Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 25 10:10PM +0200
Here is another occasional quiz of mine. For each question you are
given a topic and five items. Four of these items have something in
common (within the given topic), and your task is to identify the
odd one. There is no requirement to motivate your answer, nor do
you get any point if you do. ...however, if you don't give a motivation,
your answer *must' agree with what I have in mind. If you answer
something else that I had intended, I may still award a point if
I think you have spotted something significant enough.
As usual: only answer based on your in knowledge. Don't google,
don't ask the wife and don't roll a dice. Post your answers to the
newsgroup.
I'll keep the quiz open a week or so.
Have fun!
1. Math.
1998, 306, 625, 729, 81.
2. Music:
Ronnie James Dio, Ian Gillan, Glenn Hughes, Ozzy Osbourne,
Robert Plant,
3. Business:
Bang & Olufsen, BoConcept, Carlsberg, IKEA, Lego,
4. Language:
Czech, German, Hungarian, Romanian, Slovak.
5. Science:
candela, kelvin, metre, second, volt.
6. City travel:
Charle de Gaulle Étoile, Montmatre, Oberkampf, Odéon,
Porte de Glignancourt.
7. Food:
farfalle, gnocchi, linguine, margherita, penne.
8. Science and language:
azote, ilt, oxygen, Sauerstoff, syre.
9. Current sport events:
Germany, Japan, Norway, Sweden, USA.
10. Entertainment:
Pierre Brosnan, Sean Connery, Daniel Craig, Roger Moore, Bruce Willis.
11. Politics:
Jair Bolsonaro, Emmanuel Macron, Narendra Modi, Vladimir Putin,
Donald Trump,
12. Transport:
Air Canada, Air New Zealand, British Airways, Lufthansa,
Singapore Airlines.
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 25 04:27PM -0500
Erland Sommarskog:
> 1. Math.
> 1998, 306, 625, 729, 81.
625 - only one not a multiple of 9.
> 2. Music:
> Ronnie James Dio, Ian Gillan, Glenn Hughes, Ozzy Osbourne,
> Robert Plant,
Ozzy Osbourne - only one whose first name is a nickanme based on his surname?
> 3. Business:
> Bang & Olufsen, BoConcept, Carlsberg, IKEA, Lego,
BoConcept - only one I haven't heart of. :-)
Ikea - only one not based in Denmark?
4. Language:
> Czech, German, Hungarian, Romanian, Slovak.
Hungarian - only non-Indo-European language.
> 5. Science:
> candela, kelvin, metre, second, volt.
Metre - only misspelled one. :-)
Seriously: Candela - only one that isn't a base unit.
> 6. City travel:
> Charle de Gaulle Étoile, Montmatre, Oberkampf, Odéon,
> Porte de Glignancourt.
Tricky: two are spelled correctly and three aren't.
Montmatre (or Montmartre) - no such station on the Paris Metro.
> 7. Food:
> farfalle, gnocchi, linguine, margherita, penne.
Margherita - not a pasta.
> 8. Science and language:
> azote, ilt, oxygen, Sauerstoff, syre.
I never heard of ilt, but I'll guess it's oxygen in some language.
Azote isn't, and that's my answer.
> 9. Current sport events:
> Germany, Japan, Norway, Sweden, USA.
USA - they are holding no sporting events Erland thinks are interesting?
> 10. Entertainment:
> Pierre Brosnan, Sean Connery, Daniel Craig, Roger Moore, Bruce Willis.
Willis - never played James Bond.
> 11. Politics:
> Jair Bolsonaro, Emmanuel Macron, Narendra Modi, Vladimir Putin,
> Donald Trump,
Modi - only one to be prime minister rather than president?
> 12. Transport:
> Air Canada, Air New Zealand, British Airways, Lufthansa,
> Singapore Airlines.
BA - only one serving all inhabited continents?
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Toronto | can also be dismissed without evidence."
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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 25 11:25PM
> 1. Math.
> 1998, 306, 625, 729, 81.
625
> 2. Music:
> Ronnie James Dio, Ian Gillan, Glenn Hughes, Ozzy Osbourne,
> Robert Plant,
Robert Plant
> 3. Business:
> Bang & Olufsen, BoConcept, Carlsberg, IKEA, Lego,
IKEA
> 4. Language:
> Czech, German, Hungarian, Romanian, Slovak.
Hungarian
> 5. Science:
> candela, kelvin, metre, second, volt.
second
> 6. City travel:
> Charle de Gaulle ?toile, Montmatre, Oberkampf, Od?on,
> Porte de Glignancourt.
Odeon
> 7. Food:
> farfalle, gnocchi, linguine, margherita, penne.
margherita
> 8. Science and language:
> azote, ilt, oxygen, Sauerstoff, syre.
syre
> 9. Current sport events:
> Germany, Japan, Norway, Sweden, USA.
