Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 25 updates in 6 topics

Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Feb 21 09:33AM -0600

In article <bKadnSaom8KtpTbFnZ2dnUU7-U3NnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says...
> 1. Of all the countries in the world, this small one in Asia has
> the longest name where, as it is spelled in English, vowels
> and consonants alternate for the entire name.
lebanon
 
> 2. Two principal types of metamorphic rock are formed from granite.
> One is schist. The other tends to be more boldly striped;
> what's it called?
gneiss
 
> 3. Hillary Clinton seems to have bumped into a glass one after all.
ceiling
 
> definition you use) for "vaccination". Looking at the word's
> etymology, you might think it involves an injection into the
> eye; but, thankfully, it doesn't.
innoculation
 
> 5. This was the title of the ancient Egyptian monarchs.
pharaoh

> situation such as a disability.
 
> 7. Fill in the blank: in this sentence there are five _____ of
> the upper or lower case letter O.
occurences
 
> 8. This may refer to a model or statue of something or someone,
> specifically one that's considerably smaller than the real thing.
miniature
 
> Bible, but not in some other versions; and, more generally,
> it refers to "facts" that may be well known but are, let's say,
> dubious at best.
apocryphal
 
> 10. An oil company takes its name from this word, the opposite of
> the traditional geographic term Oriental.
Occidental
 
> 11. Give the quilt answer.
nope
 
 
1. l e b a n o n
2. g n e i s s
3. c e i l i n g
4. i n n o c u l a t i o n
5. p h a r a o h
6.
7. o c c u r e n c e s
8. m i n i a t u r e
9. a p o c r y p h a l
10. o c c i d e n t a l
 
 
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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 20 08:12PM


> 1. Of all the countries in the world, this small one in Asia has
> the longest name where, as it is spelled in English, vowels
> and consonants alternate for the entire name.
 
United Arab Emirates
 
> 2. Two principal types of metamorphic rock are formed from granite.
> One is schist. The other tends to be more boldly striped;
> what's it called?
 
gniess
 
> 3. Hillary Clinton seems to have bumped into a glass one after all.
 
ceiling
 
> definition you use) for "vaccination". Looking at the word's
> etymology, you might think it involves an injection into the
> eye; but, thankfully, it doesn't.
 
inoculation
 
> 5. This was the title of the ancient Egyptian monarchs.
 
pharaoh
 
> It can also refer to a compromise to settle a dispute; still
> another meaning refers or to a person's way of adapting to a
> situation such as a disability.
 
accommodation
 
> 7. Fill in the blank: in this sentence there are five _____ of
> the upper or lower case letter O.
 
occurrences
 
> 8. This may refer to a model or statue of something or someone,
> specifically one that's considerably smaller than the real thing.
 
miniature
 
> Bible, but not in some other versions; and, more generally,
> it refers to "facts" that may be well known but are, let's say,
> dubious at best.
 
apocryphal
 
> 10. An oil company takes its name from this word, the opposite of
> the traditional geographic term Oriental.
 
Occidental
 
> 11. Give the quilt answer.
 
unicameral
 
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Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 22 07:44PM -0800

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 1. Of all the countries in the world, this small one in Asia has
> the longest name where, as it is spelled in English, vowels
> and consonants alternate for the entire name.
 
United Arab Emirates
 
 
> 2. Two principal types of metamorphic rock are formed from granite.
> One is schist. The other tends to be more boldly striped;
> what's it called?
 
gneiss
 
 
> 3. Hillary Clinton seems to have bumped into a glass one after all.
 
ceiling
 
> definition you use) for "vaccination". Looking at the word's
> etymology, you might think it involves an injection into the
> eye; but, thankfully, it doesn't.
 
inoculation
 
 
> 5. This was the title of the ancient Egyptian monarchs.
 
pharaoh
 
> It can also refer to a compromise to settle a dispute; still
> another meaning refers or to a person's way of adapting to a
> situation such as a disability.
 
accomodation
 
 
> 7. Fill in the blank: in this sentence there are five _____ of
> the upper or lower case letter O.
 
occurances
 
 
> 8. This may refer to a model or statue of something or someone,
> specifically one that's considerably smaller than the real thing.
 
miniature
 
> Bible, but not in some other versions; and, more generally,
> it refers to "facts" that may be well known but are, let's say,
> dubious at best.
 
apocryphal
 
 
> 10. An oil company takes its name from this word, the opposite of
> the traditional geographic term Oriental.
 
occidental
 
 
> 11. Give the quilt answer.
 
