- QFTCIBP Game 4, Rounds 2-3: sailing and video games - 4 Updates
- QFTCIBP Current Events 9-10 - 1 Update
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Mar 28 01:47PM Mark Brader wrote: > character's name. > 1. This speedy blue character made his debut on the Sega Genesis > in 1991. Sonic the Hedgehog > 2. This character represented the player in Nintendo's > Punch-Out!! franchise. His opponents included Bald Bull, > Glass Joe, and King Hippo. Mike Tyson > 3. Although this character made his debut in 1981, a game involving > his country was a huge seller in 1994. He would throw barrels > in both games. Donkey Kong > 4. This character usually (although not always) has to save a > princess from the clutches of Bowser. Mario > 5. This green-hatted character is the bearer of the Triforce of > Courage. His name refers to a connection between the past and > the future. Link > 6. This popular pocket monster's name was derived from a combination > of two Japanese words for sounds: the sound an electric spark > makes, and the sound a mouse makes. Pikachu > 8. This character, a 14-year-old, was the unofficial mascot of the > Sega Corporation in the late 1980s. He appeared in six games > from 1986 to 1990. Alex Mack > 10. This character is a pink spherical creature who lives in the > country of Dream Land. His main ability is inhaling things > and spitting them out. Peter Smyth |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 28 03:05PM > 1. On small boats like the one shown, item F can be moved for > sailing in shallows, or for transport on a trailer. What is > item F called? keel > 2. What is the term for item B, the wire that supports the mast > from the bow? bowline; mainstay > 3. Item H controls the rudder. What is it called? tiller > 4. What is item M called? mainstay > 5. Which letter is a shroud? I; C > 6. Which letter is a painter? J > For questions #7-10 please see: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/4-2/sail/2.png > 7. What number is a sloop? 1; 2 > punenpgrevfgvp vf gung gur nsg znfg vf gnyyre naq pneevrf gur > znvafnvy. Gur fnzr jbeq vf nyfb hfrq sbe n qevaxvat irffry. > Jung glcr bs fuvc vf vg? jack > it was a common fishing vessel. The rigging allows the boat to > remain pointed windward while anchored, so it is not broadsided > by waves while handling the nets. 4 > * Game 4, Round 3 - Entertainment - 1980s/90s Video Game Characters > 1. This speedy blue character made his debut on the Sega Genesis > in 1991. Sonic the Hedgehog > 3. Although this character made his debut in 1981, a game involving > his country was a huge seller in 1994. He would throw barrels > in both games. Donkey Kong > 4. This character usually (although not always) has to save a > princess from the clutches of Bowser. Mario > 5. This green-hatted character is the bearer of the Triforce of > Courage. His name refers to a connection between the past and > the future. Link > 6. This popular pocket monster's name was derived from a combination > of two Japanese words for sounds: the sound an electric spark > makes, and the sound a mouse makes. Pikachu > 9. This blue android character is named Rockman in Japan. He uses > an arm-cannon to fight evil robots created by Dr. Wily. Megaman > 10. This character is a pink spherical creature who lives in the > country of Dream Land. His main ability is inhaling things > and spitting them out. Kirby -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Mar 28 03:25PM On Wed, 28 Mar 2018 01:09:40 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. On small boats like the one shown, item F can be moved for > sailing in shallows, or for transport on a trailer. What is item F > called? daggerboard or centerboard > specific. > 2. What is the term for item B, the wire that supports the mast > from the bow? Forestay > 3. Item H controls the rudder. What is it called? Tiller > 4. What is item M called? boom vang > 5. Which letter is a shroud? c > 6. Which letter is a painter? j > For questions #7-10 please see: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/4-2/sail/2.png > 7. What number is a sloop? 