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"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jun 02 05:18PM Calvin wrote: > 1 What 2-word term is used to describe the chess opening 1.e4 c5? Sicilian Defence > 2 Which American author's novels include "The Right Stuff" and "I am > Charlotte Simmons"? > 3 The British TV series "Fawlty Towers" was set in which seaside town? Torquay > 4 Who played the title role in the 1996 black comedy "The Cable Guy"? Vince Cable > 5 Who was the leader of the British Labour Party between 2010 and > 2015? Ed Miliband > 6 Which organic chemical compound, natural constituent of crude oil, > has the chemical formula C6H6? Benzene > 7 Which company introduced Clippy to the world in 1997, before > removing it following widespread criticism? Microsoft > 8 Which noted economist (1908-2006) shares his surname with the > pseudonym JK Rowling used when she wrote "The Cuckoo's Calling"? Galbraith > 9 2.47 acres is equal to which SI unit? Hectare > 10 Which country's internet domain is .za? South Africa Peter Smyth |
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jun 02 09:12PM +0100 > 1 What 2-word term is used to describe the chess opening 1.e4 c5? Sicilian Defense > 2 Which American author's novels include "The Right Stuff" and "I am > Charlotte Simmons"? Tom Wolfe (though "The Right Stuff" isn't a novel) > 3 The British TV series "Fawlty Towers" was set in which seaside town? Torquay > 4 Who played the title role in the 1996 black comedy "The Cable Guy"? Jim Carrey > 5 Who was the leader of the British Labour Party between 2010 and > 2015? Ed Miliband > 6 Which organic chemical compound, natural constituent of crude oil, > has the chemical formula C6H6? Hexane > 7 Which company introduced Clippy to the world in 1997, before > removing it following widespread criticism? Microsoft ... It looks like you're writing a trivia quiz, can I help? > 8 Which noted economist (1908-2006) shares his surname with the > pseudonym JK Rowling used when she wrote "The Cuckoo's Calling"? Robert Galbraith > 9 2.47 acres is equal to which SI unit? Hectare > 10 Which country's internet domain is .za? South Africa |
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 02 05:05PM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 What 2-word term is used to describe the chess opening 1.e4 c5? queen's gambit > 2 Which American author's novels include "The Right Stuff" and "I am Charlotte Simmons"? Tom Wolfe > 3 The British TV series "Fawlty Towers" was set in which seaside town? Swansea ?? > 4 Who played the title role in the 1996 black comedy "The Cable Guy"? > 5 Who was the leader of the British Labour Party between 2010 and 2015? > 6 Which organic chemical compound, natural constituent of crude oil, has the chemical formula C6H6? benzine > 7 Which company introduced Clippy to the world in 1997, before removing it following widespread criticism? Microsoft > 8 Which noted economist (1908-2006) shares his surname with the pseudonym JK Rowling used when she wrote "The Cuckoo's Calling"? > 9 2.47 acres is equal to which SI unit? hectare > 10 Which country's internet domain is .za? Congo (former Zaire) -- Dan Tilque |
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jun 03 09:38AM +0200 On 2016-06-02 01:46, Calvin wrote: > 1 What 2-word term is used to describe the chess opening 1.e4 c5? > 2 Which American author's novels include "The Right Stuff" and "I am Charlotte Simmons"? > 3 The British TV series "Fawlty Towers" was set in which seaside town? Torqey > 4 Who played the title role in the 1996 black comedy "The Cable Guy"? Jim Carrey > 5 Who was the leader of the British Labour Party between 2010 and 2015? Kinnoch > 6 Which organic chemical compound, natural constituent of crude oil, has the chemical formula C6H6? Diesel ? > 7 Which company introduced Clippy to the world in 1997, before removing it following widespread criticism? Microsoft > 8 Which noted economist (1908-2006) shares his surname with the pseudonym JK Rowling used when she wrote "The Cuckoo's Calling"? > 9 2.47 acres is equal to which SI unit? 1 ha ? > 10 Which country's internet domain is .za? Zambia -- -- Björn |
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jun 03 09:44AM +0200 On 2016-06-02 12:26, Erland Sommarskog wrote: > But > maybe to stay within the realm of the question, I should have answered 1hm² But that is not a ha (hektar) , it is an ar(e) -- Björn |
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 03 03:40AM -0500 Erland Sommarskog: >> But maybe to stay within the realm of the question, I should have >> answered 1hm² Björn Lundin: > But that is not a ha (hektar) , it is an ar(e) Think again. -- Mark Brader "Thus the metric system did not really catch on Toronto in the States, unless you count the increasing msb@vex.net popularity of the 9 mm bullet." -- Dave Barry |
