- MSBKO5 Round 3 - 8 Updates
- QFTCIBSI Game 3, Rounds 7-8: headlines and etymologies - 2 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #426 - 1 Update
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 18 01:13AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:KridnTPVOb4axF7LnZ2dnUU7- > over much of Europe, with tsunami damage extending far beyond > Portugal. The quake struck on a major religious holiday and > destroyed most of the city's major churches. When? 1890-04-01 Pete |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Feb 17 06:04PM -0800 On Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 12:16:56 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > Mark Brader, Toronto | "One thing that has not changed much in recent years > msb@vex.net | is gravity." --David D. Dunlap, N.Y. Times > My text in this article is in the public domain. 1755-11-01 (aka all saints day, thanks for the clue) I think this earthquake was the source of modern seismology. swp |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 17 10:30PM -0600 Mark Brader: > over much of Europe, with tsunami damage extending far beyond > Portugal. The quake struck on a major religious holiday and > destroyed most of the city's major churches. When? Guesses ranged quite widely: Joshua Kreitzer 1582-12-25 -63,133 days Peter Smyth 1651-12-25 -37,931 Erland Sommarskog 1654-08-24 -36,958 Dan Blum 1707-04-07 -17,740 ** CORRECT ** 1755-11-01 Stephen Perry 1755-11-01 ArenEss 1760-12-25 +1,881 Calvin 1777-07-07 +7,919 Bruce Bowler 1780-11-01 +9,132 Dan Tilque 1799-04-09 +15,865 Joe 1845-12-25 +32,926 Pete Gayde 1890-04-01 +49,094 It was All Souls Day. Joshua Kreitzer is eliminated. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "If each hand had an extra digit, we'd probably be msb@vex.net | planning for a 144-year flood." --Mark Monmonier My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 17 10:31PM -0600 This contest is now open only to Dan Blum, Bruce Bowler, Pete Gayde, Stephen Perry, Peter Smyth, Erland Sommarskog, Dan Tilque, and the entrants posting as "ArenEss", "Calvin", and "Joe". Round 4 will be open for 4 days from the moment of posting, or until everyone has posted an entry. 4. When did the Aztec Empire finally fall to the forces of Cortes? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "I'm pleased to have my own pothole number..." msb@vex.net | --Claudia Bloom My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 18 04:34AM > 4. When did the Aztec Empire finally fall to the forces of Cortes? 1525-06-15 -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 18 05:41AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:wd2dnce5MNOH1FjLnZ2dnUU7- > Round 4 will be open for 4 days from the moment of posting, or until > everyone has posted an entry. > 4. When did the Aztec Empire finally fall to the forces of Cortes? 1610-05-01 Pete |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 17 01:19PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > Round 4 will be open for 4 days from the moment of posting, or until > everyone has posted an entry. > 4. When did the Aztec Empire finally fall to the forces of Cortes? 1519-09-02 -- Dan Tilque |
| Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: Feb 18 06:24AM On 2016-02-18 04:31:22 +0000, Mark Brader said: > Round 4 will be open for 4 days from the moment of posting, or until > everyone has posted an entry. > 4. When did the Aztec Empire finally fall to the forces of Cortes? 1551-01-15 -- "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 |
| Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Feb 17 04:49PM -0800 On Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 12:53:11 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > would not be sufficient. > 1. Name the ship that has been redacted from this front page. > 2. Which newspaper published this front page on September 12, 2001? The New York Times > of India. > 4. Give the *exact date* (month, day, and year) when the events > referred to on this front page took place. November 22, 1963 > 5. What is the name of the newspaper that has been redacted above > this famously erroneous headline? The Chicago Tribune > 6. What is the name of the publication that has been, ah, cut off > above this famous headline? The New York Post > 7. From what year were these front pages? 1997 > 8. From what year was this front page? 1990 > 9. What city has been redacted from this headline? Memphis > finished with #1-9. Nabgure qrngu va Zrzcuvf, Graarffrr, jnf > gung bs Ryivf Cerfyrl. Sebz jung *zbagu naq lrne* jnf guvf > sebag cntr? August 1977 > borrowed into English by American soldiers serving in the > Philippines. In English, the word is usually used in the plural, > and has come to be a general term for the middle of nowhere. Boondocks? |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 18 05:30AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:tJednfNZd-rYJF_LnZ2dnUU7- > headline, you could say "Toronto Star", but "Star" by itself > would not be sufficient. > 1. Name the ship that has been redacted from this front page. Carpathia > 2. Which newspaper published this front page on September 12, 2001? New York Times > 3. Give the *month and year* of this front page from the Times > of India. December, 2006; December, 2007 > 4. Give the *exact date* (month, day, and year) when the events > referred to on this front page took place. November 22, 1963 > 5. What is the name of the newspaper that has been redacted above > this famously erroneous headline? Chicago Tribune > 6. What is the name of the publication that has been, ah, cut off > above this famous headline? New York Post > 7. From what year were these front pages? 1997 > 8. From what year was this front page? 1992; 1993 > 9. What city has been redacted from this headline? Memphis > finished with #1-9. Nabgure qrngu va Zrzcuvf, Graarffrr, jnf > gung bs Ryivf Cerfyrl. Sebz jung *zbagu naq lrne* jnf guvf > sebag cntr? November, 1975; October, 1975 > 1. In Japanese, the word meant "squad leader". In English, it > has come to mean a leader in general, and is often used in > combination with "head". Samurai > Russian for "quickly", which is what Cossack soldiers in > Paris would yell out when the restaurant service was too slow. > In English, it has come to mean a type of casual restaurant. Bistro > official whose job it is to defend the rights of individuals > against governments and other large organizations. Despite > its sound, the official in question need not be male. Ombudsman > 4. From a Hindi/Urdu word for loose-fitting trousers, this word > has been borrowed into English with a similar, but slightly > more specific meaning. Pants > this word meant "bearded seal". By the time the word came into > English, it referred to a type of footwear made (traditionally > at least) from sealskin. Moccasins > 6. Brought into English via French, Italian, and Ottoman Turkish, > in the original Arabic, this word just meant "rate". In English, > it has come to mean specific rates of taxes and charges. Schedule > In English, it refers to a particular method of cooking meat, > but also to the device used in that method of cooking, and to > the social event which surrounds the process. Barbecue > a person who had plenty of food" In English this came to be an > irreverent term for someone in a person of authority, and is > often preceded by "high". Falutin > borrowed into English by American soldiers serving in the > Philippines. In English, the word is usually used in the plural, > and has come to be a general term for the middle of nowhere. Boondocks Pete |
| Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: Feb 17 08:44PM On 2016-02-15 03:01:32 +0000, Calvin said: > 1 How many separate scoring areas are there on a standard dartboard? 82 > 2 Which construction includes the sections Badaling, Juyongguan Pass, > Simatai and Arrow Nock, among others? Great Wall of China > 3 The word 'salary' originally referred to a Roman soldier's allowance > for the purchase of which commodity? Salt > was indicted on a charge of sexually assaulting a hotel maid in New > York in 2011? The criminal charges were subsequently dropped. All 3 > names required! Dominique Strauss Khan > 5 There are countless variations, but it is generally based on cabbage, > radish or cucumber. Which fermented dish is the national dish of Korea? > 6 What is the signature item of the English clothing manufacturer Lee Cooper? Denim Jeans > inside? > 8 RSC Anderlecht is a top division football (soccer) club in which > European country? Belgium > 9 Which American city is colloquially known as 'The Big Easy'? New Orleans > 10 Giallo is the Italian word for which colour? Yellow -- "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 |
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