Damifino. Must have two or more answers wrong.
 
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Don Piven <don@piven.net>: Feb 20 04:38PM -0600

On 2/20/17 12:40, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 10. An oil company takes its name from this word, the opposite of
> the traditional geographic term Oriental.
 
> 11. Give the quilt answer.
 
L E B A N O N
G N E I S S
C E I L I N G
I N O C U L A T I O N
P H A R A O H
A C C O M M O D A T I O N
O C C U R R E N C E S
M I N I A T U R E
A P O C R Y P H A L
O C C I D E N T A L
Don Piven <don@piven.net>: Feb 20 04:41PM -0600

That's an EVIL quiz format! More!
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Feb 21 06:01PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 1. Of all the countries in the world, this small one in Asia has
> the longest name where, as it is spelled in English, vowels
> and consonants alternate for the entire name.
LEBANON
> 2. Two principal types of metamorphic rock are formed from granite.
> One is schist. The other tends to be more boldly striped;
> what's it called?
BASALT
> 3. Hillary Clinton seems to have bumped into a glass one after all.
CEILING
> definition you use) for "vaccination". Looking at the word's
> etymology, you might think it involves an injection into the
> eye; but, thankfully, it doesn't.
IMMUNIZATION
> 5. This was the title of the ancient Egyptian monarchs.
PHARAOH
> situation such as a disability.
 
> 7. Fill in the blank: in this sentence there are five _____ of
> the upper or lower case letter O.
OCCURRENCES
> 8. This may refer to a model or statue of something or someone,
> specifically one that's considerably smaller than the real thing.
MINIATURE
> Bible, but not in some other versions; and, more generally,
> it refers to "facts" that may be well known but are, let's say,
> dubious at best.
APOCRYPHA
> 10. An oil company takes its name from this word, the opposite of
> the traditional geographic term Oriental.
 
> 11. Give the quilt answer.
 
 
Peter Smyth
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 25 01:55AM -0600

Less than 35 hours now remain to enter RQ 246 before it closes.
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"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Feb 24 04:30PM

Calvin wrote:
 
 
> 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his
> three laws governing what?
Robotics
> 2 The biennial world championship contract bridge tournament for
> national teams is better known by what alliterative two word title?
Diamond Decks
> 3 Which character did David Jasen portray in the BBC sitcom "Only
> Fools and Horses"?
Derek "Del Boy" Trotter
> 4 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "And if I get
> scared, you're always around."?
 
> 5 Copacabana Beach is located in which city?
Rio de Janeiro
> 6 Which left-arm Pakistani paceman took more than 500 One Day
> International wickets in a career ranging from 1984 to 2003?
Wasim Akram
> 7 Though technically a territory of the Commonwealth, Jervis Bay is
> located on the coast of which Australian state or territory?
Queensland
> 8 Which car manufacturer's logo features four rings?
AUdi
> 9 Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hermes?
 
> 10 "Ethics", published posthumously in 1677, was the magnum opus of
> which Dutch rationalist philosopher (1632-1677)?
Kant
 
Peter Smyth
Bruce <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Feb 24 02:08PM

On Thu, 23 Feb 2017 14:42:55 -0800, Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his
> three laws governing what?
 
robot behavior
 
> 4 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "And if I get
> scared, you're always around."?
> 5 Copacabana Beach is located in which city?
 
