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| ArenEss <areness1@yahoo.com>: Feb 10 08:34AM -0600 Since there has been no activity on this thread since 2/4/17, I am calling it now, a couple of hours before the scheduled end time. Here are the original questions, and the answers that I expected (not necessarily all submitted answers can be considered wrong, except by me, as a couple of my questions may have several answers that may be correct, but I was looking for one specific answer.) 1) In 1865, the U.S. Secret Service was first established for the specific purpose to combat what? Answer - The counterfeiting of money. 2) What is the only city in the world located on two continents? Answer - Instanbul, Turkey (luckily, everyone submitted the expected answer.) 3) This word, in Swahili, means "to build", and is the second best selling game of all time. What game? Answer - Jenga 4) Known as "Rashin Coatie" in Scotland, "Zezolla" in Italy, or "Yeh-hsien" in China. Who is this? Answer - Cinderella (no one got this one!) 5) The fur of the binturong, also known as the "Asian Bear Cat," smells like what? Answer - Popcorn (no one got this one either. There is a gland by the cat's tail that emits this aroma!) 6) In 1894 the first big sign was found on the side of a building located in Cartersville, Georgia, and still exists today. What did it advertise? Answer - COKE 7) Orca whales are known to do this in unison when they travel in groups. What do they do in unison? Answer - They breathe in unison when travelling together. (This is one that I consider sketchy, as best. They could possibly do other things all together, as I know they do hunt in teams, but I do not know if that would consist of a whole pod of the whales at the same time, but I had read that they all breathe at the same time when travelling in groups from one destination to another.) 8) Paul Hunn holds the record for the loudest what, which was recorded at 118.1 decibels, which is as loud as a chainsaw? Answer - a Burp, belch 9) A monkey was tried and convicted for doing this in South Bend, Indiana, What did the monkey do? Answer - Smoking a cigarette in public >10) The very first TONKA truck was made when? Answer - 1947 11) This river in Cambodia flows north for almost half the year and then south for the rest of the year. What river is it? Answer - Tonle Sap 12) One out of twenty people have this condition? What? Answer - They are born with an extra rib. I think I also read that sometimes it joins with another rib as a person grows. 13) How far has a deep-water lobster been known to travel, in miles? Answer - 225 miles 14) Who has appeared on the cover of Life magazine the most times? Answer - Elizabeth Taylor 15) When was the Planters Peanut company mascot, Mr. Peanut, created? Answer - 1916 (from what I've read, by a group of kindergarden students!) So with that being my expected answer slate, here are the results and the new, grand champion of the RQ, and owner for RQ #245: [drum-roll please] Contestants 1 1 1 1 1 1 Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 Total =============== = = = = = = = = = = = = = ==== Gareth Owen 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Dan Blum 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Don Piven 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Calvin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Dan Tilque 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Mark Brader 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Erland Sommarskog 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Peter Smyth 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Marc Dashevsky 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Pete Gayde 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 So a hearty congratulations go out to Don Piven with 5 correct answers, and a 3-way tie for second for Dan Blum, Mark Brader, and Pete Gayde with 4. Aren Ess |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 10 11:59AM -0600 "ArenEss": > 7) Orca whales are known to do this in unison when they travel in > groups. What do they do in unison? > Answer - They breathe in unison when travelling together. Possible protest. My guess was "spout". Spouting refers to the visible spray of water produced when a whale exhales, so this answer refers to the same synchrony. However, I have never observed orcas in the wild and don't know if their breaths do in fact produce a visible spout. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "*Nature*, Mr. Allnutt, is what we are put in this msb@vex.net | world *to rise above*." -- The African Queen My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Feb 10 02:45PM -0800 On Friday, February 10, 2017 at 12:59:10 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > Mark Brader, Toronto | "*Nature*, Mr. Allnutt, is what we are put in this > msb@vex.net | world *to rise above*." -- The African Queen > My text in this article is in the public domain. orcas do 'spout' when they breach to breathe. all whale species have differently shaped blow holes, so the 'spouts' are all different as well. some people can tell the species by the shape, but I am not among them. I believe Mark's protest should be upheld. swp |
