Thursday, November 30, 2017

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 6 updates in 2 topics

"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Nov 29 12:26PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 1. Which European country will miss next year's World Cup soccer
> finals (tournament) for the first time since 1958 after being
> eliminated by Sweden last week?
Italy
> 2. The 2017 Cy Young Awards for the best pitcher in each of the
> American League and National League were announced this past
> week. Both winners are repeat winners. Name either.
Kershaw
> performed in-utero surgery on a baby to repair *what birth-defect
> condition* where there is incomplete closing of the backbone
> and membranes around the spinal cord?
Spina bifida
> climate-science research?
 
> 6. What African country's military seized control of the government
> last week?
Zimbabwe
> 7. The American Heart Association and several other groups
> redefined high blood pressure as starting at what reading?
> Both numbers required.
120/90
> What's the name of the painting?
 
> 9. This songwriter, rhythm guitarist and co-founder of the band
> AC/DC died on Saturday. Give his first and last name.
Angus Young, Malcolm Young
 
> * Game 10 (2017-11-27), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 1. David Cassidy, a teen heartthrob of television and records,
> died last week at age 67. What hit TV show launched him to fame?
Partridge Family
> things that will not be allowed. (If you get 3 right I'll
> score it as "almost correct" -- an option that not available
> in the original game.)
Eating, Drinking, Ice Hockey, Speed Skating
> UN tribunal of genocide and crimes against humanity. In the
> 1990s he ordered massacres of Bosnian Musliums, and "ethnic
> cleansing" campaigns. Name him.
Mladic
> value recently. Last week it passed a new milestone, despite
> warnings of a currency bubble. In US dollars, what was the
> milestone value Bitcoin surpassed?
$10000
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: If you said
> "Mustangs" for the Vanier Cup question, we need at least the short
> name of the university. Please go back and add it.
 
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 29 08:27PM +0100

> 1. Which European country will miss next year's World Cup soccer
> finals (tournament) for the first time since 1958 after being
> eliminated by Sweden last week?
 
I think I know that one. :-)
 
Ciao, ciao, Italia!

> 5. The president of what country announced last week to a United
> Nations panel that they will cover the US contribution for
> climate-science research?
 
China

> 6. What African country's military seized control of the government
> last week?
 
Zimbabwe

> 9. This songwriter, rhythm guitarist and co-founder of the band
> AC/DC died on Saturday. Give his first and last name.
 
Malcollm Young

> 10. Over 500 people were killed and thousands injured when a
> powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the border of
> *what two countries* last week?
 
Iraq and Iran

 
> 2. 83-year-old cult leader Charles Manson also died last week.
> In the summer of 1969, Manson and his followes murdered a total
> of nine people, including a well-known actress. Name her.
 
Shirley Temple

> things that will not be allowed. (If you get 3 right I'll
> score it as "almost correct" -- an option that not available
> in the original game.)
 
No drinks, no smokes, no drugs, no sex.
 
> UN tribunal of genocide and crimes against humanity. In the
> 1990s he ordered massacres of Bosnian Musliums, and "ethnic
> cleansing" campaigns. Name him.
 
Radic

> value recently. Last week it passed a new milestone, despite
> warnings of a currency bubble. In US dollars, what was the
> milestone value Bitcoin surpassed?
 
1000$/bitcoin.
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Nov 29 07:28PM


> 1. Which European country will miss next year's World Cup soccer
> finals (tournament) for the first time since 1958 after being
> eliminated by Sweden last week?
 
Italy
 
> 2. The 2017 Cy Young Awards for the best pitcher in each of the
> American League and National League were announced this past
> week. Both winners are repeat winners. Name either.
 
Max Scherzer
 
> 3. What is the name of the ride-sharing competitor to Über who
> announced that they plan to enter the Toronto market by the
> end of the year?
 
Rent-a-Moose
 
 
> 5. The president of what country announced last week to a United
> Nations panel that they will cover the US contribution for
> climate-science research?
 
France
 
> 6. What African country's military seized control of the government
> last week?
 
Zimbabwe
 
> 7. The American Heart Association and several other groups
> redefined high blood pressure as starting at what reading?
> Both numbers required.
 
140/60
 
> What's the name of the painting?
 
 
 
> 9. This songwriter, rhythm guitarist and co-founder of the band
> AC/DC died on Saturday. Give his first and last name.
 
Malcolm Young
 
> 10. Over 500 people were killed and thousands injured when a
> powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the border of
> *what two countries* last week?
 
Iran / Iraq?
 
> * Game 10 (2017-11-27), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 1. David Cassidy, a teen heartthrob of television and records,
> died last week at age 67. What hit TV show launched him to fame?
 
Partridge Family
 
> 2. 83-year-old cult leader Charles Manson also died last week.
> In the summer of 1969, Manson and his followes murdered a total
> of nine people, including a well-known actress. Name her.
 
Sharon Tate
 
> things that will not be allowed. (If you get 3 right I'll
> score it as "almost correct" -- an option that not available
> in the original game.)
 
Hockey Sticks, Jumps, Revealing Clothing, Shrines to Tonya Harding
 
> 4. The Toronto School Board voted 18-3 to eliminate a controversial
> program which has been around for 9 years. What?
 
The Big Bang Theory
 
> 5. The Vanier Cup, symbolizing football supremacy among Canadian
> universities, was played Saturday in Hamilton between two
> perennial powerhouses. Who won?
 
U Montreal
 
> UN tribunal of genocide and crimes against humanity. In the
> 1990s he ordered massacres of Bosnian Musliums, and "ethnic
> cleansing" campaigns. Name him.
 
Ratko Mladic
 
> for shoplifting -- and the father *didn't express sufficient
> gratitude* to Trump. Name the father, who has another son
> playing for the L.A. Lakers. The surname will do.
 
Ball
 
> value recently. Last week it passed a new milestone, despite
> warnings of a currency bubble. In US dollars, what was the
> milestone value Bitcoin surpassed?
 
$100,000
 
Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Nov 29 03:46PM -0800

On Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at 6:39:25 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 3. What is the name of the ride-sharing competitor to Über who
> announced that they plan to enter the Toronto market by the
> end of the year?
Lyft
> climate-science research?
 
