Friday, May 15, 2015

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 15 updates in 5 topics

swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: May 14 10:18AM -0700

On Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 3:10:34 AM UTC-4, Dan Tilque wrote:
 
> Here's a few entries I considered for this quiz. I decided they were too
> obscure. Anyone get them?
 
> B. General term for one of the four Mayan gods who hold up the sky. (5)
 
bacab
 
> G. Slang term for the hedgehog (9)
 
g.......g
 
> R. In many medieval churches, there was a large cross set on top of a
> screen that separated the chancel from the nave. In order to go between
> those two areas, one would use the ____-____. (8)
 
rood door
 
 
> to identify it as a palindrome, although I can't be sure someone at the
> OED didn't find it with a computer search first. Certainly no
> contributor to Word Ways magazine reported it.
 
no idea about the 'g' word. something to look up later if no one else gets it.
 
swp
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 14 12:51PM -0500

Dan Tilque:
> > Here's a few entries I considered for this quiz. I decided they were too
> > obscure. Anyone get them?
 
> > B. General term for one of the four Mayan gods who hold up the sky. (5)
 
Stephen Perry:
> > screen that separated the chancel from the nave. In order to go between
> > those two areas, one would use the ____-____. (8)
 
> rood door
 
Yep. Definitely too obscure to use.
 
(And yet he didn't know LAVAL...)
--
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Toronto | dictionaries of English are wrong. ... Deal with it."
msb@vex.net | --Geoffrey K. Pullum
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 14 08:49PM +0200

>> > those two areas, one would use the ____-____. (8)
 
>> rood door
 
> Yep. Definitely too obscure to use.
 
Ah, the rood! I knew what Dan was talking about, but I had forgotten the
English word.
 
Here is the story. I had been walking around in Paris all day. I had been
to Notre-Dame, but I was not paricularly impressed. I had also been to
St Suplice, which also had left me cold. Then I walked into this church
St-Étienne-du-Mont, and I was completely taken aback by its unusual
layout:
http://privat.sommarskog.se/France/Mellan/06-Paris/P1020363.JPG
I had to do some googling when I came home to learn that this is called a
"rood screen" in English. Since "rood" did not tell me anything, I had
to look it up. The Swedish word "korskrank" - which left me quite clueless
as well.
 
One complication here is that it can be read in two ways: kors-krank and
kor-skrank. "kors" is the the Swedish word for "cross", so that seemed at
first to be the natural interpretation. But "krank" does not really mean
anything, although it appears in a few words.
 
Eventually, I realised the correct reading is "kor-skrank". ("kor" means
"choir", as part of a church, not the one you sing in.) "Skrank" is
again not a very common word, but it means "barrier".

> (And yet he didn't know LAVAL...)
 
Nor did he know Neuquén or Oruro. Apparently, Stephen does not pay
attention to Dan's quizzes. (All three places appeared in a quiz several
years ago.)
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 15 02:55AM -0700

Mark Brader wrote:
>>> those two areas, one would use the ____-____. (8)
>> rood door
 
> Yep. Definitely too obscure to use.
 
Stephen is not a good indicator for the average knowledge of the group.
I didn't notice anyone else getting them.
 
 
> (And yet he didn't know LAVAL...)
 
That was curious.
 
--
Dan Tilque
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 14 05:24PM -0500

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-02,
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 7, Round 7 - Geography: Black Geography
 
A round on places around the world whose names include a word
meaning "black" -- in some language. Except as indicated, in
each case name the place.
 
1. This Balkan country on the Adriatic borders Croatia as well
as Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast,
Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south.
 
2. This English seaside town in the county of Lancashire became
a fashionable tourist destination in the mid 18th century.
People visited here to bathe in the sea waters and improve
their well-being. In the 20th century, factory workers of
northern England took their annual holidays here en masse.
 
3. This Desert Wilderness is a 1274 km² area in Nevada. It shares
its name with that of a tiny desert town where one-armed Spencer
Tracy had a "bad day" in a 1955 movie.
 
