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| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 25 02:48PM > * Game 4, Round 2 - Science - Constellations > 1. Leo, the Lion. 5 > 2. Gemini, the Twins. 4 > 3. Canis Major, the Great Dog. 16 > 4. Scorpius, the Scorpion. 11 > 5. Cygnus, the Swan. 14 > 6. Ursa Major, the Great Bear. 1; 10 > 7. Orion, the Hunter. 13 > 8. Cassiopeia, the Queen. 12 > 9. Draco, the Dragon. 7 > 10. Ursa Minor, the Little Bear. 10; 1 > * Game 4, Round 3 - Entertainment - TV Towns > 1. Quahog, Rhode Island. Newhart > 2. Pawnee, Indiana. Parks and Recreation > 5. Bikini Bottom. Spongebob Squarepants > 6. Cabot Cove, Maine. Murder, She Wrote > 8. Sunnydale, California. Buffy the Vampire Slayer > 9. New New York, New York. The Jetsons; Futurama > 10. Bedrock. The Flintstones -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Sep 25 05:28PM Mark Brader wrote: > Names are provided for some notable bright stars. In each case, > give the number of the constellation we name. > 1. Leo, the Lion. 5 > 2. Gemini, the Twins. 4 > 3. Canis Major, the Great Dog. 16 > 4. Scorpius, the Scorpion. 15 > 5. Cygnus, the Swan. 14 > 6. Ursa Major, the Great Bear. 9 > 7. Orion, the Hunter. 13 > 8. Cassiopeia, the Queen. 12 > 9. Draco, the Dragon. 2 > 10. Ursa Minor, the Little Bear. 10 > 4. Walnut Grove, Minnesota. > 5. Bikini Bottom. > 6. Cabot Cove, Maine. Murder She Wrote > 7. Stars Hollow, Connecticut. > 8. Sunnydale, California. Buffy the Vampire Slayer > 9. New New York, New York. > 10. Bedrock. The Flintstones Peter Smyth |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Sep 25 08:17PM +0100 > 1. Leo, the Lion. 5 > 2. Gemini, the Twins. 4 > 3. Canis Major, the Great Dog. 16 > 4. Scorpius, the Scorpion. 7, 14 > 5. Cygnus, the Swan. 14 > 6. Ursa Major, the Great Bear. 8, 9 > 7. Orion, the Hunter. 13 > 8. Cassiopeia, the Queen. 3, 12 > 9. Draco, the Dragon. 11, 14 > 10. Ursa Minor, the Little Bear. 15, 6 Seriously, those guy must have been hammered when they named some of those. > 1. Quahog, Rhode Island. The overrated "Family Guy" > 2. Pawnee, Indiana. The underrated "Parks and Recreaction" > 5. Bikini Bottom. "Spongebob Squarepants" > 6. Cabot Cove, Maine. "Murder, She Wrote" > 8. Sunnydale, California. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" > 9. New New York, New York. "Futurama" > 10. Bedrock. "The Flinstones" |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 25 11:07PM +0200 > Names are provided for some notable bright stars. In each case, > give the number of the constellation we name. > 1. Leo, the Lion. 14 > 2. Gemini, the Twins. 4 > 3. Canis Major, the Great Dog. 16 > 4. Scorpius, the Scorpion. 9 > 5. Cygnus, the Swan. 3 > 6. Ursa Major, the Great Bear. 7 > 7. Orion, the Hunter. 13 > 8. Cassiopeia, the Queen. 1 > 9. Draco, the Dragon. 15 > 10. Ursa Minor, the Little Bear. 10 > * Game 4, Round 3 - Entertainment - TV Towns > 10. Bedrock. The Flintstones -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Sep 25 03:11PM -0700 On Friday, September 25, 2015 at 12:15:02 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > give the number of the constellation we name. > 1. Leo, the Lion. > 2. Gemini, the Twins. 4 > 3. Canis Major, the Great Dog. 16 > * Game 4, Round 3 - Entertainment - TV Towns > Given the name of the town, tell us which TV show is/was set there. > 1. Quahog, Rhode Island. Family Guy > 2. Pawnee, Indiana. The Middle > 3. Melonville. > 4. Walnut Grove, Minnesota. > 5. Bikini Bottom. SpongeBob SquarePants > 8. Sunnydale, California. > 9. New New York, New York. > 10. Bedrock. The Flintstones |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 26 03:37AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > Names are provided for some notable bright stars. In each case, > give the number of the constellation we name. > 1. Leo, the Lion. 9 > 2. Gemini, the Twins. 4 > 3. Canis Major, the Great Dog. 16 > 4. Scorpius, the Scorpion. 15 > 5. Cygnus, the Swan. 3 > 6. Ursa Major, the Great Bear. 8 > 7. Orion, the Hunter. 13 > 8. Cassiopeia, the Queen. 12 > 9. Draco, the Dragon. 