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| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Jun 18 07:13PM -0700 first up, the expected answers. 1. in tennyson's "idylls of the king", at what king's diamond jousts did knights fight for diamonds? king arthur 2. what was frank sinatra's only #1 solo hit of the 1960s? strangers in the night 3. how many months do not have 31 days? 5 4. what ballet features the mysterious drosselmeyer, who gives clara the titular object? the nutcracker 5. he was the longest active-duty u.s. naval officer in history, and was known as the "father of the nuclear navy" hyman rickover 6. ecaterina szabo led this country's women's gymnastics team to the gold in the 1984 games. romania 7. number of men who were president of the u.s. in 1881 3 - garfield, arthur, hayes 8. born vito andolini, this character is known to his godchildren by this respectful name. don corleone (I am not accepting 'godfather' on this one.) 9. the state university of leiden, founded in 1575, is the oldest university in what country? the netherlands 10. this island is comprised of haiti & the dominican republic hispaniola 9 Dan B - 1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 7 Dan T - 1,3,5,6,7,9,10 7 Chris - 1,3,4,6,7,9,10 6 Mark - 1,3,6,8,9,10 5 Erland - 3,6,7,9.10 5 Calvin - 1,3,7,9,10 5 Marc D - 2,3,4,6,9 5 Pete - 3,4,6,7,10 and it's a clear win for Dan Blum!! congratulations sir! the next round is on you. swp |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 19 03:57AM > 5 Marc D - 2,3,4,6,9 > 5 Pete - 3,4,6,7,10 > and it's a clear win for Dan Blum!! congratulations sir! the next round is on you. Thanks! Unfortunately I am going to be away with very limited Internet access from 6/23-7/4. If I can come up with a quiz by Wednesday I will post it and have a very late deadline. If not I will post something when I get back; if someone else wants to run a RQ in the meantime I can do the next one. -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 19 01:56AM -0500 Stephen Perry: > > 5 Marc D - 2,3,4,6,9 > > 5 Pete - 3,4,6,7,10 > > and it's a clear win for Dan Blum!! congratulations sir! It is a clear win for Dan Blum all right, but the only way that table of scores is correct is if Ecaterina Szabo was on the Hungarian team as well as the Romanian one that year, and if "Holland" is not an acceptable way of saying "the Netherlands". I believe Chris Johnson is alone in second place, in case he wants to act on this: Dan Blum: > from 6/23-7/4. If I can come up with a quiz by Wednesday I will post it and > have a very late deadline. If not I will post something when I get back; if > someone else wants to run a RQ in the meantime I can do the next one. However, the "I can do the next one" thing isn't the way the RQ has always worked. If someone else runs an RQ in the meantime then the winner of *that* quiz should do the next one. Stephen, or anyone, what do you say? -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net "Have you ever heard [my honesty] questioned?" "I never even heard it mentioned." -- Every Day's a Holiday My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 19 11:04AM +0200 > It is a clear win for Dan Blum all right, but the only way that table > of scores is correct is if Ecaterina Szabo was on the Hungarian team > as well as the Romanian one that year, Yeah, I noticed that I also got a score for that incorrect answer. It irks me a little bit that I did not think of Romania. Szabo is an Hungarian name, but Ecaterina isn't really. Romania has a sizable Hungarian minority - and they have a good tradition in gymnastics. Anyway, Dan B is still ahead of the pack. > and if "Holland" is not an acceptable way of saying "the Netherlands". It seems that Pete was the only one to answer Holland and he was at the end of the slate. One can argue whether this should be accepted or not, but I seem to recall that Mark rarely accepts England when the answer is the UK. But Holland for Netherlands is certainly a better answer than Hungary for Romania! > I believe Chris Johnson is alone in second place, in case he wants > to act on this: No, it would be Dan Tilque who had Romania correctly, while Chris had not. > However, the "I can do the next one" thing isn't the way the RQ has always > worked. If someone else runs an RQ in the meantime then the winner of > *that* quiz should do the next one. Yup. We could agree to have a hiatus, or let Dan T take over. Since Dan B is quite at these things, I guess it would not take long time until he runs a quiz again anyway. