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- Rotating Quiz #209 - 4 Updates
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 31 04:10PM -0800 1 Prince Charles was born in which year? 2 Which Queen of England had 5 stepmothers? 3 What is the maximum number of characters that can appear in a single Twitter 'tweet'? 4 Which car model was named after Henry Ford's son? 5 What name is given to the liquid part of blood in which the blood cells are suspended? 6 Which poet's works include 'The Lady of Shallott' and 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'? 7 Which musical group had a 1977 hit with 'Chanson D'Amour'? 8 Which 1934 song's lyrics include references to Mahatma Gandhi, the Mona Lisa and Mickey Mouse? 9 Which toxicological maxim is derived from the Latin 'sola dosis facit venenum'? 10 Which is the largest Philippines island by area, and also home to the capital city Manila? cheers, calvin |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Jan 31 09:21PM -0500 On 2016-02-01, Calvin wrote: > 1 Prince Charles was born in which year? 1948 > 2 Which Queen of England had 5 stepmothers? Mary Tudor > 3 What is the maximum number of characters that can appear in a single Twitter 'tweet'? 140 > 4 Which car model was named after Henry Ford's son? Edsel (and it's a make, not a model) > 5 What name is given to the liquid part of blood in which the blood cells are suspended? Plasma > 6 Which poet's works include 'The Lady of Shallott' and 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'? Tennyson > 7 Which musical group had a 1977 hit with 'Chanson D'Amour'? Manhattan Transfer > 8 Which 1934 song's lyrics include references to Mahatma Gandhi, the Mona Lisa and Mickey Mouse? > 9 Which toxicological maxim is derived from the Latin 'sola dosis facit venenum'? The dose makes the poison > 10 Which is the largest Philippines island by area, and also home to the capital city Manila? Luzon -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 31 11:17PM -0600 "Calvin": > 1 Prince Charles was born in which year? Hmm. 1950? > 2 Which Queen of England had 5 stepmothers? Mary I. > 3 What is the maximum number of characters that can appear > in a single Twitter 'tweet'? 144. > 4 Which car model was named after Henry Ford's son? Edsel. > 5 What name is given to the liquid part of blood in which > the blood cells are suspended? Plasma. > 6 Which poet's works include 'The Lady of Shallott' and > 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'? Tennyson. > 7 Which musical group had a 1977 hit with 'Chanson D'Amour'? Air Supply? > 8 Which 1934 song's lyrics include references to Mahatma > Gandhi, the Mona Lisa and Mickey Mouse? "You're the Tops"? > 9 Which toxicological maxim is derived from the Latin 'sola > dosis facit venenum'? "The dose makes the poison." > 10 Which is the largest Philippines island by area, and > also home to the capital city Manila? Luzon. -- Mark Brader | "I do not think about things that I do not think about." Toronto | "Do you ever think about things that you *do* think about?" msb@vex.net | --Inherit the Wind, Lawrence & Lee My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 01 10:26AM > 1 Prince Charles was born in which year? 1954 > 2 Which Queen of England had 5 stepmothers? Elizabeth I > 3 What is the maximum number of characters that can appear in a > single Twitter 'tweet'? 140 > 5 What name is given to the liquid part of blood in which the blood > cells are suspended? Plasma > 9 Which toxicological maxim is derived from the Latin 'sola dosis > facit venenum'? A single dose should kill > 10 Which is the largest Philippines island by area, and also home to > the capital city Manila? Luzon -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jan 31 10:20PM 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. > 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. Austria > 6. Carlsberg. Denmark > 7. Castlemaine XXXX ("four X"). Australia > 8. Yuengling. United States > 9. Red Stripe. Philippines > 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". Thailand Pete |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 31 03:53PM -0800 On Friday, January 29, 2016 at 5:18:24 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > We'll name a famous female and you name that person's *mother*. > 1. Suri Cruise, born 2006. > 2. Rumer Willis, born 1988. Demi Moore > 3. Caroline, Princess of Hanover, born 1957. Grace Kelly > 4. Charlotte Gainsbourg, born 1971. Melanie Griffith? > 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. India > 2. Kronenbourg 1664. France > 3. Peroni. Italy > 4. Bass. UK, USA > 5. Stiegl. Austria > 6. Carlsberg. Denmark > 7. Castlemaine XXXX ("four X"). Australia > 8. Yuengling. China, Taiwan > 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". USA, UK cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 01 12:18AM -0600 Mark Brader: > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > * Game 2, Round 2 - Entertainment - Mothers & Daughters > We'll name a famous female and you name that person's *mother*. First names of all fathers -- or alleged fathers, for those of a suspicious mind -- are shown in parentheses. In each case where a surname is shown for the daughter, the father's surname is the same. > 1. Suri Cruise, born 2006. Katie Holmes. (Tom.) 4 for Marc, Dan, Peter, Joshua, Jason, and Pete. > 2. Rumer Willis, born 1988. Demi Moore. (Bruce.) 