| ArenEss <areness1@yahoo.com>: Feb 10 08:02PM -0600 >synchrony. >However, I have never observed orcas in the wild and don't know if >their breaths do in fact produce a visible spout. Protest approved. Sorry I overlooked this one. |
| ArenEss <areness1@yahoo.com>: Feb 10 08:06PM -0600 On Fri, 10 Feb 2017 08:34:10 -0600, ArenEss <areness1@yahoo.com> wrote: >answers, and a 3-way tie for second for Dan Blum, Mark Brader, >and Pete Gayde with 4. >Aren Ess Okay, Mark did supply a correct answer to question 7, so he now is in a tie with Don Piven for first place. Since Don posted his answer slate 3 hours before Mark did, I still declare him the winner and hand over the reins of RQ #245 to him. ArenEss |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 11 02:14AM -0600 "ArenEss": > in a tie with Don Piven for first place. Since Don posted his answer > slate 3 hours before Mark did, I still declare him the winner and > hand over the reins of RQ #245 to him. Thanks, Ar; and congratulations and well done, Don! -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Now that is good enough to save and msb@vex.net | plagiarise elsewhere." --Paul Wolff |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 11 02:13AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-11-07, 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 7, Round 2 - Geography - The Phoenician Empire The Mediterranean trading empire of the Phoenicians once extended from the Levant to the Pillars of Hercules. Many contemporary European cities were once Phoenician colonies. 1. The first capital of the Phoenicians (circa 1200-1000 BC), Byblos is one of the longest continuously inhabited cities in the world. In what modern-day country is Byblos located? 2. The power of Byblos waned with the rise of this southern Lebanese city, whose most famous trading product was an eponymous royal purple dye. Name the city. 3. The ancient Romans battled the Phoenicians in the Punic Wars, an epic struggle for maritime power that lasted intermittently for over a century and ended with the destruction of the last capital of the Phoenicians. Name that city. 4. Leptis Magna was a Phoenician settlement under the dominion of <answer 3> until the Roman conquest, after which it flourished as a quasi-independent city. Today, its ruins are considered among the most spectacular of the ancient Mediterranean. In what modern-day country is Leptis Magna located? 5. The Phoenician settlement of Kiteon is today called Larnaca. On what Mediterranean island can we find Larnaca? 6. Founded by settlers from <answer 3>, Tingi has passed from hand to hand ever since, falling successively to the Romans, the Vandals, the Byzantines, and the Umayyad Caliphate. The Portuguese occupied it in 1471, only to give it in 1662 to the English, who held it till 1684. By what name do we know Tingi today? 7. Another colony of <answer 3>, Karalis -- now Cagliari ["Kal-YAR-ee"] -- is today the principal city of which Italian island? 8. Which glamorous Spanish island resort started life as a Phoenician port named Ibossim? 9. Founded as Gadir by Phoenicians from <answer 2>, this Spanish city, lying on a spit on the Atlantic coast, is considered the oldest Phoenician settlement still standing in Western Europe. Name it. 10. The Phoenicians maintained one of their most far-flung trading posts in this present-day European capital from as early as 1200 BC. The trading post stood by the river estuary, near the foot of the slope below the castle hill and the Sé Cathedral. Name the city. * Game 7, Round 3 - Sports - -athlons All questions relate to so-called combined events or to the athletes that excel at them. 1. Before he was a general, he was an Olympian. In which combined event did George S. Patton place 5th in 1912? After answering question #1, please decode the rot13 for the remaining questions. 2. Sbhe bs gur fxvyyf grfgrq va gur zbqrea cragnguyba ner cvfgby-fubbgvat, pebff-pbhagel ehaavat, fjvzzvat, naq fubj whzcvat. Anzr gur svsgu. 3. Gur svefg yrt bs na Bylzcvp gevnguyba pbafvfgf bs qbvat jung sbe 1.5 xz? 4. Gur svefg Bylzcvp gevnguybaf jrer uryq va 2000. Anzr gur jvaare bs gur zra'f rirag gung lrne. 5. Jub jba n ovnguyba oebamr ng gur Nyoregivyyr Bylzcvpf naq gjb tbyqf va Yvyyrunzzre? 6. Ubj znal gnetrgf ner pbagrfgnagf erdhverq gb uvg va rnpu fubbgvat ebhaq bs n ovnguyba? 