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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 19 11:52PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-03-30, 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 did not write either of these rounds. * Game 9, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Islamic Civilization 1. A person is accepted for all intents and purposes as a convert to Islam if he pronounces and believes the one sentence that expresses the two essential points of the Muslim faith. What is this sentence (in English)? 2. We are now living in the 14th century AH, according to the Muslim dating system. What event does Year 1 of the Muslim calendar commemorate? If you tell us the Arabic word that the H stands for, that will be a complete answer. Or else describe the event and be sufficiently specific (you must mention who and where). 3. In Muslim law, some non-believers in Islam are officially tolerated (they are called dhimmi) and given special status in Muslim countries, but other non-Muslims are not tolerated. Which non-Muslims are the ones who are tolerated? 4. Medicine in the medieval Muslim world advanced far beyond that among Europeans. One of its leading practitioners, however, was not a Muslim and did come from Europe. Name this physician who was born in Spain, lived 1135-1204 (all dates in this round are AD as usual, not AH), served as physician to the Sultan in Egypt, and wrote major works in philosophy, theology, and biblical commentary. 5. In the 10th century, before there were any universities in Europe, one was founded in a Muslim city. In addition to its secular faculties, it had (and still has) the leading theological school in Sunni Islam. Name either the city or the university. 6. The movement to link Islam with modern politics began in Egypt in the 1920s. This movement created a (mostly non-violent) political party. The British, and later Nasser, suppressed it, but it """still exists""" semi-legally in Egypt and some other countries. What name do this """currently""" non-violent movement and its party """still use""" in Egypt? Answer in English or Arabic, but be sufficiently specific to distinguish it from any similarly named parties. 7. It is rare that an organized Muslim community has agreed to live under non-Muslim rulers and laws. The "father of modern Pakistan" was not a religious Muslim, but he still led many Muslims out of newly independent India. Who was he? 8. What Egyptian novelist, author of the Cairo Trilogy, won the Nobel Prize for literature """about 10 years ago"""? 9. Much of the "Arabian Nights" takes place in 9th-century Baghdad, when the city had 500,000 people (much bigger than any European city) and the most advanced cultural life west of India. The caliph who ruled Baghdad 786-809 appears in some of the "Arabian Nights" stories, wandering the city in disguise at night. Who was this adventurous caliph? *Full name required*. 10. The Arabs read the Greek classics before the medieval Europeans did. The Latin translation of a Muslim philosopher's commentaries on Aristotle inspired Thomas Aquinas to reconcile Aristotle's philosophy with Christianity. Who was this Muslim philosopher, who lived 1126-98 and was considered a religious skeptic by some people? * Game 9, Round 6 - Canadiana - Canadian Organizations We will read descriptions of some Canadian organizations. Tell us in each case the name of the organization. In some cases the wording was taken from the organization's self-descriptions and therefore does not necessarily reflect the position of the trivia league, the question setters, and perhaps anyone else outside the organizations themselves. Also, by 2021 even the self-description may have changed, if the organizations still exist; you can assume """ marks around every question. 1. Formerly the Canadian Association for the Mentally Retarded, it is a national, charitable organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people who have a mental handicap. 2. It is a voluntary organization of 45,000 Canadian families who share a commitment to expanding the quality and quantity of Canadian radio and TV programming. 3. An international organization founded in Canada in 1971. They carry out peaceful direct actions, environmental advocacy, political lobbying, and public education to stem the tide of planetary destruction. 4. This organization is a national, non-partisan citizens' organization opposed to the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement and foreign control of Canada. It campaigns to repeal the FTA and NAFTA and works to build an independent Canada. 5. A registered national arts association, founded in 1966, with a membership of over 450 professional publishing and performing poets. Its purpose is to enhance the status of poets and develop the audience for poetry. 6. Established in 1842, this branch of Natural Resources Canada is one of Canada's oldest scientific organizations. It provides geoscientific knowledge about the Canadian landmass and offshore, and their mineral and energy resources. 