4. This area in Germany is known for precision clocks, ham, and
yummy cakes.
 
5. In 2013, this landlocked country in Western Africa ranked last
on the United Nations Human Development index.
 
6. This town in Germany was an Imperial Free City and an important
trading center in the Middle Ages. A game company based there,
founded in 1883, is the market leader today in the European
jigsaw puzzle market. Name the town *or* the company.
 
7. A 1756 incident at this site in Ft. William in India has been
the subject of controversy ever since John Holwell claimed
that British and Anglo-Indian soldiers were held overnight
in conditions so cramped that many died from suffocation,
heat exhaustion, and crushing. Give the specific name used
for the site.
 
8. Nigeria is often referred to as the "Giant of Africa" due to
its large population and economy. Name its current capital city.
 
9. A popular heritage museum overlooks this tributary of the
Humber River. Here you can become immersed in the lifestyles,
customs and surroundings of the early residents who built the
foundations of modern Toronto.
 
10. This was once a large brackish lake, but at some time in the
past the saltier waters of the Mediterranean broke in and raised
the water levels, severely reducing the life in its depths.
Today its outflow waters run downstream into the Mediterranean,
but there is a sluggish current in the other direction below
the 65-foot level.
 
 
* Game 7, Round 8 - Entertainment - Black and White, or They Had Faces Then
 
Here are some close-ups of beautiful Hollywood actresses from
the 1930s.
 
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-8/faces.jpg
 
In each case name the actress. I'm rearranging the round in order
according to the handout; there are 6 decoys, which you can answer
for fun, but for no points.
 
1. (decoy)
2. Who is she?
3. Who is she?
4. Who is she?
5. (decoy)
6. (decoy)
7. Who is she?
8. Who is she?
9. Who is she?
10. Who is she?
11. Who is she?
12. (decoy)
13. Who is she?
14. (decoy)
15. (decoy)
16. Who is she?
 
--
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Toronto | an unnecessary and insufficient response to a tragedy."
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Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: May 14 06:28PM -0500

In article <qdOdnZ-dQIECvcjInZ2dnUU7-aednZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
 
> 1. This Balkan country on the Adriatic borders Croatia as well
> as Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast,
> Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south.
Montenegro
 
> People visited here to bathe in the sea waters and improve
> their well-being. In the 20th century, factory workers of
> northern England took their annual holidays here en masse.
Blackwater
 
> 3. This Desert Wilderness is a 1274 km² area in Nevada. It shares
> its name with that of a tiny desert town where one-armed Spencer
> Tracy had a "bad day" in a 1955 movie.
Black Rock (thanks for movie clue)
 
> 4. This area in Germany is known for precision clocks, ham, and
> yummy cakes.
Black Forest
 
> 5. In 2013, this landlocked country in Western Africa ranked last
> on the United Nations Human Development index.
Niger
 
> trading center in the Middle Ages. A game company based there,
> founded in 1883, is the market leader today in the European
> jigsaw puzzle market. Name the town *or* the company.
Ravensburger
 
> in conditions so cramped that many died from suffocation,
> heat exhaustion, and crushing. Give the specific name used
> for the site.
black hole of Calcutta

> 8. Nigeria is often referred to as the "Giant of Africa" due to
> its large population and economy. Name its current capital city.
Lagos
 
> Today its outflow waters run downstream into the Mediterranean,
> but there is a sluggish current in the other direction below
> the 65-foot level.
Black Sea
 
> according to the handout; there are 6 decoys, which you can answer
> for fun, but for no points.
 
> 1. (decoy)
Mary Astor
 
> 2. Who is she?
> 3. Who is she?
Jean Harlow
 
> 6. (decoy)
> 7. Who is she?
> 8. Who is she?
Barbara Stanwyck
 
> 9. Who is she?
Joan Blondell
 
> 10. Who is she?
> 11. Who is she?
Jane Wyman
 
> 12. (decoy)
Olivia De Havilland
 
> 13. Who is she?
Mae West
 
> 14. (decoy)
> 15. (decoy)
> 16. Who is she?
Carole Lombard
 
 
 
 
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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 14 11:40PM


> 1. This Balkan country on the Adriatic borders Croatia as well
> as Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast,
> Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south.
 
