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| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: May 04 12:24PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:O-GdnZNCZdeh8nbHnZ2dnUU7- > 5. According to the CIA World Factbook as of when this contest > began, the *land area* of Russia is how many times that of the > Vatican City? 8,000,000 -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Bruce Bowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: May 04 02:50PM On Thu, 03 May 2018 15:21:16 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > 5. According to the CIA World Factbook as of when this contest > began, the *land area* of Russia is how many times that of the > Vatican City? 10^6 |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 04 09:28PM -0700 40 million Calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 04 11:43PM -0500 Mark Brader: > 5. According to the CIA World Factbook as of when this contest > began, the *land area* of Russia is how many times that of the > Vatican City? Russia 16,377,742 km² Vatican 0.44 km² Answer is 37,222,140 Bruce Bowler 1,000,000 /37.22 John Masters 2,000,000 /18.61 Joshua Kreitzer 8,000,000 /4.653 Dan Blum 13,000,000 /2.863 Dan Tilque 21,500,000 /1.731 ** CORRECT ** 37,222,140 Calvin 40,000,000 *1.0746 Bruce Bowler is eliminated. In old money, the land area of the Vatican is about 110 acres or 4,700,000 square feet. (I haven't found any source that gives it more accurately than to 2 significant digits.) The whole country is a UNESCO World Heritage Site! -- Mark Brader | "Go have a life -- but I'm telling you right now, Toronto | you will be bored sick. Life is overrated." msb@vex.net | --Will Gardner (Robert & Michelle King) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 04 11:44PM -0500 This contest is now open only to Dan Blum, Joshua Kreitzer, John Masters, Dan Tilque, and the entrant posting as "Calvin". See the earlier postings for full rules. 6. According to the latest numbers given for each place on www.population.de as of when this contest began, the most populous metropolitan area (or "agglomeration", as the site calls it) in the world is now that of Guangzhou (Canton) -- and this *metropolitan-area population* is how many times that of Mexico City, the largest in the Americas? -- Mark Brader, Toronto "These days UNIX isn't very UNIX-like" msb@vex.net -- Doug Gwyn My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 04 11:45PM -0500 [Reposting with correct subject line.] Mark Brader: > 5. According to the CIA World Factbook as of when this contest > began, the *land area* of Russia is how many times that of the > Vatican City? Russia 16,377,742 km² Vatican 0.44 km² Answer is 37,222,140 Bruce Bowler 1,000,000 /37.22 John Masters 2,000,000 /18.61 Joshua Kreitzer 8,000,000 /4.653 Dan Blum 13,000,000 /2.863 Dan Tilque 21,500,000 /1.731 ** CORRECT ** 37,222,140 Calvin 40,000,000 *1.0746 Bruce Bowler is eliminated. In old money, the land area of the Vatican is about 110 acres or 4,700,000 square feet. (I haven't found any source that gives it more accurately than to 2 significant digits.) The whole country is a UNESCO World Heritage Site! -- Mark Brader | "Go have a life -- but I'm telling you right now, Toronto | you will be bored sick. Life is overrated." msb@vex.net | --Will Gardner (Robert & Michelle King) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 05 04:51AM > calls it) in the world is now that of Guangzhou (Canton) -- > and this *metropolitan-area population* is how many times that > of Mexico City, the largest in the Americas? 1.6 -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: May 05 05:54AM +0100 On 2018-05-05 04:44:35 +0000, Mark Brader said: > calls it) in the world is now that of Guangzhou (Canton) -- > and this *metropolitan-area population* is how many times that > of Mexico City, the largest in the Americas? 7.65 -- "To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by withholding your forgiveness until it's too late is to become divinely fucked up." ― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: May 04 12:26PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:CqGdnRHtCscUBHfHnZ2dnUU7- > you must give the full name (like "Edmonton Oilers"). > 1. 1979. Beat the Baltimore Orioles in 7 games. Willie Stargell > was the series MVP. Pittsburgh Pirates > 2. 1983. Beat the Philadelphia Phillies in 5 games in what was > dubbed the I-95 Series for the highway connecting the two > nearby cities. Baltimore Orioles > 4. 1999. Lost to the New York Yankees in 4 games. Coached by > Bobby Cox. Atlanta Braves > 8. 2013. Beat the St. Louis Cardinals in 6 games. David Ortiz > was the series MVP. Boston Red Sox > 9. 2014. Beat the Kansas City Royals in 7 games, the third of > three wins in consecutive even-numbered years. San Francisco Giants > 10. 2016. Beat the Cleveland Indians in 7 games, ending a > championship drought. Chicago Cubs > originates from Indonesia. It is a common protein source for > vegetarians and vegans, and can be used as a meat substitute > in many dishes such as hamburgers. tempeh; tofu > sometimes rice, barley, or other ingredients. The result is > a thick paste with a variety of uses. You will probably know > it as the base for a common Japanese soup. miso > 4. This staple of Korean cuisine is traditional side dish made > from salted and fermented vegetables, most commonly napa cabbage > and Korean radishes, with a variety of seasonings. kimchi > it is filled with a potato mixture and served hot along with > sambar and chutney. However, it can have a wide variety of > fillings and uses. samosa > lactic acid bacteria. It is common across Central and Eastern > European cuisines. The English name is borrowed from German > where it means literally "sour herb" or "sour cabbage". sauerkraut > name by the McIlhenny Company. The peppers are ground into a > mash and fermented in barrels for up to three years. The mash > is then strained, mixed with vinegar, and bottled. Tabasco sauce > ingredients, including vinegar, molasses, anchovies, and > tamarind extract. It was originally created by the chemists > John Wheeley Lea and William Henry Perrins sometime in the 1830s. Worcestershire sauce > It is made from a fermented paste of the main ingredient, roasted > grain, brine, and Aspergillus oryzae or Aspergillus sojae molds. > It has a wide variety of uses. You might dip your sushi into it. soy sauce -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: May 04 05:58PM -0700 On Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 1:09:34 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > 2. 1983. Beat the Philadelphia Phillies in 5 games in what was > dubbed the I-95 Series for the highway connecting the two > nearby cities. Yankees? > ended on a home run. > 4. 1999. Lost to the New York Yankees in 4 games. Coached by > Bobby Cox. Braves > the team was twice one strike away from winning the Series. > 8. 2013. Beat the St. Louis Cardinals in 6 games. David Ortiz > was the series MVP. Red Sox |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 04 12:00PM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 'World Without End' is the 2007 sequel to which author's best-selling 1989 novel 'Pillars of the Earth'? > 2 Arguably the most scrutinised job in world cricket, which role's previous incumbents include New Zealander John Wright, Australian Greg Chappell and South African Gary Kirsten? Ravi Shastri took over the role in July 2017. > 3 In which sport might one commit a travel violation? basketball > 6 Also used as an adjective, which nine-letter noun refers to the space on either side of a large fireplace? > 7 Which British actress (b. 1989) has had roles in 'Downton Abbey', 'Cinderella', and portrayed Countess Natasha Rostova in the BBC's 2016 version of 'War and Peace'? > 8 What name is given to a close-fitting necklace such as those commonly worn by Paris Hilton? choker > 9 The 1929 stock market crash occurred in what month of the year? September -- Dan Tilque |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: May 04 08:24PM +0100 >> Chappell and South African Gary Kirsten? Ravi Shastri took over the >> role in July 2017. > Coach of India It was so hard not to include the word "Sandpaper" in this answer :) |
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