Thursday, December 31, 2015

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 6 updates in 3 topics

"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Dec 30 05:43PM +0100

On 2015-12-28 13:52, Björn Lundin wrote:
>> > to outwit him. Name the character *or* the short story she is
>> > featured in.
> A Scandal in Belgravia
 
And I realize now that is from the 21th century TV-version of Sherlock.
And it is based on A Scandal in Bohemia ...
 
 
--
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Björn
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 31 05:35AM


> * Investigative Non-Fiction
 
> 2. "Into Thin Air"; "Into the Wild"; "Where Men Win Glory: The
> Odyssey of Pat Tillman".
 
Krakauer
 
 
> * Twice-Told Tales
 
> 4. "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead", by Tom Stoppard.
 
Hamlet
 
> 5. "Grendel", by John Gardner.
 
Beowulf
 
> 6. "The Penelopiad", by Margaret Atwood.
 
The Odyssey
 
 
> they find flying lizards that can teleport themselves anywhere
> almost instantly. They genetically engineer them into huge,
> ridable dragons.
 
Pern
 
> 8. Author: Marion Zimmer Bradley. Colonists crash-land on a
> planet where they develop mental powers, including telepathy
> and telekinesis.
 
Darkover
 
> Empire, this planet was built up many levels deep over almost
> its entire surface. After the empire's collapse, it returned to
> being an agrarian society, with its metal sold for scrap.
 
Trantor
 
> One was "A Study in Scarlet", the tale that introduced Holmes
> to readers, and another was "The Hound of the Baskervilles".
> Name *either* of the other two.
 
The Sign of Four
 
> 11. Holmes refers to her as "*the* woman", the only female character
> to outwit him. Name the character *or* the short story she is
> featured in.
 
Irene Adler
 
> of Crime", Professor James Moriarty. Name *either* the place
> where their fatal confrontation took place *or* the short story
> which featured it.
 
Reichenbach Falls
 
 
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_______________________________________________________________________
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 31 04:01AM -0600

Mark Brader:
 
> 1. "Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War"; "Killing Pablo: The
> Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw"; "The Finish: The Killing
> of Osama Bin Laden".
 
Mark Bowden.
 
> 2. "Into Thin Air"; "Into the Wild"; "Where Men Win Glory: The
> Odyssey of Pat Tillman".
 
John Krakauer. 4 for Marc, Gareth, and Dan Blum.
 
> 3. "Liar's Poker"; "Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World";
> "Flash Boys".
 
Michael Lewis. 4 for Marc, Joshua, and Gareth.
 
 
> the title of a retelling of a classic from a different character's
> point of view, and you give us the title of the famous original.
 
> 4. "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead", by Tom Stoppard.
 
"Hamlet". 4 for Dan Tilque, Marc, Joshua, Gareth, Pete, and Dan Blum.
 
> 5. "Grendel", by John Gardner.
 
"Beowulf". 4 for Dan Tilque, Jason, Marc, Joshua, Gareth, Pete,
and Dan Blum.
 
> 6. "The Penelopiad", by Margaret Atwood.
 
"The Odyssey". 4 for Dan Tilque, Marc, Joshua, Gareth, and Dan Blum.
 
 
> they find flying lizards that can teleport themselves anywhere
> almost instantly. They genetically engineer them into huge,
> ridable dragons.
 
Pern. 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, Gareth, and Dan Blum.
 
> 8. Author: Marion Zimmer Bradley. Colonists crash-land on a
> planet where they develop mental powers, including telepathy
> and telekinesis.
 
Darkover (or Cottman IV). 4 for Dan Tilque and Dan Blum.
 
> Empire, this planet was built up many levels deep over almost
> its entire surface. After the empire's collapse, it returned to
> being an agrarian society, with its metal sold for scrap.
 
Trantor. [Not to be confused with Toronto. :-)] 4 for Erland,
Dan Tilque, Marc, and Dan Blum.
 
 
> One was "A Study in Scarlet", the tale that introduced Holmes
> to readers, and another was "The Hound of the Baskervilles".
> Name *either* of the other two.
 
"The Sign of the Four", "The Valley of Fear". 4 for Dan Tilque,
Joshua, Gareth, and Dan Blum.
 
> 11. Holmes refers to her as "*the* woman", the only female character
> to outwit him. Name the character *or* the short story she is
> featured in.
 
Irene Adler, "A Scandal in Bohemia". 4 for Dan Tilque, Marc, Joshua
(the hard way), Gareth, and Dan Blum.
 
> of Crime", Professor James Moriarty. Name *either* the place
> where their fatal confrontation took place *or* the short story
> which featured it.
 
Reichenbach Falls (Switzerland), "The (Adventure of the) Final
Problem". 4 for Dan Tilque, Jason, Marc, Gareth, and Dan Blum.
2 for Joshua.
 
 
 
> 13. First published in 1938, this book is George Orwell's personal
> account of his experiences and observations in the Spanish
> Civil War. Name the book.
 
"Homage to Catalonia". 4 for Joshua and Gareth.
 
> during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The book was originally
> published as a 3-part series in "Rolling Stone" and was made
> into an HBO miniseries of the same name.
 
"Generation Kill".
 
> magazine. (Herr also contributed to the narration for
> "Apocalypse Now" and co-wrote the screenplay for the film
> "Full Metal Jacket".) Name the book.
 
"Dispatches". 4 for Joshua.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Sci Lit
Joshua Kreitzer 32 40 38 110
Marc Dashevsky 22 47 32 101
Dan Blum 14 47 40 101
Dan Tilque 20 35 36 91
Peter Smyth 35 34 -- 69
"Calvin" 20 41 -- 61
Gareth Owen 12 -- 40 52
Erland Sommarskog 16 24 4 44
Björn Lundin 18 22 0 40
Pete Gayde 20 8 8 36
Jason Kreitzer -- -- 8 8
 
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msb@vex.net | other. I like to look at people doing, uh, naughty
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My text in this article is in the public domain.
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 31 04:04AM -0600

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-07-07,
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 to the newsgroup in a single followup,
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*)".
 
 
** Final, Round 6 - History
 
* Conquerors
 
In each case, name the historical conqueror.
 
1. He was the King of Macedonia from 336 BC to 323 BC. His empire
spread from Gibraltar to the Punjab.
 
2. He lived from 1162 to 1227. At the time of his death, his
empire stretched from the Caspian Sea to the Sea of Japan.
 
3. From 434 to 453, he ruled an empire that stretched from the
Ural River to the Rhine and from the Danube to the Baltic Sea.
He was one of the most feared enemies of the Western and Eastern
Roman Empires.
 
 
* Captains at the Helm
 
Name the famous captains of these historic boats.
 
4. HMS Victory.
5. PT-109.
6. Golden Hind.
 
 
* The Vietnam War
 
It was Iraq before Iraq was Iraq.
 
7. Launched in January 1968 by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong
forces, this coordinated series of attacks was aimed at over
100 cities and towns in South Vietnam. Despite the North taking
heavy casualties and being repelled by the South with US support,
this event was considered a victory for the Communists, and a
turning point in the war, as TV coverage soured Americans on
the conflict. What name is given to these attacks?
 
8. Give the usual name for the chemical defoliant used by the US
military to eliminate forest cover for the forces in the north.
It was later revealed to have caused serious health issues
(birth defects, cancer, and psychological damage).
 
9. "The Pentagon Papers" was the name given to a secret Department
of Defense study of US military and political involvement in the
Vietnam from 1945 to 1967. Name the analyst who gave a copy of
the report to the "New York Times" after he became disillusioned
with the war.
 
 
* Sold their Souls to the Devil
 
10. Born 1911-05-08, died 1938-09-16. "Rolling Stone" magazine
ranks this American blues musician as the 5th-greatest guitarist
of all time. Legend has it that the devil tuned his guitar
at a crossroads, giving him mastery over the instrument.
He produced 6 records before his death at age 27. He was
believed to have been poisoned and was buried in an unmarked
grave, whose location is still under debate. Name this musician.
 
11. Born 1480, died 1540. The life of this itinerant alchemist,
astrologer, and magician of the German Renaissance became
the nucleus of a popular tale, with well-known renditions by
Marlowe and Goethe. Legend has it that he summoned the devil and
exchanged his soul in return for 24 years of service from Satan.
But when he changed his mind after 16 years, the devil brutally
murdered him. Who was he?
 
12. Born 1782-10-27; died 1840-05-27. One of the greatest violin
virtuosos to have ever lived, he composed 24 "caprices"
by age 25, and for years no other violinist was capable of
playing much of his music. He also composed "Le Streghe",
or "The Witches' Dance". Audiences believed he made a pact
with the devil to perform seemingly supernatural displays
of technique. Because of this, he could not get a Catholic
burial; his remains were finally put to rest in 1876 in Parma.
Name this composer and performer.
 
