Saturday, August 31, 2019

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 5 updates in 3 topics

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 30 09:48PM -0500

Mark Brader:
> > 4. "Mere Christianity" (1944).
 
> C.S. Lewis. 4 for Joshua.
 
Also 4 for Dan, whose answer was missed because two questions got
quoted on the same line.
 
Scores, if there are now no errors:
 
GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Lit Can
Joshua Kreitzer 32 10 42
Dan Tilque 20 8 28
"Calvin" 20 0 20
Bruce Bowler 4 12 16
Pete Gayde 4 8 12
 
--
Mark Brader | "One must scythe the thickets of metaphor
Toronto | if one wishes to harvest the grain of reason."
msb@vex.net | --Robert Ludlum
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Aug 30 07:28PM

On Thu, 29 Aug 2019 15:58:26 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> For the questions #1-5, we'll give you the make of the car and
> nationality and you identify the logo by number.
 
> 1. Nissan (Japan).
 
13
 
> 2. Buick (US).
 
7
 
> 3. Saab (Sweden).
 
4
 
> 4. Koenigsegg (Sweden).
 
3
 
> 5. Chery (China).
 
1
 
> fun, but for no points.
 
> Numbers one, three, four, seven, and thirteen have been used.
 
> 6. (decoy) #two.
 
Volvo
 
> 7. #five.
 
Renault
 
> 8. #six.
 
Maserati
 
> 9. (decoy) #eight.
 
McLaren
 
> 10. (decoy) #nine.
 
No Clue
 
> 11. #ten.
 
Aston Martin
 
> 12. (decoy) #eleven.
 
Cadillac
 
> 13. #twelve.
 
Citroen
 
> 14. (decoy) #fourteen.
 
Peugot
 
> 15. (decoy) #fifteen.
 
Fiat
 
> 16. #sixteen.
 
Bentley
 
> instead. Song #1 involves so many issues, though, that I'll simply ask
> you to name the artist.
 
> 1. "Eve of Destruction".
 
Barry McGuire
 
> to name is the *social issue* that the song is about.
 
> 2. "Beds Are Burning" (Midnight Oil).
> 3. "Hurricane" (Bob Dylan).
 
Racism
 
> 6. "Chicago" (Graham Nash).
> 7. "Spanish Bombs" (the Clash).
> 8. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (U2).
 
"The Troubles" in Northern Ireland
 
 
> 1. This series of caverns in New Mexico, in the Chihuahua Desert,
> is crowned by the Big Room, a natural limestone chamber 1,200 m long,
> 200 m wide, and more than 100 m high. Name those famous caverns.
 
Carlsbad Caverns
 
> Louisville and Bowling Green -- this cave is part of the longest cave
> system in the world. Despite its name, no fossils of large
> prehistoric mammals have ever been found there. Name it.
 
Mammoth Caves
 
> 3. The Cave of the Swallows (7th-deepest known cave in the world)
> and the Cave of Crystals (marked by crystal formations 10 m high)
> can both be found in what country?
 
Mexico
 
> famed sea cave, Fingal's Cave. It inspired him to compose the
> Hebrides Overture. Also called Uamh Binh and the Cave of Melody,
> you'd find the cave on an island off the coast of where?
 
Scotland; Ireland
 
> Cave because of abundant luminous tiny organisms that put on an
> endless light show. In which Southern Hemisphere country would you
> find Waitomo Cave?
 
New Zealand
 
> 7. The Black Chasm, Lake Shasta Caverns, and the Moaning Cavern
> can all be found in which US state?
 
California
 
> Testament peoples and -- centuries later -- early Christians to live
> in hiding relatively comfortably in groups of up to 20,000 more than
> 60 m underground. In which country is this?
 
Israel; Turkey
 
> the first kilometer is open to tourists. Dimly-lit and misty, it's
> apparently a profoundly eerie experience. In which country would you
> find the Eisriesenwelt Cave?
 
Austria
 
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 30 03:22PM -0700

On 8/29/19 1:58 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> For the questions #1-5, we'll give you the make of the car and
> nationality and you identify the logo by number.
 
> 1. Nissan (Japan).
 
13
 
> 2. Buick (US).
 
7
 
> decoys if you like for fun, but for no points.
 
> Ahzoref bar, guerr, sbhe, frira, naq guvegrra unir orra hfrq.
 
> 6. (qrpbl) #gjb.
 
Volvo
 
> 7. #svir.
> 8. #fvk.
> 9. (qrpbl) #rvtug.
 
Starfleet
 
> 10. (qrpbl) #avar.
> 11. #gra.
 
Chrysler
 
> 12. (qrpbl) #ryrira.
 
Cadillac
 
> 13. #gjryir.
> 14. (qrpbl) #sbhegrra.
> 15. (qrpbl) #svsgrra.
 
Fiat
 
> 16. #fvkgrra.
 
Mini
 
> have to name is the *social issue* that the song is about.
 
> 2. "Beds Are Burning" (Midnight Oil).
> 3. "Hurricane" (Bob Dylan).
 
imprisonment of Hurricane Carter
 
> 4. "Little Boxes" (Pete Seeger).
> 5. "Signs" (Five Man Electrical Band).
> 6. "Chicago" (Graham Nash).
 
police brutality at the 1968 Democratic National Convention
 
> 7. "Spanish Bombs" (the Clash).
> 8. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (U2)
 
shooting of Northern Ireland protesters by British troops
 
> 9. "Ohio" (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young).
 
Kent State shootings
 
> is crowned by the Big Room, a natural limestone chamber 1,200 m
> long, 200 m wide, and more than 100 m high. Name those famous
> caverns.
 
Calsbad Caverns
 
> Louisville and Bowling Green -- this cave is part of the longest
> cave system in the world. Despite its name, no fossils of
> large prehistoric mammals have ever been found there. Name it.
 
Dinosaur Caves
 
 
> 4. One of the world's most famous and beautiful sea caves is the
> Blue Grotto. Name the Mediterranean island off the coast of
> Italy where it can be found.
 
Sicily
 
> famed sea cave, Fingal's Cave. It inspired him to compose
> the Hebrides Overture. Also called Uamh Binh and the Cave of
> Melody, you'd find the cave on an island off the coast of where?
 
Scotland
 
> Cave because of abundant luminous tiny organisms that put on
> an endless light show. In which Southern Hemisphere country
> would you find Waitomo Cave?
 
