- Calvin's Quiz #437 - 4 Updates
- QFTCIBSI Game 9, Rounds 4-6: museums, lyrics, Magic - 11 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #436 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 2 Updates
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 26 11:00PM -0700 1 Which 4 letter word can mean a cage for hawks, a horse stable, or a set of residential apartments? 2 "Those were the best days of my life" is a line from which 1985 Bryan Adams hit song? 3 In 1986 who became the first German to be ranked the world's number one golfer? 4 How many balls are used in a standard game of Snooker? 5 Retsina wine is traditionally produced in which country? 6 Where in the human body is the macula located? 7 Though he disagreed with it, which astronomer coined the term 'Big Bang' theory? 8 On which TV show did Dr Teeth and his band Electric Mayhem regularly appear? 9 What are the three secondary colours? 10 In the Edgar Allan Poe's 1845 poem "The Raven", what is the name of the narrator's lost love? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 27 01:18AM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 Which 4 letter word can mean a cage for hawks, a horse > stable, or a set of residential apartments? I'm sure I don't know one. I'll try barn. > 2 "Those were the best days of my life" is a line from which > 1985 Bryan Adams hit song? I might get this if I thought about it long enough, but I'm not going to. > 3 In 1986 who became the first German to be ranked the > world's number one golfer? Von Johnson. > 4 How many balls are used in a standard game of Snooker? 22. > 5 Retsina wine is traditionally produced in which country? Greece. > 6 Where in the human body is the macula located? In the retina. > 7 Though he disagreed with it, which astronomer coined the > term 'Big Bang' theory? Hoyle. > 8 On which TV show did Dr Teeth and his band Electric Mayhem > regularly appear? "The Muppet Show"? > 9 What are the three secondary colours? That depends on which system of primary colors you're using. Either yellow, cyan, and magenta or orange, green, and purple. > 10 In the Edgar Allan Poe's 1845 poem "The Raven", what is > the name of the narrator's lost love? I think it's 3 syllables, but I'm not going to take time on this one either. -- Mark Brader "How can we believe that?" Toronto "Because this time it's true!" msb@vex.net -- Lynn & Jay: YES, PRIME MINISTER My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Apr 27 01:33AM -0500 In article <09c439ce-f883-4a24-8104-05d77eef6051@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 3 In 1986 who became the first German to be ranked the world's number one golfer? > 4 How many balls are used in a standard game of Snooker? > 5 Retsina wine is traditionally produced in which country? Greece > 6 Where in the human body is the macula located? retina > 7 Though he disagreed with it, which astronomer coined the term 'Big Bang' theory? Fred Hoyle > 8 On which TV show did Dr Teeth and his band Electric Mayhem regularly appear? > 9 What are the three secondary colours? cyan, magenta and yellow > 10 In the Edgar Allan Poe's 1845 poem "The Raven", what is the name of the narrator's lost love? Lenore -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 27 07:17AM > 4 How many balls are used in a standard game of Snooker? 29 > 5 Retsina wine is traditionally produced in which country? Greece > 7 Though he disagreed with it, which astronomer coined the term 'Big > Bang' theory? Hubble? > 9 What are the three secondary colours? Cyan, Magenta, Yellow > 10 In the Edgar Allan Poe's 1845 poem "The Raven", what is the name > of the narrator's lost love? Damn, I think Alan Parsons left that part out. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Apr 26 03:28PM +0200 On 2016-04-26 09:32, Mark Brader wrote: > see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > * Game 9, Round 4 - Canadiana - Canadian Museums & Art Galleries pass > Never free > Never me > [next word] Sad (but true) > As I throw each one of you a kiss > This is my kind of town > [next word] New (York) > Und alles rief: > Come and rock me > [next word] Amadeus > 1. The artwork on the card "Orcish Settlers" is a parody of *which > 1930 regionalist painting*? Unlike in the image, the original > painting depicts a house that *isn't* on fire. I do recognise the farmer wiht round glasses I think, and a pitchfork in his hand, but I have no clue whatsoever for the name nor the artist > event where the witch Circe turns *which character's* men > into pigs? This character's 10-year journey home to Ithaca > from the Trojan War is the subject of a Greek epic. Odysseus > 6. This shows a "Magic"al depiction of a kami, a deity worshipped > in *which religion*? Hinduism > just like *which queen* for whom it is named? This person > wove stories within stories for her husband King Shahryar, > and delayed her execution for 1,001 nights. Sheheradze > 8. This card, "Borrowing 100,000 Arrows", depicts an event in > "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", one of *which country's* > four classical novels? France ; Germany > 9. This shows three cards that depict