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- Rotating Quiz #163 RESULTS - 1 Update
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| "Rob Parker" <NOSPAMrobpparker@optusnet.com.au.FORME>: Dec 28 09:59PM +1100 > 1 In 1994 which cricketer became the first batsman to score 500 runs in a > first-class innings? Brian Lara (?) > 2 Which book by Karen Blixen was also a 1985 film starring Meryl Streep > and Robert Redford? Kramer v Kramer (?) > 3 The Feyenoord soccer club is based in which Dutch city? Amsterdam (?) > 4 What animal is the symbol of the Democratic Party in the USA? Donkey > 5 Which company developed the x86 family of microchips during the late > 20th century? Intel > 6 Which American-born violinist (1916-1999) became a Swiss citizen in 1970 > and a British one in 1985? Yehudi Menuhin > 7 Which was George Lazenby's only James Bond film? On Her Majesty's Secret Service > 8 What was the given name of Ned Kelly's younger brother and co-member of > the Kelly Gang? Dan > 9 In what country was the Rosetta Stone discovered in 1799? Egypt > 10 Now offering private security and crisis management services, which > firm was founded as a private detective agency in Chicago in 1850? Pinkerton's Rob |
| "Rob Parker" <robpparker@NOSPAM.optusnet.com.au.FOR.ME>: Dec 28 04:05PM +1100 > 1. who is the world's richest man according to forbes magazine? Bill Gates > 2. tied at #6 on forbes list are 2 brothers who are (in)famous for their > extracurricular political activities. what is their family name? > 3. at #5 on the forbes list is the founder of oracle. name him. Larry Ellison > 4. the youngest billionaire on forbes list is bobby murphy, founder of > snapchat, along with co-founder evan spiegel. how old are they? 27 > 5. david rockefeller, sr., is the oldest billionaire on the list. how > old is he? 93 > him. > 7. how many of the top 20 billionaires on forbes list made their money > from 'technology'? 6 > 8. the founder of 'virgin galactic' is richard branson. within 10, how > far down the forbes list does he rank? 42 > 9. theo albrecht jr made his money from aldi and trader joes. What nation > is he from? Germany > 10. the world's billionaires have an aggregate net worth of .. how much? much too much ;-) Rob |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 21 04:59AM > * Game 8, Round 2 - History - Czarist/Communist Russia > 1. Under which Czar did Russia repel Napoleon's invasion? Alexander III > 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 IV; Nicholas I > 4. Who led the provisional government of Russia between the fall > of the czars and the takeover by the Bolsheviks? Kerensky > 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; He was Lenin's grandfather > 7. What significant event happened at Yekaterinburg, Russia, > on 1918-07-17? The Czar and his family were executed > 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 Coyoac?n? Trotsky was assassinated > 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.) Cheka > * Game 8, Round 3 - Miscellaneous - Oh, to be a B.J.! > 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 > 5. Picture E. Name this *character* from a long-running 1970s > sitcom. B. J. Hunnicut > 7. In picture G, Billie Joe Armstong says hello. Name the band > pictured. Green Day > 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 I bet they did not call him "B.J." since "Black Jack" was actually the polite(r) version of his nickname, not the one used behind his back. > 10. In picture J, meet B.J. Vorster, the prime minister 1966-78 -- > of which nation? South Africa -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| 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 |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Dec 22 12:22PM +0100 On 2014-12-22 09:06, Calvin wrote: > 2 What is Australia's fourth most populous city? Perth > 3 What nationality was former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali? Egyptian > 4 William Shakespeare was born in which century? 15th > 6 What word describes an angle of greater than 180 degrees? dull (as unsharp) > 8 What is the only digit to be spelt the same way in French and English? zero > 9 What colour is the liqueur Galliano? yellow -- -- Björn |
| "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 |
| 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." |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Dec 27 04:09PM +0100 On 2014-12-24 06:50, Mark Brader wrote: > Name that municipality! > 1. What city in the Canadian North was formerly known as Frobisher > Bay? Fort John > 2. What southern Ontario city began as the settlement of Sandwich? London > 3. The city of Galt, Ontario, was amalgamated into what larger > municipality? Toronto > 5. In what US state could you go from Blue Ball to Intercourse in > just 15 minutes? Driving, that is. Tennessee > 6. The drive from Dildo to Paradise, on the other hand, would take > around an hour -- in what Canadian province? Given Q7 I'd say Newfoundland -- -- Björn |
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