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 03 10:16AM > On 2016-06-02 12:26, Erland Sommarskog wrote: >> But >> maybe to stay within the realm of the question, I should have answered 1hm² > But that is not a ha (hektar) , it is an ar(e) Nah. 1 a = 1h(m²). 1 ha = 1(hm)². -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 03 04:03AM -0500 Mark Brader: > last Monday? Well, it's not really rare, but not common either; > let's say about 13 times a century. The previous time it > occurred was November 6, 2006, and the next time will be in 2019. Transit of Mercury. A description was acceptable. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, and Pete. > using star charts and satellite images (and perhaps stone knives > and bearskins) gained media attention recently when he said he > may have discovered what? Ruins of a Mayan city. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. Experts soon pooh-poohed the claim. See: http://www.snopes.com/canadian-teen-satellite-maps/ > something right. Which legendary journalist and Vietnam War > correspondent announced last week that he was retiring from his > long-time gig? (That president, by the way, was Lyndon Johnson.) Morley Safer. (He died 8 days after the announcement.) 4 for Dan Blum, Jason, and Pete. > court case was resolved by way of what legal instrument last > week? No word on whether that night DJ job at Radio Tehran is > still available. Peace bond. We also accepted "section 810", the applicable Criminal Code reference. > 5. Which US state felt the Bern last week, as the Vermont senator > defeated Hillary Clinton in its primary? Dude could totally > win this thing, y'know? West Virginia. > than a terrorist attack, what unusual physical assault allegedly > occurred at their concert at the Opera House the weekend before > last, according to Toronto police? Part of someone's ear was bitten off. > 7. No extra money, but another way to spend it. The CIBC and > RBC last week introduced what payment method? Other big banks > to follow in coming weeks. Apple Pay. (Exact answer required.) > 8. Not only did he win it for the second consecutive year, he is > the first unanimous winner. Which NBA player won the MVP award > last week? Stephen Curry. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Marc, Peter, Jason, and Pete. > 9. Which iconic US brand is changing its name to "America" for > the duration of the current election cycle? No, the answer is > not Donald J. Trump. Budweiser. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, Jason, and Pete. > ship QE II, also caused a kerfuffle -- when she was caught on > video saying that *which country*'s officials had been "very > rude" to her ambassador? China. 4 for Joshua, Peter, and Erland. > 1. What reason did Canadian musicians Belly and The Weeknd give for > canceling their scheduled appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" last > Wednesday? Donald Trump was also scheduled to appear. (Any reference to Trump was sufficient.) 4 for Dan Blum and Pete. > the usual quarters. What country were they in at the time, > where the Prime Minister also attended the G7 summit and met > business leaders? Japan. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > rodent species slipped the surly bonds of High Park Zoo, and, > dubbed "Bonnie" and "Clyde" by the media, were still on the > lam as of press time. Name the species. Capybara. 4 for Dan Blum and Marc. > distressing announcement that their front-man had been diagnosed > with terminal cancer, and also signaled their intention to > undertake one last tour. Name the singer. Gord Downie (of the Tragically Hip). > 5. Last week President Obama made the controversial move of lifting > the embargo on arms sales to a former enemy, or perhaps frenemy. > Which country was it? Vietnam. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, Jason, and Pete. > 6. Having already demonstrated her tough-gal bona fides, which > actress tweeted last week that she'd be interested in playing > the first female Bond? Gillian Anderson. 3 for Dan Blum. > 7. Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre was forced to rescind a ban on a > popular summer tourist activity after its proponents persuaded > a judge to issue an injunction. What is it? Using a calčche (horse-drawn carriage). > 8. No Canadian teams in the NHL playoffs, but at least Canada won > the IIHF World Hockey Championship last week. Which country > did we beat 2-0 in the gold-medal game? Finland. 4 for Erland. 2 for Pete. > 9. Which popular clothing brand announced last week that it would be > opening two of its own retail outlets, including a > 4500-square-foot store at the Yorkdale Shopping Centre? Canada Goose. > 10. Which notable person employed the Heimlich maneuver to save > the life of a choking 87-year-old woman at a Cincinnati seniors' > residence last Monday? Another resident at the same establishment -- Dr. Henry Heimlich! 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, Peter, Erland, Jason, and Pete. Heimlich is 96 and, in over 40 years since he developed and began advocating the technique, this was his first time using it in a real-life emergency. A staff member was also ready to save her, but Heimlich was closer. Scores, if there are no errors: GAMES-> 1 2 TOTALS Dan Blum 16 23 39 Pete Gayde 16 14 30 Dan Tilque 12 12 24 Joshua Kreitzer 16 8 24 Marc Dashevsky 8 12 20 Jason Kreitzer 12 8 20 Peter Smyth 12 4 16 Erland Sommarskog 4 8 12 -- Mark Brader "I'm not good in groups. It's difficult to Toronto work in a group when you're omnipotent." msb@vex.net "Deja Q", ST:TNG, Richard Danus My text in this article is in the public domain. |
