Sunday, August 23, 2015

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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 22 05:31PM -0500

This is, in general, Rotating Quiz #194.
 
 
My thanks to Erland Sommarskog for running RQ 193 and (rather a
change!) for writing a contest that allowed me to win. The winner
of RQ 194, in turn, will be the first choice to set RQ 195, in
whatever manner they prefer.
 
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 Toronto time (zone -4) on
Friday, 2015-08-28, which gives you a few hours under 6 days from
the time of posting. Have fun.
 
In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be correct spelling
and capitalization; the second tiebreaker will be who scored
on the hardest questions; and the third tiebreaker will be who
posted first.
 
 
Unless otherwise specified, name the person or thing described.
For people, the last name is sufficient.
 
* General History
 
1. This man left France when it surrendered to Nazi Germany and
founded what became the "Free French" army. In later years he
had success as a politician.
 
2. Also in WW2, this man led the American forces at war with Japan.
But his military career came to an abrupt end when he exceeded
his authority in Korea.
 
 
* General Science... and Science-Fiction
 
3. Albert Einstein developed the theory of relativity in two stages.
His paper introduced "special relativity" was published in 1905,
followed in 1915 by one on "general relativity". What was
general about it?
 
4. In Larry Niven's "Known Space" series, a company owned by the
Puppeteers produces spacecraft hulls that are almost invulnerable
to damage. Name the company.
 
 
* General Fiction
 
5. Give the *complete first line* of the song that contains
the following lines:
 
I'm very well acquainted too with matters mathematical,
I understand equations, both the simple and quadratical,
About binomial theorem I'm teeming with a lot o' news --
With many cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse.
 
6. This 1949 comedy starring Danny Kaye was based on a play by
Nikolai Gogol. The premise of both versions is that a
government agent is sent to check up on a small town whose
mayor is corrupt, and the mayor and his associates hear about
this try to placate the agent, but they guess wrong as to which
person *is* the agent.
 
 
* General Positions
 
7. In the US, Vivek Murthy succeeded Regina Benjamin in this
position.
 
8. In Canada, David Johnston succeeded Michaëlle Jean in this
position.
 
 
* General Corporations
 
9. This company traces its origins to Thomas Edison, among others.
Today it is a leading manufacturer of diesel locomotives and
airplane jet engines, as well as other products more likely to
be found in retail stores.
 
10. This company's brand names include Cheerios, Betty Crocker,
Pillsbury, Nature Valley, Progresso, Yoplait, and Häagen-Dazs.
 
 
* General Ranks
 
11. This rank as it now exists in the US army was created in 1944
for <answer 2> and a few others. Currently nobody holds
this rank. Give its official name.
 
12. This rank in the US army, four steps below <answer 11>, also
fits the theme of this contest, but the corresponding rank in
the British army does not.
 
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Toronto | of sitting for endless hours in soundproof rooms with peo-
msb@vex.net | ple you do not particularly like, waiting for something to
| happen. Sort of like being a movie critic." --Roger Ebert
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
"Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Aug 22 07:12PM -0400

On 2015-08-22, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 1. This man left France when it surrendered to Nazi Germany and
> founded what became the "Free French" army. In later years he
> had success as a politician.
 
DeGaulle
 
> 2. Also in WW2, this man led the American forces at war with Japan.
> But his military career came to an abrupt end when he exceeded
> his authority in Korea.
 
MacArthur
 
 
> 4. In Larry Niven's "Known Space" series, a company owned by the
> Puppeteers produces spacecraft hulls that are almost invulnerable
> to damage. Name the company.
 
General Products
 
> I understand equations, both the simple and quadratical,
> About binomial theorem I'm teeming with a lot o' news --
> With many cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse.
 
I am the very model of a modern major general
 
> mayor is corrupt, and the mayor and his associates hear about
> this try to placate the agent, but they guess wrong as to which
> person *is* the agent.
 
The Inspector General
 
> position.
 
> 8. In Canada, David Johnston succeeded Micha?lle Jean in this
> position.
 
Governor General
 
> Today it is a leading manufacturer of diesel locomotives and
> airplane jet engines, as well as other products more likely to
> be found in retail stores.
 
