Monday, November 13, 2017

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 17 updates in 4 topics

"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Nov 12 12:11PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> questions deal with that era.
 
> 1. In 1884-5 a conference, essentially setting out new "rules of
> acquisition" in Africa, was held in which European capital?
Paris
> 2. In 1900 there were only three independent nations in Africa.
> Two of these were Abyssinia (now Ethiopia) and Morocco.
> Name the third.
Orange Free State
> 3. In 1884 a large tract of land in central Africa was granted
> directly to a European monarch rather than a nation. Who was
> this monarch?
King Leopold of Belgium
> 4. Which nation attempted a conquest of Abyssinia in 1896, but
> suffered defeat at the battle of Adowa?
Italy
> lost them after World War I. German West Africa consisted of
> the two colonies which today are the countries of Cameroon and
> what other nation?
Namibia
> European countries that were each attempting to link different
> areas they had colonized. A war was narrowly averted. Which two
> countries are we talking about?
UK & France
> the Belgian Congo acquired two territories from the former
> German East Africa colony. They both became independent
> countries in 1962. What are they called now? Both names needed.
Rwanda and Burundi
> 8. The French colonial empire in Africa was extensive. French
> Equatorial Africa consisted of four modern-day countries: Chad,
> Gabon, Republic of Congo, and what other country?
Central African Republic
> Angola and Mozambique. A smaller group of islands west of the
> African continent were in Portuguese hands from 1462 to 1975,
> when they became independent. Name this island group.
Sao Tome and Principe
> British and Dutch colonists, a treaty was signed in 1868
> creating a British protectorate under the name Basutoland.
> What is the present-day name of Basutoland?
Lesotho, Swaziland
> as indicated).
 
> 1. The Nilotic people are spread over four countries and speak a
> variety of languages, such as Maasai, Dinka, and Maa.
G, H
> 2. The Dayak are the native people living principally in the
> interior of this large island. Their language is categorized
> as part of the Austronesian language family.
O, P
> 3. The Hmong form a minority in this region, where they settled
> in the 18th century after a southward migration.
S
> 4. The Bororo, a small group of under 2,000, are spread out over
> eight villages and were closely studied by anthropologist Claude
> Lévi-Strauss during his expedition to Mato Grosso.
L, M
> 5. The Adyghe is the native name of the Circassians. The diaspora
> of the Circassians has spread them out in the Middle East,
> but this region is their ancestral land.
T, U
> 6. The Nenets used to be called "Samoyeds" by their more populous
> neighbors, who would ultimately absorb them. That term, which
> meant "self-eater", was derogatory and is no longer in use.
V, W
> 7. The Sanhaja Berbers used to be one of the largest Berber tribal
> confederations, but now live mostly in the Middle Atlas
> mountains.
J, K
> 8. The Tigrinya speak an Ethiopean Semitic language and make up the
> majority of their country in the southern and central Red
> Sea area.
F
> 9. The Amuzgos got their name from a powerful neighbouring group,
> the Aztecs, and are known for their textiles handwoven on
> backstrap looms with complicated two-dimensional designs.
B, A
> 10. The Mordvins live in an autonomous region of Mordovia, and
> their language is part of the Uralic language family, so named
> after the nearby Urals.
T, U
 
Peter Smyth
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Nov 12 03:18PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:ZKWdnWNNrvuLdJrHnZ2dnUU7-
> questions deal with that era.
 
> 1. In 1884-5 a conference, essentially setting out new "rules of
> acquisition" in Africa, was held in which European capital?
 
Berlin; Paris

> 2. In 1900 there were only three independent nations in Africa.
> Two of these were Abyssinia (now Ethiopia) and Morocco.
> Name the third.
 
Liberia
 
> 3. In 1884 a large tract of land in central Africa was granted
> directly to a European monarch rather than a nation. Who was
> this monarch?
 
Leopold II of Belgium; Leopold I of Belgium

> 4. Which nation attempted a conquest of Abyssinia in 1896, but
> suffered defeat at the battle of Adowa?
 
Italy
 
> lost them after World War I. German West Africa consisted of
> the two colonies which today are the countries of Cameroon and
> what other nation?
 
Gabon
 
> European countries that were each attempting to link different
> areas they had colonized. A war was narrowly averted. Which two
> countries are we talking about?
 
