- QFTCIWSS Game 3, Rounds 2-3: shop the world, last billing - 2 Updates
- QFTCIWSS Current Events Final - 2 Updates
- QFTCIWSS Game 2, Rounds 9-10 answers: Ikea, Round X - 2 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #531 - 1 Update
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Aug 13 04:12PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:hOGdnRbbu_EX0PLGnZ2dnUU7- > in 2003; today it has 2,900 stores in 29 countries, including > 12 in the GTA, with one in Yorkdale. Their slogan is: > "affordable beauty products born from botany". Ulta > democratic prices and passion for its work". Unlike many > other international retailers, they have one singular global > ad campaign each season. Dolce e Gabbanna > cosmetics. They are known for their signature black-and-white > store esthetic. They currently have over 2,300 stores in 33 > countries, including 7 in Toronto. Estee Lauder > footwear, perfume, watches, and sunglasses in addition to their > iconic polo shirt. There are 1,200 stores in 120 countries, > and 4 stores in the GTA. IZOD LaCoste > "The Avengers". > 1. 1987 -- "And introducing Christian Bale as Jim." > 2. 1984 -- "And introducing Ke Huy Quan as Short Round." Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom > 3. 1966 -- "And Eli Wallach in the role of Tuco." > 4. 1988 -- "And Burt Lancaster as Doc Graham." Field of Dreams > 5. 2006 -- "And introducing Jennifer Hudson." Chicago > a joke. This movie came after "Pretty Woman", "My Best Friend's > Wedding", "Notting Hill", and "Erin Brockovich", among others, > so Julia Roberts was already quite famous. Pete Gayde |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 13 05:09PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 1. 1987 -- "And introducing Christian Bale as Jim." > 2. 1984 -- "And introducing Ke Huy Quan as Short Round." > 3. 1966 -- "And Eli Wallach in the role of Tuco." The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly > 6. 1994 -- "And introducing Kirsten Dunst as Claudia." > 7. 2014 -- "And Benicio Del Toro as the Collector." > 8. 1987 -- "And Billy Crystal as Miracle Max." The Princess Bride -- Dan Tilque |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Aug 13 02:19PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:j6SdncbAnZ6asfPGnZ2dnUU7- > the form of a question or not. > 1. A US district court blocked activist Cody Wilson from posting > something online this week. *What* was he blocked from posting? Plans for a 3-D printed gun > 2. The Canadian federal government is scrambling to find another > source for this life-saving but now very scarce *pharmaceutical > item*. Epipens > 3. Over the weekend, Apple banned all of the output of *this "news" > company*, owned by Alex Jones, from its platform. Facebook and > YouTube quickly followed suit, banning the company as well. Info Wars > 5. This beloved actor announced -- via a video clip of himself > juggling -- he lives a full and active life despite having been > diagnosed with Parkinson's disease 3 years ago. Alan Alda > 7. Pope Francis announced this week a major change in the > Catholic catechism. *What is now considered "inadmissible"* > under Catholicism? The Death Penalty > 8. Many of the Swedish crown jewels were stolen this week from > the 14th-century Strängnäs Cathedral. *How did the thieves > make their getaway?* In an Uber > 13. Tweeting this week (of course), Donald Trump accused two > black Americans of being stupid. LeBron James was one of them; > *who was the other?* Don Lemon > board of CBS will leave *this man, their CEO*, in place while > they seek independent counsel to investigate multiple charges > of sexual harassment and impropriety. Les Moonves > 15. Emmerson Mnangagwa won the first election in *this African > country* in 10 years this past week, getting 50.8% of the vote. Zimbabwe Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 13 05:03PM -0500 Mark Brader: > give the answers that were correct on that date... For further > information see my 2018-07-16 companion posting on "Questions > from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". The Current Events game for this summer 2018 season is over, and the winner by a sizeable margin is PETE GAYDE. Hearty congratulations, sir! I'm not sure yet when QFTCI Current Events will resume. > * Final (2018-08-07), Round 1 - Current Events > (For a given value of "current") For fun, you should have been shown this decorative illustration along with the round title: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-1/r.jpg > the form of a question or not. > 1. A US district court blocked activist Cody Wilson from posting > something online this week. *What* was he blocked from posting? Plans for 3D-printing a firearm. 4 for Joshua and Pete. > 2. The Canadian federal government is scrambling to find another > source for this life-saving but now very scarce *pharmaceutical > item*. Epipen. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 3. Over the weekend, Apple banned all of the output of *this "news" > company*, owned by Alex Jones, from its platform. Facebook and > YouTube quickly followed suit, banning the company as well. Infowars. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Peter, Dan Blum, and Pete. > the necessities of life" in relation to the December 2017 > death of Yosif Al-Hasnnawi. *Why is their failure particularly > newsworthy?