- Rotating Quiz #280 *results* - 1 Update
- QFTCISG Final, Round 3: Arts and Literature - 4 Updates
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 29 11:52PM -0600 RQ 280 is over. Hearty congratulations to STEPHEN PERRY! > 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. Cole. (In 2000.) 1 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > 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? The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. (In 1800.) 1 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Erland, and Peter. > 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. (Charles II of Spain died in 1700.) 1 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Peter. Erland was close. > 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. (In 800.) 1 for Dan Blum, Marc, Stephen, Erland, and Peter. > exactions" and "evil customs" of his predecessor, and forgave > all murders before his own reign. Give his name, and number > if applicable. Henry I. (In 1100.) 1 for Stephen. > "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. (In 1600.) 1 for Stephen. > 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. (In 1900.) 1 for Dan Blum and Stephen. > 8. There is no significance to the sequence of the above questions, > but they have a theme in common. What is it? I was surprised nobody got this, but it should now be obvious from the information above. Scores, if there are no errors: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TOTALS Stephen Perry 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 Dan Blum 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 Peter Smyth 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 Erland Sommarskog 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Marc Dashevsky 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Dan Tilque 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 3 5 1 1 2 0 And it's over to Stephen for RQ 281. -- Mark Brader | "If you're incompetent, you can't know you're incompetent... Toronto | the skills you need to produce a right answer are exactly msb@vex.net | the skills you need to recognize what a right answer is." --David Dunning My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jan 29 05:51AM -0600 In article <rY2dnY-4W4yvWfPHnZ2dnUU7-I3NnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > * Cats and Literature > These are cats from literature. Really! Name them. > 1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/cat/1.jpg Catbert > 2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/cat/2.jpg Bill the Cat > 3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/cat/3.jpg Hobbes > * Have a Seat > In each case, name the designer of the chair. > 7. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/sit/7.jpg Morris > extended with additional books. > 10. "2001: A Space Odyssey"; "2010: Odyssey 2". > 11. "Dune", "Dune Messiah". Children of Dune > 12. "Foundation", "Foundation and Empire". The Second Foundation -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 29 02:59PM > ** Final, Round 3 - Arts and Literature > * Cats and Literature > 1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/cat/1.jpg Catbert > 2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/cat/2.jpg Bill the Cat > 3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/cat/3.jpg Hobbes > * The Group of Seven > 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/7/4.jpg Warhol > 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/7/5.jpg Hockney > 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/7/6.jpg Pollock > * Have a Seat > 7. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/sit/7.jpg Eames > 8. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/sit/8.jpg Wright > 9. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/sit/9.jpg Eames > * Science-Fiction Trilogies > 10. "2001: A Space Odyssey"; "2010: Odyssey 2". 2100: The Year We Make Contact > 11. "Dune", "Dune Messiah". Children of Dune > 12. "Foundation", "Foundation and Empire". Second Foundation > * Toronto Sculpture > 13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/stat/13.jpg Toy Soldiers > 15. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/stat/15.jpg Sewing Circle; Thimble -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Bruce Bowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Jan 29 06:32PM On Mon, 29 Jan 2018 00:50:26 -0600, Mark Brader wrote: > * Cats and Literature > These are cats from literature. Really! Name them. > 1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/cat/1.jpg Catbert > 2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/cat/2.jpg Bill > 3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/cat/3.jpg Hobbes > * The Group of Seven > These are self-portraits. Of which member of the group, in each case? no clue > * Have a Seat > In each case, name the designer of the chair. > 7. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/sit/7.jpg Stickley > 8. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/sit/8.jpg F.L. Wright > required. Note: some of the "trilogies" may later have been extended > with additional books. > 10. "2001: A Space Odyssey"; "2010: Odyssey 2". 2061: Odyssey Three > 12. "Foundation", "Foundation and Empire". > * Toronto Sculpture > For each one, name *either* the sculpture *or* the artist. no idea. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 29 12:27PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > * Cats and Literature > These are cats from literature. Really! Name them. > 1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/cat/1.jpg Catbert > 2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/cat/2.jpg Bill the Cat > 3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/cat/3.jpg Hobbes > are required. Note: some of the "trilogies" may later have been > extended with additional books. > 10. "2001: A Space Odyssey"; "2010: Odyssey 2". "2062: Odyssey III" > 11. "Dune", "Dune Messiah". "Children of Dune" > 12. "Foundation", "Foundation and Empire". "Second Foundation" (and no "some" about it; all three series were extended to more than three books) -- Dan Tilque |
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