- QFTCIMM16 Game 9, Rounds 7-8: member nations, historians - 10 Updates
- Calvn's Quiz #478 - 6 Updates
- RQ #248: Naming Wrongs - 3 Updates
- QFTCIMM16 Game 9, Rounds 4,6 answers: bicycles and medical acronyms - 3 Updates
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 13 12:45PM > 1. There are only 3 European countries that are members of the > Commonwealth of Nations. Two of them are the UK and Malta. > What's the third? Cyprus > observer *states*. One has had that status since 1964, the > other (under various guises and names) since 1974. Name either > (current name only please). Taiwan > states in "free association" with New Zealand. This prevents > them from becoming members of the UN, but they participate in > its organizations and agencies. Name either. Nauru > 4. In how many of the G7 countries do people normally drive on > the left side of the road? 1 > Treaty, and 4 UN member nations that have never signed it. > Name *any one* of the four. (Hint: It's a pretty sure thing > that three of them have nuclear weapons.) India > 6. Which OPEC member lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere? Angola > 7. Besides the US and the UK, what other G7 country is also a > permanent member of the UN Security Council? France > countries are members of a cultural and educational association > called PALOP, also known as Lusophone Africa. What do they > all have in common that qualifies them for this organization? Portuguese is an official language > 9. The Arctic Council is composed of 8 countries that have territory > in the Arctic. Three of them are kingdoms. Name one of those > kingdoms. Norway > 10. At 724 km?, which city-state is the smallest signatory of the > Trans Pacific Partnership? Singapore > * Game 9, Round 8 - History of History - Historians > 1. Name the so called "father of history", a Greek born in Turkey > who lived 484-425 BC. Herodotus > 2. Which English historian and parliamentarian wrote "The History > of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire"? Gibbon > 3. Name the writer of "Origines" ("Origins"), the first recorded > prose history written in Latin. He was a conservative Roman > senator and orator who lived 234-149 BC. Cato the Elder > 5. Name the American writer, philosopher, and historian (1885-1981) > best known for "The Story of Civilization", an 11-volume work > written in collaboration with his wife. Durant > (1694-1778) who helped develop the idea of historiography in > works such as "The Age of Louis XIV" and "The Customs and Spirit > of the Nations". Voltaire > 7. Name the politician, statesman, and artist who wrote "A History > of the English-Speaking Peoples", a 4-volume work covering from > Caesar's invasion to World War I. Churchill > 9. Name the French diplomat, political scientist, and historian > (1805-59) whose best-known works are "Democracy in America" > and "The Old Regime and the Revolution". de Tocqeville -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Mar 13 01:17PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:i6qdncQ-oOBBwFvFnZ2dnUU7- > 1. There are only 3 European countries that are members of the > Commonwealth of Nations. Two of them are the UK and Malta. > What's the third? Cyprus > observer *states*. One has had that status since 1964, the > other (under various guises and names) since 1974. Name either > (current name only please). Palestine > states in "free association" with New Zealand. This prevents > them from becoming members of the UN, but they participate in > its organizations and agencies. Name either. Cook Islands > 4. In how many of the G7 countries do people normally drive on > the left side of the road? 1; 2 > Treaty, and 4 UN member nations that have never signed it. > Name *any one* of the four. (Hint: It's a pretty sure thing > that three of them have nuclear weapons.) Pakistan > 6. Which OPEC member lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere? Gabon; Angola > 7. Besides the US and the UK, what other G7 country is also a > permanent member of the UN Security Council? France > countries are members of a cultural and educational association > called PALOP, also known as Lusophone Africa. What do they > all have in common that qualifies them for this organization? all have Portuguese as an official language > 9. The Arctic Council is composed of 8 countries that have territory > in the Arctic. Three of them are kingdoms. Name one of those > kingdoms. Norway > 10. At 724 