Montenegro
 
> People visited here to bathe in the sea waters and improve
> their well-being. In the 20th century, factory workers of
> northern England took their annual holidays here en masse.
 
Blackpool
 
> 3. This Desert Wilderness is a 1274 km? area in Nevada. It shares
> its name with that of a tiny desert town where one-armed Spencer
> Tracy had a "bad day" in a 1955 movie.
 
Black Rock
 
> 4. This area in Germany is known for precision clocks, ham, and
> yummy cakes.
 
Black Forest
 
> 5. In 2013, this landlocked country in Western Africa ranked last
> on the United Nations Human Development index.
 
Niger
 
> trading center in the Middle Ages. A game company based there,
> founded in 1883, is the market leader today in the European
> jigsaw puzzle market. Name the town *or* the company.
 
Ravensburger
 
> in conditions so cramped that many died from suffocation,
> heat exhaustion, and crushing. Give the specific name used
> for the site.
 
Black Hole of Calcutta
 
> 8. Nigeria is often referred to as the "Giant of Africa" due to
> its large population and economy. Name its current capital city.
 
Lagos
 
> Humber River. Here you can become immersed in the lifestyles,
> customs and surroundings of the early residents who built the
> foundations of modern Toronto.
 
Black River
 
> Today its outflow waters run downstream into the Mediterranean,
> but there is a sluggish current in the other direction below
> the 65-foot level.
 
Black Sea
 
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Entertainment - Black and White, or They Had Faces Then
 
> 2. Who is she?
 
Holiday
 
> 7. Who is she?
 
Olivia de Haviland
 
> 8. Who is she?
 
Claudette Colbert; Myrna Loy
 
> 10. Who is she?
 
Holiday
 
> 13. Who is she?
 
Mae West
 
> 16. Who is she?
 
Myrna Loy; Claudette Colbert
 
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_______________________________________________________________________
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Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 14 05:04PM -0700

On Friday, May 15, 2015 at 8:24:32 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:

 
> 1. This Balkan country on the Adriatic borders Croatia as well
> as Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast,
> Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south.
 
Montenegro
 
> People visited here to bathe in the sea waters and improve
> their well-being. In the 20th century, factory workers of
> northern England took their annual holidays here en masse.
 
Blackpool
 
> 3. This Desert Wilderness is a 1274 km² area in Nevada. It shares
> its name with that of a tiny desert town where one-armed Spencer
> Tracy had a "bad day" in a 1955 movie.
 
Black Rock, Black Stump
 
> 4. This area in Germany is known for precision clocks, ham, and
> yummy cakes.
 
Schwartzweld, Black Forest
 
> 5. In 2013, this landlocked country in Western Africa ranked last
> on the United Nations Human Development index.
 
Niger
 
> in conditions so cramped that many died from suffocation,
> heat exhaustion, and crushing. Give the specific name used
> for the site.
 
Black Hole of Calcutta
 
> 8. Nigeria is often referred to as the "Giant of Africa" due to
> its large population and economy. Name its current capital city.
 
Abuja
 
> Today its outflow waters run downstream into the Mediterranean,
> but there is a sluggish current in the other direction below
> the 65-foot level.
 
Black Sea
 
 
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Entertainment - Black and White, or They Had Faces Then
 
> 1. (decoy)
 
Clara Bow
 
> 2. Who is she?
 
Swanston, de Havilland
 
> 3. Who is she?
 
Swanston, de Havilland
 
> 4. Who is she?
 
Judy Garland
 
> 5. (decoy)
> 6. (decoy)
> 7. Who is she?
 
Marlene Dietrich
 
> 8. Who is she?
 
Swanston, de Havilland
 
> 9. Who is she?
 
Swanston, de Havilland
 
> 10. Who is she?
 
Swanston, de Havilland
 
> 11. Who is she?
 
Swanston, de Havilland
 
> 12. (decoy)
> 13. Who is she?
 
Swanston, de Havilland
 
 
> 14. (decoy)
> 15. (decoy)
> 16. Who is she?
 
Swanston, de Havilland
 
cheers,
calvin
swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: May 14 05:56PM -0700

On Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 6:24:32 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-02,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
 
noted. but it won't matter. I saw 3 other people's answers before posting. so these will be my skip rounds.
 
