| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 29 03:07AM Rotating Quiz #200 is over and Dan Tilque is the winner. He may now set RQ #201. I believe this is the first RQ I have run in some time in which every question was answered correctly by at least one person. So that's something. > to aid Wellington. (This last battle technically lasted until June > 19th, pointlessly.) > Name any one of these other three battles. Quatre Bras, Ligny, and Wavre are the possible answers > 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? 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. Stephen Decatur (Junior, although he's hardly ever mentioned as such) > 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." Mount Tambora. The major Krakatoa eruption was in 1883. > 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. George 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, Countess of 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 or 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. Robert 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. John Singleton Copley Scores: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total ---------------------------------- Dan 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 8 Mark 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 6 Marc 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 Gareth 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 Erland 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 Peter 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 Calvin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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 29 03:39AM -0700 Dan Blum wrote: > Rotating Quiz #200 is over and Dan Tilque is the winner. He may now > set RQ #201. Thanks for running #200, Dan. As usual, I did not expect to win and have nothing prepared, so will take a day or three to come up with something. -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 28 04:04PM -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 9 - Canadiana Sports - The CFL Sure, we all hear about the high-powered National Football League, the Super Bowl, and NFL scandals such as Deflategate, but let's not forget that we have our own league and our own version of the gridiron game. The Canadian Football League's motto is "This is Our League", so let's see how familiar you are with the CFL and Canadian football. 1. A number of teams pre-date the formation of the CFL and have been playing each other since the 1920s. Within two years, in what year was the CFL officially founded? 2. Who is the newest commissioner of the CFL, the former executive director of CBC Sports, who took office earlier this year? He is the first African-American commissioner in CFL history. 3. The Grey Cup, the CFL's championship trophy, is the second-oldest trophy in North American professional sports after the Stanley Cup. Our own Toronto Argonauts have the most Grey Cup victories. Within two, how many Grey Cups have the Argos won? 4. Within 2 years, in what year did the Argos *last* win the Grey Cup? 5. This quarterback won the CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award a record 6 times while playing for the BC Lions, Calgary Stampeders, and Toronto Argonauts. He was also named the Most Valuable Player in all three of his Grey Cup victories. Name him. 6. This placekicker/punter played for 25 seasons with the BC Lions and holds a number of CFL regular season records, including most points scored (3,991), most converts at 1,045, and most field goals at 875. Name him. 7. Ottawa's current CFL team is known as the Redblacks, and started in 2014. The original franchise there was known as the Rough Riders and folded in 1996. But what was the name of the team that played in Ottawa from 2002 to 2006? 8. Montreal has also had CFL franchise problems. The original franchise, the Alouettes, folded in 1981 and was replaced by a team called *what* from 1982 to 1985? (They were renamed the Alouettes for the 1986 season, but folded the same year.) For the last two questions, you can give *either* a place name or a team name -- like "Saskatchewan" or "Roughriders". 9. In 1996, what US-based team -- and defending Grey Cup champion -- moved to Montreal to become the third incarnation of the Alouettes? 10. The <answer 9> were the only success story in the CFL's ill-fated bid to expand to the United States between 1993 and 1995. Name *any one* of the CFL's other US franchises at existing any time in this period. * Game 6, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round A. Halifax Explosion A1. What was the name of the Norwegian vessel which struck the SS Mont Blanc, a French cargo ship which was loaded with wartime explosives? The explosion resulted in more than 2,000 casualties. A2. In 1918 the city of Halifax sent a Christmas tree as a gesture of thanks and remembrance to an American city for their help and support following the disaster. The tradition was revived in 1971 and continues to this day. Name the city. B. Winnipeg Authors While neither of these authors was born in Winnipeg, they both have come to be associated with the city. B1. Born in Steinbach, Manitoba, she wrote "A Complicated Kindness" and "All My Puny Sorrows". Name her. B2. Born in Illinois, this author lived in Winnipeg from 1980 until 2000. She