| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 28 02:55PM > about the British Agricultural Revolution. He perfected the > horse-drawn seed drill and later the horse-drawn hoe. Name him > -- first and last name. Jethro Tull > I think God he stole the handle, > And the train it won't stop going, > No way to slow down Born Loser ??? > 5. In August 1978, who bought <answer 4> by obtaining control of > its parent Argus Corp.? Conrad Black > 10. What company acquired the "Toronto Sun" in 2015? Tronc > A1. American, lived 1821-1912. She got involved with tending > the needy after treating injured Union soldiers during the > US Civil War, and later founded the American Red Cross. Clara Barton > A2. American, lived 1879-1966. She founded the birth-control > movement in the US, and also started the organization that > later became Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Margaret Sanger > * C. Roof Types > C1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C1.jpg mansard > C2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C2.jpg gable > D1. The world's largest landlocked country by area, this country > is bordered by Russia, China, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, > and Kyrgyzstan, as well as the Caspian and Aral Seas. Kazakhstan > D2. The world's largest landlocked country by population, this > country is bordered by Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya, > Sudan, and South Sudan. Ethiopia > D3. The largest landlocked country in South America, this country > is bordered by Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Peru, and Chile. Bolivia > E1. William Conrad played Marshall Matt Dillon on the radio, > but when the show moved to television, his weight was > deemed an issue, and James Arness was cast in his place. Gunsmoke > E2. Edgar Barrier, Brian Aherne, Vincent Price, Tim Conway, > and Barry Sullivan all played Simon Templar on the radio, > while Roger Moore and Ian Ogilvy played him in the TV series. The Saint > both a movie and then on the radio, before declining to > play him on TV. A few years later, Richard Chamberlain > was tapped to play the title role. Dr. Kildare > * F. Fun Christmas Trivia > F1. What did my true love give me as a new gift on the 8th day > of Christmas? eight pipers piping > F2. In the poem "'Twas the Night before Christmas", visions of > what food danced in children's heads as they slept nestled > in their beds? sugar plums > F3. From what book come the lines: "Maybe Christmas, he thought, > doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps... > means a little bit more"? How the Grinch Stole Christmas > getting a type of stanza named for her (3 long lines coupled > with 1 short one), she is also credited with inventing the > 21-string lyre. Sappho > are said to contain aspects of the magical-realism genre. > US president Barack Obama awarded her the 2014 Presidential > Medal of Freedom. Isabel Allende > 20th century, this Mexican started painting as an escape > from her lifelong pain brought on by childhood polio and > a later bus accident. Frida Kahlo -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joe Masters <joe@joemasters.me.uk>: Feb 28 05:34PM On 2020-02-28 06:16:35 +0000, Mark Brader said: > about the British Agricultural Revolution. He perfected the > horse-drawn seed drill and later the horse-drawn hoe. Name him > -- first and last name. Jethro Tull > Would rather make it with a leching grey, > Or maybe her attention is drawn by Aqualung, > Who watches through the railings as they play. Cross Eyed Mary > I think God he stole the handle, > And the train it won't stop going, > No way to slow down Locomotive Breath > genre. The cover, designed like a newspaper, claims to be > a musical adaptation of an epic poem by fictional 8-year-old > genius, Gerald Bostock. Name that album. Thick as a Brick > A2. American, lived 1879-1966. She founded the birth-control > movement in the US, and also started the organization that > later became Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Marie Stopes > discrimination, and with helping over 200 Allied soldiers > escape from German-occupied Belgium -- for which she was > arrested and subsequently executed by a German firing squad. Edith Cavell > D1. The world's largest landlocked country by area, this country > is bordered by Russia, China, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, > and Kyrgyzstan, as well as the Caspian and Aral Seas. Khazakstan > E1. William Conrad played Marshall Matt Dillon on the radio, > but when the show moved to television, his weight was > deemed an issue, and James Arness was cast in his place. Gunsmoke > E2. Edgar