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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 16 09:38PM -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 7 - Literature - Character Study 1. Name the Victorian novel that featured the characters Eustacia Vye, Diggory Venn, Damon Wildeve, and the prodigal Clym Yeobright. 2. Name the Victorian novel that featured Mr. Micawber, Peggoty, Dora, and Agnes. 3. Name the author who, in the 1930s, created the character of John Galt. 4. Name the John Steinbeck book that features a French poodle and the author seeking America in a truck named after Don Quixote's horse Rocinante. 5. Ishmael, Queequeg. Name the book *and* the author. 6. Charles Darnay, Sidney Carton, Mme. Defarge. Name the book *and* the author. 7. Name the author who created the character of George Babbitt in the 1920s. 8. Name the author who created ex-basketball-champion Harry Angstrom, a.k.a. Rabbit. 9. Written as a BBC radio drama in the 1954, it included the characters of Myfanwy Price, Mog Edwards, Polly Garter, and Captain Cat. 10. On the Day of the Dead in 1938, alcoholic filmmaker Monsieur Laruelle looks back on the preceding year, spent with the likes of British ex-consul Geoffrey Firmin, his ex-film-star wife Yvonne, and the consul's brother, an anti-Fascist journalist named Hugh. Name the book *or* the author. * Game 3, Round 8 - Science - Meet the Real Flintstones As Ralph Kramden used to say when caught red-handed by Alice, "hominid, hominid, hominid". With apologies to any creationists in the league, here's a round on our slope-browed forebears. 1. In the 1920s scientists excavated the fossil remains of Peking Man. We now know this specimen, and the earlier discovery Java Man, as examples of which human-like species? 2. Discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia, "Lucy" was a 25% complete skeleton. She has the pelvis and leg bones of a fully bipedal creature. She is considered to be a member of which extinct hominid species? 3. In what country was the first Neanderthal skull found? 4. What was significant about the 1911 discovery in England of the Piltdown Man? 5. Discovered in 1994, the famous Grotte Chauvet contains the world's oldest cave drawings -- of animals, human hands, and nude women. Within 3,000 years, how old are the cave drawings? Please decode the rot13 for questions #6-10 only after you have finished with the above questions. 6. Zhpu zber snzbhf pnir qenjvatf, bayl nobhg unys gur ntr bs gur Tebggr Punhirg barf, jrer qvfpbirerq va Senapr va 1940 -- va jung snzbhf pnirf? 7. Ubzb sybevrafvf jnf gur fpvragvsvp anzr tvira gb n fznyy-fgngherq uhzna naprfgbe, gur erznvaf bs frira bs juvpu jrer qvfpbirerq ba n erzbgr Vaqbarfvna vfynaq va 2004. Jung zber pbyybdhvny anzr sbe gurfr ubzvavqf jnf cbchynevmrq ol gur arjf zrqvn? 8. Jung qbrf "Ubzb rerpghf" zrna? 9. Jung qbrf "Ubzb unovyvf" zrna? 10. Sbffvy fxhyyf bs Ubzb unovyvf fubj fvtaf bs gur qrirybczrag bs n ertvba bs gur oenva pnyyrq Oebpn'f nern. Guvf vf rivqrapr gung Ubzb unovyvf qvq jung? -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net ... being sysadmin of such a central node involves a lot less hassle and frustration when I can confidently say, "I don't know whose software is broken, but it definitely is not ours." Speaking of which... "I don't know whose software is broken, but it definitely is not ours!" -- Henry Spencer My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 17 02:53AM > 1. Name the Victorian novel that featured the characters > Eustacia Vye, Diggory Venn, Damon Wildeve, and the prodigal > Clym Yeobright. The Return of the Native > 2. Name the Victorian novel that featured Mr. Micawber, Peggoty, > Dora, and Agnes. Bleak House; The Old Curiosity Shop > 3. Name the author who, in the 1930s, created the character of > John Galt. Ayn Rand > 5. Ishmael, Queequeg. Name the book *and* the author. Moby Dick by Herman Melville > 6. Charles Darnay, Sidney Carton, Mme. Defarge. Name the book *and* > the author. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens > 7. Name the author who created the character of George Babbitt in > the 1920s. Sinclair Lewis > 8. Name the author who created ex-basketball-champion Harry > Angstrom, a.k.a. Rabbit. John Updike > 9. Written as a BBC radio drama in the 1954, it included the > characters of Myfanwy Price, Mog Edwards, Polly Garter, and > Captain Cat. Under Milk Wood > of British ex-consul Geoffrey Firmin, his ex-film-star wife > Yvonne, and the consul's brother, an anti-Fascist journalist > named Hugh. Name the book *or* the author. Lawrence Durrell > 1. In the 1920s scientists excavated the fossil remains of Peking > Man. We now know this specimen, and the earlier discovery Java > Man, as examples of which human-like species? Homo habilis > skeleton. She has the pelvis and leg bones of a fully bipedal > creature. She is considered to be a member of which extinct > hominid species? Australopithecene > 3. In what country was the first Neanderthal skull found? Germany > 4. What was significant about the 1911 discovery in England of > the Piltdown Man? It was a hoax > 5. Discovered in 1994, the famous Grotte Chauvet contains the > world's oldest cave drawings -- of animals, human hands, and > nude women. Within 3,000 years, how old are the cave drawings? 25,000 years > uhzna naprfgbe, gur erznvaf bs frira bs juvpu jrer qvfpbirerq > ba n erzbgr Vaqbarfvna vfynaq va 2004. Jung zber pbyybdhvny > anzr sbe gurfr ubzvavqf jnf cbchynevmrq ol gur arjf zrqvn? hobbits > 8. Jung qbrf "Ubzb rerpghf" zrna? upright man > 9. Jung qbrf "Ubzb unovyvf" zrna? handy man > 10. Sbffvy fxhyyf bs Ubzb unovyvf fubj fvtaf bs gur qrirybczrag > bs n ertvba bs gur oenva pnyyrq Oebpn'f nern. Guvf vf rivqrapr > gung Ubzb unovyvf qvq jung? spoke -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 17 05:18AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:3dmdnRz-hNqsHN3JnZ2dnUU7- > 1. Name the Victorian novel that featured the characters > Eustacia Vye, Diggory Venn, Damon Wildeve, and the prodigal > Clym Yeobright. "The Return of the Native" > 2. Name the Victorian novel that featured Mr. Micawber, Peggoty, > Dora, and Agnes. "David Copperfield" > 3. Name the author who, in the 1930s, created the character of > John Galt. Ayn Rand > 4. Name the John Steinbeck book that features a French poodle and > the author seeking America in a truck named after Don Quixote's > horse Rocinante. "Travels with Charley" > 5. Ishmael, Queequeg. Name the book *and* the author. "Moby Dick" - Herman Melville > 6. Charles Darnay, Sidney Carton, Mme. Defarge. Name the book *and* > the author. "A Tale of Two Cities" - Charles Dickens > 7. Name the author who created the character of George Babbitt in > the 1920s. Sinclair Lewis > 8. Name the author who created ex-basketball-champion Harry > Angstrom, a.k.a. Rabbit. John Updike > of British ex-consul Geoffrey Firmin, his ex-film-star wife > Yvonne, and the consul's brother, an anti-Fascist journalist > named Hugh. Name the book *or* the author. Somerset Maugham (?) > 1. In the 1920s scientists excavated the fossil remains of Peking > Man. We now know this specimen, and the earlier discovery Java > Man, as examples of which human-like species? Homo erectus; Homo habilis > skeleton. She has the pelvis and leg bones of a fully bipedal > creature. She is considered to be a member of which extinct > hominid species? Australopithecus afarensis > 3. In what country was the first Neanderthal skull found? Germany > 4. What was significant about the 1911 discovery in England of > the Piltdown Man? it was a hoax > 5. Discovered in 1994, the famous Grotte Chauvet contains the > world's oldest cave drawings -- of animals, human hands, and > nude women. Within 3,000 years, how old are the cave drawings? 