Monday, April 13, 2015

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 21 updates in 5 topics

Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 12 01:30PM -0700

1 Which brothers are credited with founding Methodism in the mid 18th century?
2 The Woodstock music festival was first held in which year?
3 In which 1973 James Bond film does the character of Solitaire appear?
4 Ted Turner made his fortune in which industry?
5 Which actor and comedian's film credits include This is Spinal Tap, Wayne's World and The Master of Disguise?
6 The Orange Revolution series of protests took place in 2004 and 2005 in which eastern European country?
7 What is the name of Indonesia's national airline?
8 Which gas derives its name from the Greek word for "new"?
9 Which European country is home to the Smurfs?
10 Which musical ends with the line "I now pronounce you men and wives"?
 
cheers,
calvin
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 12 11:14PM +0200

> 2 The Woodstock music festival was first held in which year?
 
1969
 
> 4 Ted Turner made his fortune in which industry?
 
News and media
 
> 6 The Orange Revolution series of protests took place in 2004 and
> 2005 in which eastern European country?
 
Ukraine
 
> 8 Which gas derives its name from the Greek word for "new"?
 
Neon
 
 
 
 
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"Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Apr 12 10:46PM

Calvin wrote:
 
 
> 1 Which brothers are credited with founding Methodism in the
> mid 18th century?
Wesley
> 2 The Woodstock music festival was first held in which year?
1966
> 3 In which 1973 James Bond film does the character of Solitaire
> appear?
Goldfinger
> 4 Ted Turner made his fortune in which industry?
Broadcasting
> Tap, Wayne's World and The Master of Disguise?
 
> 6 The Orange Revolution series of protests took place in 2004 and
> 2005 in which eastern European country?
Ukraine
> 7 What is the name of Indonesia's national airline?
 
> 8 Which gas derives its name from the Greek word for "new"?
Neon
> 9 Which European country is home to the Smurfs?
France
> 10 Which musical ends with the line "I now pronounce you men and
> wives"?
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
 
Peter Smyth
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 12 06:51PM -0500

"Calvin":
> 1 Which brothers are credited with founding Methodism in the mid
> 18th century?
 
Johnson?
 
> 2 The Woodstock music festival was first held in which year?
 
1969.
 
> 3 In which 1973 James Bond film does the character of Solitaire appear?
 
"Diamonds are Forever"?
 
> 4 Ted Turner made his fortune in which industry?
 
TV.
 
> 5 Which actor and comedian's film credits include This is Spinal Tap,
> Wayne's World and The Master of Disguise?
 
Myers?
 
> 6 The Orange Revolution series of protests took place in 2004 and 2005
> in which eastern European country?
 
Ukraine.
 
> 7 What is the name of Indonesia's national airline?
 
Garuda.
 
> 8 Which gas derives its name from the Greek word for "new"?
 
Neon.
 
> 9 Which European country is home to the Smurfs?
 
Denmark?
 
> 10 Which musical ends with the line "I now pronounce you men and wives"?
 
"Seven Brides for Seven Brothers"?
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"Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Apr 12 07:31PM -0400

On 2015-04-12, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which brothers are credited with founding Methodism in the mid 18th century?
 
Wesley
 
> 2 The Woodstock music festival was first held in which year?
 
1969
 
> 3 In which 1973 James Bond film does the character of Solitaire appear?
 
Live and Let Die
 
> 4 Ted Turner made his fortune in which industry?
 
Broadcasting
 
> 5 Which actor and comedian's film credits include This is Spinal Tap, Wayne's World and The Master of Disguise?
 
Dana Carvey
 
> 6 The Orange Revolution series of protests took place in 2004 and 2005 in which eastern European country?
 
Ukraine
 
> 7 What is the name of Indonesia's national airline?
> 8 Which gas derives its name from the Greek word for "new"?
 
Neon
 
> 9 Which European country is home to the Smurfs?
 
Belgium
 
> 10 Which musical ends with the line "I now pronounce you men and wives"?
 
The King and I
 
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Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Apr 13 01:23AM -0500

In article <9615821e-653a-45f1-b594-e8d9f283c546@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says...
 
