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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 09 08:12PM -0700 1 Which traditional medicine term comes from the Japanese for 'finger pressure'? 2 Which director's works include 'Network' (1976) and 'Dog Day Afternoon' (1975)? 3 Contrary to the lyrics of a hit 1978 song, there is little evidence that which individual was on intimate terms with Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918)? 4 Which major accounting firm tallies the votes for the Academy Awards? 5 The 2016 movie 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' is a spin-off from which film franchise? 6 Travis Bickle is the lead character in which 1976 Martin Scorsese film? 7 Russet and Yukon Gold are varieties of which foodstuff? 8 What was the first US city to host an Olympic Games? 9 Which recording artist's albums include 'Cuts Both Ways' (1989) and 'Little Miss Havana' (2001)? 10 Which six-letter word is both an edible yellow fruit and the Spanish word for 15? cheers, calvin |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 10 04:20AM > 1 Which traditional medicine term comes from the Japanese for 'finger pressure'? reiki > 2 Which director's works include 'Network' (1976) and 'Dog Day Afternoon' (1975)? Chayefsky > 3 Contrary to the lyrics of a hit 1978 song, there is little evidence that which individual was on intimate terms with Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918)? Rasputin > 4 Which major accounting firm tallies the votes for the Academy Awards? Price Waterhouse Coopers > 5 The 2016 movie 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' is a spin-off from which film franchise? Harry Potter > 6 Travis Bickle is the lead character in which 1976 Martin Scorsese film? Taxi Driver > 7 Russet and Yukon Gold are varieties of which foodstuff? potato > 10 Which six-letter word is both an edible yellow fruit and the Spanish word for 15? quince -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Sep 10 12:38AM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 Which traditional medicine term comes from the Japanese for > 'finger pressure'? Shiatsu? > 2 Which director's works include 'Network' (1976) and 'Dog Day > Afternoon' (1975)? Lumet. > 3 Contrary to the lyrics of a hit 1978 song, there is little > evidence that which individual was on intimate terms with Alexandra > Feodorovna (1872-1918)? Rasputin? > 4 Which major accounting firm tallies the votes for the Academy Awards? Price Waterhouse Cooper. > 5 The 2016 movie 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' is a > spin-off from which film franchise? Harry Potter. > 6 Travis Bickle is the lead character in which 1976 Martin Scorsese film? "Taxi Driver". > 7 Russet and Yukon Gold are varieties of which foodstuff? Potato. > 8 What was the first US city to host an Olympic Games? St. Louis. > 9 Which recording artist's albums include 'Cuts Both Ways' (1989) > and 'Little Miss Havana' (2001)? Beyonce? > 10 Which six-letter word is both an edible yellow fruit and the > Spanish word for 15? Quince. -- Mark Brader | "... [A]toms and universes are the same. All the Toronto | world is recursive, and that's why we never msb@vex.net | know where to begin." -- Charles Goldfarb |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Sep 10 10:44AM Calvin wrote: > 1 Which traditional medicine term comes from the Japanese for 'finger pressure'? Shiatsu > 2 Which director's works include 'Network' (1976) and 'Dog Day Afternoon' (1975)? > 3 Contrary to the lyrics of a hit 1978 song, there is little evidence that which individual was on intimate terms with Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918)? (Ra Ra) Rasputin > 4 Which major accounting firm tallies the votes for the Academy Awards? PWC > 5 The 2016 movie 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' is a spin-off from which film franchise? Harry Potter > 6 Travis Bickle is the lead character in which 1976 Martin Scorsese film? Taxi Driver > 7 Russet and Yukon Gold are varieties of which foodstuff? Apple > 8 What was the first US city to host an Olympic Games? St Louis > 9 Which recording artist's albums include 'Cuts Both Ways' (1989) and 'Little Miss Havana' (2001)? > 10 Which six-letter word is both an edible yellow fruit and the Spanish word for 15? Banana? Peter Smyth |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Sep 09 07:24PM -0700 On Monday, September 3, 2018 at 2:56:52 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > 2. Merina. > 3. Taebong. > 4. Kamehameha. Hawaii > time, so here are two questions about his wrestling days. > A1. Steve Austin defeated this wrestler, nicknamed "The > Heartbreak Kid", to win his first world championship. Shawn Michaels > Austin's final match before Austin was forced into retirement > because of neck injuries, were against this famous wrestler. > Name him. The Rock > B1. Stone Cold's debut in film acting was as one of the villains > in this 2005 Adam Sandler movie, which was itself a remake > of a 1970s Burt Reynolds football movie. "The Longest Yard" > B2. Stone Cold also played one of the villains in this 2010 > action movie about a group of elite mercenaries starring > Sylvester Stallone. "The Condemned" > These are questions involving that date. > C1. The fourth President of the United States was born on > 1751-03-16. Name him. James Madison |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 10 12:45AM -0500 If Jason Kreitzer has posted his answers on time, he would have scored 4 on Round 9 and 16 on Round 10 for a final score of 72. -- Mark Brader | "Do UNIX users ever think about the fact that most of Toronto | their financial dealings are processed in languages that msb@vex.net | they wouldn't be caught dead in?" -- Carol Osterbrock |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 10 04:18AM This is Rotating Quiz #305. Entries must be posted by Sunday, September 16th, 2018 at 11 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 newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each one. Only one answer is allowed per question. The answer to each question is a person's name. There is a theme and because of the theme the person's first and last names are both required for full points - 2 points will be awarded for the last name by itself and 2 more if the first name is given. 1 point will be awarded in each case for an answer which is deemed not quite right but close. No points will be awarded for the first name without a scoring surname. Middle names can be provided but will be ignored. 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 posting order. 1. This British politician was Prime Minister for several years but is probably best-known outside the UK for his stint as Foreign Secretary some years later, as during this period he issued his eponymous Declaration which gave British support to the idea of a Jewish homeland. 2. This native of Quebec is the best-selling Canadian musical artist of all time, and (to stem the obvious jokes) is somewhere around the 12th best-selling overall. 