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| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Aug 19 08:00PM -0700 On Monday, August 17, 2020 at 1:34:01 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and > may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the > correct answers in about 3 days. noted > and pick out the players we name, from whichever page they are on. > (Give the picture number in each case.) > 1. Hank Aaron. 23 > 2. Johnny Bench. 16 > 3. Roberto Clemente. 8 > 4. Joe DiMaggio. 20 > 5. Rollie Fingers. 14 > 6. Stan Musial. 6 > 7. Jackie Robinson. 19 > 8. Honus Wagner. 9 > 9. Ted Williams. 5 > 10. Cy Young. 10 > decode the rot13 if you'd like to see their picture numbers (in > random order), and name them for fun, but for no points. > 11. Picture one. dizzy dean > 12. Twelve. > 13. Eleven. > 14. Twenty-one. willie mays > 15. Fifteen. > 16. Three. steve carlton > 17. Four. kirby pucket > 18. Twenty-two. > 19. Seventeen. > 20. Two. lou gehrig > 21. Seven. yaz > 22. Twenty-four. > 23. Thirteen. yogi > 24. Eighteen. wade boggs > we're always talking about the original albums.) > 1. (track 4) Getting Better; (8) Within You, Without You; > (11) Good Morning, Good Morning. sgt peppers lonely hearts club band by the beatles > 2. (track 1): Wouldn't it Be Nice; (8) God Only Knows; > (11) I Just Wasn't Made for These Times pet sounds by the beach boys > 3. (2) Tombstone Blues; (5) Ballad of a Thin Man; > (8) Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues. highway 61 revisited by bob dylan > 4. (2) What's Happening Brother; (3) Flyin' High (in the Friendly > Sky); (6) Mercy Mercy Me (the Ecology). what's going on by marvin gaye > 5. (1) Rocks Off; (7) Torn and Frayed; (14) Let it Loose. exile on main street by the rolling stones > 6. (8) Lost in the Supermarket; (12) Death or Glory; (19) Train > in Vain. london calling by the clash > 7. (3) Hey Joe; (7) The Wind Cries Mary; (10) Foxey Lady. are you experienced by the jimi hendrix experience > 8. (3) Come as you Are; (5) Lithium; (6) Polly. nevermind by nirvana > 9. (1) Thunder Road; (6) She's the One; (8) Jungleland. born to run by bruce springsteen > 10. (2) Baby Be Mine; (7) Human Nature; (8) PYT (Pretty Young Thing). thriller by mike jackson ... did I object the first time to not having "who's next" by the who in this round? > ** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round > * A. Chemical Formulas > A1. Give the formula for sulfuric acid. h2so4 > A2. Give the formula for ammonia. nh3 > * B. Known as "D-Day" > B1. June 6, 1944, is popularly called D-Day, but what was the > actual code name of the military operation to invade Normandy? operation overlord > B2. "D-Day" actually is military jargon, but it doesn't refer > specifically to <answer B1>. What does it mean? (We want > an explanation, not an etymology.) the start of 'operations' > from New York to California instead. And when he landed in > Ireland, he said his compass had been set wrong. From then > on he was known as "Wrong Way"... who? corrigan > his own 1-yard line, but Georgia scored a safety on the next > play and went on to win 8-7. And our star became known as > "Wrong Way"... who? roy riegels super secret bonus question: what was the name of the lost pilot who showed up in season 1 episode 5 of the television show gilligan's island? > D1. One of the best of Alfred Hitchcock's early movies was > adapted from a novel by a future Governor-General of Canada. > Name this Scottish writer and politician. lord somethingorother > mostly nonfiction; the earlier ones include "My African > Journey", "The People's Rights", and a six-volume series > called "The World Crisis". Name him. winston churchill > * E. Not *That* Toronto > E1. Which state """has""" the largest City of Toronto in the US, > the birthplace of actor Robert Urich? ohio > Township of York, but there was a Township of Toronto > elsewhere. What """present-day""" city largely coincides > with that old Toronto Township? the canadian equivalent of mississippi which only locals can spell correctly. it has a 'g' in the middle of the name > F1. This 1949 musical includes the song lyric, "The Bronx is up > and the Battery's down. The people ride in a hole in the > ground." on the town > F2. This 1959 drama includes a subplot where a submarine is > sent to San Francisco to investigate a radio transmission > from a city where everyone is supposed to be dead. on the beach extra special super secret bonus question: what 1954 american crime drama film, directed by elia kazan and written by budd schulberg, starred marlon brando and included performances by karl malden, and rod steiger. it was also the film debut for eva marie saint. > Mark Brader, Toronto Attenton to dteail; thats' the secreg. > msb@vex.net --Robin Bignall > My text in this article is in the public domain. swp, who actually remembers some of these from missing them the first time around |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 19 11:02PM -0500 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information... > see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from > the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". Well, Game 5 is over and STEPHEN PERRY has produced a *dominating* win. Hearty congratulations, sir! > I wrote one round in this set. That was the challenge round. > and pick out the players we name, from whichever page they are on. > (Give the picture number in each case.) > 1. Hank Aaron. #23. 