> 6. What African country's military seized control of the government
> last week?
Zimbabwe
> 7. The American Heart Association and several other groups
> redefined high blood pressure as starting at what reading?
> Both numbers required.
120 over 90?
> What's the name of the painting?
 
> 9. This songwriter, rhythm guitarist and co-founder of the band
> AC/DC died on Saturday. Give his first and last name.
Malcolm Young
 
> * Game 10 (2017-11-27), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 1. David Cassidy, a teen heartthrob of television and records,
> died last week at age 67. What hit TV show launched him to fame?
"The Partridge Family"
> 2. 83-year-old cult leader Charles Manson also died last week.
> In the summer of 1969, Manson and his followers murdered a total
> of nine people, including a well-known actress. Name her.
Sharon Tate
> for shoplifting -- and the father *didn't express sufficient
> gratitude* to Trump. Name the father, who has another son
> playing for the L.A. Lakers. The surname will do.
Laball?
Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Nov 30 03:39AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:EuednZxRsIQ6boDHnZ2dnUU7-
 
> 1. Which European country will miss next year's World Cup soccer
> finals (tournament) for the first time since 1958 after being
> eliminated by Sweden last week?
 
Italy
 
 
> 2. The 2017 Cy Young Awards for the best pitcher in each of the
> American League and National League were announced this past
> week. Both winners are repeat winners. Name either.
 
Kluber
 
 
> 3. What is the name of the ride-sharing competitor to Über who
> announced that they plan to enter the Toronto market by the
> end of the year?
 
Lyft
 
> performed in-utero surgery on a baby to repair *what birth-defect
> condition* where there is incomplete closing of the backbone
> and membranes around the spinal cord?
 
Spina bifida
 
> climate-science research?
 
> 6. What African country's military seized control of the government
> last week?
 
Zimbabwe
 
 
> 7. The American Heart Association and several other groups
> redefined high blood pressure as starting at what reading?
> Both numbers required.
 
130/80
 
> selling a single painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci
> for approximately $450,000,000 US (including commission).
> What's the name of the painting?
 
Salvatore Mundi
 
 
> * Game 10 (2017-11-27), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 1. David Cassidy, a teen heartthrob of television and records,
> died last week at age 67. What hit TV show launched him to fame?
 
The Partridge Family
 
 
> 2. 83-year-old cult leader Charles Manson also died last week.
> In the summer of 1969, Manson and his followes murdered a total
> of nine people, including a well-known actress. Name her.
 
Sharon Tate
 
> UN tribunal of genocide and crimes against humanity. In the
> 1990s he ordered massacres of Bosnian Musliums, and "ethnic
> cleansing" campaigns. Name him.
 
Ratko Mladic
 
> for shoplifting -- and the father *didn't express sufficient
> gratitude* to Trump. Name the father, who has another son
> playing for the L.A. Lakers. The surname will do.
 
Ball
 
> value recently. Last week it passed a new milestone, despite
> warnings of a currency bubble. In US dollars, what was the
> milestone value Bitcoin surpassed?
 
$10,000
 
 
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh fnvq
> "Zhfgnatf" sbe gur Inavre Phc dhrfgvba, jr arrq ng yrnfg gur fubeg
> anzr bs gur havirefvgl. Cyrnfr tb onpx naq nqq vg.
 
Pete Gayde
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 29 09:21PM +0100

> And I expect I'm missing some from Latin America. Don't have anything
> from there except Mexicali, which is just across the border from Calexico.
 
One could think there are some. Then again, they are not as terse as
you in the north, but they can gladly have towns called things Libertador
General San Martín.

I saw you had a few street names. I don't know about these; were the
abbreivation just created for the streets?
 
In Sweden I found two instances of Aseavägen (in Bollnäs and Robertsfors).
Asea is originally an acronym - Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget -
but it has since long been a name of its own. (Today you find it as the
A in ABB, ASEA-Brown Boveri.) So I would not really count it.
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Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 14 updates in 4 topics

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 28 05:39PM -0600

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
give the answers that were correct on that date.
 
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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
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 3 days.
 
All questions were written by members of Smith & Guessin' and are
used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of
current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting
of other rounds. For further information see my recent companion
posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
 
* Game 9 (2017-11-20), Round 1 - Current Events
 
1. Which European country will miss next year's World Cup soccer
finals (tournament) for the first time since 1958 after being
eliminated by Sweden last week?
 
2. The 2017 Cy Young Awards for the best pitcher in each of the
American League and National League were announced this past
week. Both winners are repeat winners. Name either.
 
3. What is the name of the ride-sharing competitor to Über who
announced that they plan to enter the Toronto market by the
end of the year?
 
4. In a Canadian first, a baby was born on whom doctors had
performed in-utero surgery on a baby to repair *what birth-defect
condition* where there is incomplete closing of the backbone
and membranes around the spinal cord?
 
5. The president of what country announced last week to a United
Nations panel that they will cover the US contribution for
climate-science research?
 
6. What African country's military seized control of the government
last week?
 
7. The American Heart Association and several other groups
redefined high blood pressure as starting at what reading?
Both numbers required.
 
8. Christie's New York auction last Wednesday set a record by
selling a single painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci
for approximately $450,000,000 US (including commission).
What's the name of the painting?
 
9. This songwriter, rhythm guitarist and co-founder of the band
AC/DC died on Saturday. Give his first and last name.
 
10. Over 500 people were killed and thousands injured when a
powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the border of
*what two countries* last week?
 
 
* Game 10 (2017-11-27), Round 1 - Current Events
 
1. David Cassidy, a teen heartthrob of television and records,
died last week at age 67. What hit TV show launched him to fame?
 
2. 83-year-old cult leader Charles Manson also died last week.
In the summer of 1969, Manson and his followes murdered a total
of nine people, including a well-known actress. Name her.
 
3. To celebrate Canada's 150th-anniversary year, a temporary ice
rink is being specially built on Parliament Hill at a cost of at
least $5,600,000. Not only the price tag attracted attention,
but so did the rules for skaters. Name *four* of the eight
things that will not be allowed. (If you get 3 right I'll
score it as "almost correct" -- an option that not available
in the original game.)
 
4. The Toronto School Board voted 18-3 to eliminate a controversial
program which has been around for 9 years. What?
 
5. The Vanier Cup, symbolizing football supremacy among Canadian
universities, was played Saturday in Hamilton between two
perennial powerhouses. Who won?
 
