| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 11 10:29PM +0200 This quiz is over and Stephen W. Perry is the winner! Congratulations! Yours is the glory and other readers of rec.games.trivia are obliged to hold you in awe for the next 24 hours. Here is the scoreboard: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total -------------------------------------------- Stephen P 1 - - 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Dan B - 1 - - - 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 7 Joshua K 1 - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 7 Mark B - - 1 - - 1 1 - 1 1 1 - 6 Dan T - - 1 - - 1 1 - 1 1 1 - 6 Pete G - - - - - 1 - - 1 - 1 - 3 Here are the correct answers: > 1. In which "smalltown" was the artist Andy Warhol born and raised? Pittsburgh. Not exactly a smalltown, one would think. I got this moniker from Lou Reed's and John Cale's album "Songs for Drella" which they recorded after Warhol's death to honour him. The first song is called "Smalltown", and deals with how Warhol left Pittsburgh for NYC. "There is only one good use for a smalltown. You hate it, and you know you have to leave". >2. In the Ottoman Empire, what where the Janissaries? Be sufficiently > specific. It was a corps of elite soldiers who had been recruited through the blood tax, devshirme. Christian families had to give one boy to the Sultan's collectors. The kids were then taken to Constantinople where they had to convert to Islam and were raised as soldiers. My intention was to require a reference to Christians, but I accepted "Europe", since this part of Europe was to a very large extent Christian at the time. Although there must have been a Jewish population as well, and they were spared from this cruel tax. > one million that has not reported a single case of covid-19. Name > any of them. (And, no, you need to know which countries I have in > mind. If there is one I have missed, that's alright.) North Korea and Turkmenistan. Reportedly, Turkmenistan, has banned the very work "corona virus". There were some news that North Korea had discovered a case which was said to be someone from South Korea who had slipped in. However, the official statistics from WHO or Johns Hopkins do not list North Korea. But since some people could have been lured by this report and dismiss North Korea, I did not want award any extra points here. (And since I asked for a single name, your first entry had to be correct.) Of the incorrect answers, I liked Eritrea, because its regime is very well in par with the other two, so it is not a bad bet to assume that they would be sweeping things under the carpet. There appears to be a few countries and territories in the Pacific Ocean which have managed to keep the virus out entirely. I have not made a complete search, but checking the latest update from WHO, I don't find neither Kiribati nor Palau. Anyway, I don't think of them have a population over one million. > 4. Why is Obelix so strong? He fell into the cauldron with the magic potion when he was a child. For those who don't know Obelix, he is a cartoon character in the Asterix series about a village in the north of Gaul that thanks to their potion that gives them superpowers have managed evade the Roman conquest. > 5. Which is the only US state of the 48 contiguous that is not served > at all by Amtrak, neither by train nor by Thruway Connecting Services? South Dakota. See https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/ Maps/Amtrak-System-Map-1018.pdf > 6. What's common between a mosque and a Japanese house with a tatami > floor? Take off your shoes before you enter! > 7. In Tok Pisin, a pidgin-based language which is commonly used in > Papua Guinea, there are two words for the English "we": "yumi" and > "mipela". Explain the difference between the two. Yumi (from you-me) is inclusive of the person being addressed. Mipela (me-fellow) is exclusive, that is "I and someone else. > 8. What is this symbol? Give its name or function. > http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/symbol.jpg It's a C-clef. In sheet music, it marks the position for the note C4. This clef is used by some alto instruments, for instance the viola. > 9. There are two cities in Europe named Brest. Which countries are they > located in? Name any of the two for a regular point. Name both for > the first tie breaker. France and Belarus. Two entrants had Poland instead of Belarus, and indeed it is just across the border from Poland. It's main claim to fame is that it was in Brest-Litovsk (as it was called them) where Germany and Russia negotiated for peace at the end pf WWI. The French city is on the west coast of Brittany. > 10. The word "quarantine" originates from a period of which length? 40 days. > 11. Which world leader recently announced recently that he is stepping > down due to health reasons? Shinzo Abe, Japan. > 12. The recent film "Joker" is set in Gotham City in which year within 5? 