4 for Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. 2 for Dan Blum. > 2. Johnny Bench. #16. 4 for Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. 3 for Joshua. > 3. Roberto Clemente. #8. 4 for Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > 4. Joe DiMaggio. #20. 4 for Pete and Stephen. 3 for Dan Blum. 2 for Joshua. > 5. Rollie Fingers. #14. 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Stephen. > 6. Stan Musial. #6. 4 for Pete and Stephen. 3 for Dan Blum. 2 for Joshua. > 7. Jackie Robinson. #19. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > 8. Honus Wagner. #9. 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Stephen. > 9. Ted Williams. #5. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > 10. Cy Young. #10. 4 for Pete and Stephen. 2 for Dan Blum. > decode the rot13 if you'd like to see their picture numbers (in > random order), and name them for fun, but for no points. > 11. Picture one. Dizzy Dean. Pete and Stephen got this. > 12. Twelve. Christy Mathewson. Pete got this. > 13. Eleven. Enos Slaughter. > 14. Twenty-one. Willie Mays. Joshua, Pete, and Stephen got this. > 15. Fifteen. Rod Carew. Joshua and Pete got this. > 16. Three. Steve Carlton. Pete and Stephen got this. > 17. Four. Kirby Puckett. Pete and Stephen got this. > 18. Twenty-two. Warren Spahn. Pete got this. > 19. Seventeen. Bob Gibson. Pete got this. > 20. Two. Lou Gehrig. Pete and Stephen got this. > 21. Seven. Carl Yastrzemski. Pete and Stephen got this. > 22. Twenty-four. Ozzie Smith. Pete got this. > 23. Thirteen. Yogi Berra. Pete and Stephen got this. > 24. Eighteen. Wade Boggs. Joshua, Pete, and Stephen got this. > from the """top 20 albums of all time""" according to "Rolling > Stone". There """are""" lots of repeat artists in the top 20, > but not in this round: each artist is only used once. I have not attempted to find a newer version of the list to see how their present idea of the all-time top 20 may have changed; as this round refers to the specific albums described, the answers aren't affected anyway. > we're always talking about the original albums.) > 1. (track 4) Getting Better; (8) Within You, Without You; > (11) Good Morning, Good Morning. The Beatles, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (#1 on the top 20 when the game was originally played). 4 for Joshua, Erland, Pete, and Stephen. > 2. (track 1): Wouldn't it Be Nice; (8) God Only Knows; > (11) I Just Wasn't Made for These Times The Beach Boys, "Pet Sounds" (#2). 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > 3. (2) Tombstone Blues; (5) Ballad of a Thin Man; > (8) Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues. Bob Dylan, "Highway 61 Revisited" (#4). 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > 4. (2) What's Happening Brother; (3) Flyin' High (in the Friendly > Sky); (6) Mercy Mercy Me (the Ecology). Marvin Gaye, "What's Going On" (#6). 4 for Joshua, Erland, Pete, and Stephen. > 5. (1) Rocks Off; (7) Torn and Frayed; (14) Let it Loose. The Rolling Stones, "Exile on Main Street" (#7). 4 for Stephen. > 6. (8) Lost in the Supermarket; (12) Death or Glory; (19) Train > in Vain. The Clash, "London Calling" (#8). 4 for Stephen. > 7. (3) Hey Joe; (7) The Wind Cries Mary; (10) Foxey Lady. The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Jimi Hendrix was sufficient), "Are You Experienced?" (#15). 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Stephen. > 8. (3) Come as you Are; (5) Lithium; (6) Polly. Nirvana, "Nevermind" (#17). 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > 9. (1) Thunder Road; (6) She's the One; (8) Jungleland. Bruce Springsteen, "Born to Run" (#18). 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > 10. (2) Baby Be Mine; (7) Human Nature; (8) PYT (Pretty Young Thing). Michael Jackson, "Thriller" (#20). 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Stephen. > ** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round > * A. Chemical Formulas > A1. Give the formula for sulfuric acid. H2SO4. 4 for everyone. > A2. Give the formula for ammonia. NH3. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > * B. Known as "D-Day" > B1. June 6, 1944, is popularly called D-Day, but what was the > actual code name of the military operation to invade Normandy? Operation Overlord. Also accepting Operation Neptune, the initial phase of the main attack. 