6. During the week leading up to the Grey Cup, the Canadian
Football League hands out its individual awards. Who won the
Most Outstanding Player award for 2017?
 
7. This past week a Bosnian Serb military leader was convicted by a
UN tribunal of genocide and crimes against humanity. In the
1990s he ordered massacres of Bosnian Musliums, and "ethnic
cleansing" campaigns. Name him.
 
8. As usual, US President Donald Trump launched a Twitter attack
this past week. This one was against the father of one of
three UCLA basketball players. Trump claims he got Chinese
authorities to let the trio return home after they were detained
for shoplifting -- and the father *didn't express sufficient
gratitude* to Trump. Name the father, who has another son
playing for the L.A. Lakers. The surname will do.
 
9. The author of a "literary thriller" called "Bellevue Square" took
him the Giller Prize, Canada's richest literary award, last week.
Name him.
 
10. The crypto-currency Bitcoin has been steadily increasing in
value recently. Last week it passed a new milestone, despite
warnings of a currency bubble. In US dollars, what was the
milestone value Bitcoin surpassed?
 
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh fnvq
"Zhfgnatf" sbe gur Inavre Phc dhrfgvba, jr arrq ng yrnfg gur fubeg
anzr bs gur havirefvgl. Cyrnfr tb onpx naq nqq vg.
--
Mark Brader "If cars were designed the same way as software is
Toronto today, they'd all have buggy-whip holders..."
msb@vex.net -- Marcus J. Ranum
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 28 11:57PM


> 1. Which European country will miss next year's World Cup soccer
> finals (tournament) for the first time since 1958 after being
> eliminated by Sweden last week?
 
Spain; France
 
> 3. What is the name of the ride-sharing competitor to ?ber who
> announced that they plan to enter the Toronto market by the
> end of the year?
 
Lyft
 
> performed in-utero surgery on a baby to repair *what birth-defect
> condition* where there is incomplete closing of the backbone
> and membranes around the spinal cord?
 
spina bifida
 
> 5. The president of what country announced last week to a United
> Nations panel that they will cover the US contribution for
> climate-science research?
 
France; China
 
> 6. What African country's military seized control of the government
> last week?
 
Zimbabwe
 
> 10. Over 500 people were killed and thousands injured when a
> powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the border of
> *what two countries* last week?
 
Iran and Iraq
 
> * Game 10 (2017-11-27), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 1. David Cassidy, a teen heartthrob of television and records,
> died last week at age 67. What hit TV show launched him to fame?
 
The Partridge Family
 
> 2. 83-year-old cult leader Charles Manson also died last week.
> In the summer of 1969, Manson and his followes murdered a total
> of nine people, including a well-known actress. Name her.
 
Sharon Tate
 
> 5. The Vanier Cup, symbolizing football supremacy among Canadian
> universities, was played Saturday in Hamilton between two
> perennial powerhouses. Who won?
 
McGill
 
> UN tribunal of genocide and crimes against humanity. In the
> 1990s he ordered massacres of Bosnian Musliums, and "ethnic
> cleansing" campaigns. Name him.
 
Radakovic
 
> for shoplifting -- and the father *didn't express sufficient
> gratitude* to Trump. Name the father, who has another son
> playing for the L.A. Lakers. The surname will do.
 
Ball
 
> value recently. Last week it passed a new milestone, despite
> warnings of a currency bubble. In US dollars, what was the
> milestone value Bitcoin surpassed?
 
$1000; $10,000
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Nov 29 05:17AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:EuednZxRsIQ6boDHnZ2dnUU7-
 
> 1. Which European country will miss next year's World Cup soccer
> finals (tournament) for the first time since 1958 after being
> eliminated by Sweden last week?
 
Italy

> 3. What is the name of the ride-sharing competitor to Über who
> announced that they plan to enter the Toronto market by the
> end of the year?
 
Lyft

> performed in-utero surgery on a baby to repair *what birth-defect
> condition* where there is incomplete closing of the backbone
> and membranes around the spinal cord?
 
spina bifida
 
> 5. The president of what country announced last week to a United
> Nations panel that they will cover the US contribution for
> climate-science research?
 
China

> 6. What African country's military seized control of the government
> last week?
 
Zimbabwe
 
> 9. This songwriter, rhythm guitarist and co-founder of the band
> AC/DC died on Saturday. Give his first and last name.
 
Malcolm Young

> * Game 10 (2017-11-27), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 1. David Cassidy, a teen heartthrob of television and records,
> died last week at age 67. What hit TV show launched him to fame?
 
"The Partridge Family"

> 2. 83-year-old cult leader Charles Manson also died last week.
> In the summer of 1969, Manson and his followes murdered a total
> of nine people, including a well-known actress. Name her.
 
Sharon Tate

> UN tribunal of genocide and crimes against humanity. In the
> 1990s he ordered massacres of Bosnian Musliums, and "ethnic
> cleansing" campaigns. Name him.
 
Mladic

> for shoplifting -- and the father *didn't express sufficient
> gratitude* to Trump. Name the father, who has another son
> playing for the L.A. Lakers. The surname will do.
 
Ball
 
> value recently. Last week it passed a new milestone, despite
> warnings of a currency bubble. In US dollars, what was the
> milestone value Bitcoin surpassed?
 
$10,000

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 21 11:19PM -0800

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 1. Which European country will miss next year's World Cup soccer
> finals (tournament) for the first time since 1958 after being
> eliminated by Sweden last week?
 
Italy
 
 
> 3. What is the name of the ride-sharing competitor to Über who
> announced that they plan to enter the Toronto market by the
> end of the year?
 
Lyft
 
> performed in-utero surgery on a baby to repair *what birth-defect
> condition* where there is incomplete closing of the backbone
> and membranes around the spinal cord?
 
spina bifida
 
> climate-science research?
 
> 6. What African country's military seized control of the government
> last week?
 
Zimbabwe
 
 
> 7. The American Heart Association and several other groups
> redefined high blood pressure as starting at what reading?
> Both numbers required.
 
135/85
 
 
> 10. Over 500 people were killed and thousands injured when a
> powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the border of
> *what two countries* last week?
 
Iran and Iraq
 
 
> * Game 10 (2017-11-27), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 1. David Cassidy, a teen heartthrob of television and records,
> died last week at age 67. What hit TV show launched him to fame?
 
