Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 23 updates in 5 topics

Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 29 04:21AM -0700

Calvin wrote:
> 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
 
> 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?
 
Christchurch
 
> 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?
 
Crux
 
(Southern Cross is technically an incorrect answer here, although I'll
be very surprised if Calvin does not have it as his answer. The official
name of the constellation is Crux, Latin for "cross".)
 
> 6 Luanda is the capital city of which African country?
 
Namibia
 
> 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?
 
The Tempest
 
> 9 How many coloured squares are on a Rubik's Cube?
 
54
 
> 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
 
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Dan Tilque
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 29 08:19AM -0500

"Calvin":
> collaborates with an enemy occupying force. Which
> Minister-President of Norway was executed for treason
> following World War II?
 
Quisling. Vidkun Quisling, I believe.
 
> 2 Which Australia author has won the Booker prize twice,
> firstly in 1988 and again in 2001?
 
McCullers. ("Name an Australian author".)
 
> 3 What is the capital city of Otago?
 
Dunedin?
 
> 4 Which versatile British author's works include "Lamb to
> the Slaughter" (1953) and "My Uncle Oswald" (1979) and
> "Matilda" (1988)?
 
Dahl.
 
> 5 Which distinctive constellation appears on the national
> flags of five independent countries?
 
Crux?
 
> 6 Luanda is the capital city of which African country?
 
Angola?
 
> 7 Despite a combined age of 75 years, which two tennis
> players won the mixed doubles at the 2015 Australian Open?
 
Johnson & Johnson.
 
> 8 What Shakespeare play opens with a storm at sea?
 
"The Tempest"?
 
> 9 How many coloured squares are on a Rubik's Cube?
 
54.
 
> encircled by 22 stars, which major film studio is the last
> to still be headquartered in the Hollywood district of Los
> Angeles?
 
Paramount.
 
--
Mark Brader "They're trying to invent a new crime:
Toronto interference with a business model."
msb@vex.net --Bruce Schneier
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 29 08:25AM -0500

Dan Tilque:
> (Southern Cross is technically an incorrect answer here...
> The official name of the constellation is Crux, Latin for "cross".)
 
Huh. Tricky. This seems a sufficiently official source:
 
http://www.iau.org/public/themes/constellations/
 
and you have to go all the way down to the footnotes to see that where
they show an "English name", it only means "the popular name in English".
Who knew? :-)
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "... pure English is de rigueur"
msb@vex.net -- Guardian Weekly
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
"David B" <askforemail@gmail.com>: Sep 29 03:01PM +0100

8 What Shakespeare play opens with a storm at sea?
 
The Tempest.
 
9 How many coloured squares are on a Rubik's Cube?
 
54.
 
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.
 
--
David B
http://waterfalls.me.uk
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Sep 29 07:43PM +0100


> 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 (Vygard?)
 
> 2 Which Australia author has won the Booker prize twice, firstly in
> 1988 and again in 2001?
 
Thomas Keneally?
 
> 3 What is the capital city of Otago?
 
Dunedin
 
> 4 Which versatile British author's works include "Lamb to the
> Slaughter" (1953) and "My Uncle Oswald" (1979) and "Matilda" (1988)?
 
Roald Dahl
 
> 5 Which distinctive constellation appears on the national flags of
> five independent countries?
 
Southern Cross
 
> 6 Luanda is the capital city of which African country?
 
Angola
 
> 7 Despite a combined age of 75 years, which two tennis players won the
> mixed doubles at the 2015 Australian Open?
 
No idea
 
> 8 What Shakespeare play opens with a storm at sea?
 
The Tempest
 
> 9 How many coloured squares are on a Rubik's Cube?
 
54
 
> 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
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Sep 29 10:46PM +0200

On 2015-09-29 11:16, Calvin wrote:
> 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?
Vidkun Quisling
> 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?
The cross
> 6 Luanda is the capital city of which African country?
Angola
> 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?
 
