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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 04 09:54AM -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.
 
 
* Game 2, Round 7 - Canadiana Geography - Canadian Landmarks
 
1. Which two provinces are connected by the Confederation Bridge?
 
2. Near which city would you find a peninsula known as either the
Sleeping Giant or Nanabijou?
 
3. Name the Quebec hotel that is a UN heritage site and was featured
in Alfred Hitchcock's 1953 film "I Confess".
 
4. It looks like a giant game of Tetris... but name the *architect*
of the Montreal apartment complex known as Habitat 67.
 
5. Each day at noon, the first four notes of O Canada are sounded
out by giant horns at what Vancouver location?
 
6. In which city does the Royal Canadian Mint produce coins for
circulation?
 
7. A UNESCO World Heritage Site outside Ft. Macleod, AB, is a
famous demonstration point for the ingenuity of native hunters.
Name that place with the distinctive moniker.
 
8. As of the 1990s, Diavik, Ekati, and Snap Lake have made the
Northwest Territories famous for what natural resource?
 
9. Which Saskatchewan city has an extensive, now-unused underground
tunnel system that was purportedly part of the liquor supply
route to Chicago during Prohibition?
 
10. No doubt Sarah Palin can see it from her home. But which
Canadian city connects to Alaska via the Top of the World
Highway?
 
 
* Game 2, Round 8 - Science - It's All Greek to Us
 
In each case please answer with the name in English of the relevant
Greek letter.
 
1. To 5 decimal places, this geometrical constant equals 3.14159.
 
2. A triangular area of alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
is named after this letter, because its shape resembles the
letter in upper case. What is it?
 
3. In lower case, this letter, 13th in the Greek alphabet,
is frequently used as a symbol for the frequency of a wave.
In particle physics, it is also the symbol for any of the three
kinds of neutrinos.
 
4. The last of the Greek alphabet, this letter lends its name to
entire classes of fatty acids.
 
5. In lower case, this letter, the 5th in the Greek alphabet,
is used as the symbol for a very small quantity in math, as
well as the permittivity of a medium in physics. A form of
this letter is also used to express set membership in math.
 
6. A version of a software product that is still in its development
stage but is released for testing purposes is referred to by
this letter.
 
7. It is used to represent a photon (in layman's terms, a "packet"
of electromagnetic energy), as well as a high-energy form of
electromagnetic radiation. Which letter is this?
 
8. In number theory, this letter is used to denote the Möbius
function, named on honor of the German mathematician August
Ferdinand Möbius. In particle physics, it is used to denote
a subatomic particle, the muon.
 
9. This letter, the 8th in the Greek alphabet, is very commonly
used as a symbol for a plane angle in trigonometry and geometry.
 
10. This letter, the 10th in the Greek alphabet, can suggest an
infinitesimal amount of something, or the orbital inclination
with respect to the line of sight, used when describing
gravitational wave sources.
 
--
Mark Brader And now write us
Toronto A devious quasipoem!
msb@vex.net --Richard Heathfield
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Oct 04 05:22PM +0200

On 2014-10-04 16:54, Mark Brader wrote:
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
 
> * Game 2, Round 7 - Canadiana Geography - Canadian Landmarks
 
> 1. Which two provinces are connected by the Confederation Bridge?
 
Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia
 
> 6. In which city does the Royal Canadian Mint produce coins for
> circulation?
Ottowa
 
> 9. Which Saskatchewan city has an extensive, now-unused underground
> tunnel system that was purportedly part of the liquor supply
> route to Chicago during Prohibition?
 
Manitoba ?
 
 
 
> In each case please answer with the name in English of the relevant
> Greek letter.
 
> 1. To 5 decimal places, this geometrical constant equals 3.14159.
 
Pi
 
> 2. A triangular area of alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
> is named after this letter, because its shape resembles the
> letter in upper case. What is it?
 
Delta
 
> is frequently used as a symbol for the frequency of a wave.
> In particle physics, it is also the symbol for any of the three
> kinds of neutrinos.
 
Lambda
 
 
> 4. The last of the Greek alphabet, this letter lends its name to
> entire classes of fatty acids.
 
