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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 21 04:40PM -0800 1 Who was the last monarch of England but not Scotland? 2 Which species of ape is native to the Rock of Gibraltar? 3 To two decimal places, what is Usain Bolt's world record for the men's 100 metre sprint? 4 The 1987 film Cry Freedom centres around the life of which black activist? 5 Thomas Beckett was Archbishop of Canterbury during which king's reign? 6 Which popular song contains the line, "You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss"? 7 What is Australia's most densely populated state? 8 Which science fiction author wrote the 1965 novel Dune? 9 Who did Pontius Pilate release instead of Jesus? 10 Karl Marx died and is buried in which city? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 21 09:08PM -0600 "Calvin": > 1 Who was the last monarch of England but not Scotland? Elizabeth I. > 2 Which species of ape is native to the Rock of Gibraltar? Barbary. > 3 To two decimal places, what is Usain Bolt's world record for the > men's 100 metre sprint? Watch your line lengths. 9.55 s. > 4 The 1987 film Cry Freedom centres around the life of which black activist? Biko? > 5 Thomas Beckett was Archbishop of Canterbury during which king's reign? Henry II. > 6 Which popular song contains the line, "You must remember this, > a kiss is just a kiss"? "As Time Goes By". > 7 What is Australia's most densely populated state? Victoria, I suppose. > 8 Which science fiction author wrote the 1965 novel Dune? Herbert. > 9 Who did Pontius Pilate release instead of Jesus? Barabbas. > 10 Karl Marx died and is buried in which city? London. -- 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. |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 22 04:23AM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 Who was the last monarch of England but not Scotland? James I > 2 Which species of ape is native to the Rock of Gibraltar? > 3 To two decimal places, what is Usain Bolt's world record for the > men's 100 metre sprint? 9.80 ? 4 The 1987 film Cry Freedom centres around > the life of which black activist? Mandela > 5 Thomas Beckett was Archbishop > of Canterbury during which king's reign? Charles I > 6 Which popular song > contains the line, "You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss"? As Time Goes By > 7 What is Australia's most densely populated state? New South Wales > 8 Which science fiction author wrote the 1965 novel Dune? Herbert > 9 Who did Pontius Pilate release instead of Jesus? Barabbas > 10 Karl Marx died and is buried in which city? London > cheers, > calvin Pete |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 20 07:49PM -0800 Calvin wrote: > 1 Who was the last monarch of England but not Scotland? Elizabeth I > 2 Which species of ape is native to the Rock of Gibraltar? Barbary Ape > 3 To two decimal places, what is Usain Bolt's world record for the men's 100 metre sprint? 9.85 sec > 4 The 1987 film Cry Freedom centres around the life of which black activist? Martin Luther King Jr > 5 Thomas Beckett was Archbishop of Canterbury during which king's reign? Henry V > 6 Which popular song contains the line, "You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss"? As Time Goes By > 7 What is Australia's most densely populated state? Victoria > 8 Which science fiction author wrote the 1965 novel Dune? Frank Herbert > 9 Who did Pontius Pilate release instead of Jesus? Barabas > 10 Karl Marx died and is buried in which city? London -- Dan Tilque |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Feb 22 09:01AM Calvin wrote: > 1 Who was the last monarch of England but not Scotland? Elizabeth I > 2 Which species of ape is native to the Rock of Gibraltar? Barbary > 3 To two decimal places, what is Usain Bolt's world record for the > men's 100 metre sprint? 9.59 > 4 The 1987 film Cry Freedom centres around > the life of which black activist? Malcolm X > 5 Thomas Beckett was Archbishop of > Canterbury during which king's reign? Henry II 6 Which popular song contains > the line, "You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss"? As Time Goes By > 7 What is > Australia's most densely populated state? Victoria > 8 Which science fiction > author wrote the 1965 novel Dune? Russell > 9 Who did Pontius Pilate release > instead of Jesus? Barabbas > 10 Karl Marx died and is buried in which city? London (Highgate cemetery) Peter Smyth |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 22 11:57AM +0100 > 1 Who was the last monarch of England but not Scotland? Elizabeth I > 3 To two decimal places, what is Usain Bolt's world record for the > men's 100 metre sprint? 9.59 > 4 The 1987 film Cry Freedom centres around the life of which black > activist? Malcolm X > 5 Thomas Beckett was Archbishop of Canterbury during which king's > reign? Richard III > 6 Which popular song contains the line, "You must remember this, a > kiss is just a kiss"? As Time Goes By > 7 What is Australia's most densely populated state? Victoria > 8 Which science fiction author wrote the 1965 novel Dune? Heinlein > 9 Who did Pontius Pilate release instead of Jesus? Barbaras > 10 Karl Marx died and is buried in which city? London -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 22 04:13AM =?UTF-8?B?QmrDtnJuIEx1bmRpbg==?