Thursday, August 31, 2017

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 12 updates in 4 topics

"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.
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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
 
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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").
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 31 05:17AM -0500

Erland Sommarskog:
> Not really a protest, but...
 
Not really acceptable.
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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?
 
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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
 
 
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"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
 
 
 
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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")
 
 
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Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 19 updates in 4 topics

Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Aug 25 10:08AM -0500

In article <e55daff0-58ac-47fc-8f4c-a1bb2ff7e224@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says...
 
> CQ#500! And they said I'd never amount to anything!
 
> CQ#1 appeared on 3 March 2010. Thanks to everyone who has been along for the ride.
 
> 1 Who won Best Actress Oscar in 1988 film "Moonstruck"?
Cher
 
> 2 Which two colours are most often confused by colour blind people?
blue and green
 
> 3 In 1988 who became the first boxer to have won world championships in five different weight categories?
> 4 In which 1983 film does David Bowie portray an Allied Major in a Japanese POW camp?   
> 5 In which decade was the Irish potato famine?
1860s
 
> 6 Which R&B star married Whitney Houston in 1992?
Bobby Brown
 
> 7 What 2-word term refers to process of subjecting an author's scholarly work to the scrutiny of experts in the same field before publication?
peer review
 
> 8 What is the brightest star in the Earth's night sky?
Sirius
 
 
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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 25 03:19AM


> 1 Who won Best Actress Oscar in 1988 film "Moonstruck"?
 
Cher
 
> 2 Which two colours are most often confused by colour blind people?
 
red and green
 
> 5 In which decade was the Irish potato famine?
 
1840s
 
> 6 Which R&B star married Whitney Houston in 1992?
 
Bobby Brown
 
> 7 What 2-word term refers to process of subjecting an author's scholarly work to the scrutiny of experts in the same field before publication?
 
peer review
 
> 8 What is the brightest star in the Earth's night sky?
 
Sirius
 
> 9 Widely regarded as Napoleon's greatest military victory, near which city (then in the Austro-Hungarian empire but now in the Czech Republic) did the Battle of the Three Emperors take place in 1802?
 
Austerlitz
 
> 10 According to the Bible, who did Pontius Pilate release instead of Jesus?
 
Barabbas
 
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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 25 07:28AM

> CQ#500! And they said I'd never amount to anything!
 
> CQ#1 appeared on 3 March 2010. Thanks to everyone who has been along for
> the ride.
 
And thanks for running them this long!
 
> 2 Which two colours are most often confused by colour blind people?
 
Red and green
 
> 5 In which decade was the Irish potato famine?
 
1860s
 
> 7 What 2-word term refers to process of subjecting an author's
> scholarly work to the scrutiny of experts in the same field before
> publication?
 
Peer review
 
> 8 What is the brightest star in the Earth's night sky?
 
Sirius
 
> 9 Widely regarded as Napoleon's greatest military victory, near
> which city (then in the Austro-Hungarian empire but now in the Czech
> Republic) did the Battle of the Three Emperors take place in 1802?
 
Austerlitz
 
> 10 According to the Bible, who did Pontius Pilate release instead of
> Jesus?
 
Barabass
 
 
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Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Aug 25 09:22PM +0100


> CQ#1 appeared on 3 March 2010. Thanks to everyone who has been along
> for the ride.
 
> 1 Who won Best Actress Oscar in 1988 film "Moonstruck"?
 
Cheer
 
> 2 Which two colours are most often confused by colour blind people?
 
Red Green
 
> 3 In 1988 who became the first boxer to have won world championships
> in five different weight categories?
 
Roberto Duran?
 
> 4 In which 1983 film does David Bowie portray an Allied Major in a
> Japanese POW camp?
 
Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence
 
> 5 In which decade was the Irish potato famine?
 
1840s?
 
> 6 Which R&B star married Whitney Houston in 1992?
 
Bobby Brown
 
> 7 What 2-word term refers to process of subjecting an author's
> scholarly work to the scrutiny of experts in the same field before
> publication?
 
Peer review
 
> 8 What is the brightest star in the Earth's night sky?
 
Sirius
 
> 9 Widely regarded as Napoleon's greatest military victory, near which
> city (then in the Austro-Hungarian empire but now in the Czech
> Republic) did the Battle of the Three Emperors take place in 1802?
 
Prague?
 
> 10 According to the Bible, who did Pontius Pilate release instead of
> Jesus?
 
Barrabas
Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Aug 25 09:14PM

Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in
 
> CQ#1 appeared on 3 March 2010. Thanks to everyone who has been along
> for the ride.
 
> 1 Who won Best Actress Oscar in 1988 film "Moonstruck"?
 
Cher
 
> 2 Which two colours are most often confused by colour blind
> people?
 
Red and blue
 
> 3 In 1988 who became the first boxer to have won world
> championships in five different weight categories?
 
Sugar Ray Leonard
 
> 4 In which 1983
> film does David Bowie portray an Allied Major in a Japanese POW camp?
>   
 
The Man Who Fell To Earth
 
> 5 In which decade was the Irish potato famine?
 
1850s
 
> 6 Which R&B star married Whitney Houston in 1992?
 
Brown
 
> 7 What 2-word term refers to process of subjecting an author's
> scholarly work to the scrutiny of experts in the same field before
> publication?
 
Peer review
 
> 8 What is the brightest star in the Earth's night sky?
 
Polaris
 
> near which city (then in the Austro-Hungarian empire but now in the
> Czech Republic) did the Battle of the Three Emperors take place in
> 1802?
 
Brno
 
> 10 According to the Bible, who did Pontius Pilate release
> instead of Jesus?
 
