- RQFTCIFFF12 Game 3, Rounds 4,6: CanTennis, movie quotes - 3 Updates
- Erland's Occasional Quiz - 3 Updates
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 03 04:21PM > * Game 3, Round 4 - Canadiana Sports - Canadian Tennis > 2. Name either the *city* where <answer 1> won """*last* year""". > or the *country* where he won """earlier *this* year""". Australia; United Kingdom > the previous question. Ng juvpu Bylzcvpf qvq Qnavry Arfgbe > naq Fronfgvra Ynernh grnz hc gb jva n qbhoyrf tbyq zrqny? > Tvir gur lrne be gur pvgl. 1992; 1996 > 10. In which Canadian city """is""" the Davis Cup tie with France > being played next weekend? Vancouver; Halifax > * Game 3, Round 6 - Entertainment - Movie Quotes > 1. "As you wish." The Princess Bride > 2. "They call me Mr. Tibbs!" In the Heat of the Night > 3. "You can't handle the truth." A Few Good Men > 4. "There's no crying in baseball!" A League of Their Own > 5. "I love the smell of napalm in the morning." Apocalypse Now > 6. "What we have here... is failure to communicate." Cool Hand Luke > 7. "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here. This is the War Room!" Dr. Strangelove > 8. "Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose any more. Goodbye." 2001: A Space Odyssey > 9. "Surely you can't be serious." > "I am serious, and don't call me Shirley." Airplane! > 10. "Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is > no basis for a system of government." Monty Python and the Holy Grail -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Jan 03 08:32PM +0100 > *Note*: Sorry, but I don't understand the organization of tennis > tournaments well enough to try updating this round. Only the > answers that were correct in 2012 will be accepted. And I don't know Canadian tennis enough to even try. > * Game 3, Round 6 - Entertainment - Movie Quotes And I am very bad at movie quotes too, but I making too guesses. Don't laugh too loud if they are wrong! > 5. "I love the smell of napalm in the morning." Deer Hunter > 8. "Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose any more. Goodbye." 2001 - A Space Oddessy |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 04 02:57AM -0800 On 1/3/22 12:21 AM, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 3, Round 6 - Entertainment - Movie Quotes > In each case, name the movie that featured the line and made it famous. > 1. "As you wish." The Princess Bride > 2. "They call me Mr. Tibbs!" In the Heat of the Night > 3. "You can't handle the truth." A Few Good Men > 4. "There's no crying in baseball!" Field of Dreams ?? > 5. "I love the smell of napalm in the morning." Apocalypse Now > 6. "What we have here... is failure to communicate." > 7. "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here. This is the War Room!" Dr Strangelove > 8. "Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose any more. Goodbye." 2001: A Space Odyssey > 9. "Surely you can't be serious." > "I am serious, and don't call me Shirley." Airplane! > 10. "Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is > no basis for a system of government." Monty Python and the Holy Grail -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 03 08:48PM +0100 It's time for one of my occasional quizzes again. This time it is just a plain quiz of 12 unrelated questions, worth one point each. As always answer to the newsgroup, and answer only from your own knowledge. In case of a tie, I will make a subjective evaluation of the incorrect answers to determine the winner. (Where no answer may rank better than a really bad answer!) I plan to score this on Saturday 8th. Have fun! 1. According to a census, this island had a population of 7.7 million in 1831. However, the current population is about 10 % less, 6.9 million. Which is the island? 2. The denizens of which national capital are known as Porteños? 3. Judit Polgár belongs to the top élite in which field? 4. The World Championship for Juniors in which sport was slated to run for the better part of this week, but was cancelled last week after a few games due to several cases of covid-19? 5. Which family situation do President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson have in common? (At least according to the official information!) 6. "The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters", "The Castle of Adventures" and "Five Go Off in a Caravan" are all titles from which author of children's books? 7. The Hindenburg disaster became the end of what era? 8. In 1960, which country was the first where a woman reached the office of Prime Minster through elections? 9. If you are making a choice between Lapsang Souchong, Formosa Oolong and Darjeeling, what are you contemplating to buy? 10. Which 1988 action movie takes place in the Nakatomi Plaza tower? 11. Richard Neville was a key figure during a troubled time in British history. He is often referred to by which moniker? 12. When someone says that this year's model is A(H3N2), what are they talking about? |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 03 02:31PM -0600 Erland Sommarskog: > 1. According to a census, this island had a population of 7.7 million > in 1831. However, the current population is about 10 % less, > 6.9 million. Which is the island? Well, it's clearly not Manhattan, which was my instantaneous thought. I'll guess Hong Kong -- hoping that that's the name of the island as well as the city that's mostly or entirely on it. > 2. The denizens of which national capital are known as Porteños? Buenos Aires? > 3. Judit Polgár belongs to the top élite in which field? Chess. > 4. The World Championship for Juniors in which sport was slated > to run for the better part of this week, but was cancelled last > week after a few games due to several cases of covid-19? Hockey. > 5. Which family situation do President of the European Commission > Ursula von der Leyen and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson have > in common? (At least according to the official information!) Recent marriage to someone who was already the other parent of their child? > 6. "The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters", "The Castle of Adventures" > and "Five Go Off in a Caravan" are all titles from which author > of children's books? The Famous Five? > 7. The Hindenburg disaster became the end of what era? The era of commercial airship travel. > 8. In 1960, which country was the first where a woman reached the > office of Prime Minster through elections? India? > 9. If you are making a choice between Lapsang Souchong, Formosa Oolong > and Darjeeling, what are you contemplating to buy? Tea. > 10. Which 1988 action movie takes place in the Nakatomi Plaza tower? "Die Hard". > 11. Richard Neville was a key figure during a troubled time in > British history. He is often referred to by which moniker? Hmm. "Neville" makes me think of Neville Chamberlain and, of course, the eastern terminus of the #501 Queen streetcar. But I think this person was earlier, something to do with royal intrigue maybe. I have no guess. > 12. When someone says that this year's model is A(H3N2), what are they > talking about? Influenza vaccines, I suppose. -- Mark Brader | At midnight in Toronto a great many Toronto | strange things do not happen. msb@vex.net | -- "Globe and Mail" editorial, 1964 My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 03 05:30PM -0800 On Monday, January 3, 2022 at 1:48:22 PM UTC-6, Erland Sommarskog wrote: > 1. According to a census, this island had a population of 7.7 million > in 1831. However, the current population is about 10 % less, > 6.9 million. Which is the island? Ireland > 2. The denizens of which national capital are known as Porteños? Buenos Aires > 3. Judit Polgár belongs to the top élite in which field? chess > 8. In 1960, which country was the first where a woman reached the > office of Prime Minster through elections? Sri Lanka > 9. If you are making a choice between Lapsang Souchong, Formosa Oolong > and Darjeeling, what are you contemplating to buy? tea > 10. Which 1988 action movie takes place in the Nakatomi Plaza tower? "Die Hard" > 12. When someone says that this year's model is A(H3N2), what are they > talking about? flu virus (?) -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
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