30,000 years; 36,000 years > 6. Zhpu zber snzbhf pnir qenjvatf, bayl nobhg unys gur ntr bs > gur Tebggr Punhirg barf, jrer qvfpbirerq va Senapr va 1940 -- > va jung snzbhf pnirf? Lascaux > uhzna naprfgbe, gur erznvaf bs frira bs juvpu jrer qvfpbirerq > ba n erzbgr Vaqbarfvna vfynaq va 2004. Jung zber pbyybdhvny > anzr sbe gurfr ubzvavqf jnf cbchynevmrq ol gur arjf zrqvn? hobbits > 8. Jung qbrf "Ubzb rerpghf" zrna? upright man > 9. Jung qbrf "Ubzb unovyvf" zrna? handy man > 10. Sbffvy fxhyyf bs Ubzb unovyvf fubj fvtaf bs gur qrirybczrag > bs n ertvba bs gur oenva pnyyrq Oebpn'f nern. Guvf vf rivqrapr > gung Ubzb unovyvf qvq jung? spoke -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Oct 17 02:17AM -0500 In article <3dmdnRz-hNqsHN3JnZ2dnUU7-cOdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > Clym Yeobright. > 2. Name the Victorian novel that featured Mr. Micawber, Peggoty, > Dora, and Agnes. David Copperfield > 3. Name the author who, in the 1930s, created the character of > John Galt. Ayn Rand > the author seeking America in a truck named after Don Quixote's > horse Rocinante. > 5. Ishmael, Queequeg. Name the book *and* the author. Moby Dick -- Herman Melville > 6. Charles Darnay, Sidney Carton, Mme. Defarge. Name the book *and* > the author. A Tale of Two Cities -- Charles Dickens > 7. Name the author who created the character of George Babbitt in > the 1920s. Sinclair Lewis > 8. Name the author who created ex-basketball-champion Harry > Angstrom, a.k.a. Rabbit. John Updike > 1. In the 1920s scientists excavated the fossil remains of Peking > Man. We now know this specimen, and the earlier discovery Java > Man, as examples of which human-like species? Homo Erectus > skeleton. She has the pelvis and leg bones of a fully bipedal > creature. She is considered to be a member of which extinct > hominid species? Australopithicus > 3. In what country was the first Neanderthal skull found? Germany > 4. What was significant about the 1911 discovery in England of > the Piltdown Man? it was a hoax > 5. Discovered in 1994, the famous contains the > world's oldest cave drawings -- of animals, human hands, and > nude women. Within 3,000 years, how old are the cave drawings? 40,000 > human ancestor, the remains of seven of which were discovered > on a remote Indonesian island in 2004. What more colloquial > name for these hominids was popularized by the news media? mini men > 8. What does "Homo erectus" mean? upright human > 9. What does "Homo habilis" mean? adept human > 10. Fossil skulls of Homo habilis show signs of the development > of a region of the brain called Broca's area. This is evidence > that Homo habilis did what? talk |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Oct 17 10:31AM +0200 On 2014-10-17 04:38, Mark Brader wrote: > 5. Ishmael, Queequeg. Name the book *and* the author. Moby Dick? > 1. In the 1920s scientists excavated the fossil remains of Peking > Man. We now know this specimen, and the earlier discovery Java > Man, as examples of which human-like species? Homo Erectus? > skeleton. She has the pelvis and leg bones of a fully bipedal > creature. She is considered to be a member of which extinct > hominid species? Homo Erectus? > 3. In what country was the first Neanderthal skull found? Germany > 4. What was significant about the 1911 discovery in England of > the Piltdown Man? He was a fake > 5. Discovered in 1994, the famous Grotte Chauvet contains the > world's oldest cave drawings -- of animals, human hands, and > nude women. Within 3,000 years, how old are the cave drawings? 35000 years > 8. Jung qbrf "Ubzb rerpghf" zrna? The upright man > 9. Jung qbrf "Ubzb unovyvf" zrna? Man of habitat? As in not nomads > 10. Sbffvy fxhyyf bs Ubzb unovyvf fubj fvtaf bs gur qrirybczrag > bs n ertvba bs gur oenva pnyyrq Oebpn'f nern. Guvf vf rivqrapr > gung Ubzb unovyvf qvq jung? Used a language? -- Björn |
