Friday, September 28, 2018

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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 27 10:14PM +0200

Rotating Quiz 307 is over and the winner is Don Piven! Congratulations,
and we are all looking forward to RQ308 set by you at your convenience!
 
Here is the score board:
 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total
Mark B - - - - - - - 1 1 1 - - 3
Dan B - 1 - 1 - - - 1 - 1 - - 4
Don P 1 - - 1 - - 1 - 1 1 - - 5
Dan T - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - 2
 
It's a general trend that participation RQ has been going down,
but I will have to admit that I had hoped for a few more. Maybe
some questions were a little too difficult. I can't say that about
all stumpers though.
 
Here are the correct answers.
 
> 1. "Hooked on a Feeling" as originally a hit for which artist?

B.J. Thomas
 
> 2. Explain the concept of karoshi.
 
A Japanese word referring to death by overwork, particularly
sudden ones.

> 3. António Guterres is the head of which organisation?
 
A stumper, which is surprising and I will have to admit a little
worrying. Anyway the answer is the United Nations. You might
have heard ot them.

> 4. Danish Mads Mikkelsen played the villain in which Bond movie?
 
Casino Royale

> of the US record in pole vault with 6.05. There are a few remarkable
> facts about this record. Name any of them. If you enter more
> than one of the, there is a bonus point.
 
1. It also the junior world record.
2. He made his jump at the European Ahtletics Championship.
3. It is also the Swedish national record.
 
Armand Duplantis grew up in Texas, and is certainly an American boy.
But is mother is Swedish, and he has opted to compete for Sweden.
The US track-and-field organisation still recognises it as a US
record, as they look to the citizenship.
 

> 6. The last song on Todd Rundgren's iconical pop album "Something/
> Anything?" from 1972 is called "Slut". Why does the song have
> this title?
 
It's the last song on the album. (Yes, the answer was in the question!)
 
"Slut" is Swedish for "End". Which I doubt that Todd - whose last
name indicates a Swedish origin - was unaware of. The actual lyrics
are based on the English meaning of the letter sequence: "S L U T,
she may be a slut, but she looks good to me".
 

> 7. Nougat, Pie, Eclair and KitKat are all what?
 
Versions of the Android operating system.

> at the time) in pieces and assembled at the site. The company
> that constructed the church bore the name of which constructor
> and designer?
 
Gustave Eiffel. Which two entrants spotted, although I doubt that
they know the cathedral. I wanted to see it when I was in Chile
last year, but I only came as far as Iquique which is further down
the coast.

> 9. What are you solving if you are employing the Runge-Kutta
> method?
 
Differential equations.
 
>10. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern did what second
> earlier this year?
 
Gave birth while in office (as head of government). I gather that
she was pregant when she took office.
 
> Bonus question: Who was the first to do this?
 
Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan.
 
> World Cup in football. Chance has it that national teams from
> these countries will meet in another international final later
> this year. In which sport?
 
Tennis.
 
I thought that "later his year" would be a hint. In most sports,
team competitions are concentrated to run during a shorter period,
but up to 2018, Davis Cup has been scattered over the year. But
they are changing it that now, and next year 18 teams will compete
for Davis Cup during a week.
 
>12. The famous ooka-chaka chant was not on the original recording
> of "Hooked on a Feeling", but it was added by which artist?
 
Jonathan King
 
My intention (and hope) was that people would answer Björn
Skifs a.k.a Blue Swede, but that failed miserably when only
one entry recalled the the name, and then only partly.
 
Anyway, King's original ooka-chaka sounds a bit wimpy. Skifs and
his producer Bengt Palmers made it a lot more powerful and have
defined the song ever since.
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 27 05:42PM -0700

On Friday, September 21, 2018 at 5:16:44 AM UTC+10, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
> is posting order.
 
> I plan to score this quiz Thursday 28th (a little longer than
> usual to give Calvin a chance to enter.)
 
Thanks :-)
 
 
> Answer this question before you proceed with the rest of the questions.
 
> 2. Explain the concept of karoshi.
 
> 3. António Guterres is the head of which organisation?
 
IMF
 
> 4. Danish Mads Mikkelsen played the villain in which Bond movie?
 
