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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 09 07:07AM -0600 "Calvin": >>> 9 Which river flows through Washington DC? Mark Brader: >> The Anacostia. >> (The Potomac flows along one edge of DC. Dan Tilque: > which despite being near the Virginia shore, is part of DC... > Not that this makes any difference... The fact that it's on the edge > does not make it not part of the District. *Part* of the Potomac flows through DC, but *all* of it does not. Similarly, the Hudson River does not flow through New York City and the Humber River did not flow through Toronto until 1998; only part of each one does/did. Or so I say. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "So *you* say." --Toddy Beamish msb@vex.net | (H.G. Wells, "The Man Who Could Work Miracles") My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 09 01:35PM > Similarly, the Hudson River does not flow through New York City and > the Humber River did not flow through Toronto until 1998; only part > of each one does/did. Or so I say. There are not very many rivers that in their entirety flows through a city. Although, we do one have here in Stockholm. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Dec 09 08:55AM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > Similarly, the Hudson River does not flow through New York City and > the Humber River did not flow through Toronto until 1998; only part > of each one does/did. Or so I say. Sorry, still wrong. The Maryland and DC border with Virginia is unusual for river borders. Instead of being through the middle of the river (usually following the main channel) it lies along the Virginia bank of the river. So the entire river is in Maryland and DC. Even that Boundary Channel I mentioned previously is in DC. This peculiariy goes back to the royal charter Charles I gave to the Calverts. -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 09 01:23PM -0600 Dan Tilque: > (usually following the main channel) it lies along the Virginia bank of > the river. So the entire river is in Maryland and DC. Even that Boundary > Channel I mentioned previously is in DC. Well, you might have mentioned *that* previously, instead of implying the contrary! In that case I concede the point. Both the Potomac and the Anacostia flow through Washington. -- Mark Brader | Are governments capable of evil? Yes, of course they are. Toronto | All institutions are. But they're MORE capable of incompetence. msb@vex.net | (That's good! I should post that.) --Sherlock Holmes (Craig Sweeney, "Elementary") My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Dec 09 11:47PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: >> Channel I mentioned previously is in DC. > Well, you might have mentioned *that* previously, instead of implying the > contrary! It's irrelevant. As long as some of the river flows through the district, it's valid to say that the river flows through it. Only a hyper-anal-retentive would say otherwise. -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 09 12:19PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-12-07, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to give the answers that were correct on that date. 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 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". ** Final (2014-12-08), Round 1 - Current Events This round covers the past two weeks. * Public Affairs 1. New mayor John Tory announced not only his deputy mayors but also three additional, unofficial deputy mayors, who will "ensure geographic representation". Name *any one* of the four. 2. Former Governor-General Michaëlle Jean will be leading what international organization? 3. A New York grand jury didn't indict a police officer whose chokehold may have killed an unarmed black man. On videotape, the victim gasped a phrase that has "gone viral" in protest. What did he say? * Miscellaneous 4. King Richard III's remains were in the news, 2 years after being dug up in a parking lot, when they revealed what? 5. NASA successfully launched and recovered a space capsule. The test flight was unmanned but the capsule is eventually intended for a manned Mars mission. Name the capsule. 6. An Italian historian sparked controversy by speculating that the Mona Lisa portrays da Vinci's mother Caterina, who he further speculates was of what nationality? * Sports 7. The Toronto Raptors are off to a great start, but they lost a star player for at least a month due to a groin injury. Who? 8. Canadian football had two championship games, the Vanier Cup for universities and the Grey Cup for the CFL. Give the full name of either winning team. 9. The Blue Jays traded Brett Lawrie and prospects for last year's AL All-Star third baseman. Name him. * Business 10. Alberta premier Jim Prentice is promoting a proposed $12,000,000,000 oil pipeline, including a meeting with Premier Kathleen Wynne. What is the name of the pipeline? 