General Electric
 
> 10. This company's brand names include Cheerios, Betty Crocker,
> Pillsbury, Nature Valley, Progresso, Yoplait, and H?agen-Dazs.
 
General Foods
 
 
> 11. This rank as it now exists in the US army was created in 1944
> for <answer 2> and a few others. Currently nobody holds
> this rank. Give its official name.
 
General of the Army
 
> 12. This rank in the US army, four steps below <answer 11>, also
> fits the theme of this contest, but the corresponding rank in
> the British army does not.
 
2-star general
 
--
Chris F.A. Johnson
swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Aug 22 04:40PM -0700

On Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 6:31:46 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> This is, in general, Rotating Quiz #194.
 
noted
 
> My thanks to Erland Sommarskog for running RQ 193 and (rather a
 
and a tough act to follow!
 
> and capitalization; the second tiebreaker will be who scored
> on the hardest questions; and the third tiebreaker will be who
> posted first.
 
and you know how much I love that first tiebreaker.
 
 
> 1. This man left France when it surrendered to Nazi Germany and
> founded what became the "Free French" army. In later years he
> had success as a politician.
 
charles de gaulle
 
> 2. Also in WW2, this man led the American forces at war with Japan.
> But his military career came to an abrupt end when he exceeded
> his authority in Korea.
 
douglas macarthur
 
> His paper introduced "special relativity" was published in 1905,
> followed in 1915 by one on "general relativity". What was
> general about it?
 
it generalized newton's gravity and special relativity together in a geometric fashion.
 
> 4. In Larry Niven's "Known Space" series, a company owned by the
> Puppeteers produces spacecraft hulls that are almost invulnerable
> to damage. Name the company.
 
general products
 
> I understand equations, both the simple and quadratical,
> About binomial theorem I'm teeming with a lot o' news --
> With many cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse.
 
I am the very model of a modern major general
 
> mayor is corrupt, and the mayor and his associates hear about
> this try to placate the agent, but they guess wrong as to which
> person *is* the agent.
 
the government inspector aka the inspector general
 
 
> * General Positions
 
> 7. In the US, Vivek Murthy succeeded Regina Benjamin in this
> position.
 
surgeon general (?) (I will be upset with myself if it's 'attorney general')
 
> 8. In Canada, David Johnston succeeded Michaëlle Jean in this
> position.
 
governor general (?) (I am upset because I remember her name and not the context.)
 
> Today it is a leading manufacturer of diesel locomotives and
> airplane jet engines, as well as other products more likely to
> be found in retail stores.
 
general electric
 
> 10. This company's brand names include Cheerios, Betty Crocker,
> Pillsbury, Nature Valley, Progresso, Yoplait, and Häagen-Dazs.
 
general mills
 
 
> 11. This rank as it now exists in the US army was created in 1944
> for <answer 2> and a few others. Currently nobody holds
> this rank. Give its official name.
 
general of the army
 
> 12. This rank in the US army, four steps below <answer 11>, also
> fits the theme of this contest, but the corresponding rank in
> the British army does not.
 
brigadier general
 
 
swp, whose Uncle Vanya was a colonel general in a former country
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 22 08:53PM -0700

On Sunday, August 23, 2015 at 8:31:46 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 1. This man left France when it surrendered to Nazi Germany and
> founded what became the "Free French" army. In later years he
> had success as a politician.
 
De Gaulle
 
> 2. Also in WW2, this man led the American forces at war with Japan.
> But his military career came to an abrupt end when he exceeded
> his authority in Korea.
 
MacArthur
 
> I understand equations, both the simple and quadratical,
> About binomial theorem I'm teeming with a lot o' news --
> With many cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse.
 
I am the very model of a modern major-general
 
 
> * General Positions
 
> 7. In the US, Vivek Murthy succeeded Regina Benjamin in this
> position.
 
Postmaster General?

> 8. In Canada, David Johnston succeeded Michaëlle Jean in this
> position.
 
Governor-General
 
> Today it is a leading manufacturer of diesel locomotives and
> airplane jet engines, as well as other products more likely to
> be found in retail stores.
 
GE
 
 
> 11. This rank as it now exists in the US army was created in 1944
> for <answer 2> and a few others. Currently nobody holds
> this rank. Give its official name.
 
