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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 23 06:39PM -0800 1 The Brandenberg Gate is located in which European city? 2 In which French town was Joan of Arc burned at the stake in 1431? 3 The Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey is the setting for which TV show? 4 What six-letter acronym is an ostensibly non-governmental organisation which nevertheless performs governmental functions and is often funded by the government funding? 5 In 1963 who became the first person who's murder was broadcast live on television? 6 The Mediterranean island of Corsica belongs to which country? 7 Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks are former members of which rock band? 8 In 1782, which species of bird (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) was made a national symbol of the United States of America? 9 Constantly in the Australian charts since his first album release in 2010 who is Peter Gene Hernandez better known as? 10 Germany's bizarre "Zimmerman Telegram" of 1917 was designed to provoke the invasion of the United States by which country? cheers, calvin |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 23 02:10PM -0800 Calvin wrote: > 1 The Brandenberg Gate is located in which European city? Berlin > 2 In which French town was Joan of Arc burned at the stake in 1431? Orlean > 3 The Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey is the setting for which TV show? > 4 What six-letter acronym is an ostensibly non-governmental organisation which nevertheless performs governmental functions and is often funded by the government funding? QuANGO > 5 In 1963 who became the first person who's murder was broadcast live on television? Lee Harvey Oswald > 6 The Mediterranean island of Corsica belongs to which country? France > 7 Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks are former members of which rock band? > 8 In 1782, which species of bird (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) was made a national symbol of the United States of America? bald eagle > 9 Constantly in the Australian charts since his first album release in 2010 who is Peter Gene Hernandez better known as? > 10 Germany's bizarre "Zimmerman Telegram" of 1917 was designed to provoke the invasion of the United States by which country? Mexico -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 24 12:23AM -0600 "Calvin": > 1 The Brandenberg Gate is located in which European city? Berlin. > 2 In which French town was Joan of Arc burned at the stake in 1431? Orleans, I suppose. > 3 The Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey is the > setting for which TV show? "House M.D." > 4 What six-letter acronym is an ostensibly non-governmental organisation > which nevertheless performs governmental functions and is often funded > by the government funding? Quango. > 5 In 1963 who became the first person who's murder was broadcast live on > television? Oswald. > 6 The Mediterranean island of Corsica belongs to which country? France. > 7 Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks are former members of which rock band? > 8 In 1782, which species of bird (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) was made a > national symbol of the United States of America? Bald eagle. > 2010 who is Peter Gene Hernandez better known as? > 10 Germany's bizarre "Zimmerman Telegram" of 1917 was designed to > provoke the invasion of the United States by which country? Mexico. -- Mark Brader "After all, it is necessary to get behind Toronto someone before you can stab them in the back." msb@vex.net -- Lynn & Jay, "Yes, Prime Minister" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 24 08:40AM +0100 > 1 The Brandenberg Gate is located in which European city? Berlin > 2 In which French town was Joan of Arc burned at the stake in 1431? Orléans > 4 What six-letter acronym is an ostensibly non-governmental > organisation which nevertheless performs governmental functions and is > often funded by the government funding? UNESCO > 5 In 1963 who became the first person who's murder was broadcast > live on television? JFK > 6 The Mediterranean island of Corsica belongs to which country? France > 7 Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks are former members of which rock > band? Fleetwood Mac > 8 In 1782, which species of bird (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) was made > a national symbol of the United States of America? Eagle > 10 Germany's bizarre "Zimmerman Telegram" of 1917 was designed to > provoke the invasion of the United States by which country? Mexico -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 24 12:54AM -0600 There were 7 entrance for Rotating Quiz #203, and DAN BLUM wins a squeaker -- the outcome turned out to depend on a tiebreaker and a judgement calls! Here's the table of results: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 TOT Dan Blum 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 17 Dan Tilque 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 17 Marc Dashevsky 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 15 Pete Gayde 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13 Erland Sommarskog 