Sunday, April 30, 2017

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 1 topic

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 28 12:42AM -0500

"Calvin":
> 1 Paisley Park was both the estate and record label of
> which late American singer?
 
Jackson?
 
> 2 Which 17th century pirate became Lieutenant Governor of
> Jamaica and now lends his name to a brand of rum?
 
Morgan.
 
> 3 Fakes of which historical object were so common that in
> the 16th century John Calvin could claim there were enough
> to build an entire ship!?
 
(Pieces of) the Christians' "true Cross".
 
> 4 At 35 years, which astronaut holds the record for the
> greatest time between space flights?
 
Glenn.
 
> 5 Which Russian word describes three horses harnessed
> side-by-side drawing a carriage?
 
Troika.
 
> process of intellectual deliberation in order to
> speculate, within a specifiable problem domain, about
> potential consequences"?
 
Thought experiment.
 
> 7 Which fictional newspaper does Clark Kent work for?
 
The "Daily Planet" (ObCanadiana: which is named after the "Toronto Star").
 
> 8 What does the abbreviation VJ stand for in relation to a
> common construction technique?
 
Victory over J... er, maybe not.
 
> 9 Denis Compton represented which country in international
> cricket?
 
Got me. Canada?
 
> in the history of warfare. The Napoleonic Wars battle of 7
> September 1812 took place near, and is named after, which
> Russian village?
 
Borodino? (That had a battle named after it, at least.)
--
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msb@vex.net | not by faith, but by the want of it. --Franklin
 
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Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Apr 30 02:04AM -0500

In article <afaf5172-b38e-4159-8cd6-5d50ae069e6c@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says...
 
> 1 Paisley Park was both the estate and record label of which late American singer?
Prince
 
> 2 Which 17th century pirate became Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica and now lends his name to a brand of rum?
Morgan
 
> 3 Fakes of which historical object were so common that in the 16th century John Calvin could claim there were enough to build an entire ship!?
Noah's ark
 
> 4 At 35 years, which astronaut holds the record for the greatest time between space flights?
John Glenn
 
> 5 Which Russian word describes three horses harnessed side-by-side drawing a carriage?
troika
 
> 6 Common examples from science include Schrodinger's cat and Einstein's special theory of relativity. What two-word term commonly refers to the "intentional, structured process of intellectual deliberation in order to speculate, within a specifiable problem domain, about potential consequences"?
> 7 Which fictional newspaper does Clark Kent work for?
Daily Planet
 
 
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Saturday, April 29, 2017

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 10 updates in 2 topics

Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 28 03:40PM

> to three colors), produced the first color photograph (in the
> mid-1800s), and paved the way for color film. He later became
> the founder of the study of electromagnetism.
 
Thompson

> noise-reduction track. Theatres were reluctant to upgrade,
> however, until the firm developed, together with Kodak, a
> Quadraphonic system in 1976. Name the firm.
 
Dolby

> 2. He set a world record in the decathlon in 1976, and might
> be even better-known now, but with a different first name.
> Give this person's last name.
 
Jenner

> gold medal being awarded to Carl Lewis. To this day there are
> suspicions that everyone else in the final was also cheating.
> Name any one of the other six sprinters in that 100 m final.
 
Tommy Lee

> for 16 years, went on to be an MP, and was named a life peer.
> Now the president of the global body for track and field,
> who is he?
 
Sebastian Coe

> Mary Decker lost her chance for gold in a collision with another
> runner, who used to run barefoot. Name the other runner in
> this infamous collision.
 
Zora Budd

> 800 m in a world-record time. In minutes and seconds, within
> plus or minus 1.1 seconds, what was that time? Hint: it is
> less than 2 minutes.
 
1:43:00

> 8. At the 2012 games there was only one individual track event
> in which the same country won gold, silver, and bronze. Name
> the country *and* the event. Hint: it was one a men's event.
 
Jamiaca

 
> 10,000 m in 2012 and again in 2016. He's a huge fan of the
> Arsenal soccer team and is considered one of the best distance
> runners ever. Who is he?
 
Moh Farah
 
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Apr 28 04:50PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> to three colors), produced the first color photograph (in the
> mid-1800s), and paved the way for color film. He later became
> the founder of the study of electromagnetism.
Maxwell
> through a red-green flywheel, the result was a surprisingly
> good color image. Aside from the appearance of fringing around
> fast-moving objects, what was its major shortfall?
It couldn't show blue objects correctly
> The two films were cemented together and could be played on a
> standard projector. It was later refined into a hugely popular
> three-strip system in 1932. Name the process.
Technicolor
> film tones. What was the first movie to be entirely digitally
> manipulated to achieve a golden, dusty, desaturated look,
> in 2000?
Casablanca
> was a refinement of the French Anamorphoscope. The anamorphic
> camera lens employs an optical trick to produce an image twice
> as wide as a conventional lens and continues to be used today.
Panavision
> approach. It later settled on a single-screen, single-projector,
> single-camera system that increases film resolution by using
> a larger film frame. The format is still in use today; name it.
Super 8
> noise-reduction track. Theatres were reluctant to upgrade,
> however, until the firm developed, together with Kodak, a
> Quadraphonic system in 1976. Name the firm.
Dolby
 
> 1. This high jumper won a silver medal for Canada at the 1976
> Olympics in Montreal. His performance was also featured for
> many years on TV stations as they signed off for the night.
Dick Fosbury
> 2. He set a world record in the decathlon in 1976, and might
> be even better-known now, but with a different first name.
> Give this person's last name.
Jenner
> gold medal being awarded to Carl Lewis. To this day there are
> suspicions that everyone else in the final was also cheating.
> Name any one of the other six sprinters in that 100 m final.
Linford Christie
> Donovan Bailey won gold in the 100 m. And Canada won gold
> in the 4×100 m relay. Name any of the other three men on the
> Canadian relay team in the final.
Bruny Surin
> for 16 years, went on to be an MP, and was named a life peer.
> Now the president of the global body for track and field,
> who is he?
Sebastian Coe
> Mary Decker lost her chance for gold in a collision with another
> runner, who used to run barefoot. Name the other runner in
> this infamous collision.
Zola Budd
> 800 m in a world-record time. In minutes and seconds, within
> plus or minus 1.1 seconds, what was that time? Hint: it is
> less than 2 minutes.
1:40.00
> 8. At the 2012 games there was only one individual track event
> in which the same country won gold, silver, and bronze. Name
> the country and the event. Hint: it was one a men's event.
Kenya, 3000m Steeplechase
> 10,000 m in 2012 and again in 2016. He's a huge fan of the
> Arsenal soccer team and is considered one of the best distance
> runners ever. Who is he?
Mo Farah
 
Peter Smyth
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Apr 28 09:38PM +0100

> to three colors), produced the first color photograph (in the
> mid-1800s), and paved the way for color film. He later became
> the founder of the study of electromagnetism.
 
