- Calvin's Quiz #489 - 6 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #488 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 3 Updates
- Rotating Quiz #258 (corrected) - 1 Update
- QFTCI5EP Game 4, Rounds 4,6: inventions, animal lit - 5 Updates
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 05 09:09PM -0700 Only 9 this week. 1 Controversial laws concerning which commodity were introduced in Britain by the Importation Act 1815, and repealed by the Importation Act 1846? 2 Which actor played the title role in the 1986 David Cronenberg film "The Fly"? 3 The "Annals" and the "Histories" are the two major surviving works of which Roman historian and senator (c. 56 - 117 AD)? 4 Which character did Alan Alda play in the TV series "M*A*S*H"? 5 What flavouring is used in Frangelico liqueur? 6 Which major conflict began at Fort Sumpter and ended four years later at Appomattox? 7 Angola and Mozambique are former colonies of which European nation? 8 Paula Radcliffe is the current world record holder in which athletic event? 9 A vexillologist is an expert in what? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 05 11:23PM -0500 "Calvin": > Only 9 this week. Aw. > 1 Controversial laws concerning which commodity were introduced in > Britain by the Importation Act 1815, and repealed by the > Importation Act 1846? Tea? > 2 Which actor played the title role in the 1986 David Cronenberg > film "The Fly"? Goldberg. > 3 The "Annals" and the "Histories" are the two major surviving > works of which Roman historian and senator (c. 56 - 117 AD)? Pliny the, um, Younger. > 4 Which character did Alan Alda play in the TV series "M*A*S*H"? Dr. (and Capt.) Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce. This was asked in reverse on tonight's "Jeopardy!", which I watched just a few minutes ago. > 5 What flavouring is used in Frangelico liqueur? > 6 Which major conflict began at Fort Sumpter and ended four years > later at Appomattox? The American Civil Warp. (Which is to say, it's "Sumter".) > 7 Angola and Mozambique are former colonies of which European nation? Portugal. > 8 Paula Radcliffe is the current world record holder in which > athletic event? > 9 A vexillologist is an expert in what? Flags. -- Mark Brader "One should never listen to oneself. Toronto I mean, who are one to judge?" msb@vex.net -- Barry Etheridge My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jun 06 01:41AM -0500 In article <a969a926-dca6-4b23-aae6-319db1ae3b3b@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > Only 9 this week. > 1 Controversial laws concerning which commodity were introduced in Britain by the Importation Act 1815, and repealed by the Importation Act 1846? > 2 Which actor played the title role in the 1986 David Cronenberg film "The Fly"? Jeff Goldblum > 3 The "Annals" and the "Histories" are the two major surviving works of which Roman historian and senator (c. 56 - 117 AD)? > 4 Which character did Alan Alda play in the TV series "M*A*S*H"? Hawkeye Pierce > 5 What flavouring is used in Frangelico liqueur? hazelnut > 6 Which major conflict began at Fort Sumpter and ended four years later at Appomattox? U.S. Civil War > 7 Angola and Mozambique are former colonies of which European nation? Portugal > 8 Paula Radcliffe is the current world record holder in which athletic event? > 9 A vexillologist is an expert in what? flags -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 06 10:07AM +0200 > 1 Controversial laws concerning which commodity were introduced in > Britain by the Importation Act 1815, and repealed by the Importation Act > 1846? Coffee > 3 The "Annals" and the "Histories" are the two major surviving works > of which Roman historian and senator (c. 56 - 117 AD)? Tacitus > 6 Which major conflict began at Fort Sumpter and ended four years > later at Appomattox? US Civil War > 7 Angola and Mozambique are former colonies of which European nation? Portugal > 8 Paula Radcliffe is the current world record holder in which > athletic event? Marathon -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 06 03:03AM -0700 Calvin wrote: > Only 9 this week. > 1 Controversial laws concerning which commodity were introduced in Britain by the Importation Act 1815, and repealed by the Importation Act 1846? grain > 2 Which actor played the title role in the 1986 David Cronenberg film "The Fly"? > 3 The "Annals" and the "Histories" are the two major surviving works of which Roman historian and senator (c. 56 - 117 AD)? Juventus > 4 Which character did Alan Alda play in the TV series "M*A*S*H"? Hawkeye Pierce > 5 What flavouring is used in Frangelico liqueur? > 6 Which major conflict began at Fort Sumpter and ended four years later at Appomattox? American Civil War > 7 Angola and Mozambique are former colonies of which European nation? Portugal > 8 Paula Radcliffe is the current world record holder in which athletic event? pole vault ?? > 9 A vexillologist