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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 15 05:27PM -0800 1 Which element makes up about 10% of the alloy bronze? 2 In 1964 which two African countries became Tanzania? 3 In 1861 who was elected President of the Confederated States of America? 4 Which country was awarded the George Cross in 1942, with the symbol now incorporated in its flag? 5 Which British author wrote the 1941 novel "Evil Under the Sun"? 6 Which car manufacturer produced the Oldsmobile from 1908-2004? 7 Which veteran Canadian actor is the only person to have appeared in all 8 "American Pie" films (including spinoffs)? 8 Which British actor portrayed Thomas Cromwell in the BBC TV series "Wolf Hall" and the title role in Steven Spielberg's 2016 movie "The BFG"? 9 Avocadoes, wheat germ and many nuts are good sources of which vitamin? 10 Which benefit concert began as a one-off event organised by Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young held in Illinois in 1985, but soon became an annual event and in 2015 celebrated its 30th anniversary? cheers, calvin |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 16 01:34AM > 1 Which element makes up about 10% of the alloy bronze? tin > 2 In 1964 which two African countries became Tanzania? Zanzibar and Tanganyika > 3 In 1861 who was elected President of the Confederated States of America? Jefferson Davis > 4 Which country was awarded the George Cross in 1942, with the symbol now incorporated in its flag? Australia > 5 Which British author wrote the 1941 novel "Evil Under the Sun"? George Orwell > 6 Which car manufacturer produced the Oldsmobile from 1908-2004? GM > 7 Which veteran Canadian actor is the only person to have appeared in all 8 "American Pie" films (including spinoffs)? Eugene Levy > 9 Avocadoes, wheat germ and many nuts are good sources of which vitamin? B1 > 10 Which benefit concert began as a one-off event organised by Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young held in Illinois in 1985, but soon became an annual event and in 2015 celebrated its 30th anniversary? Farm Aid -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 15 11:18PM -0300 > 1 Which element makes up about 10% of the alloy bronze? Copper > 2 In 1964 which two African countries became Tanzania? Tanganyika and Zanzibar > 3 In 1861 who was elected President of the Confederated States of > America? James Harrison > 4 Which country was awarded the George Cross in 1942, with the > symbol now incorporated in its flag? Malta > 6 Which car manufacturer produced the Oldsmobile from 1908-2004? GM > 9 Avocadoes, wheat germ and many nuts are good sources of which > vitamin? A |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 15 09:22PM -0600 ""Calvin": > 1 Which element makes up about 10% of the alloy bronze? Zinc, I hope. > 2 In 1964 which two African countries became Tanzania? Tanganyika and Zanzibar. > 3 In 1861 who was elected President of the Confederated States > of America? Davis. And that's Confederate States. > 4 Which country was awarded the George Cross in 1942, with the > symbol now incorporated in its flag? Malta. > 5 Which British author wrote the 1941 novel "Evil Under the Sun"? Christie. > 6 Which car manufacturer produced the Oldsmobile from 1908-2004? There wasn't one manufacturer over that period. At one point Olds's company was called REO, after his initials, and I'm guessing that that's what you want. In the final decades of the brand, Oldsmobiles were made by General Motors. > 7 Which veteran Canadian actor is the only person to have > appeared in all 8 "American Pie" films (including spinoffs)? There were *8* of them? Yeeps. I'll try Myers. > 8 Which British actor portrayed Thomas Cromwell in the BBC TV > series "Wolf Hall" and the title role in Steven Spielberg's > 2016 movie "The BFG"? Irons? He's an actor. > 9 Avocadoes, wheat germ and many nuts are good sources of which > vitamin? Got me. B? > Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young held in Illinois > in 1985, but soon became an annual event and in 2015 celebrated > its 30th anniversary? Coachella? That's a concert. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "You often seem quite gracious, in your way." msb@vex.net | --Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 15 10:24PM -0800 Calvin wrote: > 1 Which element makes up about 10% of the alloy bronze? zinc > 2 In 1964 which two African countries became Tanzania? Tanganyika and Zanzibar > 3 In 1861 who was elected President of the Confederated States of America? Jefferson Davis > 4 Which country was awarded the George Cross in 1942, with the symbol now incorporated in its flag? Malta > 5 Which British author wrote the 1941 novel "Evil Under the Sun"? Orwell ?? > 6 Which car manufacturer produced the Oldsmobile from 1908-2004? Gemeral Motors > 7 Which veteran Canadian actor is the only person to have appeared in all 8 "American Pie" films (including spinoffs)? > 8 Which British actor portrayed Thomas Cromwell in the BBC TV series "Wolf Hall" and the title role in Steven Spielberg's 2016 movie "The BFG"? > 9 Avocadoes, wheat germ and many nuts are good sources of which vitamin? vitamin E > 10 Which benefit concert began as a one-off event organised by Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young held in Illinois in 1985, but soon became an annual event and in 2015 celebrated its 30th anniversary? Band Aid -- Dan Tilque |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jan 15 11:08PM > an inordinate number of beloved people. Please identify these people > from semi-cryptic clues,listed chronologically by date of death. > 1. Father of film director Duncan Jones [Jan 10] David Bowie. Jones was originally known as Zowie Bowie. It was tempting to mark "Davy Jones" as almost-right, but I didn't. Sorry Calvin. > 2. *SPOILER* Fancr xvyyf Qhzoyrqber [Jan 14] Alan Rickman, who played Severus Snape in all 8 Harry Potter movies > 3. Co-founder of MIT's AI-lab and neural net pioneer [Jan 24] Marvin Minsky > 4. Salvatore Tessio [Jan 26] Abe Vigoda. Tessio was Vigoda's defining role in The Godfather saga > 5. Egyptian former Secretary-General of the UN [Feb 16] Boutros Boutros-Ghali > 6. Italian author of "The Name Of The Rose" [Feb 19] Umberto Eco > 7. Former FLOTUS [Mar 6] Nancy Reagan (for those that don't know FLOTUS is First Lady Of The United States) > 8. Former "Fifth Beatle" [Mar 8] George Martin. Producer and arranger of almost all the Beatles recordings. Stu Sutcliffe died in 1962, Brian Epstein in 1967 so no points for those. > 9. Former Mayor of Toronto and crack-cocaine aficionado [Mar 22] Rob Ford > 10. "No flipping" [Mar 24] Garry Shandling. "No flipping" was Larry Sanders' imprecation to viewers when his show when to commercial > 11. An Okie, from Muskogee [Apr 6] Merle Haggard. "Okie from Muskogee" was Haggard's biggest hit, and one of his worst songs. > 12. Proprietor of Paisley Park Studios and recording label [Apr 21] Prince. Paisley Park Studios are in Chanhassen, Minnesota. > 13. The Greatest [Jun 3] Muhammad Ali. Boxer, it says here. Never heard of him. > 14. Chess grand master famous for his duel with Anatoly Karpov [Jun 6] Viktor Korchnoi. Garry Kasparov is still alive - but he's an outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin, so lets see what 2017 brings. > 15. Only actually recorded a goal, an assist and a fight twice [Jun > 10] Gordie Howe. Ice Hockey Legend. As seems to come up here often, a goal, assist and a fight is the "Gordie Howe Hattrick" > 16. Sang for Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood, Deborah Kerr and others > [Jul 24] Marni Nixon. If you've heard Hepburn sing in My Fair Lady, Wood in West Side Story or Kerr in the King & I, you were actually listening to Nixon. > 17. Impresario of "Springtime For Hitler", the Waco Kid [Aug 29] Gene Wilder, in "The Producers" and "Blazing Saddles" respectively > 18. Iced tea and lemonade [Sep 25] Arnold Palmer had this non-alcoholic cocktail named after him. > 19. Polish-bord co-winner of 1994 Nobel Peace Prize [Sep 28] Shimon Peres - born Szymon Perski in Wiszniew, Poland but emigrated to Palestine in 1934. > 20. The patron saint of envy, and the grocer of despair [Nov 7] Leonard Cohen. Self described as such in the lyrics of "Field Commander Cohen" > 21. Failed baseball player, failed assassination target [Nov 25] Fidel Castro. > 22. Nine time married socialite and actress [Dec 18] Zsa Zsa Gabor > 23. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou [Dec 25] George Michael - who was a heartthrob for teen girls when I was growing up. How innocent we were. > 24. Daughter of #25 [Dec 27] The divine Carrie Fisher > 25. Mother of #24 [Dec 28] The divine Debbie Reynolds 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 Mark Brader 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 15 Dan Tilque 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 10 Peter Smyth 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 14 Don Piven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Dan Blum 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 14 Marc Dashevsky 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 16 Erland Sommarskog 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 8 swp 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 23 Calvin 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 15 Lots very closely packed around 15/25, but swp is the runaway winner |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 15 05:58PM -0600 Gareth Owen: > 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 > 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 > Mark Brader 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 15 Correct total, wrong details. > Erland Sommarskog 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 8 > swp 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 23 > Calvin 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 15 Fixing that (for me only; I haven't checked the others) and sorting: Stephen Perry 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 23 Marc Dashevsky 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 16 Mark Brader 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 15 Calvin 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 15 Peter Smyth 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 14 Dan Blum 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 14 Dan Tilque 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 10 Erland Sommarskog 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 8 Don Piven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Well done, Stephen! I knew I was beaten as soon as I saw your posting. -- Mark Brader, Toronto / "A computer makes it possible to do, in half an hour, msb@vex.net / tasks which were completely unnecessary to do before." |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jan 16 12:12AM > Well done, Stephen! I knew I was beaten as soon as I saw your posting. As soon as I saw it, I knew it wasn't a big deal that I'd neglected to write the answers down anywhere. |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Jan 15 10:20PM -0800 On Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 7:12:31 PM UTC-5, Gareth Owen wrote: > > Well done, Stephen! I knew I was beaten as soon as I saw your posting. > As soon as I saw it, I knew it wasn't a big deal that I'd neglected to > write the answers down anywhere. gracias I will post the next RQ later today, which is MLK day here in the us. no, that will not be the theme of the quiz. swp |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 15 05:13PM -0800 On Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 9:58:29 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > > "The Spy Who Loved Me"? > Barbara Bach? (Causing me to change my previous answer, which was going > to be Rolling Stones.) My questions are randomly ordered FWIW. cheers, calvin |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 15 05:19PM -0800 On Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at 4:34:00 AM UTC+10, Gareth Owen wrote: > > 9 Who was the producer of the TV series "Starsky & Hutch" and "Beverly > > Hills 91210"? > Aaron Spelling. Didn't we have this question recently? Possibly. My hard drive failed a few months back and while I had backups so didn't lose any questions, I am not always sure which questions have been asked previously. So apologies if there is the occasional repeat, but who doesn't appreciate an easy point? cheers, calvin |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 15 05:24PM -0800 On Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 8:40:34 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > Happy New Year to all! > 1 Who did Pat Cash defeat in the 1987 Wimbledon men's singles final? Ivan Lendl > 2 After water, what is the world's most consumed beverage? Tea > 3 What, collectively, are Shahadah, Salat, Zakat, Swam and Hajj? 5 pillars of Islam > 4 Attributed to the Roman poet Juvenal, this figure of speech referred to two items, a commodity and a form of entertainment, which were routinely provided free to the populace as a form of appeasement. Name either item. Bread or Circuses > 5 Released in 1981, which rock band's Greatest Hits is the best-selling album of all time in the UK, having sold over 6 million copies there? Queen > 6 Who played Soviet agent Anya Amasova in the 1977 James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me"? Barbara Bach > 7 The word "stymie" originated in which sport? Golf > 8 According to probability theory, it is more than 50% likely that among a random group of 23 or more