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* calvin's quiz #344 - disputed zones - 9 messages, 9 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/a0c6df153707d3c7?hl=en
* swpKO: The Next Generation #11 - 3 messages, 3 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/2bf75ee3b719011e?hl=en
* QFTCIC Game 10, Rounds 2-3: kiddie lit and fish - 2 messages, 2 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/f12bc10d3902888d?hl=en
* calvin's quiz #343 - Animals - ANSWERS & SCORES - 2 messages, 2 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/b84beee59fea96ce?hl=en
* swpKO: The Next Generation #12 - 3 messages, 3 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/070df8902a0f3cda?hl=en
* QFTCICR14 Current Events 5-6-2014 - 3 messages, 3 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/56aaa99ccb43e2d0?hl=en
* swpKO: The Next Generation #10 - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/a12f4a49786924b4?hl=en
* QFTCIC Game 9, Rounds 7-8: games, fictional planets - 2 messages, 2 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/0896534f18ab56da?hl=en
* *Results* of Rotating Quiz 133 - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/3c83b3f4f0c89383?hl=en

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TOPIC: calvin's quiz #344 - disputed zones
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/a0c6df153707d3c7?hl=en
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== 1 of 9 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 26 2014 2:41 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


> I nominate a disputed territory, you name the two countries that claim it.
> 1-2 Golan Heights

Egypt, Israel. (Alphabetical order.)

> 3-4 Kashmir

India, Pakistan, and I think also China.

> 5-6 Gibraltar

Spain, UK.

> 7-8 Mont Blanc

It sits on the border between France and Italy, but neither one disputes this.

> 9-10 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Argentina, UK.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "I wish to God these calculations had been
msb@vex.net | executed by steam!" -- Charles Babbage, 1821

My text in this article is in the public domain.




== 2 of 9 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 26 2014 3:03 am
From: Dan Tilque


calvin wrote:
>
> I nominate a disputed territory, you name the two countries that claim it.
>
> 1-2 Golan Heights

Israel, Syria

>
> 3-4 Kashmir

India, Pakistan

>
> 5-6 Gibraltar

UK, Spain

>
> 7-8 Mont Blanc

Switzerland, France (had no idea this was disputed)

>
> 9-10 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

UK, Norway


--
Dan Tilque




== 3 of 9 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 26 2014 7:07 am
From: Bruce Bowler


On Wed, 26 Feb 2014 20:10:30 +1000, calvin wrote:

> I nominate a disputed territory, you name the two countries that claim
> it.
>
> 1-2 Golan Heights

Israel and Syria

> 3-4 Kashmir

Pakistan and India

> 5-6 Gibraltar

Spain and the UK

> 7-8 Mont Blanc

France and Italy

> 9-10 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Argentina and the UK




== 4 of 9 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 26 2014 7:18 am
From: "David B"


1-2 Golan Heights

Never heard of it/them.

3-4 Kashmir.

India & Pakistan.

5-6 Gibraltar.

UK & Spain.

7-8 Mont Blanc

France & Italy.

9-10 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

UK & Argentina.

D




== 5 of 9 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 26 2014 9:58 am
From: Marc Dashevsky


In article <op.xbvvvsqm2wood3@homepc>, 334152@gmail.com says...
>
> I nominate a disputed territory, you name the two countries that claim it.
>
> 1-2 Golan Heights
Israel, Syria

> 3-4 Kashmir
India, Pakistan and China

> 5-6 Gibraltar
Spain, UK

> 7-8 Mont Blanc
>France, Italy

> 9-10 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
UK,





== 6 of 9 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 26 2014 10:58 am
From: "Peter Smyth"


calvin wrote:

>
> I nominate a disputed territory, you name the two countries that
> claim it.
>
> 1-2 Golan Heights
Israel & Syria
> 3-4 Kashmir
India & Pakistan (& China)
> 5-6 Gibraltar
UK & Spain
> 7-8 Mont Blanc
France & Switzerland
> 9-10 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
UK & Argentina

Peter Smyth




== 7 of 9 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 26 2014 12:42 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog


calvin (334152@gmail.com) writes:
> I nominate a disputed territory, you name the two countries that claim it.
>
> 1-2 Golan Heights

Israel, Syria

> 3-4 Kashmir

Pakistan, India

> 5-6 Gibraltar

UK, Spain

> 7-8 Mont Blanc

France, Switzerland

> 9-10 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Argentina and UK.



