- Rotatig Quiz #281: this day in history - 5 Updates
- QFTCISG Final, Round 4: Geography - 4 Updates
- QFTCISG Final, Round 3: Arts and Literature - 2 Updates
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Jan 31 07:44PM -0800 this is rotating quiz #281. today is january 31st, 2018. if you are lucky enough to see it, tonight you have the opportunity to see a super blue blood moon. ordering the words differently just sounds wrong. my thanks to Mark Brader for hosting a contest that I was capable of winning without knowing the pattern or theme he had chosen. the winner will be the first choice to set rq 282, 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 wednesday, 2018-02-07, which gives all of you a lot of time from the time of this posting. 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. for answer [a-m] correct answers are worth 2 points each, answers within 3 years either way are worth 1 point each. the theme is: this day in history - january 31st have fun! a. in what year did saint silvester i begin his reign as pope of the catholic church? b. in what year was guy fawkes executed for plotting against parliament and king james? c. in what year was wisselbank of amsterdam established? d. in what year did the u.s. congress pass the 13th amendment, abolishing slavery in the usa? e. in what year was american author Zane Grey born? f. in what year was american journalist and author norman mailer born? g. in what year did the soviet union exile leon trotsky? h. in what year was queen beatrix of the netherlands born? i. in what year did yugoslavia adopt a new constitution and become a federal republic j. in what year did english author, poet, and playwright a.a. milne die? k. in what year was the trans-iranian oil pipe line finished? l. in what year did ham the chimpanzee become the 1st primate in space (158 miles) aboard mercury/redstone 2? m. in what year did nauru gain independence from australia? n. january 31st is a christian feast day - catholic, episcopal, and eastern orthodox. for 1 point each name as many of the christian feasts that are celebrated on january 31st as you can. good luck! swp |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 01 03:48AM > a. in what year did saint silvester i begin his reign as pope of the catholic church? 672 > b. in what year was guy fawkes executed for plotting against parliament and king james? 1672 > c. in what year was wisselbank of amsterdam established? 1772 > d. in what year did the u.s. congress pass the 13th amendment, abolishing slavery in the usa? 1865 > e. in what year was american author Zane Grey born? 1889 > f. in what year was american journalist and author norman mailer born? 1930 > g. in what year did the soviet union exile leon trotsky? 1931 > h. in what year was queen beatrix of the netherlands born? 1950 > i. in what year did yugoslavia adopt a new constitution and become a federal republic 1982 > j. in what year did english author, poet, and playwright a.a. milne die? 1975 > k. in what year was the trans-iranian oil pipe line finished? 1956 > l. in what year did ham the chimpanzee become the 1st primate in space (158 miles) aboard mercury/redstone 2? 1959 > m. in what year did nauru gain independence from australia? 1974 -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 31 11:53PM -0600 Stephen Perry: > answer slates must be posted before 9pm edt (philadelphia/toronto time) > on wednesday, 2018-02-07... Wrong time zone. > a. in what year did saint silvester i begin his reign as pope of the > catholic church? 1000? > b. in what year was guy fawkes executed for plotting against parliament > and king james? 1625? > c. in what year was wisselbank of amsterdam established? 1550? > d. in what year did the u.s. congress pass the 13th amendment, > abolishing slavery in the usa? 1865. Of course, it was only effective once ratified. > e. in what year was american author Zane Grey born? 1890? > f. in what year was american journalist and author norman mailer born? 1925? > g. in what year did the soviet union exile leon trotsky? 1932? > h. in what year was queen beatrix of the netherlands born? 1960? > i. in what year did yugoslavia adopt a new constitution and become a > federal republic 1991? > j. in what year did english author, poet, and playwright a.a. milne die? 1975? > k. in what year was the trans-iranian oil pipe line finished? 1960? > l. in what year did ham the chimpanzee become the 1st primate in space > (158 miles) aboard mercury/redstone 2? Wasn't Yuri Gagarin the first primate in space? For Ham I'll say 1961. > m. in what year did nauru gain independence from australia? 1990? -- Mark Brader "How can we believe that?" Toronto "Because this time it's true!" msb@vex.net -- Lynn & Jay: YES, PRIME MINISTER My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 01 07:35AM +0100 > a. in what year did saint silvester i begin his reign as pope of the > catholic church? 765 > b. in what year was guy fawkes executed for plotting against parliament > and king james? 1607 > c. in what year was wisselbank of amsterdam established? 1612 > d. in what year did the u.s. congress pass the 13th amendment, > abolishing slavery in the usa? 1861 > e. in what year was american author Zane Grey born? 1931 > f. in what year was american journalist and author norman mailer born? 1922 > g. in what year did the soviet union exile leon trotsky? 1929 > h. in what year was queen beatrix of the netherlands born? 1925 > i. in what year did yugoslavia adopt a new constitution and become a > federal republic 1948 > j. in what year did english author, poet, and playwright a.a. milne die? 1898 > k. in what year was the trans-iranian oil pipe line finished? 1967 > l. in what year did ham the chimpanzee become the 1st primate in space > (158 miles) aboard mercury/redstone 2? 1987 > m. in what year did nauru gain independence from australia? 