- Rotating Quiz #238 -- Groups of N - 5 Updates
- QFTCI16 Final, Round 2: Entertainment - 6 Updates
- What Come In Fives? - 1 Update
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 31 07:51PM -0700 Welcome to Rotating Quiz #238. Usual rules apply. This quiz will run to Saturday, November 5, 2016, sometime in the evening my time. Each of the questions asks for a number of answers. One point for each answer requested. And yes, I intend to start with number 3. And I know #10 came up in one of Mark's recent quizzes. Let's see who was paying attention. 3. Name the three members of the Trimurti. That is, the three principal gods of Hinduism. 4. Name the four horsemen of the Apocalypse. 5. Name the five spacecraft that have left or will leave the Solar System. 6. Name the six tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy. 7. Name the seven metalic elements known in classical antiquity. 8. Name the eight US states that border on one or more of the Great Lakes. 9. Name the nine worlds of Norse mythology. (If you don't know the Norse names, I'll accept descriptions, either what beings they're home to or what elements they're a world of.) 10. Name the ten countries that the Danube flows through. 11. Name the eleven basic color words in English. 12. Name the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. 13. Name the thirteen dwarves in The Hobbit. I don't know of any good groups of 14, so you guys are spared any further questions. -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 02 04:46AM +0100 > 3. Name the three members of the Trimurti. That is, the three principal > gods of Hinduism. Shiva, Krishna, Rama > 5. Name the five spacecraft that have left or will leave the Solar System. Voyager > 7. Name the seven metalic elements known in classical antiquity. Iron, Gold, Silver, Copper, Mercury, Lead, Tin > 8. Name the eight US states that border on one or more of the Great Lakes. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Minnesota > 9. Name the nine worlds of Norse mythology. (If you don't know the Norse > names, I'll accept descriptions, either what beings they're home to or > what elements they're a world of.) Valhalla > 10. Name the ten countries that the Danube flows through. Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Germany > 11. Name the eleven basic color words in English. Black, White, Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Brown, Cyan, Orange, Grey, Magenta > 12. Name the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. Ape, Rabbit, Rat, Cat, Dog, Horse, Bear, Ox, Fish, Tiger, Goose, Wolf |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 02 12:26AM -0500 Dan Tilque: > 3. Name the three members of the Trimurti. That is, the three principal > gods of Hinduism. Oh dear, this quiz is not going to go well for me. I'll try Shiva, Vishnu, and Kali for this one. > 4. Name the four horsemen of the Apocalypse. Plague, famine, pestilence, and death. > 5. Name the five spacecraft that have left or will leave the Solar System. Good choice of verb forms. Let's see: Voyager I, Voyager II, Pioneer XI, and New Horizons. And... Pioneer XII? > 6. Name the six tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy. Seneca. > 7. Name the seven metalic elements known in classical antiquity. Gold, silver, tin, iron, copper, zinc. > 8. Name the eight US states that border on one or more of the Great Lakes. Ah, an easy one. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York. And Illinois and Indiana, hiding down there. > 9. Name the nine worlds of Norse mythology. (If you don't know the Norse > names, I'll accept descriptions, either what beings they're home to or > what elements they're a world of.) Earth. (Nods sagely.) > 10. Name the ten countries that the Danube flows through. Okay, was I paying attention before? Was it Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine? > 11. Name the eleven basic color words in English. There are only 10: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, white, black, brown, gray. (Violet and magenta are shades of purple, indigo is a shade of blue, gold is a form of yellow, silver is a form of gray. And I'm not even going to get into turquoise, chartreuse, etc. etc. etc.) > 12. Name the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. Cat, dog, rabbit, rat, lion, dragon, pig, snake, ox, and some more. > 13. Name the thirteen dwarves in The Hobbit. Gimli, Gloin, Balin, Thorin. -- Mark Brader | "Don't you want to... see my ID? ... I could be anybody." Toronto | "No you couldn't, sir. This is Information Retrieval." msb@vex.net | --Brazil My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 02 12:27AM -0500 Mark Brader: > Good choice of verb forms. ObXkcd: 1189. Particularly the mouseover text. -- Mark Brader "Clearly, neither Mark Brader nor Toronto Steve Summit read the whole book..." msb@vex.net -- Greg Black |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 31 11:19PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > black, brown, gray. (Violet and magenta are shades of purple, indigo > is a shade of blue, gold is a form of yellow, silver is a form