Sunday, January 31, 2016

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 1 topic

Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 30 07:51PM -0800

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 3. Who announced in 1865 the concepts of dominant and recessive
> hereditary traits, based on his years of experiments with
> pea plants?
 
Gregor Mendel
 
 
> 4. Speaking of living things, tamarins, uakaris, and kipunjis are
> all species of what?
 
primates
 
 
> 5. What pianist who lived 1917-82 had the middle name Sphere?
 
> 6. Speaking of musicians, from 1966 to 1968, who were Davy, Michael,
> Micky, and Peter?
 
The Monkeys
 
> title character of both a TV series and a tie-in series of comic
> mystery novels? The books were written first by Lee Goldberg
> and then by Hy Conrad.
 
Columbo
 
> called wolf's bane because the poison was used against wolves.
> Still another name for the plants relates the shape of their
> blue flowers to an item of clothing. What's that name?
 
bluebonnet
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 31 11:30AM +0100

>> 6. Speaking of musicians, from 1966 to 1968, who were Davy, Michael,
>> Micky, and Peter?
 
> The Monkeys
 
I am glad to see that I am the only one who can't spell them. I was
quite sure that their name were spelled differently, but not of the
variations I tried seemed right. I was thinking that I should leave a
note about it, but then I forgot it.
 
Knowing Mark, I doubt that this correct spelling of their mispelled name
will reward any points.
 
Here is a fairly obscure read-my-thoughts piece of trivia: when I first
saw the time frame and the list of names my first thought was "what a funny
question and there is one name too few". So which quintet named after the
members slipped into my mind?
 
--
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Saturday, January 30, 2016

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 14 updates in 3 topics

Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jan 29 07:04AM -0600

In article <RaSdnbcRfLOijzbLnZ2dnUU7-eWdnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says...
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Entertainment - Mothers & Daughters
 
> We'll name a famous female and you name that person's *mother*.
 
> 1. Suri Cruise, born 2006.
Katie Holmes
 
> 2. Rumer Willis, born 1988.
Demi Moore
 
> 3. Caroline, Princess of Hanover, born 1957.
Grace Kelly
 
> 4. Charlotte Gainsbourg, born 1971.
Jane Birkin
 
> 5. Kate Hudson, born 1979.
Goldie Hawn
 
> 6. Apple Martin, born 2004.
Gwyneth Paltrow
 
> 7. Gwyneth Paltrow, born 1972.
Blythe Danner
 
> 8. Carrie Fisher, born 1956.
Debbie Reynolds
 
> 9. Liza Minnelli, born 1946.
Judy Garland
 
 
> It's Beer Week in Toronto. In each case, you will be given the
> name of a beer. Identify the beer's country of origin.
 
> 1. Kingfisher.
India
 
> 2. Kronenbourg 1664.
Germany
 
> 3. Peroni.
Italy
 
> 4. Bass.
U.K.
 
> 5. Stiegl.
Austria
 
> 6. Carlsberg.
Denmark
 
> 7. Castlemaine XXXX ("four X").
> 8. Yuengling.
U.S.
 
> 9. Red Stripe.
Jamaica
 
 
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 29 02:49PM


> * Game 2, Round 2 - Entertainment - Mothers & Daughters
 
> 1. Suri Cruise, born 2006.
 
Katie Holmes
 
> 2. Rumer Willis, born 1988.
 
Demi Moore
 
> 3. Caroline, Princess of Hanover, born 1957.
 
Princess Grace
 
> 5. Kate Hudson, born 1979.
 
Meg Ryan
 
> 6. Apple Martin, born 2004.
 
Gwyneth Paltrow
 
> 8. Carrie Fisher, born 1956.
 
Debbie Reynolds
 
> 9. Liza Minnelli, born 1946.
 
Judy Garland
 
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Geography - Happy New Beer!
 
> 1. Kingfisher.
 
Jamaica; UK
 
> 2. Kronenbourg 1664.
 
Germany
 
> 3. Peroni.
 
Italy; Belgium
 
> 4. Bass.
 
UK
 
> 5. Stiegl.
 
Belgium; Netherlands
 
> 6. Carlsberg.
 
Denmark
 
> 7. Castlemaine XXXX ("four X").
 
Australia; Canada
 
> 8. Yuengling.
 
USA
 
> 9. Red Stripe.
 
Jamaica
 
> 10. A. Lecoq. Hint: the fact that this beer is *not* from a
> French-speaking country is an important plot point in Peter
> Robinson's "Watching the Dark".
 
Germany; Netherlands
 
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_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Jan 29 03:41PM

On Fri, 29 Jan 2016 01:18:23 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 1. Suri Cruise, born 2006.
> 2. Rumer Willis, born 1988.
> 3. Caroline, Princess of Hanover, born 1957.
 
Grace Kelly
 
> 4. Charlotte Gainsbourg, born 1971.
> 5. Kate Hudson, born 1979.
> 6. Apple Martin, born 2004.
 
Gwyneth Paltrow
 
> 7. Gwyneth Paltrow, born 1972.
 
Blythe Danner
 
> 8. Carrie Fisher, born 1956.
 
Debbie Reynolds
 
> 9. Liza Minnelli, born 1946.
 
Judy Garland
 
 
> It's Beer Week in Toronto. In each case, you will be given the name of
> a beer. Identify the beer's country of origin.
 
> 1. Kingfisher.
 
India
 
> 2. Kronenbourg 1664.
 
France
 
> 3. Peroni.
 
Italy
 
> 4. Bass.
 
England
 
> 5. Stiegl.
 
Germany
 
> 6. Carlsberg.
 
Denmark
 
> 7. Castlemaine XXXX ("four X").
 
Australia
 
> 8. Yuengling.
 
US of A
 
> 9. Red Stripe.
 
Jamaica
 
 
> 10. A. Lecoq. Hint: the fact that this beer is *not* from a
> French-speaking country is an important plot point in Peter
> Robinson's "Watching the Dark".
 
(I know this won't score points) One of the former Soviet Union countries,
but I don't have a clue which one (based on the hint)
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jan 29 05:04PM +0100

On 2016-01-29 08:18, Mark Brader wrote:
> 7. Gwyneth Paltrow, born 1972.
> 8. Carrie Fisher, born 1956.
> 9. Liza Minnelli, born 1946.
Judy Garland
 
 
> It's Beer Week in Toronto. In each case, you will be given the
> name of a beer. Identify the beer's country of origin.
 
> 1. Kingfisher.
USA
> 2. Kronenbourg 1664.
France
> 3. Peroni.
Italy
> 4. Bass.
Belgium
> 5. Stiegl.
Germany
> 6. Carlsberg.
Denmark
> 7. Castlemaine XXXX ("four X").
The UK
> 8. Yuengling.
China
> 9. Red Stripe.
Canada
 
> 10. A. Lecoq. Hint: the fact that this beer is *not* from a
> French-speaking country is an important plot point in Peter
> Robinson's "Watching the Dark".
 
The Netherlands
 
 
--
--
Björn
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jan 29 06:13PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Entertainment - Mothers & Daughters
 
> We'll name a famous female and you name that person's mother.
 
> 1. Suri Cruise, born 2006.
Katie Holmes
> 2. Rumer Willis, born 1988.
Demi Moore
> 3. Caroline, Princess of Hanover, born 1957.
Grace Kelly
> 4. Charlotte Gainsbourg, born 1971.
Jane Birkin
> 5. Kate Hudson, born 1979.
Goldie Hawn
> 6. Apple Martin, born 2004.
Gwyneth Paltrow
> 7. Gwyneth Paltrow, born 1972.
> 8. Carrie Fisher, born 1956.
> 9. Liza Minnelli, born 1946.
Judy Garland
 
> It's Beer Week in Toronto. In each case, you will be given the
> name of a beer. Identify the beer's country of origin.
 
> 1. Kingfisher.
India
> 2. Kronenbourg 1664.
France
> 3. Peroni.
Italy
> 4. Bass.
Ireland
> 5. Stiegl.
Germany
> 6. Carlsberg.
Denmark
> 7. Castlemaine XXXX ("four X").
Australia
> 8. Yuengling.
China
> 9. Red Stripe.
Jamaica
> 10. A. Lecoq. Hint: the fact that this beer is not from a
> French-speaking country is an important plot point in Peter
> Robinson's "Watching the Dark".
Spain
 
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 29 09:10PM +0100


> It's Beer Week in Toronto. In each case, you will be given the
> name of a beer. Identify the beer's country of origin.
 
> 1. Kingfisher.
 
India
 
> 2. Kronenbourg 1664.
 
Belgium
 
> 3. Peroni.
 
Italy
 
> 4. Bass.
 
UK
 
> 5. Stiegl.
 
Austria
 
> 6. Carlsberg.
 
Denmark
 
> 7. Castlemaine XXXX ("four X").
 
France
 
> 8. Yuengling.
 
South Korea
 
> 9. Red Stripe.
 
Australia

> 10. A. Lecoq. Hint: the fact that this beer is *not* from a
> French-speaking country is an important plot point in Peter
> Robinson's "Watching the Dark".
 
Mexico
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 29 11:59PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:RaSdnbcRfLOijzbLnZ2dnUU7-
 
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Entertainment - Mothers & Daughters
 
> We'll name a famous female and you name that person's *mother*.
 
> 1. Suri Cruise, born 2006.
 
Katie Holmes
 
> 2. Rumer Willis, born 1988.
 