is an expert in what? flags -- Dan Tilque |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jun 06 10:05AM Calvin wrote: > 1 Controversial laws concerning which commodity were introduced in > Britain by the Importation Act 1815, and repealed by the Importation > Act 1846? Corn > "The Fly"? > 3 The "Annals" and the "Histories" are the two major surviving works > of which Roman historian and senator (c. 56 - 117 AD)? Pliny > 4 Which character did Alan Alda play in the TV series "M*A*S*H"? Hawkeye > 5 What flavouring is used in Frangelico liqueur? Orange > 6 Which major conflict began at Fort Sumpter and ended four years > later at Appomattox? US War of Independence > 7 Angola and Mozambique are former colonies of which European nation? Portugal > 8 Paula Radcliffe is the current world record holder in which > athletic event? Marathon > 9 A vexillologist is an expert in what? Flags Peter Smyth |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 05 09:07PM -0700 On Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 11:13:35 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which Indian state, bounded by Maharashtra, Karnataka and the Arabian Sea, is the smallest with an area of just 3,700 square km? Goa > 2 In metres per second squared, what is the value of "g", the acceleration that the Earth imparts to objects on or near its surface due to gravity (to one decimal place)? 9.8 > 3 The Passion Play is performed every 10 years in which German town? Oberammergau And as Mark pointed out, it's one *season* of plays rather than one individual performance > 4 What is the only US State that has the name of an English county in it? New Hampshire > 5 Which member of Monty Python directed the 1985 film "Brazil"? Terry Gilliam > 6 Which is the only mammal that can exist on an entirely liquid diet? Bat but David Boon made me luagh :-) https://tinyurl.com/yclbnwn5 > 7 Which British nurse [1865-1915] helped some 200 Allied soldiers escape from occupied Belgium during the First World War before being executed by a German firing squad? Edith Cavell > 8 Which English author's works include "High Fidelity" (1995) and "About a Boy" (1998)? Nick Hornby > 9 What is measured using the SI unit ohms? [Electrical] Resistance > 10 William Burke and William Hare infamously traded which items? Cadavers, or similar Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 488 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 9 52 Gareth Owen 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 54 Mark Brader 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9 55 Dan Blum 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 51 Peter Smyth 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 41 Pete Gayde 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 37 Bruce Bowler 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 31 Erland S 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 32 Marc Dashevsky 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 24 Dan Tilque - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 8 7 4 8 7 5 2 3 9 4 57 63% Congratulations Gareth. cheers, calvin |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 06 10:04AM +0200 >> 4 What is the only US State that has the name of an English county >> in it? > New Hampshire And Kent-ucky! Please up my score by one. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 06 05:08AM -0500 "Calvin": > >> 4 What is the only US State that has the name of an English county > >> in it? > > New Hampshire Erland Sommarskog: > And Kent-ucky! Ooh, well spotted! I actually went through all the states to see if there were any more, and I still missed that one. > Please up my score by one. Yes, Calvin, do. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | Polly-ticks: Bloodsucking parasites that squawk msb@vex.net | mindless slogans in place of thought. --Chris Vernell |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Jun 05 07:08PM -0700 On Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 2:28:25 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > Arrgh. and a happy speak like a pirate day to you as well > This is a repost of Rotating Quiz #258 to correct a > couple of errors then you shouldn't have let a grad student post it for you in the first place. it is a well known fact that you are infallible. > For this contest I'll go back to the scoring that I used in RQ 251, > meaning that the hardest questions people can answer will probably > be the ones that decide the contest. "roger roger" - droid army saying > can guess where to look for it. > 1. This American New Wave writer won multiple Hugos, including > one for "Lord of Light". roger zelazny > 2. This executive was the other title character of Michael Moore's > first documentary. roger smith > worked with him have included Martin Scorsese, Jack Nicholson, > Peter Bogdanovich, Francis Ford Coppola, James Cameron, and > Ron Howard. roger corman > 4. In the original novel he was censored, but in the movie he > was framed. roger rabbit (his wife isn't bad, she's just drawn that way) > 5. "For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly, more dearly > than the spoken word can tell." roger whittaker > 6. Dallas player, MVP of the VIth event. roger staubach > 7. 