Friday, June 12, 2015

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 17 updates in 8 topics

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 08 11:40AM -0500

"Calvin":
> 1 With around 1.5 million people, what is the third most populous city
> in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona?
 
Malaga?
 
> 2 Which astronaut was portrayed by Tom Hanks in the 1995 film Apollo 13?
 
Lovell.
 
> 3 Who did James Earl Ray assassinate in 1968?
 
King.
 
> 4 Which film character has been portrayed by both Steve Martin and Alan
> Arkin, among others?
 
Clouseau.
 
> 5 What are the names of the feuding families in Romeo and Juliet?
 
Montague, Capulet.
 
> 6 Which acid can build up in the muscles during strenuous exercise?
 
Lactic.
 
> 7 Which creator of Star Trek had his ashes scattered in outer space
> in 2002?
 
Roddenberry.
 
> 8 Which scandal-plagued author's works include First Among Equals (1984)
> and A Matter of Honour (1986)?
 
Archer.
 
> 9 What is the signature ingredient of the dip tahini?
 
Got me. Avocado?
 
> 10 Coca-Cola was invented and first sold in which southern US state?
 
Georgia.
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"Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Jun 07 01:51PM

swp wrote:
 
 
> have fun!
 
> 0. for 1 point each, name all of the winners of horse racing's
> 'triple crown' *as of the time of your entry*
California Pharoah, Nijinsky (you didn't specify which Triple Crown)
> 1. what group will meet in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, next week?
Bilderburg
> 2. for the past 16 years, who has audited FIFA's annual financial
> reports?
No-one
> 3. there was a ferry disaster in china this past week, with over 400
> people confirmed dead or still missing. on what river?
Yangtze
 
> 5. a data breach occurred recently with the US government office of
> personnel management. how far back, within 1 year either way, is the
> oldest data compromised?
1992
> 6. what dietary restriction does prime minister narendra modi of
> india follow?
Vegetarian
> dr stephen strange, master of the mystic arts and earth's sorcerer
> supreme, now wields what weapon according to the promo images?
 
> 8. today is june 6th. what happened 71 years ago today?
D Day landings
> 9. where will princess charlotte be christened on july 5th?
Windsor
 
Peter Smyth
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 08 12:01AM -0500

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-16,
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 15 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 9, Round 7 - Entertainment - Mononymous Musicians
 
In each case, give the single name used by the musician.
 
1. Alicia Beth Moore, born 1979 in Pennsylvania. Singer,
songwriter, actress, animal rights supporter, Cover Girl
spokesmodel.
 
2. Robyn Fenty, born 1988 in Barbados. Singer, songwriter, actress,
fashion designer, tattoo lover, abused girlfriend.
 
3. Stacy Ann Ferguson, born 1975 in California. Singer, songwriter,
fashion designer, Black Eyed Pea.
 
4. Ella Yelich-O'Connor, born 1996 in New Zealand. Singer,
songwriter, lipstick lover, one of Time Magazine's 2013 most
influential teenagers in the world.
 
5. Richard Melville Hall, born 1965 in New York City. Singer,
songwriter, film score composer, dance music proponent, putative
descendant of Herman Melville.
 
6. Saul Hudson, born 1965 in London, England. Guitarist,
songwriter, movie producer, top hat wearer.
 
7. Michael Peter Balzary, born 1962 in Melbourne, Australia.
Bare-chested bassist, actor, songwriter, Red Hot Chili Pepper.
 
8. Christopher Brian Bridges, born 1977 in Champaign, Illinois.
Rapper, entrepreneur, film producer, star of Oscar-winning film
"Crash".
 
9. Marie Lawrie, born 1948 in Scotland. Singer, actress, Eurovision
song contest winner, star of "To Sir With Love".
 
10. Paul David Hewson, born 1960 in Dublin. Singer, songwriter,
film score composer, activist, glaucoma sufferer.
 
 
* Game 9, Round 8 - History - "Time Team" Terms
 
In other words, archeology. If you're an insomniac, you'll know
that you can watch "Time Team" at all hours of the day and night.
This round invokes terms that the "Time Team" use as they dig up
the British Isles.
 