km², which city-state is the smallest signatory of the > Trans Pacific Partnership? Singapore > * Game 9, Round 8 - History of History - Historians > 1. Name the so called "father of history", a Greek born in Turkey > who lived 484-425 BC. Herodotus > 2. Which English historian and parliamentarian wrote "The History > of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire"? Gibbon > 5. Name the American writer, philosopher, and historian (1885-1981) > best known for "The Story of Civilization", an 11-volume work > written in collaboration with his wife. Durant > 7. Name the politician, statesman, and artist who wrote "A History > of the English-Speaking Peoples", a 4-volume work covering from > Caesar's invasion to World War I. Churchill > 9. Name the French diplomat, political scientist, and historian > (1805-59) whose best-known works are "Democracy in America" > and "The Old Regime and the Revolution". Tocqueville -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 13 06:21AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 1. There are only 3 European countries that are members of the > Commonwealth of Nations. Two of them are the UK and Malta. > What's the third? Cyprus > observer *states*. One has had that status since 1964, the > other (under various guises and names) since 1974. Name either > (current name only please). Holy See > states in "free association" with New Zealand. This prevents > them from becoming members of the UN, but they participate in > its organizations and agencies. Name either. Niue > 4. In how many of the G7 countries do people normally drive on > the left side of the road? 2 > Treaty, and 4 UN member nations that have never signed it. > Name *any one* of the four. (Hint: It's a pretty sure thing > that three of them have nuclear weapons.) Pakistan > 6. Which OPEC member lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere? Angola ?? > 7. Besides the US and the UK, what other G7 country is also a > permanent member of the UN Security Council? France > countries are members of a cultural and educational association > called PALOP, also known as Lusophone Africa. What do they > all have in common that qualifies them for this organization? Portuguese as an official language > 9. The Arctic Council is composed of 8 countries that have territory > in the Arctic. Three of them are kingdoms. Name one of those > kingdoms. Norway > 10. At 724 km², which city-state is the smallest signatory of the > Trans Pacific Partnership? Singapore > * Game 9, Round 8 - History of History - Historians > 1. Name the so called "father of history", a Greek born in Turkey > who lived 484-425 BC. Herodotus > 2. Which English historian and parliamentarian wrote "The History > of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire"? Gibbon > 4. Name the Scottish philosopher (1711-1776) who wrote the 6-volume > "History of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the > revolution of 1688". Hume ?? > 7. Name the politician, statesman, and artist who wrote "A History > of the English-Speaking Peoples", a 4-volume work covering from > Caesar's invasion to World War I. Churchill > 9. Name the French diplomat, political scientist, and historian > (1805-59) whose best-known works are "Democracy in America" > and "The Old Regime and the Revolution". de Tocqueville -- Dan Tilque |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Mar 13 03:11PM Mark Brader wrote: > 1. There are only 3 European countries that are members of the > Commonwealth of Nations. Two of them are the UK and Malta. > What's the third? Cyprus > observer states. One has had that status since 1964, the > other (under various guises and names) since 1974. Name either > (current name only please). Vatican City > states in "free association" with New Zealand. This prevents > them from becoming members of the UN, but they participate in > its organizations and agencies. Name either. Niue > 4. In how many of the G7 countries do people normally drive on > the left side of the road? 2 > Treaty, and 4 UN member nations that have never signed it. > Name *any one* of the four. (Hint: It's a pretty sure thing > that three of them have nuclear weapons.) India > 6. Which OPEC member lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere? Venezuela > 7. Besides the US and the UK, what other G7 country is also a > permanent member of the UN Security Council? France > countries are members of a cultural and educational