New Zealand
 
 
> 7. The Black Chasm, Lake Shasta Caverns, and the Moaning Cavern
> can all be found in which US state?
 
California
 
 
> 8. The Warsaw Caves, Duncan Crevice Caves, and Bonnechere Caves
> are all in which Canadian province?
 
Quebec; New Brunswick
 
> old Testament peoples and -- centuries later -- early Christians
> to live in hiding relatively comfortably in groups of up to
> 20,000 more than 60 m underground. In which country is this?
 
Jordan
 
> the first kilometer is open to tourists. Dimly-lit and misty,
> it's apparently a profoundly eerie experience. In which country
> would you find the Eisriesenwelt Cave?
 
Austria; Switzerland
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Aug 30 10:32PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:8-CdnWR2yZzvofXAnZ2dnUU7-
 
> For the questions #1-5, we'll give you the make of the car and
> nationality and you identify the logo by number.
 
> 1. Nissan (Japan).
 
13
 
> 2. Buick (US).
 
7
 
> 3. Saab (Sweden).
 
15
 
> 4. Koenigsegg (Sweden).
 
4
 
> 5. Chery (China).
 
8
 
 
> Ahzoref bar, guerr, sbhe, frira, naq guvegrra unir orra hfrq.
 
> 6. (qrpbl) #gjb.
> 7. #svir.
 
Opel
 
> 8. #fvk.
 
Maserati
 
> 14. (qrpbl) #sbhegrra.
> 15. (qrpbl) #svsgrra.
> 16. #fvkgrra.
 
Bughatti
 
 
> For #2-10, then, I'll give you the title and artist, and what you
> have to name is the *social issue* that the song is about.
 
> 2. "Beds Are Burning" (Midnight Oil).
 
Spousal abuse
 
> 3. "Hurricane" (Bob Dylan).
 
Incarcerated black man
 
> 4. "Little Boxes" (Pete Seeger).
 
Taxes
 
> 5. "Signs" (Five Man Electrical Band).
 
Rebelling against authority
 
> 6. "Chicago" (Graham Nash).
 
Unrest during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago
 
> 7. "Spanish Bombs" (the Clash).
 
Terrorism
 
> 8. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (U2).
 
The Troubles in Northern Ireland
 
> 9. "Ohio" (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young).
 
National guard shooting students at Kent State
 
> 10. "Society's Child" (Janis Ian).
 
Child abuse
 
> is crowned by the Big Room, a natural limestone chamber 1,200 m
> long, 200 m wide, and more than 100 m high. Name those famous
> caverns.
 
Carlsbad
 
> Louisville and Bowling Green -- this cave is part of the longest
> cave system in the world. Despite its name, no fossils of
> large prehistoric mammals have ever been found there. Name it.
 
Mammoth Cave
 
 
> 3. The Cave of the Swallows (7th-deepest known cave in the world)
> and the Cave of Crystals (marked by crystal formations 10 m high)
> can both be found in what country?
 
Thailand; Japan
 
 
> 4. One of the world's most famous and beautiful sea caves is the
> Blue Grotto. Name the Mediterranean island off the coast of
> Italy where it can be found.
 
Capri
 
> famed sea cave, Fingal's Cave. It inspired him to compose
> the Hebrides Overture. Also called Uamh Binh and the Cave of
> Melody, you'd find the cave on an island off the coast of where?
 
Scotland
 
> Cave because of abundant luminous tiny organisms that put on
> an endless light show. In which Southern Hemisphere country
> would you find Waitomo Cave?
 
New Zealand
 
 
> 7. The Black Chasm, Lake Shasta Caverns, and the Moaning Cavern
> can all be found in which US state?
 
California
 
 
> 8. The Warsaw Caves, Duncan Crevice Caves, and Bonnechere Caves
> are all in which Canadian province?
 
Alberta; Quebec
 
> old Testament peoples and -- centuries later -- early Christians
> to live in hiding relatively comfortably in groups of up to
> 20,000 more than 60 m underground. In which country is this?
 
Jordan; Iran
 
> the first kilometer is open to tourists. Dimly-lit and misty,
> it's apparently a profoundly eerie experience. In which country
> would you find the Eisriesenwelt Cave?
 
Switzerland; Poland
 
 
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Sbe nal nafjre,
> vs lbh tnir nal sbez bs "gur HX" be "Terng Oevgnva", cyrnfr tb onpx
> naq or zber fcrpvsvp guna "Terng Oevgnva".
 
Pete Gayde
Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Aug 30 06:50PM

On Tue, 27 Aug 2019 16:11:36 -0700, Calvin wrote:
 
 
> 2 In which trick-taking card game might one adopt the risky
strategy of
> 'shooting the moon'?
 
hearts
 
> 5 In an Olympic final, the fastest qualifier swims in which number
lane?
 
4
 
> 6 In the context of document scanning, what does the acronym OCR
stand
> for?
 
optical character recognition
 
> 10 How many times did the Apostle Peter deny knowledge of Jesus?
 
Three
 
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Friday, August 30, 2019

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 7 updates in 2 topics

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 29 03:58PM -0500

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-07-15,
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 8, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - What Car is This?
 
Please see the handout at:
 
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-4/what.jpg
 
For the questions #1-5, we'll give you the make of the car and
nationality and you identify the logo by number.
 
1. Nissan (Japan).
2. Buick (US).
3. Saab (Sweden).
4. Koenigsegg (Sweden).
5. Chery (China).
 
For the rest, we'll throw it into reverse. Decode the rot13 to
see the logo numbers, and each case name the brand. I've sorted
this part of the round by logo number for convenience; there were
6 decoys, which are now interspersed with the others. Answer the
decoys if you like for fun, but for no points.
 
Ahzoref bar, guerr, sbhe, frira, naq guvegrra unir orra hfrq.
 
6. (qrpbl) #gjb.
7. #svir.
8. #fvk.
9. (qrpbl) #rvtug.
10. (qrpbl) #avar.
11. #gra.
12. (qrpbl) #ryrira.
13. #gjryir.
14. (qrpbl) #sbhegrra.
15. (qrpbl) #svsgrra.
16. #fvkgrra.
 
 
* Game 8, Round 5 - Audio - Protest Songs
 
To quote the movie "The Wild One":
 
"What are you rebelling against?"
"What have you got?"
 
