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| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Feb 28 11:36PM -0600 In article <cdf49b08-63cc-4a4f-b557-ab26f7971b5d@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 1 Since 1995, Britain's Jonathan Edwards has held the world record in which athletic event? > 2 Bruce Willis portrayed a character called David Addison in which 1980s US TV series? Moonlighting > 3 Sharing its name with a bird, what is India's best-selling brand of beer? Kingfisher > 6 New Zealand's Valerie Adams has won two Olympic gold medals in which athletic event? > 7 Which French-born nobleman was briefly de-facto ruler of England following an 1264 revolt against King Henry III? > 8 What does the business-related acronym IPO stand for? Initial Public Offering > 9 Which leader's 1945 understated assessment of WW2 was that 'the war situation has developed not necessarily to [country's name] advantage'? Hirohito -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Feb 28 12:27PM 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. Aaron Rodgers > 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". John Elway > 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 > 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. Peter Smyth |
| "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 |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 28 03:54PM > 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. Roberts > 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 > 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. 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 > * Game 4, Round 8 - Canadiana - Canadian Newspapers > 1. "Gleaner". Saskatoon; Winnipeg > 2. "Telegraph Journal". Halifax; Ottawa > 3. "Herald". Ottawa; Vancouver > 4. "Free Press". Toronto; Vancouver > 5. "Spectator". St. John, St. John's > 6. "Whig Standard". Ottawa > 8. "Le Droit". Montreal; Quebec > 9. "Le Devoir". Quebec; Montreal > 10. "Leader Post". Calgary; Edmonton -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Feb 28 08:40AM -0800 On Sunday, February 28, 2016 at 1:27:05 AM UTC-5, 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. Brett Favre > 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. Roethliger? > 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 > 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. "Manning" for any answer, we need the first name. Go back and |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 28 08:37PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > 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". 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. 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 > 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. 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. Brady -- Dan Tilque |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Feb 28 11:31PM -0600 In article <tfCdnXea29SlDk_LnZ2dnUU7-fnNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > 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 > 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 Rothlisberger > 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 -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| 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. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 28 03:47PM > hyperlinks, a mouse to click on them with, and visual editing. > The demo even featured on-screen video teleconferencing. > When did it take place? 1968-08-15 -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Feb 28 11:14AM -0600 Mark Brader: > hyperlinks, a mouse to click on them with, and visual editing. > The demo even featured on-screen video teleconferencing. > When did it take place? Dan Blum 1968-08-15 -116 days ** CORRECT ** 1968-12-09 Stephen Perry 1968-12-10 +1 Dan Tilque 1975-09-09 +2,465 You know, I thought this one would be harder. Dan Tilque is eliminated. -- Mark Brader "To err is human, but to really mess things up Toronto you need a timetable planner!" msb@vex.net -- Richard Porter |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 28 11:16AM -0600 This is it -- the final round, unless both entrants answer exactly! This contest is now open only to Dan Blum and Stephen Perry. Round 12 will be open for 4 days from the moment of posting, or until both of them have posted an entry. 12. When was the last time that the wife of a King of England, Great Britain, or the UK was executed for treason? -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net "Have you ever heard [my honesty] questioned?" "I never even heard it mentioned." -- Every Day's a Holiday My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Feb 28 09:31AM -0800 On Sunday, February 28, 2016 at 12:16:58 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > "Have you ever heard [my honesty] questioned?" > "I never even heard it mentioned." -- Every Day's a Holiday > My text in this article is in the public domain. 1542-02-14 [catherine howard, also the name of an ex-boss of mine. guess why we looked that up back then.](if it was lady jane gray in 1554 I'll be upset with myself) swp |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 28 07:19PM > Stephen Perry 1968-12-10 +1 > Dan Tilque 1975-09-09 +2,465 > You know, I thought this one would be harder. It was featured in xkcd. :) -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Feb 28 07:20PM > until both of them have posted an entry. > 12. When was the last time that the wife of a King of England, > Great Britain, or the UK was executed for treason? 