- Rotating Quiz #238 -- Groups of N -- answers and scores - 2 Updates
- QFTCI16 Final, Round 3: Geography - 2 Updates
- QFTCIMM16 Current Events 5-6 answers - 1 Update
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 05 10:25PM -0700 Dan Tilque wrote: > attention. > 3. Name the three members of the Trimurti. That is, the three principal > gods of Hinduism. Brahmam, Shiva, Vishnu > 4. Name the four horsemen of the Apocalypse. War, Famine, Pestilence, Death > 5. Name the five spacecraft that have left or will leave the Solar System. Pioneer 10, Pioneer 11, Voyager 1, Voyager 2, New Horizons > 6. Name the six tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy. Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca, Tuscarora > 7. Name the seven metalic elements known in classical antiquity. gold, silver, copper, iron, lead, tin, mercury > 8. Name the eight US states that border on one or more of the Great Lakes. New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, 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.) (I hope these non-ascii characters come through) Ásgarðr (Asgard) (the Aesir or major gods) Miðgarðr (Midgard) (humans, accepting Middle-Earth, but not "Earth") Jötunheimr (giants) Hel (Helheimr or Náir) (the dead) Álfheimr (light elves) Svartálfaheimr (dark elves or dwarves) Vanaheimr (Vanir or minor gods) Niflheimr (ice or cold) Múspellsheimr (fire) > 10. Name the ten countries that the Danube flows through. Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine > 11. Name the eleven basic color words in English. black, white, red, yellow, green, blue, brown, grey, orange, pink, purple > 12. Name the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, pig > 13. Name the thirteen dwarves in The Hobbit. Thorin Oakenshield, Fili, Kili, Balin, Dwalin, Oin, Gloin, Ori, Dori, Nori, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur > I don't know of any good groups of 14, so you guys are spared any > further questions. Scores: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 T ----------------------------------------- Dan Blum 3 4 4 3 7 8 6 6 11 10 8 70 Gareth Owen 2 4 4 0 5 5 5 5 9 2 13 54 Mark Brader 2 3 4 1 6 8 0 9 10 7 3 53 Marc Dashevski 2 0 2 3 7 8 0 6 11 7 6 52 Erland 1 0 0 0 7 8 0 10 9 6 0 41 And the winner is Dan Blum, by quite a margin. Kodos to Gareth for knowing all the dwarves in the Hobbit. And Erland, your knowledge of your own country's mythology is atrocious. OK, Dan, RQ #239 is yours to do with as you please. -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 06 03:34AM -0600 Dan Tilque: > > 10. Name the ten countries that the Danube flows through. > ...Hungary... Arrgh! That's one of the two countries where I've *seen* the Danube. -- Mark Brader "Hacking for 8 years gives a guy a memory. Toronto If you was with a woman -- I'd've noticed." msb@vex.net PHANTOM LADY |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Nov 05 01:41PM +0100 On 2016-11-04 08:30, Mark Brader wrote: > Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, > Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, > Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, UK, US. Nato > will find a walking trail and beautiful coastal scenery. > Land's End is the westernmost point of England, but in > which *county* of England is it located? Sussex > beautiful coastal scenery too. Today the former rail route > is a National Park Service walking trail. This Lands End > is the westernmost point of what *city* of California? San Fransisco > *country* is what's known in English as Cape Finisterre, > which includes the westernmost point of the country's > mainland? Argentina > * E. Named after Rivers > E1. Which country in Africa consists entirely of a narrow > corridor surrounding the river of the same name? Togo;Benin > where it is. > F1. This one is in Europe: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/skew/f1.png Finland > F2. This country is in east Africa: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/skew/f2.png Eritrea > F3. Name this east Asian country: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/skew/f3.png Laos -- -- Björn |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Nov 06 02:36AM -0600 In article <OaSdnQnx_bq2pIHFnZ2dnUU7-avNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, > Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, > Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, UK, US. NATO > Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & > the Grenadines, Suriname, Bahamas, Trinidad & Tobago, US, > Uruguay, Venezuela. Organization of American States (OAS) > In all cases, name *both* Canadian provinces/territories. > B1. Mount Caubvick (the highest peak in the Torngat Mountains). > B2. The Denali Fault. Yukon & Alaska > beautiful coastal scenery too. Today the former rail route > is a National Park Service walking trail. This Lands End > is the westernmost point of what *city* of California? San Francisco > * E. Named after Rivers > E1. Which country in Africa consists entirely of a narrow > corridor surrounding the river of the same name? Gambia > the Grand River, was renamed as part of the river. A city > on that renamed section is still known as Grand Junction. > Name the state. Colorado > a river with a similar but not identical name. The river > is thousands of miles long and almost all of it lies outside > the country's de-facto boundaries today. Name the country. India > where it is. > F1. This one is in Europe: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/skew/f1.png Slovakia > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/skew/f2.png > F3. Name this east Asian country: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/skew/f3.png Cambodia -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 05 06:16PM -0500 Mark Brader: > * Game 5 (2016-10-24), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Why was Alexandra Shimo sent to the basement of the Lambton > Golf and Country Club? She was breastfeeding in public. I did not accept "To put more clothes on". > 2. Malcolm Rowe is the newest Supreme Court Justice, but the first > from which province? Newfoundland and Labrador. 