- QFTCI16 statistical note - 2 Updates
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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 29 02:14AM -0500 As the current regular season of the Canadian Inquisition is now complete, I can inform you of these statistics on the rounds you've already seen here: * Game 2, Round 4, the round on flags with a monochrome handout, was the easiest in the entire season if bonus points are ignored, and tied for the easiest if bonus points are counted. * Game 2, Round 6, "Barbs from the Bard", was the 5th-hardest of the season, or 3rd-hardest of the rounds that are being posted here (that is, two of the four harder ones were audio rounds). * Game 3, Round 4, the airplane round, was 5th-easiest in the season if ignoring bonus points, and 3rd-easiest if counting them. * Game 4, Round 2, on podcasts, was the 3rd-hardest of the season, or 2nd-hardest of the ones being posted here. * Game 7, Round 1, current events, was the easiest round in that game. * Game 8, Round 1, current events, was the easiest round in that game and the 4th- or 5th-easiest of the season depending on whether bonus points in other rounds are counted. -- Mark Brader | "Ever wonder why they call the screen a vacuum tube?" Toronto | -- Kent Paul Dolan msb@vex.net | "Because it's neither rare nor well done." | -- Peter Moylan, paraphrasing Ernie Kovacs My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jul 29 12:20PM +0200 On 2016-07-29 09:14, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 4, Round 2, on podcasts, was the 3rd-hardest of the season, > or 2nd-hardest of the ones being posted here. Meaning a really difficult one is coming up? -- Björn |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jul 28 06:41PM +0200 On 2016-07-28 07:23, Calvin wrote: > 1 According to the Internet Movie Database (among others) which character from the 1999 film "The Phantom Menace" is the dumbest in movie history? Jar-Jar Binks > 2 In which field event is the world record currently 74.08 metres (men) and 76.80 metres (women)? Sledge ? (heavy ball with rope, athlete spins 2-3 times and lets go) > 3 Which African country is quite literally named "Lion Mountain"? Zimbabwe? > 4 Which of Beethoven's nine symphonies is nicknamed the "choral"? the 9th > 5 The Tim Hortons fast food restaurant chain is based in which country? Canada > 6 Which Shakespeare play opens with the line "If music be the food of love, play on…"? A midsummer night's dream? > 7 If a dish is served Florentine which vegetable will it contain? spinach > 8 Who rules in a plutocracy? the richest ones > 9 Though better known as a singer, who played the lead role in the 1988 film 'Buster', loosely based on the Great Train Robbery of 1963? > 10 Andy Fletcher, Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Alan Wilder were members of which English electronic band formed in 1980? Depeche Mode -- -- Björn |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jul 28 05:58PM Calvin wrote: > 1 According to the Internet Movie Database (among others) which > character from the 1999 film "The Phantom Menace" is the dumbest in > movie history? Jabba the Hutt > 2 In which field event is the world record currently 74.08 metres > (men) and 76.80 metres (women)? Discus > 3 Which African country is quite literally named "Lion Mountain"? > 4 Which of Beethoven's nine symphonies is nicknamed the "choral"? 9th > 5 The Tim Hortons fast food restaurant chain is based in which > country? Canada > 6 Which Shakespeare play opens with the line "If music be the food of > love, play on…"? > 7 If a dish is served Florentine which vegetable will it contain? Spinach > 8 Who rules in a plutocracy? Priests > 9 Though better known as a singer, who played the lead role in the > 1988 film 'Buster', loosely based on the Great Train Robbery of 1963? Roger Daltrey > 10 Andy Fletcher, Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Alan Wilder were > members of which English electronic band formed in 1980? Peter Smyth |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jul 28 02:45PM -0500 In article <75b238b9-3cd5-47e7-ba32-0768742d9338@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 1 According to the Internet Movie Database (among others) which character from the 1999 film "The Phantom Menace" is the dumbest in movie history? > 2 In which field event is the world record currently 74.08 metres (men) and 76.80 metres (women)? > 3 Which African country is quite literally named "Lion Mountain"? Sierra Leone > 4 Which of Beethoven?s nine symphonies is nicknamed the "choral"? 