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| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 06 02:04PM > 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? 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? Ohio State University > 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? Chicago Cubs (?!) > 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 Jill Stein > 9. who is the president of mexico? Perez Nino > 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 caviar > 14. this canal, very near where I was born, officially opened august 15, 1914 Panama Canal > 15. where would you find eyjafjallaj?kull? Iceland -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 06 01:50PM -0500 Stephen Perry: >>> 6. what team has the best record in major league baseball? > in major league baseball, a team's "record" is the number of wins and > losses they have on any given day of the season... I'm still protesting this. "Record" is also a standard word for statistical achievements that are supreme over all time, for example, the most home runs that anybody scored in any one season, or in their playing career. It is at least equally natural to interpret this question as asking for something of that kind rather than for transient information where the answer would often change many times during a season. I actually suspected it might be asking which team has the best ratio of total wins to losses in their history, but I didn't know which team holds that record. -- Mark Brader | "In the USA politicians run for office. In Britain they Toronto | stand for office. Of course... once elected... [they] msb@vex.net | neither run nor stand, they lie." --John Cletheroe My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Sep 06 08:20PM +0100 > statistical achievements that are supreme over all time, for example, > the most home runs that anybody scored in any one season, or in > their playing career. The compound phrase "best record in baseball" has exactly one meaning on common usage - the team who, at the point of the season, have the best winning percentage for the season. Let Me Google That For You: http://www.google.com/search?q="best+record+in+baseball" |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Sep 06 08:48PM Gareth Owen wrote: > best winning percentage for the season. > Let Me Google That For You: > http://www.google.com/search?q="best+record+in+baseball" Most of the links on that page are referring to the best winning percentage in a season ever, not just for this season. Admittedly the answer is the Cubs either way. Peter Smyth |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Sep 06 10:02PM +0100 > Most of the links on that page are referring to the best winning > percentage in a season ever, not just for this season. Admittedly the > answer is the Cubs either way. Not on the results I get. |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Sep 06 07:38PM -0700 On Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 2:50:12 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > Toronto | stand for office. Of course... once elected... [they] > msb@vex.net | neither run nor stand, they lie." --John Cletheroe > My text in this article is in the public domain. because I forgot to include "the silver streak" on a different question, I will take this under consideration. but only if Mark provides a sufficiently specific explanation of the blue lines in hockey for the rest of us. swp |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 06 11:59PM -0500 Stephen Perry: > because I forgot to include "the silver streak" on a different question, No, that's "Silver Streak". "Tne Silver Streak" is a different movie, from about 45 years earlier. I haven't seen it, but if I recall correctly it's also a train movie. > I will take this under consideration. but only if Mark provides a > sufficiently specific explanation of the blue lines in hockey for the > rest of us. As I put it once to a friend, crossing the blue line is the moral equivalent of making a first down -- or if you prefer, of reaching a base. On a standard 200-foot rink, the blue lines were traditionally 60 feet apart, dividing the area between the goallines into three equal zones. In the last decade or so, though, the goallines and the blue lines have both been moved a couple of feet toward center ice. The primary rule about blue lines is that you're not allowed to advance the puck from the center neutral zone into your opponents' zone when anyone on your team (including yourself) already has both skates in the opponents' zone. If you do, the linesman calls an offside. Normally, this means play is stopped and a faceoff is held on the nearest faceoff dot, which will be in the neutral zone near the blue line. However, if you release control of the puck before it goes across the blue line and one of your opponents takes control of it inside their zone, then it's a "delayed offside" and play is only stopped if you or your teammates stop or delay your opponents getting the puck back into the neutral zone. Also, if you pass the puck forward from inside your own zone across *both* blue lines to a teammate who does not receive the pass until inside the opponents' zone, then it's an "offside pass" and again play is stopped and the puck brought back for a faceoff, which takes place in your own zone. This is a pretty rare occurrence now, but until sometime in the last decade or so, the rule applied if the pass was received on the opponents' side of the center line, and naturally, that happened more often. But you knew this. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "I wish to God these calculations had been msb@vex.net | executed by steam!" -- Charles Babbage, 1821 My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 06 10:24PM -0700 On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 2:59:38 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: Welcome back. > but until sometime in the last decade or so, the rule applied if the > pass was received on the opponents' side of the center line, and > naturally, that happened more often. And people say the LBW law is complicated! cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 07 01:40AM -0500 "Calvin": > And people say the LBW law is complicated! Three words: infield fly rule. -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net | "Well, *somebody* had to say it." |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 07 07:16AM > pass was received on the opponents' side of the center line, and > naturally, that happened more often. > But you knew this. Actaully not. That is, I knew of the old rule, and remember it as "red-line offside", so when you started to talk about both blue lines, I got confused. But I don't watch hockey that often these days. For many years, hockey has mainly been shown on TV3 which is a paid-for channel, that I don't have. So I am not very well updated about recent rule changes. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 07 02:22AM -0500 Mark Brader: > > But you knew this. Erland Sommarskog: > I don't watch hockey that often these days. For many years, hockey has > mainly been shown on TV3 which is a paid-for channel, that I don't have. > So I am not very well updated about recent rule changes. I don't watch it regularly enough myself any more to be sure that the information I posted was current. And of course it could be different in your leagues anyway; I was talking about the NHL rules. -- Mark Brader, | "There is no silver bullet, because not every Toronto, msb@vex.net | problem is a werewolf." -- Damian Conway My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 07 01:26AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > "Calvin": >> And people say the LBW law is complicated! > Three words: infield fly rule. The infield fly rule is simple compared to what constitutes a balk. -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 07 09:06AM > I don't watch it regularly enough myself any more to be sure that the > information I posted was current. And of course it could be different > in your leagues anyway; I was talking about the NHL rules. Yeah, I gathered that. I was about to add a comment about that, but since it seemed that this change had been in force for some time, I assumed that it has caught on internationally. It seems that save for the rink size, the NHL rules are usually picked up here as well, possibly with some delay. Well, I guess in the upcoming World Cup, it will be NHL rules throughout. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 06 02:17PM > same waterfall in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It's the > second-highest US waterfall east of the Mississippi. *Either* > name the waterfall *or* explain the color of the water. the river flows over iron-bearing rocks, so the water contains rust > 2. The waterfall in picture O is named after the European river > it's on, which flows generally north for most of its length. > What is that name? Hint: notice the flag. Rhone; Rhine > the upper and lower waterfall here share a collective name, > and they are located in a well-known US national park that also > shares the same name. What is that name? Yosemite > Hint: part of one name refers to something you might put on > a table; the other name may remind you of some well-known > reference books. Tablecloth; Dictionary > named as a waterfall even though it might not look like one > from the photos. *Either* name the waterfall *or* just name > the Canadian city where it's located. Vancouver; Halifax > * Game 6, Round 8 - History - Monarchs and Rulers > 1. Who was the last British monarch of the House of Hanover? William IV > ohevrq va Oevgnva? Ur jnf ohevrq va Unabire, va snpg, va gur > lrne friragrra gjragl-frira. Tvir uvf anzr naq, vs nccyvpnoyr, > uvf ahzore. George I > 3. Who was the first Bourbon king of France, crowned in 1589 upon > his conversion to Catholicism? Give either his name and number > *as king of France*, or else his *other* royal title. Henri IV > 4. Name the family dynasty that ruled Milan from 1450 to 1537. > Their family name is derived from a word for the use of > military might. Sforza > 5. What was the First Family of Florence that eventually became its > rulers from 1434 to 1537, and also produced three or four popes > -- count 'em, three or four! Medici > their secular powers, this family produced many eminent > churchmen, including a Jesuit who was named a saint, but no > popes -- count 'em, none. Gonzaga; Loyola > 8. Who was the last, mostly recognized, king of Albania? His name > was three letters long. In the 1987 film "Aria" he was played > by -- of all people -- Theresa Russell. Zog > 9. Excluding emperors, who was the last *king* of France? > He abdicated in 1848. Louis-Philippe -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Sep 06 12:05PM -0500 In article <MqOdnRx_DsmzxFPKnZ2dnUU7-dnNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > same waterfall in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It's the > second-highest US waterfall east of the Mississippi. *Either* > name