Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 10 updates in 4 topics

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 31 04:17AM -0500

Mark Brader:
> > being traded here. Here's a round on the unloved Raptors, and
> > some big names who were barely here for a cup of coffee, if at all.
 
> And this was the hardest round in the original game.
 
Now that the season is over, I can reveal that it was also the
second-hardest round in the entire season.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "No flames were used in the creation of
msb@vex.net | this message." -- Ray Depew
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 31 04:20AM -0500

Mark Brader:
> > on car makes and models that entered, or were confirmed, in our
> > consciousness via TV and movies.
 
> This was the easiest round in the original game.
 
And tied for fifth-easiest in the entire season.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Neither a follower nor a leader be."
msb@vex.net --Steve Summit (after Shakespeare)
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 31 04:19AM -0500

Mark Brader:
 
> > This round is based on the book "25 Days that Changed Toronto"
> > from "Spacing" magazine.
 
> And it was the easiest round in the original game -- so there.
 
Also the fourth-easiest in the entire season.
--
Mark Brader | Presumably those who don't know whether two gods
Toronto | exist should properly be termed "diagnostics".
msb@vex.net | --Richard Heathfield
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 30 11:44AM


> * Game 9 (2019-07-22), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 6. Thanks to Facebook, more than 1,000,000 people have RSVPed to
> do *what* at 3 am PST on September 20?
 
storm Area 51
 
 
> 8. Name the American rapper who who's being held in jail in Sweden
> pending an assault investigation and who President Trump has
> vowed to free on behalf of his friend Kanye West.
 
A$AP Rocky
 
> has joined the ranks of bad-haired world leaders. Unlike the US,
> there is no rule against requiring birth in Britain. Where was
> he born? Be more specific than just the country.
 
The question is misnegated.
 
> de France, Egan Bernal had effectively won the whole race,
> with only a processional final stage to go. He's the first
> person from *what country* to win it?
 
Switzerland; Austria
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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>: Jul 30 12:45PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:1qOdnV--ZKGzIqLAnZ2dnUU7-
 
> * Game 9 (2019-07-22), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 6. Thanks to Facebook, more than 1,000,000 people have RSVPed to
> do *what* at 3 am PST on September 20?
 
invade Area 51
 
> 8. Name the American rapper who who's being held in jail in Sweden
> pending an assault investigation and who President Trump has
> vowed to free on behalf of his friend Kanye West.
 
A$AP Rocky

> 9. President Trump named the son of a late US Supreme Court judge
> to be his new Labor Secretary. Name that secretary.
 
Scalia
 
> has joined the ranks of bad-haired world leaders. Unlike the US,
> there is no rule against requiring birth in Britain. Where was
> he born? Be more specific than just the country.
 
New York
 
> de France, Egan Bernal had effectively won the whole race,
> with only a processional final stage to go. He's the first
> person from *what country* to win it?
 
Colombia

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Jul 30 02:19PM

On Mon, 29 Jul 2019 22:53:18 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> * Game 9 (2019-07-22), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 6. Thanks to Facebook, more than 1,000,000 people have RSVPed to
> do *what* at 3 am PST on September 20?
 
Storm "Area 51"
 
> 9. President Trump named the son of a late US Supreme Court judge
> to be his new Labor Secretary. Name that secretary.
 
Gene Scalia
 
> has joined the ranks of bad-haired world leaders. Unlike the US,
> there is no rule against requiring birth in Britain. Where was he
> born? Be more specific than just the country.
 
New York
 
> de France, Egan Bernal had effectively won the whole race,
> with only a processional final stage to go. He's the first person
> from *what country* to win it?
 
Columbia
 
> 10. Toronto city workers digging along Bloor St. discovered a
> granite boulder more than 1,000,000,000 years old. The Annex
> Business Improvement Area (BIA) is planning to do *what* with it?
 
Turn it into gravel (which I sincerely hope is wrong)
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 30 07:56AM -0700

On 7/29/19 8:53 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
> Give either his previous number or his new number.
 
> 6. Thanks to Facebook, more than 1,000,000 people have RSVPed to
> do *what* at 3 am PST on September 20?
 
invade area-51
 
 
> 8. Name the American rapper who who's being held in jail in Sweden
> pending an assault investigation and who President Trump has
> vowed to free on behalf of his friend Kanye West.
 
A$AP Rocky
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jul 31 12:31AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:1qOdnV--ZKGzIqLAnZ2dnUU7-
> died this week. Name him.
 
> 4. Which country won the World Cup of Cricket for the first time
> in 40 years an upsetting New Zealand?
 
England
 
> Leafs next season. But he's made an offer to fans who bought
> his old merch to update the number out of his own pocket.
> Give either his previous number or his new number.
 
24; 14
 
 
> 6. Thanks to Facebook, more than 1,000,000 people have RSVPed to
> do *what* at 3 am PST on September 20?
 
Breaking into Area 51
 
 
> 7. Warren Appleby, a Toronto special-effects technician, died from
> an explosion while testing an effect for a superhero show that's
> filmed in Toronto. Name that show.
 
Stranger Things
 
 
> 8. Name the American rapper who who's being held in jail in Sweden
> pending an assault investigation and who President Trump has
> vowed to free on behalf of his friend Kanye West.
 
A$AP Rocky
 
 
> 9. President Trump named the son of a late US Supreme Court judge
> to be his new Labor Secretary. Name that secretary.
 
Scalia
 
 
> * Game 10 (2019-07-29), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 1. The late Roy Halladay was posthumously inducted into the Baseball
> Hall of Fame. Which team was he inducted as a member of?
 
Philadelphia Phillies
 
> has joined the ranks of bad-haired world leaders. Unlike the US,
> there is no rule against requiring birth in Britain. Where was
> he born? Be more specific than just the country.
 
Moscow, Russia
 
 
> 5. The food corporation Restaurant Brands International announced
> plans to open 1,500 restaurants of which of its franchises
> in China?
 
Burger King; McDonalds
 
> drug bust this week were two airline employees who worked out
> of Toronto Pearson International Airport. *Which airline* did
> they work for?
 
American Airlines; Air India
 
> de France, Egan Bernal had effectively won the whole race,
> with only a processional final stage to go. He's the first
> person from *what country* to win it?
 
Colombia
 
 
> 10. Toronto city workers digging along Bloor St. discovered a
> granite boulder more than 1,000,000,000 years old. The Annex
> Business Improvement Area (BIA) is planning to do *what* with it?
 
Use it as part of the foundation of a new building
 
 
Pete Gayde
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 30 08:05AM -0700

On 7/28/19 9:53 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> Here's a round on Australasia -- a catch-all term, first coined in
> the 18th Century, for Australia and the island countries around it.
 
> 1. Which country's capital is Port Moresby?
 
Papua New Guinea
 
 
> 2. Which country is composed chiefly of North Island, South Island,
> and Stewart Island?
 
New Zealand
 
 
> 3. The Indian Ocean borders Australia. Name *either* of the two
> seas that also border Australia.
 
Tasman Sea
 
 
> 4. How many states are in Australia?
 
6
 
 
> 5. Name *any one* of the three principal exports of the island
> nation of Vanuatu.
 
> 6. Where does Australia rank among nations by area?
 
7th
 
 
> 7. Within 10,000 years, how long ago did the first aborigines
> arrive in Australia?
 
60,000 years ago
 
 
> 8. What maritime-minded name is given to the geographic region
> comprising Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia?
 
Oceania
 
 
> 9. This island nation, near both the equator and the International
> Date Line, is composed of 1,156 individual islands and islets.
> Its capital is Majuro. Name it.
 
