| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 01 11:46AM -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 2 - Geography - Sunny US Airport Codes If you're thinking of heading south, we're on your side. This round is about the three-letter IATA airport codes -- that's the International Air Transport Association -- for various sunny US destinations. For instance: LAS would be Las Vegas. 1. Which spring-break party town, now shared by senior citizens, goes by the airport code FLL? 2. Which affluent Florida city on the Gulf coast is served by SRQ? If you prefer, you can name its middle-class neighbor to the north. 3. Still in Florida, which popular vacation city is served by MCO, a code derived from the old McCoy Air Force Base? 4. This destination is a notoriously long drive from Miami -- maybe you are better off flying to EYW. Name the Florida city. 5. What is the airport code for Los Angeles International Airport? 6. MSY is the code for an airport named after Louis Armstrong. What sunny city does it serve? 7. Which warmish cities about 50 km (30 miles) apart are served by DFW? (Name both.) 8. TUS is the second-busiest airport in which sunny *state*? 9. Trips to Florida sometimes involve a connection in busy CLT. In which city, reasonably warm in its own right, would you find CLT? 10. Back to Florida. What moneyed city is serviced by PBI? * Game 4, Round 3 - Canadiana Sports - Canada at the Sochi Winter Olympics Last year at this time, we were gearing up to watch our Canadian athletes compete at the Sochi Winter Olympics. This round will test how well you remember Canada's performance. 1. Who was the Canadian flag-bearer in the opening ceremonies? 2. Sisters Justine and Chloe Dufour-Lapointe won gold and silver respectively in what women's event? 3. What athlete became a repeat gold medalist in men's moguls? 4. Who partnered with Heather Moyse to win a gold medal in the 2-woman bobsled event? 5. In the men's 1000 m speed skating event, Gilmore Juno gave up his spot to which athlete, who went on to win the silver medal? 6. This speed skater, who won two gold medals in the 2010 Vancouver Games, won gold again in Sochi in the men's 1500 m race. Who? 7. This man's silver medal in men's singles figure skating was viewed as a disappointment for Canada. Name him. 8. Name both of the ice dancers who won a gold medal at the 2010 Vancouver Games, and silver in Sochi. 9. In the gold-medal men's hockey game, what team did the Canadian men defeat to win the gold? 10. Same question for women's hockey. -- Mark Brader | "The right thinks the individual Toronto | isn't important enough to make the decisions msb@vex.net | and the left thinks that decisions are | too important to be left to the individual." --Nick Atty My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 01 04:58PM > * Game 4, Round 2 - Geography - Sunny US Airport Codes > 1. Which spring-break party town, now shared by senior citizens, > goes by the airport code FLL? Fort Lauderdale > 2. Which affluent Florida city on the Gulf coast is served by SRQ? > If you prefer, you can name its middle-class neighbor to > the north. Saint Petersburg > 3. Still in Florida, which popular vacation city is served by MCO, > a code derived from the old McCoy Air Force Base? Orlando > 4. This destination is a notoriously long drive from Miami -- > maybe you are better off flying to EYW. Name the Florida city. Key West > 5. What is the airport code for Los Angeles International Airport? LAX > 6. MSY is the code for an airport named after Louis Armstrong. > What sunny city does it serve? New Orleans > 7. Which warmish cities about 50 km (30 miles) apart are served > by DFW? (Name both.) Dallas and Forth Worth > 8. TUS is the second-busiest airport in which sunny *state*? Alabama > 9. Trips to Florida sometimes involve a connection in busy CLT. > In which city, reasonably warm in its own right, would you > find CLT? Charlotte > 10. Back to Florida. What moneyed city is serviced by PBI? Palm Beach > * Game 4, Round 3 - Canadiana Sports - Canada at the Sochi Winter Olympics > 9. In the gold-medal men's hockey game, what team did the Canadian > men defeat to win the gold? Russia; Finland > 10. Same question for women's hockey. Finland; Russia -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Apr 01 05:14PM Mark Brader wrote: > destinations. For instance: LAS would be Las Vegas. > 1. Which spring-break party town, now shared by senior citizens, > goes by the airport code FLL? Fort Lauderdale > 2. Which