Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 25 updates in 5 topics

tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 18 02:04PM

> 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.
 
George V
 
> 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.
 
Pennsylvania Hotel; Waldorf-Astoria
 
> 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.
 
Agra; New Delhi
 
> 6. Good things happen in hotels as well. Name the iconic hotel
> which is credited with the creation of the Singapore Sling.
 
Raffles
 
> 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?
 
Monte Carlo; Naples
 
> 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?
 
Jamaica
 
 
> 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.
 
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.
 
Euclid
 
> 7. (Lived 1749-1827.) Sometimes called "the French Newton", he
> solved the problem of perturbations in planetary orbits that
> had eluded Newton.
 
Lagrange
 
> 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.
 
Maxwell
 
> this British mathematician, philosopher, logician, historian,
> writer, social critic, and political activist won the 1950
> Nobel for literature.
 
Bertrand Russell
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Aug 18 03:10PM

On Tue, 18 Aug 2015 01:16:18 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 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
 
Nope
 
 
> 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.
 
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.
 
Euclid
 
> 7. (Lived 1749-1827.) Sometimes called "the French Newton", he
> solved the problem of perturbations in planetary orbits that had
> eluded Newton.
 
Laplace
 
> the gravitational collapse of immense, dying stars.
 
> 9. (Lived 1831-79.) This Scottish mathematical physicist formulated
> the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation.
 
Maxwell
 
swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Aug 18 10:20AM -0700

On Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 2:16:18 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. welcome back. how did the bridge tournament (aka not a vacation) go?
 
> 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.
 
ritz hotel
 
> 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.
 
hotel chelsea
 
> 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.
 
chateau marmont
 
> 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.
 
beverley 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
 
> 6. Good things happen in hotels as well. Name the iconic hotel
> which is credited with the creation of the Singapore Sling.
 
that hotel in singapore
 
> 1860 when the Empress Eugenie entertained Queen Victoria there.
> Name this hotel, where Chef Gordon Ramsay ran the main restaurant
> until 2013.
 
the claridge
 
> 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
 
> 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?
 
jamaica
 
> 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.
 
king edward sheraton
 
 
> 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
 
> 4. (Born 1953.) This English mathematician proved Fermat's Last
> Theorem.
 
wiles
 
> 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.
 
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.
 
euclid
 
> 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 clark maxwell
 
> this British mathematician, philosopher, logician, historian,
> writer, social critic, and political activist won the 1950
> Nobel for literature.
 
bertrand russell
 
 
swp
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Aug 18 05:30PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 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.
Ritz
> 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.
Waldorf
 
> 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
> 6. Good things happen in hotels as well. Name the iconic hotel
> which is credited with the creation of the Singapore Sling.
Raffles
> 1860 when the Empress Eugenie entertained Queen Victoria there.
> Name this hotel, where Chef Gordon Ramsay ran the main restaurant
> until 2013.
Dorchester
> 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?
Monte Carlo
> 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?
Barbados
 
> 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
> 4. (Born 1953.) This English mathematician proved Fermat's Last
> Theorem.
Wiles
> 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.
Newton
> 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.
Euclid
> 7. (Lived 1749-1827.) Sometimes called "the French Newton", he
> solved the problem of perturbations in planetary orbits that
> had eluded Newton.
Lagrange
> 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.
Maxwell
> this British mathematician, philosopher, logician, historian,
> writer, social critic, and political activist won the 1950
> Nobel for literature.
Russell
 
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 18 10:36PM +0200

> 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.
 
Ritz

> 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

> 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?
 
Fiabonacchi

> 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.
 
Euclide

> 7. (Lived 1749-1827.) Sometimes called "the French Newton", he
> solved the problem of perturbations in planetary orbits that
> had eluded Newton.
 
Blaise Pascal

 
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Aug 19 12:30AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:qYidnTnKF88vUE_InZ2dnUU7-
> 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.
 
Ritz Hotel
 
> 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 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.
 
Chateau Marmont
 
> 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

> 6. Good things happen in hotels as well. Name the iconic hotel
> which is credited with the creation of the Singapore Sling.
 