 
* Chinese Dynasties
 
In each case, name the dynasty.
 
13. The first imperial dynasty of China, it lasted from 221 BC to
206 BC. It was formed after the conquest of 6 other states by
one that the it's named for.
 
14. This dynasty, which lasted from 618 to 690 and 705 to 907,
was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui dynasty
and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the
decline and collapse of the Sui Empire.
 
15. This dynasty, which lasted from 1271 to 1368, was the empire
established by Kublai Khan. Although the Mongols had ruled
territories that included today's northern China for decades,
it was not until 1271 that Kublai Khan officially proclaimed
the dynasty in the traditional Chinese style.
 
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Toronto turns out to be about the same as a lower amount."
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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 31 05:32AM

> Mark Brader: 6 - with several excellent gag answers
> swp: 9
 
> Dan Blum is the winner, congratulation Dan
 
Thanks. The next RQ probably won't go up until Monday or so.
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 31 03:51AM -0600

Gareth Owen:
> Mark Brader: 6 - with several excellent gag answers
 
Nice of you to say so: I was rather pleased with several of them myself.
 
 
I want to explain one of them, because I think most people probably won't
understand.
 
>> 13. The story of the rap group N.W.A. (O'Shea Jackson Jr, Paul Giamatti)
 
I said "The World of Northwest Orient".
 
Northwest Orient used to be a major airline in the US, until it merged
with Republic in 1986. It then dropped the word Orient (which according
to Wikipedia had never actually been officially part of its name) and
became simply Northwest Airlines. Subsequently it decided to go by its
initials and started calling itself -- NWA.
 
That's half of the joke. The other half is one of the lesser-known movies
in the career of Peter Sellers. In this 1964 movie, two teenage girls
have a fascination with a certain concert pianist, played by Sellers.
So they start following him around, leading to disruptions in his life.
The character's name is Henry Orient[1], and the movie is titled from the
girls' point of view -- "The World of Henry Orient".
 
Voila!
 
[1] According to Wikipedia, this is itself a subtle joke: the character
was based on Oscar Levant, and both surnames ultimately refer to the east.
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 4 updates in 2 topics

Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Dec 29 11:54AM


> 2. "Into Thin Air"; "Into the Wild"; "Where Men Win Glory: The
> Odyssey of Pat Tillman".
 
John Krakauer
 
> 3. "Liar's Poker"; "Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World";
> "Flash Boys".
 
Michael Lewis
 
> the title of a retelling of a classic from a different character's
> point of view, and you give us the title of the famous original.
 
> 4. "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead", by Tom Stoppard.
 
Hamlet
 
> 5. "Grendel", by John Gardner.
 
Beowulf
 
> 6. "The Penelopiad", by Margaret Atwood.
 
The Odyssey
 
> they find flying lizards that can teleport themselves anywhere
> almost instantly. They genetically engineer them into huge,
> ridable dragons.
 
Pern
 
> Empire, this planet was built up many levels deep over almost
> its entire surface. After the empire's collapse, it returned to
> being an agrarian society, with its metal sold for scrap.
 
Coruscant
 
> One was "A Study in Scarlet", the tale that introduced Holmes
> to readers, and another was "The Hound of the Baskervilles".
> Name *either* of the other two.
 
The Sign Of Four?
 
> 11. Holmes refers to her as "*the* woman", the only female character
> to outwit him. Name the character *or* the short story she is
> featured in.
 
Irene Adler ("Scandal in Bohemia")
 
> of Crime", Professor James Moriarty. Name *either* the place
> where their fatal confrontation took place *or* the short story
> which featured it.
 
The Reichenbach Falls ("The Final Problem")
 
 
> 13. First published in 1938, this book is George Orwell's personal
> account of his experiences and observations in the Spanish
> Civil War. Name the book.
 
Homage to Catalonia
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 29 09:03PM +0100

> (2) the oil referred to is vegetable-derived; (3) they were making oil
> chemically from the sort of synthetic materials we now make *from* oil;
> or (4) this was an error on Asimov's part.
 
My interpretation is that is simlpy a sign of the times. Asimov probably
wanted an allegory of what how the these worlds retarded and he took
the technology that was on the frontline at the time and compared it
to the current mainstream. And that is certainly not inappropriate,
as the first half of trilogy can be read as a future version of the
Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire. (When drags in the Mule and advanced
physchohistorians of the Second Foundation, the story takes a different
turn.) So if you like just replace "nuclear power" with the top technology
of the Empire in its last days, and replace "oil" with what came before.
 
But taking his words at face value, it certainly is funny. If they would
be using nuclear power at that time, the idea that they would suddenly
don't know to handle it, is like man of today suddenly would not know
how to make fire.
 
Of course, it's not unlikely that nuclear power based on fission would be
completely unheard of that time in the future, simply because there
would be superior alternatives, but that's another story. And there
is also fusion power.
 
When it comes to oil, it does seem perceivable that people would use
oil to some extent. As you point out in the part I did not quote, it
is likely to be available locally on any planet with suitable conditions
for humans. And oil can be useful for many things of which fuel is one.
But given the assumption that at the time nuclear power (or whatever)
would be entirely dominating, the seems unlikely that oil would be used
to produce power or drive vehicles at all. Thus, if they would no
long were able to deal with nuclear power, they would need to develop
technology to be able to use the oil. That requires skills. But in a
soceity that is walking backwards so massively, where would that skill
come from?
 
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Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Dec 29 10:25PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:QPednQA-Ksc2eR3LnZ2dnUU7-f-
> the title of a retelling of a classic from a different character's
> point of view, and you give us the title of the famous original.
 
> 4. "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead", by Tom Stoppard.
 
Hamlet
 
 
> 5. "Grendel", by John Gardner.
 
Beowulf
 
 
> 6. "The Penelopiad", by Margaret Atwood.
 
Iliad
 
> magazine. (Herr also contributed to the narration for
> "Apocalypse Now" and co-wrote the screenplay for the film
> "Full Metal Jacket".) Name the book.
 
Pete
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Dec 29 11:49AM

Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com> writes:
 
Sorry about the delay. The holiday season got the better of me.
 
> along with one or more of the stars. Give the title of each film.
 
> 1. A young photographer develops a relationship with an older woman
> (Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara)
 
Carol
 
> 2. A young Irish woman moves to the USA (Saoirse Ronan)
 
Brooklyn
 
> 3. Deckard Shaw seeks revenge on the people responsible for his
> brother, Owen, being in a coma (Vin Diesel)
 
(Fast and) Furious Seven
 
> 4. An art dealer tries to obtain a work by Goya (Johnny Depp)
 
Mortdecai [a monumental bomb]
 
> 5. A woman and her lawyer try and recover a Klimt painting, stolen
> from her family by the Nazis (Ryan Reynolds)
 
The Woman In Gold
 
> 6. A commitment-averse woman begins a relationship with a sports doctor
> (Amy Schumer, LeBron James)
 
Trainwreck
 
> 7. An aging singer-songwriter receives a letter from John Lennon, 40
> years after it was sent (Al Pacino)
 
Danny Collins [inspired by true story of folksinger Steve Tilston]
 
> 8. An ingenue becoms involved with a domineering businessman (Dakota
> Johnson)
 
50 Shades Of Gray
 
> 9. An earthling discovers she is transhuman-alien royalty (Mila
> Kunis)
 
Jupiter Ascending
 
> 10. A man is taken to The Hotel, where he must either become involved in
> a relationship, or be transformed into an animal of his choice
> (Colin Farrell)
 
The Lobster
 
> 11. Ethan Hunt assembles his team for one more go-round (Tom Cruise)
 
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation [I accepted MI:5]
 
> 12. Earth is attacked by PacMan, Space Invaders and other retro video
> game characters (Adam Sandler)
 
Pixles
 
> 13. The story of the rap group N.W.A. (O'Shea Jackson Jr, Paul
> Giamatti)
 
Straight Outta Compton
 
> 14. A young EDM DJ comes of age in LA (Zac Efron)
 
We Are Your Friends
 
> 15. A young woman running a fashion house employs an older man in a junior
> position (Anne Hathaway)
 
The Intern
 
> 16. A principled lawyer defends a Soviet agent and later negotiates a
> prisoner exchange (Tom Hanks)
 
Bridge of Spies
 
> 17. James Bond does James Bond stuff, Blofeld does Blofeld stuff.
> (Daniel Craig)
 
Spectre
 
> 18. A former boxer's son pursues his dream to become a professional
> himself (Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone)
 
