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swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Aug 24 07:08PM -0700

This is Rotating Quiz #303. Entries must be posted by Friday,
August 31st, 2018 at 12 PM (Eastern Daylight Time).
 
Usual rules: no looking anything up, no discussion, etc. The winner
gets to create the next RQ.
 
Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the
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one. Only one answer is allowed per question.
 
If the answer is a person's name then only the surname is required,
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There is a theme but it does not affect scoring. Each correct answer
is worth 2 points; I do not have any way in mind in which an answer
can be almost correct, but if one presents itself such an answer will
be worth 1 point.
 
In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be whoever scored the most
points on the hardest questions (defined post-facto as the ones which
the fewest people got any points on). Second tiebreaker will be
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0. what is the study of the origin and development of a word, tracing it back to its original language and to its sources in contemporary or earlier languages.
 
1. how many oscars for best director did alfred hitchcock win?
 
2. in our solar system, how many planets are smaller than earth?
 
3. what does an oniomaniaic love to do?
 
4. australia's highway 1 forms a complete loop along its borders. to the nearest 100 miles, what is it's length?
 
5. what substance makes chili peppers 'hot'?
 
6. what is the only world capital whose name is derived from an algonquin word?
 
7. which u.s. military service has the motto "semper paratus"?
 
8. what color jacket does the winner of the pga masters tournament wear?
 
9. what river do you cross to go from switzerland and liechtenstein.
 
good luck!
 
swp
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 25 02:45AM


> 0. what is the study of the origin and development of a word, tracing it back to its original language and to its sources in contemporary or earlier languages.
 
etymology
 
> 1. how many oscars for best director did alfred hitchcock win?
 
0
 
> 2. in our solar system, how many planets are smaller than earth?
 
3
 
> 4. australia's highway 1 forms a complete loop along its borders. to the nearest 100 miles, what is it's length?
 
6000 miles
 
> 5. what substance makes chili peppers 'hot'?
 
capsaicin
 
> 6. what is the only world capital whose name is derived from an algonquin word?
 
Ottawa
 
> 7. which u.s. military service has the motto "semper paratus"?
 
Coast Guard
 
> 8. what color jacket does the winner of the pga masters tournament wear?
 
green
 
> 9. what river do you cross to go from switzerland and liechtenstein.
 
Rhone
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 24 10:55PM -0500

Stephen Perry:
> 0. what is the study of the origin and development of a word, tracing
> it back to its original language and to its sources in contemporary or
> earlier languages.
 
Etymology.

> 1. how many oscars for best director did alfred hitchcock win?
 
0.

> 2. in our solar system, how many planets are smaller than earth?
 
3 -- Pluto, Mercury, Mars, and Venus.

> 3. what does an oniomaniaic love to do?
 
Eat onions? (No, I don't believe it -- but I sure don't see a theme
that might help me guess anything better.)

> 4. australia's highway 1 forms a complete loop along its borders. to
> the nearest 100 miles, what is it's length?
 
7,500 miles?

> 5. what substance makes chili peppers 'hot'?
 
Capsaicin.

> 6. what is the only world capital whose name is derived from an algonquin word?
 
Ottawa.

> 7. which u.s. military service has the motto "semper paratus"?
 
Coast Guard.

> 8. what color jacket does the winner of the pga masters tournament wear?
 
Green.

> 9. what river do you cross to go from switzerland and liechtenstein.
 
To where? :-)
 
Rhine.
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msb@vex.net | is always right" -- Michael DeCorte
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 25 11:39AM +0200

> 0. what is the study of the origin and development of a word, tracing
> it back to its original language and to its sources in contemporary or
> earlier languages.
 
Ethymology
 
> 1. how many oscars for best director did alfred hitchcock win?
 
Four

> 2. in our solar system, how many planets are smaller than earth?
 
Three after the disqualification of Pluto
 
> 3. what does an oniomaniaic love to do?
 
