- QFTCIBSI Game 9, Rounds 2-3: NBA stars, anatomy - 1 Update
- QFTCIBSI Game 8, Rounds 9-10: cryptic mythology, cross-categories - 2 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #436 - 1 Update
- Rotating Quiz #218: Ripped From the Headlines - 2 Updates
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 23 04:20AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-11-23, 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 9, Round 2 - Sports - Top 50 Scorers in NBA Basketball Here are 10 questions about the top 50 point-scorers in NBA history. Details are as of 2015-11-18. Where we ask for a player, as usual the surname is sufficient, but in some cases it's also acceptable to instead give the first name alone; specifics will follow in rot13. Where we ask for a team, either the city or the team name is acceptable. 1. #6 on the list: This center played on numerous teams, but his greatest success was with the Los Angeles Lakers, where he won 4 NBA titles and 3 MVPs. He also appeared in such cinematic masterpieces as "Kazaam" and "Good Burger". Name him. 2. #25 on the list: This North Carolina graduate and former Toronto Raptor electrified the league with his dunking ability and game-winning shots in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but was eventually traded to the New Jersey Nets in what was regarded as one of the worst trades in league history. 3. #5 on the list: This 13-time all-star holds many records, including being the only player to score 100 points in a game and the most games both with more than 40 and with more than 50 points scored. He may be more infamously known for his claim that he slept with over 20,000 women. Name this player. 4. #20 on the list: This 2006 Hall of Fame inductee and teammate of <answer 3> is second to Michael Jordan in playoff scoring average and has won 10 titles as a player or executive. His most famous nickname is "the Logo", as it was his likeness that inspired the NBA's logo. Name him. 5. #4 on the list: Michael Jordan scored the vast majority of his points with the Chicago Bulls, 1984-98. But in 2001 he returned as a player with the team whose part-owner and executive he had become. Name this team, which he played for during the 2001 and 2002 seasons before his final retirement. 6. #1 on the list: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won 5 championships with the 1980s "Showtime" Lakers. He was traded to the Lakers in 1976 after having played several years with another team, including a title and Finals MVP award in 1971. Name that other team, which drafted Kareem in 1969. 7. #3 on the list: This 17-time all-star and 5-time NBA champion was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets, but traded to his current team where he has played a record 20 seasons. He gave himself the nickname of "the Black Mamba". Name him. 8. #19 on the list: This Cavaliers superstar became the highest-earning basketball player in 2013 (surpassing <answer 7>) at $56,500,000, including endorsement deals with Nike and Samsung. On the court, he has won 4 regular-season MVPs, 2 NBA titles, and 2 Olympic gold medals (among many other accolades and achievements). Name him. 9. #31 on the list: This native of French Lick, Indiana, was known as the "Basketball Jesus", winning 3 NBA titles and 3 MVPs. He was also National College Player of the year in 1979, and his #33 jersey has been retired by the team he played 13 years with. Name him. 10. #10 on the list: This Nigerian-American legend won back-to-back titles with the Houston Rockets in 1995 and 1996. His signature low post move was called the "Dream Shake". Name him. After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Dhrfgvbaf frira, rvtug, naq gra ner gur barf jurer gur svefg anzr nybar vf fhssvpvrag. Vs lbh nafjrerq jvgu bayl n svefg anzr ba nabgure dhrfgvba, tb onpx naq fhccyl gur ynfg anzr. * Game 9, Round 3 - Science - Human Anatomy Here are some questions to test your knowledge on anatomical structures in the body and some unfortunate injuries that can occur to them. 1. This band of fibrous tissue connects one bone to another. Name it. 2. This band of fibrous tissue connects a bone to a muscle. Name it. 3. Fractures are breaks in bones. In some cases, these breaks are caused by individual injuries or impacts. Conversely, another type of fracture is caused by repetitive applications of force -- usually overuse. Name this type of fracture. 4. What name is used to describe a fracture where the broken bone is exposed through the skin? 5. There are three bones in the middle ear, referred to as ossicles, that are the smallest bones in the human body. The Latin names are malleus, incus, and stapes. In English, we call them the hammer, the anvil, and the... what? 6. The largest bone in the body is the femur. What is the name of the surgical procedure that replaces the head of the femur and the acetabulum? 