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| Don Piven <don@piven.net>: Feb 28 05:22AM -0600 On 2/28/17 00:39, Mark Brader wrote: > Square Garden last week. Security approached because he was > allegedly heckling the unpopular owner of the New York Knicks. > Name the former player. Charles Oakley > soccer champion, Egypt lost 2-1 in the final to this Central > African country. The victory was its fifth Cup of Nations. > Name the winning country. Cameroon > just over 35,000,000 people. The population increased between > 2011 and 2016 in 9 out of 10 provinces. Name the one where it > decreased slightly. Newfoundland > 8. This struggling Canadian company is getting more government > money. This time it is more than $370,000,000 in interest-free > loans from the federal government. Name the company. Bombardier > deciding that it is "generally unreliable". The publication > has a significant online presence in the United Kingdom and > North America. Name that tabloid. Daily Mail > ...But not this week. > 1. The parent company of Tim Hortons announced a US $1,800,000,000 > friendly takeover bid for which US-based fast-food chain? Popeye's > What was the high temperature recorded that day by Environment > Canada at Pearson Airport, rounded to the nearest whole degree > Celsius? 21 > Vice-President Mike Pence tweeted out support for Israel with a > flag emoji -- but it wasn't Israel's flag. What country's flag > was it? Nicaragua > started waving mini-flags with "TRUMP" emblazoned on them -- > that had been distributed by pranksters. Republican staffers > quickly confiscated the flags -- why? They were Russian flags |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 28 02:45PM > 2. Former President Barack Obama seems to be adjusting to life > outside the White House. He was in the British Virgin Islands -- > learning what recreational activity? windsurfing > soccer champion, Egypt lost 2-1 in the final to this Central > African country. The victory was its fifth Cup of Nations. > Name the winning country. Central African Republic; Democratic Republic of the Congo > 5. This singer will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of > Fame and receive a tribute at the Juno Awards. Name the singer. Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue > just over 35,000,000 people. The population increased between > 2011 and 2016 in 9 out of 10 provinces. Name the one where it > decreased slightly. Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia > deciding that it is "generally unreliable". The publication > has a significant online presence in the United Kingdom and > North America. Name that tabloid. The Daily Mail > * Game 6 (2017-02-27), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. The parent company of Tim Hortons announced a US $1,800,000,000 > friendly takeover bid for which US-based fast-food chain? Popeye's > What was the high temperature recorded that day by Environment > Canada at Pearson Airport, rounded to the nearest whole degree > Celsius? 16; 19 > 4. Also in British soccer, Claudio Ranieri has been fired as manager > just 9 months after he led his team to a completely unexpected > Premier League title. What team? Leicester City > over $500,000,000. And last week he became the first hip-hop > performer to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. > Give his stage name. Jay-Z > Vice-President Mike Pence tweeted out support for Israel with a > flag emoji -- but it wasn't Israel's flag. What country's flag > was it? Nicaragua > started waving mini-flags with "TRUMP" emblazoned on them -- > that had been distributed by pranksters. Republican staffers > quickly confiscated the flags -- why? They looked like Russian flags -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 28 04:08PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:EM2dnZSfIMqThijFnZ2dnUU7- > This week this round is Trump-free. > 1. Former US Vice-President Joe Biden has a new gig. What is his > new job title? Professor > 2. Former President Barack Obama seems to be adjusting to life > outside the White House. He was in the British Virgin Islands -- > learning what recreational activity? Kite surfing > Square Garden last week. Security approached because he was > allegedly heckling the unpopular owner of the New York Knicks. > Name the former player. Charles Oakley > soccer champion, Egypt lost 2-1 in the final to this Central > African country. The victory was its fifth Cup of Nations. > Name the winning country. Cameroon > 5. This singer will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of > Fame and receive a tribute at the Juno Awards. Name the singer. Vickers > deciding that it is "generally unreliable". The publication > has a significant online presence in the United Kingdom and > North America. Name that tabloid. Sun > ...But not this week. > 1. The parent company of Tim Hortons announced a US $1,800,000,000 > friendly takeover bid for which US-based fast-food chain? Wendys; Arbys > What was the high temperature recorded that day by Environment > Canada at Pearson Airport, rounded to the nearest whole degree > Celsius? 