Rio
 
> International wickets in a career ranging from 1984 to 2003?
> 7 Though technically a territory of the Commonwealth, Jervis Bay is
> located on the coast of which Australian state or territory?
 
New South Wales
 
> 8 Which car manufacturer's logo features four rings?
 
Audi
 
> 9 Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hermes?
 
Mercury
 
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 23 08:35PM -0600

"Calvin":
> 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced
> his three laws governing what?
 
Robotics.
 
> 2 The biennial world championship contract bridge tournament for
> national teams is better known by what alliterative two word
> title?
 
Bermuda Bowl.
 
> 3 Which character did David Jasen portray in the BBC sitcom
> "Only Fools and Horses"?
 
Johnson.
 
> 4 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "And if I
> get scared, you're always around."?
 
Johnson.
 
> 5 Copacabana Beach is located in which city?
 
Rio de Janeiro?
 
> 6 Which left-arm Pakistani paceman took more than 500 One Day
> International wickets in a career ranging from 1984 to 2003?
 
Johnson.
 
> 7 Though technically a territory of the Commonwealth, Jervis Bay
> is located on the coast of which Australian state or territory?
 
Johnson -- er, I mean New South Wales.
 
> 8 Which car manufacturer's logo features four rings?
 
Audi, I hear. :-)
 
> 9 Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hermes?
 
Mercury.
 
> 10 "Ethics", published posthumously in 1677, was the magnum opus
> of which Dutch rationalist philosopher (1632-1677)?
 
Johnson -- er, make that Erasmus, but I'm sure it's equally wrong.
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Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Feb 24 08:13PM


> 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his
> three laws governing what?
 
Robotics
 
> 2 The biennial world championship contract bridge tournament for
> national teams is better known by what alliterative two word title?
 
No idea
 
> 3 Which character did David Jasen portray in the BBC sitcom "Only
> Fools and Horses"?
 
Derek Trotter
 
> 4 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "And if I get
> scared, you're always around."?
 
You're So Good To Me???
 
> 5 Copacabana Beach is located in which city?
 
Rio
 
> 6 Which left-arm Pakistani paceman took more than 500 One Day
> International wickets in a career ranging from 1984 to 2003?
 
Wasim Akram
 
> 7 Though technically a territory of the Commonwealth, Jervis Bay is
> located on the coast of which Australian state or territory?
 
Tasmania?
 
> 8 Which car manufacturer's logo features four rings?
 
Audi
 
> 9 Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hermes?
 
Mercury
 
> 10 "Ethics", published posthumously in 1677, was the magnum opus of
> which Dutch rationalist philosopher (1632-1677)?
 
Kant? (Nah, that's wrong)
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 24 07:33PM +0100

> 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his
> three laws governing what?
 
Robots
 
> 2 The biennial world championship contract bridge tournament for
> national teams is better known by what alliterative two word title?
 
Bermuda Bowl
 
> 5 Copacabana Beach is located in which city?
 
Rio de Janeiro
 
> 6 Which left-arm Pakistani paceman took more than 500 One Day
> International wickets in a career ranging from 1984 to 2003?
 
Singh
 
> 7 Though technically a territory of the Commonwealth, Jervis Bay is
> located on the coast of which Australian state or territory?
 
Queensland
 
> 8 Which car manufacturer's logo features four rings?
 
Audi
 
> 9 Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hermes?
 
Janus
 
> 10 "Ethics", published posthumously in 1677, was the magnum opus of
> which Dutch rationalist philosopher (1632-1677)?
 
Calvin
 
 
 
 
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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 24 11:53PM +0100


> Calvin, since you said "governing what" (asking for the topic of the
> laws) rather than "of what" (asking for their title), I suggest that
> answers like this should be accepted.
 
I would certainly hope so. I was considering some more sophisticated
answers, but since the laws defines the behaviour of robot, that seems
a perfectly valid answer.
 