Demi Moore
 
> 3. Caroline, Princess of Hanover, born 1957.
 
Princess Grace of Monaco
 
> 4. Charlotte Gainsbourg, born 1971.
 
Jane Birkin
 
> 5. Kate Hudson, born 1979.
 
Goldie Hawn
 
> 6. Apple Martin, born 2004.
 
Gwyneth Paltrow
 
> 7. Gwyneth Paltrow, born 1972.
 
Blythe Danner
 
> 8. Carrie Fisher, born 1956.
 
Debbie Reynolds
 
> 9. Liza Minnelli, born 1946.
 
Judy Garland
 
> 10. Ava Philippe ("Philip-ee"), born 1999.
 
Reese Witherspoon

 
> It's Beer Week in Toronto. In each case, you will be given the
> name of a beer. Identify the beer's country of origin.
 
> 1. Kingfisher.
 
Australia
 
> 2. Kronenbourg 1664.
 
Austria; Belgium
 
> 3. Peroni.
 
Italy
 
> 4. Bass.
 
Ireland
 
> 5. Stiegl.
 
Austria; Germany
 
> 6. Carlsberg.
 
Denmark
 
> 7. Castlemaine XXXX ("four X").
 
UK; New Zealand
 
> 8. Yuengling.
 
United States
 
> 9. Red Stripe.
 
Jamaica

> 10. A. Lecoq. Hint: the fact that this beer is *not* from a
> French-speaking country is an important plot point in Peter
> Robinson's "Watching the Dark".
 
Netherlands; Czech Republic
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Jan 29 05:42PM -0800

On Friday, January 29, 2016 at 2:18:24 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Entertainment - Mothers & Daughters
 
> We'll name a famous female and you name that person's *mother*.
 
> 1. Suri Cruise, born 2006.
Katie Holmes
> 2. Rumer Willis, born 1988.
Demi Moore
> 3. Caroline, Princess of Hanover, born 1957.
Queen Elizabeth II
> 4. Charlotte Gainsbourg, born 1971.
> 5. Kate Hudson, born 1979.
Goldie Hawn
> 6. Apple Martin, born 2004.
Gwyneth Paltrow
> 7. Gwyneth Paltrow, born 1972.
Blythe Danner
> 8. Carrie Fisher, born 1956.
Debbie Reynolds
> 9. Liza Minnelli, born 1946.
Judy Garland
> 6. Carlsberg.
> 7. Castlemaine XXXX ("four X").
> 8. Yuengling.
Japan
> 9. Red Stripe.
Jamaica
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 29 09:00PM +0100

> 3. Who announced in 1865 the concepts of dominant and recessive
> hereditary traits, based on his years of experiments with
> pea plants?
 
Mendel

> 4. Speaking of living things, tamarins, uakaris, and kipunjis are
> all species of what?
 
Bowl plants

> 6. Speaking of musicians, from 1966 to 1968, who were Davy, Michael,
> Micky, and Peter?
 
The Monkeys

 
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 29 02:46PM

> > of these properties.
 
> Park Place, Boardwalk. 4 for Bruce, Marc, Dan Tilque, Joshua,
> Jason, and Pete.
 
Although it doesn't really matter, I believe I answered this correctly.
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 29 08:49AM -0600

Mark Brader:
>> Park Place, Boardwalk. 4 for Bruce, Marc, Dan Tilque, Joshua,
>> Jason, and Pete.

Dan Blum:
> Although it doesn't really matter, I believe I answered this correctly.
 
You believe incorrectly:
 
| Park Place and Broadway
 
--
Mark Brader "I used to own a mind like a steel trap.
Toronto Perhaps if I'd specified a brass one, it
msb@vex.net wouldn't have rusted like this." --Greg Goss
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 29 03:05PM

> > Although it doesn't really matter, I believe I answered this correctly.
 
> You believe incorrectly:
 
> | Park Place and Broadway
 
Oops.
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 29 04:09PM


> Rhianna (Robyn Fenty). 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Marc,
> Calvin, Joshua, and Jason. Of these, only Bruce and Marc spelled
> it correctly.
 
By "correctly" I hope you mean "Rihanna."
 
http://www.rihannanow.com/
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 29 01:02PM -0600

Mark Brader:
>> Rhianna (Robyn Fenty). 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Marc,
>> Calvin, Joshua, and Jason. Of these, only Bruce and Marc spelled
>> it correctly.

Dan Blum:
> By "correctly" I hope you mean "Rihanna."
 
No, I mean the Bloor St. Irregulars misspelled it and I believed them.
Apologies to Dan, Peter, Calvin, Joshua, and Jason.
--
Mark Brader | "Youths steal funds for charity"
Toronto | --White Plains, NY, Reporter Dispatch
msb@vex.net | February 17, 1982
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Friday, January 29, 2016

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 7 updates in 3 topics

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 29 01:18AM -0600

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-09-28,
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 the Bloor St. Irregulars,
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 2, Round 2 - Entertainment - Mothers & Daughters
 
We'll name a famous female and you name that person's *mother*.
 
1. Suri Cruise, born 2006.
2. Rumer Willis, born 1988.
3. Caroline, Princess of Hanover, born 1957.
4. Charlotte Gainsbourg, born 1971.
5. Kate Hudson, born 1979.
6. Apple Martin, born 2004.
7. Gwyneth Paltrow, born 1972.
8. Carrie Fisher, born 1956.
9. Liza Minnelli, born 1946.
10. Ava Philippe ("Philip-ee"), born 1999.
 
 
* Game 2, Round 3 - Geography - Happy New Beer!
 
It's Beer Week in Toronto. In each case, you will be given the
name of a beer. Identify the beer's country of origin.
 
1. Kingfisher.
2. Kronenbourg 1664.
3. Peroni.
4. Bass.
5. Stiegl.
6. Carlsberg.
7. Castlemaine XXXX ("four X").
8. Yuengling.
9. Red Stripe.
 
10. A. Lecoq. Hint: the fact that this beer is *not* from a
French-speaking country is an important plot point in Peter
Robinson's "Watching the Dark".
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Canadian seals deal with creditors"
msb@vex.net | --Globe & Mail, Toronto, July 1, 1997
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 29 01:16AM -0600

Mark Brader:
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
Game 1 is over and the winner is JOSHUA KREITZER. Hearty
congratulations, sir!
 
 
> * Game 1, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - NATO Phonetic Alphabet
 
> For each of these questions, the answer is one of the 26 words
> that form the modern-day NATO phonetic alphabet.
 
(Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India,
Juliet, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo,
Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, Zulu --
now you know.)
 
 
> 1. What country is the 7th-largest in the world by land area?
 
India. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin,
Joshua, and Jason.
 
> 2. In Greek mythology, which mountain nymph fell in love with
> Narcissus?
 
Echo. 4 for Dan Blum, Björn, Peter, Bruce, Marc, Dan Tilque,
and Joshua.
 
> 3. The first winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1901 won
> the award because he discovered the what?
 
X-ray. 4 for Dan Blum, Björn, Peter, Bruce, Marc, Dan Tilque,
Calvin, and Joshua. Giggle points to Calvin for "whiskey would be
equally deserving".
 
> 4. Which Canadian province extends the furthest north?
 
Quebec. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin,
and Joshua.
 
Yukon is neither a province (it's a territory), nor does it include
Canada's northernmost point (that's in Nunavut, which is also
a territory), nor is it part of the NATO alphabet (see above).
Other than that it was a good guess. :-)
 
> 5. Annika Sorenstam, Bobby Jones, and Fuzzy Zoeller (pronounced
> "Zeller") are famous names in which sport?
 
Golf. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Björn, Peter, Bruce, Erland,
Marc, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Joshua, Jason, and Pete.
 
> 6. What month is the wettest month of the year, on average,
> in Vancouver?
 
November. 4 for Peter, Bruce, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Joshua.
2 for Björn.
 
> 7. In US television, to find shows like "The Real Housewives of
> Miami" and "Top Chef", you would tune to what?
 
Bravo. It's a cable TV channel. 4 for Peter, Bruce, Marc,
Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Jason. 2 for Calvin.
 
> 8. With 8,700,000 people in the city proper, what is the
> third-largest city in the Americas by population (behind
> São Paulo and Mexico City)?
 
Lima. 4 for Peter, Bruce, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Joshua.
 
This one turns out to be arguable, which I didn't realize when posting
the question. The issue is what entity, if any, should be treated
as the "city proper" for Lima. Wikipedia treats the *province* of
Lima (which is pretty much fully urban and is *smaller* than Lima's
metropolitan area) as the "city proper", and this is the basis for
the claim that it ranks third. If Lima is disqualified, though,
then the third-largest is New York. As a two-word name, that one
could not be part of the NATO alphabet; and indeed no other large
cities in the Americas appear in the NATO alphabet. So my apologies
for the wording, but Lima is still the only answer I'm accepting.
 
> 9. What is the first name of the current head coach of the Toronto
> Maple Leafs?
 
Mike. (Babcock.) 4 for Peter and Dan Tilque. 2 for Calvin.
 
"Michael" is not part of the NATO alphabet.
 
> 10. Named after the man who allegedly invented it in 1914, what
> dance is similar in look to a waltz, but is in 4/4 time rather
> than 3/4?
 
Foxtrot. (After Harry Fox.) 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Marc,
Dan Tilque, Calvin, Joshua, and Pete.
 
 
> * Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Diamonds
 
This was the easiest round in the original game, and the
fourth-easiest of the entire season.
 