Barabbas
 
 
> cheers,
> calvin
 
Pete Gayde
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 24 07:01PM -0700

Calvin wrote:
 
> CQ#1 appeared on 3 March 2010. Thanks to everyone who has been along for the ride.
 
> 1 Who won Best Actress Oscar in 1988 film "Moonstruck"?
> 2 Which two colours are most often confused by colour blind people?
 
red-green
 
> 3 In 1988 who became the first boxer to have won world championships in five different weight categories?
 
Sugar Ray Leonard
 
> 4 In which 1983 film does David Bowie portray an Allied Major in a Japanese POW camp?
 
King Rat
 
> 5 In which decade was the Irish potato famine?
 
1840s
 
> 6 Which R&B star married Whitney Houston in 1992?
> 7 What 2-word term refers to process of subjecting an author's scholarly work to the scrutiny of experts in the same field before publication?
 
peer review
 
> 8 What is the brightest star in the Earth's night sky?
 
Sirius
 
> 9 Widely regarded as Napoleon's greatest military victory, near which city (then in the Austro-Hungarian empire but now in the Czech Republic) did the Battle of the Three Emperors take place in 1802?
 
Austerlitz
 
> 10 According to the Bible, who did Pontius Pilate release instead of Jesus?
 
Barabbas
 
--
Dan Tilque
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Aug 25 08:55AM

Calvin wrote:
 
 
> 1 Who won Best Actress Oscar in 1988 film "Moonstruck"?
 
> 2 Which two colours are most often confused by colour blind people?
Red/Green
 
> 3 In 1988 who became the first boxer to have won world championships in
> five different weight categories?
Sugar Ray Leonard
 
> 4 In which 1983 film does David Bowie portray an Allied Major in a
> Japanese POW camp?   
 
> 5 In which decade was the Irish potato famine?
1860s
 
> 6 Which R&B star married Whitney Houston in 1992?
Bobby Brown

> 7 What 2-word term refers to process of subjecting an author's scholarly
> work to the scrutiny of experts in the same field before publication?
Peer Review
 
> 8 What is the brightest star in the Earth's night sky?
Sirius

> did the Battle of the Three Emperors take place in 1802?
 
> 10 According to the Bible, who did Pontius Pilate release instead of
> Jesus?
Barabbas
 
Peter Smyth
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 29 08:21PM -0700

On Friday, August 25, 2017 at 11:08:18 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 Who won Best Actress Oscar in 1988 film "Moonstruck"?
 
Cher
 
> 2 Which two colours are most often confused by colour blind people?
 
Red and Green
 
> 3 In 1988 who became the first boxer to have won world championships in five different weight categories?
 
"Sugar" Ray Leonard
 
> 4 In which 1983 film does David Bowie portray an Allied Major in a Japanese POW camp?   
 
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
 
> 5 In which decade was the Irish potato famine?
 
1840s
As Stephen noted it arguably extended into the early 1850s so that is also an acceptable answer.
 
> 6 Which R&B star married Whitney Houston in 1992?
 
Bobby Brown
 
> 7 What 2-word term refers to process of subjecting an author's scholarly work to the scrutiny of experts in the same field before publication?
 
Peer Review
 
> 8 What is the brightest star in the Earth's night sky?
 
Sirius / Alpha Canis Major
 
> 9 Widely regarded as Napoleon's greatest military victory, near which city (then in the Austro-Hungarian empire but now in the Czech Republic) did the Battle of the Three Emperors take place in 1802?
 
Austerlitz
 
> 10 According to the Bible, who did Pontius Pilate release instead of Jesus?
 
Barrabas
 
 
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 500
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 69 Stephen Perry
1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 62 Chris Johnson
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 8 64 Gareth Owen
1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 66 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 50 Peter Smyth
0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 6 51 Erland S
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 39 Pete Gayde
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 3 3 6 7 11 10 5 10 72 65%
 
Congratulations Stephen.
 
cheers,
calvin
swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Aug 29 08:50PM -0700

On Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 11:21:59 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote:
> On Friday, August 25, 2017 at 11:08:18 AM 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
 
bzzzzt!
 
see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_boxing_quintuple_champions
 
 
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 30 07:17AM


> Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10
> 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 6 51
> Erland S
 
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.)
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
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
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 29 08:25PM -0700

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?
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?
5 Legato is a musical direction meaning to play in which manner?
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?
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?
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…"?
 
 
cheers,
calvin
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 29 11:09PM -0500

"Calvin":
> 1 Which British poet and MP (1751-1816) also wrote the plays
> "The Rivals" and "The School for Scandal"?
 
Sheridan.
 
> 2 What connects Namib, Thar and Strzelecki?
 
Well, one of them is 5/7 of a country name and the other two aren't...
 
> 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?
 
So do hemlines.
 
> 5 Legato is a musical direction meaning to play in which manner?
 
Smoothly.
 
> 6 On TV, who collectively were Sabrina, Kelly and Jill?
 
Charlie's (original) Angels.
 
> 7 Which classical composer's 'Ode to Joy' is the anthem of
> the European Union?
 
Beethoven composed the music. I don't know if the lyrics are part of
the anthem, but I think they were written by Schiller.
 
> 8 In part III of Gulliver's Travels, the hero visits Laputa,
> Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and which real life
> country?
 
Got me. Fiji?
 
> 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..."?
 
The USA's Declaration of Independence.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | Thus, "plain english" is the same as
msb@vex.net | "near-field spin". --Carl Ginnow
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 30 04:28AM


> 1 Which British poet and MP (1751-1816) also wrote the plays "The Rivals" and "The School for Scandal"?
 
Sheridan
 
> 2 What connects Namib, Thar and Strzelecki?
 
they are all deserts
 
> 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 rise
 
> 5 Legato is a musical direction meaning to play in which manner?
 
slowly
 
> 6 On TV, who collectively were Sabrina, Kelly and Jill?
 