James Clark Maxwell
 
> through a red-green flywheel, the result was a surprisingly
> good color image. Aside from the appearance of fringing around
> fast-moving objects, what was its major shortfall?
 
Multi-lens projectors
 
> Gur gjb svyzf jrer przragrq gbtrgure naq pbhyq or cynlrq ba n
> fgnaqneq cebwrpgbe. Vg jnf yngre ersvarq vagb n uhtryl cbchyne
> guerr-fgevc flfgrz va 1932. Anzr gur cebprff.
 
Technicolor
 
> svyz hagvy gur 1980f. Jung jnf vgf znwbe qenjonpx, cebzcgvat
> Znegva Fpbefrfr gb yrnq n pnzcnvta hetvat gur pbzcnal gb
> punatr vg?
 
It degraded
 
> film tones. What was the first movie to be entirely digitally
> manipulated to achieve a golden, dusty, desaturated look,
> in 2000?
 
No idea
 
> was a refinement of the French Anamorphoscope. The anamorphic
> camera lens employs an optical trick to produce an image twice
> as wide as a conventional lens and continues to be used today.
 
Eastman, Kodak
 
> approach. It later settled on a single-screen, single-projector,
> single-camera system that increases film resolution by using
> a larger film frame. The format is still in use today; name it.
 
Panavision
 
> noise-reduction track. Theatres were reluctant to upgrade,
> however, until the firm developed, together with Kodak, a
> Quadraphonic system in 1976. Name the firm.
 
Dobly
 
> image with that of an actor against a blue or green screen?
> The name reflects the fact that the images are combined or
> layered together based on color hues.
 
Chromakey
 
> uses the concepts of cultural signs, codes, and conventions to
> explain why bad guys wear black hats -- and why Terrence Malick
> has a career. Name the science.
 
Semiotics
 
 
> 2. He set a world record in the decathlon in 1976, and might
> be even better-known now, but with a different first name.
> Give this person's last name.
 
Jenner
 
> gold medal being awarded to Carl Lewis. To this day there are
> suspicions that everyone else in the final was also cheating.
> Name any one of the other six sprinters in that 100 m final.
 
Linford Christie
 
> Donovan Bailey won gold in the 100 m. And Canada won gold
> in the 4×100 m relay. Name any of the other three men on the
> Canadian relay team in the final.
 
Aaah. I should know this....
 
> for 16 years, went on to be an MP, and was named a life peer.
> Now the president of the global body for track and field,
> who is he?
 
Sebastian Newbold Coe (Lord Coe)
 
> Mary Decker lost her chance for gold in a collision with another
> runner, who used to run barefoot. Name the other runner in
> this infamous collision.
 
Zola Budd
 
> 800 m in a world-record time. In minutes and seconds, within
> plus or minus 1.1 seconds, what was that time? Hint: it is
> less than 2 minutes.
 
1:41
 
> 8. At the 2012 games there was only one individual track event
> in which the same country won gold, silver, and bronze. Name
> the country *and* the event. Hint: it was one a men's event.
 
110m hurdles
 
> 10,000 m in 2012 and again in 2016. He's a huge fan of the
> Arsenal soccer team and is considered one of the best distance
> runners ever. Who is he?
 
Mohammed Farah
Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Apr 28 05:37PM -0700

On Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 8:32:07 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> approach. It later settled on a single-screen, single-projector,
> single-camera system that increases film resolution by using
> a larger film frame. The format is still in use today; name it.
IMAX
 
> 2. He set a world record in the decathlon in 1976, and might
> be even better-known now, but with a different first name.
> Give this person's last name.
Jenner
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 28 11:16PM -0700

Mark Brader wrote:
> to three colors), produced the first color photograph (in the
> mid-1800s), and paved the way for color film. He later became
> the founder of the study of electromagnetism.
 
Maxwell
 
> through a red-green flywheel, the result was a surprisingly
> good color image. Aside from the appearance of fringing around
> fast-moving objects, what was its major shortfall?
 
no blue colors
 
> Gur gjb svyzf jrer przragrq gbtrgure naq pbhyq or cynlrq ba n
> fgnaqneq cebwrpgbe. Vg jnf yngre ersvarq vagb n uhtryl cbchyne
> guerr-fgevc flfgrz va 1932. Anzr gur cebprff.
 
Technicolor
 
> svyz hagvy gur 1980f. Jung jnf vgf znwbe qenjonpx, cebzcgvat
> Znegva Fpbefrfr gb yrnq n pnzcnvta hetvat gur pbzcnal gb
> punatr vg?
 
the film degraded too quickly
 
> film tones. What was the first movie to be entirely digitally
> manipulated to achieve a golden, dusty, desaturated look,
> in 2000?
 
Casablanca
 
> approach. It later settled on a single-screen, single-projector,
> single-camera system that increases film resolution by using
> a larger film frame. The format is still in use today; name it.
 
IMAX
 
> noise-reduction track. Theatres were reluctant to upgrade,
> however, until the firm developed, together with Kodak, a
> Quadraphonic system in 1976. Name the firm.
 
Dolby
 
 
> 2. He set a world record in the decathlon in 1976, and might
> be even better-known now, but with a different first name.
> Give this person's last name.
 
Jenner
 
> for 16 years, went on to be an MP, and was named a life peer.
> Now the president of the global body for track and field,
> who is he?
 
Sebastian Coe
 
> 800 m in a world-record time. In minutes and seconds, within
> plus or minus 1.1 seconds, what was that time? Hint: it is
> less than 2 minutes.
 
1 min 33 sec
 
> 10,000 m in 2012 and again in 2016. He's a huge fan of the
> Arsenal soccer team and is considered one of the best distance
> runners ever. Who is he?
 
Farah
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 28 03:05PM


> 1 Paisley Park was both the estate and record label of which late American singer?
 
Prince
 
> 2 Which 17th century pirate became Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica and now lends his name to a brand of rum?
 
Morgan
 
> 3 Fakes of which historical object were so common that in the 16th century John Calvin could claim there were enough to build an entire ship!?
 
True Cross
 
> 4 At 35 years, which astronaut holds the record for the greatest time between space flights?
 
John Glenn
 
> 5 Which Russian word describes three horses harnessed side-by-side drawing a carriage?
 
troika
 
> 6 Common examples from science include Schrodinger's cat and Einstein's special theory of relativity. What two-word term commonly refers to the "intentional, structured process of intellectual deliberation in order to speculate, within a specifiable problem domain, about potential consequences"?
 
thought experiment
 
> 7 Which fictional newspaper does Clark Kent work for?
 
Daily Planet
 
> 10 Involving around 250,000 troops and with at least 70,000 casualties it was possibly the deadliest single day in the history of warfare. The Napoleonic Wars battle of 7 September 1812 took place near, and is named after, which Russian village?
 