> American institution, which has hosted it in the National
> Museum of Natural History since that time. Name the
> *institution* that currently owns the Hope Diamond.
 
Smithsonian Institution. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Marc,
Dan Tilque, Calvin, Joshua, and Jason.
 
> is perhaps best-known today for a financial award given to
> foreign students pursing post-graduate studies at Oxford.
> Name that businessman.
 
Cecil J. Rhodes. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Erland, Marc,
Dan Tilque, Calvin, Joshua, and Pete.
 
> diamonds, is named for a city east of the confluence of the
> Vaal and Orange rivers. In which *country* would you find
> this particular city of Kimberley?
 
South Africa. 4 for Dan Blum, Björn, Peter, Bruce, Erland, Marc,
Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Joshua.
 
> is located in another region named Kimberley in an Australian
> state. *Name this state*, the largest in Australia, with
> its capital at Perth.
 
Western Australia. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Erland, Dan Tilque,
Calvin, Joshua, and Pete. 3 for Björn.
 
> ring is depicted on the Luxury Tax space, which lies between
> the two most valuable properties in the game. Name *both*
> of these properties.
 
Park Place, Boardwalk. 4 for Bruce, Marc, Dan Tilque, Joshua,
Jason, and Pete.
 
> Nintendo. The series revolves around Ash Ketchum's quest
> to capture the namesake creatures and challenge gym leaders.
> Name this *series* of video games.
 
Pokemon. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Jason.
 
> like a diamond" in her song "Diamonds", which spent 3 weeks
> atop the Billboard Hot 100. *Name this singer*, who also
> had a very troubled relationship with singer Chris Brown.
 
Rhianna (Robyn Fenty). 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Marc,
Calvin, Joshua, and Jason. Of these, only Bruce and Marc spelled
it correctly.
 
> did take his cover of it to #1 for 2 weeks in January
> 1975, topping the #4 performance of his previous single
> "The Bitch is Back". Name *him*.
 
Elton John (Reginald Dwight). 4 for Peter, Bruce, Erland, Calvin,
Joshua, Jason, and Pete.
 
> as a 10 on a scale of mineral hardness named for a German
> geologist; corundum, which includes sapphires and rubies,
> rates a 9. Name that scale.
 
Mohs. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Erland, Marc, Dan Tilque,
Calvin, Joshua, and Jason.
 
> of the Earth, which contains the D'' sublayer and has the
> Mohorovicic discontinuity as its upper boundary. Name this
> layer of the Earth.
 
Mantle. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Erland, Marc, Dan Tilque,
Calvin, and Pete.
 
> novel ever written. Name the *author* of "The Moonstone",
> who also wrote about Walter Hartwright's encounter with
> the title figure in "The Woman in White".
 
Wilkie Collins. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin, and Joshua.
 
> "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz". Name this *author*, who
> may be better known for a novel where Myrtle Wilson is run
> over by a car belonging to the title resident of West Egg.
 
F. Scott Fitzgerald. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, and Jason.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Lit Sci Geo Spo Can Ent Mis Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 36 28 40 22 4 35 36 44 219
Dan Blum 32 32 36 11 0 35 24 40 199
Peter Smyth 16 24 32 40 0 12 40 40 192
Marc Dashevsky 32 32 36 8 0 35 20 28 183
Dan Tilque 24 23 40 8 0 23 40 32 182
Bruce Bowler 0 36 40 0 0 23 36 36 171
"Calvin" 24 8 0 37 0 27 32 40 168
Gareth Owen 36 24 40 32 0 35 -- -- 167
Jason Kreitzer 28 8 24 0 0 32 12 28 132
Pete Gayde 19 12 32 28 0 19 8 20 130
Erland Sommarskog 8 16 32 24 0 4 16 24 120
Björn Lundin 16 15 24 8 0 20 14 7 97
 
--
Mark Brader | "Some societies define themselves by being open to new
Toronto | influences, others define their identity by resisting.
msb@vex.net | In either case, they take the consequences."
--Donna Richoux
My text in this article is in the public domain.
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 28 03:07PM


> 2. Who made the erroneous calculations that led to the numbering
> of years we now use, resulting in several years of the lifetime
> of Jesus being called "Before Christ"?
 
St. Augustine
 
> 3. Who announced in 1865 the concepts of dominant and recessive
> hereditary traits, based on his years of experiments with
> pea plants?
 
Gregor Mendel
 
> 4. Speaking of living things, tamarins, uakaris, and kipunjis are
> all species of what?
 
monkey
 
> 5. What pianist who lived 1917-82 had the middle name Sphere?
 
Thelonius Monk
 
> 6. Speaking of musicians, from 1966 to 1968, who were Davy, Michael,
> Micky, and Peter?
 
The Monkees
 
> title character of both a TV series and a tie-in series of comic
> mystery novels? The books were written first by Lee Goldberg
> and then by Hy Conrad.
 
Gregory Monk
 
> called wolf's bane because the poison was used against wolves.
> Still another name for the plants relates the shape of their
> blue flowers to an item of clothing. What's that name?
 
monkshood
 
> have finished with the quiz: Ubj znal dhrfgvbaf unq lbh nafjrerq
> jura lbh svtherq bhg jung gur gurzr jnf? (Naq, whfg nf n znggre
> bs vagrerfg, juvpu barf?)
 
three - 3, 4, and 6
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jan 28 09:29AM -0600

In article <9smdnT_bd5iVPDTLnZ2dnUU7-VednZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says...
 
> 2. Who made the erroneous calculations that led to the numbering
> of years we now use, resulting in several years of the lifetime
> of Jesus being called "Before Christ"?
Gregorian Monk
 
> 3. Who announced in 1865 the concepts of dominant and recessive
> hereditary traits, based on his years of experiments with
> pea plants?
Gregor Mendel
 
> 4. Speaking of living things, tamarins, uakaris, and kipunjis are
> all species of what?
monkeys
 
> 5. What pianist who lived 1917-82 had the middle name Sphere?
Thelonius Monk
 
> 6. Speaking of musicians, from 1966 to 1968, who were Davy, Michael,
> Micky, and Peter?
The Monkees
 
> 7. For most of the run of "Seinfeld", what was the coffee show
> where the characters regularly got together?
Monk's Cafe
 
> title character of both a TV series and a tie-in series of comic
> mystery novels? The books were written first by Lee Goldberg
> and then by Hy Conrad.
Mark Monk
 
> called wolf's bane because the poison was used against wolves.
> Still another name for the plants relates the shape of their
> blue flowers to an item of clothing. What's that name?
Monks Hood
 
> 11. How many questions had you answered
> when you figured out what the theme was? (And, just as a matter
> of interest, which ones?)
3->4->5->noticed theme
 
 
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Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jan 28 06:13PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 2. Who made the erroneous calculations that led to the numbering
> of years we now use, resulting in several years of the lifetime
> of Jesus being called "Before Christ"?
Augustine of Hippo
> 3. Who announced in 1865 the concepts of dominant and recessive
> hereditary traits, based on his years of experiments with
> pea plants?
Gregor Mendel
> 4. Speaking of living things, tamarins, uakaris, and kipunjis are
> all species of what?
Monkeys
> 5. What pianist who lived 1917-82 had the middle name Sphere?
Liberace
> 6. Speaking of musicians, from 1966 to 1968, who were Davy, Michael,
> Micky, and Peter?
The Monkees
> have finished with the quiz: How many questions had you answered
> when you figured out what the theme was? (And, just as a matter
> of interest, which ones?)
 
I don't know what the theme is, unless it is something to do with
monkeys.
 
Peter Smyth
Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jan 29 04:00AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:8KidnSEaX_7EPDTLnZ2dnUU7-
> 14 years, 1980-93. In his whole 16-year NFL career his total
> gains on running plays were over 13,000 yards, and on passes
> a similar amount. He made the Hall of Fame in 2008. Name him.
 
Art Monk
 
 
> 4. Speaking of living things, tamarins, uakaris, and kipunjis are
> all species of what?
 
> 5. What pianist who lived 1917-82 had the middle name Sphere?
 
Thelonius Monk
 
 
> 6. Speaking of musicians, from 1966 to 1968, who were Davy, Michael,
> Micky, and Peter?
 
The Monkees
 
 
> 7. For most of the run of "Seinfeld", what was the coffee show
> where the characters regularly got together?
 
Monk's
 
> have finished with the quiz: Ubj znal dhrfgvbaf unq lbh nafjrerq
> jura lbh svtherq bhg jung gur gurzr jnf? (Naq, whfg nf n znggre
> bs vagrerfg, juvpu barf?)
 
2 (1 and 5)
 
 
Pete
"Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Jan 28 10:38PM -0500

On 2016-01-28, Mark Brader wrote:
...
> 14 years, 1980-93. In his whole 16-year NFL career his total
> gains on running plays were over 13,000 yards, and on passes
> a similar amount. He made the Hall of Fame in 2008. Name him.
 
James Monk
 
> 2. Who made the erroneous calculations that led to the numbering
> of years we now use, resulting in several years of the lifetime
> of Jesus being called "Before Christ"?
 
Dionysus Exiguus
 
> 3. Who announced in 1865 the concepts of dominant and recessive
> hereditary traits, based on his years of experiments with
> pea plants?
 
Gregor Mendel
 
> 4. Speaking of living things, tamarins, uakaris, and kipunjis are
> all species of what?
 
