Friday, December 11, 2015

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 18 updates in 6 topics

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 10 05:19PM -0600

Mark Brader:
 
> * Game 10, Round 2 - Science - Color
 
> 1. What are the three primary colors that make up light? Pixels of
> these colors are used in most electronic displays such as LCDs.
 
Red, green, blue. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Erland, Calvin,
Joshua, Marc, Dan Tilque, Björn, Gareth, and Pete.
 
As Erland noted, the reference to "making up light" was badly written;
primary colors are a phenomenon of the human visual system (see
questions #4 and #8) and are in no way inherent in light itself.
But the intent was still clear due to the reference to electronic
displays.
 
> In contrast, the print industry relies on a subtractive system,
> often referred to by the abbreviations of four colors. Give that
> abbreviation or just name the four colors.
 
CMYK; cyan, magenta, yellow, black. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce,
Erland, Calvin, Joshua, Marc, Dan Tilque, Björn, and Gareth.
 
> 3. The art world uses pigments or molecules to generate colors,
> instead of light. What are the three primary colors in art?
 
Red, yellow, blue. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Erland, Calvin,
Joshua, Marc, Dan Tilque, Gareth, and Pete.
 
> 4. What are the color receptors in the human eye called?
 
Cones. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Marc, Dan Tilque, and Gareth.
3 for Peter and Calvin.
 
> that light is composed of colored particles, which combine
> to appear white. He also introduced the term "spectrum" and
> divided the spectrum into seven colors. Name the scientist.
 
Sir Isaac Newton. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, Calvin, Joshua,
Marc, Dan Tilque, Björn, and Gareth.
 
> white light into its colors. This took advantage of the
> different behavior of different colors of light during what
> phenomenon?
 
Refraction. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Calvin, Jason, Marc,
Dan Tilque, and Gareth.
 
> 7. Some people perceive letters and numbers as colored, whereas
> some others see colors when they hear music or sounds. What is
> this neurological phenomenon called?
 
Synesthesia. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Joshua, Marc, Dan Tilque,
and Gareth.
 
> scientific understanding of a disorder first reported by John
> Dalton in 1793-94. What is the everyday name of this genetic
> disorder?
 
Color-blindness. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Erland,
Calvin, Joshua, Jason, Marc, Dan Tilque, Björn, Gareth, and Pete.
 
> actual colors of the dress *or both* alternative colors that
> people observed. (And no, you don't have to say which were
> the actual colors.)
 
Blue and black (actual), white and gold/yellow. 4 for Dan Blum,
Peter, Bruce (TGW), Joshua, Marc, Dan Tilque, and Gareth.
 
> 10. Coal -- or any other substance -- glows red when heated
> ("red-hot"), and upon further heating, it will turn "white-hot".
> What color will it turn if it is heated beyond white-hot?
 
Blue. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, Calvin, Marc, Dan Tilque,
Björn, Gareth, and Pete.
 
 
 
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-3/artist.pdf
 
> In each case we'll name an artist and you identify which picture
> they painted.
 
The rest of you can blame Dan and Joshua for making the round count.
 
> 1. Jean-Paul Riopelle.
 
#6.
 
> 2. Alex Colville.
 
#15. 2 for Dan Blum.
 
> 3. "Runt", or Alex Currie.
 
#7.
 
> 4. Emily Carr.
 
#10. 2 for Joshua.
 
> 5. Ken Danby.
 
#1.
 
> 6. Paul Kane.
 
#18.
 
> 7. Michael Snow.
 
#17.
 
> 8. Christopher Pratt.
 
#2.
 
> 9. Jack Bush.
 
#8.
 
> 10. Charles Pachter.
 
#4.
 
 
> So there were 8 decoys. Here in rot13 are 7 more artists whose
> works you may identify if you wish for fun, but for no points:
 
> 11. Tony Onley.
 
#5.
 
> 12. Ruby Zhang.
 
#9.
 
> 13. York Wilson.
 
#14.
 
> 14. Benjamin Chee Chee.
 
#11. Joshua got this.
 
> 15. Ivan Wheale.
 
#12.
 
> 16. Rita Letendre.
 
#3.
 
> 17. Greg Curnoe.
 
#16.
 
 
> rot13 and answer:
 
> 18. Which picture is not a painting, but a photograph of beer
> taken through a microscope?
 
