- Calvin's Quiz #464 - 7 Updates
- QFTCI16 Final, Round 10: Challenge Round - 4 Updates
- QFTCI16 Final, Round 9: Arts & Literature - 3 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #463 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 1 Update
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 22 02:43PM -0800 1 Which Asian country is home to the most Christians, around 85 million? 2 Pride, Avarice, Envy, Gluttony, Sloth, Lust - which deadly sin is missing? 3 In which country was actress Greta Garbo born? 4 Which Pacific island is known as Rapa Nui in its native language? 5 In 79 AD, Pompeii and which other city were buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius? 6 What is the SI base unit of electrical current? 7 What is the only US State that has the name of an English county in it? 8 Which segment of an insect is located between its head and abdomen? 9 Which European country's internet domain is .ch? 10 Which city, the third largest in Egypt, lies at the northern end of the Suez Canal? cheers, calvin |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Nov 22 04:37PM -0800 On Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 5:43:00 PM UTC-5, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which Asian country is home to the most Christians, around 85 million? philippines > 2 Pride, Avarice, Envy, Gluttony, Sloth, Lust - which deadly sin is missing? greed > 3 In which country was actress Greta Garbo born? sweden > 4 Which Pacific island is known as Rapa Nui in its native language? easter island > 5 In 79 AD, Pompeii and which other city were buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius? herculaneum > 6 What is the SI base unit of electrical current? ampere > 7 What is the only US State that has the name of an English county in it? new hampshire > 8 Which segment of an insect is located between its head and abdomen? thorax > 9 Which European country's internet domain is .ch? switzerland > 10 Which city, the third largest in Egypt, lies at the northern end of the Suez Canal? giza swp |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 22 06:13PM -0800 Calvin wrote: > 1 Which Asian country is home to the most Christians, around 85 million? India > 2 Pride, Avarice, Envy, Gluttony, Sloth, Lust - which deadly sin is missing? wrath > 3 In which country was actress Greta Garbo born? Hungary > 4 Which Pacific island is known as Rapa Nui in its native language? Easter Island > 5 In 79 AD, Pompeii and which other city were buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius? Herculaneum > 6 What is the SI base unit of electrical current? ampere > 7 What is the only US State that has the name of an English county in it? New Hampshire > 8 Which segment of an insect is located between its head and abdomen? thorax > 9 Which European country's internet domain is .ch? Switzerland > 10 Which city, the third largest in Egypt, lies at the northern end of the Suez Canal? Port Said -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 22 08:23PM -0600 "Calvin": > 1 Which Asian country is home to the most Christians, around 85 > million? Russia. > 2 Pride, Avarice, Envy, Gluttony, Sloth, Lust - which deadly > sin is missing? Wrath, a.k.a. anger. > 3 In which country was actress Greta Garbo born? Sweden. > 4 Which Pacific island is known as Rapa Nui in its native language? Easter I. > 5 In 79 AD, Pompeii and which other city were buried by the > eruption of Mount Vesuvius? Herculaneum. > 6 What is the SI base unit of electrical current? Ampere. > 7 What is the only US State that has the name of an English > county in it? New Hampshire. > 8 Which segment of an insect is located between its head and abdomen? Thorax. > 9 Which European country's internet domain is .ch? Switzerland. > 10 Which city, the third largest in Egypt, lies at the northern > end of the Suez Canal? Port Said. -- Mark Brader | "I don't want to say they're unsafe, Toronto | but they're dangerous." msb@vex.net | --former US transportation sec'y Ray Lahood My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Nov 22 11:33PM -0500 On 2016-11-22, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which Asian country is home to the most Christians, around 85 million? India > 2 Pride, Avarice, Envy, Gluttony, Sloth, Lust - which deadly sin is missing? Wrath > 3 In which country was actress Greta Garbo born? Sweden > 4 Which Pacific island is known as Rapa Nui in its native language? Easter Island > 5 In 79 AD, Pompeii and which other city were buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius? Herculaneum (and I believe, one other) > 6 What is the SI base unit of electrical current? Ampere > 7 What is the only US State that has the name of an English county in it? New York, New Hampshire > 8 Which segment of an insect is located between its head and abdomen? Thorax > 9 Which European country's internet domain is .ch? Switzerland -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 23 08:15AM > 1 Which Asian country is home to the most Christians, around 85 > million? I would suppose that the answer you are looking for is China. However, while Russia has its fair share of Muslims and Buddhists, more 85 million of the 147 million living there are likely to be Christians. You could argue that there are not 85 million people living in the Asian part of Russia, but you only asked for an Asian country, which Russia definitely is. > 2 Pride, Avarice, Envy, Gluttony, Sloth, Lust - which deadly sin is > missing? Wrath > 3 In which country was actress Greta Garbo born? Miss Gustafsson was born here in Sweden > 4 Which Pacific island is known as Rapa Nui in its native language? Easter Island > 5 In 79 AD, Pompeii and which other city were buried by the eruption > of Mount Vesuvius? Heraclion > 6 What is the SI base unit of electrical current? Ampère > 7 What is the only US State that has the name of an English county in > it? New Hampshire > 8 Which segment of an insect is located between its head and abdomen? The body > 9 Which European country's internet domain is .ch? Switzerland > 10 Which city, the third largest in Egypt, lies at the northern end of > the Suez Canal? Port Said -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 23 02:50AM -0600 "Calvin": > > 1 Which Asian country is home to the most Christians, around 85 > > million? Erland Sommarskog: > I would suppose that the answer you are looking for is China. I wondered about that one too. The CIA World Factbook says 5.1% of Chinese are Christians, though, which is only 70,000,000. > However, while Russia has its fair share of Muslims and Buddhists, more > 85 million of the 147 million living there are likely to be Christians. That's how I was thinking too, though I thought the total population was somewhat larger. The CIAWF says there are 15-20% Russian Orthodox and 2% other Christians, but that's just "practicing worshipers" and there's a "large populations of non-practicing believers" as well as one of "non-believers". If another 40% or so were non-practicing Christians then it would work out right -- if we accepted Russia as an Asian country and counted its total population. However, what must be the actual expected answer, given by another entrant already, is clearly a better fit. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | In the affairs of this world men are saved, msb@vex.net | not by faith, but by the want of it. --Franklin My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 22 09:52PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-08-09, and should be interpreted accordingly. On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup, based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days. All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". I conceived this round and wrote 6 of the triples in it. ** Final, Round 10 -- Challenge This is the challenge round, and we're giving you even more choice than usual so that the categories can be: Canadiana Sports Sports Geography Geography History History Entertainment Entertainment Science Science Literature Literature Canadiana * A. Canadiana Sports A1. Which Toronto Argonaut and Chicago Black Hawk -- and later the MP for Trinity -- was known as the Big Train? A2. Which Edmonton Eskimo -- and later Lieutenant Governor of Alberta -- was known as the China Clipper? A3. Which Toronto Argonaut did not have a famous nickname, but later joined the Supreme Court of Canada? * B. Sports Geography For each question in this triple, we'll show you a map with some dots on it, and ask you a question (shown on the image) about what they represent. If there are multiple dots within the same metropolitan area, their exact positions may not be meaningful. B1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/dots/b1.jpg B2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/dots/b2.jpg B3. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/dots/b3.jpg * C. Geography History C1. Today the main island of the Toronto Islands is variously called Toronto Island or Centre Island. But in the 19th century, it was called the Peninsula. What changed it? C2. In the mid 20th century, the fourth-largest lake in the world was a salt-water lake in the Soviet Union -- until they had the idea of diverting most of the river water entering it for agricultural use. Most of the lake has now evaporated. Before all this happened, what was this lake called in English? C3. In 1931 a dam 19 miles long was completed in the Netherlands, separating a large shallow bay from the ocean so that it became a fresh-water lake. Much of its area has since been reclaimed as land. The lake is called the IJsselmeer; what was its name when it was