11. The Bank of Canada announced it will keep its benchmark "overnight rate target" unchanged -- at what interest rate? 12. Payday loan company Money Mart agreed to suspend its controversial program of buying retailers' gift cards from customers for cash. What percentage of face value were they offering? * Entertainment 13. A teaser trailer was released for a highly anticipated movie, sparking an Internet fuss. A black actor was cast in a role some apparently think is just for white men. What movie? 14. A new James Bond movie was announced. Either name the movie or tell us who was cast as the villain. 15. And finally, today's Jian Ghomeshi question. The CBC contravened its own policy by accepting $5,000 from a record label to defray Ghomeshi's travel expenses -- to interview who? -- Mark Brader | "...Backwards Compatibility, which, if you've made as msb@vex.net | many mistakes as Intel and Microsoft have in the past, Toronto | can be very Backwards indeed." -- Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 09 08:50PM > * Public Affairs > 2. Former Governor-General Micha?lle Jean will be leading what > international organization? World Health Organization > chokehold may have killed an unarmed black man. On videotape, > the victim gasped a phrase that has "gone viral" in protest. > What did he say? I can't breathe > * Miscellaneous > 4. King Richard III's remains were in the news, 2 years after > being dug up in a parking lot, when they revealed what? he wasn't a hunchback > 5. NASA successfully launched and recovered a space capsule. > The test flight was unmanned but the capsule is eventually > intended for a manned Mars mission. Name the capsule. Orion > 6. An Italian historian sparked controversy by speculating that > the Mona Lisa portrays da Vinci's mother Caterina, who he > further speculates was of what nationality? Spanish; Swiss > * Business > 11. The Bank of Canada announced it will keep its benchmark > "overnight rate target" unchanged -- at what interest rate? 1%; 0.5% > controversial program of buying retailers' gift cards from > customers for cash. What percentage of face value were they > offering? 20%; 25% > 13. A teaser trailer was released for a highly anticipated movie, > sparking an Internet fuss. A black actor was cast in a role > some apparently think is just for white men. What movie? Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Dec 09 05:35PM -0600 In article <Na-dnU4XKt-voBrJnZ2dnUU7-WWdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > chokehold may have killed an unarmed black man. On videotape, > the victim gasped a phrase that has "gone viral" in protest. > What did he say? I can't breathe. > * Miscellaneous > 4. King Richard III's remains were in the news, 2 years after > being dug up in a parking lot, when they revealed what? he had scoliosis > 5. NASA successfully launched and recovered a space capsule. > The test flight was unmanned but the capsule is eventually > intended for a manned Mars mission. Name the capsule. Orion > 6. An Italian historian sparked controversy by speculating that > the Mona Lisa portrays da Vinci's mother Caterina, who he > further speculates was of what nationality? Chinese > controversial program of buying retailers' gift cards from > customers for cash. What percentage of face value were they > offering? 50% > some apparently think is just for white men. What movie? > 14. A new James Bond movie was announced. Either name the movie > or tell us who was cast as the villain. Christoph Waltz |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Dec 10 01:08AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Na-dnU4XKt-voBrJnZ2dnUU7- > chokehold may have killed an unarmed black man. On videotape, > the victim gasped a phrase that has "gone viral" in protest. > What did he say? "I can't breathe" > 5. NASA successfully launched and recovered a space capsule. > The test flight was unmanned but the capsule is eventually > intended for a manned Mars mission. Name the capsule. Orion > * Business > 11. The Bank of Canada announced it will keep its benchmark > "overnight rate target" unchanged -- at what interest rate? 1% > controversial program of buying retailers' gift cards from > customers for cash. What percentage of face value were they > offering? 