- RQFTCI07 Game 10 Rounds 9-10: rank these, gray challenge round - 3 Updates
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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 14 11:29PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2007-03-26, 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 wrote both of these rounds. ** Game 10, Round 9 - Geography - Rank These Just in case you're way behind in the game at this point, don't worry, you may still be able to win -- because this is a bonus round. This is a geography round, and the way it works is that in each question we will name six places. We'll list them in alphabetical order, and we'll ask you for the largest, or the tallest, or some such extreme. Of course that means the extreme *among the six places on the list*. In fact, we don't just want the most extreme, we want the *three* most extreme, if you can do it. For each question you should give 3 answer-parts in order -- naming what you think are the #1, #2, and #3 ranked entries from the we give list. *But only the #1 part of the answer counts for the regular score* -- the others are attempts at a 2-point bonus. (You could choose to omit #2 and #3, but there's no advantage to that, and it is a multiple-choice round.) In addition, you have the usual opportunity to give a second guess. To avoid any confusion, on your second guess you should also give or not the #1 part of your answer is the same in the two guesses, as follows (view the table in a monospaced font for proper alignment): +------------------------------+--------------+-----------------+ | | all 3 parts | #1 part correct | | | correct | but not both | | | and in order | #2 & #3 | +------------------------------+--------------+-----------------+ | Only one 3-part answer | | | | given | 6 | 4 | +------------------------------+--------------+-----------------+ | Either of two guesses with | | | | #1 part the same in both | 5 | 4 | +------------------------------+--------------+-----------------+ | 1st of two guesses with | | | | #1 part different | 5 | 3 | +------------------------------+--------------+-----------------+ | 2nd of two guesses with | | | | #1 part different | 4 | 2 | +------------------------------+--------------+-----------------+ Got all that? Okay, here we go. *Note*: For some questions the order of the list may have changed. If you want to give the answer as of 2020, then *you must say* you are doing that. If you make a second guess then it must be for the same time period. 1. Largest population, based on metropolitan areas """in the 2000 census""". Atlanta; Chicago; Los Angeles; Miami (including Ft. Lauderdale); Phoenix; San Francisco (including San Jose and Oakland). To repeat, name the three largest of these six places in order (largest first), or two guesses at the three largest. *Note*: For questions #1-2, if you are giving the answer for 2020, then the 2010 census is the relevant one. 2. Largest population, based on city proper and *not* metropolitan areas, """in the 2000 census""". These are cities in New York State: Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, Niagara Falls, Rochester, Utica. 3. Largest area. Algeria, Australia, China, India, Mexico, Sudan. 4. Smallest area. (So give the *smallest one first*.) Andorra, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City. 5. Tallest building. These are buildings in Toronto. We figure building complexes are better known than the individual building names, so if we refer here to a complex, we mean the tallest building in it. Commerce Court, First Canadian Place, Manulife Centre, Royal Bank Plaza, Scotia Plaza, Toronto-Dominion Centre. 6. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have finished with the previous one. Gnyyrfg ohvyqvat. Fbzr bs gurfr unir n znva fgehpgher gung vapyhqrf n qrpbengvir rkgrafvba nobir gur uvturfg sybbe; nf hfhny, gurfr qb pbhag, ohg nagraanf qb abg. Puelfyre Ohvyqvat, Rzcver Fgngr Ohvyqvat, Svefg Pnanqvna Cynpr, Crgebanf Gbjref (va Xhnyn Yhzche), Frnef Gbjre, Gnvcrv 101. 7. Largest area. Note: This question is asking about the six islands, *not* any political units of the same names that may include additional land such as secondary islands. Baffin I., Honshu, New Guinea, Newfoundland, Sicily, Tasmania. 8. Largest area. L. Athabasca, L. Erie, Great Bear L., Great Slave L., L. Huron, L. Winnipeg. 9. Most northerly. Copenhagen, Denmark; Edmonton, Alberta; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Lisbon, Portugal; London, England; London, Ontario. Note: Do not give just "London" as an answer! 10. Most easterly. Boston, Buffalo, Montreal, Philadelphia, Toronto, Washington. ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Grays and Greys At the original game, contestants were told: "Two categories in this week's challenge round have similar titles. You are expected to know the difference between them based on your own trivial knowledge of spelling: do not discuss them aloud." In this format it doesn't matter, since you're answering all the questions instead of picking a category. * A. Gray Coach A1. For much of the 20th century, a major operator of inter-city and suburban buses serving Toronto was Gray Coach Lines. It was founded in 1927 as a subsidiary of what organization? A2. In 1990 when <answer A1> decided to get out of the inter-city bus business, Gray Coach was sold to a Scottish public transportation company, but retained its name. Two years later, it was sold again to the Canadian branch of an American-owned company, and now lost its distinct identity. Name either buyer. * B. "Gray's Anatomy" In the original game, entrants were told: "The handouts for this pair are illustrations from the copyright-expired 1918 edition of 'Gray's Anatomy' that you can find under www.bartleby.com. On each question you may answer by giving the specific medical term, or by giving a description (we'll accept anything close), *or* ... by pointing to yourself!" In this newsgroup format, that last option will not be available, but the others still apply. B1. Where in the body would you find this? http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10/gray1.jpg B2. Your question is: what body part is this? http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10/gray2.jpg * C. "Grey's Anatomy" C1. Who """plays""" the title character on "Grey's Anatomy"? C2. What's the name of the character who """is""" played by Sandra Oh? * D. Grey Cup D1. Name any *Toronto* team that """has won""" the Grey Cup, *other* than the Argonauts. D2. The """last time""" that a team won the Grey Cup before their *own home crowd*, the losing team was Baltimore. Who won? * E. Black, White, and Gray E1. On 1941-12-30, Winston Churchill was in Ottawa to address the Canadian House of Commons, but he wasn't told a portrait photographer had been brought in to take his picture. His annoyance increased when the photographer plucked the cigar from his mouth -- and the resulting expression made the photo a classic. Name the Armenian-born photographer. E2. The most famous photo by this Hungarian-born war photographer was taken during the Spanish Civil War and showed a soldier being shot. The photo is so perfectly composed that some believe it must have been faked. The same man also photo- graphed the D-Day landings. He was killed by a mine in Vietnam. Name him. * F. The Blue and the Gray F1. The US Civil War began on 1861-04-12, at Fort Sumter -- in what *city*? F2. The war effectively ended when the Confederacy's Army of Northern Virginia surrendered to US forces on 1865-04-09. Either name the general who surrendered and the one that he surrendered to, or else name the place and one of the two men. That is, give *two out of three* answers: person, person, place. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "(...and partly because it's more fun to msb@vex.net | let you think I'm insane.)" --Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 16 12:20PM -0700 On 10/14/20 9:29 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > in order (largest first), or two guesses at the three largest. > *Note*: For questions #1-2, if you are giving the answer for > 2020, then the 2010 census is the relevant one. Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco > 2. Largest population, based on city proper and *not* metropolitan > areas, """in the 2000 census""". These are cities in New York > State: Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, Niagara Falls, Rochester, Utica. Buffalo, Rochester, Albany > 3. Largest area. Algeria, Australia, China, India, Mexico, Sudan. China, Australia, Idia > 4. Smallest area. (So give the *smallest one first*.) Andorra, > Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City. Vatican City, Monaco, San Marino > gur uvturfg sybbe; nf hfhny, gurfr qb pbhag, ohg nagraanf qb abg. > Puelfyre Ohvyqvat, Rzcver Fgngr Ohvyqvat, Svefg Pnanqvna Cynpr, > Crgebanf Gbjref (va Xhnyn Yhzche), Frnef Gbjre, Gnvcrv 101. Petronas Towers, Taipei 101, Sears Tower > islands, *not* any political units of the same names that may > include additional land such as secondary islands. Baffin I., > Honshu, New Guinea, Newfoundland, Sicily, Tasmania. New Guinea, Baffin I., Newfoundland > 8. Largest area. L. Athabasca, L. Erie, Great Bear L., > Great Slave L., L. Huron, L. Winnipeg. L Huron, Great Slave L, L Winnipeg > 9. Most northerly. Copenhagen, Denmark; Edmonton, Alberta; Halifax, > Nova Scotia; Lisbon, Portugal; London, England; London, Ontario. > Note: Do not give just "London" as an answer! Edmonton; Copenhagen; London, England > 10. Most easterly. Boston, Buffalo, Montreal, Philadelphia, Toronto, > Washington. Boston, Montreal, Philadelphia > A1. For much of the 20th century, a major operator of inter-city > and suburban buses serving Toronto was Gray Coach Lines. > It was founded in 1927 as a subsidiary of what organization? Canadian National Railway > Two years later, it was sold again to the Canadian branch > of an American-owned company, and now lost its distinct > identity. Name either buyer. Greyhound > but the others still apply. > B1. Where in the body would you find this? > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10/gray1.jpg jaw > B2. Your question is: what body part is this? > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10/gray2.jpg sternum > * F. The Blue and the Gray > F1. The US Civil War began on 1861-04-12, at Fort Sumter -- > in what *city*? Charleston SC > he surrendered to, or else name the place and one of the > two men. That is, give *two out of three* answers: person, > person, place. Lee, Grant -- Dan Tilque |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 15 02:36PM > in order (largest first), or two guesses at the three largest. > *Note*: For questions #1-2, if you are giving the answer for > 2020, then the 2010 census is the relevant one. Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta > 2. Largest population, based on city proper and *not* metropolitan > areas, """in the 2000 census""". These are cities in New York > State: Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, Niagara Falls, Rochester, Utica. Buffalo, Rochester, Albany > 3. Largest area. Algeria, Australia, China, India, Mexico, Sudan. China, Australia, Sudan > 4. Smallest area. (So give the *smallest one first*.) Andorra, > Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City. Vatican City, Monaco, Andorra > names, so if we refer here to a complex, we mean the tallest > building in it. Commerce Court, First Canadian Place, Manulife > Centre, Royal Bank Plaza, Scotia Plaza, Toronto-Dominion Centre. Toronto-Dominion Centre, Royal Bank Plaza, Manulife Centre Manulife Centre, Scotia Plaza, First Canadian Place > gur uvturfg sybbe; nf hfhny, gurfr qb pbhag, ohg nagraanf qb abg. > Puelfyre Ohvyqvat, Rzcver Fgngr Ohvyqvat, Svefg Pnanqvna Cynpr, > Crgebanf Gbjref (va Xhnyn Yhzche), Frnef Gbjre, Gnvcrv 101. Petronas Towers, Taipei 101, Sears Tower > islands, *not* any political units of the same names that may > include additional land such as secondary islands. Baffin I., > Honshu, New Guinea, Newfoundland, Sicily, Tasmania. New Guinea, Honshu, Baffin Island > 8. Largest area. L. Athabasca, L. Erie, Great Bear L., > Great Slave L., L. Huron, L. Winnipeg. Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Great Bear Lake > 9. Most northerly. Copenhagen, Denmark; Edmonton, Alberta; Halifax, > Nova Scotia; Lisbon, Portugal; London, England; London, Ontario. > Note: Do not give just "London" as an answer! Copenhagen, London England, Edmonton > 10. Most easterly. Boston, Buffalo, Montreal, Philadelphia, Toronto, > Washington. Boston, Montreal, Philadelphia > A1. For much of the 20th century, a major operator of inter-city > and suburban buses serving Toronto was Gray Coach Lines. > It was founded in 1927 as a subsidiary of what organization? Grand Trunk Railroad; Canadian Pacific Railroad > Two years later, it was sold again to the Canadian branch > of an American-owned company, and now lost its distinct > identity. Name either buyer. Greyhound > * B. "Gray's Anatomy" > B1. Where in the body would you find this? > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10/gray1.jpg temporal-mandibular joint > B2. Your question is: what body part is this? > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10/gray2.jpg sternum > His annoyance increased when the photographer plucked the > cigar from his mouth -- and the resulting expression made > the photo a classic. Name the Armenian-born photographer. Tarkhesian > * F. The Blue and the Gray > F1. The US Civil War began on 1861-04-12, at Fort Sumter -- > in what *city*? Columbia SC > he surrendered to, or else name the place and one of the > two men. That is, give *two out of three* answers: person, > person, place. Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 19 06:51PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:AtSdnU9jK-b5XxbCnZ2dnUU7- > playing the character who adopted the Remington Steele persona, > while the actress who played his creator went on to a less > stellar career. But name *either* the actress or her character. Stephanie Zimbalist > of grunge bands. We'll give you an album name; you name the band > whose debut album it was: > 4. "Facelift", released 1990-08-21, Columbia Records. Nirvana; REM > 5. "Bleach", released 1989-06-15, Sub Pop Records. REM; Nirvana > 6. "Ten", released 1991-08-27, Epic Records. Nirvana; REM > take two guesses, please separate them clearly so I can tell which > countries are part of which list. > 1. Liechtenstein. Switzerland, Austria > 2. Andorra. Spain, France > 3. Monaco. France > names. *Note*: Nothing here has changed since the original game. > 4. There are two countries whose names differ only in the *last > letter*, and they are adjacent. Name them. Iraq, Iran > coastline, one in the south that's landlocked. Their names are > 6 letters long, and they both came up in the African round in > Game 9. What are they? Gambia, Zambia > letter. They more or less face each other across about 700 miles > (1,100 km) of ocean, and their names are 7 letters long. > What are they? Iceland, Ireland > and eastern part of the country? Historically they have called > themselves Afghans, but that term is now commonly used to refer > to inhabitants of the country as a whole. Pashtun > 8. The language of <answer 7>, named similarly to the people, is > one of Afghanistan's official languages. What is the *other* > one? Urdu > and most of the remaining ones left the country when the > Soviets invaded in 1979. One of the last two died in 2005. > What religion? Zoroastrianism > country, which you must name. For example, if we said Detroit, > USA, you would say Canada. > 10. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Paraguay > 11. Kolkata (or Calcutta), India. Bangladesh > 12. Singapore. Malaysia > not revert to its original name until 1971. Warning: a loose > confederation consisting of this country plus North Yemen had > a similar name, which is not the answer we want. United Arab Republic > aftermath of World War I under what inconveniently long name, > which continued in use until 1929? It used the word "Kingdom" > and referred to several of the ethnic groups that lived there. Slavic Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes > Panama, but this country formed in 1823 included almost all of > that whole area. Much like Yugoslavia, it broke up in a series > of wars, in this case beginning in 1838. What was it called? Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 17 11:19PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2007-04-02, 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*)". In Round 2 I wrote one of the 5 triples, conceived another and wrote one of the questions in it, and wrote one question in a third triple. In Round 3 I wrote 4 triples. ** Final, Round 2 - Entertainment * Fictional Fictional Detectives 1. Which fictional character likes to unwind by adopting the persona of 1940s San Francisco detective Dixon Hill? 2. Name the 1972 movie where in an early scene we hear Laurence Olivier's character dictating these words in a manuscript: "St. John ['Sinjun'] Lord Merridew, the great detective, rose majestically, his huge Father Christmas face glowing with mischievous delight. Slowly, he brushed the crumbs of seedy cake from the folds of his pendulous waistcoat ['weskit']. 'The Police may be baffled, Inspector', he boomed, 'but Merridew is not.'" 3. In the 1980s TV series "Remington Steele", the female head of a detective agency invented a male figurehead in order to attract more business. Of course, Pierce Brosnan shot to popularity playing the character who adopted the Remington Steele persona, while the actress who played his creator went on to a less stellar career. But name *either* the actress or her character. * Grunge Debut Albums This triple refers to debut albums (that is, not not EPs or singles) of grunge bands. We'll give you an album name; you name the band whose debut album it was: 4. "Facelift", released 1990-08-21, Columbia Records. 5. "Bleach", released 1989-06-15, Sub Pop Records. 6. "Ten", released 1991-08-27, Epic Records. * Early Cast Members All answers in this triple are TV crime shows ("""current""" or past) that ran or that """have run""" for 5 years or more. We'll name the year the series started, and an actor who played a regular part in it -- but for only the first season or two. You name the series; exact titles required. 7. 1990, George Dzundza as Detective Sergeant Max Greevey. 8. 2001, Xander Berkeley as George Mason. 9. 1993, David Caruso as Detective Joe Kelly. * Julia Roberts Movies 10. """What movie""" starred Julia Roberts and Mel Gibson, with Patrick Stewart as chief villain? 11. """Two""" movies, released 9 years apart, have starred Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. Name *both*. *Note*: if there are now more than two, name *any two*. 12. In this romance, Julia Roberts plays a movie star so popular she earns $15,000,000 US for one movie -- or exactly what Roberts was paid for the role. Alec Baldwin makes a brief appearance as an ex, or perhaps not so ex, boyfriend who turns up unexpectedly at her hotel room. Name the movie. * Singers in Bad Movies These three """recent""" movies starred pop singers trying, and failing, to make the crossover to movie stardom. Given the description, name the terrible movie. 13. This 2001 semi-autobiographical movie stars Mariah Carey playing Billie Frank, a thinly-veiled Carey-like performer. Carey "won" Worst Actress for this movie at the 2001 Golden Raspberry awards. 14. "American Idol" finalists Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini star in this 2003 movie musical, which was clearly rushed into production to capitalize on the popularity of the TV series. When asked about why she did the film, Clarkson told "Time" magazine, "Two words: Contractually obligated!" 