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| Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: Apr 19 05:03PM +0100 On 2015-04-18 22:01:31 +0000, Calvin said: > 1 Which organ of the body is affected by hepatitis? Liver > 2 In 1971 which actor refused to accept an Oscar for his role in the > film Patton? George C Scott > 3 In which European city are the headquarters of the World Health > Organisation located? Geneva > 4 Who created the literary sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey? Dorothy L Sayers > 5 Nano and Shuffle were versions of which portable media device? iPod > 6 In darts, what is the lowest score that can NOT be scored with a single dart? 23 > 7 From which plant do we get the spice saffron? Crocus > 8 The Al-Jazeera media network is owned by the ruling family of which > Middle-Eastern nation? UAE > 9 What part of the body is measured using a Brannock device? Head > 10 Which two actors shared a passionate beach scene in the 1953 film > From Here To Eternity? Burt Lancaster & ??? -- "To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by withholding your forgiveness until it's too late is to become divinely fucked up." ― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe |
| "David B" <askforemail@gmail.com>: Apr 20 11:24AM +0100 1 Which organ of the body is affected by hepatitis? The liver. 2 In 1971 which actor refused to accept an Oscar for his role in the film Patton? 3 In which European city are the headquarters of the World Health Organisation located? Geneva? 4 Who created the literary sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey? 5 Nano and Shuffle were versions of which portable media device? Ipod. 6 In darts, what is the lowest score that can NOT be scored with a single dart? 23. 7 From which plant do we get the spice saffron? Crocus. 8 The Al-Jazeera media network is owned by the ruling family of which Middle-Eastern nation? Qatar. 9 What part of the body is measured using a Brannock device? Foot. 10 Which two actors shared a passionate beach scene in the 1953 film From Here To Eternity? -- David B http://mr2roc.org/ |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 19 12:24PM -0500 You'll like this set better. These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-09, 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 5, Round 8 - Entertainment - US Presidents in the Movies To avoid the need for a large amount of rot13, in this set I'm presenting Round 8 split into two parts, before and after Round 7. Please answer the first question before reading ahead to study the rest of the round in detail. (It's all right if you saw the other questions before seeing this instruction, as long as you don't remember all the question *numbers*.) The US will celebrate Presidents Day on February 16 (and we'll have the night off, as it's a holiday). Here's a round on US presidents, real and fictional, as depicted in the movies. Please see the handout http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-8/prez.jpg and start by telling us: 0. Which picture shows President Merkin Muffley? Okay, we'll come back to this round later. * Game 5, Round 7 - Geography - Where in the World? Sometimes our mental maps of the world are set up on separate pages. This round asks you to connect the pages. Notes: (1) Some questions require you to skip over features that don't meet the specified description. For example, in question #1 you will have to skip over a number of countries in Africa. And (2) the starting point never counts as a possible answer. For example, in question #2 the answer is not the US. 1. If you travel due north from Durban, South Africa, what is the first *country on the north shore of the Mediterranean* that you will reach? 2. If you travel due east from New York City, what is the first *country* you will land in? 3. If you travel due north from Port of Spain, Trinidad, what is the first *Canadian province* you will hit? 4. If you travel due north from Sydney, Australia, what *country* will you arrive at first? 5. If you travel due south from Hong Kong, what is the first *large island* you will arrive at? 6. If you travel due south from Stockholm, Sweden, what is the first *African country* you'll arrive at? 7. If you travel due west from Melbourne, Australia, what *country* will you land in first? 8. If you travel due west from Colombo, Sri Lanka, what is the first *country* you'll land at? 9. If you travel due east from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, what is the first *large island* you will reach? 