- Rotating Quiz #234 - The Music Quiz that isn't! - 5 Updates
- QFTCI16 Game 8, Rounds 9-10: Not US, degrees challenge - 8 Updates
- Rotating Quiz #233 RESULTS - 3 Updates
- QFTCI16 Game 8, Rounds 7-8 answers: map errors, ye olde disease - 2 Updates
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Oct 04 05:17PM -0700 Greetings RGTers I wanted to do a music round but feared accusations of bias (not that rgt is *that* type of newsgroup) so here is a compromise. RQ234 is based on historical events from the 1989 Billy Joel hit "We Didn't Start the Fire". All you need to do is name the year in which the following 15 events occurred. They are listed in chronological order and answers do NOT repeat, which should provide enough clues, So you need to be spot-on with the year. No cheating and all that. Any ties will be decided in an arbitrary and yet to be determined manner. Good luck gentleman! 1 Harry Truman's is the first US Presidential Inauguration to be televised. 2 North Korea and South Korea declare war after communist forces invade the south. 3 Queen Elizabeth II succeeds to the throne. 4 Joseph Stalin dies on March 5. 5 Disneyland opens on July 17. 6 The Suez Crisis worsens as Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal. 7 Sputnik becomes the first artificial satellite. 8 Charles de Gaulle is elected president of France. 9 Fidel Castro comes to power after a revolution in Cuba. 10 Berlin is separated into East and West when the Berlin Wall is erected. 11 Cardinal Giovanni Montini is elected to the papacy as Paul VI. 12 Richard Nixon is elected President. 13 Woodstock rock and roll festival. 14 Sally Ride becames the first American woman in space aboard Challenger on the STS-7 shuttle mission. 15 Bernie Goetz shoots four young men who he said were threatening him on a New York City subway. cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 04 08:03PM -0500 "Calvin": > events occurred... > 1 Harry Truman's is the first US Presidential Inauguration to be > televised. 1949. > 2 North Korea and South Korea declare war after communist forces invade > the south. 1950. > 3 Queen Elizabeth II succeeds to the throne. 1952. > 4 Joseph Stalin dies on March 5. 1953. > 5 Disneyland opens on July 17. 1954. > 6 The Suez Crisis worsens as Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal. 1956. > 7 Sputnik becomes the first artificial satellite. 1957. > 8 Charles de Gaulle is elected president of France. 1958. > 9 Fidel Castro comes to power after a revolution in Cuba. 1959. > 10 Berlin is separated into East and West when the Berlin Wall is erected. 1961. > 11 Cardinal Giovanni Montini is elected to the papacy as Paul VI. 1963. > 12 Richard Nixon is elected President. 1968. > 13 Woodstock rock and roll festival. 1970. > 14 Sally Ride becames the first American woman in space aboard > Challenger on the STS-7 shuttle mission. 1986. > 15 Bernie Goetz shoots four young men who he said were threatening him > on a New York City subway. 1982. -- Mark Brader "I used to think that the name C++ Toronto was a euphemism for D-." msb@vex.net --Peter Moylan My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Oct 04 06:57PM -0700 On Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 8:17:37 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote: > Greetings RGTers greetings, earthling > I wanted to do a music round but feared accusations of bias (not that rgt is *that* type of newsgroup) so here is a compromise. RQ234 is based on historical events from the 1989 Billy Joel hit "We Didn't Start the Fire". All you need to do is name the year in which the following 15 events occurred. They are listed in chronological order and answers do NOT repeat, which should provide enough clues, So you need to be spot-on with the year. > No cheating and all that. Any ties will be decided in an arbitrary and yet to be determined manner. Good luck gentleman! > 1 Harry Truman's is the first US Presidential Inauguration to be televised. 1949 > 2 North Korea and South Korea declare war after communist forces invade the south. 1950 > 3 Queen Elizabeth II succeeds to the throne. 1952 > 4 Joseph Stalin dies on March 5. 1953 > 5 Disneyland opens on July 17. 1955 > 6 The Suez Crisis worsens as Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal. 1956 > 7 Sputnik becomes the first artificial satellite. 1957 > 8 Charles de Gaulle is elected president of France. 1958 > 9 Fidel Castro comes to power after a revolution in Cuba. 1959 > 10 Berlin is separated into East and West when the Berlin Wall is erected. 1961 > 11 Cardinal Giovanni Montini is elected to the papacy as Paul VI. 1963 > 12 Richard Nixon is elected President. 1968 > 13 Woodstock rock and roll festival. 1969 (I suppose you mean the first one) > 14 Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space aboard Challenger on the STS-7 shuttle mission. 1983 > 15 Bernie Goetz shoots four young men who he said were threatening him on a New York City subway. 1984 swp |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 05 03:15AM > 1 Harry Truman's is the first US Presidential Inauguration to be televised. 1949 > 2 North Korea and South Korea declare war after communist forces invade the south. 