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




== 8 of 9 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 26 2014 3:57 pm
From: "Rob Parker"


> 1-2 Golan Heights

Israel, Egypt

> 3-4 Kashmir

India, Pakistan

> 5-6 Gibraltar

Spain, UK

> 7-8 Mont Blanc

France, Switzerland

> 9-10 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

UK, Argentina


Rob





== 9 of 9 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 26 2014 7:28 pm
From: Jeffrey Turner


On 2/26/2014 5:10 AM, calvin wrote:
>
> I nominate a disputed territory, you name the two countries that claim it.
>
> 1-2 Golan Heights

Israel, Syria

> 3-4 Kashmir

India, Pakistan

> 5-6 Gibraltar

UK, Spain

> 7-8 Mont Blanc

Austria, Switzerland

> 9-10 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

--Jeff





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TOPIC: swpKO: The Next Generation #11
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/2bf75ee3b719011e?hl=en
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 26 2014 2:49 am
From: Russ


On Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:30:15 -0800 (PST), swp
<Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote:

>This contest is now open to Peter Smyth, Russ, and Joshua Kreitzer.
>
>***
>#11. What year is it in the Jewish calendar?
>***
>
>Please submit your answers by 9:30pm (GMT-5) on February 27th, 2014.
>
>swp

AM 5774

Russ S.




== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 26 2014 10:53 am
From: "Peter Smyth"


swp wrote:

> This contest is now open to Peter Smyth, Russ, and Joshua Kreitzer.
>
> ***
> #11. What year is it in the Jewish calendar?
> ***

5774

Peter Smyth




== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 26 2014 11:01 am
From: swp


On Tuesday, February 25, 2014 9:30:15 PM UTC-5, swp wrote:
> This contest is now open to Peter Smyth, Russ, and Joshua Kreitzer.
>
> ***
> #11. What year is it in the Jewish calendar?
> ***

5774 Joshua Kreitzer
5774 Russ
5774 Peter Smyth
5774 *** Correct Answer ***

and this is the problem with randomizing the questions. a 3 way tie for first place!

This contest is still open to Peter Smyth, Russ, and Joshua Kreitzer.

swp





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TOPIC: QFTCIC Game 10, Rounds 2-3: kiddie lit and fish
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/f12bc10d3902888d?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 26 2014 2:53 am
From: Dan Tilque


Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 2 - Literature - Children's Books
>
> For questions #1-4, complete the titles with the animals described.
>
> 1. Written by Eric Carle, this beloved book entitled "The Very
> Hungry <answer>" follows this famished insect as it eats its
> way through different foods during the week.

ant

>
> 2. "<answer> Go Berserk" is a Sandra Boynton classic counting story.
> These exuberant animals show up in ever-increasing numbers,
> until an all-night party is inevitable. Who go berserk?
>
> 3. "Goodnight, <answer>" is a funny story by Peggy Rathman about
> this mischievous animal that snags the keys from the zookeeper's
> back pocket and quietly lets himself out. After the zookeeper
> goes to say goodnight to each animal, the troublemaker goes to
> let them out too.
>
> 4. Mo Willems has written a number of books with this bird as the
> main character. Titles include: "Don't Let the <answer> Drive
> the Bus!", "The <answer> Eats a Hot Dog!" and "Don't Let the
> <answer> Stay Up Late!"
>
> For questions #5-10, give the title.
>
> 5. This Chris Van Allsberg book tells the story of a boy who goes
> on an amazing journey to the North Pole to meet Santa. It is
> a Caldecott Medal winner and was made into a movie in 2004.
>
> 6. Another Caldecott Medal winner written by Chris Van Allsberg,
> this one is about a magical game that leads to a wild jungle
> and the only way to get rid of the rowdy animals is when someone
> wins the game. It was also made into a movie, in 1995.
>
> 7. When there is orange juice rain, hamburger hail, and mashed
> potato snow, there is no need to cook or shop, only the need
> to eat all that comes down and not get hit by giant pancakes
> that might crush you. Name the fun book by Judy and Ron Barrett.
>
> 8. Scientific, humorous, and silly, this is one story that will be
> helpful to those who are in the midst of potty training and a
> riot for those who love bathroom humor. Comparisons about the
> size, look and smell of "#2" from different living creatures
> are the focus of the story. Written by Tari Gomi.

