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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 08 07:23PM -0800 Happy New Year to all. 1 Accordind to one theory, there is a correlation between the location of the three largest pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex and three stars in which celestial constellation? 2 What does the "T" stand for in the Disney acronym EPCOT? 3 The Merino sheep breed originated in which European country? 4 For what purpose would one normally use Quicken computer software? 5 An 1814 woodblock print by the Japanese artist Hokusai is titled 'The Dream of the xxx's wife'. Supply the missing occupation! 6 Apiculture is the raising and care of which creatures? 7 Also an official language of the European Union, what is the only Semitic language that's written in the Latin alphabet in its standard form? 8 Which rapper's albums include 'Me Against the World' (1995) and 'All Eyez on Me' (1996)? 9 What is the lowest layer of the earth's atmosphere? 10 What part of a dress might be bateau, scoop or sweetheart? cheers, calvin |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jan 09 12:20AM -0600 In article <faa26e0b-2cdc-468a-b339-0c78812be759@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 1 Accordind to one theory, there is a correlation between the location of the three largest pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex and three stars in which celestial constellation? > 2 What does the ?T? stand for in the Disney acronym EPCOT? > 3 The Merino sheep breed originated in which European country? Spain > 4 For what purpose would one normally use Quicken computer software? accounting > 5 An 1814 woodblock print by the Japanese artist Hokusai is titled 'The Dream of the xxx's wife'. Supply the missing occupation! > 6 Apiculture is the raising and care of which creatures? bees > 7 Also an official language of the European Union, what is the only Semitic language that's written in the Latin alphabet in its standard form? > 8 Which rapper?s albums include 'Me Against the World' (1995) and 'All Eyez on Me' (1996)? > 9 What is the lowest layer of the earth's atmosphere? troposhpere > 10 What part of a dress might be bateau, scoop or sweetheart? neck? -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 09 12:29AM -0600 Calvin: > 1 Accordind to one theory, there is a correlation between the location > of the three largest pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex and three > stars in which celestial constellation? Orion? > 2 What does the "T" stand for in the Disney acronym EPCOT? Tomorrow. > 3 The Merino sheep breed originated in which European country? Italy? > 4 For what purpose would one normally use Quicken computer software? Accounting. > 5 An 1814 woodblock print by the Japanese artist Hokusai is titled 'The > Dream of the xxx's wife'. Supply the missing occupation! > 6 Apiculture is the raising and care of which creatures? Bees. > 7 Also an official language of the European Union, what is the only > Semitic language that's written in the Latin alphabet in its standard > form? Maltese. > 8 Which rapper's albums include 'Me Against the World' (1995) and 'All > Eyez on Me' (1996)? > 9 What is the lowest layer of the earth's atmosphere? Trump. No, that's the lowest something else. Trumposphere. No, that's not quite right either. Ah -- troposphere! > 10 What part of a dress might be bateau, scoop or sweetheart? Neckline. -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net #define MSB(type) (~(((unsigned type)-1)>>1)) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 09 01:01AM -0800 Calvin wrote: > Happy New Year to all. > 1 Accordind to one theory, there is a correlation between the location of the three largest pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex and three stars in which celestial constellation? Orion > 2 What does the "T" stand for in the Disney acronym EPCOT? tomorrow > 3 The Merino sheep breed originated in which European country? Spain > 4 For what purpose would one normally use Quicken computer software? tax returns > 5 An 1814 woodblock print by the Japanese artist Hokusai is titled 'The Dream of the xxx's wife'. Supply the missing occupation! fisherman > 6 Apiculture is the raising and care of which creatures? bees > 7 Also an official language of the European Union, what is the only Semitic language that's written in the Latin alphabet in its standard form? Maltese > 8 Which rapper's albums include 'Me Against the World' (1995) and 'All Eyez on Me' (1996)? > 9 What is the lowest layer of the earth's atmosphere? troposphere > 10 What part of a dress might be bateau, scoop or sweetheart? neckline -- Dan Tilque |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jan 08 02:13PM Mark Brader wrote: > * "The Boston gig has been cancelled. I wouldn't worry about > it, though; it's not a big college town." > * "These go to 11." This is Spinal Tap > * "Old Slugworth would give his false teeth to get inside for > 5 minutes." > * "Violet, you're turning violet!" Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory > you provide the word as commonly used in English. > 1. South African anteater, named for the Cape Dutch words for > "earth" and "pig". aardvark > 4. From the Dutch words for "snack" and "bag". > 5. From the Dutch word for "froth" or "foam", it refers to the > lowest class of humanity. dregs > 6. From the Dutch word for "donkey" as used in "painter's donkey" > -- a common reference to a painter's implement. easel > 7. From the Dutch word for a ghostly image or appearance. spectre > 8. From the Dutch and Afrikaans word for a trail or track. > 9. From the Dutch and Afrikaans word for a wild animal, used to > describe a certain herd animal of the savannah. zebra > 10. Neighborhood in New York that got its name from the Dutch for > "Rabbit Island". Peter Smyth |
| Bruce Bowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Jan 08 02:45PM On Sun, 07 Jan 2018 22:16:27 -0600, Mark Brader wrote: > * "The Boston gig has been cancelled. I wouldn't worry about > it, though; it's not a big college town." > * "These go to 11." This is Spinal Tap > * "Large Marge sent me." > * "I wouldn't sell my bike for all the money in the world. > Not for a hundred million trillion billion dollars!" Pee-Wee's Big Adventure > * "Old Slugworth would give his false teeth to get inside for > 5 minutes." > * "Violet, you're turning violet!" Charlie and the Chocolate Factory > My arm go comme ça, then the game stop then start up." > * "I got a good deal on those boys. The scouts said they showed > a lot of promise." Slapshot > * "Stop. Who would cross the Bridge of Death must answer me > these questions three, ere the other side he see!" > * "'Tis but a scratch!" Monty Python and the Holy Grail > the word as commonly used in English. > 1. South African anteater, named for the Cape Dutch words for > "earth" and "pig". aardvark > 2. From the Dutch word for an adventurer who pillages and plunders. pirate > 4. From the Dutch words for "snack" and "bag". > 5. From the Dutch word for "froth" or "foam", it refers to the > lowest class of humanity. dregs > 6. From the Dutch word for "donkey" as used in "painter's donkey" > -- a common reference to a painter's implement. > 7. From the Dutch word for a ghostly image or appearance. spook > 8. From the Dutch and Afrikaans word for a trail or track. > 9. From the Dutch and Afrikaans word for a wild animal, used to > describe a certain herd animal of the savannah. wildebeest > 10. Neighborhood in New York that got its name from the Dutch for > "Rabbit Island". Coney Island |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jan 08 02:44PM -0600 In article <LbydnZPOJcEGbc_HnZ2dnUU7-X3NnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > 1. Ranked #2, from 1975. > * "Do you have any tattoos, Brad?" > * "So come up to the lab, and see what's on the slab." Rocky Horror Picture Show > * "The Boston gig has been cancelled. I wouldn't worry about > it, though; it's not a big college town." > * "These go to 11." This Is Spinal Tap > know. My arm go comme ça, then the game stop then start up." > * "I got a good deal on those boys. The scouts said they showed > a lot of promise." Slap Shot > * "That rug really tied the room together, did it not?" > * "You're being very un-dude." > * "You want a Toe? I can get you a toe, believe me." The Big Lebowski > 7. #8, from 1983. > * "But for a green card, I'm gonna carve him up real nice." > * "Lesson #2: Don't get high on your own supply." Scarface > Time to die." > * "It's too bad she won't live! But then again, who does?" > * "Have you ever retired a human by mistake?" Blade Runner > * "He didn't fall? Inconceivable!" > * "They were both poisoned. I've spent the last few years > building up an immunity to iocane powder." The Princess Bride > you provide the word as commonly used in English. > 1. South African anteater, named for the Cape Dutch words for > "earth" and "pig". aardvark > 2. From the Dutch word for an adventurer who pillages and plunders. > 3. From the Dutch word "verlof" or permission to leave. furlough > 4. From the Dutch words for "snack" and "bag". knapsack > 5. From the Dutch word for "froth" or "foam", it refers to the > lowest class of humanity. dregs > describe a certain herd animal of the savannah. > 10. Neighborhood in New York that got its name from the Dutch for > "Rabbit Island". Coney Island -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 08 07:33PM -0800 On Monday, January 8, 2018 at 2:16:32 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Ranked #2, from 1975. > * "Do you have any tattoos, Brad?" > * "So come up to the lab, and see what's on the slab." Young Frankenstein > * "The Boston gig has been cancelled. I wouldn't worry about > it, though; it's not a big college town." > * "These go to 11." Spinal Tap > * "Old Slugworth would give his false teeth to get inside for > 5 