Eat onions

> 4. australia's highway 1 forms a complete loop along its borders. to
> the nearest 100 miles, what is it's length?
 
1000 miles (Swedish miles, of course.)
 
> 5. what substance makes chili peppers 'hot'?
 
Capuscin
 
> 6. what is the only world capital whose name is derived from an
> algonquin word?
 
Ottawa
 
> 7. which u.s. military service has the motto "semper paratus"?
 
Marines

> 8. what color jacket does the winner of the pga masters tournament wear?
 
Blue

> 9. what river do you cross to go from switzerland and liechtenstein.
 
Rhine
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 24 02:42PM -0500

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-06-11,
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 2018-07-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
 
* Game 4, Round 2 - Sports - World-Cup Team Nicknames
 
The 2018 World Cup begins this week, and most of the teams competing
have a nickname. We'll give you the nickname of the team competing
in the 2018 World Cup (translated into English if necessary),
and you tell us what country it's from.
 
1. The Socceroos.
2. The Coffee Growers.
3. The Incas.
4. The Sky Blue.
5. The Navigators.
6. The Carthage Eagles.
7. The Lions of Turanga.
8. Our Boys.
 
9. The Red Devils. Either one of two possible answers is
sufficient.
 
10. Several teams' nicknames translate to simply "The National
Team", but this country goes slightly further and simply calls
their FIFA squad "The Team".
 
 
* Game 4, Round 3 - Entertainment - "Saturday Night Live" Hosts
 
Over 570 people have hosted "Saturday Night Live". In each case,
name the one we describe.
 
1. This standup comic, who died in 2008, was the first person to
host SNL.
 
2. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
finished with the previous one. Jub jnf gur svefg *jbzna* gb
ubfg FAY? Uvag: Fur jnf nyfb gur svefg crefba gb ubfg vg gjvpr.
 
3. This person was the first to be both SNL's host and also its
musical guest in the same episode, which was in 1975.
 
4. This woman is the oldest person to have hosted SNL, which she
did in 2010 at age 88.
 
5. On the other end of the scale, the youngest person to ever host
SNL was 7 years old when she hosted in 1982. She has since
hosted the show a five additional times. Name her.
 
6. "Saturday Night Live" has frequently referenced the list of
people who have hosted the show at least 5 times in sketches,
calling it "the Five-Timers Club". Who was the first member of
the Five-Timers Club, hosting for the 5th time in 1977?
 
7. Who was the first *former cast member* of "Saturday Night Live"
to come back to host the show? He was also the first former
cast member to join the Five-Timers Club.
 
8. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
finished with the previous ones. Svir jbzra ner pheeragyl
zrzoref bs gur Svir-Gvzref Pyho. Jr'ir nyernql zragvbarq Pnaqvpr
Oretra naq Qerj Oneelzber; gur guveq vf sbezre FAY urnq jevgre
Gvan Srl. Anzr rvgure bs gur bgure gjb, obgu bs jubz wbvarq
gur Svir-Gvzref Pyho va 2017.
 
9. When this offensive comic hosted in 1990, cast member Nora
Dunn refused to work his show, and Sinead O'Connor canceled her
upcoming scheduled musical appearance on the show in protest.
Name the comic.
 
10. This person holds the record for most appearances hosting SNL,
having hosted it 17 times.
 
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Toronto | without the high long-distance telephone bills."
msb@vex.net | --Wayne Brown
 
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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 24 08:13PM


> * Game 4, Round 2 - Sports - World-Cup Team Nicknames
 
> 2. The Coffee Growers.
 
Colombia; Ethiopia
 
> 3. The Incas.
 
Peru
 
> 5. The Navigators.
 
Portugal
 
> 6. The Carthage Eagles.
 
Tunisia
 
> * Game 4, Round 3 - Entertainment - "Saturday Night Live" Hosts
 
> 1. This standup comic, who died in 2008, was the first person to
> host SNL.
 