UK and France

> the Belgian Congo acquired two territories from the former
> German East Africa colony. They both became independent
> countries in 1962. What are they called now? Both names needed.
 
Rwanda, Burundi
 
> 8. The French colonial empire in Africa was extensive. French
> Equatorial Africa consisted of four modern-day countries: Chad,
> Gabon, Republic of Congo, and what other country?
 
Central African Republic
 
> Angola and Mozambique. A smaller group of islands west of the
> African continent were in Portuguese hands from 1462 to 1975,
> when they became independent. Name this island group.
 
Cabo Verde; Sao Tome and Principe
 
> British and Dutch colonists, a treaty was signed in 1868
> creating a British protectorate under the name Basutoland.
> What is the present-day name of Basutoland?
 
Lesotho

> as indicated).
 
> 1. The Nilotic people are spread over four countries and speak a
> variety of languages, such as Maasai, Dinka, and Maa.
 
H; G
 
> 2. The Dayak are the native people living principally in the
> interior of this large island. Their language is categorized
> as part of the Austronesian language family.
 
O

> 3. The Hmong form a minority in this region, where they settled
> in the 18th century after a southward migration.
 
S
 
> 4. The Bororo, a small group of under 2,000, are spread out over
> eight villages and were closely studied by anthropologist Claude
> Lévi-Strauss during his expedition to Mato Grosso.
 
L
 
> 5. The Adyghe is the native name of the Circassians. The diaspora
> of the Circassians has spread them out in the Middle East,
> but this region is their ancestral land.
 
T; U
 
> 6. The Nenets used to be called "Samoyeds" by their more populous
> neighbors, who would ultimately absorb them. That term, which
> meant "self-eater", was derogatory and is no longer in use.
 
W

> 7. The Sanhaja Berbers used to be one of the largest Berber tribal
> confederations, but now live mostly in the Middle Atlas
> mountains.
 
K; J
 
> 8. The Tigrinya speak an Ethiopean Semitic language and make up the
> majority of their country in the southern and central Red
> Sea area.
 
F
 
> 9. The Amuzgos got their name from a powerful neighbouring group,
> the Aztecs, and are known for their textiles handwoven on
> backstrap looms with complicated two-dimensional designs.
 
B; C
 
> 10. The Mordvins live in an autonomous region of Mordovia, and
> their language is part of the Uralic language family, so named
> after the nearby Urals.
 
U; V
 
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Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Nov 12 08:29AM -0800

On Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 1:24:28 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> questions deal with that era.
 
> 1. In 1884-5 a conference, essentially setting out new "rules of
> acquisition" in Africa, was held in which European capital?
London?
> this monarch?
 
> 4. Which nation attempted a conquest of Abyssinia in 1896, but
> suffered defeat at the battle of Adowa?
Italy?
> lost them after World War I. German West Africa consisted of
> the two colonies which today are the countries of Cameroon and
> what other nation?
Togo?
> the Belgian Congo acquired two territories from the former
> German East Africa colony. They both became independent
> countries in 1962. What are they called now? Both names needed.
Republic of the Congo and Kenya?
> 8. The French colonial empire in Africa was extensive. French
> Equatorial Africa consisted of four modern-day countries: Chad,
> Gabon, Republic of Congo, and what other country?
Ghana
> Angola and Mozambique. A smaller group of islands west of the
> African continent were in Portuguese hands from 1462 to 1975,
> when they became independent. Name this island group.
Azores
> as indicated).
 
> 1. The Nilotic people are spread over four countries and speak a
> variety of languages, such as Maasai, Dinka, and Maa.
I.
> 2. The Dayak are the native people living principally in the
> interior of this large island. Their language is categorized
> as part of the Austronesian language family.
O.
> 3. The Hmong form a minority in this region, where they settled
> in the 18th century after a southward migration.
S
> 4. The Bororo, a small group of under 2,000, are spread out over
> eight villages and were closely studied by anthropologist Claude
> Lévi-Strauss during his expedition to Mato Grosso.
P
> 5. The Adyghe is the native name of the Circassians. The diaspora
> of the Circassians has spread them out in the Middle East,
> but this region is their ancestral land.
F
> 6. The Nenets used to be called "Samoyeds" by their more populous
> neighbors, who would ultimately absorb them. That term, which
> meant "self-eater", was derogatory and is no longer in use.
R
> 7. The Sanhaja Berbers used to be one of the largest Berber tribal
> confederations, but now live mostly in the Middle Atlas
> mountains.
J
> 8. The Tigrinya speak an Ethiopean Semitic language and make up the
> majority of their country in the southern and central Red
> Sea area.
F
> 9. The Amuzgos got their name from a powerful neighbouring group,
> the Aztecs, and are known for their textiles handwoven on
> backstrap looms with complicated two-dimensional designs.
C
> 10. The Mordvins live in an autonomous region of Mordovia, and
> their language is part of the Uralic language family, so named
> after the nearby Urals.
T
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 12 11:03PM


