Friday, October 02, 2015

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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 02 03:49AM -0500

Mark Brader:
 
> 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. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Stephen, Marc, and Pete.
 
> 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
> But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
 
Budapest, Hamburg, Los Angeles, Paris, Rome. 4 for Joshua,
Stephen (the hard way), Marc, and Erland (who believes wrong).
3 for Dan Blum.
 
4 Peter 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 (astronaut). 4 for Stephen.
 
> 4. Which winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant received an
> apology this week from the organizers of the pageant?
 
Vanessa L. Williams. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Stephen, Marc,
Pete, Jason, and Dan Tilque.
 
In 1984, toward the end of her year's "reign" as Miss America,
nude photos of her, taken in 1982 and not intended for publication,
appeared in "Penthouse" magazine; in response, the pageant organizers
demanded her resignation.
 
> 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. I scored "Fiona" as almost correct. 4 for Dan Blum,
Joshua, Bruce, Stephen, Marc, Peter, Pete, Jason, and Dan Tilque.
3 for Erland.
 
> 6. Australia has a new prime minister, as Tony Abbott has been
> ousted by his own party. Name his replacement.
 
Malcolm Turnbull. 4 for Stephen.
 
> "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. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Stephen, and Jason.
 
> 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. 4 for Stephen.
 
> 9. Which Montreal Canadien was in the news this for donating
> $10,000,000 over 7 years to the Montreal Children's Hospital?
 
P.K. Subban. 4 for Stephen.
 
> 10. Air India grounded 125 cabin crew this week for failure to
> do what?
 
Lose weight. 4 for Bruce, Stephen, Marc, and Pete.
 
 
> * 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. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Erland, and Peter.
 
> 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> other city?
 
Philadelphia. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Stephen, Marc, Erland
(but don't do that again, okay?), Peter, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 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. Any reference to peanuts was sufficient. 4 for
Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Stephen, Marc, Erland, Pete, Jason,
and Dan Tilque.
 
> 4. On Friday of last week, Matthias Mueller was named as the new
> CEO of *which company*?
 
Volkswagen. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Stephen, Erland, Peter, and Pete.
 
> 5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other
> Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said
> that this week?
 
Scott Walker. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Marc, Erland, Peter,
Pete, and Jason. 3 for Dan Tilque.
 
> 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
> position last week.
 
John Boehner. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Stephen,
Marc, Erland, Peter, Pete, Jason, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 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. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Stephen, Marc, Peter,
Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 8. This week our Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first playoff
> berth since what year?
 
1993, same year they last won the World Series. 4 for Stephen.
 
> 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". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Marc, and Peter.
 
> 10. Most Outstanding Comedy Series?
 
"Veep". 4 for Stephen and Marc.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAMES-> 1 2 TOTALS
Stephen Perry 40 40 80
Marc Dashevsky 20 28 48
Joshua Kreitzer 20 28 48
Dan Blum 19 28 47
Pete Gayde 16 24 40
Bruce Bowler 20 20 40
Peter Smyth 4 28 32
Erland Sommarskog 7 24 31
Dan Tilque 8 19 27
Jason Kreitzer 12 12 24
 
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Toronto do say can and will be misquoted and used against
msb@vex.net you in a future post." -- Tanja Cooper, misquoted
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Oct 01 09:56AM -0500

I've got nothing.
 
In article <mui3h7$mkr$1@reader1.panix.com>, tool@panix.com says...
 
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Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Oct 01 08:18PM +0100

> II, beginning at a low level but eventually holding offices such as
> customs comptroller for London and clerk of the king's works (building
> projects).
 
Geoffrey Chaucer
 
> latter city, primarily to Austro-Hungarian naval officers). He also
> opened the first dedicated movie theater in Ireland but did not remain
> in the business long.
 
Ernest Hemingway?
 
> Schellenberg, the head of SS intelligence. She met with Himmler in
> 1943. After the war she supported Schellenberg and his family
> financially.
 
Marlene Dietrich?
 
> effective at investigating and prosecuting counterfeiters. He also
> recommended actions which resulting in Britain adopting a de facto
> gold standard.
 
Isaac Newton
 
> his wife produced the first English translation of Agricola's De re
> metallica; this was the standard English translation for many years
> and was used by translators into other languages.
 
I.K. Brunel???
 
> Patent Office. The position was eliminated in the Buchanan
> administration but she was able to return as a copyist - briefly -
> after Lincoln took office.
 