Omega
 
 
> is used as the symbol for a very small quantity in math, as
> well as the permittivity of a medium in physics. A form of
> this letter is also used to express set membership in math.
 
Epsilon
 
> 6. A version of a software product that is still in its development
> stage but is released for testing purposes is referred to by
> this letter.
 
Beta
 
 
> 7. It is used to represent a photon (in layman's terms, a "packet"
> of electromagnetic energy), as well as a high-energy form of
> electromagnetic radiation. Which letter is this?
 
Gamma
 
 
> function, named on honor of the German mathematician August
> Ferdinand Möbius. In particle physics, it is used to denote
> a subatomic particle, the muon.
 
My?
 
> 9. This letter, the 8th in the Greek alphabet, is very commonly
> used as a symbol for a plane angle in trigonometry and geometry.
 
Theta?
 
> infinitesimal amount of something, or the orbital inclination
> with respect to the line of sight, used when describing
> gravitational wave sources.
 
Ksi?
 
 
--
Björn
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 04 06:47PM +0200

> * Game 2, Round 7 - Canadiana Geography - Canadian Landmarks
 
> 1. Which two provinces are connected by the Confederation Bridge?
 
Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick

> 4. It looks like a giant game of Tetris... but name the *architect*
> of the Montreal apartment complex known as Habitat 67.
 
Of course I don't remember the name, but I do recall that the building
was featured in a previou Canadian Inquisition quiz.

 
> In each case please answer with the name in English of the relevant
> Greek letter.
 
> 1. To 5 decimal places, this geometrical constant equals 3.14159.
 
Pi

> 2. A triangular area of alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
> is named after this letter, because its shape resembles the
> letter in upper case. What is it?
 
Delta

> is frequently used as a symbol for the frequency of a wave.
> In particle physics, it is also the symbol for any of the three
> kinds of neutrinos.
 
Nu

> 4. The last of the Greek alphabet, this letter lends its name to
> entire classes of fatty acids.
 
Omega

> is used as the symbol for a very small quantity in math, as
> well as the permittivity of a medium in physics. A form of
> this letter is also used to express set membership in math.
 
Epsilon
 
> 6. A version of a software product that is still in its development
> stage but is released for testing purposes is referred to by
> this letter.
 
Beta

> 7. It is used to represent a photon (in layman's terms, a "packet"
> of electromagnetic energy), as well as a high-energy form of
> electromagnetic radiation. Which letter is this?
 
Gamma

> function, named on honor of the German mathematician August
> Ferdinand Möbius. In particle physics, it is used to denote
> a subatomic particle, the muon.
 
Mu

> 9. This letter, the 8th in the Greek alphabet, is very commonly
> used as a symbol for a plane angle in trigonometry and geometry.
 
Theta

> infinitesimal amount of something, or the orbital inclination
> with respect to the line of sight, used when describing
> gravitational wave sources.

Kappa
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Oct 04 05:05PM -0500

In article <ne6dnQ1168OUl63JnZ2dnUVZ_qGdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> * Game 2, Round 7 - Canadiana Geography - Canadian Landmarks
 
> 1. Which two provinces are connected by the Confederation Bridge?
PEI/New Brunswick; PEI/Nova Scotia
 
> in Alfred Hitchcock's 1953 film "I Confess".
 
> 4. It looks like a giant game of Tetris... but name the *architect*
> of the Montreal apartment complex known as Habitat 67.
Gehry
 
> Name that place with the distinctive moniker.
 
> 8. As of the 1990s, Diavik, Ekati, and Snap Lake have made the
> Northwest Territories famous for what natural resource?
gas; gold
 
> 9. Which Saskatchewan city has an extensive, now-unused underground
> tunnel system that was purportedly part of the liquor supply
> route to Chicago during Prohibition?
Saskatoon; Regina
 
> 10. No doubt Sarah Palin can see it from her home. But which
> Canadian city connects to Alaska via the Top of the World
> Highway?
Dawson
 
 
> In each case please answer with the name in English of the relevant
> Greek letter.
 
