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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 18 04:53AM -0500 Mark Brader: > turnout. I'm reusing the same idea this time, but I've tweaked > some details to make it easier, in the hope that more people will > enter this time. There were 5 entrants, none of them Stephen Perry. At least that's one more than last time. And the winner is -- DAN BLUM. Hearty congratulations, Dan! > they were born at 12-year intervals, from 1727 on. Or more precisely, > their *years of birth* were at 12-year intervals -- 1727, 1739, 1751, > and so on. In fact, as you no doubt noticed, I goofed big-time on that. I intended to recheck my list before posting the contest, but got distracted while doing the check and proceeded to post without completing it. First, for two of the people shown, there is conflicting information as to their exact year of birth; but at least these discrepancies are only a matter of a a year or two, not enough to interfere with the contest. (They are marked with "?" below.) But, far worse, for one person -- Renoir -- I accidentally used the date he *died* at age 78 (1919) instead of the year he was born (1841). Which was *really* stupid of me, because I knew perfectly well that he was active as a painter earlier than 1919. > answer where you are off by 24 years. So a perfect score is 625. > In case of a tie, the tiebreaker will be who scored the most on > the hardest questions; and if necessary, who posted first. I think the fairest thing way to handle the error is as follows. Of the years I said were possible answers, the ones nearest 1841 are 1835 (Saint-Saëns) and 1847 (Bell). I'll treat either of those answers as correct for Renoir, for 25. If you used the answer format where you could give the dates explicitly rather than sequencing the people, and dared to give the "impossible" answer of 1841, or any date between 1835 and 1847, of course that's also the full 25. And further, if you gave 1847 or any other date during Renoir's lifetime for Renoir, then for any person born between Renoir's birth and the date you gave, I'll treat both the actual answer and the answer 12 years later as correct. Conversely, if you gave 1835 for Renoir, then I'll extend the same leeway for people born before him, treating the answer 12 years earlier as correct. In this case the leeway period will extend back for as many chronologically consecutive people as it allows you to score for. In all cases this leeway affects 5-point and 1-point answers, in the obvious way, as well as 25-point answers. (*) in the scores indicates entrants who benefited from these forms of compensation. I had to do these corrections by hand, so please let me know if I got them wrong. Anyway, my apologies for the screw-up. Below, for your putative interest, I'm showing not only everyone's date of birth but also the date of death and the place of each. It was, of course, while filling in these additional details (but after having posted the contest) that I realized what had happened; and I then worked out the corrected scoring scheme as set out above, before looking at how it would affect anyone. In fact, it turns out that everybody who entered attempted to use the entry format where they provided a suitably permuted list of names (and only one got it so badly wrong I had to write a separate program to fix their entry), so there was nobody in a position to dare to give the answer 1841. > 1. Ethan Allen, militia leader. 1739?-89 (Connecticut, colony of Great Britain; Vermont). 25 for Dan Tilque. 5 for Peter and Dan Blum. 1 for Calvin. > 2. Pamela Anderson, actress. 1967- (British Columbia, Canada). 25 for Dan Blum, Erland, and Calvin. 5 for Peter and Dan Tilque. > 3. John Jacob Astor I, businessman. 1763-1848 (Electoral Palatinate, HRE; New York, US). 25 for Dan Tilque. 5 for Erland. > 4. Alexander Graham Bell, inventor. 1847-1922 (Scotland, UK; Nova Scotia, Canada). 25 for Peter. 5 for Calvin and Dan Tilque. 1 for Dan Blum and Erland. > 5. Mark Brader, computer programmer. 1955- (England, UK). 25 for Dan Blum, Erland, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. 5 for Peter. > 6. Rachel Carson, scientist. 1907-64 (Pennsylvania, US; Maryland, US). 25 for Dan Blum (*) and Calvin (*). 5 for Peter and Erland. 1 for Dan Tilque. > 7. Charlotte of Cambridge, princess. 2015- (England, UK). 25 for everyone -- Peter, Dan Blum, Erland, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > 8. Stephen Crane, author. 1871-1900 (New Jersey, US; Baden, Germany). 1 for Dan Blum. > 9. Pierre Curie, scientist. 1859-1906 (Seine, France; Seine, France). 25 for Calvin (*). 5 for Peter and Erland. 1 for Dan Tilque. > 10. John Kerry, politician. 1943- (Colorado, US). 25 for Peter, Dan Blum, Erland, and Calvin. 1 for Dan Tilque. > 11. Pierre Laval, politician. 1883-1945 (Puy-de-Dôme, France; Seine, France). 1 for Erland and Dan Tilque. > 12. Kawhi Leonard, basketball player. 1991- (California, US). 25 for Peter, Dan Blum, and Calvin. 