Creed [Stallone reprises his role as Rocky, Jordan plays Apollo Creed's son]
 
> 19. In 1823, hunter left for dead returns seeking vengeance on those
> who deserted him (Leonardo di Caprio)
 
The Revenant
 
> 20. Journalists on the Boston Globe uncover corruption in the Catholic
> Church (Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams)
 
Spotlight
 
 
Scores:
Dan Blum: 13
Marc Dashevsky: 2
Mark Brader: 6 - with several excellent gag answers
swp: 9
 
Dan Blum is the winner, congratulation Dan
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Tuesday, December 29, 2015

The Frontstretch Newsletter: Ganassi Announces Lineup for DP Farewell

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Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Announces Two DP's for Daytona

On Tuesday, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates announced that they will field 2 DP's for January's Rolex 24.  The No. 01 will be shared by Brendon Hartley, Andy Priaulx, Lance Stroll and Alexander Wurz, while defending champions Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, Kyle Larson and Jamie McMurray will return to the No. 02.  It will be the team's final race with Daytona Prototypes.  Read more

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On Thursday, TRG/Aston Martin Racing announced their driver lineup for the No. 007 Aston Martin V12 Vantage.  Formula One veteran Sergio Perez heads up the lineup along with his brother Antonio, Santiago Creel, Ricardo Perez de Lara and Lars Viljoen.  Read more
 
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On Wednesday, PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports announced their driver lineup for the 2016 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.  Tom Kimber-Smith will return to the No. 52 full-time, with rookie Robert Alon joining him.  Jose Gutierrez will join up for the four Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup races, while Nick Boulle will be in the car for Daytona only.  Read more

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Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 9 updates in 1 topic

"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Dec 28 01:52PM +0100

On 2015-12-28 08:28, Mark Brader wrote:
> One was "A Study in Scarlet", the tale that introduced Holmes
> to readers, and another was "The Hound of the Baskervilles".
> Name *either* of the other two.
 
A Scandal in Belgravia
 
 
> 11. Holmes refers to her as "*the* woman", the only female character
> to outwit him. Name the character *or* the short story she is
> featured in.
 
A Scandal in Belgravia
 
> of Crime", Professor James Moriarty. Name *either* the place
> where their fatal confrontation took place *or* the short story
> which featured it.
 
Hmm, oe fell into a waterfall, I think, but sont know where, so
 
A Scandal in Belgravia
 
must be the answer
 
 
 
> 13. First published in 1938, this book is George Orwell's personal
> account of his experiences and observations in the Spanish
> Civil War. Name the book.
 
1984
 
 
--
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Björn
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 28 08:13PM +0100

> Empire, this planet was built up many levels deep over almost
> its entire surface. After the empire's collapse, it returned to
> being an agrarian society, with its metal sold for scrap.
 
Trantor
 
(I had forgotten that part. What I do recall and what fascinated me
was the plantes in the direct vicinity of the Foundation had fallen
into such state of decay and barbary that no longer could produce
nuclear power, but had to resort oil-based power production. How would
that even be possible so many years in the future? And how would they
rediscover oil all of a sudden?)

> of Crime", Professor James Moriarty. Name *either* the place
> where their fatal confrontation took place *or* the short story
> which featured it.
 
The cliffs of Dover

 
 
 
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Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Dec 28 01:16PM -0800

Mark Brader wrote:
> the title of a retelling of a classic from a different character's
> point of view, and you give us the title of the famous original.
 
> 4. "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead", by Tom Stoppard.
 
Hamlet
 
 
> 5. "Grendel", by John Gardner.
 
Beowulf
 
 
> 6. "The Penelopiad", by Margaret Atwood.
 
The Odyssey
 
> they find flying lizards that can teleport themselves anywhere
> almost instantly. They genetically engineer them into huge,
> ridable dragons.
 
Pern
 
 
> 8. Author: Marion Zimmer Bradley. Colonists crash-land on a
> planet where they develop mental powers, including telepathy
> and telekinesis.
 
Darkover
 
> Empire, this planet was built up many levels deep over almost
> its entire surface. After the empire's collapse, it returned to
> being an agrarian society, with its metal sold for scrap.
 
Trantor
 
> One was "A Study in Scarlet", the tale that introduced Holmes
> to readers, and another was "The Hound of the Baskervilles".
> Name *either* of the other two.
 
The Sign of Four
 
 
> 11. Holmes refers to her as "*the* woman", the only female character
> to outwit him. Name the character *or* the short story she is
> featured in.
 
Irene Adler
 
> of Crime", Professor James Moriarty. Name *either* the place
> where their fatal confrontation took place *or* the short story
> which featured it.
 
Reichenbach Falls
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 28 06:06PM -0600

Erland Sommarskog:
> into such state of decay and barbary that no longer could produce
> nuclear power, but had to resort oil-based power production. How would
> that even be possible so many years in the future?
 
I can think of four possibilities: (1) they had been sensible enough to
completely abandon the burning of oil while there was still some left;
(2) the oil referred to is vegetable-derived; (3) they were making oil
chemically from the sort of synthetic materials we now make *from* oil;
or (4) this was an error on Asimov's part.
 
I'm guessing that #1 was intended, whether you think it realistic or not.
Presumably the whole series is based on the premise that it's common for
people traveling to other solar systems to find planets ready for
colonization by humans. Therefore it must be common for planets to
evolve oxygen-producing plant life, but so rare for intelligent animal
life to evolve in this oxygen atmosphere that humans could arrive and
find no intelligent native species already claiming the place%.
 
If a planet's prehistory is like that, then it makes sense that there
would be oil underground, produced in the same way it is on Earth.
But if these colonists already have Empire-era technology when they
arrived, presumably they would never use it, preferring to keep the
place clean by using nuclear power.
 
 
> And how would they rediscover oil all of a sudden?)
 
The same way people did on Earth, and they'd do it when they realized
their power systems were failing.
 
 
%-- Of course the real reason behind all this is John W. Campbell was
prejudiced in favor of humans and didn't like stories with aliens that
met humans and weren't shown as inferior -- an attitude that Asimov
could not accept. So when he decided, when writing for Campbell,
that his stories would be ones where the issue never arose.
--
Mark Brader | The "I didn't think of that" type of failure occurs because
Toronto | I didn't think of that, and the reason I didn't think of it
msb@vex.net | is because it never occurred to me. If we'd been able to
| think of 'em, we would have. -- John W. Campbell
 
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swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Dec 28 06:21PM -0800

On Monday, December 28, 2015 at 7:06:05 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> evolve oxygen-producing plant life, but so rare for intelligent animal
> life to evolve in this oxygen atmosphere that humans could arrive and
> find no intelligent native species already claiming the place%.
 
or, the robots that humanity sent out as the first wave of exploration simply wiped them out as an obvious threat to their masters. that part of our future history was written about by some guy named frank herbert.
 
swp
Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Dec 28 06:57PM -0800

On Monday, December 28, 2015 at 2:28:44 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> point of view, and you give us the title of the famous original.
 
> 4. "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead", by Tom Stoppard.
 
> 5. "Grendel", by John Gardner.
Beowulf
> of Crime", Professor James Moriarty. Name *either* the place
> where their fatal confrontation took place *or* the short story
> which featured it.
Richenbach Falls
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Dec 28 09:24PM -0600

In article <QPednQA-Ksc2eR3LnZ2dnUU7-f-dnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says...
> of Osama Bin Laden".
 
> 2. "Into Thin Air"; "Into the Wild"; "Where Men Win Glory: The
> Odyssey of Pat Tillman".
Jon Krakauer
 
> 3. "Liar's Poker"; "Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World";
> "Flash Boys".
Michael Lewis
 
> the title of a retelling of a classic from a different character's
> point of view, and you give us the title of the famous original.
 
> 4. "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead", by Tom Stoppard.
Hamlet
 
> 5. "Grendel", by John Gardner.
Beowulf
 
> 6. "The Penelopiad", by Margaret Atwood.
The Odyssey
 
> Empire, this planet was built up many levels deep over almost
> its entire surface. After the empire's collapse, it returned to
> being an agrarian society, with its metal sold for scrap.
Trantor
 
 
> 11. Holmes refers to her as "*the* woman", the only female character
> to outwit him. Name the character *or* the short story she is
> featured in.
Irene Adler
 
> of Crime", Professor James Moriarty. Name *either* the place
> where their fatal confrontation took place *or* the short story
> which featured it.
Reichenbach Falls
 
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 28 10:05PM -0600

Stephen Perry:
> or, the robots that humanity sent out as the first wave of exploration
> simply wiped them out as an obvious threat to their masters.
 
