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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 13 11:24AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-10-20, 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 5, Round 9 - Sports - Teams The first 4 questions are about US universities famous for their basketball or football teams. In each case name the university. 1. This Durham NC university's teams are nicknamed the Blue Devils. 2. This Spokane WA university, whose teams play as the Bulldogs, is named for a Jesuit saint. 3. This PAC-12 school's teams are the Trojans and a famous alumnus is O.J. Simpson. 4. South Bend IN is home to which perennial power? Now some questions from overseas: 5. Saracens would play Harlequins in the top league of what English professional sport? 6. In this sport, a final score might be reported as "Collingwood, 16.12 (108) defeated St. Kilda, 7.10 (52)". What sport? 7. In the English Premier League, Liverpool FC isn't the only team playing in the city of Liverpool. Name the other one. 8. Also in the English Premier League, what major city does Aston Villa FC call home? Most sport team names are plural, like Maple Leafs, but there are some singular exceptions. On these questions you can just give the team name (like "Maple Leafs") without the city or other place. 9. The National Basketball Association has 4 teams whose official name doesn't end in S. Two are in Florida -- the Magic and the Heat. Name *either of the other two*. 10. The National Hockey League has 3 teams whose official nickname doesn't end in S. Again, one is in Florida -- the Lightning -- so please name *either of the other two*. * Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Veggies In case it flew by you, October is World Vegetarian Month, which kicked off October 1 with World Vegetarian Day and ends November 1 with World Vegan Day. Good thing pub fries are vegetarian. This week's challenge round is all about your fruits and veggies. A. Entertainment A1. For 34 years, a fruity award for the worst in motion pictures has been handed out, usually on Oscar Eve. Name that award, which has seen worst actresses Halle Berry and Sandra Bullock accept their trophies in person. A2. This 1978 B-film horror spoof -- inspired by "The Birds" -- opens with the discovery by homicide detectives that the victim of a grisly murder is covered, not in blood, but in tomato juice. It spawned three sequels. Name it. B. History B1. The notorious HMS Bounty, of mutiny fame, set forth in 1787 on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring a plant to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as food for slaves. What plant? B2. In the 1840s, a fungus called Phytophthora infestans took advantage of the lack of genetic diversity of an introduced tuber and caused one of the great human tragedies of the 19th century, and sowed the seeds of prolonged unrest in the British Isles. By what name do we know this crisis? C. Geography C1. Not really an artichoke and not from the Middle East location that it seems to be named for, its name is a corruption of "girasole", the Italian word for sunflower. This root vegetable can be used in stir-frying in place of water chestnuts. Name it. C2. Also called Bibb lettuce, this salad ingredient is so named because farmers in the vicinity of a certain East Coast American city were responsible for its early cultivation. Name it. D. Arts & Literature D1. Andy Warhol famously designed the still-life print that adorns the cover of the debut album by the Velvet Underground. What did he depict? D2. Name the *author* of the novel from which the following is taken: "She had painted her lips and was holding in her hollowed hands a beautiful, banal, Eden-red apple... She tossed it up into the sun-dusted air, and caught it -- it made a cupped polished plop. Humbert Humbert intercepted the apple." E. Canadiana E1. In the 1970s, the Rapeseed Association of Canada voted to change the name of rapeseed oil to one that incorporated the name of the country and did not contain "rape". What did rapeseed oil become known as? E2. What is the only apple native to Canada? It is not normally found in stores. F. Miscellaneous F1. This presidential candidate famously dealt his campaign a setback when he suggested that struggling farmers in Iowa diversify by growing Belgian endives. Name him. F2. Which soon-unseated incumbent raised the ire of broccoli farmers by stating the following: "I do not like broccoli. I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli." -- Mark Brader, Toronto | Using the wrong software counts as "user error". msb@vex.net | --Julian Lighton My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Nov 13 01:06PM -0600 In article <4KydneIU4OOmdPnJnZ2dnUU7-RGdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > The first 4 questions are about US universities famous for their > basketball or football teams. In each case name the university. > 1. This Durham NC university's teams are nicknamed the Blue Devils. Duke University > is named for a Jesuit saint. > 3. This PAC-12 school's