Friday, October 23, 2015

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

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 22 03:17PM -0500

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-01,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
 
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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 6, Round 4 - Miscellanous - They're #2
 
History remembers the winners and ignores the runners-up. Here
are 10 questions on 2nd-rankers, or in one case, a 3rd-ranker.
 
1. This consumer electronics company is also the second-largest
music company in the world, after Universal Music Group.
Name it.
 
2. Located 8,848 m above sea level, Mount Everest is the highest
mountain on Earth. Which is the second-highest?
 
3. According to a 2014 report on urban dwellers (i.e., people living
in cities and suburbs), Tokyo is the most populous metropolitan
area in the world, with about 38,000,000 people. Which one
comes second with 25,000,000?
 
4. Most Canadians are familiar with the fact that Canada ranks
second in the world in terms of total surface area. Many,
however, are unaware that if the area taken up by lakes and
rivers is subtracted, Canada's rank drops to a lowly #4.
Name the country that is the second-largest in the world with
respect to total *land* area.
 
5. With a fastest time of 9.58 seconds in the 100-meter dash,
Usain Bolt is considered the world's fastest human. The title
of second-fastest is shared by two men, one Jamaican and the
other American, who both recorded personal bests of 9.69 seconds.
Name either of these men.
 
6. Meryl Streep holds the record for the most Academy Award acting
nominations with 19. Two people are tied for second place
with 12 each. Name either.
 
7. On 2007-08-07 Barry Bonds hit his 756th career home run, breaking
the Major League Baseball record previously set by which player?
 
8. On 1911-12-14, Norwegian Roald Amundsen and four others became
the first human beings to reach the South Pole. 5 weeks later,
a British expedition reached the pole only to discover that
they were not the first. Tragically, all five members of the
British expedition perished on the return journey. Name the
Royal Navy officer who led this ill-fated voyage.
 
9. Monaco is the most densely populated country (sovereign nation)
in the world. Which nation comes second?
 
10. According to the "Forbes Fictional 15" -- a list of the
richest fictional characters -- Smaug the dragon ranks first
with $62,000,000,000. Second-placed duck Flintheart Glomgold,
with a mere $51,900,000,000, edged out his famous arch-rival on
this list. Name Glomgold's miserly arch-rival, #3 on the list.
 
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: vs lbh nafjrerq
"Urcohea" sbe nal dhrfgvba, *BE* vs lbh tnir nal bar-jbeq nafjre
ba gur ynfg dhrfgvba, va rnpu pnfr jr arrq gur pbzcyrgr anzr.
Cyrnfr tb onpx naq fhccyl vg.
 
 
* Game 6, Round 6 - Entertainment - Disney Princesses & Princes
 
In January 2000, as a shameless marketing ploy, the Disney company
decided to recognize certain characters as royalty, whether by
birth, marriage, or equivalent standards. Currently, there are
only 11 Disney princesses and 10 Disney princes who have gained
official recognition. Please see the handout at:
 
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/6-6/disney.pdf
 
And, bibbity bobbity boo, let's see how savvy are you!
 
I've sorted the round into picture order. There were 6 decoys;
one of them is named in another question, and the others you can
identify if you like for fun, but for no points.
 
1. Based on Princess Badroulbadour from the "One Thousand and One
Nights" tale of "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp", she became
the 6th Disney princess. Name her.
 
2. While not officially a prince yet, this male protagonist from
2014's widely popular Frozen is expected to gain official
status with his suggested marriage to one the film's female
protagonists. Name him.
 
3. This is Belle. See #4.
 
4. Officially known as Prince Adam, but rarely referred to as such,
name this love interest to Belle (#3). He goes through a
remarkable transformation due to the power of love. Give his
better-known name.
 
5. While not royal in birth or in marriage, this character has
still been awarded princess status because of her courage and
self-reliance, having disguised herself as a male soldier in
order to fight in the Chinese army in place of her wounded
father. Name her.
 
6. (decoy)
 
7. While born a commoner in 1920s New Orleans, she attains princess
status by marrying Prince Naveen, the heir apparent to the King
of Maldonia. Name this first African-American princess *or* the
movie in which she was featured.
 
8. (decoy)
 
9. This true princess is the first-born of King Fergus and Queen
Elinor. She is the first to not have a love interest. Name her
*or* the movie she is featured in.
 
10. Rapunzel became the 10th Disney princess with the release of
this 2010 film. Name the film.
 
11. Also not officially one yet, she is expected to be the 12th
Disney princess. Name this resident of Arendelle who gets
Kristoff, even though her sister gets the killer song! Let it
go, we say!
 
12. (decoy)
 
13. The first prince to be based on a real person, he is the love
interest of the character shown in Picture #8. Though he
returned to England, he promised, "No matter what happens,
I'll always be with you, forever." Name him.
 
