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| "Rob Parker" <NOSPAMrobpparker@optusnet.com.au.FORME>: Oct 02 01:14PM +1000 > 8. Wonderful girl. Either I'm going to kill her or I'm beginning to like > her. Star Wars: A New Hope > 9. And they probably redesigned the whole sickbay, too! I know engineers, > they LOVE to change things. Star Trek > 10. "Rincewind's feet made their own decision and, from the point of view > of his head, got it entirely wrong." Terry Pratchett > 12. "Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how > it works." Steve Jobs Rob |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 01 10:46AM -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 4 - Sports - Unbreakable Records There's setting the bar, and then there's using a crane to put it out of reach. The following sports records are considered unassailable. (Okay, maybe they did all beat suppoesedly unassailable records in setting these, but you get what we're saying.) Except as indicated, name the record-holder in each case. For teams, the city or team name will do unless it would be ambiguous. 1. This NFL expansion team set a record of 26 straight losses in the 1976 and 1977 seasons. The closest anybody's come since then has been the Detroit Lions, who list 19 in a row in 2008 and '09. 2. This NASCAR driver -- nicknamed the King -- won 200 races in his career. To put that in perspective, Jeff Gordon has 85 and counting. Name the King. 3. In 1941, this Major League Baseball legend hit in 56 consecutive games. The closest since then was Pete Rose with 44. 4. This Baltimore Orioles great played in 2,362 straight games without missing one. Only six other players have played in more than 1,000 consecutively. 5. Of course, Wayne Gretzky has every NHL scoring record possible. Within 0.5, how many *points per game* did he average through his whole career? 6. Kobe Bryant once scored 81 points in a game, and that's the closest anyone has come to the 100 points scored on 1962-03-02, in a 169-147 win with the Philadelphia Warriors. Who set this unassailable record? 7. This fireballer threw 5,714 strikeouts in his career. The closest challenger now active is more than 3,000 behind. 8. He has won 18 Olympic gold medals, twice as many as his nearest competitors. 9. The greatest NFL pass receiver of all time, he retired with 22,895 career receiving yards. Terrell Owens came closest, almost 7,000 yards behind. 10. In 1991 he passed Lou Brock's stolen-base record of 938. He ended his career with 1,406. * Game 2, Round 6 - Entertainment - Subtitles Some movie sequels are identified by number, some by subtitle, some by both. On each question, we give the subtitle of a sequel, and you identify both the main title (series title) and the sequence number of the movie (whether it appears in the full title or not). For example, we say "The Golden Age" (2007, historical); the complete title was "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"; what you have to say is "Elizabeth 2". 1. "Dead Man's Chest" (2006, action). 2. "The Cradle of Life" (2003, action). 3. "The Last Stand" (2006, superhero adventure). 4. "The Quest for Peace" (1987, superhero adventure). 5. "The Undiscovered Country" (1991, sci-fi). 6. "Electric Boogaloo" (1984, musical). 7. "The Season of the Witch" (1982, horror). 8. "Reloaded" (2003, sci-fi). 9. "Judgement Day" (1991, sci-fi). 10. "Tokyo Drift" (2006, action). -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "The only proven use of antimatter is the production msb@vex.net | of Nobel Prizes in physics." -- Henry Spencer My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Oct 01 11:03AM -0500 In article <J-qdnXt7ed52vLHJnZ2dnUVZ_sCdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > 1. This NFL expansion team set a record of 26 straight losses in > the 1976 and 1977 seasons. The closest anybody's come since then > has been the Detroit Lions, who list 19 in a row in 2008 and '09. Tampa Bay > and counting. Name the King. > 3. In 1941, this Major League Baseball legend hit in 56 consecutive > games. The closest since then was Pete Rose with 44. Joe Dimaggio > 4. This Baltimore Orioles great played in 2,362 straight games > without missing one. Only six other players have played in > more than 1,000 consecutively. Cal Ripken > 5. Of course, Wayne Gretzky has every NHL scoring record possible. > Within 0.5, how many *points per game* did he average through > his whole career? 