Brigadier General?
 
> 12. This rank in the US army, four steps below <answer 11>, also
> fits the theme of this contest, but the corresponding rank in
> the British army does not.
 
Lieutenant General?
 
cheers,
calvin
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 23 12:14AM -0700

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 1. This man left France when it surrendered to Nazi Germany and
> founded what became the "Free French" army. In later years he
> had success as a politician.
 
de Gaulle
 
 
> 2. Also in WW2, this man led the American forces at war with Japan.
> But his military career came to an abrupt end when he exceeded
> his authority in Korea.
 
MacArthur
 
> His paper introduced "special relativity" was published in 1905,
> followed in 1915 by one on "general relativity". What was
> general about it?
 
it was a general theory of gravity
 
 
> 4. In Larry Niven's "Known Space" series, a company owned by the
> Puppeteers produces spacecraft hulls that are almost invulnerable
> to damage. Name the company.
 
General Products
 
> I understand equations, both the simple and quadratical,
> About binomial theorem I'm teeming with a lot o' news --
> With many cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse.
 
I am the very model of a modern Major General
 
 
> mayor is corrupt, and the mayor and his associates hear about
> this try to placate the agent, but they guess wrong as to which
> person *is* the agent.
 
Inspector General
 
(total WAG here)
 
 
> * General Positions
 
> 7. In the US, Vivek Murthy succeeded Regina Benjamin in this
> position.
 
Solicitor General
 
 
> 8. In Canada, David Johnston succeeded Michaëlle Jean in this
> position.
 
Governor General
 
> Today it is a leading manufacturer of diesel locomotives and
> airplane jet engines, as well as other products more likely to
> be found in retail stores.
 
General Electric
 
 
> 10. This company's brand names include Cheerios, Betty Crocker,
> Pillsbury, Nature Valley, Progresso, Yoplait, and Häagen-Dazs.
 
General Mills
 
 
> 11. This rank as it now exists in the US army was created in 1944
> for <answer 2> and a few others. Currently nobody holds
> this rank. Give its official name.
 
General of the Army
 
 
> 12. This rank in the US army, four steps below <answer 11>, also
> fits the theme of this contest, but the corresponding rank in
> the British army does not.
 
Brigadier General
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Aug 23 08:25AM +0100


> 1. This man left France when it surrendered to Nazi Germany and
> founded what became the "Free French" army. In later years he
> had success as a politician.
 
Charles De Gaulle
 
> 2. Also in WW2, this man led the American forces at war with Japan.
> But his military career came to an abrupt end when he exceeded
> his authority in Korea.
 
Douglas MacArthur
 
> His paper introduced "special relativity" was published in 1905,
> followed in 1915 by one on "general relativity". What was
> general about it?
 
You could have gravity in it
 
> 4. In Larry Niven's "Known Space" series, a company owned by the
> Puppeteers produces spacecraft hulls that are almost invulnerable
> to damage. Name the company.
 
General Motors
 
> I understand equations, both the simple and quadratical,
> About binomial theorem I'm teeming with a lot o' news --
> With many cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse.
 
I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major General
 
> mayor is corrupt, and the mayor and his associates hear about
> this try to placate the agent, but they guess wrong as to which
> person *is* the agent.
 
The Inspector General? (Clearly based on The Government Inspector)
 
> * General Positions
 
> 7. In the US, Vivek Murthy succeeded Regina Benjamin in this
> position.
 
Surgeon General?
 
> 8. In Canada, David Johnston succeeded Michaëlle Jean in this
> position.
 
Governor General, I assume
 
> Today it is a leading manufacturer of diesel locomotives and
> airplane jet engines, as well as other products more likely to
> be found in retail stores.
 
General Electric (GE) (Thanks, "30 Rock")
 
> 10. This company's brand names include Cheerios, Betty Crocker,
> Pillsbury, Nature Valley, Progresso, Yoplait, and Häagen-Dazs.
 
General Mills
 
 
> 11. This rank as it now exists in the US army was created in 1944
> for <answer 2> and a few others. Currently nobody holds
> this rank. Give its official name.
 
Five Star General??
 