Well, you just wiped out your eligibility to enter this round.
You know better than to read other people's answers before entering!
--
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msb@vex.net | things got full." --Dennis Ritchie
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Dec 29 04:09AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:QPednQA-Ksc2eR3LnZ2dnUU7-f-
> non-fiction books, and you name their author.
 
> 3. "Liar's Poker"; "Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World";
> "Flash Boys".
 
Michael Lewis
 
> the title of a retelling of a classic from a different character's
> point of view, and you give us the title of the famous original.
 
> 4. "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead", by Tom Stoppard.
 
"Hamlet"
 
> 5. "Grendel", by John Gardner.
 
"Beowulf"

> 6. "The Penelopiad", by Margaret Atwood.
 
"The Odyssey"

> they find flying lizards that can teleport themselves anywhere
> almost instantly. They genetically engineer them into huge,
> ridable dragons.
 
Pern

> One was "A Study in Scarlet", the tale that introduced Holmes
> to readers, and another was "The Hound of the Baskervilles".
> Name *either* of the other two.
 
"The Sign of Four"

> 11. Holmes refers to her as "*the* woman", the only female character
> to outwit him. Name the character *or* the short story she is
> featured in.
 
Irene Adler; "A Scandal in Bohemia"
 
> of Crime", Professor James Moriarty. Name *either* the place
> where their fatal confrontation took place *or* the short story
> which featured it.
 
"His Last Bow"; Reichenbach Falls

 
> 13. First published in 1938, this book is George Orwell's personal
> account of his experiences and observations in the Spanish
> Civil War. Name the book.
 
"Homage to Catalonia"
 
> magazine. (Herr also contributed to the narration for
> "Apocalypse Now" and co-wrote the screenplay for the film
> "Full Metal Jacket".) Name the book.
 
"Dispatches"
 
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Monday, December 28, 2015

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 2 topics

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 28 01:28AM -0600

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-07-07,
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 to the newsgroup in a single followup,
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*)".
 
 
** Final, Round 4 - Literature
 
* Investigative Non-Fiction
 
For each question we'll give you the titles of a few investigative
non-fiction books, and you name their author.
 
1. "Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War"; "Killing Pablo: The
Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw"; "The Finish: The Killing
of Osama Bin Laden".
 
2. "Into Thin Air"; "Into the Wild"; "Where Men Win Glory: The
Odyssey of Pat Tillman".
 
3. "Liar's Poker"; "Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World";
"Flash Boys".
 
 
* Twice-Told Tales
 
Sometimes authors revisit classics to offer a new perspective or
point of view on a tale. Gregory Maguire's "Wicked", for example,
is a revisionist look at the land and characters from L. Frank
Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". In this triple we'll give you
the title of a retelling of a classic from a different character's
point of view, and you give us the title of the famous original.
 
4. "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead", by Tom Stoppard.
 
5. "Grendel", by John Gardner.
 
6. "The Penelopiad", by Margaret Atwood.
 
 
* Post-Technological Planets
 
We name the science-fiction author and give a brief description;
you name the *planet* that, for one reason or another, has reverted
to a low level of technology.
 
7. Author: Anne McCaffrey. Colonists land on a planet where
they find flying lizards that can teleport themselves anywhere
almost instantly. They genetically engineer them into huge,
ridable dragons.
 
8. Author: Marion Zimmer Bradley. Colonists crash-land on a
planet where they develop mental powers, including telepathy
and telekinesis.
 
9. Author: Isaac Asimov. When it was the capital of the Galactic
Empire, this planet was built up many levels deep over almost
its entire surface. After the empire's collapse, it returned to
being an agrarian society, with its metal sold for scrap.
 
 
* Sherlock Holmes
 
10. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote four novels featuring Holmes.
One was "A Study in Scarlet", the tale that introduced Holmes
to readers, and another was "The Hound of the Baskervilles".
Name *either* of the other two.
 
11. Holmes refers to her as "*the* woman", the only female character
to outwit him. Name the character *or* the short story she is
featured in.
 
12. Before public pressure led Doyle to bring him back, Holmes was
supposedly killed in a fall while struggling with the "Napoleon
of Crime", Professor James Moriarty. Name *either* the place
where their fatal confrontation took place *or* the short story
which featured it.
 
 
* Books about War
 
13. First published in 1938, this book is George Orwell's personal
account of his experiences and observations in the Spanish
Civil War. Name the book.
 
14. Name the 2004 book by Evan Wright, chronicling his time as an
embedded reporter with a battalion of reconnaissance Marines
during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The book was originally
published as a 3-part series in "Rolling Stone" and was made
into an HBO miniseries of the same name.
 
15. Published in 1977, this book by Michael Herr describes his
experiences in Vietnam as a war correspondent for Esquire
magazine. (Herr also contributed to the narration for
"Apocalypse Now" and co-wrote the screenplay for the film
"Full Metal Jacket".) Name the book.
 
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Toronto, msb@vex.net -- Diane Holt
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 28 01:27AM -0600

Mark Brader:
 
> 1. Long thought to be a nebula, this was the first galaxy
> determined not to be a part of the Milky Way. It is named for
> the constellation in which it is seen. What constellation?
 
Andromeda. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Björn, Erland, Calvin, Joshua,
Dan Tilque, and Marc.
 
> 2. This satellite galaxy of the Milky Way is named for a terrestrial
> explorer. Visible only in the Southern Hemisphere, it is also
> the brightest patch of nebulosity in the sky. Name it.
 
Large Magellanic Cloud. (Any reference to the Magellanic Clouds was
sufficient.) 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Calvin, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 3. Discovered in 2003, this satellite galaxy is the closest galaxy
> to the Milky Way and is slowly being cannibalized by it.
> Again it is named for a constellation -- which one?
 
Canis Major. (It's the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy.)
 
 
 
> 4. Howard G. "Ward" Cunningham, who also developed the wiki, said
> that "the best way to get the right answer on the Internet is
> not to ask a question, it's to _____".
 
Post a wrong answer. I accepted "make a mistake". 4 for Dan Blum,
Calvin, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Marc.
 
> online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison
> involving _____ or _____ approaches 1". (Fill in *either*
> blank.)
 
Nazis, Hitler. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Erland, Calvin (the hard way),
Pete, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Marc.
 
> 6. Poe's Law, given by Nathan Poe in 2005, claims that "without
> _____, it is impossible to create a parody of extremism or
> fundamentalism that someone won't mistake for the real thing".
 
A blatant display of humor. (Any reference to humor was sufficient,
so I scored "a smiley" as almost correct.) 3 for Peter, Dan Tilque,
and Marc.
 
 
 
> 7. Naja naja. Found in South Asia, this reptile was first described
> by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The name "naja" is a Latinization
> of the Sanskrit word "naga".
 
Indian cobra. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Björn, and Marc.
 
> found throughout Europe, the western part of North Asia,
> and northwest Africa. It has long been associated in popular
> culture and literature with witchcraft.
 
Common toad. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Marc.
3 for Peter and Calvin.
 
> Circle to North Africa, North America, and Eurasia. Because of
> its widespread distribution and large population, it is one of
> the most important animals harvested for the fur trade.
 
Red fox. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, and Marc. 2 for Björn.
 
 
> self-administered test evaluates people's preference on a
> continuous scale from 0 to 6. What preference is rated using
> the Kinsey scale?
 
Sexual orientation (hetero- or homo-). Just "sexual" was too vague
an answer to accept, especially when Kinsey was mentioned in the
question. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Marc. 2 for Calvin.
 
> feelings of guilt, suicide ideation, insomnia, agitation
> or retardation, anxiety, weight loss, and somatic symptoms.
> Scores of 0 to 7 are considered normal. What does it measure?
 
Depression. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Marc.
 
> is a sensitive, valid, and reliable 30-point questionnaire
> that is commonly used in medicine and allied health fields.
> What mental condition or disorder is it used to screen?
 
Dementia (e.g. from Alzheimer's disease).
 
 
> including place names.
 
> 13. Lutetium, atomic number 71, is named after the Latin name of
> this European city during the Roman era. Name the city.
 
Paris. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Björn, Erland, Calvin, Joshua,
Dan Tilque, and Marc.
 
> 14. The name of four elements -- yttrium, terbium, erbium, and
> ytterbium -- pay tribute to Ytterby, a town in which country?
 
Sweden. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Björn, Erland, Calvin, Joshua,
Dan Tilque, and Marc.
 
> 15. Two elements -- manganese and magnesium -- refer to Magnesia, a
> district in Thessaly, which is located in which modern-day
> country?
 