1. What is the name given to the Roman type of central heating in
which hot air circulates under floors?
 
2. What is the name given to the small squares of glass, tile,
and stone which composed Roman mosaic floors?
 
3. What is the name given to the accumulation of debris and domestic
waste products resulting from human use?
 
4. What is the name given to the uniquely British Neolithic or early
Bronze Age circular enclosures, up to 400 m (1,300 ft.) across,
with banks and usually an internal ditch?
 
5. In the Bronze and Iron Ages, circular burial monuments with a
central area defined by a ditch and an external bank are common.
What name is given to these enclosed burial areas?
 
6. What is a fosse ("foss")?
 
7. What is the term for the private latrine off the lord's apartment
in a castle or keep?
 
8. What is the name given to the "Great Survey" of England and parts
of Wales, ordered by William the Conqueror and completed in 1086?
 
9. After 1066, the Normans built fortifications across England
and Wales consisting of an artificial raised earthwork mound,
capped by a military defensive structure. What is the name
given to the mound itself?
 
10. Where was the curtain wall, as opposed to a bailey wall,
of a Norman castle located?
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 04 11:38PM -0500

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-16,
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 expect to
reveal the correct answers in about 3 days, but if not, then it
will be about 18 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 9, Round 4 - Arts - Ballet Dancers
 
In each case, name the dancer.
 
1. Lived 1881-1931. Russian ballerina who made up for her apparent
limited technique with a unique charm. Renowned for her creation
of the role of "The Dying Swan" and for her tireless touring.
 
2. Lived 1938-93. Russian dancer became soloist for the Kirov
ballet at age 20. Defected in Paris in 1961, despite KGB
efforts to stop him. Known for amazing charisma and emotional
performances.
 
3. Lived 1919-1991. British ballerina and international star
who spent her entire career with the Royal Ballet. Known for
her dance partnership with <answer 2>, 18 years her junior.
 
4. Lived 1889-1950. Russian dancer known for his amazing ability
to defy gravity with his magnificent leaps, and for dancing en
pointe, a skill not commonly seen in male dancers. Retired at
age 29 due to a nervous breakdown and was later diagnosed with
schizophrenia.
 
5. Born 1948. Russian dancer known for strength of his stage
presence and purity of his classical technique. Defected in
Toronto in 1974. Made movie debut in 1977 in "The Turning
Point". Played Carrie's Russian boyfriend on "Sex & the City."
 
6. Born 1952. American ballerina who joined the New York City
Ballet at age 15. At 21, moved to American Ballet Theatre
to partner with <answer 5>. Retired at 33, bedeviled by
anorexia, cocaine addiction, and failure of her love affair
with <answer 5>. Wrote 1986 autobiography "Dancing on My Grave".
 
7. Born 1951. Canadian ballerina with the National Ballet of Canada
known for her strong technique, breadth of movement, sensitive
musicality, daring attack and versatile dramatic ability.
Currently serves as Artistic Director of the National Ballet
of Canada.
 
8. Born 1946. London-born ballerina with the National Ballet
of Canada. Known for dramatic intensity and superb technique
in major classical roles. Debuted as Juliet in Prokofiev's
"Romeo and Juliet". Retired in 1989 after giving several
dazzling farewell performances as Juliet.
 
9. Born 1962. Peterborough-born dancer with the National Ballet of
Canada. Known for his stage charisma, sense of fun and
willingness to entertain. Became Artist-in-Residence at the
National Ballet of Canada in 2006. In 2014, along with his
fiancé, finished 7th in "The Amazing Race Canada".
 
10. Born 1953. Hamilton-born dancer with the National Ballet of
Canada. Widely praised as a classical dancer and known for
his elegant bearing. Won award for best pas-de-deux at 1973
Moscow International Ballet Competition with frequent partner
<answer 7>.
 
 
* Game 9, Round 6 - Sports - Sportsmanlike Conduct
 
We'll give you either a term or phrase specific to a sport,
or information about the rules or scoring; you name the sport.
And if any of them might be called "football", then yes, you
*do* need to be more specific.
 