> * Game 5, Round 2 - History - The Scramble for Africa
 
> 1. In 1884-5 a conference, essentially setting out new "rules of
> acquisition" in Africa, was held in which European capital?
 
Paris; London
 
> 2. In 1900 there were only three independent nations in Africa.
> Two of these were Abyssinia (now Ethiopia) and Morocco.
> Name the third.
 
South Africa
 
> 3. In 1884 a large tract of land in central Africa was granted
> directly to a European monarch rather than a nation. Who was
> this monarch?
 
King Leopold of Belgium
 
> 4. Which nation attempted a conquest of Abyssinia in 1896, but
> suffered defeat at the battle of Adowa?
 
Italy
 
> lost them after World War I. German West Africa consisted of
> the two colonies which today are the countries of Cameroon and
> what other nation?
 
Togo; Equatorial Guinea
 
> European countries that were each attempting to link different
> areas they had colonized. A war was narrowly averted. Which two
> countries are we talking about?
 
United Kingdom and France
 
> the Belgian Congo acquired two territories from the former
> German East Africa colony. They both became independent
> countries in 1962. What are they called now? Both names needed.
 
Rwanda and Burundi
 
> 8. The French colonial empire in Africa was extensive. French
> Equatorial Africa consisted of four modern-day countries: Chad,
> Gabon, Republic of Congo, and what other country?
 
Central African Republic; Niger
 
> Angola and Mozambique. A smaller group of islands west of the
> African continent were in Portuguese hands from 1462 to 1975,
> when they became independent. Name this island group.
 
Cape Verde
 
> British and Dutch colonists, a treaty was signed in 1868
> creating a British protectorate under the name Basutoland.
> What is the present-day name of Basutoland?
 
Lesotho
 
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Geography - Indigenous Groups
 
> 1. The Nilotic people are spread over four countries and speak a
> variety of languages, such as Maasai, Dinka, and Maa.
 
H; G
 
> 2. The Dayak are the native people living principally in the
> interior of this large island. Their language is categorized
> as part of the Austronesian language family.
 
O; P
 
> 3. The Hmong form a minority in this region, where they settled
> in the 18th century after a southward migration.
 
S
 
> 4. The Bororo, a small group of under 2,000, are spread out over
> eight villages and were closely studied by anthropologist Claude
> L?vi-Strauss during his expedition to Mato Grosso.
 
L
 
> 5. The Adyghe is the native name of the Circassians. The diaspora
> of the Circassians has spread them out in the Middle East,
> but this region is their ancestral land.
 
T; U
 
> 6. The Nenets used to be called "Samoyeds" by their more populous
> neighbors, who would ultimately absorb them. That term, which
> meant "self-eater", was derogatory and is no longer in use.
 
Z
 
> 7. The Sanhaja Berbers used to be one of the largest Berber tribal
> confederations, but now live mostly in the Middle Atlas
> mountains.
 
J
 
> 8. The Tigrinya speak an Ethiopean Semitic language and make up the
> majority of their country in the southern and central Red
> Sea area.
 
F
 
> 9. The Amuzgos got their name from a powerful neighbouring group,
> the Aztecs, and are known for their textiles handwoven on
> backstrap looms with complicated two-dimensional designs.
 
B
 
> 10. The Mordvins live in an autonomous region of Mordovia, and
> their language is part of the Uralic language family, so named
> after the nearby Urals.
 
U; T
 
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 12 03:09PM -0800

On Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 4:24:28 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:

> questions deal with that era.
 
> 1. In 1884-5 a conference, essentially setting out new "rules of
> acquisition" in Africa, was held in which European capital?
 