1981. Accepting 1976-1986. I can't recall that the year is displayed in the film, but I had to look it up when I came home. There are several scenes where the main character Arthur Fleck is sitting in an office and smoking, something which one thinks he would not be permitted to today. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 11 04:45PM -0500 Erland Sommarskog: > This quiz is over and Stephen W. Perry is the winner! Congratulations! > Yours is the glory and other readers of rec.games.trivia are obliged to > hold you in awe for the next 24 hours. All hail Stephen W. Perry! > border from Poland. It's main claim to fame is that it was in Brest-Litovsk > (as it was called them) where Germany and Russia negotiated for peace at > the end pf WWI. More precisely, not at the end of the war, but when Russia dropped out of it. After the war actually ended, the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was revoked. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "How can you develop a reputation as a straight shooter msb@vex.net | if lying is not an option?" --Alex Kozinski |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 11 06:40PM -0700 On 9/11/20 1:29 PM, Erland Sommarskog wrote: >> mind. If there is one I have missed, that's alright.) > North Korea and Turkmenistan. > Reportedly, Turkmenistan, has banned the very work "corona virus". Yes, a real head in the sand there. If they don't test for it and don't even talk about it, it doesn't happen. Right. Meanwhile the number of pneumonia cases and various other conditions it causes are skyrocketing. > There were some news that North Korea had discovered a case which was said > to be someone from South Korea who had slipped in. Actually he'd previously defected to S Korea and then decided to return home. They locked down the city he was found in. I haven't heard any reports since, so I don't know if he actually was positive or they just had a super-abundance of caution. > complete search, but checking the latest update from WHO, I don't find > neither Kiribati nor Palau. Anyway, I don't think of them have a > population over one million. Quite a few such countries, at least according to the Worldometer site. Tuvalu, Tonga, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, American Samoa, Tokelau, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands, maybe a few more. And none seem to have over 1M people. -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 12 11:32AM +0200 > Yes, a real head in the sand there. If they don't test for it and don't > even talk about it, it doesn't happen. Right. Meanwhile the number of > pneumonia cases and various other conditions it causes are skyrocketing. Just curious: do you have some actual information about the situation there? While very unlikely, it is maybe more conceivable that they would be able to stay clear than North Korea. Turkmenistan is not really a tourist drag, and I suspect that it is not really a country that let their citizens leave the country without a lot of red tape. And it took a while before covid took off in Russia, which I guess is the country they have most contact with. So if they closed the borders in time, they might have been able to keep it out. Just because they ban the word in public, does not necessarily mean that entirely ignore it. After all, they too stopped the football for a while. And these kind of regimes are good at saying one thing and doing another. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 11 03:01PM +0200 > waterfall has a total drop of 3,212 feet (979 m), of which > 2,648 feet (807 m) is in a single leap. It's in the Western > Hemisphere; just name the country. Venezuela > Gur snyyf """ner""" va gjb pbhagevrf, naq gur Cnenaá """sbezf""" > gur obeqre jvgu n guveq. Jr'yy znxr vg rnfl: anzr *nal gjb* > bs gur guerr pbhagevrf. The falls are on the border between Argentina and Brazil, and the third country is Paraguay. (And I've seen the falls from both sides, but I have only seen Paraguay from across the Paraná.( > 3. The German section of this river is better known, but near the > Swiss town of Schaffhausen it has a 75-foot-high (23 m) waterfall > with the same name as the river. What name? Rhine > 6. The Reversing Falls, which at times have a drop of *zero* feet, > """are""" in what Canadian city? In this case it's the river and > the city that have the same name. Winnipeg > at the falls, one name being the same as that of the country. > Give *either one* of the river's names, *or* give the old name > of the falls, which honored a British-born explorer. Zambesi > 10. The Victoria Falls in Africa """are""" on the border between > two countries. Give the name of the river *or either* country. > *Hint*: all three names """start""" with the same letter. Zambesi > * Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round > B1. How many points does a perfect game score in 10-pin bowling? 