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 19 05:20AM -0500 Mark Brader: >> It is a clear win for Dan Blum all right, but the only way that table >> of scores is correct is if Ecaterina Szabo was on the Hungarian team >> as well as the Romanian one that year, Erland Sommarskog: > Yeah, I noticed that I also got a score for that incorrect answer. It irks > me a little bit that I did not think of Romania. Szabo is an Hungarian name, > but Ecaterina isn't really. Yeah, I found that out when I checked the facts. Apparently her original given name was Katalin, but that looked too Hungarian for the Romanian government, so they made her change it. >> and if "Holland" is not an acceptable way of saying "the Netherlands". > One can argue whether this should be accepted or not, but I seem to > recall that Mark rarely accepts England when the answer is the UK. True. But you see, Holland is a foreign country. :-) >> I believe Chris Johnson is alone in second place, in case he wants >> to act on this: > No, it would be Dan Tilque who had Romania correctly, while Chris had not. Oh good grief. Sorry about that, all. I think what happened was that I compared the scores based on different assumptions as to what was the correct answer, before checking what it actually was; and then I looked at the wrong version. Silly of me. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "More importantly, Mark is just plain wrong." msb@vex.net -- John Hollingsworth My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 18 12:25PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-05-16, and should be interpreted accordingly. On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup, based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days. All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". I wrote one of these rounds. * Game 1, Round 7 - Science - Flatulence will Get You Nowhere This round concerns flatulence, also known as farting, cutting the cheese, windiness -- and, most delightfully, trumping. And who among us does not enjoy a good fart joke? 1. Farts are normally 99% composed of non-smelly gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide. The remaining 1% consists largely of what malodorous compound? 2. Farting is not to be confused with "eructation". What is *that* phenomenon commonly known as? 3. Some of the gases present in farts are flammable, although not all humans produce them. The flammable gases are specifically hydrogen and what greenhouse gas? 4. In 2011, the Minister of Justice in a southern African country proposed making public farting illegal. Name the country. 5. This country, a signatory to the Kyoto Protocol, proposed a "fart tax" to address its uniquely high proportion of methane emissions from livestock compared to other sources. What country is this? 6. The ability to fart at will has been used to entertain for centuries. It is referenced as early as the fifth century\ AD in a certain saintly work. Name *either* the work or the author. 7. The sound made by flatulence depends on what configuration of the acoustic orifice? Hint: the same word also refers to the way brass and woodwind players apply the mouth to their instrument, so that it pertains to both flautists and flatulists. 8. This famous performer of the 19th century did flatulence impressions. Some of the highlights of his stage act involved sound effects of cannon fire and thunderstorms, as well as playing "O Sole Mio" and "La Marseillaise" on an ocarina through a rubber tube in his anus. He could also blow out a candle from several yards away. Give either his stage name or his real name. 9. In 1998, Chester "Buck" Weimer of Pueblo, Colorado, received a patent for the first undergarment to contain a replaceable charcoal filter. In 2001 this invention won him a prize described as honoring "achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think". Name this *prize*, which was also formerly described as being for discoveries "that cannot, or should not, be reproduced". 10. The slang term "queef" refers to the expulsion of air from which organ? * Game 1, Round 8 - Geography - North American Suburbs As we use the term in this round, a "suburb" is typically a city or town that is legally an incorporated municipality, but is not the major city in its metropolitan area. Some places that do not meet this description will be mentioned explicitly. Note that suburbs may lie across a state or provincial boundary from the major city. In all cases we are interested in current place names and boundaries, or at least, current as of the relevant census date. 1. Phoenix has over 1,400,000 residents in the city proper, but it also has 5 suburbs that are either adjacent to the city or nearly adjacent, and have at least 200,000 people each. Name *any one* of these. 