#13. Bruce and Joshua got this.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Sci Can
Dan Blum 40 2 42
Marc Dashevsky 40 0 40
Gareth Owen 40 0 40
Dan Tilque 40 0 40
Bruce Bowler 36 0 36
"Calvin" 31 0 31
Joshua Kreitzer 28 2 30
Erland Sommarskog 28 0 28
Peter Smyth 27 0 27
Björn Lundin 20 0 20
Pete Gayde 16 0 16
Jason Kreitzer 8 0 8
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "GUALITY IS FIRST"
msb@vex.net | --slogan of "Dongda electron CO.,LTD"
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 11 08:25AM

>> the actual colors.)
 
> Blue and black (actual), white and gold/yellow. 4 for Dan Blum,
> Peter, Bruce (TGW), Joshua, Marc, Dan Tilque, and Gareth.

I answered "blue and gold" and as I recall that is how I perceived the
colours. It was a while, though.
 
(And, no, I am not suggesting my answer should count, but it's an
observation of that there seems to be a third possibility.)
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 11 04:11AM

Rotating Quiz #204 is over and Gareth Owen is the clear winner.
He may now set RQ #205.
 
> process, which combines silicon and magnesium oxide to produce
> magnesium and silica. It was invented by Dr. Lloyd Montgomery <answer
> 1> of the Canadian National Research Council.
 
Pidgeon
 
> Rolls, which was a parody of this commercial, is even
> better-remembered.) The brand is still manufactured today by Altria
> but is much more popular in Japan than in the US.
 
Lark
 
> English or German. If you can somehow only remember the nickname for
> the A-2a bomber version, I will accept that (also in English or
> German) for 1 point, as it also fits the theme.
 
Schwalbe or Swallow; the 1-point answer is Sturmvogel or Petrel
 
> gave birth to the older Olympian gods, including Zeus, whom she hid in
> a cave so Cronus would not swallow him. The second-largest moon of
> Saturn is named for her.
 
Rhea
 
> 5. This American sitcom of the 1970s featured a widowed mother and her
> five children who record a Top 40 song and then go on tour. The family
> is very loosely based on The Cowsills.
 
The Partridge Family
 
> 6. Have we had a Twilight question in a RQ yet? Well, we have one
> now. Give the name of the late-teenage girl who is the protagonist of
> the series.
 
Bella Swan
 
> French vessel sharing the name (allowing for differences in
> orthography) defeated three British ships in the Battle of Hudson's
> Bay in 1697. What was the name?
 
Pelican
 
> 8. Brandon Lee, son of Bruce Lee, died on a film set when shot by an
> improperly-prepared gun. Name the film.
 
The Crow
 
> first skateboarder to successfully land after a 900-degree turn. Since
> retiring in 1999 he has done many things, including producing an
> eponymous series of skateboarding video games.
 
Tony Hawk
 
> Steelers). Despite all this history they don't win much; they were the
> first NFL team to lose 700 games and haven't won a championship since
> 1947. I am looking for the name, not the location.
 
Cardinals
 
Scores:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
---------------------------------
Gareth 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 12
Marc 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 10
David 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 6
Mark 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 6
Peter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 6
Dan 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 6
Calvin 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 6
Pete 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 6
 
 
 
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Dec 11 06:49AM

>> now. Give the name of the late-teenage girl who is the protagonist of
>> the series.
 
> Bella Swan
 
Seriously? This was a singleton?
They sold like 270 gazillion copies!
They made 5 movies!
 
> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
> ---------------------------------
> Gareth 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 12
 
I did not forsee this (especially as I called "The Crow" "The Raven")
I'll try and get something done over the weekend.
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 11 01:28AM -0600

Dan Blum:
> > Bella Swan

Gareth Owen:
> Seriously? This was a singleton?
> They sold like 270 gazillion copies!
> They made 5 movies!
 
It's vampires, for goodness' sakes. Who would watch that?
--
Mark Brader "We demand rigidly defined areas
Toronto of doubt and uncertainty!"
msb@vex.net -- Vroomfondel (Douglas Adams: HHGTTG)
bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Dec 10 02:07PM

On Wed, 09 Dec 2015 15:47:54 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 3. The currency of *which country* was last week added to the
> International Monetary Fund's group of elite currencies with special
> drawing rights?
 
China
 
> 4. For the first time since 1920, the "New York Times" ran an
> editorial on the front page last week. What was the subject of the
> editorial?
 
Gun control
 
> censored the "New York Times" last week?
 
> 6. The 2015 UN Climate Change Conference is currently being held
> in which Paris suburb, best known for its historic airport?
 