5 for Erland and Dan Tilque. > 13. Elisha Otis, inventor. 1811-61 (Vermont, US; New York, US). 5 for Dan Tilque. 1 for Peter. > 14. Aleksandr Pushkin, author. 1799-1837 (Russia; Russia). 25 for Peter. > 15. Auguste Renoir, artist. 1841-1919 (Haute-Vienne, France; Alpes-Maritimes, France). > 16. Babe Ruth, baseball player. 1895-1948 (Maryland, US; New York, US). 25 for everyone, with a (*) in Dan Blum's case. That should have read George "Babe" Ruth, of course. > 17. Sacagawea, expedition member. 1787?-1812 (Shoshone lands; Dakota territory, US). 25 for Dan Blum. 5 for Dan Tilque. > 18. Camille Saint-Saëns, composer. 1835-1921 (Seine, France; Algeria, colony of France) 1 for Peter, Erland, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > 19. William Shatner, actor. 1931- (Quebec, Canada). 25 for Peter, Dan Blum, and Calvin. 5 for Dan Tilque. > 20. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, author. 1751-1816 (Leinster, Ireland; England, UK). 25 for Calvin and Dan Tilque. 5 for Dan Blum. > 21. John M.W. Turner, artist. 1775-1851 (England, GB; England, UK). 25 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. 5 for Peter. > 22. William "Boss" Tweed, politician. 1823-78 (New York, US; New York, US). 5 for Dan Blum. 1 for Dan Tilque. > 23. Nik Wallenda, daredevil. 1979- (Florida, US). 25 for Peter and Dan Blum. 5 for Erland and Dan Tilque. > 24. Quvenzhané Wallis, actress. 2003- (Louisiana, US). 25 for Peter, Dan Blum, and Calvin. > 25. James Wolfe, general. 1727-59 (England, UK; New France, colony of France). 25 for Dan Blum, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. 5 for Peter. Scores, if there are no errors: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ... Dan Blum 5 25 0 1 25 25 25 1 0 25 0 25 0 0 0 ... "Calvin" 1 25 0 5 25 25 25 0 25 25 0 25 0 0 0 ... Peter Smyth 5 5 0 25 5 5 25 0 5 25 0 25 1 25 0 ... Dan Tilque 25 5 25 5 25 1 25 0 1 1 1 5 5 0 0 ... Erland Sommarskog 0 25 5 1 25 5 25 0 5 25 1 5 0 0 0 ... ... 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 TOTALS Dan Blum ... 25 25 0 25 5 25 5 25 25 25 342 "Calvin" ... 25 0 1 25 25 0 0 0 25 25 307 Peter Smyth ... 25 0 1 25 0 5 0 25 25 5 262 Dan Tilque ... 25 5 1 5 25 25 1 5 0 25 241 Erland Sommarskog ... 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 153 So now it's back to Dan Blum, I hope, for RQ 272. -- Mark Brader "...there are other means of persuasion msb@vex.net besides killing and threatening to kill." Toronto --Dashiell Hammett, The Maltese Falcon My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 18 04:55AM -0500 Dan Blum has won RQ 271, and I've just posted the detailed results without remembering to change the subject line. You know what to do. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "More importantly, Mark is just plain wrong." msb@vex.net -- John Hollingsworth |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 18 10:38AM >> 24. Quvenzhané Wallis, actress. > 2003- (Louisiana, US). 25 for Peter, Dan Blum, and Calvin. So my assumption that the person born this year would be an actor proved to be perfectly correct. Nevermind that in a 50/50 choice I picked the wrong one, and that someone found that so weird that they had to call that out. Personally, I was quite surprised when someone suggested that John Kerry to be born in 1967. But maybe that is my misunderstanding of what's important in life. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 17 12:22PM > candidate for the Alabama senate seat formerly occupied by > attorney-general Jeff Sessions. Name that politician who failed > to win on Trump's coattails in that reddest of red states. Luther Strange > Netflix in financing Canadian programming and distribution. > What is the minimum that the Internet streaming giant has agreed > to spend? $10 million; $25 million > 8. Saudi Arabia was in the news last week for something not related > to oil. The country will never be the same again, said one > Saudi. What change was announced? women are now allowed to drive > 10. A famous Winnipeg-born TV host died last week at age 96. > He was best known for hosting "Let's Make a Deal". Name him. Monty Hall > turnout because the Spanish government had declared it illegal. > In English, what is the name of this would-be secessionist > region? Catalonia > the Canada Revenue Agency to add a new category to taxable > benefits for employees. The government immediately squashed > the plan. What were they going to begin taxing? vacation time > Republican senator, who tweeted back, describing the White > House as an "adult day care center". Name the senator in this > war of words. Corker > Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is very much in danger. Prime Minister > Trudeau was in Washington last week to meet with Trump, then > headed to Mexico to meet with its president. Who's he? Pena > 8. The US and Israel have withdrawn from a UN agency set up to > protect cultural and natural heritage, claiming the agency has > shown an anti-Israeli