14. (decoy)
 
15. (decoy)
 
16. While not entirely human (normally a requirement for Disney
princesses), this character was deemed human-like enough to be
granted the honor. Give the name of this, the first redhead
to join the ranks.
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto (require 'msb)
msb@vex.net -- Lars Lindberg
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Oct 22 10:56PM +0200

On 2015-10-22 22:17, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 1. This consumer electronics company is also the second-largest
> music company in the world, after Universal Music Group.
> Name it.
 
Sony
 
 
 
> 2. Located 8,848 m above sea level, Mount Everest is the highest
> mountain on Earth. Which is the second-highest?
 
K2
 
> in cities and suburbs), Tokyo is the most populous metropolitan
> area in the world, with about 38,000,000 people. Which one
> comes second with 25,000,000?
 
Mexico City
 
 
> rivers is subtracted, Canada's rank drops to a lowly #4.
> Name the country that is the second-largest in the world with
> respect to total *land* area.
 
China
 
> of second-fastest is shared by two men, one Jamaican and the
> other American, who both recorded personal bests of 9.69 seconds.
> Name either of these men.
 
Ben Johnson
 
 
> 6. Meryl Streep holds the record for the most Academy Award acting
> nominations with 19. Two people are tied for second place
> with 12 each. Name either.
 
Jack Nicholson
 
 
> 7. On 2007-08-07 Barry Bonds hit his 756th career home run, breaking
> the Major League Baseball record previously set by which player?
 
DeMaggio
 
> they were not the first. Tragically, all five members of the
> British expedition perished on the return journey. Name the
> Royal Navy officer who led this ill-fated voyage.
 
Scott
 
 
> 9. Monaco is the most densely populated country (sovereign nation)
> in the world. Which nation comes second?
 
Lichtenstein
 
> with $62,000,000,000. Second-placed duck Flintheart Glomgold,
> with a mere $51,900,000,000, edged out his famous arch-rival on
> this list. Name Glomgold's miserly arch-rival, #3 on the list.
 
Uncle Scrooge McDuck
 
 
 
> 1. Based on Princess Badroulbadour from the "One Thousand and One
> Nights" tale of "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp", she became
> the 6th Disney princess. Name her.
 
Jasmine
 
> status with his suggested marriage to one the film's female
> protagonists. Name him.
 
> 3. This is Belle. See #4.
The Beauty
 
> name this love interest to Belle (#3). He goes through a
> remarkable transformation due to the power of love. Give his
> better-known name.
 
The Beast
 
 
> self-reliance, having disguised herself as a male soldier in
> order to fight in the Chinese army in place of her wounded
> father. Name her.
 
Mulan
 
 
> *or* the movie she is featured in.
 
> 10. Rapunzel became the 10th Disney princess with the release of
> this 2010 film. Name the film.
 
Tangled
 
> interest of the character shown in Picture #8. Though he
> returned to England, he promised, "No matter what happens,
> I'll always be with you, forever." Name him.
 
John Smith
 
> princesses), this character was deemed human-like enough to be
> granted the honor. Give the name of this, the first redhead
> to join the ranks.
 
Ariel
 
 
 
--
--
Björn
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Oct 22 09:41PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 1. This consumer electronics company is also the second-largest
> music company in the world, after Universal Music Group.
> Name it.
Sony
> 2. Located 8,848 m above sea level, Mount Everest is the highest
> mountain on Earth. Which is the second-highest?
K2
> in cities and suburbs), Tokyo is the most populous metropolitan
> area in the world, with about 38,000,000 people. Which one
> comes second with 25,000,000?
Shanghai
> rivers is subtracted, Canada's rank drops to a lowly #4.
> Name the country that is the second-largest in the world with
> respect to total land area.
China
> of second-fastest is shared by two men, one Jamaican and the
> other American, who both recorded personal bests of 9.69 seconds.
> Name either of these men.
Asafa Powell, Tyson Gay
> 6. Meryl Streep holds the record for the most Academy Award acting
> nominations with 19. Two people are tied for second place
> with 12 each. Name either.
Katherine Hepburn
> 7. On 2007-08-07 Barry Bonds hit his 756th career home run, breaking
> the Major League Baseball record previously set by which player?
Ruth
> they were not the first. Tragically, all five members of the
> British expedition perished on the return journey. Name the
> Royal Navy officer who led this ill-fated voyage.
Scott
> 9. Monaco is the most densely populated country (sovereign nation)
> in the world. Which nation comes second?
Singapore
> with $62,000,000,000. Second-placed duck Flintheart Glomgold,
> with a mere $51,900,000,000, edged out his famous arch-rival on
> this list. Name Glomgold's miserly arch-rival, #3 on the list.
Scrooge McDuck
 
> 1. Based on Princess Badroulbadour from the "One Thousand and One
> Nights" tale of "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp", she became
> the 6th Disney princess. Name her.
Jasmine
> name this love interest to Belle (#3). He goes through a
> remarkable transformation due to the power of love. Give his
> better-known name.
The Beast
> self-reliance, having disguised herself as a male soldier in
> order to fight in the Chinese army in place of her wounded
> father. Name her.
Mulan
> of Maldonia. Name this first African-American princess or the
> movie in which she was featured.
 