Orly
 
> out of the United States. Authorities noticed suspicious bulging in
> his pants. He was found with 51 of *what animal*
> in his pants?
 
Turtles
 
> 8. Priscilla Chan last week gave birth to a beautiful bouncing
> girl, Max. Who, apparently, is the father?
 
Mark Zuckerberg
 
 
> 10. Which man, who holds the record for the most seasons played
> with the same team, last week announced he intends to retire from the
> NBA at the end of the season?
 
Kobe Bryant
 
 
> 12. Scott Weiland passed away last week. Between 1989 and 2013,
> Weiland was the lead singer of *which alternative rock band* that had
> hits such as "Vasoline", "Sour Girl", and "Interstate Love Song"?
 
Stone Temple Pilots
 
> Pistorius of murder, overturning a lower court's conviction on the
> lesser charge of manslaughter. Provide the name of the victim in the
> crime.
 
Reva Steenkamp
 
Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Dec 11 02:01AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:1LWdnR2FcPoXPPXLnZ2dnUU7-
 
> 3. The currency of *which country* was last week added to the
> International Monetary Fund's group of elite currencies with
> special drawing rights?
 
China
 
 
> 4. For the first time since 1920, the "New York Times" ran an
> editorial on the front page last week. What was the subject
> of the editorial?
 
Gun Control
 
> <answer 5>. The 'International New York Times' and its
> editorial staff had no role in its removal." Authorities
> in which country censored the "New York Times" last week?
 
Russia
 
 
> 6. The 2015 UN Climate Change Conference is currently being held
> in which Paris suburb, best known for its historic airport?
 
Orly
 
> animals out of the United States. Authorities noticed suspicious
> bulging in his pants. He was found with 51 of *what animal*
> in his pants?
 
Ferret
 
 
> 8. Priscilla Chan last week gave birth to a beautiful bouncing
> girl, Max. Who, apparently, is the father?
 
Mark Zuckerberg
 
 
> 10. Which man, who holds the record for the most seasons played
> with the same team, last week announced he intends to retire
> from the NBA at the end of the season?
 
Kobe Bryant
 
 
> 11. Which team won their first Davis Cup since 1936 when they
> defeated Belgium last week? Be precise.
 
Great Britain
 
> Weiland was the lead singer of *which alternative rock band*
> that had hits such as "Vasoline", "Sour Girl", and "Interstate
> Love Song"?
 
Stone Temple Pilots
 
 
> 13. Faculty members are speaking out against the decision to
> name former Conservative cabinet minister James Moore as the
> next Chancellor of which university?
 
McGill
 
> Pistorius of murder, overturning a lower court's conviction
> on the lesser charge of manslaughter. Provide the name of the
> victim in the crime.
 
Reeva Steenkamp
 
> $50,000,000 to a hospital in Toronto. As a result, the hospital
> will be changing its name. What is the current name of the
> hospital?
 
Pete
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Dec 10 11:09PM -0800

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 3. The currency of *which country* was last week added to the
> International Monetary Fund's group of elite currencies with
> special drawing rights?
 
China
 
 
> 4. For the first time since 1920, the "New York Times" ran an
> editorial on the front page last week. What was the subject
> of the editorial?
 
global warming
 
> <answer 5>. The 'International New York Times' and its
> editorial staff had no role in its removal." Authorities
> in which country censored the "New York Times" last week?
 
China
 
 
> 10. Which man, who holds the record for the most seasons played
> with the same team, last week announced he intends to retire
> from the NBA at the end of the season?
 
Kobe Bryant
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 10 05:20PM -0600

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-29,
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 10, Round 4 - Geography - Landlocked Countries
 
We simply name all the countries surrounding a landlocked country,
which you must name.
 
1. Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.
 
2. Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand.
 
3. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia.
 
4. Belgium, Germany, France.
 
5. France, Spain.
 
6. Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.
 
7. DR (Democratic Republic of the) Congo, Tanzania, Malawi,
Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola.
 
8. Rwanda, Tanzania, DR Congo.
 
9. Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon.
 
10. Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast),
Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania.
 
 
* Game 10, Round 6 - History - The 17th Century
 
1. Which dynasty took power in China in 1644?
 
2. Sakoku was the foreign relations policy of Japan, enacted
between 1633 and 1639, that was in effect until the 19th century.
Describe it.
 
3. Which English monarch died in 1603?
 
4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
1649?
 