Borodino
 
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_______________________________________________________________________
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Apr 28 04:58PM

Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 Paisley Park was both the estate and record label of which late
> American singer?
Prince
> 2 Which 17th century pirate became Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica and
> now lends his name to a brand of rum?
Captain Morgan
> 3 Fakes of which historical object were so common that in the 16th
> century John Calvin could claim there were enough to build an entire
> ship!?
The cross Jesus was crucified on
> 4 At 35 years, which astronaut holds the record for the greatest time
> between space flights?
John Glenn
> 5 Which Russian word describes three horses harnessed side-by-side
> drawing a carriage?
Troika
> refers to the "intentional, structured process of intellectual
> deliberation in order to speculate, within a specifiable problem
> domain, about potential consequences"?
Thought Experiment
> 7 Which fictional newspaper does Clark Kent work for?
Daily Planet
> 8 What does the abbreviation VJ stand for in relation to a common
> construction technique?
 
> 9 Denis Compton represented which country in international cricket?
England
> casualties it was possibly the deadliest single day in the history of
> warfare. The Napoleonic Wars battle of 7 September 1812 took place
> near, and is named after, which Russian village?
 
 
Peter Smyth
Bruce <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Apr 28 08:02PM

On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 21:41:19 -0700, Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 Paisley Park was both the estate and record label of which late
> American singer?
 
Prince
 
> 2 Which 17th century pirate became Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica and
> now lends his name to a brand of rum?
 
Capt Morgan
 
> 3 Fakes of which historical object were so common that in the 16th
> century John Calvin could claim there were enough to build an entire
> ship!?
 
The Cross
 
> 4 At 35 years, which astronaut holds the record for the greatest time
> between space flights?
 
Glenn
 
> 5 Which Russian word describes three horses harnessed side-by-side
> drawing a carriage?
 
Troika
 
> "intentional, structured process of intellectual deliberation in order
> to speculate, within a specifiable problem domain, about potential
> consequences"?
 
Thought Experiment
 
> 7 Which fictional newspaper does Clark Kent work for?
 
Daily Planet
 
> it was possibly the deadliest single day in the history of warfare. The
> Napoleonic Wars battle of 7 September 1812 took place near, and is named
> after, which Russian village?
 
Stalingrad
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Apr 28 09:27PM +0100


> 1 Paisley Park was both the estate and record label of which late
> American singer?
 
The Artist Formerly Known as "The Artist Formerly Known As Prince"
 
> 2 Which 17th century pirate became Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica and
> now lends his name to a brand of rum?
 
Captain Morgan
 
> 3 Fakes of which historical object were so common that in the 16th
> century John Calvin could claim there were enough to build an entire
> ship!?
 
Fragments of the true cross
 
> 4 At 35 years, which astronaut holds the record for the greatest time
> between space flights?
 
John Glenn
 
> 5 Which Russian word describes three horses harnessed side-by-side
> drawing a carriage?
 
Troika
 
> refers to the "intentional, structured process of intellectual
> deliberation in order to speculate, within a specifiable problem
> domain, about potential consequences"?
 
Thought Experiment
 
> 7 Which fictional newspaper does Clark Kent work for?
 
Daily Planet
 
> 8 What does the abbreviation VJ stand for in relation to a common
> construction technique?
 
Vajazzle
 
> 9 Denis Compton represented which country in international cricket?
 
England (at football too)
 
> it was possibly the deadliest single day in the history of
> warfare. The Napoleonic Wars battle of 7 September 1812 took place
> near, and is named after, which Russian village?
 
Borodino?
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 28 09:17PM -0700

Calvin wrote:
> 1 Paisley Park was both the estate and record label of which late American singer?
 
Prince ??
 
> 2 Which 17th century pirate became Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica and now lends his name to a brand of rum?
 
Jack Sparrow :)
 
> 3 Fakes of which historical object were so common that in the 16th century John Calvin could claim there were enough to build an entire ship!?
 
True Cross
 
> 4 At 35 years, which astronaut holds the record for the greatest time between space flights?
 
John Glenn
 
> 5 Which Russian word describes three horses harnessed side-by-side drawing a carriage?
 
troika
 
> 6 Common examples from science include Schrodinger's cat and Einstein's special theory of relativity. What two-word term commonly refers to the "intentional, structured process of intellectual deliberation in order to speculate, within a specifiable problem domain, about potential consequences"?
 
thought experiment
 
> 7 Which fictional newspaper does Clark Kent work for?
 
Daily Planet
 
> 8 What does the abbreviation VJ stand for in relation to a common construction technique?
 
vertical join
 
> 9 Denis Compton represented which country in international cricket?
> 10 Involving around 250,000 troops and with at least 70,000 casualties it was possibly the deadliest single day in the history of warfare. The Napoleonic Wars battle of 7 September 1812 took place near, and is named after, which Russian village?
 
Borodino
 
(Compiling that list of places named for foreign cities pays a dividend.)
 
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Friday, April 28, 2017

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 17 updates in 6 topics

Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Apr 27 06:54PM +0100

Usual Rotating Quiz rules apply
 
Closing time - Monday 1st May, 1700 UTC.
Entries after that marked at my discretion
 
I'll post the answers and results shortly after
 
RQ
 
Entertainment
1. One of this generation's most acclaimed rappers released a new album
recently, a follow-up to his critically lauded "To Pimp A Butterfly".
Name either the rapper or the album.
 
2. You probably noticed that the wrong film was announced as Best
Picture at the Oscars Ceremony. But who was the award presenter who
actually read the wrong name out?
 
Sport & Leisure
3. The New England Patriots stormed back against the Atlanta Falcons in
the Super Bowl, overcoming a record deficit. What was the largest
margin by which the Falcons led at any point in the game?
 
4. Which German football side were victim of a terrorist bomb attack,
believed by police to have been an attempt to manipulate their stock
price for financial gain?
 
Arts & Literature
5. Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize for Literature, but did not attend the
award ceremony, citing previous commitments. Which fellow
musician/poet accepted the award on his behalf?
 
6. Perhaps the best reviewed novel of 2017 is George Saunders' debut
full-length work, concerning the fictional afterlife of the a real boy,
Willie, who died at age 11. Willie is the son of which
nineteenth-century American figure?
 
Science & Nature
7. The existence of what was confirmed by the LIGO in 2016?
 
8. Lee Sedol suffered a notable professional defeat last year, the first
of its kind. Who was the victor?
 
History
9. Which English monarch was buried in Leicester Cathedral in 2015?
 
10. Donald Trump won the US Presidency despite losing the popular vote.
Before Trump, who was the last US President to achieve this feat?
 
Geography
11. The leader of the Republic of The Gambia announced a change of its
official name in 2015. In 2017 the incoming President announced that
it would change back. What was its official name in the interim?
 