Kiribati
 
 
> 10. What are the colors of the Australian flag?
 
red white blue
 
> a posthumous pardon from Queen Elizabeth II over his
> prosecution and chemical castration for "gross indecency".
> He died in 1954, possibly by suicide. Who?
 
Turing
 
> over time. Indeed she was married three times to men,
> but spent the end of her life romantically involved with
> fellow anthropologist Rhoda Metraux. Who?
 
Margaret Mead
 
 
> * F. Historical Homophobia
 
> F1. Name the mafia-owned inn in New York that gave its name to
> a series of trans- and drag-led riots in June 1969.
 
Stonewall
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jul 30 05:05PM -0700

On Monday, July 29, 2019 at 3:19:51 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> > seas that also border Australia.
 
> Coral, Tasman
> Arafura too I suspect
 
And the Timor Sea as well!
 
cheers,
calvin
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Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 5 updates in 2 topics

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 29 10:53PM -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 9 (2019-07-22), Round 1 - Current Events
 
1. Which prominent African-American historian and civil rights
activist was found dead in the trunk of her car in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, on July 15?
 
2. According to reports, which British actress is replacing Daniel
Craig as Agent 007?
 
3. This anti-Apartheid musician-activist nicknamed "the White Zulu"
died this week. Name him.
 
4. Which country won the World Cup of Cricket for the first time
in 40 years an upsetting New Zealand?
 
5. William Nylander will be wearing a new number for the Maple
Leafs next season. But he's made an offer to fans who bought
his old merch to update the number out of his own pocket.
Give either his previous number or his new number.
 
6. Thanks to Facebook, more than 1,000,000 people have RSVPed to
do *what* at 3 am PST on September 20?
 
7. Warren Appleby, a Toronto special-effects technician, died from
an explosion while testing an effect for a superhero show that's
filmed in Toronto. Name that show.
 
8. Name the American rapper who who's being held in jail in Sweden
pending an assault investigation and who President Trump has
vowed to free on behalf of his friend Kanye West.
 
9. President Trump named the son of a late US Supreme Court judge
to be his new Labor Secretary. Name that secretary.
 
10. After an 18-month investigation, York Regional Police laid
gambling-related loan-sharking charges against 9 people with
alleged ties to organized crime -- specifically, to which
Ontario mafia family or to which Calabrese Italian crime group?
Name either.
 
 
* Game 10 (2019-07-29), Round 1 - Current Events
 
1. The late Roy Halladay was posthumously inducted into the Baseball
Hall of Fame. Which team was he inducted as a member of?
 
2. Marvel announced this week that Canadian Simu Liu will play
their first Asian superhero. Liu currently stars in which
popular Canadian TV show?
 
3. John Tory underwent surgery this week to fix what?
 
4. In the UK, Boris Johnson won the Conservative leadership and
has joined the ranks of bad-haired world leaders. Unlike the US,
there is no rule against requiring birth in Britain. Where was
he born? Be more specific than just the country.
 
5. The food corporation Restaurant Brands International announced
plans to open 1,500 restaurants of which of its franchises
in China?
 
6. Name either of the two teenagers from British Columbia who are
subject to a nation-wide manhunt.
 
7. Among the 11 people arrested by the RCMP in an Ontario-wide
drug bust this week were two airline employees who worked out
of Toronto Pearson International Airport. *Which airline* did
they work for?
 
8. After winning Saturday's penultimate stage of the 2019 Tour
de France, Egan Bernal had effectively won the whole race,
with only a processional final stage to go. He's the first
person from *what country* to win it?
 
9. The death this week of a 54-year-old former provincial health
minister is subject to a sudden-death investigation by the
Toronto police and fire services. Name that late politico.
 
10. Toronto city workers digging along Bloor St. discovered a
granite boulder more than 1,000,000,000 years old. The Annex
Business Improvement Area (BIA) is planning to do *what* with it?
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Remember that computers are very,
msb@vex.net very fast..." -- Steve Summit
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 30 12:04PM +0200

> * Game 9 (2019-07-22), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 4. Which country won the World Cup of Cricket for the first time
> in 40 years an upsetting New Zealand?
 
Australia?

> Leafs next season. But he's made an offer to fans who bought
> his old merch to update the number out of his own pocket.
> Give either his previous number or his new number.
 
17

> 6. Thanks to Facebook, more than 1,000,000 people have RSVPed to
> do *what* at 3 am PST on September 20?
 
Storm an area in New Mexico where they think the US military are holding
aliens in captivity.

> 8. Name the American rapper who who's being held in jail in Sweden
> pending an assault investigation and who President Trump has
> vowed to free on behalf of his friend Kanye West.
 
A$AP Rocky.
 
The trial ends on Friday, and I would expect that the court releases
him soon after than, as the sentence is likely to be in par with the
time he has already spent in captivity.

> has joined the ranks of bad-haired world leaders. Unlike the US,
> there is no rule against requiring birth in Britain. Where was
> he born? Be more specific than just the country.
 
New York City, USA

> de France, Egan Bernal had effectively won the whole race,
> with only a processional final stage to go. He's the first
> person from *what country* to win it?
 
Colombia

> 10. Toronto city workers digging along Bloor St. discovered a
> granite boulder more than 1,000,000,000 years old. The Annex
> Business Improvement Area (BIA) is planning to do *what* with it?
 
Put it up as a monument.
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jul 29 12:56PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:GpudncyHao1f5qPAnZ2dnUU7-
 
> Here's a round on Australasia -- a catch-all term, first coined in
> the 18th Century, for Australia and the island countries around it.
 
> 1. Which country's capital is Port Moresby?
 
Papua New Guinea

> 2. Which country is composed chiefly of North Island, South Island,
> and Stewart Island?
 
New Zealand
 
> 3. The Indian Ocean borders Australia. Name *either* of the two
> seas that also border Australia.
 
Coral Sea; Tasman Sea

> 4. How many states are in Australia?
 
6

> 6. Where does Australia rank among nations by area?
 
7th; 8th

> 8. What maritime-minded name is given to the geographic region
> comprising Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia?
 
Oceania
 
> 9. This island nation, near both the equator and the International
> Date Line, is composed of 1,156 individual islands and islets.
> Its capital is Majuro. Name it.
 
Marshall Islands
 
> 10. What are the colors of the Australian flag?
 
red, white, and blue
 
> book of essays "Notes of a Native Son", concentrated on race.
> But his second novel "Giovanni's Room" scandalized literary
> circles with its homoerotic content. Name that author.
 
Baldwin
 
> a posthumous pardon from Queen Elizabeth II over his
> prosecution and chemical castration for "gross indecency".
> He died in 1954, possibly by suicide. Who?
 
Turing

> * F. Historical Homophobia
 
> F1. Name the mafia-owned inn in New York that gave its name to
> a series of trans- and drag-led riots in June 1969.
 
Stonewall Inn

> F2. What did the Nazis make gay prisoners wear on their uniforms
> in the concentration camps?
 
pink triangle
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 29 01:52PM


> ** Game 5, Round 9 - Geography - Australasia
 
> 1. Which country's capital is Port Moresby?
 
Papua New Guinea
 
> 2. Which country is composed chiefly of North Island, South Island,
> and Stewart Island?
 
New Zealand
 
> 3. The Indian Ocean borders Australia. Name *either* of the two
> seas that also border Australia.
 
Coral Sea
 
> 4. How many states are in Australia?
 
5
 
> 5. Name *any one* of the three principal exports of the island
> nation of Vanuatu.
 
bauxite; guano
 
> 6. Where does Australia rank among nations by area?
 