> 1. To 5 decimal places, this geometrical constant equals 3.14159.
pi
 
> 2. A triangular area of alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
> is named after this letter, because its shape resembles the
> letter in upper case. What is it?
delta
 
> is frequently used as a symbol for the frequency of a wave.
> In particle physics, it is also the symbol for any of the three
> kinds of neutrinos.
nu
 
> 4. The last of the Greek alphabet, this letter lends its name to
> entire classes of fatty acids.
omega
 
> is used as the symbol for a very small quantity in math, as
> well as the permittivity of a medium in physics. A form of
> this letter is also used to express set membership in math.
epsilon
 
> 6. A version of a software product that is still in its development
> stage but is released for testing purposes is referred to by
> this letter.
beta
 
> 7. It is used to represent a photon (in layman's terms, a "packet"
> of electromagnetic energy), as well as a high-energy form of
> electromagnetic radiation. Which letter is this?
gamma
 
> function, named on honor of the German mathematician August
> Ferdinand Möbius. In particle physics, it is used to denote
> a subatomic particle, the muon.
mu
 
> 9. This letter, the 8th in the Greek alphabet, is very commonly
> used as a symbol for a plane angle in trigonometry and geometry.
theta
 
> infinitesimal amount of something, or the orbital inclination
> with respect to the line of sight, used when describing
> gravitational wave sources.
kappa
"Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Oct 04 10:30PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> * Game 2, Round 7 - Canadiana Geography - Canadian Landmarks
 
> 1. Which two provinces are connected by the Confederation Bridge?
Prince Edward Island and Quebec
Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia
 
> In each case please answer with the name in English of the relevant
> Greek letter.
 
> 1. To 5 decimal places, this geometrical constant equals 3.14159.
Pi
> 2. A triangular area of alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
> is named after this letter, because its shape resembles the
> letter in upper case. What is it?
Delta
> is frequently used as a symbol for the frequency of a wave.
> In particle physics, it is also the symbol for any of the three
> kinds of neutrinos.
Lambda
> 4. The last of the Greek alphabet, this letter lends its name to
> entire classes of fatty acids.
Omega
> is used as the symbol for a very small quantity in math, as
> well as the permittivity of a medium in physics. A form of
> this letter is also used to express set membership in math.
Epsilon
> 6. A version of a software product that is still in its development
> stage but is released for testing purposes is referred to by
> this letter.
Beta
> 7. It is used to represent a photon (in layman's terms, a "packet"
> of electromagnetic energy), as well as a high-energy form of
> electromagnetic radiation. Which letter is this?
Gamma
> function, named on honor of the German mathematician August
> Ferdinand Möbius. In particle physics, it is used to denote
> a subatomic particle, the muon.
Kappa, Omicron
> 9. This letter, the 8th in the Greek alphabet, is very commonly
> used as a symbol for a plane angle in trigonometry and geometry.
Theta
> infinitesimal amount of something, or the orbital inclination
> with respect to the line of sight, used when describing
> gravitational wave sources.
Delta
 
Peter Smyth
Jeffrey Turner <jturner@localnet.com>: Oct 04 10:17PM -0400

On 10/4/2014 10:54 AM, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> In each case please answer with the name in English of the relevant
> Greek letter.
 
> 1. To 5 decimal places, this geometrical constant equals 3.14159.
 
pi
 
> 2. A triangular area of alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
> is named after this letter, because its shape resembles the
> letter in upper case. What is it?
 
delta
 
> is frequently used as a symbol for the frequency of a wave.
> In particle physics, it is also the symbol for any of the three
> kinds of neutrinos.
 
nu
 
> 4. The last of the Greek alphabet, this letter lends its name to
> entire classes of fatty acids.
 
omega
 
> is used as the symbol for a very small quantity in math, as
> well as the permittivity of a medium in physics. A form of
> this letter is also used to express set membership in math.
 
epsilon
 
> 6. A version of a software product that is still in its development
> stage but is released for testing purposes is referred to by
> this letter.
 
beta
 
> 7. It is used to represent a photon (in layman's terms, a "packet"
> of electromagnetic energy), as well as a high-energy form of
> electromagnetic radiation. Which letter is this?
 