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 03 04:00AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-12-08, 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 Bloor St. Irregulars, 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 recent companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". ** Final, Round 8 - Miscellaneous * Overshadowed Deaths Sometimes celebrities die, and we hear about it in the news. But sometimes their deaths get overshadowed by the death of someone more famous. 1. For a comedian, Groucho Marx had terrible timing. His 1977 death was overshadowed by the death of which person who died three days earlier? 2. For a comedian, Mother Teresa had terrible timing. Her 1997 death was overshadowed by the death of which person who died six days earlier? 3. The March 5, 1953, death of composer Sergei Prokofiev was barely mentioned in Soviet newspapers because it was completely overshadowed by news of the death of which man who died on the same day? * Something & Something Each answer is 3 words -- with the second one being "and". 4. What country is the smallest (by population) to appear at the FIFA World Cup? 5. What is the name of the Happy Days spinoff that ran for 4 seasons, 1978-82, and starred Pam Dawber in one of the title roles? 6. Of all the Beatles' singles that sold more than 1,000,000 copies, only one was *not* written by at least one of the Beatles. Which song? * It's Business Time! 7. In 1952, Glen Bell was selling hot dogs and burgers in California when he added what 19-cent item to his menu? 8. Former NFL practice squad wide receiver Isaiah Mustafa gained sudden fame in 2010 when he starred in a series of commercials advertising what product? The commercials feature Mustafa on a horse, a boat, and in a bathroom, among other locations. 9. The founders of *what company* named it using a variation of a word coined by Milton Sirotta that was used in the book "Mathematics and the Imagination"? * Often Seen, but Rarely Noticed 10. What color is the letter L in the Google logo? 11. Which company founded in Ontario in 1922 has a logo that includes a green maple leaf? 12. Standardized to an 1896 design by Lancashire carpenter Brian Gamlin, on *what object* will you find the following sequence of numbers? (Note, this is only part of the full sequence.) 1 -- 18 -- 4 -- 13 -- 6 -- 10 * Wikipedia Edit Wars Sometimes Wikipedia contributors fight. An entry will get changed by one person and then get changed back by another. We'll give you a question vigorously debated by Wikipedians. You name the *Wikipedia article* in question. For example, if we said that the debate was: "Which is more famous, the band or the torture device?" -- then the article would be "Iron Maiden". 13. Does Steve Irwin's death warrant mentioning? 14. Is it appropriate to include a huge picture of a tarantula? 15. Is Jimmy Wales the founder, or a co-founder with Larry Sanger? -- Mark Brader, Toronto "'Run me,' Alice?" msb@vex.net -- Tom Neff My text in this article is in the public domain. |
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jun 03 09:31AM +0200 On 2016-05-31 06:04, Mark Brader wrote: > "The Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World". > That colony became an independent country in 1898. By what name > do we know that country today? S:t Kitts ; Trinidad & Tobago > 7. What type of lake is found in the title of this Thomas Cole > painting? > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/7.jpg Meander ? > 8. What is the name of the mountain in Provence featured in this > Paul Cézanne painting? > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/8.jpg Mont Blanc > 9. What mountain is the subject of this painting by Joseph Wright > of Derby? > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/9.jpg Vesuvius > 10. Herbie the Love Bug would be able to tell you: How many > independent and sovereign states are currently in the > Commonwealth of Nations? 26; 18 > 11. Joe Montana would be able to tell you: How many federal states > are there in Germany? 8;10 > 12. Baskin-Robbins' staff would be able to tell you: Excluding > the federal district, how many states of Mexico are there? 15;12 > Given the cryptic or punny clue, you tell us the name of the > European capital. > 13. Half of quadruplin'. Dublin > 14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito. Budapest > 15. Uncle Miltie is at home. Berlin; Madrid -- -- Björn |
