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| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Oct 11 10:38AM -0700 This is Rotating Quiz #199. The winner will be the first choice to set RQ 200, 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, 2015-10-18, which gives about a week from the time of this posting. In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first. Correct answers are worth 1 point each. The answers spell out something in the first column, which is worth 3 points. Have fun! 1. What is the name of the largest online retailer. 2. Jon Lester is a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. Which hand does he throw with? 3. Selena Gomez recently let the world know that she has this chronic autoimmune disease. 4. Pharrell Williams won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video with this 2014 song. 5. Founded in 1971, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation is a partially government-funded American passenger railroad service better known as what? 6. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta is the stage name of what American singer? 7. What is the name of the teenage mutant ninja turtle whose signature weapons are two katanas? 8. Zayn Malik recently left what boy band? 9. What character did Michael Dorn play in the television show Star Trek: The Next Generation? 10. Name the Austrian physicist and theoretical biologist who didn't know if his cat was dead or alive. 11. This mountain is known in Nepal as Sagarmatha and in Tibet as Chomolungma. 12. Who is the largest American retailer of women's lingerie? 13. Who is the fictional Queen of Arendelle in the movie Frozen (2013) from Walt Disney Animation Studios? good luck! swp |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 11 05:44PM > 1. What is the name of the largest online retailer. Amazon > 2. Jon Lester is a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. Which hand does he throw with? left > 3. Selena Gomez recently let the world know that she has this chronic autoimmune disease. lupus > 4. Pharrell Williams won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video with this 2014 song. Happy > 5. Founded in 1971, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation is a partially government-funded American passenger railroad service better known as what? Amtrak > 6. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta is the stage name of what American singer? Lady Gaga > 7. What is the name of the teenage mutant ninja turtle whose signature weapons are two katanas? Leonardo > 8. Zayn Malik recently left what boy band? One Direction > 9. What character did Michael Dorn play in the television show Star Trek: The Next Generation? Worf > 10. Name the Austrian physicist and theoretical biologist who didn't know if his cat was dead or alive. Schroedinger > 11. This mountain is known in Nepal as Sagarmatha and in Tibet as Chomolungma. Everest > 12. Who is the largest American retailer of women's lingerie? Victoria's Secret > 13. Who is the fictional Queen of Arendelle in the movie Frozen (2013) from Walt Disney Animation Studios? Elsa Which spells ALLHALLOWSEVE -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Oct 11 01:49PM -0500 Stephen Perry: > 1. What is the name of the largest online retailer. Amazon. > 2. Jon Lester is a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. Which hand does he throw with? (Left.) > 3. Selena Gomez recently let the world know that she has this chronic > autoimmune disease. (Lupus erythomatosus.) > 4. Pharrell Williams won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video with this > 2014 song. "Happy"? > 5. Founded in 1971, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation is a > partially government-funded American passenger railroad service better > known as what? Amtrak. > 6. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta is the stage name of what American singer? Lady Gaga. > 7. What is the name of the teenage mutant ninja turtle whose signature > weapons are two katanas? (Leonardo.) > 8. Zayn Malik recently left what boy band? (One Direction?) > 9. What character did Michael Dorn play in the television show Star > Trek: The Next Generation? Worf, or Lt. Worf. We'll see. (Worf.) > 10. Name the Austrian physicist and theoretical biologist who didn't > know if his cat was dead or alive. Erwin Schrödinger, or Schrödinger. Or I suppose Dr. or Herr Dr. We'll see when we open the box. (Schrödinger.) > 11. This mountain is known in Nepal as Sagarmatha and in Tibet as Chomolungma. Everest. > 12. Who is the largest American retailer of women's lingerie? Victoria's Secret? > 13. Who is the fictional Queen of Arendelle in the movie Frozen (2013) > from Walt Disney Animation Studios? (Eep! I'll try Eleanor.) Okay, you want All Hallows Eve, so we have the answers now shown above in parentheses. Nice of you to make most of the hard ones multiple-choice. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "E-mail is idiot-proof. (I know this because I have msb@vex.net | received E-mail from idiots.)" -- Beppi Crosariol My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 11 08:51PM +0200 > how scary is it that you know this? Not particularly scary - since I don't know much of this. > 1. What is the name of the largest online retailer. Amazon > 2. Jon Lester is a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. Which hand does he > throw with? Left (For once a baseball question that I have half a chance on.) > 3. Selena Gomez recently let the world know that she has this chronic > autoimmune disease. Cancer > 5. Founded in 1971, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation is a > partially government-funded American passenger railroad service better > known as what? Amtrak > 6. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta is the stage name of what American > singer? Lady Gaga > 8. Zayn Malik recently left what boy band? One Direction > 10. Name the Austrian physicist and theoretical biologist who didn't > know if his cat was dead or alive. Sigmund Freud > 11. This mountain is known in Nepal as Sagarmatha and in Tibet as > Chomolungma. K2 > 12. Who is the largest American retailer of women's lingerie? Victoria's Secret -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Oct 11 10:17PM +0100 > 1. What is the name of the largest online retailer. Amazon > 2. Jon Lester is a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. Which hand does he > throw with? Left > 3. Selena Gomez recently let the world know that she has this chronic > autoimmune disease. Lupus > 4. Pharrell Williams won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video with this > 2014 song. Happy > 5. Founded in 1971, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation is a > partially government-funded American passenger railroad service better > known as what? Amtrak > 6. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta is the stage name of what > American singer? Lady Gaga > 7. What is the name of the teenage mutant ninja turtle whose signature > weapons are two katanas? Leonardo > 8. Zayn Malik recently left what boy band? One Direction > 9. What character did Michael Dorn play in the television show Star > Trek: The Next Generation? Worf > 10. Name the Austrian physicist and theoretical biologist who didn't > know if his cat was dead or alive. Schrodinger (Erwin) > 11. This mountain is known in Nepal as Sagarmatha and in Tibet as > Chomolungma. Everest > 12. Who is the largest American retailer of women's lingerie? Victoria's Secret > 13. Who is the fictional Queen of Arendelle in the movie Frozen (2013) > from Walt Disney Animation Studios? Elsa ALLHALLOWSEVE |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 12 03:21AM -0700 swp wrote: > Correct answers are worth 1 point each. The answers spell out something in the first column, which is worth 3 points. > Have fun! > 1. What is the name of the largest online retailer. Amazon > 2. Jon Lester is a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. Which hand does he throw with? Left > 3. Selena Gomez recently let the world know that she has this chronic autoimmune disease. Lupus > 4. Pharrell Williams won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video with this 2014 song. > 5. Founded in 1971, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation is a partially government-funded American passenger railroad service better known as what? Amtrak > 6. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta is the stage name of what American singer? Lady Gaga > 7. What is the name of the teenage mutant ninja turtle whose signature weapons are two katanas? Leonardo > 8. Zayn Malik recently left what boy band? > 9. What character did Michael Dorn play in the television show Star Trek: The Next Generation? > 10. Name the Austrian physicist and theoretical biologist who didn't know if his cat was dead or alive. Schroedinger > 11. This mountain is known in Nepal as Sagarmatha and in Tibet as Chomolungma. Everest > 12. Who is the largest American retailer of women's lingerie? Victoria's Secret > 13. Who is the fictional Queen of Arendelle in the movie Frozen (2013) from Walt Disney Animation Studios? Elsa Acrostic is ALL HALLOWS EVE -- Dan Tilque |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Oct 11 06:36PM +0100 > 273 K. (The exact value is 273.16 K.) You were asked for the triple > point, not how many kelvins it is, but I generously accepted "273" > without a unit as almost correct. A usage of the word "generously" with which I was previously unfamiliar. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 11 08:44PM +0200 >> point, not how many kelvins it is, but I generously accepted "273" >> without a unit as almost correct. > A usage of the word "generously" with which I was previously unfamiliar. You mean you've never seen Mark score a quiz before? -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Oct 11 06:32PM -0700 On Monday, October 12, 2015 at 3:36:09 AM UTC+10, Gareth Owen wrote: > > point, not how many kelvins it is, but I generously accepted "273" > > without a unit as almost correct. > A usage of the word "generously" with which I was previously unfamiliar. Well the question did ask "To the nearest whole kelvin"... cheers, calvin, not kelvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 12 12:07AM -0500 Mark Brader: >>> 273 K. (The exact value is 273.16 K.) You were asked for the triple >>> point, not how many kelvins it is, but I generously accepted "273" >>> without a unit as almost correct. Gareth Owen: >> A usage of the word "generously" with which I was previously unfamiliar. "Calvin": > Well the question did ask "To the nearest whole kelvin"... Okay, more precisely, you were asked for the triple point to the nearest whole kelvin. This does not make 273 a correct answer any more than it makes 273 inches or $273 or 273 cubic kelvins a correct answer. However, I generously overlooked that point. Get it now? -- Mark Brader | "In a perfect world, the person of authority responds Toronto | to needs rather than to demands. That's not the way msb@vex.net | the system works, though." --Tony Cooper My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 12 07:25AM > nearest whole kelvin. This does not make 273 a correct answer any > more than it makes 273 inches or $273 or 273 cubic kelvins a correct > answer. However, I generously overlooked that point. Get it now? Specifying the unit seemed redundant since it was given in the question. Now, if someone had answered 273 Calvin, you might