This round features pop songs protesting various things of social
importance. In the original game clips from them were played,
of course, but here I'll generally give you the title and artist
instead. Song #1 involves so many issues, though, that I'll simply
ask you to name the artist.
 
1. "Eve of Destruction".
 
For #2-10, then, I'll give you the title and artist, and what you
have to name is the *social issue* that the song is about.
 
2. "Beds Are Burning" (Midnight Oil).
3. "Hurricane" (Bob Dylan).
4. "Little Boxes" (Pete Seeger).
5. "Signs" (Five Man Electrical Band).
6. "Chicago" (Graham Nash).
7. "Spanish Bombs" (the Clash).
8. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (U2).
9. "Ohio" (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young).
10. "Society's Child" (Janis Ian).
 
 
* Game 8, Round 6 - Geography - The Hole in the Earth Catalog
 
Here's a round on famous caves, caverns, and chasms.
 
1. This series of caverns in New Mexico, in the Chihuahua Desert,
is crowned by the Big Room, a natural limestone chamber 1,200 m
long, 200 m wide, and more than 100 m high. Name those famous
caverns.
 
2. Part of a US National Park in central Kentucky -- between
Louisville and Bowling Green -- this cave is part of the longest
cave system in the world. Despite its name, no fossils of
large prehistoric mammals have ever been found there. Name it.
 
3. The Cave of the Swallows (7th-deepest known cave in the world)
and the Cave of Crystals (marked by crystal formations 10 m high)
can both be found in what country?
 
4. One of the world's most famous and beautiful sea caves is the
Blue Grotto. Name the Mediterranean island off the coast of
Italy where it can be found.
 
5. In 1829, the composer Felix Mendelssohn visited another
famed sea cave, Fingal's Cave. It inspired him to compose
the Hebrides Overture. Also called Uamh Binh and the Cave of
Melody, you'd find the cave on an island off the coast of where?
 
6. Considered a world wonder, Waitomo Cave is also called Glowworm
Cave because of abundant luminous tiny organisms that put on
an endless light show. In which Southern Hemisphere country
would you find Waitomo Cave?
 
7. The Black Chasm, Lake Shasta Caverns, and the Moaning Cavern
can all be found in which US state?
 
8. The Warsaw Caves, Duncan Crevice Caves, and Bonnechere Caves
are all in which Canadian province?
 
9. While the Derinkuyu underground city is a man-made series of
underground caves, they are astonishing in their scope, allowing
old Testament peoples and -- centuries later -- early Christians
to live in hiding relatively comfortably in groups of up to
20,000 more than 60 m underground. In which country is this?
 
10. It's the longest ice cave in the world, at 42 km, though only
the first kilometer is open to tourists. Dimly-lit and misty,
it's apparently a profoundly eerie experience. In which country
would you find the Eisriesenwelt Cave?
 
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Sbe nal nafjre,
vs lbh tnir nal sbez bs "gur HX" be "Terng Oevgnva", cyrnfr tb onpx
naq or zber fcrpvsvp guna "Terng Oevgnva".
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Astronauts practice landing on laptops"
msb@vex.net | --Ft. Myers, FL, News-Press, March 13, 1994
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Aug 30 12:57AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:8-CdnWR2yZzvofXAnZ2dnUU7-
 
> For the questions #1-5, we'll give you the make of the car and
> nationality and you identify the logo by number.
 
> 1. Nissan (Japan).
 
13; 2
 
> 2. Buick (US).
 
7
 
> 3. Saab (Sweden).
 
3; 2
 
> 4. Koenigsegg (Sweden).
 
6; 10
 
> 5. Chery (China).
 
8; 12

> decoys if you like for fun, but for no points.
 
> Ahzoref bar, guerr, sbhe, frira, naq guvegrra unir orra hfrq.
 
> 12. (qrpbl) #ryrira.
 
Cadillac

> instead. Song #1 involves so many issues, though, that I'll simply
> ask you to name the artist.
 
> 1. "Eve of Destruction".
 
Barry McGuire
 
> For #2-10, then, I'll give you the title and artist, and what you
> have to name is the *social issue* that the song is about.
 
> 2. "Beds Are Burning" (Midnight Oil).
 
Aboriginal Australian rights
 
> 3. "Hurricane" (Bob Dylan).
 
imprisonment of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
 
> 4. "Little Boxes" (Pete Seeger).
 
suburban conformity
 
> 5. "Signs" (Five Man Electrical Band).
 
discrimination against "long-haired freaky people"
 
> 6. "Chicago" (Graham Nash).
 
riots at 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago
 
> 7. "Spanish Bombs" (the Clash).
 
Spanish Civil War
 
> 8. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (U2).
 
the Troubles in Northern Ireland
 
> 9. "Ohio" (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young).
 
shooting of students at Kent State University
 
> 10. "Society's Child" (Janis Ian).
 
interracial relationships

> is crowned by the Big Room, a natural limestone chamber 1,200 m
> long, 200 m wide, and more than 100 m high. Name those famous
> caverns.
 
Carlsbad Caverns
 
> Louisville and Bowling Green -- this cave is part of the longest
> cave system in the world. Despite its name, no fossils of
> large prehistoric mammals have ever been found there. Name it.
 
Mammoth Cave

> 4. One of the world's most famous and beautiful sea caves is the
> Blue Grotto. Name the Mediterranean island off the coast of
> Italy where it can be found.
 
Capri

> famed sea cave, Fingal's Cave. It inspired him to compose
> the Hebrides Overture. Also called Uamh Binh and the Cave of
> Melody, you'd find the cave on an island off the coast of where?
 
Scotland
 
> Cave because of abundant luminous tiny organisms that put on
> an endless light show. In which Southern Hemisphere country
> would you find Waitomo Cave?
 
New Zealand
 
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Sbe nal nafjre,
> vs lbh tnir nal sbez bs "gur HX" be "Terng Oevgnva", cyrnfr tb onpx
> naq or zber fcrpvsvp guna "Terng Oevgnva".
 
Nyernql gbbx pner bs gung.
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 29 07:39PM -0700

On Friday, August 30, 2019 at 6:58:31 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> For the questions #1-5, we'll give you the make of the car and
> nationality and you identify the logo by number.
 
> 1. Nissan (Japan).
 
13
 
> 2. Buick (US).
 
