Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 16 updates in 3 topics

Bruce <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Feb 14 02:03PM

On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 00:05:08 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 4. In 1997, Bill Clinton formally apologized for the unethical
> "Tuskegee experiment", in which -- without their knowledge -- 400
> black males were left untreated for *what disease*?
 
Syphilis
 
> British PM Gordon Brown issued a posthumous apology in 2009 for the
> mistreatment of the man whose "unique contribution helped to turn the
> tide of the war". Who was the man?
 
Turing
 
> 6. It took over 350 years and a 13-year investigation for the
> Vatican to finally apologize for their shoddy treatment of this
> astronomer. Who did John Paul II apologize to?
 
Galileo
 
 
> 10. In 4 words, complete this quotation from "A Streetcar Named
> Desire" by Tennessee Williams: "I have always depended on..."
> On what?
 
The kindness of strangers.
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 14 03:13PM

> visit to Poland, the chancellor of Germany made a silent apology
> by he spontaneously kneeling in front of a memorial to the
> Jewish victims of the Warsaw Ghetto. Name him.
 
Kohl
 
> "Stolen Generations", National Sorry Day was celebrated every
> year from 1998 to 2005, until the name was changed to the
> National Day of Healing. In what country?
 
Australia
 
> overthrow of this kingdom 100 years earlier. US Marines backed
> the coup, which was orchestrated by American sugar barons.
> 5 years later the kingdom was annexed by the US. Which kingdom?
 
Hawaii
 
> 4. In 1997, Bill Clinton formally apologized for the unethical
> "Tuskegee experiment", in which -- without their knowledge --
> 400 black males were left untreated for *what disease*?
 
syphillis
 
> British PM Gordon Brown issued a posthumous apology in 2009 for
> the mistreatment of the man whose "unique contribution helped
> to turn the tide of the war". Who was the man?
 
Alan Turing
 
> 6. It took over 350 years and a 13-year investigation for the
> Vatican to finally apologize for their shoddy treatment of
> this astronomer. Who did John Paul II apologize to?
 
Galileo
 
> set up a fund to redress the trauma suffered. In 2007, Japan's
> PM Shinzo Abe denied the violations and then apologized for
> denying them. Who were the victims of these Japanese crimes?
 
Manchurians; Koreans
 
> the discriminatory "head tax". The tax ended when the government
> decided simply to bar all Chinese immigrants from entering the
> country instead. Within 2 years, when did *that* happen?
 
1920; 1932
 
 
> 1. Name the play in which you'd hear the following line:
> "To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a
> misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness."
 
The Importance of Being Earnest
 
> 3. Eugene O'Neill's most highly-regarded drama concerns some
> 16 hours in the life of the retired actor James Tyrone, his
> morphine-addicted wife, and his two sons. Name the play.
 
A Long Day's Journey Into Night
 
> 4. "He has written a play in which nothing happens, twice."
> Which 1953 work was critic Vivian Mercier referring to?
 
No Exit
 
> were even permitted some sexual frankness. By what collective
> name are the humorous works of such playwrights as William
> Congreve, William Wycherley, and John Vanburgh best known?
 
Restoration comedies
 
> 6. Who wrote "Hay Fever", "Private Lives", and "Blithe Spirit"?
 
Noel Coward
 
> 8. "She's as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile",
> says one character -- created by *which author* for his first
> play, "The Rivals"?
 
Sheridan
 
> the protagonist's ruin professes so many different motives for
> his nastiness that ultimately none are convincing. Name this
> enigmatic malcontent.
 
