- Rotating Quiz #192: RESULTS - 4 Updates
- QFTCI5GNM15 Game 1, Rounds 2-3: iconic hotels and mathematicians - 2 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #405 - 1 Update
- Rotating Quiz #191: famous movie quotes ANSWERS & SCORES - 1 Update
- Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*) - 1 Update
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 18 04:46AM Rotating Quiz #192 is over and Erland Sommarskog is the winner. I promise next time I have to set one of these to make it slightly less difficult. > 1. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Oberkampf, Danube Paris David and Erland got this. > 2. Harlem, Harlem, Harlem Chicago. New York City does not in fact have any stations named just "Harlem" since the stations are generally named after streets and Harlem is an area of the city (there is a Harlem - 148th St station). No one got this. I realize that it is somewhat unfair but I couldn't resist. > 3. Barking, Angel, Burnt Oak London David, Erland, Calvin, and Dan got this. > 4. Wedding, Pankow, Olympia-Stadion Berlin David and Erland got this. > 5. Florida, Palermo, Lavalle Buenos Aires Erland got this. > 6. Happy Valley Scenic Area, Agricultural Exhibition Center, Military Museum Beijing No one got this. > 7. Pennsylvania Avenue, Kings Highway, Knickerbocker Avenue New York City. These are somewhat obscure stations but "Knickerbocker" was intended to be a clue. The answer "Brooklyn" scores no points as, while all these stations are indeed in Brooklyn, Brooklyn has not been a city for more than a century. No one got this. > 8. Juan, Sosa, Central Park Seoul No one got this. > 9. Garibaldi, Jamaica, Normal Mexico City No one got this. > 10. Moosach, Moosfeld, Westpark Munich No one got this. Scores: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total --------------------------------- Erland 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 David 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Calvin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Dan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Marc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 18 01:35AM -0500 Dan Blum: > This is Rotating Quiz 192. Entries must be posted by Monday, August > 17th, 2015 at 11 PM (Eastern Daylight Time). What, you knew what time my flight was landing??!? This is tough. There are only three I know for sure. > 1. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Oberkampf, Danube Paris. > 2. Harlem, Harlem, Harlem Amsterdam? > 3. Barking, Angel, Burnt Oak London. > 4. Wedding, Pankow, Olympia-Stadion Berlin. > 5. Florida, Palermo, Lavalle Atlanta? > 6. Happy Valley Scenic Area, Agricultural Exhibition Center, Military Museum Sydney? > 7. Pennsylvania Avenue, Kings Highway, Knickerbocker Avenue Philadelphia? > 8. Juan, Sosa, Central Park Los Angeles? > 9. Garibaldi, Jamaica, Normal Chicago? > 10. Moosach, Moosfeld, Westpark Stockholm? -- Mark Brader | "As a professional, it's my job to take a slightly dim Toronto | view of the ... people who will look at my code next. msb@vex.net | If I am wrong... so much the better!" -- Henry Spencer My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 18 01:37AM -0500 Dan Blum: > > 6. Happy Valley Scenic Area, Agricultural Exhibition Center, Military Museum > Beijing Objection! Nothing was said about names having been translated into English on some questions but not others (Olympia-Stadion). -- Mark Brader "They're trying to invent a new crime: Toronto interference with a business model." msb@vex.net --Bruce Schneier |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 18 07:07AM >> Beijing > Objection! Nothing was said about names having been translated into > English on some questions but not others (Olympia-Stadion). Hey! I was able to look through that. I looked at these names and decided that they were a bit too pompous to be in an English-speaking country. I took it a little too far, and settled for Pyongyang, but it later occurred to me that Beijing was maybe a more likely answer given that this is a more prominent city. I was not surprise that the triple-Harlem was not in New York. It was obvious already from the first question that Dan was in to some trap questions. None of the Paris stations had any particular French names. But Oberkampf is so un-French, so you can't miss it if you travel by Métro in Paris. And exactly how Korean did the Seoul names look like? Of the metros in the quiz, I have travelled with Paris, London, Buenos Aires, Seoul and Munich. I hope to have RQ193 up tonight. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 18 01:16AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-04-20, 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 (from the first posting). 