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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 17 09:28PM -0700 On Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 6:11:02 AM UTC+10, Erland Sommarskog wrote: > 1. At the outbreak of World War I, which of the independent states in Europe > were republics? France Switzerland Turkey > 2. Which are the official languages of Singapore? English Hindu Chinese Malay > 3. Which countries have won Davis Cup in tennis on at least five occasions > since 1923? USA Australia France > 4. Name all persons who have appeared on an original album with The Rolling > Stones as a regular member of the group. Mick Jagger Keef Richards Charlie Watts Brian Jones Bill Wyman > 5. List all elements of which there exists stable isotopes with both odd > number of protons and odd number of neutrons. Hydrogen > happened on Nov 9th that year. > 7. Which where the films in the "Man with no Name" series directed by Sergio > Leonoe and starring Clint Eastwood? The Good, The Bad and the Ugly A Fistful of Dollars For a Few Dollars More > 8. Since the reunification of China in the 6th century, which dynasties have > ruled China for at least 50 years? Ming Qing Yuan > 9. Name the sons of the biblical patriarch Jacob. Herod David Nice quiz thanks. cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 18 01:36AM -0500 "Calvin": > Nice quiz thanks. Nice answer set! Erland can make it official if he wants, but I think you would've squeezed into the narrow space between the top two finishers. -- Mark Brader | "Analogies should never be attempted. They are Toronto | as likely to go wrong as a bull in a haystack." msb@vex.net | --Tony Cooper |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 18 09:18AM +0200 > France > Switzerland > Turkey 50 points > Hindu > Chinese > Malay 75 points. > USA > Australia > France 50 points. > Charlie Watts > Brian Jones > Bill Wyman 71 points. >> 5. List all elements of which there exists stable isotopes with both odd >> number of protons and odd number of neutrons. > Hydrogen 20 points. > The Good, The Bad and the Ugly > A Fistful of Dollars > For a Few Dollars More 100 points > Ming > Qing > Yuan 60 points >> 9. Name the sons of the biblical patriarch Jacob. > Herod > David Alas, zero points. That gives a total of 426 points, enough to put Calvin in third place. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 18 04:42AM -0500 Erland Sommarskog: > That gives a total of 426 points, enough to put Calvin in third place. Right, I was wrong before. Sorry. -- Mark Brader | "It can be amusing, even if painful, to watch the Toronto | ethnocentrism of those who are convinced their msb@vex.net | local standards are universal." -- Tom Chapin |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 17 09:15PM -0700 Well I am back. Thanks for all the kind wishes. I can't say it's getting any easier just yet but at least a new normal is starting to emerge. Life goes on. Thanks also to Mark for scoring CQ514. 1 Although most of the action takes place in Minnesota, the title of the 1996 Coen brothers film 'Fargo' refers to a city in what mid-western US state? 2 What is the title of the 2005 bestseller by economist Stephen Levitt and journalist Stephen Dubner? 3 Just Fontaine represented which country in football (soccer)? 4 Which cemetery in Tucson, Arizona houses the three men who were killed during the infamous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral? 5 What's the minimum number of notes needed to produce a chord? 6 Tim Hortons is a Canadian fast food franchise specialising in which confectionary? 7 On which river do the Victoria Falls lie? 8 What is the highest number on a backgammon doubling cube? 9 'Ariel's Beginning' is the sub-title of the 2008 prequel to which 1989 Disney movie? 10 In Greek mythology, Zeus assumed the form of which creature in order to seduce Leda? cheers, calvin |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Apr 18 12:33AM -0500 In article <2f256616-8b33-450c-9d19-ee2febafff28@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > Well I am back. Thanks for all the kind wishes. I can't say it's getting any easier just yet but at least a new normal is starting to emerge. Life goes on. > Thanks also to Mark for scoring CQ514. > 1 Although most of the action takes place in Minnesota, the title of the 1996 Coen brothers film 'Fargo' refers to a city in what mid-western US state? North Dakota > 2 What is the title of the 2005 bestseller by economist Stephen Levitt and journalist Stephen Dubner? > 3 Just Fontaine represented which country in football (soccer)? > 4 Which cemetery in Tucson, Arizona houses the three men who were killed during the infamous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral? Boot Hill > 5 What?s the minimum number of notes needed to produce a chord? 