association > called PALOP, also known as Lusophone Africa. What do they > all have in common that qualifies them for this organization? speaking Portuguese > 9. The Arctic Council is composed of 8 countries that have territory > in the Arctic. Three of them are kingdoms. Name one of those > kingdoms. Norway > 10. At 724 km², which city-state is the smallest signatory of the > Trans Pacific Partnership? Singapore > who lived 484-425 BC. > 2. Which English historian and parliamentarian wrote "The History > of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire"? Gibbon > 7. Name the politician, statesman, and artist who wrote "A History > of the English-Speaking Peoples", a 4-volume work covering from > Caesar's invasion to World War I. Winston Churchill > 10. Name the English historian and broadcaster (1906-90) who penned > "The Origins of the Second World War" and "The Struggle for > Mastery in Europe". Peter Smyth |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Mar 13 11:01AM -0500 In article <i6qdncQ-oOBBwFvFnZ2dnUU7-cnNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > observer *states*. One has had that status since 1964, the > other (under various guises and names) since 1974. Name either > (current name only please). Palestine > its organizations and agencies. Name either. > 4. In how many of the G7 countries do people normally drive on > the left side of the road? 2 > Treaty, and 4 UN member nations that have never signed it. > Name *any one* of the four. (Hint: It's a pretty sure thing > that three of them have nuclear weapons.) Israel > 6. Which OPEC member lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere? > 7. Besides the US and the UK, what other G7 country is also a > permanent member of the UN Security Council? France > countries are members of a cultural and educational association > called PALOP, also known as Lusophone Africa. What do they > all have in common that qualifies them for this organization? previously Portuguese colonies > 9. The Arctic Council is composed of 8 countries that have territory > in the Arctic. Three of them are kingdoms. Name one of those > kingdoms. Norway > * Game 9, Round 8 - History of History - Historians > 1. Name the so called "father of history", a Greek born in Turkey > who lived 484-425 BC. Herodotus > 2. Which English historian and parliamentarian wrote "The History > of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire"? Edward Gibbon > 3. Name the writer of "Origines" ("Origins"), the first recorded > prose history written in Latin. He was a conservative Roman > senator and orator who lived 234-149 BC. Cato > (1694-1778) who helped develop the idea of historiography in > works such as "The Age of Louis XIV" and "The Customs and Spirit > of the Nations". Voltaire > 7. Name the politician, statesman, and artist who wrote "A History > of the English-Speaking Peoples", a 4-volume work covering from > Caesar's invasion to World War I. Winston Churchill > 9. Name the French diplomat, political scientist, and historian > (1805-59) whose best-known works are "Democracy in America" > and "The Old Regime and the Revolution". de Toqueville -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Don Piven <don@piven.net>: Mar 13 02:55PM -0500 On 3/13/17 03:52, Mark Brader wrote: > observer *states*. One has had that status since 1964, the > other (under various guises and names) since 1974. Name either > (current name only please). Republic of China (Taiwan) > states in "free association" with New Zealand. This prevents > them from becoming members of the UN, but they participate in > its organizations and agencies. Name either. Pitcairn Island. > 4. In how many of the G7 countries do people normally drive on > the left side of the road? 1. > Treaty, and 4 UN member nations that have never signed it. > Name *any one* of the four. (Hint: It's a pretty sure thing > that three of them have nuclear weapons.) Pakistan. > 6. Which OPEC member lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere? > 7. Besides the US and the UK, what other G7 country is also a > permanent member of the UN Security Council? France. > countries are members of a cultural and educational association > called PALOP, also known as Lusophone Africa. What do they > all have in common that qualifies them for this organization? They have a significant population of speakers of Portuguese. > 9. The Arctic Council is composed of 8 countries that have