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Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Feb 18 11:58PM


> 1. Born Alecia Beth Moore in 1979, she was recognized by Billboard
> in 2009 as the Pop Songs Artist of the Decade. She got her stage
> name from a character in the film "Reservoir Dogs". What is it?
 
P!nk
 
> 2. They called her Lady Day, as a nickname. What was this jazz
> singer's stage name?
 
Billie Holiday
 
> 3. When they produce albums together, they go by the moniker "the
> Glimmer Twins". Who are the Glimmer Twins? (Two surnames,
> please.)
 
Jagger / Richards
 
> 4. Born in Michigan in 1947. His passport says he's James Newell
> Osterberg Jr. But when he gets up on stage and takes off his
> shirt, the fans call him...?
 
Iggy Pop
 
> 5. On the attendance sheet at Birchmount Collegiate, he was Abel
> Makkonen Tesfaye. But on the Billboard charts, he is....
 
The Weeknd
 
> second-greatest bass player of all time. He was born in
> Australia, but plays for the quintessential L.A. band.
> What's his nickname?
 
Flea
 
> condom over the left lens of her glasses as a plug for safe sex.
> Her 1990s girl group brought us the hits "No Scrubs" and
> "Chasing Waterfalls". For what group did "Left-Eye" perform?
 
TLC
 
> 8. He was born Farrokh Bulsara in Zanzibar, 1946; he died in
> London, 1991. Thanks largely to his 4-octave vocal range,
> his group ruled the airwaves through much of the 1970s and '80s.
 
Freddie Mercury
 
> 9. Virtuoso saxophonist "Bird" was a pioneer of be-bop music.
> What was "Bird"'s real name?
 
Charlie Parker
 
> of the band Outkast till setting out in new directions as a solo
> artist, actor, and fashionista. By what name is he better known?
> More than one word required.
 
Andre 3000
 
> ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly
> and even-tempered is the beast, if I can call it that, one is
> affected by every twitch and grunt."
 
Trudeau, other Trudeau
 
> we are still a young nation, very much in the formative stages.
> Our national condition is still flexible enough that we can
> make almost anything we wish of our nation."
 
Trudeau, other Trudeau
 
> 3. Name the artist and author who said: "There are few, if any,
> Canadian men that have never spelled their name in a snow bank."
 
Trudeau, other Trudeau
 
> 4. Name the author and journalist who said: "A Canadian is someone
> who knows how to make love in a canoe."
 
Trudeau, other Trudeau
 
> 5. On October 13, 1970, when reporter Tim Ralfe asked Pierre
> Trudeau how far he was willing to go to deal with the FLQ,
> what was his 3-word answer?
 
Trudeau, other Trudeau
 
> 6. Which American was Pierre Trudeau referring to when he said
> "I've been called worse things by better people"?
 
Trudeau, other Trudeau
 
> 7. "Not necessarily conscription, but conscription if necessary."
> Name the Prime Minister who uttered this famous quote.
 
Trudeau, other Trudeau
 
> 8. Which BC premier was future Prime Minister Kim Campbell talking
> about when she said, "Charisma without substance can be a
> dangerous thing"?
 
Trudeau, other Trudeau
 
> 9. "Coming from Canada, being a writer and Jewish as well,
> I have impeccable paranoia credentials." Which Giller Prize
> and Governor-General's Award winner said that?
 
Trudeau, other Trudeau
 
> 10. "The US is our trading partner, our neighbor, our ally, and
> our friend... and sometimes we'd like to give them such a smack!"
> Which comedian and TV personality said that about America?
 
Trudeau, other Trudeau
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 18 07:22PM -0300

> 2. They called her Lady Day, as a nickname. What was this jazz
> singer's stage name?
 
Billie Holiday
 
> second-greatest bass player of all time. He was born in
> Australia, but plays for the quintessential L.A. band.
> What's his nickname?
 
Flea
 
> 8. He was born Farrokh Bulsara in Zanzibar, 1946; he died in
> London, 1991. Thanks largely to his 4-octave vocal range,
> his group ruled the airwaves through much of the 1970s and '80s.
 