7. What is the more common term for the injury diagnostically known as medial tibial stress syndrome, commonly noted as the most prevalent lower-leg injury? 8. What is the more common term for lateral epicondylitis, a repetitive strain injury affect athletes and laborers? 9. What is the delicious name for any of the three <answer 2>s contracted by the semi-membranosus, semi-tendinosus, and biceps femoris? The term is sometimes used to describe those muscles too. 10. Derived from the Greek word for "crescent", name this fibro-cartilaginous structure, whose function is to disperse body weight and reduce fiction during movement. It is most commonly injured in the knee, but is also found in the wrist, shoulder, and jaw. Name this structure. -- 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. |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 23 05:26AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:guSdnYlJWNIimYrKnZ2dnUU7- > see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > * Game 8, Round 9 - History - Cryptic Clues on Roman and Greek Mythology > mythological person or thing, as well as another clue to help you > get the answer, run together as if they refer to the same thing. > 1. It's the spear of Poseidon that 4 out of 5 dentists recommend. Trident > 2. This is the race of Gods that preceded the Olympians and who > play their games at Nissan Stadium, Nashville. Titans > 3. This is the race of warriors that was led by Hippolyta with > the help of Jeff Bezos. Amazon > 4. This Roman goddess, one of Botticelli's favorites, is the > brightest object in the night sky apart from the Moon. Venus > 5. An inhabitant of a city destroyed by the Greeks, who provides > a means of birth control and disease prevention. Trojan > 6. This winged goddess can be found in Beaverton, Oregon, and was > formerly known as Blue Ribbon Sports. Nike > your tastes. > 8. A warmth-loving, long-lived bird that is the largest state > capital city in the US by municipal population. Phoenix > 10. This Greek warrior in the Trojan War won the 1995 European > Champions League and can also be found 40 km eastnortheast > of Toronto. Ajax > A2. Which member of the mint family Lamiaceae is closely > associated with a young mother living in New York City in > a 1967 Ira Levin novel? Rosemary > B2. Which real-life title hero of an 1860 poem "silently rowed > to the Charlestown shore, just as the Moon rose over > the bay"? John Brown > Exposition, and the first Olympic Games to be held in the > US, both took place in the same city in the same year. > Name *either* the city or the year. St Louis > C2. Name either country that took part in the Soccer War of > 1969, a war that lasted about 100 hours and coincided with > a qualifying game between them for the 1970 World Cup. El Salvador > D1. The highest-grossing sports movie of all time was a 2009 > movie that was based on a book by Michael Lewis. Name the > movie. Invictus > "Knute Rockne, All American". Which college or university's > football team did George "the Gipper" Gipp play for, before > he died at the age of 25? Notre Dame > performed in all three movies.) > E2. By what one-word name, related to geography, do we > collectively know Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek, and Gerry Beckley? America > F. Geography & Science > F1. What whiskey-based cocktail shares its name with the world's > 43rd-most-populous island? Singapore Sling > F2. What alcoholic drink can be found at the beginning of the > names of six different world capital cities? Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 23 04:17AM -0500 Mark Brader: > or Greek mythology. Each clue consists of a cryptic hint to the > mythological person or thing, as well as another clue to help you > get the answer, run together as if they refer to the same thing. This was the easiest round in the original game, and the third-easiest of the entire season. > 1. It's the spear of Poseidon that 4 out of 5 dentists recommend. Trident. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Jason, Bruce, Björn, and Pete. > 2. This is the race of Gods that preceded the Olympians and who > play their games at Nissan Stadium, Nashville. Titans. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Jason, Bruce, Björn, and Pete. > 3. This is the race of warriors that was led by Hippolyta with > the help of Jeff Bezos. Amazons. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Bruce, Björn, and Pete. > 4. This Roman goddess, one of Botticelli's favorites, is the > brightest object in the night sky apart from the Moon. Venus. 4 for everyone -- Marc, Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin, Erland, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Jason, Bruce, Björn, and Pete. > 5. An inhabitant of a city destroyed by the Greeks, who provides > a means of birth control and disease prevention. Trojan. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Jason, Bruce, Björn, and Pete. > 6. This winged goddess can be found in Beaverton, Oregon, and was > formerly known as Blue Ribbon Sports. Nike. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Bruce, and Pete. > 7. She was the first human woman created by the Greek gods and > she opened our ears to an online radio station that caters to > your tastes. Pandora. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Jason, Bruce, and Björn. > 8. A warmth-loving, long-lived bird that is the largest state > capital city in the US by municipal population. Phoenix. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Jason, Bruce, Björn, and Pete. > 9. The adopted last name of Farrokh Bulsara who was the Roman > equivalent of Hermes. (Freddy) Mercury. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Jason. 3 for Calvin. > 10. This Greek warrior in the Trojan War won the 1995 European > Champions League and can also be found 40 km eastnortheast > of Toronto. Ajax. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Pete. 2 for Marc. > science, etc. But questions commonly combine a little bit of one > category and a little bit of another. Here are some crossover > questions that lie on the interface of two categories. And this was the hardest round in the original game, and indeed, the second-hardest of the entire season. > A. Science & Literature > A1. Which Asian herb of the family Pedaliaceae is closely > associated with a poor woodcutter from the "Arabian Nights"? Sesame. 4 for Marc and Stephen. > A2. Which member of the mint family Lamiaceae is closely > associated with a young mother living in New York City in > a 1967 Ira Levin novel? Rosemary. ("Rosemary's Baby".) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Jason, Bruce, and Pete. > B1. Which English romantic poet in 1797 claimed to have fallen > asleep reading a book that adapted Marco Polo's historical > accounts, and then based a poem on his dream? Samuel Taylor Coleridge. ("Kubla Khan".) 4 for Marc, Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin, Erland, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Jason. > B2. Which real-life title hero of an 1860 poem "silently rowed > to the Charlestown shore, just as the Moon rose over > the bay"? Paul Revere. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Bruce. > Exposition, and the first Olympic Games to be held in the > US, both took place in the same city in the same year. > Name *either* the city or the year. St. Louis, 1904. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin, Erland (the hard way), Dan Tilque, Stephen (the hard way), Bruce, and Pete. > C2. Name either country that took part in the Soccer War of > 1969, a war that lasted about 100 hours and coincided with > a qualifying game between them for the 1970 World Cup. El Salvador, Honduras. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Pete. > D1. The highest-grossing sports movie of all time was a 2009 > movie that was based on a book by Michael Lewis. Name the > movie. "The Blind Side". 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > "Knute Rockne, All American". Which college or university's > football team did George "the Gipper" Gipp play for, before > he died at the age of 25? Notre Dame. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Jason, Bruce, and Pete. > of three different movies starring Ben Stiller, David > Schwimmer, and Chris Rock? (That is, the all three actors > performed in all three movies.) "Madagascar". 4 for Marc, Joshua, Stephen, Jason, and Bruce. Yes, they were voice performers, and yes, those "different" movies formed a single series. The original question wording was even more tricky, misleading really, as it said they "appeared" in the movies. > E2. By what one-word name, related to geography, do we > collectively know Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek, and Gerry Beckley? "America". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Bruce, and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum. > F. Geography & Science > F1. What whiskey-based cocktail shares its name with the world's > 43rd-most-populous island? Manhattan. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Björn. > F2. What alcoholic drink can be found at the beginning of the > names of six different world capital cities? Port. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Stephen, and Bruce. Port Louis, Mauritius; Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago; Port Vila, Vanuatu; Port-au-Prince, Haiti; Porto Novo, Benin. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Mis Art Spo Aud Geo Ent Sci His Cha SEVEN Stephen Perry 39 28 36 40 36 40 40 40 48 283 Joshua Kreitzer 26 10 28 24 40 40 28 40 44 246 Marc Dashevsky 16 0 22 20 40 28 32 38 28 208 Peter Smyth 16 0 28 4 28 28 36 36 20 192 "Calvin" 19 0 22 6 39 24 28 31 16 179 Dan Tilque 12 10 12 8 40 12 36 40 24 176 Pete Gayde 20 0 16 8 28 28 20 32 20 164 Jason Kreitzer 12 12 4 19 8 36 12 28 16 135 Dan Blum -- -- -- -- -- 28 36 40 27 131 Erland Sommarskog 4 8 12 0 36 4 36 12 12 120 Björn Lundin 11 0 11 0 24 16 16 28 4 110 Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 28 60 -- Mark Brader, Toronto |"--", Paul said, and then repeated it for emphasis. msb@vex.net | --Spider Robinson, "Lifehouse" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 23 01:30AM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 Trent Bridge cricket ground is located in which English city? Stoke > 2 Lake Nasser is predominantly located in which African country? Egypt > 3 Traditionally, which city landmark is used to measure the > official distance of a location from that city? City Hall > 4 Which 1964 US > Presidential election candidate used the campaign slogan "vote for > AuH20"? Barry Goldwater > 5 "Bunny, carrot, gun" is an alternate version of which > classic game? Rock, paper, scissors > 6 In 1881 Clara Barton founded the American arm of > which humanitarian organization? Red Cross > 7 Grigor Dimitrov is the only > male player from which European country to have won an ATP singles > tennis tournament? Belarus > 8 How many dice are used in a standard game of Yahtzee? 5 > 9 In 1907, who became the first British writer to win the > Nobel Prize for Literature? Shaw > 10 What colour is traditionally > assigned to a government paper listing policy proposals for debate and > discussion but without any commitment to action? White > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 22 09:38PM +0200 > mid-12th century (the oldest extant Danube bridge as far as I can > tell), and still later the home of the Perpetual Diet of the Holy > Roman Empire. Augsburg > 4. This metallic element is the lightest and least dense of its group. > It is used extensively in catalytic converters and fuel cells, but > also appears in jewelry, particularly in white gold alloys. Platinum > inhabitant of a region of northern Italy; enough people from this > region became pawnbrokers and bankers in the medieval period to > associate the name with these activities in many countries. Lombardy > fewer than 100K inhabitants (the Highlands are sparsely populated). > It is located where a river flowing from a large loch enters the Moray > Firth. Inverness > desert that gives its name to the country; this is a coastal desert > that may be the oldest desert in the world, having been in this state > for 55 million years or more. Namibia -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Apr 22 03:59PM -0700 On Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 11:06:44 PM UTC-4, Dan Blum wrote: > tiebreaker will be posting order. > 1. One of the daughters of Asclepius and Epione in Greek mythology, > she was the goddess of universal health. panacea > 661-750 CE and expanded the Islamic world considerably. After the fall > of the caliphate part of the ruling family established the caliphate > of Cordoba. umayyad caliphate > mid-12th century (the oldest extant Danube bridge as far as I can > tell), and still later the home of the Perpetual Diet of the Holy > Roman Empire. würzburg > 4. This metallic element is the lightest and least dense of its group. > It is used extensively in catalytic converters and fuel cells, but > also appears in jewelry, particularly in white gold alloys. nickle > inhabitant of a region of northern Italy; enough people from this > region became pawnbrokers and bankers in the medieval period to > associate the name with these activities in many countries. lombard? > Leuctra, where he was the first person in recorded history to use > oblique order (or refusing a flank), concentrating his left flank much > more than normal in order to crush the elite Spartan right flank. epaminondas? > 7. This Varangian prince ruled Novgorod and his descendants ruled > Kievan Rus and became the first tsars of Russia. His eponymous dynasty > lasted until the Time of Troubles began in 1598. rurik > Force, the only person to hold that rank. He is also known for > starting Project RAND (which became the RAND Corporation) and for > being one of the founders of Pan Am in 1927. henry arnold > fewer than 100K inhabitants (the Highlands are sparsely populated). > It is located where a river flowing from a large loch enters the Moray > Firth. inverness? > desert that gives its name to the country; this is a coastal desert > that may be the oldest desert in the world, having been in this state > for 55 million years or more. western sahara > 11. Acrostic (for tie-breaking purposes) puwnleraiw ... well, that was harder than expected. swp |
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