part of the ocean? The name in Dutch is also used in English. * D. History Entertainment D1. The movie "The Lion in Winter" features an English king and his wife, who he keeps imprisoned most of the time. "It's 1183 and we're barbarians", she tells him at one point. Name *both* characters. D2. The movie "300" is about an ancient battle between which *two* armies? D3. A large part of the movie "The Life of Emile Zola" is about Émile Zola's long effort to save an unjustly convicted man. Name that man *and* tell what he was convicted of. After completing this triple, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh whfg zragvbarq "Urael" be whfg "Ryrnabe" va na nafjre, cyrnfr tb onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp sbe rnpu bs gurz. Naq vs lbh zragvbarq gur "Terrx" nezl va na nafjre, yvxrjvfr cyrnfr tb onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp. * E. Entertainment Science E1. Give either the width or the height of an HD television screen in pixels, within 10% of the true number. You must say which answer you are giving. E2. Among movies using conventional film, the IMAX system produces the highest-definition images. Yet it uses the same 70 mm film that was also used for major releases that weren't in IMAX. The difference is in how it uses it. Explain that difference. E3. Although people continued to speak of celluloid, that particular plastic stopped being used for movie film in the 1950s. Why? * F. Science Literature In each case, name the science writer. F1. In 1976 he wrote "The Selfish Gene", and in 1986 "The Blind Watchmaker". He invented the word "meme", and (in case you thought he wasn't notable) he's married to a woman who used to appear on "Doctor Who". F2. In 1979 this author wrote "Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid", a large and complex book about subjects such as symbols and meaning and self-reference, with plenty of wordplay and humorous dialogues. He later wrote a column in "Scientific American". In the book he set out his law, which says that things always take longer than you expect, even when you take his law into account. F3. In 1960 this author's book "The Intelligent Man's Guide to Science" was published. He worried about the title (which the publisher chose) sounding too elitist, but didn't even think about sexism until it was pointed out. By the third edition, in 1972, it had his own name in the title instead. Even though he mostly wrote non-fiction, he is better remembered for fiction. * G. Literature Canadiana Each of these questions is about a series of books set in a particular, sometimes fictionalized, Canadian location. G1. David Adams Richards wrote an acclaimed trilogy set in the area surrounding which Canadian river? The second of those books, "Evening Snow will Bring Such Peace" won him the Governor-General's award, and with "Lines on the Water", about fishing the same river, Richards also won a non-fiction GG. G2. Which Canadian author set several novels and stories in the fictional town of Manawaka, a stand-in for the author's hometown of Neepawa, Manitoba? G3. Which Canadian mystery writer has set a series of books in the fictional town of Three Pines, located in Quebec's Eastern Townships? -- Mark Brader | "Debugging had to be discovered. I can remember Toronto | the exact instant when I realized that a large part msb@vex.net | of my life... was going to be spent in finding | mistakes in my own programs." -- Maurice Wilkes My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 23 05:20AM > ** Final, Round 10 -- Challenge > * B. Sports Geography > B1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/dots/b1.jpg cities with NHL teams > B2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/dots/b2.jpg cities with NFL teams > B3. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/dots/b3.jpg cities with National League baseball teams; cities with American League baseball teams > entering it for agricultural use. Most of the lake has > now evaporated. Before all this happened, what was this > lake called in English? Aral Sea > been reclaimed as land. The lake is called the IJsselmeer; > what was its name when it was part of the ocean? The name > in Dutch is also used in English. Zuider Zee > and his wife, who he keeps imprisoned most of the time. > "It's 1183 and we're barbarians", she tells him at one point. > Name *both* characters. Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine > D2. The movie "300" is about an ancient battle between which > *two* armies? Persian and Spartan (Not really correct since the real-life army also had about 700 Thespians.) > D3. A large part of the movie "The Life of Emile Zola" is about > ?mile Zola's long effort to save an unjustly convicted man. > Name that man *and* tell what he was convicted of. Dreyfus, selling classified information to a foreign government > E1. Give either the width or the height of an HD television > screen in pixels, within 10% of the true number. You must > say which answer you are giving. width of 2000 > E3. Although people continued to speak of celluloid, that > particular plastic stopped being used for movie film in > the 1950s. Why? it catches fire easily > Blind Watchmaker". He invented the word "meme", and (in > case you thought he wasn't notable) he's married to a woman > who used to appear on "Doctor Who". Richard Dawkins > in "Scientific American". In the book he set out his law, > which says that things always take longer than you expect, > even when you take his law into account. Douglas Hofstadter > By the third edition, in 1972, it had his own name in the > title instead. Even though he mostly wrote non-fiction, > he is better remembered for fiction. Isaac Asimov -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 22 09:46PM -0800 On Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at 1:52:34 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > what they represent. If there are multiple dots within the same > metropolitan area, their exact positions may not be meaningful. > B1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/dots/b1.jpg NHL Teams > B2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/dots/b2.jpg MLB teams > B3. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/dots/b3.jpg NFC teams > entering it for agricultural use. Most of the lake has > now evaporated. Before all this happened, what was this > lake called in English? Aral Sea > and his wife, who he keeps imprisoned most of the time. > "It's 1183 and we're barbarians", she tells him at one point. > Name *both* characters. Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine > D2. The movie "300" is about an ancient battle between which > *two* armies? Persians and Spartans > D3. A large part of the movie "The Life of Emile Zola" is about > Émile Zola's long effort to save an unjustly convicted man. > Name that man *and* tell what he was convicted of. Dreyfus & treason > E1. Give either the width or the height of an HD television > screen in pixels, within 10% of the true number. You must > say which answer you are giving. 1024 height, 1024 width > E3. Although people continued to speak of celluloid, that > particular plastic stopped being used for movie film in > the 1950s. Why? It caught fire too easily > Blind Watchmaker". He invented the word "meme", and (in > case you thought he wasn't notable) he's married to a woman > who used to appear on "Doctor Who". Dawkins > in "Scientific American". In the book he set out his law, > which says that things always take longer than you expect, > even when you take his law into account. Asimov? > By the third edition, in 1972, it had his own name in the > title instead. Even though he mostly wrote non-fiction, > he is better remembered for fiction. That sounds like Asimov > G2. Which Canadian author set several novels and stories in > the fictional town of Manawaka, a stand-in for the author's > hometown of Neepawa, Manitoba? Leacock? He's got to come up eventually > G3. Which Canadian mystery writer has set a series of books in > the fictional town of Three Pines, located in Quebec's > Eastern Townships? cheers, calvin |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 23 12:33AM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > what they represent. If there are multiple dots within the same > metropolitan area, their exact positions may not be meaningful. > B1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/dots/b1.jpg locations of NHL franchises > B2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/dots/b2.jpg locations of NFL franchises > B3. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/dots/b3.jpg locations of National League (baseball) franchises > C1. Today the main island of the Toronto Islands is variously > called Toronto Island or Centre Island. But in the 19th > century, it was called the Peninsula. What changed it? dredging (I was tempted to say global warming :) > entering it for agricultural use. Most of the lake has > now evaporated. Before all this happened, what was this > lake called in English? Aral Sea > been reclaimed as land. The lake is called the IJsselmeer; > what was its name when it was part of the ocean? The name > in Dutch is also used in English. Zuider Zee > and his wife, who he keeps imprisoned most of the time. > "It's 1183 and we're barbarians", she tells him at one point. > Name *both* characters. Richard I and um... > D2. The movie "300" is about an ancient battle between which > *two* armies? Persians and Spartans (actually Spartans, Thespians, and Thebans were at that battle, but the movie was just about the first group) > E1. Give either the width or the height of an HD television > screen in pixels, within 10% of the true number. You must > say which answer you are giving. width: 1600 > E3. Although people continued to speak of celluloid, that > particular plastic stopped being used for movie film in > the 1950s. Why? too combustible > Blind Watchmaker". He invented the word "meme", and (in > case you thought he wasn't notable) he's married to a woman > who used to appear on "Doctor Who". Dawkins > in "Scientific American". In the book he set out his law, > which says that things always take longer than you expect, > even when you take his law into account. Hofstadter > By the third edition, in 1972, it had his own name in the > title instead. Even though he mostly wrote non-fiction, > he is better remembered for fiction. Asimov -- Dan Tilque |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Nov 22 01:27PM -0600 In article <YL-dnWvj26jfv6zFnZ2dnUU7-evNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > * B. Zooey > B1. Name J.D. Salinger's 1961 book in which he combined a > previously published short story and novella. Franny and Zooey > * C. Famous Photos > C1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/photo/c1.jpg > During which war was this photo taken? Spanish Civil War > C2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/photo/c2.jpg > What is the nationality of the girl in this photo? Pakistani > C3. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/photo/c3.jpg > At which competition was this photo taken? 1968 Mexico City Olympics > E1. The Château d'If turns up in the movie "The French > Connection", but before that, which fictional character > was imprisoned there in a 1845 novel? Count of Monte Christo > F2. A 1989 novel by Laura Esquivel is about a young woman, > her family's designated cook, who literally pours her > emotions into the dishes she prepares. Name it. Like Water For Chocolate -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 22 08:48PM -0600 Mark Brader: > If I'd used that one, instead of her nationality I would have liked to > ask *what city* she now lives in a suburb of. Toronto. -- Mark Brader | "I do have an idea ... based on the quite obvious fact Toronto | that the number two is ridiculous and can't exist." msb@vex.net | -- Ben Denison (Isaac Asimov, "The Gods Themselves") |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 22 09:48PM -0600 Mark Brader: > see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > I wrote one triple in this round. That was A. > ** Final, Round 9 -- Arts & Literature > * A. Vocabulary of Science-Fiction and Fantasy > A1. Whose novels feature the word "alethiometer"? Philip Pullman. 4 for Dan Blum. > A2. Whose novels feature the word "ansible"? Ursula K. Le Guin. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Gareth. > A3. Whose novels gave us the word "cyberspace"? William Gibson. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Gareth. > * B. Zooey > B1. Name J.D. Salinger's 1961 book in which he combined a > previously published short story and novella. "Franny and Zooey" ["ZOO-ee"]. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Gareth, and Marc. 3 for Dan Tilque. > inspired the name of the actress Zooey ["ZO-ee"] Deschanel. > Name the musical duo of which actress Zooey is one half > and M. Ward is the other. She and Him. 3 for Joshua. > protagonist in the novels -- the two have the same job > but somewhat different personalities. First or last name > is okay. Temperance "Tempe" Brennan. 4 for Joshua. > * C. Famous Photos > C1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/photo/c1.jpg > During which war was this photo taken? Spanish Civil War. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Pete, Dan Tilque, Gareth, and Marc. Photographer Robert Capa was later accused of staging the shot. Personally, I don't believe it. > C2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/photo/c2.jpg > What is the nationality of the girl in this photo? Afghan. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin, Pete, and Dan Tilque. The girl's name is Sharbat Gula, and she was unaware for years that the photo, by Steve McCurry, had become a famous magazine cover (on the June 1985 "National Geographic"). As was common for high-grade color photos in those days, it was shot on Kodachrome 64 slide film. And it was so admired that when Kodak ceased production of Kodachrome film, the last-ever roll was given to McCurry to use. > C3. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/photo/c3.jpg > At which competition was this photo taken? 1968 Olympics at Mexico City (specifically it's the medal ceremony for the 200 m race, but this was not required). 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin, Pete, Dan Tilque, Gareth, Björn, and Marc. > D1. Which 1933 book described Orwell's experiences living > on the margins of society in the years after he resigned > his police commission? "Down and Out in Paris and London". I did not think "Down and Out, or something like that" was sufficient. 