bias. Which agency? UNESCO > rate of fire of semi-automatic guns and rifles, making them > more lethal. These devices were used on some of the Las Vegas > murderer's weapons. What is the common term for these devices? bump stocks -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Bruce Bowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Oct 17 01:32PM On Tue, 17 Oct 2017 02:49:28 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > 8. Saudi Arabia was in the news last week for something not related > to oil. The country will never be the same again, said one Saudi. > What change was announced? Women can drive cars! > indigenous band which claimed the pipeline plan violated its rights > without consultation. Name this pipeline that is again facing > difficulties. DAPL (aka the Dakota Access Pipe Line) > 10. A famous Winnipeg-born TV host died last week at age 96. > He was best known for hosting "Let's Make a Deal". Name him. Monty Hall > on sovereignty, which passed by a huge margin, but with a low turnout > because the Spanish government had declared it illegal. In English, > what is the name of this would-be secessionist region? Catalonia > his own party. This past week he tweeted insults at a leading > Republican senator, who tweeted back, describing the White House as > an "adult day care center". Name the senator in this war of words. Bob Corker > 8. The US and Israel have withdrawn from a UN agency set up to > protect cultural and natural heritage, claiming the agency has shown > an anti-Israeli bias. Which agency? UNESCO > fire of semi-automatic guns and rifles, making them more lethal. > These devices were used on some of the Las Vegas murderer's weapons. > What is the common term for these devices? Bump Stocks |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Oct 17 08:38AM -0500 In article <xZidnUinSKOVK3jEnZ2dnUU7-SXNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > 1. The major-league baseball record for home runs by a rookie, owned > for two decades by slugger Mark McGwire, was smashed this week. > Name the rookie who now holds this distinction. Aaron Judge > candidate for the Alabama senate seat formerly occupied by > attorney-general Jeff Sessions. Name that politician who failed > to win on Trump's coattails in that reddest of red states. Strange > this practice? > 6. Prince Harry made his first public appearance with his girlfriend > at the Invictus Games in Toronto. What is her name? Meghan Markel > 8. Saudi Arabia was in the news last week for something not related > to oil. The country will never be the same again, said one > Saudi. What change was announced? Women are allowed to drive automobiles > that is again facing difficulties. > 10. A famous Winnipeg-born TV host died last week at age 96. > He was best known for hosting "Let's Make a Deal". Name him. Monty Hall > turnout because the Spanish government had declared it illegal. > In English, what is the name of this would-be secessionist > region? Catalonia > Republican senator, who tweeted back, describing the White > House as an "adult day care center". Name the senator in this > war of words. Corker > 8. The US and Israel have withdrawn from a UN agency set up to > protect cultural and natural heritage, claiming the agency has > shown an anti-Israeli bias. Which agency? UNESCO > rate of fire of semi-automatic guns and rifles, making them > more lethal. These devices were used on some of the Las Vegas > murderer's weapons. What is the common term for these devices? bump stock -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 17 07:17AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 8. Saudi Arabia was in the news last week for something not related > to oil. The country will never be the same again, said one > Saudi. What change was announced? allowing women to drive > interests of an indigenous band which claimed the pipeline plan > violated its rights without consultation. Name this pipeline > that is again facing difficulties. Keystone XL > 10. A famous Winnipeg-born TV host died last week at age 96. > He was best known for hosting "Let's Make a Deal". Name him. Monty Hall (Did they bury him behind door #1, door #2, door #3, or in this coffin the ushers are bringing in?) > the city, the Toronto Football Club of Major League Soccer, > has clinched the MLS regular-season championship. What's the > trophy for that called? MLS Cup (Probably the wrong answer, but that's all that's coming to mind from 2 years ago when the Timbers won it. They'll win it again this year, just you watch.) > 2. Which country's qualification last week for the 2018 FIFA World > Cup was notable, as it made them the country with the smallest > population ever to play in the Finals tournament? Trinidad & Tobago > turnout because the Spanish government had declared it illegal. > In English, what is the name of this would-be secessionist > region? Catalonia > Republican senator, who tweeted back, describing the White > House as an "adult day care center". Name