11, 16
 
> 3. Saab (Sweden).
 
4
 
> 4. Koenigsegg (Sweden).
 
3, 8
 
> 5. Chery (China).
 
3, 8
 
> 6. (qrpbl) #gjb.
> 7. #svir.
 
Renault
 
> 8. #fvk.
 
Maserati
 
> 11. #gra.
> 12. (qrpbl) #ryrira.
> 13. #gjryir.
 
Proton?
 
> 14. (qrpbl) #sbhegrra.
 
Peugeot
 
> 15. (qrpbl) #svsgrra.
 
Opel?
 
> 16. #fvkgrra.
 
Nope
 
 

 
> For #2-10, then, I'll give you the title and artist, and what you
> have to name is the *social issue* that the song is about.
 
> 2. "Beds Are Burning" (Midnight Oil).
 
Aboriginal Australian rights
 
> 3. "Hurricane" (Bob Dylan).
 
Reuben Carter trial/imprisonment
 
> 5. "Signs" (Five Man Electrical Band).
> 6. "Chicago" (Graham Nash).
> 7. "Spanish Bombs" (the Clash).
 
Spanish civil war I guess
 
> 8. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (U2).
 
Police firing on Irish civilians in c. 1972
 
> Louisville and Bowling Green -- this cave is part of the longest
> cave system in the world. Despite its name, no fossils of
> large prehistoric mammals have ever been found there. Name it.
 
Mammoth cave
 
 
> 4. One of the world's most famous and beautiful sea caves is the
> Blue Grotto. Name the Mediterranean island off the coast of
> Italy where it can be found.
 
Sicily, Sardinia
 
> famed sea cave, Fingal's Cave. It inspired him to compose
> the Hebrides Overture. Also called Uamh Binh and the Cave of
> Melody, you'd find the cave on an island off the coast of where?
 
Scotland, Ireland
 
> Cave because of abundant luminous tiny organisms that put on
> an endless light show. In which Southern Hemisphere country
> would you find Waitomo Cave?
 
New Zealand, Australia
 
> 7. The Black Chasm, Lake Shasta Caverns, and the Moaning Cavern
> can all be found in which US state?
 
Nevada, California
 
> 8. The Warsaw Caves, Duncan Crevice Caves, and Bonnechere Caves
> are all in which Canadian province?
 
BC, Manitoba
 
> old Testament peoples and -- centuries later -- early Christians
> to live in hiding relatively comfortably in groups of up to
> 20,000 more than 60 m underground. In which country is this?
 
Egypt, Iran
 
> the first kilometer is open to tourists. Dimly-lit and misty,
> it's apparently a profoundly eerie experience. In which country
> would you find the Eisriesenwelt Cave?
 
Norway, Sweden
 
cheers,
calvin
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 30 10:37AM +0200

> * Game 8, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - What Car is This?
 
> 1. Nissan (Japan).
 
13
 
> 2. Buick (US).
 
16
 
> 3. Saab (Sweden).
 
4
 
> 4. Koenigsegg (Sweden).
 
Koenigsegg? Gosh, they must be more common in Toronto than over here.
I have no idea. 6?
 
> 5. Chery (China).
 
8
 
> 6. (qrpbl) #gjb.
 
Volvo
 
> 7. #svir.
 
Mitsubishi
 
> 8. #fvk.
 
Koenigsegg :-)
 
> * Game 8, Round 5 - Audio - Protest Songs
 
> 2. "Beds Are Burning" (Midnight Oil).
 
How the white man have taken away land from the aboriginals.
 
> 7. "Spanish Bombs" (the Clash).
 
Spanish civil war
 
> 8. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (U2).
 
Bloody Sunday. That is, the event in Londonderry where several protesters
were killed by the British Army.
 
 
> 4. One of the world's most famous and beautiful sea caves is the
> Blue Grotto. Name the Mediterranean island off the coast of
> Italy where it can be found.
 
Capri

> famed sea cave, Fingal's Cave. It inspired him to compose
> the Hebrides Overture. Also called Uamh Binh and the Cave of
> Melody, you'd find the cave on an island off the coast of where?
 
Scotland

> Cave because of abundant luminous tiny organisms that put on
> an endless light show. In which Southern Hemisphere country
> would you find Waitomo Cave?
 
New Zealand

> old Testament peoples and -- centuries later -- early Christians
> to live in hiding relatively comfortably in groups of up to
> 20,000 more than 60 m underground. In which country is this?
 
Turkey
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 30 04:01AM -0500

Mark Brader:
> > 4. Koenigsegg (Sweden).

Erland Sommarskog:
> Koenigsegg? Gosh, they must be more common in Toronto than over here.
 
Well, I'm not into sports cars, but I'd never heard of the brand.
See: http://www.koenigsegg.com/koenigsegg-the-company/
--
Mark Brader, Toronto / "There are three types of software documentation:
msb@vex.net / tutorial, mnemonic and misleading." --Larry Colen
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 30 11:27AM +0200


> Erland Sommarskog:
>> Koenigsegg? Gosh, they must be more common in Toronto than over here.
 
> Well, I'm not into sports cars, but I'd never heard of the brand.
 
 
I have heard of the brand, mainly because they (or their owner) were
considering buying SAAB when it was ditched by General Motors ditched, but
they realised it was far too risky business. Instead SAAB was bought by
another maker of exclusive sports cars, Spyker from the Netherlands. It did
not end well, and SAAB went bust.
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 29 03:47PM -0500

Mark Brader:
 
> We will give you the title and year of a famous work of non-fiction,
> and you give us the author.
 
> 1. "The Tipping Point" (2000).
 
Malcolm Gladwell. 4 for Joshua and Pete.
 
> 2. "The Selfish Gene" (1976).
 
Richard Dawkins. 4 for Joshua, Dan, and Calvin.
 
> 3. "The Feminine Mystique" (1963).
 
Betty Friedan. 4 for Joshua and Bruce.
 
> 4. "Mere Christianity" (1944).
 
C.S. Lewis. 4 for Joshua.
 
> 5. "Guns, Germs, and Steel" (1997).
 
Jared Diamond. 4 for Dan and Calvin.
 
> 6. "The Beauty Myth" (1990).
 
Naomi Wolfe. 4 for Joshua and Calvin.
 
> 7. "Sexual Personae" (1990).
 
Camille Paglia. 4 for Joshua.
 
