| bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Oct 10 01:58PM On Sun, 09 Oct 2016 22:48:51 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > you identify the correct picture on the handout: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-4/compo.pdf > 1. Leonard Bernstein ["BERN-styne"]. C > 2. Arvo Pärt. > 3. Henryk Górecki ["HEN-rick Goo-RET-ski]. > 4. Vangelis. M > 5. Benjamin Britten. L > 6. Aaron Copeland. P > So there were 6 decoys. Decode the rot13 if you would like to identify > them for fun, but for no points: > 11. Vtbe Fgenivafxl. G > 14. Revx Fngvr ["fnu-GRR"]. > 15. Wbua Nqnzf. > 16. Senax Mnccn. H > exclude the CFL and only look at the major sports leagues that are > based in the US, then the longest name is a mere 21 letters. Name > this NBA basketball team that plays in the Western Conference. Minnesota Timberwolves > Tigers, usually playing catcher. Who is he? > 3. Which one of Jane Austen's novels had the longest title, at > 19 letters? Sense and Sensibility > one-word name at 12 letters. His role in "Hamlet" was minor, but in > 1966 he became one of the title characters in a new play showing > other events taking place during the action of "Hamlet". Name him. Gildenstern > 5. What country has the longest name *that is only one word*? > It's in Europe, it's landlocked, and it's 13 letters. Liechtenstein > 6. Of countries whose names end in -stan, which one has the longest > name, at 12 letters? Turkmenistan |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 10 02:53PM > * Game 9, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - 20th-Century Composers > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-4/compo.pdf > 1. Leonard Bernstein ["BERN-styne"]. P; C > 2. Arvo P?rt. A; D > 3. Henryk G?recki ["HEN-rick Goo-RET-ski]. E; J > 4. Vangelis. B; H > 5. Benjamin Britten. G; K > 6. Aaron Copeland. L; M > 7. Cvpgher A, na Nzrevpna obea va 1937. Ur'f xabja sbe bcrenf, > flzcubavrf, svyz fpberf, naq bgure jbexf, znal va n zvavznyvfg > fglyr. Philip Glass > 9. Cvpgher R, na Vgnyvna obea va 1928, xabja sbe svyz naq GI fpberf, > ohg nyfb gur pbzcbfre bs bire 100 pynffvpny jbexf. Morricone > Guvf bar vf n Ehffvna naq Fbivrg pbzcbfre jub yvirq 1906-75. > Ur pbzcbfrq 15 flzcubavrf, 6 pbapregbf, naq znal bgure pynffvpny > jbexf. Stravinsky > * Game 9, Round 6 - Miscellanous - The Longest Name > 3. Which one of Jane Austen's novels had the longest title, at > 19 letters? Sense and Sensibility > but in 1966 he became one of the title characters in a new play > showing other events taking place during the action of "Hamlet". > Name him. Guildenstern > 5. What country has the longest name *that is only one word*? > It's in Europe, it's landlocked, and it's 13 letters. Liechtenstein > 6. Of countries whose names end in -stan, which one has the longest > name, at 12 letters? Turkmenistan > count separately. In Canada there are about 25 cities with > over 200,000 population. The longest name is 11 letters, > and by the way, 4 of those letters are the same. Name that city. Mississauga > a 10-letter surname, who worked mostly in England and also > in Canada, but was born in a third English-speaking country. > Name that 13-letter *element*. rutherfordium > 10. In math, which one of the regular polyhedra has the longest > name at 12 letters? dodecahedron -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Oct 10 04:24PM Mark Brader wrote: > 2. Arvo Pärt. > 3. Henryk Górecki ["HEN-rick Goo-RET-ski]. > 4. Vangelis. M > and classical works. > 9. Picture E, an Italian born in 1928, known for film and TV scores, > but also the composer of over 100 classical works. Morricone > This one is a Russian and Soviet composer who lived 1906-75. > He composed 15 symphonies, 6 concertos, and many other classical > works. Shostakovich > that are based in the US, then the longest name is a mere > 21 letters. Name this NBA basketball team that plays in the > Western Conference. Minnesota Timberwolves > with the Detroit Tigers, usually playing catcher. Who is he? > 3. Which one of Jane Austen's novels had the longest title, at > 19 letters? Sense and Sensibility > but in 1966 he became one of the title characters in a new play > showing other events taking place during the action of "Hamlet". > Name him. Guildenstern > 5. What country has the longest name *that is only one word*? > It's in Europe, it's landlocked, and it's 13 letters. Liechtenstein > 6. Of countries whose names end in -stan, which one has the longest > name, at 12 letters? Turkmenistan > longest name, using the form currently shown on the TTC map? > Since we said "subway", the Scarborough RT does not count. > The station opened in 1987 and its name has 15 letters. West Yonge Street > a 10-letter surname, who worked mostly in England and also > in Canada, but was born in a third English-speaking country. > Name that 13-letter element. Rutherfordium > 10. In math, which one of the regular polyhedra has the longest > name at 12 letters? Dodecahedron Peter Smyth |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Oct 10 07:00PM -0700 On Sunday, October 9, 2016 at 11:48:57 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > and you identify the correct picture on the handout: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-4/compo.pdf > 1. Leonard