- Calvin's Quiz #459 - 5 Updates
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- Calvin's Quiz #458 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 3 Updates
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 29 09:02PM -0700 1 In musical notation, how many lines are in a stave? 2 In which country did Barack Obama live from the age of 6 to 10? 3 Which 18th century Scottish philosopher is considered the father of modern economics? 4 Based on Ian Fleming's novel, which British author wrote the screenplay for the 1967 James Bond film "You Only Live Twice"? 5 In medicine, for what does the abbreviation "MRI" stand for? 6 The Frankfurt Galaxy, Barcelona Dragons and Scottish Claymores competed in which defunct sports league? 7 Which 1954 film won eight Oscars, including Best Actor for Marlon Brando? 8 How long is one period of play in a standard ice hockey match? 9 Which form of traditional medicine draws on "meridian theory"? 10 Which comic strip duo were created by Bill Watterson? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 29 11:37PM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 In musical notation, how many lines are in a stave? 5. > 2 In which country did Barack Obama live from the age of 6 to 10? Indonesia. > 3 Which 18th century Scottish philosopher is considered the > father of modern economics? Smith. > 4 Based on Ian Fleming's novel, which British author wrote the > screenplay for the 1967 James Bond film "You Only Live Twice"? No idea. Deighton? > 5 In medicine, for what does the abbreviation "MRI" stand for? Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Only that was too scary, so they decided to call it Magnetic Resonance Imaging instead. > 6 The Frankfurt Galaxy, Barcelona Dragons and Scottish Claymores > competed in which defunct sports league? World Football League? > 7 Which 1954 film won eight Oscars, including Best Actor for > Marlon Brando? "On the Waterfront". > 8 How long is one period of play in a standard ice hockey match? 20 minutes, which used to take about 35 minutes until they started having commercial breaks, and is now more like 45 minutes. > 9 Which form of traditional medicine draws on "meridian theory"? Acupuncture. > 10 Which comic strip duo were created by Bill Watterson? "Calvin & Hobbes". -- Mark Brader "You have a truly warped mind. Toronto I admire that in a person." msb@vex.net -- Bill Davidsen My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 30 07:27AM > 1 In musical notation, how many lines are in a stave? 5 > 2 In which country did Barack Obama live from the age of 6 to 10? Indonesia > 3 Which 18th century Scottish philosopher is considered the father > of modern economics? John Stuart Mill > 6 The Frankfurt Galaxy, Barcelona Dragons and Scottish Claymores > competed in which defunct sports league? European Rugby League > 8 How long is one period of play in a standard ice hockey match? 20 minutes -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Sep 30 02:30AM -0500 In article <69c43904-613e-4122-af76-6237fb87d776@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 1 In musical notation, how many lines are in a stave? 5 > 2 In which country did Barack Obama live from the age of 6 to 10? Indonesia > 3 Which 18th century Scottish philosopher is considered the father of modern economics? Adam Smith > 4 Based on Ian Fleming's novel, which British author wrote the screenplay for the 1967 James Bond film "You Only Live Twice"? > 5 In medicine, for what does the abbreviation "MRI" stand for? Magnetic Resonance Imaging > 6 The Frankfurt Galaxy, Barcelona Dragons and Scottish Claymores competed in which defunct sports league? > 7 Which 1954 film won eight Oscars, including Best Actor for Marlon Brando? On The Waterfront > 8 How long is one period of play in a standard ice hockey match? 20 min > 9 Which form of traditional medicine draws on "meridian theory"? > 10 Which comic strip duo were created by Bill Watterson? Calvin & Hobbes -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 30 02:20AM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 In musical notation, how many lines are in a stave? 5 > 2 In which country did Barack Obama live from the age of 6 to 10? Indonesia > 3 Which 18th century Scottish philosopher is considered the father of modern economics? Adam Smith > 4 Based on Ian Fleming's novel, which British author wrote the screenplay for the 1967 James Bond film "You Only Live Twice"? > 5 In medicine, for what does the abbreviation "MRI" stand for? magnetic resonance imaging > 6 The Frankfurt Galaxy, Barcelona Dragons and Scottish Claymores competed in which defunct sports league? NFL Europe > 7 Which 1954 film won eight Oscars, including Best Actor for Marlon Brando? On the Waterfront > 8 How long is one period of play in a standard ice hockey match? 