Raffles Hotel
 
> 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

> 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?
 
Jamaica
 
 
> 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.
 
Wiener
 
> 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

> 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.
 
Euclid

> this British mathematician, philosopher, logician, historian,
> writer, social critic, and political activist won the 1950
> Nobel for literature.
 
Russell
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 18 10:05PM -0700

On Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 4:16:18 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
Welcome back.
 
> 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.
 
Ritz
 
 
> 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
 
> 6. Good things happen in hotels as well. Name the iconic hotel
> which is credited with the creation of the Singapore Sling.
 
Raffles
 
> 1860 when the Empress Eugenie entertained Queen Victoria there.
> Name this hotel, where Chef Gordon Ramsay ran the main restaurant
> until 2013.
 
Claridges
 
 
> 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?
 
Madrid, Barcelona
 
> 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?
 
Jamaica
 
> 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.
 
Dunno, but "then puritanical" surely?
 
 
> 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.
 
Cartres
 
> 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.
 
Euclid
 
> 7. (Lived 1749-1827.) Sometimes called "the French Newton", he
> solved the problem of perturbations in planetary orbits that
> had eluded Newton.
 
Pascal?
 
> 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.
 
Hawking
 
> 9. (Lived 1831-79.) This Scottish mathematical physicist formulated
> the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation.
 
Thompson?
 
> this British mathematician, philosopher, logician, historian,
> writer, social critic, and political activist won the 1950
> Nobel for literature.
 
Bacon?
 
cheers,
calvin
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Aug 19 07:25AM +0100

> 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.
 
Ritz
 
> 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.
 
The Chelsea
 
> 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.
 
Chateau Marmont
 
> 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.
 
Chateau Marmont
 
> 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
 
> 6. Good things happen in hotels as well. Name the iconic hotel
> which is credited with the creation of the Singapore Sling.
 
Raffles
 
> 1860 when the Empress Eugenie entertained Queen Victoria there.
> Name this hotel, where Chef Gordon Ramsay ran the main restaurant
> until 2013.
 
Savoy
 
> 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?
 
Rome, Zurich
 
> 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?
 
Jamaica
 
 
> 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.
 
Benoit 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
 
> 4. (Born 1953.) This English mathematician proved Fermat's Last
> Theorem.
 
Andrew Wiles
 
> 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.
 
René 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.
 
Euclid
 
> 7. (Lived 1749-1827.) Sometimes called "the French Newton", he
> solved the problem of perturbations in planetary orbits that
> had eluded Newton.
 
Nope, I'm getting nothing on this. Can't even pull up many french
mathematicians between Fermat and Bourbaki.
 
I'll go with Bernoulli, as at least it gives me multiple outs.
 
> 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.
 
Roger 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
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 18 10:31PM +0200

Welcom to Rotating Quiz 193. There is no theme or anything. Just 12
unassorted questions + some bonus questions.
 
As always, you should answer using your knowledge only. No sources, no
googling. Score is based on the main questions, and the bonus questions
serve as the first tie breaker. If two entrants have the same score on
both main and bonus questions, I will make a subjective judgement of the
incorrect answer to determine who will get the honour to set RQ 194.
 
Answer by posting to the newsgroup.
 
 
1. In which city do you find the busiest railway station in terms of
passengers by year?
 
Bonus question: In which city do you find the second-busiest railway
station?
 
2. What is Weibo?
 
3. What is the characteristic ingredient in most varieties of the dish
borshch?
 
4. Which country does former UN General Secretary Kofi Annan hail from?
 
Bonus question: His wife Nane is from a different country. Which?
 
5. Who is said to be the world's first programmer?
 
6. How much is a lakh?
 
7. The line "I smell homecooking. It's only the river, it's only river",
alludes to which North American city?
 
8. His earlier films include titles like "Subway", "The Big Blue",
and "Nikita". A more recent file is "The Lady". What's his name?
 
Bonus question: "The Lady" is about a living person. What's her name?
 