territory > in the Arctic. Three of them are kingdoms. Name one of those > kingdoms. Denmark. > 10. At 724 km², which city-state is the smallest signatory of the > Trans Pacific Partnership? Singapore. > * Game 9, Round 8 - History of History - Historians > 1. Name the so called "father of history", a Greek born in Turkey > who lived 484-425 BC. Herodotus. > 2. Which English historian and parliamentarian wrote "The History > of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire"? Gibbon. > 5. Name the American writer, philosopher, and historian (1885-1981) > best known for "The Story of Civilization", an 11-volume work > written in collaboration with his wife. Will Durant. > 7. Name the politician, statesman, and artist who wrote "A History > of the English-Speaking Peoples", a 4-volume work covering from > Caesar's invasion to World War I. Winston Churchill. > 9. Name the French diplomat, political scientist, and historian > (1805-59) whose best-known works are "Democracy in America" > and "The Old Regime and the Revolution". Alexis de Tocqueville. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 13 11:30PM +0100 > 1. There are only 3 European countries that are members of the > Commonwealth of Nations. Two of them are the UK and Malta. > What's the third? I suspect that the desired answer is Cyprus, but that country is in Asia. > states in "free association" with New Zealand. This prevents > them from becoming members of the UN, but they participate in > its organizations and agencies. Name either. Niué > 4. In how many of the G7 countries do people normally drive on > the left side of the road? Two: UK and Japan > Treaty, and 4 UN member nations that have never signed it. > Name *any one* of the four. (Hint: It's a pretty sure thing > that three of them have nuclear weapons.) North Korea > 6. Which OPEC member lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere? Angola > 7. Besides the US and the UK, what other G7 country is also a > permanent member of the UN Security Council? France > countries are members of a cultural and educational association > called PALOP, also known as Lusophone Africa. What do they > all have in common that qualifies them for this organization? The Portoguese language. (The other three would be Cap Verde, Guinea- Bissae and São Tomé e Principe.) > 9. The Arctic Council is composed of 8 countries that have territory > in the Arctic. Three of them are kingdoms. Name one of those > kingdoms. Sweden (Eight? Someone must have joined recently.) > 10. At 724 km², which city-state is the smallest signatory of the > Trans Pacific Partnership? Palau > 3. Name the writer of "Origines" ("Origins"), the first recorded > prose history written in Latin. He was a conservative Roman > senator and orator who lived 234-149 BC. Cicero > (1694-1778) who helped develop the idea of historiography in > works such as "The Age of Louis XIV" and "The Customs and Spirit > of the Nations". Rosseau -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Mar 13 03:42PM -0700 On Monday, March 13, 2017 at 6:52:49 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. There are only 3 European countries that are members of the > Commonwealth of Nations. Two of them are the UK and Malta. > What's the third? Cyprus > observer *states*. One has had that status since 1964, the > other (under various guises and names) since 1974. Name either > (current name only please). Taiwan, Palestine > states in "free association" with New Zealand. This prevents > them from becoming members of the UN, but they participate in > its organizations and agencies. Name either. Cook Islands > 4. In how many of the G7 countries do people normally drive on > the left side of the road? 2 > Treaty, and 4 UN member nations that have never signed it. > Name *any one* of the four. (Hint: It's a pretty sure thing > that three of them have nuclear weapons.) North Korea, India > 6. Which OPEC member lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere? Indonesia? > 7. Besides the US and the UK, what other G7 country is also a > permanent member of the UN Security Council? France > countries are members of a cultural and educational association > called PALOP, also known as Lusophone Africa. What do they > all have in common that qualifies them for this organization? Former Portuguese colonies > 9. The Arctic Council is composed of 8 countries that have territory > in the Arctic. Three of them are kingdoms. Name one of