sites in the real world. > Name the present-day country where *any one* of them is located. New Zealand ; USA -- -- Björn |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 26 01:49PM > Now she and her man who called himself Dan > Were in the next room at the hoe down > [next word] Rocky > Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold! > Bring me my > [next 3 words] chariot of fire The lyric should definitely be singular "chariot," but I think the movie title uses "chariots." Close enough, I guess. > I can fly higher than an eagle > 'Cause you are the wind beneath my > [next word] wings > Und alles rief: > Come and rock me > [next word] Amadeus > I smell the garden in your hair > Take the train from > [next word] Casablanca > * Game 9, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - Magic: The Gathering I suddenly feel very old. > 1. The artwork on the card "Orcish Settlers" is a parody of *which > 1930 regionalist painting*? Unlike in the image, the original > painting depicts a house that *isn't* on fire. American Gothic > *which children's story*? The fact that they all transform > into werewolves may help indicate the fourth main character of > the story. Little Red Riding Hood > American folklore? The name of this animal refers to its status > as a hybrid that possesses the horns of an African ungulate > and the body of a lagomorph. jackalope > event where the witch Circe turns *which character's* men > into pigs? This character's 10-year journey home to Ithaca > from the Trojan War is the subject of a Greek epic. Odysseus > but it depicts *which man*, the first real-life person to appear > on a card? He won a Nobel Prize in 1921 for his discovery of > the photoelectric effect. Albert Einstein > 6. This shows a "Magic"al depiction of a kami, a deity worshipped > in *which religion*? Shinto > just like *which queen* for whom it is named? This person > wove stories within stories for her husband King Shahryar, > and delayed her execution for 1,001 nights. Scheherezade > 8. This card, "Borrowing 100,000 Arrows", depicts an event in > "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", one of *which country's* > four classical novels? China > 9. This shows three cards that depict sites in the real world. > Name the present-day country where *any one* of them is located. Japan > 10. This shows a humorous take on "Magic: The Gathering cards". > Name *all three words* that have been censored in the names of > these cards. rock, paper, scissors -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Apr 26 10:15AM -0700 On Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 3:32:02 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-11-23, > and should be interpreted accordingly. noted > Queen West and Shaw. Until its new permanent location opens > in 2017, its collection is being displayed at pop-up locations. > Name the museum. mocca ; museum of contemporary canadian art > "Voice of Fire" and Benjamin West's "Death of General Wolfe". > In 1988 it moved from an office building on Elgin St. into a > purpose-built building on Sussex Dr. the contemporary art collection was on the first and second floor... > Canada is this Canadian/Israeli architect. His first major > work was an iconic residential project built as part of Expo 67. > Name the architect. moshe safdie > museum on Sherbrooke St. The museum was founded in 1860, and > in 1972 it was the scene of the largest art theft in Canadian > history. Name this museum. montreal museum of fine arts > 5. Designed by Raymond Moriyama, this Sudbury museum is built in > the form of two snowflakes. It's the Northern Ontario > counterpart to the Ontario Science Centre. Name the museum. science north? > 6. Completed in 2007, this controversial addition to the Royal > Ontario Museum extends out over Bloor St. What is the full > name of this Daniel Liebeskind addition to the ROM? the crystal > 7. Founded in 1886, this Victoria museum is known for its extensive > anthropology collection devoted to Pacific Coast cultures. > Name this museum, BC's answer to the ROM. royal british columbia museum > located at Wynford Drive and the DVP. Its extensive collection > is dedicated to Islamic culture, and the museum features a > restaurant under the direction of Mark McEwan. Name the museum. aga khan foundation museum? > businessman Izzy Asper. Antoine Predock's design has visitors > enter through the museum's roots, ascending through ramps and > galleries, before reaching the Tower of Hope. Name the museum. people's museum of human rights > Minute questions earlier in the season. Its vast paleontology > collection is pretty much the only reason to visit Drumheller. > Name the museum. royal tyrrell museum > Cause you're livin' alone > [next 6 words -- remember, they are a movie title but maybe > not the song title] in the heat of the night > Now she and her man who called himself Dan > Were in the next room at the hoe down > [next word] rocky > Never free > Never me > [next word] unforgiven [note: I thought it was "so I dub thee unforgiven" next] > I'm bare boned and crazy for you > When you come > [next word] crash > Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold! > Bring me my > [next 3 words] chariots of fire > I can fly higher than an eagle > 'Cause you are the wind beneath my > [next word] wings [note: her singing this to johnny carson was ... magical] > As I throw each one of you a kiss > This is my kind of town > [next word] chicago > Und alles rief: > Come and rock me > [next word] amadeus > I smell the garden in your hair > Take the train from > [next word] casablanca > But I think we should take it slow > We're just > [next 2 words] ordinary people ... ok, that was fun. can we do more like that? > 1. The artwork on the card "Orcish Settlers" is a parody of *which > 1930 regionalist painting*? Unlike in the image, the original > painting depicts a house that *isn't* on fire. american gothic > *which children's story*? The fact that they all transform > into werewolves may help indicate the fourth main character of > the story. little red riding hood > American folklore? The name of this animal refers to its status > as a hybrid that possesses the horns of an African ungulate > and the body of a lagomorph. jackalope > event where the witch Circe turns *which character's* men > into pigs? This character's 10-year journey home to Ithaca > from the Trojan War is the subject of a Greek epic. odysseus > but it depicts *which man*, the first real-life person to appear > on a card? He won a Nobel Prize in 1921 for his discovery of > the photoelectric effect. albert einstein > 6. This shows a "Magic"al depiction of a kami, a deity worshipped > in *which religion*? shinto > just like *which queen* for whom it is named? This person > wove stories within stories for her husband King Shahryar, > and delayed her execution for 1,001 nights. scheherazade [note: I am willing to bet that almost no one spells it correctly, including me.] > 8. This card, "Borrowing 100,000 Arrows", depicts an event in > "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", one of *which country's* > four classical novels? china > 9. This shows three cards that depict sites in the real world. > Name the present-day country where *any one* of them is located. japan > 10. This shows a humorous take on "Magic: The Gathering cards". > Name *all three words* that have been censored in the names of > these cards. rock, paper, scissors > 11. And image #11, you ask? Why, he's just along for the ride! > Identify the card if you like for fun, but for no points. shuriken swp |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Apr 26 05:26PM Mark Brader wrote: > Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold! > Bring me my > [next 3 words] Chariots of Fire > I can fly higher than an eagle > 'Cause you are the wind beneath my > [next word] Wings > Und alles rief: > Come and rock me > [next word] Amadeus > * Game 9, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - Magic: The Gathering > 9. This shows three cards that depict sites in the real world. > Name the present-day country where *any one* of them is located. Japan (Mt Fuji?) > 10. This shows a humorous take on "Magic: The Gathering cards". > Name *all three words* that have been censored in the names of > these cards. Rock Paper Scissors > 11. And image #11, you ask? Why, he's just along for the ride! > Identify the card if you like for fun, but for no points. Peter Smyth |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Apr 26 07:38PM +0100 > Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold! > Bring me my > [next 3 words] This ones not quite right. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 26 10:02PM +0200 > * Game 9, Round 4 - Canadiana - Canadian Museums & Art Galleries Yawn... > Now she and her man who called himself Dan > Were in the next room at the hoe down > [next word] Rocky [Racoon checked into his room] > Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold! > Bring me my > [next 3 words] Nah, that's not London Philarmonic Choir, it's Emerson, Lake & Palmer. :-) Chariot of Fire > I can fly higher than an eagle > 'Cause you are the wind beneath my > [next word] Wings > Und alles rief: > Come and rock me > [next word] Amadeus > I smell the garden in your hair > Take the train from > [next word] Casablanca > * Game 9, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - Magic: The Gathering It seems that I settle on this Johnson guys a few rounds to early. Oh well. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 26 11:06PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:u8udncc3C6jshILKnZ2dnUU7- > Queen West and Shaw. Until its new permanent location opens > in 2017, its collection is being displayed at pop-up locations. > Name the museum. Venti > Now she and her man who called himself Dan > Were in the next room at the hoe down > [next word] Rocky > Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold! > Bring me my > [next 3 words] Chariots of Fire > I can fly higher than an eagle > 'Cause you are the wind beneath my > [next word] Wings > As I throw each one of you a kiss > This is my kind of town > [next word] Chicago > I smell the garden in your hair > Take the train from > [next word] Casablanca > 1. The artwork on the card "Orcish Settlers" is a parody of *which > 1930 regionalist painting*? Unlike in the image, the original > painting depicts a house that *isn't* on fire. American Gothic > *which children's story*? The fact that they all transform > into werewolves may help indicate the fourth main character of > the story. Little Red Riding Hood > American folklore? The name of this animal refers to its status > as a hybrid that possesses the horns of an African ungulate > and the body of a lagomorph. Jackalope > event where the witch Circe turns *which character's* men > into pigs? This character's 10-year journey home to Ithaca > from the Trojan War is the subject of a Greek epic. Odyssey > the photoelectric effect. > 6. This shows a "Magic"al depiction of a kami, a deity worshipped > in *which religion*? Shinto > just like *which queen* for whom it is named? This person > wove stories within stories for her husband King Shahryar, > and delayed her execution for 1,001 nights. Sheherezade > 8. This card, "Borrowing 100,000 Arrows", depicts an event in > "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", one of *which country's* > four classical novels? Finland; Iceland > 9. This shows three cards that depict sites in the real world. > Name the present-day country where *any one* of them is located. Japan > 10. This shows a humorous take on "Magic: The Gathering cards". > Name *all three words* that have been censored in the names of > these cards. Rock, paper, scissors > 11. And image #11, you ask? Why, he's just along for the ride! > Identify the card if you like for fun, but for no points. Pete Gayde |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Apr 27 12:29AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:u8udncc3C6jshILKnZ2dnUU7- > Queen West and Shaw. Until its new permanent location opens > in 2017, its collection is being displayed at pop-up locations. > Name the museum. MOCA > Canada is this Canadian/Israeli architect. His first major > work was an iconic residential project built as part of Expo 67. > Name the architect. Safdie > Cause you're livin' alone > [next 6 words -- remember, they are a movie title but maybe > not the song title] In the Heat of the Night > Now she and her man who called himself Dan > Were in the next room at the hoe down > [next word] Rocky > Never free > Never me > [next word] Unforgiven > I'm bare boned and crazy for you > When you come > [next word] Crash > Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold! > Bring me my > [next 3 words] Chariots of Fire > I can fly higher than an eagle > 'Cause you are the wind beneath my > [next word] Wings > As I throw each one of you a kiss > This is my kind of town > [next word] Chicago > Und alles rief: > Come and rock me > [next word] Amadeus > I smell the garden in your hair > Take the train from > [next word] Casablanca > But I think we should take it slow > We're just > [next 2 words] Ordinary People > 1. The artwork on the card "Orcish Settlers" is a parody of *which > 1930 regionalist painting*? Unlike in the image, the original > painting depicts a house that *isn't* on fire. "American Gothic" > event where the witch Circe turns *which character's* men > into pigs? This character's 10-year journey home to Ithaca > from the Trojan War is the subject of a Greek epic. Odysseus > but it depicts *which man*, the first real-life person to appear > on a card? He won a Nobel Prize in 1921 for his discovery of > the photoelectric effect. Albert Einstein > 6. This shows a "Magic"al depiction of a kami, a deity worshipped > in *which religion*? Shintoism > just like *which queen* for whom it is named? This person > wove stories within stories for her husband King Shahryar, > and delayed her execution for 1,001 nights. Sheherezade > 8. This card, "Borrowing 100,000 Arrows", depicts an event in > "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", one of *which country's* > four classical novels? China > 9. This shows three cards that depict sites in the real world. > Name the present-day country where *any one* of them is located. Japan -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Apr 26 05:43PM -0700 On Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 3:32:02 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > Now she and her man who called himself Dan > Were in the next room at the hoe down > [next word] Rocky > Never free > Never me > [next word] Unforgiven > I'm bare boned and crazy for you > When you come > [next word] Crash > I can fly higher than an eagle > 'Cause you are the wind beneath my > [next word] Wings > As I throw each one of you a kiss > This is my kind of town > [next word] Chicago > Und alles rief: > Come and rock me > [next word] Amadeus > I smell the garden in your hair > Take the train from > [next word] Casablanca |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 26 11:13PM -0700 On Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 5:32:02 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 9, Round 4 - Canadiana - Canadian Museums & Art Galleries Pass > I can fly higher than an eagle > 'Cause you are the wind