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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 24 01:00PM -0600 Dang, I posted in an old thread again. Here's a repeat... This is Rotating Quiz #280, and it's about historical events. I'd like to thank Gareth Owen for running RQ #279 and dealing promptly with the protest. As usual, the first choice to set RQ 281 will be the winner of this one. This time question #8 counts equally with the others. 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. As usual, please answer only from your own knowledge and post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single posting, quoting the questions you are answering and placing your answers below each one. You have until January 29 to enter, by Toronto time; that gives you 5 days and 10 hours from the time of posting. 1. One of the early attacks in the present conflict between the US and people claiming to represent Islam was against a US destroyer in the port of Aden, Yemen. It was attacked by suicide bombers aboard a small boat. Name the destroyer. 2. An act of union signed by King George III declared the unification of two kingdoms into one. The full name used afterwards for this kingdom does not actually appear in in the act, but what exactly was it? 3. This 14-year war involving most of the great powers of Europe followed the death of a childless king of the house of Hapsburg. What is the usual name for this war in English? 4. Centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire in the west, this Frenchman was crowned Emperor of the Romans by the Pope, thus beginning what later became known as the so-called "Holy Roman Empire". He reigned for about 14 years. By what single-word name is he usually known in English? 5. The "Magna Carta" signed by King John is a famous event in English constitutional law, but it wasn't the first time an English king signed an agreement with the barons of the land to limit his powers. This king knew he had only inherited the throne because his older brother was out of the country, and tried to buy the barons' loyalty by signing a "Coronation Charter", also called the "Charter of Liberties". Among other things it imposed a "strict peace", abolished the "unjust exactions" and "evil customs" of his predecessor, and pardoned anyone who committed murder before his own reign. Give his name, and number if applicable. 6. The largest volcanic eruption in the history of South America killed an estimated 1,500 people locally and, like the later "Year Without a Summer", is believed to have caused crop failures as far away as Russia. The name of the volcano (or one of them) is Huaynaputina, and today it is in what country? 7. The second modern Olympic games were different from the others. They were held in conjunction with a world's fair, events were spread out over several months, and the word "Olympic" was hardly used, so that it was later unclear which events should be counted as part of the Olympics. Events included car racing, ballooning, shooting at live pigeons, and underwater swimming. What was the host city? 8. There is no significance to the sequence of the above questions, but they have a theme in common. What is it? -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Truth speak from any chair." msb@vex.net -- Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 24 08:24PM > and people claiming to represent Islam was against a US destroyer > in the port of Aden, Yemen. It was attacked by suicide bombers > aboard a small boat. Name the destroyer. USS Cole > unification of two kingdoms into one. The full name used > afterwards for this kingdom does not actually appear in in the > act, but what exactly was it? United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland > 3. This 14-year war involving most of the great powers of Europe > followed the death of a childless king of the house of Hapsburg. > What is the usual name for this war in English? War of the Spanish Succession > Pope, thus beginning what later became known as the so-called > "Holy Roman Empire". He reigned for about 14 years. By what > single-word name is he usually known in English? Charlemagne > exactions" and "evil customs" of his predecessor, and pardoned > anyone who committed murder before his own reign. Give his name, > and number if applicable. William II > "Year Without a Summer", is believed to have caused crop failures > as far away as Russia. The name of the volcano (or one of them) > is Huaynaputina, and today it is in what country? Chile > be counted as part of the Olympics. Events included car racing, > ballooning, shooting at live pigeons, and underwater swimming. > What was the host city? Paris -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jan 24 03:57PM -0600 In article <0dqdnSFI75R-SvXHnZ2dnUU7-dnNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > Pope, thus beginning what later became known as the so-called > "Holy Roman Empire". He reigned for about 14 years. By what > single-word name is he usually known in English? Charlemagne > be counted as part of the Olympics. Events included car racing, > ballooning, shooting at live pigeons, and underwater swimming. > What was the host city? St. Louis -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 25 09:26AM +0100 > unification of two kingdoms into one. The full name used > afterwards for this kingdom does not actually appear in in the > act, but what exactly was it? United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland > 3. This 14-year war involving most of the great powers of Europe > followed the death of a childless king of the house of Hapsburg. > What is the usual name for this war in English? Spanish War of Succession > Pope, thus beginning what later became known as the so-called > "Holy Roman Empire". He reigned for about 14 years. By what > single-word name is he usually known in English? Charlemagne > exactions" and "evil customs" of his predecessor, and pardoned > anyone who committed murder before his own reign. Give his name, > and number if applicable. King John without land > "Year Without a Summer", is believed to have caused crop failures > as far away as Russia. The name of the volcano (or one of them) > is Huaynaputina, and today it is in what country? Chile > be counted as part of the Olympics. Events included car racing, > ballooning, shooting at live pigeons, and underwater swimming. > What was the host city? St Louis > 8. There is no significance to the sequence of the above questions, > but they have a theme in common. What is it? Questions that Mark felt like asking today. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 25 02:42AM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > and people claiming to represent Islam was against a US destroyer > in the port of Aden, Yemen. It was attacked by suicide bombers > aboard a small boat. Name the destroyer. USS Cole > unification of two kingdoms into one. The full name used > afterwards for this kingdom does not actually appear in in the > act, but what exactly was it? United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingsdom of Northern Ireland > 3. This 14-year war involving most of the great powers of Europe > followed the death of a childless king of the house of Hapsburg. > What is the usual name for this war in English? War of the {Austrian|Spanish} Succession > Pope, thus beginning what later became known as the so-called > "Holy Roman Empire". He reigned for about 14 years. By what > single-word name is he usually known in English? Charlemagne, Pepin > exactions" and "evil customs" of his predecessor, and pardoned > anyone who committed murder before his own reign. Give his name, > and number if applicable. Henry I, Henry II > "Year Without a Summer", is believed to have caused crop failures > as far away as Russia. The name of the volcano (or one of them) > is Huaynaputina, and today it is in what country? Chile, Argentina > be counted as part of the Olympics. Events included car racing, > ballooning, shooting at live pigeons, and underwater swimming. > What was the host city? Paris, St. Louis > 8. There is no significance to the sequence of the above questions, > but they have a theme in common. What is it? Two answers/question. -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 24 06:59PM -0800 Hi gang Apologies for my absence. My wife recently passed away after a long battle with cancer so I'll be taking a break from rgt for the time being. Hopefully Mark or someone can score CQ#514 until I return. Cherish each day. cheers, calvin |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 24 09:25PM -0800 Calvin wrote: > Hi gang > Apologies for my absence. My wife recently passed away after a long battle with cancer so I'll be taking a break from rgt for the time being. Hopefully Mark or someone can score CQ#514 until I return. > Cherish each day. My sincere condolences. I realize that words do little to ease the pain, but they're all we have. -- Dan Tilque |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jan 25 06:17AM > Cherish each day. > cheers, > calvin Deepest sympathies Calvin. Gareth |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 25 12:18AM -0600 Very sorry to hear Calvin's news. As requested, here is an unofficial result for CQ 514: > 1 The French sandwich 'croque-monsieur' is traditionally > filled with which two foodstuffs? Ham and cheese. 1 for Peter, Mark, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Gareth. > 2 What is the legal term for a document that supplements, > explains, modifies or revokes a will? Codicil. 1 for Dan Tilque, Peter, Mark, Marc, Dan Blum, Bruce, Joe, and Gareth. > 3 Which planet takes approximately 165 years to orbit the sun? Neptune. 1 for Dan Tilque, Peter, Mark, Marc, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Gareth. > 4 Aibohphobia, appropriately, is the fear of what? Palindromes. 1 for Dan Tilque, Mark, Marc, Joe, Pete, and Gareth. > 5 Michael Caine starred twice in which film, directed by Joseph > L. Mankiewicz in 1972, and by Kenneth Brannagh in 2007? He portrayed > the younger man in the first film, and the older in the second. "Sleuth". 1 for Mark, Marc, and Gareth. > 6 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "When > you're alone and life is making you lonely"? "Downtown". 1 for Peter, Mark, Marc, Bruce, Joe, Pete, and Gareth. > 7 Lent traditionally lasts for how many days? 40. 1 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Peter, Mark, Marc, Bruce, Joe, Pete, and Gareth. > 8 The main hub for the Etihad airline is located in which city? Abu Dhabi, UAE. 1 for Mark, Bruce, and Gareth. > 9 The Miller Brewing Company is headquartered in which US city? Milwaukee. 1 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Mark, Marc, Bruce, Joe, Pete, and Gareth. > 10 In which classic western folk song do the deer and the > antelope roam? I assume "Home on the Range" is the answer Calvin would accept, so: 1 for Dan Tilque, Mark, Marc, Dan Blum, Bruce, Joe, Pete, and Gareth. As Dan Tilque was the first to note, they actually "play" in that song; it's the buffalo that "roam". Scores, if there are no errors: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TB TOTALS Mark Brader 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 64 10 Gareth Owen 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 64 10 Bruce Bowler 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 55 8 Marc Dashevsky 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 56 8 Joe 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 46 6 Dan Tilque 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 46 6 Peter Smyth 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 36 5 Pete Gayde 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 38 5 Dan Blum 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 28 4 Erland Sommarskog 