teams are the Trojans and a famous alumnus > is O.J. Simpson. UCLA > 4. South Bend IN is home to which perennial power? University of Notre Dame > professional sport? > 6. In this sport, a final score might be reported as "Collingwood, > 16.12 (108) defeated St. Kilda, 7.10 (52)". What sport? cricket > 9. The National Basketball Association has 4 teams whose official > name doesn't end in S. Two are in Florida -- the Magic and > the Heat. Name *either of the other two*. Jazz > 10. The National Hockey League has 3 teams whose official nickname > doesn't end in S. Again, one is in Florida -- the Lightning -- > so please name *either of the other two*. Avalanche > has been handed out, usually on Oscar Eve. Name that award, > which has seen worst actresses Halle Berry and Sandra > Bullock accept their trophies in person. Razzie > opens with the discovery by homicide detectives that the > victim of a grisly murder is covered, not in blood, but in > tomato juice. It spawned three sequels. Name it. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes > on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring > a plant to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as > food for slaves. What plant? taro > tuber and caused one of the great human tragedies of the > 19th century, and sowed the seeds of prolonged unrest in > the British Isles. By what name do we know this crisis? Irish Potato Famine > "girasole", the Italian word for sunflower. This root > vegetable can be used in stir-frying in place of water > chestnuts. Name it. Jerusalem artichoke > because farmers in the vicinity of a certain East Coast > American city were responsible for its early cultivation. > Name it. Boston lettuce > D1. Andy Warhol famously designed the still-life print that > adorns the cover of the debut album by the Velvet > Underground. What did he depict? banana > She tossed it up into the sun-dusted air, and caught it -- > it made a cupped polished plop. Humbert Humbert intercepted > the apple." Lolita > to change the name of rapeseed oil to one that incorporated > the name of the country and did not contain "rape". > What did rapeseed oil become known as? canola > F1. This presidential candidate famously dealt his campaign > a setback when he suggested that struggling farmers in Iowa > diversify by growing Belgian endives. Name him. Dukakis > I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother > made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States > and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli." George HW Bush |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Nov 13 06:53PM Mark Brader wrote: > Now some questions from overseas: > 5. Saracens would play Harlequins in the top league of what English > professional sport? Rugby Union > 6. In this sport, a final score might be reported as "Collingwood, > 16.12 (108) defeated St. Kilda, 7.10 (52)". What sport? Australian Rules > 7. In the English Premier League, Liverpool FC isn't the only team > playing in the city of Liverpool. Name the other one. Everton > 8. Also in the English Premier League, what major city does Aston > Villa FC call home? Birmingham > 9. The National Basketball Association has 4 teams whose official > name doesn't end in S. Two are in Florida -- the Magic and > the Heat. Name *either of the other two*. Jazz > 10. The National Hockey League has 3 teams whose official nickname > doesn't end in S. Again, one is in Florida -- the Lightning -- > so please name *either of the other two*. Avalanche > has been handed out, usually on Oscar Eve. Name that award, > which has seen worst actresses Halle Berry and Sandra > Bullock accept their trophies in person. Razzies > opens with the discovery by homicide detectives that the > victim of a grisly murder is covered, not in blood, but in > tomato juice. It spawned three sequels. Name it. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes > on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring > a plant to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as > food for slaves. What plant? Rice > tuber and caused one of the great human tragedies of the > 19th century, and sowed the seeds of prolonged unrest in > the British Isles. By what name do we know this crisis? Irish Potato Famine > "girasole", the Italian word for sunflower. This root > vegetable can be used in stir-frying in place of water > chestnuts. Name it. Jerusalem artichoke > D1. Andy Warhol famously designed the still-life print that > adorns the cover of the debut album by the Velvet > Underground. What did he depict? Banana > F1. This presidential candidate famously dealt his campaign > a setback when he suggested that struggling farmers in Iowa > diversify by growing Belgian endives. Name him. Dukakis, Dole > I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother > made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States > and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli." George HW Bush Peter Smyth |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 13 09:50PM +0100 > 7. In the English