5. During the 17th century, Spain was ruled by a branch of which
European dynasty?
 
6. King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed at the Battle of
Lützen in 1632 -- during which war?
 
7. Work was started on this building, called "a jewel of Muslim
art in India", in Agra in 1632. Name it.
 
8. After the great fire of London in 1666, who designed the new
St. Paul's Cathedral?
 
9. In 1669, who built the first known operational reflecting
telescope?
 
10. 1630 saw the death of which mathematician and astronomer
who devised laws of planetary motion and improved Copernicus's
heliocentric theory?
 
--
Mark Brader | "...the scholarly instructor whisked his pupils through the
Toronto | entire universe in five months. Of course, the universe
msb@vex.net | was much smaller in those days." --John Franch
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 11 01:58AM


> * Game 10, Round 4 - Geography - Landlocked Countries
 
> 1. Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.
 
Peru
 
> 2. Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand.
 
Laos
 
> 3. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia.
 
Belarus
 
> 4. Belgium, Germany, France.
 
Luxembourg
 
> 5. France, Spain.
 
Andorra
 
> 6. Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.
 
Uzbekistan
 
> 7. DR (Democratic Republic of the) Congo, Tanzania, Malawi,
> Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola.
 
Uganda; Zambia
 
> 8. Rwanda, Tanzania, DR Congo.
 
Burundi
 
> 9. Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon.
 
Chad
 
> 10. Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, C?te d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast),
> Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania.
 
Mali
 
> * Game 10, Round 6 - History - The 17th Century
 
> 1. Which dynasty took power in China in 1644?
 
Manchu
 
> 2. Sakoku was the foreign relations policy of Japan, enacted
> between 1633 and 1639, that was in effect until the 19th century.
> Describe it.
 
no treaties or trade with foreign powers
 
> 3. Which English monarch died in 1603?
 
Elizabeth I
 
> 4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
> 1649?
 
Charles I
 
> 5. During the 17th century, Spain was ruled by a branch of which
> European dynasty?
 
Hapsburg
 
> 6. King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed at the Battle of
> L?tzen in 1632 -- during which war?
 
Thirty Years' War
 
> 7. Work was started on this building, called "a jewel of Muslim
> art in India", in Agra in 1632. Name it.
 
Taj Mahal
 
> 8. After the great fire of London in 1666, who designed the new
> St. Paul's Cathedral?
 
Christopher Wren
 
> 9. In 1669, who built the first known operational reflecting
> telescope?
 
Isaac Newton
 
> 10. 1630 saw the death of which mathematician and astronomer
> who devised laws of planetary motion and improved Copernicus's
> heliocentric theory?
 
Kepler
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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>: Dec 11 02:53AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:PNCdnSVoV-lJlffLnZ2dnUU7-
 
> We simply name all the countries surrounding a landlocked country,
> which you must name.
 
> 1. Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.
 
Paraguay

> 2. Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand.
 
Laos
 
> 3. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia.
 
Belarus

> 4. Belgium, Germany, France.
 
Luxembourg
 
> 5. France, Spain.
 
Andorra

> 6. Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.
 
Uzbekistan
 
> 7. DR (Democratic Republic of the) Congo, Tanzania, Malawi,
> Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola.
 
Zambia

> 8. Rwanda, Tanzania, DR Congo.
 
Burundi
 
> 9. Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon.
 
Chad

> 10. Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast),
> Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania.
 
Mali
 
> * Game 10, Round 6 - History - The 17th Century
 
> 1. Which dynasty took power in China in 1644?
 
Ming

> 2. Sakoku was the foreign relations policy of Japan, enacted
> between 1633 and 1639, that was in effect until the 19th century.
> Describe it.
 
isolationism
 
> 3. Which English monarch died in 1603?
 
Elizabeth I

> 4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
> 1649?
 
Charles I

> 5. During the 17th century, Spain was ruled by a branch of which
> European dynasty?
 
Hapsburg

> 7. Work was started on this building, called "a jewel of Muslim
> art in India", in Agra in 1632. Name it.
 
Taj Mahal

> 8. After the great fire of London in 1666, who designed the new
> St. Paul's Cathedral?
 
Wren
 
> 9. In 1669, who built the first known operational reflecting
> telescope?
 
Galileo; Tycho Brahe

> 10. 1630 saw the death of which mathematician and astronomer
> who devised laws of planetary motion and improved Copernicus's
> heliocentric theory?
 
Kepler
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Dec 10 07:19PM -0800

On Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 6:20:52 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> We simply name all the countries surrounding a landlocked country,
> which you must name.
 