3 > 6 Tim Hortons is a Canadian fast food franchise specialising in which confectionary? > 7 On which river do the Victoria Falls lie? Zambezi > 8 What is the highest number on a backgammon doubling cube? 64 > 9 'Ariel?s Beginning' is the sub-title of the 2008 prequel to which 1989 Disney movie? The Little Mermaid -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 18 01:31AM -0500 "Calvin": > Thanks also to Mark for scoring CQ514. No worries, mate. > 1 Although most of the action takes place in Minnesota, the title of the > 1996 Coen brothers film 'Fargo' refers to a city in what mid-western US > state? North Dakota. > 2 What is the title of the 2005 bestseller by economist Stephen Levitt > and journalist Stephen Dubner? "Inside Job"? > 3 Just Fontaine represented which country in football (soccer)? France? > 4 Which cemetery in Tucson, Arizona houses the three men who were killed > during the infamous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral? Boot Hill? > 5 What's the minimum number of notes needed to produce a chord? 3. > 6 Tim Hortons is a Canadian fast food franchise specialising in which > confectionary? Doughnuts. Though I don't think they form that large a fraction of their business any more. > 7 On which river do the Victoria Falls lie? Zambezi. > 8 What is the highest number on a backgammon doubling cube? 64. > 9 'Ariel's Beginning' is the sub-title of the 2008 prequel to which > 1989 Disney movie? "The Little Mermaid". > 10 In Greek mythology, Zeus assumed the form of which creature in order > to seduce Leda? Swan. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "The singular of 'data' is not 'anecdote.'" msb@vex.net | -- Jeff Goldberg |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 18 09:13AM +0200 > Well I am back. Thanks for all the kind wishes. I can't say it's > getting any easier just yet but at least a new normal is starting to > emerge. Life goes on. Welcome back! From my own very egoistic standpoint I can only say that I appreciate that you take the time to think of us and are coming back! I understand that it takes a very long time to get over such a sad experience. > 1 Although most of the action takes place in Minnesota, the title of > the 1996 Coen brothers film 'Fargo' refers to a city in what mid-western > US state? Montana > 3 Just Fontaine represented which country in football (soccer)? France. (Scored 13 goals or so in the World Cup 1958.) > 5 What?s the minimum number of notes needed to produce a chord? Three > 7 On which river do the Victoria Falls lie? Zambesi > 8 What is the highest number on a backgammon doubling cube? 64 |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 18 01:18AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-02-12, 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 Bill Psychs 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*)". ** Game 5, Round 9 - Canadiana - Anchors Please see the 2-page handout of news and sports anchors at: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-9/anch.pdf 1. Which photo is Lisa Laflamme, CTV National News? 2. Which photo is Roger Petersen, CITY-TV? 3. Which photo is Colin D'Mello, CTV Toronto? 4. Which photo is Dawna Friesen, national anchor for Global? 5. Which photo is Farah Nasser, Global Toronto? 6. Which photo is Michelle Dubé, CTV Toronto? I have rearranged the remaining questions in order according to the photos. Please decode the rot13 to see which ones they are, and their associated networks or channels, and in each case name the person shown. There were also 4 decoys, which I have interspersed with the others; for these, give their name *and* network or channel if you like for fun, but for no points. 7. O, POP. 8. P, GFA. 9. S (qrpbl). 10. T (qrpbl). 11. X (qrpbl). 12. Y, POP. 13. Z (qrpbl). 14. B, FcbegfArg. ** Game 5, Round 10 - Olympic Challenge Round * A. Olympic Locations A1. Where were the southernmost Winter Olympics held? A2. Where were the northernmost Summer Olympics held? * B. Olympic Firsts B1. In what year were women first allowed to compete in the Olympics? B2. In what year, prior to the creation of the Paralympic Games, did wheelchair athletes first compete in the Olympics? * C. Olympic Books C1. "The Dirtiest Race in History", by Richard Moore, was written about which *two* Olympians? C2. Name the *book* about two men, Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell, one a Jew who runs to triumph over bigotry, the other a Scottish missionary who runs to glorify God. * D. Olympic Movies D1. What 2017 film, starring Margot