300 > limit it to countries with at least 200 miles (320 km) > of coastline on the Red Sea. There are 5 such countries > bordering the Red Sea; name *any 3*. Saudi Arabia, Eritrea, Sudan > E2. The Yellow Sea touches 3 countries. Name *any 2*. China, South Korea > other typefaces you'll find a little horizontal cross-stroke > to finish off each bottom corner; and similarly for other > characters. What are these short finishing strokes called? Serif |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 11 01:26PM > waterfall has a total drop of 3,212 feet (979 m), of which > 2,648 feet (807 m) is in a single leap. It's in the Western > Hemisphere; just name the country. Venezuela > Gur snyyf """ner""" va gjb pbhagevrf, naq gur Cnena? """sbezf""" > gur obeqre jvgu n guveq. Jr'yy znxr vg rnfl: anzr *nal gjb* > bs gur guerr pbhagevrf. Brazil and Paraguay > 3. The German section of this river is better known, but near the > Swiss town of Schaffhausen it has a 75-foot-high (23 m) waterfall > with the same name as the river. What name? Rhine > """have""" visited by funicular since 1899, are 300 feet high > (90 m) and are on the river of the same name, a tributary of > the Aare. Give that name. Reichenbach > 5. Montmorency Falls in Canada are 272 feet (83 m) high, and are > on the river of the same name. They """are""" located on the > edge of what city? Quebec City > 6. The Reversing Falls, which at times have a drop of *zero* feet, > """are""" in what Canadian city? In this case it's the river and > the city that have the same name. Halifax > 7. This national park in California features upper and lower > waterfalls of the same name as the park, on the river of the same > name, which flows into the valley of the same name. What name? Yosemite > at the falls, one name being the same as that of the country. > Give *either one* of the river's names, *or* give the old name > of the falls, which honored a British-born explorer. Congo > 10. The Victoria Falls in Africa """are""" on the border between > two countries. Give the name of the river *or either* country. > *Hint*: all three names """start""" with the same letter. Zambezi > each using six aircraft in a performance. One unit > """uses""" F/A-18 fighters, the other F-16's. Give the > common name of *either* group. Blue Angels > * B. A Perfect Game > B1. How many points does a perfect game score in 10-pin bowling? 300 > C1. Blood pressure is typically reported as two numbers, such > as 120 over 80. There is a specific medical term for each > number. Name *either one*. systolic > limit it to countries with at least 200 miles (320 km) > of coastline on the Red Sea. There are 5 such countries > bordering the Red Sea; name *any 3*. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Eritrea > E2. The Yellow Sea touches 3 countries. Name *any 2*. China and South Korea > other typefaces you'll find a little horizontal cross-stroke > to finish off each bottom corner; and similarly for other > characters. What are these short finishing strokes called? serifs > of text (See?) and paragraphs also stand out well > without needing extra space between them. What's the > term for this style of formatting? justified -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 11 07:05PM -0700 On 9/10/20 10:03 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > waterfall has a total drop of 3,212 feet (979 m), of which > 2,648 feet (807 m) is in a single leap. It's in the Western > Hemisphere; just name the country. Venezuela > Gur snyyf """ner""" va gjb pbhagevrf, naq gur Cnenaá """sbezf""" > gur obeqre jvgu n guveq. Jr'yy znxr vg rnfl: anzr *nal gjb* > bs gur guerr pbhagevrf. Argentina and Brazil > """have""" visited by funicular since 1899, are 300 feet high > (90 m) and are on the river of the same name, a tributary of > the Aare. Give that name. Reichenbach > 6. The Reversing Falls, which at times have a drop of *zero* feet, > """are""" in what Canadian city? In this case it's the river and > the city that have the same name. St John > 7. This national park in California features upper and lower > waterfalls of the same name as the park, on the river of the same > name, which flows into the valley of the same name. What name? Yosemite > 8. At Niagara Falls, the Niagara River divides into three channels, > so that there are three waterfalls side by side. Two are well > known; name the middle one. Middle Falls > at the falls, one name being the same as that of the country. > Give *either one* of the river's names, *or* give the old name > of the falls, which honored a British-born explorer. Livingston > 10. The Victoria Falls in Africa """are""" on the border between > two countries. Give the name of the river *or either* country. > *Hint*: all three names """start""" with the same letter. Zambezi > A1. Officially designated 431 Air Demonstration Squadron, they > """fly""" nine CT-114 Tutor aircraft in their performances. > What """is""" their common name? Snowbirds > each using six aircraft in a performance. One unit > """uses""" F/A-18 fighters, the other F-16's. Give the > common name of *either* group. Thunderbirds (AF) and Blue Angels (Navy) > * B. A Perfect Game > B1. How many points does a perfect game score in 10-pin bowling? 