10. If you travel due north from Christchurch, New Zealand, what is the first *country* where you will reach continental mainland? * Game 5, Round 8 - Entertainment - US Presidents in the Movies That URL was: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-8/prez.jpg I've sorted the remaining questions in order by picture number, including the decoys. There were 8 decoys and I'm partially concealing the answer to question 0, above, by labeling that picture as a decoy also. Please give the information requested about each photo. As to the decoys, identify them if you like for fun, but for no points -- naming, if you can, the actor, the character, and the movie. 1. (decoy) 2. Leslie Neilsen played President Harris in a couple of movies. Just name the movie *series*. 3. Who is the actor playing George W. Bush in the 2008 movie "W"? 4. (decoy) 5. (decoy) 6. Here we see Chris Rock as President Mays Gilliam. Name the 2003 movie. 7. Morgan Freeman was President Tom Beck in what 1998 disaster movie? 8. (decoy) 9. Who is this actor playing Richard Nixon in the 2008 movie "Frost/Nixon"? 10. (decoy) 11. In what 2003 movie is Billy Bob Thornton playing a US president whose name is never mentioned? 12. Here is John Travolta as President Jack Stanton. Name the 1998 movie. 13. (decoy) 14. (decoy) 15. (decoy) 16. What British actor is playing Ronald Reagan in the 2013 movie "The Butler"? 17. (decoy) 18. Which president is Robin Williams playing, also in the 2013 movie "The Butler"? -- Mark Brader, Toronto "The walls have hearsay." msb@vex.net -- Fonseca & Carolino My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Apr 19 05:41PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:zpidnUlWt4Ajea7InZ2dnUU7- > don't remember all the question *numbers*.) > The US will celebrate Presidents Day on February 16 (and we'll have > the night off, as it's a holiday). What holiday was Feb. 16 in Canada? > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-8/prez.jpg > and start by telling us: > 0. Which picture shows President Merkin Muffley? 15 > 1. If you travel due north from Durban, South Africa, what is the > first *country on the north shore of the Mediterranean* that > you will reach? Italy > 2. If you travel due east from New York City, what is the first > *country* you will land in? France > 3. If you travel due north from Port of Spain, Trinidad, what is > the first *Canadian province* you will hit? Newfoundland and Labrador > 4. If you travel due north from Sydney, Australia, what *country* > will you arrive at first? Papua New Guinea > 5. If you travel due south from Hong Kong, what is the first *large > island* you will arrive at? Borneo > 6. If you travel due south from Stockholm, Sweden, what is the > first *African country* you'll arrive at? Libya; Tunisia > 7. If you travel due west from Melbourne, Australia, what *country* > will you land in first? Argentina > 8. If you travel due west from Colombo, Sri Lanka, what is the > first *country* you'll land at? Somalia > 9. If you travel due east from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, what is > the first *large island* you will reach? Madagascar (?) > 10. If you travel due north from Christchurch, New Zealand, what > is the first *country* where you will reach continental mainland? Russia > 1. (decoy) > 2. Leslie Neilsen played President Harris in a couple of movies. > Just name the movie *series*. "The Naked Gun" (?) > 3. Who is the actor playing George W. Bush in the 2008 movie "W"? Josh Brolin > 5. (decoy) > 6. Here we see Chris Rock as President Mays Gilliam. Name the > 2003 movie. "Head of State" > 7. Morgan Freeman was President Tom Beck in what 1998 disaster > movie? "Deep Impact" > 8. (decoy) > 9. Who is this actor playing Richard Nixon in the 2008 movie > "Frost/Nixon"? Frank Langella > 10. (decoy) > 11. In what 2003 movie is Billy Bob Thornton playing a US president > whose name is never mentioned? "Love Actually" > 12. Here is John Travolta as President Jack Stanton. Name the > 1998 movie. "Primary Colors" > 15. (decoy) > 16. What British actor is playing Ronald Reagan in the 2013 movie > "The Butler"? Alan Rickman > 17. (decoy) > 18. Which president is Robin Williams playing, also in the 2013 > movie "The Butler"? Dwight Eisenhower -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Apr 19 05:52PM Mark Brader wrote: > 1. If you travel due north from Durban, South Africa, what is the > first *country on the north shore of the Mediterranean* that > you will reach? Italy > 2. If you travel due east from New York City, what is the first > country you will land in? Portugal > 3. If you travel due north from Port of Spain, Trinidad, what is > the first *Canadian province* you will hit? Quebec > 4. If you travel due north from Sydney, Australia, what country > will you arrive at first? Papua New Guinea > 5. If you travel due south from Hong Kong, what is