25; 24 > 3. Wayne Shaw, a 45-year-old backup soccer goalie for Sutton > United, resigned from the team after its FA Cup loss to Arsenal. > What act caused him to step down? Eating while on the bench > 4. Also in British soccer, Claudio Ranieri has been fired as manager > just 9 months after he led his team to a completely unexpected > Premier League title. What team? Leicester City > over $500,000,000. And last week he became the first hip-hop > performer to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. > Give his stage name. Jay Z > last week with "Love on the Brain". It was the 30th Top-10 > hit in the performer's career: only Madonna and the Beatles > have more. Name the singer. Taylor Swift; Adele > 7. The Supreme Court of Canada issued a decision on Tuesday, > interpreting for the first time the powers of police relating > to *what specific criminal offense*? Marijuana possession > 8. A vehicle not normally driven by cops was utilized by Toronto > police as part of a campaign against distracted driving. > What type of vehicle was it? Zamboni > Vice-President Mike Pence tweeted out support for Israel with a > flag emoji -- but it wasn't Israel's flag. What country's flag > was it? Greece > started waving mini-flags with "TRUMP" emblazoned on them -- > that had been distributed by pranksters. Republican staffers > quickly confiscated the flags -- why? They had Russia's colors > After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh whfg > fnvq "vzcnverq qevivat" ba gur pbheg dhrfgvba, tb onpx naq or > zber fcrpvsvp. Pete Gayde |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Feb 28 07:09PM -0800 On Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at 1:39:15 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > deciding that it is "generally unreliable". The publication > has a significant online presence in the United Kingdom and > North America. Name that tabloid. "News of the World"? > 4. Also in British soccer, Claudio Ranieri has been fired as manager > just 9 months after he led his team to a completely unexpected > Premier League title. What team? Leicester? > over $500,000,000. And last week he became the first hip-hop > performer to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. > Give his stage name. Jay-Z |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 28 08:23PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > just over 35,000,000 people. The population increased between > 2011 and 2016 in 9 out of 10 provinces. Name the one where it > decreased slightly. Prince Edward Island > 9. Russia's main opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, is unlikely to > be able to run for president next year as a result of a > decision issued last Wednesday. What happened to Navalny? was convicted for something, but I forget the charge (I mean other than being significant opposition to Putin, of course) > deciding that it is "generally unreliable". The publication > has a significant online presence in the United Kingdom and > North America. Name that tabloid. Daily Mail > What was the high temperature recorded that day by Environment > Canada at Pearson Airport, rounded to the nearest whole degree > Celsius? 27 C > 8. A vehicle not normally driven by cops was utilized by Toronto > police as part of a campaign against distracted driving. > What type of vehicle was it? Oscar Mayer Wienermobile -- Dan Tilque |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Mar 01 07:13AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:EM2dnZSfIMqThijFnZ2dnUU7- > Square Garden last week. Security approached because he was > allegedly heckling the unpopular owner of the New York Knicks. > Name the former player. Oakley (?) > 5. This singer will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of > Fame and receive a tribute at the Juno Awards. Name the singer. Leonard Cohen > just over 35,000,000 people. The population increased between > 2011 and 2016 in 9 out of 10 provinces. Name the one where it > decreased slightly. Prince Edward Island; Newfoundland and Labrador > deciding that it is "generally unreliable". The publication > has a significant online presence in the United Kingdom and > North America. Name that tabloid. Daily Mail > ...But not this week. > 1. The parent company of Tim Hortons announced a US $1,800,000,000 > friendly takeover bid for which US-based fast-food chain? Wendy's > What was the high temperature recorded that day by Environment > Canada at Pearson Airport, rounded to the nearest whole degree > Celsius? 29 degrees > 4. Also in British soccer, Claudio Ranieri has been fired as manager > just 9 months after he led his team to a completely unexpected > Premier League title. What team? Leicester > over $500,000,000. And last week he became the first hip-hop > performer to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. > Give his stage name. Jay-Z > started waving mini-flags with "TRUMP" emblazoned on them -- > that had been distributed by pranksters. Republican staffers > quickly confiscated the flags -- why? the flags resembled the Russian flag -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Mar 01 01:59AM -0600 In article <EM2dnZSfIMqThijFnZ2dnUU7-Y_NnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > 8. This struggling Canadian company is getting more government > money. This time it is more than $370,000,000 in interest-free > loans from the federal government. Name the company. Bombardier > ...But not this week. > 1. The parent company of Tim Hortons announced a US $1,800,000,000 > friendly takeover bid for which US-based fast-food chain? Popeyes > started waving mini-flags with "TRUMP" emblazoned on them -- > that had been distributed by pranksters. Republican staffers > quickly confiscated the flags -- why? Russian flags -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 01 12:13AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-11-14, 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*)". As this is posted, QFTCI5EP current-events Rounds 5 and 6 are running concurrently. * Game 8, Round 7 - Entertainment - Archie Comics Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-7/ar/chie.pdf I've rearranged the questions in order by pictures. This time questions were actually supplied for the two decoys, so I've included these in the round and you can answer if you like for fun, but for no points. 1. Picture A. In September 2010 a new character, Kevin Keller, is introduced in the series. Why does this handsome army brat not want to date Veronica, when she is clearly interested? 