Monkeys
 
> 5. What pianist who lived 1917-82 had the middle name Sphere?
 
Thelonious Monk
 
> 6. Speaking of musicians, from 1966 to 1968, who were Davy, Michael,
> Micky, and Peter?
 
The Monkees
 
> 7. For most of the run of "Seinfeld", what was the coffee show
> where the characters regularly got together?
 
Monk's Cafe
 
> title character of both a TV series and a tie-in series of comic
> mystery novels? The books were written first by Lee Goldberg
> and then by Hy Conrad.
 
Adrian Monk
 
> of them that are set in Victorian-era Britain. One of her
> lead characters is Thomas Pitt. Name the other one, who was
> introduced as an amnesiac in "The Face of a Stranger".
 
William Monk
 
> called wolf's bane because the poison was used against wolves.
> Still another name for the plants relates the shape of their
> blue flowers to an item of clothing. What's that name?
 
Monk's Hood
 
> have finished with the quiz: Ubj znal dhrfgvbaf unq lbh nafjrerq
> jura lbh svtherq bhg jung gur gurzr jnf? (Naq, whfg nf n znggre
> bs vagrerfg, juvpu barf?)
 
Three questions: 4, 6, and 9; the theme enabled me to fill in some
others. Q1 is a guess.
 
 
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Thursday, January 28, 2016

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 8 updates in 4 topics

Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 27 08:42PM -0800

Dan Tilque wrote:
 
Answers (the language is parens)
 
 
> 1. yellow (sc)
 
Amarillo TX (Spanish)
 
> 2. red stick (sc)
 
Baton Rouge LA (French)
 
> 3. mouse's mouth (se)
 
Boca Raton FL (Spanish)
 
> 4. wooded (nw)
 
Boise ID (French)
 
> 5. to draw fish out of water (Tennessee)
 
Chattanooga TN (Cherokee)
 
> 6. wild garlic (nc)
 
Chicago IL (Miami-Illinois)
 
> 7. heart of an awl (nw)
 
Coeur d'Alene ID (French)
 
> 8. body of Christ (sc)
 
Corpus Christi TX (Latin)
 
> 9. of the monks (nc)
 
Des Moines IA (French)
 
> 10. the step (sw)
 
El Paso TX (Spanish)
 
> 11. clear water (nc)
 
Eau Claire WI (French)
 
> 12. ash tree (sw)
 
Fresno CA (Spanish)
 
> 13. the meadows (sw)
 
Las Vegas NV (Spanish)
 
> 14. the cats (sw)
 
Los Gatos CA (Spanish)
 
> 15. mercy (sw)
 
Merced CA (Spanish)
 
I gave credit for Mercedes here. It seemed close enough to a typo, and I
gave credit for a couple of them elsewhere.
 
> 16. city of water (nc)
 
Minneapolis MN (Dakota and Greek)
 
> 17. modest (sw)
 
Modesto CA (Spanish)
 
> 18. royal mountain (c)
 
Montreal QC (French)
 
> 19. red people city (sc)
 
Oklahoma City OK (Choctaw and English)
 
> 20. famous land (Florida)
 
Orlando FL (Italian)
 
Note: This name is the Italian form of Roland, which is a Frankish
(Germanic) name. Thus the "land" part of it is actually cognate with the
English word.
 
> 21. tall tree (sw)
 
Palo Alto CA (Spanish)
 
> 22. where the river narrows (c)
 
Quebec QC (Algonquin)
 
> 23. queen (c)
 
Regina SK (Latin)
 
> 24. sacrament (sw)
 
Sacramento CA (Spanish)
 
> 25. peace (nw, ne)
 
Salem OR, MA (Hebrew)
 
> 26. saint faith (sw)
 
Santa Fe NM (Spanish)
 
> 27. high land (nc)
 
Terre Haute IN (French)
 
> 28. place where we dug potatoes (Kansas)
 
Topeka KS (Kansa-Osage)
 
> 29. where there are trees in the water (c)
 
Toronto ON (Iroquoian)
 
> 30. many waters (nw)
 
Walla Walla WA (Walla Walla)
 
 
Scores: To avoid line-wrap, I've broken the table into two parts
 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Mark B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Erland 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
Dan Blum 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
Chris Johnson 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
Marc D 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Pete 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
"Calvin" 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 T
Mark B 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 26
Erland 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 22
Dan Blum 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 20
Chris Johnson 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 17
Marc D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 15
Pete 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 13
"Calvin" 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
 
Thanks to everyone who played. Congratulations to Mark and a Well Done
to Erland.
 
So over to Mark for RQ #209...
 
--
Dan Tilque
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 27 11:03PM -0600

This is Rotating Quiz #209.
 
 
My thanks to Dan Tilque for running RQ 208 and for writing a
contest that allowed me to win. The winner of RQ 209, in turn,
will be the first choice to set RQ 210, in whatever manner they
prefer.
 
Please answer these questions based only on your own knowledge; put
all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question before
each one. In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker is shown below;
the second tiebreaker will be who answered the hardest questions;
and the third tiebreaker will be who posted first.
 
Answer slates must be posted by Tuesday, February 2 (by Toronto
time, zone -5), which gives you almost exactly 6 days from the
time of posting.
 
 
*ATTENTION!* This is not QFTCI! In all cases where the name
of a real or fictional person is asked for, you *must* give the
*two-word* name as commonly used. Normally this will be the
first and last name, but for historical figures it might be a
name and soubriquet. Likewise, for a real or fictional business,
you must give the full name as commonly used.
 
 
1. This man was a wide receiver for the Washington Redskins for
14 years, 1980-93. In his whole 16-year NFL career his total
gains on running plays were over 13,000 yards, and on passes
a similar amount. He made the Hall of Fame in 2008. Name him.
 
2. Who made the erroneous calculations that led to the numbering
of years we now use, resulting in several years of the lifetime
of Jesus being called "Before Christ"?
 
3. Who announced in 1865 the concepts of dominant and recessive
hereditary traits, based on his years of experiments with
pea plants?
 
4. Speaking of living things, tamarins, uakaris, and kipunjis are
all species of what?
 
5. What pianist who lived 1917-82 had the middle name Sphere?
 
6. Speaking of musicians, from 1966 to 1968, who were Davy, Michael,
Micky, and Peter?
 
7. For most of the run of "Seinfeld", what was the coffee show
where the characters regularly got together?
 
8. Speaking of TV series, what obsessive-compulsive man was the
title character of both a TV series and a tie-in series of comic
mystery novels? The books were written first by Lee Goldberg
and then by Hy Conrad.
 
9. Speaking of mystery novels, Anne Perry has written a number
of them that are set in Victorian-era Britain. One of her
lead characters is Thomas Pitt. Name the other one, who was
introduced as an amnesiac in "The Face of a Stranger".
 
10. And speaking of death, the poison aconite (or aconitine) is
derived from a similarly named genus of plants, which are also
called wolf's bane because the poison was used against wolves.
Still another name for the plants relates the shape of their
blue flowers to an item of clothing. What's that name?
 
11. Decode the rot13 for the tiebreaker question only after you
have finished with the quiz: Ubj znal dhrfgvbaf unq lbh nafjrerq
jura lbh svtherq bhg jung gur gurzr jnf? (Naq, whfg nf n znggre
bs vagrerfg, juvpu barf?)
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "What's fair got to do with it? It's going
msb@vex.net | to happen." -- Lawrence of Arabia
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 27 11:04PM -0600

This is Rotating Quiz #209, reposted because I forgot to start
a new thread the first time. (Sorry about that.) Post your
answers in either thread.
 
 
My thanks to Dan Tilque for running RQ 208 and for writing a
contest that allowed me to win. The winner of RQ 209, in turn,
will be the first choice to set RQ 210, in whatever manner they
prefer.
 
Please answer these questions based only on your own knowledge; put
all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question before
each one. In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker is shown below;
the second tiebreaker will be who answered the hardest questions;
and the third tiebreaker will be who posted first.
 
Answer slates must be posted by Tuesday, February 2 (by Toronto
time, zone -5), which gives you almost exactly 6 days from the
time of posting.
 
 
*ATTENTION!* This is not QFTCI! In all cases where the name
of a real or fictional person is asked for, you *must* give the
*two-word* name as commonly used. Normally this will be the
first and last name, but for historical figures it might be a
name and soubriquet. Likewise, for a real or fictional business,
you must give the full name as commonly used.
 
 
1. This man was a wide receiver for the Washington Redskins for
14 years, 1980-93. In his whole 16-year NFL career his total
gains on running plays were over 13,000 yards, and on passes
a similar amount. He made the Hall of Fame in 2008. Name him.
 
2. Who made the erroneous calculations that led to the numbering
of years we now use, resulting in several years of the lifetime
of Jesus being called "Before Christ"?
 
3. Who announced in 1865 the concepts of dominant and recessive
hereditary traits, based on his years of experiments with
pea plants?
 
4. Speaking of living things, tamarins, uakaris, and kipunjis are
all species of what?
 
5. What pianist who lived 1917-82 had the middle name Sphere?
 
6. Speaking of musicians, from 1966 to 1968, who were Davy, Michael,
Micky, and Peter?
 
7. For most of the run of "Seinfeld", what was the coffee show
where the characters regularly got together?
 
8. Speaking of TV series, what obsessive-compulsive man was the
title character of both a TV series and a tie-in series of comic
mystery novels? The books were written first by Lee Goldberg
and then by Hy Conrad.
 