> 8. (decoy)
Pocahontas
> 9. This true princess is the first-born of King Fergus and Queen
> Elinor. She is the first to not have a love interest. Name her
> or the movie she is featured in.
Elsa
> Disney princess. Name this resident of Arendelle who gets
> Kristoff, even though her sister gets the killer song! Let it
> go, we say!
Elsa
> interest of the character shown in Picture #8. Though he
> returned to England, he promised, "No matter what happens,
> I'll always be with you, forever." Name him.
John Smith
> princesses), this character was deemed human-like enough to be
> granted the honor. Give the name of this, the first redhead
> to join the ranks.
Ariel
 
Peter Smyth
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 22 09:53PM


> 1. This consumer electronics company is also the second-largest
> music company in the world, after Universal Music Group.
> Name it.
 
Sony
 
> 2. Located 8,848 m above sea level, Mount Everest is the highest
> mountain on Earth. Which is the second-highest?
 
K2
 
> in cities and suburbs), Tokyo is the most populous metropolitan
> area in the world, with about 38,000,000 people. Which one
> comes second with 25,000,000?
 
Shanghai; Mexico City
 
> rivers is subtracted, Canada's rank drops to a lowly #4.
> Name the country that is the second-largest in the world with
> respect to total *land* area.
 
Australia; USA
 
> of second-fastest is shared by two men, one Jamaican and the
> other American, who both recorded personal bests of 9.69 seconds.
> Name either of these men.
 
Johnson
 
> 6. Meryl Streep holds the record for the most Academy Award acting
> nominations with 19. Two people are tied for second place
> with 12 each. Name either.
 
Katharine Hepburn
 
> 7. On 2007-08-07 Barry Bonds hit his 756th career home run, breaking
> the Major League Baseball record previously set by which player?
 
Hank Aaron
 
> they were not the first. Tragically, all five members of the
> British expedition perished on the return journey. Name the
> Royal Navy officer who led this ill-fated voyage.
 
Scott
 
> 9. Monaco is the most densely populated country (sovereign nation)
> in the world. Which nation comes second?
 
Liechtenstein; Vatican City
 
> with $62,000,000,000. Second-placed duck Flintheart Glomgold,
> with a mere $51,900,000,000, edged out his famous arch-rival on
> this list. Name Glomgold's miserly arch-rival, #3 on the list.
 
Scrooge McDuck
 
 
> 1. Based on Princess Badroulbadour from the "One Thousand and One
> Nights" tale of "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp", she became
> the 6th Disney princess. Name her.
 
Jasmine
 
> 2014's widely popular Frozen is expected to gain official
> status with his suggested marriage to one the film's female
> protagonists. Name him.
 
Kristoff
(Which I forgot, but is in question 11).
 
> name this love interest to Belle (#3). He goes through a
> remarkable transformation due to the power of love. Give his
> better-known name.
 
The Beast
 
> self-reliance, having disguised herself as a male soldier in
> order to fight in the Chinese army in place of her wounded
> father. Name her.
 
Mulan
 
> status by marrying Prince Naveen, the heir apparent to the King
> of Maldonia. Name this first African-American princess *or* the
> movie in which she was featured.
 
The Princess and the Frog
 
> 9. This true princess is the first-born of King Fergus and Queen
> Elinor. She is the first to not have a love interest. Name her
> *or* the movie she is featured in.
 
Brave
 
> 10. Rapunzel became the 10th Disney princess with the release of
> this 2010 film. Name the film.
 
Tangled
 
> Disney princess. Name this resident of Arendelle who gets
> Kristoff, even though her sister gets the killer song! Let it
> go, we say!
 
Anna
 
> interest of the character shown in Picture #8. Though he
> returned to England, he promised, "No matter what happens,
> I'll always be with you, forever." Name him.
 
Captain John Smith
 
> princesses), this character was deemed human-like enough to be
> granted the honor. Give the name of this, the first redhead
> to join the ranks.
 
Ariel
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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 23 12:14AM +0200


> 1. This consumer electronics company is also the second-largest
> music company in the world, after Universal Music Group.
> Name it.
 
Sony

> 2. Located 8,848 m above sea level, Mount Everest is the highest
> mountain on Earth. Which is the second-highest?
 
K2

> in cities and suburbs), Tokyo is the most populous metropolitan
> area in the world, with about 38,000,000 people. Which one
> comes second with 25,000,000?
 
Ciudad de México

> rivers is subtracted, Canada's rank drops to a lowly #4.
> Name the country that is the second-largest in the world with
> respect to total *land* area.
 
China

> of second-fastest is shared by two men, one Jamaican and the
> other American, who both recorded personal bests of 9.69 seconds.
> Name either of these men.
 
Tyson Gay

> 6. Meryl Streep holds the record for the most Academy Award acting
> nominations with 19. Two people are tied for second place
> with 12 each. Name either.
 