1967 |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 01 03:27AM -0600 I kinda wish I'd done http://www.sporcle.com/games/SporcleEXP/on-this-day-january-31st *before* I entered this quiz, instead of after. -- Mark Brader "I suppose that the distances from us [to the Toronto stars] vary so much that some are two or three msb@vex.net times as remote as others." -- Galileo |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 01 12:08AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-12-05, and should be interpreted accordingly. 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 to the newsgroup in a single followup, 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. For further information see my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". ** Final, Round 4 - Geography That is: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/geo.jpg * African Capitals We'll give you the capital city and show the country on a map. You name the country. 1. N'Djamena; http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/afr/1.jpg 2. Lilongwe; http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/afr/2.jpg 3. Nouakchott; http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/afr/3.jpg * Landmarks 4. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/where/4.jpg Pictured is the world's largest salt flat at over 10,000 km². It is located in a province that once was the richest province in the Spanish Empire. In what country is it now? 5. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/where/5.jpg The Avenue of the Baobabs is a scenic stretch of road lined by trees that are unique to this region. In what country would you find this? 6. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/where/6.jpg This massive structure, the Azadi Tower, was built to commemorate the 2,500th anniversary of the foundation of the imperial state. Today it is an Islamic republic. In what country would you find this? * River Boundaries 7. Name *either one* of the two rivers that, between them, form the majority of the border between Belize and Mexico. 8. Much of the border between New Brunswick and the state of Maine consists of rivers. Name *any one* of them. 9. Name the river that forms the border between South Africa and the southern end of Namibia. * Coordinates In each case, we give a position by latitude and longitude, and you pick from the multiple-choice list the place it represents. 10. 34°55'S, 138°36'E. Is it: (A) Addis Ababa, Ethopia? (B) Jakarta, Indonesia? (C) Adelaide, Australia? (D) Cape Town, South Africa? (E) The Tranzac, Toronto, Canada? 11. 59°57'N, 10°45'E: (A) Oslo, Norway? (B) St. Petersburg, Russia? (C) Reykjavik, Iceland? (D) Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada? (E) The Tranzac, Toronto, Canada? 12. 5°33'N, 0°12'W: (A) Madras, India? (B) Lima, Peru? (C) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil? (D) Accra, Ghana? (E) The Tranzac, Toronto, Canada? * Name the Mistake Here's another multiple-choice triple. Each map has five locations labeled. One label is in the wrong place. Which one? (You don't have to provide a correction.) 13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/oops/13.jpg 14. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/oops/14.jpg 15. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/oops/15.jpg -- Mark Brader, Toronto Attenton to dteail; thats' the secreg. msb@vex.net --Robin Bignall My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 01 07:25AM +0100 > 1. N'Djamena; http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/afr/1.jpg Chad > 2. Lilongwe; http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/afr/2.jpg Malawi > 3. Nouakchott; http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/afr/3.jpg Maurentia > Pictured is the world's largest salt flat at over 10,000 km². > It is located in a province that once was the richest province > in the Spanish Empire. In what country is it now? Bolivia > The Avenue of the Baobabs is a scenic stretch of road lined by > trees that are unique to this region. In what country would > you find this? Tanzania > the 2,500th anniversary of the foundation of the imperial state. > Today it is an Islamic republic. In what country would you > find this? Iran > (C) Adelaide, Australia? > (D) Cape Town, South Africa? > (E) The Tranzac, Toronto, Canada? C > (C) Reykjavik, Iceland? > (D) Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada? > (E) The Tranzac, Toronto, Canada? A > (C) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil? > (D) Accra, Ghana? > (E) The Tranzac, Toronto, Canada? D > 13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/oops/13.jpg Sierra Leone > 14. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/oops/14.jpg Sioux City > 15. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/oops/15.jpg Paramaribo (Bariloche is also a bit ouf of place, it is situated somewhat further north. but the error is too small to be the intended one.) |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 01 06:30AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:JZGdndvD7e1aM-_HnZ2dnUU7- > We'll give you the capital city and show the country on a map. > You name the country. > 1. N'Djamena; http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/afr/1.jpg Chad > 2. Lilongwe; http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/afr/2.jpg Malawi > 3. Nouakchott; http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/afr/3.jpg Mauritania > Pictured is the world's largest salt flat at over 10,000 km². > It is located in a province that once was the richest province > in the Spanish Empire. In what country is it now? Chile; Argentina > the 2,500th anniversary of the foundation of the imperial state. > Today it is an Islamic republic. In what country would you > find this? Iran > * River Boundaries > 9. Name the river that forms the border between South Africa and > the southern end of Namibia. Orange River > (C) Adelaide, Australia? > (D) Cape Town, South Africa? > (E) The Tranzac, Toronto, Canada? (C) Adelaide, Australia > (C) Reykjavik, Iceland? > (D) Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada? > (E) The Tranzac, Toronto, Canada? (A) Oslo, Norway > (C) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil? > (D) Accra, Ghana? > (E) The Tranzac, Toronto, Canada? (D) Accra, Ghana > locations labeled. One label is in the wrong place. Which one? > (You don't have to provide a correction.) > 13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/oops/13.jpg Sierra Leone > 14. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/oops/14.jpg Tulsa > 15. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/oops/15.jpg Paramaribo -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 01 12:30AM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > We'll give you the capital city and show the country on a map. > You name the country. > 1. N'Djamena; http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/afr/1.jpg Chad > 2. Lilongwe; http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/afr/2.jpg Malawi > 3. Nouakchott; http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/afr/3.jpg Mali > Pictured is the world's largest salt flat at over 10,000 km². > It is located in a province that once was the richest province > in the Spanish Empire. In what country is it now? Mexico > The Avenue of the Baobabs is a scenic stretch of road lined by > trees that are unique to this region. In what country would > you find this? Kenya, Tanzania > the 2,500th anniversary of the foundation of the imperial state. > Today it is an Islamic republic. In what country would you > find this? Iran > the majority of the border between Belize and Mexico. > 8. Much of the border between New Brunswick and the state of Maine > consists of rivers. Name *any one* of them. Aroostook > (C) Adelaide, Australia? > (D) Cape Town, South Africa? > (E) The Tranzac, Toronto, Canada? C > (C) Reykjavik, Iceland? > (D) Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada? > (E) The Tranzac, Toronto, Canada? A > (C) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil? > (D) Accra, Ghana? > (E) The Tranzac, Toronto, Canada? D > locations labeled. One label is in the wrong place. Which one? > (You don't have to provide a correction.) > 13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/oops/13.jpg Sierra Leone > 14. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/oops/14.jpg Tulsa > 15. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/oops/15.jpg Bariloche -- Dan Tilque |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Jan 31 06:09PM -0800 On Monday, January 29, 2018 at 1:50:31 AM UTC-5, 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 |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 01 12:04AM -0600 Mark Brader: > * Cats and Literature > These are cats from literature. Really! Name them. > 1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/cat/1.jpg Catbert. (From "Dilbert" by Scott Adams, published since 1989.) 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Marc, Dan Blum, Bruce, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Jason. > 2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/cat/2.jpg Bill the Cat. (From "Bloom County", originally published 1980-89, and other strips by Berke Breathed.) 4 for everyone. > 3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/cat/3.jpg Hobbes. (From "Calvin & Hobbes" by Bill Watterson, published 1985-95.) 4 for everyone. > These are self-portraits. Of which member of the group, in > each case? > 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/7/4.jpg Frederick Varley. > 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/7/5.jpg Lawren Harris. > 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/7/6.jpg Arthur Lismer. > * Have a Seat > In each case, name the designer of the chair. > 7. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/sit/7.jpg Gustav Stickley. 4 for Bruce. > 8. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/sit/8.jpg Charles Rennie MacIntosh. > 9. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/sit/9.jpg Frank Lloyd Wright. 4 for Pete. > We name the first two books; you name the third. Full titles > are required. Note: some of the "trilogies" may later have been > extended with additional books. Actually all of them were. The additional books by the original authors were "3001: The Final Odyssey"; "God Emperor of Dune", "Heretics of Dune", and "Chapterhouse: Dune"; and "Foundation's Edge", "Foundation and Earth", "Prelude to Foundation", and "Forward the Foundation". The "Dune" and "Foundation" series were further extended by new authors after the original ones died. > 10. "2001: A Space Odyssey"; "2010: Odyssey 2". "2061: Odyssey 3". (Arthur C. Clarke.) 4 for Bruce. 3 for Dan Tilque. > 11. "Dune", "Dune Messiah". "Children of Dune". (Frank Herbert.) 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > 12. "Foundation", "Foundation and Empire". "Second Foundation". (Isaac Asimov.) 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > * Toronto Sculpture > For each one, name *either* the sculpture *or* the artist. > 13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/stat/13.jpg "Monument to the War of 1812", Douglas Coupland. > 14. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/stat/14.jpg "Rising", Zhang Huan. > 15. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr3/stat/15.jpg "Uniform/Measure Stack", Stephen Cruise. Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> His A&L Dan Blum 37 20 57 Dan Tilque 32 23 55 Marc Dashevsky 24 20 44 Pete Gayde 18 16 34 Joshua Kreitzer 20 12 32 Erland Sommarskog 24 -- 24 Peter Smyth 21 -- 21 Bruce Bowler -- 20 20 Jason Kreitzer 8 12 20 -- Mark Brader | Does anybody seriously believe that if a bunch of horses Toronto | saw a giant egg broken into pieces, their response would msb@vex.net | be: "Hey! Let's try to reassemble this!"? --Dave Barry My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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