- Calvin's Quiz #444 - 3 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #443 - 2 Updates
- QFTCI16 Game 1, Rounds 4,6: Spain 1936-39, Athlete-Eponyms - 2 Updates
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 16 10:27PM -0700 1 The car manufacturer Kia is headquartered in which country? 2 Widely regarded as the best French football (soccer) player of all time, who was president of UEFA from 2007 until his suspension in late 2015? 3 Which English painter (1724 – 1806) was best known for his paintings of horses? 4 Which singer had a hit in 1978 with a song sharing its title with an 1847 novel by Emily Bronte? 5 Which spice is traditionally used to garnish egg nog? 6 Dalmatian dogs originated in which modern-day country? 7 What is the key ingredient of the Japanese seasoning miso? 8 In the Kübler-Ross 'the five stages of grief' model, which is the first emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma? 9 What activity did Oscar Wilde describe as "the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable"? 10 How many different 4-block shapes are used are used in the traditional version of the game Tetris? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 17 01:21AM -0500 Calvin: > 1 The car manufacturer Kia is headquartered in which country? South Korea. > 2 Widely regarded as the best French football (soccer) player of > all time, who was president of UEFA from 2007 until his suspension > in late 2015? Blatter? > 3 Which English painter (1724 -- 1806) was best known for his > paintings of horses? Constable? > 4 Which singer had a hit in 1978 with a song sharing its title > with an 1847 novel by Emily Bronte? ObAustralianGuess: Olivia Newton-John? > 5 Which spice is traditionally used to garnish egg nog? Nutmeg. > 6 Dalmatian dogs originated in which modern-day country? Croatia. > 7 What is the key ingredient of the Japanese seasoning miso? Seaweed. > 8 In the Kübler-Ross 'the five stages of grief' model, which is > the first emotion experienced by people faced with impending > trauma? Denial, if that's an emotion. > 9 What activity did Oscar Wilde describe as "the unspeakable in > full pursuit of the uneatable"? Foxhunting. > 10 How many different 4-block shapes are used are used in the > traditional version of the game Tetris? 6. -- Mark Brader "I'm not Richard, either. Toronto Oh, wait: I am! Lucky me!" msb@vex.net --Richard R. Hershberger My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 17 08:33AM +0200 > 1 The car manufacturer Kia is headquartered in which country? Republic of Korea > 2 Widely regarded as the best French football (soccer) player of all > time, who was president of UEFA from 2007 until his suspension in late > 2015? Michel Platini > 4 Which singer had a hit in 1978 with a song sharing its title with > an 1847 novel by Emily Bronte? Kate Bush > 5 Which spice is traditionally used to garnish egg nog? Cinnamon > 6 Dalmatian dogs originated in which modern-day country? Croatia > 7 What is the key ingredient of the Japanese seasoning miso? Seagrass > 10 How many different 4-block shapes are used are used in the > traditional version of the game Tetris? 8? (I've no idea; never played it.) -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| ArenEss <areness1@yahoo.com>: Jun 16 04:33PM -0500 On Thu, 9 Jun 2016 20:25:10 -0700 (PDT), Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote: >1 Which Wisconsin-based franchise is the only non-profit, community-owned NFL team? The Green Bay Packers >2 Back, Blanket and Button Hole are varieties of what? Sewing Stitches? >3 What is the only stadium to have hosted the final match of both the football (soccer) rugby world cups? Wembley? >4 Which city is the centre of the Italian fashion industry? Milan? >5 What is the four sisters' surname in the 1868 novel "Little Women"? March? >6 Which fruit is the favourite food of the Minions film characters? Banana's >7 Anita Roddick founded which cosmetics chain? Estee Lauder? >8 What is the modern name of the Indian city of Madras? Chennai? >9 Which board game did Alfred Butts invent in the 1940s? Scrabble? >10 Which 8 letter word is both a Beatles' album and a Cluedo murder weapon? Revolver >cheers, >calvin ArenEss |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 16 10:23PM -0700 On Friday, June 10, 2016 at 1:25:11 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which Wisconsin-based franchise is the only non-profit, community-owned NFL team? Green Bay / Packers > 2 Back, Blanket and Button Hole are varieties of what? [Sewing] Stitch > 3 What is the only stadium to have hosted the final match of both the football (soccer) "and" rugby world cups? Stade de France There is such a thing as the rugby league world cup but [IMHO] the opinion clearly refers to rugby union only. Therefore Wembley Stadium is not accepted. > 4 Which city is the centre of the Italian fashion industry? Milan > 5 What is the four sisters' surname in the 1868 novel "Little Women"? March > 6 Which fruit is the favourite food of the Minions film characters? Banana And the person who answered "banana's" is very lucky to receive the point! > 7 Anita Roddick founded which cosmetics chain? The Body Shop > 8 What is the modern name of the Indian city of Madras? Chennai > 9 Which board game did Alfred Butts invent in the 1940s? Scrabble > 10 Which 8 letter word is both a Beatles' album and a Cluedo murder weapon? Revolver Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 443 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 8 50 Gareth Owen 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 53 Chris Johnson 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 7 45 Aren Ess 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 7 49 Mark Brader 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 40 Pete Gayde 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 41 Erland S 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 6 42 Peter Smyth 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 40 Marc Dashevsky 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 31 Dan Tilque 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 18 Bjorn Lundin - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 9 5 3 10 5 4 3 8 4 8 59 59% Congratulations Gareth. cheers, calvin |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 16 09:21PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:cpmdnb7hka2_QP3KnZ2dnUU7- > Here are some questions about that conflict. > 1. On July 17, 1936, the Spanish Civil War began when a military > coup took place in which Spanish possession? Tangiers > countries: the USSR and what other one? > 5. Which famous work of art was inspired by the bombing of a Basque > town by Germans in 1937? Guernica > 6. Which Spanish poet and playwright was assassinated by > Nationalists in August 1936? His body has never been located. Garcia Lorca > 1. This chain of stores selling "king-size" clothing for "big > and tall" men was founded in Toronto in the 1940s by a former > professional wrestler, and still bears his name. What name? Gagne > 2. One of Canada's leading fast-food chains was founded jointly > by Ron Joyce and what athlete? Tim Horton > in the body, which is anchored to holes drilled in the bones. > The procedure was developed by Dr. Frank Jobe and its common > name comes from the first patient he used it on. Who was that? Tommy John > "neuron" with an E on the end). Here this condition is better > known as a certain type of sclerosis -- or else by the name of > the athlete whose career it famously ended. What athlete? Lou Gehrig > Rather, they said, it was named after a presidential daughter > who had died 17 years earlier at age 12. Yeah, right. Anyway, > name the candy bar. Baby Ruth > and '97 he quarterbacked the Argos to two Grey Cups. The > following year, when he was with Buffalo, a brand of frosted > cornflakes was alliteratively named after him. Who is he? Flutie > perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey" is named > after the first player to suffer a fatal injury during a game. > It happened in 1968. Name him. Masterton > Name him. > 9. One NHL team plays in an arena named for an athlete in a > different sport -- an individual sport. Name him. Joe Louis > skater Denise Biellmann, that would be the Biellmann spin. > In her original version of this maneuver, the skater spins on > one foot while doing what else? Be fully specific. Holding the other foot straight up overhead Pete Gayde |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Jun 16 04:44PM -0700 On Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at 12:44:23 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-05-16, > and should be interpreted accordingly. the bruise is down to the size of a trash can lid. I plan on returning to the scene of the attack and using a copious amount of thermite on that rock... > I wrote one of these rounds. oh my stars and garters > Here are some questions about that conflict. > 1. On July 17, 1936, the Spanish Civil War began when a military > coup took place in which Spanish possession? morocco > were the Republicans. What political organization ultimately > came under the control of Francisco Franco? Hint: the name is > similar to a right-wing faction in the civil war in Lebanon. falange > September 1936, Franco assumed another title, by which he was > known thereafter. It is the equivalent of Duce or Führer. > Name it. caudillo > The Nationalists had the open support of Italy, Germany, and > Portugal, while the Republicans had open support from only two > countries: the USSR and what other one? mexico > 5. Which famous work of art was inspired by the bombing of a Basque > town by Germans in 1937? guernixa by picasso > 6. Which Spanish poet and playwright was assassinated by > Nationalists in August 1936? His body has never been located. lorca? > both sides of the conflict. The US contingent was officially > named the 15th International Brigade and fought for the > Republicans. What were they more commonly called? brigada abraham lincoln > 8. And what was the Canadian battalion called? mackenzie-papineau battalion > 9. One British author fought for the Republicans and was shot > in battle, but recovered. In 1938, he wrote a book about > his experiences. Name either the author or the book. george orwell > 10. The battle for Madrid resulted in the coining of this two-word > phrase, which spread internationally to mean traitors, or hidden > supporters of the enemy. What phrase? fifth column > 1. This chain of stores selling "king-size" clothing for "big > and tall" men was founded in Toronto in the 1940s by a former > professional wrestler, and still bears his name. What name? hart's? > 2. One of Canada's leading fast-food chains was founded jointly > by Ron Joyce and what athlete? tim horton > in the body, which is anchored to holes drilled in the bones. > The procedure was developed by Dr. Frank Jobe and its common > name comes from the first patient he used it on. Who was that? tommy john > "neuron" with an E on the end). Here this condition is better > known as a certain type of sclerosis -- or else by the name of > the athlete whose career it famously ended. What athlete? lou gehrig > Rather, they said, it was named after a presidential daughter > who had died 17 years earlier at age 12. Yeah, right. Anyway, > name the candy bar. baby ruth > and '97 he quarterbacked the Argos to two Grey Cups. The > following year, when he was with Buffalo, a brand of frosted > cornflakes was alliteratively named after him. Who is he? doug flutie > perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey" is named > after the first player to suffer a fatal injury during a game. > It happened in 1968. Name him. bill masterton > known by the name of a former player of Aussie Rules football, > who advocated its adoption in the league he was affiliated with. > Name him. page > 9. One NHL team plays in an arena named for an athlete in a > different sport -- an individual sport. Name him. joe louis > skater Denise Biellmann, that would be the Biellmann spin. > In her original version of this maneuver, the skater spins on > one foot while doing what else? Be fully specific. holding her other leg/foot straight up in the air over her head swp |
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