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| Don Piven <don@piven.net>: Jan 18 06:00AM -0600 On 1/17/17 22:59, swp wrote: > correct answers are worth 1 point each. > have fun! > 1. edward vi was the last english king of what dynasty? Tudor > 2. who wrote the novel 'the ocean at the end of the lane' in 2013? > 3. who played jor-el in the 1978 version of the movie 'superman'? > 4. who was the last man to walk on the moon? Eugene Cernan > 5. who is scheduled to perform at the half-time show of superbowl 51? > 6. what organization announced that it is shutting down in may after 146 years? Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey Circus > 7. how old is actress betty white? 95 > 10. woody allen composed the score, co-wrote, directed & starred in what 1973 movie? > 11. how old is melanie hamrick, mick jagger's ballerina girlfriend? > 12. what are the only 2 pieces that can start a game of chess? Pawn, knight. > 13. in what city was 'the drew carey show' set? Cleveland > 14. who did president barack obama greet at the white house on monday january 16th? Chicago Cubs > 15. put these three values in order from least to greatest: pi, the square root of ten, 22/7 22/7, pi, sqrt(10) |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 18 01:25PM > 1. edward vi was the last english king of what dynasty? Tudor > 2. who wrote the novel 'the ocean at the end of the lane' in 2013? Neil Gaiman > 3. who played jor-el in the 1978 version of the movie 'superman'? Marlon Brando > 4. who was the last man to walk on the moon? Gene Cernan > 7. how old is actress betty white? 95 > 9. what was rob reiner's feature film directing debut? Stand By Me > 10. woody allen composed the score, co-wrote, directed & starred in what 1973 movie? Sleeper > 12. what are the only 2 pieces that can start a game of chess? pawn and knight > 13. in what city was 'the drew carey show' set? Cleveland > 15. put these three values in order from least to greatest: pi, the square root of ten, 22/7 pi, 22/7, square root of ten -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Don Piven <don@piven.net>: Jan 18 07:30AM -0600 On 1/18/17 06:00, Don Piven wrote: >> 15. put these three values in order from least to greatest: pi, the >> square root of ten, 22/7 > 22/7, pi, sqrt(10) Sheesh. Clearly my reading skills haven't caught up with my typing skills on just one cup of coffee. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jan 18 04:13PM -0600 In article <e903376b-46df-4c57-8b80-8fe622b587ed@googlegroups.com>, Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com says... > correct answers are worth 1 point each. > have fun! > 1. edward vi was the last english king of what dynasty? Tudor > 2. who wrote the novel 'the ocean at the end of the lane' in 2013? > 3. who played jor-el in the 1978 version of the movie 'superman'? Marlon Brando > 4. who was the last man to walk on the moon? > 5. who is scheduled to perform at the half-time show of superbowl 51? Lady Gaga > 6. what organization announced that it is shutting down in may after 146 years? Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus > 7. how old is actress betty white? 93 > 8. jumbo sized eggs have what minimum weight per dozen? > 9. what was rob reiner's feature film directing debut? This Is Spinal Tap > 10. woody allen composed the score, co-wrote, directed & starred in what 1973 movie? Annie Hall > 11. how old is melanie hamrick, mick jagger's ballerina girlfriend? > 12. what are the only 2 pieces that can start a game of chess? pawn and knight > 13. in what city was 'the drew carey show' set? Cleveland > 14. who did president barack obama greet at the white house on monday january 16th? the name that shall not be spoken [or written] > 15. put these three values in order from least to greatest: pi, the square root of ten, 22/7 pi, 22/7, square root of ten -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Jan 18 03:46PM -0800 On Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 5:13:18 PM UTC-5, Marc Dashevsky wrote: > In article <e903376b-46df-4c57-8b80-8fe622b587ed@googlegroups.com>, Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com says... > > 14. who did president barack obama greet at the white house on monday january 16th? > the name that shall not be spoken [or written] gah! philistine! unclean! unclean! swp |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Jan 18 03:52PM -0800 On Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 2:21:24 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > Stephen Perry: > > this is rotating quiz #243. > "I don't think so, Tim." yeah, caught that 3 seconds after the original post. mea culpa. > Mark Brader | Up until now, you have been told never to use > Toronto | the Goto. I use it. I use a revolver too, but > msb@vex.net | I don't give it to my children. --a Prof. Baird this is one of my favorite quotes, although when I first heard it in 1979 I don't think the sources cited was the same. swp |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 18 05:47PM -0800 On Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 2:59:30 PM UTC+10, swp wrote: > 1. edward vi was the last english king of what dynasty? Tudor > 2. who wrote the novel 'the ocean at the end of the lane' in 2013? > 3. who played jor-el in the 1978 version of the movie 'superman'? > 4. who was the last man to walk on the moon? Cernan > 5. who is scheduled to perform at the half-time show of superbowl 51? > 6. what organization announced that it is shutting down in may after 146 years? > 7. how old is actress betty white? 