1516-06-30 -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Feb 28 07:21PM > > "I never even heard it mentioned." -- Every Day's a Holiday > > My text in this article is in the public domain. > 1542-02-14 [catherine howard, also the name of an ex-boss of mine. guess why we looked that up back then.](if it was lady jane gray in 1554 I'll be upset with myself) Even if Grey was married (I can't remember) her husband certainly wasn't king, so I expect you are correct. I figured it was one of Henry VIII's wives but I can never remember which ones were executed for which reasons or in what order. -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Feb 28 02:01PM -0600 I forgot again to change the subject line wben posting the answer, so as long as I'm posting a further followup anyway... Mark Brader: >> Stephen Perry 1968-12-10 +1 >> Dan Tilque 1975-09-09 +2,465 >> You know, I thought this one would be harder. Dan Blum: > It was featured in xkcd. :) Ah, that would do it. http://xkcd.com/1234/ to be specific. -- Mark Brader | "...very satisfying -- it's like the erosion geology edition Toronto | of the electromagnetic spectrum chart." msb@vex.net | --Randall Munroe My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 28 02:07PM -0600 Mark Brader: > This contest is now open only to Dan Blum and Stephen Perry. > Round 12 will be open for 4 days from the moment of posting, or > until both of them have posted an entry. Well, that didn't take long. > 12. When was the last time that the wife of a King of England, > Great Britain, or the UK was executed for treason? Dan Blum 1516-06-30 -9,359 days ** CORRECT ** 1542-02-13 Stephen Perry 1542-02-14 +1 By a factor of 9,359 :-), the winner is STEPHEN PERRY! Hearty congratulations, Stephen! (And by the way, isn't it about time you put in an appearence in QFTCI?) As Stephen said, it was Catherine Howard, 5th wife of Henry VIII. (And also, it seems, Stephen's ex-boss. After the Panama question, is anyone *else* thinking of "Slumdog Millionaire"?) I didn't say "queen" because she was stripped of that title in advance of the execution. The treason, by the way, consisted of an extramarital affair -- a matter vital to the national interest, as it could have led to the wrong man's child inheriting the throne. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Gadgetry abounded everywhere, almost all of which msb@vex.net | he could justify." -- Robert Asprin My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Feb 28 04:56PM -0800 On Sunday, February 28, 2016 at 3:07:23 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > Mark Brader, Toronto | "Gadgetry abounded everywhere, almost all of which > msb@vex.net | he could justify." -- Robert Asprin > My text in this article is in the public domain. thank you. <pulls out several pages of a prepared speech...> I should enter the qftci more frequently, but I have gotten into the very bad habit of looking at others answers immediately after seeing Mark's initial post. but I will enter when the next game begins. my comment about the lady jane gray potential answer was because I remember she and her husband were accused of treason, put in the tower (or something), left for a bit, and then actually killed in either january or february when another coupe (or something) took place. but I'm glad I guessed right. as I told Mark earlier, if the order of the questions was different I would have lost at the end. but the train came early enough <cue audience laughter> that others were able to sacrifice themselves that I might go on. my gratitude towards them is immeasurable. <cue music telling me to get off the stage> ok. ok! I just want to thank the academy and tell my kids that I love them! swp, who is watching the oscars and notes that they always get some of them wrong so this year is no different. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 28 09:19PM -0600 Stephen Perry: > but I'm glad I guessed right. as I told Mark earlier, if the order of > the questions was different I would have lost at the end. True, but it would have been amazingly bad luck. Don't be over-modest, Stephen -- you *dominated* this knockout! There was only one round out of 12 where you did not give the best answer -- 6 times you were exactly right (and 5 of those times, no one else was), 3 times you were off by 1 day (and nobody got it exactly), and the other two times you were off by 15 and 44 days but nobody else did as well as you did. -- Mark Brader | "While President Obama isn't from Kenya, he is a Keynesian-- Toronto | so you can see where the confusion arises." msb@vex.net | --Supreme Court brief by Cato Inst. & P.J. O'Rourke My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| 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 |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 28 04:43PM -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. Dan has informed me that, on reflection, he would rather turn RQ 212 over to the second-place finisher. So the tiebreaker quesition in RQ 211 becomes significant after all. Dan Blum, would you please step up? (Posted and emailed.) -- Mark Brader | "You're going to get me in trouble." Toronto | "No, no; you can say anything you want." msb@vex.net | "Yeah, that's what's going to get me into trouble." --Andrew Christie interviews Bill Watterson |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 28 11:55PM > over to the second-place finisher. So the tiebreaker quesition in > RQ 211 becomes significant after all. > Dan Blum, would you please step up? Can do, but it take a few days. -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
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