Greta Garbo

> 7. On 2007-08-07 Barry Bonds hit his 756th career home run, breaking
> the Major League Baseball record previously set by which player?
 
Babe Ruth

> they were not the first. Tragically, all five members of the
> British expedition perished on the return journey. Name the
> Royal Navy officer who led this ill-fated voyage.
 
Scott

> 9. Monaco is the most densely populated country (sovereign nation)
> in the world. Which nation comes second?
 
Bangladesh

> with $62,000,000,000. Second-placed duck Flintheart Glomgold,
> with a mere $51,900,000,000, edged out his famous arch-rival on
> this list. Name Glomgold's miserly arch-rival, #3 on the list.
 
Joakim von Anka (Donald Duck's uncle's Swedish name)

 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 22 11:15PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:EpidnZyCb6vZ2bTLnZ2dnUU7-
 
> 1. This consumer electronics company is also the second-largest
> music company in the world, after Universal Music Group.
> Name it.
 
Sony
 
 
> 2. Located 8,848 m above sea level, Mount Everest is the highest
> mountain on Earth. Which is the second-highest?
 
K2
 
> in cities and suburbs), Tokyo is the most populous metropolitan
> area in the world, with about 38,000,000 people. Which one
> comes second with 25,000,000?
 
Istanbul; Djakarta
 
> rivers is subtracted, Canada's rank drops to a lowly #4.
> Name the country that is the second-largest in the world with
> respect to total *land* area.
 
China; Brazil
 
 
> 6. Meryl Streep holds the record for the most Academy Award acting
> nominations with 19. Two people are tied for second place
> with 12 each. Name either.
 
Jack Nicholson
 
 
> 7. On 2007-08-07 Barry Bonds hit his 756th career home run, breaking
> the Major League Baseball record previously set by which player?
 
Hank Aaron
 
> they were not the first. Tragically, all five members of the
> British expedition perished on the return journey. Name the
> Royal Navy officer who led this ill-fated voyage.
 
Scott
 
 
> 9. Monaco is the most densely populated country (sovereign nation)
> in the world. Which nation comes second?
 
Taiwan; San Marino
 
 
> 1. Based on Princess Badroulbadour from the "One Thousand and One
> Nights" tale of "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp", she became
> the 6th Disney princess. Name her.
 
Jasmine
 
> name this love interest to Belle (#3). He goes through a
> remarkable transformation due to the power of love. Give his
> better-known name.
 
The Beast
 
> self-reliance, having disguised herself as a male soldier in
> order to fight in the Chinese army in place of her wounded
> father. Name her.
 
Mulan
 
> interest of the character shown in Picture #8. Though he
> returned to England, he promised, "No matter what happens,
> I'll always be with you, forever." Name him.
 
John Smith
 
> princesses), this character was deemed human-like enough to be
> granted the honor. Give the name of this, the first redhead
> to join the ranks.
 
Ariel
 
 
Pete
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Oct 22 05:22PM -0700

On Friday, October 23, 2015 at 6:17:09 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 1. This consumer electronics company is also the second-largest
> music company in the world, after Universal Music Group.
> Name it.
 
Sony
 
> 2. Located 8,848 m above sea level, Mount Everest is the highest
> mountain on Earth. Which is the second-highest?
 
K2
 
> in cities and suburbs), Tokyo is the most populous metropolitan
> area in the world, with about 38,000,000 people. Which one
> comes second with 25,000,000?
 
Sao Paolo, Mexico City
 
> rivers is subtracted, Canada's rank drops to a lowly #4.
> Name the country that is the second-largest in the world with
> respect to total *land* area.
 
USA
 
> of second-fastest is shared by two men, one Jamaican and the
> other American, who both recorded personal bests of 9.69 seconds.
> Name either of these men.
 
Blake

> 6. Meryl Streep holds the record for the most Academy Award acting
> nominations with 19. Two people are tied for second place
> with 12 each. Name either.
 
Katherine Hepburn, Tracy

> 7. On 2007-08-07 Barry Bonds hit his 756th career home run, breaking
> the Major League Baseball record previously set by which player?
 
McGwire, Mantle

> they were not the first. Tragically, all five members of the
> British expedition perished on the return journey. Name the
> Royal Navy officer who led this ill-fated voyage.
 
Scott
 
> 9. Monaco is the most densely populated country (sovereign nation)
> in the world. Which nation comes second?
 
Singapore
 
> with $62,000,000,000. Second-placed duck Flintheart Glomgold,
> with a mere $51,900,000,000, edged out his famous arch-rival on
> this list. Name Glomgold's miserly arch-rival, #3 on the list.
 
Scrooge McDuck, Richie Rich
Who comes up with this type of data???
 
 
> * Game 6, Round 6 - Entertainment - Disney Princesses & Princes
 
My daughter's specialist subject!
 
> 1. Based on Princess Badroulbadour from the "One Thousand and One
> Nights" tale of "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp", she became
> the 6th Disney princess. Name her.
 
