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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 10 11:45AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-02, 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 2015-02-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 4, Round 9 - History - Cambodia We've had Canadiana; now let's do Cambodiana. MI5's captain, Barrie, is living in Cambodia for a few seasons. Here's a round he has sent on his part-time homeland. 1. What is the capital of Cambodia? 2. What country was the colonial power in Cambodia before independence? 3. In 1975, a brutal regime of revolutionaries who had studied in <answer 2> took charge in Cambodia and proceeded to murder 2,000,000 citizens in 4 years. What were they called? 4. Which country invaded in 1979 to throw the <answer 3> out? 5. <answer 4> installed their own puppet prime minister, who -- thanks to regular but very dubious elections -- been in power ever since. Name him. 6. Cambodia is a constitutional monarchy. The current King Sihamony is rather a nonentity, but his father was a well-known international figure, and reigned, though not continuously, from the 1950s until 2004. He died in 2012. Who was he? 7. The Cambodian flag is primarily blue and red, and is the only one in the world with a historic monument on it. What monument? 8. Please finish the previous question before decoding the rot13 for this one. Natxbe Jng vf gur ynetrfg eryvtvbhf ohvyqvat va gur jbeyq. Vg vf n Ohqquvfg grzcyr, ohg gur ohvyqref bevtvanyyl znqr vg nf n grzcyr sbe jung eryvtvba? 9. After agriculture, what industry is the next-largest employer in Cambodia? 10. What is the giant river that flows through Cambodia? <Answer 1> is located where it meets the Tonle Sap River. * Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round for the Birds A. Entertainment: Sesame Street A1. What is the name of Big Bird's *teddy bear*? A2. Caroll Spinney, who has played Big Bird for 45 years, also inhabits another Muppet. Which one? B. Science: Ornithologists B1. Who invented the modern field guide, including the iconic "Field Guide to the Birds of North America"? B2. Robert Stroud was a notorious American criminal who became a respected ornithologist while incarcerated. What nickname is he better known by? C. Sports: Teams Named after Birds In these questions you must give the city and the team name, like "Toronto Maple Leafs". C1. If you count the Toronto Raptors, three teams in the NBA are named after birds. Another one is the Atlanta Hawks; what is the third? C2. Three Major League Baseball teams are likewise named after birds: The Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles are two of them. What is the third? D. Literature: Poetic Birds D1. Who wrote "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", in which a mariner is cursed because he killed an albatross? D2. Who wrote "Ode to a Nightingale"? E. History: Historic Birds E1. What now-extinct bird was once the most abundant in North America? E2. What was the name of the last known living <answer E1>? She died in 1914 in the Cincinnati Zoo. F. Canadiana: Birdwatching F1. What national park located in Essex County, Ontario, is a mecca for birdwatchers due to the sheer numbers and varieties of birds migrating through it? F2. Sackville Waterfowl Park consists of 48 acres (20 hectares) of shallow fresh-water wetland and has more than 160 bird species. What body of water is it located at the head of? -- Mark Brader | "The problem with waiting for a 'smoking gun' is Toronto | that it means the gun has already been fired." msb@vex.net | --Michael Chance My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 10 08:14PM +0200 > * Game 4, Round 9 - History - Cambodia > 1. What is the capital of Cambodia? Phomn Penh > 2. What country was the colonial power in Cambodia before > independence? France > 3. In 1975, a brutal regime of revolutionaries who had studied > in <answer 2> took charge in Cambodia and proceeded to murder > 2,000,000 citizens in 4 years. What were they called? Khmer rouge > 4. Which country invaded in 1979 to throw the <answer 3> out? Vietnam > 5. <answer 4> installed their own puppet prime minister, who -- > thanks to regular but very dubious elections -- been in power > ever since. Name him. Hung Sen > is rather a nonentity, but his father was a well-known > international figure, and reigned, though not continuously, > from the 1950s until 2004. He died in 2012. Who was he? Siahnouk > 7. The Cambodian flag is primarily blue and red, and is the only one > in the world with a historic monument on it. What monument? Angkor Wat > for this one. Natxbe Jng vf gur ynetrfg eryvtvbhf