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 recent companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Iconic Hotels These hotels span the gamut from famous to infamous. 1. Featured in both F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night" and Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises", this Parisian hotel is probably best known as the place where Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed dined on the night of their fatal car crash. Name it. 2. The good: Arthur C. Clarke wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" here. The bad: Dylan Thomas was staying here when he died of pneumonia. The ugly: Nancy Spungen was stabbed to death here, purportedly by her boyfriend Sid Vicious. Name this iconic New York hotel. 3. Located at 8221 Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles, this iconic hotel was where John Belushi died of a drug overdose in 1982. Name it. 4. Whitney Houston was staying at this Hollywood hotel in 2012 as she prepared for an appearance at the Grammys. She never made it to the show; she drowned in the bath of Suite 403 due to the effects of heart disease and cocaine. Name the hotel. 5. In 2008, an Islamist terrorist group attacked two hotels, the Taj Mahal Palace and the Oberoi, killing 167 people. Name the *city* where both hotels are located. 6. Good things happen in hotels as well. Name the iconic hotel which is credited with the creation of the Singapore Sling. 7. This 5-star hotel located in London's Mayfair district is sometimes referred to as an "annex to Buckingham Palace" because of its long-standing connection with royalty, starting in 1860 when the Empress Eugenie entertained Queen Victoria there. Name this hotel, where Chef Gordon Ramsay ran the main restaurant until 2013. 8. Ernest Hemingway and Somerset Maugham were two of the famous guests to grace the Gritti Palace. In which *European city* would you find this luxury hotel? 9. Now operating as a hotel and resort, the Goldeneye was originally built by Ian Fleming in 1946 and was where he wrote all his James Bond novels. In which *country* is it located? 10. In 1964, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor stayed in this iconic hotel while he was in town for a pre-Broadway run of Hamlet. Their stay caused an uproar in puritanical Toronto because they were sharing a room while still being married to other people. Name the hotel. * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Mathematicians In each case, name the mathematician described. 1. (Lived 1924-2010.) He invented the word "fractal" and was the first mathematician to study them seriously. 2. (Lived approx. 1170-1250.) Leonardo of Pisa was influential in spreading the Hindu-Arabic numeral system in Europe, but he is best known today for the number sequence named after him under a different name. By what name do we generally know him? 3. (Lived 1550-1617.) This Scottish mathematician invented logarithms. 4. (Born 1953.) This English mathematician proved Fermat's Last Theorem. 5. (Lived 1596-1650.) He is credited as being the father of analytical geometry. The system for locating a point on a plane is named after him. 6. (Lived in the 4th-3rd centuries BC.) He is known as the father of geometry. His 13-book treatise, "The Elements", is one of the most influential works in the history of mathematics. 7. (Lived 1749-1827.) Sometimes called "the French Newton", he solved the problem of perturbations in planetary orbits that had eluded Newton. 8. (Born 1931.) This English mathematical physicist popularized an "impossible triangle" that inspired the artist M.C. Escher. He proved that singularities (such as black holes) could be formed from the gravitational collapse of immense, dying stars. 9. (Lived 1831-79.) This Scottish mathematical physicist formulated the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation. 10. (Lived 1872-1970.) There is no Nobel Prize for math, but this British mathematician, philosopher, logician, historian, writer, social critic, and political activist won the 1950 Nobel for literature. -- Mark Brader, | "There is no silver bullet, because not every Toronto, msb@vex.net | problem is a werewolf." -- Damian Conway My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Aug 18 01:56AM -0500 In article <qYidnTnKF88vUE_InZ2dnUU7-cWdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > The bad: Dylan Thomas was staying here when he died of pneumonia. > The ugly: Nancy Spungen was stabbed to death here, purportedly > by her boyfriend Sid Vicious. Name this iconic New York hotel. Chelsea > she prepared for an appearance at the Grammys. She never