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| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 24 02:55PM Sorry I didn't enter - I knew very few answers offhand and simply didn't end up having time to do the research. -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 24 10:21PM +0200 > Sorry I didn't enter - I knew very few answers offhand and simply > didn't end up having time to do the research. Understandable. I've been very busy myself recently with the World Cup in football. And if you did not know many answers beforehand... My idea was that the questions were of the kind that you had to some idea of an answer, and you would use sources to verify you ideas. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 25 01:03AM > And if you did not know many answers beforehand... My idea was that the > questions were of the kind that you had to some idea of an answer, and you > would use sources to verify you ideas. For a few questions that was the case but I didn't really have any ideas for several. (I knew some of the pinball games and could have guessed at others.) -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 24 11:20PM -0700 Dan Blum wrote: > For a few questions that was the case but I didn't really have any ideas for > several. (I knew some of the pinball games and could have guessed at others.) The pinball question was by far the easiest. Just think of an action/adventure movie and google the name plus the word "pinball" and chances are it would come up. The hardest question was the double Head of State. I had absolutely no idea of any answers and could not think of how to google it. As for the idea these would be good rare entries questions, I would never put them in my contests. I have two requirements that they don't satisfy. The first requirement is that there should be at least one answer to each question that virtually everyone would be able to think of without research. I figure some people don't want to or can't spend a lot of time researching, so I make sure they can answer all questions without it. The second requirement is that there is a limited number of valid answers, generally between 5 and 12, and I know all of those beforehand. Occasionally, someone will find a valid answer I didn't know but I don't worry about those. I do make an exception to this requirement for one question on each contest, an open question where I don't know all the answers, but I know there's at least 5. I don't like questions with fewer than 5 answers. -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 25 04:59AM -0500 Dan Blum wrote: > > For a few questions that was the case but I didn't really have any ideas for > > several. (I knew some of the pinball games and could have guessed at others.) Dan Tilque: > The pinball question was by far the easiest. Just think of an > action/adventure movie and google the name plus the word "pinball" and > chances are it would come up. I did a simple google search for pinball games based on movies -- I don't remember the exact search I did -- and one of the first hits was a page listing 7 or 10 of them, which I picked my ansswers from. > The hardest question was the double Head of State. I had absolutely no > idea of any answers and could not think of how to google it. I searched on something like "head of state of two different countries" -- again, I don't remember the exact words I used. There were a lot of irrelevant hits due to people like our Queen who hold or have held both positions at the same time -- it certainly didn't occur to me that she might still be a correct answer -- but the two answers I submitted came from other hits. And I also found Joseph Bonaparte, but was I said, I decided not to submit him. Question 7, the country kicked out of another country, seemed the hardest to me. I tried Somaliland on the grounds that if Somalia was no longer a functioning country then they were forced into independence, but this was denied, and I didn't know how to look for others. -- Mark Brader | Caution msb@vex.net | Do not run on the stairs Toronto | Use the hand rail -- notice at British train station My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 25 04:50AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-04-03, 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*)". ** Final, Round 3 - Arts & Literature * Famous Last Words of Female Writers We give you the year of death and some description of a female writer, along with her last words as reported (and this time they were all in English). You name the writer. 1. This American poet was known as reclusive and few of her nearly 1,800 poems were published in her lifetime. She died in 1886: "I must go in, the fog is rising." 