> 12. This rank in the US army, four steps below <answer 11>, also
> fits the theme of this contest, but the corresponding rank in
> the British army does not.
 
Lieutenant General??
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Aug 23 03:56AM -0500

In article <v-KdnUvjVuTMZUXInZ2dnUU7-bOdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
 
> 1. This man left France when it surrendered to Nazi Germany and
> founded what became the "Free French" army. In later years he
> had success as a politician.
DeGaulle
 
> 2. Also in WW2, this man led the American forces at war with Japan.
> But his military career came to an abrupt end when he exceeded
> his authority in Korea.
MacArthur
 
> His paper introduced "special relativity" was published in 1905,
> followed in 1915 by one on "general relativity". What was
> general about it?
It incorporated gravity
 
> 4. In Larry Niven's "Known Space" series, a company owned by the
> Puppeteers produces spacecraft hulls that are almost invulnerable
> to damage. Name the company.
General Hull
 
 
> * General Positions
 
> 7. In the US, Vivek Murthy succeeded Regina Benjamin in this
> position.
Surgeon General
 
> 8. In Canada, David Johnston succeeded Michaëlle Jean in this
> position.
Attorney General
 
> Today it is a leading manufacturer of diesel locomotives and
> airplane jet engines, as well as other products more likely to
> be found in retail stores.
General Electric
 
> 10. This company's brand names include Cheerios, Betty Crocker,
> Pillsbury, Nature Valley, Progresso, Yoplait, and Häagen-Dazs.
General Mills
 
 
> 11. This rank as it now exists in the US army was created in 1944
> for <answer 2> and a few others. Currently nobody holds
> this rank. Give its official name.
five-star general
 
> 12. This rank in the US army, four steps below <answer 11>, also
> fits the theme of this contest, but the corresponding rank in
> the British army does not.
brigadier general
 
 
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Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 22 08:45PM -0700

1 Emily Bronte, Frederic Chopin and John Keats all died after contracting which disease?
2 Which 1935 folk opera was the first to feature a cast made up entirely of African-Americans?
3 In which European country was the computer game Tetris invented?
4 Which African nation's flag is a mirror image of the Republic of Ireland's?
5 Which actress played the female lead in the 1989 movie The Fabulous Baker Boys?
6 In which country did the Euro replace the Escudo as the unit of currency?
7 Which sport does Michelle Wie play professionally?
8 Which long-running British TV soap opera is set in a fictitious Yorkshire village?
9 What name is shared by this helicopter and a North American wind?
10 Which make of car featured in the "Back to the Future" film trilogy?
 
 
cheers,
calvin
"Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Aug 23 12:34AM -0400

On 2015-08-23, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Emily Bronte, Frederic Chopin and John Keats all died after contracting which disease?
 
Tuberculosis
 
> 2 Which 1935 folk opera was the first to feature a cast made up entirely of African-Americans?
 
Porgy and Bess
 
> 3 In which European country was the computer game Tetris invented?
 
Russia
 
> 4 Which African nation's flag is a mirror image of the Republic of Ireland's?
 
Senegal
 
> 5 Which actress played the female lead in the 1989 movie The Fabulous Baker Boys?
 
Michelle Pfeiffer
 
> 6 In which country did the Euro replace the Escudo as the unit of currency?
 
Portugal
 
> 7 Which sport does Michelle Wie play professionally?
 
Golf
 
> 8 Which long-running British TV soap opera is set in a fictitious Yorkshire village?
 
Coronation Street
 
> 9 What name is shared by this helicopter and a North American wind?
 
Chinook
 
> 10 Which make of car featured in the "Back to the Future" film trilogy?
 
DeLorean
 
--
Chris F.A. Johnson
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Aug 23 08:14AM +0100


> 1 Emily Bronte, Frederic Chopin and John Keats all died after
> contracting which disease?
 
TB? (Tempting so say - "The common cold - go on, prove me wrong")
 
> 2 Which 1935 folk opera was the first to feature a cast made up
> entirely of African-Americans?
 
Porgy & Bess
 
> 3 In which European country was the computer game Tetris invented?
 
The Soviet Union
 
> 4 Which African nation's flag is a mirror image of the Republic of
> Ireland's?
 
Namibia?
 