ohvyqvat va > gur jbeyq. Vg vf n Ohqquvfg grzcyr, ohg gur ohvyqref bevtvanyyl > znqr vg nf n grzcyr sbe jung eryvtvba? Hinduism? > 9. After agriculture, what industry is the next-largest employer > in Cambodia? The State > 10. What is the giant river that flows through Cambodia? <Answer 1> > is located where it meets the Tonle Sap River. Mekong > B2. Robert Stroud was a notorious American criminal who became > a respected ornithologist while incarcerated. What nickname > is he better known by? Birdman > D. Literature: Poetic Birds > D1. Who wrote "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", in which a > mariner is cursed because he killed an albatross? Hemingway -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Apr 10 06:47PM On Fri, 10 Apr 2015 11:45:03 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > living in Cambodia for a few seasons. Here's a round he has sent on his > part-time homeland. > 1. What is the capital of Cambodia? Phnom pen > 2. What country was the colonial power in Cambodia before > independence? France > 3. In 1975, a brutal regime of revolutionaries who had studied > in <answer 2> took charge in Cambodia and proceeded to murder > 2,000,000 citizens in 4 years. What were they called? Khmer Rouge > 4. Which country invaded in 1979 to throw the <answer 3> out? Vietnam > from the 1950s until 2004. He died in 2012. Who was he? > 7. The Cambodian flag is primarily blue and red, and is the only one > in the world with a historic monument on it. What monument? Ankor Wat > in Cambodia? > 10. What is the giant river that flows through Cambodia? <Answer 1> > is located where it meets the Tonle Sap River. Mekong > A1. What is the name of Big Bird's *teddy bear*? > A2. Caroll Spinney, who has played Big Bird for 45 years, > also inhabits another Muppet. Which one? Oscar > B. Science: Ornithologists > B1. Who invented the modern field guide, including the iconic > "Field Guide to the Birds of North America"? Audubon > B2. Robert Stroud was a notorious American criminal who became > a respected ornithologist while incarcerated. What nickname is > he better known by? The bird man of Alcatraz > C1. If you count the Toronto Raptors, three teams in the NBA > are named after birds. Another one is the Atlanta Hawks; what is > the third? New Orleans Pelicans > C2. Three Major League Baseball teams are likewise named after birds: > The Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles are two of them. What > is the third? St Louis Cardinals > D. Literature: Poetic Birds > D1. Who wrote "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", in which a > mariner is cursed because he killed an albatross? Coleridge > E. History: Historic Birds > E1. What now-extinct bird was once the most abundant in North > America? Passenger Pigeon. > E2. What was the name of the last known living <answer E1>? > She died in 1914 in the Cincinnati Zoo. Martha. |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Apr 10 07:59PM Mark Brader wrote: > Barrie, is living in Cambodia for a few seasons. Here's a round > he has sent on his part-time homeland. > 1. What is the capital of Cambodia? Phnom Penh > 2. What country was the colonial power in Cambodia before > independence? France > 3. In 1975, a brutal regime of revolutionaries who had studied > in <answer 2> took charge in Cambodia and proceeded to murder > 2,000,000 citizens in 4 years. What were they called? Khymer Rouge > 4. Which country invaded in 1979 to throw the <answer 3> out? Russia > from the 1950s until 2004. He died in 2012. Who was he? > 7. The Cambodian flag is primarily blue and red, and is the only one > in the world with a historic monument on it. What monument? Angkor Wat > for this one. Angkor Wat is the largest religious building in > the world. It is a Buddhist temple, but the builders originally > made it as a temple for what religion? Hinduism > 9. After agriculture, what industry is the next-largest employer > in Cambodia? Textiles > * Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round for the Birds > A. Entertainment: Sesame Street > A1. What is the name of Big Bird's *teddy bear*? Big Bear > B. Science: Ornithologists > B1. Who invented the modern field guide, including the iconic > "Field Guide to the Birds of North America"? Bill Oddie > D. Literature: Poetic Birds > D1. Who wrote "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", in which a > mariner is cursed because he killed an albatross? Coleridge > F2. Sackville Waterfowl Park consists of 48 acres (20 hectares) > of shallow fresh-water wetland and has more than 160 bird > species. What body of water is it located at the head of? Peter Smyth |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Apr 10 03:14PM -0500 In article <BYydnWQyxfuSY7rInZ2dnUU7-eednZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > Barrie, is living in Cambodia for a few seasons. Here's a round > he has sent on his part-time homeland. > 1. What is the capital of Cambodia? Phnom Penh > 2. What country was the colonial power in Cambodia before > independence? France > 3. In 1975, a brutal regime of revolutionaries who had studied > in <answer 2> took charge in Cambodia and proceeded to murder > 2,000,000 citizens in 4 years. What were they called? Khmer Rouge > 4. Which country invaded in 1979 to throw the <answer 3> out? Vietnam > is rather a nonentity, but his father was a well-known > international figure, and reigned, though not continuously, > from the 1950s until 2004. He died in 2012. Who was he? Sihanouk > 7. The Cambodian flag is primarily blue and red, and is the only one > in the world with a historic monument on it. What monument? Angkor Wat > for this one. Natxbe Jng vf gur ynetrfg eryvtvbhf ohvyqvat va > gur jbeyq. Vg vf n Ohqquvfg grzcyr, ohg gur ohvyqref bevtvanyyl > znqr vg nf n grzcyr sbe jung eryvtvba? Hindu > in Cambodia? > 10. What is the giant river that flows through Cambodia? <Answer 1> > is located where it meets the Tonle Sap River. Mekong > B. Science: Ornithologists > B1. Who invented the modern field guide, including the iconic > "Field Guide to the Birds of North America"? Roger Tory Peterson > B2. Robert Stroud was a notorious American criminal who became > a respected ornithologist while incarcerated. What nickname > is he better known by? Birdman of Alcatraz > C1. If you count the Toronto Raptors, three teams in the NBA > are named after birds. Another one is the Atlanta Hawks; > what is the third? New Orleans Pelicans (changed their name from Hornets two years ago) > C2. Three Major League Baseball teams are likewise named after birds: > The Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles are two of them. > What is the third? St. Louis Cardinals > D. Literature: Poetic Birds > D1. Who wrote "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", in which a > mariner is cursed because he killed an albatross? Coleridge > E. History: Historic Birds > E1. What now-extinct bird was once the most abundant in North > America? passenger pigeon -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Apr 10 03:50PM -0700 On Friday, April 10, 2015 at 12:45:04 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: ... > Barrie, is living in Cambodia for a few seasons. Here's a round > he has sent on his part-time homeland. > 1. What is the capital of Cambodia? phnom penh > 2. What country was the colonial power in Cambodia before > independence? france > 3. In 1975, a brutal regime of revolutionaries who had studied > in <answer 2> took charge in Cambodia and proceeded to murder > 2,000,000 citizens in 4 years. What were they called? khmer rouge > 4. Which country invaded in 1979 to throw the <answer 3> out? vietnam > 5. <answer 4> installed their own puppet prime minister, who -- > thanks to regular but very dubious elections -- been in power > ever since. Name him. hun sen > is rather a nonentity, but his father was a well-known > international figure, and reigned, though not continuously, > from the 1950s until 2004. He died in 2012. Who was he? norodom > 7. The Cambodian flag is primarily blue and red, and is the only one > in the world with a historic monument on it. What monument? that big buddhist temple > for this one. Angkor Wat is the largest religious building in > the world. It is a Buddhist temple, but the builders originally > made it as a temple for what religion? hindu? > 9. After agriculture, what industry is the next-largest employer > in Cambodia? fishing > 10. What is the giant river that flows through Cambodia? <Answer 1> > is located where it meets the Tonle Sap River. mekong > * Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round for the Birds > A. Entertainment: Sesame Street > A1. What is the name of Big Bird's *teddy bear*? radar > A2. Caroll Spinney, who has played Big Bird for 45 years, > also inhabits another Muppet. Which one? oscar the grouch > B. Science: Ornithologists > B1. Who invented the modern field guide, including the iconic > "Field Guide to the Birds of North America"? stokes > B2. Robert Stroud was a notorious American criminal who became > a respected ornithologist while incarcerated. What nickname > is he better known by? the birdman of alcatraz > C1. If you count the Toronto Raptors, three teams in the NBA > are named after birds. Another one is the Atlanta Hawks; > what is the third? new orleans pelicans > C2. Three Major League