12. Which Middle Eastern country is plagued by a bitter civil war
between rebel Houthis and forces loyal to ousted President Abd Rabbuh
Mansur Hadi?
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Apr 27 06:26PM

Gareth Owen wrote:
 
> 1. One of this generation's most acclaimed rappers released a new
> album recently, a follow-up to his critically lauded "To Pimp A
> Butterfly". Name either the rapper or the album.
Jay-Z
> 2. You probably noticed that the wrong film was announced as Best
> Picture at the Oscars Ceremony. But who was the award presenter
> who actually read the wrong name out?
Faye Dunaway
 
> 4. Which German football side were victim of a terrorist bomb attack,
> believed by police to have been an attempt to manipulate their
> stock price for financial gain?
Borussia Dortmund
> nineteenth-century American figure?
 
> Science & Nature
> 7. The existence of what was confirmed by the LIGO in 2016?
Higgs Boson
> 8. Lee Sedol suffered a notable professional defeat last year, the
> first of its kind. Who was the victor?
A computer Go program
> History
> 9. Which English monarch was buried in Leicester Cathedral in 2015?
Richard III
> 10. Donald Trump won the US Presidency despite losing the popular
> vote. Before Trump, who was the last US President to achieve
> this feat?
George W Bush
> official name in 2015. In 2017 the incoming President announced
> that it would change back. What was its official name in the
> interim?
Peoples Republic of The Gambia
> 12. Which Middle Eastern country is plagued by a bitter civil war
> between rebel Houthis and forces loyal to ousted President Abd
> Rabbuh Mansur Hadi?
 
Peter Smyth
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 27 07:17PM


> 2. You probably noticed that the wrong film was announced as Best
> Picture at the Oscars Ceremony. But who was the award presenter who
> actually read the wrong name out?
 
Warren Beatty
 
> full-length work, concerning the fictional afterlife of the a real boy,
> Willie, who died at age 11. Willie is the son of which
> nineteenth-century American figure?
 
Abraham Lincoln
 
> Science & Nature
> 7. The existence of what was confirmed by the LIGO in 2016?
 
gravity waves
 
> 8. Lee Sedol suffered a notable professional defeat last year, the first
> of its kind. Who was the victor?
 
a computer
 
> History
> 9. Which English monarch was buried in Leicester Cathedral in 2015?
 
Richard III
 
> 10. Donald Trump won the US Presidency despite losing the popular vote.
> Before Trump, who was the last US President to achieve this feat?
 
George W. Bush
 
> 12. Which Middle Eastern country is plagued by a bitter civil war
> between rebel Houthis and forces loyal to ousted President Abd Rabbuh
> Mansur Hadi?
 
Yemen
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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>: Apr 27 09:44PM +0200

> 1. One of this generation?s most acclaimed rappers released a new album
> recently, a follow-up to his critically lauded ?To Pimp A Butterfly?.
> Name either the rapper or the album.
 
Ice-T

> 2. You probably noticed that the wrong film was announced as Best
> Picture at the Oscars Ceremony. But who was the award presenter who
> actually read the wrong name out?
 
Jennifer Aniston
 
> 3. The New England Patriots stormed back against the Atlanta Falcons in
> the Super Bowl, overcoming a record deficit. What was the largest
> margin by which the Falcons led at any point in the game?
 
25

> 4. Which German football side were victim of a terrorist bomb attack,
> believed by police to have been an attempt to manipulate their stock
> price for financial gain?
 
Boroussia Dortmund

> 5. Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize for Literature, but did not attend the
> award ceremony, citing previous commitments. Which fellow
> musician/poet accepted the award on his behalf?
 
Patti Smith

> Science & Nature
> 7. The existence of what was confirmed by the LIGO in 2016?
 
Gravitional particle

> 8. Lee Sedol suffered a notable professional defeat last year, the first
> of its kind. Who was the victor?
 
A computer

> History
> 9. Which English monarch was buried in Leicester Cathedral in 2015?
 
Richard III

> 10. Donald Trump won the US Presidency despite losing the popular vote.
> Before Trump, who was the last US President to achieve this feat?
 
George W Bush

> 11. The leader of the Republic of The Gambia announced a change of its
> official name in 2015. In 2017 the incoming President announced that
> it would change back. What was its official name in the interim?
 
Gambian Republic (I completely missed that)

> 12. Which Middle Eastern country is plagued by a bitter civil war
> between rebel Houthis and forces loyal to ousted President Abd Rabbuh
> Mansur Hadi?
 
Yemen
 
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 27 02:50PM -0500

Mostly guesses here. Gareth Owen asks:
 
> 1. One of this generation's most acclaimed rappers released a new album
> recently, a follow-up to his critically lauded "To Pimp A Butterfly".
> Name either the rapper or the album.
 
Drake.
 
> 2. You probably noticed that the wrong film was announced as Best
> Picture at the Oscars Ceremony. But who was the award presenter who
> actually read the wrong name out?
 
Warren Beatty.
 
> 3. The New England Patriots stormed back against the Atlanta Falcons in
> the Super Bowl, overcoming a record deficit. What was the largest
> margin by which the Falcons led at any point in the game?
 
24.
 
> 4. Which German football side were victim of a terrorist bomb attack,
> believed by police to have been an attempt to manipulate their stock
> price for financial gain?
 
Hanover.
 
> 5. Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize for Literature, but did not attend the
> award ceremony, citing previous commitments. Which fellow
> musician/poet accepted the award on his behalf?
 
No guess.
 
> full-length work, concerning the fictional afterlife of the a real boy,
> Willie, who died at age 11. Willie is the son of which
> nineteenth-century American figure?
 
Abraham Lincoln.
 
> Science & Nature
> 7. The existence of what was confirmed by the LIGO in 2016?
 
Gravitational waves.
 
> 8. Lee Sedol suffered a notable professional defeat last year, the first
> of its kind. Who was the victor?
 
The coal industry.
 
> History
> 9. Which English monarch was buried in Leicester Cathedral in 2015?
 
King Richard III.
 
> 10. Donald Trump won the US Presidency despite losing the popular vote.
> Before Trump, who was the last US President to achieve this feat?
 
George W. Bush.
 
> 11. The leader of the Republic of The Gambia announced a change of its
> official name in 2015. In 2017 the incoming President announced that
> it would change back. What was its official name in the interim?
 
Republic of Gambia.
 
> 12. Which Middle Eastern country is plagued by a bitter civil war
> between rebel Houthis and forces loyal to ousted President Abd Rabbuh
> Mansur Hadi?
 