2. Picture B (decoy). Historically, what was the name of the *headgear* in this picture? 3. Picture C. What is the name of the *animal* in the car? 4. Picture D. What is the family name of these people? 5. Picture E. Archie's chief rival for the attention of Veronica is the magnificent specimen seen here on the ground. He is vain, sarcastic, duplicitous, athletic, and rich -- and what is his name? 6. Picture F. What is the name of this prized athlete, who often needs tutoring from Archie and the gang to keep his grades high enough for participation on the school teams? 7. Picture G (decoy). What is the name of the *car* in the picture? 8. Picture H. Name the man in this picture. 9. Picture I. This picture is from the first issue ever of "Archie" comics. Within 5 years, what anniversary is celebrated this year? 10. Picture J. In what establishment do we see these people? After answering this question, please decode the rot13: vs jung lbh jebgr bayl vqragvsvrq gur cebcevrgbe, jr arrq zber; nqq gur erfg. 11. Picture K. What is the name of this girl band, first introduced in "Archie's Pals 'n Gals" in its winter 1962/63 issue? 12. Picture L. What is the name of this school? * Game 8, Round 8 - History - Second-Place Politicians The great race-car driver Bobby Unser once said, "Nobody remembers who finished second but the guy who finished second". Does that also hold true for politics? Let's find out. Given the year, the political contest, and the victor of that contest, you name the second-place finisher. 1. 2008 US Presidential election: Barack Obama won. Who came second? 2. 2003 Toronto mayoral election: David Miller won. 3. 1983 federal Progressive Conservative leadership contest: Brian Mulroney won. 4. 2015 Ontario provincial Progressive Conservative leadership contest: Patrick Brown won. 5. 1996 US presidential election: Bill Clinton won. 6. 1948 US Presidential Election: Harry Truman won. 7. 2006 federal Liberal Party leadership contest: Stéphane Dion won. 8. 2004 Conservative Party leadership election: Stephen Harper won over this "Conservative" candidate. 9. 2000 Toronto mayoral election: Mel Lastman won with 80% of the vote. Which now-deceased environmental activist came second? 10. 1964 US Presidential election: Lyndon Johnson won, over this candidate that many are comparing to Donald Trump. -- Mark Brader | this take Toronto | "If is shall really to msb@vex.net | flying I never it." | -- Piglet ("Winnie-the-Pooh", A.A. Milne) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Mar 01 07:10AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:U_udnS1eZMIH-yvFnZ2dnUU7- > 1. Picture A. In September 2010 a new character, Kevin Keller, > is introduced in the series. Why does this handsome army brat > not want to date Veronica, when she is clearly interested? he's gay > 3. Picture C. What is the name of the *animal* in the car? Hot Dog > 4. Picture D. What is the family name of these people? Lodge > is the magnificent specimen seen here on the ground. He is > vain, sarcastic, duplicitous, athletic, and rich -- and what > is his name? Reggie Mantle > 6. Picture F. What is the name of this prized athlete, who often > needs tutoring from Archie and the gang to keep his grades high > enough for participation on the school teams? Moose > 8. Picture H. Name the man in this picture. Mr. Weatherbee > 9. Picture I. This picture is from the first issue ever of "Archie" > comics. Within 5 years, what anniversary is celebrated this > year? 75th > After answering this question, please decode the rot13: vs > jung lbh jebgr bayl vqragvsvrq gur cebcevrgbe, jr arrq zber; > nqq gur erfg. the Choklit Shop > 11. Picture K. What is the name of this girl band, first introduced > in "Archie's Pals 'n Gals" in its winter 1962/63 issue? Josie and the Pussycats > 12. Picture L. What is the name of this school? Riverdale High School > the second-place finisher. > 1. 2008 US Presidential election: Barack Obama won. Who came > second? John McCain > 5. 1996 US presidential election: Bill Clinton won. Bob Dole > 6. 1948 US Presidential Election: Harry Truman won. Thomas Dewey > 8. 2004 Conservative Party leadership election: Stephen Harper > won over this "Conservative" candidate. Stockwell Day > 10. 1964 US Presidential election: Lyndon Johnson won, over this > candidate that many are comparing to Donald Trump. Barry Goldwater -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 25 10:18PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-11-14, 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 8, Round 4 - Canadiana Arts - Toronto Sculptures Toronto is blessed with a number of interesting sculptural pieces and installations in publicly accessible locations. We pass them every day. Here are 10 questions about those works. Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-4/TO/art.pdf I've rearranged the round in order by picture. There are 5 decoys, which are in sequence with the rest. For those I will give you the location, and if you like, you can name either the artist or the title for fun, but for no points. 1. Picture A (decoy), at Regis College, U of T. 2. Picture B (decoy), at Commerce Court. 3. Picture C. Name the *subject* of this piece, by Ruth Abernethy, which is located outside 250 Front St. W. 4. Picture D (decoy), at the Shangri-La Hotel. 5. Picture E. "Muskox" by Hilary Clark Cole. Name the retail clothing flagship *store* on Don Mills Rd. where you can find this beauty made of weathered steel. 6. Picture F. In which *neighborhood* would you find the appropriately named "Still Dancing" by Dennis Oppenheim? 7. Picture G. The Rogers Centre is the site of this 2-part work, "The Audience". Name the multi-disciplinary *artist*, best known for those geese in the Eaton Centre. 8. Picture H (decoy), at the TD Centre. 