1. A rouge scores 1 point.
 
2. A try scores 5 points.
 
3. An albatross.
 
4. Leg before wicket.
 
5. A goal scores 6 points.
 
6. To win a game you need to score 11 points, but you have to win
by 2.
 
7. To win a game you need to score 21 points, but you have to win
by 2.
 
8. On each team, the "libero" player wears a different color shirt.
 
9. Clean and snatch.
 
10. A player who commits the foul of "brutality" is sent off.
 
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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 05 10:28PM +0200

> 3. An albatross.
 
Golf

> 4. Leg before wicket.
 
Cricket

> 6. To win a game you need to score 11 points, but you have to win
> by 2.
 
Table-tennis. Also volleyball, I think.

> 7. To win a game you need to score 21 points, but you have to win
> by 2.
 
Table-tennis in the past

> 8. On each team, the "libero" player wears a different color shirt.
 
Field hockey

> 10. A player who commits the foul of "brutality" is sent off.
 
Rugby
 
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Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 06 09:18PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Yf6dnWWscrdSuuzInZ2dnUU7-L-
> ballet at age 20. Defected in Paris in 1961, despite KGB
> efforts to stop him. Known for amazing charisma and emotional
> performances.
 
Nureyev
 
> pointe, a skill not commonly seen in male dancers. Retired at
> age 29 due to a nervous breakdown and was later diagnosed with
> schizophrenia.
 
Diaghilev
 
> presence and purity of his classical technique. Defected in
> Toronto in 1974. Made movie debut in 1977 in "The Turning
> Point". Played Carrie's Russian boyfriend on "Sex & the City."
 
Baryshnekov
 
> to partner with <answer 5>. Retired at 33, bedeviled by
> anorexia, cocaine addiction, and failure of her love affair
> with <answer 5>. Wrote 1986 autobiography "Dancing on My Grave".
 
Fonteyn
 
> in major classical roles. Debuted as Juliet in Prokofiev's
> "Romeo and Juliet". Retired in 1989 after giving several
> dazzling farewell performances as Juliet.
 
Fonteyn
 
> And if any of them might be called "football", then yes, you
> *do* need to be more specific.
 
> 1. A rouge scores 1 point.
 
Canadian football
 
 
> 2. A try scores 5 points.
 
Rugby
 
 
> 3. An albatross.
 
Golf
 
 
> 4. Leg before wicket.
 
Cricket
 
 
> 5. A goal scores 6 points.
 
Gaelic football
 
 
> 6. To win a game you need to score 11 points, but you have to win
> by 2.
 
Ping pong; badminton
 
 
> 7. To win a game you need to score 21 points, but you have to win
> by 2.
 
Volleyball
 
 
> 8. On each team, the "libero" player wears a different color shirt.
 
Team handball
 
 
> 9. Clean and snatch.
 
Weigh lifting
 
 
> 10. A player who commits the foul of "brutality" is sent off.
 
Pete
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 07 11:59PM -0500

Mark Brader:
 
> 1. Lived 1881-1931. Russian ballerina who made up for her apparent
> limited technique with a unique charm. Renowned for her creation
> of the role of "The Dying Swan" and for her tireless touring.
 
Anna Pavlova. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen.
 
> ballet at age 20. Defected in Paris in 1961, despite KGB
> efforts to stop him. Known for amazing charisma and emotional
> performances.
 
Rudolf Nureyev. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Marc, Dan Blum, Peter, Stephen,
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
 
> 3. Lived 1919-1991. British ballerina and international star
> who spent her entire career with the Royal Ballet. Known for
> her dance partnership with <answer 2>, 18 years her junior.
 
Margot Fonteyn. 4 for Calvin, Peter, and Stephen.
 
> pointe, a skill not commonly seen in male dancers. Retired at
> age 29 due to a nervous breakdown and was later diagnosed with
> schizophrenia.
 
Vaslav Nijinsky. 4 for Marc, Peter, and Stephen.
 
> presence and purity of his classical technique. Defected in
> Toronto in 1974. Made movie debut in 1977 in "The Turning
> Point". Played Carrie's Russian boyfriend on "Sex & the City."
 
Mikhail Baryshnikov. I allowed full points for "Barrishnakov" as it
would sound the same. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Marc, Dan Blum, Björn,
Stephen, and Pete.
 