* They were on the scene as paramedics. > 5. This beloved actor announced -- via a video clip of himself > juggling -- he lives a full and active life despite having been > diagnosed with Parkinson's disease 3 years ago. Alan Alda. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 6. Taylor Swift brought a Canadian rocker on stage for a duet at > her sold-out Saturday concert at Scotiabank Arena. *Who did > she sing with?* Bryan Adams. 4 for Erland and Peter. > 7. Pope Francis announced this week a major change in the > Catholic catechism. *What is now considered "inadmissible"* > under Catholicism? The death penalty. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 8. Many of the Swedish crown jewels were stolen this week from > the 14th-century Strängnäs Cathedral. *How did the thieves > make their getaway?* Motorboat. 4 for Erland, Peter, and Dan Tilque. > 9. On the campaign trail, Doug Ford specifically said he wouuld > leave *this pilot program* alone. This week his Conservative > government canceled it, throwing 3,000 lives into disarray. Basic income. > announced that they would be the first to sell buck-a-beer beer; > the same day, an Etobicoke craft brewery announced that they > would never sell it. *Name either brewery.* Barley Days, Great Lakes (respectively). > 11. *This Toronto Argonauts rookie*, in his first outing for the > Boatmen, threw a pass with 1 second remaining in the game which > resulted in a stunning 42-41 victory over the Ottawa Redblacks. McLeod Bethel-Thompson. I *watched* that game (except, sadly, I missed the last 3 minutes, because when programming the recording, I forgot to allow for the game possibly running long, so of course it did). But when this question came up at the Final, and went to the audience (because it was an Irregulars player's question and none of them knew the answer), I couldn't remember the guy's name! I remembered "McLeod" and the rhythm of the hyphenated name, but of course that wasn't sufficient. > the world's most Michelin-starred chef (with 32) and had > previously been named "Chef of the Century" in France. Operator > of 20 restaurants, his signature dish was his potato puree. Joel Robuchon. 4 for Peter and Dan Blum. > 13. Tweeting this week (of course), Donald Trump accused two > black Americans of being stupid. LeBron James was one of them; > *who was the other?* Don Lemon (CNN anchor). 4 for Dan Blum and Pete. > board of CBS will leave *this man, their CEO*, in place while > they seek independent counsel to investigate multiple charges > of sexual harassment and impropriety. Les Moonves. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 15. Emmerson Mnangagwa won the first election in *this African > country* in 10 years this past week, getting 50.8% of the vote. Zimbabwe. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Peter, and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 F BEST NINE Pete Gayde 0 12 16 24 14 8 4 12 16 19 32 153 Joshua Kreitzer 8 16 12 12 8 11 11 8 12 12 20 114 Dan Blum 6 20 12 8 14 8 0 4 12 8 24 112 Erland Sommarskog 4 4 8 12 12 0 4 12 8 8 20 88 Peter Smyth 4 8 8 4 8 12 0 16 -- -- 24 84 Dan Tilque 4 4 8 8 8 16 -- -- 12 4 16 80 Jason Kreitzer 0 8 4 4 0 4 -- -- -- -- -- 20 -- Mark Brader | "I could be wrong." Toronto | "Have you ever said that and actually meant it?" msb@vex.net | "No." --Willie Reale, "Blue Bloods" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Aug 13 07:23PM +0100 >> > * F. Miscellaneous - X Beers >> > F1. In what country is a beer named XXXX ["four X"] brewed? > Actually it's pronounced "fourex", as if it were a single word. It's also called "beer", as if it were a beer. |
| Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: Aug 13 08:56PM +0100 On 2018-08-13 18:23:02 +0000, Gareth Owen said: >>>> F1. In what country is a beer named XXXX ["four X"] brewed? >> Actually it's pronounced "fourex", as if it were a single word. > It's also called "beer", as if it were a beer. Actually it's called XXXX because Queenslanders couldn't spell BEER. See http://wiki.lspace.org/mediawiki/XXXX -- "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 |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Aug 13 02:39PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 What does an oenophile enjoy? Wine > 2 What metal is used to galvanise steel? Titanium > 3 The Matterhorn straddles the border between which TWO European > countries? Switzerland and Italy > 4 Which American inventor and entrepreneur (1886-1956) > is considered the father of frozen food? Birdseye > 5 A tradition at > African-American weddings involves the bride and groom jumping over > what household object? Broom > 6 Which character is the protagonist in the > Dan Brown novels 'Angels and Demons' and 'The Lost Symbol'? Robert Langdon > 7 Also known as analytical or coordinate geometry, which branch of > geometry was named after the philosopher Rene Descartes? Cartesian? > 8 Ion > Iliescu is a former president of which European country? Romania > 9 At the > 1996 Olympics which track athlete won the 200 and 400 metres while > wearing golden shoes? Johnson > 10 What substance is the skeleton of corals composed of? Cartilage > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
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