the waterfall *or* explain the color of the water. leaves and other organic material > the upper and lower waterfall here share a collective name, > and they are located in a well-known US national park that also > shares the same name. What is that name? Yosemite > the Canadian city where it's located. > 8. Picture F shows three waterfalls. Name the *middle* one; > that is, the little one nearest to the main rainbow. American falls > 3. Who was the first Bourbon king of France, crowned in 1589 upon > his conversion to Catholicism? Give either his name and number > *as king of France*, or else his *other* royal title. Louis XIV > 5. What was the First Family of Florence that eventually became its > rulers from 1434 to 1537, and also produced three or four popes > -- count 'em, three or four! Medici -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Sep 06 05:22PM Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 6, Round 8 - History - Monarchs and Rulers > 1. Who was the last British monarch of the House of Hanover? Queen Victoria > buried in Britain? He was buried in Hanover, in fact, in the > year seventeen twenty-seven. Give his name and, if applicable, > his number. George I > 3. Who was the first Bourbon king of France, crowned in 1589 upon > his conversion to Catholicism? Give either his name and number > *as king of France*, or else his other royal title. Sun King > 4. Name the family dynasty that ruled Milan from 1450 to 1537. > Their family name is derived from a word for the use of > military might. Medici > 5. What was the First Family of Florence that eventually became its > rulers from 1434 to 1537, and also produced three or four popes > -- count 'em, three or four! Medici > their secular powers, this family produced many eminent > churchmen, including a Jesuit who was named a saint, but no > popes -- count 'em, none. Medici > 7. Who is the current king of Saudi Arabia? If the answer has > changed since the original game, you must give the now-current > answer. Abdullah > 8. Who was the last, mostly recognized, king of Albania? His name > was three letters long. In the 1987 film "Aria" he was played > by -- of all people -- Theresa Russell. Zog > 9. Excluding emperors, who was the last king of France? > He abdicated in 1848. Louis XIX, Louis XX > 10. Who was the last king of Romania, prior to the abolition of > its monarchy in 1947? Michael Peter Smyth |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 06 08:33PM +0200 > same waterfall in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It's the > second-highest US waterfall east of the Mississippi. *Either* > name the waterfall *or* explain the color of the water. The river runs over soil with a high contents of iron. > 2. The waterfall in picture O is named after the European river > it's on, which flows generally north for most of its length. > What is that name? Hint: notice the flag. Rhine > the upper and lower waterfall here share a collective name, > and they are located in a well-known US national park that also > shares the same name. What is that name? Yellowstone > 5. The next *two* questions are about pictures G and H. These > waterfalls are among several that are located in the same > Ontario city that's less than 100 km from here. Name the *city*. London > named as a waterfall even though it might not look like one > from the photos. *Either* name the waterfall *or* just name > the Canadian city where it's located. Winnipeg > all have names starting with the same letter, *but not > the waterfall*; that name starts with a different letter. > Name the *waterfall*. Victoria Falls > different angles. Where Niagara Falls consists of 3 smaller > falls, this one consists of over 200. Give the overall name > of the falls, which is also the name of the river. Iguazu > There were six decoys -- picture K and the whole first page. > All six of these waterfalls are located in the *same country*. > What country? Norway > ohevrq va Oevgnva? Ur jnf ohevrq va Unabire, va snpg, va gur > lrne friragrra gjragl-frira. Tvir uvf anzr naq, vs nccyvpnoyr, > uvf ahzore. James III > 3. Who was the first Bourbon king of France, crowned in 1589 upon > his conversion to Catholicism? Give either his name and number > *as king of France*, or else his *other* royal title. Henry of Navarra (And he was Henry IV of France if memory serves.) > 7. Who is the current king of Saudi Arabia? If the answer has > changed since the original game, you must give the now-current > answer. Salman > 8. Who was the last, mostly recognized, king of Albania? His name > was three letters long. In the 1987 film "Aria" he was played > by -- of all people -- Theresa Russell. Lek > 9. Excluding emperors, who was the last *king* of France? > He abdicated in 1848. Louis XVIII > 10. Who was the last king of Romania, prior to the abolition of > its monarchy in 1947? Michael -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Sep 06 06:48PM -0700 On Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 1:50:43 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > same waterfall in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It's the > second-highest US waterfall east of the Mississippi. *Either* > name the waterfall *or* explain the color of the water. Rust |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Sep 07 03:22AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:MqOdnRx_DsmzxFPKnZ2dnUU7- > same waterfall in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It's the > second-highest US waterfall east of the