15. This 2002 Britney Spears high-school-graduation movie, co- starring Dan Ackroyd, received unanimously negative reviews, mostly panning Spears's acting ability. It also "won" the Golden Raspberry for the Worst Original Song: "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman." ** Final, Round 3 - Geography * Small Countries' Neighbors In each case, we name a small country and you must name *each* of the one or more countries that """are""" adjacent to it. You must give the *exact list* of one or more countries. If you take two guesses, please separate them clearly so I can tell which countries are part of which list. 1. Liechtenstein. 2. Andorra. 3. Monaco. * Similar-Named Countries These questions each refer to the usual short name of each country in English: for example, it's not United Mexican States or Estados Unidos Mexicanos or even México, it's Mexico. And don't worry about articles, as in "the" Netherlands, either. In each case both names have the same number of letters, and you will have to give *both* names. *Note*: Nothing here has changed since the original game. 4. There are two countries whose names differ only in the *last letter*, and they are adjacent. Name them. 5. There are two countries whose names differ only in the *first* letter. Both are in Africa, one in the west with a short coastline, one in the south that's landlocked. Their names are 6 letters long, and they both came up in the African round in Game 9. What are they? 6. There are two countries whose names differ only in the *second* letter. They more or less face each other across about 700 miles (1,100 km) of ocean, and their names are 7 letters long. What are they? * Demographics of Afghanistan 7. What """is""" the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan, with around 40% of the population, concentrated mainly in the southern and eastern part of the country? Historically they have called themselves Afghans, but that term is now commonly used to refer to inhabitants of the country as a whole. 8. The language of <answer 7>, named similarly to the people, is one of Afghanistan's official languages. What is the *other* one? 9. Adherents of this religion were never numerous in Afghanistan, and most of the remaining ones left the country when the Soviets invaded in 1979. One of the last two died in 2005. What religion? * Not Quite In In this triple we give you some cities that are near another country, which you must name. For example, if we said Detroit, USA, you would say Canada. 10. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 11. Kolkata (or Calcutta), India. 12. Singapore. * Historic Geography In each case please answer in English, and now we're after *full* country names, *not* short names. 13. This country with capital Cairo was formed in 1958, but broke up into its constituent parts in 1961, although one of them did not revert to its original name until 1971. Warning: a loose confederation consisting of this country plus North Yemen had a similar name, which is not the answer we want. 14. The country """we remember""" as Yugoslavia was formed in the aftermath of World War I under what inconveniently long name, which continued in use until 1929? It used the word "Kingdom" and referred to several of the ethnic groups that lived there. 15. """Today""" there are 6 different countries between Mexico and Panama, but this country formed in 1823 included almost all of that whole area. Much like Yugoslavia, it broke up in a series of wars, in this case beginning in 1838. What was it called? -- Mark Brader | "It doesn't have to actually *be* special, but you have Toronto | to make people think it is, and sometimes the easiest way msb@vex.net | to do that is to make it special." -- Peter Reiher My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 18 05:19AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:AtSdnU9jK-b5XxbCnZ2dnUU7- > * Fictional Fictional Detectives > 1. Which fictional character likes to unwind by adopting the > persona of 1940s San Francisco detective Dixon Hill? Jean-Luc Picard > cake from the folds of his pendulous waistcoat ['weskit']. > 'The Police may be baffled, Inspector', he boomed, 'but > Merridew is not.'" "Sleuth" > playing the character who adopted the Remington Steele persona, > while the actress who played his creator went on to a less > stellar career. But name *either* the actress or her character. Stephanie Zimbalist > of grunge bands. We'll give you an album name; you name the band > whose debut album it was: > 5. "Bleach", released 1989-06-15, Sub Pop Records. Nirvana > 6. "Ten", released 1991-08-27, Epic Records. Pearl Jam > a regular part in it -- but for only the first season or two. > You name the series; exact titles required. > 7. 1990, George Dzundza as Detective Sergeant Max Greevey. "Law and Order" > 8. 2001, Xander Berkeley as George Mason. "24" > 9. 