| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 23 12:01PM > 1. First the comic books. The character of Superman first appeared > in 1938. Name *either* of his two creators, the comic-book > writer or the artist. One was even from Toronto. Jerry Siegel > 2. That first appearance of Superman in 1938 was in the first > issue of what comic book? Action Comics > 1950s, who, with his "twelfth-level intellect", seeks to thwart > or destroy Superman? He also has a shrinking ray that he uses > to steal cities. Brainiac > has strange "opposite" speech patterns ("Me love Superman" > for "I hate Superman"), and is almost as powerful as Superman > himself. Name him. Bizarro > 5. Superman was one character on an American animated TV series > about a team of superheroes that ran from 1973 to 1986. It was > produced by Hanna-Barbera. Name the series. Superfriends > 6. From 1941 to 1943, 17 Superman cartoons were produced by > Paramount Pictures and this affiliated studio for release in > movie theaters. Name the other studio. RKO > 7. Finally, actors that played Superman. Who played him in the > TV series "The Adventures of Superman", which ran from 1951 > to 1957? George Reeves > 8. Who played Superman in the 1993-97 TV series "Lois and Clark"? Dean Cain > 10. Who played Superman in the """recent""" movie "Superman > Returns"? Henry Cavill > the sea. What port did the Germans fail to capture until after > the bulk of the British forces, and some French, had been able > to evacuate to England? Dunkirk > just blockade it but wasted great resources from August 1942 > to February 1943 in trying to capture it, because Hitler had > given his usual order to keep trying. Name *either* city. Leningrad > In May, at the Coral Sea, the outcome was fairly even. But in > June, as Japan attempted to capture a US island outpost, all four > carriers they were using were destroyed. Name that *island*. Midway > desert 80 miles short of Alexandria, Egypt, in the first major > success for the British army during the war. The date was > October 1942; name the place. Tobruk; El Alamein > much on the defensive on the Eastern Front for the rest of > the war. Give the one-syllable name of the city where this > battle occurred. Kursk > Gustav Line and reach Rome. This 6th-century Benedictine abbey, > being a natural defensive point, was completely destroyed by > the Allies; it gives its name to the battle. Monte Cassino > city could then be used as a spearhead into Germany. But the > target was "a bridge too far" from the Allied lines and the > operation failed. What was that Dutch city? Arnhem > the Bulge. American forces in one Belgian city were surrounded, > but when invited to surrender, Major General Anthony McAuliffe > simply replied "Nuts!" What city? Liege > 9. The battle for this city, which lasted about two weeks in > April 1945, progressed from street to street and was one of > the fiercest of the war. What city? Berlin > In February 1945 the Americans landed, and famously captured > the island's highest point within 4 days; but it was almost a > month before they controlled the whole island. Name the island. Iwo Jima -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 23 09:22PM +0200 > 5. Superman was one character on an American animated TV series > about a team of superheroes that ran from 1973 to 1986. It was > produced by Hanna-Barbera. Name the series. Guardians of the Law > the sea. What port did the Germans fail to capture until after > the bulk of the British forces, and some French, had been able > to evacuate to England? Dunkirk > just blockade it but wasted great resources from August 1942 > to February 1943 in trying to capture it, because Hitler had > given his usual order to keep trying. Name *either* city. Leningrad and Stalingrad > much on the defensive on the Eastern Front for the rest of > the war. Give the one-syllable name of the city where this > battle occurred. Pskov > city could then be used as a spearhead into Germany. But the > target was "a bridge too far" from the Allied lines and the > operation failed. What was that Dutch city? Rotterdam |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 23 09:24PM +0200 > was on the map, I was interested to note that it passes very close to > two other cities that *also* start with the same letter: Arras and > Antwerp. But they have a famous cathedreal, and also a part of town where there are no streets, only canal. Very relaxing to take