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Geography: Black Geography
 
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Entertainment - Black and White, or They Had Faces Then
 
swp
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: May 15 01:06AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
 
> 1. This Balkan country on the Adriatic borders Croatia as well
> as Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast,
> Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south.
 
Montenegro
 
> People visited here to bathe in the sea waters and improve
> their well-being. In the 20th century, factory workers of
> northern England took their annual holidays here en masse.
 
Blackpool

> 3. This Desert Wilderness is a 1274 km² area in Nevada. It shares
> its name with that of a tiny desert town where one-armed Spencer
> Tracy had a "bad day" in a 1955 movie.
 
Black Rock
 
> 4. This area in Germany is known for precision clocks, ham, and
> yummy cakes.
 
Black Forest

> 5. In 2013, this landlocked country in Western Africa ranked last
> on the United Nations Human Development index.
 
Niger
 
> in conditions so cramped that many died from suffocation,
> heat exhaustion, and crushing. Give the specific name used
> for the site.
 
the Black Hole of Calcutta

> 8. Nigeria is often referred to as the "Giant of Africa" due to
> its large population and economy. Name its current capital city.
 
Abuja
 
> Today its outflow waters run downstream into the Mediterranean,
> but there is a sluggish current in the other direction below
> the 65-foot level.
 
Black Sea

 
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-8/faces.jpg
 
> In each case name the actress.
 
> 3. Who is she?
 
Jean Harlow
 
> 4. Who is she?
 
Judy Garland (?)
 
> 11. Who is she?
 
Claudette Colbert
 
> 13. Who is she?
 
Mae West
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: May 14 07:00PM -0700

On Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 6:24:32 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> People visited here to bathe in the sea waters and improve
> their well-being. In the 20th century, factory workers of
> northern England took their annual holidays here en masse.
Blackpool
> 3. This Desert Wilderness is a 1274 km² area in Nevada. It shares
> its name with that of a tiny desert town where one-armed Spencer
> Tracy had a "bad day" in a 1955 movie.
Black Rock
> 4. This area in Germany is known for precision clocks, ham, and
> yummy cakes.
Black Forest
> for the site.
 
> 8. Nigeria is often referred to as the "Giant of Africa" due to
> its large population and economy. Name its current capital city.
Lagos
> according to the handout; there are 6 decoys, which you can answer
> for fun, but for no points.
 
> 1. (decoy)
Myrna Loy
> 2. Who is she?
> 3. Who is she?
Jean Harlow?
> 4. Who is she?
Judy Garland?
> 11. Who is she?
> 12. (decoy)
> 13. Who is she?
Mae West?
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 15 09:00AM +0200


> 1. This Balkan country on the Adriatic borders Croatia as well
> as Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast,
> Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south.
 
Montenegro

> People visited here to bathe in the sea waters and improve
> their well-being. In the 20th century, factory workers of
> northern England took their annual holidays here en masse.
 
Blackburn

> 3. This Desert Wilderness is a 1274 km² area in Nevada. It shares
> its name with that of a tiny desert town where one-armed Spencer
> Tracy had a "bad day" in a 1955 movie.
 
Black Desert

> 4. This area in Germany is known for precision clocks, ham, and
> yummy cakes.
 
Schwarzwald

> 5. In 2013, this landlocked country in Western Africa ranked last
> on the United Nations Human Development index.
 
Niger

> trading center in the Middle Ages. A game company based there,
> founded in 1883, is the market leader today in the European
> jigsaw puzzle market. Name the town *or* the company.

Lübeck

> 8. Nigeria is often referred to as the "Giant of Africa" due to
> its large population and economy. Name its current capital city.
 
Abuja

> Today its outflow waters run downstream into the Mediterranean,
> but there is a sluggish current in the other direction below
> the 65-foot level.
 
Black Sea

> the 1930s.
 
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-8/faces.jpg
 
> 1. (decoy)
 
Greta Garbo
 
> 2. Who is she?
 
Greta Garbo
 
> 3. Who is she?
 
Greta Garbo
 
> 4. Who is she?
 
