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| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 10 10:09PM +0200 > the list was topped by Shanghai with 613 points. At the end of the list > we find Perú with 368. The average for the OCED countries was 494. What > result did Sweden score in mathematics? Björn Lundin 463 -15 Stephen W Perry 500 +22 (Mark Brader) 555 +77 Dan Blum 562 +84 Dan Blum is knocked out. And Mark Brader is now also eliminated unofficially. As Björn noted the poor showing of the Swedish studens has caused quite some uproar. In 2003, the Swedish score was 509 and it has only gone downhill since then. The Swedish results in Reading and Science were equally mediocre. For some reason, China has three entries: Shanghai, Hongkong and Macau. Four with Taiwan. All were in the top six together with the best OECD country, South Korea, on 555. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 10 10:20PM +0200 The Swedish knock-out has now come to the final. The duel will be with rec.games.trivia's own general trivia expert Stephen W Perry, and the expert on Swedish matters, Björn Lundin. Who will be the victor? The final question is not a billion-dollar question - no, it is a one-dollar question. Q12: According to Sveriges Riksbank (The national bank of Sweden) what was the exchange rate (fixing) for USD/SEK on 2014-10-10? (That is, how much did you have to pay in SEK for 1 USD). -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 11 10:49AM +0200 > Q12: According to Sveriges Riksbank (The national bank of Sweden) > what was the exchange rate (fixing) for USD/SEK on 2014-10-10? > (That is, how much did you have to pay in SEK for 1 USD). This was intended to be the hopeless question where the contestants would grab random number out of thin air. To make matters worse, the rate has been increasing considerably the last couple of months into a territory it has not been for a while, so if you only had some general feeling for it you would be wrong. (I would have been.) But! We had two very worthy finalists, who both were very close to the correct value! Björn Lundin 7.22 -0.0026 CORRECT 7.2226 Stephen W Perry 7.24 +0.0174 Björn was able to stand the distance, and his hereby named Champion of Swedish Trivia. But, obviously, he had an advantage over everyone else in the field, and Stephen W Perry is hereby named International Champion of Swedish Trivia! Thanks to everyone who played! -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Oct 11 11:14AM +0200 On 2014-10-11 10:49, Erland Sommarskog wrote: > Erland Sommarskog (esquel@sommarskog.se) writes: > CORRECT 7.2226 Interesting. After I send my answer I looked at www.forex.se at it listed it selling $ for 7.42 I'm very happy that Riksbanken has another opinion. > Björn was able to stand the distance, and his hereby named Champion of > Swedish Trivia. Thank you very much :-) > But, obviously, he had an advantage over everyone else in the field, > and Stephen W Perry is hereby named International Champion of Swedish > Trivia! Very well deserved and congratulations to Steve > Thanks to everyone who played! And thanks to you Erland, for an amusing quiz. Knock-outs is a nice form of trivia. -- Björn |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 10 11:03AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-09-29, 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 3, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Toronto 1. The sculpture in Nathan Phillips Square, originally called "Three-Way Piece #2" and now known as "The Archer", is by what sculptor? 2. How many purpose-built City Halls has Toronto had? 3. A downtown weather beacon has been letting Torontonians know the weather forecast since 1951, with updates 4 times daily. Atop which building is the beacon situated? *Or* just name the cross street on University Av. where it's located. 4. Potter's Field, also known as York General or Strangers Burying Ground, opened in 1825 and closed in 1855. Bodies were later moved to the Necropolis and other cemeteries in 1875. Potter's Field occupied 6 acres at the northwest corner of what are now *which two* major midtown streets? 5. Within 10 years, when was gas lighting first available in Toronto? 6. And electric lights? 7. What is the oldest hospital in Toronto? 8. Who was Toronto's first mayor? 