9. Speaking of mystery novels, Anne Perry has written a number
of them that are set in Victorian-era Britain. One of her
lead characters is Thomas Pitt. Name the other one, who was
introduced as an amnesiac in "The Face of a Stranger".
 
10. And speaking of death, the poison aconite (or aconitine) is
derived from a similarly named genus of plants, which are also
called wolf's bane because the poison was used against wolves.
Still another name for the plants relates the shape of their
blue flowers to an item of clothing. What's that name?
 
11. Decode the rot13 for the tiebreaker question only after you
have finished with the quiz: Ubj znal dhrfgvbaf unq lbh nafjrerq
jura lbh svtherq bhg jung gur gurzr jnf? (Naq, whfg nf n znggre
bs vagrerfg, juvpu barf?)
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "What's fair got to do with it? It's going
msb@vex.net | to happen." -- Lawrence of Arabia
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 27 09:18PM -0800

On Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 3:03:06 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 3. Who announced in 1865 the concepts of dominant and recessive
> hereditary traits, based on his years of experiments with
> pea plants?
 
Gregor Mendel (a monk)
 
> 4. Speaking of living things, tamarins, uakaris, and kipunjis are
> all species of what?
 
Monkey
 
> 5. What pianist who lived 1917-82 had the middle name Sphere?
 
Monk
 
> 6. Speaking of musicians, from 1966 to 1968, who were Davy, Michael,
> Micky, and Peter?
 
The Monkees
 
> 7. For most of the run of "Seinfeld", what was the coffee show
> where the characters regularly got together?
 
Monks

> title character of both a TV series and a tie-in series of comic
> mystery novels? The books were written first by Lee Goldberg
> and then by Hy Conrad.
 
Ellery Queen?
 
> called wolf's bane because the poison was used against wolves.
> Still another name for the plants relates the shape of their
> blue flowers to an item of clothing. What's that name?
 
Monkey's Paw
 
> have finished with the quiz: Ubj znal dhrfgvbaf unq lbh nafjrerq
> jura lbh svtherq bhg jung gur gurzr jnf? (Naq, whfg nf n znggre
> bs vagrerfg, juvpu barf?)
 
4
 
cheers,
calvin
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 28 08:13AM


> Merced CA (Spanish)
 
> I gave credit for Mercedes here. It seemed close enough to a typo, and I
> gave credit for a couple of them elsewhere.
 
That was too kind of you! That wasn't a typo, just a completely wild
guess. I know that there is a city by the name of Mercedes, but that is in
the Corrientes province in Argentina. (And it's smaller than Walla Walla.
But I've been there, even if it was less than an hour.)
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jan 28 12:57AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:POidnWFcfqzapzrLnZ2dnUU7-
 
> 3. The first winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1901 won
> the award because he discovered the what?
 
> 4. Which Canadian province extends the furthest north?
 
Yukon
 
 
> 5. Annika Sorenstam, Bobby Jones, and Fuzzy Zoeller (pronounced
> "Zeller") are famous names in which sport?
 
Golf
 
 
> 6. What month is the wettest month of the year, on average,
> in Vancouver?
 
April
 
 
> 10. Named after the man who allegedly invented it in 1914, what
> dance is similar in look to a waltz, but is in 4/4 time rather
> than 3/4?
 
Foxtrot
 
> is perhaps best-known today for a financial award given to
> foreign students pursing post-graduate studies at Oxford.
> Name that businessman.
 
Cecil Rhodes
 
> is located in another region named Kimberley in an Australian
> state. *Name this state*, the largest in Australia, with
> its capital at Perth.
 
Western Australia
 
> ring is depicted on the Luxury Tax space, which lies between
> the two most valuable properties in the game. Name *both*
> of these properties.
 
Park Place and Boardwalk
 
> did take his cover of it to #1 for 2 weeks in January
> 1975, topping the #4 performance of his previous single
> "The Bitch is Back". Name *him*.
 
Elton John
 
> of the Earth, which contains the D'' sublayer and has the
> Mohorovicic discontinuity as its upper boundary. Name this
> layer of the Earth.
 
Mantle
 
> "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz". Name this *author*, who
> may be better known for a novel where Myrtle Wilson is run
> over by a car belonging to the title resident of West Egg.
 
Pete
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 27 12:33PM -0800

Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which chess piece captures in a different direction to that in which it otherwise moves?
 
pawn
 
> 2 Following the split of Sudan, what is now the largest African country by area?
 
Algeria
 
> 3 In mathematics, which terms describes a positive integer that is equal to the sum of all its proper positive divisors?
 
perfect number
 
> 4 Peggy' is a common diminutive of which female given name?
 
Margaret
 
> 5 Which British author (1903-1966) was, from 1929 to 1930, married to a woman with the same given name as him?
> 6 In 2006, Naypyidaw became the capital city of which south-east Asian country?
 
Burma
 
> 7 Along with his backing band 'The Range', who released the hit 1986 bluegrass album 'The Way It Is'?
> 8 Created in 1991, which annual awards for scientific research recognise achievements that 'first make people laugh, and then make them think'?
 
Ignobel Prizes
 
> 9 Which language has the most native speakers in the EU?
 
German
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 27 12:33PM -0600

Mark Brader:
>> The real title is the one shown onscreen, which *did*
>> have "Episode V".

Gareth Owen:
> Well that makes no sense - the opening crawl doesn't say "Star Wars"....
 
"Star Wars" appears before the crawl, followed by the rest of the title,
which does include "Episode V":
 
http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,924123,00.html
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-in-the-star-wars-saga-empire-strikes-forward-20151202-story.html
http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/yoda-space-hefner-and-amorous-sweats-read-the-original-empire-strikes-back-review/
 
> And if the title is what's shown onscreen, surely it should be called
> "A long time ago in a galaxy far far away".
 
It's not necessarily the *first* thing that's shown onscreen, y'know.
If it was, there would be a lot of movies with titles like "A Martin
Scorsese film".

> Anyway, its your quiz and you can be as idiotic as you like, but that's
> *especially* idiotic.
 
Thankew.

> > "Episode IV: A New Hope" to the title of the first movie.
 
> No. It came out about a year *before* the "New Hope" was added (which
> was for the VHS release in 1981)
 
On this peripheral point it turns out we were both wrong. Multiple sources
confirm that it was added for a cinema release, but it was indeed in 1981.
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Toronto | word "we" refers to [those] who do the hard work while
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Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 16 updates in 4 topics

Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jan 26 05:11PM


> "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back". 4 for Björn
> and Jason. 3 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Gareth, Calvin,
> Bruce, Pete, and Marc.
 
That movie was called "The Empire Strikes Back".
The first movie was called "Star Wars".
 
All other titles are retcons.
 
http://images.moviepostershop.com/star-wars-movie-poster-1977-1020263832.jpg
 
http://images.moviepostershop.com/the-empire-strikes-back-movie-poster-1980-1020189518.jpg
 
"Episode V" my ass.
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jan 26 03:13PM -0600

In article <8737tkqn9f.fsf@gmail.com>, gwowen@gmail.com says...
 
> http://images.moviepostershop.com/star-wars-movie-poster-1977-1020263832.jpg
 
> http://images.moviepostershop.com/the-empire-strikes-back-movie-poster-1980-1020189518.jpg
 
> "Episode V" my ass.
 
Well said!
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 26 03:15PM -0600

Mark Brader:
 
>> "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back". 4 for Björn
>> and Jason. 3 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Gareth, Calvin,
>> Bruce, Pete, and Marc.
 
Gareth Owen:
> That movie was called "The Empire Strikes Back".
 
Wrong. It was called "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back".
 
> The first movie was called "Star Wars".
 
Correct, which is why that answer scored 0.
 
 
> http://images.moviepostershop.com/star-wars-movie-poster-1977-1020263832.jpg
 
> http://images.moviepostershop.com/the-empire-strikes-back-movie-poster-1980-1020189518.jpg
 
> "Episode V" my ass.
 
Posters my ass. The real title is the one shown onscreen, which *did*
have "Episode V". It came out about a year after the retcon-in-rerelease
that added "Episode IV: A New Hope" to the title of the first movie.
 
Anyway, your poster shows the title as "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes
Back", or possibly vice versa, but not as what you said. And I did
accept that answer for full points.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | I still remember the first time his reality check
msb@vex.net | bounced. -- Darlene Richards
 
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Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jan 27 07:33AM


>> "Episode V" my ass.
 
> Posters my ass. The real title is the one shown onscreen, which *did*
> have "Episode V".
 
Well that makes no sense - the opening crawl doesn't say "Star Wars"....
And if the title is what's shown onscreen, surely it should be called
"A long time ago in a galaxy far far away".
 
Anyway, its your quiz and you can be as idiotic as you like, but that's
*especially* idiotic.
 
> It came out about a year after the retcon-in-rerelease that added
> "Episode IV: A New Hope" to the title of the first movie.
 
No. It came out about a year *before* the "New Hope" was added (which
was for the VHS release in 1981)
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 26 03:04PM


> * Game 1, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - NATO Phonetic Alphabet
 
> 1. What country is the 7th-largest in the world by land area?
 
India
 
> 2. In Greek mythology, which mountain nymph fell in love with
> Narcissus?
 
Echo
 
> 3. The first winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1901 won
> the award because he discovered the what?
 
X-ray
 
> 4. Which Canadian province extends the furthest north?
 
