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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 28 12:27AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-10-19, 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 4, Round 7 - Sports - Quarterbacks Quarterback is the most important position in football. In case case name the QB that we describe. 1. This University of Tennessee graduate and current Denver Bronco is a 5-time NFL MVP and holds over 40 NFL QB records, including both the career and the season records for touchdown passes. 2. This Green Bay Packer was last season's NFL MVP and was the MVP of Super Bowl XLV. He also holds the career and season passer-rating records. 3. This former Pittsburgh Steelers QB and 1989 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee became the first to win four Super Bowls. Besides his numerous appearances in television commercials, he can now also be regularly seen as an analyst on "Fox NFL Sunday". 4. This decorated former Dallas Cowboys QB is one of 4 players to have won the Heisman trophy and the Super Bowl MVP award. One of his nicknames was "Captain America", and he is also known for coining the term "Hail Mary pass" for a last second desperation throw to the end zone, after he successfully completed one to Drew Pearson to win a 1975 playoff game. 5. This legendary San Francisco 49ers QB graduated from Notre Dame in 1979 and went on to become a 3-time Super Bowl MVP and 4-time winner. He is also known for his role in one of the most iconic moments in NFL history, "The Catch", throwing the winning touchdown to Dwight Clark in the NFC Championship game in 1982, and kickstarting the 49er dynasty. 6. This former Miami Dolphins QB was the 1984 NFL MVP and held several passing records which were recently broken by the likes of Brett Favre, Drew Brees, and <answer 1>. In popular culture he was known as a spokesman for Isotoner gloves and for his hilarious cameo in "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective". 7. Nicknamed "Big Ben" for his 6'5", 241-pound frame, this Pittsburgh Steeler became the youngest QB to win the Super Bowl at age 23, defeating the Seattle Seahawks in 2005. 8. He was the Super Bowl MVP of the game played in 2015, but has also been in the spotlight for his recent successful appeal of a 4-game suspension due to his alleged involvement in a cheating scandal known as Deflategate. 9. He was drafted by the Las Vegas Posse in the CFL in 1994, but didn't make a name for himself until signing as a free agent for the Montreal Alouettes in 1998. Over the next 16 seasons he won 3 Grey Cups and 3 Most Outstanding Player awards. He is also pro football's all-time passing yards leader, with 79,816 yards. 10. He was the starting QB for the Toronto Argonauts when they last won the Grey Cup in 2012, but has now missed most of this season due to an off-season shoulder surgery. He was also the 2005 Grey Cup MVP with his previous team -- the Edmonton Eskimos. After completing this round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh tnir "Znaavat" sbe nal nafjre, jr arrq gur svefg anzr. Tb onpx naq fhccyl vg. * Game 4, Round 8 - Canadiana - Canadian Newspapers We give you a newspaper title; you name the largest Canadian city with a paper of that name. For example, if we said the "Star", you'd say Toronto, not Windsor. 1. "Gleaner". 2. "Telegraph Journal". 3. "Herald". 4. "Free Press". 5. "Spectator". 6. "Whig Standard". 7. "The Province". 8. "Le Droit". 9. "Le Devoir". 10. "Leader Post". -- Mark Brader | "Any philosophy that can be put 'in a nutshell' Toronto | belongs there." msb@vex.net | --Sydney J. Harris My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 28 06:53AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:tfCdnXea29SlDk_LnZ2dnUU7- > 1. This University of Tennessee graduate and current Denver Bronco > is a 5-time NFL MVP and holds over 40 NFL QB records, including > both the career and the season records for touchdown passes. Peyton Manning > 2. This Green Bay Packer was last season's NFL MVP and was the > MVP of Super Bowl XLV. He also holds the career and season > passer-rating records. Aaron Rodgers > Hall of Fame inductee became the first to win four Super Bowls. > Besides his numerous appearances in television commercials, he > can now also be regularly seen as an analyst on "Fox NFL Sunday". Terry Bradshaw > known for coining the term "Hail Mary pass" for a last second > desperation throw to the end zone, after he successfully > completed one to Drew Pearson to win a 1975 playoff game. Roger Staubach > iconic moments in NFL history, "The Catch", throwing the winning > touchdown to Dwight Clark in the NFC Championship game in 1982, > and kickstarting the 49er dynasty. Joe Montana > of Brett