> 1. Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.
Chile
> 2. Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand.
Laos
> 3. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia.
Moldova
> 4. Belgium, Germany, France.
Luxembourg
> 5. France, Spain.
Andorra
> Lützen in 1632 -- during which war?
 
> 7. Work was started on this building, called "a jewel of Muslim
> art in India", in Agra in 1632. Name it.
Taj Mahal
 
> 10. 1630 saw the death of which mathematician and astronomer
> who devised laws of planetary motion and improved Copernicus's
> heliocentric theory?
Galileo
Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Dec 11 04:01AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:PNCdnSVoV-lJlffLnZ2dnUU7-
 
> We simply name all the countries surrounding a landlocked country,
> which you must name.
 
> 1. Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.
 
Paraguay
 
 
> 2. Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand.
 
Laos
 
 
> 3. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia.
 
Belarus
 
 
> 4. Belgium, Germany, France.
 
Luxembourg
 
 
> 5. France, Spain.
 
Andorra
 
 
> 6. Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.
 
Uzbekistan
 
 
> 7. DR (Democratic Republic of the) Congo, Tanzania, Malawi,
> Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola.
 
Zambia
 
 
> 8. Rwanda, Tanzania, DR Congo.
 
Burundi
 
 
> 9. Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon.
 
South Sudan
 
 
> 10. Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast),
> Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania.
 
Mali
 
 
> * Game 10, Round 6 - History - The 17th Century
 
> 1. Which dynasty took power in China in 1644?
 
Han; Ming
 
 
> 2. Sakoku was the foreign relations policy of Japan, enacted
> between 1633 and 1639, that was in effect until the 19th century.
> Describe it.
 
Isolationism
 
> 1649?
 
> 5. During the 17th century, Spain was ruled by a branch of which
> European dynasty?
 
Bourbon
 
> Lützen in 1632 -- during which war?
 
> 7. Work was started on this building, called "a jewel of Muslim
> art in India", in Agra in 1632. Name it.
 
Taj Mahal
 
 
> 8. After the great fire of London in 1666, who designed the new
> St. Paul's Cathedral?
 
Wren
 
 
> 10. 1630 saw the death of which mathematician and astronomer
> who devised laws of planetary motion and improved Copernicus's
> heliocentric theory?
 
Kepler
 
 
Pete
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Dec 10 10:56PM -0800

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> We simply name all the countries surrounding a landlocked country,
> which you must name.
 
> 1. Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.
 
Paraguay
 
 
> 2. Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand.
 
Laos
 
 
> 3. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia.
 
Belarus
 
 
> 4. Belgium, Germany, France.
 
Luxembourg
 
 
> 5. France, Spain.
 
Andorra
 
 
> 6. Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.
 
Uzbekistan
 
 
> 7. DR (Democratic Republic of the) Congo, Tanzania, Malawi,
> Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola.
 
Republic of the Congo
 
 
> 8. Rwanda, Tanzania, DR Congo.
 
Burundi
 
 
> 9. Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon.
 
Chad
 
 
> 10. Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast),
> Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania.
 
Mali
 
 
> * Game 10, Round 6 - History - The 17th Century
 
> 1. Which dynasty took power in China in 1644?
 
Sung
 
 
> 2. Sakoku was the foreign relations policy of Japan, enacted
> between 1633 and 1639, that was in effect until the 19th century.
> Describe it.
 
foreigners were prohibited except for limited trading through a single
port (Nagasaki)
 
 
> 3. Which English monarch died in 1603?
 
Elizabeth I
 
 
> 4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
> 1649?
 
Charles I
 
 
> 5. During the 17th century, Spain was ruled by a branch of which
> European dynasty?
 
Hapsburgs
 
 
> 6. King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed at the Battle of
> Lützen in 1632 -- during which war?
 
Tirty Years' War
 
 
> 7. Work was started on this building, called "a jewel of Muslim
> art in India", in Agra in 1632. Name it.
 
Taj Mahal
 
 
> 8. After the great fire of London in 1666, who designed the new
> St. Paul's Cathedral?
 
Christopher Wren
 
 
> 9. In 1669, who built the first known operational reflecting
> telescope?
 
Isaac Newton
 
 
> 10. 1630 saw the death of which mathematician and astronomer
> who devised laws of planetary motion and improved Copernicus's
> heliocentric theory?
 
Johannes Kepler
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Dec 10 02:00PM

On Mon, 07 Dec 2015 14:26:13 -0800, Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 Does a coelacanth have feathers, fins or fur?
 