made > it to the show; she drowned in the bath of Suite 403 due to > the effects of heart disease and cocaine. Name the hotel. Beverly Hilton > 5. In 2008, an Islamist terrorist group attacked two hotels, the Taj > Mahal Palace and the Oberoi, killing 167 people. Name the *city* > where both hotels are located. Mumbai > 8. Ernest Hemingway and Somerset Maugham were two of the famous > guests to grace the Gritti Palace. In which *European city* > would you find this luxury hotel? Venice > In each case, name the mathematician described. > 1. (Lived 1924-2010.) He invented the word "fractal" and was > the first mathematician to study them seriously. Mandelbrot > in spreading the Hindu-Arabic numeral system in Europe, but > he is best known today for the number sequence named after him > under a different name. By what name do we generally know him? Fibonacci > 3. (Lived 1550-1617.) This Scottish mathematician invented > logarithms. Napier > 5. (Lived 1596-1650.) He is credited as being the father of > analytical geometry. The system for locating a point on a > plane is named after him. Rene DesCartes > 6. (Lived in the 4th-3rd centuries BC.) He is known as the father > of geometry. His 13-book treatise, "The Elements", is one of > the most influential works in the history of mathematics. Pythagoras > 7. (Lived 1749-1827.) Sometimes called "the French Newton", he > solved the problem of perturbations in planetary orbits that > had eluded Newton. LaPlace > an "impossible triangle" that inspired the artist M.C. Escher. > He proved that singularities (such as black holes) could be > formed from the gravitational collapse of immense, dying stars. Penrose > 9. (Lived 1831-79.) This Scottish mathematical physicist formulated > the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation. James Clerk Maxwell > this British mathematician, philosopher, logician, historian, > writer, social critic, and political activist won the 1950 > Nobel for literature. Bertrand Russell -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 18 01:39AM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 Who was the last British governor of Hong Kong? Johnson. > 2 Which Rio stadium hosted the 2014 World Cup final between Germany and > Argentina? Johnson. > 3 Who wanted the head of John the Baptist? Herod? > 4 What is the only Welsh county to compete in the English county cricket > championships? Shropshire? > 5 With 150 verses, what is the longest book in the Bible? Psalms? > 6 Which song from The Lion King won the 1994 Academy Award for best > original song? "Circle of Life"? > 7 How many rows does a Scrabble board consist of? 15. > 8 What colour is the zero compartment on a roulette wheel? Green. > 9 In 1963 which actor played the first Dr Who? Hartnell. > 10 What links Barbados, Neptune and Maserati? Their symbol is a trident. -- Mark Brader, Toronto Well, somebody had to be the pedant here! msb@vex.net -- David Keldsen My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 18 01:25AM -0500 Stephen Perry: > Mark Brader is the winner! but Mark is disqualified from hosting the > next RQ, because he is on vacation. serves him right for having a life. It wasn't a vacation, it was a bridge tournament. > I hope he at least takes some nice pictures for us. ;-) Oh well. -- Mark Brader | "How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice. Toronto | "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn't have msb@vex.net | come here. This is, after all, a Bridge Club." | -- Ray Lee (after Lewis Carroll) |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 18 01:13AM -0500 This is a repeat of my 2015-02-23 introductory posting with some minor updates. If you were already familiar with the content and with the way I'm scheduling current-events rounds now, then there's no real need to reread it now. * Introduction As most of you will remember, the Canadian Inquisition is a team trivia league that plays in Toronto pubs. It's a cooperative league, whose teams take turns to write and ask the questions that the others answer. In the May-August season of 2015, the questions were written by Five Guys Named Moe. In the September-December season, they will be written by the Bloor Street Irregulars. I have obtained both teams' permission to post to this newsgroup the questions from these seasons, to be respectively tagged QFTCI5GNM15 and QFTCIBSI in the subject line. Before posting them here, I'm editing some of them for various reasons -- for brevity, to clarify their intent, to avoid issues raised on protests, for suitability in this medium, and so on. I intend to make the same request of Five Guys Named Moe when the following season starts. As you may remember, the