Favre, Drew Brees, and <answer 1>. In popular culture > he was known as a spokesman for Isotoner gloves and for his > hilarious cameo in "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective". Dan Marino > 7. Nicknamed "Big Ben" for his 6'5", 241-pound frame, this > Pittsburgh Steeler became the youngest QB to win the Super Bowl > at age 23, defeating the Seattle Seahawks in 2005. Ben Roethlisberger > also been in the spotlight for his recent successful appeal of > a 4-game suspension due to his alleged involvement in a cheating > scandal known as Deflategate. Tom Brady > with a paper of that name. For example, if we said the "Star", > you'd say Toronto, not Windsor. > 3. "Herald". Calgary > 8. "Le Droit". Quebec > 9. "Le Devoir". Montreal -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 28 12:02AM -0800 On Sunday, February 28, 2016 at 4:27:05 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. This University of Tennessee graduate and current Denver Bronco > is a 5-time NFL MVP and holds over 40 NFL QB records, including > both the career and the season records for touchdown passes. Peyton Manning > 2. This Green Bay Packer was last season's NFL MVP and was the > MVP of Super Bowl XLV. He also holds the career and season > passer-rating records. Favre? > known for coining the term "Hail Mary pass" for a last second > desperation throw to the end zone, after he successfully > completed one to Drew Pearson to win a 1975 playoff game. Aikman, Theismann > iconic moments in NFL history, "The Catch", throwing the winning > touchdown to Dwight Clark in the NFC Championship game in 1982, > and kickstarting the 49er dynasty. Montana > of Brett Favre, Drew Brees, and <answer 1>. In popular culture > he was known as a spokesman for Isotoner gloves and for his > hilarious cameo in "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective". Marino > 7. Nicknamed "Big Ben" for his 6'5", 241-pound frame, this > Pittsburgh Steeler became the youngest QB to win the Super Bowl > at age 23, defeating the Seattle Seahawks in 2005. Rothselberger > season due to an off-season shoulder surgery. He was also the > 2005 Grey Cup MVP with his previous team -- the Edmonton Eskimos. > * Game 4, Round 8 - Canadiana - Canadian Newspapers Pass cheers, calvin |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Feb 28 11:04AM +0100 On 2016-02-28 07:27, Mark Brader wrote: > 4. "Free Press". > 5. "Spectator". > 6. "Whig Standard". Winnipeg? > 7. "The Province". > 8. "Le Droit". Quebec city; Montreal > 9. "Le Devoir". Quebec city; Montreal -- -- Björn |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 27 08:16PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > is typically inherited matrilineally. The organelle's role in > the production of ATP leads to it being known as "the powerhouse > of the cell". Name it. mitochondria > thylakoids called grana, which contain high concentrations > of a green pigment. Name this plant organelle, the main site > of photosynthesis. chloroplast > *state* you would encounter if you traveled due south from it. > For example, we say Bismarck, North Dakota; you say South Dakota. > 1. Carson City, Nevada. California > 2. Topeka, Kansas. Oklahoma > 3. Denver, Colorado. New Mexico > 4. Indianapolis, Indiana. Kentucky > 5. Atlanta, Georgia. Florida > 6. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Maryland > 7. Little Rock, Arkansas. Louisiana > 8. Boise, Idaho. Nevada > 9. Jefferson City, Missouri. Arkansas > 10. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Texas -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 28 12:23AM -0600 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly. > ...Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single > followup, based only on your own knowledge. This time one entrant emailed his answers, with no explanation, so I suppose this was an error. I decided to accept them. > As their name implies, organelles are subunits of a cell that > perform specific tasks, similar to the organs of the body. > Except as indicated, for each question name the organelle described. Yes, this was the hardest round in the original game; in fact, it was the hardest of the entire season. > is typically inherited matrilineally. The organelle's role in > the production of ATP leads to it being known as "the powerhouse > of the cell". Name it. Mitochondrion. (Plural, mitochondria.) 4 for Joshua, Marc, Erland, Björn, Dan Blum, Peter, and Dan Tilque. > thylakoids called grana, which contain high concentrations > of a green pigment. Name this plant organelle, the main site > of photosynthesis. Chloroplast. "Plastid" was insufficiently specific. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Björn, Dan Blum, Peter, and Dan Tilque. > main site of RNA translation, while another type is responsible > for synthesizing lipids and steroids. Name this organelle that > comes in rough and smooth varieties. Endoplasmic reticulum. "ER" was sufficient. 4 for Marc. > this organelle that packages them up into vesicles and sends > them where they are needed. Name this organelle, which is > itself named for the Italian scientist that discovered it. Golgi apparatus (or body). 4 for Marc. > 5. Both ribosomes and signal-recognition particles are formed in > this organelle. It is largest organelle found within the cell > nucleus, and has a name similar to it. Nucleolus. 4 for Marc. > functional organelle's internal structure consists of "9+2" > arrangements of microtubules. Name this whip-like organelle > that is used for motion in cells like sperm. Flagellum. 4 for Joshua, Marc, and Dan Blum. > which are found primarily from basal bodies in this organelle. > It is responsible for the creation of the mitotic spindle and > consists of two perpendicularly arranged centrioles. Centrosome. > is fired by a certain phylum of aquatic species. Name *either* > the organelle that holds the toxin *or* the phylum that includes > sea anemones and jellyfish. Cnidocyst, Cnidaria. (The C is silent.) (Also accepting cnida or cnidarian, but not cnidoblast, which is the cell containing the cnidocysts.) > 9. Mannose-6-phosphate is used to tag proteins that are to be sent > to this organelle. Name this organelle, whose primary function > is to break down and dispose of unwanted materials. Lysosome. 4 for Marc. > broken down by another organelle. Name that other organelle, > whose name reflects the fact that it also reduces the molecule > H2O2. Peroxisome. > *state* you would encounter if you traveled due south from it. > For example, we say Bismarck, North Dakota; you say South Dakota. > 1. Carson City, Nevada. California. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Erland, Peter, Pete, Jason, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum. > 2. Topeka, Kansas. Oklahoma. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Erland, Dan Blum, Peter, Pete, Jason, and Dan Tilque. > 3. Denver, Colorado. New Mexico. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Erland, Dan Blum, Peter, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 4. Indianapolis, Indiana. Kentucky. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Erland, Dan Blum, Peter, Pete, Jason, and Dan Tilque. > 5. Atlanta, Georgia. Florida. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Erland, Dan Blum, Peter, Pete, Jason, and Dan Tilque. > 6. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Maryland. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 7. Little Rock, Arkansas. Louisiana. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Pete, Jason, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Peter. > 8. Boise, Idaho. Nevada. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Erland, Pete, Jason, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Dan Blum. > 9. Jefferson City, Missouri. Arkansas. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Erland, Pete, Jason, and Dan Tilque. > 10. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Texas. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Erland, Dan Blum, Peter, Pete, Jason, and Dan Tilque. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> His Ent Sci Geo Marc Dashevsky 32 20 28 40 120 Joshua Kreitzer 32 31 12 40 115 Dan Blum 40 16 12 25 93 Dan Tilque 24 12 8 40 84 "Pete" 32 28 -- -- 60 Jason Kreitzer 12 12 0 32 56 Peter Smyth 20 0 8 26 54 Erland Sommarskog 11 0 4 32 47 Björn Lundin 36 0 8 0 44 Pete Gayde -- -- 0 40 40 "Calvin" 31 0 -- -- 31 "Joe" 20 0 -- -- 20 -- Mark Brader "Three minutes' thought would suffice to Toronto find this out; but thought is irksome and msb@vex.net three minutes is a long time." --A.E. Housman My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Feb 28 10:56AM +0100 On 2016-02-28 07:23, Mark Brader wrote: >> followup, based only on your own knowledge. > This time one entrant emailed his answers, with no explanation, > so I suppose this was an error. I decided to accept them. I now realize that I'm that entrant, I found the mail in 'Sent items' I have no explanation. I notice that the 'Reply' and 'Followup' buttons in IceDove( which I use) are just beside each other. I think I pressed the wrong button, without noticing it. Sorry for that, I'll be more careful next time. (It also makes me wonder if this is the first time I did this) -- -- Björn |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 27 07:56AM -0800 The next rotating quiz will be delayed. I was in a bike accident on Thursday and just got back from the hospital. -- Dan Tilque |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Feb 