people, two will share the same what? A birthday > 9 Who was the producer of the TV series "Starsky & Hutch" and "Beverly Hills 91210"? Aaron Spelling > 10 What seven-letter word can refer to a casual shopper, a computer program, or a giraffe? Browser Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 469 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 44 Pete Gayde 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 8 46 Gareth Owen 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 37 Mark Brader 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 38 Peter Smyth 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 38 Dan Blum 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 40 Marc Dashevsky 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 34 Dan Tilque 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 21 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 2 7 6 6 4 2 2 8 7 6 50 63% Well done Pete. cheers, calvin |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 15 11:15PM -0300 > 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 21 > Erland S > - - - - - - - - - - --- -- looks like I got a point for #2, but beer is not a type of tea. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 15 09:15PM -0600 Erland Sommarskog: > looks like I got a point for #2, but beer is not a type of tea. Or if it is, I want a point for it too. :-) -- Mark Brader | "Warning! Drinking beer, wine or spirits during Toronto | pregnancy can harm your baby." (City of Toronto msb@vex.net | notice in restaurant washrooms--men's and women's) |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 15 09:06PM -0800 On Monday, January 16, 2017 at 12:15:44 PM UTC+10, Erland Sommarskog wrote: > > Erland S > > - - - - - - - - - - --- -- > looks like I got a point for #2, but beer is not a type of tea. Noted thanks. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 469 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 43 Pete Gayde 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 8 45 Gareth Owen 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 37 Mark Brader 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 37 Peter Smyth 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 37 Dan Blum 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 39 Marc Dashevsky 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 33 Dan Tilque 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 14 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 2 6 6 6 4 2 2 8 7 6 49 61% |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 15 09:07PM -0800 On Monday, January 16, 2017 at 1:15:23 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > Erland Sommarskog: > > looks like I got a point for #2, but beer is not a type of tea. > Or if it is, I want a point for it too. :-) I assume you mean "pint" :-) cheers, calvin |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 15 10:20PM -0800 Calvin wrote: > On Monday, January 16, 2017 at 12:15:44 PM UTC+10, Erland Sommarskog wrote: >> looks like I got a point for #2, but beer is not a type of tea. Ditto for me. -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 15 05:46PM -0600 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". Game 4 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER has held off a late charge by Stephen Perry for the win. Hearty congratulations, eh? > with the music of Bach, but she has also recorded Scarlatti, > Liszt, Fauré, and Debussy. A Companion of the Order of Canada, > she currently lives in London, England. Angela Hewitt. 4 for Stephen. > 41 different roles in a 36-year career at the Metropolitan Opera. > Among her many film appearances: Violetta in Zeffirelli's > "La Traviata". Teresa Stratas. 4 for Stephen. > 3. Who wrote the *music* for "O Canada"? Calixa Lavallée. 4 for Stephen. > 4. Who is music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra? Peter Oundjian. 4 for Stephen and Pete. > 5. This American-born violinist has been a Canadian citizen > since 1988. From 1981 to 2014 she was musical director of the > Toronto-based Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Jeanne Lamon. 4 for Pete. > Scotch by absorption". He wrote more than half a dozen operas > and hundreds of pieces of choral music for St. Mary Magdalene > church in Toronto. Healey Willan. 4 for Stephen. > "Evenstar" on the soundtrack of "Lord of the Rings: the Two > Towers". Her numerous opera roles include Cleopatra in the > Canadian Opera Company's production of Handel's "Julius Caesar". Isabel Bayrakdarian. 