Charlie's Angels
 
> 7 Which classical composer's 'Ode to?Joy' is the anthem of the European Union?
 
Beethoven
 
> 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?"?
 
The (American) Declaration of Independence
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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>: Aug 30 07:21AM

> 1 Which British poet and MP (1751-1816) also wrote the plays "The
> Rivals" and "The School for Scandal"?
 
Lord Byron
 
> 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?
 
Binding
 
> 7 Which classical composer's 'Ode to Joy' is the anthem of the
> European Union?
 
Ludwig van Beethoven
 
> 9 The Uffizi art gallery is located in which Italian city?
 
Firenze (I.e, Florence for the Italian-impaired.)
 
 
 
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Aug 29 11:27PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:g-CdnY-9Id7Myz7EnZ2dnUU7-
 
> 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?
 
Horse Feathers; Cocoanuts
 
 
> 4. Osterlich is the fictional nation invaded by the equally
> fictional Bacteria and Tomania in which classic 1940 film?
 
The Great Dictator
 
 
> 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
 
> what William Burroughs novel made into a movie of the same name?
 
> 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
 
 
> Given the dates they were in office, name the Canadian prime
> minister.
 
> A1. 1894-12-21 to 1896-04-27.
 
McDonald; McKenzie
 
 
> A2. 1930-08-07 to 1935-10-23.
 
McDonald; McKenzie
 
 
> 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
 
> begins in Vancouver, passes through Kamloops, and ends at
> which scenic Alberta town located in the heart of Canada's
> largest mountain park?
 
Banff
 
> language of curling.
 
> D1. What is the name given to the circular target that players
> throw their stones toward?
 
Button
 
 
> D2. The team that has the last throw or last-stone advantage
> is said to have what tool?
 
Hammer
 
> movie "The Doors"?
 
> E2. What is the name of the Paris cemetery where Jim Morrison
> was laid to rest?
 
Pere Lachaise
 
 
> * 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?
 
Mantel
 
 
Pete Gayde
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Aug 25 10:05AM -0500

In article <XnsA7DBCC2E7C87BYazorman@127.0.0.1>, esquel@sommarskog.se says...
> > I generally don't enter quizzes for which I have to guess all the answers.
> > Lincoln is the only date (death) I knew.
 
> Not even FDR???
 
You're right -- I know that.
 
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 24 07:09PM -0700

Marc Dashevsky wrote:
 
> I generally don't enter quizzes for which I have to guess all the answers.
> Lincoln is the only date (death) I knew. I thought I knew GW's birth year
> but over the ages I seem to have transposed the last two digits.
 
I largely agree with this. But I make a distinction between making total
WAGs and educated guesses. If I can make an educated guess, it adds some
fun that is missing when I have no clue at all.
 
In this case, I knew the years of their presidency and I know that most
presidents got into office in their 50s or early 60s, I could make
educated guesses. So it was worth entering, even though I only knew
three of the years for certain.
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 25 07:25AM

> presidents got into office in their 50s or early 60s, I could make
> educated guesses. So it was worth entering, even though I only knew
> three of the years for certain.

I would agree with this. Had Calvin posted 10 pictures of Australian Prime
Ministers and their names and then asked us to tell who's who, I would not
have been bothered. But here it was possible with educated guesses.
Nevermind that for some of the Presidents I was quite foggy of their period
in office, but it was clear that the list was chronological, so that
helped. And it was sort of interesting challenge to figure out the age of
Lincoln from the pictures I've seen of him.
 
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
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Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 6 updates in 3 topics

Bruce Bowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Aug 28 07:06PM

On Sun, 27 Aug 2017 18:31:29 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> fictional Bacteria and Tomania in which classic 1940 film?
 
> 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?
 
Pink Panther
 
> William Burroughs novel made into a movie of the same name?
 
> 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.
 
Avatar
 
 
> 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
 
> begins in Vancouver, passes through Kamloops, and ends at which
> scenic Alberta town located in the heart of Canada's largest
> mountain park?
 
Banff?
 
> of curling.
 
> D1. What is the name given to the circular target that players
> throw their stones toward?
 
The house
 
> D2. The team that has the last throw or last-stone advantage
> is said to have what tool?
 
The hammer
 
 
> Two questions about Jim Morrison and The Doors.
 
> E1. Which actor convincingly portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991
> movie "The Doors"?
 
Val Kilmer
 
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 28 11:04PM +0200


> 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

> D1. What is the name given to the circular target that players
> throw their stones toward?
 
Nest

> D2. The team that has the last throw or last-stone advantage
> is said to have what tool?
 
Broom

> F2. What is the name of the layer of the Earth that surrounds
> its core?
 
Mantle
 
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Aug 29 02:44AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:g-CdnY-9Id7Myz7EnZ2dnUU7-
> 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?
 
"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
 
> begins in Vancouver, passes through Kamloops, and ends at
> which scenic Alberta town located in the heart of Canada's
> largest mountain park?
 
Banff

 
> Two questions about Jim Morrison and The Doors.
 
> E1. Which actor convincingly portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991
> movie "The Doors"?
 
Val Kilmer

> E2. What is the name of the Paris cemetery where Jim Morrison
> was laid to rest?
 
Pere Lachaise Cemetery

> * F. Science: Ends of the Earth
 
> F1. What is the uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere called?
 
stratosphere

> F2. What is the name of the layer of the Earth that surrounds
> its core?
 
mantle
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 28 11:55PM +0200

> Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was for the latter. He has held
> positions at a number of institutions over his career but has been at
> Harvard since 2004.
 
