- rotating quiz #230 - 12 Updates
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| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Sep 04 09:14AM -0700 this is rotating quiz #230. the winner will be the first choice to set rq 231, in a manner of their choosing. please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one. answer slates must be posted before 9pm edt (philadelphia/toronto time) on saturday, 2016-09-10, which gives aa bit over 6 days from the time of this posting. in case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first. correct answers are worth 1 point each. have fun! current events 1. on september 4th 2016, who was declared a saint in a canonization Mass held by Pope Francis in the Vatican? 2. a magnitude-5.6 earthquake jolted the north-central portion of what u.s. state on september 3rd? 3. what is the name of the hurricane that made landfall in florida on september 2nd, 2016? sports 4. college football season has begun in the u.s. what team was declared last season's national champion? 5. name any of the 3 teams with 3 wins in 3 games in the english premier league as of september 4th 6. what team has the best record in major league baseball? politics 7. president obama is meeting with leaders from the g-20 major world economies in what eastern chinese city? 8. name either the green party candidate or libertarian party candidate for president of the united states 9. who is the president of mexico? actors 10. dan aykroyd was nominated for an oscar in what 1989 film? 11. born jerome silberman in milwaukee, he starred in such classic films as 'young frankenstein', 'blazing saddles', and 'willy wonka & the chocolate factory' 12. who was the wife of <answer #11>, a comedic genius of the highest caliber potpourri 13. nyc's russian tea room serves 31 varieties of this 14. this canal, very near where I was born, officially opened august 15, 1914 15. where would you find eyjafjallajökull? swp |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 04 08:22PM +0200 > 1. on september 4th 2016, who was declared a saint in a canonization > Mass held by Pope Francis in the Vatican? Mother Theresa > 2. a magnitude-5.6 earthquake jolted the north-central portion of what > u.s. state on september 3rd? California > 3. what is the name of the hurricane that made landfall in florida on > september 2nd, 2016? Hermine > 5. name any of the 3 teams with 3 wins in 3 games in the english > premier league as of september 4th Manchester United > 6. what team has the best record in major league baseball? Green Bay Packers (Isn't what is the best record up to subjective judgement? I mean, some may think that winning with the biggest score that is the best record. Either may hold the number of final wins as the best record etc.) > 7. president obama is meeting with leaders from the g-20 major world > economies in what eastern chinese city? Heinan > 8. name either the green party candidate or libertarian party candidate > for president of the united states Gary Johnson > 9. who is the president of mexico? Neta > potpourri > 13. nyc's russian tea room serves 31 varieties of this Earl Grey > 14. this canal, very near where I was born, officially opened august 15, > 1914 Panama Canal > 15. where would you find eyjafjallajökull? Iceland -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Sep 04 02:43PM -0500 In article <ac176bab-6d41-471c-9b15-4cede8d279ae@googlegroups.com>, Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com says... > current events > 1. on september 4th 2016, who was declared a saint in a canonization Mass held by Pope Francis in the Vatican? mother theresa > 2. a magnitude-5.6 earthquake jolted the north-central portion of what u.s. state on september 3rd? > 3. what is the name of the hurricane that made landfall in florida on september 2nd, 2016? Hermine > sports > 4. college football season has begun in the u.s. what team was declared last season's national champion? Alabama > 5. name any of the 3 teams with 3 wins in 3 games in the english premier league as of september 4th > 6. what team has the best record in major league baseball? Chicago Cubs > politics > 7. president obama is meeting with leaders from the g-20 major world economies in what eastern chinese city? > 8. name either the green party candidate or libertarian party candidate for president of the united states Jill Stein > 9. who is the president of mexico? > actors > 10. dan aykroyd was nominated for an oscar in what 1989 film? Driving Miss Daisy > 11. born jerome silberman in milwaukee, he starred in such classic films as 'young frankenstein', 'blazing saddles', and 'willy wonka & the chocolate factory' Gene Wilder > 12. who was the wife of <answer #11>, a comedic genius of the highest caliber Gilda Radner > potpourri > 13. nyc's russian tea room serves 31 varieties of this tea > 14. this canal, very near where I was born, officially opened august 15, 1914 Panama > 15. where would you find eyjafjallajökull? Iceland > swp mad -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Sep 04 08:58PM swp wrote: > current events > 1. on september 4th 2016, who was declared a saint in a canonization > Mass held by Pope Francis in the Vatican? Mother Theresa > what u.s. state