9. Picture I. Provide the *alternate name* of this work by Henry Moore, "Three Way Piece Number Two". 10. Picture J (decoy), at 10 Yonge St. 11. Picture K. "Monument to the War of 1812". Name the best-selling author and *designer* of this work, who is better known for his red canoe sculpture at Canoe Landing Park. 12. Picture L. "Community" by Kirk Newman. Name the *company* whose corporate headquarters host this piece. 13. Picture M. "Remembered Sustenance" by Cynthia Short. Name the *city facility* which hosts this intriguing sculptural installation. 14. Picture N. Name *either of the streets* at whose intersection you can find Stephen Cruise's sculpture, "Uniform Stack / Measure". 15. Picture O. In front of which *building* is the appropriately named "Searchlight Spotlight Starlight" by John McEwen? * Game 8, Round 6 - Science - Veterinary Science and Animal Health 1. For centuries in Britain, "farriers" were called upon for their horse-doctoring skills and eventually developed the first professional organization for the treatment of animals. What do farriers do that would not be a vet's job today? 2. What do gibs, capons, lapins, and geldings have in common? 3. Onychectomy ["oh-nick-EK-to-mee"] is a procedure that's banned in a number of countries. When it is performed, it's generally performed on cats. What is is? 4. Fluoxetine is FDA-approved for veterinary use. This SSRI is administered to treat separation anxiety and aggression in dogs. What trademark name is fluoxetine better known by when taken by humans? 5. According to a 2011 survey by the "Canadian Veterinary Journal", sodium pentobarbital was the most common drug used by veterinarians for what? 6. Humans can contract bartonellosis from their cats, resulting in fever, enlarged painful lymph nodes, and local inflammation. Its more common name describes the means of transmission -- and is also the name of a Ted Nugent song. Give that title. 7. This viral disease affects cloven-hoofed animals, causing high fever, blisters, and lameness. An outbreak in 2001 in Britain resulted in the slaughter of many animals nationwide, postponement of a general election, and cancellation of a number of sporting events. What disease? 8. Theobromine is a toxin easily metabolized by humans but potentially fatal to dogs. In what favorite human treat would you find theobromine? 9. Purebreds suffer higher rates of certain diseases than mixed breeds. Large breeds such as Newfoundlands, Great Danes, and St. Bernards are especially prone to a misalignment between the femoral head and the acetabulum, leading to osteoarthritis. What is this condition called? 10. Bordetella bronchiseptica is highly contagious among dogs. What is it better known as? -- Mark Brader | "I'm surprised there aren't laws about this in the USA..." msb@vex.net | "Of course there are laws about this in the USA. Toronto | Without even reading further to find out what 'this' is." | --Rob Bannister and Evan Kirshenbaum My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 28 03:59PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:HZWdnTWSz_SCyi_FnZ2dnUU7- > their horse-doctoring skills and eventually developed the > first professional organization for the treatment of animals. > What do farriers do that would not be a vet's job today? Make horse shoes > 2. What do gibs, capons, lapins, and geldings have in common? Neutered > 3. Onychectomy ["oh-nick-EK-to-mee"] is a procedure that's banned > in a number of countries. When it is performed, it's generally > performed on cats. What is is? Declawing > administered to treat separation anxiety and aggression in dogs. > What trademark name is fluoxetine better known by when taken > by humans? Adderall > 5. According to a 2011 survey by the "Canadian Veterinary Journal", > sodium pentobarbital was the most common drug used by > veterinarians for what? Putting down animals > in fever, enlarged painful lymph nodes, and local inflammation. > Its more common name describes the means of transmission -- > and is also the name of a Ted Nugent song. Give that title. Cat Scratch Fever > Britain resulted in the slaughter of many animals nationwide, > postponement of a general election, and cancellation of a number > of sporting events. What disease? Mad cow > 8. Theobromine is a toxin easily metabolized by humans but > potentially fatal to dogs. In what favorite human treat would > you find theobromine? Chocolate > and St. Bernards are especially prone to a misalignment between > the femoral head and the acetabulum, leading to osteoarthritis. > What is this condition called? Dysplasia > 10. Bordetella bronchiseptica is highly contagious among dogs. > What is it better known as? Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 01 12:08AM -0600 Mark Brader: > the location, and if you like, you can name either the artist or > the title for fun, but for no points. > 1. Picture A (decoy), at Regis College, U of T. "Jesus the Homeless" by Timothy Schmalz. > 2. Picture B (decoy), at Commerce Court. "Tembo, Mother of Elephants" by Derrick Stephan Hudson. > 3. Picture C. Name the *subject* of this piece, by Ruth Abernethy, > which is located outside 250 Front St. W. Glenn Gould. > 4. Picture D (decoy), at the Shangri-La Hotel. "Rising" by Zhang Huan (surname is Zhang). > 5. Picture E. "Muskox" by Hilary Clark Cole. Name the retail > clothing flagship *store* on Don Mills Rd. where you can find > this beauty made of weathered steel. Tilley Endurables. > 6. Picture F. In which *neighborhood* would you find the > appropriately named "Still Dancing" by Dennis Oppenheim? Distillery District. > 7. Picture G. The Rogers Centre is the site of this 2-part work, > "The Audience". Name the multi-disciplinary *artist*, best > known for those geese in the Eaton Centre. Michael Snow. > 8. Picture H (decoy), at the TD Centre. "The