2. New York City has about 8,200,000 residents in the 5 boroughs that make up the city proper. Its three largest suburbs are all adjacent to the city and each have over 190,000 people according to the 2010 census. Name *any one* of the three. Hint: none of them are east of the city. 3. Name the Canadian city whose suburbs include Delta, Richmond, and Surrey. 4. This Canadian city's largest suburb, the District Municipality of Saanich, has more population than the city itself. Another suburb is Esquimalt. Name the city. 5. The city of Washington has about 600,000 residents. Its two largest suburban communities each have over 100,000 and are adjacent to Washington. Like Washington itself, one of the two does not actually have the legal status of "city". Name *either* one of these two suburbs. 6. Boston also has about 600,000 residents. Of the suburbs that are adjacent to the city, the 5 largest have populations of at least 50,000 in the 2010 census. Name *any one* of them. 7. As of the 2011 census, there are 812,000 people in Ottawa, and 242,000 in its largest suburb. Name that suburb. 8. As of the 2011 census, Toronto has 2,500,000 residents and has 6 suburbs with over 150,000 each. Mississauga is the largest by population, with almost 670,000 people; name the *second*-largest, with over 430,000. 9. Name the US city whose suburbs include Burbank, Glendale, Irvine, Pasadena, and Santa Ana. 10. Name the US city whose suburbs include Aurora, Cicero, Evanston, Gary, and Naperville. After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh fnvq "Uhyy" sbe gur fhoheo bs Bggnjn, jr arrq n yrff fcrpvsvp nafjre. Cyrnfr fhofgvghgr bar. -- Mark Brader "A facility for quotation covers the absence Toronto of original thought" -- Lord Peter Wimsey msb@vex.net (Dorothy L. Sayers, "Gaudy Night") My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jun 18 08:32PM +0200 On 2016-06-18 19:25, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Farts are normally 99% composed of non-smelly gases such as > oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide. The remaining 1% consists > largely of what malodorous compound? sulphur dioxide ? > 3. Some of the gases present in farts are flammable, although not > all humans produce them. The flammable gases are specifically > hydrogen and what greenhouse gas? Methane > 4. In 2011, the Minister of Justice in a southern African country > proposed making public farting illegal. Name the country. Zimbabwe; Mocambique > 5. This country, a signatory to the Kyoto Protocol, proposed a "fart > tax" to address its uniquely high proportion of methane emissions > from livestock compared to other sources. What country is this? Argentina; Brazil > 6. The ability to fart at will has been used to entertain for > centuries. It is referenced as early as the fifth century\ AD > in a certain saintly work. Name *either* the work or the author. S:t Augustine > the acoustic orifice? Hint: the same word also refers to the way > brass and woodwind players apply the mouth to their instrument, > so that it pertains to both flautists and flatulists. The tension of the ring muscle? > playing "O Sole Mio" and "La Marseillaise" on an ocarina through > a rubber tube in his anus. He could also blow out a candle from > several yards away. Give either his stage name or his real name. Frank The Fabulous Farter ? > all adjacent to the city and each have over 190,000 people > according to the 2010 census. Name *any one* of the three. > Hint: none of them are east of the city. New Jersey ? > 3. Name the Canadian city whose suburbs include Delta, Richmond, > and Surrey. Alberta ; Vancouver > 4. This Canadian city's largest suburb, the District Municipality > of Saanich, has more population than the city itself. Another > suburb is Esquimalt. Name the city. Yukon city > 7. As of the 2011 census, there are 812,000 people in Ottawa, > and 242,000 in its largest suburb. Name that suburb. Hull. Hmm, the ROT13 makes it clear it's not the wanted answer. Too bad - this was not a guess. And I can't figure out what it should be instead > 9. Name the US city whose suburbs include Burbank, Glendale, > Irvine, Pasadena, and Santa Ana. Los Angeles -- -- Björn |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jun 18 06:50PM Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Farts are normally 99% composed of non-smelly gases such as > oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide. The remaining 1% consists > largely of what malodorous compound? Hydrogen Sulphide > 2. Farting is not to be confused with "eructation". What is that > phenomenon commonly known as? Burping > 3. Some of the gases present in farts are flammable, although not > all humans produce them. The flammable gases are specifically > hydrogen and what greenhouse gas? Methane > 4. In 2011, the Minister