4 for Marc, Dan, Peter, Joshua, Jason, Pete, and Calvin. > 3. Caroline, Princess of Hanover, born 1957. Princess Grace (Kelly). (Prince Rainier.) 4 for Marc, Dan, Bruce, Peter, Joshua, Pete, and Calvin. > 4. Charlotte Gainsbourg, born 1971. Jane Birkin. (Serge.) 4 for Marc, Peter, and Joshua. > 5. Kate Hudson, born 1979. Goldie Hawn. (Bill.) 4 for Marc, Peter, Joshua, Jason, and Calvin. > 6. Apple Martin, born 2004. Gwyneth Paltrow. (Chris.) 4 for Marc, Dan, Bruce, Peter, Joshua, Jason, Pete, and Calvin. > 7. Gwyneth Paltrow, born 1972. Blythe Danner. (Bruce.) 4 for Marc, Bruce, Joshua, Jason, Pete, and Calvin. > 8. Carrie Fisher, born 1956. Debbie Reynolds. (Eddie.) 4 for Marc, Dan, Bruce, Joshua, Jason, Pete, and Calvin. > 9. Liza Minnelli, born 1946. Judy Garland. (Vincente.) 4 for Marc, Dan, Bruce, Björn, Peter, Joshua, Jason, Pete, and Calvin. > 10. Ava Philippe ("Philip-ee"), born 1999. Reese Witherspoon. (Ryan.) 4 for Joshua and Calvin. > 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. 4 for Marc, Bruce, Peter, Erland, Pete, and Calvin. > 2. Kronenbourg 1664. France. 4 for Bruce, Björn, Peter, Pete, and Calvin. > 3. Peroni. Italy. 4 for Marc, Bruce, Björn, Peter, Erland, Joshua, Pete, and Calvin. 3 for Dan. > 4. Bass. UK (or specifically England). 4 for Marc, Dan, Bruce, Erland, and Pete. 3 for Calvin. > 5. Stiegl. Austria. 4 for Marc, Erland, Pete, and Calvin. 3 for Joshua. > 6. Carlsberg. Denmark. 4 for Marc, Dan, Bruce, Björn, Peter, Erland, Joshua, Pete, and Calvin. > 7. Castlemaine XXXX ("four X"). Australia. 4 for Bruce, Peter, Pete, and Calvin. 3 for Dan. > 8. Yuengling. United States. 4 for Marc, Dan, Bruce, Joshua, and Pete. > 9. Red Stripe. Jamaica. 4 for Marc, Dan, Bruce, Peter, Joshua, Jason, and Calvin. > 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". Estonia. Sorry, no points for "(I know this won't score points.) One of the former Soviet Union countries, but I don't have a clue which one." Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Ent Geo Marc Dashevsky 36 28 64 "Calvin" 32 31 63 Pete Gayde 28 32 60 Joshua Kreitzer 40 19 59 Peter Smyth 28 24 52 Bruce Bowler 20 32 52 Dan Blum 24 22 46 Jason Kreitzer 28 4 32 Erland Sommarskog 0 20 20 Björn Lundin 4 12 16 -- Mark Brader | "If there had been government -- and dare I say industrial? Toronto | -- research establishments in the Stone Age, by now we msb@vex.net | would have had absolutely superb flint tools. But no one | would have invented steel." -- Arthur C. Clarke My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 01 10:24AM > United States. > Jamaica. > Estonia. And not a single Belgian, German or Czech beer! This can only happen in Toronto! -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 01 12:20AM -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 4 - Science - It's a Doggy-Dog World 1. The affenpinscher, a small breed of German origin, comes first on the alphabetical list of breeds recognized by the Canadian Kennel Club. Which breed comes *last*? 2. Which breed is known as the barkless dog of central Africa? 3. Another African breed, it was developed by Cornelius Van Rooyen to hunt lions. Its name is geographically anachronistic, as it mentions a country which has either disappeared or been renamed. Name the breed. 4. What breed is Snoopy of "Peanuts" fame? 5. What breed is the Obamas' dog, Bo? 6. This breed, favoured by the Queen, comes in two strains both named after Welsh counties: one current county and one former county. Name *either one of those counties*. 7. This breed was developed by a German tax collector and is well known as an intelligent, alert, and tenaciously loyal companion and guard dog. What was the tax collector's name? 8. Small white working terriers were first bred by an English parson and hunting enthusiast born in 1795. What was his name? 9. This breed, once called the "Little River duck dog", was developed in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. What is the full name used by the Canadian Kennel Club? 10. Another Canadian breed, this large gentle dog excels at water rescue and have unusual webbed feet. What is its name? After completing the round, please decode the rot13: ba gur svsgu dhrfgvba, gur nafjre vf guerr jbeqf. Ba gur avagu dhrfgvba, vg'f svir jbeqf. Va rnpu pnfr, vs lbh qvqa'g tvir gung znal, tb onpx naq nqq gur erfg. * Game 2, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - Colorful Before and After A "before and after" consists of two names or phrases where the last word of the first one is the first word of the second, and is only given once. Sometimes a compound word may be treated as two separate words to make the construction possible: for example, "waterfall" might combine with "fall colors" to make "waterfall colors" (or "water fall colors"). In this round, the common word (where the phrases overlap) *will always be a color*. To make it a bit trickier (and for humor value), we will word the questions as if they are talking about just one person or thing. For example, suppose we said: "The agent from the TV show 'Entourage' is the person standing highest on an Olympic podium". Well, the agent from "Entourage" would be Ari Gold, and the gold medalist stands highest, so the answer you'd have to give would be "Ari Gold medalist". You must give *all words* of the "before and after". 