- Calvin's Quiz #371 - 4 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #370 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 1 Update
- Rotating Quiz #163 RESULTS - 2 Updates
- QFTCIUA Game 8, Rounds 2-3: Russian history, B.J.'s - 2 Updates
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Dec 22 12:06AM -0800 1 Who composed the theme music for the 1974 film Shaft? 2 What is Australia's fourth most populous city? 3 What nationality was former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali? 4 William Shakespeare was born in which century? 5 Which Zimbabwean stepped down as England cricket coach following their 5-0 Ashes loss last summer? 6 What word describes an angle of greater than 180 degrees? 7 Which island was awarded the George Cross during WWII? 8 What is the only digit to be spelt the same way in French and English? 9 What colour is the liqueur Galliano? 10 Oh, What a Beautiful Morning! is a song from which Rodgers and Hammerstein musical first performed in 1943? cheers, calvin |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 22 08:15AM > 1 Who composed the theme music for the 1974 film Shaft? Isaac Hayes > 2 What is Australia's fourth most populous city? Adelaide > 3 What nationality was former UN Secretary-General Boutros > Boutros-Ghali? Egyptian > 4 William Shakespeare was born in which century? 16th > 5 Which Zimbabwean stepped down as England cricket coach following > their 5-0 Ashes loss last summer? Robert Mugabe - no, wait he has not stepped down as anything, although it is long overdue. > 6 What word describes an angle of greater than 180 degrees? U-turn > 8 What is the only digit to be spelt the same way in French and > English? zero > 9 What colour is the liqueur Galliano? Green > 10 Oh, What a Beautiful Morning! is a song from which Rodgers and > Hammerstein musical first performed in 1943? Singing in the Rain -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 22 02:40AM -0600 "Calvin": > 1 Who composed the theme music for the 1974 film Shaft? At one time I knew this. > 2 What is Australia's fourth most populous city? Brisbane? > 3 What nationality was former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali? Egyptian. > 4 William Shakespeare was born in which century? 16th. > 5 Which Zimbabwean stepped down as England cricket coach following their 5-0 Ashes loss last summer? Johnson. > 6 What word describes an angle of greater than 180 degrees? Reflex. > 7 Which island was awarded the George Cross during WWII? Malta. > 8 What is the only digit to be spelt the same way in French and English? 6. > 9 What colour is the liqueur Galliano? Green? > 10 Oh, What a Beautiful Morning! is a song from which Rodgers and Hammerstein musical first performed in 1943? Oh, Klahoma. :-) -- Mark Brader | "...i will have hideous nightmares involving huge Toronto | monsters in academic robes carrying long bloody msb@vex.net | butcher knives labelled Excerpt, Selection, | Passage and Abridged." -- Helene Hanff My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Dec 22 09:09AM Calvin wrote: > 1 Who composed the theme music for the 1974 film Shaft? Isaac Hayes > 2 What is Australia's fourth most populous city? Brisbane > 3 What nationality was former UN Secretary-General Boutros > Boutros-Ghali? Egyptian > 4 William Shakespeare was born in which century? 16th > 5 Which Zimbabwean stepped down as England cricket coach following > their 5-0 Ashes loss last summer? Andy Flower > 6 What word describes an angle of greater than 180 degrees? Reflex > 7 Which island was awarded the George Cross during WWII? Malta > 8 What is the only digit to be spelt the same way in French and > English? Six (or Zero) > 9 What colour is the liqueur Galliano? Blue > 10 Oh, What a Beautiful Morning! is a song from which Rodgers and > Hammerstein musical first performed in 1943? Oklahoma Peter Smyth |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Dec 22 12:04AM -0800 On Thursday, December 18, 2014 7:40:36 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 Who is the Roman goddess of wisdom, equivalent to the Greek goddess Athena? Minerva > 2 Who was lead singer of the American alternative rock band Hole? Courtney Love > 3 Who was the original lead singer of the British band Genesis before being replaced by Phil Collins? Peter Gabriel > 4 Cirque de Soleil was formed in 1984 in which country? Canada > 5 Which car company now owns the Audi, Bentley and Skoda brands? Volkswagen > 6 Italy's Alberto Tomba won three Olympic gold medals in which sport? Skiing / Slalom > 7 Which Argentine President ordered the military invasion on the Falkland Islands in 1982? Leopoldo Galtieri > 8 What is the nickname of the Argentine national Rugby Union team? The / Los Pumas Giggle points to Erland for suggesting "The Galtieris" > 9 Gregor Mendel is best remembered for his work in which branch of science? Genetics [or similar] > 10 What nationality is scientist Stephen Hawking? English / British I erroneously thought he was American for quite a while, hence the question. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 370 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9 62 Stephen Perry 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 63 Peter Smyth 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 57 Rob Parker 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 54 Erland S 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 7 57 David Brown 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 6 41 Mark Brader 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 6 50 Marc Dashevsky 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 41 Pete Gayde 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 42 Dan Tilque 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 35 Bjorn Lundin - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 3 7 7 7 9 10 4 2 9 8 66 66% Stephen takes it by the narrowest of margins. cheers, calvin |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 22 04:10AM Rotating Quiz #163 is over and Stephen Perry wins with a perfect score. He is tasked with setting RQ #164. > answer which is an acrostic formed from the initial letters of > the other answers. There is also a commonality among the answers > which will probably be obvious. Every answer contains an "x." Not sure if anyone except Stephen noticed. > of the kingdom's area. The associated earldom has had a hard time > sticking - it has been created nine separate times - but has sometimes > been notable, especially in the reign of Elizabeth I. Essex 2 for Mark, Peter, Calvin and Stephen > types of medical imaging. It was once thought to form no compounds, but > a number are known know; one example is its trioxide which is a dangerous > explosive. xenon 2 for Mark, Peter, Calvin, Marc, Stephen, and Rob > separate company they were focused on hardware, specifically on high-end > imaging computers. These did not sell well and they had to change their > focus. Pixar 2 for Mark, Calvin, Marc and Stephen > make it necessary to give them extra authority (including military > authority). Eastern Orthodox churches use it for the deputy of a patriarch. > Eastern Rite Catholic churches use it in a somewhat complicated manner. exarch 2 for Peter and Stephen > very influential and at least two of its members - Bryan Ferry and Brian > Eno - have had major solo careers. Their highest-charting single in the US > was "Love is the Drug." Roxy Music 2 for Erland, Peter, Calvin, Marc, Stephen, and Rob > mating with a cloud shaped like Hera, producing a son who in turn > engendered the race of centaurs. Zeus sentenced him to be bound to > an always-turning fiery wheel. Ixion 2 for Stephen > Agustin.) The second one didn't last long by imperial standards but > did manage over five years, and it's much better-known. Who was its > one emperor? Maximilian (and counting Maximillian for full points since I can never remember which is correct myself) 2 for Mark, Pete, Marc, and Stephen Montezuma and predecessors are often referred to as "emperors" in English, but as far as I can tell people usually refer to their state as the "Aztec Empire" or "Aztec Triple Alliance," even though neither term corresponds to anything used at the time. > be brown and moist or grey and flaky, depending on genetics. (This > has two more or less common names in English; I will accept either > but only one fits the acrostic.) earwax (or cerumen) 2 for Stephen and Rob > wrote an opera about this association. Historically, it was the > first place to try to leave the Delian League and an attack on it > by Persian supporters helped kick off the Greco-Persian wars. Naxos 2 for Pete and Stephen > fluid in some joints is like this. Many inks and paints have this > property, which is helpful for applications where they need to set > quickly. What is the usual scientific term for this? thixotropy (or thixotropic) 2 for Mark, Stephen, and Rob > 11. Acrostic experiment 5 for Mark, Calvin, Marc, Stephen Scores: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total ------------------------------------- Stephen 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 25 Mark 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 15 Calvin 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 13 Marc 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 13 Rob 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 8 Peter 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Pete 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 4 Erland 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 22 12:35AM -0600 Dan Blum: > Rotating Quiz #163 is over and Stephen Perry wins with a > perfect score. Well done! > > which will probably be obvious. > Every answer contains an "x." Not sure if anyone except Stephen > noticed. Well, *I* certainly didn't -- but then, not all of my answers did. -- Mark Brader, Toronto The uucp stings you!--More-- msb@vex.net Your purse feels lighter. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Dec 21 02:40PM -0800 On Sunday, December 21, 2014 1:47:40 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > You say you want a revolution? This round is about Mother Russia > from Napoleon to Stalin. > 1. Under which Czar did Russia repel Napoleon's invasion? Nicolai I, Alexander I > 2. This Czar is often called the Abraham Lincoln of Russia. > He was a reformer who freed the serfs in 1866 and was > assassinated. Name him. Alexander II > 3. According to Boney M., Rasputin was Russia's greatest love > machine. That may be, but can you name the czarina he > spiritually advised? Catarina > sbe vg. Abj, jung rknpgyl vf gur pbaarpgvba orgjrra gung > ynfg Nyrknaqre naq gur Ehffvna Eribyhgvba 30 lrnef yngre? > Or fcrpvsvp. He was Lenin's father, grandfather (two answers) > to revolution. By what name is that speech now known? > 7. What significant event happened at Yekaterinburg, Russia, > on 1918-07-17? Overthrow of Nicolai II, murder of Nicolai II > 8. In the Russian Civil War of 1917-22, the Bolsheviks' "Red Army" > fought anti-Communist forces known by what name? Whites > 9. What relevant event happened on 1940-08-21 in the Mexico City > suburb of Coyoacán? Murder of Trotsky > 10. Either name the Bolshevik secret police under Lenin, or give > the new name they adopted in 1934 under Stalin. (Give the > short form in either case.) NKVD > 1960s and 1970s? > 2. In picture B, who is B.J.'s sidekick in this 1979-81 comedy > series? (Give the name as it appears in the title.) The Bear > arm problems. Name him. > 5. Picture E. Name this *character* from a long-running 1970s > sitcom. BJ Hunicutt > 6. Picture F is for the youngsters -- a 21st-century entertainment > question! Name this writer and actor from a popular 2000s > comedy series. BJ Novak > 8. In picture H, the "J." in "B.J." is not the middle initial. > We ran out of amusing ones. Bon Jovi would've been nice here, > but you get this guy instead. Give his *first and last name*. Billy Joel > in World War I and later lent his name to a popular and stylish > line of battle tanks. His nickname was "Black Jack", so they > probably called him "B.J." behind his back. Name him. Pershing > 10. In picture J, meet B.J. Vorster, the prime minister 1966-78 -- of which nation? South Africa cheers, calvin |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Dec 22 12:03AM -0600 In article <PJ-dncFTB5ZB3wvJnZ2dnUU7-d-dnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > to revolution. By what name is that speech now known? > 7. What significant event happened at Yekaterinburg, Russia, > on 1918-07-17? execution of czar and family > 8. In the Russian Civil War of 1917-22, the Bolsheviks' "Red Army" > fought anti-Communist forces known by what name? White Army > 9. What relevant event happened on 1940-08-21 in the Mexico City > suburb of Coyoacán? Trotsky assassinated > unlettered and intended for humor value. > 1. In picture A, who is this pop crooner, most popular in the > 1960s and 1970s? B.J. Thomas > arm problems. Name him. > 5. Picture E. Name this *character* from a long-running 1970s > sitcom. B.J. Honeycutt > 8. In picture H, the "J." in "B.J." is not the middle initial. > We ran out of amusing ones. Bon Jovi would've been nice here, > but you get this guy instead. Give his *first and last name*. Billy Joel > in World War I and later lent his name to a popular and stylish > line of battle tanks. His nickname was "Black Jack", so they > probably called him "B.J." behind his back. Name him. Pershing |
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