> 1 Which brothers are credited with founding Methodism in the mid 18th century?
> 2 The Woodstock music festival was first held in which year?
1969 (I attended and I actually had bought tickets)
 
> 3 In which 1973 James Bond film does the character of Solitaire appear?
Live and Let Die
 
> 4 Ted Turner made his fortune in which industry?
cable TV/broadcasting

> 5 Which actor and comedian's film credits include This is Spinal Tap, Wayne's World and The Master of Disguise?
> 6 The Orange Revolution series of protests took place in 2004 and 2005 in which eastern European country?
Ukraine
 
> 7 What is the name of Indonesia's national airline?
> 8 Which gas derives its name from the Greek word for "new"?
neon
 
> 9 Which European country is home to the Smurfs?
Norway
 
> 10 Which musical ends with the line "I now pronounce you men and wives"?
7 Brides for 7 Brothers
 
 
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"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Apr 13 12:11PM +0200

On 2015-04-12 22:30, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which brothers are credited with founding Methodism in the mid 18th century?
> 2 The Woodstock music festival was first held in which year?
1968
> 3 In which 1973 James Bond film does the character of Solitaire appear?
Live and let die
> 4 Ted Turner made his fortune in which industry?
News media, founded CNN
> 5 Which actor and comedian's film credits include This is Spinal Tap, Wayne's World and The Master of Disguise?
> 6 The Orange Revolution series of protests took place in 2004 and 2005 in which eastern European country?
The Ukraine
> 7 What is the name of Indonesia's national airline?
> 8 Which gas derives its name from the Greek word for "new"?
Neon
> 9 Which European country is home to the Smurfs?
Belgium
 
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Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: Apr 12 03:22PM +0100

On 2015-04-12 10:36:23 +0000, Mark Brader said:
 
> 1. Actress, born 1951 in England. Starred for 5 seasons in a TV
> role as a 19th-century doctor.
 
Jane Seymour
 
> fast-food chain and named it after a family member's nickname.
 
> 3. Actress, born 1982 in New York. Oscar nominee for "Rachel
> Getting Married" (2008) and winner for "Les Misérables" (2012).
 
Ann Hathaway
 
 
> 4. Politician, born 1928 in Oregon, died 2003. He served two
> terms in the US Senate as a Democrat representing Illinois,
> but his 1988 try for the presidency was short-lived.
 
Paul Simon
 
 
> 5. Actor, born 1925 in Wales, died 1958. Nominated for 7 Oscars,
> from "My Cousin Rachel" (1952) to "Equus" (1977), but never won.
 
Richard Burton
 
 
> 6. Director, born 1969 in England. His first feature was "Hunger"
> (2008); Oscar-nominated for "12 Years a Slave" (2013).
 
Steve McQueen
 
 
> 7. Composer, born 1854 in Germany, died 1921. Best known for the
> German-language opera "Hansel and Gretel".
 
Engelbert Humperdinck
 
 
> 8. Woman born about 1555 in England, died 1623. Little is known
> about her, but her husband remains very famous today.
 
Ann Hathaway
 
 
> 9. Revolutionary, born 1890 in Ireland, died 1922 in an ambush.
> A leading member of the provisional government of the time.
 
Michael Collins
 
 
> 10. Singer-songrwriter, born 1941 in New Jersey. Winner of 12
> Grammys from "Mrs. Robinson" (1968) to "Graceland" (1987).
 
Paul Simon
 
 
> 11. Explorer and writer, born 1821 in England, died 1890. Disguised
> himself as a Muslim to visit Mecca, searched for source of
> the Nile.
 
Richard Burton
 
> including the "SCTV Network".
 
> 13. Astronaut, born 1930 in Italy. For a time in 1969 he was over
> 2,000 miles away from the nearest other human.
 
Michael Collins
 
 
> 14. Queen, born about 1508 in England, died 1537 soon after giving
> birth to a future boy king.
 
Jane Seymour
 
 
> 15. Singer, born 1936 in India. Famous for 1960s/70s ballads such
> as "Release Me" and "After the Lovin'".
 
Engelbert Humperdinck
 
 
> 16. Actor, born 1930 in Indiana, died 1980. Played title character
> "The Cincinnati Kid" (1965); Oscar-nominated for "The Sand
> Pebbles" (1966).
 
Steve McQueen
 
Theme was fairly easy to get. Helped me with a couple (hopefully). No
idea about the fast food chain.
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 12 05:12PM +0200

> 10. Singer-songrwriter, born 1941 in New Jersey. Winner of 12
> Grammys from "Mrs. Robinson" (1968) to "Graceland" (1987).
 
Paul Simon

> 13. Astronaut, born 1930 in Italy. For a time in 1969 he was over
> 2,000 miles away from the nearest other human.
 
"Buzz" Aldrin

> 15. Singer, born 1936 in India. Famous for 1960s/70s ballads such
> as "Release Me" and "After the Lovin'".

Engelbrekt Humperdinkt
 
 
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Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 12 01:30PM -0700

On Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 8:36:23 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> This is Rotating Quiz #177.
 
> 1. Actress, born 1951 in England. Starred for 5 seasons in a TV
> role as a 19th-century doctor.
 
Jane Seymour
 
> fast-food chain and named it after a family member's nickname.
 
