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| Russ <askme @ sayplease.com>: Feb 28 05:32AM -0600 On Sat, 28 Feb 2015 10:43:39 +0100, Björn Lundin >This round closes at the latest Mar 2, 2015 20:00 CET, >and is open for everyone in above table, but for Erland. >-- By the way, my guess was March 15th as well, not May 1 as stated in the table. For the new round question, I'll say: October 30 Russ |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Feb 28 01:20PM +0100 On 2015-02-28 10:43, Björn Lundin wrote: As Russ pointed out, I got his answer wrong, but also David B's in below table > Russ May-01 01-May-2013 01-May-2014 318 47 47 > Erland Sommarskog Nov-10 10-Nov-2013 10-Nov-2014 125 240 125 > Worst guess off by: 125 it should be Correct date : 15-Mar-2014 Q9: Contender Entered Date First Date Second Date Diff1 Diff2 Best --------------------------------------------------------------------- swp Mar-15 15-Mar-2014 15-Mar-2015 0 365 0 Dan Blum Mar-15 15-Mar-2014 15-Mar-2015 0 365 0 Russ Mar-15 15-Mar-2014 15-Mar-2015 0 365 0 David B May-01 01-May-2013 01-May-2014 318 47 47 Erland Sommarskog Nov-10 10-Nov-2013 10-Nov-2014 125 240 125 Worst guess off by: 125 Russ also got the correct date, David B is off by 5 more days, but Erland is still the one that is eliminated. Sorry about that. -- Björn |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 28 02:52PM > The spacecraft Rosetta released Philae (probe) on comet > 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. > Of course, I am asking for the date of the event. I think it would have been more difficult to land humans on the comet. October 15 -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Feb 28 04:00PM +0100 On 2015-02-28 15:52, Dan Blum wrote: > I think it would have been more difficult to land humans on the comet. Nah, just call on Bruce Willis ;-) -- Björn |
| "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 |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Feb 28 07:38PM -0800 On Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 4:43:41 AM UTC-5, björn lundin wrote: > On 2015-02-26 17:41, Björn Lundin wrote: ... > The spacecraft Rosetta released Philae (probe) on comet > 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. > Of course, I am asking for the date of the event. november 12th (this date should go next to the apollo moon landing on july 20th 1969 in all history books, it's that important.) swp |
| Clifford Blau <cliffordblau@yahoo.com>: Feb 27 08:47PM -0500 On Mon, 23 Feb 2015 00:37:04 -0600, The GOLQ Institute <list@golq.org> wrote: > even more contexts. Was it used in some 21st century movie or other context > that brought it to the attention of a wider audience than the people who > made it an R&B #2 song but only a pop #47 song 50 years earlier? My understanding is it was a perfume commercial. "Curse you, Don Tickles, Notary Public!" |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 27 02:37PM http://indianquarterly.com/the-question-is-the-question/ -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 25 11:22PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > 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. Pete Caroll > 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 > 7. A private member's bill introduced into Parliament as the > "Black April Day Act" has drawn an official protest from the > president of which country? Russia -- Dan Tilque |
| 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 27 07:10AM -0600 Mark Brader: > subway station where the new map of the bus platform had to > be red-facedly taken down last week when riders began to share > its obvious phallic shape on social media. Downsview. (Giggles if you said Coxwell, but no points.) Here it is: http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2015-02/3/21/enhanced/webdr09/edit-10106-1423016528-20.jpg The light gray area at the top (south) end of the diagram represents staff-only rooms at that end of the building. The replacement map, as well as being rotated, omits that bit altogether: http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9Gtg-eCQAArsWA.jpg And now it looks like a cannon. Much better! :-) > was hacked by Gawker magazine, which caused Coke to retransmit > selections from "Mein Kampf". What was the Coke hashtag that > suffered this indignity? #MakeItHappy. > 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. Pete Carroll. (The offensive coordinator was Darell Bevell.) 