Iago
 
> 10. In 4 words, complete this quotation from "A Streetcar Named
> Desire" by Tennessee Williams: "I have always depended on..."
> On what?
 
the kindness of strangers
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Feb 14 04:11PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> visit to Poland, the chancellor of Germany made a silent apology
> by he spontaneously kneeling in front of a memorial to the
> Jewish victims of the Warsaw Ghetto. Name him.
Kohl, Schmidt
> "Stolen Generations", National Sorry Day was celebrated every
> year from 1998 to 2005, until the name was changed to the
> National Day of Healing. In what country?
Australia
> overthrow of this kingdom 100 years earlier. US Marines backed
> the coup, which was orchestrated by American sugar barons.
> 5 years later the kingdom was annexed by the US. Which kingdom?
Hawaii
> British PM Gordon Brown issued a posthumous apology in 2009 for
> the mistreatment of the man whose "unique contribution helped
> to turn the tide of the war". Who was the man?
Alan Turing
> 6. It took over 350 years and a 13-year investigation for the
> Vatican to finally apologize for their shoddy treatment of
> this astronomer. Who did John Paul II apologize to?
Copernicus, Galileo
> set up a fund to redress the trauma suffered. In 2007, Japan's
> PM Shinzo Abe denied the violations and then apologized for
> denying them. Who were the victims of these Japanese crimes?
Prisoners of war
 
> 1. Name the play in which you'd hear the following line:
> "To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a
> misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness."
The Importance of Being Earnest
> morphine-addicted wife, and his two sons. Name the play.
 
> 4. "He has written a play in which nothing happens, twice."
> Which 1953 work was critic Vivian Mercier referring to?
Waiting for Godot
> name are the humorous works of such playwrights as William
> Congreve, William Wycherley, and John Vanburgh best known?
 
> 6. Who wrote "Hay Fever", "Private Lives", and "Blithe Spirit"?
Noel Coward
> the protagonist's ruin professes so many different motives for
> his nastiness that ultimately none are convincing. Name this
> enigmatic malcontent.
Malvolio
> 10. In 4 words, complete this quotation from "A Streetcar Named
> Desire" by Tennessee Williams: "I have always depended on..."
> On what?
 
 
Peter Smyth
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Feb 14 03:07PM -0600

In article <CdidndN9XqGJAz_FnZ2dnUU7-W3NnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says...
> visit to Poland, the chancellor of Germany made a silent apology
> by he spontaneously kneeling in front of a memorial to the
> Jewish victims of the Warsaw Ghetto. Name him.
Kohl
 
> "Stolen Generations", National Sorry Day was celebrated every
> year from 1998 to 2005, until the name was changed to the
> National Day of Healing. In what country?
Australia
 
> overthrow of this kingdom 100 years earlier. US Marines backed
> the coup, which was orchestrated by American sugar barons.
> 5 years later the kingdom was annexed by the US. Which kingdom?
Hawaii
 
> 4. In 1997, Bill Clinton formally apologized for the unethical
> "Tuskegee experiment", in which -- without their knowledge --
> 400 black males were left untreated for *what disease*?
syphilis
 
> British PM Gordon Brown issued a posthumous apology in 2009 for
> the mistreatment of the man whose "unique contribution helped
> to turn the tide of the war". Who was the man?
Alan Turing
 
> 6. It took over 350 years and a 13-year investigation for the
> Vatican to finally apologize for their shoddy treatment of
> this astronomer. Who did John Paul II apologize to?
Galileo Galilei
 
> set up a fund to redress the trauma suffered. In 2007, Japan's
> PM Shinzo Abe denied the violations and then apologized for
> denying them. Who were the victims of these Japanese crimes?
Chinese
 
 
> 1. Name the play in which you'd hear the following line:
> "To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a
> misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness."
The Importance of Being Earnest
 
 
> 3. Eugene O'Neill's most highly-regarded drama concerns some
> 16 hours in the life of the retired actor James Tyrone, his
> morphine-addicted wife, and his two sons. Name the play.
Long Day's Journey Into Night
 
> name are the humorous works of such playwrights as William
> Congreve, William Wycherley, and John Vanburgh best known?
 
> 6. Who wrote "Hay Fever", "Private Lives", and "Blithe Spirit"?
Noel Coward
 
> the protagonist's ruin professes so many different motives for
> his nastiness that ultimately none are convincing. Name this
> enigmatic malcontent.
Iago
 
> 10. In 4 words, complete this quotation from "A Streetcar Named
> Desire" by Tennessee Williams: "I have always depended on..."
> On what?
the kindness of strangers.
 
