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| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 10 09:28AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > ... >> Mark gets credit for being the only one to name Baffin. > Well, I think I am the closest of the entrants to it. You certainly did say Baffin. Here's your answer list, which I copied and pasted: | Greenland, New Guinea, Borneo, Baffin, Sumatra. > I commented: "I hope Ellesmere isn't on there -- I think it might be #6." > In fact it's #10 and another Canadian Arctic island, Victoria, is larger > at #9. #6 is Sumatra, which was a wrong answer for me. Right, you missed Madagascar >> 16 and WISE 0855. I didn't expect anyone to know those, so I excluded them. > Oh, I say! In that case Sirius is a wrong answer and I request a rescoring > with it not accepted. I explicitly excluded brown dwarfs. Sirius is a correct answer and the scoring stands. -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 10 09:42AM +0200 > Greenland > Nunavut > Erland is the only one to get Sakha. Also see below for full list. If Sakha does not ring a bell: it is also known as Yakutia. I feel sort of stupid for not spotting Western Australia. At least my Chinese entries were correct so far that they are actual subdivisions. I would question Greenland on this list. Greenland is not an "administrative subdivision" of Denmark, but rather an un-independent country with a high degree of autonomy. For instance, so far, it is the only area to have left the European Union. That would make Queensland the next in line, which some entrants (not me) had. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 09 09:35PM -0700 Dan Tilque wrote: > This quiz will run until Monday, 09 July 2018 in the evening my time > (time zone -7 UTC). > 1. What are the 5 largest countries? (by area, not population) Russia Canada USA China Brazil > 2. What are the 5 longest rivers in the world? Amazon Nile Yangtze Huang He (Yellow River) Paraná Wikipedia only lists longest rivers by combined main+tributary, so I had to compile this list myself. See below for full list. > 3. What are the 5 largest islands in the world? (not Australia) Greenland New Guinea Borneo Madagascar Baffin Mark gets credit for being the only one to name Baffin. > 4. What are the 5 largest planets in the solar system? Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Earth > 5. What are the 5 nearest star systems to the sun? (not brown dwarfs) Alpha Centauri Barnard's Star Wolf 359 Lalande 21185 Sirius Didn't really expect anyone to get #4, although Mark knew the name of the astronomer/catalog that its name comes from. As for Proxima, there was a paper earlier this year that strongly supported it being part of the Alpha C system, so I'm going with that. If you include brown dwarfs, there are two systems that fit in between Barnard's and Wolf 359: Luhman 16 and WISE 0855. I didn't expect anyone to know those, so I excluded them. > 6. What are the 5 largest first level administrative subdivisions of the > various countries? (by area, not population) Sakha Republic (Russia) Western Australia Krasnoyarsk Krai (Russia) Greenland Nunavut Erland is the only one to get Sakha. Also see below for full list. Scores: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 T -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Mark 5 2 4 5 4 2 22 Dan Blum 4 3 4 5 4 1 21 Calvin 5 3 4 5 3 1 21 Erland 5 3 4 5 2 1 20 Peter Smyth 5 3 3 4 1 2 18 So Mark edges out Dan and Calvin, so it's back to him for RQ #297. Congratulations, Mark. Besides the list of rivers, I also had to compile a list of internal regions. Here are the two lists. I may have missed a river or two, but I'm fairly certain not among the top five. Rivers length (km) ====== =========== Amazon 6992.6 Nile 6853 Yangtze 6357 Huang He 5464 Paraná 4880 Lena 4400 Congo 4370 Missouri 3767 Mississippi 3734 Ob 3650 Volga 3530 Yenisei 3438 Internal subdivisions size (sq km) ===================== ============ Sakha Republic (Russia) 3,103,200 Western Australia 2,645,615 Krasnoyarsk Krai (Russia) 2,339,700 Greenland 2,166,086 Nunavut 2,038,722 Queensland 1,852,642 Alaska 1,717,856 Xinjiang (China) 1,664,897 Amazonas (Brazil) 1,570,745.7 Quebec 1,542,056 Tyumen Oblast (Russia) 1,435,200 Northwest Territories 1,346,106 Pará (Brazil) 1,247,689.5 Tibet 1,228,400 Inner Mongolia 1,183,000 Ontario 1,076,395 These were all that I could find with at least 1,000,000 sq km. -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 16 04:13AM -0500 "Calvin": > > 2 Which Australian singer/songwriter has a backing group called the > > Bad Seeds? > Nick Cave Hey, do I get half points for answering "Calvin"? I mean, there are accents where most R's are silent, and there are accents where some L's are silent, so it might sound the same as "cavern", which means "cave", right? Right? :-) > > 4 Which continent lies in the northern, southern, eastern and western > > Hemispheres? > Asia I don't think so, Cavern. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "I said to myself, 'You're crazier than I am msb@vex.net | if you believe that.'" --overheard |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 09 02:01PM > 1 Which 2003 movie's subtitle was 'Rise of the Machines'? Terminator Genisys > 2 Which Australian singer/songwriter has a backing group called the Bad Seeds? Kylie Minogue > 3 Which Austrian composer (1732-1809) is recognised as the 'Father of the Symphony'? Haydn > 4 Which continent lies in the northern, southern, eastern and western Hemispheres? Africa > 5 Which corpulent, orchid-loving private eye was created by Rex Stout? Nero Wolfe > 6 Which creature is most likely to make a sibilant noise? snake > 7 Which German Admiral offered his country's unconditional surrender on the 7th May 1945? Doenitz > 8 Which individual (b. 1941) has been awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature, a Pulitzer Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the L??gion d'Honneur, as well as one (or more) Grammies, Oscars and Golden Globe? Bob Dylan > 9 Which movie was released in France under the title 'La Guerre des Etoiles'? Star Wars > 10 Which NFL team lost four consecutive Superbowls from 1990-1993? New York Giants -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 09 02:03PM > > Africa. > 4A Which *country* lies in the northern, southern, eastern and > western hemisphere? Overseas dependencies do not count. Mali? -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Don Piven <don@piven.net>: Jul 09 10:34AM -0500 On 7/9/18 01:38, Mark Brader wrote: >> Africa. > 4A Which *country* lies in the northern, southern, eastern and > western hemisphere? Overseas dependencies do not count. France. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 09 10:17AM +0200 > 1 Which 2003 movie's subtitle was 'Rise of the Machines'? Matrix II > 3 Which Austrian composer (1732-1809) is recognised as the 'Father > of the Symphony'? Hadyn > 4 Which continent lies in the northern, southern, eastern and > western Hemispheres? Africa > 6 Which creature is most likely to make a sibilant noise? Snake > 7 Which German Admiral offered his country's unconditional surrender > on the 7th May 1945? Dönitz > Literature, a Pulitzer Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the > Légion d'Honneur, as well as one (or more) Grammies, Oscars and Golden > Globe? Bob Dylan > 9 Which movie was released in France under the title 'La Guerre des > Etoiles'? Star Wars > 10 Which NFL team lost four consecutive Superbowls from 1990-1993? Green Bay Packers |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 09 10:19AM +0200 > 4A Which *country* lies in the northern, southern, eastern and > western hemisphere? Overseas dependencies do not count. Algeria. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 09 07:08PM +0200 >> 4A Which *country* lies in the northern, southern, eastern and >> western hemisphere? Overseas dependencies do not count. > France. I was considering to add that answer to my slate just to pull Mark's legs. French Guyana (and Réunion and some more) are DOM, is a "Départment outre Mèr", so you could argue that it is a fully integrated part of France, and not a dependency. Then again, it has its own country code, and apparently it is not part of Schengen. I also take this post to correct my original answer to what I believe Mark is looking for, and which I should have known from the start since I had a question related to this in one of my rotating quizzes. São Tomé e Principe. If memory serves, 0°N, 0°E is in a strait between the main São Tomé island and a smaller island. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 09 10:07PM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 Which 2003 movie's subtitle was 'Rise of the Machines'? > 2 Which Australian singer/songwriter has a backing group called the Bad Seeds? > 3 Which Austrian composer (1732-1809) is recognised as the 'Father of the Symphony'? Bach > 4 Which continent lies in the northern, southern, eastern and western Hemispheres? Africa > 5 Which corpulent, orchid-loving private eye was created by Rex Stout? Nero Wolf > 6 Which creature is most likely to make a sibilant noise? snake > 7 Which German Admiral offered his country's unconditional surrender on the 7th May 1945? Doenitz > 8 Which individual (b. 1941) has been awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature, a Pulitzer Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Légion d'Honneur, as well as one (or more) Grammies, Oscars and Golden Globe? > 9 Which movie was released in France under the title 'La Guerre des Etoiles'? Star Wars > 10 Which NFL team lost four consecutive Superbowls from 1990-1993? Pittsburgh Steelers -- Dan Tilque |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 10 02:06PM > ** Final, Round 9 - Canadiana > * Firsts -- Where in Canada? > 1. In what city was "O Canada" first performed, in 1880? Halifax; Toronto > 2. In 1887, the first migratory bird sanctuary in North America > -- The "Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary" -- was established by > Lieutenant-Governor Edgar Dewdney in what current-day province? British Columbia; Alberta > 3. In 1959, at the urging of its mayor Stephen Juba, what city > was the first in North America to use a central emergency number? Toronto > * Discount Canadian Airlines > Name these current and aspiring discount airlines: > 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/air/4.jpg Porter > 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/air/5.jpg Porter > 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/air/6.jpg WestJet > * Charter of Rights and Freedoms > 11. Subsection 16(2), under "Official Languages of Canada". specifies English and French as official languages -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Jul 10 10:12AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 2. In 1887, the first migratory bird sanctuary in North America > -- The "Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary" -- was established by > Lieutenant-Governor Edgar Dewdney in what current-day province? Newfoundland and Labrador > 3. In 1959, at the urging of its mayor Stephen Juba, what city > was the first in North America to use a central emergency number? Winnipeg -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 17 12:37AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to give the answers that were correct on that date. 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup, 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 What She Said and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting of other rounds. For further information see my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 7 (2018-07-09), Round 1 - Current Events 1. In exciting news for Leafs fans, free agent John Tavares has fulfilled a boyhood dream and signed with his home-town team of Toronto. His $77,000,000 (US) contract is good for how many years? 2. The Montreal Jazz Festival canceled the remaining performances of director Robert Lepage's new show, after protests over the majority of the cast being white. The festival apologized, while Lepage called the decision "a blow to artistic freedom". What is the name of this much-debated show? 3. Mexico has a new president -- known popularly by his initials, AMLO, he won in a landslide. What is his full surname? 4. This week UNESCO named a new World Heritage Site in Canada -- Pimachiowin Aki. Where is this 29,000 km² site? 5. Former Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown announced this week that he was running for a new job. What is it? 6. CITY-TV's "Breakfast Television" has a new co-host, after the departure of long-time host Kevin Frankish. Who's the new host? 7. Jose Bautista returned to the Rogers Centre this week, but in the uniform of his new team. Name that team. 8. Molly Shoichet ["Shoy-ket"] is one of the first people cut by Doug Ford's office, although they say her position remains and will be filled. What was her job? 9. In more groan-worthy news for TTC passengers, it was made public this week that a number of the 89 new articulated streetcars that Bombardier has managed to deliver so far must now be sent back for repairs -- which will take up to 19 weeks per vehicle. How many of the 89 streetcars are involved? 10. Which singer-songwriter announced that he needed to cancel upcoming tour dates to recover from cancer treatment? After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh nafjre gur sbhegu dhrfgvba ol anzvat n cebivapr be greevgbel, jr arrq zber. Tb onpx naq fhccyl vg. Nyfb, vs lbh whfg fnvq "Arj Lbex" ba gur fcbegf dhrfgvba, tb onpx gb gung bar naq or zber fcrpvsvp. * Game 8 (2018-07-16), Round 1 - Current Events 1. According to a "National Enquirer" report, why did the FBI once investigate Steve Jobs. Be sufficiently specific. 