> to partner with <answer 5>. Retired at 33, bedeviled by
> anorexia, cocaine addiction, and failure of her love affair
> with <answer 5>. Wrote 1986 autobiography "Dancing on My Grave".
 
Gelsey Kirkland. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
 
> musicality, daring attack and versatile dramatic ability.
> Currently serves as Artistic Director of the National Ballet
> of Canada.
 
Karen Kain.
 
> in major classical roles. Debuted as Juliet in Prokofiev's
> "Romeo and Juliet". Retired in 1989 after giving several
> dazzling farewell performances as Juliet.
 
Veronica Tennant.
 
> willingness to entertain. Became Artist-in-Residence at the
> National Ballet of Canada in 2006. In 2014, along with his
> fiancé, finished 7th in "The Amazing Race Canada".
 
Rex Harrington. (His fiancé is Bob Hope. No, not the comedian;
he died in 2003. A different one.)
 
> his elegant bearing. Won award for best pas-de-deux at 1973
> Moscow International Ballet Competition with frequent partner
> <answer 7>.
 
Frank Augustyn.
 
 
> And if any of them might be called "football", then yes, you
> *do* need to be more specific.
 
> 1. A rouge scores 1 point.
 
Canadian football. 4 for Calvin, Peter, Stephen, Dan Tilque,
and Pete. 3 for Joshua.
 
It's more commonly called a "single". For some reason this was
wrong in the original game; they thought it was worth 2 points.
 
> 2. A try scores 5 points.
 
Rubgy (or specifically rugby union). 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Björn,
Peter, Stephen, and Pete. 2 for Dan Tilque.
 
> 3. An albatross.
 
Golf. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Marc, Dan Blum, Bruce, Björn, Peter,
Stephen, Erland, and Pete.
 
> 4. Leg before wicket.
 
Cricket. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Marc, Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, Stephen,
Erland, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
 
> 5. A goal scores 6 points.
 
Australian football. 4 for Calvin, Marc, and Peter.
 
A wide variety of wrong answers on this one. In Gaelic football
a goal is only 3 points. Various things in American football and
the two forms of rugby are named using the word "goal" but none
of them is simply called a "goal" or is worth as much as 6 points.
In quidditch as introduced in the Harry Potter novels, and also in
the real-life game at least under the official US rules, a goal
is 10 points. Finally, as indicated earlier, "football" was an
insufficiently specific answer.
 
> 6. To win a game you need to score 11 points, but you have to win
> by 2.
 
Ping-pong; also squash and sometimes racketball. 4 for Calvin
(the hard way), Marc, Dan Blum, and Björn. 3 for Erland and Pete.
 
> 7. To win a game you need to score 21 points, but you have to win
> by 2.
 
Badminton; also racketball, sometimes. (Not ping-pong any more,
though; see question 6. It changed in 2001.) 4 for Stephen
and Dan Tilque.
 
The other popular wrong answer was volleyball, in which you actually
need to score 25.
 
> 8. On each team, the "libero" player wears a different color shirt.
 
Volleyball. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Bruce, Peter, Stephen,
and Dan Tilque.
 
> 9. Clean and snatch.
 
Weightlifting. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Marc, Bruce, Peter, Stephen,
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
 
> 10. A player who commits the foul of "brutality" is sent off.
 
Water polo. 4 for Stephen.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Can Can Art Spo
Stephen Perry 4 27 24 32 87
"Calvin" -- -- 16 32 48
Dan Blum 0 16 12 16 44
Peter Smyth -- -- 12 28 40
Joshua Kreitzer 0 4 16 19 39
Dan Tilque 0 12 4 22 38
Marc Dashevsky 0 4 12 20 36
Pete Gayde 0 0 8 23 31
Björn Lundin 0 4 4 12 20
Bruce Bowler -- -- 0 16 16
Erland Sommarskog 0 0 0 11 11
Jason Kreitzer 0 0 0 0 0
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 01 11:54PM -0500

Mark Brader:
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2015-02-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
 
Game 8 is over and it's another massive win for Stephen Perry.
Hearty congratulations, sir!
 
 
> NATO phonetic alphabet, the International Radiotelephony Spelling
> Alphabet, and other names. For example, A is Alfa [sic], B is
> Bravo, C is Charlie. And these letters are...?
 