7. Gur qrpnguyba vf fpberq ba n cbvagf flfgrz. Jub unf enpxrq hc gur terngrfg ahzore bs cbvagf rire? Uvag: Bylzcvp tbyq zrqnyvfg va Ybaqba naq Evb. 8. Pnanqvna naq Cna-Nz punzcvba Qnzvna Jneare ubyqf qrpnguyba orfgf va 2 bs gur 10 riragf. Bar vf gur 110 z uheqyrf; jung vf gur bgure? 9. Ubj znal riragf ner gurer va gur Bylzcvp genpx naq svryq -nguyba sbe jbzra? 10. Ertneqvat gung ynfg -nguyba, juvpu guebjvat rirag qbrf vg *abg* vapyhqr gung vf cneg bs gur zra'f qrpnguyba? -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net Without the threat of frequent new releases of the system to enforce conformity, we have been free to modify and adapt the system to suit our own purposes. ... We feel we are in a relatively advantageous position compared with users of other brands of software. -- John Lions My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 11 02:10AM -0600 Mark Brader: > * Game 3 (2017-01-30), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Donald Trump issued a proclamation after his inauguration, > stating that January 20, 2017, will be known by what title? "National Day of Patriotic Devotion"! 4 for Don. > reportedly based on a conversation he had with a "very famous > golfer" who now lives in Florida. The golfer is not a US > citizen. Name him. Bernard Langer. 4 for Peter and Pete. > Gosling and Emma Stone tied "All About Eve" and "Titanic" for > most-ever Oscar nominations. How many Oscar nominations did > these three movies each receive? 14. 4 for Peter, Pete, and Joshua. > 4. After protests by women's groups, this director stepped down > as president of the César Film Awards in France. Who is he? Roman Polanski. 4 for Peter, Pete, Marc, and Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum. > the descriptor "iconic", for her role as Mary Richards. In what > city did this character ply her trade as an associate producer > at WJM? Minneapolis. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Don, Pete, Marc, and Joshua. > 6. For safety reasons, Butchart Gardens, the popular British > Columbia tourist spot, is banning its customers from bringing > this device to the attraction. What device? Selfie stick. 4 for Peter, Pete, and Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum. > 7. A former interim mayor of Montreal has been found guilty of > 8 criminal charges that involve kickbacks from developers. > He'll be sentenced next month. Who is he? Michael Applebaum. > time related to corruption investigations, including possible > bribes for more favorable coverage from a media outlet. > Name the foreign leader. Benjamin Netanyahu. 4 for Dan Tilque and Erland. > 9. The Blue Jays signed this 31-year-old backup catcher who hit > a whopping .171 last year. His most distinctive feature is his > 6-syllable surname, the longest in major league baseball. Who? Jarrod Saltalamacchia -- as you will remember from Game 6, Round 9, in the last season that the Usual Suspects wrote. 4 for Pete and Marc. > 10. As the NHL headed into its All-Star break, which player had > the most individual points? Connor McDavid. 4 for Don. Sidney Crosby was second. > * Game 4 (2017-02-06), Round 1 - Current Events This was the second-easiest round in the original game, after the audio round. > 1. A Facebook-owned company was ordered to pay $500,000,000 in > damages to Zeni Max for improperly using code related to > what device? Oculus Rift. > 2. Which technology-driven automobile company has officially dropped > "Motors" from its corporate name as it looks to the future? Tesla. (What, they don't think electric motors are motors?) 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Don, Peter, Pete, Marc, and Joshua. > 3. Which pop music star announced on Instagram last Wednesday that > she is pregnant with twins? Beyoncé. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Don, Peter, Erland, Pete, and Joshua. > 4. The newsmagazine show "60 Minutes" said that a well-known > "special contributor" will be providing the occasional report, > starting this fall. Who? Oprah Winfrey. I'm generously accepting either name. 4 for Pete and Joshua. > cousin, who happens to be the US Senate minority leader, > after the latter was insulted on Twitter by Donald Trump. > Name the comedian. Amy Schumer. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Pete, Marc, and Joshua. > 6. She was the acting US attorney general, but she was fired by > Donald Trump after refusing to defend his "Muslim ban" on the > grounds that it is illegal. Name her. Sally Yates. 4 for Dan Tilque and Joshua. > 7. Which veteran NHL coach has been fired after 6 years in charge > of the St. Louis Blues? Ken Hitchcock. 