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| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 22 03:34AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > For each of the remaining questions, please name the company > (marque) that made all the models named. > 2. Citation, Corsair, Pacer, Ranger: this make was short-lived. Nash > 3. Champion, Silver Hawk, Lark, Avanti: this American company > opened a plant in Hamilton in 1948. Pontiac > 4. Sovereign, Majestic, DS420: the company was founded in England > in 1896. Bentley > 5. Cambridge, Princess, Westminster: another English make. > 6. Countach, Diablo, Gallardo: a European make. Maserati; Lambourghini > 7. Dauphine, Torino, Fuego. Fiat > 8. Mondial, Berlinetta, Dino, California. > 9. Prowler, Duster, Fury, Cambridge. Dodge > 10. Ambassador, Classic, Concord, Matador. Cadillac > Clattering | Generation | Wisdom > Coalition | Intrusion | Wreck > 1. Hippopotamuses. wreck > 2. Giraffes. tower > 3. Wildcats. ambush > 4. Alligators. > 5. Mice. > 6. Raccoons. Mischief > 7. Tigers. > 8. Emus. > 9. Hedgehogs. plump > 10. Wombats. ok, I'm tired of guessing, now. -- Dan Tilque |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 21 08:53PM This is Rotating Quiz 200. Entries must be posted by Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 at 11 PM (Eastern Daylight Time). Usual rules: no looking anything up, no discussion, etc. The winner gets to create the next RQ. Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each one. Only one answer is allowed per question. This quiz has a theme: since it is the 200th RQ all answers relate to the year 1815 in some way. 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. 1. Probably the most famous event of 1815 was the Battle of Waterloo. Military historians generally study the battle together with the three associated battles; on June 16th Marshal Ney attacked the Anglo-Allied army while Napoleon defeated the Prussians elsewhere, and then on June 18th part of the Prussian army fought part of the French army to the east of the Waterloo battlefield, enabling the rest of the Prussians to aid Wellington. (This last battle technically lasted until June 19th, pointlessly.) Name any one of these other three battles. 2. Wellington's brother-in-law Edward Pakenham was one of his subordinates in the Peninsular War but he was not with him at Waterloo. Pakenham and many of the Peninsular veterans had been sent elsewhere to fight, and this had resulted in his death back in January. In which battle? 3. This American naval officer had a bad start to the year, being captured by the British sailing out of New York. However, he was treated well and soon released, and later that year was in command during the Second Barbary War, which ended quickly in the USA's favor. 4. The largest volcanic eruption in recorded history occurred in April when this Indonesian mountain went off. Many people were killed by the immediate effects of the eruption and many more worldwide died to the effects on climate; 1816 was known as the "Year Without a Summer." 5. In October a meteorite fell near Chassigny, a small French village. This is the earliest known example of a meteorite from which unusual source? ("Earliest" in the sense of when we know it arrived on Earth, not in the sense of how old the rock is.) 6. A number of famous people were born in 1815. One was the English mathematician best known for his work on the foundations of symbolic logic. 7. Another was the English artistocrat known for her extensive notes on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine; these notes include the first algorithm designed to be executed by a machine (i.e., a computer program, in essence). 8. In March the chieftains of the Kingdom of Kandy agreed to depose their king and become a British protectorate instead. Two years later, having come to regret this, some rebelled and this led to Britain having full control of all of which island? 9. Naturally some famous people also died in 1815. One was the American inventor who (together with Robert Livingston) built the Clermont, which was not the first steamboat but the first commercially viable one. He also built the first working submarine and some early naval mines, among other things. 10. And another was the foremost painter in colonial America. He was well-known for his portraits but also for his innovations in history paintings, painting recent events such as those in his works "Watson and the Shark" and "The Death of the Earl of Chatham." The city block named for him is a major Boston landmark. -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 21 11:04PM +0200 > when this Indonesian mountain went off. Many people were killed by the > immediate effects of the eruption and many more worldwide died to the > effects on climate; 1816 was known as the "Year Without a Summer." Krakatoa > 6. A number of famous people were born in 1815. One was the English > mathematician best known for his work on the foundations of symbolic > logic. Boole > on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine; these notes include the first > algorithm