| "Rob Parker" <NOSPAMrobpparker@optusnet.com.au.FORME>: Oct 17 09:53AM +1100 > * Game 3, Round 4 - Entertainment - Cartoon Characters > 2. Who is it? Daffy Duck > 7. Who is it? Tweety (?) > 14. Who is it? Peanuts > 17. Who is it? Mighty Mouse > * Game 3, Round 6 - Entertainment - Fictional Vessels > 1. 1968, movie, USSC Discovery 1. 2001: A Space Odyssey > 2. 1977, TV, Pacific Princess. The Love Boat > 3. 1962, TV, PT-73. McHale's Navy > 4. 1977, movie, Millennium Falcon. Star Wars: A New Hope > 5. 1966, TV, NCC-1701. Star Trek > 6. 1965, TV, SS Minnow. Gilligan's Island > 9. 1956, movie, Pequod. Moby Dick Rob |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 16 09:25PM -0500 Mark Brader: > on the sheet, which I have included in their numerical sequence; > answer them if you like for fun, but for no points. > 1. (decoy) Mickey Mouse. Dan Blum, Erland, Pete, Joshua, Stephen, Jason, Björn, Bruce, and Peter got this. > 2. Who is it? Daffy Duck. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Pete, Joshua, Stephen, Jason, Bruce, Jeff, Dan Tilque, and Rob. > 3. (decoy) Fred Flintstone. Dan Blum, Erland, Pete, Joshua, Stephen, Jason, Björn, Bruce, and Peter got this. > 4. Who are they? Name both. Ren and Stimpy. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua, Stephen, Bruce, Peter, and Jeff. > 5. (decoy) Bart Simpson. Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua, Stephen, Jason, Björn, Bruce, and Peter got this. > 6. (decoy) SpongeBob SquarePants. Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua, Stephen, Jason, Bruce, and Peter got this. > 7. Who is it? Felix. 4 for Pete, Joshua, Stephen, Jason, Jeff, and Dan Tilque. > 8. (decoy) The Road-Runner. Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua, Stephen, Jason, Björn, and Bruce got this. > 9. (decoy) Marge Simpson. Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua, Stephen, Jason, Bruce, and Peter got this. > 10. (decoy) Yogi Bear. Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua, Stephen, Jason, Björn, Bruce, and Peter got this. > 11. Who is it? Stewie Griffin (from "Family Guy"). 4 for Marc, Joshua, and Stephen. > 12. (decoy) Popeye. Dan Blum, Erland, Pete, Joshua, Stephen, Jason, Björn, Bruce, and Peter got this. > 13. (decoy) Mr. Krabs ("SpongeBob SquarePants"). Dan Blum (almost), Joshua, Stephen, Jason, and Bruce got this. > 14. Who is it? Charlie Brown. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Marc, Pete, Joshua, Stephen, Jason, Bruce, Peter, Jeff, and Dan Tilque. > 15. (decoy) Bugs Bunny. Dan Blum, Pete, Stephen, Jason, Bruce, and Peter got this. > 16. (decoy) Wilma Flintstone. Dan Blum, Erland, Pete, Joshua, Stephen, Jason, and Bruce got this. > 17. Who is it? Mighty Mouse. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Pete, Joshua, Stephen, Jason, Bruce, Jeff, Dan Tilque, and Rob. > 18. (decoy) Bullwinkle J. Moose. Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, and Bruce got this. > 19. Who is it? Odie ("Garfield"). 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Pete, Joshua, Stephen, Jason, Björn, Bruce, Jeff, and Dan Tilque. > 20. (decoy) Goofy. Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua, Stephen, Jason, Björn, and Bruce got this. > 21. Who is this? Two other characters from the same show are > among the decoys. Squidward ("SpongeBob SquarePants"). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Bruce, and Jeff. 3 for Pete and Stephen. > 22. Who is this, created by artist/animator Genndy Tartakovsky? Dexter ("Dexter's Laboratory"). 