of Justice in a southern African country > proposed making public farting illegal. Name the country. Zimbabwe > 5. This country, a signatory to the Kyoto Protocol, proposed a "fart > tax" to address its uniquely high proportion of methane emissions > from livestock compared to other sources. What country is this? Argentina > 6. The ability to fart at will has been used to entertain for > centuries. It is referenced as early as the fifth century\ AD > in a certain saintly work. Name either the work or the author. Augustine of Hippo > laugh, and then make them think". Name this prize, which was > also formerly described as being for discoveries "that cannot, > or should not, be reproduced". Ignobel > 10. The slang term "queef" refers to the expulsion of air from > which organ? Vagina > all adjacent to the city and each have over 190,000 people > according to the 2010 census. Name *any one* of the three. > Hint: none of them are east of the city. Westchester > second-largest, with over 430,000. > 9. Name the US city whose suburbs include Burbank, Glendale, > Irvine, Pasadena, and Santa Ana. Los Angeles > 10. Name the US city whose suburbs include Aurora, Cicero, Evanston, > Gary, and Naperville. Chicago > After completing the round, please decode the rot13: > If you said "Hull" for the suburb of Ottawa, we need a > less specific answer. Please substitute one. Peter Smyth |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 18 08:58PM +0200 > 1. Farts are normally 99% composed of non-smelly gases such as > oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide. The remaining 1% consists > largely of what malodorous compound? H2S > 3. Some of the gases present in farts are flammable, although not > all humans produce them. The flammable gases are specifically > hydrogen and what greenhouse gas? CH4 > 4. In 2011, the Minister of Justice in a southern African country > proposed making public farting illegal. Name the country. Zimbabwe > 5. This country, a signatory to the Kyoto Protocol, proposed a "fart > tax" to address its uniquely high proportion of methane emissions > from livestock compared to other sources. What country is this? Uruguay > laugh, and then make them think". Name this *prize*, which was > also formerly described as being for discoveries "that cannot, > or should not, be reproduced". Ignoble > all adjacent to the city and each have over 190,000 people > according to the 2010 census. Name *any one* of the three. > Hint: none of them are east of the city. Hoboken > 3. Name the Canadian city whose suburbs include Delta, Richmond, > and Surrey. Calgary > 4. This Canadian city's largest suburb, the District Municipality > of Saanich, has more population than the city itself. Another > suburb is Esquimalt. Name the city. Churchill > 6. Boston also has about 600,000 residents. Of the suburbs that > are adjacent to the city, the 5 largest have populations of at > least 50,000 in the 2010 census. Name *any one* of them. Cambridge > 9. Name the US city whose suburbs include Burbank, Glendale, > Irvine, Pasadena, and Santa Ana. Los Angeles > 10. Name the US city whose suburbs include Aurora, Cicero, Evanston, > Gary, and Naperville. Chicago -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Jun 18 04:09PM -0700 On Saturday, June 18, 2016 at 1:26:03 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-05-16, > and should be interpreted accordingly. when in the course of human events > I wrote one of these rounds. science! > 1. Farts are normally 99% composed of non-smelly gases such as > oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide. The remaining 1% consists > largely of what malodorous compound? hydrogen sulfide > 2. Farting is not to be confused with "eructation". What is *that* > phenomenon commonly known as? belching > 3. Some of the gases present in farts are flammable, although not > all humans produce them. The flammable gases are specifically > hydrogen and what greenhouse gas? methane > 4. In 2011, the Minister of Justice in a southern African country > proposed making public farting illegal. Name the country. malawi > 5. This country, a signatory to the Kyoto Protocol, proposed a "fart > tax" to address its uniquely high proportion of methane emissions > from livestock compared to other sources. What country is this? new zealand > 6. The ability to fart at will has been used to entertain for > centuries. It is referenced as early as the fifth century\ AD > in a certain saintly work. Name *either* the work or the author. saint augustine? > the acoustic orifice? Hint: the same word also refers to the way > brass and woodwind players apply the mouth to their instrument, > so that it pertains to both flautists and flatulists. embouchure > playing "O Sole Mio" and "La Marseillaise" on an ocarina through > a rubber tube in his anus. He could also blow out a candle from > several yards away. Give either his stage name or his real name. pujol > laugh, and then make them think". Name this *prize*, which was > also formerly described as being for discoveries "that cannot, > or should not, be reproduced". ig nobel > 10. The slang term "queef" refers to the expulsion of air from > which organ? vagina > also has 5 suburbs that are either adjacent to the city or nearly > adjacent, and have at least 200,000 people each. Name *any one* > of these. scottsdale > all adjacent to the city and each have over 190,000 people > according to the 2010 census. Name *any one* of the three. > Hint: none of them are east of the city. newark > 3. Name the Canadian city whose suburbs include Delta, Richmond, > and Surrey. vancouver? > 4. This Canadian city's largest suburb, the District Municipality > of Saanich, has more population than the city itself. Another > suburb is Esquimalt. Name the city. victoria? > adjacent to Washington. Like Washington itself, one of the two > does not actually have the legal status of "city". Name *either* > one of these two suburbs. arlington ; alexandria > 6. Boston also has about 600,000 residents. Of the suburbs that > are adjacent to the city, the 5 largest have populations of at > least 50,000 in the 2010 census. Name *any one* of them. quincy > 7. As of the 2011 census, there are 812,000 people in Ottawa, > and 242,000 in its largest suburb. Name that suburb. gatineau > 6 suburbs with over 150,000 each. Mississauga is the > largest by population, with almost 670,000 people; name the > *second*-largest, with over 430,000. york? > 9. Name the US city whose suburbs include Burbank, Glendale, > Irvine, Pasadena, and Santa Ana. los angeles > 10. Name the US city whose suburbs include Aurora, Cicero, Evanston, > Gary, and Naperville. chicago > Toronto of original thought" -- Lord Peter Wimsey > msb@vex.net (Dorothy L. Sayers, "Gaudy Night") > My text in this article is in the public domain. swp |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jun 19 01:19AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:8qOdnZcHrsy7GfjKnZ2dnUU7- > also has 5 suburbs that are either adjacent to the city or nearly > adjacent, and have at least 200,000 people each. Name *any one* > of these. Tempe; Mesa > all adjacent to the city and each have over 190,000 people > according to the 2010 census. Name *any one* of the three. > Hint: none of them are east of the city. Yonkers; Jersey City > 3. Name the Canadian city whose suburbs include Delta, Richmond, > and Surrey. Vancouver > adjacent to Washington. Like Washington itself, one of the two > does not actually have the legal status of "city". Name *either* > one of these two suburbs. Arlington; Alexandria > 6. Boston also has about 600,000 residents. Of the suburbs that > are adjacent to the city, the 5 largest have populations of at > least 50,000 in the 2010 census. Name *any one* of them. Cambridge > 7. As of the 2011 census, there are 812,000 people in Ottawa, > and 242,000 in its largest suburb. Name that suburb. Some municipality in Quebec (see comment at end of round for explanation) > 9. Name the US city whose suburbs include Burbank, Glendale, > Irvine, Pasadena, and Santa Ana. Los Angeles > 10. Name the US city whose suburbs include Aurora, Cicero, Evanston, > Gary, and Naperville. Chicago > After completing the round, please decode the rot13: > Vs lbh fnvq "Uhyy" sbe gur fhoheo bs Bggnjn, jr arrq n > yrff fcrpvsvp nafjre. Cyrnfr fhofgvghgr bar. I did put "Hull" originally, and but I don't know enough about the geography of the Ottawa area to understand what you are looking for, so I've given you a much less specific answer above. -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 18 10:10PM -0500 Joshua Kreitzer: > I've given you a much less specific answer above. I'll say! -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "4 No Trump: 1430 msb@vex.net | Definitely No Trump: 2016" --Jerry Friedman |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 19 04:04AM > 1. Farts are normally 99% composed of non-smelly gases such as > oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide. The remaining 1% consists > largely of what malodorous compound? sulfur dioxide > 2. Farting is not to be confused with "eructation". What is *that* > phenomenon commonly known as? burping > 3. Some of the gases present in farts are flammable, although not > all humans produce them. The flammable gases are specifically > hydrogen and what greenhouse gas? methane > 4. In 2011, the Minister of Justice in a southern African country > proposed