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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 18 02:54AM -0500 Welcome to Rotating Quiz #221. My thanks to Dan Tilque for running RQ 220 and for writing a contest that allowed me to win. The winner of RQ 221, in turn, will be the first choice to set RQ 222, in whatever manner they prefer. Please answer these questions based only on your own knowledge; put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one. Answer slates must be posted by Victoria Day (by Toronto time, zone -4), which gives you 5 days and 20+ hours from the time of posting. This contest has 15 questions, 5 each in 3 categories. In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker is who answered the hardest questions, the second tiebreaker is who scored best in their weakest category, and the third tiebreaker is who posted first. * History 1. Who was the 4th Roman Emperor? (Julius Caesar doesn't count as an emperor.) 2. Who was the 4th monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland? 3. What was the 4th country to lose its independence either to Nazi Germany or to Nazi Germany and another country acting jointly? 4. Who was the 4th president of the US during the 20th century? 5. Who was the 4th secretary-general of the United Nations? * Geography 6. What is currently the 4th-largest independent country by population? 7. What is the 4th-largest continent by area, based on the system of 7 continents commonly used by English-speakers? 8. What is the 4th-ranking language of Switzerland with official or partial official status there, according to the number of speakers of it there? 9. What is the 4th-largest island of Japan, by area? 10. Which was the 4th-ranking US state by population as of the last census? (According to current Census Bureau estimates, it has since moved up to 3rd.) * Fiction 11. What was the 4th "Star Trek" TV series? (Animated series *do* count.) Give the full title. 12. What was the 4th "Star Wars" movie in order of release? Give the full title. ("Movie" does not include TV productions.) 13. Who was the 4th actor to play James Bond, agent 007, in movies? (The 1967 "Casino Royale" doesn't count.) 14. What was the 4th book in the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" series by Douglas Adams? (Media other than books don't count.) 15. What was the 4th book in the "Foundation" series by Isaac Asimov? (Books whose story content was already published in book form don't count.) Have fun and, as they say on May 4, May the 4th be with you. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "The time to make up your mind about people msb@vex.net | is never." --The Philadelphia Story My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 17 05:17PM -0700 Dan Tilque wrote: RQ #220 is over and Mark Brader won a close one. Congratulations. > 1. American artist (painter), the "Mother of American modernism". Best > known for her close-up images of flowers. She did much of her work in > New Mexico. (1887-1986) Georgia O'Keeffe > 2. American pool hustler. Borrowed the nickname of a fictional character > who he claimed was based on him. You only need to give that nickname, > not the person's real name. (1913-1996) Minnesota Fats > 3. American football player. Nicknamed "Joe Cool". Quarterback for the > San Francisco 49ers, which he lead to no fewer than 4 Superbowl > victories. (1956- ) Joe Montana > 4. American playwright. "A Streetcar Named Desire", "Cat on a Hot Tin > Roof". (1911-1983) Tennessee Williams > Workers of the World (IWW or Wobblies). Wrote lots of songs about > railroads (he was a trainhopper) as well as anti-war songs. Most famous > composition: "Moose Turd Pie". (1935-2008) Utah Phillips > 6. British tennis player. Women's singles championships: Wibbledon in > 1977, the US Open in 1968, Australian Open in 1972. Won women's doubles > in 4 Grand Slam tournaments and was runner up in 6 others. (1945- ) Virginia Wade > "Cry Freedom" (1987), Malcolm X in "Malcolm X" (1992); Rubin "Hurricane" > Carter in "The Hurricane" (1999); William Whitaker in "Flight" (2012). > (1954- ) Denzel Washington > Section 2. Metals in biology. Name the metal atom contained in these > biological compounds. > 8. Vitamin B12 cobalt > 9. Hemocyanin (hemoglobin analog in moluscs, arthropods, and Vulcans) copper > 10. Chlorophyll magnesium Scores: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 T ======================================================= Mark Brader 2 2 2 2 0 1 2 2 2 2 17 Chris Johnson 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 16 Dan Blum 2 2 2 2 0 1 2 2 2 0 15 Calvin 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 13 Marc Dashevsky 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 12 Peter Smyth 1 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 11 Some of you have wondered why I added the second section instead of continuing with more state name people. Well it wasn't because there were no more such people. It's that the familiarity of such people falls off rather drastically after the half dozen or so most famous. Below is a list of people I could have added, but I figured that no one would have been able to name any of them: Alaska Taufa :: Tongan rugby union player California Molefe :: Botswanan sprinter Richard Florida :: professor in urban studies at University of Toronto Indiana Evans :: Australian actress "Louisiana Red" (Iverson Minter) :: blues guitarist John Maine :: American baseball player "Mississippi Slim" (Carvel Lee Ausborn) :: country music singer Russell Maryland :: NFL player Emma Nevada (Wixom) :: opera singer Texas Battle :: American actor ==or== T. Texas Tyler (David Luke Myrick) :: country music singer Nicolae Vermont :: Romanian artist I could be wrong. I'm sure you'll let me know if I was. -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 17 11:52PM -0500 Dan Tilque: > RQ #220 is over and Mark Brader won a close one. Congratulations. Oh! For some reason I wasn't expecting that. Okay, I'll see what I can whip up for RQ 221. Thanks. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "As for Canada's lack of mystique, msb@vex.net it is not unique." -- Mark Leeper |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 18 08:42AM +0200 > California Molefe :: Botswanan sprinter > Richard Florida :: professor in urban studies at University of Toronto > Indiana Evans :: Australian actress Isn't there a character called Indiana Jones? Or have I been playing too much pinball again? There is also Randy California, guitar player. Not extremely well-known, but then again there were not many of the other names on the list, I've heard of. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 17 07:59PM -0700 Erland Sommarskog wrote: >> Indiana Evans :: Australian actress > Isn't there a character called Indiana Jones? Or have I been playing too > much pinball again? Of course, but he's fictional. I was doing real people. > There is also Randy California, guitar player. Not extremely well-known, > but then again there were not many of the other names on the list, I've > heard of. Somehow I missed him. Yes, he'd be a bit better known than the Botswanan athlete. Still somewhat obscure, but I may have put him in the quiz had I known of him. -- Dan Tilque |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: May 17 01:43PM +0200 On 2016-05-17 05:16, Calvin wrote: > 1 In which city was Martin Luther King Jr assassinated? Memphis, Tennesse > 2 Commonly used in art and architecture, what is the value of the Golden Mean or Golden Ratio (to one decimal place)? 0,6 > 3 In which 1836 Charles Dickens novel do the characters Sam Weller and Alfred Jingle appear? The Pickwick club ? > 4 William Shatner played the title role in which 1980s US TV police drama? Hmm, I can only think of James Kirk, who is no police of course... > 5 Which European capital hosted the 1912 summer Olympics? Stockholm > 6 The Torah is a collection of holy scriptures in which religion? Jewish > 7 Muesli originated in which European country? Germany? > 8 Gus Fring, Marie Schrader, and Skyler White are characters in which US TV series? > 9 Which country's internet domain is .es? Spain -- -- Björn |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: May 17 12:04AM -0500 In article <e9d7fe79-d4de-45d4-a4cf-a5227e8d6709@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 1 In which city was Martin Luther King Jr assassinated? Memphis > 2 Commonly used in art and architecture, what is the value of the Golden Mean or Golden Ratio (to one decimal place)? 1.61 > 3 In which 1836 Charles Dickens novel do the characters Sam Weller and Alfred Jingle appear? > 4 William Shatner played the title role in which 1980s US TV police drama? T.J. Hooker > 5 Which European capital hosted the 1912 summer Olympics? Paris > 6 The Torah is a collection of holy scriptures in which religion? Judaism > 7 Muesli originated in which European country? Switzerland > 8 Gus Fring, Marie Schrader, and Skyler White are characters in which US TV series? Breaking Bad > 9 Which country's internet domain is .es? Spain -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: May 17 08:02PM Calvin wrote: > 1 In which city was Martin Luther King Jr assassinated? Chicago > 2 Commonly used in art and architecture, what is the value of the > Golden Mean or Golden Ratio (to one decimal place)? 1.6 > 3 In which 1836 Charles Dickens novel do the characters Sam Weller > and Alfred Jingle appear? Pickwick Papers > 4 William Shatner played the title role in which 1980s US TV police > drama? > 5 Which European capital hosted the 1912 summer Olympics? Antwerp > 6 The Torah is a collection of holy scriptures in which religion? Judaism > 7 Muesli originated in which European country? Switzerland > 8 Gus Fring, Marie Schrader, and Skyler White are characters in which > US TV series? Breaking Bad > 9 Which country's internet domain is .es? Spain > 10 Brandon Flowers is the vocalist for which chart-topping US rock > band? The Killers Peter Smyth |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: May 18 04:39AM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 In which city was Martin Luther King Jr assassinated? Memphis > Jingle appear? > 4 William Shatner played the title role in which > 1980s US TV police drama? TJ Hooker > 5 Which European capital hosted the 1912 summer Olympics? Paris > 6 The Torah is a collection of holy scriptures in which religion? Judaism > 7 Muesli originated in which European country? Switzerland > 8 Gus Fring, Marie Schrader, and Skyler White are characters in > which US TV series? > 9 Which country's internet domain is .es? Spain > 10 Brandon Flowers is the vocalist for which chart-topping US rock > band? Green Day > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 17 10:31AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: >> in Canada? >> Magnetic North was the expected answer but as Mark pointed out it has >> moved on and is now nearer Ellesmere Island. Yes and no. It seems there's two definitions for geomagnetic pole. One is the point where the magnetic field is measured as vertical. That point was originally measured on the Boothia Peninsula way back in 1831 and was still on that peninsula at the beginning of the 20th. It's now moved way out into the middle of the Arctic Ocean, headed for Siberia. The other one is based on a model of the Earth's magnetic field and I'll admit to not understanding it, although scientists seem to think it's more important. That's the one that's on Ellsmere Island. > It moved on *decades ago*, and I say that people who gave that answer > should be scored wrong. (If that means that I get scored wrong too, > because I didn't name a specific point, that's fine.) I knew when I answered it that it was wrong. But the way the question was phrased implied that was the answer he was looking for. Since he treats the answers in his database as correct even when demonstrated as not being correct, I gave that answer. -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 17 01:20PM -0500 "Calvin": >>> in Canada? >>> Magnetic North was the expected answer but as Mark pointed out it has >>> moved on and is now nearer Ellesmere Island. Dan Tilque: > Yes and no. It seems there's two definitions for geomagnetic pole. > One is the point where the magnetic field is measured as vertical. That > point was originally measured on the Boothia Peninsula way back in 1831... No, that's the Magnetic North Pole, which is why I assumed it was the intended answer. > The other one is based on a model of the Earth's magnetic field... *That's* the Geomagnetic North Pole. -- Mark Brader "It's okay to have our own language if we feel Toronto we need it, but why does it have to be used msb@vex.net as a nose to look down?" -- Becky Slocombe My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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