> 3. Actress, born 1982 in New York. Oscar nominee for "Rachel
> Getting Married" (2008) and winner for "Les Misérables" (2012).
 
Anne Hathaway
 
> but his 1988 try for the presidency was short-lived.
 
> 5. Actor, born 1925 in Wales, died 1958. Nominated for 7 Oscars,
> from "My Cousin Rachel" (1952) to "Equus" (1977), but never won.
 
Richard Burton? Not sure those dates stack up.

> German-language opera "Hansel and Gretel".
 
> 8. Woman born about 1555 in England, died 1623. Little is known
> about her, but her husband remains very famous today.
 
Anne Hathaway
 
> 9. Revolutionary, born 1890 in Ireland, died 1922 in an ambush.
> A leading member of the provisional government of the time.
 
Michael Collins

> 10. Singer-songrwriter, born 1941 in New Jersey. Winner of 12
> Grammys from "Mrs. Robinson" (1968) to "Graceland" (1987).
 
Paul Simon
 
> 11. Explorer and writer, born 1821 in England, died 1890. Disguised
> himself as a Muslim to visit Mecca, searched for source of
> the Nile.
 
Stanley Livingstone
 
> including the "SCTV Network".
 
> 13. Astronaut, born 1930 in Italy. For a time in 1969 he was over
> 2,000 miles away from the nearest other human.
 
Michael Collins
 
> 14. Queen, born about 1508 in England, died 1537 soon after giving
> birth to a future boy king.
 
Jane Seymour
 
 
> 16. Actor, born 1930 in Indiana, died 1980. Played title character
> "The Cincinnati Kid" (1965); Oscar-nominated for "The Sand
> Pebbles" (1966).
 
cheers,
calvin
"Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Apr 12 11:01PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> must be correct.
 
> 1. Actress, born 1951 in England. Starred for 5 seasons in a TV
> role as a 19th-century doctor.
Jane Seymour
> 2. Businessman, born 1932 in New Jersey, died 2002. Founded a
> fast-food chain and named it after a family member's nickname.
Richard Burton
> 3. Actress, born 1982 in New York. Oscar nominee for "Rachel
> Getting Married" (2008) and winner for "Les Misérables" (2012).
Anne Hathaway
> 4. Politician, born 1928 in Oregon, died 2003. He served two
> terms in the US Senate as a Democrat representing Illinois,
> but his 1988 try for the presidency was short-lived.
Richard Burton
> 5. Actor, born 1925 in Wales, died 1958. Nominated for 7 Oscars,
> from "My Cousin Rachel" (1952) to "Equus" (1977), but never won.
Richard Burton
> 6. Director, born 1969 in England. His first feature was "Hunger"
> (2008); Oscar-nominated for "12 Years a Slave" (2013).
Richard Burton
> 7. Composer, born 1854 in Germany, died 1921. Best known for the
> German-language opera "Hansel and Gretel".
Englebert Humperdinck
> 8. Woman born about 1555 in England, died 1623. Little is known
> about her, but her husband remains very famous today.
Anne Hathaway
> 9. Revolutionary, born 1890 in Ireland, died 1922 in an ambush.
> A leading member of the provisional government of the time.
Michael Collins
> 10. Singer-songrwriter, born 1941 in New Jersey. Winner of 12
> Grammys from "Mrs. Robinson" (1968) to "Graceland" (1987).
Paul Simon
> 11. Explorer and writer, born 1821 in England, died 1890. Disguised
> himself as a Muslim to visit Mecca, searched for source of
> the Nile.
Richard Burton
> 12. Actor, born 1949 in Ontario. Best known for comedy work,
> including the "SCTV Network".
Richard Burton
> 13. Astronaut, born 1930 in Italy. For a time in 1969 he was over
> 2,000 miles away from the nearest other human.
Michael Collins
> 14. Queen, born about 1508 in England, died 1537 soon after giving
> birth to a future boy king.
Jane Seymour
> 15. Singer, born 1936 in India. Famous for 1960s/70s ballads such
> as "Release Me" and "After the Lovin'".
Englebert Humperdinck
> 16. Actor, born 1930 in Indiana, died 1980. Played title character
> "The Cincinnati Kid" (1965); Oscar-nominated for "The Sand
> Pebbles" (1966).
Richard Burton
 
Peter Smyth
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 12 06:53PM -0500

Mark Brader:
> > 5. Actor, born 1925 in Wales, died 1958. Nominated for 7 Oscars,
> > from "My Cousin Rachel" (1952) to "Equus" (1977), but never won.

"Calvin":
> Not sure those dates stack up.
 
Chortle! Perhaps I did need to proofread that.
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swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Apr 12 06:09PM -0700

On Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 6:36:23 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> This is Rotating Quiz #177.
 