 
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Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 14 10:07PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:CdidndN9XqGJAz_FnZ2dnUU7-
> visit to Poland, the chancellor of Germany made a silent apology
> by he spontaneously kneeling in front of a memorial to the
> Jewish victims of the Warsaw Ghetto. Name him.
 
Schmidt; Kohl
 
> "Stolen Generations", National Sorry Day was celebrated every
> year from 1998 to 2005, until the name was changed to the
> National Day of Healing. In what country?
 
Australia
 
> overthrow of this kingdom 100 years earlier. US Marines backed
> the coup, which was orchestrated by American sugar barons.
> 5 years later the kingdom was annexed by the US. Which kingdom?
 
Hawaii
 
 
> 4. In 1997, Bill Clinton formally apologized for the unethical
> "Tuskegee experiment", in which -- without their knowledge --
> 400 black males were left untreated for *what disease*?
 
Syphillus
 
> British PM Gordon Brown issued a posthumous apology in 2009 for
> the mistreatment of the man whose "unique contribution helped
> to turn the tide of the war". Who was the man?
 
Turing
 
 
 
> 6. It took over 350 years and a 13-year investigation for the
> Vatican to finally apologize for their shoddy treatment of
> this astronomer. Who did John Paul II apologize to?
 
Galileo
 
> set up a fund to redress the trauma suffered. In 2007, Japan's
> PM Shinzo Abe denied the violations and then apologized for
> denying them. Who were the victims of these Japanese crimes?
 
Korean comfort women
 
> the discriminatory "head tax". The tax ended when the government
> decided simply to bar all Chinese immigrants from entering the
> country instead. Within 2 years, when did *that* happen?
 
1896; 1901
 
 
> 10. In 2010, British PM David Cameron apologized on behalf of
> the UK for what 1972 incident? Name or describe it.
 
Bloody Sunday
 
> the protagonist's ruin professes so many different motives for
> his nastiness that ultimately none are convincing. Name this
> enigmatic malcontent.
 
Iago
 
 
> 10. In 4 words, complete this quotation from "A Streetcar Named
> Desire" by Tennessee Williams: "I have always depended on..."
> On what?
 
The kindness of strangers
 
 
Pete Gayde
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 14 10:04PM -0300

> visit to Poland, the chancellor of Germany made a silent apology
> by he spontaneously kneeling in front of a memorial to the
> Jewish victims of the Warsaw Ghetto. Name him.
 
Willy Brandt

> "Stolen Generations", National Sorry Day was celebrated every
> year from 1998 to 2005, until the name was changed to the
> National Day of Healing. In what country?
 
South Africa

> overthrow of this kingdom 100 years earlier. US Marines backed
> the coup, which was orchestrated by American sugar barons.
> 5 years later the kingdom was annexed by the US. Which kingdom?
 
Hawaii
 
> 4. In 1997, Bill Clinton formally apologized for the unethical
> "Tuskegee experiment", in which -- without their knowledge --
> 400 black males were left untreated for *what disease*?
 
Anthrax
 
> British PM Gordon Brown issued a posthumous apology in 2009 for
> the mistreatment of the man whose "unique contribution helped
> to turn the tide of the war". Who was the man?
 
Alan Turing

> set up a fund to redress the trauma suffered. In 2007, Japan's
> PM Shinzo Abe denied the violations and then apologized for
> denying them. Who were the victims of these Japanese crimes?
 
Korean women brought to Japan.
 
> 10. In 2010, British PM David Cameron apologized on behalf of
> the UK for what 1972 incident? Name or describe it.
 
Bloody Sunday
 
 
> 3. Eugene O'Neill's most highly-regarded drama concerns some
> 16 hours in the life of the retired actor James Tyrone, his
> morphine-addicted wife, and his two sons. Name the play.
 
Long Day's Travel to Night.
 