Freddie Mercury
 
 
> 9. Virtuoso saxophonist "Bird" was a pioneer of be-bop music.
> What was "Bird"'s real name?
 
Charlie Parker
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 18 06:05PM -0600

Gareth Owen:
> Trudeau, other Trudeau
 
I will score these answers as if they read "Trudeau, Trudeau", which
necessarily scores the same as just "Trudeau".
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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 23 10:24AM -0300

> 1. Surabaya.
 
J (Well, at least Johnnu is from that town.)
 
> 2. Kuching.
 
M
 
> 3. Dili.
 
R
 
> 4. Denpasar.
 
Q
 
> 5. Chiangmai.
 
D
 
> 6. Kuala Lumpur.
 
K
 
> 7. Yangon (formerly Rangoon).
 
C
 
> 8. Hanoi.
 
B
 
> 9. Singapore.
 
L
 
> 10. Manila.
 
G
 
 
> There were 8 decoys. Decode the rot13 if you'd like to try them
> for fun, but for no points.
 
> 11. Ub Puv Zvau Pvgl (sbezreyl Fnvtba).
 
I
 
> 13. Onatxbx (nyfb xabja nf Xehat Gurc).
 
F
 
> 14. Ivragvnar.
 
E
 
> 15. Wnxnegn.
 
P
 
> 16. Cuabz Crau.
 
H
 
> 17. Wnlnchen.
> 18. Zrqna.
 
J
 
 
> 1. Name the then Montreal mayor who was quoted as saying the
> Olympics could no more lose money, or could no more have a
> deficit, "than a man could have a baby".
 
Rob Ford Sr
 
> 40 golds and 90 medals overall, was later found to have run
> an extensive doping program. All of those medal performances
> still stand. Which country?
 
Die so-genannte DDR
 
> 7. Name the American who set a world record in winning the gold
> in the men's decathlon.
 
Bruce Joyner

> at the '76 games won the gold in the 400 m hurdles. He went
> on to win 144 consecutive races, and won a second gold in the
> event in 1980. Name him.
 
Ed Moses
 
> 9. Finnish runner Lasse Viren defended his double gold from 1972
> at the Montreal games. Name *either* of the events he won
> gold in.
 
5000 m and 10000 m
 

> 10. Name the undisputed star of the games, a 14-year-old gymnast
> who scored 7 perfect 10's and won 3 gold medals.
 
Nadia Comaneci
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 23 02:16PM


> * Game 8, Round 2 - Geography - Southeast Asian Cities
 
> 1. Surabaya.
 
J; O
 
> 2. Kuching.
 
A; N
 
> 3. Dili.
 
J; R
 
> 4. Denpasar.
 
Q
 
> 5. Chiangmai.
 
D; F
 
> 6. Kuala Lumpur.
 
K
 
> 7. Yangon (formerly Rangoon).
 
C; A
 
> 8. Hanoi.
 
B
 
> 9. Singapore.
 
L
 
> 10. Manila.
 
G
 
> 40 golds and 90 medals overall, was later found to have run
> an extensive doping program. All of those medal performances
> still stand. Which country?
 
USSR; East Germany
 
> "Big Owe") was unfinished at the start of the games, including
> lacking the promised retractable roof. When did the stadium
> finally get roofed (plus or minus 2 years)?
 
1980
 
> 6. Five American boxers won gold at these games, perhaps the
> greatest boxing team ever assembled. Name *any* member of
> that team.
 
Frazier
 
> 10. Name the undisputed star of the games, a 14-year-old gymnast
> who scored 7 perfect 10's and won 3 gold medals.
 
Comaneci
 
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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 19 11:05PM -0300

> 1 Head brand goods are primarily associated with which sport?
 
Alpine skiing
 
> 3 In what language was "The Communist Manifesto" written?
 
German
 
> 4 Which planet did JG Galle discover it in 1846?
 