> 5 Which actress played the female lead in the 1989 movie The Fabulous
> Baker Boys?
 
Michelle Pfeiffer (sp)
 
> 6 In which country did the Euro replace the Escudo as the unit of
> currency?
 
Portugal
 
> 7 Which sport does Michelle Wie play professionally?
 
Golf
 
> 8 Which long-running British TV soap opera is set in a fictitious
> Yorkshire village?
 
Emmerdale
 
> 9 What name is shared by this helicopter and a North American wind?
 
Chinook
 
> 10 Which make of car featured in the "Back to the Future" film
> trilogy?
 
DeLorean
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 23 12:30AM -0700

Calvin wrote:
> 1 Emily Bronte, Frederic Chopin and John Keats all died after contracting which disease?
 
consumption (i.e. TB)
 
> 2 Which 1935 folk opera was the first to feature a cast made up entirely of African-Americans?
 
Porgie and Bess
 
> 3 In which European country was the computer game Tetris invented?
 
Lithuania ??
 
> 4 Which African nation's flag is a mirror image of the Republic of Ireland's?
 
Cote d'Ivoire
 
> 5 Which actress played the female lead in the 1989 movie The Fabulous Baker Boys?
> 6 In which country did the Euro replace the Escudo as the unit of currency?
 
Portugal
 
> 7 Which sport does Michelle Wie play professionally?
 
golf
 
> 8 Which long-running British TV soap opera is set in a fictitious Yorkshire village?
> 9 What name is shared by this helicopter and a North American wind?
 
Chinook
 
> 10 Which make of car featured in the "Back to the Future" film trilogy?
 
Delorean
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Aug 23 09:46AM +0200

On 2015-08-23 05:45, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Emily Bronte, Frederic Chopin and John Keats all died after contracting which disease?
> 2 Which 1935 folk opera was the first to feature a cast made up entirely of African-Americans?
> 3 In which European country was the computer game Tetris invented?
Russia
> 4 Which African nation's flag is a mirror image of the Republic of Ireland's?
> 5 Which actress played the female lead in the 1989 movie The Fabulous Baker Boys?
> 6 In which country did the Euro replace the Escudo as the unit of currency?
Portugal
> 7 Which sport does Michelle Wie play professionally?
> 8 Which long-running British TV soap opera is set in a fictitious Yorkshire village?
> 9 What name is shared by this helicopter and a North American wind?
Chinook
> 10 Which make of car featured in the "Back to the Future" film trilogy?
Delorean
 
--
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Björn
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 23 09:54AM +0200

> 1 Emily Bronte, Frederic Chopin and John Keats all died after
> contracting which disease?
 
Pneumonia
 
> 3 In which European country was the computer game Tetris invented?
 
Russia
 
> 4 Which African nation's flag is a mirror image of the Republic of
> Ireland's?
 
Ivory Coast
 
> 6 In which country did the Euro replace the Escudo as the unit of
> currency?
 
Portugal
 
 
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 23 02:55AM -0500

"Calvin":
> 1 Emily Bronte, Frederic Chopin and John Keats all died after
> contracting which disease?
 
Consumption, i.e. tuberculosis.
 
> 2 Which 1935 folk opera was the first to feature a cast made up
> entirely of African-Americans?
 
"Showboat".
 
> 3 In which European country was the computer game Tetris invented?
 
USSR.
 
> 4 Which African nation's flag is a mirror image of the Republic
> of Ireland's?
 
Ivory Coast, or in mirror image, Côte d'Ivoire.
 
> 5 Which actress played the female lead in the 1989 movie The
> Fabulous Baker Boys?
 
The fabulous Michelle Pfeiffer.
 
> 6 In which country did the Euro replace the Escudo as the unit
> of currency?
 
Portugal.
 
> 7 Which sport does Michelle Wie play professionally?
 
Golf.
 
> 8 Which long-running British TV soap opera is set in a
> fictitious Yorkshire village?
 
Emmerdale.
 
> 9 What name is shared by this helicopter and a North American wind?
 
Chinook.
 
> 10 Which make of car featured in the "Back to the Future" film trilogy?
 