(I'm translating a title from Swedish, so I have certainly messed it up.)
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 14 08:01PM -0800

Mark Brader wrote:
> visit to Poland, the chancellor of Germany made a silent apology
> by he spontaneously kneeling in front of a memorial to the
> Jewish victims of the Warsaw Ghetto. Name him.
 
Brandt
 
> "Stolen Generations", National Sorry Day was celebrated every
> year from 1998 to 2005, until the name was changed to the
> National Day of Healing. In what country?
 
Australia
 
> overthrow of this kingdom 100 years earlier. US Marines backed
> the coup, which was orchestrated by American sugar barons.
> 5 years later the kingdom was annexed by the US. Which kingdom?
 
Hawaii
 
 
> 4. In 1997, Bill Clinton formally apologized for the unethical
> "Tuskegee experiment", in which -- without their knowledge --
> 400 black males were left untreated for *what disease*?
 
syphilis
 
> British PM Gordon Brown issued a posthumous apology in 2009 for
> the mistreatment of the man whose "unique contribution helped
> to turn the tide of the war". Who was the man?
 
Turing
 
 
> 6. It took over 350 years and a 13-year investigation for the
> Vatican to finally apologize for their shoddy treatment of
> this astronomer. Who did John Paul II apologize to?
 
Gallileo
 
> set up a fund to redress the trauma suffered. In 2007, Japan's
> PM Shinzo Abe denied the violations and then apologized for
> denying them. Who were the victims of these Japanese crimes?
 
Korean comfort women
 
> the discriminatory "head tax". The tax ended when the government
> decided simply to bar all Chinese immigrants from entering the
> country instead. Within 2 years, when did *that* happen?
 
1921
 
 
> 8. "She's as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile",
> says one character -- created by *which author* for his first
> play, "The Rivals"?
 
Sheridan
 
 
> 10. In 4 words, complete this quotation from "A Streetcar Named
> Desire" by Tennessee Williams: "I have always depended on..."
> On what?
 
the kindness of strangers
 
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Feb 14 08:14PM -0800

On Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at 1:05:13 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 4. In 1997, Bill Clinton formally apologized for the unethical
> "Tuskegee experiment", in which -- without their knowledge --
> 400 black males were left untreated for *what disease*?
Syfillis? (sp?)
 
> 6. It took over 350 years and a 13-year investigation for the
> Vatican to finally apologize for their shoddy treatment of
> this astronomer. Who did John Paul II apologize to?
Galileo
> set up a fund to redress the trauma suffered. In 2007, Japan's
> PM Shinzo Abe denied the violations and then apologized for
> denying them. Who were the victims of these Japanese crimes?
Chinese
> the protagonist's ruin professes so many different motives for
> his nastiness that ultimately none are convincing. Name this
> enigmatic malcontent.
Iago?
> 10. In 4 words, complete this quotation from "A Streetcar Named
> Desire" by Tennessee Williams: "I have always depended on..."
> On what?
"The kindness of strangers"
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 14 08:52PM -0800

On Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at 4:05:13 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> visit to Poland, the chancellor of Germany made a silent apology
> by he spontaneously kneeling in front of a memorial to the
> Jewish victims of the Warsaw Ghetto. Name him.
 
Kohl
 
> "Stolen Generations", National Sorry Day was celebrated every
> year from 1998 to 2005, until the name was changed to the
> National Day of Healing. In what country?
 
Australia
 
> overthrow of this kingdom 100 years earlier. US Marines backed
> the coup, which was orchestrated by American sugar barons.
> 5 years later the kingdom was annexed by the US. Which kingdom?
 
Colombia, Venezuela
 
> 4. In 1997, Bill Clinton formally apologized for the unethical
> "Tuskegee experiment", in which -- without their knowledge --
> 400 black males were left untreated for *what disease*?
 
Tuberculosis, measles
 
> British PM Gordon Brown issued a posthumous apology in 2009 for
> the mistreatment of the man whose "unique contribution helped
> to turn the tide of the war". Who was the man?
 
