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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 18 09:12PM -0600 Mark Brader: > * Game 8, Round 4 - Arts - Classical Music Variations > "Variations on a theme" is one of the most popular forms in music. > Name the composer of each of the following sets of variations. This was not the hardest round in the original game -- so you have an idea of what's coming up -- but it was the fifth-hardest of the entire season. > more variations by many composers including Benny Goodman, > Franz Liszt, Yngwie Malmsteen... and others who may come up > later in this round. Who composed it? Niccolò Paganini. 4 for Gareth and Pete. > variation on a theme he composed. One composer wrote an > entire set, named for the publisher: the "Diabelli Variations". > Name the composer. Ludwig van Beethoven. 4 for Pete. > 3. Who composed a theme and variations on "The Trout" (a song he > had composed earlier)? Franz Schubert. 4 for Gareth, Marc, Pete, and Erland. > 4. Who composed the "Enigma Variations"? Sir Edward Elgar. 4 for Jason, Gareth, Peter, Calvin, and Pete. > 5. This Russian, who lived 1873-1943, composed "Rhapsody on a > Theme of Paganini". Name him. Sergei Rachmaninoff. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Peter, and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum. > 6. Who composed "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra", > also known as "Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Purcell", > in 1946? Benjamin Britten. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Calvin, Pete, and Erland. > 7. Who composed the "Goldberg Variations"? Johann Sebastian Bach. "Bach" was sufficient. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Jason, Gareth, Marc, and Pete. 3 for Calvin. > 8. Who composed "The Harmonious Blacksmith"? Georg(e) Friedrich/Frederick Handel. 4 for Joshua and Gareth. > 9. Who composed "Variations on a Rococo Theme" for cello and > orchestra? Pyotr Tchaikovsky. 4 for Marc and Pete. > 10. Who composed "Variations" for cello and rock band (1977), > for his brother after losing a bet? Andrew Lloyd Webber. 4 for Joshua, Gareth, Peter, and Pete. > For example, for "Elvis: That's the Way It Is", we would just > give you "That's the Way It Is". > 1. "Don't Look Back" (1967). Bob Dylan (aka Robert Zimmerman). 4 for Joshua, Jason, Gareth, and Marc. > 2. "Gimme Shelter" (1970). The Rolling Stones. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Blum, Jason, Gareth, Marc, Peter, Calvin, Pete, Erland, and Dan Tilque. > 3. "The Kids are Alright" (1979). The Who. 4 for Joshua, Jason, Gareth, Marc, Pete, and Erland. > 4. "Rattle and Hum" (1988). U2. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Jason, Gareth, Peter, Pete, and Erland. > 5. "Stop Making Sense" (1984). The Talking Heads. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Jason, Gareth, Marc, Calvin, and Erland. > 6. "The Song Remains the Same" (1976). Led Zeppelin. 4 for Joshua, Jason, Gareth, Peter, Calvin, Pete, and Erland. > 7. "End of the Century" (2003). The Ramones. 4 for Joshua and Jason. > 8. "Some Kind of Monster" (2004). Metallica. 4 for Joshua, Jason, Gareth, Calvin, and Erland. > 9. "Truth or Dare" (1991). Madonna. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Jason, Gareth, Marc, and Pete. > 10. "The Last Waltz" (1978). The Band. 4 for Joshua, Jason, Gareth, Marc, Pete, and Erland. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> His Sci Art Ent Joshua Kreitzer 26 12 20 40 98 Marc Dashevsky 8 20 16 24 68 Dan Blum 17 24 7 16 64 Jason Kreitzer 12 4 8 40 64 Erland Sommarskog 16 8 8 28 60 Gareth Owen -- -- 24 36 60 Pete Gayde -- -- 36 24 60 Dan Tilque 24 32 0 4 60 "Calvin" 11 19 11 16 57 Bruce Bowler 0 32 -- -- 32 Björn Lundin 8 24 -- -- 32 Peter Smyth -- -- 16 12 28 -- Mark Brader (Douglas R.) Hofstadter's Law: Toronto "It always takes longer than you expect, even msb@vex.net when you take into account Hofstadter's Law." My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Nov 19 07:55AM >> 5. "Stop Making Sense" (1984). > The Talking Heads. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Jason, Gareth, Marc, > Calvin, and Erland. Just "Talking Heads". I mention this only as they have an album titled: "The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads" |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 19 04:32AM -0600 Mark Brader: >>> 5. "Stop Making Sense" (1984). >> The Talking Heads. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Jason, Gareth, Marc, >> Calvin, and Erland. Gareth Owen: > Just "Talking Heads". Oh. 4 for the Gareth, then. :-) -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Well, I'm back", he said. msb@vex.net -- Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings) |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Nov 18 09:12AM -0600 In article <SKednYpZF5bRndHLnZ2dnUU7-LGdnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > and the third tiebreaker is who posted first. > * Ancient Gods of War > 1. Name the ancient Roman god of war. Mars > 2. Name the ancient Greek god of war. Ares > and the most ornate, not to say florid, was Corinthian: > http://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3069/3096830506_dfd4329763.jpg > What was the other style, the one of intermediate ornateness? Ionic > the capital city of one part remained in what is now Italy. > Name the modern-day *country* where the capital of the other > part was located. Turkey > in Cleveland. She has appeared in several superhero movies > and a James Bond movie, but her Oscar win was for a 2001 drama. > Give her last name. Berry > generals from the US Civil War. Her Oscar was for a supporting > role in a 1975 comedy-drama. Give her stage name -- first *and* > last name. Lee Grant > * French-Speaking Places > 7. What is the principal river of the region known as the > Île-de-France? Seine > 8. The French city of Cannes lies on the Mediterranean coast about > 30 miles (50 km) from the border with Italy. What well-known > city is on the coast halfway between those points? Nice (via theme) > * Other Places > 9. Speaking of ports, what is the principal port city of Alabama? Mobile > zone that is in Canada". In the whole world, obviously there > must be one such area with the largest population. Never mind > the time zone, but what *country* is it in? China (via theme) > his contributions to this then-secret work, but he was not > the first man to find a method of decoding Enigma messages; > Marian Rejewski was. What was *his* nationality? Polish > one that existed in real life when the game was first published. > Its name is often shortened to a single word, which is a city it > served, today with a population of about 88,000. Give that name. Reading > new-style 10-day week. > Anyway, *during what month of our calendar* was the end of > their month of Floréal and the start of the next one, Prairial? March (via theme, otherwise I would have answered "July") > 16. In 1978 the leaders of Israel and Egypt met in the US and > negotiated a peace treaty, for which they promptly won the > Nobel Prize. Give the last name of that Israeli prime minister. Begin > 17. In what play does the title character announce his choice of > successor by declaring, "But I do prophesy the election lights > on Fortinbras: he has my dying voice"? Hamlet (via theme) > 18. What should you have noticed about answers #1-17? Besides the meaning that satisfies the question, the answers are also common English words. -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Nov 18 09:24PM Mark Brader wrote: > and the third tiebreaker is who posted first. > * Ancient Gods of War > 1. Name the ancient Roman god of war. Mars > 2. Name the ancient Greek god of war. Ares > the capital city of one part remained in what is now Italy. > Name the modern-day country where the capital of the other > part was located. Turkey > * French-Speaking Places > 7. What is the principal river of the region known as the > Île-de-France? Seine > 8. The French city of Cannes lies on the Mediterranean coast about > 30 miles (50 km) from the border with Italy. What well-known > city is on the coast halfway between those points? Monaco > * Other Places > 9. Speaking of ports, what is the principal port city of Alabama? Montgomery > zone that is in Canada". In the whole world, obviously there > must be one such area with the largest population. Never mind > the time zone, but what country is it in? China > his contributions to this then-secret work, but he was not > the first man to find a method of decoding Enigma messages; > Marian Rejewski was. What was his nationality? Polish > most notably including a conventional bomber, the 88, and > a dive bomber, the 87 or Stuka. What company? The name is > usually shortened to its first word, so just give that word. Messerschmidt > of driving wheels fixed to the frame, with only the front set > moving sideways on curves, as seen here: > http://www.railpictures.net/images/d2/3/4/0/3340.1431469099.jpg http://www.museumoftheamericanrailroad.org/portals/0/Big_Boy_4018_Exercise_6_9_2013%20%2816%29_350px.jpg > one that existed in real life when the game was first