Quebec
 
> 5. Annika Sorenstam, Bobby Jones, and Fuzzy Zoeller (pronounced
> "Zeller") are famous names in which sport?
 
golf
 
> 6. What month is the wettest month of the year, on average,
> in Vancouver?
 
January
 
> 8. With 8,700,000 people in the city proper, what is the
> third-largest city in the Americas by population (behind
> S?o Paulo and Mexico City)?
 
Rio de Janeiro
 
> 9. What is the first name of the current head coach of the Toronto
> Maple Leafs?
 
Charlie
 
> 10. Named after the man who allegedly invented it in 1914, what
> dance is similar in look to a waltz, but is in 4/4 time rather
> than 3/4?
 
foxtrot
 
> American institution, which has hosted it in the National
> Museum of Natural History since that time. Name the
> *institution* that currently owns the Hope Diamond.
 
Smithsonian
 
> is perhaps best-known today for a financial award given to
> foreign students pursing post-graduate studies at Oxford.
> Name that businessman.
 
Cecil Rhodes
 
> diamonds, is named for a city east of the confluence of the
> Vaal and Orange rivers. In which *country* would you find
> this particular city of Kimberley?
 
South Africa
 
> is located in another region named Kimberley in an Australian
> state. *Name this state*, the largest in Australia, with
> its capital at Perth.
 
Western Australia
 
> ring is depicted on the Luxury Tax space, which lies between
> the two most valuable properties in the game. Name *both*
> of these properties.
 
Park Place and Broadway
 
> Nintendo. The series revolves around Ash Ketchum's quest
> to capture the namesake creatures and challenge gym leaders.
> Name this *series* of video games.
 
Pokemon
 
> like a diamond" in her song "Diamonds", which spent 3 weeks
> atop the Billboard Hot 100. *Name this singer*, who also
> had a very troubled relationship with singer Chris Brown.
 
Rihanna
 
> did take his cover of it to #1 for 2 weeks in January
> 1975, topping the #4 performance of his previous single
> "The Bitch is Back". Name *him*.
 
Tom Jones
 
> as a 10 on a scale of mineral hardness named for a German
> geologist; corundum, which includes sapphires and rubies,
> rates a 9. Name that scale.
 
Mohs
 
> of the Earth, which contains the D'' sublayer and has the
> Mohorovicic discontinuity as its upper boundary. Name this
> layer of the Earth.
 
mantle
 
> novel ever written. Name the *author* of "The Moonstone",
> who also wrote about Walter Hartwright's encounter with
> the title figure in "The Woman in White".
 
Wilkie Collins
 
> "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz". Name this *author*, who
> may be better known for a novel where Myrtle Wilson is run
> over by a car belonging to the title resident of West Egg.
 
F. Scott Fitzgerald
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jan 26 06:02PM +0100

On 2016-01-26 10:20, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> For each of these questions, the answer is one of the 26 words
> that form the modern-day NATO phonetic alphabet.
 
> 1. What country is the 7th-largest in the world by land area?
 
Libya
 
 
> 2. In Greek mythology, which mountain nymph fell in love with
> Narcissus?
 
Echo
 
> 3. The first winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1901 won
> the award because he discovered the what?
X-rays
 
 
> 4. Which Canadian province extends the furthest north?
 
Yukon
 
 
> 5. Annika Sorenstam, Bobby Jones, and Fuzzy Zoeller (pronounced
> "Zeller") are famous names in which sport?
 
Golf
 
 
> 6. What month is the wettest month of the year, on average,
> in Vancouver?
 
October;November
 
 
> 8. With 8,700,000 people in the city proper, what is the
> third-largest city in the Americas by population (behind
> São Paulo and Mexico City)?
 
New York
 
 
 
> 10. Named after the man who allegedly invented it in 1914, what
> dance is similar in look to a waltz, but is in 4/4 time rather
> than 3/4?
 
Tango
 
> diamonds, is named for a city east of the confluence of the
> Vaal and Orange rivers. In which *country* would you find
> this particular city of Kimberley?
 
South Africa
 
 
> is located in another region named Kimberley in an Australian
> state. *Name this state*, the largest in Australia, with
> its capital at Perth.
 
West Australia
 
 
--
--
Björn
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jan 26 06:29PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> For each of these questions, the answer is one of the 26 words
> that form the modern-day NATO phonetic alphabet.
 
> 1. What country is the 7th-largest in the world by land area?
India
> 2. In Greek mythology, which mountain nymph fell in love with
> Narcissus?
Echo
> 3. The first winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1901 won
> the award because he discovered the what?
X-ray
> 4. Which Canadian province extends the furthest north?
Quebec
> 5. Annika Sorenstam, Bobby Jones, and Fuzzy Zoeller (pronounced
> "Zeller") are famous names in which sport?
Golf
> 6. What month is the wettest month of the year, on average,
> in Vancouver?
November
> 7. In US television, to find shows like "The Real Housewives of
> Miami" and "Top Chef", you would tune to what?
Bravo
> 8. With 8,700,000 people in the city proper, what is the
> third-largest city in the Americas by population (behind
> São Paulo and Mexico City)?
Lima
> 9. What is the first name of the current head coach of the Toronto
> Maple Leafs?
Mike
> 10. Named after the man who allegedly invented it in 1914, what
> dance is similar in look to a waltz, but is in 4/4 time rather
> than 3/4?
Foxtrot
> American institution, which has hosted it in the National
> Museum of Natural History since that time. Name the
> institution that currently owns the Hope Diamond.
Smithsonian
> is perhaps best-known today for a financial award given to
> foreign students pursing post-graduate studies at Oxford.
> Name that businessman.
Rhodes
> diamonds, is named for a city east of the confluence of the
> Vaal and Orange rivers. In which country would you find
> this particular city of Kimberley?
South Africa
> is located in another region named Kimberley in an Australian
> state. *Name this state*, the largest in Australia, with
> its capital at Perth.
Western Australia
> ring is depicted on the Luxury Tax space, which lies between
> the two most valuable properties in the game. Name both
> of these properties.
Park Lane and Mayfair in the UK, no idea on the US version
> Nintendo. The series revolves around Ash Ketchum's quest
> to capture the namesake creatures and challenge gym leaders.
> Name this series of video games.
Pokemon
> like a diamond" in her song "Diamonds", which spent 3 weeks
> atop the Billboard Hot 100. *Name this singer*, who also
> had a very troubled relationship with singer Chris Brown.
Rihanna
> did take his cover of it to #1 for 2 weeks in January
> 1975, topping the #4 performance of his previous single
> "The Bitch is Back". Name him.
Elton John
> as a 10 on a scale of mineral hardness named for a German
> geologist; corundum, which includes sapphires and rubies,
> rates a 9. Name that scale.
Mohs
> of the Earth, which contains the D'' sublayer and has the
> Mohorovicic discontinuity as its upper boundary. Name this
> layer of the Earth.
Mantle
> novel ever written. Name the author of "The Moonstone",
> who also wrote about Walter Hartwright's encounter with
> the title figure in "The Woman in White".
Wilkie Collins
> "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz". Name this author, who
> may be better known for a novel where Myrtle Wilson is run
> over by a car belonging to the title resident of West Egg.
 
 
Peter Smyth
bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Jan 26 07:47PM

On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 03:20:07 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> For each of these questions, the answer is one of the 26 words that form
> the modern-day NATO phonetic alphabet.
 
> 1. What country is the 7th-largest in the world by land area?
 
India
 
> 2. In Greek mythology, which mountain nymph fell in love with
> Narcissus?
 
Echo
 
> 3. The first winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1901 won
> the award because he discovered the what?
 
Xray
 
> 4. Which Canadian province extends the furthest north?
 
Quebec
 
> 5. Annika Sorenstam, Bobby Jones, and Fuzzy Zoeller (pronounced
> "Zeller") are famous names in which sport?
 
Golf
 
> 6. What month is the wettest month of the year, on average,
> in Vancouver?
 
November
 
> 7. In US television, to find shows like "The Real Housewives of
> Miami" and "Top Chef", you would tune to what?
 
Bravo
 
> 8. With 8,700,000 people in the city proper, what is the
> third-largest city in the Americas by population (behind São Paulo
> and Mexico City)?
 
Lima
 
> 9. What is the first name of the current head coach of the Toronto
> Maple Leafs?
 
Micheal
 
> 10. Named after the man who allegedly invented it in 1914, what
> dance is similar in look to a waltz, but is in 4/4 time rather than
> 3/4?
 
Foxtrot
 
> American institution, which has hosted it in the National Museum
> of Natural History since that time. Name the *institution* that
> currently owns the Hope Diamond.
 
Smithsonian
 
> perhaps best-known today for a financial award given to foreign
> students pursing post-graduate studies at Oxford. Name that
> businessman.
 
Cecil Rhodes
 
> diamonds, is named for a city east of the confluence of the Vaal
> and Orange rivers. In which *country* would you find this
> particular city of Kimberley?
 
South Africa
 
> is located in another region named Kimberley in an Australian
> state. *Name this state*, the largest in Australia, with its
> capital at Perth.
 
Western Australia
 
> ring is depicted on the Luxury Tax space, which lies between the
> two most valuable properties in the game. Name *both* of these
> properties.
 
Boardwalk and Park Place
 
> like a diamond" in her song "Diamonds", which spent 3 weeks atop
> the Billboard Hot 100. *Name this singer*, who also had a very
> troubled relationship with singer Chris Brown.
 