taught English at the University of Manitoba and was chancellor for the University of Winnipeg. Name the author of the Pulitzer-prizewinning "The Stone Diaries". C. St. John's Tourist Attractions C1. This historic fishing village contains the best of both tourist worlds: a provincial heritage site and the largest microbrewery in Newfoundland. Name the neighborhood. C2. This annual event, a civic holiday in St. John's, takes place in August and is recognized as North America's oldest sporting event. Name or describe the event. D. Montreal Movies For these questions, answer in French or English. D1. Based on a story by Ted Allan, this 1975 film directed by Jan Kadar tells the story of an orthodox Jewish boy growing up in 1920s Montreal. Name this movie, which received a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film. D2. This 2003 film, the sequel to Denys Arcand's "The Decline of the American Empire", won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Name the movie. E. Vancouver Canucks E1. What is the surname of the identical twin brothers, Henrik and Daniel, who hail from Sweden and have only played with the Canucks since they started in the NHL? E2. Vancouver has retired four player numbers. Three of them were worn by team captains. The other number was #10. Name the player it was retired in honor of. F. Toronto Farmers' Markets F1. Located off Bayview Av., this former quarry and industrial site is now home to a Saturday farmers' market as well as a cafe, bike shop, skating rink, and hiking trails. Name or describe the site. F2. Located near St. Clair and Christie, this former streetcar-repair facility also has a year-round Saturday farmers' market. Name this community hub, which also focuses on the arts and environmentally friendly projects. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "History will be kind to me, for I intend msb@vex.net to write it." -- Churchill My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 28 10:09PM > 1. A number of teams pre-date the formation of the CFL and have > been playing each other since the 1920s. Within two years, > in what year was the CFL officially founded? 1950; 1960 > trophy in North American professional sports after the Stanley > Cup. Our own Toronto Argonauts have the most Grey Cup victories. > Within two, how many Grey Cups have the Argos won? 20; 15 > 4. Within 2 years, in what year did the Argos *last* win the > Grey Cup? 2006; 1996 > in 2014. The original franchise there was known as the Rough > Riders and folded in 1996. But what was the name of the team > that played in Ottawa from 2002 to 2006? Senators > city for their help and support following the disaster. > The tradition was revived in 1971 and continues to this day. > Name the city. Boston; New York City > Jan Kadar tells the story of an orthodox Jewish boy growing > up in 1920s Montreal. Name this movie, which received a > Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film. The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (I'm pretty sure that was based on something by Mordecai Richler, but I have no better guess.) -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 29 01:49AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:rbKdnVx-2fX3pazLnZ2dnUU7- > 1. A number of teams pre-date the formation of the CFL and have > been playing each other since the 1920s. Within two years, > in what year was the CFL officially founded? 1949; 1954 > trophy in North American professional sports after the Stanley > Cup. Our own Toronto Argonauts have the most Grey Cup victories. > Within two, how many Grey Cups have the Argos won? 11; 16 > 4. Within 2 years, in what year did the Argos *last* win the > Grey Cup? 2011; 2006 > 9. In 1996, what US-based team -- and defending Grey Cup champion > -- moved to Montreal to become the third incarnation of the > Alouettes? Baltimore; Sacramento > ill-fated bid to expand to the United States between 1993 > and 1995. Name *any one* of the CFL's other US franchises at > existing any time in this period. Sacramento; Baltimore > Jan Kadar tells the story of an orthodox Jewish boy growing > up in 1920s Montreal. Name this movie, which received a > Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film. "Lies My Father Told Me" -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
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| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Oct 28 06:17PM Peter Smyth wrote: > > Names shown in English may be translations. > > 10. Stanley Park. > Liverpool I assume Mark is expecting Vancouver as the answer but I should point out there is a reasonably famous Stanley Park in Liverpool as well. Peter Smyth |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Oct 28 07:46PM > We name the renowned park, you name the city where it is. > Names shown in English may be translations. > 1. Parc Güell. Zurich, Berne > 2. Lumphini Park. Milan, Turin > 3. Griffith Park. L.A. > 4. Grant Park. > 5. Tivoli Gardens. Copenhagen > 6. Tiergarten. Berlin > 7. Phoenix Park. Dublin > 8. Luxembourg Gardens. Luxembourg, Paris > 9. Hyde Park. London > 10. Stanley Park. Vancouver. Had a spectacular roller-blading accident in Stanley Park once. > Sue Grafton | Rex Stout > Reginald Hill | Eric Wright > 1. Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford, "From Doon With Death" (1964). Ruth Rendell > 2. Private investigator V.I. Warshawski, "Indemnity Only" (1982). Paretsky > 3. Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch, "The Black Echo" (1992). Walter Moseley > 4. Detective Inspector John Rebus, "Knots and Crosses" (1987). Ian "up town top" Rankin > 5. Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, "One for the Money" (1994). Lee Child > 6. Russian police investigator Arkady Renko, "Gorky Park" (1981). Martin Cruz Smith > 7. Louisiana police officer Dave Robicheaux, "The Neon Rain" (1987). Engel, Deaver > 8. Detective William Murdoch, "Except the Dying" (1997). Engel, Deaver > 9. Forensic anthropologist Temperance "Tempe" Brennan, "Déjà Dead" > (1997). Engel, Deaver > 10. Scotland Yard Detective Chief Inspector (later Commander) > Adam Dalgleish, "Cover Her Face" (1962). P.D. James |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 28 03:23PM -0500 Peter Smyth: > I assume Mark is expecting Vancouver as the answer but I should point > out there is a reasonably famous Stanley Park in Liverpool as well. Yeah, I noticed. They're even named after the same guy. -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net The precedence don't enter into it -- it's stone undefined. This expression makes no sense. It has ceased to be. It's expired and gone, though sadly not forgotten. This is a latent expression. Bereft of meaning, it should rest in peace. If people didn't keep nailing it into these discussions, it would be pushing up the daisies. It's rung down the curtain and joined the choir ineffable. This is not an ex-pression. -- Steve Summit (after Monty Python) |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 28 03:41PM -0500 Mark Brader: > We name the renowned park, you name the city where it is. > Names shown in English may be translations. > 1. Parc Güell. Barcelona. 4 for Erland. > 2. Lumphini Park. Bangkok. > 3. Griffith Park. Los Angeles. 4 for Peter, Pete, Joshua, Marc, Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Gareth. > 4. Grant Park. Chicago. 4 for Pete, Joshua, Marc, and Bruce. > 5. Tivoli Gardens. Copenhagen. 4 for Björn, Pete, Joshua, Calvin, Erland, Bruce, and Gareth. > 6. Tiergarten. Berlin. 4 for Peter, Björn, Pete, Joshua, Calvin, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Gareth. 3 for Dan Blum. > 7. Phoenix Park. Dublin. 4 for Peter, Calvin, and Gareth. > 8. Luxembourg Gardens. Paris. 4 for Björn, Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, Erland, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Gareth. > 9. Hyde Park. London. 4 for Peter, Björn, Pete, Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, Marc, Erland, Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Gareth. > 10. Stanley Park. The expected answer was Vancouver, but I'm also accepting Liverpool. 4 for Peter, Pete, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Gareth. 3 for Calvin. > Sue Grafton | Rex Stout > Reginald Hill | Eric Wright > 1. Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford, "From Doon With Death" (1964). Ruth Rendell. 4 for Peter, Calvin, and Gareth. > 2. Private investigator V.I. Warshawski, "Indemnity Only" (1982). Sara Paretsky. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Gareth. > 3. Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch, "The Black Echo" (1992). Michael Connelly. 4 for Joshua. > 4. Detective Inspector John Rebus, "Knots and Crosses" (1987). Ian Rankin. 4 for Peter, Björn, Calvin, and Gareth. > 5. Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, "One for the Money" (1994). Janet Evanovich. 4 for Joshua and Bruce. > 6. Russian police investigator Arkady Renko, "Gorky Park" (1981). Martin Cruz Smith. 4 for Pete, Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Gareth. > 7. Louisiana police officer Dave Robicheaux, "The Neon Rain" (1987). James Lee Burke. 4 for Joshua. > 8. Detective William Murdoch, "Except the Dying" (1997). Maureen Jennings. > 9. Forensic anthropologist Temperance "Tempe" Brennan, "Déjà Dead" > (1997). Kathy Reichs. 4 for Joshua and Bruce. > 10. Scotland Yard Detective Chief Inspector (later Commander) > Adam Dalgleish, "Cover Her Face" (1962). P.D. James. 4 for Björn and Gareth. 3 for Joshua. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> His Sci Mis Ent Geo Lit FOUR Stephen Perry 40 40 35 40 0 0 155 Joshua Kreitzer 4 0 28 40 24 27 119 Gareth Owen -- -- 28 28 26 20 102 "Calvin" -- -- 26 36 23 8 93 Bruce Bowler 28 0 31 12 16 16 91 Dan Blum 4 6 24 40 11 8 83 Peter Smyth -- -- 30 20 20 8 78 Pete Gayde 8 4 23 20 24 4 75 Björn Lundin 4 4 24 24 16 8 72 Dan Tilque 2 4 28 12 20 0 64 Erland Sommarskog -- -- 24 0 24 0 48 Jason Kreitzer 4 4 8 32 -- -- 48 Marc Dashevsky 12 0 8 12 12 0 44 -- Mark Brader | "The default choice ... is in many ways the most Toronto | important thing. ... People can get started msb@vex.net | without reading a big manual." -- Brian Kernighan My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 28 03:42PM -0500 Mark Brader: >> * Game 6, Round 7 - Geography - Famous City Parks Stephen Perry: > pass >> * Game 6, Round 8 - Literature - Crime Fiction > pass I believe the correct response to this "entry" would be: "I'm not left-handed either". -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Yes, you're very smart. Shut up." msb@vex.net --The Princess Bride |
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