have had an argument... -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 12 03:43AM -0500 Mark Brader: >> nearest whole kelvin. This does not make 273 a correct answer any >> more than it makes 273 inches or $273 or 273 cubic kelvins a correct >> answer. However, I generously overlooked that point. Get it now? Erland Sommarskog: > Specifying the unit seemed redundant since it was given in the question. No, it wasn't. For example, the answer 273,000 millikelvins would have been correct. > Now, if someone had answered 273 Calvin, you might have had an argument... As long as it wasn't 273 Hobbes. -- Mark Brader "Sixty years old and still pulling a train! Toronto That's more than I can say about most msb@vex.net people I know." -- Frimbo My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Oct 11 06:07PM +0100 > 1. Died 1940; "The Last Tycoon" published 1941 (and retitled > "The Love of the Last Tycoon" in a later revised edition). F Scott Fitzgerald > 2. Died 1870; "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" published 1870. Dickens > 3. Died 1817; "Northanger Abbey" published 1817. Austen > 4. Died 1924; "The Trial" published 1925. Kafka > 5. Died 1984; "Answered Prayers" published 1986. > 6. Died 1938; "You Can't Go Home Again" published 1940. > 7. Died 1969; "A Confederacy of Dunces" published 1980. Toole > 8. Died 1961; "Islands in the Stream" published 1970. Kenny Loggins > 9. Died 1964; "The Man with the Golden Gun" published 1965. Fleming > 10. Died 1976; "Sleeping Murder" published 1976. Chandler, Hammett > A. Nicknames of Generals > Which general was nicknamed: > A1. ...Ol' Blood and Guts? Patton > A2. ...the Desert Fox? Rommel > B. War Novels > B1. Author Kurt Vonnegut Jr. used the firebombing of what city > as a central event in his novel "Slaughterhouse-Five"? Dresden > B2. Author Norman Mailer made his debut with what 1948 > novel, which follows a platoon fighting for possession > of a Japanese-held island? The Naked and the Dead > months before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The cast > includes Montgomery Clift, Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, > Deborah Kerr, and Donna Reed. From Beer to Maternity > collaborating with the Nazis. His postwar death sentence > for treason was commuted to life imprisonment by Charles > de Gaulle. Name him. Petain > D2. From 1942 to 1945, he headed a pro-Nazi puppet government > in Norway. His name has come to mean a person who > collaborates with an enemy occupying force. Name him. Quisling > E1. US President Franklin Roosevelt called it "a date which will > live in infamy." When was Pearl Harbor attacked by the > Japanese? 1941-12-07 > E2. When was "D-Day", the Allied invasion of Normandy? 1944-06-06 > F. Canada and the War > F1. What was the code name for the French beachfront attacked > by Canadian troops on "D-Day"? Juno, Sword > name is more popularly given to the espionage and commando > training installation located on the shore of Lake Ontario > between Whitby and Oshawa? Cape Bastard |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 11 04:17PM -0500 If Gareth Owen had posted his answers on time, he would have received 24 points on Round 9 and (with a grumble) 39 on Round 10. -- Mark Brader | "In fact, that's not a bad epitaph. Toronto | Dennis Ritchie: he did one job, and he did it well." msb@vex.net | --Steve Summit |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Oct 11 06:14PM +0100 > 1 Name the actress who played Willow in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and > Lily in "How I met your Mother"? Alison Hannigan > 2 From the Middle Ages until the 20th century, masseur was a > traditional occupation for persons suffering from which disability? Blindness > 3 What is the square root of 15,129? 123 > 4 In 1985, which Swedish actor played Russian boxer Ivan Drago in > "Rocky IV"? Dolph Lundgren > 5 In ten-pin bowling, how many consecutive strikes are required to > achieve the maximum 300 score? 12 > album "Where We Land"? > 7 Who appeared on the first cover of Rolling Stone magazine in 1967? > 8 On which river are the Victoria Falls? Zambezi > 9 Pooh Bah and Yum Yum are characters in which Gilbert and Sullivan > light opera? The Mikado > 10 Which TV drama concerns an FBI agent who recruits his mathematical > genius brother to help solve challenging crimes? Numbers |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Oct 11 06:59AM -0700 On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 7:26:13 PM UTC-4, swp wrote: > > "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." > I'll post the next quiz tomorrow. hopefully. > swp There has been an unavoidable delay. Watch this space for more news as it becomes available. |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Oct 11 01:45PM +0200 On 2015-10-10 07:12, Mark Brader wrote: > 6. Utkatasana means powerful or fierce pose; it's strengthening > and stretching pose. > 7. Padmasana, a calming seated pose. Lotus > 10. Ustrasana (decoy). > 11. Bhujangasana, a chest-opener pose that's often used in a > sun-salutation asana. Snake > 1. Within one year, in what year did Nunavut officially separate > from the Northwest Territories to become Canada's third > territory? 2005 > 2. What does the word "Nunavut" mean in Inuktitut? white palace ? -- -- Björn |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Oct 11 01:48PM +0200 On 2015-10-11 13:45, Björn Lundin wrote: >> > plate as the Northwest Territories. On its new design, you >> > will find one <answer 3>, three streams of northern lights, and >> > 25 stars; but there is also one other symbol of the north. What? If I'd actually read all the questions before answering them, I would have answered 1999 on 1... -- Björn |
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