Palestine.
--
Mark Brader | "You're going to get me in trouble."
Toronto | "No, no; you can say anything you want."
msb@vex.net | "Yeah, that's what's going to get me into trouble."
--Andrew Christie interviews Bill Watterson
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 27 09:45PM -0700

On Friday, April 28, 2017 at 3:54:09 AM UTC+10, Gareth Owen wrote:
> 1. One of this generation's most acclaimed rappers released a new album
> recently, a follow-up to his critically lauded "To Pimp A Butterfly".
> Name either the rapper or the album.
 
Weekend (sp?)
 
> 2. You probably noticed that the wrong film was announced as Best
> Picture at the Oscars Ceremony. But who was the award presenter who
> actually read the wrong name out?
 
Dunaway

> 3. The New England Patriots stormed back against the Atlanta Falcons in
> the Super Bowl, overcoming a record deficit. What was the largest
> margin by which the Falcons led at any point in the game?
 
28
 
> 4. Which German football side were victim of a terrorist bomb attack,
> believed by police to have been an attempt to manipulate their stock
> price for financial gain?
 
Dortmund
 
> 5. Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize for Literature, but did not attend the
> award ceremony, citing previous commitments. Which fellow
> musician/poet accepted the award on his behalf?
 
Cohen
 
> full-length work, concerning the fictional afterlife of the a real boy,
> Willie, who died at age 11. Willie is the son of which
> nineteenth-century American figure?
 
Lincoln
 
> Science & Nature
> 7. The existence of what was confirmed by the LIGO in 2016?
 
Higgs Boson
 
> of its kind. Who was the victor?
 
> History
> 9. Which English monarch was buried in Leicester Cathedral in 2015?
 
Richard III
 
> 10. Donald Trump won the US Presidency despite losing the popular vote.
> Before Trump, who was the last US President to achieve this feat?
 
Bush
 
> 11. The leader of the Republic of The Gambia announced a change of its
> official name in 2015. In 2017 the incoming President announced that
> it would change back. What was its official name in the interim?
 
Gambia
 
> 12. Which Middle Eastern country is plagued by a bitter civil war
> between rebel Houthis and forces loyal to ousted President Abd Rabbuh
> Mansur Hadi?
 
Yemen
 
cheers,
calvin
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 27 10:59PM -0700

Gareth Owen wrote:
> 3. The New England Patriots stormed back against the Atlanta Falcons in
> the Super Bowl, overcoming a record deficit. What was the largest
> margin by which the Falcons led at any point in the game?
 
27
 
> full-length work, concerning the fictional afterlife of the a real boy,
> Willie, who died at age 11. Willie is the son of which
> nineteenth-century American figure?
 
Abraham Lincoln
 
 
> Science & Nature
> 7. The existence of what was confirmed by the LIGO in 2016?
 
gravitational waves
 
 
> 8. Lee Sedol suffered a notable professional defeat last year, the first
> of its kind. Who was the victor?
 
computer program
 
 
> History
> 9. Which English monarch was buried in Leicester Cathedral in 2015?
 
Richard III
 
 
> 10. Donald Trump won the US Presidency despite losing the popular vote.
> Before Trump, who was the last US President to achieve this feat?
 
George W. Bush
 
> 11. The leader of the Republic of The Gambia announced a change of its
> official name in 2015. In 2017 the incoming President announced that
> it would change back. What was its official name in the interim?
 
Gambia (no "The")
 
 
> 12. Which Middle Eastern country is plagued by a bitter civil war
> between rebel Houthis and forces loyal to ousted President Abd Rabbuh
> Mansur Hadi?
 
Yemen
 
--
Dan Tilque
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 27 09:41PM -0700

1 Paisley Park was both the estate and record label of which late American singer?
2 Which 17th century pirate became Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica and now lends his name to a brand of rum?
3 Fakes of which historical object were so common that in the 16th century John Calvin could claim there were enough to build an entire ship!?
4 At 35 years, which astronaut holds the record for the greatest time between space flights?
5 Which Russian word describes three horses harnessed side-by-side drawing a carriage?
6 Common examples from science include Schrodinger's cat and Einstein's special theory of relativity. What two-word term commonly refers to the "intentional, structured process of intellectual deliberation in order to speculate, within a specifiable problem domain, about potential consequences"?
7 Which fictional newspaper does Clark Kent work for?
8 What does the abbreviation VJ stand for in relation to a common construction technique?
9 Denis Compton represented which country in international cricket?
10 Involving around 250,000 troops and with at least 70,000 casualties it was possibly the deadliest single day in the history of warfare. The Napoleonic Wars battle of 7 September 1812 took place near, and is named after, which Russian village?
 
cheers,
calvin
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 28 12:42AM -0500

"Calvin":
> 1 Paisley Park was both the estate and record label of
> which late American singer?
 
Jackson?
 
> 2 Which 17th century pirate became Lieutenant Governor of
> Jamaica and now lends his name to a brand of rum?
 
Morgan.
 
> 3 Fakes of which historical object were so common that in
> the 16th century John Calvin could claim there were enough
> to build an entire ship!?
 
(Pieces of) the Christians' "true Cross".
 
> 4 At 35 years, which astronaut holds the record for the
> greatest time between space flights?
 
Glenn.
 
> 5 Which Russian word describes three horses harnessed
> side-by-side drawing a carriage?
 
Troika.
 
> process of intellectual deliberation in order to
> speculate, within a specifiable problem domain, about
> potential consequences"?
 
Thought experiment.
 
> 7 Which fictional newspaper does Clark Kent work for?
 
The "Daily Planet" (ObCanadiana: which is named after the "Toronto Star").
 
> 8 What does the abbreviation VJ stand for in relation to a
> common construction technique?
 
Victory over J... er, maybe not.
 
> 9 Denis Compton represented which country in international
> cricket?
 
Got me. Canada?
 
> in the history of warfare. The Napoleonic Wars battle of 7
> September 1812 took place near, and is named after, which
> Russian village?
 
Borodino? (That had a battle named after it, at least.)
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | In the affairs of this world men are saved,
msb@vex.net | not by faith, but by the want of it. --Franklin
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 27 09:38PM -0700

On Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 3:34:45 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which word is both a much-covered song title and a transliteration of the Hebrew term for "Praise the Lord"?
 
Hallelujah
 
> 2 Which vitamin plays a major role in blood clotting?
 
K
 
> 3 In Rugby League what number jersey does the fullback traditionally wear?
 
1
 
> 4 Which 6-letter word can be a dessert, or a pleasure trip by an official at taxpayers' expense?
 
Junket
 
> 5 Many of the works of which 19th century British author are set in the fictional counties of Barchester and Barsetshire?
 
Anthony Trollope
 
> 6 What is the usual English name for the cake known in its native German as Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte?
 
Black Forest Cake
I accepted gateau for cake since that word appears in English dictionaries
 
> 7 Six of the world's ten largest companies are involved in which industry?
 
Oil [or similar]
 
> 8 Which well-known author's only novel was "The Picture of Dorian Gray", first published in 1890?
 