1950 > 3 Queen Elizabeth II succeeds to the throne. 1952 > 4 Joseph Stalin dies on March 5. 1953 > 5 Disneyland opens on July 17. 1954 > 6 The Suez Crisis worsens as Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal. 1956 > 7 Sputnik becomes the first artificial satellite. 1957 > 8 Charles de Gaulle is elected president of France. 1958 > 9 Fidel Castro comes to power after a revolution in Cuba. 1959 > 10 Berlin is separated into East and West when the Berlin Wall is erected. 1960 > 11 Cardinal Giovanni Montini is elected to the papacy as Paul VI. 1961 > 12 Richard Nixon is elected President. 1968 > 13 Woodstock rock and roll festival. 1970 > 14 Sally Ride becames the first American woman in space aboard Challenger on the STS-7 shuttle mission. 1984 > 15 Bernie Goetz shoots four young men who he said were threatening him on a New York City subway. 1986 -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 04 08:55PM -0700 Calvin wrote: > I wanted to do a music round but feared accusations of bias (not that rgt is *that* type of newsgroup) so here is a compromise. RQ234 is based on historical events from the 1989 Billy Joel hit "We Didn't Start the Fire". All you need to do is name the year in which the following 15 events occurred. They are listed in chronological order and answers do NOT repeat, which should provide enough clues, So you need to be spot-on with the year. > No cheating and all that. Any ties will be decided in an arbitrary and yet to be determined manner. Good luck gentleman! > 1 Harry Truman's is the first US Presidential Inauguration to be televised. 1949 > 2 North Korea and South Korea declare war after communist forces invade the south. 1950 > 3 Queen Elizabeth II succeeds to the throne. 1952 > 4 Joseph Stalin dies on March 5. 1953 > 5 Disneyland opens on July 17. 1955 > 6 The Suez Crisis worsens as Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal. 1956 > 7 Sputnik becomes the first artificial satellite. 1957 (October 4, to be exact) > 8 Charles de Gaulle is elected president of France. 1958 > 9 Fidel Castro comes to power after a revolution in Cuba. 1959 > 10 Berlin is separated into East and West when the Berlin Wall is erected. 1961 > 11 Cardinal Giovanni Montini is elected to the papacy as Paul VI. 1964 (what, no Pius XII question?) > 12 Richard Nixon is elected President. 1968 > 13 Woodstock rock and roll festival. 1970 > 14 Sally Ride becames the first American woman in space aboard Challenger on the STS-7 shuttle mission. 1983 > 15 Bernie Goetz shoots four young men who he said were threatening him on a New York City subway. 1985 -- Dan Tilque |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Oct 04 01:23PM Mark Brader wrote: > 2. If the US Congress votes to terminate a debate and get on with > the main vote on something, they call it "cloture". What is > the term in our parliament? Closure > 5. Different American states have different terms for their > prosecutors, but most commonly they are district attorneys. > What is the equivalent term here? Crown Prosecutor > they are "rear admiral upper half" and "rear admiral lower > half". Name either rank between vice-admiral and captain in > the Canadian navy. Commodore > 8. In the banking industry, an IRA ["Ira"] in the US corresponds > roughly to what in Canada? Retirement Fund > the Bank of Canada web site before you post your answer. > (They post it at 4:30 pm Ottawa time, zone -4, each business day, > and I will take the Date line on your posting as accurate.) 1.15 > are in a Canadian (or Imperial) gallon, or the reverse. Again, > you don't need to say which; but you must give your answer in > decimal form to within 2% of the true number. 1.10 > game based on the "six degrees" concept that attempts to > link him to arbitrary actors? He eventually started a > charitable organization named SixDegrees.org. Kevin Bacon > back with an STD. But it takes real effort to get a whole > degree in that subject. If your degree is abbreviated > S.T.D., what was your area of study? Theology > You can either give the value rounded to the nearest > integer, or else tell us exactly, expressed as the ratio > or fraction of two numbers. 180 / Pi > 360 is divisible (without remainder) by *all but one* of > the integers from 1 to 10. Which one is the exception -- > the one that 360 is not divisible by? 7 > today, but with one essential difference. What was it? > D2. In the Celsius scale that we use, what temperature has the > same numerical value as it would in Fahrenheit? -40 > nearest major intersection -- or other landmark -- to where > you are (for example: "Yonge St. and Eglinton Av., Toronto, > Canada") and I'll score the answer as if you were there. Can I pretend to be at the North Pole? If not, 52 N, High Barnet tube station, London > of Greenland, is Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Labrador. > Give its longitude, within 4°; again, you don't need to > say "west". 52 > * F. Deodorant > F1. The first deodorant had the brand name "Mum". Within 10 > years, when was it patented? 1920 > for was also first patented in eighteen eighty-eight, the > same year as "Mum" deodorant, but a commercially successful > design did not appear until the nineteen-thirties. Ballpoint pen Peter Smyth |
| bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Oct 04 02:26PM On Mon, 03 Oct 2016 23:13:28 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > I wrote one of these rounds. > * Game 8, Round 9 - Canadiana - You Ain't in the United States Now, > Buddy nope, > game based on the "six degrees" concept that attempts to link him > to arbitrary actors? He eventually started a charitable > organization named SixDegrees.org. Kevin Bacon > back with an STD. But it takes real effort to get a whole degree > in that subject. If your degree is abbreviated S.T.D., what was > your area of study? Theology > for a 2-year degree, usually attained at an institution below the > level of a university, such as a community college or vocational > college? Associates Degree > You can *either* give the value rounded to the nearest integer, > or else tell us exactly, expressed as the ratio or fraction of > two numbers. 180/pi degrees per radian > (without remainder) by *all but one* of the integers from 1 to > 10. Which one is the exception -- the one that 360 is not > divisible by? 7 > D1. Anders Celsius in 1742 designed a temperature scale that > was very similar to the one named after him that we use today, > but with one essential difference. What was it? it was "backwards" (100 = freezing point of water, 0 = boiling point of water) > D2. In the Celsius scale that we use, what temperature has the > same numerical value as it would in Fahrenheit? -40 > intersection -- or other landmark -- to where you are (for > example: "Yonge St. and Eglinton Av., Toronto, Canada") and I'll > score the answer as if you were there. 44, Pleasant Cove Road and Back Narrows Road, Boothbay, ME, USA > of Greenland, is Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Labrador. > Give its *longitude*, within 4°; again, you don't need to say > "west". 52 > * F. Deodorant > F1. The first deodorant had the brand name "Mum". Within 10 > years, when was it patented? 1860 > nyfb svefg cngragrq va rvtugrra rvtugl-rvtug, gur fnzr lrne nf > "Zhz" qrbqbenag, ohg n pbzzrepvnyyl fhpprffshy qrfvta qvq abg > nccrne hagvy gur avargrra-guvegvrf. Ball point pen |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 04 03:40PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:MuqdnZPQwsT1sW7KnZ2dnUU7- > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > I wrote one of these rounds. > * Game 8, Round 9 - Canadiana - You Ain't in the United States Now, Buddy > (for the letter after the initial C) fall within a consecutive > block of 6 letters of the alphabet. Name the 5 letters or just > name the 6-letter range. H-M; K-P > the Bank of Canada web site before *you* post your answer. > (They post it at 4:30 pm Ottawa time, zone -4, each business day, > and I will take the Date line on your posting as accurate.) 1.1; 1.15 > are in a Canadian (or Imperial) gallon, or the reverse. Again, > you don't need to say which; but you must give your answer in > decimal form to within 2% of the true number. 1.1; 1.2 > game based on the "six degrees" concept that attempts to > link him to arbitrary actors? He eventually started a > charitable organization named SixDegrees.org. Kevin Bacon > for a 2-year degree, usually attained at an institution below > the level of a university, such as a community college or > vocational college? Associates degree > 360 is divisible (without remainder) by *all but one* of > the integers from 1 to 10. Which one is the exception -- > the one that 360 is not divisible by? 7 > today, but with one essential difference. What was it? > D2. In the Celsius scale that we use, what temperature has the > same numerical value as it would in Fahrenheit? -40 > nearest major intersection -- or other landmark -- to where > you are (for example: "Yonge St. and Eglinton Av., Toronto, > Canada") and I'll score the answer as if you were there. 34 degrees; 39 degrees (Bailey and Modaff, Naperville, Illinois) > of Greenland, is Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Labrador. > Give its *longitude*, within 4°; again, you don't need to > say "west". 18; 27 > * F. Deodorant > F1. The first deodorant had the brand name "Mum". Within 10 > years, when was it patented? 1890; 1911 > sbe jnf nyfb svefg cngragrq va rvtugrra rvtugl-rvtug, gur > fnzr lrne nf "Zhz" qrbqbenag, ohg n pbzzrepvnyyl fhpprffshy > qrfvta qvq abg nccrne hagvy gur avargrra-guvegvrf. Ball point pen Pete Gayde |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 04 08:59PM +0200 > the Bank of Canada web site before *you* post your answer. > (They post it at 4:30 pm Ottawa time, zone -4, each business day, > and I will take the Date line on your posting as accurate.) 1.32 > for a 2-year degree, usually attained at an institution below > the level of a university, such as a community college or > vocational college? Bachelor > You can *either* give the value rounded to the nearest > integer, or else tell us exactly, expressed as the ratio > or fraction of two numbers. 