Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 5 updates in 2 topics

Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Sep 19 05:56PM -0700

On Monday, September 18, 2017 at 2:40:20 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> year; and the Pulitzer-winning playwright of "Our Town".
 
> 9. Australian golfer who was the runner up in eight "majors";
> and the late, crusty author of "Tough Guys Don't Dance".
Greg Norman Mailer
 
> 13. Rogers Place: <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR9/arena1.jpg>
> 14. Rogers Arena: <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR9/arena2.jpg>
> 15. TD Garden: <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR9/arena3.jpg>
Boston, Massachusetts
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Sep 20 06:36AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:TuSdnZh-5qKTjl3EnZ2dnUU7-
 
> I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 10-12 days.
 
Actually, I think that time frame was meant for a few rounds ago.
 
> Full names are required, i.e. answers are at least 3 words each.
 
> 9. Australian golfer who was the runner up in eight "majors";
> and the late, crusty author of "Tough Guys Don't Dance".
 
Greg Norman Mailer
 
 
> * Player Lists
 
> In each case name the sport played by all four.
 
> 10. Jack Johnson, Mike Johnson, Chad Johnson, Eric Johnson.
 
American football
 
> 11. Ricky Hatton, Bernard Hopkins, Peter Quillan, Roy Jones.
 
boxing
 
> 12. Adam Loewen, Justin Morneau, John Axford, Eric Gagne.
 
baseball

> sells its naming rights to a corporation. We name the stadium
> and provide a picture; you just name the city where it is.
 
> 13. Rogers Place: <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR9/arena1.jpg>
 
Winnipeg; Edmonton
 
> 14. Rogers Arena: <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR9/arena2.jpg>
 
Winnipeg; Edmonton
 
> 15. TD Garden: <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR9/arena3.jpg>
 
Boston
 
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Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 20 01:57AM -0500

Mark Brader:
> I will reveal the correct answers in about 10-12 days.
 
As Joshua Kreitzer finally noticed, I've been stupidly reposting
that wording ever since Game 10, Rounds 7-8, which it actually
applied to.
 
Please read it as "3 days".
--
Mark Brader | "To a security officer the ideal world was one where
Toronto | nobody talked to anyone else... [But] of course...
msb@vex.net | such a world rarely did anything worth securing
| in the first place." -- Tom Clancy
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 19 05:08AM -0700

Dan Blum wrote:
 
> 4. This botanical term refers to edible objects produced by woody
> plants; soft <answer 4> includes things such as drupes and (true)
> berries, while hard <answer 4> includes things such as acorns.
 
nut
 
> locally in Washington DC and New York City in the early 1980s and
> syndicated nationally from 1986-2005. Since then he has been heard on
> SiriusXM and was a judge on America's Got Talent for several seasons.
 
Stern
 
> base for the Prussian/German Baltic fleet in 1865 and was the site of
> the sailor's mutiny that sparked the revolution that toppled the
> Kaiser.
 
Kiel
 
> indicating that 44% of households played it at some point. While it
> declined in popularity after that, it is still played in the US and
> many other countries.
 
bridge
 
 
 
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Dan Tilque
swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Sep 19 05:04PM -0700

On Monday, September 18, 2017 at 12:01:06 AM UTC-4, Dan Blum wrote:
> 1953. One of his trademarks was a variety of puppet characters such as
> White Fang and Pookie the Lion; the other was getting hit in the face
> by a pie.
 
soupy sales
 
> 2. This American reality show contestant is best known for winning the
> first season of Survivor, although he has since appeared on other
> shows. More recently he served prison time for tax evasion.
 
richard hatch (who played apollo in the original battlestar galactica?)
 
> 3. This alcohol brand, primarily known for bourbon, began in Kentucky
> in 1795 although it did not acquire its current name until some time
> later. It is currently owned by Suntory Holdings.
 
jim beam
 
> 4. This botanical term refers to edible objects produced by woody
> plants; soft <answer 4> includes things such as drupes and (true)
> berries, while hard <answer 4> includes things such as acorns.
 
mast
 
> in founding the United Nations, the charter for which was drafted by
> him and his staff in 1943. He received the 1945 Nobel Peace Prize for
> this and other work.
 
hull
 
> locally in Washington DC and New York City in the early 1980s and
> syndicated nationally from 1986-2005. Since then he has been heard on
> SiriusXM and was a judge on America's Got Talent for several seasons.
 
howard stern
 
> base for the Prussian/German Baltic fleet in 1865 and was the site of
> the sailor's mutiny that sparked the revolution that toppled the
> Kaiser.
 
kiel
 
> death on a training flight. They are probably best known today for the
> 1939 movie The Story of <answer 8> which starred Fred Astaire and
> Ginger Rogers.
 
vernon and irene castle
 
> Citizen and ending with The Damagers. In the 1960s four movies
> ostensibly based on the books were produced, but they were spoofs
> starring Dean Martin and had little actual relation to the books.
 
matt helm
 
> indicating that 44% of households played it at some point. While it
> declined in popularity after that, it is still played in the US and
> many other countries.
 
bridge
 
 
swp - who will not be available to set the next round unfortunately
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