4th
 
> 7. Within 10,000 years, how long ago did the first aborigines
> arrive in Australia?
 
70,000 years
 
> 10. What are the colors of the Australian flag?
 
Blue, red, and white
 
 
> a posthumous pardon from Queen Elizabeth II over his
> prosecution and chemical castration for "gross indecency".
> He died in 1954, possibly by suicide. Who?
 
Alan Turing
 
> over time. Indeed she was married three times to men,
> but spent the end of her life romantically involved with
> fellow anthropologist Rhoda Metraux. Who?
 
Margaret Mead
 
> * F. Historical Homophobia
 
> F1. Name the mafia-owned inn in New York that gave its name to
> a series of trans- and drag-led riots in June 1969.
 
Stonewall
 
> F2. What did the Nazis make gay prisoners wear on their uniforms
> in the concentration camps?
 
pink triangles
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jul 30 01:12AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:GpudncyHao1f5qPAnZ2dnUU7-
 
> Here's a round on Australasia -- a catch-all term, first coined in
> the 18th Century, for Australia and the island countries around it.
 
> 1. Which country's capital is Port Moresby?
 
Papua New Guinea
 
 
> 2. Which country is composed chiefly of North Island, South Island,
> and Stewart Island?
 
New Zealand
 
 
> 3. The Indian Ocean borders Australia. Name *either* of the two
> seas that also border Australia.
 
Tasman
 
 
> 4. How many states are in Australia?
 
8; 9
 
 
> 5. Name *any one* of the three principal exports of the island
> nation of Vanuatu.
 
Bananas; Coffee
 
 
> 6. Where does Australia rank among nations by area?
 
6; 7
 
 
> 7. Within 10,000 years, how long ago did the first aborigines
> arrive in Australia?
 
50,000; 30,000
 
 
> 8. What maritime-minded name is given to the geographic region
> comprising Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia?
 
Windward Islands
 
 
> 9. This island nation, near both the equator and the International
> Date Line, is composed of 1,156 individual islands and islets.
> Its capital is Majuro. Name it.
 
Kiribati
 
 
> 10. What are the colors of the Australian flag?
 
Red, White, and Blue
 
> a posthumous pardon from Queen Elizabeth II over his
> prosecution and chemical castration for "gross indecency".
> He died in 1954, possibly by suicide. Who?
 
Turing
 
 
> * F. Historical Homophobia
 
> F1. Name the mafia-owned inn in New York that gave its name to
> a series of trans- and drag-led riots in June 1969.
 
Stonewall
 
 
> F2. What did the Nazis make gay prisoners wear on their uniforms
> in the concentration camps?
 
Pink triangle
 
 
Pete Gayde
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Monday, July 29, 2019

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 6 updates in 2 topics

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 28 11:53PM -0500

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-06-17,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
 
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 to the newsgroup in a single followup,
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. For further information see
my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
 
** Game 5, Round 9 - Geography - Australasia
 
Here's a round on Australasia -- a catch-all term, first coined in
the 18th Century, for Australia and the island countries around it.
 
1. Which country's capital is Port Moresby?
 
2. Which country is composed chiefly of North Island, South Island,
and Stewart Island?
 
3. The Indian Ocean borders Australia. Name *either* of the two
seas that also border Australia.
 
4. How many states are in Australia?
 
5. Name *any one* of the three principal exports of the island
nation of Vanuatu.
 
6. Where does Australia rank among nations by area?
 
7. Within 10,000 years, how long ago did the first aborigines
arrive in Australia?
 
8. What maritime-minded name is given to the geographic region
comprising Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia?
 
9. This island nation, near both the equator and the International
Date Line, is composed of 1,156 individual islands and islets.
Its capital is Majuro. Name it.
 
10. What are the colors of the Australian flag?
 
 
** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - In Honor of Pride Month
 
* A. LGBTQ Authors
 
A1. His first novel, "Go Tell It on the Mountain", and his
book of essays "Notes of a Native Son", concentrated on race.
But his second novel "Giovanni's Room" scandalized literary
circles with its homoerotic content. Name that author.
 
A2. Shyam Selvadurai's debut novel won the Lambda Literary Award
for Gay Male Fiction and the Books in Canada First Novel
Award. It is a coming-of-age novel set against the backdrop
of the racial tensions leading up to the 1983 riots in
Sri Lanka. Name the novel.
 
 
* B. LGBTQ Athletes
 
B1. In the 2014, this U of Missouri defensive end became the
first openly gay player to be drafted by an NFL team when
he was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round.
Name him.
 
B2. Last September, a former forward for the Canadian women's
hockey team, married a forward for the US women's hockey
team. Name *either*.
 
 
* C. LGBTQ Scientists
 
C1. This English mathematician and computer scientist received
a posthumous pardon from Queen Elizabeth II over his
prosecution and chemical castration for "gross indecency".
He died in 1954, possibly by suicide. Who?
 
C2. In her work, this influential cultural anthropologist
proposed that a person's sexual orientation should evolve
over time. Indeed she was married three times to men,
but spent the end of her life romantically involved with
fellow anthropologist Rhoda Metraux. Who?
 
 
* D. Famous LGBTQ Canadians
 
D1. This principal dancer and artist-in-residence for the
National Ballet competed with his fiance Bob Hope on the
second season of "The Amazing Race Canada". Who?
 
D2. This Canadian politician and broadcaster was the first openly
gay member of Ontario's provincial government. Under Dalton
McGuinty he was appointed Minister of Health and Deputy
Premier, also making him the province's first openly gay
cabinet minister. Who?
 
 
* E. Queer in Toronto
 
E1. This successful Toronto theater, founded in 1979, developed
a distinctly queer aesthetic and practice under the direction
of Skye Gilbert. Name it.
 
E2. Termed "the Queer Now magazine", name the Toronto free
weekly newspaper that covers news and popular culture
through an LGBQT2 lens.
 
 
* F. Historical Homophobia
 
F1. Name the mafia-owned inn in New York that gave its name to
a series of trans- and drag-led riots in June 1969.
 
F2. What did the Nazis make gay prisoners wear on their uniforms
in the concentration camps?
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | Using the wrong software counts as "user error".
msb@vex.net | --Julian Lighton
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jul 28 10:19PM -0700

On Monday, July 29, 2019 at 2:53:27 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> Here's a round on Australasia -- a catch-all term, first coined in
> the 18th Century, for Australia and the island countries around it.
 
> 1. Which country's capital is Port Moresby?
 
Papua New Guinea
 
> 2. Which country is composed chiefly of North Island, South Island,
> and Stewart Island?
 
New Zealand
 
> 3. The Indian Ocean borders Australia. Name *either* of the two
> seas that also border Australia.
 
Coral, Tasman
Arafura too I suspect
 
> 4. How many states are in Australia?
 
6
 
> 5. Name *any one* of the three principal exports of the island
> nation of Vanuatu.
 
Tourism
 
> 6. Where does Australia rank among nations by area?
 
Sixth
 
> 7. Within 10,000 years, how long ago did the first aborigines
> arrive in Australia?
 
50,000, 70,000
It is not known with any degree of certainty. Most estimates range from 40,000 years to 70,000, but it could have been even earlier.
 
> 8. What maritime-minded name is given to the geographic region
> comprising Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia?
 
Oceania, South Pacific
 
> 9. This island nation, near both the equator and the International
> Date Line, is composed of 1,156 individual islands and islets.
> Its capital is Majuro. Name it.
 
Federated States of Micronesia

> 10. What are the colors of the Australian flag?
 
Red, white and blue.
 