published. > Its name is often shortened to a single word, which is a city it > served, today with a population of about 88,000. Give that name. Baltimore > 16. In 1978 the leaders of Israel and Egypt met in the US and > negotiated a peace treaty, for which they promptly won the > Nobel Prize. Give the last name of that Israeli prime minister. Rabin > successor by declaring, "But I do prophesy the election lights > on Fortinbras: he has my dying voice"? > 18. What should you have noticed about answers #1-17? Peter Smyth |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 19 01:59AM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > * Ancient Gods of War > 1. Name the ancient Roman god of war. Mars > 2. Name the ancient Greek god of war. Ares > and the most ornate, not to say florid, was Corinthian: > http://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3069/3096830506_dfd4329763.jpg > What was the other style, the one of intermediate ornateness? Ionic > the capital city of one part remained in what is now Italy. > Name the modern-day *country* where the capital of the other > part was located. Turkey > generals from the US Civil War. Her Oscar was for a supporting > role in a 1975 comedy-drama. Give her stage name -- first *and* > last name. Lee Grant > * French-Speaking Places > 7. What is the principal river of the region known as the > Île-de-France? Seine > 8. The French city of Cannes lies on the Mediterranean coast about > 30 miles (50 km) from the border with Italy. What well-known > city is on the coast halfway between those points? Nice > * Other Places > 9. Speaking of ports, what is the principal port city of Alabama? Mobile > zone that is in Canada". In the whole world, obviously there > must be one such area with the largest population. Never mind > the time zone, but what *country* is it in? China > his contributions to this then-secret work, but he was not > the first man to find a method of decoding Enigma messages; > Marian Rejewski was. What was *his* nationality? Polish > one that existed in real life when the game was first published. > Its name is often shortened to a single word, which is a city it > served, today with a population of about 88,000. Give that name. Reading > new-style 10-day week. > Anyway, *during what month of our calendar* was the end of > their month of Floréal and the start of the next one, Prairial? May > 16. In 1978 the leaders of Israel and Egypt met in the US and > negotiated a peace treaty, for which they promptly won the > Nobel Prize. Give the last name of that Israeli prime minister. Begin > 17. In what play does the title character announce his choice of > successor by declaring, "But I do prophesy the election lights > on Fortinbras: he has my dying voice"? Hamlet > 18. What should you have noticed about answers #1-17? They're all proper nouns that are spelled the same as common words. Some are pronounced differently, thus making them Capitonyms. -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 18 09:14PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-15, 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 8, Round 7 - Geography - Extreme Weather As we head into summer with hope for pleasant weather, and with relief at another winter left behind, here are 10 questions on places with weather to grumble about. 1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in? 2. Mawsynram, the wettest place on Earth, averages over 11.8 m (465 inches) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in? 3. The lowest-ever temperature was recorded at the Soviet Vostok Station in Antarctica in July 1983. In degrees Celsius, within 10% of the actual number, what is this lowest temperature? 4. Which geographical area, located in North America, recorded the highest-ever air temperature of 56.7蚓 (134蚌) in July 1913? Be sufficiently specific. 5. Chicago may be called the Windy City, but which midwestern/southern US city recorded the fastest-ever wind gusts of about 480 km per hour (300 mph)? 6. The record for most snowfall in any one-year period is 31.5 m (103 feet), recorded from 1971-02-19 to 1972-02-18. In which US *state* is the record-setting place located? 7. The deadliest tornado in history killed approximately 1,300 people on 1989-04-26. Which country did it strike? 8. The heaviest hailstone ever reported fell in the Gopalganj district of Bangladesh. Within 10%, how much did it weigh, in grams or kilograms? 9. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13. Gur qvnzrgre bs gung Tbcnytnaw unvyfgbar qbrfa'g frrz gb unir orra erpbeqrq, fb gur erpbeq sbe ynetrfg qvnzrgre tbrf gb na 8-vapu (20 pz) unvyfgbar... va juvpu zvqjrfgrea HF fgngr? 