Barrier, Brian Aherne, Vincent Price, Tim Conway, > and Barry Sullivan all played Simon Templar on the radio, > while Roger Moore and Ian Ogilvy played him in the TV series. The Saint > both a movie and then on the radio, before declining to > play him on TV. A few years later, Richard Chamberlain > was tapped to play the title role. Dr. Kildare > F3. From what book come the lines: "Maybe Christmas, he thought, > doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps... > means a little bit more"? Miracle on 45th Street (or any numbered street between 10 and 90) > getting a type of stanza named for her (3 long lines coupled > with 1 short one), she is also credited with inventing the > 21-string lyre. Sappho > are said to contain aspects of the magical-realism genre. > US president Barack Obama awarded her the 2014 Presidential > Medal of Freedom. Isabel Allende > 20th century, this Mexican started painting as an escape > from her lifelong pain brought on by childhood polio and > a later bus accident. Frida Kahlo -- "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>: Feb 28 08:23PM +0100 > about the British Agricultural Revolution. He perfected the > horse-drawn seed drill and later the horse-drawn hoe. Name him > -- first and last name. Jethro Tull (but I first read question 2, so don't count that= > Would rather make it with a leching grey, > Or maybe her attention is drawn by Aqualung, > Who watches through the railings as they play. Cross-Eyed Mary > I think God he stole the handle, > And the train it won't stop going, > No way to slow down Locomotive Breath > genre. The cover, designed like a newspaper, claims to be > a musical adaptation of an epic poem by fictional 8-year-old > genius, Gerald Bostock. Name that album. Thick as a Brick > D1. The world's largest landlocked country by area, this country > is bordered by Russia, China, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, > and Kyrgyzstan, as well as the Caspian and Aral Seas. Kazakhstan > D2. The world's largest landlocked country by population, this > country is bordered by Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya, > Sudan, and South Sudan. Ethiopia > D3. The largest landlocked country in South America, this country > is bordered by Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Peru, and Chile. Bolivia |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 28 02:31PM -0600 Sorry, of course that Subject line was meant to say "QFTCIRS Final, Rounds 9-10: miscellaneous, challenge round". At least I got it right that it was one or the other end of the original game. :-) -- Mark Brader, Toronto "More importantly, Mark is just plain wrong." msb@vex.net -- John Hollingsworth |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 29 03:33AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:6_ednWUQXrveLcXDnZ2dnUU7- > about the British Agricultural Revolution. He perfected the > horse-drawn seed drill and later the horse-drawn hoe. Name him > -- first and last name. Jethro Tull > weekly basis. It's publisher from 1899 until 1949 was Joseph > Atkinson. What famous bow-tie wearer was its publisher from > 1994 to 2004? The Globe and Mail; Toronto Star > 14. Give the full current name of the daily newspaper that claims > the title of Toronto's oldest -- the one that isn't <answer 10> > or <answer 11>, and hasn't been mentioned in this round. The Globe and Mail; Toronto Star > genre. The cover, designed like a newspaper, claims to be > a musical adaptation of an epic poem by fictional 8-year-old > genius, Gerald Bostock. Name that album. "Thick as a Brick" > A1. American, lived 1821-1912. She got involved with tending > the needy after treating injured Union soldiers during the > US Civil War, and later founded the American Red Cross. Clara Barton > A2. American, lived 1879-1966. She founded the birth-control > movement in the US, and also started the organization that > later became Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Margaret Sanger > * C. Roof Types > In each case name them. > C1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C1.jpg mansard > C2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C2.jpg mansard > C3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C3.jpg mansard > D1. The world's largest landlocked country by area, this country > is bordered by Russia, China, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, > and Kyrgyzstan, as well as the Caspian and Aral Seas. Kazakhstan > D2. The world's largest landlocked country by population, this > country is bordered by Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya, > Sudan, and South Sudan. Ethiopia > D3. The largest