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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 13 04:08PM -0600 Mark Brader: > a new entry. *WHICHEVER COMES FIRST*! After the first round, > this becomes a closed contest -- only those who have survived the > earlier rounds may continue to enter. Okay, we've had 13 entries and then a 36-hour gap, so Round 1 is over. > For every question I will describe an event in history and you > must give the year, month, and day when it happened. Answers in > the ISO standard numerical style, like 2016-02-17, are preferred. 11 out of 13 entrants were kind enough to comply with this. Bruce and "ArenEss", you know who you are. :-) > 1. The Magna Carta was a historic agreement in England between the > monarch and the barons, which for the first time put formal limits > on the power of the monarch. When was it signed? Erland Sommarskog 1215-03-15 -92 days "ArenEss" 1215-06-01 -14 ** CORRECT ** 1215-06-15 Stephen Perry 1215-06-15 Bruce Bowler 1215-06-15 Dan Tilque 1215-06-15 Joshua Kreitzer 1215-06-20 +5 "Joe" 1215-06-30 +15 Dan Blum 1215-07-01 +16 "Calvin" 1215-07-01 +16 Pete Gayde 1215-07-01 +16 Peter Smyth 1215-09-18 +95 Marc Dashevsky 1215-10-06 +113 Björn Lundin 1255-05-16 +14,580 Björn Lundin is eliminated. (Gaah indeed.) By the way, it should have been obvious in this case that I was asking for a date in the Julian calendar. In general you can assume that either the Julian or the Gregorian calendar is applicable for this contest, whichever one was in use at the relevant place on the relevant date. By the way, before starting the contest I drafted a list of 14 questions and then randomized the order, so the expectation is that there will be 11 more rounds and eventually we'll have used the first 12 questions from the randomized list. As most of us here are from the English-speaking world, about half of the original list of questions relate to events in either England or the US; each of the other ones relates to a different country. Round 2 will follow immediately. -- 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 My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 13 04:11PM -0600 This contest is now open only to Dan Blum, Bruce Bowler, Marc Dashevsky, Pete Gayde, Joshua Kreitzer, Björn Lundin, Stephen Perry, Peter Smyth, Erland Sommarskog, Dan Tilque, and the entrants posting as "ArenEss", "Calvin", and "Joe". Round 2 will be open for 4 days from the moment of posting, or until everyone has posted an entry. 2. On 1917-04-06 the United States declared war on Germany and thus entered World War I. When was the state of war between the two countries officially ended, as they exchanged ratifications of a treaty between them "restoring friendly relations"? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Operating systems are too important msb@vex.net | to be 'visionary'." --Linus Torvalds My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 13 04:39AM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > thus entered World War I. When was the state of war between the > two countries officially ended, as they exchanged ratifications > of a treaty between them "restoring friendly relations"? 1919-10-11 -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 13 11:45PM +0100 > thus entered World War I. When was the state of war between the > two countries officially ended, as they exchanged ratifications > of a treaty between them "restoring friendly relations"? 1919-09-09 -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 13 05:33PM -0600 Mark Brader: > Pete Gayde, Joshua Kreitzer, Björn Lundin, Stephen Perry, Peter Smyth, > Erland Sommarskog, Dan Tilque, and the entrants posting as "ArenEss", > "Calvin", and "Joe". Uh, I meant everyone on that list except Björn Lundin. Sorry, folks -- and particularly Björn. -- Mark Brader | "...it is happening a lot to me recently. almost Toronto | as if my beliefs are no longer strong enough msb@vex.net | to counter reality." --Stephen Perry My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Feb 13 05:24PM -0800 On Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 5:11:09 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > thus entered World War I. When was the state of war between the > two countries officially ended, as they exchanged ratifications > of a treaty between them "restoring friendly relations"? 1921-11-11 swp |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Feb 13 05:25PM -0800 On Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 6:33:30 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > Mark Brader | "...it is happening a lot to me recently. almost > Toronto | as if my beliefs are no longer strong enough > msb@vex.net | to counter reality." --Stephen Perry I resemble that remark... swp |
| ArenEss <areness1@yahoo.com>: Feb 13 08:02PM -0600 > thus entered World War I. When was the state of war between the > two countries officially ended, as they exchanged ratifications > of a treaty between them "restoring friendly relations"? 1918-11-11 ArenEss |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 14 05:12AM > thus entered World War I. When was the state of war between the > two countries officially ended, as they exchanged ratifications > of a treaty between them "restoring friendly relations"? 1919-02-15 -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: Feb 14 06:46AM On 2016-02-13 22:11:09 +0000, Mark Brader said: > thus entered World War I. When was the state of war between the > two countries officially ended, as they exchanged ratifications > of a treaty between them "restoring friendly relations"? 1919-04-21 -- "To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by withholding your forgiveness until it's too late is to become divinely fucked up." ― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Feb 14 09:24AM Mark Brader wrote: > thus entered World War I. When was the state of war between the > two countries officially ended, as they exchanged ratifications > of a treaty between them "restoring friendly relations"? 