... why did 'this is your life' ring in my head just now? ...
 
> 1. Actress, born 1951 in England. Starred for 5 seasons in a TV
> role as a 19th-century doctor.
 
jane seymour
 
> 2. Businessman, born 1932 in New Jersey, died 2002. Founded a
> fast-food chain and named it after a family member's nickname.
 
dave thomas
 
> 3. Actress, born 1982 in New York. Oscar nominee for "Rachel
> Getting Married" (2008) and winner for "Les Misérables" (2012).
 
anne hathaway
 
> 4. Politician, born 1928 in Oregon, died 2003. He served two
> terms in the US Senate as a Democrat representing Illinois,
> but his 1988 try for the presidency was short-lived.
 
paul simon
 
> 5. Actor, born 1925 in Wales, died 1958. Nominated for 7 Oscars,
> from "My Cousin Rachel" (1952) to "Equus" (1977), but never won.
 
richard burton? (I've always said that there aren't enough parts for dead people in the movies.)
 
> 6. Director, born 1969 in England. His first feature was "Hunger"
> (2008); Oscar-nominated for "12 Years a Slave" (2013).
 
steve mcqueen
 
> 7. Composer, born 1854 in Germany, died 1921. Best known for the
> German-language opera "Hansel and Gretel".
 
engelbert humperdinck
 
> 8. Woman born about 1555 in England, died 1623. Little is known
> about her, but her husband remains very famous today.
 
anne hathaway (aka mrs. shakespeare)
 
> 9. Revolutionary, born 1890 in Ireland, died 1922 in an ambush.
> A leading member of the provisional government of the time.
 
mike collins
 
> 10. Singer-songrwriter, born 1941 in New Jersey. Winner of 12
> Grammys from "Mrs. Robinson" (1968) to "Graceland" (1987).
 
paul simon
 
> 11. Explorer and writer, born 1821 in England, died 1890. Disguised
> himself as a Muslim to visit Mecca, searched for source of
> the Nile.
 
richard burton
 
> 12. Actor, born 1949 in Ontario. Best known for comedy work,
> including the "SCTV Network".
 
dave thomas
 
> 13. Astronaut, born 1930 in Italy. For a time in 1969 he was over
> 2,000 miles away from the nearest other human.
 
mike collins
 
> 14. Queen, born about 1508 in England, died 1537 soon after giving
> birth to a future boy king.
 
jane seymour?
 
> 15. Singer, born 1936 in India. Famous for 1960s/70s ballads such
> as "Release Me" and "After the Lovin'".
 
engelbert humperdinck
 
> 16. Actor, born 1930 in Indiana, died 1980. Played title character
> "The Cincinnati Kid" (1965); Oscar-nominated for "The Sand
> Pebbles" (1966).
 
steve mcqueen
 
... some answers may repeat ... and I will leave it to your imagination which ones I went back and changed once I figured that out.
 
swp
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Apr 13 01:10AM -0500

In article <fP-dnXNNkZ8617fInZ2dnUU7-f2dnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> 1. Actress, born 1951 in England. Starred for 5 seasons in a TV
> role as a 19th-century doctor.
same name as #14
 
> 2. Businessman, born 1932 in New Jersey, died 2002. Founded a
> fast-food chain and named it after a family member's nickname.
Dave Thomas
 
> 3. Actress, born 1982 in New York. Oscar nominee for "Rachel
> Getting Married" (2008) and winner for "Les Misérables" (2012).
same name as #8
 
> 4. Politician, born 1928 in Oregon, died 2003. He served two
> terms in the US Senate as a Democrat representing Illinois,
> but his 1988 try for the presidency was short-lived.
Paul Simon
 
> 5. Actor, born 1925 in Wales, died 1958. Nominated for 7 Oscars,
> from "My Cousin Rachel" (1952) to "Equus" (1977), but never won.
Richard Burton (year of death obviously incorrect)
 
> 6. Director, born 1969 in England. His first feature was "Hunger"
> (2008); Oscar-nominated for "12 Years a Slave" (2013).
Steve McQueen
 
> 7. Composer, born 1854 in Germany, died 1921. Best known for the
> German-language opera "Hansel and Gretel".
Englebert Humperdinck
 
> 8. Woman born about 1555 in England, died 1623. Little is known
> about her, but her husband remains very famous today.
same name as #3
 
> 9. Revolutionary, born 1890 in Ireland, died 1922 in an ambush.
> A leading member of the provisional government of the time.
Michael Collins
 
> 10. Singer-songrwriter, born 1941 in New Jersey. Winner of 12
> Grammys from "Mrs. Robinson" (1968) to "Graceland" (1987).
Paul Simon
 
