- Calvin's Quiz #500 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 3 Updates
- QFTCI5EP Game 10, Rounds 9-10: fictional movie places, the end - 4 Updates
- QFTCI5EP Final, Round 2: Canadiana - 2 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #501 - 3 Updates
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Aug 30 12:51PM swp wrote: > > "Sugar" Ray Leonard > bzzzzt! > see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_boxing_quintuple_champions It depends which of the various versions of the world championship you are counting. Hearns fifth title was the WBO Super Middleweight Championship in Nov 1988, however it is somewhat dubious whether that should be considered a legitimate title. The WBO had only been formed a few months earlier and his opponent for the newly created vacant title, James Kinchen, was hardly world championship quality. Peter Smyth |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 30 06:57PM -0700 On Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at 1:21:59 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > > 3 In 1988 who became the first boxer to have won world championships in five different weight categories? > "Sugar" Ray Leonard I'm now also accepting Thomas Hearns as well as Leonard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_boxing_quintuple_champions The whole thing is a bit of a farce given the multiple bodies which hand out sometimes dubious titles, and the insignificant differences between some of the weight divisions. But that's boxing. And I've corrected the scoring for Erland on Q56. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 500 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 72 Stephen Perry 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 61 Chris Johnson 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 8 63 Gareth Owen 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 65 Dan Blum 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 7 54 Dan Tilque 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 6 51 Peter Smyth 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 6 55 Mark Brader 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 40 Pete Gayde 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 45 Erland S 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 48 Bruce Bowler 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 36 Marc Dashevsky - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 8 9 4 3 5 7 11 10 5 10 72 65% cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 30 03:05AM -0500 Erland Sommarskog: > But 1860s is not which is what I entered, so I don't deserve that point. (I > seem to recall that someone more went with that decade, so you may what > make a general review.) I did, but I was guessing. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Mark is, as usual, correct." msb@vex.net --John Lawler |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Aug 30 07:31PM +0100 > locale, you must name the *movie* in which it appears. > 1. The kingdom of Guilder lies across the Florin Channel, in which > 1987 film adaptation of a classic novel by William Goldman? The Princess Bride > 2. Eddie Murphy is a wealthy prince from the fictional African > country of Zamunda visiting the United States, in which 1988 > movie? Coming To America > 3. The fictional European country of Freedonia is seen in which > Marx Brothers movie? Duck Soup > 4. Osterlich is the fictional nation invaded by the equally > fictional Bacteria and Tomania in which classic 1940 film? The Great Dictator > 5. Hill Valley, California, was a fictional nostalgic re-creation > from what 1985 movie? Back To The Future > 6. The Middle Eastern country of Lugash has its prized diamond, > a national treasure and religious symbol, stolen in which > 1963 movie? The Pink Panther?? > 7. The Duchy of Grand Fenwick is a tiny fictional country that > declares war in what 1955 movie based on a satirical novel of > the same name? The Mouse That Roared > drug dealers, and strange creatures called Mugwumps. Home to a > sociopathic surgeon and a flesh-eating centipede, it appeared in > what William Burroughs novel made into a movie of the same name? The Naked Lunch > 9. Radiator Springs is a composite of multiple places in various > states on US Route 66, in which 2006 animated film? Cars > 10. This 2013 animated movie takes place in the fictional kingdom of > Arendelle, based on early modern Norway. After the movie's > release, travel to Norway increased substantially. Frozen > B1. This 2006 novel tells the story of a father and son's journey > across a landscape destroyed by an unspecified disaster > that has annihilated almost all life on Earth. The Road > B2. This 1957 novel tells the story of a group of people in > Melbourne, Australia, as they await the arrival of deadly > radiation following a nuclear war in the northern hemisphere. On The Beach > C1. The "Glacier Express" scenic train route traverses the Swiss > Alps from west to east, from Zermatt to which luxury alpine > resort village that once hosted the Winter Olympics? St Moritz > language of curling. > D1. What is the name given to the circular target that players > throw their stones toward? House > D2. The team that has the last throw or last-stone advantage > is said to have what tool? Hammer > Two questions