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17 2 5 8 7 6 3 7 9 3 8 8 Hey, I got lucky! Congratulations to Gareth and me! -- Mark Brader, Toronto | It is never good to adapt the design to the software; msb@vex.net | it should be the other way around. --J.A. Durieux My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jan 24 09:54PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:14ydnbTOxuprb_vHnZ2dnUU7- > America. Last alive around 10,000 years ago, it was around the > same size of a modern day grey wolf. What was this wolf's name? > "Game of Thrones" fans might be familiar with it. Dire wolf > all the way until 1927, when hunters killed the last wisent. > Today a hybrid exists that has been reintroduced into the area. > What animal is a wisent most closely related to? Cougar; Panther > The last tarpan died in captivity in Russia in 1909. It was > crossbred with domesticated varieties across Europe. What type > of animal is a tarpan? Pig > a meter tall and weigh around 30 pounds. It was quickly wiped > out due to hunting and invasive species, the last known sighting > being in 1662. On *what Indian Ocean island* did the dodo live? Comoros; Seychelles > exposed to a virus in a lab accident. She's the last person > to die from this disease, which the World Health Organization > declared in 1980 had been eradicated. What disease? Small pox > A2. The last (or latest) person to stand on the moon has been > US astronaut Eugene Cernan, in December 1972. *Which number* > in the Apollo series was his mission? 17 > * B. Last Concerts > B1. The Beatles' last concert took place 1966-08-29, in which > US city? San Francisco > B2. Elvis Presley's last concert was in Indianapolis in June > 1977. Which Simon and Garfunkel standard was the last song > he performed publicly? Bridge Over Troubled Waters > championship? He accomplished the feat in 1954. > C2. In 1938, Gordie Drillon became the last Toronto Maple Leaf > to do what? Score an overtime Stanly Cup winning goal > * E. Last Americans > E1. Who was the last (or latest) American president *not* > born in a hospital? Hint: it happened in the 20th century. Jimmy Carter > F2. Charles Dickens's last novel was unfinished when he > died in 1870, and the ending he intended for it is unknown. > Name the novel. Pete Gayde |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Jan 24 03:59PM -0800 On Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 10:06:33 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > -- > Mark Brader, Toronto "Information! ... We want information!" > msb@vex.net -- The Prisoner not what I saw. http://prntscr.com/i56fze swp |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 24 09:55PM -0600 Stephen Perry: > http://prntscr.com/i56fze You mean "I have a defective newsreading environment". Don't miss RQ 280, eh? -- Mark Brader "'Taxpayer' includes any person Toronto whether or not liable to pay tax." msb@vex.net -- Income Tax Act of Canada, s.248(1) |
| credo381-dump@yahoo.com: Jan 24 06:45PM -0800 > Hello, I might be 27 years too late, but the sign is now for sale on Amazon and I own one, makes a great tribute to he show. P.S. what's it like in 1990? I won't spoil the end of Cheers for you. Hahahaha, You're awesome bro! Like a friggin time machine. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 24 12:59PM -0600 This is Rotating Quiz #280, and it's about historical events. I'd like to thank Gareth Owen for running RQ #279 and dealing promptly with the protest. As usual, the first choice to set RQ 281 will be the winner of this one. This time question #8 counts equally with the others. 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. As usual, please answer only from your own knowledge and post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single posting, quoting the questions you are answering and placing your answers below each one. You have until January 29 to enter, by Toronto time; that gives you 5 days and 10 hours from the time of posting. 1. One of the early attacks in the present conflict between the US and people claiming to represent Islam was against a US destroyer in the port of Aden, Yemen. It was attacked by suicide bombers aboard a small boat. Name the destroyer. 2. An act of union signed by King George III declared the unification of two kingdoms into one. The full name used afterwards for this kingdom does not actually appear in in the act, but what exactly was it? 3. This 14-year war involving most of the great powers of Europe followed the death of a childless king of the house of Hapsburg. What is the usual name for this war in English? 4. Centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire in the west, this Frenchman was crowned Emperor of the Romans by the Pope, thus beginning what later became known as the so-called "Holy Roman Empire". He reigned for about 14 years. By what single-word name is he usually known in English? 5. The "Magna Carta" signed by King John is a famous event in English constitutional law, but it wasn't the first time an English king signed an agreement with the barons of the land to limit his powers. This king knew he had only inherited the throne because his older brother was out of the country, and tried to buy the barons' loyalty by signing a "Coronation Charter", also called the "Charter of Liberties". Among other things it imposed a "strict peace", abolished the "unjust exactions" and "evil customs" of his predecessor, and pardoned anyone who committed murder before his own reign. Give his name, and number if applicable. 6. The largest volcanic eruption in the history of South America killed an estimated 1,500 people locally and, like the later "Year Without a Summer", is believed to have caused crop failures as far away as Russia. The name of the volcano (or one of them) is Huaynaputina, and today it is in what country? 