Baseball teams are likewise named after birds: > The Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles are two of them. > What is the third? saint louis cardinals > D. Literature: Poetic Birds > D1. Who wrote "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", in which a > mariner is cursed because he killed an albatross? samuel coleridge taylor > D2. Who wrote "Ode to a Nightingale"? keats > E. History: Historic Birds > E1. What now-extinct bird was once the most abundant in North > America? passenger pigeon > E2. What was the name of the last known living <answer E1>? > She died in 1914 in the Cincinnati Zoo. mary ; alice > F1. What national park located in Essex County, Ontario, is a > mecca for birdwatchers due to the sheer numbers and varieties > of birds migrating through it? was this featured in the steve martin movie, 'the big year'? > F2. Sackville Waterfowl Park consists of 48 acres (20 hectares) > of shallow fresh-water wetland and has more than 160 bird > species. What body of water is it located at the head of? thunder bay ; lake ontario swp |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 10 11:04PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:BYydnWQyxfuSY7rInZ2dnUU7- > Barrie, is living in Cambodia for a few seasons. Here's a round > he has sent on his part-time homeland. > 1. What is the capital of Cambodia? Phnom Penh > 2. What country was the colonial power in Cambodia before > independence? France > 3. In 1975, a brutal regime of revolutionaries who had studied > in <answer 2> took charge in Cambodia and proceeded to murder > 2,000,000 citizens in 4 years. What were they called? Khmer Rouge > 4. Which country invaded in 1979 to throw the <answer 3> out? Vietnam > is rather a nonentity, but his father was a well-known > international figure, and reigned, though not continuously, > from the 1950s until 2004. He died in 2012. Who was he? Suharto > 7. The Cambodian flag is primarily blue and red, and is the only one > in the world with a historic monument on it. What monument? Angkor Wat > for this one. Natxbe Jng vf gur ynetrfg eryvtvbhf ohvyqvat va > gur jbeyq. Vg vf n Ohqquvfg grzcyr, ohg gur ohvyqref bevtvanyyl > znqr vg nf n grzcyr sbe jung eryvtvba? Confucianism > 9. After agriculture, what industry is the next-largest employer > in Cambodia? Tourism > 10. What is the giant river that flows through Cambodia? <Answer 1> > is located where it meets the Tonle Sap River. Mekong > A1. What is the name of Big Bird's *teddy bear*? > A2. Caroll Spinney, who has played Big Bird for 45 years, > also inhabits another Muppet. Which one? The Count > B. Science: Ornithologists > B1. Who invented the modern field guide, including the iconic > "Field Guide to the Birds of North America"? Audobon > B2. Robert Stroud was a notorious American criminal who became > a respected ornithologist while incarcerated. What nickname > is he better known by? Birdman of Alcatraz > C1. If you count the Toronto Raptors, three teams in the NBA > are named after birds. Another one is the Atlanta Hawks; > what is the third? New Orleans Pelicans > C2. Three Major League Baseball teams are likewise named after birds: > The Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles are two of them. > What is the third? St Louis Cardinals > D. Literature: Poetic Birds > D1. Who wrote "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", in which a > mariner is cursed because he killed an albatross? Tennyson > D2. Who wrote "Ode to a Nightingale"? Keats > E. History: Historic Birds > E1. What now-extinct bird was once the most abundant in North > America? Passenger Pigeon > F1. What national park located in Essex County, Ontario, is a > mecca for birdwatchers due to the sheer numbers and varieties > of birds migrating through it? Point Pelee > F2. Sackville Waterfowl Park consists of 48 acres (20 hectares) > of shallow fresh-water wetland and has more than 160 bird > species. What body of water is it located at the head of? Lake Ontario Pete |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Apr 11 04:46AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in > * Game 4, Round 9 - History - Cambodia > 1. What is the capital of Cambodia? Phnom Penh > 2. What country was the colonial power in Cambodia before > independence? France > 3. In 1975, a brutal regime of revolutionaries who had studied > in <answer 2> took charge in Cambodia and proceeded to murder > 2,000,000 citizens in 4 years. What were they called? Khmer Rouge > 4. Which country invaded in 1979 to throw the <answer 3> out? Vietnam > 5. <answer 4> installed their own puppet prime minister, who -- > thanks to regular but very dubious elections -- been in