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"David B" <askforemail@gmail.com>: Sep 29 09:13AM +0100

2500km
 
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David
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 29 03:32AM

Rotating Quiz #157 is over and Stephen Perry wins.
 
The theme was alliterative answers. They were in order from
A-I, which might or might not have helped.
 
> titles and was ranked #1 in the world in 1975 (according
> to some systems). He was the first African-American
> on the US Davis Cup team.
 
Arthur Ashe
3 for everyone
 
> attack. (The song doesn't call it that, of course;
> for one thing the term was not in popular parlance
> in the US back then.)
 
The Boy in the Bubble
4 for Stephen and Rob
 
> and are not well-thought of today; he is known mostly
> for his autobiography and the fact that he is the chief
> Dunce in Alexander Pope's "The Dunciad."
 
Colley Cibber
3 for Stephen; 2 for Chris
 
> art criticism, and the dialogue Le Neveu de Rameau (Rameau's
> Nephew). He had great difficulty making money and had to
> sell his library to Catherine II of Russia.
 
Denis Diderot
I am surprised that no one got this given that some people
got Cibber, whom I would say is considerably more obscure.
 
> best known in the US) for his Pomp and Circumstance Marches;
> the trio from the first of these is commonly played at
> American graduation ceremonies.
 
Edward Elgar
3 for Mark, Chris, Peter, and Pete; 2 for Rob
 
> her first, The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book; it has many
> editions since it was first published in 1896, but not all
> with that title.
 
Fannie Farmer
3 for Mark, Stephen, and Jeffrey
 
> film awards, but some people also claim to take these awards
> given by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association seriously.
> Unlike the Oscars, these also include television awards.
 
Golden Globes
3 for Mark, Chris, Peter, Calvin, Stephen, Jeffrey, Pete, and Dan
 
> also provided food, medical services, etc. It was one of the
> first places listed in the National Register of Historic
> Places.
 
Hull House
3 for Stephen and Jeffrey
 
> that toppled Ceausescu but was a major player afterwards;
> he was elected president in the first free elections held
> in Romania (in 1990), and again in 1992 and 2000.
 
Ion Iliescu
3 for Erland; 2 for Dan
 
> in New York City, where she helped prevent the Lower
> Manhattan Expressway, and later moved to Toronto, where
> she helped prevent the Spadina Expressway.
 
Jane Jacobs
3 for Mark, Chris, and Stephen
 
Scores;
 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
-----------------------------------
Stephen 3 3 3 0 0 3 3 3 0 3 21
Mark 3 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 3 15
Chris 3 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 14
Jeffrey 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 12
Peter 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 9
Pete 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 9
Rob 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8
Dan 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 8
Erland 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 6
Calvin 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6
Marc 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 28 06:25AM -0500

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-09-22,
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 Unnatural Axxxe, 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 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
 
* Game 2, Round 2 - Arts - Name That Channel
 
We name three TV shows, you name the network or channel that
carries all of them. (In Toronto, of course. You knew that.)
 
1. Oxymoronically, this cable channel is home to "Duck Dynasty",
"Storage Wars", "and" "American Hoggers".
 
2. "The Soup", "Fashion Police", "Keeping Up with the Kardashians".
 
3. "American Horror Story", "The Americans", "Fargo".
 
4. "Cash Cab", "Just for Laughs: Gags", "Match Game".
 
5. "Murdoch Mysteries", "Dragon's Den", "Marketplace".
 
6. "Orphan Black", "Heroes of Cosplay", "Face Off".
 
7. "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown", "The Situation Room with
Wolf Blitzer", "Anderson Cooper 360".
 
8. "The O'Reilly Factor", "Hannity", "On the Record with Greta
Van Susteren".
 
9. "Chopped", "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives", "Grill It! with
Bobby Flay".
 
10. "The Walking Dead", "Hell on Wheels", "Better Call Saul".
 
 
* Game 2, Round 3 - History - How Old were They?
 
In all cases, give the age of the person as of the indicated date,
within 2 years.
 
1. Neil Armstrong, when he landed on the Moon, 1969-07-20.
 
2. Roberta Lynn Bondar, when she flew mission STS-42 on Discovery,
January 22-30, 1992.
 
3. Gaius Julius Caesar, when he was assassinated in the Senate of
Rome, March 15, 44 BC.
 
4. Cleopatra VII Philopator, when she took her own life, August 12,
30 BC.
 
5. Maj. Gen. James Wolfe when he was killed on the Plains of
Abraham, 1759-09-13.
 
6. Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de St-Veran, when he
died a day after being struck by a musket ball in the same
battle?
 