Greece. 4 for Björn, Erland, Calvin, Pete, Joshua, Dan Tilque,
and Marc. 3 for Dan Blum.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Sci
Joshua Kreitzer 32 40 72
Marc Dashevsky 22 47 69
Peter Smyth 35 34 69
Dan Blum 14 47 61
"Calvin" 20 41 61
Dan Tilque 20 35 55
Erland Sommarskog 16 24 40
Björn Lundin 18 22 40
Pete Gayde 20 8 28
Gareth Owen 12 -- 12
 
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Toronto but is fatal to the argument by intimidation."
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Friday, December 25, 2015

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 1 topic

Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Dec 24 04:11AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:5sydnaDcmtl7GefLnZ2dnUU7-
 
> 1. Long thought to be a nebula, this was the first galaxy
> determined not to be a part of the Milky Way. It is named for
> the constellation in which it is seen. What constellation?
 
Andromeda

> 2. This satellite galaxy of the Milky Way is named for a terrestrial
> explorer. Visible only in the Southern Hemisphere, it is also
> the brightest patch of nebulosity in the sky. Name it.
 
Large Magellanic Cloud
 
 
> 4. Howard G. "Ward" Cunningham, who also developed the wiki, said
> that "the best way to get the right answer on the Internet is
> not to ask a question, it's to _____".
 
post the wrong answer
 
> online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison
> involving _____ or _____ approaches 1". (Fill in *either*
> blank.)
 
Hitler

> found throughout Europe, the western part of North Asia,
> and northwest Africa. It has long been associated in popular
> culture and literature with witchcraft.
 
toad
 
> Circle to North Africa, North America, and Eurasia. Because of
> its widespread distribution and large population, it is one of
> the most important animals harvested for the fur trade.
 
fox

> self-administered test evaluates people's preference on a
> continuous scale from 0 to 6. What preference is rated using
> the Kinsey scale?
 
sexual orientation
 
> including place names.
 
> 13. Lutetium, atomic number 71, is named after the Latin name of
> this European city during the Roman era. Name the city.
 
Paris
 
> 14. The name of four elements -- yttrium, terbium, erbium, and
> ytterbium -- pay tribute to Ytterby, a town in which country?
 
Sweden

> 15. Two elements -- manganese and magnesium -- refer to Magnesia, a
> district in Thessaly, which is located in which modern-day
> country?
 
Greece
 
--
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Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Dec 23 11:55PM -0800

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 1. Long thought to be a nebula, this was the first galaxy
> determined not to be a part of the Milky Way. It is named for
> the constellation in which it is seen. What constellation?
 
Andromeda
 
 
> 2. This satellite galaxy of the Milky Way is named for a terrestrial
> explorer. Visible only in the Southern Hemisphere, it is also
> the brightest patch of nebulosity in the sky. Name it.
 
Large Magellanic Cloud
 
 
> 3. Discovered in 2003, this satellite galaxy is the closest galaxy
> to the Milky Way and is slowly being cannibalized by it.
> Again it is named for a constellation -- which one?
 
Sagitarius
 
 
> 4. Howard G. "Ward" Cunningham, who also developed the wiki, said
> that "the best way to get the right answer on the Internet is
> not to ask a question, it's to _____".
 
make a mistake
 
> online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison
> involving _____ or _____ approaches 1". (Fill in *either*
> blank.)
 
Hitler
 
 
> 6. Poe's Law, given by Nathan Poe in 2005, claims that "without
> _____, it is impossible to create a parody of extremism or
> fundamentalism that someone won't mistake for the real thing".
 
smilies
 
 
> 7. Naja naja. Found in South Asia, this reptile was first described
> by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The name "naja" is a Latinization
> of the Sanskrit word "naga".
 
python
 
> found throughout Europe, the western part of North Asia,
> and northwest Africa. It has long been associated in popular
> culture and literature with witchcraft.
 
toad
 
> Circle to North Africa, North America, and Eurasia. Because of
> its widespread distribution and large population, it is one of
> the most important animals harvested for the fur trade.
 
mink
 
> self-administered test evaluates people's preference on a
> continuous scale from 0 to 6. What preference is rated using
> the Kinsey scale?
 
sexual
 
> including place names.
 
> 13. Lutetium, atomic number 71, is named after the Latin name of
> this European city during the Roman era. Name the city.
 
Paris
 
 
> 14. The name of four elements -- yttrium, terbium, erbium, and
> ytterbium -- pay tribute to Ytterby, a town in which country?
 
Sweden
 
 
> 15. Two elements -- manganese and magnesium -- refer to Magnesia, a
> district in Thessaly, which is located in which modern-day
> country?
 
Greece
 
 
--
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Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Dec 24 02:47AM -0600

In article <5sydnaDcmtl7GefLnZ2dnUU7-X2dnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says...
 
> 1. Long thought to be a nebula, this was the first galaxy
> determined not to be a part of the Milky Way. It is named for
> the constellation in which it is seen. What constellation?
Andromeda
 
 
> 4. Howard G. "Ward" Cunningham, who also developed the wiki, said
> that "the best way to get the right answer on the Internet is
> not to ask a question, it's to _____".
provide a wrong answer
 
> online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison
> involving _____ or _____ approaches 1". (Fill in *either*
> blank.)
Hitler
 
> 6. Poe's Law, given by Nathan Poe in 2005, claims that "without
> _____, it is impossible to create a parody of extremism or
> fundamentalism that someone won't mistake for the real thing".
a smiley
 
 
> 7. Naja naja. Found in South Asia, this reptile was first described
> by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The name "naja" is a Latinization
> of the Sanskrit word "naga".
cobra
 
> found throughout Europe, the western part of North Asia,
> and northwest Africa. It has long been associated in popular
> culture and literature with witchcraft.
toad
 
> Circle to North Africa, North America, and Eurasia. Because of
> its widespread distribution and large population, it is one of
> the most important animals harvested for the fur trade.
fox
 
> self-administered test evaluates people's preference on a
> continuous scale from 0 to 6. What preference is rated using
> the Kinsey scale?
hetero/homo
 
> feelings of guilt, suicide ideation, insomnia, agitation
> or retardation, anxiety, weight loss, and somatic symptoms.
> Scores of 0 to 7 are considered normal. What does it measure?
depression
 
> including place names.
 
> 13. Lutetium, atomic number 71, is named after the Latin name of
> this European city during the Roman era. Name the city.
Paris
 
> 14. The name of four elements -- yttrium, terbium, erbium, and
> ytterbium -- pay tribute to Ytterby, a town in which country?
Sweden
 
> 15. Two elements -- manganese and magnesium -- refer to Magnesia, a
> district in Thessaly, which is located in which modern-day
> country?
Greece
 
 
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Thursday, December 24, 2015

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 15 updates in 2 topics

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 23 05:26AM -0600

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-07-07,
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 to the newsgroup in a single followup,
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 4 days and about 18-20 hours, i.e. you have
until Sunday night (by Toronto time) to enter.
 
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*)".
 
 
** Final, Round 3 - Science
 
* Galaxies
 
1. Long thought to be a nebula, this was the first galaxy
determined not to be a part of the Milky Way. It is named for
the constellation in which it is seen. What constellation?
 
2. This satellite galaxy of the Milky Way is named for a terrestrial
explorer. Visible only in the Southern Hemisphere, it is also
the brightest patch of nebulosity in the sky. Name it.
 
3. Discovered in 2003, this satellite galaxy is the closest galaxy
to the Milky Way and is slowly being cannibalized by it.
Again it is named for a constellation -- which one?
 
 
* Internet Adages
 
In each case, complete the adage.
 
4. Howard G. "Ward" Cunningham, who also developed the wiki, said
that "the best way to get the right answer on the Internet is
not to ask a question, it's to _____".
 
5. Promulgated by American attorney and author Mike Godwin in
1990, Godwin's Law is an Internet adage asserting that "as an
online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison
involving _____ or _____ approaches 1". (Fill in *either*
blank.)
 
6. Poe's Law, given by Nathan Poe in 2005, claims that "without
_____, it is impossible to create a parody of extremism or
fundamentalism that someone won't mistake for the real thing".
 
 
* Tautonyms
 
The scientific names of many animals use the same word twice for
genus and species, e.g. the gorilla, Gorilla gorilla. We give
a tautonymic scientific name and some description; you give the
common name of the animal.
 
Note: The principal word will suffice, e.g. "camel" rather than
"Bactrian camel". But if you give more, then it has to be correct.
 
7. Naja naja. Found in South Asia, this reptile was first described
by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The name "naja" is a Latinization
of the Sanskrit word "naga".
 
8. Bufo bufo. This predominantly land-dwelling amphibian is
found throughout Europe, the western part of North Asia,
and northwest Africa. It has long been associated in popular
culture and literature with witchcraft.
 