2. Also according the "National Enquirer", what event last week made Bill Cosby bitter? *Okay, now back to our usual sources of fake news.* 3. Which novel won the Gold Man Booker award for best book of the past 50 years? 4. The Hudson's Bay company announced this weekend that they will stop selling whose products? 5. Donald Tusk was in the news for chiding Donald Trump. What is Tusk's position? 6. What is Rick Leary's new job? 7. Who won his fourth Wimbledon singles title last week? 8. Who defeated Serena Williams at Wimbledon? 9. Who was nominated to the US Supreme Court last week? 10. Which company last week announced the withdrawal of most of its services in western Canada? After completing this round, please decode this rot13: Vs lbh tnir gur nafjre "Gehzc" ba nal dhrfgvba, jr arrq gur svefg anzr. Tb onpx naq cebivqr vg. -- Mark Brader, Toronto (require 'msb) msb@vex.net -- Lars Lindberg My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 17 09:46AM +0200 > fulfilled a boyhood dream and signed with his home-town team > of Toronto. His $77,000,000 (US) contract is good for how > many years? Five > 10. Which singer-songwriter announced that he needed to cancel > upcoming tour dates to recover from cancer treatment? Elvis Costello > * Game 8 (2018-07-16), Round 1 - Current Events > 5. Donald Tusk was in the news for chiding Donald Trump. What is > Tusk's position? President of the European Union > 7. Who won his fourth Wimbledon singles title last week? Novak Djokivic > 8. Who defeated Serena Williams at Wimbledon? Angelique Kerber |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jul 17 10:10AM Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 8 (2018-07-16), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. According to a "National Enquirer" report, why did the FBI once > investigate Steve Jobs. Be sufficiently specific. Being abducted by aliens > 2. Also according the "National Enquirer", what event last week > made Bill Cosby bitter? Not being abducted by aliens > stop selling whose products? > 5. Donald Tusk was in the news for chiding Donald Trump. What is > Tusk's position? President of the European Council > 6. What is Rick Leary's new job? > 7. Who won his fourth Wimbledon singles title last week? Novak Djokovic > 8. Who defeated Serena Williams at Wimbledon? Angelique Kerber > 9. Who was nominated to the US Supreme Court last week? Brett Kavanaugh > 10. Which company last week announced the withdrawal of most of > its services in western Canada? Bank of Eastern Canada > After completing this round, please decode this rot13: If you > gave the answer "Trump" on any question, we need the first name. > Go back and provide it. Peter Smyth |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 16 02:06PM Don Piven <don@piven.net> wrote: It's deja vu all over again... > 1. The capital of American Samoa. Pago Pago > 2. Musical group fronted by Simon Le Bon. Duran Duran > 4. Charo???s famous catch-phrase. cootchie cootchie > 5. Barney Rubble???s overly-strong son. Bam-Bam > 7. Whitman College is located in this city in the state of Washington. Walla Walla > 8. If you were sent ???up the river??? in New York, chances are you ended > up here. Sing Sing > 9. A tagline used in Mazda car commercials. zoom zoom > 10. A licorice breath mint popular in the mid- to late 20th Century. Sen-Sen > 11. A dog noted by its stocky build and lion-like mane. chow chow > 12. An entire genre of silly kids??? jokes. knock-knock > 13. Lewis Carroll warned you to beware this bird. jubjub > 15. A character in Joseph Heller???s ???Catch-22???. Major Major > 16. Yogi???s sidekick. Boo-Boo > 18. If you hang out in French cabarets, you may see this dance on stage. cancan > 19. A European city known for its thermal spas. Baden-Baden > 20. A GPS manufacturer or a kind of drum. Tomtom -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jul 16 07:00PM +0100 > 1. The capital of American Samoa. Pago Pago > 2. Musical group fronted by Simon Le Bon. Duran Duran > 3. Nickname of a famous female top-fuel drag racer. > (0.5 point bonus: Give the driver's name.) Shirley Shirley (I assume this is the woman L7's "Shirley" is about. Other than that... no idea. ("What's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this? Winning") > 