Robbie and Allison Janney, has been nominated for a number of awards, including three oscars for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Editing? D2. What 1993 movie, co-starring John Candy, was about four Jamaicans -- three runners and a push-cart racer -- who form a bobsled team? * E. One-Time Olympic Sports The only time that these were Olympic sports was the 1900 games in Paris. (In fact, given the way that the games were presented as an extended side event to that year's world's fair with little use of the word "Olympic", it's not 100% clear which sports *were* Olympic sports in 1900. But these haven't been Olympic sports in any *other* years, at least.) In each case, name the sport. E1. In the 1900 Olympics, just two teams participated in this sport: Great Britain and France. Today the sport is followed primarily in Australia, Great Britain and Ireland, the Indian subcontinent, southern Africa, and the West Indies. E2. The origins of this sport in Western Europe date back to at least the late Middle Ages, with roots in classical antiquity. It is played with hard balls that most of the time are not touched by the hand; and unlike in most sports, men and women compete and are ranked together. * F. Canadian Olympians of 2018 F1. What bobsled pilot from Calgary is looking to win gold for her third straight Olympics? In Vancouver, she and brakeman Heather Moyse became the first Canadian women to win bobsled gold at the Games, and at Sochi in 2014, they became the first women to repeat as champions. F2. In Sochi, two Montreal natives became the third set of sisters to finish 1-2 at the Olympics. Their elder sister Maxime also competed with them in 2014, but isn't on the team this time around. What is the *surname* of these sisters? -- Mark Brader diagnostic: n. Someone who's not sure Toronto about science and evolution, either. msb@vex.net --Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Apr 17 07:14PM -0700 On Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 2:46:03 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > feed his family. > 3. At the start of the novel, a malnourished 11-year-old boy lives > in poverty in a tiny house with his parents and 4 grandparents. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Apr 18 02:18AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:ao-dnU8HVdGonk7HnZ2dnUU7- > 6. Drafted in 1984 by the Pittsburgh Penguins, this center went > on to become one of the best players of all time -- in spite > of a number of health problems, including Hodgkin's lymphoma. Mario Lemieux > 10. Drafted in 1973 by the New York Islanders, this defenseman was > a key part of four Stanley Cup wins with the Islanders. He also > was the first defenseman to score 1,000 points over his career. Esposito > 1. A young orphan boy is forced to live with his two cruel > aunts, Spiker and Sponge. Later, he joins a ragtag group of > human-sized, talking invertebrates. "James and the Giant Peach" > 2. The main character lives underground beside a tree with his wife > and four children. He steals food from nearby farms in order to > feed his family. "Fantastic Mr. Fox" > 3. At the start of the novel, a malnourished 11-year-old boy lives > in poverty in a tiny house with his parents and 4 grandparents. "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" > 4. A young English boy and his father, William, live in a Gypsy > caravan and fix cars for a living. They also poach pheasants. "Danny the Champion of the World" > 6. The book starts with a young girl named Sophie lying in bed in > an orphanage. Unable to sleep, she catches a glimpse of a very > tall man walking in the street. "The BFG" > 7. While an 8-year-old boy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kranky, are out > running errands, his grandmother bosses him around and bullies > him. Later in the story, she grows to a tremendous size. "The BFG" > 8. Billy is a young boy who has always dreamed of owning a > sweet shop. He befriends the inhuman workers of the Ladderless > Window-Cleaning Company. "The BFG" > 9. A 7-year-old British boy goes to live with his Norwegian > grandmother after his parents are killed in a car accident. > Later in the novel, he is transformed into a mouse. "The BFG" > 10. A 5½-year-old girl lives a small Buckinghamshire village where > she is often ill-treated or neglected by her parents. She is > also a voracious reader. "Matilda" -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 17 09:18PM -0700 On Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 5:46:03 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > feed his family. > 3. At the start of the novel, a malnourished 11-year-old boy lives > in poverty in a tiny house with his parents and 4 grandparents. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory > 7. While an 8-year-old boy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kranky, are out > running errands, his grandmother bosses him around and bullies > him. Later in the story, she grows to a tremendous size. George's Marvellous Medicine > 8. Billy is a young boy who has always dreamed of owning a > sweet shop. He befriends the inhuman workers of the Ladderless > Window-Cleaning Company. The Great Glass Elevator > 10. A 5½-year-old girl lives a small Buckinghamshire village where > she is often ill-treated or neglected by her parents. She is > also a voracious reader. Matilda cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 18 01:13AM -0500 Mark Brader: > name the player. > 1. Drafted in 2016 by the Toronto Maple Leafs, he is also the first > player in modern NHL history to score 4 goals in his NHL debut. Auston Matthews. 4 for Pete. > a wicked shot. Over the course of his career, he has won > a record 6 Rocket Richard Trophies as the league's leading > goal-scorer. Alexander Ovechkin. 4 for Pete. > 3. Drafted in 2013 by the Colorado Avalanche, this center also > won gold with Team Canada at the 2015 IIHF World Championship. Nathan MacKinnon. > 4. Drafted in 2014 by the Florida Panthers, this defenseman finished > his rookie season with 12 goals and 27 assists. Aaron Ekblad. > 5. Drafted in 2007 by the Chicago Blackhawks, this right-winger > went on to win the Conn Smythe Trophy, the Art Ross Trophy, > and the Hart Memorial Trophy. Patrick Kane. > 6. Drafted in 1984 by the Pittsburgh Penguins, this center went > on to become one of the best players of all time -- in spite > of a number of health problems, including Hodgkin's lymphoma. Mario Lemieux. 4 for Pete, Marc, and Joshua. > Despite this, he eventually returned to the NHL and won the > Bill Masterton Trophy for perseverance, sportsmanship, and > dedication to ice hockey. Bryan Berard. > 8. Drafted in 1981 by the Winnipeg Jets, this center is now the > head coach of the Barrie Colts in the OHL. Dale Hawerchuk. > 9. Drafted in 1978 by the Minnesota North Stars, this center later > played for Montreal, and served as general manager of the > Phoenix Coyotes from 1996 to 2000. Bobby Smith. > 10. Drafted in 1973 by the New York Islanders, this defenseman was > a key part of four Stanley Cup wins with the Islanders. He also > was the first defenseman to score 1,000 points over his career. Denis Potvin. 4 for Pete. > * Game 5, Round 8 - Literature - Roald Dahl's Childrens Stories Sorry about the missing apostrophe. > Name each of these novels or short stories. This was the hardest round in the original game. > 1. A young orphan boy is forced to live with his two cruel > aunts, Spiker and Sponge. Later, he joins a ragtag group of > human-sized, talking invertebrates. "James and the Giant Peach". 4 for Pete, Marc, and Joshua. > 2. The main character lives underground beside a tree with his wife > and four children. He steals food from nearby farms in order to > feed his family. "Fantastic Mr. Fox". 4 for Pete, Peter, and Joshua. > 3. At the start of the novel, a malnourished 11-year-old boy lives > in poverty in a tiny house with his parents and 4 grandparents. "Charlie and the Chocolate factory". 4 for everyone -- Pete, Marc, Peter, Jason, Joshua, and Calvin. > 4. A young English boy and his father, William, live in a Gypsy > caravan and fix cars for a living. They also poach pheasants. "Danny, the Champion of the World". 4 for Peter and Joshua. > 5. A hideous, vindictive, and spiteful couple live together in > a brick house without windows. They continuously play nasty > practical jokes on each other. "The Twits". 4 for Peter. > 6. The book starts with a young girl named Sophie lying in bed in > an orphanage. Unable to sleep, she catches a glimpse of a very > tall man walking in the street. "The BFG". ("The Big Friendly Giant" was acceptable.) 4 for Peter and Joshua. > 7. While an 8-year-old boy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kranky, are out > running errands, his grandmother bosses him around and bullies > him. Later in the story, she grows to a tremendous size. "George's Marvellous Medicine". 4 for Calvin. > 8. Billy is a young boy who has always dreamed of owning a > sweet shop. He befriends the inhuman workers of the Ladderless > Window-Cleaning Company. "The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me". > 9. A 7-year-old British boy goes to live with his Norwegian > grandmother after his parents are killed in a car accident. > Later in the novel, he is transformed into a mouse. "The Witches". 