Casino Royale
 
> of the US record in pole vault with 6.05. There are a few remarkable
> facts about this record. Name any of them for a regular point. Name
> one more for a bonus point.
 
The previous record stood for decades
 
> Anything?" from 1972 is called "Slut". Why does the song have
> this title?
 
> 7. Nougat, Pie, Eclair and KitKat are all what?
 
Sweets
 
> time) in pieces and assembled at the site. The company that
> constructed the church bore the name of which constructor and
> designer?
 
Eiffel
 
> 9. What are you solving if you are employing the Runge-Kutta method?
 
> 10. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern did what second earlier
> this year?
 
Gave birth while in office.
 
> Bonus question: Who was the first to do this?
 
Benezir Bhuto (sp?) from Pakistan

> World Cup in football. Chance has it that national teams from
> these countries will meet in another international final later
> this year. In which sport?
 
Handball
 
> and change.
 
> 12. The famous ooka-chaka chant was not on the original recording of
> "Hooked on a Feeling", but it was added by which artist?
 
cheers,
calvin
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 27 09:44PM -0500

Erland Sommarskog:
> > I plan to score this quiz Thursday 28th (a little longer than
> > usual to give Calvin a chance to enter.)

"Calvin":
> Thanks :-)
 
Unfortunately Thursday this week, when Erland scored the contest, was
(or for some of us that's "is") actually the 27th. I think Calvin's
entry should be accepted.
 
(I haven't looked at his answers yet, to know if it will matter.)
--
Mark Brader | "...given time, a generally accepted solution to
Toronto | this problem will evolve, as it has in the past for
msb@vex.net | [others], only to be replaced by the next issue, which
| no-one has even dreamt of yet." -- Andrew Lawrence
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Sep 27 12:55PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 1. A desert is traditionally defined as an area of land which
> receives less than 250 mm of precipitation per year. By that
> metric, what is the largest desert in the world?
Antarctica
> only 15 mm of precipitation per year, with some parts receiving
> as little as 1 mm per year. Climatologists have compared it
> to the surface of Mars. Name it.
Atacama
 
> 4. The Rub'al-Khali ["roob-AL kah-LEE"] is the largest contiguous
> sandy desert in the world, but it is only part of a much larger
> desert. Which one?
Sahara
> 5. The Gobi Desert is the 5th-largest desert in the world, but
> lies within the borders of only two countries. Name both.
China and Mongolia
> single "superdesert", located within one state of the country.
> The state and the desert share the main part of their names:
> give either name.
Western Australia
> 7. Which Argentinian desert is the largest desert in South America,
> and the 8th-largest in the world?
Patagonian
> African desert is the *second-largest* cool coastal desert?
> The name of the desert forms part of the name of the country
> where it's located.
Namib
> On this basis, and not counting the disputed "autonomous region"
> of Western Sahara as a country -- within 1, how many countries
> does the Sahara extend into?
10, 11
 
> Here's a treat for our younger players. Beware of table talk:
> trains can't keep secrets.
 
> 1. Name the island where Thomas lives.
Sodor
> for the diocese does not get a seat as a Lord Spiritual in the
> British House of Lords, because the island is not part of the UK.
> What's the common name of this well-known island?
Isle of Man
> 3. Who wrote the original books that Thomas first appeared in?
> Not surprisingly, he was an Anglican minister.
Rev Awdry
> In the later books and the TV series, he is known by his name,
> which has more to do with how he dresses than with his girth.
> Name him.
Sir Topham Hatt
> something wrong? (Full phrase required.)
 
> 6. How does <answer 4> describe Thomas when he's done something
> well? (Full phrase required.)
Very Useful Engine
> 7. Name the musician who narrated the first two TV seasons in
> Britain, from 1984 to 1986.
Ringo Starr
 
> (in which one name would be visible if we hadn't blurred it out),
> and tell us which image shows...
 
> 9. Cranky?
3
> 10. Percy?
5
 
> And if you like, for fun but for no points, decode the rot13 and
> do the same with the 5 decoys:
 
> 11. Toby?
4
> 12. Henry?
2
> 13. Duncan?
7
> 14. Edward?
1
> 15. James?
6
 
Peter Smyth
Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Sep 27 02:00PM

On Wed, 26 Sep 2018 14:38:05 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 1. A desert is traditionally defined as an area of land which
> receives less than 250 mm of precipitation per year. By that metric,
> what is the largest desert in the world?
 