7 > 10. Ursa Minor, the Little Bear. 10 > 4. Walnut Grove, Minnesota. > 5. Bikini Bottom. > 6. Cabot Cove, Maine. "Murder," She Wrote > 7. Stars Hollow, Connecticut. > 8. Sunnydale, California. Buffy, the Vampire Slayer > 9. New New York, New York. > 10. Bedrock. The Flintstones -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 20 12:37PM -0500 Stephen Perry: > 1. what is the name of howard stern's first book? "Private Parts". > 2. spanking, paddling, and caning are considered a form of this. Corporal punishment. > 3. robert remus is an american former wwe personality and semi-retired > professional wrestler better known by what ring name? The Sergeant? > training, and education, this rank administers, manages, maintains, > operates, and integrates army systems and equipment across the full > spectrum of army operations. Specialist? > 5. what was the name and rank of forrest gumps commanding officer in vietnam? Lieutenant... > 6. in 'the big bang theory' the character of sheldon cooper leads the > groups paintball team and grants himself the rank of captain, in the > grand tradition of who? (all 3 required) Captains... Kirk, Picard, and Janeway? > police procedural series starring Mary McDonnell. it is a successor > spin-off of 'the closer' and premiered on tnt on august 13, 2012, > following that show's finale. "Major Crimes"? > 8. what is the *nickname* of the founder and original spokesperson for > kentucky fried chicken? Colonel Sanders. > 9. what is the name of the car driven by cousins bo and luke duke in the > tv show 'the dukes of hazzard'? General Lee. > 10. what rank was shared by paul von hindenburg (1914), hermann göring > (1936), erwin rommel (1942), and bernard montgomery (1944)? (dates are > when they first attained that rank) Field Marshal or, I believe, Feldmarschall. Oh, you put them in order! Having answered 2, 9, and 10, now going back... -- Mark Brader | Does anybody seriously believe that if a bunch of horses Toronto | saw a giant egg broken into pieces, their response would msb@vex.net | be: "Hey! Let's try to reassemble this!"? --Dave Barry My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 20 05:12PM > 1. what is the name of howard stern's first book? Private Parts > 2. spanking, paddling, and caning are considered a form of this. corporal punishment > 3. robert remus is an american former wwe personality and semi-retired professional wrestler better known by what ring name? Sergeant Slaughter > 4. this rank is an adaptive technical expert, combat leader, trainer, and advisor. through progressive levels of expertise in assignments, training, and education, this rank administers, manages, maintains, operates, and integrates army systems and equipment across the full spectrum of army operations. warrant officer > 7. this show, currently in its 4th season, is an American television police procedural series starring Mary McDonnell. it is a successor spin-off of 'the closer' and premiered on tnt on august 13, 2012, following that show's finale. Major Cases > 8. what is the *nickname* of the founder and original spokesperson for kentucky fried chicken? Colonel Sanders > 9. what is the name of the car driven by cousins bo and luke duke in the tv show 'the dukes of hazzard'? General Lee > 10. what rank was shared by paul von hindenburg (1914), hermann g?ring (1936), erwin rommel (1942), and bernard montgomery (1944)? (dates are when they first attained that rank) Field Marshal -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Sep 20 09:58PM swp wrote: > 1. what is the name of howard stern's first book? > 2. spanking, paddling, and caning are considered a form of this. Corporal Punishment > training, and education, this rank administers, manages, maintains, > operates, and integrates army systems and equipment across the full > spectrum of army operations. Master Sergeant > 6. in 'the big bang theory' the character of sheldon cooper leads the > groups paintball team and grants himself the rank of captain, in the > grand tradition of who? (all 3 required) Kirk, Picard > following that show's finale. > 8. what is the nickname of the founder and original spokesperson for > kentucky fried chicken? Colonel Sanders > 10. what rank was shared by paul von hindenburg (1914), hermann > göring (1936), erwin rommel (1942), and bernard montgomery (1944)? > (dates are when they first attained that rank) Field Marshal Peter Smyth |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Sep 21 01:20AM -0500 In article <7728e54b-05e3-4b3a-8c50-1b99209d4e01@googlegroups.com>, Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com says... > for each quotation, there is a correct answer associated with the theme of this quiz which is worth 2 points. correct answers, if any, that do not conform to the theme are worth 1 point