9 > 5 The Tim Hortons fast food restaurant chain is based in which country? Canada > 6 Which Shakespeare play opens with the line ?If music be the food of love, play on??? > 7 If a dish is served Florentine which vegetable will it contain? spinach > 8 Who rules in a plutocracy? the rich -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 28 01:04PM -0700 Björn Lundin wrote: > On 2016-07-28 07:23, Calvin wrote: >> 2 In which field event is the world record currently 74.08 metres (men) and 76.80 metres (women)? > Sledge ? (heavy ball with rope, athlete spins 2-3 times and lets go) That's the hammer throw. Misnamed, of course, since it looks nothing like a hammer. -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 28 11:58PM +0200 >> Sledge ? (heavy ball with rope, athlete spins 2-3 times and lets go) > That's the hammer throw. Misnamed, of course, since it looks nothing > like a hammer. To explain what Björn is talking about - the name of the discipline in Swedish is "slägga". Compare "sledge-hammer". I will have confess that for this question I permitted myself to look up the name in the dictionary. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jul 29 12:38AM +0200 On 2016-07-28 23:58, Erland Sommarskog wrote: > Swedish is "slägga". Compare "sledge-hammer". > I will have confess that for this question I permitted myself to look > up the name in the dictionary. Hammer throw ? Would not have guessed that in a long time. But yes, that is what I tried to describe. -- Björn |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Jul 29 12:45AM -0400 On 2016-07-28, Calvin wrote: > 1 According to the Internet Movie Database (among others) which character from the 1999 film "The Phantom Menace" is the dumbest in movie history? Jar-Jar Binks > 2 In which field event is the world record currently 74.08 metres (men) and 76.80 metres (women)? > 3 Which African country is quite literally named "Lion Mountain"? Sierra Leone > 4 Which of Beethoven???s nine symphonies is nicknamed the "choral"? 6th > 5 The Tim Hortons fast food restaurant chain is based in which country? Canada > 6 Which Shakespeare play opens with the line ???If music be the food of love, play on??????? Twelfth Night > 7 If a dish is served Florentine which vegetable will it contain? Spinach > 8 Who rules in a plutocracy? The rich -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jul 28 05:42PM Mark Brader wrote: > How does Scrooge explain away the situation when the first > visitor asks why he doubts his senses? > 2. Who is that first supernatural visitor? Jacob Marley > 3. Please complete the first two questions before decoding the > rot13 for the next two. What was Marley's connection with > Scrooge? Business Partner > 4. What painfully heavy object does Marley's ghost have to wear? Chains > 5. Give the correct name of the last of the supernatural visitors. Ghost of Christmas's To Come > donation on behalf of the poor and destitute. He explains that > he sees no need of such charity, because of four things that > already exist. Name *any one* of them. Workhouses, Church > 7. Give the first and last name of Ebenezer Scrooge's clerk (or > as he would pronounce it, "clark"). Bob Cratchit > 1. While Ali was still known as Cassius Clay, and before he turned > pro, he won gold at the Olympics. Either name the city where > he won, or the weight class of the event. Rome > butterfly" line, and the first time he captured the heavyweight > championship belt. How many times in total did he gain the > title? (Defending it while already champion does not count.) 3 > became known as "The Fight of the Century". Either give the > venue, or name Ali's opponent in the bout, who was the world > champion at the time. Joe Frazier > "Rumble in the Jungle", using a method he called "Rope a Dope". > Either name his opponent--the "dope"--or give the *current name* > of the country where the fight took place. George Foreman > considered to be one of the most brutal fights in modern boxing > history, when Ali and Frazier met for the third and final time. > How many rounds did the fight last? 15 > 7. 1978 marked a period where the Champ lost the world title in > February, and regained it 7 months later. Both fights went the > full 15 rounds. Name the man who was his opponent both times. Larry Holmes > 8. Ali came out of retirement in October 1980, in an ill-conceived > attempt at a fourth world title. This marked the only time Ali > was knocked out in his professional career. Name his opponent. Larry Holmes > December 1981. In his 61 professional bouts, he finished with > a record of 56-5. Within 2 on either side, how many of his 56 > victories were by knockout? 