7. Rittmeister Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen ("the Red
Baron"), when he was shot down over the Western Front,
1918-04-21.
 
8. Amelia Earhart, when she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean en
route to Howland I., 1937-07-02.
 
9. Charles Darwin, when he set out on the voyage of the HMS Beagle,
1831-12-27?
 
10. Hiram King "Hank" Williams, when he passed away in the back
of his Cadillac, 1953-01-01.
 
--
Mark Brader We say, "But it wasn't designed to do that!";
Toronto our managers say, "Our customers want this!";
msb@vex.net we say, "Small is beautiful!"; and they say,
"Money is beautiful!" -- Andrew Tannenbaum
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 28 02:01PM +0200

> * Game 2, Round 2 - Arts - Name That Channel
 
> We name three TV shows, you name the network or channel that
> carries all of them. (In Toronto, of course. You knew that.)
 
Arts?

 
> In all cases, give the age of the person as of the indicated date,
> within 2 years.
 
> 1. Neil Armstrong, when he landed on the Moon, 1969-07-20.
 
35

> 2. Roberta Lynn Bondar, when she flew mission STS-42 on Discovery,
> January 22-30, 1992.
 
42

> 3. Gaius Julius Caesar, when he was assassinated in the Senate of
> Rome, March 15, 44 BC.
 
53

> 4. Cleopatra VII Philopator, when she took her own life, August 12,
> 30 BC.
 
39

> 5. Maj. Gen. James Wolfe when he was killed on the Plains of
> Abraham, 1759-09-13.
 
50

> 6. Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de St-Veran, when he
> died a day after being struck by a musket ball in the same
> battle?
 
51
 
> 7. Rittmeister Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen ("the Red
> Baron"), when he was shot down over the Western Front,
> 1918-04-21.
 
47
 
> 8. Amelia Earhart, when she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean en
> route to Howland I., 1937-07-02.
 
31

> 9. Charles Darwin, when he set out on the voyage of the HMS Beagle,
> 1831-12-27?
 
32

> 10. Hiram King "Hank" Williams, when he passed away in the back
> of his Cadillac, 1953-01-01.
 
63
 
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 28 02:20PM


> * Game 2, Round 2 - Arts - Name That Channel
 
> 1. Oxymoronically, this cable channel is home to "Duck Dynasty",
> "Storage Wars", "and" "American Hoggers".
 
A&E
 
> 3. "American Horror Story", "The Americans", "Fargo".
 
HBO
 
> 7. "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown", "The Situation Room with
> Wolf Blitzer", "Anderson Cooper 360".
 
CNN
 
> 8. "The O'Reilly Factor", "Hannity", "On the Record with Greta
> Van Susteren".
 
Fox News
 
> 9. "Chopped", "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives", "Grill It! with
> Bobby Flay".
 
Food Network
 
 
> * Game 2, Round 3 - History - How Old were They?
 
> 1. Neil Armstrong, when he landed on the Moon, 1969-07-20.
 
30; 35
 
> 2. Roberta Lynn Bondar, when she flew mission STS-42 on Discovery,
> January 22-30, 1992.
 
25; 30
 
> 3. Gaius Julius Caesar, when he was assassinated in the Senate of
> Rome, March 15, 44 BC.
 
45; 50
 
> 4. Cleopatra VII Philopator, when she took her own life, August 12,
> 30 BC.
 
40; 45
 
> 5. Maj. Gen. James Wolfe when he was killed on the Plains of
> Abraham, 1759-09-13.
 
30; 35
 
> 6. Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de St-Veran, when he
> died a day after being struck by a musket ball in the same
> battle?
 
40; 45
 
> 7. Rittmeister Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen ("the Red
> Baron"), when he was shot down over the Western Front,
> 1918-04-21.
 
25
 
> 8. Amelia Earhart, when she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean en
> route to Howland I., 1937-07-02.
 
35; 40
 
> 9. Charles Darwin, when he set out on the voyage of the HMS Beagle,
> 1831-12-27?
 
20; 25
 
> 10. Hiram King "Hank" Williams, when he passed away in the back
> of his Cadillac, 1953-01-01.
 
40; 45
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Sep 28 07:02PM +0200

On 2014-09-28 13:25, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> In all cases, give the age of the person as of the indicated date,
> within 2 years.
 
> 1. Neil Armstrong, when he landed on the Moon, 1969-07-20.
 