minutes." > * "Violet, you're turning violet!" Charlie and the Chocolate Factory > know. My arm go comme ça, then the game stop then start up." > * "I got a good deal on those boys. The scouts said they showed > a lot of promise." Slapshot > * "That rug really tied the room together, did it not?" > * "You're being very un-dude." > * "You want a Toe? I can get you a toe, believe me." The Big Lebowski The Dude abides > Time to die." > * "It's too bad she won't live! But then again, who does?" > * "Have you ever retired a human by mistake?" Blade Runner > * "Stop. Who would cross the Bridge of Death must answer me > these questions three, ere the other side he see!" > * "'Tis but a scratch!" Monty Python and the Holy Grail > * "He didn't fall? Inconceivable!" > * "They were both poisoned. I've spent the last few years > building up an immunity to iocane powder." The Princess Bride > you provide the word as commonly used in English. > 1. South African anteater, named for the Cape Dutch words for > "earth" and "pig". Aardvark > 2. From the Dutch word for an adventurer who pillages and plunders. Buccaneer, Pirate > 3. From the Dutch word "verlof" or permission to leave. > 4. From the Dutch words for "snack" and "bag". Knapsack > 5. From the Dutch word for "froth" or "foam", it refers to the > lowest class of humanity. Dregs > 6. From the Dutch word for "donkey" as used in "painter's donkey" > -- a common reference to a painter's implement. Easel > 7. From the Dutch word for a ghostly image or appearance. Spectre > 8. From the Dutch and Afrikaans word for a trail or track. Veldt > 9. From the Dutch and Afrikaans word for a wild animal, used to > describe a certain herd animal of the savannah. Wildebeest > 10. Neighborhood in New York that got its name from the Dutch for > "Rabbit Island". Rikers Island cheers, calvin |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 09 12:49AM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Ranked #2, from 1975. > * "Do you have any tattoos, Brad?" > * "So come up to the lab, and see what's on the slab." Rocky Horror Picture Show > * "The Boston gig has been cancelled. I wouldn't worry about > it, though; it's not a big college town." > * "These go to 11." This is Spinal Tap > * "That rug really tied the room together, did it not?" > * "You're being very un-dude." > * "You want a Toe? I can get you a toe, believe me." The Big Lebowski > Time to die." > * "It's too bad she won't live! But then again, who does?" > * "Have you ever retired a human by mistake?" Blade Runner > * "Stop. Who would cross the Bridge of Death must answer me > these questions three, ere the other side he see!" > * "'Tis but a scratch!" Monty Python and the Holy Grail > * "He didn't fall? Inconceivable!" > * "They were both poisoned. I've spent the last few years > building up an immunity to iocane powder." The Princess Bride > you provide the word as commonly used in English. > 1. South African anteater, named for the Cape Dutch words for > "earth" and "pig". aardvark > 2. From the Dutch word for an adventurer who pillages and plunders. freebooter > 3. From the Dutch word "verlof" or permission to leave. > 4. From the Dutch words for "snack" and "bag". knapsack > 5. From the Dutch word for "froth" or "foam", it refers to the > lowest class of humanity. dregs > 6. From the Dutch word for "donkey" as used in "painter's donkey" > -- a common reference to a painter's implement. easel > 7. From the Dutch word for a ghostly image or appearance. spook > 8. From the Dutch and Afrikaans word for a trail or track. trek > 9. From the Dutch and Afrikaans word for a wild animal, used to > describe a certain herd animal of the savannah. wildebeast > 10. Neighborhood in New York that got its name from the Dutch for > "Rabbit Island". Coney Island -- Dan Tilque |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 08 08:59PM -0800 Dan Tilque wrote: > for RQs. There's no pattern or commonality in the answers, but rather > there's something unusual about the questions. You won't get any points > for finding the theme, but that could get you more points than otherwise. The theme, in case anyone hasn't figured it out, is that all the questions actually have two answers, even though they're phrased as if they only have one. Thus the allowance of two answers each with no penalty for a wrong answer. > Quiz concludes in 7 days on 08-Jan-2018. > 1. Which actor-turned-politician was Jerry Brown's immediate predecessor > as governor of California? Ronald Reagan Arnold Schwarzenegger > 2. What was the first NASDAQ-traded stock to be included in the > Dow-Jones Industrial Average? Intel Microsoft This one was on one of the Canadian Inquisition quizzes a while back. In that one, several others answered Microsoft. I knew there were two answers (at one time I followed the stock markets fairly closely and it happened during that time) and randomly chose Intel, and then had to protest when the "official" answer was only Microsoft. I thought