7. This organization is based in Waterloo, Ontario, and promotes research, education, and advocacy relating to peace and disarmament. 8. This Toronto-based non-profit organization was founded in 1967, and has about 45,000 members. It promotes free markets, individual freedom and responsibility under limited government, and a strong defense force. Stephen Harper is its president; it publishes a newsletter called "The Bulldog". 9. This Ottawa-based organization represents Canadian business on public policy issues in Canada and abroad. It consists of 150 chief executives of leading Canadian companies and engages in research, consultation, and advocacy. Its own president and CEO is Tom d'Aquino. 10. This Ontario organization was founded in 1797, and was the first such organization in Canada. Its motto is "Let Right Prevail". The statute that set it up stated that it should provide the province with "a learned and honourable body, to assist their fellow subjects as occasion may require, and to support and maintain the constitution of the said Province". -- Mark Brader, Toronto | This is Programming as a True Art Form, where style msb@vex.net | is more important than correctness... --Pontus Hedman My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 20 11:14AM +0200 > H stands for, that will be a complete answer. Or else describe > the event and be sufficiently specific (you must mention who > and where). The day Mohammed moved from Medina to Mecca. > tolerated (they are called dhimmi) and given special status > in Muslim countries, but other non-Muslims are not tolerated. > Which non-Muslims are the ones who are tolerated? Christians and Jews. > Europe, one was founded in a Muslim city. In addition to its > secular faculties, it had (and still has) the leading theological > school in Sunni Islam. Name either the city or the university. Bagdad > movement and its party """still use""" in Egypt? Answer in > English or Arabic, but be sufficiently specific to distinguish > it from any similarly named parties. Muslim Brotherhood |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 19 11:49PM -0500 Mark Brader: > Answer these 1998 questions if you like for fun, but for no points. > 1. Why was student Mike Cameron suspended for a day from his high > school in Evans, Georgia? He wore a Pepsi shirt to school on "Coke in Education Day". Stephen got this. > 2. Yeah, yeah, "Titanic" won enough Oscars to build a bonfire, > and Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt got theirs. Now tell us which > humorous film won the award for makeup. "Men in Black". Joshua and Stephen got this. > I wrote one of these rounds and part of the other. The science round was mine; and I contributed some questions to the sports round, but I'm not sure exactly how much of it. > * Game 9, Round 2 - Science (sort of) - Coded Abbreviations > Be as specific and detailed as necessary. For many of these it was easy to guess part of the answer, so I was pretty strict on rejecting partial answers. > 1. In an airline timetable, what does "X67" mean? Does not operate Saturdays and Sundays. 4 for Bruce, Joshua, and Stephen. > 2. On a fertilizer package, what does "21-6-12" mean? 21% (available) nitrogen, 6% phosphoric acid (phosphorus was okay), 12% potash (potassium was okay). 4 for Stephen. You were asked what it means, not what it refers to. Stephen is the only one who answered that. > 3. In knitting, what does "K2 tog, PSSO" mean? Knit 2 (stitches) together, pass slipped stitch over. And don't ask me what *that* means! 4 for Stephen. > 4. In describing steam locomotives, what does "4-6-2" mean? 4 leading wheels, 6 (coupled) driving wheels, 2 trailing wheels. And *do* ask me what that means, if you like. 4 for Bruce. Only Bruce explained that the set of 6 wheels are the driving wheels. > 5. In describing binoculars, what does "7×35" mean? 7 power magnification, 35 mm objective lens diameter. 4 for Bruce, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > 6. In bridge (especially duplicate bridge), what does "6SX" mean? (A contract of) 6 spades, doubled. 4 for Stephen and Dan Tilque. > 7. On the copyright page of a book, what does "10 9 8 7 6 5 4" mean? Fourth printing. (One number is erased from the end with each printing. In the days of metal type, grinding a digit off the plate saved the cost of typesetting a whole new page.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > 8. In Internet national domains, what does ".es" mean? Spain. (España.) 4 for everyone -- Bruce, Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 9. On a *red* Ontario license plate, what does "CD" at the start > of the number mean? Diplomatic corps. (So don't have an accident with this guy; he probably won't be held responsible. The red color is a nice touch.) 4 for Stephen. > 10. In relation to chess, what type of move do O-O and O-O-O > refer to? Castling. 