1993, David Caruso as Detective Joe Kelly. "NYPD Blue" > * Julia Roberts Movies > 10. """What movie""" starred Julia Roberts and Mel Gibson, with > Patrick Stewart as chief villain? "Conspiracy Theory" > 11. """Two""" movies, released 9 years apart, have starred Julia > Roberts and Richard Gere. Name *both*. *Note*: if there are > now more than two, name *any two*. "Pretty Woman", "Runaway Bride" > 13. This 2001 semi-autobiographical movie stars Mariah Carey playing > Billie Frank, a thinly-veiled Carey-like performer. Carey "won" > Worst Actress for this movie at the 2001 Golden Raspberry awards. "Glitter" > production to capitalize on the popularity of the TV series. > When asked about why she did the film, Clarkson told "Time" > magazine, "Two words: Contractually obligated!" "From Justin to Kelly" > mostly panning Spears's acting ability. It also "won" the > Golden Raspberry for the Worst Original Song: "I'm Not a Girl, > Not Yet a Woman." "Crossroads" > take two guesses, please separate them clearly so I can tell which > countries are part of which list. > 1. Liechtenstein. Switzerland and Austria > 2. Andorra. France and Spain > 3. Monaco. France > have the same number of letters, and you will have to give *both* > names. *Note*: Nothing here has changed since the original game. > 4. There are two countries whose names differ only in the *last letter*, and they are adjacent. Name them. Iraq and Iran > coastline, one in the south that's landlocked. Their names are > 6 letters long, and they both came up in the African round in > Game 9. What are they? Gambia and Zambia > letter. They more or less face each other across about 700 miles > (1,100 km) of ocean, and their names are 7 letters long. > What are they? Ireland and Iceland > and eastern part of the country? Historically they have called > themselves Afghans, but that term is now commonly used to refer > to inhabitants of the country as a whole. Pashtuns > 8. The language of <answer 7>, named similarly to the people, is > one of Afghanistan's official languages. What is the *other* > one? Farsi; Daru > and most of the remaining ones left the country when the > Soviets invaded in 1979. One of the last two died in 2005. > What religion? Judaism > country, which you must name. For example, if we said Detroit, > USA, you would say Canada. > 10. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Uruguay > 11. Kolkata (or Calcutta), India. Bangladesh > 12. Singapore. Malaysia > not revert to its original name until 1971. Warning: a loose > confederation consisting of this country plus North Yemen had > a similar name, which is not the answer we want. United Arab Republic > aftermath of World War I under what inconveniently long name, > which continued in use until 1929? It used the word "Kingdom" > and referred to several of the ethnic groups that lived there. Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes > Panama, but this country formed in 1823 included almost all of > that whole area. Much like Yugoslavia, it broke up in a series > of wars, in this case beginning in 1838. What was it called? Republic of Central America -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 13 07:48PM -0700 On 10/12/20 3:12 PM, Calvin wrote: > 1 Ethiopian Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been director-general of which organisation since 2017? WHO > 2 Which term is missing from this ordered list: velocity, acceleration, … , snap [aka jounce], crackle, pop? jerk > 3 What was the given name of the founder of the Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team, and subsequently of the Ferrari automobile marque? > 4 The name of the London thoroughfare Pall Mall is named for a ball game played there during the 17th century, which was the precursor to which genteel contemporary sport? croquet > 5 What links the Eurovision song contest entries of Belgium (2003 & 2008), Netherlands (2006) and Israel (2020), and no others? > 6 Which Roman god is included in the logo for the Goodyear tyre company? Mercury > 7 What nine-letter word is the antonym of transgender? cisgender > 8 Name either of the two authors who have each won the Miles Franklin Literary Award four times, the most by any author since the inception of the Award in 1957. > 9 According to the Australian standard, household fridges should be set to what temperature (in degrees Celsius)? We'll accept one degree either way. 4 > 10 Who won his first major tennis title at the age of 19 by winning the 1990 US Open? Federer -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 13 08:45PM +0200 >> 5 What links the Eurovision song contest entries of Belgium (2003 >> & 2008), Netherlands (2006) and Israel (2020), and no others? > Scored 0? No, that is not the answer! (Or Calvin is just plain wrong.) Sweden and Norway compete about most things. One year in the first half of the seventies, Sweden sent an usually weak number to the ESC, but somehow it got two stray points. It was a severe blwo to Swedish pride next year when Norway sent a guy appearincg with braces happily singing "mil etter mil" and scored a perfect zero. >> 10 Who won his first major tennis title at the age of 19 by >> winning the 1990 US Open? > Borg? Do you want to know how many errors there were in that answer? :-) By 1990 Björn Borg had retired from tennis. And while he won Wimbledon and French Open five times each (if I recall correctly), he never won US Open. |
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