lambda
 
> function, named on honor of the German mathematician August
> Ferdinand Möbius. In particle physics, it is used to denote
> a subatomic particle, the muon.
 
mu
 
> 9. This letter, the 8th in the Greek alphabet, is very commonly
> used as a symbol for a plane angle in trigonometry and geometry.
 
theta
 
> infinitesimal amount of something, or the orbital inclination
> with respect to the line of sight, used when describing
> gravitational wave sources.
 
sigma
 
--Jeff
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 05 03:49AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
 
> * Game 2, Round 7 - Canadiana Geography - Canadian Landmarks
 
> 1. Which two provinces are connected by the Confederation Bridge?
 
Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
 
> 4. It looks like a giant game of Tetris... but name the *architect*
> of the Montreal apartment complex known as Habitat 67.
 
Le Corbusier

> 6. In which city does the Royal Canadian Mint produce coins for
> circulation?
 
Hamilton; Edmonton
 
> 9. Which Saskatchewan city has an extensive, now-unused underground
> tunnel system that was purportedly part of the liquor supply
> route to Chicago during Prohibition?
 
Regina; Saskatoon
 
 
> In each case please answer with the name in English of the relevant
> Greek letter.
 
> 1. To 5 decimal places, this geometrical constant equals 3.14159.
 
pi
 
> 2. A triangular area of alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
> is named after this letter, because its shape resembles the
> letter in upper case. What is it?
 
delta

> is frequently used as a symbol for the frequency of a wave.
> In particle physics, it is also the symbol for any of the three
> kinds of neutrinos.
 
lambda
 
> 4. The last of the Greek alphabet, this letter lends its name to
> entire classes of fatty acids.
 
omega

> is used as the symbol for a very small quantity in math, as
> well as the permittivity of a medium in physics. A form of
> this letter is also used to express set membership in math.
 
epsilon
 
> 6. A version of a software product that is still in its development
> stage but is released for testing purposes is referred to by
> this letter.
 
beta

> 7. It is used to represent a photon (in layman's terms, a "packet"
> of electromagnetic energy), as well as a high-energy form of
> electromagnetic radiation. Which letter is this?
 
gamma
 
> function, named on honor of the German mathematician August
> Ferdinand Möbius. In particle physics, it is used to denote
> a subatomic particle, the muon.
 
mu
 
> 9. This letter, the 8th in the Greek alphabet, is very commonly
> used as a symbol for a plane angle in trigonometry and geometry.
 
theta
 
> infinitesimal amount of something, or the orbital inclination
> with respect to the line of sight, used when describing
> gravitational wave sources.
 
iota
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 05 03:01AM -0700

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> * Game 2, Round 7 - Canadiana Geography - Canadian Landmarks
 
> 1. Which two provinces are connected by the Confederation Bridge?
 
Quebec and New Brunswick
 
 
> 2. Near which city would you find a peninsula known as either the
> Sleeping Giant or Nanabijou?
 
Halifax
 
> out by giant horns at what Vancouver location?
 
> 6. In which city does the Royal Canadian Mint produce coins for
> circulation?
 
Winnipeg
 
 
> 7. A UNESCO World Heritage Site outside Ft. Macleod, AB, is a
> famous demonstration point for the ingenuity of native hunters.
> Name that place with the distinctive moniker.
 
Head Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
 
 
> 8. As of the 1990s, Diavik, Ekati, and Snap Lake have made the
> Northwest Territories famous for what natural resource?
 
diamonds
 
 
> 9. Which Saskatchewan city has an extensive, now-unused underground
> tunnel system that was purportedly part of the liquor supply
> route to Chicago during Prohibition?
 
Regina; Saskatoon
 
 
> 10. No doubt Sarah Palin can see it from her home. But which
> Canadian city connects to Alaska via the Top of the World
> Highway?
 
Whitehorse
 
 
> In each case please answer with the name in English of the relevant
> Greek letter.
 