9. What is the significance of Scadding Cabin -- originally built near Queen St. and the Don River, and moved to the Exhbition Grounds in 1879? 10. The Flatiron Building (originally the Gooderham Building) at Wellington and Front Sts. was finished in 1892. Before that, there was a wooden building of the same shape at that site, which was sometimes given a name derived from its resemblance to something rather gruesome. What was it called? * Game 3, Round 3 - Geography - Oceanography Water, water everywhere, and here we stop and think. 1. The deepest point in the world's oceans is the Challenger Deep, at 10.99 km. Name the tectonic rift in the Pacific Ocean floor where it can be found. 2. <answer 1> is under the jurisdiction of what country? 3. The ocean is divided into light zones according to depth. The top zone is about 50 m: what is it called? 4. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the previous question. Fhozvggrq sbe lbhe nccebiny, gur arkg ynlre qbja rkgraqf gb nobhg 200 z qrcgu va gur bcra bprna. Bprnabtencuref pnyy guvf gur qlfcubgvp mbar -- be jung zber pbyybdhvny anzr? 5. One country has 15% of the world's 600,000 km of coastline. Which one? 6. The Earth's longest mountain range is the Mid-Ocean Ridge, four times the length of the Andes, Rockies, and Himalayas combined. It was originally named after the single ocean where a part of it was first discovered: which one was that? 7. The highest tides in the world -- 15-plus meters between high and low tide -- are found in what body of water? 8. 75% of the world's active and dormant volcanoes are located in a horseshoe-shaped region extending 40,000 km from Australia, along Asia to the Bering Strait, and down the entire West Coast of North America. By what name is this seismic belt known? 9. The tallest peak in Hawaii is a dormant volcano that, if measured from the seabed to the summit, is over 4,000 feet taller than is Mt. Everest if measured from sea level. Name it. 10. The Coriolis Effect creates two major wind streams in each hemisphere, which in turn affect most of the world's ocean currents. They can be found at 40-50 degrees latitude blowing from west to east, and at 20 degrees latitude belowing from east to west. Name either one. -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net | "If the enemy is in range, so are you." My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 10 04:28PM > 1. The sculpture in Nathan Phillips Square, originally called > "Three-Way Piece #2" and now known as "The Archer", is by > what sculptor? Calder > 2. How many purpose-built City Halls has Toronto had? 2; 3 > 5. Within 10 years, when was gas lighting first available in > Toronto? 1830; 1851 > 6. And electric lights? 1880; 1901 > 1. The deepest point in the world's oceans is the Challenger Deep, > at 10.99 km. Name the tectonic rift in the Pacific Ocean floor > where it can be found. Marianas Trench > 2. <answer 1> is under the jurisdiction of what country? Indonesia; Australia > ynlre qbja rkgraqf gb nobhg 200 z qrcgu va gur bcra bprna. > Bprnabtencuref pnyy guvf gur qlfcubgvp mbar -- be jung zber > pbyybdhvny anzr? twilight zone > 5. One country has 15% of the world's 600,000 km of coastline. > Which one? Canada; Indonesia > times the length of the Andes, Rockies, and Himalayas combined. > It was originally named after the single ocean where a part of > it was first discovered: which one was that? Atlantic > 7. The highest tides in the world -- 15-plus meters between high > and low tide -- are found in what body of water? Bay of Fundy > in a horseshoe-shaped region extending 40,000 km from Australia, > along Asia to the Bering Strait, and down the entire West Coast > of North America. By what name is this seismic belt known? Ring of Fire > 9. The tallest peak in Hawaii is a dormant volcano that, if measured > from the seabed to the summit, is over 4,000 feet taller than > is Mt. Everest if measured from sea level. Name it. Mauna Kea; Mauna Loa > currents. They can be found at 40-50 degrees latitude blowing > from west to east, and at 20 degrees latitude belowing from > east to west. Name either one. trade winds -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Oct 10 12:16PM -0500 In article <is6dnX2RUvylnqXJnZ2dnUU7-NmdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > 1. The deepest point in the