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| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 16 12:32PM > ** Game 2, Round 9 - Literature - Steven King Title Anagrams > 1. Two words: OMLASTELS. Salems Lot > 2. Two words: NIGHTHINES. The Shining > 5. Three words: HUNTINGMANNER. The Running Man > 6. Two words: SHATTEND. The Stand > 7. One word: NICERSHIT. Christine > 8. One word: SYMIRE. Misery > 10. One word: STRAITFREER. Firestarter > ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round > * A. European Union > A2. In what year was the EU formed? 1956; 1964 > body, is located at the base of the hypothalamus and is > about the size of a pea. It produces many hormones that > control other glands and body functions, including growth. pituitary > B2. This small endocrine gland, referred to as the "third eye", > produces melatonin, which affects the modulation of > wake/sleep patterns. thymus > * C. Treaties > Which war was ended by the... > C2. Treaty or Peace of Westphalia? Thirty Years' War > * D. African Capitals > D1. Burkina Faso? Ouagodougou > D2. Namibia? Windhoek > * E. Billiards > E1. Including the cue ball, how many balls are on the table at > the start of a snooker game? 16 > E2. What term is usually used to refer to sidespin (and sometimes > to any type of spin) is applied to the cue ball? English > of which pioneering American modernist painter (1887-1986), > featuring over 100 works of art. The show will definitely > include several representations and abstractions of flowers. Georgia O'Keefe -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: May 16 01:14PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:P-Sdnc7Sp6HWJ4fEnZ2dnUU7- > is of the movie title. We'll provide the number of words in the > title -- you name it. > 1. Two words: OMLASTELS. Salem's Lot > 2. Two words: NIGHTHINES. The Shining > 5. Three words: HUNTINGMANNER. The Running Man > 6. Two words: SHATTEND. The Stand > 7. One word: NICERSHIT. Christine > 8. One word: SYMIRE. Misery > 10. One word: STRAITFREER. Firestarter > ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round > * A. European Union > A1. What is the official anthem of the European Union? "Ode to Joy" > A2. In what year was the EU formed? 1992; 1993 > body, is located at the base of the hypothalamus and is > about the size of a pea. It produces many hormones that > control other glands and body functions, including growth. pituitary gland > B2. This small endocrine gland, referred to as the "third eye", > produces melatonin, which affects the modulation of > wake/sleep patterns. pineal gland > * C. Treaties > Which war was ended by the... > C1. Treaty of Portsmouth? Russo-Japanese War > C2. Treaty or Peace of Westphalia? Thirty Years' War > * D. African Capitals > What is the current capital city of... > D1. Burkina Faso? Ouagadougou > D2. Namibia? Windhoek > * E. Billiards > E1. Including the cue ball, how many balls are on the table at > the start of a snooker game? 16 > E2. What term is usually used to refer to sidespin (and sometimes > to any type of spin) is applied to the cue ball? english > of which pioneering American modernist painter (1887-1986), > featuring over 100 works of art. The show will definitely > include several representations and abstractions of flowers. Georgia O'Keeffe -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: May 16 11:35AM -0500 In article <P-Sdnc7Sp6HWJ4fEnZ2dnUU7-fXNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > title -- you name it. > 1. Two words: OMLASTELS. > 2. Two words: NIGHTHINES. The Shining > 3. Two words: TRAMPEYEAST. Pet Semetary > 6. Two words: SHATTEND. > 7. One word: NICERSHIT. > 8. One word: SYMIRE. Misery > body, is located at the base of the hypothalamus and is > about the size of a pea. It produces many hormones that > control other glands and body functions, including growth. pituitary > B2. This small endocrine gland, referred to as the "third eye", > produces melatonin, which affects the modulation of > wake/sleep patterns. pineal > the start of a snooker game? > E2. What term is usually used to refer to sidespin (and sometimes > to any type of spin) is applied to the cue ball? English -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: May 16 05:34PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:P-Sdnc7Sp6HWJ4fEnZ2dnUU7- > 6. Two words: SHATTEND. > 7. One word: NICERSHIT. > 8. One word: SYMIRE. Misery > * A. European Union > A1. What is the official anthem of the European Union? > A2. In what year was the EU formed? 1948; 1949 > body, is located at the base of the hypothalamus and is > about the size of a pea. It produces many hormones that > control other glands and body functions, including growth. Pituitary > * D. African Capitals > What is the current capital city of... > D1. Burkina Faso? Ouagadougou > D2. Namibia? Windhoek > * E. Billiards > E1. Including the cue ball, how many balls are on the table at > the start of a snooker game? 17 > E2. What term is usually used to refer to sidespin (and sometimes > to any type of spin) is applied to the cue ball? English > of which pioneering American modernist painter (1887-1986), > featuring over 100 works of art. The show will definitely > include several representations and abstractions of flowers. Pete Gayde |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: May 16 07:14PM Mark Brader wrote: > ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round > * A. European Union > A1. What is the official anthem of the European Union? Ode to Joy > A2. In what year was the EU formed? 