2. English novelist and poet, died 1855, speaking to her husband of 9 months: "Oh, I am not going to die, am I? He will not separate us, we have been so happy." 3. English writer, died 1817: "I want nothing but death." * Famous Last Words of Male Writers Same thing, only these writers were male. 4. His wartime service and his career as a journalist provided much of the background, detail, and depth of his famous novels. Died 1964, apologizing to the medics: "I am sorry to trouble you chaps. I don't know how you get along so fast with the traffic on the road these days." 5. As a member of the British Army, he gained fame as a war correspondent and wrote books about his campaigns. Died 1965: "I'm bored with it all." 6. English writer noted for his facility at wordplay, logic, and fantasy. Died 1898: "Take away these pillows, I won't need them any longer." * Cats 7. Which writer's pet cat was named Catarina? She was the inspiration for his story "The Black Cat". 8. Which writer's pet cat was named Jellylorum? The cat was immortalized in "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats". 9. Which author and illustrator's pet cat was named Foss? It was the subject of many drawings, some of which were published in "The Heraldic Blazon of Foss the Cat". It also inspired "The Owl and the Pussycat". * Pop Art Name the artist who created each of these works of pop art. 10. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/pop/10.jpg 11. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/pop/11.jpg 12. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/pop/12.jpg * Jim Carrey Art Name the people *depicted* in each of these works by Jim Carrey. 13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/jim/13.jpg 14. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/jim/14.jpg 15. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/jim/15.jpg After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh whfg tnir Oebagė (be Oebagr) sbe nal nafjre, cyrnfr tb onpx naq fhccyl gur svefg anzr. -- Mark Brader | "One must scythe the thickets of metaphor Toronto | if one wishes to harvest the grain of reason." msb@vex.net | --Robert Ludlum My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 24 01:20AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:w6ydnVXBLKJrfrHGnZ2dnUU7- > in this ancient-history triple? > 1. Which Greek philosopher founded the Peripatetic school in the > Lyceum, circa 334 BC? Socrates; Plato > 2. Which Greek mathematician is said to have taken to the streets > of Syracuse shouting "Eureka"? Pythagorus; Euclid > 3. According to Greek mythology, who was the leader of the united > Greek army in the Trojan War? Ulysses > (Not necessarily in English.) > 4. "To the strongest!" -- when he was asked who his empire should > go to after his death. Alexander the Great > 5. "I have not told half of what I saw" -- in 1324. > 6. "I have offended God and mankind because my work did not reach > the quality it should have" -- in 1519. Shakespeare; Christopher Columbus > What collective name is used for this leaked information? > 11. In 1968, who delivered what is known as the "I've Been to the > Mountaintop" speech? Martin Luther King, Jr. > visit to pay their respects. > 13. Name the dictator you can visit in Red Square. He used to have > a compatriot beside him, but that was only for 8 years or so. Lenin > 14. Name the dictator you can visit in Ba Dinh Square. Ho Chi Minh > 15. Name the dictator you can visit in the mausoleum located in a > square that was the site of a major protest and massacre in 1989. Mao Zedong > 16. If you want to show off, for fun but for no points, name > the other three. Try to see them all! Hint: Two are in the > same country. Pete Gayde |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 24 07:18PM -0700 On Friday, June 22, 2018 at 9:56:44 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > in this ancient-history triple? > 1. Which Greek philosopher founded the Peripatetic school in the > Lyceum, circa 334 BC? Aristole > 2. Which Greek mathematician is said to have taken to the streets > of Syracuse shouting "Eureka"? Archimedes > 3. According to Greek mythology, who was the leader of the united > Greek army in the Trojan War? Achilles? > (Not necessarily in English.) > 4. "To the strongest!" -- when he was asked who his empire should > go to after his death. Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan > 5. "I have not told half of what I saw" -- in 1324. Marco Polo > 6. "I have offended God and mankind because my work did not reach > the quality it should have" -- in 1519. Luther, More > revealing information on 214,488 offshore companies were > published, along with 150 of the documents themselves. > What collective name is used for this leaked information? Panama Papers > 11. In 1968, who delivered what is known as the "I've Been to the > Mountaintop" speech? King, Kennedy > 12. In 1043, who was crowned King of England? He ruled until his > death in 1066. (His first name is sufficiently specific *only* > if there was only one king of England by that name.) Edward the Confessor, Canute > visit to pay their respects. > 13. Name the dictator you can visit in Red Square. He used to have > a compatriot beside him, but that was only for 8 years or so. Stalin, Lenin > 14. Name the dictator you can visit in Ba Dinh Square. Ho Chi Minh > 15. Name the dictator you can visit in the mausoleum located in a > square that was the site of a major protest and massacre in 1989. Mao What a bizarre question set. cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 25 04:47AM -0500 Mark Brader: > in this ancient-history triple? > 1. Which Greek philosopher founded the Peripatetic school in the > Lyceum, circa 334 BC? Aristotle. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Jason, and Calvin. > 2. Which Greek mathematician is said to have taken to the streets > of Syracuse shouting "Eureka"? Archimedes. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, Peter, Joshua, and Calvin. > 3. According to Greek mythology, who was the leader of the united > Greek army in the Trojan War? Agamemnon. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > (Not necessarily in English.) > 4. "To the strongest!" -- when he was asked who his empire should > go to after his death. Alexander the Great. 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter, Joshua, and Pete. > 5. "I have not told half of what I saw" -- in 1324. Marco Polo. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Calvin. > 6. "I have offended God and mankind because my work did not reach > the quality it should have" -- in 1519. Leonardo da Vinci. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, and Joshua. > 7. What is the name of the famous lion from the Kabul Zoo that was > given to the zoo by West Germany in 1978, survived a grenade > attack in 1996, and died in 2002? Marjan. > country. Despite a ban on hunting her, she was killed by > hunters in 1931. Her body was recovered and is on display in > the Amathole Museum in King William's Town. Name that hippo. Huberta. > 9. What was the name of the dog that reportedly returned to the > same bus stop in Italy every day for 14 years after his owner > Carlo Soriani was killed in World War II? Fido. > revealing information on 214,488 offshore companies were > published, along with 150 of the documents themselves. > What collective name is used for this leaked information? The Panama Papers. 4 for Erland, Peter, Joshua, and Calvin. > 11. In 1968, who delivered what is known as the "I've Been to the > Mountaintop" speech? Martin Luther King Jr. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Peter, Joshua, Pete, and Jason. 3 for Calvin. > 12. In 1043, who was crowned King of England? He ruled until his > death in 1066. (His first name is sufficiently specific *only* > if there was only one king of England by that name.) St. Edward the Confessor. 4 for Peter. 3 for Calvin. This is the Edward *before* Edward I -- the numbering got restarted after the Norman Conquest. As for Harold II, he was the *second* king of England who died in 1066. Harold only reigned for a little over 9 months. > visit to pay their respects. > 13. Name the dictator you can visit in Red Square. He used to have > a compatriot beside him, but that was only for 8 years or so. Vladimir Lenin. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, Peter, Joshua, Pete, and Jason. 2 for Calvin. > 14. Name the dictator you can visit in Ba Dinh Square. Ho Chi Minh. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, Peter, Joshua, Pete, Jason, and Calvin. > 15. Name the dictator you can visit in the mausoleum located in a > square that was the site of a major protest and massacre in 1989. Mao Zedong (Tse-Tung). 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, Peter, Joshua, Pete, and Calvin. > 16. If you want to show off, for fun but for no points, name > the other three. Try to see them all! Hint: Two are in the > same country. Ferdinand Marcos, Kim Il-Sung, Kim Jong Il. Erland and Peter each got two of them. Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 TOPICS-> His Joshua Kreitzer 40 Dan Blum 36 Peter Smyth 36 "Calvin" 32 Dan Tilque 32 Erland Sommarskog 24 Pete Gayde 20 Jason Kreitzer 16 -- Mark Brader "I like to think of [this] as self-explanatory." Toronto "I hope *I* think of [it] that way." msb@vex.net -- Donald Westlake: "Trust Me On This" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 24 03:07PM > 1. Two states of Australia are named after the same person. > Name both of them *and* the capital of each one. 1 point > per state. Queensland (Brisbane) and Victoria (Melbourne) > 2. Two capital cities in Canada are also named after that same > person. Name both of them *and* say what they are the capital > of. Do not use abbreviations. 1 point per city. Victoria (British Columbia) and Regina (Saskatchewan) > fgehpgherf funevat n pbzzba jnyy, bevtvanyyl ohvyg naq bcrengrq > ol qvssrerag envyjnlf. Gurl ner xabja nf gur gjb "fvqrf" > bs gur fgngvba. Anzr gurz sbe 1 cbvag rnpu. Cheapside > 6. Nqwnprag gb guvf fgngvba vf Ivpgbevn fgngvba ba gur Ybaqba > Haqretebhaq. Anzr nyy gur Haqretebhaq yvarf freivat vg, sbe > 1 cbvag rnpu gb n znkvzhz bs 2. Circle and Jubilee > * Zvyvgnel Njneqf > 7. Tvir gur rknpg anzr bs gur uvturfg zrqny sbe tnyynagel va gur > Oevgvfu zvyvgnel. 1 cbvag. Queen Victoria Cross > 9. Jub cynlrq/cynlf Dhrra Ivpgbevn va gur sbyybjvat zbivr be GI > cebqhpgvbaf? 1 cbvag cre *npgerff* gb n znkvzhz bs 3, ohg > lbh zhfg pbeerpgyl vqragvsl gur pbeerfcbaqvat gvgyr be gvgyrf. Judi Dench (Mrs. Brown and Victoria and Abdul) > Ivpgbevn ybirq gurz nyy. > Ivpgbevn, Ivpgbevn, Ivpgbevn, 'gbevn, > Ivpgbevn, Ivpgbevn, Ivpgbevn. Rudyard Kipling > Urnil jvgu cebireof naq pbeerpgvbaf, > Pbashfvat gur fgne-qnmrq gbhevfgf > Jvgu bhe vapbzcnenoyr frafr bs ybff. T. S. Eliot > * Urefrys > 12. Jung qvq Rqjneq Bksbeq qb va 1840 gung trgf uvz vagb guvf dhvm? > 1 cbvag. propose marriage to Victoria > orpbzr n dhrra naq rzcerff ol zneevntr. Vqragvsl ure ol anzr, > ol jub fur zneevrq, *naq* ol jurer fur jnf dhrra naq rzcerff bs. > 1 cbvag cre eryrinag snpg gb n znkvzhz bs 2. queen and empress of Germany -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 24 08:13PM -0700 On Sunday, June 24, 2018 at 8:03:04 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Two states of Australia are named after the same person. > Name both of them *and* the capital of each one. 1 point > per state. Victoria (Melbourne) Queensland (Brisbane) > 2. Two capital cities in Canada are also named after that same > person. Name both of them *and* say what they are the capital > of. Do not use abbreviations. 1 point per city. British Columbia (Victoria) Prince Edward Island (Regina) > * Ubyvqnlf > 3. Va Pnanqn, jung jnf gur genqvgvbany qngr bs Ivpgbevn Qnl? > 1 cbvag. 1st June > 4. Jura vf gur ubyvqnl abj bofreirq? 1 cbvag. First Monday in June > 6. Nqwnprag gb guvf fgngvba vf Ivpgbevn fgngvba ba gur Ybaqba > Haqretebhaq. Anzr nyy gur Haqretebhaq yvarf freivat vg, sbe > 1 cbvag rnpu gb n znkvzhz bs 2. Circle Metropolitan District > * Zvyvgnel Njneqf > 7. Tvir gur rknpg anzr bs gur uvturfg zrqny sbe tnyynagel va gur > Oevgvfu zvyvgnel. 1 cbvag. Victoria Cross > 8. Jung grkg vf ba gur zrqny? 1 cbvag. For Valour > frra va gur cebybthr; "Zef. Oebja" (1997) naq "Ivpgbevn & > Noqhy" (2017); "Ivpgbevn & Nyoreg" (2001); "Gur Lbhat Ivpgbevn" > (2009); naq "Ivpgbevn" (GI frevrf 2016-). Emily Blunt (The Young Victoria) Judi Dench (Mrs Brown) > Ivpgbevn ybirq gurz nyy. > Ivpgbevn, Ivpgbevn, Ivpgbevn, 'gbevn, > Ivpgbevn, Ivpgbevn, Ivpgbevn. Kipling? > Urnil jvgu cebireof naq pbeerpgvbaf, > Pbashfvat gur fgne-qnmrq gbhevfgf > Jvgu bhe vapbzcnenoyr frafr bs ybff. Disraeli? > 11. Jung jnf Dhrra Ivpgbevn'f svefg anzr? 1 cbvag. > 12. Jung qvq Rqjneq Bksbeq qb va 1840 gung trgf uvz vagb guvf dhvm? > 1 cbvag. Did he marry her daughter also called Victoria? > unir orra ure qrfpraqnagf. Juvpu bs ure puvyqera rvgure gbbx > gur Oevgvfu guebar be unq qrfpraqnagf jub qvq? 1 cbvag cre > eryrinag puvyq. King Edward VII (as he became) > orpbzr n dhrra naq rzcerff ol zneevntr. Vqragvsl ure ol anzr, > ol jub fur zneevrq, *naq* ol jurer fur jnf dhrra naq rzcerff bs. > 1 cbvag cre eryrinag snpg gb n znkvzhz bs 2. Empress of Russia, married to Tsar Alexander III iirc. cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 24 11:09PM -0500 Mark Brader: > > 2. Two capital cities in Canada are also named after that same > > person. Name both of them *and* say what they are the capital > > of. Do not use abbreviations. 