| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Sep 23 02:29PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:VpudnRZSS4BfdTvGnZ2dnUU7- > 1. The leaves and flowers of this plant produce a psychoactive > constituent that, when consumed or smoked, produces euphoria, > change in perception, and increased appetite. cannabis > 2. Mescaline naturally occurs in several cacti, most notably which > one that we call by the Aztec word for "divine messenger"? peyote > 3. Which hallucinogen is traditionally consumed via ingesting > small pieces of blotter paper which have been soaked with > the drug? Its effects last from 6 to 14 hours. LSD > 4. Presently, the most popular hallucinogen is psilocybin -- > which you probably know better by its common name, which is > the medium in which it is grown. What's that? mushrooms (?) > recreational drugs, in terms of sales revenue: its use > produces increased alertness, increased energy, euphoria, > and the perception of increased competence. Name it. cocaine > under its proper name, diamorphine, because as an opioid it > is still useful for pain control -- but most users prefer the > intense euphoria it produces. Name the drug. heroin > but since then has become identified primarily with rave and > dance party culture, in part because of the increased empathy > and perception it produces in its users. Name it. MDMA > 10. Which alkaloid and stimulant is found within members of the > nightshade family of plants, but only in high concentrations > found in one particular member of the family? nicotine > Pryde in the "X-Men" franchise and her breakout film "Juno". > She's also well known as a political activist, particularly > with respect to gay rights and vegetarianism. Name her. Ellen Page > course, now they may be on either page. > 5. Tara Spencer-Nairn is best known for her role as Constable > Karen Pelly on "Corner Gas". #15; #12 > 6. Toronto-born Stefan Brogren has made a very nice career playing > the same character, Archie "Snake" Simpson, in every season of > every "DeGrassi" show. #4; #14 > 7. Adam Beach is best known for his roles on TV shows such as > "Smoke Signals" and "Arctic Air", as well as playing Slipknot > in 2016's "Suicide Squad". #1 > 8. Tatiana Maslany had several different roles over five seasons of > "Orphan Black", as well as two seasons on "Heartland" and two on > "Being Erica". #17; #16 > character of Hiccup in the "How to Train your Dragon" franchise, > as well as roles in "Tropic Thunder", "This Is The End", and > the remake of "Robocop". #18; #14 > 10. Gabrielle Miller portrayed Lacey Burrows on "Corner Gas" and > Bobbi Briggs on "Robson Arms", as well as the recurring role > of Linda Wallace on "The Good Witch". #12; #3 -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 23 02:32PM > 1. The leaves and flowers of this plant produce a psychoactive > constituent that, when consumed or smoked, produces euphoria, > change in perception, and increased appetite. marijuana > 2. Mescaline naturally occurs in several cacti, most notably which > one that we call by the Aztec word for "divine messenger"? peyote > 3. Which hallucinogen is traditionally consumed via ingesting > small pieces of blotter paper which have been soaked with > the drug? Its effects last from 6 to 14 hours. LSD > 4. Presently, the most popular hallucinogen is psilocybin -- > which you probably know better by its common name, which is > the medium in which it is grown. What's that? mushrooms > recreational drugs, in terms of sales revenue: its use > produces increased alertness, increased energy, euphoria, > and the perception of increased competence. Name it. cocaine > under its proper name, diamorphine, because as an opioid it > is still useful for pain control -- but most users prefer the > intense euphoria it produces. Name the drug. heroin > but since then has become identified primarily with rave and > dance party culture, in part because of the increased empathy > and perception it produces in its users. Name it. Ecstasy > because of its ability to produce a brief disassociative state > in its users, along with euphoria and hallucinations, which > differentiates it from other popular "club drugs". Name it. amyl nitrate > or smoked, its users tend to engage in unprotected sex frequently > -- which leads to a higher rate of sexually transmitted diseases. > Name that stimulant. amyl nitrate; Ectsasy > Pryde in the "X-Men" franchise and her breakout film "Juno". > She's also well known as a political activist, particularly > with respect to gay rights and vegetarianism. Name her. Ellen Page > 5. Tara Spencer-Nairn is best known for her role as Constable > Karen Pelly on "Corner Gas". 15; 3 > 6. Toronto-born Stefan Brogren has made a very nice career playing > the same character, Archie "Snake" Simpson, in every season of > every "DeGrassi" show. 4; 14 > 7. Adam Beach is best known for his roles on TV shows such as > "Smoke Signals" and "Arctic Air", as well as playing Slipknot > in 2016's "Suicide Squad". 1; 8 > 8. Tatiana Maslany had several different roles over five seasons of > "Orphan Black", as well as two seasons on "Heartland" and two on > "Being Erica". 16; 12 > character of Hiccup in the "How to Train your Dragon" franchise, > as well as roles in "Tropic Thunder", "This Is The End", and > the remake of "Robocop". 18; 7 > 10. Gabrielle Miller portrayed Lacey Burrows on "Corner Gas" and > Bobbi Briggs on "Robson Arms", as well as the recurring role > of Linda Wallace on "The Good Witch". 