> 11. Explorer and writer, born 1821 in England, died 1890. Disguised
> himself as a Muslim to visit Mecca, searched for source of
> the Nile.
Richard Burton
 
> 12. Actor, born 1949 in Ontario. Best known for comedy work,
> including the "SCTV Network".
Dave Thomas
 
> 13. Astronaut, born 1930 in Italy. For a time in 1969 he was over
> 2,000 miles away from the nearest other human.
Michael Collins
 
> 14. Queen, born about 1508 in England, died 1537 soon after giving
> birth to a future boy king.
same name as #1
 
> 15. Singer, born 1936 in India. Famous for 1960s/70s ballads such
> as "Release Me" and "After the Lovin'".
Englebert Humperdinck
 
> 16. Actor, born 1930 in Indiana, died 1980. Played title character
> "The Cincinnati Kid" (1965); Oscar-nominated for "The Sand
> Pebbles" (1966).
Steve McQueen
 
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 13 02:34AM -0500

Marc Dashevsky:
> same name as #14
 
Sigh. What was not clear about "In your answer posting, quote the
questions and place your answer below each one"?
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Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 13 02:19AM -0700

Mark Brader wrote:
> This is Rotating Quiz #177.
 
> My thanks to Dan Tilque for running RQ 176 and for writing a contest
> that allowed me to win.
 
I hope the usual check is in the mail
 
> role as a 19th-century doctor.
 
> 2. Businessman, born 1932 in New Jersey, died 2002. Founded a
> fast-food chain and named it after a family member's nickname.
 
Dave Thomas
 
 
> 4. Politician, born 1928 in Oregon, died 2003. He served two
> terms in the US Senate as a Democrat representing Illinois,
> but his 1988 try for the presidency was short-lived.
 
Paul Simon
 
 
> 5. Actor, born 1925 in Wales, died 1958. Nominated for 7 Oscars,
> from "My Cousin Rachel" (1952) to "Equus" (1977), but never won.
 
That's quite the posthumous nomination
 
Richard Burton
 
> about her, but her husband remains very famous today.
 
> 9. Revolutionary, born 1890 in Ireland, died 1922 in an ambush.
> A leading member of the provisional government of the time.
 
Michael Collins
 
 
> 10. Singer-songrwriter, born 1941 in New Jersey. Winner of 12
> Grammys from "Mrs. Robinson" (1968) to "Graceland" (1987).
 
Paul Simon
 
 
> 11. Explorer and writer, born 1821 in England, died 1890. Disguised
> himself as a Muslim to visit Mecca, searched for source of
> the Nile.
 
Richard Burton
 
 
> 12. Actor, born 1949 in Ontario. Best known for comedy work,
> including the "SCTV Network".
 
Dave Thomas
 
 
> 13. Astronaut, born 1930 in Italy. For a time in 1969 he was over
> 2,000 miles away from the nearest other human.
 
Michael Collins
 
 
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Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 12 12:45PM -0700

On Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 7:19:28 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
 
> 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 Cooperation
I wos foirly lenient on the lost word provided the first three were right.
 
> 4 Which American engineer (1856-1915) was one of the first management consultants and is regarded as the father of scientific management?
 
FW Taylor
 
> 5 In which country is Farsi the official language?
 
Iran is certainly the best best answer but also accepting Afghanistan & Tajikistan
 
> 6 British rower Steve Redgrave won gold medals at how many successive Olympics?
 
5
 
> 7 Which sport is the subject of Lindsay Anderson's 1963 film This Sporting Life starring Richard Harris in the lead role?
 
Rugby [League]
 
> 8 What day is always on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox?
 
Easter [Sunday]
This is something of a simplification as Mark and Stephen pointed out.
 
> 9 Where in the human body are the carotid arteries mostly located?
 
Neck
 
> 10 Who is the only British Prime Minister to have served under three different monarchs?
 
Stanley Baldwin
Chamberlain became PM in 1937
 
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 387
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 64 Stephen Perry
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 60 Chris Johnson
1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 7 55 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 55 Dan Tilque
1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 53 Pete Gayde
1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 43 David Brown
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 48 Mark Brader
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 48 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 48 Bruce Bowler
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 26 Erland S
0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 26 Bjorn Lundin
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
9 9 5 2 10 5 2 11 9 2 64 58%
 
Congratulations Stephen.

cheers,
calvin
"Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Apr 12 07:37PM -0400

On 2015-04-12, Calvin wrote:
...
>> 10 Who is the only British Prime Minister to have served under three different monarchs?
 
> Stanley Baldwin
> Chamberlain became PM in 1937
 
Alzheimer's must be setting in. I was thinking that the abdication
happened in 1938 instead of 1936.
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 12 10:30PM -0500

"Calvin:"
>>> different monarchs?
 