making public farting illegal. Name the country. Zimbabwe; Lesotho > 5. This country, a signatory to the Kyoto Protocol, proposed a "fart > tax" to address its uniquely high proportion of methane emissions > from livestock compared to other sources. What country is this? Australia > 6. The ability to fart at will has been used to entertain for > centuries. It is referenced as early as the fifth century\ AD > in a certain saintly work. Name *either* the work or the author. St. Augustine > playing "O Sole Mio" and "La Marseillaise" on an ocarina through > a rubber tube in his anus. He could also blow out a candle from > several yards away. Give either his stage name or his real name. Le Petomane > laugh, and then make them think". Name this *prize*, which was > also formerly described as being for discoveries "that cannot, > or should not, be reproduced". Ig Nobel Prize > 10. The slang term "queef" refers to the expulsion of air from > which organ? vagina > also has 5 suburbs that are either adjacent to the city or nearly > adjacent, and have at least 200,000 people each. Name *any one* > of these. Mesa > all adjacent to the city and each have over 190,000 people > according to the 2010 census. Name *any one* of the three. > Hint: none of them are east of the city. Jersey City > 3. Name the Canadian city whose suburbs include Delta, Richmond, > and Surrey. Vancouver; Halifax > 4. This Canadian city's largest suburb, the District Municipality > of Saanich, has more population than the city itself. Another > suburb is Esquimalt. Name the city. Yellowknife > adjacent to Washington. Like Washington itself, one of the two > does not actually have the legal status of "city". Name *either* > one of these two suburbs. Arlington > 6. Boston also has about 600,000 residents. Of the suburbs that > are adjacent to the city, the 5 largest have populations of at > least 50,000 in the 2010 census. Name *any one* of them. Cambridge > 6 suburbs with over 150,000 each. Mississauga is the > largest by population, with almost 670,000 people; name the > *second*-largest, with over 430,000. Kitchener; Windsor > 9. Name the US city whose suburbs include Burbank, Glendale, > Irvine, Pasadena, and Santa Ana. Los Angeles > 10. Name the US city whose suburbs include Aurora, Cicero, Evanston, > Gary, and Naperville. Chicago -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 19 04:07AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:8qOdnZcHrsy7GfjKnZ2dnUU7- > 1. Farts are normally 99% composed of non-smelly gases such as > oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide. The remaining 1% consists > largely of what malodorous compound? Sulphur > 2. Farting is not to be confused with "eructation". What is *that* > phenomenon commonly known as? Burping > 3. Some of the gases present in farts are flammable, although not > all humans produce them. The flammable gases are specifically > hydrogen and what greenhouse gas? Carbon dioxide > 4. In 2011, the Minister of Justice in a southern African country > proposed making public farting illegal. Name the country. Zimbabwe; South Africa > 5. This country, a signatory to the Kyoto Protocol, proposed a "fart > tax" to address its uniquely high proportion of methane emissions > from livestock compared to other sources. What country is this? India > the acoustic orifice? Hint: the same word also refers to the way > brass and woodwind players apply the mouth to their instrument, > so that it pertains to both flautists and flatulists. Emboucher > playing "O Sole Mio" and "La Marseillaise" on an ocarina through > a rubber tube in his anus. He could also blow out a candle from > several yards away. Give either his stage name or his real name. Le Petomaine > or should not, be reproduced". > 10. The slang term "queef" refers to the expulsion of air from > which organ? Vagina > also has 5 suburbs that are either adjacent to the city or nearly > adjacent, and have at least 200,000 people each. Name *any one* > of these. Scottsdale > all adjacent to the city and each have over 190,000 people > according to the 2010 census. Name *any one* of the three. > Hint: none of them are east of the city. Newark > 3. Name the Canadian city whose suburbs include Delta, Richmond, > and Surrey. Vancouver > 4. This Canadian city's largest suburb, the District Municipality > of Saanich, has more population than the city itself. Another > suburb is Esquimalt. Name the city. Vancouver; Victoria > adjacent to Washington. Like Washington itself, one of the two > does not actually have the legal status of "city". Name *either* > one of these two suburbs. Alexandria > 6. Boston also has about 600,000 residents. Of the suburbs that > are adjacent to the city, the 5 largest