- QFTCI16 Game 4, Rounds 9-10: two borders, C for Challenge - 2 Updates
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- Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 355 (GOLQ355) - 1 Update
- Calvin's Quiz #450 - 1 Update
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 03 12:03AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-06-13, 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 both of these rounds. * Game 4, Round 9 - Geography - Two of its Borders In each question we will name two countries; you must name the only country that has borders with both of them. For example, if we said Canada and Mexico, you would say the USA. Note: By "borders" we mean borders on land, including rivers if applicable. 1. Italy, Slovakia. 2. Chad, Mali. 3. Ethiopia, Tanzania. 4. India, Iran. 5. Brunei, Indonesia. 6. Romania, Turkey. 7. Nicaragua, Panama. 8. Ecuador, Venezuela. 9. Finland, Poland. 10. Armenia, Greece. * Game 4, Round 10 - C is for Challenge Round This is the challenge round, and your categories are seas, seize, sees, sees, C's, and C.C.'s. Specifically: * A. Geography: Seas A1. Many parts of oceans are named as "seas". Most of them, like the Irish Sea and the Sea of Japan, are along the shores of the oceans. But there is one named sea that is in the middle of an ocean with no shoreline. It is located near latitude 30° north. What sea is that? A2. There are also bodies of water named seas that have shoreline on all sides, because they aren't part of the ocean at all; they are actually lakes. What is the largest of these, by area? * B. History: Seize B1. Within 1, in what year did Egypt seize control of the Suez Canal from its British and French owners? B2. In what year, exactly, did Iraq under Saddam Hussein seize control of Kuwait? * C. Science: Sees C1. As people get older, the ability of their eyes to focus at different distances is reduced, so that they may need bifocals or reading glasses. The medical term for this condition derives from a word referring to age; what is that term? C2. People whose eyes lack the usual symmetry may not be able to focus well at any distance. Lenses with a cylindrical component are prescribed to correct this condition. What is this condition called? * D. Religion: Sees D1. In the Roman Catholic church, a "see" generally means the area assigned to a clergyman of what rank? D2. The Holy See is another name for what place? * E. Canadiana Sports: C's E1. Who was the captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1997 to 2008? E2. Who was the captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1957 to 1969? * F. Entertainment: C.C.'s F1. This actor with the initials C.C. appeared in 11 feature films from 1921 to 1967 that he wrote and directed himself, as well as a large number of shorts. He embraced silent movies and even in 1936 his film "Modern Times" had very little spoken dialogue. Name him. F2. This actor with the initials C.C. was on "Saturday Night Live", and you weren't. His movies have included "Fletch" and the "Vacation" series. Who is he? -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Don't be silly -- send it to Canada" msb@vex.net -- British postal worker My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 03 11:01AM > * Game 4, Round 9 - Geography - Two of its Borders > 1. Italy, Slovakia. Austria > 2. Chad, Mali. Niger > 3. Ethiopia, Tanzania. Kenya > 4. India, Iran. Pakistan > 5. Brunei, Indonesia. Malaysia > 6. Romania, Turkey. Bulgaria > 7. Nicaragua, Panama. Costa Rica > 8. Ecuador, Venezuela. Colombia > 9. Finland, Poland. Russia > 10. Armenia, Greece. Turkey > shores of the oceans. But there is one named sea that is > in the middle of an ocean with no shoreline. It is located > near latitude 30° north. What sea is that? Sarragosso Sea > on all sides, because they aren't part of the ocean at all; > they are actually lakes. What is the largest of these, > by area? Caspian Sea > * B. History: Seize > B1. Within 1, in what year did Egypt seize control of the Suez > Canal from its British and French owners? 1956 > B2. In what year, exactly, did Iraq under Saddam Hussein seize > control of Kuwait? 1990 > to focus well at any distance. Lenses with a cylindrical > component are prescribed to correct this condition. What is > this condition called? Astigmatism > * D. Religion: Sees > D1. In the Roman Catholic church, a "see" generally means the > area assigned to a clergyman of what rank? Arch bishop > D2. The Holy See is another name for what place? Vatican City > as well as a large number of shorts. He embraced silent > movies and even in 1936 his film "Modern Times" had very > little spoken dialogue. Name him. Charlie Chaplin > F2. This actor with the initials C.C. was on "Saturday Night > Live", and you weren't. His movies have included "Fletch" > and the "Vacation" series. Who is he? Charlie Chan -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 03 12:01AM -0500 Mark Brader: > see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > I did not write either of these rounds. Well, except for question #8 in the history round. > 1. Who was the British Minister of War from 1914 until 1916, when > he died when the ship carrying him on a visit to Russia struck > a mine and sank? Lord Herbert Kitchener. 4 for Erland and Pete. > the hundreds of thousands, and ended with a French victory. > It is named after the town in northeast France whose nearby > hills hosted the fighting. Verdun. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Björn, Pete, and Marc. The Battle of Passchendaele (or Third Battle of Ypres) was the following year. For the Battle of the Somme, see question #7. > 3. Who was the Chief of Staff of the French armies until replaced > at the end of 1916? Joseph Joffre ["ZHOFF-r'"]. 4 for Erland. > 4. Name any one of the three prominent German generals who became > Chief of Staff after the war began. Erich von Falkenhayn, Paul von Hindenburg, Erich Ludendorff. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland (the hard way), and Pete. > to 250 warships. In the ensuing battle over 6,000 British > sailors died compared with about 2,500 Germans; then, during > the night, the German fleet... fled. Name this battle. Jutland. For the benefit of those entrants who were on the wrong side, I also accepted the name used by the enemy. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, Peter, Calvin, and Pete. > then Lord of the Admiralty, described the admiral who allowed > the Germans to escape as as "the only man on either side who > could lose the war in an afternoon." Which admiral? John Jellicoe. > after an ill-conceived British order to advance over exposed > ground toward German trenches? The next day, fewer than one > man in ten was present for roll call. Newfoundland. 4 for Peter. > 8. What new method of attack was first used during the Battle of > the Somme? It did not give the decisive advantage hoped for > at the time, but became immensely important during World War II. Tank. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, and Björn. 2 for Calvin. > 9. The Military Service Act of January 1916 introduced conscription > to the United Kingdom. To which part of the UK did the Act > not apply? Ireland. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, and Pete. > A British nurse was executed for assisting Allied soldiers > and prisoners of war to escape into the neutral Netherlands. > What was her name? Edith Cavell. You can see her commemoration from the highway between Banff and Jasper: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Mt._Edith_Cavell.jpg > pick the alternative term that doctors use when they want to > impress you. > 1. Hiccups. Singultus. 4 for Dan Blum and Marc. 2 for Calvin. > 2. A callus. Keratoma. 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter, and Marc. > 3. Urination. Micturition. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, Calvin, and Marc. > 4. Muscle twitch. Fasciculation. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Marc. 2 for Joshua. > 5. Baldness or hair loss. Alopecia. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Jason, Peter, Calvin, and Marc. > 6. Age spot or liver spot. Lentigo senilis. 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter, and Marc. > 7. Lack of the sense of smell. Anosmia. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Marc, and Dan Tilque. > 8. Fever. Pyrexia. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Jason, and Marc. > 9. Fast breathing. Tachypnea ["TACK-ee-puh-NEE-uh"]. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, and Marc. > 10. A mole. Nevus. 4 for Marc. 2 for Dan Blum and Calvin. > So there were 14 decoys. Decode the rot13 if you'd like to identify > them for fun, but for no points. > 11. Excessive teeth grinding and/or jaw clenching. Bruxism. Joshua got this. > 12. Trimethylaminuria, a congenital metabolic error that produces > a body odor resembling the smell of rotting fish. Fish-odor syndrome. Joshua got this. > 13. General physical wasting with loss of weight and muscle mass > due to a disease. Cachexia. > 14. Outward curvature of the spine, causing a humped back. Kyphosis. Joshua got this. > 15. Congenital malformation in which the opening of the urethra > is on the top side of the penis. Epispadias. > 16. A clump or wad of swallowed food or hair. Bezoar. > 17. A thin piece of sterile seaweed that can be used to gradually > dilate the cervix (what, for women giving birth at the beach?). Laminaria. > 18. An abnormal and persistent fear of fur. Doraphobia. Joshua got this. > 19. The nostrils. Nares. Joshua got this. > 20. A genetic skin disease characterized by an abnormality of the > horny layer of the skin around the hair follicles. Darier disease. > 21. A laxative. Aperient. > 22. A condition characterized by math skills that are significantly > below normal, given the person's age, intelligence, and > education. Mathematics disorder, duh. Joshua got this. > 23. Jaundice. Icterus. > 24. Belching. Eructation (as you will remember from Game 1). Joshua got this. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Ent Mis Lit Spo His Sci FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 4 28 36 28 4 22 114 Dan Blum 12 28 28 14 20 30 106 Pete Gayde 16 16 28 27 20 0 91 Dan Tilque 0 27 16 12 4 32 87 Marc Dashevsky 8 12 4 20 4 40 80 Peter Smyth 0 20 19 20 12 20 79 Stephen Perry 36 40 -- -- -- -- 76 "Calvin" -- -- 11 28 6 12 57 Erland Sommarskog -- -- 0 16 24 0 40 Bruce Bowler 12 28 -- -- -- -- 40 Jason Kreitzer 0 12 12 0 0 8 32 Björn Lundin 0 4 7 7 8 0 26 -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net Until 3,000 million years ago we can say not a lot happened although further study would not come amiss. Then signs of life appeared, including some large reptiles and, very recently, bipeds. It is too soon to say whether these bipeds will play an important part in the world's