= <b.f.lundin@gmail.com> wrote in > What date was the coronation of Elisabeth II ? > The year is 1953. > The round is open for everyone in above table, except Dan Tilque. (If I'm not too late) June 1 Pete |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 22 11:53AM +0100 > (If I'm not too late) > June 1 Thankfully for me, you were! -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "robpparker@gmail.com" <robpparker@gmail.com>: Feb 21 03:40AM -0800 > 19th-century weekend get-together in Villa Diodati on Lake > Geneva, with a horror-story-writing challenge that resulted > in Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein". Whose villa was it? Shelley; Byron > A2. Vincent Minnelli's 1956 film "Lust for Life" was not about > Iggy Pop; in fact it starred Kirk Douglas as which famous > artist? Michaelangelo > for playing? > B3. Born on the Six Nations reserve near Brantford, Jay > Silverheels became most famous for what role? Tonto > C1. Besides being terrible, John Wayne's "The Conqueror" may > have irradiated its cast, being shot 137 miles downwind of > 1950s US above-ground atomic testing -- in what state? New Mexico; Nevada > In real life, it's rumored to be at Jerusalem's Temple Mount, > or on Mount Nebo in Jordan, or in an Ethiopian Orthodox > Church in Axum. What is it? Ark of the Covenant > D1. In 1961, Charlton Heston played an 11th Century Spanish > warrior named Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar. He's better known by > a nickname which is also the name of the movie. El Cid > D2. Ingrid Bergman, Jean Seberg, and Milla Jovovich have all > played this French heroine on film. Joan d'Arc > D3. "Kingdom Of Heaven" was a 2005 Ridley Scott film about the > 12th-century defense of Jerusalem from which Muslim warrior? Saladin > E1. "Eat Drink Man Woman", "Hulk", "Brokeback Mountain". Ang Lee > E2. "Hard-Boiled", "Red Cliff", "Mission: Impossible II". > E3. "Seven Samurai", "Kagemusha", "Ran". Kurosaka > F1. Jake Taylor, Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn, Willie Mays Hayes. > F2. Reg Dunlop, the Hanson Brothers, Ogie Ogilthorpe. > F3. Ty Webb, Carl Spackler, Judge Smails. Rob |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 21 12:52PM +0100 >> D3. "Kingdom Of Heaven" was a 2005 Ridley Scott film about the >> 12th-century defense of Jerusalem from which Muslim warrior? > Hannibal Well, Hannibal came from a place which is Muslim today, but... -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 22 04:20AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:TaGdnbUatIeUtXrJnZ2dnUU7- > A2. Vincent Minnelli's 1956 film "Lust for Life" was not about > Iggy Pop; in fact it starred Kirk Douglas as which famous > artist? Vincent van Gogh > for playing? > B3. Born on the Six Nations reserve near Brantford, Jay > Silverheels became most famous for what role? Tonto > C1. Besides being terrible, John Wayne's "The Conqueror" may > have irradiated its cast, being shot 137 miles downwind of > 1950s US above-ground atomic testing -- in what state? New Mexico > In real life, it's rumored to be at Jerusalem's Temple Mount, > or on Mount Nebo in Jordan, or in an Ethiopian Orthodox > Church in Axum. What is it? The Ark of the Covenant > C3. As depicted in 2010's "Letters To Juliet", lovelorn women > leave letters asking for advice from Juliet Capulet at the > Casa di Giulietta -- in which Italian city? Verona > D1. In 1961, Charlton Heston played an 11th Century Spanish > warrior named Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar. He's better known by > a nickname which is also the name of the movie. El Cid > D2. Ingrid Bergman, Jean Seberg, and Milla Jovovich have all > played this French heroine on film. Joan of Arc > D3. "Kingdom Of Heaven" was a 2005 Ridley Scott film about the > 12th-century defense of Jerusalem from which Muslim warrior? Saladin > E1. "Eat Drink Man Woman", "Hulk", "Brokeback Mountain". > E2. "Hard-Boiled", "Red Cliff", "Mission: Impossible II". > E3. "Seven Samurai", "Kagemusha", "Ran". Kurosawa > F. Sports: Movie Characters > We name some key characters, you name the sports movie. > F1. Jake Taylor, Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn, Willie Mays Hayes. Bull Durham > F2. Reg Dunlop, the Hanson Brothers, Ogie Ogilthorpe. Slap Shot > F3. Ty Webb, Carl Spackler, Judge Smails. Caddyshack Pete |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 17 04:55AM -0600 Dan Tilque: >>> those states, but still illegal according to federal law. But the Obama >>> administration has chosen not to enforce the federal laws in those >>> states[1], so those states have defacto legalization... Mark Brader: >> that there is no such thing as "de facto legalization" and in particular >> that state legislation that contradicts federal law in an area of