The Partridge Family
 
 
> 2. 83-year-old cult leader Charles Manson also died last week.
> In the summer of 1969, Manson and his followes murdered a total
> of nine people, including a well-known actress. Name her.
 
Sharon Tate
 
> UN tribunal of genocide and crimes against humanity. In the
> 1990s he ordered massacres of Bosnian Musliums, and "ethnic
> cleansing" campaigns. Name him.
 
Ratko Mladic
 
> value recently. Last week it passed a new milestone, despite
> warnings of a currency bubble. In US dollars, what was the
> milestone value Bitcoin surpassed?
 
$10,000
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 28 03:40AM -0800

I recently created three new wiki-lists:
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_geographic_names_derived_from_acronyms_and_initialisms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_geographic_names_derived_from_portmanteaus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_geographic_names_derived_from_anagrams_and_ananyms
 
Ananyms are what I've always called a reversal. That is, a name created
by spelling some other name or word backwards.
 
The distinction I make between acronyms and initialisms is that acronyms
are abbreviations of some specific multi-word term, while initialisms
are from sets of names that can be reordered as needed. That's the way I
used them, anyway, because I couldn't come up with a good term for the
latter group. Acrostic is close, but those are usually the first letters
of words, sentences, lines, or paragraphs of some kind of text (often a
poem), so it didn't seem to quite fit.
 
Anyway, the main problem with them lists is that there are very few
entries from outside North America. The bulk of them are from the US and
there's a fair number from Canada. But there's less than 10 total on the
three lists combined from the rest of the world. (I counted 7, but may
have missed one or two. There's none at all in the anagram/ananym file.)
 
So I'm asking if anyone has any additions. You can either tell me or
make the additions yourself.
 
 
PS Pakistan and Benelux are already there, so I'll save you bother of
looking for those.
 
PPS There's a couple initialisms in recent use for some subsets of
European countries (e.g. PIIGS = Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and
Spain) but those are economic rather than geographic terms.
 
--
Dan Tilque
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 28 09:13PM +0100

> there's a fair number from Canada. But there's less than 10 total on the
> three lists combined from the rest of the world. (I counted 7, but may
> have missed one or two. There's none at all in the anagram/ananym file.)
 
It might be because it is only in that part of the world, you get such
funny ideas. :-)
 
Or at least, such names are much more likely to be found in the New World,
than the Old, since places generally are younger and the history of the
name is known.
 
Over here, names have undergone transformation and reinterpreation
over the years. The most well-known example might be Constatinopel that
became Istanbul. Nearby where I grew up there is a place Åhus, which
you could read as "brook-house". However, I believe the original name
is Aros, which means nothing today, but originally meant "mouth of
brook". (Indeed, one arm of the province's biggest brooks runs to the
sea in Åhus.)
 
So there could be names that initially were for instance portmanteaus, but
you would easily recognize them as such.

I was able to think of one in list of Neighbourhood names. There is one
area in central Stockholm which sometimes is referred to as SOFO, which
would be "South of Folkungagatan". Maybe there also some relation to
Sofia, which is a church and a parish in that area. But it is not in general
use, and I have a sense it's mainly used by real estate agents, which
tends to come up with all sorts of chic names.
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 21 10:26PM -0800

Erland Sommarskog wrote:
 
> Or at least, such names are much more likely to be found in the New World,
> than the Old, since places generally are younger and the history of the
> name is known.
 
Well, yes, I didn't expect a huge number of them from
Europe/Asia/Adfrica, but a few more than what I have. And maybe some
from Australia. That would be nice.
 
And I expect I'm missing some from Latin America. Don't have anything
from there except Mexicali, which is just across the border from Calexico.
 
 
> Over here, names have undergone transformation and reinterpreation
> over the years.
 
Yes, the preface of one book on place name etymology points out that New
World specialists work much like historians and hunt down primary
records, while Old World toponymologists (is that a word?) work more
like linguists reconstructing a dead language.
 
 
> Sofia, which is a church and a parish in that area. But it is not in general
> use, and I have a sense it's mainly used by real estate agents, which
> tends to come up with all sorts of chic names.
 
Yeah, I've already rejected a couple such which seemed to be only real
estate hype. (Everyone has to copy SoHo in NY. And they copied Soho in
London, but that wasn't an acronym.) There's probably some more that I
should have rejected on that basis, but it's hard to judge unless you
live in that metropolitan area.
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Nov 28 12:36PM -0600

In article <ovjcr7$ngi$1@dont-email.me>, dtilque@frontier.com says...
 
> There may be something wrong with my newsfeed. I never saw the posting
> of this round and only see one set of answers (Pete Gayde's).
 
Me too. I use Eternal September for my news feed.
 
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 28 08:35PM +0100


>> There may be something wrong with my newsfeed. I never saw the posting
>> of this round and only see one set of answers (Pete Gayde's).
 
> Me too. I use Eternal September for my news feed.
 
Yes, there were some hiccup on Eternal September starting Friday or so. I
noted in some other newsgroup when I went back in the thread that the
article number was a lot lower. I then found a similar thread in
rec.games.trivia, and thereby identified a old range with could have new
articles, and thereby I found Mark's for the Australia & Manitoba round.
But since I hardly knew any answers, I did not post any slate.
 
It seems that it is in back in order now.
Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Nov 28 03:20PM -0800

On Friday, November 24, 2017 at 7:50:11 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> this one? (Apart from the subject, obviously.)
 
> 10. Manitoba has an estimated population of 1,300,000. Where does
> that rank it among the provinces?
4th
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 28 05:37PM -0600

If Jason Kreitzer had posted his answers on time, he would have
scored 0 on Round 2 and 0 on Round 3.
--
Mark Brader | "I don't care HOW you format char c; while ((c =
Toronto | getchar()) != EOF) putchar(c); ... this code is
msb@vex.net | a bug waiting to happen from the outset." -- Doug Gwyn
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Nov 28 04:54PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> Game 5 of the NBA finals. But they were all overshadowed
> by one athlete's run-in with the law. What was this event?
> Be specific, don't just name the athlete.
OJ Simpson car chase
> consider one of the most famous finals moments in sports history.
> A movie was made on the subject in 2009. Which country hosted
> the event?
South Africa
> They would meet in 80 matches, including 14 Grand Slam event
> finals. Both have 18 Grand Slam event final titles and have
> been inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame. Name both players.
Chris Evert / Martina Navratilova
> 9. "One Night in Vegas" is about Mike Tyson and his friendship with
> this rapper, who was murdered after attending the Tyson-Sheldon
> fight in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996. Who is this rapper?
Tupac Shakur
> performance at the 2000 Olympics, and her ultimate fall after
> admitting to using performance-enhancing drugs in 2007. She was
> stripped of all her Olympic medals. Who is this athlete?
Marion Jones
 
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 28 08:43PM +0100

> The band stayed in their home city and played at other sporting
> events until the city was rewarded with a new NFL franchise
> in 1996. What city?
 