Pasture" by Joe Fafard. > 9. Picture I. Provide the *alternate name* of this work by Henry > Moore, "Three Way Piece Number Two". "The Archer". > 10. Picture J (decoy), at 10 Yonge St. "Between the Eyes" by Richard Deacon. > 11. Picture K. "Monument to the War of 1812". Name the > best-selling author and *designer* of this work, who is better > known for his red canoe sculpture at Canoe Landing Park. Douglas Coupland. > 12. Picture L. "Community" by Kirk Newman. Name the *company* > whose corporate headquarters host this piece. Manulife. > 13. Picture M. "Remembered Sustenance" by Cynthia Short. Name the > *city facility* which hosts this intriguing sculptural > installation. Metro Hall. > 14. Picture N. Name *either of the streets* at whose intersection > you can find Stephen Cruise's sculpture, "Uniform Stack / > Measure". Richmond St., Spadina Av. > 15. Picture O. In front of which *building* is the appropriately > named "Searchlight Spotlight Starlight" by John McEwen? Air Canada Centre (accepting ACC). Since nobody scored on this round, it never happened and this game will now be scored on your best 5 out of 7 rounds. > * Game 8, Round 6 - Science - Veterinary Science and Animal Health This was the easiest round in the original game and the 2nd-easiest of the entire season. > their horse-doctoring skills and eventually developed the > first professional organization for the treatment of animals. > What do farriers do that would not be a vet's job today? Horseshoeing. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Peter, Don, Calvin, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, Bruce, and Pete. > 2. What do gibs, capons, lapins, and geldings have in common? They've been neutered (castrated). (Respectively: cat, chicken, rabbit, horse/donkey.) 4 for everyone. > 3. Onychectomy ["oh-nick-EK-to-mee"] is a procedure that's banned > in a number of countries. When it is performed, it's generally > performed on cats. What is is? Declawing. 4 for Dan Blum, Don, Dan Tilque, Marc, Bruce, and Pete. 3 for Joshua. > administered to treat separation anxiety and aggression in dogs. > What trademark name is fluoxetine better known by when taken > by humans? Prozac. (Also Prozep or Oxactin.) 4 for Peter, Don, Dan Tilque, Marc, and Bruce. 3 for Dan Blum. > 5. According to a 2011 survey by the "Canadian Veterinary Journal", > sodium pentobarbital was the most common drug used by > veterinarians for what? Euthanasia. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Don, Marc, Bruce, and Pete. > in fever, enlarged painful lymph nodes, and local inflammation. > Its more common name describes the means of transmission -- > and is also the name of a Ted Nugent song. Give that title. "Cat Scratch Fever". 4 for Dan Blum, Don, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, Bruce, and Pete. > Britain resulted in the slaughter of many animals nationwide, > postponement of a general election, and cancellation of a number > of sporting events. What disease? Foot (or hoof) and mouth disease. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Don, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Marc, and Bruce. > 8. Theobromine is a toxin easily metabolized by humans but > potentially fatal to dogs. In what favorite human treat would > you find theobromine? Chocolate. (Also tea, cola, and acai berries.) 4 for everyone. > and St. Bernards are especially prone to a misalignment between > the femoral head and the acetabulum, leading to osteoarthritis. > What is this condition called? Hip dysplasia. 4 for Dan Blum, Don, Dan Tilque, Marc, Bruce, and Pete. > 10. Bordetella bronchiseptica is highly contagious among dogs. > What is it better known as? Kennel cough. 4 for Don, Marc, and Bruce. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Geo Spo Sci Don Piven 36 19 40 95 Pete Gayde 35 26 28 89 Dan Tilque 32 16 32 80 Bruce Bowler 16 24 40 80 "Calvin" 35 23 16 74 Joshua Kreitzer 34 20 19 73 Dan Blum 28 6 35 69 Peter Smyth 20 24 24 68 Erland Sommarskog 36 19 -- 55 Marc Dashevsky -- -- 40 40 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "So *you* say." --Toddy Beamish msb@vex.net | (H.G. Wells, "The Man Who Could Work Miracles") My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Don Piven <don@piven.net>: Feb 23 04:59PM -0600 On 2/23/17 16:42, Calvin wrote: > 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his three laws governing what? Robotics. > 3 Which character did David Jasen portray in the BBC sitcom "Only Fools and Horses"? > 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, Brazil > 6 Which left-arm Pakistani paceman took more than 500 One Day 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? > 8 Which car manufacturer's logo features four rings? Audi > 9 Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hermes? Mercury |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 23 09:30PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:QMKdnZQpWYm54TPFnZ2dnUU7- > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-2/sea/map.pdf > We name a city; you give the letter nearest to its location. > 1. Surabaya. O; P > 2. Kuching. D; M > 3. Dili. R > 4. Denpasar. Q > 5. Chiangmai. D; M > 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 > 12. Znaqnynl. A > 13. Onatxbx (nyfb xabja nf Xehat Gurc). F > 14. Ivragvnar. E > 15. Wnxnegn. O > 16. Cuabz Crau. H > 17. Wnlnchen. P > 18. Zrqna. N > 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? 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; 1985 > 6. Five American boxers won gold at these games, perhaps the > greatest boxing team ever assembled. Name *any* member of > that team. Sugar Ray Leonard > 7. Name the American who set a world record in winning the gold > in the men's decathlon. Bruce Jenner > 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. 