boat trip in. But Dutch it ain't. |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Sep 24 12:45AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:c6GdnVc4dOiMUvfCnZ2dnUU7- > writer or the artist. One was even from Toronto. > 2. That first appearance of Superman in 1938 was in the first > issue of what comic book? Action Comics > has strange "opposite" speech patterns ("Me love Superman" > for "I hate Superman"), and is almost as powerful as Superman > himself. Name him. Bizarro Superman > 5. Superman was one character on an American animated TV series > about a team of superheroes that ran from 1973 to 1986. It was > produced by Hanna-Barbera. Name the series. Legion of Super Heroes > 7. Finally, actors that played Superman. Who played him in the > TV series "The Adventures of Superman", which ran from 1951 > to 1957? George Reeves > 8. Who played Superman in the 1993-97 TV series "Lois and Clark"? Dean Cain > the sea. What port did the Germans fail to capture until after > the bulk of the British forces, and some French, had been able > to evacuate to England? Dunkirk > just blockade it but wasted great resources from August 1942 > to February 1943 in trying to capture it, because Hitler had > given his usual order to keep trying. Name *either* city. Stalingrad > In May, at the Coral Sea, the outcome was fairly even. But in > June, as Japan attempted to capture a US island outpost, all four > carriers they were using were destroyed. Name that *island*. Midway > desert 80 miles short of Alexandria, Egypt, in the first major > success for the British army during the war. The date was > October 1942; name the place. El Alamein > much on the defensive on the Eastern Front for the rest of > the war. Give the one-syllable name of the city where this > battle occurred. Kursk > Gustav Line and reach Rome. This 6th-century Benedictine abbey, > being a natural defensive point, was completely destroyed by > the Allies; it gives its name to the battle. Monte Cassino > city could then be used as a spearhead into Germany. But the > target was "a bridge too far" from the Allied lines and the > operation failed. What was that Dutch city? Remagen > the Bulge. American forces in one Belgian city were surrounded, > but when invited to surrender, Major General Anthony McAuliffe > simply replied "Nuts!" What city? Bastogne > 9. The battle for this city, which lasted about two weeks in > April 1945, progressed from street to street and was one of > the fiercest of the war. What city? Berlin > In February 1945 the Americans landed, and famously captured > the island's highest point within 4 days; but it was almost a > month before they controlled the whole island. Name the island. Iwo Jima Pete Gayde |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 23 12:36PM -0700 On 9/22/20 9:23 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > way.) New members in 2007: Bulgaria, Romania. 4 for Erland (the > hard way) and Joshua. > Since 2007, Croatia joined, but the UK left. I answered 28, which is within the accepted answer range. Perhaps the way I wrote it "28 in 2020" fooled your automated scoring system. -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 23 06:09PM -0500 Mark Brader: >>> """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. Dan Tilque: >> hard way) and Joshua. >> Since 2007, Croatia joined, but the UK left. > I answered 28, which is within the accepted answer range. Oops. 4 for Dan Tilque also. > Perhaps the way I wrote it "28 in 2020" fooled your automated scoring > system. No. It was a rather cluttery job to score it, with three possible answers before the numerical range was applied, two entrants giving wrong answers, and another one cluttering the answer table with extra information, and I just forgot to apply the range. Sorry about that. Scores, if there are now no errors: GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> His L+E Spo Mis Mis Sci Cha FIVE Joshua Kreitzer 40 40 27 20 28 40 36 184 Dan Blum 36 36 8 24 35 40 28 175 Dan Tilque 24 12 0 24 8 40 36 136 Erland Sommarskog 24 8 -- -- 28 36 28 124 Bruce Bowler 17 16 0 16 0 28 12 89 Pete Gayde 32 4 18 4 8 12 18 88 -- Mark Brader | "Nitwit ideas are for emergencies. The rest of the Toronto | time you go by the Book, which is mostly a collection msb@vex.net | of nitwit ideas that worked." -- Niven & Pournelle My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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