46 > major religion, as well as friends and family. The keynote > eulogy, the last of about a dozen such tributes, was delivered > by who? Barack Obama > "New York" on the fourth question, we need the specific arena. > Go back and name it. And if you said "Congo" for the country on > the next question, we need you to be more specific there too. Peter Smyth |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 28 01:25PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > visitors. But at first he doesn't believe in any such thing. > How does Scrooge explain away the situation when the first > visitor asks why he doubts his senses? it's a dream > 2. Who is that first supernatural visitor? ghost of Jacob Marley > 3. Please complete the first two questions before decoding the > rot13 for the next two. Jung jnf Zneyrl'f pbaarpgvba jvgu > Fpebbtr? former business partner > 4. Jung cnvashyyl urnil bowrpg qbrf Zneyrl'f tubfg unir gb jrne? > 5. Give the correct name of the *last* of the supernatural visitors. Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come > already exist. Name *any one* of them. > 7. Give the first and last name of Ebenezer Scrooge's clerk (or > as he would pronounce it, "clark"). Bob Cratchit > 1. While Ali was still known as Cassius Clay, and before he turned > pro, he won gold at the Olympics. Either name the city where > he won, or the weight class of the event. Rome > butterfly" line, and the first time he captured the heavyweight > championship belt. How many times in total did he gain the > title? (Defending it while already champion does not count.) 3 > "Rumble in the Jungle", using a method he called "Rope a Dope". > Either name his opponent--the "dope"--or give the *current name* > of the country where the fight took place. Democratic Republic of the Congo > considered to be one of the most brutal fights in modern boxing > history, when Ali and Frazier met for the third and final time. > How many rounds did the fight last? 12 > 7. 1978 marked a period where the Champ lost the world title in > February, and regained it 7 months later. Both fights went the > full 15 rounds. Name the man who was his opponent both times. Foreman > major religion, as well as friends and family. The keynote > eulogy, the last of about a dozen such tributes, was delivered > by who? Barack Obama -- Dan Tilque |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jul 28 03:27PM -0500 In article <U5OdnZFe2LbE4ATKnZ2dnUU7-VHNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > donation on behalf of the poor and destitute. He explains that > he sees no need of such charity, because of four things that > already exist. Name *any one* of them. church > 7. Give the first and last name of Ebenezer Scrooge's clerk (or > as he would pronounce it, "clark"). Bob Cratchit > 1. While Ali was still known as Cassius Clay, and before he turned > pro, he won gold at the Olympics. Either name the city where > he won, or the weight class of the event. light heavyweight > butterfly" line, and the first time he captured the heavyweight > championship belt. How many times in total did he gain the > title? (Defending it while already champion does not count.) 3 > became known as "The Fight of the Century". Either give the > venue, or name Ali's opponent in the bout, who was the world > champion at the time. Joe Frazier > "Rumble in the Jungle", using a method he called "Rope a Dope". > Either name his opponent--the "dope"--or give the *current name* > of the country where the fight took place. Democratic Republic of the Congo > considered to be one of the most brutal fights in modern boxing > history, when Ali and Frazier met for the third and final time. > How many rounds did the fight last? 15 > 7. 1978 marked a period where the Champ lost the world title in > February, and regained it 7 months later. Both fights went the > full 15 rounds. Name the man who was his opponent both times. Leon Spinks > December 1981. In his 61 professional bouts, he finished with > a record of 56-5. Within 2 on either side, how many of his 56 > victories were by knockout? 11 -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Jul 28 02:35PM -0700 On Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 11:34:55 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > How does Scrooge explain away the situation when the first > visitor asks why he doubts his senses? > 2. Who is that first supernatural visitor? Jacob Marley > Fpebbtr? > 4. Jung cnvashyyl urnil bowrpg qbrf Zneyrl'f tubfg unir gb jrne? > 5. Give the correct name of the *last* of the supernatural visitors. Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come > already exist. Name *any one* of them. > 7. Give the first and last name of Ebenezer Scrooge's clerk (or > as he would pronounce it, "clark"). Bob Cratchit > butterfly" line, and the first time he captured the heavyweight > championship belt. How many times in total did he gain the > title? (Defending it while already champion does not count.) 4 > became known as "The Fight of the Century". Either give the > venue, or name Ali's opponent in the bout, who was the world > champion at the time. George Foreman? > "Rumble in the Jungle", using a method he called "Rope a Dope". > Either name his opponent--the "dope"--or give the *current name* > of the country where the fight took place. Republic of the Congo? |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jul 29 04:03AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:U5OdnZFe2LbE4ATKnZ2dnUU7- > visitors. But at first he doesn't believe in any such thing. > How does Scrooge explain away the situation when the first > visitor asks why he doubts his senses? Indigestion > 2. Who is that first supernatural visitor? Jacob Marley > 3. Please complete the first two questions before decoding the > rot13 for the next two. Jung jnf Zneyrl'f pbaarpgvba jvgu > Fpebbtr? Business partner > 4. Jung cnvashyyl urnil bowrpg qbrf Zneyrl'f tubfg unir gb jrne? Chains > 5. Give the correct name of the *last* of the supernatural visitors. Ghost of Christmas to Come > donation on behalf of the poor and destitute. He explains that > he sees no need of such charity, because of four things that > already exist. Name *any one* of them. Poor houses > 7. Give the first and last name of Ebenezer Scrooge's clerk (or > as he would pronounce it, "clark"). Bob Cratchit > 8. What present does Scrooge give <answer 7> on Christmas Day? Goose > merry Christmas and he replies with the words "Bah! Humbug!" > Which relative? Give either the relationship or the relative's > first name. Nephew > 10. Because the story is called "A Christmas Carol", its sections > are not called chapters or parts; what term related to music > notation is used instead? Notes > 1. While Ali was still known as Cassius Clay, and before he turned > pro, he won gold at the Olympics. Either name the city where > he won, or the weight class of the event. Rome > butterfly" line, and the first time he captured the heavyweight > championship belt. How many times in total did he gain the > title? (Defending it while already champion does not count.) 3 > became known as "The Fight of the Century". Either give the > venue, or name Ali's opponent in the bout, who was the world > champion at the time. Joe Frazier > "Rumble in the Jungle", using a method he called "Rope a Dope". > Either name his opponent--the "dope"--or give the *current name* > of the country where the fight took place. George Foreman > considered to be one of the most brutal fights in modern boxing > history, when Ali and Frazier met for the third and final time. > How many rounds did the fight last? 10; 9 > 7. 1978 marked a period where the Champ lost the world title in > February, and regained it 7 months later. Both fights went the > full 15 rounds. Name the man who was his opponent both times. Leon Spinks > 8. Ali came out of retirement in October 1980, in an ill-conceived > attempt at a fourth world title. This marked the only time Ali > was knocked out in his professional career. Name his opponent. Larry Holmes > December 1981. In his 61 professional bouts, he finished with > a record of 56-5. Within 2 on either side, how many of his 56 > victories were by knockout? 35; 40 > major religion, as well as friends and family. The keynote > eulogy, the last of about a dozen such tributes, was delivered > by who? Billy Crystal > "Arj Lbex" ba gur sbhegu dhrfgvba, jr arrq gur fcrpvsvp neran. > Tb onpx naq anzr vg. Naq vs lbh fnvq "Pbatb" sbe gur pbhagel ba > gur arkg dhrfgvba, jr arrq lbh gb or zber fcrpvsvp gurer gbb. Pete Gayde |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 28 12:41PM > 1. Canada gained a UNESCO World Heritage Site last week, so > designated because of its collection of fossils, some in excess > of 500,000,000 years old. In which province is it located? Alberta; Manitoba I assume it's the Burgess Shale, but I don't remember where that is. > ["KAN-deal"] Baloch was murdered, apparently strangled by > her own brother in a so-called honour killing because of her > provocative online persona. In what country did this occur? Pakistan > 4. What form of payment did the three Wal-Mart stores in Thunder > Bay stop accepting last week, with a threat from the company > to extend the ban country-wide? Be specific. personal checks; beaver pelts > people