| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 28 11:08PM -0600 Mark Brader: > arrested, he had another victim tied up in his bedroom, still > alive. Only the first name of that victim has been released -- > what was it? John. > 2. An eastern Newfoundland town has been gripped by the mystery > of billboards declaring in large letters that K.R. loves *who*? > Give her first name. Sonia. (The town is Conception Bay South.) See: http://i.cbc.ca/1.5003670.1549131647!/fileImage/httpImage/image.JPG_gen/derivatives/16x9_780/kr-loves-sonia.JPG > 3. US president Trump has announced that he will meet with North > Korean leader Kim Jong Un on February 27 in *what country*? Vietnam. 4 for Bruce, Dan Tilque, Erland, Pete, and Joshua. > 4. The House of Commons Heritage Committee approved a measure > Thursday to make the last day of *what month* National Truth > and Reconciliation Day? September. > 5. What day last week was the NBA deadline for player trades? Thursday, 2019-02-07. 3 for Pete. > in career home runs, and is in the Hall of Fame. He was also > the first black manager in major-league baseball, and the final > manager of the Montreal Expos. He died on Thursday. Who was he? Frank Robinson. (No, he was not related to Jackie Robinson.) 4 for Pete and Joshua. > 7. The Chinese lunar New Year was last week -- introducing the > year of what animal in the Chinese zodiac? Pig. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 8. The Conservative provincial government has set a lifetime limit > for autism treatments for children. Within $9,000, what is it? $140,000 (accepting $131,000-$149,000). They presented this as a *good* thing for families with autistic children because there is currently a backlog of children needing treatment -- and as families exhaust their limit, spaces will become available for others. Ooh, good. "With friends like these, who needs enemies?" > 9. Two CBC series, "Anne with an E" and "Schitt's Creek", were > the leading nominees for which awards? Canadian Screen Awards. > igation into allegations that senior PMO officials pressed > the then Justice Minister not to seek criminal charges against > *which high-profile Quebec engineering company*? SNC-Lavalin. (Both parts required.) This name that none of you knew... remember it. When the election in October goes to the <spit>Conservatives</>, this will have been why. > the resignation of Trudeau's principal secretary, who had held > the job since the election. Which long-time friend of Trudeau > was that? Gerald Butts. > 2. A pioneering transgender soul singer died this week at age 78. > Who was she? Jackie Shane. > 3. What famous, iconic fashion designer died this week at age 85? Karl Lagerfeld. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Pete, and Joshua. > 4. Which Mars rover was officially taken out of service recently, > having exceeded its planned operational lifetime by more than > 50 times? Opportunity. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. In the original game this question read "by about 10 times". I have no idea where *that* came from! > a device on the Moon? The dishwasher-sized rover was paid for > mostly by private funding, and was launched recently from Cape > Canaveral by SpaceX. Israel. (It's called Beresheet, which is Hebrew for "Genesis".) 4 for Bruce, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Pete. 2 for Dan Blum. > 6. Formerly acting director of the FBI, he is now on tour promoting > his new book "The Threat". Who is he? Andrew McCabe. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 7. After Jussie Smollett was charged with filing a false police > report, his character was deleted from what TV series? "Empire". 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Pete, and Joshua. > 8. Which billionaire businessman hosted a Venezuelan Aid Live > concert on Friday, just across the Venezuelan border in Cúcuta, > Colombia? Richard Branson. 4 for Erland and Joshua. > 9. Who was finally chosen to host yesterday's Academy Awards show? No one. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Pete, and Joshua. > of New Yorkers when her "Green New Deal" was cited as one of > the reasons for Amazon canceling its plans for a secondary > headquarters in New York? Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. (Full surname required.) 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua. Scores, if there are no errors: GAMES-> 1 1½ 2 3 4 BEST THREE Joshua Kreitzer 16 24 11 8 20 60 Dan Blum 18 11 8 4 26 55 Pete Gayde 14 0 12 15 24 53 Dan Tilque 12 8 4 8 12 32 Erland Sommarskog 4 11 8 4 12 31 Bruce Bowler -- -- -- 4 24 28 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "UNIX make moving not pain msb@vex.net | but almost pleasure." -- "Housewife", 1941 My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 28 01:56PM > > capital? I'll allow you 3 years' leeway on this. > 1960 (accepting 1957-63). 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Erland, Dan Blum, > and Dan Tilque. 2 for Calvin. I answered 1965. -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Feb 28 03:10PM -0600 Mark Brader: >>> capital? I'll allow you 3 years' leeway on this. >> 1960 (accepting 1957-63). 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Erland, Dan Blum, >> and Dan Tilque. 