Fins
 
> 3 Which celebrity (b. 1994) has released fragrances called "The Key",
> "Girlfriend" and "Someday"?
> 4 Brugge and Liege and are cities in which European country?
 
Belgium
 
> 5 By what nickname is British TV personality Jo Frost better known?
 
Super Nanny
 
> 6 Which Australian rock band had a hit in 1982 with "Solid Rock"?
> 7 Often simply referred to as shock treatment, what do the letters
ECT
> stand for?
 
Electro convulsive therapy
 
> 8 Sold privately for c. $300 million in February 2015, the 1892
painting
> in history. Which Post-Impressionist created it?
> 9 Cygnus atratus is the scientific name for which native Australian
> water bird?
 
Black Swan
 
> 10 Which US city is the setting for the TV shows "Mike and Molly",
"Hill
> Street Blues" and "The Good Wife"?
 
Chicago
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Dec 10 02:46PM -0800

On Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 8:26:14 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 Does a coelacanth have feathers, fins or fur?
 
Fins
 
> 2 Nicknamed the "Sikh of Tweak", which spin bowler of Indian heritage has taken over 150 Test wickets for England?
 
Monty Panesar
 
> 3 Which celebrity (b. 1994) has released fragrances called "The Key", "Girlfriend" and "Someday"?
 
Justin Beiber
Just wen you thought he had faded into obscurity.
 
> 4 Brugge and Liege and are cities in which European country?
 
Belgium
 
> 5 By what nickname is British TV personality Jo Frost better known?
 
Supernanny
 
> 6 Which Australian rock band had a hit in 1982 with "Solid Rock"?
 
Goanna
 
> 7 Often simply referred to as shock treatment, what do the letters ECT stand for?
 
Electro-convulsive therapy
 
> 8 Sold privately for c. $300 million in February 2015, the 1892 painting Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) is the most expensive painting in history. Which Post-Impressionist created it?
 
Paul Gauguin
 
> 9 Cygnus atratus is the scientific name for which native Australian water bird?
 
[Black] Swan
 
> 10 Which US city is the setting for the TV shows "Mike and Molly", "Hill Street Blues" and "The Good Wife"?
 
Chicago
It's actually a fictitious version on Chicago in Hill St Blues, as Mark pointed out.
 
 
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 419
1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 47 Gareth Owen
1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 39 Peter Smyth
1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 6 38 Bruce Bowler
1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 28 Mark Brader
1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 30 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 21 Dan Tilque
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 17 Pete Gayde
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 Bjorn Lundin
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
9 2 1 9 3 0 6 1 6 5 42 47%
 
Gareth's singleton on Q8 gives him the win in a tough quiz.
 
I'm away for most of December so CQ420 will appear early in the new year. Merry Christmas all.
 
cheers,
calvin
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 10 05:08PM -0600

"Calvin":
> It's actually a fictitious version on Chicago in Hill St Blues, as Mark
> pointed out.
 
No, that was Marc.
 
> I'm away for most of December so CQ420 will appear early in the new
> year. Merry Christmas all.
 
Likewise, I'm sure.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Whatever you are, be out and out,
msb@vex.net | not divided or in doubt." -- Brand (Ibsen)
The GOLQ Institute <list@golq.org>: Dec 10 11:12AM -0600

RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #346 (GOLQ346)
 
Congratulations to our FOUR co-winners, each with perfect scores: The EJ's,
Village Idiots, DEC & Friends, and Delphi Trivia. Kudos also to Really
Rockin' In Boston and Will McCorry, who identified all 25 songs in the
main part of the quiz.
 
A number of teams may have known the theme, but Team Teitelbaum was the
only entrant to specifically state correctly that all the artists were
teenagers or pre-teenagers when their recordings hit the charts (or, in the
case of the tie breakers, when the recordings were released). Will McCorry
noted that all the artists were under 21, which is also a true statement.
 
As always, thanks to everyone who entered! Mike Weaver has already
posted GOLQ347.
 
-- Tom and Rick <golq346@golq.org>
_____________________________________________________________________________
 
After each score below are two characters representing the two tie-breakers:
+ indicates a tie-breaker answered correctly.
- indicates partial credit.
x indicates a totally incorrect guess.
. indicates no guess.
 
(For anti-spamming purposes, all occurrences of "@" in e-mail addresses have
been replaced with "&".)
 
