- Björn's Knock-out dates - Answer Q3 and new Q4 - 11 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #380 - 5 Updates
- QFTCIUA Final, Round 8: Canadiana - 8 Updates
- QFTCIUA Final, Round 7 answers: Entertainment - 1 Update
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Feb 14 08:29PM +0100 On 2015-02-11 09:46, Björn Lundin wrote: > Q3: > First day of Reykavijk summit (Reagan - Gorbatjov) in 1986 > I will close this one 3 days from now, Saturday 14 Feb at around 20:00 CET Correct date : 11-Oct-1986 more of it at <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reykjav%C3%ADk_Summit> This one was hard, and I would have been surprised if not so Q3: Contender Entered Date First Date Second Date Diff1 Diff2 Best --------------------------------------------------------------------- Erland Sommarskog Apr-24 24-Apr-1986 24-Apr-1987 170 195 170 Russ Oct-01 01-Oct-1986 01-Oct-1987 10 355 10 Pete Feb-01 01-Feb-1986 01-Feb-1987 252 113 113 Mark Brader Aug-01 01-Aug-1986 01-Aug-1987 71 294 71 Dan Blum Mar-01 01-Mar-1986 01-Mar-1987 224 141 141 Peter Smyth May-29 29-May-1986 29-May-1987 135 230 135 Calvin Aug-01 01-Aug-1986 01-Aug-1987 71 294 71 Dan Tilque Sep-29 29-Sep-1986 29-Sep-1987 12 353 12 David B Sep 01 01-Sep-1986 01-Sep-1987 40 325 40 swp Jun-30 30-Jun-1986 30-Jun-1987 103 262 103 Correct date : 11-Oct-1986 Worst guess off by: 170 So Erland, has the worst guess, but he survives because Joshua Kreitzer did not reply in time Joshua Kreitzer is eliminated. Question 4: A bit related to cold war ending Was date was the Berlin wall opened? I will close this round Tuesday Feb 17 2015 20:00 CET -- -- Björn |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Feb 14 08:30PM +0100 On 2015-02-14 20:29, Björn Lundin wrote: > Was date was the Berlin wall opened? The year is 1989 -- -- Björn |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 14 08:38PM +0100 > Question 4: > A bit related to cold war ending > Was date was the Berlin wall opened? 1989-11-09 -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 14 07:55PM > Question 4: > A bit related to cold war ending > Was date was the Berlin wall opened? September 1 -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Feb 14 03:46PM -0600 Björn Lundin: > Russ Oct-01 01-Oct-1986 01-Oct-1987 10 355 10 > Pete Feb-01 01-Feb-1986 01-Feb-1987 252 113 113 > ... I suggest that the useful way to present this table is sorted by the last column. > Question 4: > A bit related to cold war ending > Was date was the Berlin wall opened? 01 Nov. -- Mark Brader | A computer[']s view of the world is analogous [to] Toronto | a flashlight in the dark. What they can see, they msb@vex.net | see well. What they can't see, they see not at all. | -- M. Valvo My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 14 02:38PM -0800 On Sunday, February 15, 2015 at 5:29:20 AM UTC+10, björn lundin wrote: > Question 4: > A bit related to cold war ending > Was date was the Berlin wall opened? 10 November cheers, calvin |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 14 10:46PM =?UTF-8?B?QmrDtnJuIEx1bmRpbg==?= <b.f.lundin@gmail.com> wrote in > A bit related to cold war ending > Was date was the Berlin wall opened? > I will close this round Tuesday Feb 17 2015 20:00 CET November 15 Pete |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 15 01:57AM =?UTF-8?B?QmrDtnJuIEx1bmRpbg==?= <b.f.lundin@gmail.com> wrote in > So Erland, has the worst guess, but he survives > because Joshua Kreitzer did not reply in time > Joshua Kreitzer is eliminated. I actually had dropped out a week ago because I saw another entrant's answer in Q2. -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 14 08:51PM -0600 Joshua Kreitzer: > I actually had dropped out a week ago because I saw another entrant's > answer in Q2. You were reprieved. -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net "History tells us that the Boston 'T' Party was succeeded the next day by the Boston 'U' Party, where American rebels yanked all the extraneous U's out of words like 'colour' and threw them into Boston Harbour. Harbor. Whatever." --Adam Beneschan |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 14 07:42PM -0800 Björn Lundin wrote: > Question 4: > A bit related to cold war ending > Was date was the Berlin wall opened? Nov 15 -- Dan Tilque |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Feb 14 07:45PM -0800 On Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 2:29:20 PM UTC-5, björn lundin wrote: > A bit related to cold war ending > Was date was the Berlin wall opened? > I will close this round Tuesday Feb 17 2015 20:00 CET november 9th thank you for the follow up with the year, otherwise I would have answered with the august 1961 date. swp |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Feb 14 12:17PM +0100 On 2015-02-14 09:55, Calvin wrote: > 1 What foodstuff is traditionally used to stuff a carpetbag steak? > 2 What was Victoria Beckham's maiden name? > 3 Fort Knox is located in which US state? Kansas > 5 What was Indira Gandhi's maiden name? > 6 PRINCE2 is a de facto standard in which field of business? > 7 The title of which 1961 Joseph Heller novel has passed into common usage as a phrase meaning a no-win situation? I think the english title is Catch 22 > 8 In which city was John Lennon murdered? New York > 9 Which rock band had a 1979 hit with London Calling? The Clash -- -- Björn |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 14 06:09AM -0600 "Calvin": > 1 What foodstuff is traditionally used to stuff a carpetbag steak? Never heard of it. Corn? > 2 What was Victoria Beckham's maiden name? Posh. :-) Okay, Adams. > 3 Fort Knox is located in which US state? Kentucky. > 4 The Hallelujah Chorus is from which 1741 oratorio by George Handel? "The Messiah". > 5 What was Indira Gandhi's maiden name? Nehru. > 6 PRINCE2 is a de facto standard in which field of business? Never heard of it. Accounting? > 7 The title of which 1961 Joseph Heller novel has passed into common > usage as a phrase meaning a no-win situation? "Catch-22". > 8 In which city was John Lennon murdered? New York. > 9 Which rock band had a 1979 hit with London Calling? Dunno. REM? > 10 Which actress portrayed Etta Place in the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and > the Sundance Kid? Katharine Ross. -- Mark Brader "I used to own a mind like a steel trap. Toronto Perhaps if I'd specified a brass one, it msb@vex.net wouldn't have rusted like this." --Greg Goss My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Feb 14 09:40PM Calvin wrote: > 1 What foodstuff is traditionally used to stuff a carpetbag steak? > 2 What was Victoria Beckham's maiden name? Adams > 3 Fort Knox is located in which US state? Kentucky > 4 The Hallelujah Chorus is from which 1741 oratorio by > George Handel? Messiah > 5 What was Indira Gandhi's maiden name? Nehru > 6 PRINCE2 is a de facto standard in which field of business? Project Management > 7 The title of which 1961 Joseph Heller novel has passed into > common usage as a phrase meaning a no-win situation? Catch 22 > 8 In which city was John Lennon murdered? New York > 9 Which rock band had a 1979 hit with London Calling? The Clash > 10 Which actress portrayed Etta Place in the 1969 film > Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid? Peter Smyth |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 14 10:50PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 What foodstuff is traditionally used to stuff a carpetbag steak? Crab > 2 What was Victoria Beckham's maiden name? > 3 Fort Knox is located in which US state? Kentucky > 4 The Hallelujah Chorus is from which 1741 oratorio by George > Handel? Messiah > 6 PRINCE2 is a de facto standard in which field of business? > 7 The title of which 1961 Joseph Heller novel has passed into > common usage as a phrase meaning a no-win situation? Catch 22 > 8 In which city was John Lennon murdered? New York > 9 Which rock band had a 1979 hit with London Calling? The Clash > 10 Which actress portrayed Etta Place in the > 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid? Karen Black > cheers, > calvin Pete |