Berlin
 
> 2. In 1900 there were only three independent nations in Africa.
> Two of these were Abyssinia (now Ethiopia) and Morocco.
> Name the third.
 
Madagascar?
 
> 3. In 1884 a large tract of land in central Africa was granted
> directly to a European monarch rather than a nation. Who was
> this monarch?
 
Leopold of Belgium
If you need regnal numbers then I guess I and II
 
> 4. Which nation attempted a conquest of Abyssinia in 1896, but
> suffered defeat at the battle of Adowa?
 
Italy
 
> lost them after World War I. German West Africa consisted of
> the two colonies which today are the countries of Cameroon and
> what other nation?
 
Namibia
 
> European countries that were each attempting to link different
> areas they had colonized. A war was narrowly averted. Which two
> countries are we talking about?
 
Britain and France
 
> the Belgian Congo acquired two territories from the former
> German East Africa colony. They both became independent
> countries in 1962. What are they called now? Both names needed.
 
Rwanda and Burundi
 
> 8. The French colonial empire in Africa was extensive. French
> Equatorial Africa consisted of four modern-day countries: Chad,
> Gabon, Republic of Congo, and what other country?
 
Senegal
 
> Angola and Mozambique. A smaller group of islands west of the
> African continent were in Portuguese hands from 1462 to 1975,
> when they became independent. Name this island group.
 
Cape Verde, Guinea and Bissua
 
> British and Dutch colonists, a treaty was signed in 1868
> creating a British protectorate under the name Basutoland.
> What is the present-day name of Basutoland?
 
Swaziland, Lesotho
 

> * Game 5, Round 3 - Geography - Indigenous Groups
 
Pass
 
 
cheers,
calvin
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 12 05:15PM -0600

Mark Brader:
> > 3. In 1884 a large tract of land in central Africa was granted
> > directly to a European monarch rather than a nation. Who was
> > this monarch?

"Calvin":
> Leopold of Belgium
> If you need regnal numbers then I guess I and II
 
Since only two answers are allowed, I will score this as two:
Leopold of Belgium, Leopold I of Belgium.
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Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Nov 13 01:11AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:ZKWdnWNNrvuLdJrHnZ2dnUU7-
> questions deal with that era.
 
> 1. In 1884-5 a conference, essentially setting out new "rules of
> acquisition" in Africa, was held in which European capital?
 
Berlin
 
 
> 2. In 1900 there were only three independent nations in Africa.
> Two of these were Abyssinia (now Ethiopia) and Morocco.
> Name the third.
 
Egypt
 
 
> 3. In 1884 a large tract of land in central Africa was granted
> directly to a European monarch rather than a nation. Who was
> this monarch?
 
Leopold of Belgium
 
 
> 4. Which nation attempted a conquest of Abyssinia in 1896, but
> suffered defeat at the battle of Adowa?
 
Italy
 
> lost them after World War I. German West Africa consisted of
> the two colonies which today are the countries of Cameroon and
> what other nation?
 
Namibia
 
> European countries that were each attempting to link different
> areas they had colonized. A war was narrowly averted. Which two
> countries are we talking about?
 
Great Britain and Germany
 
> the Belgian Congo acquired two territories from the former
> German East Africa colony. They both became independent
> countries in 1962. What are they called now? Both names needed.
 
Rwanda and Burundi
 
 
> 8. The French colonial empire in Africa was extensive. French
> Equatorial Africa consisted of four modern-day countries: Chad,
> Gabon, Republic of Congo, and what other country?
 
Central African Republic
 
> Angola and Mozambique. A smaller group of islands west of the
> African continent were in Portuguese hands from 1462 to 1975,
> when they became independent. Name this island group.
 
Sao Tome e Principe
 
> British and Dutch colonists, a treaty was signed in 1868
> creating a British protectorate under the name Basutoland.
> What is the present-day name of Basutoland?
 
Botswana
 
> as indicated).
 
> 1. The Nilotic people are spread over four countries and speak a
> variety of languages, such as Maasai, Dinka, and Maa.
 
G; H
 
 
> 2. The Dayak are the native people living principally in the
> interior of this large island. Their language is categorized
> as part of the Austronesian language family.
 
