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| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jul 30 06:57AM +0100 > What, has everyone else forgotten? I asked this question in reverse > in QFTCI16 Game 6, Round 10, posted here on 2016-09-09, and six people > got it that time, including three entrants to this contest> Also, there's a U2 song named after it. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 30 09:36AM +0200 >> in QFTCI16 Game 6, Round 10, posted here on 2016-09-09, and six people >> got it that time, including three entrants to this contest> > Also, there's a U2 song named after it. And Nina Hagen! |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jul 29 04:32PM -0700 1 In which country is Mount Ararat located? 2 Red Hot Chili Peppers bass player Michael Balzary is better known by nickname, shared with insects from the order Siphonaptera? 3 Which Christian saint was originally known as Saul when born in the city of Tarsus around 5 BC? 4 Coined by George Bernard Shaw, the term 'bardolatry' refers to the excessive worship of which other writer? 5 Which American heavy metal band's hits include 'We're Not Gonna Take It' and 'I Wanna Rock'? 6 With the scientific name Desmodus rotundus, what is is the only mammal that can (arguably) live as a parasite? 7 Which famous composer's musical works are classified by Kochel (or K) numbers? 8 Commencing with Barbara Bush in 1990, the US First Lady traditionally makes a cameo appearance on which children's TV show? 9 Which gas comprises about 96% of the atmosphere of the planet Venus? 10 With two French Open titles and a record 120 wins in Davis Cup matches, who (b. 1933) is generally regarded as Italy's greatest tennis player? cheers, calvin |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 30 12:59AM > 1 In which country is Mount Ararat??located? Turkey > 2 Red Hot Chili Peppers bass player Michael Balzary is better known by nickname, shared with insects from the order Siphonaptera? Flea > 3 Which Christian saint was originally known as Saul when born in the city of Tarsus around 5 BC? Paul > 4 Coined by George Bernard Shaw, the term 'bardolatry' refers to the excessive worship of which other writer? Shakespeare > 5 Which American heavy metal band's hits include 'We're Not Gonna Take It' and 'I Wanna Rock'? Kiss > 7 Which famous composer's musical works are classified by Kochel (or K) numbers? Mozart > 8 Commencing with Barbara Bush in 1990, the US First Lady traditionally makes a cameo appearance on which children's TV show? Sesame Street > 9 Which gas comprises about 96% of the atmosphere of the planet Venus? carbon dioxide -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Jul 29 10:59PM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 In which country is Mount Ararat located? Turkey. And Armenia, I think. > 2 Red Hot Chili Peppers bass player Michael Balzary is better > known by nickname, shared with insects from the order > Siphonaptera? Flea. > 3 Which Christian saint was originally known as Saul when born > in the city of Tarsus around 5 BC? Paul. > 4 Coined by George Bernard Shaw, the term 'bardolatry' refers to > the excessive worship of which other writer? Shakspere. (I think that's how Shaw spelled it. The man himself never signed his name with the same spelling twice, as far as is known.) > 5 Which American heavy metal band's hits include 'We're Not > Gonna Take It' and 'I Wanna Rock'? Iron Maiden? > 6 With the scientific name Desmodus rotundus, what is is the > only mammal that can (arguably) live as a parasite? Vampire bat? > 7 Which famous composer's musical works are classified by Kochel > (or K) numbers? Mozart. > 8 Commencing with Barbara Bush in 1990, the US First Lady > traditionally makes a cameo appearance on which children's TV > show? "Sesame Street"? > 9 Which gas comprises about 96% of the atmosphere of the planet Venus? Carbon dioxide. > 10 With two French Open titles and a record 120 wins in Davis > Cup matches, who (b. 1933) is generally regarded as Italy's > greatest tennis player? Johnsono. -- Mark Brader "Great things are not done by those Toronto who sit down and count the cost msb@vex.net of every thought and act." --Daniel Gooch My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jul 30 05:48AM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 In which country is Mount Ararat located? Armenia > known by nickname, shared with insects from the order Siphonaptera? > 3 Which Christian saint was originally known as Saul when born in > the city of Tarsus around 5 BC? Paul > 4 Coined by George Bernard Shaw, > the term 'bardolatry' refers to the excessive worship of which other > writer? Shakespeare > as a parasite? > 7 Which famous composer's musical works are > classified by Kochel (or K) numbers? W. A. Mozart > 8 Commencing with Barbara > Bush in 1990, the US First Lady traditionally makes a cameo appearance > on which children's TV show? Sesame Street > 9 Which gas comprises about 96% of > the atmosphere of the planet Venus? Hydrogen > regarded as Italy's greatest tennis player? > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jul 30 07:02AM +0100 > 1 In which country is Mount Ararat located? Syria? > 2 Red Hot Chili Peppers bass player Michael Balzary is better known by > nickname, shared with insects from the order Siphonaptera? Flea > 3 Which Christian saint was originally known as Saul when born in the > city of Tarsus around 5 BC? Paul > 4 Coined by George Bernard Shaw, the term 'bardolatry' refers to the > excessive worship of which other writer? Shakespeare > 5 Which American heavy metal band's hits include 'We're Not Gonna Take > It' and 'I Wanna Rock'? KISS? Honestly the only "We're Not Gonna Take It" I know is the one at the end of "Tommy" > 6 With the scientific name Desmodus rotundus, what is is the only > mammal that can (arguably) live as a parasite? No idea > 7 Which famous composer's musical works are classified by Kochel (or > K) numbers? Mozart > 8 Commencing with Barbara Bush in 1990, the US First Lady > traditionally makes a cameo appearance on which children's TV show? Sesame Street? > 9 Which gas comprises about 96% of the atmosphere of the planet Venus? Methane > 10 With two French Open titles and a record 120 wins in Davis Cup > matches, who (b. 1933) is generally regarded as Italy's greatest > tennis player? No idea |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 30 09:32AM +0200 > 1 In which country is Mount Ararat located? Armenia > 2 Red Hot Chili Peppers bass player Michael Balzary is better known > by nickname, shared with insects from the order Siphonaptera? Flea > 3 Which Christian saint was originally known as Saul when born in > the city of Tarsus around 5 BC? Paul > 4 Coined by George Bernard Shaw, the term 'bardolatry' refers to the > excessive worship of which other writer? Shakespare > 7 Which famous composer's musical works are classified by Kochel (or > K) numbers? Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart > 9 Which gas comprises about 96% of the atmosphere of the planet Venus? CO2 > 10 With two French Open titles and a record 120 wins in Davis Cup matches, who (b. 1933) is generally regarded as Italy's greatest tennis player? Panetta |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jul 29 02:01PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:hMKdnXPVsvYm8cDGnZ2dnUU7- > and you tell us the main city that airport servess. For example, > if we said "YYZ", you would say "Toronto". > 1. LGA. New York > 2. ORD. Chicago > 3. NRT. Tokyo > 4. TXL. Berlin > 5. JNB. Johannesburg > 6. DXB. Dubai > 8. YQR. Quebec City > 9. FAT is the code for Fresno's airport, in which US state? California > 10. DAD is the code for Da Nang International, in which country? Vietnam > prince before he married her. Even though they weren't from the > Ozarks, Victoria and Albert were related before they even met. > What was that relationship, exactly? first cousins > afflicted by it. The first instance of this disease in Britain's > royal familiar was diagnosed in Prince Leopold, Victoria and > Albert's 8th child. What is this disease? hemophilia > 3. Queen Victoria was the last British monarch from which German > royal house? Hanover > monarch and the longest-reigning queen regnant in world history. > Ignoring parts of a year and within 2 years, how long did > she reign? 64 years > her accession until her death. On 1876-05-01 she adopted an > additional title, and subsequent British monarchs followed suit > until 1948. What was this title? Empress of India > Today her childhood home is the official residence of the Duke > and Duchess of Cambridge, and the new Duke and Duchess of Sussex. > What is the name of this residence? Kensington House > Albert's untimely death, Victoria developed and maintained a > close relationship with a Scottish servant. There were even > rumors that they had secretly married. Name him. John Brown > 8. In 1887, four years after <answer 7>'s death, Queen Victoria > developed a close relationship with an Indian servant, which > lasted until her own death. Who was this servant? Abdul the Munshi > 9. What did Queen Victoria wear at her wedding, which immediately > became the choice of elite brides? The tradition carries on > to this day, for elites and commoners alike. white dress > 10. What Canadian lake is named for Victoria and Albert's 6th child, > the future Duchess of Argyll? Lake Louise -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 29 02:31PM > * Game 2, Round 2 - Geography - International Airport Codes > 1. LGA. New York City > 2. ORD. Chicago > 