4 for Erland and Pete. As usual, if you give a first name, you have to get it right. > 8. Speaking of St. Louis, the Cardinals baseball team was ordered > to give up two draft picks and pay $2,000,000 to the Houston > Astros. Why did they incur this penalty? They hacked into the Astros' computers, accessing email and the scouting database. I scored "stole the Astros' private information" as almost correct, since that was the essence of what was wrong. 4 for Dan Tilque, Don, Peter, Marc, and Joshua. 3 for Pete. A former Cardinals executive is already serving a 46-month jail sentence. > manager has resigned. Controversial in his methods, he also ran > the mayoral campaigns for Rob Ford in 2010 and John Tory in 2014. > Who is he? Nick Kouvalis. > 10. The head of the TTC's largest union was removed from his post > last Friday by the union's head office in Maryland, as part of > an internal union battle. Name him. Bob Kinnear. Scores, if there are no errors: GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 TOTALS Joshua Kreitzer 8 24 16 24 72 "Pete" -- -- 24 23 47 "ArenEss" 20 24 -- -- 44 Marc Dashevsky 4 12 12 12 40 Pete Gayde 16 16 -- -- 32 Peter Smyth -- -- 16 16 32 Dan Blum 4 4 10 12 30 Dan Tilque 0 4 8 16 28 Don Piven -- -- 12 12 24 Erland Sommarskog 0 8 4 8 20 -- Mark Brader | (As you might imagine, the "difficulties" are all Toronto | bureaucratic and competential, not technical.) msb@vex.net | --Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 11 02:08AM -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 6 is over, and despite missing one set and therefore having no room to drop categories, GARETH OWEN wins. Hearty congratulations! > two of those and ask for a third. > 1. Song is "Moon River", written by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer. > Name the film. "Breakfast at Tiffany's". (Sung by Audrey Hepburn, and written specifically so that she'd be able to.) 4 for Jason, Calvin, Marc, Gareth, Pete, and Joshua. > 2. "Que Sera, Sera" is the song, written by Livingston and Evans. > For which film? "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1956). (Sung by Doris Day.) 4 for Calvin, Marc, Gareth, and Joshua. > 3. Who is the writer of "Take a Look at Me Now", from "Against > All Odds"? Phil Collins. (He also sang it.) 4 for Jason, Calvin, Gareth, Erland, Pete, and Joshua. > 4. Who sang "What a Feeling", the hit song from "Flashdance"? Irene Cara. (She also co-wrote it, with Giorgio Moroder and Keith Forsey.) 4 for Jason, Calvin, Marc, Don, Bruce, Gareth, and Joshua. > 5. "The Breakfast Club"'s theme "Don't You Forget about Me" was > performed by which band? Simple Minds. (Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff wrote it.) 4 for Jason, Calvin, Bruce, Gareth, Erland, and Joshua. > 6. Stevie Wonder wrote and performed "I Just Called to Say I Love > You" for which movie? "The Woman in Red". 4 for Jason, Gareth, and Joshua. > 7. Who performed "The Best That You Can Do" for "Arthur"? Christopher Cross. (He also co-wrote it, with Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, and Peter Allen.) 4 for Jason, Bruce, Gareth, and Joshua. > 8. "There's Got to be a Morning After" for the survivors of "The > Poseidon Adventure" (1972). Name either the performer in the > movie or the singer whose cover became a hit the following year. Apparently sung in the movie by Carol Lynley, but dubbed by Renee Armand; covered by Maureen McGovern. Accepting any of these. (Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn wrote it.) 4 for Pete and Joshua. > 9. Noel Harrison sang the theme to the 1968 original of "The Thomas > Crown Affair". Name the song. "The Windmills of Your Mind". (Written by Michel Legrand and Alan and Marilyn Bergman.) 4 for Marc, Gareth, and Joshua. > 10. Coolio was the performer of "Gangsta's Paradise", from which > movie? "Dangerous Minds". (He co-wrote it with Stevie Wonder, Doug Rasheed, and L.V.) 4 for Jason, Gareth, and Joshua. > We give the names of four subway (Metro, Underground, etc.) > stations; you say what city they're all in. > A1. Presidente Vargas, Carioca, São Cristóvão, Cantagalo. Rio de Janeiro. I reluctantly accepted "Rio". 4 for Dan Blum, Jason, Calvin, Don, Bruce, Peter, Gareth, Pete, and Joshua. 2 for Erland. > A2. Causeway Bay, Prince Edward, Disneyland Resort, Tung Chung. Hong Kong. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Marc, Don, Bruce, Peter, Erland, Pete, and Joshua. 3 for Gareth. > had become a part of his family. This charming tale led > to an outpouring of support and possibly saved the owner's > political career. Who was the owner? Richard Nixon. 