4. Charo's famous catch-phrase. > 5. Barney Rubble's overly-strong son. Bam Bam > Give that original surname.) > 7. Whitman College is located in this city in the state of > Washington. Walden Walden > 8. If you were sent "up the river" in New York, chances are you ended > up here. Sing sing > 9. A tagline used in Mazda car commercials. Zoom Zoom > 10. A licorice breath mint popular in the mid- to late 20th Century. Nope nope > 11. A dog noted by its stocky build and lion-like mane. Nopeity Nopeity > 12. An entire genre of silly kids' jokes. Knock knock > 13. Lewis Carroll warned you to beware this bird. Jub Jub > 14. The author of "Three Men on the Bummel". Jerome (K) Jerome > 15. A character in Joseph Heller's "Catch-22". Major Major > 16. Yogi's sidekick. Boo Boo > 17. Her backup band was Cult Jam. Lisa Lisa > 18. If you hang out in French cabarets, you may see this dance on > stage. Can Can > 19. A European city known for its thermal spas. Baden Baden > 20. A GPS manufacturer or a kind of drum. Tom tom |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 16 02:39PM -0500 Don Piven: > 1. The capital of American Samoa. Pago Pago. Well, if there's a pattern I guess I know what it's going to be. > 2. Musical group fronted by Simon Le Bon. Duran Duran. > 3. Nickname of a famous female top-fuel drag racer. Cha-Cha. > (0.5 point bonus: Give the driver's name.) Oh. Uh... Shirley Muldowney? > 5. Barney Rubble's overly-strong son. Bamm Bamm. > 7. Whitman College is located in this city in the state of Washington. Walla Walla? > 8. If you were sent "up the river" in New York, chances are you ended > up here. Sing Sing. > 9. A tagline used in Mazda car commercials. Zoom zoom. > 11. A dog noted by its stocky build and lion-like mane. Chow chow. > 12. An entire genre of silly kids' jokes. Knock-knock. > 13. Lewis Carroll warned you to beware this bird. Jubjub bird. > 14. The author of "Three Men on the Bummel". Jerome Jerome. > 15. A character in Joseph Heller's "Catch-22". Maj. Major Major Major. > 16. Yogi's sidekick. Boo Boo. > 17. Her backup band was Cult Jam. Lady Gaga? > 18. If you hang out in French cabarets, you may see this dance on stage. Can-can. > 19. A European city known for its thermal spas. Baden Baden. > 20. A GPS manufacturer or a kind of drum. Tomtom. -- Mark Brader "The matryoshka limit: It is impossible Toronto to nest more than six HO layouts." msb@vex.net --Randall Munroe My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jul 16 11:59PM Don Piven wrote: > And now: > 1. The capital of American Samoa. > 2. Musical group fronted by Simon Le Bon. Duran Duran > (0.5 point bonus: Give the driver's name.) > 4. Charo's famous catch-phrase. > 5. Barney Rubble's overly-strong son. Bam Bam > 10. A licorice breath mint popular in the mid- to late 20th Century. > 11. A dog noted by its stocky build and lion-like mane. > 12. An entire genre of silly kids' jokes. Knock Knock > 14. The author of "Three Men on the Bummel". > 15. A character in Joseph Heller's "Catch-22". > 16. Yogi's sidekick. Boo Boo > 17. Her backup band was Cult Jam. > 18. If you hang out in French cabarets, you may see this dance on stage. Can Can > 19. A European city known for its thermal spas. > 20. A GPS manufacturer or a kind of drum. Tom Tom Peter Smyth |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 16 01:57PM > 1 Which rapper has had 14 Number One albums on the Billboard charts, a record for a solo artist? Kanye West > 4 Who became the first female Irish president in 1990? Robinson > 5 Who directed the 1973 film 'American Graffiti'? George Lucas > 6 Who wrote the 1895 poem 'If-'? Rudyard Kipling > 7 In 1755 who definied a lexicographer as a "harmless drudge"? Samuel Johnson > 9 Arnold's restaurant regularly appeared in which classic TV series? Happy Days > 10 Which country invaded Iceland in May 1940? United Kingdom -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jul 16 11:56PM Calvin wrote: > 1 Which rapper has had 14 Number One albums on the Billboard charts, a record for a solo artist? Jay-Z > 2 Which substance has the chemical formula KNO3? Potassium Nitrate > 3 Which three grandchildren are named-checked in The Beatles' 1967 hit 'When I'm Sixty-Four'? All three required! > 4 Who became the first female Irish president in 1990? Mary Robinson > 5 Who directed the 1973 film 'American Graffiti'? > 6 Who wrote the 1895 poem 'If-'? Rudyard Kipling > 7 In 1755 who definied a lexicographer as a "harmless drudge"? Samuel Johnson > 8 MediaCityUK is located in which borough