the first *large > island* you will arrive at? Borneo > 6. If you travel due south from Stockholm, Sweden, what is the > first *African country* you'll arrive at? Egypt > 7. If you travel due west from Melbourne, Australia, what country > will you land in first? South Africa > 8. If you travel due west from Colombo, Sri Lanka, what is the > first country you'll land at? Ethiopia > 9. If you travel due east from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, what is > the first *large island* you will reach? St Helena > 10. If you travel due north from Christchurch, New Zealand, what > is the first country where you will reach continental mainland? Russia Peter Smyth |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 19 01:14PM -0500 Mark Brader: > > The US will celebrate Presidents Day on February 16 (and we'll have > > the night off, as it's a holiday). Joshua Kreitzer: > What holiday was Feb. 16 in Canada? Presidents Day. Actually, it was Alberta that first decided to copy the US and add a holiday on that date, and they called it Family Day. *Oooh*, said other provinces, it's *for the family*, we must do that too. And they promptly started copying the stupid idea instead of adding another statutory holiday in the spring or summer when it might be useful. Actually I'm exaggerating; according to Wikipedia the name Family Day is only used in four provinces. Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and PEI copied the date but each put a local spin on the name; Saskatchewan and Ontario copied Alberta exactly; and BC copied the name but not the date, making it a week earlier. The other provinces and the territories have not adopted it. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "One thing that surprises you about this business msb@vex.net | is the surprises." -- Tim Baker My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 19 10:22PM +0200 > 1. If you travel due north from Durban, South Africa, what is the > first *country on the north shore of the Mediterranean* that > you will reach? Libya > 2. If you travel due east from New York City, what is the first > *country* you will land in? Portugal > 3. If you travel due north from Port of Spain, Trinidad, what is > the first *Canadian province* you will hit? Québec > 4. If you travel due north from Sydney, Australia, what *country* > will you arrive at first? Papua New Guinea > 5. If you travel due south from Hong Kong, what is the first *large > island* you will arrive at? Borneo > 6. If you travel due south from Stockholm, Sweden, what is the > first *African country* you'll arrive at? Libya > 7. If you travel due west from Melbourne, Australia, what *country* > will you land in first? Argentina > 8. If you travel due west from Colombo, Sri Lanka, what is the > first *country* you'll land at? Somalia > 9. If you travel due east from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, what is > the first *large island* you will reach? Madagascar > 10. If you travel due north from Christchurch, New Zealand, what > is the first *country* where you will reach continental mainland? Russia -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Apr 19 01:50PM -0700 On Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 1:24:14 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > You'll like this set better. I will hold you to that. > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-8/prez.jpg > and start by telling us: > 0. Which picture shows President Merkin Muffley? 15 (from doctor strangelove, yes?) > Okay, we'll come back to this round later. if you insist > 1. If you travel due north from Durban, South Africa, what is the > first *country on the north shore of the Mediterranean* that > you will reach? turkey > 2. If you travel due east from New York City, what is the first > *country* you will land in? portugal > 3. If you travel due north from Port of Spain, Trinidad, what is > the first *Canadian province* you will hit? nova scotia > 4. If you travel due north from Sydney, Australia, what *country* > will you arrive at first? papa new guinea > 5. If you travel due south from Hong Kong, what is the first *large > island* you will arrive at? indonesia > 6. If you travel due south from Stockholm, Sweden, what is the > first *African country* you'll arrive at? libya > 7. If you travel due west from Melbourne, Australia, what *country* > will you land in first? argentina? > 8. If you travel due west from Colombo, Sri Lanka, what is the > first *country* you'll land at? somalia > 9. If you travel due east from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, what is > the first *large island* you will reach? madagascar > 10. If you travel due north from Christchurch, New