Japan
> 10. Entertainment:
> Pierre Brosnan, Sean Connery, Daniel Craig, Roger Moore, Bruce Willis.
Bruce Willis
> 11. Politics:
> Jair Bolsonaro, Emmanuel Macron, Narendra Modi, Vladimir Putin,
> Donald Trump,
Emmanuel Macron
> 12. Transport:
> Air Canada, Air New Zealand, British Airways, Lufthansa,
> Singapore Airlines.
Lufthansa
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_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 25 07:31PM -0500
Mark Brader:
> BoConcept - only one I haven't heart of. :-)
> Ikea - only one not based in Denmark?
Clarification: ":-)" was marking a joke answer, not part of my entry.
I meant to add "Seriously" on the next line.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net
"I am good at fooling myself into believing that what I wrote
is what I meant. I am also good at fooling myself into believing
that what I meant is what I should have meant." --Kent Beck
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swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Jun 25 08:18PM -0700
On Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at 4:10:55 PM UTC-4, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
> Have fun!
> 1. Math.
> 1998, 306, 625, 729, 81.
625
> 2. Music:
> Ronnie James Dio, Ian Gillan, Glenn Hughes, Ozzy Osbourne,
> Robert Plant,
robert plant - never a frontman for black sabbath
> 3. Business:
> Bang & Olufsen, BoConcept, Carlsberg, IKEA, Lego,
ikea
> 4. Language:
> Czech, German, Hungarian, Romanian, Slovak.
hungarian
> 5. Science:
> candela, kelvin, metre, second, volt.
candela
> 6. City travel:
> Charle de Gaulle Étoile, Montmatre, Oberkampf, Odéon,
> Porte de Glignancourt.
odéon
> 7. Food:
> farfalle, gnocchi, linguine, margherita, penne.
margherita
> 8. Science and language:
> azote, ilt, oxygen, Sauerstoff, syre.
azote
> 9. Current sport events:
> Germany, Japan, Norway, Sweden, USA.
japan - did not win in round of 16 at FWWC in france
> 10. Entertainment:
> Pierre Brosnan, Sean Connery, Daniel Craig, Roger Moore, Bruce Willis.
bruce willis
> 11. Politics:
> Jair Bolsonaro, Emmanuel Macron, Narendra Modi, Vladimir Putin,
> Donald Trump,
narendra modi
> 12. Transport:
> Air Canada, Air New Zealand, British Airways, Lufthansa,
> Singapore Airlines.
lufthansa - not a flag carrier airline
swp
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 25 07:25AM -0500
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
give the answers that were correct on that date.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of Unnatural Axxxe and are
used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of
current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting of
other rounds. For further information see my 2019-01-22 companion
posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 5 (2019-06-17), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Which former Boston Red Sox player was shot in the back in his
native Dominican Republic?
2. Which company is embroiled in a years-old trademark dispute
with MLSE over the clawed-basketball logo of the Toronto Raptors?
3. Ten US states are suing to prevent two telecommunications
giants from merging, saying it will hurt consumers.
Name *either* of the companies in the proposed merger.
4. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences filed a defense
last week in a lawsuit over its expulsion of a member in 2018.
Who is suing them?
5. Lauren Tilley and Bailey Chitty -- two University of New
Brunswick Students volunteering for Youth Challenge International
-- were kidnapped and released. In what country did this happen?
6. Axe partnered with a technology giant to produce gaming-oriented
personal care products that are being test-marketed in Australia.
Name the digital partner.
7. Who did Justin Bieber challenge to an MMA cage (octagon) fight?
8. A world-class cyclist is in intensive care with multiple
fractures after crashing into a wall at 60 km/h at the Criterium
de Dauphine. The crash ended his hopes of a fifth Tour de
France win. Who is he?
9. Last week marked the 100th anniversary of the invention in
Florence, Italy, of one of the world's most popular cocktails --
a concoction of Campari, vermouth, gin, and bitters. Name that
poison.
10. Who won the Larry O'Brien Trophy last week?
* Game 6 (2019-06-24), Round 1 - Current Events
1. At the the Meijer LPGA Classic last week, a record was set for
most career pro golf titles by a Canadian. Name either the
woman who set the record with 9 tournament wins, or the one
who held the record previously with 8.
2. As a child she was the subject of the world's most publicized
custody case. She went on to create a glamorous fashion empire
that included her signature blue jeans. Name that poor little
rich girl who died last week at age 95.
3. New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority refused an ad and
was sued last week by the company "Dame" for infringing on
their First Amendment rights and invoking a gender-based double
standard of censorship. What does Dame sell?
4. What is Facebook's proposed new cryptocurrency called?
5. The leader of a cultish multi-level marketing group -- whose
followers included actress Allison Mack and heiress Clare
Bronfman -- was convicted of multiple counts of sex trafficking.
Give either his name or that of his organization.
6. Name *either one* of the two TTC stations which were temporarily
renamed, with altered spellings, for Pride Month.