Premier League, Liverpool FC isn't the only team > playing in the city of Liverpool. Name the other one. Everton > 8. Also in the English Premier League, what major city does Aston > Villa FC call home? Birmingham > 10. The National Hockey League has 3 teams whose official nickname > doesn't end in S. Again, one is in Florida -- the Lightning -- > so please name *either of the other two*. Colorado Avalanche, Minnesota Wild > opens with the discovery by homicide detectives that the > victim of a grisly murder is covered, not in blood, but in > tomato juice. It spawned three sequels. Name it. The Return of the Killer Tomatoes > on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring > a plant to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as > food for slaves. What plant? Vanilla > D1. Andy Warhol famously designed the still-life print that > adorns the cover of the debut album by the Velvet > Underground. What did he depict? A banana > I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother > made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States > and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli." George Bush Sr -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Nov 13 10:37PM +0100 On 2014-11-13 18:24, Mark Brader wrote: > Now some questions from overseas: > 5. Saracens would play Harlequins in the top league of what English > professional sport? Rugby > 6. In this sport, a final score might be reported as "Collingwood, > 16.12 (108) defeated St. Kilda, 7.10 (52)". What sport? Gaelish boot-throwing > 7. In the English Premier League, Liverpool FC isn't the only team > playing in the city of Liverpool. Name the other one. Everton > 8. Also in the English Premier League, what major city does Aston > Villa FC call home? Birmingham > has been handed out, usually on Oscar Eve. Name that award, > which has seen worst actresses Halle Berry and Sandra > Bullock accept their trophies in person. The Banana award > opens with the discovery by homicide detectives that the > victim of a grisly murder is covered, not in blood, but in > tomato juice. It spawned three sequels. Name it. Friday the 13th > on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring > a plant to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as > food for slaves. What plant? red beet > tuber and caused one of the great human tragedies of the > 19th century, and sowed the seeds of prolonged unrest in > the British Isles. By what name do we know this crisis? Potatoe-starvation of Ireland > D1. Andy Warhol famously designed the still-life print that > adorns the cover of the debut album by the Velvet > Underground. What did he depict? Campbell's Tomato soup > E. Canadiana > E2. What is the only apple native to Canada? It is not normally > found in stores. A run-away mac-book? -- -- Björn |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Nov 14 02:45AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:4KydneIU4OOmdPnJnZ2dnUU7- > * Game 5, Round 9 - Sports - Teams > 1. This Durham NC university's teams are nicknamed the Blue Devils. Duke > 2. This Spokane WA university, whose teams play as the Bulldogs, > is named for a Jesuit saint. Gonzaga > 3. This PAC-12 school's teams are the Trojans and a famous alumnus > is O.J. Simpson. Southern California > 4. South Bend IN is home to which perennial power? Notre Dame > 8. Also in the English Premier League, what major city does Aston > Villa FC call home? Birmingham > 9. The National Basketball Association has 4 teams whose official > name doesn't end in S. Two are in Florida -- the Magic and > the Heat. Name *either of the other two*. Jazz > 10. The National Hockey League has 3 teams whose official nickname > doesn't end in S. Again, one is in Florida -- the Lightning -- > so please name *either of the other two*. Wild > has been handed out, usually on Oscar Eve. Name that award, > which has seen worst actresses Halle Berry and Sandra > Bullock accept their trophies in person. Golden Raspberry Awards > opens with the discovery by homicide detectives that the > victim of a grisly murder is covered, not in blood, but in > tomato juice. It spawned three sequels. Name it. "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" > on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring > a plant to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as > food for slaves. What plant? breadfruit > tuber and caused one of the great human tragedies of the > 19th century, and sowed the seeds of prolonged unrest in > the British Isles. By what name do we know this crisis? Irish potato famine > "girasole", the Italian word for sunflower. This root > vegetable can be used in stir-frying in place of water > chestnuts. Name it. Jerusalem artichoke > because farmers in the vicinity of a certain East Coast > American city were responsible for its early cultivation. > Name it. Boston lettuce > D1. Andy Warhol famously designed the still-life print that > adorns the cover of the debut album by the Velvet > Underground. What did he depict? banana > She tossed it up into the sun-dusted