Rao

> 6. This Christian saint is symbolized by a winged lion, often holding
> a Bible. This is not coincidentally also a symbol of Venice, of which
> he is the patron.
 
Mark

> retreated to Mongolia and northern China and established what is
> sometimes called the Northern <answer 7> dynasty, which ruled that
> area off and on until 1635.
 
Yuan

> first and sold the second. It has a number of house brands such as
> Worthington and St. John's Bay but many locations also house "stores
> within a store" such as Sephora and Seattle's Best Coffee.
 
Nordstrom

> 9. These six elements at the right edge of the periodic table are
> known for their low reactivity.
 
Noble gases

> 11. For fun but no points: what answer did I really want to use but
> discarded as being too easy?

Whichever it was, I could have use for it!
 
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
Bruce Bowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Aug 28 06:55PM

On Thu, 24 Aug 2017 18:08:17 -0700, Calvin wrote:
 
 
> CQ#1 appeared on 3 March 2010. Thanks to everyone who has been along for
> the ride.
 
> 1 Who won Best Actress Oscar in 1988 film "Moonstruck"?
 
Cher
 
> 2 Which two colours are most often confused by colour blind people?
 
Red and Green
 
> 3 In 1988 who became the first boxer to have won world championships
in
> five different weight categories?
 
Tyson?
 
> 5 In which decade was the Irish potato famine?
> 6 Which R&B star married Whitney Houston in 1992?
> 7 What 2-word term refers to process of subjecting an author's
scholarly
> work to the scrutiny of experts in the same field before publication?
 
Peer review
 
> 8 What is the brightest star in the Earth's night sky?
 
Sirius (the Dog Star)
 
> did the Battle of the Three Emperors take place in 1802?
> 10 According to the Bible, who did Pontius Pilate release instead of
> Jesus?
 
Barabus
 
"Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Aug 28 02:26PM -0400

On 2017-08-25, Calvin wrote:
> CQ#500! And they said I'd never amount to anything!
 
> CQ#1 appeared on 3 March 2010. Thanks to everyone who has been along for the ride.
 
> 1 Who won Best Actress Oscar in 1988 film "Moonstruck"?
 
Cher
 
> 2 Which two colours are most often confused by colour blind people?
 
Red and green
 
> 3 In 1988 who became the first boxer to have won world championships in five different weight categories?
> 4 In which 1983 film does David Bowie portray an Allied Major in a Japanese POW camp? ????
 
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
 
> 5 In which decade was the Irish potato famine?
 
1840s
 
> 6 Which R&B star married Whitney Houston in 1992?
> 7 What 2-word term refers to process of subjecting an author's scholarly work to the scrutiny of experts in the same field before publication?
 
Peer review
 
> 8 What is the brightest star in the Earth's night sky?
 
Sirius
 
> 9 Widely regarded as Napoleon's greatest military victory, near which city (then in the Austro-Hungarian empire but now in the Czech Republic) did the Battle of the Three Emperors take place in 1802?
 
Austerlitz
 
> 10 According to the Bible, who did Pontius Pilate release instead of Jesus?
 
Barrabas
 
 
--
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Monday, August 28, 2017

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 21 updates in 6 topics

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 27 06:31PM -0500

I'll score Rounds 7-8 of this game later tonight and they remain
open for late entries until I do.
 
 
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-03-27,
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*)".
 
 
** 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.
 
1. The kingdom of Guilder lies across the Florin Channel, in which
1987 film adaptation of a classic novel by William Goldman?
 
2. Eddie Murphy is a wealthy prince from the fictional African
country of Zamunda visiting the United States, in which 1988
movie?
 
3. The fictional European country of Freedonia is seen in which
Marx Brothers movie?
 
4. Osterlich is the fictional nation invaded by the equally
fictional Bacteria and Tomania in which classic 1940 film?
 
5. Hill Valley, California, was a fictional nostalgic re-creation
from what 1985 movie?
 
6. The Middle Eastern country of Lugash has its prized diamond,
a national treasure and religious symbol, stolen in which
1963 movie?
 
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?
 
8. Interzone is a city filled with deviant creations, sadistic
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?
 
9. Radiator Springs is a composite of multiple places in various
states on US Route 66, in which 2006 animated film?
 
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.
 
 
** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge - The End
 
* A. History: End of Term
 
Given the dates they were in office, name the Canadian prime
minister.
 
A1. 1894-12-21 to 1896-04-27.
 
A2. 1930-08-07 to 1935-10-23.
 
 
* B. Literature: End of Days Novels
 
In each case name the post-apocalyptic novel.
 
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.
 
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.
 
 
* C. Geography: End of the Train Line
 
Given the starting point of a scenic alpine train route and a
short description, give the name of the line's terminus.
 
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?
 
C2. "The Journey through the Clouds" on the Rocky Mountaineer
begins in Vancouver, passes through Kamloops, and ends at
which scenic Alberta town located in the heart of Canada's
largest mountain park?
 
 
* D. Sports: End Game
 
Which is to say, curling -- get it? Two questions about the
language of curling.
 
D1. What is the name given to the circular target that players
throw their stones toward?
 
D2. The team that has the last throw or last-stone advantage
is said to have what tool?
 
 
* E. Entertainment: This Is the End, My Friend ...
 
Two questions about Jim Morrison and The Doors.
 
E1. Which actor convincingly portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991
movie "The Doors"?
 
E2. What is the name of the Paris cemetery where Jim Morrison
was laid to rest?
 
 
* F. Science: Ends of the Earth
 
F1. What is the uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere called?
 
F2. What is the name of the layer of the Earth that surrounds
its core?
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "What's fair got to do with it? It's going
msb@vex.net | to happen." -- Lawrence of Arabia
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 27 11:46PM


> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Fictional Places on Film
 
> 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
 
> 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
 
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge - The End
 
> * A. History: End of Term
 
> A1. 1894-12-21 to 1896-04-27.
 