Everyone Poops

>
> 9. In award-winning artist Jerry Pinkney's wordless adaptation of
> one of Aesop's most beloved fables, an unlikely pair learns that
> no act of kindness is ever wasted. A Caldecott Medal winner
> with vivid depictions of the landscape of the African Serengeti
> and expressively-drawn characters, Pinkney makes this a truly
> special retelling, and his stunning pictures speak volumes.
>
> 10. A Robert Munsch classic, this book tells of Princess Elizabeth,
> whose Prince Ronald is kidnapped by a dragon. The dragon burns
> down her castle, including all her fancy clothes so she has
> nothing to wear. Spoiler alert: She rescues him, but when he
> tells her to come back when she looks more like a princess,
> she realizes she's better off without him.
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 3 - Science - Finding Nemo
>
> For each photo, tell which of the following fish is shown in it:
>
> Anemonefish Flounder Parrotfish
> Angelfish Frogfish Snapper
> Barracuda Ghost pipefish Surgeonfish
> Barramundi Grouper Sweetlips
> Blenny Lionfish Tang
> Boxfish Mandarinfish Triggerfish
> Damsel Moorish idol Wrasse
>
> (Yeah, I know, Nemo was a clownfish and that's not one of the
> choices. Never mind that.)
>
> 1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-3/fish/1.jpg
> 2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-3/fish/2.jpg
> 3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-3/fish/3.jpg
> 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-3/fish/4.jpg

Moorish idol

> 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-3/fish/5.jpg

ghost piperfish

> 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-3/fish/6.jpg

tang

> 7. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-3/fish/7.jpg
> 8. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-3/fish/8.jpg
> 9. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-3/fish/9.jpg
> 10. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-3/fish/10.jpg
>


--
Dan Tilque




== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 26 2014 4:08 am
From: "Rob Parker"


> * Game 10, Round 2 - Literature - Children's Books
>
> 5. This Chris Van Allsberg book tells the story of a boy who goes
> on an amazing journey to the North Pole to meet Santa. It is
> a Caldecott Medal winner and was made into a movie in 2004.

The Polar Express

> * Game 10, Round 3 - Science - Finding Nemo
>
> For each photo, tell which of the following fish is shown in it:
>
> Frogfish Snapper
> Barracuda Ghost pipefish Surgeonfish
> Barramundi Grouper Sweetlips
> Blenny Tang
> Boxfish Mandarinfish
> Damsel >
> (Yeah, I know, Nemo was a clownfish and that's not one of the
> choices. Never mind that.)
>
> 1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-3/fish/1.jpg

tang; mandarinfish

> 2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-3/fish/2.jpg

angelfish

> 3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-3/fish/3.jpg

moorish idol

> 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-3/fish/4.jpg

tang; mandarinfish

> 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-3/fish/5.jpg

frogfish (?)

> 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-3/fish/6.jpg

ghost pipefish -never heard of this, and it's likely to be really weird!

> 7. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-3/fish/7.jpg

boxfish

> 8. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-3/fish/8.jpg

wrasse

> 9. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-3/fish/9.jpg

coral trout - but that's not on your list, so please translate to what your
name for it is

> 10. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-3/fish/10.jpg

triggerfish


Rob








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TOPIC: calvin's quiz #343 - Animals - ANSWERS & SCORES
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/b84beee59fea96ce?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 26 2014 4:06 am
From: "David B"


"calvin" <334152@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:<op.xbvvr9v82wood3@homepc>...
> On Sun, 16 Feb 2014 10:48:15 +1000, calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Apologies, again, for the delay.
<<SNIP>>
> I'll happily consider any suitable referenced appeals.
>
>
> Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB
> Quiz 343
> 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 75 David Brown
> 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 69 Bruce Bowler
> 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 69 Marc
> Dashevsky
> 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 71 Stephen Perry
> 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 71 Rob Parker
> 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 7 54 Dan Tilque
> 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 51 Jeffrey
> Turner
> 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 45 Mark Brader
> 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 33 Gareth Owen
> 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 35 Pete Gayde
> 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 28 Erland S
> - - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
> 11 7 6 7 6 10 9 4 7 8 75 68%
>
>
> Congratulations David.
>

Woohoo, I won one !!!!! :o)

D





== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 26 2014 9:58 am
From: Marc Dashevsky


In article <op.xbvvr9v82wood3@homepc>, 334152@gmail.com says...
> Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 343
> 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 75 David Brown
> 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 69 Bruce Bowler
> 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 69 Marc Dashevsky

You gave me undeserved credit for Q3 and Q8.

