- QFTCIMI515 Game 7, Rounds 2-3: black battles, black magic - 6 Updates
- Rotating Quiz #180 RESULTS - 2 Updates
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: May 09 05:48PM +0200 On 2015-05-08 21:19, Mark Brader wrote: > Sultan Murad. It ended in the collapse of Serbia and the > complete encirclement of the crumbling Byzantine Empire by > Turkish armies. Name the *field* of battle. hmm. its translation is trastfältet which I'd say would be something like 'The field of the blackbird' > slaughtered when their ruler Atahualpa refused to accept > Christianity. Name the *conquistador* who led the Spanish > army in this battle. Pizarro? > 4. In 1415, the English armies led by King Henry V used the longbow > to defeat the much larger French armies in the most famous > battle of the Hundred Years War. Battle of Agincourt? > Pasha was defeated by a much smaller mixed force under the Polish > King John Sobieski. This battle proved to be the end of Islamic > expansion into Europe. battle of Vienna ? > into Europe. But Charles Martel's largely unarmored Frankish > army held its ground against the mounted and mailed horsemen > of the invaders and forced them into retreat. Battle of Poiters > vast majority of the forces of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem > in this battle, making Islamic forces once again the preeminent > military power of the Holy Land. Battler of Jerusalem ? > followers. The word describing them has continued in use to > the present day, but is now applied to any gathering of evil > magicians. black sabbath? > 5. One of most efficacious ways to confront Christianity was to > recite the Pater Noster backwards. What word familiar to stage > magicians appears to derive from to this activity? Abra cadabra? > 6. Name the New England town where witch fever burst out in the > late 17th century. Salem -- Björn |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 09 07:26PM +0200 > hmm. its translation is trastfältet which I'd say would be something > like 'The field of the blackbird' "Blackbird Field" would indeed be a possible translation of Kosovo Polje, and I was considering making a note of this since the question had both words in the question. That is, it talked about the battle of Kosovo and then asked the name of the field - and the name of the field is indeed the Field... The Blackbird thing seems to be a little more complicated. Looking up "trast" in the dictionary and on Wikipedia, I find that the word is "Thrush" in English. Then again, if I try "koltrast" ("blackbird"), there is a Serbian entry, and the title is "Kos (ptitsa)". "Kosovo" would be formed from "kos"; "kosov" is genitiv plural. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: May 09 11:13PM +0200 On 2015-05-09 19:26, Erland Sommarskog wrote: > is "Thrush" in English. Then again, if I try "koltrast" ("blackbird"), > there is a Serbian entry, and the title is "Kos (ptitsa)". "Kosovo" > would be formed from "kos"; "kosov" is genitiv plural. To be honest - I did not know the English translation of 'Trast' so I went for the most common (to my knowledge) bird in that family - blackbird But I'm impressed about the story you wrote about which battle that is significant. I only knew of one... -- Björn |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: May 09 09:20PM Mark Brader wrote: > England and Scotland. It was a decisive English victory over > the invading Scots, who lost their commander King James IV, > the flower of Scottish chivalry. Name the field of battle. Flodden Field > slaughtered when their ruler Atahualpa refused to accept > Christianity. Name the conquistador who led the Spanish > army in this battle. Cortes > 4. In 1415, the English armies led by King Henry V used the longbow > to defeat the much larger French armies in the most famous > battle of the Hundred Years War. Agincourt > in this battle, which marked the last time that two crowned > kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland faced each other on > the battlefield. Culloden > he was met and defeated by US forces led by Admiral Nimitz. > This defeat effectively ended Japanese expansion across the > Pacific. Midway > February 2 (Candlemas), May Eve (Roodmas), August 1 (Lammas), > and All Hallows' Eve. What name was collectively given to > these celebrations? Quarter Days > followers. The word describing them has continued in use to > the present day, but is now applied to any gathering of evil > magicians. Coven > 5. One of most efficacious ways to confront Christianity was to > recite the Pater Noster backwards. What word familiar to stage > magicians appears to derive from to this activity? Abracadabra > about on its four chicken legs. Name her. > 10. This wood -- Hamamelis virginiana -- was regularly used for > divining purposes in North America. What is its everyday name? Peter Smyth |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 10 10:14AM +0200 > To be honest - I did not know the English translation of 'Trast' > so I went for the most common (to my knowledge) > bird in that family - blackbird I was actually also considering to give a translated name (in parallel with Kosovo Polje), but I could not think of any translation at all, and Mark has told me to stay away from that dictionary. More trivia about the site: there is actually a point with using the translated name like we do in Swedish. To wit, that makes it possible to distinguish the battlefield from the small town of Kosovo Polje, which according to Wikipedia was not established until 1921 and named after the battlefield. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 10 01:25AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > slaughtered when their ruler Atahualpa refused to accept > Christianity. Name the *conquistador* who led the Spanish > army in this battle. Pizarro > 4. In 1415, the English armies led by King Henry V used the longbow > to defeat the much larger French armies in the most famous > battle of the Hundred Years War. Agincourt > Pasha was defeated by a much smaller mixed force under the Polish > King John Sobieski. This battle proved to be the end of Islamic > expansion into Europe. Siege of Vienna > into Europe. But Charles Martel's largely unarmored Frankish > army held its ground against the mounted and mailed horsemen > of the invaders and forced them into retreat. Tours > he was met and defeated by US forces led by Admiral Nimitz. > This defeat effectively ended Japanese expansion across the > Pacific. Midway > followers. The word describing them has continued in use to > the present day, but is now applied to any gathering of evil > magicians. coven > foretell the future. In France, the animal was always a toad, > but elsewhere it might be a black cat or dog. What were these > animals collectively called? familiar > 5. One of most efficacious ways to confront Christianity was to > recite the Pater Noster backwards. What word familiar to stage > magicians appears to derive from to this activity? abracadabra > 6. Name the New England town where witch fever burst out in the > late 17th century. Salem, MA > classic does she appear? > 9. This Russian arch-witch is famed for her house, which can move > about on its four chicken legs. Name her. Baba Yaga -- Dan Tilque |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 10 03:41AM Rotating Quiz #180 is over and Dan Tilque wins on the first tie- breaker. He may now set RQ #181. The theme is answers which become other answers when reversed (i.e., turned 180 degrees). This was intended to act as a strong hint but possibly should have been made more explicit. > 1. From the Latin for "by things," this is the usual English term for > representing a word or phrase using pictures which represent sounds. rebus 2 for Stephen, Dan, Mark, Marc, Joe, and Peter > of the absurd and existentialism, as expressed in works such as The > Plague and The Stranger. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature > in 1957. (Albert) Camus 2 for Stephen, Dan, Rob, Mark, Marc, Joe, and Peter > common in large stars that become supernovas; it has no exothermic > fusion reactions, so once it's produced via fusion (or via an unstable > fusion product decaying into it) it just builds up at a star's core. iron 2 for Stephen, Dan, Rob, Mark, Marc, Peter, and Erland > for his advertisements (often printed in comic books) selling his > "dynamic tension" system; some ads showed small men getting sand > kicked in their faces by bullies. (Charles) Atlas 2 for Stephen, Rob, Mark, Joe, and Erland > the leader of a group, but is more often used as the official title > for rules of certain small countries. (I would like the usual English > transliteration.) emir "Duke" is not close enough, I'm afraid (I am not aware of its being used as part of a rank name, for example). 2 for Dan > genus, but most got split out, including the "poison" species. Note > that I am looking for the common name for these plants, not the > technical genus name. sumac 2 for Stephen, Dan, and Marc > of the Open Access Directory. He may be better known to people who > hang out here as the creator or Nomic, a game in which the rules can > be modified while playing. (Peter) Suber 2 for Stephen and Dan > 8. This somewhat antiquated English word has two unrelated > meanings. It can mean "hoarfrost" or it can be an alternate spelling > of a word which applies to poetry in a couple of ways. rime I am going to be nice and allow 1 point for "rhyme" (arguably the question rules it out). 2 for Stephen, Dan, Rob, and Mark; 1 for Joe > help) in 1899 and was very popular in the pre-war years. Some notable > fans of the game were the actress Sarah Bernhardt and Chess champion > Emanuel Lasker. Salta The name is from the Latin or Italian for "jump," which is how the pieces move in Salta, Chinese Checkers, and Halma. No one got this > 10. This is the common Japanese word (and these days, a common English > word) for seaweed used to wrap sushi. nori 2 for Stephen, Dan, Rob, and Marc Scores: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total ------------------------------------ Dan 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 16 Stephen 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 16 Marc 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 10 Rob 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 10 Mark 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 Joe 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 Peter 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Erland 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 10 12:37AM -0700 Dan Blum wrote: > Rotating Quiz #180 is over and Dan Tilque wins on the first tie- > breaker. He may now set RQ #181. Expect it in a couple-three days. -- Dan Tilque |
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