- Calvin's Quiz #485 - 10 Updates
- QFTCI5EP Game 1, Rounds 9-10: opening lines, CR - 2 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz score amendments, CQ 478-481 - 3 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #484 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 1 Update
- QFTCI singletons - 1 Update
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 04 05:57PM -0700 1 George Best made more that 350 appearances for which English football (soccer) club? 2 Jeff Wayne's 1978 concept album was based on, and named for, which 1897 science fiction novel? 3 Which Australian band released the 1981 album "Business as Usual"? 4 Which 1981 John Huston film starred Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone, Max von Sydow and Pelé? 5 In which year did Charles Lindbergh make his first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean? 6 The Mediterranean island of Santorini is part of which nation? 7 Also the author of one of the Gospels, who is the patron saint of artists, physicians and surgeons, among others? 8 How many oxygen atoms are in one sulphuric acid molecule? 9 Which continent is named after a mythological princess? 10 First performed in 2013, the jukebox musical "Beautiful" concerns the life and career of which American composer and singer-songwriter (b. 1942)? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 04 08:07PM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 George Best made more that 350 appearances for which English > football (soccer) club? Manchester United? > 2 Jeff Wayne's 1978 concept album was based on, and named for, > which 1897 science fiction novel? "The War of the Worlds"? > 3 Which Australian band released the 1981 album "Business as Usual"? Devo? > 4 Which 1981 John Huston film starred Michael Caine, Sylvester > Stallone, Max von Sydow and Pelé? "You've Got Me There, Calvin". > 5 In which year did Charles Lindbergh make his first solo flight > across the Atlantic Ocean? 1927. > 6 The Mediterranean island of Santorini is part of which nation? Greece. > 7 Also the author of one of the Gospels, who is the patron saint > of artists, physicians and surgeons, among others? Luke? > 8 How many oxygen atoms are in one sulphuric acid molecule? 4. > 9 Which continent is named after a mythological princess? Asia? > 10 First performed in 2013, the jukebox musical "Beautiful" > concerns the life and career of which American composer and > singer-songwriter (b. 1942)? King? -- Mark Brader, Toronto "It's kind of fun to do the impossible." msb@vex.net --Walt Disney My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 05 01:32AM > 1 George Best made more that 350 appearances for which English football (soccer) club? Arsenal > 2 Jeff Wayne's 1978 concept album was based on, and named for, which 1897 science fiction novel? The War of the Worlds > 3 Which Australian band released the 1981 album "Business as Usual"? Men At Work > 5 In which year did Charles Lindbergh make his first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean? 1927 > 6 The Mediterranean island of Santorini is part of which nation? Greece > 7 Also the author of one of the Gospels, who is the patron saint of artists, physicians and surgeons, among others? Luke > 8 How many oxygen atoms are in one sulphuric acid molecule? 4 > 9 Which continent is named after a mythological princess? Europe -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Don Piven <don@piven.net>: May 04 09:30PM -0500 On 5/4/17 19:57, Calvin wrote: > 1 George Best made more that 350 appearances for which English football (soccer) club? > 2 Jeff Wayne's 1978 concept album was based on, and named for, which 1897 science fiction novel? War of the Worlds. > 3 Which Australian band released the 1981 album "Business as Usual"? Men At Work. > 4 Which 1981 John Huston film starred Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone, Max von Sydow and Pelé? > 5 In which year did Charles Lindbergh make his first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean? 1927. > 6 The Mediterranean island of Santorini is part of which nation? Greece. > 7 Also the author of one of the Gospels, who is the patron saint of artists, physicians and surgeons, among others? St Luke. > 8 How many oxygen atoms are in one sulphuric acid molecule? Four. > 9 Which continent is named after a mythological princess? Europe. > 10 First performed in 2013, the jukebox musical "Beautiful" concerns the life and career of which American composer and singer-songwriter (b. 1942)? Carole King. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 04 09:34PM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 George Best made more that 350 appearances for which English football (soccer) club? Man U ?? > 2 Jeff Wayne's 1978 concept album was based on, and named for, which 1897 science fiction novel? War of the Worlds > 3 Which Australian band released the 1981 album "Business as Usual"? Men at Work > 4 Which 1981 John Huston film starred Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone, Max von Sydow and Pelé? First Blood ?? > 5 In which year did Charles Lindbergh make his first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean? 1928 > 6 The Mediterranean island of Santorini is part of which nation? Greece > 7 Also the author of one of the Gospels, who is the patron saint of artists, physicians and surgeons, among others? Luke > 8 How many oxygen atoms are in one sulphuric acid molecule? 