1920-04-01 Peter Smyth |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 13 04:21AM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Which Southern Hemisphere country with a population of just over > 4 million won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also > won the most recent Rugby World Cup in 2011? New Zealand > Hemisphere country to have won. This country won in 2003 and > is hosting the current World Cup. This country also won the > 1966 World Cup in soccer. England > 3. How many players are there on the field for each team in a game > of rugby union? Hint: the number is *not* prime. 15 > Ellis Trophy, named after William Webb Ellis, who according to > legend first picked up a football and ran with it while he was > a student at which English public school? Rugby > 6. Which country's rugby team is known as the Cherry Blossoms > (or the Brave Blossoms) and beat South Africa two weeks ago in > what some called the greatest Rugby World Cup upset of all time? Japan > Francois Pienaar? > Please decode the rot13 for the least two questions only after > you have finished with #9-10. you mean #1-8 > Nhfgenyvn, Arj Mrnynaq, naq Fbhgu Nsevpn. Juvpu sbhegu pbhagel > wbvarq gur pbzcrgvgvba va 2012? Guvf pbhagel unf arire jba > gur Ehtol Jbeyq Phc, ohg vg unf jba gur fbppre Jbeyq Phc gjvpr. Argentina > pbzcrgvgvba. Fvk Abegurea Urzvfcurer angvbaf pbzcrgr va gur > Fvk Angvbaf pbzcrgvgvba. Sbhe bs gur pbhagevrf ner Ratynaq, > Fpbgynaq, Jnyrf, naq Verynaq. Anzr rvgure bs gur bgure gjb. France > * Game 3, Round 6 - Geography - Tallest Structures > 1. Name the structure that held the record for the tallest structure > in the world for 3,871 years. Great Pyramid at Giza > the record for the tallest structure in the world, but only for > 5 years. Even today, though, it is still the tallest structure > in the city where it is located. Washington Monument > 1930 and held the record for the tallest structure in the world > for only for a year before another one, less than a mile away, > took the record. Name the 1930 structure. Chrysler Building > neofuturistic broadcast, restaurant, and observation tower. > 6. Name the building 136 m high that is the tallest structure in > the world's smallest country (by area). St Peter's Basilica > in April 2013. It is called the Kingdom Tower and it will have > a height of 1,008 m when completed in 2018. In which country > will you find this building? China -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 14 12:18AM -0800 On Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 1:26:34 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Which Southern Hemisphere country with a population of just over > 4 million won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also > won the most recent Rugby World Cup in 2011? New Zealand > Hemisphere country to have won. This country won in 2003 and > is hosting the current World Cup. This country also won the > 1966 World Cup in soccer. England > 3. How many players are there on the field for each team in a game > of rugby union? Hint: the number is *not* prime. 15 > Ellis Trophy, named after William Webb Ellis, who according to > legend first picked up a football and ran with it while he was > a student at which English public school? Rugby > 5. Which team at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, captained by Paul > O'Connell, is representing two different countries? Ireland > 6. Which country's rugby team is known as the Cherry Blossoms > (or the Brave Blossoms) and beat South Africa two weeks ago in > what some called the greatest Rugby World Cup upset of all time? Japan > Only 16 people of the 45 on board survived the crash, but the > survivors had to eat the dead after rations ran out. What is > the one-word title of the 1993 movie based on these events? Alive, Survived > 8. What is the one-word title of the 2009 movie starring Matt Damon > as the captain of the 1995 World Cup winning South African team, > Francois Pienaar? Invictus > Nhfgenyvn, Arj Mrnynaq, naq Fbhgu Nsevpn. Juvpu sbhegu pbhagel > wbvarq gur pbzcrgvgvba va 2012? Guvf pbhagel unf arire jba > gur Ehtol Jbeyq Phc, ohg vg unf jba gur fbppre Jbeyq Phc gjvpr. Argentina > pbzcrgvgvba. Fvk Abegurea Urzvfcurer angvbaf pbzcrgr va gur > Fvk Angvbaf pbzcrgvgvba. Sbhe bs gur pbhagevrf ner Ratynaq, > Fpbgynaq, Jnyrf, naq Verynaq. Anzr rvgure bs gur bgure gjb. Italy > * Game 3, Round 6 - Geography - Tallest Structures > 1. Name the structure that held the record for the tallest structure > in the world for 3,871 years. Great Pyramid of Giza > the record for the tallest structure in the world, but only for > 5 years. Even today, though, it is still the tallest structure > in the city where it is located. Eiffel Tower > 3. Name the London building that, at just over 1,000 feet tall, > is currently the tallest building in Western Europe. Shard, Gherkin > 1930 and held the record for the tallest structure in the world > for only for a year before another one, less than a mile away, > took the record. Name the 1930 structure. Chrysler Building > name the structure that is the tallest tower in the world and > the second-tallest structure of any kind in Asia: it is a > neofuturistic broadcast, restaurant, and observation tower. Pearl Tower in Shanghai > 6. Name the building 136 m high that is the tallest structure in > the world's smallest country (by area). St Peter's Basilica > tallest building in Barcelona (not counting power plant > chimneys and communication towers). What is it? Its name is > almost identical in Catalan and Spanish; give either version. Guggenheim Museum? > in April 2013. It is called the Kingdom Tower and it will have > a height of 1,008 m when completed in 2018. In which country > will you find this building? Saudi Arabia cheers, calvin |
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