93 > 8. jumbo sized eggs have what minimum weight per dozen? 3 ounces > 9. what was rob reiner's feature film directing debut? Spinal Tap > 10. woody allen composed the score, co-wrote, directed & starred in what 1973 movie? > 11. how old is melanie hamrick, mick jagger's ballerina girlfriend? 38 > 12. what are the only 2 pieces that can start a game of chess? Pawn or knight > 13. in what city was 'the drew carey show' set? Washington DC > 14. who did president barack obama greet at the white house on monday january 16th? > 15. put these three values in order from least to greatest: pi, the square root of ten, 22/7 pi, 22/7, sqr 10 cheers, calvin |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jan 19 10:51AM swp wrote: > correct answers are worth 1 point each. > have fun! > 1. edward vi was the last english king of what dynasty? Saxe Coburg and Gotha > 2. who wrote the novel 'the ocean at the end of the lane' in 2013? > 3. who played jor-el in the 1978 version of the movie 'superman'? Marlon Brando > 4. who was the last man to walk on the moon? Eugene Cernan > 5. who is scheduled to perform at the half-time show of superbowl 51? Beyonce > 6. what organization announced that it is shutting down in may after > 146 years? > 7. how old is actress betty white? 92 > 8. jumbo sized eggs have what minimum weight per dozen? 500g > 9. what was rob reiner's feature film directing debut? > 10. woody allen composed the score, co-wrote, directed & starred in > what 1973 movie? Annie Hall > 11. how old is melanie hamrick, mick jagger's > ballerina girlfriend? 21 > 12. what are the only 2 pieces that can start > a game of chess? Pawn and Knight > january 16th? > 15. put these three values in order from least to > greatest: pi, the square root of ten, 22/7 Root 10, Pi, 22/7 Peter Smyth |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 18 11:41PM -0600 > 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 4 - History - Atomic Weapons Development & Testing These questions relate to the initial development of the atomic bomb and subsequent post-WW2 testing. 1. Franklin Roosevelt authorized funding of $2,000,000,000 in December 1941 to build the first nuclear weapon. What was the name of the project to create an atomic bomb? 2. September 1942 saw the commencement of <answer 1>. Which military officer was given the job of heading up the project? 3. Although <answer 1> was led by the US, two other countries also contributed to the development the atomic bomb as part of the project. Name either. 4. The first successful atomic explosion test was conducted on 1945-07-16, codenamed "Trinity". It took place in the Jornada del Muerto desert ["Hor-NA-da del M'WAIR-to"]. Either give the name that was used for the specific *location* of the detonation, or else give the name used at that time for the *military area* where it was located. 5. Provide either of the names given to the two designs of nuclear devices that were used in the bomb-drops on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 6. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the previous question. Gur obzo pbqranzrq "Yvggyr Obl" hfrq henavhz sbe vgf qrgbangvba. Jung zngrevny jnf hfrq sbe gur "Sng Zna" qrivpr? 7. What name was given to the B-29 Superfortress airplane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima? 8. In September 1957, the first underground nuclear weapon test was conducted in the US. Either name the specific location, or else just the state, where the test took place. 9. A set of nuclear weapons test explosions codenamed Operation Crossroads took place in July 1946 in the Marshall Islands to determine the effect of nuclear explosions on warships. Name the specific location where those tests took place. 10. In what year did the Soviet Union conduct its first successful atomic-weapon detonation test? * Game 5, Round 6 - Literature - Epic, Dude! All questions in this round deal with literary epics. Most of them were not, of course, actually in English. 1. Name the hero who was slain by Achilles, then dragged by his ankles around the walls of Troy, in Homer's "Iliad". 2. In the 9th book of Homer's "Odyssey", the hero Odysseus has a close encounter with Polyphemus, the son of Poseidon. What type of being is Polyphemus? 3. Considered the first literary epic, this Mesopotamian work, composed circa 2100 BC, tells the story of the hero's friendship with the wild man Enkidu, and his quest for knowledge of eternal life. Name the epic. 4. The "Tain bo Cualinge" ["Toin bo Coo-ling-ga"] tells the tale of the cattle raids of Queen Maeve against the warrior Cuchulainn ["Coo-hull-in"}. Of which country is the "Tain" the national epic? 5. Which epic poem introduced the word "Pandemonium" to the English language? In the poem, it designates the capital of all demons. 6. In Dante's "The Divine Comedy", the author is led through the Inferno and Purgatory by the poet he most admired, then through Paradise by the woman he adored. Name either one of these guides. 