Turing
 
> 6. It took over 350 years and a 13-year investigation for the
> Vatican to finally apologize for their shoddy treatment of
> this astronomer. Who did John Paul II apologize to?
 
Galileo, Copernicus
 
> what your lives would have been like had your relatives been
> welcome to Canada." He was referring to foreign passengers who
> were denied entry into Canada in 1914. What *boat* were they on?
 
Lusitania
 
> set up a fund to redress the trauma suffered. In 2007, Japan's
> PM Shinzo Abe denied the violations and then apologized for
> denying them. Who were the victims of these Japanese crimes?
 
Korean and Chinese "comfort" women
 
> the discriminatory "head tax". The tax ended when the government
> decided simply to bar all Chinese immigrants from entering the
> country instead. Within 2 years, when did *that* happen?
 
1920, 1925

> 10. In 2010, British PM David Cameron apologized on behalf of
> the UK for what 1972 incident? Name or describe it.
 
Dunno
 
 
 
> 1. Name the play in which you'd hear the following line:
> "To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a
> misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness."
 
The Importance of Being Ernest
 
 
> 3. Eugene O'Neill's most highly-regarded drama concerns some
> 16 hours in the life of the retired actor James Tyrone, his
> morphine-addicted wife, and his two sons. Name the play.
 
Mourning becomes Electra, Long day's journey into night

> 4. "He has written a play in which nothing happens, twice."
> Which 1953 work was critic Vivian Mercier referring to?
 
Waiting for Godot
 
> were even permitted some sexual frankness. By what collective
> name are the humorous works of such playwrights as William
> Congreve, William Wycherley, and John Vanburgh best known?
 
Restoration Theatre
 
> 6. Who wrote "Hay Fever", "Private Lives", and "Blithe Spirit"?
 
Noel Coward
 
 
> 8. "She's as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile",
> says one character -- created by *which author* for his first
> play, "The Rivals"?
 
Moliere?
 
> the protagonist's ruin professes so many different motives for
> his nastiness that ultimately none are convincing. Name this
> enigmatic malcontent.
 
Mercutio
 
> 10. In 4 words, complete this quotation from "A Streetcar Named
> Desire" by Tennessee Williams: "I have always depended on..."
> On what?
 
The kindness of strangers
 
A stranger's just a friend you haven't met!
 
cheers,
calvin
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 15 07:12AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:CdidndN9XqGJAz_FnZ2dnUU7-
> visit to Poland, the chancellor of Germany made a silent apology
> by he spontaneously kneeling in front of a memorial to the
> Jewish victims of the Warsaw Ghetto. Name him.
 
Helmut Schmidt; Helmut Kohl

> "Stolen Generations", National Sorry Day was celebrated every
> year from 1998 to 2005, until the name was changed to the
> National Day of Healing. In what country?
 
Australia
 
> overthrow of this kingdom 100 years earlier. US Marines backed
> the coup, which was orchestrated by American sugar barons.
> 5 years later the kingdom was annexed by the US. Which kingdom?
 
Hawaii

> 4. In 1997, Bill Clinton formally apologized for the unethical
> "Tuskegee experiment", in which -- without their knowledge --
> 400 black males were left untreated for *what disease*?
 
syphilis
 
> British PM Gordon Brown issued a posthumous apology in 2009 for
> the mistreatment of the man whose "unique contribution helped
> to turn the tide of the war". Who was the man?
 
Alan Turing
 
> 6. It took over 350 years and a 13-year investigation for the
> Vatican to finally apologize for their shoddy treatment of
> this astronomer. Who did John Paul II apologize to?
 
Galileo

> set up a fund to redress the trauma suffered. In 2007, Japan's
> PM Shinzo Abe denied the violations and then apologized for
> denying them. Who were the victims of these Japanese crimes?
 
"comfort women" from World War II

> the discriminatory "head tax". The tax ended when the government
> decided simply to bar all Chinese immigrants from entering the
> country instead. Within 2 years, when did *that* happen?
 
