| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 20 03:05PM +0200 > 2. "Cuore" ["KWOR-ay"]. This is an Italian word, and we hope that > if you get to use it, it's because your love life is improving > and not because you're in hospital. Heart > 3. "Letto" [LET-to]. Another Italian word, and, once again, it's > one that could be useful if you have a new lover -- or if you > end up in hospital. Bed > 4. "Arbeit" ["AR-bite"]. We hope trivia is more enjoyable than > what this German word refers to. Work > 5. "Hermano" ["air-MAHN-oh"]. This Spanish word may refer to one > of your relatives. Brother > 6. "Vannaya" ["VAN-eye-uh"]. In this case the word is Russian, > but if you're travelling, it's one of the first words you should > learn in any language. Friend > 7. "Zimmer" ["TSIM-mer"]. You might use this word in a German > hotel. Room > 8. "Chyelovyek" ["chyell-oh-VYEK", with ch as in "chin" and y as > in "yell"]. This Russian word inspired a term in the slang > that Anthony Burgess created for "A Clockwork Orange". Man > 10. "Kodomo" ["kuh-duh-muh", without emphasis on any syllable]. > No, this Japanese word does not mean dragon, though if you have > some of these at home, you may think they are monsters. Child > in both mass and diameter, but its surface is ferociously hot. > Its atmosphere is extremely dense and consists mostly of carbon > dioxide, with clouds of sulfuric acid, yet. Name the planet. Venus > 2. Only one planet has a ring system bright enough to be seen in > a small telescope. Name the planet. Saturn > way, it's atmosphere all the way down. The other three are > also now known to have ring systems. Name *any two* of the > other three. Neptune and Uranus > 4. This planet is significantly smaller than the Earth, but its > day is about the same length. It has a thin atmosphere > consisting mostly of carbon dioxide. Name it. Mars > astronomers thought until 1965 that it rotated exactly once > during its year, thus always keeping one face toward the Sun. > Name it. Mercury > first to observe the motion of the planet Neptune from day to > day, but he didn't realize it; he just thought it was a star > whose position he'd gotten wrong the first time. Kepler > to look for what we now call Neptune. When someone actually > tried doing that, they needed only half an hour to find it. > What was the *other* planet, the one whose orbit was problematic? Uranus > were eventually realized to be wrong, but by that time a search > had already been conducted, resulting in Clyde Tombaugh's 1930 > discovery of what? Pluto > planet at first. After it was realized to be just the biggest > of many, it was eventually redesignated as a minor planet or > asteroid, and """lately""" a dwarf planet like Pluto. Name it. Ceres > 10. Choose any planet or dwarf planet, other than the Earth, that has > one or more named moons, and name it *and its largest moon*. Saturn and Titan > For these you must give their full names. > A1. This philosopher, possibly a contemporary of Confucius, > wrote the Tao Te Ching, the definitive Taoist text. Lao-zi > of the European Economic Community, sometimes called the > Common Market. Name either the year that the EEC was founded > or the number of founding countries, within 1 in either case. Six (If memory serves, EEC was created out of the Coal and Steel Union in 1957, with the predecessor formed in 1951, but it's uncertain whether the discinction between the two is appreciated in Toronto pubs.) > """now""" members, within 2, or else name *either* of the > new members in 2007. *Note*: if you give the number of > countries you must say which year you are answering for. 27 in both 2007 and 2020. (Croatia have joined, and the UK have left.) The two countries that joined in 2007 were Romania and Bulgaria. > C1. What """is""" the largest city that (depending on whose > definition you use) is either in or just outside the ethnic > and cultural area known as Kurdistan? Mosul > C2. What """is""" the second-largest city in Iraq and the > country's main port? Basra > D1. Four elements, all in the group called rare earths or > lanthanides, """are""" named after the same village in > Sweden. Name any one of them. Ytteribium > present-day country is""" named directly after an element. > Give *any one* of these """six""" names (i.e. the """one""" > country or one of the """five""" elements). Polonium > F1. Peter Greenaway's """most mainstream""" film starred Helen > Mirren and Michael Gambon in two of the four title roles. > Give the title -- exactly. Be careful. The Soceity of Dead Poets |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 20 02:22PM > word is in Japanese, and you might encounter it in a restaurant. > It is also related to "Tamagotchi", the so-called digital pet > that was all the rage """a few""" years ago. egg > 2. "Cuore" ["KWOR-ay"]. This is an Italian word, and we hope that > if you get to use