Harriet Tubman?
 
> 7. He served briefly in the old Irish House of Commons, was later
> Chief Secretary for Ireland (also briefly), and as prime minister got
> the Catholic Relief Bill passed.
 
Oliver Cromwell?
 
> information about this is from sagas it is not as relianle as it could
> be). This military experience served him in good stead for a while but
> ultimately failed him.
 
Alexander the Great?
 
> have been politically-motived charges stemming from his rivalry with
> the Duke of Buckingham. However, he was convicted on several occasions
> and spent time in Marshalsea Prison.
 
Francis Drake?
 
> the WAC or WAVES). She worked for a while in Washington as a research
> assistant and was later posted to Sri Lanka and China where she did
> communications-related work.
 
Hedy Lamarr?
 
 
Really liked this theme, Dan. Nicely done. I've some seriously wild
guesses in there though.
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 01 06:03PM -0500

Oof, this looks tough. Most of these will be guesses.
 
Dan Blum:
> II, beginning at a low level but eventually holding offices such as
> customs comptroller for London and clerk of the king's works (building
> projects).
 
Bacon.
 
> latter city, primarily to Austro-Hungarian naval officers). He also
> opened the first dedicated movie theater in Ireland but did not remain
> in the business long.
 
Joseph Conrad.
 
> effective at investigating and prosecuting counterfeiters. He also
> recommended actions which resulting in Britain adopting a de facto
> gold standard.
 
Sir Isaac Newton.
 
> his wife produced the first English translation of Agricola's De re
> metallica; this was the standard English translation for many years
> and was used by translators into other languages.
 
James Watt.
 
> Patent Office. The position was eliminated in the Buchanan
> administration but she was able to return as a copyist - briefly -
> after Lincoln took office.
 
Montessori.
 
> 7. He served briefly in the old Irish House of Commons, was later
> Chief Secretary for Ireland (also briefly), and as prime minister got
> the Catholic Relief Bill passed.
 
Gladstone.
 
> information about this is from sagas it is not as relianle as it could
> be). This military experience served him in good stead for a while but
> ultimately failed him.
 
Saladin. (I don't think he was even Byzantine, but so it goes.)
 
> have been politically-motived charges stemming from his rivalry with
> the Duke of Buckingham. However, he was convicted on several occasions
> and spent time in Marshalsea Prison.
 
Sir Walter Raleigh.
 
> the WAC or WAVES). She worked for a while in Washington as a research
> assistant and was later posted to Sri Lanka and China where she did
> communications-related work.
 
Hedy Lamarr (Kiesler).
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swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Oct 01 07:36PM -0700

On Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 9:50:32 PM UTC-4, Dan Blum wrote:
> This is Rotating Quiz 198. Entries must be posted by Wednesday, October
> 7th, 2015 at 11 PM (Eastern Daylight Time).
 
noted
 
> This quiz has a theme but it is inherent in the questions, not the
> answers: each question gives information about a famous person which
> is not what they are most famous for (to most people, at least).
 
uh oh
 
> In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be whoever scored on the
> hardest questions (defined post-facto as the ones which the fewest
> people got right). Second tiebreaker will be posting order.
 
I predict a lot of ties. at 1.
 
> II, beginning at a low level but eventually holding offices such as
> customs comptroller for London and clerk of the king's works (building
> projects).
 
chaucer
 
> latter city, primarily to Austro-Hungarian naval officers). He also
> opened the first dedicated movie theater in Ireland but did not remain
> in the business long.
 
james joyce
 
> Schellenberg, the head of SS intelligence. She met with Himmler in
> 1943. After the war she supported Schellenberg and his family
> financially.
 
coco chanel (it gave 'little black dress' a whole new meaning to me when I found out)
 
> effective at investigating and prosecuting counterfeiters. He also
> recommended actions which resulting in Britain adopting a de facto
> gold standard.
 
Sir Isaac Newton
 
> his wife produced the first English translation of Agricola's De re
> metallica; this was the standard English translation for many years
> and was used by translators into other languages.
 
James Hetfield :-)
 
> Patent Office. The position was eliminated in the Buchanan
> administration but she was able to return as a copyist - briefly -
> after Lincoln took office.
 
clara barton?
 
