- QFTCIBSI Final, Round 6: Sports - 5 Updates
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: May 28 02:47PM +0200 On 2016-05-28 04:30, Mark Brader wrote: > Olympic Games. These are all summer games. > 4. For the first time, a city hosts a second Olympic Games; Paavo > Nurmi wins 5 gold medals. Los Angeles; London > 5. The first Olympic Games held in the Southern Hemisphere; > Hungary and the USSR literally fight it out for gold in > water polo. Melbourne > 6. Held at the highest altitude of all Summer Olympics to date; > Bob Beamon and Dick Fosbury soar in the long and high jumps, > respectively. Mexico City > * Texas Hold'Em Hands > 14. Dolly Parton. 8-8 ? -- -- Björn |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 28 02:14AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > Olympic Games. These are all summer games. > 4. For the first time, a city hosts a second Olympic Games; Paavo > Nurmi wins 5 gold medals. London > 5. The first Olympic Games held in the Southern Hemisphere; > Hungary and the USSR literally fight it out for gold in > water polo. Melbourne > 6. Held at the highest altitude of all Summer Olympics to date; > Bob Beamon and Dick Fosbury soar in the long and high jumps, > respectively. Mexico City > So what 2-card hands are these? > 13. Crosby. > 14. Dolly Parton. Q-Q -- Dan Tilque |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: May 28 04:48PM -0700 On Friday, May 27, 2016 at 10:30:01 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-12-08, > and should be interpreted accordingly. strange things are afoot at the circle-k, ted. > were basing this on people on American money instead of sports, then > you might expect the answer Benjamin Franklin Roosevelt to come up. > 1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/ba/1.jpg george grett favre > 2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/ba/2.jpg big ben revere > 3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/ba/3.jpg carl lewis hamilton > Olympic Games. These are all summer games. > 4. For the first time, a city hosts a second Olympic Games; Paavo > Nurmi wins 5 gold medals. paris > 5. The first Olympic Games held in the Southern Hemisphere; > Hungary and the USSR literally fight it out for gold in > water polo. melbourne > 6. Held at the highest altitude of all Summer Olympics to date; > Bob Beamon and Dick Fosbury soar in the long and high jumps, > respectively. mexico city > Super Bowl. > 7. The only game *ever* in American professional football to finish > with a score of 43-8. denver broncos > 8. Janet Jackson has a "wardrobe malfunction"... allegedly. new england patriots > 9. Nicknamed the "Blackout Bowl" after the lights in the Superdome > go out early in the third quarter. san francisco 49ers > you have his professional name. > 10. Michael ("Mick") Foley -- the 11th word of a famous quote > uttered at 02:56 Greenwich Mean Time, 1969-07-21. mankind (note: he had many ring names over his career, including 'cactus jack') > 11. Mark William Calaway -- John was the minister; Paul, the corpse; > George, the gravedigger; and Ringo was... the undertaker > 12. Dwayne Johnson -- Al Capone called it home from 1934 to 1939. the rock > Another example: if you had "Jack Bauer", the answer would be 2-4. > So what 2-card hands are these? > 13. Crosby. 8-7 (after sidney crosby, the hockey player) > 14. Dolly Parton. 9-5 (a reference to the movie) > 15. Flat Tire. J-4 (what's a jack for?) swp |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: May 28 08:49PM -0500 In article <jLOdnXzgwJI0n9TKnZ2dnUU7-SfNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > were basing this on people on American money instead of sports, then > you might expect the answer Benjamin Franklin Roosevelt to come up. > 1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/ba/1.jpg George Brett Favre > 5. The first Olympic Games held in the Southern Hemisphere; > Hungary and the USSR literally fight it out for gold in > water polo. Melbourne > 6. Held at the highest altitude of all Summer Olympics to date; > Bob Beamon and Dick Fosbury soar in the long and high jumps, > respectively. Mexico City > Super Bowl. > 7. The only game *ever* in American professional football to finish > with a score of 43-8. Denver Broncos > 8. Janet Jackson has a "wardrobe malfunction"... allegedly. New England Patriots > 9. Nicknamed the "Blackout Bowl" after the lights in the Superdome > go out early in the third quarter. Baltimore Ravens > 11. Mark William Calaway -- John was the minister; Paul, the corpse; > George, the gravedigger; and Ringo was... > 12. Dwayne Johnson -- Al Capone called it home from 1934 to 1939. The Rock -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 28 07:53PM -0700 On Saturday, May 28, 2016 at 12:30:01 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/ba/1.jpg > 2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/ba/2.jpg > 3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/ba/3.jpg Lennox Lewis Hamilton > Olympic Games. These are all summer games. > 4. For the first time, a city hosts a second Olympic Games; Paavo > Nurmi wins 5 gold medals. Paris > 5. The first Olympic Games held in the Southern Hemisphere; > Hungary and the USSR literally fight it out for gold in > water polo. Melbourne > 6. Held at the highest altitude of all Summer Olympics to date; > Bob Beamon and Dick Fosbury soar in the long and high jumps, > respectively. Mexico City > Super Bowl. > 7. The only game *ever* in American professional football to finish > with a score of 43-8. Broncos, Patriots > 8. Janet Jackson has a "wardrobe malfunction"... allegedly. Patriots, Packers > 9. Nicknamed the "Blackout Bowl" after the lights in the Superdome > go out early in the third quarter. Broncos, Patriots > you have his professional name. > 10. Michael ("Mick") Foley -- the 11th word of a famous quote > uttered at 02:56 Greenwich Mean Time, 1969-07-21. Giant > 11. Mark William Calaway -- John was the minister; Paul, the corpse; > George, the gravedigger; and Ringo was... Undertaker > 12. Dwayne Johnson -- Al Capone called it home from 1934 to 1939. The Rock > So what 2-card hands are these? > 13. Crosby. > 14. Dolly Parton. 9-5 > 15. Flat Tire. Q-9, Q-6 cheers, calvin |
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