- rotating quiz #173: before and after ANSWERS & SCORES - 2 Updates
- QFTCIMI515 Game 2, Rounds 9-10: Canbig, week day challenge - 4 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #384 - 1 Update
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Mar 17 07:23PM -0700 first up, The expected answers: 1. a male neck feature plus my favorite dessert with a scoop of ice cream on top Adam's Apple Pie A La Mode [a lot of people got halfs for forgetting the ice cream] 2. macedonian conqueror meets the largest island in europe Alexander The Great Britain [I thought about using catherine the great] 3. tyra banks' reality tv series with a hobby kit in HO scale America's Next Top Model Train Set [the word "kit" confused many of you, so I am accepting answers without "set" in them] 4. march madness game with a popular dress style once known as farthingale basketball hoop skirt [ok, I took this one straight from wheel of fortune] 5. a singularity swallows an ace in golf black hole-in-one [I will leave this to your imagination] 6. leaping from a bridge tied to a giant rubber band with an expression of great happiness Bungee Jumping For Joy [another wheel of fortune puzzle. they might all be, I never looked] 7. a common phone feature melded with a 1995 movie Call Waiting To Exhale [not accepting 'call waiting for guffman' because that movie came out in 1996] 8. u.s. agency charged with protecting america's natural resources and a type of feng sui consultant Department Of The Interior Decorator [I didn't like this question and still cannot think of a better way to phrase it. sometimes, phrases just get stuck in your head and won't leave.] 9. a foreigner studying abroad and an inexperienced automobile operator Exchange Student Driver [I like this one] 10. alternate title for 'The Village of Stepanchikovo' (by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1859) with a genealogy staple The Friend Of The Family Tree [I like this one too] 11. sign in shop window with a steve mcqueen tv series from 1958-1961 Help Wanted Dead Or Alive [my 2nd favorite] 12. 1964 anthony quinn movie with pieces of tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, onion, feta cheese, and olives, seasoned with salt and oregano, and dressed with olive oil Zorba The Greek Salad [my favorite.] the results, assuming I made no errors: name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 total ---------- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ----- Mark B 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 20 Chris J 2 2 1.5 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 19.5 Dan B 1.5 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 17.5 Marc D 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 13 Dan T 2 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 13 Calvin 1.5 2 1.5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 Pete 2 0 1.5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 9.5 Erland 1.5 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.5 ---------- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ----- totals 13.5 14 8.5 5 16 15 2 4 11 4 5 12 111 the winner, by the slimmest of margins, is Mark Brader! your punishment ... er, reward, that is ... is to host RQ #174 in a manner of your own choosing. (unless I made a mistake, which is entirely possible.) congratulations Mark! thank you, each, for playing. swp |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 18 02:29AM -0500 Stephen Perry (rearranged for convenience of responding): > ---------- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ----- > Mark B 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 20 > Chris J 2 2 1.5 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 19.5 ... > your punishment ... er, reward, that is ... is to host RQ #174 in > a manner of your own choosing. (unless I made a mistake, which is > entirely possible.) congratulations Mark! I think there's more than one mistake, and request a rejudging to reaffirm this dominating victory. > 3. tyra banks' reality tv series with a hobby kit in HO scale > America's Next Top Model Train Set [the word "kit" confused many of you, > so I am accepting answers without "set" in them] Mark: America's Next Top Model Railroad. Chris: America's Next Top Model railway. I think these are obviously equivalent (and also obviously correct without any need for condescension about the intent of the word "kit"; a "train set" is a model railway). > 4. march madness game with a popular dress style once known as farthingale > basketball hoop skirt [ok, I took this one straight from wheel of fortune] Mark: Basketballroom? (No, I didn't think so.) Chris: basketball hoop skirt I was surprised to be credited with the "before" when I didn't give the overlap word. But then I realized that this one is defective: there *is no* overlap word. The clue leads to BASKETBALL + HOOP SKIRT, which is not a before-and-after. (To fix it, the "before" definition should have been something like "equipment for March madness game".) Perhaps the error contributed to my not guessing it; but Chris guessed it even so. 2 for him, but I don't know about the 1 for me. > of great happiness > Bungee Jumping For Joy [another wheel of fortune puzzle. they might all > be, I never looked] Mark: Bungee Jumping for Joy. Chris: bungee jumping with joy Is "jumping with joy" a real expression? -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net | "Well, *somebody* had to say it." My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Mar 17 07:44AM -0500 In article <hoqdnWPN4_stAJrInZ2dnUU7-W2dnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > * Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Days of the Week > A. Entertainment: Monday, Monday > A1. Name the Canadian-born member of the Mamas and the Papas. Doherty > A2. <Answer A1> and Cass Elliot had been band mates in what > folk group? Mugwumps > C. History: Black Thursday > C1. In what *month* in 1929 did the crash of Wall Street, known > as Black Thursday, occur? October > C2. In a widely reported quote, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. said of > this period, "You know it's time to sell when" (these people) > "are giving you stock tips." Identify these people. chauffers > concentrate over snow, in a bowl, and eat it as a treat. > They used snow saved in cool-keeping underground chambers > or taken from mountaintops. Name the empire. Greek > E2. What was put into a traditional hand-cranked ice-cream > churn along with the ice to ensure freezing? rock salt -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Mar 17 06:36PM Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 2, Round 9 - Canadiana Geography - Canada's Biggest and Best > 1. What is Canada's