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 8 "Calvin" 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Peter Smyth 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 5 5 7 4 9 7 4 4 6 7 0 0 4 3 5 3 4 The first tiebreaker was who scored on the hardest questions. Dan Blum scored on #5, which 3 other people got, but Dan Tilque scored on #10, which 5 others got. However, Dan Blum only scored on that answer because I decided to accept "Ionian" rather than the correct "Ionic", on the grounds that both terms refer to Ionia. If this contest had gone to the second tiebreaker, correct spelling and capitalization, Dan would likely have lost on it. There was another judgement call on #18; Marc Dashevsky came very close to answering that one correctly, but skipped over the key point. If I had accepted his answer, he too would have had 17 out of 20. However, in that case he would still have lost on the first tiebreaker. So congratulations to Dan, commiserations to Dan, and it's over to Dan Blum for RQ 204. > * Ancient Gods of War > 1. Name the ancient Roman god of war. Mars. 1 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Erland, Marc, Peter, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Calvin. > 2. Name the ancient Greek god of war. Ares. 1 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 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. As noted above, I accepted "Ionian". 1 for Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Calvin. It's this one: http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Arts/Temple/Ionic.jpg > 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. It was then called Byzantium, and now Istanbul. 1 for everyone. > 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. 1 for Dan Blum, Marc, Pete, and Calvin. This is Halle Berry (with the Oscar for "Monster's Ball"): http://ionenewsone.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/2002_halle_berry_oscar.jpg This is the Halle Bros. building: http://www.crainscleveland.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CC/20141204/FREE/141209889/AR/0/AR-141209889.jpg I can't say I see the resemblance, myself. :-) > 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. 2 for Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 1 for Calvin. That is, A + B = C where A = http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/chron/civilwarpics/lee.jpg B = http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/chron/civilwarpics/grant.jpg C = http://dialmformoviesblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/leegrant.jpeg (with the Oscar for "Shampoo") I'm not sure I see the math there either. :-) By the way, her actual surname, when she started acting, was Rosenthal. > * French-Speaking Places > 7. What is the principal river of the region known as the > Île-de-France? Seine. It's the region centered on Paris. 1 for everyone. > 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. 1 for Dan Blum, Erland, Marc, and Dan Tilque. The city/country of Monaco, in turn, is halfway between Nice and the Italian border. > * Other Places > 9. Speaking of ports, what is the principal port city of Alabama? Mobile. 1 for Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 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. 1 for Erland, Marc, Peter, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Calvin. Essentially the whole country is on one time zone, except that the Uighur people are allowed to use a different one. > 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. 1 for everyone. He did it in 1938, and he and his group turned over the details of their techniques and devices to the British and French the following year. > 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. Junkers. I didn't think this would be that hard. > 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 Incidentally, it took quite a bit of searching to find those pictures. There are lots of photos of big Mallet locomotives on the Internet, but almost all of them are taken on straight track, like this: http://www.steamlocomotive.com/bigboy/4004.jpg perhaps because the engine looks more symmetrical that way. > same steam was used successively in both sets of cylinders. > But these people just called the other ones "articulated", > so for purposes of this question they can be ignored.) Mallet. I did think this would be that hard. There were also steam locomotives where both sets of driving wheels pivoted independently with the boiler slung in the middle: this design was the Garratt, also named after its inventor. It was most popular in southern Africa and was used not only for large main-line locomotives but also for smaller ones that ran on narrow-gauge lines with sharp curves. http://www.railpictures.net/images/d1/2/4/4/7244.1182391200.jpg http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/articulateds/pics/garratt09038.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Class_GMAM_4122_July_2004_%287863980914%29.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. Reading. (In Pennsylvania; pronounced "redding", like the one in England.) 1 for Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 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. 