the senator in this > war of words. Corker > 8. The US and Israel have withdrawn from a UN agency set up to > protect cultural and natural heritage, claiming the agency has > shown an anti-Israeli bias. Which agency? UNESCO > rate of fire of semi-automatic guns and rifles, making them > more lethal. These devices were used on some of the Las Vegas > murderer's weapons. What is the common term for these devices? bump stock -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 17 09:11PM +0200 > ultra-right party that will now sit in the Bundestag as the > third-largest party with 13% of the vote. In German or English, > what is its name? Allianz für Deutschland > 6. Prince Harry made his first public appearance with his girlfriend > at the Invictus Games in Toronto. What is her name? Kathy > Netflix in financing Canadian programming and distribution. > What is the minimum that the Internet streaming giant has agreed > to spend? 50 million CAD > 8. Saudi Arabia was in the news last week for something not related > to oil. The country will never be the same again, said one > Saudi. What change was announced? Women will be allowed to drive cars > 2. Which country's qualification last week for the 2018 FIFA World > Cup was notable, as it made them the country with the smallest > population ever to play in the Finals tournament? Iceland > turnout because the Spanish government had declared it illegal. > In English, what is the name of this would-be secessionist > region? Catalonia > Republican senator, who tweeted back, describing the White > House as an "adult day care center". Name the senator in this > war of words. Bill Bryant > Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is very much in danger. Prime Minister > Trudeau was in Washington last week to meet with Trump, then > headed to Mexico to meet with its president. Who's he? Neta > 8. The US and Israel have withdrawn from a UN agency set up to > protect cultural and natural heritage, claiming the agency has > shown an anti-Israeli bias. Which agency? UNESCO > rate of fire of semi-automatic guns and rifles, making them > more lethal. These devices were used on some of the Las Vegas > murderer's weapons. What is the common term for these devices? Bump stock -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Oct 17 05:56PM -0700 On Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at 3:49:33 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > interests of an indigenous band which claimed the pipeline plan > violated its rights without consultation. Name this pipeline > that is again facing difficulties. Keystone? > 10. A famous Winnipeg-born TV host died last week at age 96. > He was best known for hosting "Let's Make a Deal". Name him. Monty Hall > turnout because the Spanish government had declared it illegal. > In English, what is the name of this would-be secessionist > region? Barcelona > Republican senator, who tweeted back, describing the White > House as an "adult day care center". Name the senator in this > war of words. Bob Corker > 8. The US and Israel have withdrawn from a UN agency set up to > protect cultural and natural heritage, claiming the agency has > shown an anti-Israeli bias. Which agency? UNESCO > rate of fire of semi-automatic guns and rifles, making them > more lethal. These devices were used on some of the Las Vegas > murderer's weapons. What is the common term for these devices? Bump Stocks |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 18 05:09AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:xZidnUinSKOVK3jEnZ2dnUU7- > candidate for the Alabama senate seat formerly occupied by > attorney-general Jeff Sessions. Name that politician who failed > to win on Trump's coattails in that reddest of red states. Strange > ultra-right party that will now sit in the Bundestag as the > third-largest party with 13% of the vote. In German or English, > what is its name? Alternative for Germany > 6. Prince Harry made his first public appearance with his girlfriend > at the Invictus Games in Toronto. What is her name? Meghan Markle > 8. Saudi Arabia was in the news last week for something not related > to oil. The country will never be the same again, said one > Saudi. What change was announced? allowing women to drive cars > 10. A famous Winnipeg-born TV host died last week at age 96. > He was best known for hosting "Let's Make a Deal". Name him. Monty Hall > turnout because the Spanish government had declared it illegal. > In English, what is the name of this would-be secessionist > region? Catalonia > Republican senator, who tweeted back, describing the White > House as an "adult day care center". Name the senator in this > war of words. Corker > 8. The US and Israel have withdrawn from a UN agency set up to > protect cultural and natural heritage, claiming the agency has > shown an anti-Israeli bias. Which agency? UNESCO > rate of fire of semi-automatic guns and rifles, making them > more lethal. These devices were used on some of