>> Stanley Baldwin
>> Chamberlain became PM in 1937
 
Chris Johnson:
> Alzheimer's must be setting in. I was thinking that the abdication
> happened in 1938 instead of 1936.
 
I, on the other hand, knew it was 1936 and suspected that Chamberlain
wasn't in office that early, but couldn't remember who was.
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Orlando Quattro <oquattro@magma.ca>: Apr 12 10:31PM -0400

This is the final reminder for Rare Entries contest OQ-01.
 
Please reply ONLY BY EMAIL to oquattro@magma.ca; DO NOT POST to
any newsgroup. Entries must reach me by Tuesday, April 14, 2015
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before then.
 
Below the ten questions is a set of rules, largely based on those
created by Mark Brader for his long series of rare entries contests.
Please take the time to review these rules before emailing an entry.
 
Most importantly, please do NOT POST any discussion of this contest
to any news group prior to the entry deadline.
 
I wish you all good luck, and hope you find this fun (See rule 7).
 
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Rules 4.1.1, 4.1.3, 4.2, and 4.3.4 are relevant to certain questions.
 
 
0. Name an independent country where one might expect to find
penguins.
 
1. Give the name of a tincture used in English heraldry.
 
2. Unambiguously identify an opera from which music has been
featured in at least five full length feature films that are not
simply performances of the opera in question, and which have each
grossed at least $25 million (USD) at the box office, as shown by
the IMDB (Internet Movie DataBase) in their "Box office / business"
section, or other authoritative source.
 
3. name a contemporary string instrument that might be found in a
modern day symphony orchestra, chamber orchestra, or chamber
music ensemble, but NOT only in an early music ensemble. The
instrument must be employed in an ensemble role, and NOT solely
as a solo performer.
 
4. Name a nation with a team entered in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup.
 
5. Name a North American venue that has hosted a Formula One grand prix.
 
6. Unambiguously identify a globally recognized landmark that contains
the word "red" as part of its name. Global recognition means that a
Google search produces at least one hundred thousand hits.
 
The Google search must be of the form: ("landmark name" "location")
 
7. Name one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, as listed in
Greek tourist guides from the 1st and 2nd centuries BC, and which
were all in existence immediately prior to 226 BC.
 
8. Name an automobile manufacturer that has featured an animal on an
on-car badge. The badge may be for a marque or a specific model.
 
9. Name a country with an active railway station at an elevation higher
than 7,000 feet (2,133 metres).
 
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Rules for Orlando Quattro's Rare Entry Contests
 
These are shamelessly borrowed from Mark Brader, who provided years
of entertainment with a long series of Rare Entries contests. I feel
that years of refinement lend these a certain authority, which is not
to say that I will not end up further refining them in the light of
experience with with my own rare entry contests. Also, Mark took the
trouble to place the text of his postings in the public domain, which
makes me comfortable taking advantage of his experience in this regard.
 
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Rule 1. The Game
 
For each of the questions in the quiz, your objective is to give an
answer that (1) is correct, and (2) will be duplicated by as FEW other
quiz entrants as possible. Feel free to use any reference material you
like to RESEARCH your answers; but when you have found enough possible
answers for your liking, you are expected to choose on your own which
one to submit, WITHOUT mechanical or computer assistance: this is meant
to be a game of wits.
 
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Rule 2. Scoring
 
The scores on the different questions are MULTIPLIED to produce a
final score for each entrant. Low score wins; a perfect score is 1.
 
If your answer on a category is correct, then your score is the number
of people who gave that answer, or an answer That I deem equivalent.
 
A wrong answer, or a skipped question, gets a high score as a penalty.
This is the median of:
- the number of entrants
- the square root of that number, rounded up to an integer
- double the largest score achieved by anyone on this question
 
 
Rule 2.1 Scoring Example
 
Say I ask for a colour on the current Canadian flag. There are 27
entrants, of whom 20 say "red", 4 say "blue", and 1 each say "gules",
"white", and "blue square". After looking up gules I decide it's
the same colour as red and should be treated as a duplicate answer;
then the 21 people who said either "red" or "gules" get 21 points
each. The person who said "white" gets a perfect score of 1 point.
 
"Blue square" is not a colour and blue is not a colour on the flag;
the 5 people who gave either of these answers each get the same
penalty score, which is the median of:
- number of entrants = 27
- sqrt(27) = 5.196+, rounded up = 6
- double the largest score = 21 x 2 = 42
Yielding a median, in this case, of 27.
 