Dallas

> Game 5 of the NBA finals. But they were all overshadowed
> by one athlete's run-in with the law. What was this event?
> Be specific, don't just name the athlete.
 
O.J Simpson was accused of murder

> consider one of the most famous finals moments in sports history.
> A movie was made on the subject in 2009. Which country hosted
> the event?
 
South Africa

> They would meet in 80 matches, including 14 Grand Slam event
> finals. Both have 18 Grand Slam event final titles and have
> been inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame. Name both players.
 
Chris Evert & Martina Navratilova

> performance at the 2000 Olympics, and her ultimate fall after
> admitting to using performance-enhancing drugs in 2007. She was
> stripped of all her Olympic medals. Who is this athlete?

M Jones
Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Nov 28 03:19PM -0800

On Monday, November 27, 2017 at 5:50:56 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> their numerical position, interspersed with the rest; answer the
> decoys if you like for fun, but for no points.
 
> 1. "Electric Chair" (1964).
Duchamp?
> 2. Untitled devil's head (1987).
> 3. "The Nightmare" (1781).
> 4. "The Face of War" (1940).
Dali?
> The band stayed in their home city and played at other sporting
> events until the city was rewarded with a new NFL franchise
> in 1996. What city?
Baltimore
> as he decided to directly challenge the NFL in an anti-monopoly
> lawsuit, and was awarded all of $3. What was the name of this
> league? (Short form acceptable.)
USFL
> overall in the 1986 NBA draft. This event would lead to the
> changing of the NBA's view on casual drug use in the league.
> What team was it that selected him in the draft?
Boston Celtics?
> Game 5 of the NBA finals. But they were all overshadowed
> by one athlete's run-in with the law. What was this event?
> Be specific, don't just name the athlete.
OJ Simpson's car chase
> They would meet in 80 matches, including 14 Grand Slam event
> finals. Both have 18 Grand Slam event final titles and have
> been inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame. Name both players.
Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert-Lloyd
> 9. "One Night in Vegas" is about Mike Tyson and his friendship with
> this rapper, who was murdered after attending the Tyson-Sheldon
> fight in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996. Who is this rapper?
2Pac
> performance at the 2000 Olympics, and her ultimate fall after
> admitting to using performance-enhancing drugs in 2007. She was
> stripped of all her Olympic medals. Who is this athlete?
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 27 04:50PM -0600

> been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
> my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
 
* Game 6, Round 4 - Arts - Evil Paintings
 
Since tomorrow is Halloween, here's a round on paintings with some
evil imagery. I have rearranged the round in order by picture
number on the handout:
 
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g6r4/evil.pdf
 
In each case, we will give you the title and date of the painting,
and you give us the artist. There were 3 decoys, which appear in
their numerical position, interspersed with the rest; answer the
decoys if you like for fun, but for no points.
 
1. "Electric Chair" (1964).
2. Untitled devil's head (1987).
3. "The Nightmare" (1781).
4. "The Face of War" (1940).
5. "Skull of a Skeleton with a Burning Cigarette" (1885).
6. Decoy -- "Saturn Devouring His Son" (1636).
7. This is also titled "Saturn Devouring His Son" (but it's from
c.1819-23).
 
8. "Massacre of the Innocents" (1611-12).
9. "Flaying of the Marsyas" (c.1570).
10. "The Great Red Dragon and the Beast from the Sea" (c.1805-10).
11. Decoy -- "Study after Velázquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X"
(1953).
 
12. Decoy -- "Vienna State Opera House" (1912).
13. "Head" (1938).
 
 
* Game 6, Round 6 - Sports - ESPN 30 for 30
 
In celebration of their 30th anniversary in 2009, ESPN began
producing a series of documentaries about historic sporting events.
There were originally going to be 30 of them -- the series was
later extended -- so they titled the series "30 for 30". In each
case we'll give you the title of one of the documentaries and some
information about the event it describes, and you'll have to answer
a question about that event.
 
1. "The Band that Wouldn't Die" follows what *was* the marching
band for an NFL team -- until the franchise left town in 1984.
The band stayed in their home city and played at other sporting
events until the city was rewarded with a new NFL franchise
in 1996. What city?
 
2. "Small Potatoes" details the history of this professional sports
league that began and ended in the mid-80s. Its demise was in
large part due to the actions of franchise owner Donald Trump,
as he decided to directly challenge the NFL in an anti-monopoly
lawsuit, and was awarded all of $3. What was the name of this
league? (Short form acceptable.)
 
3. "Without Bias" centers on basketball player Len Bias, who died
of a cocaine overdose two days after being selected second
overall in the 1986 NBA draft. This event would lead to the
changing of the NBA's view on casual drug use in the league.
What team was it that selected him in the draft?
 
4. "No Crossover: The Trial of <answer 4>" follows the trial of
this NBA superstar while he was still in high school in 1993.
After an altercation at a bowling alley, this individual and many
of his friends were charged with assault, while all of the white
students who were involved walked away. Initially sentenced to
15 years in prison, he was pardoned after 4 months and went on
to be selected 1st overall in 1996 by the Philadelphia 76ers.
Name him.
 
5. "June 17th, 1994" is about a day in sporting history: events
on the same day included Arnold Palmer's last US Open round,
the opening of the first World Cup played in the US, and
Game 5 of the NBA finals. But they were all overshadowed
by one athlete's run-in with the law. What was this event?
Be specific, don't just name the athlete.
 
6. "The Birth of Big Air" centers on this BMX legend who pretty much
built the sport into what it is today. In fact, the BMX sporting
association responsible for organizing BMX events around the
world, including for the X Games, is named after him. Who is he?
 