landlocked country in South America, this country > is bordered by Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Peru, and Chile. Bolivia > E1. William Conrad played Marshall Matt Dillon on the radio, > but when the show moved to television, his weight was > deemed an issue, and James Arness was cast in his place. "Gunsmoke" > E2. Edgar Barrier, Brian Aherne, Vincent Price, Tim Conway, > and Barry Sullivan all played Simon Templar on the radio, > while Roger Moore and Ian Ogilvy played him in the TV series. "The Saint" (was that Tom Conway rather than Tim?) > both a movie and then on the radio, before declining to > play him on TV. A few years later, Richard Chamberlain > was tapped to play the title role. "Dr. Kildare" > * F. Fun Christmas Trivia > F1. What did my true love give me as a new gift on the 8th day > of Christmas? eight maids a-milking > F2. In the poem "'Twas the Night before Christmas", visions of > what food danced in children's heads as they slept nestled > in their beds? sugar plums > F3. From what book come the lines: "Maybe Christmas, he thought, > doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps... > means a little bit more"? "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" > getting a type of stanza named for her (3 long lines coupled > with 1 short one), she is also credited with inventing the > 21-string lyre. Sappho > are said to contain aspects of the magical-realism genre. > US president Barack Obama awarded her the 2014 Presidential > Medal of Freedom. Isabel Allende > 20th century, this Mexican started painting as an escape > from her lifelong pain brought on by childhood polio and > a later bus accident. Frida Kahlo -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Feb 28 09:28PM -0800 On Friday, February 28, 2020 at 1:16:40 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-12-10, > and should be interpreted accordingly. noted > about the British Agricultural Revolution. He perfected the > horse-drawn seed drill and later the horse-drawn hoe. Name him > -- first and last name. jethro tull > Would rather make it with a leching grey, > Or maybe her attention is drawn by Aqualung, > Who watches through the railings as they play. cross eyed mary > I think God he stole the handle, > And the train it won't stop going, > No way to slow down locomotive breath > Ontario. It has been known by several names through various > expansions. Known for its reapers, threshers, and tractors, > what is the latest iteration of its name on its tractors? massey ferguson > 5. In August 1978, who bought <answer 4> by obtaining control of > its parent Argus Corp.? conrad black > 6. In October 2002 Queen Elizabeth II conferred on <answer 5> > a life peerage with what title? baron of crossharbour > British-born journalist, who he described as "beautiful, > brilliant, ideologically a robust spirit, chic, humorous, > and preternaturally sexy". Name her. barbara amiel > of their athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972. It was > later developed into the 2005 Steven Spielberg movie "Munich". > Name that writer. george jonas > 9. Speaking of the "Toronto Sun", who was their first Editor-in- > Chief, from 1976 through 1982? worthington > 10. What company acquired the "Toronto Sun" in 2015? postmedia network > 11. The flagship newspaper of <answer 10>, now published 5 days > a week from Tuesday through Saturday, was founded in 1998 by > <answer 5>. Name this newspaper. national post > Vaughan at another Toronto newspaper's press center, until that > paper closed the place and outsourced its own printing in 2016. > Name that other newspaper. toronto star? > weekly basis. It's publisher from 1899 until 1949 was Joseph > Atkinson. What famous bow-tie wearer was its publisher from > 1994 to 2004? honderich? > 14. Give the full current name of the daily newspaper that claims > the title of Toronto's oldest -- the one that isn't <answer 10> > or <answer 11>, and hasn't been mentioned in this round. [sweet jeebus! what were these guys drinking?] the globe and mail > genre. The cover, designed like a newspaper, claims to be > a musical adaptation of an epic poem by fictional 8-year-old > genius, Gerald Bostock. Name that album. [ok, back to sanity, or what passes for it around here] thick as a brick > A1. American, lived 1821-1912. She got involved with tending > the needy after treating injured Union soldiers during the > US Civil War, and later founded the American Red Cross. clara barton > A2. American, lived 1879-1966. She founded the birth-control > movement in the US, and also started the organization that > later became Planned Parenthood Federation of America. margaret sanger > discrimination, and with helping over 200 Allied soldiers > escape from German-occupied Belgium -- for which she was > arrested and subsequently executed by a German firing squad. edith cavell > B1. Born 2000. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she won 4 medals, > which tied her with Victor Davis as Canada's most decorated > Olympic swimmer of all time. penny oleksiak > B2. Born 1972. She is the only athlete in history to win > multiple medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympics, > in cycling and speed skating respectively. clara hughes > of all time, and is the first female skip and only the > second skip in history to go undefeated to win Olympic gold, > this in 2014 at Sochi. jones > * C. Roof Types > In each case name them. > C1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C1.jpg combination of hip and flat > C2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C2.jpg open gable > C3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C3.jpg gambrel > D1. The world's largest landlocked country by area, this country > is bordered by Russia, China, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, > and Kyrgyzstan, as well as the Caspian and Aral Seas. kazakhstan > D2. The world's largest landlocked country by population, this > country is bordered by Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya, > Sudan, and South Sudan. ethiopia > D3. The largest landlocked country in South America, this country > is bordered by Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Peru, and Chile. paraguay > E1. William Conrad played Marshall Matt Dillon on the radio, > but when the show moved to television, his weight was > deemed an issue, and James Arness was cast in his place. gunsmoke > E2. Edgar Barrier, Brian Aherne, Vincent Price, Tim Conway, > and Barry Sullivan all played Simon Templar on the radio, > while Roger Moore and Ian Ogilvy played him in the TV series. the saint > both a movie and then on the radio, before declining to > play him on TV. A few years later, Richard Chamberlain > was tapped to play the title role. dr kildare > * F. Fun Christmas Trivia (for certain values of 'fun') > F1. What did my true love give me as a new gift on the 8th day > of Christmas? 8 maids a milking ; 8 comic books (all real canadians know this is correct) > F2. In the poem "'Twas the Night before Christmas", visions of > what food danced in children's heads as they slept nestled > in their beds? sugar plums > F3. From what book come the lines: "Maybe Christmas, he thought, > doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps... > means a little bit more"? dr seuss's how the grinch stole christmas > getting a type of stanza named for her (3 long lines coupled > with 1 short one), she is also credited with inventing the > 21-string lyre. homer (hey, they were greek, they invented gender fluidity) > are said to contain aspects of the magical-realism genre. > US president Barack Obama awarded her the 2014 Presidential > Medal of Freedom. izzy allende > 20th century, this Mexican started painting as an escape > from her lifelong pain brought on by childhood polio and > a later bus accident. kahlo? > "Omit needless code! Omit needless code! Omit needless code!" > -- Chip Salzenberg (after Strunk & White) > My text in this article is in the public domain. swp, who taught his kids to sing the bob and doug mackenzie version of the 12 days of christmas before the other version, much to the dismay of their music teachers |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 28 11:58PM -0600 Mark Brader: > > weekly basis. It's publisher from 1899 until 1949 was Joseph > > Atkinson. What famous bow-tie wearer was its publisher from > > 1994 to 2004? Joshua Kreitzer: > The Globe and Mail; Toronto Star Interesting answer. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Ask not for whom the compiler waits; msb@vex.net | it waits for thee." -- Henry Spencer |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 28 11:59PM -0600 Stephen Perry: > [sweet jeebus! what were these guys drinking?] I told you it was too easy to have been used in the original game. -- Mark Brader "Metal urgy. The urge to use metals. Toronto That was humans, all right." msb@vex.net -- Terry Pratchett: Truckers |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 29 12:00AM -0600 Erland Sommarskog: > (but I first read question 2, so don't count that[)] Did you ever consider *reading the instructions*? -- Mark Brader, Toronto / "There are three types of software documentation: msb@vex.net / tutorial, mnemonic and misleading." --Larry Colen |
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