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| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Aug 27 01:34PM swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com> wrote in > 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? Zero > 2. in our solar system, how many planets are smaller than earth? 3 > 3. what does an oniomaniaic love to do? Drink wine? > 4. australia's highway 1 forms a complete loop along its borders. to > the nearest 100 miles, what is it's length? 5000 > 5. what substance makes chili peppers 'hot'? Capcasin > 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. Rhine > good luck! > swp Pete Gayde |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 28 03:10AM -0700 swp wrote: > the fewest people got any points on). Second tiebreaker will be > posting order. > 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? zero > 2. in our solar system, how many planets are smaller than earth? three > 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? 5600 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. Danube -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 27 03:02PM -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 4 - Science - Geological Eras Beginning with the cooling of the Earth's crust, the prehistory of the planet may be divided into ten eras: | Era | Years ago ------------------------------------------------------ | Eoarchean | 4,000,000,000 - 3,600,000,000 | Paleoarchean | 3,600,000,000 - 3,200,000,000 | Mesoarchean | 3,200,000,000 - 2,800,000,000 | Neoarchean | 2,800,000,000 - 2,500,000,000 | Paleoproterozoic | 2,500,000,000 - 1,600,000,000 | Mesoproterozoic | 1,600,000,000 - 1,000,000,000 | Neoproterozoic | 1,000,000,000 - 541,000,000 | Paleozoic | 541,000,000 - 251,000,000 | Mesozoic | 251,000,000 - 66,000,000 | Cenozoic | 66,000,000 - 0 We name a geological or biological event, and you name the era (from the handout table) when scientists believe it happened. *Note*: Answers may repeat. 1. Antarctica moves into its current position above the South Pole. 2. The supercontinent Pangaea breaks apart into two parts, Laurasia and Gondwanaland. 3. The supercontinent Columbia breaks up; the supercontinent Rodinia forms. 4. The oldest fossil records of life still existing are formed. 5. Dinosaurs evolve and go extinct. 6. The Oxygen Catastrophe: rapid oxygenation of Earth's atmosphere results in the first major mass extinction on Earth. 7. The other largest extinction event in Earth's history, it included the only known mass extinction of insects. 8. Vaalbara, the first supercontinent, breaks up. 9. Appearance of the first living creatures on land. 10. First appearance of coniferous trees. * Game 4, Round 5 - Audio - Tony Award Winners for Best New Musical It's an audio round without the audio. The Tony Awards were last night, and Best New Musical is probably the most prestigious trophy to be won there, so here are clips from 10 musicals that won the big one. (Instead of audio, of course, I'll provide lyrics here -- let's make it 6 lines from each song -- not necessarily the same part of the song heard in the original game.) For each one we'll also tell you the composer and the year it won the Tony; you name the show. 1. 1949, Cole Porter: Brush up your Shakespeare, And the women you will wow. Just declaim a few lines from Othella, And they'll think you're a hell of a fella. If your blonde won't respond when you flatter 'er, Tell her what Tony told Cleopatterer. 2. 1951, Frank Loesser: The people all said: "Sit down, sit down you're rockin' the boat And the devil will drag you under By the sharp lapel of your checkered coat. Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down, Sit down you're rocking the boat." 3. 1975, Charlie Smalls: Come on, ease on down, Ease on down the road. Don't you carry nothing That might be a load. Come on, ease on down, Ease on down, down the road. 4. 1988, Andrew Lloyd Webber: Masquerade! You can fool any friend who ever knew you! Masquerade! Leering satyrs, peering eyes... Masquerade! Run and hide -- but a face will still pursue you! 5. 2004, Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx: She couldn't be sweeter, I wish you could meet her, My girlfriend who lives in Canada. Her name is Alberta, she lives in Vancouver. She cooks like my mother and sucks like a Hoover. I email her every single day, just to make sure that everything's okay. It's a pity she lives so far away in Canada. 