7. What was celebrated on June 19, also known as Juneteenth?
8. British arms sales to Saudi Arabia have been declared unlawful
because they contributed to civilian deaths where?
9. The Tampa Bay Rays are requesting to split their home games
with which Canadian city?
10. Who is representing the People's Party of Canada in Etobicoke
North in the fall federal election?
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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 25 03:22PM
> * Game 5 (2019-06-17), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Which former Boston Red Sox player was shot in the back in his
> native Dominican Republic?
David Ortiz
> 3. Ten US states are suing to prevent two telecommunications
> giants from merging, saying it will hurt consumers.
> Name *either* of the companies in the proposed merger.
AT&T
> 4. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences filed a defense
> last week in a lawsuit over its expulsion of a member in 2018.
> Who is suing them?
Harvey Weinstein
> 6. Axe partnered with a technology giant to produce gaming-oriented
> personal care products that are being test-marketed in Australia.
> Name the digital partner.
Microsoft; Facebook
> custody case. She went on to create a glamorous fashion empire
> that included her signature blue jeans. Name that poor little
> rich girl who died last week at age 95.
Gloria Vanderbilt
> was sued last week by the company "Dame" for infringing on
> their First Amendment rights and invoking a gender-based double
> standard of censorship. What does Dame sell?
bras
> 7. What was celebrated on June 19, also known as Juneteenth?
Emancipation Proclamation
> 8. British arms sales to Saudi Arabia have been declared unlawful
> because they contributed to civilian deaths where?
Yemen
> 9. The Tampa Bay Rays are requesting to split their home games
> with which Canadian city?
Montreal
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_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
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Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 25 09:11AM -0700
On 6/25/19 5:25 AM, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 5 (2019-06-17), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Which former Boston Red Sox player was shot in the back in his
> native Dominican Republic?
Ortiz
> 3. Ten US states are suing to prevent two telecommunications
> giants from merging, saying it will hurt consumers.
> Name *either* of the companies in the proposed merger.
Sprint
> custody case. She went on to create a glamorous fashion empire
> that included her signature blue jeans. Name that poor little
> rich girl who died last week at age 95.
Gloria Vanderbilt
> 6. Name *either one* of the two TTC stations which were temporarily
> renamed, with altered spellings, for Pride Month.
> 7. What was celebrated on June 19, also known as Juneteenth?
freeing of slaves in Texas
> 8. British arms sales to Saudi Arabia have been declared unlawful
> because they contributed to civilian deaths where?
Yemen
> 9. The Tampa Bay Rays are requesting to split their home games
> with which Canadian city?
Montreal
> 10. Who is representing the People's Party of Canada in Etobicoke
> North in the fall federal election?
Ford
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Dan Tilque
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Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Jun 25 06:35PM
On Tue, 25 Jun 2019 07:25:45 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 5 (2019-06-17), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Which former Boston Red Sox player was shot in the back in his
> native Dominican Republic?
Big Papi aka David Ortiz
> 3. Ten US states are suing to prevent two telecommunications
> giants from merging, saying it will hurt consumers.
> Name *either* of the companies in the proposed merger.
Comcast
> custody case. She went on to create a glamorous fashion empire that
> included her signature blue jeans. Name that poor little rich girl
> who died last week at age 95.
Gloria Vanderbilt
> was sued last week by the company "Dame" for infringing on their
> First Amendment rights and invoking a gender-based double standard of
> censorship. What does Dame sell?
Vibrators
> 4. What is Facebook's proposed new cryptocurrency called?
Libra
> followers included actress Allison Mack and heiress Clare Bronfman --
> was convicted of multiple counts of sex trafficking. Give either his
> name or that of his organization.
Nxivm
> 7. What was celebrated on June 19, also known as Juneteenth?
The Emancipation Proclamation
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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 25 09:04PM +0200
> 3. Ten US states are suing to prevent two telecommunications
> giants from merging, saying it will hurt consumers.
> Name *either* of the companies in the proposed merger.
Verizon
> 5. Lauren Tilley and Bailey Chitty -- two University of New
> Brunswick Students volunteering for Youth Challenge International
> -- were kidnapped and released. In what country did this happen?
Colombia
> fractures after crashing into a wall at 60 km/h at the Criterium
> de Dauphine. The crash ended his hopes of a fifth Tour de
> France win. Who is he?
Chris Froome
> Florence, Italy, of one of the world's most popular cocktails --
> a concoction of Campari, vermouth, gin, and bitters. Name that
> poison.
Dry Martini
> * Game 6 (2019-06-24), Round 1 - Current Events
> 4. What is Facebook's proposed new cryptocurrency called?
Libra
> 7. What was celebrated on June 19, also known as Juneteenth?
John the Baptist
> 8. British arms sales to Saudi Arabia have been declared unlawful
> because they contributed to civilian deaths where?
Yemen
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