- Rotating Quiz #194, in General - 3 Updates
- QFTCI5GNM15 Game 1, Rounds 4,6: trilogies, nicknames - 1 Update
- Rotating Quiz #193 - 1 Update
- Calvin's Quiz #406 - 2 Updates
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Aug 23 06:57PM 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. Attorney-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 > 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 Peter Smyth |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Aug 23 07:19PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:v-KdnUvjVuTMZUXInZ2dnUU7- > 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. Surgeon 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. 5 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. Pete |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 24 02:24AM > 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 covered cases where there was acceleration > 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 What would happen if they merged with General Services from Heinlein's "We Also Walk Dogs?" > 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 > * General Positions > 7. In the US, Vivek Murthy succeeded Regina Benjamin in this > position. Surgeon General > 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 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 Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 24 02:20AM > * Game 1, Round 4 - Literature - Trilogies > 1. Millennium trilogy: "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo", "The Girl > Who Played with Fire", "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest". 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". Robertson Davies > 7. Barrytown trilogy: "The Commitments", "The Snapper", "The Van". Roddy Doyle > 8. His Dark Materials trilogy: "Northern Lights" (also known as > "The Golden Compass"), "The Subtle Knife", "The Amber Spyglass". Philip Pullman > 10. Isadora Wing series: "Fear of Flying", "How to Save Your Own > Life", "Parachutes and Kisses". Erica Jong > * Game 1, Round 6 - Canadiana Geography - City Nicknames > 1. Paris of the North. Montreal > 2. The Wilderness City. Calgary; Winnipeg > 4. Salmon Capital of the World. Vancouver > 9. City of Champions. Edmonton > 10. Polar Bear Capital of the World. Yellowknife -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 23 09:35PM +0200 > 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. Aha, a personal advantage! Nothing wrong with that. Speaking of Kiev, there is a Bessarabian Square at the end of Kreshchatyk. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Aug 23 05:07PM 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? > 3 In which European country was the computer game Tetris invented? Germany > 4 Which African nation's flag is a mirror image of the Republic of > Ireland's? Ivory Coast > 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? Emmerdale (Farm) > 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? DeLorean Peter Smyth |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Aug 23 07:31PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 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? Ghana > 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? Downton Abbey > 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 > cheers, > calvin Pete |
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