Jasmine
 
> 2014's widely popular Frozen is expected to gain official
> status with his suggested marriage to one the film's female
> protagonists. Name him.
 
Christof
 
> name this love interest to Belle (#3). He goes through a
> remarkable transformation due to the power of love. Give his
> better-known name.
 
The Beast
 
> self-reliance, having disguised herself as a male soldier in
> order to fight in the Chinese army in place of her wounded
> father. Name her.
 
Dunno
 
> 6. (decoy)
 
Flint Rider, aka Eugene someone
 
> status by marrying Prince Naveen, the heir apparent to the King
> of Maldonia. Name this first African-American princess *or* the
> movie in which she was featured.
 
The Princess and the Frog
 
 
> 9. This true princess is the first-born of King Fergus and Queen
> Elinor. She is the first to not have a love interest. Name her
> *or* the movie she is featured in.
 
Brave
 
> 10. Rapunzel became the 10th Disney princess with the release of
> this 2010 film. Name the film.
 
Tangled
 
> Disney princess. Name this resident of Arendelle who gets
> Kristoff, even though her sister gets the killer song! Let it
> go, we say!
 
Anna
 
> interest of the character shown in Picture #8. Though he
> returned to England, he promised, "No matter what happens,
> I'll always be with you, forever." Name him.
 
Smith
 
> princesses), this character was deemed human-like enough to be
> granted the honor. Give the name of this, the first redhead
> to join the ranks.
 
Arial
 
cheers,
calvin
Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Oct 22 07:25PM -0700

On Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 4:17:09 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 1. This consumer electronics company is also the second-largest
> music company in the world, after Universal Music Group.
> Name it.
Sony
> in cities and suburbs), Tokyo is the most populous metropolitan
> area in the world, with about 38,000,000 people. Which one
> comes second with 25,000,000?
New York?
> with 12 each. Name either.
 
> 7. On 2007-08-07 Barry Bonds hit his 756th career home run, breaking
> the Major League Baseball record previously set by which player?
Mark McGuire
> with $62,000,000,000. Second-placed duck Flintheart Glomgold,
> with a mere $51,900,000,000, edged out his famous arch-rival on
> this list. Name Glomgold's miserly arch-rival, #3 on the list.
Scrooge McDuck
> "Urcohea" sbe nal dhrfgvba, *BE* vs lbh tnir nal bar-jbeq nafjre
> ba gur ynfg dhrfgvba, va rnpu pnfr jr arrq gur pbzcyrgr anzr.
> Cyrnfr tb onpx naq fhccyl vg.
 
"if you answered "Hepburn" for any question, *OR* if you gave any one-word answer on the last question, in each case we need the complete name.Please go back and supply it."
 
 
> 1. Based on Princess Badroulbadour from the "One Thousand and One
> Nights" tale of "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp", she became
> the 6th Disney princess. Name her.
Jasmine
> name this love interest to Belle (#3). He goes through a
> remarkable transformation due to the power of love. Give his
> better-known name.
Beast
> self-reliance, having disguised herself as a male soldier in
> order to fight in the Chinese army in place of her wounded
> father. Name her.
Mulan
> status by marrying Prince Naveen, the heir apparent to the King
> of Maldonia. Name this first African-American princess *or* the
> movie in which she was featured.
The Princess and the Frog
 
> 9. This true princess is the first-born of King Fergus and Queen
> Elinor. She is the first to not have a love interest. Name her
> *or* the movie she is featured in.
Brave
> 10. Rapunzel became the 10th Disney princess with the release of
> this 2010 film. Name the film.
Tangled
> interest of the character shown in Picture #8. Though he
> returned to England, he promised, "No matter what happens,
> I'll always be with you, forever." Name him.
Captain John Smith
> princesses), this character was deemed human-like enough to be
> granted the honor. Give the name of this, the first redhead
> to join the ranks.
Ariel
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Oct 23 01:14AM -0500

In article <EpidnZyCb6vZ2bTLnZ2dnUU7-SudnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
 
> 1. This consumer electronics company is also the second-largest
> music company in the world, after Universal Music Group.
> Name it.
Sony Music
 
> 2. Located 8,848 m above sea level, Mount Everest is the highest
> mountain on Earth. Which is the second-highest?
Johnson
 
> in cities and suburbs), Tokyo is the most populous metropolitan
> area in the world, with about 38,000,000 people. Which one
> comes second with 25,000,000?
Shanghai
 
> rivers is subtracted, Canada's rank drops to a lowly #4.
> Name the country that is the second-largest in the world with
> respect to total *land* area.
Russia
 
> with 12 each. Name either.
 
