| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 05 05:17PM +0100 > ** Final, Round 4 - Arts and Literature > 7. This tragicomedy, or so-called "dark comedy", is one of > Scene 3 is set as follows: Bohemia. The sea-coast. Enter Bohemian coast? Egads! > ANTIGONUS: Thou art perfect then our ship hath touched upon > The deserts of Bohemia? Actually, he is not entirely off here. As I recall from the book "Noah's Flood", about how the Black Sea was flooded by the rising seas, there was a desert in this area around 9000 years ago, in a period called Younger Dryas. > Yet their own authors faithfully affirm > That the land Salique is in Germany, > Between the floods of Sala and of Elbe ...... Edward III > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/4/e1.pdf > Five were painted by artists born in the same *country*. > Give the *number of the exception*. 4 > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/4/e2.pdf > Five were painted by the same *artist*. Give the *number of > the exception*. 5 > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/4/e3.pdf > Five were painted in the same *century*. Give the *number of > the exception*. 6 > In this triple we'll give you a list of items associated with a > hobby, and you must name the hobby. > 1. Secateurs; vermiculite; Bacillus thuringiensis; red wigglers. Gardening. > 3. Scroll frame; canvas; yarn; magnifier. Quilting > rear part covering the heel and sides of the foot. Got that? > Now, name the shoe that's a variation on an oxford, having > parts of it decorated with perforations and perhaps serrations. Cambridge > 13. Name the infraction. Interference > 14. Name the infraction. Cross-checking > 15. Name the infraction. Roughing |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 05 10:06AM -0800 On 3/4/21 11:03 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Name all four Teletubbies, in the TV series of that name. > 2. Name all four houses of Hogwarts, in the Harry Potter books > and movies. Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin, Ravenclaw > 3. Name all four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, in the TV series of > that name. Leonardo, Donatello, Michaelangelo, Raphael > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/4/b1.gif > 5. Name the scientist whose name we have covered over: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/4/b2.jpg Darwin > the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a > smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the > great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." Newton > mathematics, in the 20th century: "Mathematics may be defined > as the subject in which we never know what we are talking about, > nor whether what we are saying is true." Russell > 12. This 20th/21st century physicist and professor of mathematics > said that he had been given the following piece of advice: > "Each equation in the book would halve the sales." Hawking > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/4/e1.pdf > Five were painted by artists born in the same *country*. > Give the *number of the exception*. 3 > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/4/e2.pdf > Five were painted by the same *artist*. Give the *number of > the exception*. 3 > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/4/e3.pdf > Five were painted in the same *century*. Give the *number of > the exception*. 1 > hobby, and you must name the hobby. > 1. Secateurs; vermiculite; Bacillus thuringiensis; red wigglers. > 2. Mounting kit; plastic eyes; display panel; tanning oil. taxidermy > mythological ship and the fact that the team started as a rowing club. > 10. There's a basketball team called the Los Angeles Lakers. > Why "Lakers"? originally in Minnesota, land of 10,000 lakes > 11. There's a baseball team called the Los Angeles Dodgers. > Why "Dodgers"? originally dodging the trollies of Brooklyn NY > 12. There's a hockey team called the New York Rangers. > Why "Rangers"? named after early military units such as Rogers' Rangers -- Dan Tilque |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 05 11:20PM > * Name All Four > 2. Name all four houses of Hogwarts, in the Harry Potter books > and movies. Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff > 3. Name all four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, in the TV series of > that name. Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo > * Commemorations > 4. Name the composer whose name we have covered over: Elgar > 5. Name the scientist whose name we have covered over: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/4/b2.jpg Darwin > exile in Bohemia carrying the king's disowned infant daughter. > Scene 3 is set as follows: Bohemia. The sea-coast. Enter > Antigonus with a child, and a Mariner. The Winter's Tale > speaking to his young king. He is outlining a tempting dynastic > claim based on disputed geography, and he intends to persuade > the king to go to war against France. Henry V > Sebastian, Adrian, and Antonio, who is the usurping Duke of > Milan, spend most of their time wandering around lost. But in > this scene they find the time to argue about historical geography: The Tempest > the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a > smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the > great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." Newton > mathematics, in the 20th century: "Mathematics may be defined > as the subject in which we never know what we are talking about, > nor whether what we are saying is true." Russell > 12. This 20th/21st century physicist and professor of mathematics > said that he had been given the following piece of advice: > "Each equation in the book would halve the sales." Hawking > * Exceptional Paintings > 13. On this handout