> 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 71 Stephen Perry
> 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 71 Rob Parker
> 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 7 54 Dan Tilque
> 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 51 Jeffrey Turner
> 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 45 Mark Brader
> 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 33 Gareth Owen
> 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 35 Pete Gayde
> 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 28 Erland S
> - - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
> 11 7 6 7 6 10 9 4 7 8 75 68%
>
>
> Congratulations David.







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TOPIC: swpKO: The Next Generation #12
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/070df8902a0f3cda?hl=en
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 26 2014 11:06 am
From: swp


This contest is now open to Peter Smyth, Russ, and Joshua Kreitzer.

***
#12. How many calories are there in 100 grams of raw banana?
***

Please submit your answers no later than 2:00pm on February 28th, 2014.

This question is based upon a scientific study done to measure the caloric value
of various types of food. The highest values were of course for lard and
vegetable oils. I was surprised to find nuts (pilinuts, macadamia nuts, and
pecans) next on the list.

swp




== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 26 2014 11:31 am
From: "Peter Smyth"


swp wrote:

> This contest is now open to Peter Smyth, Russ, and Joshua Kreitzer.
>
> ***
> #12. How many calories are there in 100 grams of raw banana?
> ***

80

Peter Smyth




== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 26 2014 3:01 pm
From: Russ


On Wed, 26 Feb 2014 11:06:25 -0800 (PST), swp
<Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote:

>This contest is now open to Peter Smyth, Russ, and Joshua Kreitzer.
>
>***
>#12. How many calories are there in 100 grams of raw banana?
>***
>
>Please submit your answers no later than 2:00pm on February 28th, 2014.
>
>This question is based upon a scientific study done to measure the caloric value
>of various types of food. The highest values were of course for lard and
>vegetable oils. I was surprised to find nuts (pilinuts, macadamia nuts, and
>pecans) next on the list.
>
>swp


100

Russ S.





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TOPIC: QFTCICR14 Current Events 5-6-2014
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/56aaa99ccb43e2d0?hl=en
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 26 2014 11:07 am
From: "Peter Smyth"


Mark Brader wrote:

> This set of current-events rounds is running concurrently with
> QFTCIC Game 10, currently Rounds 2-3 and later 4-6.
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
> indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
> answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
> give the answers that were correct on those dates.
>
> 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 the Cellar Rats 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 5 (2014-02-10), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Battling mass unrest against his rule, Ukraine's president faced
> demands from the opposition this week for a constitutional
> change that would seriously curtail his powers. Who is he?
Yanukovych
> 2. The president of Canada's largest private sector union has
> challenged PC leader Tim Hudak to a debate anywhere, anytime,
> on Hudak's anti-union agenda and jobs plan. What is the name
> of this union?
>
> 3. In an appearance before the Senate national security and
> defense committee, the head of CSEC defended the actions of the
> agency in tracking the cell phones of people traveling through
> Canadian airports. What does CSEC stand for?
Citadel Security
> 4. Nominations for the Juno Awards were announced this week,
> with Montreal-based Arcade Fire leading the list. In how many
> categories was the group nominated for a Juno?
7, 8
> 5. The US Federal Reserve made a historic appointment this week
> when it named a female chair. What is her name?
>
> 6. Who won Canada's first medal of the Olympics, on Saturday,
> February 8?
Hamelin
> 7. What US company, and sponsor of the Olympics, this week took the
> lead in releasing an unprecedented corporate statement condemning
> Russian laws surrounding homosexuality and urging other sponsors
> to do the same?
Coca-Cola, Visa
> 8. Which major national law firm has been making headlines with
> stories of its closure? It is the largest failure of a legal
> firm in Canada ever.
>
> 9. Further to his brother's announcement that he would not be
> attending the World Pride Parade in Toronto this June, Doug
> Ford stated his own objection to the event, using the same
> 3 words 5 times in 4 minutes, according to the Toronto Star.
> What are these 3 words?
>
> 10. Toronto city councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong has proposed renaming
> Union Station after who or what?
Rob Ford, Justin Bieber
>
> * Game 6 (2014-02-24), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Shortages of consumer goods and soaring inflation were among
> the causes of violent demonstrations in Venezuela last week.
> Who is the current president of Venezuela?
>
> 2. On Friday the former prime minister of Ukraine was released
> from prison. What's her name?
Timoshenko
> 3. Tim Hudak announced Friday that he had dropped what labor policy,
> opposed by unions but implemented in many US states?
>
> 4. Rob Ford voted against allowing restaurants to serve alcohol
> during yesterday's gold-medal hockey game because he said it
> wouldn't be fair to what businesses?
>
> 5. Tim Hortons announced it will end its partnership with an
> American dairy and stop selling their ice cream products
> in Canada. Name the US company.
Dairy Queen
> 6. A federal court ordered an Ontario Internet service provider to
> provide film production company Voltage Pictures the names of
> users it says illegally shared its films over a 2-month period
> in 2012. Name the ISP.
>
> 7. British researchers found that a saliva test measuring levels
> of the hormone cortisol in teenage boys could identify those
> at high risk of suffering from what condition?
>
> 8. A lemming population explosion last summer led to an increase
> in the number of *which northern birds*, which have been observed
> far south of their normal range this winter? Be specific;
> we need the exact species.
>
> 9. Name either the Canadian speed skater who gave up his place
> in the 1,000 m event, or his teammate who went on to win the
> silver medal.
Hamelin
> 10. Russia became the first nation since 1952 to lead the winter
> Olympics in both gold medals and total medals. They took
> the lead by winning all three medals in what event yesterday?
> Again, be specific.
Mens 50km cross-country skiing
>
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Sports Current Events - The 2014 Olympics
>
> Yeah, you get an extra round this time.
>
> 1. Name either member of the women's bobsled team that won gold
> medals in 2010 and 2014.
>
> 2. This nation won 24 medals including 8 golds, despite sending only
> 41 athletes to Sochi. 23 of the medals were in speed skating
> and the other one was in short-track speed skating. Name the
> country.
Netherlands
> 3. The men and women of what country won all 4 gold medals in luge?
Germany
> 4. Biathlete Darya Domracheva won 3 gold medals, more than her
> entire nation had won at all 5 previous Winter Olympics in which
> they participated as an independent country. Name the country.
Latvia, Lithuania
> 5. In Olympic alpine skiing, standings are based on timing only
> to the nearest 1/100 of a second, resulting in a tie and the
> award of two gold medals for the first time in what event?
> Be specific.
Womens Slalom, Womens Giant Slalom
> 6. Canada won its first alpine skiing medal in 20 years, a bronze.
> Name either the medalist or the event (again, be specific).
Mens Giant Slalom, Womens Giant Slalom
> 7. Name the hockey player who scored both goals in Canada's 2-0
> gold-medal win in 2010, and the tying and winning goals in the
> gold-medal game Thursday.
>
> 8. What country won the bronze medal in women's hockey?
>
> 9. The brother tied for first place in scoring in the men's
> tournament with 5 goals and 3 assists; the sister tied for
> third place in scoring in the women's tournament with 3 goals
> and 3 assists. Give their surname.
>
> 10. Name the skipper of either of Canada's gold-medal-winning
> curling teams.


Peter Smyth




== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 26 2014 12:38 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog


Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> 1. Battling mass unrest against his rule, Ukraine's president faced
> demands from the opposition this week for a constitutional
> change that would seriously curtail his powers. Who is he?

Viktor Yanukovich

> 4. Nominations for the Juno Awards were announced this week,
> with Montreal-based Arcade Fire leading the list. In how many
> categories was the group nominated for a Juno?

Ah, they are from Montréal? That explains why were some parts in French
on their album.

What's a good guess? 5?

> 5. The US Federal Reserve made a historic appointment this week
> when it named a female chair. What is her name?

Janet Yellen

> 6. Who won Canada's first medal of the Olympics, on Saturday,
> February 8?

Who cares? :-) Sweden won both the ski relays. We are not talking about
curling or hockey at this time.

> 7. What US company, and sponsor of the Olympics, this week took the
> lead in releasing an unprecedented corporate statement condemning
> Russian laws surrounding homosexuality and urging other sponsors
> to do the same?