Oscar Wilde
 
> 9 The headquarters of the Coca Cola Corporation are in which US City?
 
Atlanta
 
> 10 What is the legal term for lying under oath?
 
Perjury
I accepted the Swedish equivalent
 
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 483
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 75 Gareth Owen
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 71 Dan Blum
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 73 Mark Brader
1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 8 67 Peter Smyth
1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 69 Aren Ess
1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 7 63 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 7 63 Bruce Bowler
1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 51 Dan Tilque
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 6 53 Pete Gayde
1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 44 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
10 8 4 8 2 8 6 9 10 10 75 75%
 
Congratulations Gareth on the clear round.
 
cheers,
calvin
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 27 07:32PM -0500

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-01-16,
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 5 Easy Pieces 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 1, Round 4 - Science - Science of Filmmaking
 
1. Name the famous scientist who experimentally confirmed the
trichromatic theory (that retinal cones are only responsive
to three colors), produced the first color photograph (in the
mid-1800s), and paved the way for color film. He later became
the founder of the study of electromagnetism.
 
2. Kinemacolor, the first process to capture color on film, was an
additive process. In the camera, one frame would be captured
with a red filter and the next with green. When played back
through a red-green flywheel, the result was a surprisingly
good color image. Aside from the appearance of fringing around
fast-moving objects, what was its major shortfall?
 
Please decode the rot13 for the next two questions *one at a time*,
proceeding to each question only after you have answered the ones before.
 
3. Gur arkg pbybe cebprff jnf na nqqvgvir bar cngragrq va 1922.
Vg hfrq n ornz fcyvggre gb pncgher vzntrf ba gjb frcnengr
svyz fgbpxf -- bar qlrq erq-benatr, gur bgure oyhr-terra.
Gur gjb svyzf jrer przragrq gbtrgure naq pbhyq or cynlrq ba n
fgnaqneq cebwrpgbe. Vg jnf yngre ersvarq vagb n uhtryl cbchyne
guerr-fgevc flfgrz va 1932. Anzr gur cebprff.
 
4. Gur arkg pbybe svyz vaabingvba jnf Rnfgznapbybe svyz fgbpx
va 1950. Vg jnf purncre guna Grpuavpbybe, qvqa'g erdhver
fcrpvnyvmrq yvtug be yno cebprffrf, naq orpnzr gur fgnaqneq sbe
svyz hagvy gur 1980f. Jung jnf vgf znwbe qenjonpx, cebzcgvat
Znegva Fpbefrfr gb yrnq n pnzcnvta hetvat gur pbzcnal gb
punatr vg?
 
5. Ted Turner's controversial "Colorization" of black-and-white
films led to selective color manipulation to create unique
film tones. What was the first movie to be entirely digitally
manipulated to achieve a golden, dusty, desaturated look,
in 2000?
 
6. Name the *company* that created CinemaScope in 1953. The process
was a refinement of the French Anamorphoscope. The anamorphic
camera lens employs an optical trick to produce an image twice
as wide as a conventional lens and continues to be used today.
 
7. This film format has its roots in a multi-projector, multi-screen
work created for Expo 67. Technical difficulties led to
the formation of the company Multiscreen to explore a simpler
approach. It later settled on a single-screen, single-projector,
single-camera system that increases film resolution by using
a larger film frame. The format is still in use today; name it.
 
8. Film soundtracks didn't change much until the early 1970s when
this firm proposed replacing the standard frequency response
(as set by the Academy of Motion Pictures in 1938) with a
noise-reduction track. Theatres were reluctant to upgrade,
however, until the firm developed, together with Kodak, a
Quadraphonic system in 1976. Name the firm.
 
9. What is the name for the technique that combines a background
image with that of an actor against a blue or green screen?
The name reflects the fact that the images are combined or
layered together based on color hues.
 
10. This branch of social science (closely related to linguistics)
uses the concepts of cultural signs, codes, and conventions to
explain why bad guys wear black hats -- and why Terrence Malick
has a career. Name the science.
 
 
* Game 1, Round 6 - Sports - Track and Field at the Olympics
 
1. This high jumper won a silver medal for Canada at the 1976
Olympics in Montreal. His performance was also featured for
many years on TV stations as they signed off for the night.
 
2. He set a world record in the decathlon in 1976, and might
be even better-known now, but with a different first name.
Give this person's last name.
 
3. The 1988 Summer Olympics are notorious for the positive drug
test of Ben Johnson, resulting in his disqualification and the
gold medal being awarded to Carl Lewis. To this day there are
suspicions that everyone else in the final was also cheating.
Name any one of the other six sprinters in that 100 m final.
 
4. The 1996 games in Atlanta were redemption for Canada's sprinters.
Donovan Bailey won gold in the 100 m. And Canada won gold
in the 4×100 m relay. Name any of the other three men on the
Canadian relay team in the final.
 
5. This British middle-distance runner won Olympic gold in the
1,500 m in 1980 and 1984. He also held the 800 m world record
for 16 years, went on to be an MP, and was named a life peer.
Now the president of the global body for track and field,
who is he?
 
6. In the women's 3,000 m race at the 1984 Olympics, US runner
Mary Decker lost her chance for gold in a collision with another
runner, who used to run barefoot. Name the other runner in
this infamous collision.
 
7. At the 2012 games in London, David Rudisha of Kenya won the
800 m in a world-record time. In minutes and seconds, within
plus or minus 1.1 seconds, what was that time? Hint: it is
less than 2 minutes.
 
8. At the 2012 games there was only one individual track event
in which the same country won gold, silver, and bronze. Name
the country *and* the event. Hint: it was one a men's event.
 
9. Andre De Grasse won three medals at the Rio games last year.
He now has a street named after him in his hometown in Southern
Ontario. What's the name of this municipality?
 
10. This British distance runner won gold in the men's 5,000 m and
10,000 m in 2012 and again in 2016. He's a huge fan of the
Arsenal soccer team and is considered one of the best distance
runners ever. Who is he?
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net
Irving Thalberg's advice on GONE WITH THE WIND:
"Forget it, Louis. No Civil War picture ever made a nickel."
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 28 12:59AM

> to three colors), produced the first color photograph (in the
> mid-1800s), and paved the way for color film. He later became
> the founder of the study of electromagnetism.
 
Faraday
 
> through a red-green flywheel, the result was a surprisingly
> good color image. Aside from the appearance of fringing around
> fast-moving objects, what was its major shortfall?
 
red and green objects looked gray
 
> Gur gjb svyzf jrer przragrq gbtrgure naq pbhyq or cynlrq ba n
> fgnaqneq cebwrpgbe. Vg jnf yngre ersvarq vagb n uhtryl cbchyne
> guerr-fgevc flfgrz va 1932. Anzr gur cebprff.
 
