| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 03 03:07PM > someone who played for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia > Phillies, and Montreal Expos. He also holds the records for > most hits (4,256) and most games played (3,562). Name him. Ryan > 4. National League outfielder Barry Bonds holds the record for > most MVP awards with 7. He won the last 5 while playing for > the San Francisco Giants, and the others with which other team? White Sox > 5. This past year, 2018, the New York Yankees set a new record > for the most home runs by a team in one season. How many, > within 5? 50; 61 > 6. The record for most regular-season wins by a team is 116. > It was set in 2001, by which team? Cubs; White Sox > 8. On 2002-05-23, L.A. Dodgers right fielder Shawn Green set > the record for most total bases by a player in a single game. > Within 2, how many? 12 > Game 4, Round 3 - Geography - Ancient Latin Place Names > 1. Lusitania. Portugal > 2. Helvetia. Switzerland > 3. Cambria. Wales > 4. Anglia. (This one is medieval Latin.) England > 5. Hibernia. Ireland > 6. Batavia. Netherlands > For #7-10, name the corresponding modern *city*. > 8. Olisipo. Lisbon > 9. Lutetia. Paris > 10. Aquae Sulis. It's in Great Britain. Bath -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 03 07:53AM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > someone who played for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia > Phillies, and Montreal Expos. He also holds the records for > most hits (4,256) and most games played (3,562). Name him. Pete Rose > 2. Which pitcher holds the record for most strikeouts in a single > season (383 in 1973)? Nolan Ryan > 3. <answer 2> also holds the career records for most strikeouts > (5,714) and for most no-hitters. How many no-hitters? 3 > within 5? > 6. The record for most regular-season wins by a team is 116. > It was set in 2001, by which team? Seattle Mariners > 8. On 2002-05-23, L.A. Dodgers right fielder Shawn Green set > the record for most total bases by a player in a single game. > Within 2, how many? 18 > 9. Name the player who holds the record for stealing home plate > the most times in his career, with 54. Ted Williams > Blue Jays have won the American League MVP award. The second > one was Josh Donaldson in 2015. *Either* tell us who was the > first, or tell us what year that was. Olerud; 1992 > countries, and the correspondence of old and new place names may > not be exact). > 1. Lusitania. Portugal > 2. Helvetia. Switzerland > 3. Cambria. Wales > 4. Anglia. (This one is medieval Latin.) England > 5. Hibernia. Scotland > 6. Batavia. Netherlands > For #7-10, name the corresponding modern *city*. > 7. Portus Magnus. Oporto > 8. Olisipo. Lisbon > 9. Lutetia. Paris > 10. Aquae Sulis. It's in Great Britain. Dover -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 03 10:30PM +0100 > * Game 4, Round 2 - Sports - Baseball Records Not for me. > countries, and the correspondence of old and new place names may > not be exact). > 1. Lusitania. Portugal > 2. Helvetia. Switzerland > 3. Cambria. Wales > 4. Anglia. (This one is medieval Latin.) England > 5. Hibernia. Scotland > 6. Batavia. Netherlands > 7. Portus Magnus. Marseilles > 8. Olisipo. Lisbon > 9. Lutetia. Paris > 10. Aquae Sulis. It's in Great Britain. Bath |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Mar 03 04:49PM -0800 On Sunday, March 3, 2019 at 4:51:40 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > someone who played for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia > Phillies, and Montreal Expos. He also holds the records for > most hits (4,256) and most games played (3,562). Name him. Rose > 2. Which pitcher holds the record for most strikeouts in a single > season (383 in 1973)? Kofax > 3. <answer 2> also holds the career records for most strikeouts > (5,714) and for most no-hitters. How many no-hitters? 4, 5 > 5. This past year, 2018, the New York Yankees set a new record > for the most home runs by a team in one season. How many, > within 5? 190, 201 > 8. On 2002-05-23, L.A. Dodgers right fielder Shawn Green set > the record for most total bases by a player in a single game. > Within 2, how many? 18, 23 > 9. Name the player who holds the record for stealing home plate > the most times in his career, with 54. Mayes > countries, and the correspondence of old and new place names may > not be exact). > 1. Lusitania. Portugal > 2. Helvetia. Switzerland > 3. Cambria. Wales > 4. Anglia. (This one is medieval Latin.) England > 5. Hibernia. Scotland > 6. Batavia. Netherlands > For #7-10, name the corresponding modern *city*. > 7. Portus Magnus. Rotterdam, Hamburg > 8. Olisipo. Berlin, Madrid > 9. Lutetia. Paris > 10. Aquae Sulis. It's in Great Britain. Bath cheers, calvin |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Mar 04 05:46AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:z9adnQm4R7Hr5ObBnZ2dnUU7- > someone who played for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia > Phillies, and Montreal Expos. He also holds the records for > most hits (4,256) and most games played (3,562). Name him. Pete Rose > 2. Which pitcher holds the record for most strikeouts in a single > season (383 in 1973)? Nolan Ryan > 3. <answer 2> also holds the career records for most strikeouts > (5,714) and for most no-hitters. How many no-hitters? 7 > 4. National League outfielder Barry Bonds holds the record for > most MVP awards with 7. He won the last 5 while playing for > the San Francisco Giants, and the others with which other team? Pittsburgh Pirates > countries, and the correspondence of old and new place names may > not be exact). > 1. Lusitania. Portugal > 2. Helvetia. Switzerland > 3. Cambria. Wales > 4. Anglia. (This one is medieval Latin.) England > 5. Hibernia. Ireland > 6. Batavia. Netherlands > For #7-10, name the corresponding modern *city*. > 9. Lutetia. Paris > 10. Aquae Sulis. It's in Great Britain. Bath -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 03 03:03PM > STRASSE when written in block capitals, and Strasse in Switzerland > and Liechtenstein, as you can verify by looking at street signs in > Google Street View. Actually I believe whatever body is on charge of such things in Germany recently approved an upper-case version of this. But this doesn't affect the question. -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
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