those > kingdoms. Norway > 10. At 724 km², which city-state is the smallest signatory of the > Trans Pacific Partnership? Singapore > * Game 9, Round 8 - History of History - Historians > 1. Name the so called "father of history", a Greek born in Turkey > who lived 484-425 BC. Herodotus > 2. Which English historian and parliamentarian wrote "The History > of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire"? Gibbon > 3. Name the writer of "Origines" ("Origins"), the first recorded > prose history written in Latin. He was a conservative Roman > senator and orator who lived 234-149 BC. Cicero? > 7. Name the politician, statesman, and artist who wrote "A History > of the English-Speaking Peoples", a 4-volume work covering from > Caesar's invasion to World War I. Churchill > 9. Name the French diplomat, political scientist, and historian > (1805-59) whose best-known works are "Democracy in America" > and "The Old Regime and the Revolution". de Toqueville > 10. Name the English historian and broadcaster (1906-90) who penned > "The Origins of the Second World War" and "The Struggle for > Mastery in Europe". cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 13 05:47PM -0500 Erland Sommarskog: > (Eight? Someone must have joined recently.) I wouldn't've known if they had, but http://www.arctic-council.org/index.php/en/about-us/arctic-council says the Council is a successor to the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy group, which was formed in 1989 at the instigation of Finland and had same 8 countries except that one of them then was the USSR rather than Russia. -- Mark Brader "Those who do not know USENET Toronto are doomed to repeat each other." msb@vex.net -- Erik Fair (after George Santayana) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 14 08:08AM > Strategy group, which was formed in 1989 at the instigation of Finland > and had same 8 countries except that one of them then was the USSR > rather than Russia. For some reason I did remember the number as seven, and when I tried to think countries that could qualify, I could only think of seven. But looking at the link I realise that very embarassingly I had overlooked one country. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 13 12:37PM > 1 Rival gangs the Bloods and the Crips are primarily found in which US city? Los Angeles > 2 What is the name of the largest Russian news agency, also the fourth largest in the world? Tass > 3 The chemical basis of which fifth taste was discovered by Japanese biochemist Kikunae Ikeda in 1909? umami > 4 Introduced in 1912, what name was given to the first true plastic (i.e. synthetic polymer)? bakelite > 5 Which poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson is loosely based on the Arthurian legend of Elaine of Astolat? The Lady of Shalott > 6 A reference to its colour and value, what is the more common name for the iron sulphide with the chemical formula FeS2? fool's gold > 8 Yogi Bear and Boo Boo are residents if which fictional national park? Jellystone > 9 Larry Wilcox and Eric Estrada co-starred in which US TV series? CHIPs > 10 Which fictional character has been portrayed in film by Linda Hamilton, Lena Headey and Emilia Clarke? Sarah Connor -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 13 05:55AM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 Rival gangs the Bloods and the Crips are primarily found in which US city? Los Angeles (although they've spread to other cities.) > 2 What is the name of the largest Russian news agency, also the fourth largest in the world? TASS > 3 The chemical basis of which fifth taste was discovered by Japanese biochemist Kikunae Ikeda in 1909? unami > 4 Introduced in 1912, what name was given to the first true plastic (i.e. synthetic polymer)? bakelite > 5 Which poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson is loosely based on the Arthurian legend of Elaine of Astolat? Idylls of the King > 6 A reference to its colour and value, what is the more common name for the iron sulphide with the chemical formula FeS2? fool's gold > 7 According to Johnny Preston's 1960 hit single, who did Running Bear love? > 8 Yogi Bear and Boo Boo are residents if which fictional national park? Jellystone National Park > 9 Larry Wilcox and Eric Estrada co-starred in which US TV series? CHiPs -- Dan Tilque |