4 for Joshua and Peter. 2 for Dan Blum. > of eastern Ontario, including Parliament Hill, over to indigenous > people as part of a modern treaty. Which First Nations group > negotiated this treaty? The Algonquins. 4 for Dan Tilque. > 4. It was announced last week that the novel "Beren and Luthien" > will finally get published -- 100 years after it was written. > Who wrote it? J.R.R. Tolkien. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Peter, and Marc. > against the Dairy Farmers of Canada. It alleges that her > leg was broken due to negligence during a cheese festival in > Whistler -- how? By a runaway wheel of cheese. 4 for Marc. Allegedly it weighed 5 kg and the safety fence she was behind was not sufficient to stop it soon enough. > 6. Which airport came in at #4 overall among international airports > in Conde Nast Traveler readers' survey? It's the only Canadian > airport to crack the top 10. Toronto Billy Bishop City Airport. (Any reference to the island airport was sufficient.) Porter also ranked #9 among international airlines. > 7. Last Tuesday, who became the second player in Jays history with > triples in consecutive post-season games? Ezekiel Carrera. > 8. When translated to English, the "Divine Vessel" transported > its 2 passengers to "Heavenly Palace", where they'll stay for > a 30-day mission. What is the "Heavenly Palace"? The Chinese space station Tiangong. (The name or description was sufficient. I decided not to accept "space station" alone, though I should perhaps have anticipated that answer and provided guidance in rot13.) 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Marc. > 9. The Donald invited two guests to watch the debate and rattle > his opponent. One was Patricia Smith, who accuses Clinton of > murdering her son in Benghazi. Who is the other? President Obama's half-brother Malik. (Again, the name or description was sufficient.) He's a Trump supporter. 4 for Joshua. > 10. Jaromir Jagr hit a career milestone last Thursday. What did > he do? Scored his 750th goal. > * Game 6 (2016-10-31), Round 1 - Current Events This was tied for the easiest round in its original game. > 1. The off-again-on-again drama of the Comprehensive Economic and > Trade Agreement with the European Union was caused by > disagreement from one region of Belgium. Name the region. Wallonia. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Peter, and Pete. > 2. French police dismantled a refugee camp, nicknamed "The Jungle", > that had repeatedly sprung up in which port city? Calais. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Peter, and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum. > 3. American pop star Justin Timberlake was fined for *doing what* > at a voting booth last week? Taking a photo. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, and Pete. > for a 1980s pop band that rose to short-lived success in 1985 > with their hit "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record". Name the > band. Dead or Alive. 4 for Joshua and Peter. > 5. For the first time a novel by an American has won the Man > Booker Prize. Name him or his winning book. Paul Beatty, "The Sellout". > 6. Shoppers Drug Mart announced last week that it has applied to > the federal government for a license to sell what product? (Medical) marijuana. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Peter, and Pete. > 7. What was unique about Budweiser's delivery last week of 50,000 > cans of beer from Ft. Collins, Colorado, to Colorado Springs? The truck was self-driving. 4 for Dan Tilque and Joshua. > 8. A new host took to the airwaves last week at the CBC, in the > seat once occupied by Jian Gomeshi. Name the new host. Tom Power. > at Muskrat Falls on the Lower Churchill River in Labrador, as > well as the protests against it. Which water-borne contaminant > is the main concern of the protesters? (Methyl) mercury. > 10. The Toronto Parking Authority introduced an innovation last > week that should make the street parking experience somewhat > more convenient. What innovation? Payment by smartphone app. I decided to accept "payment by phone", even though that could also mean making a phone call and giving your credit card number. 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter, and Pete. 2 for Dan Blum. Scores, if there are no errors: GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 BEST FOUR Pete Gayde 4 12 19 27 0 20 78 Joshua Kreitzer 4 8 20 18 12 20 70 Stephen Perry 32 34 -- -- -- -- 66 Peter Smyth 8 4 16 14 8 24 62 Dan Tilque 4 8 12 16 12 20 60 Dan Blum 7 8 12 19 10 13 54 Marc Dashevsky 4 8 12 15 12 0 47 Bruce Bowler -- -- 20 20 -- -- 40 Erland Sommarskog 4 4 4 12 4 12 32 -- Mark Brader | "'Settlor', (i) in relation to a testamentary trust, Toronto | means the individual referred to in paragraph (i)." msb@vex.net | -- Income Tax Act of Canada (1972-94), 108(1)(h) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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