9. Vulpes vulpes. This mammal is the most abundant wild carnivore,
found across the entire Northern Hemisphere from the Arctic
Circle to North Africa, North America, and Eurasia. Because of
its widespread distribution and large population, it is one of
the most important animals harvested for the fur trade.
 
 
* Psych Scales
 
10. Developed by Alfred Kinsey and his colleagues in 1948, a
self-administered test evaluates people's preference on a
continuous scale from 0 to 6. What preference is rated using
the Kinsey scale?
 
11. The Hamilton Rating Scale evaluates adults by probing mood,
feelings of guilt, suicide ideation, insomnia, agitation
or retardation, anxiety, weight loss, and somatic symptoms.
Scores of 0 to 7 are considered normal. What does it measure?
 
12. Folstein's Test, a.k.a. the mini-mental state examination,
is a sensitive, valid, and reliable 30-point questionnaire
that is commonly used in medicine and allied health fields.
What mental condition or disorder is it used to screen?
 
 
* Elementary Geography
 
The names of elements are derived from a variety of sources,
including place names.
 
13. Lutetium, atomic number 71, is named after the Latin name of
this European city during the Roman era. Name the city.
 
14. The name of four elements -- yttrium, terbium, erbium, and
ytterbium -- pay tribute to Ytterby, a town in which country?
 
15. Two elements -- manganese and magnesium -- refer to Magnesia, a
district in Thessaly, which is located in which modern-day
country?
 
--
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Toronto | In general, they do what you want, unless you want
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My text in this article is in the public domain.
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Dec 23 11:36AM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 1. Long thought to be a nebula, this was the first galaxy
> determined not to be a part of the Milky Way. It is named for
> the constellation in which it is seen. What constellation?
Andromeda
 
> 4. Howard G. "Ward" Cunningham, who also developed the wiki, said
> that "the best way to get the right answer on the Internet is
> not to ask a question, it's to _____".
Write the answer
> online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison
> involving _____ or _____ approaches 1". (Fill in either
> blank.)
Hitler
> 6. Poe's Law, given by Nathan Poe in 2005, claims that "without
> _____, it is impossible to create a parody of extremism or
> fundamentalism that someone won't mistake for the real thing".
smilies
 
> 7. Naja naja. Found in South Asia, this reptile was first described
> by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The name "naja" is a Latinization
> of the Sanskrit word "naga".
Cobra
> found throughout Europe, the western part of North Asia,
> and northwest Africa. It has long been associated in popular
> culture and literature with witchcraft.
Toad, Newt
> Circle to North Africa, North America, and Eurasia. Because of
> its widespread distribution and large population, it is one of
> the most important animals harvested for the fur trade.
Mink
> self-administered test evaluates people's preference on a
> continuous scale from 0 to 6. What preference is rated using
> the Kinsey scale?
Sexual orientation
> feelings of guilt, suicide ideation, insomnia, agitation
> or retardation, anxiety, weight loss, and somatic symptoms.
> Scores of 0 to 7 are considered normal. What does it measure?
Depression
> is a sensitive, valid, and reliable 30-point questionnaire
> that is commonly used in medicine and allied health fields.
> What mental condition or disorder is it used to screen?
Depression
> including place names.
 
> 13. Lutetium, atomic number 71, is named after the Latin name of
> this European city during the Roman era. Name the city.
Paris
> 14. The name of four elements -- yttrium, terbium, erbium, and
> ytterbium -- pay tribute to Ytterby, a town in which country?
Sweden
> 15. Two elements -- manganese and magnesium -- refer to Magnesia, a
> district in Thessaly, which is located in which modern-day
> country?
Turkey
 
Peter Smyth
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 23 02:17PM


> 1. Long thought to be a nebula, this was the first galaxy
> determined not to be a part of the Milky Way. It is named for
> the constellation in which it is seen. What constellation?
 
Andromeda
 
> 2. This satellite galaxy of the Milky Way is named for a terrestrial
> explorer. Visible only in the Southern Hemisphere, it is also
> the brightest patch of nebulosity in the sky. Name it.
 
Large Magellanic Cloud; Small Magellanic Cloud
 
 
> 4. Howard G. "Ward" Cunningham, who also developed the wiki, said
> that "the best way to get the right answer on the Internet is
> not to ask a question, it's to _____".
 
give a wrong answer
 
> online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison
> involving _____ or _____ approaches 1". (Fill in *either*
> blank.)
 
Hitler
 
 
 
> 7. Naja naja. Found in South Asia, this reptile was first described
> by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The name "naja" is a Latinization
> of the Sanskrit word "naga".
 
cobra
 
> found throughout Europe, the western part of North Asia,
> and northwest Africa. It has long been associated in popular
> culture and literature with witchcraft.
 
toad
 
> Circle to North Africa, North America, and Eurasia. Because of
> its widespread distribution and large population, it is one of
> the most important animals harvested for the fur trade.
 
fox
 
> self-administered test evaluates people's preference on a
> continuous scale from 0 to 6. What preference is rated using
> the Kinsey scale?
 
gender of sexual partners
 
> feelings of guilt, suicide ideation, insomnia, agitation
> or retardation, anxiety, weight loss, and somatic symptoms.
> Scores of 0 to 7 are considered normal. What does it measure?
 
depression
 
> is a sensitive, valid, and reliable 30-point questionnaire
> that is commonly used in medicine and allied health fields.
> What mental condition or disorder is it used to screen?
 
psychosis; depression
 
> * Elementary Geography
 
> 13. Lutetium, atomic number 71, is named after the Latin name of
> this European city during the Roman era. Name the city.
 
Paris
 
> 14. The name of four elements -- yttrium, terbium, erbium, and
> ytterbium -- pay tribute to Ytterby, a town in which country?
 
Sweden
 
> 15. Two elements -- manganese and magnesium -- refer to Magnesia, a
> district in Thessaly, which is located in which modern-day
> country?
 
Greece; Bulgaria
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Dec 23 06:36PM +0100

On 2015-12-23 12:26, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 1. Long thought to be a nebula, this was the first galaxy
> determined not to be a part of the Milky Way. It is named for
> the constellation in which it is seen. What constellation?
 
Andromeda
 
 
> 4. Howard G. "Ward" Cunningham, who also developed the wiki, said
> that "the best way to get the right answer on the Internet is
> not to ask a question, it's to _____".
 
use Wikipedia ?
 
> online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison
> involving _____ or _____ approaches 1". (Fill in *either*
> blank.)
 
Heaven
 
 
> 7. Naja naja. Found in South Asia, this reptile was first described
> by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The name "naja" is a Latinization
> of the Sanskrit word "naga".
 
Kobra.
Sounds like something from riki-tiki-tavi
 
 
 
> Circle to North Africa, North America, and Eurasia. Because of
> its widespread distribution and large population, it is one of
> the most important animals harvested for the fur trade.
 
Wolf; Fox
 
 
> including place names.
 
> 13. Lutetium, atomic number 71, is named after the Latin name of
> this European city during the Roman era. Name the city.
 
Paris
 
 
> 14. The name of four elements -- yttrium, terbium, erbium, and
> ytterbium -- pay tribute to Ytterby, a town in which country?
 
Sweden - probably close to Erland
 
 
> 15. Two elements -- manganese and magnesium -- refer to Magnesia, a
> district in Thessaly, which is located in which modern-day
> country?
 
Greece
 
--
--
Björn
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 23 09:31PM +0100


> 1. Long thought to be a nebula, this was the first galaxy
> determined not to be a part of the Milky Way. It is named for
> the constellation in which it is seen. What constellation?
 
Andromeda

> 2. This satellite galaxy of the Milky Way is named for a terrestrial
> explorer. Visible only in the Southern Hemisphere, it is also
> the brightest patch of nebulosity in the sky. Name it.
 
Magellean clouds

 
> 4. Howard G. "Ward" Cunningham, who also developed the wiki, said
> that "the best way to get the right answer on the Internet is
> not to ask a question, it's to _____".
 
Write the answer

> online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison
> involving _____ or _____ approaches 1". (Fill in *either*
> blank.)
 
Hitler

> 6. Poe's Law, given by Nathan Poe in 2005, claims that "without
> _____, it is impossible to create a parody of extremism or
> fundamentalism that someone won't mistake for the real thing".
 
doubt

> found throughout Europe, the western part of North Asia,
> and northwest Africa. It has long been associated in popular
> culture and literature with witchcraft.
 
Bat

> Circle to North Africa, North America, and Eurasia. Because of
> its widespread distribution and large population, it is one of
> the most important animals harvested for the fur trade.
 
Mink
 
> self-administered test evaluates people's preference on a
> continuous scale from 0 to 6. What preference is rated using
> the Kinsey scale?
 