9. Which Swiss city did both Deep Purple and Frank Zappa visit in
November 1971?
 
10. The historical region of Bessarabia largely coincides which with
which independent state existing today?
 
11. Singhalese is the dominating language of which country?
 
12. The football club Boca Juniors comes from which city?
 
Bonus question: Name the other major football team from this city. (Well,
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.)
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 18 10:39PM +0200

I forgot to set a deadline for the quiz, but I guess I will score it during
the weekend. The quiz is open until I start to compose the results
posting. :-)
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 18 09:03PM


> 1. In which city do you find the busiest railway station in terms of
> passengers by year?
 
London
 
> Bonus question: In which city do you find the second-busiest railway
> station?
 
London
 
> 2. What is Weibo?
 
The official Chinese Web search engine
 
> 3. What is the characteristic ingredient in most varieties of the dish
> borshch?
 
beets
 
> 4. Which country does former UN General Secretary Kofi Annan hail from?
 
Ghana
 
> 5. Who is said to be the world's first programmer?
 
Ada Lovelace
 
> 6. How much is a lakh?
 
10,000
 
unless that's a crore, I never remember which is which
 
> 7. The line "I smell homecooking. It's only the river, it's only river",
> alludes to which North American city?
 
Cleveland
 
> 9. Which Swiss city did both Deep Purple and Frank Zappa visit in
> November 1971?
 
Zurich
 
> 10. The historical region of Bessarabia largely coincides which with
> which independent state existing today?
 
Romania
 
> 11. Singhalese is the dominating language of which country?
 
Sri Lanka
 
> 12. The football club Boca Juniors comes from which city?
 
Madrid
 
> 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.)
 
Real Madrid
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Aug 18 02:13PM -0700

On Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 4:31:37 PM UTC-4, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
> Welcom to Rotating Quiz 193. There is no theme or anything. Just 12
> unassorted questions + some bonus questions.
 
noted.
 
 
> Answer by posting to the newsgroup.
 
> 1. In which city do you find the busiest railway station in terms of
> passengers by year?
 
tokyo, japan
 
> Bonus question: In which city do you find the second-busiest railway
> station?
 
tokyo, japan (surely they have most of the top 10 just in tokyo alone, right?)
 
> 2. What is Weibo?
 
a chinese social media company
 
> 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?
 
nigeria?
 
> 5. Who is said to be the world's first programmer?
 
ada lovelace
 
> 6. How much is a lakh?
 
I think it's 10^5
 
> 7. The line "I smell homecooking. It's only the river, it's only river",
> alludes to which North American city?
 
chicago?
 
> 8. His earlier films include titles like "Subway", "The Big Blue",
> and "Nikita". A more recent file is "The Lady". What's his name?
 
a guy named luc
 
> Bonus question: "The Lady" is about a living person. What's her name?
 
the woman who helped start the burma democracy movement, no idea what her name is
 
> 9. Which Swiss city did both Deep Purple and Frank Zappa visit in
> November 1971?
 
montreux
 
> 10. The historical region of Bessarabia largely coincides which with
> which independent state existing today?
 
ukraine?
 
> 11. Singhalese is the dominating language of which country?
 
burma
 
> 12. The football club Boca Juniors comes from which city?
 
no idea
 
> 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.)
 
so would I, given that I don't know the city, country, continent, or hemisphere. excellent set of questions!
 
swp
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Aug 18 11:15PM +0200

On 2015-08-18 22:31, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
 
> 9. Which Swiss city did both Deep Purple and Frank Zappa visit in
> November 1971?
 
Sounds like a quote from 'Smoke on the water' :-)
 
--
Björn
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 18 08:50AM -0700

Erland Sommarskog wrote:
 
> 1. In which city do you find the busiest railway station in terms of
> passengers by year?
 
Tokyo
 
 
> Bonus question: In which city do you find the second-busiest railway
> station?
 
Shanghai
 
 
> 2. What is Weibo?
 
> 3. What is the characteristic ingredient in most varieties of the dish
> borshch?
 
cabbage
 
 
> 4. Which country does former UN General Secretary Kofi Annan hail from?
 
Nigeria?
 
 
> Bonus question: His wife Nane is from a different country. Which?
 