league's season consists of 10 regular games and a Final. A regular game contains 102 questions. Most of the game is in rounds of 10 questions on a specific topic within a different general area. For example, one game in 2008 included a geography round on former place names, an entertainment round on Morgan Freeman movies, and a sports round on things that happened during Toronto Blue Jays games. Round 1 is always a current-events round; Round 5 is always an audio round; and Round 10 (the "challenge round") normally contains 12 questions, 2 each on 6 different subjects. I won't be posting audio questions (except if I think they can be answered without the audio), nor will I post the video questions that sometimes occur in the Final. * Scheduling - Regular Games My intent is that for each quiz you'll get about 3 days to answer, plus or minus a few hours, but I'm not going to set exact deadlines; I'll cut off entries at whatever time (after 2 days and about 21 hours) that it's convenient for me to do the scoring and post the results. One series of postings will include Rounds 2-4 and 6-10 for each of Games 1-10. I will normally post the questions as four sets of two rounds each: Rounds 2-3 in one posting, Rounds 4 and 6 in the next, and so on. In the Final, most rounds have 15 questions, and these I'll post one round at a time. For each game, I'll keep a cumulative score over the group of postings, counting your best 6 rounds out of 8 (or 5 out of 7, etc.) -- that way if you miss a set, or if there's a subject you're weak on, you still have a chance to finish well. Each game will be totaled after the last round is posted and scored. In a normal game usually one round is Canadiana (this may also fall under another subject such as history or geography), which those of you in distant places may have some trouble with, but I am including them in the posting series anyway. This is your chance to shine by displaying your knowledge of Canadiana. However, if *nobody* in the newsgroup scores *any* points on a round, which has happened with Canadiana occasionally, then I will score as if that round had never existed. * Scheduling - Current Events I will also do a separate series of postings consisting of current-events rounds only, also to be posted two at a time. These will all appear while they're still reasonably current -- normally within a couple of days of the second of the two original games. For this series I'm accumulating scores over all the games from Unnatural Axxxe's season, similarly counting the best 9 out of 11. So there will be an overall current-events winner for the season. I'm posting current-events games independently of the posting of other games, so there will normally be a regular game running concurrently with each set of current-events questions. * Procedures and Scoring The usual rule in our regular league games is that each question goes to an individual who can answer for 2 points without assistance, and if he misses, he can consult his team and try again for 1 point. If the quizmaster judges that an answer is incomplete, she can ask for more details before ruling the answer right or wrong. To maintain the spirit of these rules, I will say that you can give two answers on every question. But I will penalize you if you give both a right answer and a wrong answer. My scoring is: 4 points - if you answer once and are right (or twice, both right) 3 points - if you guess twice and are right only the first time 2 points - if you guess twice and are right only the second time Bonus points may occasionally be available and will be explained in the relevant round. If you give only one answer, but with only some sort of additional comment, please make it clear that that's what you're doing. If there is any doubt I'll assume that you are giving two answers. If I see more than two answers, the extra ones will be ignored. Where it makes sense, I will accept answers that I think are almost close enough (*more than half right*), with a 1-point penalty. But I will reject answers that I do not think are sufficiently specific, since there is no opportunity to ask for clarification when answers are posted in the newsgroup. You must, of course, answer based on your own knowledge and nothing else. You must post all your answers in a single posting. Where a person's name is asked for, *normally you need only give the surname*. If you give another part of the name and you're wrong, your answer is wrong. -- Mark Brader "The spaghetti is put there by the designer of Toronto the code, not the designer of the language." msb@vex.net -- Richard Minner My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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