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| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Feb 26 05:41PM +0100 On 2015-02-23 23:02, Björn Lundin wrote: > Let us stay in eastern Europe - or in western Asia, I'm not quite sure here. > What date was the opening ceremony of the Olympic games in Sotji, 2014? This round is now closed, since all answers have arrived. Correct date : 07-Feb-2014 more to see here <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympics_opening_ceremony> I seem to be 1 off compared to the subject, I'll change the subject. Q8: Contender Entered Date First Date Second Date Diff1 Diff2 Best --------------------------------------------------------------------- Erland Sommarskog Feb-08 08-Feb-2013 08-Feb-2014 364 1 1 swp Feb-06 06-Feb-2014 06-Feb-2015 1 364 1 Russ Feb-08 08-Feb-2013 08-Feb-2014 364 1 1 Dan Blum Feb-10 10-Feb-2013 10-Feb-2014 362 3 3 David B Feb-01 01-Feb-2014 01-Feb-2015 6 359 6 Mark Brader Feb-20 20-Feb-2013 20-Feb-2014 352 13 13 Worst guess off by: 13 This one was close in time, so many good answers. But Mark Brader is eliminated. Let us go far back in time instead. I now ask for the (traditional) date of the murder of Julius Ceasar, in the year 44 BC For simplicity, I will count it as it happened 2014 - that is no leap year is involved. And I will assume a year of 365 days. (not that obvious given 46 BC had 445 days) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/46_BC> This round closes at the latest Mar 2, 2015 20:00 CET, and is open for everyone in above table, but for Mark Brader. -- Björn |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 26 07:31PM > And I will assume a year of 365 days. (not that obvious given > 46 BC had 445 days) > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/46_BC> March 15 -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Feb 26 09:32PM +0100 > Let us go far back in time instead. > I now ask for the (traditional) date of the murder of Julius Ceasar, in > the year 44 BC 10 Nov -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Russ <askme @ sayplease.com>: Feb 26 06:24PM -0600 On Thu, 26 Feb 2015 17:41:22 +0100, Björn Lundin ><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/46_BC> >This round closes at the latest Mar 2, 2015 20:00 CET, >and is open for everyone in above table, but for Mark Brader. The Ides of March? [March 15th?] Russ |
| "David B" <askforemail@gmail.com>: Feb 27 09:04AM 1st May -- David |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 26 07:50AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-01-12, 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 MI5, 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 recent companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Names of Winds Talking about the weather assumes a whole new aspect when you know a wind so well that it has a name. Given a brief description, including its location, name the wind from the following list: Arctic Vortex | Levanter | Simoom Bayamo | Maria | Sirocco Chinook | Mistral | Sundowner Doug Ford | Nor'easter | Tramontana Haboob | Rob Ford | Williwaw Harmattan | Shamal | Zephyros 1. A cold, dry wind blowing from the north over the northwest coast of the Mediterranean Sea, particularly over the Gulf of Lions. 2. A wind, particularly a strong wind or gale; an unusually strong storm off the coast of New England. 3. The dry, dusty trade wind blowing off the Sahara Desert across the Gulf of Guinea and the Cape Verde Islands. Sometimes called the Doctor, because of its supposed healthful properties. 4. A strong easterly wind of the Mediterranean, especially in the Strait of Gibraltar, attended by cloudy, foggy, and sometimes rainy weather especially in winter. 5. A wind in the Rocky Mountains also known as the Snow Eater. 6. A fictional wind popularized in the movie "Paint Your Wagon" and by the Kingston Trio. 7. A warm wind of the Mediterranean area, a hot southerly wind in advance of a low pressure area moving from the Sahara or Arabian deserts. 8. The ancient Greek name for the west wind, which was generally light and beneficial. 9. A northeasterly or northerly winter wind off the west coast of Italy. It is a fresh wind of the fine-weather type. 10. A strong, dry, dust-laden local wind that blows in the eastern Sahara, and the deserts of Arabian Peninsula. Its temperature may exceed 54°C and the humidity may fall below 10%. The name means "poison wind". * Game 1, Round 6 - Canadiana - Art Gallery of Ontario As the Alex Colville and Michelangelo exhibits at the AGO have drawn to a close, here are some questions inspired by the AGO and those exhibits. 