Google

> * Game 6 (2014-02-24), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Shortages of consumer goods and soaring inflation were among
> the causes of violent demonstrations in Venezuela last week.
> Who is the current president of Venezuela?

Nicolas Maduro, who hopefully drives a bus better than he runs a
country.

> 2. On Friday the former prime minister of Ukraine was released
> from prison. What's her name?

Julia Tymoshenko

> 5. Tim Hortons announced it will end its partnership with an
> American dairy and stop selling their ice cream products
> in Canada. Name the US company.

Häagen Dasz

> 7. British researchers found that a saliva test measuring levels
> of the hormone cortisol in teenage boys could identify those
> at high risk of suffering from what condition?

Burnout

> 10. Russia became the first nation since 1952 to lead the winter
> Olympics in both gold medals and total medals. They took
> the lead by winning all three medals in what event yesterday?
> Again, be specific.

Men's 50 km cross-country skiing.

> * Game 6, Round 4 - Sports Current Events - The 2014 Olympics
>
> 2. This nation won 24 medals including 8 golds, despite sending only
> 41 athletes to Sochi. 23 of the medals were in speed skating
> and the other one was in short-track speed skating. Name the
> country.

The Netherlands.

> 3. The men and women of what country won all 4 gold medals in luge?

Poland

> 4. Biathlete Darya Domracheva won 3 gold medals, more than her
> entire nation had won at all 5 previous Winter Olympics in which
> they participated as an independent country. Name the country.

Czech Republic

> 5. In Olympic alpine skiing, standings are based on timing only
> to the nearest 1/100 of a second, resulting in a tie and the
> award of two gold medals for the first time in what event?
> Be specific.

Women's Super-G.

> 7. Name the hockey player who scored both goals in Canada's 2-0
> gold-medal win in 2010, and the tying and winning goals in the
> gold-medal game Thursday.

I was about to say Sidney Crosby, but that's the wrong day of the week?

> 8. What country won the bronze medal in women's hockey?

Switzerland. Nor do we talk about that at this point. Well, one
comment: the game was too long. At least for our ladies.

> 10. Name the skipper of either of Canada's gold-medal-winning
> curling teams.

They *are* after me! Protest!


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




== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 26 2014 7:41 pm
From: Jeffrey Turner


On 2/25/2014 7:56 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 5 (2014-02-10), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Battling mass unrest against his rule, Ukraine's president faced
> demands from the opposition this week for a constitutional
> change that would seriously curtail his powers. Who is he?

Turcenko

> 2. The president of Canada's largest private sector union has
> challenged PC leader Tim Hudak to a debate anywhere, anytime,
> on Hudak's anti-union agenda and jobs plan. What is the name
> of this union?
>
> 3. In an appearance before the Senate national security and
> defense committee, the head of CSEC defended the actions of the
> agency in tracking the cell phones of people traveling through
> Canadian airports. What does CSEC stand for?

Canadian Security ...

> 4. Nominations for the Juno Awards were announced this week,
> with Montreal-based Arcade Fire leading the list. In how many
> categories was the group nominated for a Juno?

Seven

> 5. The US Federal Reserve made a historic appointment this week
> when it named a female chair. What is her name?
>
> 6. Who won Canada's first medal of the Olympics, on Saturday,
> February 8?
>
> 7. What US company, and sponsor of the Olympics, this week took the
> lead in releasing an unprecedented corporate statement condemning
> Russian laws surrounding homosexuality and urging other sponsors
> to do the same?
>
> 8. Which major national law firm has been making headlines with
> stories of its closure? It is the largest failure of a legal
> firm in Canada ever.
>
> 9. Further to his brother's announcement that he would not be
> attending the World Pride Parade in Toronto this June, Doug
> Ford stated his own objection to the event, using the same
> 3 words 5 times in 4 minutes, according to the Toronto Star.
> What are these 3 words?
>
> 10. Toronto city councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong has proposed renaming
> Union Station after who or what?
>
>
> * Game 6 (2014-02-24), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Shortages of consumer goods and soaring inflation were among
> the causes of violent demonstrations in Venezuela last week.
> Who is the current president of Venezuela?

Maduro

> 2. On Friday the former prime minister of Ukraine was released
> from prison. What's her name?
>
> 3. Tim Hudak announced Friday that he had dropped what labor policy,
> opposed by unions but implemented in many US states?