Rhianna
 
> take his cover of it to #1 for 2 weeks in January 1975, topping
> the #4 performance of his previous single "The Bitch is Back".
> Name *him*.
 
Sir Elton John
 
> as a 10 on a scale of mineral hardness named for a German
> geologist; corundum, which includes sapphires and rubies, rates a
> 9. Name that scale.
 
Mohs
 
> of the Earth, which contains the D'' sublayer and has the
> Mohorovicic discontinuity as its upper boundary. Name this layer
> of the Earth.
 
Mantle
 
> novel ever written. Name the *author* of "The Moonstone", who
> also wrote about Walter Hartwright's encounter with the title
> figure in "The Woman in White".
 
Conan-Doyle, Edgar Allen Poe
 
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 26 09:02PM +0100


> For each of these questions, the answer is one of the 26 words
> that form the modern-day NATO phonetic alphabet.
 
> 1. What country is the 7th-largest in the world by land area?
 
India

> 3. The first winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1901 won
> the award because he discovered the what?
 
Alpha radiation

> 4. Which Canadian province extends the furthest north?
 
Québec

> 5. Annika Sorenstam, Bobby Jones, and Fuzzy Zoeller (pronounced
> "Zeller") are famous names in which sport?
 
Golf

> 6. What month is the wettest month of the year, on average,
> in Vancouver?
 
November

> 8. With 8,700,000 people in the city proper, what is the
> third-largest city in the Americas by population (behind
> São Paulo and Mexico City)?
 
Rio (de Janeiro)

> 9. What is the first name of the current head coach of the Toronto
> Maple Leafs?
 
Charlie

> 10. Named after the man who allegedly invented it in 1914, what
> dance is similar in look to a waltz, but is in 4/4 time rather
> than 3/4?
 
Mazurka

> is perhaps best-known today for a financial award given to
> foreign students pursing post-graduate studies at Oxford.
> Name that businessman.
 
Cecil Rhodes

> diamonds, is named for a city east of the confluence of the
> Vaal and Orange rivers. In which *country* would you find
> this particular city of Kimberley?
 
South Africa

> is located in another region named Kimberley in an Australian
> state. *Name this state*, the largest in Australia, with
> its capital at Perth.
 
Western Australia (they really worked hard so that no one would miss
this question. :-)

> ring is depicted on the Luxury Tax space, which lies between
> the two most valuable properties in the game. Name *both*
> of these properties.
 
Centrum and Norrmalmstorg. (Hey, they did not say that I had to use
the names from the American edition, did they? :-)

> Nintendo. The series revolves around Ash Ketchum's quest
> to capture the namesake creatures and challenge gym leaders.
> Name this *series* of video games.
 
Grand Theft Auto

> like a diamond" in her song "Diamonds", which spent 3 weeks
> atop the Billboard Hot 100. *Name this singer*, who also
> had a very troubled relationship with singer Chris Brown.
 
Britney Spears

> did take his cover of it to #1 for 2 weeks in January
> 1975, topping the #4 performance of his previous single
> "The Bitch is Back". Name *him*.
 
Elton John

> as a 10 on a scale of mineral hardness named for a German
> geologist; corundum, which includes sapphires and rubies,
> rates a 9. Name that scale.
 
Mohr

> of the Earth, which contains the D'' sublayer and has the
> Mohorovicic discontinuity as its upper boundary. Name this
> layer of the Earth.
 
Mantle

 
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jan 26 03:13PM -0600

In article <POidnWFcfqzapzrLnZ2dnUU7-SmdnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says...
 
> 1. What country is the 7th-largest in the world by land area?
 
> 2. In Greek mythology, which mountain nymph fell in love with
> Narcissus?
Echo
 
> 3. The first winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1901 won
> the award because he discovered the what?
x-ray
 
> 4. Which Canadian province extends the furthest north?
 
> 5. Annika Sorenstam, Bobby Jones, and Fuzzy Zoeller (pronounced
> "Zeller") are famous names in which sport?
golf
 
> in Vancouver?
 
> 7. In US television, to find shows like "The Real Housewives of
> Miami" and "Top Chef", you would tune to what?
Bravo
 
 
> 10. Named after the man who allegedly invented it in 1914, what
> dance is similar in look to a waltz, but is in 4/4 time rather
> than 3/4?
foxtrot
 
> American institution, which has hosted it in the National
> Museum of Natural History since that time. Name the
> *institution* that currently owns the Hope Diamond.
Smithsonian Institution
 
> is perhaps best-known today for a financial award given to
> foreign students pursing post-graduate studies at Oxford.
> Name that businessman.
Cecil Rhodes
 
> diamonds, is named for a city east of the confluence of the
> Vaal and Orange rivers. In which *country* would you find
> this particular city of Kimberley?
South Africa
 
> ring is depicted on the Luxury Tax space, which lies between
> the two most valuable properties in the game. Name *both*
> of these properties.
Park Place and Boardwalk
 
> like a diamond" in her song "Diamonds", which spent 3 weeks
> atop the Billboard Hot 100. *Name this singer*, who also
> had a very troubled relationship with singer Chris Brown.
Rhianna
 
> did take his cover of it to #1 for 2 weeks in January
> 1975, topping the #4 performance of his previous single
> "The Bitch is Back". Name *him*.
Joe Cocker
 
> as a 10 on a scale of mineral hardness named for a German
> geologist; corundum, which includes sapphires and rubies,
> rates a 9. Name that scale.
Mohs
 
> of the Earth, which contains the D'' sublayer and has the
> Mohorovicic discontinuity as its upper boundary. Name this
> layer of the Earth.
mantle
 
 
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 26 03:19PM -0800

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> For each of these questions, the answer is one of the 26 words
> that form the modern-day NATO phonetic alphabet.
 
> 1. What country is the 7th-largest in the world by land area?
 
India
 
 
> 2. In Greek mythology, which mountain nymph fell in love with
> Narcissus?
 
Echo
 
 
> 3. The first winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1901 won
> the award because he discovered the what?
 
x-ray
 
 
> 4. Which Canadian province extends the furthest north?
 
Quebec
 
 
> 5. Annika Sorenstam, Bobby Jones, and Fuzzy Zoeller (pronounced
> "Zeller") are famous names in which sport?
 
golf
 
 
> 6. What month is the wettest month of the year, on average,
> in Vancouver?
 
November
 
 
> 7. In US television, to find shows like "The Real Housewives of
> Miami" and "Top Chef", you would tune to what?
 
Bravo
 
 
> 8. With 8,700,000 people in the city proper, what is the
> third-largest city in the Americas by population (behind
> São Paulo and Mexico City)?
 
Lima
 
 
> 9. What is the first name of the current head coach of the Toronto
> Maple Leafs?
 
Mike
 
 
> 10. Named after the man who allegedly invented it in 1914, what
> dance is similar in look to a waltz, but is in 4/4 time rather
> than 3/4?
 
foxtrot
 
> American institution, which has hosted it in the National
> Museum of Natural History since that time. Name the
> *institution* that currently owns the Hope Diamond.
 
Smithsonian
 
> is perhaps best-known today for a financial award given to
> foreign students pursing post-graduate studies at Oxford.
> Name that businessman.
 
Cecil Rhodes
 
> diamonds, is named for a city east of the confluence of the
> Vaal and Orange rivers. In which *country* would you find
> this particular city of Kimberley?
 
South Africa
 
> is located in another region named Kimberley in an Australian
> state. *Name this state*, the largest in Australia, with
> its capital at Perth.
 
Western Australia
 
> ring is depicted on the Luxury Tax space, which lies between
> the two most valuable properties in the game. Name *both*
> of these properties.
 
Park Place and Boardwalk
 
> Nintendo. The series revolves around Ash Ketchum's quest
> to capture the namesake creatures and challenge gym leaders.
> Name this *series* of video games.
 
Pokemon
 
> did take his cover of it to #1 for 2 weeks in January
> 1975, topping the #4 performance of his previous single
> "The Bitch is Back". Name *him*.
 
Clapton ??
 
> as a 10 on a scale of mineral hardness named for a German
> geologist; corundum, which includes sapphires and rubies,
> rates a 9. Name that scale.
 
Mohs
 
> of the Earth, which contains the D'' sublayer and has the
> Mohorovicic discontinuity as its upper boundary. Name this
> layer of the Earth.
 
mantle
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 26 05:19PM -0800

On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 7:20:08 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> For each of these questions, the answer is one of the 26 words
> that form the modern-day NATO phonetic alphabet.
 
> 1. What country is the 7th-largest in the world by land area?
 
India
 
> 2. In Greek mythology, which mountain nymph fell in love with
> Narcissus?
 
Juliet
 
> 3. The first winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1901 won
> the award because he discovered the what?
 
X ray
Though whiskey would be equally deserving :-)

> 4. Which Canadian province extends the furthest north?
 
Quebec
 
> 5. Annika Sorenstam, Bobby Jones, and Fuzzy Zoeller (pronounced
> "Zeller") are famous names in which sport?
 
Golf
 
> 6. What month is the wettest month of the year, on average,
> in Vancouver?
 
November
 
> 7. In US television, to find shows like "The Real Housewives of
> Miami" and "Top Chef", you would tune to what?
 
Alpha, Bravo
Can't say I understand the question, though Whiskey again seems a plausible option :-)
 
> 8. With 8,700,000 people in the city proper, what is the
> third-largest city in the Americas by population (behind
> São Paulo and Mexico City)?
 