Antarctic
 
> only 15 mm of precipitation per year, with some parts receiving as
> little as 1 mm per year. Climatologists have compared it to the
> surface of Mars. Name it.
 
Atacama
 
 
> 4. The Rub'al-Khali ["roob-AL kah-LEE"] is the largest contiguous
> sandy desert in the world, but it is only part of a much larger
> desert. Which one?
 
Sahara
 
> 5. The Gobi Desert is the 5th-largest desert in the world, but
> lies within the borders of only two countries. Name both.
 
Mongolia and China
 
> desert is the *second-largest* cool coastal desert?
> The name of the desert forms part of the name of the country where
> it's located.
 
Namib
 
> On this basis, and not counting the disputed "autonomous region" of
> Western Sahara as a country -- within 1, how many countries does the
> Sahara extend into?
 
8
 
> both primarily Mexican deserts, which share most of their names with
> the Mexican states they respectively overlap.
> Name either one.
 
Sonoran
 
 
> Here's a treat for our younger players. Beware of table talk: trains
> can't keep secrets.
 
> 1. Name the island where Thomas lives.
 
Sodor
 
 
> 4. In the early books, Thomas's boss is called the Fat Controller.
> In the later books and the TV series, he is known by his name, which
> has more to do with how he dresses than with his girth. Name him.
 
Sir Topham Hatt
 
> well? (Full phrase required.)
 
> 7. Name the musician who narrated the first two TV seasons in
> Britain, from 1984 to 1986.
 
Ringo Starr
 
> 8. Name the comedian who narrated the first four TV seasons in
> the US, from 1991 to 1996.
 
George Carlin
 
 
> (in which one name would be visible if we hadn't blurred it out), and
> tell us which image shows...
 
> 9. Cranky?
 
7
 
> 10. Percy?
 
5

> And if you like, for fun but for no points, decode the rot13 and do the
> same with the 5 decoys:
 
> 11. Toby?
 
3
 
> 12. Henry?
 
4
 
> 13. Duncan?
 
1
 
> 14. Edward?
 
2
 
> 15. James?
 
6
Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Sep 27 11:10PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:EZmdnR2Q2YaAfTbGnZ2dnUU7-
 
> 1. A desert is traditionally defined as an area of land which
> receives less than 250 mm of precipitation per year. By that
> metric, what is the largest desert in the world?
 
Sahara; Gobi
 
> to the surface of Mars. Name it.
 
> 3. At almost 500,000 km², what is the largest desert in North
> America?
 
Mojave
 
 
> 4. The Rub'al-Khali ["roob-AL kah-LEE"] is the largest contiguous
> sandy desert in the world, but it is only part of a much larger
> desert. Which one?
 
Sahara; Arabian
 
 
> 5. The Gobi Desert is the 5th-largest desert in the world, but
> lies within the borders of only two countries. Name both.
 
China and Mongolia; China and Kyrgyzstan
 
> single "superdesert", located within one state of the country.
> The state and the desert share the main part of their names:
> give either name.
 
West Australia
 
 
> 7. Which Argentinian desert is the largest desert in South America,
> and the 8th-largest in the world?
 
Patagonian
 
> Nsevpna qrfreg vf gur *frpbaq-ynetrfg* pbby pbnfgny qrfreg?
> Gur anzr bs gur qrfreg sbezf cneg bs gur anzr bs gur pbhagel
> jurer vg'f ybpngrq.
 
Namib
 
> Ba guvf onfvf, naq abg pbhagvat gur qvfchgrq "nhgbabzbhf ertvba"
> bs Jrfgrea Fnunen nf n pbhagel -- jvguva 1, ubj znal pbhagevrf
> qbrf gur Fnunen rkgraq vagb?
 
9; 12
 
> obgu cevznevyl Zrkvpna qrfregf, juvpu funer zbfg bs gurve
> anzrf jvgu gur Zrkvpna fgngrf gurl erfcrpgviryl bireync.
> Anzr rvgure bar.
 