# on
Place Score ID Name <E-mail address> team Age(s)
---+-----+--+-----------------------------------------------------+--+---------
T01 500++ EJ The EJ'S & Co. <brombere&matc.edu> 8 29+
T01 500++ VI Village Idiots <Clete6&aol.com> 4 --
T01 500++ DC DEC & Friends <cochran57&gmail.com> 2 various
T01 500++ DT Delphi Trivia Club <rcwkid99&rochester.rr.com> 5 49+
05 500.+ RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini&cox.net> 7 50s,60s
06 500.. WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ns.sympatico.ca> 1 58
07 480+- MW Mike Weaver <oldtunes&sbcglobal.net> - --
08 470++ VS Vito & The Salutations <Lori.Bailey&colorado.edu> 7 boomers
09 380.- CO The Coasters <rns&san.rr.com> 5 63-66
10 380.. TT Team Teitelbaum <hat_pat&yahoo.com> 4 53-65
11 210.. JR Jessica Raine <jraine&bostonconservatory.edu> 1 41
---+-----+--+-----------------------------------------------------+--+---------
Place Score ID Name <E-mail address> # on Age(s)
team
______________________________________________________________________________
 
The following table gives the individual scoring breakdown. For songs 01-25,
a '.' is used to indicate that no guess was made for a question, whereas a zero
indicates that a completely incorrect response was submitted. For tie-breakers
(songs T1 & T2), a "+" indicates full credit, a "-" indicates partial credit,
an "x" indicates an incorrect guess, and a "." indicates no guess.
 
Song# TT
ID 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 12
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
EJ 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++
VI 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++
DC 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++
DT 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++
RR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .+
WM 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ..
MW 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 +-
VS 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 20 ++
CO 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . . 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 .-
TT 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 . . . 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 ..
JR 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 . 20 . 20 20 . . . . . . 10 20 20 . . . . ..
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
ID 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 12
Song# TT
______________________________________________________________________________
 
GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #346 ANSWERS:
Answers are in the form:
 
#number) Artist: "Title" (chart year) [peak Pop] {peak R&B} <xxx>...<yyy>
where:
"peak Pop" = Peak position achieved on the weekly Billboard Pop chart.
"peak R&B" = Peak position on the weekly Billboard Rhythm & Blues chart.
(Billboard didn't publish an R&B chart between 11/30/63 and 1/23/65,
so recordings in that interval show peak R&B of {n/c} ("no chart").)
"xxx",...,"yyy" = prior GOLQ(s) in which the song appeared, if any.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Only you can take my heart
Only you can tear it apart
#01) Anka, Paul: "Diana" (1957/58) [1] {1}
 
Now our song is a sad song
Longing, we are, for someone to adore
Well, some sunny day
There may come our way
One who will love us
#02) Annette: "Lonely Guitar" (1959) [50]
 
Then she's old enough to give her heart away
Yes, she's old enough to give her heart away
#03) Avalon, Frankie: "Bobby Sox To Stockings" (1959) [8] {26}
 
What a grateful thankful girl I'd be
#04) Blane, Marcie: "Bobby's Girl" (1962) [3] {14}
 
And do your stuff
'Cause you're gonna be mine
'Til the end of time
#05) Bobbettes, The: "Mr. Lee" (1957/58) [6] {1}
 
You ain't nothin' but a little lamb, little lamb
#06) Checker, Chubby: "The Class" (1959) [38] {-}
 
If I were a queen
And he asked me to leave my throne
I'd do anything that he asked
Anything to make him my own
#07) Chiffons, The: "He's So Fine" (1963) [1] {1}
 
I knew I'd know you, know you
By your kiss
#08) Clanton, Jimmy: "My Own True Love" (1959) [33]
It's not for lack of bread
Like The Grateful Dead
#09) Cowsills, The: "Hair" (1969) [2] {-}
 
Happy birthday
Happy birthday, baby
Oh, I love you so
#10) Crests, The: "16 Candles" (1958/59) [2] {4}
 
Rock, rock, rock, oh baby
Rock, rock, rock, oh baby
#11) Danny & The Juniors: "Rock And Roll Is Here To Stay" (1958) [19] {16}
 
When you're with me
I'm sure you're always true
When I'm away
I wonder what you do
#12) Dion and The Belmonts: "I Wonder Why" (1958) [22] {-}
 
Are sharp as a pistol
#13) Dovells, The: "Bristol Stomp" (1961) [2] {7}
 
Then prove it by
Goin' out on the sly
#14) Fleetwoods, The: "Mr. Blue" (1959/60) [1] {3}
 
Whether skies are gray or blue
Any place on Earth will do
Just as long as I'm with you
#15) Francis, Connie: "My Happiness" (1958/59) [2] {11}
 