George Carlin
 
> 2. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
> finished with the previous one. Jub jnf gur svefg *jbzna* gb
> ubfg FAY? Uvag: Fur jnf nyfb gur svefg crefba gb ubfg vg gjvpr.
 
Joan Rivers
 
> 3. This person was the first to be both SNL's host and also its
> musical guest in the same episode, which was in 1975.
 
Paul Simon
 
> 4. This woman is the oldest person to have hosted SNL, which she
> did in 2010 at age 88.
 
Betty White
 
> 5. On the other end of the scale, the youngest person to ever host
> SNL was 7 years old when she hosted in 1982. She has since
> hosted the show a five additional times. Name her.
 
Drew Barrymore
 
> people who have hosted the show at least 5 times in sketches,
> calling it "the Five-Timers Club". Who was the first member of
> the Five-Timers Club, hosting for the 5th time in 1977?
 
Steve Martin
 
> 7. Who was the first *former cast member* of "Saturday Night Live"
> to come back to host the show? He was also the first former
> cast member to join the Five-Timers Club.
 
Chevy Chase; Dan Aykroyd
 
> Oretra naq Qerj Oneelzber; gur guveq vf sbezre FAY urnq jevgre
> Gvan Srl. Anzr rvgure bs gur bgure gjb, obgu bs jubz wbvarq
> gur Svir-Gvzref Pyho va 2017.
 
Kathleen Turner; Michelle Pfeiffer
 
> Dunn refused to work his show, and Sinead O'Connor canceled her
> upcoming scheduled musical appearance on the show in protest.
> Name the comic.
 
Andrew Dice Clay
 
> 10. This person holds the record for most appearances hosting SNL,
> having hosted it 17 times.
 
Steve Martin
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 24 11:04PM +0200

> in the 2018 World Cup (translated into English if necessary),
> and you tell us what country it's from.
 
> 1. The Socceroos.
 
Australia
 
> 2. The Coffee Growers.
 
Colombia?
 
> 3. The Incas.
 
Peru
 
> 4. The Sky Blue.
 
Uruguay
 
> 5. The Navigators.
 
Portugal
 
> 6. The Carthage Eagles.
 
Tunisia
 
> 7. The Lions of Turanga.
 
Nigeria
 
> 8. Our Boys.
 
Russia
 
> 9. The Red Devils. Either one of two possible answers is
> sufficient.
 
Belgium

> 10. Several teams' nicknames translate to simply "The National
> Team", but this country goes slightly further and simply calls
> their FIFA squad "The Team".
 
Brazil
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Aug 25 02:47AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:eOadnb9krs4uwh3GnZ2dnUU7-
> in the 2018 World Cup (translated into English if necessary),
> and you tell us what country it's from.
 
> 1. The Socceroos.
 
Australia
 
> 2. The Coffee Growers.
 
Colombia
 
> 3. The Incas.
 
Peru
 
> 6. The Carthage Eagles.
 
Tunisia
 
> name the one we describe.
 
> 1. This standup comic, who died in 2008, was the first person to
> host SNL.
 
George Carlin

> 2. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
> finished with the previous one. Jub jnf gur svefg *jbzna* gb
> ubfg FAY? Uvag: Fur jnf nyfb gur svefg crefba gb ubfg vg gjvpr.
 
Candice Bergen
 
> 3. This person was the first to be both SNL's host and also its
> musical guest in the same episode, which was in 1975.
 
Paul Simon

> 4. This woman is the oldest person to have hosted SNL, which she
> did in 2010 at age 88.
 
Betty White
 
> 5. On the other end of the scale, the youngest person to ever host
> SNL was 7 years old when she hosted in 1982. She has since
> hosted the show a five additional times. Name her.
 
Drew Barrymore

> people who have hosted the show at least 5 times in sketches,
> calling it "the Five-Timers Club". Who was the first member of
> the Five-Timers Club, hosting for the 5th time in 1977?
 