affluent Florida city on the Gulf coast is served by SRQ? > If you prefer, you can name its middle-class neighbor to > the north. St Petersburg > 3. Still in Florida, which popular vacation city is served by MCO, > a code derived from the old McCoy Air Force Base? Orlando > 4. This destination is a notoriously long drive from Miami -- > maybe you are better off flying to EYW. Name the Florida city. Tampa > 5. What is the airport code for Los Angeles International Airport? LAX > 6. MSY is the code for an airport named after Louis Armstrong. > What sunny city does it serve? New Orleans > 7. Which warmish cities about 50 km (30 miles) apart are served > by DFW? (Name both.) Dallas - Fort Worth > 8. TUS is the second-busiest airport in which sunny state? Arizona > 9. Trips to Florida sometimes involve a connection in busy CLT. > In which city, reasonably warm in its own right, would you > find CLT? Charlotte > 10. Back to Florida. What moneyed city is serviced by PBI? St Petersburg > 1. Who was the Canadian flag-bearer in the opening ceremonies? > 2. Sisters Justine and Chloe Dufour-Lapointe won gold and silver > respectively in what women's event? Moguls > Vancouver Games, and silver in Sochi. > 9. In the gold-medal men's hockey game, what team did the Canadian > men defeat to win the gold? USA > 10. Same question for women's hockey. USA Peter Smyth |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 01 09:41PM +0200 > * Game 4, Round 2 - Geography - Sunny US Airport Codes > 1. Which spring-break party town, now shared by senior citizens, > goes by the airport code FLL? Ft Lauderdale > 4. This destination is a notoriously long drive from Miami -- > maybe you are better off flying to EYW. Name the Florida city. Tallahassee > 5. What is the airport code for Los Angeles International Airport? LAX > 6. MSY is the code for an airport named after Louis Armstrong. > What sunny city does it serve? New Orleans > 7. Which warmish cities about 50 km (30 miles) apart are served > by DFW? (Name both.) Dallas and Forh Worth > 8. TUS is the second-busiest airport in which sunny *state*? Alabama > 9. Trips to Florida sometimes involve a connection in busy CLT. > In which city, reasonably warm in its own right, would you > find CLT? Charlotte, NC > 10. Back to Florida. What moneyed city is serviced by PBI? Jacksonville > * Game 4, Round 3 - Canadiana Sports - Canada at the Sochi Winter Olympics > 9. In the gold-medal men's hockey game, what team did the Canadian > men defeat to win the gold? Of course I need to bring up the lame argument that the only reason that the question is posed the way it is, because of that funny doping incident which was brought up in the very wrong moment. Without it, surely they would have had to turn the question the other way. Yes, it does hurt to say that it was Sweden. > 10. Same question for women's hockey. USA -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Apr 01 03:08PM -0500 In article <3bGdnal8QrdNvYHInZ2dnUU7-LednZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > For instance: LAS would be Las Vegas. > 1. Which spring-break party town, now shared by senior citizens, > goes by the airport code FLL? Fort Lauderdale FL > 2. Which affluent Florida city on the Gulf coast is served by SRQ? > If you prefer, you can name its middle-class neighbor to > the north. Sarasota > 3. Still in Florida, which popular vacation city is served by MCO, > a code derived from the old McCoy Air Force Base? Orlando > 4. This destination is a notoriously long drive from Miami -- > maybe you are better off flying to EYW. Name the Florida city. Key West > 5. What is the airport code for Los Angeles International Airport? LAX > 6. MSY is the code for an airport named after Louis Armstrong. > What sunny city does it serve? New Orleans > 7. Which warmish cities about 50 km (30 miles) apart are served > by DFW? (Name both.) Dallas and Fort Worth TX > 8. TUS is the second-busiest airport in which sunny *state*? Arizona > 9. Trips to Florida sometimes involve a connection in busy CLT. > In which city, reasonably warm in its own right, would you > find CLT? Charlotte, NC > 10. Back to Florida. What moneyed city is serviced by PBI? Palm Beach -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Apr 01 08:10PM On Wed, 01 Apr 2015 11:46:08 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > For instance: LAS would be Las Vegas. > 1. Which spring-break party town, now shared by senior citizens, > goes by the airport code FLL? Fort Lauderdale > 