"Jeopardy!" had a category on this topic on 2015-05-19. Only three
of the five questions were chosen before time ran out, and none of
those duplicated any questions here. The *other* category titles
in the round played on the theme also, though, and two of them were
Sierra and Whiskey.
 
> 1. D.
 
Delta. 4 for Peter, Björn, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque,
Stephen, Calvin, Pete, and Bruce.
 
> 2. F.
 
Foxtrot. 4 for Peter, Björn, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen,
Calvin, Pete, and Bruce.
 
> 3. H.
 
Hotel. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Calvin,
and Bruce.
 
> 4. J.
 
Juliett. 4 for Peter, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Calvin, and Bruce.
 
> 5. L.
 
Lima. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Calvin,
and Bruce.
 
> 6. P.
 
Papa. I scored "pepper" as almost correct based on the sound
resemblance. 4 for Peter, Jason, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Bruce.
3 for Joshua.
 
> 7. S.
 
Sierra. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Calvin,
and Bruce.
 
> 8. T.
 
Tango. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, Stephen,
Calvin, Pete, and Bruce.
 
> 9. W.
 
Whiskey. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen,
Calvin, and Bruce.
 
> 10. Y.
 
Yankee. 4 for Peter, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Calvin, and Bruce.
 
 
> * Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round: Tones of the Scale
 
This was the third-hardest round in the original game, after the
current-events and audio rounds.
 
 
> A1. "The Wealthy Barber" has provided Canadians with financial
> advice since 1989. It is a self-publishing success story,
> having sold over two million copies. Who wrote it?
 
David Chilton. 4 for Stephen.
 
> written many books about money, including "Debt Free
> Forever", "Money Rules", and "A Woman of Independent Means".
> Who is she?
 
Gail Vaz-Oxlade.
 
 
 
> B1. In the 15th century, this marriage between Isabella and
> Ferdinand united two important kingdoms of the Iberian
> peninsula. One was Castile; what was the other?
 
Aragon. See also the comment in Dan Tilque's posting. 4 for Marc,
Erland, Peter, Björn, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen,
and Calvin.
 
> B2. King Juan Carlos I reigned as Rey de España (King of Spain)
> from 1975 to 2014, when he abdicated in favor of his son.
> What is the son's name (no need for his number)?
 
Felipe (VI). We don't anglicize these things any more, so I scored
"Philip" as almost correct. 4 for Marc, Erland, Joshua, and Stephen.
1 for Dan Blum.
 
 
 
> C1. "American Sniper", made into a 2014 movie, is the
> autobiography of the most lethal sniper in US military
> history. Name him.
 
Chris Kyle. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Pete.
 
> "The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost
> Heroes of SEAL Team 10". It was made into a 2013 movie.
> Name the book (same name as the movie).
 
Lone Survivor. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
 
 
> D. "Fa", or Far: Farthest Cities from Other Cities
 
> D1. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Toronto, at a distance of 18,143 km?
 
Perth, Australia. 4 for Erland, Peter, Björn, Stephen, and Bruce.
3 for Pete. 2 for Calvin.
 
> D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
> 18,554 km?
 
Honolulu. 4 for Stephen.
 
In the original game both of these questions were written in reverse,
asking for the cities farthest from Perth and Honolulu and expecting
the answers Toronto and Cape Town. This not only made them a lot
harder, it also made them wrong, because the farthest city from
the farthest city may not be the city you started from, and in both
of these cases it isn't.
 
 
> polymers. But what material was previously used? It was
> prepared from the natural fiber found in the walls of animal
> intestines, but its name was a misnomer.
 
Catgut. 4 for Marc, Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen,
Calvin, Pete, and Bruce.
 
The animals actually used were generally sheep, sometimes horses,
but never cats. The substance is also simply called "gut", and
*that* came up on "Jeopardy!" on 2015-02-28 (although they mentioned
its use in musical instruments rather than surgery). It was in
a category on words that start with G and end with T; but the one
contestant who tried the question forgot this, went with "catgut",
and was therefore scored wrong.
 
> E2. This small, extremely sharp instrument used for surgery
> shares its name with a UK medical journal. What name?
 