story. -- Colin Morris in "History Today" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| The GOLQ Institute <list@golq.org>: Aug 02 12:17PM -0700 All corrections and comments to Mike at golq355@GOLQ.org =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #355 (GOLQ355) Hello Everyone and welcome to the August 2016 version of the quiz. As usual there is an assortment of easily recognized lyrics and a few head scratchers. To (possibly) make things easier all 27 songs contain one of two references in the lyrics, title or artist name. The two references may be considered to be related to each other. There are at least two songs that contain both references. Confused? You won't be after you solve GOLQ 355. - Mike Weaver <golq355@golq.org> ============================================================================ 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 p.m. EDT (GMT-4) on Wednesday, August 31, 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 <golq355@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 GOLQ355-related mail. After the quiz is over, mail to this address will be discarded without being read. The web site for the Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz is at <http://golq.org>. There you will find: - the GOLQ rules <http://golq.org/rules.html> - instructions for subscribing to the GOLQ mailing list - the current quiz <http://golq.org/current.html> - an archive of past quizzes and results <http://golq.org/archive.html> ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #355 Recordings #01-25 were from 1955 through 1969 Due 5:00 p.m. EDT (GMT-4), Wednesday, August 31, 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The secret way you hold my hand To let me know you understand The wind and rain upon your face The breathless world of your embrace #01) Who's tripping down The streets of the city Smiling at everybody she sees Who's reaching out to capture a moment #02) I may go out to Alberta Weather's good there in the fall Got some friends that I could Go to working for #03) Saving up your money for a rainy day Giving all your clothes to charity Last night the wife said Oh boy when you're dead #04) Now it will be My favorite memory That vision of you Standing there Oh, there in the mist How you sighed when we kissed #05) The only girl I care about has gone away. Looking for a brand new start! But little does she know that when she left that day. Along with her she took my heart #06) Since my love has left me I'm so all alone I would bring her back to me But I don't know where she's gone I don't know where she's gone #07) A heart beats softly About to die Wandering alone at night Waiting for the Storm to pass away #08) And we went a little further You wanna hear the rest of it I might as well The wind blew her hair in the street #09) Once on a high and windy hill In the morning mist Two lovers kissed And the world stood still #10) In the spring of my life She came to me She brought sunshine Where winter winds had blown #11) Everything that's wonderful Is sure to come your way When you're in love to stay #12) Thunder, lightning, wind and rain Love is storming inside my brain #13) Wind and storm Gone's the sun From the stars My dark has come #14) Caught up in a summer shower Drying while it soaks the flowers Maybe we`ll be caught for hours Waiting out the sun #15) You touch me, I hear the sound of mandolins You kiss me, and with your kiss the world begins You're Spring to me, all things to me You're life itself #16) Now the days are lonely The song of love is still They say that I'll forget you But I say I never will #17) Is it wetter underwater if you're there when it rains Is it shorter to New York, than it is by plane Between myself and I, I wonder who's the dumber Is it hotter down south than it is in the Summer #18) There was a time my love was needed My life completed My dreams come true Then came the time my life was haunted My love unwanted All for you #19) The Hawk The Almighty Hawk Mister Wind Takes care of plenty business 'Round winter time #20) Like the winds that bring high tides You bring sorrow and grief You made me ashamed to face Mary Barely had the strength to tell Skies are not so black Mary took me back Mary has broken your spell #21) Every time it rains it rains #22) Sunshine, blue skies Please go away My girl has found another And gone away With her went my future #23) From Central Park To Pasadena's such a long way I feel so out of it Walkin' down Broadway #24) I love your love, All the things that lovers do now, baby, I can tell #25) ------------ Tie-Breakers ------------ My sweetheart's name is Sally Brown She used to live in Nassau town In a jealous fight I shot a man Now I have to run away to a far-off land So I roamed and I roamed for a long long time Trying to find peace of mind #T1) The lovely day we met I still remember well Who cared if it was wet 'Cause like the rain we fell An April afternoon #T2) ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please fill in the following information (append at the end of each line): Name(s) = E-mail address = Age(s) [will be published if provided] = Number of people (including you) who contributed to your answers = ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 02 11:04AM -0700 bbowler wrote: >> 8 Who rules in a plutocracy? > Disney's dog :-) He's now been demoted to a dwarf dog. -- Dan Tilque |
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