you are shown six paintings: 3 > 14. On this handout you are shown six paintings: 4; 3 > 15. On this handout you are shown six paintings: 5 > ** Final, Round 7 - Sports and Leisure > * Hobbies > 1. Secateurs; vermiculite; Bacillus thuringiensis; red wigglers. fishing > 2. Mounting kit; plastic eyes; display panel; tanning oil. taxidermy > 3. Scroll frame; canvas; yarn; magnifier. needlepoint > rear part covering the heel and sides of the foot. Got that? > Now, name the shoe that's a variation on an oxford, having > parts of it decorated with perforations and perhaps serrations. saddle shoe > 9. What is the generic term for a woman's slipper or shoe that > is held on the foot by the forepart only? It is often decorated, > and may or may not be open-toed. scuff > * Team Name Etymologies > 10. There's a basketball team called the Los Angeles Lakers. > Why "Lakers"? It was previously based in Minnesota, "Land of 10,000 Lakes" > 11. There's a baseball team called the Los Angeles Dodgers. > Why "Dodgers"? It was previously based in Brooklyn, and Brooklynites were known as "trolley dodgers" > 12. There's a hockey team called the New York Rangers. > Why "Rangers"? It was originally based in Texas, the Rangers being the state law enforcement -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Mar 06 04:37AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in > * Name All Four > 3. Name all four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, in the TV series of > that name. Raphael, Donatello, Leonardo, Michaelangelo > Besides, this place is famous for the creatures > Of prey that keep upon it. > Remember, name the play in each case. "Measure for Measure" > Yet their own authors faithfully affirm > That the land Salique is in Germany, > Between the floods of Sala and of Elbe ...... "Henry V" > ANTONIO: What impossible matter will he make easy next? > SEBASTIAN: I think he will carry this island home in his > pocket and give it his son for an apple. "All's Well That Ends Well" > the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a > smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the > great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." Newton > mathematics, in the 20th century: "Mathematics may be defined > as the subject in which we never know what we are talking about, > nor whether what we are saying is true." Russell > 12. This 20th/21st century physicist and professor of mathematics > said that he had been given the following piece of advice: > "Each equation in the book would halve the sales." Hawking > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/4/e1.pdf > Five were painted by artists born in the same *country*. > Give the *number of the exception*. 4; 6 > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/4/e2.pdf > Five were painted by the same *artist*. Give the *number of > the exception*. 2; 3 > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/4/e3.pdf > Five were painted in the same *century*. Give the *number of > the exception*. 4 > 7. An oxford shoe is one in which the vamp (that is, the upper > part covering the instep) is sewn over the quarters, or the > rear part covering the heel and sides of the foot. Got that? Sorry, no. > club. > 10. There's a basketball team called the Los Angeles Lakers. > Why "Lakers"? Team started out in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Minnesota is known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes > 11. There's a baseball team called the Los Angeles Dodgers. > Why "Dodgers"? Team started out in Brooklyn, New York, and the nickname referred to "trolley dodgers" with regard to the public transportation there > 12. There's a hockey team called the New York Rangers. > Why "Rangers"? Team was once run by a man nicknamed Tex and were referred to as "Tex's Rangers," a pun on the Texas Rangers (the law enforcement agency rather than the baseball team which did not exist yet) -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Mar 05 05:13PM -0600 Mark Brader wrote: > * Canadian City Nicknames > Name the city, given the nickname. > 1. City of Champions. Edmonton > 2. City of Gardens. Vancouver > 3. Gateway to the West. Saskatoon; Winnipeg > highways either """enters""" the city or """passes""" just outside > it. And in each case you must give *any two* of the three numbers. > 4. Denver. 70 and 25 > 5. Atlanta. 75 and 30; 75 and 40 > 6. Boston. 95 and 90 > 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. Munich; Vienna > 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. Lisbon; 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 > precipitous location about 8 miles off the coast of County Kerry, > Ireland. It's named -- at least partly -- for the same celestial > being as the monastery in the previous question. Name it. St Michaels > Given the country, name the president. > 13. Egypt. > 14. Brazil. Bolsonaro > 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 > Nephew", and pornographic novels? Catherine the Great was an > admirer of his, but he *doesn't* show up in the "Philosophers' > Drinking Song". Robespierre > (Saddam """has""" his own face put onto portraits of this man.) > He appears in European literature as a chivalrous knight. > Name him. Saladdin > 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. The Missing Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 05 05:56PM -0600 If Pete Gayde had posted his answers on time, he would have scored 28 points on Round 2 and 8 on Round 3 for an initial total of 36. -- Mark Brader | "Europe contains a great many cathedrals, which were Toronto | caused by the Middle Ages, which means they are very old, msb@vex.net | so you have to take color slide photographs of them." | -- Dave Barry |
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