Right-to-work

> 4. Rob Ford voted against allowing restaurants to serve alcohol
> during yesterday's gold-medal hockey game because he said it
> wouldn't be fair to what businesses?
>
> 5. Tim Hortons announced it will end its partnership with an
> American dairy and stop selling their ice cream products
> in Canada. Name the US company.

Ben and Jerry's

> 6. A federal court ordered an Ontario Internet service provider to
> provide film production company Voltage Pictures the names of
> users it says illegally shared its films over a 2-month period
> in 2012. Name the ISP.
>
> 7. British researchers found that a saliva test measuring levels
> of the hormone cortisol in teenage boys could identify those
> at high risk of suffering from what condition?
>
> 8. A lemming population explosion last summer led to an increase
> in the number of *which northern birds*, which have been observed
> far south of their normal range this winter? Be specific;
> we need the exact species.

Snowy owl

> 9. Name *either* the Canadian speed skater who gave up his place
> in the 1,000 m event, *or* his teammate who went on to win the
> silver medal.
>
> 10. Russia became the first nation since 1952 to lead the winter
> Olympics in both gold medals and total medals. They took
> the lead by winning all three medals in what event yesterday?
> Again, be specific.
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Sports Current Events - The 2014 Olympics
>
> Yeah, you get an extra round this time.
>
> 1. Name either member of the women's bobsled team that won gold
> medals in 2010 and 2014.
>
> 2. This nation won 24 medals including 8 golds, despite sending only
> 41 athletes to Sochi. 23 of the medals were in speed skating
> and the other one was in short-track speed skating. Name the
> country.
>
> 3. The men and women of what country won all 4 gold medals in luge?

Russia

> 4. Biathlete Darya Domracheva won 3 gold medals, more than her
> entire nation had won at all 5 previous Winter Olympics in which
> they participated as an independent country. Name the country.
>
> 5. In Olympic alpine skiing, standings are based on timing only
> to the nearest 1/100 of a second, resulting in a tie and the
> award of two gold medals for the first time in what event?
> Be specific.
>
> 6. Canada won its first alpine skiing medal in 20 years, a bronze.
> Name either the medalist or the event (again, be specific).
>
> 7. Name the hockey player who scored both goals in Canada's 2-0
> gold-medal win in 2010, and the tying and winning goals in the
> gold-medal game Thursday.
>
> 8. What country won the bronze medal in women's hockey?

Sweden, Switzerland

> 9. The brother tied for first place in scoring in the men's
> tournament with 5 goals and 3 assists; the sister tied for
> third place in scoring in the women's tournament with 3 goals
> and 3 assists. Give their surname.
>
> 10. Name the skipper of either of Canada's gold-medal-winning
> curling teams.

--Jeff





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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 26 2014 12:26 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog


Erland Sommarskog (esquel@sommarskog.se) writes:
> ObTrivia: which significant city fell to its beseigers on this day, for
> the first since it rose to that great importance many centuries earlier?
>

Last chance to guess now, spoiler below.
















































Constaninople.

It was sacked some 40 years later when the Greeks took it back, and
then in 1453 which was the final end of the Roman Empire.

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





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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 26 2014 7:21 pm
From: Jeffrey Turner


On 2/18/2014 2:57 AM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Sports - Board Games
>
> Given some parts or components, name the board game.
>
> 1. Princess Lolly, Peanut Brittle House, Gingerbread Plum Trees,
> Lord Licorice.
>
> 2. The crank, the rickety stairs, the thing-a-ma-jig, the cage.

Mousetrap

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

Clue

> 4. House Atreides, the Bene Gesserit, the Spacing Guild, House
> Harkonnen.
>
> 5. Creative Cat, Word Worm, Data Head, Star Performer.
>
> 6. Mr. X, the London Underground, taxis, River Thames.
>
> 7. Swellfare, Savings and Loan Calculator, Lottery, Deal.
>
> 8. Homeowner's Insurance, Millionaire's Estates, Pay Day, Get
> Married.

Life

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

Operation

> 10. Quebec, Siam, Kamchatka, Irkutsk.