10. Which continent gets the most lightning strikes per year? * Game 8, Round 8 - Sports - National Basketball Association Finals MVPs In each case, name the Most Valuable Player award-winner for the NBA Finals. 1. He was the first player to win the award, and the only player to win it even though his team lost. His Lakers lost 4-3 to the Boston Celtics in the 1969 NBA finals. He averaged 30.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 7.5 assists in 18 playoff games. 2. He averaged 27 points and 18.5 rebounds as his Bucks swept the Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA finals. He won the award again as a member of the Lakers in 1985. 3. He has won the award a record 6 times. 4. Name the Los Angeles Lakers centre who won the award in 2000, 2001 and 2002. 5. Name the Houston Rockets center who won the award in 1994 and again in 1995. He was the first foreign-born player to win the award. 6. In 1999 he averaged 27.4 points, 14 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 2.2 blocks to lead his San Antonio Spurs to a 4-1 victory over the New York Knicks. He won the award again in 2003 and 2004. 7. He went 42-for-74 from the field and averaged 24.5 points in the San Antonio Spurs' 4-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2007. He was the first European-born winner of this award. 8. He led the Dallas Mavericks to their first NBA title in franchise history over the Miami Heat in 2011. He averaged 26 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. 9. Name the Los Angeles Lakers' star guard who averaged 32.4 points and 7.4 assists a game, and played 43.8 minutes a game during the 2009 finals as Los Angeles beat the Orlando Magic in 5 games. He won the award again in 2010. 10. His Miami Heat lost the first two games of the 2006 finals to the Dallas Mavericks, but he then scored 42, 36, and 43 points in the next three games, respectively, and led Miami to a 4-2 victory. -- Mark Brader "All this government stuff, in other words, Toronto is not reading matter, but prefabricated msb@vex.net parts of quarrels." -- Rudolf Flesch My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Nov 19 04:13AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in > * Game 8, Round 7 - Geography - Extreme Weather > 1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm > (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in? Chile > 2. Mawsynram, the wettest place on Earth, averages over 11.8 m > (465 inches) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in? Bangladesh; India > 3. The lowest-ever temperature was recorded at the Soviet Vostok > Station in Antarctica in July 1983. In degrees Celsius, within > 10% of the actual number, what is this lowest temperature? -80 degrees > 4. Which geographical area, located in North America, recorded > the highest-ever air temperature of 56.7蚓 (134蚌) in July 1913? > Be sufficiently specific. Death Valley > 5. Chicago may be called the Windy City, but which > midwestern/southern US city recorded the fastest-ever > wind gusts of about 480 km per hour (300 mph)? Louisville > 6. The record for most snowfall in any one-year period is 31.5 m > (103 feet), recorded from 1971-02-19 to 1972-02-18. In which > US *state* is the record-setting place located? New Hampshire > 7. The deadliest tornado in history killed approximately 1,300 > people on 1989-04-26. Which country did it strike? India > 8. The heaviest hailstone ever reported fell in the Gopalganj > district of Bangladesh. Within 10%, how much did it weigh, > in grams or kilograms? 25 kg > Gur qvnzrgre bs gung Tbcnytnaw unvyfgbar qbrfa'g frrz gb unir > orra erpbeqrq, fb gur erpbeq sbe ynetrfg qvnzrgre tbrf gb na > 8-vapu (20 pz) unvyfgbar... va juvpu zvqjrfgrea HF fgngr? Kansas > 10. Which continent gets the most lightning strikes per year? Asia; Africa > to win it even though his team lost. His Lakers lost 4-3 to > the Boston Celtics in the 1969 NBA finals. He averaged 30.9 > points, 3.9 rebounds, and 7.5 assists in 18 playoff games. Wilt Chamberlain > 2. He averaged 27 points and 18.5 rebounds as his Bucks swept the > Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA finals. He won the award > again as a member of the Lakers in 1985. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar > 3. He has won the award a record 6 times. Michael Jordan > 4. Name the Los Angeles Lakers centre who won the award in 2000, > 2001 and 2002. Shaquille O'Neal > 5. Name the Houston Rockets center who won the award in 1994 > and again in 1995. He was the first foreign-born player to > win the award. Hakeem Olajuwon > 7. He went 42-for-74 from the field and averaged 24.5 points in the > San Antonio Spurs' 4-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers > in 2007. He was the first European-born winner of this award. Tony Parker > and 7.4 assists a game, and played 43.8 minutes a game during > the 2009 finals as Los Angeles beat the Orlando Magic in 5 games. > He won the award again in 2010. Kobe Bryant -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Nov 18 08:29PM -0800 On Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at 10:14:41 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in? > 2. Mawsynram, the wettest place on Earth, averages over 11.8 m > (465 inches) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in? Brazil? > 3. The lowest-ever temperature was recorded at the Soviet Vostok > Station in Antarctica in July 1983. In degrees Celsius, within > 10% of the actual number, what is this lowest temperature? -100? > 3. He has won the award a record 6 times. > 4. Name the Los Angeles Lakers centre who won the award in 2000, > 2001 and 2002. Kobe Bryant > 5. Name the Houston Rockets center who won the award in 1994 > and again in 1995. He was the first foreign-born player to > win the award. Ralph Sampson? |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 19 04:33AM > * Game 8, Round 7 - Geography - Extreme Weather > 1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm > (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in? Chile > 2. Mawsynram, the wettest place on Earth, averages over 11.8 m > (465 inches) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in? India > 3. The lowest-ever temperature was recorded at the Soviet Vostok > Station in Antarctica in July 1983. In degrees Celsius, within > 10% of the actual number, what is this lowest temperature? -127 > 4. Which geographical area, located in North America, recorded > the highest-ever air temperature of 56.7?C (134?F) in July 1913? > Be sufficiently specific. Death Valley > 5. Chicago may be called the Windy City, but which > midwestern/southern US city recorded the fastest-ever > wind gusts of about 480 km per hour (300 mph)? Oklahoma City; Houston Was this recent? My understanding was that from sometime in the 1930s until about 2006 the highest wind speed recorded at the Earth's surface was on Mount Washington in New Hampshire, and the record was broken somewhere in the Pacific. > 6. The record for most snowfall in any one-year period is 31.5 m > (103 feet), recorded from 1971-02-19 to 1972-02-18. In which > US *state* is the record-setting place located? Alaska; Wyoming > 7. The deadliest tornado in history killed approximately 1,300 > people on 1989-04-26. Which country did it strike? China > 8. The heaviest hailstone ever reported fell in the Gopalganj > district of Bangladesh. Within 10%, how much did it weigh, > in grams or kilograms? 5 kg; 7 kg > Gur qvnzrgre bs gung Tbcnytnaw unvyfgbar qbrfa'g frrz gb unir > orra erpbeqrq, fb gur erpbeq sbe ynetrfg qvnzrgre tbrf gb na > 8-vapu (20 pz) unvyfgbar... va juvpu zvqjrfgrea HF fgngr? Missouri; Oklahoma > 10. Which continent gets the most lightning strikes per year? Asia; North America > to win it even though his team lost. His Lakers lost 4-3 to > the Boston Celtics in the 1969 NBA finals. He averaged 30.9 > points, 3.9 rebounds, and 7.5 assists in 18 playoff games. Erving > 2. He averaged 27 points and 18.5 rebounds as his Bucks swept the > Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA finals. He won the award > again as a member of the Lakers in 1985. Chamberlain > 3. He has won the award a record 6 times. Jordan > 4. Name the Los Angeles Lakers centre who won the award in 2000, > 2001 and 2002. O'Neal > 5. Name the Houston Rockets center who won the award in 1994 > and again in 1995. He was the first foreign-born player to > win the award. Ming > and 7.4 assists a game, and played 43.8 minutes a game during > the 2009 finals as Los Angeles beat the Orlando Magic in 5 games. > He won the award again in 2010. Bryant -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Nov 18 11:01PM -0600 Mark Brader: > > 5. Chicago may be called the Windy City, but which > > midwestern/southern US city recorded the fastest-ever > > wind gusts of about 480 km per hour (300 mph)? Dan Blum: > until about 2006 the highest wind speed recorded at the Earth's surface > was on Mount Washington in New Hampshire, and the record was broken > somewhere in the Pacific. Mt. Washington's 231 mph was beaten by a reading of 253 or 254 mph in