4 for Pete. > the role of Tolomeo. Born in 1969, he has made more than 100 > recordings. The University of Toronto recently appointed him > to the position of Head of Early Music and Professor of Voice. Daniel Taylor. > most frequently in Wagnerian roles. He has performed at the > closing ceremonies of two Winter Olympics, and currently works > as a CBC Radio host. Ben Heppner. 4 for Stephen. > 10. At Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, more people ask the way to his grave > than to any other. A few bars of Bach are engraved on his > marker. Glenn Gould. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete. > Name them. > A1. Legendary 6'7" British blues singer. Elton John and Rod > Stewart both got their starts in 1960s bands led by him. "Long John" Baldry. 4 for Gareth, Stephen, Marc, and Don. 3 for Joshua (the hard way). > A2. American sax player, born 1933, member of Miles Davis > Quintet, founder of Weather Report; collaborator with Joni > Mitchell, Steely Dan, and many others. Wayne Shorter. 4 for Gareth, Stephen, Marc, Erland, Joshua, Don, and Pete. > The second-shortest was fought by Israel in 1967 against > Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and Iraq. What was the duration of > that war? 6 days. (The 6-Day War.) 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Gareth, Stephen, Marc, Calvin, Erland, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Peter, Don, and Pete. > the 1960s. The treaty was signed in Havana by President > Juan Manuel Santos and rebel leader Rodrigo Londono, > a.k.a. "Timochenko". Name the country. Colombia. 4 for Gareth, Stephen, Marc, Calvin, Erland, Joshua, Peter, and Don. 3 for Pete. But in October the ceasefire deal was put to the public in a referendum -- and defeated by a vote of about 6,400,000 against to 6,350,000 in favor. It remains to be seen what will happen next. > * C. Long & Short Oscar Winners > C1. What is the longest film to win the Oscar for Best Picture? I'm accepting "Gone With the Wind" and "Lawrence of Arabia"; see discussion below. 4 for Stephen, Marc, Dan Tilque, and Joshua. 9 different movies were given as answers, and I decided to look all of them up in Leonard Maltin's guidebook -- which used to note in its front matter that this is a subject that it's hard to find reliable information on, both because movies get edited after release and also because sources that you would expect to be reliable conflict. For "Gone with the Wind", the principal number given for the running time is 222 minutes, though it adds that it runs 233 minutes "with overture, intermission/entr'acte, exit music". For "Lawrence of Arabia", the principal number is 216 minutes, but then it says that it was "originally" 222 minutes, and that the "restored roadshow version on video" runs 227 minutes "with an overture, intermission/entr'acte, exit music". I decided to accept for quiz purposes the longest time mentioned not including the overture etc., and that means the two movies tie at 222 minutes. It may be noted, however, that the IMDB gives 238 minutes for GWTW, as well as various shorter lengths for different releases; for "Lawrence" it gives 216 minutes, but 222 for the "premiere" version, 227 for the "restored roadshow", and 228 for the "director's cut". The round's original author apparently accepted the IMDB number, which converts to 3 hours 58 minutes. Based on Maltin alone (and showing the versions with overture etc. in square brackets), the greatest lengths for actual Oscar-winners were: 3:42 [3:53] "Gone with the Wind" (1939) 3:42 [3:47] "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) 3:32 [3:42] "Ben-Hur" (1959) 3:20 "The Godfather Part II" (1974) 3:14 "Titanic" (1997) 2:41 "Out of Africa" (1985) And for non-winners: 4:03 [4:11] "Cleopatra" (1963) 4:02 "Greed" (1925) 2:35 [2:44] "How the West Was Won" (1962) In the case of "Greed", Maltin's principal number for length is 2:20, but he also says that the movie "originally" ran 8 hours -- however, the wording implies that this version was never actually released. The time shown in the table is for a 1999 "restored" rerelease. > put in by Beatrice Straight, who took home the Best > Supporting Actress award despite being on screen for > only 5 minutes 2 seconds. Name the 1976 film. "Network". 4 for Stephen and Joshua. > * D. Long & Short Literature > D1. At 4,024 lines and nearly 30,000 words, what is Shakespeare's > longest play? "Hamlet". 4 for Dan Blum, Gareth, Stephen, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Peter. > D2. At two words, it is the shortest verse in the English Bible. > What are the two words? "Jesus wept." (John 11:35.) 