> 7. He served briefly in the old Irish House of Commons, was later
> Chief Secretary for Ireland (also briefly), and as prime minister got
> the Catholic Relief Bill passed.
 
graham norton
 
> information about this is from sagas it is not as reliable as it could
> be). This military experience served him in good stead for a while but
> ultimately failed him.
 
some norwegian dude
 
> have been politically-motivated charges stemming from his rivalry with
> the Duke of Buckingham. However, he was convicted on several occasions
> and spent time in Marshalsea Prison.
 
charles dickens
 
> the WAC or WAVES). She worked for a while in Washington as a research
> assistant and was later posted to Sri Lanka and China where she did
> communications-related work.
 
julia child (I learned this at the same time I read about roald dahl's and ian fleming's individual contributions to the war effort. fascinating stuff.)
 
ok, I probably got a few correct.
 
#8 was a king of norway, I'm sure of it. hardass or something like that.
 
my answer to #7 is a joke, of course, because I initially misread the last bit as 'comic relief' for some reason. I like his show. usually.
 
if #5 is Lars Ulrich I won't be surprised. good question including Metallica! what? not that metallica? uh oh.
 
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swp
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Oct 01 08:50PM -0700

On Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 11:50:32 AM UTC+10, Dan Blum wrote:
 
> II, beginning at a low level but eventually holding offices such as
> customs comptroller for London and clerk of the king's works (building
> projects).
 
Whitington?
 
> Schellenberg, the head of SS intelligence. She met with Himmler in
> 1943. After the war she supported Schellenberg and his family
> financially.
 
Reifenstahl?
 
> effective at investigating and prosecuting counterfeiters. He also
> recommended actions which resulting in Britain adopting a de facto
> gold standard.
 
Newton
 
> his wife produced the first English translation of Agricola's De re
> metallica; this was the standard English translation for many years
> and was used by translators into other languages.
 
Rhodes?
 
> Patent Office. The position was eliminated in the Buchanan
> administration but she was able to return as a copyist - briefly -
> after Lincoln took office.
 
Piaget?
 
> 7. He served briefly in the old Irish House of Commons, was later
> Chief Secretary for Ireland (also briefly), and as prime minister got
> the Catholic Relief Bill passed.
 
Peel
 
> have been politically-motived charges stemming from his rivalry with
> the Duke of Buckingham. However, he was convicted on several occasions
> and spent time in Marshalsea Prison.
 
Lord Palmerston?
 
> the WAC or WAVES). She worked for a while in Washington as a research
> assistant and was later posted to Sri Lanka and China where she did
> communications-related work.
 
Lynn?
 
Nice quiz, but dates of birth for the individuals concerned would have been useful :-)
 
cheers,
calvin
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 01 01:48PM


> * Game 4, Round 7 - Geography - Scotland
 
> 1. Stornoway.
 
12; 10
 
> 2. Inverness.
 
17; 19
 
> 3. Stromness.
 
5; 8
 
> 4. Kirkwall.
 
3; 7
 
> 5. Glasgow.
 
20; 15
 
> 6. Dundee.
 
18; 15
 
> 7. Aberdeen.
 
16; 19
 
> 8. Edinburgh.
 
19; 20
 
> 9. Fort William.
 
15; 13
 
> 10. Port of Ness.
 
11; 13
 
 
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Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Oct 01 09:52AM -0500

In article <Rd-dnclQMdphJpHLnZ2dnUU7-XednZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> 3. Stromness.
> 4. Kirkwall.
> 5. Glasgow.
15
 
> 6. Dundee.
> 7. Aberdeen.
14
 
> 8. Edinburgh.
20
 
> 9. Fort William.
> 10. Port of Ness.
11, 13
 
 
 
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"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Oct 01 05:30PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> And give us the numbers corresponding to these villages, towns,
> and cities:
 
> 1. Stornoway.
9
> 2. Inverness.
11
> 3. Stromness.
5, 6
> 4. Kirkwall.
3
> 5. Glasgow.
15
> 6. Dundee.
18
> 7. Aberdeen.
14
> 8. Edinburgh.
20
> 9. Fort William.
13
> 10. Port of Ness.
16
> them are quite small places, but here they are. Decode the rot13
> if you want to try them for fun, but for no points.
 
> 11. Durness.
6
> 12. Ayr.
17
> 13. Lerwick.
2
> 14. Peterhead.
12
> 15. New Abbey.
> 16. Brae.
> 17. Wick.
8
> 18. Leirinmore.
> 19. Lonmore.
> 20. Fishtown of Usan.
 