2. Which affluent Florida city on the Gulf coast is served by SRQ? > If you prefer, you can name its middle-class neighbor to the north. Sarasota? > 3. Still in Florida, which popular vacation city is served by MCO, > a code derived from the old McCoy Air Force Base? (by a perverse process of elimination) Orlando? > 4. This destination is a notoriously long drive from Miami -- > maybe you are better off flying to EYW. Name the Florida city. Key West > 5. What is the airport code for Los Angeles International Airport? LAX > 6. MSY is the code for an airport named after Louis Armstrong. > What sunny city does it serve? New Orleans > 7. Which warmish cities about 50 km (30 miles) apart are served > by DFW? (Name both.) Dallas Fort Worth > 8. TUS is the second-busiest airport in which sunny *state*? Arizona > 9. Trips to Florida sometimes involve a connection in busy CLT. > In which city, reasonably warm in its own right, would you find CLT? Charlotte North Carolina > 10. Back to Florida. What moneyed city is serviced by PBI? Palm Beach > * Game 4, Round 3 - Canadiana Sports - Canada at the Sochi Winter > Olympics I got nada... |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 01 05:30PM -0700 On Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 2:46:09 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > For instance: LAS would be Las Vegas. > 1. Which spring-break party town, now shared by senior citizens, > goes by the airport code FLL? Fort Lauderdale > 2. Which affluent Florida city on the Gulf coast is served by SRQ? > If you prefer, you can name its middle-class neighbor to > the north. St Petersburg > 3. Still in Florida, which popular vacation city is served by MCO, > a code derived from the old McCoy Air Force Base? Miami, Orlando > 4. This destination is a notoriously long drive from Miami -- > maybe you are better off flying to EYW. Name the Florida city. > 5. What is the airport code for Los Angeles International Airport? LAX > 6. MSY is the code for an airport named after Louis Armstrong. > What sunny city does it serve? Memphis? > 7. Which warmish cities about 50 km (30 miles) apart are served > by DFW? (Name both.) > 8. TUS is the second-busiest airport in which sunny *state*? Texas, Arizona > 9. Trips to Florida sometimes involve a connection in busy CLT. > In which city, reasonably warm in its own right, would you > find CLT? Atlanta, Cincinnati > 10. Back to Florida. What moneyed city is serviced by PBI? Tallahassee, St Petersburg > * Game 4, Round 3 - Canadiana Sports - Canada at the Sochi Winter Olympics Pass cheers, calvin |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Apr 02 12:50AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in > * Game 4, Round 2 - Geography - Sunny US Airport Codes > 1. Which spring-break party town, now shared by senior citizens, > goes by the airport code FLL? Fort Lauderdale > 2. Which affluent Florida city on the Gulf coast is served by SRQ? > If you prefer, you can name its middle-class neighbor to > the north. Sarasota > 3. Still in Florida, which popular vacation city is served by MCO, > a code derived from the old McCoy Air Force Base? Orlando > 4. This destination is a notoriously long drive from Miami -- > maybe you are better off flying to EYW. Name the Florida city. Key West > 5. What is the airport code for Los Angeles International Airport? LAX > 6. MSY is the code for an airport named after Louis Armstrong. > What sunny city does it serve? New Orleans > 7. Which warmish cities about 50 km (30 miles) apart are served > by DFW? (Name both.) Dallas and Fort Worth > 8. TUS is the second-busiest airport in which sunny *state*? Arizona > 9. Trips to Florida sometimes involve a connection in busy CLT. > In which city, reasonably warm in its own right, would you > find CLT? Charlotte > 10. Back to Florida. What moneyed city is serviced by PBI? Palm Beach > Olympics > 9. In the gold-medal men's hockey game, what team did the Canadian > men defeat to win the gold? Russia; Czech Republic > 10. Same question for women's hockey. USA; Sweden -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Apr 02 09:48AM +0200 On 2015-04-01 18:46, Mark Brader wrote: > For instance: LAS would be Las Vegas. > 1. Which spring-break party town, now shared by senior citizens, > goes by the airport code FLL? Fort Lauderdale > 4. This destination is a notoriously long drive from Miami -- > maybe you are better off flying to EYW. Name the Florida city. Orlando > 5. What is the airport code for Los Angeles