6. 1967, John Kander and Frank Ebb: You can tell my brother, That ain't grim Cause if her squeals on me I'll squeal on him. But don't tell Mama, bitte, Don't tell Mama, please Sir. 7. 1996, Jonathan Larson: 525,600 minutes 525,000 moments so dear 525,600 minutes How do you measure, measure a year? In daylights, in sunsets, In midnights, in cups of coffee... 8. 1976, Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban: "Dance 10, looks 3" -- It's like to die! Left the theater and Called the doctor for My appointment to buy Tits and ass! 9. 1973, Stephen Sondheim: Isn't it bliss? Don't you approve? One who keeps tearing around, One who can't move. But where are the clowns? Send in the clowns. 10. 2008, Lin-Manuel Miranda: I'm getting tested; times are tough on this bodega. Two months ago somebody bought Ortega's. Our neighbors started packin' up and pickin' up, And ever since the rents went up It's gotten mad expensive, But we live with just enough. * Game 4, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - James Bond Movie Anagrams We've taken the titles of some James Bond movies and rearranged the letters to form anagrams. We give you the anagram; you name the movie. 1. A Helmeted Nightgown Hunt. 2. Aid Shelving Tightly. 3. Elegy Done. 4. Null Breadth. 5. Aloe is Crayon. 6. You Ornery Sly Foe. 7. Retrievers Own Doom. 8. A Honeyed Triad. 9. Ladled Invitee. 10. Unequal Foot Scam. -- Mark Brader | "Oh, sure, you can make anything sound sleazy if you, Toronto | you know, tell it exactly the way it happened." msb@vex.net | -- Bruce Rasmussen: "Anything But Love" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 27 08:54PM > * Game 4, Round 4 - Science - Geological Eras > 1. Antarctica moves into its current position above the South Pole. Cenozoic > 2. The supercontinent Pangaea breaks apart into two parts, Laurasia > and Gondwanaland. Mesozoic; Cenozoic > 3. The supercontinent Columbia breaks up; the supercontinent > Rodinia forms. Paleozoic; Neoproterozoic > 4. The oldest fossil records of life still existing are formed. Neoproterozoic The wording is a bit ambiguous - is it the fossils that still exist, or the life? I am assuming the former. > 5. Dinosaurs evolve and go extinct. Mesozoic > 6. The Oxygen Catastrophe: rapid oxygenation of Earth's atmosphere > results in the first major mass extinction on Earth. Neoproterozoic > 7. The other largest extinction event in Earth's history, it > included the only known mass extinction of insects. Mesozoic > 8. Vaalbara, the first supercontinent, breaks up. Eoarchaen; Paleoarchean > 9. Appearance of the first living creatures on land. Mesozoic > 10. First appearance of coniferous trees. Cenozoic > * Game 4, Round 5 - Audio - Tony Award Winners for Best New Musical > 1. 1949, Cole Porter: Kiss Me Kate > 3. 1975, Charlie Smalls: Hair > 4. 1988, Andrew Lloyd Webber: Les Miserables > 5. 2004, Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx: Avenue Q > 8. 1976, Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban: A Chorus Line > 9. 1973, Stephen Sondheim: Merrily We Roll Along > * Game 4, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - James Bond Movie Anagrams > 1. A Helmeted Nightgown Hunt. The Man With the Golden Gun > 2. Aid Shelving Tightly. The Living Daylights > 3. Elegy Done. Goldeneye > 4. Null Breadth. Thunderball > 5. Aloe is Crayon. Casino Royale > 7. Retrievers Own Doom. Tomorrow Never Dies > 8. A Honeyed Triad. Die Another Day > 9. Ladled Invitee. Live and Let Die > 10. Unequal Foot Scam. Quantum of Solace -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Aug 28 04:24AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:F96dnTd4m8cnxRnGnZ2dnUU7- > We name a geological or biological event, and you name the era > (from the handout table) when scientists believe it happened. > 1. Antarctica moves into its current position above the South Pole. Paleozoic > 2. The supercontinent Pangaea breaks apart into two parts, Laurasia > and Gondwanaland. Neoproterozoic > 3. The supercontinent Columbia breaks up; the supercontinent > Rodinia forms. Neoarchean > 4. The oldest fossil records of life still existing are formed. Mesoproterozoic > 