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| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 06 02:00PM > ** Game 4, Round 9 - Geography - Money Makes the World Go Round > 1. Pula. Bangladesh; Albania > 2. Kwanza. Botswana > 3. Lempira. Angola; Albania > 4. Dong. Vietnam > 5. Quetzal. Guatemala > 6. Sol. Costa Rica; Peru > 7. Dram. Armenia; Georgia > 8. Florin. Albania; Aruba > 9. Colon. Honduras; Belize > 10. Vatu. Georgia; Armenia > * A. Science: Atomic Unions > A1. Common sand is a combination of oxygen and what other > chemical element? silicon > A2. Table salt is a combination of sodium and what other > chemical element? chlorine > B1. In which 1991 movie does John Goodman's character become > the King of England after an accidental mass electrocution > during a royal-family photo shoot? King Ralph > B2. What is the title of the 1996 documentary about the 1974 > "Rumble in the Jungle" boxing match between George Foreman > and Muhammad Ali? When We Were Kings > C1. In February 1952, the Queen was abroad when she learned > that her father had died and she had become Queen. What > present-day country was she in? South Africa; India > C2. In what year was Her Majesty's first royal visit to Canada > *as Queen*? Hint: In ottawa, she opened the 23rd Parliament. 1956 > * D. Sports: College Teams > Which US college or university's teams are called... > D1. The Crimson Tide? University of Alabama > D2. The Wolverines? University of Minnesota > * E. Arts: Museum Pieces > E1. "The Birth of Venus" by Botticelli. Louvre > E2. "Olympia" by Manet. Metropolitan Museum of Art > * F. Geography: Bays > F1. Hudson Bay, Ontario, and Quebec? Baffin Bay > F2. Trenton, Belleville, and Prince Edward County, all in Ontario? Thunder Bay -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 06 07:29PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:zNOdnZRsnNB0n1rHnZ2dnUU7- >| Aruba | Czechia | Mexico | Vanuatu >| Bangladesh | Ethiopia | Peru | Vietnam > 1. Pula. Georgia; Albania > 2. Kwanza. Angola; Botswana > 3. Lempira. Albania; Georgia > 4. Dong. Angola; Bangladesh > 5. Quetzal. Belize; Honduras > 6. Sol. Aruba; Peru > 7. Dram. Albania; Georgia > 8. Florin. Czechia; Georgia > 9. Colon. Peru > 10. Vatu. Armenia; Albania > * A. Science: Atomic Unions > A1. Common sand is a combination of oxygen and what other > chemical element? Silicon > A2. Table salt is a combination of sodium and what other > chemical element? Chlorine > B2. What is the title of the 1996 documentary about the 1974 > "Rumble in the Jungle" boxing match between George Foreman > and Muhammad Ali? King of the World > C1. In February 1952, the Queen was abroad when she learned > that her father had died and she had become Queen. What > present-day country was she in? South Africa > C2. In what year was Her Majesty's first royal visit to Canada > *as Queen*? Hint: In ottawa, she opened the 23rd Parliament. 1954; 1955 > * D. Sports: College Teams > Which US college or university's teams are called... > D1. The Crimson Tide? University of Alabama > D2. The Wolverines? University of Michigan (Go Blue!) > We name a painting and artist; you name the museum where it hangs > permanently. > E1. "The Birth of Venus" by Botticelli. Uffizi > E2. "Olympia" by Manet. Musee D'Orsay > * F. Geography: Bays > What bay is bordered by... > F1. Hudson Bay, Ontario, and Quebec? Baffin > (For anyone who was wondering about the theme: Union, King, Queen, > College, Museum, and Bay are all downtown stations on the Toronto > subway. *Now you know*.) Pete Gayde |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 06 09:52PM +0200 >| Aruba | Czechia | Mexico | Vanuatu >| Bangladesh | Ethiopia | Peru | Vietnam > 1. Pula. Georgia > 2. Kwanza. Botswana > 3. Lempira. Angola > 4. Dong. Vietnam > 5. Quetzal. Guatemala > 6. Sol. Honduras > 7. Dram. Armenia > 8. Florin. Aruba > 9. Colon. Costa Rica > 10. Vatu. Vaunatu > * A. Science: Atomic Unions > A1. Common sand is a combination of oxygen and what other > chemical element? Silicon > A2. Table salt is a combination of sodium and what other > chemical element? Cl |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Apr 07 04:10AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:zNOdnZRsnNB0n1rHnZ2dnUU7- > the currencies in common, primary usage today. For each one, > you name the place where it's used, from the handout list: > 1. Pula. Botswana > 2. Kwanza. Ethiopia > 3. Lempira. Georgia; Armenia > 4. Dong. Vietnam > 5. Quetzal. Guatemala > 6. Sol. Peru > 7. Dram. Armenia; Georgia > 8. Florin. Aruba > 9. Colon. Costa Rica > 10. Vatu. Vanuatu > * A. Science: Atomic Unions > A1. Common sand is a combination of oxygen and what other > chemical element? silicon > A2. Table salt is a combination of sodium and what other > chemical element? chlorine > B1. In which 1991 movie does John Goodman's character become > the King of England after an accidental mass electrocution > during a royal-family photo shoot? "King Ralph" > B2. What is the title of the 1996 documentary about the 1974 > "Rumble in the Jungle" boxing match between George Foreman > and Muhammad Ali? "When We Were Kings" > C1. In February 1952, the Queen was abroad when she learned > that her father had died and she had become Queen. What > present-day country was she in? Kenya > C2. In what year was Her Majesty's first royal visit to Canada > *as Queen*? Hint: In ottawa, she opened the 23rd Parliament. 