20 minutes > 9 Which form of traditional medicine draws on "meridian theory"? acupuncture > 10 Which comic strip duo were created by Bill Watterson? Calvin and Hobbes -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 29 11:57PM -0500 Mark Brader: > > 1. Donald Trump's oldest son caused an uproar on social media this > > week by comparing Syrian refugees to which fruit-flavored candy? Erland Sommarskog: > When I saw the pictures, I thought it was what is known as Non-Stop > over here, but they are not fruit-flavoured. And I've forgotten > the name. If Wikipedia <http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non_stop_(godis)> is correct, Non-Stops are in fact fruit-flavored, and while they do look something like Skittles, what they they look more like is Smarties. Anyway, they're not the same thing as Skittles, and so not a correct answer. -- Mark Brader | "[Jupiter's] satellites are invisible to the naked eye Toronto | and therefore can have no influence on the Earth msb@vex.net | and therefore would be useless | and therefore do not exist." -- Francesco Sizi My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 30 07:24AM > If Wikipedia <http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non_stop_(godis)> is correct, > Non-Stops are in fact fruit-flavored, and while they do look something > like Skittles, what they they look more like is Smarties. The article indeed suggests that the various colours are related to fruits. I will have to admit that I never discerned any difference between the different colours. In any case, that would only be the outer shell. The main ingredient, inside the shell, is chocolate. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 30 04:15AM -0500 Mark Brader: > * Game 1 (2016-09-19), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. How many goals did Canada score in their victory over Czechia > at the World Cup of Hockey? 6. 4 for Erland and Stephen. > 2. In the 100 m freestyle, this Paralympic swimmer won her third > gold medal of the Rio games and set a world record. Name her, > please. Aurélie Rivard. 4 for Stephen. > 3. The judge read the verdict on television. The bodies have > never been found. Name the man convicted of killing Lyle and > Marie McCann. Travis Vader. 4 for Stephen. > 4. Born in Edmonton on May 25, 1935, this author of nearly 30 books > -- and Officer of the Order of Canada -- died Friday by assisted > suicide. Who? William Patrick Kinsella. 4 for Stephen. > 5. Visiting Ottawa, she expressed a wish that the Trudeau > government's economic policies would "go viral". Name the > *institution* that she's the managing director of. International Monetary Fund. (Christine Lagarde.) 4 for Peter and Stephen. 3 for Dan Blum. > 6. What has Peter McKay announced that he will not be doing between > now and next May 27? Seeking the leadership of the Conservative Party. > 7. What was the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell doing at Queen's > Park last Monday afternoon? Reading the Speech from the Throne (for the new session of the provincial parliament). > 8. What did the Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. do for the first > time on Friday? Open a store in Toronto. (Accepting "GTA" instead of "Toronto", but "Canada" is wrong.) 4 for Stephen. > 9. Kevin Garratt returned to Canada on Thursday after 2 years' > imprisonment in which country? China. 4 for Stephen. > 10. Which company's smartphones are named in a recall order by > the US Consumer Product Safety Commission? Samsung. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Peter, Joshua, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Marc. > * Game 2 (2016-09-26), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Donald Trump's oldest son caused an uproar on social media this > week by comparing Syrian refugees to which fruit-flavored candy? Skittles. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Peter, Joshua, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Marc. > 2. Name either of the two top advisors to Trudeau who have offered > to pay back some of the expense money they received for moving > from Toronto to Ottawa. Gerald Butts, Katie Telford. 4 for Stephen. > 3. Which Canadian won the Emmy for best actress in a drama series? Tatiana Maslany. ("Orphan Black".) > 4. The former long-time captain of the Ottawa Senators became a > Canadian citizen this week, along with his wife. Name him. Daniel Alfredson. 4 for Pete, Erland, and Stephen. > 5. Archeologists on Okinawa have discovered the oldest example, > dating from 23,000 years ago, of *which item*, made from > sea-snail shells? Fishhook. 4 for Stephen. > forced to leave the plane for safety concerns after *which* > unwelcome "guests" were discovered on board? Be sufficiently > specific. Iguanas. 4 for Stephen. > 7. Greta Vosper, a minister at West Hill United Church for nearly > 2 decades, was deemed "unsuitable to continue serving" by the > United Church. Why? She's an atheist. 4 for Stephen. > 8. In the second such case inside of a month, actor Richard > Hong was found dead at the Los Angeles condo of which Canadian > TV personality? George Stroumboulopoulos. 