| "Rob Parker" <NOSPAMrobpparker@optusnet.com.au.FORME>: Feb 15 10:37AM +1100 > 1 What foodstuff is traditionally used to stuff a carpetbag steak? oysters > 2 What was Victoria Beckham's maiden name? Victoria Adams/Posh Spice > 3 Fort Knox is located in which US state? Kentucky > 4 The Hallelujah Chorus is from which 1741 oratorio by George Handel? The Messiah > 6 PRINCE2 is a de facto standard in which field of business? > 7 The title of which 1961 Joseph Heller novel has passed into common usage > as a phrase meaning a no-win situation? Catch 22 > 8 In which city was John Lennon murdered? New York > 9 Which rock band had a 1979 hit with London Calling? The Clash > 10 Which actress portrayed Etta Place in the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and > the Sundance Kid? Rob |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 14 06:05AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-12-08, 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 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 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". ** Final, Round 8 - Canadiana * Canadian Business 1. This storied Canadian company began in the Eastern Townships of Quebec in 1942 as a maker of snowmobiles. It has since diversified to commercial aircraft and private jets and is a Fortune Global 500 company. Name it. 2. This Canadian high-tech company was founded in 1985 by Michael Cowpland. Its high point came with the acquisition of WordPerfect, which aspired to be the Pepsi to Microsoft Word's Coke. The Ottawa Senators' arena -- now called the Canadian Tire Centre -- used to bear this company's name. What name? 3. In 2001, this Quebec-based cable giant was snatched from the jaws of Rogers by Quebecor and its controversial CEO Pierre-Karl Peladeau. Now it's the company's cash cow, jockeying with Bell in wireless and Internet access services. Name the cable company that keeps Peladeau's boat afloat. * Canadian Funny Money Hands on the table! Do *not* open your wallets. 4. Whose face is featured on the Canadian $100 bill? 5. What Canadian-made technological innovation is depicted on the back of the current $5 bill? 6. The back of the current Canadian $20 bill depicts a war memorial commemorating a certain battle engrained in the country's consciousness. Which one? * World-Class Canadians In each case, name them. 7. This Canadian lawyer was vice-president of the International Olympic Committee for 8 years and president of the World Anti-Doping Agency. Despite the name, he was never a porn star. 8. Formerly Governor of the Bank of Canada, since 2013 he has held the same position at the Bank of England. 9. This Canadian author and essayist is the current president of PEN International, the global writers' advocacy group. Married to a former Governor-General. * The Kids Are All Right, Eh? Canada has produced famous children's entertainers. Name them from the songs and clues. 10. "Skinnamarink", "One Elephant Deux Éléphants". This trio hosted "The Elephant Show" on CBC and Nickelodeon. 11. "Baby Beluga", "Spider on the Floor". Born in Egypt, he's a member of the Order of Canada. 12. "The Cat Came Back", "Sandwiches". This Winnipegger had a CBC show for 12 years until 1997. * Canadian Transit 13. Besides Toronto's subway and Montreal's Metro, there are 4 other urban rail rapid transit systems in Canada. Name *any one* of them, giving *both* the city and name of the rail service. 14. This city's public transit system keeps its traditional name even though it only runs buses today: the "<answer> Street Railway". What city? 15. The County Line Express is a commuter bus service between *what two* PEI cities? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "You keep using that word. I do not think it means msb@vex.net | what you think it means." -- The Princess Bride My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Feb 14 01:59PM +0100 On 2015-02-14 13:05, Mark Brader wrote: > of Quebec in 1942 as a maker of snowmobiles. It has since > diversified to commercial aircraft and private jets and is a > Fortune Global 500 company. Name it. Bombardie? (One of the few Canadian companies I know) > WordPerfect, which aspired to be the Pepsi to Microsoft Word's > Coke. The Ottawa Senators' arena -- now called the Canadian > Tire Centre -- used to bear this company's name. What name? Corel > * Canadian Funny Money > Hands on the table! Do *not* open your wallets. > 4. Whose face is featured on the Canadian $100 bill? Elisabeth II > 6. The back of the current Canadian $20 bill depicts a war > memorial commemorating a certain battle engrained in the > country's