on september 3rd? > 3. what is the name of the hurricane that made landfall in florida on > september 2nd, 2016? Hermine > sports > 4. college football season has begun in the u.s. what team was > declared last season's national champion? Alabama > 5. name any of the 3 teams with 3 wins in 3 games in the english > premier league as of september 4th Manchester City > politics > 7. president obama is meeting with leaders from the g-20 major world > economies in what eastern chinese city? Shanghai > 8. name either the green party candidate or libertarian party > candidate for president of the united states Gary Johnson > 9. who is the president of mexico? > actors > 10. dan aykroyd was nominated for an oscar in what 1989 film? Blues Brothers > 11. born jerome silberman in milwaukee, he starred in such classic > films as 'young frankenstein', 'blazing saddles', and 'willy wonka & > the chocolate factory' Gene Wilder > caliber > potpourri > 13. nyc's russian tea room serves 31 varieties of this Tea > 14. this canal, very near where I was born, officially opened august > 15, 1914 > 15. where would you find eyjafjallajökull? Iceland Peter Smyth |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Sep 04 09:05PM Erland Sommarskog wrote: > some may think that winning with the biggest score that is the best > record. Either may hold the number of final wins as the best record > etc.) Indeed, the Green Bay Packers jointly hold the record for the fewest defeats in the history of major league baseball! Peter Smyth |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Sep 04 10:12PM +0100 > current events > 1. on september 4th 2016, who was declared a saint in a canonization > Mass held by Pope Francis in the Vatican? Mother Theresa of Calcutta > 2. a magnitude-5.6 earthquake jolted the north-central portion of > what u.s. state on september 3rd? California?? > 3. what is the name of the hurricane that made landfall in florida on september 2nd, 2016? Dave > sports > 4. college football season has begun in the u.s. what team was > declared last season's national champion? Alabama (when in doubt, say "Alabama") > 5. name any of the 3 teams with 3 wins in 3 games in the english > premier league as of september 4th Man City > 6. what team has the best record in major league baseball? The Cubs > economies in what eastern chinese city? > 8. name either the green party candidate or libertarian party > candidate for president of the united states Gary Johnson > 9. who is the president of mexico? @EPN > actors > 10. dan aykroyd was nominated for an oscar in what 1989 film? Driving Miss Daisy > 11. born jerome silberman in milwaukee, he starred in such classic > films as 'young frankenstein', 'blazing saddles', and 'willy wonka & > the chocolate factory' Gene Wilder > 12. who was the wife of <answer #11>, a comedic genius of the highest caliber Carole Kane? > potpourri > 13. nyc's russian tea room serves 31 varieties of this Coffee > 14. this canal, very near where I was born, officially opened august 15, 1914 > 15. where would you find eyjafjallajökull? Iceland |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Sep 04 02:18PM -0700 On Sunday, September 4, 2016 at 2:22:18 PM UTC-4, Erland Sommarskog wrote: > (Isn't what is the best record up to subjective judgement? I mean, > some may think that winning with the biggest score that is the best > record. Either may hold the number of final wins as the best record etc.) in major league baseball, a team's "record" is the number of wins and losses they have on any given day of the season. the "best" record is the team with the highest winning percentage, which is usually also the team with the most wins. I didn't qualify the date, because one team is currently enjoying a sizable lead and will likely remain on top by the time this contest is scored. and for the record, the green bay packers play in the national football league, not major league baseball. their season starts next week. swp |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 04 02:20PM -0700 swp wrote: > have fun! > current events > 1. on september 4th 2016, who was declared a saint in a canonization Mass held by Pope Francis in the Vatican? Mother Teresa > 2. a magnitude-5.6 earthquake jolted the north-central portion of what u.s. state on september 3rd? Oklahoma > 3. what is the name of the hurricane that made landfall in florida on september 2nd, 2016? Hermine > sports > 4. college football season has begun in the u.s. what team was declared last season's national champion? Alabama ? > 5. name any of the 3 teams with 3 wins in 3 games in the english premier league as of september 4th > 6. what team has the best record in major league baseball? Chicago Cubs > politics > 7. president obama is meeting with leaders from the g-20 major world economies in what eastern chinese city? Hangzhou > 8. name either the green party candidate or libertarian party candidate for president of the united states Gary Johnson > actors > 10. dan aykroyd was nominated for an oscar in what 1989 film? > 11. born jerome silberman in milwaukee, he starred in such classic films as 'young frankenstein', 'blazing saddles', and 'willy wonka & the chocolate factory' Gene Wilder > 12. who was the wife