32
 
 
> 2. Roberta Lynn Bondar, when she flew mission STS-42 on Discovery,
> January 22-30, 1992.
 
35
 
 
> 3. Gaius Julius Caesar, when he was assassinated in the Senate of
> Rome, March 15, 44 BC.
 
53
 
 
> 4. Cleopatra VII Philopator, when she took her own life, August 12,
> 30 BC.
 
32
 
 
> 5. Maj. Gen. James Wolfe when he was killed on the Plains of
> Abraham, 1759-09-13.
 
32
 
 
> 6. Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de St-Veran, when he
> died a day after being struck by a musket ball in the same
> battle?
 
41
 
> 7. Rittmeister Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen ("the Red
> Baron"), when he was shot down over the Western Front,
> 1918-04-21.
 
 
35
 
> 8. Amelia Earhart, when she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean en
> route to Howland I., 1937-07-02.
 
33
 
 
> 9. Charles Darwin, when he set out on the voyage of the HMS Beagle,
> 1831-12-27?
 
35
 
 
> 10. Hiram King "Hank" Williams, when he passed away in the back
> of his Cadillac, 1953-01-01.
 
32
 
--
Björn
"Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Sep 28 05:32PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> carries all of them. (In Toronto, of course. You knew that.)
 
> 1. Oxymoronically, this cable channel is home to "Duck Dynasty",
> "Storage Wars", "and" "American Hoggers".
MTV
> 2. "The Soup", "Fashion Police", "Keeping Up with the Kardashians".
MTV
> 3. "American Horror Story", "The Americans", "Fargo".
FX
 
> 6. "Orphan Black", "Heroes of Cosplay", "Face Off".
 
> 7. "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown", "The Situation Room with
> Wolf Blitzer", "Anderson Cooper 360".
CNN
> 8. "The O'Reilly Factor", "Hannity", "On the Record with Greta
> Van Susteren".
Fox News
> 9. "Chopped", "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives", "Grill It! with
> Bobby Flay".
Food Network
> 10. "The Walking Dead", "Hell on Wheels", "Better Call Saul".
AMC
 
> In all cases, give the age of the person as of the indicated date,
> within 2 years.
 
> 1. Neil Armstrong, when he landed on the Moon, 1969-07-20.
37
> 2. Roberta Lynn Bondar, when she flew mission STS-42 on Discovery,
> January 22-30, 1992.
26, 31
> 3. Gaius Julius Caesar, when he was assassinated in the Senate of
> Rome, March 15, 44 BC.
46, 51
> 4. Cleopatra VII Philopator, when she took her own life, August 12,
> 30 BC.
46, 51
> 5. Maj. Gen. James Wolfe when he was killed on the Plains of
> Abraham, 1759-09-13.
46, 51
> 6. Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de St-Veran, when he
> died a day after being struck by a musket ball in the same
> battle?
46, 51
> 7. Rittmeister Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen ("the Red
> Baron"), when he was shot down over the Western Front,
> 1918-04-21.
31, 36
> 8. Amelia Earhart, when she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean en
> route to Howland I., 1937-07-02.
27, 32
> 9. Charles Darwin, when he set out on the voyage of the HMS Beagle,
> 1831-12-27?
46, 51
> 10. Hiram King "Hank" Williams, when he passed away in the back
> of his Cadillac, 1953-01-01.
46, 51
 
Peter Smyth
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 28 06:18AM -0500

Mark Brader:
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
Game 1 is over and the winner is JOSHUA KREITZER. Hearty congratulations!
 
 
> You name the country. All spellings are as used in the CIA World
> Factbook.
 
> 1. Anhui, Gansu, Hebei, Hubei.
 
China. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Marc, Rob, and Joshua. 3 for Peter.
2 for Pete.
 
> 2. Batman, Hakkari, Samsun, Van.
 
Turkey. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 3. Cordoba, Formosa, Rio Negro, Santa Fe.
 
Argentina. 4 for Erland, Rob, Joshua, Jason, and Pete.
 
> 4. Distrito Federal, Espirito Santo, Parana, Rio Grande do Norte.
 
Brazil. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Marc, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
3 for Rob.
 
> 5. Borno, Edo, Gombe, Jigawa.
 
Nigeria. 4 for Erland. 2 for Dan Blum.
 
> 6. Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly North-West Frontier
> Province), Punjab, Sindh.
 
Pakistan. 4 for Peter, Erland, Marc, Joshua, Jeff, Pete,
and Dan Tilque. 2 for Dan Blum and Rob.
 