King
 
> A2. 1930-08-07 to 1935-10-23.
 
King
 
 
> 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?
 
Innsbruck
 
> * D. Sports: End Game
 
> D2. The team that has the last throw or last-stone advantage
> is said to have what tool?
 
hammer
 
> * E. Entertainment: This Is the End, My Friend ...
 
> E1. Which actor convincingly portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991
> movie "The Doors"?
 
Val Kilmer
 
> E2. What is the name of the Paris cemetery where Jim Morrison
> was laid to rest?
 
Pere Lachaise
 
> * F. Science: Ends of the Earth
 
> F1. What is the uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere called?
 
ionosphere; stratosphere
 
> F2. What is the name of the layer of the Earth that surrounds
> its core?
 
mantle
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 27 07:22PM -0700

On Monday, August 28, 2017 at 9:31:35 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 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, A Day at the Races

> fictional Bacteria and Tomania in which classic 1940 film?
 
> 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?
 
Soylent Green?

> 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
With a 7 year old daughter, don't I know it :-)
 
 

 
> Given the dates they were in office, name the Canadian prime
> minister.
 
> A1. 1894-12-21 to 1896-04-27.
 
McKenzie, King
 
> A2. 1930-08-07 to 1935-10-23.
 
McKenzie, King

 
> 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
twice, iirc
 
> language of curling.
 
> D1. What is the name given to the circular target that players
> throw their stones toward?
 
Jack, Kitty

> D2. The team that has the last throw or last-stone advantage
> is said to have what tool?
 
Broom?
 

 
> Two questions about Jim Morrison and The Doors.
 
> E1. Which actor convincingly portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991
> movie "The Doors"?
 
Kilmer
 
> E2. What is the name of the Paris cemetery where Jim Morrison
> was laid to rest?
 
Le Pere 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
 
cheers,
calvin
Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Aug 27 07:44PM -0700

On Sunday, August 27, 2017 at 7:31:35 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> 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"
 
> 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?
"Naked Lunch"
 
> 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"
 
> Two questions about Jim Morrison and The Doors.
 
> E1. Which actor convincingly portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991
> movie "The Doors"?
Val Kilmer
> was laid to rest?
 
> * F. Science: Ends of the Earth
 
> F1. What is the uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere called?
Ozone?
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 27 09:32PM -0700

Mark Brader wrote:
> 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
 
> movie?
 
> 3. The fictional European country of Freedonia is seen in which
> Marx Brothers movie?
 
Night at the Opera
 
 
> 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
 
 
> 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
 
> begins in Vancouver, passes through Kamloops, and ends at
> which scenic Alberta town located in the heart of Canada's
> largest mountain park?
 
Banff
 
> was laid to rest?
 
> * F. Science: Ends of the Earth
 
> F1. What is the uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere called?
 
exosphere
 
 
> F2. What is the name of the layer of the Earth that surrounds
> its core?
 
mantle
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Aug 28 12:54AM -0500

In article <g-CdnY-9Id7Myz7EnZ2dnUU7-Q_NnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says...
 
> 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
 
 
> 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?
Naked Lunch
 
> 9. Radiator Springs is a composite of multiple places in various
> states on US Route 66, in which 2006 animated film?
Cars
 
 
> 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
 
> was laid to rest?
 
> * F. Science: Ends of the Earth
 
> F1. What is the uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere called?
exosphere
 
> F2. What is the name of the layer of the Earth that surrounds
> its core?
mantle
 
 
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Aug 28 08:24AM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 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
 
> 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
> begins in Vancouver, passes through Kamloops, and ends at
> which scenic Alberta town located in the heart of Canada's
> largest mountain park?
Banff
> 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
> was laid to rest?
 
> * F. Science: Ends of the Earth
 
> F1. What is the uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere called?
Exosphere
> F2. What is the name of the layer of the Earth that surrounds
> its core?
Mantle
 
Peter Smyth
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 27 10:46PM

This is Rotating Quiz #266. Entries must be posted by Tuesday,
September 5th, 2017 at 10 PM (Eastern Daylight Time). (Extra time
because of the American holiday weekend.)
 
Usual rules: no looking anything up, no discussion, etc. The winner
gets to create the next RQ.
 
Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the
newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each
one. Only one answer is allowed per question.
 
This quiz has a theme which affects the answers but not the
scoring. If the answer is the name of a person who is commonly known
by a personal name and surname, the surname must be provided; if any
other part of the name is provided it must be correct or the answer
will not score. If the answer is not the name of a person the entire
name of the entity must be provided. Each correct answer is worth 2
points, or 1 if it's almost correct somehow.
 
In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be whoever scored the most
points on the hardest questions (defined post-facto as the ones which
the fewest people got any points on). Second tiebreaker will be
posting order.
 
1. This Indian economist and political scientist is well-known for his
work on development economics and welfare economics; his 1998 Nobel
Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was for the latter. He has held
positions at a number of institutions over his career but has been at
Harvard since 2004.
 
2. This immune system disorder is generally characterized as an
inflammatory bowel disease, but can affect any part of the
gastrointestinal tract and even other parts of the body (the
intestines are ost commonly affected). It is named for one of the
three doctors who published the first study of the disorder in 1932;
his name was first alphabetically so it stuck.
 
3. This American burlesque dancer was well-known from the 1930s to the
1970s for her fan dance and bubble dance. She also appeared in movies,
but they were generally forgettable. (Cecil B. DeMille gave her her
primary stage name, <answer 3>, supposedly inspired by an atlas.) You
may remember her appearing in The Right Stuff as a character.
 