Mississippi. *Either* > name the waterfall *or* explain the color of the water. Tacquamenon > 2. The waterfall in picture O is named after the European river > it's on, which flows generally north for most of its length. > What is that name? Hint: notice the flag. Rheinfalls > name the national park in BC where it's located. You don't > have to say which one you're naming. Hint: Both names come > from the Cree language. Banff > the upper and lower waterfall here share a collective name, > and they are located in a well-known US national park that also > shares the same name. What is that name? Yosemite > 5. The next *two* questions are about pictures G and H. These > waterfalls are among several that are located in the same > Ontario city that's less than 100 km from here. Name the *city*. Hamilton > named as a waterfall even though it might not look like one > from the photos. *Either* name the waterfall *or* just name > the Canadian city where it's located. Trois Rivieres > 8. Picture F shows three waterfalls. Name the *middle* one; > that is, the little one nearest to the main rainbow. American Falls > all have names starting with the same letter, *but not > the waterfall*; that name starts with a different letter. > Name the *waterfall*. Victoria > different angles. Where Niagara Falls consists of 3 smaller > falls, this one consists of over 200. Give the overall name > of the falls, which is also the name of the river. Zambezi > There were six decoys -- picture K and the whole first page. > All six of these waterfalls are located in the *same country*. > What country? Norway > 5. What was the First Family of Florence that eventually became its > rulers from 1434 to 1537, and also produced three or four popes > -- count 'em, three or four! Medici > by -- of all people -- Theresa Russell. > 9. Excluding emperors, who was the last *king* of France? > He abdicated in 1848. Napoleon III > 10. Who was the last king of Romania, prior to the abolition of > its monarchy in 1947? Carol Pete Gayde |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 06 09:23PM -0700 On Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 3:50:43 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 6, Round 7 - Geography - Waterfalls Pass > * Game 6, Round 8 - History - Monarchs and Rulers > 1. Who was the last British monarch of the House of Hanover? William IV > ohevrq va Oevgnva? Ur jnf ohevrq va Unabire, va snpg, va gur > lrne friragrra gjragl-frira. Tvir uvf anzr naq, vs nccyvpnoyr, > uvf ahzore. George I > 3. Who was the first Bourbon king of France, crowned in 1589 upon > his conversion to Catholicism? Give either his name and number > *as king of France*, or else his *other* royal title. Henry IV > 4. Name the family dynasty that ruled Milan from 1450 to 1537. > Their family name is derived from a word for the use of > military might. Savoy > 5. What was the First Family of Florence that eventually became its > rulers from 1434 to 1537, and also produced three or four popes > -- count 'em, three or four! De Medici > 7. Who is the current king of Saudi Arabia? If the answer has > changed since the original game, you must give the now-current > answer. Fahd > 8. Who was the last, mostly recognized, king of Albania? His name > was three letters long. In the 1987 film "Aria" he was played > by -- of all people -- Theresa Russell. Zog > 9. Excluding emperors, who was the last *king* of France? > He abdicated in 1848. Louis XIX? > 10. Who was the last king of Romania, prior to the abolition of > its monarchy in 1947? cheers, calvin |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 06 11:47PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > same waterfall in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It's the > second-highest US waterfall east of the Mississippi. *Either* > name the waterfall *or* explain the color of the water. rust in the water > 2. The waterfall in picture O is named after the European river > it's on, which flows generally north for most of its length. > What is that name? Hint: notice the flag. Rhine > the upper and lower waterfall here share a collective name, > and they are located in a well-known US national park that also > shares the same name. What is that name? Yosemite > named as a waterfall even though it might not look like one > from the photos. *Either* name the waterfall *or* just name > the Canadian city where it's located. Winnipeg > 8. Picture F shows three waterfalls. Name the *middle* one; > that is, the little one nearest to the main rainbow. Bridal Veil Falls > What country? > * Game 6, Round 8 - History - Monarchs and Rulers > 1. Who was the last British monarch of the House of Hanover? William IV > ohevrq va Oevgnva? Ur jnf ohevrq va Unabire, va snpg, va gur > lrne friragrra gjragl-frira. Tvir uvf anzr naq, vs nccyvpnoyr, > uvf ahzore. George I > 3. Who was the first Bourbon king of France, crowned in 1589 upon > his conversion to Catholicism? Give either his name and number > *as king of France*, or else his *other* royal title. King of Navarre > 8. Who was the last, mostly recognized, king of Albania? His name > was three letters long. In the 1987 film "Aria" he was played > by -- of all people -- Theresa Russell. Zug > 9. Excluding emperors, who was the last *king* of France? > He abdicated in 1848. Louis XVIII -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 06 09:24PM -0700 http://quizolympiad.com/ Is anyone going? I will be there with the Australian team. cheers, calvin |
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