4 for everyone. > B2. "D-Day" actually is military jargon, but it doesn't refer > specifically to <answer B1>. What does it mean? (We want > an explanation, not an etymology.) The starting date of any particular operation. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. As Dan Tilque noted, the idea is that it allows schedules to be written using D-1, D+2, etc., without rewriting everything if the date changes, as did happen with Overlord. The D stands for "Day", as in the "day D" that a scientist might write instead. > from New York to California instead. And when he landed in > Ireland, he said his compass had been set wrong. From then > on he was known as "Wrong Way"... who? (Douglas) Corrigan. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > his own 1-yard line, but Georgia scored a safety on the next > play and went on to win 8-7. And our star became known as > "Wrong Way"... who? (Roy) Riegels. I accepted both "Riggles" and "Reigles" as almost close enough, but a first name alone was not. 4 for Stephen. 3 for Joshua. > D1. One of the best of Alfred Hitchcock's early movies was > adapted from a novel by a future Governor-General of Canada. > Name this Scottish writer and politician. John Buchan (or Lord Tweedsmuir). The novel was "The Thirty-Nine Steps". Incidentally, Hitchcock's adaptation changed the meaning of the title. And if you're familiar with the Hitchcock version, then I recommend the comedy play of the same title, based on it, written in 1995 and revised in 2005 -- I saw it in London in 2013. > mostly nonfiction; the earlier ones include "My African > Journey", "The People's Rights", and a six-volume series > called "The World Crisis". Name him. Sir Winston Churchill. 4 for everyone. Yes, this was the second Winston Churchill question in this game. "The World Crisis" was about the First World War; his other books include a six-volume series on the Second World War and a four-volume "History of the English-Speaking Peoples". The prize was awarded "for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values". > * E. Not *That* Toronto > E1. Which state """has""" the largest City of Toronto in the US, > the birthplace of actor Robert Urich? Ohio. (Still true.) 4 for Dan Tilque and Stephen. Incidentally, Urich's widow, Heather Menzies-Urish, was originally from Toronto, Ontario. He died in 2002; she died in 2017. > Township of York, but there was a Township of Toronto > elsewhere. What """present-day""" city largely coincides > with that old Toronto Township? Mississauga. (Still true.) Since the Toronto "megacity" amalgamation of 1998, Mississauga is now immediately west of Toronto. > F1. This 1949 musical includes the song lyric, "The Bronx is up > and the Battery's down. The people ride in a hole in the > ground." "On the Town". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, and Stephen. > F2. This 1959 drama includes a subplot where a submarine is > sent to San Francisco to investigate a radio transmission > from a city where everyone is supposed to be dead. "On the Beach". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. Spoiler: Rirelbar va Fna Senapvfpb *vf* qrnq. Gur enqvb jnf arne na bcra jvaqbj, jvgu gur ebyyre oyvaq cnegyl chyyrq qbja naq synccvat enaqbzyl va gur oerrmr; naq gur oyvaq'f chyy-pbeq jnf gnatyrq nebhaq n obggyr gung unq snyyra ntnvafg gur Zbefr-pbqr xrl. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 10 BEST TOPICS-> His Lit Sci Geo Spo Ent Cha FIVE Stephen Perry 40 40 40 36 40 40 40 200 Dan Tilque 28 40 40 28 20 4 32 168 Joshua Kreitzer 36 32 27 23 31 32 35 166 Dan Blum 32 40 36 24 18 4 28 160 Pete Gayde 36 12 15 28 40 16 28 148 Erland Sommarskog 28 7 27 28 0 16 16 115 Bruce Bowler 24 8 24 28 -- -- -- 84 -- Mark Brader | "...the government is simply a bunch of people we've Toronto | hired to protect ourselves from thieves and murderers msb@vex.net | and rapists and other governments..." -- Bill Stewart My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Aug 20 04:36AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:APadnXgDeO9TaKDCnZ2dnUU7- >> A2. Give the formula for ammonia. > NH3. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. Make that 3 points for me, as I had an incorrect second-choice answer. -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 20 01:15AM -0500 Mark Brader: > >> A2. Give the formula for ammonia. > > NH3. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. Joshua Kreitzer: > Make that 3 points for me, as I had an incorrect second-choice answer. Thanks. Scores, if there are now no errors: GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 10 BEST TOPICS-> His Lit Sci Geo Spo Ent Cha FIVE Stephen Perry 40 40 40 36 40 40 40 200 Dan Tilque 28 40 40 28 20 4 32 168 Joshua Kreitzer 36 32 27 23 31 32 34 165 Dan Blum 32 40 36 24 18 4 28 160 Pete Gayde 36 12 15 28 40 16 28 148 Erland Sommarskog 28 7 27 28 0 16 16 115 Bruce Bowler 24 8 24 28 -- -- -- 84 -- Mark Brader | "The nice thing about the train is that you don't worry Toronto | when the person in the car behind falls asleep." msb@vex.net | -- Mike Kruger My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 19 11:04PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2007-02-26, and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days. For further information, including an explanation of the """ notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". I did not write either of these rounds. * Game 6, Round 2 - Entertainment - New York City Clubs In each case, name the club. Except as noted, *full names* are required. 1. It was in the Bowery district of Manhattan, and operated 1973-2006. Many famous punk and new wave acts played there, including the Talking Heads, Blondie, and the Ramones. The short name is okay. 2. A favorite spot of Andy Warhol's entourage, it was open 1965-74, then 1975-81. The Velvet Underground played their last shows with Lou Reed there. It was home base for the short-lived glitter rock scene, and also one of the birthplaces of punk rock in the 70s. 3. 254 W. 54 St. Open 1977-86, it was operated by Steve Rubell. Previously a radio and TV soundstage, it was the model for the club featured in the movie "The Last Days of Disco". 4. This jazz club in a dark basement in Greenwich Village has been open since 1935. Over a hundred jazz albums have been recorded at the venue, including ones by Bill Evans and John Coltrane in 1961. 5. Originally a burlesque and vaudeville house, after 1934 it played a major role in Harlem's 1930s and '40s jazz scene, featuring performances by all the major jazz artists of the day. In the '60s, it helped launch the careers of artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown, and the Jackson 5. 6. Jazz. The original club opened in 1949 and closed in 1965, but a revival began in 1986. The name of the club comes from the nickname of a jazz musician who headlined there, and itself occurs in the titles of at least two jazz standards. 7. This intimate music venue in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, on W. 4 St. between Broadway and Washington Square Park, was open 1974-2003. Many major musical acts including Bruce Springsteen played there, and it had a reputation for premiering new talent. Lou Reed recorded the album "Live: Take No Prisoners" there. 8. Also in Greenwich Village, a nightclub opened in 1938 by Barney Josephson to showcase African-American talent and to be an American version of the political cabarets he had seen in Europe before the war. Billie Holiday and many other famous jazz acts sang there; it closed in 1948. Its name comes from a nickname for the "beautiful people". 9. An upscale restaurant and nightclub on the 65th floor of the GE Building at Rockefeller Center. It first opened on 1934-10-03, and was originally conceived as a formal supper club. 10. This club operated during and after Prohibition. While it featured many of the greatest African-American entertainers of the era, such as Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway, it generally denied admission to blacks. A movie of the fictionalized history of the club was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. * Game 6, Round 3 - Science - Recently Extinct For each question on this round, you must name something that has been declared extinct within, oh, the last 500 years or thereabouts. *Note*: Again, we generally need the full name for each one. 1. This is an extinct subspecies of the plains zebra, which was once found in great numbers in South Africa. It had zebra stripes on the front part of the body only. The last wild one was probably shot in the late 1870s, and the last specimen in captivity died on 1883-08-12. 2. These were giant flightless birds native to New Zealand -- not only flightless, but in fact wingless. They reached up to 10 feet (3 m) in height and weighed 550 pounds (250 kg). They are thought to have become extinct around 1500. 3. This was a flightless bird 3 feet (1 m) high that lived on the islands of Mauritius. It's been extinct since the mid-to-late 17th century. 4. This was once the most common bird in North America; there were as many as 5,000,000,000 of them at the time of the European conquest. The last one, named Martha, died in the Cincinnati Zoo on 1914-09-01. 5. Another flightless bird, this one looked something like a penguin and stood about 30-34 inches (75-85 cm) high. It was hunted to extinction in the North Atlantic; the last specimen died around 1852. Many types of birds of this family survive; we need the specific term for this extinct type. 6. This was a very large type of cattle, originally prevalent in Europe. They are depicted in many paleolithic cave paintings there. The last recorded live specimen, a female, died in 1627 in Poland's Jaktorów Forest. 