6*3*3=54
 
> 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
 
 
--
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Björn
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Sep 29 10:26PM

Calvin wrote:
 
 
> 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?
Christchurch
> 4 Which versatile British author's works include "Lamb to the
> Slaughter" (1953) and "My Uncle Oswald" (1979) and "Matilda" (1988)?
Roald Dahl
> 5 Which distinctive constellation appears on the national flags of
> five independent countries?
Southern Cross
> 6 Luanda is the capital city of which African country?
Angola
> 7 Despite a combined age of 75 years, which two tennis players won
> the mixed doubles at the 2015 Australian Open?
Hingis/Paes
> 8 What Shakespeare play opens with a storm at sea?
The Tempest
> 9 How many coloured squares are on a Rubik's Cube?
54 (6 sides x 9 squares)
> 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?
Universal
 
Peter Smyth
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Sep 30 04:51AM -0500

In article <7647ab2a-3192-4ac4-9876-5b209ee4773e@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says...
 
> 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
 
> 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)?
Roald Dahl
 
> 5 Which distinctive constellation appears on the national flags of five independent countries?
Southern Cross
 
> 6 Luanda is the capital city of which African country?
Angola
 
> 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?
The Tempest
 
> 9 How many coloured squares are on a Rubik's Cube?
54
 
> 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
 
 
 
 
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bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Sep 29 12:43PM

On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 22:49:58 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 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
 
> 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?
 
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 Fiorino
 
> 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
 
> $10,000,000 over 7 years to the Montreal Children's Hospital?
 
> 10. Air India grounded 125 cabin crew this week for failure to
> do what?
 
Stay thin
 
 
> 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which other
> city?
 
Philadelphia
 
> 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?
 
Peanuts
 
> 4. On Friday of last week, Matthias Mueller was named as the new
> CEO of *which company*?
 
VW
 
> this week?
 
> 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
 
swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Sep 29 09:02AM -0700

On Monday, September 28, 2015 at 11:49:58 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> 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.
 
and I will confuse them as I always do.
 
> 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.
 
noted
 
 
> 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*.
 
rome ; paris
 
> class. *Which Canadian*, born in 1959, invited him to Canada
> to participate in a science show, "Generator"? The invite was
> sent via Twitter.
 
chris hadfield
 
> 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 (she still has that 'angry wife' face going.)
 
> 6. Australia has a new prime minister, as Tony Abbott has been
> ousted by his own party. Name his replacement.
 
turnbull
 
> "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
 
> 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?
 
oland
 
> 9. Which Montreal Canadien was in the news this for donating
> $10,000,000 over 7 years to the Montreal Children's Hospital?
 
subban
 
> 10. Air India grounded 125 cabin crew this week for failure to
> do what?
 
lose weight
 
 
> * 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, pa (I was there.)
 
> 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
 
> 8. This week our Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first playoff
> berth since what year?
 
1993
 
> 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?
 
veep
 
 
swp
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Sep 29 01:32PM -0500

In article <VuednV84LcD7l5fLnZ2dnUU7-X2dnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
 
> 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
 
> sent via Twitter.
 
> 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
 
> $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?
lose weight
 
 
> 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
 
> 8. This week our Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first playoff
> berth since what year?
1991
 
> 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?
Veep
 
 
 
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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 29 10:28PM +0200

> * Game 1 (2015-09-21), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
> But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
 
Paris
 
(I believe the other four are Hamburg, Boston, Istanbul and Budapest.)

> 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?
 
Fiona

> 6. Australia has a new prime minister, as Tony Abbott has been
> ousted by his own party. Name his replacement.
 
Malcolm X (That is, I only recall the first name.)

> 10. Air India grounded 125 cabin crew this week for failure to
> do what?
 
Bad personal hygiene
 

> * 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?
 
He was over to see our friend Stephen Perry

> week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what
> product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made
> over 700 sick?
 
Peanuts

> 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

> 8. This week our Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first playoff
> berth since what year?
 
2001

 
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Sep 29 10:46PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 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 Evans
> 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
> But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
Paris
> class. *Which Canadian*, born in 1959, invited him to Canada
> to participate in a science show, "Generator"? The invite was
> sent via Twitter.
Bill Nye the Science Guy
 
> 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
 
> * 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
> over 700 sick?
 
> 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
> 8. This week our Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first playoff
> berth since what year?
1987
> 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?
Louie
 
Peter Smyth
Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Sep 29 11:01PM

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?
 
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*.
 
Boston
 
> sent via Twitter.
 
> 4. Which winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant received an
> apology this week from the organizers of the pageant?
 
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?
 
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.)
 
Mr. Mxylplztk
 
> $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?
 
Lose weight
 
 
> 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?
 
Walker
 
 
> 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
> position last week.
 
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
 
> awarded the Emmy Award for...
 