1905; 1910
 
> 10. In 2010, British PM David Cameron apologized on behalf of
> the UK for what 1972 incident? Name or describe it.
 
Bloody Sunday

 
> 1. Name the play in which you'd hear the following line:
> "To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a
> misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness."
 
"The Importance of Being Earnest"
 
> 3. Eugene O'Neill's most highly-regarded drama concerns some
> 16 hours in the life of the retired actor James Tyrone, his
> morphine-addicted wife, and his two sons. Name the play.
 
"Long Day's Journey into Night"

> 4. "He has written a play in which nothing happens, twice."
> Which 1953 work was critic Vivian Mercier referring to?
 
"Waiting for Godot"
 
> were even permitted some sexual frankness. By what collective
> name are the humorous works of such playwrights as William
> Congreve, William Wycherley, and John Vanburgh best known?
 
Restoration comedies

> 6. Who wrote "Hay Fever", "Private Lives", and "Blithe Spirit"?
 
Noel Coward
 
> the protagonist's ruin professes so many different motives for
> his nastiness that ultimately none are convincing. Name this
> enigmatic malcontent.
 
Iago

> 10. In 4 words, complete this quotation from "A Streetcar Named
> Desire" by Tennessee Williams: "I have always depended on..."
> On what?
 
the kindness of strangers
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
ArenEss <areness1@yahoo.com>: Feb 14 12:00PM -0600

>Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance (the first such award in that
>category). Which decidedly non-metal rock group actually won the 1989
>Grammy in that category?
Jethro Tull
 
 
>2) The National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in Hayward, Wisconsin is
>the home of the world's largest fiberglass fish, checking in at 143 feet
>(44m). What species of fish is it an outsized model of?
Muskellunge
 
>years). Ignoring teams which have never won a Series, which MLB team is
>second in terms of years since their last World Series championship?
 
>4) In Monty Python's Flying Circus, Spiny Norman was what kind of animal?
Lobster?
 
>6) In the original "Get Smart" television series, Maxwell Smart drove
>three makes of automobile during the series' five-year run. Name any of
>those cars.
Sunbeam Tiger
>bicycle 3,020 miles between Oceanside, California and Annapolis,
>Maryland in the annual Race Across America. Within six hours, what was
>Strasser's time?
150 hours
 
 
>10) Travel writer William Least Heat-Moon wrote about crossing the
>United States on a vehicle named "Nikawa". What kind of vehicle was it?
Boat?
>which two states does the Auto Train operate?
 
>12) What was the name of the noxious fluid prepared at the original
>"Skonk Works"?
Moonshine?
>famous rock musicians, were members of the "Traveling Wilburys", who
>recorded two top-selling albums between 1988 and 1990. Name one of the
>other two members of the Wilburys.
Jeff Lynn and Tom Petty
>very uncommon feat; the last time it was done in an NHL game was almost
>exactly twenty years prior to Marleau, that time by Mario Lemieux. What
>did these two players do?
Scored 4 goals in one period of an NHL hockey game.
 
>15) Haggis, by tradition, is cooked in what unconventional container?
Sheep intestines
 
ArenEss
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Feb 14 10:20PM

> Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance (the first such award in that
> category). Which decidedly non-metal rock group actually won the 1989
> Grammy in that category?
 
Styx
 
> 2) The National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in Hayward, Wisconsin
> is the home of the world's largest fiberglass fish, checking in at 143
> feet (44m). What species of fish is it an outsized model of?
 
Bass
 
> (68 years). Ignoring teams which have never won a Series, which MLB
> team is second in terms of years since their last World Series
> championship?
 
Oakland
 
> 4) In Monty Python's Flying Circus, Spiny Norman was what kind of animal?
 
Anteater
 
> 5) On August 21, 1961, William Magruder broke Mach 1.0 with what kind
> of commercial aircraft? (Answer with manufacturer and model name;
> e.g., "Boeing 747" except that's not the answer.)
 
De Havilland Comet
 
> 6) In the original "Get Smart" television series, Maxwell Smart drove
> three makes of automobile during the series' five-year run. Name any
> of those cars.
 