the Las Vegas > murderer's weapons. What is the common term for these devices? bump stock -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 17 07:37AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > | Khaan | Velociraptor > | Iguanodon | Vulcanodon > 1. Three-horned lizard. Triceratops > 2. Thunder lizard. Brontosaurus > 3. Thick-headed lizard. Pachycephalosaurus > 4. Fused lizard. Ankylosaurus > 5. Speedy thief. Velociraptor > 6. Heavy claw. Deinonychus > 7. Hollow tail. Baryonyx > 8. Thick lizard. Stegosaurus > 9. Big tooth. Megalodon > 10. Ancient wing. Archaeopteryx > B1. Barry Bonds is the lone member of Major League Baseball's > so-called "500 Club." That means he has at least 500 each > of what two baseball stats? home runs & stolen bases > the previous question. Oneel Obaqf vf ZYO'f pnerre yrnqre > va ubzr ehaf. Jvguva 20, ubj znal qvq ur uvg va uvf 22 > frnfbaf jvgu Cvggfohetu naq Fna Senapvfpb? 780 > C1. The sales of new Canada Savings Bonds were discontinued > this year by the Trudeau government. But within 3 years, > when were Canada Savings Bonds *first* offered? 1962 > being held together by the attraction of atoms. What type > of chemical bond typically joins atoms of two non-metallic > substances? covalent > D2. And what kind typically joins a metal to a non-metal? ionic > E2. What is the nickname for investment bonds that are rated > below investment grade, have a higher risk of default, > but pay higher yields to make them attractive to investors? junk bonds -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 17 08:59PM +0200 > ** Game 2, Round 9 - Science - Dinosaur-Name Etymologies > 1. Three-horned lizard. Triceratops > 2. Thunder lizard. Brachiosaurus > 3. Thick-headed lizard. Spinosaurus > 4. Fused lizard. Allosaurus > 5. Speedy thief. Velociraptor > 6. Heavy claw. Coelurus > 7. Hollow tail. Iguanodon > 8. Thick lizard. Titanosaurus > 9. Big tooth. Pterodactyl > 10. Ancient wing. Archaeopteryx > L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds, was the first movie with > permission to shoot in Amsterdam's canals since *which > James Bond movie* that starred Sean Connery? You Only Live Twice > the previous question. Oneel Obaqf vf ZYO'f pnerre yrnqre > va ubzr ehaf. Jvguva 20, ubj znal qvq ur uvg va uvf 22 > frnfbaf jvgu Cvggfohetu naq Fna Senapvfpb? 314 > C1. The sales of new Canada Savings Bonds were discontinued > this year by the Trudeau government. But within 3 years, > when were Canada Savings Bonds *first* offered? 1916 > being held together by the attraction of atoms. What type > of chemical bond typically joins atoms of two non-metallic > substances? Covalent > D2. And what kind typically joins a metal to a non-metal? Ionic > E1. A 3-party contract where person A promises to pay person B > in case of non-performance or dishonesty by person C is > called what sort of bond? Credit Default Swap > E2. What is the nickname for investment bonds that are rated > below investment grade, have a higher risk of default, > but pay higher yields to make them attractive to investors? Junk bonds > * F. Geography: Australia > F1. In which Australian state is the main campus of Bond > University? New South Wales -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Oct 17 06:00PM -0700 On Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at 5:45:10 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > > Seems ridiculously hard for a Canadian quiz. > That's what *I* thought, but it was answered correctly in 3 out of > 8 games -- once on the first try, twice on the second. Good to hear. Questions that no-one gets right usually reflect poorly on the question setter. cheers, calvin |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Oct 17 06:01PM -0700 On Monday, October 16, 2017 at 1:45:10 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > | Khaan | Velociraptor > | Iguanodon | Vulcanodon > 1. Three-horned lizard. Triceratops > 2. Thunder lizard. Allosaurus > 3. Thick-headed lizard. > 4. Fused lizard. Troodon > 5. Speedy thief. Velociraptor > 6. Heavy claw. Ankylosaurus > 7. Hollow tail. Hadrosaurus > 8. Thick lizard. Stegosaurus > 9. Big tooth. Megalodon > 10. Ancient wing. Pterodactyl > A1. Name the American R&B and rock-and-roll singer born in 1939 > and best known for his hits "New Orleans" and "Quarter > to Three." Gary U.S. Bonds > B1. Barry Bonds is the lone member of Major League Baseball's > so-called "500 Club." That means he has at least 500 each > of what two baseball stats? Hits > the previous question. Oneel Obaqf vf ZYO'f pnerre yrnqre > va ubzr ehaf. Jvguva 20, ubj znal qvq ur uvg va uvf 22 > frnfbaf jvgu Cvggfohetu naq Fna Senapvfpb? Barry Bonds is MLB's career leader > in home runs. Within 20, how many did he hit in his 22 > seasons with Pittsburgh and San Francisco? 5000? > being held together by the attraction of atoms. What type > of chemical bond typically joins atoms of two non-metallic > substances? Covalent? |
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