| Bruce <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Mar 13 01:24PM On Sun, 12 Mar 2017 19:01:58 -0700, Calvin wrote: > 1 Rival gangs the Bloods and the Crips are primarily found in which US > city? Los Angeles > 2 What is the name of the largest Russian news agency, also the fourth > largest in the world? TASS > 3 The chemical basis of which fifth taste was discovered by Japanese > biochemist Kikunae Ikeda in 1909? Umami > 4 Introduced in 1912, what name was given to the first true plastic > (i.e. synthetic polymer)? > 5 Which poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson is loosely based on the Arthurian > legend of Elaine of Astolat? > 6 A reference to its colour and value, what is the more common name for > the iron sulphide with the chemical formula FeS2? Fools Gold > 7 According to Johnny Preston's 1960 hit single, who did Running Bear > love? > 8 Yogi Bear and Boo Boo are residents if which fictional national park? Jellystone > 9 Larry Wilcox and Eric Estrada co-starred in which US TV series? CHIPS > 10 Which fictional character has been portrayed in film by Linda > Hamilton, Lena Headey and Emilia Clarke? Sarah Conner |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Mar 13 03:19PM Calvin wrote: > 1 Rival gangs the Bloods and the Crips are primarily found in which > US city? Los Angeles > 2 What is the name of the largest Russian news agency, also the > fourth largest in the world? Tass > 3 The chemical basis of which fifth taste was discovered by Japanese > biochemist Kikunae Ikeda in 1909? Umami > 4 Introduced in 1912, what name was given to the first true plastic > (i.e. synthetic polymer)? Bakelite > 5 Which poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson is loosely based on the > Arthurian legend of Elaine of Astolat? The Lady in the Lake > 6 A reference to its colour and value, what is the more common name > for the iron sulphide with the chemical formula FeS2? Fools Gold > love? > 8 Yogi Bear and Boo Boo are residents if which fictional national > park? Jellystone > 9 Larry Wilcox and Eric Estrada co-starred in which US TV series? > 10 Which fictional character has been portrayed in film by Linda > Hamilton, Lena Headey and Emilia Clarke? Peter Smyth |
| Don Piven <don@piven.net>: Mar 13 02:58PM -0500 On 3/12/17 21:01, Calvin wrote: > 1 Rival gangs the Bloods and the Crips are primarily found in which US city? Los Angeles. > 2 What is the name of the largest Russian news agency, also the fourth largest in the world? TASS. > 3 The chemical basis of which fifth taste was discovered by Japanese biochemist Kikunae Ikeda in 1909? Umami. > 4 Introduced in 1912, what name was given to the first true plastic (i.e. synthetic polymer)? Bakelite. > 5 Which poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson is loosely based on the Arthurian legend of Elaine of Astolat? > 6 A reference to its colour and value, what is the more common name for the iron sulphide with the chemical formula FeS2? Fool's gold. > 7 According to Johnny Preston's 1960 hit single, who did Running Bear love? > 8 Yogi Bear and Boo Boo are residents if which fictional national park? Jellystone. > 9 Larry Wilcox and Eric Estrada co-starred in which US TV series? CHiPs. > 10 Which fictional character has been portrayed in film by Linda Hamilton, Lena Headey and Emilia Clarke? Snow White. |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Mar 14 04:57AM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 Rival gangs the Bloods and the Crips are primarily found in > which US city? Los Angeles > 2 What is the name of the largest Russian news > agency, also the fourth largest in the world? TASS > 3 The chemical basis > of which fifth taste was discovered by Japanese biochemist Kikunae > Ikeda in 1909? Umamei > FeS2? > 7 According to Johnny Preston's 1960 hit single, who did > Running Bear love? Little White Dove > 8 Yogi Bear and Boo Boo are residents if which > fictional national park? Jellystone > 9 Larry Wilcox and Eric Estrada co-starred in which US TV series? CHiPS > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > http://www.avg.com Pete Gayde --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