Greta Garbo
 
> 5. (decoy)
 
Greta Garbo
 
> 6. (decoy)
 
Greta Garbo
 
> 7. Who is she?
 
Greta Garbo
 
> 8. Who is she?
 
Greta Garbo
 
> 9. Who is she?
 
Greta Garbo
 
> 10. Who is she?
 
Greta Garbo
 
> 11. Who is she?
 
Greta Garbo
 
> 12. (decoy)
 
Greta Garbo
 
> 13. Who is she?
 
Greta Garbo
 
> 14. (decoy)
 
Greta Garbo
 
> 15. (decoy)
 
Greta Garbo
 
> 16. Who is she?

Greta Garbo
 
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: May 14 07:03PM -0700

On Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 1:21:34 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> * Game 3 (2015-05-04), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 1. Hulu reached a deal with Sony Pictures Television to stream
> every episode of what popular 1990s sitcom?
Seinfeld?
> activist.
 
> 8. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth on the weekend to a baby
> girl -- who is now in what position in line to succeed the Queen?
Caroline
> 9. Name the American soul and R&B singer who died at the age of 76
> last week. He is best remembered for being the original
> performer and co-writer of the song "Stand By Me".
Ben E. King
 
> 4. Following much speculation in the media, Prince William
> and Kate officially announced the royal baby's name last week.
> What is her name?
Caroline
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 14 05:20PM -0500

I meant to say:
 
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-02,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
 
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*)".
 
 
> as creators of the world, and worshipped as trickster gods.
> They are extremely intelligent, and have the ability to remember
> the human face. What are they?
 
Crows (accepting ravens or corvids). 4 for Joshua, Jason, Dan Blum,
Calvin, Marc, Bruce, Björn, Erland, Peter, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 2. The sable, whose dark winter coat is highly prized, is a member
> of which *genus* of mammal?
 
Martes (the martens). 4 for Bruce and Stephen.
 
> 3. The dark-colored Canadian wolverine is known for its ferocity
> and shyness. To what *family* does it belong?
 
Mustelidae (the weasels or mustelids). The martens are also in this
family. 4 for Pete, Dan Blum, Marc, Bruce, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
3 for Björn.
 
> 4. A black bear *subspecies* with white-bluish fur is found only
> in coastal British Columbia. What name is given to these
> light-colored bears?
 
Spirit bears (also ghost bears, kermode bears, or glacier bears).
4 for Bruce and Stephen.
 
> 5. Melanistic leopards and jaguars are black in color due to an
> excess of pigment. What collective name is given to them?
 
Panthers. 4 for Joshua, Pete, Dan Blum, Calvin, Marc, Bruce, Erland,
Peter, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 6. Mephitis mephitis is colloquially known as a "wood pussy".
> But by what other name is this urban animal better known?
 
Skunk (or polecat). Also accepting civet cat (a term used for
various species). 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Bruce, and Stephen.
 
> 7. There are 75 species of this insect in Canada, 57 in Ontario
> alone. What is it?
 
Mosquito. 4 for Marc and Stephen.
 
> 8. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with
> the previous question. Within 2 days, what is the lifespan of
> a black fly?
 
21 days (accepting 19-23 days). 4 for Bruce and Stephen (sigh).
2 for Pete.
 
This question was actually irrelevant to the previous one, but
I wanted to give everyone an unbiased opportunity to go wrong by
guessing "black fly" for answer 7, as the Suspects did in our game.
 
> temperament and stoic nature. In their country of origin, the
> only correct colors for the breed are black, and white and black.
> Nana in "Peter Pan" belonged to this breed. What breed?
 
Newfoundland. 4 for Marc, Bruce, and Stephen. 2 for Dan Blum
and Björn.
 
> the chin and chest. It is an intelligent non-shedder with
> webbed toes for swimming. The Obamas have two of them, named
> Bo and Sunny. What breed?
 
Portuguese water dog. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Bruce, and Stephen.
3 for Joshua (the hard way).
 
You can find people calling them Portuguese water spaniels on the
Internet, but it's not an official name for the breed. I decided
to score that answer as almost correct.
 