designed to be executed by a machine (i.e., a computer > program, in essence). Countess Ada Lovelace > their king and become a British protectorate instead. Two years later, > having come to regret this, some rebelled and this led to Britain > having full control of all of which island? Ceylon -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 21 06:33PM -0500 Dan Blum: > 1. Probably the most famous event of 1815 was the Battle of Waterloo. True. Oh, we're not done? > to aid Wellington. (This last battle technically lasted until June > 19th, pointlessly.) > Name any one of these other three battles. Well, I only know about 4 battles in the Napoleonic Wars. It's not the Nile, Borodino sounds like it's far away, and I think Austerlitz is too, though I'm not sure about that. But these must be places in or near Belgium. I'll guess Aix-la-Chapelle. > Waterloo. Pakenham and many of the Peninsular veterans had been sent > elsewhere to fight, and this had resulted in his death back in > January. In which battle? Hmm. Elsewhere, January 1815. New Orleans? > captured by the British sailing out of New York. However, he was > treated well and soon released, and later that year was in command > during the Second Barbary War, which ended quickly in the USA's favor. Who is Jones? > when this Indonesian mountain went off. Many people were killed by the > immediate effects of the eruption and many more worldwide died to the > effects on climate; 1816 was known as the "Year Without a Summer." What is Tambora? > village. This is the earliest known example of a meteorite from which > unusual source? ("Earliest" in the sense of when we know it arrived on > Earth, not in the sense of how old the rock is.) Hmph. There are only two possibilities, the Moon and Mars, but I have no idea which one it is. I'll guess the Moon. (Meteorites from Mars must be a lot rarer and the fact that they exist at all was only confirmed in the last couple of decades, by comparing the isotopic makeup of gases trapped in them with that of the Martian atmosphere by probes that have landed there.) > 6. A number of famous people were born in 1815. One was the English > mathematician best known for his work on the foundations of symbolic > logic. Who was Boole? > on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine; these notes include the first > algorithm designed to be executed by a machine (i.e., a computer > program, in essence). Who was Ada Lovelace? She came up in two other places recently -- "Jeopardy!" and, I think, in Calvin's quiz. > their king and become a British protectorate instead. Two years later, > having come to regret this, some rebelled and this led to Britain > having full control of all of which island? Sri Lanka (Ceylon)? > Clermont, which was not the first steamboat but the first commercially > viable one. He also built the first working submarine and some early > naval mines, among other things. Who was Fulton? *He* came up on "Jeopardy!" just a few days ago. > paintings, painting recent events such as those in his works "Watson > and the Shark" and "The Death of the Earl of Chatham." The city block > named for him is a major Boston landmark. Hmm. I bet he's also the guy who painted "Washington Crossing the Delaware", but I don't know who that was. Let's see, squares in Boston named after people... hmm....... well, I think there's a Scollard Square. I'll say Scollard. Who was Scollard? -- Mark Brader | "I always pass on good advice. It's the only thing Toronto | to do with it. It is never any use to oneself." msb@vex.net | -- Lord Goring (Oscar Wilde: An Ideal Husband) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 22 02:05AM > Who was Fulton? *He* came up on "Jeopardy!" just a few days ago. I haven't seen it in a week or so, or I might have picked different questions. > Delaware", but I don't know who that was. Let's see, squares in > Boston named after people... hmm....... well, I think there's a > Scollard Square. I'll say Scollard. Who was Scollard? I think you're thinking of Scollay Square. But if you had said that you would have been wrong; for one thing it hasn't existed since about 1962. "Washington Crossing the Delaware" was painted in 1851, it turns out. I didn't know that either. -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Oct 21 09:40PM -0700 On Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 6:53:12 AM UTC+10, Dan Blum wrote: > to aid Wellington. (This last battle technically lasted until June > 19th, pointlessly.) > Name any one of these other three battles. Leipzig > captured by the British sailing out of New York. However, he was > treated well and soon released, and later that year was in command > during the Second Barbary War, which ended quickly in the USA's favor. Jones > when this Indonesian mountain went off. Many people were killed by the > immediate effects of the eruption and many more worldwide died to the > effects on climate; 1816 was known as the "Year Without a Summer." Tambora > village. This is the earliest known example of a meteorite from which > unusual source? ("Earliest" in the sense of when we know it arrived on > Earth, not