Sexual

> 13. Lutetium, atomic number 71, is named after the Latin name of
> this European city during the Roman era. Name the city.
 
Paris

> 14. The name of four elements -- yttrium, terbium, erbium, and
> ytterbium -- pay tribute to Ytterby, a town in which country?
 
Sweden. But it's not a town. (Boy, is it popular to ask about these
elements or what?)

> 15. Two elements -- manganese and magnesium -- refer to Magnesia, a
> district in Thessaly, which is located in which modern-day
> country?
 
Greece
 
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 23 09:37PM +0100

>> 14. The name of four elements -- yttrium, terbium, erbium, and
>> ytterbium -- pay tribute to Ytterby, a town in which country?
 
> Sweden - probably close to Erland
 
Yes, it's on Resarö which is just north of Vaxholm.
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Dec 23 03:42PM -0800

On Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at 9:26:31 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 1. Long thought to be a nebula, this was the first galaxy
> determined not to be a part of the Milky Way. It is named for
> the constellation in which it is seen. What constellation?
 
Andromeda
 
> 2. This satellite galaxy of the Milky Way is named for a terrestrial
> explorer. Visible only in the Southern Hemisphere, it is also
> the brightest patch of nebulosity in the sky. Name it.
 
Magellanic cloud
 
 
> 4. Howard G. "Ward" Cunningham, who also developed the wiki, said
> that "the best way to get the right answer on the Internet is
> not to ask a question, it's to _____".
 
Post the wrong answer
 
> online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison
> involving _____ or _____ approaches 1". (Fill in *either*
> blank.)
 
Hitler or Nazis
 
> 6. Poe's Law, given by Nathan Poe in 2005, claims that "without
> _____, it is impossible to create a parody of extremism or
> fundamentalism that someone won't mistake for the real thing".
 
Exception

 
> 7. Naja naja. Found in South Asia, this reptile was first described
> by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The name "naja" is a Latinization
> of the Sanskrit word "naga".
 
Alligator, Komodo dragon

> found throughout Europe, the western part of North Asia,
> and northwest Africa. It has long been associated in popular
> culture and literature with witchcraft.
 
Toad, Frog
 
> Circle to North Africa, North America, and Eurasia. Because of
> its widespread distribution and large population, it is one of
> the most important animals harvested for the fur trade.
 
Fox
 
 
> self-administered test evaluates people's preference on a
> continuous scale from 0 to 6. What preference is rated using
> the Kinsey scale?
 
Promiscuity, Heterosexuality
 
> feelings of guilt, suicide ideation, insomnia, agitation
> or retardation, anxiety, weight loss, and somatic symptoms.
> Scores of 0 to 7 are considered normal. What does it measure?
 
Depression
 
> is a sensitive, valid, and reliable 30-point questionnaire
> that is commonly used in medicine and allied health fields.
> What mental condition or disorder is it used to screen?
 
Schizophrenia, suicide risk
 
> including place names.
 
> 13. Lutetium, atomic number 71, is named after the Latin name of
> this European city during the Roman era. Name the city.
 
Paris
 
> 14. The name of four elements -- yttrium, terbium, erbium, and
> ytterbium -- pay tribute to Ytterby, a town in which country?
 
Sweden
 
> 15. Two elements -- manganese and magnesium -- refer to Magnesia, a
> district in Thessaly, which is located in which modern-day
> country?
 
Greece
 
cheers,
calvin
Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Dec 24 12:57AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:5sydnaDcmtl7GefLnZ2dnUU7-
 
> 1. Long thought to be a nebula, this was the first galaxy
> determined not to be a part of the Milky Way. It is named for
> the constellation in which it is seen. What constellation?
 
Crab
 
 
> 2. This satellite galaxy of the Milky Way is named for a terrestrial
> explorer. Visible only in the Southern Hemisphere, it is also
> the brightest patch of nebulosity in the sky. Name it.
 
Tasman; Vasco da Gama
 
 
> 3. Discovered in 2003, this satellite galaxy is the closest galaxy
> to the Milky Way and is slowly being cannibalized by it.
> Again it is named for a constellation -- which one?
 
Andromeda
 
 
> 4. Howard G. "Ward" Cunningham, who also developed the wiki, said
> that "the best way to get the right answer on the Internet is
> not to ask a question, it's to _____".
 
Google it
 
> online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison
> involving _____ or _____ approaches 1". (Fill in *either*
> blank.)
 
Hitler
 
 
> 7. Naja naja. Found in South Asia, this reptile was first described
> by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The name "naja" is a Latinization
> of the Sanskrit word "naga".
 
Snake
 
> Circle to North Africa, North America, and Eurasia. Because of
> its widespread distribution and large population, it is one of
> the most important animals harvested for the fur trade.
 
Mink; Ermine
 
> self-administered test evaluates people's preference on a
> continuous scale from 0 to 6. What preference is rated using
> the Kinsey scale?
 
Sexual
 
> including place names.
 
> 13. Lutetium, atomic number 71, is named after the Latin name of
> this European city during the Roman era. Name the city.
 
Lucerne
 
 
> 14. The name of four elements -- yttrium, terbium, erbium, and
> ytterbium -- pay tribute to Ytterby, a town in which country?
 
Belgium
 
 
> 15. Two elements -- manganese and magnesium -- refer to Magnesia, a
> district in Thessaly, which is located in which modern-day
> country?
 
Greece
 
 
Pete
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Dec 24 04:11AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:5sydnaDcmtl7GefLnZ2dnUU7-
 
> 1. Long thought to be a nebula, this was the first galaxy
> determined not to be a part of the Milky Way. It is named for
> the constellation in which it is seen. What constellation?
 
Andromeda

> 2. This satellite galaxy of the Milky Way is named for a terrestrial
> explorer. Visible only in the Southern Hemisphere, it is also
> the brightest patch of nebulosity in the sky. Name it.
 
Large Magellanic Cloud
 
 
> 4. Howard G. "Ward" Cunningham, who also developed the wiki, said
> that "the best way to get the right answer on the Internet is
> not to ask a question, it's to _____".
 
post the wrong answer
 
> online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison
> involving _____ or _____ approaches 1". (Fill in *either*
> blank.)
 
Hitler

> found throughout Europe, the western part of North Asia,
> and northwest Africa. It has long been associated in popular
> culture and literature with witchcraft.
 
toad
 
> Circle to North Africa, North America, and Eurasia. Because of
> its widespread distribution and large population, it is one of
> the most important animals harvested for the fur trade.
 
fox

> self-administered test evaluates people's preference on a
> continuous scale from 0 to 6. What preference is rated using
> the Kinsey scale?
 
sexual orientation
 
> including place names.
 
> 13. Lutetium, atomic number 71, is named after the Latin name of
> this European city during the Roman era. Name the city.
 
Paris
 
> 14. The name of four elements -- yttrium, terbium, erbium, and
> ytterbium -- pay tribute to Ytterby, a town in which country?
 
Sweden

> 15. Two elements -- manganese and magnesium -- refer to Magnesia, a
> district in Thessaly, which is located in which modern-day
> country?
 
Greece
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Dec 23 11:55PM -0800

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 1. Long thought to be a nebula, this was the first galaxy
> determined not to be a part of the Milky Way. It is named for
> the constellation in which it is seen. What constellation?
 
Andromeda
 
 
> 2. This satellite galaxy of the Milky Way is named for a terrestrial
> explorer. Visible only in the Southern Hemisphere, it is also
> the brightest patch of nebulosity in the sky. Name it.
 
Large Magellanic Cloud
 
 
> 3. Discovered in 2003, this satellite galaxy is the closest galaxy
> to the Milky Way and is slowly being cannibalized by it.
> Again it is named for a constellation -- which one?
 
Sagitarius
 
 
> 4. Howard G. "Ward" Cunningham, who also developed the wiki, said
> that "the best way to get the right answer on the Internet is
> not to ask a question, it's to _____".
 
make a mistake
 
> online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison
> involving _____ or _____ approaches 1". (Fill in *either*
> blank.)
 
Hitler
 
 
> 6. Poe's Law, given by Nathan Poe in 2005, claims that "without
> _____, it is impossible to create a parody of extremism or
> fundamentalism that someone won't mistake for the real thing".
 
smilies
 
 
> 7. Naja naja. Found in South Asia, this reptile was first described
> by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The name "naja" is a Latinization
> of the Sanskrit word "naga".
 
python
 
> found throughout Europe, the western part of North Asia,
> and northwest Africa. It has long been associated in popular
> culture and literature with witchcraft.
 
toad
 
> Circle to North Africa, North America, and Eurasia. Because of
> its widespread distribution and large population, it is one of
> the most important animals harvested for the fur trade.
 
mink
 
> self-administered test evaluates people's preference on a
> continuous scale from 0 to 6. What preference is rated using
> the Kinsey scale?
 
sexual
 
> including place names.
 