3 for Stephen. It's apparently a homicide. Strombo himself was out of town at the time. > 9. In a reversal of a previous announcement, the Ontario government > announced Friday that they would *not* be selling all or part > of which asset? Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. ("OLG" was sufficient, and since "Ontario Lottery Commission" was deemed close enough on a protest, I'll score "lottery business" as almost correct.) 3 for Stephen. > in these parts since 2010. Which visitor was here to help > provide views of the Blue Jays game and the world hockey > celebrations? A Goodyear blimp. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Marc. Scores, if there are no errors: GAMES-> 1 2 TOTALS Stephen Perry 32 34 66 Pete Gayde 4 12 16 Dan Blum 7 8 15 Joshua Kreitzer 4 8 12 Peter Smyth 8 4 12 Marc Dashevsky 4 8 12 Dan Tilque 4 8 12 Erland Sommarskog 4 4 8 -- Mark Brader, Toronto "People say I'm a skeptic -- msb@vex.net but I find that hard to believe." My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 29 09:00PM -0700 On Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 12:48:56 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which Trinidad and Tobago politician and businessman was vice president of FIFA and president of CONCACAF until his suspension and eventual resignation from these roles in 2011? Jack Warner > 2 Reflecting the company's background in weapons manufacturing, which British brand of motorcycle is "made like a gun"? [Royal] Enfield https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Enfield Apologies if the weapons clue misled anyone [since BSA was a popular wrong answer] > 3 Which British director created the animated characters Wallace, Grommet and Shaun the Sheep? Nick Park > 4 Which 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical features the songs "Shall We Dance?" and "Getting to Know You"? The King and I accepting eye :-) > 5 Felipe Calderón and Vicente Fox are former presidents of which country? Mexico > 6 Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon co-starred in which 2005 bio-pic? Walk the Line > 7 Another name for a helium nucleus, which particle containing two protons and two neutrons is most commonly produced by radioactive decay? Alpha > 8 Those born on April Fools' Day fall under what star sign? Aries also accepting the Swedish equivalent which I have already forgotten > 9 What is both a musical instrument and the French word for a paper clip? Trombone > 10 Turks head, Granny and Bowline are types of what? Knot Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 458 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 46 Gareth Owen 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 41 Peter Smyth 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 45 Chris Johnson 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 45 Mark Brader 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 45 Marc Dashevsky 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 22 Joe 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 25 Erland S 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 25 Pete Gayde 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 4 26 Dan Tilque - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 4 0 3 6 8 6 7 6 5 7 52 58% Congratulations Gareth. It was a tougher than average set which perhaps explains the bi-modal distribution. cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 29 11:32PM -0500 "Calvin": > 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 45 Mark Brader Wrong. -- Mark Brader And as in nerdish thought he stood, Toronto the Jargontalk, with awk and grep, msb@vex.net Came geeking through the Cobol wood, and edlin as it schlepped. --Larry Colen (after Lewis Carroll) |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 29 09:59PM -0700 On Friday, September 30, 2016 at 2:32:55 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > "Calvin": > > 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 45 Mark Brader > Wrong. Thanks- corrected scores are: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 458 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 45 Gareth Owen 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 41 Peter Smyth 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 44 Chris Johnson 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 44 Marc Dashevsky 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 39 Mark Brader 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 21 Joe 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 24 Pete Gayde 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 25 Erland S 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 4 26 Dan Tilque - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 4 0 3 5 8 6 7 6 5 7 51 57% cheers, calvin |
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