about Jim Morrison and The Doors. > E1. Which actor convincingly portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991 > movie "The Doors"? No one. Val Kilmer did so unconvincingly. > E2. What is the name of the Paris cemetery where Jim Morrison > was laid to rest? Pere La Chaise > * F. Science: Ends of the Earth > F1. What is the uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere called? Ionosphere > F2. What is the name of the layer of the Earth that surrounds > its core? Mantle? |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 30 10:55PM -0500 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". Game 10 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER has won it by the width of "The Naked Lunch". Hearty congratulations, sir! As usual, next I will post questions from the Final, proceeding one round (15 questions) at a time. > ** Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Fictional Places on Film > In this round, given a clue that includes the name of the fictional > locale, you must name the *movie* in which it appears. This was the easiest round in the original game, and excluding audio rounds it was the second-easiest of the entire season. > 1. The kingdom of Guilder lies across the Florin Channel, in which > 1987 film adaptation of a classic novel by William Goldman? "The Princess Bride". 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Gareth. > 2. Eddie Murphy is a wealthy prince from the fictional African > country of Zamunda visiting the United States, in which 1988 > movie? "Coming to America". 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Jason, Marc, Joshua, Pete, and Gareth. > 3. The fictional European country of Freedonia is seen in which > Marx Brothers movie? "Duck Soup" (1933). 4 for Dan Blum, Jason, Marc, Joshua, and Gareth. 3 for Calvin. > 4. Osterlich is the fictional nation invaded by the equally > fictional Bacteria and Tomania in which classic 1940 film? "The Great Dictator". 4 for Dan Blum, Jason, Marc, Joshua, Pete, and Gareth. > 5. Hill Valley, California, was a fictional nostalgic re-creation > from what 1985 movie? "Back to the Future". 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Jason, Bruce, Joshua, and Gareth. > 6. The Middle Eastern country of Lugash has its prized diamond, > a national treasure and religious symbol, stolen in which > 1963 movie? "The Pink Panther". 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Marc, Bruce, Joshua, and Gareth??. > 7. The Duchy of Grand Fenwick is a tiny fictional country that > declares war in what 1955 movie based on a satirical novel of > the same name? "The Mouse that Roared". 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Jason, Dan Tilque, Marc, Joshua, Pete, and Gareth. > drug dealers, and strange creatures called Mugwumps. Home to a > sociopathic surgeon and a flesh-eating centipede, it appeared in > what William Burroughs novel made into a movie of the same name? "Naked Lunch" (1991). 4 for Jason, Marc, Joshua, and Gareth. > 9. Radiator Springs is a composite of multiple places in various > states on US Route 66, in which 2006 animated film? "Cars". 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Marc, Bruce, Joshua, Pete, and Gareth. > 10. This 2013 animated movie takes place in the fictional kingdom of > Arendelle, based on early modern Norway. After the movie's > release, travel to Norway increased substantially. "Frozen". 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Peter, Joshua, Pete, and Gareth. > Given the dates they were in office, name the Canadian prime > minister. > A1. 1894-12-21 to 1896-04-27. Mackenzie Bowell. > A2. 1930-08-07 to 1935-10-23. Richard "R.B." Bennett. > B1. This 2006 novel tells the story of a father and son's journey > across a landscape destroyed by an unspecified disaster > that has annihilated almost all life on Earth. "The Road". 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Jason, Joshua, Pete, and Gareth. > B2. This 1957 novel tells the story of a group of people in > Melbourne, Australia, as they await the arrival of deadly > radiation following a nuclear war in the northern hemisphere. "On the Beach". 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Jason, Dan Tilque, Marc, Bruce, Joshua, Pete, and Gareth. > C1. The "Glacier Express" scenic train route traverses the Swiss > Alps from west to east, from Zermatt to which luxury alpine > resort village that once hosted the Winter Olympics? St. Moritz. 4 for Calvin Calvin, Peter, Erland, Joshua, Pete, and Gareth. Yes, it also goes from east to west between the same points. Here's a timetable: http://www.glacierexpress.ch/index.php?id=881&type=0&jumpurl=fileadmin%2Fuser_upload%2FGEX-fahrplan-2017.pdf&juHash=0b95bbe29cc276968df661bd77bad673c999ed39 And if you wonder how a train that takes over 8 hours for a trip of about 180 miles (290 km) can be called an express... it's perfectly legitimate. There are about 20 more stations along the whole route besides the ones where the express makes its stops. > begins in Vancouver, passes through Kamloops, and ends at > which scenic Alberta town located in the heart of Canada's > largest mountain park? Jasper. This was a tricky one. Either you have to know the names assigned in recent years to the two branches of the Rocky Mountaineer's route (the Banff branch is "First Passage to the West"); or else you have to know that Banff National Park is smaller than Jasper National Park; or else you have to get it accidentally by *not* knowing that the Banff branch of the route no longer continues to Calgary. > language of curling. > D1. What is the name given to the circular target that players > throw their stones toward? House or rings. I also accepted "button", which refers to the innermost part of the target, as it is also circular. 