world's oceans is the Challenger Deep, > at 10.99 km. Name the tectonic rift in the Pacific Ocean floor > where it can be found. Marianas Trench > layer down extends to about 200 m depth in the open ocean. > Oceanographers call this the dysphotic zone -- or what more > colloquial name? dead zone > 5. One country has 15% of the world's 600,000 km of coastline. > Which one? Russia; Canada > it was first discovered: which one was that? > 7. The highest tides in the world -- 15-plus meters between high > and low tide -- are found in what body of water? Bay of Fundy > in a horseshoe-shaped region extending 40,000 km from Australia, > along Asia to the Bering Strait, and down the entire West Coast > of North America. By what name is this seismic belt known? ring of fire > 9. The tallest peak in Hawaii is a dormant volcano that, if measured > from the seabed to the summit, is over 4,000 feet taller than > is Mt. Everest if measured from sea level. Name it. Mauna Kea (but it's active) > currents. They can be found at 40-50 degrees latitude blowing > from west to east, and at 20 degrees latitude belowing from > east to west. Name either one. jet stream |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Oct 10 06:17PM Mark Brader wrote: > 1. The deepest point in the world's oceans is the Challenger Deep, > at 10.99 km. Name the tectonic rift in the Pacific Ocean floor > where it can be found. Mariana Trench > 2. <answer 1> is under the jurisdiction of what country? USA > colloquial name? > 5. One country has 15% of the world's 600,000 km of coastline. > Which one? Canada > times the length of the Andes, Rockies, and Himalayas combined. > It was originally named after the single ocean where a part of > it was first discovered: which one was that? Atlantic > in a horseshoe-shaped region extending 40,000 km from Australia, > along Asia to the Bering Strait, and down the entire West Coast > of North America. By what name is this seismic belt known? Ring of Fire > 9. The tallest peak in Hawaii is a dormant volcano that, if measured > from the seabed to the summit, is over 4,000 feet taller than > is Mt. Everest if measured from sea level. Name it. Mauna Loa, Mauna Kea > currents. They can be found at 40-50 degrees latitude blowing > from west to east, and at 20 degrees latitude belowing from > east to west. Name either one. Trade winds Peter Smyth |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 10 10:01PM +0200 > 1. The deepest point in the world's oceans is the Challenger Deep, > at 10.99 km. Name the tectonic rift in the Pacific Ocean floor > where it can be found. Marinaana > 2. <answer 1> is under the jurisdiction of what country? Phillipines > pbyybdhvny anzr? > 5. One country has 15% of the world's 600,000 km of coastline. > Which one? Russia > times the length of the Andes, Rockies, and Himalayas combined. > It was originally named after the single ocean where a part of > it was first discovered: which one was that? Atlantic > in a horseshoe-shaped region extending 40,000 km from Australia, > along Asia to the Bering Strait, and down the entire West Coast > of North America. By what name is this seismic belt known? The Devil's Ring -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Bruce Bowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Oct 10 08:21PM On Fri, 10 Oct 2014 11:03:04 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2014-09-15 > companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > * Game 3, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Toronto nope. > 1. The deepest point in the world's oceans is the Challenger Deep, > at 10.99 km. Name the tectonic rift in the Pacific Ocean floor where > it can be found. Mariana trench > 2. <answer 1> is under the jurisdiction of what country? United States. > 3. The ocean is divided into light zones according to depth. > The top zone is about 50 m: what is it called? Euphotic Zone > previous question. Fhozvggrq sbe lbhe nccebiny, gur arkg ynlre qbja > rkgraqf gb nobhg 200 z qrcgu va gur bcra bprna. Bprnabtencuref pnyy > guvf gur qlfcubgvp mbar -- be jung zber pbyybdhvny anzr? The twilight zone > 5. One country has 15% of the world's 600,000 km of coastline. > Which one? Canada > times the length of the Andes, Rockies, and Himalayas combined. It > was originally named after the single ocean where a part