7. Virgil's great epic begins with the words: "Arms and the man I sing, who first made way, predestined exile, from the Trojan shore to Italy..." Name the poem *or* its hero. 8. This Renaissance English epic is a thinly veiled tribute to Elizabeth I, and won the author a princely pension-for-life from the appreciative monarch. Name the poem or the poet. 9. This national epic relates the triumphs of real-life mercenary warrior Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar and his exile from his home country of Castile. 10. In this French epic poem, Charlemagne's worthiest knight is perfidiously cut down in the Pyrenean pass of Roncesvaux ["Ron-se-voe"] -- or Roncesvalles ["RON-s'z-vails"], as we call it hereabouts. Name the poem *or* the knight. -- Mark Brader | The only trouble was, no despot had the resources to plan msb@vex.net | every detail in his society's behavior. Not even planet- Toronto | wrecker bombs had as dire a reputation for eliminating | civilizations. --Vernor Vinge, "A Deepness in the Sky" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 18 11:37PM -0600 Mark Brader: > 1. British entrepreneur Richard Branson started what company > in 2004 to facilitate sub-orbital tourist flights and orbital > satellite launches? Virgin Galactic. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Marc, Pete, Don, Peter, and Bruce. > 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. (Ansari) X Prize. 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, Don, and Bruce. > 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. Bert Rutan. 4 for Don and Bruce. > 4. What was the name of the ship that <answer 3> used to win > the <answer 2>? SpaceShipOne. 4 for Bruce. > 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. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, Marc, Don, Peter, and Bruce. > the first privately funded liquid-propellant rocket into space, > is the brainchild of another Silicon Valley billionaire. > Name him. Elon Musk. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, Marc, Don, Peter, and Bruce. > 7. Name either the reusable launch vehicle or the spacecraft > developed by Elon Musk's SpaceX. Falcon, Dragon. 4 for Dan Tilque, Don, and Bruce. > 8. What was unusual about the landing of CRS-8, the first-stage > rocket launched this past April by SpaceX? It landed vertically, on a floating drone platform in the ocean. Either part was acceptable. 4 for Dan Tilque, Don, and Bruce. > 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? Colonization of Mars. 4 for Dan Tilque and Peter. > 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's a one-way mission. 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, Marc, Pete, Don, Peter, and Bruce. > 12 decoys, which are now interspersed with the others. Answer them > if you like for fun, but for no points. > 1. A (decoy) Belize. Joshua and Don got this. > 2. B (decoy) Barbados. Calvin, Joshua, Don, and Peter got this. > 3. C (decoy) Sri Lanka. Calvin, Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, Pete, and Peter got this. > 4. D (decoy) Angola. Calvin, Erland, Joshua, Pete, Don, and Peter got this. > 5. E. Name it. Cyprus. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, Marc, Pete, Don, Peter, and Bruce. > 6. F. Name it. Morocco (shown including Western Sahara, which it controls). 4 for everyone. > 7. G (decoy) Ghana. Calvin, Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, Pete, Don, and Peter got this. > 8. H. Name it. Mongolia. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Don, Peter, and Bruce. > 9. I (decoy) Kazakhstan. Calvin, Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, Pete, Don, and Peter got this. > 10. J. Name it. South Africa. 4 for everyone. > 11. K (decoy) Ethiopia. Calvin and Joshua got this. > 12. L. Name it. Vatican City. 4 for everyone. > 13. M (decoy) Libya. Calvin, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Don, and Peter got this. > 14. N (decoy) Iran. Calvin, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Pete, Don, and Peter got this. > 15. O (decoy) Venezuela. Calvin, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Pete, and Don got this. Then one of them tried to make a second guess. No second guesses on decoys! > 16. P (decoy) Somalia. Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, Pete, Don, Peter, and Bruce got this. > 17. Q. Name it. Malaysia. 4 for Calvin, Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, Marc, Don, and Peter. > 18. R. Name it. Finland. 4 for Calvin, Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, Marc, Pete, Don, Peter, and Bruce. > 19. S. Name it. Panama. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, Marc, Pete, Don, and Peter. 3 for Calvin. > 20. T. Name it. Chile. 4 for everyone. > 21. U (decoy) Greece. Calvin, Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, Pete, Don, Peter, and Bruce got this. > 22. V. Name it. Thailand. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, Marc, Pete, Don, and Peter. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Sci Geo Don Piven 32 40 72 Dan Tilque 32 40 72 Bruce Bowler 36 28 64 Peter Smyth 20 40 60 Joshua Kreitzer 20 40 60 Marc Dashevsky 16 36 52 Erland Sommarskog 8 36 44 Pete Gayde 8 32 40 "Calvin" 0 39 39 Dan Blum 8 28 36 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "I will take your word for it: this is very amusing." msb@vex.net | --"Suddenly Human", ST:TNG, Phillips/Whelpley/Taylor My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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