4 for Dan Blum, Gareth, Stephen, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Peter, Don, and Pete. > * E. Shortstops > E1. The starting shortstop for the American League in the 2016 > All-Star game, he was born in Aruba. Name him. Xander Bogaerts. 4 for Stephen and Pete. > E2. Five shortstops have been recognized as World Series MVP. > Name *any* of them. Bucky Dent, Alan Trammell, Derek Jeter, David Eckstein, Edgar Renteria. 4 for Gareth, Stephen (the hard way), Marc, and Pete. > * F. Science: Long Lives > F1. The oldest recorded fish, Hanako, died in Japan in 1977 at > the age of 226. What kind of fish was she? Koi (accepting carp; I scored goldfish, which is a different carp, as almost correct). 4 for Stephen and Marc. 3 for Don (the hard way). > longest currently living terrestrial animal at 182. > He's lived since 1882 at the official residence of the > Governor of St. Helena. What kind of animal is Jonathan? Giant tortoise. "Tortoise" or "turtle" was sufficient. 4 for everyone. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Spo Lit Ent His Geo Sci Can Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 8 40 40 26 11 20 4 35 172 Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- 40 40 28 48 156 Pete Gayde 32 23 31 8 27 16 16 27 156 Marc Dashevsky 12 32 -- -- 28 24 0 32 128 Dan Blum 4 20 20 22 27 23 4 16 128 Peter Smyth 12 24 16 35 16 16 0 20 127 Don Piven 16 40 -- -- 24 20 0 27 127 "Calvin" -- -- 20 38 20 21 0 16 115 Dan Tilque 4 23 8 12 20 28 0 20 111 Gareth Owen 26 24 -- -- -- -- 0 32 82 Erland Sommarskog 8 4 -- -- 32 8 0 16 68 -- Mark Brader "Sixty years old and still pulling a train! Toronto That's more than I can say about most msb@vex.net people I know." -- Frimbo My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 15 03:57PM -0800 On Monday, January 16, 2017 at 9:46:52 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > > Governor of St. Helena. What kind of animal is Jonathan? > Giant tortoise. "Tortoise" or "turtle" was sufficient. 4 for > everyone. I don't begrudge anyone the points, but how can a turtle be considered a terrestrial animal? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 15 05:59PM -0600 Mark Brader: > > > Governor of St. Helena. What kind of animal is Jonathan? > > Giant tortoise. "Tortoise" or "turtle" was sufficient. 4 for > > everyone. "Calvin": > I don't begrudge anyone the points, but how can a turtle be considered a > terrestrial animal? Sense 1 at <http://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=turtle>. -- Mark Brader "It is hard to be brave", said Piglet, sniffing Toronto slightly, "when you're only a Very Small Animal." msb@vex.net -- A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 15 11:00PM -0300 > But in October the ceasefire deal was put to the public in a > referendum -- and defeated by a vote of about 6,400,000 against to > 6,350,000 in favor. It remains to be seen what will happen next. They brokered a new peace agreement quite quickly, and his time Santos did not take it to a public vote, but let it suffice with a parliamentary vote. His predecessor Uribe is against the new agreement as well, but so far it has not ruined the show. Negotiations with the other group of sleazebags, eh, guerilla, ELN are still in progress. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 15 09:16PM -0600 Mark Brader: >> But in October the ceasefire deal was put to the public in a >> referendum -- and defeated by a vote of about 6,400,000 against to >> 6,350,000 in favor. It remains to be seen what will happen next. Erland Sommarskog: > They brokered a new peace agreement quite quickly, and his time Santos > did not take it to a public vote, but let it suffice with a parliamentary > vote... Thanks; I did not hear about that. -- Mark Brader | "I believe we can build a better world! Toronto | Of course, it'll take a whole lot of rock, water and dirt. msb@vex.net | Also, not sure where to put it." --Mark MacKenzie |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 15 05:51PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-10-24, 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 Misplaced Modifiers 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 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Private Space Ventures NASA is going nowhere fast, so private corporations and individuals are taking up the race to space. 1. British entrepreneur Richard Branson started what company in 2004 to facilitate sub-orbital tourist flights and orbital satellite launches? 