air, and caught it -- > it made a cupped polished plop. Humbert Humbert intercepted > the apple." Nabokov > to change the name of rapeseed oil to one that incorporated > the name of the country and did not contain "rape". > What did rapeseed oil become known as? canola > F1. This presidential candidate famously dealt his campaign > a setback when he suggested that struggling farmers in Iowa > diversify by growing Belgian endives. Name him. Michael Dukakis > I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother > made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States > and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli." George H.W. Bush -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Nov 13 08:23PM -0800 On Thursday, November 13, 2014 12:24:12 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > The first 4 questions are about US universities famous for their > basketball or football teams. In each case name the university. > 1. This Durham NC university's teams are nicknamed the Blue Devils. Duke > is named for a Jesuit saint. > 3. This PAC-12 school's teams are the Trojans and a famous alumnus > is O.J. Simpson. USC > 4. South Bend IN is home to which perennial power? Notre Dame > has been handed out, usually on Oscar Eve. Name that award, > which has seen worst actresses Halle Berry and Sandra > Bullock accept their trophies in person. Golden Raspberry Awards > opens with the discovery by homicide detectives that the > victim of a grisly murder is covered, not in blood, but in > tomato juice. It spawned three sequels. Name it. "ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES! ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES!" > tuber and caused one of the great human tragedies of the > 19th century, and sowed the seeds of prolonged unrest in > the British Isles. By what name do we know this crisis? Potato Famine > D1. Andy Warhol famously designed the still-life print that > adorns the cover of the debut album by the Velvet > Underground. What did he depict? Banana > She tossed it up into the sun-dusted air, and caught it -- > it made a cupped polished plop. Humbert Humbert intercepted > the apple. Nabokov > F1. This presidential candidate famously dealt his campaign > a setback when he suggested that struggling farmers in Iowa > diversify by growing Belgian endives. Name him. Michael Dukakis > I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother > made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States > and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli." George H.W. Bush |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 14 05:27AM > * Game 5, Round 9 - Sports - Teams > 1. This Durham NC university's teams are nicknamed the Blue Devils. Duke > 2. This Spokane WA university, whose teams play as the Bulldogs, > is named for a Jesuit saint. Loyola > 3. This PAC-12 school's teams are the Trojans and a famous alumnus > is O.J. Simpson. University of Southern California > 4. South Bend IN is home to which perennial power? University of Notre Dame > 5. Saracens would play Harlequins in the top league of what English > professional sport? polo; rugby league > 6. In this sport, a final score might be reported as "Collingwood, > 16.12 (108) defeated St. Kilda, 7.10 (52)". What sport? polo > 7. In the English Premier League, Liverpool FC isn't the only team > playing in the city of Liverpool. Name the other one. Liverpool United > 9. The National Basketball Association has 4 teams whose official > name doesn't end in S. Two are in Florida -- the Magic and > the Heat. Name *either of the other two*. Jazz > 10. The National Hockey League has 3 teams whose official nickname > doesn't end in S. Again, one is in Florida -- the Lightning -- > so please name *either of the other two*. Avalanche > has been handed out, usually on Oscar Eve. Name that award, > which has seen worst actresses Halle Berry and Sandra > Bullock accept their trophies in person. Golden Raspberry > opens with the discovery by homicide detectives that the > victim of a grisly murder is covered, not in blood, but in > tomato juice. It spawned three sequels. Name it. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes > on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring > a plant to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as > food for slaves. What plant? maize; potato > tuber and caused one of the great human tragedies of the > 19th century, and sowed the seeds of prolonged unrest in > the British Isles. By what name do we know this crisis? potato famine > "girasole", the Italian word for sunflower. This root > vegetable can be used in stir-frying in place of water > chestnuts. Name it. Jerusalem artichoke > because farmers in the vicinity of a certain East Coast > American city were responsible for its early cultivation. > Name it. Boston lettuce > D1. Andy Warhol famously designed the still-life print that > adorns the cover of the debut album by the Velvet > Underground. What did he depict? Campbell soup can > She tossed it up into the sun-dusted air, and caught it -- > it made a cupped polished plop. Humbert Humbert intercepted > the apple." Nabokov > to change the name of rapeseed oil to one that incorporated > the name of the country and did not contain "rape". > What did rapeseed oil become known as? canola oil > E2. What is the only apple native to Canada? It is not normally > found in stores. crabapple > F1. This presidential candidate famously dealt his campaign > a setback when he suggested that struggling farmers in Iowa > diversify by growing Belgian endives. Name him. Michael Dukakis > I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother > made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States > and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli." George H. W. Bush -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 13 03:32PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > Okay, we were kidding. That's all the Ghomeshi questions. > 3. Cyclone Nilofar threatened to be the second in October to hit > what country? Philippines > 4. A US nurse is defying what state's Ebola-related quarantine > order? Maine > of leeway). > 6. Israel will reopen a holy site in the Old City of Jerusalem. > Give either of its names. Dome of the Rock > 8. Who did the Toronto Raptors play in their season-opening game? > 9. Rogers Communications is teaming up with which company to try > and draw a younger audience? Disney > 6. Name the musician who was rumored to be putting on a surprise > show at Massey Hall, causing fans to line up for hours in the > rain -- but there was no such show. Gordon Lightfoot -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 13 10:45PM -0600 Mark Brader: > Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > * Game 7 (2014-11-03), Round 1 - Current Events - The Ghomeshi Edition > 1. Former CBC host Jian Ghomeshi was fired from what radio show? "Q". > 2. Lucy DeCoutere is the first of Ghomeshi's alleged victims to > be publicly identified. Name either of her jobs. Actress ("Trailer Park Boys"), RCAF captain (any reference to the Canadian military was sufficient). > Okay, we were kidding. That's all the Ghomeshi questions. > 3. Cyclone Nilofar threatened to be the second in October to hit > what country? India. The first was Hudhud, a Category 2 hurricane (as we would say) that struck the state of Andra Pradesh on October 12. Nilofar grew to Category 4 strength while at sea and evacuations took place in the state of Gujarat, but then the storm weakened all the way to wind speeds of about 25 mph (40 km/h) before reaching land. > 4. A US nurse is defying what state's Ebola-related quarantine > order? Maine. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Erland, Rob, Joshua, Marc, Jeff, and Dan Tilque. > percentage of those eligible who voted (to the nearest multiple > of 5%) or the gross number of voters (with an equivalent amount > of leeway). 65% (more accurately 64.3%); 974,363 (accepting 936,000-1,013,000). 4 for Jeff. > 6. Israel will reopen a holy site in the Old City of Jerusalem. > Give either of its names. Jews call it the Temple Mount; Muslims call it the Noble Sanctuary or Haram al-Sharif; also accepting the Dome of the Rock, which is part of it. 4 for everyone. > 7. Under new sentencing guidelines convicted Mountie-killer Justin > Bourque won't be eligible to apply for parole for how long? 75 years. (Triple murder of police, consecutive sentences.) > 8. Who did the Toronto Raptors play in their season-opening game? Atlanta Hawks. 3 for Joshua. > 9. Rogers Communications is teaming up with which company to try > and draw a younger audience? Vice. > 10. Axxxe's former crime reporter B.J. del Conte is sure to see > which just-opened movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal? "Nightcrawler". 4 for Dan Blum and Marc. > * Game 8 (2014-11-10), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Name the Manitoba premier who shuffled his cabinet amid a > political rebellion. Greg Selinger. > 2. Why was Canadian [soldier] Branden Stevenson in the news? He returned to duty guarding the national war memorial in Ottawa. He and his friend Nathan Cirillo, both corporals, had that duty jointly on the morning of October 22. Cirillo was murdered, but the shot fired at Stevenson missed. > 3. Name the long-term Toronto Blue Jay who was traded away in > return for Marco Estrada. Adam Lind. > 4. Name the Canadian-born, Philippines-raised newly named general > manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Farhan Zaidi. > 5. Name the Golden Globes co-host, star of TV's "Parks and > Recreation", and all-around funny lady who visited Toronto to > promote her new memoir. Amy Poehler. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Marc -- thus making the round count for everyone. > 6. Name the musician who was rumored to be putting on a surprise > show at Massey Hall, causing fans to line up for hours in the > rain -- but there was no such show. Prince. > 7. Name the Canadian bank that announced plans to slash 1,500 > employees and close 120 branches. Nova Scotia. > 8. Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz sparked criticism when > he said young people should do what? Gain employment experience by working for no pay. > 9. Name either of the Liberal MPs ousted from caucus amid > allegations of "personal misconduct" involving female NDP MPs. Scott Andrews, Massimo Pacetti. > 10. Name the Conservative MP who resigned after being convicted > of electoral improprieties but will still receive a gold-plated > pension. Dean Del Mastro. Scores, if there are no errors: GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST SIX Joshua Kreitzer 16 14 10 20 16 24 11 4 101 Marc Dashevsky 16 8 0 16 16 20 12 4 88 Dan Blum 8 13 4 8 14 20 12 4 75 Rob Parker 16 6 4 12 16 12 8 0 70 Pete Gayde -- -- 0 16 20 24 -- -- 60 Peter Smyth 15 12 4 4 12 12 -- -- 59 Erland Sommarskog 8 8 0 16 16 0 8 0 56 Jeff Turner 12 4 -- -- 8 16 12 0 52 Dan Tilque 12 8 0 4 8 8 8 0 48 Jason Kreitzer 8 0 8 8 4 12 -- -- 40 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "If any form of pleasure is exhibited, report msb@vex.net | to me and it will be prohibited." --DUCK SOUP My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 13 11:21AM -0600 Mark Brader: > languages). In each case, we give you a language, and you name > the country, or one of the countries, that officially claims it. > 1. Khmer. Cambodia. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Björn, Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, Jeff, and Rob. > 2. Tagalog. Philippines. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, and Jeff. > 3. Walloon. Belgium. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, Jeff, and Rob. I believe Erland was right to say that this one is simply a version of French and in Belgium is officially called French. Similarly, their other major language, sometimes called Flemish, is officially Dutch. > 4. Amharic. Ethiopia. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Marc. > 5. Catalan. Spain, Andorra. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Peter, Björn, Erland, Jason, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, Jeff, and Rob. > 6. Pashto. Afghanistan. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Björn, Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, and Jeff. 2 for Rob. > 7. Malagasy. Madagascar. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, Jeff, and Rob. > 8. Urdu. Pakistan, (believe it or not) Fiji. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, and Jeff. > 9. Swahili (you have 4 possible answers here). Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, DR Congo. 4 for Dan Blum (the hard way), Peter, Björn, Erland, Jason, Joshua (the hard way), Dan Tilque, Marc, Jeff, and Rob. > 10. Among this country's 10 official languages are English, Sotho, > Tsonga, Xhosa, and Zulu. South Africa. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, Jeff, and Rob. > Birds do it, bees do it, even spiny monotremes do it. Let's do it. > Let's have a trivia round on plant and animal reproduction. > 1. By what means do mushrooms reproduce? (Airborne) spores. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, Jeff, and Rob. > 2. By what extraterrestrially-influenced process do the eggs and > sperm of coral meet? They are ejected and drift together with the tide. Any reference to drifting in the ocean was sufficient. 4 for Dan Blum, Björn, Marc, Jeff, and Rob. > 3. Who's your daddy? -- What is unusual about how the seahorse > gives birth? The male gives birth (having received eggs in its pouch from the female). 4 for everyone. > 4. Name either of the mammal species that are monotremes, i.e. they > lay eggs. Platypus, echidna. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Björn, Jason, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, Jeff (the hard way), and Rob. > 5. Many species of sharks and fish, including the common guppy, > platys, and swordtails, are ovoviviparous. What does this mean? Their eggs "hatch" inside the body so that they then give birth to live offspring. Any reference to live birth was sufficient, even though that would fail to make the distinction from viviparous species like humans. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Marc, and Jeff. > 6. A male donkey and a female horse produce what offspring? A mule. 4 for Björn, Erland, Jason, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, and Rob. 3 for Dan Blum. 2 for Peter. A "jenny" is a female donkey. If one of those produces an offspring with a male horse, it's called a *hinny*. As for "ass", that's another name for donkey. > the anthers and gets covered with pollen. When the butterfly > visits another flower, the pollen attaches to what part of that > other flower? (Despite the name, no trauma usually results.) The stigma, but this is a part of the pistil and the hint could relate to either. Unlike the original game, I'm accepting either answer. 4 for Rob, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Marc. > 8. The male reproductive organ of a flowering plant is called what? Stamen. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Joshua, Marc, and Rob. > 9. Where are a snail's reproductive organs? In its head, or more precisely, its neck. "On top" was not specific enough. 