4 for Peter, Bruce, Pete, and Gareth. > D2. The team that has the last throw or last-stone advantage > is said to have what tool? "The hammer". 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Pete, and Gareth. > Two questions about Jim Morrison and The Doors. > E1. Which actor convincingly portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991 > movie "The Doors"? Val Kilmer. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Jason, Bruce, Joshua, and unGareth. > E2. What is the name of the Paris cemetery where Jim Morrison > was laid to rest? Pčre Lachaise. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Gareth. 3 for Calvin. > * F. Science: Ends of the Earth > F1. What is the uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere called? Exosphere. 4 for Dan Tilque, Marc, and Peter. > F2. What is the name of the layer of the Earth that surrounds > its core? Mantle. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Marc, Peter, Erland, Joshua, Peet, and Gareth?. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Geo Sci Spo Can Lit His Ent Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 16 8 30 19 28 24 40 24 165 Dan Blum 8 11 40 8 28 22 36 24 161 "Calvin" 13 3 22 0 7 18 31 23 114 Dan Tilque 8 10 28 0 0 24 12 12 94 Gareth Owen -- -- -- -- 16 4 40 32 92 Pete Gayde 9 11 12 0 12 7 20 28 92 Marc Dashevsky 8 3 12 12 12 4 28 12 84 Jason Kreitzer 4 0 8 8 16 0 24 12 72 Erland Sommarskog 16 3 12 8 3 12 0 8 59 Peter Smyth -- -- 28 0 -- -- 4 20 52 Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- -- -- 12 16 28 -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net Many computer users in the world at large seem to have been so influenced by their experiences with other software suppliers that they find it difficult to believe that a major software system could be delivered in a highly reliable form, where a single competent systems programmer might be able to provide all locally needed system support, without further assistance from the supplier. But the UNIX system proves it can be so. -- John Lions My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 31 10:46AM +0200 > House or rings. I also accepted "button", which refers to the > innermost part of the target, as it is also circular. 4 for Peter, > Bruce, Pete, and Gareth. Not really a protest, but I answered "nest" as that is the English translation of the Swedish term "boet" (which to be precise is "the nest"). -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 31 05:17AM -0500 Erland Sommarskog: > Not really a protest, but... Not really acceptable. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Computers may be very, very fast, msb@vex.net | but they aren't very, very smart." -- after Steve Summit |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 30 10:57PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-04-04, 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 10-12 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*)". ** Final, Round 2 - Canadiana * Grand Railway Hotels We give you a picture, the year it opened, and the company that built it; you just name the hotel. 1. See: <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR2/hotel1.jpg>. 1913, Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. 2. See: <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR2/hotel2.jpg>. 1908, Canadian Pacific Railway. 3. See: <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR2/hotel3.jpg>. 1893, Canadian Pacific Railway. * Ontario Provincial Parks In each case, name the park. 4. This park near Brighton has over 300 car camping sites, kilometers (or even miles) of walking trails, and a sandy beach. It is a popular spot for birdwatching. 5. This 16.43 km² (6.34 sq.mi.) "historical class" park is located northeast of Peterborough and has the largest collection of First Nations rock carvings, believed to date back to between 900 and 1100. 6. The only provincial park with a golf course, it is located on the shores of Lake Erie and has camping trails, hiking, and access to a shallow-water beach. * Historic Newspapers 7. This man co-founded the "Banner", a Presbyterian weekly supporting Free Kirk principles and political reform, and then in 1844 he founded the "Globe". Name him. 8. William Lyon Mackenzie founded this independent paper in Ontario, the first to have significant political impact. Name it. 9. On March 23, 1752, John Bushel became the colony's first "King's Printer" when he published the first edition of what newspaper? * Wrongful Convictions 10. He spent 12 years in prison after a jury in Sault Ste. Marie convicted him of killing his 4-year-old niece. But forensic pathologist Dr. Charles Smith, a key prosecution witness, was later discredited and became the focus of a judicial inquiry. Name the wrongly convicted man, who received $4,250,000 in compensation. 