4. This American baseball pitcher played for the Orioles, the Astros,
the Phillies, the Diamondbacks (where he was co-MVP of the 2001 World
Series), and the Red Sox (for whom he played in their 2004 and 2007
Series wins). After retiring he has spent time losing a lot of his and
other people's money in the video game business.
 
5. This American poet lived in London for some years where he edited
literary magazines, publishing work by figures such as Eliot and
Joyce. In 1924 he moved to Italy and became a fascist, supporting
Mussolini's government, for whom he made many propaganda radio
broadcasts. This led to his arrest for treason in 1945 and commission
to a mental hospital.
 
6. This Christian saint is symbolized by a winged lion, often holding
a Bible. This is not coincidentally also a symbol of Venice, of which
he is the patron.
 
7. This Chinese dynasty was proclaimed by Kublai Khan in 1271. It did
not last very long; it was supplanted in 1368, although the Mongols
retreated to Mongolia and northern China and established what is
sometimes called the Northern <answer 7> dynasty, which ruled that
area off and on until 1635.
 
8. This American department store chain was founded in 1902 in Wyoming
and named after its founder. It currently operates over 1000
locations. It used to have a thriving catalog business and own some
drug store chains (Thrift Drugs, Eckerd's, and others) but closed the
first and sold the second. It has a number of house brands such as
Worthington and St. John's Bay but many locations also house "stores
within a store" such as Sephora and Seattle's Best Coffee.
 
9. These six elements at the right edge of the periodic table are
known for their low reactivity.
 
10. This rodent, sometimes called a cavy, is a popular food animal in
parts of South America but elsewhere is more often seen as a pet.
 
11. For fun but no points: what answer did I really want to use but
discarded as being too easy?
 
 
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_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 27 08:47PM -0500

Dan Blum:
> intestines are ost commonly affected). It is named for one of the
> three doctors who published the first study of the disorder in 1932;
> his name was first alphabetically so it stuck.
 
Crohn's disease?

> but they were generally forgettable. (Cecil B. DeMille gave her her
> primary stage name, <answer 3>, supposedly inspired by an atlas.) You
> may remember her appearing in The Right Stuff as a character.
 
Sally Rand.

> first and sold the second. It has a number of house brands such as
> Worthington and St. John's Bay but many locations also house "stores
> within a store" such as Sephora and Seattle's Best Coffee.
 
Nordstrom's?

> 9. These six elements at the right edge of the periodic table are
> known for their low reactivity.
 
Noble gases.

> 10. This rodent, sometimes called a cavy, is a popular food animal in
> parts of South America but elsewhere is more often seen as a pet.
 
Guinea pig.

> 11. For fun but no points: what answer did I really want to use but
> discarded as being too easy?
 
42. :-)
--
Mark Brader "Eventually, of course, I fell into the trap of
Toronto becoming comfortable with find(1)'s syntax..."
msb@vex.net -- Steve Summit
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 27 07:34PM -0700

On Monday, August 28, 2017 at 8:46:03 AM UTC+10, Dan Blum wrote:

> Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was for the latter. He has held
> positions at a number of institutions over his career but has been at
> Harvard since 2004.
 
Rupee :-)
 
> intestines are ost commonly affected). It is named for one of the
> three doctors who published the first study of the disorder in 1932;
> his name was first alphabetically so it stuck.
 
Rand?
 
> Series), and the Red Sox (for whom he played in their 2004 and 2007
> Series wins). After retiring he has spent time losing a lot of his and
> other people's money in the video game business.
 
Shilling
 
> Mussolini's government, for whom he made many propaganda radio
> broadcasts. This led to his arrest for treason in 1945 and commission
> to a mental hospital.
 
Pound
 
> 6. This Christian saint is symbolized by a winged lion, often holding
> a Bible. This is not coincidentally also a symbol of Venice, of which
> he is the patron.
 
Mark
 
> retreated to Mongolia and northern China and established what is
> sometimes called the Northern <answer 7> dynasty, which ruled that
> area off and on until 1635.
 
Yuan
 
> within a store" such as Sephora and Seattle's Best Coffee.
 
> 9. These six elements at the right edge of the periodic table are
> known for their low reactivity.
 
Noble gases (not sure how this fits the theme???)
 
> 10. This rodent, sometimes called a cavy, is a popular food animal in
> parts of South America but elsewhere is more often seen as a pet.
 
Guinea Pig
 
> 11. For fun but no points: what answer did I really want to use but
> discarded as being too easy?
 
Dollar
 
cheers,
calvin
swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Aug 27 08:10PM -0700

On Sunday, August 27, 2017 at 6:46:03 PM UTC-4, Dan Blum wrote:
> Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was for the latter. He has held
> positions at a number of institutions over his career but has been at
> Harvard since 2004.
 
sen?
 
> intestines are ost commonly affected). It is named for one of the
> three doctors who published the first study of the disorder in 1932;
> his name was first alphabetically so it stuck.
 
crohn's disease
 
> but they were generally forgettable. (Cecil B. DeMille gave her her
> primary stage name, <answer 3>, supposedly inspired by an atlas.) You
> may remember her appearing in The Right Stuff as a character.
 
sally rand
 
> Series), and the Red Sox (for whom he played in their 2004 and 2007
> Series wins). After retiring he has spent time losing a lot of his and
> other people's money in the video game business.
 
curt schilling
 
> Mussolini's government, for whom he made many propaganda radio
> broadcasts. This led to his arrest for treason in 1945 and commission
> to a mental hospital.
 
ezra pound?
 