1. Name the subject of any one of the coins designed by Alex Colville for the centennial year, 1967. Be sufficiently specific. 2. During World War II, Colville was an official war artist. What specific event of 1945 was represented by several works in the exhibit? This experience haunted him in later years. 3. Colville's painting "Elm Tree at Horton Landing" was used as a cover for a book written by a Canadian writer who is known for focusing on the mystery of familiar places and people in small towns. Name the writer. 4. Name the 1980 Stanley Kubrick film in which four of Colville's paintings appear. 5. Name the architect who designed the most recent addition to the AGO. 6. Who donated a large collection of historical model ships to the AGO? 7. In what city would you find the Casa Buonarotti, which loaned most of the drawings in the Michelangelo exhibit? 8. Why did Michelangelo never sell his drawings? 9. Which 19th-century French sculptor was powerfully influenced by Michelangelo? 10. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the previous question. Bar bs Ebqva'f zbfg znffvir jbexf jnf n fphycgher zrzbevnyvmvat 6 pvgvmraf bs n gbja, gb ubabe gurve fnpevsvpr sbe gur gbja qhevat gur Uhaqerq Lrnef' Jne. Anzr gur gbja be gur fphycgher. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Canadian seals deal with creditors" msb@vex.net | --Globe & Mail, Toronto, July 1, 1997 My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 26 03:01PM > 1. A cold, dry wind blowing from the north over the northwest > coast of the Mediterranean Sea, particularly over the Gulf > of Lions. Mistral > 2. A wind, particularly a strong wind or gale; an unusually strong > storm off the coast of New England. Nor'easter > 3. The dry, dusty trade wind blowing off the Sahara Desert across > the Gulf of Guinea and the Cape Verde Islands. Sometimes called > the Doctor, because of its supposed healthful properties. Bayamo; Simoom > 4. A strong easterly wind of the Mediterranean, especially in > the Strait of Gibraltar, attended by cloudy, foggy, and sometimes > rainy weather especially in winter. Shamal; Levanter > 5. A wind in the Rocky Mountains also known as the Snow Eater. Chinook > 6. A fictional wind popularized in the movie "Paint Your Wagon" > and by the Kingston Trio. Williwaw > 7. A warm wind of the Mediterranean area, a hot southerly wind in > advance of a low pressure area moving from the Sahara or > Arabian deserts. Haboob; Harmattan > 8. The ancient Greek name for the west wind, which was generally > light and beneficial. Zephyros > 9. A northeasterly or northerly winter wind off the west coast > of Italy. It is a fresh wind of the fine-weather type. Tramontana > Sahara, and the deserts of Arabian Peninsula. Its temperature > may exceed 54?C and the humidity may fall below 10%. The name > means "poison wind". Harmattan; Sirocco > 2. During World War II, Colville was an official war artist. > What specific event of 1945 was represented by several works > in the exhibit? This experience haunted him in later years. Auschwitz liberation; Hiroshima bombing > 4. Name the 1980 Stanley Kubrick film in which four of Colville's > paintings appear. The Shining > 7. In what city would you find the Casa Buonarotti, which loaned > most of the drawings in the Michelangelo exhibit? Florence > 8. Why did Michelangelo never sell his drawings? they were studies for his paintings > 9. Which 19th-century French sculptor was powerfully influenced > by Michelangelo? Rodin > jnf n fphycgher zrzbevnyvmvat 6 pvgvmraf bs n gbja, gb ubabe > gurve fnpevsvpr sbe gur gbja qhevat gur Uhaqerq Lrnef' Jne. > Anzr gur gbja be gur fphycgher. The Burghers of Calais -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 26 03:58PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:B7udnYTEqYIjuXLJnZ2dnUU7- > 1. A cold, dry wind blowing from the north over the northwest > coast of the Mediterranean Sea, particularly over the Gulf > of Lions. Mistral > 2. A wind, particularly a strong wind or gale; an unusually strong > storm off the coast of New England. Nor'easter > 3. The dry, dusty trade wind blowing off the Sahara Desert across > the Gulf of Guinea and the Cape Verde Islands. Sometimes called > the Doctor, because of its supposed healthful properties. Sirocco > the Strait of Gibraltar, attended by cloudy, foggy, and sometimes > rainy weather especially in winter. > 5. A wind in the Rocky Mountains also known as the Snow Eater. Sundowner > 6. A fictional wind popularized in the movie "Paint Your