> 7. On 2007-08-07 Barry Bonds hit his 756th career home run, breaking
> the Major League Baseball record previously set by which player?
Hank Aaron
 
> they were not the first. Tragically, all five members of the
> British expedition perished on the return journey. Name the
> Royal Navy officer who led this ill-fated voyage.
Shackelton
 
> 9. Monaco is the most densely populated country (sovereign nation)
> in the world. Which nation comes second?
Vatican City
 
> name this love interest to Belle (#3). He goes through a
> remarkable transformation due to the power of love. Give his
> better-known name.
The Beast
 
> self-reliance, having disguised herself as a male soldier in
> order to fight in the Chinese army in place of her wounded
> father. Name her.
Mulan
 
> interest of the character shown in Picture #8. Though he
> returned to England, he promised, "No matter what happens,
> I'll always be with you, forever." Name him.
John Smith
 
> princesses), this character was deemed human-like enough to be
> granted the honor. Give the name of this, the first redhead
> to join the ranks.
The Little Mermaid
 
 
--
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Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 22 11:18PM -0700

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 1. This consumer electronics company is also the second-largest
> music company in the world, after Universal Music Group.
> Name it.
 
Apple Computer
 
 
> 2. Located 8,848 m above sea level, Mount Everest is the highest
> mountain on Earth. Which is the second-highest?
 
K-2
 
> in cities and suburbs), Tokyo is the most populous metropolitan
> area in the world, with about 38,000,000 people. Which one
> comes second with 25,000,000?
 
Mexico City
 
> rivers is subtracted, Canada's rank drops to a lowly #4.
> Name the country that is the second-largest in the world with
> respect to total *land* area.
 
China
 
 
> 6. Meryl Streep holds the record for the most Academy Award acting
> nominations with 19. Two people are tied for second place
> with 12 each. Name either.
 
Jack Nicholson
 
 
> 7. On 2007-08-07 Barry Bonds hit his 756th career home run, breaking
> the Major League Baseball record previously set by which player?
 
Hank Aaron
 
> they were not the first. Tragically, all five members of the
> British expedition perished on the return journey. Name the
> Royal Navy officer who led this ill-fated voyage.
 
Scott
 
 
> 9. Monaco is the most densely populated country (sovereign nation)
> in the world. Which nation comes second?
 
Singapore
 
> with $62,000,000,000. Second-placed duck Flintheart Glomgold,
> with a mere $51,900,000,000, edged out his famous arch-rival on
> this list. Name Glomgold's miserly arch-rival, #3 on the list.
 
Scrooge McDuck
 
 
> 2014's widely popular Frozen is expected to gain official
> status with his suggested marriage to one the film's female
> protagonists. Name him.
 
Kristoff
 
> Disney princess. Name this resident of Arendelle who gets
> Kristoff, even though her sister gets the killer song! Let it
> go, we say!
 
Anna
 
> interest of the character shown in Picture #8. Though he
> returned to England, he promised, "No matter what happens,
> I'll always be with you, forever." Name him.
 
John Smith
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 23 01:00AM -0500

Mark Brader:
> 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.
 
Stephen Perry missed having another pair of perfect rounds
thanks to this rule.

> the heir to a company worth millions, who has been charged with
> multiple offenses after allegedly driving while impaired with
> four deaths resulting?
 
Election day -- October 19. (It was then postponed to November 12
at the request of his lawyer.)
 
> 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?
 
Mark Zuckerberg. 4 for Stephen. 3 for Dan Blum.
 
> 3. Name the former president of the Canadian Olympic Committee
> who resigned last week after complaints of sexual harassment.
 
Marcel Aubut. 4 for Stephen.
 
> landmark could become a mall after it was found that "the highest
> and best use would be conversion to a retail center that contains
> a mix of food service, leisure, event, and civic uses"?
 
Old City Hall. 4 for Stephen.
 
> 5. Name the community college in Roseburg, Oregon, that was the
> site of a mass shooting last week.
 
Umpqua. I accepted "Umqua". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, Stephen,
and Dan Tilque.
 
> 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. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, Peter, Jason,
Stephen, Dan Tilque, Marc, and Erland.
 
> 7. The three divisions in the National League were clinched last
> week. Name *any one* of the three teams that clinched a National
> League division.
 
St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers. 4 for
Joshua, Pete, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Marc. 3 for Peter.
 
> 8. You may have heard that the Toronto Blue Jays also clinched
> their division last week. Which team did they beat on Wednesday
> when they clinched the AL East?
 
Baltimore Orioles. 4 for Pete and Stephen.
 
> 9. What is the name of the hurricane that has caused flooding in
> the southeast of the United States, leading to an emergency
> being declared in South Carolina?
 
Joaquin. 4 for Stephen and Marc.
 
> 10. Which state in the US South executed Kelly Gissendaner on
> Tuesday night despite pleas of clemency from the pope?
 
Georgia. 4 for Stephen.
 
 
> * Game 4 (2015-10-19), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 1. Jessica Mendoza, a gold-medalist in softball, made history on
> Tuesday, October 6, in connection with which sport?
 
Baseball. She was the first female announcer of a playoff baseball
game. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
 
> 2. Which team was the first to win a Division Series and therefore
> the first to advance a league Championship Series in this year's
> baseball playoffs?
 
Chicago Cubs. 4 for Joshua, Pete, Stephen, and Marc.
 