I love her too much
We'd be but just a kiss away
And never ever touch
#16) Hyland, Brian: "If Mary's There" (1963) [88] {-}
 
Ooh
Bobba do
Bobba do
Bobba do
Bobba
#17) Lee, Brenda: "Dynamite" (1957) [72] {-}
 
He's got the little bitty baby
#18) London, Laurie: "He's Got The Whole World (In His Hands)" (1958) [1] {3}
 
I stood a-watchin' all night long
I stood a-watchin' all night long
#19) Luke, Robin: "Susie Darlin'" (1958) [5] {6}
 
Delivah de lettah
De soonah de bettah
#20) Marvelettes, The: "Please Mr. Postman" (1961) [1] {1}
 
There's a place where lovers go
To cry their troubles away
#21) Nelson, Ricky: "Lonesome Town" (1958) [7] {15}
 
I know
You be - lo - o - ng
To so - o - me
Body n - e - w
#22) Patience & Prudence: "Tonight You Belong To Me" (1956) [4] {-}
 
So press your tasty lips to mine
Sweeter than wine and it feels so fine
#23) Rydell, Bobby: Kissin' Time" (1959) [11] {29}
 
You never seem to want my romancing
The only time you hold me is when we're dancing
#24) Scott, Linda: "I Don't Know Why" (1961/1962) [12] {-}
 
Just a little bit of soul
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Clap your hands just a little bit louder
Clap your hands just a little bit louder
#25) Wonder, Little Stevie: "Fingertips - Pt 2" (1963) [1] {1}
 
------------
Tie-Breakers
------------
 
I didn't realize I would miss you the way I do
And now, somehow, I know I will pay
For the times I have made you blue
#T1) Holly, Buddy: "Blue Days, Black Nights" (1956)
 
Note: Released April 16, 1956 on Decca label. Only record
released prior to Buddy Holly's 20th birthday on Sep 7, 1956.
 
Meet me in a hurry behind the barn
Don'tcha be afraid 'cause I'll do you no harm
#T2) Presley, Elvis: "Good Rockin' Tonight" (1954)
 
Note: Although this song was re-issued by RCA as the "B" side of
"I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine," in 1956, when Elvis was no
longer a teen, the song was actually recorded and first released
on the Sun label in 1954, when Elvis was 19.
 
============================================================================
_____________________________________________________________________________
The following table ranks the songs from most recognized to least recognized.
The first column indicates the average number of points scored on that song
(total points divided by number of entrants). For comparison purposes,
tie-breakers are scored here on the usual 20-point scale.
 
Avg. Song
-------+----+---------------------------------------------------------------
20.00 #01) Anka, Paul: "Diana"
20.00 #03) Avalon, Frankie: "Bobby Sox To Stockings"
20.00 #04) Blane, Marcie: "Bobby's Girl"
20.00 #07) Chiffons, The: "He's So Fine"
20.00 #11) Danny & The Juniors: "Rock And Roll Is Here To Stay"
20.00 #12) Dion and The Belmonts: "I Wonder Why"
20.00 #20) Marvelettes, The: "Please Mr. Postman"
20.00 #21) Nelson, Ricky: "Lonesome Town"
19.09 #19) Luke, Robin: "Susie Darlin'"
18.18 #06) Checker, Chubby: "The Class"
18.18 #09) Cowsills, The: "Hair""
18.18 #10) Crests, The: "16 Candles"
18.18 #13) Dovells, The: "Bristol Stomp"
18.18 #14) Fleetwoods, The: "Mr. Blue"
18.18 #18) London, Laurie: "He's Got The Whole World (In His Hands)"
18.18 #22) Patience & Prudence: "Tonight You Belong To Me"
18.18 #25) Wonder, Little Stevie: "Fingertips - Pt 2"
16.36 #02) Annette: "Lonely Guitar"
16.36 #05) Bobbettes, The: "Mr. Lee"
16.36 #08) Clanton, Jimmy: "My Own True Love"
16.36 #15) Francis, Connie: "My Happiness"
16.36 #23) Rydell, Bobby: Kissin' Time"
14.55 #16) Hyland, Brian: "If Mary's There"
13.64 #24) Scott, Linda: "I Don't Know Why"
12.73 #17) Lee, Brenda: "Dynamite"
12.73 #T2) Presley, Elvis: "Good Rockin' Tonight"
10.91 #T1) Holly, Buddy: "Blue Days, Black Nights"
-------+----+---------------------------------------------------------------
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