5. Dinosaurs evolve and go extinct. Mesozoic > 6. The Oxygen Catastrophe: rapid oxygenation of Earth's atmosphere > results in the first major mass extinction on Earth. Paleoproterozoic > 7. The other largest extinction event in Earth's history, it > included the only known mass extinction of insects. Neoproterozoic > 8. Vaalbara, the first supercontinent, breaks up. Mesoarchean > 9. Appearance of the first living creatures on land. Paleozoic > 10. First appearance of coniferous trees. Paleozoic > And they'll think you're a hell of a fella. > If your blonde won't respond when you flatter 'er, > Tell her what Tony told Cleopatterer. "Kiss Me Kate" > By the sharp lapel of your checkered coat. > Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down, > Sit down you're rocking the boat." "Guys and Dolls" > That might be a load. > Come on, ease on down, > Ease on down, down the road. "The Wiz" > Leering satyrs, peering eyes... > Masquerade! > Run and hide -- but a face will still pursue you! "The Phantom of the Opera" > I email her every single day, just to make sure that > everything's okay. > It's a pity she lives so far away in Canada. "Avenue Q" > I'll squeal on him. > But don't tell Mama, bitte, > Don't tell Mama, please Sir. "Cabaret" > How do you measure, measure a year? > In daylights, in sunsets, > In midnights, in cups of coffee... "Rent" > Called the doctor for > My appointment to buy > Tits and ass! "A Chorus Line" > One who can't move. > But where are the clowns? > Send in the clowns. "A Little Night Music" > And ever since the rents went up > It's gotten mad expensive, > But we live with just enough. "In the Heights" > the letters to form anagrams. We give you the anagram; you name > the movie. > 1. A Helmeted Nightgown Hunt. "The Man with the Golden Gun" > 2. Aid Shelving Tightly. "The Living Daylights" > 3. Elegy Done. "Goldeneye" > 4. Null Breadth. "Thunderball" > 5. Aloe is Crayon. "Casino Royale" > 6. You Ornery Sly Foe. "For Your Eyes Only" > 7. Retrievers Own Doom. "Tomorrow Never Dies" > 8. A Honeyed Triad. "Die Another Day" > 9. Ladled Invitee. "Live and Let Die" > 10. Unequal Foot Scam. "Quantum of Solace" -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 28 02:40AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > (from the handout table) when scientists believe it happened. > *Note*: Answers may repeat. > 1. Antarctica moves into its current position above the South Pole. Cenozoic > 2. The supercontinent Pangaea breaks apart into two parts, Laurasia > and Gondwanaland. Neoproterozoic > 3. The supercontinent Columbia breaks up; the supercontinent > Rodinia forms. Paleoproterozoic > 4. The oldest fossil records of life still existing are formed. Eoarchean > 5. Dinosaurs evolve and go extinct. Mesozoic > 6. The Oxygen Catastrophe: rapid oxygenation of Earth's atmosphere > results in the first major mass extinction on Earth. Paleoproterozoic > 7. The other largest extinction event in Earth's history, it > included the only known mass extinction of insects. Paleozoic > 8. Vaalbara, the first supercontinent, breaks up. Mesoarchean > 9. Appearance of the first living creatures on land. Paleozoic > 10. First appearance of coniferous trees. Paleozoic > And they'll think you're a hell of a fella. > If your blonde won't respond when you flatter 'er, > Tell her what Tony told Cleopatterer. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum > By the sharp lapel of your checkered coat. > Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down, > Sit down you're rocking the boat." Heaven can Wait > the letters to form anagrams. We give you the anagram; you name > the movie. > 1. A Helmeted Nightgown Hunt. The Man with the Golden Gun > 2. Aid Shelving Tightly. > 3. Elegy Done. Goldeneye > 4. Null Breadth. > 5. Aloe is Crayon. Casino Royale > 7. Retrievers Own Doom. > 8. A Honeyed Triad. > 9. Ladled Invitee. Live and Let Die -- Dan Tilque |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Aug 27 01:28PM On Sun, 26 Aug 2018 21:15:47 -0700, Calvin wrote: > 1 What culinary term refers to small hamburgers, typically served 2 or 3 > at a time? Sliders > (then) EPL soccer club? > 4 Which American country singer-songwriter and actor married actress > Julia Roberts In 1993? Lyle Lovett > 5 Because it is produced by the body, which vitamin