- QFTCI16 Final, Round 10: Challenge Round - 8 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #464 - 6 Updates
- QFTCI16 Final, Round 9: Arts & Literature - 1 Update
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Nov 23 04:33PM 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 NFL teams > B3. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/dots/b3.jpg National League MLB teams American League MLB 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. Richard the Lionheart / Eleanor of Acquitaine > 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. 1900 (width) > 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. Takes more frames per second > E3. Although people continued to speak of celluloid, that > particular plastic stopped being used for movie film in > the 1950s. Why? It is flammable > 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. Martin Gardner > G3. Which Canadian mystery writer has set a series of books in > the fictional town of Three Pines, located in Quebec's > Eastern Townships? Peter Smyth |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Nov 23 12:53PM -0600 In article <8d2dnWSZtNbgj6jFnZ2dnUU7-bvNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > 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 franchises > B2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/dots/b2.jpg NFL franchises > B3. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/dots/b3.jpg MLB National League franchises > 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. Zeider Zee > Name *both* characters. > D2. The movie "300" is about an ancient battle between which > *two* armies? Sparta and Persia > 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. 1280 pixels wide > E3. Although people continued to speak of celluloid, that > particular plastic stopped being used for movie film in > the 1950s. Why? extremely flammable > 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 Hofstedter > 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 -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Nov 23 07:32PM On Tue, 22 Nov 2016 21:52:29 -0600, Mark Brader wrote: > 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 team cities > B2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/dots/b2.jpg NFL team cities > B3. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/dots/b3.jpg NBA team cities > 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? Baikal > 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. Zeider Zee > Name *both* characters. > D2. The movie "300" is about an ancient battle between which > *two* armies? Persians and Spartans > 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. 1080 height > E3. Although people continued to speak of celluloid, that > particular plastic stopped being used for movie film in the > 1950s. Why? It's flammable |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 23 09:49PM +0100 > B1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/dots/b1.jpg NHL > B2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/dots/b2.jpg NFL > B3. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/dots/b3.jpg Baseball > 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? They dug up a channel making it an islant. > 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. Afsluitsdijk > 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. Richard Dreyfus, murder. > 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. 1920 height > E3. Although people continued to speak of celluloid, that > particular plastic stopped being used for movie film in > the 1950s. Why? Fire risk -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 23 09:50PM +0100 >> what was its name when it was part of the ocean? The name >> in Dutch is also used in English. > Afsluitsdijk I guess that I should read the question better. But that is at least the name of the dam itself. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Nov 23 09:42PM > * A. Canadiana Sports > A1. Which Toronto Argonaut and Chicago Black Hawk -- and later > the MP for Trinity -- was known as the Big Train? Walter Johnson > A2. Which Edmonton Eskimo -- and later Lieutenant Governor of > Alberta -- was known as the China Clipper? Ken Dryden > A3. Which Toronto Argonaut did not have a famous nickname, > but later joined the Supreme Court of Canada? Ken Dryden > 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 NFL Teams > B3. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/dots/b3.jpg National League Teams of MLB > 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? It got cut off from the mainland > entering it for agricultural use. Most of the lake has > now evaporated. Before all this happened, what was this > lake called in English? Caspian Sea, Lake Baikal > 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 Eleanore of Aquitaine > D2. The movie "300" is about an ancient battle between which > *two* armies? Spartans and Greeks > 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. Dreyfuss & Sedition -- Jack Hughes *rimshot* > 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. 1920 *width* > 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. Anamorphic lenses > E3. Although people continued to speak of celluloid, that > particular plastic stopped being used for movie film in > the 1950s. Why? It burns like a bastard > 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. Hofstader > 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 |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Nov 24 12:36AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:8d2dnWSZtNbgj6jFnZ2dnUU7- > 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 teams > B2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/dots/b2.jpg locations of NFL teams > B3. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/dots/b3.jpg locations of National 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. Richard II and Eleanor of Aquitaine > D2. The movie "300" is about an ancient battle between which > *two* armies? Persia and Sparta > 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. Alfred Dreyfus and espionage > 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. My second choice for D2 *had been* "Persia and Greece," but based on the rot13 I've removed that second choice as being insufficiently specific. > 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. IMAX uses the film vertically instead of horizontally > E3. Although people continued to speak of celluloid, that > particular plastic stopped being used for movie film in > the 1950s. Why? celluloid was too flammable > 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 -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 23 09:17PM -0600 Joshua Kreitzer: > My second choice for D2 *had been* "Persia and Greece," but based on the > rot13 I've removed that second choice as being insufficiently specific. You're not allowed to go back and *remove* a guess. If your first answer is correct it'll score 3 points. -- Mark Brader "The matryoshka limit: It is impossible Toronto to nest more than six HO layouts." msb@vex.net --Randall Munroe |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Nov 23 02:12PM +0100 On 2016-11-22 23:43, 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? > 3 In which country was actress Greta Garbo born? Sweden :-) > 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? Herculanum > 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? > 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 -- -- Björn |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Nov 23 12:35PM -0600 In article <8fe8d333-bb91-448f-b7c1-2a68e64846b1@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 1 Which Asian country is home to the most Christians, around 85 million? China > 2 Pride, Avarice, Envy, Gluttony, Sloth, Lust - which deadly sin is missing? > 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? Herculaeneum > 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 -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Nov 23 07:20PM On Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:43:00 -0800, Calvin wrote: > 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? Greed > 3 In which country was actress Greta Garbo born? > 4 Which Pacific island is known as Rapa Nui in its native language? Easter > 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 |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Nov 23 09:37PM > 1 Which Asian country is home to the most Christians, around 85 > million? Indonesia? > 2 Pride, Avarice, Envy, Gluttony, Sloth, Lust - which deadly sin is > missing? 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 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? Alexandria?? |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Nov 23 03:11PM -0800 On Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at 3:51:02 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > 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. I've been reduced to "another entrant" by Mark. oh, the horror... swp |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 23 05:58PM -0600 > I've been reduced to "another entrant" by Mark. A minor form of spoiler protection. -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net "History tells us that the Boston 'T' Party was succeeded the next day by the Boston 'U' Party, where American rebels yanked all the extraneous U's out of words like 'colour' and threw them into Boston Harbour. Harbor. Whatever." --Adam Beneschan |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Nov 21 12:11AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:YL-dnWvj26jfv6zFnZ2dnUU7- > ** Final, Round 9 -- Arts & Literature > * A. Vocabulary of Science-Fiction and Fantasy > A1. Whose novels feature the word "alethiometer"? Verne > A2. Whose novels feature the word "ansible"? > A3. Whose novels gave us the word "cyberspace"? Azimov > * 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? Afghan > C3. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/photo/c3.jpg > At which competition was this photo taken? 1968 Summer Olympics > kill a certain animal against his will, simply because it > was expected of him by those he was policing. What kind > of animal? Dog; Cow > 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. Pete Gayde |
| You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. You can change your settings on the group membership page. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an email to rec.games.trivia+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. |
No comments:
Post a Comment