Zealand, what > is the first *country* where you will reach continental mainland? russia > 1. (decoy) > 2. Leslie Neilsen played President Harris in a couple of movies. > Just name the movie *series*. scary movie > 3. Who is the actor playing George W. Bush in the 2008 movie "W"? josh brolin > 5. (decoy) > 6. Here we see Chris Rock as President Mays Gilliam. Name the > 2003 movie. head of state > 7. Morgan Freeman was President Tom Beck in what 1998 disaster > movie? deep impact > 8. (decoy) > 9. Who is this actor playing Richard Nixon in the 2008 movie > "Frost/Nixon"? frank langella > 10. (decoy) > 11. In what 2003 movie is Billy Bob Thornton playing a US president > whose name is never mentioned? love actually > 12. Here is John Travolta as President Jack Stanton. Name the > 1998 movie. primary colors > 15. (decoy) > 16. What British actor is playing Ronald Reagan in the 2013 movie > "The Butler"? alan rickman > 17. (decoy) > 18. Which president is Robin Williams playing, also in the 2013 > movie "The Butler"? dwight d eisenhower swp |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 19 07:59PM -0700 On Monday, April 20, 2015 at 3:24:14 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > don't remember all the question *numbers*.) > The US will celebrate Presidents Day on February 16 (and we'll have > the night off, as it's a holiday). I'm guessing the holiday is not for Presidents Day then? > 0. Which picture shows President Merkin Muffley? 15 > 1. If you travel due north from Durban, South Africa, what is the > first *country on the north shore of the Mediterranean* that > you will reach? Turkey, Greece > 2. If you travel due east from New York City, what is the first > *country* you will land in? Portugal, France > 3. If you travel due north from Port of Spain, Trinidad, what is > the first *Canadian province* you will hit? Nova Scotia, Newfoundland > 4. If you travel due north from Sydney, Australia, what *country* > will you arrive at first? PNG, Indonesia > 5. If you travel due south from Hong Kong, what is the first *large > island* you will arrive at? Borneo > 6. If you travel due south from Stockholm, Sweden, what is the > first *African country* you'll arrive at? Libya, Egypt > 7. If you travel due west from Melbourne, Australia, what *country* > will you land in first? Argentina > 8. If you travel due west from Colombo, Sri Lanka, what is the > first *country* you'll land at? Kenya, Somalia > 9. If you travel due east from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, what is > the first *large island* you will reach? Africa > 10. If you travel due north from Christchurch, New Zealand, what > is the first *country* where you will reach continental mainland? Russia > 1. (decoy) > 2. Leslie Neilsen played President Harris in a couple of movies. > Just name the movie *series*. Naked Gun > whose name is never mentioned? > 12. Here is John Travolta as President Jack Stanton. Name the > 1998 movie. Wag the Dog, Primary Colors > 17. (decoy) > 18. Which president is Robin Williams playing, also in the 2013 > movie "The Butler"? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 19 11:15PM -0500 "Calvin": > I'm guessing the holiday is not for Presidents Day then? See my response to Joshua Kreitzer. -- Mark Brader "It really was quite easy; it was the Toronto explanations and banter that took msb@vex.net all the time." --Steve Summit |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 19 09:51PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-8/prez.jpg > and start by telling us: > 0. Which picture shows President Merkin Muffley? 2 > 1. If you travel due north from Durban, South Africa, what is the > first *country on the north shore of the Mediterranean* that > you will reach? Turkey > 2. If you travel due east from New York City, what is the first > *country* you will land in? Portugal > 3. If you travel due north from Port of Spain, Trinidad, what is > the first *Canadian province* you will hit? Nova Scotia > 4. If you travel due north from Sydney, Australia, what *country* > will you arrive at first? Japan > 5. If you travel due south from Hong Kong, what is the first *large > island* you will arrive at? Borneo > 6. If you travel due south from Stockholm, Sweden, what is the > first *African country* you'll arrive at? Libya > 7. If you travel due west from Melbourne, Australia, what *country* > will you land in first? Argentina > 8. If you travel due west from Colombo, Sri Lanka, what is the > first *country* you'll land at? Tanzania; Kenya > 9. If you travel due east from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, what is > the first *large island* you will reach? Madagascar > 10. If you travel due north from Christchurch, New