> 3. The US Treasury launched an investigation last week into why
> a certain organization has so many Toyotas. What organization?
 
ISIS. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, Stephen, and Marc.
 
"Toyota" was an... interesting answer.
 
> 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?
 
Queen's. 4 for Stephen.
 
> 5. Protesters against governmental funding cuts to female domestic
> violence victims disrupted the premiere of which movie -- with
> a one-word title -- starring Meryl Streep?
 
"Suffragette". I accepted the plural. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
 
> 6. Which movie -- that focuses on a character called Mark Watney,
> not a character called Marvin -- was #1 at the box office
> this week?
 
"The Martian". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, Stephen, Dan Tilque,
and Marc.
 
> 7. Fill in *any one* of the blanks in this headline from the
> Toronto Star this week: "At London Zoo, _____ keeper fined
> for attacking _____ handler over _____ custodian"
 
Meerkat, monkey, llama. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter (the hard way),
and Stephen (the hard way).
 
> 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. 4 for everyone.
 
> running under the banner of the Democratic Party. Hillary
> Clinton was one. Bernie Sanders was another. Name *any one*
> of the other three.
 
Lincoln Chafee, Martin O'Malley, Jim Webb. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
Pete, Peter (the hard way), Jason, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Marc.
 
> 10. Which company, founded in 2006, announced last week that they
> were letting go of 336 employees, about 8% of the workforce?
 
Twitter. 4 for Stephen and Erland.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 TOTALS
Stephen Perry 40 40 36 40 156
Joshua Kreitzer 20 28 12 28 88
Marc Dashevsky 20 28 12 20 80
Dan Blum 19 28 11 20 78
Pete Gayde 16 24 16 20 76
Peter Smyth 8 28 7 12 55
Dan Tilque 8 19 12 12 51
Erland Sommarskog 7 24 4 8 43
Bruce Bowler 20 20 -- -- 40
Jason Kreitzer 12 12 4 8 36
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net
"Insecurity is the norm. If any ... voting machine, operating system,
[or] database ... is ever built completely vulnerability-free, it'll
be the first time in the history of mankind." --Bruce Schneier
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 22 03:07PM -0500

Mark Brader:
> 1947 to 1953 that *shares its name* with a model that a North
> American manufacturer produced from 1968 to 1974. That is,
> give that shared name.
 
Javelin. (The North American model was from AMC.) 4 for Stephen.
 
> 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.
 
Edsel. 4 for Stephen.
 
> 3. Champion, Silver Hawk, Lark, Avanti: this American company
> opened a plant in Hamilton in 1948.
 
Studebaker. 4 for Stephen, Bruce, and Marc.
 
> 4. Sovereign, Majestic, DS420: the company was founded in England
> in 1896.
 
Daimler. 4 for Stephen and Bruce.
 
> 5. Cambridge, Princess, Westminster: another English make.
 
Austin. 4 for Stephen and Bruce.
 
> 6. Countach, Diablo, Gallardo: a European make.
 
Lamborghini. 4 for Dan Blum, Björn, Stephen, Pete, and Bruce.
2 for Dan Tuilque.
 
> 7. Dauphine, Torino, Fuego.
 
Renault. 4 for Stephen and Bruce.
 
> 8. Mondial, Berlinetta, Dino, California.
 
Ferrari. 4 for Stephen and Bruce.
 
> 9. Prowler, Duster, Fury, Cambridge.
 
Plymouth. 4 for Stephen, Jason, Joshua, and Marc.
 
> 10. Ambassador, Classic, Concord, Matador.
 
Rambler was the originally intended answer, but AMC (American Motors)
is also correct and was accepted on protest. 4 for Stephen, Pete,
Bruce, and Marc.
 
 
> Caravan | Gaze | Watch
> Clattering | Generation | Wisdom
> Coalition | Intrusion | Wreck
 
In the original game, this was the hardest round of the entire season,
probably because this entire topic is nonsensical.
 
> 1. Hippopotamuses.
 
Bloat. 4 for Stephen and Jason.
 
> 2. Giraffes.
 
Tower. 4 for Stephen and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum.
 
> 3. Wildcats.
 
Destruction. 4 for Stephen.
 
> 4. Alligators.
 
Congregation. 4 for Stephen.
 
> 5. Mice.
 
Mischief. 4 for Stephen. 3 for Dan Blum. 2 for Pete.
 
> 6. Raccoons.
 
Gaze. 4 for Stephen.
 
> 7. Tigers.
 
Ambush. 4 for Björn and Stephen.
 
> 8. Emus.
 
Mob. 4 for Stephen.
 
> 9. Hedgehogs.
 
Array. 4 for Stephen[].
 
> 10. Wombats.
 