DeLorean.
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Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Aug 23 03:42AM -0500

In article <91bc5352-935b-4004-8ec7-ff0075113d16@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says...
> 1 Emily Bronte, Frederic Chopin and John Keats all died after contracting which disease?
tuberculosis
 
> 2 Which 1935 folk opera was the first to feature a cast made up entirely of African-Americans?
Porgy & Bess
 
> 3 In which European country was the computer game Tetris invented?
USSR
 
> 4 Which African nation's flag is a mirror image of the Republic of Ireland's?
Ghana
 
> 5 Which actress played the female lead in the 1989 movie The Fabulous Baker Boys?
Michelle Pfifer
 
> 6 In which country did the Euro replace the Escudo as the unit of currency?
Portugal
 
> 7 Which sport does Michelle Wie play professionally?
golf
 
> 8 Which long-running British TV soap opera is set in a fictitious Yorkshire village?
> 9 What name is shared by this helicopter and a North American wind?
Chinook
 
> 10 Which make of car featured in the "Back to the Future" film trilogy?
DeLorean
 
 
 
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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 22 11:16PM +0200

Rotating Quiz #193 is over, and the winner and the quizmaster over
RQ #194 is Mark Brader. Congratulations!
 
Here are the answers. Scores are at the end.
 
> 1. In which city do you find the busiest railway station in terms of
> passengers by year?
 
Tokyo.
 
The Shinjuku station sees over 3.5 million per passengers per day.

> Bonus question: In which city do you find the second-busiest railway
> station?
 
Tokyo. The Ikebukuro station is just two stops north of Shinjuku on the
circular Yamanote line.
 
> 2. What is Weibo?
 
A Chinese microblog. Basically, the local Twitter, but Wikipedia says
they have some Facebook-like features too.
 
Although several enrtants knew that it was Chinese and Internet-related,
no one nailed this. Stephen was however awarded a point, since his
answer was correct enough. Gareth also talked about social media, and
was also alone to point that the service is state-approved. But I took
his entry to be two answers, and since only one is permitted and he
had "search engine" first, I ruled it as wrong. The Chinese search
engine is Baidu.

> 3. What is the characteristic ingredient in most varieties of the dish
> borshch?
 
Red beets.

> 4. Which country does former UN General Secretary Kofi Annan hail from?
 
Ghana

> Bonus question: His wife Nane is from a different country. Which?
 
She's Swedish. I had to ask. :-)

> 5. Who is said to be the world's first programmer?
 
Countess Ada Lovelace. Ada was sufficient, given that both a programming
a drilling machine have been named after her. She programmed Charles
Babbage mechanical computer, and why Mr. Babbage himself is not getting
the honour, I don't know.

> 6. How much is a lakh?
 
100 000.
 
In the SQL forums I hang out, there are a lot of people from India.
That has taught me about lakhs. :-)

> 7. The line "I smell homecooking. It's only the river, it's only river",
> alludes to which North American city?
 
Memphis, TN.
 
My sincerest apologies for this question! This is the story: a few
years ago I was listening to a recent album of the Dutch group The Nits,
and paid I attention to the line "he is smelling home-cooking...it's only
the river". The line sounded familiar, and indeed the exact line in
the question appears in "Cities" off Talking Heads' third album "Fear
of Music", and in both songs the line relates to Memphis.
 
At the time, I googled on the phrase, and I somehow got an impression that
this was a line that generally was used about Memphis, and thought that
could be a good quiz question some time. But when I google it now, almost
all hits relates to the Talking Heads song. So what was intended to be an
Americana question proved to be only a quirky lyrics question, and I
already had another one in the quiz. Again, sorry about that.
 
> 8. His earlier films include titles like "Subway", "The Big Blue",
> and "Nikita". A more recent file is "The Lady". What's his name?
 
Luc Besson.
 
This time the last name was required. "Subway" is one of my favourite
films.

> Bonus question: "The Lady" is about a living person. What's her name?
 
Aung Sang Suu Kyi, the leader of the Burmese opposition. Any reference
to her was sufficient - I have difficulties to remember all four
components of her name myself.

> 9. Which Swiss city did both Deep Purple and Frank Zappa visit in
> November 1971?
 
Montreux, as related in Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water". And, yes,
it was in December.