Buck Henry
 
> 7. Who was the first *former cast member* of "Saturday Night Live"
> to come back to host the show? He was also the first former
> cast member to join the Five-Timers Club.
 
Chevy Chase

> Oretra naq Qerj Oneelzber; gur guveq vf sbezre FAY urnq jevgre
> Gvan Srl. Anzr rvgure bs gur bgure gjb, obgu bs jubz wbvarq
> gur Svir-Gvzref Pyho va 2017.
 
Melissa McCarthy; Scarlett Johannsen
 
> Dunn refused to work his show, and Sinead O'Connor canceled her
> upcoming scheduled musical appearance on the show in protest.
> Name the comic.
 
Andrew Dice Clay

> 10. This person holds the record for most appearances hosting SNL,
> having hosted it 17 times.
 
Steve Martin; Alec Baldwin
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 24 02:38PM -0500

Mark Brader:
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2018-07-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
So, Game 3 is over and, if there are no errors, by a margin of
1 point the winner is JOSHUA KREITZER. Hearty congratulations!
 
 
 
> Some very noteworthy baseball players have been Blue Jays for
> just one season, or even only for part of a season. In each case,
> name them.
 
This was the hardest round in the original game.
 
> 1. Three Molina brothers have been catchers in the majors.
> Give the *first name* of the one who played for the Jays in 2006.
 
Benjamin ("Bengie"). (Also Anaheim and Los Angeles Angels, San
Francisco, Texas Rangers.)
 
José Molina also played for Toronto, but for 2 years, 2010-11;
his other teams were Chicago Cubs, Anaheim and Los Angeles Angels,
New York Yankees, and Tampa Bay. The third brother, Yadier Molina,
has only played for St. Louis. Incidentally, if Wikipedia is correct,
José and Yadier *both* have the middle name Benjamin while Benjamin's
middle name is José. Eep.
 
> his 24 major-league seasons, during which he became the oldest
> shortstop in league history. He appeared on the ballot for
> election to the Hall of Fame for the first time this year.
 
Omar Vizquel. (Also played for Seattle, Cleveland, San Francisco,
Texas Rangers, and Chicago White Sox.) 4 for Pete.
 
> for David Cone, but his career took off during his time with
> the Giants, where he was an All-Star 3 times (out of a total
> 5 over his career).
 
Jeff Kent. (Also Cleveland, Houston, Los Angeles.)
 
> 4. The Jays traded with the Detroit Tigers for this 5-time All-Star
> pitcher in 2015 to aid their championship hopes.
 
David Price. (Also Tampa Bay, Boston.) 4 for Pete.
 
> 5. This popular slugger, best known for his time with the San Diego
> Padres and New York Yankees, had the clinching hit in the Jays'
> 1992 World Series victory.
 
Dave Winfield. (Also California Angels, Minnesota, Cleveland.)
4 for Joshua and Pete.
 
> 6. The Jays traded for this player, widely considered to be the
> best leadoff hitter of all time, in 1993. He contributed to
> their World Series victory that year.
 
Ricky Henderson. (Also Oakland, New York Yankees, San Diego,
Anaheim Angels, New York Mets, Seattle, Boston, Los Angeles.)
4 for Joshua and Pete.
 
> as a Yankee. After his pitching career ended, he became a
> pitching coach. He has been with the Giants in various roles
> since 2000. His nickname is Rags.
 
Dave Righetti. (Also San Francisco, Oakland, Chicago White Sox.)
4 for Pete.
 
> this 5-time All-Star (a pure knuckleballer, unlike his more
> diversely-pitching All-Star brother), was a disappointment and
> the Jays released him after just 3 starts.
 
Phil Niekro. (Also Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees,
Cleveland.) 4 for Pete.
 
> 9. This Cy Young winner and a World Series MVP with the Twins
> finished his career with the Jays in 1996. His nickname was
> "Sweet Music".
 
Frank Viola. (Also New York Mets, Boston, Cincinnati.) 4 for Joshua
and Pete.
 