Risk

> * Game 9, Round 8 - Literature - Sci-Fi Planets
>
> Given the planet, name its science-fictional source -- novel,
> movie, book series, TV series, etc. For printed sources you
> can also give the author's name, and for book series we will
> accept specific books in the series.
>
> 1. Arrakis.
> 2. Trantor.
Foundation
> 3. Gallifrey.
> 4. Qo'noS (or Kronos).
> 5. Magrathea.
Star Wars
> 6. Barsoom.
> 7. Klendathu.
> 8. Kzin.
> 9. Kithrup.
> 10. Coruscant.
Star Wars





== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 26 2014 7:48 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


If Jeff Turner had posted his answers on time, he would have received
20 points on Round 7 and 8 on Round 8.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net | "Volts are like proof." --Steve Summit





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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 26 2014 9:17 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


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.

Time's up.

> 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.

Given the gimmick of this particular contest, I should have predicted
that it would come down to the third tiebreaker and tried to devise a
way to avoid that. And eventually I realized *what* I should have done
-- I should have posted the whole thing in rot13 with an instruction
to decode the questions one by one, in each case "only after you are
done with the previous question" -- i.e. no going back.

Oh well, too late now. But, hey, I did invent and write the whole
thing in the space of 3.5 hours, which is I think is pretty good
considering the list of answers that the format required me to use.


Anyway, enough about me. 6 entrants got all the questions except the
last one, nobody got the last one, and so the winner is the first of
the 6 person to post his answers -- DAN TILQUE. Congratulations!
And may your RQ 134 be better designed.


Here are the answers.

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

H. (She writes her name in the Cyrillic alphabet.) 1 for Dan Tilque,
Erland, Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, Rob, and Jeff.

> 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. (The later language is C, of course.) 1 for Dan Tilque, Erland,
Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, Rob, and Jeff.

> 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. 1 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, Rob, and Jeff.

> 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. (After the city of Nancy.) 1 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Stephen,
Dan Blum, Marc, Rob, and Jeff.

> 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. 1 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, Rob, and Jeff.

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

F. (From the resemblance of their shape to a lower-case F in
italics.) 1 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, Rob,
Jeff, and Pete.

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

P. (A pawn, in descriptive chess notation.) 1 for Dan Tilque,
Erland, Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Rob, and Jeff.

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

S. (His family couldn't agree on whether it should be Shipp or
Solomon.) 1 for everyone -- Dan Tilque, Erland, Stephen, Dan Blum,
Marc, Peter, Rob, Jeff, and Pete.

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

K. (S was taken, for a single.) 1 for everyone.

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

V. (In "V for Vendetta".) 1 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Stephen,
Dan Blum, Marc, and Jeff.

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

Y. (It pairs with X.) 1 for everyone.

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

I. (The pronoun.) 1 for everyone.

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

W. (2008, as George W. Bush.) 1 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Stephen,
Dan Blum, Marc, and Jeff.

> 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. (He used only a single name and was generally known as U Thant,
like Mr. Spock on the original "Star Trek".) 1 for everyone.

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

Each of the other questions has a 1-letter answer which is also
the symbol of a chemical element, and the question number is that
element's atomic number. (Hydrogen, boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen,
fluorine, phosphorus, sulfur, potassium, vanadium, yttrium, iodine,
tungsten, and uranium.)

Dan Tilque, Erland, Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, Rob, Jeff, and Pete
got this much, although not everyone mentioned that the list was
exactly the list of 1-letter symbols.

But 114 is simply *how many elements exist* and have official names
-- which means that the confirmation of their discovery, or creation
by nucleosynthesis, has been accepted by the IUPAC. (That's every
atomic number up to 112 = copernicium, then 114 = flerovium and
116 = livermorium.) And nobody got that.


And here's the table of scores, if there are no errors. Entrants
with equal scores are listed in tiebreaker order, which in every
case was the third tiebreaker.

1 5 6 7 8 9 15 16 19 23 39 53 74 92 114 TOTALS

Dan Tilque 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 14
Erland Sommarskog 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 14
Stephen Perry 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 14
Dan Blum 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 14
Marc Dashevsky 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 14
Jeff Turner 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 14
Rob Parker 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 12
Pete Gayde 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 6
Peter Smyth 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 6

7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 6 9 9 6 9 0

Thank you all for playing.
--
Mark Brader "[It] was the kind of town where they spell
Toronto trouble TRUBIL, and if you try to correct them,
msb@vex.net they kill you." -- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

My text in this article is in the public domain.




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