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 meters > 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 Pete Gayde |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 24 03:27PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-2/sea/map.pdf > We name a city; you give the letter nearest to its location. > 1. Surabaya. M > 2. Kuching. J > 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 > 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? Soviet Union > "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)? 1985 > 6. Five American boxers won gold at these games, perhaps the > greatest boxing team ever assembled. Name *any* member of > that team. Spinks > 9. Finnish runner Lasse Viren defended his double gold from 1972 > at the Montreal games. Name *either* of the events he won > gold in. 10,000 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 -- Dan Tilque |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Feb 23 05:42PM Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Surabaya. > 2. Kuching. > 3. Dili. R > 4. Denpasar. > 5. Chiangmai. > 6. Kuala Lumpur. K > 7. Yangon (formerly Rangoon). A, C > 8. Hanoi. I, 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? 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)? 1996 > 6. Five American boxers won gold at these games, perhaps the > greatest boxing team ever assembled. Name any member of > that team. Leon Spinks > 7. Name the American who set a world record in winning the gold > in the men's decathlon. Bruce Jenner > 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. Edwin 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. 5000m > 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 Peter SMyth |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 23 07:22PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:QMKdnZQpWYm54TPFnZ2dnUU7- > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-2/sea/map.pdf > We name a city; you give the letter nearest to its location. > 1. Surabaya. J > 2. Kuching. M > 3. Dili. R > 4. Denpasar. Q > 5. Chiangmai. D > 6. Kuala Lumpur. K > 7. Yangon (formerly Rangoon). A; C > 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? 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)? 1991 > 6. Five American boxers won gold at these games, perhaps the > greatest boxing team ever assembled. Name *any* member of > that team. Leonard > 7. Name the American who set a world record in winning the gold > in the men's decathlon. Jenner > 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. Moses (note: I believe that should say 1984 for his second gold) > 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 -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 25 10:10PM -0600 Mark Brader: > Please see the map: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-2/sea/map.pdf > We name a city; you give the letter nearest to its location. For cities on islands I'll show the island as well as the country with each answer, and "*" indicates that not all of the island belongs to that country. > 1. Surabaya. P. (Java, Indonesia.) 4 for Don. 2 for Pete and Calvin (never heard of him). > 2. Kuching. M. (Borneo*, Malaysia.) 4 for Erland, Joshua, Calvin, and Don. 2 for Pete. > 3. Dili. R. (Timor*, East Timor.) 4 for Erland, Peter, Joshua, Pete, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Dan Blum. > 4. Denpasar. Q. (Bali, Indonesia.) 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Calvin (I believe he knew this), Don, and Dan Tilque. > 5. Chiangmai. D. (Thailand.) 4 for Erland, Joshua, Don, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Calvin. > 6. Kuala Lumpur. K. (Malaysia.) 4 for everyone -- Erland, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Joshua, Pete, Calvin, Don, and Dan Tilque. > 7. Yangon (formerly Rangoon). C. (Myanmar, formerly Burma.) 4 for Erland, Pete, Don, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum and Calvin. 2 for Peter and Joshua. > 8. Hanoi. B. (Vietnam.) 4 for Erland, Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Don, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Calvin. 2 for Peter. > 9. Singapore. L. (Singapore, Singapore.) 4 for everyone. > 10. Manila. G. (Luzon, Philippines.) 4 for everyone. > There were 8 decoys. Decode the rot13 if you'd like to try them > for fun, but for no points. > 11. Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon). I. (Vietnam.) Erland, Pete, and Don got this. > 12. Mandalay. A. (Myanmar.) Pete, Calvin, and Don got this. > 13. Bangkok (also known as Krung Thep). F. (Thailand.) Erland, Pete, Calvin, and Don got this. > 14. Vientiane. E. (Laos.) Erland, Pete, Calvin, and Don got this. > 15. Jakarta. O. (Java, Indonesia.) Pete got this. > 16. Phnom Penh. H. (Cambodia.) Erland, Pete, Calvin, and Don got this. > 17. Jayapura. N. (New Guinea*, Indonesia.) > 18. Medan. J. (Sumatra, Indonesia.) Erland got this. > 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". Jean Drapeau. This led to my all-time favorite Canadian editorial cartoon, drawn by "Aislin" (Terry Mosher). The man caricatured is Drapeau: http://wpmedia.montrealgazette.com/2016/07/in-1974-trying-to-reassure-an-anxious-public-jean-drapeau.jpeg And, at the time, Henry Morgentaler (also a Montrealer) was -- what else? -- Canada's leading abortionist. (Basically, Morgentaler tried to do for abortion in Canada what Jack Kevorkian tried to do for assisted suicide in the US -- with the difference that he was successful. After two or three successive juries refused to convict him, the government simply gave up trying and abortion became, to put it oxymoronically, de facto legal.) > 2. The winner of a silver medal in the men's high jump was also > Canada's flag-bearer in the closing ceremonies. Name him. Greg Joy. > 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? East Germany. 