 
 
Rule 2.2 Scoring More Specific Variants
 
On some questions it's possible that one entrant will give an answer
that is a more specific variant of an answer given by someone else.
In that case the more specific variant will usually be scored as if
the two answers are different, but the other, less specific variant
will be scored as if they are the same.
 
In the above Canadian flag example, if I had decided (incorrectly) to
score gules as a more specific variant of red, then "red" would still
score 21, but "gules" would now score 1.
 
If a wrong answer is clearly associated with a specific right answer,
I will score the right answer as if the wrong answer was a more
specific variant of it. In the above Canadian flag example, if there
were 3 additional entrants who said "white square", then "white square"
would be scored as wrong, but the score for "white" would be 4, not 1.
 
"More specific" scoring will NOT apply if the question asks for an
answer "in general terms"; a more specific answer will then at best be
treated the same as the more general one, and may be considered wrong.
 
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Rule 3. Entries
 
Entries must be emailed to the address given above. Please do not
quote the questions back to me, and DO send ONLY PLAIN TEXT in ASCII
or ISO 8859-1: no HTML, no attachments, no Micros--t character sets,
etc., and NO Unicode, please. (Entrants who fail to comply will be
publicly chastised in the results posting.)
 
Your message should preferably consist of just your 10 answers,
numbered from 0 to 9, along with any explanations required. Your
name should be in it somewhere -- a From: line or signature is fine.
(If I don't see both a first and a last name, or an explicit request
for a particular form of your name to be used, then your email address
will be posted in the results).
 
You can expect an acknowledgement when I read your entry. If this
bounces, it will NOT be sent again.
 
Entries must be received before the entry deadline specified for the
quiz. I may, at my discretion, apply latitude based on the log entries
from my mail server, provided that they unambiguously show that your
entry was received by your mail server before the entry deadline.
 
 
Rule 3.1 Where Leeway is Allowed for Entries
 
In general there is no penalty for errors of spelling, capitalization,
English usage, or other such matters of form, nor for accidentally
sending email in an unfinished state, so long as it is clear enough
to discern what you intended. Sometimes though, a specific question
may imply stricter rules. And if you give an answer that properly
refers to a different thing related to the one you intended, I will
normally take it as written.
 
Once you intentionally submit an answer, no changes will be allowed,
unless I decide there was a problem with the question. Similarly,
alternate answers within an entry will not be accepted. Only the
first answer that you intentionally submit counts.
 
 
Rule 3.2 Clarifications for Entries
 
Questions are not intended to be hard to understand, but I may fail
in this intent. (For one thing, in many cases clarity could only be
provided by an example that would suggest one or another specific
answer, and that would compromise the question.)
 
In order to be fair to all entrants, I must insist that requests for
clarification must be emailed to me, NOT POSTED in any newsgroup.
But if you do ask for clarification, I will probably say that the
question is clear enough as posted. If I do decide to clarify or
change a question, all entrants will be informed.
 
 
Rule 3.3 Supporting Information for Entries
 
It is your option whether or not to provide supporting information
to justify your answers. If you don't, I'll email you to ask for
it if I need to. If you supply it in the form of a URL, if at all
possible it should be a "deep link" to the specific relevant page.
There is no need to supply URLs for obvious, well-known reference
web sites, and there is no point in supplying URLs for pages that
don't actually support your answer.
 
If you provide any explanatory remarks along with your answers, you
are responsible for making it sufficiently clear that they are not
part of the answers. The particular format doesn't matter as long
as you are clear. In the scoring example above, "white square" was
wrong; "white (in the central square)" would have been taken as a
correct answer with an explanation.
 
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Rule 4. Interpretation of Questions
 
These are general rules that apply unless a question specifically
states otherwise.
 
Rule 4.1 Geography
 
Rule 4.1.1 Countries
 
"Country" means an independent country. Whether or not a place is
considered an independent country is determined by how it is listed
in reference sources. The primary reference is the list of UN (United
Nations) two-digit country codes.
 
For purposes of these contests, the Earth is considered to be divid-
ed into disjoint areas each of which is either (1) a country, (2) a
dependency, or (3) without national government. Their boundaries
are interpreted on a de facto basis. Any place with representatives
in a country's legislature is considered a part of that country rather
than a dependency of it.
 
The European Union is considered as an association of countries, not
a country itself.
 
Claims that are not enforced, or not generally recognized, don't count.
Places currently fighting a war of secession don't count. Embassies
don't count as special; they may have extraterritorial rights, but
they're still part of the host country (and city).
 
Countries existing at different historical times are normally
considered the same country if they have the same capital city.
 
 
 
Rule 4.1.2 States or provinces
 
Many countries or dependencies are divided into subsidiary political
entities, typically with their own subsidiary governments. At the
first level of division, these entities are most commonly called
states or provinces, but various other names are used; sometimes
varying even within the same country (e.g. to indicate unequal
political status).
 
