- Rotating Quiz #283 - Winter Olympics - 7 Updates
- Rotating Quiz #282 - Answers and Scores - 2 Updates
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Mar 05 06:36PM Apologies for the delay, I didn't notice the results of the previous quiz had been altered. 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. You have until 2359 GMT, 9th March, to enter. 1. In what year did the first Winter Olympics take place? 2. Which country led the medal table in the 2018 Winter Olympics with 39 medals, 14 of them gold? 3. What is the only Winter Olympic sport which is not currently open to female athletes? 4. Noriaki Kasai of Japan took part in a record 8th Winter Olympics, in which sport? 5. In which city will the 2022 Winter Olympics be held? In which Winter Olympic sports might you use the following terms? 6. Salchow 7. Hammer 8. Goofy 9. Telemark The following athletes won multiple gold medals at the 2018 Olympics, but in which sports? 10. Martin Fourcade 11. Marcel Hirscher 12. Ester Ledecka 13. Kjeld Nuis 14. Marit Bjørgen Once you have finished answering the questions, please decode the ROT13 below. Vs lbh unir nafjrerq "fxvvat" gb nal dhrfgvba, cyrnfr tb onpx naq tvir gur fcrpvsvp glcr bs fxvvat. Peter Smyth |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 05 06:46PM > 1. In what year did the first Winter Olympics take place? 1948 > 2. Which country led the medal table in the 2018 Winter Olympics with 39 medals, 14 of them gold? USA > 3. What is the only Winter Olympic sport which is not currently open to female athletes? biathlon > In which Winter Olympic sports might you use the following terms? > 6. Salchow ice skating > 9. Telemark biathlon -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Mar 05 02:03PM -0600 Peter Smyth: > 1. In what year did the first Winter Olympics take place? 1924. > 2. Which country led the medal table in the 2018 Winter Olympics with 39 > medals, 14 of them gold? Norway. > 3. What is the only Winter Olympic sport which is not currently open to > female athletes? Ski jumping? > 4. Noriaki Kasai of Japan took part in a record 8th Winter Olympics, in > which sport? Downhill skiing? > 5. In which city will the 2022 Winter Olympics be held? Beijing. > In which Winter Olympic sports might you use the following terms? > 6. Salchow Figure skating. > 7. Hammer Curling. > 8. Goofy Snowboarding? > 9. Telemark Cross-country skiing. > The following athletes won multiple gold medals at the 2018 Olympics, > but in which sports? > 10. Martin Fourcade Johnson. Um, make that speed skating? > 11. Marcel Hirscher Speed skating? > 12. Ester Ledecka Speed skating? > 13. Kjeld Nuis Speed skating? > 14. Marit Bjørgen Speed skating? -- Mark Brader | "Debugging had to be discovered. I can remember Toronto | the exact instant when I realized that a large part msb@vex.net | of my life... was going to be spent in finding | mistakes in my own programs." -- Maurice Wilkes My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Mar 05 04:22PM -0800 On Monday, March 5, 2018 at 3:03:05 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > Peter Smyth: > > The following athletes won multiple gold medals at the 2018 Olympics, > > but in which sports? plural. > Speed skating? > > 14. Marit Bjørgen > Speed skating? which makes me wonder if Mark misread the above or was simply trying for partial credit on each. I unfortunately saw Mark's answers before I could post my own. swp |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 06 03:41AM +0100 > 1. In what year did the first Winter Olympics take place? 1924 > 2. Which country led the medal table in the 2018 Winter Olympics with 39 > medals, 14 of them gold? Norway > 3. What is the only Winter Olympic sport which is not currently open to > female athletes? Skeleton > 4. Noriaki Kasai of Japan took part in a record 8th Winter Olympics, in > which sport? Curling > 5. In which city will the 2022 Winter Olympics be held? Beijing > In which Winter Olympic sports might you use the following terms? > 6. Salchow Figure skating > 9. Telemark Cross-country skiing > 10. Martin Fourcade Biathlon > 11. Marcel Hirscher Alpine skiing > 12. Ester Ledecka Bobsleigh > 13. Kjeld Nuis Speed skating > 14. Marit Bjørgen Cross-country skiing |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 05 07:10PM -0800 Peter Smyth wrote: > 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. > You have until 2359 GMT, 9th March, to enter. > 1. In what year did the first Winter Olympics take place? 1924 > 2. Which country led the medal table in the 2018 Winter Olympics with 39 medals, 14 of them gold? Norway > 3. What is the only Winter Olympic sport which is not currently open to female athletes? > 4. Noriaki Kasai of Japan took part in a record 8th Winter Olympics, in which sport? curling > 5. In which city will the 2022 Winter Olympics be held? Beijing > In which Winter Olympic sports might you use the following terms? > 6. Salchow figure skating > 7. Hammer curling > 8. Goofy > 9. Telemark ski jumping -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 06 12:41AM -0600 Peter Smyth: >>> The following athletes won multiple gold medals at the 2018 Olympics, >>> but in which sports? Stephen Perry: > plural. >>> 10. Martin Fourcade Mark Brader: >> Speed skating? > which makes me wonder if Mark misread the above or was simply trying for > partial credit on each. Which makes me wonder if Stephen misread it. I didn't imagine any of them won gold medals in two or more different sports -- that's pretty rare. But two or more gold medals in one sport, that happens all the time, so for my guesses I picked a sport where it was possible. > I unfortunately saw Mark's answers before I could post my own. I hate it when that happens. -- Mark Brader | "...it is happening a lot to me recently. almost Toronto | as if my beliefs are no longer strong enough msb@vex.net | to counter reality." --Stephen Perry My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 04 05:58PM +0100 >> then it's Peter who wins. >> Dan T., can you please confirm or correct this, as applicable? > Confirm. Your summary is exactly right. So it's over to Peter. Peter Smyth are you there? |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 04 09:38AM -0800 Erland Sommarskog wrote: > Peter Smyth are you there? I sent him email yesterday, but haven't heard back. -- Dan Tilque |
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