17; 11 -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Sep 23 07:58PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:VpudnRZSS4BfdTvGnZ2dnUU7- > 1. The leaves and flowers of this plant produce a psychoactive > constituent that, when consumed or smoked, produces euphoria, > change in perception, and increased appetite. Marijuana > 2. Mescaline naturally occurs in several cacti, most notably which > one that we call by the Aztec word for "divine messenger"? Peyote > 3. Which hallucinogen is traditionally consumed via ingesting > small pieces of blotter paper which have been soaked with > the drug? Its effects last from 6 to 14 hours. LSD > 4. Presently, the most popular hallucinogen is psilocybin -- > which you probably know better by its common name, which is > the medium in which it is grown. What's that? Mushrooms > recreational drugs, in terms of sales revenue: its use > produces increased alertness, increased energy, euphoria, > and the perception of increased competence. Name it. Oxycontin > 16. Ahzore guvegrra? > 17. Ahzore gra? > 18. Ahzore svsgrra? Pete Gayde |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Sep 23 04:45PM -0700 On Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 9:13:44 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > change in perception, and increased appetite. > 2. Mescaline naturally occurs in several cacti, most notably which > one that we call by the Aztec word for "divine messenger"? Peyote > 3. Which hallucinogen is traditionally consumed via ingesting > small pieces of blotter paper which have been soaked with > the drug? Its effects last from 6 to 14 hours. LSD > but since then has become identified primarily with rave and > dance party culture, in part because of the increased empathy > and perception it produces in its users. Name it. Ecstasy > Pryde in the "X-Men" franchise and her breakout film "Juno". > She's also well known as a political activist, particularly > with respect to gay rights and vegetarianism. Name her. Ellen Page |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 23 08:17PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 1. The leaves and flowers of this plant produce a psychoactive > constituent that, when consumed or smoked, produces euphoria, > change in perception, and increased appetite. marijuana > 2. Mescaline naturally occurs in several cacti, most notably which > one that we call by the Aztec word for "divine messenger"? mescal > 3. Which hallucinogen is traditionally consumed via ingesting > small pieces of blotter paper which have been soaked with > the drug? Its effects last from 6 to 14 hours. LSD > 4. Presently, the most popular hallucinogen is psilocybin -- > which you probably know better by its common name, which is > the medium in which it is grown. What's that? 'shrooms > recreational drugs, in terms of sales revenue: its use > produces increased alertness, increased energy, euphoria, > and the perception of increased competence. Name it. cocaine > under its proper name, diamorphine, because as an opioid it > is still useful for pain control -- but most users prefer the > intense euphoria it produces. Name the drug. heroin > but since then has become identified primarily with rave and > dance party culture, in part because of the increased empathy > and perception it produces in its users. Name it. MDMA > because of its ability to produce a brief disassociative state > in its users, along with euphoria and hallucinations, which > differentiates it from other popular "club drugs". Name it. PCP -- Dan Tilque |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 23 02:24PM > > my 2018-07-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > Game 5 is over and DAN BLUM has a big win. Hearty congratulations! Thanks! I owe it all to... well, to Stephen skipping the first six rounds, probably. -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Sep 23 05:08PM >> Three of his sons went on to impressive baseball careers >> of their own. Name the family. > Alou. (Felipe, Moises, Matty, Jesus.) 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen. This is incorrect. I would have answered "Alou" but the facts of the question are wrong. Felipe, Matty, and Jesus are brothers. Moises is Felipe's son. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 23 04:00PM -0500 Mark Brader: >>> Three of his sons went on to impressive baseball careers >>> of their own. Name the family. >> Alou. (Felipe, Moises, Matty, Jesus.) 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen. Pete Gayde: > This is incorrect. Dang, so it is. Felipe Alou was only Manager of the Year once (with Montreal), and as Pete says, Matty and Jesus are his brothers, not his sons. > I would have answered "Alou" but the facts of the > question are wrong. I think they probably do still constitute the closest thing to a correct answer, so I'll continue to accept it and give 4 points to Pete for this. Scores, if there are now no errors: GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Sci Ent Can Aud His Mis Geo Spo Cha SEVEN Dan Blum 32 28 4 20 35 24 18 2 36 193 Dan Tilque 36 16 4 0 24 24 32 20 12 164 Joshua Kreitzer 36 28 3 20 32 16 8 8 24 164 Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- -- 32 24 40 44 140 "Calvin" 29 32 0 16 22 8 17 0 12 136 Pete Gayde 24 4 0 4 18 12 14 8 16 96 Peter Smyth 16 36 0 28 16 -- -- -- -- 96 Bruce Bowler 32 4 -- -- -- 28 12 -- -- 76 Jason Kreitzer 24 8 0 28 4 -- -- -- -- 64 Erland Sommarskog -- -- 0 12 20 4 8 0 8 52 -- Mark Brader "If the right people don't have power... Toronto the wrong people get it... ordinary voters!" msb@vex.net -- Lynn & Jay: YES, PRIME MINISTER My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Sep 23 04:42PM -0700 On Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 6:20:40 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > The annual NBA Draft takes place this week. > 1. How many rounds are there currently in the NBA Draft? > 2. Within 3 years, in what year was the first NBA Draft? 1964 > West, Chris Kaman, Josh Howard, Mo Williams, and Kyle Korver > -- all of whom have been All-Stars. In what year was this > remarkably talented draft? 2001? > an even more successful solo career. His daughter became > famous for starring in an early 2000s reality show with a > "simple" premise. What is their surname? Richie > and renowned sitar player, whose associations with Western > rock stars helped popularize classical Hindustani music. > He died in 2012. Name him. Ravi Shankar |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 23 07:17PM -0500 If Jason Kreitzer had posted his answers on time, he would have scored 0 on Round 9 and 8 on Round 10 for a final score of 72. -- Mark Brader | "...what can be asserted without evidence Toronto | can also be dismissed without evidence." msb@vex.net | --Christopher Hitchens |
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