Oldsmobile
 
> bicycle 3,020 miles between Oceanside, California and Annapolis,
> Maryland in the annual Race Across America. Within six hours, what
> was Strasser's time?
 
117 hours
 
> 10) Travel writer William Least Heat-Moon wrote about crossing the
> United States on a vehicle named "Nikawa". What kind of vehicle was
> it?
 
Blimey, Blue Highways. Haven't thought about that book for 20 years. I
think I still have it somewhere (or it may have gone to Charity Shop
[i.e. Goodwill]). Anyways was some kind of Ford Econoline van or somesuch.
 
> 11) Amtrak's Auto Train service is the only passenger rail service in
> the US that allows passengers to bring their cars with them. Between
> which two states does the Auto Train operate?
 
New York / Florida
 
> famous rock musicians, were members of the "Traveling Wilburys", who
> recorded two top-selling albums between 1988 and 1990. Name one of
> the other two members of the Wilburys.
 
Jeff Lynne (and Tom Petty)
 
> very uncommon feat; the last time it was done in an NHL game was
> almost exactly twenty years prior to Marleau, that time by Mario
> Lemieux. What did these two players do?
 
Six goals in a game
 
> 15) Haggis, by tradition, is cooked in what unconventional container?
 
A sheep bladder
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 14 09:50PM -0300

> Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance (the first such award in that
> category). Which decidedly non-metal rock group actually won the 1989
> Grammy in that category?
 
Bon Jovi

> 2) The National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in Hayward, Wisconsin is
> the home of the world's largest fiberglass fish, checking in at 143 feet
> (44m). What species of fish is it an outsized model of?
 
Bass
 
> since their last Major League Baseball World Series championship (68
> years). Ignoring teams which have never won a Series, which MLB team is
> second in terms of years since their last World Series championship?
 
Let's see, Seattle has a baseball team, so I go with that. Don't really
know what they are called, Mariners?
 
> 4) In Monty Python's Flying Circus, Spiny Norman was what kind of animal?
 
Acquarium fish
 
> 7) You have just won an event sanctioned by Worldloppet. What sport do
> you compete in?
 
Cross-country skiing.
 
> bicycle 3,020 miles between Oceanside, California and Annapolis,
> Maryland in the annual Race Across America. Within six hours, what was
> Strasser's time?
 
Is that the time he actually spent on the bicycle, or the total time?
Assuming the former, I try with 240 hours.
 
 
> famous rock musicians, were members of the "Traveling Wilburys", who
> recorded two top-selling albums between 1988 and 1990. Name one of the
> other two members of the Wilburys.
 
Jeff Lynne
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 14 08:18PM -0800

Erland Sommarskog wrote:
>> second in terms of years since their last World Series championship?
 
> Let's see, Seattle has a baseball team, so I go with that. Don't really
> know what they are called, Mariners?
 
Alas, the Mariners have never been in a Series. They should have been,
back in the 90s. I forget which year, but they set a record for the most
wins during the regular season, only to lose to the Yankees in the playoffs.
 
Googling, I see it was actually in 2001 when they tied the record (116)
set by the Cubs way back in 1906.
 
 
--
Dan Tilque (damnyankees!)
Bruce <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Feb 14 01:56PM

On Sat, 11 Feb 2017 02:08:51 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
 
> 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.
 
Minor protest. Carol Lynley was the actress who played the performer in
the movie, who was named Nonnie (my answer).
 
Bruce
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 14 01:16PM -0600

Mark Brader:
 
>> 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.

Bruce Bowler:
> Minor protest. Carol Lynley was the actress who played the performer in
> the movie, who was named Nonnie (my answer).
 
Given the nature of the round, it should have been clear that this meant
the real performer, not the fictional one. However, 4 for Bruce also.
 
Scores, if there are now 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 16 32 160
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
 
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msb@vex.net besides killing and threatening to kill."
Toronto --Dashiell Hammett, The Maltese Falcon
 
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