4 for Erland, Bruce, Peter, Joshua, Pete, and Don. 3 for Calvin. 2 for Dan Blum. > "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)? 1987 (accepting 1985-89). 4 for Dan Tilque. 2 for Pete. > 5. The velodrome, home to Olympic cycling events, was transformed > in 1992 into a conservation center for plants and animals. > What is the name of that facility? Biodome. > 6. Five American boxers won gold at these games, perhaps the > greatest boxing team ever assembled. Name *any* member of > that team. Howard Davis, Sugar Ray Leonard, Leo Randolph, Leon Spinks, Michael Spinks. 4 for Bruce, Peter, Joshua, Pete, Calvin (the hard way), Don, and Dan Tilque. > 7. Name the American who set a world record in winning the gold > in the men's decathlon. Bruce (later named Caitlin) Jenner. 4 for Bruce, Peter, Joshua, Pete, Calvin, and Don. 3 for Erland. > 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. Edwin Moses. 4 for Erland, Bruce, Peter, Joshua, Pete, and Calvin. As Joshua noted, 1980 is wrong; the Americans did not compete in Moscow. It was 1984. Sorry about that. > 9. Finnish runner Lasse Viren defended his double gold from 1972 > at the Montreal games. Name *either* of the events he won > gold in. 5,000 m, 10,000 m. 4 for Erland (the hard way), Bruce (the hard way), Peter, Pete, Calvin (the hard way), and Dan Tilque. 3 for Don. > 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 ["Ko-man-EECH(-ee)"]. 4 for everyone. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Geo Spo Pete Gayde 35 26 61 "Calvin" 35 23 58 Don Piven 36 19 55 Erland Sommarskog 36 19 55 Joshua Kreitzer 34 20 54 Dan Tilque 32 16 48 Peter Smyth 20 24 44 Bruce Bowler 16 24 40 Dan Blum 28 6 34 -- Mark Brader | "There is ample evidence that Mr. Coyote was Toronto | violating both the laws of gravity and inertia msb@vex.net | at the time of this incident, and thus he is | responsible for his own woes." --Stephen Menard My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Don Piven <don@piven.net>: Feb 23 04:56PM -0600 On 2/23/17 00:07, Mark Brader wrote: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-2/sea/map.pdf > We name a city; you give the letter nearest to its location. > 1. Surabaya. P > 2. Kuching. M > 3. Dili. O > 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. Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon). I 12. Mandalay. A 13. Bangkok (also known as Krung Thep). F 14. Vientiane. E 15. Jakarta. J 16. Phnom Penh. H 17. Jayapura. R 18. Medan. N > 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? 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)? 1990 > 6. Five American boxers won gold at these games, perhaps the > greatest boxing team ever assembled. Name *any* member of > that team. Leon Spinks > 7. Name the American who set a world record in winning the gold > in the men's decathlon. Bruce Jenner > 9. Finnish runner Lasse Viren defended his double gold from 1972 > at the Montreal games. Name *either* of the events he won > gold in. 10000m, 1000m > 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 |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 21 03:53AM -0800 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? C > 4. A mouflon? K > 5. An oryx? A > 6. An okapi? D > 9. S (qrpbl) > 10. U. > 11. W -- gjb jbeqf. water buffalo > 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 > on May 2, 1982, when British submarine HMS Conqueror sank a > World War II vintage cruiser of the Argentine Navy, resulting > in the death of 323 crew members. Name the Argentine ship. Belgrano > 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. HMS Sheffield -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 24 07:38PM +0100 > often and I know the Search Bar now says "Ask Cortana" on it... I guess > everyone just thought "I don't know anything about Halo" and moved on. > (I know nothing about Halo). I do. "I've got a halo around me". That's a line from a Porcupine Tree song from their Deadwing album. I know that. Given that I work in the Microsoft sphere, maybe I should have know that. Then again, explicitly saying Windows Phone is a little misleading, since Cortana appears to be in Windows 10 as well. (I have it turned off.) Then again, given where I spent the last few weeks, I am more concerned not being able to nail alpacas, lamas and guanacos. (I blame the latter on that the guanaco appeared in a setting where I might rather expect an vicuña.) -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Feb 23 06:42PM >> so popular that Microsoft used her name and voice for their >> Windows Phone virtual assistant. Name her. > Cortana. 4 for Gareth. Totally amazed this was a singleton. I don't even use Windows that often and I know the Search Bar now says "Ask Cortana" on it... I guess everyone just thought "I don't know anything about Halo" and moved on. (I know nothing about Halo). |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 24 03:11PM -0800 Erland Sommarskog wrote: > Protest! > Looking at www.head.com, the display features both skiers/snowboards and > a tennis player. I think we're seeing an Australian bias, here. Australia doesn't even have a ski resort, as far as I know, so of course the company will emphasize tennis there. -- Dan Tilque |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Feb 21 01:28AM -0600 In article <f3fbcae0-a077-427c-a929-5af1053b40e7@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 1 Head brand goods are primarily associated with which sport? skiing > 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? Neptune > 5 Which actor portrayed English aristocrat John Morgan, who is captured by Sioux Indians, in the 1970 film "A Man Called Horse"? > 6 "The Bare Necessities" is a song from which 1967 Disney animated film? The 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? 