> a posthumous pardon from Queen Elizabeth II over his
> prosecution and chemical castration for "gross indecency".
> He died in 1954, possibly by suicide. Who?
 
Turing
 
> over time. Indeed she was married three times to men,
> but spent the end of her life romantically involved with
> fellow anthropologist Rhoda Metraux. Who?
 
de Bouvoir?
 

> a series of trans- and drag-led riots in June 1969.
 
> F2. What did the Nazis make gay prisoners wear on their uniforms
> in the concentration camps?
 
 
cheers,
calvin
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 29 09:08AM +0200


> Here's a round on Australasia -- a catch-all term, first coined in
> the 18th Century, for Australia and the island countries around it.
 
> 1. Which country's capital is Port Moresby?
 
Papua New Guinea
 
> 2. Which country is composed chiefly of North Island, South Island,
> and Stewart Island?
 
New Zealand

> 3. The Indian Ocean borders Australia. Name *either* of the two
> seas that also border Australia.
 
Sea of Tasman

> 4. How many states are in Australia?
 
Six
 
> 5. Name *any one* of the three principal exports of the island
> nation of Vanuatu.
 
The result of bird droppings
 
> 6. Where does Australia rank among nations by area?
 
6th
 
> 7. Within 10,000 years, how long ago did the first aborigines
> arrive in Australia?
 
40000

> 8. What maritime-minded name is given to the geographic region
> comprising Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia?
 
Oceania
 
 
> 9. This island nation, near both the equator and the International
> Date Line, is composed of 1,156 individual islands and islets.
> Its capital is Majuro. Name it.
 
Kiribati

> 10. What are the colors of the Australian flag?
 
Blue, white and red like most others.
 
> a posthumous pardon from Queen Elizabeth II over his
> prosecution and chemical castration for "gross indecency".
> He died in 1954, possibly by suicide. Who?
 
Alan Turing

> F1. Name the mafia-owned inn in New York that gave its name to
> a series of trans- and drag-led riots in June 1969.
 
Stonewll
Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jul 28 07:15PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:fpqdndGvUpSlDafAnZ2dnUU7-
 
> We tell you the assassin, the year, and something about the place;
> you identify the person assassinated.
 
> 1. Leon Czolgosz, Buffalo, New York, 1901.
 
McKinley
 
> 2. Charles J. Guiteau, Baltimore & Potomac Railroad station, 1881.
 
Garfield
 
> 3. Robert Ford, St. Joseph, Missouri, 1882.
 
Billy the Kid
 
> 4. Jack McCall, Deadwood, Dakota Territory, 1876.
 
Billy the Kid
 
> 5. Gavrilo Princip, Sarajevo, 1914.
 
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
 
> 6. James Earl Ray, Memphis, Tennessee, 1968.
 
Martin Luther King, Jr.
 
> 7. Jack Ruby, Dallas, Texas, 1963.
 
President Kennedy
 
> 8. Sirhan Sirhan, Los Angeles, 1968.
 
Robert Kennedy
 
> 9. Patrick James Whelan, Ottawa, 1868.
> 10. Yigal Amir, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1995.
 
Rabin
 
> intoxicated they can't tell the difference between the evil
> Haman and the righteous Mordechai? The holiday is immortalized
> in the movie "For Your Consideration".
 
Sukkot
 
 
> 2. The name for the Jewish new year literally translates as "Head
> of the Year". What is the name of this fall holiday?
 
Yom Kippur
 
 
> 3. The 9-armed menorah is associated with which Jewish holiday?
 
Channukah
 
 
> 4. What phrase, literally translated as "good stars", is a Hebrew
> expression of congratulations?
 
Mazel Tov
 
 
> 6. At a Passover seder, the plagues visited on Egypt are marked by
> the spilling of wine on a plate: one drop for each of the
> plagues. How many plagues were there?
 
12
 
 
> 7. How many books are there in the Torah?
 
5
 
> it is considered a day to celebrate nature. It is the new year
> of what?
 
> 9. What is Yom HaShoah?
 
Holocaust Rememberance Day
 
> in which they eat and (sometimes) sleep. The Hebrew word
> for this holiday translates to "booths" or "tabernacles".
> Name the holiday.
 
Sukkot
 
 
Pete Gayde
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jul 28 04:15PM -0700

On Friday, July 26, 2019 at 3:31:42 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> We tell you the assassin, the year, and something about the place;
> you identify the person assassinated.
 
> 1. Leon Czolgosz, Buffalo, New York, 1901.
 
McKinley
 
> 2. Charles J. Guiteau, Baltimore & Potomac Railroad station, 1881.
 
Garfield
 
> 3. Robert Ford, St. Joseph, Missouri, 1882.
 
James
 
> 4. Jack McCall, Deadwood, Dakota Territory, 1876.
 
Hickok
 
> 5. Gavrilo Princip, Sarajevo, 1914.
 
Franz Ferdinand
 
> 6. James Earl Ray, Memphis, Tennessee, 1968.
 
King
 
> 7. Jack Ruby, Dallas, Texas, 1963.
 
Oswald
 
> 8. Sirhan Sirhan, Los Angeles, 1968.
 
Kennedy
 
> 9. Patrick James Whelan, Ottawa, 1868.
> 10. Yigal Amir, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1995.
 
Sadat
 
 
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Miscellanous - Jewish Holidays and Practices
 
Pass
 
 
cheers,
calvin
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 28 11:48PM -0500

Mark Brader:
 
> We tell you the assassin, the year, and something about the place;
> you identify the person assassinated.
 
> 1. Leon Czolgosz, Buffalo, New York, 1901.
 
US President William McKinley. 4 for everyone -- Erland, Joshua,
Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Calvin.
 
> 2. Charles J. Guiteau, Baltimore & Potomac Railroad station, 1881.
 
US President James Garfield. (In Washington.) 4 for Joshua,
Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Calvin.
 
> 3. Robert Ford, St. Joseph, Missouri, 1882.
 
Jesse James. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Calvin.
 
> 4. Jack McCall, Deadwood, Dakota Territory, 1876.
 
James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok. (Deadwood is now in South Dakota.)
4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Calvin.
 
> 5. Gavrilo Princip, Sarajevo, 1914.
 
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, and his wife Sophie. Either one
was sufficient. (Sarajevo was then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire
and is now in Bosnia and Herzegovina.) 4 for everyone.
 
> 6. James Earl Ray, Memphis, Tennessee, 1968.
 
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 4 for everyone.
 
> 7. Jack Ruby, Dallas, Texas, 1963.
 
Lee Harvey Oswald. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,
and Calvin.
 
> 8. Sirhan Sirhan, Los Angeles, 1968.
 
Robert F. Kennedy. "Kennedy" was sufficient. 4 for everyone.
 
> 9. Patrick James Whelan, Ottawa, 1868.
 
Thomas D'Arcy McGee, MP.
 
> 10. Yigal Amir, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1995.
 
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
 
 
> intoxicated they can't tell the difference between the evil
> Haman and the righteous Mordechai? The holiday is immortalized
> in the movie "For Your Consideration".
 
Purim. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
 
> 2. The name for the Jewish new year literally translates as "Head
> of the Year". What is the name of this fall holiday?
 
Rosh Hashanah. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
 
> 3. The 9-armed menorah is associated with which Jewish holiday?
 
Channukah. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
 
> 4. What phrase, literally translated as "good stars", is a Hebrew
> expression of congratulations?
 
Mazel tov. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
 
> 5. On Shabbat, the challah (bread) is covered while the blessing
> over wine is said. Why?
 
So it doesn't get jealous.
 
> 6. At a Passover seder, the plagues visited on Egypt are marked by
> the spilling of wine on a plate: one drop for each of the
> plagues. How many plagues were there?
 
10. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
 
> 7. How many books are there in the Torah?
 
5. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
 
> marks another new year in the Jewish calendar and these days
> it is considered a day to celebrate nature. It is the new year
> of what?
 
Trees. 4 for Joshua.
 
> 9. What is Yom HaShoah?
 
Holocaust Remembrance Day. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete.
 
> in which they eat and (sometimes) sleep. The Hebrew word
> for this holiday translates to "booths" or "tabernacles".
> Name the holiday.
 
Sukkot. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 5 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Can Ent Sci Aud Lit His Mis FIVE
Joshua Kreitzer 33 36 28 28 24 32 36 165
Dan Blum 21 20 16 2 24 36 28 129
Dan Tilque 20 4 36 0 16 36 12 120
Pete Gayde 25 28 20 20 20 24 20 117
"Calvin" 0 11 7 11 12 32 0 73
Erland Sommarskog -- -- -- -- -- 20 0 20
 
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Sunday, July 28, 2019

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Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jul 27 10:39PM

Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in
 
> 1 Which element is known as the 'King of the Elements' due to its
> many allotropes, extensive number of uses, and importance to life
> itself?
 
Carbon
 
> 2 Who is actress Jamie Lee Curtis' famous mother?
 
Janet Leigh
 
> 4 What, allegedly, links the
> alchemist Johann Georg Faust, violinist Niccolò Paganini, and blues
> musician Robert Johnson?
 
Satan
 
> 5 By definition, thespians engage in which activity?
 
Acting
 
> 6 The 2013 Disney film "Frozen" is based on a
> fairy take by which 19th century author?
 
Hoffman
 
> Japanese province?
> 9 Which city is considered the "mother" of
> all Russian cities, despite not actually being located in Russia?
 
Kiev
 
> 10
> Which English club won the European Rugby Champions Cup in May
> 2019, their third such title in four years?
 
Saracens
 
 
> cheers,
> calvin
 
Pete Gayde
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Saturday, July 27, 2019

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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 26 02:35PM


> 1 Which element is known as the 'King of the Elements' due to its many allotropes, extensive number of uses, and importance to life itself?
 
carbon
 
> 2 Who is actress Jamie Lee Curtis' famous mother?
 
Janet Leigh
 
> 3 Biltong is a South African delicacy usually consisting of dried... what? [Be specific]
 
aardvark meat
 
> 4 What, allegedly, links the alchemist Johann Georg Faust, violinist Niccol?? Paganini, and blues musician Robert Johnson?
 
they made deals with the devil
 
> 5 By definition, thespians engage in which activity?
 
acting
 
> 6 The 2013 Disney film "Frozen" is based on a fairy take by which 19th century author?
 
Hans Christian Andersen
 
> 7 Which alcoholic beverage represents a letter in the NATO phonetic alphabet?
 
whiskey
 
> 9 Which city is considered the ???mother??? of all Russian cities, despite not actually being located in Russia?
 
Kiev
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: Jul 26 05:19PM +0100

On 2019-07-26 04:00:30 +0000, Calvin said:
 
 
> 1 Which element is known as the 'King of the Elements' due to its many
> allotropes, extensive number of uses, and importance to life itself?
 
Carbon
 
> 2 Who is actress Jamie Lee Curtis' famous mother?
 
Janet Leigh
 
> 3 Biltong is a South African delicacy usually consisting of dried...
> what? [Be specific]
 
Meat. Specifically? Wilderbeest?
 
> 4 What, allegedly, links the alchemist Johann Georg Faust, violinist
> Niccolò Paganini, and blues musician Robert Johnson?
 
They paid the Devil
 
> 5 By definition, thespians engage in which activity?
 
Acting
 
> 6 The 2013 Disney film "Frozen" is based on a fairy take by which 19th
> century author?
 
Hans Christian Andersen?
 
> 7 Which alcoholic beverage represents a letter in the NATO phonetic alphabet?
 
Whisky
 
> 8 What 7-letter word can refer to a citrus fruit, a snail genus, or a
> Japanese province?
 
Satsuma?
 
> 9 Which city is considered the "mother" of all Russian cities, despite
> not actually being located in Russia?
 
St Petersburg?
 
> 10 Which English club won the European Rugby Champions Cup in May 2019,
> their third such title in four years?
 
Saracens?
 
 
--
"To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by
withholding your forgiveness until it's too late is to become divinely
fucked up."
― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 26 10:23AM -0700

On 7/25/19 9:00 PM, Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 Which element is known as the 'King of the Elements' due to its many allotropes, extensive number of uses, and importance to life itself?
 
carbon
 
> 2 Who is actress Jamie Lee Curtis' famous mother?
> 3 Biltong is a South African delicacy usually consisting of dried... what? [Be specific]
> 4 What, allegedly, links the alchemist Johann Georg Faust, violinist Niccolò Paganini, and blues musician Robert Johnson?
 
deal with the devil
 
> 5 By definition, thespians engage in which activity?
 
acting
 
> 6 The 2013 Disney film "Frozen" is based on a fairy take by which 19th century author?
 
Hans Christian Anderson
 
> 7 Which alcoholic beverage represents a letter in the NATO phonetic alphabet?
 
whisky
 
> 8 What 7-letter word can refer to a citrus fruit, a snail genus, or a Japanese province?
 
tangelo
 
> 9 Which city is considered the "mother" of all Russian cities, despite not actually being located in Russia?
 
Kiev
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 26 09:42PM -0500

"Calvin":
> > 9 Which city is considered the "mother" of all Russian cities, despite
> > not actually being located in Russia?

"Joe":
> St Petersburg?
 
Florida?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Pleasant dreams!"
msb@vex.net | "I'll dream of Canada." -- THE SUSPECT
Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: Jul 27 07:52AM +0100

On 2019-07-27 02:42:24 +0000, Mark Brader said:
 
 
> "Joe":
>> St Petersburg?
 
> Florida?
 
It may not be obvious but Geography is not my strongest subject.
 
--
"To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by
withholding your forgiveness until it's too late is to become divinely
fucked up."
― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jul 26 01:32PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:fpqdndGvUpSlDafAnZ2dnUU7-
 
> We tell you the assassin, the year, and something about the place;
> you identify the person assassinated.
 
> 1. Leon Czolgosz, Buffalo, New York, 1901.
 
William McKinley
 
> 2. Charles J. Guiteau, Baltimore & Potomac Railroad station, 1881.
 
James Garfield
 
> 3. Robert Ford, St. Joseph, Missouri, 1882.
 
Jesse James
 
> 5. Gavrilo Princip, Sarajevo, 1914.
 
Franz Ferdinand
 
> 6. James Earl Ray, Memphis, Tennessee, 1968.
 
Martin Luther King Jr.
 
> 7. Jack Ruby, Dallas, Texas, 1963.
 
Lee Harvey Oswald
 
> 8. Sirhan Sirhan, Los Angeles, 1968.
 
Robert Kennedy
 
> 10. Yigal Amir, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1995.
 
Yitzhak Rabin

> intoxicated they can't tell the difference between the evil
> Haman and the righteous Mordechai? The holiday is immortalized
> in the movie "For Your Consideration".
 
Purim

> 2. The name for the Jewish new year literally translates as "Head
> of the Year". What is the name of this fall holiday?
 
Rosh Hashanah
 
> 3. The 9-armed menorah is associated with which Jewish holiday?
 
Hanukkah

> 4. What phrase, literally translated as "good stars", is a Hebrew
> expression of congratulations?
 
mazel tov
 
> 6. At a Passover seder, the plagues visited on Egypt are marked by
> the spilling of wine on a plate: one drop for each of the
> plagues. How many plagues were there?
 