7. "16th Man" follows this nation's hosting of the 1995 Rugby
World Cup, which they ultimately won. After winning the final,
the country's president himself wore a Springbok rugby jersey to
award the finals trophy to captain Francois Pienaar, which many
consider one of the most famous finals moments in sports history.
A movie was made on the subject in 2009. Which country hosted
the event?
 
8. "Unmatched" follows one of the greatest rivalries in tennis
history, between these two women in the 1970s and 1980s.
They would meet in 80 matches, including 14 Grand Slam event
finals. Both have 18 Grand Slam event final titles and have
been inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame. Name both players.
 
9. "One Night in Vegas" is about Mike Tyson and his friendship with
this rapper, who was murdered after attending the Tyson-Sheldon
fight in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996. Who is this rapper?
 
10. "Press Pause" follows this track and field athlete's career:
her successful start in world championships, her amazing
performance at the 2000 Olympics, and her ultimate fall after
admitting to using performance-enhancing drugs in 2007. She was
stripped of all her Olympic medals. Who is this athlete?
 
--
Mark Brader "I used to think that the name C++
Toronto was a euphemism for D-."
msb@vex.net --Peter Moylan
 
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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 28 03:45AM


> * Game 6, Round 4 - Arts - Evil Paintings
 
> 1. "Electric Chair" (1964).
 
Andy Warhol
 
> 3. "The Nightmare" (1781).
 
Sargent
 
> 4. "The Face of War" (1940).
 
Salvador Dali
 
> 7. This is also titled "Saturn Devouring His Son" (but it's from
> c.1819-23).
 
El Greco; Goya
 
> 8. "Massacre of the Innocents" (1611-12).
 
Raphael
 
> 9. "Flaying of the Marsyas" (c.1570).
 
Raphael
 
> 13. "Head" (1938).
 
Picasso
 
> The band stayed in their home city and played at other sporting
> events until the city was rewarded with a new NFL franchise
> in 1996. What city?
 
St. Louis
 
> as he decided to directly challenge the NFL in an anti-monopoly
> lawsuit, and was awarded all of $3. What was the name of this
> league? (Short form acceptable.)
 
USFL
 
> overall in the 1986 NBA draft. This event would lead to the
> changing of the NBA's view on casual drug use in the league.
> What team was it that selected him in the draft?
 
Chicago Bulls; Los Angeles Lakers
 
> consider one of the most famous finals moments in sports history.
> A movie was made on the subject in 2009. Which country hosted
> the event?
 
South Africa
 
> 9. "One Night in Vegas" is about Mike Tyson and his friendship with
> this rapper, who was murdered after attending the Tyson-Sheldon
> fight in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996. Who is this rapper?
 
Tupac; Biggie Smalls
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Nov 28 05:02AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:y7OdncjU58dWC4HHnZ2dnUU7-
 
> In each case, we will give you the title and date of the painting,
> and you give us the artist.
 
> 4. "The Face of War" (1940).
 
Dali (?)
 
> The band stayed in their home city and played at other sporting
> events until the city was rewarded with a new NFL franchise
> in 1996. What city?
 
Baltimore
 
> as he decided to directly challenge the NFL in an anti-monopoly
> lawsuit, and was awarded all of $3. What was the name of this
> league? (Short form acceptable.)
 
USFL

> overall in the 1986 NBA draft. This event would lead to the
> changing of the NBA's view on casual drug use in the league.
> What team was it that selected him in the draft?
 
Boston Celtics
 
> 15 years in prison, he was pardoned after 4 months and went on
> to be selected 1st overall in 1996 by the Philadelphia 76ers.
> Name him.
 
Allan Iverson
 
> Game 5 of the NBA finals. But they were all overshadowed
> by one athlete's run-in with the law. What was this event?
> Be specific, don't just name the athlete.
 
the pursuit of O.J. Simpson in the white Bronco

> consider one of the most famous finals moments in sports history.
> A movie was made on the subject in 2009. Which country hosted
> the event?
 
South Africa
 
> They would meet in 80 matches, including 14 Grand Slam event
> finals. Both have 18 Grand Slam event final titles and have
> been inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame. Name both players.
 
Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert
 
> 9. "One Night in Vegas" is about Mike Tyson and his friendship with
> this rapper, who was murdered after attending the Tyson-Sheldon
> fight in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996. Who is this rapper?
 
Tupac Shakur
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
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Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Nov 28 08:29AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:y7OdncjU58dWC4HHnZ2dnUU7-
> 2. Untitled devil's head (1987).
> 3. "The Nightmare" (1781).
> 4. "The Face of War" (1940).
 
Dali
 
> The band stayed in their home city and played at other sporting
> events until the city was rewarded with a new NFL franchise
> in 1996. What city?
 
Cleveland
 
> as he decided to directly challenge the NFL in an anti-monopoly
> lawsuit, and was awarded all of $3. What was the name of this
> league? (Short form acceptable.)
 
USFL
 
> overall in the 1986 NBA draft. This event would lead to the
> changing of the NBA's view on casual drug use in the league.
> What team was it that selected him in the draft?
 
Boston Celtics
 
> 15 years in prison, he was pardoned after 4 months and went on
> to be selected 1st overall in 1996 by the Philadelphia 76ers.
> Name him.
 
Alan Iverson
 
> Game 5 of the NBA finals. But they were all overshadowed
> by one athlete's run-in with the law. What was this event?
> Be specific, don't just name the athlete.
 
O.J. Simpson's "car chase" in the White Bronco
 
> built the sport into what it is today. In fact, the BMX sporting
> association responsible for organizing BMX events around the
> world, including for the X Games, is named after him. Who is he?
 
Tony Hawks
 
> consider one of the most famous finals moments in sports history.
> A movie was made on the subject in 2009. Which country hosted
> the event?
 
South Africa
 
> They would meet in 80 matches, including 14 Grand Slam event
> finals. Both have 18 Grand Slam event final titles and have
> been inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame. Name both players.
 
Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova
 
 
> 9. "One Night in Vegas" is about Mike Tyson and his friendship with
> this rapper, who was murdered after attending the Tyson-Sheldon
> fight in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996. Who is this rapper?
 
Tupac Shakur
 
> performance at the 2000 Olympics, and her ultimate fall after
> admitting to using performance-enhancing drugs in 2007. She was
> stripped of all her Olympic medals. Who is this athlete?
 