of <answer #11>, a comedic genius of the highest caliber Roseanne Roseannadanna... no, it was Emily Litella ... er... Gilda Radner (hey it's always something, if it ain't one thing, it's another) (Never mind!) > potpourri > 13. nyc's russian tea room serves 31 varieties of this coffee > 14. this canal, very near where I was born, officially opened august 15, 1914 Panama Canal > 15. where would you find eyjafjallajökull? Iceland -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 04 11:59PM +0200 > in major league baseball, a team's "record" is the number of wins and > losses they have on any given day of the season. They can play more than one game in a single day? I guess it's the anti- theses of cricket then. > and for the record, the green bay packers play in the national football league, not major league baseball. their season starts next week. From where I sit, it's more or less the same thing. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 04 03:10PM -0700 Erland Sommarskog wrote: >> losses they have on any given day of the season. > They can play more than one game in a single day? I guess it's the anti- > theses of cricket then. There are such things as doubleheaders, two games in one day. They're fairly rare these days, but used to be more common. But that's not what he was talking about. He meant the record is the wins/losses up to that point in the season. -- Dan Tilque |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Sep 04 03:22PM -0700 On Sunday, September 4, 2016 at 6:11:03 PM UTC-4, Dan Tilque wrote: > fairly rare these days, but used to be more common. > But that's not what he was talking about. He meant the record is the > wins/losses up to that point in the season. just so. thank you. we'll have to wait for Mark to return for a sufficiently specific explanation of the blue lines in hockey... :-) swp |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 04 05:55PM -0700 On Monday, September 5, 2016 at 2:14:29 AM UTC+10, swp wrote: > this is rotating quiz #230. > current events > 1. on september 4th 2016, who was declared a saint in a canonization Mass held by Pope Francis in the Vatican? Mother Theresa > 2. a magnitude-5.6 earthquake jolted the north-central portion of what u.s. state on september 3rd? Washington > 3. what is the name of the hurricane that made landfall in florida on september 2nd, 2016? > sports > 4. college football season has begun in the u.s. what team was declared last season's national champion? Texas > 5. name any of the 3 teams with 3 wins in 3 games in the english premier league as of september 4th Man City > 6. what team has the best record in major league baseball? Cardinals > politics > 7. president obama is meeting with leaders from the g-20 major world economies in what eastern chinese city? Guangzhou > 8. name either the green party candidate or libertarian party candidate for president of the united states > 9. who is the president of mexico? Pena Nieto > actors > 10. dan aykroyd was nominated for an oscar in what 1989 film? > 11. born jerome silberman in milwaukee, he starred in such classic films as 'young frankenstein', 'blazing saddles', and 'willy wonka & the chocolate factory' Gene Wilder > 12. who was the wife of <answer #11>, a comedic genius of the highest caliber Bancroft > potpourri > 13. nyc's russian tea room serves 31 varieties of this Vodka I hope > 14. this canal, very near where I was born, officially opened august 15, 1914 Erie > 15. where would you find eyjafjallajökull? Iceland cheers, calvin |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 04 05:48PM -0700 On Friday, September 2, 2016 at 5:04:22 PM UTC+10, Erland Sommarskog wrote: > > Coldplay > > 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 28 Erland S > Nope. I had no clue on that one - only a snide reMark. Thanks- amended scores below. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 454 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 39 Gareth Owen 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 35 Chris Johnson 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 36 Peter Smyth 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 7 38 Pete Gayde 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6 32 Marc Dashevsky 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 27 Dan Tilque 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 25 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 2 2 6 6 3 2 7 5 4 7 44 63% cheers, calvin |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 04 01:49PM +0200 >> answers São Tomé, I would have approved it.) > It looks like the equator does just clip the island of Ilheu das Rolas, > search on Google Maps for 0N 6.52E. Indeed it does. I know that when I researched the question, I concluded that the equator passed through in the strait. But that was a over a month before I ran the quiz, and I don't remember exactly what procedure I employed. I find it difficult to believe that the island has drifted north since then. :-) Given that Stephen's victory was so superior, it does not really matter if he loses half a point on this question or not. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
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