10
 
> 7. How many books are there in the Torah?
 
5

> marks another new year in the Jewish calendar and these days
> it is considered a day to celebrate nature. It is the new year
> of what?
 
trees

> 9. What is Yom HaShoah?
 
Holocaust Remembrance Day
 
> in which they eat and (sometimes) sleep. The Hebrew word
> for this holiday translates to "booths" or "tabernacles".
> Name the holiday.
 
Sukkot
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 26 02:39PM


> * Game 5, Round 7 - History - Assassins
 
> 1. Leon Czolgosz, Buffalo, New York, 1901.
 
William McKinley
 
> 2. Charles J. Guiteau, Baltimore & Potomac Railroad station, 1881.
 
James Garfield
 
> 3. Robert Ford, St. Joseph, Missouri, 1882.
 
Jesse James
 
> 4. Jack McCall, Deadwood, Dakota Territory, 1876.
 
"Wild" Bill Hickock
 
> 5. Gavrilo Princip, Sarajevo, 1914.
 
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
 
> 6. James Earl Ray, Memphis, Tennessee, 1968.
 
Martin Luther King, Jr.
 
> 7. Jack Ruby, Dallas, Texas, 1963.
 
Lee Harvey Oswald
 
> 8. Sirhan Sirhan, Los Angeles, 1968.
 
Robert F. Kennedy
 
> 10. Yigal Amir, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1995.
 
Yitzhak Rabin
 
> intoxicated they can't tell the difference between the evil
> Haman and the righteous Mordechai? The holiday is immortalized
> in the movie "For Your Consideration".
 
Purim
 
> 2. The name for the Jewish new year literally translates as "Head
> of the Year". What is the name of this fall holiday?
 
Rosh Hashanah
 
> 3. The 9-armed menorah is associated with which Jewish holiday?
 
Hannukah
 
> 4. What phrase, literally translated as "good stars", is a Hebrew
> expression of congratulations?
 
mazel tov
 
> 6. At a Passover seder, the plagues visited on Egypt are marked by
> the spilling of wine on a plate: one drop for each of the
> plagues. How many plagues were there?
 
10
 
> 9. What is Yom HaShoah?
 
day to remember the Holocaust
 
> in which they eat and (sometimes) sleep. The Hebrew word
> for this holiday translates to "booths" or "tabernacles".
> Name the holiday.
 
Sukkot
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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>: Jul 26 05:20PM -0700

On 7/25/19 10:31 PM, Mark Brader wrote:>
 
> We tell you the assassin, the year, and something about the place;
> you identify the person assassinated.
 
> 1. Leon Czolgosz, Buffalo, New York, 1901.
 
William McKinley
 
> 2. Charles J. Guiteau, Baltimore & Potomac Railroad station, 1881.
 
James Garfield
 
> 3. Robert Ford, St. Joseph, Missouri, 1882.
 
Jesse James
 
> 4. Jack McCall, Deadwood, Dakota Territory, 1876.
 
Wild Bill Hickok
 
> 5. Gavrilo Princip, Sarajevo, 1914.
 
Archduke Ferdinand
 
> 6. James Earl Ray, Memphis, Tennessee, 1968.
 
Martin Luther King Junior
 
> 7. Jack Ruby, Dallas, Texas, 1963.
 
Lee Harvey Oswald
 
> 8. Sirhan Sirhan, Los Angeles, 1968.
 
Robert F Kennedy
 
> 9. Patrick James Whelan, Ottawa, 1868.
> 10. Yigal Amir, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1995.
 
Yitzhak Rabin
 
 
> 2. The name for the Jewish new year literally translates as "Head
> of the Year". What is the name of this fall holiday?
 
> 3. The 9-armed menorah is associated with which Jewish holiday?
 
Hanukkah
 
 
> 4. What phrase, literally translated as "good stars", is a Hebrew
> expression of congratulations?
 
mazel tov
 
 
> 6. At a Passover seder, the plagues visited on Egypt are marked by
> the spilling of wine on a plate: one drop for each of the
> plagues. How many plagues were there?
 
12
 
 
> 7. How many books are there in the Torah?
 
5
 
 
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Friday, July 26, 2019

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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 26 12:31AM -0500

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-06-17,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
 
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 to the newsgroup in a single followup,
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. For further information see
my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
 
* Game 5, Round 7 - History - Assassins
 
We tell you the assassin, the year, and something about the place;
you identify the person assassinated.
 
1. Leon Czolgosz, Buffalo, New York, 1901.
2. Charles J. Guiteau, Baltimore & Potomac Railroad station, 1881.
3. Robert Ford, St. Joseph, Missouri, 1882.
4. Jack McCall, Deadwood, Dakota Territory, 1876.
5. Gavrilo Princip, Sarajevo, 1914.
6. James Earl Ray, Memphis, Tennessee, 1968.
7. Jack Ruby, Dallas, Texas, 1963.
8. Sirhan Sirhan, Los Angeles, 1968.
9. Patrick James Whelan, Ottawa, 1868.
10. Yigal Amir, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1995.
 
 
* Game 5, Round 8 - Miscellanous - Jewish Holidays and Practices
 
1. On which Jewish holiday are Jews ritually obligated to get so
intoxicated they can't tell the difference between the evil
Haman and the righteous Mordechai? The holiday is immortalized
in the movie "For Your Consideration".
 
2. The name for the Jewish new year literally translates as "Head
of the Year". What is the name of this fall holiday?
 
3. The 9-armed menorah is associated with which Jewish holiday?
 
4. What phrase, literally translated as "good stars", is a Hebrew
expression of congratulations?
 
5. On Shabbat, the challah (bread) is covered while the blessing
over wine is said. Why?
 
6. At a Passover seder, the plagues visited on Egypt are marked by
the spilling of wine on a plate: one drop for each of the
plagues. How many plagues were there?
 
7. How many books are there in the Torah?
 
8. Judaism is filled with early environmentalism. Tu' Bishvat
marks another new year in the Jewish calendar and these days
it is considered a day to celebrate nature. It is the new year
of what?
 
9. What is Yom HaShoah?
 
10. This harvest festival has Jews building temporary structures,
in which they eat and (sometimes) sleep. The Hebrew word
for this holiday translates to "booths" or "tabernacles".
Name the holiday.
 
--
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.
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 26 09:45AM +0200


> We tell you the assassin, the year, and something about the place;
> you identify the person assassinated.
 
> 1. Leon Czolgosz, Buffalo, New York, 1901.
 
McKinley
 
> 4. Jack McCall, Deadwood, Dakota Territory, 1876.
 
Billie the Kid
 
> 5. Gavrilo Princip, Sarajevo, 1914.
 
Franz Ferdinand
 
> 6. James Earl Ray, Memphis, Tennessee, 1968.
 
Martin Luther King Jr
 
> 7. Jack Ruby, Dallas, Texas, 1963.
 
Lee Harvey Oswald
 
> 8. Sirhan Sirhan, Los Angeles, 1968.
 
Robert Kennedy
 
> 10. Yigal Amir, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1995.
 