4 for Joshua and Gareth. > success with that genre until "Animal Farm", and later > "Nineteen Eighty-Four". Name any one of his four earlier > novels. "Burmese Days", "Coming Up for Air", "A Clergyman's Daughter", "Keep the Aspidistra Flying". 4 for Joshua and Gareth. > kill a certain animal against his will, simply because it > was expected of him by those he was policing. What kind > of animal? Elephant. ("Shooting an Elephant".) 4 for Joshua and Calvin. > E1. The Château d'If turns up in the movie "The French > Connection", but before that, which fictional character > was imprisoned there in a 1845 novel? Count Edmond Dantès of Monte Cristo. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Björn, and Marc. 3 for Gareth. > E2. Which Charles Dickens character grows up in Marshalsea > Debtor's Prison, in an 1857 novel named after her? > Her surname is enough. Amy Dorrit. (From "Little Dorrit".) 4 for Calvin. > E3. Who is sent to H.M. Prison Holloway while being tried for > murder in Dorothy Sayers's 1930 novel "Strong Poison"? Harriet Vane. (Eventually Lord Peter Wimsey's wife, several novels later.) 4 for Dan Blum. > suggested reading orders: one linear that stops before the > book is finished, and another that covers the whole thing > but jumps back and forth between chapters. Name it. "Hopscotch" ("Rayuela"). > F2. A 1989 novel by Laura Esquivel is about a young woman, > her family's designated cook, who literally pours her > emotions into the dishes she prepares. Name it. "Like Water for Chocolate" ("Como agua para chocolate"). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Marc. And bloody something like 0 for Gareth. > F3. Name the acclaimed 1981 novella about a murder that > apparently everyone in a small Colombian town knows is > going to happen, except the intended victim. "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" ("Cronica de una muerte anunciada"). Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 BEST TOPICS-> Ent Geo Mis Spo His Sci Lit FIVE Joshua Kreitzer 44 48 48 12 40 27 39 219 Gareth Owen 44 -- 46 36 24 44 31 201 Dan Blum 36 30 36 28 24 56 40 198 Dan Tilque 16 56 20 28 36 40 27 187 Marc Dashevsky 48 24 32 16 16 55 20 179 Pete Gayde 43 34 16 23 23 28 16 151 Peter Smyth -- 30 12 24 20 32 -- 118 Erland Sommarskog -- 40 -- 8 19 16 -- 83 Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- -- 68 -- 68 "Calvin" -- -- -- -- 27 13 20 60 Björn Lundin 4 20 4 4 4 16 8 52 Jason Kreitzer 28 -- 12 -- -- -- -- 40 -- Mark Brader, Toronto "VAX 3 in 1 carpet care -- now 129.95 pounds" msb@vex.net My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 22 02:41PM -0800 On Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 11:51:38 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 What is easily the largest and most populous Japanese island? Honshu > 2 In which Irish county can one kiss the Blarney Stone? Cork > 3 In which sport do teams compete for the Currie Cup and Ranfurly Shield? Rugby [union] > 4 Which TWO South American countries share a land border AND begin with the same letter? Brazil & Bolivia > 5 What is the main ingredient of the Middle Eastern sauce/paste tahini? Sesame seeds > 6 In which city is Europe's largest port located? Rotterdam A number of entrants nominated a country for some reason > 7 Which New Zealander bungy jumped from the Eiffel Tower in 1987 and founded the first commercial bungy site in 1988? AJ Hackett https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._J._Hackett > 8 Founded in the 10th century and now one of Islam's most prestigious universities, Al- Azhar University is located in which country? Egypt > 9 Which Russian word describes three horses harnessed side-by-side drawing a carriage? Troika > 10 Which actress starred in both "Beverly Hills 90210" and "Charmed"? Shannen Doherty Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 463 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9 46 Stephen Perry 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 7 41 Chris Johnson 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 6 37 Mark Brader 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 30 Pete Gayde 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 33 Gareth Owen 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 26 Marc Dashevsky 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 29 Dan Tilque 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 30 Erland S 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 Peter Smyth - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 9 4 2 9 4 5 0 3 7 3 46 51% That was a tough set. Congratulations Stephen. cheers, calvin |
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