4 for Peter. > 10. A 5½-year-old girl lives a small Buckinghamshire village where > she is often ill-treated or neglected by her parents. She is > also a voracious reader. "Matilda". 4 for Pete, Marc, Peter, Joshua, and Calvin. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Geo His Ent Sci Spo Lit FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 32 26 36 20 4 24 118 Dan Blum 25 28 20 20 -- -- 93 Peter Smyth 24 12 0 16 0 28 80 Dan Tilque 28 16 12 16 -- -- 72 Pete Gayde 23 13 4 12 16 16 68 Marc Dashevsky 20 20 -- -- 4 12 56 Erland Sommarskog 27 16 -- -- -- -- 43 Jason Kreitzer -- -- 20 0 0 4 24 "Calvin" -- -- -- -- 0 12 12 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | Keep out of eyes--if this occurs, rinse with water. msb@vex.net | (Directions seen on shampoo bottle) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 17 12:11PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > flavored with juniper berries? > 2. What song opens with the lyrics: "I think I'm gonna be sad, > I think it's today, yeah"? Ticket to Ride > one with exactly 2 populated neighbors does not change; any > other cell becomes unpopulated; this all happens simultaneously > for all cells; repeat ad infinitum. What did he call this? Game of Life > assessment of what one-word term? > 6. The historic region of Mesopotamia was named after its position > between which two rivers? Tigris and Euphrates > 7. If you live in an old and inadequately weatherproofed house in > England, you are likely to feel what around the windows, doors, > and fireplaces? draught (draft in the US) > 8. What hilltop town in France was made a UNESCO World Heritage > Site because of the preservation and restoration of its medieval > defenses, particularly by the early conservator Viollet-le-Duc? Arles ?? > 9. A simple electronic circuit named after Sir Charles Wheatstone > was developed as an accurate way to measure resistance. It is > called a Wheatstone *what*? bridge > "Constitution Act, 1867") federated the colonies or "provinces" > of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia to form a larger > Canada, which it specified would be what type of entity? dominion > 11. In the original Parker Brothers edition of "Monopoly", you > collect $200 when passing what square? Go > 12. What Caribbean island was victimised first by Hurricane Maria, > and then by Donald Trump? Puerto Rico > Gratiano, Lodovico, Michael Cassio, and Roderigo? (The spelling > of some of their names varies between editions; don't worry > about that.) Romeo and Juliette > 14. What is the generic name of the small arthropods that have > one pair of legs for each of a large number of body segments? centipede -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 17 09:37PM -0700 On Monday, April 16, 2018 at 8:33:33 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > This is Rotating Quiz #289. > 1. What form of liquor is (or, if applicable, traditionally was) > flavored with juniper berries? Gin > development of postal services in central Europe? > 5. In the insurance business, premiums are set based on an expert > assessment of what one-word term? Actuary > 6. The historic region of Mesopotamia was named after its position > between which two rivers? Tigris and Euphrates > 7. If you live in an old and inadequately weatherproofed house in > England, you are likely to feel what around the windows, doors, > and fireplaces? Draft > "Constitution Act, 1867") federated the colonies or "provinces" > of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia to form a larger > Canada, which it specified would be what type of entity? Commonwealth > 11. In the original Parker Brothers edition of "Monopoly", you > collect $200 when passing what square? Go > 12. What Caribbean island was victimised first by Hurricane Maria, > and then by Donald Trump? Hispaniola > about that.) > 14. What is the generic name of the small arthropods that have > one pair of legs for each of a large number of body segments? Centipede cheers, calvin |
| R. Ess <Chifan@yahoo.com>: Apr 17 05:30PM -0500 Now that Tracy Morgan is back on TV with his new sitcom, The Last O.G., Can someone please tell me what the O.G. stands for? |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 17 05:47PM -0500 R. Ess: > Now that Tracy Morgan is back on TV with his new sitcom, > The Last O.G., > Can someone please tell me what the O.G. stands for? This review http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/last-og-review-1.17755302 says it's "original gangster". -- Mark Brader "It really was quite easy; it was the Toronto explanations and banter that took msb@vex.net all the time." --Steve Summit |
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