it, it's because your love life is improving > and not because you're in hospital. heart > 3. "Letto" [LET-to]. Another Italian word, and, once again, it's > one that could be useful if you have a new lover -- or if you > end up in hospital. bed > 4. "Arbeit" ["AR-bite"]. We hope trivia is more enjoyable than > what this German word refers to. work > 5. "Hermano" ["air-MAHN-oh"]. This Spanish word may refer to one > of your relatives. brother > 6. "Vannaya" ["VAN-eye-uh"]. In this case the word is Russian, > but if you're travelling, it's one of the first words you should > learn in any language. bathroom > 7. "Zimmer" ["TSIM-mer"]. You might use this word in a German > hotel. room > 8. "Chyelovyek" ["chyell-oh-VYEK", with ch as in "chin" and y as > in "yell"]. This Russian word inspired a term in the slang > that Anthony Burgess created for "A Clockwork Orange". boy > 10. "Kodomo" ["kuh-duh-muh", without emphasis on any syllable]. > No, this Japanese word does not mean dragon, though if you have > some of these at home, you may think they are monsters. child > in both mass and diameter, but its surface is ferociously hot. > Its atmosphere is extremely dense and consists mostly of carbon > dioxide, with clouds of sulfuric acid, yet. Name the planet. Venus > 2. Only one planet has a ring system bright enough to be seen in > a small telescope. Name the planet. Saturn > way, it's atmosphere all the way down. The other three are > also now known to have ring systems. Name *any two* of the > other three. Jupiter and Uranus > 4. This planet is significantly smaller than the Earth, but its > day is about the same length. It has a thin atmosphere > consisting mostly of carbon dioxide. Name it. Mars > astronomers thought until 1965 that it rotated exactly once > during its year, thus always keeping one face toward the Sun. > Name it. Mercury > first to observe the motion of the planet Neptune from day to > day, but he didn't realize it; he just thought it was a star > whose position he'd gotten wrong the first time. Galileo > to look for what we now call Neptune. When someone actually > tried doing that, they needed only half an hour to find it. > What was the *other* planet, the one whose orbit was problematic? Uranus > were eventually realized to be wrong, but by that time a search > had already been conducted, resulting in Clyde Tombaugh's 1930 > discovery of what? Pluto > planet at first. After it was realized to be just the biggest > of many, it was eventually redesignated as a minor planet or > asteroid, and """lately""" a dwarf planet like Pluto. Name it. Ceres > 10. Choose any planet or dwarf planet, other than the Earth, that has > one or more named moons, and name it *and its largest moon*. Saturn: Titan > ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round > * A. Chinese Philosophers (Writing, not Eating) > For these you must give their full names. I hope you don't actually mean that. (The "Tzu" generally attached to these names is a sort of honorific.) > A1. This philosopher, possibly a contemporary of Confucius, > wrote the Tao Te Ching, the definitive Taoist text. Lao Tzu > A2. The 6th century BC text "The Art of War" has in recent > decades become beloved of corporate executives and other > go-getters. Name the author. Sun Tzu > of the European Economic Community, sometimes called the > Common Market. Name either the year that the EEC was founded > or the number of founding countries, within 1 in either case. 1965; 1970 > """now""" members, within 2, or else name *either* of the > new members in 2007. *Note*: if you give the number of > countries you must say which year you are answering for. Croatia > C1. What """is""" the largest city that (depending on whose > definition you use) is either in or just outside the ethnic > and cultural area known as Kurdistan? Kirkuk > C2. What """is""" the second-largest city in Iraq and the > country's main port? Basra > D1. Four elements, all in the group called rare earths or > lanthanides, """are""" named after the same village in > Sweden. Name any one of them. yttrium > present-day country is""" named directly after an element. > Give *any one* of these """six""" names (i.e. the """one""" > country or one of the """five""" elements). francium > best known for two bestselling books: one concerning > so-called "social epidemics", the other a study of > instinctive thinking. Who """is""" he? Gladwell > F1. Peter Greenaway's """most mainstream""" film starred Helen > Mirren and Michael Gambon in two of the four title roles. > Give the title -- exactly. Be careful. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover > F2. Which Greenaway film was an adaptation of "The Tempest" and > starred John Gielgud? The Magician -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Sep 20 11:46PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:d-qdnU1-RqhQRPvCnZ2dnUU7- > word is in Japanese, and you might encounter it in a restaurant. > It is also related to "Tamagotchi", the so-called digital pet > that was all the rage """a few""" years ago. egg > 2. "Cuore" ["KWOR-ay"]. This is an Italian word, and we hope that > if you get to use it, it's because your love life is improving > and not because you're in hospital. heart > 3. "Letto" [LET-to]. Another Italian word, and, once again, it's > one that could be useful if you have a new lover -- or if you > end up in hospital. bed > 4. "Arbeit" ["AR-bite"]. We hope trivia is more enjoyable than > what this German word refers to. work > 5. "Hermano" ["air-MAHN-oh"]. This Spanish word may refer to one > of your relatives. brother > 8. "Chyelovyek" ["chyell-oh-VYEK", with ch as in "chin" and y as > in "yell"]. This Russian word inspired a term in the slang > that Anthony Burgess created for "A Clockwork Orange". man > 9. "Mozo" ["MO-so"]. To help you with this Spanish word, we'll give > you two other words with the same meaning: "mesero" > ["may-SAIR-oh"] and "camarero" ["cam-uh-RAIR-oh"]. waiter > in both mass and diameter, but its surface is ferociously hot. > Its atmosphere is extremely dense and consists mostly of carbon > dioxide, with clouds of sulfuric acid, yet. Name the planet. Venus > 2. Only one planet has a ring system bright enough to be seen in > a small telescope. Name the planet. Saturn > way, it's atmosphere all the way down. The other three are > also now known to have ring systems. Name *any two* of the > other three. Jupiter and Uranus (note: I was under the impression that Uranus and Neptune are now considered "ice giants" and that they are no longer considered to be atmosphere-only) > 4. This planet is significantly smaller than the Earth, but its > day is about the same length. It has a thin atmosphere > consisting mostly of carbon dioxide. Name it. Mars > astronomers thought until 1965 that it rotated exactly once > during its year, thus always keeping one face toward the Sun. > Name it. Mercury > first to observe the motion of the planet Neptune from day to > day, but he didn't realize it; he just thought it was a star > whose position he'd gotten wrong the first time. Galileo > to look for what we now call Neptune. When someone actually > tried doing that, they needed only half an hour to find it. > What was the *other* planet, the one whose orbit was problematic? Uranus > were eventually realized to be wrong, but by that time a search > had already been conducted, resulting in Clyde Tombaugh's 1930 > discovery of what? Pluto > planet at first. After it was realized to be just the biggest > of many, it was eventually redesignated as a minor planet or > asteroid, and """lately""" a dwarf planet like Pluto. Name it. Ceres > 10. Choose any planet or dwarf planet, other than the Earth, that has > one or more named moons, and name it *and its largest moon*. Eris (dwarf planet) and Dysnomia (largest moon); Jupiter (planet) and Ganymede (largest moon) > For these you must give their full names. > A1. This philosopher, possibly a contemporary of Confucius, > wrote the Tao Te Ching, the definitive Taoist text. Lao-tzu > A2. The 6th century BC text "The Art of War" has in recent > decades become beloved of corporate executives and other > go-getters. Name the author. Sun-tzu > of the European Economic Community, sometimes called the > Common Market. Name either the year that the EEC was founded > or the number of founding countries, within 1 in either case. 6 founding countries > """now""" members, within 2, or else name *either* of the > new members in 2007. *Note*: if you give the number of > countries you must say which year you are answering for. 27 members (as of 2020) > C1. What """is""" the largest city that (depending on whose > definition you use) is either in or just outside the ethnic > and cultural area known as Kurdistan? Erbil > C2. What """is""" the second-largest city in Iraq and the > country's main port? Basra > D1. Four elements, all in the group called rare earths or > lanthanides, """are""" named after the same village in > Sweden. Name any one of them. Ytterbium > present-day country is""" named directly after an element. > Give *any one* of these """six""" names (i.e. the """one""" > country or one of the """five""" elements). Cyprus > best known for two bestselling books: one concerning > so-called "social epidemics", the other a study of > instinctive thinking. Who """is""" he? Gladwell > F1. Peter Greenaway's """most mainstream""" film starred Helen > Mirren and Michael Gambon in two of the four title roles. > Give the title -- exactly. Be careful. "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover" > F2. Which Greenaway film was an adaptation of "The Tempest" and > starred John Gielgud? "Prospero's Books" -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
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