Lima
 
> 9. What is the first name of the current head coach of the Toronto
> Maple Leafs?
 
Charlie, Mike
 
> 10. Named after the man who allegedly invented it in 1914, what
> dance is similar in look to a waltz, but is in 4/4 time rather
> than 3/4?
 
Foxtrot
 
 
> American institution, which has hosted it in the National
> Museum of Natural History since that time. Name the
> *institution* that currently owns the Hope Diamond.
 
Smithsonian presumably
 
> is perhaps best-known today for a financial award given to
> foreign students pursing post-graduate studies at Oxford.
> Name that businessman.
 
Rhodes
 
> diamonds, is named for a city east of the confluence of the
> Vaal and Orange rivers. In which *country* would you find
> this particular city of Kimberley?
 
South Africa
 
> is located in another region named Kimberley in an Australian
> state. *Name this state*, the largest in Australia, with
> its capital at Perth.
 
Western Australia
 
 
> like a diamond" in her song "Diamonds", which spent 3 weeks
> atop the Billboard Hot 100. *Name this singer*, who also
> had a very troubled relationship with singer Chris Brown.
 
Rihanna
 
> did take his cover of it to #1 for 2 weeks in January
> 1975, topping the #4 performance of his previous single
> "The Bitch is Back". Name *him*.
 
Elton John
 
> as a 10 on a scale of mineral hardness named for a German
> geologist; corundum, which includes sapphires and rubies,
> rates a 9. Name that scale.
 
Moh's
 
> of the Earth, which contains the D'' sublayer and has the
> Mohorovicic discontinuity as its upper boundary. Name this
> layer of the Earth.
 
Mantle
 
> novel ever written. Name the *author* of "The Moonstone",
> who also wrote about Walter Hartwright's encounter with
> the title figure in "The Woman in White".
 
Wilkie Collins
 
> "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz". Name this *author*, who
> may be better known for a novel where Myrtle Wilson is run
> over by a car belonging to the title resident of West Egg.
 
Fitzgerald
 
cheers,
calvin
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 27 01:51AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:POidnWFcfqzapzrLnZ2dnUU7-
 
> For each of these questions, the answer is one of the 26 words
> that form the modern-day NATO phonetic alphabet.
 
> 1. What country is the 7th-largest in the world by land area?
 
India

> 2. In Greek mythology, which mountain nymph fell in love with
> Narcissus?
 
Echo
 
> 3. The first winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1901 won
> the award because he discovered the what?
 
X-ray

> 4. Which Canadian province extends the furthest north?
 
Quebec
 
> 5. Annika Sorenstam, Bobby Jones, and Fuzzy Zoeller (pronounced
> "Zeller") are famous names in which sport?
 
Golf

> 6. What month is the wettest month of the year, on average,
> in Vancouver?
 
November
 
> 7. In US television, to find shows like "The Real Housewives of
> Miami" and "Top Chef", you would tune to what?
 
Bravo
 
> 8. With 8,700,000 people in the city proper, what is the
> third-largest city in the Americas by population (behind
> São Paulo and Mexico City)?
 
Lima

> 9. What is the first name of the current head coach of the Toronto
> Maple Leafs?
 
Victor; Oscar
 
> 10. Named after the man who allegedly invented it in 1914, what
> dance is similar in look to a waltz, but is in 4/4 time rather
> than 3/4?
 
Foxtrot

> American institution, which has hosted it in the National
> Museum of Natural History since that time. Name the
> *institution* that currently owns the Hope Diamond.
 
Smithsonian Institution
 
> is perhaps best-known today for a financial award given to
> foreign students pursing post-graduate studies at Oxford.
> Name that businessman.
 
Rhodes

> diamonds, is named for a city east of the confluence of the
> Vaal and Orange rivers. In which *country* would you find
> this particular city of Kimberley?
 
South Africa
 
> is located in another region named Kimberley in an Australian
> state. *Name this state*, the largest in Australia, with
> its capital at Perth.
 
Western Australia

> ring is depicted on the Luxury Tax space, which lies between
> the two most valuable properties in the game. Name *both*
> of these properties.
 
Boardwalk and Park Place
 
> Nintendo. The series revolves around Ash Ketchum's quest
> to capture the namesake creatures and challenge gym leaders.
> Name this *series* of video games.
 
Pokemon

> like a diamond" in her song "Diamonds", which spent 3 weeks
> atop the Billboard Hot 100. *Name this singer*, who also
> had a very troubled relationship with singer Chris Brown.
 
Rihanna
 
> did take his cover of it to #1 for 2 weeks in January
> 1975, topping the #4 performance of his previous single
> "The Bitch is Back". Name *him*.
 
Elton John
 
> as a 10 on a scale of mineral hardness named for a German
> geologist; corundum, which includes sapphires and rubies,
> rates a 9. Name that scale.
 
Mohs scale

> novel ever written. Name the *author* of "The Moonstone",
> who also wrote about Walter Hartwright's encounter with
> the title figure in "The Woman in White".
 
Collins

> "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz". Name this *author*, who
> may be better known for a novel where Myrtle Wilson is run
> over by a car belonging to the title resident of West Egg.
 
Fitzgerald
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Jan 26 06:20PM -0800

On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 4:20:08 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> For each of these questions, the answer is one of the 26 words
> that form the modern-day NATO phonetic alphabet.
 
> 1. What country is the 7th-largest in the world by land area?
India
> 3. The first winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1901 won
> the award because he discovered the what?
 
> 4. Which Canadian province extends the furthest north?
Yukon
> 5. Annika Sorenstam, Bobby Jones, and Fuzzy Zoeller (pronounced
> "Zeller") are famous names in which sport?
Golf
> in Vancouver?
 
> 7. In US television, to find shows like "The Real Housewives of
> Miami" and "Top Chef", you would tune to what?
Bravo
> São Paulo and Mexico City)?
 
> 9. What is the first name of the current head coach of the Toronto
> Maple Leafs?
Romeo?
> 10. Named after the man who allegedly invented it in 1914, what
> dance is similar in look to a waltz, but is in 4/4 time rather
> than 3/4?
Tango
> American institution, which has hosted it in the National
> Museum of Natural History since that time. Name the
> *institution* that currently owns the Hope Diamond.
Smithsonian?
> ring is depicted on the Luxury Tax space, which lies between
> the two most valuable properties in the game. Name *both*
> of these properties.
Boardwalk and Park Place
> Nintendo. The series revolves around Ash Ketchum's quest
> to capture the namesake creatures and challenge gym leaders.
> Name this *series* of video games.
"Pokémon"
> like a diamond" in her song "Diamonds", which spent 3 weeks
> atop the Billboard Hot 100. *Name this singer*, who also
> had a very troubled relationship with singer Chris Brown.
Rihanna
> did take his cover of it to #1 for 2 weeks in January
> 1975, topping the #4 performance of his previous single
> "The Bitch is Back". Name *him*.
Elton John
> as a 10 on a scale of mineral hardness named for a German
> geologist; corundum, which includes sapphires and rubies,
> rates a 9. Name that scale.
Mohs
> "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz". Name this *author*, who
> may be better known for a novel where Myrtle Wilson is run
> over by a car belonging to the title resident of West Egg.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 26 05:01PM -0800

On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 5:51:02 PM UTC+10, Marc Dashevsky wrote:
 
> > Congratulations Marc.
 
> I believe I'm tied for first with Mark and Pete. I answered "ricin" for Q2.
> I was thinking of sarin, but I wrote ricin.
 
Noted thanks Marc but you retain first place via the TB.
 
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 422
1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 34 Marc Dashevsky
0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 7 36 Mark Brader
1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 37 Pete Gayde
0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 6 30 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 6 36 Dan Tilque
1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 30 Erland S
1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 30 Bjorn Lundin
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
5 6 6 2 6 1 6 3 1 7 43 61%
 
cheers,
calvin
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 26 04:26PM

> 1. yellow (sc)
 
Amarillo
 
> 2. red stick (sc)
 
Baton Rouge
 
> 3. mouse's mouth (se)
 
Boca Raton
 
> 4. wooded (nw)
 
Boise
 
> 5. to draw fish out of water (Tennessee)
 
Chattanooga
 
> 6. wild garlic (nc)
 
Chicago
 
> 7. heart of an awl (nw)
 
Coeur d'Alene
 
> 8. body of Christ (sc)
 
Corpus Christi
 
> 9. of the monks (nc)
 
Des Moines
 
> 10. the step (sw)
 
El Paso
 
> 11. clear water (nc)
 
Eau Claire
 
> 12. ash tree (sw)
 
Hidalgo
 
> 13. the meadows (sw)
 
Las Palmas
 
> 14. the cats (sw)
 
Los Gatos
 
> 15. mercy (sw)
 
Mesa
 
> 16. city of water (nc)
 
Minneapolis
 
> 17. modest (sw)
 
Modesta
 
> 18. royal mountain (c)
 
Montreal
 
> 19. red people city (sc)
 
Nachitoches
 
> 22. where the river narrows (c)
 
Quebec
 
> 23. queen (c)
 
Regina
 
> 24. sacrament (sw)
 
Sacramento
 
> 26. saint faith (sw)
 
Santa Fe
 
> 27. high land (nc)
 
Terre Haute
 
> 28. place where we dug potatoes (Kansas)
 
Wichita
 
> 29. where there are trees in the water (c)
 
Winnipeg
 
> 30. many waters (nw)
 
Yakima
 
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