P
 
 
> 3. The Hmong form a minority in this region, where they settled
> in the 18th century after a southward migration.
 
S
 
 
> 4. The Bororo, a small group of under 2,000, are spread out over
> eight villages and were closely studied by anthropologist Claude
> Lévi-Strauss during his expedition to Mato Grosso.
 
L; M
 
 
> 5. The Adyghe is the native name of the Circassians. The diaspora
> of the Circassians has spread them out in the Middle East,
> but this region is their ancestral land.
 
T; U
 
 
> 6. The Nenets used to be called "Samoyeds" by their more populous
> neighbors, who would ultimately absorb them. That term, which
> meant "self-eater", was derogatory and is no longer in use.
 
Y
 
 
> 7. The Sanhaja Berbers used to be one of the largest Berber tribal
> confederations, but now live mostly in the Middle Atlas
> mountains.
 
J
 
 
> 8. The Tigrinya speak an Ethiopean Semitic language and make up the
> majority of their country in the southern and central Red
> Sea area.
 
F
 
 
> 9. The Amuzgos got their name from a powerful neighbouring group,
> the Aztecs, and are known for their textiles handwoven on
> backstrap looms with complicated two-dimensional designs.
 
B
 
 
> 10. The Mordvins live in an autonomous region of Mordovia, and
> their language is part of the Uralic language family, so named
> after the nearby Urals.
 
T; U
 
 
Pete Gayde
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 12 11:46PM -0800

Mark Brader wrote:
> questions deal with that era.
 
> 1. In 1884-5 a conference, essentially setting out new "rules of
> acquisition" in Africa, was held in which European capital?
 
Berlin
 
 
> 2. In 1900 there were only three independent nations in Africa.
> Two of these were Abyssinia (now Ethiopia) and Morocco.
> Name the third.
 
Liberia
 
 
> 3. In 1884 a large tract of land in central Africa was granted
> directly to a European monarch rather than a nation. Who was
> this monarch?
 
Leopold II of Belgium
 
 
> 4. Which nation attempted a conquest of Abyssinia in 1896, but
> suffered defeat at the battle of Adowa?
 
Italy
 
> lost them after World War I. German West Africa consisted of
> the two colonies which today are the countries of Cameroon and
> what other nation?
 
Togo
 
> European countries that were each attempting to link different
> areas they had colonized. A war was narrowly averted. Which two
> countries are we talking about?
 
UK and France
 
> the Belgian Congo acquired two territories from the former
> German East Africa colony. They both became independent
> countries in 1962. What are they called now? Both names needed.
 
Rwanda and Burundi
 
 
> 8. The French colonial empire in Africa was extensive. French
> Equatorial Africa consisted of four modern-day countries: Chad,
> Gabon, Republic of Congo, and what other country?
 
Central African Republic
 
> Angola and Mozambique. A smaller group of islands west of the
> African continent were in Portuguese hands from 1462 to 1975,
> when they became independent. Name this island group.
 
Cape Verde Islands
 
> British and Dutch colonists, a treaty was signed in 1868
> creating a British protectorate under the name Basutoland.
> What is the present-day name of Basutoland?
 
Lesotho
 
> as indicated).
 
> 1. The Nilotic people are spread over four countries and speak a
> variety of languages, such as Maasai, Dinka, and Maa.
 
H
 
 
> 2. The Dayak are the native people living principally in the
> interior of this large island. Their language is categorized
> as part of the Austronesian language family.
 
O
 
 
> 3. The Hmong form a minority in this region, where they settled
> in the 18th century after a southward migration.
 
S
 
 
> 4. The Bororo, a small group of under 2,000, are spread out over
> eight villages and were closely studied by anthropologist Claude
> Lévi-Strauss during his expedition to Mato Grosso.
 
L
 
 
> 5. The Adyghe is the native name of the Circassians. The diaspora
> of the Circassians has spread them out in the Middle East,
> but this region is their ancestral land.
 
T
 
(The Circassian planet is not on that map.)
 
 
> 6. The Nenets used to be called "Samoyeds" by their more populous
> neighbors, who would ultimately absorb them. That term, which
> meant "self-eater", was derogatory and is no longer in use.
 
W
 
 
> 7. The Sanhaja Berbers used to be one of the largest Berber tribal
> confederations, but now live mostly in the Middle Atlas
> mountains.
 