> 8. "The Dragons of Eden " (1977).
 
Carl Sagan. 4 for Joshua and Dan.
 
> 9. "A Room of One's Own" (1929).
 
Virginia Woolf. 4 for Joshua and Calvin.
 
> 10. "Notes From A Small Island " (1995).
 
Bill Bryson. 4 for Dan and Calvin.
 
 
> * Game 8, Round 3 - Canadiana: Canadian Firsts and Mosts
 
> 1. What is Canada's most-visited National Historic Site?
 
The Halifax Citadel.
 
> 2. In 1921, she became the first woman elected to Canada's House
> of Commons. Name her.
 
Agnes Macphail.
 
> 3. Which Canadian city ranks as the most educated in the country,
> with 31.5% of its adult population having university degrees?
 
Ottawa. 4 for Joshua. 2 for Pete.
 
> 4. What is the most-purchased packaged grocery item in Canada?
 
KD or Kraft Dinner (brand of macaroni and cheese).
 
> 5. What is Canada's oldest city?
 
The expected answer was St. John's, which first appeared on a map as
early as about 1519 and its site is claimed to have been visited by
John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) in 1497. But according to a historian
there, the claim is bogus and permanent settlement did not occur
until the 1600s. Meanwhile the first permanent settlement at Quebec
City was in 1604. I have decided to accept either of those answers.
But St. John is right out -- the first permanent settlement *there*
wasn't until 1631. So, 4 for Joshua, Dan, and Bruce.
 
See:
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/st-johns
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/any-1.4963623
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/quebec-city
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/saint-john
 
> 6. Canada is the largest exporter of what sweet little fruit?
> We are also the second-largest producer of them in the world,
> so we sell more than we eat.
 
Blueberries. 4 for Bruce.
 
> 7. Which city was home to the first North American YMCA?
 
Montreal. (In 1851.) 4 for Bruce. 2 for Pete.
 
> 8. Tim Horton's, as it was then spelled, first opened in 1964,
> in what Canadian city?
 
Hamilton. 2 for Pete.
 
> film production in North America, behind Los Angeles and New
> York, but ranks first in Canada, and so truly deserves the title
> "Hollywood North"?
 
Vancouver. 4 for Dan. 2 for Joshua and Pete.
 
> 10. With a route stretching 3.6 km and a running time of over
> 8 hours, what is the largest single-day parade in North America?
 
Toronto Caribbean Carnival. (Accepting the old name, Caribana.)
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Lit Can
Joshua Kreitzer 32 10 42
Dan Tilque 16 8 24
"Calvin" 20 0 20
Bruce Bowler 4 12 16
Pete Gayde 4 8 12
 
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msb@vex.net | --Globe & Mail, Toronto, January 18, 1988
 
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Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Aug 28 09:18PM

Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in
 
> 1 Milton Obote was President of which African nation for two
> terms? (1966-1971 and 1980-1985)
 
Liberia
 
> 2 In which trick-taking card game
> might one adopt the risky strategy of 'shooting the moon'?
 
Hearts
 
> 3 The
> 2014 album Cheek to Cheek was a collaboration between Tony Bennett and
> which popular female singer?
 
Lady Gaga
 
> 4 Which EPL team plays its home games at Goodison Park?
 
Everton
 
> 5 In an Olympic final, the fastest qualifier
> swims in which number lane?
 
4
 
> 6 In the context of document scanning,
> what does the acronym OCR stand for?
> 7 Supermodel Gisele Bundchen hails from which country?
 
Germany
 
> 8 Which country's currency is the ringgit?
 
Cambodia
 
> nomination for his role in which 1996 Coen Brothers film?
> 10 How
> many times did the Apostle Peter deny knowledge of Jesus?
 
3
 
 
> cheers,
> calvin
 
Pete Gayde
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Wednesday, August 28, 2019

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Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 27 04:11PM -0700

1 Milton Obote was President of which African nation for two terms? (1966-1971 and 1980-1985)
2 In which trick-taking card game might one adopt the risky strategy of 'shooting the moon'?
3 The 2014 album Cheek to Cheek was a collaboration between Tony Bennett and which popular female singer?
4 Which EPL team plays its home games at Goodison Park?
5 In an Olympic final, the fastest qualifier swims in which number lane?
6 In the context of document scanning, what does the acronym OCR stand for?
7 Supermodel Gisele Bundchen hails from which country?
8 Which country's currency is the ringgit?
9 William H Macy received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his role in which 1996 Coen Brothers film?
10 How many times did the Apostle Peter deny knowledge of Jesus?
 
cheers,
calvin
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 27 09:42PM -0500

"Calvin":
> 1 Milton Obote was President of which African nation for two terms?
> (1966-1971 and 1980-1985)
 
Uganda?
 
> 2 In which trick-taking card game might one adopt the risky
> strategy of 'shooting the moon'?
 
Hearts.
 
> 3 The 2014 album Cheek to Cheek was a collaboration between Tony
> Bennett and which popular female singer?
 
Beyonce?
 
> 4 Which EPL team plays its home games at Goodison Park?
 
Manchester City?
 
> 5 In an Olympic final, the fastest qualifier swims in which number lane?
 
4?
 
> 6 In the context of document scanning, what does the acronym OCR
> stand for?
 
Optical character recognition.
 
> 7 Supermodel Gisele Bundchen hails from which country?
 
Brazil.
 
> 8 Which country's currency is the ringgit?
 
Malaysia.
 
> 9 William H Macy received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination
> for his role in which 1996 Coen Brothers film?
 
"Fargo".
 
> 10 How many times did the Apostle Peter deny knowledge of Jesus?
 
3?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "The frencited scrivener, I, outspode."
msb@vex.net --Jonathan Buss
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 27 09:51PM -0700

On 8/27/19 4:11 PM, Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 Milton Obote was President of which African nation for two terms? (1966-1971 and 1980-1985)
> 2 In which trick-taking card game might one adopt the risky strategy of 'shooting the moon'?
 
Hearts
 
> 3 The 2014 album Cheek to Cheek was a collaboration between Tony Bennett and which popular female singer?
> 4 Which EPL team plays its home games at Goodison Park?
> 5 In an Olympic final, the fastest qualifier swims in which number lane?
 