consciousness. Which one? Plains of Abraham ? > 7. This Canadian lawyer was vice-president of the International > Olympic Committee for 8 years and president of the World > Anti-Doping Agency. Despite the name, he was never a porn star. John Holmes ? > 15. The County Line Express is a commuter bus service between > *what two* PEI cities? Summerseth and Charlottetown? (And that is the cities I know of PEI) -- -- Björn |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Feb 14 02:04PM +0100 On 2015-02-14 13:59, Björn Lundin wrote: >> > *what two* PEI cities? > Summerseth and Charlottetown? > (And that is the cities I know of PEI) Looking it up, I see it is called Summer_side_ not Summer_seth_ Guess I really only know one city on PEI... -- Björn |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 14 08:23AM -0600 Björn Lundin: > > Summerseth and Charlottetown? > > (And that is the cities I know of PEI) > Looking it up, I see it is called Summer_side_ not Summer_seth_ It's close enough for an "almost correct", if you have the right places. > Guess I really only know one city on PEI... I think that's true of a lot of Canadians too. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Altruism is a fine motive, but if you want results, msb@vex.net | greed works much better." -- Henry Spencer |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 14 03:57PM > of Quebec in 1942 as a maker of snowmobiles. It has since > diversified to commercial aircraft and private jets and is a > Fortune Global 500 company. Name it. Bombardier > WordPerfect, which aspired to be the Pepsi to Microsoft Word's > Coke. The Ottawa Senators' arena -- now called the Canadian > Tire Centre -- used to bear this company's name. What name? Lotus; Novell > * Canadian Funny Money > Hands on the table! Do *not* open your wallets. > 4. Whose face is featured on the Canadian $100 bill? Macdonald; Riel > 6. The back of the current Canadian $20 bill depicts a war > memorial commemorating a certain battle engrained in the > country's consciousness. Which one? Plains of Abraham > 9. This Canadian author and essayist is the current president of > PEN International, the global writers' advocacy group. > Married to a former Governor-General. Margaret Atwood > 14. This city's public transit system keeps its traditional name > even though it only runs buses today: the "<answer> Street > Railway". What city? Vancouver; Halifax -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Feb 14 04:23PM Mark Brader wrote: > 7. This Canadian lawyer was vice-president of the International > Olympic Committee for 8 years and president of the World > Anti-Doping Agency. Despite the name, he was never a porn star. Dick Pound > 8. Formerly Governor of the Bank of Canada, since 2013 he has held > the same position at the Bank of England. Mark Carney > 9. This Canadian author and essayist is the current president of > PEN International, the global writers' advocacy group. > Married to a former Governor-General. Peter Smyth |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 14 06:25PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:-tmdna6Os7O4p0LJnZ2dnUU7- > of Quebec in 1942 as a maker of snowmobiles. It has since > diversified to commercial aircraft and private jets and is a > Fortune Global 500 company. Name it. Bombardier > WordPerfect, which aspired to be the Pepsi to Microsoft Word's > Coke. The Ottawa Senators' arena -- now called the Canadian > Tire Centre -- used to bear this company's name. What name? Novell > 6. The back of the current Canadian $20 bill depicts a war > memorial commemorating a certain battle engrained in the > country's consciousness. Which one? Battle of the Plains of Abraham; Battle of Vimy > from the songs and clues. > 10. "Skinnamarink", "One Elephant Deux Éléphants". This trio hosted > "The Elephant Show" on CBC and Nickelodeon. Sharon, Lois & Bram; Sharon, Bram & Lois > 11. "Baby Beluga", "Spider on the Floor". Born in Egypt, he's a > member of the Order of Canada. Raffi -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 14 02:36PM -0800 On Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 10:05:58 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 7. This Canadian lawyer was vice-president of the International > Olympic Committee for 8 years and president of the World > Anti-Doping Agency. Despite the name, he was never a porn star. Dick Pound! > 8. Formerly Governor of the Bank of Canada, since 2013 he has held > the same position at the Bank of England. Carney cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 14 06:03AM -0600 Mark Brader: > * Anger Management > Name the *actor* delivering these angry lines from famous films. > 1. "From Hell's heart, I stab at thee!" Ricardo Montalban (as Khan in "Star Trek [II]: The Wrath of Khan" (1982)). 