- Rare Entries DJT03 Results - 3 Updates
- QFTCI16 Game 4, Rounds 2-3: podcasts, stock symbols - 1 Update
| "Ted S." <fedya@hughes.net>: Jul 21 05:17AM -0400 On 07/20/2016 10:23 PM, gerson wrote: > Independent States in the World - US Department of State > www.state.gov/s/inr/rls/4250.htm > That is, If you can't trust the government, who can you trust? Notes 3 and 6 could be taken to imply that Taiwan, the other of the two Chinas, is not an independent country. Which is of course nonsense. Of course, I finished in last place. So what do I know? :-) -- Ted Schuerzinger Catskill Mtns, NY, USA |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jul 21 12:52PM +0200 On 2016-07-20 22:20, Dan Tilque wrote: > Rosetta > All the valid answers were given except Cassini-Huygens and Pioneer 10. > There never waa Pioneer 12 and Rosetta flew past Mars, but not Jupiter. I say that Rosetta did fly by Jupiter, and so does Wikipedia. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_(spacecraft)#Mission_firsts> """ The Rosetta mission planned to achieve many historic firsts.[34] On its way to comet 67P, Rosetta passed through the main asteroid belt, and made the first European close encounter with several of these primitive objects. Rosetta was the first spacecraft to fly close to Jupiter's orbit using solar cells as its main power source. """ -- Björn |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jul 21 12:59PM +0200 On 2016-07-21 12:52, Björn Lundin wrote: >> All the valid answers were given except Cassini-Huygens and Pioneer 10. >> There never waa Pioneer 12 and Rosetta flew past Mars, but not Jupiter. > I say that Rosetta did fly by Jupiter, and so does Wikipedia. Hmm. I take that back. Only Wikipedia says that. unfortuantly not ESA <http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/The_long_trek> -- Björn |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 20 09:11PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 2009 consisting of interviews and discussions on a variety of > topics such as current events, politics, and comedy. Its title > is four words: "The Joe Rogan"... what? Report ?? > symbols. > 1. What is the 3-letter stock symbol for beer giant Anheuser-Busch > InBev? BUD > 2. What is the 3-letter stock symbol for Harley-Davidson? HOG > refers to and you may guess the line of business of the company. > You don't need to name the company; just tell us what they > produce there. musical instruments > name it; just tell us what business it's in. Hint: this is > not a dating site or a condom manufacturer; their LUV is a > geographical reference. airline (specifically Southwest Airlines) > the marijuana business. Name that company. > 7. What is the 4-letter, appropriately mythological symbol for > the US firm Olympic Steel? ARES ?? > 8. What is the 4-letter, appropriately *geographical* symbol for > the US firm Gibraltar Industries? ROCK ?? > 9. What is the 3-letter symbol for the Avis Budget Group, from > which you can rent a vehicle? CAR ?? > 10. Which company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under > the symbol BID? It's a multinational founded in Britain and > now headquartered in New York City. Sotheby's; Christie's -- Dan Tilque |
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