Shamir
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jul 25 09:00PM -0700

1 Which element is known as the 'King of the Elements' due to its many allotropes, extensive number of uses, and importance to life itself?
2 Who is actress Jamie Lee Curtis' famous mother?
3 Biltong is a South African delicacy usually consisting of dried... what? [Be specific]
4 What, allegedly, links the alchemist Johann Georg Faust, violinist Niccolò Paganini, and blues musician Robert Johnson?
5 By definition, thespians engage in which activity?
6 The 2013 Disney film "Frozen" is based on a fairy take by which 19th century author?
7 Which alcoholic beverage represents a letter in the NATO phonetic alphabet?
8 What 7-letter word can refer to a citrus fruit, a snail genus, or a Japanese province?
9 Which city is considered the "mother" of all Russian cities, despite not actually being located in Russia?
10 Which English club won the European Rugby Champions Cup in May 2019, their third such title in four years?
 
cheers,
calvin
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 26 12:37AM -0500

"Calvin":
> 1 Which element is known as the 'King of the Elements' due to its
> many allotropes, extensive number of uses, and importance to life
> itself?
 
Carbon.
 
> 2 Who is actress Jamie Lee Curtis' famous mother?
 
Janet Leigh.
 
> 3 Biltong is a South African delicacy usually consisting of
> dried... what? [Be specific]
 
Herring.
 
> 4 What, allegedly, links the alchemist Johann Georg Faust,
> violinist Niccolň Paganini, and blues musician Robert Johnson?
 
"Illegitimate" birth?
 
> 5 By definition, thespians engage in which activity?
 
Acting.
 
> 6 The 2013 Disney film "Frozen" is based on a fairy take by which
> 19th century author?
 
Andersen?
 
> 7 Which alcoholic beverage represents a letter in the NATO
> phonetic alphabet?
 
Whisky. Or whiskey. I forget which is the official spelling.
 
> 8 What 7-letter word can refer to a citrus fruit, a snail genus,
> or a Japanese province?
 
Satsuro?
 
> 9 Which city is considered the "mother" of all Russian cities,
> despite not actually being located in Russia?
 
Kiev?
 
> 10 Which English club won the European Rugby Champions Cup in May
> 2019, their third such title in four years?
 
Manchester?
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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 26 09:39AM +0200

> 1 Which element is known as the 'King of the Elements' due to its
> many allotropes, extensive number of uses, and importance to life
> itself?
 
Carbon
 
> 6 The 2013 Disney film "Frozen" is based on a fairy take by which
> 19th century author?
 
H.C. Andersen
 
> 7 Which alcoholic beverage represents a letter in the NATO phonetic
> alphabet?
 
Martini
 
> 8 What 7-letter word can refer to a citrus fruit, a snail genus, or
> a Japanese province?
 
Satsuma
 
> 9 Which city is considered the ?mother? of all Russian cities,
> despite not actually being located in Russia?
 
Kyiv (as it is spelled locally)
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jul 25 08:58PM -0700

On Monday, July 15, 2019 at 1:31:31 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 In cookery, what French word meaning 'jumped' refers to tossing or shaking food in hot fat?
 
Saute
 
> 2 Which rapper's hit single "Lose Yourself" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2003, the first hip-hop song to receive such an accolade?
 
Eminem / Marshall Mathers
 
> 3 What is Charlie Brown's best-known expression of dismay?
 
Good grief!
 
> 4 Winners at the Venice Film Festival receive a golden statue of which animal?
 
Lion
The bear is Berlin
 
> 5 The Pirelli Skyscraper is located in which Italian city?
 
Milan
 
> 6 Which sign of the zodiac is represented by fishes?
 
Pisces
 
> 7 Why is the green basilisk lizard (Basiliscus plumifrons) also known as the 'Jesus Christ lizard'?
 
It can walk on water
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qOvEkNJAANk_589IsTPrbCo8_Kzr30O-W4kNzS5TBDBAH42zIG4hGB0BHc6LOLsIvH7IH8woLFHSqtGnmVFO41zG9vEtp-FFtj16_UnQ8ZjVN9z-aOGV4J0HlFK1KgB8DQxYwBCHwGk/s1600/jesus+christ+lizard+running+on+water.jpg
 
 
> 8 Designed to deliver troops from aircraft to the ground as quickly as possible, what does the acronym HALO stand for in relation to a parachute jump?
 
High Altitude, Low Opening
Though I enjoyed Joe's suggestion: Highly accelerated landing. Ouch!
 
> 9 The 1994 comedy film "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" starring Jim Carrey is set in which US city?
 
Miami
 
> 10 Which 2008 rom-com starred Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis and Russell Brand?
 
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Singleton for Pete
 
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 569
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 8 24 Mark Brader
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 8 24 Dan Blum
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 12 Bruce Bowler
0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 11 Pete Gayde
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 Joe
0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
3 2 3 2 5 5 2 2 2 1 27 45%
 
 
Congratulations Mark and Dan B. Another tough set, with a larger spread than normal for some reason.
 
cheers,
calvin
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jul 25 09:02PM -0700

On Monday, July 15, 2019 at 2:27:41 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> Dan Blum:
> > it can walk across water
 
> Oh, duh. :-(
 
Good grief!, surely :-)
 
cheers,
calvin
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 26 09:36AM +0200

> 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 Erland S
 
As poor as my score might seem, it should be even poorer. I did not have
Q5 right. I said Torino which is about 150 km west of Milano.
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 26 12:30AM -0500

Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-06-17,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... I will reveal the correct
> answers in about 3 days.
 
Sorry, I was distracted yesterday. Here we go now.

> the surface of the Moon. Here's a round on the space race and NASA.
 
> 1. How did the residents of Perth, Australia, get John Glenn's
> attention during his historic flight on Friendship 7?
 
They left every light in the city turned on overnight. Accepting
any reference to signaling with lights. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque,
Pete, and Calvin.
 
> 2. Within 2, what was the announced maximum age limit for the
> 7 original Mercury astronauts?
 
40 (accepting 37-42). 4 for Dan Tilque. 3 for Calvin.
 
I haven't found any definitive source that makes it clear whether
they had to be *under* 40 or *no older than* 40. I am therefore
accepting one extra year on the young side. The minimum age, by the
way, was 25, with a similar ambiguity; and the actual ages of the
selected astronauts at the time the selection was announced ranged
from 32 (Cooper) to 37 (Glenn).
 
> 3. What was the nationality of the first non-American to be included
> in the crew of a US spacecraft?
 
West German. "German" was sufficient. (Ulf Merbold, 1983.)
 
> 4. What was significant about the mission to the Solar Max satellite
> by the space shuttle Challenger in 1984?
 
It was the first satellite to be repaired while in orbit. And I
believe it was also the first mission to rendezvous with an unrelated
satellite in orbit, so: 4 for Dan Tilque (the hard way).
 
 
> 5. At the commissioning of the first US space shuttle, the theme
> from what TV series was played?
 
"Star Trek". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
 
The "first shuttle" was the Enterprise -- the one that never flew
in space. It was originally planned to be named the Constitution,
but after protests from "Star Trek" fans, the name Enterprise was
selected instead, and "Star Trek" was commemorated in other ways.
 
In the end, though, NASA realized that the orbiter fleet needed so
many changes to be flight-ready that it was more cost-effective to
modify the later shuttles already under construction than to upgrade
the Enterprise to the new design; so, although commissioned, it never
actually entered service.
 
> 6. In a Cold War space-race "first" that was almost as worrisome
> as Sputnik, what previously unseen celestial thing did a Russian
> space probe photograph in 1959?
 
The far side of the Moon. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 7. What does EVA stand for, to astronauts?
 
Extra-Vehicular Activity. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,
and Pete.
 
> 8. Before they changed it to LM, what did NASA's acronym LEM stand for?
 
Lunar Excursion Module. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
 
> 9. Already famous for one space "first", which astronaut was then
> the first man to golf on the Moon?
 
