- QFTCICR19 Game 6, Rounds 4,6: chess and Mother Goose - 4 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #557 - 1 Update
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 31 02:18PM > strategic purposes, the player intentionally induces his own > piece to be captured *without* capturing an opposing piece of > greater or equal value? What term do we use for that? sacrifice > 2. Castling is the only move which allows two pieces to be moved > simultaneously. Which two pieces are moved? king and rook > 3. What happens when a pawn reaches the 8th rank (row)? it can be promoted to any other piece except a king > including stalemate, lack of material to complete the game, > or mutual agreement by the players. A player who ends up in > an identical position *how many times* can also claim a draw? 3 > 6. In the world chess championship held in 1972, Bobby Fischer > of the US beat Boris Spassky of the USSR. In which European > city was the event held? Reykjavik > 7. In 2017 Magnus Carlsen made a special guest appearance on > an episode of the Simpsons revealing Homer's history of chess. > What is Magnus Carlsen's connection to chess? he has been world champion > 8. In 1997 an IBM computer beat the then world champion Garry > Kasparov in a 6-match chess contest. What was the *name* > of the IBM computer? Deep Blue > 9. When a player's move results in one of chess pieces attacking > two of his opponent's pieces at the same time, what term do we > use for this? fork > 10. What chess piece is restricted to 50% of the squares on > the board? bishop > * Game 6, Round 6 - Literature - Mother Goose Headlines > 1. Arboreal Child-Care Found Deficient. The Cradle Will Rock > 2. Determined Drainpipe Scaler to Try Again. The Itsy-Birsy Spider > 3. Couple Injured in Quest for Water. Jack and Jill > 4. Lightly-Clad Runner Upsets Townfolk. Wee Willie Winkie > 5. Trio Provides Entertainment at Royal Performance. Wynken, Blynken, and Nod > 6. Empty Larder Disappoints Woman's Dog. Old Mother Hubbard > 7. Guernsey Overshoots Lunar Landing. Hey Diddle Diddle > 8. Mouse Frightened as Clock Strikes. Hickory Dickory Dock > 9. Livestock Visit Disrupts Local Schoolyard. Little Boy Blue > 10. Married Couple Have Mutually Beneficial Dietary Requirements. Jack Sprat -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Mar 31 03:51PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:ru2dndQgI4yjyj3BnZ2dnUU7- > strategic purposes, the player intentionally induces his own > piece to be captured *without* capturing an opposing piece of > greater or equal value? What term do we use for that? sacrifice > 2. Castling is the only move which allows two pieces to be moved > simultaneously. Which two pieces are moved? king and rook > 3. What happens when a pawn reaches the 8th rank (row)? it is promoted to another type of piece, almost always a queen > including stalemate, lack of material to complete the game, > or mutual agreement by the players. A player who ends up in > an identical position *how many times* can also claim a draw? 3 > 6. In the world chess championship held in 1972, Bobby Fischer > of the US beat Boris Spassky of the USSR. In which European > city was the event held? Reykjavik > 7. In 2017 Magnus Carlsen made a special guest appearance on > an episode of the Simpsons revealing Homer's history of chess. > What is Magnus Carlsen's connection to chess? world chess champion > 8. In 1997 an IBM computer beat the then world champion Garry > Kasparov in a 6-match chess contest. What was the *name* > of the IBM computer? Deep Blue > 9. When a player's move results in one of chess pieces attacking > two of his opponent's pieces at the same time, what term do we > use for this? fork > 10. What chess piece is restricted to 50% of the squares on > the board? bishop > In each case, we give you a news headline; you give the title of > the relevant nursery rhyme. > 1. Arboreal Child-Care Found Deficient. "Rock-a-Bye Baby" > 2. Determined Drainpipe Scaler to Try Again. "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" > 3. Couple Injured in Quest for Water. "Jack and Jill" > 5. Trio Provides Entertainment at Royal Performance. "Old King Cole" > 6. Empty Larder Disappoints Woman's Dog. "Old Mother Hubbard" > 7. Guernsey Overshoots Lunar Landing. "Hey Diddle Diddle" > 8. Mouse Frightened as Clock Strikes. "Hickory Dickory Dock" > 9. Livestock Visit Disrupts Local Schoolyard. "Mary Had a Little Lamb" > 10. Married Couple Have Mutually Beneficial Dietary Requirements. "Jack Sprat" -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 31 12:08PM -0500 Erland Sommarskog: > So in Swedish the word is "offer", which would translate as "sacrifice", > but I would guess that the English term is "offer" as well. I will score this as one answer of "offer". -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net "Omit needless code! Omit needless code! Omit needless code!" -- Chip Salzenberg (after Strunk & White) |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 31 11:34PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > strategic purposes, the player intentionally induces his own > piece to be captured *without* capturing an opposing piece of > greater or equal value? What term do we use for that? sacrifice > 2. Castling is the only move which allows two pieces to be moved > simultaneously. Which two pieces are moved? king and rook > 3. What happens when a pawn reaches the 8th rank (row)? promotion to any piece except king > uses an abbreviated description of the move while the other > uses a coordinate system of numbers and letters to identify > the chess squares. Give the *name* of either notation. algebraic > including stalemate, lack of material to complete the game, > or mutual agreement by the players. A player who ends up in > an identical position *how many times* can also claim a draw? three > 6. In the world chess championship held in 1972, Bobby Fischer > of the US beat Boris Spassky of the USSR. In which European > city was the event held? Reykjavik > 8. In 1997 an IBM computer beat the then world champion Garry > Kasparov in a 6-match chess contest. What was the *name* > of the IBM computer? Deep Blue > 9. When a player's move results in one of chess pieces attacking > two of his opponent's pieces at the same time, what term do we > use for this? fork > 10. What chess piece is restricted to 50% of the squares on > the board? bishop > In each case, we give you a news headline; you give the title of > the relevant nursery rhyme. > 1. Arboreal Child-Care Found Deficient. Rock-a-bye Baby > 2. Determined Drainpipe Scaler to Try Again. Itsy Bitsy Spider > 3. Couple Injured in Quest for Water. Jack and Jill > 4. Lightly-Clad Runner Upsets Townfolk. > 5. Trio Provides Entertainment at Royal Performance. > 6. Empty Larder Disappoints Woman's Dog. Old Mother Hubbard > 7. Guernsey Overshoots Lunar Landing. Hey Diddle Diddle > 8. Mouse Frightened as Clock Strikes. > 9. Livestock Visit Disrupts Local Schoolyard. Mary Had a Little Lamb > 10. Married Couple Have Mutually Beneficial Dietary Requirements. Jack Spratt -- Dan Tilque |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 31 11:07PM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 Which fictional character created by James Thurber has been portrayed on film by Danny Kaye and Ben Stiller? > 2 Which 18th century poet was known as 'The Bard of Ayrshire'? > 3 What should a person suffering from coeliac disease avoid eating? gluten > 4 In relation to a series of treaties, what four words does the acronym SALT stand for? Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty > 5 Motown music originated in which US city? Detroit > 6 What naturally occurring objects might be pectoral, pelvic, or caudal (among others)? muscles > 7 Aragon and Andalusia are regions in which European country? Spain > 8 Associated with Kylie Minogue, Rick Astley and Bananarama among others, which English songwriting and record producing trio had great success from the mid 1980s to early 1990s? All 3 surnames required. > 9 Which sport is also known as pugilism? boxing > 10 A 1962 non-fiction bestseller by Helen Gurley Brown was titled "Sex and the … what"? Please supply the TWO missing words. Single Girl -- Dan Tilque |
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