Technicolor
 
> svyz hagvy gur 1980f. Jung jnf vgf znwbe qenjonpx, cebzcgvat
> Znegva Fpbefrfr gb yrnq n pnzcnvta hetvat gur pbzcnal gb
> punatr vg?
 
it decayed quickly
 
> was a refinement of the French Anamorphoscope. The anamorphic
> camera lens employs an optical trick to produce an image twice
> as wide as a conventional lens and continues to be used today.
 
Kodak; Polaroid
 
> approach. It later settled on a single-screen, single-projector,
> single-camera system that increases film resolution by using
> a larger film frame. The format is still in use today; name it.
 
Imax
 
> noise-reduction track. Theatres were reluctant to upgrade,
> however, until the firm developed, together with Kodak, a
> Quadraphonic system in 1976. Name the firm.
 
Dolby
 
> uses the concepts of cultural signs, codes, and conventions to
> explain why bad guys wear black hats -- and why Terrence Malick
> has a career. Name the science.
 
semiotics
 
 
> 2. He set a world record in the decathlon in 1976, and might
> be even better-known now, but with a different first name.
> Give this person's last name.
 
Jenner
 
> Mary Decker lost her chance for gold in a collision with another
> runner, who used to run barefoot. Name the other runner in
> this infamous collision.
 
Zola Budd
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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>: Apr 27 07:13PM -0700

On Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 7:32:07 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> to three colors), produced the first color photograph (in the
> mid-1800s), and paved the way for color film. He later became
> the founder of the study of electromagnetism.
 
Faraday (?)

> Gur gjb svyzf jrer przragrq gbtrgure naq pbhyq or cynlrq ba n
> fgnaqneq cebwrpgbe. Vg jnf yngre ersvarq vagb n uhtryl cbchyne
> guerr-fgevc flfgrz va 1932. Anzr gur cebprff.
 
Technicolor
 
> svyz hagvy gur 1980f. Jung jnf vgf znwbe qenjonpx, cebzcgvat
> Znegva Fpbefrfr gb yrnq n pnzcnvta hetvat gur pbzcnal gb
> punatr vg?
 
the colors faded
 
> film tones. What was the first movie to be entirely digitally
> manipulated to achieve a golden, dusty, desaturated look,
> in 2000?
 
"Traffic" (?)
 
> was a refinement of the French Anamorphoscope. The anamorphic
> camera lens employs an optical trick to produce an image twice
> as wide as a conventional lens and continues to be used today.
 
20th Century Fox; Paramount
 
> approach. It later settled on a single-screen, single-projector,
> single-camera system that increases film resolution by using
> a larger film frame. The format is still in use today; name it.
 
IMAX
 
> noise-reduction track. Theatres were reluctant to upgrade,
> however, until the firm developed, together with Kodak, a
> Quadraphonic system in 1976. Name the firm.
 
Dolby
 
> image with that of an actor against a blue or green screen?
> The name reflects the fact that the images are combined or
> layered together based on color hues.
 
chroma key
 
> uses the concepts of cultural signs, codes, and conventions to
> explain why bad guys wear black hats -- and why Terrence Malick
> has a career. Name the science.
 
semiotics

 
> 2. He set a world record in the decathlon in 1976, and might
> be even better-known now, but with a different first name.
> Give this person's last name.
 
Jenner
 
> for 16 years, went on to be an MP, and was named a life peer.
> Now the president of the global body for track and field,
> who is he?
 
Sebastian Coe

> Mary Decker lost her chance for gold in a collision with another
> runner, who used to run barefoot. Name the other runner in
> this infamous collision.
 
Zola Budd
 
> 800 m in a world-record time. In minutes and seconds, within
> plus or minus 1.1 seconds, what was that time? Hint: it is
> less than 2 minutes.
 
1 minute 40 seconds; 1 minute 38 seconds
 
> 8. At the 2012 games there was only one individual track event
> in which the same country won gold, silver, and bronze. Name
> the country *and* the event. Hint: it was one a men's event.
 
Jamaica -- 100 m
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 27 09:30PM -0700

On Friday, April 28, 2017 at 10:32:07 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> to three colors), produced the first color photograph (in the
> mid-1800s), and paved the way for color film. He later became
> the founder of the study of electromagnetism.
 
Faraday, Thomson
 
> through a red-green flywheel, the result was a surprisingly
> good color image. Aside from the appearance of fringing around
> fast-moving objects, what was its major shortfall?
 
Flammability
 
> Gur gjb svyzf jrer przragrq gbtrgure naq pbhyq or cynlrq ba n
> fgnaqneq cebwrpgbe. Vg jnf yngre ersvarq vagb n uhtryl cbchyne
> guerr-fgevc flfgrz va 1932. Anzr gur cebprff.
 
Technicolor
 
> svyz hagvy gur 1980f. Jung jnf vgf znwbe qenjonpx, cebzcgvat
> Znegva Fpbefrfr gb yrnq n pnzcnvta hetvat gur pbzcnal gb
> punatr vg?
 
Flammability
 
> film tones. What was the first movie to be entirely digitally
> manipulated to achieve a golden, dusty, desaturated look,
> in 2000?
 
Gone With the Wind
 
> was a refinement of the French Anamorphoscope. The anamorphic
> camera lens employs an optical trick to produce an image twice
> as wide as a conventional lens and continues to be used today.
 
Kodak
 
> noise-reduction track. Theatres were reluctant to upgrade,
> however, until the firm developed, together with Kodak, a
> Quadraphonic system in 1976. Name the firm.
 
Dolby
 
 
> 2. He set a world record in the decathlon in 1976, and might
> be even better-known now, but with a different first name.
> Give this person's last name.
 
Jenner
 
> gold medal being awarded to Carl Lewis. To this day there are
> suspicions that everyone else in the final was also cheating.
> Name any one of the other six sprinters in that 100 m final.
 
Smith, Christie
 
> for 16 years, went on to be an MP, and was named a life peer.
> Now the president of the global body for track and field,
> who is he?
 
Coe
 
> Mary Decker lost her chance for gold in a collision with another
> runner, who used to run barefoot. Name the other runner in
> this infamous collision.
 
Budd
 
> 800 m in a world-record time. In minutes and seconds, within
> plus or minus 1.1 seconds, what was that time? Hint: it is
> less than 2 minutes.
 
1:39.00, 1:41.20

> 8. At the 2012 games there was only one individual track event
> in which the same country won gold, silver, and bronze. Name
> the country *and* the event. Hint: it was one a men's event.
 
Men's 400 metres
 
> 10,000 m in 2012 and again in 2016. He's a huge fan of the
> Arsenal soccer team and is considered one of the best distance
> runners ever. Who is he?
 
Farrah
 
cheers,
calvin
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 27 07:30PM -0500

Mark Brader:
 
> 1. In 1978 a white-supremacist serial killer came very close to
> killing this magazine publisher, who ended up being paralyzed
> from the waist down. Who was the publisher?
 
