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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 29 02:16AM -0700 1 His surname is now synonymous with a person who collaborates with an enemy occupying force. Which Minister-President of Norway was executed for treason following World War II? 2 Which Australia author has won the Booker prize twice, firstly in 1988 and again in 2001? 3 What is the capital city of Otago? 4 Which versatile British author's works include "Lamb to the Slaughter" (1953) and "My Uncle Oswald" (1979) and "Matilda" (1988)? 5 Which distinctive constellation appears on the national flags of five independent countries? 6 Luanda is the capital city of which African country? 7 Despite a combined age of 75 years, which two tennis players won the mixed doubles at the 2015 Australian Open? 8 What Shakespeare play opens with a storm at sea? 9 How many coloured squares are on a Rubik's Cube? 10 Its logo consisting of a distinctly pyramidal mountain encircled by 22 stars, which major film studio is the last to still be headquartered in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles? cheers, calvin |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 29 10:37AM > 1 His surname is now synonymous with a person who collaborates with > an enemy occupying force. Which Minister-President of Norway was > executed for treason following World War II? Quisling > 3 What is the capital city of Otago? Otago city. :-) (Where the hell is Otago?) > 5 Which distinctive constellation appears on the national flags of > five independent countries? Southern Cross. (Soon four, it seems.) > 6 Luanda is the capital city of which African country? Angola > 9 How many coloured squares are on a Rubik's Cube? 156 > 10 Its logo consisting of a distinctly pyramidal mountain encircled > by 22 stars, which major film studio is the last to still be > headquartered in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles? Paramount -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Sep 28 07:58AM -0500 In article <EradnSuwooEvKJXLnZ2dnUU7-X2dnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > Flyer in 1974 and 1975. > 4. Between them, hockey legends Wayne Gretzky and Bobby Orr have > won a total of how many Conn Smythe awards? 4; 5 > Name *any one* of the three in between. > 6. Who is the only player to have won the trophy three times? > It was in 1986, 1993, and 2001. Patrick Roy > questions on such corporations and their brands. In each case, we > give you a list of brands, and you name the company that owns them. > 1. Gatorade, Tropicana, Quakers, Cheetos, Doritos, Lay's. PepsiCo > 2. Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini (all cars). Volkswagen > 6. Cover Girl, Olay (cosmetics); Bounty, Tide, Mr. Clean > (household); Head & Shoulders, Gillette (personal care); Crest, > Oral-B (dental care); Vicks, Pepto-Bismol (health care). Procter & Gamble > 7. Aveeno, Neutrogena (cosmetics); Tylenol, Polysporin, Benadryl > (health care); Splenda (sweetener), Lactaid (creamer); Listerine > (mouthwash). Johnson & Johnson > 9. Green Giant (frozen vegetables); Betty Crocker, Pillsbury > (baking products); Cheerios, Fibre One (cereals); Liberté > (yogurt). General Mills > Spring (bottled water). The company also owns 30% of cosmetics > company L'Oréal and its brands like Garnier, Maybelline, and > The Body Shop stores. Nestle -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Sep 29 02:04AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:EradnSuwooEvKJXLnZ2dnUU7- > year to the most valuable player for his team *in the playoffs*. > 1. In 1965, this Montreal Canadien became the first Conn Smythe > Trophy winner. Name him. Jean Beliveau; Jacques Plante > 2. Name the only Toronto Maple Leaf to have won the award, back > in 1967 when the Leafs last won the Stanley Cup. Bob Baun > years. One was Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins, in > 1991 and 1992. Name the other, who did it as a Philadelphia > Flyer in 1974 and 1975. Bobby (the leg-breaker) Clarke > 4. Between them, hockey legends Wayne Gretzky and Bobby Orr have > won a total of how many Conn Smythe awards? 3; 2 > Name *any one* of the three in between. > 6. Who is the only player to have won the trophy three times? > It was in 1986, 1993, and 2001. Messier > 7. In 1994 he became the first US-born player to be a Conn Smythe > winner. Name him. Brett Hull > 8. In 2009 he became the first Russian-born Conn Smythe winner. > Name him. Malkin > when their team won 4 straight Stanley Cups beginning in 1980. > Bryan Trottier was the Conn Smythe winner in 1980, while Mike > Bossy was the recipient in 1982. Name *either* of the other two. Smith > 10. He was the Conn Smythe winner in 1971 and went on to win the > Calder Trophy as the NHL's best rookie the *following* season. > Name him. Sanderson; Dryden > questions on such corporations and their brands. In each case, we > give you a list of brands, and you name the company that owns them. > 1. Gatorade, Tropicana, Quakers, Cheetos, Doritos, Lay's. Kraft > 2. Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini (all cars). Volkswagen > 3. Corona, Rolling Rock, Shock Top, Michelob, Hoegaarden, Stella > Artois (all beers). InBev > 4. Guinness (beer), Smirnoff (vodka), Tanqueray (gin), Captain > Morgan (rum), Johnnie Walker (whiskey), Crown Royal (whiskey), > Baileys (liqueur). Canada Dry; Schweppes > 5. Cadbury, Toblerone (chocolates); Tassimo (coffee); Oreo, Chips > Ahoy, Triscuit (cookies); Trident, Dentyne, Stride (chewing gum). Mondelez > 6. Cover Girl, Olay (cosmetics); Bounty, Tide, Mr. Clean > (household); Head & Shoulders, Gillette (personal care); Crest, > Oral-B (dental care); Vicks, Pepto-Bismol (health care). Proctor & Gamble; S.C. Johnson > 7. Aveeno, Neutrogena (cosmetics); Tylenol, Polysporin, Benadryl > (health care); Splenda (sweetener), Lactaid (creamer); Listerine > (mouthwash). S.C. Johnson; Johnson & Johnson > 8. Dove, Vaseline, Q-Tips (personal care); Ben and Jerry's, Klondike > (ice cream); Hellman's (mayo), Becel (margarine). S.C. Johnson > 9. Green Giant (frozen vegetables); Betty Crocker, Pillsbury > (baking products); Cheerios, Fibre One (cereals); Liberté > (yogurt). General Mills > Spring (bottled water). The company also owns 30% of cosmetics > company L'Oréal and its brands like Garnier, Maybelline, and > The Body Shop stores. Mars Pete |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 29 02:27AM -0700 On Monday, September 28, 2015 at 1:36:18 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 4, Round 4 - Sports - Conn Smythe Trophy Winners Pass. Or more precisely, Gordie Howe x 10. > give you a list of brands, and you name the company that owns them. > 1. Gatorade, Tropicana, Quakers, Cheetos, Doritos, Lay's. > 2. Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini (all cars). VW > 3. Corona, Rolling Rock, Shock Top, Michelob, Hoegaarden, Stella > Artois (all beers). SAB Miller > 4. Guinness (beer), Smirnoff (vodka), Tanqueray (gin), Captain > Morgan (rum), Johnnie Walker (whiskey), Crown Royal (whiskey), > Baileys (liqueur). Diageo > 5. Cadbury, Toblerone (chocolates); Tassimo (coffee); Oreo, Chips > Ahoy, Triscuit (cookies); Trident, Dentyne, Stride (chewing gum). Nestle > Spring (bottled water). The company also owns 30% of cosmetics > company L'Oréal and its brands like Garnier, Maybelline, and > The Body Shop stores. Rowntree, Nestle cheers, calvin |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 29 02:13AM -0700 On Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at 7:13:36 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which female Australian swimmer once held every world freestyle record? Shane Gould Singleton for Pete > 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? Peru Singleton for Stephen > 3 Stewart Copeland and the Sumner brothers were members of which pop group in the late 1970s and early 1980s? The Police And as several posters pointed out they weren't actually brothers despite thir (almost) shared surname. > 4 In computing, what does the acronym VPN stand for? Virtual private Network > 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? Roxanne cf Q3 > 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? Prairie Oyster > 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 Island I accepted Antrim as it is easy to read county for country (and it is correct). > 10 What nationality was artist Gustav Klimt (1862-1918)? Austrian Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 408 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 61 Stephen Perry 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 60 Chris Johnson 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 53 Gareth Owen 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 42 Mark Brader 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 6 48 David Brown 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 6 49 Marc Dashevsky 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 34 Pete Gayde 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 43 Peter Smyth 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 32 Dan Tilque 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 28 Bjorn Lundin 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 28 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 1 1 9 9 10 6 4 8 7 7 62 56% Congratulations SWP. cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 28 10:49PM -0500 And now it's time to start another QFTCI Current Events game. As usual, these rounds will be posted concurrently with other, non-current-events games, and all current events rounds through the season will be scored as a separate game. These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to give the answers that were correct on those dates. On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup, based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days. All questions were written by members of the Bloor St. Irregulars, and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 1 (2015-09-21), Round 1 - Current Events 1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can." This was a quote from which recently released resident of Kentucky this week? 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*. 3. Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old Muslim boy from Irving, Texas, was arrested this week for creating a clock for his science class. *Which Canadian*, born in 1959, invited him to Canada to participate in a science show, "Generator"? The invite was sent via Twitter. 4. Which winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant received an apology this week from the organizers of the pageant? 5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week? 6. Australia has a new prime minister, as Tony Abbott has been ousted by his own party. Name his replacement. 7. Alex Trebek was tricked into saying what fictional character's name this week after a contestant wrote down the name in "Final Jeopardy!"? This name was used by Norm MacDonald when he played Burt Reynolds on "Saturday Night Live"'s version of "Celebrity Jeopardy!" (Full name required.) 8. A trial in St. John, New Brunswick, commenced this week with a son accused of murdering his father. Both are members of the prominent family that owns Moosehead, Canada's oldest independent brewery. What is their family name? 9. Which Montreal Canadien was in the news this for donating $10,000,000 over 7 years to the Montreal Children's Hospital? 10. Air India grounded 125 cabin crew this week for failure to do what? * Game 2 (2015-09-28), Round 1 - Current Events 1. One man's love for a pig! *Which world leader* was in hot water for (allegedly) getting piggy with it during his university days? 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which other city? 3. Stewart Parbell was sentenced to 28 years in prison this week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made over 700 sick? 4. On Friday of last week, Matthias Mueller was named as the new CEO of *which company*? 5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said that this week? 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his position last week. 7. "You should always go to other people's funerals -- otherwise they won't come to yours." These were the wise words of which man who died on Tuesday? 8. This week our Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first playoff berth since what year? And at the Primetime Emmy Awards last week, which TV show was awarded the Emmy Award for... 9. Most Outstanding Drama Series? 