> 10. The historical region of Bessarabia largely coincides which with
> which independent state existing today?
 
Moldova. The Basarabs were the royal family of the medeival duchys of
Wallachia and Moldavia. Kudos to Marc D for getting this question!

> 11. Singhalese is the dominating language of which country?
 
Sri Lanka

> 12. The football club Boca Juniors comes from which city?
 
Buenos Aires.

> it's a big town, so there are plentiful of teams, but I have one
> particular in mind. Anyway, I would be impressed if you correctly named
> any of the other.)

River Plate. Peter Smyth took the challenge and correctly named
Independiente - I would not have been able to do that myself!
 
Here are the scores:
 
Name 1 B1 2 3 4 B4 5 6 7 8 B8 9 10 11 12 B12 Tot Bonus
Mark Brader 1 - - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - - 1 1 - 8 0
Stephen Perry 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - - 7 2
Gareth Owen - - - 1 1 - 1 - - 1 1 1 - - 1 1 6 2
Peter Smyth 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 1 5 2
Chris Johnson - - - 1 - - 1 1 - 1 1 - - 1 - - 5 1
Pete - - - 1 1 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 1 4 1
Calvin - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 4 1
Marc Dashevsky - - - 1 1 - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - 4 0
Dan Blum - - - 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - - 4 0
Dan Tilque 1 - - - - - 1 1 - - - 1 - - - - 4 0
Björn Lundin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0
 
Thanks to everyone who entered!
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 22 05:16PM -0500

Erland Sommarskog:
> > 12. The football club Boca Juniors comes from which city?
 
> Buenos Aires.
 
Neat: I won it on a guess! I know "Boca" meant "mouth", so I was trying
to think of cities that are near a river mouth and large enough to have
multiple well-known soccer teams that I hadn't heard of.
--
Mark Brader | "The only thing required for the triumph of darkness
Toronto | is for good men not to call Hydro."
msb@vex.net | --Michael Wares
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Aug 22 04:19PM -0700

On Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 5:16:04 PM UTC-4, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
> Rotating Quiz #193 is over, and the winner and the quizmaster over
> RQ #194 is Mark Brader. Congratulations!
 
hearty congratulations, Mark! M! A! R! K! Mark! Mark! Mark!
 
> all hits relates to the Talking Heads song. So what was intended to be an
> Americana question proved to be only a quirky lyrics question, and I
> already had another one in the quiz. Again, sorry about that.
 
I googled this after the fact, and saw the lyrics as the top hits as well. after some digging, I decided to wait for the official answer. the city of the dead, western annex, is quite appropriate for this and my olfactory sense can still remember the barbeque there.
 
> > 8. His earlier films include titles like "Subway", "The Big Blue",
> > and "Nikita". A more recent file is "The Lady". What's his name?
 
> Luc Besson.
 
another 'after the fact' remembrance.
 
> This time the last name was required. "Subway" is one of my favourite
> films.
 
righto. the subway buskers being pulled into the band was a great subplot.
 
 
> Aung Sang Suu Kyi, the leader of the Burmese opposition. Any reference
> to her was sufficient - I have difficulties to remember all four
> components of her name myself.
 
and most of us have difficulty remembering any of them!
 
> Dan Tilque 1 - - - - - 1 1 - - - 1 - - - - 4 0
> Björn Lundin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0
 
> Thanks to everyone who entered!
 
thank you for a very interesting contest!
 
swp
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Aug 23 03:36AM -0500

In article <XnsA4FEECAF4B626Yazorman@127.0.0.1>, esquel@sommarskog.se says...
> > which independent state existing today?
 
> Moldova. The Basarabs were the royal family of the medeival duchys of
> Wallachia and Moldavia. Kudos to Marc D for getting this question!
 
Although my last name refers to a village that was once near Kiev,
I am descended from Jews who left Bessaria in the 19th century.
 
 
 
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Aug 22 12:15PM -0700

On Friday, August 21, 2015 at 6:01:44 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-04-20,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
 
noted
 
> individual novels. You name the author.
 