power > ever since. Name him. Hun Sen (?) > is rather a nonentity, but his father was a well-known > international figure, and reigned, though not continuously, > from the 1950s until 2004. He died in 2012. Who was he? Norodom Sihanouk > 7. The Cambodian flag is primarily blue and red, and is the only one > in the world with a historic monument on it. What monument? Angkor Wat > for this one. Natxbe Jng vf gur ynetrfg eryvtvbhf ohvyqvat va > gur jbeyq. Vg vf n Ohqquvfg grzcyr, ohg gur ohvyqref bevtvanyyl > znqr vg nf n grzcyr sbe jung eryvtvba? Hinduism > 9. After agriculture, what industry is the next-largest employer > in Cambodia? tourism > 10. What is the giant river that flows through Cambodia? <Answer 1> > is located where it meets the Tonle Sap River. Mekong (?) > A. Entertainment: Sesame Street > A2. Caroll Spinney, who has played Big Bird for 45 years, > also inhabits another Muppet. Which one? Oscar the Grouch > B. Science: Ornithologists > B1. Who invented the modern field guide, including the iconic > "Field Guide to the Birds of North America"? Audobon > B2. Robert Stroud was a notorious American criminal who became > a respected ornithologist while incarcerated. What nickname > is he better known by? Birdman of Alcatraz > C1. If you count the Toronto Raptors, three teams in the NBA > are named after birds. Another one is the Atlanta Hawks; > what is the third? New Orleans Pelicans > birds: > The Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles are two of them. > What is the third? St. Louis Cardinals > D. Literature: Poetic Birds > D1. Who wrote "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", in which a > mariner is cursed because he killed an albatross? Coleridge > D2. Who wrote "Ode to a Nightingale"? Keats > E. History: Historic Birds > E1. What now-extinct bird was once the most abundant in North > America? passenger pigeon > E2. What was the name of the last known living <answer E1>? > She died in 1914 in the Cincinnati Zoo. Martha -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Apr 11 12:18PM +0200 On 2015-04-10 18:45, Mark Brader wrote: > Barrie, is living in Cambodia for a few seasons. Here's a round > he has sent on his part-time homeland. > 1. What is the capital of Cambodia? khnom-pen > 2. What country was the colonial power in Cambodia before > independence? France > 3. In 1975, a brutal regime of revolutionaries who had studied > in <answer 2> took charge in Cambodia and proceeded to murder > 2,000,000 citizens in 4 years. What were they called? Khmeer Rouge > 4. Which country invaded in 1979 to throw the <answer 3> out? Vietnam > 7. The Cambodian flag is primarily blue and red, and is the only one > in the world with a historic monument on it. What monument? Angkor Wat? > for this one. Natxbe Jng vf gur ynetrfg eryvtvbhf ohvyqvat va > gur jbeyq. Vg vf n Ohqquvfg grzcyr, ohg gur ohvyqref bevtvanyyl > znqr vg nf n grzcyr sbe jung eryvtvba? Ok 7 IS Angkor Wat. Hinduism? > 9. After agriculture, what industry is the next-largest employer > in Cambodia? Mining? > 10. What is the giant river that flows through Cambodia? <Answer 1> > is located where it meets the Tonle Sap River. Mekong > * Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round for the Birds yes - a real challenge. -- Björn |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 10 10:03PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 What painful condition, caused by elevated levels of uric acid > in the blood, was historically known as the disease of kings? Gout > 2 What total score is required to win a standard game of cribbage? 121 > 3 What does the intergovernmental forum acronym APEC stand for? Asia Pacific Economic Council > 4 Which American engineer (1856-1915) was one of the first management > consultants and is regarded as the father of scientific management? > 5 In which country is Farsi the official language? Iran > lead role? > 8 What day is always on the first Sunday after the > first full moon after the vernal equinox? Easter > 9 Where in the human > body are the carotid arteries mostly located? Neck > British Prime Minister to have served under three different monarchs? > cheers, > calvin Pete |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 10 11:34AM -0500 Mark Brader: > Note: The correct answers are all numeric. Four callouts on the > diagram were unlabeled in the original game; I've added letters > A-D for the benefit of people who want to play the decoys. This was the easiest round in the original game, and the third-easiest of the entire season. > 1. Stomach. #15. 4 for everyone -- Dan, Bruce, Peter, Marc, Björn, Erland, Stephen, Joshua, and Calvin. > 2. Appendix. #8. 