4 for Pete and Dan Blum. > 2. "Wormer, he's a dead man! Marmalard, dead! Niedermeyer? Dead!" John Belushi (as John Blutarsky in "Animal House" (1978)). 4 for Pete, Marc, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion, and the > international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify our > precious bodily fluids." Sterling Hayden (as Gen. Jack D. Ripper in "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" (1964)). 3 for Joshua. > 4. Michael Dumble-Smith was in the original cast of "The Phantom of > the Opera" stage musical and he played Hero in the film version > of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." Michael Crawford. 4 for Peter, Calvin, and Joshua. > 5. Singer, songwriter, actress, and cultural icon Édith Giovana > Gassion's stage name comes from the colloquial French term > for sparrow. Édith Piaf. 4 for Pete, Marc, Dan Blum, Erland, Peter, Calvin, Joshua, Jason, Björn, and Rob. > 6. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta found her stage name in a > song by Queen. Lady Gaga. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Erland, Peter, Calvin, Joshua, Jason, Björn, and Rob. > * Thespians' Nicknames > We give you a nickname and vital dates. You name the actor or actress. > 7. "The Great Profile" (1882-02-14 -- 1942-05-29). John Barrymore. Arguably inappropriately, "Barrymore" was sufficient. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, and Joshua. > 8. "The World's Oldest Virgin" (1922-04-03 -- ), romantic comedy > star. Doris Day. 4 for Marc, Calvin, Joshua, Jason, and Rob. > 9. "The Muscles from Brussels" (1960-10-18 -- ), action star. Jean-Claude Van Damme. I accepted "Van Damne" with a chuckle. 4 for Pete, Marc, Dan Blum, Erland, Peter, Calvin, Joshua, Björn, and Rob. Arnold Schwarzenegger is from Austria, not Belgium. > Name the TV series where these animals appeared. > 10. Judy the chimp and Clarence the cross-eyed lion. (1960s > adventure.) "Daktari". 4 for Joshua and Rob. > 11. Marcel the monkey. (Season 1 of this 1990s/2000s sitcom.) "Friends". 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Peter, Joshua, and Jason. > 12. Murray the dog. (1990s sitcom.) "Mad about You". Yes, the one with Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt. 4 for Joshua and Jason. The dog on "Frasier" was Eddie. > We name the film, you name *either* the actor or actress who played the > romantic leads. > 13. "Notting Hill" (1999). Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts. 4 for Pete, Marc, Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin, Joshua (the hard way), Jason, Björn, and Rob. > 14. "500 Days of Summer" (2009). Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel. 4 for Marc and Joshua (the hard way). > 15. "Pretty in Pink" (1986). Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy. 4 for Pete, Marc, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Jason. 3 for Calvin. Scores, if there are no errors: ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 BEST TOPICS-> His Lit Geo Spo Ent THREE Joshua Kreitzer 52 44 52 51 55 159 Marc Dashevsky -- 24 52 44 40 136 Pete Gayde 35 -- 40 60 24 135 Dan Blum 32 32 40 19 36 108 "Calvin" 31 24 39 35 27 105 Peter Smyth 12 20 44 36 24 104 Rob Parker 32 24 44 16 24 100 Dan Tilque 36 20 40 24 4 100 Erland Sommarskog 28 8 48 16 12 92 Jason Kreitzer 20 12 16 24 28 72 Björn Lundin 8 11 32 8 16 59 Bruce Bowler 36 18 -- -- -- 54 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "...what kind of mind has a steel trap got anyway?" msb@vex.net | --Lawrence Block, "The Burglar in the Library" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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