3. This American singer and actor was quite popular once but may be better-known today for his personal life; he was married to Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor, and Connie Stevens (not at the same time). All four of his children have also had show-business careers. 4. This English composer is best known for his orchestral suite "The Planets." 5. The first really prominent English architect, he first gained fame as a stage designer, working closely with Ben Jonson. After being appointed Surveyor-General his work included the Queen's House in Greenwich and the Covent Garden square. 6. This German fashion designer does work for houses such as Chanel and Fendi but also has his own well-known eponymous label. In recent years he has also become well-known for a number of ill-considered comments about women's appearances. 7. This English author of children's fiction is best-known for her series about the Borrowers but also wrote the books adapted into the movie Bedknobs and Broomsticks. (The answer is her professional name.) 8. This American naval officer is best known for winning the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812, after which his report famously began "We have met the enemy and they are ours." 9. This American entertainer started in burlesque, then moved to vaudeville, then movies and radio; on his radio show he introduced his characters Clem Kadiddlehopper and The Mean Widdle Kid (with the catchphrase "I dood it!"). From 1951-70 he had a popular television program. In later years his paintings of clowns sold very well. 10. This American activist together with her sister became the first female stockbrokers on Wall Street where they advised Cornelius Vanderbilt, among others. They used money from that to found a newspaper which advocated for women's suffrage and other causes. She ran for president in 1872 as the candidate of the Equal Rights Party. -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Sep 10 12:43AM -0500 Dan Blum: > some years later, as during this period he issued his eponymous > Declaration which gave British support to the idea of a Jewish > homeland. Arthur Balfour. > 2. This native of Quebec is the best-selling Canadian musical artist > of all time, and (to stem the obvious jokes) is somewhere around the > 12th best-selling overall. Céline Dion. > better-known today for his personal life; he was married to Debbie > Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor, and Connie Stevens (not at the same > time). All four of his children have also had show-business careers. Eddie Fisher. > 4. This English composer is best known for his orchestral suite "The > Planets." Gustav Holst. I started with this one and guessed the theme from it. > as a stage designer, working closely with Ben Jonson. After being > appointed Surveyor-General his work included the Queen's House in > Greenwich and the Covent Garden square. Inigo Jones. > and Fendi but also has his own well-known eponymous label. In recent > years he has also become well-known for a number of ill-considered > comments about women's appearances. Karl... Lagerhof? > 8. This American naval officer is best known for winning the Battle of > Lake Erie during the War of 1812, after which his report famously > began "We have met the enemy and they are ours." Oliver Perry. -- Mark Brader "It is hard to believe that any Biblical passage, Toronto no matter how powerful, could make an entire msb@vex.net Soviet submarine crew speak English and not even realize they were doing it." --Mark Leeper My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 09 08:09PM -0700 On Monday, September 3, 2018 at 2:22:15 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 What is America's third largest political party by membership? It promotes a classical liberal platform but currently has no members in Congress. Libertarian Party > 2 The Gulf of Tonkin chiefly adjoins which Asian country? Vietnam > 3 Which Scottish author's best known work is the 1993 novel 'Trainspotting', on which the 1996 film was based? Irvine Welsh > 4 What was the only major naval battle between German and British forces during World War One? Battle of Jultand (aka Battle of Skagerrak) > 5 A 21st century phenomenon, nomophobia is the irrational fear of being without what? One's mobile / cell phone. I'll accept "mobile coverage" but not "internet connection". > 6 Which American state is most closely associated with Cajun culture? Louisiana > 7 What links Draco, Indus, Pavo and Phoenix? All are constellations > 8 Edo is an historical name for which national capital city? Tokyo > 9 Which 2000's US TV series featured characters including Jack Shephard, Kate Austen, and a 'smoke monster'? Lost > 10 What is the common name of C8H7N3O2, a chemical commonly used to detect trace amounts of blood at crime scenes? Luminol Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 534 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 51 Stephen Perry 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 49 Mark Brader 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 7 37 Peter Smyth 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 7 41 Dan Blum 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 7 43 Dan Tilque 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 38 Erland S 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 32 Pete Gayde - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 6 6 2 7 6 7 5 6 4 2 51 73% Congratulations Stephen. cheers, calvin |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Sep 09 07:22PM -0700 On Thursday, September 6, 2018 at 3:15:16 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. What 1952 ground-breaking medical procedure earned Christine > Jorgensen international fame when she was the first American > to receive it? Gender reassignment surgery > 2. What was Barney Clark, also an American, the first to receive > at the University of Utah in 1982 during a medical procedure? Artificial heart > How many inches make a hand? > * Phobias > 5. Ichthyophobia is the fear of what? Fish > 6. Gerontophobia is the fear of what? Aging > 9. Name the mathematician, and 2004 co-winner of the Nobel Prize > for Economics, who was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the movie > "A Beautiful Mind". John Nash > as a fictional couple whose romance was aided by the woman's > famous uncle, played by Walter Matthau. Which Nobel-winning > physicist did Matthau portray? Albert Einstein > premise of the Britcom, and you tell us the title. > 1. Misadventures running a hotel in Torquay, involving the very > rude owner and a Spanish waiter whose English is very poor. "Fawlty Towers" > works for the Resistance, has affairs with his waitstaff, and > hides both valuable Renaissance paintings and British airmen > trying to escape the mainland. "Allo Allo" |
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