Neptuune
 
> 6 "The Bare Necessities" is a song from which 1967 Disney animated
> film?
 
Jungle Book
 
> 7 What is the capital city of Bali?
 
 
Since this is a replay, I should know the answer, but I don't.
 
> 8 The "Ode to Joy" is part of the final movement of which Beethoven
> symphony?
 
9
 
> 9 What sport appears in the NATO phonetic alphabet?
 
Polo
 
> 10 Which British university is often known by the acronym KCL?
 
King's College of London
Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 22 05:05AM

Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in
 
> 1 Head brand goods are primarily associated with which sport?
 
Tennis
 
> 2 The disease quinsy is inflammation of which part of the human
> body?
> 3 In what language was "The Communist Manifesto" written?
 
German
 
> 4 Which planet did JG Galle discover it in 1846?
 
Uranus
 
> 6
> "The Bare Necessities" is a song from which 1967 Disney animated
> film?
 
Jungle Book
 
> 7 What is the capital city of Bali?
> 8 The "Ode to Joy" is part of the final movement of which
> Beethoven symphony?
 
9th
 
> 9 What sport appears in the NATO phonetic alphabet?
 
Golf
 
> 10 Which British university is often known by the
> acronym KCL?
 
King's College London
 
 
> cheers,
> calvin
 
Pete Gayde
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Feb 20 04:40PM

Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 Head brand goods are primarily associated with which sport?
Tennis
 
> 2 The disease quinsy is inflammation of which part of the human body?
Lungs
 
> 3 In what language was "The Communist Manifesto" written?
German
 
> 4 Which planet did JG Galle discover it in 1846?
Neptune
 
> 5 Which actor portrayed English aristocrat John Morgan, who is
> captured by Sioux Indians, in the 1970 film "A Man Called Horse"?
John Wayne
 
> 6 "The Bare Necessities" is a song from which 1967 Disney animated
> film?
Jungle Book
 
> 7 What is the capital city of Bali?
 
> 8 The "Ode to Joy" is part of the final movement of which Beethoven
> symphony?
9th
 
> 9 What sport appears in the NATO phonetic alphabet?
Golf
 
> 10 Which British university is often known by the acronym KCL?
Kings College London (arguably not actually a university)
 
Peter Smyth
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 24 06:21PM -0600

"Calvin":
>>>> 1 Head brand goods are primarily associated with which sport?
>>> Tennis
 
Dan Tilque:
> I think we're seeing an Australian bias, here.
 
Ah, good point.
 
> Australia doesn't even have a ski resort, as far as I know...
 
It does, actually. I don't ski, but I rode this train in the summer
of 1988-89:
 
http://www.perisher.com.au/plan-your-trip/new-to-perisher/skitube
 
Here's the company's annual report from 2014 (they don't seem to have
put the later years online):
 
http://www.head.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Corporate/Head_-_Annual_Report_2014_bw.pdf
 
Acccrding to the "Income statement" on page 6 (PDF page 10), their
revenues from their various divisions in 2014 were:
 
Winter Sports EUR 164.7 million
Racquet Sports EUR 149.5 million
Diving EUR 57.1 million
Sportswear EUR 6.8 million
Licensing EUR 7.2 million
 
This would seem pretty strong evidence that skiing should be an
acceptable answer, though since the data is over 2 years old, maybe
tennis should be given the benefit of the doubt and still accepted
also.
 
To really settle the question it would be better if they reported
what share of its market this represents for each division, but as
far as I can see they don't. Market share only comes up in a few
places in the report and only once with a number attached. That's
on page 12 (PDF page 16), where it says that in 2014 in the US they
reached a "historical peak" of 63% of the market for tennis balls in
units (i.e. counting the number of balls sold, not their monetary value).
 