Zealand, what > is the first *country* where you will reach continental mainland? Russia > 17. (decoy) > 18. Which president is Robin Williams playing, also in the 2013 > movie "The Butler"? Ford -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 19 06:28PM -0700 On Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 8:03:30 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > "Calvin": > > I'm giving this one to Chris by the narrowest of margins on the strength of his singleton for Q5. > What, you're inventing tiebreakers ex post facto now? It's the only chance I get to play God :-) cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 19 12:14PM -0500 Mark Brader: > with the tag line "Nooooo-body!" These other Canadian business > leaders have followed in his footsteps by appearing in the often > loud and cheesy ads for their companies. Yes, that's the same Mel Lastman who was mayor of Toronto for two terms. > Matter Except When It Comes to Your Settlement" and "Trust the > Name You Know"? You can see their ads on TV and on buses all > over the GTA. Diamond & Diamond. 4 for Stephen -- making the round count for everyone. > 2. Another Toronto personal-injury law firm uses the slogans > "The Future is Brighter, We Can Help" and "You Don't Pay > Unless We Win". Name that firm. Preszler Law Firm. > 3. Who is the president and founder of Sleep Country Canada, > whose TV ads ask us: "Why buy a mattress anywhere else?" Christine Magee. > 4. Russell Oliver is the owner of Oliver Jewellery. Besides "The > Loan Arranger", what other superhero-style name does he use in > his awful TV commercials? "The Cashman". > 5. Russell Oliver's arch-rival offers "Cash for Gold" at his > pawn shop. What is the full name of his Bathurst St. business, > advertised in an equally dreadful series of TV commercials? Harold the Jewellery Buyer. > 6. Name the now deceased Loblaws company spokesman who starred > in dozens of TV ads and radio spots in the 1980s promoting the > President's Choice line of products. Dave Nichol. > 7. This woman promotes her Armenian family's carpet business in > nasal tones in TV commercials. Shelley Alexanian. > 8. After 40 years of wacky commercials, bearded CEO Gerrit de > Boer retired from the furniture business. What was the name > of his company? Idomo. > 9. Since the 1990s, the Mandlsohns, father and son, have been saying > "If you miss it, you miss it" in ads for their Toronto company. > Name it. Bay Bloor Radio. > 10. Which Toronto-based CEO has been touting her book picks for > years in radio ads? Heather Reisman (of Chapters/Indigo). > 1. Raptors GM Masai Ujiri made headlines during last year's NBA > playoffs when he yelled "F*** Brooklyn" to the fans filling > Toronto's Maple Leaf Square. In which country was Ujiri born? Nigeria. 4 for Stephen. > 2. In 2014, the Raptors selected 18-year-old Bruno Caboclo in the > NBA draft. What country is he from? Brazil. > 3. Which Raptor was nicknamed "Air Canada"? Vince Carter. 4 for Pete. > 4. The Raptors signed this Hall of Fame center in 2001, but he > was plagued by a back injury and unofficially retired after > only one season in Toronto. Who? Hakeem Olajuwon. > 5. Who did the Raptors select as their first ever draft pick? > He went on to win rookie-of-the-year honors in 1996. Damon Stoudamire. > 6. After a nightmare 27-55 season in 2005, the Raptors earned first > pick in the 2006 draft. They chose this 7-foot Italian who > played for them until 2013. Who? Andrea Bargnani. > 7. On 2006-01-22, which L.A. Laker scored 81 points in a game > against the Raptors? Kobe Bryant. 4 for Stephen, Pete, Joshua, and Dan. 2 for Marc. > 8. Jerome Williams played for the Raptors 2001-3. He showed hustle > and determination on a nightly basis, and played up to the crowd > every chance he got. What was his nickname? Junkyard Dog. 4 for Stephen. > he'd fight other NBA coaches if the man wasn't voted an All-Star > this year. No need to fight -- he made the starting lineup. > Name him. Kyle Lowry. > In his final season as a Raptor, it was clear that he no > longer wanted to play in the shadow of his cousin Vince Carter. > Who is he? Tracy McGrady. 4 for Stephen. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> His Sci Can Spo Stephen Perry 36 36 4 16 92 Joshua Kreitzer 32 35 0 4 71 Marc Dashevsky 23 40 0 2 65 Dan Tilque 24 28 0 4 56 Bruce Bowler 20 36 -- -- 56 "Calvin" 27 21 -- -- 48 Peter Smyth 14 27 -- -- 41 Erland Sommarskog 20 16 -- -- 36 Björn Lundin 15 7 -- -- 22 Pete Gayde -- -- 0 8 8 -- Mark Brader, Toronto "C and C++ are two different languages. msb@vex.net That's UK policy..." -- Clive Feather My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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