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua, and Stephen. > 23. (decoy) Snoopy. Dan Blum, Erland, Pete, Joshua, Stephen, Jason, and Bruce got this. > 24. All we can tell you about him is that he hates little girls. > Who is he? Mojo Jojo ("Powerpuff Girls"). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen. > 25. (decoy) Olive Oyl ("Popeye"). Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua, Stephen, Jason, and Bruce got this. > 26. (decoy) The Pink Panther. Dan Blum, Erland, Pete, Joshua, Stephen, Jason, Bruce, and Peter got this. > We give the year (or debut year, for TV), the medium, and the name > or number of the vessel, and you give the title of the movie or > TV series. This was the easiest round in the original game. > 1. 1968, movie, USSC Discovery 1. "2001: A Space Odyssey". 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Pete, Joshua, Stephen, Jason, Jeff, Dan Tilque, and Rob. > 2. 1977, TV, Pacific Princess. "The Love Boat". 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Pete, Joshua, Stephen, Jason, Bruce, Jeff, Dan Tilque, and Rob. > 3. 1962, TV, PT-73. "McHale's Navy". 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Pete, Stephen, Bruce, Jeff, Dan Tilque, and Rob. > 4. 1977, movie, Millennium Falcon. "Star Wars" -- no bloody IV, V, VI, I, II, or III. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Pete, Joshua, Stephen, Jason, Björn, Bruce, Peter, Jeff, Dan Tilque, and Rob. > 5. 1966, TV, NCC-1701. "Star Trek". 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Pete, Joshua, Stephen, Jason, Bruce, Jeff, Dan Tilque, and Rob. > 6. 1965, TV, SS Minnow. "Gilligan's Island". 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Pete, Joshua, Stephen, Jason, Bruce, Jeff, Dan Tilque, and Rob. > 7. 1965, TV, Jupiter 2. "Lost in Space". 4 for Marc, Pete, Joshua, Stephen, Jason, Bruce, Jeff, and Dan Tilque. > 8. 1972, TV, Persephone. "The Beachcombers". 4 for Stepgen. > 9. 1956, movie, Pequod. "Moby Dick". 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, Stephen, Bruce, Jeff, Dan Tilque, and Rob. > 10. 1979, movie, Nostromo. "Alien". 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Pete, Stephen, Jason, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Can Geo Ent Ent Dan Blum 7 30 32 32 101 Joshua Kreitzer 7 22 40 28 97 Bruce Bowler 0 39 24 32 95 Pete Gayde 3 22 31 32 88 Dan Tilque 0 24 20 36 80 Jeff Turner 0 19 28 32 79 Stephen Perry -- -- 39 40 79 Marc Dashevsky 0 18 20 36 74 Rob Parker 4 31 8 28 71 Jason Kreitzer 0 4 24 28 56 Peter Smyth 0 26 8 4 38 Björn Lundin 0 11 4 4 19 Erland Sommarskog 0 7 4 0 11 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Why, I make more money than Calvin Coolidge, msb@vex.net | put together!" -- SINGIN' IN THE RAIN My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Rob Parker" <NOSPAMrobpparker@optusnet.com.au.FORME>: Oct 17 09:40AM +1100 > Alps) and other Roman structures. In medieval times it was less > important, but still of note, as its archbishop was one of the seven > electors of the Holy Roman Empire. Aachen > 6th largest. This is in large part due to the fact that it is the > only city in its part of the country with a population over 200K; > people commute to it from up to two states away. Denver > the part of King's Landing among other places. (Note: when it > was a maritime republic it had a different name. I am looking > for the modern name.) Split > Since it spent over 130 years as a mobile tent city, one would > think it would have ended up someplace a bit nicer, but presumably > there were other constraints. Mexico City > Christian sites. The most famous is probably the Basilica of San > Vitale, which contains mosaics of Justinian, Theodora, and their > officials and attendants. Rob |
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