International Airport? LAI > 8. TUS is the second-busiest airport in which sunny *state*? Arizona > 10. Back to Florida. What moneyed city is serviced by PBI? Orlando > 9. In the gold-medal men's hockey game, what team did the Canadian > men defeat to win the gold? Yes, just rub in it. Sweden > 10. Same question for women's hockey. USA ? -- -- Björn |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 01 11:22AM -0500 Mark Brader: > > 13. In an op-ed column in Tuesday's New York Times, Angelina Jolie > > announced that she had surgery the prior week in order to reduce > > her risk of developing what disease? Be specific. Dan Tilque: > ovarian cancel You were asked to name the disease, not the surgery. :-) (Or perhaps you were confused about Left and Right after trying http://com.google today?) -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "So *you* say." --Toddy Beamish msb@vex.net | (H.G. Wells, "The Man Who Could Work Miracles") My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 01 11:44PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:PNydnYvOz4jHVYfInZ2dnUU7-N- > * World News > 1. In what East Midlands city was Richard III laid to rest last > week? York > 2. Lee Kuan Yew died last week at 91. He was the founding father > and Prime Minister of what Asian country? Singapore > 4. Canadian Olympian Daundre Barnaby died in a swimming accident > at a team training facility on Friday. What was his track and > field specialty? Pole vault; Shot put > * Entertainment > 10. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that > Zayn Malik left something. What did he leave? One Direction > 11. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that > this TV show would end after its sixth season. Name the show. Downton Abbey > 12. Fans worldwide were thrilled last week when news broke that > this TV show will return with its two original stars for six > new episodes. Name the show. X Files > 13. In an op-ed column in Tuesday's New York Times, Angelina Jolie > announced that she had surgery the prior week in order to reduce > her risk of developing what disease? Be specific. Ovarian Cancer > 14. Which Republican senator from Texas became the first person > to officially enter the 2016 US Presidential race? Ted Cruz > 15. Which organization announced that it that its new Chief > Disciplinary Officer would be the outgoing head of the Bureau > of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives? NFL; Major League Baseball Pete |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 01 11:21PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > You were asked to name the disease, not the surgery. :-) > (Or perhaps you were confused about Left and Right after trying > http://com.google today?) You just made me realize that L is typed with the right hand and R with the left. Who invented this stupid keyboard, anyway? Can't get anything right (or even left) on it... -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 01 11:42AM -0500 Mark Brader: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-01-26, > and should be interpreted accordingly. And I meant to say: 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 3 is over and STEPHEN PERRY has held on to win. Congratulations! > brief description of its fashion moment. You name the movie. > 1. 1970, Arthur Hiller. Ali MacGraw in a preppy wardrobe of woolly > bobble hats, pea coats, and stripey college attire. "Love Story". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Marc, Calvin, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. > 2. 1977, Woody Allen. Diane Keaton in menswear-inspired outfits > of baggy trousers, oversized ties, a big black felt hat, and > a black wool Civil War vest with only the top button done up. "Annie Hall". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Marc, Stephen, and Bruce. 3 for Calvin. > 3. 1990, Garry Marshall. Julia Roberts in a brown dress with > white polka-dots, complete with matching hat and gloves. "Pretty Woman". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Björn, Marc, Calvin, and Stephen. > 4. 2001, Wes Anderson. Gwyneth Paltrow in Lacoste tennis dresses, > fur coats, vintage bags, and hair barrettes. "The Royal Tenenbaums". 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > Russell, wearing a specially designed seamless underwire > brassiere, leaving no visible support lines underneath her > skimpy shirts. "The Outlaw". 4 for Joshua, Calvin, and Stephen. > 6. 