2. This $10,000,000 prize was created in 1996 to encourage space ventures. The winner would have to launch a reusable manned ship into space twice within 2 weeks. Name the prize. 3. Name the designer of the ship that won the <answer 2> in 2004. He is also the designer of Voyager, the first plane to fly around the world without stopping or refueling. He retired from his company, Scaled Composites, in 2011. 4. What was the name of the ship that <answer 3> used to win the <answer 2>? 5. The major investor in <answer 3>'s winning project is also one of the founders of Microsoft. He started Vulcan Aerospace in 2015 to plan and build reusable vehicles for space travel. Who? 6. Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, which launched the first privately funded liquid-propellant rocket into space, is the brainchild of another Silicon Valley billionaire. Name him. After completing the above questions, please decode the rot13 *for questions #7-9 only*. 7. Anzr rvgure gur erhfnoyr ynhapu iruvpyr be gur fcnprpensg qrirybcrq ol Ryba Zhfx'f FcnprK. 8. Jung jnf hahfhny nobhg gur ynaqvat bs PEF-8, gur svefg-fgntr ebpxrg ynhapurq guvf cnfg Ncevy ol FcnprK? 9. FcnprK vf abj jbexvat ba n ynetre-fpnyr cebwrpg, juvpu Zhfx ubcrf gb npuvrir va gur arkg 30 lrnef. Jung vf gur bowrpg bs gung raqrnibe? *After* completing the above questions, please decode the remaining rot13: Vs lbhe nafjre gb gur ynfg dhrfgvba jnf geniry gb Znef, tb onpx naq znxr vg zber fcrpvsvp. 10. Zber guna 100,000 crbcyr unir nccyvrq gb Znef Bar, nabgure cebcbfrq zvffvba gb gur erq cynarg, qrfcvgr bar gur zbfg abgnoyr qenjonpx gb gur cyna. Jung qenjonpx? * Game 5, Round 3 - Geography - Carto-Vexillology or Vexillo-Cartography? It's not flags. It's not maps. It's both. It's time for flag-maps!! Or maybe map-flags!! As you'll see at http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-3/flag/maps.png , each image shows an outline map of a country, and the land area is filled by as much as possible of the flag of that country. All maps are oriented normally, with north at the top. But they're definitely not all to the same scale. I have rearranged the round in order by map letter. There were 12 decoys, which are now interspersed with the others. Answer them if you like for fun, but for no points. 1. A (decoy) 2. B (decoy) 3. C (decoy) 4. D (decoy) 5. E. Name it. 6. F. Name it. 7. G (decoy) 8. H. Name it. 9. I (decoy) 10. J. Name it. 11. K (decoy) 12. L. Name it. 13. M (decoy) 14. N (decoy) 15. O (decoy) 16. P (decoy) 17. Q. Name it. 18. R. Name it. 19. S. Name it. 20. T. Name it. 21. U (decoy) 22. V. Name it. -- Mark Brader | "The dream of a common standard is er... enhanced Toronto | by the diversity of a myriad of national rules..." msb@vex.net | --Ian Walmsley My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 16 12:40AM > 1. British entrepreneur Richard Branson started what company > in 2004 to facilitate sub-orbital tourist flights and orbital > satellite launches? Virgin Galactic > 5. The major investor in <answer 3>'s winning project is also one > of the founders of Microsoft. He started Vulcan Aerospace in > 2015 to plan and build reusable vehicles for space travel. Who? Paul Allen > * Game 5, Round 3 - Geography - Carto-Vexillology or Vexillo-Cartography? > 5. E. Name it. Cyprus > 6. F. Name it. Morocco > 8. H. Name it. Mongolia > 10. J. Name it. South Africa > 12. L. Name it. Vatican City > 17. Q. Name it. Sao Tome & Principe > 18. R. Name it. Sweden > 19. S. Name it. Timor l'Este > 20. T. Name it. Chile > 22. V. Name it. Thailand -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 15 04:59PM -0800 On Monday, January 16, 2017 at 9:51:31 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Private Space Ventures Pass > 12 decoys, which are now interspersed with the others. Answer them > if you like for fun, but for no points. > 1. A (decoy) Dominican republic > 2. B (decoy) Barbados > 3. C (decoy) Sri Lanka > 4. D (decoy) Angola > 5. E. Name it. Cyprus > 6. F. Name it. Morocco > 7. G (decoy) Ghana > 8. H. Name it. Mongolia > 9. I (decoy) Kazakhstan > 10. J. Name it. South Africa > 11. K (decoy) Ethiopia > 12. L. Name it. Vatican City > 13. M (decoy) Libya > 14. N (decoy) Iran > 15. O (decoy) Venezuela, Colombia > 16. P (decoy) Eritrea > 17. Q. Name it. Malaysia > 18. R. Name it. Finland > 19. S. Name it. Panama, Costa Rica > 20. T. Name it. Chile > 21. U (decoy) Greece > 22. V. Name it. Thailand cheers, calvin |
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