4 > 9 Which continent is named after a mythological princess? Europe -- Dan Tilque |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: May 05 06:37AM +0100 > 1 George Best made more that 350 appearances for which English > football (soccer) club? Manchester United > 2 Jeff Wayne's 1978 concept album was based on, and named for, which > 1897 science fiction novel? The War Of The Worlds (Richard Burton! Justin Hayward! Phil Lynnot! Erm ... David Essex!) > 3 Which Australian band released the 1981 album "Business as > Usual"? Men At Work (its the one with "Down Under" on it. My sister had it on cassette) > 4 Which 1981 John Huston film starred Michael Caine, Sylvester > Stallone, Max von Sydow and Pelé? Escape To Victory (I believe just called Victory! in the US) > 5 In which year did Charles Lindbergh make his first solo flight > across the Atlantic Ocean? 1921?? > 6 The Mediterranean island of Santorini is part of which nation? Italy? > 7 Also the author of one of the Gospels, who is the patron saint of > artists, physicians and surgeons, among others? Luke > 8 How many oxygen atoms are in one sulphuric acid molecule? 4. This exact question was on "Brain of Britain" last week. (All John Brown is dead and gone, His face you'll see no more, For what he thought was H2O, Was H2SO4) > 9 Which continent is named after a mythological princess? Europe > 10 First performed in 2013, the jukebox musical "Beautiful" concerns > the life and career of which American composer and singer-songwriter > (b. 1942)? Carole King |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: May 05 06:38AM +0100 >> 3 Which Australian band released the 1981 album "Business as Usual"? > Devo? Devo were from Cleveland. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: May 05 01:08AM -0500 In article <414f575c-a00a-401e-ae9d-df429f6d7202@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 3 Which Australian band released the 1981 album "Business as Usual"? > 4 Which 1981 John Huston film starred Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone, Max von Sydow and Pelé? > 5 In which year did Charles Lindbergh make his first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean? 1927 > 6 The Mediterranean island of Santorini is part of which nation? > 7 Also the author of one of the Gospels, who is the patron saint of artists, physicians and surgeons, among others? > 8 How many oxygen atoms are in one sulphuric acid molecule? 4 > 9 Which continent is named after a mythological princess? Europe -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 05 01:48AM -0500 Gareth Owen: > Devo were from Cleveland. Your palindrome needs work. :-) -- Mark Brader | "While President Obama isn't from Kenya, he is a Keynesian-- Toronto | so you can see where the confusion arises." msb@vex.net | --Supreme Court brief by Cato Inst. & P.J. O'Rourke |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 05 07:06AM > 1 George Best made more that 350 appearances for which English > football (soccer) club? Everton > 2 Jeff Wayne's 1978 concept album was based on, and named for, which > 1897 science fiction novel? War of the Worlds > 3 Which Australian band released the 1981 album "Business as Usual"? Midnight Oil > 5 In which year did Charles Lindbergh make his first solo flight > across the Atlantic Ocean? 1932 > 6 The Mediterranean island of Santorini is part of which nation? Greece > 7 Also the author of one of the Gospels, who is the patron saint of > artists, physicians and surgeons, among others? Matthew > 8 How many oxygen atoms are in one sulphuric acid molecule? Four > 9 Which continent is named after a mythological princess? Europe -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 04 08:39PM +0200 > you've been there, but perhaps you've been there for a week, > 3 months. It's ... it's kinda hard to say. I don't... > I don't know. It's just an anonymous room." Memento > but none prevailed. She waited in the dragon's keep, in the > highest room of the tallest tower, for her true love, and true > love's first kiss." Shrek > for Disease Control and Prevention -- though we stll say CDC > for short. But *what disease*, one that's still a problem > today, was this agency initially dedicated to controlling? Gonorre (However the exact name is in English.) > Okay, it's really the DPRK, but that's not a TLA! > F1. What line of latitude was intended to provide the southern > border of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea? 35 > F2. To the north and northeast, the PRK is bordered by Russia > and China. Name one of the rivers that form parts of this > border. Amur -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: May 05 01:01AM -0500 In article <3PednXG_sOvICJfEnZ2dnUU7-UnNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > 2. 1990: "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a > gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being > President of the United States." Goodfellas > 3. 1940: "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again." Rebecca > 4. 1970: "What can you say about a 25-year-old girl who died? > That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart > and Bach, the Beatles, and me?" Love Story > you've been there, but perhaps you've been there for a week, > 3 months. It's ... it's kinda hard to say. I don't... > I don't know. It's just an anonymous room." Memento > 7. 1986: "The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands. > It's a good non-specific symptom; I'm a big believer in it." Ferris Bueller's Day Off > but none prevailed. She waited in the dragon's keep, in the > highest room of the tallest tower, for her true love, and true > love's first kiss." Shrek > 9. 