| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: May 08 10:27AM -0700 On Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 10:56:26 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-11-30, > and should be interpreted accordingly. bogus! > 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 > 5. In blackjack gambling strategy, which two pairs of cards should > always be split? aces and eights > 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? 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? the river > * Game 10, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - All Things Irish > 1. What is the English equivalent of the Irish title Taoiseach > ("TEE-shock")? prime minister > 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. pneumatic tyres > 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. william butler yeats ; george bernard shaw > 6. By what name is Irishman Paul Hewson better known? bono > 7. In Ireland, what is the function of the Garda Síochána ("GUARD-ah > shick-AWE-nah")? Be sufficiently specific. police force > 8. Name the Dublin suburb whose name has become a word for "a > rowdy fight or free-for-all". donnybrook > then its more famous London counterpart, which is a "Column". > The Dublin Pillar was blown up in 1966. Who was it a monument > to? nelson's pillar? > 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? wellesley swp |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: May 08 10:29AM -0700 On Sunday, May 8, 2016 at 1:27:51 PM UTC-4, swp wrote: > > named in his honor. Who was he? > wellesley > swp wellington is incorrect, unless preceded by "1st duke of" or words to that effect. swp |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 08 09:35PM +0200 > 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 > 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. Black Jack > 5. In blackjack gambling strategy, which two pairs of cards should > always be split? Ace > 7. In contract bridge, what do the terms Blackwood, Cappelletti > and Stayman refer to? Various conventions used in bidding > 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? Clubs > 10. In Texas Hold'Em poker, what is the nickname of the last > community card dealt? Oklahoma; Arizona > * Game 10, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - All Things Irish > 1. What is the English equivalent of the Irish title Taoiseach > ("TEE-shock")? Prime Minister > 2. What is the second-largest city in the republic of Ireland? Galway; Cork > 3. Scottish-born Belfast veterinarian John Boyd Dunlop was granted > a patent for which invention? Be sufficiently specific. Vulcanised rubber > 4. Which Irish city in the southeast is traditionally known for > its fine glassware? Limerick > 5. Name two of the four Irish writers who have won the Nobel Prize > for Literature. Pinter, Joyce > then its more famous London counterpart, which is a "Column". > The Dublin Pillar was blown up in 1966. Who was it a monument > to? Lord Nelson -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: May 08 03:03PM -0700 On Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 10:56:26 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > 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. Cesto? > its fine glassware? > 5. Name two of the four Irish writers who have won the Nobel Prize > for Literature. James Joyce and Dylan Thomas? > 6. By what name is Irishman Paul Hewson better known? Bono > 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? |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: May 09 09:45AM +0200 On 2016-05-08 04:56, Mark Brader wrote: > 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 > 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. Black Jack > 5. In blackjack gambling strategy, which two pairs of cards should > always be split? Aces and ? > 10. In Texas Hold'Em poker, what is the nickname of the last > community card dealt? river; bank > * Game 10, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - All Things Irish > 2. What is the second-largest city in the republic of Ireland? Limerick? > 3. Scottish-born Belfast veterinarian John Boyd Dunlop was granted > a patent for which invention? Be sufficiently specific. the air-filled tire > 5. Name two of the four Irish writers who have won the Nobel Prize > for Literature. Joice -- -- Björn |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: May 09 09:39AM +0200 On 2016-05-08 04:52, Mark Brader wrote: > The significance of Vimy Ridge is the Canadian forces' achievements. > See: > http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/vimy-ridge/ sensmoral 1 : No guess is too stupid (I had no idea of that battle, but figured 8 km away, is small enough to see if it was named after the town in qustion) sensmoral 2 : No town in France is to small to have its own battle... -- Björn |
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