have populations of at > least 50,000 in the 2010 census. Name *any one* of them. Cambridge > 7. As of the 2011 census, there are 812,000 people in Ottawa, > and 242,000 in its largest suburb. Name that suburb. Kanata > 6 suburbs with over 150,000 each. Mississauga is the > largest by population, with almost 670,000 people; name the > *second*-largest, with over 430,000. Hamilton > 9. Name the US city whose suburbs include Burbank, Glendale, > Irvine, Pasadena, and Santa Ana. Los Angeles > 10. Name the US city whose suburbs include Aurora, Cicero, Evanston, > Gary, and Naperville. Chicago (I live in Naperville) > After completing the round, please decode the rot13: > Vs lbh fnvq "Uhyy" sbe gur fhoheo bs Bggnjn, jr arrq n > yrff fcrpvsvp nafjre. Cyrnfr fhofgvghgr bar. Pete Gayde |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 19 01:17AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Farts are normally 99% composed of non-smelly gases such as > oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide. The remaining 1% consists > largely of what malodorous compound? methyl mercaptan > 2. Farting is not to be confused with "eructation". What is *that* > phenomenon commonly known as? burping > 3. Some of the gases present in farts are flammable, although not > all humans produce them. The flammable gases are specifically > hydrogen and what greenhouse gas? methane > 5. This country, a signatory to the Kyoto Protocol, proposed a "fart > tax" to address its uniquely high proportion of methane emissions > from livestock compared to other sources. What country is this? Japan ?? (Note that methane from cattle mostly comes out their mouth. It's generated in their first stomach by bacteria.) > playing "O Sole Mio" and "La Marseillaise" on an ocarina through > a rubber tube in his anus. He could also blow out a candle from > several yards away. Give either his stage name or his real name. Le Petomane > laugh, and then make them think". Name this *prize*, which was > also formerly described as being for discoveries "that cannot, > or should not, be reproduced". Ig Nobel > 10. The slang term "queef" refers to the expulsion of air from > which organ? vulva > also has 5 suburbs that are either adjacent to the city or nearly > adjacent, and have at least 200,000 people each. Name *any one* > of these. Glendale > all adjacent to the city and each have over 190,000 people > according to the 2010 census. Name *any one* of the three. > Hint: none of them are east of the city. Newark > 3. Name the Canadian city whose suburbs include Delta, Richmond, > and Surrey. Vancouver > 4. This Canadian city's largest suburb, the District Municipality > of Saanich, has more population than the city itself. Another > suburb is Esquimalt. Name the city. Edmonton > adjacent to Washington. Like Washington itself, one of the two > does not actually have the legal status of "city". Name *either* > one of these two suburbs. Silver Springs > 6. Boston also has about 600,000 residents. Of the suburbs that > are adjacent to the city, the 5 largest have populations of at > least 50,000 in the 2010 census. Name *any one* of them. Salem > 7. As of the 2011 census, there are 812,000 people in Ottawa, > and 242,000 in its largest suburb. Name that suburb. Gatineau > 6 suburbs with over 150,000 each. Mississauga is the > largest by population, with almost 670,000 people; name the > *second*-largest, with over 430,000. Brampton > 9. Name the US city whose suburbs include Burbank, Glendale, > Irvine, Pasadena, and Santa Ana. Los Angeles > 10. Name the US city whose suburbs include Aurora, Cicero, Evanston, > Gary, and Naperville. Chicago -- Dan Tilque |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 19 03:43AM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 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? Michel Platini > 3 Which English painter (1724 – 1806) was best known > for his paintings of horses? Gainsborough > 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? Nutmeg > 6 Dalmatian dogs originated in which modern-day country? Croatia > 7 What is the key > ingredient of the Japanese seasoning miso? Soy > 8 In the Kübler-Ross > 'the five stages of grief' model, which is the first emotion > experienced by people faced with impending trauma? Grief > uneatable"? > 10 How many different 4-block shapes are used are > used in the traditional version of the game Tetris? 15 > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 18 12:22PM -0500 Mark Brader: > see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > I wrote one of these rounds. That was the sports round. > 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? Spanish Morocco. "Morocco" was sufficient, and in keeping with a protest ruling in the original game, I accepted other references to this part of Africa, including the anachronistic "Western Sahara". 