- RQ 243 - 3 Updates
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- Calvin's Quiz #472 - 1 Update
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Feb 01 06:07PM -0800 On Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at 11:59:30 PM UTC-5, swp wrote: > this is rotating quiz #243. today is january 17th, 2017. > at least for a few more minutes... time is having its way with me. again. first up, the expected answers. 1. edward vi was the last english king of what dynasty? the tudors 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 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 and barnum & bailey circus 7. how old is actress betty white? 95 8. jumbo sized eggs have what minimum weight per dozen? 30 oz (or 850.5g) 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? sleeper 11. how old is melanie hamrick, mick jagger's ballerina girlfriend? 29 (and she's pregnant!) 12. what are the only 2 pieces that can start a game of chess? white pawns & white knights 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? baseball world series champions, the Chicago Cubs 15. put these three values in order from least to greatest: pi, the square root of ten, 22/7 pi (3.1415928), 22/7 (3.142857), the square root of ten (3.162277) now for the scores... name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 total ---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ----- Mark B 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 9.0 Dan T 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 * 0 0 1 5.5 Don P 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 0 6.5 Dan B 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 * 1 0 1 8.5 Marc D 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 * 1 0 0 6.5 Calvin 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 * 0 0 1 4.5 Peter S 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0 2.5 ArenEss 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 10.0 Gareth 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 10.0 ---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ----- totals 8 2 6 8 3 5 4 0 3 3 1 5 6 3 6 63.0 I laughed at "the democratic party" by Gareth, much like the voters did. but no bonus points for that. #8 was not intended to be a stumper. I guess not everyone has spent time working on a farm. the judgment call for the #12 was that you needed to include both piece types and the color white in your answer. if you only got the piece types I gave 1/2 point. after a strong start from Mark, it came down to a race at the end between ArenEss and Gareth. but in the end, there can be only 1. and with a singleton on #11, the winner and *NEW* Rotating Quiz Champion! is ArenEss!! Congratulations! Well done! ArenEss now has the sacred honor and duty to set the slate for the next RQ. thank you each for playing. and my sincere apology for the delay in posting the results. swp |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 01 08:53PM -0800 swp wrote: > 12. what are the only 2 pieces that can start a game of chess? > white pawns & white knights > the judgment call for the #12 was that you needed to include both piece types and the color white in your answer. if you only got the piece types I gave 1/2 point. The problem with this is that in chess terminology, pawns are not pieces. So anyone saying "pawn" should probably be wrong. Since you required the color, the real answer should be white king's knight and white queen's knight. No one gave this answer, although I came close. I didn't include the color. I just kind of assumed that since white always goes first, it was superfluous to include that detail. -- Dan Tilque |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Feb 02 10:05AM Dan Tilque wrote: > No one gave this answer, although I came close. I didn't include the > color. I just kind of assumed that since white always goes first, it > was superfluous to include that detail. The official FIDE Laws of Chess state 2.2 At the beginning of the game White has 16 light-coloured pieces (the 'white' pieces); Black has 16 dark-coloured pieces (the 'black' pieces). https://www.fide.com/fide/handbook.html?id=171&view=article so the pawns are counted as pieces. Peter Smyth |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 01 09:54AM -0300 > 2. Accords between the state of Israel and the PLO, signed in 1993 > and 1995, created the Palestinian Authority. These accords > are named for the city where negotiations started. What city? Oslo > 3. He became the first democratically elected president of Haiti > in 1991, was deposed by a military coup the same year, and > regained the presidency in 1994. Name him. Baristide > 5. In 1993, another federal state peacefully split apart in the > so-called "Velvet Divorce". Name either of the two successor > countries. Czechia and Slovakia > 6. Eurostar began operating trains in 1994, connecting France to > *which other country* by an all-rail route for passengers for > the very first time? UK > 7. Name the treaty, signed in 1992, that created the European > Union and laid the groundwork for the euro. Maasstricht > 9. In 1994, up to 1,000,000 people were killed in the Rwandan > genocide. The victims were of what ethnic group? Tutsi > 10. The deadliest domestic terrorist attack in US history -- > 168 fatalities -- occurred on April 19, 1995. In which city? Oklahoma City |
| bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Feb 01 12:56PM On Wed, 01 Feb 2017 00:39:36 -0600, Mark Brader wrote: > 2. Accords between the state of Israel and the PLO, signed in 1993 > and 1995, created the Palestinian Authority. These accords are named > for the city where negotiations started. What city? Oslo > 6. Eurostar began operating trains in 1994, connecting France to > *which other country* by an all-rail route for passengers for the > very first time? England > teenaged boy in Somalia. Name the victim. > 9. In 1994, up to 1,000,000 people were killed in the Rwandan > genocide. The victims were of what ethnic group? Tutsi? > 10. The deadliest domestic terrorist attack in US history -- > 168 fatalities -- occurred on April 19, 1995. In which city? Oklahoma City > and maybe a little more information; you identify the book, play, or > poem where it appears. > 1. Banquo's ghost comes back to haunt the title character. Hamlet > 2. Grendel, the scaly giant terrorizing the people of Heorot, > gets his arm ripped off by our hero. Beowolf > 3. Lestat de Lioncourt keeps coming back to tell his story as a > member of the undead in this 11-book series. Name the series. Vampire chronicles > 4. The ghost of Sir Simon tries to impress and terrify the Otis > family in this 1887 short story. > 5. A giant squid attacks a vessel and kills one of the crew. 20,000 leagues under the sea > 6. In this poem, a dead bird and a haunted ship spell death for > the crew. Rime of the ancient mariner > 7. In this Stephen King novel, Pennywise (the Dancing Clown) > preys upon children. It > 8. The ghosts of Miss Jessel and Peter Quint make a woman's job > more difficult in a country house. > 9. Pazuzu goes mano-a-mano with Father Damian. The Exorcist > 10. The Nazgûl, dark creatures dwelling in the shadows, serve the > evil overlord in this trilogy. Lord of the rings |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 01 01:38PM > 2. Accords between the state of Israel and the PLO, signed in 1993 > and 1995, created the Palestinian Authority. These accords > are named for the city where negotiations started. What city? Oslo > 3. He became the first democratically elected president of Haiti > in 1991, was deposed by a military coup the same year, and > regained the presidency in 1994. Name him. Aristide > 5. In 1993, another federal state peacefully split apart in the > so-called "Velvet Divorce". Name either of the two successor > countries. Slovakia > 6. Eurostar began operating trains in 1994, connecting France to > *which other country* by an all-rail route for passengers for > the very first time? Russia > 7. Name the treaty, signed in 1992, that created the European > Union and laid the groundwork for the euro. Maastricht > 9. In 1994, up to 1,000,000 people were killed in the Rwandan > genocide. The victims were of what ethnic group? Hutu; Tutsi > 10. The deadliest domestic terrorist attack in US history -- > 168 fatalities -- occurred on April 19, 1995. In which city? Oklahoma City > * Game 6, Round 6 - Literature - Monster Lit > 1. Banquo's ghost comes back to haunt the title character. Macbeth > 2. Grendel, the scaly giant terrorizing the people of Heorot, > gets his arm ripped off by our hero. Beowulf > 5. A giant squid attacks a vessel and kills one of the crew. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea > 7. In this Stephen King novel, Pennywise (the Dancing Clown) > preys upon children. It > 8. The ghosts of Miss Jessel and Peter Quint make a woman's job > more difficult in a country house. The Turn of the Screw > 9. Pazuzu goes mano-a-mano with Father Damian. The Exorcist > 10. The Nazg?l, dark creatures dwelling in the shadows, serve the > evil overlord in this trilogy. The Lord of the Rings -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 01 06:01PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:85ednSIwLe01HwzFnZ2dnUU7- > 2. Accords between the state of Israel and the PLO, signed in 1993 > and 1995, created the Palestinian Authority. These accords > are named for the city where negotiations started. What city? Oslo > 3. He became the first democratically elected president of Haiti > in 1991, was deposed by a military coup the same year, and > regained the presidency in 1994. Name him. Aristide > 5. In 1993, another federal state peacefully split apart in the > so-called "Velvet Divorce". Name either of the two successor > countries. Czech Republic > 6. Eurostar began operating trains in 1994, connecting France to > *which other country* by an all-rail route for passengers for > the very first time? UK; Russia > 7. Name the treaty, signed in 1992, that created the European > Union and laid the groundwork for the euro. Shengen > teenaged boy in Somalia. Name the victim. > 9. In 1994, up to 1,000,000 people were killed in the Rwandan > genocide. The victims were of what ethnic group? Tutsi; Hutu > 10. The deadliest domestic terrorist attack in US history -- > 168 fatalities -- occurred on April 19, 1995. In which city? Oklahoma City > 1. Banquo's ghost comes back to haunt the title character. > 2. Grendel, the scaly giant terrorizing the people of Heorot, > gets his arm ripped off by our hero. Beowulf > 4. The ghost of Sir Simon tries to impress and terrify the Otis > family in this 1887 short story. > 5. A giant squid attacks a vessel and kills one of the crew. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea > 9. Pazuzu goes mano-a-mano with Father Damian. > 10. The Nazgûl, dark creatures dwelling in the shadows, serve the > evil overlord in this trilogy. Lord of the Rings Pete Gayde |