federal >> jurisdiction is ipso facto invalid. Dan Tilque: > 1. State laws do sometimes contradict federal law and, despite that, are > the law in that state. A example is the minimum wage, where a state can > mandate a higher minimum wage than the federal government. That's not a contradiction; it's a supplementary requirement. > have laws making certain drugs illegal, then their police (including > local police) cannot make arrests for possession of those drugs, no > matter what the federal laws say. But the feds have their own police and courts and can and do arrest and prosecute people for federal crimes. It's just that in this case they've said they aren't going to -- more like an amnesty than a legalization. > But I agree that I should have been more explicit, and I apologize for > not doing so. 'Sall right. This sort of thing can be really hard to nail down in a trivia question of reasonable length. > which I understand is a provincial responsibility. The federal > government was planning on challenging Quebec's law in court; it > would have made for an interesting case. It's also notable because Canada does *not* have a parallel system of federal police and courts. There are federal police (the RCMP) but they only operate at federal-government facilities and in places that don't have provincial or local police. Federal courts exist but not at the level where criminal cases are originally tried. (At least, not in the provinces; I don't know if it's different in the territories.) So if Quebec decides that Dr. X acted legally under their provincial law, the feds could not, as far as I know, decide to arrest and prosecute him under theirs. > The next most recent polity was Vermont (May 2013), which no one gave as > an answer either. So even if Quebec is wrong, the scores don't change. Thanks. > Well I didn't explicitly put it in this question, but the instructions > for the quiz as a whole say that judicially mandated rights do not > count. It's a moot point anyway, since no one gave those as answers. Oh, good. > So the scores have not changed and Erland is still winner. Well done, then, Erland! -- Mark Brader | "...what can be asserted without evidence Toronto | can also be dismissed without evidence." msb@vex.net | --Christopher Hitchens My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 16 06:53AM -0600 Disclaimer: my remarks here relate only to this trivia contest and not to what I think the laws on these issues should be! Dan Tilque: > I counted the individual countries there separately. I'm not very happy > with this, but I wasn't sure how else to handle it. Any one have a > better idea? [1] Go back in time and write the question more explicitly. [2] Decide that you meant laws at the level of independent countries and the UK does not count, so the answer is 15. [3] Decide that you mean laws applicable anywhere in the independent country, so the UK qualifies and the answer is 16. [4] Decide that entrants could not have guessed whether #2 or #3 would apply, so treat either 15 or 16 as the right answer. But 17 is right out. (This one does not affect me; my guess was 12. I don't know if any of the issues I raise below would affect the results.) > those states, but still illegal according to federal law. But the Obama > administration has chosen not to enforce the federal laws in those > states[1], so those states have defacto legalization... Again, you needed a more explicit question. Because there was no penalty for wrong guesses, it made sense for me to include Colorado (the only one of those states I could think of at the time) in my answers, but I say that there is no such thing as "de facto legalization" and in particular that state legislation that contradicts federal law in an area of federal jurisdiction is ipso facto invalid. > > 3.a What polity is the latest to approve physician-assisted suicide? (2 > > pts) > Quebec, as of June 2014 [2] Invalid for the same reason as above. If physician-assisted suicide is not legal, then it's some form of culpable homicide, and criminal law in Canada falls under federal jurisdiction. > ruling (just a couple days before I posted this quiz, in fact). This > ruling requires Parliament to enact a law regulating it, but that law > has not yet been passed. More precisely, the ruling suspended itself for a year in order to allow a law to be passed that would make it moot, and now that I think about it, *that* makes Canada a wrong answer. > > 3.b Name three other polities with physician-assisted suicide. (1 pt each) ... > There've been court rulings in Montana and New Mexico, but no > legislation has been passed. In NM, the ruling is under appeal... No, on this question you didn't ask about laws. Court rulings should count as long as physician-assisted suicide is available in practice in those polities. -- Mark Brader | "In fact, that's not a bad epitaph. Toronto | Dennis Ritchie: he did one job, and he did it well." msb@vex.net | --Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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