J
 
 
> 8. The Tigrinya speak an Ethiopean Semitic language and make up the
> majority of their country in the southern and central Red
> Sea area.
 
F
 
 
> 9. The Amuzgos got their name from a powerful neighbouring group,
> the Aztecs, and are known for their textiles handwoven on
> backstrap looms with complicated two-dimensional designs.
 
B
 
 
> 10. The Mordvins live in an autonomous region of Mordovia, and
> their language is part of the Uralic language family, so named
> after the nearby Urals.
 
U
 
--
Dan Tilque
swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Nov 12 08:44AM -0800

On Saturday, November 4, 2017 at 12:25:01 PM UTC-4, swp wrote:
 
> the winner will be the first choice to set rq 274, in a manner of their choosing.
 
> please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
 
> answer slates must be posted before 9pm edt (philadelphia/toronto time) on saturday, 2017-11-11, which gives all of you a lot of time from the time of this posting.
 
for certain values of the above, this is still true.
 
> in case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.
 
> correct answers are worth 1 point each.
 
> have fun!
 
up first, the expected answers
 
a. what is the only elemental metal that does not rust?
 
gold
 
yes, a poorly worded question. abut I am letting it stand since so many got the intended answer.
 
b. what is is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end?
 
tongue
 
c. what is the only number that cannot be represented using roman numerals?
 
zero
 
which is why they couldn't properly terminate their c programs, or so I've heard.
 
d. rounded to the nearest 10%, what percentage of all living things live in the ocean?
 
90
 
e. why do Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip?
 
lower air density
 
anything close to this was counted as correct
 
f. what are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside?
 
strawberries
 
g. what has he highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams?
 
avocados
 
h. how far away from the earth does the moon move every year?
 
2 inches
 
i. how much heavier does the earth get each year due to falling space dust?
 
100 tons
 
j. what is the largest river flowing into the Adriatic Sea?
 
po
 
and now, the results...
 
name a b c d e f g h i j total
---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----
Erland 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6
Mark B 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5
Marc D 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 5
Gareth 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7
Dan B 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6
Calvin 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 8
Dan T 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 7
---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----
totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
the winner by a narrow margin is Calvin! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! oy! oy! oy! rotating quiz #274 is yours to do with as you please.
 
thank you each for entering.
 
swp
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 12 03:13PM -0800

On Monday, November 13, 2017 at 2:44:21 AM UTC+10, swp wrote:
 
> the winner by a narrow margin is Calvin! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! oy! oy! oy! rotating quiz #274 is yours to do with as you please.
 
OK thanks. Show me dealing, as they said on The Bill.
 
cheers,
calvin
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 12 10:18PM -0800

swp wrote:
 
> h. how far away from the earth does the moon move every year?
 
> 2 inches
 
The actual answer here is 3.8 cm, which is a smidgeon under 1.5 inches.
I half remembered this. That is, I remembered the 3 part but forgot the
.8 part. So this is not a protest, just being anal-retentive.
 
 
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Dan Tilque
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Nov 12 01:06PM

> Gareth Owen -- -- 27 32 -- -- 0 28 87
> ...
> Gareth Owen's wife -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 0 28
 
Does victory lap of dining room ... receives stern glare.
Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Nov 13 01:00AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:_Zednd2l684Jd57HnZ2dnUU7-
> you the name of the horse breed and you give us the corresponding
> picture number.
 
> 1. Clydesdale.
 
14; 6
 
> 2. Fjord horse.
 
6; 13
 
> 3. Falabella pony.
> 4. Appaloosa.
 
1
 
> 5. Tennessee walking horse.
 
8
 
 
> Now decode the rot13 to see the picture numbers for the remaining
> questions, in which you must name the breed.
 
> 6. Avar.
 
My Little Pony
 
> 7. Gur svsgu bar.
> 8. Ahzore svsgrra.
> 9. Ryrira.
 
Arabian
 
> and Drew Barrymore. It centered around the passion Fallon's
> character had for the Boston Red Sox as the team won its
> first World Series in 86 years.
 
Fever Pitch
 
 
> C2. Name this 2012 comedy that starred Anna Kendrick, Brittany
> Snow, and Rebel Wilson. Kendrick's character is pushed
> into joining her university's all-girls singing group.
 