9 > 9 What sport appears in the NATO phonetic alphabet? rugby > 10 Which British university is often known by the acronym KCL? King's College London -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Don Piven <don@piven.net>: Feb 20 07:45AM -0600 Here are the answers and results for RQ #245. A couple of the answers have additional informative or explanatory information below the scores. 1) In 1989, Metallica was widely expected to win the Grammy Award for 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. (There is an observation platform inside the musky's mouth.) 3) The Cleveland Indians now hold the dubious record of the longest time 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? The Pittsburgh Pirates, who last won a Series in 1979. The Mets, A's, Reds, and White Sox have all won World Series after '79. Teams that have never won a Series were specifically excluded from consideration, so the Mariners were out of the running. 4) In Monty Python's Flying Circus, Spiny Norman was what kind of animal? Hedgehog. 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.) A Douglas DC-8. 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, Volkswagen Karmann Ghia, Opel GT. See below for more information. 7) You have just won an event sanctioned by Worldloppet. What sport do you compete in? Long-distance cross-country skiing. Worldloppet sanctions 20 races across the world which are marathon-length or longer. 8) The Emmy Awards recognize excellence in the television industry. From which electronic device did the name "Emmy" originate? The image orthicon, or "Immy", used in early television cameras to capture images and convert them to video signals. 9) Austria's Christoph Strasser holds the current record for riding a bicycle 3,020 miles between Oceanside, California and Annapolis, Maryland in the annual Race Across America. Within six hours, what was Strasser's time? Strasser rode the 2014 RAAM in 7 days, 15 hours, 56 minutes, or 183 hours, 56 minutes. Anything between 177:56 and 189:56 would have fallen inside the "correct window". (This was the time elapsed between his crossing the starting line and crossing the finish line, including rest time.) 10) Travel writer William Least Heat-Moon wrote about crossing the United States on a vehicle named "Nikawa". What kind of vehicle was it? Nikawa was a C-Dory boat used to cross the US via navigable waterways (minus a few trailer portages and short segments traveled via canoe). This trip was documented in Heat-Moon's book, "River Horse". 11) Amtrak's Auto Train service is the only passenger rail service in the US that allows passengers to bring their cars with them. Which two states does the Auto Train operate between? Virginia (Lorton) and Florida (Sanford). 12) What was the name of the noxious fluid prepared at the original "Skonk Works"? Kickapoo Joy Juice, in the "Li'l Abner" comic strip. 13) Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and George Harrison, along with two other 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, Tom Petty. 14) Patrick Marleau of the NHL's San Jose Sharks recently performed a 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? Score four goals in one period. See below for more information. 15) Haggis, by tradition, is cooked in what unconventional container? A sheep's stomach. Any answer that contained "stomach" was counted correct. And now, the scores: Contestants 1 1 1 1 1 1 Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 Total ======================= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ==== ArenEss 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 Dan Blum 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 Mark Brader 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 7 WINNER Marc Dashevsky 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 Gareth Owen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Erland Sommarskog 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Dan Tilque 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ----------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- Correct answers 1 1 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 3 1 4 1 3 Congratulations to Mark Brader for winning RQ #245! Some notes on a few of the questions: 6) In addition to the three cars listed as answers (which were frequently used in the opening sequence or during the episodes), Smart also drove a Ferrari 250 GT (in the pilot episode), a Citroen 2CV (in one episode), and a Ford Shelby Mustang (in two episodes). The VW and Opel cars were included when their respective manufacturers became major sponsors of the series. After posting the questions, I realized that I had asked just for the car's manufacturer instead of "make and model" (which I did do for the previous question). Those of you who provided a correct manufacturer got a correct answer. 14) Marleau did it in the Sharks' 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Jan 24 2017; Super Mario did it on Jan 26 1997 in the Pittsburgh Penguins' win over the Montreal Canadiens, also with a score of 5-2. "Six goals in a game" was mentioned surprisingly often. This has been done in NHL games, but not since Darryl Sittler did it in 1976 for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Lemieux has scored five goals in a game four different times, the latest in 1996. Marleau hasn't yet managed five in a game. Technically, these two players also scored four goals in a game. However, I did mention in the question that this particular achievement hadn't been done for twenty years, and scoring four goals in a game was done as recently as October 2016 by the Leafs' Auston Matthews. So, "four goals in a game" didn't make it. I had fun coming up with the questions, and I hope you all had fun answering them! |
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