> 1. Millennium trilogy: "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo", "The Girl
> Who Played with Fire", "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest".
 
stieg larsson
 
> 2. Fifty Shades trilogy: "Fifty Shades of Grey", "Fifty Shades
> Darker", "Fifty Shades Freed".
 
james
 
> 3. Hunger Games trilogy: "The Hunger Games", "Catching Fire",
> "Mockingjay".
 
collins
 
> 4. Maddaddam trilogy: "Oryx and Crake", "Year of the Flood",
> "Maddaddam".
 
margaret atwood
 
> 5. Cornish trilogy: "The Rebel Angels", "What's Bred in the Bone",
> "The Lyre of Orpheus".
 
margaret atwood
 
> 6. Cape Breton trilogy: "The Long Stretch", "The Bishop's Man",
> "Why Men Lie".
 
margaret atwood
 
> 7. Barrytown trilogy: "The Commitments", "The Snapper", "The Van".
...
> 8. His Dark Materials trilogy: "Northern Lights" (also known as
> "The Golden Compass"), "The Subtle Knife", "The Amber Spyglass".
 
pullman
 
> 9. Bounty trilogy: "Mutiny on the Bounty", "Men against the Sea",
> "Pitcairn's Island". (Two coauthors; name either one.)
 
hall
 
> 10. Isadora Wing series: "Fear of Flying", "How to Save Your Own
> Life", "Parachutes and Kisses".
 
erica jong
 
> sometimes not -- and you name the city. Some cities share the
> same nickname, in which case we will accept either one.
 
> 1. Paris of the North.
 
vancouver
 
> 2. The Wilderness City.
 
saskatchewan
 
> 3. The Garden City.
 
toronto
 
> 4. Salmon Capital of the World.
 
ketchikan
 
> 5. Freddy Beach.
 
toronto
 
> 6. Bytown.
 
ottawa
 
> 7. Slurpee Capital of the World.
 
toronto
 
> 8. Sin City.
 
montreal
 
> 9. City of Champions.
 
toronto
 
> 10. Polar Bear Capital of the World.
 
churchill, manitoba
 
 
 
swp
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 22 11:53PM -0700

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 7. Barrytown trilogy: "The Commitments", "The Snapper", "The Van".
 
> 8. His Dark Materials trilogy: "Northern Lights" (also known as
> "The Golden Compass"), "The Subtle Knife", "The Amber Spyglass".
 
Pullman
 
> sometimes not -- and you name the city. Some cities share the
> same nickname, in which case we will accept either one.
 
> 1. Paris of the North.
 
Montreal
 
> 2. The Wilderness City.
> 3. The Garden City.
 
Victoria, BC
 
> 4. Salmon Capital of the World.
 
dammit, this was on a previous quiz, but I forget the answer
 
> 5. Freddy Beach.
 
Fredericton, NB
 
> 6. Bytown.
> 7. Slurpee Capital of the World.
> 8. Sin City.
 
Toronto
 
> 9. City of Champions.
 
Edmonton
 
> 10. Polar Bear Capital of the World.
 
Churchill, MB
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 22 08:43PM -0700

On Thursday, August 13, 2015 at 7:20:01 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 Who was the last British governor of Hong Kong?
 
Sir Chris Patten
 
> 2 Which Rio stadium hosted the 2014 World Cup final between Germany and Argentina?
 
Maracana / Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho
 
> 3 Who wanted the head of John the Baptist?
 
Salome
 
> 4 What is the only Welsh county to compete in the English county cricket championships?
 
Glamorgan
 
> 5 With 150 verses, what is the longest book in the Bible?   
 
Psalms
Chapters would have been a better description
 
> 6 Which song from The Lion King won the 1994 Academy Award for best original song?
 
Can You Feel the Love Tonight?
 
> 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?
 
William Hartnell
 
> 10 What links Barbados, Neptune and Maserati?
 
Trident
 
 
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 405
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 60 Stephen Perry
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 48 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 8 52 Gareth Owen
1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 44 Chris Johnson
1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 36 Dan Tilque
0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 5 37 Mark Brader
1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 38 David Brown
0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 23 Pete Gayde
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 27 Erland S
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 16 Bjorn Lundin
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 17 Marc Dashevsky
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
7 5 5 4 6 2 8 9 7 7 60 55%
 
Stephen takes a tough one in convincing fashion.
 
cheers,
calvin
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