> 13. Lutetium, atomic number 71, is named after the Latin name of
> this European city during the Roman era. Name the city.
 
Paris
 
 
> 14. The name of four elements -- yttrium, terbium, erbium, and
> ytterbium -- pay tribute to Ytterby, a town in which country?
 
Sweden
 
 
> 15. Two elements -- manganese and magnesium -- refer to Magnesia, a
> district in Thessaly, which is located in which modern-day
> country?
 
Greece
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Dec 24 02:47AM -0600

In article <5sydnaDcmtl7GefLnZ2dnUU7-X2dnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says...
 
> 1. Long thought to be a nebula, this was the first galaxy
> determined not to be a part of the Milky Way. It is named for
> the constellation in which it is seen. What constellation?
Andromeda
 
 
> 4. Howard G. "Ward" Cunningham, who also developed the wiki, said
> that "the best way to get the right answer on the Internet is
> not to ask a question, it's to _____".
provide a wrong answer
 
> online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison
> involving _____ or _____ approaches 1". (Fill in *either*
> blank.)
Hitler
 
> 6. Poe's Law, given by Nathan Poe in 2005, claims that "without
> _____, it is impossible to create a parody of extremism or
> fundamentalism that someone won't mistake for the real thing".
a smiley
 
 
> 7. Naja naja. Found in South Asia, this reptile was first described
> by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The name "naja" is a Latinization
> of the Sanskrit word "naga".
cobra
 
> found throughout Europe, the western part of North Asia,
> and northwest Africa. It has long been associated in popular
> culture and literature with witchcraft.
toad
 
> Circle to North Africa, North America, and Eurasia. Because of
> its widespread distribution and large population, it is one of
> the most important animals harvested for the fur trade.
fox
 
> self-administered test evaluates people's preference on a
> continuous scale from 0 to 6. What preference is rated using
> the Kinsey scale?
hetero/homo
 
> feelings of guilt, suicide ideation, insomnia, agitation
> or retardation, anxiety, weight loss, and somatic symptoms.
> Scores of 0 to 7 are considered normal. What does it measure?
depression
 
> including place names.
 
> 13. Lutetium, atomic number 71, is named after the Latin name of
> this European city during the Roman era. Name the city.
Paris
 
> 14. The name of four elements -- yttrium, terbium, erbium, and
> ytterbium -- pay tribute to Ytterby, a town in which country?
Sweden
 
> 15. Two elements -- manganese and magnesium -- refer to Magnesia, a
> district in Thessaly, which is located in which modern-day
> country?
Greece
 
 
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 23 05:20AM -0600

Mark Brader:
> from the 13th century until 1996. It is now a tourist
> attraction, featuring dozens of statues and four chapels,
> carved underground by miners -- out of what?
 
Salt. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Pete, Marc, Björn, Dan Blum, Calvin,
and Dan Tilque.
 
> pilgrims each year and is home to an iconic painting of the
> Virgin Mary. By what name is the iconic Our Lady of Czestochowa
> more familiarly known?
 
The Black Madonna. 4 for Joshua and Pete.
 
> on this city's coat of arms. Legend has it that she has been
> the city's protector after fishermen saved her from imprisonment.
> Name the Polish city.
 
Warsaw. (It's a fresh-water mermaid.) 3 for Peter and Björn.
 
 
> Ghatshila, where Abir lived for 10 years. Ghatshila was also
> home to the author of the autobiographical novels on which the
> 3-part movie series was based. Name the movie *series*.
 
The Apu trilogy. The shot is from "Pather Panchali" (1955); the
other two movies are "Aparajito" (1956) and "Apur Sansar" or "The
World of Apu" (1959). 4 for Joshua and Marc.
 
> 5. Ranchi, which is home to Abir's father, is situated at latitude
> 23½°N. What is the special name given to this latitude?
 
Tropic of Cancer. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Björn, Calvin, and Dan Tilque.
2 for Dan Blum.
 
I wasn't surprised to see that a few people didn't know their
tropics and tried "Tropic of Capricorn", but when someone answered
"Capricorn of Cancer", that did surprise me!
 
> 6. Abir was born in this city, which was the capital of the British
> Raj until the government was moved to (New) Delhi in December
> 1911. Which city?
 
Calcutta (now Kolkata). 4 for Peter, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
2 for Marc and Björn.
 
 
> recommended the project in 1958. It was the largest excavation
> project ever undertaken in Canada and was completed in 1968.
> What was it?
 
Red River Floodway (accepting Duff's Ditch, Duff's Folly, or any
reference to Red River flood control).
 
> politician and activist who once lived there. It is also where
> his body was laid in state for 2 days in December 1885 after
> his execution. Who was he?
 
Louis Riel, of course. 4 for Joshua.
 
> it has been a meeting place for early aboriginal peoples, and
> after colonization it also became a meeting place for European
> fur traders and Métis buffalo hunters. Name it.
 
The Forks.
 
 
 
> 10. Hungary is bordered by 7 countries. Name *either of the two
> countries* that have the longest borders with Hungary: that is,
> either the longest or second-longest of the 7 borders.
 
Slovakia (676 km), Romania (443 km). 4 for Peter, Pete, Marc, Erland
(the hard way), Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Björn.
 
Lengths are according to the CIA World Factbook, which gives
the others as: Austria 366 km, Croatia 329 km, Serbia 166 km,
Ukraine 103 km, Slovenia 102 km.
 
> Gregory VII. In 2006, it also became the final resting place
> of the footballer and manager who has been called the greatest
> soccer player of all time. Name either man.
 
St./King Stephen, Ference Puskas. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Pete, Erland,
and Dan Blum. 3 for Björn.
 
 
> and various gastronomy events. Must-see destinations include
> the resort town Veszeprém, which is home to Castle Hill, an
> elevated walled castle district. Name the lake.
 
Lake Balaton. 4 for Erland.
 
 
> This triple refers to the traditional counties.
 
> 13. The southwest tip of the British mainland, Land's End, is in
> which county?
 
Cornwall. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Pete, Marc, Erland, Gareth, Calvin,
and Dan Tilque.
 
> 14. The counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, together, are known
> as what?
 
East Anglia. 4 for Peter, Marc, Gareth, and Calvin.
 
> 15. Name the smallest county in England. It is bordered by
> Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and Northamptonshire.
 
Rutland. 4 for Peter, Gareth, and Calvin.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
FINAL ROUND-> 2
TOPIC-> Geo
Peter Smyth 35
Joshua Kreitzer 32
Marc Dashevsky 22
Pete Gayde 20
Dan Tilque 20
"Calvin" 20
Björn Lundin 18
Erland Sommarskog 16
Dan Blum 14
Gareth Owen 12
 
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Mark Brader | "Don't get me wrong, perl is an OK operating system,
Toronto | but it lacks a lightweight scripting language."
msb@vex.net | -- Walter Dnes
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 23 01:21PM

> I wasn't surprised to see that a few people didn't know their
> tropics and tried "Tropic of Capricorn", but when someone answered
> "Capricorn of Cancer", that did surprise me!
 
Oh that was a brainfart! I did actually spend some thinking effort on
determing which capricorn, eh, tropic is in which hemisphere.
 
To understand what happened we need to know that the names for the signs
of the Zodiac are entirely different in Swedish than in English. Or, rather,
the Swedish names are in Swedish, in difference to the English names that
are in Latin. But else the names are the same, as far as I know. Also, the
word for "tropic" is different. The Swedish word "vändkrets" translates to
"turning circuit".
 
So I had to decide whether we talking about the turning circuit of the cray
fish ("kräfta") or the stone goat ("stenbock"). The cray fish is easy,
because "kräfta" was used in older days for the disease. I also happen to
know that the sign is summer, so I gathered that there should be a
connection, so I drew a sigh of release when I was sure that the answer was
"cancer", since I thought I did not know the name for the stone goat. Which
I did after all, but it had fallen in the wrong slot.
 
Boy, so much easier this world would be if everyone spoke Swedish!
 
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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Dec 23 06:28PM +0100

On 2015-12-23 14:21, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
 
> Boy, so much easier this world would be if everyone spoke Swedish!
 
Yes, much easier :-)
 
 
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Björn
swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Dec 23 06:28PM -0800

On Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at 8:24:15 AM UTC-5, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
> "cancer", since I thought I did not know the name for the stone goat. Which
> I did after all, but it had fallen in the wrong slot.
 
> Boy, so much easier this world would be if everyone spoke Swedish!
 
höra höra
 
swp
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