3. NRT. Tokyo > 9. FAT is the code for Fresno's airport, in which US state? California > 10. DAD is the code for Da Nang International, in which country? Vietnam > prince before he married her. Even though they weren't from the > Ozarks, Victoria and Albert were related before they even met. > What was that relationship, exactly? second cousin > afflicted by it. The first instance of this disease in Britain's > royal familiar was diagnosed in Prince Leopold, Victoria and > Albert's 8th child. What is this disease? hemophilia > 3. Queen Victoria was the last British monarch from which German > royal house? Hanover > monarch and the longest-reigning queen regnant in world history. > Ignoring parts of a year and within 2 years, how long did > she reign? 63 years > her accession until her death. On 1876-05-01 she adopted an > additional title, and subsequent British monarchs followed suit > until 1948. What was this title? Empress of India > Albert's untimely death, Victoria developed and maintained a > close relationship with a Scottish servant. There were even > rumors that they had secretly married. Name him. Brown > 9. What did Queen Victoria wear at her wedding, which immediately > became the choice of elite brides? The tradition carries on > to this day, for elites and commoners alike. a white dress > 10. What Canadian lake is named for Victoria and Albert's 6th child, > the future Duchess of Argyll? Lake Louise -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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 29 01:56PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > and you tell us the main city that airport servess. For example, > if we said "YYZ", you would say "Toronto". > 1. LGA. New York > 2. ORD. Chicago > 5. JNB. > 6. DXB. > 7. YYT. Toronto > 8. YQR. Vancouver > 9. FAT is the code for Fresno's airport, in which US state? California > 10. DAD is the code for Da Nang International, in which country? Vietnam > prince before he married her. Even though they weren't from the > Ozarks, Victoria and Albert were related before they even met. > What was that relationship, exactly? second cousins > afflicted by it. The first instance of this disease in Britain's > royal familiar was diagnosed in Prince Leopold, Victoria and > Albert's 8th child. What is this disease? hemophilia > 3. Queen Victoria was the last British monarch from which German > royal house? Hanover > monarch and the longest-reigning queen regnant in world history. > Ignoring parts of a year and within 2 years, how long did > she reign? 63 years > her accession until her death. On 1876-05-01 she adopted an > additional title, and subsequent British monarchs followed suit > until 1948. What was this title? Empress of India > Albert's untimely death, Victoria developed and maintained a > close relationship with a Scottish servant. There were even > rumors that they had secretly married. Name him. Brown > 9. What did Queen Victoria wear at her wedding, which immediately > became the choice of elite brides? The tradition carries on > to this day, for elites and commoners alike. a long train on her wedding dress -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jul 29 04:47PM -0700 On Sunday, July 29, 2018 at 5:29:04 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > by three-letter codes. For questions #1-8, We give you the code > and you tell us the main city that airport servess. For example, > if we said "YYZ", you would say "Toronto". Would I? > 1. LGA. London Gatwick > 2. ORD. > 3. NRT. > 4. TXL. Dallas-Fort Worth? > 5. JNB. > 6. DXB. Dubai > 8. YQR. > 9. FAT is the code for Fresno's airport, in which US state? > 10. DAD is the code for Da Nang International, in which country? Vietnam > prince before he married her. Even though they weren't from the > Ozarks, Victoria and Albert were related before they even met. > What was that relationship, exactly? Cousins, second cousins > afflicted by it. The first instance of this disease in Britain's > royal familiar was diagnosed in Prince Leopold, Victoria and > Albert's 8th child. What is this disease? Haemophlia > 3. Queen Victoria was the last British monarch from which German > royal house? Saxe-Coburg-Gotha > monarch and the longest-reigning queen regnant in world history. > Ignoring parts of a year and within 2 years, how long did > she reign? 