Wisdom. 4 for Stephen. 2 for Pete.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Sci
Stephen Perry 40 40 80
Bruce Bowler 28 0 28
Pete Gayde 8 4 12
Marc Dashevsky 12 0 12
Dan Blum 4 6 10
Jason Kreitzer 4 4 8
Björn Lundin 4 4 8
Dan Tilque 2 4 6
Joshua Kreitzer 4 0 4
 
--
Mark Brader "Those who do not know USENET
Toronto are doomed to repeat each other."
msb@vex.net -- Erik Fair (after George Santayana)
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 22 09:47PM

> > 10. Wombats.
 
> Wisdom. 4 for Stephen. 2 for Pete.
 
There seems to be some disagreement on this point. I see National Geographic
pages that say "wisdom" (this is where Wikipedia gets it) but others that
say "mob or colony" such as http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/wombat/
(Not that NatGeo is necessarily the final authority, but I am not seeing any
other citations in a quick search.)
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 22 10:40PM -0700

Dan Blum wrote:
> say "mob or colony" such as http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/wombat/
> (Not that NatGeo is necessarily the final authority, but I am not seeing any
> other citations in a quick search.)
 
There is no final authority on any of them. It's just stuff people make
up. Someone else could make up something different with just as much
validity.
 
--
Dan Tilque
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 23 12:47AM -0500

Dan Blum:
> > There seems to be some disagreement on this point...
 
Dan Tilque:
> There is no final authority on any of them. It's just stuff people make
> up. Someone else could make up something different with just as much
> validity.
 
That's my position on this. To score on this round you had to guess
or know the answer that's in the same source the author used.
--
Mark Brader "Without nuclear weapons we will be nothing
Toronto more than a rich, powerful Canada...."
msb@vex.net -- A Walk in the Woods, by Lee Blessing
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Oct 22 05:23PM

Dan Blum wrote:
 
> 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).
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?
Sri Lanka
> 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.
 
Peter Smyth
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Oct 22 07:57PM +0100

> 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?
 
Austerlitz
 
> 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.
 
J-P 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."
 
Krakatoa
 
> 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.)
 
Oort cloud 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.
 
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 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?
 
Sri Lanka
 
> 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.
 
Edison
 
> 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
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Oct 22 12:51PM -0700

On Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 5:17:37 PM UTC+10, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
 
> I can confirm Calvin's innocense on the matter.
 
Thanks Erland. That's not a phrase I hear very often :-)
 
cheers,
calvin
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 22 02:54PM -0500

Mark Brader:
> And there we are, nowhere.
 
Having now seen the correct answer, the really annoying part of this
for me is that I've spent over a week in the Copley Place area *twice*,
for NABCs held jointly at the Westin and Marriott hotels there in
1999 and 2008.
 
But when Dan referred in the question to a "city block", I made the
mistake of thinking in terms of an open square and not a shopping mall,
let alone one that I'd walked through a bunch of times between the
two tournament hotels.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "My ambition is to see a saying of mine attributed
msb@vex.net | to Dorothy Parker or Mark Twain." -- Joe Fineman
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 22 08:02PM

> mistake of thinking in terms of an open square and not a shopping mall,
> let alone one that I'd walked through a bunch of times between the
> two tournament hotels.
 
I was actually referring to Copley Square, which is open:
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copley_Square
 
Copley Place is near it but not on it.
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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 22 03:08PM -0500

Mark Brader:
>> But when Dan referred in the question to a "city block", I made the
>> mistake of thinking in terms of an open square and not a shopping mall...
 
Dan Blum:
> I was actually referring to Copley Square, which is open...
 
Ah, but you see I never walked through that on either trip. (I did go
into the library once.)
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "1. Buy 64 more buses."
msb@vex.net --Michael Wares
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 22 10:28PM -0700

Dan Blum wrote:
 
> to aid Wellington. (This last battle technically lasted until June
> 19th, pointlessly.)
 
> Name any one of these other three battles.
 
Quatre Bras
 
> 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?
 
Battle of 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.
 
Decatur
 
> 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
 
> 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
 
> 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
 
> 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.
 
Fulton
 
> 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.
 
Prescott
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
"Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Oct 22 08:05PM -0400

On 2015-10-20, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Found mainly in the European Alps, what type of animal is an ibex?
 
Goat
 
> 2 Which Oscar-winning actress has been married to film directors Jim Threapleton and Sam Mendes, both alas ending in divorce?
> 3 Which base-16 numerical system is commonly used in mathematics and computing?
 
Hexadecimal
 
> 4 The fictional island of Sodor is the setting for which children's book and TV series?
> 5 As his nickname suggests, businessman Warren Buffet hails form which US state?
 
Nebraska
 
> 6 In 1538, Henry VIII issued a proclamation for which Archbishop of Canterbury to be un-sainted, some 368 years after his death?
 
Becket
 
> 7 Following the break-up of Sudan, what is now Africa's largest country by area?
 
Sudan
 
> 8 Which famous museum has branches in New York, Abu Dhabi, Berline, Bilbao and Venice?
 
Guggenheim
 
> 9 Which South Korean rapper made Gangnam Style well known worldwide in 2012?
> 10 In 1971, Bangladesh gained independence from which country?
 
Pakistan
 
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Chris F.A. Johnson
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