2 for Calvin. Dan Blum: > I answered 1965. Whoops! And so did Dan Tilque. Sorry about that, folks. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, and Erland only, then. And 2 for Calvin. Scores, if there are now no errors: GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Spo His Ent Sci Geo THREE Erland Sommarskog 0 28 4 36 44 108 Joshua Kreitzer 8 12 40 30 36 106 Dan Blum 4 16 28 40 24 92 Dan Tilque 12 20 4 36 36 92 "Calvin" 15 20 8 24 38 82 Bruce Bowler -- -- -- 36 36 72 Pete Gayde 16 6 11 23 26 65 -- Mark Brader "So the American government went to IBM Toronto to come up with a data encryption standard msb@vex.net and they came up with...?" "EBCDIC!" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 28 06:02PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: >> But you are right, they may not include the UK in Europe. > I'd be surprised if they didn't. You cooked it, all right. Perhaps they were just anticipating Brexit... -- Dan Tilque |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 28 06:08PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: >> capital? I'll allow you 3 years' leeway on this. > 1960 (accepting 1957-63). 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Erland, Dan Blum, > and Dan Tilque. 2 for Calvin. Much as I hate to lose the points, I must point out that my answer was 1965, so I wasn't close enough to score. -- Dan Tilque |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 28 06:10PM -0800 Dan Tilque wrote: >> and Dan Tilque. 2 for Calvin. > Much as I hate to lose the points, I must point out that my answer was > 1965, so I wasn't close enough to score. Oops, didn't read the full thread. Looks like Mark already caught this. -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 28 09:08PM -0600 Dan Tilque: > Oops, didn't read the full thread. Looks like Mark already caught this. Well, Dan Blum did. -- Mark Brader | I passed a sign that said "you are here", Toronto | but I didn't entirely believe it. msb@vex.net | --Michael Levine |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 28 09:43PM -0600 Mark Brader: > > is the most southerly? > Montevideo. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Pete, Erland, > and, yes, Calvin. See also the map in: http://www.sporcle.com/games/timmylemoine1/south-american-capitals-alphabetical-mines-pc -- Mark Brader | "...'consulted' the public, using 'consulted' with Toronto | the special meaning of 'told them what I think'." msb@vex.net | --Cheryl Perkins |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 28 02:02PM > ** Game 3, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Symbols > 1. The square root of -1. 5 > 2. Octothorpe. 1 > 3. Tilde. 16 > 4. Null set (in set theory). 13 > 5. Infinity. 2 > 6. Euro (currency). 18 > 7. Ellipsis. 20 > 8. Indicates that two triangles are congruent (in geometry). 19 > 9. Factorial (in math). 4 > 10. Used in the German language to represent a double S or "sz" > sound, for example replacing the "ss" in "Strasse" (street). 8 > He eventually admitted he had been given information by the > producers to prepare before the show -- they wanted to keep > him on the air because he was quite photogenic. What show? 20 Questions > Cuba in an attempt to overthrow the Castro regime. In fact > they were rapidly captured by the Cuban authorities. > How is this incident usually referred to? Bay of Pigs > It later emerged that their spy in Britain, Kim Philby, > had tipped off the Soviets to the correct time and place. > In which country was this failed attack? Czechoslovakia; Yugoslavia > * C. Sports Competitions > C1. The Ryder Cup golf tournament takes place every two years -- > always between which two teams? US and UK > C2. The Ashes is a test cricket series between two countries, > which emerged out of a resounding victory in 1892 of one > of them over the other. Which two countries play? UK and Australia > * D. City Centers > D1. What type of geographical feature is at the center of the > Hanoi Capital Region? mountain; canyon > D2. In the center of Milan are many shops and restaurants, > the cathedral known as the Dome, and which famous opera > house? La Scala > the development of the atom bomb during the Manhattan > Project. After the war his security clearance was revoked > due to his association with left-wing individuals. Oppenheimer > the hydrogen bomb in the 1950s. A dissident and > human-rights activist, he was exiled to the city of Gorky > after criticizing the invasion of Afghanistan. Sakharov > but never mind that, these are not the physicist questions. > Just name his famous *granddaughter*, who was born in Wales > but moved at an early age to Australia. Nicole Kidman -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Feb 28 08:38PM On Wed, 27 Feb 2019 23:46:39 -0600, Mark Brader wrote: > In each case we will name a symbol or describe what it means, > and you must give us its number on the handout. > 1. The square root of -1. 5 > 2. Octothorpe. 1 > 3. Tilde. 16 > 4. Null set (in set theory). 14 > 5. Infinity. 2 > 6. Euro (currency). 18 > 7. Ellipsis. 20 > 8. Indicates that two triangles are congruent (in geometry). 6 > 9. Factorial (in math). 4 > 10. Used in the German language to represent a double S or "sz" > sound, for example replacing the "ss" in "Strasse" (street). 