7. Sometimes extinction can be a good thing, for humans. For example, this highly contagious disease was caused by either of two virus variants named Variola major and minor. After successful vaccination campaigns throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, in 1979 the World Health Organization certified the eradication of this disease in the wild (though some labs still have specimens). 8. In 1988, the WHO passed a global initiative with the goal of eradicating this paralytic viral disease by the year 2000. They didn't quite succeed, but almost all remaining infections are located in just two areas: the Indian subcontinent and Nigeria. There were under 2,000 cases worldwide in 2005, where there used to be epidemics affecting tens of thousands. Name the disease. The short name is okay. 9. This small, shiny, brightly-colored toad was once abundant in a small region of high-altitude cloud-covered forests above the city of Monteverde, Costa Rica, but has not been seen since 1989. This is attributed to climate change due to global warming. The toad has many names, but we want the most common one, which refers to its color. 10. This is a very large and extremely rare member of the woodpecker family, Picidae; it is now officially listed as an endangered species, but at the end of the 20th century had widely been considered extinct. This iconic bird is a symbol of lost southern bayous and swamps. The short name is okay. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "How many killers do we know who'd use a semicolon?" msb@vex.net --Delia Peabody (Nora Roberts as J.D. Robb) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 20 04:36AM > 1973-2006. Many famous punk and new wave acts played there, > including the Talking Heads, Blondie, and the Ramones. The short > name is okay. CBGB > 3. 254 W. 54 St. Open 1977-86, it was operated by Steve Rubell. > Previously a radio and TV soundstage, it was the model for the > club featured in the movie "The Last Days of Disco". Studio 54 > 9. An upscale restaurant and nightclub on the 65th floor of > the GE Building at Rockefeller Center. It first opened on > 1934-10-03, and was originally conceived as a formal supper club. Top of the Town > the era, such as Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway, it generally > denied admission to blacks. A movie of the fictionalized > history of the club was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Cotton Club > the front part of the body only. The last wild one was probably > shot in the late 1870s, and the last specimen in captivity died > on 1883-08-12. quagga > only flightless, but in fact wingless. They reached up to > 10 feet (3 m) in height and weighed 550 pounds (250 kg). > They are thought to have become extinct around 1500. moa > 3. This was a flightless bird 3 feet (1 m) high that lived on the > islands of Mauritius. It's been extinct since the mid-to-late > 17th century. dodo > were as many as 5,000,000,000 of them at the time of the > European conquest. The last one, named Martha, died in the > Cincinnati Zoo on 1914-09-01. passenger pigeon > hunted to extinction in the North Atlantic; the last specimen > died around 1852. Many types of birds of this family survive; > we need the specific term for this extinct type. great auk > Europe. They are depicted in many paleolithic cave paintings > there. The last recorded live specimen, a female, died in 1627 > in Poland's Jaktor?w Forest. aurochs > centuries, in 1979 the World Health Organization certified the > eradication of this disease in the wild (though some labs still > have specimens). smallpox > Nigeria. There were under 2,000 cases worldwide in 2005, > where there used to be epidemics affecting tens of thousands. > Name the disease. The short name is okay. polio -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Aug 20 04:40AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:IPSdnbgc8aHIa6DCnZ2dnUU7- > 1973-2006. Many famous punk and new wave acts played there, > including the Talking Heads, Blondie, and the Ramones. The short > name is okay. CBGB > 3. 254 W. 54 St. Open 1977-86, it was operated by Steve Rubell. > Previously a radio and TV soundstage, it was the model for the > club featured in the movie "The Last Days of Disco". Studio 54 > open since 1935. Over a hundred jazz albums have been recorded > at the venue, including ones by Bill Evans and John Coltrane > in 1961. The Blue Note > featuring performances by all the major jazz artists of the day. > In the '60s, it helped launch the careers of artists such as > Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown, and the Jackson 5. Apollo Theater (hadn't Ella Fitzgerald's career been launched well before the '60s?) > but a revival began in 1986. The name of the club comes from > the nickname of a jazz musician who headlined there, and itself > occurs in the titles of at least two jazz standards. Birdland > the era, such as Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway, it