4 for Dan Tilque and Marc. > 10. An earthworm needs another earthworm to reproduce despite that > fact that it's already equipped with what? Both male and female sex organs, i.e. it's a hermaphrodite. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Björn, Jason, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, Jeff, and Rob. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Ent His Lit Can Geo Sci FOUR Dan Blum 20 34 32 23 40 35 141 Joshua Kreitzer 31 40 24 24 40 28 139 Dan Tilque 4 36 16 16 40 28 120 Marc Dashevsky 20 0 20 12 40 40 120 Peter Smyth 24 36 24 0 36 22 120 Rob Parker 16 20 24 14 26 32 102 Jeff Turner 16 16 8 16 36 24 92 Erland Sommarskog 0 12 -- -- 40 8 60 Pete Gayde 20 7 16 11 -- -- 54 Björn Lundin 0 8 -- -- 16 20 44 Jason Kreitzer 16 0 4 4 8 16 44 -- Mark Brader | "'Settlor', (i) in relation to a testamentary trust, Toronto | means the individual referred to in paragraph (i)." msb@vex.net | -- Income Tax Act of Canada (1972-94), 108(1)(h) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 13 02:41PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > They are ejected and drift together with the tide. Any reference > to drifting in the ocean was sufficient. 4 for Dan Blum, Björn, > Marc, Jeff, and Rob. I'm going to challenge this. Or at least say that my answer (full moon) is just as important as the tide. Corals synchronize their spawning by detecting the full moon. Synchronization greatly increases the chances of reproduction being successful. Furthermore, since all corals in a reef spawn at once, it overwhelms the ability of egg predators to consume all of them. -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 13 05:01PM -0600 Mark Brader: >> They are ejected and drift together with the tide. Any reference >> to drifting in the ocean was sufficient. 4 for Dan Blum, Björn, >> Marc, Jeff, and Rob. Dan Tilque: > I'm going to challenge this. Or at least say that my answer (full moon) > is just as important as the tide. Corals synchronize their spawning by > detecting the full moon... That's interesting. Let's see, the US government's NOAA has: http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/corals/coral06_reproduction.html # Because colonies may be separated by wide distances, this release # must be both precisely and broadly timed, and usually occurs in # response to multiple environmental cues (Veron, 2000). # # The long-term control of spawning may be related to temperature, # day length and/or rate of temperature change (either increasing # or decreasing). The short-term (getting ready to spawn) control # is usually based on lunar cues. The final release, or spawn, # is usually based on the time of sunset (Veron, 2000). The Australian government's GBRMPA has: http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/about-the-reef/corals/coral-reproduction # One of the most spectacular events to occur on the Great Barrier # Reef is the annual synchronised spawning of corals. # # This mass reproduction only happens once a year... # # The mass spawning occurs after a full moon and only after rising # water temperatures have stimulated the maturation of the gametes # within the adult coral. The day length, tide height and salinity # levels also appear to be factors in deciding when the event # will happen. # # ...the time of year that corals spawn depends on their location. # Those on inshore reefs usually start spawning one to six nights # after the first full moon in October, whereas those in outer reefs # spawn during November or December. So the full moon is indeed involved, at least for most species, but it's only the means of synchronization and I don't see how it can reasonably be described as a "process". Still, I guess I have to give this an "almost correct". 3 for Dan Tilque, then. Scores, if there are now no errors: GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Ent His Lit Can Geo Sci FOUR Dan Blum 20 34 32 23 40 35 141 Joshua Kreitzer 31 40 24 24 40 28 139 Dan Tilque 4 36 16 16 40 31 123 Marc Dashevsky 20 0 20 12 40 40 120 Peter Smyth 24 36 24 0 36 22 120 Rob Parker 16 20 24 14 26 32 102 Jeff Turner 16 16 8 16 36 24 92 Erland Sommarskog 0 12 -- -- 40 8 60 Pete Gayde 20 7 16 11 -- -- 54 Björn Lundin 0 8 -- -- 16 20 44 Jason Kreitzer 16 0 4 4 8 16 44 -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net | "Volts are like proof." --Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 13 02:06PM > > Jeffery, any forecast about your convenience? > I emailed Jeff and got no answer. Maybe it's time to turn it over to the > second-place finisher, Chris Johnson. Fine with me. -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@gmail.com>: Nov 13 12:34PM -0500 On 2014-11-13, Dan Blum wrote: >> I emailed Jeff and got no answer. Maybe it's time to turn it over to the >> second-place finisher, Chris Johnson. > Fine with me. OK. I'll have something prepared on the weekend. -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
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