Lancet. 4 for Marc, Erland, Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Stephen,
Calvin, Pete, and Bruce.
 
 
> historic 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial" in backwoods Tennessee.
> (Or more precisely, it was based on them and that case,
> but the names were changed.) Name the movie.
 
"Inherit the Wind". 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque,
Stephen, Pete, and Bruce.
 
> Power on murder charges. Real-life wife Elsa Lanchester
> plays Laughton's nurse, and Marlene Dietrich also appears.
> Billy Wilder directed. Name the movie.
 
"Witness for the Prosecution". 4 for Marc, Joshua, Stephen, Calvin,
and Bruce.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Lit Sci Ent Spo His Can Mis Cha SIX
Stephen Perry 40 58 40 20 22 24 40 44 246
Joshua Kreitzer 28 23 35 8 28 4 31 32 177
Peter Smyth 20 32 16 12 28 0 40 16 152
Dan Blum 40 40 18 0 12 4 20 17 147
Bruce Bowler -- -- 20 12 27 12 40 20 131
"Calvin" 7 15 4 16 24 6 36 18 116
Marc Dashevsky 0 38 20 8 12 4 0 24 106
Pete Gayde -- -- 16 32 16 4 12 19 99
Erland Sommarskog 0 24 -- -- 20 4 0 16 64
Jason Kreitzer -- -- 24 4 8 0 20 8 64
Dan Tilque -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 12 52
Björn Lundin 0 16 0 0 16 0 8 8 48
 
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Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 02 01:03AM -0700

Mark Brader wrote:
> harder, it also made them wrong, because the farthest city from
> the farthest city may not be the city you started from, and in both
> of these cases it isn't.
 
Indeed. Perth is very close to being antipodal to Bermuda. The entire
BoWash corridor is closer than Toronto. But since you're counting
population using "Calvinball rules" (i.e. saying "city" when you mean
metropolitan area), I believe the actual answer would be Virginia
Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA. OK, that's not a single city, but it's
the closest metro area with the required population to the antipodal
point. If you want to disallow that, then I'm pretty sure it's New York.
 
For the other, the antipodal point of Honolulu is somewhere in Botswana
or Namibia. Johannesburg and Pretoria are both closer.
 
BTW, I assumed that you meant actual city population and tried to answer
that. I wasn't correct for either question, or else I'd be lodging a
protest. As far as I can tell, the answer to the first would be Jakarta
and the second, San Jose, California.
 
I'm curious how things went down in the original game. Did anyone answer
New York to the first? If so, did they get credit?
 
--
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 02 05:36PM -0500

Mark Brader:
>> asking for the cities farthest from Perth and Honolulu and expecting
>> the answers Toronto and Cape Town. This not only made them a lot
>> harder, it also made them wrong...
 
Dan Tilque:
> But since you're counting population using "Calvinball rules" (i.e.
> saying "city" when you mean metropolitan area)...
 
Oops! Sorry, I didn't think about the size of Honolulu when I rewrote
the questions.
 
> I'm curious how things went down in the original game.
 
One person got the original D1 right, whether by guessing what the
organizers might have thought would be intresting or otherwise.
Nobody got the original D2.
 
> Did anyone answer New York to the first?
 
I have no information about answers given.
 
> If so, did they get credit?
 
If they had done so and protested, I would have supported it.
But in fact there were no protests.
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 02 06:09PM -0500

Mark Brader:
>>> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
>>> 18,554 km?
 
>> Honolulu. 4 for Stephen.
 
Björn Lundin:
> Protest. Or at least I think so.
> To me it seems that Honolulu does not reach the 1,000,000 mark.
 
Indeed it doesn't. However, because I gave the distance from Cape Town
and because I might have meant Honolulu's metropolitan area, which is
very close to 1,000,000, I think I have to continue to accept that
answer. And nobody gave the correct answer of San Jose. So the
scores stand.
--
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msb@vex.net / tutorial, mnemonic and misleading." --Larry Colen
 
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"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jun 03 01:43PM +0200

On 2015-06-03 01:09, Mark Brader wrote:
> very close to 1,000,000, I think I have to continue to accept that
> answer. And nobody gave the correct answer of San Jose. So the
> scores stand.
 