20%; 25% > * Entertainment > 14. A new James Bond movie was announced. Either name the movie > or tell us who was cast as the villain. "Spectre" -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Dec 09 06:15PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > chokehold may have killed an unarmed black man. On videotape, > the victim gasped a phrase that has "gone viral" in protest. > What did he say? I can't breathe. > * Miscellaneous > 4. King Richard III's remains were in the news, 2 years after > being dug up in a parking lot, when they revealed what? DNA confirmed they are his remains > 5. NASA successfully launched and recovered a space capsule. > The test flight was unmanned but the capsule is eventually > intended for a manned Mars mission. Name the capsule. Orion > 10. Alberta premier Jim Prentice is promoting a proposed > $12,000,000,000 oil pipeline, including a meeting with Premier > Kathleen Wynne. What is the name of the pipeline? Keystone XL -- Dan Tilque |
| "Rob Parker" <NOSPAMrobpparker@optusnet.com.au.FORME>: Dec 10 01:40PM +1100 > 1. New mayor John Tory announced not only his deputy mayors but > also three additional, unofficial deputy mayors, who will > "ensure geographic representation". Name *any one* of the four. Johnson; Smith > chokehold may have killed an unarmed black man. On videotape, > the victim gasped a phrase that has "gone viral" in protest. > What did he say? I can't breathe > 5. NASA successfully launched and recovered a space capsule. > The test flight was unmanned but the capsule is eventually > intended for a manned Mars mission. Name the capsule. Orion > 11. The Bank of Canada announced it will keep its benchmark > "overnight rate target" unchanged -- at what interest rate? 1.5%; 2 % > controversial program of buying retailers' gift cards from > customers for cash. What percentage of face value were they > offering? 30%; 50% Rob |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Dec 09 11:45PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 What nationality was revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (1879 > - 1919)? Mexican > 2 Which citrus-flavoured liqueur is named after the > Caribbean island where is was first distilled in the 19th century? > 3 Who did Ringo Starr marry in 1981? Barbara Bach > statesman was responsible for the founding the city of Singapore? > 6 What country won both Miss World (Europe) and the Eurovision Song > Contest in 1998, despite not even being in Europe? Israel > 7 Irish playwright Samuel Beckett originally wrote his play Waiting > for Godot in which language before translating it into English himself? Gaelic > Patrick McNaughton) star in which Australian TV series? > 10 Eleven Israeli athletes and coaches were killed in a terrorist > attack during which Olympic Games? [Year or City] 1972 > cheers, > calvin Pete |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 09 12:27PM -0600 Chris Johnson: > > Here are the answers; scores will be posted shortly. Chris has ignored two emailed reminders and a spoken reminder last night. Let's got on with this. Erland Sommarskog: > I took the freedom to score the quiz which I did not enter myself. Thanks. > impression. Lagrange was also working in this field, but Laplace did > the major work. I eventually decided that Lagrange was only worth a > half point. I dispute both awards. Dan beat me fair and square. That's why I didn't post anything pointing out that in any case I was unavailable to start RQ 163 due to absence. Dan, please accept my congratulations, go back in time a week, and start RQ 163. -- Mark Brader | "Must undefined behavior obey *all* the laws of physics, msb@vex.net | or is the restriction limited to time travel?" Toronto | --Heather Downs My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 09 08:41PM > RQ 163 due to absence. > Dan, please accept my congratulations, go back in time a week, and > start RQ 163. Thanks. There may be a sign error on that time travel. -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Dec 09 11:05AM -0600 In article <_ZSdnfSDpYqovxvJnZ2dnUU7-XmdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > rearranged the questions in picture order. Again, there were no > decoys in this game.) > 1. Picture A depicts the denouement of which war? 100 Years War > 2. Picture B. Name the Roman Emperor who ruled for 41 years > starting in 27 BC. Augustus > Jewish purists who took control of Jerusalem? Today an Israeli > athletic competition and many sporting teams are named after > them. Maccabees > 6. Picture F. Circa 206 BC, name the dynasty whose beginnings > are depicted. It would last for 400 years. > 7. Circa 540 BC, name the historical figure depicted in picture G. Buddah > 8. Depicted in Picture H, King Felipe II, battled Protestants in > two countries in the 16th century. Name either country that > he was king of. Spain > 9. In Picture I, Pope Alexander VI negotiated a New World agreement, > basically giving the West Indies to one country and the East > Indies to another. Name either. Spain > surrender-monkeys let the Germans walk into Paris in the > 19th century too. Within two years, when did the nascent > German/Prussian nation begin occupying the City of Lights? 