Marion Jones
 
 
Pete Gayde
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 28 02:25AM -0800

Mark Brader wrote:
> (1953).
 
> 12. Decoy -- "Vienna State Opera House" (1912).
> 13. "Head" (1938).
 
Picasso
 
> as he decided to directly challenge the NFL in an anti-monopoly
> lawsuit, and was awarded all of $3. What was the name of this
> league? (Short form acceptable.)
 
United States Football League
 
> Game 5 of the NBA finals. But they were all overshadowed
> by one athlete's run-in with the law. What was this event?
> Be specific, don't just name the athlete.
 
OJ Simpson being arrested for murder
 
> consider one of the most famous finals moments in sports history.
> A movie was made on the subject in 2009. Which country hosted
> the event?
 
South Africa
 
> They would meet in 80 matches, including 14 Grand Slam event
> finals. Both have 18 Grand Slam event final titles and have
> been inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame. Name both players.
 
Chris Evert and Bilie Jean King
 
 
> 9. "One Night in Vegas" is about Mike Tyson and his friendship with
> this rapper, who was murdered after attending the Tyson-Sheldon
> fight in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996. Who is this rapper?
 
2Pac
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 27 04:48PM -0600

Mark Brader:
> see my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
 
> * Game 6, Round 2 - History - Australia
 
This was the hardest round in the original game, so I wasn't surprised
by the low turnout for this pair of rounds. Let's get them over
with now.
 
> arid climate of large parts of the continent. Their names for
> many of the Australian geographic features are still commonly
> used. For example, what is a billabong?
 
An isolated pond, watering hole, etc. (Formed after rainfall or as an
oxbow lake, etc.) I accepted anything close. 4 for Dan and Joshua.
 
> 2. Early European exploration of Australia dates back to 1606, when
> a Dutch navigator charted the coast of the Cape York Peninsula.
> In what modern Australian *state* can we find this area?
 
Queensland. (Charted by Willem Janszoon.) 3 for Joshua. 2 for Dan
and Pete.
 
> James Cook determined most of the extent of this large landmass
> -- but it was not immediately named Australia. Under what name
> was the majority of it known until the mid-1850s?
 
New Holland.
 
> 4. A convoy of English ships carrying the first convicts to the
> newly-established penal colony of New South Wales arrived
> in 1788. What is the historical name given to this convoy?
 
First Fleet.
 
> 5. That colony was established at Botany Bay, south of modern-day
> Sydney. Who was the naturalist on Cook's first expedition,
> who named this bay?
 
Sir Joseph Banks.
 
> 6. Between 1802 and 1803, this British naval officer and
> cartographer completed the first circumnavigation of
> Australia, identifying it as a continent. Who is he?
 
Matthew Flinders.
 
> This marked the first time that certain animals were used for
> this long trek. In 1859, only 7 of them had been imported.
> What animals?
 
Camels. 4 for Joshua and Pete. 2 for Dan.
 
> 8. In 1915, opals were discovered in Coober Pedy. Since then,
> this small town has been called the opal capital of the world.
> In what state is Coober Pedy?
 
South Australia. 3 for Dan.
 
> 9. In 1915 and 1916, as part of the ANZAC forces, Australia
> experienced its first major military engagement in World War I,
> an event widely viewed as the birth of a nation. Where was this?
 
Gallipoli peninsula (also accepting Dardanelles, which is the
adjacent strait they were trying to seize control of or Çanakkale,
the port on the opposite side of the strait). 4 for everyone --
Dan, Joshua, and Pete.
 
> 10. During WW2, parts of Australia came perilously close to being
> occupied by the Japanese Imperial forces. One city suffered
> an air raid on February 19, 1942. Name this city.
 
Darwin. 4 for Joshua. 3 for Pete. 2 for Dan.
 
 
> * Game 6, Round 3 - Canadiana Geography - Manitoba
 
> Ralph Levenstein wrote this round in honor of his home province.
 
> 1. Who is the premier of Manitoba?
 
Brian Pallister.
 
He made news about 2 weeks after the original game when he fell and
broke his arm while hiking alone in the Gila Wilderness of New Mexico.
 
> 2. Within 2 years, in what year did Manitoba enter Confederation?
 
1870 (accepting 1868-72). 3 for Joshua.
 
> 3. What is Manitoba's second-largest city after Winnipeg?
 
Brandon. 2 for Joshua.
 
> 24,000 km² (over 9,000 sq.mi.). It ranks third by area among the
> largest lakes that are completely in Canada (rather than lakes
> such as Superior that are partly in the US). What's its name?
 
Lake Winnipeg. 4 for Pete. 3 for Joshua.
 
> 5. One of Canada's most famous authors was a native of Neepawa,
> Manitoba. Name the author, who died in 1987 and is best known
> for her novels "The Diviners" and "The Stone Angel."
 
Margaret Laurence.
 
> home to the largest national park in Canada's 10 provinces;
> it's located on the shore of Hudson Bay. Manitoba also has one
> other national park, located north of Brandon. Name either one.
 
Wapusk, Riding Mtn.
 
> not-so-flattering description of the Red River, one of the two
> major rivers that flow through the city. What do those words
> translate as?
 
Muddy Water. 4 for Joshua.
 
> 8. Besides the Red, what is the other major river that runs
> through Winnipeg?
 
Assiniboine.
 
> Museum for Human Rights, opened in 2014. Of the museums owned
> and operated by the federal government, what is unique about
> this one? (Apart from the subject, obviously.)
 
It's not located in the National Capital Region. Also accepting
the fact that only a relatively small part of the museum's funding
was federal.
 
> 10. Manitoba has an estimated population of 1,300,000. Where does
> that rank it among the provinces?
 
5th. 4 for Joshua. 2 for Dan and Pete.
 
Rather than estimates, this table shows 2016 census populations as
per <http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/170208/t002a-eng.htm>:
 
13,448,494 Ontario
8,164,361 Quebec
4,648,055 British Columbia
4,067,175 Alberta
1,278,365 Manitoba
1,098,352 Saskatchewan
923,598 Nova Scotia
747,101 New Brunswick
519,716 Newfoundland and Labrador
142,907 Prince Edward Island
 
41,786 Northwest Territories
35,944 Nunavut
35,874 Yukon
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Can
Joshua Kreitzer 19 16 35
Dan Blum 17 2 19
Pete Gayde 13 6 19
 
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Mark Brader, Toronto |"--", Paul said, and then repeated it for emphasis.
msb@vex.net | --Spider Robinson, "Lifehouse"
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 28 02:12AM -0800

There may be something wrong with my newsfeed. I never saw the posting
of this round and only see one set of answers (Pete Gayde's).
 