Baja California
 
 
> Here's a treat for our younger players. Beware of table talk:
> trains can't keep secrets.
 
> 1. Name the island where Thomas lives.
 
Sodor
 
> well? (Full phrase required.)
 
> 7. Name the musician who narrated the first two TV seasons in
> Britain, from 1984 to 1986.
 
Ringo Starr
 
 
> 8. Name the comedian who narrated the first four TV seasons in
> the US, from 1991 to 1996.
 
Carlin
 
 
> (in which one name would be visible if we hadn't blurred it out),
> and tell us which image shows...
 
> 9. Cranky?
 
3
 
> 10. Percy?
 
5; 2
 
> 13. Qhapna?
> 14. Rqjneq?
> 15. Wnzrf?
 
Pete Gayde
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 27 04:40PM -0700

On Thursday, September 27, 2018 at 5:38:10 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 1. A desert is traditionally defined as an area of land which
> receives less than 250 mm of precipitation per year. By that
> metric, what is the largest desert in the world?
 
Antarctica
 
> only 15 mm of precipitation per year, with some parts receiving
> as little as 1 mm per year. Climatologists have compared it
> to the surface of Mars. Name it.
 
Atacama
 
> 3. At almost 500,000 km², what is the largest desert in North
> America?
 
Mojave

> 4. The Rub'al-Khali ["roob-AL kah-LEE"] is the largest contiguous
> sandy desert in the world, but it is only part of a much larger
> desert. Which one?
 
Sahara
 
> 5. The Gobi Desert is the 5th-largest desert in the world, but
> lies within the borders of only two countries. Name both.
 
China and Mongolia
 
> single "superdesert", located within one state of the country.
> The state and the desert share the main part of their names:
> give either name.
 
Ugh. Western Australia, South Australia
 
> 7. Which Argentinian desert is the largest desert in South America,
> and the 8th-largest in the world?
 
Patagonia
 
> Nsevpna qrfreg vf gur *frpbaq-ynetrfg* pbby pbnfgny qrfreg?
> Gur anzr bs gur qrfreg sbezf cneg bs gur anzr bs gur pbhagel
> jurer vg'f ybpngrq.
 
Namib
 
> Ba guvf onfvf, naq abg pbhagvat gur qvfchgrq "nhgbabzbhf ertvba"
> bs Jrfgrea Fnunen nf n pbhagel -- jvguva 1, ubj znal pbhagevrf
> qbrf gur Fnunen rkgraq vagb?
 
10, 13
 
> obgu cevznevyl Zrkvpna qrfregf, juvpu funer zbfg bs gurve
> anzrf jvgu gur Zrkvpna fgngrf gurl erfcrpgviryl bireync.
> Anzr rvgure bar.
 
Tijuana, Baja California
 
 
 
> Here's a treat for our younger players. Beware of table talk:
> trains can't keep secrets.
 
> 1. Name the island where Thomas lives.
 
Sodor
 
> for the diocese does not get a seat as a Lord Spiritual in the
> British House of Lords, because the island is not part of the UK.
> What's the common name of this well-known island?
 
Wight, Man
 
> well? (Full phrase required.)
 
> 7. Name the musician who narrated the first two TV seasons in
> Britain, from 1984 to 1986.
 
Ringo Starr
 
 
> (in which one name would be visible if we hadn't blurred it out),
> and tell us which image shows...
 
> 9. Cranky?
 
7, 3
 
> 10. Percy?
 
5, 6
 
cheers,
calvin
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 27 04:32PM -0700

On Friday, September 21, 2018 at 4:43:03 AM UTC+10, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
> > One entrant answered BBQ, but alas not for Q3.
 
> But nevertheless I got a point for it! Which does not exactly seem
> right...
 
An acquaintance of mine does this deliberately at the local trivia venue (i.e. if he has no idea then submits the correct answer to a different question) and occasionally has it marked correct by rushed markers.
 
-1 for Erland.
 
cheers,
calvin
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 27 04:29PM -0700

On Monday, September 24, 2018 at 7:00:51 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 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 want a brother called Jesus!
 
cheers,
calvin
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