1.9 > closest anyone has come to the 100 points scored on 1962-03-02, > in a 169-147 win with the Philadelphia Warriors. Who set this > unassailable record? Wilt Chamberlain > 7. This fireballer threw 5,714 strikeouts in his career. > The closest challenger now active is more than 3,000 behind. Nolan Ryan > 9. The greatest NFL pass receiver of all time, he retired with > 22,895 career receiving yards. Terrell Owens came closest, > almost 7,000 yards behind. Jerry Rice > 10. In 1991 he passed Lou Brock's stolen-base record of 938. > He ended his career with 1,406. Ricky Henderson > complete title was "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"; what you have > to say is "Elizabeth 2". > 1. "Dead Man's Chest" (2006, action). Pirates of the Caribbean 2 > 2. "The Cradle of Life" (2003, action). > 3. "The Last Stand" (2006, superhero adventure). > 4. "The Quest for Peace" (1987, superhero adventure). Superman 3 > 6. "Electric Boogaloo" (1984, musical). > 7. "The Season of the Witch" (1982, horror). > 8. "Reloaded" (2003, sci-fi). Matrix 2 |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 01 04:45PM > 1. This NFL expansion team set a record of 26 straight losses in > the 1976 and 1977 seasons. The closest anybody's come since then > has been the Detroit Lions, who list 19 in a row in 2008 and '09. Tampa Bay Buccaneers; New Orleans Saints > 3. In 1941, this Major League Baseball legend hit in 56 consecutive > games. The closest since then was Pete Rose with 44. Ted Williams > 4. This Baltimore Orioles great played in 2,362 straight games > without missing one. Only six other players have played in > more than 1,000 consecutively. Nolan Ryan > 5. Of course, Wayne Gretzky has every NHL scoring record possible. > Within 0.5, how many *points per game* did he average through > his whole career? 1.5; 2.6 > closest anyone has come to the 100 points scored on 1962-03-02, > in a 169-147 win with the Philadelphia Warriors. Who set this > unassailable record? Chamberlain > 8. He has won 18 Olympic gold medals, twice as many as his nearest > competitors. Phelps > * Game 2, Round 6 - Entertainment - Subtitles > 1. "Dead Man's Chest" (2006, action). Pirates of the Caribbean 3; Pirates of the Caribbean 2 > 3. "The Last Stand" (2006, superhero adventure). X-Men 3 > 4. "The Quest for Peace" (1987, superhero adventure). Superman 4 > 5. "The Undiscovered Country" (1991, sci-fi). Star Trek 6 > 6. "Electric Boogaloo" (1984, musical). Breakdancing 2 > 7. "The Season of the Witch" (1982, horror). Halloween 2; Halloween 3 > 8. "Reloaded" (2003, sci-fi). Matrix 2; Matrix 3 > 10. "Tokyo Drift" (2006, action). The Fast and the Furious 3; The Fast and the Furious 4 -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Bruce Bowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Oct 01 05:28PM On Wed, 01 Oct 2014 10:46:51 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. This NFL expansion team set a record of 26 straight losses in > the 1976 and 1977 seasons. The closest anybody's come since then has > been the Detroit Lions, who list 19 in a row in 2008 and '09. Tampa Bay > 2. This NASCAR driver -- nicknamed the King -- won 200 races > in his career. To put that in perspective, Jeff Gordon has 85 and > counting. Name the King. Richard Petty > 3. In 1941, this Major League Baseball legend hit in 56 consecutive > games. The closest since then was Pete Rose with 44. Joltin' Joe DiMaggio > 4. This Baltimore Orioles great played in 2,362 straight games > without missing one. Only six other players have played in more than > 1,000 consecutively. Cal Ripkin Jr. > 5. Of course, Wayne Gretzky has every NHL scoring record possible. > Within 0.5, how many *points per game* did he average through his > whole career? 3 > closest anyone has come to the 100 points scored on 1962-03-02, in a > 169-147 win with the Philadelphia Warriors. Who set this > unassailable record? Wilt Chamberlin > 7. This fireballer threw 5,714 strikeouts in his career. > The closest challenger now active is more than 3,000 behind. Nolan Ryan > 8. He has won 18 Olympic gold medals, twice as many as his nearest > competitors. Micheal (DUI) Phelps > 9. The greatest NFL pass receiver of all time, he retired with > 22,895 career receiving yards. Terrell Owens came closest, almost > 7,000 yards behind. Jerry Rice > 10. In 1991 he passed Lou Brock's stolen-base record of 938. > He ended his career with 1,406. Ricky Henderson > title was "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"; what you have to say is > "Elizabeth 2". > 1. "Dead Man's Chest" (2006, action). Pirates of the Caribbean > 2. "The Cradle of Life" (2003, action). > 3. "The Last Stand" (2006, superhero adventure). X-Men > 4. "The Quest for Peace" (1987, superhero adventure). > 5. "The Undiscovered Country" (1991, sci-fi). Star Trek VI > 7. "The Season of the Witch" (1982, horror). > 8. "Reloaded" (2003, sci-fi). > 9. "Judgement Day" (1991, sci-fi). Terminator 2 > 10. "Tokyo Drift" (2006, action). Fast and Furious |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Oct 01 07:30PM +0200 On 2014-10-01 17:46, Mark