- Calvin's Quiz #438 - 4 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #439 - 3 Updates
- QFTCIBSI Game 10, Rounds 4,6: card games and Ireland - 2 Updates
| ArenEss <areness1@yahoo.com>: May 09 12:56PM -0500 On Wed, 4 May 2016 17:18:15 -0700 (PDT), Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote: >1 In February Janet Yellen became the first woman to hold which post? Federal Reserve Chairperson >2 Which language is primarily spoken in the Flanders region of Belgium? Flemish >3 The clothing manufacturer and retailer Uniqlo is based in which Asian country? >4 The region of Bohemia lies in which present-day European country? Austria >5 "Hakuna Matata" is a song from which 1994 Disney animated film? The Lion King >6 The Dolomites mountains are located in which European country? Italy >7 By what name is the reindeer more commonly known in the USA? Caribou >8 What two-word term is both a children's toy and a fake account created to defend oneself in an online forum? Sock Puppet? >9 Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton co-starred in which 1996 disaster film? Twister >10 Which US university is often known by the acronym UCSD? University of California, San Diego ArenEss |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 09 10:16PM -0700 On Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 10:18:15 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 In February Janet Yellen became the first woman to hold which post? Chair of the US Federal Reserve Bank > 2 Which language is primarily spoken in the Flanders region of Belgium? Dutch / Flemish > 3 The clothing manufacturer and retailer Uniqlo is based in which Asian country? Japan No one got this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniqlo > 4 The region of Bohemia lies in which present-day European country? Czech Republic > 5 "Hakuna Matata" is a song from which 1994 Disney animated film? The Lion King > 6 The Dolomites mountains are located in which European country? Italy > 7 By what name is the reindeer more commonly known in the USA? Caribou > 8 What two-word term is both a children's toy and a fake account created to defend oneself in an online forum? Sock puppet > 9 Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton co-starred in which 1996 disaster film? Twister > 10 Which US university is often known by the acronym UCSD? University of California, San Diego As Mark pointed out, it is more properly a campus of UC. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 438 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 70 Chris Johnson 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 70 Mark Brader 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 62 Dan Tilque 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 63 Peter Smyth 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 63 Aren Ess 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 64 Marc Dashevsky 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 55 Pete Gayde 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 42 Bjorn Lundin 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 5 42 Bruce Bowler 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 25 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 6 9 0 7 9 9 8 6 8 8 70 70% Congratulations Chris and Mark. cheers, calvin |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 10 07:10AM >> 2 Which language is primarily spoken in the Flanders region of >> Belgium? > Dutch / Flemish The language is Dutch. Flemish is the dialect. Just like if the question was what language is spoken in London, the answer would be English, not Cockney. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 10 05:36AM -0500 Erland Sommarskog: > The language is Dutch. Flemish is the dialect. http://www.britannica.com/topic/Fleming > Just like if the question was what language is spoken in London, the > answer would be English, not Cockney. If the question was what language is spoken in Belgrade, today it would be Serbian, but in 1980 it would have been Serbo-Croatian. -- Mark Brader | "You know, you have a very transparent mind -- Toronto | which in no way implies clear thinking!" msb@vex.net | --Marshall Cahill (Bochco/Hargrove/Kibbee) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 09 10:20PM -0700 1 The Curragh horse racing track is located in which country? 2 The North and South Islands of New Zealand separated by what body of water? 3 Which Grammy-winning country music star has also performed under the fictional rock persona Chris Gaines? 4 In 1928 who became the first person to fly from Australia to New Zealand? 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's peninsula in Canada? 6 Which actor played Idi Amin in the 2006 film "The Last King of Scotland"? 7 How many square inches are there in one square foot? 8 Which duo's works are sometimes referred to as the Savoy Operas? 9 Gozo and Komino are islands belonging to which Mediterranean country? 10 In terms of the Oscars, what links Casablanca, Paris and Chicago? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 10 12:30AM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 The Curragh horse racing track is located in which country? Ireland. > 2 The North and South Islands of New Zealand separated by what > body of water? Cook Strait. > 3 Which Grammy-winning country music star has also performed > under the fictional rock persona Chris Gaines? Johnson. > 4 In 1928 who became the first person to fly from Australia to > New Zealand? Kingsford-Smith. > 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's > peninsula in Canada? Not the North Magnetic Pole -- it moved on decades ago. > 6 Which actor played Idi Amin in the 2006 film "The Last King > of Scotland"? Whittaker. > 7 How many square inches are there in one square foot? 144. > 8 Which duo's works are sometimes referred to as the Savoy Operas? Sullivan and Gilbert. > 9 Gozo and Komino are islands belonging to which Mediterranean > country? Greece? > 10 In terms of the Oscars, what links Casablanca, Paris and Chicago? They're the only cities mentioned in the titles of Best Picture winners? -- Mark Brader | "Forgive me if I misunderstood myself, but Toronto | I don't think I was arguing in favour of that..." msb@vex.net | -- Geoff Butler My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 10 07:13AM > 1 The Curragh horse racing track is located in which country? Ireland > 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's peninsula > in Canada? Magnetic North Pole > 7 How many square inches are there in one square foot? 144 > 9 Gozo and Komino are islands belonging to which Mediterranean > country? Malta > 10 In terms of the Oscars, what links Casablanca, Paris and Chicago? Humphrey Bogart -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: May 09 12:50PM On Sat, 07 May 2016 21:56:26 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > score points by winning tricks and also by forming combinations of > cards into melds. Variations of the game are called cutthroat, > check, and double-deck. Name the game. Euchre, Penuckle > sum of two or more cards. Bets are placed on whether the player or > banker will have a higher score, or the result will be a tie. Name > the game. Bacarat > 4. Streets, pone, spilikins, pegging, and muggins are terminology > that may be used in which card game? Cribbage > 5. In blackjack gambling strategy, which two pairs of cards should > always be split? 10's and aces > 6. What is another name for the dealer at a casino, specifically > the individual responsible for the distribution of bets and payouts? > This term also forms the title of a 1998 film starring Clive Owen. pit boss > and Stayman refer to? > 8. In contract bridge, how many tricks do you need to win for a > small slam? 12 > 9. In euchre, when spades are trump, what card is the left bower? jack of diamonds > 10. In Texas Hold'Em poker, what is the nickname of the last > community card dealt? river > 1. What is the English equivalent of the Irish title Taoiseach > ("TEE-shock")? > 2. What is the second-largest city in the republic of Ireland? cork > 3. Scottish-born Belfast veterinarian John Boyd Dunlop was granted > a patent for which invention? Be sufficiently specific. inflatable rubber tire > 4. Which Irish city in the southeast is traditionally known for > its fine glassware? waterford > 5. Name two of the four Irish writers who have won the Nobel Prize > for Literature. keats and yeats |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: May 10 01:50AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:k6OdnccbOPNHN7PKnZ2dnUU7- > played in by 4 players in partnerships of 2. Players attempt to > make melds of 7 cards of the same rank and "go out" by playing > all cards in their hand. Name this game. Canasta > Players score points by winning tricks and also by forming > combinations of cards into melds. Variations of the game are > called cutthroat, check, and double-deck. Name the game. Pinochle > on the sum of two or more cards. Bets are placed on whether > the player or banker will have a higher score, or the result > will be a tie. Name the game. Baccarat > 4. Streets, pone, spilikins, pegging, and muggins are terminology > that may be used in which card game? Cribbage > the individual responsible for the distribution of bets > and payouts? This term also forms the title of a 1998 film > starring Clive Owen. Croupier > 7. In contract bridge, what do the terms Blackwood, Cappelletti > and Stayman refer to? Bidding conventions > 8. In contract bridge, how many tricks do you need to win for a > small slam? 12 > 9. In euchre, when spades are trump, what card is the left bower? Jack of clubs > 10. In Texas Hold'Em poker, what is the nickname of the last > community card dealt? River > * Game 10, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - All Things Irish > 1. What is the English equivalent of the Irish title Taoiseach > ("TEE-shock")? Duke; Earl > 2. What is the second-largest city in the republic of Ireland? Cork > a patent for which invention? Be sufficiently specific. > 4. Which Irish city in the southeast is traditionally known for > its fine glassware? Waterford > 5. Name two of the four Irish writers who have won the Nobel Prize > for Literature. > 6. By what name is Irishman Paul Hewson better known? Bono; Slash > shick-AWE-nah")? Be sufficiently specific. > 8. Name the Dublin suburb whose name has become a word for "a > rowdy fight or free-for-all". Donnybrook > again in 1834. He was granted a state funeral in 1852. > In downtown Toronto two streets and a subway station are > named in his honor. Who was he? Pete Gayde |
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