63 years > her accession until her death. On 1876-05-01 she adopted an > additional title, and subsequent British monarchs followed suit > until 1948. What was this title? Empress of India > Albert's untimely death, Victoria developed and maintained a > close relationship with a Scottish servant. There were even > rumors that they had secretly married. Name him. John Brown > 9. What did Queen Victoria wear at her wedding, which immediately > became the choice of elite brides? The tradition carries on > to this day, for elites and commoners alike. White? > 10. What Canadian lake is named for Victoria and Albert's 6th child, > the future Duchess of Argyll? Louise cheers, calvin |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jul 30 05:36AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:hMKdnXPVsvYm8cDGnZ2dnUU7- > and you tell us the main city that airport servess. For example, > if we said "YYZ", you would say "Toronto". > 1. LGA. La Guardia > 2. ORD. O'Hare > 3. NRT. Narita > 4. TXL. Dallas > 5. JNB. Johannesburg > 6. DXB. Dublin > 7. YYT. Toronto > 8. YQR. Regina > 9. FAT is the code for Fresno's airport, in which US state? California > 10. DAD is the code for Da Nang International, in which country? Vietname > prince before he married her. Even though they weren't from the > Ozarks, Victoria and Albert were related before they even met. > What was that relationship, exactly? 3rd cousins > afflicted by it. The first instance of this disease in Britain's > royal familiar was diagnosed in Prince Leopold, Victoria and > Albert's 8th child. What is this disease? Hemophilia > 3. Queen Victoria was the last British monarch from which German > royal house? Saxe Coburg Gotha > monarch and the longest-reigning queen regnant in world history. > Ignoring parts of a year and within 2 years, how long did > she reign? 70; 75 > her accession until her death. On 1876-05-01 she adopted an > additional title, and subsequent British monarchs followed suit > until 1948. What was this title? Queen of India > to this day, for elites and commoners alike. > 10. What Canadian lake is named for Victoria and Albert's 6th child, > the future Duchess of Argyll? Pete Gayde |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jul 29 04:29PM -0700 On Friday, July 20, 2018 at 3:26:14 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 In Greek mythology, which Trojan prince fatally injures Achilles? Paris aka Alexander > 2 John Galliano was head designer of which fashion house from 1996 until his dismissal in 2011 following anti-Semitic statements? Christian Dior No-one got this. > 3 In which year of the 1960s was San Francisco's so-called 'Summer of Love'? 1967 > 4 Who portrayed Father Charles 'Chuck' O'Malley in the 1945 film 'The Bells of St. Mary's'? Bing Crocby > 5 New York's Ellis Island is, appropriately, home to a museum concerning what topic? Immigration > 6 In 2001 who became the first African-American to win the Academy Award for best actress? Halle Bery > 7 From which language do we get the word dacha, meaning a country house or cottage? Russian > 8 Who co-starred with Michael Douglas in the 1984 film 'Romancing the Stone'? Kathleen Turner > 9 Columbia and Cornell University are located in which US state? New York > 10 In the TV quiz show 'Jeopardy!', what should all answers end with? ? Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 528 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 41 Gareth Owen 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 42 Dan Blum 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 38 Pete Gayde 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 39 Mark Brader 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 6 33 Dan Tilque 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 35 Peter Smyth 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 17 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 3 0 3 4 6 5 7 4 6 7 45 64% Congratulations Gareth. cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 29 10:55PM -0500 "Calvin": > Bing Crocby Cloce. > Halle Bery Could be closerr. :-) -- Mark Brader, Toronto "... people are *always* doing stuff ... msb@vex.net that I wish were typos" --Marcy Thompson |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 29 12:17PM -0700 Erland Sommarskog wrote: >> #9. (Notice the letters SG at left!) > Not only that, if you look in the red field above SG50, you find a text > which includes Singapura. I did not notice that, but the Australian $10 note has the word "Australian" in text on its left side. It's hard to read because of the swirling background, but that one I did notice. -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 29 03:03PM -0500 Dan Tilque: > I did not notice that, but the Australian $10 note has the word > "Australian" in text on its left side. It's hard to read because of the > swirling background, but that one I did notice. Also "Waltzing Matilda" behind the large digits "10", or rather "1o". Huh. -- Mark Brader | [This technology] might help solve the chronic problem... Toronto | of getting the registered voters to actually vote! msb@vex.net | We might even get over 100% of the population to vote. --J.C. Cantrell |
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