| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 02 08:35PM +0100 > ** Final, Round 2 - Geography > * Canadian City Nicknames > 3. Gateway to the West. Calgary > * The Interstate Highway System > 5. Atlanta. 91 & 18 > 6. Boston. 90 & 97 > 7. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c1.gif> > Each of the little car symbols was beside a station name before > we erased the names. Name the city. Montréal > editions of it, the difference would have been more obvious. > The actual subway system is shown by the thin lines, while the > thick ones show a related service. Name the city. Paris > 9. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c3.gif> > Each of the little wheelchair symbols was beside a station name > before we erased the names. Name the city. New York > 11. The spectacular setting of the monastery in picture #1 should > be clue enough. It is situated just off the coast of which > country? France > * So You Think You're Smarter than George W. Bush > Given the country, name the president. > 13. Egypt. Mubarak (2003), al-Sisi (2021) > 14. Brazil. Lula (2003), Bolsonaro (2021) > 15. South Africa. Theki (2003), Cyril Rampahosa (2021) > who wrote a sceptical essay called "On Miracles". He also wrote > long books on human nature and understanding -- and he makes > an appearance in Monty Python's "Philosophers' Drinking Song". Smith > to formulate his philosophy. In huge tomes he attempted to > reconcile empiricism with the human faculty of reason. He is > also featured in the "Philosophers' Drinking Song". Kant > Nephew", and pornographic novels? Catherine the Great was an > admirer of his, but he *doesn't* show up in the "Philosophers' > Drinking Song". Rosseau > in a coup widely believed to have been engineered by the CIA. > Arbenz had angered the US by attempting to nationalize some > the holdings of which American corporation? Fyffes > 8. In which country did Violeta Chamorro succeed a well-known > revolutionary as president? Nicaragua. And now that well-known revolutionary is back - but not so revolutionary any more. > about 100 hours. By what curious name is this war popularly > known? It was named after another fractious event that the > two countries were participating in at around the same time. The football war > the al-Rashid Hotel. Give the full name of the Iraqi leader, > mentioned in the Arabian Nights, that the hotel """is""" > named after. Saladin > (Saddam """has""" his own face put onto portraits of this man.) > He appears in European literature as a chivalrous knight. > Name him. Saladin > destroyed Baghdad and murdered its population in 1258, on their > way to invading Russia and Central Europe. According to CNN > and the newspapers, Saddam """calls""" US troops the new -- what? Mongols > 13. A group of people in England known as The Women of Greenham > Common set up a peace camp in 1981 and occupied it for 19 years. > What sparked their protest? Closing down coal mines > 14. Who returned his MBE (that is, Member of the British Empire) > award to the Queen in 1969 to protest Biafra, Viet Nam, and > declining sales of his new band's hit single? John Lennon > 15. Who were the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo (who rallied daily > in that square for years) concerned about? Give the name used > for the people in question, not a description. Desapercidos |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 03 12:26AM > ** Final, Round 2 - Geography > * Canadian City Nicknames > 2. City of Gardens. Victoria > 3. Gateway to the West. Saskatchewan > * The Interstate Highway System > 4. Denver. 35 and 80 > 5. Atlanta. 95 and 70; 95 and 60 > 6. Boston. 90 and 93 > 7. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c1.gif> > Each of the little car symbols was beside a station name before > we erased the names. Name the city. Washington DC > editions of it, the difference would have been more obvious. > The actual subway system is shown by the thin lines, while the > thick ones show a related service. Name the city. Berlin > 9. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c3.gif> > Each of the little wheelchair symbols was beside a station name > before we erased the names. Name the city. New York City > monastery, which was founded in 529, and subsequently destroyed > and rebuilt four times, most recently following a 1944 World > War II battle. Name the monastery. Monte Cassino > 11. The spectacular setting of the monastery in picture #1 should > be clue enough. It is situated just off the coast of which > country? France > * So You Think You're Smarter than George W. Bush > 14. Brazil. Bolsonaro > 15. South Africa. Mbeki > who wrote a sceptical essay called "On Miracles". He also wrote > long books on human nature and understanding -- and he makes > an appearance in Monty Python's "Philosophers' Drinking Song". Hume > to formulate his philosophy. In huge tomes he attempted to > reconcile empiricism with the human faculty of reason. He is > also featured in the "Philosophers' Drinking Song". Kant; Hegel > Nephew", and pornographic novels? Catherine the Great was an > admirer of his, but he *doesn't* show up in the "Philosophers' > Drinking Song". Diderot; Voltaire > * Canadian Commemorative Coins > 4. The 1949 Canadian silver dollar depicted a sailing ship. > Name the ship or its captain. Franklin; Bluenose > 5. The 1964 Canadian silver dollar bore the names of two cities > along with the figures "1864" and "1964". Name *either* city. Halifax > in a coup widely believed to have been engineered by the CIA. > Arbenz had angered the US by attempting to nationalize some > the holdings of which American corporation? United Fruit; Dole > 8. In which country did Violeta Chamorro succeed a well-known > revolutionary as president? Nicaragua > about 100 hours. By what curious name is this war popularly > known? It was named after another fractious event that the > two countries were participating in at around the same time. Soccer War > the al-Rashid Hotel. Give the full name of the Iraqi leader, > mentioned in the Arabian Nights, that the hotel """is""" > named after. Haroun al-Rashid > (Saddam """has""" his own face put onto portraits of this man.) > He appears in European literature as a chivalrous knight. > Name him. Saladin > destroyed Baghdad and murdered its population in 1258, on their > way to invading Russia and Central Europe. According to CNN > and the newspapers, Saddam """calls""" US troops the new -- what? Mongols > 13. A group of people in England known as The Women of Greenham > Common set up a peace camp in 1981 and occupied it for 19 years. > What sparked their protest? US nuclear weapons being based in the UK > 15. Who were the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo (who rallied daily > in that square for years) concerned about? Give the name used > for the people in question, not a description. disappeared -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Mar 02 08:12PM +0100 >> Last Spike ceremony, which was the year before. > 1886 (1882-90). 6 for Erland. 4 for Dan Tilque and Dan Blum. > 2 for Pete. Lest think people think I'm a total nerd, I need to add to my defence that I had no stinking idea and just took a year out of thin year. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 03 12:14AM > Game 10 is over and, if there are no errors, the winner is > DAN BLUM by a margin of 4 points! Hearty congratulations! Thanks! The one place where I know I benefited from having this quiz run now instead of years earlier was on the Martin Luther question; the 500th anniversary of the 95 Theses was fairly well promoted in 2017 (there was all sorts of merchandise, including an incongruously cheerful Playmobil figure). -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
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