1962, Terence Young. Ursula Andress emerging from the Caribbean > in a white belted bikini. "Dr. No". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Peter, Marc, Calvin, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. > 7. 1955, Billy Wilder. Marilyn Monroe in a halter-neck white dress > blowing up around her legs as she stands over a subway grating. "The Seven Year Itch". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Peter, Marc, and Stephen. 2 for Calvin and Dan Tilque. > 8. 1961, Blake Edwards. Audrey Hepburn in a little black Givenchy > dress, long black gloves, multi-strand pearls, and sunglasses. "Breakfast at Tiffany's". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Peter, Marc, Calvin, Stephen, and Bruce. > 9. 1987, Bruce Robinson. Richard E. Grant in a Harris tweed > overcoat that has a rakish military fit across the chest and > then flares long with high vents. "Withnail & I". 4 for Joshua and Calvin. > 10. 1974, Jack Clayton. Robert Redford in summer whites, cable > knits, crisp oxfords, and a memorable pale pink linen suit. "The Great Gatsby". 4 for Joshua, Marc, Calvin, Stephen, and Bruce. 3 for Dan Blum. > He serves as President and Executive Chairman of the > merged company. Name him -- first and last name required, > but we'll give you the "Jr." Galen Weston Jr. > A2. Who is the CEO of BlackBerry? John Chen. 4 for Stephen. > B1. What bone disease, most common in post-menopausal women, > results in reduced bone mineral density and increased > likelihood of fractures? Osteoporosis. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Peter, Björn, Marc, Calvin, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. > B2. The predominant cause of what childhood disease is a > Vitamin D deficiency? It results in defective mineralization > of bones, potentially leading to fractures and deformity. Rickets. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Marc, Calvin, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. 3 for Erland. > Scotties Tournament of Hearts. She repeated as Team Canada > skip in 2009 and 2010, and in 2014 led the Canadian women's > team to a gold medal at the Sochi Olympics. Jennifer Jones. 3 for Stephen. > Tournament of Hearts winning teams, including four in a row > in 2001-04. She is also a reporter and weather presenter > for CBC. Colleen Jones (no relation). > considered among the greatest short-story writers in history, > but he himself never considered writing to be his principal > profession. What else was he? A doctor. 4 for Joshua and Stephen. 3 for Calvin. 2 for Dan Blum. > renouncing the theater. A Moscow production 2 years later, > directed by a man whose acting technique has been very > influential, was much more successful. Name this director. Constantin Stanislavski. (Creator of method acting.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen. > E1. Who sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488, > thus becoming the first European known to have reached the > Indian Ocean from the Atlantic? Bartolomeu Dias. 4 for Stephen and Dan Tilque. 2 for Calvin. > E2. Who is the first known European explorer to reach the island > then called Van Diemen's Land as well as the ones now called > New Zealand? Abel Tasman. 4 for Joshua, Pete, Peter, Björn, Marc, Calvin, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > F. Entertainment: Cue > F1. Who plays Minnesota Fats in the 1961 movie "The Hustler"? Jackie Gleason. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Marc, Calvin, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. > F2. What character does Paul Newman play in "The Hustler" as > well as "The Color of Money" (1986)? Full name required, > including the nickname. Fast Eddie Felson. 4 for Joshua and Marc. 3 for Calvin. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Can Sci His Aud Spo Lit Geo Ent Cha SEVEN Stephen Perry 11 40 24 38 40 32 36 36 35 257 Joshua Kreitzer 4 28 3 40 32 39 36 40 28 243 Marc Dashevsky 4 32 4 16 40 27 28 28 20 191 Dan Blum 4 28 8 32 16 31 27 27 18 179 "Calvin" 0 30 15 20 31 12 22 33 24 175 Peter Smyth 0 34 11 28 16 16 28 16 12 150 Dan Tilque 0 39 4 4 28 12 36 10 20 149 Pete Gayde 0 16 16 8 40 -- -- 20 12 112 Bruce Bowler 0 36 -- -- -- 8 32 20 12 108 Björn Lundin 0 23 0 12 0 8 16 4 8 71 Erland Sommarskog 0 27 0 4 0 0 32 0 3 66 -- Mark Brader "I can say nothing at this point." Toronto "Well, you were wrong." msb@vex.net -- Monty Python's Flying Circus My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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