 
 
> 1. Soccer, striker. 2010 World Cup goal-line handball. Diving.
> Racially abusing Patrice Evra during an Oct. 2011 game.
> Serial biting.
 
Luis Suarez. 4 for Pete, Calvin, Björn, Erland, Peter, and Stephen.
 
> and hot-tempered. Stabbed a black night watchman. Choked an
> umpire. Went into the stands to attack a fan whose hands had
> been amputated due to an industrial accident.
 
Ty Cobb. 4 for Joshua, Jason, Pete, Dan Blum, Calvin, Marc,
and Stephen.
 
> 68 games. Ended his career by rejecting a 3-year, $21,000,000
> offer from Minnesota, saying that it wouldn't be enough to feed
> his children.
 
Latrell Sprewell. 4 for Jason, Marc, and Stephen.
 
> 4. Hockey, left wing. Team enforcer for the Flyers, whose forte
> was fighting in a back-alley style that included hair-pulling
> and biting. Amassed 472 penalty minutes in 1975.
 
Dave Schultz. 4 for Marc and Stephen.
 
> 5. Soccer, attacking midfielder. Delivered an infamous head-butt
> to Italian Marco Materazzi in the final of the 2006 World Cup.
 
Zinedine Zidane. 4 for Joshua, Pete, Calvin, Erland, Peter, Stephen,
and Dan Tilque.
 
> career abruptly ended in 1933 when he was hit from behind,
> struck his head on the ice, and fractured his skull. Name the
> Boston Bruin defenseman who delivered the hit.
 
Eddie Shore. 4 for Pete and Stephen.
 
In consequence (as I mentioned in a comment to Game 9, Round 10,
of the previous season), Bailey became the first Leaf -- and indeed
the first NHL player -- to have his number retired.
 
> this behavior: he would turn his back to the action and screen
> the goalie while standing crotch-to-mask and wildly flailing
> his arms and stick.
 
Sean Avery.
 
> spit in umpire John Hirschbeck's face, after the game he said
> Hirschbeck was bitter because one of his sons had died of AIDS
> and another had just been diagnosed.
 
Roberto Alomar. 4 for Stephen.
 
> For #9-10, name the *victim* of the bad behavior.
 
> 9. Boxing, heavyweight. In the 3rd round of their heavyweight
> rematch, Mike Tyson bit this opponent's ear.
 
Evander Holyfield. 4 for Joshua, Jason, Pete, Calvin, Marc, Bruce,
Björn, Peter, and Stephen.
 
> Avalanche center's jersey from behind and punched him in the
> back of the head, causing three fractured neck vertebrae and
> a concussion as they fell to the ice.
 
Steve Moore. 4 for Stephen.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Mis Sci Spo
Stephen Perry 34 28 40 36 138
Dan Blum 24 29 22 4 79
Marc Dashevsky 4 12 28 16 60
Dan Tilque 20 16 12 4 52
"Calvin" 16 12 8 16 52
Björn Lundin 20 4 9 8 41
Bruce Bowler -- -- 36 4 40
Peter Smyth 12 4 8 12 36
Erland Sommarskog 8 8 8 8 32
Pete Gayde -- -- 10 20 30
Joshua Kreitzer -- -- 11 12 23
Jason Kreitzer -- -- 4 12 16
 
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msb@vex.net | or is the restriction limited to time travel?"
Toronto | --Heather Downs
 
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"Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: May 14 06:18PM

Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 What ingredient is added to gin to make a pink gin cocktail?
Tomato juice
> 2 In communications, what does the acronym VOIP stand for?
Voice Over Internet Protocol
> 3 Bill Ranic and Kendra Todd are among the past winners of which
> American reality TV show?
American Idol
Louvre
> 5 What creatures live in a formicary?
Ants
> 6 In humans, the two lower chambers of the heart share what name?
Ventricle
> of value with a pawnbroker, or the tarsal joint of a horse?
 
> 8 The last bayonet charge by Australian forces took place during
> which conflict?
World War I
> 9 Which male fragrance by Estee Lauder shares its name with one of
> the Three Musketeers?
Aramis
> 10 In humans, bile is produced by the liver and then stored in which
> organ?
Gall Bladder
 
Peter Smyth
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