Ok.
 
--
Björn
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 02 12:35AM -0500

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
give the answers that were correct on those dates.
 
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.
 
As usual, these questions are running concurrently with the posting
of regular rounds, currently from Game 7 of the previous season.
 
All questions were written by members of Five Guys Named Moe, 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 (2015-05-25), Round 1 - Current Events
 
1. What television show passed its 7,000th episode last week?
 
2. More than 75 people died in a landslide caused by heavy rains
in what Colombian city?
 
3. What Nobel-prizewinning mathematician was killed in a car crash
on Saturday?
 
4. At least 9 people were killed in a gun battle at a restaurant
in Waco, Texas. Name the *restaurant*.
 
5. Who won the most awards -- 8 -- at the Billboard Music Awards?
 
6. Police in Queensland, Australia, issued a tongue-in-cheek BOLO
("Be On the LookOut") for *what musical group* for "crimes
against music"?
 
7. Who is the new coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team?
 
8. Crayola has stated that its crayons should not be used for
what purpose?
 
9. Which country held a constitutional referendum Friday that
legalized same-sex marriage?
 
10. Name any of the five banks that were fined $5,700,000,000 US
for collusion in foreign-exchange trading.
 
 
* Game 6 (2015-06-01), Round 1 - Current Events
 
1. Film production shut down a large stretch of Yonge Street for
three nights last week from 7 pm until 6 am. Name the movie.
 
2. In chutzpah news, name the FIFA president who won a fifth term
and then defiantly warned the US, "I forgive, but I never
forget". He was referring to an FBI investigation which resulted
in 7 arrests of the organization's senior officials on charges
of money laundering, racketeering, and tax evasion.
 
3. Which NBA team won a berth in the finals against the Cleveland
Cavaliers? It's been 40 years since this team made it into
the finals. Full name required.
 
4. Which action star set a Guinness world record by taking
105 selfies in 3 minutes at the world premiere of his film
"San Andreas"?
 
5. In business news, Charter Communications announced plans to
acquire which company for $56,700,000,000 US?
 
6. Students returned to class after the Ontario Labour Relations
Board found the strikes of high-school teachers against three
district school boards illegal. One of the three boards was
Rainbow, in the Sudbury area. Name either of the other two,
both located in the GTA.
 
7. Saying that he loved his job, but "loved his family more", this
prominent Harper ally and Justice Minister announced he would
not seek reelection in the fall. Name him.
 
8. Also leaving public life is a CityNews sports anchor, who is
hanging up the microphone after 18 years. Name this reporter,
who also cited family reasons (specifically, year-old twin sons)
as the impetus for the decision.
 
9. Toronto welcomed King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima on the
70th anniversary of liberation of Holland. Their gift to us
is 7 Tulpi chairs, which fold up like tulips so they don't get
wet in the rain. *Where* have the chairs been put?
 
10. This escapee from the High Park Zoo captured the imagination of
Toronto residents and was spotted in Parkdale and other west-end
communities. What kind of animal has led park staff and Toronto
Animal Services on a merry chase?
 
--
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msb@vex.net | * Do not pull the emergency cord. -- MTA, NYC
 
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"Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Jun 02 09:51PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 1. What television show passed its 7,000th episode last week?
 
> 2. More than 75 people died in a landslide caused by heavy rains
> in what Colombian city?
Bogota
> 3. What Nobel-prizewinning mathematician was killed in a car crash
> on Saturday?
John Nash
> 4. At least 9 people were killed in a gun battle at a restaurant
> in Waco, Texas. Name the restaurant.
 
> 5. Who won the most awards -- 8 -- at the Billboard Music Awards?
Beyonce, Rihanna
 
> 7. Who is the new coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team?
 