> his time with the Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics, in 1997,
> hoping for a return to form. Unfortunately for the team, he did
> not make his comeback until he returned to the Rangers in 2000.
 
Rubén Sierra. (Also New York Yankees, Cincinnati, Seattle,
Minnesota.)
 
 
 
> * A. History, or "The Way We Were"
 
> A1. Streisand's first TV appearance was on an April 1961 episode
> of what program?
 
"The Tonight Show".
 
> of Streisand and her co-star, Omar Sharif, prompted a
> movement in the Egyptian press to revoke his citizenship.
> Name that conflict.
 
Six-Day War. (Also called the June War, Third Arab-Israeli War, or
1967 Arab-Israeli War.) 4 for everyone -- Bruce, Erland, Dan Blum,
Calvin, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Pete.
 
The United Arab Republic was formed when Egypt merged with Syria
in 1958. Syria seceded from the union in 1961, but Egypt kept the
name UAR for itself until 1971 -- after which the United Arab Emirates
was formed and grabbed the phrase "United Arab" for its own use.
 
 
> "A Star is Born". Her co-star was this musician and actor,
> known for his outlaw country style and his membership in
> the country supergroup the Highwaymen. Name him.
 
Kris Kristofferson. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, and Pete.
 
> "Yentl" in 1984. Similarly, in the 90-year history of the
> Academy Awards, only one woman has won for best director,
> for the 2009 film "The Hurt Locker". Name her.
 
Kathryn Bigelow. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, and Joshua.
 
 
 
> C1. Pat Conroy wrote this 1986 novel, and then the screenplay
> for the 1991 film adaptation of it, which Streisand directed
> and starred in. Name it.
 
"The Prince of Tides". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
 
> as a boy in order to study Talmudic law. It is based on
> a story by which writer, who received the 1978 Nobel Prize
> for Literature?
 
Isaac Bashevis Singer. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, and Joshua.
 
 
> she had two dogs which were clones of her previous beloved
> dog Samantha. What was the first mammal to be cloned using
> somatic-cell nuclear transfer, or SCNT?
 
A Finn Dorset sheep. ("Sheep" was sufficient. Also accepting Dolly,
the name of the clone.) 4 for Bruce, Erland, Dan Blum, Calvin,
Joshua, and Pete.
 
> phenomenon when an attempt to hide or censor a piece of
> information has the unintended consequence of publicizing
> the information much more widely.
 
The Streisand effect. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
 
 
 
> E1. Streisand briefly dated a muchyounger tennis star after
> his win at Wimbledon in 1992. He said dating her was
> "like wearing hot lava". Who?
 
Andre Agassi. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, and Pete.
 
> E2. In the mid-1960s Streisand dated this quarterback, most
> famous for leading the New York Jets to victory in Super
> Bowl III. Name him.
 
Joe Namath. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Joshua,
and Pete.
 
 
> the Academy Award for Best Actress in a rare tie. Barbra won
> for the movie version of "Funny Girl". Name the movie that
> gave Hepburn the tie.
 
"The Lion in Winter". 4 for Bruce, Calvin, Joshua, and Pete.
 
> F2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with
> the previous question. Which historical figure did Katharine
> Hepburn portray in "The Lion in Winter"?
 
Eleanor of Aquitaine. ("Eleanor" or "Queen Eleanor" was sufficient.)
4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Geo Ent Sci Mis His Art Can Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 20 36 0 4 16 24 12 44 152
Dan Blum 12 24 23 4 26 30 0 36 151
Pete Gayde 0 8 6 4 27 0 28 24 97
"Calvin" 24 20 -- -- -- -- 0 32 76
Stephen Perry -- -- 40 32 -- -- -- -- 72
Dan Tilque 0 8 8 0 20 12 0 12 60
Jason Kreitzer -- -- -- -- 27 16 -- -- 43
Erland Sommarskog 16 0 -- -- 4 4 0 8 32
Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 28 28
 
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