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 03 03:58AM -0500 Mark Brader: > * TTC Stations > 1. When the TTC subway opened in 1954, the southern terminus was > Union Station. What was the northern terminus? Eglinton, my "home" station. > 2. Of the original stations on the Bloor-Danforth Line (so, not > Kipling), what is the only one whose main entrance is to the > south of Bloor St.? Sherbourne. > 3. What is the only TTC subway station that has no connections to > regular streetcar or bus routes? Chester. > * Name the Country > 4. The name of which Asian country is 18 letters long *with vowels > and consonants alternating* for the entire name? United Arab Emirates. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, Calvin, and Pete. > "The Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World". > That colony became an independent country in 1898. By what name > do we know that country today? El Salvador. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Marc, and Calvin. > 6. The name of which African country can also be found in the name > of two other African countries and in the name of a fourth, > non-African country? Guinea. (Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Papua New Guinea.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Calvin. > 7. What type of lake is found in the title of this Thomas Cole > painting? > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/7.jpg Oxbow. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Björn. An oxbow lake is formed when a river shifts and one of its meanders becomes detached. However, the formation in the painting does not seem to be detached; it looks like a meander in the river. And then Marc claims that "oxbow" refers to a formation in a river, not a lake. Possibly the artist was using that terminology, odd as it seems. I'm accepting the answer "meander" as well. > 8. What is the name of the mountain in Provence featured in this > Paul Cézanne painting? > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/8.jpg Mont Ste-Victoire. > 9. What mountain is the subject of this painting by Joseph Wright > of Derby? > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/9.jpg Vesuvius. 4 for Dan Tilque, Pete, and Björn. 3 for Peter and Calvin. 2 for Dan Blum. > 10. Herbie the Love Bug would be able to tell you: How many > independent and sovereign states are currently in the > Commonwealth of Nations? 53. 2 for Peter. See: http://www.herbiemania.com/lovebug1.jpg > 11. Joe Montana would be able to tell you: How many federal states > are there in Germany? 16. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. See: http://www.realclearsports.com/blognetwork/rcs_sidelines/Monta%20Seifert.jpg > 12. Baskin-Robbins' staff would be able to tell you: Excluding > the federal district, how many states of Mexico are there? 31. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Marc, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Jason. See: http://media.getthefive.com/uploads/article_images/31.jpg > Given the cryptic or punny clue, you tell us the name of the > European capital. > 13. Half of quadruplin'. Dublin. ("Doublin'.") 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, Marc, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Pete, Jason, and Björn. > 14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito. Budapest. ("Buddha pest.") 4 for everyone. > 15. Uncle Miltie is at home. Berlin. ("Berle in.") 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Marc, Pete, and Jason. 3 for Björn. Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 BEST TOPICS-> Lit Sci His Spo Geo THREE Stephen Perry -- 60 56 56 -- 172 Marc Dashevsky 32 51 48 28 24 131 Joshua Kreitzer 48 33 48 28 32 129 Dan Tilque 16 40 44 8 28 112 Dan Blum 40 32 28 18 34 106 Peter Smyth -- 38 38 27 21 103 "Calvin" 20 25 34 34 27 95 Björn Lundin 0 29 40 8 19 88 Erland Sommarskog -- 31 32 12 20 83 Pete Gayde 4 -- -- 28 28 60 Bruce Bowler -- 48 -- -- -- 48 Jason Kreitzer 8 4 8 12 16 36 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "One of the most common diagnoses... was 'Other'." msb@vex.net | --Atul Gawande, "The Checklist Manifesto" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
The GOLQ Institute <list@golq.org>: Jun 02 07:52AM -0700 GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #353 (GOLQ353) Welcome to the June edition of the quiz. No particular themes this time. -- Howard Teitelbaum ============================================================================ Blindly searching for lyrics on the Internet is not in the spirit of the GOLQs, and we disapprove of this practice. Entries are due by 5:00 PM EDT (GMT-4) on Thursday, June 30, 2016. E-mail early, because you can't be sure of how long it will take for your message to reach GOLQ World Headquarters. DO NOT POST your answers to any newsgroups, discussion forums, etc. E-mail your entry to <golq353@golq.org>. By using this address, you will be able to determine whether your entry has been received by viewing the GOLQ entry log at <http://golq.org/cgi-bin/golqentry.cgi>. Use this address only for GOLQ353-related mail. After the quiz is over, mail to this address will be discarded without being read. 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