> 5. Who is said to be the world's first programmer?
 
Ada Lovelace
 
 
> 6. How much is a lakh?
 
100,000
 
 
> 7. The line "I smell homecooking. It's only the river, it's only river",
> alludes to which North American city?
 
Cleveland
 
 
> Bonus question: "The Lady" is about a living person. What's her name?
 
> 9. Which Swiss city did both Deep Purple and Frank Zappa visit in
> November 1971?
 
Montreux (and that was December, not November .. now I have Smoke on the
Water as an earworm .. oh well, it beats my usual earworms)
 
 
> 10. The historical region of Bessarabia largely coincides which with
> which independent state existing today?
 
Bosnia
 
 
> 11. Singhalese is the dominating language of which country?
 
Nepal
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
"Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Aug 18 06:05PM -0400

On 2015-08-18, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
 
> Answer by posting to the newsgroup.
 
> 1. In which city do you find the busiest railway station in terms of
> passengers by year?
 
London
 
> Bonus question: In which city do you find the second-busiest railway
> station?
 
Paris
 
> 2. What is Weibo?
 
> 3. What is the characteristic ingredient in most varieties of the dish
> borshch?
 
Beets
 
> 4. Which country does former UN General Secretary Kofi Annan hail from?
 
Egypt
 
> Bonus question: His wife Nane is from a different country. Which?
 
> 5. Who is said to be the world's first programmer?
 
Ada Lovelace
 
> 6. How much is a lakh?
 
100,000
 
> 7. The line "I smell homecooking. It's only the river, it's only river",
> alludes to which North American city?
 
New Orleans
 
> 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
 
> Bonus question: "The Lady" is about a living person. What's her name?
 
Aung ? ? Kyi
 
> 9. Which Swiss city did both Deep Purple and Frank Zappa visit in
> November 1971?
 
Geneva
 
> 10. The historical region of Bessarabia largely coincides which with
> which independent state existing today?
 
Saudi Arabia
 
> 11. Singhalese is the dominating language of which country?
 
Sri Lanka
 
> 12. The football club Boca Juniors comes from which city?
 
Madrid
 
> 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.)
 
Real Madrid
 
 
--
Chris F.A. Johnson
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 18 05:52PM -0500

Erland Sommarskog:
> 1. In which city do you find the busiest railway station in terms of
> passengers by year?
 
Tokyo?

> Bonus question: In which city do you find the second-busiest railway
> station?

Mumbai?
 
> 2. What is Weibo?
 
A martial art?
 
> 3. What is the characteristic ingredient in most varieties of the dish
> borshch?
 
Beet, also called beetroot.

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

> Bonus question: His wife Nane is from a different country. Which?
 
Benin?

> 5. Who is said to be the world's first programmer?
 
Ada Augusta.

> 6. How much is a lakh?
 
100,000.

> 7. The line "I smell homecooking. It's only the river, it's only river",
> alludes to which North American city?
 
New Orleans?

> 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.

> Bonus question: "The Lady" is about a living person. What's her name?
 
Lady Gaga. :-)

> 9. Which Swiss city did both Deep Purple and Frank Zappa visit in
> November 1971?
 
Geneva?

> 10. The historical region of Bessarabia largely coincides which with
> which independent state existing today?
 
Syria?
 
> 11. Singhalese is the dominating language of which country?
 
Ah, one I know. Sri Lanka.

> 12. The football club Boca Juniors comes from which city?
 
Well, I doubt it's Boca Raton. 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.)
 
Since you invite me to, I'll name it Johnson. :-)
--
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Toronto | the Goto. I use it. I use a revolver too, but
msb@vex.net | I don't give it to my children. --a Prof. Baird
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 18 05:54PM -0500

Erland Sommarskog:
> > 9. Which Swiss city did both Deep Purple and Frank Zappa visit in
> > November 1971?

Dan Tilque:
> Montreux...
 
Ah, that makes sense. I was close, at least!
--
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msb@vex.net | not by faith, but by the want of it. --Franklin
"Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Aug 18 07:32PM -0400

On 2015-08-18, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> Dan Tilque:
>> Montreux...
 