> 1. To 5 decimal places, this geometrical constant equals 3.14159.
 
pi
 
 
> 2. A triangular area of alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
> is named after this letter, because its shape resembles the
> letter in upper case. What is it?
 
delta
 
> is frequently used as a symbol for the frequency of a wave.
> In particle physics, it is also the symbol for any of the three
> kinds of neutrinos.
 
nu
 
 
> 4. The last of the Greek alphabet, this letter lends its name to
> entire classes of fatty acids.
 
omega
 
> is used as the symbol for a very small quantity in math, as
> well as the permittivity of a medium in physics. A form of
> this letter is also used to express set membership in math.
 
epsilon
 
 
> 6. A version of a software product that is still in its development
> stage but is released for testing purposes is referred to by
> this letter.
 
beta
 
 
> 7. It is used to represent a photon (in layman's terms, a "packet"
> of electromagnetic energy), as well as a high-energy form of
> electromagnetic radiation. Which letter is this?
 
gamma
 
> function, named on honor of the German mathematician August
> Ferdinand Möbius. In particle physics, it is used to denote
> a subatomic particle, the muon.
 
mu
 
 
> 9. This letter, the 8th in the Greek alphabet, is very commonly
> used as a symbol for a plane angle in trigonometry and geometry.
 
theta
 
> infinitesimal amount of something, or the orbital inclination
> with respect to the line of sight, used when describing
> gravitational wave sources.
 
iota
 
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 04 09:51AM -0500

Mark Brader:
 
> 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. 4 for Marc, Bruce, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque,
and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum.
 
> 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. 4 for Bruce, Joshua, Jason, and Pete.
 
> 3. In 1941, this Major League Baseball legend hit in 56 consecutive
> games. The closest since then was Pete Rose with 44.
 
Joe DiMaggio (New York Yankees). 4 for Marc, Bruce, Joshua, and Pete.
 
> 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. ("Ripken" was sufficient.) 4 for Marc, Bruce, Peter,
Joshua, Jason, and Pete.
 
> 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?
 
1.92 (accepting 1.42-2.42). 4 for Marc and Peter. 3 for Dan Blum,
Joshua, and Rob.
 
For these records, of course, "points" means goals plus assists.
In 1,487 NHL games he scored 894 goals and made 1,963 assists.
(I guess the question was ambiguous; it might also be taken as
including the one season he played in the WHA before the leagues
merged. He only ["only"!] had 46 goals and 64 assists in those
80 games, lowering his career average to 1.89. Nobody gave an
answer in the range 1.39 to 1.41, so the ambiguity doesn't matter
for contest purposes.)
 
> 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. (Against the New York Knicks.) 4 for Marc,
Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
 
By the way, according to a Wikipedia article that seems to have
been based on a book about that event, the game was not televised
(pro basketball was not considered a major-league sport at the time),
and although Philadelphia was the home team, they had agreed to
play some games in other nearby cities and this was one of them.
It was played in Hershey, and the arena, which could hold about
8,000 people, was only about half full.
 
> 7. This fireballer threw 5,714 strikeouts in his career.
> The closest challenger now active is more than 3,000 behind.
 
Nolan Ryan (New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros,
Texas Rangers). 4 for Marc, Bruce, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
 
> 8. He has won 18 Olympic gold medals, twice as many as his nearest
> competitors.
 
Michael Phelps (swimming, US: 6 in 2004, 8 in 2008, 4 in 2012). 4 for
Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, Rob, and Pete.
 
Mark Spitz won 7 in 1972 but only 2 others, in 1968.
 
> 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.
 
Terry Rice (San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks).
4 for Marc, Bruce, Peter, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
 
> 10. In 1991 he passed Lou Brock's stolen-base record of 938.
> He ended his career with 1,406.
 
Rickey Henderson (Oakland A's, New York Yankees, A's again, Toronto
Blue Jays, A's *again*, San Diego Padres, Anaheim Angels, A's *yet
again* [is that also a record?], New York Mets, Seattle Mariners,
San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers). 4 for Marc,
Bruce, Joshua, and Pete.
 
 
 
> 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".
 
Some people didn't seem to grasp the notion that answers in a
particular format had been asked for. I decided there was no reason
to insist on that -- at the original game it wasn't even made clear --
and accepted any format conveying the desired information.
 