> 9. Most Outstanding Drama Series?
> 10. Most Outstanding Comedy Series?
 
Big Bang Theory
 
 
Pete
Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Sep 29 06:29PM -0700

On Monday, September 28, 2015 at 11:49:58 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> sent via Twitter.
 
> 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?
Carli 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
 
> 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> other city?
Los Angeles
> 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
swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Sep 29 08:53PM -0700

On Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 4:28:34 PM UTC-4, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
> > on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> > other city?
 
> He was over to see our friend Stephen Perry
 
:-)
 
swp
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 29 10:09PM -0700

Mark Brader wrote:
> sent via Twitter.
 
> 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?
 
Fiorina
 
 
> 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?
 
peanuts
 
 
> 5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other
> Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said
> that this week?
 
Walker; Cruz
 
 
> 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
> position last week.
 
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
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 29 10:20PM +0200

>> 9 In which country of the UK would you find the Giant's Causeway?
 
> Northern Island
 
Isn't that more like the western island? :-)
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 29 08:48PM -0700

On Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 6:20:30 AM UTC+10, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
> >> 9 In which country of the UK would you find the Giant's Causeway?
 
> > Northern Island
 
> Isn't that more like the western island? :-)
 
Umm, yes :-)
 
cheers,
calvin
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 29 08:13AM -0500

"Calvin":
> Pass. Or more precisely, Gordie Howe x 10.
 
I will score this as 10 answers of "Gordie Howe", but in future please
quote each question and give your answer below it.
--
Mark Brader "After many years of teaching, you get to learn
Toronto quite a lot about how to design a better idiot."
msb@vex.net --Peter Moylan
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Sep 29 10:42PM +0200

On 2015-09-28 05:36, Mark Brader wrote:
> 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.
 
> 2. Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini (all cars).
 
V.A.G
 
> Baileys (liqueur).
 
> 5. Cadbury, Toblerone (chocolates); Tassimo (coffee); Oreo, Chips
> Ahoy, Triscuit (cookies); Trident, Dentyne, Stride (chewing gum).
 
Unilever
 
 
> 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
 
 
> Spring (bottled water). The company also owns 30% of cosmetics
> company L'Oréal and its brands like Garnier, Maybelline, and
> The Body Shop stores.
 
Nestlé
 
 
--
--
Björn
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 29 08:12AM -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?
 
Mark Brader:
> 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.
 
I did receive the details, but then forgot to look at them for a
few days. The scoring in the original game, as you will recall
from the introductory posting, is 2 points for an answer on the
first try (individual) and 1 point for an answer on the second try
(with team assistance) or given by a shorthanded team on behalf of
an empty seat. There were no shorthanded teams that day, so the
last clause can be ignored.
 
For tabulation purposes I will combine 3- and 4- point newgroup
answers as "1st" meaning "answered on the 1st try". Nobody in the
newsgroup scored 2 points for answering on the 2nd try in this round.
The questions are sorted here by difficulty in the original game.
 
Question Province or Correct Original game Newsgroup
territory Abbrev 1st 2nd Missed 1st Missed
 
10 Nova Scotia NS 8 0 0 11 1
4 Saskatchewan SK 8 0 0 9 3
8 Alberta AB 7 1 0 7 5
1 Quebec QC 6 2 0 8 4
2 Newfoundland NL 6 2 0 4 8
6 Northwest Terr. NT 5 3 0 10 2
9 Prince Edward I. PE 5 3 0 10 2
3 Manitoba MB 5 2 1 8 4
7 Nunavut NU 2 6 0 8 4
5 Yukon YT 1 5 2 2 10
 
--
Mark Brader "Never trust anybody who says 'trust me.'
Toronto Except just this once, of course."
msb@vex.net -- John Varley, "Steel Beach"
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 29 10:19PM +0200

> 3 Manitoba MB 5 2 1 8 4
> 7 Nunavut NU 2 6 0 8 4
> 5 Yukon YT 1 5 2 2 10
 

Interesting. That so many had problems with Yukon is maybe not so
surprising given that there are competing codes. And Newfoundland
is a little tricky too. But Manitoba? I was able to get this one
correct, since although I don't know the Canadian codes very well,
I know the US codes decently. And I had a grok that the codes are
unique over US and Canada. Given this, there was only MB to choose
from inside the name itself.
 
Then agaín, it the Toronto quiz teams know the Candian codes, one
should maybe not expect them to know the US codes...
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
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