4
 
> 6 In the context of document scanning, what does the acronym OCR stand for?
 
optical character recognition
 
> 7 Supermodel Gisele Bundchen hails from which country?
> 8 Which country's currency is the ringgit?
 
Thailand
 
> 9 William H Macy received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his role in which 1996 Coen Brothers film?
> 10 How many times did the Apostle Peter deny knowledge of Jesus?
 
3
 
--
Dan Tilque
Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: Aug 28 06:09AM +0100

On 2019-08-27 23:11:36 +0000, Calvin said:
 
> 1 Milton Obote was President of which African nation for two terms?
> (1966-1971 and 1980-1985)
 
Uganda
 
> 2 In which trick-taking card game might one adopt the risky strategy of
> 'shooting the moon'?
 
Spades
 
> 3 The 2014 album Cheek to Cheek was a collaboration between Tony
> Bennett and which popular female singer?
 
k d lang?
 
> 4 Which EPL team plays its home games at Goodison Park?
 
Everton
 
> 5 In an Olympic final, the fastest qualifier swims in which number lane?
 
5?
 
> 6 In the context of document scanning, what does the acronym OCR stand for?
 
Optical Character Recognition
 
> 7 Supermodel Gisele Bundchen hails from which country?
 
Germany?
 
> 8 Which country's currency is the ringgit?
 
Burma?
 
> 9 William H Macy received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for
> his role in which 1996 Coen Brothers film?
 
Fargo?
 
> 10 How many times did the Apostle Peter deny knowledge of Jesus?
 
Three
 
 
--
"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
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 28 09:02AM +0200

> 1 Milton Obote was President of which African nation for two terms?
> (1966-1971 and 1980-1985)
 
Uganda
 
> 5 In an Olympic final, the fastest qualifier swims in which number
> lane?
 
4
 
> 6 In the context of document scanning, what does the acronym OCR
> stand for?
 
Optical Character Recognition
 
> 7 Supermodel Gisele Bundchen hails from which country?
 
Germany
 
> 8 Which country's currency is the ringgit?
 
Malaysia
 
> 9 William H Macy received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination
> for his role in which 1996 Coen Brothers film?
 
No Counrey for Old Men
 
> 10 How many times did the Apostle Peter deny knowledge of Jesus?
 
Three
Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Aug 27 02:13PM

On Sun, 25 Aug 2019 23:15:42 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 1. "The Tipping Point" (2000).
> 2. "The Selfish Gene" (1976).
> 3. "The Feminine Mystique" (1963).
 
Betty Friedan
 
 
> 3. Which Canadian city ranks as the most educated in the country,
> with 31.5% of its adult population having university degrees?
 
> 4. What is the most-purchased packaged grocery item in Canada?
 
Bacon
 
> 5. What is Canada's oldest city?
 
Quebec City
 
> 6. Canada is the largest exporter of what sweet little fruit?
> We are also the second-largest producer of them in the world, so we
> sell more than we eat.
 
Blueberries
 
> 7. Which city was home to the first North American YMCA?
 
Montreal
 
> 8. Tim Horton's, as it was then spelled, first opened in 1964,
> in what Canadian city?
 
Windsor
 
> film production in North America, behind Los Angeles and New York,
> but ranks first in Canada, and so truly deserves the title "Hollywood
> North"?
 
Toronto
 
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 27 04:14PM -0700

On Monday, August 26, 2019 at 2:15:47 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> * Game 8, Round 2 - Literature - Non-Fiction
 
Great idea for a round!
 
> 1. "The Tipping Point" (2000).
 
Gore?
 
> 2. "The Selfish Gene" (1976).
 
Dawkins
 
> 3. "The Feminine Mystique" (1963).
 
de Bouvoir?
 
> 4. "Mere Christianity" (1944).
> 5. "Guns, Germs, and Steel" (1997).
 
Diamond
 
> 6. "The Beauty Myth" (1990).
 
Wolf
 
> 7. "Sexual Personae" (1990).
> 8. "The Dragons of Eden " (1977).
> 9. "A Room of One's Own" (1929).
 
Woolf?
 
> 10. "Notes From A Small Island " (1995).
 
Bryson
 

> * Game 8, Round 3 - Canadiana: Canadian Firsts and Mosts
 
Pass
 
cheers,
calvin
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Tuesday, August 27, 2019

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Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Aug 26 10:17PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:bpOdnanocqFzwf7AnZ2dnUU7-
 
> We will give you the title and year of a famous work of non-fiction,
> and you give us the author.
 
> 1. "The Tipping Point" (2000).
 
Gladwell
 
> 10. "Notes From A Small Island " (1995).
 
> * Game 8, Round 3 - Canadiana: Canadian Firsts and Mosts
 
> 1. What is Canada's most-visited National Historic Site?
 
Plains of Abraham
 
> of Commons. Name her.
 
> 3. Which Canadian city ranks as the most educated in the country,
> with 31.5% of its adult population having university degrees?
 
Victoria; Ottawa
 
 
> 4. What is the most-purchased packaged grocery item in Canada?
 
> 5. What is Canada's oldest city?
 
St John
 
> We are also the second-largest producer of them in the world,
> so we sell more than we eat.
 
> 7. Which city was home to the first North American YMCA?
 
Ottawa; Montreal
 
 
> 8. Tim Horton's, as it was then spelled, first opened in 1964,
> in what Canadian city?
 
Toronto; Hamilton
 
> film production in North America, behind Los Angeles and New
> York, but ranks first in Canada, and so truly deserves the title
> "Hollywood North"?
 
Toronto; Vancouver
 
 
> 10. With a route stretching 3.6 km and a running time of over
> 8 hours, what is the largest single-day parade in North America?
 
Pete Gayde
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Monday, August 26, 2019

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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 25 11:15PM -0500

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-07-15,
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 8, Round 2 - Literature - Non-Fiction
 
We will give you the title and year of a famous work of non-fiction,
and you give us the author.
 
1. "The Tipping Point" (2000).
2. "The Selfish Gene" (1976).
3. "The Feminine Mystique" (1963).
4. "Mere Christianity" (1944).
5. "Guns, Germs, and Steel" (1997).
6. "The Beauty Myth" (1990).
7. "Sexual Personae" (1990).
8. "The Dragons of Eden " (1977).
9. "A Room of One's Own" (1929).
10. "Notes From A Small Island " (1995).
 