> 6. This Christian saint is symbolized by a winged lion, often holding
> a Bible. This is not coincidentally also a symbol of Venice, of which
> he is the patron.
 
saint mark the evangelist
 
> retreated to Mongolia and northern China and established what is
> sometimes called the Northern <answer 7> dynasty, which ruled that
> area off and on until 1635.
 
yuan dynasty
 
> first and sold the second. It has a number of house brands such as
> Worthington and St. John's Bay but many locations also house "stores
> within a store" such as Sephora and Seattle's Best Coffee.
 
jc penny's
 
> 9. These six elements at the right edge of the periodic table are
> known for their low reactivity.
 
the noble gases: helium, argon, xenon, neon, krypton, radon
 
> 10. This rodent, sometimes called a cavy, is a popular food animal in
> parts of South America but elsewhere is more often seen as a pet.
 
guinea pig?
 
> 11. For fun but no points: what answer did I really want to use but
> discarded as being too easy?
 
the meaning of life, the universe, and everything
 
swp
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Aug 28 12:46AM -0500

In article <onvi3a$nhb$1@reader2.panix.com>, tool@panix.com says...
> intestines are ost commonly affected). It is named for one of the
> three doctors who published the first study of the disorder in 1932;
> his name was first alphabetically so it stuck.
Crohn's Disease

> Series), and the Red Sox (for whom he played in their 2004 and 2007
> Series wins). After retiring he has spent time losing a lot of his and
> other people's money in the video game business.
Curt Schilling
 
> Mussolini's government, for whom he made many propaganda radio
> broadcasts. This led to his arrest for treason in 1945 and commission
> to a mental hospital.
Ezra Pound
 
> first and sold the second. It has a number of house brands such as
> Worthington and St. John's Bay but many locations also house "stores
> within a store" such as Sephora and Seattle's Best Coffee.
J.C. Penney
 
> 9. These six elements at the right edge of the periodic table are
> known for their low reactivity.
noble gases
 
> 10. This rodent, sometimes called a cavy, is a popular food animal in
> parts of South America but elsewhere is more often seen as a pet.
guinea pig
 
 
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 27 11:25PM -0700

Dan Blum wrote:
> intestines are ost commonly affected). It is named for one of the
> three doctors who published the first study of the disorder in 1932;
> his name was first alphabetically so it stuck.
 
Crohn's disease
 
 
> 6. This Christian saint is symbolized by a winged lion, often holding
> a Bible. This is not coincidentally also a symbol of Venice, of which
> he is the patron.
 
St Mark
 
> retreated to Mongolia and northern China and established what is
> sometimes called the Northern <answer 7> dynasty, which ruled that
> area off and on until 1635.
 
Song
 
> first and sold the second. It has a number of house brands such as
> Worthington and St. John's Bay but many locations also house "stores
> within a store" such as Sephora and Seattle's Best Coffee.
 
J C Penney
 
 
> 9. These six elements at the right edge of the periodic table are
> known for their low reactivity.
 
noble gases (nitpick: there are now 7 of them -- 7th one is oganesson)
 
 
> 10. This rodent, sometimes called a cavy, is a popular food animal in
> parts of South America but elsewhere is more often seen as a pet.
 
guinea pig
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Aug 28 08:18AM

Dan Blum wrote:

> intestines are ost commonly affected). It is named for one of the
> three doctors who published the first study of the disorder in 1932;
> his name was first alphabetically so it stuck.
Crohn's disease
> retreated to Mongolia and northern China and established what is
> sometimes called the Northern <answer 7> dynasty, which ruled that
> area off and on until 1635.
Ming
> first and sold the second. It has a number of house brands such as
> Worthington and St. John's Bay but many locations also house "stores
> within a store" such as Sephora and Seattle's Best Coffee.
Sears
> 9. These six elements at the right edge of the periodic table are
> known for their low reactivity.
Noble gas
> 10. This rodent, sometimes called a cavy, is a popular food animal in
> parts of South America but elsewhere is more often seen as a pet.
Guinea pig
> 11. For fun but no points: what answer did I really want to use but
> discarded as being too easy?
 
Peter Smyth
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 27 08:40PM -0500

Mark Brader:
> in the past couple of years. We give you the title (and in some
> cases a short clue); you name the person who's the subject.
 
> 1. "The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo".
 
Amy Schumer. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Gareth, Pete, Jason, and Calvin.
 
> 2. "Reckless: My Life as a Pretender".
 
Chrissie Hynde. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, and Jason. 3 for Erland
and Calvin.
 
> 3. "Talking as Fast as I Can".
 
Lauren Graham.
 
> 4. "Bossypants".
 
Tina Fey. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Gareth, Pete, and Jason.
 
> 5. "The Princess Diarist".
 
Carrie Fisher. (*That* princess.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Marc.
 
> 6. "Not That Kind of Girl".
 
Lena Dunham. 4 for Joshua.
 
> 7. "Scrappy Little Nobody", by an American actress and singer who
> has a supporting role in The Twilight Saga.
 
Anna Kendrick. 4 for Dan Blum.
 
> 8. "Just Kids", written by a legend of the New York punk scene.
 
Patti Smith. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Gareth!!, Pete, and Jason.
 
> 9. "Why Not Me?", by a comedienne and star of her own sitcom that's
> now in its fifth season.
 
Mindy Kaling. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
 
> 10. "Yes, Please", written by a former "Saturday Night Live"
> actress and comedienne.
 
Amy Poehler. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Gareth.
 
 
> been created by Portuguese or Arab traders, and before 1980
> saying otherwise could have landed you in jail. Of course,
> indigenous people did erect the thing. What is it called?
 
Great Zimbabwe. I scored "Zimbabwe" as almost correct. 4 for
Dan Tilque. 3 for Calvin.
 