4 for Bruce, Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > * Game 9, Round 3 - Sports - Inventors and Innovators > 1. What's the main claim to fame of Manon Rhéaume? First woman professional hockey player. (Also first woman NHL player, although she only ever appeared in an exhibition game.) 4 for Bruce, Joshua, Stephen, and Pete. > 2. What's the main claim to fame of James Naismith? Invented basketball. (1891, Springfield, MA. He was asked to come up with an indoor sport for the winter.) 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > are essentially the present-day rules were produced under the > auspices of John Sholto Douglas. And the question is, *by what > title* is Douglas better known? Marquis of Queensberry. (Boxing.) 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Pete, and Dan Tilque. A version of this question, not naming the sport and with less of the historical detail, was the "Final Jeopardy!" question on "Jeopardy!" on 2020-02-10. Another version, this time mentioning "fisticuffs" and giving his aristocratic rank (and thus just asking for "Queensberry"), was an $800 question on the show on 2021-06-03. Both times all three players missed it. > 4. In what year did Dick Fosbury's revolutionary Fosbury Flop win > him the Olympic gold medal for high-jumping? 1968. 4 for Bruce, Erland, Joshua, Stephen, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > the ball and ran with it. Some sources give his name as Ellis > and the date as 1823; others say it was Mackie in 1838 or 1839. > But in what *city or town* did this event allegedly take place? Rugby (England). 4 for Erland, Joshua, Stephen, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > the team from 15 players to 11, and he also adopted the first > changes that led to the modern scoring system. Name this > "father of American football". Walter Camp. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > instituted in play or recommended in rules included the secondary > defense, double-teaming, backfield motion, the forward pass, > and a reduction of teams from 14 to 12 players. Name him. Frank "Frag" Shaughnessy. 4 for Stephen. > runners had to be put out by tagging them rather than throwing > the ball at them. His name was *not* Abner Doubleday: what > was it? Alexander Cartwright. (The claim that Doubleday invented baseball was promoted for commercial reasons after his death.) 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > sport was played, Walter Clopton Wingfield was the first to > produce a set of rules for it. That was in 1873, and he called > the game Sphairistiké. What do we call it? Tennis. 4 for Bruce and Stephen. > 10. Name the figure skater who was the first to spin on one leg > while holding her other leg straight up with both hands. Denise Biellmann. (Hence "Biellmann spin", as mentioned in Game 10, Round 4, of the 2007 season that I posted earlier.) 4 for Stephen and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Sci Spo Stephen Perry 36 40 76 Joshua Kreitzer 16 28 44 Bruce Bowler 20 20 40 Dan Tilque 20 20 40 Pete Gayde 4 24 28 Dan Blum 12 8 20 Erland Sommarskog 8 8 16 -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Why do they do that?" msb@vex.net "Because they can." My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 20 11:09AM +0200 >> school in Evans, Georgia? > He wore a Pepsi shirt to school on "Coke in Education Day". > Stephen got this. Reminds me of when I visited the Coca-Cola museum in Atlanta. The entrance ward kindly asked me to take off my cap. I had bought it at the birthplace of Pepsi 1½ week earlier. (I bought a t-shirt at the museum, and now I always wear then together to strike a balance.) >> 6. In bridge (especially duplicate bridge), what does "6SX" mean? > (A contract of) 6 spades, doubled. 4 for Stephen and Dan Tilque. Since I'm a bridge player, I guess I was expected to get this. But in Sweden we are more inclined to use D and RD rather than X and XX. (But then again, many bidding cards have X and XX, so it its not unknown to me.) Also, in the protocol, there is a separate column for double/ redouble, so it is more like "6S D". Kind of lame excuses. Maybe I simply was tired when I filled in my answer slate. |
| bbowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Jun 14 12:50PM On Sun, 13 Jun 2021 23:23:09 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". > I wrote most of one of these rounds. > ** Game 8, Round 9 - Canadiana - Quebec Celebrities> Nope > * B. Games > B1. What do the French words "carreaux", "coeurs", "piques", > and "trèfles" refer to? Card Suits > B2. Please decode the rot13 after you are finished with B1. > Va tnzrf fhpu nf oevqtr naq juvfg, rnpu cynlre cynlf n pneq va > ghea gb znxr hc n tebhc bs sbhe pneqf pnyyrq n jung? a book > Speaking of Oscars, by the way, please remember that """there is no game > next week. We'll see you as usual two weeks from tonight.""" > C1. Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Jonathan Demme. Silence of the Lambs > C2. Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Frank Capra. It Happened One Night > C3. Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Milos Forman. One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest > * D. Fourth in a Series > D1. What does the term "the fourth estate" generally refer to? The Press > * E. Elements > E1. There are four elements that are *metals* with 4-letter > names. Name any *two*. Zinc, Iron, Gold, Lead > E2. There is one other element whose name has 4 letters. > This one is a noble gas. What is it? Neon |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jun 14 05:24AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:ZKSdnUXKmsEwRFv9nZ2dnUU7- > ** Game 8, Round 9 - Canadiana - Quebec Celebrities > 8. Who """is""" René Angélil? Celine Dion's (since-deceased) husband and manager > * B. Games > B1. What do the French words "carreaux", "coeurs", "piques", > and "trèfles" refer to? suits in a deck of cards > You shouldn't need the year to get these; we name the leading actor > and actress and the director, in that order, and you name the title. > C1. Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Jonathan Demme. "The Silence of the Lambs" > C2. Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Frank Capra. "It Happened One Night" > C3. Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Milos Forman. "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Next" > * D. Fourth in a Series > D1. What does the term "the fourth estate" generally refer to? the press > D3. The four horsemen of the Apocalypse are listed in the Book > of Revelation, chapter 6, although that phrase is not > used there. Who was the fourth horseman? death > * E. Elements > E1. There are four elements that are *metals* with 4-letter > names. Name any *two*. gold, iron > E2. There is one other element whose name has 4 letters. > This one is a noble gas. What is it? neon -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 14 07:54PM +0200 > B1. What do the French words "carreaux", "coeurs", "piques", > and "trèfles" refer to? Suite of cards > B2. Please decode the rot13 after you are finished with B1. > Va tnzrf fhpu nf oevqtr naq juvfg, rnpu cynlre cynlf n pneq > va ghea gb znxr hc n tebhc bs sbhe pneqf pnyyrq n jung? Trick > C3. Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Milos Forman. So I try "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" once more. > E1. There are four elements that are *metals* with 4-letter > names. Name any *two*. Iron and zinc Let's see, the other two in English would be gold and lead. However, lead does not qualify in Swedish - we call it bly. On the other hand niob is only four letters in Swedish, and so is uran. And tenn ("tin") is also four letters, but I believe it's classified as a half-metal. > E2. There is one other element whose name has 4 letters. > This one is a noble gas. What is it? Neon. Again, Swedish has a few more: Väte (H), Syte (O), Klor (Cl), Brom (Br) |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 15 10:28PM -0700 On 6/13/21 9:23 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > * B. Games > B1. What do the French words "carreaux", "coeurs", "piques", > and "trèfles" refer to? playing card suites > B2. Please decode the rot13 after you are finished with B1. > Va tnzrf fhpu nf oevqtr naq juvfg, rnpu cynlre cynlf n pneq > va ghea gb znxr hc n tebhc bs sbhe pneqf pnyyrq n jung? trick > Speaking of Oscars, by the way, please remember that """there is no > game next week. We'll see you as usual two weeks from tonight.""" > C1. Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Jonathan Demme. Silence of the Lambs > C2. Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Frank Capra. > C3. Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Milos Forman. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest > * D. Fourth in a Series > D1. What does the term "the fourth estate" generally refer to? the press > D3. The four horsemen of the Apocalypse are listed in the Book > of Revelation, chapter 6, although that phrase is not > used there. Who was the fourth horseman? Death > * E. Elements > E1. There are four elements that are *metals* with 4-letter > names. Name any *two*. iron, zinc > E2. There is one other element whose name has 4 letters. > This one is a noble gas. What is it? neon -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 12 05:43PM +0200 I have come to the realisation that I unfortunately had a disconnect in my brain when I composed one of the questions. Question #6 should read: > 6. Wars of the Roses: Barnet, Northhampton, Tekwesbury, Towton, Wakefield. I will gladly accept new answers on this question from people who have already posted their entries. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 16 09:53PM +0200 This quiz is over, and the winner is DAN BLUM. Yours is the glory for the next 24 hours! Here is the scoreboard. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total Dan B 1 1 1 - - 1 1 - 1 1 1 - 8 Mark B 1 1 1 - 1 - 1 - - 1 - - 6 Stephen P - 1 1 - - - 1 - 1 - 1 1 6 Pete G - - - 1 - - 1 - 1 1 1 1 6 Bruce B - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 1 1 5 Joshua K 1 1 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 4 Before I go the answers, I need to say that this quiz had a wee bit too many flaws to be really satisfactory. Beside the correction I had to post, at least two more questions had issues I should have resolved before posting. I hope you enjoyed it nevertheless. > 1: Rivers: Amazon, Congo, Danube, Hudson, Tagus. Danube - all others run out directly to the Atlantic. Hudson was a popular answer, and the two entrants who highlighted that it is the only river be in a single country were awarded. For those who did not - I'm sorry, but that is the explicit rule of the game. For this question, I don't feel ashamed for not spotting the alternative answer when composing the question. Rather, this is one of these things that makes this format charming. Here is an interesting titbit: If Wikipedia is to be beleived, Hudson is not a correct answer with Brazilian pub rules. In Brazil, the name Amazonas is only used from downstream Manaus. One entrant suggested that Hudson is the only one to not be the longest on its continent. That answer cannot be not correct, given that two rivers are on the same continent. And is turns out - none of them are. The longest river in Europe is the Volga. Nor is the Congo is not the longest in Africa. So left is only Amazon. > 2. Names: Giovanni, Hans, Ivan, James, João. James. Not a cognate to John. > 3: Astronomy: Ceres, Io, Ganymede, Phobos, Titan, Ceres. That's an asteriod. All others are moons. (Io and Ganymede of Jupiter, Phobos of Mars and Titan of Saturn.) > 4: Sports: Sue Bird, Tonya Harding, Mikaela Shiffrin, Hope Solo, > Serena Williams. Tonya Harding - all others are Olympic champions. One suggestion was "not a team sport" - but I had that one covered! Exactly to rule out that option, I looked up the US Olympic basketball team, and found Sue Byrd, being four times a champion. One entrant gave an answer and motivation related to the matrimonial status of these women. Apparently that entrant had failed to observe the theme for the question. >5: Coastal city climate: Agadir (Morocco), Dubai (UAE), Lima (Perù), > Singapore (Singapore), Walvis Bay (Namibia). Singapore. That's a quite a wet place, all others are dry. But alas not equally dry. Here is the annual precipitation in mm as taken from Wikipedia: Agadir: 291.9 Dubai: 94.3 Lima: 6.4 Singapore: 2165.9 Walvis Bay: 13.2 My recollection from my initial research was that Agadir was a lot drier. May I confused the row with the precipitation with the row for the number of precipitation days. It still stands out from Singapore, but it's not a true desert climate. And if Agadir is good, I could just as well have kept San Diego (271 mm) which I had there instead of Walvis Bay for a long time. Several entrants gave motivations for their answers, but I could deem any of them to be correct, although it is somewhat subjective. What is really "tropical"? > 6. Wars of the Roses: Barnet, Northhampton, Tekwesbury, Towton, Wakefield. Wakefield. This battle was won my Lancaster, all others were Yorkist victories - and quite decisive ones. In the battle of Northampton, the Earl of Warwick captured Henry VI, and the Parliament that followed, declared Richard of York to be the heir of the throne. Something he had little use for, because he lost his life at Wakefield. But apart from that Lancaster were not able to really capitalise on their victories. Towtown was in the year that followed. Richard's son Edward had declare himself King, and Towtown was an immense victory for York. While the war would drag on in the north for a few years, Edward IV's rule was largely undisputed. The Earl of Warwick later changed sides, and Edward IV had to go on in exile for a half-year. When he came back, he met Warwick at Barnet, and Warwick was slain. About a month later he dealt with the army of the real leader of the Lancastrian party, Queen Margarete, at Tewkesbury. Not only did he win the battle, but in the aftermath he made sure that no male descendants from the male lines of John of Gaunt was left alive. (Well, he did spare poor Henry VI, but he died anyway.) ...however, there was still one man left on the female line from John of Gaunt, and... Yes, I've been reading a book on the Wars of the Roses lately. > 7: Medecine: Chickenpox, Covid-19, Ebola, Measels, Winter vomiting bug Winter vomiting bug. There is vaccine in use against this disease. Wikipedia mentions a trial, but only in phase one. One entrant said "not a virus", but all five are caused by viruses. But since the answer was the intended one, the entrant was awarded. >8: Literature: Honoré de Balzac, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, > Henrik Ibsen, Bernard Shaw, Leo Tolstoy Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. He is considered to be a romanticist, whereas the others are of the realism school. And speaking of school, I had to learn this in high school, but given that this was a stumper, it seems that others were spared. > 9: Apostles: Andrew, John, Paul, Peter, Thomas. Paul. Not one of the 12 disciples of Jesus. >10: Symbols: Refer to https://www.sommarskog.se/temp/quiz10.pdf