300 > C1. Blood pressure is typically reported as two numbers, such > as 120 over 80. There is a specific medical term for each > number. Name *either one*. systolic > C2. What pressure units are those numbers 120 and 80 measured in? psi > limit it to countries with at least 200 miles (320 km) > of coastline on the Red Sea. There are 5 such countries > bordering the Red Sea; name *any 3*. Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Sudan > E2. The Yellow Sea touches 3 countries. Name *any 2*. China, Japan > other typefaces you'll find a little horizontal cross-stroke > to finish off each bottom corner; and similarly for other > characters. What are these short finishing strokes called? serif > of text (See?) and paragraphs also stand out well > without needing extra space between them. What's the > term for this style of formatting? kerning -- Dan Tilque |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Sep 12 04:15AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:6b6dncrKb_GrmMbCnZ2dnUU7- > waterfall has a total drop of 3,212 feet (979 m), of which > 2,648 feet (807 m) is in a single leap. It's in the Western > Hemisphere; just name the country. Venezuela > Gur snyyf """ner""" va gjb pbhagevrf, naq gur Cnenaá """sbezf""" > gur obeqre jvgu n guveq. Jr'yy znxr vg rnfl: anzr *nal gjb* > bs gur guerr pbhagevrf. Brazil and Uruguay > 3. The German section of this river is better known, but near the > Swiss town of Schaffhausen it has a 75-foot-high (23 m) waterfall > with the same name as the river. What name? Rhine > """have""" visited by funicular since 1899, are 300 feet high > (90 m) and are on the river of the same name, a tributary of > the Aare. Give that name. Reichenbach > 5. Montmorency Falls in Canada are 272 feet (83 m) high, and are > on the river of the same name. They """are""" located on the > edge of what city? Quebec > 7. This national park in California features upper and lower > waterfalls of the same name as the park, on the river of the same > name, which flows into the valley of the same name. What name? Yosemite > at the falls, one name being the same as that of the country. > Give *either one* of the river's names, *or* give the old name > of the falls, which honored a British-born explorer. Congo > 10. The Victoria Falls in Africa """are""" on the border between > two countries. Give the name of the river *or either* country. > *Hint*: all three names """start""" with the same letter. Zambia > each using six aircraft in a performance. One unit > """uses""" F/A-18 fighters, the other F-16's. Give the > common name of *either* group. Blue Angels > * B. A Perfect Game > B1. How many points does a perfect game score in 10-pin bowling? 300 > B2. In what game or sport is 147 usually considered the maximum > score, although it's possible to go higher with help from > your opponent? Be sufficiently specific. NFL quarterback rating > C1. Blood pressure is typically reported as two numbers, such > as 120 over 80. There is a specific medical term for each > number. Name *either one*. Diastolic > C2. What pressure units are those numbers 120 and 80 measured in? Grams per square meter; Pounds per square inch > * D. City Hall > D1. What year did the present Toronto City Hall open, within 1? 1930; 1933 > limit it to countries with at least 200 miles (320 km) > of coastline on the Red Sea. There are 5 such countries > bordering the Red Sea; name *any 3*. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Eritrea > E2. The Yellow Sea touches 3 countries. Name *any 2*. China, South Korea > other typefaces you'll find a little horizontal cross-stroke > to finish off each bottom corner; and similarly for other > characters. What are these short finishing strokes called? Serif > of text (See?) and paragraphs also stand out well > without needing extra space between them. What's the > term for this style of formatting? Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 12 01:00AM -0500 Pete Gayde: > Grams per square meter; Pounds per square inch Impressive combination of guesses: one of those units is about 700,000 times the size of the other. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | This is Programming as a True Art Form, where style msb@vex.net | is more important than correctness... --Pontus Hedman |
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