1953; 1954 > * D. Sports: College Teams > Which US college or university's teams are called... > D1. The Crimson Tide? University of Alabama > D2. The Wolverines? University of Michigan > We name a painting and artist; you name the museum where it hangs > permanently. > E1. "The Birth of Venus" by Botticelli. Uffizi > E2. "Olympia" by Manet. Louvre > * F. Geography: Bays > What bay is bordered by... > F1. Hudson Bay, Ontario, and Quebec? James Bay -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 05 02:46PM -0500 Mark Brader: > > * Canadiana Peter Smyth: > Trudeau? Actually there have been two PMs who came alphabetically after the Trudeaus. One in the 19th century, one in the 20th. In both cases they took power after the party's previous leader resigned and then the party lost power in the general election later the same year. -- Mark Brader "Computers get paid to extract relevant Toronto information from files; people should not msb@vex.net have to do such mundane tasks." -- Ian Darwin My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 06 06:53PM -0500 Mark Brader: > > > * Canadiana Peter Smyth: > > Trudeau? Mark Brader: > Trudeaus. One in the 19th century, one in the 20th. In both cases > they took power after the party's previous leader resigned and then > the party lost power in the general election later the same year. Tupper, Turner. -- Mark Brader | In order that there may be no doubt as to which is the Toronto | bottom and which is the top ... the bottom of each msb@vex.net | warhead [will] immediately be labeled with the word TOP. --British Admiralty regulation, c.1968 |
| Bruce Bowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Apr 06 11:59AM On Fri, 06 Apr 2018 00:14:24 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: >> 1,000 to about 10,000 -- of what units? > Kelvins. (Accepting degrees Kelvin, though it's obsolete terminology.) > 4 for Peter, Bruce, Marc, and Dan Tilque. At least no one said "degrees Kelvin" :-) |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 06 01:51PM > Although the question allowed 10% leeway, I was not surprised to see > that all entrants either were within 0.16% -- Dan Blum came closest, > within 0.0025% -- or else were in error by a *factor* of 10 or 100. So I should have scored for it, I feel. -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Apr 06 06:42PM -0500 Mark Brader: > > Although the question allowed 10% leeway, I was not surprised to see > > that all entrants either were within 0.16% -- Dan Blum came closest, > > within 0.0025% -- or else were in error by a *factor* of 10 or 100. Dan Blum: > So I should have scored for it, I feel. Er, sorry, guys. For "Blum" in my previous posting, read "Tilque". -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Ask not for whom the compiler waits; msb@vex.net | it waits for thee." -- Henry Spencer |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 06 02:06PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:epOdnY7wfcx-6VjHnZ2dnUU7- > home country this week, 6 years after she was shot on her school > bus by Taliban gunmen over her advocacy for education for girls. > Name the country she returned to. Pakistan > surplus, rounded to the nearest multiple of $100,000,000? > 5. What actor and former politician underwent heart surgery in > California last week for a catheter valve replacement? Schwarzenegger > 6. The TFC earned its first victory of the Major League Soccer > season on Friday with a 3-1 win over Real Salt Lake. Name either > of the TFC goal scorers. Altidore > at 73. Nicknamed "Le Grand Orange", he was an original member > of the Expos, but also played for the Mets, Astros, Tigers, > and Rangers. Name him. Rusty Staub > 8. What hockey team used an emergency goalie for 14 minutes on > Thursday night -- a 36-year-old accountant named Scott Foster? Chicago Blackhawks > warning label because of acrylamide? > 10. Which Toronto institution says it cannot pay $1,400,000 in > taxes and rent to the City of Toronto? Toronto Science Centre; Casa Loma > Tribunal over his dismissal from a Milestones restaurant. > He claims he was fired because he is French. What did his > employers accuse him of? Speaking with an outrageous accent > and replaced him with his own personal doctor, who is also a > rear admiral in the US Navy. Name either the outgoing or the > incoming Secretary of Veteran Affairs. Schulke > 15. Which company announced on Thursday that its MyFitnessPal > app had experienced a security breach in February impacting > 150,000,000 accounts? FitBit; Google Pete Gayde |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 06 09:43PM +0200 > home country this week, 6 years after she was shot on her school > bus by Taliban gunmen over her advocacy for education for girls. > Name the country she returned to. Pakistan > 5. What actor and former politician underwent heart surgery in > California last week for a catheter valve replacement? Arnold Schwarzenegger > 8. What hockey team used an emergency goalie for 14 minutes on > Thursday night -- a 36-year-old accountant named Scott Foster? Chigaco |
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