maybe some people would remember that, but even Mark didn't. > 3. Hyderabad, a city of over 1 million people, is located in which country? India, Pakistan > 4. What Olympic sport was invented at a western Massachusetts YMCA in > the 1890s? basketball (1891, Springfield, Massachusetts) volleyball (1895, Holyoke, Massachusetts -- some 15 km away from Springfield; they're now in the same Metropolitan area.) Note that volleyball was invented to have a less vigorous winter sport than basketball for older players. > 5. What artist created the character Dennis The Menace, first published > on or about 12 March 1951? Hank Ketcham (US comic) David Law (British comic) Amazing coincidence for these: two totally different comics with the same name published on the same day (or very close to it) in two different countries. The date on the publication of the British comic was 17 March 1951, but that, I understand, was the pull date. That is, the date the comic comes off the news stand. So the British "Dennis the Menace" could have been out a couple days before the US one was published in newspapers. I didn't really expect anyone to know the British artist, but I couldn't think of any other detail to ask about where it would have been reasonable to mention the original publication date. > 6. What defensive wall, named for an emperor, was built by the Roman > Empire on the northern border of Roman Britain? Hadrian's Wall Antonine Wall > 7. Who won an Academy Award for playing the role of Vito Corleone? Marlon Brando (Best Actor in "The Godfather") Robert de Niro (Best Supporting Actor in "The Godfather, Part II") > 8. What famous person was born on 12 February 1809? Charles Darwin Abraham Lincoln > 9. What is the penalty for an offside violation in football? free kick (Association football) 5 yards (American/Canadian football) > 10. He was probably the most famous writer that his country has ever > produced, and he died on or about 23 April 1616. Who was he? Miguel de Cervantes William Shakespeare Cervantes actually died on April 22, although some sources give the 23rd. Of course, Spain was on the Gregorian calendar and England still on the Julian at the time, so Shakespeare outlived Cervantes by 11 days. But it makes for a more interesting trivia question to ignore that. > 11. What 1987 action-adventure movie featured an actor who would later > be elected governor of a US state? Predator The Running Man Note to Mark: you don't get a point by repeating a correct answer. Nice try, though. Kudos to Erland for being the only one to get Running Man. > 12. Who was he? Arnold Schwarzenegger Jesse Ventura Yep, both were in both movies. Scores: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 Q11 Q12 T Gareth Owen 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 1 2 17 Mark Brader 2 0 2 1 0 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 16 Peter Smyth 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 2 13 Dan Blum 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 11 Marc Dashevsky 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 11 Erland 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 Calvin 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 10 Looks like Gareth edges out Mark. Glad you guys didn't tie; this would have been a bit of bother to compute the tiebreaker. So it's over to Gareth for RQ #279. And thanks to everyone for playing. -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 09 12:26AM -0600 Dan Tilque: > > Happy New Year and welcome to Rotating Quiz #278. Hope there's more > > participation than the last RQ. There could hardly not have been, but thanks. > questions actually have two answers, even though they're phrased as if > they only have one. Thus the allowance of two answers each with no > penalty for a wrong answer. Yep, that was a fun idea. > The Running Man > Note to Mark: you don't get a point by repeating a correct answer. Nice > try, though. I didn't think so, but I couldn't resist. I knew they were both in Predator, which I haven't seen, but I thought it was the only such movie. > Kudos to Erland for being the only one to get Running Man. And that one I *have* seen, but Ventura wasn't a person known to me at the time. (Perhaps I didn't think if it because my brain has it pigeonholed as science fiction rather than action-adventure, though I agree that the question is not misleading. > So it's over to Gareth for RQ #279. And thanks to everyone for playing. Have fun, Gareth. Thanks again, Dan. -- Mark Brader "Remember, this is Mark we're dealing with. Toronto Rationality and fact won't work very well." msb@vex.net -- Jeff Scott Franzman My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Dec 31 10:02PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > Your winner, and the next RQer, is DAN TILQUE. Lukewarm congratulations! And an unenthusiastic thank you :) Next RQ will be up tomorrow. -- Dan Tilque |
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