61*. roger maris > 8. He was the first to tile the plane aperiodically with only > two different tiles, using a pattern with fivefold symmetry > about its center. roger penrose? > for the main CBS newscast, this man moved to NBC. For about a > year their newscast was co-anchored by Tom Brokaw in New York > and him in Washington. roger mudd > on experiment; he worked in philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, > and math; he conceived machines that would not be practical > for centuries; but his work in optics was particularly important. roger bacon > 11. If you were married to Brigitte Bardot, wouldn't you make at > least a couple of movies starring her? roger vadim > 12. Some say GOAT. roger federer > 13. Until recently he was the only person to have run Fox "News". roger ailes > for demanding the studio pay him the amount specified in his > contract; but fans of the original "Star Trek" may best remember > him as Harry Mudd. roger carmel > 15. Who he? roger daltry > 16. Dead, now dead. roger moore > 17. The fat one, who worked for the Sun-Times. roger ebert > 18. He held a world record for 46 days in 1954. roger bannister > 19. This British writer, now living in Colorado, specializes in > the subject of bicycle racing. Several of his books are about > Lance Armstrong; another is "World of Cycling". gah! ... um, that is ... wilcoxson? > 20. This "alternative rock" band was formed in 1994 by former > members of Uncle Tupelo. Singer Jeff Tweedy has been with them > ever since. Albums include "Blue Sky Blue" and "Star Wars". wilco > In the appendices you may learn that her brother known as Jolly, > and her uncle known as Will, actually both had the same name. > What was it? wilcome > 22. An Iron Maiden he. dennis wilcock (if you wanted steve harris I will be ... unhappy) swp, who has no idea what to do for the next rq if he wins |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jun 05 09:11AM -0500 In article <HZ6dnQmOj9PC5q7EnZ2dnUU7-ffNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > Computer", as he is credited with inventing the first mechanical > computer and envisioning the forerunner of the modern computer > and its capabilities. Who is he? Charles Babbage > born in 1815 and died in 1852. For <answer 1>'s digital-computer > prototype, she created a program that many feel earned her the > distinction of the world's first computer programmer. Name her. Ada Lovelace > developed by the US military and computer researchers that > initially linked a few American universities with one another. > What was it called? ARPAnet > 4. What major video game company originally made playing cards > and was founded in 1889? Coleco > 5. There is only one US state whose name can be typed on *one row* > of a traditional English QWERTY keyboard. Without looking at > your keyboard, which state is it? Alaska > 6. In the 1930s a keyboard was created that many feel is superior > to the standard QWERTY keyboard. It was named after its > American creator. What is it called? Dvorak keyboard > 7. The first actual smartphone was produced in 1992, long before > the iPhone. It was called the Simon Personal Communicator and > was developed by what company? Motorola > 8. When the predecessor to Facebook was developed in 2003 by Mark > Zuckerberg and three fellow Harvard University students, it > had another name. What was it called? Classbook > the first to showcase almost all of the fundamental elements > of modern personal computing in a single system, including > the mouse. Years later this presentation was dubbed what? Birth of the Mac > 10. In 1979 this company became the first to offer electronic mail > capabilities and technical support to personal computer users. > Name it. Compuserve > an animal. From the year published and some facts, name the book. > 1. 1970: Written by Richard Bach, this bestselling "new thought" > novel explores the spiritual growth of a bird. Jonathan Livingston Seagull > reincarnations. A movie adaption is currently in theatres. > 3. 1903: This adventure/survival novel is primarily set in the > Yukon and was first serialized in the "Saturday Evening Post". Call of the Wild > 4. 1952: This classic young-adult book tells the story of a special > pig and his best friend. Charlotte's Web > who are affected by a bet between Hermes and Apollo. > 6. 