7. The second modern Olympic games were different from the others. They were held in conjunction with a world's fair, events were spread out over several months, and the word "Olympic" was hardly used, so that it was later unclear which events should be counted as part of the Olympics. Events included car racing, ballooning, shooting at live pigeons, and underwater swimming. What was the host city? 8. There is no significance to the sequence of the above questions, but they have a theme in common. What is it? -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Truth speak from any chair." msb@vex.net -- Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Jan 24 03:45PM -0800 On Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at 1:59:44 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > This is Rotating Quiz #280, and it's about historical events. this is posted under your last rq (#277). > I'd like to thank Gareth Owen for running RQ #279 and dealing > promptly with the protest. I protest that you keep posting in reply to other posts by Mark Brader. Try replying to other people for a change when you want to post something new. > As usual, the first choice to set RQ 281 will be the winner of > this one. This time question #8 counts equally with the others. not sure why that matters, but ok. noted. > questions you are answering and placing your answers below each one. > You have until January 29 to enter, by Toronto time; that gives > you 5 days and 10 hours from the time of posting. who are you and what have you done with the real Mark Brader? > and people claiming to represent Islam was against a US destroyer > in the port of Aden, Yemen. It was attacked by suicide bombers > aboard a small boat. Name the destroyer. uss cole > unification of two kingdoms into one. The full name used > afterwards for this kingdom does not actually appear in in the > act, but what exactly was it? united kingdom of great britain and ireland > 3. This 14-year war involving most of the great powers of Europe > followed the death of a childless king of the house of Hapsburg. > What is the usual name for this war in English? war of the spanish succession > Pope, thus beginning what later became known as the so-called > "Holy Roman Empire". He reigned for about 14 years. By what > single-word name is he usually known in English? charlemagne > exactions" and "evil customs" of his predecessor, and pardoned > anyone who committed murder before his own reign. Give his name, > and number if applicable. king henry (no number, he was the first) > "Year Without a Summer", is believed to have caused crop failures > as far away as Russia. The name of the volcano (or one of them) > is Huaynaputina, and today it is in what country? peru > be counted as part of the Olympics. Events included car racing, > ballooning, shooting at live pigeons, and underwater swimming. > What was the host city? paris? > 8. There is no significance to the sequence of the above questions, > but they have a theme in common. What is it? that Mark is making mistakes on purpose to trigger my automatic need to respond when someone is wrong on the internet. (see http://www.xkcd.com/386) swp, who thinks Mark did it on purpose |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jan 24 06:28PM >> since I originally guessed Gary Johnson for question 1. > That was the right answer! He got three times as many votes as Stein. > Gareth? I f****** it up. Sorry. I'll do a quick remark. |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jan 24 06:29PM >> There was a theme? > Well, I thought there was - all the other answers I knew (or thought I > knew) were women. There was, and you got it. But I screwed up. |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jan 24 06:35PM >> 1. Which candidate won the third highest share of the popular vote in the 2016 >> US Presidential Election? > Jill Stein (Green Party) Sorry. This was wrong. Which also undercut the unmentioned theme. > Marc Dashevsky x x 1 x x x x 1 2 > Dan Tilque x x 1 x x 1 x 1 3 > swp [void slate] x x x x x 1 x x 1 The result now goes to a tie break between Dan B and Mark B (the Killer B's as they're known in quizzing circles). Dan said 200 miles, Mark said 25 miles. The actual answer is ~85 miles. So by tie break, Mark is now the winner. Sorry Dan, you'll have to take the pennant. Apologies to everyone involved (or otherwise) |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 24 12:42PM -0600 Gareth Owen: > So by tie break, Mark is now the winner. Oh dear. Okay, here goes... > Sorry Dan, you'll have to take the pennant. What's a pennant in this context? To me it only means winning either the AL or the NL -- traditionally by finishing first in the regular season, now by winning the League Championship Series -- and thus qualifying for the World Series. Or perhaps some other kind of win. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and msb@vex.net | look at it for hours." -- Jerome K. Jerome My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jan 24 06:56PM > Oh dear. Okay, here goes... >> Sorry Dan, you'll have to take the pennant. > What's a pennant in this context? A flag, formerly mostly naval, now mainly associated with winning something. I meant to write "take down the pennant", which would've made it clearer. As you say, mostly associated with baseball these days. > by finishing first in the regular season, now by winning the League > Championship Series -- and thus qualifying for the World Series. Or > perhaps some other kind of win. It's a metonymy - winning the League Championship gave you the right to fly a flag representing that championship (as a hockey team might hang a championship banner), so the name of the flag became used interchangeably for the championship itself. Teams do still fly literal flags, though https://i.pinimg.com/originals/05/da/4c/05da4cdb1c961b22cbbd5dbd6de6ed52.jpg https://30onthefly.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/img_1606.jpg |
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