27 06:52PM -0800 On Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 9:10:36 PM UTC-5, Dan Tilque wrote: > Thursday and just got back from the hospital. > -- > Dan Tilque sorry to hear that. take your time to get better. we'll all still be here. swp |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 28 12:05AM -0600 Dan Tilque: > The next rotating quiz will be delayed. I was in a bike accident on > Thursday and just got back from the hospital. Don't do that, then! And best wishes for a full and rapid recovery, eh? -- Mark Brader | Plan B is: Toronto | "Try Plan A again; if this fails, try Plan B". msb@vex.net | --Michael Wares |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Feb 28 07:28AM > The next rotating quiz will be delayed. I was in a bike accident on > Thursday and just got back from the hospital. Get well soon Dan. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 27 07:58AM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > company's original route of about 3.6 miles today forms part > of the Underground's Hammersmith & City Line. When did that > original route open? 1856-07-02 -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 27 09:25PM -0600 Mark Brader: > company's original route of about 3.6 miles today forms part > of the Underground's Hammersmith & City Line. When did that > original route open? Dan Tilque 1856-07-02 -2,383 days Dan Blum 1862-06-30 -194 ** CORRECT ** 1863-01-10 Stephen Perry 1869-06-30 +2,363 Calvin 1874-06-06 +4,165 Calvin is eliminated. The Metropolitan Railway used steam locomotives until 1905, as did later subways (as we say) connected to it. The first subway to use electric trains did not appear until 1890: the City & South London Railway, now part of the Northern Line of the Underground. -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net "A system which depends upon the secrecy of its algorithm is effectively a single-key code." -- William Brown II My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 27 09:26PM -0600 (Reposting with correct subject line) > company's original route of about 3.6 miles today forms part > of the Underground's Hammersmith & City Line. When did that > original route open? Dan Tilque 1856-07-02 -2,383 days Dan Blum 1862-06-30 -194 ** CORRECT ** 1863-01-10 Stephen Perry 1869-06-30 +2,363 Calvin 1874-06-06 +4,165 Calvin is eliminated. The Metropolitan Railway used steam locomotives until 1905, as did later subways (as we say) connected to it. The first subway to use electric trains did not appear until 1890: the City & South London Railway, now part of the Northern Line of the Underground. -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net "A system which depends upon the secrecy of its algorithm is effectively a single-key code." -- William Brown II My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 27 09:27PM -0600 This contest is now open only to Dan Blum, Stephen Perry, and Dan Tilque. Round 11 will be open for 4 days from the moment of posting, or until everyone has posted an entry. 11. At a computer conference in San Francisco, Doug Englebart of the Stanford Research Institute gave a 90-minute demonstration titled "A Research Center for Augmenting Human Intellect", but subsequently nicknamed "The Mother of All Demos" because it introduced in real life so many different features that had previously only been imagined. The computer system had windows, hyperlinks, a mouse to click on them with, and visual editing. The demo even featured on-screen video teleconferencing. When did it take place? -- Mark Brader | "The race is not always to the swift, Toronto | nor the battle to the strong -- msb@vex.net | but that is the way to bet it." --Damon Runyon My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Feb 27 07:57PM -0800 On Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 10:27:55 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > Toronto | nor the battle to the strong -- > msb@vex.net | but that is the way to bet it." --Damon Runyon > My text in this article is in the public domain. 1968-12-10 swp |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 27 08:07PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > hyperlinks, a mouse to click on them with, and visual editing. > The demo even featured on-screen video teleconferencing. > When did it take place? 1975-09-09 -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 27 03:12PM -0800 On Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 4:27:56 PM UTC+10, Gareth Owen wrote: > > Octonauts > > No one got this. See http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1710177/ > Really? We love it at our house. "Shiver me whiskers!!" Sound the Octo-alert! cheers, calvin |
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