- Calvin's Quiz #470 - 2 Updates
- QFTCIMM16 Game 5, Rounds 2-3: private space, flag maps - 3 Updates
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jan 16 04:58PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 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? Jefferson Davis > 5 Which British > author wrote the 1941 novel "Evil Under the Sun"? > 6 Which car manufacturer produced the Oldsmobile from 1908-2004? General Motors > title role in Steven Spielberg's 2016 movie "The BFG"? > 9 Avocadoes, wheat germ and many nuts are good sources of which > vitamin? A > 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 > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jan 17 12:01AM Calvin wrote: > 1 Which element makes up about 10% of the alloy bronze? Tin > 2 In 1964 which two African countries became Tanzania? Tanganyika (sp?) 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"? > 6 Which car manufacturer produced the Oldsmobile from 1908-2004? General Motors > BFG"? > 9 Avocadoes, wheat germ and many nuts are good sources of which > vitamin? D > Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young held in Illinois in 1985, but > soon became an annual event and in 2015 celebrated its 30th > anniversary? Peter Smyth |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jan 16 07:14PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:ZeednYLFuMlgl-HFnZ2dnUU7- > 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? Balmer > the first privately funded liquid-propellant rocket into space, > is the brainchild of another Silicon Valley billionaire. > Name him. Bezos > 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? Travel to Mars without returning > 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? No return > * Game 5, Round 3 - Geography - Carto-Vexillology or Vexillo- Cartography? > 12 decoys, which are now interspersed with the others. Answer them > if you like for fun, but for no points. > 1. A (decoy) Comoros > 2. B (decoy) Malta > 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. Hungary > 9. I (decoy) Kazakhstan > 10. J. Name it. South Africa > 11. K (decoy) Armenia > 12. L. Name it. Vatican City > 13. M (decoy) Algeria > 14. N (decoy) Iran > 15. O (decoy) Venezuela > 16. P (decoy) Somalia > 17. Q. Name it. Sao Tome e Principe > 18. R. Name it. Finland > 19. S. Name it. Panama > 20. T. Name it. Chile > 21. U (decoy) Greece > 22. V. Name it. Thailand Pete Gayde |
| Don Piven <don@piven.net>: Jan 16 01:22PM -0600 On 1/15/17 17:51, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. British entrepreneur Richard Branson started what company > in 2004 to facilitate sub-orbital tourist flights and orbital > satellite launches? Virgin Galactic > 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. X Prize > 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. Burt Rutan > 4. What was the name of the ship that <answer 3> used to win > the <answer 2>? X1 > 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 > the first privately funded liquid-propellant rocket into space, > is the brainchild of another Silicon Valley billionaire. > Name him. Elon Musk > *for questions #7-9 only*. > 7. Anzr rvgure gur erhfnoyr ynhapu iruvpyr be gur fcnprpensg > qrirybcrq ol Ryba Zhfx'f FcnprK. Falcon > 8. Jung jnf hahfhny nobhg gur ynaqvat bs PEF-8, gur svefg-fgntr > ebpxrg ynhapurq guvf cnfg Ncevy ol FcnprK? It landed on a floating barge > 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? Manned Mars mission > 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? It's a one-way mission. > 12 decoys, which are now interspersed with the others. Answer them > if you like for fun, but for no points. > 1. A (decoy) Belize > 2. B (decoy) Barbados > 3. C (decoy) > 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) > 12. L. Name it. Vatican City State > 13. M (decoy) Libya > 14. N (decoy) Iran > 15. O (decoy) Venezuela > 16. P (decoy) Somalia > 17. Q. Name it. Malaysia > 18. R. Name it. Finland > 19. S. Name it. Panama > 20. T. Name it. Chile > 21. U (decoy) Greece > 22. V. Name it. Thailand |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jan 16 11:56PM Mark Brader wrote: > 1. British entrepreneur Richard Branson started what company > in 2004 to facilitate sub-orbital tourist flights and orbital > satellite launches? Virgin Galactic > 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. Musk > 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? Allen > the first privately funded liquid-propellant rocket into space, > is the brainchild of another Silicon Valley billionaire. > Name him. Musk > 9. SpaceX is now working on a larger-scale project, which Musk > hopes to achieve in the next 30 years. What is the object of > that endeavor? Building a colony on Mars > 10. More than 100,000 people have applied to Mars One, another > proposed mission to the red planet, despite one the most notable > drawback to the plan. What drawback? It would be a one-way trip > if you like for fun, but for no points. > 1. A (decoy) > 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) Swaziland > 12. L. Name it. Vatican City > 13. M (decoy) Libya > 14. N (decoy) Iran > 15. O (decoy) Colombia > 16. P (decoy) Somalia > 17. Q. Name it. Malaysia > 18. R. Name it. Finland > 19. S. Name it. Panama > 20. T. Name it. Chile > 21. U (decoy) Greece > 22. V. Name it. Thailand Peter Smyth |
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