1872 > Here's a round on alternative TV. In each case, name the series. > 1. The show that ignited the first-run cable renaissance, its > characters included Big Pussy, Uncle Junior, and Pauly Walnuts. Sopranos > 2. Our favorite chemistry teacher turned anti-hero preferred to > do his dirty work under the pseudonym Heisenberg. Breaking Bad > singularly weird HBO series. > 5. Kevin Spacey plays murderously ambitious Vice President Frank > Underwood in this groundbreaking made-for-Netflix series. House of Cards > 7. President Obama's favorite TV series is this Showtime production > (airing on Superchannel in Canada), starring Claire Danes as > a bipolar FBI agent engaged in the war on terror. Homeland > 8. The next most acclaimed series produced specifically for Netflix > is about life in a women's prison. Orange Is The New Black |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Dec 09 09:04PM +0100 On 2014-12-08 23:12, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Picture A depicts the denouement of which war? World War II > 2. Picture B. Name the Roman Emperor who ruled for 41 years > starting in 27 BC. Augustus > 3. Picture C. The man pictured circa 570 is a cousin of which > major historical figure? Mohammed > 5. Picture E is about an illustrious king of France who sold > Montreal to the Catholic Church in the 1660s, in one of his > first acts as monarch. Which king? Louise XIV > 6. Picture F. Circa 206 BC, name the dynasty whose beginnings > are depicted. It would last for 400 years. Ming > 7. Circa 540 BC, name the historical figure depicted in picture G. Buddha > 8. Depicted in Picture H, King Felipe II, battled Protestants in > two countries in the 16th century. Name either country that > he was king of. France > 9. In Picture I, Pope Alexander VI negotiated a New World agreement, > basically giving the West Indies to one country and the East > Indies to another. Name either. Spain > surrender-monkeys let the Germans walk into Paris in the > 19th century too. Within two years, when did the nascent > German/Prussian nation begin occupying the City of Lights? 1870 > Game 7, Round 3 - Entertainment - Network TV? What's That? > 2. Our favorite chemistry teacher turned anti-hero preferred to > do his dirty work under the pseudonym Heisenberg. Breaking Bad > 5. Kevin Spacey plays murderously ambitious Vice President Frank > Underwood in this groundbreaking made-for-Netflix series. House of Cards > 7. President Obama's favorite TV series is this Showtime production > (airing on Superchannel in Canada), starring Claire Danes as > a bipolar FBI agent engaged in the war on terror. Suits > 8. The next most acclaimed series produced specifically for Netflix > is about life in a women's prison. Orange is the new Black -- -- Björn |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 09 09:35PM +0100 > 1. Picture A depicts the denouement of which war? 100-Year War > 2. Picture B. Name the Roman Emperor who ruled for 41 years > starting in 27 BC. Augustus > 3. Picture C. The man pictured circa 570 is a cousin of which > major historical figure? Mohammed > Jewish purists who took control of Jerusalem? Today an Israeli > athletic competition and many sporting teams are named after > them. Farisees > 5. Picture E is about an illustrious king of France who sold > Montreal to the Catholic Church in the 1660s, in one of his > first acts as monarch. Which king? Louis XIV > 6. Picture F. Circa 206 BC, name the dynasty whose beginnings > are depicted. It would last for 400 years. Han > 7. Circa 540 BC, name the historical figure depicted in picture G. Buddha > 8. Depicted in Picture H, King Felipe II, battled Protestants in > two countries in the 16th century. Name either country that > he was king of. Spain > 9. In Picture I, Pope Alexander VI negotiated a New World agreement, > basically giving the West Indies to one country and the East > Indies to another. Name either. Spain and Portugal > surrender-monkeys let the Germans walk into Paris in the > 19th century too. Within two years, when did the nascent > German/Prussian nation begin occupying the City of Lights? 1871 -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
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