| Don Piven <don@piven.net>: Mar 13 02:03PM -0500 This is Rotating Quiz #248, posted on March 13, 2017. This quiz is could probably be best named "Naming Wrongs"; the questions consist of venue names that exhibit a certain lack of imagination on the part of those buying the naming rights, and venue names that exhibit perhaps too much imagination. These are venues used by teams in the Canadian Football League, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, the National Basketball Association, the National Football League, and the National Hockey League, and whose names listed below were used during 2016, or will be used during 2017. For each venue named below, provide the name of a professional sports team that uses that venue for their home games (e.g., for "Yankee Stadium", one answer would be "New York Yankees"). Many venues host more than one team, in which case any of the professional teams that call that place home are correct. Answers are not limited to CFL/MLB/LMS/NBA/NFL/NHL teams; it is permissible to respond with the name of a team in another professional sports league that calls that venue home (e.g., "Verizon Center" could be correctly answered with "Washington Valor" of the Arena Football League). Amateur and college teams will be counted as incorrect, as will professional teams which did not compete in 2016 or 2017. Answers must be posted before 11:59 pm CDT (Chicago time) on Saturday, March 18, 2017. The highest number of correct answers will determine the winner. In case of a tie, the tiebreaker goes to the first person to post their answers. The winner will be the first choice to set RQ 249, in a format of their choosing. . . . . . 01) American Airlines Arena 02) American Airlines Center 03) AT&T Center 04) AT&T Park 05) AT&T Stadium 06) BMO Harris Bradley Center 07) BMO Field 08) FedExField 09) FedExForum 10) Rogers Arena 11) Rogers Place 12) Rogers Centre 13) Toyota Center 14) Toyota Park 15) Toyota Stadium 16) TD Garden 17) TD Place Stadium 18) BB&T Center 19) Oracle Arena 20) Hard Rock Stadium 21) Guaranteed Rate Field 22) Smoothie King Center 23) Talking Stick Resort Arena 24) Vivint Smart Home Arena |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 13 03:07PM -0500 Don Piven: > 07) BMO Field Toronto Argonauts. > 12) Rogers Centre Toronto Blue Jays. There, done! -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "B-b-but laziness is the only virtue I have *left*!" msb@vex.net | -- Jutta Degener |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 14 02:53AM > 01) American Airlines Arena Dallas Cowboys > 02) American Airlines Center Dallas Cowboys > 03) AT&T Center New York Giants > 04) AT&T Park New York Jets > 05) AT&T Stadium New York Giants > 08) FedExField Cincinnati Reds > 09) FedExForum Cincinnati Bengals > 10) Rogers Arena Toronto Maple Leafs > 11) Rogers Place Toronto Blue Jays > 12) Rogers Centre Toronto Blue Jays > 16) TD Garden Boston Bruins > 19) Oracle Arena Oakland As -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 13 11:26AM > being able to come up with his name -- Gomberg finished second, > a mere 71.5 percentage points behind Mel Lastman, in the 2000 election > when Lastman had no serious opposition for the mayoralty. Maybe I would have recalled the first name if I had paid more attention, as it is quite fitting for someone who is at odds with the general opinion. To wit, "tokig" in Swedish means "mad" or "wacko". And "Toker" (with more or less the same pronouciation as "Tooker") is the Swedish name for Dopey of the Seven Dwarves. > Vuelta ["VWEL-ta"] a España, <Nitpick> Actually, it's ["BWEL-ta"] </Nitpick> -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| gwowen@gmail.com: Mar 13 07:12AM -0700 On Monday, March 13, 2017 at 11:29:28 AM UTC, Erland Sommarskog wrote: > To wit, "tokig" in Swedish means "mad" or "wacko". And > "Toker" (with more or less the same pronouciation as "Tooker") is the > Swedish name for Dopey of the Seven Dwarves. Talk about a translation that works on multiple leves |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 13 03:09PM -0500 Mark Brader: >>> a different-sized sprocket, in order to change gears? >> Dérailleur ["derailer"]. 4 for Don, Peter, Bruce, Marc, Pete, >> Dan Tilque, and Calvin. Gareth "Weekend Warrior" Owen: > This is 100% its proper Sunday name, but I can't remember the last time > I heard anyone call it anything except "rear mech" or just "mech". Interesting; I'd never heard that. Indeed, I'd never heard "mech" as a short form of *anything*. Not that I have anything to do with bicycles any more. -- Mark Brader | "He placed himself under a vow that he would eat nothing, Toronto | save only food, and drink nothing, save only liquor..." msb@vex.net | --Stephen Leacock My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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