of gray. > And I'm not even going to get into turquoise, chartreuse, etc. etc. etc.) Nope. There are eleven, and you didn't name the eleventh. Although your thinking is along the right track. A basic color is a color that is not considered a subset of another color. It's more of a linguistics question than any other subject. -- Dan Tilque |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 01 02:00PM > meditation on the clash of ethnic and racial cultures, > with powerful vignettes and performances, and consistently > disturbing and believable scenes of anger and bigotry. Crash > Revolution. Gibson gives a charismatic performance in > this entertaining and exquisitely filmed period saga, > but the script and direction are too often heavy-handed. The Patriot > Warren Beatty plays a football player who argues that his > soul should still be on Earth because he should not be > dead yet. The film is amiable but never moving. Heaven Can Wait > * C. Classical Composer Bios > C1. "Impromptu" (1991), Hugh Grant. Name the composer. Chopin > C2. "Immortal Beloved" (1994), Gary Oldman. Name the composer. Beethoven > * E. Tribute to Terpsichore ["Terp-SICK-er-ee"] > E1. What was the nickname of celebrated black tap dancer Bill > Robinson, subject of a Duke Ellington composition? Bojangles > E2. With which dance form do we associate paradiddles, buffalos, > trenches, and wings? square dancing; line dancing > E3. In 1984, Francis Ford Coppola filmed a movie set in a famous > Harlem hangout. Name *either* the movie or the talented > dancer who co-starred. The Cotton Club > * F. Songs for Mark Brader > F2. It leaves from Track 29. Chattanooga Choo-Choo > F3. How do you get to Harlem? Take the A Train -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Nov 01 09:19AM -0500 In article <xcudnavaTZXX-YXFnZ2dnUU7-eXNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > meditation on the clash of ethnic and racial cultures, > with powerful vignettes and performances, and consistently > disturbing and believable scenes of anger and bigotry. Crash > Revolution. Gibson gives a charismatic performance in > this entertaining and exquisitely filmed period saga, > but the script and direction are too often heavy-handed. The Patriot > Warren Beatty plays a football player who argues that his > soul should still be on Earth because he should not be > dead yet. The film is amiable but never moving. Heaven Can Wait > B4. Extra question for fun, but for no points: What movie *was* > that last one a remake of? Here Comes Mr. Jordan > classical composer, and give you the year and lead actor, and you > name the composer it was about. > C1. "Impromptu" (1991), Hugh Grant. Name the composer. Chopin > C2. "Immortal Beloved" (1994), Gary Oldman. Name the composer. Beethoven > series, often playing authority figures, such as a judge on > "Boston Legal". He most recently appeared as an ambassador > on "Madam Secretary". Canada > * E. Tribute to Terpsichore ["Terp-SICK-er-ee"] > E1. What was the nickname of celebrated black tap dancer Bill > Robinson, subject of a Duke Ellington composition? Mr. Bojangles > E2. With which dance form do we associate paradiddles, buffalos, > trenches, and wings? tap > E3. In 1984, Francis Ford Coppola filmed a movie set in a famous > Harlem hangout. Name *either* the movie or the talented > dancer who co-starred. Cotton Club > In each case, give the full title of the train-related song from > the clue given. > F1. Virgil Caine used to serve on a train. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down > F2. It leaves from Track 29. Chatanooga Choo Choo > F3. How do you get to Harlem? Tke The "A" Train -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Nov 01 09:54PM > ** Final, Round 2 -- Entertainment > * A. "Orange is the New Black" Nope > meditation on the clash of ethnic and racial cultures, > with powerful vignettes and performances, and consistently > disturbing and believable scenes of anger and bigotry. Crash > Revolution. Gibson gives a charismatic performance in > this entertaining and exquisitely filmed period saga, > but the script and direction are too often heavy-handed. The Patriot > Warren Beatty plays a football player who argues that his > soul should still be on Earth because he should not be > dead yet. The film is amiable but never moving. Heaven Can Wait > B4. Extra question for fun, but for no points: What movie *was* > that last one a remake of? The incomporably superior "A Matter Of Life And Death" > classical composer, and give you the year and lead actor, and you > name the composer it was about. > C1. "Impromptu" (1991), Hugh Grant. Name the composer. Chopin > C2. "Immortal Beloved" (1994), Gary Oldman. Name the composer. Beethoven > C3. "Song Without End" (1960), Dirk Bogarde. Name the composer. Wagner, Mozart > This actor is seen as Dr. Joe Gannon, his longest-running > role, on the 1969-76 series "Medical Center". He died > in 2012. Nope > series, often playing authority figures, such as a judge on > "Boston Legal". He most recently appeared as an ambassador > on "Madam Secretary". Nope > based on the movie "Shane". Many of her screen appearances > were in movies starring her husband, Charles Bronson. > She died of cancer in 1990. Nope > * E. Tribute to Terpsichore ["Terp-SICK-er-ee"] > E1. What was the nickname of celebrated black tap dancer Bill > Robinson, subject of a Duke Ellington composition? Mr Bojangles > E2. With which dance form do we associate paradiddles, buffalos, > trenches, and wings? Tap > E3. In 1984, Francis Ford Coppola filmed a movie set in a famous > Harlem hangout. Name *either* the movie or the talented > dancer who co-starred. The Cotton Club > In each case, give the full title of the train-related song from > the clue given. > F1. Virgil Caine used to serve on a train. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down > F2. It leaves from Track 29. Chattanooga Choo Choo > F3. How do you get to Harlem? Take The A-Train |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Nov 01 11:15PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:xcudnavaTZXX-YXFnZ2dnUU7- > Revolution. Gibson gives a charismatic performance in > this entertaining and exquisitely filmed period saga, > but the script and direction are too often heavy-handed. Patriot > Warren Beatty plays a football player who argues that his > soul should still be on Earth because he should not be > dead yet. The film is amiable but never moving. Heaven Can Wait > classical composer, and give you the year and lead actor, and you > name the composer it was about. > C1. "Impromptu" (1991), Hugh Grant. Name the composer. Chopin > C2. "Immortal Beloved" (1994), Gary Oldman. Name the composer. Beethoven > C3. "Song Without End" (1960), Dirk Bogarde. Name the composer. Schubert > This actor is seen as Dr. Joe Gannon, his longest-running > role, on the 1969-76 series "Medical Center". He died > in 2012. Chad Everett > based on the movie "Shane". Many of her screen appearances > were in movies starring her husband, Charles Bronson. > She died of cancer in 1990. Jill Ireland > * E. Tribute to Terpsichore ["Terp-SICK-er-ee"] > E1. What was the nickname of celebrated black tap dancer Bill > Robinson, subject of a Duke Ellington composition? Bojangles > E2. With which dance form do we associate paradiddles, buffalos, > trenches, and wings? Tap > E3. In 1984, Francis Ford Coppola filmed a movie set in a famous > Harlem hangout. Name *either* the movie or the talented > dancer who co-starred. Hines > In each case, give the full title of the train-related song from > the clue given. > F1. Virgil Caine used to serve on a train. The Night they Rode Old Dixie Down > F2. It leaves from Track 29. Starlight Express > F3. How do you get to Harlem? Take the A Train Pete Gayde |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Nov 01 08:44PM -0700 On Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at 5:45:52 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > meditation on the clash of ethnic and racial cultures, > with powerful vignettes and performances, and consistently > disturbing and believable scenes of anger and bigotry. "Crash" > Revolution. Gibson gives a charismatic performance in > this entertaining and exquisitely filmed period saga, > but the script and direction are too often heavy-handed. "The Patriot" > Warren Beatty plays a football player who argues that his > soul should still be on Earth because he should not be > dead yet. The film is amiable but never moving. "Heaven Can Wait" > B4. Extra question for fun, but for no points: What movie *was* > that last one a remake of? "Here Comes Mr. Jordan" > name the composer it was about. > C1. "Impromptu" (1991), Hugh Grant. Name the composer. > C2. "Immortal Beloved" (1994), Gary Oldman. Name the composer. Ludwig van Beethoven > based on the movie "Shane". Many of her screen appearances > were in movies starring her husband, Charles Bronson. > She died of cancer in 1990. Jill Ireland > * E. Tribute to Terpsichore ["Terp-SICK-er-ee"] > E1. What was the nickname of celebrated black tap dancer Bill > Robinson, subject of a Duke Ellington composition? "Mr. Bojangles" > E3. In 1984, Francis Ford Coppola filmed a movie set in a famous > Harlem hangout. Name *either* the movie or the talented > dancer who co-starred. "The Cotton Club" > F1. Virgil Caine used to serve on a train. > F2. It leaves from Track 29. > F3. How do you get to Harlem? "Chaattanooga Choo-Choo" |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 31 09:36PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > Warren Beatty plays a football player who argues that his > soul should still be on Earth because he should not be > dead yet. The film is amiable but never moving. Heaven Can Wait > name the composer it was about. > C1. "Impromptu" (1991), Hugh Grant. Name the composer. > C2. "Immortal Beloved" (1994), Gary Oldman. Name the composer. Beethoven > based on the movie "Shane". Many of her screen appearances > were in movies starring her husband, Charles Bronson. > She died of cancer in 1990. Jill Ireland > the clue given. > F1. Virgil Caine used to serve on a train. > F2. It leaves from Track 29. Chattanooga Choo-Choo -- Dan Tilque |
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