1 point per city. "Calvin": > British Columbia (Victoria) > Prince Edward Island (Regina) I will score this as if it read: Victoria (British Columbia). Regina (Prince Edward Island). And likewise for any similarly styled answers from other entrants on this question. -- Mark Brader "Update Notes... v6.8.14 Toronto Introduced bugs and degraded performance" msb@vex.net --Randall Munroe My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 25 01:31AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Two states of Australia are named after the same person. > Name both of them *and* the capital of each one. 1 point > per state. Victoria - Melbourne Queensland - Brisbane > 2. Two capital cities in Canada are also named after that same > person. Name both of them *and* say what they are the capital > of. Do not use abbreviations. 1 point per city. Victoria, British Columbia Regina, Saskatchewan > 3. In Canada, what was the traditional date of Victoria Day? > 1 point. > 4. When is the holiday now observed? 1 point. third Monday in May > * Military Awards > 7. Give the exact name of the highest medal for gallantry in the > British military. 1 point. Victoria Cross > With our incomparable sense of loss. > * Herself > 11. What was Queen Victoria's first name? 1 point. Alexandra > 12. What did Edward Oxford do in 1840 that gets him into this quiz? > 1 point. first used the term "Victorian Era" > have been her descendants. Which of her children either took > the British throne or had descendants who did? 1 point per > relevant child. Edward VII > become a queen and empress by marriage. Identify her by name, > by who she married, *and* by where she was queen and empress of. > 1 point per relevant fact to a maximum of 2. Queen of Prussia, German Empress -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 24 08:24PM -0700 1 In which decade was Yoko Ono born? 2 In which modern day-US State did the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 take place? 3 Jimmy Smits and Dennis Franz co-starred in which US TV series? 4 Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling are former employees of which US corporation? 5 Lever, rabbit and twist are varieties of which device? 6 Montevideo is located at the mouth of which river? 7 On which river does the Hoover Dam stand? 8 Russian Valentina Tereshkova become the first woman to travel in space in which decade? 9 Sana'a is the capital city of which country? 10 Similar to egg nog, which traditional Dutch alcoholic beverage is a mixture of brandy, egg yolks & vanilla? cheers, Calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 24 11:14PM -0500 Calvin: > 1 In which decade was Yoko Ono born? 1930s? > 2 In which modern day-US State did the Salem Witch Trials > of 1692 take place? Massachusetts, I hope. > 3 Jimmy Smits and Dennis Franz co-starred in which US TV series? "NYPD Blue", I think. > 4 Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling are former employees of > which US corporation? Enron. > 5 Lever, rabbit and twist are varieties of which device? No idea! I'll try drill bits. > 6 Montevideo is located at the mouth of which river? Rio de la Plata. (Or "Plate" to foreigners.) > 7 On which river does the Hoover Dam stand? Colorado. > 8 Russian Valentina Tereshkova become the first woman to > travel in space in which decade? 1960s. > 9 Sana'a is the capital city of which country? Yemen. > 10 Similar to egg nog, which traditional Dutch alcoholic > beverage is a mixture of brandy, egg yolks & vanilla? No idea. -- Mark Brader | "You guys have your own pagan religion... Toronto | Instead of sacrificing sheep, you sacrifice sleep." msb@vex.net | -- John Cramer |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 25 04:26AM > 1 In which decade was Yoko Ono born? 1930s > 2 In which modern day-US State did the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 take place? Massachusetts > 3 Jimmy Smits and Dennis Franz co-starred in which US TV series? NYPD Blue > 4 Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling are former employees of which US corporation? Enron > 6 Montevideo is located at the mouth of which river? Rio de la Plata > 7 On which river does the Hoover Dam stand? ???? Colorado > 8 Russian Valentina Tereshkova become the first woman to travel in space in which decade? 1960s > 9 Sana'a is the capital city of which country? Yemen -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 24 11:31PM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 In which decade was Yoko Ono born? 1950s > 2 In which modern day-US State did the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 take place? Massachusetts > 3 Jimmy Smits and Dennis Franz co-starred in which US TV series? > 4 Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling are former employees of which US corporation? Enron > 5 Lever, rabbit and twist are varieties of which device? can opener ? > 6 Montevideo is located at the mouth of which river? Rio de la Plata > 7 On which river does the Hoover Dam stand? Colorado > 8 Russian Valentina Tereshkova become the first woman to travel in space in which decade? 