Friday, November 13, 2020

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Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Nov 12 01:55PM

On Wed, 11 Nov 2020 22:47:48 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 1. In snooker you have the red balls and the white cue ball,
> and six other "colors" of ball. Four of these are yellow, green,
> blue, and black; name *either* of the other two.
 
Pink
 
> 2. An Olympic archery target is divided into five colored rings,
> and each ring is divided in half. What color is the innermost ring?
 
Black
 
> 3. In North American skiing, both downhill and cross-country,
> which color circle is used to indicate the easiest grade of trails?
 
Green
 
> 4. In soccer, which color card is shown to a player who has
> committed a sending-off offense?
 
Red
 
 
> 6. The Green Monster """is""" the name given to the left-field
> wall of which ballpark? We want the name of the ballpark, rather
> than the city or team.
 
Fenway Park

> 7. You are watching the Indianapolis 500 auto race when you see
> a white flag being waved. What does this signal mean?
 
One lap left to race
 
> 8. An American roulette wheel has 38 numbers. Which two are
> colored green?
 
0 and 00
 
> 9. In the board game "Clue", which suspect is associated with the
> yellow token? We want the full name as used in the game.
 
Colonel Mustard
 
> 10. Which colorfully named hockey team won their second and final
> Stanley Cup in 1935?
 
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Geography - China and Vicinity
 
I got nothin...
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 12 09:14PM +0100


> 1. In snooker you have the red balls and the white cue ball,
> and six other "colors" of ball. Four of these are yellow,
> green, blue, and black; name *either* of the other two.
 
Red

> 2. An Olympic archery target is divided into five colored rings,
> and each ring is divided in half. What color is the innermost
> ring?
 
Was it yellow?
 
(We were shown a picture of it recently.)

> 3. In North American skiing, both downhill and cross-country,
> which color circle is used to indicate the easiest grade
> of trails?
 
Green

> 4. In soccer, which color card is shown to a player who has
> committed a sending-off offense?
 
Red

> 8. An American roulette wheel has 38 numbers. Which two are
> colored green?
 
0 and 00

> 10. Which colorfully named hockey team won their second and final
> Stanley Cup in 1935?
 
Montreal Maroons

> * Game 2, Round 3 - Geography - China and Vicinity
 
> 1. Which number designates Lhasa, the capital of Tibet?
 
4
 
> 2. Which number designates Beijing?
 
31
 
> 3. Identify by number the former Portuguese colony of Macau.
 
17
 
> 4. Decipher the rot13 only after you've finished with questions #1-3:
> ahzore gjragl-fvk vf jung pvgl?
 
Shanghai

> 5. Name the gulf at F.
 
Sea of Hainan
 
> 6. Name the body of water at H.
 
Taiwanese strait
 
> 7. What is the name of the river at M?
 
Yangtze-kiang
 
> and mostly in China and India, it actually flows off the
> edge of the map and most of it """is""" in a third country.
> What river is it?
 
Indus

> 9. Identify *any one* of the three bordering countries labeled A,
> B, and C. All are former Soviet republics. You don't have to
> say which one you're identifying.
 
Kazakhstan

> 10. Name *either* of the bordering countries labeled D and E.
> Again, you don't have to say which you're identifying.
 
Afghanistan
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Nov 13 04:28AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:P9OdnTgfVonpIzHCnZ2dnUU7-
 
> 1. In snooker you have the red balls and the white cue ball,
> and six other "colors" of ball. Four of these are yellow,
> green, blue, and black; name *either* of the other two.
 
orange; purple

> 2. An Olympic archery target is divided into five colored rings,
> and each ring is divided in half. What color is the innermost
> ring?
 
red; white
 
> 3. In North American skiing, both downhill and cross-country,
> which color circle is used to indicate the easiest grade
> of trails?
 
green

> 4. In soccer, which color card is shown to a player who has
> committed a sending-off offense?
 
red
 
> 6. The Green Monster """is""" the name given to the left-field
> wall of which ballpark? We want the name of the ballpark,
> rather than the city or team.
 
Fenway Park

> 8. An American roulette wheel has 38 numbers. Which two are
> colored green?
 
0 and 00

> 9. In the board game "Clue", which suspect is associated with the
> yellow token? We want the full name as used in the game.
 
Colonel Mustard
 
> 10. Which colorfully named hockey team won their second and final
> Stanley Cup in 1935?
 
Montreal Maroons

 
> Please refer to the handout at:
 
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/o2/3/map.png
 
> 1. Which number designates Lhasa, the capital of Tibet?
 
5
 
> 2. Which number designates Beijing?
 
30; 31
 
> 3. Identify by number the former Portuguese colony of Macau.
 
17
 
> 4. Decipher the rot13 only after you've finished with questions #1-3:
> ahzore gjragl-fvk vf jung pvgl?
 
Shanghai
 
> 5. Name the gulf at F.
 
Gulf of Tonkin
 
> 6. Name the body of water at H.
 
Taiwan Strait
 
> 9. Identify *any one* of the three bordering countries labeled A,
> B, and C. All are former Soviet republics. You don't have to
> say which one you're identifying.
 
Kazakhstan

> 10. Name *either* of the bordering countries labeled D and E.
> Again, you don't have to say which you're identifying.
 
Pakistan
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Nov 12 03:29PM -0800

On Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at 11:48:49 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> --
> Mark Brader, Toronto "... people are *always* doing stuff ...
> m...@vex.net that I wish were typos" --Marcy Thompson
 
I demand that you only count valid legal answers!
 
swp
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 12 07:44PM -0600

Stephen Perry:
> I demand that you only count valid legal answers!
 
See below:
--
Mark Brader "We demand rigidly defined areas
Toronto of doubt and uncertainty!"
msb@vex.net -- Vroomfondel (Douglas Adams: HHGTTG)
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