Larry Flynt. ("Hustler".) 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Marc, Dan Tilque,
Calvin, and Joshua.
 
> and survived but was paralyzed from the waist down. At the
> time he was a US state governor and was on the presidential
> campaign trail. Name him.
 
George Wallace. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Marc, Peter, Bruce, Erland,
Dan Tilque, and Joshua.
 
> he was scheduled to give a speech. Although the bullet lodged
> in his chest, he refused to go to the hospital and delivered
> his 90-minute speech anyway. Who was that former president?
 
Theodore Roosevelt. (The first name was required; "Teddy" was
sufficient there.) 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Pete, Marc, Peter,
Bruce, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Joshua.
 
One of the things that slowed the bullet *was* his speech. See:
http://www.history.com/news/shot-in-the-chest-100-years-ago-teddy-roosevelt-kept-on-talking
 
> sadly, all failed. Perhaps the most famous was a bomb attempt
> that occurred in July 1944. Who was the ringleader in this plot?
> Hint: Tom Cruise played him in the movie "Valkyrie".
 
Oberst (Col.) Graf (Count) Claus von Stauffenberg.
 
> Chile was relatively unscathed in a portable-rocket attack on
> his life. His five bodyguards, all killed, weren't so lucky.
> Who was the former Chilean president?
 
Augusto Pinochet. 4 for Pete, Marc, Peter, Bruce, Erland, Calvin,
and Joshua.
 
> prime minister of Great Britain by shelling the PM's residence
> at 10 Downing Street with a mortar. They didn't succeed.
> Who was the prime minister?
 
John Major. 4 for Pete, Peter, Dan Tilque, and Joshua. 3 for
Dan Blum. 2 for Erland and Calvin.
 
> 7. Would-be assassins can use all sorts of weapons. In April
> 2009, a man tried to kill the then queen of the Netherlands
> with an automobile. She survived. What was the queen's name?
 
Queen Beatrix. 4 for Pete, Peter, Bruce, Erland, Calvin, and Joshua.
3 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
 
> assassination when a deranged unemployed bricklayer fired
> several gunshots at his touring car. But another politician,
> the then mayor of Chicago, was killed. Name *him*.
 
Anton Cermak. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Joshua.
 
Roosevelt was only president-elect at the time, as it was while he was
in office that the inauguration was moved from March 5 to January 20.
 
Sorry about the double rot13 in the question posting, but with both
President Roosevelts involved in the round I needed to arrange it
in such a way that the spoiler protection on one question wouldn't
give away the other.
 
 
> 9. This Russian tsar emancipated the serfs in his country, but
> revolutionaries kept trying to kill him at least five times.
> The sixth attempt, in 1881, proved successful. Who was the tsar?
 
Alexander II. 4 for Calvin.
 
> 10. In 1960 this South African prime minister -- and architect
> of apartheid -- was shot in the cheek and ear by an assassin
> but survived. 6 years later, though, he wasn't so lucky.
 
Hendrik Verwoerd.
 
 
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Geography - Capital Cities of Caribbean Islands
 
> In each case, identify the Caribbean *country or dependency*
> that the city is the capital of.
 
I've cleaned up this round a bit. The preamble was more vague in
the original game.
 
> 1. Basseterre. (With no hyphen.)
 
St. Kitts & Nevis. On this and all similar names, both parts were
required for full points. 4 for Bruce. 2 for Pete.
 
> 2. Charlotte-Amelie.
 
US Virgin Islands. 4 for Marc, Bruce, and Joshua.
 
> 3. George Town.
 
Cayman Islands.
 
> 4. Kingstown. (With a W.)
 
St. Vincent & the Grenadines. 4 for Peter. 2 for Joshua.
 
Giggle points to Calvwin for "Jamwaica".
 
> 5. Castries.
 
St. Lucia. 4 for Peter. 3 for Joshua.
 
> 6. Bridgetown.
 
Barbados. 4 for Marc, Peter, Bruce, Calvin, and Joshua.
 
> 7. Port of Spain.
 
Trinidad & Tobago. 4 for Dan Blum (assuming that "Triniada" was a
typo), Pete, Peter, Bruce, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Joshua.
 
> 8. Oranjestad.
 
Aruba. 4 for Marc, Peter, Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.
3 for Calvin.
 
> 9. Road Town.
 
British Virgin Islands. 4 for Joshua. 3 for Peter.
 
> 10. St. John's.
 
Antigua & Barbuda. 4 for Peter. 3 for Calvin and Joshua.
 
> Some places have similar names to some of the above. Try these
> extra questions if you like for fun, but for no points:
 
> 11. Basse-Terre. (With a hyphen.)
 
Guadeloupe.
 
> 12. Kingston. (With no W.)
 
Jamaica. Pete, Peter, and Joshua got this.
 
> 13. St. John's -- but *not* the one in the Caribbean. The island
> in this question is neither a country nor a dependency today,
> although it has been both at different times in the past.
 
Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada. (And Labrador isn't an island, so
for this one Newfoundland was sufficient.) Pete, Peter, and Joshua
got this.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Geo
Joshua Kreitzer 28 28 56
Peter Smyth 20 27 47
Bruce Bowler 16 20 36
"Calvin" 22 14 36
Pete Gayde 28 6 34
Marc Dashevsky 16 12 28
Dan Tilque 19 8 27
Dan Blum 22 4 26
Erland Sommarskog 18 0 18
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Ah, determinism (likewise, forgetfulness) reigns."
msb@vex.net | --Steve Summit
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 27 01:21PM -0500

Stephen Perry:
>>> 9. what european nation's name means "little fortress"?
 
>>> luxembourg
 
Dan Blum:
>> Maybe. The etymology of the name is pretty confused, I would say.
 
Erland Sommarskog:
> I did not do any deep research of the name, but from what I could see on
> Wikipedia there is nothing that indicates that "luxem" would have an origin
> from some word meaning "little".
 
On the other hand, Wiktionary and etymonline.com do give that origin.
The English-language Wikipedia at "County of Luxemburg" gives that one
and another.
 
> And even less means "little" today, which actually was the question.
 
Point.

> while the meaning of "luxem" is unclair, the meaning of "bourg" is not, and
> it is the only country name in Europe which includes a component that means
> "fortress".
 
What, you know the etymological origin of every other country name in Europe?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | Subway Emergency Instructions...
msb@vex.net | * Do not pull the emergency cord. -- MTA, NYC
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 27 09:41PM +0200

>> component that means "fortress".
 
> What, you know the etymological origin of every other country name in
> Europe?
 
Again "means".
 
No, I don't know the etymology of all country names in Europe. Then agin,
very many names take their name from the people living there. Or some
people who used to live there. (One example of the latter is Belgium
which I believe takes its name from a Celtic people.)
 
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
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