2 > characteristic is that the aft mast is taller and carries the > mainsail. The same word is also used for a drinking vessel. What > type of ship is it? Schooner > two forward masts of number 7. Their configuration is different than > the other masts. What is the name of this sail configuration seen on > these foreward masts? jib rigged > it was a common fishing vessel. The rigging allows the boat to > remain pointed windward while anchored, so it is not broadsided by > waves while handling the nets. 1 > #18-24, to the second one. > What, then, are these lettered items called? > 11. A? boom > 12. D? mast > 13. E? > 14. G? > 15. I? back stay > 16. K? port > 17. L? starboard > 21. Number seven. > 22. What type of ship, not seen here, would have two masts, > both square-rigged? brig > 23. What type of ship, not seen here, would have three or more > masts, all square-rigged? Clippership > 24. What sail configuration is seen on ship number four and the > foremast of number three? lateen > from the 1980s or '90s, and you will give us the character's name. > 1. This speedy blue character made his debut on the Sega Genesis > in 1991. Sonic the hedgehog > 6. This popular pocket monster's name was derived from a combination > of two Japanese words for sounds: the sound an electric spark makes, > and the sound a mouse makes. pokemon |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Mar 29 04:59AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:crSdne4aFak5rCbHnZ2dnUU7- > For questions #1-6 please see the first handout: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/4-2/sail/1.png > 5. Which letter is a shroud? C; D > 6. Which letter is a painter? E; A > For questions #7-10 please see: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/4-2/sail/2.png > 7. What number is a sloop? 4; 3 > punenpgrevfgvp vf gung gur nsg znfg vf gnyyre naq pneevrf gur > znvafnvy. Gur fnzr jbeq vf nyfb hfrq sbe n qevaxvat irffry. > Jung glcr bs fuvc vf vg? schooner > it was a common fishing vessel. The rigging allows the boat to > remain pointed windward while anchored, so it is not broadsided > by waves while handling the nets. 1; 2 > character's name. > 1. This speedy blue character made his debut on the Sega Genesis > in 1991. Sonic the Hedgehog > 3. Although this character made his debut in 1981, a game involving > his country was a huge seller in 1994. He would throw barrels > in both games. Donkey Kong > 4. This character usually (although not always) has to save a > princess from the clutches of Bowser. Mario > 5. This green-hatted character is the bearer of the Triforce of > Courage. His name refers to a connection between the past and > the future. Link > 6. This popular pocket monster's name was derived from a combination > of two Japanese words for sounds: the sound an electric spark > makes, and the sound a mouse makes. Pikachu -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Mar 28 04:05PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:dPqdnfLX64X1USTHnZ2dnUU7- > submission at the last-minute over concerns about FIFA's demands, > three Canadian cities remain on that host-city-candidate list. > Name *two* of the three. Toronto, Montreal > officials narrowly avoided a hitch relating to the tree planted > by Her Majesty Queen Fabiola in 1977. What was the cause of > this potential problem? The new tree would have eventually crowded out the old tree > Pompeo to replace Tillerson. According to the tweet, who is > replacing Pompeo as director of the CIA, the first female to > hold this position? Haspel > Name Parliament's newest independent Senator. > 7. What theoretical physicist, perhaps the best-known of his time, > died this week? Hawking > 8. Which French couturier, a pioneer of ready-to-wear fashion, > who designed Audrey Hepburn's little black dress for "Breakfast > at Tiffany's", died this week at age 91? Givenchy > 9. The Canadian national DNA databank program launched an expansion > this week to include the collection of DNA relating to which > of people? Transgender > 10. A global study released this week evaluated 11 brands of > bottled water bought in 9 countries. What type of contaminant > was found in 93% of the tested bottles? Lead > on Monday? Two females are still alive, and scientists > hope to save the subspecies from extinction through in-vitro > fertilization. White rhino > as part of an investigation into allegations that he received > millions of euros in illegal campaign financing from the regime > of the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi? Sarkozy > equity firm that he co-founded? It combines the meanings of > the German word "schwarz" and the Greek word "petros", relating > to the two founders' names. Blackrock > that there are more than 79,000 tonnes of ocean plastic in a > 1,600,000 km² (600,000 sq.mi.) area of the North Pacific Ocean. > What is this often referred to as? Gyre > 9. US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would replace > national security adviser H.R. McMaster with a former UN > Ambassador and current Fox News commentator. Name him. Bolton > After completing this round, please decode this rot13: Vs lbh whfg > fnvq "euvabprebf" ("euvab" vf npprcgnoyr) ba gur svefg dhrfgvba, > cyrnfr tb onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp. Pete Gayde |
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