and > select a letter a, b, c, d or e. b = "place of interest symbol". All others are used for currencies. a is the Euro, c is the Japanese Yen and e is the Korean Won. And d is the Chinese character yuan, but this character is used not only for the Renminbin in the People's Republic, but also on Taiwan for the New Taiwanese Dollar. > 11: Food: Eggplant, Falafel, Kabanos, Quorn, Tofu The intended answer was Kabanos, a sausage, which is the only meat-based food. All others are vegan. However, Eggplant distinguishes from the rest by not being a product of humans, and this is absolutely just as characteristic as the kabanos. This should absolutely not have slipped through! I did realise the issue before someone actually entered eggplant, though, and I decided that I would accept eggplant without motivation. A case can also be made for Quorn, since it is the only one which is a brand name. This was on my radar already when working with the question, and I would accepted it, had someone given that as a motivation. I did have an alternative to eggplant that would also have addressed the Quorn issue, to wit Oumph. But while it seems to be readily avilable here in Sweden, I don't know well-known it is internationally. It's a warning sign that there is no article Oumph in Wikipedia. > 12: Music: Keith Emerson, Yngwie Malmsteen, Pat Metheny, Jimmy Page, > Django Reinhardt. Keith Emerson was a great keyboard player. The others are or were guitar players. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 16 04:15PM -0500 Erland Sommarskog: > Winter vomiting bug. There is vaccine in use against this > disease. Wikipedia mentions a trial, but only in phase one. I take it that a word was omitted here, > d is the Chinese character yuan, but this character is used not only > for the Renminbin in the People's Republic, but also on Taiwan for > the New Taiwanese Dollar. I was wondering about that one! Thanks for the contest, and well done to Dan Blum. -- Mark Brader "You have a truly warped mind. Toronto I admire that in a person." msb@vex.net -- Bill Davidsen My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 16 09:35PM > This quiz is over, and the winner is DAN BLUM. Yours is the glory > for the next 24 hours! Thank you! I will bask in it, which I think is the proper procedure. Thanks for running the quiz. -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Jun 16 11:44PM +0200 >> Winter vomiting bug. There is vaccine in use against this >> disease. Wikipedia mentions a trial, but only in phase one. > I take it that a word was omitted here, Correct. There is no vaccine for the winter womiting thing. There are for the others. |
| bbowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Jun 14 12:37PM On Fri, 11 Jun 2021 22:07:44 +0200, Erland Sommarskog wrote: > results posting. > Have fun! > 1: Rivers: Amazon, Congo, Danube, Hudson, Tagus. Hudson (not the longest river on the respective continent) > 2. Names: Giovanni, Hans, Ivan, James, João. > 3: Astronomy: Ceres, Io, Ganymede, Phobos, Titan, Phobos (not a moon of Jupiter) > 4: Sports: Sue Bird, Tonya Harding, Mikaela Shiffrin, Hope Solo, > Serena Williams. Tonya Harding (didn't win an olympic medal) > Singapore (Singapore), Walvis Bay (Namibia). > 6. Wars of the Roses: Barnet, Nottingham, Tekwesbury, Towton, Wakefield. > 7: Medecine: Chickenpox, Covid-19, Ebola, Measels, Winter vomiting bug Winter vomiting bug (not a virus) > 9: Apostles: Andrew, John, Paul, Peter, Thomas. > 10: Symbols: Refer to https://www.sommarskog.se/temp/quiz10.pdf and > select a letter a, b, c, d or e. b (not a currency symbol) > 11: Food: Eggplant, Falafel, Kabanos, Quorn, Tofu Eggplant > 12: Music: Keith Emerson, Yngwie Malmsteen, Pat Metheny, Jimmy Page, > Django Reinhardt. Keith Emerson |
| Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Jun 12 09:06PM -0500 Mark Brader wrote: > nominees in that order; and you give us the title. > 1. 1937, Fredric March, Janet Gaynor, William Wellman. > 2. 1945, Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, Leo McCarey. Going My Way; Bells of St Marys > 4. 1958, Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Brooks. > 5. 1961, Paul Newman, Piper Laurie, Robert Rossen. > 6. 1967, Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Arthur Penn. Bonnie and Clyde > 7. 1970, Ryan O'Neal, Ali MacGraw, Arthur Hiller. Love Story > 8. 1974, Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, Roman Polanski. Chinatown > In each case name the author, or *any one* author if there are more > than one. > 1. "The Science of Hitting". Ted Williams > 2. "The Art of Pitching". Ryan > 3. "Tomorrow I'll be Perfect". > 4. "Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball". George Will > 5. "The Boys of Summer". Angell > 6. "The Iowa Baseball Confederacy". > 7. "The Natural". > 8. "Catch: A Major League Life". Bench; Berra > 9. "Season Ticket". > 10. "The Perfect Yankee: The Incredible Story of the Greatest Miracle > in Baseball History". Larsen Pete Gayde |
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