in the sense of how old the rock is.) A comet > 6. A number of famous people were born in 1815. One was the English > mathematician best known for his work on the foundations of symbolic > logic. Venn > their king and become a British protectorate instead. Two years later, > having come to regret this, some rebelled and this led to Britain > having full control of all of which island? Ceylon > paintings, painting recent events such as those in his works "Watson > and the Shark" and "The Death of the Earl of Chatham." The city block > named for him is a major Boston landmark. Nice quiz thanks. cheers, calvin |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Oct 21 09:55PM -0700 On Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 9:33:05 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > > program, in essence). > Who was Ada Lovelace? She came up in two other places recently -- > "Jeopardy!" and, I think, in Calvin's quiz. Not me. Only Lovelace I know was a porn star. My interest is purely as a spermologist, you understand. cheers, calvin |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Oct 22 12:04AM -0500 In article <n08tvn$hm8$1@reader1.panix.com>, tool@panix.com says... > when this Indonesian mountain went off. Many people were killed by the > immediate effects of the eruption and many more worldwide died to the > effects on climate; 1816 was known as the "Year Without a Summer." Tambora > village. This is the earliest known example of a meteorite from which > unusual source? ("Earliest" in the sense of when we know it arrived on > Earth, not in the sense of how old the rock is.) Mars > 6. A number of famous people were born in 1815. One was the English > mathematician best known for his work on the foundations of symbolic > logic. Boole > on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine; these notes include the first > algorithm designed to be executed by a machine (i.e., a computer > program, in essence). Ada Lovelace > paintings, painting recent events such as those in his works "Watson > and the Shark" and "The Death of the Earl of Chatham." The city block > named for him is a major Boston landmark. Copley? -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 22 12:27AM -0500 Mark Brader: >> ...well, I think there's a Scollard Square. I'll say Scollard. Dan Blum: > I think you're thinking of Scollay Square. I did hesitate between those two forms. > But if you had said that you would have been wrong; for one thing > it hasn't existed since about 1962. Oh? In that case I wonder how I even thought of it. Maybe there used to be a station named after it. > "Washington Crossing the Delaware" was painted in 1851, it turns out. > I didn't know that either. And there we are, nowhere. -- Mark Brader And as in nerdish thought he stood, Toronto the Jargontalk, with awk and grep, msb@vex.net Came geeking through the Cobol wood, and edlin as it schlepped. --Larry Colen (after Lewis Carroll) |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Oct 22 12:39AM -0500 In article <LvqdnSKaII1L7rXLnZ2dnUU7-L-dnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > > it hasn't existed since about 1962. > Oh? In that case I wonder how I even thought of it. Maybe there used > to be a station named after it. Indeed there was. It is mentioned in the Kingston Trio's 1959 U.S. pop hit "M.T.A." -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 22 07:15AM >> "Jeopardy!" and, I think, in Calvin's quiz. > Not me. Only Lovelace I know was a porn star. My interest is purely as > a spermologist, you understand. I can confirm Calvin's innocense on the matter. Ada was in my latest RQ, a few months ago. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 21 09:15PM +0200 > the heir to a company worth millions, who has been charged with > multiple offenses after allegedly driving while impaired with > four deaths resulting? 2015-12-01 > against *which billionaire* after a real estate developer says > the billionaire didn't introduce him to high-powered friends > in Silicon Valley as he promised? Egon Musk > 6. A US military medical facility in Kunduz was partially destroyed > last week, killing a number of Doctors Without Borders staff. > In which country is the city of Kunduz? Afghanistan > 10. Which state in the US South executed Kelly Gissendaner on > Tuesday night despite pleas of clemency from the pope? Texas > won a share of the Nobel Prize for Physics for his discovery > of neutrino oscillation, which shows that neutrinos have mass. > Since 1989, he has been a professor at which Canadian university? Montreal > 8. Fill in the blank in this headline from the Media section of > the New York Times this week: "_____ to drop nudity as Internet > fills demand" Playboy > running under the banner of the Democratic Party. Hillary > Clinton was one. Bernie Sanders was another. Name *any one* > of the other three. McMillan? > 10. Which company, founded in 2006, announced last week that they > were letting go of 336 employees, about 8% of the workforce? -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
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