8 > will. If you want to identify them for fun, but for no points, > decode the following rot13: > 11. Square root. 10 > 12. Japanese yen. 3 > 13. Ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter (in geometry). 11 > 14. Indicates summation of a series (in math). 7 > 15. "Is a proper subset of" (in set theory). 12 > 16. Indicates integration (in calculus). 9 > 17. Therefore (in math). 19 > 18. "Is proportional to" (in math). 16 > 19. British pound (currency). 17 > quiz show by having a member of the audience send him signals by > coughing. Give the title *and* name the country where the show > was produced. Weakest Link - England > He eventually admitted he had been given information by the > producers to prepare before the show -- they wanted to keep him > on the air because he was quite photogenic. What show? $64,000 question > * C. Sports Competitions > C1. The Ryder Cup golf tournament takes place every two years -- > always between which two teams? US and Europe > the development of the atom bomb during the Manhattan Project. > After the war his security clearance was revoked due to his > association with left-wing individuals. Oppenheimer |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 28 12:53PM -0800 On Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 3:46:44 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > ** Game 3, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Symbols > 1. The square root of -1. 5 > 2. Octothorpe. 1 > 3. Tilde. 16 > 4. Null set (in set theory). 20, 13 > 5. Infinity. 2 > 6. Euro (currency). 18 > 7. Ellipsis. 12 > 8. Indicates that two triangles are congruent (in geometry). 14, 6 > 9. Factorial (in math). 4 > 10. Used in the German language to represent a double S or "sz" > sound, for example replacing the "ss" in "Strasse" (street). 8 > quiz show by having a member of the audience send him signals > by coughing. Give the title *and* name the country where > the show was produced. Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, UK version > He eventually admitted he had been given information by the > producers to prepare before the show -- they wanted to keep > him on the air because he was quite photogenic. What show? The $64,000 question? > Cuba in an attempt to overthrow the Castro regime. In fact > they were rapidly captured by the Cuban authorities. > How is this incident usually referred to? Bay of Pigs invasion > It later emerged that their spy in Britain, Kim Philby, > had tipped off the Soviets to the correct time and place. > In which country was this failed attack? Romania, Albania > * C. Sports Competitions > C1. The Ryder Cup golf tournament takes place every two years -- > always between which two teams? USA and Europe nowadays, though it hasn't always been Europe > C2. The Ashes is a test cricket series between two countries, > which emerged out of a resounding victory in 1892 of one > of them over the other. Which two countries play? England and Australia > * D. City Centers > D1. What type of geographical feature is at the center of the > Hanoi Capital Region? Mountain, lake > D2. In the center of Milan are many shops and restaurants, > the cathedral known as the Dome, and which famous opera > house? La Scala > the development of the atom bomb during the Manhattan > Project. After the war his security clearance was revoked > due to his association with left-wing individuals. Oppenheimer > but never mind that, these are not the physicist questions. > Just name his famous *granddaughter*, who was born in Wales > but moved at an early age to Australia. Olivia Newton-John > Mitchell's son-in-law on the British TV series "Till Death > Us Do Part" -- but these are not actor questions either. > Booth had a very famous *son-in-law*: who? Tony Blair cheers, calvin |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 28 07:02PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > In each case we will name a symbol or describe what it means, > and you must give us its number on the handout. > 1. The square root of -1. 5 > 2. Octothorpe. 1 > 3. Tilde. 16 > 4. Null set (in set theory). 13 > 5. Infinity. 2 > 6. Euro (currency). 18 > 7. Ellipsis. 20 > 8. Indicates that two triangles are congruent (in geometry). 12 > 9. Factorial (in math). 4 > 10. Used in the German language to represent a double S or "sz" > sound, for example replacing the "ss" in "Strasse" (street). 8 (that's called an Eszett) > He eventually admitted he had been given information by the > producers to prepare before the show -- they wanted to keep > him on the air because he was quite photogenic. What show? $64,000 Question > Cuba in an attempt to overthrow the Castro regime. In fact > they were rapidly captured by the Cuban authorities. > How is this incident usually referred to? Bay of Pigs > * C. Sports Competitions > C1. The Ryder Cup golf tournament takes place every two years -- > always between which two teams? US and European > C2. The Ashes is a test cricket series between two countries, > which emerged out of a resounding victory in 1892 of one > of them over the other. Which two countries play? UK and Australia > the development of the atom bomb during the Manhattan > Project. After the war his security clearance was revoked > due to his association with left-wing individuals. Teller -- Dan Tilque |
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