1877: Another young adult classic, this horse tale by Anna > Sewell is one of the bestselling books of all time. Black Beauty -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Bruce <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Jun 05 03:25PM On Sat, 03 Jun 2017 22:15:43 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > Computer", as he is credited with inventing the first mechanical > computer and envisioning the forerunner of the modern computer and > its capabilities. Who is he? Babbage > born in 1815 and died in 1852. For <answer 1>'s digital-computer > prototype, she created a program that many feel earned her the > distinction of the world's first computer programmer. Name her. Ada Lovelace > predecessor, in the late 1960s, was a computer network developed by > the US military and computer researchers that initially linked a few > American universities with one another. What was it called? DARPAnet > 5. There is only one US state whose name can be typed on *one row* > of a traditional English QWERTY keyboard. Without looking at your > keyboard, which state is it? alaska > 6. In the 1930s a keyboard was created that many feel is superior > to the standard QWERTY keyboard. It was named after its American > creator. What is it called? Dvorak > 7. The first actual smartphone was produced in 1992, long before > the iPhone. It was called the Simon Personal Communicator and was > developed by what company? IBM > novel explores the spiritual growth of a bird. > 2. 2010: This novel relates one dog's journey and multiple > reincarnations. A movie adaption is currently in theatres. A dogs purpose > 3. 1903: This adventure/survival novel is primarily set in the > Yukon and was first serialized in the "Saturday Evening Post". Call of the Wild > 4. 1952: This classic young-adult book tells the story of a special > pig and his best friend. Charlotte's Web > who are affected by a bet between Hermes and Apollo. > 6. 1877: Another young adult classic, this horse tale by Anna > Sewell is one of the bestselling books of all time. Black Beauty |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jun 05 05:00PM +0100 >> 5. There is only one US state whose name can be typed on *one row* >> of a traditional English QWERTY keyboard. Without looking at >> your keyboard, which state is it? I've been trying to do this for ages, and have only just noticed it doesn't say *THE TOP ROW*. Grrrr. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 05 02:07PM -0500 Mark Brader: >>> 5. There is only one US state whose name can be typed on *one row* >>> of a traditional English QWERTY keyboard. Without looking at >>> your keyboard, which state is it? Gareth Owen: > I've been trying to do this for ages, and have only just noticed it > doesn't say *THE TOP ROW*. Grrrr. Ah yes, you missed the state of 1776. :-) -- Mark Brader | (Monosyllables being forbidden to doctors of philosophy, Toronto | such truths are called "invariants" in the trade.) msb@vex.net | -- Jeff Prothero |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 05 10:32PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:HZ6dnQmOj9PC5q7EnZ2dnUU7- > Computer", as he is credited with inventing the first mechanical > computer and envisioning the forerunner of the modern computer > and its capabilities. Who is he? Babbage > developed by the US military and computer researchers that > initially linked a few American universities with one another. > What was it called? DARPA net > 4. What major video game company originally made playing cards > and was founded in 1889? Nintendo > 5. There is only one US state whose name can be typed on *one row* > of a traditional English QWERTY keyboard. Without looking at > your keyboard, which state is it? Alaska > 6. In the 1930s a keyboard was created that many feel is superior > to the standard QWERTY keyboard. It was named after its > American creator. What is it called? Dvorak > the first to showcase almost all of the fundamental elements > of modern personal computing in a single system, including > the mouse. Years later this presentation was dubbed what? Ground Zero > 10. In 1979 this company became the first to offer electronic mail > capabilities and technical support to personal computer users. > Name it. Lotus > reincarnations. A movie adaption is currently in theatres. > 3. 1903: This adventure/survival novel is primarily set in the > Yukon and was first serialized in the "Saturday Evening Post". Call of the Wild > 4. 1952: This classic young-adult book tells the story of a special > pig and his best friend. Charlotte's Web > who are affected by a bet between Hermes and Apollo. > 6. 1877: Another young adult classic, this horse tale by Anna > Sewell is one of the bestselling books of all time. National Velvet > 8. 1982: This children's novel follows the experiences of Joey > during World War I, and inspired a play and an Oscar-nominated > movie released in 2011. Iron Horse > York Times bestseller list. Enzo narrates this story of his > racecar-driver owner and his preparations to become human in > the next life. Pete Gayde |
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