In presenting the answers, I've put the sequence number outside the
quotes if it wasn't part of the actual title.
 
> 1. "Dead Man's Chest" (2006, action).
 
"Pirates of the Caribbean" 2. 4 for Marc, Björn, Peter, and Pete.
3 for Rob. 2 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
 
> 2. "The Cradle of Life" (2003, action).
 
"Lara Croft Tomb Raider" 2. (Either half of the main title was
sufficient.) 4 for Björn, Joshua, and Jason.
 
> 3. "The Last Stand" (2006, superhero adventure).
 
"X-Men 3". 4 for Dan Blum, Björn, Joshua, and Jason.
 
> 4. "The Quest for Peace" (1987, superhero adventure).
 
"Superman IV". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, and Pete.
 
> 5. "The Undiscovered Country" (1991, sci-fi).
 
"Star Trek VI". 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Joshua.
 
> 6. "Electric Boogaloo" (1984, musical).
 
"Breakin' 2". 4 for Joshua and Jason. 3 for Dan Blum.
 
> 7. "The Season of the Witch" (1982, horror).
 
"Halloween III". 4 for Jason. 3 for Joshua. 2 for Dan Blum.
 
> 8. "Reloaded" (2003, sci-fi).
 
"The Matrix" 2. 4 for Marc, Björn, Jason, and Rob. 3 for Dan Blum
and Joshua.
 
> 9. "Judgement Day" (1991, sci-fi).
 
"Terminator 2". 4 for Bruce, Peter, Joshua, Jason, and Pete.
3 for Rob.
 
> 10. "Tokyo Drift" (2006, action).
 
"The Fast and the Furious" 3. 4 for Jason. 3 for Dan Blum
and Joshua. 2 for Peter.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Art His Spo Ent
Joshua Kreitzer 31 12 39 34 116
Jason Kreitzer 28 8 16 32 84
Pete Gayde 16 9 36 12 73
Marc Dashevsky 16 16 32 8 72
Dan Blum 16 17 14 25 72
Bruce Bowler 20 0 36 8 64
Peter Smyth 20 7 20 10 57
Dan Tilque 12 8 20 4 44
Rob Parker 4 14 7 10 35
Björn Lundin 0 8 0 16 24
Erland Sommarskog 0 8 -- -- 8
Jeff Turner 4 0 -- -- 4
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net
#define MSB(type) (~(((unsigned type)-1)>>1))
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Oct 04 05:13PM +0200

On 2014-10-04 16:51, Mark Brader wrote:
> Michael Phelps (swimming, US: 6 in 2004, 8 in 2008, 4 in 2012). 4 for
> Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, Rob, and Pete.
 
> Mark Spitz won 7 in 1972 but only 2 others, in 1968.
 
I did have Phelps in mind, but was confused ...
 
--
Björn
Jeffrey Turner <jturner@localnet.com>: Oct 04 10:12PM -0400

On 10/1/2014 11:46 AM, 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
 
> 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.
 
Lou Gehrig
 
> 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?
 
2.5
 
> 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.
 
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.
 
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, 3
 
> 7. "The Season of the Witch" (1982, horror).
> 8. "Reloaded" (2003, sci-fi).
> 9. "Judgement Day" (1991, sci-fi).
 
Friday the 13th, 5
 
 
--Jeff
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 04 10:49PM -0500

If Jeff Turner had posted his answers on time, he would have scored
20 points on Round 4 and 0 on Round 6.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto But that's what all the other
msb@vex.net individualists are doing!
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Oct 04 02:42PM +0200

On 2014-10-04 11:21, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
> Stephen W Perry and David B.
 
> Q8: How high (in metres) is the highest point in Sweden?
 
> Answers should be in no later than Tuesday 7th, 22:00, preferrably earlier.
 
2111 m rings a bell.
 
2111 m
 
 
 
--
--
Björn
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 04 01:17PM

> This contest is now open only to Mark Brader, Dan Blum, Bj?rn Lundin, Russ,
> Stephen W Perry and David B.
 
> Q8: How high (in metres) is the highest point in Sweden?
 
2100
 
--
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