4 for Dan Blum, Jason, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Marc, Don, Bruce, Gareth, Pete, and Joshua. > B2. According to the diaries of their owner, Irish terriers > Pat, Pat II, and Pat III had an impact on Canadian politics > for almost 25 years. Who did they belong to? William Lyon Mackenzie King. > * C. Songs about Masturbation > C1. Who got people singing about their "ding-a-lings" in his > only #1 hit, in 1972? Chuck Berry ("My Ding-a-ling"). 4 for Jason, Marc, Bruce, Gareth, Pete, and Joshua. > stop messin' with the danger zone". This earned her #2 on > the charts -- and a spot on Parental Advisory's Filthy 15. > Who sang it? Cyndi Lauper ("She Bop"). 4 for Jason, Bruce, Gareth, and Joshua. > D1. In what movie does preacher man Robert Mitchum charm and > then murder Shelley Winters to get to her children and a > hidden $10,000 stash? "The Night of the Hunter". 4 for Jason, Marc, Gareth, and Joshua. > D2. In which movie does James Mason marry Shelley Winters, > drive her to despair and death, and run off with her > daughter? "Lolita". 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Marc, Gareth, and Joshua. > * E. Triple Crowns > E1. Name one of the races in the UK's Triple Crown. 2,000 Guineas Stake, Epsom Derby (accepting either word), St. Leger Stakes. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Bruce, Peter, Gareth, Erland, and Pete. > E2. The Triple Tiara is an American "Triple Crown" series that > features what kind of horse? Fillies. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Don, Bruce, Peter, Pete, and Joshua. 3 for Gareth. > * F. The Pubs We've Played In > F1. What *is* a Jersey giant? A breed of chicken. 4 for Marc. As seen on thir sign: http://www.qsview.com/@43.648663,-79.373184,141.15h,9.39p,2.83z > F2. What *is* a spotted dick? A British pudding made with suet and dried fruit. I used to eat it sometimes after the games there. I accepted any reference to "pudding" or "dessert". 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Marc, Bruce, Peter, Gareth, Pete, and Joshua. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Geo Spo His Lit Sci Can Ent Cha SIX Gareth Owen 28 22 19 36 -- -- 36 38 179 Joshua Kreitzer 8 20 24 28 20 0 40 36 168 Bruce Bowler 36 12 16 28 32 0 12 32 156 Dan Blum 23 6 22 28 28 0 0 28 135 Dan Tilque 36 12 24 32 4 8 0 12 124 Marc Dashevsky 28 16 20 16 16 0 16 28 124 Don Piven 36 15 16 16 24 8 4 16 123 "Calvin" 16 16 18 20 20 0 20 24 118 Pete Gayde 12 22 22 12 12 0 12 28 108 Peter Smyth 16 12 22 16 15 0 0 20 101 Jason Kreitzer 4 4 8 16 8 0 28 20 84 Erland Sommarskog -- -- 27 0 -- -- 8 10 45 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | A driver I know is getting uncomfortably close to msb@vex.net | earning the nickname "Crash". --Lee Ayrton My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 10 09:39AM -0300 > 1 Who wrote the 1936 novel "Gone with the Wind"? Was Atwood here name? I think the first name was Margaret anyway. > 2 Which position has been held by Avery Brundage and Lord Killanin, > among others? Head of the International Olympics Committee. > 4 What is the most popular tourist attraction in Zambia? The Victoria Falls. > 5 Despite the name, Kansas City is actually located in which US state? As far as I know there are two of them, one in Kansas and one in Missouri, but it is the latter that is the bigger one, and hte one in Kansas is just a suburb. > 6 What English word has 3 double letters in a row? Bookkeeping |
| Don Piven <don@piven.net>: Feb 10 07:05AM -0600 On 2/9/17 23:46, Calvin wrote: > 7 questions only for this one. > 1 Who wrote the 1936 novel "Gone with the Wind"? Margaret Mitchell > 2 Which position has been held by Avery Brundage and Lord Killanin, among others? President of the International Olympic Committee > 3 The fictional firms Wernham-Hogg and Dundler-Mifflin appear in which TV comedy program? The Office > 4 What is the most popular tourist attraction in Zambia? Victoria Falls. > 5 Despite the name, Kansas City is actually located in which US state? Missouri. (I predict some discussion about this question.) > 6 What English word has 3 double letters in a row? Bookkeeper > 7 Which mythical creatures can supposedly be recognised, when in human guise, by their long ring fingers? Werewolves |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 10 01:39PM > 1 Who wrote the 1936 novel "Gone with the Wind"? Margaret Mitchell > 2 Which position has been held by Avery Brundage and Lord Killanin, among others? Poet Laureate > 3 The fictional firms Wernham-Hogg and Dundler-Mifflin appear in which TV comedy program? The Office > 5 Despite the name, Kansas City is actually located in which US state? Missouri (Although there is also a Kansas City in Kansas.) > 6 What English word has 3 double letters in a row? bookkeeper > 7 Which mythical creatures can supposedly be recognised, when in human guise, by their long ring fingers? werewolves -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Bruce <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Feb 10 04:26PM On Thu, 09 Feb 2017 21:46:54 -0800, Calvin wrote: > 7 questions only for this one. > 1 Who wrote the 1936 novel "Gone with the Wind"? Mitchell > 2 Which position has been held by Avery Brundage and Lord Killanin, > among others? President of the IOC > 3 The fictional firms Wernham-Hogg and Dundler-Mifflin appear in which > TV comedy program? The Office > 4 What is the most popular tourist attraction in Zambia? Victoria Falls > 5 Despite the name, Kansas City is actually located in which US state? Kansas (and Missouri) > 6 What English word has 3 double letters in a row? subbookkeeper > 7 Which mythical creatures can supposedly be recognised, when in human > guise, by their long ring fingers? Werewolf ([obligatory Young Frankenstein reference] There wolf!) |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Feb 10 02:27PM -0600 In article <a90565c7-dd11-4d5e-8943-0ed4e5c90c40@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 7 questions only for this one. > 1 Who wrote the 1936 novel "Gone with the Wind"? Margaret Mitchell > 2 Which position has been held by Avery Brundage and Lord Killanin, among others? head of IOC > 3 The fictional firms Wernham-Hogg and Dundler-Mifflin appear in which TV comedy program? The Office > 4 What is the most popular tourist attraction in Zambia? Victoria Falls > 5 Despite the name, Kansas City is actually located in which US state? Missouri > 6 What English word has 3 double letters in a row? bookkeeper > 7 Which mythical creatures can supposedly be recognised, when in human guise, by their long ring fingers? vampires? -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Feb 10 09:15PM Calvin wrote: > 7 questions only for this one. > 1 Who wrote the 1936 novel "Gone with the Wind"? Margaret Mitchell > 2 Which position has been held by Avery Brundage and Lord Killanin, > among others? President of the IOC > 3 The fictional firms Wernham-Hogg and Dundler-Mifflin > appear in which TV comedy program? The Office > 4 What is the most popular tourist attraction in Zambia? Serengeti > 5 Despite the name, Kansas City is actually located in which US state? Missouri > 6 What English word has 3 double letters in a row? Bookkeeper 7 Which mythical creatures can supposedly be recognised, when in human guise, by their long ring fingers? Werewolf Peter Smyth |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 10 07:37PM -0800 Calvin wrote: > 7 questions only for this one. > 1 Who wrote the 1936 novel "Gone with the Wind"? Margaret Mitchell > 2 Which position has been held by Avery Brundage and Lord Killanin, among others? Lord High Everything Else > 3 The fictional firms Wernham-Hogg and Dundler-Mifflin appear in which TV comedy program? > 4 What is the most popular tourist attraction in Zambia? Victoria Falls > 5 Despite the name, Kansas City is actually located in which US state? Missouri and Kansas There's two answers because there's actually two Kansas City's. The larger is in Missouri and immediately across the border is the other in Kansas. They're distinct cities, each with their own mayor, city council, etc. This is not the only place in the US where two cities with the same name are adjacent across state borders. Texarkana AR/TX, Bristol TN/VA, Bluefield VA/WV are three smaller examples and there's about half a dozen or so villages in various places. > 6 What English word has 3 double letters in a row? bookkeeper (said his assistant, the subbookkeeper) > 7 Which mythical creatures can supposedly be recognised, when in human guise, by their long ring fingers? vampire -- Dan Tilque |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 11 04:01AM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 7 questions only for this one. > 1 Who wrote the 1936 novel "Gone with the Wind"? Mitchell > 2 Which position has been held by Avery Brundage and Lord > Killanin, among others? International Olympic Committee President > 3 The fictional firms Wernham-Hogg and > Dundler-Mifflin appear in which TV comedy program? The Office > 4 What is the most popular tourist attraction in Zambia? Victoria Falls > 5 Despite the name, > Kansas City is actually located in which US state? Missouri (there is another city named Kansas City, which is in Kansas) > 6 What English word has 3 double letters in a row? bookkeeper > 7 Which mythical creatures can > supposedly be recognised, when in human guise, by their long ring > fingers? Vampires > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 10 09:35AM -0300 > Yeah. I got the World Cup one wrong. So did I, but still got a point. A very tough question. It seemed reasonable to assume that that the host nation would have been in that game, but no so. |
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