a cyclone (i.e. hurricane) in Australia in 1996, but at the time it wasn't recognized as a new record. It was examined retrospectively in 2010 and certified as genuine. By that time it had in turn been superseded by the 1999 record that we asked about, which was set in a tornado; but this was measured by Doppler radar, which disqualifies it as an official record. -- Mark Brader | But it doesn't matter what I plead; Toronto | the universe doesn't provide an appeals process msb@vex.net | when you make a mistake. --Paul Robinson My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Nov 19 03:56AM -0600 In article <o86dnU3s3Lk9o9DLnZ2dnUU7-UWdnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > places with weather to grumble about. > 1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm > (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in? Peru > 2. Mawsynram, the wettest place on Earth, averages over 11.8 m > (465 inches) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in? Burma > 3. The lowest-ever temperature was recorded at the Soviet Vostok > Station in Antarctica in July 1983. In degrees Celsius, within > 10% of the actual number, what is this lowest temperature? -78.9 > 4. Which geographical area, located in North America, recorded > the highest-ever air temperature of 56.7°C (134°F) in July 1913? > Be sufficiently specific. Death Valley > 5. Chicago may be called the Windy City, but which > midwestern/southern US city recorded the fastest-ever > wind gusts of about 480 km per hour (300 mph)? Oklahoma City; Little Rock > 6. The record for most snowfall in any one-year period is 31.5 m > (103 feet), recorded from 1971-02-19 to 1972-02-18. In which > US *state* is the record-setting place located? Montana > 8. The heaviest hailstone ever reported fell in the Gopalganj > district of Bangladesh. Within 10%, how much did it weigh, > in grams or kilograms? 1 kg; 1.5 kg > 9. The diameter of that Gopalganj hailstone doesn't seem to have > been recorded, so the record for largest diameter goes to an > 8-inch (20 cm) hailstone... in which midwestern US state? Arkansas > 10. Which continent gets the most lightning strikes per year? Asia > to win it even though his team lost. His Lakers lost 4-3 to > the Boston Celtics in the 1969 NBA finals. He averaged 30.9 > points, 3.9 rebounds, and 7.5 assists in 18 playoff games. Jerry West > 2. He averaged 27 points and 18.5 rebounds as his Bucks swept the > Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA finals. He won the award > again as a member of the Lakers in 1985. Lew Alcindor > 3. He has won the award a record 6 times. Michael Jordan > 4. Name the Los Angeles Lakers centre who won the award in 2000, > 2001 and 2002. Shaquille O'Neal > 5. Name the Houston Rockets center who won the award in 1994 > and again in 1995. He was the first foreign-born player to > win the award. Hakeem Olajuwon > and 2.2 blocks to lead his San Antonio Spurs to a 4-1 victory > over the New York Knicks. He won the award again in 2003 > and 2004. Tim Duncan > and 7.4 assists a game, and played 43.8 minutes a game during > the 2009 finals as Los Angeles beat the Orlando Magic in 5 games. > He won the award again in 2010. Kobe Bryant -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Nov 18 10:39AM -0600 In article <woWdnX-_hcjBdNfLnZ2dnUU7-LmdnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > 4. On Thursday the "Globe" reported that this man "has a broken > bone" and so "the city of Edmonton has a broken heart". > Whose bone was it? an Oilers' player > play their home games next season? > 8. BlackBerry introduced its new phone, the first to run the > Android OS. What is the name of the new phone? TooLate > Andy White played drums on a song that reached #1 in the United > States in 1964. Andy White was drumming for which British band > on this song? Beatles > 5. This week, Donald Trump suggested boycotting which company > because they were using "red cups"? Starbucks > was charged in connection with a robbery at JFK Airport in 1978 > that was, at the time, the largest cash robbery on American soil. > Which European *airline* was the victim in this crime? Lufthansa > with drug trafficking. The two men are members of Nicolas > Maduro's family. Nicolas Maduro is the president of which > country? Venezuela > 10. How many Blue Jays players were awarded Gold Glove Awards this > week for exhibiting the best fielding performance in the American > League in their respective fielding position? 2 -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
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