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| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 01 11:08PM +0200 >> and the 8th-largest in the world? > Patagonian. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, Pete, > and Calvin. Several entrants answered "Patagonia" which technically is incorrect, since Patagonia refers to the entire area between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic below some limit, there does not really seem to steadfast definition, at least not on the Chilean side. The west side is very wet, but the largest area, the one between the Andes and the Atlantic is indeed dry. However, I suspect that when most people hear "Patagonia" they think of wild mountains, glaciers and temperated rain forest. For me personally, when I hear of Patagonia, I do indeed think of that steppe, which just has a spell on me with its monotony. And, well it's on only monotone it terms of vegetation. It is not a flat plain, but there are minor mountain ranges and gorges. I like to clarify that I am not questioning Mark's ruling. It would be unreasonable to rule a question wrong because of a missing -n. (And "steppe", since the question actually said desert.) On the other hand: >> where it's located. > Namib. (Namibia.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Bruce, Pete, > and Calvin. 2 for Erland. No, this cannot be right. The question asked for the name of the desert, which I did not know. (I had never heard of it.) So, please no points for me. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 01 11:21PM -0500 Erland Sommarskog: > Several entrants answered "Patagonia" which technically is incorrect... You forgot the preamble to the round, which I added precisely to cover this sort of thing. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Oh what a tangled web we weave, msb@vex.net | a literate geekiness to achieve." --Steve Summit |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 02 12:09AM +0200 > 1) The Art Institute of Chicago has carved into its exterior the names > of the members of what famous cartoon quartet? Fantastic Four > 2) Golfer Tiger Woods recently won the PGA's "The Tour Championship" by > two strokes over Billy Horschel. Woods last won a PGA Tour event in > what year? 2013 > 3) In the 2018 Emmy Awards, which network received the most awards? CBC > Airplane, recently passed away. Of the seven people performing on the > Airplane's first release, "Jefferson Airplane Takes Off", how many are > still living? Four > 5) Hurricane Florence caused extensive damage on the east coast of the > US earlier this month. An earlier storm named Florence caused damage to > Bermuda and Newfoundland in what year? 1981 > 9) 2+2=3, for sufficiently large values of 3. How many college football > teams comprise the Big Ten Conference? 13 > 10) 5-1=5, for sufficiently small values of 1. How many college > football teams are in the Big 12 Conference? 8 > 11) The United States Senate consists of 100 members who serve six-year > terms and are elected in three "classes", one class every two years. > How many Senate seats are up for election in 2018? 34 |
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