Any reference to "states or provinces" in a question refers to
these entities at the first level of division, no matter what they
are called.
 
 
 
Rule 4.1.3 Nations In International Sports
 
When an international sporting event is involved, for instance the
ICC Cricket World Cup, some entries may appear as nations, but not
in fact be independent countries as defined in rule 4.1.1. England,
Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are all examples of this, when
the country of Great Britain is not represented. In the case of any
question where such a distinction is pertinent, I will endeavour to
make this clear in the wording of the question.
 
 
Rule 4.1.4 Distances
 
Distances between places on the Earth are measured along a great
circle path, and distance involving cities are based on the city
center (downtown).
 
 
 
Rule 4.2 Entertainment
 
A "movie" does not include any form of solely TV broadcast (TV Movie)
or video release; it must have been shown in cinemas. "Oscar" and
"Academy Award" are AMPAS trademarks and refer to the awards given by
that organization. "Fiction" includes dramatizations of true stories.
 
 
Rule 4.3 Words and Numbers
 
Rule 4.3.1 Different Answers
 
Some questions specifically ask for a *word*, rather than the thing
that it names; this means that different words with the same meaning
will in general be treated as distinct answers. However, if two or
more inflectional variants, spelling variants, or other closely
related forms are correct answers, they will be treated as equivalent.
 
Similarly, if the question specifically asks for a name, different
things referred to by the same name will be treated as the same.
 
 
 
Rule 4.3.2 Permitted Words
 
On questions that specifically ask for a word, the word that you
give must be listed (or implied by a listing, as with inflected
forms) in a suitable dictionary. Generally this means a printed
dictionary published recently enough to show reasonably current
usage, or its online equivalent. Other reasonably authoritative
sources may be accepted on a case-by-case basis. Words listed as
obsolete or archaic usage don't count, and sources that would
list those words without distinguishing them are not acceptable
as dictionaries.
 
 
Rule 4.3.3 Permitted Numbers
 
Where the distinction is important, "number" refers to a specific
mathematical value, whereas "numeral" (or numeric representation)
means a way of writing it. Thus "4", "IV", and "four" are three
different numeric representations of the same number. "Digit" means
one of the characters "0", "1", "2", etc.
 
(These definitions represent one of several conflicting common usages.)
 
 
 
Rule 4.3.4 "Contained in"
 
If a question asks for a word or numeral "contained" or "included"
in a phrase, title, or the like, this does not include substrings or
alternate meanings of words, unless explictly specified. For example,
if "Canada in 1967" is the title of a book, it contains the numeral
1967 and the preposition "in"; but it does not contain the word "an",
the adjective "in", or the numeral 96.
 
 
 
Rule 4.4 Tense and Time
 
When a question is worded in the present tense, the correctness of
your answer is determined by the facts at the moment you submit it.
(In a case where, in my judgement, people might reasonably be unaware
of the facts having changed, an out-of-date answer may be accepted as
correct.) Questions worded in the present perfect tense include the
present unless something states or implies otherwise. (For example,
Canada is a country that "has existed", as well as one that "exists".)
Different verbs in a sentence bear their usual tense relationship to
each other.
 
You are not allowed to change the facts yourself in order to make an
answer correct. For example, if a question asks for material on the
WWW, what you cite must already have existed before the contest was
first posted.
 
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Rule 5. Judging
 
As moderator, I will be the sole judge of what answers are correct,
and whether two answers with similar meaning (such as red and gules)
are considered the same, different, or more/less specific variants.
 
I will do my best to be fair on all such issues, but sometimes it is
necessary to be arbitrary. Those who disagree with my rulings are
welcome to complain (or to start a competing contest, or whatever).
 
I may rescore the contest if I agree that I made a serious error and
it affects the high finishers.
 
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Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 12 01:00PM -0700

On Saturday, April 11, 2015 at 2:45:04 AM UTC+10, 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?
 
Vietnam, China
 
> 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. 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?
 
Islam, Hindu
 
> 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, Irrawaddy
 
 
> * Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round for the Birds
 
> A. Entertainment: Sesame Street
 
> A1. What is the name of Big Bird's *teddy bear*?
 
Fozzie
 
> A2. Caroll Spinney, who has played Big Bird for 45 years,
> also inhabits another Muppet. Which one?
 
Bert

> B. Science: Ornithologists
 
> B1. Who invented the modern field guide, including the iconic
> "Field Guide to the Birds of North America"?
 
Bond
 
> 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?
 
Atlanta Falcons
 
> 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
 
> 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.
 
Betsy
 
 
> 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, Lake Superior
 
cheers,
calvin
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