11. He was convicted in 1992 of killing his girlfriend, Elizabeth Bain, last seen on the Scarborough campus of University of Toronto. He was released on bail in 2000 and ultimately acquitted at a retrial in 2008 when the prosecution declared "No evidence". Name him. 12. Michael McTaggart spent 2 years in prison for a string of robberies he didn't commit. The lead investigator had concealed the fact that in four of the robberies witnesses picked another man in the lineups. McTaggart was better known by *what nickname*? It referred to his penchant for singing a certain performer's songs on the TTC. Please decode the rot13 after you have completed this triple: Vs lbh whfg tnir gur anzr Wbuafba sbe nal nafjre, jr arrq zber. Tb onpx naq pbzcyrgr vg. * Latin Terms Used in Canadian Courts 13. What term denotes that a final ruling has been made on a legal matter that is not subject to appeal, and translates as "the thing has been decided"? 14. What term translates as "a friend of the court", and refers to a judge appointing a lawyer to assist the court process on behalf of an unrepresented accused person or other party? 15. The idea that the law does not concern itself with trifles, or very minor things, is referred to by which term? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | The plural of "virus" is "ad nauseam". msb@vex.net | --Fred Bambrough My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Aug 31 03:27AM -0500 In article <JYCdnWlClvSuFDrEnZ2dnUU7-bnNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > 13. What term denotes that a final ruling has been made on a legal > matter that is not subject to appeal, and translates as "the > thing has been decided"? res judicada > 14. What term translates as "a friend of the court", and refers > to a judge appointing a lawyer to assist the court process on > behalf of an unrepresented accused person or other party? amicus curiae > 15. The idea that the law does not concern itself with trifles, > or very minor things, is referred to by which term? de minimis -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Aug 30 12:55PM Calvin wrote: > 1 Which British poet and MP (1751-1816) also wrote the plays "The > Rivals" and "The School for Scandal"? > 2 What connects Namib, Thar and Strzelecki? Deserts > 3 Name any one of the three "Earth" signs, according to traditional > astrology. Aries > 4 According to an index invented by economist George Taylor in 1926, > what happens to women's clothing when the stock market rises? Skirts get shorter > 5 Legato is a musical direction meaning to play in which manner? Flowing > 6 On TV, who collectively were Sabrina, Kelly and Jill? > 7 Which classical composer's 'Ode to Joy' is the anthem of the European > Union? Beethoven > 8 In part III of Gulliver's Travels, the hero visits Laputa, Balnibarbi, > Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and which real life country? > 9 The Uffizi art gallery is located in which Italian city? Florence > 10 Which famous document begins "When, in the course of human events, it > becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which > have connected them with another…"? US Declaration of Independence Peter Smyth |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Aug 30 10:05AM -0500 In article <954689c3-6e8a-4ff4-9406-c06cb55046a4@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 2 What connects Namib, Thar and Strzelecki? > 3 Name any one of the three "Earth" signs, according to traditional astrology. > 4 According to an index invented by economist George Taylor in 1926, what happens to women's clothing when the stock market rises? shorter skirts > 5 Legato is a musical direction meaning to play in which manner? smoothly > 6 On TV, who collectively were Sabrina, Kelly and Jill? > 7 Which classical composer's 'Ode to Joy' is the anthem of the European Union? Bach > 8 In part III of Gulliver's Travels, the hero visits Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and which real life country? > 9 The Uffizi art gallery is located in which Italian city? Florence > 10 Which famous document begins "When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another?"? U.S. Declaration of Independence -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 30 06:44PM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 Which British poet and MP (1751-1816) also wrote the plays "The Rivals" and "The School for Scandal"? Thomas Morton > 2 What connects Namib, Thar and Strzelecki? desert > 3 Name any one of the three "Earth" signs, according to traditional astrology. Taurus > 4 According to an index invented by economist George Taylor in 1926, what happens to women's clothing when the stock market rises? hemlines go up > 5 Legato is a musical direction meaning to play in which manner? > 6 On TV, who collectively were Sabrina, Kelly and Jill? teenage witches > 7 Which classical composer's 'Ode to Joy' is the anthem of the European Union? Beethoven > 8 In part III of Gulliver's Travels, the hero visits Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and which real life country? Japan > 9 The Uffizi art gallery is located in which Italian city? > 10 Which famous document begins "When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another…"? US Declaration of Independence (and it's "bands", not "bonds") -- Dan Tilque |
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