is also classified > as a hormone? D > 6 What is the chemical formula for Buckminsterfullerene? C60 > 7 Which human body part (yes, really) is traditionally an ingredient in > a cocktail in Dawson City, Yukon? Toe > 8 Also called a 'serial comma', what is the name of the optional comma > sometimes placed after the penultimate item in a list, but before the > 'and'? Oxford comma > 9 Name either of the birds Noah sent forth in Genesis 8:7-12. Dove > 10 Which singer (1894-1937) is remembered as the 'Empress of the Blues'? Bessie Smith |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 27 01:56PM > 1 What culinary term refers to small hamburgers, typically served 2 or 3 at a time? sliders > 2 Which video game franchise features story arcs including 'Infinite Warfare' and 'Black Ops'? Call of Duty > 4 Which American country singer-songwriter and actor married actress Julia Roberts In 1993? Lyle Lovett > 5 Because it is produced by the body, which vitamin is also classified as a hormone? Vitamin D > 6 What is the chemical formula for Buckminsterfullerene? C10 > 7 Which human body part (yes, really) is traditionally an ingredient in a cocktail in Dawson City, Yukon? toe > 8 Also called a 'serial comma', what is the name of the optional comma sometimes placed after the penultimate item in a list, but before the 'and'? Oxfor comma > 9 Name either of the birds Noah sent forth in Genesis 8:7-12. dove -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Aug 27 03:04PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 What culinary term refers to small hamburgers, typically served > 2 or 3 at a time? Sliders > 3 Australian > goalkeeper Mark Bosnich made 179 appearances for which (then) EPL > soccer club? Aston Villa > 4 Which American country singer-songwriter and actor > married actress Julia Roberts In 1993? Lyle Lovett > 7 Which human body > part (yes, really) is traditionally an ingredient in a cocktail in > Dawson City, Yukon? Toe > 8 Also called a 'serial comma', what is the > name of the optional comma sometimes placed after the penultimate item > in a list, but before the 'and'? Oxford comma > 9 Name either of the birds Noah > sent forth in Genesis 8:7-12. Dove > 10 Which singer (1894-1937) is > remembered as the 'Empress of the Blues'? Bessie Smith > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 27 11:01PM +0200 > 1 What culinary term refers to small hamburgers, typically served 2 > or 3 at a time? Sliders > 2 Which video game franchise features story arcs including 'Infinite > Warfare' and 'Black Ops'? Grand Theft Auto > 3 Australian goalkeeper Mark Bosnich made 179 appearances for which > (then) EPL soccer club? Everton > 4 Which American country singer-songwriter and actor married actress > Julia Roberts In 1993? Johnny Cash > 5 Because it is produced by the body, which vitamin is also > classified as a hormone? K > 7 Which human body part (yes, really) is traditionally an ingredient > in a cocktail in Dawson City, Yukon? Hair |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 28 01:20AM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 What culinary term refers to small hamburgers, typically served 2 or 3 at a time? > 2 Which video game franchise features story arcs including 'Infinite Warfare' and 'Black Ops'? Call of Duty > 3 Australian goalkeeper Mark Bosnich made 179 appearances for which (then) EPL soccer club? > 4 Which American country singer-songwriter and actor married actress Julia Roberts In 1993? Glenn Campbell > 5 Because it is produced by the body, which vitamin is also classified as a hormone? Vitamin D > 6 What is the chemical formula for Buckminsterfullerene? C60 > 7 Which human body part (yes, really) is traditionally an ingredient in a cocktail in Dawson City, Yukon? toes > 8 Also called a 'serial comma', what is the name of the optional comma sometimes placed after the penultimate item in a list, but before the 'and'? Oxford comma (By the way, on legal documents (especially wills) in the US, make sure these are always in place. There was an interpretation of a will where some people lost considerable money because a list of heirs didn't have one. It was a really, really stupid interpretation, but this is why we have lawyers, unfortunately.) > 9 Name either of the birds Noah sent forth in Genesis 8:7-12. dove -- Dan Tilque |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Aug 27 01:28PM 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 > 4. The Sky Blue. Argentina > 5. The Navigators. Portugal > 6. The Carthage Eagles. Tunisia > 7. The Lions of Turanga. Senegal > 8. Our Boys. Egypt; Ghana > 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". Mexico; Egypt > name the one we describe. > 1. This standup comic, who died in 2008, was the first person to > host SNL. Buck Henry > 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. Candace 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. Stevie Wonder > 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. Jodie Foster > 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 > 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. Jodie Foster > Dunn refused to work his show, and Sinead O'Connor canceled her > upcoming scheduled musical appearance on the show in protest. > Name the comic. Clay > 10. This person holds the record for most appearances hosting SNL, > having hosted it 17 times. Steve Martin; Alec Baldwin Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 27 02:59PM -0500 Mark Brader: > in the 2018 World Cup (translated into English if necessary), > and you tell us what country it's from. > 1. The Socceroos. Australia. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Pete. > 2. The Coffee Growers. Colombia. 4 for Erland, Joshua, and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum and Calvin. > 3. The Incas. Peru. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 2 for Calvin. > 4. The Sky Blue. Uruguay. 4 for Erland and Calvin. > 5. The Navigators. Portugal. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, and Pete. > 6. The Carthage Eagles. Tunisia. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Calvin, and Pete. > 7. The Lions of Turanga. Senegal. 4 for Calvin and Pete. > 8. Our Boys. Iceland. > 9. The Red Devils. Either one of two possible answers is > sufficient. Belgium, South Korea. 4 for Erland and Pete. > 10. Several teams' nicknames translate to simply "The National > Team", but this country goes slightly further and simply calls > their FIFA squad "The Team". Germany. I'm suspicious that a couple of these may have been insufficiently researched; but if you want to protest that your answer is correct, I'll still need evidence cited. > name the one we describe. > 1. This standup comic, who died in 2008, was the first person to > host SNL. George Carlin. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Jason. > 2. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have > finished with the previous one. Who was the first *woman* to > host SNL? Hint: She was also the first person to host it twice. Candice Bergen. 4 for Joshua and Pete. > 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 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 4. This woman is the oldest person to have hosted SNL, which she > did in 2010 at age 88. Betty White. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, and Pete. > 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. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Jason. > 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. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. > 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. 4 for Joshua and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > Bergen and Drew Barrymore; the third is former SNL head writer > Tina Fey. Name either of the other two, both of whom joined > the Five-Timers Club in 2017. Scarlett Johanssen, Melissa McCarthy. 4 for Joshua (the hard way). > Dunn refused to work his show, and Sinead O'Connor cancelled her > upcoming scheduled musical appearance on the show in protest. > Name the comic. Andrew Dice Clay. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, and Pete. > 10. This person holds the record for most appearances hosting SNL, > having hosted it 17 times. Alec Baldwin. 