1993, 1994 > body, is located at the base of the hypothalamus and is > about the size of a pea. It produces many hormones that > control other glands and body functions, including growth. Pituatary > Which war was ended by the... > C1. Treaty of Portsmouth? > C2. Treaty or Peace of Westphalia? Seven Years War > * D. African Capitals > What is the current capital city of... > D1. Burkina Faso? Ouagadougou > D2. Namibia? Windhoek > * E. Billiards > E1. Including the cue ball, how many balls are on the table at > the start of a snooker game? 22 > E2. What term is usually used to refer to sidespin (and sometimes > to any type of spin) is applied to the cue ball? Using Toronto pub rules, I guess you are expecting "English" as the answer > of which pioneering American modernist painter (1887-1986), > featuring over 100 works of art. The show will definitely > include several representations and abstractions of flowers. Peter Smyth |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 16 04:22PM -0700 On Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 6:37:36 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > is of the movie title. We'll provide the number of words in the > title -- you name it. > 1. Two words: OMLASTELS. Salem's Lot > 2. Two words: NIGHTHINES. The Shining > 3. Two words: TRAMPEYEAST. Pet Sematary > 4. Two words: SHEETINGFLUND. The Selfunding Unlikely I know, but the only anagram I can come up with :-) > 5. Three words: HUNTINGMANNER. The Running Man > 6. Two words: SHATTEND. The Stand > 7. One word: NICERSHIT. Christine > 8. One word: SYMIRE. Misery > 9. One word: CHOPSWERE. > 10. One word: STRAITFREER. Firestarter My ability an anagrams was far more useful than my knowledge of King's works! I wonder what approaches other took? > ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round > * A. European Union > A1. What is the official anthem of the European Union? The Ode to Joy > A2. In what year was the EU formed? 1973, 1971 > body, is located at the base of the hypothalamus and is > about the size of a pea. It produces many hormones that > control other glands and body functions, including growth. Pituitary > B2. This small endocrine gland, referred to as the "third eye", > produces melatonin, which affects the modulation of > wake/sleep patterns. Adrenal > * C. Treaties > Which war was ended by the... > C1. Treaty of Portsmouth? 7 Years War, Napoleonic Wars > C2. Treaty or Peace of Westphalia? 30 Years War > * D. African Capitals > What is the current capital city of... > D1. Burkina Faso? Ouagadougou > D2. Namibia? Windhoek > * E. Billiards > E1. Including the cue ball, how many balls are on the table at > the start of a snooker game? 22 > E2. What term is usually used to refer to sidespin (and sometimes > to any type of spin) is applied to the cue ball? Skew > F1. What is the title of the current AGO exhibition running > until February 2017 that features masterpieces by Claude > Monet and Vincent van Gogh? The Impressionists > of which pioneering American modernist painter (1887-1986), > featuring over 100 works of art. The show will definitely > include several representations and abstractions of flowers. O'Keefe cheers, calvin |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 17 01:36AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > title -- you name it. > 1. Two words: OMLASTELS. > 2. Two words: NIGHTHINES. The Shining > 4. Two words: SHEETINGFLUND. > 5. Three words: HUNTINGMANNER. > 6. Two words: SHATTEND. The Stand > 7. One word: NICERSHIT. > 8. One word: SYMIRE. Misery > 9. One word: CHOPSWERE. Spherecow > ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round > * A. European Union > A1. What is the official anthem of the European Union? Beethoven's 9th Symphony > A2. In what year was the EU formed? 1992 > body, is located at the base of the hypothalamus and is > about the size of a pea. It produces many hormones that > control other glands and body functions, including growth. thyroid > B2. This small endocrine gland, referred to as the "third eye", > produces melatonin, which affects the modulation of > wake/sleep patterns. pineal > Which war was ended by the... > C1. Treaty of Portsmouth? > C2. Treaty or Peace of Westphalia? 30 Years' War > * D. African Capitals > What is the current capital city of... > D1. Burkina Faso? Ouagadougou > D2. Namibia? Windhoek > the start of a snooker game? > E2. What term is usually used to refer to sidespin (and sometimes > to any type of spin) is applied to the cue ball? english > of which pioneering American modernist painter (1887-1986), > featuring over 100 works of art. The show will definitely > include several representations and abstractions of flowers. Georgia O'Keeffe -- Dan Tilque |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 16 12:24PM > 1. This is Rotating Quiz 256. List *all* the ways to express the > number 256 as an integer raised to an integer power. (Please use > the ^ notation, e.g. 81 is 3^4, meaning 3 to the 4th power.) 