generally > denied admission to blacks. A movie of the fictionalized > history of the club was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The Cotton Club > the front part of the body only. The last wild one was probably > shot in the late 1870s, and the last specimen in captivity died > on 1883-08-12. quagga > only flightless, but in fact wingless. They reached up to > 10 feet (3 m) in height and weighed 550 pounds (250 kg). > They are thought to have become extinct around 1500. moa > 3. This was a flightless bird 3 feet (1 m) high that lived on the > islands of Mauritius. It's been extinct since the mid-to-late > 17th century. dodo > were as many as 5,000,000,000 of them at the time of the > European conquest. The last one, named Martha, died in the > Cincinnati Zoo on 1914-09-01. passenger pigeon > hunted to extinction in the North Atlantic; the last specimen > died around 1852. Many types of birds of this family survive; > we need the specific term for this extinct type. great auk > Europe. They are depicted in many paleolithic cave paintings > there. The last recorded live specimen, a female, died in 1627 > in Poland's Jaktorów Forest. aurochs > centuries, in 1979 the World Health Organization certified the > eradication of this disease in the wild (though some labs still > have specimens). smallpox > Nigeria. There were under 2,000 cases worldwide in 2005, > where there used to be epidemics affecting tens of thousands. > Name the disease. The short name is okay. polio -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 19 07:50PM +0200 > On 8/18/20 3:50 PM, Calvin wrote: >> Addressing multiple issues raised in the thread: >>>> 5 What was unusual about the second day of February this year, which hadn't happened for 909 years? >> The question (or answer) was insufficiently specific but I marked as >> correct any reference to a palindrome. > The question was just fine. The expected answer wasn't specific enough. Dunno. Certainly, these two dates are palindromic in three formats, which is better than the other two that Mark spotted, Nov 21 1112 and 1211, which are only palindromic in two. But why make a question about exactly three? There are more formats for dates, even with numbers only. And Feb 2 this year is not palindromic in all. (Nov 11, 1111 is obviously palindromic in all.) So you could say that the question was not really that fantastic. I will need to admit that my answer was quite lame. I spotted the date, but I did not really see what was special about it. I would not have protested if Calvin had ruled it as incorrect. But Calvin tends to be more generous in his scoring than Mark. :-) > I have a question for you: Have you ever, even once in your career as > quiz-giver, considered that the expected answer is wrong? And then fixed > up the scoring to reflect that? Are you by chance thinking of how many countries that share a land border with Spain? :-) I answered six for Lent, since I know that after Lent Sunday there is 1st, 2nd up 6th Sunday after Lent in the Swedish Church calendar. The exact length is six weeks and four days, which most people would call 6½ weeks, so it seems quite clear that both six and seven has to be counted as correct. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 19 04:29PM -0700 On 8/19/20 10:50 AM, Erland Sommarskog wrote: > Dunno. Certainly, these two dates are palindromic in three formats, which is > better than the other two that Mark spotted, Nov 21 1112 and 1211, which > are only palindromic in two. But why make a question about exactly three? Because those are the ones in common use. > There are more formats for dates, even with numbers only. And Feb 2 this > year is not palindromic in all. (Nov 11, 1111 is obviously palindromic in > all.) Unless you're thinking of those that use only 2-dgit years, I don't know of any others in use. And I agree with Mark's point that we ignore 2-digit year formats, expecially since we're discussing a 909 year period. So what other numerical date formats do you know of? > So you could say that the question was not really that fantastic. There were newspaper articles and no doubt other references, such as in social media, back in February about it. That's no doubt where Calvin got the question. He just missed one of the most important points. >> up the scoring to reflect that? > Are you by chance thinking of how many countries that share a land border > with Spain? :-) That was one, but there have been other instances, although I can't remember what the questions were. > length is six weeks and four days, which most people would call 6½ weeks, > so it seems quite clear that both six and seven has to be counted as > correct. I can see allowing either one to be right. I don't think this was a very good question, but only because the time period is not close to being an even number of weeks. -- Dan Tilque |
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