1986: "I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human > being. It happened in the summer of 1959: a long time ago -- > but only if you measure in terms of years." Stand By Me > for Disease Control and Prevention -- though we stll say CDC > for short. But *what disease*, one that's still a problem > today, was this agency initially dedicated to controlling? tuberculosis > B2. From 1957 to 1972, the CDC had control of a controversial > experiment that began in 1932. How is it known and what > subject was being studied? Tuskegee Experiment; syphillis > story of David Balfour's pursuit of his inheritance, and > his alliance with Alan Breck Stewart during the Jacobite > troubles in Scotland? Kidnapped > Okay, it's really the DPRK, but that's not a TLA! > F1. What line of latitude was intended to provide the southern > border of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea? 38 north > F2. To the north and northeast, the PRK is bordered by Russia > and China. Name one of the rivers that form parts of this > border. Yalu -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 04 06:07PM -0700 Hi all A couple of weeks ago Mark identified an error in my tie break scores which potentially affected placings (though not raw scores). It was a copy and paste of absolute cell references that caused it, and it has now been resolved. I've been through this year's calvin's quizzes and 478 to 481 inclusive were affected. Only in CQ480 did it have a material impact on the first three placegetters, so here are the amended scores for it: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 480 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 68 Dan Blum 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 75 Gareth Owen 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 75 Aren Ess 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 75 Marc Dashevsky 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 58 Peter Smyth 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 7 64 Pete Gayde 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 56 Don Piven 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 56 Mark Brader 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 46 Erland S 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 47 Dan Tilque 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 49 Bruce Bowler - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 11 9 8 10 11 7 8 7 4 2 77 70% Apologies for the error, and thanks again to Mark for identifying it. cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 04 08:13PM -0500 "Calvin": > Apologies for the error, and thanks again to Mark for identifying it. You're welcome again. However, on CQ 480 you still haven't applied Dan Tilque's correction, which would give the table I posted before. -- Mark Brader | "Youths steal funds for charity" Toronto | --White Plains, NY, Reporter Dispatch msb@vex.net | February 17, 1982 |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 04 08:48PM -0700 On Friday, May 5, 2017 at 11:14:01 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > > Apologies for the error, and thanks again to Mark for identifying it. > You're welcome again. However, on CQ 480 you still haven't applied > Dan Tilque's correction, which would give the table I posted before. Indeed :-) So to recap given everyone's probably forgotten what the question was: Bull, leopard and zebra are varieties of which animal? I'm now accepting shark or frog but *not* finch. Revised scores, at least until the next update: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 480 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 66 Dan Blum 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 73 Gareth Owen 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 73 Aren Ess 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 73 Marc Dashevsky 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 58 Peter Smyth 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 7 62 Pete Gayde 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 54 Don Piven 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 56 Mark Brader 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 46 Erland S 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 39 Dan Tilque 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 41 Bruce Bowler - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 11 9 6 10 11 7 8 7 4 2 75 68% cheers, calvin |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 04 05:54PM -0700 On Friday, April 28, 2017 at 2:41:20 PM UTC+10, 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 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? The Daily Planet > 8 What does the abbreviation VJ stand for in relation to a common construction technique? Vertical Joint > 9 Denis Compton represented which country in international cricket? England > 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 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 484 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 64 Gareth Owen 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 8 55 Dan Tilque 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 8 56 Aren Ess 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 8 60 Peter Smyth 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 61 Dan Blum 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 53 Mark Brader 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 7 57 Bruce Bowler 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 51 Pete Gayde 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 43 Marc Dashevsky - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 8 8 8 9 9 6 9 2 3 4 66 73% Congratulations Gareth. cheers, calvin |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: May 04 03:42PM -0700 On Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 3:30:25 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > Toronto | as if my beliefs are no longer strong enough > msb@vex.net | to counter reality." --Stephen Perry > My text in this article is in the public domain. thank you for the trip down amnesia lane. swp |
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