Pitch Perfect
 
> the wings control the roll, around the front-to-back axis.
> What device on the back of the plane controls rotation
> around the vertical axis, known as yaw?
 
Rudder
 
 
> E1. In Game 2 you were asked about the man holding a pitchfork
> in Grant Wood's painting "American Gothic". In what American
> city would you find this painting?
 
Chicago
 
> launched in 1995. While it has expanded its focus over
> the years, the site is still best known for its coverage
> of which area (or genre) of music?
 
Percussion
 
> What else is it known as?
 
> F2. What term is given to pitch that comes from recently living
> (not fossilized) plant material?
 
Peat
 
 
Pete Gayde
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 12 09:13PM -0600

If Pete Gayde's answers had been posted on time, he would have scored
15 points on Round 9 and 16 on Round 10, for a final total of 102.
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Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 12 04:02PM -0800

Welcome to RQ #274. The usual caveats apply re: not cheating. You have a week or so to enter.
 
1 Joel was born in 1949 in which US state?
 
2 In his late teens and early twenties Joel had a moderately successful career in which sport?
 
3 The story is apocryphal, but once he had decided on a career in music rather that attending an Ivy league university, Joel supposedly said "To hell with it. If I'm not going to ___ University, I'm going to ___ Records". Which one word replaces both blanks?
 
4 What was the name of the short-lived heavy metal band Joel and Jon Small formed in 1969?
 
5 Released in 1971, what was the title of Joel's first solo album, featuring the singles "She's Got a Way" and "Everybody Loves You Now"?
 
6 These lyrics are from which 1976 single, sharing its name with the four redacted words? "There's a place in the world for the w x y z / With his working class ties and his radical plans / He refuses to bend, he refuses to crawl / and he's always at home with his back to the wall. He's proud of the scars and the battles he's lost / He struggles and bleeds as he hangs on the cross / And he likes to be known as w x y z." HINT: w is "the".
 
7 These lyrics are from which 1977 song, one of his best known despite never being released as a single? "A bottle of red, a bottle of white / It all depends on your appetite / I'll meet you any time you want / In our ...""
 
8 Which 1977 album was his critical and commercial breakthrough, spent six weeks at #2 on the U.S. album charts, and remains his best-selling (non-compilation) album?
 
9 Which 1978 album featuring the singles "My Life", "Big Shot" and "Honesty" became, in 1982, the first album to be commercially released on compact disc?
 
10 Which former wife designed the cover for his 1993 album "River of Dreams"?
 
11 As of current date how many times has Joel been married?
 
12 What is the given name of his eldest daughter, shared with a song on his 1989 album "Storm Front"?
 
 
cheers,
calvin
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 13 01:28AM

> Welcome to RQ #274. The usual caveats apply re: not cheating. You have a week or so to enter.
 
> 1 Joel was born in 1949 in which US state?
 
New Jersey
 
> 2 In his late teens and early twenties Joel had a moderately successful career in which sport?
 
baseball
 
> 3 The story is apocryphal, but once he had decided on a career in music rather that attending an Ivy league university, Joel supposedly said "To hell with it. If I'm not going to ___ University, I'm going to ___ Records". Which one word replaces both blanks?
 
Columbia
 
> 11 As of current date how many times has Joel been married?
 
4
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 12 09:05PM -0600

"Calvin":
> 1 Joel was born in 1949 in which US state?
 
If it was a state in 1949, I have one chance in 48... Pennsylvania?

> rather that attending an Ivy league university, Joel supposedly said "To
> hell with it. If I'm not going to ___ University, I'm going to ___
> Records". Which one word replaces both blanks?
 
Columbia?

> He's proud of the scars and the battles he's lost / He struggles and
> bleeds as he hangs on the cross / And he likes to be known as w x y z."
> HINT: w is "the".
 
In that case I suspect you have an extra "the" in the first lyric line.
No answer, anyway.

> "Honesty" became, in 1982, the first album to be commercially released
> on compact disc?
 
> 10 Which former wife designed the cover for his 1993 album "River of Dreams"?
 
Brinkley?

> 11 As of current date how many times has Joel been married?
 
3?

> 12 What is the given name of his eldest daughter, shared with a song on
> his 1989 album "Storm Front"?
 
Storm?
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