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Stephen. 2 for Calvin. > 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. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Jason, and Stephen. > September 1936, Franco assumed another title, by which he was > known thereafter. It is the equivalent of Duce or Führer. > Name it. Caudillo ("cow-DEE-yo"). 4 for Marc, Erland, Joshua, and Stephen. > 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. 4 for Marc, Erland, and Stephen. > 5. Which famous work of art was inspired by the bombing of a Basque > town by Germans in 1937? Guernica ("gear-NEE-ca", by Pablo Picasso). 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Calvin, Joshua, Jason, Björn, Pete, and Stephen. > 6. Which Spanish poet and playwright was assassinated by > Nationalists in August 1936? His body has never been located. Federico García Lorca. Either "García" or "Lorca" was sufficient. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Pete, and Stephen. > 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? Abraham Lincoln Brigade. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > 8. And what was the Canadian battalion called? Mackenzie-Papineau (or Mac-Pap) battalion. 4 for Stephen. > 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, "Homage to Catalonia". 4 for Calvin, Joshua, and Stephen. > 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. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Peter, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. 3 for Björn. > 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? George Richards. > 2. One of Canada's leading fast-food chains was founded jointly > by Ron Joyce and what athlete? Tim Horton, duh. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Joshua, Pete, and Stephen. > 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. 4 for Marc, Bruce, Peter, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Stephen. > "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. (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.) 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, Calvin, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Stephen. > 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. (Exact answer required.) 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Bruce, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Stephen. Ruth Cleveland was President Glover Cleveland's daughter. Babe Ruth switched from pitching to the outfield in 1919. > 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. (Flutie Flakes.) 4 for Marc, Bruce, Joshua, Pete, and Stephen. > 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. 4 for Pete and Stephen. He was with the Minnesota North Stars. In connection with the recent brouhaha about concussions, it has been suggested that the reason his head injury was fatal was that he hadn't yet recovered from the previous one. > 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. Percy "Pip" Page. 4 for Stephen. (In curling it's the "Page playoff" system. In Australian football the name McIntyre is also applied to it, but we asked about curling.) > 9. One NHL team plays in an arena named for an athlete in a > different sport -- an individual sport. Name him. Joe Louis. (Boxer; Detroit Red Wings.) 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, Joshua, Pete, and Stephen. > 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. She extends her other leg backward and then upward, and reaches upward and then backward with her hands, to hold onto her foot above her head! 4 for Bruce, Pete, and Stephen. 3 for Calvin. Although I said "fully specific", I did not require it to be mentioned that the leg is extended backwards. http://skating.bplaced.net/Persons/Bielmann/Denise10.jpg In the original game, QMs were instructed: "If you find this long answer too much trouble to read out, you may instead demonstrate the maneuver yourself." Scores, if there are no errors: ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Can Ent His Spo Stephen Perry 24 40 40 36 140 Joshua Kreitzer 4 24 28 24 80 Marc Dashevsky 0 32 20 20 72 Pete Gayde 0 24 12 32 68 Dan Blum 0 24 24 16 64 Jason Kreitzer 0 20 16 12 48 Dan Tilque 0 12 12 12 36 "Calvin" 0 12 10 7 29 Peter Smyth 4 8 8 8 28 Bruce Bowler -- -- 0 28 28 Erland Sommarskog -- -- 20 4 24 Björn Lundin 0 4 7 0 11 -- Mark Brader "I cannot reply in French, but I will Toronto type English very slowly and loudly." msb@vex.net --Lars Eighner My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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