 
* Game 8, Round 3 - Canadiana: Canadian Firsts and Mosts
 
1. What is Canada's most-visited National Historic Site?
 
2. In 1921, she became the first woman elected to Canada's House
of Commons. Name her.
 
3. Which Canadian city ranks as the most educated in the country,
with 31.5% of its adult population having university degrees?
 
4. What is the most-purchased packaged grocery item in Canada?
 
5. What is Canada's oldest city?
 
6. Canada is the largest exporter of what sweet little fruit?
We are also the second-largest producer of them in the world,
so we sell more than we eat.
 
7. Which city was home to the first North American YMCA?
 
8. Tim Horton's, as it was then spelled, first opened in 1964,
in what Canadian city?
 
9. Which city is second in TV production and third for feature
film production in North America, behind Los Angeles and New
York, but ranks first in Canada, and so truly deserves the title
"Hollywood North"?
 
10. With a route stretching 3.6 km and a running time of over
8 hours, what is the largest single-day parade in North America?
 
--
Mark Brader "It's okay for us to love our country,
Toronto but we ought to spend most of our time
msb@vex.net making our country lovable." -- Andy Rooney
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Aug 26 04:54AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:bpOdnanocqFzwf7AnZ2dnUU7-
 
> We will give you the title and year of a famous work of non-fiction,
> and you give us the author.
 
> 1. "The Tipping Point" (2000).
 
Gladwell
 
> 2. "The Selfish Gene" (1976).
 
Dawkins
 
> 3. "The Feminine Mystique" (1963).
 
Friedan
 
> 4. "Mere Christianity" (1944).
 
Lewis
 
> 6. "The Beauty Myth" (1990).
 
Wolf
 
> 7. "Sexual Personae" (1990).
 
Paglia
 
> 8. "The Dragons of Eden " (1977).
 
Sagan
 
> 9. "A Room of One's Own" (1929).
 
Woolf
 
> * Game 8, Round 3 - Canadiana: Canadian Firsts and Mosts
 
> 3. Which Canadian city ranks as the most educated in the country,
> with 31.5% of its adult population having university degrees?
 
Ottawa
 
> 5. What is Canada's oldest city?
 
Quebec City

> 6. Canada is the largest exporter of what sweet little fruit?
> We are also the second-largest producer of them in the world,
> so we sell more than we eat.
 
cherries
 
> film production in North America, behind Los Angeles and New
> York, but ranks first in Canada, and so truly deserves the title
> "Hollywood North"?
 
Toronto; Vancouver
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 26 12:11AM -0700

On 8/25/19 9:15 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
> and you give us the author.
 
> 1. "The Tipping Point" (2000).
> 2. "The Selfish Gene" (1976).
 
Dawkins
 
> 3. "The Feminine Mystique" (1963) > 4. "Mere Christianity" (1944).
 
C S Lewis
 
> 5. "Guns, Germs, and Steel" (1997).
 
Jared Diamond
 
> 6. "The Beauty Myth" (1990).
> 7. "Sexual Personae" (1990).
> 8. "The Dragons of Eden " (1977).
 
Carl Sagan
 
> 9. "A Room of One's Own" (1929).
> 10. "Notes From A Small Island " (1995).
 
Bill Bryson
 
> of Commons. Name her.
 
> 3. Which Canadian city ranks as the most educated in the country,
> with 31.5% of its adult population having university degrees?
 
Waterloo
 
 
> 4. What is the most-purchased packaged grocery item in Canada?
 
beer
 
 
> 5. What is Canada's oldest city?
 
Quebec City
 
 
> 6. Canada is the largest exporter of what sweet little fruit?
> We are also the second-largest producer of them in the world,
> so we sell more than we eat.
 
cranberry
 
 
> 7. Which city was home to the first North American YMCA?
 
Winnipeg
 
> film production in North America, behind Los Angeles and New
> York, but ranks first in Canada, and so truly deserves the title
> "Hollywood North"?
 
Vancouver
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 25 06:41PM -0700

On Friday, August 23, 2019 at 2:24:12 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:

 
> 1. One of the earliest completed features of Boston's huge "Big
> Dig" construction project was a new harbor tunnel to the airport.
> It was named after a legendary Red Sox hitter: name him.
 
Ruth?
 
> 2. The "Georgia Peach" was definitely no peach of a human being;
> in fact he was a violent racist, although it's disputed how
> much so. Name this baseball great.
 
Cobb
 
> boy who rose to greatness in English professional "football"
> in the 1960's and 1970's. Name this notoriously high-living
> (and alcoholic) soccer great.
 
Best
 
> 4. Indy-Car Series champion driver Dario Franchitti was born in
> what country? Hint: It's not obvious from his name.
 
US, Canada
 
> 5. If you use the Sicilian defense or the Ruy Lopez, what game
> are you playing?
 
Chess
 
> 6. If you use the Stayman or Blackwood convention, what game are
> you playing?
 
Bridge
 
> in the United States, since 1877, behind only the Kentucky Derby.
> Its competitors are a different species, though, and the winner
> is named "Best in Show". Name the *sponsoring organization*.
 
A NY dog show iirc, but who cares who sponsors it?
 
> races, is even older than the Kentucky Derby. It dates back
> to 1711 and is famed for its royal spectators and fancy dress.
> Name it.
 
Ascot Handicap, Ascot Cup
 
 
 
> * A. History: The French Revolution
 
> A1. *What event* occurred on 1789-07-14, ending with Bernard-René
> de Launay's head being paraded through Paris on a stick?
 
Storming of the Bastille
 
> A2. *What event* on 1793-01-17 evoked condemnation against the
> Republic throughout Europe?
 
Beheading of Louis XVI
 
> * B. Sports: French Victories
 
> B1. What sports victory auspiciously occurred one day after
> the national holiday, on 2018-07-15?
 
FIFA world cup win
 
> B2. In 1983, this tennis star became the first Frenchman to win
> the French Open in 37 years. He remains the last Frenchman
> to win the French Open singles title. Name him.
 
Noah
 

> power and knowledge, his books included "The Order of Things"
> and "The History of Sexuality". He died in 1984 at age 58,
> the first French public figure to succumb to AIDS.
 
Foucault
 
> philosophy, whose "Meditations on First Philosophy" remains
> a standard text. Also a founder of analytical geometry,
> he has a coordinate system named after him. Who is he?
 