Alan Shepard (also the first American in space). 4 for Joshua,
Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 10. The final moon mission in 1972 wasn't the end of Apollo.
> What Apollo good-will mission took place on July 17, 1975?
 
The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project: docking and joint crew activities of
the last Apollo capsule and a Soviet Soyuz capsule. 4 for Joshua,
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
 
 
> classical or the borrowed version. But I think at least some of
> the questions should be playable without the audio.)
 
> 1. Martini's "Plaisir d'amour" inspired which Elvis Presley song?
 
"Can't Help Falling in Love". 4 for Pete.
 
> 2. Parts of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto #2 were sampled for
> which song that was a chart hit for Céline Dion and Eric Carmen?
 
"All by Myself". 4 for Joshua.
 
> 3. The 1970s hit "Joy" by Apollo 100 is a note-for-note electronica
> version of one of classical music's most famous pieces.
> Name the original composer.
 
Johann Sebastian Bach. ("Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring".) "Bach"
was sufficient. 4 for Joshua.
 
> "Rocky" by using a classical piece called "15th Century Fanfare".
> Name the composer of the "Rocky" theme, who was nominated for
> an Oscar for this obvious thievery.
 
Bill Conti. 4 for Joshua and Pete.
 
> the "Battle on the Ice" theme providing the musical basis for a
> summer blockbuster. Name the contemporary soundtrack composer
> who lifted that music.
 
John Williams. ("Jaws".) 4 for Joshua and Pete. 3 for Calvin.
2 for Dan Blum.
 
> 6. Bach's "Minuet in G" was rearranged note-for-note for a 1965
> pop hit by the Toys. What was the song's name?
 
"A Lover's Concerto". 4 for Joshua.
 
> 7. In the song "I Can" by Nas, name the classic that's being
> sampled on piano.
 
"Für Elise" (Beethoven.)
 
> 8. Bach's "Orchestral Suite in D" was one of the inspirations for
> a 1968 hit by a British band. Name the song *or* the band.
 
"Whiter Shade of Pale", Procol Harum. 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Calvin.
 
> 9. In the song "C U When You Get There", a classical piece is
> sampled in the background. Name the composer of that piece.
 
Johann Pachelbel. ("Canon in D".)
 
> 10. Again with Elvis. Name the globally known Neapolitan song,
> written in 1898 and popular with operatic tenors, that was
> appropriated in "It's Now or Never".
 
"'O Sole Mio" (music by Eduardo di Capua and, according to a
posthumous court decision, Alfredo Mazzucchi). 4 for Joshua, Pete,
and Calvin.
 
 
> hopeless pursuit of something unattainable -- in "Romeo and
> Juliet", Act II, Scene IV, it referred to a horse race rather
> than fowl.
 
Wild-goose chase. (Mercutio's line is: "Nay, if thy wits run the
wild-goose chase, I am done. For thou hast more of the wild-goose
in one of thy wits, than I am sure, I have in my whole five. Was I
with you there for the goose?") 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete.
 
> both in Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens" and "As You Like It".
> It actually first appeared in the anonymous play "Sir Thomas
> More", which is often at least partially attributed to The Bard.
 
Seen better days. (In "As You Like It", Duke Senior says: "True
is it that we have seen better days, and have with holy bell been
knoll'd to church, and sat at good men's feasts, and wip'd our eyes
of drops that sacred pity hath engend'red; and therefore sit you
down in gentleness, and take upon command what help we have that to
your wanting may be minist'red.")
 
> 3. In "As You Like It", Act IV, Scene I, Orlando utters this promise
> of everlasting love when Rosalind asks him, "Now tell me how
> long you would have her after you possessed her".
 
For ever and a day. (That's the complete line. But in reply,
Rosalind tells him to "Say 'a day' without the 'ever'".) 4 for Pete
and Calvin.
 
> 4. It is sometimes assumed that Lewis Carroll coined this famous
> expression of the Queen of Hearts, but it appears in
> Shakespeare's "Richard III", Act III, Scene IV.
 
Off with his head. I accepted the plural. (Gloucester: "If?
Thou protector of this damned strumpet, talk'st thou to me of ifs?
Thou art a traitor. Off with his head! Now by Saint Paul I swear
I will not dine until I see the same. Lovel and Ratcliff, look that
it be done.") 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
 
> to be for their own good, and will be helpful for them in the
> future, although it might be painful or hurtful at this moment.
> Also a Nick Lowe song title.
 
Cruel to be kind. (Hamlet, after killing Polonius: "For this same
lord I do repent; but heaven hath pleasd it so, to punish me with
this, and this with me, that I must be their scourge and minister.
I will bestow him, and will answer well the death I gave him.
So again, good night. I must be cruel, only to be kind: Thus bad
begins, and worse remains behind.") 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
 
> 6. From "The Merchant of Venice", Act II, Scene VI, this expression
> means that we ignore or refuse to see our beloved's faults.
 
Love is blind. (Jessica: "I am glad 'tis night, you do not look
on me, for I am much asham' of my exchange. But love is blind, and
lovers cannot see the pretty follies that themselves commit, for if
they could, Cupid himself would blush to see me thus transformed to
a boy.") 4 for Dan Tilque.
 
> 7. Something considered to be the perfect specimen, the ne plus
> ultra, this expression appears in "Macbeth", Act I, Scene VII.
 
Be-all and end-all. (Macbeth: "If it were done when 'tis done,
then 'twere well it were done quickly. If th' assassination could
trammel up the consequence, and catch with his surcease success; that
but this blow might be the be-all and the end-all-here, but here,
upon this bank and shoal of time, we'd jump the life to come.")
 
> 8. This chilly phrase, popularized by Shakespeare, means to do
> or say something to relieve tension or start a conversation.
> It appears in "The Taming of the Shrew", Act I, Scene II.
 
Break the ice. (Tranio: "If it be so, sir, that you are the man must
stead us all, and me amongst the rest; and if you break the ice,
and do this feat, achieve the elder, set the younger free for our
access, whose hap shall be to have her will not so graceless be to
be ingrate.") 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum (Dab), Dan Tilque, and Pete.
 
> 9. Uttered by the porter in "Macbeth", Act II, Scene III, this
> line is the opening line of too many children's and dad jokes.
 
Knock, knock, who's there? (The porter says, in part: "Knock,
knock, knock. Who's there, i' th' name of Belzebub? Here's a
farmer that hanged himself on the expectation of plenty: come
in time; have napkins enow about you; here you'll sweat for't.
Knock, knock! Who's there, i' th' other devil's name? Faith,
here's an equivocator, that could swear in both the scales against
either scale, who committed treason enough for God's sake, yet
could not equivocate to heaven: O, come in, equivocator. Knock,
knock, knock! Who's there? Faith, here's an English tailor come
hither, for stealing out of a French hose: come in, tailor; here
you may roast your goose.") 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, and Calvin.
 
> 10. Most people think Sir Arthur Conan Doyle coined this famous
> expression meaning that the process is underway. Shakespeare,
> however, used it first in "Henry V", Act III, Scene I.
 
The game's afoot. (King Henry: "For there is none of you so
mean and base, that hath not noble lustre in your eyes. I see
you stand like greyhounds in the slips, straining upon the start.
The game's afoot! Follow your spirit, and upon this charge cry,
"God for Harry! England and St. George!") 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
Dan Tilque, and Calvin.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 BEST
TOPICS-> Can Ent Sci Aud Lit THREE
Joshua Kreitzer 33 36 28 28 24 97
Pete Gayde 25 28 20 20 20 73
Dan Tilque 20 4 36 0 16 72
Dan Blum 21 20 16 2 24 65
"Calvin" 0 11 7 11 12 34
 
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