Wagon" > and by the Kingston Trio. Maria > 7. A warm wind of the Mediterranean area, a hot southerly wind in > advance of a low pressure area moving from the Sahara or > Arabian deserts. Sirocco > 8. The ancient Greek name for the west wind, which was generally > light and beneficial. Zephyros > Sahara, and the deserts of Arabian Peninsula. Its temperature > may exceed 54°C and the humidity may fall below 10%. The name > means "poison wind". Simoom; Shamal > 2. During World War II, Colville was an official war artist. > What specific event of 1945 was represented by several works > in the exhibit? This experience haunted him in later years. Dresden bombing > the AGO? > 7. In what city would you find the Casa Buonarotti, which loaned > most of the drawings in the Michelangelo exhibit? Florence; Rome > 8. Why did Michelangelo never sell his drawings? > 9. Which 19th-century French sculptor was powerfully influenced > by Michelangelo? Rodin > jnf n fphycgher zrzbevnyvmvat 6 pvgvmraf bs n gbja, gb ubabe > gurve fnpevsvpr sbe gur gbja qhevat gur Uhaqerq Lrnef' Jne. > Anzr gur gbja be gur fphycgher. Pete |
| bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Feb 26 07:21PM On Thu, 26 Feb 2015 07:50:54 -0600, Mark Brader wrote: > Harmattan | Shamal | Zephyros > 1. A cold, dry wind blowing from the north over the northwest > coast of the Mediterranean Sea, particularly over the Gulf of Lions. Tramontana > 2. A wind, particularly a strong wind or gale; an unusually strong > storm off the coast of New England. nor'easter > 3. The dry, dusty trade wind blowing off the Sahara Desert across > the Gulf of Guinea and the Cape Verde Islands. Sometimes called the > Doctor, because of its supposed healthful properties. Haboob > 4. A strong easterly wind of the Mediterranean, especially in > the Strait of Gibraltar, attended by cloudy, foggy, and sometimes > rainy weather especially in winter. Levanter (although I generally see it without the r) > 5. A wind in the Rocky Mountains also known as the Snow Eater. Chinook > 6. A fictional wind popularized in the movie "Paint Your Wagon" > and by the Kingston Trio. Maria > 7. A warm wind of the Mediterranean area, a hot southerly wind in > advance of a low pressure area moving from the Sahara or Arabian > deserts. Mistral > 8. The ancient Greek name for the west wind, which was generally > light and beneficial. Zephyros > 9. A northeasterly or northerly winter wind off the west coast > of Italy. It is a fresh wind of the fine-weather type. Bayamo; Shamal > Sahara, and the deserts of Arabian Peninsula. Its temperature may > exceed 54°C and the humidity may fall below 10%. The name means > "poison wind". Simoom; Sirocco > * Game 1, Round 6 - Canadiana - Art Gallery of Ontario > As the Alex Colville and Michelangelo exhibits at the AGO have drawn to > a close, here are some questions inspired by the AGO and those exhibits. Never heard of Alex Colville or the AGO and no clue about #7-9, so not even going to try... |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 26 09:29PM +0100 > 1. A cold, dry wind blowing from the north over the northwest > coast of the Mediterranean Sea, particularly over the Gulf > of Lions. Mistral > 2. A wind, particularly a strong wind or gale; an unusually strong > storm off the coast of New England. Nor'easter > 3. The dry, dusty trade wind blowing off the Sahara Desert across > the Gulf of Guinea and the Cape Verde Islands. Sometimes called > the Doctor, because of its supposed healthful properties. Simoon > 4. A strong easterly wind of the Mediterranean, especially in > the Strait of Gibraltar, attended by cloudy, foggy, and sometimes > rainy weather especially in winter. Maria > 5. A wind in the Rocky Mountains also known as the Snow Eater. Williwaw > 6. A fictional wind popularized in the movie "Paint Your Wagon" > and by the Kingston Trio. Haboob > 7. A warm wind of the Mediterranean area, a hot southerly wind in > advance of a low pressure area moving from the Sahara or > Arabian deserts. Siroco > 8. The ancient Greek name for the west wind, which was generally > light and beneficial. Zephyros > 9. A northeasterly or northerly winter wind off the west coast > of Italy. It is a fresh wind of the fine-weather type. Tramontana > Sahara, and the deserts of Arabian Peninsula. Its temperature > may exceed 54°C and the humidity may fall below 10%. The name > means "poison wind". Rob Ford? If not, I go with Shamal -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Feb 26 06:05PM -0600 In article <B7udnYTEqYIjuXLJnZ2dnUU7-cGdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > 1. A cold, dry wind blowing from the north over the northwest > coast of the Mediterranean Sea, particularly over the Gulf > of Lions. Mistral, Tramontana > 2. A wind, particularly a strong wind or gale; an unusually strong > storm off the coast of New England. Nor'easter > 3. The dry, dusty trade wind blowing off the Sahara Desert across > the Gulf of Guinea and the Cape Verde Islands. Sometimes called > the Doctor, because of its supposed healthful properties. Mistral > the Strait of Gibraltar, attended by cloudy, foggy, and sometimes > rainy weather especially in winter. > 5. A wind in the Rocky Mountains also known as the Snow Eater. Chinook > 6. A fictional wind popularized in the movie "Paint Your Wagon" > and by the Kingston Trio. Maria > 7. A warm wind of the Mediterranean area, a hot southerly wind in > advance of a low pressure area moving from the Sahara or > Arabian deserts. Sirocco > 8. The ancient Greek name for the west wind, which was generally > light and beneficial. Zephyros > 9. A northeasterly or northerly winter wind off the west coast > of Italy. It is a fresh wind of the fine-weather type. Tramontana > Sahara, and the deserts of Arabian Peninsula. Its temperature > may exceed 54°C and the humidity may fall below 10%. The name > means "poison wind". Simoom, Haboob > small towns. Name the writer. > 4. Name the 1980 Stanley Kubrick film in which four of Colville's > paintings appear. The Shining > the AGO? > 7. In what city would you find the Casa Buonarotti, which loaned > most of the drawings in the Michelangelo exhibit? Florence |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 27 02:08AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:B7udnYTEqYIjuXLJnZ2dnUU7- > 1. A cold, dry wind blowing from the north over the northwest > coast of the Mediterranean Sea, particularly over the Gulf > of Lions. Mistral; Tramontana > 2. A wind, particularly a strong wind or gale; an unusually strong > storm off the coast of New England. Nor'easter > 3. The dry, dusty trade wind blowing off the Sahara Desert across > the Gulf of Guinea and the Cape Verde Islands. Sometimes called > the Doctor, because of its supposed healthful properties. Sirocco; Mistral > 4. A strong easterly wind of the Mediterranean, especially in > the Strait of Gibraltar, attended by cloudy, foggy, and sometimes > rainy weather especially in winter. Tramontana; Mistral > 5. A wind in the Rocky Mountains also known as the Snow Eater. Williwaw; Chinook > 6. A fictional wind popularized in the movie "Paint Your Wagon" > and by the Kingston Trio. Maria > 7. A warm wind of the Mediterranean area, a hot southerly wind in > advance of a low pressure area moving from the Sahara or > Arabian deserts. Levanter; Shamal > 8. The ancient Greek name for the west wind, which was generally > light and beneficial. Zephyros > 9. A northeasterly or northerly winter wind off the west coast > of Italy. It is a fresh wind of the fine-weather type. Tramontana > Sahara, and the deserts of Arabian Peninsula. Its temperature > may exceed 54°C and the humidity may fall below 10%. The name > means "poison wind". Haboob; Simoom > * Game 1, Round 6 - Canadiana - Art Gallery of Ontario > 4. Name the 1980 Stanley Kubrick film in which four of Colville's > paintings appear. "The Shining" -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 26 03:43PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:gZmdnTuVe7_3FHHJnZ2dnUU7- > a comeback: the offensive coordinator called a pass, which was > intercepted to snuff out the Seahawks' hopes. It was the team's > coach who caught the blame, though; name him. Carrol > 4. 55 years after the publication of a previous book by this > reclusive author, the author has "found" the manuscript of > another, titled "Go Set a Watchman". What author? Harper Lee > 6. In a further blow to his reputation, which disgraced sports > star sideswiped two parked cars in Aspen after a night of > partying, then asked his girlfriend to take the blame? Lance Armstrong > a greater profit. "Our plan is not to pass any of it on", said > CEO Gregg Saretsky. Investors are thrilled, customers... less > so. Name the airline. Air Canada > 9. This Australian author of "The Thorn Birds" has died, aged 77, > on Norfolk Island. Who? McCullough > ceasefire between the government of Ukraine and pro-Russian > separatists signally failed to apply to the entire territory > in dispute. In which European capital did world leaders meet? Berlin; Bern > MaRS Discovery District, this man died at the age of 85. Who? > 10. It's her funeral, and she'll cry if she wants to: this adenoidal > 60's singer died at 68. Who? Lesley Gore Pete |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 26 07:45AM -0600 Mark Brader: > Well, partly science. This is a round on great apes and their human > friends, real *and* fictional. > 1. What is a mature male gorilla 12 years of age or over called? Silverback. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, Calvin, Joshua, Marc, Pete, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Björn. > 2. Within 5 percentage points, what percentage of a chimpanzee's > DNA is identical to a human's? 96% (accepting 91-100%). 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, Björn, Calvin, Joshua, Jason, Marc, Erland, and Dan Tilque. > 3. Name the person who worked with the mountain gorillas in Rwanda, > and wrote "Gorillas in the Mist". Dian Fossey. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, Björn, Calvin, Joshua, Jason, Marc, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 4. Name the person who has done research with the chimpanzees > in Gombe, and has worked extensively on conservation and animal > welfare issues. Jane Goodall. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Calvin, Joshua, Jason, Marc, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 5. The family of great apes or hominidae includes 5 members: > chimpanzees, gorillas, humans, orangutans, and what other one? Bonobos, aka pygmy chimpanzees. 4 for Bruce, Calvin, Joshua, Jason, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Dan Blum. > 6. What ability is Koko the gorilla known for? Using sign language. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, Joshua, Jason, Marc, and Dan Tilque. > 7. Name Tarzan's chimpanzee companion. Cheetah. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Björn, Calvin, Joshua, Marc, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 8. Name the fictional chimpanzee who was the title character of > a 1951 film with Ronald Reagan. Bonzo ("Bedtime for Bonzo"). 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Calvin, Joshua, Jason, Marc, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 9. In which Edgar Allen Poe story did an orangutan prove to be > the culprit? "The Murders in the Rue Morgue". 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Björn, and Marc. > 10. King Louis was the swinging orangutan in the animated film > "The Jungle Book". Name the jazz musician he was modeled after, > and who performed his voice. Louis Prima. 4 for Joshua and Marc. > * Game 1, Round 3 - Miscellaneous - Cheeses of the World > Name the country that each of the following cheeses originally > came from. This was the easiest round in the original game. > 1. Manchego. Spain. 4 for Bruce, Peter, Joshua, Marc, Erland, and Dan Tilque. > 2. Edam. Netherlands. (Or specifically Holland.) 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, Björn, Calvin, Joshua, Jason, Marc, Pete, and Erland. > 3. Tallegio. Italy. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Björn, Joshua, Marc, Pete, Erland, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Calvin. > 4. Morbier. France. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Björn, Marc, Erland, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Calvin, Joshua, and Pete. > 5. Wensleydale. The UK. (Or specifically England.) 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, Björn, Calvin, Joshua, Marc, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 6. Monterey Jack. The US. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Björn, Joshua, Jason, Marc, Pete, Erland, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Calvin. > 7. Feta. Greece. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, Björn, Calvin, Joshua, Marc, Pete, Erland, and Dan Tilque. > 8. Jarlsberg. Norway. 4 for Bruce, Björn, Calvin, and Marc. 2 for Dan Blum. > 9. Paneer. India. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, Joshua, and Marc. > 10. Havarti. Denmark. 4 for Bruce, Marc, and Erland. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Sci Mis Bruce Bowler 36 40 76 Marc Dashevsky 36 40 76 Joshua Kreitzer 36 31 67 Dan Blum 34 30 64 Dan Tilque 32 24 56 "Calvin" 28 24 52 Björn Lundin 19 28 47 Pete Gayde 20 23 43 Peter Smyth 16 20 36 Jason Kreitzer 24 8 32 Erland Sommarskog 4 28 32 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "I'm not going to post a revision: even USENET msb@vex.net | readers can divide by 100." -- Brian Reid My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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