| Don Piven <don@piven.net>: Feb 01 02:19PM -0600 On 2/1/17 00:39, Mark Brader wrote: > 2. Accords between the state of Israel and the PLO, signed in 1993 > and 1995, created the Palestinian Authority. These accords > are named for the city where negotiations started. What city? Gaza > 3. He became the first democratically elected president of Haiti > in 1991, was deposed by a military coup the same year, and > regained the presidency in 1994. Name him. Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier > 5. In 1993, another federal state peacefully split apart in the > so-called "Velvet Divorce". Name either of the two successor > countries. Czech Republic. > 6. Eurostar began operating trains in 1994, connecting France to > *which other country* by an all-rail route for passengers for > the very first time? United Kingdom (via the Chunnel) > 7. Name the treaty, signed in 1992, that created the European > Union and laid the groundwork for the euro. Maastricht Treaty > genocide. The victims were of what ethnic group? > 10. The deadliest domestic terrorist attack in US history -- > 168 fatalities -- occurred on April 19, 1995. In which city? Oklahoma City OK > monster, and maybe a little more information; you identify the > book, play, or poem where it appears. > 1. Banquo's ghost comes back to haunt the title character. Macbeth. > 2. Grendel, the scaly giant terrorizing the people of Heorot, > gets his arm ripped off by our hero. Beowulf. > 3. Lestat de Lioncourt keeps coming back to tell his story as a > member of the undead in this 11-book series. Name the series. Lestat the Vampire. > 4. The ghost of Sir Simon tries to impress and terrify the Otis > family in this 1887 short story. > 5. A giant squid attacks a vessel and kills one of the crew. Moby Dick. > 6. In this poem, a dead bird and a haunted ship spell death for > the crew. Rime of the Ancient Mariner > 7. In this Stephen King novel, Pennywise (the Dancing Clown) > preys upon children. The Stand > 8. The ghosts of Miss Jessel and Peter Quint make a woman's job > more difficult in a country house. > 9. Pazuzu goes mano-a-mano with Father Damian. The Exorcist. > 10. The Nazgûl, dark creatures dwelling in the shadows, serve the > evil overlord in this trilogy. Middle Earth |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Feb 01 05:51PM -0800 On Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 1:39:41 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > 5. In 1993, another federal state peacefully split apart in the > so-called "Velvet Divorce". Name either of the two successor > countries. The Czech Republic > teenaged boy in Somalia. Name the victim. > 9. In 1994, up to 1,000,000 people were killed in the Rwandan > genocide. The victims were of what ethnic group? Tutus? > 10. The deadliest domestic terrorist attack in US history -- > 168 fatalities -- occurred on April 19, 1995. In which city? Oklahoma City > 1. Banquo's ghost comes back to haunt the title character. > 2. Grendel, the scaly giant terrorizing the people of Heorot, > gets his arm ripped off by our hero. Beowulf > 4. The ghost of Sir Simon tries to impress and terrify the Otis > family in this 1887 short story. > 5. A giant squid attacks a vessel and kills one of the crew. "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" > the crew. > 7. In this Stephen King novel, Pennywise (the Dancing Clown) > preys upon children. "It" > 8. The ghosts of Miss Jessel and Peter Quint make a woman's job > more difficult in a country house. > 9. Pazuzu goes mano-a-mano with Father Damian. "The Exorcist" |
| ArenEss <areness1@yahoo.com>: Feb 01 09:46AM -0600 On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 16:03:28 -0800 (PST), Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote: >1 The "Annals" and the "Histories" are the two major surviving works of which Roman historian and senator (c. 56 - 117 AD)? Tacitus >2 Which ruminants were armed with which weapons in a 1996 hit by Dana Lyon? Cows with Guns >3 Fast5 is a version of which ball sport? >4 Which of Beethoven's 9 symphonies is nicknamed the Choral? 9th >5 In Terry Pratchett's "Discworld" novels, what type of creature is the Great A'Tuin which carries the Discworld through space on its back? Turtle >6 Which US state is often associated with a chocolate mud pie cake? Mississippi >7 Which European car manufacturer's name is derived from the Latin word for "I roll"? Volvo >8 Which compound has the chemical formula H2O2? Hydrogen Peroxide >9 Heat can be transferred by conduction, convection or what other method? Radiation >10 Which spice is the traditional garnish for eggnog? Nutmeg >cheers, >calvin ArenEss |
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