tallest building? It opened in 1975 and rises > 72 stories. CN Tower > 2. Which Canadian stadium, opened in 1976, has the largest seating > capacity? It can hold 56,000 people. Rogers Arena > 3. With 21,273 seats, what is the largest hockey arena in Canada? Rogers Arena > 4. In which city would you find the Baitunnur Mosque, the largest > Muslim mosque complex in the country at 4,460 m²? Vancouver > A1. Name the Canadian-born member of the Mamas and the Papas. > A2. <Answer A1> and Cass Elliot had been band mates in what > folk group? The Mamas and the Papas presumably > C. History: Black Thursday > C1. In what month in 1929 did the crash of Wall Street, known > as Black Thursday, occur? November > C2. In a widely reported quote, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. said of > this period, "You know it's time to sell when" (these people) > "are giving you stock tips." Identify these people. Waiters > geographical feature near Grimsby. What name? > F2. Name the Quebec equivalent of the LCBO. The short form > will do. Peter Smyth |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 17 10:26PM +0100 > * Game 2, Round 9 - Canadiana Geography - Canada's Biggest and Best > 1. What is Canada's tallest building? It opened in 1975 and rises > 72 stories. Toronto Tower > 2. Which Canadian stadium, opened in 1976, has the largest seating > capacity? It can hold 56,000 people. Olympic Stadium, Montréal > 3. With 21,273 seats, what is the largest hockey arena in Canada? The one in Vancouver > 4. In which city would you find the Baitunnur Mosque, the largest > Muslim mosque complex in the country at 4,460 m²? Ottawa > 6. In which complex would you find the world's largest permanent > indoor lake, as well as the world's largest indoor wave pool? If the quiz was not constrained to Canada, I would answer Dubai. > B. Literature: Wodensday > C1. In what *month* in 1929 did the crash of Wall Street, known > as Black Thursday, occur? October > C2. In a widely reported quote, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. said of > this period, "You know it's time to sell when" (these people) > "are giving you stock tips." Identify these people. Bankers > concentrate over snow, in a bowl, and eat it as a treat. > They used snow saved in cool-keeping underground chambers > or taken from mountaintops. Name the empire. Persian -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Mar 17 06:35PM -0700 On Monday, March 16, 2015 at 11:21:21 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: ... > * Game 2, Round 9 - Canadiana Geography - Canada's Biggest and Best > 1. What is Canada's tallest building? It opened in 1975 and rises > 72 stories. first canadian place (toronto) > 2. Which Canadian stadium, opened in 1976, has the largest seating > capacity? It can hold 56,000 people. > 3. With 21,273 seats, what is the largest hockey arena in Canada? montreal canadiens hockey is played at the ... bell center? > 4. In which city would you find the Baitunnur Mosque, the largest > Muslim mosque complex in the country at 4,460 m²? calgary > mandatory? > 6. In which complex would you find the world's largest permanent > indoor lake, as well as the world's largest indoor wave pool? gotta be a mall somewhere cold .. canadian rockies? ... edmonton?? > each year. > 8. Which national historic site on Cape Breton Island is the > largest historical reconstruction in North America? it's a reconstructed fortress, I cannot recall the name > 10. Located almost the same distance from Edmonton as from > Saskatoon, what is the only city in Canada that straddles a > provincial border? lloydminster ; flin flon (??) > * Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Days of the Week > A. Entertainment: Monday, Monday > A1. Name the Canadian-born member of the Mamas and the Papas. denny doherty > A2. <Answer A1> and Cass Elliot had been band mates in what > folk group? the mugwumps > Which is to say, Norse mythology. > B1. What did Odin sacrifice to Mimir, in order to drink from > the Well of Wisdom? his eye > pierced by his own spear, in order to learn the wisdom that > would give him power in the 9 worlds. Name this tree or > give the meaning of its name in English. yggdrasil > C. History: Black Thursday > C1. In what *month* in 1929 did the crash of Wall Street, known > as Black Thursday, occur? october > C2. In a widely reported quote, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. said of > this period, "You know it's time to sell when" (these people) > "are giving you stock tips." Identify these people. shoeshine boys > D. Sports: Saturday = "Hockey Night in Canada" > D1. What "Hockey Night in Canada" host made his last appearance, > on 1987-03-14 after disgustedly flipping his pen? dave hodge (they switched to a philadelphia flyers game for the end of the 3rd period, but did not want to show the overtime.) > D2. On October 14, 2006, who became the first woman to do color > commentary on a "Hockey Night in Canada" broadcast? mrs gretzky > concentrate over snow, in a bowl, and eat it as a treat. > They used snow saved in cool-keeping underground chambers > or taken from mountaintops. Name the empire. persian empire (coming soon to an iran near you!) > E2. What was put into a traditional hand-cranked ice-cream > churn along with the ice to ensure freezing? salt > F. Canadiana: TGIF Drinking in Canada > F1. This popular Ontario whisky derives its name from a > geographical feature near Grimsby. What name? forty creek whiskey > F2. Name the Quebec equivalent of the LCBO. The short form > will do. saq > Mark Brader | "The dream of a common standard is er... enhanced > Toronto | by the diversity of a myriad of national rules..." > msb@vex.net | --Ian Walmsley swp, who thinks that the most wonderful thing about standards these days is that there are so many from which to choose |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Mar 17 06:16PM Calvin wrote: > 1 Which human organ is affected by Meniere's disease? Ear > 2 What was the capital city of Uganda from 1893 until 1962? Kampala > 3 Which African capital city was once known as Leopoldville? Kinshasa > 4 Which river flows over the Victoria Falls? Nile > 5 What do devotees of the Atkins Diet avoid? Carbohydrates > 6 Which film studio was founded in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, DW > Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford? United Artists > 7 The peacock is the national bird of which Asian country? Japan > 8 Which Swiss town is home to the Olympic Museum? Lugano > 9 Which South African author won the Booker prize in 1983 and 1999? JM Coetzee > 10 The Petronas Towers are located in which city? Kuala Lumpur Peter Smyth |
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