See http://www.visitzim.com/wp-content/uploads/st_uploadfont/zimbabwe-ruins.jpg
 
> born in 1787 and was assassinated in 1828. In later years,
> even the British and Afrikaners had to admit admiration for
> his prowess in war. Who was he?
 
Shaka. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, Gareth, and Calvin.
 
> in 1960. The country's first president was a distinguished poet
> and intellectual and became the first African to be elected to
> France's Académie Française. Who was he?
 
Léopold Sédar Senghor. 4 for Joshua.
 
> British colonies Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to become
> Tanzania. The new union's first president held that office
> until 1985. Give his name.
 
Julius Nyerere. I accepted "Nyere" or similar. 4 for Erland
and Calvin.
 
> and Central Africa from about 1000 BC to 500 AD, until they
> could be found in just about every part of the continent south
> of the Sahara. What are these people collectively called?
 
Bantu. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
 
> these once-widespread hunter-gatherer people whose ancestors
> are thought to be the original human inhabitants of the region.
> What is the collective name of *these* people?
 
San. (Accepting Bushmen or Basawra.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
and Dan Tilque.
 
> boasted superpower status among the Roman Empire and the great
> civilizations found in Persia, China, and India. Name the
> modern African nation that served as Aksum's center and base.
 
Ethiopia. (Also accepting Eritrea, as it was part of Ethiopia.)
4 for Dan Blum and Calvin. 3 for Pete.
 
> of Gao was the empire's capital, but it was another Songhai city
> that became famous for its repositories of ancient manuscripts
> and intellectual brilliance. What is *that* city's name?
 
Timbuktu. (Now in Mali.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque,
Erland, and Pete.
 
> and grandiose megalomania. In Malawi this man ruled with an
> iron fist for 30 years, from the country's independence from
> Britain in 1964 to 1994. Who is he?
 
Hastings Banda.
 
> Mbasogo is also the longest-serving non-royal leader in the
> world. Name *either* of the countries they lead (or led,
> if the facts have changed since the original game).
 
Angola, Equatorial Guinea (respectively). Both are still in power.
4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Erland. 3 for Calvin. 2 for Dan Blum.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Geo Sci Spo Can Lit His FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 16 8 30 19 28 24 101
Dan Blum 8 11 40 8 28 22 101
Dan Tilque 8 10 28 0 0 24 70
"Calvin" 13 3 22 0 7 18 60
Erland Sommarskog 16 3 12 8 3 12 48
Marc Dashevsky 8 3 12 12 12 4 44
Pete Gayde 9 11 12 0 12 7 44
Jason Kreitzer 4 0 8 8 16 0 36
Peter Smyth -- -- 28 0 -- -- 28
Gareth Owen -- -- -- -- 16 4 20
 
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Toronto | the one that comes complete with bathwater."
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My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 28 08:39AM +0200

>> world. Name *either* of the countries they lead (or led,
>> if the facts have changed since the original game).
 
> Angola, Equatorial Guinea (respectively). Both are still in power.
 
Not for long, though. Dos Santos is not running for re-election,
amazingly enough.
 
 
--
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Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Aug 28 07:57AM +0100

>> even the British and Afrikaners had to admit admiration for
>> his prowess in war. Who was he?
 
> Shaka. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, Gareth, and Calvin.
 
Moral: Regardless of what you do for Africa, if you want Westerners to
know your name, appear as a leader in "Civilisation"
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 27 06:24PM -0500

"Calvin":
> 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 22 Mark Brader
 
And #8?
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Toronto Only a genius could have thought of that."
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Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 27 07:10PM -0700

On Monday, August 28, 2017 at 9:24:07 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> "Calvin":
> > 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 22 Mark Brader
 
> And #8?
 
Your first answer was clearly a joke, so yes!
 
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 499
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 8 36 Gareth Owen
1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6 30 Mark Brader
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 32 Pete Gayde
1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 22 Erland S
1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 24 Dan Tilque
1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 5 25 Peter Smyth
0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 31 Dan Blum
1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 20 Marc Dashevsky
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
7 3 5 2 6 7 4 6 1 3 44 55%
 
cheers,
calvin
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 27 06:29PM -0500

"Calvin":
> CQ#1 appeared on 3 March 2010. Thanks to everyone who
> has been along for the ride.
 
And thanks to you for appearing them!

> 1 Who won Best Actress Oscar in 1988 film "Moonstruck"?
 
Cher.
 
> 2 Which two colours are most often confused by colour
> blind people?
 
Red, green.
 
> 3 In 1988 who became the first boxer to have won world
> championships in five different weight categories?
 
Ali?
 
> 4 In which 1983 film does David Bowie portray an Allied
> Major in a Japanese POW camp?
 
"Empire of the Sun"?
 
> 5 In which decade was the Irish potato famine?
 
1860s?
 
> 6 Which R&B star married Whitney Houston in 1992?
 
Brown.
 
> 7 What 2-word term refers to process of subjecting an
> author's scholarly work to the scrutiny of experts in
 
Peer review.
 
> the same field before publication?
> 8 What is the brightest star in the Earth's night sky?
 
Sirius.
 
> victory, near which city (then in the Austro-Hungarian
> empire but now in the Czech Republic) did the Battle of
> the Three Emperors take place in 1802?
 
Marengo?
 
> 10 According to the Bible, who did Pontius Pilate
> release instead of Jesus?
 
Barabbas.
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Toronto Newsweek article on high-tech conception
msb@vex.net November 30, 1987
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 27 06:26PM -0500

Dan Tilque:
> Lincoln's birth year was one of those I knew. Trivia about that:
 
> Lincoln and Charles Darwin were born on the exact same day: Feb 12, 1809.
 
By the way, I knew that too, only I had the 12 in the wrong field. :-(
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