> 8. Crayola has stated that its crayons should not be used for
> what purpose?
To draw fake tattoos
> 9. Which country held a constitutional referendum Friday that
> legalized same-sex marriage?
Ireland
> 10. Name any of the five banks that were fined $5,700,000,000 US
> for collusion in foreign-exchange trading.
Barclays
> forget". He was referring to an FBI investigation which resulted
> in 7 arrests of the organization's senior officials on charges
> of money laundering, racketeering, and tax evasion.
Sepp Blatter (now gone)
> 3. Which NBA team won a berth in the finals against the Cleveland
> Cavaliers? It's been 40 years since this team made it into
> the finals. Full name required.
Golden State Warriors
> 4. Which action star set a Guinness world record by taking
> 105 selfies in 3 minutes at the world premiere of his film
> "San Andreas"?
Johnson
> 70th anniversary of liberation of Holland. Their gift to us
> is 7 Tulpi chairs, which fold up like tulips so they don't get
> wet in the rain. Where have the chairs been put?
Indoors
> Toronto residents and was spotted in Parkdale and other west-end
> communities. What kind of animal has led park staff and Toronto
> Animal Services on a merry chase?
Llama
 
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 02 11:03PM +0200

> * Game 9, Round 2 - Canadiana Geography - As the Crow Flies in Ontario
 
Oh, so exciting!
 
> 1. City; Kitchener 41 km, Woodstock 33 km, Listowel 41 km.
 
London

> 2. Town; Orillia 82 km, North Bay 111 km, Haliburton 64 km.
 
London
 

> 3. City; Kingston 75 km, Cornwall 89 km, Ottawa 93 km.
 
London
 

> 4. Town; Pickering 75 km, Kingston 138 km, Lindsay 64 km.
 
London
 

> 5. City; Barrie 256 km, Timmins 222 km, North Bay 121 km.
 
London
 

> 6. City; Sault Ste. Marie 131 km, Sudbury 126 km, Timmins 253 km.
 
London

> 7. City; Peterborough 63 km, Belleville 122 km, Guelph 118 km.
 
London
 

> 8. City; Hamilton 51 km, Port Colborne 30 km, Toronto 56 km.
 
London
 

> 9. Town; Sarnia 102 km, Wingham 36 km, Kincardine 49 km.
 
London
 

> 10. Town; Thunder Bay 394 km, Winnipeg 228 km, Minneapolis 428 km.
 
London

 
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Science - Canadian Inventions
 
> 5. What sport was invented in Canada in 1963 for girls, as an
> alternative to hockey? It was first tested in Espanola, Ontario.
 
Lacrosse

 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 01 01:22PM -0500

"Calvin":
> 1 Which two countries in South America begin with the letter B?
 
Bolivia and (took me a good half-minute to think of it!!) Brazil.
 
> 2 In which English city is the oriental-style Royal Pavilion, built as a
> seaside retreat for King George IV, when we has Prince of Wales?
 
Brighton.
 
> 3 Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall presents which British TV series?
 
Bi Have No Idea.
 
> 4 Sapporo is the fourth largest city in which country?
 
BJapan.
 
> 5 Of which ballet is Prince Siegfried the hero?
 
BParsifal?
 
> 6 Who wrote the 1852 novel Uncle Tom's Cabin?
 
Beecher Stowe, Harriet.
 
> 7 Hiver is the French word for which season?
 
Bwinter.
 
> 8 Which beer company previously sponsored the annual rugby union
> competition between the leading European clubs?
 
BHeineken?
 
> 9 What links Hawaii, Mexico, Poland and the South Pacific?
 
Blet's see. "Hawaii" is the title of a novel, "South Pacific" is the
title of a play, and "Mexico" and "Poland" aren't. There.
 
> 10 In which 2001 book by Yann Martel, and also a 2012 film, does the
> protagonist find himself in a lifeboat with a zebra, a hyena, an
> orang-utan and a tiger?
 
Blife of Pi.
--
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msb@vex.net | like the USA's hat... --Anthony McCarron
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 01 01:28PM -0500

"Calvin":
> > 4 Sapporo is the fourth largest city in which country?

Erland Sommarskog:
> That just did not seem quite right, and according to www.citypopulation.de
> Sapporo is the fifth largest city in Japan. Nagoya is #4.
 
If you go by city proper, yes. "City" is often used to mean a metropolitan
area (or "agglomeration" as that web site calls it), and on that basis
Yokohama is subsumed under Tokyo. But according to the site, Fukuoka is
the #4 "agglomeration" in Japan, and Sapporo is still #5.
--
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msb@vex.net --John Lawler
 
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