10. Most Outstanding Comedy Series? -- Mark Brader | "How, you may ask, did the mind of man ever excogitate Toronto | anything so false and foolish? The answer is that the msb@vex.net | mind of man had nothing to do with it..." --A.E. Housman My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 29 04:22AM > 1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can." > This was a quote from which recently released resident of > Kentucky this week? Kim Davis > 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. > But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*. Los Angeles; San Francisco > 4. Which winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant received an > apology this week from the organizers of the pageant? Vanessa Williams > 5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what > Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this > in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week? Carly Fiorina > "Final Jeopardy!"? This name was used by Norm MacDonald when > he played Burt Reynolds on "Saturday Night Live"'s version of > "Celebrity Jeopardy!" (Full name required.) Turd Ferguson > 10. Air India grounded 125 cabin crew this week for failure to > do what? take drug tests > * Game 2 (2015-09-28), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. One man's love for a pig! *Which world leader* was in hot water > for (allegedly) getting piggy with it during his university days? David Cameron > 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC > on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which > other city? Philadelphia > week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what > product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made > over 700 sick? peanut butter > 4. On Friday of last week, Matthias Mueller was named as the new > CEO of *which company*? Volkswagen > 5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other > Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said > that this week? Scott Walker > 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his > position last week. John Boehner > 7. "You should always go to other people's funerals -- otherwise > they won't come to yours." These were the wise words of which > man who died on Tuesday? Yogi Berra > 9. Most Outstanding Drama Series? How to Get Away With Murder; Scandal -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Sep 29 07:13AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:VuednV84LcD7l5fLnZ2dnUU7- > 1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can." > This was a quote from which recently released resident of > Kentucky this week? Kim Davis > 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. > But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*. Los Angeles > 4. Which winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant received an > apology this week from the organizers of the pageant? Vanessa Williams > 5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what > Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this > in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week? Carly Fiorina > "Final Jeopardy!"? This name was used by Norm MacDonald when > he played Burt Reynolds on "Saturday Night Live"'s version of > "Celebrity Jeopardy!" (Full name required.) Turd Ferguson > * Game 2 (2015-09-28), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. One man's love for a pig! *Which world leader* was in hot water > for (allegedly) getting piggy with it during his university days? David Cameron > 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC > on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which > other city? Philadelphia > week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what > product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made > over 700 sick? peanut butter > 5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other > Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said > that this week? Scott Walker > 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his > position last week. John Boehner > 7. "You should always go to other people's funerals -- otherwise > they won't come to yours." These were the wise words of which > man who died on Tuesday? Yogi Berra > And at the Primetime Emmy Awards last week, which TV show was > awarded the Emmy Award for... > 9. Most Outstanding Drama Series? "Game of Thrones" > 10. Most Outstanding Comedy Series? "Transparent" -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Sep 28 06:10AM -0700 On Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 12:34:28 PM UTC-4, swp wrote: > The winner will be the first choice to set RQ 198, in a manner of their choosing. > 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 6pm Philadelphia time (GMT-4) on Sunday, 2015-09-27, which gives you 7 days and some number of hours from the time of this posting. or in this case a lot of hours. sorry for the delay. the Pope did it, using a lunar eclipse to distract me. > 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? sgt. 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? lt. dan > 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, crunch, and kangaroo > 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 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 name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 total ---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ----- Dan B 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 16 Marc D 2 2 2 2 1 0 2 2 0 2 15 Mark B 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 13 Pete 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 7 Peter 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 Dan T 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 Erland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ----- totals 6 12 4 4 4 0 6 9 6 11 62 congratulations to Dan Blum! D! A! N! Dan! Dan! Dan! RQ 198 is yours to do with as you please. thank you all for playing! swp |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 28 02:09PM > congratulations to Dan Blum! D! A! N! Dan! Dan! Dan! RQ 198 is yours to do with as you please. > thank you all for playing! Thanks for running it. RQ #198 will be up in a few days. -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Sep 28 01:07PM -0500 Stephen Perry: > ---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ----- > ... > Mark B 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 13 No, 12. On a question that asks for "name and rank", "lieutenant..." does not qualify as a "correct answer that does not conform to the theme". -- Mark Brader | "This website offers to conjugate your French verb. Toronto | Trust the French to come up with something kinky msb@vex.net | like that." --Al Kriman My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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