4 for Dan, Bruce, Peter, Marc, Björn, Erland, Stephen, and Calvin. > 3. Ureter. #7. 4 for Dan, Bruce, Peter, Marc, Erland, and Stephen. > 4. Trachea. #2. 4 for Dan, Bruce, Peter, Marc, Stephen, and Calvin. > 5. (Urinary) bladder. #9. 4 for Dan, Bruce, Peter, Marc, Björn, Erland, Stephen, and Joshua. > 6. Liver. #4. 4 for everyone. > 7. Pancreas. #16. 4 for Dan, Bruce, Peter, Marc, and Stephen. > 8. Thyroid. #1. 4 for Dan, Bruce, Peter, Marc, Stephen, Joshua, and Calvin. > 9. Spleen. #14. 4 for Dan, Bruce, Peter, Marc, and Stephen. 3 for Joshua. 2 for Calvin. > 10. Gall bladder. #5. 4 for Dan, Bruce, Peter, Marc, Björn, Erland, and Stephen. 3 for Calvin. > So there were 13 decoys. If you like, decode the rot13 and name the > organs for fun, but for no points. Answers may repeat. > 11. A. Superior vena cava. Bruce got this. Peter was close; the vena cava is the short blood vessel that both A and B flow into. > 12. B. Inferior vena cava. Bruce got this. Peter was close. > 13. C. Esophagus. Bruce and Peter got this. > 14. D. (Descending) aorta. Peter got this. > 15. Eighteen. Large intestine (colon). Bruce, Peter, and Marc got this. > 16. Eleven. (Ascending) aorta. Bruce and Peter got this. > 17. Nineteen. Rectum. Bruce, Peter, and Marc got this. > 18. Seventeen. Small intestine. Bruce, Peter, and Marc got this. > 19. Six. Kidney. Bruce, Peter, and Marc got this. > 20. Twelve. Heart. Bruce, Peter, and Marc got this. > 21. Ten. Urethra. Bruce, Peter, and Marc got this. > 22. Three. Lung. Bruce, Peter, and Marc got this. > 23. Thirteen. Diaphragm. Bruce, Peter, and Marc got this. > That floats on high o'er vales and hills, > When all at once I saw a crowd, > A host of golden daffodils. William Wordsworth. ("I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud".) 4 for Dan, Peter, Stephen, Joshua, and Calvin. > Boldly they rode and well, > Into the mouth of Hell > Rode the six hundred. Alfred Lord Tennyson. ("The Charge of the Light Brigade".) 4 for Dan, Bruce, Marc, Stephen, Joshua, and Calvin. > With sixty seconds' worth of distance run -- > Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, > And -- which is more -- you'll be a Man my son! Rudyard Kipling. ("If".) 4 for Dan, Stephen, Joshua, and Calvin. > 4. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- > I took the one less traveled by, > And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost. ("The Road Not Taken".) 4 for Dan, Bruce, Marc, Björn, Stephen, Joshua, and Calvin. > 5. O Captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip is done; > The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won. Walt Whitman. ("O Captain! My Captain!") 4 for Dan, Bruce, Marc, Stephen, and Joshua. > 6. If I should die, think only this of me; > That there's some corner of a foreign field > That is forever England. Rupert Brooke. ("The Soldier".) 4 for Stephen, Joshua, and Calvin. > Of things unknown but longed for still > And his tune is heard on the distant hill > For the caged bird sings of freedom. Maya Angelou. ("I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings".) 4 for Stephen. > 8. This is the way the world ends > Not with a bang but a whimper. T.S. Eliot. ("The Hollow Men".) 4 for Marc, Stephen, and Joshua. > Every Morn and every Night > Some are born to Sweet Delight, > Some are born to Endless Night. William Blake. ("Auguries of Innocence".) 4 for Stephen and Joshua. > 10. Look for me by moonlight, > Watch for me by moonlight; > I'll come to thee by moonlight, though hell should bar the way! Alfred Noyes. ("The Highwayman".) 4 for Stephen. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Geo Can Mis Ent Sci Lit FOUR Stephen Perry 40 16 28 40 40 40 160 Joshua Kreitzer 40 3 40 32 19 32 144 Dan Blum 32 0 26 24 40 20 122 Marc Dashevsky 40 0 24 16 40 16 120 Peter Smyth 28 8 8 16 40 4 92 Bruce Bowler 40 0 -- -- 40 12 92 "Calvin" 12 0 23 16 25 20 84 Pete Gayde 32 8 18 12 -- -- 70 Erland Sommarskog 20 8 -- -- 24 0 52 Björn Lundin 8 8 8 0 20 4 44 -- Mark Brader | "I don't mean to be snooty or snippy or some other msb@vex.net | six-letter word starting with s, ending in y, and Toronto | having a doubled letter in the middle... Ah! Snotty! | Didn't mean to be that either." -- Hashi Lebwohl My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 10 11:19AM -0500 Dan Tilque: > RQ #176 is over and the winner is Mark Brader. Congratulations. Oh, I wasn't expecting that! Thanks! > Now over to Mark for RQ #177... I'll get onto it. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Constrain your data early and often." msb@vex.net -- C. M. Sperberg-McQueen My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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