| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Mar 10 04:09PM -0700 On Thursday, March 7, 2019 at 9:27:53 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > Q2: On what date did Julius Caesar die? 15th March 44 BC Mark: 15th March 44 BC Erland: 7th June, 43 BC Stephen: 15th March 44 BC Erland is eliminated. Q3: In contract bridge, the maximum points a pair can earn in a single hand on their own contract is for bidding and making seven no trump, redoubled, while vulnerable. How many points does that score? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 10 09:29PM -0500 "Calvin": > Q3: In contract bridge, the maximum points a pair can earn in a single > hand on their own contract is for bidding and making seven no trump, > redoubled, while vulnerable. How many points does that score? Hmm, this is awkward. In plain *contract bridge*, also known today as rubber bridge, the actual maximum points are for bidding and making seven no trump, redoubled, while *only your side* is vulnerable, *and* one of your pair's two hands includes *all 4 aces*. Then you have: 880 Trick points 100 Insult bonus 1,500 Slam bonus 150 Honors bonus 700 Rubber bonus which is 3,330. If the other side is also vulnerable then the rubber bonus is only 500, and you need those aces in one hand for the honors bonus. In *duplicate bridge*, which was called "duplicate contract bridge" in the previous version of the Laws, there are no honors bonuses or rubber bonuses, but a vulnerable game gets a bonus of 750. So that's 3,230. The wording of the question suggests that duplicate was intended, since in duplicate only one score is possible for the stated conditions, but "duplicate" was not stated. -- Mark Brader | "I'm surprised there aren't laws about this in the USA..." msb@vex.net | "Of course there are laws about this in the USA. Toronto | Without even reading further to find out what 'this' is." | --Rob Bannister and Evan Kirshenbaum My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 10 09:32PM -0500 "Calvin": > > Q3: In contract bridge, the maximum points a pair can earn in a single > > hand on their own contract is for bidding and making seven no trump, > > redoubled, while vulnerable. How many points does that score? Mark Brader: > In *duplicate bridge*, which was called "duplicate contract bridge" in > the previous version of the Laws, there are no honors bonuses or rubber > bonuses, but a vulnerable game gets a bonus of 750. So that's 3,230. Oops. After posting I looked it up and it's 2,980. The 750 was sheer absentmindedness -- in duplicate we usually think of the total score without breaking it into components, but I should have remembered that a game contract vulnerable typically scores in the 600s. The actual game bonus is 500. Shame on me. -- Mark Brader "It is considered a sign of great {winnitude} Toronto when your Obs are more interesting than other msb@vex.net people's whole postings." --Eric Raymond My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Mar 10 07:34PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:3PWdnSo3RJV79BnBnZ2dnUU7- > 1. Set in the US South, the novel centers on a politician's campaign > of wildly exaggerated promises of prosperity, with catchy slogans > and a political machine rooted in graft and corruption. (1946) "All the King's Men" > current events show sweeping changes. He is a lonely man who > takes pride in what he sees as a life of work and dignity. > (1989) "The Remains of the Day" > events from the early 1900s with fictional and historical > characters, including Houdini, around ideas important to > American history. (1975) "Ragtime" > evidence to accuse the Catholic Church for its abominable > treatment of pregnant young girls, whose babies were taken > from them for adoption, sometimes without consent. (2009) "Philomena" > the feelings, symbolism, and realities associated with being > black in the United States, showing the "racist violence that > has been woven into American culture". (2015) Ta-Nehisi Coates > 8. A young adult novel follows the life of a 16-year-old black girl, > who is drawn to activism after she witnesses the police shooting > of a childhood friend. (2017) "The Hate U Give" > the monarchy, through Soviet military intervention, the exodus > of refugees to Pakistan, the rise of the Taliban regime, and > American military intervention. (2003) "The Kite Runner" > toward African Americans and slavery in the US, and is said to > have helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War. It was one > of the best-selling books of the 19th century. (1852) "Uncle Tom's Cabin" > In each case name the person, organization, or thing described. > All answers contain the sequence of letters "brook". > 1. The oldest mens' clothier in America, headquartered in Manhattan. Brooks Brothers > 3. Multi-platinum American country music duo. Their song "Only > in America" was used by both George W. Bush and Barack Obama > in their respective presidential campaigns. Brooks & Dunn > 4. American model and actress. She began as a child model, then > moved into movies and television. She had her own sitcom > for years. Brooke Shields > 5. American research group founded in 1916 in Washington DC. > Widely regarded as the country's most prestigious think-tank. Brookings Institution > 7. This woman is the daughter of a wrestling superstar, and has > starred in two reality shows about her personal life. She uses > her father's professional name as her last name. Brooke Hogan > and socialite. Shortly before her death in 2007, she was > involved in a lawsuit which alleged elder abuse and misuse of > funds by family members. Brooke Astor > 10. English poet known for his idealistic sonnets written during > World War I. He was friends with the Bloomsbury group and part > of the Dymock poets' group. Rupert Brooke -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Mar 10 04:20PM -0700 On Sunday, March 10, 2019 at 11:35:39 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > Game 4, Round 7 - Literature - Social Issues > You give *either* > the title or the author. Nice idea! > 1. Set in the US South, the novel centers on a politician's campaign > of wildly exaggerated promises of prosperity, with catchy slogans > and a political machine rooted in graft and corruption. (1946) Williams, O'Neill > current events show sweeping changes. He is a lonely man who > takes pride in what he sees as a life of work and dignity. > (1989) The Remains of the Day > events from the early 1900s with fictional and historical > characters, including Houdini, around ideas important to > American history. (1975) Roots? > power, he reveals the value of personal freedom in the face > of oppression. (This play was published in 1938, with an > "American" version in 1947.) Galileo > the monarchy, through Soviet military intervention, the exodus > of refugees to Pakistan, the rise of the Taliban regime, and > American military intervention. (2003) The Kite Runner > toward African Americans and slavery in the US, and is said to > have helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War. It was one > of the best-selling books of the 19th century. (1852) Uncle Tom's Cabin > 3. Multi-platinum American country music duo. Their song "Only > in America" was used by both George W. Bush and Barack Obama > in their respective presidential campaigns. Garth Brooks plus one :-) > 10. English poet known for his idealistic sonnets written during > World War I. He was friends with the Bloomsbury group and part > of the Dymock poets' group. Rupert Brooks cheers, calvin |
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