1960s > 9 Sana'a is the capital city of which country? Yemen -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 24 08:19PM -0700 On Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 5:11:54 PM UTC+10, Gareth Owen wrote: > Calvin <334152@gmail.com> writes: > > 5 What, according to the proverb, is always twenty-twenty? > Hindsight (or possibly "The ICC Future Tours Program in about ten years") That is very droll indeed :-) cheers, calvin |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 24 08:22PM -0700 On Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 9:20:07 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which famous writer did Danny Kaye portray in a 1952 biopic? Hans Christian Andersen > 2 In which country are the palace and gardens of Schönbrunn? Austria A lovely spot indeed as Mark opined. > 3 Who or what does a philogynist like or admire? Women > 4 According to a 1974 Barry Manilow hit, who "came and gave…without taking?" Mandy > 5 What, according to the proverb, is always twenty-twenty? Hindsight > 6 Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I is considered to be the reincarnation of Christ by which religious / cultural movement? Rastafraianism > 7 Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice, Prudence and Temperance are collectively known as the Seven what? [Christian / contrary / heavenly] Virtues > 8 How many Tour de France wins did Lance Armstrong have taken away from him? Seven > 9 In an Olympic medley race, which swimming stroke is usually the slowest? Breaststroke > 10 In Roman numerals, what is DCCCXC + CMXLIX? MDCCCXXXIX. Not accepting 1839- read the question :-) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 523 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 44 Pete Gayde 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 8 38 Gareth Owen 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 40 Mark Brader 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 41 Peter Smyth 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 41 Dan Tilque 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 33 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 3 6 3 5 6 6 6 3 4 5 47 78% Congratulations Pete. cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 24 11:11PM -0500 "Calvin": > > 7 Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice, Prudence and Temperance > > are collectively known as the Seven what? > [Christian / contrary / heavenly] Virtues I said "cardinal virtues", but this was also accepted. -- Mark Brader | Could it be that this law has nothing to do with law, justice, Toronto | morality, liberty, or foreign trade, and everything to do with msb@vex.net | politics? Shame on me for being so cynical. -- Morley Safer |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 25 04:24AM > 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 33 Erland S > - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- > 3 6 3 5 6 6 6 3 4 5 47 78% I entered as well. -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 24 10:57PM -0700 On Monday, June 25, 2018 at 2:11:16 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > > > are collectively known as the Seven what? > > [Christian / contrary / heavenly] Virtues > I said "cardinal virtues", but this was also accepted. That too :-) cheers, calvin |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 24 10:58PM -0700 On Monday, June 25, 2018 at 1:22:47 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 523 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 49 Pete Gayde 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 8 43 Gareth Owen 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 46 Mark Brader 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 46 Peter Smyth 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 47 Dan Tilque 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 38 Erland S 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 38 Dan Blum - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 3 7 4 5 7 7 7 3 4 6 53 76% Apologies to Dan B- his score now included. cheers, calvin |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 24 10:59PM -0700 On Monday, June 25, 2018 at 2:24:19 PM UTC+10, Dan Blum wrote: > > - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- > > 3 6 3 5 6 6 6 3 4 5 47 78% > I entered as well. Sorry Dan- now included in V2 post. cheers, calvin |
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