Thursday, August 17, 2017

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Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 16 09:24PM -0700

RGTers
 
Thanks to Mark for running RQ #264. Here is the sequel, Rotating Quiz #265. Its theme is American Presidents' lives. Listed below are 10 such presidents. Your task is to nominate the birth and death *year* for each one. So just respond with 2 years (birth, then death) under each president. A correct answer is worth 0 points, and you will lose 1 point for each year you are out by. The lowest total wins hosting rights for RQ #266. Good Luck!
 
1 George Washington
2 Thomas Jefferson
3 Abraham Lincoln
4 U.S. Grant
5 Bill Taft
6 Herbert Hoover
7 FDR
8 Dwight Eisenhower
9 Richard Nixon
10 Ronald Reagan
 
cheers,
calvin
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 17 01:50AM -0500

"Calvin":
> 1 George Washington
 
1720-1810.
 
> 2 Thomas Jefferson
 
1730-1824.
 
> 3 Abraham Lincoln
 
1812-1865.
 
> 4 U.S. Grant
 
1812-1890.
 
> 5 Bill Taft
 
1860-1920.
 
> 6 Herbert Hoover
 
1880-1945.
 
> 7 FDR
 
1880-1945.
 
> 8 Dwight Eisenhower
 
1890-1968.
 
> 9 Richard Nixon
 
1910-1990.
 
> 10 Ronald Reagan
 
1910-1999.
 
If this entry happens to win, due to travel plans the earliest I would be
able to start the next contest would be about August 29.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Professor, I think I have a counterexample."
msb@vex.net | "That's all right; I have two proofs."
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Aug 16 07:14PM -0700

On Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at 1:07:24 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> use this version of the handout:
 
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/G10R4/games2.jpg
 
> 1. Puerto Rico.
1.
> 2. Carcassonne.
2.
> 3. Catan (formerly called Settlers of Catan).
3.
> 4. Risk.
4.
> 5. Clue.
14.
> 6. King of Tokyo.
6.
> 7. Codenames.
7.
> 8. Forbidden Island.
8.
> 9. Ticket to Ride.
9.
> 10. Pandemic.
10.
 
> 4. Released in 1989, this Denys Arcand comedy-drama revolves around
> a group of actors who perform the Passion Play in a Quebec
> church. What is it called?
"Jesus of Montreal"
> TV program that specializes in mutilation, torture, and murder.
> He sets out to find more about it but finds himself morbidly
> changed. Name the film.
"Videodrome"
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 16 09:00PM -0500

Rotating Quiz #264 is ofter. Sadly, there were only 4 entrants.
The winner is the person posting as "Calvin", who scored more
than double the second-place finisher -- so, moderately hearty
congratulations!
 
Mark Brader:
> be accepted. (In two cases it's uncertain, or there's conflicting
> information, as to whether they do truly fit the theme or not.
> Don't worry about that; just assume they do.)
 
The theme, of course, was "named after animals".
 
> people answer correctly, they each get 6 points; if 3 do, they each
> get 4; and if all 4 get it, that's 3 points each. This should give
> you a strong incentive to answer the questions that nobody else can.
 
Since 4 was in fact the number of entrants, the scoring example is
exactly what was used.
 
 
1. Anaconda (part of the 1997 movie poster, title blurred out).
6 for Dan Blum and Calvin.
 
2. Bern or Berne (Switzerland, allegedly named after bears).
 
3. Jaguar (a recent or current year XF model, I think -- I lost the
URL where I found this exact image).
 
4. Osprey (otherwise known as a Boeing V-22). 6 for Dan Blum
and Dan Tilque.
 
5. Panther (WW2-era German tank, specifically a model G, preserved
in Belgium). 12 for Calvin. (The word "Panther" is the same in
German and English, whereas "Panzer" is simply German for "tank"
and therefore wrong. And even if you didn't know what they looked
like, it wasn't going to be a Tiger tank, their other best-known one,
because Tiger was used on #9.)
 
6. Scorpius, the Scorpion (constellation, of course; accepting
Scorpio). 6 for Marc and Calvin.
 
7. "Chayka" or "The Seagull" (play by Anton Chekhov).
 
8. Seal (singer, allegedly named after a seal in a children's book).
6 for Dan Blum and Calvin.
 
9. Tiger (Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Alex Wilson). 12 for Calvin.
(You only had to recognize the team logo.)
 
10. Wolverine (comic-book and later movie character). 4 for Dan Blum,
Dan Tilque, and Calvin.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTALS
 
"Calvin" 6 0 0 0 12 6 0 6 12 4 46
Dan Blum 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 4 22
Dan Tilque 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 10
Marc Dashevsky 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 6
 
12 0 0 12 12 12 0 12 12 12
 
 
Thanks to all who played, and it's over to Calvin for RQ 265.
--
Mark Brader | "...it's always easier to see the mud when it's
Toronto | coming toward your side rather than from your side."
msb@vex.net | --Mike Kruger
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 16 09:00PM -0500

[Reposting with the right subject line]
 
Rotating Quiz #264 is ofter. Sadly, there were only 4 entrants.
The winner is the person posting as "Calvin", who scored more
than double the second-place finisher -- so, moderately hearty
congratulations!
 
Mark Brader:
> be accepted. (In two cases it's uncertain, or there's conflicting
> information, as to whether they do truly fit the theme or not.
> Don't worry about that; just assume they do.)
 
The theme, of course, was "named after animals".
 
> people answer correctly, they each get 6 points; if 3 do, they each
> get 4; and if all 4 get it, that's 3 points each. This should give
> you a strong incentive to answer the questions that nobody else can.
 
Since 4 was in fact the number of entrants, the scoring example is
exactly what was used.
 
 
1. Anaconda (part of the 1997 movie poster, title blurred out).
6 for Dan Blum and Calvin.
 
2. Bern or Berne (Switzerland, allegedly named after bears).
 
3. Jaguar (a recent or current year XF model, I think -- I lost the
URL where I found this exact image).
 
4. Osprey (otherwise known as a Boeing V-22). 6 for Dan Blum
and Dan Tilque.
 
5. Panther (WW2-era German tank, specifically a model G, preserved
in Belgium). 12 for Calvin. (The word "Panther" is the same in
German and English, whereas "Panzer" is simply German for "tank"
and therefore wrong. And even if you didn't know what they looked
like, it wasn't going to be a Tiger tank, their other best-known one,
because Tiger was used on #9.)
 
6. Scorpius, the Scorpion (constellation, of course; accepting
Scorpio). 6 for Marc and Calvin.
 
7. "Chayka" or "The Seagull" (play by Anton Chekhov).
 
8. Seal (singer, allegedly named after a seal in a children's book).
6 for Dan Blum and Calvin.
 
9. Tiger (Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Alex Wilson). 12 for Calvin.
(You only had to recognize the team logo.)
 
10. Wolverine (comic-book and later movie character). 4 for Dan Blum,
Dan Tilque, and Calvin.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTALS
 
"Calvin" 6 0 0 0 12 6 0 6 12 4 46
Dan Blum 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 4 22
Dan Tilque 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 10
Marc Dashevsky 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 6
 
12 0 0 12 12 12 0 12 12 12
 
 
Thanks to all who played, and it's over to Calvin for RQ 265.
--
Mark Brader | "...it's always easier to see the mud when it's
Toronto | coming toward your side rather than from your side."
msb@vex.net | --Mike Kruger
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 16 07:07PM -0700

On Thursday, August 17, 2017 at 12:00:13 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> Thanks to all who played, and it's over to Calvin for RQ 265.
 
Thanks, I guess. Should have something up by tomorrow.
 
cheers,
calvin
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