of it was > first discovered: which one was that? Atlantic > 7. The highest tides in the world -- 15-plus meters between high > and low tide -- are found in what body of water? Bay of Fundy > in a horseshoe-shaped region extending 40,000 km from Australia, > along Asia to the Bering Strait, and down the entire West Coast of > North America. By what name is this seismic belt known? The ring of fire > 9. The tallest peak in Hawaii is a dormant volcano that, if measured > from the seabed to the summit, is over 4,000 feet taller than is Mt. > Everest if measured from sea level. Name it. Mauna Kea > They can be found at 40-50 degrees latitude blowing from west to > east, and at 20 degrees latitude belowing from east to west. Name > either one. (I still can't count :-) Trade winds and Roaring Forties |
| Jeffrey Turner <jturner@localnet.com>: Oct 10 04:32PM -0400 On 10/10/2014 12:03 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > are now *which two* major midtown streets? > 5. Within 10 years, when was gas lighting first available in > Toronto? 1865 > 6. And electric lights? 1925 > 1. The deepest point in the world's oceans is the Challenger Deep, > at 10.99 km. Name the tectonic rift in the Pacific Ocean floor > where it can be found. Marianas Trench > 2. <answer 1> is under the jurisdiction of what country? Japan > 3. The ocean is divided into light zones according to depth. > The top zone is about 50 m: what is it called? Photo Zone > pbyybdhvny anzr? > 5. One country has 15% of the world's 600,000 km of coastline. > Which one? Canada > times the length of the Andes, Rockies, and Himalayas combined. > It was originally named after the single ocean where a part of > it was first discovered: which one was that? North Atlantic > 7. The highest tides in the world -- 15-plus meters between high > and low tide -- are found in what body of water? Bay of Fundy > in a horseshoe-shaped region extending 40,000 km from Australia, > along Asia to the Bering Strait, and down the entire West Coast > of North America. By what name is this seismic belt known? Ring of Fire > 9. The tallest peak in Hawaii is a dormant volcano that, if measured > from the seabed to the summit, is over 4,000 feet taller than > is Mt. Everest if measured from sea level. Name it. Mauna Loa > currents. They can be found at 40-50 degrees latitude blowing > from west to east, and at 20 degrees latitude belowing from > east to west. Name either one. Tropical --Jeff |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 11 05:40AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:is6dnX2RUvylnqXJnZ2dnUU7- > * Game 3, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Toronto > 2. How many purpose-built City Halls has Toronto had? 3; 4 > 5. Within 10 years, when was gas lighting first available in > Toronto? 1855 > 6. And electric lights? 1880 > 1. The deepest point in the world's oceans is the Challenger Deep, > at 10.99 km. Name the tectonic rift in the Pacific Ocean floor > where it can be found. Marianas Trench > 2. <answer 1> is under the jurisdiction of what country? Marshall Islands > 3. The ocean is divided into light zones according to depth. > The top zone is about 50 m: what is it called? pelagic zone > ynlre qbja rkgraqf gb nobhg 200 z qrcgu va gur bcra bprna. > Bprnabtencuref pnyy guvf gur qlfcubgvp mbar -- be jung zber > pbyybdhvny anzr? twilight zone > 5. One country has 15% of the world's 600,000 km of coastline. > Which one? Canada; Indonesia > times the length of the Andes, Rockies, and Himalayas combined. > It was originally named after the single ocean where a part of > it was first discovered: which one was that? Pacific Ocean > 7. The highest tides in the world -- 15-plus meters between high > and low tide -- are found in what body of water? Bay of Fundy > in a horseshoe-shaped region extending 40,000 km from Australia, > along Asia to the Bering Strait, and down the entire West Coast > of North America. By what name is this seismic belt known? Ring of Fire > 9. The tallest peak in Hawaii is a dormant volcano that, if measured > from the seabed to the summit, is over 4,000 feet taller than > is Mt. Everest if measured from sea level. Name it. Mauna Kea; Mauna Loa -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 10 10:59AM -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 2 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER has whomped the field. Hearty congratultations! > has become. Speaking of which, when we ask for a product, you > must name the specific brand. > 1. By what descriptive name is the automotive character Bib known? The Michelin man. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. "Bib" is short for "Bibendum", which is a Latin gerund meaning "drinking"; if Wikipedia is correct, the Michelin man's shape was modeled after a character designed earlier for a beer advertisement. > 2. Madge the manicurist was best known for malpractice: telling > clients, "You're soaking in it". In what? Palmolive dishwashing liquid. "Palmolive" alone was sufficient, and I didn't make that clear, so I accepted "Palmolive hand soap". 4 for Marc, Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, Rob, Jason, and Dan Tilque. > 3. Who couldn't resist squeezing the Charmin? Mr. Whipple. 4 for Marc, Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > 4. Name the cuckoo bird of Cocoa Puffs fame. Sonny. 4 for Bruce. > 5. He's the most interesting man in the world. He doesn't always > drink beer, but when he does, what brand does he drink? Dos Equis. 4 for Marc, Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 6. Jesse White, Gordon Jump, and Hardy Rawls all played this lonely > service professional. Who? The Maytag repairman. 4 for Marc, Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 7. Anthony Head (later of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") and Sharon > Maugham were Brits whose cute TV-commercial romance was > synonymous with a coffee brand. Which one? Nescafé Gold Blend, a.k.a. Taster's Choice. 4 for Peter and Joshua. > 8. Vince and Larry were public-safety-announcement stars in the > 1980s and '90s. As a duo, they had the same name as a Canadian > band. Name them. Crash Test Dummies. 4 for Marc, Bruce, Joshua, and Jason. > 9. What's the name of the Kellogg's Corn Flakes rooster? Cornelius. 4 for Erland, Bruce, Joshua, and Rob. > 10. In recent years this insurance company has been represented > by a lizard, a caveman (who got his own TV sitcom), and a pig. > What company? Geico. 4 for Marc, Bruce, Joshua, Jason, Pete, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum. > salt dug in the great Cheshire salt mines, and thus was > the importing/exporting port for much of the world's salt > in the 19th century? Liverpool. 4 for Peter and Björn. > A2. In Gandhi's famous Salt March of 1930 in India, to what > coastal town did they march? Dandi. I didn't know it either. > repeating that part. > B1. Name two of the three chemical elements that sugars are > composed of. Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen. 4 for Marc, Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Björn. Also 4 for Erland, Bruce, and Rob, despite their evident difficulty with the concept of counting to 2. (Incidentally, this question went to me in the original game and I had the same problem.) > B2. Simple sugars are known as monosaccharides. Name two > common monosaccharides. Glucose a.k.a. dextrose, fructose a.k.a. levulose, galactose. 4 for Marc, Peter, Erland, Bruce, Dan Blum, Rob, and Dan Tilque. Sucrose is a disaccharide. > were conquered by Aztecs. What conquistador took the secret > in from the Aztecs and is responsible for bringing vanilla > back to Spain in the early 16th century? Hernán (or Hernando or Fernando) Cortés (or Cortez). 4 for Marc, Peter, Erland, Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > Reunion I., which is one of what chain of islands? > Hint: Madagascar is also part of the chain and vanilla > from there is more commonly referred to by this name. Bourbon. > D. Entertainment: Honey > D1. What Northern Irish singer-songwriter wrote the hit "Tupelo > Honey" for his 1971 album of the same name? Van Morrison. 4 for Marc, Peter, Erland, Joshua, Rob, Jason, and Pete. > D2. What American funk/R&B band released the song (and album) > "Honey" in 1975? Ohio Players. 4 for Erland, Joshua, and Jason. > E1. What sauce is an emulsion of egg yolk and liquid butter, > seasoned with lemon juice, salt, and a touch of white pepper > and cayenne pepper? Hollandaise. 4 for Marc, Peter, Bruce, Rob, and Dan Tilque. > E2. Literally translated into English as hazelnut butter, this > is used equally successfully in French pastries or as a > savory sauce for pastas or fish. What's its French name? Beurre noisette. 