Brader wrote: > 8. He has won 18 Olympic gold medals, twice as many as his nearest > competitors. Spitz > complete title was "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"; what you have > to say is "Elizabeth 2". > 1. "Dead Man's Chest" (2006, action). Pirates of the Caribbean, 2 > 2. "The Cradle of Life" (2003, action). Tomb raider, 2 > 3. "The Last Stand" (2006, superhero adventure). X-men, 3 > 4. "The Quest for Peace" (1987, superhero adventure). Superman, 3 > 7. "The Season of the Witch" (1982, horror). Friday the 13th, 6 > 8. "Reloaded" (2003, sci-fi). Matrix, 2 > 9. "Judgement Day" (1991, sci-fi). Terminator, 3 -- -- Björn |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Oct 01 09:57PM Mark Brader wrote: > 2. This NASCAR driver -- nicknamed the King -- won 200 races > in his career. To put that in perspective, Jeff Gordon has 85 > and counting. Name the King. Earnhardt > 3. In 1941, this Major League Baseball legend hit in 56 consecutive > games. The closest since then was Pete Rose with 44. Cobb, Aaron > 4. This Baltimore Orioles great played in 2,362 straight games > without missing one. Only six other players have played in > more than 1,000 consecutively. Ripken > 5. Of course, Wayne Gretzky has every NHL scoring record possible. > Within 0.5, how many *points per game* did he average through > his whole career? 2 > closest anyone has come to the 100 points scored on 1962-03-02, > in a 169-147 win with the Philadelphia Warriors. Who set this > unassailable record? Chamberlain > 7. This fireballer threw 5,714 strikeouts in his career. > The closest challenger now active is more than 3,000 behind. Johnson > 8. He has won 18 Olympic gold medals, twice as many as his nearest > competitors. Phelps > 9. The greatest NFL pass receiver of all time, he retired with > 22,895 career receiving yards. Terrell Owens came closest, > almost 7,000 yards behind. Rice > complete title was "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"; what you have > to say is "Elizabeth 2". > 1. "Dead Man's Chest" (2006, action). Pirates of the Caribbean 2 > 3. "The Last Stand" (2006, superhero adventure). > 4. "The Quest for Peace" (1987, superhero adventure). > 5. "The Undiscovered Country" (1991, sci-fi). Star Trek 2, Star Trek 3 > 7. "The Season of the Witch" (1982, horror). > 8. "Reloaded" (2003, sci-fi). > 9. "Judgement Day" (1991, sci-fi). Terminator 2 > 10. "Tokyo Drift" (2006, action). Fast & Furious 2, Fast & Furious 3 Peter Smyth |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 02 01:44AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:J- > 1. This NFL expansion team set a record of 26 straight losses in > the 1976 and 1977 seasons. The closest anybody's come since then > has been the Detroit Lions, who list 19 in a row in 2008 and '09. Tampa Bay Buccaneers > 2. This NASCAR driver -- nicknamed the King -- won 200 races > in his career. To put that in perspective, Jeff Gordon has 85 > and counting. Name the King. Richard Petty > 3. In 1941, this Major League Baseball legend hit in 56 consecutive > games. The closest since then was Pete Rose with 44. Joe DiMaggio > 4. This Baltimore Orioles great played in 2,362 straight games > without missing one. Only six other players have played in > more than 1,000 consecutively. Cal Ripken Jr. > 5. Of course, Wayne Gretzky has every NHL scoring record possible. > Within 0.5, how many *points per game* did he average through > his whole career? 1.75; 2.75 > closest anyone has come to the 100 points scored on 1962-03-02, > in a 169-147 win with the Philadelphia Warriors. Who set this > unassailable record? Wilt Chamberlain > 7. This fireballer threw 5,714 strikeouts in his career. > The closest challenger now active is more than 3,000 behind. Nolan Ryan > 8. He has won 18 Olympic gold medals, twice as many as his nearest > competitors. Michael Phelps > 9. The greatest NFL pass receiver of all time, he retired with > 22,895 career receiving yards. Terrell Owens came closest, > almost 7,000 yards behind. Jerry Rice (?) > 10. In 1991 he passed Lou Brock's stolen-base record of 938. > He ended his career with 1,406. Rickey Henderson > and you identify both the main title (series title) and the sequence > number of the movie (whether it appears in the full title or not). > 1. "Dead Man's Chest" (2006, action). Pirates of the Caribbean 3; Pirates of the Caribbean 2 > 2. "The Cradle of Life" (2003, action). Lara Croft 2 > 3. "The Last Stand" (2006, superhero adventure) X-Men 3 . > 4. "The Quest for Peace" (1987, superhero adventure). Superman 4 > 5. "The Undiscovered Country" (1991, sci-fi). Star Trek 6; Star Trek 5 > 6. "Electric Boogaloo" (1984, musical). Breakin' 2 > 7. "The Season of the Witch" (1982, horror). Halloween 3; Halloween 2 > 8. "Reloaded" (2003, sci-fi). The Matrix 2; The Matrix 3 > 9. "Judgement Day" (1991, sci-fi). Terminator 2 > 10. "Tokyo Drift" (2006, action). The Fast and the Furious 3; The Fast and the Furious 4 -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| bleachbot <bleachbot@httrack.com>: Oct 01 10:24PM +0200 |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 01 10:43AM -0500 Mark Brader: > * 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.) This was the easiest round in the original game. > 1. Oxymoronically, this cable channel is home to "Duck Dynasty", > "Storage Wars", "and" "American Hoggers". Arts [sic] & Entertainment [sic] Network [sic] (A&E). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, and Bruce. > 2. "The Soup", "Fashion Police", "Keeping Up with the Kardashians". E!. 4 for Pete, Joshua, Jason, Bruce, Marc, and Dan Tilque. > 3. "American Horror Story", "The Americans", "Fargo". FX. 4 for Peter, Joshua, and Jason. > 4. "Cash Cab", "Just for Laughs: Gags", "Match Game". Comedy Network [sic]. 4 for Rob. > 5. "Murdoch Mysteries", "Dragon's Den", "Marketplace". Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBC). > 6. "Orphan Black", "Heroes of Cosplay", "Face Off". Space. 3 for Joshua. > 7. "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown", "The Situation Room with > Wolf Blitzer", "Anderson Cooper 360". Cable News Network [sic] (CNN). 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Pete, Joshua, Jason, Bruce, Marc, and Dan Tilque. > 8. "The O'Reilly Factor", "Hannity", "On the Record with Greta > Van Susteren". Fox News [sic]. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Pete, Joshua, Jason, Bruce, Marc, Jeff, and Dan Tilque. > 9. "Chopped", "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives", "Grill It! with > Bobby Flay". Food Network [sic]. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Pete, Joshua, Jason, Bruce, and Marc. > 10. "The Walking Dead", "Hell on Wheels", "Better Call Saul". American Movie [sic] Classics (AMC). 4 for Peter, Joshua, and Jason. > * 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. This was the hardest round in the original game. Unlike the original. game, where "almost correct" does not exist, on this one I would have accepted answers within 4 years as "almost correct" on any question where nobody came within 2 years of the exact answer -- if there had been any. > 1. Neil Armstrong, when he landed on the Moon, 1969-07-20. 38 (born 1930-08-05; accepting 36-40). 4 for Peter, Pete (the hard way), Joshua, Marc, and Dan Tilque. > 2. Roberta Lynn Bondar, when she flew mission STS-42 on Discovery, > January 22-30, 1992. 46 (born 1945-12-04; accepting 44-48). 3 for Pete. > 3. Gaius Julius Caesar, when he was assassinated in the Senate of > Rome, March 15, 44 BC. 55 (born in July -- hence the name -- of 100 BC; accepting 53-57). 4 for Erland, Björn, and Joshua. > 4. Cleopatra VII Philopator, when she took her own life, August 12, > 30 BC. 38 or 39 (born sometime in 69 BC; accepting 36-41). 4 for Erland and Marc. 3 for Dan Blum. > 5. Maj. Gen. James Wolfe when he was killed on the Plains of > Abraham, 1759-09-13. 32 (born 1727-01-02 NS; accepting 30-34). 4 for Björn. 3 for Dan Blum. 2 for Pete. > 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? 47 (born 1712-02-28; accepting 45-49). 3 for Peter and Rob. 2 for Dan Blum. > 7. Rittmeister Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen ("the Red > Baron"), when he was shot down over the Western Front, > 1918-04-21. 25 (born 1892-05-02; accepting 23-27). 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. 2 for Rob. > 8. Amelia Earhart, when she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean en > route to Howland I., 1937-07-02. 39 (born 1897-07-24; accepting 37-41). 4 for Joshua and Jason. 2 for Dan Blum and Rob. > 9. Charles Darwin, when he set out on the voyage of the HMS Beagle, > 1831-12-27? 22 (born 1809-02-12 [as Jason noted, the same day as Abraham Lincoln]; accepting 20-24). 4 for Jason, Marc, and Rob. 3 for Dan Blum. > 10. Hiram King "Hank" Williams, when he passed away in the back > of his Cadillac, 1953-01-01. 29 (born 1923-09-17; accepting 27-31). 4 for Marc. 3 for Rob. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Art His Joshua Kreitzer 31 12 43 Jason Kreitzer 28 8 36 Dan Blum 16 17 33 Marc Dashevsky 16 16 32 Peter Smyth 20 7 27 Pete Gayde 16 9 25 Bruce Bowler 20 0 20 Dan Tilque 12 8 20 Rob Parker 4 14 18 Erland Sommarskog 0 8 8 Björn Lundin 0 8 8 Jeff Turner 4 0 4 -- Mark Brader | "shenli" Silent Domolition Agent uses in exploiting Toronto | and cutting rock and non-explosive fragmentate and msb@vex.net | demolish concrete. --seen in spam My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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