Hope this helps.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "I can be gullible about these kinds of things.
msb@vex.net | Or so people tell me, and I believe them."
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Don Piven <don@piven.net>: Feb 20 08:59AM -0600

On 2/20/17 00:02, Mark Brader wrote:
> toenails. Please see the 2-page handout at:
 
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-9/ungu/lates.pdf
 
> 1. No gnus would be bad news. Which picture shows a wildebeest?
 
L
 
> 2. An alpaca?
 
E
 
> 3. A Barbary sheep?
> 4. A mouflon?
> 5. An oryx?
 
A
 
> 6. An okapi?
 
D
 
> 8. O (qrpbl)
> 9. S (qrpbl)
> 10. U.
 
Tapir.
 
> 11. W -- gjb jbeqf.
 
Cape Buffalo.
 
> 13. Z (qrpbl)
> 14. A (qrpbl)
> 15. B.
 
Impala
 
> 16. C.
 
Warthog
 
> Europe in the 1800s, now grows in ditches, canals, and
> marshes, and degrades wetlands by choking out native species
> that provide animal and bird habitat. Name it.
 
Purple loosestrife.
 
> to 5.5 m tall, with white flower clusters similar to Queen
> Anne's lace, and can form a flower-head almost a meter wide.
> The sap is a severe skin irritant. Name the invader.
 
Giant hogweed
 
Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 22 05:15AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Q7adnaRW8swcGzfFnZ2dnUU7-
> see my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
> ** Game 7, Round 9 - Science - When You Hear Hoofbeats... Think
Ungulates
> toenails. Please see the 2-page handout at:
 
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-9/ungu/lates.pdf
 
> 1. No gnus would be bad news. Which picture shows a wildebeest?
 
L
 
> 2. An alpaca?
 
M
 
> 3. A Barbary sheep?
 
E; K
 
> 4. A mouflon?
> 5. An oryx?
 
G; O
 
> 6. An okapi?
 
N; D
 
> are one word except as noted.
 
> 7. N (qrpbl)
> 8. O (qrpbl)
 
Llama
 
> 9. S (qrpbl)
> 10. U.
 
Capybara
 
> 11. W -- gjb jbeqf.
 
Water buffalo
 
> 12. X (qrpbl -- gjb jbeqf)
> 13. Z (qrpbl)
 
Llama
 
> 14. A (qrpbl)
> 15. B.
 
Ibex
 
> 16. C.
 
Warthog
 
> Be fully exact.
 
> * C. Sports: Halo
 
> The military sci-fi first-person-shooter video-game franchise, that
is.
 
> F2. Two days later, Argentine forces responded by sending
> an Exocet missile into a British destroyer, with the loss
> of 20 lives. Name the British ship.
 
Pete Gayde
Bruce <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Feb 21 03:48PM

On Mon, 20 Feb 2017 00:02:41 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> Please see the 2-page handout at:
 
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-9/ungu/lates.pdf
 
> 1. No gnus would be bad news. Which picture shows a wildebeest?
 
L
 
> 2. An alpaca?
 
E
 
> 3. A Barbary sheep?
 
I
 
> 4. A mouflon?
 
C
 
> 5. An oryx?
 
G
 
> 6. An okapi?
 
D
 
> one word except as noted.
 
> 7. A (decoy)
> 8. B (decoy)
 
Llama
 
> 9. F (decoy)
> 10. H.
 
Tapir
 
> 11. J -- two words.
 
Water Buffalo
 
> 14. N (decoy)
> 15. O.
> 16. P.
 
Warthog
 
> Europe in the 1800s, now grows in ditches, canals, and marshes,
> and degrades wetlands by choking out native species that provide
> animal and bird habitat. Name it.
 
purple loosestrife
 
 
> * B. Canadiana: Tall Buildings
 
> B1. Name the building which is currently the record-holder for
> tallest residential building in Canada, at 78 stories.
 
CN tower
 
> can't act!" The insulted actress then tried to punch him. Their
> feud grew, and he refused to return in the sequel to reprise his
> role as Bosley. Name either him or her.
 
Bill Murray and Lucy Liu
 
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