> Ah, that makes sense. I was close, at least!
 
It does, doesn't it? As soon as I saw it, I thought, "Of course!".
 
--
Chris F.A. Johnson
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 18 09:45PM -0700

On Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 6:31:37 AM UTC+10, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
 
> 1. In which city do you find the busiest railway station in terms of
> passengers by year?
 
Moscow
 
> Bonus question: In which city do you find the second-busiest railway
> station?
 
Moscow
 
> 2. What is Weibo?
 
> 3. What is the characteristic ingredient in most varieties of the dish
> borshch?
 
Beetroot
 
> 4. Which country does former UN General Secretary Kofi Annan hail from?
 
Ghana
 
> Bonus question: His wife Nane is from a different country. Which?
 
Nigeria
 
> 5. Who is said to be the world's first programmer?
 
Babbage?
 
> 6. How much is a lakh?
 
10,000
 
> 7. The line "I smell homecooking. It's only the river, it's only river",
> alludes to which North American city?
 
New Orleans
 
 
> Bonus question: "The Lady" is about a living person. What's her name?
 
> 9. Which Swiss city did both Deep Purple and Frank Zappa visit in
> November 1971?
 
Malmo
 
> 10. The historical region of Bessarabia largely coincides which with
> which independent state existing today?
 
Bahrain
 
> 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
 
cheers,
calvin
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Aug 19 07:07AM +0100


> 1. In which city do you find the busiest railway station in terms of
> passengers by year?
 
Mumbai?
 
> Bonus question: In which city do you find the second-busiest railway
> station?
 
Mumbai?
 
> 2. What is Weibo?
 
A state approved search engine / social network in China (China's Google)
 
> 3. What is the characteristic ingredient in most varieties of the dish
> borshch?
 
Beetroot
 
> 4. Which country does former UN General Secretary Kofi Annan hail from?
 
Ghana
 
> Bonus question: His wife Nane is from a different country. Which?
 
USA?
 
> 5. Who is said to be the world's first programmer?
 
Ada Lovelace - boy, you're opening a can of worms with this one :)
 
> 6. How much is a lakh?
 
10,000
 
> 7. The line "I smell homecooking. It's only the river, it's only river",
> alludes to which North American city?
 
Cleveland?
 
> 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
 
> Bonus question: "The Lady" is about a living person. What's her name?
 
Never heard of it
 
> 9. Which Swiss city did both Deep Purple and Frank Zappa visit in
> November 1971?
 
They all went down to Montreux, on the Lake Geneva shoreline, I believe.
Also present: some stupid with a flare gun, Funky Claude
 
> 10. The historical region of Bessarabia largely coincides which with
> which independent state existing today?
 
I got nuthin'
 
> 11. Singhalese is the dominating language of which country?
 
Thailand (well, that where Singha beer comes from)
 
> 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?
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Aug 19 07:08AM +0100


> excellent set of questions!
 
I concur - really varied and well balanced, with a nice "guessability" factor
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Aug 14 03:37AM -0500

In article <a0572fab-6c4a-4977-ae08-76bb366a9608@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says...
> 3 Who wanted the head of John the Baptist?
> 4 What is the only Welsh county to compete in the English county cricket championships?
> 5 With 150 verses, what is the longest book in the Bible?
Isaiah
  
> 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
 
 
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 18 01:58PM


> > Beijing
 
> Objection! Nothing was said about names having been translated into English
> on some questions but not others (Olympia-Stadion).
 
True, but this is how they are listed in available online maps - I didn't translate
anything myself.
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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 05:42PM -0500

Mark Brader:
> > Nothing was said about names having been translated into English
> > on some questions but not others (Olympia-Stadion).

Dan Blum:
> True, but this is how they are listed in available online maps...
 
And that's what you said you were using. Fair enough, I guess.
(Turns away, muttering)
--
Mark Brader "Hey, I don't want to control people's lives!
Toronto (If they did things right, I wouldn't have to.)"
msb@vex.net -- "Coach"
swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Aug 18 09:57AM -0700

On Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 2:13:01 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> 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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