Descartes
 

> probability theory strongly influenced the development of
> modern economics, and his theories on pressure and vacuum
> states were also influential. Name him.
 
Pascal
 
> short-lived radioactive isotopes. For *either one*, specify how
> Marie Curie was related to the person, but you must specify which
> question you are answering.
 
Marie was Irene's mother in law, stepmother (2 answers)

 
> F2. Born in 1567, this explorer and cartographer made more than
> two dozen trips across the Atlantic Ocean, and in July 1608
> he founded Quebec City.
 
 
cheers,
calvin
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 25 11:13PM -0500

Mark Brader:
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information see
> my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
Game 7 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER has won. Hearty congratulations!
 
 
 
> 1. One of the earliest completed features of Boston's huge "Big
> Dig" construction project was a new harbor tunnel to the airport.
> It was named after a legendary Red Sox hitter: name him.
 
Ted Williams. 4 for Dan Blum and Bruce.
 
> 2. The "Georgia Peach" was definitely no peach of a human being;
> in fact he was a violent racist, although it's disputed how
> much so. Name this baseball great.
 
Ty Cobb. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Calvin.
 
> boy who rose to greatness in English professional "football"
> in the 1960's and 1970's. Name this notoriously high-living
> (and alcoholic) soccer great.
 
George Best. 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Calvin.
 
> 4. Indy-Car Series champion driver Dario Franchitti was born in
> what country? Hint: It's not obvious from his name.
 
Scotland. 4 for Joshua and Bruce.
 
> 5. If you use the Sicilian defense or the Ruy Lopez, what game
> are you playing?
 
Chess. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce,
Erland, and Calvin.
 
> 6. If you use the Stayman or Blackwood convention, what game are
> you playing?
 
Bridge. 4 for everyone.
 
> curling champion rinks (i.e. teams), the 2017 world champions,
> and the 2006 Olympic gold medalists. The pride of Mt. Pearl,
> Newfoundland, who is he?
 
Brad Gushue.
 
> 8. She skipped the women's world champion rink in 2008 and again
> in 2018, and the Olympic gold medalists in 2014. She plays
> out of St. Vital, Manitoba; who is she?
 
Jennifer Jones.
 
> in the United States, since 1877, behind only the Kentucky Derby.
> Its competitors are a different species, though, and the winner
> is named "Best in Show". Name the *sponsoring organization*.
 
Westminster Kennel Club (dog show). 4 for Joshua and Bruce.
 
> races, is even older than the Kentucky Derby. It dates back
> to 1711 and is famed for its royal spectators and fancy dress.
> Name it.
 
The Royal Ascot. 4 for Dan Tilque and Dan Blum.
 
 
> ** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round
 
> Here's a round with a distinctly Gallic theme to mark France's
> national day, July 14.
 
In the original game the audio round, which you won't be seeing,
was the hardest; the current-events round, which you already saw
on 2019-07-16, was second-hardest; and this round was third.
 
> * A. History: The French Revolution
 
> A1. *What event* occurred on 1789-07-14, ending with Bernard-René
> de Launay's head being paraded through Paris on a stick?
 
The storming of the Bastille. 4 for everyone.
 
In the original game the name Bastille Day was mentioned in the
preamble to the round. Oops!
 
> A2. *What event* on 1793-01-17 evoked condemnation against the
> Republic throughout Europe?
 
The former King Louis XVI was executed. I did not require "former"
but scored "execution of the king" as almost correct. 4 for Joshua,
Dan Blum, Erland, and Calvin. 3 for Dan Tilque.
 
 
> * B. Sports: French Victories
 
> B1. What sports victory auspiciously occurred one day after
> the national holiday, on 2018-07-15?
 
France won the World Cup, defeating Croatia 4-2. I accepted
"gold in FIFA World Cup" since the trophy is in fact made of gold.
4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Calvin.
 
> B2. In 1983, this tennis star became the first Frenchman to win
> the French Open in 37 years. He remains the last Frenchman
> to win the French Open singles title. Name him.
 
Yannick Noah. 4 for Joshua and Calvin.
 
 
> power and knowledge, his books included "The Order of Things"
> and "The History of Sexuality". He died in 1984 at age 58,
> the first French public figure to succumb to AIDS.
 
Michel Foucault. 4 for Calvin.
 
> philosophy, whose "Meditations on First Philosophy" remains
> a standard text. Also a founder of analytical geometry,
> he has a coordinate system named after him. Who is he?
 
René Descartes. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce,
and Calvin.
 
 
> approaches. The "New Wave" is what English-speaking
> cineastes called it, but what was this movement called
> in French?
 
The French equivalent of that -- la Nouvelle Vague. 4 for Joshua.
 
> Bank school of filmmaking. Her only Oscar nomination
> was for the 2017 travelogue documentary "Faces Places".
> She died in March in Paris at the age of 90. Name her.
 
Agnes Varda. 4 for Joshua.
 
 
> probability theory strongly influenced the development of
> modern economics, and his theories on pressure and vacuum
> states were also influential. Name him.
 
Blaise Pascal. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, and Calvin.
 
> short-lived radioactive isotopes. For *either one*, specify how
> Marie Curie was related to the person, but you must specify which
> question you are answering.
 
Marie was Irène's mother and Frédéric's mother-in-law. 4 for Joshua,
Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce (the hard way), and Erland.
 
 
> Iroquois citizenship after being captured as a teenager
> near Trois-Rivières. Many of his later explorations were
> with his brother-in-law Medart Chouart des Groseilliers.
 
Pierre-Esprit Radisson.
 
> F2. Born in 1567, this explorer and cartographer made more than
> two dozen trips across the Atlantic Ocean, and in July 1608
> he founded Quebec City.
 
Samuel de Champlain. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Bruce.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci Art His Ent Can Can Spo Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 23 16 28 36 17 8 24 36 164
Bruce Bowler 32 16 23 36 12 4 24 20 151
Dan Blum 24 32 24 27 12 11 20 24 151
Pete Gayde 19 18 26 32 14 32 -- -- 141
"Calvin" 26 19 18 16 6 6 16 28 123
Dan Tilque 24 12 20 4 24 4 12 23 115
Erland Sommarskog 15 8 4 0 4 0 12 20 63
 
--
Mark Brader "...out of the dark coffee-stained mugs of
Toronto insane programmers throughout the world..."
msb@vex.net -- Liam Quin
 
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