trying to fly airplanes. Two pilots from which airline > were arrested last week in Glasgow on suspicion of being > intoxicated, just before their flight was set to take off? Ryanair; British Air > government last week carried out a purge of supposed followers > of what Muslim cleric, who it is also demanding be extradited > from the US? Gulen > 7. Who is the well-known writer, film director, and TV producer, > among his other talents, who died last week at age 81? Garry Marshall > 10. Last week it was Hillary Clinton's turn to name a vice- > presidential minion -- er, running mate. Who did she pick? Tim Kaine -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jul 28 05:28PM Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Canada gained a UNESCO World Heritage Site last week, so > designated because of its collection of fossils, some in excess > of 500,000,000 years old. In which province is it located? Alberta, British Columbia > ["KAN-deal"] Baloch was murdered, apparently strangled by > her own brother in a so-called honour killing because of her > provocative online persona. In what country did this occur? Pakistan > 3. Many qualities win competitions: talent, perseverance, and luck > among them, but what did Will Power win last Sunday? -- Yeah, > Will Power is the dude's name. Tell us what he won. Indy 500 > 4. What form of payment did the three Wal-Mart stores in Thunder > Bay stop accepting last week, with a threat from the company > to extend the ban country-wide? Be specific. American Express > people trying to fly airplanes. Two pilots from which airline > were arrested last week in Glasgow on suspicion of being > intoxicated, just before their flight was set to take off? Ryanair > grief for his parents after pictures of him doing what were > released last week? (In response, of course. the Twitter-verse > did what it does.) Be specific. Feeding icecream to a dog > 10. Last week it was Hillary Clinton's turn to name a vice- > presidential minion -- er, running mate. Who did she pick? Tim Kaine Peter Smyth |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jul 28 03:40PM -0500 In article <O9CdnRBj2MiBHgTKnZ2dnUU7-QvNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > 1. Canada gained a UNESCO World Heritage Site last week, so > designated because of its collection of fossils, some in excess > of 500,000,000 years old. In which province is it located? Saskatchewan > ["KAN-deal"] Baloch was murdered, apparently strangled by > her own brother in a so-called honour killing because of her > provocative online persona. In what country did this occur? Pakistan > 3. Many qualities win competitions: talent, perseverance, and luck > among them, but what did Will Power win last Sunday? -- Yeah, > Will Power is the dude's name. Tell us what he won. a golf championship > from the US? > 7. Who is the well-known writer, film director, and TV producer, > among his other talents, who died last week at age 81? Garry Marshall > did what it does.) Be specific. > 10. Last week it was Hillary Clinton's turn to name a vice- > presidential minion -- er, running mate. Who did she pick? Tim Kaine -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Jul 28 02:36PM -0700 On Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 11:59:30 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > from the US? > 7. Who is the well-known writer, film director, and TV producer, > among his other talents, who died last week at age 81? Garry Marshall > did what it does.) Be specific. > 10. Last week it was Hillary Clinton's turn to name a vice- > presidential minion -- er, running mate. Who did she pick? Tim Kaine |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 28 04:03PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Canada gained a UNESCO World Heritage Site last week, so > designated because of its collection of fossils, some in excess > of 500,000,000 years old. In which province is it located? British Columbia > ["KAN-deal"] Baloch was murdered, apparently strangled by > her own brother in a so-called honour killing because of her > provocative online persona. In what country did this occur? India > 4. What form of payment did the three Wal-Mart stores in Thunder > Bay stop accepting last week, with a threat from the company > to extend the ban country-wide? Be specific. public assistance (the Canadian equivalent of food stamps, whatever that's called) > did what it does.) Be specific. > 10. Last week it was Hillary Clinton's turn to name a vice- > presidential minion -- er, running mate. Who did she pick? Kaine -- Dan Tilque |
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