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| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Jun 06 04:54PM -0700 This is Rotating Quiz #184. The winner will be the first choice to set RQ 185, in a manner of their choosing. Please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one. Answer slates must be posted by noon Philadelphia time (GMT-4) on Saturday, 2015-06-13, which gives you 6 days and some number of hours from the time of posting. In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first. I tried to get this in before 6pm today, but couldn't quite swing it. if I have made any typos or other errors, please forgive me. it's been a long day. 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* 1. what group will meet in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, next week? 2. for the past 16 years, who has audited FIFA's annual financial reports? 3. there was a ferry disaster in china this past week, with over 400 people confirmed dead or still missing. on what river? 4. the Pope will attend the world meeting of families which will take place this coming september 22nd-27th. in what city? 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? 6. what dietary restriction does prime minister narendra modi of india follow? 7. marvel comics is changing a lot of things with their 2015 reboot. 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? 9. where will princess charlotte be christened on july 5th? sorry, no bruce jenner questions this time around. good luck! swp |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 06 08:23PM -0500 Stephen Perry: > The winner will be the first choice to set RQ 185, > in a manner of their choosing. Even if it mattered, I would be unable due to absence. > I tried to get this in before 6pm today, but couldn't quite > swing it. Well, at least you got in by 6 pm (zone -6), 06-06. You should have claimed that this was your intent all along! > 0. for 1 point each, name all of the winners of horse racing's 'triple > crown' *as of the time of your entry* Seattle Slew, Secretariat, Affirmed... Man of War? And some others. > 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? I'll pick a round number... 16. > 6. what dietary restriction does prime minister narendra modi of india follow? Vegetarian? > 8. today is june 6th. what happened 71 years ago today? The Rangers tasked with destroying artillery at Pointe-du-Hoc found that it wasn't there. > 9. where will princess charlotte be christened on july 5th? St. Paul's? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Don't let it drive you crazy... msb@vex.net | Leave the driving to us!" --Wayne & Shuster My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 07 02:33AM > 0. for 1 point each, name all of the winners of horse racing's 'triple crown' *as of the time of your entry* American Pharaoh, Seabiscuit > 1. what group will meet in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, next week? G8 > 2. for the past 16 years, who has audited FIFA's annual financial reports? Price Waterhouse Coopers > 3. there was a ferry disaster in china this past week, with over 400 people confirmed dead or still missing. on what river? Yellow > 4. the Pope will attend the world meeting of families which will take place this coming september 22nd-27th. in what city? Rome > 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? 2002 > 6. what dietary restriction does prime minister narendra modi of india follow? vegetarianism > 7. marvel comics is changing a lot of things with their 2015 reboot. dr stephen strange, master of the mystic arts and earth's sorcerer supreme, now wields what weapon according to the promo images? Thor's hammer > 8. today is june 6th. what happened 71 years ago today? invasion of Normandy > 9. where will princess charlotte be christened on july 5th? Westminster Abbey -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Jun 06 10:10PM -0400 On 2015-06-06, swp wrote: > forgive me. it's been a long day. > 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* Whirl Away, Citation, Secretariat, Seattle Slew, Affirmed, American Pharaoh > 1. what group will meet in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, next week? G20 > 2. for the past 16 years, who has audited FIFA's annual financial reports? nobody > 3. there was a ferry disaster in china this past week, with over 400 people confirmed dead or still missing. on what river? Yanghtze > 4. the Pope will attend the world meeting of families which will take place this coming september 22nd-27th. in what city? Philadelphia > 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? > 6. what dietary restriction does prime minister narendra modi of india follow? no beef > 7. marvel comics is changing a lot of things with their 2015 reboot. 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 > 9. where will princess charlotte be christened on july 5th? Westminster Abbey -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 07 10:11AM +0200 > 1. what group will meet in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, next week? G7 > 2. for the past 16 years, who has audited FIFA's annual financial reports? PWC > 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? 1995 > 6. what dietary restriction does prime minister narendra modi of india > follow? Vegetarian > 8. today is june 6th. what happened 71 years ago today? I know what happened 492 years ago. :-) 1944? I go for D-Day in Normandie > 9. where will princess charlotte be christened on july 5th? York > sorry, no bruce jenner questions this time around. Cathryn, isn't it? -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jun 07 03:18AM -0500 In article <a83ec7fc-5172-441f-91d1-cc9593fa24ae@googlegroups.com>, Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com says... > 0. for 1 point each, name all of the winners of horse racing's 'triple crown' *as of the time of your entry* American Pharaoh, Affirmed, Seattle Slew > 1. what group will meet in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, next week? > 2. for the past 16 years, who has audited FIFA's annual financial reports? FBI > 3. there was a ferry disaster in china this past week, with over 400 people confirmed dead or still missing. on what river? Yangtzee > 4. the Pope will attend the world meeting of families which will take place this coming september 22nd-27th. in what city? > 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? 2007 > 6. what dietary restriction does prime minister narendra modi of india follow? no animal flesh > 7. marvel comics is changing a lot of things with their 2015 reboot. 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? Allied invasion of Normandy -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 06 09:43PM Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com> wrote in > of 27 points available. Some answers may repeat. > 1. Which manufacturer (make) has won the most NASCAR Manufacturer's > Championships, with 38? Chevrolet (singleton for Stephen) > 2. After emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009 and the closing > of several brands, General Motors is left with 4 Divisions (makes) in > the USA. Name them for 1 point each. Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC > 3. What is the longest continuously made car in the world, first made > in 1934 and still in production today (make and model)? Chevrolet Suburban (singleton for Chris) > 4. What is the highest selling vehicle (make and model) in the USA, > with 34 million sold since 1948? Ford F-Series truck > 5. The Aston Martin DB5 is the most famous car used in the James Bond > movies, but it was not the first. What is the first car (make and > model) driven by James Bond (in "Dr. No")? Chevrolet Bel Air (singleton for Stephen). 007 drives the Sunbeam Alpine later in the movie. > 6. Before finally settling on a name, choices for this famous car's > name (make and model) included Cougar, Torino, Bronco, Puma, Cheetah, > and Colt. Name it. Ford Mustang > 7. What is the highest selling vehicle in the world (make and model), > with over 40 million sold since 1966? Toyota Corolla > 8. Which manufacturer (make) has won the most Formula 1 World > Constructor's Championships, with 16? Ferrari > 9. What is the highest selling all-electric vehicle (make and model) > in the world, with approximately 158,000 sold since 2010? Nissan Leaf > 10. This 1964 car (make and model) is generally considered to be the > first "muscle car" and started the trend of all 4 automakers (Ford, > Chrysler, General Motors, American Motors) offering competing models. Pontiac GTO SCORES: Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total ------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ----- Mark 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Chris 0 3 3 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 15 Dan 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 8 Stephen 1 4 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 3 16 Calvin 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 6 Marc 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 David 0 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 11 Erland 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Stephen is the narrow winner (despite ascribing the Mustang to Chevrolet). There would have been a tie had Chris included "Ford" as the make for the Mustang. Congratulations to you, Stephen! RQ 184 is yours. Pete |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Jun 06 03:13PM -0700 On Saturday, June 6, 2015 at 5:43:47 PM UTC-4, Pete wrote: > Congratulations to you, Stephen! RQ 184 is yours. thank you. I'll put up rq 184 within the next day. swp |
| 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 |
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