1. Candice Bergen title character who tastes so good, just like a young girl should, according to the Rolling Stones. 2. She played Rose on "The Golden Girls" and lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC. 3. Father of Leif Erikson with the nickname "the Galloping Ghost". 4. Donovan sang about a relaxed form of marine transport that the Beatles thought we all live in. 6. The IBM program that won a game against Gary Kasparov, while also playing a Carl Perkins song. 6. He starred in "High Fidelity", "Kung Fu Panda", and "School of Rock", and in Las Vegas he is also known as 21. 7. A herbicide used in the Vietnam War that was turned into a Netflix original series. 8. "Smoke on the Water" was a song by this band that appeared on a 1984 album by Prince. 9. Fictional character from "Treasure Island" that is the only thing that can kill a werewolf. 10. It is people, according to a 1973 Charlton Heston movie about the football team that won the first two Super Bowls. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Oh what a tangled web we weave, msb@vex.net | a literate geekiness to achieve." --Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 31 04:07PM -0800 On Monday, January 25, 2016 at 2:46:05 PM UTC+10, 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? Evelyn Waugh > 6 In 2006, Naypyidaw became the capital city of which south-east Asian country? Burma / Myanmar > 7 Along with his backing band 'The Range', who released the hit 1986 bluegrass album 'The Way It Is'? Bruce Hornsby > 8 Created in 1991, which annual awards for scientific research recognise achievements that 'first make people laugh, and then make them think'? Ig Noble [awards] > 9 Which language has the most native speakers in the EU? German > 10 Which Irish swimmer won three gold medals at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics before being banned for tampering with a urine sample? Michelle Smith / de Bruin Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 423 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 8 55 Mark Brader 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 7 42 Gareth Owen 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 7 49 Peter Smyth 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 7 50 Dan Tilque 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 7 52 Marc Dashevsky 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 42 Bruce Bowler 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 45 Chris Johnson 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 29 Pete Gayde 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 33 Erland S 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 25 Bjorn Lundin - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 10 3 7 7 5 8 3 8 7 2 60 60% Congratulations Mark. cheers, calvin |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jan 31 05:53PM Erland Sommarskog wrote: > 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? Great minds think alike! I thought of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich at first as well. Peter Smyth |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Jan 31 09:57AM -0800 On Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 12:04:25 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > 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. it's still under the previous thread in google groups. no big deal, it has happened before and surely will again. but I'm only entering for fun, and to quell the rumor of my untimely demise. I'm only mostly dead. miracle max is working on it.... > 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 > 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"? pope gregory xiii > 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? monkies > 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 monkeys > 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? monkshood > 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?) all of them. seriously. I was just answering as I went along and didn't notice the pattern until after I decoded the rot13 above. clever using actual monks as some of the answers. I am only slightly disappointed that you didn't have kwai-chang caine as one of the answers. swp, who is playing for fun only. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 31 07:49PM +0100 > Great minds think alike! I thought of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and > Tich at first as well. Zabadak! -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 31 01:57PM -0600 Mark Brader: >> This is Rotating Quiz #209, reposted because I forgot to start >> a new thread the first time. Stephen Perry: > it's still under the previous thread in google groups. So? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "group this in post-top usually don't we" msb@vex.net | -- Mike Lyle |
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