of Greater Manchester? Salford > 9 Arnold's restaurant regularly appeared in which classic TV series? > 10 Which country invaded Iceland in May 1940? Peter Smyth |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jul 16 11:44PM Erland Sommarskog wrote: > Goalscores: > 1) Which player have scored most goals in total in FIFA World Cup, counted > over several tournaments? Gerd Muller > 2) Which player have scored most goals in a single tournament? If you don't > remember the name, I will also accept if you give country and the year. Just Fontaine > 3) Which is the youngest player to have scored in the World Cup? (Hint: > you know this person.) Pele > 4) Which are the only teams to have won the World Cup and not being > the hosting nation or previous world champion? (Give the years if > you like, but this is not required.) Netherlands > 5) Which are the only teams after 1950 to have reached the final without > not having been the hosting nation or a previous final team? (Again, > year not required.) Netherlands, Croatia > been in the top 4 before, and nor being the hosting nation. (Only > the year is required. Give the team(s) if you like, but no extra > points.) 2018 > 7) Which are the only two countries in Europe with a population over 250 000 > people and that have existed all through the duration since the first > World Cup to never have qualified to the World Cup? Finland, Albania > 8) Which is the only country in CONMEBOL (South America not including the > Guyanas) to never have qualified to the World Cup? Bolivia > 9) And which are the only two countries in continental North America to > never have qualified? Belize, Guatemala > Streaks: > 10) Which is the only country to have played all World Cup tournaments? Brazil > Connection to national leagues: > 12) In the recent World Cup, which was the only team where all players > came from the national league? England > 13 And there were two teams with no players from their respective > national league. Which? They start on the same letter. Saudi Arabia, Senegal > Common games: > 14) Which are the two countries have played the most number of games > against each in the World Cup? Brazil v Germany > 15) And which is the most common final pair? That is, the countries > that have played the most number of finals against each other. Brazil v Germany > Miscellanoues: > 16) Which was the first city to host a World Cup that previously also > had been a hosting city for the Winter Olympic Games? Turin > 17) When the game between Sweden and Germany had been going on for ten > minutes, they displayed passing statistics. Germany had completed > 122 passes. Within ten, how many had Sweden completed? 10 > 18) 0-0 is a quite a common result in football. How many games in the > recent tournament ended 0-0, not counting extra time? 3 > 19) Mexico was the first country to host the World Cup for a second time > in 1986. However, a different country was originally selected as the > host. Which? Argentina > 20) For how many months will we have to wait until the next World Cup > starts? 54 |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 16 04:06AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-05-14, 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 What She Said 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 recent companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Nude Beaches We'll name the beach or beaches, you tell us where they are. No bonus points for taking your clothes off. 1. In which Canadian province would you find Patricia Beach and Beaconia Beach? 2. In which Canadian province would you find Crystal Crescent Beach? 3. In which Canadian province would you fine Barnston Beach, Crescent Beach, and the beach at Ram Creek? 4. Wreck Beach is on the land of which Canadian institution of higher learning? 5. Although this country has many nude beaches, the first to actually be made legal (in 2014) was Apricio, which is in Grumani and about an hour from a major city. Name the *country*. 6. This city has many nude beaches, including Cobblers, Lady Jane, Little Congwong, Obelisk, and Werrong Beaches. Name the *city*. 7. This town and its Plage de Tahiti were made famous by Brigitte Bardot in the 1960s. Name the town. 8. Name the *country* that has nude beaches at Sylt, Borkum, and Wannsee ["VAHN-zay"]. 9. In 2002, the City of Toronto recognized part of which beach as clothing-optional? 