6 of 7 ==
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




== 7 of 7 ==
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
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 11 2014 2:31 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky


In article <op.xa4y7acd2wood3@homepc>, 334152@gmail.com says...
>
> 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
mathematics

> 7 Dorothy Parker
literature

> 8 Tim Berners-Lee
http

> 9 Sandra Day O'Connor
law

> 10 Jackie Joyner-Kersee
track and field






== 2 of 3 ==
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




== 3 of 3 ==
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





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TOPIC: QFTCIC Game 8, Rounds 9-10 answers: milk users, challenge round
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/c2cd089f2edd1bb4?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Tues, Feb 11 2014 5:11 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... I will reveal the correct
> answers in about 3 days.

Oops, I miscounted. Sorry to keep you waiting.

> For further information see my 2013-09-15 companion posting on
> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".

Game 8 is finally over and STEPHEN PERRY has KO'd the field.
Congratulations -- well done!


> * Game 8, Round 9 - Sports - "Got Milk?"

> Please see the handout at

> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-9/milk.pdf

> and in each case, name the athlete in the "Got Milk?" ad.

> Again, there were 8 decoys and I have sorted everything into
> numerical sequence, and again, you're getting full color while
> the original game had a black-and-white handout.

> Answer the decoys if you like for fun, but for no points.

> 1. (decoy)

Steve Nash. Stephen and Pete got this.

> 2. Name him.

John Elway. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Calvin, Marc, and Pete.

> 3. Name him.

Pete Sampras. 4 for Stephen, Peter, and Pete.

> 4. (decoy)

Michelle Kwan. Stephen got this.

> 5. Name *any two* of the three.

Monica Seles, Chris Evert, Mary Jo Fernandez. 4 for Joshua, Stephen,
and Rob.

> 6. Name him.

Cal Ripken Jr. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Marc, and Pete.

> 7. (decoy)

Mark McGwire. Stephen and Pete got this.

> 8. Name *both*.

Laila and Muhammad Ali. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Peter, Marc, Pete,
and Jeff.

> 9. Name her.

Danica Patrick. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Marc, Pete, and Jason.

> 10. Name him.

Patrick Ewing. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Pete.

> 11. (decoy)

Mia Hamm. Stephen, Calvin, and Pete got this.

> 12. (decoy)

Kevin Garnett. Stephen and Pete got this.

> 13. (decoy)

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Stephen, Calvin, and Jason got this.

> 14. Name him.

Apolo Anton Ohno. 4 for Stephen, Peter, and Pete.

> 15. Name him.

Oscar De La Hoya. 4 for Stephen and Calvin.

> 16. (decoy)

David Beckham. Stephen, Peter, Calvin, and Pete got this.

> 17. Name her.

Kristi Yamaguchi. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Marc, Pete,
and Jason.

> 18. (decoy)

Jeff Gordon. Stephen and Pete got this.


> * Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge

> Your categories are:

> A. Kirk (Sports)
> B. Bones (Science)
> C. Scotty (Geography)
> D. Chekhov (Literature)
> E. Sulu (History)
> F. Spock (Entertainment)


> A. Kirk

> A1. This past week saw the anniversary of *whose* home run
> for the Dodgers off Dennis Eckersley in Game 1 of the 1988
> World Series? He was named National League MVP.

Kirk Gibson. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Marc, and Pete.

> A2. Currently quarterback for the Washington Redskins, he played
> college football for Michigan State University. Who is he?

Kirk Cousins. 4 for Stephen and Pete.

Robert Griffin III is not named Kirk and did not go to Michigan State.

> B. Bones

> B1. What is the smallest and lightest bone in the human body?

Stapes or stirrup (in the middle ear). 4 for Stephen, Peter, Marc,
Rob, and Jeff. 3 for Joshua. 2 for Calvin.

> B2. What is the strongest, heaviest, and longest bone in the
> human body?

Femur or thighbone. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Peter, Calvin,
Marc, Pete, Rob, Dan Tilque, and Jeff.

> C. Scotty

> In each case, name the city.

> C1. This city is regarded as the capital of the Scottish
> Highlands. It's not far from the site of the 18th century
> Battle of Culloden.

Inverness. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Erland, Peter, and Marc.

> C2. This city is Scotland's third most populous. Its nicknames
> include The Granite City, The Grey City, and The Silver
> City with the Golden Sands. Since the discovery of North
> Sea oil in the 1970s, other nicknames have been the Oil
> Capital of Europe and the Energy Capital of Europe.

Aberdeen. 4 for Stephen, Erland, Peter, Marc, Pete, Rob,
and Dan Tilque. 3 for Calvin.

> D. Chekhov

> In each case, name the play.

> D1. Chekhov's last play opened at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1904.
> Although intended as a comedy, Stanislavski insisted on
> directing it as a tragedy.

"The Cherry Orchard". 4 for Stephen and Marc. 3 for Joshua.

> D2. At this play's famously disastrous premiere in 1896, the
> audience was so hostile that one of the lead actresses
> lost her voice. Chekhov announced that he was finished
> writing plays.

"The Seagull". 4 for Stephen and Calvin.

> E. Sulu

> E1. A samurai with no lord or master during Japan's feudal
> period was called what?

Ronin. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Marc, and Dan Tilque.

> E2. In the Edo-period social structure, what was the term for
> large land owners subordinate only to the Shogun?

Daimyo. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.

> F. Spock

> Yes, this one is actually about "Star Trek".

> F1. In the episode "Amok Time", Spock undergoes pon farr.
> This ordeal includes a blood fever, violent aggression and
> then death -- unless the sufferer does what?

Mates (or engages in ritual battle). I generously scored
"marries" as almost correct. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen,
Marc, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete.

> F2. Before his death saving Enterprise from the detonation
> of the Genesis Device in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan",
> Spock gave his katra to who?

Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Pete, and Jason.

Giggle points to Marc for "his dogra".


Scores, if there are no errors:

ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> His Art Geo Mis Sci Ent Spo Cha SIX
Stephen Perry -- -- 38 36 40 40 40 48 242
Joshua Kreitzer 23 12 3 24 24 36 28 22 157
Marc Dashevsky 0 12 0 36 32 20 20 32 152
Pete Gayde 12 8 4 24 15 32 32 23 138
Dan Blum 19 24 0 20 28 20 4 24 135
"Calvin" 15 8 7 20 16 16 8 13 88
Rob Parker 4 0 16 16 30 8 4 12 86
Peter Smyth -- -- -- -- 36 16 12 16 80
Dan Tilque 20 4 0 4 28 0 0 20 76
Erland Sommarskog 20 0 8 4 32 0 0 8 72
Jeff Turner 4 8 0 12 28 4 4 8 64
Bruce Bowler 4 0 0 20 24 8 -- -- 56
Jason Kreitzer -- -- 0 20 0 24 8 4 56

--
Mark Brader, Toronto | Some idiots live in the perpetual shadow
msb@vex.net | of the whoosh bird... --D.F. Manno

My text in this article is in the public domain.





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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 5:15 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*)".


* 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?

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

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

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

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

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.

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 6:11 pm
From: Joshua Kreitzer


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

> * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - Bodies of Water
>
> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?

Volga; Danube

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

Yellow River

> 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.

Zagreb; Belgrade

> 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?

Lake 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?

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.

Caspian Sea

> * 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 Distance In Space

> 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?

phone booth

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com





== 3 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.





== 4 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




== 5 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."




== 6 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.







== 7 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




== 8 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.




== 9 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




== 10 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




== 11 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?






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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
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== 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
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== 1 of 1 ==
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?




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