180/pi > 360 is divisible (without remainder) by *all but one* of > the integers from 1 to 10. Which one is the exception -- > the one that 360 is not divisible by? 7 > D1. Anders Celsius in 1742 designed a temperature scale that > was very similar to the one named after him that we use > today, but with one essential difference. What was it? 100 the freezing point and zero the boiling point of water. > D2. In the Celsius scale that we use, what temperature has the > same numerical value as it would in Fahrenheit? -40 > nearest major intersection -- or other landmark -- to where > you are (for example: "Yonge St. and Eglinton Av., Toronto, > Canada") and I'll score the answer as if you were there. 60°N (well, slightly south of if memory serves). The nearest intersection from where I sit is between Norrbackagatan and Rörstrandsgatan. And, yes, that is in Stockholm. > of Greenland, is Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Labrador. > Give its *longitude*, within 4°; again, you don't need to > say "west". 35 > * F. Deodorant > F1. The first deodorant had the brand name "Mum". Within 10 > years, when was it patented? 1912 -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 05 12:40AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in > (for the letter after the initial C) fall within a consecutive > block of 6 letters of the alphabet. Name the 5 letters or just > name the 6-letter range. H through M > 5. Different American states have different terms for their > prosecutors, but most commonly they are district attorneys. > What is the equivalent term here? crown attorney > the Bank of Canada web site before *you* post your answer. > (They post it at 4:30 pm Ottawa time, zone -4, each business day, > and I will take the Date line on your posting as accurate.) 1.01 > Separation" who plays one of the couple that Will Smith's > character cons into thinking, among other things, that he's > Sidney Poitier's son. Stockard Channing > game based on the "six degrees" concept that attempts to > link him to arbitrary actors? He eventually started a > charitable organization named SixDegrees.org. Kevin Bacon > back with an STD. But it takes real effort to get a whole > degree in that subject. If your degree is abbreviated > S.T.D., what was your area of study? sacred theology > for a 2-year degree, usually attained at an institution below > the level of a university, such as a community college or > vocational college? associate's degree > 360 is divisible (without remainder) by *all but one* of > the integers from 1 to 10. Which one is the exception -- > the one that 360 is not divisible by? 7 > D1. Anders Celsius in 1742 designed a temperature scale that > was very similar to the one named after him that we use > today, but with one essential difference. What was it? it was reversed (100 meant freezing point of water, 0 meant boiling point of water) > D2. In the Celsius scale that we use, what temperature has the > same numerical value as it would in Fahrenheit? -40 > nearest major intersection -- or other landmark -- to where > you are (for example: "Yonge St. and Eglinton Av., Toronto, > Canada") and I'll score the answer as if you were there. 49 degrees -- on the border betweeen Alberta and Montana (actually, I'm not really there, don't know my own latitude and don't want to post my address, so if you don't want to count that as a proper answer, you don't have to) > of Greenland, is Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Labrador. > Give its *longitude*, within 4°; again, you don't need to > say "west". 70 degrees > * F. Deodorant > F1. The first deodorant had the brand name "Mum". Within 10 > years, when was it patented? 1908 -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 04 08:01PM -0500 Joshua Kreitzer: > 49 degrees -- on the border betweeen Alberta and Montana (actually, I'm > not really there... and don't want to post my address... This is why you were given an option not to post it. > so if you don't want to count that as a proper answer... Of course it's not. In addition to not being there, you didn't name a place. -- Mark Brader | "But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, econ- Toronto | omists, and calculators, has succeeded; and the glory of msb@vex.net | Europe is extinguished for ever." --Edmund Burke, 1790 |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 04 08:08PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > (By the way, so far we've only had one "ordinary" election since > the present rule was established.) *Either* state the rule, > or just give *any one* of the 7 dates normally possible. first Monday in June > (for the letter after the initial C) fall within a consecutive > block of 6 letters of the alphabet. Name the 5 letters or just > name the 6-letter range. U-Z > 5. Different American states have different terms for their > prosecutors, but most commonly they are district attorneys. > What is the equivalent term here? crown attorney > they are "rear admiral upper half" and "rear admiral lower > half". Name either rank between vice-admiral and captain in > the Canadian navy. commadore > the Bank of Canada web site before *you* post your answer. > (They post it at 4:30 pm Ottawa time, zone -4, each business day, > and I will take the Date line on your posting as accurate.) CAN$ = .93 USD > are in a Canadian (or Imperial) gallon, or the reverse. Again, > you don't need to say which; but you must give your answer in > decimal form to within 2% of the true number. Imperial gallon = 1.2 US gallons > game based on the "six degrees" concept that attempts to > link him to arbitrary actors? He eventually started a > charitable organization named SixDegrees.org. Kevin Bacon > back with an STD. But it takes real effort to get a whole > degree in that subject. If your degree is abbreviated > S.T.D., what was your area of study? theology > for a 2-year degree, usually attained at an institution below > the level of a university, such as a community college or > vocational college? Associate degree (either Associate of Arts or of Science, depending) > You can *either* give the value rounded to the nearest > integer, or else tell us exactly, expressed as the ratio > or fraction of two numbers. 180/pi > 360 is divisible (without remainder) by *all but one* of > the integers from 1 to 10. Which one is the exception -- > the one that 360 is not divisible by? 7 > D1. Anders Celsius in 1742 designed a temperature scale that > was very similar to the one named after him that we use > today, but with one essential difference. What was it? it was reversed, with 0 as boiling point and 100 as freezing point. > D2. In the Celsius scale that we use, what temperature has the > same numerical value as it would in Fahrenheit? -40 > nearest major intersection -- or other landmark -- to where > you are (for example: "Yonge St. and Eglinton Av., Toronto, > Canada") and I'll score the answer as if you were there. 45.5 degrees north SW Murray Blvd & SW Farmington Rd, Beaverton OR USA (and my latitude is definitely Canadiana, since it goes through or near Ottawa and Montreal.) > of Greenland, is Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Labrador. > Give its *longitude*, within 4°; again, you don't need to > say "west". 53 degrees west > * F. Deodorant > F1. The first deodorant had the brand name "Mum". Within 10 > years, when was it patented? 1923 > sbe jnf nyfb svefg cngragrq va rvtugrra rvtugl-rvtug, gur > fnzr lrne nf "Zhz" qrbqbenag, ohg n pbzzrepvnyyl fhpprffshy > qrfvta qvq abg nccrne hagvy gur avargrra-guvegvrf. ball point pen -- Dan Tilque |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Oct 04 08:53PM -0700 On Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 12:13:33 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > game based on the "six degrees" concept that attempts to > link him to arbitrary actors? He eventually started a > charitable organization named SixDegrees.org. Kevin Bacon > back with an STD. But it takes real effort to get a whole > degree in that subject. If your degree is abbreviated > S.T.D., what was your area of study? Theology > for a 2-year degree, usually attained at an institution below > the level of a university, such as a community college or > vocational college? Associates > 360 is divisible (without remainder) by *all but one* of > the integers from 1 to 10. Which one is the exception -- > the one that 360 is not divisible by? 7 > today, but with one essential difference. What was it? > D2. In the Celsius scale that we use, what temperature has the > same numerical value as it would in Fahrenheit? -40 |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 04 08:49PM +0200 >> Rotating Quiz #233 is over and Calvin is the winner. He may now set RQ >> #234. > Yikes. How did that happen? You knew more than anyone else! Myself, I entered feeble guesses for the first two, and then I not think of anything at all for the rest and pressed Cancel. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Oct 04 08:21PM +0100 > You knew more than anyone else! > Myself, I entered feeble guesses for the first two, and then I not > think of anything at all for the rest and pressed Cancel. Sounds like you and I would have been in a tight last place. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Oct 04 05:05PM -0700 On Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at 4:49:45 AM UTC+10, Erland Sommarskog wrote: > >> #234. > > Yikes. How did that happen? > You knew more than anyone else! I only knew two- the rest were guesses. cheers, calvin |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Oct 04 05:02AM -0700 On Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 12:08:54 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > > * Game 8, Round 8 - Science - Old-Fashioned Disease Names > > 5. Neurasthenia. > Nervous exhaustion, neurosis, nervous breakdown. fatigue is not partially correct? I recognize that I did not say anything to do with the central nervous system. swp |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 04 03:47PM -0500 Mark Brader: >>> * Game 8, Round 8 - Science - Old-Fashioned Disease Names >>> 5. Neurasthenia. >> Nervous exhaustion, neurosis, nervous breakdown. Stephen Perry: > fatigue is not partially correct? It's close, but I think I'll say no on this one. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Abel was I ere I saw non-Abelian groups" msb@vex.net | --Roland Hutchinson |
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