beneath my > [next word] Wings > So may I say to each of you most gratef'lly > As I throw each one of you a kiss > This is my kind of town Chicago > War ein Rockidol > Und alles rief: > Come and rock me Amadeus > I've been saving all my money just to take you there > I smell the garden in your hair > Take the train from Casablanca > But I think we should take it slow > We're just > [next 2 words] Dunno Great idea for a round! > 1. The artwork on the card "Orcish Settlers" is a parody of *which > 1930 regionalist painting*? Unlike in the image, the original > painting depicts a house that *isn't* on fire. American Gothic > event where the witch Circe turns *which character's* men > into pigs? This character's 10-year journey home to Ithaca > from the Trojan War is the subject of a Greek epic. Ulysses > but it depicts *which man*, the first real-life person to appear > on a card? He won a Nobel Prize in 1921 for his discovery of > the photoelectric effect. Einstein > 6. This shows a "Magic"al depiction of a kami, a deity worshipped > in *which religion*? Hinduism, Buddhism > four classical novels? > 9. This shows three cards that depict sites in the real world. > Name the present-day country where *any one* of them is located. Japan > these cards. > 11. And image #11, you ask? Why, he's just along for the ride! > Identify the card if you like for fun, but for no points. cheers, calvin |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Apr 27 01:45AM -0500 In article <u8udncc3C6jshILKnZ2dnUU7-RXNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > Now she and her man who called himself Dan > Were in the next room at the hoe down > [next word] Rocky > Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold! > Bring me my > [next 3 words] kill the wabbit > I can fly higher than an eagle > 'Cause you are the wind beneath my > [next word] wings > As I throw each one of you a kiss > This is my kind of town > [next word] Chicago > I smell the garden in your hair > Take the train from > [next word] Casablanca > 1. The artwork on the card "Orcish Settlers" is a parody of *which > 1930 regionalist painting*? Unlike in the image, the original > painting depicts a house that *isn't* on fire. American Gothic > event where the witch Circe turns *which character's* men > into pigs? This character's 10-year journey home to Ithaca > from the Trojan War is the subject of a Greek epic. Odysseus > the photoelectric effect. > 6. This shows a "Magic"al depiction of a kami, a deity worshipped > in *which religion*? Shinto > just like *which queen* for whom it is named? This person > wove stories within stories for her husband King Shahryar, > and delayed her execution for 1,001 nights. Scheherezade > four classical novels? > 9. This shows three cards that depict sites in the real world. > Name the present-day country where *any one* of them is located. Japan -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 26 10:57PM -0700 On Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 11:09:42 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 Trent Bridge cricket ground is located in which English city? Nottingham > 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? General Post Office No one got this! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilometre_zero > 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? Scissors, paper rock [or Swedish alternatives] > 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? Bulgaria > 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? Rudyard Kipling > 10 What colour is traditionally assigned to a government paper listing policy proposals for debate and discussion but without any commitment to action? Green [paper] Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 436 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 67 Peter Smyth 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 67 Aren Ess 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 59 Gareth Owen 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 61 Mark Brader 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 63 Chris Johnson 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 6 53 Erland S 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 45 Marc Dashevsky 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 47 Pete Gayde 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 47 Dan Tilque 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 38 Bjorn Lundin - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 5 10 0 9 10 10 6 8 5 4 67 67% Congratulations Peter and Aren. cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 27 01:10AM -0500 "Calvin": > > the official distance of a location from that city? > General Post Office > No one got this! No, I gave the correct answer, city hall. So did at least one other entrant. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilometre_zero And what do kilometers have to do with it? -- Mark Brader "When a supposedly indivisible transaction Toronto fails to complete properly, this is known msb@vex.net as an atomic bomb." -- Peter Neumann |
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