1 for Dan Blum, Erland, and Dan Tilque. > 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. 1 for Dan Blum, Erland, Marc, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 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. 1 for Dan Blum, Marc, and Dan Tilque. > 18. What should you have noticed about answers #1-17? Each one, if uncapitalized, becomes an ordinary word whose meaning is unrelated (or at most indirectly related) to the answer word. 2 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. I decided that to get the 2 points you not only had to refer to this pairing but mention that the words were distinguished by capitalization (or by one being a proper noun). Marc failed on the last part. Thank you all for playing. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Oh what a tangled web we weave, msb@vex.net | a literate geekiness to achieve." --Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Nov 24 08:22AM +0100 In article <h7udnURW9pc0lMnLnZ2dnUU7-b_OydjZ@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > There were 7 entrance for Rotating Quiz #203, and DAN BLUM Heh heh, he said "entrance." > wins a squeaker -- the outcome turned out to depend on a > tiebreaker and a judgement calls! Too bad you could not have used first names. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 23 06:35PM -0800 On Friday, November 13, 2015 at 3:58:18 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 An insurrection against the British, the 1916 Easter Rising took place in which country? Ireland "present day country" would have been better wording. > 2 In which US state did Thomas Edison invention of the phonograph (1877) and the Hindenburg airship disaster (1937) take place? New Jersey > 3 What is the study of fossils called? Paleontology > 4 Which folk-rock band's albums include "Aqualung" (1971) and "Thick as a Brick" (1972)? Jethro Tull > 5 In which American city is the 1987 film The Untouchables set? Chicago > 6 Which 1960 Billy Wilder film was the last Best Picture Oscar winner to be filmed entirely in black and white until "The Artist" in 2011? > 7 In the book `Jurassic Park`, blood from what fossilised creature is used to bring dinosaurs back to life? Mosquito > 8 What three-letter pen name did Charles Dickens sometimes use? Boz > 9 The Mitsubishi A6M, a single seat fighter aircraft used to great effect by the Japanese in World War II, was more commonly known by what other name? Zero > 10 What sport is played professionally by the Leeds Rhinos and Warrington Wolves? Rugby League Both words were required Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 416 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 46 Mark Brader 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 8 48 Dan Tilque 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 8 49 Marc Dashevsky 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 8 49 Pete Gayde 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 8 49 Bruce Bowler 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 55 Gareth Owen 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 33 Bjorn Lundin 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 26 Peter Smyth 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 19 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 9 5 9 8 7 1 7 5 6 3 60 67% Mark's singleton on Q6 gives him a narrow TB win ahead of the pack on 8. cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 24 12:19AM -0600 "Calvin": > Mark's singleton on Q6 gives him a narrow TB win ahead of the pack on 8. No doubt everyone else was impaired by the absence of a correct answer for it. :-) For those who don't want to look back to my answer-slate posting, the movie was "The Apartment". -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "I conducted a Usenet poll ... on this subject ... msb@vex.net | Laura is single. By a 2-1 margin." --Ken Perlow |
| bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Nov 23 04:10PM On Sat, 21 Nov 2015 21:42:21 -0600, Mark Brader wrote: > Playlist", "Superbad", and "Juno". > 4. (decoy) > 5. (decoy) Dan Akyrod > and "Godzilla, King of the Monsters", but he's probably best > remembered for starring in the TV series "Perry Mason" and > "Ironside". Raymond Burr > Her movie credits include "Mean Girls", "The Notebook", > "Wedding Crashers", "Red Eye", and "Sherlock Holmes". > 11. (decoy) Keifer Sutherland > 14. His movie credits include "Earthquake" and "Nevada Smith", > but he's probably best remembered for starring in the TV series > "Bonanza", "Battlestar Galactica", and "Galactica 1980". Lorne Green > 15. (decoy) Mike Myers > first place in our solar system besides Earth where liquids were > known to flow on its surface, although the liquids are not water > but methane and related substances. Name this moon. Titan > moon in our solar system. It is larger than the planet Mercury, > and is 3/4 the size of Mars. It is so large that it would be > considered a planet if it did not orbit Jupiter. Name it. Ganymede > enslaved family and friends using the Underground Railroad. She > became a scout for the Union Army during the American Civil War > and died in New York State in 1913. Name her. Harriet Tubman > federal armory at Harper's Ferry. The raid ended with his > capture. He was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging. > Name him. John Brown > completely out of control and his huge body becomes a lethal > weapon. It is difficult to see what role he might play in the > Great Society. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas > that we all have a duty to vote. This is like being told you > have a duty to buy a new car, but you have to choose immediately > between a Ford and a Chevy. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Nov 23 07:45PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in > Playlist", "Superbad", and "Juno". > 4. (decoy) > 5. (decoy) Dan Ayckroyd > 7. On TV, she's best known as part of the "SCTV" (Second City TV) > ensemble. Her movie credits include "Home Alone", "Beetlejuice", > "After Hours", "Waiting for Guffman", and "Best in Show". O'Hara > and "Godzilla, King of the Monsters", but he's probably best > remembered for starring in the TV series "Perry Mason" and > "Ironside". Raymond Burr > in the series "Breaker High" and "Young Hercules". His movie > credits include "The Notebook", "Half Nelson", "Blue Valentine", > "Drive", and "Gangster Squad". Ryan Gosling > 14. His movie credits include "Earthquake" and "Nevada Smith", > but he's probably best remembered for starring in the TV series > "Bonanza", "Battlestar Galactica", and "Galactica 1980". Lorne Greene > In each case give the year according to the Recording Industry > Association of America, within a margin of 1 year. > A1. When did CDs first outsell vinyl? 1990; 1993 > A2. When did CD sales peak? 2000; 2003 > where liquids were known to flow on its surface, although the > liquids are not water but methane and related substances. > Name this moon. Titan; Europa > Mercury, and is 3/4 the size of Mars. It is so large that > it would be considered a planet if it did not orbit Jupiter. > Name it. Titan; Europa > Name the Kings player who was primarily responsible for this, > scoring the overtime winner in Game 6 and a hat-trick in > Game 7. Gretzky > Railroad. She became a scout for the Union Army during > the American Civil War and died in New York State in 1913. > Name her. Tubman > on the federal armory at Harper's Ferry. The raid ended > with his capture. He was convicted and sentenced to death > by hanging. Name him. John Brown > idea that we all have a duty to vote. This is like being > told you have a duty to buy a new car, but you have to > choose immediately between a Ford and a Chevy. Pete |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 23 07:10PM -0800 On Sunday, November 22, 2015 at 1:42:22 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Her movie credits include "Sideways" and "Under the Tuscan Sun", > but she's probably best known for starring in the TV series > "Grey's Anatomy". Oh > 2. On TV, she starred in the HBO series "True Blood". Her film > credits include winning the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for > "The Piano" and playing Rogue in the X-Men movies. Pacquin > 7. On TV, she's best known as part of the "SCTV" (Second City TV) > ensemble. Her movie credits include "Home Alone", "Beetlejuice", > "After Hours", "Waiting for Guffman", and "Best in Show". Coolidge > and "Godzilla, King of the Monsters", but he's probably best > remembered for starring in the TV series "Perry Mason" and > "Ironside". Burr > in the series "Breaker High" and "Young Hercules". His movie > credits include "The Notebook", "Half Nelson", "Blue Valentine", > "Drive", and "Gangster Squad". Gosling > 14. His movie credits include "Earthquake" and "Nevada Smith", > but he's probably best remembered for starring in the TV series > "Bonanza", "Battlestar Galactica", and "Galactica 1980". Greene > In each case give the year according to the Recording Industry > Association of America, within a margin of 1 year. > A1. When did CDs first outsell vinyl? 1985, 1988 > A2. When did CD sales peak? 2000, 2003 > where liquids were known to flow on its surface, although the > liquids are not water but methane and related substances. > Name this moon. Titan > Mercury, and is 3/4 the size of Mars. It is so large that > it would be considered a planet if it did not orbit Jupiter. > Name it. Ganymede > Name the Kings player who was primarily responsible for this, > scoring the overtime winner in Game 6 and a hat-trick in > Game 7. Gretzky > overtime. Name the Bruin who who was primarily responsible > for this, scoring both the tying goal and then the game > winner in overtime. Pope Pius XII > Railroad. She became a scout for the Union Army during > the American Civil War and died in New York State in 1913. > Name her. Seacole? > on the federal armory at Harper's Ferry. The raid ended > with his capture. He was convicted and sentenced to death > by hanging. Name him. John Brown > completely out of control and his huge body becomes a > lethal weapon. It is difficult to see what role he might > play in the Great Society. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas > idea that we all have a duty to vote. This is like being > told you have a duty to buy a new car, but you have to > choose immediately between a Ford and a Chevy. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas cheers, calvin |
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