--
Dan Tilque
Bruce Bowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Nov 27 02:46PM

On Wed, 22 Nov 2017 16:37:35 -0800, Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 The three western-most islands of the Leeward Antilles, Aruba,
Bonaire
> and Curacao, are commonly referred to by what nickname?
 
The ABC islands
 
> 2 What are the names of Mars' TWO moons?
 
Phobos and Diemos(?)
 
> 3 In which 1960 Federico Fellini film did Anita Ekberg cavort in the
> Trevi Fountain?
 
3 coins in the fountain
 
> 4 In the wireless phone abbreviation 4G, the G stands for which word?
 
Generation
 
> 5 Which fictional group has the motto "Tous pour un, un pour tous"?
 
the 3 musketeers
 
> 6 Before starring in 'Lost', Matthew Fox played a key role in what
1990s
> 7 In which sport would one be most likely to see players attired in
> 'plus fours'?
> 8 Which 1871 novel was the sequel to 'Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland'?
 
Through the looking glass
 
> 9 Which meat is traditionally served with Eggs Benedict?
 
Canadian Bacon
 
> 10 By what name is the drug acetyl-salicylic acid (ASA) C9H8O4 better
> known?
 
Aspirin
 
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Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Nov 27 03:34AM -0600

In article <MPG.347e6fa4692c036c1a8@news.eternal-september.org>, usenet@MarcDashevsky.com says...
 
> Thanks, Calvin. I got #2 wrong but a score of 3 still has me winning.
> If there are other score changes that affect the outcome, speak up.
> Otherwise I'll post a quiz on Friday.
 
Sorry all -- revised date: Monday evening
 
 
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 26 01:42PM +0100

>> the nucleus. What is the term used for each row?
 
> Period. 4 for Marc and Dan Tilque. 2 for Joshua.
 
> If Wikipedia is correct, "period" is also the correct answer in Swedish.
 
"Skal" that I entered is the same answers as Calvin gave, that is,
"shell". It seems both he and I read the question a little too quickly.
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Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Nov 25 09:46PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:EqOdnZoQUJajI4XHnZ2dnUU7-
 
> 2. Early European exploration of Australia dates back to 1606, when
> a Dutch navigator charted the coast of the Cape York Peninsula.
> In what modern Australian *state* can we find this area?
 
New South Wales; Queensland
 
 
> 5. That colony was established at Botany Bay, south of modern-day
> Sydney. Who was the naturalist on Cook's first expedition,
> who named this bay?
 
Brisbane; Melbourne
 
 
> 6. Between 1802 and 1803, this British naval officer and
> cartographer completed the first circumnavigation of
> Australia, identifying it as a continent. Who is he?
 
Melbourne; Cairns
 
> This marked the first time that certain animals were used for
> this long trek. In 1859, only 7 of them had been imported.
> What animals?
 
Camels
 
 
> 9. In 1915 and 1916, as part of the ANZAC forces, Australia
> experienced its first major military engagement in World War I,
> an event widely viewed as the birth of a nation. Where was this?
 
Gallipoli
 
 
> 10. During WW2, parts of Australia came perilously close to being
> occupied by the Japanese Imperial forces. One city suffered
> an air raid on February 19, 1942. Name this city.
 
Darwin; Cairns
 
 
> Ralph Levenstein wrote this round in honor of his home province.
 
> 1. Who is the premier of Manitoba?
 
> 2. Within 2 years, in what year did Manitoba enter Confederation?
 
1880; 1885
 
 
> 3. What is Manitoba's second-largest city after Winnipeg?
 
Flin Flon
 
> 24,000 km² (over 9,000 sq.mi.). It ranks third by area among the
> largest lakes that are completely in Canada (rather than lakes
> such as Superior that are partly in the US). What's its name?
 
Lake Winnipeg
 
> this one? (Apart from the subject, obviously.)
 
> 10. Manitoba has an estimated population of 1,300,000. Where does
> that rank it among the provinces?
 
6th; 5th
 
 
Pete Gayde
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Nov 25 12:22AM -0600

In article <5ddbbaad-f316-44f3-88c4-60db5c3fcbc1@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says...
 
> 1 The three western-most islands of the Leeward Antilles, Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao, are commonly referred to by what nickname?
ABC Islands
 
> 2 What are the names of Mars' TWO moons?
Phobos and Diemos
 
> 3 In which 1960 Federico Fellini film did Anita Ekberg cavort in the Trevi Fountain?
La Dolce Vita
 
> 4 In the wireless phone abbreviation 4G, the G stands for which word?
generation
 
> 5 Which fictional group has the motto ?Tous pour un, un pour tous??
Three Musketeers
 
> 6 Before starring in 'Lost', Matthew Fox played a key role in what 1990s teen drama?
> 7 In which sport would one be most likely to see players attired in 'plus fours'?
> 8 Which 1871 novel was the sequel to 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'?
Through The Looking Glass
 
> 9 Which meat is traditionally served with Eggs Benedict?
Canadian bacon
 
> 10 By what name is the drug acetyl-salicylic acid (ASA) C9H8O4 better known?
aspirin
 
 
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Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Nov 25 09:40PM

Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in
> Fellini film did Anita Ekberg cavort in the Trevi Fountain?
> 4 In
> the wireless phone abbreviation 4G, the G stands for which word?
 
Generation
 
> 5 Which fictional group has the motto "Tous pour un, un pour
> tous"?
 
Three Musketeers
 
> 1990s teen drama?
> 7 In which sport would one be most likely to see
> players attired in 'plus fours'?
 
Golf
 
> 8 Which 1871 novel was the sequel
> to 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'?
> 9 Which meat is traditionally served with Eggs Benedict?
 
Ham
 
> 10 By what name is the
> drug acetyl-salicylic acid (ASA) C9H8O4 better known?
 
Aspirin
 
 
> cheers,
> calvin
 
Pete Gayde
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