Bernstein ["BERN-styne"]. C > 2. Arvo Pärt. B? > 3. Henryk Górecki ["HEN-rick Goo-RET-ski]. M? > 4. Vangelis. L? > 5. Benjamin Britten. K? > 6. Aaron Copeland. P > 7. Cvpgher A, na Nzrevpna obea va 1937. Ur'f xabja sbe bcrenf, > flzcubavrf, svyz fpberf, naq bgure jbexf, znal va n zvavznyvfg > fglyr. Philip Glass > 8. Cvpgher N, na Nzrevpna, yvirq 1898-1937, pbzcbfre bs cbchyne > naq pynffvpny jbexf. George Gershwin > So there were 6 decoys. Decode the rot13 if you would like to > identify them for fun, but for no points: > 11. Vtbe Fgenivafxl. J > 13. Zvpunry Alzna. >14. Revx Fngvr ["fnu-GRR"]. > 15. Wbua Nqnzf. D? > 16. Senax Mnccn. H > It's in Europe, it's landlocked, and it's 13 letters. > 6. Of countries whose names end in -stan, which one has the longest > name, at 12 letters? Turkmenistan > Name that 13-letter *element*. > 10. In math, which one of the regular polyhedra has the longest > name at 12 letters? Dodecahedron |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 11 05:37AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:abadndNCItU-kmbKnZ2dnUU7- > and you identify the correct picture on the handout: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-4/compo.pdf > 1. Leonard Bernstein ["BERN-styne"]. C > 2. Arvo Pärt. B > 3. Henryk Górecki ["HEN-rick Goo-RET-ski]. E > 4. Vangelis. M > 5. Benjamin Britten. D > 6. Aaron Copeland. P > 7. Cvpgher A, na Nzrevpna obea va 1937. Ur'f xabja sbe bcrenf, > flzcubavrf, svyz fpberf, naq bgure jbexf, znal va n zvavznyvfg > fglyr. Glass > 8. Cvpgher N, na Nzrevpna, yvirq 1898-1937, pbzcbfre bs cbchyne > naq pynffvpny jbexf. Gershwin > 9. Cvpgher R, na Vgnyvna obea va 1928, xabja sbe svyz naq GI fpberf, > ohg nyfb gur pbzcbfre bs bire 100 pynffvpny jbexf. Morricone > Guvf bar vf n Ehffvna naq Fbivrg pbzcbfre jub yvirq 1906-75. > Ur pbzcbfrq 15 flzcubavrf, 6 pbapregbf, naq znal bgure pynffvpny > jbexf. Shostakovich > So there were 6 decoys. Decode the rot13 if you would like to > identify them for fun, but for no points: > 11. Vtbe Fgenivafxl. J > 12. Nenz Xungpunghevna. F > 13. Zvpunry Alzna. L > 14. Revx Fngvr ["fnu-GRR"]. G > 15. Wbua Nqnzf. K > 16. Senax Mnccn. H > that are based in the US, then the longest name is a mere > 21 letters. Name this NBA basketball team that plays in the > Western Conference. Minnesota Timberwolves > we can tell it's the longest surname of all time in baseball.) > His previous teams include Texas and Boston, and currently he's > with the Detroit Tigers, usually playing catcher. Who is he? Saltalamacchia > but in 1966 he became one of the title characters in a new play > showing other events taking place during the action of "Hamlet". > Name him. Guildenstern > 5. What country has the longest name *that is only one word*? > It's in Europe, it's landlocked, and it's 13 letters. Liechtenstein > 6. Of countries whose names end in -stan, which one has the longest > name, at 12 letters? Turkmenistan > count separately. In Canada there are about 25 cities with > over 200,000 population. The longest name is 11 letters, > and by the way, 4 of those letters are the same. Name that city. Mississauga > Name that 13-letter *element*. > 10. In math, which one of the regular polyhedra has the longest > name at 12 letters? Pete Gayde |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 10 11:32PM +0200 > And the Turkish capital was named Constantinople when the capital was > moved. It didn't get changed to Istanbul until several years later. As I understand it, it was "renamed" a lot earlier. The local pronounciation in Greek was Stamboul, but in Turkish you cannot start a word with s + consonant. Whence the I. I don't know what official Ottoman documents said back in those days, and they might be difficult to read, since they used the Arabic script then. Sankt Peterburg on the other hand was really renamed. It is possible, though, that Almaty is an adaption of a pronounciation which has developed by time. But Alma Ata, meaning apple father, certainly is a Turkic name, and not Russian. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 10 05:59PM -0500 Dan Tilque: > > And the Turkish capital was named Constantinople when the capital was > > moved. It didn't get changed to Istanbul until several years later. Erland Sommarskog: > As I understand it, it was "renamed" a lot earlier. The local pronounciation > in Greek was Stamboul, but in Turkish you cannot start a word with s + > consonant. Whence the I. That's what I thought. But it was a round about cities, not city names, so the issue wasn't important. -- Mark Brader "It is considered a sign of great {winnitude} Toronto when your Obs are more interesting than other msb@vex.net people's whole postings." --Eric Raymond |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 10 06:45PM -0700 Erland Sommarskog wrote: > As I understand it, it was "renamed" a lot earlier. The local pronounciation > in Greek was Stamboul, but in Turkish you cannot start a word with s + > consonant. Whence the I. Yes locally it was. It was in 1930 (I think) that the Turks made an issue of the name for Westerners. > Sankt Peterburg on the other hand was really renamed. As I understand it, the locals in that city just call it Peter or something close to that. -- Dan Tilque |
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