2^8 -2^8 4^4 -4^4 16^2 -16^2 256^1 > 3. According to a verse in "The Lord of the Rings", a part of > which is concealed on the One Ring that the story focuses on, > how many rings of power did Sauron create altogether? 20 > 4. "The Power Broker" is a biography by Robert Caro, about which > highly influential New Yorker? Robert Moses > * Government > 6. In British politics, what term is used for the transfer of > powers from the UK government to lower level of government? devolution > * Sports > 7. Which Australian city (or other place) has a football team > known as the Power? Perth > and hold the world hostage for how much money? And then, when > advised that a larger amount might be better, how much does he > decide to change his demand to? Give both numbers. one million dollars & one billion dollars -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: May 16 11:44AM -0500 In article <75qdnb14r9J6KIfEnZ2dnUU7-XvNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > 1. This is Rotating Quiz 256. List *all* the ways to express the > number 256 as an integer raised to an integer power. (Please use > the ^ notation, e.g. 81 is 3^4, meaning 3 to the 4th power.) 2^8 4^4 16^2 256^1 > 3. According to a verse in "The Lord of the Rings", a part of > which is concealed on the One Ring that the story focuses on, > how many rings of power did Sauron create altogether? 1 + 3 + 7 + 9 = 20 -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: May 16 07:06PM Mark Brader wrote: > 1. This is Rotating Quiz 256. List all the ways to express the > number 256 as an integer raised to an integer power. (Please use > the ^ notation, e.g. 81 is 3^4, meaning 3 to the 4th power.) 2^8, 4^4, 16^2, 256^1 > 3. According to a verse in "The Lord of the Rings", a part of > which is concealed on the One Ring that the story focuses on, > how many rings of power did Sauron create altogether? 20 > -- as the last sentence of each of the 13th, 15th, 19th, 23rd, > 24th, and 26th Amendments. What does it say? (Answers must > be close, but not necessarily exact.) This amendment will lapse unless ratified within seven years > 6. In British politics, what term is used for the transfer of > powers from the UK government to lower level of government? Devolution > * Sports > 7. Which Australian city (or other place) has a football team > known as the Power? Melbourne > 10. In which movie, based on a David Baldacci novel, does Clint > Eastwood play Luther Whitney, a thief who witnesses the US > president committing a crime? Peter Smyth |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 16 03:55PM -0700 On Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 6:18:52 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. This is Rotating Quiz 256. List *all* the ways to express the > number 256 as an integer raised to an integer power. (Please use > the ^ notation, e.g. 81 is 3^4, meaning 3 to the 4th power.) 2^8, 4^4, 16^2, 256^1 > 2. Give the metric equivalent value of the "horsepower" unit > traditionally used in English-speaking countries. Answers must > be accurate to 3 significant digits. Watts? How can a unit have a value? > 3. According to a verse in "The Lord of the Rings", a part of > which is concealed on the One Ring that the story focuses on, > how many rings of power did Sauron create altogether? 3 > 4. "The Power Broker" is a biography by Robert Caro, about which > highly influential New Yorker? Bloomberg? > -- as the last sentence of each of the 13th, 15th, 19th, 23rd, > 24th, and 26th Amendments. What does it say? (Answers must > be close, but not necessarily exact.) Congress has no authority to ... > 6. In British politics, what term is used for the transfer of > powers from the UK government to lower level of government? Devolution > * Sports > 7. Which Australian city (or other place) has a football team > known as the Power? Adelaide > 10. In which movie, based on a David Baldacci novel, does Clint > Eastwood play Luther Whitney, a thief who witnesses the US > president committing a crime? cheers, calvin |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 17 01:01AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 1. This is Rotating Quiz 256. List *all* the ways to express the > number 256 as an integer raised to an integer power. (Please use > the ^ notation, e.g. 81 is 3^4, meaning 3 to the 4th power.) 2^8 4^4 16^2 256^1 > 2. Give the metric equivalent value of the "horsepower" unit > traditionally used in English-speaking countries. Answers must > be accurate to 3 significant digits. 745 watts > 3. According to a verse in "The Lord of the Rings", a part of > which is concealed on the One Ring that the story focuses on, > how many rings of power did Sauron create altogether? one. (The other 19 were created by elves in Eregion, albeit with his assistance. And the verse doesn't say who created them, just who got how many.) > be close, but not necessarily exact.) > 6. In British politics, what term is used for the transfer of > powers from the UK government to lower level of government? devolution -- Dan Tilque |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: May 16 06:05PM Mark Brader wrote: > everyone has posted an entry. > 3. Using the IEEE standard representation of floating-point numbers, > what is the largest value that can be represented in 32 bits? 16,777,215 Peter Smyth |
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