 
Peter Smyth
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Oct 01 10:29PM +0200

On 2015-10-01 06:52, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> And give us the numbers corresponding to these villages, towns,
> and cities:
 
> 1. Stornoway.
8
> 2. Inverness.
16
> 3. Stromness.
10
> 4. Kirkwall.
14
> 5. Glasgow.
15
> 6. Dundee.
13
> 7. Aberdeen.
18
> 8. Edinburgh.
20
> 9. Fort William.
3
> 10. Port of Ness.
9
 
 
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Björn
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 01 11:12PM +0200


> And give us the numbers corresponding to these villages, towns,
> and cities:
 
> 1. Stornoway.
 
4
 
> 2. Inverness.
 
8
 
> 3. Stromness.
 
1; 2
 
> 4. Kirkwall.
 
8
 
> 5. Glasgow.
 
15
 
 
> 6. Dundee.
 
14
 
> 7. Aberdeen.
 
11
 
> 8. Edinburgh.
 
20
 
> 9. Fort William.
 
9
 
> 10. Port of Ness.
 
13

> * Game 4, Round 8 - Canadiana Geography - Toronto Subway/RT Stops
 
> As you know, the Toronto subway and RT system consists of:
 
As I know? ¡Yo se nada!
 
 
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Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 02 12:28AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Rd-dnclQMdphJpHLnZ2dnUU7-
 
> And give us the numbers corresponding to these villages, towns,
> and cities:
 
> 1. Stornoway.
 
16; 8
 
> 2. Inverness.
 
15; 17
 
> 3. Stromness.
 
14; 19
 
> 4. Kirkwall.
 
13; 11
 
> 5. Glasgow.
 
15; 20
 
> 6. Dundee.
 
11; 17
 
> 7. Aberdeen.
 
17; 11
 
> 8. Edinburgh.
 
15; 20
 
> 9. Fort William.
 
19; 13
 
> 10. Port of Ness.
 
13; 17
 
> * Game 4, Round 8 - Canadiana Geography - Toronto Subway/RT Stops
 
No answers in this round.
 
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Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Oct 01 08:41PM -0700

On Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 2:52:13 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> * Game 4, Round 7 - Geography - Scotland
 
> 1. Stornoway.
 
13, 18
 
> 2. Inverness.
 
5, 6
 
> 3. Stromness.
 
13, 18
 
> 4. Kirkwall.
 
13, 18
 
> 5. Glasgow.
 
15
 
> 6. Dundee.
 
14, 16
 
> 7. Aberdeen.
 
12, 14
 
> 8. Edinburgh.
 
20
 
> 9. Fort William.
 
13, 18
 
> 10. Port of Ness.
 
13, 18

 
> * Game 4, Round 8 - Canadiana Geography - Toronto Subway/RT Stops
 
Pass.
 
cheers,
calvin
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Oct 01 10:25PM +0200

On 2015-10-01 06:48, Mark Brader wrote:
 
>> 2. Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini (all cars).
 
> Volkswagen. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Marc, Pete, and Calvin.
 
I get nothing for V.A.G ?
That is Volkswagen Auto Groupe
 
 
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Björn
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 01 04:21PM -0500

Mark Brader:
>>> 2. Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini (all cars).
 
>> Volkswagen. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Marc, Pete, and Calvin.
 
Björn Lundin:
> I get nothing for V.A.G ?
 
I assumed "AG" was the German equivalent of Co. or Ltd., and I wasn't
accepting a one-letter company name.
 
> That is Volkswagen Auto Groupe
 
Is it? Not in English, that I've heard. Okay, 4 for Björn. Scores,
if there are now no errors:
 
GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Sci Ent Spo Mis
Marc Dashevsky 40 20 7 24 91
Joshua Kreitzer 18 36 0 31 85
Dan Blum 27 22 3 23 75
Dan Tilque 32 12 0 24 68
Pete Gayde 19 8 11 21 59
Gareth Owen 17 28 -- -- 45
Björn Lundin 24 4 0 12 40
Peter Smyth 20 12 -- -- 32
Erland Sommarskog 24 4 -- -- 28
Jason Kreitzer 8 12 0 0 20
"Calvin" -- -- 0 10 10
 
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Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 01 09:07PM

Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in
 
> 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
 
> author has won the Booker prize twice, firstly in 1988 and again in
> 2001?
> 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?
> 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
 
> 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
 
 
> cheers,
> calvin
 
Pete
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