10. On which island is Orient Beach? * Game 1, Round 3 - History - North American Indian War Leaders As European settlers came to North America and they and their descendants spread across the continent, wars against the indigenous people -- the "Indian Wars" -- often followed. These questions are about some of the indigenous leaders in those wars. In each case, name the leader described. 1. Immediately after the French and Indian Wars, this Odawa leader started a new war that is named after him. During it, he laid siege to Ft. Detroit. 2. Like <answer 1>, this Shawnee leader also had a war named for him, and also laid siege to Ft. Detroit -- but his war was just before the War of 1812. 3. This Mohawk chief led troops for the British during the American Revolution, and as a result was granted land in southwestern Ontario to replace the New York lands his tribe had lost for supporting the British -- although the British would eventually rescind most of the grant. 4. After the defeat of George Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn, this Hunkpapa Lakota chief fled with his followers to Saskatchewan. He was eventually assassinated by American soldiers when he returned to the Standing Rock reservation in 1890. 5. The primary credit for defeating Custer belongs not to <answer 4> but to this Lakota war leader, who also had many other victories in the Indian Wars of the 19th century. 6. This Apache chief led his people first against the Mexican government in alliance with the American government during the Mexican-American War, and then with the Americans when they violated the terms of the treaty they signed with the Apache. 7. This Paiute ["PIE-yoot"] religious leader married Christianity with his people's traditional beliefs to create the Ghost Dance movement, which held that performing their dance would eventually "bring peace and prosperity to all Native Americans -- and make the white people go away". 8. This Apache leader made war on the United States for almost four decades before finally being taken prisoner for the last time in 1886. 9. This Cree leader fought the last major inter-tribal wars on the Canadian plains when he led the Cree against the Blackfoot, and resisted signing a treaty with the Canadian government longer than most other leaders. 10. This Métis chief led the Métis forces during the North-West Rebellion and was credited with their victory at the Battle of Fish Creek. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "If disapproval we will drawback." msb@vex.net --seen on a box of cookies My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 16 02:02PM > * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Nude Beaches > 1. In which Canadian province would you find Patricia Beach and > Beaconia Beach? British Columbia; Nova Scotia > 2. In which Canadian province would you find Crystal Crescent Beach? Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island > 3. In which Canadian province would you fine Barnston Beach, > Crescent Beach, and the beach at Ram Creek? Prince Edward Island; New Brunswick > 5. Although this country has many nude beaches, the first to > actually be made legal (in 2014) was Apricio, which is in > Grumani and about an hour from a major city. Name the *country*. Italy > 6. This city has many nude beaches, including Cobblers, Lady Jane, > Little Congwong, Obelisk, and Werrong Beaches. Name the *city*. Sydney > 8. Name the *country* that has nude beaches at Sylt, Borkum, > and Wannsee ["VAHN-zay"]. Germany > 1. Immediately after the French and Indian Wars, this Odawa leader > started a new war that is named after him. During it, he laid > siege to Ft. Detroit. King Philip > 2. Like <answer 1>, this Shawnee leader also had a war named for > him, and also laid siege to Ft. Detroit -- but his war was just > before the War of 1812. Tecumseh > to Saskatchewan. He was eventually assassinated by American > soldiers when he returned to the Standing Rock reservation > in 1890. Sitting Bull > 5. The primary credit for defeating Custer belongs not to <answer 4> > but to this Lakota war leader, who also had many other victories > in the Indian Wars of the 19th century. Crazy Horse > government in alliance with the American government during the > Mexican-American War, and then with the Americans when they > violated the terms of the treaty they signed with the Apache. Geronimo > 8. This Apache leader made war on the United States for almost > four decades before finally being taken prisoner for the last > time in 1886. Geronimo -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
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