4 for Dan Blum. > chocolates must be wrapped initially and each one must be > unwrapped and completely swallowed (and the mouth opened > to prove it) before starting the next one? 9 (accepting 8-10). 4 for Bruce. See http://challengers.guinnessworldrecords.com/challenges/93-most-ferrero-rocher-chocolates-eaten-in-one-minute/attempts/1244 > F2. In kilograms, to within 1,000, what is the record for the > world's largest chocolate bar? 5,792.5 kg (accepting 4,792-6,793). 4 for Bruce and Björn. 3 for Rob. 2 for Peter. See http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/1/largest-chocolate-bar- [sic] Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Art His Spo Ent Can Sci Mis Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 31 12 39 34 0 36 36 16 192 Bruce Bowler 20 0 36 8 8 36 32 24 156 Marc Dashevsky 16 16 32 8 7 40 24 20 148 Dan Blum 16 17 14 25 6 38 23 16 135 Jason Kreitzer 28 8 16 32 0 16 20 8 120 Dan Tilque 12 8 20 4 12 40 16 16 116 Peter Smyth 20 7 20 10 0 28 8 26 112 Pete Gayde 16 9 36 12 -- -- 20 12 105 Erland Sommarskog 0 8 -- -- 4 40 4 20 76 Björn Lundin 0 8 0 16 0 31 0 12 67 Rob Parker 4 14 7 10 -- -- 8 19 62 Jeff Turner 4 0 -- -- 0 32 -- -- 36 -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Remember that computers are very, msb@vex.net very fast..." -- Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 10 04:19PM > > Hint: Madagascar is also part of the chain and vanilla > > from there is more commonly referred to by this name. > Bourbon. Is there any evidence that any island CHAIN was called "Bourbon?" I see that Reunion itself used to be named Bourbon, but Reunion is part of the Mascarene Islands, and Madagascar is not. I expect this is a moot point since no one answered "Mascarene," but I didn't check. Certainly my answer is wrong regardless. -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Oct 10 09:05PM -0500 Mark Brader: >>> Hint: Madagascar is also part of the chain and vanilla >>> from there is more commonly referred to by this name. >> Bourbon. Dan Blum: > Is there any evidence that any island CHAIN was called "Bourbon?" > I see that Reunion itself used to be named Bourbon, but Reunion > is part of the Mascarene Islands, and Madagascar is not. A web search for the phrase "Bourbon Islands" finds a number of pages about vanilla that say so. Perhaps it's a common error among vanilla makers or among those who create their web pages. I suspect that this page was the source for those two questions: http://www.nielsenmassey.com/consumer/vanillas-origins.php But I didn't see any references at other sorts of sites, and in particular nothing at Wikipedia, where listing other names for things tends to be a strong point. I also tried a few print references at home and found nothing. I checked the French-language Wikipedia and the only uses of the phrase "Īles Bourbon" seem to be as part of the longer phrase "Īles Bourbon et de la France" (or variations of this), which in turn is just a long name for the Mascarene Is. So it looks as though your objection is correct, but given the vanilla hint, I think I have to let the scores on this one stand. -- Mark Brader | "It is impractical for the standard to attempt to Toronto | constrain the behavior of code that does not obey msb@vex.net | the constraints of the standard." -- Doug Gwyn My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 10 10:53AM -0500 Mark Brader: > * Game 3 (2014-09-29), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. New police documents say Rob Ford's sister told police the pair > smoked crack in her basement in April. Name her. Kathy Ford. The first name was required on this and the next two questions. > 2. Name Wayne Gretzky's daughter who is expecting his grandchild. Paulina Gretzky. 4 for Joshua. > 3. One of Australia's musical Young brothers quit AC/DC amid > health woes. Name him. Malcolm Young. 4 for Jason and Rob. 3 for Joshua. > 4. A real-life murder mystery in France has touched Canada: > allegedly the victim, Glenn Miller, used to play bass for which > legendary Canadian band? Chilliwack. The better-known musician Glenn Miller died in 1944 and his instrument was the trombone. > 5. Name the US-based filmed-entertainment Internet-streaming > company that butted heads with Canada's broadcast regulator. Netflix. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, and Jason. 3 for Joshua. > 6. Long-serving Ontario Lieutenant-Governor David Onley retired. > Name his replacement. Elizabeth Dowdeswell. > 7. Federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau says he won't talk to > Sun Media personnel because one of its TV anchors insulted his > family. Name the anchor. Ezra Levant. Trudeau later accepted an apology from Sun Media as sufficient. > 8. Federal NDP leader Thomas Mulcair questioned the neutrality of > the Speaker of the House. Name him. Andrew Scheer. > 9. The governor of the Bank of Canada was accused of trying to > weaken the loonie by "talking it down". name him. Stephen Poloz. > 10. The Parole Board of Canada rejected a bid for early release > by Fahim Ahmad on a terror-related conviction. What was his > group nicknamed? The Toronto 18. > * Game 4 (2014-10-06), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Why was a summit of Nobel Prize winners which was to be held > in South Africa canceled? Under pressure from China, South Africa refused a visa to Tenzin Gyatso, the Dalai Lama. 4 for Marc, Erland, and Joshua. > more about the kind of humanitarian aid that Canada can and > must be angaged in, rather than trying to whip out our CF-18s > and show them how big they are?" Justin Trudeau. > murders of six people in 2007. The victims were given a > collective nickname based on the city where they died; name > the nickname or just the city. The Surrey 6. (Cf. #10 in previous round!) > 4. Name the Chief Executive of Hong Kong whose refusal to resign > has fueled growing protests. Leung Chun-Ying. I accepted "CY Leung". 4 for Erland, Joshua, and Rob. > 5. Name any one of the "Original Six" NHL defensemen just honored > with his own Canada Post stamp. Doug Harvey (Montreal), Tim Horton (Toronto), Harry Howell (New York), Red Kelly (Detroit), Bobby Orr (Boston), Pierre Pilote (Chicago). 4 for Pete. http://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/assets/images/pressreleases/nhl_original_6_stamp.jpg Those were the days: defensemen wearing low numbers (but greater than 1, always reserved for the primary goalie), uncluttered uniform designs, and faces you could see (whaddaya mean, head protection?). > 6. Name the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, celebrated beginning > this Friday evening. Yom Kippur. 4 for Marc, Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Rob, and Pete. > 7. Thomas Duncan landed in what US city to visit relatives on his > return from Liberia, only to come down with Ebola? Dallas. 4 for Marc, Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Rob, Pete, and Dan Tilque. He died on Wednesday. > 8. Name the accused in a gruesome Montreal first-degree murder > trial that involves dismemberment and related atrocities. Luka Magnotta. > 9. Name the Canadian retailer whose stock was rocked when its > US-based parent company said it was unloading most of its > interest in the company. Sears Canada. > 10. Name either of the "That 70s Show" stars who had a baby together > in real life. Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Jason, and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 TOTALS Joshua Kreitzer 16 14 10 20 60 Marc Dashevsky 16 8 0 16 40 Rob Parker 16 6 4 12 38 Peter Smyth 15 12 4 4 35 Dan Blum 8 13 4 8 33 Erland Sommarskog 8 8 0 16 32 Jason Kreitzer 8 0 8 8 24 Dan Tilque 12 8 0 4 24 Pete Gayde -- -- 0 16 16 Jeff Turner 12 4 -- -- 16 -- Mark Brader | "If you have to go in, you go in. Toronto | The choice was made the day you took your oath." msb@vex.net | --Dan Duddy, New York Fire Department My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Jeffrey Turner <jturner@localnet.com>: Oct 10 04:20PM -0400 On 10/7/2014 11:28 AM, Mark Brader wrote: > murders of six people in 2007. The victims were given a > collective nickname based on the city where they died; name > the nickname or just the city. Vancouver > with his own Canada Post stamp. > 6. Name the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, celebrated beginning > this Friday evening. Yom Kippur > 7. Thomas Duncan landed in what US city to visit relatives on his > return from Liberia, only to come down with Ebola? Houston --Jeff |
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