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, and Pete. Marc commented that Carroll was previously the coach of the *other* team, the New England Patriots, and at that time "promised to bring a Super Bowl victory to New England. Here it is 2015 and he finally delivered." > 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 ("To Kill a Mockingbird"). 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin, Marc, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > his clothes into the showers, he was a healthy scratch in the > next game, and now he is having season-ending shoulder surgery > for a longstanding injury. Who is he? Evander Kane. > 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. 4 for Peter, Calvin, and Pete. > 7. A private member's bill introduced into Parliament as the > "Black April Day Act" has drawn an official protest from the > president of which country? Vietnam. (It refers to the fall of South Vietnam on April 30.) > 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. Westjet. 3 for Joshua. > 9. This Australian author of "The Thorn Birds" has died, aged 77, > on Norfolk Island. Who? Colleen McCullough. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Marc, Joshua, and Pete. > 10. Dead at 92, this actress was a sultry blonde lead in many film > noirs, such as "I Walk Alone", "Dead Reckoning", and "Pitfall". > Name her. Lizabeth Scott. > 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? Minsk. 4 for Erland. > 2. Name the Canadian journalist who has been freed on bail from > an Egyptian prison but not, as he had hoped, been deported. Mohamed Fahmy. > chief of staff is about to be charged with inducing a candidate > not to run for nomination. Who is this member of a powerful > Liberal dynasty in Ontario? Patricia Sorbara. > 4. Name either member of the Toronto Maple Leafs who got > a get-out-of-jail-free card by being traded to the Nashville > Predators last week. Cody Franson, Mike Santorelli. It seems the "jail" in question is having to play for a losing team. The Predators are currently leading their division while the Leafs are second-last in theirs. > 5. The biggest boxing purse ever will result from this headline > match announced last week. Who is going to fight Manny Pacquaio? Floyd Mayweather. 4 for Peter, Calvin, Marc, and Joshua. > 6. Why is Russell Kerr, 92 years old, of Mayville, Wisconsin, > suddenly all over the Internet? He panicked when his foot got stuck against his car's accelerator and video shows him smashing into nine cars (two of them occupied) in the parking lot of his local Piggly Wiggly before one of the other drivers, an off-duty firefigther, managed to reach into Kerr's vehicle and stop it with the gearshift. Any reference to this accident was sufficient. 4 for Marc. > 7. Gemalto is a technological manufacturer whose shares dropped 10% > last week. What product that it makes was apparently compromised > by hacking by Britain's GCHQ and the United States' NSA? SIM cards. "Digital security products" was not specific enough. > Toronto City Hall this afternoon to debate staff's recommendation > to cancel what traffic measure at a certain location? For full > points you must also name the specific location. Diagonal pedestrian crossing at the intersection of Bloor and Bay Sts. > 9. Former University of Toronto president and co-founder of the > MaRS Discovery District, this man died at the age of 85. Who? John Evans. > 10. It's her funeral, and she'll cry if she wants to: this adenoidal > 60's singer died at 68. Who? Lesley Gore. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 BEST FOUR Pete Gayde 8 24 20 12 16 4 72 Marc Dashevsky 4 20 20 0 12 12 64 Joshua Kreitzer 8 20 16 4 11 8 55 Dan Blum 4 10 16 4 8 4 38 Erland Sommarskog 16 8 4 8 0 4 36 Bruce Bowler -- -- 24 4 -- -- 28 Peter Smyth 4 4 4 8 8 4 24 Dan Tilque -- -- 15 0 8 0 23 "Calvin" -- -- -- -- 12 4 16 Jason Kreitzer -- -- 8 0 -- -- 8 -- Mark Brader What is it about Toronto Haiku that people find so msb@vex.net Infatuating? --Pete Mitchell My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Feb 28 08:33PM +0100 On 2015-02-26 14:50, Mark Brader wrote: > 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. Williwaw > 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. Shamal > 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 > 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. Simoom > 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. Levanter > 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 > those exhibits. > 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? He never did drawings? -- Björn |
| 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 |
| 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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