2 for Joshua and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Spo Ent Joshua Kreitzer 16 38 54 Pete Gayde 28 18 46 Dan Blum 15 23 38 Erland Sommarskog 28 0 28 "Calvin" 21 0 21 Jason Kreitzer 0 16 16 Dan Tilque 8 7 15 -- Mark Brader | "I do not want to give the impression I spend all Toronto | my time on the Internet, but in the right hands msb@vex.net | it is a wondrous tool, and in the wrong hands | it is an even better one." -- Cecil Adams My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 27 11:09PM +0200 >> Team", but this country goes slightly further and simply calls >> their FIFA squad "The Team". > Germany. Ah, die Mannschaft! I did not answer Brazil out of the blue. My daily has a correspondent who lives in Brazil, and when he writes about the team from a Brazilian perspective, he uses /A seleção/ in his Swedish text. I've always taken that to mean "The selection", but of curiousity I looked it up in my Portoguese dictionary and it can indeed also mean "team". Some googling on "a selecao brazil" indicates that the usage is wider than just my daily. As for the others I did not get right - they were based on pure guesses, and I'm quite content with the guesses I did get right. (I did know a few, and some were obvious.) |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 27 04:54PM -0500 Mark Brader: >> I'm suspicious that a couple of these may have been insufficiently >> researched; but if you want to protest that your answer is correct, >> I'll still need evidence cited. Erland Sommarskog: > Portoguese dictionary and it can indeed also mean "team". > Some googling on "a selecao brazil" indicates that the usage is wider > than just my daily. Ah, but if they use it together with the word "Brasil", then it's not the usage that the round is about. Do they say "A seleção" *by itself* to mean their own team in the context of international games? -- Mark Brader Be there or be... hmmm. I can't pretend that a Toronto six-hour seminar on trivia skills is exactly the msb@vex.net opposite of "square." --Ken Jennings My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 28 12:02AM +0200 > Ah, but if they use it together with the word "Brasil", then it's not > the usage that the round is about. Do they say "A seleção" *by itself* > to mean their own team in the context of international games? I would interpret the hits that way. I only had "brazil" in the search string because Google filled it in for me. I did not check them vigourously, but several headlines said "the seleção" or even without the article as in http://www.goal.com/en/news/what-went-wrong-for-brazil-neymar-the-main- culprit-as/144d8oua8zq5y1vox3r1g4m06e Yeah, that is an English, but Google thinks I like that language better than Portoguese. But the search page also has a YouTube link entitled "Salve a Selecao" which appears be a song for the legendary 1970 team. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 27 05:16PM -0500 Mark Brader: > > Do they say "A seleção" *by itself* > > to mean their own team in the context of international games? Erland Sommarskog: > but several headlines said "the seleção" or even without the article as > in > http://www.goal.com/en/news/what-went-wrong-for-brazil-neymar-the-main-culprit-as/144d8oua8zq5y1vox3r1g4m06e Oh, that's cute. If I attempt to open that page, it redirects to http://www.sportingnews.com/ca/soccer?utm_source=Goal&utm_medium=Redirect&utm_campaign=Canada which shows several headlines, one about Neymar, but not the one in your URL. Never mind, I'll accept the answer. 4 for Erland. Scores, if there are now no errors: GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Spo Ent Joshua Kreitzer 16 38 54 Pete Gayde 28 18 46 Dan Blum 15 23 38 Erland Sommarskog 32 0 32 "Calvin" 21 0 21 Jason Kreitzer 0 16 16 Dan Tilque 8 7 15 -- Mark Brader | "A colorful quilt reflecting the dispersed development msb@vex.net | of the nation. A sentence fragment." Toronto | --Eric Walker My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 27 01:52PM > For what it's worth, I was thinking about the dimensionality of the > surface, and not the space you have to embed it into to realize it. > And, of course, Klein was also German. I think the question is ambiguous enough that Klein is also a correct answer. -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Aug 27 12:20PM -0500 Mark Brader: > > Arrgh -- I went one too high! Dan Blum: > I think the question is ambiguous enough that Klein is also a correct > answer. I don't. -- Mark Brader, Toronto But that's what all the other msb@vex.net individualists are doing! |
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