each. > have fun! > 1. what is the name of howard stern's first book? Private Parts > 2. spanking, paddling, and caning are considered a form of this. corporal punishment > 3. robert remus is an american former wwe personality and semi-retired professional wrestler better known by what ring name? Sergeant Slaughter > 4. this rank is an adaptive technical expert, combat leader, trainer, and advisor. through progressive levels of expertise in assignments, > training, and education, this rank administers, manages, maintains, operates, and integrates army systems and equipment across the full spectrum of army operations. warrant officer > 5. what was the name and rank of forrest gumps commanding officer in vietnam? Lieutenant X > 6. in 'the big bang theory' the character of sheldon cooper leads the groups paintball team and grants himself the rank of captain, in the grand tradition of who? (all 3 required) > 7. this show, currently in its 4th season, is an American television police procedural series starring Mary McDonnell. it is a successor spin-off of 'the closer' and premiered on tnt on august 13, 2012, following that show's finale. Major Crimes > 8. what is the *nickname* of the founder and original spokesperson for kentucky fried chicken? Colonel Sanders > 9. what is the name of the car driven by cousins bo and luke duke in the tv show 'the dukes of hazzard'? General Jackson > 10. what rank was shared by paul von hindenburg (1914), hermann göring (1936), erwin rommel (1942), and bernard montgomery (1944)? (dates are when they first attained that rank) Field Marshall -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Sep 21 08:21AM -0500 In article <9b3628db-3fc4-44ca-a0ab-dccdad57e506@googlegroups.com>, Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com says... > sorry about that. I had this one queued up for a while now, and > thought the order of the answers would allow everyone to at least > guess at the answers. It did that for me. -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 20 11:44PM -0500 Mark Brader: > > 7. Besides <answer 5> and <answer 6 driver>, three other current > > F1 drivers have been champions. Name any one of them. Bruce Bowler: > Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button I will score this as two guesses, Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso. -- Mark Brader | "The right thinks the individual Toronto | isn't important enough to make the decisions msb@vex.net | and the left thinks that decisions are | too important to be left to the individual." --Nick Atty |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 21 05:30AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 1. DVT. > 2. IBS. > 3. HPV. human papillomavirus > 4. AIDS. acquired immune difficiency syndrome > 5. SIDS. sudden infant death syndrome > 6. ED. erectile dysfunction > 7. COPD. > 8. DTs. delirium tremens > 10. FAS. > * Game 3, Round 8 - Sports - Formula 1 > 1. In which country are the greatest number of F1 teams based? France > 2. In which city is the US Grand Prix currently held? Detroit > 8. Ferrari and Mercedes are the only teams that use their > namesakes' engines. Name *either* of the other manufacturers > providing engines this year. Toyota > 9. Jochen Rindt won the drivers' championship in 1970. What was > unique about his win? he didn't win any races -- Dan Tilque |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 19 11:39PM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 Which female Australian swimmer once held every world freestyle record? > 2 Defeating Rod Laver in the 1959 final, Alex Olmedo became (and remains) the only male tennis player from which South American nation to win the coveted Wimbledon singles title? Argentina > 3 Stewart Copeland and the Sumner brothers were members of which pop group in the late 1970s and early 1980s? > 4 In computing, what does the acronym VPN stand for? > 5 Which social networking service was the largest in the world from 2005 to 2008? Every new user's first friend was called Tom - namely Tom Anderson, co-founder of the site. MySpace > 6 What was the title of the 1987 film version of Cyrano de Bergerac starring Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah? > 7 What two-word term can refer to a cocktail (supposedly a hangover cure) consisting of raw egg, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt and ground black pepper; or the testes of a bull when cooked and eaten? > 8 In the human body, what name is given to the wave-like contraction of muscles that help send food down the digestive tract? peristalsis > 9 In which country of the UK would you find the Giant's Causeway? Northern Ireland > 10 What nationality was artist Gustav Klimt (1862-1918)? Austrian -- Dan Tilque |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Sep 20 01:43AM -0500 Rotating Quiz #196 is over and Stephen Perry is the winner with four correct answers in this obscure quiz. (I see now that South America would have been a better choice.) RQ #197 is Stephen's to create. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Total --------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+----- Erland 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 Dan Blum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 swp 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 --------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+----- 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 6 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Each answer is one of the North American countries in the following list: Costa Rica Bahamas Cuba Jamaica El Salvador Barbados Haiti Mexico Guatemala Dominica Canada Panama Nicaragua Honduras USA Belize St. Lucia Grenada Dominican Republic Antigua and Barbuda St. Kitts and Nevis Trinidad and Tobago St. Vincent and The Grenadines Each of the 10 questions below offers a list of commodities exported by a country, as specified in the CIA World Factbook in each country's "Economy" tab under "Exports - commodities." Identify the country for each list of commodities. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - petroleum and petroleum products - liquefied natural gas - methanol - ammonia - urea - steel products - beverages - cereal and cereal products - sugar - cocoa - coffee - citrus fruit - vegetables - flowers 1. Trinidad and Tobago - fruit and nuts - fish - iron and steel waste - wood 2. Panama - petroleum - nickel - medical products - sugar - tobacco - fish - citrus - coffee 3. Cuba - crawfish - aragonite - crude salt - polystyrene products 4. Bahamas -- swp - motor vehicles and parts - industrial machinery - aircraft - telecommunications equipment - chemicals - plastics - fertilizers - wood pulp - timber - crude petroleum - natural gas - electricity - aluminum 5. Canada -- Erland - bananas - eddoes and dasheen (taro) - arrowroot starch - tennis racquets 6. St. Vincent and The Grenadines -- swp - bananas - pineapples - coffee - melons - ornamental plants - sugar - beef - seafood - electronic components - medical equipment 7. Costa Rica - agricultural products (soybeans; fruit; corn) 9.2% - industrial supplies (organic chemicals) 26.8% - capital goods (transistors; aircraft; motor vehicle parts; computers; telecommunications equipment) 49.0% - consumer goods (automobiles medicines) 15.0% 8. United States -- Erland and swp - manufactured goods - oil and oil products - silver - fruits - vegetables - coffee - cotton 9. Mexico -- swp - coffee - apparel - coffee - shrimp - automobile wire harnesses - cigars - bananas - gold - palm oil - fruit - lobster - lumber 10. Honduras --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 25 12:07PM -0500 Mark Brader: >> This was the easiest round in the original game (of course) and, >> indeed, the third-easiest in the entire season. Erland Sommarskog (copyedited): > Amazing. I thought it would have been the easiest round ever. Don't > Canadians know their postal codes? You may not believe this, but some people find this sort of thing... just trivia. Looking back at the detailed stats from the original game, I was surprised to see that there were only two questions in the round that were correctly answered on the first try in all 8 games -- Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia. I wasn't keeping the stats that season, but I think I'll ask if the guy who was still has the details to see how well other questions were answered. >> 2-letter subdomain under .ca doesn't match its postal abbreviation: >> Yukon has .yt.ca, not .yk.ca. > I can't really get this together. Did you swap yt and yk here? Yes, sorry. I meant to say it's .yk.ca, not .yt.ca. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Gwyneth Paltrow always says I'm a msb@vex.net | shameless name dropper" -- Roger Ford My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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