> 7. Assam, Kerala, Nagaland, Sikkim.
 
India. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Marc, Joshua, Jeff, Pete,
and Dan Tilque. 3 for Rob.
 
> 8. Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Schaffhausen, Zug.
 
Switzerland. 4 for Björn, Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Marc, Rob,
Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 9. Andalucia, Extremadura, Illes Baleares (Balearic Islands),
> Murcia.
 
Spain. 4 for Björn, Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Marc, Rob, Joshua,
Jeff, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 10. Chiapas, Colima, Hidalgo, Sonora.
 
Mexico. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Marc, Rob, Joshua, Pete,
and Dan Tilque.
 
 
 
> A. History - American Western Outlaws
 
> A1. Robert Leroy Parker was one half of a famous duo in the
> Hole-in-the-Wall Gang. What's he better known as?
 
Butch Cassidy. 4 for Rob.
 
> A2. Born William Henry McCarty Jr. in New York City, this
> famous outlaw took part in the Lincoln County War and died
> when he was 21. What was his infamous nickname?
 
Billy the Kid. 4 for Björn, Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Rob, Joshua,
Jason, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
 
 
> B1. Albanian-born Anjeze Gonxhe Bojaxhiu lived and worked the
> majority of her life in India caring for the poor. She was
> beatified in 2003. What's she better known as?
 
Mother Teresa, or the Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. 4 for everyone
-- Björn, Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Marc, Rob, Joshua, Jason, Jeff,
Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
For a contrary description, see "The Missionary Position" by
Christopher Hitchens.
 
> in Italy. Although never ordained as a priest, he founded
> the Franciscan religious order and was proclaimed a saint
> by Pope Gregory IX. What is he known as today?
 
St. Francis of Assisi. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Joshua,
and Dan Tilque.
 
 
> Renaissance. He normally signed his paintings with his
> full birth name in Greek letters; but what other name is
> he now known by?
 
El Greco. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Rob, Joshua, Jason, Jeff, Pete,
and Dan Tilque.
 
> dramatic use of light in his work, and was also a formative
> influence on Baroque painting. He's better known by the
> name of a town: what is it?
 
Caravaggio.
 
 
 
> D1. Don Diego de la Vega is a character created by Johnson
> McCulley and first serialized in a work called "The Curse
> of Capistrano". What was his secret identity?
 
Zorro. 4 for Björn, Dan Blum, Marc, Rob, Joshua, Jason, Jeff,
Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
> Baroness Orczy set during the Reign of Terror at the
> beginning of the French Revolution. What was his secret
> identity?
 
The Scarlet Pimpernel. 4 for Björn, Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Rob,
Joshua, Jason, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
 
> He is a 3-time World Cup winner and in 2000 shared the
> FIFA Player of the Century prize with Diego Maradona.
> How is he known worldwide?
 
Pelé. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Marc, Rob, Joshua, Jason,
Jeff, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
> E2. Garik Kimovich Weinstein is a Russian chess grandmaster,
> a former world chess champion, a writer and political
> activist. How is he known worldwide?
 
Garry Kasparov. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Marc, Joshua, Jeff,
Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
 
> and built a cosmetics empire in the US. At the peak of her
> career she was one of the wealthiest women in the world.
> What name was she known by for business purposes?
 
Elizabeth Arden. 4 for Joshua.
 
> on Time magazine's 1998 list of the 20 most influential
> business geniuses of the 20th century. What name was she
> better known by?
 
Estée Lauder. 4 for Marc and Pete.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci His Lit Can Lit Spo Geo Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 24 14 28 19 40 16 36 36 183
Marc Dashevsky 32 31 8 8 35 12 28 36 174
Dan Blum 32 27 8 8 40 7 28 32 167
Rob Parker 28 16 23 0 32 0 28 28 155
Dan Tilque 32 24 4 0 -- -- 28 32 120
Peter Smyth 16 23 12 4 20 0 23 24 118
Bruce Bowler 28 8 12 4 40 7 -- -- 99
Pete Gayde 19 14 -- -- -- -- 30 32 95
Jeff Turner -- -- 0 0 40 16 12 20 88
Erland Sommarskog 7 23 -- -- -- -- 40 12 82
Björn Lundin 8 28 0 4 0 0 8 16 64
Jason Kreitzer 12 0 0 4 12 4 4 24 60
"Calvin" 21 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- 24
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | Remember, folks, determinism is your *friend*!
msb@vex.net | (Or is that "Your friend is deterministic"?)
 
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